The Van Buren press., 1861-06-19
Letter from the Creek Nation.
OxEEK AGENCY, june Is, 1861.


OxEEK AGENCY, june Is, 1861.
DEAR DUN1AN -
Th~gis to be a, Council Of the Greeks with
some Of the Wild tribes we1t Of their Nation next
Monday, .. @ome point near the salt Plains. Sew
eral of the iSsding men on their way to attend
There srs5ust as many reports flying about here
as on your eide Of the line. The Cherokees were
mnca exessitsi at the appearance Of troops among
them Gen. sPearce, with an escort, approached
Tahlequah. Capt. Pike with his escort from the
south and Ben. Mccullough, with a small
party fromthe South. This looked like they were
" coming down on John Ross in earnest. But as
no damage was done, and as the Indians made
good many dimes by the sale of huekleberries
(whorte) abe ridiculous tale of taking the Chief
prisoner. Of course, subsided.
If an individual opinion is worth any thing, you
may take nine that the South has nothing to fear
from the action of the Cherokecs. There no
demonstration of bad-feeling on the whole march
from Evaaeyille to the mouth Of Grand River.
do not beHsve the same number Of Abolitionists
could have spassed through the country without be-
ing annihilsted. Several Cherokees accompanied
the command from Tahlequah to Fort Gibson, just
because thsy liked to be along.
Gen. Mccullough has been On a tour Of inspec
ton is thy xation lie will return to Fort Smith,
on tleSopfh side of the river. What his inten-
tlons ts tou may ask him, if You are particularly
o2H33 8nd mt. He keeps his councils to him
sen Yfp no wise givcn4to gabbing.
As thesx g ao news here, it may not be out of
place 70 something of this Chieftain that so
many perSons throughout the country are desirous
to see. entertains opinions. on some points,
that persc.ps unacquainted with him would not
consider fm to hold. For instance, although his
experiencsin fighting has been of the irregular
kind that haracterzes Indian battles and altt oug
he has heretofore mostly commanded rangers and
frontier men, he is decidedly in favor of strict dis.
cipline among his troops. Those, therefore. that
calculate upon a roagh and tumble time of it, with
plenty of Yhiskey to drink, and no drill or guard
duty, mayhs well quit that way Of thinking. He
is very temperate in his habits, drinks whisky,
and is una1mitting in attending to his own bust
ness. In crowd Of military gentlemen he would
hardly, ON, account of his appearance, be picked
out as GQeral He is not distinguished for stripes,
plumes, -sold lace, and ridiclous airs. On the
march frot9 Tahlequah he rode along, sometimes
before, sor1etimes behind, with his gun on his
shoulder. talking to Indians any that hap
pened to st in with him. Yesterday evening he
was hard u work making a pipe. but at the same
time he wa gathering all the information he could
Of the couatry, and discussing points connected
with his duties. In every way, Gen. Mccullough
Is very unlike some of very considerably less rank
and, and, and.
did intend to close here, but it occurred to me
to state for the benefit of some gentleman who
needs first class war horse that such an animal
can be obtained of Mr.. Murrel at Park Hill. 1t is
net the horse well known TO the stock raisers of
North west Arkansas and the Cherokee Nation but
a magnihcient charger that Mr.. II named in honor
OF the late Iau.ented Sergeant Preston OF Fort Glib
son-the mighty whistler and good man Pres
ton y is exqulsitly and strongly formed and has
a noble carriage. He is said to resemble to high
degree, LoIt Wellingtonis celebrated Copenhaqen
spent an hour two in the inspection of Preston
the other day, and could not but regret that some
Of our commanders did not possess him He st ood
proudly psying the ground, his face towar is u
North. a91 putting the battle from affair." Mr. .,,,r
nn u South srn Iaan aud wop'. a pr, wit,
hin aass cay tscsis.
WEDNESDAY Ju.se 18th 1861
Horace Greeley and Old > 49, e,,,,,,, ,..;,
IL. "H5h1 oe W lieu otit
ri. Ai'" south of this in the prai
Nothing special b. IS occurred since nv letter d,
o'"er day oap'. Lewis Company is encampe,
near 'y' ana L. engaged in drill and pasturiug the
horses. vs,ry few ar, on the sick -l;st anJ ,hs.
rom diseases which they might hav
IVY. co nae mt they don as they did-for Instance
-l'iS 30 much,
eTe never was the like OF councilling going ol
y 'iore 1ou hear Of new meetings every dav Can't
Pike has made his appointments, and in due eours
of time he will be met b. the Greeks, Seminol,s
Choctaws, Sichitas, etc, etc. 1t is reported tina
the Seminoes have. all but man. left their ccun
try and returned to this Nation. l do not believ
It, ior no Creek hereabouts knows any thing of such
movement.
The Greeks are awaiting the return of the dele
CATION 10 Montgomery. They are looked for ever,
day. As fAr as 1 can lean, nothing has been hear,
IRON them for a considerable time. There is grea
anxiety as to their report.
1t is impossible to travel South and West, in this
Nation, without great danger of getting the horses
eaten up by flies. There more of these, thi.
season, than have been for years. A party OF fish
ermen started over to a creek a few miles distant
and they bad to turn back and run for dear life
Theodore Griffith came near losing his horse on
Saturday whilst he was pulling out perch Tn,
poor animal dripped blood from every inch of hi.
hide, and bad his owner continued his sport h,
would have had to ride (?a dead steed back t.
Camp. Itwas in view of this dreadful state O
things that said, at the outset that Greeley and
Lincoln ought to be tied out in the prairie In less
than two minutes after being stripped. the flies
would shisgle them over and suck out every dror
OF Abolition blood in their bodies. 1t would bt
the best uar the flies could be put to.
Yours, @.
Expeinents with the Minnie Ball.