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Iy and meritorious perfererance, until he cr-m* up . with them on the btfnk of the Teneflee, and de-ftroyed the whole part)' to the number of eleven.It adds a luftre to this officer’s vigilance in his duty, that two womfn of the company^ of thefe atrocious invaders were captured by him, andtreated with humanity.“ It is worthy attention, that this party were of the nation of the Creek, which Mr. beagrove fo pofttively affetts to be at peace. In what ight of c^ddlity mult this man appear to us, who have feen how repeatedly he has been deceived, and has deceived congrefs! a body whom I am forry to fay, feera predifpofed to receive the delufion. In thefc two captive Creek women the deceitful and artful fpirit of the nation ?ppeared, by theirendeavoring to conceal the natioa’they were of. They called them-felves Cherokees, but were ignotant of the language and in a few days they appeared in their true light, avowed Creeks belonging to the town of the Eufawlies.“ Subjoined are feme of the names of the per-fons killed, Benjamin Linfay, Daniel Read, Ezekiel Caiuthers, Jacob Evans, Frederick Stull, Tacob Morris, Tames Davis : the names of the retfc
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Augusta Chronicle and Gazette State
Augusta, Georgia, US
Sat, May 10, 1794
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