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Cu nsw lisnovieNTunr..—The public have seen
and he:lra-enough of Captain Obed Wright and his
• celebrate] exploit, to desire to hear no more of it.
But it is due to Governor.ltabun, of Georgia, whose
name lias been brought into the controversy respect-
ing that melancholy affair, to copy the exposition of,
it, which Ile has given on the first public occasion that
offered. We therefore copy the following:
1111111 ACT runic A C /14111M."AT10:14T TIM GOMM& OF CIORO/A, TO

VIZ LEOISLATIM OT THAT ETATS, WOW IN SESSION.
" The war which had commenced during the last
year, between the United States and the Seminole
intlians, bordering on our southern frontier, has been
terminated by a mutual cessation of hostilities, with-
out any particular stipulations for peace.
"' I should not enlarge my remarks nu this subject,
but for an event connected with it, which has excited
great interest throughout the State. The circumstance
to which I allude is the late expedition, undertaken
to retaliate. and thus to repress and chastise the atro-
cious audacity of the savage inhabitants of two hostile
•illages, designated from their chief men, Hopannee
and Phelemme.

" From these dens, it was ascertained, they made
frequent and formidable inioads upon our defence-
less homier, *marking their course with the butchery
of our women. and child.en, and the other terrific
enormities peculiar to their barbarous warfare. Afilic-
tiveAnd aiarming intelligence of these depredations,
accompanied by urgent demands for protection from
those whose situations were most exposed, reached
the Executive almost daily.
" An early application was made to the command-
ing General of the Military district, for a force corn
petent to the defence of our frontier ; but it was•seve-
ral months before it was even noticed. Under these

circumstances, I should have shewn culpable insensi.
bitty to the sufferings of niy fellow-citizens, and to
the duties of the high and important trust with which
you have honoured me, had I hesitated what course
to pursue. I dem mined to organize a three suffi-
cient to inflict condign punishment on this miscreant
foe, anffmake them feel that the frontier of Geor,via
was not to be devastated with impunity. At this
juncture, Captain Wright presented himself, as a
gentleman recently holding a Command in the ser-
vice of the United States, and bearing recommenda-
tory testimonials from persons of high rank and un-
questionable respectability. This person, by a Gene
ral Order of the 14th of-April, (a copy of which, and
copies of all the documents relative to this subject,
will be laid before you) was authorised to collect the
troops, and march them upon the two villages noto-
rious as the residence of the murderers and marau-
ders. Oa nearing the Chehaw town, they were in-
formed that one of the hostile Chiefs was harboured
there, and conceiving the spirit of their instructions
warranted the measure, they attacked the town, and,
stung with the recollection of the merciless barbari-
ties exercised on their neighbours and relatives, and
their Supposed perfidy committed in harbouring the
enemy, proceeded to extremities, over which huma-
nity weeps, and which I deeply and sincerely lament.
In the General Orders, it will be seen, that Cap-
tain Wright was directed to call on Captain Bothwell,
of the Militia of this State, then in the service of the
United States, commanding at Fort Early, for part of
his force, if necessary. I was not certain that I had
the right to call on these troops, but the emergency
of the case, left on my mind no doubt of its propriety.
On the return of the troops, and the report of the
Commanding Officer, whose statement was corrobo-
rated by the testimony of other Officers of the de-
tachment, some of whom are gentlemen of high
standing and character in the State, I felt satisfied
that, although the orders given had been manifestly
violated, yet, that the motives which influenced the
conduct, both of the troops and their Officers, were
more the result of a sincere desire to prevent a recur-
ranee of the distressing scenes which had recently
been witnessed on the frontier, than any deliberate
_cruelty or premeditated severity. The subject, how-
ever, became a theme of animadversion, and a num-
ber of opposite statements being made, both to the
Executive and in the public prints, I deemed it neces-
sary, for the purpose of doing justice to the Indians,
as well as to the character of Captain Wright, to
have him arrested. An order was accordingly issued 'I
on the 20th of May, directed to Colonel Marshall, at
Savannah, the late residence of Captain Wright, and
to which place it was supposed he would immedi-
ately return Before he reached there, however, he
was overtaken by en Officer, sent by General Jack-
son, who arrested him. On their way to Fort Haw.
kins, passing through this place, Captain Wright, was
released from the custody of the o;6cer, by a writ of
,habeas Corpus, before the inferior Court of this
county,
'• On ti. sant: ever'..g, I issued as order to the

ekdjutent-General, to Went andockflite deer-
I
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STA& mined to refer the mode of trying him td flee Presi-
- dent of the ',inked States; which coarse I was the
SIR—I crest that in offering a few remarks on the More willing to purstte, as it seemed to have been the
subject of the Poor, to which the attention of your one contemplated by General Jackson: alit before
Readers has been lately directed, by the publication a proper warrant could be obtained to enable the
of some Inquiries, dated King's Head Tavern, P°111" Matshal to take him into cpstody, by mean:, of a pa-
try, I am influenced, by an humble desire, though ragraph in one of the Savannah Papers, he ascer-
in a very inferior degree, to assist in the great object tamed that the President had directed him to be pro.
which, doubtless, will excite the greatest elucidation muted for the murder of friendly Indians, before a
fltim the most intelligent minds. special commission to be issued for that perpose„
In the series or Inquiries, above referred to, it ap-
„onformably to an Act of Congress of the 80th of
that the suitable employment of Land by the*-March, 1802; and being alarmed, I presume, at this'
pis
Poor; in their leisure hpurs, has been thought of suf- intimation of the danger that might result to him
ficient importance to occupy the principal'place.— from such trial, effected his escape, and has not yet
Thie sentiment is conceived to be well founded. In- been apprehended.
deed, the concurrence with which it has almost uni- „
I have felt it a duty to the outraged character
vernally been received for the last half century, may of the State, fellow-citizens, to be thus particular in
bapresumed-confidently to_ furnish an argument in noticing this transaction, as mistaken one-sided hu-
bs support. The discontinuance of a practice so sa- manity, and meddling malignity, have been perse-
hitary has been in every one's mouth ; and its un- veringly busy in distorting and disguising almost
*hippy effects as generally lamented. But where la- every circumstance connected with the expedition." i
bin:leers are still to be found in the possession of Land,
in a. multitude of happy instances, proof is yet de- MILLEDGEVILLE, NOVEMBER 3.
mQastratively evincing that Parish relief is, in the INDIAN PHILANTHROPY.—We occasionally meet
worst of times, unnecessary. The writer, in corn- with traits of Indian character, so disinterested and
mon, it is presumed, with many'others, could point to noble, so humane and generous, as to produce in the
such cheering examples; end, should, it be required, civilized mind mingled emotions of astonishment and
to name them, could readily perform a task of so delight. We all remember how I'ochahontas, when
pleasing a name. He ventures to believe, Mr. Edi- Captain Smith, one of the first settlers of Virginia,
tor,that no other remedy than the due cultivation of was taken captive, and about to be sacrificed, mag-
owe native toil remains for the eradication of those nanimously tendered her own life as a peace-offering
evils at which humanity is shocked, and every rank to the wrath of her offended father, the vindictive
in our community inundated. s. Powhatan; and how she at length, by supplication
and entreaty, caused him to spare the existence of his
devoted victim. We also recollect, when Captain
Smith was afterwards doomed to fall by the hand of
treachery, that at the dead hour of the night she
gave him- item of the impending danger, and, at the
most imminent hazard effected his escape.
Nor have we forgotten the still more recent, but
not less commendable conduct of the faithful Alta-
kullakulla. After the perfidious massacre by the
Cherokees of the garrison of Fort London, situated
near the Muscle-shoals on the Tennessee river, this
noble Chief, always the friend of peace and of white
men, no sooner heard that Captain Stewart (subse-
quently southerit agent of Indian affairs during the
existence of the colonial government) had escaped
death, than he hastened to the spot, and purchased
him from he Indian who took him, giving by way
of ransom, his rifle, clothes, and all that I.e could
command. `The life of Captain Stewart being again
menaced, for refusing to aid the savages in their me•
ditated reduction of Fort George, Attakullakulla re-
solved to rescue his friend from the perilous situa-
tion in which he was placed, or perish in the attempt.
He accordingly signified to his countrymen that he
intended to go hunting, and take his prisoner with
him to eat veniscn. Having arranged every thing,
they set out on their journey—the distance to the
frontier settlements was great, and suspicion of their
design being soon excited, the utmost expedition was
necessary to prevent being overtaken by those in pur-
suit of them. Nine days and nights did they travel
through a dreary wilderness, never before traversed
but by savages and wild beasts, shaping their course
by the sun and moon, and subsisting on what chance
-placed in their way, till they fell in with a party of
rangers sent out for the protection of the frontier,
who conducted them in safety to the settlements.
The incident we are about to relate (an imperfect
account of which has heretofore been given), equally
with the foregoing, deserves to be recorded. Dun-
can M'Krimmon, a resident of this town, was a
' Georgia militia-man, in the service of the United
States, during the late Seminolean war. While sta-
tioned at Fort Gadsden, on the Appalachicola, be
one morning went fishing, and in attempting to re-
turn missed his way, and was several days lost in
the surrounding wilderness. After wandering about
in various directions he was espied and captured by
a party of hostile Iniians, headed by the Prophet
Francis, who had an elegant uniform, a fine brace
of pistols, and a. British commission of Brigadier-
General, which he exultingly skewed to the prisoner.
Having obtained the satisfaction they wanted re-
specting the strength and position of the American
army, they began to prepare for the intended sacri- '
fice. M'Krimmon was placed at a stake, and the'
ruthless savages having shaved his head, and reduced
his body to a state of nudity, formed themselves into
a circle, and danced around him some hours, yelling
all the while most horribly. The younger daughter
of the Prophet, who is about 15 years of age, and
represented by Officers of the army we have con-
versed with, to be a woman very superior to her
associates, was sad and silent the whole time—she
participated not in the general joy, but was evidently,
even to the affrighted prisoner, much pained at the
savage scene she was compelled to witness. When
the fatal tomahawk was raised to terminate for ever
the mortal existence of the unfortunate M'Krimmon,
at that critical, that awful moment, Milly Francis,
like an angel of mercy, placed herself between it
and death, resolutely bidding the astonished execu-
tioner, if lie thirsted for human blood, to shed her's;
being. determined, she said, not to survive the pri-'
soner s death. A momentary pause was produced
by this unexpected occurrence, and she took advan-,
tage of the circumstance to implore the pity of her
ferocious father—who finally yielded to her wishes;
with the intention, however, it is believed, of mur-
dering them both, if he could not sell M'Krimmon to
the Spaniards, which was luckily effected in a few
days after, at St. Mark's, for seven gallons and a
half of root. As long as he remained a prisoner,
M'Krimmon's benefactress continued to chew him
' acts of kindness. Now, the fortune of war has placed
her in the power of the white people ; she arrived at
Fort Gadsden not long since, with a number of others
that had surrendered, in a starving condition. We
are gratified to learn, that a proper respect for her
virtues induced the Commanding-Officer, Colonel
Arbuckle, to relieve her immediate wants. hlt(Krim-
men appears to have a due sense of the obligation
he owes the woman who saved his life at the hazard
of her own—he left town last week to seek her, and,
as far as may be in his power, to alleviate her mis,
fortunes. It is also his "firm determination, we un-
derstand, if she will consent, to make her his wife,
and reside, provided he can prevail upon her to do
so within the settled parts of Georgia.
It thus appears, that rude and uncultivated minds
are susceptible of the Guest sensibility, oldie water
attacirmeats, of the most ins;ulable friendship, .

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10 STAR. .

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, Dr.CEMIIER 23, 18:Si
THE FUNDS.

PRICE OF STOCKS TUTS DAY AT TWELVE O.CLECK:
per Cent. Reduced 7711--4 per Cent. Cons. shut
Cons.for Account, 78i 79—Si per Cent. 86ff
:.er Cent. 94-5 per Cent. Navy shut
India Bonds 76 78 pi e.—Omniurn par, pre.
Exchequer Bills 9 15 pre.

Letters have arrived front Madrid of the 7th inst.
but they contain nothing confirmatory of the reports
which have been recently in circulation of some great
political movement having taken place in Spain.
They state, on the contrary, that the KING had not,
as was rumoured, fled with his QUEEN and Court to
the Escurial, but still remained at Madrid awaiting
the aczouchement of her MAJESTY, which was daily
expected. It is confessed, however, that things look
very ill, and that large bodies of banditti (as they are
called) continue assembled in the mountains, make
occasional descents upon the towns and villages, and
laj• them under contribution. These banditti are, in
'fact, no others than the numerous deserters from the
Grand American Expedition, who took shelter, as we
mentioned some weeks ago, in the mountains of Gal-
licia, and having been joined there by a considerable
number of peasantry and dissatisfied persons from all
quarters, have gone the length of issuing Proclama-
tions of open rebellion.
We gave it some days ago as our opinion, that the
reports which have been the cause of so much public
sensation, had taken their origin wholly from this
insurrectional assemblage in the mountains ; adding,
at the same time, what we now repeat with increased
conviction, that such a nucleus of rebellion being
once formed, nothing is more probable, under the
existing state of feeling in Spain, than it should soon
reach a height formidable to the safety of the Dynasty
and Government of FERDINAND.
The Agents of the Republic of Venezuela resident
in London have received advises from South Ame-
rica, pressing them with great earnestness to obtain
a supply of money for the Republic from this coun-
try, to aid them in their resistance to the Royal army
under Monuto. These dispatches are dated in the
middle of October, at which time noising had re-
cently taken place on either side. The money is pro-
bably wished to be obtained by way of loan from
our money holders, who ate never backward to fur-
nish it to any Power on obtaining good terms, with
at least a plausible security. Eventually, there can
be no doubt of the South American Colonies esta-
blishing their independence ; but in a time of revc-
lution so many changes occur in the direction of
public affairs, that it is always more or less a matter
of uncertainty 4vhether the debts contracted in the
straggle will be held binding by those who may be
in power when the business comes to be terminated.
This, however, will not prevent the loan or loans
from being effected; for those who take the loan
commonly contrive to get rid of their bargain with
a certain profit long before the period of final settle-
ment. In the mean time, the richest Members of the
Government of Venezuela are themselves making
great sacrifices for the maintenance of their indepen-
dence ; selling their plate and jewels to raise funds
for the public service. General PAET is represented
as indefatigable in his efforts to discipline and render
efficient the troops of the Patriots, but what their
amount is we have not been able to ascertain. They
probably do not exceed five or 6000 men.

We have extracted in preceding column from
the American Papers, an official account, by the Go-
vernor of Georgia, of the escape of Captain WRIGHT
from trial, on account of the horrible barbarities in-
flicted by him and the troops under him, on the
Chehaw town, belonging to the Seminole Indians.
The Governor publishes his statement in order to
justify himself, and evidently also to palliate the
atrocities of Walcur. We think that the effect will
be the direct contrary of that which he intended; for
to us it appears hardly possible to read the narrative
without suspecting WRIGHT'S escape to have been
connived at : and it is in the first instance a suspici-
ous circumstance, that the Governor is more intent
upon describing the provocation given by the In-
dians, than in stating the horrid vengeance inflicted
on them, though the latter should have been more
peculiarly the subject of his communication.

This account of the cruelties exercised on the In-
dians in a body, is followed by interesting tales of
generosity and humanity indicated by individuals of
that race.

Bills of Indictment-event five Of
owners of the Patriot privateer la
thee
The 16th of November was the day fired en
the Ms.eting of Congress ; and, is there was
cient number of Members asxnabled at at. !et
Government, i: was supposed that the hum
Message would be presented on Tuesday,
THE PIIESIDEgT'S SPtECII. •
'At a late hour this forenoon we h-tve reteired
PRESIDENT'S Message to Congress, brought by
Vestal from Baltimore, arrived in the Downt, hi
extremely long, and it is not in our power
give more than at) abstract of its centtnts.
congratulating Congress on the abundant harreiti
proceeds as follows with respect to the relations le
tween the United States and this Country: •
" As the terms limited for the operation! 0!..a4
Commercial Convention with Great 13r;tain
wj
pire in July nest, and it was deemed iri.ortaat tb4
there should be no interval, during which that ionic'
of our Commerce which was provided for by tin!
Convention, should not be regulated either bra,
rangemeet between the two Go7ernreents, ci• by
authority of Congress, the Minister of the Crisi
States at London was instructed early in thew
summer to invite the atter.ti:); ,'±.the British Govern
ment to the subject. He was int:ructed to prop
also, that the negociathin, :t was %%kilted s
open, might extend to the ger:ern] cvnnserce
two countries, and to every other icteres
settled difference be tween them, particularly del
relating to impressment, the fisheries, and butinda
ries, in the hope that an arrztrgettent might h
made, on principles of reciprocal advantage, whit)
might comprehend and provide, in 2 sat:ti:cta
manner, for all these high concern,.

Charleston Papers to the 2‘23 ult. arrived this
morning.

The Ontario, which has gone out to take posses-
sion of Columbia river in the name of the United
States, is stated to be accompanied by the Most
friendly wishes of Great Britain. So far from throw-
ing any obstacle in the way of the American Settle-
ment it is said that Captain HICKY, of the British,
sloop of war BLOSSOM, " goes to renounce all claim
ito the Settlement in the name of the British Govern-
ment."—So much for " wars and rumours of wars."

" I have the satisfaction to state, that the polls
sal was received by the British Government in ti
spirit which prompted it, and that a negociatiLnE
been opened in London, embracing all these object
The Speech then states, that, previous to (peel
the oegociation, it was-agreed that the Converai
should continue for a term of not less than eight yet
The Speech enters at consider able length into
affairs with Sp..in, which we have not time to gl
It, however, observes, that they remain r.early in
same state as at the close of the last Session.

With respect to Messrs. Arbudinott and Ambri!
it observes, as follows:—" Copies of the instru:t:
to the Commanding• General, of his cortesponde
with the S,:oretary of War, explaining his met:
and justifying his conduct, with a copy of the]
ceedings of the Coarts Martial of the trLl of
buthnott and Ambristic. and the correspondence
tween the Secretary cf State and the Minister 11
potentiary of Spain near this Government, and el
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at.
drid with the Government cf Spain, will be laid
fore Congres,."

The Speech then observes, That its Comm!r.c
have returned from South Amerka, and the cble
dons they have made regarding the rar beta
Spain and the Patriots, will be laid before Cong:
It further observes, that there is no prospect c
termination of the war in that quarter.
The Speech then says as follows I have g
satisfaction to state, that our relations with Frai
Russia, and the other Powers, continue on the n
friendly basis. The augmentation of our Nay
advancing with a stea.iy progress."

A Letter from Baltimore, date! the 13th instant,
says Our Grand Jur7 now ih :essioa have fou:Icl

• Yesterday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council
held at the LORD CSIANCELLOM'S house, on am
of the Noble ard Learned Lord continuing indi
sed, which was attended by, besides the LORD Ca
cm..Loa, the Earl of lavaarooL, Viscount SIDHOL
Viscount CASTLEREAGH, the Earl BATHURST,
CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. WILLIS
POLE, the Duke of WELLINGTON, &c. The CO
Ministers were summoned on Monday afteueor
meet yesterday, and the Duke of WELLINGTON
summoned to attend in the same manner. The
binet continued their dehberations till about half-
three o'clock. At the breaking up of the Cos
the Duke of WELLINGTON rode on herseoae]
Carlton House to pay his respects to the PRINCE
GENT. His Grace remained with his Royal High
upwards of an hour.
Viscount Si nuotrirn had an audiencoof the PE
REGENT after the breaking up of the Cabinet Cou
The Duke of YORK had a long conference
his Royal Brother, the REGENT, at Carltoc-Hoe
Yesterday morning, soon after II o'ciosk,
count CMTLEREACH went to Carlton House to
his respects to the PRINCE REGENT upon his re
from A ix.,14-Cliapelle.
The Cross which the Duke of Wenn:ra))
ceived from the King of FRANCE surpasses in si
dour every one of the same kind in Euzope.
said to be worth full A:25,000 sterling. The cam
of his Grace broke down twice on his way r
Paris. It appears that it is the same vehicle wi
he made use of throughout the Spanb.h 'Tar,
that it is now to be laid up in ordinary, after
long and eventful journeys. The Duke was r
repectfully and cordially received at Cami;
and there were not wanting persons who es;
sed their regret that the Army bad left them ;
declared that they should have sincerely de
its longer stay, had not the honour and bit
of their country required its departure. This ma
regarded as partly complimentary and partly t
tor, while severe discipline preverael the peorlet
suffering the inconveniencies Which usually r
from the sojourn of foreign armies, the addit
consumption must have been greatly favoaral
trade. It is a curigins circumstance, that in hu
visit to Waterloo, our illustrious General nary,
escaped a severe accident. In f.illing, trona the
pery state of the ground, le w near dislocatin
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