stealing and the like. I shall do all I possibly can for the good of our Country. I have remained here today to see all the Indians start off for their homes. I am &c. (signed) Timothy Barnard. James Seagrove, Esq^r &c. } Fort Fideus on the Oconee. } I certify the preceding to be a just copy from the original in my possession James Seagrove, Agent Buchner Harris to Major James Seagrove. Fort Fideus 2^d October 1793. Sir, I apprehend that the party of Militia lately out and which brought in eight prisoners and killed several Indians acted consistant with the orders of his Excellency the governor of Georgia, as His excellency told me about the eighth of September last "that he had given orders to the different officers on the frontier that they should pursue all parties of Indians that came in and committed any hostilities or stole horses. He also told me to inform Brigadier Gen^l [blank] to keep up the line of defence and for the Indians to be pursued wherever they might be found on the frontier committing any outrage whatever and kill them." I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant (signed) B. Harris, Brigade Major } 1^st Brigade 3^d division. . . . } Delivered by Brigade Major Harris in presence of (signed) Henry Gaither, Major. I certify the above to be exact copies from the original in my possession. James Seagrove, Agent. I hereby certify on honor that the information contained in the following lines I received on my way to Fort Mathews — Ninety one men including officers set off on — Sunday morning (14^th inst.) on the trail of some horses that had been stolen almost a week before, above Greensborough. As soon as the horses were missed, five men pursued them as far as the Oakmulge. the Indians had encamped at the mouth of a creek and unlaid their own trail, or in other words lay in ambush. As soon as the party had passed them the Indians fired in their rear — mortally wounded two of their horses, and obliged them to make a precipitate retreat into the settlement. In consequence of this defeat, the above party set out — headed by Col. Alexander, Col. Mellon, Col. Lemar, Major Touche, Major Adams and several subaltern officers, they were to rendezvous at the high shoals of the Appalachee. Col^o. Alexander expressed a wish to waylay the path between the Oakmulge and Fort Fidius to intercept any Indians that might be coming in to treat with Major Seagrove. Colonel Mellon rather wished to follow the trail into the towns and destroy that to which it went — from the course of which they think it almost certain to be one of the Eupstate towns — they were to settle this difference on their arrival at the — Appalache