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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Flint River dated Aug. 22 reports tensions between Creek and Cherokee Indians and white settlers: Creeks killed one white man and wounded another entering Cherokee territory; whites retaliated, killing one Creek and wounding another, who claimed recent Cherokee killings of whites. Indians seek ammunition in Pensacola under Mr. M'Gillivray's direction to prevent Oconee land settlement.
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". The inclosed is a letter I wrote a few days ago and sent express; but the waters were so high, the man was obliged to return--I have therefore sent it by another hand.--I set off in a few days, and am in hopes shall be out of the nation before any mischief is done, A Cherokee half breed, a few days ago, informed me that some of the Creek Indians from the upper part of the nation had fired upon two white men, that were coming into the Cherokees, from some of the white settlements back of the Cherokees, killed one and wounded the other--they scalped them both, but the wounded man recovered and got home again.
The Indians were followed by a party of white people, who came on a camp of Creeks, killed one Indian and wounded another, who gives an account of some white people being lately killed by the Cherokees. Several gangs of Indians are gone down to Pensacola to bring up ammunition; none are to get any but those who are recommended by Mr. M'Gillivray. I believe, if proper measures were taken, satisfaction might be obtained for what mischief has been done. But Mr. M'Gillivray, it seems, is determined the Oconee lands shall not be settled if he can help it."
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Flint River
Event Date
Aug. 22
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one white man killed and scalped, another wounded but recovered and returned home; one creek indian killed, another wounded; some white people lately killed by cherokees.
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A Cherokee half breed reported that Creek Indians from the upper nation fired on two white men entering Cherokee territory from settlements behind, killing one and wounding the other, scalping both. The wounded man recovered. Whites followed and attacked a Creek camp, killing one Indian and wounding another, who claimed recent Cherokee killings of whites. Several Indian groups headed to Pensacola for ammunition, restricted to those recommended by Mr. M'Gillivray, who aims to prevent Oconee land settlement.