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and who at the lame lime claims to
be an American, is a cold blooded
traitor.
At the commencement of the
prelent contell, our old revolution
ary heroes had nearly all dropt ofl
iheftageot li.'p, and from our long t
habits of peace, the handfull of j
■troops kept on our frontier had af
forded but little opportunity h r the j
•ditplay of military genius. ()t:r Na- |
vy alio was, as it were, in a Uate of
infancy; yet with this handfull ol
force, were v.c compelled in de
fence of our incftimable rights to
encounter, av I have before obierv
cd, the mofi powerful and at the |
iiune time the null abatid. me ! gov- - 1
eminent that ever tyrannized over
J
any country. •
N- twithft.vulirg tin’s apparent
disparity ot i’orce, vet with our nu
merous and biavc poruDfi ; nrd
a country abounding in a!* .e
----iourcte ntcefi iy .t! -r t five
or ilefenfiv’ waif 0.. v. •. < . * for
a tnnn ent onuht • • ■’ iccefs.
VL irh ;> Hole i x, r.r. ’ :i,< - ait
war, which w-c <• dadv,
cur fii ers and r •• f. n tea. li
tfic R :/ h I ir if e
bet'. • •’ . . v
ligb ‘b.'ba'N -f ‘he kepub'ic,
ami tsitrct • u v y fl.aes i. r.tendif;-
for inj since li J o.iprellion uni.tr
the ordtrs ol adt, • But what
/hall bo laid o! our nave,cur in ant
navy!! Its arhicveim-it in a rela
tive point of view ar • unparalleled
in the hilfory of any country ujvn
the face ot the globe, ihe ene
my with l:is thouland flops c>f war
has to bond of but tw r o triumpi.s
over it, whilst we can claim alinofl
as many as we have (hips. May we
not hope th.it the late victory pained
so gallantly by Commodore l\rry
and his brave afibciates on Lake
Erie, over a fupcri r British fleet,
and the command <>t Lake Ontario
r.ow obtain* <1 by the brav Gh iun
cev. will lead to the accomp ilhniem
ct T. ev. nts w f'i’ h r uli nltir:late
ly “ ‘opt! the enemy r * make ptare
upon i> n- rabWtvrms, • r be tiiiv- 1
on tiv i the contin-t.t ? I think
thev vdi Our arn'.v in th fe re
j
giens will now. lie able to ad wit!)
better effect, and the blood ihn Ay
lavage, paid and ic.ftigat'd to f.alp
and tomahawk tmt only our de
feucelfcfs let tier, on the Ir ‘iitier, but
our unioitunate pri! ner-., v. ill be
checked and rellraim and.
Whilfl; v c are er. v.gcd in a con
reft for the maintenance of thole
maritime rights which as an inde
pendent nation we claim under the
long tflablifleJ principles of gene
ral law, or law of nations, we are
under peculiar obligation to render
the homage of our gratitude and
praise to a bountilul Providence lor
the plenty with which our country
abounds in ail tilings neceflary lor
our comfort and convenience ?
Our farmers and planters raise their
own grain; their flocks and herds
supply their own beef, bacon and (
lamb; and their wool am! cotton
are both fabricated by the indufliy i
of the family into cloth for dcmiettic i
use. Not only so, but a confidera- !
ble fur plus remains, by the dilpolal j
cf which, sugar and coffee, &c. j
which hv long habit have become ;
in iome mealure nectlfarits of life, ;
are procured. And the lame ne- .
ceflity continuing, we fliall add to j
our independence by the culture of I
many articles which ate at prelect !
fuppiied by importations from
broaJ. By the efforts ol fume cn- •
terpriling individuals in the south- i
, rn and eaffern parts cl ou r Out". it (
has bt.cn JetwonU rated that t'ne su
gar cane cat* be cultivate, and vit I sue
cels; and cur climate and foil arc
peculiaily well calculated for pro
ducing both w ine and oil. lienee
our independence ol b reign sup
plies will be ensured, and the Amt
j rican farmer ar.d planter, and those
•of Geoiada particulaiiy, will stand
j erect, the m* fl if *:- lubnt human
1 beings upon th’ tic* of the earth
under the reltr/i; its civil fotiety
Happily for tui flute, fa lias
been ns yet exempt from those ma
lignant fecnes of outrage which !
have marked the progrds of tlie cn- j
emv in other parts of the Union;
but he ;;ml his favnge alius to the
n nth. liavo fina'flv ! utT**ei!ed it*
changing the nf ct of afl.irs on
our Indian frontier. A large pro
portion of the Creek Indians are
:n a li. .re ol I;< fliiity us.
L me families were mt;rd> red mar
ic mouth <1 Ohio in li.e c uile
o* the i; !i lun>” • r i v a paitv ol
Indian.- p. f'r.g *r.-;n tlv Lake ; to
ti. Dpi’ - ‘•*!< . ‘lhe pcricipal
i.lii !s of t Ij* ‘..i ’ n. (ti th.u appiiea
ti.-.’ < f \ > ;,t. deternum 1 to
piu.:fli *1 ■ nil; ii : i-jby nutting
tht ,T 't ■ lita'h, jit.i aj• .it> id war
lior. w.'s lUtTf..i t<> txu'uK th'.r
and.:. ru in; * *n. 1 It: w no soon
i. u. tie mt! : i.’ ■ ■ ‘ *f and a
f i it. >1 .t if tntn.'eri is broke out
in ;.cb o! ,j c m ! net a;ai dt .di
those who had Vi n in any v.ay con
c riitsl ui cuuhr.g ti e muril. rets to
1 p rtod< .* ii. !’ro:o v*b it };..s
r.j*! c .:\,.t fine , it i b< v. \ r cer
ta . that the Upper C •ks bad
ldcivtly and famine I to t.d: part
with the nonhc n Imh-m. in the
war Lgair-li U e j h*.ics, and
that the irounfla c*..> bcMri tmti
tionc i only produced : presnantru
(li.ch'tto't ot their <■! juil. A con
fide rain pat*y amorg the (daks
!i..\vi ver priferve their f,. :!i to our
gnver: ment, at.d turn them and
ether ftmrces, 1 have derived intel
ligence iv. m time to time, ol the ,
plans and movements of ihe hostile .
patty, lily the rtflii£!iuns * i the
Federal C niiiiution, no IL.ic can
without the c udent of (dongsvfs,
“engage in war utilefs adu..l!y in
vade!, i.r in fitch imminent danger
a> will i. r admit of delay ’ Ii i’.ce
it lome lime after tl;. full uif
covery of a I*.>ltiU- infeiition o.i the
part of the Cri\ ks, before 1 cc uld
procure fueh in* Tuiatf n as would
enable me to act rcllrauu ! as the
flare i;, by th : l’.'nfliiution
At length on tin ZPtb day of Ju
ly !afl. ! iiceived a written conir.iu
riention from the Chief v. bo are
at t ! e head if the friendly p.rt of
the Nation, and immediati Iy there
after a letter from Col Hawkins as
Agent oi Indian A flairs, announc
ing that the objee r l - l the hnftih. In
dians was, in the full inllatiie the
dcftiuelion ol the fidendly ones,and
finally, a; attack upon us; and in
Col Hawkins’ lett rhe il ilt ‘Ji 1, that
i l Ihouid c r*fulcr his < e: unanica
’ lion as ** authentic information of
ja meditated attark Thus our
i ntuation was brought within the
! proviflons of the conititution. In
J the mean time I wrote the Sccrcta
j ry of War, dating tlie fituatii nos
; ihe Indians, and the danger to
| which our frontier u.s ox poled ;
i but bolero my I tfor reached its def
j tination, the General Cl .-virmnint
I with a prone mils an.i dtiificn that
j evince vi, ‘Luice and attention to
j duty which claim our warmest
j uppiobatior, !:,d antieipjtcd our
i v.iuds; and Iro • iveil from theScc
| ro f ary rl War a!• itjr author:;'.ug
the use cf militia from this
flat” agaiidt the hostile (ir-. oks. A
general order was immediately tflu
ed for preparing the troops, and
they were f ori after marched to
tluir late rendezvous on the Ock
nv.dgce river. C.ircumflances which
1 deanal important, induced me to
enlarge the : umb r to a full iiiig
ad , the, comm arid <i which, ac
c<r.lit'g to eltafiiil'i and * uitoni and
tfi:uf; . . was \ deted toGen.
John .Vewar* as i nior Briga
dier, wiv * from doit;; Hi- conli •era
liorsdLLlim J ; and ihi r .... * 1 Gi
---< rai John iit .yd wa. •t!• i. .‘!vd up
on as the taxi Iti b nit >i’v, v ho ac
cepted and is now in r orem.i: e, and
with the detachment : An.i 1 have
the i..r:s! itlion i knowing, t: at the
incafuns i have purlutd. and the
plan ol erganizati'.r 1 h; ve r.de.pt
cd, have been ap;.rjv .ii by the IVe
fnient.
I he h flilitv of the Creeks being
unexpected by th ■ G vc rr.im nt,
tlmy w re in no flute of prepara
tion in this quarter for the tqttip
menf and luj ply ol hu h a body of
tr . ; - which laid me undo the ne
ctfli'y ‘>l p: n i.’ng h r r! jm, until
the Unit and States Col .hi I.IVC Ui oC
to t). |o l’> r thiM pur*)(;ft* l ad
v t <■.(! frot*. t! •• 11 it. lurid ppru
r.riat, ‘ for mih'rry ilifuur!aments,
the iu \i t “t n.trv * .rthe c on trac
tor and Outrn. r- .'alier’s Depart
r.ier.t, every centofwl.i ..been
returned .u.i is i. w . . i.. 1 * a.urv•
i hi; d'.aucc v.a .tn .!,j nm le, aiul
cvcati'oued by tiie r-a. ility t'..it a
iltcJ for im.t.r. , iy ’oarcidng
the troop-, to t!u fi'or.'ur. to quiet
the fears ot ike people, ar.d iu.p
them tloin or. aking up .aid having
thi in homes ; ami their day at liicir
rendezvous has been oceafini.td by
the iliftirulty of proeu:i g the e
quipmaiU nectffary to lupply l!.e
various wants of for.mr. us * de
tachment. In ti is r. ‘ ct h.am ver
tiny aretxcluiive v m er the con
trol of the Gen ra C voi’ n rnt,
and their uiuvavu i.- gulate ‘by
their rider. They have now en
teiid the inciiiv’.- rout-tiv. and I
iruit ur.dcr Divin P * vi ct ce they
will, aided l;y tin cooperation ot
other detacbn.i r.ts oieitrcd upon
the fame Lrvi. ~ I ; .i. li.bdu ‘he
iaitiileis iavages, aid c * pel li an
to uneouJiti i ..I iuln. .ilicu.. Hie
lupplit of lun. -uimion which these
h uli. f.vv’ s h v reCd.ve.l from
the Spun.:!i C w inorat Ptr.facola,
for tiie avowed paip I. cT making
wv.r c.por uit. a it.bjid, tlie cog
nizance it wliich to the
governnc ;.t < t the I’r.ir.d Stat.s;
and it is to b • hoped, that th: fc
crct enemy will no longer be per
mitted with impunity, under Lis
pretended tic utraliry, to put into the
. hands ol our enemy, the uie.uis oi
deflroying us.
Ihe quantity of ammunition
whiiii 1 hr.vc purchaf.d unfit ?l.e
piovifions if the acl c.i the lait I.e
gillaturi has been c< nfideiabi'-. (•!
j. *wder there has been n bifii uitv
in procuring the quantity requi. ai;
: but it has been more diffic ult to pro
cure any confiderabL quantity cf
lead. A fuu cl’i.ey has hov.cver
been obtained Dr the use of the
troops new in the field, and tr..a
----fun-s taken, whr’i will eufure the
delivery of a 1 rge quantity m. re at
this pi .re. in all the p:ef ’ i in. nth
In addition to the detachment
new in the fill-1, <ti ar cautionary
nicafuics f< r the laity ot tire licn
! tier have been ra; rad to. f* n o
| in all Di rts and Li< ck-l cufes hav •
been !■;:!’% Ldas arid D t s
have beer:, ar.d arc at this time kept
out: And although wc lmv occa
sionally had fai.c r jiorfi which have
produced temporary alarm, the lav
agt s have not dart-o to approach on.
lettlcmuits; that they have nor.
has bun occaiioned 1 have no
doubt, by cur altitude and rraditieD
to punish them on tile very lirit
trrJlion.
O *
Our feti beard has been at;
yet exempt in.in annovarree by the
enemy Ihe lait Li giilatuie palled
Reh!ittiuii, auihoriflrig the 1 xec
utivr to kc p tix cunpr-nir ■: ( : miii
tia in h. fa D,c i: • i.-i e. s eoumy
or; fia-i . tef, hi l in much,
u> t ‘.i.j iv [ 11ce i j ‘ ,iity
l<n liu !r icrvie c, iudtl and V .* t: [j
be ki j’ at t!.i - expel cr iI 1 rate,
and ti at t.xpaiie would i;avt v.
corded th’ i* i ole ani’ u; ‘ rop 1 • i
ated l.ii tr.ilit. ry ii “r*. in
:.t li.afl a tine. lo! v t ccgre.. I de
cline. 1 f a'hii’ ti er > i";'. ila ic
-1 u2t ins ;u ii if icd mv . . mi., r ■ ti,
and the turn’ of the lime, and the
lives of the inai have lieeii prderv
eu i r ocea fleviis ol aai danger. It
newuhel Is mv ‘-pinion rhat
i pr. cautionary iurtr’V.res :• eat
this r:p:e ne ff.iry. The Dafo'i
has ai rb ed, wifl continue for
i me h.ric, v.hiiii in . ur climate, i
tlie m.'fl trtV. i.il.'e for the opera
li ls of fleet; ;>■'.•.] . < lit tic as poi -
Able’ ought : j I • j ‘.t to hazard.
x !;.• plan adopted in Hava. : vh.
the e.'.e.a*:’ .nos wiiicii is *** :n:;’.it*
ted to a c. nunittcc ct DD'y. oi
keepii.g .;. ‘a.i.r .’ an;-1 p*. O'.ia
cinu!.yexi v.n l ta*. rev.i* .. - ;
the ne nth) ol tl.o inlet- t.i ■...-iir.-
nuili ite' notice lipoii ;j. t • : (
oi tin a:mv. and *1 hlv • event
lu pr./.e. is uiv. .?e iy l, goo.i as
any tlat utt .r i xiff itig ireus ftiiT'-
es, ianbe ii vifuf ;I at tlat ;;!■ ne
infuuK'u i:i *V. comp, teiif luree
ought to lie *< a;iy to oppoie- li.. en
emy on lii ii.'lt attempt to land.—
Thu mod e ilieitmt ior this purpoD,
r.uxt to t’.at of river craft aimed
with heavy pieces i t ordnance, I
raped fully conceive, will ne ArD
lery. A H.-ttai: :r ot t! is t’elnip
tinn ci force, rrgar z ‘ lo as to be
capable of rapid n.< v rt.er ts, ana
fl.iTi ‘.:).. J zt i nne cor.vvnit i.r ; !..ee
near the sea c all for ti.. wafer,
wuuiei he highly ui'dul ‘i’hcv
couiu be moved to lonic htahlflul
frtuation in ti.e inti il .r uurii ; the
lurnmer aa.; fad, or they mi lit bn
permitted to ritual upon iu’lough.
Wiidlt upiui this fubjed, permit
me iJ! you: attention to the pre
f. nt flare and condiiicn of our toi
liria. i h.y r.ro onr great ref. ince
lo** dejknce urri! the arm ot th*i
1 ’ iim can be extended to our pro
t'cdon and fopport. Thirty years
!■. tt'.c has taught us that our
* : t i.t pian f*r th* ir inflructi n is
air. tether infufliv ient; and r..-v
that v\i arc in a flute ct war, D
: to make’ an efiort to prof, by
that experience. I: is with ui; -
t'.vnce that 1 venture to iim .li a.
j .Lin tor our improvement in 1 1; i
p.iitii'ul: r. but so fully am 1 imgrvf
fld with the n< ceflity ol it, tout my
udadence has been overcc-t. e by
ii r.le ol public dury ; an.i 1 have
tl'.wiifore prepared ash; r* flittek
; which is tubmitted for y ur c nfl
j deration in a fepnate docun env
zccompar.yit.g this cen'inunicatio::.
The ti.arts reserved for the fla;.*
io the Stock oi the Ranters* I'ir.iz
c ; Snv.i fah w.-.e ful.lcribed lor
j and ti.i'iy tla u ..i and dollars o! th?
j / cut j 1 l es. re :• •• f .1: day of
! .1.-:u;r.y t: t: ; a:.: ir ‘-y t:.< uiar.'l
dolk.is wvs * via to ihe !;mv
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