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off to the far west. But by various Providential events they were enabled to escape from the boats, and fly back to the arms of their elder brothers, the Cherokees, for refuge. At length the officers concerned, applied to the Cherokee council, requesting that body to take the Creeks and deliver them up. But this, as might well be supposed, the Cherokees refused to do, but on the contrary presented a petition to the secretary of war, praying that these Creeks might be considered and treated in all respects, as Cherokee citizens. This being granted, these Creeks were accordingly let alone, till the Cherokees were taken, and then they shared a like fate. On smudge seeing their habitations, I was insensibly led to exclaim, "How beautiful are thy tents. O Jacob, and they tabernacles O Israel." By their complexion & features we could not distinguish them from Cherokees.

Monday. Went to the camps, -- enquired for Soft shell Turtle, but as his tent was some distance off I did not see him. He is a chief of considerable note from Hightower. When the soldiers were about taking the people, he, with about thirty others escaped to the mountains. They were discovered a few days ago, and brought to the camps. He was hand cuffed, and his hands considerably swolen when he came in last week. The weather being extremely warm and dry, many of the Cherokees are sick, especially at Calhoon, where, we understand, from four to ten die daily. Towards night our sister gave short arrow and his daughter called on us. They formerly lived about thirty miles behond Carmel. This woman and her husband Isaac Short arrow have long been members

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