Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

4. r*: ^rz:. * ’ rjtvt*' ; 'rrj 0 I' 'ash in?' .1, February IT. .<-. - if/;.: MinwO.Y, Vr 'vitl. n! f :!. / «V. *'• To ali ami •■in* ar la whom !’:».■ • ] uni* sli&il come greetiu "Win* reus certain articles nfugrecinejif nmJ cupiluLtlion were made and cotndudeil the gth d.iv of An it-st., in the ye. 1 .r <>;’ u:ir Lord irtiK iir'.xvr'-u map gen. Vitbrexv Juuks.iu. in t!ii* nn:n -.* of ihe Pi .'jitUni of tho I . t'UJe.sof Ami ic : I’ w and iit behalf of tlie na:d Unii- (, :J -i tin* s-liifi"-*, i u < uni! wor- r-.-.rs ■ itin* Creek Nation; and where is the kjl lo.'jf having u.jn uni! ^iiugidorefl th» i3L ti< •!. If. and *.vill; tin tonseut of III* y-’ • -Wl. '.I'tln; t/nili*«• ■»’>♦ ;i*<’«. Inly ratili nl anil ennti ini'kl Ilia said articles oS agreement s*ml capiltiluliun, ivi 1 i' ii uia in the words follow* hig, to wit : Articles oi’ agreement & Capitulation, pr.7 (irul cuurlvjhd this 9th d nj of Ar.gr s'. 1st l.belicreu Ala pir General Andrew Jack- son, on Ir’It it If fj the l’> -blent of the U. States of America, a nil the Chiefs, Deputies, ant! I Can iocs of the Creek jVatiim. Wilt-Teas an unprovoked, minimal) and son lin iry war, wage,; tiy the hostile Creeks against the United Stales, hath been repel led, prosecuted and determined, successfully on the part of the said States, in conformity with prinriples of national Jtisli**« and ho norable warfare—And whereas cotisidcruti- nu is due to the ru>-tilui!e of proceeding dic- 1 'ted by instructions r “luting to the re-eatnb- Iiulment of peace : Be it remembered, that ■trim o the rnoiiti >st of Ikj^purl of the ^^,-JK-HaTioil n-r.t.p—. * -r« iMled sihte-. - fonerless ii.'/grc- I : >n*< hi id hem :■ -fist I lie pence, the property and the lives , citizens of tlie t suited States, and those of the Creek nation ii.J amity with her, at the v, i,nh of Buck rive r, Fort Minims aiul cists- wbere, contrary to nintional faith, and the re- r. ii’d dm* to an articleof the Treaty conclud ed at New-York, in jtlu year 1700, lietween »!:'• two nations *. That the United States previously to the perpetration of sixth out- riges, did. in order to ensure future amity & coti on! between the Creek Nation' and the s. iid states, in conformity with the stipulati ons of f niter treaties, fulfil, with puuctuali- ty and good faith,' her engagements to the s 'd nation: that more than two-lhirds of the whole number • )( chiet's anti warriors of the Creek Nation, disregarding the genuine spirit of exist itig treat tes, still e red themselves to fie instigated to viola t ions of their national honor, and the respect due to i part of their ... I'.,;.'..i'a! : • the 17... kuu the principles of Immunity, liv impostors de nominating themselve, Prophets, and by the iliiplii ily and misrep' ■sentatin'n of foreign e miss ariosi whose government are at war, o- jn*n o; umlersiood. with the United Stales D lit’ rtf ore, Is'. The United States deimind nn equivalent for nil expenses incurred in prosecuting the war to its termination, by a cession of all the territory belonging to t!.e Creek uation within the territories of the IT. States, lying west, south and smith-ciut- •wardly, of a line to lie run and described by persons duly authorised and appointed by the President nfthe United Slates—Itegi.i- ning at a point on (lie eastern bank of the Coosa river, where the south boundary line oft lie Cherokee nation crosses the same—run ning from thence down the said Coosa river with its eastern hank according to its vari ous meanders to a point, one mile above the mouth of Cedar e.reek, at Fort Williams, thence east two miles, theme south two miles, thence west to the eastern hank of the said Coosa river, thence down the east ern tjn.uK thereof ii'-eordiiig to it., virion, me anders to a point opposite t fie. upper end of the great falls j called by the natives Woetuuika | thence east from n true meredinn line to a point due north of the mouth of the Oftieskee, thence sou'll hv a like meridian lire to the mouth ofOfti skee on the south side of the Tallapoosa river, them e up the same accor ding to its various meanders to a point where a direct course will cross liie same at the distance of ten miles from the mouth thereof, thence a direct line to the mouth oi'Suinnin- chico 'Ti ck, which empties into the Clmtn- lioochie river on the east side thereof below the Kii fan tail town, thence east from a true ineretliiMi line to a point which shall inter sect the line now dividing the lands claimed by the siid Creek nation from these claimed and owned l>\ the st i of Georgia—Provid ed ue\ '‘iilieless, that w here any possession of any chief or warrior of the Creek nation, who slii'll huve been friendly to the United 7>'M"s d' -ing the war. nod taken m lu-tivo part in iv . i.liall b - within the territory C"detl by these articles to the United St. tea, ■very such person shall he entitled to u re- su rvutioii or land witliin the said terjitnry of oti'' mile square, to include Ids improvements ns near tin centre thereof as may be, which .shall endure to the said chief nr warrior and I:is descendants so long as he or tin y shall continue to occupy the same, who shall he pi s' vied by and subject to the law of the United Slates ; hut upon the voluntary almu- I'uiimrnt thereof, by sir h possessor or his Oi si end iiits, tin* right of occupancy or pos it ,«ion iif laid lands sh ill devolve to the F. Suites, and In* identified with the right of ar t;) ri\ vdit! h t by. 1 lie United btaus will guarantee to the Civ !. : • the f:.tet;ri!; . ir ( . i?ts* ftiskee 'A Yoholo, of Tou-ta-cau-gce t. s toiy eattwardiy and northwardly of the said .uffh O Felly, of Coosa l- s. 1: to !.e inn and Jesviibed as iuc,ilio::iil in iueah X Thlnecu, of lmmookfuti l- s. the lirst arti' le, IispokokokeX llmijo, of Wewoka l. s. I’d. Til* United S ales dcnidinl, that l!te Jueah Thluceo llopoiee, of Tulc- ('ici'k n it ion abandon all rommmiiention. ix. sec l. s. eea-c to hold any iuterrourse wii!i any Bci-lifanX Hatifo, of Pticcnn Tullahussa l. s. I ir* la or Spanish pool, garrison nr tow n ; and Vuleset* 'S- Fixieo, of lie.heolnfau u s. that they sliall not admit among them, any Jiomati'* 'S- hmuutla, or e..pl Isaacs of agent or trailer, who shall not derive nut ho- Cousaudco l s rity to hold commercial. or othgf.intercourse Tuskpgec r^.Finaulla, or John Carr of with them, by license from the P, cshlent or Tuskegee i. s authorised agent of (lie Flitted Slates. Alexander (tray son, of HilluFiee l s t!h. Pile Fnitif! States demand an at Uowee^ of Oemulgee l s know ledge,icut of the right to rptubli ^ Kuiautla, of Cuskee Talla- p"-i» ntnl trading tioiue*\ und in ’CtN-. 1 l l a rinida witr)in the territory, gt.arantetd i > ifie »\ illiniw MMntosli, for Creek nation by the second article, and a lfopuiet X Huujo, or Ose-eo-ehce *. s right to free the navigation ofnll its water*. William M'lutnsh. for fith. The United Males demand, that a Chetratuin ^ Tustuiiiiuggee, ofCheha- surrender be immediately made of till the haw l s persons mid properly, taken from the eili- William IVFIntosh, for zens of the United States, the friendly part Spokokee I'lisliinuuggec, oil <)-telie- of tlie Creek nation, the Cherokee, Chick- who-yoo-uee i s a saw and Choctaw nations, to Ihe rasper- George .Mtufield, tiv owners: anil the Unilid Stales will .7 i.v’r Cornells, J-Public Interpreters, ennse to be inunediati Iv restored to the for- George J.vrett, J merly hostde creeks, ail the properly taken Now, therefore, to the end that tin* said - Irom them since their submission, either Ivy n.itieles of agreement and cajiitul ition may the United States, or by any Indian nation in he observed and performed with good faith amity with the United Slstes, tuge’hei with on ||,e | #rl of thu United states. I James nil the prisoners taken from them during the Madison. Prcsidentof the United states of A- wui’* _ inerica nforesaid, hat e euusetl the premises fith. t lie United states demand the enpti- t,» be n*de public, and do hereby etijain and on and surrender of all Itie Projihets and in- requirt/ull persons hearingofiice,civil or mi- sligutois of tin; war, w hether foreigner* nr litary,within the said United states, and all natives, who have not submitted to the uinis other*, eilioteus or inhabitants thereof, or he 'd the Umleil states, and heroine parties to ingn itbiu the same; faithfully to observe ilirv articles of enpinilution, if ever (hex pl^Millit (he saitl nrliales of agreement and • ".‘I (.<■ IViarul- within feififnry, « pTITTrSTTSui W2rr»7««*se and 'pi ox isioa tint to rile creek tiulioa by the second .ulPfereok 1 t>- J In testimony whereof, I have caused g reduced tolsKvXi.] (he seal of the United states to he Mil. Tlie creek nation he extreme want, ami not at present having the moans of subsistence, the U nited states from motives of humanity, will continue ( 0 furnish gratuitously the necessaries of life, niitil the crops ul corn can be considered competent ta yield the nation a supply, aud will establish^* trading houses in Ihe nation, at the discretion of the President of tli United slates, anil at sin h places as he shall direct, to enable the nation by industry undccononn, to procure ulfixed to these presents, and sign ed the same with my hand. Done at tU-* rity of Washington, tlie 11th day of February, in the year of our Lord itiiii, and of the sovereignty and indepen dence of the United- States the thirty-ninth. JA.MKS MADISON! Ky liie President, JA.MI'.S MOSIIOR, Acting -r. State. v vrtnn-vxr Ktarir: aarju All elolhtn Sill. A permanent peace shall ensue from ‘lie date of these presents forever, hetweenj the creek nation niul tlie United stales, and- between-the creek nation and tin* (Jherokee, Cbiekusaxv ami Clnx-taw nations. ®th* If in running east from the mouth of Summo hico creek, it shall so happen that „ tli - .-itk m. 1 of the K iiinanl?, fall - • z . ... . the lines of the territory h'wcbv ended, i in , (■>- ». .. and in that, ease, the line air-ill be run east iiL ,' V:is t! >y measure BW':- ill it xvluspi i-’il promis’d I AVKIINKSDAY MAItCII t, *A\/VV*,V\WXW\'VV\ S\J w\\ I -'AWA-X W\ \VJ<W\ ' * ut* run 1*51 sI ntrue meridian to KMhofomiei* n - >■!.- tln-a-v^V . down the n'.iddie of said creek, to its junc tion xx illi Flint river, immediately below ihe Onkiuulgee town, thence up the middle of Flint river to u point due east of that at whit'll the above line struck the Ivilchnfoo- nee creek, thence east to the old line herein before mentioned — to wit, the line dividing the lands claimed by tlie creek nation, those ela-mcd and owned by the state of Georgia. The parties to these presents, after due consideration for themselves and their con stituents, agree to ratify ami confirm preceding articles, and constitute them the basis of a permanent peace octweon the two nations hisprr’d pn Xml bid tiu- 'till ii.us s,-i i pleasure, s itl distance, blit ’” A l;. our accounts' concur in stating, that, our ministers hare signed a treaty of peace highly honorable to their government, and the same is submitted for it’s ratification, of which not the least doubt appears to he en- tertained. Then do we hail the w hite-rohed messenger with heart-felt grntiil-ition, and devoutly thunk tlie Giver of all Good for having conducted onr beloved country thro’ the jier’i ordeal—not destroying, but hum- ishing tlie brightness of her name. To Ihe ,L valor of our heroes, and to the wisdom of a permanent peace nctweon the two ‘" !r 8t ^ e8, " p "’ ,,,lder of* <5i- ; and they do hereby solemnly kind \" ,e P*' 0 ''" 11 '" 1 ;'. 1 ' "lay justly he attr.hnted themselves, and 'all the parties coimerne.l '■* ‘1>» tmly glt.no,m and interested, on a faithful nerfuriiiiiiice of ^ rr>-' , . every stipulation eo.'itainedlkorein. In testi- ° ret ri .s ,e oppicssiio grievances o( i i , , . , an unnatural mother country, our virtuous inoiiy w lie lent-, they have hereunto lotrr- - r , , * / , , . ,i . , , , ... lore lathers, nred with n no v enlhusiasm. ehangealiiy sets there hands and aluxeu „ , , , *, ., i <i i , ) , , uetv to arms, chastis’d the lawless parricide, there seals, the dav and dale above written. , , . , , , , .. , J r * Done nt Fort .kickson, in presence ^ estal. .shed tor themselves and posterity Charles ('assrd,,. Jef/vg- Secretary, '’yU jM-idom government. Veuiamlv Dawkins, jj^ntfor Indian affairs, r,, « cvcn*. acl.ipreil under e.rcumstanecs Uetitrn./ ,>/et"'S ' U R0 peculiarly disadvantageous, after the first \ U Dalton* ' * ,!lrst a J in > rat *°n which it elieiteti had Robert RuUtrJAdjutant General U. States Ar- ' ub *l ie *> ® xcitc ' 1 th^elfish tealousies of the ’ J dominant tyrants oi the world, ft.r they were fearful ’twas the prelude which was to usher J. Darren, Assistant Agent- for Indian A fairs, ANDREW JACKSON, ,Maj. Gen. Cc.md'g. 1th Alii- Dist. Tustunnuggee M Thiueco, Speaker for the Upper Creeks j.. s AlieeoH Aupoegau, of Toeknubatcbic l. s. Tiistuunugge W llopoiee, Speaker of the Lower Creeks j., c. Mirco IX Aehuiee, ofCowetnu i, s. William M’lntosli, jr. Major of Cowe- tllll I,, s. Toskee >’ Encali, of Cur.setnu Fane X Emautla, ofCiissetuu I'onkanbatehee IX 'lustunnuggee, of Hitehetee i.. s. Noble X fiiiunard, of Hitchetcu llopoiee X llollue, of Souwagooloo llopoiee iliitlcee, for llopoiee X Yoholo, Souwagolo FoluppoX lluiijn,ofEuluulaii,onChat- tolioi-|iee l’aehee X Huujo, of Appalaehooela l’impoeeelice X Bernard, Captain of Ueliees Felice X Micco Yoholo X Mi' eo, of Kialijee So-, os-kee X Emautla, of KiaJijeo Chooe-chuu X Banjo,of Woceocoi Ksholnetee X ot Nuuchee \ "liolo X Alice.., of L'nilupoosa Eufau Ian Sun-tliel-lLi X Iianjo, of Aboeoochjp in a political millenium, destructive of their faseiiiatiug prerogatives of monarchy and despotism. As soon as (hose well-grounded jealousies began to take root, no scheme which artifice could devise or corruption ex- erute, was left unemployed to wean us from our government and prostrate our liberties: and we must add too—melancholy reflection —that the infuriate temper of party-spirit [whether intentional or not i i a matter of no consequence, for it would neither pc'tiale the *' effect, or extenuate the tn ,.-.*j wa i in:,l rumen- f ’ tn I in directing the blow which was aim’d of 8 ‘ the base of our Constitution—But, upon it’s pedestal, towering m the majesty of virtue, stood the keen.eyed Eagle, before whose . him* glance the minions of fallen and i- shrank dismay’d; anti blm-h’d ,-onvie- ' lion, while from her fix’d grasp a blade ca- '* talogue of grievances reached high heaven, “which ma le e’en angels weep.” s * When then “forbearance hod ceas’d to ** become a virtue,” another appeal to arms was had, aud our haughty foe was humbled L - *• before our country knew her strength. The 1 *’ tree of liberty will now lake deeper root l - *• it’s genial influence will expand under the L * =*• mild culture of vivili,- independenee—and • s * while the once-persecuted Emigrant sliall v s * repose in security under it’s shade, he w ill M .s the h.'i'ids which rear'd it, and moisten 1 • with his tears the set! which a Jatteu’d with s* their blood. What think ji note, Afr. Pull, of u'icond, ■ on Submission d In England the news of IV.ieo prot'i:' t| considerable sensation. It w.,s rc-fixeo with every nianii'estatii.n of joy and s.hx! i 'lion by that flans of people w ho l.ote the hi idea oi’the war. soil who felt most sex "'ely, n's. pcrnii ions efl’eets. t*n tlie other In nd_, the* advocates of “ unconditional submission. sneak’d grow ling to their dens, and xinifil their malignant spleei. npmi government ant! ministers for. not only kavit g eoneluiietl a dislimvornhle peace to their country, but al so, “ retiring from the combat with the stripes .yd bleeding on tlu ir becks”! ! W hat think ye mixv Johnny, nfpncntiditinual submission ? THK BTVRMV IJF.CAMIT.n. Our last dates from New Orleans are ,,[» to the 20lh ultimo. They state, that tlie e~ nemy left their eneampment on i lie night oft the i8th, in the most secret and precipitate manner ; they left on the field K. pieces of cannon, their equipments and an immense number #f bull ; their dead were left in the most shameful manner, not half buried -—» They left 70 of their wounded in their camp, and txvo surgeons with a request from- Gen I. Lambert to Gen. Jackson to consider Hi cm aw prisoners of war : they being mangled m such a manner on the morning of the 8th by oar cannon, that they found it impossible to take them off. Aiuilher account says, thn? tlie watch-word ami countersign nfthe enemy in the last engagement was BEAUTY and* BOOT)—and adds, comment is unnecessa ry on these significant allusions held out to a. licentious soldiery. But, God be thanked,, the plundering and rapacious invader was (Jw cked in h.K CiirefT, I <-rs*iv,‘*i Hint I'u-t** nkshmest which his crimes more than muit- ed. E.etrart of a litter from a ntem&er of Con gress to the Editors, dated House of llepre- seutatives, 76 th Feb. is to. I understand tltiit Rufus Ringtook advan tage of a rule of the Senate, and objected to the third reading ot the Treaty nn the samo- dny, whii h could only be done by unaniinouo- consent—thus has this man, who it is said will be a candidate for the next Presidency* and wilt, has been crying out against the war,, prevented the returu of the blessing of pence, for one day at least. \Y e declared war foi* the defence of our most essential rights, and to repel the insults, and redress the injuries, xvhiclt hud so long and so repeatcdlv beets- beaped on oar bleeding cuuntry—without thir aid of the federalists, we prosecuted the w ap against tlie most powerful nation in Europe, Ijtilril by (In* Ol’IH'UK-ijiled out.ie.ii ,m ( t* tbc li ii t'ali Is, iiT.ai wo have obtained in li-'iwr- nl.li peace, xvliitM this w ontif Ti^ Pre i ""T... witli Ills whole party were liaugiug as a dead vvei lit on the gnx' rument—ut.i! ns if sit ken - ing at'the honor ami prosperity of his coun try, spurns from him the cup of blessing— fiepiibiieauism triumphs—out* constitution* and tho liberty of our ItelovetUcountry is fix ed on a more solid and linn basis, whilst fe deralists, traitors, and monarchists remain as. a standing monument of scorn—their, onduef in this glorious struggle warns the people .4” the danger of trusting such nten. Let it I.& understood that nn observation on the con duct of the federalists arc intended to apply to those who have aided their country. To day, J hope the Treaty wall receive the as sent of the Senate. ■——ct- : o -'.S-: •»— Washington Cih/, Feb. 17, THE TREATY OF I’EAGE. On the subject of the Treaty of Peace, no thin:: ye! is publicly known. From indies ti- cations, however, not to lie mistaken, we ga ther tlie faet that the Treaty of Peace be tween the United States and Great Britain, has been unanimously ratified by the Senate. The Peace has not ypt been proclaimed by* the Executive, owing us tve have reason to be lieve. to the non-arrival of the British agent,. Mr. Baker, win. is the bearer of the rat idea tion by the Pritiee Regent; which, it is said',, by an article of tlie treaty, is to he exchanged; fortheratification nfthe President before tho- treaty can take elf' Ct; We cannot conceive w hat can so longhavo- delayed the arrival of Mr. Baker, to whom is confided so important a charge at the st-uS of government. Messrs Lans, Tuuner & Co. At such an important epoch, ex'ery word relating to tlie great subject seems to have consequence: I therefore hasten to give you a summary of the news! have collected: from a hasty glance at the London paper*) of the 23th and cist December. lit, in an inter view with my irjeml Mr. C— -,the wel come Messenger. Pence was concluded on the 2Mh of Dew, and ratified nn the 20th by the Prince Ki>. gent—the terms highly honorably to Amer en. A flairs remain os they were before thm war. Not an inch of territory ceded. Tlia- negotiations flagged until the great victory* o! *1 Donoiigh, which gave a spur to tins. Ministers of England. I may add that tho destruction til V< ushiugton was a happy event: for this country. It united the wliole Con tinent in expressing (heir abhorrence of stick* savage warfare ; aud a Paris paper goes so lar as to say, each of their capitals had in turn been in possession of an enemy, Inn a IJ therein was respected ; Paris wus not l.ui n'i lecture E-ngliunl hud not the sole /oniro.'-