Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-06

SRI do myself the honor Ia transmit hero@Hh
for vont Information copy Of lenri winch have
in.i now efeigcd from 1t Col l.. u. Mason, lst
Dfagaons. commanding II Fort iraycnmonh, II.
pollng 10 the well aseetlained fact that The
heroi cr indians OF the Afkansas have invited all
tic Glncfs together with al the principal braves ot
All tie ttibrs trNcepilu2 lhr Osages aud kau'a.)
residing near our western frontier north oi the tfd
river. T. meet thrm ~ council IN The Cherokee
country. on lie Illinois Ilsfr lew miles aboyc the
mouth trhe Burrn fork, about the lih ol SrP'em-
bct. next month.
Ihc object Of the council, and tie tson loi *
Guiding the O-aecs aud Kansas. unknown but
the lcut. Gol states thal there il no doubt IN h.
mud that the ohjeri OF the council IS 10 effect .
unian ol the Tribes preparatory 10 sirielr- Il 81
muliaucous blow upon lie scicmr.ns OF Arkansas,
aud Missouri, l,om Rcd RIVER to tie upper Misss-
~isai
Concerning ~ ! do IN this opinion, AMI beng
convinced that the Ghctolees OF Texas and Arkansas
have been instiguri by The agents al Mexico, who
1--we been endcdyotlno Tor more Tim Two years past
organize combination nj hctnkccs, with All lie
nations wes ol Arkansas and The STATE oi Mss afr,
"A combination capable oil bringing INTO action up
on our uonrr over twenty thousand mounted "at-
flois--, iorte thai, under culerprlsng leaders.
wunld lay waste the whole liuc OF tlcr settlements
from the mouth ol HE Sabine 10 the Falls oi 81 An
tllon,, incndn. II u richest cotton go"lng SECTION
of America. on Red ,rvcr with sumo Of the most
valuable Suear Dislucl, Of IouIsianl,-ll indeed the
IS suffered TO commence the work I'll d'Nfhe-
I'm before measures oil Frotchea arc matnrcd, -
With thrsc impressions cannot bat anticipate
authority Ia concentrate upon the Arhansas frontier
= sufficient larcc sn,ble MT to check tue ncrpent
movements ol the Indians,
Five thousand mounted hcntuclans aud Tcnnes-
ans, added to our present regular CORRESPONDING
winch j. tie lst Regiment u DiaeoonS-tht bosl
have cvcf srcu)--wnuld enable mc ctlectually 10
tIrwaf the De- ms oi the eucny--and eve bru q
protc ,lion 10 the frontier Than five uu's that fore
would accomplish, after Tie concentration OF the
enemy and hls successful commencement III hls
savage work OF dcsnuctIou.
have lerciole -pccllully to request oi you EN-
cellency lie PRONUNCIATION 81 authority tof the orna-
ton Of volunteer complnrs--Io be organized aud
held reads Ia matchhy the inst oi Scptember ol rs
soon thereafter is they shall receive oldcrs-to
serve the utcd States SIX mouths, unless sooner
discharged, Should the aporchendrd combination
oi must ol the different tubes oi Indians invited take
place. shall need tor the defence Of the western from
tict from tncc thousand 10 five thousand mcu from
yont STATE. Aud shall hold myself ia honor and III
dnt, bound To make every requisite provision Ion
then hcdllh aud comfort preparatory 10 meeting the
enemy and above all To afford them every pro-
per opportunity 10 sustain the chWahy OF thea
Stne--aud 10 take clc Of the SICK and wounded.
an, with very great respect,
Your EXcellency =, most obj. setN't.