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SATURDAY, 03. 26, »793-1 . THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, AND GAZETTE of the STATE. « . .. • - * —— FR E E DO M of the PRESS and TRIAL br JURY (hall remain inviolate. Centiiution of Georgia.' _ _ . _ .rrrlT ST A- Printed by IOHN.E. SMITH, Printer to the State; Efays, Articles of AU Intelligence, Advertisements, &?«. mil b‘ gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed. 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 | VOL VI I No 768.] 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