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England with supplies for the Indians, as he stated. I ordered 

 him this principle chief to be hung, and marched the next day for 

 Sewanney, where I routed the Indians and negroes, took Ambristej", 

 a British officer who headed the negroes, Arbuthnot's schooner 

 with all their papers, which led to the conviction and execution of 

 Arbuthnot and Capt. Ambrister, both of whom was executed under 

 sentence of a court-martial at Ft. Marks. I returned to Ft Gads- 

 den, where preparing to disband the militia force I rec d informa- 

 tion that four hundred and fifty Indians had collected in Pensacola, 

 was fed by the Governor, and a party furnished by the governor 

 had issued forth and in one night slaughtered eighteen of our 

 citizens, and that another party had, with the knowledge of the 

 governor, and being furnished by him, went out publickly, mur- 

 dered a Mr. Stokes and family, and had in open day returned to 

 Pensacola and sold the booty, amongst which was the clothing 

 of Mr. Stokes. This statement was corroborated by a report of 

 Gov. Bibb. I was also informed that the provisions I had ordered 

 for the supply of Ft Crawford and my army on board the U. States 

 schooner Amelia was seized and detained at Pensacola with a 

 small detachment of regulars and six hundred Tennesseans. I 

 marched for Pensacola; whilst on my march thither I was met 

 by a protest of the governor of Pensacola, ordering me out of the 

 Floridas, or he would oppose force to force and drive me out of 

 the territory of Spain. This bold measure of the governor, who 

 had alleged weakness as the cause of his non-fulfillment of the 

 treaty with the U. States, when united with the facts stated, of 

 which I then had positive proof that at that time a large number 

 of the hostile Indians were then in Pensacola, who I had dispersed 

 east of the Appalachicola unmasked the duplicity of the gov- 

 ernor and his having aided and abetted the Indians in the war 

 against us. I hastened my steps, entered Pensacola, took posses- 

 sion of my supplies. The governor had fled from the city to the 

 Barancas, where he had strongly fortified himself. I demanded 

 possession of the garrison to be held by American troops until a 

 guarantee should be given for the fulfillment of the treaty and the 

 safety of the frontier. This was denyed. I approached the Bar- 

 ancas with one 9 lb piece and 5^ inch howitzer. They opened 

 their batteries upon me. It was returned spiritedly and with two 

 pieces against forty odd mounted of 24 [pounders ?] the white flag 



