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fore and during the war. Yet, so far from com;.-
ing with the 9th article of that treaty, they are d...:•
making encroachments'on our land, fretting per,,
who are not known to the Chiefs, and n ithout ar
power or authority, to graat and sign over lands t
them. Thus they deceive the world, and make ou-
very friends believe we are in league with then.
The principal Chiefs of the nation, wish the hea!
warriors, assembled at my town on the Bth inst. an.:
came to the resolution of informing the British M
nister at Washington, of the conduct of the Amer.
cans and the officers of their Government, towan
us ; it has been done accordingly, and copies sent •
England. We demand of the King, our father,
fir some of his people among us, who may irror•
him, from time to time, of what is pnssing, and
the Americans do not extend themselves on our land
The Spanish subjects in the Florid:is are too much
the interests of the A met icani to he n•tr friends. Fi
the Governors I shall always en►_main tire gre4te
regard ; but, for the people, they do not act so ass
merit any esteem and protection. You desire I won; •
chase those marauders who steal my cattle; my pe!
plc have lately driven some Americas from La!
heway, and I have no doubt the Americans will hol
off this as a pretextto make war on uf, as they ha
before done, in stating we harbour their runawa.
slaves."

I\o..'.—General Airrnt fur Indian Main.
" King llatchy, the Head Chief of the Lower (*lige
Nation, -has called on me to request I would red eser
to you the cruel and oppressive conduct ofdte Amr
tican people, living on the borders of the Indian n:.
tion, and which, he was,.in hopes, from a talk yo
were pleased to seud hint some weeks since, won:,
have put a stop to and restcred peace between tl.
Indians and American people. Hut fa; from az
stop being put to their inroads anti encroachments
they are pouting in by hundreds at a time. N.
only from the land side, but ascending the Appal
chicola in vessel loads: thus the Indians hat
been compelled to take up arms to defend the.
homes front a set of lawless invaders. Your know
philanthropy and good will to the Indians inducts ti
head Chiefs to hope, that you. will lose no time is
lasing your influence to put • a stop to these inva.,int.
' of their lands, ald order that those who have airead
presumed to seize our fields may retire therefrom.
" The Indians have seized two persons they thin!
have been greatly instrumental in bringing the
.Ame
r upon them, and they ate now in their posts'
sion as prisoners. It is even reported, they hat
made sales of Indian lands without the knowledge
'consent, or approbation of the Chiefs of the nation
and from their long residence in the nation, and th
great influence that those people formerly enjose.
among the Chiefs, their Chief there is some reason
to believe he has been guilty of improper conduct t.
the Indian nation."

No. 4.—Petition of thy Chiefs of the Lower Creek Melon, t
Governor Cameron.

" We the undersi ned, are deputed by the Creek Nation to Wai •
on your Excellency, and lay before you their heavy complaint.
To the English we have always looked up as friends„as proem
tors, and on them we now call to aid us in repelling the a p
proaches of the Americans, who, regardless of treaties, are ‘l,O
seizing our lands and robbing our people ; they have alrea6
built seven forts on our lands ; they are making roads and rur.
ring lines into the very heart of our country, and, without th,
interference of the English, we shall soon be driven flour thr
land wu inherited from our foretathers.

" The Americans tell us the English will regard us ro• more
and we had better submit to them ; but we cannot sebitat
their shackles, and will Lather die in defence of our coui.•rc.
" When peace was made between the English and the. .(tae
ricani, we were told by Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls, that the
Americans were to give up our lands they had taken, anti wt
were desired to live quietly and peaceably, in no wise Miskstini
the Americans. We have strictly billowed these ordets; but
the Americans have not complied with the treaty. Solot,ci
Nicholls left Mr. Hambly in charge of the tort at Prospect
bluff, with orders to hear us, if any cause of complaint, at.d
represent the same to the Rakish Government ; but he Land
traitor, and brought the Antc•rican. down on the fort, whico
was blown up, and many of our red brethren destroyed in tt.
The ammunition stores intended for our use were either de-
stroyed or taken off by the Americans. We have sent several
messengers to inform your Excellency of the proceedings of the
Americans, but they have never returned to us with an answer.
Three of our red brethren have lately been killed by t)te Anx•
ticans, while hunting on our lands, and they threaten to .etaA
the towns of Nickasttky and Sahwahnee, the only two larfs
towns left us in the Creek station, and, without aid front yu•.t
' Excellency, we cannot repel their attack. We are, theretorc
deputed to &mold of your Excellency the assistance of trOUP
and ammunition, that we may be able effectually to eepel •Le
attack of the Americans, and prevent their further encanzih-
meats; and it we return without assistance, the Americans,
who have their epics among us, will the more quickly Toms
upon ns. We most humbly pray your Excellency will send es
such a force as will be respectesl, and make us respectable."
The following endorsed on the fcregoing :
" Charles Cameron, Esq. Governor, Commander in Chief, he.
" I beg leave to represent to your Excellency the necessity
of my again returning to the Indian nation, with the Deyuttes
from the Chiefs; and as my trouble and expense can only be
defrayed by permission to take goods to dispose of mons:
them, I pray your Excellency will be pleased to grant toe roc%
a letter or license, as will prevent me (non being captured in
case of meeting any Spanish cruizrr on the coast of Florida."

The Court adjourned to meet to-morrow morning
at seven o'clock.

Fo:t. St. Mark. 211th Aprilo Si S.
•
The Court convened puraunt to adjottrunidai

urther examination of the witness, Peter
wok place, viz.
Prisoner.—How long have you been ac-
with the settlements on the Sahwahnee ?
ix and seven months.

president.—For what term of years did
to live with the prisoner ?—For no stated
was taken by the year.

President.—Were you not discharged by
• from his employ ?-11e told me he had
use for me after I had written the letters
ijence.
did you stay after you were discharged ?-
a small house belonging to a boy called
under the protection of Nero.
NS the subject matter of the letters you
?—After being refused by the
Fraall venture to Providence, I wrote my
r the means to trade myself.
prisoner.—Do you believe the prisoner had
of the ventures being. on board the schoo-
(0 not believe he did, it was small and in

president. —Do you know that Ambristcr
,ent of the prisoner ?—I do not.
.think that the powder and lead shipped
more than supply the Indian and Negro bun-
did not see the powder and lead myself, but
by Bowlegs that he had a great quantity
)ing to fight with.
Indians reside on the East side of the
:They did.
were asked if the Negroes and Indians, when
• marked A was communicated, did not take
had they received information of the
Indiaas at Mickasuky prior to that time?
afterwards, I believe, they received the

eowlegs keep other powder than that got
risme: ?-11e had some he got from the
wis nearly done ; he said his hunters

Lys bothering Lim about powder.
stae that at die time Ambrister aicended
there WAS no other vessel at the mouth of

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'—'There was none other there ; there was

s~iic J.

is a letter A spoken of ; how do you know
on of the prisoner had that letter in his
?—I saw him with it, which he dropped,

called John, picked up, and gave to me.
:ated that the Indians and Negroes doubted
:y of the prisoner in sending
.letters to the
,egent: do you think the prisoner would
!a punished by them had he not complied
it wishes do not know. _

believe the prisoner was compelled to write
ut communications ?-1-le was not compelled.
;n lkinbig, a witness on the part of the pto•
being duly sworn, and commencing a state-
what he heard the Chief; say, and the pnso-

cting to hearsa) evidence of that kind, the
‘s cleared, in order to take the question, when

n!cd that the pr.vanier's c,biection was hot va-
e p..:lness was thetcfine recalled, and stated,
a or twenty diLy,, after the prisoner arrived
cknec, the Seminole Indians began to steal
e..e United States: settlements, and eom-

it:racri on the Satilla flit er, which, ..te w.ts
i by tlletn, was at the inAigation of prisoner.
!I, little village in witness's neighlmur-
ii Itim to write a fcw lines to the pri-

t1.0,e reports, and whether he did rot
at those la: flans he was esk iting had long
hexed, air! cautioned him against such pro-
, ur he ni:ht be invtaved in their ruin. This
v. hen the prisoner wrote him a long
ltii:g kttor, which was lost, upbraiding the
fe: those Indians outlaws, and ac-
im o:. exciting the Indians to cruel war.—
t,ild by Chiefs and Indians who had
prisoner, that he advised them to go to war
States, if they did not surrender
hail been taken from them, and
..ernment would support them in
toek the witness and a certain
prison':,, which happened on the 13th of
,her last, t 61.1 them that it was by the priso-
ler; a.1(21 ~;1 their arrival at Mickasuky (as
-s) Kiag liiiah and all his Chiefs told them it
the prvuiler's orders they were taken and
Oa their arrival at Suwaney, they were told
hidians and Negro Chiefs who sat in council
on, that the prisoner had advised that he.
rbe given up to five or six Choctaw Indians,
re saved from the Negro-fort, who would 'I
themselves for the loss of their friends at
e. On their arrival from Suwaney, the
ag Ilijah told them that he had got the pri-1
write several letters for him, one to the Go-
of Providence, one to the British Minister at
one to the Secretary of State in Lon-
.l ore to the American Agent for Indian
pretesting against the proceedings of the
:ding Officer at Fort Scott. While the wit-
at Suwaney, the Indian Chiefs told him
prisoner had arrived at that place, with ten
pow AT on board his vessel; and whilst at
Marks, some time in March, Hillisaja or
bought an order from the prisoner to the
:tr.ciant for two kegs of powder, with other
were in his possession.
i.e Court—Were any murders or depredations
Ltted on the white settlements by the Indians,
ti the prisoner's arrival at Ocklocknee?—:
except one murder at Fort Gaines, which was,
ai.out the time of the prisoner's arrival.
ti don;.; have you resided among the Indians;
•ii Court whether you are acquainted with
li.lo language, and how long since you learned
i..tve resided among them 1h years, and have
tend their language 12 years.
-nu beiieve the Seminoles would have corn-
to(- business of murder and depredations on
:Ate .ollie:nents, had it not been at the instiga-
' the cisoner, and a promise on his part of
pf.,:::tion?-1 do not believe they would,
• tl.ey had been assured of British protection.
;c Ce.et.—What was the light in which the
:.e.e,!ived by the ho.,tile Seminoles ; was
.ta aet:,o..ised agent of the British Govern-
different Chiefs always represented him

t. i!.

iintNs recognized the letter marked G. and
A rir ithilot, a; being a copy of the one al-
tes:inlooy as lost.
P..sener—Are you acquainted with the pri-

loner's hand-writing.?-.I have seen it, but cannot say
I am acquainted with it.

Is that which you have seen, and say is the copy'
of the one you lost, the prisoner's hand-writing?—lt
looks to be his but I cannot say positively.
Was the prisoner considered as the agent of the Se-
minoles
at the time those murders were committed?'
I had not seen the prisoner at that time; ,liat the In-
dian Chiefs told me the prisoner had reported himself
to them as an Engli;h Agent.
Where did you understand the prisoner to he when
you were taken prisoner?—The Indians told us that
he had gone over to Providence, but was expected
back by the time we should arrive at Suwanev.
Did you not request the King liijah to prevail upon
prisoner to give you a passage in his schooner to Pro-
.
vidence?— es, but was told the prisone:- refused it;
stating, that if we were force.l upon him, he would
blindfold us, and make us walk overboard.

What were the reasons given by King Ilijah for
the prisoner's not granting your request ?—King
lli-
jab stated, that the prism= was fearful of meeting
with an American vessel, where we should be taken
out, and he thereby lose his schooner.
Edmund Doyle, a witness on the part of the prose-
cution, being duly sworn, was questioned as follows:
By the Judge-Advocate—Do you know any thing
that would lead to substantiate the charges against
'the prisoner now before you?-1 know nothing but
from common report.
Minns Fulton, an evidence in the present prose-
cution, being duly sworn, testified the copy of the
letters from A. Arbuthnot to General Mitchell, agent
for Indian affairs, dated Suwanev, Jan. 19,1818,
and marked No. 3, as acknowledged by the prisoner,
to be the same in substance as one written by himself
at that time ; an extract from the letter was read.
(No. s.)—Fxtract from a Letter written by A. Arbut!n to
General Mitchell, American Agent for the Creek Nati:):! ui
Indians, dated lialtwahnce, Jan. 19, 1818
" In taking this liberty of addressing you, Sir, in behalf of
the unfortunate Indians, belicyc tne, I have no wish but to see
an end put to a war which, it persisted in, I foresee mtt:t
eventually be their ruin, and, as they were nut the aggressors. if
in the height of their raze they committed any excesses, that
you will overlook them as the just ebullitions of an indignant
spirit a vinst an invading foe.—l have the hottour to he, &c.
" ARDUTIINOT.
" By Ord,. r of King I lijah and Dowler,, acting for themselves
and the et h, r Chiefs."

By he Prisoner—Where did the prisoner acknow-
ledge the letter just read. to be a copy of the one
written by himself ?—ln the encampment before this
place about the 6th or 7th instant.
By the Prisoner—Was not the acknowledgment
when he was a prisoner was.
By the Prisoner—Did you hear a gentleman say
to the prisoner whilst in custody, that thole who re-
commended die scalping-knife and tomahawk should
feel their keenest edge did hear a gentleman
say, that those who excited the Indians to the mur-
der of the unotrending, should feel the keenest edge
of the scalping-knife ; but, as well as I recollect,
that uly:etvation ivas ant made until after the re;vat-
ed iv. la ,Uncat of the prisoner Of hat, ng written
the iA.Ler.
By the Court--Was not the confession of the pri-
soner to this letter made voluntarily and without any
constraint whatever ?—I conceive it was.
The evidence on the part of the prosecution being
closed, the prisoner requested to call Robert C.
Ambi ister as one of his uituesses, against whom cri-
minal charges had bccn filed, and who was in cus-
tody on account thereof. to which the Judge Advo-
cate objecting, the Court was cleared to take its
Sense; when it was decided that Robert C. Ambris-
ter, now in custody for similar offences with the rri-
soner, cannot be examined as an evidence before the

Cow t.
John Lewis Phenix, previous witness, now- on the
part of the prisoner, being again sworn, was ques-
tioned as follows, viz.
By the Prisoner—Was there any other vessel at
the mouth of the Sahwahnee River when Ambrister
seized your vessel ?—Yes.
V, hat vessel was it ? Was it not the vessel which
Amblister came in ?—lt was a sloop, and I under-
stood Ambrister came in her.
Did Ambrister ever mention to you who recom-
mended him to seize the prisoner's schooner, or who
assisted him in stimulating the Negroes to do so.'--
No. 1 understood he came on board of his own accord.
By the Court—Have you, since you commanded
the prisoner's vessel, ever brought any arms to that
part of the country?—No. I brought a quantity of
lead and tin kegs of powder in the last trip.
John Ribislett, a former witness on the part of the
prosecution, being recalled on behalf of the prisoner,
was questioned as follows, viz.
By the Pi i,oner—Are you not of opinion, that the
letter which you say was written by the prisoner to
the Little Prince, is now in the possession of the Little
Prince ?—After reading it, I returned it to him, and
believe it to be still in his possession, as Indians sel-
dom destroy papers of that kind.
The prisoner iequcsting some tjme to make up his
defence, he was given until to-morrow evening, at
four o'clock.
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" Fort St. Mark, 28th April, Four o'Clock, P.M.
" The ltecntder having read over the proceedings
of the Court with closed doors, the prisoner was re-
called into Court, and made the defence marked (K.)
and attached to these proceedings. The doors were
then closed, and after most mature deliberation on
the evidence adduced, the Court find the prisoner,
Alexander Arbuthnot, guilty of the first specification
to the first charge, and guilty of the first charge—
guilty of the second specification of the second
charge, and guilty of the second charge, leaving out
the words acting as a spy. They therefore do, on
the most mature reflection, sentence the prisoner,
Alexander Arbuthnot, to be suspended by tke neck
until he is dead, two-thirds of the Court concurring.
" EDMUND P. GAINES,
" Major-Gen. by Brevet, President of the Court.
" J. M. GLessec, Recorder."
DEFENCE K.

d, May it please this Honourable Court, the Pri-
soner arraigned before you is sensible of the indul-
gence glanced by this Honourable Court, in the era-
minatiun of the case now before them. It is not the,
wish of the prisoner, in making his ,defence, to try
the patience of the Court, by a minute reference to
the voluminous documents and papers, or to recapi-
tulate the whole of the testimony Which has come
before the Honourable Court, in the course of this
investigation. Nor is it the intention of the Prisoner
to wage the invaluable time of this Cog% by ap,

peals to their feelings or syMpathy, though 'Atm
persuaded that sympathy nowhere more abounds
than in a generous American breast. My only ap-
Kal.is to the sound and impartial judgment of this
Honourable Court, the purity and uprightness of
their hearts, that they will, dispassionately and pa-
tiently, weigh the evidence they have before them,
apply the law, and on these, and these alone, pro-
nounce their judgment. If this Honourable Court
please, I shall now proceed to examine the law and
evidence that is'relied on, by this Honourable Court,
in support of the first Charge and Specification.
Vin;lett, a witness on the part of the prosecu-

tion, says, the Little Prince shewed him a letter writ-
ten in June last, signed A. Arbuthnot, requesting his
friendship with the Lower Nation of Indians. The
same witness stated, that he believed the letter to be
now in the possession of the Little Prince. Ikre,
may it pleas:. this Honourable Court, I will call tl►eir
attention to the law relating to evidence. First, pre-
suming that the rules of evidence are the same, whe-
ther in civil or military tribunals, (Womb, 9(1.)—
This point being conceded, the next inquiry is, what
are the rules of evidence with respect to the admis-
sion of letters or papers of private correspondence, in
a Court of Criminal Jurisdiction? May it please this
Honourable Court, must you not produce the original
letters and papers, if they are not lost or mislaid, sa
that they cannot be obtained? and in case they are
lost, proof must be made of the hand-writing being
the same as that of the orifTinal, before they can be
received as evidence? (M,Comb on Courts Martial
Peake's Evidence; Cilhert's Law of Evidence.) No
instance can be cited where the copy of a letter was
read as evidence, when the original letter could
be obtained, much less the giving in evidence the
contents of such letter from bare recollection.—
The only proof that this Honourable Court has of
the exi,tence of such letter being in the hands of any
person, or its contents being known, is the vagrant
memory of a vagrant individual. Make this rule of
evidence, and I ask you when would implication, con-
struction, and invention stop ? Whose property,
whose reputation, and whose life would be safe?
Here I would beg le ►re to mention a remark made
by the President of this Court, in the course of this in-
vestigation, which was, that notwithstanding the letter
was proved by the witness to be in the possession of
the Little Prince, that this Court could not notice that
circumstance, because there was no means by which
it could be obtained. I would ask the Honourable

Court, what means they have adopted, or what exer-
tions have they made to procure this letter? If the
Honourable Court please, I shall here close the de-
fence of the first charge and specificaiion, believing
that they are neither supported by law nor evidence.
" May it please the Honourable Court, I will now
come to the second charge and specification of that
charge. In support of this charge and specification,
the evidence is a letter written to my son. If the
Court please, this letter was written in consequence
of my property at Sahwannee, and the large debts
that were due to me from Bowlegs and his people.
Nothing I believe of inflammatory nature can be
found on reading the document marked A. authoriz-
ing the opinion that I was prompting the Indians to
war. On the contrary, if the Honourable Comt ~ti ill
examine the document marked A. they will see that
I wished to lull their fears, by informing them that it
was the Negroes, and not the Indians, the Americans
were principally moving against.
• " If the Honourable Cow t please, I will make a few
remarks upon the second specification, and here close
my defence. In proof of this charge, the Cow t have
beiore them the evidence of Hambly, Cook, and sun-
dry letters purporting to be written by mywli to
different individuals. May it please the Court, what
does Cook prove? Why, that I had 10 kegs of pow-
der at Sahwahnee ; let me appeal to the experience
of this Court, if they think that this quantity of pow-
der would supply 1000 Indians and an equal number
of blacks for hunting ? As to the letters named in
this specification, may it please the Court, that the
rules of evidence laid down in the first part of this de-
fence will apply with equal force in the present case.
" It remains now, may it please the (7ourt, to
sav something as to Ilambly's testimony; anti, may
it please this Honourable Cout:. the rule laid down
in this case, as to hearsay evidence, will be found
without a precedent. A strong case was qatei by
an intelligent member of this Court. on the examina-
tion of this part of the evidence. That is, would you
receive as testimony what a third petson had said,
whom, it present, you would reject ias nicompetent
Apply this principle to the present case. Could an
Indian be examined on oath in our Courts of Judica•
tun? lf, then, testimony of savages is inadmissi•
ble, IlamLly proves nothing.
" Here, may it please this Honourable Court,

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close my reply to the charges and specifications pre-
ferred agaittA me, being fully persuaded that,'should
there' be cause of censure, my judges will, in the
language of the law, lean to the side of mercy."
Continuation of the Minutes of the Proceeding% of a Special
Court, whereof Major-General CAINkS is Pre‘ident, conventd
by Order of the 2tith of April, 1518.
Fort St. Mark, April '2.l', 1818.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment.
Jahn Lexis Phenix, a witness on the part of the
proseution, being duly sworn, stated, that about the
sth or 6th of April, 1818, his vessel and himself
having been captured by the prisoner, and he [nought
to Suwany as a prisoner, there was an alarm among
the Negroes and Indians, created by learning some
news from Mickasuky, at which time the prisoner
appeared active in sending orders and sending a de-
tachment to meet the American army. The witness
also stated that the prisoner appearea to be a person
vested with authority among the Negro leaders, and
gave orders for their preparation for war, pro-
viding ammunition, &c. And that the leaders came
to him for orders. The prisoner furnished them with
'powder and lead, and recommended to them the
making of ball, &c. very quickly. The witness also
stated that the prisoner occasionally dressed in uni•
form, with his sword; and that on the first alarm,
which he understood was from Mickasuky, by a
Negro woman, he put on the uniform.
The witness further stated, that some time about
the 20th March, 1818, the prisoner, with an armed
body of Negroes (2 in number). came on board his
vessel, and ordered him to pilot them to Fort Saint
Marks, which, he stated,.ke inter ded to capture be-
fore the Americans could get these, threatening to
haag the witnesnif be dist not obey.
aftlsoCoust. —Did you. svcc understand by whox

and for *hat orpoie, the acelitea tiff*
Into the country have frequently heard him say
he came to attend to Mr. ‘Voodbine's business at the
Bay of Tamper.
By the Prisoner.—Did I not tell you when I came
on board the schooner Chance, I wished you to pilct •
me to St. Marks, as I was informed that two Ame-
ricans, of the names of liamblv and Doyle, were
confined there, and I wishei to have them rebored
from their confinement ?—You stated, you winted
to get Hambly and Doyle from Sr. )I:lets ; I do not
know what was your lineation in so Briar.
Did I not tell you that 1 expected the Indians
would fire upon me when attivia:7 at tit. 1:n-k,?
You did nut; yon stated that you intended to take
the fort in the night, by surprise.
Did see me give ammunition to the Negroes
and lndialis ; and it so, how much, and at what
time -ay., you Five powder and lead to the Ne-
groes w hen you came on hoard, and advised them
to make bails ; and I saw you give liquor and paint
to the Indians.

Have von not often heard me say, between the Ist
and 90t1) of April, that 1 would not have any thing
to do with the Negroes and Indians i:-. exciting them
to war With the Unite I State;?--About the 15th
April, 1 heard von ,ay you would not have any thing
to do with the ft..i.-,rocs and Indians ; I heard nothing
abort exciting them to war.
Can you read writing ?—Not English writing.
Did you not hear me say, when arrivin; at Sn-
wany, that I wished to be off immediately. for Pro-
vidence k--I did not ; titer the alarm, you said you
wished to be off for Tamper.
Did you not coy to the arritcPa you wished to visit
Mr. Arbuthnot, at his store on Suwany, and get pro-
visions yourself ?—I did not ; 1 stated that I wanted
provisions.

Did I send or command any Indians to go and
tight the Americans ?—I did nct exactly know that
you sent them ; the Indians and Negioes were crowd-
ing before your door, and you were dividing the
paint, &c. among them ; and I understood a party
was going to march.
Did I not give up the schooner to you in charge,
as Captain ?—After our return from Stowany
you directed me to take charge of her to go to
Tamper.
John I. Arhuthaot, a witness on the part of the
prosecution, being duly sworn, statcd, that some time
about the 21'),1 of March, the prisoner came, with a
body of Negroes, partly armed, to his father's store
on Suwany river, and told the witness that he had
come to do justice to the country, by taking the goods
and distributing them among the Nsgroes and In-
dians—which the witness saw the prisoner do; and
that the prisoner stated to him, that he had come to
the country on Woodbine's business, to see the Ne-
groes righted. The witness has further known the
prisoner to give orders to the Negroes, and that, at
his suggestion, a party was sent from Suvanv to
meet the Americans. to giv them battle; w!Lich
party returned on meting the INlickasuky Indians in
their flight. The witness also testified to the :011ow-
ing letter, marked A, and referred to in the 5 peLitica-
Lion of the 2d charge, as the writing ;:f the prise:ler :
(.1.)—Robert Ar.:brister to Gov,-roar Catn,rtr:.
" hw mar St, ALL Ws fort, 1:48.

" Sin—l an reciLwsted particularly, by all n!!r In-
dian Chiefs. to acquaint your F.yeelicn.:Y. that the
Americans have coininced I,cstinties with hem tv o
years agn, and have aJv 4 - C!re eoll.i.ter:l6!e
di .tance in this country, and are nor.- rnal.:o:: daily
progress. They say I.l.q",ent nun:ber I.mcr,„ t.)
your Excellency, but have never received one an,.wer,
which makes them bolieve that lie never deli,•ered

them, and will ololie diem auvii if you will let r.
know Adelina he did or nor. 'l he purport of the
letters were. beggiiT your Excellence to be kind
enough to send them down si are gunpowder, ii,a,ket.
balls: lead, cannon, &c. as they are now coniFietely
out of those articles. The Americans may mit eh.
dirough the whole territory in a nanth, and svidlout
arms, &c. they must sunender. llillis Ilaijo, t r
Francis, the Indian Chia, the one that was in Eng-
land, tells me to let your Excellency know, that the
Prince Regent told him that whenever he wanted
ammunition, your Excellency would supply him
with as much as he wanted. They beg me to press
upon your Excellency's mind to send the above-men-
tioned articles down by the vessel that brings this to
you, as she will sail for thus place immediately ; and
let the Prince Regent know of their situation. Any
letters dna your Excellency may send down, be good
enough to direct to me, :is they have gloat depen-
dence in my writing. Any news that your Excel-
:one) may have respecting them and A merit a, will
be doing a great f.avonr to let me know. that I may
send among them. There is now a very large body
cl Americans and litdians,-who I expect will attack
us every day, and Goo only knows how it will be
decided. But l must only say, this will he the last
eflOrt with us. 'There has b:'en a body of Indians
gone to meet them, and I have scat al:other party.
I. hope your ExLellency will be pleaced to grant the
favour they request. I have nothing further to add,
lout am, Sir, with due respect. your obedient humble
servant, uootosur C. :swats-rim."
By the prisoner.—Did you hear me say that 1 came
on \‘'oodbine's Inviness?-1 did.
By the prisoner.—Were not the negroes alluded to
at Arbuthnot's store before 1 arrived ?—No; you
came with tie. m.
Prier B. 0,4, a witness on the part of the prose.
cution, being duly sworn, stated that he never beard
the prisoner give any orders to Negroes or Indians;
that the prisoner distributed Arbutlinot's goods, and
also paint, to the Negroes; also, that some powder
was broutifit from the vessel to Suwany by the pri..
sober, and distributed among the Negroes by Nero.
Some time in March the prisoner took Arbuthnot's
schooner, and with an armed party of Negroes, 24
in number, set out for St. Mark's, for the purpose of
taking Arbuthnot's goods at that place, and stated,
that he would compel the Commandant to deliver
them up. Ott hearing of the approach of the Ame.
rican army, the prisoner told the Negroes it was use-
less to rum.for if they ran any further they would be
driven into the sea.
The prisoner told the witness, that he had been a
Lieutenant in the British army, under Colonel Ni-
cholls. The prisoner was sent by Woodbine to Tam-
per, to see about those Negroes he had left there.—
Me prisoner told the witness that he had written a
letter to (inventor Cameron, for ammunition for the
Indians, some time in March ; and also told the wit-

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