WITNESS James Seagrove, fuperintendant Indian affairs, C. N. Henry Gaither, lieutenant-colonel-commandant. Conft. Freeman, A. W. D. major artillery and engiSamuel Tinfley, capt. 3d. fub-legion. Samuel Allinfon, enfign 2d. fub-legion. John W. Thompfon, enfign 1ft U. S. fub-legion. Geo. Gillaffpy, furgeon L. U. S. Timothy Barnard, D. A. and fworn Interpreter. James

neers.

Burges, D. A. and fworn Interpreter. James Jordan. Richard Thomas. Alexander Cornels. William Eaton, capt. 4th U. S. fub-legion, commandant at Coleraine and fecretary to the commiffion.

the Senate

tion that

And whereas, the Senate of the United States, two-thirds of the Senators prefent concurring, did, by their refolution of the fe- Confent of cond day of March inftant, confent to, and on condiadvise the Prefident of the United States, to the third ratify the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, made and concluded at Coleraine, in the state. of Georgia, on the 29th June, 1796, between the Prefident of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the faid States, and the Kings, Chiefs and Warriors of the Creek nation of Indians, on the part of the faid nation: Provided, and on condition, that nothing in the third and fourth articles of the faid treaty, expreffed in the words following,' "Article 3d, The Prefident of the United States of America fhall have full powers, whenever he may deem it advifable, to establish a trading or military poft on the fouth fide of the Alatamaha, on the bluff, about one mile above Beard's bluff; or any where from thence down the faid river on the lands of the Indians, to garrifon the fame with any part of the military force of the United States, to protect the post, and to prevent the violation of any of the provifions or regulations fubfifting between the parties: And the Indians do hereby annex to the poft aforefaid, a tract of land of five miles fquare, bordering one fide on the river, which poft and the lands annexed thereto, are hereby ceded to, and fhall be to the ufe, and under the government of the United States of America.

and fourth articles fhall not affect the

claim of Georgia.

"Art. 4th, as foon as the Prefident of the United States has determined on the time and manner of running the line from the Currahee mountain, to the head or fource of the' main fouth branch of the Oconnee, and notified the Chiefs of the Creek land of the fame, a fuitable number of perfons on their part fhall attend, to fee the fame completed: And if the President should deem it proper, then to fix on any place or places adjoining the river, and on the Indian lands for military or trading pofts: the Creeks who attend there, will concur in fixing the fame, according to the wishes of the Prefident. And to each post, the Indians fhall annex a tract of land of five miles square, bordering one fide on the river. And the faid lands fhall be to the ufe and under the government of the United States of America. Provided always, that whenever any of the trading or military pofts mentioned in this treaty, fhall, in the opinion of the Prefident of the United States of America, be no longer neceffary for the purposes intended by this ceffion, the fame fhall revert to, and become a part of the Indian lands," fhall be conftrued to affect any claim of the ftate of Georgia, to the right of pre-emption in the land therein fet apart for military or trading posts; or to give to the United States without the 'confent of the faid ftate, any right to the foil, or to the exclufive legiflation over the fame, or any other right than that of establishing, maintaining, and exclufively governing military and trading pofts within the Indian territory mentioned in the faid articles, as long as the frontier of Georgia may require thefe eftablifhments.

NOW KNOW YE, that I, having feen and

tion.

confidered the faid treaty, do hereby accept, ratify and confirm the fame, and every article Ratifica-and claufe thereof; under and fubject to the provifo and condition mentioned and contained in the aforefaid refolution of the Senate of the United States. In teftimony whereof, I have caufed the feal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and figned the same with my hand.

GIVEN at the City of Philadelphia, the eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-feven, and in the twenty-first year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of Ame

rica.

By the Prefident of the

United States:

JOHN ADAMS.

TIMOTHY PICKERING,

Secretary of State.