Timothy Barnard to Henry Gaither Major Commandant Sir; Since I wrote the inclosed and sent it up to the Bufatalkood to go down with M^r Hutchinson, times are much altered for the worse, on finding that M^r Hutchinson was gone, and knowing that there was information gone to you of what was going on in this quarter, defered sending till I could find what part of the nation was like to take. M^r Hutchinson is again arrived here with M^r Gawin which I think was very imprudent in him when he knew the danger he had just escaped. I have now got two Indians to conduct them and M^r Gawin and M^r Holmes down to the Rocklanding which is the only safe course they can take at this time, as there is several parties now out against the frontiers and am afraid they mean to continue committing violations till they are checked by an army coming against them, as I am afraid matters are gone to too great lengths to be checked in this quarter by giving up the offenders, as there are too many concerned in the business — Therefore it cannot be expected that the United States will put up with such unprovoked insults without avenging the cause of their injured peaceable Citizens. I cannot say that the matter yet has any appearance of being general, as there are as yet only a few towns in the lower Creeks and two in the upper that are concerned in the mischief that has been done, the rest seem as yet very quiet, especially the Bufotalks, which are determined to have no hand in the business in which they have desired me repeatedly to mention to every commanding officer on the frontier and say they hope that if the other wicked and bad towns should by their bad doings as they are in a fair way for it, provoke the United States to march an army against the nation, the Bufotalks hope there will be a distinction made betwixt their towns and those that are enemys, as they now called in all their young people and mean to keep them together, that they may not join with any of the offenders. I am apt to think that if an army was to come on, if there should be a necessity for it that a number of the towns would lay still and not take up arms, if they could be sure of not being molested by the white people. The Mad dog of the Tuckabatches, Upper Creeks and the head men of the Thirteen towns from that quarter have sent a very good talk down to Major Seagrove, informing him that they are determined to remain in peace with the United States. The express I expect will reach S^t. Marys this day, as I sent two Indians by order of the heads of the Upper Creeks from this quarter to guard the White man down with it. I have just had a man arrived here from the Bufotalks who informed me that there was a large party of the Cowetas had set off to do mischief on the frontiers but that the Bufotalks had sent after them and turned them back and that they had now agreed to lay still. By the best information I can get, there is still a large party from one town in the upper Creeks, which are gone high up the Oconee. There are likewise several small parties out from this quarter, therefore the inhabitants cannot be too much on their guard as those villains that begun the mischief will strive to keep the matter as long as they can. There are now near upon two thousand of the Upper Creeks of what is going forward. They have run M^r Wellbank out of the nation and he has cleared out towards the Cherokees and I imagine means to get to Detroit. All I can say at this time is for the frontiers to be as well guarded as possible, as from one thing to another it may grow worse. That that went out from the upper Creeks it is thought was through the persuasion of a White man in that quarter, which the heads of the Upper Creeks say if proved on him shall be killed for it, these times makes the young, wicked inclined yet turn out and steal horses and there is no stopping them which I fear will be a principal means of making matters worse as some of them will before long undoubtedly get killed as I hardly know how they have escaped it so long, as what has been done is insufferable; a little time hence will convince us how matters are to be, War or Peace. I have done all I can to open the eyes of those shortsighted wretches, but it seems all to be in vain, with some of them after so much lenity shown them by the President of the United States. There is near on two thousand gone out in one body against the Chickasaws of the Upper Creek, which I imagine will give them a hard shake, tho' we know the Chickasaws are all fortied at a place called the Chickasaw bluff on the brink of the Mississippi. I am at present much hurried just sending off to Major Seagrove — shall be punctual in sending you any necessary information in my power. you have all I have that comes to me at present worth mentioning Sir Your's (Signed) Timothy Barnard.