I am to do with them and as soon as possible. I have wrote General Jackson who commands the Militia of this division of Georgia, respecting these Indians and the appearance of more being on our frontier, a Copy of which I enclose you. Yesterday the Spaniards evacuated their post lately established on the upper part of this river and have removed to the river St. Johns, where I am told they are going to fortify. I suspect this sudden movement is owing to their having just received the accounts of a War between them and France. I have not heard of any mischief being done by the Indians on the frontier of Georgia since my last. James Seagrove to: Major General James Jackson Town of St. Marys 12^th June 1793 Friday Morn 9 Oclock Dear General, About eight days past a small party of Indians appeared in the vicinity of the Fort at Colerain: they first made their appearance to one of Captain Randolph's company who was out taking care of Horses and came to the Fort without hostilation or the least appearance of Fear. I had them closely examined; I find them to be Cusitahs eight in number Viz: four men three lads, and a little boy about seven or eight years old. Three of the men I know to be Cusitahs, having been well me at the Rocklanding they pretend to have been from home upwards of two months a hunting, and know of no other mischief being done to the frontier of Georgia — except that on this part in March last. They did not bring any letters or papers to me from their chiefs, or from any deputy, and their stay and manner of coming at this time appearing to me rather mysterious, I conceived myself justifiable, in detaining them; I therefore had them brought to this place, and confined in Fort St. Tammany where I shall keep them close prisoners until I receive orders to the contrary from the Executive of the United States, or the Governor of Georgia. Although these people may be perfectly innocent as to any bad designs against this country; yet such is the situation of affairs at present, that I conceived myself justifiable in detaining them from a variety of reasons. For three days past the scouts from Colerain have discovered the tract or track of foot and Horse supposed to be Indians. I received an express late last evening from the commandant at the above station informing that many tracks had been discovered yesterday morning, some of them within a mile and a half of that place, that he had sent out two parties to endeavor if possible to discover them, that the track bore towards the Bernet Fort on Satilla and Demon's ferry, a few miles above, from which I must conclude they intend against Glynn or Liberty. I shall dispatch a boat with notice to Glynn bounty as soon as it is ascertained that they have crossed Satilla. Last night one of the Indians confined in Fort St. Tammany cut his own throat with a knife which he had secreted in the prison. His companions knew nothing of it until awoke by the noise he made when suffocating. They all say it was his own act, and no person is to blame as he had no cause, heard all of them being well treated. I have also a prisoner a Chehaw fellow that was taken the day after the murders at Tradeshell and made his escape from the fort at this place. He went into Florida and was much caressed there; he came opposite to the Station at Colerain and was invited over, having heard of some threats he made use of while in Florida. I thought it as well to keep him secure. These prisoners may probably bring unpleasant visitors, be that as it may, nothing shall prevent me doing what I conceive to be my duty. I have not a doubt but I shall be censured by some for detaining these Indians, but I have long since been taught to know that it is in vain to attempt to please all, my actions are directed by what I conceive just and right, this I shall invariably pursue without paying the smallest regard to the babbling vulgars or designing party creatures, not even the combined wisdom of the grand Jury of Chatham and their presentments shall ever alter my purposes. Our duty on this country becomes very heavy on those who are disposed to defend their country, we have a number of the offered but bad men who refuse any assistance and have taken themselves off to Cumberland Island, and others to Florida; we are greatly in want of arms for them who are willing to do all in their power, at least one third are without a Gun, Captain Randolph's company of volunteer Horse musters now upwards of sixty five young men, but they partly want swords and pistols; pray so assist us if possible with these articles, as they may be the means of saving our country, I shall not close this letter until