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by proper exertion to cause the apprehension and delivery of the murderers and other depredators who had been concerned in the late rash, and lamentable outbreak upon their White Brethren of the Creek Nation; this exertion ought to be first required and demanded of them, after which if they turned a deaf ear and refused, and the General called upon him, although the Horses belonging to his people were much worsted by the fatigues of their late service and enter=

prize, they would again nevertheless cheerfully turn out to his as

=sistance and help to subdue and take them.

(Reverting to the subject of their removal beyond the Mississippi Hopoethla Yoholo said) Captain Walker one of the Company of the contractors who had engaged with the Govern= =ment to emigrate them, had conversed some time back with him about their emigration, and had offerd to open Camps for them to assemble in, upon condition, that they should only remain in Camp one week prior to the commencement of their journey, saying, that he could not keep them in Camp and feed and furnish provi= =sions for them longer than that space: that his people would not agree to go into Camp upon such conditions, the time limited to them was too short to make their needfull preparations in, therefore they were unwilling to agree to it: lately Captn. Walker had again made his people similar proposals, but as before, they could come to no understanding about it. On that occasion Coll. Hogan being absent they had obtained an interview with Captn. Page; at this interview mention was made to him about the state of their Land matters which, although investigations had already been had about them, it appeared by the order of the Government were to be had over again: Captn. Page on that occasion had said to him that there were so many Agents sent by the Government amongst them to hold investigations about the stolen lands they made complaint of, and for other purposes, that he did not think it was going to do them any good: they would be kept by them untill fall before their business would be settled; that his people therefore had better sell their claims to these controverted lands for whatsoever they were able, even though they might not be able to get the worth of them, they had best get something; something was better than no= -thing. Then a man with whom at the time he was unac= -quainted of middling height and rather thick came up and accosted him, saying, he had heard what had been said in the