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SATURDAY, 03. 26, »793-1 .
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE,
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GAZETTE of the STATE.
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GOVERNMENT. HOUSE, Auguf a,
6th April , 1793.
general orders.
Ti yf ATOR-General Twiggs of the iecond
JVX Division, and Major-General Clark
c( the third Division, are severally directed
to cause, within their ref; eftive Divisions in
the event of invasion by any tribe or tribes of
Indians, such part or parts of the second
Class of the Militia to be drawn into service
as may be deemed adequate to repei such in
vasion (the period of such service to be
fidercd to commence and terminate with each
particular emergency) and to report without
delay the circumstance and force thereof
By order of the Commander in Chief,
J. MERIWETHER, Scc’ry.
Extraßs of a letter jromJ. S eagrove, Esq.
to General Jackson , dated St. Mar/s ,
June 12, 1 793*
« A BOUT eight days pad a small party
of Indians appeared in the vicinity
« of the Fort of Coleraine—They firft made
» their appearance to one of Captain John
son’s company who was out taking care of
* ( hotfeS arid came to the Fort without the
least appearance of fear or hesitation. I
*1 had them closely examineo—-I find them
« to be Cuffetahs eight in number, viz.
Four men, three lads and a little boy
« about seven or eight years old.” “1”
it had them brought to this place and con
ii fined in Fort St. Tammany where I (hall
* ( keep them close prisoners until I receive
« orders to the contrary from the Executive
i< of the United States or the Governor of
“ Georgia.”
Taken from the files of the Executive,
Wm. URQUHART, S. E. D.
GOVERNMENT.HOUSE, Augufa,
June 27, 1703.
GENERAL ORDERS.
THE Commanding Officers of Divisions
are dri&iv charged to cause to be held
in fafe keeping until farther orders, all In*
dians of the Creek Nation that now are or
hereafter may be captured.
By order of the Commander in Chief,
J. MERIWETHER, A. D. C.
I txtraß of a letter from J. Seagrove, Esq.
■ to his Excellency the Governor of Georgia,
dated Savannah, Auguf 3, 1 793*
■ ie Indians detained by me
v7 some time ago and committed to
I “ the custody of Lieutenant Nicoll of the
H “ Federal Troops, three have made their es-
I “ cape since I came from St. Mary’s. I have
H “ thought it bell as they belong to one of
H “ the mod friendly towns to fend home the
fl “ others, and have given orders accordingly.”
I Taken from the files of the Executive,
■ Atted,
1 Wm. URQUHART, S. E. D.
■ STATE, HOUS Er Auguf a, S.-p.
I > tember 26, 1793*
■ Conditions that will be required on th: part of
M the State of Georgia, on the eflallfinicnt of
Peace between tue United States and the
T Creek Indians .
HE captured property to be retlcred,
and all individual contrafrs with the
■ nizens of this ft ate fulfilled.
GEORGIA.
The prisoners in captivity to be brought
and delivered up, within the fettled parts of
Georgia.
The perpetrators of she murders commit
ted in this state, to the number o( thirteen,
to be surrendered as objefts of retaliation. <
Ten head men from the upper and lower
Creek towns to be surrendered as hostages
to the United States; and to be placed in
the fafe keeping of the Executive of the date
of Georgia, for the due performance of the
several stipulations that refpeft her.
That under the law of* the United Hates,
as well as for the security ot this date, the
o-overnment of Georgia cannot recognize the
establishment of peace without having cora
miiiioners at the treaty.
Attefiy _ _
J. MERIWETHER, S. E. D.
State-House, Augusta , Ocl. 2, 1793*
Sir, . » .
THE inclofed documents will give the
needful information refpefting one of
the inimical Creek Towns :—lt will be
without success to use any efforts to pievent
the citizens from going in quell of their pro
perty. I am hopetul ot having it in my power
to <r ive you a more minute detail ot tuis
event: The prisoners are directed to this
place, where they (hall be treated with hu
manity, and await the result ot a treaty and
exchange for our unfortunate captives, now
in that nation.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your mod obedient servant,
EDWARD TELFAIR.
The Secretary of War.
A true copv. Attcfi ,
Wm. UPQUHART, S. E. D.
GOVERNMENT-HOUSE, Jugujta,
October 2, 1793*
, GENERAL ORDERS.
HP HE Contractor is directed to furmfh
i Lieut. Colonel Melton with rations and
tranfportaticn for eight Indian prisoners and
their escort from'Greenfborough to Augusta.
jjy order of the Commander in Chief)
L MERIWETHER, A. D. C.
Fort Fidins , on the Oconee, Oct. 3, 1793’
Dear Sir,
TI-IE duty I owe mv country, and regard
for ray reputation obliges me once
more to addreft your Excellency on a fubjed
which to me is truly unpieafant.
By my communications to you of the tnird
of Auguil last from Savannah, and of the
sixth of last month from Augusta, and twen
ty-second from this place, as well as a copy
or my inftruftions which your Excellency re
ceived from the Secretary of the Department
of War, you have been fully informed ot my
intended journey into the Creek Nation, as
well as the nature and extent of ray bu fine ft.
I therefore could net doubt but libould have
received every aio. iron the Government ot
Georgia in accomplishing an object fomuch
do fired by the Preftdentof the United States,
and which tended so confpicuouf.y to promote
the true interest and hrppinefs of the. people
of this state: How fa* my expectations cn
this head have been an we red, the following
statement of faftts will rxplain.
After having had the honor of an interview
with your Excellency U Augusta on the sth |
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ult. and of writing you a letter next day, I
set off for this place on the 7th in order to
meet the friendly chiefs on the Oakmulgee,
and with them proceed to the Creek nation.
J was not a little aftoniihed when on the
morning of the ninth, being then about 3 2
miles from this place, I was met by Captain
Dickenfon with a party of Federal 1 roops,
who, it appeared, had been dispatched in
confequencc of a council of all the officers at
this garrison, held from the repeated alarm
ing accounts to them, that parries of people
were out on the roads in order to intercept
and destroy me, those misguided people hav
ing heard that I was going to the Indian na
tion in order to make peace for this country.
On arrival here, I received fatisfa&ory in
formation that the people on this frontier
were assembling in bodies with declared in
tention of expeditions in different directions
to the Creek towns. I could not for some
time allow myfelf to fuppofc it pofliblc after
the remonstrance that I made to your Excel
lency to restrain all brined parties from cros
sing the boundary line, whilst I was on the
buftnefs of peace w’ith the Indians without
: my being apprised thereof from you. But all
doubts on this head were soon removed by
the expedition which was sent put from this
frontier under command of the Colonels La
mar, Alexander and Melton, who crofted
the Oconee on or about the 15th and on the
21 ft, surprised a frnall town on the Chata
houchee river, called the Little Oakfufkecs,
which town was under the direction of the
White Lieutenant, who, it is well known, to
have ever been friendly to this country. I
am informed by one of the Captains that was
on the expedition, “that trie party before
mentioned kilieu and fealpedfix Indian men*
and brought off eight female prisoners, plun
dered and burned the town, which confided
of about ten houses; and on the 26th of
fame month tile party returned to Greenf
borough with the prisoners and plunder.”
On the 26th ult. a party of horse-men in
the public service, undercommand of a Cap
tain Carson, crofted the river Oconee three
miles above this place, with intention, as he
declared, to prevent my meeting tire Indians
and to destroy all or any of the friendly In
dians he came across-—This party went as
far as the Oakmulgee, but did not meet any
Indians.-
At fame time I had received undoubted
information of two other parties of horse be
ing out on' the Indian territory from this
frontier, all of them with avowed intention
of eppoftng my meeting the Indians or effett
ing a peace—To thefc things lam foVry to
add, that a torrent of unmerited calumny and
insolent threats are denounced agaitift me by
manv of the people of this country, and no
pains taken by the Executive of Georgia to
support a Federal Officer in the faithful drift
charge of his duty.
In mine of the 22ft ult. I informed your
Excellency of the very favorable ptefped I
had of fettling matters with the Creeks on
terms of equal j office and to the fatisfaflion
of our country: and that I fhouli leave thbthe
next day in or.’er to meet the Cfticfs on t;.e
Oakmulgee : But on receiving advice 0f the
attack made on the Oakfuficees, and the
alarming accounts cf so many parties bom
Georgia Le*r.g cut, and of their Views, 4