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-Donamuedd i.' - Frons the Char. Mer.: b. 6. As, no donbt, a curiosity exists in the public mind, to kpow the cause which led -so.hneath of OsceolIthe distinguisbed Seminola Chief, and as many reports may be circulated on the subject- I have deemed it advisable to give publicity to a statement of the circumstances attending his last ihness. , lam impelled, moreover, to do this from another motive-thlesene of myself and those entrusted with his safo keeping. Be ing conscious that nothing has been omitted in the discharge of that trust, which could in any way have contributed to the health and comfort of the disease. On'the 26th January last, he was attack e-1 in the night with a violent Quinsy, of which I was inlrmed very soon after, and hastened to his room. lie was then labor ing under considerable diffculty of degluti tioni and respiration, accompanied with pain und inflamniation of the tonsils. To pre vent sul'ocation it was necessary to support him nearly in an erect position. His pulse was full, quick, and bard. Blood was in stantly drawn, and an emetic and blister prescribed. At this moment an Iadian en tered the room, who as I afterwards under tnod. was held in high estimation as a Jrophet and Doctor. Fron the moment of his entrance there was a refusal to take any thing. Fitnding myself debarred from the ad inis'ration of suitable remedies, and feel iog the responsibility devolving upon me, I reiuested Professor B. B. Strobel to visit the patient with ine. lie attended and us edl his best exertions te prevail on the pa tient to submit to treatment, such as scari fication, leeching tcct., but lie pertinaciously refused. not but he would have been dispos ed to acquiesce, had lie not been over-ruJed by the iniflence of his family. F. WEEDON. Assistant Surgeon. Fort Moultrie Sullivan's Island, Feb. 3. At the request of Dr. Weedlon, I visited Osceola at Sullivau's island, I saw him in the evening by candle-light. lie was lying on his blanket before the lire, his head propped up, and two Indian women, one on each side, emploved bathing his neck with warm water, in which some herbs had been steeped. Ile was breathing with muc: diflicilty, his brow was ciu trai tcd, and his countenance indicat ing great bodily pain. Hlis pulse was full and quick, skin hot and dry. I re quested permission, through the interpreter to examine his throat, to which he assented I discovered that the tonsils were so much enlarged as greatly to impede respiration and that the mucous mentbratace of the pharnyx, was in a high state of inflamation As there was some danger of sull'ocation unless the disease was arrested, I proposed to scarify the tonsils. The patient refer ed us to his conjurer, who was sitting on the floor, covered up in his blanket, with all the air and dignity of a great man. Ile said No! I. next re'tuuSeT apuly - -hon to l. s-t ''t and back of the.ears. some medicine and a stimulating wash to he t., 'ied internally-which he also refus ed-saying, that if the patient was not be ter in the morning he would give him tip to us. I urged, entreated and persuaded him to let ts dip something, for although I did not doubt his ability, to cure in the woods, where he could have access to his roots and herbs, yet here lie was placed tin der dill'ercent circumnstaaccs, and as lie had no means witin his reach, begged him to yield up the patietnt to us, All was ini vaini, and we were finally compelled to abandon Osceoin to his fate. In canclusion, 1 have no hesitation in dleclaring, thai I entirely c!oincidle w'it hthe vieus anti prescriptie s oft Dr, WVee on, andl I believe thtat had lie becen pertmitted, to pntt the-n itn practice the paitit.' would have recovered. B. B. STROBHE L, M. D. Professor of Antatomny, Medical C ollege, .. of S. Carolina. Charleston, Feb. 5. 1838.. NE~w-YoaUc, Jan 30. .Dectrut tire Fire.-Yesterday, betiween 12 ando 1 o'clock, a fire broke out in the stable of MIr. John Balls, int the rear of :i72 Sixth-~street, wiebtil sparead with the miost destructive anti irresist ible rapidity. Fro m the stable the namtes commnunicated to the dwellinig houise on F~ifthi street, No. 372, oc etipaied be hItolly Waterbury. Esq. .JThe Iir'e spread withi alartming violence, atid before it was subdtied, the following botases were etirely conisumned, together with miost of the contenits. No. 372 Fifth street, ocenpied iby Holly Waterbtiry, WV. Miller, and II. Williamson, tatd their karnitiies. No. 374!, occupiiedl by) C. Hiaythomn, ship. wright, anid .\r. WVilson andI families. No, 37t;, occuipied by 3. Williamas, ship carpeniter, tad two oilier famtilie. No. 37S, toccuiedt lay D). Sheciield, in spector of hutmber, Wma, Horton, and the No. 380, occup~ied by Mark Hull and SIr. Corwin. No. 382, corner of Avenue D. occuipiedl below by C. CUtrtis, as a temnperamnce groce ry store, and above by the fatnilies of Mark Hull aind Mr. Ctorwina, their builtdinig beinmg connected with the tupper part of Mr. Caur tis' store. The stock or Mr. C. was very large and valuble, btut was fully insutred. Ona Avenue D. the following building were destoyed : Non. 59. etn thme west sitde, occupied by I. Westlatke, J. C. Marsh, atnd the widow Fi(ckett. No. 6l, occuipied by John Grillthh, Jos. Lyon, Johni Myers and Cyrus Fickett. No. 63, occupied by Wni. Fowskes, Gen. Bicknor, J.J elsoy, anil the widowv Myers. No. 65, o enpied lby Edward Thomss, C. hierrick anti C. Stevenas. No. (17, occuiedc~ by Jamnes Fickett, the widows Haruts and Atwood. NO. 6!), occuplied lby WV. Smith, whlose elegat gartden octupying 5 lots of grotind, was entirely ruined. No. 6.0, stame street, on the east side, cogr ner oif Avenue D), occuipied lay WVilliam II Dtiryeat and JT. Peteroon. No. 62, oaccup~ied lay Mr. Whaley, Mr. Mc~l'hersoni antd the widow Iluint. No. til. occiupied lay Ellis Westake, A-lex. Bp..... a,,, w.Jlu.. . -No. b, occuped by Meisrs.'Rogers and ?hnse-apd families. No. 68. occupied by Messrs. Hoyt, New man, Knapp and fanaillies. O4th street, the stable, woodhouse and other out houses of Mr. W. Smith. were de stroyed, for which he was insured in the Bowery Office for $2800. A small frame house adjoining was also destroyed, but we could not ascertain the namcs of the occu pants. All the buildings destro3ed on 5th and 6th street and Avenue D, were handsome two story brick dwelling houses, not olie stone of which is left now standing, the flames having raged with a violence and rapidity that threatened destruction to all the surrounding buildings. In the confu sion which prevailed, it was next to impos sibility to ascertain the amount of loss, or the amount for which insurance had been effected; but as far as we have been able to learn, the loss amounts to over $250,000. and the insurance to about one fourth that sum. The loss however must he most severely felt by the numerous families, whose property has been destroyed, and who were turned in the street to shift for themselves as they best could. The build ings were mostly owned by J. G. Coster, lsq. and were under the agency of James Fickett, Esq., Mr. F. also owned several of the building. but we have not learned wheth er he was insured. FIRE.-About 41 o'clock yesterday morn ing, the store on the corner of West Broad way and Leonard streets was discovered to be on fire. On examining the premises. a false key was found in the door. which leads to a supposition that the premises were robbed, and set on fire by incendiaries. The building was occupied by Wm. Green, a colored man, as a dry good store. The loss of stock is estimated at 81810; $1000 of which was covered by insurance. The fire did not extend beyond the store. From the Charleston Courier, Feb. G. Dr vTH OF Di' LIITNEh.-The following are extracts of letters, addressed to a gen. tlcnau of this city, received yesterday : IN uAN RivER, Jain. 19.18:38. "Dear Sir-Our late excellent friend,Dr, Leitner, fell in the action on Jupiter River. lie mentioned your unime as the depository of his collections, palters, &c. and I there fore direct his trunks, &c. to your care, to make such disposition of them as you deem proper. "It is superfluous to mention the abilities and accomplishments which distinguished him to his friends, for they loved hint the more as they knew him better; but he has been a public loss which the world should know-for, hud be lived, his labors would have been a public benefit. He lived a scholar, and died the death of a so!dier." FORT PIERcE,(on Indian River, Jan. 16, 1838. My Dear Sir-Knowing you to be one of the late Dr. Leitner's friends, I take the liberty of addressing you a few lines, giving an account of his death. Ile was attached to the expedition commandepd biy Lirnt. Powell of theiW9p4estined to explore the E ruff- iurgeon and Naturalist ; and vesRi.4T. ie t l'vwell hearing that there was a party of Indians near the banks of the Sari Lucie River, left his boats in the river, and advanced about live miles into the interior-here they were attacked by a larger force than they expected to find, and Dr. L~eiuer received two wounds, one in his right leg and the other in his spine, front which he died in a few moments. lie re ceived his second and mortal wound while examining his first. Ho requested Mr. McArthur, of' the Navy, to say to Is friends in Charleston, that lie wished them to keep whatever he bud1( left in their possession. Dr'. Leitnier wa'*s left oni the field with 5 or 6 others, from tutter inability to bring them off -there were so muainy woiuded that ithey were com pelled to leave the dead. lie land a box conitaining some specimuens (of natu ral history which was left behindiw. I will e'ndeavor' to recover it. Dr. Leitner was among the very first killed. NEw-YoR . .JAN. 28. ('oronrr's Inquests.- The packI.ed negrors. -TIhc Coronmer on Saturday held an inquenst on the bodies of the. two unknown, femiale iegroes, oneC npah)remlly about 20 years of age andl the other about 25, found in a cask at the store of Mr. G. Buckley, No,88 South street. From the testimnony of' Mr. Parks, who has charge of' lie st ore, it appears that the cas.k wvas dlepositedh in front of the store during Wecduesday night; lie fetindo it stand ing there on T'hurisday mornirng. It was marked "A.Lnflitte & Brother, Charleston, S. C."' lie feclt suspliciouas of it, anud had it taken into the store, antd tuidhended lby a coo per. Upon r'emovinig some straw at the lop, the head of one of the negroes was discov ered, anid it was again headed up amid re plneed otn the side walk for the purpose of discov'ering whio should appenr to exercise any authority over it.-In his ublsencee from the store it was removed, and afterwards brought banck again. Henry C. Polhamns, a carman, deplosed( that wvhile lie was stand ing at the adjoining corner on Thursday, a tall thin gentleman, wearing blue ov'ercoat and1( having the a ppearance of a dhotr, caime to hinm and em ployed him to roll the barrel on b~oardl the Chiarlestotn brig Jones Trhe gentlemen paid bim before tdoing it and wencmt ofl'. lie rolled the cask to the Jones, and Capt. Iiltll aske~d him what wvas itn it. ie r'e'plied lie didn,t know, butt he guessed it wvas Southern porlk, and Capt. hluh reftusing to allow it tocomne on homntrd, lie rolled it back andl put it whlere lie fottnd it. It remninetd theire till Fr'iday mior'nin g undisturbed aiid unclaimed, and w'as thent brought tup to the police olliee and de posited in the dead house, where t he bodies were e'xatminetd by a Coro ner,s jur'y anid by Dir. Gihunore. Then doctor gave it as his decided opiinion thtat the deC eased haid died n at trally fiomt disease, anid that there was no appear'ance ofviolencee to lbe found on their bodies; and thejury found a verdiet accordingy.-Suna. From the New York Sun. CENsURE OF I NHUMJANIY,--Yeserdlay aftertnon the coroner and a respectablejuiry were engaged some htouirs ini mvestnigatiniw the canse ol' thle death of the infant child, agedl 4 month, of a poor colored pair, named Geoisge andf Illiza Holy, whiebt died in the arms of its mother on Moniday forenooin, wvhile site wvas waniderinig through the streets in search of a room to remove in, having been turned omit of doors by her landllordl, or his ngcent. It anneared that thesepoon'eo. ple id for dome tine pnst.lived in the eel- it fr of the house No 53 Chatham street, for s< which miserable abiding place the sum of s eighteen shillings per week was extorted Alomr -them.-The property is owned by James Kerrigan who keeps there a clothing r store. It appears that he has an agent, II named Finn, who turned Mrs. Holly out of ti the place on Monday forenoon, in conse- rr quence of her inability to ,iay up a small p arrear of rent. 11er infant. which had bees in sick from birth with soasis infuntis. for which n it had been under treatment at the dispens- g ry, she had to take in her arms, and with it Ii expose herself to the keen blasts that were at freezing every thing they touched, and thus b situated she wandered through the streetstill it after 1 o'clock, tt which time her husband 0 had found another room to shelter them in. d She then discovered that her child had dBed P in her arms, in the street.-These facts with a the exception of the previous sicknessofthe w infant, coining to the knowledge of the po- p lice, the coroner summoned, it jury for the 1 purpose of investigating the affair, and as certaining how far the death of the child was chargeable to the inhumanity ofthc landlord to who turned it out in the street sick and b housoless: and it appearing from the testi- It monty of the physician who had the child h: under his pratice, that its disease was not in p a stage of immediate danger, the jury, utgr v his opiion, rendered a verdict that its death, p though produced by the disease was has- it tened by the exposure to which it had been et subjected. A n tufber ofthejurorsexpressed C the st rongest censure upon the unfeeling be- ' im whom, under tree circmustances, ha d pro- is toted thedeath ofthec hild by depriving itof the pit iftl shelter of a deep cellar on one of ft the coldest possible days, tnd whilst it was u in a state of severe sickness. The public IT will respond to theirjust reprehension. s til INDIAN STJ'ATl'fSTICS. o We lens from oflicial doeuments that v the Indians east of the Alississippi numtber il forty nine thousand three hundred and six- n ty five. Of these the fbllowing are under v treaty stipulations to remove west of the e Mississip;i :--The Wmtnehagoes, 4,500; R Ottawas of Otio, 100: Pott awt antics of in n diana, 2,950; Chippewnys, Ottowas, and 1 Pottawamaties, one thousand five hundred; i1 Cherokees, 1.1,000; Creeks, 1.000; Chica. r saws' 1.000; Seminoles, :),000; A ppalaclti- ti colas. foir hundred; Ottawns antd Chippe- n was in the peninsula of M ichigan, (1,500- ' total 36,9.50. These not under treaty stip- ' ulations to temove ataonnt to twelve thou- if sand four hundresd and fifteen, :as fllows- C -New York Imlinns, 4,176; Wyundots, e 575; Al inmies, I '1t ; Menomonies, 4,010; C Ottowas and Chippewas of the Lakes, 2,- v 564. The number of Indians who have emi- r grated from the east to the west of the I! Mississippi is thirty one thosand three hundred and twenty seven, viz;-C(hica- 1 saws. 529., Chs)ippewns'e, Ottowas. and Pot taa'tamnies,2,191 ; .lhoctaws 15,000, Q';t- i paws, fourthundredl and ssa"--..a six; Creeks a 476; Seminoles 4i ,' Apaliehol:ss, 265; C Cherokees seven thousand nine hundred e atd eleven ; Kickapoos, 588 ; Delawares, "d 826 ; Shawnees, 1,272; Otowns, three I t drel and seventy four; Vcns, 222 ; Pi n- it keshaws 162; Peorie. and Knaskns: C one hnmljred and thir tv two; l'ttaw'n aimes tl of Indinnna, 53 ; Scuccas, 251 ; Setccas & t Shawnees, 21-. t The number of' imlienous tribes within i striking distance of the western frontier, is C two hundred and thirty one thousand eight ' hundred and six, to wit-Siou x, 21,600- t lowas. 1,500-Sies, 4.81tit-Foxes, 1,601) Sacs of thme Misoniri, 500x1-(kages, 5,120 4 Kattzas, I60O--Omnhalas, I1,(if00-Ottoes antd Missoturias. IO000-'Piwntees, 12,500 ; Cas mna ncees, I19,200--Iciowntys. 1 .8t(O--M ami ~two t hotusand; Pagns 80.000.--A ssitnneboa ints, 1 5,00)0--A pptsc lies, 20J,280-'-Crees,~ . 000)-Arrepnha is. 3,000' --Gr-os Vetires, 16, 800-E uta was, 19,200 -Crows, 72100-Cad- I does, 2000-P1oncass, 900--Ariekatrces, 2,- C Tihe whlole tnmber of' I tdians~ above S ettnmeratted is 3:12,498. Assumrittg th ast C every fifth onetay beii' considesred a war rior,. the numiber of iteir' fighting amen is (i(Y,169. Re#sumiption if Spirije Pmjiruts.--The New Yor'k .loutrnasl of' Comn':tere shus :sn nonntiees thme restult of thse laste *sission fromi 'C he New York to thte Philatde-lp;ihiamaks: ''Specie leymeens.-We uderstatnd tat ' tfte Commtittee of the llankls setuirtted f'rom Phtiladelpia on Samturd~ay, tnt with a lig flea ini heir ear as all, as thet Phliladel phaia Gatzente pro~phesiedl, htnt with at good dinnmer whticht Mr. fliddle give them. No I tmore. As to the resumpajtion of' specie Paty tment the state of exchasnges was niot thsouight to war'rantt thte fixing of a day four that nur pose. ( Weare anmazedl, in thte :nceal condsiiion of tr tiings, itat anty ma~fnhse' daily avoios carry him into the biody of' the Meltrentile connnunitity, could hmave looked for' anty othert ti result of schi a miission. We do not be- s hieve that thsese atmbassa~dor's wtere di-sp-r poited, cit her in shir e'xpectation or int C thteir' wishes. Ic appears to its, lhat if' thte Baniks wecre to) agree uponis somest course of1 aion ii, no-i 4 notunce, it, wvith fr'ankness atnd openss, to the wvorldi. tad atdhere to it wimthI firmsess, tey might have sutcceedecd. int n greatt tueit sutre ina estahlishitng public cotnfidettce asnd it putmiog an end to thie state of' doiand ttti suspense in which thecir itttenationss tare, at C prtesent ittvo(lved., So long as the ident of' ai sp~eedly restmttption is held ouat, every kind of'a bussiness tmus, lutngish. If', on tihe contra- < ry, it were dhistincetly untdersstood, thats s he s resuifntiont woiuld snot tatke plnce tuntil thec I cotmmuntity were itn a condition to mebet it. imn engatged it n usiness wvouisf go ott, its: ilhe prosecuationt of' their eterpraise, witht activity atnd withsotnt fear antd tremttbling. Balt. Chr on. Frm the If'srrisbuerg, TelegrapIh. A SI'ECx or W~An.--T'he hi-porter of yesterday, contaned thse fol lowving note fromt Mr. Stevenson, it Loco Foco, froimi Phiila delhia countty. lII antsu sac, Jamn, 22. Messrs. Editors--llavinag observed itt youtr paper of' the 19th ist, a prs'mied hsa raogtue, said to have been delivered inm the hfnsuse of itepresentatives by a yousng Iteed ofl Phiitadfelph in couttay; andt mnt wishinm to frtustrate his amsbiminss views itt thte feast, t ut fearing the psic maay lie msisled ins relation to the subscriber, I atm foarced. tro' I the medium of your colttomus to ,ctonm,, I o said harrangue so far as relates to my If. a malignant falsehood prepared for a 'ecial purpose. Yours, with respect. SAML. STEVENSON. In consequence of the above, tumor was Fe, that a regular set too, or pitched bat a, was to be fought at the State Ilouse, is morning, between the two above named embers of the "Union and llarmony" arty, from the county of Philadelphia ; but sthing transpired until alter the adjourn ent of the House, when as they were >ing out, Mr. Samuel F. Reed uccosted s colleague, Mr. Stevenson, in the portico id suiting action to the word, gave him a ow. A clinchand some blows followed, which Mr. Reed appears to have come Lit the better man : but they were immc intely parteJ by the interirence of I)r. ennyman, ind Mr. Hayes, of the House, rid sonic others of the crowd. before there as a fair test of their pugilistic skill. The rincipal damage done was the sore rent of [r. Reed's coat. MORE PACKED otE.--Aniother at mntpt to send oil' human corpses. packed Itt irrels, was discovered and frustra te.d yes rday, and it resulted in something so near aipproahing to an imjplication on the art of a certain department connected ith our city economy, as to give those dis ased a fair opportunity for rumoring sur ises and possibility of character not very -editable to those whose departments are ncerned. The case was this. During 'uesday night. unknown to any person be mging to the vessel, a barrel niarked Small & Masters, Portland," was put on card the Portland schooner Alfred' lying Conies slip, where it was found in the morning; besides which another barrel, milirly marked, was found standing by to side of the schooner, on the middle pier r the slip. Tlie acting mate of the vessel 'ho said he knew the names of every firm t Portland, told the captain that he had ever heard of such a house as that to hieh the barrels were directed: which fact annected with the irregular manner in -hich the barrels had been placed there, ntd the recollection of the ''Southern oark" cases of recent occurrence, induced re suspicion that this might be a shipnent f similar character. In conseqiuence of ais suspicion the barrel was opeted, and ne was foind to contain the bodies of two -hite females. one quite old and the other bout I tirty live, and the other contained ie corpse of at white man who had attain il to middle age. Information of the dis avery was sent to the police ollice, atnd the oroner had the barrel and conteats con eyed up to the dead house, in the altmis onse yard, in which the corpses were amoved from the casks and placed on the oor for exhibition. The coroner then situmoned anjury and rotcedel.'o hold an inianest emn the bodies. ud tram their extrenely emaciated ap etrance, and the atlence of any appear nces of violence, the jury came to the co lusiou that in each case death had result d fron disease, and they rendered ia ver ict accordingly. Besides the coroner's jry. a number of idividuaIs, and among them several 0al ers attached to the Uniited States, and po lie dead house to take a look at the bodies: nd in the face of tle dead female, several f them recognized the countenance of an hl womatn -ho lasa stummer was a paupe nid was in . .habit of soliciting almos in lie Park, and aboutt the courts and otlices f the city hall. None. however, were ae nainited with her natane ;hbut the reasona. Ie sutppaosi aion t hat sickntess or the cohh renather lhau drivena haer from biegintg ini thle 'airk, tol permaneant qaaariers rat lie Helle nie alms house, was pretty' geneirally enter ainead. Oni the body of the mtant, too, was atmtd a very pleealiar shirt, stuch als are cpt for usae tat the liellevue htanatie estah shmlenit, aind, ini short thae helief was soona ulrrenlt, athaat these bodies ait leaist if tiot also tose of~ the blaicks recenitly founid undeahr imlila~r circum astalnees haid comae li-omi theii ity' estabalishttmenat at Hlellevuer. Whheri lacy cou hi hiaive baeen lbroughlt fromi t hete >r the puarpose of shtimenit, withouiat thae now uuledge andi Ctcncurrenice of thoa-e whloi are ebiarge of the prio atndi hiospital is ibalishmaents, is a questiuan whaicha wats thai. 3'iay outhed~i, butt 'ae haave tno ktnowl alge of p):aritnlar s rebaitive to 96ie goverm it of thosa~e est~lablahmet that eniablles. s to amisne r. Fromt the Charrestion (ourk r, E X'rx:siva: Cox FL..oan.vrt oN. W'e stopa ae press toa give the ihllowintg extract of a tlier fromal the M avot of ILexinagtona to the (ost 'ilaaster at Chle~lstonl: l a-:xaN o-roa, K . Ja ma. 2 Dear Sir,-Ocenpujyinag theC stitmion I ntow o, I ideem it myi baountdenl dutty to commutat icatte athe said itell igetnce foar wivcha we art uis a ime mouatrat, for I consider it butt j 'st ice I our friendis atlbroadi, ni hase initeaest t'aay lbe Ik'eted lay ouar grenat loss, to lit thaemt know~'. a ais to ea~le athemi tol reach ura a.eitv ais siooni Sposile, nanad suaper-imen~td thleir own cont ernis. Oura inivailuab hle loass has baeen o ea it nied hy a lire ini iaur city, which has beena remer ablat aniy ever knoiwnm ina thIe w estian anntrmy. It butrsteid forth ina the heart of ouir totwna. ist niight, aboniat .5 o'cliock; it hats raigedl n iith ntecasinag lfury unatil it htas consaaaaned imorte iltses, andi thle princiEipIalI111 por t of thieira ionteaats; ailsoa, out-r Couara lI Inse, a ogiether itih athe Northerti llak iif k llntuck v. with fe~w papers saved, aal ah liraneid lnatnk f Kenatutcky, waith abtlt haalf of a hira persI'" avedl. Saidness is dlepictead ina ev-erv cotti. atanice, andl otar City, whtiebi wats veste rdaay lwo bonaus if that Weust, ini pin~itt iof hIwa uty, is ow latid ini ashies, Th'le followuuing genatlieen waere, on aJEot av laa-t, eleeted tailicers of thle Autt tsta uarkey Ciha, foa the enasaina year:t Col. Wiade ll amtptona, Praesidenat; Gen.,V.. Valker, 1st V'ice Presalent, G. 'W. Idnmaatr, ul do: WV. G. Ni~ainm ald W. 1I. .Jiones, 4eretatries; WV. .1. livye. .osepah Ware. I). .. ickersotn, R ichuarda F. liush,.. V. Cow tg, S. M-l Thaomipson, Steards. Th'1e It'estern F-ronlier.-A hlandt of Oaage indianis. aihotut ione hunitdredh itt numbii~er, hav-e nado a descenlittlupon onei of athe counlties of hi issonairi, aiu commi ait ted otr ages ta ttat heir stock. It is ex pected thle ilit ia 'ill myto b- i e om leredl oat for the at prpaose of, Correspondcnce of the Charleston Cour. WASIINrTOY, Feb. 6 We have no news to-day, worthy of a letter. The Senate is not in session The hlouse is ttill engaged on the Mis tissippi election question. Messrs. I.egare ind Rlhett have spoke to day, In favour of tending the election back to the peoplo : and inlessrs. Bell and Pope against it. Many members wish to speak, ainong them Mr. Sergeant, who hasjust returnel from [3e Pennsylvania Convention. I can't tell n hen, or how the question will ih dceided. A few such cases would efl'cutnlly prevent Congress from doing any other business. There must be something decidedly wrong in the system of elections and in the mode of authenticating them to the Iiouse. Par ty eonsiderations tmay, perhaps, enter, to soie extent, in the decision of this case, as they always do with every citestion. more or less, that is brought before Congress. There are now present two hiundred aid thirty-six menmbers Of these, there will not vote. viz : Messrs. Gholson, Claihorne and the Speaker. Of the two hundred amd thirty-three votes, one huldred and nineteen w ere the other day given ngainst Claihorne anti Gholson. ilr. Sergeant's vote is to be aedde to I lie sao e side. So, of course, it is necessarv to chanme four votes, it orler to send the election back to the people. Mr. Rives' hill is the subject of much re mtrk. Hlow far the Whigs intendl to car ry it remains doubtful. The provision whihe gives the confirmation of the selec tion of. the banks to the .ouse of Repre sentatives in conjunction with the Senate. is much objectel to The louse is too prone to log-rolling to he charged with such a duty. But ir. Rives remarked yester day, that the do tails ofthe lill will certain ly lie nlteretd, if its principles tiet with ap probation. From an Occasional Corresponeknat. WAsHuITON, Feb. 2, The repeatedi assertions of a probable ebange in the Cabinet has made me curious to kniow the 'acts. It is true that the Secretary of the Navy was induced by continuel inlispositions to tender his resignation, but the President with great itiagnaninity decided that hav ing lost his health in the service of his conn try lie should have an opportunity of re gaitning it, and lie will accordingly proceed on a tour of duly and recreation to P'cnsa cola as soon as he shall have answered the call of Congress in regard to the delay of the Exploring Expedition, which wili conticlusively show that lie has bI e3 in no intancc the cause. It is now about to be fully organized tun <der Captain Gregory, an oflicer in ail re spects competetit to the task. The Vincennes, Peacock sloop of war, the store ship Relief and schooner Acetive, Will sail in a few weeks, and a fine iner chantman ofsix huntlred tons, for the ae cotmmo(lation of the Scientifie -roips will be addedt if Congress sanctions the appro priaion Althoughl Mr. Reynolds is the reputed -author of an unpleasant correspondence in the Courier & Enqltircr, lie will be per salary o( 2,400 a year. AN OlSERYER. The : Aurora Piraefi Cuse.---in the fCir cuit ('ourt ye!sterday, Don Francis Stou:gh ton. Spanish consul at this port, obtaince a verdiet for 5.1919 against Rilid. Sheri iai, laite ownier amnd muaster of lie schooner A auor, whieb it will be remembhered, lie is charged lv w it hainig w'reeked at Oeinrat ('(ke. lani( robbedt if 21 tloubl Ioons whiebch hiadtci en put oniboar by th ile S paniish Gov' ernment'n at IIliaanna, conisigntd to thle pilainaai ll'.~ lheridlan is still ini prison here.4, a3i34 is tol be remoi~ved! to (Cir aita for trial. hiis coiunsei, G en. Il(igarlnus, was peet imat tiaempted no alehience of1 the suit ;iand a veral iei wa:s rem he ru'l up on lie hillI of laelingi n hiehI was priosliiced Iin(4j' couiland pirovted. A fier Shierilani's arrzivaiIlohre,. hem piretenitled I in his conifi-c i'rates inl thle criie tat lie hail hoeen robbedl of thle mi onev, buti lie doublhooiis havye becen foniil al11 s:af'e ina lie luitais oif an iniiiividalttl to whomi Sher'ai -hani tranisferredl them'in o Erde4r to secur~e himn in becoing his hiail.- N. I'. Sun. Escapr1).--hle 31 oitCeomery' .1 ail wa':s biroke on Saturday n(1'iight last :iandt wol imili 3hirI es~capef. Ti'is wis 4'[Teetedl by mieans oif lhairs n ith which the floori of 'the Jail Gilb'eri, who was chatrged~i wir b ihe imturder iof 3lotnroe of hits couty. We hoipe this ni ill ('tll die 13annti 4of iiose n. hose bunsi ness it is to gtuardl ithe public, 143 the, ."per vision: ofl te Jtail, if' indueedl it t'an lit 4ini tied withI suchl an aippe~'Ilhioion. A.3imos every pr'~iieiner who) hiad anyv de4sire tol leave atle watll s of' t his pr'isonii by niighi hazs donetit 'io, asnd we laud indletil better hiave' not .Iail, lihim sneh ai (3ne1 as this oif 3ilntgomtery. Journal, :; I Jan. N3:wv-Yoa, Feb. 2-3. P.31. Cold II rater.-Thle lhermlomeiiter stood ini the c'ity oni Wednesda54ty moirnin' lit slut rise t' '4h ablove zerio: vest erda y imrniing ail te -a tne houri, it stood at 1G0. (Oni3 loin. dhay, niiht a, 1(3 o'clock, ini an ex posed .itin aitioni on the westerni simde of the' city, it fell tom withliin1 ldegirees of zer''o . Th'Ie v'ariaitioni of' ilie weuathler duirinig th li'hist six dlays has bm'en from ;in8t to 1t4'degrees (fi n t ii'urah y asat 3n330n, the4 day11 follon~ in33. oif lie samiae timel of1 dayi it n~ Its dotwn to 20 Th'le ic'e dealer4'is h3 ae, fori thle first time I his season), commei nce l'ayIiniig in ihiir t ock .-Erprem ss. Couiirts oft A' prieal both c~onvened,'il ini this city, ya'sterdiay~i, ai pro 11(ct'eede to bius iess. Ini t'he;frmier' wIere present, Ju idges O'Nale', aniti, Iharl and14 int let'; in the Itteri'i, (Chan-i -Carle ston Courier, l>~ ti ('reat Va, }\lgting at Nru--O(rlean . A v'ery large~ mieetiaig wais behal at 3 he New. O rleanis l. xchange' oni ihle 2/th til., at w hich I lenrmy Cla wi as iininuated for' thle l'resi deuncy. Tlh m ieeting wazs ntinneriomsl y at tuimled by citizens of 03thier StIa te. ain-l wa';s ofSuth-('arinait. Tlhtis in:iniationm ot .M r.C( lay,' is subhiert.howe'ver. tot he decisioni (nf a na:tionlI ramnrenton-lid. I-DGEFJl;I.D C. II. 'i'URSDAY, 4EIIRUARY i5. 16:3. This being the fast day appointed by the Edgefiold Baptist Assoeation, the services will commence with a prayer n'eeting ut 8 o'clock in the norniig,n the Baptist Meet ing House, and preaching at half past JO o'clock. The Citizens of Charleston have memo rialized Congress for the establishment of a Navy Yard. We have comc to a pretty end if every "Rhymer" is to poke his fun at us. It's well for him that he wrote the name of his Painting, for we are sure that no one would have recognized it. Whatever else he may beC, weo are bound as impartial crities to say, that he is but a poor Rhymer. But we are not vexed; we will do him justice. Ilis Prose is good ; excellent. That part of it, " I seid you three dollars worth" is surpassingly beautifil, and we recommend him cordially to our readers, as a fine model in this species of composition. EXECUTION OF READ AND EVANs.-In pursuance of the sentence of the Court, Jas. Read and;Thos. Evans were executed on the 9th inst. for Negro-stealing. These unfortunate men were convicted at the last Fall Term upon the clearest testimony, and appealing without stccess for a new trial, were sentenced at Columbia in December last. They were both strangers among us, and we believe in the State. Read hal re sided in Philadelphia. and Pittsburg Penn sylvania, and has left a family in N. Jersey. Evans claimed to be last from N. Carolina. In our last we published the reply of Gov. Butler to the petition of a portion of our citizens in behalf of Read; it is proper to state that a similar eflort was made for Evans. No one, we think, ever expected the interposition of the Executive. 'eho proof of guilt was conclusive, and no miti gating circumstances could be presented. But it is natural to expect that in a refined nnd christian eommunity, the sympathies of individuals would be excited. 'I'his was the case in this instance, and whilewe doubt not that the Governor has done his duty, we know that lie fully appreciates the motives which prompted the benevolent efforts of certain of our citizens. About 1 o'clock the Sheriflfollowed by large crowd, started to the place of ox tiomn. We are informed that the priof manifested very deep feeling, and that last moments under the gallows were spent in earnest prayer to God for his mercy. The contested Mississippi election has oc cupied more time we believe, than any other matter, this Session. When the de bate wil! enl, we do not know. From the last accounts, the anxiety among the mem hers to speak, was growing in intensity. There is great division otn the great Fi nanciall questioti. Nationial Bank men, Sub T1reasuiry mxen, Conservativer,, lIardl-money men, &c. &c. are all in thegrena contend inig for victory. It is probable however, that no distinct ttove will now~ lhe made, to estabilish a Natioinal llaink. There is policy ini war, anad the friends of thme mieasure :are waiting for a mori:e autsiaious periotd. T1he paltienit is sick, baut not sick enough for thei Ilerenlean remtedy. The I Doctors will wait lumtiflibe gets in extremity ;and thleu in the state of dlesperiationi which will seize upon all, they will lie permtitted wi thiom opposi I otn, toi resort to thle ir favorite ntost rumi. WVe have pailIshed a~ creat deal of bad verse, tad have more now pressinig upon us. Ii is high ilte tha:it we shiotihI urn eitie, as5 poiorly goitalified as we knowi~ we are, and exercise sonic diseretioti in the matter. Let us tnot lie chiargedl n ithi a disposition to wounid the feelinigs of ainy one, when we say that things are senit to its as per w Ihi cannot piass even for clever versifica tion. E very huody kn rows that I horace lhas said, "a; Poet is horn, not made " A good rersilh r hiowever. mttay lie mnae, and while we wotnl| noat he so) unireasoniale as to re qutire of ouri Correspiondfents to conie up~ to hea fiull d'gni ty and sublimity of the Poet, we have a right to expect of them to givo its at leasfttrspretaldec rrrses. Verse has bien defined as that form wihich sounds as snime liy means of. a regular motion and mieasutre. This defitiition implies Mu::;e, ifIarmny,. Th'lere is ste ht a thing as TIime, ais .I/e Ire, anid we wouild sut~est to otir Cor-. respotndenits, to imeasure their syjllables, andl takec care iltha te lune is not t wie as Iotag ais ainoth1 er. 'lTe biegininer may lie fo rced for a n biie to countit his fitngers, hbut let htim not be dliscouraged. forg in a i-hort time , if thtere' is any it'tiic in his soull, his ear will keep himt straight. Thte Febiruary tilumbehr of. th It out hern Agriculturist is recaived, anda we give its (Chiapter of (Contatts: Pan-tr I.-&ditoi al uned Original. The Vine, A grienitutre, &.e. in F'ranae, front Mr. . Veninig A rde cnt Sprtis , dlestrinctive of the Piatng htiterast :lhv q. A ifvanitages. of iI end ing ihe Sath ern . - rieiturtist: lby Pinte Woodls, l'xrerimeiunt an Slips: by C'olltuin. Ob)iearviato ut i ons onthileu ttta'ninl~s anal othietr tings, conttainted in 1 r. 31a 'as L etuer. (Ot ratisintg Nagroes: lhv . S. [.t Siluinihly ('aletlar oh 'I(;rtieitture, u&c.