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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D. (i. COTTING, Editor. No. 17.— NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. terms: Published weekly at Three Dollars per annum, if paid at the time of subscribing'; or Three Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid til! the expi ration of six months. No paper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all arrearages. ID” Letters, on business, must be post paid, to insure attention. No communication shall be published, unless we are made acquainted with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first insertion, Scxcnty-fixe Cents; and for each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-five per cent, to those who advertise by the year. Advertisements not limited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Execa'ors, Ad ministrators, and Guardians, arc required by law, ’ to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sales of Personal Property must be adver tised in like'manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary', for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must be published weekly far four months; notice that application will be made for Loners of Administration, must be published thirty days; and letters of Dismission, six months. A GEN T S. THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN WILL FORWARD THE NAMES OF ANY WHO MAY WISH TO SUBSCRIBE : J. T. <|- G. 11. Wooten, A. D. Slatham, Danburg, Mallorysvilie, B. F. Tatom, Lincoln- Fe.lix O. Edwards, Pc- ton, tersburg, Elbert, O.A.Luckett, Crawlord- Crrn. Grier, Raytown, ville, Taliaferro, VP. Daxenport, Lcxmg- James Bell, Powelton, ton, Hancock, Is. J. Bush, Irwington, VV'm. B. Nelms, Elber-I Wilkinson, ton, | Dr. Cain, Cambridge, John A. Simmons, Go-j Abbeville District, shen, Lincoln, I South Carolina. Mail ikxrazigemcnts. post office, > Washington, Ga., l)ec. 10, 1840. $ AUGUSTA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M. CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 12, M. MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. CLOSES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CAROLINA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CLOSES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 8, A. M. ATHENS MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday and Wednesday, at 9, A. M. CLOSES. Sunday anil Wednesday, at 9, A. M. , ELBERTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Tiiursdav, at 8, P. M. | Thursday, at 9, P. M. LINCOLNTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Friday, at 12, M. | Friday, at 12, M. OO” We are authorized to announce Mr. J.C. WILLIAMSON as a Candidate, atthe election in January next, for RECEIVER and TAX COLLEC TOR for the County of Wilkes.—Oct 1. (5) t£_ 00“ We are authorized to announce t Major JAMES 11. LANDERS, a Candi date for RECEIVER and TAX COL LECTOR for Wilkes County, at the elec tion in January next.—Sept. 17. (3) ts. (gj- We are authorized to announce EPHRAIM BAILEY, Esq. as a Candi date for RECEIVER and TAX COLLEC TOR of Wilkes county, at the election in January next. December 10, 1840. 15—tde. We are authorized to announce W. S. HOWARD, Esq. as a Candidate for RECEIVER and TAX COLLECTOR of Wilkes county, at the election in January next. December 10, 1840. 15—tde. NOTICE. The NEGROES belonging to A. S. Hay, a Minor, will be HIRED on Thursday the 31st instant, in the Town of Washington. They consist of Men, Women, Boys, Girls, and In fants. • A. S. WINGFIELD, Guardian. December 10, 1840. 4t 15 Just Received , A few pieces, latest style, PLAID BONNET RIBBONS, of superior quality. WILLIS & CALLAWAY. Washington, Oct. 29. 9 ts. a Mr. Henry .1. Jtamsey, RESPECTFULLY announces to the Citizens of Wilkes county, that ho will lo ’ ’ate himself about the Bth January, at * Hopewell, the residence of R. Booker, Esq. at which time he will be happy to attend to any call connected with the various branches of his profession. December 17. 16 2t STATE OF GEORGIA, ) Wilkes County. $ V*u®su, writ January next, for one Representative in the House of Representatives, of the Con gress of the United States, to fill the va cancy’ caused bv the resignation of the Ho norable WALTER T. COLQUITT— We the Justices of the Inferior Court for tho county aforesaid, hereby give notice that an Election will be held at the Court House in the town of Washington, and the several precints in the county', and Slate aforesaid, on Monday the fourth (4) day ofJanuary next, for a Representative to fill the aforesaid vacancy. LEWIS S. BROWN, ‘i THOMAS ANDERSON S WILLIAM POOL, > IIEZEKIAH L. EMBRY, 0 JOHN T. WOOTTEN, J • December 10, 1840. IT)-*—tde GEORGIA, i The Justices of the In- Wilkes county. £ ferior Court hereby give Notice, that an ELECTION will be held at the Court-llouse and several Precincts, on the first MONDAY IN JANUARY NEXT, for Justi ces of the Inferior Court for said County, and at the same time for Tax Collector and Receiver. LEWIS S. BROWN, 4 JOHN T. WOOTTEN, H. L. EMBRY, J. I. C. WILLIAM POOL TIIOS. ANDERSON, , December 10, 1840. 4t 15 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. Will be sold at the late residence of John W. Jones, deceased, late of Wilkes county, on Monday the 20th ofJanuary next; all the Perishable Property of sard deceased, consisting of stock of hor ses, Mules, Cows, Hogs, Household and Kitchen furniture, Plantation tools, Corn, Fodder, Wagon and Harness, Ox-cart and Oxen, one tine Barouche, a quantity of Pork, oire good Gin and running gear, and one set of Blacksmith’s tools. ALSO, At the same time and place, the Plan tation will be RENTED, and the NE GROES Hired. CHRISTOPHER BINNS, Adm’r. December 10, 1840. 15—tds. ADMINISTRATOR S SALE. Will be sold at the late residence of Mat thew Faver, deceased, in Wilkes coun ty, on FRIDAY the Bth of January next, all the Perishable Property of said deceased, consisting of Corn, Foil- j der, Oats, stock of HORSES, HOGS, &c. j Plantation Tools, Household and Kitchen ‘ Furniture. Terms of sale made known on the dav. ‘THOMAS FAVER, Adm’r. December 10, 1840. 15—tds. NEGROES FOR SALE. Will be sold at the residence of the subscriber, on the State Road, seven miles below Washing ton, Wilkes county, on Saturday, the 2nd of January next, to the highest bidder, TEN or TWELVE likely NEGROES; among which is a good wagoner and first-rate held hand ; a first-rate Cook, Washer and I roner; another good Cook and Field-hand ; some very likely boys, girls, and children. The above are Negroes of good families, and can be well recommended by ali parsons who know them. Terms will be Cash, for a part of the Negroes, and N-tes payable twelve months after date, for j tkc'batniKv. WILLiA-M BARNETT Nov. 26. 4t 13 GEORGIA : Wilkes County. Superior Court, JULY TER M, 1810. fIMIE petition of Janies H. Spratiin, respcci fully shewetli to the Court, that James Jones, of said county, did, on the eighteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and forty, tor the purpose of bet ter securing unto the said James 11. Spratiin ihe payment of a note drawn by the said Janies Jones, on the ninth of May, and year aforesaid,for one hundred and fifty 52-100 dollars, and payable to the said James H. Spratiin one day afterdate, mortgage unto liie said James H.,the tract or parcel ot land lying and being in said county, on the waters of Clark’s Creek, and ad joining lands ot John C. Dodson, John T. Wool ten, and others, containing sixty acres more or less : And it appearing to the Court that the note for the securing of w T hose payment the said mortgage was given, has not been paid, and the tune at which said note and mortgage became due, has long since expired, and that the said James H. Spratiin prays that a Rule Nisi maybe granted for the foreclosure of the Equity of redemption in and to the tract of land so mortgaged as aforesaid, and that the same may be sold. On motion, it is therefore ordered by the Court, that unless the principle sum due of one hundred and fifty and 52-100 dollars, together with interest accrued and the cost thereon, shall bo paid into Court by the next Term of the Su perior Court of said county, the Equity of Re demption in and unto the said mortgaged premises shall be forever barred and foreclosed, and the said tract of land mortgaged as aforesaid be sold : And it is further ordered, that this rule be pub lished in one of the public gazettes of this State once a month for four months, or served on the mortgagor or his special agent, at least three months previous to the sitting of the Court in which the money is directed to be paid. True copy from the Minutes, 2d September, 1810. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk. [Nov. 12. 11. Continued from Indep. Press ] WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA,) DECEMBER *, |l. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. wanr *®airar% m mu THE Subscribers arc now receiving, and intend to keep constantly on hand, a general assortment of the best quality of Groceries, w hich they will furnish on as favorable terms for CASH, as can be lmd in this town. Thev have now on band a stock of the first quality of SUGARS & COFFEE, MOLASSES. LIQUORS of the best kinds, CHEESE, CONFECTIONARIES, TO BACCO, SEGARS, and every other ar ticle usually kept in a Grocery. Purelia- 1 sers would do well to call belbre purchas ing elsewhere. JOHNSON & WATERHOUSE. December 10, 1840. 15—ts WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. 11. B. WHITE, S ALOl&1A ’ GEORGIA. 1 1 HIE llVfjv7iOH.se is fire - A proof —eligibly located above high-water mark. All Cotton consigned per Railroad, will j receive prompt attention. September !1, 1840. (1) 05* Look Here. X 8 i BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! ! npilE Subscriber is now receiving and opening ] a large Stock of Goods, purchased bv him- i sell in New York, at reduced prices, which lie j osiers for cash at lower prices than ever bought ! in this market. His customers will be furnished on a credit as | usual, at. very reduced prices. Those who wish bargains, would do well to : call and examine his stock before purchasing lesewhere. The assortment is general, and comprises al most every article usually kept in a Retail Dry Goods Store. MARK A. LANE. October 15, 1840. 7 ts. Tailoring* PTUIE Subscriber respectfully informs the Citi zens of Wilkes county, that he has located himself at, Major Johnson Norman’s, nine miles west of Washington, where he will he happy to serve all who may wish to have any thing done in his line of business. All his work will he exe cuted in the most neat, faithful, and fashionable manner. The following are his cash prices : Making first-rate Coat : ; : : §6 00 Edging Do. : : : 3 00 Ditto, second quality : : : : 5 00 Ditto, third quality : : 4 00 Making Pantaloons or Vest : : 1 50 j Ditto, Overcoat : : : ; : 7 00 I Cutting Coat 50 | Ditto, Pantaloons or Vest : : 25 l lie will he thankful for any custom in his bttsi- I i ness ; and as his prices are very low, he has do- j rernnned to keep no books, and do altogether a cash business. JOHN If. RHODES. ! September 14, 1840. (3) ts. ! For Sale, A PLANTATION, THIRTEEN MILES FROM COLUMBUS, ON THE LAGRANGE ROAD. I’ll HE Subscriber would sell low and upon ac commodatiug terms, a PLANTATION, 13 miles from Columbus, on the Lagrange road, containing TWO HUNDRED ACRES of j LAND ; forty acres of which v.ero cleared last i vear. There are upon the premises a good Dwellin'.’ Ifniis". and evert < ‘.: .Ah'. cessaty outhouse ; and wuii: t. ; , ‘Jj with good water. j For further particulars, apply to A. R. LYON. October 8, 1840. (C) s.m.3m. Sale of Real Rotate* FgliiE Subscriber otters tor sale a PLANTA TION, thirteen miles from Columbus, on the Lagrange road, containing THREE HUN DRED and SIXTY ACRES of LAND ; 130 acres in cultivation —UK) of which is fresh. There is upon this tract, every thing necessary to a Plantation ; well watered, &c. Further particulars are not necessary, as there is a person on the premises who will take plea sure in showing the above, to any one desirous of examining them. N. B. LYON, Beaver Dam, Wilkes County, Ga. October 8, 1840. (6) s.m.3m. EXECUTOR’S SALE. Will be sold on Wednesday the Gth day of January next, at the late residence of James Ridgway, deceased, in Elbert county, a part of the perishable property belonging to the estate of said deceased, consisting of Horses, Cows, Sheep Goats, one Road-wagon and geer, one Still, and many other articles not here mentioned. Terms will be made known on the day of sale. ROBERT C. RIDGWAY, ExT. Nov. 16. 5t 13 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. Will be sold on the FIRST TUESDAY in JANUARY next, at the Court House door in Wilkes county, agreeable to an order of the Hon. the Inferior Court of said county, while sitting for ordinary purposes, rpWO LIKELY NEGRO MEN ; one by the name of Billy, an excellant Blacksmith, and one by the name of Collin. Sold as the property of Thomas C, Porter, de ceased, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate. Terms will be made known on the day of sale. AUGUSTUS W. FLY NT, Oct. 29, 1810. 9 Administrator. ( )LD WINTER IS COMING. BY MISS HANNAH GOULD. Old winter is coming again—alack ! How icy and cold is lie ! He cares not a pin for shivering back, He's a saucy old chap to white and blue k, He whistles bis chills with a wonderful knack, For a jolly old fellow is lie ! i A witty old fellow this winter is ; A mighty old fellow of glee, i lie cracks his jokes on the pretty sweet miss, The wrinkly old maiden unfit to kiss, i And freezes the dew of their lips—for this Is the way with such fellows as he ; J Old winter’s a frolicksome blade I wot; Hr is wild in his humor and free ! i Jo’ll whistle along for the ‘want of though?,’ And set all the warmth of our furs at noiiglu, And ruffle the laces the pretty girls bought; For a frolicksome fellow is ho ! Old winter is blowing his gusts along, A merrily Shaking the tree ! From morning till night he will sin_’ i,j s song; Now moaning and short—now howling and lone, 11 is voice is loud for his lungs are strong— A merry old fellow is he! Old winter’s a wicked old chap I ween— As wicked as ever you’ll sec! He withers tho flowers so fresh and green— And bites the pert nose of the miss of sixteen, As she flippantly walks in maidenly sheen— A wicked old fellow is he ! Old winter’s a tough old fellow for blow s, As tough as ever you see ! He'll trip up our trotters, and rend our clothes, And stiffen our limbs from fingers to toes— He minds not the cry of his friends or his foes ; A driving old follow is he! A cunning old fellow is winter they say, A cunning old follow is he ! lie peeps in the crevices day by day, To sec how we’re passing our time away, And marks all our doings from grave to gay— I’m afraid he is peeping at me ! miSCELLAN EG U & From ihe Knickerbocker fur Octobt r. Tile Conspiracy of NeainaUila. AN AUTHENTIC SKETCH. BY WASHINGTON IUVING. In the autumn of 1823, Governor Duval, and other commissioners on the part, of the United States, concluded a treaty with the chiefs and warriors of the Florida Indians, ! by which the latter, for certain considera ; tions, ceded all claims to the whole territory | excepting a district in the eastern part to | which they were to remove, and within : which they were to reside for twenty years. ■ Several of flic chiefs signed the treaty with | great reluctance ; hut none opposed it more I strongly than Neamathla, principal chief j of the Micksookies, a fierce and warlike; ! people, many of them (hecks by origin, i who lived about the Mickasookie lake. ! Neamathla had always been active in those depredations on the frontiers of Georgia, which hud brought vengeance and ruin on the Scminoles. He was a remarkable man, upwards of sixty years of age, about six feet high, with a fine eye, anti a strongly marked countenance,over which he possess ed great command. His hatred of the white men appeared to be mixed with contempt ; on the common people lie looked down with infinite scorn. He seemed j dignity m Governor Duval, claiming to associate with him on terms of equality, as two great chieftains. Though lie had been prevailed upon to sign the treaty, his heart revolted at it. In one of his frank conversa tions with Governor Duval, he observed: ‘This country belongs to the red man ; and if I had the number of warriors at my com mand that this nation once had, 1 would not i leave a white man on my lands. I would I exterminate the whole. 1 can say this to j you, for you can understand me : you are a ! man ; but I would not say it to your people. ! They’d cry out I was a savage, anti would take my life. They cannot appreciate the ; feelings of a man that loves his country.’ j As Florida had but recently been erec ted into a Territory, every tiling as yet was in rude and simple style. The Governor, to make himself acquainted with the Indi ans, and to be near at hand to keep an eye upon them, fixed his residence at Tallahas see, near the Fowl towns, inhabited by the Mickasookies. His government palace for a time was a mere loghouse, and he lived on hunters’ fare. The village of Neamath la was but about three milesoff, and thither the Governor occasionally rode, to visit the old chieftain. In one of these visits he found Neamathla seated in his wigwam, in the centre of the village, surrounded by his warriors. The Governor had brought him some liquor as a present, but it moun ted quickly into his brain, and made him boastful and belligerent. The theme ever uppermost in his mind was the treaty with the whites. ‘lt was true,’ he said, ‘the red men had made such a treaty, hut the white men had not acted up to it. The red men had received none of the money and the cattle that had been promised them; the treaty, therefore, was at an end, and j they did not mean to be bound by it.’ Governor Duval calmly represented to j him that the time appointed in the treaty | for the payment and delivery of the money j and cattle had not yet arrived. This the old chieftain knew full well, but lie chose , for the moment, to pretend ignorance. He j kept on drinking and talking, his voice ! grow ing louder, until it resounded all over the village. He held in his band a long knife, with which he had been rasping to bacco : this he kept flourishing backward and forward, as lie talked, by way of giv ing effect to his words, brandishing it at ‘ times within an inch of the Governor’s throat. He concluded his tirade by repeat- ! ing, that the country belonged to the red men, and sooner than give it up, his bones and the bones of his people should bleach upon its soil.’ Duval saw that the object of all this blus ter was to see whether lie could be intimi dated. Ho kept bis eye, therefore, fixed steadily on the chief, and the moment he j concluded with this menace, seized him by ! the bosom of his hunting-shirt, and clench- ■ ing his other fist: ‘I vc hoard what you have said,’ replied ‘ he. You have made a treaty, vet you say j your bones shall bleach before you comply with it. As share as there is a sun in hea ven. your bones shall bleach, if you do not j fulfil every article! of tliat treaty! I’ll let ; you know that I am first here and will sec | that you do your duty !’ Upon this, the old chieftain threw him l self back, burst into a fit of laughing, and declared that all he had said was in joke. The Governor suspected, however, that there was a grave meaning at the bottom of ! this jocularity. For two months, every thing went on j smoothly ; the Indians repaired daily to the j log cabin palace of the Governor, at Talla hassee, ami appeared perfectly contented I All at once they ceased their visits, anil j for 3 or four days not one was to be seen. Governor Duval began to apprehend that j some mischief was brewing. On the eve-j I ning of tlt£ fourth day, a chief named A el- I low-flair, a resolute, intelligent fellow, | who had always evinced an attachment j for the Governor, entered his cabin about I twelve o’clock at night, and informed him ! that between four and five hundred warriors i painted and decorated, were assembled to i hold a secret war-talk at Neamathla’s town, i He had slipped off to give intelligence, at j (lie risk of his life, and hastened back | lest his absence should be discovered. Governor Duval passed an anxious night I after this intelligence. He knew the tal ent and the daring character of Nea ! rnathla ; he recollected the threats he had j thrown out; he reflected that about qight j white families were scattered widely apart ! over a great extent of country, and might | be swept away at once, should the Indians, j as he feared,determine to clear the country. | That he did not exaggerate the dangers of | the case, has been proved by the horrid scenes of Indian warfare that have j | since desolated that devoted region.— \ | After a night of sleepless cogitation, Duval j I determined on a measure suited to his j j prompt and resolute character. Knowing i the admiration of the savage for personal ! ■ courage, he determined, by a sudden sur- 1 ! prise, to endeavour to overawe and check them. It was hazarding much ; hut where I so manny lives were in jeopardy, lie felt | bound to incur the hazard, j Accordingly, on file next morning, he set oil on hor-vl.-ack, attended merely by a | white man, who had been reared among the i Seminoles, and understood their language ! j and manner, and who acted as interpreter. ] j They struck into a ‘trail,’ leading to Nea i rnathla s village. After proceeding about half a mile, Governor Duval informed the ! interpreter of the object, of his expedition. ! Vi:e iai’ r, t !:■.•’ a bold mail, paused and .cruon.s;rated.- The Indians among whom i liity were going, Were among the most ! desperate and discontented of the nation, j Many of them were veteran warriors, im i poverislied and exasperated by defeat, anti I ready to set their lives at any hazard. lie i ! said that if they w re holding a war conn ; oil, it must be with desperate intent, and it j would he certain death to intrude among j them. Duval made light of his apprehensions : he said he was perfectly well acquainted with the Indian character, and should cer- ; tainly proceed. So saving, ho rode on.— When within half-a-mile of the village. ;hc interpreter addressed him again, in such a ; tremulous tone, that Duval turned and ; looked him in the face. He was deadly ! pale and once more urged the Governor to ! return, as they would certainly be mu sa- ‘ crcd if they proceeded. Duval repeated his determination to go on, hut advised tlio other to return, lest his pale face should betray fear to the India.: 1 ', j and they might take advantage of it. The j interpreter replied that he would rather die | a thousand deaths, than have it said that he had deserted his leader when in peril. Duval then told him lie must translate faithfully all he should sav to the Indians, without softening a word. The interpreter promised faithfully to do so, adding that he. well knew, when they were once in the town, nothing but boldness could save them. They now rode into tiie village, and ad vanced to the council-house. This was rather a group of four houses, forming a square, in the centre of which was a grea f council fire. The houses were open in front toward the fire, and closed in the rear. At each corner of the square there was an interval between the houses, for ingress ‘ . .1. It \li‘ E 1/, I* riut ,> r . j and j men and chiefs ; the young men weregath j crcd round the fire. Neamathla presided lat . the council, elevated on a higher scat I than the rest. Gov. Duval entered by one of the cor ner intervals, and rode boldly in the centre iof the square. The young men made way j for him ; an old man who was speaking, j paused in the midst of his harangue. In an ! instant thirty or forty rifles were cocked j and levelled. Never had Duval heard so j loud a click of triggers ; it seemed to strike on his heart. lie did not dare, he says, to | look again, lest it might atfect his nerves ; | and on the firmness of his nerves every tiling depended. Tho chief threw up his arm. The rifles were lowered. Duval breathed more free ly ; he felt disposed to leap from his horse, but restrained himself and dismounted lei- I surely'. He then walked deliberately up j to Neamathla, and demanded, in an author j itative tone,what w'ere his motives for hold j ing that council. The moment he made this demand, the orator sat down. The chief I made no reply, hut hung his head in appa rent confusion. After a moment’s pause, Duval proceeded : “ I ani well aware of the meaning of ibis war-council; and deem it mv duty to warn you against prosecuting the schemes you have been devising. If a single hair ofa w hite man in this country falls to the ground, 1 will hang _vou and your chiefs on the tree - around your council house ! Y’ou cannot pn tend to withstandthe power of the white men. You are in tho palm of the hand of your Great Father at Washington, who can crush you like an egg-shell!— Y ou may kill me : 1 am but one man ; but recollect., white men are numerous as the j leaves on the trees Remember the fate J of your warriors whose hones are whitening in battle fields. Remember your wives | and children who perished in swamps.— J Do you want to provoke more hostilities ? j Another war with the white men. and there j will not he a Seminole left to tell the story of his race.'’ Seeing the effect of his words, he conclu ded by appointing a day for the Indians to meet him ai St. Marks, and give an account jof their conduct. He then rode off without giving them time to recover from their sur prise. That night lie rode forty mites to Apalachicola river, to the tribe of the same name,who were in feud with the Scminoles. They promptly put two hundred and fifty warriors at his disposal, whom he ordered to be at St. Marks at the appointed day.— He sent out runners, also, and mustered one hundred of the militia to repair to the ! same place, with a number of regulars from j die army. All his arrangements were suc ! ccssful. Having taken these measures, ho retur l nod to Tallahassee, to the neighborhood of | the conspirators, to show them that he was j not afraid. Here he ascertained through ; Yellow-Hair, that nine towns were disaf j footed, and had been concerned in the con spiracy. He was careful to inform him- I self, from the same source, of the names of i the warriors in each of those towns who j were most popular, though poor, and des j tifute of rank and command. When the appointed day was at hand for j the plotting at St. Marks, Gov. Duval sot i off with Neamathla, w ho was at the imad of | eight or nine hundred w arriors, hut who | feared to venture into the fort without him. : As they entered the fort, and saw troops ! and militia drawn up there, and a force of j Apalachicola soldiers stationed on the op : posite bank of the river, they thought they j were betrayed, and were about to fly ; bu* I Duval assured them they were saf \ and that, when the talk was over they might go I borne umr. d< sled. A grand talk was now held, in which tiie I late conspiracy was discussed. As In had j foreseen, Neamathla and the other old ; chiefs threw all the blame upon the young ! men. “Well,” replied Duval, “ with us white men, when we find a man incompe tent to govern those under him. \ro put him down, and appoint another in his place.— Now as you all acknowledge you cannot manage your young men, we must put chiefs over them w ho can."’ So saying, lie deposed Neamathla first ; appointing another in his place : an ’ so on with the rest ; taking care to subst: :ve tiie warriors who had been pointed to him as poor and popular : putting medals round their necks, and investing them with great ceremony. The Indians were surprised and delighted at finding the appointments fall upon the very men they would them selves have chosen, and hailed them with acclamations. The warriors thus unex pectedly elevated to command, and cloth and with dignity, were secured to the interests gos die Governor and sure to keep an eye on the disaffected. As to the great chief Nca inathla. lie left the country in disgust, and returned to the Creek Nation, who elected him a chief of one of their towns. Thus by the resolute spirit and prompt sagacity of one man, a dangerous conspiracy was completely defeated. Gov. Duval was af terwards enabled to rein ve the whole na tion, through his own personal influence, without the aid of the General Govern ment. Curious Ballots. —Indian corn and beans were, in old times, the ballots made use of oil the occasion of elections. Ihe Indian corn manifested election, and the beans the contrary. If any person put in more taan one Indian corn or bean for the choice or refusal of any office, ho forfeited, for eve ry such offence, ten pounds. [VOLUME AXVI.