The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-30 00:00:00

CASE OF MR. ARBUTHNOTT. This letter will bring the British public acquainted n•lth the whole ease, us it relates to the constant ag- Fessions of the Americans, the defenceless state of the Indians, tool the obligations of Great Britain by treaty to protect them against lawless .• N. P. Aug. 26. 1817.. - - 81111••••1 ain ester. i lily antloiti.ed to adders% you by the Chiefs of the CI I•CE. Natiolll,• whose mimes I tsilia to the prescift. .•• They desire it to he made known, that they have impli csely followed pear advice lieng ti s ddis..y it nth the Anteri— s who were their sieighnours, and no wise attempted to molest thesis ; thoogh they have seat the Americans encroach oil their tee ritory, burningtheir towns, and making tells where toeir loonies stood ; rather thins make test/1'2116e they have retard lower in the Peninsula. 'Clic town of EcatiVilalloway sin the Glootahouclui, where Otis Meru was Chid; is the in: ritattee of she tioctoacheneuts 'of ti.e•Amerieaus. This town is situated tinder tile giussof Fort Gaines, and Miro was de cked to submit to the Asneriratis, us his town would be blown 141 rather than the se he retired, is now living in the 'dikter nation, aiiii his fields where the town stood, are ploughed up by the Atwericaits. They complain of the Englislitklovcret silent neglecting them, after having draws/ them into vier with America ; that the promise made them of sending /ample to reside unsung them has not been kept; and if theyarave not slime person or persons resident blithe nation to Watch over their interests, they will soots bsiddriven to the ontirentity of the Penitanla. You left Mr.Hiembly to watt:borer' the hr l i tyres!, oft lee Creek nation, but you had hardly heft tbe nation, 'alien by turned traitor, and was led by Poetics to take the part of the Anieriemas t his letter • to use, to whirl, I omit: von a copy, wilt show you what lengths he would go if he • ;,ad the means, It is lldnibly and Dayle who gist the Indians ail the trouble they eaperience; they send their emissaries among the lower Ciecks, and make them believe the Cotibit tax, aided by the Americans, are causing down on theta ; ' they send to the Contraltos, and report the lower nation is ;trilling against thesis ; thus both are pit• is fear, and their fields are iii•gluried, and hunting is not thought of. I have entleavtint ed to Ito away with this fear, by writing to din Chiefs id' Coithitta Town, that they ought to live on friendly terms with their brethren of the lower nation, whose wish it sae to be on good terms with them, sad nut tolisten to any had talks, lint to chase those that give them from among them. My letter was ansi.vcred by thens rasher favourably ; and I hope the talk that was sent to the brig Warrior, Lot • issue, will heal the dif f erences between them. Hidlis Arlje urrivedin my schooner at clkolokne Sound lastJtme, and ss as well r-tceived by all the Chiefs sad others aho clime to welcome him home ; in consequence of his arrival a talk vta. held, the substance of which liiut on paper fer them, and it was scat with a •pipe of peace to the other fllloll/1. lidlis Arkto wished to return to Nassau with me, but I pre vailed on shim• to stay with the nation and keep them all at peace. '• I .tin desired to return IfiAlis Adjo's warmest aeknow. lcdgmesit for- the very handsome manner in which you treated him in England, and he begs his prayer. may be laid at the foot of hi. Royal Highness the Prince Regent. I left him and all Ida family well un the 20th of June. " OIQ Cap?achimico desired me to send yen -his best res. 'peels, Imo lemmata you vs ill• - smid oat some people to livg among them, and all the land they took (tom Forbes shall be their's; at all events, they must have an agent among them to see that theiAmerleans adhere to the treaty, and •permit them to live uninniested on their own land thisagent should be authorised by his Majesty's Government, or be will notbe attended to by the Americans. • " Ise the. Gazettes of Georgia, • the Americans report the Seminole Indians are continually committing murders on th e ir borders,- and slinking incursions into the State ; these are ta • brications tending to in hate• the American Government against the poor Indier.s ; for during the time I was in the nation, there was only one American killed, and be, with two• others, WaS4II the act of driving off cattle be • longing to Boleck, chief of Sawaliee ; whereas three men and a hey were killed last June, by a party of cat:le steslets, while in their hunting camps ; the boy they scalped ; and one of Beleek's bead men was killed on St. John's River, in July. The Rockwood Georgians, and those resident on the borders of the 'eaten nation, are contintiellyenteriag it avid-Arising off cattle ;-they have in somelestinres made settlements, and particularly otettre.Clitictokatehe River, where a considerable number have descended. "'By the Treaty - with GreatTritein yheiAtiteefeans were to giveeip to the Indians. all thelands theimight havebeen taken during 'the wary-and placed them on the moo reciting they were It appears that they have not 'Almelo 7 that 'Tort Games, en the - OWtalioucht River,ond Llniep Crawford, on the Flint River; are both oft Radian territory, that waemot in p ion of the Americana irell3ll. " They are fealful Wilt before soya% Is by the English 'Gov etc anent ;they will no longer be in possession of any territory. wrote last Janoaty to his Excellency the Hoe. Charles Beget, representing tits encroachierols of the A merleans (as I was informed by the (-ivy of a' tette' from die Right hier4 Earl Bathurst, handed me by Nil Excellency. - Gooerntireameren,) that -his Alajesty's . Ambassador had re ceived- ustlerir•to watelr over the -interest' ollitheindiaite• SI lie/Imq return here, I'have-reeeleet trona al r. bloodie,of Charleston, an extrictofe helmet , froarthe Rea: Charles Sago, that thrseamenae of •is so ceoliderablee any f ur th er conillantitilioni of trott l ie odder, 4new be mint him by pri• • gate bends raw, Sir as no penioss goes from this direct to , Viaishimilum;4ltow sin Its be able toromply with his desire? s th us b e will be kept ignoring,. of the real situation of the poor Indiana, aid • the etterpachmeat matte on their land by the Ameecsn sertlers, while he may be told•by the Anierieta . Governinent that ao encroachoseats have been made, mid thief the forts they slat luiliPare necessary to check the-anrisiy'Se; rilooles ; thus the persom•eppointed to vratelesieetivtie I#iians, basing no otheweireanssilt-in formation their front the pieties inivaryttd in theiOdestewition;•ebd free, iteent•lfroth• • times to time in the America-Chastities; actOnabt tit ten di • inuellers,•ace. coninitted by the leirtiOns, on the-frontier set time of the United States, he .491preitegodx the Imbeds tiled% all the Americans do to them. 'glint ers-cMs Mniestylr 60. tetra cent appoint um-event . with NH pirivenn and. to 4 - 0111 , 11. poen> swith his Majesty's Ambassador - et Wiabingtha,-and 'his ere will then I.e opened ms to the motives -that iailitente Amierii an inclividostscaswelfas the Government, in vilifying thiltentlians. ...to w 1,. wt.; s given rive.eitiiit' heinet ructions, were to me titaiestve Oneersiment, as well as the Governor i impact+ ; and I fear that a mitreosial lathe Govessor- THE NATIONAL REGISTER Grueral terruhl be ofoo ii.e. Hefei ring you to the encloserl,t I it monust respectfully, Sir, your obetlieni servant, " P. AlIBUTHIllerr." " To Lieut. Cotooel Ni^holl." • Extract of a Letter signed W. Ilambly, received at Okelohne Sir—l am desired by the Chiefs of the nation to request you will extticate yolrself from a baud of outlaws, among whom you new :ire. for the em of justice is lifted up against them, and it will ere long fall heavy on them, you, and your property. They say they would have or• objection to your tettlingany way to the west of Appal:, chieola river, hut where7ou now arc, you are among sect of outlaws; they have lately comniittell twenty most cruel murders on women and children on the frontiers of the tluat:4 States, and stolen 100 horses, and they say it is ry your desire. Spanishtlllutf, May to, ;817. (Signed) W. 11A.MBLY. t Signatures of the Chiefs of the Creek nation, to a power given to A. ArbUtIUMU, dated the 17th of June, 1817. CVpaellimico, l Oehacone s Tustimaky, , tlomathle M icho. Inhimathlo. s I mathluehe, gTalmuches Hatch°. !•OhtirleTustonaky, islattrimathluehi, lit idlis Adjo, :Stod Mico, Ilimathlo Interpreter, PETER Arprovod of by F. C. LULING°, Commandant c•f St. Mark's. 'PORTUGUEtiE S'L.4VE 'The King of Poptugal has published a Royal Alvatz, or law, dated Rio Janeiro, May 6, 1818, to enforce the articles of the late convention with the British Govern mentitor 'the abolition of the slave trade, north of the Equator. It Sates the penalties to which those traders are liable who engage in the prohibited traffic, and makes the necessary 'regulations for the protection and support of those slaves who, in consequence of these -penalties, shall be declared free. The following are some of its provisions:— 1. All persons, of whatsoever quality or condition, who shall proceed to fit out ror prepare vessels for the traffic iu slaves, is any part of the coast of Africa lying north of the Equator, shall incur the penalty of the loss of the slaves, who shall be declared free, with a destination herein afterwards mentioned. • The vessels engaged in the traffic shah be con fiscated, with all their tackle and appurtenances, together with the cargo, of whatever it •consists, which shall be on board on account of the owuers•or freighters of each vessel, wish. owner. of such slaves. The officers of such vessel, to wit, the captain or -toaster, the pilot and supercargo. shall be banished fur five years to Alosembique, and each shall pay a fine equivalent to the pay • or other interests which he was to gain by the adventures. ' Policies of iussiranee cannot be made on such vessels, or their cargoes t and ifthey arc made the assurers who site kumaingly make them shall be con demned in triple the amount of the stipulated premium. 3. Tbssame penalty of the loss of the slaves shall attach to ' prisons of whatever rank or condition who shall import slaves into finish in loreign vessels. 3. Declares that one half a!" the conifested.property shall be given to the Wormer, and t 1 other brought into the royal treasury. If there is no informer, the whole produce of the cargo, and the whole sum of . the -fine, shall go to the royal treasury. 4• Regulates the mode 'of , proeecdiag in eases where in formation is given, fixes the authorities before whom the proseention is to be brought, and appoints the manner in which the sentence is to be executed 5. The slaves consigned to the royal treasury, and alLthose declared free by the above article (as it wool! he unjust to abandon them without support), shall be delisered up to the judge of the district before whom the condemnation shall take place (a hose powers shall be enlarged with that juris dictieu), to serve as freed-men for 14 years, in oily public service of the navy, the fortresses, cis riculture, .or public offices,- as may be though most convenient, teeing for that purpose enrolled in the re:pm-rive stations ; or shall be hired out to individuals of knomii pi operty and probity, who shall be bound to suppoi t, clothe, and instruct them, teachiug them some handicraft or labour that may he agreed upon, &ring thestipulated period; the terms and the conditions of which shall be renewed as often as necessary, till the lo_. years are expired ; the time of servitude may be shortened by two or more years, ars:aiding as the good conduct- of there persons may entitle them to the enjoyment of fall freedom. 1 In case these freedmen are destined for the public serviceohe officer who shall have authority in the reapactive station to which they are assigned; shall nominal*. a person capable en fixing their tenn E whe obill be responsible for their educationalist ftemmeat. They shall have us curator a personof kimwe probity, who shall be nominated every !hive years by the judge, and approved of by the judicial council uc governot and captain general of the province. To him it•thall belong to provide every thing which may contribute. to their:well being. 40-rectify abuses that may affect them, to procure them release after their *roper term of sei vict.., and enforce generally for their benefit the observance-of the laws pre= scribed for the protection of orphans, in as faros these laws are applicable to them, to the end that n liatever is•oidered coneerniurthem may be strictly executed. 6. In the-ports to the south of the. Equator, where the traffic ist slaves is still pennitted, the regulai ion passed in the law of ihe 24th of November, 18141 shall be oboes ved with thi following modifications :—'flie distinction .between veaseli which shall exceed or shall not exceed 201.• boos; shall be abolished, and the number of slaves. shall. be regulated sc_ cording to tholonnage.of , the vessel, in the -proportion of fire to every two tons. -It shall be allowed to the persons who owe or freight slave vessels, to use indiscriminately iron or copper kettlesiprovided the latter every voyage he tinned agew... If-surgeons do got sail on beard such vessels, on ae,.. vaunt of alto impessi hairy of era:wring them, the owners shall Ise uldiged to carry with therreblock seggroderes, esperiericed to theareatment of the diereses...with which the.elaves are commonly afflicted. 7. :1111the commeiee-ln stemmis changed+, new ref:Ma ntras, the importation or slaves 'into Brazil, brunt any ports ,where the ft xffic is net pi ohibireol, is permitted. The usual order is subjoined to all the authorities to ,:iiblerreand enforce this law. Arldloiq who said his name was tintiey, a feW.days - since, re— presenting himself as nephe* of Mrs. House, grocer, of • Brentford, called at Me blacking rnanufattnry of IL Turner, t ti..l..ondon.road. South wades and orders:l goodsrt; the &incense! 11L 3a. and tender ed a checleicr 7s. on Glyn and. Co. purporting to 6ty^ drawn by Sales, Pollard and Co. Alitersgate.btreeto wholesale. tobacconius, which proved to be a forgery, and received a check in exchange on Sir J. Pening and Ca for 251. Y. BUONAPARTE. Longwood, April 240818. • TO THE GOVERNOR. Stn.—Wheo on the 12th of April I was informed by Dr. O'Meara that he sboidd discoultuue the ettentise of his rout:. thins as physician to the Emperor Napoleon, I hastened to send a message to Major Gorrequer, begging him to favour me with a call, haviog some commute:silo°, to make to bins of the very highest importance. I told this °dicer that I had intended to apprise him of our regret at Balconihes house beim: deprived of supplying the provisions; that the joaruey of the principal of that house to London could not he a re.sonuf depriving him of his int. siness, eitsee the service had been always pertortued partners, Messrs. Fowler and Cole, and Mr. Hateembe had never interfered therewith ; hut that the coinniniiication I had just received from Or. O'Meara was vastly more impor tant, and that the Eni;teror could aot rest a single day with. out the aid of Dr..o•3leara. The next day, the 1301,1 had the honour to write to you to the same effect ; I had hoped to ;save all answer in the course even of that day, but this is the 24th, and I am stillwithout any reply. Thus, for 12 days has the Emperot beendeprived at all amilical assistance. In the month of October he war days without seeing Dr.o'slearn, at the time you assumed the astonishing right of imposing upon hint the obligation to issue his bulletins only tinder your dietatioia,. without their first being submitted to the Emperor, or the original being left in his hands. Then, howeyee,.his ~ n•order was in its infancy ; now it has made some considerable progress. Count Mog an/lon, who lodges in the same part of the building as the Emperor, informs me, that on the 113th, and to•day, the feth, he was awakened at two o'clock in the worming by the Em peror's valet-de-chambre, awl remained at that Prince's lied side (ruin two o'clock in the morning till five, witnessing lye sufferings he endured, and utterly linable to alleviate thew. Your restrictions upon Longwood of the 10111 of April have thus already had the saddest effect. I beg, therefore, to repeat my request, that you would re store Doctor O'Meara to the exercise of his functions, and discontinue to annoy I , and make him feel the effects of such ill treatment, by reinoviug the restrictions you, so contrary to what have been in fierce for three years,4lave imposed 'you him by your letter of the lath of April, to which he neither will nor can submit, without dishonousing himself. In abort, Sir, whatever reasons you may be able to allege, reflect upon the consequences of continuing things in their present state,aud of depriving the Emperor of the Physician of his choice, without having substituted another, conformably to •my letter of the 13th of April. If you suit persist in this line of condlict, this arbitrary act will be slaty appreciated by Zurope, '../y your °wilt:wintry, and eveniby your Ministers. I have the honour to be, rec. Count BEKTRAND. To Lieut. Gea • Sir Hudson Lowe. Plantation Hon:icotpril 25. me directed by Lieutenant 4.ieneral Sir Hudson • Lowe to make the following remarks on your letter to him of the24th instant, received this day : His letter of the 22d, in answer to yonr's of the 13th, was transmitted to Longwood on the24th, and deliveied at your house on thesame day; consequently your letter ot• the which did not leave Longwood until this day, must have been dispatched after his letter of the.22d had arrived there. . The manner of your addressing Major Gorreipter on the 12tb, the Governor. has already noted ; the particular ex pressions% you used he disdnued, however, to repeat; they are foreign in English usage. lt• 31r. O'Meara discontinued .his functions as a medical attendant on. Napoleon Buomiparte, it was entirely without the Govertim's knowledge or approbation. The copy of .the Gove nor's decision on Mr. O'Meaves ap. plication to resign, which you received yesterday, shoes that he has nut been displaced his functions, but that lie is to continue to exercise them until relieved. Under tlie‘e ircumstanc.•.:s, the Oils ernor considers medical attendance ler every ordinary occasion as Any pruniltil, and that in referring the application to Englandolite attention has liven paid at the same time-to what is stated in your letter of the 13111, as to ►he means of his replacement. Die wssertion that your letter contains, that the Governor attempted to impose curls an obligation -on Mr. O'Meara as that heabotild write bulletins under his dierke, lie direots the moo pointedly to contradict, upon whatever -authority yea limy have 'ltalica. Its conclusion, 1 am-directed by the Governor to acquaint you as follows ist. That he will not henceforward receive any letter or counnunication wkaisover from any person. in atteadau,•e Nino Napoleon Buonapatte, where-the title of Einpesor shad be given-to him, and that if ally such letter or communication be unmanned, it will he rettintea; acting iodine respect in strict conformity to the instruction conveyed in Earl Ba thurst's letter 'whim, dated 17th of September, 1817, sir tidy contra ::atedte you. :Idly. Refers ing - to a letter addressed to Count Moisthol.m, dated 3011toeAsseust, 1816, that he will not receive any letter or eenuntinication respecting the situatiois sot Napoleon Ito (Asa. parte from any of the - foreign persons le aueudance upon Ilion, mitosis ills distinettylexpressed in the seine that it less ritten by Isis authority. I hare the honouree ye, Sir, yonr most unedient aadstoutiLlunsible (Signed) T. READE. .Lient. Colonel and Deputy Adjutant General. TpLieut. General Coast Bertrand,etc.&c. Plantation Howie. ism...l am directed 'bribe Governor to deatrejtog wi i ac quaint-me for hits information, I. How many times you have seenbiopoleon Daftaaparte since ilw-121h inst. and on what days/ E von have refused your medical aid to b' on any occasion sister that day The above questions Iseiug of a very sim• Waittre, it .is desired you ulll mend am ouniediate answyr to them by the •bmiter. I ant, Sir, (Signed) G. ULIRREQUER, 'Major, • B. Cralears, Esq. Act. Mil. Sec, ANSWER. Longwood; April ts. "Ssit,—l have , lhe , honour to reply, in aniWsr to your fres tions,that I did.-not see Napoleon liimmparte the . 1311 she 14th, *submit tend tln3, hr e , Sew me to .eloto . to I'll room, but witlinist bk entering liklo nictlteal Allhirelg. I •e. nlitined with him about a . (platter of an hour, and the tuaoht. sin AUG SO ^.74