distance of twenty miles, or as much farther as may be neceffary to mark diftinctly the faid boundary. And in order to extinguish forever all claims of the Creek nation, or any part thereof, to any of the land lying to the northward and eastward of the boundary herein defcribed, it is hereby agreed, in addition to the confiderations heretofore made for the faid land, that the United States will caufe certain valuable Indian goods now in the state of Georgia, to be delivered to the faid Creek nation; and the faid United States will alfo cause the sum of one thousand and five hundred dollars to be paid annually to the faid Creek nation. And the underfigned Kings, Chiefs and Warriors, do hereby for themselves and the whole Creek nation, their heirs and defcendants, for the confiderations abovementioned, release, quit claim, relinquish and cede, all the land to the northward and eastward of the boundary herein described. ARTICLE V. The United States folemnly guarantee to Guarantee. the Creek Nation, all their lands within the limits of the United States to the weftward and fouthward of the boundary defcribed in the preceding article. to fettle on Indian lands, ARTICLE VI. If any citizen of the United States, or other No citizen perfon not being an Indian, fhall attempt to fettle on any of the Creeks lands, fuch perfon fhall forfeit the protection of the United States, and the Creeks may punish him or not, as they please. nor hunt on the fame. ARTICLE VII. No citizen or inhabitant of the United States fhall attempt to hunt or deftroy the game on the Creek lands: Nor fhall any fuch citizen or inhabitant go into the Creek country, without a paffport first obtained from the Governor of fome one of the United States, or the officer of the troops of the United States commanding at the nearest military post on the frontiers, or fuch other perfon as the Prefident of the United States may, from time to time, authorize to grant the fame. ARTICLE VIII. criminals. If any Creek Indian or Indians, or perfon refiding among them, or who fhall take re- Indians to fuge in their nation, fhall commit a robbery or deliver up murder, or other capital crime, on any of the citizens or inhabitants of the United States, the Creek nation, or town, or tribe to which fuch offender or offenders may belong, shall be bound to deliver him or them up, to be punished according to the laws of the United States. ARTICLE IX. crimes in If any citizen or inhabitant of the United States, or of either of the territorial diftricts Citizens of the United States, fhall go into any town, committing fettlement or territory belonging to the Creek Indian ter nation of Indians, and fhall there commit any ritory to be punished. crime upon, or trespass against the perfon or property of any peaceable and friendly Indian or Indians, which if committed within the jurifdiction of any state, or within the jurisdiction of either of the faid diftricts, against a citizen or white inhabitant thereof, would be punishable by the laws of fuch state or district, fuch offender or offenders fhall be fubject to the fame punishment, and fhall be proceeded against in the fame manner, as if the offence had been committed within the jurifdiction of the state or district to which he or they may belong, against a citizen or white inhabitant thereof. restrained. ARTICLE X. In cafes of violence on the perfons or pro Retaliation perty of the individuals of either party, neither retaliation nor reprifal fhall be committed by the other, until fatisfaction fhall have been demanded of the party, of which the aggreffor is, and fhall have been refused. Indians to ARTICLE XI. The Creeks fhall give notice to the citizens of the United States of any defigns, which they give notice may know or fufpect to be formed in any of defigns neighbouring tribe, or by any perfon whatever, against U.S. against the peace and interefts of the United States. ARTICLE XII. That the Creek nation may be led to a greater degree of civilization, and to become herdsmen and cultivators, instead of remaining make pre in a state of hunters, the United States will United Lents to them. Animo fities to ecafe, from time to time furnish gratuitously the faid nation with useful domeftic animals and implements of husbandry. And further to affift the faid nation in fo defirable a pursuit, and at the fame time to eftablish a certain mode of commmunication, the United States will fend fuch, and so many perfons to refide in faid nation as they may judge proper, and not exceeding four in number, who fhall qualify themselves to act as interpreters. These persons fhall have lands affigned them by the Creeks for cultivation, for themselves and their fucceffors in office; but they fhall be precluded exercifing any kind of traffic. ARTICLE XIII. All animofities for paft grievances fhall henceforth cease; and the contracting parties will carry the foregoing treaty into full execution, with all good faith and fincerity. ARTICLE XIV. tion. This treaty fhall take effect and be obligatory on the contracting parties, as foon as the Ratifica fame fhall have been ratified by the Prefident of the United States, with the advice and confent of the Senate of the United States. IN WITNESS of all and every thing herein determined, between the United States of America and the whole Creek nation, the parties have hereunto fet their hands and feals, in the city of New-York, within the United States, this feventh day of Auguft, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. In behalf of the United States, H. KNOX, } Secretary of War, and fole Com miffioner for treating with the In behalf of themfelves and the whole ALEXANDER MCGILLIVRAY, (L. s.) |