Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-06-21

mad the guittv slot, .ui sent a,-ned n,yt;er
arc 1teers- As late re the 18th April one nav
as Sihe and four wounded on the met r,s,I =
ou i wagons twice attacked and one wec-r,ner
. several horses taken and carried as re-
s's,eu 10 your depot, at the very time the war-
~, eere carrying see'l corn for the Indians, and
tit're of food. WV 'oU'''y ue'-
ine measures in operation here to preserve
peace IS with an efficient force. red and whit.
troops, 10 pursue, apprehend and punish al y;o-
'assFs OF 'ne pnblc peace. The Executive Conn.
ol'Ol tlie SreeKs are continually mt Cowetau w, tn
az a's's'Ah. Agent to take orders with the war;
WEI uie necessity IS apparent. and to call
On me when the aid ofree-ilar troops 10 necess,-
ry. We do not rely on the exertions of anv one
put ourselves, to preserve peace among the
Greeks, and between them and Their ne;ybbors ~
the United States and the Floridas We exo,n-
me fairly, spare the innocent and p,,n;sb I'll :.
s1iity and in no case to suffer reyenye tn carve
tor itself
On an exparte hearing, YOU have " armed the
lSemInoles and given orders to put to death
without mercy every one molestinr them So.
FMS is cruelty without example, scalpinp men.
women and children, for troubling or vexinp on
W ana the executIoners the Judges. To CRAFTY
Their revenge, the good and innocent citizens on
me frontiers are to be the victims of such b,r
oalty. Suppose banditti ofwhite people were
20 commit violent outrage such as that of the
!1th April, are we to charge iton the unoffen
ding people on the frontiers. and kill them with
ntmercy, FIVE could not find out the guilty -
| 1ou nave issued the order, provided and issued
iluinuons OF war tor its execution, prepared and
proFisioned strong hold to retire upon. in case
Oh superior force appearing, to protect them in
inns mode OF gratifying their revenge You viii
De heid responsible and your strong holds will
certainly not avail If Won are really on the SER
Rritnnnfr NO. ars,- % 4
Unity which VIII require 10 be speedily met and
specify crushed. But sir, I am satisfied YOU are
acting from Yourself on some speculative project
your own. Tie Sovereign of Great Britain
Could not from his love of Justice in time oF
peae e, his systematic perseverance, in support of
legitimate Sovereigns, almost to the impoverish-
ns OF ms own nation suffer any of his officers to
80 INTO neutral country to disturb its peace
Ii inc Seminole Indians have complaints 10
make, n they VIII do it through the Chiefs of the
SreeS Nation, or direct to me or through an of
hcer OF ms Catholic Majest as heretofore, Twill
cause justice to be done. In case of murder. the
guilty practicable shall be punished, IN case of
theft restitution Shall be made
Inc treaties you have made for the Creek Ma
'ion' win the authority created by yourself for
ue purpose, must be a novelty il would sur
PRISE me much to see your sovereign ratifv such
IS You have described them to be, with people
such as KNOW those to be, in the territories of
ans Catholic Majesty shall communicate what
has passed on the subject between us to the off
GERS ofSpsin in my neighborhood, that they may
De apPrised of what you are dong.
As you may not have recent news from Eu-
rope, send you some newspapers detailing nm
Portaht events there so the 4th April. Lam &c
BENJAMIN HAWKINS,
.4geat for Indian .96airs.
To Cor. NrcoLLs, Comm'dg
HIS b. NJ. forces, ADDalachicoIa