Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-04-08


addressed letter to Gen. Robertson
referring to one received from him, in
which he advised the chiefs to caution
their young warriors not to regard the
threats and persuasions of the Creeks
in warning against the United States,
and in which he is also stated to have
said, that the President knew his
friends, and would not let them suffer
for being So" Our talks, say they,
always were to love and esteem one
another. We head men have held you
fast by the hand and have told our
young warriors that they must do so.
And they will as long as they are able
to lift hatchet. We have sent you
war club. When we both take hold
we can strike hard blow. Although
we wish to be at peacs with all, the
Creeks have spilled our blood, and we
desire that you will despatch expresses
to every head man in America, par.
ticularly to Gen. Washington, Gov.
Blount, the Secretary of War, and to
the head men of Kentucky, to Fort
Washington, and to Gen. Pickens, to
let them know that ''our agreement
was to be as one man in regard to our
enemies and friends" You must know
that it is on your account that we are
stricken, for the last talk sent by US to
the Creeks, we told them that we were
perfect friends of the United States,
would listen to no talks OF war against
them. Their reply was, that the Vir-
ginians were liars, and that no depend
ance could be put in them, and that
the Chickasaws were fools and would
know their error before long, as the
Creeks and northwards would fall upon
them. But, said the Chickasaw chiefs,
all their talks did not alter us. When
you get this talk, said they, speak
strong to your young warriors, and let
US join to let the Creeks know what war
is. You make whisky; If war comes it
is good to take little at war talks;
send some to us. The red people who
have long been at war with you have
struck us on your account We hope
we shall now find what you always
told us true. We believe the Choctaws
will join us, and hold you and us fast
by the hand. We are now standing in
the midst of great blaze of fire. We
hope you will be as expeditions as pos
sible to give us assistance, as the red
people are not long preparing for war.
We have not ammunition enough,
neither have the Choctaws. If you can
send supply Immediately we desire
you will do it; likewise guns for the
Choctaws, as there are many of their
young men who have none. Such as
muskets, rifles, smooth bor1s will do.
We want tiints, s,six swivels, ten blunder.
buses. As there is now war we desire
you will send US blacksmiths and tools
to keep our guns in order, and like
wise, bombardier, to work our swiy-
els. We desire you will send an ex-
press to Gen. Washington, to let him
know that we are now at war with the
Creeks, and the path is now stopped
for our traders. AZ we were very
scantily furnished with stores of war
before, therefore we hope he will find
means to send US goods and furnish to
our traders, so that the Creeks may be
disappointed, otherwise we shall be
naked and more in ther power. AS we
made no crop last year we are in O
starving condition. We hope you will
send further supply of fifteen hun.
dred bushels of corn, two barrels of
flour, about one hundred bushels of
salt, one hogshead of tobacco, fifty
bags of vermillion, which is 6ftv
pounds, as it isgreatly wanting in war.
And send some whisky by the boats.
George Colbert wanted plow and
bushel of wheat, When you send down
the river we desire you to send strong
and sufficient guard with the boats as
far as the bluffs. We desire that Gen.
Washington will station garrison at
the Muscle Shoals, or Bear Creek, or
where he may think fit to establish a
trade.
Continued naxt uaat.