The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-24
From the National LnteIiigsncer.
I OITR SOUTHERN FRONTIER


The following interesting letter is from respect
able & intelligent source, and merits an attentive
perusai. The movements of our troops in that
quarter, which have recently heard Of, have no
peculiar situation of East Florida, and given rise to
varipus speoulations on the future destiny OF that
country, which, it may be presumed, it is in the
power of our government to control. The letter
of our correspondents throws much light on the
subjects
Mobile Settlement, 30th Sept. 1919.
HnlR SIR,
The situation of the southern frontier of the u.
States is traly critical know what is to be cal.
euIated upon either from the Indians the Span
iarls AS to the former-the Creek nation,
through the meritoriOus exertions OF col. Hawkins,
have manifested laudble desire to repress those
outrages Of which OF their uRruiy people had
been guilty. They have many such and more
toughtless men, destitute of information, who will
be borne away by every wind, and act according to
size impulse OF the moment The news from DE
sroi will have direiul influence, and il is not i'm
t,robab,e that the whole frontier, from Tennessee
90 the Bay of Mobile, will within three months be
in fame, The Greeks are to have grand ceun-
oil on the god of October, and they have invited
the Ch0ctaws, the Chiskasaws and the Cherokees.
1t is possible that the citation produced by Indian
successes in the north may vanqush the wavsring
and arm the eowardty with a momentary courage.
Ef SO, the times will be dreadful to the settlements
on the waters Of the Mobile which lie insulated in
the midst of an extensive wilderness, between Geor-
sia and the Mississippi and between Florida and
ennesSee.
attached to the Creek confederacy and residing on
the borders of East Forida) at least a part Of
them, are already at with the white people in
East Florida, where they have killed or ten per-
sons, and captured 40 or so negroes. They have
also murdered one boy and wounded another
the Georgia side Of the ST. Mary's. A deputation
Of chiefs sent from the Greek nation to restrain
them. The commanding at st. Marks "a small
Spanish establishment on the river Of that name,
east Of the Appaachcola, and near the boundary
between Fast and West Florida) told the head Of
the deputation -" We at var. i expect the
British soon at ST. Augustine, Pensacola and ST.
Marks. i expect soon to receive guns, knives,
batchets, aud ammunition for the red people, and
when il arrives yeu may have 1t If you will. The
redpeople are frends-it will be here for then
and they may have it if they w'
Newsfrom Pensacola speaks the same general Ian.
guagc Rumors exist there ofthe expectation Of
British forces.-But whether those rumors origi-
nate ia specific intelligence or in a general reliance
on the result Of British connexions, it is not easy to
determine.
That England should avail herself of one of the
best barbors on the Gulf of Mexico is certainly no,
Improbable and can hardly expect that naval
station, desirable to her in any projects whish
she may contemplate against the southern and wes-
tern parts Of United America, should be denyed to
her by favorite ally, when her exclusion would
not be demanded eTen by the principles of cold
neutrality.
On the night Of the 81, OF SEPTEMBER, a great il.
Elimination took place 10 the town OF Pensacola, on
aseount of the pubiSatiou Of the new Spanish con
stitution Such parts Of it related to the prov
inees of Spain, were read with loud aeclarsaton.
The ioy Of tue people continued through the light,
and It was expected TO continue two days longer.
sIueh music much discharge Of artillery, much
ssendor, pomp aud ceremony were introduced to
tle.A,e the hearts of SpanaIds.
Previously 20 this event, 100 black troops had
arrived from Havana aud about the time al
which il took place, 10 more arrived and were des-
Gnes according 20 report. for the town of Mobile
D. toe Mississppi territory 81 the United States.
The British we're bringing in their prizes The
spanis, authorities, it is said offered the asy
I,fn 10 nerieanq Other forces expected
from fIas auhs, aud several guaboats prom
issd 10 a1',rd thsri naval protection.
Similar ceremonies With regard to the new Span
isli eonst,ntio,, have taken place in the town &c
Mobile wieh, Nv an act % the Congress of the [.
ststes bssssd 90 tie Cola May last, is declared 10
be part 81 iic Nissesipp, Territory, To be govern
al b. The la~s thereof. and ,y the Laws aud ordi-
oances OF the q States relating thereto. There,
~ that American tow, the constitution ofthe
Ceifes was anuouheed on the 18th of September, /
~ o'cioek 80 the afternoon, in the public sgnsre
d., tie pov' agv. Seod~e, il sgsin read 10 tie |
,,lr Is and al the iebitants who, BY yr3cama.
ion from tie q ,veiu1r of zoe Mississippi Terfitoy
~: ~; ~ knsust Iaat, were decHred 70 !