The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

CASE OF MR. ARBUTHNOTT.

TWA letter will bring the British putlic acquainted
the whole case, us it relates to tLe constant ag-
gTes:ions of tl:e Americans, the defenceiess state of the
latt;am, :Ltd the obligations of Great Multi by treaty
to protect them against lawless invasion_

" NUSG:i. N. P. Aug. 46, 1817.
66 stn—•l am especially authorised to adders* you by
the Chicti of the Creek Nation, whose naines I affix to the
tai e•ent. _

" Tio desire it to he made known, that they have impli-
citly followed your advice in living•frienilly with the Anted-
cans, wen were their neighbours, anti no wise attempted to
rimiest them ; though they have seen the Ansericaniveneruaelt
bn their territory, be rning their towns, and making fields where
their limier.; stood ; rather than make remis•ance, they have
r; tired in..ter in the Peninsula. The town of Eleau:flialluteay
ou the Chattabunclie, where Otis Miro vi Ks Chief, is the in-
stance of the encroachments of the Americans. This town
is situated meter the guns of Port Gaines, and 3tiro was de- -
aired to sidnuit to the incricans, in his town would he blown
to :.loots; rather than do so hr roiled, is now living in the
lower nation, and his fields where the tuwn stood, are ploughed
sup by the Americans. They complain of the Fuglish Govern
seem neglecting them, aster having drawn them into wits with
America ; that the pruniise made•them of sending people to
reside among them has net been kept; and it they have not
some person or persons resident in the nation to watch over
their interests, they will soon he driven to the extremity of
the Peninsula. You left Mr..liambly to watch over the in-
tants °film Creek nation, hut you had hardly lee the 'ration,
when he turned traitor, and wits led by Forbes to take the
parr of the Americutts ; hi:letter • to me, to which I :wove
vuu a copy, Wit! s;;:aw you shat lengths ho would go if he
Laillhe means. •It is C 1411744 eed-Llay;e wha give the lndiuns
all the trouble tiny experience; they send their emissaries
among the lower Creeks, end make them believe the Cathie..
tat, aided by the Americans, are c .ming down on them ;
they send to the •Cuishittag, and repout the lower nation is
aeainstillein ; thus both are post in tear, and their
fields ore neglected, and knitting is sot thought of'. Ifigve
endenvoined to do away with this-fear, by writing to the
(•;iief. of Conbitta Town, that they onght to live on friendly
terms w ith their-brethren of the lower nation, I% hose wish it
was to he on good terms with them, and not to listen to any
lead talks, hut to chase those that give them loom aiming
them. ly letter was answered by them rather favoarably ;
end I hope the talk that was vent to the Wig tVerrior, last
June, will heal the differences het weal them.

" 2lidliv Adj.. arrives.% in my schooner at Oko!Ans. Sound
lastJuise,anci *vas r sceived by all the Chiefs and oilers µ ho
fame to welcome him house; in roost-speller of iris a •tl a
talk **a* ludd, the suboanee of which I put on psper for I !will.
and ii sus sent crick a pipe of peace to the cubs r nations.
Millis .I:ps u Med ru return to Nassau %Sill Mr, but l pot-
'ailed uu hint to stay with the nation and keep thew all at
peace.
t .1111 *Jeri: eil In return Hillis Adjo'e warmest ackuow.
lesion's'. 610 tb.• very handsome manner in which you treated
him its Engisild, cud he begs hi* prayers may be laid at the
foot nt. Huy al Highness the Prinee Regent. 1 left him
and all Ili faintly Welton theleth of June.
" O.d I appaelitmled desired use to send yon his best res-
pects, and requests your will send oat some people to live
among them, and all the land they took from For bus shall be
their'. ; at all events. "they musthave an agent among them
to tier that the Americans adhere to the Beaty, and permit.'
thew tu Inc un.u,de. red on their onto lutad this agent should
be asylno i.ed by his Majesty's Gutetilsiient, ur he will cut be
attends d 6, b. the Asiieticaus.

" lii OwVes of Georgie, the Americans report the
Stainable 1(1,114to. sue Confi ssss ally committing murders on their
hordeis, and makiag incursions into the State; these are fa
Lekaimns I..siding to irritate the American Government
against the poor Indians; for during the time 1
seas in thesation, there was ouly one American killed, and.
he, with 100 others, was in the act of driving off cattle be.
tonging to Boleck, chief of Sawahee ; whereas Ibsee men
and a bay wide killwl last June, by a party of eattle stealers,
while in their hunting tramps ; the boy they scalped ; and omit
ofßoleck's head own was killed on St. John's River, in July.
Thr Back vt mid Georgians, and those resident on the borders
of the Indian nation, are continually eutering it and &atil':
off cattle; they'll-we in some instances mace settlements, and
particularly on the Choctokatche IliVer; where a considerable
*umber have descends d.
" By the Treaty with Great Britain the Americans were to
rive up to the Indians all the lands that might has e be,ittakesi
during the war, and placed them 00 the same footing they
were in 16111. It appears that *hes have nut dour so; that
Fort Gaines, Int the Chatahour by Riveromd Camp Crawford,
en the Flint River, are both on I udiass terr.otory, that was not
in possession of the Americans is: 1811. •
" They ale fearful that before any aid is given by the
English Government, they will no longer be in possession of
any territory. 1 wrote last January to Isis Excellency dr.
Hon, Cheeks Bassos, representing toe encro..e anent% of the
Americans (as I was iiitorined by the 4 opy •of a letter from
the Right lion. Earl Batbuist, band. it rue by his. Exeellency
Governor C .merwe,) that btu Nlatesty'r. Ambassador had is
rebored GICILI!,4 to watch ores Coo joie/44,1s 'Of site Indians.
Since my renum here, I have leer-is/0 lioil4 Mr. bloiodle,of
Ctiarleston, au extract olio letter from the Hun. Cll4l les Begot,
that the et perisp of postage is sd tousldesabk, any. further
eohrnitnicativris of; the souse natrire must be sent urn it, pri-
v tie hatirls ; now, Sir, as no person goes from this 'disco t is.
Washings •., how 4111.1 to be aide to comply will, his ries,r.
thus he wilt he kept ignownt of the is al situation of she
poor Indians, seal the a 'seri nehmen. made on their laud by
the Amer coo settles'', while he nay be told 'y 'the Amerlean
Gaverrair. 1.1 that 100 estlellooriimeoto buve ureoi made, suit that _
tbe rolls key *old' hold•are necessary to check the untuly Se'
nwsuirs ; thus the person appointed to vroselt•over the woos',
1 Idians. 11%i 4 Iflg 1.0 oofp, Of informistion than from the
parriss ..otra 411 'heir destruction, and trom seeing figgc
Noy to issue Asorfiripl Gazettes, 111ceoulifs Of relict,,
noirtle4,4.:l/44% cos.mstled by the Indians. on Mu foontierset
ra rss of the United States, tic also 'broil, 11444
tt. the All./ 515 ow. fill 4.1 then,. Bid let leis Mllairsly's- Oro.

•es usu. us "pi ass avert, will, full ruivreiv, wird lu rates-
puad wok ...• r 41 Wa.lonottita, wad hi.
• ..1% wl.l Is.• Iperie.l .14 to tht 0a..11%,4 that
Ameri• All ~..L.vi.11.4140.1 well all the Ofneryklll4.lll, iu viltfplig
the itidtaw.
•* file r•4ivrn .ste, mud ibe w. le to mr.
p.,yest 11.il as wEll at the Guveritut•
(st i.w. , L1..4 tuaL a atta.sorial to Um Gorenser-