[H] Communications from Constant Freeman Agent to the department of War in the State of Georgia to The Secretary of War. [accompanying a letter from the Secretary of War. Received December 16^th 1793] Augusta 4^th September 1793 Sir, I informed you in my last that the arms and ammunition intended for the Militia of this State were put on board a flat for this place they may be expected to arrive in about ten days. On the rout from Savannah I met with Major Gaither, who was going to St. Marys for his health, he returned with, and tomorrow he will accompany M^r Seagrove to Fort Fidius, to assist him in his proposed interview with the Indians on the tenth instant at Okemulyee. I have not had the honor to see the Governor of this State, he is now in Burke County, and will not return until tomorrow, I cannot therefore inform you of any measures being taken to pay these Militia dragons whose pay rolls I have brought with me. As soon as I shall have placed this money for this purpose in the hands of the paymaster who may be appointed, and concerted with the Governor and Major Gaither measures for the future muster of the Militia now in service, I shall proceed to Fort Fidius and pay the regular troops agreeably to your instructions. I am informed that there are at this time about six hundred Militia in service, who are distributed upon the frontiers. I am not able to transmit you a return of them, I shall request one from the Governor when he returns and forward it to you. The hundred Cavalry, and hundred Infantry which you some time ago authorized the Governor to call into service, have never been raised. I cannot assign the reasons why your orders have not been complied with. I have not heard any thing of consequence relatively to Indian affairs. M^r Seagrove assures me that the Creek Indians have not committed depredations upon the frontiers for these two months past, and that the majority of the Creeks are well disposed and desirous of continuing at peace with the United States. But It is proper I should inform that the Executive of this State thinks differently preparations are now making to march into the Indian Country a powerful body of Militia to chastise the refractory towns. In consequence of your letters to the Governor of the 14^th of June last, he called a council of general officers of the Militia which was held on the eighth ultimo, the result was an expedition should be carried on this Autumn against the Creeks, accordingly five thousand men are to be ordered for this service in the following proportions to wit, One thousand cavalry, and fifteen hundred infantry from this State, to rendezvous on the Oconee at a place called Fort Twigge, One thousand cavalry and fifteen hundred infantry from the State of