Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-15


fms. did not ] stated wanted provisions.
ssues, DID sead on command any Indians
TO go aud fight the Amer,cans2
ARs. did not exactly Know that YOU sent
them the Indians and negroes were crowdin-
before yonr door. aud you were dividing ihe
paint &C. among them !; aud Understood a
party WAS going 10 march
CUES DID not yise UP the schooner 10 you
IN charge, as captain?
das After our return FROM Suwany Town,
You d,reeted me 10 take charge OF her 10 20 To
TaTper.
John " Arhutlnot, "A witness on the part of
me prosccnti.m, being daily sworn. stated
that, some tame about The 23d of March,
the prisoner came. with body OF ne.
goes. partly armed to his fathers store on Su.
wary 'ivrr, and told the witness that I've hud
come 10 do Justice TO the country, Dy taking
ths goods aud distributing til. M anon. theme
goes and Indiau>-whch the witness ssI. m.
prisoner do: and that The prisoner stated to
hun. that lis had come t. the country Oh Wood.
Dino uusine IS. Ia zee the negroes Iighted
lhe witness has further avn the prisoner
10 give orders 10 the negroes and that at his
suggestion. party WAS sent from Suwany 10
meet the Americans to give them battle
which party returned on etin,r the Mickasu.
ny Indians IN their Right. The witness also
test'hea to the following letter, marked \, aud
referred 10 IN the specification uf the I'D
charge as tile writing of tie prisoners:
A.
Robert {. Ambrister TO governor Cameron.
March Goth 1918.
Salwahnee. near 81. Marks Fort
SIR am requested pariIcuiarl, OK all our
iuciah Chiefs, 10 aCQuan, yonr exce,lency,
,hSi' Tue Americans has commenced hostile
tieS win thsm two years ago, and have advai-
ceu some considerable distance III this country.
anuare now maxim. daily progress They say
they senf nunbero fletitrs 10 YOUR eNce!pcy,
"ci nave never received one answer. wn.ch
make tnem believe that he never delivered
them ana Niil obiige them much IL Won uili,
let them know w..:stltr he did or not The
Pnrpor' ofthe letters were. begging Your ex-
ceHencN 10 be hind enough 10 send iilsn down
some gun powder. muSSet balls lead, cannon
"c: az they are now completely oct OF these
d'HC'eS. he Americans may march thro the
"ioie territory IL one mouth. and without
arms &c. they must surrender. Hills Halle
or francis, the Indian chief the ono that was
~ England, tells NE to let your exceliency
KNOW, tina; the prince regent told hin, that
whenever he want, ammuiitiSn your excel
iency wonld supply him wiihas nuch as he want
ca: They beg me TO press upon yoar cxcelleu.
cys mind TO send the aforementioned articles
Gown .ny me vessel that brings this "a you, as
she Viii sail for this place immediately
iet me prince regeut know OF their situation
amy iette's that your eXcel!encN NAV send
DOWN, be good enough TO direct 10 me, as they
nave great dependence IN my writing. ANY
news That your excellency NAV hayeresDectinp
them and America, will be doing a great favor
To ietme Know, that may send among them
IheFe is BOW very large body of Americans
ana Indians. who expect will attack us every
day, aud God only knows how il will he decid
ed. Bni must only saw, this viii he die last
eiiort WIN us. There has been b0d> of In
u,ahs gone 10 meet them, aud have sent an
other party. l hope your exccllency will be
pleased TO grant the favor thev request.
nave nothing further 10 add, bat am. sir
Win due respect. Your obedier; humble SER
want, RORER1' q A etRRIs;rED
:, QRtsf'oR by tke prisoner. Did you hear me saw
mat came on WOodbne's buSinesss
Qaestion ty tie p. Were not the negroes alIu
dea TO at Arbuthnot's store before 1 arrived;
ms. 10, Noulcame with them.
feter Is, CUOk, witness on the part of the
prosecution, beng duly sworn, stated, that he
never heard the prisoner gi . any orders TO
negroes or Indians that the prisoner di,;ri.
bated Arbuthnots goods, and also paint 10
tue negroes and indians. Also, that some
po"ner was brought from the vesSe, to Suvany
ny the prisoner, and distributed anon, the
negroes by Nero. Sometime in Mnrcb The
prisoner look ArbntbDOts scjcouer aud with
an armed party oinegroes. % in number SET
ont Tor st. Marks, for the purpose OF taking
~ o"t"ilot GOODS at that place, aud stated
mar he would compel tue conmuaudaut TO
deliver them mp. On bearing of the approach
OF tue american army, the prisoner told the
negroes II was useless To run, for If they ran
any Farther they would be driven into the sea.
The prisoner told the witness that he had
Deen lieutenant in the British army, under
Coi. Nichols. Theprisoner was sem by Wood
pine 10 amper, to see about those negroes he
had lett there. The prisoner told the witness
mar hc mad written letter 10 Gov. Cameron.
TOT Ammunition Tor the Indians some time iu
March, and also told the witness that he had
commission IN Tie patriot army uDder Nj Gre
gor, and that lie had expected captaincv
j ne witness testified 70 the following letters
iked \, Is, G. aud D. aud referred 10 i'm the
Specliication 10 the SeCond cllaTge were In tIie
maud writing The prisoner, and one marked
tNoie.-T'le letter marked \, is copied in
p'ev'onS part OF these pr0ceedngs)
From Robert C. .4a5rister. "a Uo; rg,c. n;c,o,,,
SuWANY, near River Appalacbicola.
DEAR SiR-FraGcis. and IN The Indian
chet'. nave requested me particularly to &c.
quaint you, That the Americans have conr.
m'nced hostiities with theIH these two wears
past, ana are making daily progress i'm iheir
territory, and say they will proceed. Thar
you are the ouly friend they have in that part
v, a,,e W'rio ana hope that ven will exert
yourself in their behalf, and ask Car AS much
dSsistance as can be had. That the Americans
are at tie forks OF the river AppaiaclIicoIa -
ihey nave written number OF times to Emo
ian" asd FTOvidence, bat have never received
one answer; they expect the man nrver deIiv
cred the letters, but they have full hope, i'm
my wiring. they request that YOU would
make me priuce regent acugniuted with tb-ir
aepiorable situation. The Americans have
neeh very crnel since they Cotamenced, aud
-. - '"'S g 'i"f.it inOlHeut III Tor.
wardinS their views. They say they will he
extremely happy 10 see YOU OUT nothing
would give them greater pleasure than 10 see
You out at tbistime. iflhcy sll0nId not see Won.
TO send them out all news and directions. ihnt
they may he guided ~ it,
mere - aboHt three hundred blacks at this
rldce- few of our Bluff people. They be-,
me tosay they depomd on your promises agd
expect you are on the way out. They have
sinrk To Ike Cause, and will always believe in
ibe iaiitI of YOU, and any direciiDus ,,ou 49,,
siVe, send ONE at this place, and L viii do
What can. W.
And remain, niy dear sir, most truly Your,
ROBERT e.. \ MBRISTER
N.6. FTancissays you must bring the horses
WHFn sou come OF, that YOU promised, ard
,hhi liis house has been burnt down, aud burnt
Iis uniform clothes. A..
a.