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parenlly religious, ami for several years sustained the character of a de vout man. At length he lost, by de grees, his religious duty, and of the daily attentions to business necessary for the su; port of his family, and e- ventually died besotted with ruin.— When warned of his danger, soon af ter it was kno vn that he had returned to his cups, he assigned as a reason, the prescription of a physician, which >vas given on his application tor relief from mild dispepsia. If such be the strength of the habit, and so great the danger of forming it, what apology ig there lor drinking spirit at all? Does a healthy labouring mm need alkohol? No more than he ri :eds arsenic, corrosive sublimate, or onium. The experiment has been in i;lc a thousand times, and the result is well known, namely, that more la bor can be accomplished in a month or a year, under the influence of sim ple nourishing food and unstimulating drink, than through the aid of alkohol. Does the warrior need this stimulus to inspirit him for the conflict? Mc Donough has shown with what cool and appalling bravery men can light without it. and a faithful history of our army and navy would demonstrate, that the use of it affords no security against defeat or disaster. [To be concluded in our next.] INDIANS. Athens, June 2. Creek and Cherokee Boundary Line.— Col. Samuel, A. Wales, and Ed- tv\ id Thomas Lloyd, Esq. arrived at the residence of the latter gentle- m in on Thursday the 2Sth ult. on their return from running the true bounJary line between the Creek and the Cherokee lands. The party xvere out twenty live days, and dur ing that time the whole line was run, according to the direction of his Ex cellency the Governor. The sur veyors commenced at Suwanna Old Town on the Chntahooche, and pro- ceded to Sixas on the Elowa, a dis tance of thirty eight and a half miles; thence down the Etowa to its mouth, forty miles; thence along the Creek path to the Alabama line, seventeen and three fourth miles; making the whole line run ninety six and a quarter miles. The general course of the line Varies but Little lromeast towest.Tne body of land thus run off between this line and our present boundary and the Alabama line, averages about sixty five miles in length and thirty six in width, or about one million five hund red thousand acres. The scope of land on the other side of the Coosa, taken in by the line runing along the Creek path, contains 363,520 acres, and is said to be some of the best land ia the up-country. While the surveyors were out, many reports were in circulation in relation to the paity. At one time it was said they were all arrested, and at another that the Indians had driven them off. We are authorized to state that nothing of the kind took place. Col. Montgomery, the U. S. a^ent for the Cherokes. visited our Commissioner, Col. Wales, and en tered a formil protest against the survey; hut after he had thus discharg ed what he conceived to be his duty to thegen’I. government, no other inter ruption was given to the party, & Mr. Thomas continued to run the Tine without molestation. The line along the Creek path from the mouth of the Etowa to the Alabama line, runs through the plantation of the princi pal chief, Mr John Ross, and had he been at. borne there might have been Some difficulty, hut as he was absent, on a visit to the north, the surveyors were not interrupted. Much praise is due to Col. Wales and Mr. Thomas, for the prompti tude, spirit and energy which they disrdayed in the discharge of their respective duties, and the aide man ner in which they executed the trust confided to them.—Athenian. The following is from the Savannah Georgian. From what authority the editor of the Journal obtained his information we know not. The Cherokees we learn from the Georgia Journal, by which it is stated on good authority, are making exten sive arrangements to go iml of the Mississippi The whole of the Hicks family* are going. Charles Hicks, it trill be remembered, was, previous to his death, the head Chief, or King of the nation, a situation which lie filled with great dignity, credit to himself, and usefulness to his people. His family connexions still retain great weight in the councils of the nation; and when they go, the exam ple, we think, will be extensively 1 followed. The correct stand taken by the present administration with regard to the Indians vVitbiii the li ma s of the states, must have the best I effects, not only in establishing' A the : rights ol the states, but, by tending to induce the emigration ot the Irdiaus, eventually to secure the mos - . per manent and greatest benefit to them. From the Charleston Observer. CHICKASAW MISSION. Extract af a letter from tin; Rev. T. C. Stuart, Superintendent of the Mission at JUonrce, Chickasaw Nution, to the Editor of the Observer, titled. Abbeville, S. C. 22d May, 1S39. Rev. and dear Sir.—1 now aldiess you from my native place, which 1 reached filter a tedious and fatiguing journey of five weeks. My Health, during the whole time, Was very fee- bje. 1 found it necessary to rest at least one day in each week beside the Sabbath. 1 have most abundant cause of gratitude to the Father of mercies for ills good hand over me and mine, while on our way and since our arrival. My healfli, though not restored, is much improved, and I am beginning to hope that, with proper care, I may ycl be permitted to enjoy good health. This I most earnestly desire, not only because afflictions are grievous, but because l long to return to my field of labor on Mission ground. It is a reflection which I sometimes do not bear with as much patience as I should, that 1 am laid aside for the present, and know not that I shall ever again enjoy the privilege of in structing the benighted Heathen in the way of salvation. My time drags on heavily. I seem to be doing noth ing in the great work of building np the Kingdom of Christ, either in Hea then or in Christian lands. It is but little I can do any where; nothing without the blessing of God; yet it is pleasant to be employed in the use of those means which lie has appointed for the advancement of his cause. When 1 left Monroe, and for two months previous, the state of feeling amongst our people, on the subject of religion, was very interesting and encouraging. A few gave good evi dence of having passed from death unto life: several were under deep distress, and many in an inquiring state of mind. A new impulse seemed to be given to the good work which has been going on for years. The sove reign goodness of God to that people is tmly wonderful, and calls for our a- doring gratitude and praise. The seriousness still continues, as I learn by a letter recently received from Mr. Holmes, dated 13th April, from which I will give you some extracts: —-‘Our Sacramental season was ob served as usual on the first Sabbath iii this month. Messrs. Kingsbury, W’iHiams and Wood, of ill • Choctaw Mission, were with us. There were two or three persons whom we ex pected to receive into the communion of the Church, hut they were provi dentially detained at home. A great number applied lor admission, but were deferred—some of whom ap peared well. 1 have heard of none* who were under serious impressions when you left us, who have since de clined.—The season, l thought, was peculiarly solemn—a large assembly were present. The Spirit of God appeared especially present on Sab bath evening; there was a crowd a- round the house wl\o could not obtain admission—all were solemn, and none seemed willing to leave the place.” A request having been made that all who desired an interest in the pray ers of God's people should rise, a large number arose: amonghst whom was William H Barr, of whom Mr. IL says, “William is exceedingly dis tressed in mind—says, he never, until lately, felt his heart to be hard, but now lie sees and feels so much of it, that it almost overcomes him.” This youth was the first full-blooded Chick asaw who was admitted into the school at Monroe. His mother (whose name is Catharine) is an eminently piq)is woman. I hope the Lord is about to answer her prayers for this son. His attention was first arrested by the reading of the Scriptures in his own language- By right, he is to suc ceed to the Regency of the South East District, at the death of the present Chief. The Lord grant he may bgcotnc a pious ®Ier. EOREIGff. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Courier of the 22d mentions that a Russian Gentleman had arrived at Dover, the day before, with des patches for the Russian ambassador, Prince Lieven. It was rumoured that they conveyed tlie ultimatum of the Russian Cabinet, with respect to the war in the East—the final arrange ment of the treaty of London having been confided to the French and Bri tish negotiators, General Guilleminot, and the Hon. Mr. Gordon. The Courier doubts the notion that war was continued, because the Porte would not listen to negocidtious; and also that the basis proposed by the Rjssian Government was such as could not possibly beaded upon with out dishonor to the Turl l -li natied. “Besides, the balance of power, now so well understood, requires that the territories of the Ottoman Em pire shall not be diminished, beyond the deduction which must be made from them, for the purpose of erect ing Greece into an independent slate. The mention of this last subject, gives rise to a variety of observations which we shall not dwell upon at present. They relate chiefly to the limits of the state, which some persons seem anxious to extend from Arta to Volo.” ' “General Guilleminot is said to have been ordered to Constantinople toco-operate with the Honorable Mr. Gordon, in order to induce the Porte to agree to the provisions of a new Protocol, which it is reasserted has been agreed to at London, and which extends the limits of Greece to the Gulphs of Arta and Volo. On the other hand, it was reported at Naples that Mr. Stratford Canning would go alone to Constantinople, and remain there whether the Porte accceded to the new resolution of the allied pow ers or not. It is staled on the au thority of accounts received by express from Paris, that the Duke of Wel- lingt n and the Austrian government have made another formal represen tation to the Cabinet of Berlin, that they will not suffer a treaty of alli ance between Russia and Prussia on the subject of Turkey. The Prus sian Government lias replied that it does not intend to form any such al liance, and that the treaty which exists is of a private nature, not cal culated to offend either England or Austria. It appears from the Paris letters anil papers that the best under standing exists between the English and French Governments with re spect to affairs in the East, and the Prince de Polignac is said to have re ceived full power to arrange whatev er line of policy may be deemed pro per towards Russia with the Duke of Wellington, who has frequent commu nications with the French monarch.” The 20th of Ap. il, as the London Courier informs us, was fixed for the Russian army to cross the Danube, and enter Bulgaria. While the sieges of Silistria and Guirgevo were passed, the main body would, it was supposed, pursue the sftne route it took last year to Ctidurnla and the Balkan. They are not likely to meet any serious opposition, till they reach that point. The courier adds—“We had hoped that a mutual design of peace, would have induced the bpl- iigerents to avail themselves of the winter months for negotiation. Un fortunately that hope has been disap pointed.” The Russian head quarters are not to be removed from Jassy till the 21th of April, owing to the wretched state of the roads. The accounts relative to the pro gress of pacific negotiations at the Turkish capital continue to vague and contradictory, while those relat ing to preparations for the vigorous persecution of war, unequivocally show that both parties of the belli gerents are resolved to use every ex ertion to render the ensuing campaign decisivei The preparations on the part of Russia are said to he great beyond example, and the Sultan con tinues to evince the same active, en terprising and indomitable spirit which has ever characterized him. The Pacha ofligypt has at length acceded to the pressing demands of the Sul tan, and has agreed to send 12,000 men to the Danube, under the com mand of Mahmoud Pacha. The cap ture of Sizoboli liy part of the Rus sian Black Sea fleet, has been deem ed of such importance,that To Deum has been celebrated at St. Peters- burgh on account of it. The roads were in a very bad state, and it was not expected that any operations could be cbimnfcnced in Bulgaria, be fore the beginning of May. Letters from Varna state that provisions were excessively dear there, and also at Cavorno. It seems to be expected that the Black Sea will be the chief scat ol' the hostile operations, and that land ings will be attempted on various parts of the shore,in order to form if possible a chain of posts into the vi cinity of Constantinople, in order to divert the Sultan from the defence of the Balkan by the alarm which he must feel for the safety of his capi tal. A letter from Ancona states,that important movements and arrange ments of the British and French fleets in the Mediterranean, were continual ly reported from the Greek and Ital ian ports. It is stated from other quarters that the blockade of Alexan dria, Candia and other Turkish ports is to be carried into execution with out delay. The following is an ex tract of a letter dated Constantino ple, 10th Mar. h, on the subject: “It seems that the Russian fleet will real ly blockade Candia and Alexandria forming a line of ships from Bound- roun along the coast of Candia to A- lexundria, in order to hinder the land ing of troops and provisions as well in Candia as the Dardannelles, espeuial- ly as it is affirmed that the Egyptian fleet is to go to Constantinople in or der to act, during the summer, in the Black Sea, in conjunction with the five ships of the line, two frigates, four corvettes, and twelve brigs, now in the harbour of Constantinople.” The new Grand Vizier is said to have at length reached Adrianople, and to have caused the fortifications of that place to be repaired and strength- ed, which would seem to intimate an opinion on his part, that the defiles of the Balkan may not provo impenetra ble, and that the war may break through its barrier of mountains, and overflow the plains. An article from Vienna, declares, that “not a single Englishman has come to Constantino ple to ask to lie employed, and that at this moment there is not in the Mus- 6clman army, any officer, who is a subject of his Britannic Majes ty.” Accounts from the Banks of the Danube, dated the 11th of April, state that a Grand Council of War w'ns convoked at Vienna, where all the Generals in chief, commanding troops in the Provinces ware assem bled; hut the object of the Council was not known*. It had probably some reference to the resumption of the rvar by tlie Russians. mmmm* I I ill—IWiniBMBBBBWaiMlllB WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1829. We have been much gratified, and cer tainly have felt much honored, to perceive that our little sheet lias been now and then noticed beyond the great waters. It be comes the Cherokees to be thankful that their interest and welfare lie near the hearts of of many worthy people,not only in tlie United States, but in other countries where the spirit of peace and good will to all men prevails. We sincerely hope the people of this na tion will continue their friendly feelings towards their white brethren, even should the prejudice, intolerance and avarice ot their neighbors prove too powerful for them. To encourage &■ maintain such feel ings we have inserted in our columns 6uch letters as,we supposed would show St testify to our readers, that there arc persons who feel for the Indians, and who deprecate the policy which has been and is still pur sued. We have the same object, in view in publishing the following. Wo received the original accompanied with the transla tion which has been kindly:-furnished us by the worthy gentleman mentioned in the letter. (Translation.) Sir, it is with tho greatest interest that I have been made acquaint ed with the newspaper which you publish, partly in English, and part ly in the language of your nation. The rapid steps by which your nation is availing itself of the advantages common to all civilized people, by establishing public -schools, erceting printing presses, and disseminating the means of instruction, must attract general attention. Your newspaper, Sir, will contribute to hasten the pro gress of your nation; and I take the more lively .interest in this publica- tion, as I have for many years made a particular sUdy of the native lan guages of America. I request you to place my name on the list of your Subscribers, and to transmit my pa pers to Mr. Pickering, uho lias for a long time honoured me with his le gat'd, and will take charge of them, lie will also take care to have the subscription-money paid. 1 earnestly desire, Sir, that you may succeed luliy in your noble at tempt to preserve in its integrity the language of^’oiir ancestors, and to as sociate it with the progressive march of mind and knowledge; and I beg you to^aceept the assuionce of my particular regard. \ (Signed) William de Humboldt.. To Mr. Elias Boudinott, at Echota, Cherokee Nation. Berlin, 15 November, 1828. Mr. Fillebrown, who was lately removed from a clerkship in the Na~ , vy department at Washington, has been accused, in the United States Telegraph, of having “permitted his name to be used, for the purpose of drawing, improperly, from the trea sury, a large sum of money, (nine thousand dollars,we believe,) given to one of the agents of the coalition, un der circumstances which leave no doubt, that it was the wages of cor ruption.” This is a very serious charge, and t\c understand, from a note of Mr. Fillebrown, published in the National Intelligencer, that lie has resorted, or intended to resort, to a judicial investigation of the mat ter. He intimates that lie lias com menced an action for a libel against {he editor of the Telegraph. Nat. Banner. lime to serve a Fortune Hunter.— One of those pests of Society a “Tra velling Bachelor,” and a fortune hun ter of course, who had long been the annoyance of the pretty girls and the dread of their daddies, has been late ly brought to a dead halt in the the pine woods, ixtt a handred miles from this place. It appears our gentleman, while making inquiries respecting the most noted heiresses in the settlement, was informed by a person who smoked his object, and at the same time loved a joke, of a young lady who wished to get married and Who was “as rich as cream.” Our hero was anxious of an introduction—and was shortly grati fied: when, though the lady had a skin something of the color of a leathern apron, with a stiff beard curling over her upper lip and chin, and a figure and voice not altogether feminine, our fortune hunter was charmed with her beauty and accomplishment, and professed himself deeply in love.— The lady, on her part, appeared equally pleased with her admirer; and things went on swimm ngly for a. happy issue. The lover was impa tient and a near near day for the wed ding was fixed. But alas! the un certainty or mortal happiness! How oft is the cup of bliss snatched even from our very lips. The unlucky lover discovered, the day preceeding that which was to seal his bliss alW fortune, that a cruel imposition had been practised upon him—that the fortune of his intended had melted in to thin air—and that the lady herself with whom he was so deeply smitten, and whom he had told so many tender things, was no lady at all, but that on the contrary she was a raw-boned, broad shouldered, bush whacker of a chap, in woman’s attire, with a hqge paw of his own, and able and willing to poke it against his ribs, if lie utter ed a word of complaint.—Mac. Tel. Rivers of Soitih America. Tlie question which of the South American rivers, the Orinoco, the Amazon, or the La Plata, be the greatest, is yet undetermined. The Rio do la Plata ha9 the widest mouth, its breadth amounting to twenty-three geographical miles. But this river, like the English rivers, is navigable but for a short distance. Its inconsi derable depth becomes, even at the city of Buenos Ayres, an hindrance to navigation. The Amazon is the long est of all the rivers. From its or igin in the lake Lnuridncha to its mouth, its course amounts to 720 geographical miles. On the contrary, its breadth in the province ofJaen de Bracaraoros, by the cataract of Reotama, is scarcely so considerable as that of the Rhine at MaycncC. The Orinoco, at its mouth, appears smaller than the La Plata' or the Amazon. Its length, too, amounts, according to astronomical calcula tion, to only 28Q miles* Butfariiv