Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-03

inmate in direct hostiiities. This dis
pute is not connected with that with the
Creeks. Mr. Fulton, the Chief Eng
neer Of Georgia date of " CO. has been
forbidden by the Cherokees to pass
through their land sand to proceed in
his reconnaissance of the country for
the purpose Of aseerta'ning the practi.
cGblity ~ joining The ,cafers If Tonnes
see Nth those Of Georgia" Mr.. Lump
kin, who accompanied him by order Of
the Executive of Georgia, ''thought il
advisable Says Mr.. Fulton in his let
ter to tie Goyernor) to call on Mr. Hicks,
tue principal Chief, TO explain to him
the object in view; he seemed not much
inclined to sanction the survey, but
mentioned that he would in day or two
have an opportunity of consulting with
the council on the subject; since which
be addressed letter, through col Mont
gomsFy, the Agent, to Mr. Lumpkin
and myself, stating that the Council had
refused permission to make the survey /;
no Notwithstanding this formal notification
! am determined TO prosecute the survey
until they stop me by force, which |
have no idea they will dear to do y Ia
consequence of this refusal, the Gov.
ernor of Georgia has called out a de-
tachment Of Cavalry to carry the survey
into execution. The Cherokees thrown
out hint that they mean to appeal to
the government of the e. s. At this
moment too, the survey is about TO take
place for runaing the boundary line be-
tween Georgia and Alabama. II is not
yet understood whether the Indians in
tend to forbid this measure also. The
last Information we have OF this subject
is contained 10 the following paragraph
from the last Savannah Georgian:
"FHE BouNDARY LINE. we have In
telligence from Fort Mitchell up to the
4th of the present month. The three
commissioners from Georgia, whose
names we published in our last, two
having resigned, had arrived al that time,
but only one from Alabama. Mr. Full
ton, the State Engineer, was daily ex-
pected, having undertaken to descend
the Chattahoochie, in canoe, after be-
ing stopped in his surveys by the Chero
KEGS. Mr.. Camak, as mathematician,
and Professor Church, of Franklin Col
lege, as astronomer, with Judge Davies,
who has been appointed Commission
er, in the room of one of those who de-
clined serving, were also expected. he
Commissioners present from Alabama is
Major Warren Lewis. 1t was not
known at Fort Mitchell, at the above
date, that the Indians intended to pre-
vent the running Of the line between the
two States. The Commissioners of
Georgia, have, however, been instruct
ed to proceed in the duty assigned to
then without hesitation, until their pro-
gress is arrested by force; and prepa-
rations are making for their efectual
protection against the interference of
bothCreeks and Cherokees The Com
missioners had just gone to examine the
meanderings of the Chattahoochie from
the Falls at Fort Mtchelln- Eng.
At the services at the Dutch Church
in New York, Or Rowan stated that Mr..
CARROLL did not sign the Declaration
of independence until afterwards. The
facts, we believe, lsays the Commercial
Advertiser,) are, ''that Mr.. Carroll,
being Catholic at the time the Dec la