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FORE1UX. ' -3*
Fruuca has paid to tho Rothchihis, Brothers
of raris the sum of 1^/100,666 francs, 52 centimes,
oa nevouut of the Amcficuu Indemnity.
The remaining Instalments, which will fall duo
i 21 February, 1?>37, and 2d Fob.lS3:*, amount to
7,000,000
Pi GREAT BRITAIN'.
7*ho two Houses of Parliament adjourned for
tho Easter holidays on the 30ill of Ma rein The
house of lA?rde to the twclvcth and that of Commons
Ja the eleventh of April. Mr. P. M. Stewart
gave notice that on the 15th of April he should
call thq attrition of the house to the late outrageous
proceedings at Cracow, and also to certain
.quurantUn regulations newly established by tho
Czar, th/ effect of winch would be to close tho
0 mouth of the Dine bo against the British trade
with tho Black Sea>
1 .
Accounts of outrages, robberies aud murders ,
in Ialjja l, continue to bo dreadfully frequent. j
SPAIN*. TbiV
nrm^ r?riLrt fiilosli h??en rather StlC- i
ccs*lh! of late. vi>u the uiotdeuth (ion. l'spirtero j
Itad fc sevoro brush with tho Carlisle under ihijpa
(Irduna, in which tlio latter sustained a l?ss 1
of*0J.
? i
* FORTTGAL.
Adrians from^Lisboii to the 20th of March, but J
there is nothing of importance. Croat propara- j
tieus wure iu ikin^for. thcrecoption of the Prince I
rousort, und the -immediate soicmiz ition of the !
Zoyal uiarrn^c.
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AUSTRIA.
Paris Recounts of March 21st. say that i
Recounts from Vienna, the Capital of Austria
represent the council of War of that;
government as active in making pre para-j
lions to increase the number of fortifications
oil the east of the empire, and repair
the old ones. It is also said that an nrmv
is about +> be assembled on flic eastern '
iron tier. This looks a little warlike.
AV e copy into our columns the following I
I iter of Santa Alia, not because it conveys
T:ny new intelligence, but to show our rua- J
ders the style in which this tvrant made out |
i.is official papers.
. Army or Operations,
Heart Quarters of Bcjar, March 1 o, tlbl.
To his Excellency the Secretary of War and the
Navy, General Don Jose M aRu Tornel:
Victory accompanies the Army, and at1
* tiiis moment,being eight o'clock ofthc morn-1
ifig, we have bad a most complete and
glorious one, the memory of which time
/ cannot efface.
As announced to you the 27tJh -of ihe past j
; month, on communicating the capture of:
this town, I waited the arrival of the firstj
brigade of Infantry, in order to operate ef-1
i-ctually upon the fortress of the Alamo; but :
all ihe divisions ofvvliich thebiigadc is composed,
not being able to cometip, only three :
hattnlhons succeeded in getting hero by i
doubling their marches. With these bat- j
talionsof Zupadorcs, A Ida ma, and Toluca,
; . . ahose of Mctarnoras, Irminoz, and San Luis
l\?tosi, I was enabled to select, leaving out
1'uf rccmits, fourteen hundred infantry.? ;
These being divided into four columns and '
a body of reserve, as indicated in the gene- j
ral orders ofycsterJay, a copy of which accompanies
this despatch, the assault was 1
given at five in the morning, and met with
t he most obstinate resistance, so that during
the struggle of an hour and a half, it was necessary
even to brii;g up the reserve.
Tlfe s|?cctacle winch this conflict cxhibitod
was extraordinary. Men were seen, ru
o/vi\ti?n.lmrr fa Korol
KIIUU -4,\t ^IUI|U)
and disputing for the mastery by the most j
heroic. courage. Twenty-one pieces of artillery,
which wore served with great (lex- :
teritv; the rapid fire of musketry, which ap- !
pcared to iilnmiiiate the interior of the foil; j
And the ditches and the walls, were insufficient
obstacles to the undaunted Mexicans, j
Thev behaved like valiant men, and deserve
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t'ie ?ousider:ition of the Supreme Govern-j
meat, and tin: gratitude of iheir fellow connt
nines.
The fortress at length remained in our j
power, with its artillery, park, 6cc. Wc ;
buried in the ditches and trenches more tlian j
six hundred bdHics,all foreigners, and in the 1
immediate vicinity an increased number, not i
yet accurately known: these, endeavoring to
-escape the bayonets of the infantry, fell bejieath
the sabres of our cavalry, whom I had
placed in opportune situations. I feel assured
that very few have escaped to inform ,
their companions of the result.
Amongst the dead were found the first and
second in command of the insurgents, Howie
and Travis, colonels as they entitled themselves;
Crpekett, another of the same stamp
and the rest oftheir leaders, acting under
authority, of their convention. On our side
*ye had seventy killed, and about three hundred
wounded; amongst whom, two principal
and twenty-three subordinate 'officers.
The just cause we are sustaining somewhat
reconciles us to tins loss; it being the duty
of every Mexican soldier to die in defence
of Kis country. To tins cherished object
a? arc disposed to make every sacrifice, dc-1
tormined to permit no strangers, whatever
may i>e their pretensions, to insult the nation
tiud occupy its territory.
The 'bearer of this despatch carries with
him one of the flags of the enemy, taken upon
this occasion, that the designs of these
treacherous colonists, ami their co-operaf
fin r?/?rfo aP thn
uu& nuin inv j/uiw ui mc vimvuciatus) mu\
be morocleariv |>crceivetl.
. ANTONIO LOrEZ DE-SANTA ANA.
NEW-ORLEANS, April 23.
Texas.?Substance of information brought by
Cap{ain Thornton anil Jackson who loft thie
mouth uf the lirasos river on the 2Gth instant. .
On tlie I4th iust. Captain Thornton left General
WoustohV-army at Grace's, 20 miles above
San Felipe. On the evening of the same day
Gon. J/ouston took up the line of march to attack
a division of the Mexicans below San Felipe, making
their way towards Harrisbur^'and Galveston:
Gen- Ilouston had with him 1200 effective }
men the number of the enemy estimated at- from
3 to 5000 men, and thought to' bo marching in
three divisions?the division on its way to Harrisburg
estimatodfrom 12 to 1500 incn.
^Captain Thornton descended the river on hoard
the Steamboat Yellow Stone, . On passing San
Felipe he saw a number of tbegnemy; and from
the numbers of animals there, supposed their number
might be 400 men. On the 15th the steam
ho-t arrived at Tcrt Bend -the poin* v; hf.ro the
enemy were crossing, in number about 1000 men, ia
they were strewd along the bank of tho river for c<
sonic distance. The enemy endeavored to stop nl
the bout, tired upon her from a piece of artillery, tli
but missed tho boat. They kept up a continued to
fire from small priiis, but done no injury either to
the crow or boat; her cargo of cotton had been so
placed as to protect all on board. ^ . 'tk
Captain Thornton is of opinion that General af
Ilouson had a tight with tho enemy on tho 17th tfc
or 18th; his men were ardent and confident of L
victory. Onpt. Thornton saw some and heard of bi
many families, who had taken refuge in the cano a
brakes of the ifrasos bottom, and wero in. great tl
distress, being entirely destitute of male protcc- tl
tors; those lie saw entreated him to make known ai
their situation in this country; "husbands and rt
brothers had taken the field against the enemy, jo
and the women and children sent their "prayers vt
and entreaties for aid and for volunteers to goto in
their rescue. fa
Captain Thornton confirms the account al- cLi
ready received of tho massacre of Tannin's men,
ir. Gohad. some five or six men from another di- C
vision had made their escape and arr?.*ed in the ai
flrasos. d(
Cnl Norton hearer of despatches. from the tl
Tcxian Government, passed through this city, b<
onSalnrdav for Washington.?Mobile Crroniclc, ol
May 2. ' y.oi
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The Tcxian Massacre.?The New Orleans
Commercial Bulletin of the 2Stli ult. contains in a
an authentic form, u long, circumstantial and?
minuto detail of the horrid butchery of Col.
Fannin and his men. by tlie savage Mexicans,
confirming the original account in all its atn
o % . m
trocious perfidy. All hope ot the escape of te
these guliant men is therefore at an end?young
Hadl?kv, and three others, alone escaped the
slaughter.?Charleston Courier.
c<
I'rom the New Orleans RuIIctiu.
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS. te
We have been politely favored with the fol- L
lowing extract written to a gentleman of this w
city from Natchitoches, which goes still farther C
to corroborate tho account received by the Lc- IH
v-int which wo publish to-day. m
The substance of which is, that au express has ni
arrived here, via "Nachitoches, from Texas, and n<
is confirmed by General Gaines, that Gen. Hous- ni
ton, of Texas, has conquered .Santa Ana and c;
are his army. Santa Ana himself and his soldiers le
all prisoners. the lorcos ol fcaniu Ana were as
estimated ut 1100; and those of Houston 600. si
The express further states tliat Houston's army in
destroyed half of the Mexicans, and the loss on iu
his side was 6 killed and 20 wounded. sc
The saddle of Santa Anna was taken and in
brought in, and is of a costly order, being estinia- m
ted as worth between C vrr 800 dollars, and the pi
express who brouglitin the news, rode on the tl;
korse of Santa Ana . oj
All this indeed is cheering news, calculated to tr
arouse all the better feelings which arc implanted le
in the hearts of those who can rejoice at the triumph
of freemen ove-r their civil and savag9 oppressors.
The intelligence received early yesterday
morning, and which is also published, will
be seen lo be confirmed by the news brought
by the Levant, with the dilFjrencc only that the ^
numbers of the enemy killed and taken by Gen. K'
Houston van* in amount. 1D
H. Army, April 23, 1S3C. sc
Tu ifir Ver^lc towards Xacogdvche* :
uomet r*ant;t Ana on the -?lst; we attacked ^
him with GOO men; ho ha?l 110 infantry, two
howitzers?we entirely routed his whole "force, ,
killed half of his men, and took the rest prisoucrs. ,l#(
Santa Anna himself and all his principal officers >
are i>'ir prisoners. The history of war does not
furnish a parallel to tho battle." Wo had G killed
and :10 wonndod. I have not tuno or I would
send on a full report. I tviH *U? tW
of to-morrow. I again call on my fellow citizens
to come to the field ; let us fall on and conquer
the remaining troops, and our country is tree,
turn out at.once, there is no excuse now; let us li
do the work at once. ' ?
TUOS. J. RUSII, See. at War. .
I certify tho ;nbovctobc a true copy of the .
express just received from the Secretary of War, IE
who was himself in I ho battle. la
A. HOUSTON. V(
To J. R. Dtrxx. . W
Sjn Avg'istinc, April "6. ^
The"following is the information which came
to hand early yesterday morning :?
A gentleman of this city who arrived this morning
from Attakapas in tho S. 11. Velocipede
slates, that on tho evening previous to his departure
two persons arrived at St. Martinsville,
direct from Texas. That these persons who appeared
to l>c mou of respectability, related as a
positive fact, that an engagement had taken place i
between the Texran forces under General llous- ;
ton, and ths Mexican army, in which tlio latter
were totally routed having lost 700 men in killed
and wounded, amioOO prisoners, among whom ol
was (Jen. Cos. The loss of the Tcxians is said
to he inconsiderable.
The circunrrtanccs as related l?y these gentlemen,
were tint the Mexican arrmy had from some rc
cause or other l>een separated into two bodies A!
divided bv the Ilivcr Iirazos, that the sudden.rise o
of that river prevented the two bodies from effect- (j(
ing a junction?that Houston marched against
the larger body amounting to 1300 or 1400 men, rc
that the latter retreated, and in there retreat set ^
lire to the town of liarrisburg. Houston sue- d<
cecdod in overtaking them about seven miles ; |J]
from that town, and by a sudden ."iid* vigorous j
attack on them, and alter some severe fighting ; *,
the Mexicans were totally dofeatcd, with tholoss i * \
above mentioned. The gentleman stated that pi
they were a short distance from liarrisburg and j
could distinctly hear the firing and that the
suit was well-known before their.depaTturc?that j
Houston lias marched in pursuit of-the other 1
body which it was supposed could not possibly
escape him. W
The " Hec," after giving the substance of the pi
above adds. . . . ^ SJ
%* "Since writing the above, we heard it^sta- ^
ted as if on good aittltorily that Gen. Houston
held a council of war pn the fate of his prisoners; U1
and that Santa Ana and all his officers had been IV
shot ; tho privates were sent to Matamoras. It Jjj
was also statedlljut General Gaines had written
a private letter coufirmdtory of this account; but
we did jiot-scc it. There can however bo no .
doubt that Houston has conquered and that tho in
Mexican army is prostrated. The day of rctri- it:
butioa has at length coxne, and Texas is free. T
? t!:
The following letter was" addressed by the
Secretary of war to the Chairman of the Coin,
mitteejof Ways and Means in relation the defence rc
of our S. W. frontier. \
War DnrART.vir.xT, Max 4, 1836. j in
Sir: In January last orders were given to
Major General Gaines to take measures for the
defcnco of the Western frontier of Louisiana. '
Events which were then passing in Texas led to *'
tho belief that a state of tilings might arise St
requiring tho interposition of the Government {J;
to protect the iirfiabitaats of that portion of tho 0j
Unilod States from the calamities of war.
There were then placed, subject to Gen. '
Gaines' orders, three regiments of infantry and a*
seven companies of dragoons, and he was in. in
structed to prevent by force, if necessary, uny f>1
armed parties from crossing tho boundary line
into tho territory ?f the United States. He was
also informed that tho 33d article of the treaty ai
with Mexico imposes upon both of tho con- tlj
trading parties tho duty of preventing all hostilo ri<
incursions on tho part of tho Indians into the j0
possessions of tho other; And ho was directed to j
take the necessary measures foi fulfilling, this .
obligation on the part of tho United States. He Cl
was also instructed, if called upon by tho civil m
authority fur any aid towards enforcing the laws
having relation to the' Lctatral duties of tho
United States, to render such assistance as the ^
laws prescribe. And he was referred to the
I)!$?r:ct Attorneys of the I'.vucioirids of Louis- j m
na for their opinion upon such points of law must?
>nnccicil with his duty asmi^ht arise. He was thorn 1
so particularly advised that it was the duty of j
ic United States to remain entirely neutral, and ,
> cause their neutrality to be respected... ^ . J
JJy information recently received from Gen. COlirsr
aincs it appears that he considers it necessary in the
tat his force should be increased, with a view to uijyst(
lord proper protection to the frontiers; ho lias ??||neJ
lereforo called upon cacfa of the Governors of 1
ouishma," Mississippi an(l Tennessee for a that J
igade, and upon the Governor of Alabama fcr i ?StatCf
battalion of militia, the whole, or as many of to be
ieratS8 practicable, to bo mounted. He reports j 'j^hc s
tat the forces arc rapidly approaching the border
id he anticipates that as soon as they have "?
(ached the vicinity Of the Indians, these will WrTOlC
in in tho contest; and that lho Indian fnrco since
ill respect no boundary line; and the operations recoil
t Tcxdjs as described by Gen. Gaines, cannot 05*]^
iil to produce a favorable effect upon tho cruel ~ ' .
imposition an<Lpredatory habits of tho Indians. "
I have therefore the honor to surest to the upon
ommitteo of Wjj*s and Mcaws the propriety of that j
i appropriation ol' one million of dollars "to | tinotl^
?fray the expenses attending the defence of | s*at "
ic Western frontier of the United States, to j "
5 expended tinder the direction of the Secretary * ,,n[
* W ar, conformably to the provision of the act addrc
fvApril 5, 183:2, making appropriations for the th<
ipoort of tho AnUy." drawi
I enclose, for thimformation of the committee, , .
letter from tlio t^fcirtcrin ister General. 11
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, draw j
LEWIS CASS. dcteri
//on. C. C, Camcrkle.ng, Chairman, ?fcc. jjovnt
The following letter says tho National In.
lligencer is from an autlteniic source. ..
Extract from a Utter officially addressed. Unite
Washington, March 11,183d. Solve.'
44 For the last fivo yoars, I' have had inter- the II
>urse with the CamanChc Indians and their af.ti:;l
lies. Thov inhabit the country from lat. 31? 1
srth on Red river, to tho Rio del Norte, ex
liding north to the road that leads from St. | ^ 'h
ouis, (Mo..) to Santa Fe, south to the head j thuttl
aters of Trinity, tJuadaloupc, Brassos, and | jJjjs ]
olorado rivers of Texas ; a country in length casv .
)0 miles, and Lreadth from. 250 to 400 miles, l, j 5
ostly prairie. The different tribes aro Ca- a *
ancles, Kyawae, Towash or Southern Paw- worth
ues, Cuddoes, Wacoes, and Skiddics. Tliey \ n?er
jmbcr about thirty-five thousand in all, and Pubiii
in muster from seven to eight thousand rest- wj,a^
ss warriors ii?lbis great Western prairie. Free n
i the buffalo themselves, they acknowledge no *-onS
ipcrior?doprcdating upon the .Mexicans of the busin
itcrior States, ravaging and burning their towns State*
urdecing their people, sometimes taking pri- fact,
mors, which they either torture to death or
,ake slates of, carrying off immense herds of r
ules and horses. Their impunity heretofore ?
rompts these wandering Jiordes to look upon of iht
lemsclves as the most powerful of nations, which and f
union tho visits of our sick and exhausted ,
oops among them was far from removing. I ^
ft their country on the 5th of December last."
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' FJLORID.V. mCn<^
' Th
Capt. Chesnut's Company of .Mounted men Prcsi
iving been discharged and paid off at St. Au- the d
jstinc, and thero being no government vessel . t.pr
i readiness to rcceivo tliem they chartered a
ihooner which landed tliem in Charleston on
to 8th inst.
The Indians-sccmed to have scattered and to Mi
i all in detached parties. . -t c-onsi
The Tallahassee Floridian of [the 30th ult. i j^d (
jads an article on the Indian Campaign thus? .
General Scott baftbd?the Volunteers Dis- *-01u
tnded?lire Indians in possession of the country
ast of the Suwannee, and tho Frontior com. Til
oteh* at their mercy," and then proceeds to
>nux>?p? ":^1* on Gcu. -Scott's ? .
OOc of conducting tho waf. ? . monl
pied
The Regiment of mounted South Caro- ia!r(^
na Militia, commanded by Col. Goonvn,
were disbanded at Jacksonville 6lii
ist. and those that were able proceeded the 'J
immediately to their respective homes hv ! bchnl
;nd; the remainder (invalids,) who arri- j due i
2d here yesterday'in the steamer Santcc,; ton, t
ill proceed by the first conveyance to ! iuten
leir homes. ties <
Charleston Cour. ^Sccr<
. ' the I
. in th
Abstract of the Proceeding* of ibc
Txvent) -fourth CoorrNs* First Ses,' *
mo;K
senate. - ' , and p
- . .. -May. 5. | .
Tho only important business was the, 1
Biieral appropriation bill, upon the details i ^CLi'nl
f which sometime was spent. jrron
May 6. j "holi
The Secretary of the Trcnsjary having! subje
?plied to a resolution formerly moved by j Som<
Ir.. Ewing of Ohio inquiring into the truth ' a dis[
f a statement made in the circular of a *p m;;
3positc bank that nearly, all the monies I l'on 1
.ceived in the West from the?%a!e of lands ! State
ras transferred, and also enquiring if the cion
:positc banks wcrO authorized to refuse xas,
le bills of Banks which would not pay had L
icir bills in draughts on the Northern cities; cau ?
Ir. Ewing moved that 1000 extra co- ry int
iesof the report printed. and rJ
On this motion Mr. Ewing made some Adan
.marks of which the following in the con- the si
uding part. ' . "Til
The part of his (the Secretary's) answer to the
hich came in first and which has been Gen.
rintod and laid upon our tables, goes to cupy
iow the power of the depositc banks in the J Fron:
sveral States over the currency; and I; it was
tiderstand the Secretary to say (for he is j dispu
yt very explicit in his statement) that they act oi
ayc the power which they claim. ration
I look upon this as a most unfortunate other
ate of things, and wholly unjustifiable and joinet
nproper, as it regards the Government be ob
self and the great business community, forces
'lie Secretary urges as a reason for vesting' ment
iese banks with this cnormous.powcr over j si0n I
ic currency of the country, that they arcj about
sponsible to the United States for all that j doch(
icy receive, and bound to pay it, if required; Gaim
i gold and silver; that they, therefore, j seem'
ught not to be compelled to receive any [ prepn
ling that is not equivalent to gold and sii-1 fr0uti
jr. But this does not meet the case pre- j
mtcd; it does not apply to the state of l0 3,
lings which has made the subject a matter
f inquiry; it is not gold and silver, or any .
ling thai is equal, and only equal, to gold u
id silver, that they require. All the banks S^UC|
1 Ohio pay gold and silver for their notes menf
1 their counters, and will be able to do it, corre,
iless a wreck take piace in another quarter, nule(j
id the sinking masses drag down every j [jerg
ing in their vortex. Those banks are j .1 yy
chjy stored with specie, and- will hold out j
the last. But specie will not do this I ^
iposite bank. Drafts on the Eastern
ties are worth one and a half per cent, ciucn
ore than gold and silver, and they require
afts in exchange; and the bank that will At I
)t pay this premium for the privillege of ventio
[ting its notes be current for the revenue, \ at whi
ust submit to the discredit, and the Public, the foi
- I I I H<il it rifcirfy .
submit to the inconvenience of having
cfuscd.
id, too, to niv utter astonishment, if
lort of the Secretary be correct, as of
* it inust be, that tho pretext set forth
circular of the Clinton Bank, for this
aland oppressive exaction, is unsus.
by the fact. The circular represents
nearly all the money of the United
? received in that bank has necessarily
transmitted to the Eastern cities.
Secretary says in his report, that no
than 845,900 of that received in the
: State of Ohio has been so transmitted
the 1st day" of June last; and if I
cct his figures Tight; he makes it
? ? -i ll?-.
pun?or 0110 uoiiur iruiisiimivu uuu?
lollars received. I can say no more
this branch of the subject than this ;
ustice requires that it should be *dis;
noticed by me; that the incorrect
ncnt contained in that circular, which
dicitly credited, led me, when I first
ssed the Senate, to suggest a censure
2 Secretary of the Treasury for witling
from the State of Ohio funds which
, in his report, he has not in fact withi.
But it now remains for him to
nine whether he will permit Ids fiscal
s, on representations such as this, to
lish a brokerage upon the funds of the
d States; and w hile they must them>
in fact inflict upon the community all
lischicf which would arise from an
1 transmission and obstruction of the
; funds.
c other thing I wish to notice. It is
u> S><?orr?f:irv or tho Treasurv savs in
report, that exchange still continues
; that it Jias never been more favor.
This is the idea; I have not his
5. I do not propose to contradict this,
ely cail the attention of the business
c to the statement, that they may sec
the Secretary of the Treasury says to
ress about the' exchanges. Every
ess inan in every portion of the United
3 knows whether this is or, is not the
May 9.
ivi bills from the House for the relief
j city corporations of the District,
or the defence of the Western Froniverc
taken up aud referred. The
i? 1 1.. 1 ,i c
lT uiwing aireuuy pussru uw ccuutci
9 refered for the consideration ofaImcnts
ndueiTby the House,
e hill from the liouse authorizing the
dent to accept 10,000 volunteers for
efeitee of the Western frontier was
i up Mid recommitted.
HOUSE OF REPItRSENTATIVES.
ny the 5th was principally spoilt in
dering the naval appropriation bill
he hill for the relief of the District of
mbia.
May G.
c hill for the relief of the District , was
i taken up, and after various amend?.
ttip ^nnsideration of which occu
a great jmrt or the (Jny; trpassnr! its
ami las! reading. Ayes 102. Nnvs
ic bill provides that the Secretary ol
'rcasurer shall assume and pay on
fbf the United States, the entire debt
n Holland by the cities ofWashingjrcorgctown
and Alexandria with the
2st; Provided the corporate authorial'these
cities shall transfer to the
;tary of the Treasurer for the use of
United States the stock held by them
e Chesapeake and Ohio Canal com;
which stock was purchased by the
iy borrowed in Holland and assumed
?l:J by the United States.
Ik, May 7.
ie bill appropriating one million ol
rs for the defence of the Western
tier was taken up, irvcommittee of the
2, and a long debate ensued on the
" .? ?!
ct ol our relations wan iuexico.
i seemed to nnprehcnd that there was
>06ition on the part of the President
ike war upon Mexico for the libera>f
Texas and addition to the United
s. Mr: Adams expressed a suspithat
the design was to conquer Teuto
re-establish that slavery which
iccn abolished by the United Mexiitatcs,"
and then receive the territo0
the Union* Messrs. Peyton, Bell,
Thompson successively rebuked Mr.
is with some severity lor introducing
* O
jbject of slavery into the discussion,
ic Secretary of War in a report made
1 House a few days since, said that
Gaines had b$en authorized to ocNacogdoches
for the defence of our
tier. This is disputed territory, and
5 contended that the occupancy of
ted territory by military force was an
f hostility and tantamount to a declai
of war. it was contended on the
hand that strict neutrality was cnJ
on Gen. Gaines; and that it would
served unless some act by Mexican
? should render a defensive movenecessary;
and that the line of divijetween
the two territories was now
to be run. If it should leave Nacog;s
on the Mexican side, then Gen.
cs had been directed to desert it. All
ed to feel the importance of proper
ration for defence on the western
er. The bill finally passed its seand
third readings by a vote of 146
May 9.
. Everett offered a resolution calling
the President for a copy of all inions
to the representative Governin
Mexico since Jan. 1835, with all
spondence on the subject <H"the disboundary;
and also the military orissued
in relation to the defence of
Western Frontier.
From tho New York Observer.
LAB OF TIIE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE
UNION".
die United States Temperance Conn,
held in Philadelphia in May, 1833,
ch twenty Stales were represented,
lowing resolution was adopted :
Resolved,, That the officers of the Amc- tioi
rican Temperance Society, and .of the tua
| several State Societies, are hereby requested ! mo
to hold mutual consultations, and to take! des
all suitable measures to carry into effect the ' a p
objects of this Convention?to embody j str<
public sentiment, and by the universal dif. thi
fusion of information and the exertion of jno
kind moral influence, to extend the principles tru
and blessings of the Temperance rcforma- I s;?i
tion throughout the country and the world. |
Jn pursuance of the above recommenda-1 ^
tion, a meeting of officers and delegates j C
from the American Temperance Society, ?
and the State Societies throughout the j
United States, assembled in Philadelphia, j =
for the purpose of forming, a general
Temperance Union. The following resolu- *
tions were adopted:
Resolved, That the officers of the .Amc- c$
rican Temperance Society* and of each of sk
the State Temperance Societies, in their,-oft
associated capacities, be denominated the on
tr _.1 a... T a"
unilfu qimus a viiijjcauiujc i_ uiun* lt
Resolved, Tliat the object of the Union , "es
shall be,. l>v the diffusion of information i
and the exertion of a kind moral influence,'
to promote the cause of Temperance J
tliroughotft the United States. ^
Revoltedj That-an Executive Committee J
of sercn be appointed, to carry in(o cflcct,!
by all suitable means, the object of this {a
Union; and.that they continue in office tjQ
"until others are appointed.
Resolved, That the above mentioned we
Committee call another meeting of this ! T
' ? * ~"?l- """l r?lonft nc tllM' rViflV '
I .IIIOUj til dUUll liilju anu J'luci- uo itiuj |
judge proper.
Resolved, That the Corresponding Sccrc- sn
taries of all State Societies be, ex-officio, tcI
members of the Executive Committee. _ ^ The
executive committee of the United 1,1
States Temperance Union, being of opinion
that the time has arrived when the cause of
temperance will be promoted by another
National Convention, request the appoint- r(
ment of delegates to assemble at Saratoga at
Springs, Saratoga county, state of NewYork,
on Thursday the fourth day of
August next, at nine o'clock, A. M. The Tl
' committee earnestly urge on all the states f?
in the Unionlo be represented Tit this con- j1)0
venlion. Tlie temperance cause is one of
common and universal interest, and it is expected,
that by uniting the wisdom of the
iriends of the cause from all parts, an in- ah
fluence will go forth 'that- will hasten the ,t,r
final purification of our country and the
world from the sin of intemperance. le:
Delegates arc respectfully invited from dc
foreign countries, state societies, County 00
| societies, societies in literary #6titutions, no
and local societies. y , jBa
Isaac S. Loyd, } w1
Mathew Newkibk, ^Philadelphia, oi
Isaac Collins, ) lJ1
John* Tappan*. Boston,. ^
Edward C. Delavax, Albany, nc
i Christian Keener, Baltimore, a!1
i ExectUivc Committee. ?f
" Philadelphia, Apr'1 16,1836.
" Ti?o nintK mcetin^ of tho- 1 n^- ^
ricati Temperance Socie~ty*\vili be held at
Saratoga Springs, on Friday the 5th of cfl
August. Editors of papers and periodicals .
i throughout the United States, friendly to
cause of temperance, are requested to m- '
sert the above in their publications. ^ ^
By order of the committee,
J. Edwards; Cor. Sec. Am. Tern. So. ra'
i'avlding'b washington. cc
The manly and vigorous mind of Mr? pr
Paulding has here adopted a subject 'tc<
worthy ot him. i\'o tuograpncr 01 our;
immortal hero has entered more broadly
and morally into his character. The style
. is strong, chaste, and, in the more studied tri
parts, marked with a* noble, Doric simpli- foi
city, at once a fine model for the youthful m<
student, and appropriate for recording the tai
deeds and motives of the sublimest of soldiers,
statesmen, and men. The extracts m
which the author's philosophical research
has procured from the volume of Sir Mat- ^
thew Hale, from which the mother of the w<
infant hero was accustomed to read les- un
sons of piety and wisdom t<5 her children,
, are of the profoundest interest, as well as ^
j of the higheu and purest intrinsic beauty. ^ol
A lucid, and ycf brief life of Washington prj
has been long a desideratum in American
literature. The production of Mr. Paul- pu
nixc is incorporated into the Harpers1 0O
Family Library, and, independent of its ne
claims ns an admirable composition, pos- Pn
sesses peculiar and uncommon value, by th<
the tranquil, domestic iircside. It is not a pai
piece of superficial, brilliant declamation, ien
as modern books are too apt to be, but a lie
, solid, useful, accurate, and moral work, Ro
interspersed with reflections, forcible, apt hia
and instructive, and in every way calcu- ' '
laled to render a family circle wiser aud
better. Mr. Paulding's station in society isi
gives additional weight to this biography, an
He has ever been and is associated on ror
terms of such personal intimacy with the wjj
* ? * t* . i_ 1
I most eniigntened ana aisiinguisnca men | pr<
j of his country, that his sources ofinform- gr(
I ationjire at the fountain head; and many
| of the incidents here related are fresh from <
I the living lips of the venerable survivors of ho;
those great scenes whose leading mind ^
he so ably delineates". Of those incidents, jbl<
several are now, for the first time, given tru
to the public, and w ill be perused with we
keen interest by present readers, as well
as those of future ages. The book will ref\
grow more valuable with every rolling w0
year, for with every year all the unrecord- jep
ed depositaries of those dark and yet glo- our
rious times grow more remote and indis- on
; tinct, till at length, all will disappear, like (
j morning mist, and nothing be left for fu- ^
! iure resenrch. Of our author, as a general
writer, any opinion would now be superfluous,
throned as he is upon the long- ^
tested confidence n?d good-will of his y
countrymen. His unflinching,?turdy devotion
to American principles and institu- I
tions finds a response in the bosom of
every patriot, and displays itself as well in *
the choice of his theme as in the treatmerit
of if. He has ever been a kneeling to v
' and ardent worshipper at the altar of ra-: m4*
lal freedom, independent of all the flue*
(iocs and temptations of party. The
re he writes the betterjbe writes; and we
lignalo the character oMVahincton as iece
of composition equol in purity* I
engtli, eloquence, and beauty, to any J
ng in the language, not alooe (or toe 2
nly simplicity of the style, but for the 1
c moral sentiment by which it is in* j
red. N. Y. Mirror. |
HERAW GAZETTE.
?I
TUESDAY, !HAY 17, 1S33.
To Printers. I J
anted at this office as Foreman an j
icicnt and active printer, who when occa>n
requires, can do press work or compo- 1
ion. A religious man would be prefeited,
d none need apply without unquestionably '
itintonials'of good character. \ 1
Tlte whole amount of Stock subscribed for the
mdeiiUank, waa $5,106,300, which is moro
ui twenty times the amoUnt with which the
nk is authorized to commence operations.
Florida Volunteers.?A number of these troops
ving arrived in Charleston m & aesiuuxe condu
n, the City Council and a public meeting of
izens, most -generously provided for those who I
xo not .in a Mate to provide -for tkemsohrcs. L
a o committees were appointed to aeb to their
m fort able accommodation, one by the Council I
d the other by tho meeting of citizen*. The let. ?
- consists of Gen. R. Y. llayne, J. E. Ilolmea, J.
Pettigra, Gen. James Hamilton,Alfred Hoger
d Charles, Edmondston.
Tlrc National Intelligencer nt the 10th, says,
at a letter had been received in Washington mi
an officer of the army of tho hightest rank
tfew-Orlcans, "stating that there not the
ist danger of any hostilities on the Tezian fron.
.r ritho.r from Indians or from .Mexican troops.*1
(io Intolligencer infers that Gen. Gaines* infor- ?
rination on -the subject must'therefor# have- J
cn incorrect.
A Mr. Birncy formerly of Kentucky, and a man
' education and talents, being infected with the
olition mania, removed to Cincinnati, sotna^
ne last year, and established an abolition paper
inch we believe he still continues to edit. We
lrn from the Cincinnati Whig that ho lately Un
rtook to deliver a public lecture in Xcnia, Ohio,
i the subject of abolitionism. But the people . \
>t chosing to indulge him in his tratOrioutf asults
upon the peace of the countiy, pelted him
ith rotton eggs. They then proceeded to the
Bee of an abolition paper to which they shewed
eir respect by showers pf the same kind of miss's.
If rotton eggs could be kept under the
isc ot every siupm unaui; ui mcui uu wv...
I driven to take refuge among the free negroes
tho'British West Indies, it would ba the best
ingtliat could at this time be done for the cause *
liumanityiu oa^country.^
Gen. Gaines is authorized by tboTrebi^nl to
II upon the Governor's of Lonisinns, Missisppi,
Tonecssce and Alabama for any militia
rco which ho may find necessary for the protec- I
>n oftho frontiors. They are to be called out i
r six months, but dismissed when the Govern- 4
int sliall think proper. I
Gov. Cannon of Tennessee, as soon as he re- L
ived the requisition of Gen. Gaines, issued his I
oclaiuation, calling for 3(t companiesof volonjrs,
each to consist of C I rank and file.
??- i
EJE3PE0T TO THE MRMORT 07 COL. HA.VXJNO..
At a meeting of tho citizens of Chesterfield Dis- 1
ct, held in the Town ofCfieraw, May It; 1830,
the purpose of expressing their rrspee*. far the
smory of the'late Col. Masking their represcn;ivc
in Congress. ;J
Dr. M. MacLean was called tothelchair, and i
r. Drown Drvan appointed Secretary. M
The Chairman having stated the object of the j
>eting, lite following Preamble and Desolations I
resubmitted by Dr.Thomas E. Powe, and 1
animously adopted. 'J^k
Whereas, When in the dispensations of Ffli
ncc, the family or neighborhood is deprived by
Rh of its support or ornament; it is meet in a
ivate or social manner to express their sorrows. '
So when the Jiord removes from oar midst a J
blic benefactor, a Statesman,, a patriot who
cupies a large sphero of influence and osefu'.
bs; it is becoming in those who know and ?p. r-,
;ciate the value pf Ixia life, to express publicly
;ir senso of the loss to the country, their symLhy
with his personal friends, and their condoice
with his family. Such a man was the
>n. Riciiard I. Maknino, out late estimable
presents tive in Congress, and such a loss was
i death.
Therefore,
1. Resolved, Tiiat tho death of Col. SUssisa
* * - tl?- Mslsmitv
considered uy mis meeung a paw v,
J that we will never ceaseto cherish a grateful
acmbrance of his distinguished public services, j
lich though always unobtrusive, hare ever been
wnptly and heroiealJy rendered in times of j
jctest need, and with a devotion to his country
igularly disinterested and glorious. ^
2. Resolved, That ss a private gentleman V*
aored him for his social and generous sensibili- '
n and affections, we revered him for his inflex3
integrity of principle, we admired him for histh,
candour, and simplicity of character, and
loved him for all that he was, v ^
I Resolved, That in common with his bcreaI
family, his friends, and the,public, we fee} that
are ci led onto mourn hit sodden and early
arture from the earth; and in testimony of
deep and abiding sorrow, wt will wear crape
our left arm for the space of thirty days. ]
)n motion of Richard Fhelan, E#j. Resolved, J !
it the family oft he late Col R. I. be
aished with a copy of the above Preamble and
tolutioBs; and that the woe be published in.
Cheraw Gazette, and Camden J'/uroal.
.
Ldjourned.
M. MACLEAN, Chairman,
inow.v Bar an, Secretary.
Jen. Austin and others are visiting the Xorthcities
as commissioners from Texas. Public
jtinga are held, no doubt, at their instance,
rhicn their j?resenco ar.d addresses g:vo ccn:nMe
eaioa'g^n.