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it will be furniffied with pUafure.
I hare been the more particular up
on this head becaufe, I feel us im
portance, and h :cauls too, the a
grncy which I have had 1.1 i r , has
been grofsly mifreprefented,. and
conduct and motives attributed to
me at malicious as thev are un
founded. That Agency will now
be committed to am*Uer per fan.
The Sparufh ffi ers in A girf
tin<r, St. Ma ks and Penftcoia are
every c fibre to ftimulate the
Creek Indians to commence h* ftili
des again*! us. As yet thofe with
in the U. States l ne, as I have be
fore obferved, profefs peace and
friendih p, but thofe of the Simi
n les waofe towns are in Florida,
have been guilty of fuch outrages
as leave no doubt of the:r intc‘ioii,
and ought to iatisfy us, that no time
is to be left in applying that rhaf
tifement which their crime deferve.
In Anguft laft fome parties of them
iaude their appearance upon the
frontier of Camden ceuntv, and kil
led and fealped a vour’g man aa ut
feventeen years of age, the (on of
Mr. Thomas Wilder,, who r- {bird
near Trariei’s H 11 on Sr* Mar.’s
and at the lame (hot another
la I, and wounded him very fevere-
Iv, but who had cue good fortune
to make b's efcape. As foon as I
received information of thefe fa£b,
and numerous others of lefg atroci
ty, I lent an order to Brigadier Ge
neral Floyd, to caufe a Bi *( k-houfe
to be erected at Trader’s Hti), and
to pur a (mall gam (bn in it for the
protedhon of that part of the fron
tier, and if the Indians ihould agaU
make thnr appearance in a hHtilc
manner, to collect a force, and pur
fue and punifh I alfo wrote
a letter to Col. Hawkins, dema d
irg that the murderets (huuldbe
apprehended and delivered up to
the civil authority of Camden
couuy, there to take their tr at.
C 1. Hawk n’s anlwer, w-th fub
jfequrut information which I have re
ceived, fully convinces me, tha” wc
have no laiisfrdtioß to cxptd from
thole Indians, and coni quently that
u ughi to look to ur own iafety.
With this vie'w, l have given orders
to ! ?ve a ftock of pro vender a.id
p ov (no com rad’ ; for an i depo
fi r.d at Frader’i H 11, for fi e hun
dred Cavalry, a. and uncnued as foon
as thofe (uppl t s were procured, to
Older thit number to take the fi id.
This fubjrd claims the immediate
attention of the Legiflaturc. Co
pies of ail papers in dk Executive
Offi e rekt;* g thereto, fr in wm< h
y *u can derive any informa ion, a*
welt as thole relating to the dp raf
ed Mr. Meredith and M . Arthur
Lott, who were mmarred while
pt aieahly traveling through the
Cre<. k Na i >n, accompany this com
tn uni cation.
Soon after the rifi g of the laft
Leg fluure, I appointed Hugh
Montgomery, of Jackion county,
ami James Blair, ol Franklin coun
ty, eiqrs, conuiufli vnrrs on the part
of this ftare, to carry into tfT a
concurred and approved ref iu.in
of the 30th November Eft, which
contemplated an united application
by Georgia and the Cherokee I.idi
a , to the Prcfident of ihc U.iitcd
States, for a eeflfnn of land lying
between the Chatanoochie river and
the frotieis of Jacklon and F.aakhn
counties. At the fame time Im
ftru£Ud them to demand of tne
agent of the U. S. to that nation,
the delivery ot Ellis B ffi gton and
Robert Daniel, two uf
nixed blood, wno are ciurg-d w*th
having mu.derrd one Jacoo W u
worth, two years ag-> in Jack
fon county. Tns iinfiwu oiuicie
f omftvffi ini’ra has failed of fu?cefs
Yor tar prefeot, altho* hopes are ex
oreff and by th? agent, hat our de-
Ti e, a; to the Ctfiioa, wii y?t b * ac
ceded to y the I .duns j And ;t is
alfo (Uied that the app ication for
the delivery of BUS gton and Dan
icl his bee-* fob mitred to the P “fi
dent of t if United States for h s de
c fi .n, the nation having refuted to
deliver them up. Tneie two ob
jeds mull therefore remain for fu
ttirc a*trntion. Copies vf the pa
pers relating to this iubject are
Submitted.
i'he fcllkm of the I rg flarure be
fore tne lalt, Andrew Eincott, e'q.
ofLancafter, Pennftlvania, was by
a concurred and approved reloiu
tion appointed to licmain the 3Tb
parallel of North Latitude, as the
b -undarv between this ftate und
North Carolina. He was accor
dingly lent for, and early in the
September following, left Augufta,
with a view t* the accompbOi-nent
of that obj-£t. A report from Mr.
Eliicott e.tptcl and m time to be
laid before the lull Leg (1 :.ure, but
it did no reaca the Executive office
until the i6.n 01 March lalt, when
Mr. Eiiicoft called there ar.d deprof
ited one, accomuaifd by a char:,—
By this report it spprars, that n®
p/jrt of tf-.e territory heretofore
claimed by this ftate as Walton
county remains to Georgia. Tiie
ex pence attendu g this oi-ficefs has
been cor fiicrablr, and as Mr. Elii
cott has charged cor.fidtraoiy more
In his accou it# than I have drawn
for or allowed, copies #f them,
and tne corrcipondence between
that gtntlrtranand mylelf, are (üb
mitttd fur your confiacraaoa with
out a comment. i
Under the authority of a refolu
tion paflted by the lalt Legiflaiurc on
the Sui j cl of a Pcnitentury, I have
ti pitaiure to tt<tce, that contrails
have been made nor the delivery of
a q iandey ofbrtck, and that on or
belure the end of the pret rnt month,
betwteo twrlve and fi :tcn hundred
thoufand will have ccea delivered
near the fpoc intended tor the Cue of
the build ng, the average price of
wh cn win not txceed five and dlar*
per thotfland. Lime which wiil
very wtii anlwer for la/ng the
brick, has alio been contraded fur
to bt delivered at the fame place at
an equally rtaionable rate. No
workmen have as ye*. Oceneugagf and,
becaule, I deem it of importance
fi it to procure a Itfficient ito* k
materials, and the prelent period
appeals to be a very favorable one
fur that purpoie. F.urn the mag
nitude of tne uojed, youwdl caui
lv jierceive, .hat to enable the c-. m
m ffiuncrs to proceed in tne collec
tion of mate rials and to jellify a
ontrad wuh workmen, further
appropriations will be required.-
The buiiuirg a; LoudViile mcrly
occupied as a Bate noule is in luch
a dc ay, that if not tepaircd foon,
there will be nothing left but the
naked walls. It & at prclentoccU’
pitd as an arlcnal, but the laving
thereby to the ftatc is very laconft
derabte, and by a removal of the
arms to ths piace, and Bme other
dilpofi ion made of he buridn.g, a
co. fuciaolc lum m ght be laved
annually to the treasury.
Tne (lace of finances has en
abled us to pay in the courfc of the
laft political year to the Bank of
Augulti, feventy per cent of the
amount of our iubicnpiion, which
is all that has beea as yec required
from the ftacknokkrs. The prof
pt and of its being a very profitable
ilo k is flittering j and when wt
Coiifijrr tut certainty of payment
ana ue exemption from expence,
v
it mud undoubtedly be corfid? r c&
as the very beft me ans of inerc afi :g
our* revenue. The rime allowed
for the date to fubfetibe for the
fhares referved for her in the Plant
er’s nf Savannah wiil expire
on the ill of January next. The
foregoing ©bfervabons en the value
of the fi*< k of the Bank of Augus
ta apply with t q *!, >f not fuperior
force, t© that ot Savannah; permit
me therefore to recotnraced that a'a
appropriation be made to meet this
objed.
A.n abflrd of warrants drawn or
the Fr calory during the lafl politi
cal year, exhibiting a clear and dif
und view of the amount of each
fum drawn for, the objc£t f>r whit h
it was drawn, ar.d the particular
fund drawn upon, accr as panics hi*
communicadon ; which cc get her
with the annual abilrad furmfhed
by the Treal Ufr, will convey all
the information oeceiTar y to a clear
undeiftandirg of tne whole finances
of the flate.
A lift ol Executive appeinepr?nts
made during the rectfs, whi e a<e
fubject t*o Ifgtfjarive interference
are alfo herewstii (übmitted.
In &U your meafures, having Ur
their otj ft the public g-od, veu
may rs4y wpon my corciul ro-ope
ration ; and that the Supreme Ru--
ler ct the Untverfe may lu guide
and dm 61 yuiir minds, that v<: u
labors may rcftilt in the ha; pint;*
of the people, and yur own hoaor
is the fin. etc piz er of
Your devoted fellow-citizen,
D. R. MITCHELL.
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GEORGIA EXPRESS.
A THEHCNC VEMBi R 13“
From letters ana pap. r> r*ru ived
from Mil(edgevHit by ycft'.rdiy’s
mad, we have formed *he following
fummarv—refpefting the proceed
legs of the Leg flume.
A bill was imported in Senate, au
thor zing the immediate accupaocy
of Lift: Florida—*it invefts tne Go
vernor with full power to orga; ze
a in ffi rftt b dy of troops from tne
mdstia of th.ss flat© to reduce the fer
trels c?f Augulii e, and chaftife the
favjges for their re. cm depredations.
L bkewife author z s the acceptan .e
of any company of vuiuouers wno
mav tender heir fervit.es for that
pur pole, an J tne Bate plcdgea to
defray alUxpencts lu.uireci by the
expedition.
A committee was apprinted to
enquire into the cxpeiemy of pai
fiag a law for the amelioration of
detrn.s, who rep fried for iufpend
mg the operation of the law gene
rally. The bill, it is prefumed,
will undergo many alterations, and
improvements.
A bill was introduced it) the Se
nate to amend and confohdate the
feveral miluia laws of this ftate, and
to adapt the fame to the ads* of the
Co* grefs of the U. S. fo rar as ref
prdls the Infantry, Artillery and Ri
fl Corps.
Alfo a bill explanatory of the fe
veral Judiciary Laws cf this State.
An a£t prolonging until the fi ft
of Oftaber next the time for fortu
nate drawers to take out their
grants, has palTd both houfes.
Gen. Stewart, Henry Gray bill,
Charles Hams, John Ru herford,
Oliver P rter, Hvnry M-tcheil,
John Tw ggs, and J hn FLward,
E'qrs. are cnofen Ei* <ft/, of Pc
fiaent and Vice-Pftfideat. It is
laid they will vue for Jatne Maui
fon and Eibridge Gerry.
Charles Tait, Eiq. is re-eleded
Senator to Cong.eis.
. Allen Daniel, Eiq. eleded Ma
BlOonr nirrm.
The following w feU ft from a wv m .
hr of defcriptive of a
dj Battle fought between the leri.
can troops under the commtnd of Q en
Van Rtnffellaer , and the British and,
their Savage Allies , under the coin*
mind of G'n Brock . doe Bra ? 0
•will Ung have to remember the vaicr
d'fplayed by the Americans on this 0
caji n. If the Briltfh have gained e
victory , it was dearly pur chafed,
Frcm the New To k Mercantile Ad,
vertifer oj Oft over ij.
The following important intelli.
g a n e v4 S received at this t fiE*
ydUrday, by the fteamboat ;
From the Albany Gazette cf Obi 20.
The following is the inoft accurate
account wh:ch we have been able
to obtain of the late attack on the
Heights at Quccsflowii by the
American troops:
Ar 4 o’clock in the mornipg of
the 13th mftanr, Col Solomon V 4,
Realfciiaer, at the head of 300m.i1-
t;a, and lieutenant Col. Cnr.fttc, at
the head of joo regulars of the 13 1
r g mesn, embarked in bo its to
dfl cigs the Bnt fh from the
H- gius of Th y
crcli -d under cover H a battery f
two 18 and two 6 pounders.—
I heir movement was clfeoverdl
aitti*. ft at the iuftaat of their depar
ture irotxi the American fh >nr,—
The detachments landed a
heavy fire of artillery and niulq>><*.
ry. Coi. Van Ra ff llaer received
a wound thro* his right thigh foen
akcr landing, but proceeded on un
til he received 2 other fl fn wounds
ia his thigh and the calf of oru a of
his legs, a.nd a fevere rontufion on
one oi his beds, when be ordered
the detachments to march on and
fiosnr) the firft battery, and was
hiutitlf carried oflTctrc few, rc
orders for ftorming was gallantly
executed. Lieut. Col. Chriftie re
ceived a wound m the but
gut’over the wtrks: at this time
both parties were reinforced—rhe
enemy foon gave wa, and fkd in
every dirtdbu.n. Mj. Gen. Van
Rarffcilatr cn fl ;d over to (uflaia
tne a u k, & ;il lided the Heights
of wtere ht was at
tacked vvjth great fury by feveral
hundred Indians, who were, howe
vti, ia.ai routeu and driven ;to the
woods. Fhe reinforcements order
ed over from the Ameri an fide
b£an to move tardily, a a fi Ely
ft p r ed. Th.s induced tftf M jor
General to re.urn in order to a cel
era.e tneir nnovementi —he mnunt
td horfe, and ufed every cxert.on in
his power t© urge on the reinforce
men.* but in vain—whereupon rhs
general, perceiving that a ftror g
rtinforcernenr was advancing to lup
port the B.itHli, ordered a
but before the order reached Brig.
Gtn. Wadfworth, the battle was
renewed by tne enemy with great
vigor and increafed numbers, waich
compelled the Americans, whofe
ftreng’.h and ammunition were near
ly exnauiled by hard fighting for 11
hours, and with lettk interm (fi in,
to gve way. The number of kil
led is confiderible on both fides,
but the Americans have Ift trnny
prifoners, laciudiog aboui 60 offi
cers, mod of waotn are wounded.
A noag the prifoners are Lieutenant
Cuioocis Scott, Cnriftie and Fen
w.k of tlit U. States troops, Gen.
Waif worth *nd Col. Stranhamof
the m hua. Major General Br ick
of tne Bncifh, is amung the (lain,
and hi* A d-de-Camp mortally
wjunded. Tne whole number or
Americans fa;d te have been eng"g
eu, is ao jut 1600, of which 900
were regular croups and 700 militia