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


una your Citizens are euocuafine the h,lls accord
ing 10 the 9fh article Of the treatv of beace Uni
ln0t 1asy ,'ete fresh Pro,Gsioning the forts. This
point, sir, beg OF you TO look INTO They also
request me to inform you, that then hare sig,,el
freaty 81 o6ensire and dafensils alliance roith
Creft britain, as 1SeH as Of commerce and ma
ttefion which soon as IL as r1t6ed nj houe ,o,,
sna4 De made more faly acquainted NTH
l am sir, your very humble servant,
EDWARD NICOLLS, Col
Commanding H. h. N forces
Addressed
On ms BTitannic yNoi-sty's se,vsce.
To Cot Benz. HAwK1xs,
commanding at Fort-Hawkns
REPLY
Greek Agency, 29h lfay, 1916.
Oii tle 2ith wrote To you IN reply to yours
OF the 2Sth ult. and since have had the pleasure
% receive yours of the 18th. I had received
from bow-iegs direct a complaint of an outrage
committed by the people of Georgia who had
gone INTO East-Florida, driven of his cattle and
destroyed his property" l have sent this COM
Plant 10 the Governor of Georgia, who will rea-
day cooperate with the officers of the General
government, to cause justice to be done the H.
.r,red, II the complaint is true. The laws of the
United states provide completely for the protec-
'ion OF tne Indian rights, and those interested
with Their execution have the power of doing If
All that Is wanted is proof against the trans
gressors
The Indians Of Aulotchewau, who, without
ProVocaton, murdered and plundered a number
OF me subjects or SFain on st. Johns, have eneen
aered such deadly feud between the parties
mat 1t ~iii be long before the descendants of the
injured can forget and forgive. Span, from her
internal CONNEXIONS, has not found + conv.n;-
eht TO settle peace between them. and these
Peopie, rs probable, are mistaken for Geor
giahs. Inc Indians of this agency, as well as
thoSe m the Flordas, have long known they are
20 apply through Their Chiefs to me for a redress
.. tleir grievances The government of the
ereeks Is not an ePhemeral one. Its last modi
i ,liS - OF more than ten years standing 1t
was Iiie work and choice ofthe nation, and has
cneck on the conduct of the Semmoles.
III Ivy gentleman arrived where Won are
rom England, who bad been an officer on half
P@s' ne came m the Fox sloop of war. furnished
" uie ADMIRAL on the Jamaica station bv order nj
Iiie ADMIRALTY, to facilitate to hm passage n,
l.s h@'.oi the Creeks" Tins gentleman, al Ter
.''e Ptl'g IN various ways with tho Seminoles
!. " sup lne government OF the Greeks witboui
Sess' created himself Director General of
Muscogee, declared war against Spain. murder.
ed some OF her subjects and took ST. Marie
ne ordered me with my assistants IN the rlan of
V E4l4]auoh out OF the Greek Nation comn,,.
nlS9leu ms proceedings to the national counc,le
VINO had been previously acquainted with b,n
s''Iu "nJ rePhea TO him, that he had title
',,,o,e .el N "heh he well merited, Cap,pe.t,ln.
x,au (the Prince of Liars) and mn ctbc, ,,
FMS Director General of Nfuscoees af. ~.
farce Tor Two years, exper enced n TRAGIC scer
wiil0h deprFed him Of his liberty. He was nui
N IRONS by order of the Council whose 49,,
meht ne attempted to usurp, and sent tn the Gov.
eI"oI "efl OF Louisiana TO answer for his crir,es
,1,, Ceis were glad to retire with
AI,ei ms II was unanimously Diet err
-. -, C. ~ Nsuonal Council of distinguished
Ciieis RON eN cry town, and deputat,on ri Cboc
taws, Chekasaws and Cherokee tl,at a. ~
fiors should be ciassed and held IN rsa5,,os. ..
eNech'e Tue orders OF the Executive council. AMI
'ha' me agent tor Indian Affair, shou1d have t,o
power Vi eAeeutmg the treaty stipuIat;ons oF The
creeks wan Their white nelghbors. Tootom.
oS'She ana COwetau, alternately. as the orcas.o,,
I ., was appointed the permanent seat If
~, "sey'iu councils, where national affairs
alone cOuid be transacted" They have po,, ,,,o
speakers When the Council nnee,s ~ Ce.,,'.,
lu'tunnuggee Hopoe, as Speaker for the Love,
Creeks, IS speaker for the Nation and Mr.,
'iey meet AZ iookaubatche, Tustunnuppe Tbluo.
co OF INC upper Creeks IS Speaker for the NATION
Cowetau IS headquarters for the present ri.
agent ior Indian Affairs can convene the eoun.
ch. VIC 0Ou''-
To this council I communicated in vour own
". US 'HN Pi0Oo'slOil5 OF your tnfee chiefs ---
lhey answer" We have hsdCol Nicholls' com
muH.cation before us--that Hopoitl, Niece. Can
puclisu Niece and Hopoie Niece are the sove.
relghs OF this nation. We know nothing about
them as such. We have often invited them IL
attend our talks. They never would come ew.
ward, and IIopohietf M.coo IS hostile Indian
They have nothing 20 do with our affairs They
reside in me spanish territory
After HentIOnmg a solitary effort of yours &C 10
keep the peace" you say 4" / am sorry to say tbe
same lTe is not taken on your side, nor have you
written 70 nc to say what steps you are taking or
intend 20 tsketo secure this mutual good You
could not have expected I should Communicate
with you, when from your orders YOU were so
| soon to leave the country l have comnunics-
| ed 80 The national council several outrages com
mitied by bshditties from the Seminoles, and
other parts, upon the post road and frontiers OF
Georgia, repeatedly. They have IN two instan-