Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, October 13, 1849, Image 2
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Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce. ' i
A NEW BREED OF MEN.
In ft former letter, I mentioned to you '
that Col. Ducourct, who has ulrendy penetrated
far into Africa, was about to set
out on a new and extensive exploration
of five years, under the special auspices
of the French government, and at the
charge of the treasury. The minister of
public instruction asked of the Academy 1
of dciences some instructions for him.
which were read at the sitting1 of the 20th 1
wef A ?Vi* enmn fimn tlu?. f7(llnnpl ad. '
dressed to the Academy a notice of the i '
race of the Qhilanes inhabiting the into- ! '
rior of Africa, and lenownrd among neigh '
boring tribes as caudulutcd or having 1
tails. The matter is ho curious that I j ]
have caused to be translated for you '
what has been published about K bv one 1
of the scientific reporters. Lord Jlfonboddc
will not have erred so much in his 1
primitive stock.
? 1
From the Scicntifie Report.
There exists a race of men who, according
to the report of certain travellers, are '
originally of the kingdom of Gondar, or of
others, who nay they inhabit Soudan in
the ?South, whoso zoological character i--tics
are remarkable: Thev have a tail
like appendage formed by the elongation (
of the vertebral column, nnd they are the
last link in the humnn race, yhe slave
merchants cannot disj os* of them without
great difficulty; fo bad is their repu- j
tation. The trmts which distingui -h j
them are hideous ugliness of face and 1 j
figuie, ungovernable tempers and stolid !
intellect. Some of thh race arc to 1 e
found afoo, in the Philippine Islands, but , |
they were, doubtless, cariied thither by ! >
_1 1 TT i '
MIC MJOI; incivrimiuN nwwnci UH^ ukm I J
be, v hen a Levantine is looking out for I
slaves in theE'ist, he is always warned
not to purchase one who has a tail; he is .
told?"Of all slaves, this is the least p o- j ^
Stable." This race of men is very far j |
behind that of which Founier di e: me 1. \ ^
and which was, some day, to become the ! .
type of manly beauty, morally and phys- i
ically. " | (
M. Ducouret, who was in Mecca in the 1 |
year 1842, saw an individual of the species
we have just mentioned, and belonging,
he was told, to the breed of Ghihimes
in the South. Though it be not the
first time we have heard the race of men
sooken of. who are furnished with tails,
nevertheless (lie fact i* not sufficiently '
common to take away its interest.. We ?
will, therefore, enter somewhat inio dotail
upon this stranjye organic nmnifrsta- .
tion. "I inhabited Mec;ca in 1842,":?nvs
M. Ducouret. "and being of'r" ;?f tinhouse
of nn Emir with whom 1 was intimate,
I spoke to him of the Ohilane rncr,
and told him how much the Eu'ope.tns
doubted the existence of men with t>?ils,
that h to sav. the vertebral column elon
gated externally. In order to convince
me of the reality of the specie*, the Emi
ordered before me one of his slaves c: lied
Belial who vns about tJ>Hv years old, '
who lmd a tail, and who belonged to rhi
tribe. On surveying t! i? men I was 1
thoroughly convinced. He 8poke Arab- '
ic well, and appeared rather intelligent 1
Hr told me that in his conn' ry, far hevond
he Sennar, which he had crossed, thev
Bpoke a different language: thi-> for went
of practice, he had entirely forgotten: that
of his compatiiots, whom he estimated at
311 nr A(\ 000 enmo wni'dtiiinpil f1ir? sun
the moon, or stars, o?l e-s, the se?-pent,
and the soirees of an immense tit er, in
which they immolated their xK'ims?
(probably the month of the Nile) tint
they nte with delight raw flesh, as Moody
as possible, and that they loved human
flesh above all things?that, after their
battles with the neighl* oing tiil es, they
slaughtered and devou-cd their p?i oners
without distinction of age or sex, but that
the women and childi en were preferable,
their flesh being mo.c delicate. Thi
Ghilance had become a devout Mns?ul
man, nnd line! lived 15 years in the ITolv
City. The fondness, the necessity, even
for raw fiesh, (i' really was a want with
him) did not fail to return upon him; and
his master, therefore, hy a precaution,
never faij'?d, when his fit was on him, to
provide him with an enormous piece of
raw mutton, which he consumed ravenously
hefo-e every I ody. This de-re
for raw flesh f howed i*- elf periodically:
sometimes twi^e r week. Heinj? as' ed
why he did not try to c.or:ect such a h^hit,
he answe e'l frankly. *1 have often ,
Av'orenmA tl sir\nr>! *tr? T
receivod from my father and mothe-. '
In my country, g>e?t nnd small,
young nrd old, live in this mi nnf", I esides
eating fruit*.-, fish, nnd vegetalles.
If my master neglected to supply tins reo??!vemcnt
of my nature, I ?m siro I
could not resist the de>i * wl ic.h possess*
m me of devouring something, nrd I
should cause great worrow by f I ling on
some perton too we <k to contend with rac t
an infant, for example.' Having asked .
fim toallow me tosre h(r* linked, (or I 1
wished to sketch him) he reisted for a |
long time, but finally yielded, on receiv- ?
inflr the promise of an entirely new d. ess, ,
wfcch I' was to send him. llocamo pii- I j
vately to my bouse, wheie ho took off the .
scanty shirt of coarse blue linen which he I
wore. I was thus enabled to contem pi nt 1
him quite tit ray ease, and paint his por- \
trait without exposing* him to the pun- j
fekraeat which would have been indicted
on lum, if lio bnd lorn de*ec!cd by hi
f ?nnfIcnl <ind suporsti'ums master.*' Th
drawing mi'dfMindcr the.co ciroumst.'inoc
has been placed under the eyes of tn
Academy.
Ife. o are some extrneta from the d<
scfioijon given by M. Ducouret, of tli
Ghilnnes:
"The Oliihnes arc a peculiir tree <
neprvo which have a strong reseml 1 mc
to the monkey; much Fm-dler than th
usual raei*?thev a*e rawly more tha
five feet hitjh. Tlioy are commonly i
mnde, their bodies arc lean and fpci
k\e;ik; their arms are lonjjr and slim; the
handsand feet are longer and flatter tlm
ho^c of any other of the human specie
heir cheeks project find the forhead i
mt.t i-nnn/lmrr Tlu.il* r(IM Jim lofl
md deformed; their eves small, hlnck, rn
piercing, nnd twinkle constantly; thei
nn^cs nre 1 ujre nnd flnt: their moutli
wide nnd furnished with teeth very slmrj
strong, nnd of dnzzlin? whi'enes*.
"Their lins ate full nnd thick; thei
hnir* curled, but not very woolly, notthic
nnd i', rem tin* short. But whatpirticr
lnrly distinguishes them i* the prolong;
:ion of the vertebral column.
"Tlth gives loe;ich individual, mnlc <
female, ?? tril of two or three inches loner.
Finnllv, lic:e is the po-trnu or ueue.
I he irme of the personage the author or
jotin'e-ed nt jVeccf.
"He wns thin nnd dry but nervous an
strong. Ilis skin was bb'ek-bronzec
fining, soft to the touch like velvei
FTis feet wee lorur nnd flat; his nrms an
ecr<? ."ppp.Hod feeble, but well supplie
ivith musclos. Hi< libs eould easily b
ounted. Ilis face was repulsively ut?h
lis mouth was enormous, his lips thick
is teeth stioncf, sharp nnd very whit*
lis nose bvoi d and flat: his ears long an<
lefo: ired; hi< fo-eherd low and very re
f?(?incr Ilk )i! ir r>nt vpi v wnollv nor thick
>iit nevertheless rntlv. He hud no bean
vas no' hni'-v: he wns very .Motive nm
nndv: his height was about. fiv feel
lis i: il wns mo'c than three inches lonp
md almost as flexible nstlnt of a monk'M
[lis dispo iti n.setiinrr aside the oddit
rf l is fnsfi*s and hal its, wis good, an
lis fidelit / was nhove nil prr.ise."
KEOWrE COURIER
Oc(. 13, 1 810.
With a view of accommodating our Sul
jcribcrs who live at a distance, the fol'owin
gentlemen are author'zc.l nn>l requested I
ict as agents in receiving anil forwarding Sul
rrip'ion* to the Kiowkk CocniEn, viz:
Maj. W. S. Orisham, at Wo4 Union.
Er>WAnr> Ilrwiirs, r.s-q., " lI<Tce Snoe.
E. P. Vernhr, E-q., " PachelofV Retro.'
M. F. Mitciielj., E^q,. " PicWnsville.
J. F. IIacood, " Twelve Mile.
T. J. Winn. for Anderrrn District.
TTTP nATTHMI r% & OA! T KT I 1 XT
iUfi OVU 111 ls/1 irtll.
'Iliis oxc< lW.t p>p< r brings us this we?k foi
additional columns of rending matter, -w 1 tic
affords greater variety to its subscribers nr
more ppnee f< r advertising pitrons. The ptpi
merits an ex'en ive circu'ation,?miy it pi
ron?ge never fall short of its most -nnguir
pxpectntions.
FROST.
On last Sun'lay morning there was a li^l
fro-1 at West Un'on, eleven mile* We i cf th
p'ace. This is the f.r t we have had in th
i'iiuivi. vn last i nurway wc iuiu n lugu,
white fro t, wli'ch cvuld be seen in thinly p'
ces un il (lie sun wa near two hours high.
I-auasin* Court.? We arc inform <1 th
there was no Court hul.l tliu week at Laurel
Court llonse, in t < nsiquence < f the suJJcn i
new of .fu Ige 0 Neatl's wife. Wo i.n lerntar
the Judge hi- ordered un ex'ra Court forth;
place immediately after Greenvi'.lc Court
We w? uld call ntfen icn t? die alverli
men', of Me?-r<. A. B. d' J. Tower* in this week
pnper, an 1 In pts if any of our frien 1? go to A
' 1 . ir, tlx.!.- li.in ?J nf l?w
d?*r: on j12i.i iii'uu uuv ni.u} > ...... ..... ..... ....
will givo ibe:n a call.
Tho Temperance Banner of the 6 b in)
ays: On Sun,lay la^t, a man was arreted ;
M errell Factory, in this county, on a charge being
connected with a recent murJor in you:
Carolina, i nil a refugee from that State. IJ
was taken on to South Carolina.
MILITARY BOARD OF 2xd DIVISIO
8. C MILITIA.
The Board of Officers of ilio 2n.l Divi i'
C. M., b/ or.lor of hi-* Excellency, convent
it Orangeburg Court Ilou-e on tlu 20th ul
to tnko into con'iteration certain quoition * pe
taiiiing to the military law*.
Brig. Gen. Quatlebaum l'io>iJent, an.l T. 1
\\ haloy Secretary.
The ( flicer.i were prompt in their atten June,
an.l wo learn from the Charleston Mercur
ihat the f blowing Ue solution.*, except the fira
wore unanimously adopie.':
1. Jieto v'd, That tho chief defect in 01
aadkia ny?tom anni-tut in tho want of how
School tor tho driil an*l education ?>f officer
;hat UrigaJc En-jmiipinentH an wered th?
purn<) o while in existence, an I, in tho op,nit
A' iLi< Hoard, on lit to be re e^tabli hed.
2. llcioLvcd, That, in th ? opinion if tb
Board, the hiw should be.o amended to inak
t the duty of sneh Brigade and Repiiuen.i
Juiltft' Advocate, luiiura iixoo pomuiy to r
provided by law, to luovts at each cour' of con
hod 1'lca.s tor rule* against the WheriJ on r,
?Xuotitii([i< not ic:urnixlby bhn a? ili? lawd
rect?,an.l to nn Vi! for nr?>cc3!? by nttuchmei
t' ihc rule* arc iri.ide absolute.
5. JfrtolMd, That, in the opituon of tb
i-il P<ard, the poc.p'e have in their own hand nm- j
p j)1o in nun to meet uny ^nierjrency that may
nrif?o; and that the establMinjent of Mi'.i'ary
>s Depots for r.nn = nn 1 aimmmitlou would bo at''
fended with a heavy expense to the 8tate, nnd
I' not called f>r by anvtliinj now apparent in
i. the condition i f tho State.
lO I
Foil TMR KrOWEE Cot'RIKn.
)f I Jifessra. Editors:?A Divi ion of the
c Sons ol Temperance was opened on last
0 Saturday evening, at West UnUn, styled
l" i West Union Divi ion, No. of the
n Sons of Temperance, and the following
ir officers elected and installed :
n | T. B. MAUI.DIN, W. P.
r: B. C. Reoebteh. W. A.
^ T. J. Mauldix, R. S.
Tnos. Fitzoi'a ld, A. R. S.
t S. S. Adbott. F. S.
s J. IIunnicutt, T.
J. W. F. Thompson, C.
jr G. W. Hunnicutt, A. C.
k \V?. RoCHESTKIJ, I. iS.
t- Elijah Collins, 0, s.
1 The Division commenccs with thirteen
meracers, and several of the applicants
<> for the chniter were absent, but will be
J, initiated. KEOWEE.
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j Correspondence of the Auwcc Courier.
i Spartanburg C. II., S. C. )
t' Friday morning, Oct. 6, 1810. f
ri Messrs. Kilters:?Thinking it would
(1 ho a matter of some interest to you and
c j your readers, I give you below a b;ief
' I statement of the proceedings, had at the
,!! present Term of the Court of General
j j Sessions and Common Pleas for this Dis
j tiirt, in the case of
! TI1E STATE vn. .INC. M. IURRETT. I
) i \i- wi.: I
ill I". OUIK'HU; >? */.i II v;unv;o\j(i )
morning, gave out a Bill of Indictment
r I agi inst the Defendant, "for unlawfully
hanging into the .S'tnte, and ciculating
v inc-endi try pipers, to diUurhthe peac4,"
<Vc., Ac. In the afternoon of the same
- j day the Grand Jury relumed a "True
I Pill " firwl cuvo ir.ni! nut iinon tlw
j Calender. It was this moinirg called.
! anil the .Solicitor moved to continue it. to
' the Match Teim. The Counsel for the
'5 Defendant consented to a con'inunnue
to upon the condi ion that he should be ad^
mitted to bail in the sum One Thousand
Dollars, he entering into Recognizance to
appc u\ A-c., and to deposit with the Cle;l<
it a Certificate of Depo.it, by E. Ilarw od,
ol the amount above staled, in me "unio
Life Insurance and Trust Company." as
- aseouutv for the payment of the Bond,
in case of default. The Solicitor con11
r I
^ Rented to the terms; whereupon His
,1 : Honor, the pi eliding Judge, made an
sr [ order for hi* di charge upon a comi.
nlhinmi ividi itipm Tlw? ncfpnH.ini
I ' t _ .
lL' was this morning brought into Court, and
having signed the Bond, and hi; Counsel
having made the noce.ss iry transfer to
lit the Cle.k of the certificate of deposit^
lU (which is the sumo upoi w'ltah his CounlH
I sel endeivo ed .o n-oeure 1m dheliartrt!
, ... ... o
. ! jn August,) lie was discharged f om r.us
tod v under tin* o: dor of tlie Court above
: mentioned, nnd is now at logo. lie has
!!'" taken lo.lgings at Col. Pool's Ilo'el, ('uU_
ling ti e short time he will rem in. He
il will leave this place on Monday mo iling
nt next direct for Cineinnatti, which pi ce,
I e snyp, he i; inxious to reach in time to
0_ enter the Law School in that city.
'* j Cror.mstar.ces foib'd t'lat I should
11 8pc of h s c isc, oli.e wise than is above,
or to illuJe to t'i s p 'obibility of his cor vic'iono.'
ncy.uttil 13 irrei is a young
t man?not mo.c tlnn twenty fiv yearn of
lt age. He is a ginduate of th? University
t)fi of IrcMrnp, ind tl.e writer is iefoimed
h
( i st?~od f ir in colli ?o. respected by all, and
grnauiuei wun nonor nm distinction.
I nm told lie has been admitted to the
^ practise of the luw in the Stiite of Indian:!,
but will co stir.ue at the school Fpo.
ken of, until next spring, i b >ut which
ti( lime he dosi (n < to commence the practice
r- of h'n profession in the ci'.y of Cinchriii'i.
He is certainly a man ol fur library attJiinmentf,
is a "conside.ab'.o" p >li ic inn,
and does not dhonn the authorship of
j the Fice Soil oddrcss which hr.s been so
t, frequently spoken of, nor dom he e'eny
that he i*n Fice Soiler ?I will only add,
|r tlmt whatever may be the result of
J the prosecution, which hns created or
it vtused so much excitemen'. in the counn
try, its to -min ition is no doubt anxi uthly
U de.si.ed by many, and certainly ough: to
t0j be by all. Yours, tfee.
M T.
?* .
11 ?
i. \r \nr v n?t
ll Okoroia Election.?'vo ha c . turd
i3 from all the coun:us in ihc 8t.tc. The
*
(E ~ lwt'?.??Klii'ir-'?.'i -1CT
Senate will slant! 25 Demoorats ?*od 22
Whipp: the I?ouce of Representatives 07
Democrnts md 03 Whjgj?. The majoritv
of Towns the. Democratic candidate for
Governor vrill he about H500.
[Tclugrcphed f< t ti c rallhr.cre Sun ]
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
ENGLAND AND 1IIELAND.
The wciither l.::,s I < en v(*'v hot i:>
England, but not mateiicily jifTectintf the
crops.
The lute ( ownwavd tendency in tlie
1 corn nintket lins Keen checked, nno a
slight advance has taken place, earned nv i
the unfavorable reports relative to tho po- '
tatoe rot. The hop picking in England
has I,con vcv ? i-rstious A great effort
has been made hy the growers to
p; ocut e relief from govei nmenf.
A favorable change Ins taken place h
tl;e mortality fioni cholera through-nit
EngU.nd. The new cases occuning have
declined one half. Since the eommencement
of the disease 13.000 persons have
been swept from London.
'I he potatoe di-cise i-, beyond doubt,
? * ' ?./ifr??.ol /ll >!/. in T All-t Mil
liliU OOfKII UIHIIV l >M A.vi twv,
though il has not, by any means, become
general.
FRANC p..
A good deal of attention is directed to
the Metropolitan Council of the Clergy, !
which has commenced its sittings at Patis. I
Almost all the Bishops and distinguished
clergy of France are assisting at the
Orand Council
! 'l'he cholera Hppears to have pcrrna!
nently dimini bed at Paiis.
The c tnspi --a tors of Juno, 1810, me to
bo tiicd at Versailles.
Hl'^'O ARV.
Comnrn, tbou^jh 1 ivoigod, still Isolds
out, and can d .-fy its lehoijjers one onti.c
I >car- . ' . . !
The infiuenceof U\v-?h and Artiiui i
l>eiexerted to comt id the Porte to sur- '
lender the Hungnim chiefs, who have1
taken refuge i:i Turkey. Letters f:oni 1
Constantinople state that thij has Icon 1
pO: MVl'lV H'tUSOU.
iTAi.y.
The Pope has quitted G et:\ and pro
I ceeded to Nnples. l.'is lrccption was
of tlie mo>t sinking and popul.ir chuiRcter.
He will not go to Rome for the
present.
bPAIV.
The cliolern was still committing sc;ious
rav.-ieos ?t Tiic -to.
The newly appointed Mil inters were
(assembled at Afadiid, l;ut no nn'.ice
I seems to be taken of events !dative to
! Cuba.
OEHM A NY.
The paper received tlvis morning announce
the unexpected resignation of the
Dutch Ministry en nwssr. After deliherHtiou
the King accepted their tesignntions,
and gave instructions for the fo mation of
a new Cabinet. The circumstances
which led to this icfiult have not trar.spi.ed.
TUItKEV.
All honori.? proclaimed to Abdel Mo
j si pie and to theTuiliish Ministry. They
j have nobly clone tln-ir duty and refu. ed to
1 -ccoine pandes'ei's to the \indietive and
! Moody ohms'l cs of Joseph and Nicholas.
The Rusntn Ami assador at th^
, Po 't demanded a j-unender of the Hun
2... -ft: ir . ...I. r\ i - i ? >
iii 111 minuis, iyossuui, uuinuinski. ie!
rczcl, il/esmc; oss.e.s and their companions.
The Russim General had ar.ived at
Constantinople. Ilis missio i Leing to
bully the Sultan into a compliance wish
the dennnd of Austii:'. A council '.f
theTuikish government was immediately
he1 1 and they unanimously resolved not
to surrender the llungaiian refugees
to either the Ruski.m or Austiin Government:-.
On this doci.-ion being communicated
to the. Sultan, he declared i i the most
: impressive and determined manner, that
j the refugees should not l.e given up let
; the consequence.* be what they mig t.?
I We trust that Lord Palmerston will do
i hii duty as nobly ns the 'Saltan bus done
his?that Russia and Austiia will le
given to understand that war with Turkey
with such a cause, means war with
England.
We are rejoiced to find that Kossuth
and hi.i companions are furnished with
passports from the English Ambassador,
and trust that every assistance to their
supp >rt will be rendered by England.~
The independence of Tut hey should bo
secured against the nUr.ckd of Russia and
its vassal, Austria,
JIl'NOAftk*.
The latest intelligence rec *ivcd by t'r.c
London Sun. say* that Pctorwadan surrendered
to the Impoiial troops on the
6th ult. The Mnaynrf- decided to fit. 11
hold out, but the maioiity overruled
them.
The garrison of Coniom ? well provisioned,
with 30,000 men in a state of
complete discipline. The officer* held a
meeting, and resolved by a lar^o majority,
not to surrender.
According to the Vienna journals, 80,000
men are to btweigo Comoro. The
bombardment was fo commence on the
13th, when tho AuMiinna occupied
u greater pirt of the inland, but without
resistance. A part of the Hungariaim
are strongly entrenched beforo the
fortreiP, and it was cxpeclcd would prive
ino Austrian# b.ittle.
.1. :i . .. . .,A1^ i lliilir \ Bfi ...
It is rumored at Yicnua Unit General
Bern had fallen into the hands of the
Russians. Since tho 16th a number of
rebel Hungarian oflimrs hid been put to
death at A:ad and TVntesvar.
Moiioccn.
Intelligence was daily expectcd f om
/Vo'ucco, where the Spanish nnd French
Generals seemed likely to produce something
moio than a more demonstration.
The Moors weic expected to make nn
attack on Mrtsilb, having already cut off
supplies.
From CokmsCimtsrr.?By the anival
here yestenlny of the schooner J. P.
f. rn< ?..a
Cluisti, we hnvc received the Stir to tl c
16th in:-,t. We take the following from
the S'.ar of the 15th:
A gentleman just from San Antonio informs
us that the small pox had broken
out in that place r.nd several deaths had
occur;ed. Mr. Levi Woodbtliy, a cleik
in the U. 8. Commissary's Department is
one of the victims of this loathsome
scourge.
We learn from several persons who
hnfcjust ariived from San Antonio, that
| news had reached that city fiom some <->f
1 the Indian stations above Austin, that the
Cnmnnche Indians had mud** an attack
upon one of tho Iudi in trading hous es
on the IKizof, and entirely brouen it uf.
The traders had to abandon it, leaving
their piopcrty to t ie mercy of the sava1
ges.
It is also reported that the Camanche
Nation have held a council of war ai d
come to the conclusion of commencing
hostilities upon our frontier settlements,
'l'hey state that one of their principal
chiefs was killed upon the Nueces by a
party ot Air.er cans, whilevon an excursion
to this portion of Tex\>?an excursion
of pleasure, wo pivaume, such as
murdering our citizens, abducting women
and child;cn, and stealing horser. The
chief undoubtedly belonged to that par'.y
of Indians overt:.ken by Lieut. Walker
! r.e.\r Atnscoso. an account of which wo
j pul l'ubcd in ii previous nuin? er. Should
, tlie c rumors l.-e true, we will have plenty
of wo:k for two regiments of rangers
in tiu* place of three companies.
TheStarcxpie.sf.es deep gratitude to
Gen. I'roukw for stationing the Texas
KaiU'i? s ill thii v icitlitv fii formw f'hiivli
! for the proiccti n of life and propei ty be!
twetn the Mo Grande and the Nueces.
I At Agua Dolce about thirty miles from
Corpus Ch-.isti, on the 12th inst., a body
of Indians had been seen, supposed to be
about twenty in number, diivmg n hit go
cahnlinda, principally mules, in thedi cction
of C'as;\ lU. nca, on the Nueces,.
Capt. Ford with thir;y rangers immcdi
ateiy started in pursuit, with Lieut. Walker
as a guide.
The follcving is ficra ti c Star of the
8th insl:
A party of traders, so no twenlv in
nnmher, aiived here on Thursday 1 *t
from Gut-rro, bringing with them 600
head of stock cattle, which was rendily
disposed of at fair rates. The party was
nttjirV'Pft nlwmt lliitlv mi Liu ?l i_- .!<!?
I v. Mitiva iliia Oiuv UI
Guerrero, one of their number killed and
another severely wounded. They report
that a Urge body of Indians recently stole
and cur lied into captivity three ehildren
belonging to families living in the neighbo.
ho.xl of that place?iV. O. Pietyune.
From the Jacksonville News, Sept. 29.
The following extract from a letter of
Mr. Kennedy of Tampa to a gentleirnn
oftliii place, dated Sept. 17th given the
latest intelligence we have of the move
rm-nts on the frontier.
"Gen.Twiggs left here on Saturday
l ist for Charlotte Harbor, carrying with
him the messenger tent in by Bowleg* ;
he expects there to meet the Indians in
council and have a talk, get the four law
breakers, bring them here and hang them.
Time will show how this talk end*, and I
judge tliesiimc- old tune will be once more
sung of "We want rations for families,
and liors*' to biinc family in."
Yours truly,
Information was brought here yo;ter
uay oy uoi. Andrews, U. S. Paymaster,
who pawed this place on hid way north,
that Gen. Twiggs nnd received full authority
from the Government to muster
such compnnies of the Flo-fda volunteers
into the service of the U. States as ho
deemed fit. The whole mat ter it appears
is left to his judgement whether to muster
them or nut, and tho whole responsibility
is thrown upon hi.-- shoulders. We
apprehend that Gen. Twiggs will not fear
to undertake such responsibility, and that
I he hr.s by this time ascertained tho necea
fit? of employing such troops, tint! the
universal wls,h of the people of Florida to
that cffect.
Overflow or Red Rivnn.?The Alex*
nndria Republican states that the. losfice
through the inundation will be immense.
i In thnt nnii<b nlnnri ?f -
r?.,. >iiu tiujj ui coivon
bo estimated at 25,000 bale#, nnd of i.Upjar
at 10,000 hhds., with the usual quan
tity of moliisse*, the los? will Uj t3,700,?
000: and should the injuries done to the
corn crop and property generally be taken
into consideration, it will run un to
93,000,000. The Red River valley, inHte<\d
of giving 130,000 boles ofc<Mton
will not yield this year more tbun 50?000.
Here is a loss of $0,000,000,