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Show 168 LIFB OF GEN. JACKSON. CHAP. tesolutions, some plan of operation might be concertv. ed ; and although it might not be prbductive of any ~very serious injury, yet it might have a tendency to 1814· lengthen out the war, and involve those deluded_ people in still greater woes. Detachments, suffictently strong, were accordingly ordered out, to range ~hrough the country, prevent their collecting at any l'omt, and to scatter and destroy any who might be found concerting offensive operations. Whereve_r they d~ected tl1eir course, submission, and an anxwus desrre for peace, were manifested by the natives. Those who were still bent upon a continuance of the war, and trusted for relief to the aid which their British allies had promised, and which they had been for some time expecting, had retired out of tl1e country, towards the sea; not doubting but the assistance looked for ~-o~ld shortly arrive, enable tl1em to re-commence hostthttes, with better hopes of success, and regain their coun~, which they now considered as lost. --~any of the c~1efs and warriors, looking to the defeats they had contmU· ally met wit\1, in all their battles; viewing it as imprac- ticable to resist, with any expectation of better fortune, the numerous forces that were collecting, and threat· cning them at different points; and anxious to ~1ave spared to them yet a part of their country, determmed to discard all ideas of further resistance, and throw themselves for safety on the mercy of their conquerors. To this end, the chief men, from the different trib~, were daily an·iving, asking for peace, and tl1at their lives might be spared. General Jackson was not ignorant of the faithlessness of these people, and how little confidence was to be re· LIFE OF GEN. JACKSON. 169 ·posed io tl1e professions of an enemy, who, prompted CHAP. by fear, would be controlled by its influence, only whilst v. those . fears were continued. He well knew they had~ tt:en too severely chastised, for their friendship or pro- 1814" ~1ses to be implicitly relied on, and too much injured not to feel a disposition to renew the conflict with the first flattering hope that dawned. Too many difficulties ha_d been encountered; and too many dangers past, to bnngthose savages to a sense of duty, to leave them now, Wlth no better secunty than mere professions. Some arran? ement was necess.-rry t? be made, tl1at should prqve lastmg, and . ensure certamty. None seemed better calculated for these end~, than what had been already announced ; tl1at those d1sposed to throw away the war Security club, and renew their friendly relations with the United t:c;:~ to States, should retire in tl1e rear of the advance of the <lians. army, and occupy the country about Fort Williams, and to the east of tile Coosa. The effect of such an arrangement would be this; tllat the line of posts, al-read~ es~~blished, would cut them off from any com~ umcatwn with East Florida ; and, by being placed 1~ that part of the 11ation, inhabited by the friendly In-dtans, whose fidelity was not doubted the earl· t · t II' > 1es 111· e lgence would be had of their hostile intentions should an y b e mam'f ie ste d . The proposed conditions' I were cheerfully accepted : and the different tribes set out, t_o occupy a portion of their country, which alone pr~nused them protection and saf~ty. Proctor the e~lef of the Owewoha war towns, to whom this' pro-mised security from danoo- er had first been 1na d e, ,vas reported to be still at home and to have ab l d 11 · · ' • anc one a mtentwn of moving, in consequence of permission y |