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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