Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-10

theirs, you promised me last year tia,
would be ready in the Spring; the sp, H'
came, but no person was ready-the fan
come, l look towards the setting sun, bu
not discover you coming-You have no, -
true vet hope ycu will not fail to be re,S
early next spring
Information has been received by some 7,
dams, that Mainpoc, principal Chief o. H.
Pattowatomies on the Illinois river. has be-
killed on the River Raison, by detachne,.
from Detroit Mainpoc was considered ,a'
greatest scoundrel Of hi, nation.
Sheuuenchee's band Of Pottowatomies ,co,,
posed of the very worst Indians of thst -
ton, will make their fall hunt OF the ulino.
river, and are going to winter at ., place caUaI
the Grand Pass, about 60 miles up that rirsS
and about SOfor 30 miles, over land. to ~
settlements. This band has lately been vers
jnsolent to the white people residing At Wy
Peaorias in passing by that place, thev kin
ed about 90 head of horned cattle and er rll'.
number of hogs. 0~"'
The Indians who murdered the m,r
Shoal creek, are still in the neighSoyhood of,ba
Peaoria..
A few days ago, in digging well, BY or
der Of Col. Bissel, at Belle Fountain, At fl.
depth OF forty feet, tooth was found bearino
strong resemblance to that of human benc,o.
Whist renders this more extraordinary is, tho,
the place where the well is dug, is NOT ths
alluvion Of any river, but the high land which
borders the Missouri bottom,wherc the pronnd
could not have undergone any change, BY the
gradual operation OF natural causes, for thou.
sands Of years. Before reaching this tooth
various strata of clay was dug through, and
from the appearance and situation of the place,
1t appears almost impossible that CIV subt.r.
rsneous vein of water could have passed tbro'
which might have carried the tooth TO thar
place from some other more exposed.
Carthage, Nov. l6.
A gentleman who left Tuck.batcha the 18th
ult. informs us, that the chiefs of the Cbero.
KEGS, Choctsws, Chickssaws, and Greek In.
dams, and the agents Of the United States.
which met at this place on the l7,h had been
then three days debating, Oh the subject of cut.
ting road througi, the Indian country. and
the Indians fully refused 20 give their con-
sent; COL Hawkins at length told them. he
did net come there to ask their permission TO
open road, but merely to irform them that
1t was now cutting. Col. Hawkins did not an.
prehend any attempt would be made to .tnn
the progress Of the workncn emD,oved nm
the road as the best informed chiefs ut t,,e no
tons were in favor OF it personally. b,,f tho,t
1t lmPolItic to give their public assent. Our
informant further states, that he saw some
Indians at that place, said to ae part of de.
putatloa from three northern tribe. bevo,d
the lakes, (six from each tribe) all compeat,v
armed with new ErifisA ,nuskot,, Sc. tbcv
had not made their business known At ,,,,t
place, but It wa, supposed that thew came ~
get the Southern Indians to ioin th.n !,
war against the United States. A Caero,..
ct!et observed to them, that if such was the
OBJECT OF their mission, they had better return
Without making it known, for his nation was
well settled, and intended to r. main 20
1t is rumorcd in town, that 900 oftie Cb;oL
asaw Indians have risen for the purpose Of
opposing the troops who .re directed TO orcn,
the road through the Crce!, nation. w.
know not what credit TO attain TO such
port but trust 1t may not prove true w.
certainly should much sooner s,,sp.c, o,,,o.;
ton from the Greeks themselves tLan f,n,,,
the Chickasaws. "o'''
oince the report above alluded to reached
town we have conycrsed with GENT. n,n
beionglngto the army, who saws that orr ,yoons
are prepared ter the worst and that they tx
pect ppositon.-Eraniner.
Translated tor the Frccman's Journal.