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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Andrew Jackson reports from Fort Williams on April 25 the end of the Creek War, troop withdrawal after Gen. Pinckney's orders, assignments for maintaining posts, plans to disperse remaining enemies on the Cahawba, and suggestions for Creek treaty boundaries, enclosing a report on casualties at the battle of Tohopka.
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Fort Williams. April 25, at night.
SIR—Gen. Pinckney joined me at Fort Jackson, on the 20th. The enemy continuing to come in from every quarter, and supplicate peace; and it being now evident that the war was over, I received an order at 8 o'clock P M. on the 21st, to march my troops back to Fort Williams, and after having dispersed any bodies of the enemy who may have assembled on the Cahawba, or within striking distance, & provided for the maintenance of the posts between Tennessee and Fort Jackson, to discharge the remainder. Within two hours after receiving this order, I was on the line of march ;and reached this place last evening, a distance of about sixty miles.
To brig. gen Doherty, I shall assign the duty of keeping up the posts which form the line of communication between Tennessee and the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa, making the necessary arrangements to enable him to do so. About 400 of the E. Tennessee militia will be left at this place, 250 at Fort Strother, and 75 at Fort Armstrong and New Deposit. Old Deposit will be maintained by Capt. Hammond's company of rangers.
To morrow I detail 500 of the militia under the command of brig. gen. Johnston. to the Cahawba, with instructions, to unite with me at Fort Deposit after having dispersed any bodies of the enemy they may find there assembled.
The commissioners who have been appointed to make a treaty with the Creeks, need have nothing to do but assign them their proper limits Those of the friendly party : who have associated with me will be easily satisfied ; and as to those of the hostile party, they consider it a favor that their lives have been spared them, and will look upon any space that may be allowed them for their future settlement, as a bountiful donation. I have taken the liberty to point out what I think ought to be the future lines of separation. with which I will hereafter make you acquainted. If they should be established, none of the Creeks, will be left on the west of the Coosa.
Accompanying this I send you a report made out by the adjutant general, of the killed and wounded at the battle of Tohopka, which was omitted to be sent by the former express.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your ob't. servt.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Major General—
His Exc. W. Blount.
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Fort Williams
Event Date
April 20 25
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war over; troops discharged after dispersing enemy; posts maintained; treaty to assign creek limits, none west of coosa; report of killed and wounded at battle of tohopka enclosed.
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Gen. Pinckney joined Jackson at Fort Jackson on April 20; order received April 21 to march back to Fort Williams, disperse enemy on Cahawba, maintain posts, discharge remainder; marched 60 miles arriving April 25; assignments to Doherty for posts with militia detachments; 500 militia under Johnston to Cahawba; suggestions for Creek treaty boundaries.