Virginia Argus

CARTAGE, Nov. 16.

A gentleman who left Tuckabatchee the 25th ult. informs us that the chiefs of the Cherokees, Choctaws. Chickasaws, and Creek Indians, and the agents of the United States.. which met at this place on the 17th, had been then three days debating on the subject of cutting a road thro' the Indian country, and the Indians finally refused to give their consent ; Col. Hawkins, at length, told them, he did not come there to ask their permission to open a road, but merely to inform them that it was now cutting.

Col. Hawkins did not apprehend any attempt would be made to stop the progress of the work; men employed on the road as the best informed chiefs of the nations were in favor of it personally, but thought it impolitic to give their public assent. Our informant further states, that he saw some Indians at that place, said to be part of a deputation from three northern tribes beyond the lakes, (six from each tribe) all compleatly armed with new British muskets, &c. they had not made their business known at that place, but it was supposed that they came to get the Southern Indians to join them in a war against the United States. A Cherokee chief observed to them, that if such was the object of their mission, they had better return without making it known, for his nation was well settled, and intended to remain so.

It is rumored in town, that 200 of the Chickasaw Indians have risen for the purpose of opposing the troops who are directed to open the road through the Creek nation. We know not what credit to attach to such a report: but trust it may not prove true. We certainly should much sooner suspect opposition from the Creeks themselves than from the Chickasaws.

Since the report above alluded to reached town, we have conversed with a gentleman belonging to the army, who says that our troops are prepared for the worst and that they expect opposition.

Examiner.