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ATHENS, sequoia: publish*© it ALEX\NDER M‘DONNELL.
CREEK INDIANS.
General Cocke .offered the fol-
O’vi ‘g refutations ia the Houfe of
of the State of
reh'ttflte on the 26 h uk. which
fcere adapted and ordered to be
ear to the Se ‘*ate far concurrence i
whereas DU’ dtrf the tTI >ft
horrid and inhuman, have been
committed on the penp/c inhabit
ing the frontiers of this fta:r, by a
cation (if they can be fj denomi
nated) call Creek*: atonements for
murders, which the governor of this*
if are has, in the moft correct and
decided manner, and in ftr;ft con
formity w?th the exiftirig laws, de
manded j and which has been re
futed, as is believed by this general
AiT mbly—in confequeoce of the
fade re pre fen rations, or Indian flare
ipof Be j. Hawkins, agent for
the U. Spates in the Creek nation.
A r >d whereas it is the opinion of
this genera. dT mbly, whole plea
fure is web as duty it is to watch
over and prefrrve the liberties of
thofc who have honored them with
their cor.fi knee, particularly when
every principle of humanity and
juft ice cries aloud for revenge.—
Therefore,
“ Refs he and, That the Governor
of tns* Stats be direftsd to order
inta fervice on the frontiers 10 000
,f ‘he militia of this ftaec, ro wu
5?oo on the frontier of the w ft,
and 5000 on the frontier of ILft
Tentieff e, for the purpote of pre
venting a repetition of thofe horrid
fee: e* of lavage barbarity j and to
pun'ifh with death, the favage foe
who dare rnaks ihe attempt.
f< Rejolved. That the Governor
be dirt-dl and to lend a mrfl nger ro
the Cre k nation forthwith and de
mand a prompt furrender of all the
murderers of the citizens of Ten
r.eflf e; and if not delivered in 20
d.t s ‘Jtcr the return of fail M ff n
g .:, to order tut a fufli ient force
to txt ■ nare the Creek nation.
“ Rejolved , That the Governor
of t is ftat he requefted to forward
Without delav, to the Prrfideatof
the United Su es, a copy of the
foregoing p r eatable aad refutations,
a> expreffive of our feelings and
determination on a lo inti
mately connected with tfte tranquil
ity -nd happiitefs of the people of
Ten flee.
“Rejolved, That it is expedient
that a >aw be immediately paff and,
to authorite the Governor to draw
•n cither of the treasurers of this
ftate, for fuch fums e* m aey as
may be fufficient to cfF 61 the ob
je& contemplated by the foregoing
Fefoludons.
Rejolved ed/o, That the fenarors
and rcprefentativcSi from this ftace
to the Congrefs of the U. statrs,
be inftru&cd and requ&fted to ufe
their beft endeavors with the pro
per authority to have Benj. Haw
kins removed from the Creek agen
cy.”
[We have before fern fome in
flnustinns againft the conduct of
Col. Hawkins; but we hoped, as
We yet hope, they are unfounded.
The fubjedt being now, however,
brought before a L?g fla.ivc Body,
Georgia express.
“MAMT SHALL Afftf Tt AH* ISO, AH© KMOWLBDOI SHALL SI INCaiASIH/’
it becomes necefTary to notice it.]
Ed. Ral. Reg.
STATE of ENGLAND.
Ext raft of a letter from an American
gentleman in England, to a friend
in this city , dated
London, august 11.
Permit me to lay in a few words
that language can give but an im
perfeft idea of the horrid ftate of
this Ifl-nd. Should wr at home
consume our war againft old Eng
land, and fupport it with firm pat
riotic principles, in one twelve
(he is a ruined country.—
The want of provifi ns * really
dreadful. Flour :s up to 110s. per
bbi. The crops in the country
have failed throughotr, in confe
qucnce of the conftant rains and
cald. This day is as cold ss a No
vember day with us.
There has bc&n a great confufhn
here about American (hips that have
had permiflion to depart for Ame
rica, with manufactured goods un
der Britdh licence*. Every pofil
ble means have been attempted by
the government to lay hold of them,
in order to hold the property until
they could hear how the revocation
of the orders in council would be
received in America j but the li
cences having beengran ed prior to
the receipt of the Declaration of war,
the government could find no pre
text to ftjp the property, without
forfeipog in fom* nv'afuce, the na
t tonal char after and honor. T<* day
an aid 1 has, at length, b*en
to perm c them t# proceed, I pre
fume, from this circumftancc, that
the privy council and lard of the
admiralty have made a compromsfe,
as the latter geu leman claimed the
vefllis as a droit of admiralty.—
Many veil is that had laded were
brought bark, but have to day re
ceived orders for departure.
I hope foon to h*ar of fame
daft) ng exploit of our little but
btavir navy, and alio, of cur army
in Canada, I we have not ftruck
the blow ere this time, wt ought to
be facrificed.
The prevalent opinion here is,
that upon the news of the revocation
of the late orders in council, the U.
S. government will relax in their
war meafures j but I am of opinion
that when the Prtfidenc fees that
thofe orders were not revoked in
confluence of any rcmonflraace
from our government, bwt from s
reprrfrnration of the horrid diftrefs
occrii ned by thole orders in the
manufafturing dijtrifts, and rht dif
p fi ion rhrougnr ut the .flind for
rebellion , he wiil pay no attention to
their profefli ns. Now is the time
to ftrike the blow, retrieve oor loft
character as a nation, and regain our
r'ghts fo unjuftly robbed from us.
N<Hwithftand;ng this perfidious go
vernment is holding out a difpe>fi
tion to accommodate, flie ftill cap
tures our veff ls and impreffcs our
fcameo. This day, the fteward of
the fhip Swanwick, of Philadelphia,
was impreflfcd, afte r having exhibit
ed his regular froteftion, which was
torn before his face, and he dragged
on b *a'd the Trader. Does not
fuch ofpre/jfton aud villany make the
blood in the veins of every man
boil, and call out for redrefs ?
This we have in our power to
take, aad now is the moment.”
Whig.
South America.
Tran the lurora.
Trinflation of a letter from Diego
Saavedra, (formerly agent of the
government of the provices vt Rto
de la Plata at Philadelphia) to a
compatriot in this city .
Suents Ayres, Augtsfl 14, 1812.
Providence, ni > dear counayman,
protects our caufe and rights. It
has faved me from the purfuit of th*
vile enemies of our happinefs and
independence. 1 am, at kft, happy
and returned to my country.
The cargo of mulk ts, fabics,
piftsis, and gunpowder, which were
pur chafed 1 Europe, has been re
ceded here with that enthufialm
which nothing Out an ardent love of
liberty infpires. The citizens have
welcomed me with as much eager
nefs as they could have fhown 10 a
deliverer. The government, pen
etrated with the lame fentiment,
have voted me their thanks $ and
will be equally grateful to all thofe,
who, as frie*ds ot our mdepeedence,
fhaii bring us fnccors from any part
pL the world.
Sav, my friend, to the Americans
of the north, that our c*ult is their
own: that our government will
proteft them in ali their commercial
relations with us: tn ac if they have
arms tad powder to fpate, wnich
they can bring, they will Ot amply
psid for it in ready money : a tew
Shipments of powder irum Hailand
has brought 300 per cent advance.
Is there any a* g H r ad. m<bict than
that of aiding a people to break die
chains of flivery wno wdl eredt
government fo: th.mlclves ur die ia
the arms of liberty !
Our armies triumphing over th ft
of the king of Brazil, have jult
forced him to iuc for peace aau to
acknowledge our independence.-*-
An ambaflador whom wc have at
the court of R;o de Janeiro, and
theirs at this place; are proofs of
the good undcrftaading which fub
fifts between us and the Fortuguefe.
To fall upon and overcame our
enemies is, I heleive, the way to be
refpefted; for, fiace iSojcnatwc
have deftroyed the bloody myrmi
dons of the Bntiih kieg, there is no
profefli-iin of fricndfhjp that the go
vernment of Sc. James* has not
proffered to us; but wc are not
their dupes. It is our money they
want, and we know it —to provide
our enemies with arms, who wifh
to mike us flaves that they may more
eafiiy flaugater us. But our force
and our union will always defy their
cruel, bloody and Machiveiiau poli
tics.
Monti video, ftill bent under the
remains of her old principles of fer
vitude, is deaf to the voice of liber
ty ! But, what do I fay ? me can
non already refound 1 and the bom
bardment will effeift, by force, what
wifdom and reafon cannot obtain.
Yes, my friend, I announce it to you
as a certainty—that rebellious city,
before fifteen days have elapfed, will
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, tSif.
augment our power, bypreffingfrom
the iron yoke which governs it, un
der the mild influence of a free and
benefi ent government. It rruft
fail, or we will perifh in that noble
undertaking.
The Mexicans, as wc learn, have
juft experienced Come reverfts:
buc reverfes of Republicans are the
ways which Providence ordains to
carry them more ftirelv to victory*
Thev arc as Sampfons /.ft cp, whofe
roufing, terrible to their enemies,
will diflipate them as a light cloud
disappears before the blaft of the
tempefl.
You will oblige me, my friend,
by having the above traofiated and
inferted in the papers of the U. S.
1 fl.u’.er mirfelr that all the editors of
Republica newfpapers, the Auio
ra, U r. wli g've us thereby a
proof of their g,.*od wiftj s, and their
drfife to fee w* cerr.e out victor
fr*m this honorable ftrife in which
we are now engaged.
Within the laft fire or fix
quantities of provision*, equal, we
fhould fuppofc, to the fupport of
four times the number of men that
will be collefted at PlattJfburg this
fall, for a whole year, have been
transported through this plate for
the Northern Army. And during
the laft we#k more than one hun
dred and fifty waggon lead* of
blankets and other coarfe g"soda
from Montreal, have pafT.d thro*
here fer Albany.
Lanjinghurg Gaz.
The followi g concurrent cir
cumftances are tabulated to induce
a brhef tha government inteodi to
attempt the conqueft of Upper Ca
nada at ieaft this fall:
The Secretary at War, in a let
ter to Governor Mags, fays —** It
is the determinAfion of ihe Freftdent
to regain the ground which has been
loft, and to prolecute with redou
bled v gor the original object of
the campaign.”
A letter received in this town
yefterday, from SackePs Harbor,
ftates, tnat Government ha* pur
chaled all the private vefTds oh
Lake Ontario.
The keel of a32 gun frigate has
been laid at Socket's Harbor j it s
faid that ihe is to be launched in 60
days.
We uoderftand that Gen. Dear
born is to proceed to Plattfbjrgb
ths week, with the reftduc of the
U. S. troops now at Greenbufti.
Portfmouth, (N. H.) Oft. 23.
A Ha*ioweli paper mentions that
** * l* r ge drove of. cattle deftined to
Canada ; were srrefted laft week ia
Somerfet county, Maine.** Pro
bably a gift from fome benevolent
fociety, to their friends in Canada.—
btrange the meanfpirited fellows of
Somcriet did not take into confide
ratioa that the Bulwark of Religion
muft have beef to feed her foidiers
with, or they could never hope to
conquer thefe rebellious colonies t
Wc have reafon to believe that
before general Harrifon reaches
Detroit, he will be in poflVfti ju of 4
(No. ia6.