Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-09
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the NeW-York Spectator.

readers may remember that IN our latest
advIces from the OuIthIacooche, received
through the Apalachicola Gazette, it was
stated that negotiating party had gone
out in search Of the hostile Indians, and
that, until the return Of this party, active
movements would be suspended The fol-
lowing letter, which we copy from the
Evening Post, refers, doubtless to that
| same mission.
Fort Brooke, Flori!a, 9Th Oct. 1896
By the last boat wrote YOU, mention
ed that Echo HALO, one Of the friendly In
dams, had gone out with a white flag to
offer peace 10 our red bretheren. Two
days ago be Returned, and gave the follow
! ing account of his mission. After travel
ling three days in an east southeast dirtc-
ton, they saw two women in hammock,
who told th IN that their husbands were
out hunting, but that an Old man lived ff-
teen miles of, who would show them the
camp of the hostilcS On reaching the
hot Of the Old man, they were informed
that the camp was about fifteen miles off,
and he accompanied the party to give no.
tee Of their approach and peaceab.e in en-
tons. The minister pltnlpotentiary ana
his suite were halted in the vicinity of the
sbo;, and their conductor prCct eued on to
give notice. Presently parry approach
I'd end told them 10 advance The band
was Oh an island, AM path through the
water was the on V mode of access with
out Swimming, ami this, ofcourse could on
! ~ b. followed with 4 good guide. When
! the mission reached the immediate neigh
borhood Of the camp, it was again halted.
Two principal characters attended from
the hostile camp. The negotiation began
by the question from the hostile chief
What have you come here 70, 2" To
which Echo Halo replied" We have
come to otter you peace. Chief ''What
| have you to do with the business Echo
| H2Jo.-" We have entered into the service
of the United States for the purpose of per-
suading you TO make peace
Chief We have had great many
i fg.ts, in all cf which we have been sue
cessful. Several PARTIES Of white men
I have ntruded into our country, ard we
have killed them, and shall serve YOU in
! the same way. The whites caused the war
they made their own bed, and now they
must lie on it. We are ready to fight a
great deal more. 1t is said that you Creeks
have come down here to get negroes. We
have plenty Of them.
In the course ofthe talk the young war
1ors seized their rifles, and were about to
pct the minister and all his suite to DEATH
but the chief prevented them. After talk
ing some time about their former battles
and present ptctS-both Of which they
Consi Tered glOriJus-the chiefs tod them
that the celebrated negro Abram and ma
ny others had teeh prophe> wing. These
| learned gentlemen informed them that God
was in their favor: that he had aided their
cause, as they had only lost twenty war
riors during the whole war, and that he
would continue to aid them. They men
toned, as an evidence OF the prophets, that
! before the Ge2th OF General Thomson, A.
BRAN had prophecied that he would be Kill
led BY Indians while walking about his
place, and that such h2I subs. quen;Iy been
| the fact
The women offered them food. Echo
! Hu; o ask d Them itthey had any dressed
buckskins to sell. They replied in the
affirmative, and he bought ffevn OF them
Money, said they, would Be proper pay,
thong h they would rather have preferred
some cloth stutIs, if they had brought any
such things with them.
On departing, the minister was informed
that he had narrow : escaped death and
that should such another visit be made to
them, they would hear what they had TO
say and then Kill them. So that peace
has no: vet returned to this region, and we
NAV expect severe and ditficuItcampaign
Colonel Lane with 7 or 500 Creek voIuu-
tcerS, is here; and Gen. Jessup is expected
ION with the regulars from the Creek ma
ton.
Effect Of Capital Punishment An
address Of the Committee cf the Society,
in England, for the diffusion of informal
ZION on the subject of Capital Punis =
ments, has he following very remarka-
bile statement