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About Georgia express. (Athens, Ga.) 1811-1813 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1813)
which has b’ackened the pegs of humanity, and elicited the tear of fifint agony for our butchered bre thren.— Argus. Washington City, June 21. The Houfe of RepreGntatives hive difpofed of the futjeft of their two or three laft days debate, much eirh’er tlua wr had expe&cd. The Republicans of the Houfe, anxious to proceed to the confederation of the Tax Bills* which 1c appears are now ready for difcufiUn, have bren content magnanimously to wave the gratification of their individual feel ings, which would have prompted them to perfevere in a difeuffion that might have yielded them fo great triumph. This triumph is a facrifice to the public gjed. Mr. Wcblter’s reflations have palled * all the federal, and about fisty out of ninety of the republican members having voted for them. Thofe who voted againft them, did fo on the ground that they were unne ctflfary, and either indecorous in their matter, as appearing to imply the ex ftence of a fufpicion of the executive, which was, however, on all hands difclaimtd—gentlemen t even in Oppofition proftfiNg their obirA to be, merely to give the Prcfident and his officers an oppor tunity, which they faid they had no doubt he would be glad to feiit, of removing from their minds apy the (mailed rofpicion of collulion in re lation to the promulgation of the french repealing decree. For our own part, we are grab ft - and that the refoludons are paff and We do not doubt that a faT&fa&o ry anfwer will be made to them; fuch an one as (hall completely re move all the anxiety, real or fe gi ed, which gentlemen have prof ff ed, to clear the honor, which by the way no one but them has ever dreamt of impugning, of tne go vernment of the United Sta??.s, from the imputation which the/ them felvea have caft upon it. AFFAIR AT PLATTSBURGH. Xxtrsft to the Editor of the Aurora, dated Pittsburgh, June 11, ISI3. “ Thofe priioners who were wounded and taken by the Britifij row gun boats, with the United States* (loops Growler and Eagle, have btea paroled, and have re turned. They (bate that but one American was killed and feven wounded, that the (loops went down in fight of Ifie-au-Noix, where the waters of the lake are coatra&ed to a narrow river, and defeend to the north three miles an hour, that they did not difeover the gin boats un til they had gotten below Afh Id • and into the narrow river, where they found three gun boats, which immediately fired upon the (hops and the (loops returned fevcral broadfides, until it was difeovered that a part of the point blank (hot would not reach the gun boats, but that a (hot from the gun boats would pafs by aad over the (hops; the Jloepi therefore upon making this discovery attempted to beat againft the surra* t and a fouth wind, which was not quite fo heavy as they could wifis, back into the broad lake.— But after making fevcral ftretches they found that was impoflible. In the mean time, two other gun boats came rowing againft wind and cur reat from the ifiaad and took their Ration with the other three* but before they took their Ration they landed a body of infantry on each fide of the river, three of whom were wounded in the coutfe of the h&iba, but not s. man was hart on board the gun b3ats, nor d.d one ball from the (hops reach the.ll uc ie fa when the guns were elevated 20 or 30 degrees, when the bails would o/er-reach the boats with out hitting them. The ad .on con tinued four hours which was awlrg to the great diftancc at whicn the gun boar.* lay for fear of being in jured by the fl >ops, when the Eagle was funk and the Growler taken.— When the gun boats fired they lay with their bows diredlly towards the (loops, and they were lo low and fo (harp that fume of the fl*3ps* crew faid they would rather fire at a mufquetoe’s bill with the expedU t'oa of hitting it with a cannon ball, than at one of the B. ltifh gun boats. They are much in the lhape of a batteaux and have low bulwarks to refill midket fh ; the oars are each tied to a peg, fo that the men can let go of them, rake up their gun. fi e and take the oar again without its getting out ef place. vTiA boats arc rowed by 16 men on each fide, and carry, fome fay, 24 pound carronader in their bow, and & long Cs.ir in their ftern. Our men learnt tha* tne boats would have taken a pefilian to windward out of the reach of the Hoops'* guns,and cut away their fails and rigging if the (hops could beat to windward, and had attempted to get away but the Brkirfi knew chat-nothing but a heavy north wind could car ry them out into the bread lake fader than thy could row the boats and keep near enough to cut away the rigging, fo that the fl ops could not have gotten away even if they had a light north wind. Upon re flection I am fatisfied that a Song it pounder is better for a raw gun boat than z long 32, becaufs the 18 will carry farther than the 31, aad a long 18 would batter a (hip of the line. The commanding officer at Burlington, Vermont, l am told, has ordered a eontradl to be made, and a con trad: has been made, to build two row gun boats, in fourteen days, to fupply the place of che-Ea gle and Growler. We have juft heard that commodore Decatur has been chafed into New London by two 74 s tvv<> frigates. Oh ! that we had twenty or even ten row gua boats now lying in Conntdicut river, I warrant you New L&nddn wouia dot be burnt, aad that the boa s would give a good account of the 74’* and frigates of the eaeasy in the Sound. JD avid K. Williams', Efq. a Re prefentative in Congreis for feveral years paft, from South-Carolina, it appointed, by the Prefideat aad Senate, a Brigadier General in the army of the United States. Net. Intel. RETALIATION. Six feamcn of the crew of the Nautilus, fuppofed to be Britifh fubjefts, fighting againft their own country, were lent to England for trial, and Com. Rodgers cauled i2 Britifh prilbners to be retained as heftages. The firft mentioned Tea men were tried or examined in Eng land, and 5 were relealed as Ameri cans, and arrived here in the Agnes cartel. The 6th was detained for further evidence. In confcqucnee of the return of thefe five, ten of the hoftages have been dilchargsd.— Palladium. Salem, June 16. Torke, the traitor taken in the Liverpool Packet, inform* that the Liverpool Packet, and Sir John Sherbrooke are partly oiPftcd in Dos ton, aid ti.'at if he inoft fuft-r, he will not be alone in puniftimeat. MWWWW.U ■—. .Iwr— —aar‘ GEORGIA EXPRESS. ATHENS, July 16. Mr. Madifon has been very ‘ll for Hrae days paft, bc is declared to be cut of danger. By the Last Mail. Milledgeville, July 14 CREEK INDIANS. fyfjP We have the following fro <1 a (ource that may be relied 91. EXTRACT TO THE EDITORS. “ I had theplee.fu.rc of heir? pre fect this day {_feh July] when a chief Pent as a runner from the friendly In dians &t ‘lookaubatchee made bis re port to Col. Hawkins. He was eg man dfervedly of high funding a - his owx people, and one of 1 bye doomed by the followers of tbs pro . phets for dcflruftim He feid the difficulties of the friendly Indians con tinued to increafe ; nine of their peo ple were murdered, one of (hem a wo man, and that a chief was miffing Attempts had been madefofettle their in funder (landings in a friendly way, and refufed by t’-e adherents in she prophets. The Chiefs repeated tbeir defire fo-throw afide their war flicks and war prof this but without ejfis it. The anfwer was injuhing and bojVde, as well to the friendly Indians as to tb: people of the, U. States. The old. Tal,ejee king returned the an fewer.— He haded of his bows, bis arrows, kis. war dubs end magical powers The Chiefs fay they have . height tkemfelvH into their prtfent d-ffcuT ties and embarraffnents by their fide • Hty to their treaty Jlipulations with the United States. By giving (hi s fabfion for the murders on tb: p?f road, on Duck river and Ohio,, zthuh it was the duty of the muon to do they are placed in a war altitude cy their opponents. By deiv.g jujiise to the white people they have hear red the refentment of a firing party in the nation who threaten them tail# death. The wo? k of death- and defiruStion of bcuf'S and property bad commenced ’l his being their true fit nation, they ajkcd of Col. Hawkins the aid of tie white people. They were willing to pay foh this aid, and pointed out the fund for it .* They are willing to pay all the expence, tbo * tbeir white friends in aiding them will effectually aid the ?n(elves. i( If we are defray ed before you aid us, faid the Chief\ you will have the work'to doyourjelves which will be bloody and attended with difficulties, as you do not know as well as we do the Jwamps and hiding places of thefe batchers of mis - ■chief.” Col. Hawkins Jent off a runner with an interpreter and four Chiefs to thofe who had taken the prophets talk , with this demand of explanation of their conduit, which was interpreted in my prejence :— ct / hear you bate ta - ken part with the prophets. The prophets have put to death nine people becauft they helped the Chiefs to /sv# tbeir country by putting the murder ers of our white friends to death, which they were bound to do by tbeir treaty with Wafbingten. I hear you have begun the war dance, made your ■war clubs , and are for war with the white people. What is this for ? What injury have the white people * THe Alabama laris which are remarkably fertile. doney vc / /.<* who r am- I * hove been long among jox —my talks hove been always ‘or p.ace, aad they frtfi;* h-m she facing of ycur count?y. As gong to divideyaur nasi.at and to dtfiroy u ? Do you net know the prephets’ talks will be ike defirue ■ tion ■'( the Creek? and give j-y toyo-tr err.Wa f T*h have threatened the life of my inte 1 pre era dte dtfiroy kis proper iy Jf you d* him any i:- jur yen do it ic me and aU the people of the Unlit * * aits. What has be dot:t i —delivered yea my friendly talks. I never will for give the thttr dcrerc oj white people or ‘red p:cfit friendly >0 them. Tau shr eaten K.lO - ‘ 4*kuub*ichee ar and Ctwetau l Whs” is * his fhr? (i Speak plain to tne. / have ordered four great Chiefs of Cujfcteu to tarry this Talk and bring ycur anfwer. We can fettle tilings much be:ter taw than vobtnyna fee mi with on army, friend—l fh all then be year enemy.— Teu may frighten me ar.iihtr wt h the power of your prophets to make tb. *- d:t, earthquakes ahd to Jink the forth, ‘ltefe things cannot j tighten the Ame rican fe Idlers. i jng jvmeruattjdldiers arc nowyiur fviet.dcs end J hope will a', ct ays be jo. hake care hew yen make y*ur enemy, the thunder ef ihdr cm mon> their r f.es end ihar fe: d f will bt more terrible than (be i*” \s 4 f your prophets. If you art f7 k nelly yea have nothing to f a-. If thewhje ■man is faje in ycur land you fa f. if the utile man ts :n danger vtyour la? and, you are in dan ger ; and uvtr rvtib the white gtsple will hi ycur min !’* and reply (run tie fanatic It.it sns we believe bus rety t been receiv ed, Nor ts it to le *xfelled that words alette vriil avail much with a people err thru JiUtalien Beitg bent ah voifchief, iksy * to fie the calami ties of User a id b* tssr.de to drink deep ly of the cup of afjUSisan before *hey will return 10 their duty. Our agent, Col. Hawkins, acc m yarned by M‘lntofk , a diftinguifhtd Indian Chief, had ad interview with fht Ccvcrncr tee latter fart of lafi week, she refttit cf which is believed -ic ts .biS—Cvioael Hrwki;:s rtquefied the Gvvcrver t& furnifh him with 50 J;>/ nd of iinm ttrdfi.tre ammunition to tv able the fried fey Indians if repel ay attack (vat r,..gp( be mad, ay their opponents, till the ctd which has Hen require* ef (Jen Tthkncj tan b~ given them. the euprfes left here bru>.ry merrritng for St. Clary's, a*a is ..v ---ftShed to teitsTK in the courfe af H 1 weed. M Iniojh ftt tut or Ttokau batchoe shout the fame time. He was to have arrived thire iv fl night, and prunified to-acquaint the Governor by Saturday wdh the relative jtrtngth of the contending parties and their fixture projpttls. If from bit repert it (ball appear veceffary the Gover nor we uvd'.tjland is determined to rfique ‘he ccnfi jucnces ana call su*. a force fvfefiiem :o crujh the prophets and he. . fhtr.nts, Georgia Journal TBIi LATEST. ExtrAH fe a ’itter fr om Cel. Hawkins to the Editors, dated Creek Agency, July 1 1, 1813* “ Or* Jut 4:h, fix warrior* of TeekeUibacchee went as a guard for fome women af-er their coraf— They faw feane Auttn flees who ir.ad killed a hog. The latter on beS*g difeovered aisd purfued retreated tc their pr.rty in ambufh. A fkirirf’fk commenced, three AurtciT-es wicre killed and wounded. The warriors fuftained no Life, The orxtevi*n irg r.ie adherents to the Auttolf-ts attacked the entrenched camp of Ttwkaubatthte *t h bows and ar-
