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The following letter was forthwith dispatched to Big Warrior, for the Chiefs & Head Men of the Creek Nation, in order to apprise them of the particulars. It is dated from new Town, Cherokee Nation, October 28th?, 1823. It is signed by Path Killer, the Principal Chief; by John Ross, unclear Snake, Major Ridge, A. McCoy, George Loury, -- in short, by all the great men of the nation. It says to the Creek leaders, "Friends and Brothers, we have this day gone through a painful and unpleasant ceremony. Your chief, William Macintosh, arrived here soon after the commencement of the present Council, accompanied by seven others of his countrymen, including his son and an interpreter. They were received by the General Council as friends and brothers, and an appropriation of money was made to procure forage for their horses. After having shown them every friendship, we did not expect that William Macintosh had any ungenerous disposition towards the interests of this nation; but we were mistaken. We find that his visit here must have been entirely through speculative designs. He has used intriguing language with some of our chiefs, to yield their land to the United States' Commissioners, who are now here for that object; and made promises