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1. Oxygen, developed in the carbonic
Acid and w ater.
2. Hydrogen is in the w ater and carburets
of hydrogen.
3. Carbon.
4. Karths.
5. Alkalis.
6. Nitrogen, occasionally developed in
flic form ot* ammonia.
7. Acids remaining in the insoluble, or
washed away in the soluble salts.
Tlte chemical examination of vegetable
bodies ought of course to lead to similar
results. This examination has been conducted
in three different ways.
1. With the view of discovering the nature
of the compounds, called vegetable
principles,which exist ready formed in plants.
2. For the purpose of discovering the
chemical elements contained in these principles.
3. Hy the destructive action of heat, under
which some ot the elements are wholly
separated, anil others enter into new combinations.
In tlie first of thes" methods there have
been detected :
[. Certain peculiar acids, of which we
niav eite
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(1) Acetic acid', winch, mixed with water,
forms common vinegar.
(2) Citric acid, which is found in the
Jen ion and orange.
(2) Maiic acid, which exists in tire appK\
(4) Tartaric acid, in the juice of the
grnpe.
(5) Oxalic acid, in the wild sorrel.
Ertractsfrom the Speech of Mr. lleedy (of
Massachusetts,) on the appropriation providing
for surveying and coloring the
Pacific Ocean and South Seas.
Monday, May 'J.
All parts of our wide and extended country
are striving and exerting every nerve to
- improve the navigation of the rivers, and to
make railroads and canals?avenues to the
ocean. Who at this day falls in question
the policy of the measure / The proposition
we are now considering is a poposition
to follow unfile same noliev. and to im
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prove and extend our intercourse and comjnerco
to the remotest parts of tiie world,
and of course ail parts of the country, and
the whole country, have a common inter.
" ...
y, The subject we arc now considering is an
appropriation for surveying and exploring
the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. The
form of the bill has been objected to by the
gentleman from Va. (Mr. Pay ton.) who
spoke a short time since. He objects, because,
by the provisions of the bill, the President
is authorized (if in his opinion the pub.
lie interest sha/t require) to send out a surv
yingani exploring expedition, and he is of
opinion we ought not to devolve upon the
President the duty and obligation of deciding
whether the expedition ought to be undertaken
or not.
I entirely concur*with that gentleman in his
views upon the subject. We ought to assome
the responsibility that justly lielongs to
the Representatives of the U. States, an 1 I
have no desire to avoid that responsibility.
It would, therefore, have been much more in
accordance with my opinion, had the amend,
nient provider! for a direct appropriation,
leaving no condition or discretionary power
iii that respect with the President. But it
*Kftnt there are some members of this
I louse who entertaiu a different opinion, and
tiiey insist upon the form proposed: and be.
lietiug, as I do, tho result will be the same,
1<un disposed, in the present case, to consent
to tlie amendment. By the bill itself I
Ve express our opinions most decidedly in .
favor of tlie expedition. The President may I
refuse to execute tho law but under such
circumstances I am confident bo ici/l not. J
The President is not entrusted with power i
to do more than the law provides, but may
- decline to act, and, in that event, the law
would be executed^and the expedition would
M.
If t!?e bill become a law, it will be the
imperative duty of the Executive to investigate
the subject, or consult those who have ,
investigated it, and I have no apprehension :
of the result, and do not, therefore, oppose
the amendment lest tliebill might be defeated
The gontlanan from Virginia (Mr. Pey- J
ton) suggest s|t hat there may be constitution- ;
ul objections, but declines to state them, or;
oiler uu argument upon that suojecr. r>oin''
oilier gentlemen have hinted at the same
difficulty. For myself! have no doubt of1
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t!?e constitutionality of the law proposed,
and I am ready to sustain my opinions here; '
but I will not trespass upon the time of this j
House by an argument in a ease, in mv
judgment, so plain, unless it be in reply to !
real objections actually made. The Pacific j
Ocean and South Seas ate surely our own, |
us tenants iu common w ith other nations.
They are the highway of nations, and emphatically
the broad highway in which we
travel more, and have a greater intenst than
any other nation.
A large portion (considerably more than
one-half) of the ships and tonage engaged
iu the.whale fishery belongs to the distinct
which 1 have tlie honor to represent. It became
my duty as a Representative, years
ago, to investigate the proposed expedition.
My investigation resulted in the most perfect
and entire conviction of its utility and
importance, not only to those engaged in the
fishery, but to the whole country. I have
much information connected with and having
a material bearing upon the subject,
which, under other circumstances, and at an
earlier, period of the session, when we had
more leisure, T should have felt inclined to
present to the consideration of the committee.
But knowing, as I do, that the time is
short, ami that there is much that ought to
be done, I shall limit myself and confine my
remarks mainly to a general view of the
subject, referring for more minute and statistical
information to the printed reports laid
upon our tables, and which are before me.
I have to notice the subject in one or two
points of view, which, in my opinion, have
not been sufficiency noticed cither in
speeches or reports, and which I deem of
ti'ie highest irnDortancc to the true intb'rests
?
of tlie country.
aMaaaMVMaMrWHVHMM?HI? MMHMMBPI
I shall not attempt to present to the committee
in detail the amount and value of our
various interests in the Pacific Ocean. The
fur trade has been a source of no inconsiderable
profit. Our commerce of every
description in that ocean, already great, is
rapidly increasing, and capable of being
vastly extended. Our whale lishery, which
might seem to demand more particularly mv
regard and notice, has been extended over
a great part of that vast ocean, and is df
great amount. I refer to two short extracts
' which show the amount of capital employed
I in the whale fishery, and principally in
! those seas.
What i stho amount of our interest in the
seas where the principal labors of the expo,
tion will be performed ?
To say nothing of the vessels engaged in
tl?i? virions traffic .'tmonL' the islands in the
Pacific, the following will show hat inter<*>ts
wo have in the various branches of the
whale iishery from different ports in the
United States:
Ports. Vessels. Ports. Vessels.
X. ReiilbrJ 154 llristol 17
| Nantucket 71 New London 29
i Lynn 5 Norwich 1
: t ?louch'*ster 1 New York 0
i Portsmouth 1 Newburg 3
: \\ arreii 15 Wilmington, Del. 3
Providence - Dartmouth 4
Mystic II | Wareham 1
(I recti Port 3 j Kdgarton *
i Hudson 11 j Plymouth 4
Newark, X.J. I Salem 9
j W est Port II Provincctowu 1
. Pair ha ven 31 W iscassclt 1
i Rochester 4 ' Newport 9
| Falmouth 4 Stoningto.u 3
{ Full River 3 Sag Harbor 21
jlorchcstcr 4 rotigiiKccpsic k
Xowbtirvport 4 Bridgeport ~
i Portland 1
Ths immense fleet of 400 sail will average
about 375 tons each, making 173,500
tons, or one-tenth of the tonago of the Uni|
ted States.
; The cost of these vessels is front twenty
i to sixty thousand dollars each?on an ave'
rag" ot sav fortv thousand dollars?which
O t
J requires an active capital ot eighteen million
'Jour hundred thousand dollars.
The Fisheries.?The largest cargo of
sperm oil brought into the United ?tatesdiiring
the year 1835 wa bv the ship Parker
| of Nantucket, 3,305 barrels. The average
! quantity to each ship arrived was about
j 1,9'JO bbls. or 00,480 gallons. The value
! of the sperm oil brought in by our whale
; ships during tlie past year was $5,607,000,
; being more than the whole amount of our
| demand upon the French Government, for
: IMU L'UUCV^llUIl UI vmiv.il vm ui^ UI1VUK.1.VU
J with a war.
| In addition to the above, the amount of
: whale oil brought in the past year may be
(set down, at present prices, at almost two
i millions of dollars.
The produce of the mackerel I is her v duf
ring the past year was, as near as can be eaI
tinittted, #3,405,000.
Tiic produce of the cod fishery we have
no data by which to estimate; it might, however,
easily be ascertained by the collectors
of the customs, in the various districts; it
may probably besatdown at!81,500,000.
j The produce of the fisheries oftlie United
States thiriug the past year may be estimated
as follows:
Sjierrn whale fishery, $5,607,000
Right whale do 1,850,000
Mackerel do 3,405,000
Cod fishery 1,500,000
Other Fisheries, 500,000
*811.862 000 ,
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> The above extract shows we have em- j
ployed in the whale fishery, and principally
in the Pacific ocean, a fleet of 400 sail, i
amounting to 172,000 tons, one-tenth of the ;
tonagc of the United States, and they arc j
manned by not less than 10,000 men. The j
capital employed as stated is ? 1S,400,000, |
and the produce last year amounted to 87,- !
157,000, 85,007,00*0 from the Pacific.
Surely the interest is of suflicient value, if
understood, to call for the attention and protection
of the Government.
|
FOREHk>.
j
KNCSLAN1).
The agitation in England on the subject
ol*the opposition by the Peers to the Irish
Municipal Reform Rill was great.
t
Mr. O'Connell has been returned to the j
parliment from Killkemiy, and immediate- ;
jy on talcing his seat on the 20th gave no- j
tice, that on the 21st of June he should
| move for leave to bring in a bill to reform |
| the House of Lords. Subsequently just
j before the House rose Mr. Grove Price
gave notice, that whenever the motion for
| going into a committee of supply was
; made, he should move to remove Mr. 0"ConnelPs
notice from the notice book of
i the House, as adverse to the principles
of the Constitution, derogatory to the dignity
of Parlimcnt, and an abuse of the
privilege of the House of Commons,
j The amendments made in the House of
i Lords to the Irish Municipal Reform Bill
?amendments which go to destroy some
of the most important provisions of the
Bill, as it passed the Hoaso of Commons
j ---form the principal topic of importance
! in the news lroin Kn^land.
( ?
The British press is much occupied ,
with charges of the grossest immorality alledged
to have been committed by the
Prime Minister Lord Wellborn. It is
rumored that he will be compelled to resign
on account of it and that a Crim. con.
action is about to be instituted against
him.
The London Public Ledger says that
it is in contemplation to form a canal between
Liverpool and Manchester, parallel
with the famous railroad. This undertaking
owes its origin, (it is said) to the unprecedented
success, Fn point of despatch
and cheapness, of the light passenger boats
on the Scocth canals, between Paisly, j
Glassgow, and Edinburgh, and the inven- j
tion of a new apparatus for passing light1
boats rapidly up and down the ascents and j
descents of canals without loss of time, or
expenditure of water.
It is now found that light Iron boats,
carrying from 100 to 150 passengers, can
be conveyed on canals by two horses, at
the rate of 10 or twelve miles per hour.
It is estimated that travellers can be carried
by canal, from one town to the other, a distance
of thirty-two miles, at from 17 to 20
pence ; or considerably less than half a
dollar.
sr.\!N
Ai* extraordinary express from Paris,
reached London May 20, which contains
the following important news from Madrid:?UA
telegraphic despatch from Bayonne,
dated the 19tli inst. communicates
i the intelligence, that in consequence of the
| Qeen's refusal that Generals Qucsada,
i Kspelet, and San Roman, should he s1'i
pcrscded in the command they hold in
Madrid, all the Ministers have resignedThc
Qecn has excepted their resignations,
and on the 15th, intrusted M. Isturitz
with the formation of a cabinet."
The chances of war in the north of
Spain appear at present to he in favor of
the Constitutional party. The Carlists1
forces are almost entirely concentrated in
the mountains of Culpuscoa, tho passages
; to which they have fortified. The Queen's
| troops have drawn a line around them,
and their attempts to force it have proved
ineffectual.
I'OUTfO VI,.
The Queen has appointed her husband
j Prince Ferdinand, Commander-in-Chief
! of the Portuguese armies, though the
Cortes but a short time since, declared it
inexpedient that the otlice should beheld
by a foreigner. Among much dissatisfaction,[Lisbon
remains perfectly tranquil.
From the correspondence of the Charleston
Courier.
Washington, June 13.
'The news seems to gather strength
here, that Hen. Houston has quarrelled
with the Tcxian l? overmen!, and will not
return to take any part in the contest
which is yet warmly to he fought before
the war can be considered as ended.
"Official letters have been received in
town to-day, from some part of Mexico,
which state that the war in Texas will not
i be discontinued?that the Mexican Government
cannot, and will not abide by any
treaty that Santa An a may make?that
he lost the battle of the 21st of April,
| through cowardice and carelessness?and
that Mexico, as one of the nations of the
earth, cannot assent to the loss of an important
province, because of the duplicity
or negligence of a man who was newer tit
for the service he encountered. If his
head goes oil", Mexico will not part with
an inch of her territory. Such is the official
news from Mexico, and I suspect it
is entitled to the fullest credit."
Mobile, June 10.
Gen. Houston started on his return to
Texas, in the steam boat Caspian via
Natchitoches from New Orleans, on
Thursday last. The Caspian burst her
nh/.nl ^ O ?r? ilnc hKacii \ c\ ur O rlon n c
lAillCI Ul/UUl vy iiiiivo uu\/f v iivii viivtiiij
but without injury to passengers or crew.
A Mobile paper of June 1G says that an arri.
val in that town brought 1*. \V- Grayson, and
Jas. Collingsworth Esijr.s. csmmissioners from
Texas, on their way to Washington to negotiate
for recognition of Indcpctidencr. They say that
an armistice has been entered into between the
Texians and Filaso'n, commander of the Mexitfm
forces. Santa Anna is strongly jruarded at
Yaleseo.
I\DIA\ WAR.
CoIumJjui June 17 .
One of the most serious and deperate engageinents
that lias happened since the commencement
ofthe present war, took place about three
miles above Fort Jones, on Thursday last. About
forty of the Gwinnett cavalry, under Capt.
Garmony, were stationed at tho house of Mr. i
Shepherd, tho balance of the company having j
i?ccn detailed forsouio other service, ('apt. G.in :
the fornoon of that day, had promised Col Jer- J
nigan who was'then oaton a scouting jevrty to as- |
sist him, in case he was attacked. At three o'clock !
in tho evening firing was heard at a short dis- .
taneo, which was supposed to Ikj an engagement i
between the afore-mcntioned scouting jwrty and
the Indians, ('apt. Garinony immediately set '
oil'011 foot with his forty men, who after proceed-,|
;.w. l>;il(*a mile. discovered several Indians.
who retreated towards a branch to their main bo- i
dy, consistingef about r?50. The whitesadvanc. !
cd and attacked them, when a battle of more than
two hours duration ensued. It was evideut from
the moverneuts of the enemy, that their object 1
was to out flmk and surround the command of
('apt Garmotiy, who ordered a retreat back to j
the house. The Indians pressed upon his men
keeping a regular tire, which was returned with '
the desperate courage of those who were deter- !
mined to sell their lives as dear as possible. :
Nothing could have exceeded the bravery of this |
little band, who though compiled to retreat, dis- '
puted every inch of ground, and sent many a
tawney savage to his last account. Capt. G. I
whose name will he rcmambercd for his intrepid and
dauntless conduct, slew three of his ni"rci- '
less assailants, after he had retreated to the 1
house?one of them after he had been shot '
down. His men too, no less brave than himself
kept up a constant tire upon their pursuers, until
the arrival of a reinforcement of about twenty !
men from Fort Jones, who charged the Indians i
and relieved for the time ,he exhausted troops
that had fought the first hard battle. This rein-1
forcenient being however too small to contend .
with the overwhelming force of the enemy, were t
compelled to retreat, alter fighting ten to one, for
almost half an hour. In theso engagements |
some twenty-live or thirty Indians arc said to
have been killed. Those who have since visited ;
the battle ground, suppose from the 6ign that !
was left, that the number slain was much groat
or.
Whatever rumor may say of this fight, there
can be no question of one thing, that every man
engaged in it did his duty, and founght w ith a
courage rarely equalled and never surpassed by
inexperienced soldiers. Gwinnett and Stewart
counties have a right to be proud or their sons,
who in the hour of trial, have nobly done and no- j
bly died. J. V, Tate, James II. Holland, Wm. !
Sirums, Jumos M. Allen, Robert T. Holland, j
James C. Martin, Henry W. PeJen, and Isaac i
Lacy, of the Gwinnett Cavalary were killed, and j
Capt Germany, Mr. Alexander, .Vr. Hunt, and!
Mr. Stcpp were wounded. Of tho reinforcement i
. yu - a, , M-f. ,
from Fort Jones, Robert Billups, David, Dclk !
Esq. Me. Irwin, and Mr. Hunter, were killed. j
Enquirer. |
THE rilEROK EES.
It. is ascertained that there is a strong sym- i
palhy between the Seminolcs, the Creeks, and
the Chcrokecs. However they may differ from
each other, against the white man they have the
same sentiments of hatred and revenge; and if
tlioy havo any reason to hope for success, tlioy
will unite in hostilities against him. There is a ^
systematic and conlidential intercourse between
1 them. During tho military operations in Fieri- j
da, of the last winter, tho t-hcrokees, through j
their scrcct channels of communication, were
informed of every important event ocetuing at j
) the seat of war, heforo their white neighbours :
I could receive accounts of tlie same transaction j
! by mail. And now the Creeks are informed of (
j the recent depredations committed by the Sem- i
; inolcs in Florida, before the events arc made
! known to us through our regular channels of
! communication.
j It is not doubted, that the failure of the late
j campaign in Florida has emboldened the Creeks
, to plunder uml destroy tho property, and to shed
: tho blood of the whites. Under this state of
; things it is the part of prudence to observe the
i Clierokecs with a watchful and suspicious eye,
! even though they might appear to bo quiet and
I peaceable. But thev have in fact given strong
i indications of hostility which cannot safely be
! ovcrlohkcd. Since the faluiro of Florida cam
i paign, and the temporary succcs of the Creeks
in Alabama' and on our western frontier the
Clierokees in Murray and oilier counties in which
i they are numerous, have become sulky and in!
t?olcnt, and have declared that they will burn the
I houses of the whites, and do as much damage as
possible. The Ross-iucn say, that Ross has told
' them that their land should never bo sold: and
i that rather than leave it, as required by the trea.
ty, and by tho laws of Georgia, the)' will die
fighting on it. It is believed by those wbo are
well acquainted with tlicm, that all the chiefs
who signed the late treaty will be put to death by
i the myrmindous of Ross if they venture to return
! to tlicir homes During tho last few weeks,
, about three hundred Creeks have made a lodgmout
in the Coosawattce valley, in the county of
j Murray. Of this party, the men (how nuruer
ous, we are not infonned)arc well armed with
ritles. They avoid intercourse with the whites,
and arc suspected of exasperating the Cherokccs.
Our citizens in thoso thinly settled regious arc
justly alarmed at the dangers which surround
f them; and many families think of abandoning
their homes and seeking'safety at a distance from
these savages.?Ibid.
i A few eases of small pox exist in Columbus?The
troops are said to have dcI
sorted fort Ingersoll from fear of it.
From the Alabama Montgomery Journal.
Tlie 21 prisoners who were lodged in our jail
i a tew days ago by (Jpothlce Vohola, are out and
gone. They escaped last friday night and Jwvc
J been since, near the line of the creek nation. .
j The 21 Indians who escaped from Jail in this
j place, hastened to Tallasce, shot .Mr. Robinson
! who was active, in having them arrested near
i that place. They will, we fear, kill Opothlec
j Vohola. and other friendly Indians; who made
! them prisoners. Ibid.
i
From tlio correspondence of the fJeorgia Journal
i Koech-Kc-Ijo-Chce-Creek. (
Juno 12, 1^3ti. v
We learn front Alabama, that the Alabama
Troops have refused to he mustered
. into the service of the United .States. If
: the rumor be true, I think they are liable
! to severe censure. At least, they might
J be expected to defend their own citizens.
We are now in the enemy's country, withj
in a few miles of a swamp where they
| are said to he mustering in some force,
i I "nwnnh of a thousand arc rumored to be
, _,
! in Broken Arrow swamp, about o miles
) from u*.
The camp is generally healthy.
! It is reported here that Gen. .Moore at
: the head of S00 men from Irwinton had
! advanced to the camp of the hostile Indi;
ans on the ilatchachubbee, near high log.
j A heavy tiring was heard in that direction
j by Cant. Pearson and his command, who
i were detached to cruise 011 the steam boat
! Reindeer, and were returning to C'olum(
bus. The result of the battle between
1 Gen. Moore and the Indians is not certainly
known. There seems to be very
little doubt that an engagement had taken
, place. I am of opinion that the movci
mcnt was a precipitate one, but neverthe:
less, I hope it has been successful. We
; regret exceedingly the unavoidable delay
j to which we are subjected, and which prevents
us from moving to attack the same
body of Indians in the rear. A total extermination
of the enemy must have been \
the result of a concerted movement. We
j hear very little of Gov. Clay, but it is
1 said he is preparing to move from Tuskecgce,
witli 1200 men. Gen. Jessup is [
t rn
Some hostile Indians to the number ofj
twenty, I believe, came in to Fort Mitchell, j
a da\ or two since; and a somewhat roman- j
tic occurrence took place there. An Indian
belonging to the hostile party, came in j
to the friendly camp at that place, and car-1
ried off a young girl, w ho w as in the camp.
The chivalrous gallantry of the young
warrior, has been highly applauded by the '
imaginative and sentimental.
Juxb 18, 1836. I
I have barely time to say that news has 1
reached us that Ene-ah Martla is a prisoner.
It seems thai Gen. Jessup has mov- j
ed from Tuskegee with the Alabama:
troops, and is now within 8 miles of Fort
Mitchell. Ene-ah Martla, is a captive in
his camp. He was decoyed from his
Camp by sorno friendly Indians-, and was
captured by the whites together with 14 |
other Indians with him.
I
CRF.EKS.
MoBir.r., June, 10.-The morning's mail,,
brings intelligence from Greenville, that'
just as the Volunteers were moving on i
their march to Irwinton, they received or-!
tiers by express from Montgomery, to take ;
six days provisions, and hurry on to Irwinton
as rapidly as possible?it having been :
ascertained that that place was threatened !
by a large force of the hostile Creeks. This
must have been on the evening of the 6th, I
and, allowing time for the double expres-;
ses from Irwinton to Montgomery, and i
from Montgomery to Irwinton?the time i
of the threatened attack v. as about the 2d j
or 3d inst. j
From tho Columbus Sentinel, June IT.
A message, it is said, was recently for- j
warded to Xeah-Micco from Gen. X\ ood- j
ward at Tuskegee, saving to him in sub-!
r i '
stance that if be and his nien were Iriend-,
ly to come in to the whites, or otherwise 1
he would be dealt with as hostile. That
upon receiving the message the old chief .
made an attempt to carry his party as desired,
but could not get more than about
three hundred to join him, the remainder,
(about live hundred,) determined to fight.
It is further said that Neah-Micco finding,
his party so generally hostile became apprehensive
for his personul safety, and
finally slipped away from them during the
night, with a few friends, and made his
escape to Tuskegce, where he is now
with, in all, about one hundred of his people.
Previous to Ncuh-Mieco's flight
the hostile indians killed his cattle, and
shewed other demonstrations to convince
him that his personal safety was incompat
it TKa
mie iviiu uis remaining ainun^ menu a ??*>
rumors in regard to the conduct of Neahj
Miceo have been very contradictory (a3
i probably his course has been, as he is
! quite an old man,) and \vc do not vouch
| for the entire correctness of the above,
_ though we can state that we huve reecivi
ed it from a source entitled to full credence.
About thirty men and as many
women and children, who are friendly,
i from Neah-Micco's camp, have come in
to thp friendly Indians encamped opposite
this city. Others have gone to Fort
M itche!),and others,it is said, to Chambers
; county. They were obliged to go ofl'from
! the hostile* clnndpstinolv.and consentient
j ly in small squads, without concert of nc!
tion.
0!d Neah-Micco's camp hag consej
quently been broke up, and the hostile In- I
dians are concentrating on the Ilatchc;
chubee under Eueah-Mathla, supposed
I now to be from one thousand to fifteen
! hundred strong. They are no doubt pre'
paring either to give the troops vigorous
j buttle when they are inarched against
them, or make a demonstration upon this
| or some other place on the Chattahoo|
chee.
A gentleman, arrived on Tuesday cven|
ing from Lumpkin, in Stewart county, and
I who is well acquainted with the Indian
; character, states that he saw several trai
ces of Indians on the road, passing from
the river into the interior of Georgia. He
' supposes they are parties of Jim Henry's
gang of robbers tnnking their way with
their negroes and other booty to Florida.
As the Anna Calhoun* which arrived
: here on Wednesday morning, was passing
; the mouth of the Hatchechubcc or High
! Log creek, a man from the Alabama shoce
; informed them that the Alabama troops,
| under Gen. Moore, had a general and se!
verc engagement with the Indians under
j Kneah-Marthla that morning, and that he
| (the informant,) left them still fighting.
We give this as we received it, without
vouching for its authenticity. A few days
will confirm or dissipate the report.
The Natchez Courier says that tlw Choetaws
I have been committing murtlers nnddepredations.
Coi-umbcs Saturday, Juno 18.
An express from Fort Jones, brougltt the
I following to lioad quarters. Mr. Still is a citizen
j of Stewart county.
Fort Jones, Thursday Evening,
j //. IV. Jernigan:
I Dear Sir?\Vorso and worse?-just had a fight
i 'iLiL. I I * .1
I ? IIrl UIC lUtlliRlS jn JUSI1CT S .ll'IU gOl \V mpjWU?
i throe men wounded?the nicn would not fight;
J James Warren is killed wo believe. The Iudii
ans went into the field and fired on Islands, Tur{
nor and Warner; the latter is missing and the
j ncgorcs say dead. The 3/unroe troops rushed
. up; I led the advance guard?found them in the
I cotton fields, and the inen fled?the Indians puri
sued. I now see a largo smoke rising?I think
I from Turner's buildings. If you have any men
( come quick. T. S. Still.
I A letter from Capt. Jerri gov, Lumpkin, states
that there are score* of Indians on the Georgia
! side of the river, and we persumc we shall get
! tidings of hard fighting in a day or two.?Herald.
Monday, 20th.
The Georgia troops under the comand of Major
General Sandford, amounting to 2500, came
iu from their encampment and took up the line
| of march down the river, on the Georgia side.
I About 1500 ofthisarmy have no arms, but aro
perfectly willing to 'go ahead' without arms, and
to fight with sticks and clubs; so that they may
. .. ii .. onn ... i.. i
J(fl <i ngui. :iuuui <;uu siauus ut anus arnvcu
this morning, and the remainder will bo here tonight,
asuficient number to equip all those who
are without arms in the rank of Gen. Sandford's
command. A steamboat is now at Fort Mitchel
loaded with provisions for the army and it is said
there are now 3000 stand of arms at Apilachicola
rom Mobile, which will all probability be received
by the steam boat Anna C ilhoun on her
arrival here next trip. Gen. Scott will, we learn
leave hero to-morrow morning for the scene of
active operation.?Ibid.
The number of companies at "Camp Georgia,"
four miles from Columbus is 38, whose aggregate
cffectivo force is 25-11.?Ibid
Arrived and encamped in the vicinity of Columbus,
Juno 17th, three companies of the 4th
reg imcnt of Artillery from the city of New York.
There was a report that 2000 Creeks had
passed on to Florida, which the Columbus Herald
contradicts.
A very fine company of volunteers, consisting
of upwards of one hundred active
young men, chiefly residents of this city, under
the command of Capt. E. B. Robinson,
formerly of Virginia, embarked in the steamer
Columbia, on Monday last, for Norfolk,
on their way to the scene of Indian hostilities
in the South. These young men, of
whom a considerable portion came from
Virginia for the express purpose of joining
the corps, formed themselves into a military
company, elected their officers, tendered
their services to the President lor the Indian
war, were accepted, armed, mustered into
service, and have promptly set out ou their
patriotic errand.?National Intelligencer.
From the Floridian.
A proposition has been made to introiJuce
the Cuba bloodhound. The necessity
of having recourse to this lerocious animal
is to be deplored; but whatever may be the
issue of the present war, that necessity will
still exist. Should the Seminoles be obliged
to submit, they will not be allowed to
carry with them the slaves which they have
captured. The country will still be left infested
with banditti, which can hardly be
exterminated by any other means. While
the war lasts, the employment of this animal
would effectually deter the enemy from separating
into small parties. We should i
have no scruples in calling to our aid a >
brute as ferocious and bood-thirsty as the j
cncniv we have to contend with.
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CONG R10 S i?.
abstract of pkot'eedrvgs.
senate.
Ju.nl 14.?Much time was spent in considering
the details of the post office bill?
after which the bill to regulate the deposites
was taken up, some of the details ot
which gave rise to considerable debate:
The blank for the amount of money to remain
in the Treasury was tilled with
$5,000,000 including the balance of unexpended
appropriations.
June 15.?A message was received
from the President communicating the correspondence
with the .British Government
on the subject of the N. Eastern
Boundary. The joint resolution from the
house to ad journ on the 4th of July was
agreed to. A bill to erect a lire proof
building for the patent office, passed the
second reading. A resolution to pay the
Michigan Senators and Representatives
was agreed to. ^ > 1
June 10. The bill to regulate the pub
lie deposites and distribute the surplus '
revenue was ordered to be engrossedAyes
40, Navs (i.
June 1/. 1 he same bill utter some debate
passed its third reading by the same
vote. # The navs were Kenton, Black,
Cuthbert, GrurvJy^ Walker, Wright.
June 18. Mr. Clay made a report from
the committee to whom the subject had
been referred, concluding with a resolution
that the Independence of Texas
ought to be acknowledged by tho TT.
States whenever satisfactory information
shall be received that it has a civil government
capable of fulfilling the functions of
an independent power?made the order of
the day for the 23d. . ^
June 19. Mr. Naudain of Detawari
having a few days ago resigned, his successor,
Mr. Richard Bayard was qualified
i i i ? . rr?i n . . _ % ?
ana iook ins sear, t ne rosr onice oiii
was ordered to be engrossed, as was (lie
bill to increase the military establishment.
house of REPRESENTAiffe.
Jcnf. 14.?A resolution finbg the 4th
of July as tie day of adjournment was
agreed to. ,
June 15.?Nothing w6rth reporting.
June 16. H. G. Wheeler one of tho *
reporters for the N. Y. Courier and Enqtif.
rcr who had been arrested for a breach pf
privilege in assaulting another reporter in
tho House was discharged, and excluded
from a nluce in the House as a tjepbrter
during the remainder of the session. *
June 18. A motion to "suspend the
rule" for the purpose of taking up the dcposite
and distribution bill passed by the
Senate, was lost. Ayes 129, nays 67, not
two thirds.
Monday, Junk 20. The same bill was
taken up read twice, referred to tlio com- ?
mittee of tlte whole, and made the order
of the day for every day till disposed of.
'i
The bill to regulate? the public depositc*
and distribute the surplus revenue, passed
the second reading in the IIousc of Representatives
on the 21st June, with an amendmcnt;
ayes 163, nays 143. It was immediately
read a third time and passed; oyes
155, nays 39: On the 22d the bill was taken
up in the Senate and the amendment of the
I louse concurred in, with only one or two
dissenting voices. It only awaitsthe signaI,
* - . r> ? . . 1* -m wa.
turc ot the rresiaem to Docomc a law. nuuior
says that it is the design of the President
to veto the bill; but it passed botU
Houses by a majority of more than two
thirds, and may do so again.
CHER AW GAZETTE.
TUESDAY^ Jl >E 28, 1836.
The melancholy intolligenco was received in
town yesterday morn in g, of the death of oar esti.
mablc fellow.citizen Col. Jamks R. Esyin, His
health had been bad for some time, bat was
so far restored thai he was able to set oat on a
journey to the upper part of North Carolina, Ho
died in Montgomery county on Sunday morning,
from hemorrhage, caused by & wound inflicted by
the fragment of an earthen vessel upon which ho
sat, and which was broken by his weight*
A disagreement arose in debate in the Iloase
of Representatives during tho recent night session,
between Mr. Bynum of N. C., Mdjfr.
Jennifer cf Md., which resulted in a chsUsngo
from Mr. J. After the parties had exchanged *ix
shots without effect at a distance of ten paces,.
Mr. Bynum concluded that his antagonist was
an " honorble and gallant man," and he therefore
"withdrew" the language which had given of."
fence; upon which the parties shook hands and
returned to the Capitol, good friends, each thank.
tui tnat uic omer nwi no more -? v< ?.
on an occasion so appalling.
The bursting of the boiler of the stcAinboij^^*"^"
John Walker says the Wilmington Advertisers
" was the result of carelessness and neglect ra^
not having sufficient water in Uie boilers." r JHie <
Boat is a complete wreck. Loss including goods
not insured, estimated at from $15,000 to j
$18,000, which' will fall upon her enterprising/
and public spirited owner, Doyle O'ilaulan,
a*. > . - ?
: *
The General Conference of the A/ethodist
Church at its recent meeting determined to establish
papers at Nashville, Charleston and
Richmond provided 2000 subscribers or $G000
can be obtained to commence with. The Rev. 4
Dr. Capers has been appointed Kditor for the
one in Charleston should the requisite number of
subscribers be obtained.
Some uneasiness is felt in the neighborhood of
theCherokees in N- Carolina, lest they mav commence
hostilities from their repugnance to tho
late treaty for their removal.
It is computed that there at the present lima
between fifteen and twenty thousand citizens ot
the United States resident in Mexico principally
in the seaports, engaged in commerce.
mA patron of the turf" rccentty shot himself in
England, after having iost ^30,000 on a horso
rpce. S