Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 10.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Augusta, dated October 7, to his friend in this city.

I will not undertake to determine whether Spain abets the Creek Indians or not, but I will recite to you what my information on that head has been, and I believe it may be depended on: Which is that, certain British subjects, say merchants, have obtained from the Spanish government leave to import goods, manufactures of Great Britain for a limited time (said to be ten years) into the Floridas, for the purpose of supplying the Indians with such goods as they want, arms and ammunitions not excepted; and that under this licence not less than forty thousand pounds worth of goods, sterling cost, is annually imported to Mobile and Pensacola, for the supply of the Indians only, and from thence distributed among the traders residing among the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Cherokee Indians. The names of all these British merchants I have not been able to learn, but one of them is called Panton, and another M'Gillivray, who both reside in Florida, and of whom one is proscribed by the state of Georgia. Alexander M'Gillivray, a half breed, is said to be another of that company, who resides among the Creeks, in Indian habits: son of M'Gillivray, formerly a merchant of Savannah, whose estate was forfeited by the state of Georgia for his attachment to the British government: he lives in England, and is also supposed to be interested in this company.