Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
AMERICAN ROYALTY IN ENGLAND.
A Memorable Visit OF Creek Chiefs One Hun
dred and Sixty Years Ago.

Memorable Visit OF Creek Chiefs One Hun
dred and Sixty Years Ago.
From the Atlanta Journal
N 1854 unique embassy set out from
Savannah bound for England This party con-
sisted Of Gen. Oglethorpe. accompanied by
Tomochachi and scenawki, his wife. Tooana-
howl, Hillispelli. Apakowlshi, Himalchi, Sim
lonchi and Hingnithi, chiefs Of the Creek ma
ton, and by Umpichi, chief from Palacholas.
and his interpreter. Gen. Oglethorpes object
in taking these royal savages to England was to
impress them with the grandeur Of his native
country and to assure them Of the friendly feel
ings OF England toward them, and thus secure
to the colonists q kindly welcome to their new
homes in Georgia.
They did not reach England till the last Of
July. On August this royal party was con-
veyed from the Office Of the Georgia trustees,
in the old palace yard, in three Of the king
coaches, driven by six horses each, to Kensing-
ton Palace, where his majesty, George II, re-
ceived them in royal state.
The Indians desired to appear at court in
their native dress, which left almost the entire
body naked, but Gen. Oglethorpe objected. and
prevailed upon them to wear the court clothes
provided for them. Tomochachi and wife wore
scarlet garments, trimmed with fur and gold
lace; others wore blue and yellow clothes, SINH
larly decorated. Their faces were wildly
painted with black and some of the men wore
bearded arrows instead Of whiskers. Their feot
were dressed in moccasins and boots and eagle
feathers decorated their heads.
On presentation to the king Tomochachi
spoke as follows:
"This day see the majesty Of your face, the
greatness OF your house and the number Of
your people. 1 am come for the good Of the
whole nation. called the Creeks to renew the
peace which long ago had with the English. l
am come over in my old days. Though can
not live to see any advantage to myself am
come for the good Of all: the children Of all the
nations Of the upper and lower Creeks, that
they may be instructed in the knowledge Of the
English These are the feathers Of the eagle.
which is the swiftest Of birds and who fieth ali
around our nations. These feathers are sign
OF peace in our land, and have been carried
from town to town there, and we have brought
them over to leave with you, o, great king, as a
sign of everlasting peace. o, great king. what
soever words you shall say to ME l will tell
faithfully to all the kings Of the Creek nations ~
In reply to this humble declaration the king
graciously spoke:
n am glad of this opportunity of assuring
you Of my regard for the people from whom
you come, and am well pleased with the assur-
ances you have brought me from them, and
sSScPs NCAv ShaCiousiN tuis pTSseut rs an lnul-
cation Of their good will to me and my people,
shall always be ready to cultivate a good cor
respondence between them and my subjects,
and be glad OF any occasion to show you a mark
Of my friendship and esteem
Afterward they were introduced to Queen
Caroline, to whom he spoke as follows
Il am glad to see this day and the oppor-
tunity OF seeing the mother Of this great peo-
pie. As our people Joined with your
majesty's we do humbly hope to find YOU the
common protectress Of us and all our children ~
=, Her majesty replied in appropriate words to
this speech.
Very soon after their arrival one of the
chiefs died at his apartments in Little Am
brey, Westminster. He was inferred in the
burying ground Of st. John the Evangelist, IN
the Horseferry road, after the custom Of his
people. His body was sewed up in blankets,
strapped between two deal boards and con-
signed to the grave. His clothes were cast in
upon the body with quantity of glass beads,
trinkets and bits of silver. No funeral cere-
mony was observed at the grave and only To-
mochachi. the king, his servants, the church
warden and the grave digger were present at
this sad burial
The archbishop of Canterbury paid these
Indians the distinguished honor of conveying
them by his private barge to Putnev, where
they were handsomely entertained at dinner
by Lady Dutry.
On leaving Tomochachi. by interpreter. said
TO Lady Dutry. could he but speak English he
could tell her how he appreciated her kindness
and how honored he felt at her distinguished
attentions to them. And he could also thank
her in suitable words for England having sen (
the white people to Georgia, and that the In
dams would always be their friends.
He next visited the archbishop, who ex-
pressed his strong desire to see them Chris
TANNED and promised to send teachers to the
new world that the young Indians might be
educated. For this Tomochachi expressed
great delight and gratitude.
While in England the Indians visited Eton
College and went into the school room among
the scholars. Here Tomochachi was shrewd
and thoughtful enough to ask for holiday for
the boys. This caused great shout OF ap-
plause from the students, and the request was
granted in due time. They were next received
with especial compliment at Windsor Castle
They were an object of great interest wherever
they went, and attracted large crowds every
where.
In November, after bidding reluctant adieu
to Gen. Oglethorpe. they set sail from Graves
end in the Prince of Wales for Georgia. They
brought back with them many valuable pres
ents Of silver and gold plate. bullion, &c.
amounting to f450 gifts from the various
royal and philanthropic personages that they
had met in the strange mother country
The Creek Indians long remembered this
great episode in their peoples history, and
they manifested their appreciation Of it for
years by unbroken kindness to the white set
uers. And it may be truly said that this friend
ship would never have been broken had the
white men been as true TO the teachings OF
Oglethorpe respecting the Indians as they
should have been.