Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-06
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Columbus July Is. hld,aa aGairs Much
alarm has beeu escitrd III this place by some
recent movements Of hostile character n
mong the Indians, several secret Councils have
been held IA tie Creek Nation, with view II
II believed, OF cpncerting ~srlike operaIious
against the Fronlicr senlements,--In consc-
quence of The general apprehension of danger.
some Of our eitzpns on Wrdnesda, last visited
tile Creek Agent al fort Mitchell for the pur.
pose Of obtaining "ha'e,er information, he
might possess IN relation to The anticipated
difficulties. 1he follosing il furnished to Us
by one of the gentlemen who held ,he converse.
ton with him.
The asen, sta ed that there had beeu several
secret oonnsils held by the chie6 that he
had been informed by several Indians ina, the
Indians Ia THESE conno Is had resolved to stay
aud die upon their soil ihai they Lad also
resolved TO kill him, the agent ard wage war
Of denomination upon the froniers, and as.
sassinre every white west Of the Flint river,
and when troops should be sem 10 hg them
they would retire 10 the swamps and die to a
man lighting for the SOL Of their fathers. The
agenl NOT putting sufficient confidence In these
reports felt no alarm, until an old respect able
chief. In whom he had siways put the uimnsi
confidence, and who had always mani, siea
for INN the greatest friendship, came 10 him
aud told him IN eonfdeuce thar the report was
Irue, aud that he himself was member Of
the secret counsil which passed the aforesaid
resolution, aud thar he voted f., u, bnt thai
he had so gen: friendship tor hin, tnp agent.
that he could upt reconcile II TO his conscience
81 far 10 violate his lai'h as 10 see him sacrl.
feed without sppri ing him OF his danger.
Thus much iiav ng heretofore become pub.
ir. no inj Try eau accrue from the ,eppiii!on
Of IL. bu, sone other communications which
the chief made to The agent, Tor pfudertial
reasons perhaps, had besi not he made Ion pub
lie AZ. they appertain To the safety Of the agent.
The Chief also stated thai deputalions had been
SEM 10 the ChrtoAees, the Chncians aud Sem.
noles. TO solicit Then concurrence in seuiinenf
md action with th,In. the Creeks, boz thar
oone but the Chcrokees mad been heard from,
aud that they CONQUERED thai Ross, the Presi.
deot was pl eparing talk for his nsr,on Il wis
ing them never 10 give up their lands but 10
kill every white nun who crossed Tie iue.
Washington 1ugm l.--ln the course OF yes
terhay, Mr.. keH FIR tn u. states took an
opportunity Of moving tie Couri for an opin.
ION on the point ofisw viii arose out of the
refusal OF The Grand Jury To hnd an jdiclmrnl
against | UUkiS for forgery, lin having eras
ed certain items IN Mr.. IIorriss account, rem
dered 10 his office for setlenent which point
hr, Key understood the Court when IL deliver
ed lis opinion on the general demurrer, 10
state II reserved, with the intention Of giving il
at another lime He desi ed tbs opm,on viii
the view of enabling himself aud his colleague
to dnci lie On the expe !irncy ot scudiug lu the
hrand Jury an inaicim n against the prison.
or. I r lv'grfv (as vas unders, ood) in the alter.
atom of an abstract OF Nj. Pauiding's Bur
~ appeared that The Counsel Tor the United
States had misunderstood the Court in this
matter, aud that the Court had not prepared
an opinion On the question referred to
However, the Counsel for the prosecution a
short time afterwards, sent to the Grand Jury
new bill in the case OF the 1000 dollars
drawn by the defendant from the Treasury,
~ the name, and by the alleged ant'.oriy of
Purser Hambleioa, which Case had been here
totore presented, aud the ind,c,meut set aside
nv the Court. it will be recoller,ed, on the
ground the ifial was barred by the act of Con
gress limiting such prosecution TO two wears
atpr the offence Thu, indictment; varied from
The former one, in some particulars, but il was
negat'oed by the Grand Jury.
u h understood that the Court-all parties
brng ready will 20 10 trial on Monday NOR
n'ng, on the indictment in the Boston 1900
dollar case- Nal. Int