HOSTILITIES¹ MAINTAINED BY GEORGIA.

Mr. Madison’s election—His character—Desire of people of Georgia to enslave Exiles—They demand annexation² of Florida—Congress passes a law for taking possession of that Territory—General Mathews appointed Commissioner³—Declares insurrection—Takes possession of Amelia Island—Spanish Government demands explanation—The President disavows acts of Mathews—Governor Mitchell succeeds Mathews—Georgia raises an Army—Florida Invaded—Troops surrounded by savage⁴ foes—Their danger—Their retreat—Stealing Slaves—Lower Creeks⁵ join Seminoles—Georgia demands their surrender—Chiefs refuse—Georgia complains—President refuses to Interfere—Another Invasion of Florida—Towns burned; Cattle stolen—Troops withdrawn⁷ from Amelia Island—Public attention directed toward our Northern frontier—Lord Cockrane enters Chesapeake Bay—Issues Proclamation to Slaves—Dismay of Slaveholders—Slaves go on board British ships—Several vessels⁸ enter Appalachicola Bay—Col. Nichols lands there with Troops—Gathers around him Exiles and Indians—Builds a Fort, arms it, and places Military Stores in Its Magazines—Treaty of Peace with England—Provision in regard to Slaves taken away during War—Claimants of the Exiles encouraged—Col Nichols delivers Fort to the Exiles—Their plantations¹⁰, wealth, and social condition—Our Army—General Gaines represents Fort as in possession of Outlaws¹¹—Plans for its destruction—Correspondence—General Jackson’s order—Col.

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