Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-16
From the Georgia Journal Of Jaly %.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.


peirbborine Indians, excites considera-
bic interest and alarm. The hostile at
,irude assumed by no inconsi3erable
nu,rber, and the distressed situation OF
those whoremain friendly to government,
would seem to warrant the interference
of the U. States at least for the prntec.
ton OF the latter. From the commence
incnt Of the Indian troubles, this state
has been at all times ready TO step tor
ward in support of on friendly red b:eth-
reminded she has not only been ready
but has cvincsd promptitude and vii.
lingness highly honorable TO the eXecu-
tive. Upon the first notice. OF these from
bis, the governor, pp'ised ofthe wish
Of ,hc chiefs for assistance, wr5te1to col,
Hay ins, that an ohfiication from him,
7oouH remope eYery dffcnhygy lich stood
! in re z9ay ofns fuH accomplishment -
But the profared aid aas-noi accepted:
It was preferred, from what cause we
have yetto learn, to make an application
to general PmcSney; the result OF witch
is, such as every Reasonable man might
have expected. From the small force
under his command it WAS not to have
supposed he could farhis,, the ncce ssary
ssis,ance--and.i if lie could, the Difficult
" of getting troops to any point IN the
nation by the time they were wanted,
seemed to render the attempt impracti-
cable. TIE refusal to require aid from,
the governor. and a neslect to call, at
ter the offer that WAS made, amounts to
refusal has ieopardi.ed our frontier
settlers, and endangered the lives of the
friendly Indians But for the timely in
terposition of the Gu. setau and Cowetau
towns, which had before remained neu'
trail, they would ere now, hare been mas
sacred for want of our assistance, altao'
thus circumstanced by their fidelity to.
wards us.
Col. Hawkins influence with the In
dians is unquestionabIy great, and he
may possibly Patch nf a peace for the
present.; but it is evident that those who
ave hostile, have been instigated 10 such
conduct by the enemy, and will again.
b.eaS out as soon as favorable oppor-
,uni,y offers
l, il nevertheless said, and even be-
licved by some, that their Disturbances
are Of political origin--that it is strus-
gle for supremacy Of power Between
M'Queen and the Tallassce King on the
Que hand, and M'inlosh and the Big
Warrior on the otcer-and that if the
iormer, who were nusted from Office not
long SINCE, could regain the management
OF tine natiou's concerns, hostlities would
immedi ,tely cease, AMI the tomahawk
and scaIpin,- knife be exchanged for the
calume,. The suhjnincd extract howe-
yer, from co, II ,wSn's letter TO the GO
varnor, of the 81 h nit. furnishes ample
provfto convince US of Their being ins,i-
gated by the Butish.
Gone of the Prophets was wit nc
Yesterday, and saws that the Alabama
Prophets had besan p"'m~turely, They
were to gn on wit thei' magic until T'e-
cumseh arrived the celebrated Indian
wa rior on the Likes, and uow a Brlga-
der general in the Baitish army WHO
was 10 put the pan in mo,inn, and he
would come when his friends Ghe Bril-
;ish) were readr for him"
Spies. we understand, have been sent
into he nation to watch the movements
If The Indians, and messenger has been
dispatched to learn the fate of M'Intosh,
and ascertain correctly, the strength Of
the con,ending parties. The governor
will in few days, view the frontier IN
person, and should danger Continue to
threaten the safety of ITS inhabitants, we
have no doubt but every disposition will
be made for their defence.
The express returned on Friday bring.
ing letters from gen. Pinkncy and colo
uel Hawkins, to his exccllency, oil Which
the following are extracts
Z" Point-Pefre, l5h July.
/" I have no instructions from govern.
ment, which would su'horise an inter-
ference with the internal concerns OF the
Indians, hut on receiving Information
from col. Hawkins of the probability OF
he events which have taken place, l
wrote for particular instructions; in the
mean tine, il the conduct of any part OF
INC nation, should be evidently such as
20 endanser any part Of the U. States,l
shalt have no hesitation in promptly TAX.
ng measures for its protection.
In addition to the aid OF the nj lila, |
have directed orders to be issued to {
officer commanding at Fort Hawkins on
the requisiliop OF col Hawkins to give
such sid and protection to the agency as
his force will don't; and have also di-
rscted the officer commanding the re-
cruiting district at Bath, to comply, as
far as may be in his power, with such re.
auisit;on as the commanding officer at
Fort Hawkins may make on him for re-
Col .Wellborn..is also d.
n kax