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THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
Much has been written on this subject, from
'conjecture, or on light information. The article
"wh'-ch follows, is of a difirrent "character. It ap-
J rars in tbe Nashville. Whig of the 19th idt. snd,
rum the plaCe of its birth, may be safely attn-
'buted to one who knows the views of general
Jarason, and speaks his sentiments. It ia, there
fore, entitled to more than ordinary considera
tion.—Jjfat Intel
to rot xoiToas or ns waaavitu wmo
What were the facts, as tbejr presented
<treiB«i»e» t<» generaf Jackson, on the the
atre of war? This nest deserves uur in
quiry. General Jackson observed, no
doubt,'thatlirs government had taken pos
'tension of Amelia'Illanri, which belonged
to the'king of Spain,'who seemed unable
nr unwilling tu prevent its being the re
fuge of runaway slaves from the contigu
ous states, and*affording an asylum to dis
solute people, occupied in the'daily viola
tion of the reven-.c laws of the United
States. -He nrust have observed, also
that general Gaines, after having taken
possession of Amelia Island, had received
orders from the government tn march
•thorough Florida, anil'to chastise the Sem
inole Indians: who, just before, or soon af
ter, captured a boat on'the Appalachicola.
laden with provisions for our troops, under
the command of lieutenant Scott; putting
>tu death him, and forty men, all of whom
wore the military uniform of the United
States..
‘ft was these troops, under the guidance
of general Gaines, together with such aux
iliary military force as he might deem ne-
-cessa-y and cail forth, for the purpose «f
.putting an end to the'Seminole war, that
general Jackson was 'designated to com
nand, by the order trf the executive. Af
ter organising thte Georgia' miiitia'at Hart
ford; lie marched frermtheuce on the 19th
'of February; on the S2d, reached Fort
Early, anti stion in March arrived at 'Fort
-Scott, near the Florida line. Within the
■Ijmits of the United States, general - Jack
son could find none of the hostile Indians
■His Orders authorised fiim to search for
them iu Florida; he did so, and found but
•few at Tallasee. StHl'ptrrsoiug'Uie object
'ofhis command, he found them embodied at
Mickasuky, where he defeated them, ar.rr
’took some prisoners from whom he learnt,
'that a large body of his enemies were pro
tected and provisioned tft St. Marks, a.
Spanish garrison.* From -this place, in
prosecution of the objectuf the war, he. de
termined to dislodge them, before taking
this step, however, he wrtfte to the Span
ish governor «t Pensacola,Requesting per
mission to navigate the Spanish waters in
the conduct of the war against the Semi
nole*. This request wtstiffugert; and the
-’denial was couched in terms so harsh aod
acrimonious, as, " hen taken in connection
with the information obtained by the pri
soners, furnished tbe evidences of a well
grounded belief that the Indians were in
stigated to War, and received assistance
from the Spanish authorities'in Florida.—
Under this conviction, he tnarclied to St.
Murks, which he reached Wuly in April.
On his march to the place, he ascertained
clearly that at this post the Indians were
in the' habit of rdceivingsupplies of provis
ions and munitions of war; and that they
were encouraged by the SphiftXrds there
to plunder the frontier inhabitants of their
cattlo, which they Txpcsed fiir Sale to the
inhabitants of St. Marks; and 'that, in con
sequence, the inhabitants at tins post had
p jrchased cattle of the Indians with a full
knowledge of their having been stolen from
the frontier inhabitants of the United
States.
It was during the cohtfrittatic'e of these
habits of intimacy between the Indians and
Spanish authorities, while the fotmer were
holding councils in their forts, and receiv
ing from them the munitions of War, that
general Jackson took possession uf St.
Marks, and wrote to the governor uf Pen
sacola expressive of the motives which had
induced him to do so—stating that his in
tentions were entirely pacific, or precau
tionary, and without any disposition to
huld the possession of the place any long
er than tni&ht be absolutely necessary to
the speedy termination of the War; all
which he referred tu his government,
Whilst at St. Marks general Jackson
received information that, on the 15th
April, the governor of Pensacola bad fur
nished provisions to five hundred warriors,
or hostile Indians, and that two different
parties of 4hem had, with the knowledge
of the governor, been supplied and fur
nished for war, had proceeded from Pen-
pacola to the frontier of Georgia, for the
purpose of hilling and plundering its in
habitants. The general, as yet, had been
able to find but few of the enemy, and those
were nourished, assisted, and protected,
by the Spsnish authorities, constituting
but a small portion of those whose inroads
arid outrages on the frontiers, so frequent
ly repeated, had produced the necessity
of the campaign. Was be requited under
these circumstances to return home, with
out having done any thing in the least ef
fectual in putting a period Ur the murder
ous and predatory incursions of the sa
vages? This was an object all important
to the government, and to effect which, it
.had beta deemed necessary to put in re-
fu'rition the very distinguished energy
and talents of Jtcxson. tie had done lit
tle towards chastising these savages, and
still less, which was calculated to put an
end to the war, which constituted the great
object of the expedition, and which must
have been principally insisted on by the
spirit of the president’s order to the gen
eral. Under these circumstances, 1 say,
was it required of general Jackson to
march back to their homes his brave and
patriotic followers, who bad sbffcieJ con
siderable hardships in a march of six or
eight hundred miles, without half provis
ion, and often wading to their cl.in in
swamps and rivers? I repeat it, under
such circumstances could it have been ex
pected of general Jackson to lorn back his
troops; and that too without having done
any thing in the least calculated to put an
end to the war, which was the sole object
of his long and liarrassing march? Gener
al Jackson knew, when at St. Marks, that
the principal chiel and warrior of the Se
mmoles was then at Pensacola, with i
large number of his followers, waiting on
ly the retrogression of our iroups to marrh
Irum that post to renew the scene of blood
and robbery which had been so recently
checked on <>ur borders by the approach of
bis army. Was he then required to re
trace his steps,and take post within cur
limits, and then patiently wait until savage
chivalry should give him battle in his
trenches—or proceed to Peoi««l»,wW
trie Spanish subjects and authorities aided
and protected the Indians—rout them from
thence, garrison the Spanish fort, and re
port the whole proceedings to his go
vernment, that such a course might be tak
en as policy and justice should require?
Hail the general done less than this the
whole nation tv.,uld have raised an outcry
and might with great propriety have de
clared, that much too little had been ef
fected—nay, that nothing effectual had
oeen accomplished, though great expeusi
and incalculable hardships had be<ai incur
red aud suffered. The general had no
time to lose; die sickly season was fast ap
proaching; most of his army exhausted by
fatigue and suffering; and every day be
coming more anxious to return to their
homes and families. The *ndians were
protected at Pensacola, where they were
supplied with provisions, or had eluded all
his search and diligenoe by inaccessible
swamps and morasses. Spain, it is said,
was unable to restrain the Indians from the
commission uf hostility, agreeable to hei
treaty with the United States. In defer
ence to the Spanish government, this is
presumed and so stated in the Intelligen
cer. From the fact, however, uf finding
the Indiana embodied at and in the Span
ish garrisons, from whence they proceed
ed, furnished and equipped for war, by
the Spaniards, no other conclusion eoulo
have been formed, but that these garrisons
were not only unable to restrain the in
dians, but that, dreading their vengeance
in case of denial, they were compelled
to furnish the means ut their massacres
and plunder. In this respect the case is
perfectly similar*to the circumstances
which had before induced the United
States to seize upon the occupation ol
Amelia-Island. It seems that a set of pi
ratSs;-renegadoes, arid runaway negroes,
had not only taken possession, but had
also usurped all the authorities of the Isl
and aud were daily pirating the seas,
and smuggling, in violation ot the revenue
laws of the U. States. Under these cir-
umstances, the United States took pos
session of the Island; and, it is not under
stood the Spanish minister, resident at
Washington city at the time, made any
complaint to our government on the sub-
natioosand usages of war, which gen.
Jackson was bound to observe, or Tor any
violations W which he starts responsible
to his country- That this was the state
of things is made plain by example. Let
ns suppose that when gen. J. marched to
Saint Marks in search ofhis enemy, agree
ably to h>» orders from his government.
that he rirt mly found his enemy under the sink them in the wells, taking the precau
walls of t>e garrison, but- within ii; aud tion to stop them very carefully, as the
ject—sensible, on doubt, from the facts,
that the conduct ol tiie government in the
afiair had been just aud proper. Spain
was similarly situated in respect to the
savages in Florida, being 'additionally
bouud by treaty- to restrain them. But
she was not mure able to restrain the In
dians of Florida from robbing and killing
our frontier, than to prevent tbe settle-
inentot a set of pirates and smugglers in
Amelia Island. The United States are
not at war 'with Spain, rqr does she desire
tube so,but is ready, according to Jack
son’s treaty with the gairisuns, to deliver
them up whenever the Spanish nation will
furnish a force sufficient to prevent the In
dians from taking shelter in, and, by com
pulsion, procuring warlike support from
tiiem.
There is one difference, and only one,
between the case of the garrisons of St.
Marks and Pensacola, and Amelia Island,
l'he first was taken possession uf to pre
vent the efiusion of tne blood ui men, wo
men, and children; the latter to prevent
spoliations on our revenue, or to save a
little money to the treasury. Had Jack-
son returned home without destroying his
enemies whom he could not reach, and left
St. Marks and Pensacola as he found them,
his campaign had been less than nugatory.
The Indiaus, exasperated but not conquer
ed, would have pursued in the rear of bis
retiring army, and with increased ferocity-
crimsoned his steps with tbe blood uf
those he w as sent to defend. Tne course
of general Jackson was therefore to only
correct one on the occasion. He acted
on his own responsibility, to be sure, as
he should do iu all cases; but has he, in do
ing so, disobeyed bis orders? Certainly
not. The special order in relation to the
Spanish posts, founded ncccssarilv on the
presumption that the Spaniards were neu
tral in tne war, ceased to exist the momeut
that these people took any part with the
enemy The discovery of tins fact there
fore, left Jackson to tbe sole direction of
the general order given him,in adoptingali
lawful means to put an efiectaal end to the
rietnmule War. Jackson acted on a state
of things as they presented themselves to
nim on the theatre of action—facts which
were entirely unknowo to the president,
aud winch could have formed no part of
his contemplation at the time hi* order
was issued. It was • new case, not with
in the scope of the order to respect the
Spanish forts, but dspending on the law ol
g*raapq r
that the Spaniards commenced firing from
the walls of the fort upon his army.—
Could it be possible that the president’s
order to the general was intended to em
brace such a case as this, under the spe
cial provision to respect the forts, etc.?—
Was Jackson in this situation to halt his
army, rest their arms, and receive the
butchering fire ot the garrison, directed
by Indians and Spaniards, combined in
unknown proportion? or retreat precipit
ately without the Spanish limits, leaving
the Indians ready to issue from i heir asy
lum, equipped, provisioned and refreshed
by their friends, to lay waste the frontier
settlements, in the absence of all relief!—
I say, under such circumstance-, should
Jackson have thus acted? Or should he
not rather have advanced, dislodged his
enemy, garrisoned the fort, and thereby
effected for Spai*i what she was unable to
do for herself—and which, left undone,
expose our frontier to savage butchery anti
depredation? Common sense—the sense
of all nations will emiwer this question.—
This supposed case is in all essential par
ticulars similar to the facts which uccured
to gen. Jackson on his approac h to these
forts. He was not fired upon, it is true,
but here the enemy found refuge from his
pursuit, aud were furnished with all its
means necessary for the pillage and mur
der of our citizens. The Spaniards did
not, as it appears, take an immediate share
in the hostilities of the savages, but bv the
protection and supplies furnished them in
their forts, the Indian war acquired alt its
force, and indicated a participation on the
part of Spain, either voluntary or con
strained, the effect of which was equally
injurious as a state of war with that pow
er. ARISTIDES.
From the Aujutta Chronicle, 18Hi inot.
NEfP-ORLEAA'S.
The following extract of a letter to the editors of
the Chronicle, from a respectable and intelligent
ycung gentleman, furnishes some interesting
particulars io relation to the physical appear
ance of tlie country, &c. which will, no doubt,
be read with pleasure: —
“By inspecting a map of Louisiana you
cannot hut be forcibly struck with the
opinion, that all the tongue ot land which
lies along each side of the Mississippi, and
projects into' the Gulph of Mexico, lias
been formed in gradual progress, by the
annual alluriau of this mighty river thro’;
succession of ages. The soil is of a pecu
liar quality, differing inconsistence and tip
pearance considerably from any of the riv
er lands in Georgia, or South Carolini
which I have seen; and this may well be
imagined, since it is composed of the abrad
ed particl M s of terrene matter in all the va
riety that nature choses to exhibit tkcro-
from the precious atoms of gold, down to
the minutest qualities of common earth.—
Since the soil has been formed by the al-
luvail deposits of the river, it posseses the
most luxuriant fecundity, and kindly iui
parts it to all the plants which derive nour
ishinent from its bosom.
The surface of as much of the Delta as 1
have seen is the must perfect level. 1 saw
the waters of the Mississippi apparently
higher than the land on either side, in the
month of May; and it seemed that the coun
try might have been irrigated, or rather
deluged by numerous streams which would
have poured through openings made in the
levee. But the people of the country pre
fer to have their crops refreshed by the
showers of Heaven. As the country 'is so
level wherever no trees or houses inter
vene to obstruct the prospect, you may
have an extended view up or down the riv
er, which to my eyes is really beautiful;
being variegated by the white villas of the
rich planters, picturesque clumps of trees
of the most vivid greeu and a rich carpet
ing of verdant herbage along the shores;
while the whole is often enlivened by the
appearance of several vessels with snowy
canvass swelling proudly before the wind,
and riding elegantly along the smooth sur
face of the “father of rivers.” The spring
of tlie present year has been so dry as to
prove considerably injurious tu the smaller
vegetables, and esculeut plants; i have not
seen them in all the luxury: though what I
have seen of them in tins year, gives a tine
specimen of what they might be. Not
withstanding the encouragement that
;ardenin ( - meets with iu the city, and the
ligh price which culinary vegetables com
mand.in market, tue arts is not so much at
tended to as I had expected to find it.—
The orange and several speces of the fig,
together with a great number of flowering
plants peculiar to worm countries, ot the
most luscious tragrance, give Louisiana a
portion of the vegetable creation, which
those regions of Georgia which 1 have visi
ted cannot be favoured with: fine grapes
grow here also, but by !<e means superior to
such as I have seen that were produced on
the Sand- Hi I Is, in — garden. The
thatit coutd ever be rehdeted tolerably fit
for drinking; bet the simple process o'
stirring it rapidly with a stick, and castin;
in a tittle allum, purifies it completely,’am
it becomes as clear and palatable as any
water. By remaining in a cask two or
three days it becomes quite warm; those
who wish it to cool fill bottles or jugs, end
plumbs and peaches ottlie country are in
different; they degenerate very much;
and there are no apples, pears or cherries.
In digging only a few feet below the
surface of the earth, watec is found; and
even at this depth it seeuis circulated
through the whole mast pi’the lower stra
ta; this water too is irery impure, emitting
an offensive smell, ns tfstrougly impreg
nated with rotten vegetable matter, such
as sticks, leaves, {$c. It is no mere puta
ble than sea water. It will suffice for
washing. Rain water is made use ol in
cooking and washing the face end hands.
The river ^ater is most generally requir
ed for drinking. When it is first hauled
up, (for it is vended bycarfmen at 50 cents
the barrel) it is extremely turbid; and eiie
who has been accustomed to tne limpid
waters of * fountain would hardly think
least mixture of well water would spoil
their contents. The water is generally ta
ken by the cartmtn in eddies and pud
dies, where it is much less pure than ’
would be were ir taken from the current.
Some of the speculative speak of a plan of
watering the city by acqueducte, which
may be supplied by reservoirs situated
some distance above tbe town. It is prob
able that were ingenuity and liberality
unite tbeir efforts, that some plan might lie
contrived for furnishing waur to tne in
habitants with more facility, and mure
their satisfaction than by the present mode.
Some feeble attempts have already been
made for the purpose of erecting some
kiud of hydraulic machinery, but have pto
ved entirely abortive.
The climate of this country I consider
preferable to that of Georgia. There
excessive heat felt here during a ccrtaii
part of the day; but an eutire day seldom
passed off without some part of it being
pleasant. The evenings are invariably
cool after 10 a’clock; I do not recollect
more than two nights this summer during
which I felt that suffocating heat which '
have often experienced in Augusta, such
au annoyance to comfort. \Vhen a person
remains inactive throughout the day, the
temperament of the atmosphere is such
by the joint action of a burning sun and
refreshing breezes, as to produce a gentle
perspiration, and a constant soft moisture
of the skin; though if be exerts himself'
the heat of the sun considerably, he m.
expect tn reccivu a briny drenching. -
contemplating the blue canopy here,
Stikes me with the thought that it is much
more rarified than by native . sky. The
transitions from hot to cold are never so
suddffi in this climate, as far as I liav-
experienced it, as I have been accustom
ed to. Consequently where tempereuc
in eating, drinking, and exercise is pur
sued, there may not be expected such Ire
quent derangement of the system.”
Forei£k Extracts.
London. Aug. 20.
Singular and solemn event.—We are
indebted to an officer, late ofhis majesty’s
ship Vengeur, for the following awful nar
rative, which recently occurred on board
th >t ship, and of which he was an eye wit
ness:—A seaman on board his majesty’s
ship Rivoli appeared to have the greatest
possible aversion to the naval service, and
was most anxiously looking forward to the
ship’s being paid off, thinking, like thous
unds of others, who have perhaps been
equally disappointed, that he could easily
provide for himself on shore. His ship
mates laughed at his constant railing a-
•laicist his profession, and jokingly used to
say, we shall see you on board a man-of-
war again one day or other yet; to which
he usually replied, that he only hoped if
ever he went on board a man-of war again
for the purpose of entering, that God Al-
mighty would instantly strike him dead
The Rivoli was at last paid off at Ports
mouth, on her return from the Meditcr
ranean, and it is to be supposed all tbe
schemes vanished which the unfortunate
subject of this memoir had formed. No
thing was now left him but again to em
brace his old profession, lor which purpuse
he went on board his majesty 's ship Ven-
gear, captain Alexander, at Portsmouth
Lieut. Blake, the senior lieutenant of the
Vengeur, and also a number of her seamen
formerly served in the Rivoli; the latter ol
whom were much surprised at seeing their
old shipmate come on board as a volunteei
Lieut. Blake glanced over his certificates,
and, us is usual, ordered one of the medi
cal officers to examine him, previous to
his being placed on th 3 books—when, in
tlie act of turning Itimself to go below for
that purpose, dreadful to relate, he fell
down lilelesson the quarter-deck.
Apprehension of Air. Harvey.—About
tliq period of the dissolution of parliament,
a youog man of gentlemanly appearance,
and of elegant manners, travelled in tlie
west of England in a carriage and four,
under the assumed name of Harvey, and
stated every v-here that he was going to
offer himself as a candidate for one of die
Cornwall boroughs, varying the name of
the borough as it suited his parpose. In
his progress he introduced himself to a
number uf country bankers, to whom he
stated the object he had in view, observing
that nothing could be done without plenty
of money, at borough elections, and pro
ducing at the same time letters of credit
from bankers in Londun with whom they
were connected. These lettere were for
geries. Many of the bankers, acting with
our hisheries on Opt coast of I.abradpr«ml
Newfoundland. Oulj a few days ago, we
mentioned that seven or eight of these in
truding'vessels had been captured by cap
tain Hhrper, and sent into one of (he Ame
rican ports for trial, whence one of (hem
contrived-to escape and to convoy, the
news extensively. The master of the ves
sel which thus escaped,thooghtit a mighty
grievance that he should have been captur
ed; and accordingly published a letter in
tbe American paper*, complaining of
the hard treatment he had experienced
from capt. Harper. We hope that hit pub
lication will have the eflect ot preveoting
his countrymen from continuing their in
trusions upon British property. If not,
we can assure them that the orders issued
to the British cruisers Upon the subject are
peremptory, and such as they are likely to
smart underunless tbeydesiat. These or
ders instruct our naval officers oh the fish-
iug stations, that “when vessels of the Uni
ted States are found hovering on the coast
they are to be warned off; arid if found in
the bays or harbours, lire to be seized ,ind
brought in for trial.”
- Launch of a line-of battle ship sit the
East Indies.—On the 8tli of January last,
the inhabitants of Calcutta were granted
by the most magnificient spectacle of the
kind ever witnessed in that couutry. The
first line of battle ship ever built on this
river was committed to the waves from
the dock-yard of Messrs. Kyds & Co., at
Kidderporc, amidst the acclamations ' of
some thousand of Europeans and natives.
In honour of the governor-general, she is
named the Hastings.
'Hie Bristol Mirror says:—“We learn
with satisfaction, that in consequence of
s-mie recent regulations in the United
States ot America, respecting the duties on
iron, at several nf tlie iron works, bar-irOa
is now manufactured under the hammer;
and we are led to believe that this altesi-
tiun will add very considerably to the de
mand nf our own iron lor markets where
heretofore that of Sweden hasbeenus^d,as
sales arc very brisk at advanced prices.”
Died in Itailagarth street, on Saturday
last, Mr. Arthur Featonly, aged 82. This
person who lived during'the greater part
■if his life in a state of abject penury, is
said to have died worth 20,000/1 He has
not vnfrequently accepted employment on
the turnpike, in the breaking ol stones,
•Jc.; and the coat which he wore up to the
tune of his death was so patched that
scarcely a particle of cloth of which it wak
•tigjnally composed could be discovered*
amongst the “shreds and patches” which
it exhibited.—Durham Advertiser,
We hav« remarked with indignation am
assertion made in the Morning Uhronicle,
that our navy is “in such a wretched condi
tion.” To that assertion, we are aide to
give the most positive and peremptory con
tradiction: and ive state with confidence
that all tne ships have recently undergone
ii most minute inspection; that the British
navy was never in such good condition:
that more ships could be sent to sea now? in
the best order, than at any’former period,
even in the year IT93, utter ten years of
peace; and that there are amongst tttetn a
greater proportion of first rates that baa
ever been known. '
We have inserted iu this day’s paper
the latest intelligence from this island of
Ceylon. It will be perceived, with regret,
from the proclamation of air Robert Brown- .
rigg, that though tranquility has been - re- -
stored in the provinces, vet fresh symp
toms of rebellion have manifested them- '
selves in the district of Heewahette and
Doombera ot such a nature as to make it
necessary to proclaim marina! law. By
this vigorous proceeding we hope the fur
ther progress of insurrectiou will be stop
ped. Severity is only the more severe by
jeing delayed: and in a semi barbarous po
pulation, like that of Ceylon, it is only
when terror l.as reduced men to a subjec
tion, that the opportuhjty is gained for
creating a better principle of obedience, f
The cotton spining, which fora good ma-
y months has been compar. lively Hat, has
acquired an nncommon activity within
these few weeks, in Glasgow. About six
months stock of ySrn formerly on hand, is
now bought up, principally by English
merchants. Tlie celerity of demaud in the
Glasgow market is attributed to the gener
al “strike”in Manchester, amongst thecot-
ton spinners. Cotton spinners in Glasgow,
who are steady and active, are making
from 13 10s. to 4/ 10s. a fortnight, but
they have to pay a small sum for their
piecer’s wages.
caution, declined crediting this impostor,
but with others tie was too successful.—
He is reported to have netted by his frauu-
ulcnt repr< • stations' upwards of 20,0(i0/.
The numerous frauds he has committed
being soon afterwards discovered, lie was
traced to have sailed for France, where
pursuit was made alter him, but without
effect. Applicatiun was made by the par
ties most interested to Lord Castiereagb,
he wrote to the British envoys and consuls
abroad on the subject. Information was
also dispatched to bankers on the conti
nent. these various measures were at
tended with the desired effect. The cul
prit was ultimately discovered at Turio, in
the disguise o/ a servant; and according to
information .which reached town on Fri
day, he was pn his way to Engiaud under
a proper escort. Property to the amouut
of eighteen thousand pound* is said to
have been foun>( upon him.
London, August 24.
We inserted yesterday an extract from
the Halifax papers, containing complaints
against the subjects of tbe United States
who continue to make encroachments on
From the London Courier, Aug. 24. j
CASE OF SIR. ARBUTHNOT.
Nauau, N. P. Aug. 26, 1818.
Sir,—I am especially authorised to address
you by the Chief, of the Creek Nation, whose
names I affix to the present.
They desire it to be made known, that they
have implicitly followed your advice in living
friendly with, the Americans, who were their
neighbours, and no wise attempted to molest
them, though they have seen the Americans en
croach on their territory, burning tbeir towns,
and making fields where their houses stood:
Bather than make resistance, they bare retired
lower in the Peninsula. The town of Ecan-
Holloway, on the Chatahouche, where Otis Hi.
co was chief, is the instance of the encroach
ments of the Americans. The town is situated
undet the guns of Fort Caine,; and VGco was
desired to submit to the Americans, or hi* town
would be blown to atoms: rather than do this,
he retired, is now living in the lower nation
and his fields where the town stood, are plough
ed up by the Americans. They complain of
tne English government neglecting them, after
having drawn them into war With America: that
the promise made of sending people to reride
among them has not been kept; and if they
have not some person or persona resident in the
nation, to watch over their interests, they will
soon be driven to the extremity of (he Penin
sula. You left Ur, Hambly to watch over tbe
interests of the Creek nation, but you had hard
ly left the nation when he turned traitor, and
was led by Forbes to take the part of the Ame
ricans : his letter* to me, of which I annex you
a copy, will show you what lengths he would go
if he had the means. It is Hambly and Davie
who give the Indians allthetrouble they expe
rience : they send their emissaries among the
lower Creeks, and make them believe the Cou-
hittes, aided by tbe Americans, are coming,
down on them: they send to the Coubittas, —a
report tbe lower nation is arming against them* »'
thus both pfo put m f«t and their field, wi