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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.