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Ycl. V.)
ATHENS, oigrcia: publisher by ALEXANDER M*DQNNi*LL.
The fallowing letter from Brig.
Gen Fl*yd it the Editors of the Au
gur* Chronicle , gives (fay they) a
comf rebenfivt and lucid view of the
Equation of our affairs in Florida, and
m the Indian frontier , and ft rangly
fhews the policy as well as neceffity of
i. letting feme dec five and vigorous
er.'afurts m that quarter.
Camden County, near St. Mary's,
September 26, 1812.
4t GXXTLXM EM,
** You have no doubt heard of
the murder comm tted bf the Aia
ehaw* Indians on the body of a fon
cf a M . Wilders, in the early part
©> th ‘ad month, and on the itch
rf the fame month, a part? of Indi
ans to carry c.-ff a parcel
of negroes the property of a Mr.
‘Will ttrs, who were encamped on
the Fiorina fide of the St. Mary’s
river, fcppc'fi-T Temple they at the
fame utnr (Led across the river at
the family 0. Mr. Alhley, wound
ed one of Ms n< greei, and another
fh <t (truck the houle very near
Mrs. Afhiey; Mr. A/hley return
ed the fire, and wounded ©r*e of the
India s m the leg, who for revenge
killed and fealpeb a mulatto boy,
one of the number of the negroes
which they had furprifed, allet git g
that he had white blood in him ;
they were however fo ciofrlv purfu
eoT being but thiee in number, that
t! * neg oes efcapcd, with the ex
ception of two, whe were drowned
in the attempt; ihortly after this,
they attacked three negroes within
a few hundred vards of the garnfon,
at Traders Hftl; killed one, and
carried *■ ff another, fince which, o
rr fchtef has been done by the favo
rs, except to the fleck, and provi
fit-fvj of the mt ft remote fettler*
whs had removed from their r?i
poled fi uaiiocfcs to the garrifen for
fafcty, wnere many inhabitants from
FI itda have alia Flight refuge, &
vrh?, are in the moft abjvft diftrrfs,
having been driven frm their all,
ad to many inftances without bread
or (helter, Fiom the repeated ag
gtvating a6ts of the ftvages, the
inhabitar ts (being unable to deleft
them within our limits) had ex
piriTVd a wifh to raife a party ef
volunteers, with a view to purfue
and chaftife them on their own
ground ; a day of rendezvous was
appointed for the purpofc, when it
war found that the contemplated ex
pedition could not be eff-fted, fur
the want of a fufficie nt number to
infuns fuccefs to fuch an enterprise.
“Onthe n-h inft. a detachment
of 22 men from Oh Smith’s camp
under the command of Capt. Wft
lt-ams, who weie fent to guard two
wsggnns, employed in conveying
prov.fi ms to the camp, from the
Bim k Haufe at Davis’s crctk, were
atracked on their way by 7© ne
groes, and fix Indians from Atiguf
tire; this happened near the it
mVie lwamp and late in the evening;
the enemy at the firft fire from their
amhujh wounded fix of Capt. W’s
sn~n, who retreated to the edge of
the fwamp. rallied, made a him
ftand, and expended 24 rounds each
the content of their cartouch box
es, aaudft Lhe yciis and firing of the
GEORGIA EXPRESS.
K MAST SHALL &VM TO ABB FRO, AX RSfOWLBOOB SHALL Bl INCREASE*.”
overwhelming number of the rava
ges ; after the ammunition of the
regulars was exhaafted, the firing
ceafed, when the enertiv with hedi
oui yells, ruftud upon them, who
were received with grear fi* mnefs,
and driven back at the point of the
bavenet; Captain Williams with
great gallantry, in rallying, and ex
horting his men,- received eight
wounds, hi* left leg and arm bro
ken, and otherwise dlfabled, confe
queptl* the command devolved up
fin Capt. Fort, of Col. Nrwnan’s
deta-.hment of volunteers, who hap
pened accidentally to he with Capt.
Williams > wihit anv other weapon
but hs fide aims; the fi ft corpo
ral was fhut dead by his fide, and
by the fame fatal ball; received
himfclf a wound, when he with g ear
courage and intrepidity fetfced the
arms of the decealed fbldier, and
expended his ammunition j both
parties remained on the ground ail
night; the enemy from the luperi
cncy of numbers poffefied them
felvts of the waggons, wbh which
they removed their killed and
wounded, and bv a gentleman who
was in Aoguftine on their arrival,
it is reported thcie were 15 of the
latter, one of which died immedi
a <iy of his wounds; the number
of the killed ha* n>t bren afeertain
ed, but from he profufi nof blood;
and cthe” tvmpioms difeovered on
r*u ground the o*xt day, it is be
bevrd they mud have fufFcrrd fc
verely. Ihe lufs of the regulars
arc on* k lied, one m ffi ig and fix
wounded ; the . flkial account has
nst yet been received; but from
the fource thro* which the informa
tion has been received, it is believ
ed to be fubftantialiy cofr*ft; it is
alfo rtportrd, (ou* I cannot vouch
for the truth of i ) that Col. Smuh
his ictired with tus command to the
Hi >ck Hufe at Davis’s Creek.
“ Monday Uft it was difenvered,
(while public feeling was burning
with indignation at tie nefarious con
duff of the dpanifh authority in em
ploytngfavages of different Jhades , for
the utftruftfon of oui brethren in
arms, retained in the province at
the i; fiance of the general govern
ment) —that a vcfifci was leading at
St. Mary’s with provifi aa, avow
edly aeft'nrd for the Havannah, but
iecretly intended tor bt. Auguftme,
for the iuppcrc of mifereants, whofe
hafirfs are yet rtckmg with the
blend of our countrymen.
<{ The public feeling was in con
ftqaence up to luch a pitch,
that a party of citizens bearded the
veflcl m the ftreara at night, and fo
damaged tht cargo, as to defeat the
voyag<; on the following day a
town meeting was held, when the
inhabitants, with the exception of
nine perfons, entered into fixed, and
determined Relolutions, to hold up
to public lcorn and execration, any
perfon or perlons, who ihouid be
engaged, diredly or indireftly, in
fuppwrting the motley enemy with
provjfiuns, by which they may be
enabled to extend their cruelties,
and baneful influence. But it is to
be lamented that there are a few in
dividuals to be found, who m de
gradation to the American charac-
ter, would wade thro* the innocent
bu*ud of their c<vu*iti* men for the
iu r reef gain; fuch men would nut
lull rate to hazard reputation, yield
the love of country, and proft.ace
national honor; nay, anv thi: g,
held (acred by men of principle Si
patriocil'm, for the paltry accrtfi n
•fa few cents in the price of p) o
duce, for the fuppert ef a neighbor
ing enemy, whe balelv emptuvs the
viltft fpectes of troops, and hath
excited the ruthlefs favages to afts
of hcftilitifs 5 already have their
fealping knives been ftainrd with
the innocent bioed of our citizens.
“ It is not to be fxppofed that
men, living among us, not only
hoftiic to the government, but deaf
to the didlates of humanity, will be
fufrered to have say agency in the
perpetration of mifdeeds; thofy who
attempt it suuft look to the conlc
quences.
iC Col. Ncwnan was to have
marched on the ijth inft. aga ‘.ft
tht AUv;hawa Indiana with 115 mn,
the reft of his mra were fi k ; whe
ther the occurrence on trie nth
has eftedted the arrangement or not,
I nave not learned.*’
S3 t-JiMi
From the Tennejfee Herald of Sept, 5.
It has been cxprfted for a long
time that an Eng..ill force would be
thrown into Perdacoia; it is now
akertatned that bia. k troops, under
the command of B.m/h officers,
have at rived from Cuba, and taken
of that place j and arc
recoi.ftrufting ths works for its de
fenct.
The policy of ftaiioning troops
of this defcription upon our irontie s
cannot be miitakea. The faaie
hand which has incited again# us
the fi knife and the tomaha*k
of the Indians, will not flop to re
new upun the Mobile and lower
M ffiffippi the tragedy of Su Du
tßil g’-/.
inc alarms of the people on the
Mulailc are not without 4 founda
tion. On the north, and north weft
fix thoula.id Creeks and two thouf
and Chocktawi divide from
the fectled parts ©f the U. States.—
On tne fouth they are expoied to
the incu fion of the Bntifh and their
black and Spandh allies: m tntir
own bol m they con am a popula
tion which, if excited to tnfurreftton
will require their whole force to
keep it down.
Georgia and South Carolina can
not be iuppoled to be in a fi uation
to afford them afli!lanc< ; from
Ttnnrffec alone can they expeft to
receive aid ; and Tennrff e is three
hundred milts from them. Re
mote from afiHlance, incapable of
feif proteft'on, and lurrouAded by
danger, this flourifhing fctiletnent >s
liable 10 become the theatre of great
diftrcfiTcs.
No doubt can be entertained but
that the troops from this fiatc are
deftined by the general government
to fuccor the lettlementi or* tie
Mobile, to expel the Britifti from
Weft Florida & to extend ;he boun
daries of the republic to the gulf of
Mexico. Nor wll the Pr fide at
be difappomted la his expectation
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, Hit.
of finding in this ftatf a force com
petent to Iha 40 *mpl flicry of . befe
objrfts. F rry thouia and rmn,
b a r, robufl, and burning with im
ps icnee to cmuUre the fkme of he
you g (Isfe id Ohio, prefeni rh
matrr<ais fr .-m which a reip- ftablc
arm may bt organiz'd ai the (Iks c
eft notice.
I here are If ill living anions, as
many of chufe vcierans wh fc c ,r
---sge triumphed over f.hr B infh d:f
cipline at (he battle ol Ki • (Ti.'un
tafi ; ar*n of the early krder* of
this country hardly one can be found
who has not acquired the reputatt a
of a loldicr in tne wais with the In
dians.
Our local pofition pla cs 11s ar a
diftance frf’in rhe ravage* the vv *r.
The arms of the E gl fti c*rArt
reach us ; the India s /he wil! < x
ci*e,will oecome rhr (ft it*s r*■ .rk
ptifrii us policy : the fi ft fT .f
i*Aiicftce will t ruih me wa k ~f
thtle /aval's that dare t* lilt their
arm* agan-.ft us.
Our (orrea will therefore b. *1 li
berty to aft upon a,iv p*;f of the
continent where ‘hr public fer vice
fliail rrq r.rc them ; s> and ?hc .trd >r
of our yuu<?g men impaseH r re
ceive. the figual wh ch Hull call
them from aa inglorious repoie to
the field of hon *r and of danger.
The following jsu defprit will he ttn
dcflood b\ our country readers when
we ft ate that in the Sr’iti/b return
of the Jufjerers on board the GMer
rier e, there were a number flated as
m (fi g. It was dtjfuult to con
ceive how men could be
after an engagement at fca, unlefs
they bad been killed and thrown
over board It was thereforeJup
pofed to have been a jintjf* f the
Brttifb cfficers to conceal a part of
their lejs - Nat. Intel.
FROM THEN *W YRR AMROCfC.
PROCLAIM A 1 lON.
Whereas, 0 ri g the aftir a be
tween hs ft ’* fr gate Gun -
riere and the 1 Y C ■ k ll s ,*
called the Corjftiunion, on tn*- 19 1
of Auguft lift, the .fr
ty-lour periods deferted unur p mT,
made their efi ape out of the port
holes, ad have no? fi see been he*iHl
of, v z (HL-rc follows thei'r names.)
And whereas, a due regard f t r ic
honor ar.d iovalcy of h?s M-jefty’s
feawen mdu ed me, when m Bol
ton, to represent that rhe (aid <ie
ferters were only f miffing.' —Now,
fi ding that they have not arrived
before me in Halifax, nor in any
pert of his Maj'-ftv in the/e provin
ces, I am ttrongly of opinion c.;c
laid de/erters muft have taken refuge
in the dwelling of Davy Jones, a-.d
are there concealed under the w gs
of Mother Cary's Chickens; Ihouid
therefore, any of -the crews of our
frigates chance, by an unlucky
sneering with the faid * Cock B mi:,’
to be obliged to vtfi: the dwell ng
aforelaid, a reward amoonti ,g o
the value of all the remain Eg ap
parel, tackling, gfj.if, 8c : 6i . of
the abuve named rriga.-e Gu erne's,
which now remain in my p fiV/fi . ,
fh iil be immediately paid to r t *.r
apprrh^nfion.
Given u.idcr ay hand at HaUi**
(No. R2J.