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cut their flipping upon the lakes, one of which, a tliip of conliac: able force, was actually fitted out, Sec. AUGUSTS, Angufl 4. The following Talk from the Cowetas and Cu fetas (Creek Indians) was received by the Execu tive of this State ihortly after the people on the frontiers retaliated on the Indians for the murders they committed in June Uft. Cu/etas, June n, 1787. THE "beloved man from Congress having been hear, we had a talk with him, and what we agreed upon there did not answer; but Mr. M'Gilli vray coming over, matters were fettled. Mr. White and Mr. M'Gillivray came upon terms to which we were agreeable, till such time as Col. White would fend back an answer, and imagin ing then that matters were fully adjusted, we at tended our business, and Mr. M'Gillivray pro mised to inform the Upper Towns of this, in or der that they might lay (till. We then expected that Mr. White would inform the state of Geor gia of this, and tell them that we were their friends, and minded nothing but hunting; we al ways talk’d together, always agreed, and pro mised that if any thing happened, we lhould not go on ralhly, but let one another know our griev ances. You have promised that the innocent ftiould not fuffer for the guilty;—you certainly knew us \ —we are always among the houses ; we did not know of the Upper Towns doing any mifehief —nor did we think that our own friends would have killed us, for what uther bad people had been guilty of: You could not, therefore think that it was any of the Lower Towns that did you such mifehief, when we were at your houses, aud living with you in a manner that you might have been sure it was not us. Had we been sen sible that those people were gone out with an in tention of committing such horrid and inhuman actions, we would have sent a previous notice, and we cannot but thiuk that you niuft have known we were your friends, or we ihould not have been hunting among you; and we hope that you will fend us an an) wer, and let us know your reasons for killing your friends for what other people had done. It is not the rule with Indians to acquaiut you of this, but to take a fatisfa&ory revenge; however, as we have been hitherto your friends, we will not take ralh steps, unless you will throw us away, and disown us as such; and although we have 101 l nine of our men, innocently, we have no holtile intention towards you. We mult have a direfl answer, that we may know what to do, hoping you will confider us the Lower Towns to be your friends; we look upou all white people as one, and fuppole you do so upon all Indians, is the reason you killed our friends, though we as sisted you in the last war. We had a meeting lately with the Northward Indians, when Mr. M'Gillivray and ourselves told them we had fet tled matters with the Virginians, and could not go to war. The Okegoys went unknown to the rest of the towns, and killed foine of your people, but not as many as you killed of your friends, No person need be afraid of coming up, and whoever brings an answer, shall bring a white flag upon a pole. The talk you sent to Air. Bar nard by John Galphin,was delivered soon after his arrival, but have not heard it as yet, as he never comes to the towns to tell us the talk. The sooner you fend an answer the better, that we may take one another by the hand again, and fee one ano ther in friendlhip as we have always been. By Order of the Lower Creeks, two Chiefs , tie Hollowing King of the Cowetas , aud the Fat Ktn% of the Cufeias , JOHN GALPHIN, JAMES DUROUZEAUX, Interpreter. ANSWER. To the Kings, Headmen, and Warriors of the Lower Towns of the Creek nation. Friends and Brothers p YOUR friendly Talk we have just received by our CommilTary Mr. Barnard, and are very sorry to be informed that some of your people, our friends, thould have been killed through mistake by our warriors, to revenge the murder of some of our peaceable inhabitants. Yourselves mull be fully convinced that our people have not been the aggrclTors in this instance ; as soon as the murders were committed by the Indians, our warriors cros sed the river, and unfortunately fell in with your people,—it was impossible then to diftiuguilh whe ther you were our friends or enemies. We never knew until we received your Talk by whom our people were killed, whether by Upper or whether by Lower Creeks. We have repeatedly allured you it was our desire to be at peace with the whole of your nation, we flill have the fame wilh not withilauding what ha 3 pafief}* B>tthirsy Remember the caution we now give > ou s Should any afts of boftilities be in future committed against our people, or Ihould any property be taken from them, be allured it will be impossible to prevent our warriors doing themselves justice. ‘Our Grand Council are to meet in a day or two, previous to which had we not received your Talk, a large army would have been sent into your nation » what consequences would have attended this, you are * capable of judging* We have sent orders to our warriors not on any pretence to cross the Oconee river *, we wilh you to give your people the fame inftniftions, this will be a means of preventing any disputes in future. Brothers., Should the conduct of the Upper Creeks render it nccelTary to march an army into the nation, be allured we will confider your towns as friends and brothers, and treat you as fitch. Brotherly If you have the friendfliip for us you egprefs, it is your duty to keep a watchful eye on the conduct of those who you may suppose have a with or defiie to disturb our friendfhip. Mr. Barnard or Mr. Galphin are always among you, if you hear of any milchief intended against our settlements, it is your duty to inform one or both of them of it im mediately ; this you aTe particularly bound to ob serve, by an artiile of the last treaty entered into with our Co mini Turners at Shoulder-Bone. You acknowledge that the Beloved Man of the Upper Creeks, Mr. M'Gillivray, made a promise to our Beloved Man who was sent from the White town, that no mifehief whatever Ihould be done ; after having this aTurance our people considered themselves fafe, and looked upon all the Indians of your nation as friends and brothers. Have yon not often entered.into the most solemn engagements with us ? And have you not as often violated them ? What had our people to exped, when they saw their peaceable countrymen murdered? They determined to take fatisfaftion for the repeated in juries they had received, and it was with great difficulty that we, the Grand Council, could pre vent our young warriors from marching in a body into the heart of your nation. From your late con duel, and the assurance you have given us in your Talk, rest latisfiedthat we confider you the Lower Towns, as our best friends and brothers, and if you do not long continue to hold fall the chain of our frienddiip, it will jiot be the fault of the White people. You express a with in your Talk to "have one of your people, who has been sometime at Mr. Gal phui’s, sent to you ; we have enquired for him, and find he has been gone several days, and hope he is now fafe .among you. Mr. Barnard who is always with you, will carefully attend to all Talks that we may fend, and deliver them out to you as soon as they may arrive among you. Brotherly We really regret the lofis of your innocent peo ple, who have lately been killed ; it is your duty as men and warriors to do yourselves justice by taking fatistaflion of the persons who were the cause of it ; in doing this we lhall be fully con vinced of your brotherly love and friendlhip to wards us. Brotherly It is our with to fee you and the Upper Creeks one people ; but ihould they continue to create differences between you and us, and you ihould think yourselves unable to (ake fatisfartion, we will, as all friends and brothers ought to do, be ever ready to give any assistance you may require. Bj a gentlemanfrom Cumberland, vie have thefl loviing Intelligence . That in confequcnce of Mr. Robinson being killed and fealped close to his own houl'e, in June last, by a party of the Chickemagaw Indians, his brother, Col. Robinson, with 130 men, closely pursued the (aid Indians, and having come up to them at the mouth of thick river, attacked and killed forty, exclusive of four Spanilh traders, ahd one woman. The rest of the party having desert ed, Mr. Robinson’s scalp and riffle were found with the following articles, viz. Seven trunks of dry goods, 50 riffles, 2 or 300 weight of powder, 4 or 500 weight of lead, 17 horses, «ioowt. beaver fur, 60S0 deer skins, one buftiel of dollars, and a large quantity of gold. By the fame gentleman we are informed, that the state of Franklin has sent, or is to fend, two deputies to Kentuckey, to meet a Convention of all the Weftern settlements, for the purpose of con sulting on proper measures refpcCling the naviga tion of the river Mississippi. - We hear a Spanish schooner from th<* Havannah is arrived at Norfolk, bound to Baltimore, having on board 60,000 dollars, t« purchase velTels and cargoes of Hour. txlraSl of a letter fr cm a gentlemen in IV\lkts county , to his friend in this towny dejcril « ing the Chalybeate Spring. Since my last, I have been several times to vi sit the Chalybeate Spring, about a mile from this place. The celebrated waters of iJath, in Eng. land, of the German Spa, of the Virginia springs, and some others famous throughout America, arc recommended by physicians of all deferiptions, as a Catholicon: The Waffiington spring is inferior to none of them; —nay, gentlemen who have tried all the above-mentioned waters, unanimously de clare that this contains by far the greatest quantity of fulphur ; and it appears by attual experiment, to be free from any mixture of copper, or other noxious quality too often found in mineral waters. The experience of thousands has fufficiently proved the efficacy of chalybeate springs, in to tally removing all cutaneous disorders, and many others when not too deeply rooted , in purifying the blood and other fluids of the body; of con sequence in preventing almost evety disease, and establishing the faireft foundation for health and longevity. The Waffiington spring has been but very lately known, yet it has effected several cures that had baffled the healing art, and has now become a place of considerable resort. The situation of this part of the country, is not exceeded even by Montpelier itfelf for healthiness, and, as you well know, its high cultivation and agreeable focie&y, afford every accommodation for visitants. All these advantages will doubtless induce our neighbours, the Carolinians, and others to par take of its virtues ; and I expett at a future day to fee the YVafliington spring ranked with Bath, the Spa, the Virginia springs, he. and lliould the mtifes deign to visit it, it will become an object of invocation for poets, when even Helicon itfeif, and all the pretty springs of antiquity ffiall link in oblivion. By particular Defirey ON Tuefday evening next will be performed, at Mr. ITamberfe' s, a CONCERT of vo cal and instrumental tnufic; in the course of whiclj, the fubferiber will play a few Solos on the piano forte ; and some gentlemen who have lately eome to town, will favor the company with some favo rite Songs and Solos on the flute, after which, the music will'be furnifhed if the company chose to dance. The Concert to begin precife.y at 8 o’clock. Tickets at one dollar each, to be had at the Print ing-Office, and of the fubferiber. The managers are Colonel Milton, and Capt. Martin. _ CLAUDE SIMON. IVill be Sold at public al , On Tue day next, for ready calh, (specie) At Mr. Barclay’s door, on the Bay, at ro o’clock, One Hog foe ad We{l-India Rum, a Cajk of Porter , and 3 Cases of Gin . In order to pay freight of goojs, due by A. Shear er to William Head. A Bargain. AS I intend fettling in the country this next fall, I will therefore dispose of my valuable Houses and Lot, Fronting Broad and Elliot llreets, in the town of Augusta, for which the paper medium, and good • field slaves will be received in payment. ALSO, Three hundred and fifty acres of Land in Wilkes county, about fix miles from Waffiington Court- House ; five bundle! and feventy-five acres in the. county of Franklm, all said to be good corn, wheat, and tobacco lands, for which paper medium, or audited accounts will be taken in payment. N. WADE. GEOR GI A. By Lenvis Gardner , Esq, S.) > Regifier of Probats for LEWIS GARDNER, j the county ofßichmond WHEREAS William Bngg, and Margaret Bugg, have applied to me for letters of adrainiftration on the estate and effetfs of James Parris,, deceased : Thele are therefore to cite and admoniffi all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at my Office, on the iff day of September next, to ffiew cause, if any they have, why letters of aa miniftration ffiould not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, at my Office, the iff day of Augnft, in the year of our Lord 1787, and in the 12th year of the In dependence of the United States ui Ame rica.