Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-12

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,onversed with Tecs + sch and many o
,her Indians -rhs agent ABOVE 'neD
toned, with a. good mean, OF Juase.
men, ss a man eau . ,-sess. thinks 'nos0
INDIANS are 10 be rc,iei on; c"nsidsf-
ing the time, place md circumstances
nnder which the communication was
made he cannot conceive any mo'.Ve
they could have had for mlsrepre'e"''ns
Inc fact. 1t may however be true. anu
ii nc acquire knowledge OF any 1ac,s
10 prove that nur former oplnl'A y ), ~
founded, We shall give them no ear.
90, publication win view 10 gfatliy
,,uplic anxiety SO much excited ny 'Oc
.,r,olsaad contradictory actounls upon
MS subject.
June /.
ATTACK ON FORT CLARK.
S,oce TIC publication of our lasl mum.
Der, we We lea mt the ioll'Nins Par.
,,cul r. With regad TO the mu'ae -
INC ,waIan er. belonging 10 capt. Mu'
Sc. Company, and vi The attach up
Tor, Ga *
The first Of those rangers was IN me
/, hi, Il going onit'k il ducks Without
tie knoul, "r pe'mlssl u Oh us VI
fiaer-in one ot tan.s l,ttie ex, ur'iohs
Noon PEG, la LAKE, he discover IN &c
Indians from whom he atteWp "a 10 es.
caps by ri lning, but was uni 'lu'a'e'y
intert ep,rd by fur Others VINO s""'
him, tangled his body, cut oh his mead
legs and arms, and hung them uP""
trees.
A few days after P"ttow"tto" c
chief informed capt Music tn'' num-
Der of Ind aus at the head "i t"e ia@1
we're preparing for war; aud ""ulu e,'
tner attack .ur set iementsnr lori eia'k
aud ADVISED The captain ~ keep his men
A,hin the tnrl. The succeeding day,
NJ. w,men ven,nred out about so
Yards ia the open preire lor t"e purpose
oi collecting ,o,ne charcoai when hao
ocen dcprs.ted about that distance from
the fort whcl tour lndiAns who mao
made themselves covers OF grass, and
il al ca led u. ,ntir bellies to that point
immediately rove ani fired upon our
men, KILLED one pur.ucd The other, who
probably would have been taken' hal
u i some men ru>ned out to bis reisel
!, ,J Il ed u ,on the Indians, one Ut whom
il wa, sup,,u,ed waS killed as ne was
seen 10 ian, and left his gu,, which was
taken aud asc r,alned " belphS 10 d
y u,ow0;toaIc; 1t the same instant VA
taptc Nv, men acre attacked, o"d'
4 the NY ..es roe from the nigh weeds
~ which tncy had Concealed themselves,
a ID 4 cd upon two side, ut tbs tor, bu;
rrlrea,cd iun,neJial.ly upon The h lag
Il our capnon. F,r snne days alter
wards they continued to shew them
Gives, as i, is supposed, with Vie"
10 enlice some 81 o,lr men 10 ioilo"
The m to an arnbusclde.
Sucn i. the conduct Of those tribes
who signed the srnlsu t, aud made
such friendly promises IN he Council at
Daeton, and with ihnse and "ther nDr.
uuivocai EVIDENCES OF their hosilily and
ut the lnetfiracy of those measure, 1t Is
unreasonable that we sh q 4 nc embar-
ra.sed Ivy them a, things nov sand
our hands are s!ed, whilst preparations
are making to knock Us ~ the head. II
Is asst rnlshing To Us that the arh.lsllce Is
neither abandoned 0r enforced. The
second article required ta",e who sign.
el II To take up the fommAhawk and
,,,lxe our enernies, instead OF which
tney have ,triken on selves. aud are yel
protected by that talxl Instrument, AID
aust be so .nsIdered. uil its abandon-
uenl is officially announced ny the pro
per authori,. WY i. not this done |!
lis impotence certainly Cannot any J. Ii.
yer be concealed OF denied. and the {.
vi. arising FROM It are daily nsnIleslins
themselves in a manner tUO tvrcibiy iGr
cnntraiiic tim