Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-21

Creek nation to wait on your exce'lercy,
and lay before YOU their heavy complaints.
To the English, we have always looked up
to as friends, as protectors, and on them
we now call 10 aid us in repellig the APP
proaches OF the Americans, who, regardless
OF treaties, are daily seizing our lanes and
robbing our peorie: they have Already
built seven forts en- our lands, they are MA
king roads and running lines into tic very
heart of our country, and, without'the in.
reference OF the English, we shall soon be
driven from the land we inhsr,teI from our
ioreialhes.
The Americans tell rs the English will
regard us no more, aud we had better sub
! init TO them but we cannot submit to their
shackles, and will rather die in defence Of
our country.
! When peace was made betwcenlhe Eng
lish and the Americans, we were told by
Lieut.. Col. Nichols, that the Americans
were to give up our lands they bad taken,
and we were desired to live quietly and
peaceabIy, in no wise moesting the Ameri-
cans. Ne have strictly followed those Or
ders; but the Americans have rot compli-
ed with the treaty. Col. Nichols left Mr..
Handy in charge of the fort at Prospect
Bluff, with orders to hear us, if any cause
OF complaint, and represent the same to the
British government; but he turned traitor,
| and brought the Americans down on the
fort, which was blown up, and many OF our
red brethren destroyed in it. The ammu-
milton stores intended fer our use were
either dest Dyed, or taken off by the Ameri-
cans. We have sent several messengers
to inform your excellency Of these proceed
, ings OF the Americans, but they have never
returned to Us with an answer. Three OF
! our red brethren have lately been killed by
the Americans, while hunting on our lands,
and they threaten TO attack the towns OF
! NIckasuky and Sahwahnee, the only two
large towns left us in the Creek nation, and,
without aid from your excellency, we can
not repel their attack. We are, therefore,
deputed To demand of your excellency the
. assistance of troops aud ammunition, that
we may he able efectually to rePel the at
tack Of the Americans; and prevent their
! further Entertainments and If we return
without assistance, the Americans, who
have their spies among US, will the more
quickly come upon US. We most humbly
pray ycur ezceIlency will send US Ych
force as will be respected, and make US
respectable.
! (The following endorsed on the foregoine.)
Charles Cameron, Esq. Governor, Com
msnder in Chief, &c. &c.
beg leave to represent TO your excel
lency the necessity of my again returning
to the Indian nation, with Afe deputies
from the chiefs, and as my trouble and
expence can only be betrayed by permis-
sion 10 take goods to dispose Of amongst
them, pray your excellcncy will be pleas
ed TO grant me such letter or license, as
will prevent ME from being captured in
case OF meeting any Spanish cruiser on
the coast OF Florida.
The court adjourned, to meet to morrow
morning at I o'clock.
Fort st. Marks, 2Sth April, 1918,
The court convened pursuant to adjourn
ment-Present Major Gen. E. +. Gaines,
President.
Members.
Col. King Col. Dyer
Col. Williams 1t. Col. Lindsay
1t. Col. Gibson 1t. Gel. Elliot
Major Muhlenberg Maj. Tanning
Major Montgomery Maj. Minton
Capt. Vaeon Captain Crittenden
1t. J. NJ. Glassell, Recorder.
When the further examination Of the
witness Peter B. Cook, took place, viz.
Question by the Prisoner. How long
have you been acquainted with the settle
meDts on the Sahwahnee
Ansr. Between six and seven months.
Question by the p. For what tie m Of
years did you engage to live with the pri-
soner