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atiotls again ft the enemy’s lints are
about to t tkt place, in which the
whole oi cur regular forces wi 1 ! be
cmployed ; in conlequcncc of winch
the tr.'lit'.a are drafted to fuppty file
defences afid gairikm the p fts .<n
the frontier irom which the regu
lars will have been withdrawn.—
We hop , be! >rc the end this
* unpaign, that a general occupa
tion it the territory of the enemy
aoj ini.'tg our line w:l! put .til end to
the petty an 1 vexatious inrui tmus
In is now making in that quarter.
We have noqucllion but a part >f
our army nt least will lnv. th.ir
v. nti i (juTti :ers at Montreal, il nor
beyond it.
lViStiiu* re, August I 2.
Report from Sorih Point to G tier
al Smith, date.!hui] past b deled,
•u;tcr dry ncuing
<J:ic hip,ate artel two lar L n ships
t • upper crut of Kent bland,
thr fhij.. or the line, fix frigates,
i brigs, two ft boom is, ami lour
f tail tirhoonen. tenders, ililpoled s
ing k’ itt illaud ; sonic a hole low
er and. wn than Sandy Point, and
fi-t ::e much lovu-r. One brig an -
•choreJ oil C heller River —total 2?
lath
IN 1)1 \NS.
Knox vti j.f.. August 9,
T?V (fre indebted to the fnhu ■ ts< of
D. II M’C.urg far t;>e folijli'U.g
r.pus receive:! by the in:
1 1 estern Mail.
“ fart bit. Stephens* j’u!y -Uh.
“.Sir I enc! *l;* you r pio of
rwo letters recti veil i> ur days u<),
one from Judge l ouimir. the other
i t cm, Mingo Mulkaeutubbee whi-li
v.;’! r| V > you :ht otl* irdt tmatim
T poh on t! e fu : j- cl rd ‘he (he. k
War. V/cmein .'Yai u.<tr o htr. ;
the frenti. r ietd r: aie having ti’.rir
jittle farms, and a.e corning inti
cor neighborhood. Venn build
ing a ft rung tort at Mount Ripub
i’ . Brown, Davis, and nryleli,
are talking about picketing in out
hrv.ilVs, and so ne o our neighbors
propolcs to afftft us.
“ A report reached here tins
morning, that l ate had rctunud
from Peniacola, uid Hat s that the
party of Indians mentioned in Judge
Tnulmin s kttei had applied to the
g- vcrrior f r ai ms and ammunition,
ar.d produced the letter from Can
ada. but the governor refuted, fay
ing the Spanith giivtrnmenr was at
peace v. it h ou s; fate adds that
the Creek Piophets were with th- ;n
and incouraged them not to def
p iir, andenfured them furcils with
the War Club, if they could not
get ammunition. The citizens of
XVniacola had fold the party lome
powder before 1 ate lift there.
4 In great haite the pod rider is
hurrying me. Your friend.
GKO. S. GAINKS.”
(Cb I'V )
“Chatter*; A aiion, y/y 1 5th.
“bncnl and Brother—On the
15th June i th night proper to call
my friends and warriors t 0.,, .her to
Ju !ge of the improper proceedings
if the Muf-ogcvs, and on that day
wrote my (ta?;nscnts and lent four
of fv captains into tluir nation,
but 1 am lorry to inform you, my
ward >rs who returned four days
l! :•*, c.u'id not deliver my letter
< wing t • the litlurb:’trees among
them villi in . the Muir Ogees. My
Captain which I cm rely on in
t rms me that p..rt of 1G towns
have labelled ;j id killed • tght of the
< .hie. who wtre biend.lv o the U
•.! Aa'-:-. ‘*>rev u!te interm v*
the Big Warrior and C.jptsi i Laics
are ticn-msi together and protected
bv a h*w friends. Col. Hawkins,
and Alexander Cornels, have left
thf n..-im by the i\que!t of the
Big \Yarri <r, to lolicit .he .fli I nice
of the white pi ople in quelung f hoi
that li.iVe rcbelleu. l he> are mak
ing every arrangement to attack
the frontier of Bigby—th v have
al! > received letters fir m C-atiikia
dem.iiuling of the English S'arc, in
IVnh.co’a, arms and .unnuitiiti n
wtii b ir.y Captains it;form the par
ty with their park horfis, mud be
in lb nl .cola about r his time. lam
alio I. fry to inform \ -u that about
.‘JO . t the Yirir.My town w ini r
have j >itie ‘ Taulo’w win tin: Aiuf
cogc-. s li.iVe made a chut -f. am!
art at prelent on tils• Bhtcl: warri
or holding theii danies and mak
i; g all p'eparatinns t> attack the
t.oniiets. 1 i two days I call tny
warriors, belonging to my dill t ill,
to make them acquainted and o!>
t-tin their opinions reltxclirog the
bufincf.;
“ I afli’.rc* you and the rest of my
white br threr, ‘hat you have my
friendfliip, a?ni fhout-.i tiutv be air,
depredations, cammitted aguiait
tlit. white people in my ditt-iet I
ciitoinlv Hull leek l.ttirfafti- n.
44 Signed lbs
MCSfirf LAIDB A, X
tnai k.”
e -1 .! > certify that th-. wi'i.in at.J
aim : .latenieni an agn table to ti e
rip ut iitude by tfie now
fro ti the creek nativ.n.
Si. iud
JOHN Pn CIH .YN.”
44 The Statement u! tli-j Indians
fays ‘.'non are iu amis a: : ,ft ;hg
United States.
C. erge S (j.:ina Esq.
U. S tact or St Steph;;..’
“l)-ar Sir—l iu* gnatclt con
sternation prevails m o nietjudicv
of tile dc'iirutllon of James C -r
----neil’s houie, by levi n or ein lit In
uiar.., w 1 the prokubf. 1 irunar < *
his family—and if the conduct <d
the Spaniards sh .uld be equa!;} in
fa nou with that ot the liiitilh, our
dangers .*. til be great. 1 lu. !:tt!-.‘
uarri-ir who was put to death, had
a letter it is fai l Irom th British
General in Canada tc the
‘a Pen acola to larnidi the Indians
win arms and aurnmition. A
gr>. at mnnb.r have gone dnwr.
(M mia: thii.l.’ n t Pensacola
for that ourp ! ae will probably
return this w.ek iher.’ 1 i titty be sup
plied lii *y are to at ta. kb<> th ur
iettlements—thole on tfit ihllip
pi. l’etitn iTee and Ge agia. It their
plan be really as cxtenfive as it is
lfated to be. they can only hartals
the outlide settlers, and might be
repelled if vigoinu; an ! jutlicieus
iftorts were made. Mi. Pierce and
Mr. latte are going down to day
to afeertain whether tbev have been
iupplied or not. All he halt breeds
as well as Maniac (who hau a very
narrow elope,) have come down to
the cut off. The Tenia people are
p-ully down here, and parily pre
paring lord- knee at ho.ne. The
Big Warrior i? is supposed hzs been
taken.
“ M’lntoi'h, Alexander Cornell’s
and Col. Hawkins, have all, it i,
laid UeJ to Georgia. 1 made one
communication to Cos!. B wy.rs
yeftt-rday, a:id am nuking another
t > day. Indeed 1 d,vl hop.- that the
i*...r.::ic:nr I tna ie to hi n a fortnight
:> ■ i would have induced him to
lend the Volunteers up to the Ala
bama—pollibiy tulle alarm beret-,.-
lore may have rendered him fcc-pti-
Cd. 1 lhall write this evening to
general Claiborne, hoping tohalten
his approach, i’he seventy men
that are come are all invalids, 1 dull
fend a large mail r.p for theCliic!:-
afawson Friday—we fear that Hig
don may have been murdered.—
lie took the mat! through the
Creek Nation.
1 am, dear fir, yours fin finely,
11. TO U Lift IN.” ;
Fort Stoddart, July l l bh, ll‘t. |
• RiV ATEERINO Otl St. W UtNct
irom the Album Arens.
< o
A few i.ays imet, two private arm
ed luats, each lariyinjr a <> oi :}
pxuudier and .00 men, filled from
barkers llaibor to cruiz inthebt.
h?w-a.-ice! On Monday the IfJ I. j
fhi yhII ir with a gun A .at, curiy
i< g a 6.pound caronade, conuyiiig
l 5 of the eremy’s baftcaux, captur
ed them without the i> r *; of a man.
anJ brought them into Ctauburry
cteik a''<ut VO miles above Os.
< 3
del fbu gh ! lit batti ;;ux had otl
L-ard ~:A) battels cl pmk. .‘iOO
bas of p.l it br* ad, aiiitnuriition,
£\c. bound It m M> l,trial to lliojff
ton. On l uelday m ruing .'i <>f
the en , r..y’s gun boats, vtiiii 250
foldieis bom Bnlcott, arrived off
the orek, and lan led thur men.
1 he p ivaticiinvn bait hardly time
to cmiftnicl a biiall woik oi their
hi;, oi pilot bread, before tiny
wore aif.'xk-d bv 2*X) of the en
emy; and ft range to tell, aftei an
t bltinate ei)ga,,inv t:t i.i which
fi.-m vo to Cos of rheeiKiny \\,re
killed, liis 1 nee rctriateil pieeipi
tat Jy to theii b‘>at i except 15 who
to k to the woods and v.i r*- purfu
cl. Our lols ‘w as lutkt.g th-.mgh
it i ti it Iperilit and C 7 H itilli piil-
CTt,is. captured in t!ie oattia ix and
gun-b it, grrr. id at M’atertou u on.
J ui I av evening
On Com C.bauiii -y .uivil
el of tlie viai g- i ol our patty at the
crnk, on ! oi l lay morning, hi. dif
patcd.cd two khooiurs to their re
rij, and followed In the o utfc of
.he dav w:h tfa lquadron ,‘t(K)
drage.i-r.3 were difpaicli J by Gw.
Lewi. the la tie time by land
On UVindJv-.y a cannonading was
heaid, bjpptded b-;w.*en the b i ts,
atui gut.-boats. Wt have dt lived
cur information prituipallv to mu
gentleman wh came from Water
town oil Widntddav, who saw the
ptiluners and hfard the filing.
BAT ILL in FLORIDA.
SAVA Nft AH, Auguf lI V.
Extract of ale tter from a gentleman
in St. Wary's, to afntndof his ii:
this city , dated August I Stb 1 S i :i.
44 ()u Sunday lull an engagement
took place in Fall Fiorina, oppo
fife, and in fight of that place, be
tween the Patriot rand Loyalists if
that Province- A party if about
n.*en was raikd at Amelia lfland
\vho embarked on b ats a;:d pro
ceeded in Ranch of th. l'atiiits,
wiio were o.I!ecl-d tigith r 1 ir.c
ciltance up th. river, confiding of
7v). A lew minutes before die
boats from Am- !ia got to Water
mans Muff, a party ot th. Patriots,
about 3<> .trtiwd liierc, at.J m the
approach of the boats, they w.re
hailed, .in.i v.rdl.t-ad to InricUcler ;
a fire imim diat.ly coimn. i.ad
from rfie boats, and the Patriots
brifldy returned it, at tl it tiKime it
a re.nforcemcnt cl r.eaiiy all their
tiutnber arrived.
The action laded fifteen nvin
uti s ; the b ats drifted away v.i.h
the tile and v. r-d, *>u;h being in
their favor. thc’r:r.t(mr:i having re
filled to row, fell into thr bottom
of the boats to Icrcvn rhemf -Ives
from the fire of the I’atlints. Ot
the fide of tin- Patriots none were
injured The 1. .yalifts 101 l(i kil
levl, and about I*2 or I4w )utukd
among the latter is Jol.-ph Arre
dondo, who was (hot through the
fli lulde;
“ 1 lie Patriots are coiitiguous io
Amelia, and art- ixpectcd to att k k
that place soon. Ibe pe-ipl u
Fernantlina ar* much alanne l. .-.ft
l ave removed their lu.nilics, fu;rii
ture, negroes and t-ffvds gi-i L :.iy
on board wff Is, and to other ,1 s
of kitty,and ;!<< men are preparing
for defence. What will br tin final
remains yet to known.
By tlit* lait (outheru mail, wer
learn, that the Patriots in Lalt-K! >r
idi, had gor;e again!! an tiicamp
unnt and - lent again!! tbua
by tlie Governor ol Anguflini ——.
Gcd grant t!:e:n fuccels. Rep.
(jj° ‘J'/sr nrvcral comfuiutf
of l’uMtc f*>*i{;*ty (alius F'rn*.
tit H HI.? tr. vfr, u>\-
h rhy notijir.! t. (dUtul at I ]
(j <!, a- a. iu. nu / -/‘/ay th • ■. \ tfi
of V ft. nib r next* mtl t wri
t.f ii cislunyt-.iy t j h rca
/ il 1 in f) rt ft.
By order of the Captains.
/’ A’ s.n.
A decent, ft rung GIG A: HAR
NTS')—apply r-r Air. 1 >..n;.-i S.. . e
of tins puce. Aug. 2J.
WU.KKS MANIM'AC 1 Ul< ING
COMPANY.
f 111. Sioi Ktiouin rs ol f:.e
Wilkes Mann! ctu;iug Comjn.t.y,
ate iier.-by notified to a t.iui tluir
animal meeting ai Bob .n, i.ii t .c
fecoinl ! uttday in b .Member m xr.
JOJ 1 AiilU)!’, fec’iy.
August 20. h.
ARMINIbTRATOII'o SAA £,
On the first TJay in IJoi’endui
‘ at tL Court /My.” m •/ ( -r
county, pm near: to n: erj / of the
bon ■able Inferior cnr f -aid
ton /.!.,
KT.L I>E XQLJj,
J lr-ii.K hundted fifty eight .v
an had acres ol land, in V, i r ..s
coui: r y, (>n the waters oi Ho ky
cn.k, adj*lining Wiiliam B .-;t
and o-.he.s; it being ttm r t! ■ .• v
ot Solomon Hio tt. r i. .! t .an m
be fold for the bin. fit < I tb !- -ir;
and creditors (ft 1.i.: <uc :>l
l'crms c-f laic wi!! mac .r. > nv.
on that and .y
MA I ! HF.’V l-\I.B!)l, a
JOtiX 1 V. CO P:.< a s
Augmt 2i>:h. :iw.
N O FiC ii,
v •
IN'E months at-*r rtie due
hereof, application will!:, m
the honorable Inferior o :.t *lO
l’leib.orpi’ c unty, for !m.v t.. !h. e;
tt-.M it land in lind count/, con
taining f.- ■ !:unJr >! an! nin tv-fix
acres, iung on Grove creek, ad
joining James Sims, fen. othvti,
it being the real if! HtC ( I /irhari th
La.ranc?, dec. to L-e foi-d lor the
benefit cl the hei. * and creJitor? cf
the Ltd deccaled.
WiI.T.IAM WAYNF..
August 2, iSjyi l Jr