The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-28
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From the Western Sun.

yINcENNEs, August IS, 1910. The
editor mas taken some pains to inform him
sell OF the substance of what has passed a,
the councils which have been lately holden
by Gov. Harrison, with the Indians noy in
tow. Nv" :"
lecumseh. the brother of the celebrated
Prophet, arrived on the 18th instant. accom-
panied by about 70 warriors. He came in
consequence OF a message which was lately
sen! py the governor to the Prophet, by Mr..
Barron, in which the governor attemn,ed to
show him the folly of making war upon the
United States I; that he was ready to listen
TO any grievances of which he had TO cnm
PLAIN; and particularly, shat if he could
snow that any other tribe, than those who
were parties to the late treaties, had any
just Claim to The lands ceded BY those trea-
ties, that they would be immediately given
up, lecumseh occupied the greater part of
several days in exhibiting his complaints a
gainst the United States But On Mondav
iast ne recapnuiated and exaggerated all
the injuries which the Indians had received
from the whites. particularly the murder
OF the Moravian Indians during the reyoIu
tionary war. That of the Delaware Chief
Cornstock, &c. &c. and he declared, 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 me iadi
ans, and that they could not, nor should not
be sold without the consent of all. That all
the tribes Of Indians upon the continent
formed but one nation (; that if the govern
ment would MOI give up the lands that were
purchased from the Miamies, Delawares
Putawatamies, &c that those who were mi
ted with him, were determined to fall upon
those tribes and destroy them. That thev
were determined to have no more chiefs. bnt
IN future 10 have every thing done under the
direction of the warriors In short his
whole speech was full of hostility from he
ginning TO end; and we believe that the tnosr
incrednious of those who have heretofore
refused to attach any credit to the informa-
ton we have heretofore received of the hos
tile design of this coDfederacy, & who were
present at the delivery of this speech, are
fully convinced of their error. The cover
nor in his answer, contrasted the conduct of
the United States towards their Indian
neishbors, with the other civilized powers.
Il proceeded to show the justice with which
the most insignificant tribes were treated bv
them. What he said had been Interpreted
in the Shawanoe language, and MIR. Barron
was about to explain it to the Putawatamies
and Miamies, when Tecumseh sprang ubon
his feet, with number of his warriors. and
armed with war clubs, tomabawks, &c
stopped the interpreter, and declared that
what the governor had said was false. Ger.
Gibson, who understands the Shawanoe Ian.
guage, and experimenting that some violence
was Intended, requested Lietenant Jennings
to make guard Of IL men, which was ar
some little distance, stand to their arms. AS
soon as the guard was brought up, and the
ShawaDoe speech interprei ed to the Cover
nor, he informed Tecumseh that he would
hold no further conference with him & broYe
up the council.
On the succeeding morning the Shawanoe
earnest ~ REQUESTED further Interview with
the governor, aud upon his making an apo
iOgy tor MS conduct the day before, through
The interpreter, his request was complied
WIN. Measures were, however, taken, to
prevent any I'LL effects from his iusolence.
LEST he Should have body Of his followers
secreted IN the neighborhood, ready to JOIN
those who were with him, two companies of
militia were ordered in from, the country.
and Captain Jones's Company Of this town, or
dered to parade morning and evening, and 10
keep themselves ready for action the 90
vernon and several OF his friends. also atten
ded the council well armed. Tecumseh's
conduct, was upon this occasion however.
yery Different from what it had been a, an,
previous meeting though firmand intrepid
lie SAID nothing that was Insoent. tie mad
previously told the Interpreter that he had
been informed by white men. that the pro
pie were equally divided half in favor of
his professions, and tho ofher half adhering
to the Governor, ahG he now repeated it Ia