On the ttrcnl/-fourth of February, eigh- j
teen hundred thirty-two, '.ibe, and he
herehy is, authorized, without regard
to existing rules and requtretrienUF, to re*
cepre such evidence as is on die, and any.
farther proof* which maybe offerfediendh>?
to establish the validity of' tbn claims
of Massachusetts opoo/the United States,
or any part thereof for.seeiees, disbursements.
aad . expenditures during the late,
war" tfith (Jrc^t Briiatrt; end in all cases
.where such endeact shall in hi* judgment
prove the truth of the items Of* claim, or
any.pan thereof, to act on. the same In
like manner, as if the - proof consisted of
such vouchers and eridej?ed-a? if fieqtrired
' - 1 -t ?tnndfiiiMr'i'
DJT CXtSUOg ruics ^ ?tbe
sDovaitce' of sjicbc&nnr: And . ibit
; to thceeutaraetrtof^afhwof OtlwStntea
, upon the UnHcii Statv< ill llfafcj
]>ur9f(Q<$ntSi ?ml xpfcn'ISiurw. during^ the
late irar with Great Britain, thai same iiritj
\ of evidence; roochjw^and^ooA -ahafrR
received as is herein provided for 'in reftK
lion to the claim gf Masaa*Kraett#, the
? validity of which shaU be; in like manner
* -determined and acted upon bj\Lhe Sccktory
of War.
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. OCR INDIAN
Owing to the ?xtrem^cxejtenifem which;
prevails >t present 1q our city, frdm the
bold, reckless* and jneccUfM murder* and
horning* of *be hostile CrtAs.'Bo W going
on in our irarandU^Yhnciiy, we arc cmns
jelled to cxcludfemcclrintoleeting; matter
far the present Fofaomc *Utn*?. we
cooJd scarce bring* ooneives <0 fccKerc
? J-V-J-i n1J
IUI (HCW UCiHUCU ncaiVHB WUUIH ???V
the bbldness and omc. to gltiKiheir tb>
cieoi and ondy?ng hostility upon yQ* Un.offending
inhabitants. ' Northal vb placed
any confidence in lhe.pr<uni*ed(tfen<r?trijp
of sbis treacherous and rersngefo! pe??plb,
but rclviog npnn the supposition that thoy
knew atui.feli too <sen*ibty\. tb^uUer bopev
Imoots of er^ptiuJ succets^nd bs&e*"
ing that thejr -were ^conscious thai "theifj
murder* and barrings woold ?o ti?f **
Tiiisrff with un-frid terror upon their
own hied* we were Ie3 to "Jor>k \spoa
them as too weak to go to War* md loo1
dispirited to maiotaio each open aod dar-.
104 hostility. - But .from wjwt baa trab*>
ptreil in a,few day* bark, We find tflal out J
calcuUiioa wa* cnruneoot."r iiAtt.dV'
viotft. lhai thry frri thrmtejrc* neither so
hppcitM of er in in at saccc*??nor era. they
xii*jpo?e4 to bcliereabai reidtiaUTf justice ,
will til] wltlr reiigeaacc dp*n their header
It> jUm Adw-reduced lo t ccruinfyv that
th??? foed dctcnftiOAtion wto carry aa tn
it^iscfifinaatAl^t^n^AOVoply throughoui
the oriole lately acquired porchoW;
half to iriot the war iatD rnur ove^ttor
with a tUriuy and epEwfr-wtitcti tf'todeerf *
stariliug. Not conical with shooting anddriving
oet from ardtrnd (hew the oofdr* j
finatc citiets, ami pUtMeetag una at i
nearly ever* thing tW Spoil* m"wI nalj
content with rroairag -ni jftuTemeol by ,
the vhiteai aadprerentifce ifceooeedr cf>U
li rtuioa of the** rich mid i?rliU| h?li?
andppproprinitof 4* th?*?8ee* (hi jm*
rMei^ob the HkT
ftjbtr ?i<b the forcible detention ol" *
Urge irapter of neproea, tfarlNnr& dared
to eraetfce Chcttabooehee, in ope* defiance*
?ad aieadk ami completely pit lo
ItpMi the, lonto/ of Roanoke, mordrriog
rrjanrof per valuable cdixsc* and intimate
friend*. At &* aaroc lime and place, tN
(Morptiif to sit fir* lo the steam boat
r - - k - !?.? LtLj
Q<pr{iu, and to Otficner in com; mew,?
Iwt defeacfiJm r We ire paiaed at J
(be Mtelii|<(iie? of the fate of Jtoaneka, for!
and* of the cnttiw jim/ loasrastd tiny!
toAe inhabitants (frm $ht*Jlettroetioa of
their pToptrWt trc rJ?w to isgrtt the j
death or It Jeice. Esq. Mr, Kent***, Mr.>
Asnf Rit> * yoogg gentleman, the wk oi
Col. Z Wttbarna ^ Columbia couoiy, and ;
R. Gaoiny, E?1 and the si luntion of Mid* j
In. U. ftorn, who. ivuaaul has boon bad- j
Iy wounded. Such savage and outrageous,
tfMfcfocteanna* be * ten J>p finfgitm j
?crugeaocc aboof.. be their war cry, andj
vengeance die only nspiawou. The state
of public feeling here, the constant expectation
of a vfnwtar attach, together
with the want of concert end organization, j
the necessary patching and guarding 4h?
city, by day add by night# while many of
our "people-arc worn down and sick, formi
a scene any thing but pleasant.
11 becomes the duty of the people of the
Slate to turn out and help as, and that
too. to sufficient force to do somclbhjg,
before the already, excited Chcrukcca in
our own border*, Pitching the umtc of
blood, shall rise ami brio# ruin and death
to such of oar people as Jive among them,
h ie highly important, it U highly impel jous
on us to march into the enemies country,
and strike-no effectual bio* at once,
for uothmgelM can nmv save us from a
genera) snd protracted warfare, ft ia
generally believad that "the Creeks have
been stimulated to tbeif present posture
towards oa by xlic ncwaof the protracted
~ (he nsriiai
W*f ?{Rlfl? ura OVUIHd'Kai ? f
puccca of their engsffmthtl' with our
troops. If w? arr thi*. sod bet partial in
success cgamtt the Crrcks, will not-the
Cherokee* be>Tikcwis*atunttlale<l U *-> *
We her# see and feel the necessity of
acute and laborious camp duty. We
need the experience of discipline. Our
officers bete, with a promptness lhat reDec
te great credit upon them, determined
to go into regular camp, to torn out ail
our affective citizen*? without the least
exception of persona. Regular guard*
should be mounted beyond the Use of
camps. More cannon and ammunition
#bouid be aebt for??>biock foouies prepar
ed for the reception of our women audi
children, in case of en attack, end the Governor
should be requested u> send' out, '
as carljr as possible, such roJuflte'er companies
m can be hail, |o the various positions
on onrosteqded frontier Mne for V-e
believe no escape J* to be expected from
the rifle, the tomahajrhaml scalping knife'
of these- TUtWets savages, bot what 'vre
may expect to hnd by bold, and vigorous
w?*t- : v - ' ,r.
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ARRIVAL OF TUK ARMS aNI) Ml.
.. . wiSbNaoy ^r Ait
.. This morning (Wedoexls/) arc had ifwaf-1
rieal of tfu* 300 tfrod of arms,' ammunition
and one six pounder, asm on tb us by oar p*.
tnouc acd iodepeod?nl^3or?rjvor. The wagon?
were escorted by a very gallant looking
aoluQtearcof&panjr df tipipi, from Taifottub, <
rTumbtriagebwct abety men. -Tho mas were
TWikeig frtff gfett composing.
(hH&gtdoaf Briga&er tfen: Lo?>rr, vrh<>
*cu in command of tins diristoa in xfro-atK
tence < of. lh| ^tin^D. -tt'Doogafeb - On
Joeaday-ksL Aaj^ Qoward; commanding
ilm Goorgj* Bau*)ioo ?t Fori recei-J
. ted by order* from- ibc ExeCaitVf; an - add*-.
nooal force of- touooied njeft from Vpaoa
?* - -. ^ ? -j, -~'i
coo my? - j. ? - j
Tberd bis armed, hi thd coowc of kda)
-or so, coofeiderablc iotce from Harris couory
iy iheor&rof Gen Low^nd me are look-*
<0^ foe-t Bsfbilkjd of Light- Inlaturj'troa
lalbot'aooMjr, is t^e hwiebf ilfu wttk.' 1
a Howard, {wto seems ifr have ihej
opoBdendeof tITai ma able and gaHam oft-ra^with*-pkri
of hie 'Obttahaiid 6dm For* [
Twiggs,tbe Upacm ttbop, Cotaftbus Quants, c
osoogep fifaes, and* number of/dtfcer coci||bm?
ORxMMyeer 1 the Cfeeiubooetee thtt
atfamgVIVeditoadaj)~torpul' * ??p ^6 thtf
b0ratag4r Mr. pUorttioq '
ti Ufa JoiiidbBio^Toej^ they jrenihh '
edia did cBepmgoNbe tunc' day, without
teeing abf of the Indiana ^Tbd&dkyM srei
?ud im.rdettng aodifciralng.f This' mooaipfj
( Wedoeediay) ?o;dttiKgro tertian V *ilb his j
lent, ioc propinj w- uiu nor/ w m?" >? i
of oar [>1 *c<^ wfciicruftag *4ktte.w?j bt}ond|
(2ir^,|rM o|^' *WIH>
dedib tf^tpa, oFsis of eigbt'
ioduo>; tiwdMbe fiw?l?OftJUldafo?rUi
nut-" The! *U$e whitft Jeft tt^igxamf1wf,of
w&scJi Wlttro 1?> account, vsa *?
4idUd?t& ft patents With A> tad Vvtidtft
b* ilin nnifniin i iiuinwWwwi iWhriraai ?nif
raakiog CbcK Cscspc. liploifaisiicBCki^ovi
of lihrljB, hare ^Jrired oofeljiiv loop. .Tbu,
dgetH binv Hr. *
ptrtrof ineodij lad??i?~K>?croci after $*
nltf bags?00 their rcfwnf U?y rdporterf
?ftw pttm Ijriqg doid fltti tte Otigb^
tfjo jwfws, Ax, scattered ih4
Stage burnt, and horac* tilled
The ffta&ofcrs wbofcttihe rkthbaoT M.
blood jwtod*, Mill lie mibenod la iho woods
-7? ifodaciBof <m|? bftrtiitfif/eamtgfe to
ttUietbe blood imai oar chteto, tlwt am
dtiiQt ttewgotimrdtttih. _ ,
geilNMft)} iN uum of litraewijf^ i^noof
? grtufooBjM?ot t(m nwaeio Mioep. He
vsa^o feu rouxk froqa ?ex*V*ad mfooned
ti^wegipi, wbo-Wero with huo W ibc
puge, itoibt^hint. of - pee
if40*- ' ? I? ^ ' ? 3??" ? , - ^ J
We, Um ey?>. Aoettaeftibere coonty,
WjMifim a?^CH of tfao aetUcra seam 10
be vom nd more horrid than ?*<mi beat be?
low th*i eoemy, A grow may limiliw,
eNMiod ctukircn, b??o b*o**hoc,eod no
tell deed, prey far ibe vofree turf dug*. ~
Goo. EU*? fofmcHy of for*jth, dm*
roe county, n oo? farting bimecjf, triilfe &m
vfcoja foree, ebuol 60tt*t|Ong,o? (bp JouiuheitboeCrock,
m lb* Locfeipogt town (which
he bee bono, e&4 bed aoo-men kitted, i Hr.
fftefufsuff?(to todien iW iboc bira -?s ukta,
add bis heed cui off The iwo
Lept ms ftler?laoas,of Truujs erbooeoi over
?i(b ibeir corau>?ikU mutinied, hero return, dj
ihek, dreigoi)^ Vj I e*<* itoir horse* behind,;
? ? *A..? ?*u4 Airlii (hum ill tfaoir OStt !
U WW, -w . ,
way. Wo iuvo authentic news of (ho enure j
boftliSkj of lho Nanoo, with tiw ox vpcaoofj
tew *>.toa, the tfowou, ttaeutws, owl ?mc;
of tin town oeW 'Geo. IVouJard'a, ate aatdj
Krbe lric?dJy?butbufoor ut reliance can;
be put in Ibetr fneudsbtp; Ola Ncba .ilico,.
the bead man of he nation,, haa at icugili
declared 10 favor ? f tlw itotidu*, aud old
| Vknx Manilla tie* seat us Word thai i*c know a:
I our force, A#d would buru tbe bridgt?mat'
if bo ooufd oot Lake t dtamboa, tie would de
rastate the country towards t'lm merj-?
Thuinfomouon we derive from our Indian
vriao cauie in la 10 I Am utfiti, (Wetfhe*.
Ida}.) Erery coufidanc* ?ra? beretof./ro leh
! in the friendship of those two Chiefs?-ha uJ
i? uowr ai an end, and our watchful Gorernur
sltoufd no longer ro?t a moment mtbout or
tiering oat all the volunteer ooamant** at
| hand, thai can be spared, and seud us iq a
hurrj, biorv arms, ammunition, and especialIj
tours canuao - fur thejr are the mm *A (ei- j
lows to (hake the I ndians how I. -We tmpe)
and trust be hill do ao, or give ?o,?.e of our <
occurs iiote, djscrvuonarj power to call out
the iniiiiiatritboui a dr-ft? such a number at
letsl as could be well spared lir- tn thediffcrv
jeni couuuusrn our Divmno. tins Indiana
) hare complete posaoMton of Roanoke?bare
t made a fort of the wan?-fiou*e and cotton
bales, and what ts worse, have beaten off nro
compauica of whiles in two several onjjogcnat
r?<>. The whole country Bi.tt of Jtoanoke
hai been abandoned, and the honse* in
t(uanj places, have becu burnt by the Ini
duns. Surely there never was such a paulc,
{ tbe whites teem to think of riotbing but gut,
ting *w<ty?instead or atandjiig up and whip,
ping these devils, whom (hey. hare always|
been able to whip?and" who are doing so
much injur; to thwn tbo?why if any other
Wl of people were to treat them to, they certainly
would not think of giving Qp to ibem
at nil ctcnts, not witbow a sbw of re?is
w . *
laaoe. We loow Uielndiaiw are desperate,
and probably do fight nrrUt much daring bat
tbep we think, par people have a good right
to be desperate too, .hrtd fightlpr tb^ir families,
their tomes and their property, with u
modi d,viog ? tllMe a^tages- ani if
we give wejt on the f*roriu*$ W^lhecrogr
will be loit, and grta . duntfesj prodqeed.?
So, there is no occasion for panto?we have
n6-ose for panics-of iiiu i*tr--nw' for men'
who cao -be panicijecL Kit ,jb enough tb?a
onr timid women TOtjf be.somewhat agitated:
on account of their lktle ofaddten -iod hus- -]
bands?hat Eur u^c. aud - tffcca' who b?e to
pocb.io Kmset (if life frndnuw break -through
die liae* and dyrsslate their home*) (o shew
alarm and oansteruauotr a. bafxttuj disorganized
aod amstfeofiopffty cowardly indsaas,
tncsr not be said. Lfit eviry man -in
anus do his <folj as a soldier, who feck-he
fc|*ihe -b?e?of b? family jaod'bfe property
lbdcfeod, cirhe will .loose them, and let stQtt;
?Wiener to oor ofic ra. be cheerfully /ben:
^Let cs make good out oftbe time and
ineaos ghran 09, rodhdopte/ood yndtkler-.
miord plan of opperatww?and twldlyxac.
ry them iatoefieoi-^flo rfilfydaJly?hut^oodearnest
work, tnd-aastats as theiun shines,'
we will give those moally IoButOa. a Vssoti
how to kilhaod. bufnop.iotbctf own hoa*ij
cor ooofleoding friends - - - ; ^
,v.Wi rodersund that .'Judge Irenwn prooeodsto
Washingttat-eiiy'in a day or two, as
Uw repreaeouiiif of fke , contractors for ttro
tamotal of the CfMduk io oader.to arrange J
with tbaihwemflMUlstarts-fdace(pttheft iu?-i
- ;-T-*V. 4mc.? -Lut^a-I
Dnontc etiMgrvnan. uk hub ?* *iiiiou
juried, h{imw?uj, Jl 3do?ac
<M -the ipeedy wtfonl^t ibesodchnfod-peo--.
p!*r *6d m pOT-QMnre-roeuarca fcave-foied,
obcreite oa<* ?hoa^bo/e?o0.ed l6. L$ttfeeai
be <oirried off at Hat potip pf ri>e.fayaftct:
**lTi?otfc? CtiuiMham.Cocxux.
} Order i?.ij?Mi 8cotL?*Wv bavc brcn
put UT pdasctfnoA, perih? achoonerAmha,
Cap*, ftorton, arriredOo S?nday ak
fernt?6? frorp St. A^nalhie, of aaOrtlet
of GM.tS*oU, dated feV thai-place on die'
17tfvlcst. W?k#i?( la-jteceeirf Ia1(i9>
diqttiofta of t'teLeteoof -mutual diaeoAfeot^j
cxUiing betvreen the Oeomfu^lin f?o;i
pie offfjorida. The X^pjerml-compliin*
bitterly oflhe conduct-of the. ff)uridian?, i
that wllhinx'fcvrdsys, the in-j
twfaiDa^t but ire ^adikinr into t neigh-H
borhood ia. the..heart of
to?L the comnrifricn of 4 murder hy-thenv
had penhe inhabaiants to flight and giUog
-otherInstances Of wild. fear; excited. bv
eafcfta *aua% jodej|tt*M*, both in Eastern
add. Middle- Florida- "ft is evident*''
aaya the tfrder. *lbat no General* even
With. the extensive means, can,, core* a
tfiaeaae in the public mind, ao general and
so degrading* whhuOi some Tittle effort,
on the para, of lbs people thecnteJves.?
Thus the planters, in* the recent case,
wWpYiilbliniM, e&ajvi jrhJioui lcnoit*
ing whether they rah froin yqua?va.ar Warriors*
-mtghl-iral to hare ascertained that
fact., If they had turned upon the enemy,
tlngr nrooHl bare found toe case within the
6aiy ponpui oljiij wrev-'ur wui * s?v
lute masters, ami haJf axnUny osctsccts,
Thi* was tiic cimplo and uituly cour^r.
That adopted *??lo fly, W- spread the
pstucsod to .throw execration ;up,n tf>e
jjelicn) vho baa ibf okAirtuiM to eAmman
d a bkadfal 04 brave u-oops In thr
midst of aueb a population." The Gene*
rat insist* that the regular f?*rrc in the
Trnrilnry is adequate to it* protection,
none having been sent nut of the territory,
except possibly' three companies Crom
Temp* Bay?bfalde* garrison at which
place, 2 companies acre directed thence
to occupy a post on the Hutrance, Sarr
E>stc<l at Fort King, 5 at Fort Drone; t
aoontsd United riutea Dragoons) at Oakads,
6 miles oflF, 4 at Micanupy and a
lurcJfth at Garcy's Ferry, a force Boflirier.i,
ill itia opinion, to grtc security to th?
Alachua ai d hotrtnco irvniicr, mprnj iy
if one of ivo companies of moiintvl mm,
1 iba enrolment of which Guv, (jilj Uejceri
(tog Himself |o effect, cm* be obtained (u
laid the dragoons In arouriog the country
i between the p.??u?a steam boat i?
also lobe ifirvrtrd io cruise up mid down
I the Huwaoce river. Gen. ?. also deems
(!?e furcc on (hi* aide of the at. John's
equally adequate 0?r defence?if aided by
a single company uf mounted volunteer*.
Tb? -L'fUteu'iluiei Little armrd steamer,
tZuoyans, U lube kept cruising daily up
and Outfit the St. John*. The torcce on
jhc Sowencc and at other port* in thai vicinity,
aro to be commanded by Mnj<?r
i tl?i lemon* sLationed at Fort Drane.
[ Vfcjearn that ihr citizens uf St. Angus
linr han been very much excited by ihc
1 t<?nr of Gen. Srott's order, and that s pubi
lie meeting was to have been held on
t Thursday Lut 4 P. M. lu express their rentimonu
oil the occasion, and probably to
l>eiihon the government for his rccal.
FROM~ST AUGUSTINE.
Thesieam packet Dolphin, ('apt. Pennoy:
er, arrived J.im evening. Ion St. Augustine on
Saturday evening, and Savannah yesterday
I mottling, liy her, ?vc have received the St.
iAugUtfiiuo J/iraut of Thursday last, and
the Sitannili (rtnrgian ol yoMordsy morning
r From the hitter, we copy tomo account of
further Indian murders, about *0 miles from
Jif Svionritlo, E. F
Urn. Semt was a passenger in the Dolphin
,5.11.ir a* Sarannnli; which place no was lo
hive left yesterday, in ihe steamer George
, Walhingum, for Aagustn, nn his way, as
was understood, ?o tho Creek nation.
Wo learn from Major Lytic urhocatne pas cnger
in the Uolpfun, that there was nothing
I new at tit. Augustine at the time of her dci
parture.
Gor. Call has sent an order to Brig (Jen.
llernaode7.; to 01U nitoserTico AH) men for
the MOfectwo of the ecu airy east af liteStl
Johp's riter, . V . ^ v . >%
\ SATAHtfAH, Mty {Sjir >'
:V Mflqnchohf dratk of a Voluute&.~ Sir.
Park his-jo M. Skinaer, of Put gam county,
attached toxm* pi the compaBieif, (Capl. |
UfriVfilWi^ n^ lTW pAfifiMS liaiiafumi
ibw reached thre-cty 9 few days .sijice,^ died
at'tfccC^ 'HajeJ on Saiur3ajr ^' oight Irom
a fecund accidentttif* htfliotod by another *?tunieer
on 'thnrtfiy- eroding ~ iTta*' w6r<\
; it is said. on Win? <if/4$e mo?t friefidly intgreoorse.
/?bi**?Jdna bfthe fhrBtier'^ioquesi
ia^'Thal the deceased--came to.-faia, death
-by a wound indicted on the left bryast, which
peiirtratw^thshcart, and - furfur, tbdt aetd
wound wa? aocidrnfty- -fh dieted with a kijife
by ou? AffredTCi Ma4oa 00"the* nigfrvofihe
Oth-iqer."' - -* ' * -1 * *
Another Imprest ?m befcj--yesterday hfterhoort
by "Vtr. Eddb. t'of my oirjhe body of
Johri ft- Xtyxpw, a<0&vp of Virginia, -end
tlDoeQ'Jy^f Pijitadtfip^w,J>y'iicf2fe a <aitor.-^The
Verifie?udF tbe4ur* "ii-V'Thst be came
tobis death by bc?ng?cciflcntflfy droWned
while batbtog m lire can^Mruh serenf other
goatlemM betwee* sfinwdseren o'clock in
the tnornrtfg.- ~
Latrp Worn-(he St. John's.?Th* steam
packC-.fiordv rapt' Hebbard, arrrvod here
yesterdajr from PicofsU rii Jacksonville? A
tfiife person*named MTotl.whrj iccenriy from i
the North, ?m* btlletf *pd. scalped m few days
smcc a'dit?pten>ttkiQ^ho?0'\fiiidario/ and
ahour pftany ottoi Irom Jacksonville A
i letter of tbelfch uf&ftAaf Mwmtqpj aobftrtris
the intelligence from ifcowhralNFori^iillilantVthai
the fftdieos fcadjtttt^ktflod- near
M tc&aopjr r-foutdf. oar people tod wounded
two. ; ' *,/ - ; * * - ?
- Tfceir.ofrnes MA flpocy A. More atsdR,
X. j?tcf, {k3liid). Jobfe 3i'F?dd1cn- {tnuswig
add supposed- tol<e kdW)* all, iH?e * white*,
aud'Epbeatm (colored-rasn) also missing^fiontc*
3ahlt*tnd Jbhn r<w (bo^h white*)
and t)arro ^cotored( escaped, if. Smith
fk9 Noirtni ( &.}. Pa Had mm of |lth
IpsL 9?js* **We;h?tt/ ingrbeebr^fcyrtpd bj
iKcH^e tlnm* (foarfett*, lirfana
i i~*r*'batc bwd -60 nw,Mr?pea^d,<dijikJfeii
pt Cb*fDtM^^ynty,-^baftit, ?n<Ttbe wbojc
cooo!r^/fortr Wefct.-Pbtot doHD u deaen*d bj
ibewJutep. - ^
The-nam6j>*ppt s*jft,th4t ii'ialiepofled
fbtu \b* Creeks* cacr rwiaifcr/O^JQ W^morftT
< lx v- .", ?i?. - * '"'
-x Indian Murder.-STUe. T*riaha?3ee Fionditm
vf UterJT4th tntl. states, tbetrvrhhe
.boy t.boar IS ftorj of zgc. whjrc.pl nothing
ip th> ficldj w? shot and icafped* by
party of ftarcgeft who-irmntdiaiely fled
to the ctramps leaving ifyeir tfctim tTclteringin
bis blood. :Th? mother of the boy
distinctly heard .the *kci ot ber'ebiW,
when- the ei.nl fli 02 knife rvas 'oJng its
turk of death. dL Bead." was in- pup,
strHof the fixe. - The ia?e:pap*r ?)rs that
f*Ai|pnum the mo'ofog
previous, io solicit aid fioni this
state, unfit the general gorerumcnt shall
prgamse permanent means of defence. j
-The Mobile MsJeantik Ademiser of -the
18th instr domains another version ql the
battle, in which Santa Anna was made prisoner,
furtmbetnrjT Mr. Joseph Andrews, bl
Georgia; jrt>9 was one of the prisoners taken
"by the Mcaieans, in ibe detachment commanded
by Col. Ward, of ih.it State, and
was among those who escaped the g-neial
mawMcro of that deuebmetii. and was afterr
#et? ijed in ihi?dacitire baulr, fbugh
VijrGco. iiutt^too. lib account ot ibis ac,
uon corresponds generally with the state
menu prettnudy received. S^nta Anna w
represented'by him, as apparent It 45 years of
rather small statm*, dark complexion,
| buck hair. hUck bright cje*, and altogether
J a good looking roan Santa Anna is stated
j 10 hate assigned as reasons for destroying 'h?i
prisoners comjxBtng (tie detachment* of > ol
Fannin and ( ol. Ward, that be had nohpru
jtlMons suffj< lent Tor ilietti and his own army,
t and seeo dly, that he had noi men enough to
; spare to keep ihcm securHy.
I Tbo following named perwns under the
| command of i oU. Fannin and Ward, made
their r*c ipe?Jujrpb Andrews, Dnrid Holt,
Lewis Washington, Dickinson, Horace
] Bullock, Samuel Hardcwar, and fr-njam n
j Murdecai, all Georgians. l)r. ShankIrford,
mif Alabama, had hi* hie sparrd, and is now
, ?u attcndame np?m the wounded Mexican*.
I lu lira battle between Houston and Santa
Anna, t ol. Mir-ibeau Lviuar, of gia,
'greatly di"?;ingui lutl himself for Ins valor
jan iiitrcptUttv, <ud gained the applause of
; all.
It i* said there was not fifty Tcxians in ihc
battle?that ihc Texiann -rniy was composed
almost entirely of volunteers.
Santa Anna is a prisoner in an armed vessel,
near (Jalfestnn Inland, where the Mexican
prisoners, who arc able to labor, arc engaged
in budding breast works on the Is{laud.
TKXA8?CONFIRMATION.
TM.?. C..I I.. ? !?<<* Iriii r from Mninr (lenp
I I lit iumii I? IV..V. > - - ?J - -
ral Gaines has been furnished lo the colors
of the Washington Globe for publication,
and is in part confirmatory of the
accounts of the victory of the Tvxians
i published yesterday. It will be seen that
General Games considers the statement
| of the victories sufficiently authentic to
found the future military operations of
the government of the United 8tatcs upon
its correctness, and has countermanded
his requisitions upon the Governors of
the several bordering States for vnlutt.leers
lo protect the integrity of our soil.
Ilr.ad QrAR*r*?. Wrirn* Drr**t???t
Camp Sabine, iiJVAi April, 1KK>
Sir:?I have the honor lo slate ihnt reports
have ju?t now reached lliis plao\
through varion? channels, which leave n.
douht ol ihei; correctness, that on the
a Oniric was near twen^Hwrkdmr*
in. Texas,
b^Weei^t^o Mexicans, trader ilte imtnedi^e;
cirtpraand W their President, Saul*
Asna, end-the Texians, under. General
Hp^fwiv their command et4n-c&c?f'.i|d
tlrat H rcsnlted in me eulirn overthrow of
iKc ad rapced corps of the Mexican jirrti y,
whrchr appears to bare been r^ry far out of
supporting distance from the Inrger part
or trie -arm)-, most of whiih is said to
bare been, upon the Brassoa, near St,
Phi I lipped distance $xiy miles. It 3p
sut*d that between fire bondred and. s|x
hundred of life Mexican troops were killed, and
ihe rcsitfuc of ihep&risce, abopt fbe
aa/tie number. t.ikrn nnMMfL ifteltiftinar
tlu; TrehitkrK himself with hssatoff, and
most of his pripcjpal officers, and that he
has declared himself j eady and wiHintf iosunUy
^acknowledge the Independence
of Texas, Upon this point, bairevrr, E
presume flic coQ&mpUwj authorities of
Mexico moat be-consulted. '
I bajt* moreover, learned that the
CJieroke* and other Indians inTexas, from
nut side .of thd national' boundary line,
are disposed to return to tKeirvOlagef,
platt\ corn, and be peaceable.
litis intelligence suggests to me the
propriety of desiring the Governors .of
the Slates of whom I revested volunteers,
k. cl*m<4 in no !?lt*r nf lha fiaWnT tkla
? ?t* W^. ? VI v* Niu
month, to suspend- their movement. To
UiisI have added, that should the above
report be confirmed, as! Hare no doabt they
will be in the course of a. few days, I
vritt iji that ercpt, order an' officer direct
to the States respectively, meet theVn*
Impaers, master them- into service, and *
theft discharge them. /
Your obedient servant,
EDM UN L P. GAINES,
Major General comrfiandlng.
.To ibe SrcaiiTAEi or Wan,
Washington City.
Fatal Accident.?9fc are tnfonsedhy a
friend from LanvVns, that a son of the
Sheriff of that District, a boy 0 or 10
years old, lolt his lite a few days since, by
eating the poisonous and' fatal Hemlock.
The deceased, and two or three other boys.
repair*) to the' woods for the purpose* at
they said* oT procuring a root called A?
gtticcr, bv\ through mistake took th? Hem*
lock.. The deceased ate a large portion
of it. and then gare lome Co Ms compactions,
wjio partook of only a small quantity.
He was immediately taken riolentiylUand
started hornet bat had not proceeded more
than half or three fourths of a before
he was compelled to stop. 8c.oe of the
other boys went to a house for eiiistaftce;
and a physician was called; but soon alter
hejirrired, the on fortunate sufferer expired.
The distress of the afflicted parents,
who did not arrite wttt their little.
son had ceased to exist, can be better its.a- *'
.gined than described. ' The companions
of the decased were very IB from the ef*
* ? t _ t
tens 01 tnr poison, out oy ninety assistance,
ihcy recovered. 80 active and violent
was the clfeeU ofttbe deadly herb,
thai it was the opinion of Physicians, tbiC
no Medical skill could have saved the de?
HCMfcJ, unless assistance had been iroroediatcly
at han3.
Let this distressing occurrence be a
warning 10 parents, who suffer their children
(as is frequently the esse) to eat 01'
wild roots,Iterba and fruits.
w mflr fBsnntenwB1**
1,1 ' a-.
Washisotok, *0?.
Defence of (he fl estm Frontier.~Tho
nteresiing communication from the. War
D partmcnt. and the debate upon it elicited
iu the House of Representatives on
Saturday, will arrest the public attention*
J'hcre utter was an.instance which so
wrongly exhibited the influents of party
-chctr.es upon the minds of pnifttJtains*
u hile thoroughly pursuaded that >0 earrylti
r ut those schemes thev risked the nar
amount interest, the safety of tbo conn
irv. ft trill be seen, that at the moment
that war was marching towards onr frontiers?when
the General on oar borders,
trhose charge it is to protect oar frontier
settlements, had actually called a largo
and extraordinary force to the Host, to
cuablc him to guard tbem from dangers
he cuitftiiJrrcd impending, the idea af preserving
a surplus for Mr. Clay*a diatribetion
predominated in the mindt of somo
over that of prcscrring our frontier settle'
mcnts from the danger of savage invasion
and servile insurrection. The troops had
been called into the service to meet this
j exigency, and the only question was as to
, nr. titling for their support; and we find
i Sir. Mason of Ohio opposing it, uoon tho
| score that it was only a pretext to bleed tAc
Trtasury, instead of preventing the fron|
tier from blccding?Mr. Underwood of
Kentucky (like Mr. Calhoun in the ease
of the French) opposing it upon the gton*d
that the preparation was likely to provoke
i tvar, rather than avoid it?Mr Graves of
; Kentucky laboring to postpone action and
jbring on the delays, which he considers*
i from his former success, the most cflectu
al mode of embarrassing, if not of defatfj
ing, the majority in the House; and vet
j we find all these western gentlemen at last
| obliged either to retreat from the Moose,
; or give their vote for what they thus endeavored
to thwart and prejudice. Messrs.
Underwood and Mason, we understand,
left the House just before the vote was
taken, one having declared peremptorily
that nothinging could induce him to sanction
the appropriation. Mr. Graves although
present when his name was called
postponed his vote, (though lie could not
the question,) and after finding that only
three names were recorded in the negative,
rose, asked to he cailcd, and voted io
the afiirmatirc!?Globt, *