[Indian information by W. Claiborne 2 Dec. 1797.] (a Cherokee) I sent the bloody fellow and several other Cadds are now at school at New Orleans. The bloody fellow is now at N. Orleans on a visit at the request of the Baron de Carondelet. A letter of invitation to him has been seen by one of my friends in which the Baron says "I wish much to see you and the chiefs in general. Your runner I have seen and think it best for all the southern tribes to place themselves under the Spanish protection, from New Madrid down to Arkinsaw (this is a scope of country about 800 miles in length)" [underline: Red Head Will] an influential character among the Cherokins with about 140 families descended the Tennessee the latter part of last winter crossed the Mississippi, and made a settlement on the west side, on a river called White river. [underline: John Taylor], a half breed, She went down with Will returned this summer, and the favourable accounts he gave of the country have occasioned five towns to agree to remove, but were prevailed upon by the bloody fello[w] to stay till he comes go to Orleans & return. In October last [underline: John Watts] with 56 warriors went down to a place called the big Eddy under the pretence of making a hunt, but their real object was to cross the Mississippi, and view the country on which [underline: Will] has settled. It was expected by this party to meet a Spanish agent at Will's settlement with whom Watts was to hold a talk. The five towns talked of encamping at the Muscle Shoals till the Bloody fellow returned The above information received from M^r Claiborne 2 Dec. 1797.