The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-21

Head Quarters tor tne prSSeht. Ahe "A
"a mt for Indian Affairs can convene the coun-
IA tn This council communicated in your |
ION words the. pretensions of your three |
A;efs. They answer" We have had Col. |
T;colls' communicate before US that Ho-
1n;rh Niece. Caupuchau Niece and Hopoie
Micyo are the sovercigns OF TINS nation. We
know nothing about them as such. we have
.ften invited them to attend our talks. They
never would come forward, ami ,tiophieth
Micco is a hostile Indian. They have nothing
TO do with our affairs. They reside in the Spas
nish territory.
& After mentioning a solitary effort of yours
~, to keep the peace" you say" am sorry 20
saw the same line is not taken on your side,
nor have you written to me to say what steps
svou are taking or intend to tai. TO secure
fhis mutual good" You could not have ex-
>zpectcd should communicate with you, when
from your orders you were 30 soon to leave
fhe country have communicated to the
sitional council several outrages committed
<lby banditties from the Seminoles, and other
&parts, upon the road and frontiers OF Georgia,
Erepeatedly. They have in two instances had
THE guilty shot, aud sent armed parties after
skothers. As late the 18th April one man
$f,sas killed and four wounded on the post road.
Hour Wagons twice attacked and one Wagon
Ter killed, several horses taken and carried as
Reported, to your depot, at the very time the
f,Taggons were carving seed corn for the In
4dialis, and -four for the support ofnearly 5000
ltotally destitute of food.
4 The measures in operation here to preserve
Ipeace is with efficient force, red & white
Troops, to pursue, apprehend x punish all vo-
< lIators of the public peace. The Executive
y lCounci of the Greeks are Continually at Cow
{ tauwith an Assistant Agent to take orders with
the warriors when the necessity is apparent,
Il and to call on me when the aid OF regular
III oops is necessary. We do not rely on the
exertions of any one but ourselves, TO preserve
speace among the Greeks, and between them
and their neighbors of the United States and
the Floridas. We examine fairly, spare
IS tine innocent and punish the guilty aud III;
y no case to suffer revenge to carve IL it
self.
On an exparte hearing, you have arm.
8 ed the Seminoles and given orders to put
u 10 death without mercy every one molesting
IS Them" This is cruelty without example,
"a scalping men, women and children, for trou-
bling or vexing only, and the executioners the
3tjudges. To CRAFTY their revenge the good
land innocent citizens on the frontiers are to
fbe the victims of such barbsrity. Suppose a
banditti OF white people werc co commit
"a violent outrage, such as that OF the 18th
EApril, are we to charge it on the unoffending
people on the frontiers, and kill them with
sout mercy, if we could not find out the gull
sty? You have issued the order, provided and
ISSUED muritions of war fer its execution, pre-
pared and provisioned strong hold to retire
upon, in case of superior force appearing,
to protect them in this mode of gratifying their
revenge. You will be held responsible and
your strong holds will certainly not avail. Ii
you are really on the service of his Britannia
Majesty, it is an act of hostility which will
require to be speedily met & speedily crush
ed. But, sir, am satisfied you are acting from
yourself on some speculative project of your
own The Sovereign of &. Britain could not
"a from his love of justice in time OK peace, his
systematic perseverance III support OF legiti-
4 mate Sovereigns, almost 10 the impoverish-
ing-of his own nation, suffer any of his officers
TO so into a neutral country to disturb its
peace.
. If the Seminole Indians have complaints t.
make, if they will do it through the Chiefs OF
the Greek Nation, or direct to me or thro' an
y officer of his Catholic Majesty as heretofore
N will cause justice to be done. In cases OF
Rprder, the guilty it practicable, shall be pu-
: cases of theft, restitution shall be
~ treaties you have made for the Creek
ESon, with the authority created by your
'seif for the purpose, must be novelty. II
Ewould surprise me much tosee your Sovereign
{xratify such as you have described them to be
with a people snch as I know these to be, il
n the territories of his Catholic Majesty--I shall
communicate what has passed on the subjec'
between us to the officers Of Spain in ms
neighborhood, that they may be ;apptised o.
what you are doing.
AS you may not ave recent news from
Europe, send you some newspapers detail
ing important events there co the 18th April
am, sc.
BENZ. HAWKINS,
Agent tor Indian Aff.irs.
TO Col. NICoLLs, Comm'ne.
His b. NJ. forces, Appalachieola.
1t is stated that his would 5e-mai Oh,
Greeks, colonel Nichols, has returned to Ill,
tass anchored isle" In imitation Of his no
ole predecessor, the amia6ie Cockburn, t,
grace his party -coloured retiut,e, he has ia
Ken along with him q larrt. nnnhe,. nf kid