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


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SEMINOLE WAR.
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Trial Of Arbuihnot and d'nbrister.
Official Document transmitted by the Presi.
dent 10 COngress.-(coNTINUED.)
F.
Letter from d. ArJuthnGt to Col. Edwaro,
NchoH.
NASSAU, n. p. 26ih Aug. 1917.
1t. Col. Edward NicliolI-Sr: Espe-
cially authorised by The chiefs of the low
er Greek nation, whose names | afiix TO
the present. am desired 10 address YOU,
that you may lay their complaints before
His Maiesty's government. They desire
II 10 be made known, that they have I'M
plicitly followed your advice, in living
friendly with the Americans, who are
their neighbors, and no wise attempt 10
modest them, though they have seen the
Americans encroach on their territory.
burning their towns, and making fields
where their houses stood. Rather than
make resistance, they have retired lower
IN the Peninsula. The town EachslIaway,
where Oils Niece was chief, is one instance
Of The encroachmenis of the Americans.
This town is situated under the guns of
submit 10 the Americans, or his town
would be blown 10 atoms: rather than
do SO, he retired, and is now living I'm the
lower nation, and his fields, and even
where the town stood, is plougbed up by
the Americans. They complain of the
English government negleciing them, al
ter having drawn them into a war with
America; that you, sir, have not kept
ysur promise, in sending people to reside
among them and that, if they have not
some person or persons resident in the
nation, TO watch over their interest, ihev
VIII soon be driven 10 the extremity of
tile Peninsula. You left Mr.. Hambly TO
watch over the interest of the Creek ma
ton; but you hardly left the nation when
lie turned traitor, and was led by Forbes
to take the part of the Americans. His
letter TO me, of which annex YOU CO.
Ply, will show you what length he could
go if he had the means. Ii is Hambly
and Doyle who give the Indians all the
troubles they experience. They send
their emIssarlcs among the lower Greeks,
and make them believe the Cowetas. aid
ed by the Americans, are coming to de.
stroy them thus boih are put in fear.
and their fields are neglected, and hunt
ing is not thought of: have endeayor-
Ell TO do away this fear, by writing The
Chief Of the COwhetla towns, that they
ought TO live in friendly terms with their
brethren of the lower nation, whose wish.
es were to be on good terms with them,
and not TO listen To any bad talks, bni 10
chase those that give them from among
them. My Letter was ansn cred from them
rather favorably; and hope the talk that
was sent TO the Big Warrior last June, will
heal the difference between them.
HIllIsaJo arrived IN my schooner Ock-
locknee, sound last June, and was well
received by all the chiefs and others who
came to welcome him home in conse-
quence OF his arrival, "a talk was held, the
substance OF which was put on paper for
them, and If was sent, with "A pipe of
peace, TO the other nations. Hllisajo
wished TO return TO Nassau with me, but
prevailed on him TO stay in The nation,
aud to keep them al peace. Iregret, sir, 10
notice this poor mans affairs, though by
his desire, II appeared, that he arrived at
Nassau short time after had left it i'm
January, and capt. w. being here, took
charge OF him, his goods and money, pre-.
vallmg on The governor TO LET him stay
with him, nntil lie vent down 10 the ma
ton which was his intention TO do. OF
lie money received of gov. Cameron, he
bad only given him 80 dollars, by cant.
w. a barrel Of sugar, a bag of coffee, and
small key OF run, aud the interpreter
Jhugari Informed me, that when Hillisaio
asked for an account, capt. w. refused il.
saying, II wonld he useless TO man who
could moi read. lie also misses Two cas-
es, one of which, he thinks, contains
crockery. ! have made enquiry of his
maiesiy's ordnance stoTe-keeper, and be
informs me the whole were delivered 10
capt. w. They are therefore lost TO Hill
llsajO.
lam desired TO return Hillisslo's warm
est acknowledgements, for the very hand
some manner you treated him in England.
and he begs his prayer may be laid al The
foot OF his royai highness the Prince Re-
gent. left him and all his family well
on the goth OF June. Old CappaclImmi-
co desires me TO send his best respects.
and requests, that you will send out some
people to live among them, and all the
land they took from Forbes shall be theirs.
AT all events they must have AN agent a.
mOng them, TO see that the Americans
adhere TO The treaty, and permit them To
live unmolested on their own lands. This
agent should be authorized by his maies-
Tvs government, or he will not be attend
ed TO by the Americans. In the Gazeites
Of Georgia, the Americans report the Sc
minoly Indians are continually commit
ting murders or their borders, and max