The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-02-18

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Gerry Ve Nrer f,oa aio; Cs,n. Car. ;,
| the Gsvsrnor ef Geors,a, yeeeiyea lo,, ,,rt,
| tH Exfress. ME
4 $50 HrapSvAartss
1. "a Hartford, Gso. Jan. %, 1919.
| :. Ssa--HyI letter jus, bow ,ccriysd 4 ON
Gen, Glassock, am info,med, iha, a p..tv
otindiahs, ecitees'ed in lhe swssop Of c. d,,
Sfcsk, miles cas-, OF Flint River, ycs,erd rdsv
mo'n'pg Tired upon and Killed Nj. Thom.s
Leigh, Assis,anI Wskscn Mas,cr, and SAM
tnc' Loite,s, OF Cspi. Avc,a's conn pAny Of
Georgia Militia. The Wsegop Mss,sr had
neenssnt out With small pai,y of me N and
adose OF pack horses, laden with pr oyisiops !:
which, by Y prompt and judicious astsnee.
"sn' on The part Of Maj. Heard, were ), cur
20, with ,hs residue Of ahe party end no, ses
Hen. Aiiaseock Immediately ordered ,ou, a
sdslsehmsn, under Maj. Morgan in pus.u;,
i cf the Indians.
BY letter IRON Cox Aibutkle, OF the lsh
inst. ] learn, ,ha, The Indiuns were Ia mss, ~.
a'c near the mQs,h Of Film, on the als,. for
toe pu' pose OF eoncesting measures for ,he
destruction OF TIC iohabiianis on the Cha,..
hoochie, aud tho reduction Of Fo,, Sca,,
Ihe isuer they caleuls,cd upop starving ONT.
-fo't Gaines, u was uppre hondcd, ~o,.,d \.
"uaeked One of the inirabivsnts fNir. yy.s.
ver) had been killed nca, the fo,t . hou..
had been burnt, and some other property dat.
t'oyed. -
The detachment and vessels under Ma
Muhicnburg, with military stores, arrived :,
Fort Scott without any ma,c,ial losa. o,I,er
Than mentioned in my last, although inoe..
sanity annoyed by large force Gom eaef
sho'c, from The 18Th 10 the 95,h Of Dec "A
supply OF provisions, ordered in Nov las,.
has not reached the Appalachio si the date
Ut Col. A,bucklc's letter. (Isih inst. .--Tbo
troops were then without meat, but had an.
gagged nearly one nua,h's supply upon the
Chaiishoochie, part OF which lei, For, Games
onder strong guard on the 10Th. The sun.
ply Of honr nj Fort Scott 10 sufficient, allow.
ing full rAiiops OF tha, sr,icie for tho ,roops
there, until The middle Of next month ond
The arrival Of sixty thousand rs,ious from, NJ.
Orleans Is daily expected and even should
this supply foil, I have mol uxloub, ol hsvips,
competens soppy sent down the Flint aud
Snas'shcoehie 10 timito prevent The troops
fiou suffering.
casing 10 your ExcelIency the stn,c Of DOR SUD.
: pitrs,as wen usthc move mems or me enemy.
from en- Impression thai knowledge Of these
fhcial TO the state oyes which you preside.-.
- we'll as from wish to drow from yons
tree comunnnicstion OF your views spc wishes,
uPop whatever relates to the public service,
connected with my commend.
have seen in the newspapers, with equal
surprise and Indignation, the attempts ibs.
have bern made 10 lull the pubic mind ,po
belief, thst the hostile Indisns desire p,scc,
and are wiling 10 lay down their arms Sir,
there will be no pesce until those Indians sss
sevsreiy ehss,ised.
The Chiefs were ifquirsd to surrender tho
Offenders II was dcl,besssely resolved, in Q
large Couneil Of the Seminolcs and s.Red
Sticks" o. MIckssukec, that the oNtpcer
should neitber be punished nor sur'epde ed.
Some Of their Chiefs have trium pbsnlly
isscrtcd, that we cannot boat them !--,ks, wo
never have beat, n them, except whcp we bsd
(" Red PEOPLE 10 hsLh Es." II Il not sxttaor.
dinasy they should entertain thcse opinions.
hey know Iiuie or nothing of the strength or
resources Of ous couuy---snd whatever inior.
ssation they haye derived Lem their white
friends, (Bri,ish Officers and Traders,) could
have no tendency 10 give them favorable ITO.
pcessioos towards Us. 7Aey must BE- oeatcs
before we can reasonably caieniaie rfsn feaee.
Ith well known that sevsBof osr cinssps
were killed in The Two years immeJia,ciy
succeeding the laic war wiib Englsnd. Their
Chiefs admitted shis, and ,het sUopg The
oombe, vas woman ssd two children,
(Mr. 0arrcu Of this state. r
The principal Chief, Chspiehimico, in
notifying tho Warriors of The resolution Of
the Chiefs in Council, added, that "ths day
never should come when he would give up
or punish red man for killing white man."
These facts have been cominonicsted to mo
ay Indians, and through Interpreters who
believe to be men Of ,ro,h---ao, have I Q
doubt but these facts we,e vol known 70
hose pbilsoih'opic writer's OF Peace, who
have had the seeaci,y TO discover tbst hostile
les were commenced by The troops under
my commend, on the so,b Of Nov. lasl--snd
hn We arc the sggressofs.
I, 10 not 20 scs Of wr sccording TO this
doctrine, to massacre snd scalp seven uoof-
ending persons, and among them Q women
aod her infsots! What number, then, would