Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-24

SiEn powers tha' IL had thep--~ therefore
II w6uld be needle 70 make the offe-.
II is my opinion ,hsy viii thcow
themselves into the arms of Great Rr.
tsti'.'
a- The, citizens of Kentucky exer,ed
themselves ehfectually few years past,
tespsciiug the free navigation of the
Mississippi sthey are not less interested
atNthe present moment. Gur brethren
Of Tennessee should also stand ferrard.
Are there not Patriots still existing a.
mo6gst US, who would take the fore.
ground in calling on the citizens to exs
press their wishes to the admins rail-.
on. Ken, Cay.
Extract of letter from John johnson In
dian Agent at Fort Wayne, 10 Gov.
Harrison, dated Fort Wayne, June "a,
lSsc
From all the Information can col.
lect, the Prophet'is endeavourine to foru,
combination among the Indians hostile
to us. l shall be ON the alert, and will
take special Garrett apprise you of every
thing tina, may be ma eriaI until The cri.
SIS passes away. The Indians in any
numbers you know cauno, subsis, long
in ary place, We may therefore calcuia e
on hearing OF tb-ir dispersion soon, OF
dong something worse.
"Ftiendtioks writes that q deputa alton
from White River is gone TO The Prophet,
add 6eMhioks it will have me desired
'eHct. hope 10 hear The resuis soon.
ifth,s ipcend,a'y i: not silcnced soon in
an emicable nsnoer, think iorbeafasice
on our fart no longer prudent---it is not
Tor me 10 say what Steps ought 10 be "a
ken. but one thing IS certain, If he is no,
pnt down soon some dis riot of our coun
Try viii receive blow. The intorma,i.
on contaiGed IN the ncloeed paper pro.
cured FROM, although in some re.
speots imProha6ie. taken in conn; eiioa
wi;h,h Prophets conduct, dcs,,.e some
consideration lit is sent 10 y - we re.
c Ivedi there is no posi- cemen;s
with, 10 coutr're ja,suoud =
The following info, matirn was told to
meas great secret by an Indian.
s" About three years ago the L. dams
were devisng plan for attacking the
vines ON the frontiers, also al the same
time TO- lake Tall the fotls b, longing 10 The
United states to the westward. It.ap.
pears o Lave originated with the Shaw
nee Prophet a0d his band, and tie Seeks.
My brother rold me the secret at VIM
keemack's Town, and said hat the Britt h
had taken party OF Socks into the
woods and had council with them. and
tod them they must lake up the toma.
hawk against he Americans, and to this
day the thing is alive amougs, them, al.
though kept great secret--it is made
known 10 none but such as they think
confidence can be placed in. This spring
chief came from White River TO Win
keemark's town. and saiG that an Eng
hshman who lived at the former place
had told him that the Americans were
cheating them. snd taking all their lands
from tbem----Th he chief asked liberty Of
the Pu,awatamies to let the Delawares
come and live with them. to p epare TO
TO defend their country and have heard
the Indians say, that they would take all
that they could get f,om Inc Americans,
and lay it up in store to aid them in at.
tack agsinst the Americans-snd by what
can Discover, it is intended before long,
perhaps when the green corn is iii 10 eat,
and perhaps II may rot happen before
spring, II has been contemplated 10 at
tack the frontier settlements first, bat
some Of the Indians Will nor agree 10 it,
because it would give the alarm to the
whites * they would he discovered. They
say that Fort Wayne may be AIKEN very
easy, but Chicago, or Fort Dea, boz u.
would be more Difficult, by rsason, they
say of there being So maj y spikes on the
tops ofthe pickets. The pIeD is laid ,hus
The Miamies and Puisg atam es is to a..
tack Fort Wayne---,he ShawSnese, Kicka
poos, * Pecsndashaws are % attack Vim
cenr es-snd Marpock, the gtesG Paiawa-
tamie, and his people, is 10 attack Fer
! Dearborn The Chippewas and OuoWas
are to attack Detroit: the Socks IS to at
tack the nearest post to them probably
! MlchilimackInac. The Indians nave BE- en-
secretly couDoilhng respecting this bust.
ness for three years past, and mosIy &c
into the woods for fear OF being discover.
ed. Ii was in The mlDds of some Of Ink
| Indians TO commence an attack OIL Eos
Wayne iasl iail, during me iIeaty There
are but few Indians towards The ST. Jos.
eph that know any Shing Of this plan
Toph'enipee aud Mcguoge are in IN,
secret and am NOT oettsn Of any olhe
Of The chiefs. do rot know whelhe
Wnemack knows any thing of it or not
he seems To h very uneasy. more so h Al