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i 5 f \ c both fahrica a) the ndijitry of the -1 ft il) cloth for domes tic use. isot only f> > but a confidcraMe . lurplus rc by. the dispof.l ®f' which, lugtr and coffee, 6cc j which hv long habits have become in loine mealure nc * celLries of life, are proem- | red % And the fame nctcfli ty continuing, we fnall add to our independence by the culture of many articles; which are at prclent *niup- 1 plied by importations from ! abroad. By the efforts of feme enterprifmg individu als in the southern and cast. ern parts of our date, it has been demonstrated that the iugar cane can be cultiva- * trd w ith fucccis, and our ‘ climate & foil are peculiar- j ly well calculated for pro- ! ducing both wine and oil. Hence our independence of foreign fjppdies will be rn- i lured, and the American farwier and planter, & those i of Georgia particularly, will Hand uetf; jhe mofi: inde- 1 pendt it human beings upon the face of the earth Under the reHraints of civil focic- : <y* Happily for this Hate she has been as yet exempt fram those malignant femes of • outrage which have marked the ptogreff of the enemy in other parts of the Union -—but he and his lavage al lies to the north, have final ly fuccceded in changing the afpc& of affairs on our in- j dian frontier. A large pro- j portion of Creek Indians are in a (fate of hostility a gainst us. families were murdered near the mouth of the Glng in the course of the lull furnmer j by a party of Indians palling ; from the Lakes to the Up- j per Creeks. The principal : chiefs of the nation, on the J application of ti e Agent, determined to pr.nifh the j murderer, by putting them; to death, and a party of: warriors weic ordered to tx, j ecute this determination. This was no sooner done, than the refer.trueut of the friend* of the murderers broke out in ads of open • violence again** all thole who had been in any way concerted in causing the murderers to be put to death. Fiottl whit las Appealed liner, it jo bowevet certain, that the Upper creeks had scarcely determined to rake I p.»rt vt’th the northern 1 ndi — j »ns io the war again!* the j United Mates, and that the | circumfranccs beioie men. i lioncd only produced a pie maturc ditclGurc of their objedf. A conlidcrable pat - ! I) among the Creeks how- ■ ever pick*: ve their faith t 0 : our government, amt from them and other Lmrccs, l have derived intelligence I 040 ti.ue u t.r.'.e, isl th* pb'v; and iiiivcmuits ut tt.c holttlc pany. by the rc of the beder'a) Conft tutiun, nj.daie can ■ Witt out .he content ol Ccai- ? rel »•» engage to w d r u.i --(Bt iiivadiii, i, t i., ■ —■ such immediate dauber as will not admit of delay.” Heine it was fctne time as ! ter the firlt discovery «f a hofiile intention on the part of the Creeks, before ; I could procuie luch infor matioa as w ould enable me j to ad, retrained as the (date j j i* by the ConHitutiun. j At length on the 2srh day of July LA, / received a written communication from the chief* who arc at I the head of the friendly part of the Nation, and imme diately thereafter a letter • from Col. Hawkins as A-j grnr of /ndian Affairs, an- i nounring that the objed of the hofiile Indians was, in the hrft inftanecthe dtftruc- j tion of the friendly ones,! arid finally, an attack upon ; us; and in Col. Hawkins’ letter he Hated, that i should coniider his communication I t as “ authentic information ! of a mediated attack *’ Thu* our lituation wts'brot* within the provisions of tne conllitution. In the mean time 1 wrote to the Scoreta- j ry of War, Hating the situ- j ation of the Indians, and danger to which our fron tier was exposed, but before my letter reached its dedi nation, the General Gov ernment with a promptness and decision that evinces a vigilance and attention to duty which cl«im our warm- | cH approbation, tad anti cipated our and I received from the Secretary ot War a letter authorifing the use of i 500 miliiia from this Hate against the hofiile Creeks. A general order was immediately issued for preparing the troops, and they were loon after march ed to their late rendezvous on the Ocmulgee river, Circumstances which I dee- j rned important, induced me' to enlarge the number to a ; full Brigade, the command of which, according to cs teblilhed cultom and miii- ! tary utage, was tendered to General John Stewart as the lenior Biigadier, who from ! dome Hie considerations dc- i dined ; and Brigadier Gen- ! cral John Floyd was then caliea upon as the next in; fenioiity, who accepted and ! is now in command, and | with the detachment : And I have the fatisfa&ion of| knowing, that the measures 1 have purlucd, and the j plan of organization I have j adopted, have been appro | ved by the PrelHent. The feoilility of the Creeks j being unexpeded by the i Government, they were ia : n0 Hate ot preparation in j I tbi* q urtcr, for the etjuip j ment and tupply of f U ch a • body of troops, tvh.cli laid j ,ne tinder tl ie necefiity ot ; providing' for then, until! j rhe U n i> d States couid have iti tic t. > Ijo to. For fhis pur , pJte 1 auvanced f.om rile : | Hite t.ind appr.{ r uuted lor | military ditbuifemeiits, the jtnni' Dt'a 11 iiy iat uie C >n i < ract./r 0 < 1 i ia. | Ucpaitme.il, every cent ot j *lncn has bee.) return;d 6c is now in the -Trcafury. , I his advance was indilperu fabie, and occalioned by ne cefluy that exiftcd for im mediately marching the troops, to the frontier, to quiet the fears of the people, j and keep them from break ing up and leaving their l homes, and their flay at | their rendezvous has been 1 occasioned by the difficulty of procuring the equipments necellary to lupply the wants of io numerous a detachment. | In litis relpedt however they are- exclusively under the j control ol the General Go ! j vermnetit, and their tnovt ments regulated by their order. They have now cn j tered the encory’s country, j and 1 trust under divine pro vidence they will, aided by the co-operations *>f other detachments ordered upon | the lame lervice, Soon sub due the Sairhieis fava»c£. and compel them to uncon ditional submission. The ! Supplies of ammunition 1 which these hostile lavagci ; i hive received from the Span- J j ifh Governor at Pensacola, j for the avowed purpole of making war upon us, i 3 a Subject, the cognizance t»f which belongs to,the gov ernment of the IT. Stales ; and it is to be hoped, that this lecret enemy will no longer be permitted with impunity, under his pre tended neutrality, to put in the hands of our enemy, the means of deflroying us. The quantity of ammu nition which l have purcha led under the provisions of I the late Legislature has been 1 considerable. Os powder i there has been no difficulty in procuring the quantity required; but is has been mute difficult to procure a j considerable quantity of lead. A Efficiency has however been obtained for the uie or the troops now in the field, and ms a hires ta ken, which will ensure the j delivery of a large quantity j more at this place, in all the p:cleat month. In addition to the detach ments now in the field, oth er cautionary measures for | the fifety of the frontier ] ; have been retorted to. Some i I forts and Block-houses have j been built, and ipics and ! scouts have been, and are at this time kept out : And al though we have occaflonally had falfe reports which have produced temporary alarm, the lavages have not dared to approach ourfcttlemcnts, that they have not, has been occalioned, I have no doubt, ! by our attitude and readi neli to punish them ou tire ! very firlt aggression. Our lea-hoard his also jb:en as yet exempt from j annoyance, by the enemy. I lie (ait Lpgiflature palled a j Acfolution, autiionfiiig the j Executive to keep fix cbm j ponies cf militia in the hjd, one in each co.unty on the j iea-board, but in as iuuch, i 1 chd not perceive the ne ceiliy tor their lervice, and OKy vvere to be kept at be expeftik c ti flat : , and J that /xpenik* wo«f<l have ex- i the* whol* amount aporopriated fMfTmilitary difburfementP, j** re f -aft a three fold degree',, '/, -di ned calling them 4 iij AV* rcfult have juflifw °'S a termination, and lof the slate, and t » nd cre g it . of the men have b^ n< * at the lerved for occasions $ s , er % t h f „ danger It is neverthelels my ©pinion that some pre ' cautionary measures are at this time neceflary. The i fbafon has arrived, and will continue for some time, I which in our climate, is the most favorable for the ope rations of a fleet j and as little as pofilble ought to be put to the hazard. The plan adopted in Sa vannah, the execution of which is committed to a committee of fafety, of kee ping v igilant and active per sons employed with taft | re wing beats at the mouths , of the inlets, to gtve iinme i diatc notice upon the ap j pcarancc of the enemy, U thereby prevent furprif?, is undoubtedly as good as any that, under cxifting circnm ftances, can bedeviled, but that alone is inefficient. A competent force ought to be ready to oppose the ene my on his full attempt to land. The most efficient for thi3 purpose, next to that of river craft armed with heavy pieces ofoidnancc, I rclpe&fully conceive will be Artillery. A battalion of this defeription of force, j organized so as to be capa ble of rapid movements, sic flAtioned at some conveni ent place near the sea-coast for the winter, would be highly ufefui. They could be moved to some healthy fixation in the interior du ring the fumaoer and fall, or they might be permitted to return upon furlough. ) Whilil upon this fubjtft, j pci mil me call your alien.ion to the prefc-m state and cjndi' lion of our militia. They are our gicat refoutce of defence until the arm of the Union can j be extended to our protefiion |an i fwpport. Thirty year* ex i ! pcrience has taught ua that our I prelent pun (or their inftiuehon li* altogether inefficient; and i now that we are in a ftatc of war, it it time to make an ef fort to p«otic by that experi ence. It j* with difbdence that 1 venture t® luggeft a plan for our improvement in this parti cular, but (o fully am I irn* pitfled with the neceflity for it, that my diffidence ha 6 been o • vercoiue by a lenfe ©f public du y; and I have therefore j [' r * »aied a short (ketch which is (ue mined for your conlideia tior* in a leperate document accompanying this Cjmaiuni' cation. The (hares reserved for the (U'e in the Stork of the plan, teb Bank of Savannah were Tube{.lOcd fur, and thirty thou land d dla f> of the -mount pod before he hrllday of Jan uary iah, tui a twenty ihouianrt do.iars more was paid to the lame object before July follow, ing; wtuch two lum* make sis ty ier cent, of the whole « li*.ouitt c! ;hc dock 11fer v i-sd '.<<■ ! ,hf fi *", irt <i <ll <h»> . | Di’cn c«ticd tor. A ' f Parent firuaiion of a ., country requiring resources for cany,** on , h „ just and neci flary wh| , we ~c engaged, C 0,,., el , ,h *! r U « '<»«<>« P»Bed an •„ 12'" g ; i^ ,ax ' ,h «p'o P J [ ■)« of Which lo G„, f j, , nrfft’j"! ,ho "' ,nd “' ne h“n I s'“* ,nd lhl,, >-*.x Uoiijtn „ 4 cm,,. 'J tic *a puhnj this lax coma„ )s a ‘ pohn.n .hauhe or P “ iher.f them, m.y pa v , heir fpctf ive pioportinna , hf National 1 icafury, , nd • on doing (o, they will »« ht tilled tea deduction t ,f (j',,." pe. centum if p„d by , he of February n.xi, , nd o( per ccmum, if paid b,f„ t , lb hrft day of May.in , he f, n . year, and to collet! the auioun, m any manner they m ay (h . proper. Pcuiutreio rec.m mend the adoption of tki, pro J position, and the pa^ c ” Uw to give it ttfea. The ttat, hai at this tuna more than the a mount in the Treasury 0 f the Unused States, and the difficul ty which has aitcaeiy been ex perienced of tianspoiing l*r*c iums, without incurring c *?,. (idcrabie txpenfe, wifibeavoi. ded, the aute will ga U) contd erably by the transler, and the United States wili have what is of much importance, the im mediate ufc of ibe money. An abftrafct will be laid ba fore you by ,he T.eafur.r, which wiil shew in a clear and explicit manner the preftnt flait of our finance* j and J have plcaiure t» ftaiing that they have a* yet been amply fufuci-nt for ail our want*. A proposition has been re. ceitc<l frem th € fUteol North Carolina for altering the Fedcr al ConUiiUtion in thole parts which provide for the manner o( ticking ropicfentativcs ii Congress; and of appointing electors of Piefident and Vice- Prfcfident of th« United State*, io that each [fate (hall by iit LegifUttiic be divided' into a number of diftritts equal to the number of reprelematives and elector* to which each ftaie atay be entitled, and I now lutmit it for your conlidcration, A lilt or Executive appoint* merits made during the reedt, and which is subject to Legilli* tire inteTerence is hciewiib iubmiued. To the documents accitnpi nying this communication, per- I mil me to claim your molt Icii- I ous attention. They will more I fully and clearly explain the I tian*actions es the Executive I for laft political year, than I could pofijbiy be done by >» I address of this kind wnhaut go-1 ingtoomoch into detail* bp- II on examination I troft it will I be found, that a ftritt adherence ■ to duty and an honest intent I promuie the belt interests of tl c I Itate, have at no time and ufi* I tier no citcumftances been ■ parted from. Having fe rvtd l the ft ate as its governor for f fUf I years in fu-cccflion, wit'.\ ( jcnd- r ■ talents it is true, but. with a ■ inferior to no one’s, and c fllCl K laming an opinion that in a g I vemmenthke oors, a rotat-"I in office, particularly the E* C 'l conve, at reasonable in:e' vdJ l ought to prevai’, I beity to decline being conh - c, 'l ed as a candidate *( the apP ri ' l ching election. I am wC ■ ware that the prefem ro® alC,, ‘ I & very uniavora&le «» c ,Ls I change, and 1 fliould Ha vc 1 | reluctance in making * 1 ' mina ion lo withdraw, if I cut a. me fume iime felt *■ f