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nation crosses the same; running from thence down the said Coosariver with its eastern bank according to its various meanders to a pointone mile above the mouth of Cedar creek, at Fort Williams, thence easttwo miles, thence south two miles, thence west to the eastern bank ofthe said Coosa river, thence down the eastern bank thereof accordingto its various meanders to a point opposite the upper end of the greatfalls, (called by the natives Woetumka,) thence east from a true meri-dian line to a point due north of- the mouth of Ofucshee, thence southby a like meridian line to the mouth of Ofucshee on the south side ofthe Tallapoosa river, thence up the same, according to its variousmeanders, to a point where a direct course will cross the same at thedistance of ten miles from the mouth thereof, thence a direct line to themouth of Summochico creek, which empties into the Chatahouchieriver on the east side thereof below the Eufaulau town, thence east froma true meridian line to a point which shall intersect the line now dividingthe lands claimed by the said Creek nation from those claimed andowned by the state of Georgia : Provided, nevertheless, that where anypossession of any chief or warrior of the Creek nation, who shall havebeen friendly to the United States during the war, and taken an activepart therein, shall be within the territory ceded by these articles to theUnited States , every such person shall be entitled to a reservation ofland within the said territory of one mile square, to include his improve-ments as near the centre thereof as may be, which shall inure to thesaid chief or warrior, and his descendants, so long as he or they shallcontinue to occupy the same, who shall be protected by and subject tothe laws of the United States ; but upon the voluntary abandonmentthereof, by such possessor or his descendants, the right of occupancy orpossession of said lands shall devolve to the United States , and beidentified with the right of property ceded hereby.
2nd—The United States will guarantee to the Creek nation, the in-tegrity of all their territory eastwardly and northwardly of the said lineto be run and described as mentioned in the first article.
3d—The United States demand, that the Creek nation abandon allcommunication, and cease to hold any intercourse with any British orSpanish post, garrison, or town; and that they shall not admit amongthem, any agent or trader, who shall not derive authority to hold com-mercial, or other intercourse with them, by licence from the Presidentor authorised agent of the United States .
4th—The United States demand an acknowledgment of the right toestablish military posts and trading houses, and to open roads within theterritory, guaranteed to the Creek nation by the second article, and aright to the free navigation of all its waters.
5th—The United States demand, that a surrender be immediatelymade, of all the persons and property, taken from the citizens of theUnited States, the friendly part of the Creek nation, the Cherokee ,Chickesaw, and Choctaw nations, to the respective owners; and theUnited States will cause to be immediately restored to the formerly hos-tile Creeks, all the property taken from them since their submission,either by the United States , or by any Indian nation in amity with theUnited States , together with all the prisoners taken from them duringthe war.
6th—The United States demand the caption and surrender of all theprophets and instigators of the war, whether foreigners or natives, whohave not submitted to the arms of the United States , and become partiesto these articles of capitulation, if ever they shall be found within theterritory guaranteed to the Creek nation by the second article.
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Guaranty ofother territoryof the Creeks.
Establishmentof militaryposts.
All propertytaken to be sur-rendered.
The prophetsand instigatorsof the war to begiven up.