Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-25
From the Western San.
V1NcEssEs, August IS, 1910.

form hlmSeU OF TIC SuostduIC " "'at t'@o
passed at the councils which have been late
" holden by governor Harrison, with the
Indians now in town.
Tccumseh, the brother of the celebrated
Prophet, arrived on the 18th inst. accom-
panied by about 20 warriors. He came IN
consequence of message which was lately
sent by the governor to the Prophet, by
Mr.. Barron, in which the governor at
tempted to show him the folly of making
war upon the u. States; that he was ready
TO listen to any grievances OF which ne had
to complain; and particularly, that if he
could show that any other tribe, than those
who were parties to the late treaties, had
any lust claim to the lands coded by those
treaties, ,hatthey would be given up. Te'
cumseh occupied the greater part of several
DAYS in exhibiting his complaints against
the u. S. But on Monday last he recapi.
tulated all the injuries which the Indians had
received from the whites, particularly the
murder Of the Moravian Indians during
the revolutionary war-that OF the Della
ware chief Cornstock, &c. sc. and he de.
clared he did not know how he could ever
be friends with them again. With respect
to the lands, he asserted, that the Great
Spirit had given them as common property
to all the Indians, and that they could not.
nor should not be sold without the eonss Mt
of all. That all the tribes Of Indians upon
the continen, formed but one nation; that
if the government would not give up the
l.. IL 4
mics, Delawares, Putawatamies, &c. that
those who were united with him were de-
te,mined to fall upon those tribes ard de-
stroy ,hsm. That they were determined 10
have no more chiefs, but in future to have
every thing done under the direction of the
warriors. In short, his whole speech was
full ofhos,iity from beginning to end and
we believe that the most incredulous Of
those who have heretofore refused to attach
any credit to the information We have here
tofore received of the hostile design of this
confederacy, and who were present at the
delivery of this speech, are convinced Of
their error. The governor, in his answer,
con'rasted the conduct of the US. towards
their Indian mel ghbors. with the other ci-
vihzed powers, and proceeded to show the
Justice with which the most insignificant
tribes were treated by them. VIVA. he said
had been interpreted in the Shawanee Ian.
guage, end Mr.. Barron WIS about to ex-
plain it to the putawatdmies and Mamies,
when Tecumseh sprang npon his feet. with
a number of his warriors, and armed viii
war clubs, tomaha~ks, &c. stopped the in.
terpreter, and declared that what the So
vernon had said was false. Gen. Gibson,
who understands the Shawanee language,
and experimenting that some violence was
intended, requested lieut.. Jennings to make
guard of IL men, which was a, some lit
tie distance, stand to their arms AS soon
as the guard was brought up, and the
Shawanee speech interpreted to the govern
or, he informed Tecumseh that he would
hold no further conference with him, and
broke up the council.
On the succeeding raorning the Shawa-
nee earnestly requested further interview
with the governor, and upon his making
an apology for his conduct the day before,
through the interpreter, his request was
complied with Measures were, however,
taken to prevent any i'll effects from his In
science. Lest he should have a body of
his followers score ted in the neighborhood,
ready to Join those who were with hin, two
companies Of militia were ordered in from
the country, and captain Jones's company
in this town, ordered toparade morning &
evening, and .okeep themselves ready for
action; the governor and several of his
friend. also attended the council we'll arm
ed. Tecumseh's conduct, was upon this
occasion, however, very different from
what it had been at any previous meeting /;
though firm and intrepid he said nothing
thar was ;nsolent. He bad previol1sly told