Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-21
DOMESTIC.
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INDIAN AFFAIRS.

BY advices received from Fort Meigs this
day, under date of the 22d September,we learn
that very large body OF Indians were con-
vened At that place, for the purpose of cOnciud-
ins 4 treaty with The United States The In
dams had been collecting from about the 10Th
OF September, TO the date OF our advices at
which tine Upwards Of three thousand, yomng
and old, male aud female, were az Fort MeigS.
Their council opened on the 2.sd and il was be-
iieved would continue until the first week in
Octobe1--perhaps few days later They
consist of numerous delegates fiom yarisus
friendly tribes. The object of their convention
il is said, is tor the purpose of discussing ana
arranging treaty by winch certain reserva-
tons OF land, At present held By them. may be
intimately conveyed TO citizens of the United
SlateS, ~ exchange for OtJeI ana more extern
siYe tracts farther west, and better calculated
for Indian bunting grounds than those which
they atpTescHt occupy. IT IS rot probable thGt
Inore viii DC done at this meeting than Ia de-
eide on the question OF removal, AMI possibly
tue district OF territory to which, they would
remove. The terms and manner would then
be a subject Of u tnture convention.
We learJ that the young are generally favor.
able 10 removal, E'lt that the oid Indians pr5-
Ter remaining on their present reservations,
which are contiguous 10 OF III the midst OF q nn-
merouS civilized population. IN the result Oi
thus treaty many oi The citiZcns OF the state OF
New YORK are deeply Interested, and none
more so than the InhdSitdntS Of Buffalo. In tho
vicinity OF that Delighted aud Aouri4hiBg VII.
Rage there are about 700 Seneca indians. fbeS
nave TWO snlaIi villages on BilUdlO creek, WHICH
enpueS INTO The river Niagara, AMI tEcy oPcu,
pS about $4,000 acres OF the finest land III the
State OF New York. rhcy are az IDLE, drunken
race, that continually prO,vl through the vii
age of Buffalo, presenting tO the view D! tie
nlabtant and the SoiOUrner scenes tie most
disgusting and degrading 30 oar nature. 80
far lhcrel fore, rs our western brethren are in
teTcstcd in the discussions pending ut FORE
Meiss. they have on this, as on every other
quest iou. our hest anil Wdriue,t wishes for their
success To remove tbc ScucCa~ from Hufl.lo
would add much 10 the growing prosperity Of
that village. \. ark Col OTIS.
WAsmN~7 Oclobcr I7.-RICH-
ARD RUSH, late Attorney General ofihe
United States, is appointed by the Pre-
sideni 70 be Envoy Extraordinary AM
Minister Pcnpoientlary 80 fIFdi BIG
fam. Ills understood he viii lahc his
departure in tic Fiankiiu74, capt. fET-
ART, from Annapolis, whittier ihai yc>-
sci is 20 proceed l.om Philadelphia.
The succrs scr 81 SIR. Eusi 10 lhe ui.
fee Of Attorney General, is not SCI ap-
pOiRted.
JouN WILLIAMS is reelected scua-
tor to Congress from The state OfFrnucs-
see without opposition.
WILLIAM W. BIBB. late Senator in
Congress from Georgia, has received iroh
the President The commission OF Gov crD-
or Of the Territory of ALABAMA.
INT. Int.
OCTOBER 1--we understand that a
Treaty was signed at tie foot OF tie Ra-
! pidS Of the Miami Of Lake Erie on the
% ult. by Governor Cass and General
McArthur, Commissioners appointed ~