Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-07

sixty thousand rations from New Orleans
is daily expected aud even SHOULD this
supply fail, have not a doubt OF having
ID competent supply sent down Tie Flint
aud Chaiahoocinc, M time to prevent the
troops from suffering.
l have been ilius particular in comma
nicaiing 10 your Exceilency the stale OF
our supplies. as well as The movements of
the enemy, from an impression, that a
knowledge of these subjects would be ac-
ceptable 10 you, and beneficial 10 the
state over which you presidents well as
from wish 10 draw from you, free com
munication of your views and wishes, up
on whatever relates TO the public service
connected with my command.
have seen in the newspapers. Will,
equal surprise and indignation, the at
tempts that have been made To luIl the
public mind into a belief that the hostile
Indians desire peace, aud are willing to
lay down their arms Sir, there will be
no peace until those Indians are severely
chaStised
The Chiefs were required to surrender
the offenders Ii was deliberately resalv.
ed in d large Council of The Seminules
and Red Sticks" at Nliekasukee, that
the offenders should neither be punished
nor surrendered.
some Oh thclr CiiIefs have tTlumphanf-
~ asserted, that we cannot beat them -
that we never have beaten Them, except
When we had GO RED People to hch, us.''
Ii is nj extraordinary they should ell
terrain these opinous--they know little
or nothing Of the strength or resources of
our country-and whatever informatien
they have deN,ed from their wi.., friends
british officers and tra.iers) could have
no tendency to give them favorable i'm
pressions towards us. They nust be beet
en- 6Jore ne can reasonably calculate upon
peace.
Ii is well known that seven of our CHI.
zens were killed by those Indians in the
Two years immediately succeeding the late
war with England. Their Chiefs admit
led this. aud that among The nnmber was
woman aud two children (Nlrs. Garrett
OF This stated
The principal Chief, Chapichimico, in
notifying the Warriors of The resolution
olihe Chiefs in Council, added that. "the
day never should come when he would
give up or punish a red man for killing a
white man. These facts have been COM
municaied TO me by Indians, and through
interpreters, who believe to be men of
truh--nor iiase doubt but these facts
were we'll known (, those philanthropic
writer's OF peace, who have had the saga
city to discover, that hosiiliiies were com
menced by HE troops undermy command.
on the goth OF Nov. last-and that we are
the aggre Ss@rS.
1t is not all act of war, according 10 this
uoctrine, TO massacre and scalp seven I'M
oHending persons, and among them a wo-
man and her infants What number then.
would ask, The massacre of which would
constitute an act OF war! Sir, nv own
humble impressions uponthis subject are,
that the wantOn WasSacre OF an infant nor
get able to lisp the en,iable declaration of
L am an Amt,icGn Citizes," should be as
promptly avenged, as if fifty, or fifty
thousand citizens had been thus massa-
cred. When reparaiiou Is refused by the
Nation (whether red or white, civilized or
savage)to whom the offenders beleng-the
Naiion itself Becomes accountable, and
should be Chasfised for the outrage
have little confidence in the expectati-
on OF obtaining any considerable aidfrom
the friendly Indians; even should they
JOIN me, the loss of their Chiefs NAV in
duce them TO follow the examcle of the
Warriors under Perryman, and 20 overto
the enemy; and owe ii TO myself ans. -fo
The public service 10 apprise YOU, of the
existence OF spirit of opposition, tend
ing to counteract my efforts, having re-
Gently manifested liSeliIn what's deemed
to be the friendly part of Tie Creek Ma
ton; originating, as have reason 10 be-
lieve, with some evil disposed white per-
sons, actually engaged in smuggling ne
groes into The United States from East
Florida. A considerable number, as am
credibly Informed snd believe, lave been
taken TO the immediate vicinity of the
Creek Agency. 1t rests with the Agent
to detect or explain this apparent viola
laton of law. The movement of the
troops and the active and general hosii-
lily of the Indians near the Florida line,
VIII have strong tendency torendcr this
abomlnable traffic difficult and perilous
hence, | expect to be homored with the Ill
will OF every one engaged in it.
have The honor to be, very respectful
ly, your obedient servant,
EDMUND p. GAINES,
My. GeRk Cong
His ETceNsncy WILLIAM RABUs.