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.... t:.:.S I. Ilia ' Tn1 liitnKV1 I jnvfriiiiir. l In vilrinu Iija fit. voredth editor vilfcitSiit1orirt ioW. 1' : lug letters froin CeU Pearson,' deWiKng the ojfc 1 - rations of the ""del acbment, under bis command, I " seat against the Creek Indian' v.: . v. .ytv:;; ; s J CKKKK NATION,. , f tk' . ' AT'"' ' p a W-'J. a' fcoftT AoksoiT, ; 1 la tket mne of lhic datihe boatnien duCo-JeWef and wirriort,.aBd counted .Xheir voment Ioa IiaY cflnuded,touttay edVnff! v -rK vereu trace' pi. enemy ontie: east side or,,ana enuqreay aiewpiw-s fuwr yv .f tin. j.aeKsobr ; besides iL,.f tUers.rtroffiiewa tB A, ?K bdtj'eturned in'&lfeW hcfurs withoiiieflEeetiWA iuiescf near -or .nutt niir1 bn' I'avI hare the honor hereV itti to enelosefo i ' your eicellehcy, eopits of two communications ' ' to Prigadiet , Ue'ncrat Uraliam, dotdili the k-esnltsbf ' an'Ceipeilitioni, ; 'down: the Aluuaraa river froui- this j, Jilae,'; nnder my command in pursuance lof a general order f the 18th Jlay. ' I am nappy oir, itiai n uas wuuh iu imc jivj -I erf of the troops which t hale pie honor 1q com "V "ndto f'bntrihut? their, share,,ifjiot inkili !? c ins: An' dimiwhiu2'lthe number of the eiicmy, t- and thereby facilitating tho termination f this . Indian war, 'T.'.t J. . , v. The 3d reet.JUi S.'Iufantry, who are ordered to garriibn this post are on their march here, "here theyare;expeeted on the SOtli instant. ftlj regiroent,Kv except - two companies, will march froinhis place- to-day for Fort Deca- ' tnr. Oil the arrival of the 3d, those two com m left Co-bit-Jca . in the morninref the warriors and 53 woraaand chUdren t W T, M -XP $ 0Ii Vhich.I Cbiak, Will 3 31st, and soh discovered that IJbkd now tode- lwa-set chief Ti neua on my smaes, as an iraces 01 even an Jn men ana cuimren dian path berah to vanish. Under these eircant-1 mo-hoe their head advance guard, andformed H'ihto fottf columns I then iwadr it4?own to , their Chiefs that I; d'tion .will frjaerd pgrt jwhich werr marphed in V. single fil0 at the dls- Ihould remain at this nostfor several day s and out too incbusiderable a Bttmbcr,wMJ tance, between each column, tenants and a manlr .dtnarm.n".v. A,.1 -C0l,ri etween each column, of iti own dehth.1 that in three days I should send out my men on .mischier need ,ble apprehended from th. The front and rear companies wereformed in -both sidet-of the river with hrders to fire npUn WW- -; great. the same manner, and' so disposed that inthe rand kill all the Indians ihey could eyent of an attack, the column could be closed that time they did not i1 surrender and in a moment .art find if b WhHe aithispospo-i.So,;a d bring 1 in M been uniformly friendly, and has t uupiayeu a other companies sidesof the the head of the company near the points Which wonrd constitute the .right and left llanks o the front cOmpauytwhen displayed : with orders to form the square or to wheel into line either in front or rear, as circumstances might render necessary, ihe ritle men were stationed in the centre' of the square as a corps of reserve, This Company furnished the flankers cxclu sivelyi a duty very arduous, but which this P I I L .. ."I .l - fTU Sccupied b? pa h, extending rrom rrsnt o 1 2q? Austlinlsss sooner relieved As 1 am iar- "ff- a Pway 5 10 cte Jeclnde K2s5Ti5fiS.il a fieiaJaffir from my reel. the Wlbl, r of surpr,ser notw,thstand,iog our ""i" r- -rv'-v '.T.rr...,: wl4i - v.. i .r" i marcii was tnro- some or me rousneit counirv Ihent, totlKe eommana oi.ine 5on, . nave . v durinff the wUnunf i-V. :v' 10 riVer bank, where the boats arrived in good time, at a place calJed. Anna-za-ze-Ia. At this place 1 Shall taKe;WR ineiine . u arc. v u twe , ha( h , receiye youraegpfch of the est of the Uqops, abontthe 2d of Juno, from j,i-t,May hy an lmlian Jho hsid sur. -Ia .ust. ,,...u4. . r proceeded from this place in the morjilae , .I .,y regiyentaj payma. er to;or nd atioUt B mie8 down the river, jroeeed to Salisbury for the- pure ot making wHere l dieetea thcboats io meet me for the -The nece,saarraugeuicnts Uhe pdy ment orvpurioge flf pasging troopS acjro the river ' fthtT0Pfsl ! ; v- " whictithev did about one o'clock P. M. and I . cannot snbnress the expression to your ex- i'2-vi l..4..t , ...... ... . . . . . in I iu I . v . u . luc- au a. v. I kbvii vu u ... - . . a I . i ... ' ninit ntilriiwl vf irni.nJ nnll tho hmu thavhad tstonsl ITnrl allies - I Ilia ; SOBie SCrVlCH IO Vjten. JaCKSOn. Blid u,L cross uie ,paui. ine miaaie or luiormauon-was lmmemaieiy communicaie, v 'a.Fc.u',' iuut oi wtiogeser. were marched on the differenti and within the time limited the number ot pri- YIcys .cJu,ul V! maae a formal uDiii path in single or Indian hie with1 pnsonei-s amounted to 330. nineteen of, whom canon xo; me 10 give cup three warriors: uul are negroes, whose names are herewith enclosed were inimical to mn to be. masacreed in their fl- and the names of their owners, as informed by . uaroarous way. a uis application X refused ,y them. They consist of women and children, lh peremptory terms, informiii!; him that : and were all taken at Fort MiroS. The negro ) n:wl promised those people their lives. which M esses tnv entire' confidence. , ; ..'7 v . : i 4i - ' w , ,v v i ever .saw uunne me wnoi,f or tius aay, designa ecutCol. AtkiftsoA twf t he Pu - f eacam d at nih?on a hi,h bluff ,, ear tfic feers' and such soldiers as constitute the rth de ailed- reamaStotT ? WoTdnCaf of iirff on the east ' bank of the Alabama, where there are ahould be nroinptly "paid for their services. . ti t-. u 4iiA.f... .. u,UkC, a cu,"kul yiu nc rccoiiectcu iua .ucc u , the richdst iand ltver hMA flow, i the middle' of June Y upwards of five hun -4 ST TT1" w uir , ' five bnudred yards acrossv yet the boats were and that whatever "mavhr the lyants and-snf- .limUt u H rr..- fcrings of "their wires" add "children, on ' rpmarns nf nn nld Corf, said tn hitvA uccu uuui uy mw rrviiQU. iiere fine river tuuB3 u. ibuiiMikaiiic ticiiu,. clival &iiiia uuuj. Ul At the necK or entrance of tha bend it is not more than four Or f Kbr O ifcuma viun i wuiw. a ins uivvliuciu a or chief resouree will be in r : ...i w...i...it j .i. ...... . m. Aw m. linAMHW AMI. fh it llfll I llT 'in HflPH 111 . ... ... 7 jreturn the. - onl vere.morc likely to meet with the enemy on the jT'I- 1 1 - v uu east tha on the west side ; which informatioTi ' f of f??01 T . V a ' proved , to be eorrect. I proceeded from this I",Wlt menu of Uie JiighesVrespectand ),acn(rpo.hon,,e7andfr0m thenceto 8ue.8oe. , . , ftec,D. -f -vV.V-vVi-:s: --a. je-wa, where the troops aud boats met af nicht ? ' 1 -W 1 HfrtrJ? - ; :on the 2llh. During this day the party in the , wHr cci lep?wAvbt J!? iboats. discovered some Indians, who were just "- - AJ ' A'JJ , i vi I making to the shore near a thick cane-break, - . - c?-. .. - . - - - in alien fellows taken at the same time were all put .to promise should not be violated that he mi,,!,, death by the lndiaus shortly-after, that affair, as wei ask me lor oue of fti) own neo, L From these prisoners I learned that there that if he injurud a siigle man of them, 1 wouli was a large ooay oi xuaians aooac or.iu ui mui.,, . io ovm tuu eviaentKij miles down the river from this place, and 4 or an ill humour, but my deter aiinauon is S miiesup a Jarge creek which makes into the aud I hope what I haveUone on thU oceaimil Alabama on the west side, NVith 4his party will meet your approbation, were a number of neeroes taken also at Fort - With sentiments of the hi Minis. Upon, receiving this intelligence 1 dis patched a ruonortoyou with the information, and requested, if possible, a supply of provi sions to enable me to eo io pursuit of this party. 1 had previously sent out a party nf pursuit! of Paddy, one of the Alabama prophets who,; I was informed", was about 30 miles west of the river, with the remnant of his followers, 9 or 10 only in number. And in order to stretch ! my stock of provisions so as to enable me to ef- iect this object, which I deemedof- no inconsi bpat rcfi...i ' uc iu? Mwuoi io uvj juur inosi ou r servant , '- : , J. A. PEAUiSOX,;. 'fc''CK:, ' : ' C.--State troop ; Brig. Gen. Joseph Gra.ah. .V:' Gon'f A,i'af ny rae pea-re, Fort Jacksoil r . camp .ner t1je confluence of tr j Coosa, And taliapoosaj -; V"f '"V 13tA Junei8it, , stn-iJn the communieation-which I had honor to make , to you. of the 1st instant. I importance, I caused the corn laid in formed you that prcvious;to, leaving Ha-tn-w. for the officers horses to be issued to the In- ' had made arrangements to 'have some other dians. j . tribes of the Alabai). a hostiles brought in, and Col. Benton of. the 39th arrived here' ahjrotwMf thejr' propheU; in the soeeess of wjit this time, from whom I (earned vou had sent was not a little Snncuine. 1 have now. 1' flh Detailed regt. N. 0. M. in V, i i Vs o. service " yjUiimtWavekins, esq. governor, &e. .l i AooTO-WA 95 MiLtaVaoM if, jaoxso. Av" Kast bank ot ika AlabnaiB, wid haU u tlay journey below the pjouth or Iw-ha-ba, ia-In obedience Wyonrbrder of the isth ' hltimo, I passed Jhk dodsT Her about 1 Q o' ciock on thrne'xfday, withrthe-iorce iiuder my Command, eonsiftirig of thrt hundred infantry, ueiauea equany irwm uic 4iy y- of. rifleme J Lieu arolina liffht-draaoonsi' and fonr men 5 and aeventv4wo warriors i exclusive of the force , , (about fifty men) in jlhe boats', which descended ' th$ river al UiejanieiiWe,:wiih!priivi he troops. -K.r i As you left it with myself to take what nont her of Indians I thought proper, I caused it to ' lS. made known to, them that 1 would have nono .Wt those yliowoTuJd nfnheirnafties,iid - ftg'ec 6 be goyers'cd'by mj(brders7lhat a part , I of those orders ould be, not to plunder, or kill the prisoners that might betaken m battle, V Or those whomight voluntarily urrehder ; and that - the' women and ehildf eh Wire in no event, t be hurt or abused.- Ori tkose terms about aevepty; out "of thfe Imfhehse hrimber at Port Jackson,; we're alllvconld get j and they have thus far preserved 'their prbmisC," except a little Jjlnuderingj: which 1 have not fieeh able entire y to restrain! v A-f '; ' i 'At the head of the'red warriors J soori plac ed the fimons Bill AVcatherford a'half breed) of whose integrity, and great .-usefulness to ttre during the whole of this expedit ion, I cannot 'speak in too high terms, and of whom, I am in duced to believe, evil report has said more than Se deserves. 1 He does :no deny thiit, he fought, and that ; h fought desperately, too JlbnUhe -solemnly avers that he never knowingly or in . tentionally hurt, still less killed, a woman or child daring the war.? ; t ,,' -:- ' The. boats with provisions, by the aid Of their - pilot (jan Indian reached Aii-ta-ge a town and r creek t that name-Tori ;'tli ; "west bauf of tlie4 A 2'abamaf about dark. - 'The troops arrived there a liltle before inn-set; where we ehcamped. s In the ebnrse of this days marclj no incident of a ny importance occurred. V Oir; the morning vof ; the 20th I went on board the boats, and ordered lIajorM.Miller.to march tho troops' tr Cosa ht'ka where the boats. were to meet him, and where we wonldencamp that night. 'This or der the Major executed, as indeed efery other 4uring the expedition; with great cheerfulness and moehtopnynratf the Majot surprised and took three prisoners, who, the sneceedingdayjlsent to Fort Jackson. S He yt tbitatFortMiroi be; killed, tie betieves. a W- Fny mtk-i ny uher gun there.; but . that he never enterec the mi t of the fort where the- omca were . that at the batl le .... . . i . .H l:. i.t.i 1 ... . . wmeii me ooats ana uie troups eouia conve niently meet, and where we should be in a whom they pursued "so sharply that part of them were overtaken, one warrior killed, se ven women and children taken prisoners with two negroes. Three men made their. escape, one ot whom a tew hours afterwards was taken by Weatherford From these prisoners I learned that we might expect to meet with a party of the enemy, on the river the next day,, and that there was a large body of them within one day's march. This information produced my note to you of the 23th asking a reinforcement of men and ri Sl tr ... Inrta I l.a. . n -.l ... 1 1 I. 1Tj.nl lIA.f..J Alma regimejitsj thCarma compa, t 8 . . tv -of riflemeni Jjieut. uairison, oi ineouurr: .. .-7-7.-7 , : situation most effectually to cooperate under any circumstances ; and sent hint to examine the situation of the. enemy, with instructions to give me 'the earliest information. By way of ereater precaution 1 divided the command of the boats, gave Capt Davidson charge of the small oues, with orders tf!pe in readiness to . take "advantage of .circumstances, whilst Capt. Oarretsoo in the large ones, Mas order ed to keep in the. channel of the river, and re tain, in all cases, a sufficient number of men on board to protect the, provisions. These or ders were strictly executed by both those, of, ficers." Av1 - In descending: the river a little below . the mouth of the Ca-ha-ba, a party of , Indians, who had just dropped own that rive ?nto the Alabama,, were discovered Jby our men and pur sued so' closely that they pat to the shore, and abandoned their canoes and all their property, the ioiost valuable of whiehwas the legs and thighsof a colt which they had pot entirely consumed.; . '';-"'. ---.. ' ,v' . vaThis incident ; detained the boats a little longer than W'as expected, andlbe troops reach ed' the river a short time before, tucnt,. to wi the mouth of the 8uc-to-ba creek; - On arrivingf here 1 ordered Hitmen to be formed in the best way which- the ground would admit, where I waited the return ot the spies and the arrival at Suc-te-bu- Ka ne (ought alter an nis c raraae tuner run o fell, apd when he mounted hi hot , which he held by the bjidltf during ' iheJattre h thinki jhere wereat least ,506 un fi et 'at htm w! that alUioui alone he kept in tight ol the army' during the flight and law them bur bii houae. . time, from whom I learned you had sent was not a littler.Sjinguine. 1 have now. ;,. off provisions in waggons to me, by the way of the satisfaction to iuiorm you that I have not the federal road; and from whom I obtained been entirely disappointed. , ;.', two days provisions, and a few bushels of salt. At camp near the Te-wa-sa Town, where I The iutellisenee commuuicated to me in vour. lad previously sent Capt. Crawford niiiraT dispatch of the 2Ut ultimo, received from Col. strong guard, we rece ived, the; surrender of 14 Milton " that arms ani ammunition were pub- warriurs, of the Caa-sa-da town, aol SJworaei Iickly issued to the Indians at Fcnacola t and and children. Anioug the number of menvia that it was probable the war would be renewed Nau-tut-ire'e,' a prophet, .of ? I presuraeliutoB.' in a few' days,". I had deemed unnecessary to siderable note, as he abjures bis. former doe-, communicate generally to my troops. But on, trine, and says he was ted asir&y-by the hit4 the arrival of the 39th Kegt. this news spread talks of other nien.. His surrender is uncohdi through my camp with a few of those embel- tional. have not thought it necessary to eon. lishmeots, which is not unusual in the progress . fine him otherwise than by keeping a guardt of reports. f ver him in common with thc. other prisonet rrom Col. Benton I received a particular where he will remain subject to your order. Statement as far as the information then went. Oh the same day 47 warriors, and 117 was not aware that the reports of the soldiers men and children, of the Te-wa-sa town, sBrres. nau produced any etiect amonjr mv troons i hor dered t and 14 warriors and 47 womeu and chii. am 1 now certain that they did. But in the j dren of the Oak -cho-i-a town making a total ii afternoon of the 30th alt. I was informed by one this surrender of 283 aud in the whole number of my officers that considerable apprehension i of prisoners, (as the result of this expedition existed as to the safety of the. camp, and that r- of 622. . - ' most of . the officers had assembled for the pur-1 . The prophet Paddy is not yet in; butlhai' pose of recominendtnsr to the commanding of. hcer to break up the encampment, and to take up the return march without delay. .The instant 1 received this inteili&rence I is. intelligence on which, I thuik, I can sa(el) ri ly, that he is on the way. He has sent toe a talk thai he will come without ' being foreh and that he has been afool.' He has sued an order for the officers to assemble at mv i followers, w hich, I nresume, is the case will quarters. After informing them what 1 had : tnost of them. I have not trusted io his wor. heard, I proposed to them that as many as were unwilling to remain, should obtain my permis sion to depart ; and that as many of their men L them in a few days as wished to go, should have the like permis sion, for they could render me tie service, if they had lost .their confidence in me. That as for myself I was determined not to leave the spot, ' .'I . tl ili a . but have sent a few Indians .upon whomlcu; rely- to accompany himin. t.l shall look for 'tit I cannot close this i communication withnid tendering you my.anknowlcdgements for (In solicitude manifested by you, and the exert iom which you caused to be made to forward meal until intelligence could be bad of the parly sent : addilioual supply of provisions, as soeow it with the waggons, and which had been ordered i was discovered that that. the. objects of the ei to join me at this place. That if a force cf i pedition had so greatly cnlagtd as-torendtf upwarus oi auo enectives, in a breast work welt a supply indispensable. . .) constructed lor iteiencc, were in danger, how much more emminently dangerous was the situ ation of the party with the Waggons, with only one' hundred men, and at least a days march nearer the enemy ; and that until 1 was assured of their safety, no ordinary, considerations should induce me to abandon my present posi tion. , ' .. ' " This confidence terminated as honorably to the officers, and satisfactory to myself, as it had commenced inauspieiously. They unanimously ; OATTURE , OF; FORT f ERIE, BATTLB .. . . - j With seuliments of very biffh respeeLr have the honor to be, YouroU't serv't, . 1 '.:;,,.;. . ' t . J. A PEARSON", Colonel N C.; State, troops iu U. S. service Brig. Gen. Joseph graham, . ' - Commanding the Aruiy of the Centre, ";. r ' Fort Jackson. utica, k. y. ivir declared their determination never to' leave me. but it necessary to perish by my side. I had this day detailed a strong guard, with orders to take charge of the prisoners, and to commence their march up the river. . I also or dered the best canoes to be fitted up for the sick, and made as comfortable as possible, with di rections to proceed up the river to Wa-ba-koos- AT CHIPPEWA., :f From an authentic Source,;' we are happy t. be able to 8tate,'that oiirjarmy under the com. m and; of maj. gen: Brown, crossed from Buffalo to the- Canada shore on the 3d of July insf.a that For t Erie surrendered to our arms at o'clock in the morning. The prisoners, lieinj upwards ot 170, including 7 otficers, are on -m u. www ww u n it rw rw wrw mcanna v n a n n n w . : ii y hi v aitiva ui iMuv loiuiia nan jju it iii . j . - tibg shorthand no intelligence of the waggons T?i TT T 3! S nprthe runnerwhom iLlsent in sea.enof t w?ieer8 have already arrived .U them, I issued an order to the Quarter-Master ! Z. . 'J "I ' " t x f Wxl ikHh. ,..i;n a9 AMvi.i euZiiA' i. . i j ' The jirmri on the evenme of the' 4lh.of JAff, wivioiuua auuuiu uu 1CUUCCU . I 1 I .1 - i jl .. J mm fnnrtti i .u . , . proceeueu to lite plains one aiif. a iim viiviuuiiui.iuiuiuiii uai . -v"-; "ti n i , . i. ,.-(ip Ak...i -i-.i. t.i:-- . i . ; f west of Clunnewa, which arraiiirements were auui,ui iw oil uc aauiawi. wiiom I liatl jvf;' ' . beforeiveleoes loaded with, Indiansr- weVelthe k discQvereddescending the river.; That part turned back : butlhe next morning another of I ' hlnSf neentraled his oftlie tine which wereuthe bank of theHi. them arrived with a note from CaptQingus R6"'? uU Caj?C' rk! ver, but concealed by the cane, were directed conhrming the fact, and informing me'.ijtat'.the to-'obse'rve :'the most profound silence. In this want of provisions, and the i'tuighness. of the position we. remained until i the whole" were countrjy toeether with a want of confidence in within Kuu-shot, when I ordered my enterpreter i his guide, had determined him. to return to the At ; .1.. i-1 . i . . . : v... . : .' i io ncna.'i tut-hi hi me iihuhuia tanifaaze, xirv. ana injorm mem mey were witinnt my power, arid at same moment exhibited w them the whole of my force on ther bank : of the riyer. I madc to move against Chippewa oil the morit ThiaittnvemenUia 1 whpIe,of them 'put into the mouth of the creek apu aurrenuereu ni iiiscnuniii, c- .... .v .Tliehoats- arriyed soon after, by- the ad of whiehf the troops passed the creek and that night encamped at this plaee, which is one of the tnost Iqoimmariding heights I.eversai" and where ! have erected a breast-work; . On the morning of the.2Cih, the. guard were ordered to bring the prisoners to my quarters, rhis information, whilst it relieved me from all solicitude as to their safety, at (he same time leaves me no alternative but-to break on 0011 01 IHC forces in t,,e rks east of the Creek and offered battle. Our irallant army didtnot hesitate ta raeet him : and in the cniirtf 4of one hour,' the enemy was broken and drivfa from the field, leaving more than 400. and wounded, He -was saved by his york from total ruin." I" course of this day or to-morrow. - Uei ore l leave v this place, 1 shall despatch, a fiarty of the most intelligent Indians I catse ect to aid those whom I sent a few days ao after the prophetPaddj. J have Also intelli gence of one other, Alabama .prophet, whose name is. Naw-tul-gee, and whom also I have made arrangements tohavebrough in.. Should I succeed in this project which cannot fail, if I where I took down the nann's of their kings, Jam iot greatly deceived by those Indians in ur loss wiis considerable, but not accuratvjj were loft 4ft flR-k-tflo ' it.o fil1. nnd no douBi carried off others'. Arrangements were naj-' ing 16 carrV 'lJiej pounded of both I armies ts Buffalo, and then to move on to Lake Onttrio.. The : army passed he Niiigira riyer day morning last, . the brigade of Gei'.co and the arTillery , corps of. Major aiifldmaiv ladeTneaily a mile1 belowFort VnM"c"k i aud ,o;cJock, when Gen. Ripley ' " J brigad&riade the" shore- about the sane ilistante '-.': 't ' :' ' .'- ;;
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