Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-11-11
From the Boston Ceatipsil
THE CREEK INDIANS.


the reader may desire to be acquainted
with some particulars respecting them :.
The Indians bear the national name OF
Maskogees, but ihhabting tract OF coun
try in the State of Georgia and the MIS-
sissippi Territory, which is intersected by
numerous Creeks, they have obtained, and
are known by the more popular name OF
Creek Indians aud the Coniederacy Is
divided into various tribes-such as Apal-
achees, AIibamas, Abecas, Cawlttaws, Com
shacks, Coosas, Coosacters, Chacsihomas,
Natchez, Oakmulgees, Oconees, Pakanas,
Tacusas, Talcpoosas, Weektomkas, &c. all
of whom are now denominated Greeks.
They are in treaty with the United States
Tor to use the language of the administra-
ton prints, are our : savage allies In
1890 and 1896, President Washington con
cluded with the Kings, Chiefs and Warriors
of the Creek Nations OF Indians two trea-
ties of Peace aud Friendship"
The first was negotiated by gen. Knox
1t consists of II articles. BY the first, per
petual peace and friendship was promis-
ed between the contracting parties" BY the
Cd, the Creeks acknowledge themselves to
be under the protection Of the u States
dt1I UO OtHSE ooSCi SiSsh f'S ~ - Pai"fSS
Tor the mutual res Grafton Of prisoners BY
the 4th. the boundaries of the territories
of the Greeks are pointed out; and their
relinquishment ofclaims to any other lands
Acknowledgements compensation for which
the u. States agreed to give the CREEKS
certain valuable INDIAN GOODS, and
paw them the sum of Fifteen Hundred
Dollars yearly. BY the 5th, the United
States solemnly guarantee to TIE Greeks all
their lands above bounded. The 9th pro
vides that all whites who settle on the Creek
lands, shall forfeit the protection of the U,
| States. and that the Creeks may punish
them at their pleasure. The 9Th forbids
| citizens of the L. States TO hunt on the
| Creek lands. or to pass thereon without
| passports The 8th and 9th provide for the
delivery up to punishment of all persons
committing capital crimes, &lc.--That no
re!aliations or reprisals shall be committed
| on either side, until satisfaction shall have
been demanded of the aggressing party.
| Bv 18th, the Creeks promise to give notice
| of any designs hostile to the peace or inter-
ests of the United States. By the 18th. it
| is provided. in order that the Greek nation
may be led to greater degree ofcivilization,
| instead of remaining hunters that the u.
States will furnish them gratuitously with
| useful domestic animals and implements of
| husbandry-And will send four persons to
reside among them, to teach them the arts OF
agriculture, and to become Interpreters
The 18th and lith provide for the cessation
of all past grievances, and for the ratifca,
ton and fulfilment of the treaty with all
good faith and security
The treaty Of 1895 was negotiated by
Messrs Hawkins, Climer and Pickens, and
re oyaizas all the provisions of the pre-
ceeding treaty, with the addition, that the
United States shall have the liberty TO estab-
lsh trading or military posts on the At
lamanee, Oconee, and elsewhere, as the
President of the United States shall think
proper--each post to have annexed to it a
district of laud five miles square-the juris
diction of which to be in the U. States, who
promised t, give them goods to the valne
of 5000 dollars, and to send them two
blacksmiths, with strikers, &c. \
These treaties are the supreme law of
the land" having been ratified by the Se-
nate. M trs 81
The Creeks have been represented, by
tilose VINO nave Fesiued auiohS ulehi W pc
a remarkable well-made. active. hardy, and
sagacious people; extremely jealous other
rights and territory, and very averset to part
ing with their lands. Some time since,
the Confederacy contained II 1850 persons,
of whom $3.50 were fighting men. They
have been continually at war with the
Choctaws, and abound in warriors expert
enced in all the tactics Of the bush. Ma
ny of the Chiefs are sensible well educated
men aud many of the red children are
taught reading writing and arithmetic.
The arts of civilization are not known A.
mong them Inaddition to the usual, abort
CINE cultivation of Indian corn, tobacco.
beans and rice. they raise pasatoes, peas
and cabbages and have peaches, plumss
grapes, straw berries and melons--and
black cattle. hogs. turkeys, ducks and other
| poultry are found ia every village. The