The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-16
IN IN AFF AIRS.
CHILLICoTHE, Sept. IS.
IN INp1AN XII

lembled at Grsenvile and Fort Wayne. On Saturday
morning lar, the Governor attended by Blue Jacket
a Chief of the Shawnee nation, with three other
Chiefs entered the -houe, aud were engaged in
a talk till very late ia the afternoon
The manly. firm aud majeftic department of thele
hardy fons of nature, we'll calculated from the
alarms, attract the attention of the citizens
Vat crouds Aocked the court houie, led thther
by euroty, and the novelty of hearing an Indian adj
drels Their manners Were familiar, unai,oMng and
engaging Their delivery cool, difpafiiona,e and
RATIONAL They frequently appealed TO the grea, fpi-
ritz the author Of their exlenee for the Fcelitude OF
their intentions and the truth Of what they advanced
We were not prepared to take down the debate,
which we ihould have done, had we been apprired
that thofe whole duty it was, would have neglected
il.
1t will be mpraaieable for usto dive into all the
various eaues which have produced ,he alarms
or our frontiers; there exits cauis, and 1t will be
endeavor TO fathom it. This are TO do from
the iubeance of what pafcd in the courte OF the in
tervew. IL appears that the Shawnees, Wyanaots,
Potawatomies, rawas, ChPpiwas WihDepaus, Ma
lon,inee, Maloclefe Secawgoes, and one man from
north of the Chippwas have aff:mb!ed in the neigh
borhood of CreenyiIle. The anrniblage of many
different nations of Indians within the joriidainn of
this fate, their Object unknown, fuiicient TO
create very ferrous alarms But their motive for al
Trembling was ths-The Indians within the bound
airy oil the northern Lakes far hack as they we.e
known towards the Pacific, from thence acrois the
Ni'tiilpp ard down the fame to its Junction with the
Ohio, had formed an union to adhere to one OF the
ehieisot the Shawnee nation Whole endeavor isWa,
to Until in ei;pds the principles of moral rolo
Ply; he having, it fad, by inpration diicovered
the fallen Rate OF man. wiled to nctoate thoe prin-
siPes which wsuld " tend TO their prefent welfare
aud future happirsls" The naions-vthin the bouli-
dairy fFeced, fired with the deire of uniting one,
and attached to the principles ncuioated by the pro
phet, had with few EXCEPTIONS to refou;on
TO purfue his whoelome admonitions. THE chiefs Of
the nations who did no: come into this meafure foon
found themlelves nript of their uhjefs, and only
few remained with them it obferved by one of
the orators"a king without fubjeGfs filed Cation
OF but little conlequence," The ihue of which was
that the abandoned chiefs became much exafperated
sganf thofe who had focked to the ftaudard of the
Shawnee chief The deierted Tribes nil, continued
to relide at the Tawa towns with only few adhe-
rents. Finding hopes of recalling their fabjeets,
their next aep was prejudice the mind of Gen.
Wells, the Indian agent, aganh thofe who adhered
TO the prophet-chis endit appears accomplish
ed. Gen. Wells could treat with the combined
Indians friendly terns; but adhered their
mics at the lava tewns; Whole object it feems was
aifu 60 prejudice the Americans aeainl tho:c alIem-
bling at Greenyile. From this circumstance a jea
ioufy has arifen between the eontending parties
which proves that the Indians have their bszes and
isi,igues, as well tie 7vbitss. One of te orators
obierved, Congreis has great many good men, let
them take away Wells and put of then, there
we hate him. lfb.y will not yemOve him, we zoN,s
When the Indians are coming I'M hear the prophet
he fets doors to flop them. He aiSs them, why 90
ye TO hear the prophet he is ono ponefled of the
Devil | would a. foon go fee 4 dog with the
mango. When we TO talk friendly with him, he
will not liilen to rs-and frou, beginning end his
salk is b!ackguard-he treats like dogs
They complained much of the Writes making en-
eroachmens upon their territory, and of few ind.
hn had mad fala III
demarkaton, but their dpoGtions towards appear
ed friendly. Blue Jacket obferved Is We have de-
Inged the country with blood TO Ca,ate revenge
and all to purpo(e-we have been the lufsrers
The Great Spirit has fhewn US the vanity of thef.
things we have laid down the tomahawk never to
lake it up again, if it is offered us by the French
Fnglih, SPaniards, or by yoH, our white brethren,
will take it,"
Being Intercepted as to the reuo7al of Wells, !
they obierved their meaning was, they would adj
here to him.
~ Since eur paper prepared for the prefs,
we received com nuncation upon the fuhi It of the
Indian talk held in Saturday the 9th infant
But having previohny given as full Gstement as +!
contains in The above, deem its nIerton uunecel
fairy. F,edariaa
The following !. fad to be the fpeeeh of Blue
Jacket, delivered the McGengers, when in the neigh
borhood of Greenville:
Byet5ysn--We are fcated who heard you ysarrday |
You will get relation, as far as " and our
connections can give it, who follows Shay
nees, Wyandots, Potawatomies, Tawas, Chippiwas
WDnepaus, Maomneie, Malockefe, Secavgoes, &
man from the north of the Chippiwas ByeiBcea
you fee all thele men fitting before you, who now
fpaak to you.
About eleven days ago, we had council, at which |
the Wyandots (who the elder brother of the red
people, fpoke and iaid God had endled fire. and all
fat around r. In this council talked over the tra
ties with the French and Americans The Wyandofs
fzid, the French formerly marked line along the
Allegheny mountains iouthery Charlenon (S. CT
No man was to pasit from either lide When the A.
merieans came to iettle the lire, the Engal told
the Indians to unite aud drive off the French until
the war came on between the Britiih and Americans
where il was told them that Eng George b. his Off
GERS direeled them unite and drive TIE Americans
back.
After the treaty Of peace between the Enyli:h and
Americans, the iummer before Wayue's army came
out, the Engih held council wi.h the Indians, apdi
told them il Ibey would turn out aud unite IS one
man, they might lurround the Americans like deer in
ring FIRE, and defroy them all The Wyando, fpoke
further in the council. We fee, lAid he there is like
to be war betweeu the EnglGi ard our white brs.
thren, the Americans Let us unte and coaider the
jpifsrings have undergone from interfering in ths
JFAss OF the Engiih. They have often pyomifeI 70
help u', aud 81 lat, when eohj uot vithttand the
army Which came agaiu us, and went TO the EuphG,
FORT for refuge, the Eugiih told u, cannot let YOU
-: sOn ars painted too mitch, my chdren. J; vasi