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tbe c(frd of degrading fclf-inrerrft
cd moiivcs, and that his prociaaia
tion was not an entire tififuc of faiic
houd and hypocnly.
Rofl. Chronicle.
Ctfy of a letter from Colonel Edmund
P. Gaines, of tbe U. States ’ army,
to a correspondent in Wafhington
City, dated Knoxville, November
16, 1812.
A. war with the Lower Creeks
now to be inevitable; and
whether the whole nation will not
take a part in the centeft, is a ques
tion which will be Soon determined.
Although I have not feen that
fort of war Service which would en
able me, confidently, to hazard opi
nions or fuggeftions, as to the mufl
el'gible plan of military operations
in that quarter; yet, as I have ac
quired lome knowledge of the coun
try and of th* Indians, I conclude
that if I can Sugg- ft an ufeful idea
that has not before #ccurred to you,
th* few minutes occupied in writ
ing my letter, I (hall confider as
WvII Spent ; if nor, J cruft you will
pardon the intrufi n on your time,
which I am await mufl now be ve
ry precious.
The nature and extent of country
inhabited by theie Indians, the great
diftaßce of many of their v ll.ges
from each other, and from ou’ fee*
tlemems, ard the celerity of Indian
movement through their extrr five
ferefts, ftrongly recommend the ufe
of a great portion of mounted in
fantry ad light dragooer. in an ex
pedition aga nft thtm. Five thou
fa and mei , I thirk, would be fnffi i
en< ro (übdue the whole nation,
provided one half of that t umber
c* filled of mounted infantry.—
This force might be occupied in
dtftro\i’ g the different vilag'-s;
wh ft the 2500 infantry fh uld
make an eflablifhmrnt a r the H k
©r* Ground ; rr In conjundi. n wtrh
the l ght troops, meet the enemy
wherever they m ght, in any cor.fi
derable numbers, be difpoird to
make a (land. This they would be
likely to do near the Hickory
Ground, which Is not far from the
centre of the nat.on. Fr ,m the
H • kory Ground, our troops could
be thrown into Penfarola, in the
courfe of a week ; the and fiance is
about 200 miles, the road good,
mod of it eq ial and much of it fu
perior for carriages to the road
fr m Wafh ngton city to Kuh
m- < and A tree will reach aerrfs a
ny water cou r f* between the Tsila
p-ota (at the Hickory Groun..) and
Pcrfacoia.
“ From the Hickory Ground
the Alabama sff rds an e<eilent
navigation for imali Sea v?fT-Is dur
ing the winter and Spring trallm ; Sc
for boars of at lead tweet* tons
biinhen, at all times of the year.—
The diftance as the river meanders
it about 300 miles without a tall or
rocky fbaal.
“ Ample Supplies of beef, and
Some corn and peas may be obtain
ed m the Creek nation for the Sup
ply of the army for Several weeks ;
or until Supplies could be obtained
from Georgia, from whence there
is a good waggon road to within 15
miles of the Hickory Ground.—
Eaft TenneflVe could alfo conveni
ently furnifh confiderablc Supplies.
” There can be no doubt that a
great many of the Upper C-reks,
or thoSe who refijc north of the
Span fh bvundaiv, are at prelent
diipoicd to remain at peace. But
let the Seminohs obtain a few par
tial vtftjnei over ur militia; ir
let aßntifh force make its app- jr
anct at Penla oia, or anv w;*rre ft
Weft Florida, and I am furc no tnaa
acquainted with the Indians, their
wait of government and their cor
rupt Britifh principles, would have
the hardihood or) doubt but moft,
or all of ‘lv-m, would join the ene
my, unlefs our army fhould awe
tht-m into the appearance of friend
fh p. If we hsd pofT fiion of the
country inhabited by the Sc mmoles,
I have no doubt bur the upper par t
of the nari n would afterwards be
friendly; becaule our ftttlemcnts
would Surround thrm, and cur. off
their hopes of forr go lupport.”
Frankfort, (K.) Nov. 18.
“ I have lccn a letter flOfti Geo.
Waller m our friend Wm. 8. Wal
ler of this place, dared Vincennes,
November 9 n, in which he ftates,
that he had then before him a let
ter from Col. Ruff A to Gen. Gib-
Son, the admg governor of the In
diana terriror v, Rating that ht (Cel.
Ruffl) ar the head of three hun
dred and fixer rnen, left St. Louis
on the i9 r h utc. poffrd Pioria about
twenty m les up the Illinois river,
aod by f-reed march s furprifed
and attacked the principal K eka
poo towns, fituaed about three
m les frr m the flinch river at the
h*-*d of P oria lake; that the Indi
a s ft-w roa f*amp which lay be
tween the tewn and the river: ‘hat
col. RIUcII and hi* men purlued
for about three m;Jes through the
Iwarap, up to their waifts in mud
—kdbd upwards of twenty* which
were found, and a great many in
their attempt to crefs the river were
drowned; took four prifoners—
found Several American Scalps—
took. e ; ghty h rfes—deftroyed their
town and took a great deal cf plun
der. Col. RulTrll had not a man
killed, and but four wounded.* 1
from tbe Scioto Gaxette.
Franklinton, Nov. 19.
An exprtis arrived here this
morning with a defpatch from
brigadier general Tupper, con
tanirg his report to Gea. Harrifon,
of his late expedition to the Rapids
of the M ami, for the purpoic of
driving iff a body of Indians and
Britifh, who had a firm bled there to
take off a quantity of corn which
remains in me fields at that place.
Gen. Tupptr arrived with his
command at the Rapids, undisco
vered bv the fnimv, in the night of
the 13 b inft. He unmrdiacely made
a ddpufition for paffi ,g the river,
and Sirnefew of our men got over,
but the grater part of them miffed
the fore, and many of them were
in great da grr of drowning—they
weie however refeued by the few
horfea which gf n. T had with him,
but loft a part of their arms. At
Soon as the day appeared, and they
were difeovered by the euemy, the
gun and other boats that were im the
river (1 pped their cables and efcap
ed down the Lake. The Indians,
however, more brave than their al
lies, crofted over on horfes and
made Several violent attacks upon
our troops. They were received
with firmnefs, driven back and forc
ed torecrols the river with ctnftdc
rable lofs.
Gen. Tupptr finding it impofti
blc to crols the river, and being
entirely out of provifions, as the
men touk nothi* g with them except
what they carried on their backs,
was obi g and to return—four were
killed o ■ < ur fife, and one wound
ed—ihc enttny were feen to carry
• ft many of their dead and wound
ed in the afiion on the land, and
many more were knocked off their
h /lies in recroffb g the river. The
I whans were commanded by the
Wyandot chief, Sphdeg, who was
very confpicuous, being mounted
upon a fine white charger. This
chief was fuppofed to have been
killed or wounded, as another Indi
an was upon his hcrle at the clofe
of the aftion.
The following is the order iffjed
by Gen. Harnfon on the fubjeft of
this expedition.
N. W ARMY.
Head Quarters Franklin t
v stb Nov. 18 1 2.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The commanding g neral returns
his thanks to brig. gen. Tupper Sc
the corps which lnelr advanced to
the M'lipi rapids, for the perfevs
rancc, zeal, adhviry and bravery
with which they conduced tftera
fdves on that erprize. A cafui!
circumftance only, and one wh*ch
neither the geuerai >r his men could
control, prevented them from iur
prizing and cutting re pieces a d;r
tachment of the enemy eq in
numbers to their own. Th* mea
sures of Gen. Tupper appear to
hav<‘ bem high! judicious, onth in
his advance to the enemy, and in re
fifi ng their attacks. She general
s lorry that any clrcumftance in an
affair whit h sls honor on aim ft
the whole of the troops engaged in
it, fh uld deferve h;s cenfure; Such
however, is merited, by the Small
deiachment, which, in the face of a
pnfitive order from their command
er, left their ranks to gather corn,
and purfue a drove of h ?gs. But
for this disorderly conduct g neral
Tupper would have broug it back
in Safety his whole command. The
commanding general feels, howe
ver, So muen more to praif? than
blame, in the conduct of General
Tupper*s dvcachmenr, that he de
rives no icnall fat sfaflioc in exhi
biting it as a worthy example of
military Spirit ad cntcrpiize to the
reft of his army,
(Cop;.)
NATHL. F ADAMS,
Deputy Adj. Gen.
New-Orleans, Off 31.
Captain Frazer, late of the U. S*
Revenue Cu* er, having been in
formed that a French privateer or pi
rate was near Baratraria, fmuggling
goods into this oitv, raifed a party,
and accompanied by rapt. Holden,
on Saturday laft went in a Small
boat down the Bayou, towards the
lake. On their way they met a
large pirogue with a quantity of
goods and 6 or 7 men, who, on
discovering capt. Frazer's boat,
made their cScape from the pirogue,
nod capt. F. took poftWfion of her,
and on Sunday afternoon bro’t her to
the head of the Bayou within half a
mile of the river. He applied to
the owner or overScer at a farm for
a cart and oxen to tranfport the
goods to the river; this was pro
m.Scd, but not fulfilled. Anxious to
have the goods carried acrofs the
portage before night, he Sent his ne
gro boy to hurry on the cart. A
banditti met the boy, tied and de
tained him until it was dufk, then
they marched down with arms to
the boat, took capt. F. ad his par
ty prifoners, and threatened to take
their lives If they made the leaft re
fiftance, and immediately embarked
on board the pirogue and b ?ar,
with the prifoners and goods, and
deScendcd the Bayou. The prison
ers were not tied—and about 10 o'-
clock, two or three leagues down
tht Bayou, they made their eStapr,
and with difficulty lace in the night
reached the river.
This is perhaps the moft impu
dent, daring adt of fmuggling ever
actemped in the United States.
GEORGIA EXI'RE.'xV
DfcCEMBHrnP*
fVe, a few weeks back > repuolifloid
a very Spirited , and generowjls p&tr'u
otic manifefto of a Cel. John tVtlhams
of Tennefjee , addrejfed principally to
tbe citizens of tt aft lenneffce, exberu
mg them in aft rain of manly language
to repair to bis ftandatd fully equip
ptd, and mar ch to the afftftance of the
Georgians in repelling the hoftile Indt
ans on tur frontiers It is with
much pleafure & fatisfaffion we ftau y
that with a promptitude that cannot
be too highly applauded, (particular
ly by the citizens of this Slate) end
which renders them immortal honor t
they baftened, at his call, to tbe place
of rendezvous ; and are now on their
march, under bis command, to Point
Petre, amounting to about three burn,
dred men.
fFe derived this information from
two of this valiant band, who faffed
thro’ tVatkinsville on H / cdnejdny /.,?.
on their way to tbs point of destina
tion, who mentioned that tbe main
body was a few days march ahead of
them but bad taken a different rout .
‘Jbefe 1 en were well mounted and
well armed with rifles, ptftols, tOma
ha wks andfcalprng knives
Georgians ! what a glorious exam
ple has here been exhibited ! Shall it
vsJaid, that tbe citizecs of an adjoin
ing ft ate have evinced more alacrity
for repelling tbe aggreffions of tbe foe
on our immediate frontier , than we,
surf elves ? No—God forbid l Let
us fhew to the world, that we are
fra men worthy of tbe inheritance be
quealbed to us by eur anceftors and
an refolvtd to hand down unimpaired
to pofterity the fair and fioen.
Exrrad of a letter to the Editor,
from a gentleman of relpcdabsii
tv, in the arm /, da ed
“ Point Petri, December 5.
** fVe arrived at this fsft on the
lft November, after a fatiguing march
of twenty one days from Sanderfvilla,
On the sth four companies commanded
by Captains Camming of Richmond,
Willis of Wa/hington, Gilbert of Wil
kinfon, and Atktnfon of PuUfki . failed
for Col . Smith's camp on St John's,
E. F whither they were followed on.
the 10 th by Capt Sanaer's Rtfiip
company from Columbia—the latter I
went by land and reached St. John's
in little more than two days .
“ lhe Jive companies at this plat*
remain in ftatu quo, without being 4-
ble to give any guefs at what time we
ftoall receive marching orders
C( 9n the 28 th ult about one hun
dred and fifty or fixty, officers Includ- ,
ed, were detached from onr regiment ,
and together with a few regulars and
eighteen patriot cavalry , placed under
the command of Capt. Woodruff r of
the United States Riflemen, for the
purpofe of reconnoitering St. Auguftine
and bringing off a large drove of bul
locks coUeffed in that neighborhood by
the Spaniards. The party failed to
get bold of tbe beeves in coufequence of
their being kept clofe under the guns
of the town and fort. They Succeeded
in bringing off a Spani/h picket guard
compofed of a corporal and three pri
vates, taken without firing a gun.-
From the bed information tbe force in
St. Auguftine cenfifts of four hundred
Spaniards and five hundred blacks.
“ Confide* able dffatisf affion is fatd
to prevail between the Spaniards and
blacks ; the Utter of whom are faid
in a freak to have direffed the guns
on the lines to the town, a few days
fince without doing any mfchief. It
is faut that they threaten the governor
wuh their determination to put every
man, woman ai.U child to death, if he