[Ellick Cornells Tuchalachies, wishes as his two little brothers at the Rocklanding that you will be kind enough to send them safe up, George and little Tommy. To Major Henry Gaither, Commanding officer Rocklanding] Major Henry Gaither to the Secretary of War. Fort Fidius, 6^th May 1793 Sir, Since I had the honor of writing the 19^th of April we have been frequently alarmed by the Inhabitants without real cause. the Indians have stolen horses and crossed the river about one mile above the Fort, they have killed a family of six in number within five miles of Fort Mathews and have killed the son of a Mr. Pire about twenty miles below this. I have enclosed the last accounts from Timothy Barnard, the one without a date the bearer informed was wrote the 26^th April. I am often called on by the inhabitants to call out the Militia and then I called suffered their horses to be stolen by the Indians, and no alarm given. I have the honor to be, Your &c Henry Gaither, Major [Enclosure] Enclosure Timothy Barnard to Major Henry Gaither Com[manding] Flint River, April 20^th 1793 Sir, I received yours a few days ago by George Barnett. I now forward this to you by way of the buzzard roost to be conveyed down by Captain McKenzie and Mr. Hutchinson who I hear are now there. I should have send an Indian off express but on hearing of their being at that place thought it a better opportunity. I have to inform you that matters here seem to have a much worse appearance than when I wrote you last by Mr. Gawins, not but that there is more than three parts out of four of the nation that seems fully determined for peace and say that of those that have committed violations on the frontier, still contend that they must defend themselves against the white people as they are determined not to take any part with them in a war with the United States. At a meeting the other day held at Tuckabatchie in conjunction with some of the upper towns, they have concluded to give satisfaction for the murder done on St. Marys and have pitched on the men that are to die for it. Mr. John Galphin who was a principal hand in the business is one, and I fully believe had it not been for him there would have been nothing of it. I have a white man now here with me from the Upper Creeks and express from the heads of the nation in that quarter down to Major Seagrove to allow them time to fulfil his demand respecting satisfaction, as they say the time he fixed on was too short. Those two towns of the Upper Creeks that dept out to do mischief on the frontiers of Georgia was done unknown to the other upper towns as they were off and two days march on their way befor