Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

SAVANNAH, June 11.

Friday last, 58 of the headmen and warriors of the Creek nation of Indians, among whom are the Mad Dog and the White Lieutenant, arrived here. They were accompanied from Beard's Bluff by James Seagrove, Esq. superintendent of Indian affairs, and capt. --'s troop of horse; at their entrance into town, they were received by Capt. Robertson's company of artillery, Capt. Moore's light infantry company, and Capt. Young's company of militia, who with the troop of horse escorted them to their quarters at Yamacraw. On Monday they received a talk from his excellency the governor at the Filature. They appear to be very well satisfied with the friendly reception they have met with from the inhabitants in general. They brought in with them a white woman named Williams, who had been some time prisoner in the nation, and 21 negroes, who were delivered to their owners in Liberty county.

Alatamaha, opposite Fort-Telfair, Georgia, June 11, 1795.

A TALK to the Governor of St. Augustine, East-Florida, from the Mad Dog and other Chiefs of the Upper and Lower Creeks, assembled here for the purpose of cultivating peace and good understanding between the citizens of the United States and the whole Creek Nation.

YOUR Excellency's talk, advising us to take the citizens of the United States by the hand, listen to their good talks, restrain our young people, and restore the horses and negroes plundered by bad men among us, is a talk which we much approve of, and hope, from the steps we have lately taken, to preserve a lasting peace with the Citizens of the United States, and our friends the Spaniards. It is our determination to throw no good talks away, but to hold fast by the hand all nations of white people.

The Mad Dog, when in the Lower Towns, was informed, that you, or some of the people in your government, advise and encourage the red people to steal and commit other acts of hostilities on the frontiers of Georgia, who are the friends and citizens of the United States. White people in your government has joined Indians in stealing horses and disturbing the peaceable citizens of Georgia. We do not approve of such conduct, and your excellency must certainly know that such proceedings will bring ruin and destruction on us.

We have to request of your Excellency, that when any Indians, Seminoles or Others pay you a visit, that you will give them good advice with respect to the citizens of the United States, and charge them not to commit hostile acts on the frontiers of Georgia, by stealing of horses or disturbing the peaceable citizens.--

Your talk to the heads of the nation, informing them that the Mad Dog had gave away all the Indian land on the west side of the Oconee, is a convincing proof of your encouraging the red people to commit hostilities. The Mad Dog has never sold or gave any land to the governor of Georgia, on the contrary, his business was to preserve peace for his nation, and is now here with the chiefs of the nation on the same business, and the chiefs are of opinion, that you never received any information respecting the sale of lands by the Mad Dog, but that your talk, informing the chiefs of the pretended sale, was calculated to confuse our nation, and the chiefs expect, that on their return your excellency will send no more talks respecting the sale of lands, with a view of confusing our nation.

Your Excellency in your talk, recommends the restoring of property plundered, to the citizens of the United States; the negroes and horses we are restoring as fast as we can, but your citizens are putting it out of our subjects, and giving us a great deal of trouble; not long since, your express-man and Interpreter, John Hambly, while in our nation with your talks, had two horses belonging to the people in Georgia, who live in St. Mary's, and were just stole from there and sold to him; which, we the chiefs desire, the governor of St. Augustine, to order the said John Hambly to send immediately back to the station at Colerain, and all other horses your subjects have got, that have been stole from that quarter.

The Mad Dog and chiefs, also request your Excellency to send strict order to a station, we hear you have six or seven miles from the Cowford, on this side of St. John's, directing them, in future, not to corrupt our young people, by encouraging them to commit hostilities on the frontiers of Georgia ; for, if after this, any depredations should be committed from that quarter, we shall blame your government for it, as we are fully informed, that not long ago, three of your white subjects was with some of our red people at the burning a house, and cutting off the hair from the head of a white woman on Turtle River, Such depredations as these, your Excellency must certainly know, will bring ruin and destruction on us, as you tell us in your talk ; and we, the chiefs, are not insensible of it. We hope you Excellency will lose no time in ordering those white men in your government, and the red men, that may visit you from time to time, to refrain from committing hostilities on the inhabitants, and citizens of the United States.-If your Excellency does
not stop these bad white men in your government, we the chiefs shall be obliged to take such steps as we think necessary:--- But as we do not wish to offend your Excellency, we hope you will not give us the trouble, but convince us that you are, what you always call yourself, the Father and Friend of the Red People.

(Signed)
THE MAD DOG.
RICHD. THOMAS.
Clerk for Chiefs.

Test.
TIMO. BARNARD, D. A. U. S.
and Sworn Interpreter.