Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . eries of the situationand collected force of thesavages, and to give himthe result of his enquiries. The hostile Creeks, heremarked to him, willnot attack you until theyhave had a brush withme; and that, I think, willput them out of the notionof fighting for some concluded his messageby requesting him to sendto the army provisions ofany kind, or informationwhere any might be hadwhich would support had advanced but a short distance, when famineobliged him to stop. The contractors who had beenso much rehed on were unable to furnish the neces-sar
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . eries of the situationand collected force of thesavages, and to give himthe result of his enquiries. The hostile Creeks, heremarked to him, willnot attack you until theyhave had a brush withme; and that, I think, willput them out of the notionof fighting for some concluded his messageby requesting him to sendto the army provisions ofany kind, or informationwhere any might be hadwhich would support had advanced but a short distance, when famineobliged him to stop. The contractors who had beenso much rehed on were unable to furnish the neces-sary supplies for the army. Jackson, impelled bynecessity, took the contract from them, and at the in-stance of Major Rose, of the quarter-masters depart-ment, gave it to Mr. Pope, of Madison county, uponwhose means and exertions it was thought confidencecould be placed. To the other contractors he wrote,informing them of the change that had been made,and the reasons which had induced it. I am advised, said he, that you have candidly. Indian runner. 116 COMMENCEMENT OF THE CREEK WAR. acknowledged that you have it not in your power toexecute the contract in which you have engaged. Donot think I mean to cast any reflection—very farfrom it. I am exceedingly pleased with the exertionsyou have made, and feel myself under many obliga-tions of gratitude for them. The critical situation ofaffairs when you entered into the contract being con-sidered, you have done all that individuals in yourcircumstances could have performed. But you mustbe well convinced that any approbation which maybe felt by the commander of an army for past ser-vices, ought not to become the occasion of that armysdestruction. From the admissions you have beencandid enough to make, the scarcity which alreadybegins to appear in camp, and the difficulties you arehkely to encounter in effecting your engagements, Iam apprehensive I should be doing injustice to thearmy I command were I to rely for support on yourexertion
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