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

tine, retufu VIII idSe reports, tenulng 10
harrass aud distress my people, and pre-
ve.'ing them from attending to th IL usual
avocations. AZ one time, The Americans
and upper Indians supported by force
OF about 5000 meu, were running lines far
within THE Indian territory another time,
are collecting turce al Fort Mitchell, in
the forks ct Flint and ChatahoorlIy rivers,
10 fall on the towns below Now, sir, we
know OF no reason the Americans can
have Ia attack Ills, au imosipn sve and un.
Attending peop'e. We have none of their
eiavss; wc have taken more OF their pro-
perry since the Aaericans made peace
~i,h uur gonl father, King George. We
have ipllrNe,i the orders al his officer that
rsiS with as. Lieutenant Colonel Edward
y choils, and, ia no Wise molested The "
nr,lcans, ,houg!, we daily see them en-
croachlng on our territory. stealing our
cat'ic, and numbering and carrying oil
oar people.
That same officer also told us, we, al.
lies To The Great King, our father, were
inciuded III he treaty Of peace between
onr @ooh father and The Americans and,
TIA; ihe latter were 10 give up all the ter
rlory tia, had been taken from us before
ana daring the war. Yet, so far from
c"'nplying with the 9th article of that
treaty. they arc daily making encroach-
,nenis cn our laud. getting persons who
are not kuOwu 10 the Chiefs, and without
any power or authority, 10 grant and sign
over lands ts them. Thus, they deceive
the wHrlt, auai make our yer, friends be-
lievc We are III league with them.
The principal Chiefs of the nation, with
the head " arriors, assembled 40 my Town
on the slh Instant, and came TO Inc reso-
lui;ou oi Informing the British Minister
at Washington, of the conduct of The A.
mericans and the officers OF their govern
mcnt, towards us i, has been done nc
cordingly, and copies sent 10 England.
We demand of the King, our father, to
fix some Of his people among us, who may
inform him, from time to time, of what
Is passing, and see the Americans do
not extend themselves on oMr lands. The
Spanish subjects in the Floridas, are too
mach III the interests of the Americans
tn he our friends. For the Governors
shall always entertain The greatest regard
but for the people. they do NOT act so
sto merit any esteem and protection.
Eou desire would chase those maraud-
ers WHO steal my cattle my people have
lately driven some Americans from Lab
heway, an, have no doubt, The Ameri-
cans wIl hold of this as preiext 10
make war on US, as they have before
done, 10 stating we halbor their runa-
way slaves.
No. >.
General Mitchell, Agent for Indian affairs.
King llatvhy, the head chief of tile low
er Creek Nation. has called on me to re-
guest would represent 10 you the cruel
and oppressive conduct IF The American
people, living OF the borders of the Indian
Bation, aud which, he was in hopes, from
talk yon were pleased to send him
some weeks since, would have had puf
tn .l1,H
indians and American people. But, far
from any stop being put 10 their nroads
and eOcroachmenis, they are pouring i'm
and by hundreds at time. Not only
from the land side, but ascending the APP
palachicola i'll vessel loads thus the In
dians have been co compelled totake up arms
todciend their homes from set of lawless
invaders. Your known philanthropy and
good Viii TO the Indians, induces the head
chiefs 10 hope, that you will lose no time
IN using yonrinf1uence to put stop to
those nvasiops OF their lands, and order
that those who have already presumed to
seize orr fields may retire iherefrom
The ~ ans have seized two persons
they tli ave been greatly instrument
tai in l.. .:n. the Americans upon them,
and they are now in their possession as
prison RS. IL Is even reported they have
made sales OF Indian lands without the
knowledge, consent, or appreciation of
the chef of the nation; and from their
long residence in the nation, and the
great influence that one of those people
formerly enjoyed among the chiefs as
their chief, there is some reason TO believe
he has been guilty of improper conduct
10 the Indian nation.
No. 4.
Petition Of tie Chiefs sfthe Lo7ce,' Creek na-
ti01, 10 GOrern0T Cameron.
We. the undersigned, deputed by the
Greek nation 10 wait on your excei!ency,
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 TO AID us IN repelling the
approaches of The Americans, who, re-
gardless Of treaties, are daily seizing our
binds and robblng Our people : they have
already built seven forts OH our lands ::
they arc making roads and running lines
into the very heart of our country, and,
without tie interference OF the English,
we shall soon be driven from the land We
Inherited from our ioreidthers.
The Americans tell US the English will
regard US no more, aud we had better
submit 80 them; but we cannot submit
so their sbaekieS, and will rather die IN
defence CT our country.
When peace was made between the
English and iiIe Americans, we were told
by Lieut.. Col. Nichols, that the AmeTi-
cans were 10 give up our lands they had
saken, and we were desired TO live quietly
and peacesbIy, in no wise molesting the
Americans. We have strictly followed
those orders but the Americans have
no; complied with the treaty. Col. Nj
chOIls ielt Mr.. Hambiy ia charge of the
fort al PGosp, CT Bluff, wiih orders 80 hear
US, any caHse Of complaint, and repre-