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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Augusta reports Georgia Assembly debating war with Creek Indians, paper money emission, and new militia law amid opposition. Details on forts along Oconee River, Col. M'Murphy's report on Creek strength and Spanish aid, and local calls for war.
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" Two great national points are now before the Assembly, viz. the war with the Creek Indians, and an emission of paper money ; also a new militia law. Great oppositions to each by the lower members.
". Since the affair of the Oconee, little damage has been done on either side. A line of forts are erected along that river (consisting of seventeen, each manned with thirty men) by the militia of the counties of Wilkes, Greene, Washington, Franklin, Richmond and Burke. Col. M'Murphy, who only returned from the Indian towns, and was ordered off by the Spanish agent, says they consist of about 4000 ; out of which only about 800 are peaceably inclined; that M'Gilvray is gone to Pensacola, and before his return, they say they can do nothing ; that they received 300 weight of powder from the Spaniards. and expect more; and they further say,that as they had most men killed, terms must be offered to them, and demand that the settlers should remove from their ground, to the Old Line. On the other hand, the people here are all for war, and to drive the Creeks over Flint-river. Arms and ammunition have been, and now will be procured from Virginia; for which the assembly is now about to provide."
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Augusta
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August 11
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little damage has been done on either side since the affair of the oconee
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Georgia Assembly debates war with Creek Indians, emission of paper money, and new militia law with opposition from lower members. Seventeen forts manned by 30 men each erected along Oconee River by militia from Wilkes, Greene, Washington, Franklin, Richmond, and Burke counties. Col. M'Murphy reports Creeks number about 4000 with only 800 peaceably inclined; M'Gilvray in Pensacola; received 300 weight of powder from Spaniards and expect more; demand terms and settler removal to Old Line. Locals favor war to drive Creeks over Flint River; arms from Virginia.