continually instigating the Indians to acts of hostility; and misrepresenting the conduct of the United States towards them. This seems to be the present state of the frontiers The militia have not been reduced since I have been here, I have made frequent applications to the Governor for a return of the force at present in service, but without effect. he says that the adjutant General has not yet made his returns to him. It doth not appear that it is his intentions to raise the hundred cavalry and hundred infantry for the present, but to continue the force now employed, he urges the necessity of this measure to protect the inhabitants from the depredations of the Indians. I have the honor to be Sir &c Augusta 2^d October 1793 Sir, M^r Seagrove has communicated to the Governor that on the 22^d of last month talks had been received by him from the Creeks expressive of their desire to have a conference with him and to treat upon measures of preserving peace. He complains to the Governor against the parties of volunteers here, who have gone over the Oconee to prevent him from fulfilling this important object. He also informs him that the Cherokees have invited the Creeks to join them in a War against Cumberland, and that the Northern frontiers of This State are in danger from the former. And he requests the Governor to suggest to him any thing he may wish to be made an object at his proposed interview. In consequence of this letter the Governor has written to him and pointed out the particulars for which he is to insist on the part of Georgia as preliminary conditions to a peace: I have the honor to enclose you an attested copy thereof. When the governor gave me this paper he observed to me that he had made the demands high, but that he did not expect they would all be complied with. You will be pleased to observe by the enclosed extract of a letter from Major Gaither to M^r Meale of this place that M^r Seagrove intended to sett off from Fort Fidius on the 29^th Ult^t. and that the danger from parties of militia has been altogether ideal. In my letter to you of the 18^th of Last month I have mentioned that a certain M^r Alexander had gone out with a party of Militia to prevent an interview between M^r Seagrove and the Indians, and that a trail of forty had been discovered on this side the Oconee. I have now to communicate to you, the true state of these reports. It appears by a letter from Col^o Melton to General Irwin, dated 27^th Ult^t. from which I have extracted what follows, "that on the 7^th the Indians stole five horses from Green County near fort Clark, above the Rock landing, that they were pursued by a party of five men, whom the Indians ambushed and obliged to return, without their object and with the loss of their horses killed, that on the 15^th Col^o Melton with Cap^t Fauches dragoons and Cap^t Meltons Rifle men crossed the Oconee at the [blank] Shoals. that on the 16^th near General Clarks battle ground on Jack Creek he was joined by Col^o Alexander of Wilkes with eight men and Lieutenant Col^o Lamar of Green with twenty 'twenty six men chiefly officers. Fauche had his bonnet and thirty six non commissioned and privates, Cap^t Melton had fourteen. the whole party including the commanding officer amounted to eighty eight. that they proceeded on the trail of the aforesaid Indians, until the 21^st. when they were stopt by a large river, and from the sound of bells and the crowing of cocks, they supposed themselves near a town, with some difficulty a ford was discovered by Major Adams of Sams regiment, that just before day they crossed the river and made an Attack on the town, but not before the Indians had taken the alarm and fled to a neighbouring swamp — six warriors were killed, the number wounded unknown, eight women and children were made prisoners and brought off, the militia lost one killed and one wounded, the town was destroyed, that on their return at Flint river, they left a Talk for the Indians whose town they had destroyed, a copy of which the governor transmits you by this post. The prisoners report that a number of Warriors had gone from the Creeks against Cumberland, one hundred and five Warriors were in the town when it was assaulted. It is not ascertained what town has been destroyed — it is supposed to have been the Upper Cowetas on the Chattahooche river. I make no doubt but it this stroke will put a stop to any meeting with M^r Seagrove. The Governor thinks that Colonel Melton has acted conformably to orders heretofore issued for repelling the Indians. He has ordered the prisoners to be sent to this place.