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THE REFLECTOR. MILLEDUEVIL.LE, GEORGIA, I’JE.-iDYY JASUViU” i: f *»!0. OLE WAR. VHMiT ,*C AtUllUSTLK. NTlXl’Ull.] ' G not to It'iiliam Humbly, e Sound, .Way 3, 1817. turn home this day. i rc- gned hv you, and dated you therein take liberty as you say, by order of Creek nation, I am gLd b ace this opening you y to you at some length : premise, that when you Bluff, a clerk to Messrs, u did not consider Cap- 'iieen, or any other of the er Creek Nation as mt- they been considered as ish government, who are tors of the Indian nation; • Mr. Hambly to call Cap- tlaw, that man, who has end, and by hi - authority life. Yes, sir, the young iors of the Creea nation, as the chief cause of their ave loug ere this had pos- perhaps with your life e forfeit for the injuries had not that man, who Apiny. Wishing you a speedy recanta tion of your errors, and a return to your former way of thinking. I am your ob't. A. Alt11 IT H NOT. II Letterfroin A. Jlrbnthnot to the governor of Havana. To his excellency don. governor gene ral, Sir.—The chiefs of the l reek Nation whose names are hereunto annexed, beg leave to approach.your excellency and re present their complaints. Long imposed on by persons keeping stores in this coun try, in charging us exorbitant prices for tiieir goods, while they only allow us a very trifling one for our peltry, we have found it necessary to look out f .r a per son that will deal fairly with us, and we wish to establish a store for him on Appa- laclie river, we have made application to 1C A fled Stick, created chief by the low er towns. Q. by the court.—Have you, at any time within the last 1C months, heard any con versation between the prisoner and the chief calieil Bowlegs, relating to the wa> between the U. States and the Seminoles Aos. I heard the prisoner tell Bowleg- that he had sent letters to the prince re gent, and expected soon to have an an swer. Sometime afterwards, some of the Negroes doubted his carrying those letters, when the prisoner stated he had, but, tin- distance being great, it would take some time to receive an answer. By the court. Slate to the court, when and where vou from time to time, of what is passing, anfr see the Americans do not extend them selves on our lands. The Soanish sub jects in the I'h - as, are too much in the interests of the Americans to he mi- ■ lends. For the governor-. I shall alway- • itertain the greatest regard—but, for tin people, they do not act so as to merit my esteem and protection. You desire I would chase those marauders who steal my cattle ; my people have lately driven some Americans from Lalihaway. and I have no doubt, the Americans will hold off this as a pretext to make war on us, as they have before done, in stating wc harbor their runaway slaves. No. 3. Major General E. P. Gaines, president". Members. Col King Colonel Dyer Col. W illiams Lt. Col. Lindsey Lt. col. Gibson Lt. col. Elliott Ylaj. Muhlenberg Major Fanning Maj. Montgomery Major Minton Captain Vasfion Captain Crittenden Lt. J. M. Glassell, recorder. When the further examination of thfli witness, Peter It. Cook, took place, viz: Q by the prisoner.—How long have you been acquainted with the settlement on tho Sahwahnee ? Ans. Between six nil seven months. Q. by the P. — For what term of years did you engage to live with the prisoner? - Ans. Fur no stated period—I was ta» ken by the year. Q bv the P—Were vou not ilisihaig- first saw the letter signed A. Arbuthnot, dated April ‘2.1 18. referred to in the 1st' General .Mitchell, agent for Indian affairs. specification and the 2d charge. ! King Hutcliy, the head chief the Low- Ans. About the Gth «f April, a black, cr Creek nation, has called on me to re-, the commander of St. Marks, and lie re- j man who said he had received from an in-(quest I would represent to you the ciuell . j ’-I % ,e .. J lers us to your excellency. It is not alone dian, gave it to Mr. Aiubrister, whom l j and oppressive conduct of the American \ ca ? v tne " the impositions that have bien practised saw reading it. people, living on the borders of the Indi- - An *" , m< .... , , upon us, that have made u» presume to; Q. by the court—Do you know by what | an nation, and which, he was in hopes*! pf 'ne alter 1 bad written the e address your excellency. Y\ e have com-. means that letter was conveyed to Su-1 from a talk you were pleased to send himi ‘/a 11 «y. e * ... . <•, plaints ot a mure serious nature against wain-? | some weeks since, would have put a stop _ ,' e . r 1 -' *v J the persons employed by the only house Ans. I understood hv an Indian who to and peace restored between the Indians i 1 1,11 ' 5 *', r .. . ,, . that has been established among u>. In tne was sent from fort St. Marks land American - eopl-. But,so far from any 1 . . 118 , 8 31 . ,' u . a 8, " a r ^ first place, some years back, under false Q. bv the court.—Who paid the Indian ‘ stop being out to their inroads and en* ,n n t,,a uoy caMt-il st. John, ui.tier the ‘ - ''•■■■ ' ‘ - ■ croach nts. they are pouring in by liun-i P r ^ ec,, ^ l °[ Ner ‘V .. , , deeds at a time. ‘Not only from the la.nl j. " hat " as the»nb|ect matter of the side, hut ascending the Appalachicola J lett™ you wrote to Proudence ? vessel loads ; thus the Indians have been I Ans " l| Aftei ; be "f r * ,uset ^ b - v pn*-n* compelled to take up arms to defend their. ? r " M, ’ a v ® ,, « UPe 4 ° Pr,,v " len r c *’ ‘ wrote- homes from a set of lawless invaders - to ,n .V/nends for the means of trading by 1 rnvself. pretences, they attempted t) ro us ot a for carrying the letter referred to in the very large portion of our nest lands, and last interrogatory ? we the more read'll' acceded toil from t.ici ,ns. 1 do not know, r friend from vour early i ,jUl ' ,ul P"‘»mKe given us, that they would I Q. bv the court.—What steps were ta- as vour nrotector Yes' S et people to settle and live among, k.-n by the Negroes and Indians on the re- TClu!,l; but far from d. iog tins, Mr. Fo.be, I cc-ipt of the letter ? A pardoned villain.! ‘‘ r - em P l j' (1 t0 1 se, ‘ i | t •" U !f American gov-1 Ans. They first believed the bearer to e ^allows. would bless' er “ ,nent » an( ‘ settle it with Ymericans:—j be an enemy & confined him, but learning d Ins life -het Ur Ham- tilus 1,11(1 * n -? ourselves deceived and iinpos-1 the c k ?d his life ;bct Mr. Ham s saviour. ’s generous friend is the ' n.y being in this coun- t man, I shall endeavor i-e to him and the other ilty alone have fear—an lit man dreads no dangers, lie commits no ill : and jtice ought to be appl ed igl.tly tall, on the hea-is ,itty. Your mean and vile have been the cause ol era, comes ill from he who l ;se of thefts and murders, wild has been the cause ;f hundreds. Thuugl. your villainous at the tint, vet -as too savage and xaugui conduct, -i., to the Indians as pure motives us mine ■or to influem e them to i e-1 as brothers, and live i.. j ieudsl.ip, cultivating tiieir j and taking their diver- in winter, respecting their ^taking themselves. espect- (thus, sir, you would act, nowledge of their language more in your power (han you would then be the le Indians. Were 1 the eft and murder, would 1 l have done to the chiefs have called on me ? Ask mmanding at fort Gaines Dm breathed the strains of sk Opy Hatchy. or Dany if the recommendatory ,'bv order of Apiny could instigator of murder ?— ‘If, if my language to him urderer r Ask Mappalit- ing among the Americans if my language and ad ored that of a murderer ? ery Indian who have lieani outradict vour vile assrr- inti a. v, began to prepare for the en- ed on, wc withdrew our grant about toree e .iv, and the removal of their families years since, which, fron the stipulations and effect, across the river; the Indians contained therein not being fulfilled on the' lived <m the opposite side, part of .vli. Forbes, we conceived we had j Q. I»v liie court —Did the Indians and a right to do. Secondly, Mr. Doyle and • Negroes art together in the performance of ■r. Hambly. the two persons left in the military duty ? nation to cany on Mr. I-urbes* business,j Ans. No. But they always said they have for more than two j ea° s been endea- would fight together, vori.ig to influence us to join the \nieri- Q. bv’tlie niurt.—Did not Nero coin- cans, and finding that t.ur means would maud the blacks, ami did not Bow legs own '-ot sec u-e us ft- moor attachment to our Nero, and ve.is the letter under the inline- am it nt ft lends the English : they have re- diat - c< mmund of llowlegs ? cent! • han recoor.,e to threats of minging Ans. Nero commanded the blacks,-and toe Ymericun., down p--i. us ; and that wa- owned and commanded by Bowlegs, pt-i-jik oi ly wants a pretext to siiiack us. • 'ut there were some Negro captains who wiiicli the -aid Doyle and Hambly attempts obeyed none but Nero to give them by spreading false reports of Q bv the court.—What vessel brought our murdcriiq. Ameiicaus, stealing their to Suwanv the amiiiunition which you said cattle and pn-purin for v. ar against them, was sold bv the prisoner to the Indians and while, in tact, it is the \mericaus who, Negroes ? murder our red brethr n and steal our cat- Ans. The schooner Chance, now King tie by hundreds .'t a time, and are daily at this wharf: she is a foretopsail vessel enema clung on our lands,and maintaining belonging to (lie prisoner, tiie settlers in tiieir ill-gotten possc-sions, i The w itness also identified to the mami- use to> tng- Your known philanthropy and good will tnl Q. by the prisoner.—Do you believe tho by ai ineti to On tlie Clioctawhatcliv river, there are a large body of Aim-mans forming settle ments, ami more are daily joining t iein. Vs this river is far within ttie line mark' d out by your excellency's governineiit and t!ie Americans some years since, (though the line was unknown to u:, until very late- lly, and vve never gave our sanction, noi in tact, knew ofany sale of our lands made to the Americans.) w-e trust vour excellen cy will give order to displace them from within the line, and semi them back to their own country. Our delaying toad- dress yur excellency, to represent the forementioiied grievances, has been owing to the want ot a person to attend to our talks, ami pjf tiiem in writing i n tr,. 1'ne commander of the fort of i-t. Marks has Heard all our talks and i» uplands. He approves of what we nave done, and wnal vve are doing, and it is bv i.i, . ccom'iitmla- tmn we have thus presumed to address your excellency. We have tlie honor to be, your excellen cy’, most obedient and very humble ser vants. No. 1. Power of Attorney from Indian chiefs to J. .jrbutlmoC. Know a I men oy these presents, that vve, chiefs of the Creek nation, whose names are affixed to this power, hav ing lull laith and confidence in A. Arbuth- not, ol New-fVovalence, wlm, knowing all our talks, is fully acquainted witlv ouc inteaiioiis and our wishes, do heieby, by tnese presents, constitute and appoint him, the said Alexander Arbuthnot, cur attor ney and agent, with full power jnd autho- iiuoval"frutn* a‘bvmrd ot" t ‘ ,ac, ' ,, . ,r aiul >" ,,ur '>»'"«*» j'* ail attairs relating to our nation, amt also to write shell letters and papers as to him may appear necessary and proper, for our benefit, and that of the Creek nation. Given at Ocklockuee Sound, in Creek nation, this 17th day of June, one thousano eight hundied and seventeen. 1 Cappacimaro, his X mark, 2 lnleiuuthlo, his X mark. 3 Charles i'uckonoky, lus X mark. 4 Dtu.s Mico. his X mark. 3 Ocliac me Tiistonoky, his X mark. G lmat' niuclr, his X mark. 7 Itihiinutcchuv lc, hi., X mark. 8 Loline Ituinatrlily, his X mark, b iiiiwrathle, his X mark. “ 10 liilii-gjo. Ills X mark. 11 Tamuclies H im. hi, X mark. 12 Upartnloinico, Ins X mark. Certified explanation of names and towns to wliico the foregoing chiefs belong, agreeably to the numbers set opposite thereto. W.M. HAMBLY. 1 Kmliingee, chief of Mickasuky. 2 Inhimarthlo, chief of Fowl Town. 3 Cliarle TustonoKy, 2d cliiel ol Oak- mulgee Town. 4 Chief ou the Conhulavvay, below fort Gaines. 5 Opony, chief of Oakmulgee Towns. G Chief of the Atlapalgus. 7 Chief of Pallatchucolcy. 8 Chief of the C'hehavvs. 9 Chief the Red Sticks. * the Indians, induces the head chiefs to hope -- -■ j— • that you will lose no time in using vour in- P r !"“ nw ,a '' kn*iw'e.l«e of he ventures flue -ce to put a stop to those invasions of '**!«? on board the schooner ? their lands, and ortler that those who have , A ' N ' * believe he did. It was already presumed to seize our fields may s A ano in iny iun ■. retire therefrom. . V; b - v the P - ,,n - vo f u ^ ,0 ' v ‘ 1,at A, «' The Indians have seized two persons | bn f r ' vas . tl,e a f nt ,,f ^e priEoner ? they think have been greatly instrumental ' ,l,! ‘ 0 1,0 ’ script "I Ihe pri,oner on the following do cument*. viz. No 1, granting him full power to art in all cases for the Indians, as . ecorded before ; and also a letter with out signature. to tile governor of St. Au gustine, numbered 2 : and further, a let ter with ml date, t- Mr. Mitchell, the !n- li.--.ii agent, numbered 3 ; and an unsign ed petition of tne chiefs of the Lmver Creek nation, to governor Cameron, pray ing hi, aid in me.i ami munitions of war. nuiiitmred I ; all vvhi-ii the witness stat ed to be tne hand v riting of the prisoner. No. 2. Supposed to befcom llowlegs, to the gov ernor of St. Augustine. , To his excellency don Jose ( oppinger—to' e,lce u 0UI c, » u nti>•. tcy has given me a clue bv avel whence the aspersion a Apiny, Hatchy, oi a- ■ f the upper towns, but deavnrs to lead them to arrels with each other.— fs hear my note read with rfectlv according to inv iog all as brethren uniting •iendship and live? Did » smoke the pipe ol pea e en of the lower nation, ure as brothers ? What em alter their minds af- interference of a humane Is them to write to l letter is signed “ Wil- :e one more observation, from whence 1 came, e amongst the Indians the friend of peace and ringing the Americans upon them, and they-are now in their possession as prison ers lt is even reported that they have made sales of Indian lands without the knowledge, consent, or approba tion of the chiefs of the nation ; and from long resilience in the nation, ami the great influence that one of those people former ly enjoyed among the chiefs and their chief, tlierc i, some reason to believe he has been guilty of improper conduct to the Indian nation. No. 4. Petition of the chiefs of the Lower Creek nation, to gov. Cameron. We, the undersigned, deputed by the Creek nation to wait on your excellency, and lay before you their heavy complaint,, i'" the English, vve have always looked up to as friends, ns protectors, and on them vve now call to aid us in repelling the approaches of the Americans, who, re gardless of treaties, are daily seizing our lands and robbing our people: they have already built s veil foits on our lands; they are making roads and running lines into the very heart of unr country, and, vvithi.ut the interference of the English, wc shall soon be driven from the land vve in herited from our forefathers. The Americans tell u, the English V. ill regard us no mure, anil we had better sub mit to them ; but vve cannot submit to their shackles, and will rather die in de- |f ( Y\ hen peace was made between the En glish and the Americans, vve were told liy lieut. colonel Nicholls, that the Americans vveie to give op nur lands they had taken, and vve to live quietly and peaceably, in no wise molesting the Americans. We have strictly followed those orders; but tin- Americans have not complied with tbe treaty. Colonel Nicholls left Mr. Ilaui- | bly in charge of the fort at Prospect Blurt'. | with orders to hear us. if any cause of his excellency James Green, governor of ■St. Augustine. Sir.— I had the honor of receiving your letter of .September, hut the impossibility of finding a person to write an answer to the same, is the cause of this apparent neglect. 1 shall he very happy to keep up a good understanding and correspondence with you, ami hope you will, when occasion offers, advise me of such things as may j , " ; “ l U! '* " a,, j ll “ ITC 1,1 be of service to myself and people. My aml re P rl ‘, se,1 ‘ sa "' r l ". the : i . .1..., .... J J. » British government; but he turned traitor, and brougnt the Americans down on the fort, which was blown up, and mam of (J.—Do you think that the powder and lead shipped would more than suppl. the Indian ami Negro hunters ? Ans. I did not see the powder And lead myself, but vias told by Bowleg* that he had a great quantity he had there keep ing to light with. Q.—Did the Indians reside on the east side of the river ? •\ns. They did. Q. You were asked if the Negroes and Indians, when the letter marked \ was communicated to them, did not take up arms: had they received information of the defeat of the Indians at Mukasuky prior to that time ? Ans. (t was afterwaids I believe, they received the information. Q.—Did not Bowlegs keep other powder than that he got from the prisoner r Ans. He bail some he gut from the- Blurt' which was nearly done ; lie said his hunters were always bothering him about powder. Q.—Did you state that at the time Am- bl ister ascended the river there was o o« tlici vessel at the mouth of the rivet i Ans. There was none other there-.— there was one had sailed. Q — I’l'cre is a letter, A, spoken of; ho \v dn you know that the son of the prison efi had that letter in his possession? Ans. I saw him with it, which he drop ped, and a bov called John, picked up and gave it tu me. Q.—Y'ciu stated that the Indians; and Negroes doubted the fidelity of the pri -oner in sending the. letters t-i the prince regent —do you think the prisoner wnulrj have been punished by them had he not comply- ed with their wishes ? Ans. I do not know. Q—Do you believe the prig-oner was rompelieil tu write the Indian communi cations ? Aus. He was not Compelled. f 1816, W. Humbly sent n a letter,containing talks lie Indian nations : they o England, and his ex- me, on my leaving I’rovi- thereto from (lie light thurst, one of Ins majes- i of state, that I mignt own to the chiefs on my VY’liat will govern ed the man who, in IS1G. t the encroachments ol the Indian nation ; and 17 call the chiefs of that more especially wrote, mbly may sell his ser- ;; but no man can expa- t allegiance due his na- i government may call i to give up a subject rouged her. Mr. Hambly to be con may have received : lettered Indian to live bly on his native land, ‘py of this letter with io be read by the chiefs shall, at the same time, ty of expressing niysell did in the notr sent by 10 Fratici-, ^the Prophet.) 11 Peter M’Queen, chief the T&llahasse. ian old lied h’vick.) warriors and others that go to IM. Augus tine, return with false reports, tending to harrass and distress my people, and pre venting them from attending to their usu al avocations. At one time, the Ameri cans and L’pper Indians, supported bv a force of about 3000 men, were running iines far within the Indian territory : ano ther time, are collecting a force at Fort Mitchell, in the lin ks of Flint and Cliata- hoocliv rivers, to fall on the towns below. Now, sir, we know of no reason the Ame ricans can have to attack us, an inorte.n- sive and unoffending people We have none of thejr slaves ; vve have taken mine tj ! of tlicii- property since (Iip Americans ....I'made peace with our good father, king George, We have full owed the orders of liuniflicer that was vvitli us, lieut. colonel Edward Nicholls, and, in no wise molest ed the Americans, though w-e daily see them encroaching on our territory, steal ing our cattle, and murdering and carrying oft' nur people. The same officer told us, we, allies to the great king, our father, were included in the treaty of peace between our good father and the Americans, and, that the latter were to give up all the territory that had been taken from us before and during tlu* war. Yet. so far from complying with the 9th article of that treaty, they are ilail. making encroachments on our land, getting per,ons who are not known to the chiefs, and without any power or authori ty, to grant and sign over lands to them. Thus they deceivf* the world, and make our very friends believe we are in league with them. The principal chiefs of the nation, with the head warriors, assembled at my town on the 8th instant, and came to the reso lution of informing the British minister at Washington, ol the conduct of the Ame ricans and the officers of theirguverninent. towards us; it has be< n done accordingly, and copies sent to England. We demand ol the king, nur father, to fix some ol hi, people among us, who may inform him our red brethren destroyed in it. Th ammunition stores imended fur our use, were cither destriived, nr taken off by the Americans. We have sent several mes sengers to inform your excellency of these proceedings of the Americans, but they have never returned to us with an answer. I lirei- of our red brethren have lately been killed by the Americans, while hunting on our la ds, and they threaten to attack! Continuation of the minutes of the proceed ings of a special court, where)j major general Gaines is president, cn.,.enect by order of the 26th of April, ihlo. Fort 8t. Marks. Ypril 27. ifc!8. The court proceeded In the tnal of tin. bert G. Aiubrister. a iliiti-ii subject, tv no being asked if he had any objections to a- ny one of the members of the court. n . d replying in the negative, was arraigned n the following charges ik specifications. , -z: Charges against Robert (’. Ainbiistcr, tne towns of Mickasuky and Sahvvahneee,! ml " ‘ n custody, who says lie is a British me only two large towns left us in the!®** hject. Creek nation, and, without aid from your Charge I.— Yidlng. abetting, ami com- excellency, we cannot repel their attack, fm ting the enemy, suppiyiti"'them uuh YY e are, tiler-fore, deputed to demand of the means of war. he neing a subject of your excellency the assistance ol troops Great Britain, at peace with the United and amiiiunition, that we may be able ef-[ states, and lately an officer in the British fectually to repel the attack of the Arne-j colonial marines, ricans, and prevent their further encroach- Specification L—That the said iob,-rt ments ; and, il wc return without assist-jC. Aiubrister did give intelligence of the movements and operations of the Ameri- ance, the Americans, who have their among u-, will the more quickly come up- ui us. VV e must humbly pray that your excellency will send us such a force as will be ri-gpectcd, 1. make us respectable. []Ihe following was endorsed on the foregoing.] can army between the 1st and 20tli March, 1818. and did excite them (the Ncgi .es and Indians) to wa against the ariuv of the United States, by sending tlmi, war riors to meet and fight the American army —vvlmse government was at peace and ... . r . friendship with the United States and all diaries Cameron, esq. governor, common-1 her citizens. II i d<] in chie J' ( Charge 2.—Leading and commanding I beg leave to represent to your excel- the Lower Creeks in carrying a war a” lency the necessity of my again returning! gainst the f h States, to the Indian nation, with the deputies S.ir-rifinti,,., i n,., , the chiefs, and as niv trouble and ex-! r- ! ...n ; '■ ' , at !.** 831,1 1 •Y | "Im inter, a subject id Great Britain, pense ran only be defrayed by permission to take goods to dispose of amongst them, I pray your excellency will he pleased to grant me such a letter or lixeense, as will prevent me from being captured in case of meeting any Spanish cruiser on the coast of Florida. The court adjourned, to meet to-morrow morning at G o’clock. Fort St Marks, April 26, 1818. which government was in p^-.-ce and ty w th the United States and all her , iti- zcriH, did, between the 1st of February and 20th of March, 1818, levy war agai st the United States, by assuming command of the Ipdians in hostility ami open war with the United States^ and ordering a party ot them to meet the army ot the U. States and give them battle, as will appear bv Ins letters to gov, rnor Cameron oi New The court c.mveucdpursuanttoa^jomn-1 Fr-ividi-ncc. dated doth „r Aj.'i,' ]5 .,« ment.-Frcscat, | whtcb ore mark* A. H, C, and D. Jd tjfe