Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-12

Inc language | have done TO the chiefs
and others who have called on me! Ask
The Lieut.. Cong. al Fort Gaines if inv
ietier TO himsbreaihed the strains Ola MUIR.
derer! Ask Opy Batcly, or Dany his in
terpreiel, II The recommendation note |
sent HIM by order Of Apiny could be
written by AN instiga,or of murder? Ask
Apmy himself II my language 10 Kim was
that Of a murderer Ask Mlappaii,chy, a
chief residing among the Americans on
Oakmu!gee, If my language and advice
TO him favored that of murderer All
those aud every Indian who have heard
my talks, will contradict yeur vile asser-
lions.
But. Mappaliicly has given me clue
by winch can uuraveI whence the as
persion comes. Not from Apiny, Hatchy,
or any of the chiefs of The upper iowus,
but from he who endeavors TO lead item
to mischief and quarrels With each other.
Did not the chiefs hear my note rcasIwil,i
respect, and perfectly according 10 nv
sentiments of being all as brcil,rcn unit
ing with bonds of friendship and love p
Did not they agree TO smoke The pipe of
peace with their brethren of ii,a. lover
nation, and live in future as brothers p
What made some OF them alter their
humane man, WHO counsels them 10 write
to me, demanding ms removal from a
board of outlaws, and which letter is sign
ed William HamGiy."
Shailonlv make one more observation,
and that will shew from whence came.
and whether come amongst the indians
as reveng r., Oh rs the friend Of peace and
harmony.
In the spring of 1916, w. Handy sent
Gov. Cameron a letter, containing talks
OF the chiefs of The Indian nations they
are forwarded 10 England, and his excel
lency handed me, on my leaving Provi-
dcncc, an answer thereto from the right
hon. Earl Bathurst, one of his maiesiy's
chief secretaries of state, thai might
make the same known TO The chiefs on
my arrival in lie nation. Wlrat will gov
ernor Cameron think of the man who, in
1916, could write against, the encroach-
ments OF The Americans oil the Indian
nation, and in the spring of 1917 call The
chiefs OF That nation, for whom he more
specially wrote, outIaws2 Mr.. HamblI
may sell his servlcesio America: bui no
man can expairaic himself from that al
legiance due 10 bis native country and
a government may cali on friendly ma
lion to give mp subject that has serious
~ wrOnged her.
recommend Mr.. Hamlly 10 be con-
tent with Docer he may have received ::
and permit the unlettered Indian TO live
quietly and peaceabiy on Ills native land.
shall send copy of this lelIer with
The one from You 10 be read by tie chiefs
OF this nation, and shall, al the same
time, fake an opportunity of expressing
myself more fully than did in The note
sent by .Apiny. Wishing you a speedy
recantatlOn Of your errors, and return
TO your former way of thinking,
am your obd'i. A. ARBUTHNOT.
III.
Letter from a. ArbuihIlot to the Governor
of HaUaHa.
To his excellency Don, governor gem
eral, &C.: The chiefs of the Creek ma
ton, whose names are hereunto annexed,
beg leave to approach your eXcellency
aud represent their complaints. Long
imposed on by The persons keeping stores
III this couRiry, lii charging us eXorbi-
tant prices for their goods, while they on
ly allow MS very tritiing one for our pei
try, we have found IT necessary 10 look
out for person that will deal fairly with
us; and we wish to establish store for
him on Appalache River we have made
applcaiionto the commaaderatSi Marks,
and he refers us 10 your excclIency. 1t S
not alone the imposiiions that have been
praciIsed upon us, that has made US pre-
sumo TO address 10 your eXccIency. We
have complaints OF more serious nature
against the persons employed by the on
ly house that las been established among
us. In the FIST place, some Years back,
under false pretences, they attempted 10
rob us OF a very large portion of our best
lands, and We the more readily acceded
TO il from the faithful promise given us.
that they would gel English people 10 set
tie and live among us; but far from doing
this, Mr.. Forbes attempted to sell it to
Tie American government, and settle il
with Americans thus finding ourselves
deceived and imposed on, we Withdrew
our grant about three years since, which,
from tie stipulations contained therein
not being fulfilled on The part of Mr..
Forbes, We conceived we had right TO
do. Secondly, Mr.. DOYLE and MIR. Ham
bly,, the two persons lett in The nation to
carry on MIR. Forbes business, have for
more than two years been endeavoring 10
influence It's TO join the Americans, and
finding that fair means would not secure
us from our attachment TO our ancient
friends the English; they have recently
had recourse 10 threats Of bringing the
Americans down upon us; and, that peo-
pie only wants preiext 10 attack us.
which the said Doyle and Hambly at,
tempt to give them by spreading false re-
ports of our numbering the Americans.
stealing their cattle, and prepsring for
war against them, while, in fact, It is the
Americans who murder our red brethren
and steal our cattle by hundreds al a
time, and are daily encroaching OH our
lands, and maintaining the settlers in
their Ill gotten posse ssions, by armed
force.
On the Choctawiaichy river, there are
a large body OF Americans forming set
flemnnfe and nnrn .,r. dill. ini,,i. q.