Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-01
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| The followin is said to be letter written
by Mr.. Arbulbnot 10 an officer at rank in
hi, country. about three months. before
his execution by General jackson.
Sawahnee, Lower Creek Nation, Jan. 80.
Sir-When ! last took the liberty OF wri-
ting you by desire Of the Chiefs OF the
Creek nation, | little expected that war
| would have so soon commenced between
the Americans and them; il is, however.
actually began by the wanton aggression, oil
| the former, in an attack on Fowl-town du-
ring the night. Though this wanten attack
has been disavowed by General Mitchell,
| the American Agent for Indian Affairs, and
he has made reparation for the injury and
loss sustained by lnhimathIa and his people;
vet, the continued aggressions OF the A.
mericans, and the numbers pouring into the
nation, not from the land side alone. bLi
from Mobile and elsewhere, by the ppa-
lachicola river, have compelled The Indians
10 take to arms as their only resource from
oppression.
Your friend Hillisago has been called by
his people to put himself at their head, and
he IS now encamped at Spanish bluff, the
residence Of Doyle and Hambly, which is
now IN the possession of the Indians, with
from 1000 10 1900 men,; those men are
principally Red Sticks, who are scattered
about in the nation, and who have put
| themselves under his command, with few
hundred Upper Indians who have joined
them.
cannot allow myself to believe that
those Entertainments on Indian territory
are with the knowledge Of the American
Government, and General Mitchell's con-
duct and message to Kinadjee assure me it
| is not so. But there are persons who wish
to get hold of The Indian lands, and they
stick at no means, however cruel and OPP
pre- ,sive, to obtain their ends. General
Gaines's letter of August last to Kinadjee
clearly shows that he and General jackson
are determined, if possible, 10 get hold OF
the whole Indian lands. After falsely ac-
cusing them Of murders, thetts, burning
houses, &c. he says, "but there is something
Out of the sea, barb with forked tongues
whip him back before he lands for he will
be the ruin Of you yet. Perhaps you DO
not know what or whom mean-l mean
the name of Englishman."
The other contents of this letter plainly
show me that those two Generals have for.
med plan of possessing themselves Of the
whole Indian lands. That this plan has
originated " 18th Forbes, lnneraritys, orthose
Of their subordinate agents, have little
doubt, as every part Of the conduct Of these
inferior actors, shows they have been EN-.
pioyed for the express purpose OF roofing
out The poor. Indian from his paternal in.
heritance. The report of Handy having
made sales in the name OF the Chiefs, Of all
the lands from Pensacola to st Augustine,
comes from St. Marks fort. shall soon be
there and learn from what source they de.
rive their information
That false and improper sales have been
made have no doubt; without such had
been the case, the Americans would have
never poured into the Indian nation by the
Appalachicola.
II is reported, that John Forbes has with:
drawn from all Indian concerns; but tue
Innerari;y's are enough, with their subor.
dinate agents. to disturb the whole Indian
nation and have no, the least doubt,
that through them the present troubles
come.
The chiefs have written to Governor
Cameron for a supply Of munition, and
which Kinadjee informs me Hillisago,
when in England, had orders to demand in
case of actual need. Il is really necessary
the English Government should do some
thing for those people.
In the late war they drew them into their
quarrel against America at the peace they
agreed 10 see them protected in their rights
and privileges, and placed on the same
footing as before the war since then they
have never troubled themselves about
them thinking it enough that his majesty's
ambassador had orders to see that those
people were protected in their rights and
privileges. But how is his exceIlency the
British Ambassador to know If the In.
dian is rIghted, and permitted to live quiz
city in his own land ? He interdicts the cor
respondence of any private individual on
Indian affairs, unless il can be put into his
hand without any expense Does he ex-
pect true account of what passes in the
Indian nation from the American govern
ment, or from the hirelng gasettes Of the
towns in Upper Georgia? 1t is the interest
Of both TO deceive and, unless the door is
opened for British subjects TO speak what
they know, and instruct his excellency OF
such matters OF and things respecting the |
Creek nation, as they are certain to be true, |
he can never have the means OF judging |
what is Iroper TO be done.
| have, by desire Of the chiefs, written to |
his excellency the Hon. Charles Bagot, on
their affairs; and also Governor Cameron,
with demand for small supply. of which |
they stand greatly in need trust, sir, you
will make such representations to his ma
jesiy's government as the circumstances Of
the case require, that those unfortunate
people, aYho look up to you as their friend,
may soon rest peaceably and quiet in heir
country.
You will pardon this liberty ! take, which
nothing but the pressing solicitations OF XII
naJiee would have induced me to take, and |