 He was received by King George III as 'Chief of the Embassy for Creek and Cherokee Nations'; it was with British backing that he returned to train the Muscogee as pirates to attack Spanish ships.In 1799, Bowles formed the State of Muskogee, with the support of the Chattahoochee Creeks and the Seminoles.He established his capital at Miccosuki, a village on the shores of Lake Miccosukee near present-day Tallahassee.