Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-11

ed from A Witt TO the Capitol, the ArmouFy,
the canal, and he took that opportunity OF ex'
prsiliag the feeling OF bis own MID, ano OF ex-
citing theirs. He told them that lew years
/ ince. when he was here with captain M'Siliy-
| raw. he had left this place fmsl village. he
INV fond it rich and aouriihipg city, with an
adnirable canal and an armoury for turolihlng
the peoole with the means OF defence. Danng
the war with Great Britain, ne faid, we had oeen
much in want OF arms, though even then We had
fought 70 bavely; and now we had ettabl'lhcd
mandatory for iupp7ying every ioldier In the
Rate with muGet. 10 what ne asked was tlis
sersat contra& 20 be afcribed, which fe~ years
had Produced in the appearance OF the cry IL
was to the enlightened genius, ana the INQUIRY,
ssd the civilization of the inhabitants. Could
they not proiitb by this leGon! Gould they not
do az we did, and be like US, rich IN the inl'ru'
ments of war aud the materials Of ehloymento
The Creek nation has already made tome ad.
vanoes in this career of Improvement. Colonel
Hawkins, to whom toe much ptaiie cannot be
given for his humanity and zeal, has now intro
duced ameng them the plough. the wheel ana the
loom. He has recalled them IN tome mea.afe
from their wearifsme and precsrious lie OF nunt-
inp 10 The more productive purfuif OF g'iell-
tuTe. They now raile a little wheat and good
deal of Indian corn, which they make into meal
BY pounding it in mostars. The superintendent
has however let them the example OF abridgihg
the labor of the psoeeis, by employing handmlas
and even ereainga lmall water Rhl. Domehic
animals have been introduced among them, but
none except the COW have been widely diHuied'
They frequently make butter, AID iometi'aes
cheeie, OF which colcnei Hawkins 'eceiVeo CUT
ing the la6 year from ore Indian woman not isis
than 10 lbs they have not attained the arr OF
tanning leather, though the superintendent mas
now cRabh!hed (ome watts for his own uie and Tor
their imitation. The manufactures OF the Creek
nation cannot be expected to have attained any
great proficiency. They rsiie cotton anu weave
Il into flirting and other cIoathlog. We law a.
round the leg of the Indian chief, ga'tcr manu-.
featured from wool OF varisgatsd color, aha
firm uniform texture.
Iii, the opinion of colonel Hawkins that the
population OF the Creek nation was every cay -
coming iefs under their ancient Iesinae lhs
change in the manner OF their living his cont'i,
bas.d, he thinks, TO arreR this dePopulsuon o.
their country. Their numbers are fatlohafy a.
prefrnt, and he thinks they can bnng lnto TIC
6ed about 600 warriors.
But this important revolution in their puTiu'ts
has net only contributed to increale their roEhio
ton, Tot "a is dill more cifabe, me teni'o'-
Iity of thcir nature and the retirement OF iFdf
manners. The females in particular may . aiE
Of the bIealngs OF this aufpicious revolution -
Ttey are now beginning TO enter shss iecord
grade, which nations civilized IN thsr Ranners,
but not uniye rally enlightened 10 ,besr cwn cpl
oons, uniformly exhibit, when i5om being us
BEATS of bur,fen, they become the Injuries and
idols OF man. We hope there isyet ,hird gra
dasion ia their deRiny, which the p~liahrd ' rei
Man, as we'll as the untutored Creek, may here
after a(cend TO.
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