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MESSAGE ' From the Prerid-nt of the V. Stair*, accompany- i ing a Treaty with Great Britain. i I have the satisfaction to communicate to the ( Senate the results ->f the negotiations recently r held in this city with the British Minister, spe- i cialand extraordinary. , i These results comprise? > 1st. A Treaty to seUte and define the bnundn- J ries between the territories of the U. States and 1 the possessions of her Brittannic. Majesty in f North America, for the suppression of the Afri- : can slave tra.ie, and the surrender of criminals, r fugitives from justice, in certain cases. ? 2J. A correspondence on the subject of the c interference of the Colonial eti'hnr.tics of tin? ( British V. est Indies w th American morc.han' I vessels driven by stress of weather, or carried, 1 by violence into the ports of those colonics. ' i 3d. A correspondence neon the s uhj of the.' <attach and dcstnict* >nofthestoa nC>-1 (' . i;um i 4t!i. A correspondence 0:1 tiu ao.* -in-, pressmcnt. * I c If this treaty shall rec-v.-r- t'-e v>-V ,:m of: >, the Senate, it will term' n'e a d. "' : . ? re specting boundary v. liieh Ins ! r; s:j??Ps'e.l be-. txvecn the two governine*;'.-?lies hoe i sub-1: ject of several iiiellbctuuiaUe nntsnt s?tt legion's, and has sometimes led to great irritation, wit i c without danger of disturbing:lie o\-i^ti;:g ; 'ace j o Both the U. States and the slates more imniodi- j c ately concerned,-have entertained no d-ub'. ol'j14 the validity of the American title to ail the ter- n ritory which has been in dispute: but that title t! was controverted, an'l the government of the iUnited States has agreed to make the dispute a 'i subject of arbitration. One arbitration lias been ai actually bad, but had failed to settle the cont.ro> .*?< varsy; and it was found, at I he commencement ai of last year, that a correspondence had been in fr progress between tlie two governments for ale; joint commission, with an ultimate reference to j w an umpire or arbitrator, wiili authority to make gi a final decision. That correspondence, however, !>< has been retarded bv various occurrences, awl di had come to no definite result when the special w mission of Lord Ashburton was announced.? tli 1'-*- r- fkn h'it-1 Af PlUrlnilll !? fit ? 1 ' llT 1 1119 HiUHniiUilt Ull IIIC jmuvi u>. | in the judgment of the Executive, a favorable op- \v; portunity for making an attempt to settle this sit long existing controversy by some agreement or lie treaty, without further reference to arbitration. t<: It seemed entirely proper that, if this purpose st< were entertained, consultation should ho hndlsu with the authorities of the States of Maine and ro< Massachusetts. Letters, therefore, of which copies are herewith communicated, were ad- \V dressed to the Governors of those stales, sug- 23 .. gesting that commissioners should be appointed tin By .each of them, respectively, to repair to this vvi city and confer with the authorities of this go- all vernment on a line by agreement or compromise, with its equivalents and compensations. This; the suggestion was met by both states in a spirit of1 cla candor and patriotism, and promptly complied! of with. Four commissioners on the part of Maine, j lot and three on the part of Massachusetts, all per- thr sons .of distinction and hijffi character, were du- ex ly appointed and commissioned, and lost no time lie in presenting themseive.* at the seat of the go-j Gc vernment of the United States. These commis- his 8ioner8 have been in correspondence with thisj government during the period of the discus- the sions; have enjoyed its confidence and freest 43: communications; have aided the general object La with their counsel and advice; and in the end, vai have unanimously signified their assent to the j wa "line proposed in the treaty. clu Ordinarily, it would be no easy task to rcron- the cile and bring together such a variety of interests oui in a matter in itself difficult and perplexed; but ma the efforts of the govcrcmcnt in attempting to Cc accomplish this desirable object, have been sec-j ma conded and sustained by a spirit of accommoda- lin tion and conciliation on the part of the States i wa concerned, to which much of the success of these j wa efforts is to be ascribed. i ",l Connected with the settlement of the line of j,re the Northeastern Boundary, so far as it respects' *'lC the States of Maine and Massachusetts, is the co1 continuation of that line alone: the highlands to | the northwesterniost head of Connecticut river.' tin Which of the sources of that stream is entitled; wc to this character, has been matter of controversy otI and of some interest to the State of New flump. - of shire. The King of the Netherlands decided, he the main branch to be the north westermost head pa of the Connecticut. This did not satisfy tfie, ru claim of New Hampshire. The line agreed toj ha in the present treaty follows the highlands to'.St the head of Hall's stream, and thence down that tin river embracing the whole claim of New I lamp-1 pa shire, and establishing her title to 100,000 acres; hn of territory, more than she would have had by j Br the decision of the King of the Netherlands. sh By the treaty of 1783, the line is to proceed . pa down the Conrip^cut river to the 45th degree il'u of north latitude,-?n\l thence west by that paral- j Si lei, till it strikes the St. Lawrence. Rcce.it ex- ua animations having ascertained thafthe line here-: tii tofore received as the true line of latitude be-jbe tween those points was erroneous, and that the I S1J - -e-L.- 1.1 .? 11, u,,.? ??| correction OI mis urrui ivoiiiu nuivm; Jt.i.t, the British side, a considerable tract of territory,! tw heretofore supposed to belong to the States of p] Vermont and New York, but also Rouse's Point, \ vt the site of a military work of the United Slates,! m it has been regarded as an object of importance, t;) not only to establish the rights and jurisdictionj Pt of those States, upon the line to which tliev have j,, been considered to extend, but also to comprc-11| hend Route's Point within the territory of the United States. The relinquishment, by the Bri- V( tish Government, of all the territory soutli of the a| line heretofore considered to be the true line, vv has been obtained; and the consideration for this: 0 relinquishment, is to enure by the provisions oi'L, the treaty to the Slates of Maine and Massachu- jj, setts. t( The line of boundary, then, from tho sources 11( of the St. Croix to the St. Lawrence, so far as'a Maine and Massachusetts are concerned, is fixed u by their own consent and for considerations sat- b isfactory to them; the chief of these considers- S lions being the privilege of transporting the lum- u berand agricultural products grown "and raised h in Maine on the waters of the St. John's and its! v ^ tributaries down that river to the ocean, free I c from imposition or disability. The importance, ti of this privilege, perpetual in its terms, to a coun-1 s fry covered at present by pine forests of great' a value, and much of it capable hereafter ofngri-it cultural improvement, is not a matter upon which! u the opinion of intelligent 1110:1 is likely to be di- \ e vjded. ' j a So far as New Hampshire is concerned, the; u treaty secures all that sho require?, and New r Yofk and Vermont are quieted to the extent of; i: iheir claim and occupation. The dillbrence j 3 which *'uuld be made m me nori.ierii uoutianry| of these two S'a'.es, by correcting the prira!rsl o,' v latitude may be seen in Tanner's .Maps, (1S:J3 i now Atlas. Maps Nos. 0 ;trn! 9. I From the intersection of tl.e 4~>th f-'v- of north . latitude with ttie t. Lawrence' and alon^ that ' r.ver and the lakes to :he water cunmiuniration t between lake Huron and Jake Superior, t!ic line ] was definitely agreed on hy th3 Commissioners i if the two Governments, under the Glh articli lie Treaty of Ghent. But between this neniione?i point and the Lake ol the Woods, Commissioners acting under the 7th articl< hat treaty found several matters of disajri nent, and therefore made no joint report to i peel ive Governmen's. The first of these 1 ^ugar Island, or St. George's Island, lying ?t. .Mary's river, or the water coinniuni'v istweeii Lakes Huron and Superior. By jresent treaty this island is embraced in the itories of tiie I'nUed Xia'os. Both from md position, it is regarded as of much value. Another matter of difference was the man >f extending ti c lino from the point at which Auni iis.-ioncrs .an ived, north of Isle Royale ;/.ke Snpgrior, to the Lake of the Woods. Jritish Gommiss oners insisted 0:1 proceed o the Fond du I/io, at the southwest an 1 Kt? flift ritrnn Sf I. i. U.K.-, .1.... wjr ".v. ...... ? . ti!io Rainy Luke. The American Count t.: I the trm course to be to f - I by ,v.:y of :'i? 1) > r Hiver. Attempts w . ..in to c nMiis'* this difference, but with j. 'i'ire ijeralls of these proceedings mm! !i in t!ie printed, seporate report: he Commissioners. From tii Iiii; Irfocf knowledge of this rem on: ry, mid the t'.oto of the trcn'y of peace, so . the dj:-crip1 ions in tiiat treaty do not ban iv.e with i > natural features as now ascertain Long I, he" is no where to be found undert anie. There is reason for supposing, hoivev l it the sheet of water intended hy that nar ' the estuary at the mouth of Pigeon River 'lie present treaty adopts therefore that cs.uid river, and afterwards pursues the usual rot truss the height of land by the various porta, id small lakes, till the lino reaches Rainy La! mn which 'he Commissioners agreed on t (tension of it to its termination, in the norl est angle of the Lake of the Wonds. The i on of country on and near the shore of the la ;twoen Pigeon River on the north, and Fo i Luc and the River St. Louis on the south a est, considered valuable as a mineral region, us included within the United States. It ei aces a territory of four millions of acres, nor! aid of the claim sot up by the British Comm >ner under the treaty of (iiicnt. From t iglit of land at the head of Pigeon River, we riy to the Riiny Lake, the country is unde >od to he of little value, being described I rvevors and marked on the map as a region :ic and water. From the north west angle of the Lake of tl oods, which is found to he in latitude 43 do min. 53 sec. north, existing treaties rcqui ? line to he run due Sou.h to its intersectic th the 43:h parallel, and thence along that pa el to the Itucky Mountains. After s mdry informal communications wi ; British Minister upon the subject of tl lims of the two countries to the territory we the Rocky Mountains, so little probability tnd to exist of coining to any agreement. < it subject at present, that it was not tlioug! pedient to make it one or tne stinjecis oi lonn gotialion, to be entered upon between tb ivcrnincnt and I lie British Minister, as part i ( duties under the special mission. By'the treaty of 17t*:i, the line of division aloe ! rivers and lakes, from the place where tli h parallel of north latitude strikes the wrencc, to the outlet of Lake Superior, is ii iahly to be drawn through the middle of sue tcrs, and not through :lie middle of their mai innels. Su< li a line if extended according i ! literal terms of the treaty, would, it is otiv s, occassionally inleresects Islands. Tl nncr in which ihe commissioners of the t\\ ivernments dealt with this diflicult subjoc iy be seen in their reports. Hut where tl e. thus following the middle of the river, < ter course, did not meet with islands, yet s liable sometimes to leave the practical)! t'igable channel altogether on one side. Tl aty made no- provision for the common use 1 waters by the citizens and subjects of bo jntrics. Il has happened, therefore, in a few instance it. the use of the river, i i particular place iuld be greatly diminished to one party or tl icr, if in fact, there was not a choice in the ui the channels and passages. Thus at tl mg Sault in the St. Lawrence, a dangcroi ssage, practicable only for boats, the only sa n is between Long Sault islands and Bar rl's islands, all which belong to the Unit* ales on one side, and the American shore t 2 other. On the other hand, by far the be s-sarre for vessels of any depth of water, fro ike E iie into the Detroit River, is betwei ?is Blanc, a British island and the Canadi; ore. So a^ain there aic several channels ssagos of different degrees of facility and us Incss, between the several islands in the riv . (Jiair, at or near its entry into the lake of tli mic. In these three cases the treaty provid at all the several channels and passages sh: i free and open to the use of the citizens a ibjocts of both parties. The treaty obligations subsisting between t ,-o countries tor the suppression of the Afric ave trade, and the complaints made to this C irmiient within the last three or four yea any of them but too well founded, of the visit an, seizure, and detention of Americano v< ds on the coast, by British cruizcrs, could i jt lorm a delicaro and highly important part ic negociations which have now been held. The early and prominent part which the C ernmetit of the United States has taken for 1 boli'ifin of this unlawful and inhuman traffic eil known. By the tenth article ol the tret I (liient, it is declared that traffic in slaves ir - ? -? i oncuaoic \vi;;i WIU principles in num.ionv ,i istice, and l'.at lioJi His Majesty and the U ?d Slates, are desirous oi"continuing their effo > promote its entire abolition: and it is llierr greed that both the contracting pnr.ies sb so their best endeavors to accomplish so desi lean object. The Government of the Uni .tales, has, by law, declared the African si; *ado piracy; and at i;s suggestion other natic ave made similar enactments It has not be . anting i" honest and zealous efforts, made oniormity with the wishes of the whole count a accomplish the entire abolition of the traffic laves upon the African coast; but these eifu ml those of other countries, directed to ame end, have proved, to a considerable degr uisucccssful. Treaties are known to have be nteieil into some years ago between Eagl; nd France, by winch the former power, wh isu illy maintains a large naval force on the . ican station, was authorized to seize and br 11 for adjudication, vessels found engaged in lave trade under the French flag. Il is known, that in December last, a tre '. as signed in London by the representatives inland, France, Russia, Prussia, and Aust iavmjj lor its object, a strong; and united el; il tiie live powers ;o put an end to the tr.illit I'itiS treaty was not eftinuly,,coiniiiunicate( he Government ol the United States, but provisions and stipulations are supposed to accurately known to the public. It is unt1 ; of ptood to be not yet ratified on the part o last France. >i 1 tho^ No application or request has been made tc J ofi^this Government to become party to this Treaty roe- but the course it might take in regard to it, hat heir 1 excited no small decree of attention and disivas I cussion in Europe, as"the principles upon wnicf in | it is founded and the stipulations which it. con'ion tains, have caused warm animadversions anc the ; {jreat political excitement, lor- In my message at the commencement of the soil present session of Congress, I endeavored tc state the principles which this Government supnor ports respecting the right of search and the int. the mtinity of flags. Desirous of maintaining those , in principles fully, at the same time that-existing rhc obligations should be fulfilled, I have thought it ing most consistent with the honor and dignity ol gle the country, that it should execute its own laws, ou- and perform its own obligations; by its own us- means and its own powers. The examination iro- or visitation of the merchant vessels of one nacre tion by the cruisers of another, for any purpose oat except those known and acknowledged by the are law of nations, under whatever restraints or re a of filiations it may take place, may lead to danger| ous results. It is far belter by other means, to ofe ( supercede any supposed necessity, or any metric ;tivo?, for such examination or visit. Interfereno once with a merchant vessel by an armed cruiod. zers, is always a delicate proceeding, apt to hat : touch the point of national honor, as well as to er,! alfect the interests of individuals. It has been no, | thought, therefore, expedient, not only in ac? cordance with the stipulations of the treaty of iry Ghent, but at the same time as removing all ?'c t pretext on the part of others for violating the iinfes mutinies of the American flag "P'ni the se.as, as re; they exist and are da lined by the law of nations, he tn enter into the articles now submitted to the Lh- Senate. ro- Tiie treaty which I submit to you, proposes kc no alteration; mitiigation, or modification of the nd rules of the law of nations. It provides simply nd that each of the two governments shall mainis tain on the coast of Africa a sufficient squadron m- to enforce, separately and respectively, the h- laws, rights, and obligations of the two cuunis tries, for lie suppression of the slave trade, he Another consideration of great importance is- has recommended this mode of fulfilling the duir ties and obligations of the country. Our coinby inerce along the western coast of Africa is exot tensive, and supposed to be increasing There is reason to think that in many cases those onto gaged in it hive mat with interruptions and ang. noyanccs, caused by the jealousy and iustigare tion of rivals engaged in the same trade. Many >n complaints on this subject have reached the Govr eminent. A respectable naval force on the coast is the natural resort and security against ill further occurrences of this kind. i3 The surreniar to justice of persons who,1 ... I?..: 1 .,e?|lim at Having rommiuuu nign innii;.-, outn .... uo_,...... is in the territories of a neighboring nation, would >n seem to be an act due to the cause of general lit justice and properly belonging to the present a 1 sta'eof civilization and intercourse. The Briis tish Provinces of North America are separated a! from the S ates of the Union by a line of several thousand miles, and along portions of this i? line the amount of population on either side is ic quite considerable, while the passage of the I. boundary is always easy. Offenders against the law on the one side, " transfer themselves to the otlier. Sometimes, 11 with great difficulty, they are brought to justice, ,n but vcrv often, they-/wholly escape. A con' sciousuess of" immunity, from the power of :e | avoiding justice in this way, instigates the un? |.rincipied and reckless to the commission of of'? fences, and the peace and good neighborhood of 10 the border arc consequently often disturbed. ^ In case of offenders fleeing from Cannada in-1 l'R to the United States, the Governors of states are often applied to for their surrender, and ()) questions of a very embarrassing nature arise ljj trom these applications. It has been thought highly important, therefore, to provide for the whole case by a nrnper treaty stipulation. The article on the subject in the proposed treaty is j l!?? carefully confined to such offences as all man,c kind agree to regard as heinous and destructive se of the security of life and property. In this ,c careful and specified enumeration of crimes, | us :tin nhioc! has Iipph to exclude all nolitical of- , Ic fences, or criminal charges arising from wars or j intestine cominolions. Treason, misprison of I treason, libels, 'lestruction from military scr111 v;co, and other offences of similar character are ! sl excluded. And, lest some unforeseen inconvenience or . unexpected abuse should arise from the siipula-j or lions, rendering its continuance, in the opinion { of one or both of the parties, not longer desira-, * blr, it is left in the power of either to put an , ril end to it at will. c> The destruction of the Steamboat Caroline at ill Schlosser, four or five years ago, occasioned no lid small degree of excite oent at the time, and become the subject of correspondence between the lic two Governments. That correspondence having been suspended for a considerable period, . was renewed in the spring of last year, but no r^~ satisfactory result having been arrived a\ it was thought proper, though the occurrence ceased ~ to be iresh and recent, not to omit attention to it on the present occasion. It lias only been so; far discusced in the correspondence now submitted, as it was accomplished by a violation of .1? .-?: _< ,i._ Sitntna Tim Inttpr ! Jq lliu it:11 uui jr ui i iic tiiuitu v,--- - ? I 'jig of 'lie British Minister, whi e lie attempts to J ' I justify that violation upon the ground of a pres. sing and overruling necessity, admitting; neverrj' theless, that even if justifiable, an apology was J due lor it, and accompanying this acknowiedg; tr.ent with assurances of the sacred regard of Ins rI* | Government lor the inviolability of national ter-' . ' ritory, has seemed to me sufiicient to warrant rijl, forbearance from any further rontons'rai.ee | ia 1 against what toon place, as an aggression on the J lc(1 soil and territory of the country. lvc On the subject of the interference of the Brims I tish authorities in the West Indie.'-, confident ;en i hope is cntcrtaind, that tiie correspondence ja | which lias taken place, showing the grounds taTyf I ken by this joveriiinenf, and the engagements j? | entered into by tlie British Minister, will be irls I found such as to satisfy the just expectation of the the people of the United States, ee, The impressment of seamen from merchant sen vessels of this country by British cruisers, al iiid though not practised in time of pe ce, and tfiereich fore, not at present a productive cause' of diflerAf ence and irritation, has, never:helcss, hitherto iiig been so prominent a topic of controversy, and is the so likely to bring on renewed contentions at the first breaking out of an European war that it aty has been thought the part of wisdom now to of :ake it into serious and earnest consideration, ria, The letter fitmi the Secrc'ary of Stale to the Ion tintish Minister explains the ground which the Government has assumed and the principles 1 to itvhich it means to upli ild. For the defence of its these gyoQnds and the maintenance of these i be principles, the most perfocFyeliance i6 placed on ler- the intelligence of the American people, and on ' ? * i ??d??? ><????gj?i f their firmness and patriotism, in whatever toucl j es the honor of the country, or its great and ei >' sential interests. JOHN TYLER. , Washington, Aug. 11, 1842. [From the National IiUeJigencer.] ' 1 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. | We presume that there is not a single reade ' | of this paper who will not, on perusing the fo i lowing loiter from r.Ir. Attorney General Legari ; in reply to an invitation to the Ashburton dinne '; admire, with us, its truly philanthropic spirit an iLs'trulv natr:^.tic sentiments: " Washington, Aug. 29, 1842. Gentlemen: I have had the honor to recciv ' your letter of the 25th instant, inviting me to ; public dinner, to be given by merchants andoth er citizens of New York to the Right Honora 1 ble Lord Asiiburton, oil Thursday, the first Sep 1 j lember. | He pleased to accept my thanks for your kind ness and the assurance of my very sincere regre that circumstances will not permit mc to profi by it. ; Were it only to have an opportunity of pub licly expressing tbe sense I entertain of the ad mirable temper and judgment, the clear, candtr; anirWhciliatiry spirit, that have marked tin wiiole conduct of your distinguished guest in thi management of a discussion as delicate and com plicated as it has ever fallen to the lot of an; single diplomatist to conduct, it would have af forded me the highest pleasure to share vvithyoi in the'gratulations befitting so auspicnus an oc casion. It has been his good fortune, I trust, '( succeed in making n ,-t merely a treaty of peacp but a peace independent of all treaty?a peaci in the hearts of two great nations?and by inspir ing feelings of mutual confidence and respect, it at once removing the causes of any immediate rupture, and diminishing infinitely the chances of any future collision. Ii I do not greatly overrate the importance oi this event, it will mark an era in the history ol diplomatic intercourse and of public law. mere etiquette, the unmeaning mysteries and mumcries of ncgotation were dispensed with, and quesi tionsin which the peace of the world ami the independence of nations were deeply concerned, have been discussed with the calm and sober reason, the strict and searching analysis, the gravity, directness and simplicity of purpose, that belongtc the severest judical investigation. The two high contracting parties "sought peace in tlie spirit ol peace,'" anu tuey nave louna it in the clear and immutable principles of international iaw,;and in the plain rules oi justice and good faith. . I will not permit myself to doubt for a moment that a treaty conceived in such a spirit, and founded on such a basis, will be equally beneficial and acceptable to all concerned in it. . To us, whose Federal Government, were it ever so imperfect in other respects, would be, merely as a guaranty of internal quiet, a blessing beyond all price?who have by this means, sheathed forever the sword as an arbiter between States, and consecrated, so to speak, a whole continent to a perpetual peace and the reign of the law, every prospect of diffusing the same spirit among independent Powers, in their intercourse with one another, ought to be peculiarly a subject for rejoiceing. I will, with your permission, embody these sentiments in the language of one of the most illustrious ornaments of our common mother tongue. I will give you as my own fervent wi?n? . ' ' A speedy diffusion among nations"of a profound respect for the law of nations?that law of which, more than of any other: it may be said that "her seat is the bosom of God, and her voice the harmony of the world." J have the honor to be, with sentiments of the highest consideration, gcntclmen, your obliged and obedient servant, II. S. LEGARE. To Messrs. James D. P. Ogden, James G. Ring, and others, Comittee, &e. ^ *1 ? HORRID MURDER. "-T . The following letter will be read with painful interest. When, when shall these sacrifices of human life cease] Thesuggestions of our esteemed correspondent, are worthy of attention. We learn that Col. Vose contemplates an expedition West, for removing the small bands that have annoyed our fellow citizens in that quarter. Marianna, Sept. 3:1, 1*42. Dear Sir?A family by the name of Perkins was murdered by Indians on the 29th or UOJi ult. at Hickory Hill about twenty miles west from this place. Mr. P., his wife and children were killed, another of the children was so badly wounded that no hope of its recovery is entertained, and a son about, seven years old, made his escape, although closely pursued by the savages. The attack was made about day-break. The boy who escaped says there were about ten Indians in the company. They used arrows instead of guns. The house was plundered and burnt. They got a rifle and some powder and lead. An account of th? affair reached here on the day it transpired, and a small party started immediately in the hope of finding thpir trail re turning to the Apalachicola. The company discovered Indian tracks going towards Hickory Hill, but no sign of their having returned.? Tl.n I..C rw.f , ?? t*nl 11 rnnil The people at Hickory Hill are of course much alarmed. They have tried in vain to find the trail of the Indians leaving the place of murder. No trace of it had been found at our last accounts. The people of Washington propose to start on an expedition against the Indians on Thursday.ncxt. Our county, I hope will join them. The Indians, however, will have too long a start to authorise much hope of snccc:s. So, sir, you perceive that we of the West have cause to complain of the manner in which the Florida war has been closed, as well as our brethren of the Middle and East. There is one way to close ti e war, so far as the fugitive Creeks arc concerned. Let the United tSiaie.assurc Cnpt. Sutton that it will defray the expenses of fifty men to serve two months, and authorize linn to raise such a force. If :h s be done the war will soon he at an end. He will close it, not as Col. Worth has done, to open again with double violence, hut by leaving ? * i ? if .i.:_ _i__ no Indians lo wage nosuimes. u uiu |>iau m not adopted troops should be stationed along the southern border of jackson and Washington counties. Yours respectfully, II. P. S. Since writing the .above the scout that started from here has returned. They report that the Indians were discovered on the 1st of this month on in Holmes's Valley. A party ol three persons discovered them. The Indians proffered them a fight, and boasted of having killed a family and could whip them. One ol the whites fired upon and killed an Indian. Mr James W. Long of Holmes's Valley, is the gentleman who fired the gnn. The Indians .were twelve in number.?Tallahassee Stntinei. # * $ J a m WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER II,-M& . ? - m-Hi U""Admiratioii" shall appear next week; v- 4 ????? ^ BTWe would invite (lie attention of our mer-" l_ chants to the advertisement of Messrs. Dick & ?) Holmes, which will be found in another column. d HEALTH OP CAMDEN. O* We are pleased to state that our towajy healthier at present, than it has been for several seasons past There have been a few cases of . fever, of a very mild type, which so yielded readii ly to medical treatment, that not a Bingle death1 has occurred from that disease. We have been induced to make this statement ,? to correct a rumor that has gone abroad, that it Caintlea is very sickly. We understand that a ] wagoner from the up-country, with a load of floor' " for this market, was induced fn m these reports, I, to return home, with his load. Wagoners should e be cautious how they place reliance upon such e reports?they are generally put in circulation ~ by unprincipled men, who wish to get produce . below the market price. : ' j I -I Camden Independent Fire-Engine Compa> nt.?This Company have disposed of their En- . gine, in order to procure a larger one, and as the* sum obtained for their Engine is insufficient for i ( the purchasing anotherof asuitable size, the com! 1 pany have determined to appeal to the liberality of our citizens, to aid them in raising the necesf sary funds. We understand that a committee, f appointed for that purpose, will call upon them in ! a few days. It is the wish of the Company toprocure their Engine as early in the winter as possible, and though the times are unfavorably i we trust that when the object of the company 11 is taken into consideration, the necessary su rn i will be raised. The Company have already suyl | plied themselves, at their own expense, vfith i hooks, ropes, axes and ladders, and only want a J proper Engine, with a sufficient length of Hose, I to enable thern to combat more successfully, the I devouring element. The liberality of our citizens has never yet, been appealed to in vain?and we feel assured | that they will (as on a previous occasion,) cheer ! fully aid this zealous and efficient Company ta i accomplishing "their object I (CrThe editor of the Suutli Carolinian copie* ' pies our remarks of last week, in relation to republishing his reply to Mr. Johnson's comrairnication, and appends the following notes:.? Our reference was solely "and plainly, to-our past not future reply: and why should the editor ! intend to publish the latter, and neglect the for1 merl (1.) VVe have not asked or desired any such premise, (2 ) and are at a loss to know what this or the previous sentence has to do with tho^qoes | ticOI We had understood he became the editor, after the retirement of the former one (Mr. W.) and it seems to us we saw in the Journal some time ago, a privale letter published by the editor, as written to him, which retained the address to some one named Johnson. (3 ) Wo suppose it must have been some other person of that name. The editor will doubtless recollect the letter referred to. (4.) We have not "complained," (5.) whether we have "reason" to do so or not?riot caring a straw about the matter personally; but we published i important/acts from the Bank records, having j a direct antl positive bearing on the question at I issue, and which must have a great, if not conclusive influence on tho decision of it, with allwho^ee them. Tho editor may not see this, or that the interest of the Bank and the State, and^? justice to those who sustain them, as involved in this question, surest the pulication of those facts; and it may be charity to suppose that "Tie is Inn blind to he mnde sec," especially if he be, as has been stated to us, that same editor (a. clerk of a recusant Bank,) who made an attack upon the Bank of the State when formerly editor (6.; previous to his retirement, as mentioned in the paper some time ago. We take it the public will see this "difference," that the interests of the Bank are of more importance to it, than either Mr. Johnson's ' or ours; and as to our reply being "voluntarily made," why was it more so than his, since his assault involved the honesty, independence, and disinterestedness of every person or press that dared 'o defend the Bank? Of the rejection of it, I however, as a'ready said, we personally care j not a s'ruv; and as to the rrply of Mr Johnson1 ?not having the slightest desire to reject it, however fully justified in doing so if we had; and having intended to publish it from the first. as soon as our enlarged size and the great press of other matter would admit?it will probably appear in next number; and tlje expression (during this necessary delay,) of a desire to know*, before declaring our own intention, whether t^(T^ Camden Journal designed to publish our de?? 5 fence of the Bank, has served to shew as we anticipated, that that paper is as decidedly opposed to the Bank as Mr. Johnson, and as Ixltlc disposed to do it justice! (7 .) (1.) Your refercncBjritgft/ have been "solely,"' but it was not "plainly" to your last reply?for you say in your article of the 8th, that "before stating whet or.we will publish it hereafter, we should like to ktfijw wbetljgr it is the intention of the publish^ of the^Camden Journal to republish our rejJy to Mr.^tifenronl" If you had! illiided to^he^pa^t reply, would you not have said^Tpdfrt," instead of "Mr. JnhnsonV* * (t^^FHe-abpye sent&nre from your article o? I the^h, show%" tbat you desired a promise from us to republish your reply, before you would con-* sent to publish Mr. Johnson's communication. (>3.) You were misinformed?and if your informant can come no nearer the truth in other matters, you would well to confide but little in his future statements. (4.) We never published a "private letter as wiilicii w mt cuuui, ?v 1111,11 reiainea ine aaarosB to AOQic one named Johnson." Was the editoroj the Carolinian so informed! (5.) If you did not "complain," you made a , considerable advance towards it?you grumbled a good de&L If