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feeing his fathet’a hat in tiie Lands of fonxs * of the rogues, which were thut in by the turnkey, lufpeCted something, and ran round underneath the dungeon,, and by tins means wblipered through the crack of the door to him, liberated his father and his frightened companion. Mr. Reynold*,’* coolnels and intrepidity on this occasion only confirm the public in their opiniou, that to preside is a dangerous <-llice, where nightly watchfulnefr and' daily penetration are fouecelTarv, requires a man of Lis uncommon and afliduity. We have the pleafurc to iuform the public, that, by the a&ivity »>f the officers and fer. vauts of the goal, &c. aided by some citizens, the remaining rogues were apprehended and confined in their former lodging, before £ o’clock* the fame ev/rhug. GEORGE-TOV;N, March i?. Copy of a letter from Governor Sevier to ihs Privy Couitcil of the new fate of Franklin t dated at B''jfaloe Creek t ’junuaty 12, 178^. “ It is with the utmost plealure I inform your Honors, that the arms of Franklingain cd a complete vidory over the combined forces of the Creeks and Cherokces on the } •joth inst. Since my last, I received informa tion (hat the enemy were collecting in a con siderable body near Flint Creek, within 25 miles of my head quartets, with an intention to attack me. To improve this favorable op portunity, I immediately, marched my corps towards ti e spot, and arrived after enduring great hardthips by the immeule quantity of iaow and the piercing cold. On the morning of the icth inti, we w ere within a mile of the enemy; we loon difeovered the situation of their encampment by the smoke of their fires, which we found extended along the foot of the Apalachiau Mountain. Leaded a coun cil of war of all the Othcers, in which it was agreed to attack the enemy without loss- of time; and, in order to forround them, I ordered Gen. M‘Carter, with- the Bloody Rangers and the Tomahawkmen, to take pof feflion of the mountain, the only pass I kuew that the Indians could retreat by ; whilst I, with the rest of the ebrps, formed a line near ly extending from the right to the left of their wings. The arrival of Gen. M‘Carter on the mountain, and the signal for the attack, was to be announced by the difeharge of a grafliopper, which, was accordingly given, and the attack began. Our artillery soon xoufed the Indians from their huts, and find ing themselves pretty near fmrounded on all tides, they only tried to fave.themfelves by flight, from which they were prevented by our riflemen posted behind the trees.. Their oaufe being thus desperate, they made lome refinance, and killed the people who were ierviug our artillery. Our ammunition being much damaged by the snow on our march,* and the enemy’s in good order, I found it ne telTary to abandon that mode of fight, and trust the event to the fvvord and tomahawk. Accordingly I gave orders to that purpose. Col. Loid, with ico horsemen, charged the Indians sword in hand,, and the rest of the corps followed with their tomahawks. The battle foou became general, by Gen. M‘Car ier coming down the mountain to our affift unce; death presented itfelf in ihocking feenes on all sides, and in lefc than,half an hour the enemy ceased making any resistance, and left us in'potfeifion of. the bloody field. The loss theenemv sustained in this atliou is very con iiderable; Vye have buried 145 of their dead, and, by the blood we have traced for miles all over the woods, it is supposed the greatest part of them retreated with wounds. Our loss is very incoiUiderabie, it cor.fills of five dead aud fix teen wounded amowyft ihelatter is the brave Gen. M‘C aner, who, whilst tak ing oft the scalp of an Indian, was tomahawk ed by another, whom he afterwatds killed with his own hand ; I am in hopes this good and brave man will survive. I have marched the army back to my former cantonment at Buftaloe Cieck, where I inuft remain until I receive some fu ppiies for the troops, which I hope will be lent foou ; we fuffer most for the want of wbifcey. I have the honor to re main, Gentlemen, your very bumble fer vent, * JOHN SEVIER, Qxtraf) of a letter from Leta/v/lle, (Falls of Ohio) dated January *6, tygy. “ General VV—k-—f—n has fitted out • small fleet, for a leeond •Npedmuu to New* OiicilHl it ccmflfli of Urge t » of which carry (liree ponnderf, tud all of them fwivclsi manned by 150 bands, biavc and-well armed, to fight their way down the Ohio and Mdiilippi tmo the Gulph of Mexi co. “ Th s is the firft Armada that ever floated on the wedetu- waters, and I allure you, the fight or this little squadron, under the Ken tucke colours, opens afield of contemplation, what this couutry may expert from commerce at a future day. “ The cargoes confil! chiefly of tobacco, flour, and provision of all kinds, some of which has been packed up 111 ware-houses three or four years part ; and where it cer tainly would have remained, had uot the Ge neral, through his indefatigable enterprise and genius, opened the too long barricadoed grates. u He has been very unjuiliy cenfmeJ by the inconliderate part of mankind, for having monopolized the bpanilh trade, but the more expanded mind acknowledges, that to his pe netrating geniug, Kentucke Hands indebted for having procured its citizens a market, from which the jealousy of our neighbours exclude ed us this many years part., “ Mr. B—-n, our latenegotiator, and a Spanifii gentleman, son-in-law to-the go vernor of Louifiaua, ate to accompany the General on this commercial (or as some will have it political) expedition. Our politicians fee in lileutly contemplating on the conduct of the Atlantic States, and vvjait to hear the fate of Kentucke p.ronouuced by your nevt Con gress.” Tbe fallowing economical law of tbe new fate of Franklin * found amongf the public papers, jerves as a pattern to tho,c fates* wbo,e ci“ vil lifts have become a burden to its mbabi ’ tants.. In General Afle-mhly, State of Franklin, Ortober 15, 1788. Whereas the collecting of taxes in specie, for the want of a circulating medium, has be come very oppressive to the good people of this commonwealth : And whereas it is the duty of the legislature to hear at all times the prayers of their conilitueuts, and apply as speedy a remedy as lays in their power : Be it enarted by the General Aflemhly of the Hate of Franklin, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the. fame, That from the firft day of January, A. L). 1789, tbe fab rics of the civil oflicers of this commonwealth be as follows, to wit: His Excellency tire Governor, per annum 1000 deer firins; his Honor the Chief Justice SQO do. do. Secretary to his Excellency the Governor 500 racoon do. the Treafttrer of the state 450 otter do. each county Clerk 300 beaver do. Clerk of the House of Commons 200 racoon do. Members of Afl'enibly per diem 3 do. Justices fees for signing a war rant 1 mulkrat do., to the Constable for serv ing a warrant 1 mink do. Euafted into a law the 25th of Ortober, 1788, under the great leal of the .state, witness his Excellency John Sevier, Governor, Captain-General, Commander iu Chief, and Admiral, in and -oyer said state. AVGUST A, May 2. A correspondent has handed us the follow ing, as the Talk lately sent by the Commis sioners of Indian Affairs, in this Department, to the Creeks, correspondent to the earned delire of the Government of ftaie. Whereby it appears that every thing reafon * able is doing to accumplilh a peace with thufe tribes. To tbe Head, Men , Chief , and Warriors if " tbe Creek Nation. WElaft-year appointed a time and ptare for holding a treaty wiib you to eftablnh a tailing peace between you anil * IS » that we might again become as one people; yoy all know tire rcafous why it was not held at that time. We now fend you this Talk, inviting you to a Treaty on your bank of the Oconee River, at the Rock Lauding* We wished to meet you at that place on the eighth of June, but, as that day is so near at hand, you might not all get notice. We therefore shall expert to . meet you on the twentieth day pf June. We have changed the place of meeting from that of taft year ; so that nunc of you Itiould have icafou to complain > it is your owu ground, and on that taud we wish to re. new onr foi liter trade and fuendihipi, and to remove every thing th»t 1m blinded the path ' btiwiiu you Aiid us* We are now governed by a Pre/iderif, who • is like the old King over the great Wa er. He commands all the warriors of the thirteen great sites. He,will have regard to the wel fiie ot all the Indians ; and when peace ihalf be eftablilhcd he will be your father, and yon . will be h. ; a children, so that none thall dare to do you harm. We know that lands have been the caufeof dispute between you and the white people ; but we now tell you that we want no new grants; our otjert i» to make a peace and to unite us ail under our Great Chief Warrior and Frefideut, .who is the father aud protec* tor of all the white people. Attend to what wc fay, Our traders are very rich, and havehoufea full of such goods as you were used to get-in former days'; it is our with that you Ihoulil trade with them aud they with you, in ftrirt iricudihip. Our Brother George Galphin will carry you this Talk; listen t«> him, he will tell you nothing but truth from us. Scud us your aufwet by him* AND*. PICKENS, H. OSBORNE, Commijf otters of the United States for IndUtl Affair s in tbe son them Department . Ap. il ao, 1785. (A true Copy from the Origintl.) Government has received official accounts of the murder of a woman aud two children on Ogcchee, in Effingham county, about ten days ago, by the Indians. They left a cap of tutkey fcatbeis, a bowandthiee bloody ar f rowt, which, it is said, irtdieate their belongs >. ing to the Turkey Family, and of their de termination for war. And liirce, of farther mifehief being done on our upper border, near Knox*s Fort. But it is Hill hoped that thefa 1 nexperted attacks are without the fanrtiou of the nation,.and that they will not interrupt the progiefs of the Treaty. The meflengers lately sent to theCrecks, will, no doubt, soon furnilh the fulleft information, and demon strate to the world the real cause of thefc ho« ftilities within the period of a truce. Richard Leake, Esq Sir George. Hotiftoun, Bart, and Alexander Biftct, Esq. were chofeo, on Monday the 6th inst. Members of the Con vention, for the county of Glynn; and John Irvin, John Watts, and Joftwa William?* Eftjrs. for the county of Wellington. 7 be following is publtfbed in this State bp Authority . State if South'Carolwa. By his Excclleucy Charles Pineksry , Esquire Governor and Commander in Chief in ami over the State aforctaid. 4. T KOGL AM AT ION. VJL/ HERE AS the Common Goal at Cain* bridge, sot the diftrirt of A inefy~Six 9] was on the flight of rtie 14th tn.Janx, deftroy cd by fire, aud the following prifoiicrs, y\z» •John Shaft on* committed for horfe r ftealing, Memucun Hunt * also for horfe-flea mg, and Solomon *pears* for rtealing of cattle, feveraU !y made the;r cfcape from their confinement :f stud whereas there is reason to believe that th»- tame was intentionally set otifite b‘y some evil disposed per lons, for tbe purpose of icfcuing the above mentioned prisoners, in order to b'ing the perpetrators of this daring and atro ci *u i offence to exemplary punifbment* I have thoiighc tit, by and with the advice of ths; / it vy Council * to iflue this Proclamation* here by offering a reward of One Hundred Pounds foi apprehending the person or persons con cerned iu fettiug fire 10 the said goal, to be paid on conviction; and also One Huudnt Dollars for eacli of rhe. said prisoners, to by paid on their delivery to the keeper of any of ti e goals within this flare : And Ido hereby oftar a fiee and full p*. lon to any accomplice who may give information, so that the prin cipal or principals may be secured aud biougbt to trial; and require all judges, judirex, She nifs, couftables, and others to be aiding io d.Revering and apprehending the persons con cerned in the above offence. Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of the State , sn the at, of Chur left ou* this iutenty-ftvmih aay of Match* m the year ts our Lord one tbo*fond fov n hundred and eighty mut* and erf the joatriignj an if in (tpeta ence oj the Untied Stum tfJmert iu the thirteenth. CHARLKH F/NCKNEK* ’ 9y hi# EvcfllciicyV Coinmind, i\m tionu*, hultp