[Copy of a Letter from James M. Holmes.] Hunt River, April 20^th 1793 James Seagrove, Esq^r Sir. This country is in as convulsed a State as is possible. The majority of the head men are for peace, and seem determined at all hazards to give satisfaction for the murders committed at St. Marys. I set out from this place some days since for the Tuchabatchees, but did not proceed further than the Cussetahs, as I was informed at that place M^r Connell had left a Message, if I should come to caution me that it would not be prudent to go further, as there were Indians out from the upper Towns to do mischief on the Occonee, and should they lose any men they might wreak their vengeance on me. They had sent off five runners to the upper towns but where Meft the Cussetahs had not learned whether they had affected it or not. Whilst I was at the Cussetahs (Sunday evening) last evening; there came news that four fellows belonging to the lower towns had brought in two scalps taken near the forks of land in dispute. The Cussetahs were for making examples of those that did the mischief immediately but they told them several gangs were out, and mentioned two or three different nights on which mischief would be done. Our gang they said consisted of one hundred men. This put the Cussetahs at a stand, and concluded to defer the having until they were fully acquainted with the matter. Then convened a—