Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-14
viii only ride q precautionary quar-;
of three days.
Bordeaux, 2Gh Jan. 1873"
Estract cFa letter from Fort Ha,cLins, Is,
f0r..i ISIS

Estract Of a letter from Fort HccLins, 10,
MGFci, 1918.
Tie Upper Greeks have joined tl,a,I
NY "a, For, Scott, will, 2C0O Warriors III
aasiouS 10 take TIE field against their Inr'
buler; neighbors; they are under M,
cOnma.d IS M'tNT0sa and LovErrI
two OF their most distinguished Chiefs Y
The army Will vonsis, of 10 5000 mo,
and if the Slva@cS can be brought 10 III
lion, we shall have no more complam,x
from that quarter of our couatry." Il
SGssH. Rep. april 3. +
MILLEDG EvILIE, March3l.-We hav,l
no very recent information from the arI
my under General Jackson. 1t is nm j
dersioud, however, that they had lel,
Fort Scott and descended the Appala-N
chcola 10 meet provisions, large sun
ply of witch had arrived from New Or
|, ans.
Intelligence from lie army of friendly
Creek Warriors under Macintosh, has
been reccived down 10 The 18th. In des-
cending the Chatahochcc, Mintosh with
large party of his warriors kept The
west side until lie finally took and dis
pcrsod The hostile Indians of the iliiche.
TAU tlUC, WHO were III dIliiS UbNNi Their
Chief the Red Ground King. a detail oil
joined letters. JOm1.al.
INDIAN NEWS.
Extract ola letter Jyom Maj. DANIEL Bnqle,
United States Factor, to the Editors or
the Journal dated Fort AiiieheH, 4nareS
81.
/ have particular pleasure in giving
nt A..
William M'Intosh, General, commanding
the Greek Regiment of Indians, WIN
marched from here Oh The Both ul;imo
with only six days provisions, for Fort
Gaines. He arriv, q there OH the 5lh inst
where Ic received six days corn only for
his Warriors, and then pushed against
the enemy. He is highly deserving the
character ola warrior. His conduct proves
him the decided friend of our Govern
mpnt AND laws ; he is the violent enemy
OF the hostile party, and they must expect
30 feel the weight Of his arm if they give
him battle
g He has done what he mentions in his
letters, while on his march from this pos,
TO join Gen. Jackson, and is exclusively
entitled toalI the merit of his labour and
perseverance.
Copies Of Letters from General VIM. BIN
tcsh, commanding the Greek Regiment, 70
MGj0r Daniel hughes, u. States Factor
at Font MitcheH.
UCHE OLD FIELDS, March ..
SIR--I wish you would inform our A.
gent aud our head men, HAT since left
Fort Mitchell, the ioor,h day at twelve
O'clock, have taken three OF our enc
mics that were firing oa the vessels on
this river, and one was wounded at tie
same place when firing on The vessels. |
have got them in sirIugs, carrying them
To Fort Gaines, and expect 10 catch some
more before get there Nothing more,
uui that The creeks are very hight is as
much as we can do 10 travel. remain
your friend,
WILLIAM M'INTOSH,
General Commanding.
FORTGAINES, March 6.
JT0j. Dmici H8eheS-I wrote Won the o.
Their day and told that | had taken three
priSoners-I carried Them TO Forl Gaines
10 The commanding officer, and he told
me he would have nothing TO do with
them, aud said To me you may deal with
them by your own laws. We had proof
that they were at The destroying of the
boat below the fork Of Flint river, and
one OF them WAS wounded al that fine
they were doing mis-, hicf to cur friends
and knew What was the law between us
and the u. States did mol want them
TO stand on our land, and have taken
their lives-l have heard where good
many of enemies are collected, ahOat
forty miles from Ibis place, and am 90
ing 10 push OH 10 them TO morrow as fast
rs can, I'LL can get where they are
This is all have to say 10 YOU and our
r-re MI Lot ] Il,
hereafter will let You know again. No
thing n re-aii my men are healthy
Your friend, GEN. WM. MINTOsH,
Commanding the Greet Indians.
IS. The commanding officer at Fort
Gaines had taken the Tame Kings son
prisoner, and gave him up to mel
heard 10 harm against him and have
turned him loose again, and now he has
joined us.
MARCH 10.
My T3iend-I received your letter on
tle 9Th day Of This month; on Tie Sunday
i'll the evening there was about fourteen
Of our old enemies came and gave them
selves up to us, with their women and
children; sent their women back with
some OF Our own people 10 Tie Uiaua,
and VIC have taken two OF the men along
with us as pilots. They Told me that the
Red Ground Chief had got "a great many
of our CHcmies coll ctrd together 10 figbl,
and these two men are piloilng us to him.
About one hour after we took these pee
pie, ten more men came INTO our can p
with white flags aud joined US; send I'll S
to YOU am going to-day, and to-mor-
row about o o'clock The fight III be end
ed with us-if conquerihe Red Ground
Chief, don't expect TO meet as many
more in number herealter--you will hear
from me as quick as Tie fight is ovcrwitI
as. Your friend, VIM. M'INTosH,
GoI. Com. Tie Creek Army.
CHAUBULLEE CREEK, March 10.