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oomruH'ed fcy yoor p*cp!e £-cs the £gz.iz± cf ttc iafl treaty * at Galfhintoa. ty Irving the murderers immediately apf rc htnded, and put to death in the piefcnce of such perfocs as wc fcnd to fee it done ; that you return all prisoners and property now in the nation belonging to citizens of this fiate. Brothers, . It you are willing to engage for the performance of what we have required, we will enter into a fteth treaty with you. In which we will agree to such further regulations as may be cecellary, and which, we hope, wall let all matters right be tween us for the time to come. So Shall the path be again white and Rraight, and our childrens children have cause to rejoice at our meeting this day.” The foregoing is a true copy from the original, JAMES M. bTEUART, C. B. C. A TALK, delivered by the Kings, Head Men, and War riors of the Creek nation, to the Commiffioncrs for holding a conference and treaty with the laid Indians by the Gene ral Adembly of the State of Georgia, near the mouth of thouldcr 2one Creek, oa the Oconee river, Oft. za, 1786. JAMES DUROUZEAUX, and > Sworn iHILI? SCOTT, 5 Linguifls. Fathers, Friends, and Brothers, WE, the head men, have come to answer your Talk, which we beard yefierday, and to tel! you that wc are willing to give you fat i start ion .for the injuries our people have done to the State of Georgia. There ate white people in the natron who have been the occasion of thofc murders ; they mnft and will be killed when wc return to the nation, and the Indians who were concerned must aifo be killed; two Indians were killed when the mifehief was done. The chief person who has been agziuft you is Alexander M‘Gillivrcy; he is of a large family, therefore we will give hint an opportunity of going away quietly. But we mull re move him. If he chafes to live with the Spaniards, he may go to them, orelfc he mud also be killed. We do not mean to deceive you as has been the case hitherto. The Talks and Letters that have been sent yon by MeGil livrcy, as the voice of the nation, are not so. They are of his own making, and to suit his private porpofes, and make our nation poor. This is well known to thofc piefcnt who are from the Upper Creeks. Brothers, The two particular men that will be firft made examples of arc Richard Bailey and John Francis, of the Kialges. Wc who are here, are the Chiefs of the Lower Creeks, and are determined to do what we have now engaged for. After wards we rtiall not be alharacd to look you in the face. According to your invitation wc have come from our country, and luve fuficrcJ a great deal of fatigue and hun ger. But it was ordained by the Mailer of Breath that we lhould attend at all treaties when called upon. Oar fore fathers at their fiift meeting, when the white path was open ed between them, wetc good friends. The Maftcr of Breath now hears what we fay, and what we fay wc mean to main tain. We were then in poverty, and had nothing but our bows and arrows; but now we are able to speak in friendship with each other. He who made every thing will, we hope, dirett matters so, that wc may return heme in peace and good will with you. The Mafier of Breath has fettled us on the fame land together—He is like a man on the of a bmtfc, who hears all what we fay. The white people have learning. We have none ? Still w e hope to fettle matters so as to be agreeable to both parties— We arc all from one mother. Friends and Brothers, Agreeable to the treaty held at Ga!phin:on (and as formas latisfadiun is given) we lhall bring down tome of our people to attend and fee the line marked, from the month of the Oakmulgv to Saint Mary’s river, and the upper line also; then, whea the trees arc marked, each party will know how far to go. Wc firft gave yon lands from the Savannah to the Ogecbee rivers. Then, by the bad conduct ©four young people, we were obliged to give you to the Oconee for the fafety of our women and children. We might have given you htishdioa by taking the lives of our people, but we preferred giving you the land, and you ilia 11 eniov it." 0 WE, whole names are underwritten, do certify, that the foregoing is a true and literal interpretation of a tidk deliver ed this day the Kings, Head Men, and Warriors of the Creek nation, to the CommiTonefs of Indian affairs for ths * Stat 6 of Georgia. JAMES DUROUZEAUX, Signed, His PHILIP f SCOTT. Mark. TLe foregoing is a true copy from the original, » JAMES M. STEUART, C. B. C. * A Tx\LK, delivered by the Commiflioners appointed by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, to the Kings, Head Men, and Warriors of the Creek nation, on Shoul der Bone Creek, near the Oconee River, Oft. 23, 1786. Friends and Brothers, WE have considered of what yon laid to us yefferday, and are glad to find that you are determined to do us justice; which is only agreeable to what you promised at fortnee treaties. The white people in your nation, who have been the cause -of the late mifehief, muff be removed from among you, ac cording to your own rules. There were fix of our people kifed by yours last spring, and another when the murderers were pursued. Every one in the parties concerned in those murders, del'erves death; but we demand fatisfaftion foe fix only, and expeft that you will have fix of the Indians, who were there, put to death, in such away as may be fatis faftory to the persons whom we lhall fend to your nation to fee that it is done. As to the two Indians who were lulled when the party was pursued, they were the aggressors, and deserved what they got j therefore we cannot conl'ent that they be considered as part of the fatisfaftion; befidcs, as we have already told you, they killed one of our beloved men. Brothers, It is ablolutely necefiary for the benefit of both parties, that the lines between us Ihould be marked w.ihout delay. And we lhall expeft a punftoal compliance with what you have promised in the treaties on that head. Friends and Brothers, We have had two treaties with you, at each of which yon promised to do certain matters ; which prom.fes have not been performed- It is but reasonable now that you ihould give ns a further security —We expeft and requiie, that you leave with cs five of your people, whom we will point out. They will flay at Augoffa, and be tieated as brothers, and feat home, when the engagements you have now entered into lhall be performed ; and the sooner that is done, the better for both red and white. Friends and Brothers, What we ask of you now is no more than what has been done in former times, when our people and yours held trea- • ties. Some of your old Head men muff remember that it was done ; and that the Indians who Were left with the white people, always returned home in fafety when the business was over. It will make us happy if you agree to what we have proposed ; if not, you will be permitted to return home without being molested ; for we do not mean to break our prom'fe of protesting you during your stay here. Bnt re member that you muff answer for the consequences that will follow*. We hope the Great Mailer of Breath will direst you to do what wiil give your nation security and peace, then all will be right—Our trade and friendfhip will be as it was former ly—and White man and Indian, When they meet, will take each other by the hand.” The foregoing is a true copy from the original, JAMES M. STEUART, C. B. C. Shoulder Bone, Oftober 25, 1786. SIR, YOUR bontfr win herewith receive inclofed copies of the Talks which have palled between the Commifiioners and the Indians. Since ours of the 23d we have had every reason to conclude, that our endeavours to bring about a treaty, on terms that would insure the future tranquility of the Hate, wouiff have proved abortive ; until this evening, when the Indians sent to inform us, that they would agree to give up live of their people as hostages, whom, as your Honor will clterve, we had demanded for that important end. They pointedly refufed a compliance with this demand for two days, and we parted with them this morning, under a per suasion that no treaty would take place, and that we had taken a final leave. After the arrival of the goods we lhall have the treaty fgned, and every other necefiary matter done without delay, that the State may be relieved from the present load of ex-