Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-11

srom an imp, ession. that a Enow'edee
of these subjects would be aceep'a''e !"
vov and beneficial to the state over
which ,cu pre.ide-as wei! as l'o"
'.;sh r. draw from you. free c"nm"nl-
cation of yeur views ana Ni.he<' Dp"'
| whatever relates to the puD'c se'''ce'
connected with my command.
7 have seen in the newspapers. with
.ou,I snrnrise and Indignation, tie a.
t.mrts that have been made to ln'l tie
nnbI;c n,ind into belief that the hos
lie Indians desire peace, and ave VII
rn, 70 Law down their arms Sir, tfese
,;ii be no peace until those l::dans sse
severely chastised.
The Chiefs we're required to surrender
the offenders 1t was deliberately re
solved in a large council! oi the Semi
noles and " Red Sticks" al Hickasukce,
that the offenders should neither be ru-
nished nor surrendered.
Some Of their Chiefs have trium-
phartly asserted, that we canrGt beat
them, that we never hav' beaten them.
except when we Lad " Red people 10
help u.s. Ii is not extraordinary they
should entertain thee oFinions-they
know little or nothing Of the strength o,
resources Of cur country-and what ever
information they have derived from their
white friends British officers and
traders) could have no tendency 10 give
them favorable Impressions towards us.
They must be beaten before we can rca-
sonably calculate upoH peace.
It's well known that seven Of cur c.
tizens we're killed by thrse Indians in.
the two years Immediately Succeeding
the la.e war with Eng'an Their Chiefs
admitted this, and that among tue RUM
Der was a woman and two children Mrs.
Garrett of this state.)
The principal Chief, Chapichimico, IN
| notifying the Warriors of the resolution
of the Chiefs in Council, added that, "the
day never should come when he would
give ~, or punish a red man far killing
a white man. :" Those facts have been
communicated to me by Indians, ard
through interpreters, uh" believe to be
men Oi truth--nor have doubt bit these
facts were well known to those phhan-
throphic writer's o: peace, Who have had
the sayaclty 10 discover. that hos,i!ities
were commenced by The troops under
my command, on the Goth Of November
last-and that we are the aggressors.
It's not an act Of war according to
! this doctrine, to massacre and soap Sc
ven unoffsnding persons, ard amsDs them
a women and her infants What mum
Der then, would ask. the massacre OF
which would constitute an act oil war
Sir, my own humble impressions upon
this subject are, that the wanion massa-
ere Of an infant not ". able to lisp the
eryiabIe declaration of /" am all ,fme-
rio: Citizen" should be as promptly a.
yenged, as if fifty or fifty thousand CT
tizens had been thus massacred. When
reparation is refused by the Nation (whe.
Their Red or White, civilized or savaSe)
to whom the offenders belong-the cation
itself becomes accountable, and Should
be classified Tor the outrage.
| have little confidence,In t0e eXpecta
ton vi obtaining sany considerable aid
from the friendly lndians-even should
they join me, the loss Of their Chiefs MAJ
induce them to follow the example OF the
warriors under Perryman, and 90 over
TO the enemy-and owe it TO myself
ard to the public service to apPrise you
Of the existence Of split Of opposition
tending to counteract my efforts, 3havlng
recen;lymanilested itsefin what Is deem
ed TO be the friendly part Of the Creek
Nation originating as have reason to
believe, with some evil disposed white
persons, actually engaged in Smuggling
negroes into the United States from East
Florida. A considerable number, as
am credib'y informed and believe, have
been taken to the immediate vicinity OF
the Creek Agency. Itrests with the A
gen: to detect or explain this apparent
violation Of law. The movement ct the
troops and the active and general hostili-
ty Of the Indians near the Florida line,
will have a strong tendency to render
his absminable traffic difficult and peri
lous-hence, expect to be honored with
tn. i'll will Of every one engaged in IT.
Ihave the honor to be, ve:y respectful
", your ebedieRt servant.
EDMUND p. GAINES,
Major Cent CONG
| Hi, E,rceRency WILLIAM kABUS.