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THE ADVOCATE.
BRUNSWICK,
State Rights Ticket for Congress.
ELECTION IIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troupe.
ALTER 3. COLQUITT, of Muicogee.
RICHARD IV. HABERSHAM, of Habersham
EDW ARD J. BLACK, of Scriven.
MARK A. COOPER, of Hall.
EUGENICS A NESBIT, of Bibb.
LOT WARREN, of Sumpter.
FLORIDA WAR.
Another and a third campaign has termina
ted. Forty millions of dollars have been ex
pended. From four to five thousand lives have
been sacrificed to the climate of Florida.—
And " hut has been gained by this expenditure
of blood and treasure P Those, whose experi
ence has best informed them, tell us that our
arms have made no progress, and that we
stand precisely as we did more than two years
since, at the opening of the first campaign by
the massacre ot Dade’s command. From the
nature of the country—from the amount of the
force employed, and from the habits of the
hostile Indians no better result could be anti
cipated. As well might our Government at
tempt to clear any district of wilderness of e
qual extent (that is of 100,000 square miles)
of all its wild animals by any force of regular j
soldiers as to attempt either the removal or ex-!
tirpation of the Indians in Florida. They j
may harrass them and destroy them in small i
numbers, but the more their numbers arc di
minished, the more secure will the remnant I
become and the more difficult to find in their
fast and impenetrable fastnesses. Indeed the
Florida war is one which has no parallel in
the history of civilized warfare, and those who
complain that so little has been effected un- ’
derstand but little the difficulties that are to :
be encountered.
In the first place the extent of the country
is not generally appreciated. As we have be
fore stated, the country in which the Indians
can range, contains about 100,000 square
miles. Moreover, this immense territory, from
a neglect which rellects the greatest discredit
upon our government, bad not even been ex
plored, though for years before the massacre
of Dade’s troops, the probability of collision
with the Indians was evident. How gross
was the negligence of our government in this
respect, may be judged from the fact, that at
the opening of the first campaign, the whole
number of Indian warriors in Florida, was es
timated at about one thousand, and at this day
it is certain that they could not have been less
than three times that number. And it is now
only four months since the Lake Okoe Chobee
was discovered—a beautiful sheet of water of
one hundred and fifty miles in circumference,
surrounded by the richest hammock lands.
Our campaigns with the Indians in Florida
have therefore been rather “exploring expedi
tions” than wars, —rather an irregular hunt of
wild animals, than a regular contest with a hu
man foe. For in his habits of life, the Indian
of Florida is but little elevated above the
beasts of the forest, lie is bound by no tics
to bis home or to his family. The cultivation
of the soil is indifferent to him in districts,
abounding in game, and in which the soil, ev
ery w here affording the root of the coontu*
spontaneously supplies himself and his family
with agreeable and nutritious food. Thus
can he live upon the independent resources of
the forest, watching his own time and oppor
tunity to fall upon our army encumbered as
they are with all “the pomp and circumstance
of war,” well knowing all the while that to us
the climate is a more deadly enemy than he
can be, and that, if he should be at any time
severely distressed, he has only to surrender
himself and be taken care of by our Govern
ment and sent to the West.
Under such circumstances as these, in an
uncultivated, —and in many large districts, —
in a desert country, this war w ith a savage en
emy can never be brought to a speedy termin
ation. Whether the Government will deter
mine to prosecute it, at the same expense, and
upon the extended scale that they have hereto
fore done, remains to be seen. We do not
think that they will, but are of opinion that
the war will henceforward be conducted upon
a more limited scale. l»y the establishment
of different chains of posts, they may confine
the Indians w ithin a district not yet required
for settlement, and leave their ultimate remov
al to be effected by the eapturc and surrender
of individual Indians and of small parties, who
may be induced from time to time to come in
*The coont} - as prepared by the Indians, af
fordsavery nourishing food, resembling our
preparations of arrow-root and tapioca.
CHEROKEE AFFAIRS.
Yesterday was the date, at which by the
last treaty with the Oherokees, they were to
remove from their ancient residence to the res
ervations provided for them w'est of the Mis
sissippi. Great efforts have been made, as is
well known, to suspend the execution of this
treaty. A portion of the tribe arc unwilling
to remove, and have shown a disposition to
contest its validity. The representations that
have been made at Washington by the mal
contents have proved unavailing, and the Gov
ernments of the United States and of the
State of Georgia, have decided that the pro
visions of the treaty must be carried into of
! feet. To superintend, and if necessary, to en
force this removal, six regiments of regular
j troops, have been by this time concentrated in
the Cherokee country, and as many volunteers
from Georgia, - North Carolina and Tennessee,
i The regiments from Georgia are under the
I command of Gen. Charles Flovd, and the
i whole force, both of regulars and militia, are
j in the field under Maj. Gen. Scott of the U. S.
Army. By some it is said that the Indians
! have thus far shew n no disposition to emigrate,
that they have planted their crops, and made
every arrangement as usual for remaining in
j their present locations. By others it is stated
J that the faction who are opposed to the treaty
is small and unimportant,—that the mass of the
nation have made up their minds to the remov
al, and are willing to proceed immediately to
the YY est. YY r c trust this last opinion may
prove correct, and that we need not apprehend
a collision with the Indians w ithin the borders
ot our State. And vet it is impossible to be
hold so large a force without anxiety for the
result. YY’e are strong in the hope that the
very presence of so large a force, may prevent
any necessity of employing it, and that those
of the Cherokees, who have been disposed to
avoid the execution of the treaty, may learn,
before it is too late, how utterly hopeless
would be resistance. In comparison with the
force now in the field, the country they occu
py is small, and it is moreover open and ac
cessible. It cannot be, that they will decide
to provoke upon themselves the fate of the
Seminoles, while they have not in the nature
of the country, and in their habits of life, the
means of concealment and resistance.
Avery short time will show - the issue of
this matter, and in the course of a few days wo
may expect the most decisive and interest
ing intelligence from the Cherokee country.
FROM YY'ASIIINGTON.
Our latest date from YY’ashington is to 14th
May, the express mail of the 18th inst. having
failed beyond Camden, S. C.
In the House of Representatives they have
at last succeeded in freeing themselves from
the incubus of the Due! Report, by voting to
print the Journal of the Committee, appointed
to investigate the Duel, and all the evidence i
which was given before it. The House thus
leaves the matter to the decision of public o
pinion and will take no farther action upon it.,
Under the circumstances—the case having as
sumed so much of a party character, and in- i
terfenng, as it did altogether, with the trans
action of any other public business, no other,
course could be adopted. The vote to lay the
dud reports upon the table, and print the pro- 1
teedings of the Committee was adopted, 188
to 4. Having disposed of this matter, the j
House were then at leisure to take up the re- 1
commendation of the Secretary of the Trea
sury, to authorize the reissue of the Treasury
notes of 1837. This application of the Secro- 1
j tary was accompanied by a special message ;
from the President, urgently recommending
the immediate attention of Congress to this
matter and representing the very low state of l
the Treasury and the necessity of immediate
supply. Notwithstanding the special message,
the House refused for two days to act upon its j
recommendations, until after it had disposed 1
of the Duel Reports, as above stat ed.
Upon this question of allowing the re-issue 1
of Treasury notes, and thus making a Govern
ment Paper Currency, no vote has yet been 1
taken from which the probable action of Con- j
gross can be predicted. The proposition is so
radically at variance with every principle a
vowed by the Administration, that it is hardly
possible that they can unite in its favor, even
I the whole of their ow n party, and they cannot
hope that the Opposition will be willing to en
trust to them the immense ‘Money Power’ for
which they petition for themselves, while con-;
damning it as an engine of corruption in the
hands of others. Mr. Cumbreleng has spoken
at length in favor of this bill and Messrs. 1
Cushing of Mass, and Thompson ot’S. (’. have
replied in able arguments against it. YY’e ,
may expect to give the result in our next.
The Senate have been occupied in the con
sideration of bills extending the Charter of the
District of Columbia Banks. These will prob
; ably pass, notwithstanding the hard money
principles of Mr. Benton and of the majority
in the Senate, which they were more fund of
displaying in loud and sounding words than in
deeds. Bills for running the disputed North
Eastern Boundary—for reorganizing the Ma
| rine Corps, and for punishing the counterfeit
! ing of Treasury notes, have noen under con
| sideration, but have not yet finally passed.—
The Senate have been much engaged for the
: lust week in Executive sessions with closed
doors, and in the transaction of private husi
! ness. The usual allowance of petitions against
! the annexation of Texas and in favor ot a re
| consideration of the Cherokee Treaty, have
| been presented and immediately laid upon the
i table.
SAVANNAH AND lIRUNSYYTCK.
[From the Savannah Georgian.]
Savannah has the deepest liar and the most
easy of access on the southern coast. It can
be entered at all times, and bv a stranger, with
j no other assistance but the direction? given in
1 the Coast Pilot. There a long river, which
! frequently overflows its banks, discharges it
i self. As the country is more opened, the rains
j falling being less impeded in their course to
the river, rush in together, creating a torrent
which destroys as it goes, but yet in its de
i parture steadily opens the passage to the *ca.
’ The difficulties of Savannah are in the river,
| some of them artificial obstructions put down
during the revolutionary war to protect the
state from foreign invasion. These the gen
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
eral government are removing. They are not
: however sufficient to prevent ships of upwards
| of seven hundred tons, now owned in Savannah)
loading at the wharf. Some of particular
construction, adapted to the river, load at their
wharves, carrying twenty-four hundred bales
of cotton.
Brunswick, although a harbor without build
ings or merchants, and with but a poor bar,
having been mentioned in courtesy to a few,
might he considered as slighted, if not made
the subject of further remark. She has in
; truth, a tine capacious harbor. But tales of
old and of late too, have said, that her bays,
j for she has two, are poor and shallow. These
tales are supported by natural causes—a sandv
• coast, and a very small river disemliogueing ,
itself there. The inner bar, the one which
has been surveyed and held up to public view,
, is so distant from the shore, a ml the land lying
(low, makes it difficult to discover the marks,
! except in very clear weather; the other, which :
is still more distant from the land and which
must be first passed to enter the harbor, is
stated to be very shoal: was so stated for years
years passed by. These statements often re
peated, have been supported by old coasters
and officers of high and long standing in the :
revenue service, whose stations on the coast,
gave them a fair opportunity of forming a cor- I
rect opinion. i
! YVe take the above glorification of Savan
nah and depreciation of Brunswick, from the
‘Georgian of the 13th, it being an extract from
i a communication in that paper, signed “A
, Georgian.” Though the writer of that cotn
| munication docs not seem to remember, that
■ assertion is not argument, and the strongest
statements can never make tacts, we can
not forget such obvious principles in reply
ing to his misstatements. And yet he needs
not to be informed of the fact that even the
1 ships “of particular construction' cannot take
in full cargoes at the wharves of Savannah.
The John Cmnming, built expressly for the
Savannah- River, nnd constructed with as
large Hour and light draught of water as pos
sible, for the very purpose of carrying large
cargoes from Savannah, was yet obliged on
her departure from that port in January last,
to have the last four hundred hales lightered
down to her in the river four miles below the
wharves. Now, merchant ships of no ‘partic-;
ular construction’ can with as full cargoes as
they can freight, leave the wharf at Bruns
wick, and proceed to sea without detention
and expense of lightering. The soundings of
Captain Stockton in 1838, of Commodores,
YVoolscy, Ciaxton and Siiubrick in 1833, con- ,
vinceil them, that the waters of Brunswick]
would admit th a entrance of Frigates drawing j
34 feet. The last named gentlemen, being in
the execution of their duties as Commission- 1
ers to examine the Southern Ports, use the !
i
following language, m which may - be seen
from unimpeachable authority, the relative.
merits of the Ports of Savannah and Bruns-;
wick.
“The undersigned, in obedience to a Reso-i
lotion of the Senate, have arrived at the point '
where they are directed to report on “the com
parative advantages and facilities of ports
south of the Chesapeake, for the establishment
of a navy yard.” Depth of w ater and easy ac- ,
cess being objects of the first consideration,'
they are of opinion that die ports of Charles-!
ton, Darien and St. Mary’s, being deficient in
depth of water to permit the entrance of a lar
ger ship than a sloop of war, are unfit to coni- j
pete with the frigate harbors of Beaufort, Sa- j
vaunali and Brunswick.
“The preference is narrowed down to on -
of these ; and having duly weighed their rela
tive propulsions, we have no hesitation in pie
ferring Brunswick. Beaufort must viehl to'
her in the essential points of depth of wat r,
easy access, and capability of defence. Sa
vannah must give way, for her easier access!
lid greater depth ot water on the bar cannot
be curried up the river to a site safe from the
sea and an enemy, and applicable to the es
tablisliincnt of a navy yard.”
The Report, of which the above is an ex
tract, is signed by Commodores YY’oolsty,
Ciaxton and Siiubrick ; and those very gen-;
tlemen recommended the establishment of a
navy yard for the construction of frigates in
one of the very hays w hich the correspondent
of the Georgian represents to he “poor ami
shallow.”
YYo have no wish to depreciate Savanna!!.
YY'e wish her all the success and prosperd y
that she enjoys and trust she may long con
tinue to enjoy it. But, as neither the Gcorgi-’
an nor its correspondent can favorably asset
her interests by tiie publication of misrepre
sentations, nor vve are sure, design to do so, we
claim of them the acknowledgment of error in
tlie? statement in relation to our harbor.
As “A Georgian” lias appealed to the au
thority of the Revenue service, we are happy,
to accept such a reference. The Revenue
. Cutter Madison, Capt. Howard, is now in our
; port. YY'e are anxious only for the ascertain
ment of the truth in this matter, and we tlicrc
; fore pledge ourselves in advance to give her
soundings of the channel courses and bars as
soon as they shall he made and ascertained.
I ”
JOHN ROSS.
i This distinguished Cherokee has, it is well
known, been engaged at YY’ashington this last
' w inter in endeavoring to procure the suspen
sion of the treaty with the Cherokees. YY'e
take the follow ing account of an interview be
tween himself and Gen. Scott from the Intel
ligencer. His friends say that in his conduct
he has not been influenced by factious mo
tives; ami that, though he has used every
means in his power to avert the execution of
the treatv, he is now, having found his effort?
unavailing, desirous tfl avoid collision by pro
moting the execution of the treaty and the re
moval ot the Cherokees. It seems, however,
from our extract, that he is unwilling to accom
pany Gen. Scott to assist him in effecting those
objects and in conciliating any of his country-
men that might prove so deluded as to resist
1 the enforcement of the treaty. It has been
stated that his life would be in danger in that
j country whatever side of the question he a
( dopted. How this may be we know not.
i Before Gen. Scott left Washington, he
hail an interview with John Ross, ami urg
ed him to accompany him to the Cherokee
country, and unite with him there in es
; feeling a peaceable removal, on terms mu
tually satisfactory. He assured Ross of
his protection in any event, and pledged
himselt to suffer him at any time to leav i>,
even for the purpose, if he chose, of lead
ing his warriors to battle; but Ross de
clined tlie overture, on the ground tiiat
Gen. Scott acted under the orders of a
superior, to whom lie was accountable,
who had not to his (Ross) knowledge, au
thorised the overture, and who would not
he bound by jt. He also declared that
he would not do any thing which would
recognize the treaty; hut that neither lie
nor his friends had any idea of resisting
its peaceable execution. It appears that
the Indians are generally so hostile to the
treaty, that they would withdraw their
confidence from Ross, and perhaps sac
rifice him, if lie should in any wav coun
tenance or recognize it. All negotiation
between Ro?s and the President im the
subject has ceased; and oil the 33d in
stant the removal will he commenced mi
ller the direction ot General Scott.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT MAKERS.
“A most extraordinary and appaling suicide
' was recently committed at Pujols, in the dc
j parte lent of the Gironde, where the ill fitted
, victim of his own despair put an end to ins
days by the simultaneous employment of tin*
' pistol, the rope, “the dagger, and the howl."
lie first swallowed n strong dese of arsenic,
then hung himself in his kitchen, stabbed liiin
i self with a poniard, and finally discharged a
! pistol through his brains, w hich were found
: scattered oil the floor adhering to portions of
the scull. A letter lay upon his kitchen-ta
ble, containing some incoherent details us to
the motive of-liis ra h act.”
The Engli. h and French newspapers hire
certain news collectors to furnish them with
such paragraphs as the preceding, for which
they are paid at the rate of about a p'-n-.iy per
line. It is not all material that their “• horri
ble accidents” should h ive any - foundation in
fact, and in general they owe whatever of in
terest they may possess to’the fertile imagina
tion of the penny-a-liner. But in this country
we have improved upon the old world fash
ion of editing newspapers, ns indeed we have
improved upon the European mode of doing
business in almost every respect. Instead of
pursuing small retail assertions, wo proceed in
the most wholesale manner always prefer*!ng •
rapidity and speculation to moderation ami ;
security. In the divisions of labor of our lar
gest newspaper establishments, the ‘horrihle
accidcnt-insk -r’ finds no place. “Nous avone
change tout cela,” with the most admirable e- j
conomy (fi.r “we must he economical, c . t
what it will,”) and the Western Steamboat.
Captains have gratuitously' undertaken to dis 1
charge the duties of ‘horrible-accid-eit-nukers’;
on the most extended and t'-rriiic scale.
LATEST FROM TEA AS.
The latest dates from Texas arc per Steam
er Columbia, at Now Orleans from Texas the]
10th May. According to the recounts she
brings, Texas is fast assuming the condition]
of a settled and prosperous community. The j
Houston Telegraph of the sth May states,!
that their city is beginning to present quite a j
mercantile appearance. “Hundreds of bag-1
gage wagons have been constantly arriving l
from the upper country', and return loaded i
n ith im rchandize.”
The Legislature of Texas are about raising
a loan of five millions, to be deposited in
Banks at Philadelphia, New Yurk and New!
< Irk-ans, subject to the order of the Texian
Government.
The Telegraph farther stales, that the citi
zens are gradually relinquishing the odious i
custom of carrying arms. YY'e rejoice to see
these evidem-es of prosperity auJ of an im
proved public opinion.
LATEST ntOM EUROPE.
Tlte England, arrived at New Y'ork, bring?
dates to 30th April. This arrival brings no
thing of importance. The great topic in
England se- ms to be Victoria’s coronation,
which, owing to the depression of the times,
find the falling off of the revenue, will be con
ducted upon the most economical scale, and the
procession, the banquet, the challenge and
other imposing ceremonies at YY e.stminstcr
Hail will be dispensed with.
The Cotton market at Liverpool was get
ting rather dull, and the stock on hand being
large, prices had declined from 1-4 1 to 1-8.
The England brings out >'750,000 in gold.
fjj'r’YY’e understand that the high wind of
last Thursday occasioned the boat race which
was to have taken place on that day, to be post
poned.
Anotiif.ii Steamer mu r.via.vMi. —
The Sir I.ionil Smith, is, vve perceive,
advertised to sail for London, on Sunday
next —making the third steam ves-el lor
England in twelve days, from New York.
Lome. A man being censured for
shooting a highwayman, the censor n
markingtli.it vve should live and let live.’
.‘But suppose,’ answered the other, ‘that
if 1 live I can’t let live; and if I let live,
I can’t live.’ This was a poser, and the
I moralist decamped.”
MURDEROUS DEED—DEADLY ST \P,-
BING.
A circumstance of peculiar atrocity took
place in tins City, on Monday, the 7th inst.,
during our absence. YY'e would have ret'rair
jed from giving the particulars of the occur
rence, and have left the issue of the affitir to
the laws of the land, but that a partial account
jot the mutter has already appeared, we know
’ not at whose instance, in the Brunswick .idro-
I ride. It then becomes our duty' to state tbe
! tact? oi the case, as well as the origination of
• the quarrel, which has been also alluded to;
and this we shall do in regard to the memory
of tiie dead, ami with no feelings but a strong
desire to have even-handed justice meted to
the living.
Some months ago, while Mr. Josfpii S.
Pam: was Coroner of this County, he directed
a constable to summon a jury, to hold an in
i' quest on the body of a person found drowned.
Pile constable perKirmed .hisdiitv, am! amongst
those summoned was Ghaiu.es L. Barritt,
a olerk in the employment of Mr. Bam cel
'Palmer, who keeps a general store in this
Cilv. Burritt did not attend the inquest, and
filed no excuse for bis non-attendant e, during
the time prescribed bylaw. It then became
the duty of tiie Coroner to issue an execution
h;■ a line of ten dollars, against Burrit*. This
execution was placed in the hands of the then
Sherifi, who proceeded to collect lice amount.
Barritt refused to pay the money, ami as he
‘ had no property, no levy could lie made. Tiie
mailer would, no doubt, have rested hero, but
that Barritt made it a subject of boasting,
suiting that ho had outwitted the Coroner, &c.
YY e regret to sav, that, he found nianv sup
porters among person* who ought to have
known better; ami they have now the conso
lation of knowing that they have contributed
to the perpetration of a deed that has left
three innocent children w ithout n parent, and
sent a fellow creature unprepared, before tiie
iiar of his Eternal Judge.
Having given so much as to the origination
of the quarrel, vve n >w proceed to give on the
bust authority a detail of the deadly affray
itself. It seems tint Mr. Pago went to the
Bust Office on that evening for his letters and
papers, and remarked, that as he expected
i money by the mail, lie hoped tiie Postmaster
would in t permit any thieves to be aliou’t the
1 1 >!tic e. This expression Barritt (who was
present.) took to himself, and thus realized the
iieUa "Hon: Sii!t <jiti inal \j pcu.sr ;” and retort-
I ed, “The greatest thief and rascal stand* at
! the window.” .Mr. Page, who was ale,no at the
w indow, could not. help taking this charge to
) himself, mid mu w liut-dy went up to Barritt,
ami exclaimed, “YYh.at’s that you say, Sir.-”
Bandit made no reply, but on being laid bold
■ of by .Mr. Pago, plunged a spring-back dirk
knife into In.? Im ly. Three wounds were in
tlicied—me in the bit arm; one in tlie back;
and the filial one through the right auricle of
i the heart, which penetrated seven-eights of
]an inch. Mr. "Page was n very strong man,
, and certainly’ could have worsted Barritt on
even terms; hut he hail not a single weapon
of any kind about him, which, of itself, show
ed tint there was n » previous intention on his
! part. Tim blade of Barritl's knife was about
three inches lung, and nearly nn Inch in
breadth at the b is.', and tapered off with a
double edge. This account may he relied on
in every particular, and it is for the pnhlic to
Isay, whether sufficient provocation was given
by the deceased to the person who took away,
in this manner, his precious life.
Mr. Page resided in this place for twenty
years, and he was a man of tiie strictest integ
rity, and both honest and upright in all his
i dealings. He was a person who always spoke
jas he felt, and, of comae, did not give satis
faction to all; this was his only fault, lor, vve
blush to say, in this world it is a fault for a
man to give utterance to bis thoughts. He
was in bis 4'lth year.
Barritt c.iu.e from If■■'V'h!:e°psie 1 New
Y’ork, where his connexions reside. Ho resid
ed in rliis community about two years; is 33
or 33 years of age.
It is necessary to add. (that a current report
•may he contradicted,) that there is, as pet, no
evidence as to which of the parties struck first.
Barritt had not even a scratch ori his person.
copy the foregoing from the Dari
en Telegraph of the 1 .At 2■ inst., in relation to a
fatal affray at Darien, of which a very general
account appeared in ours of the JOtli. YVe
wive tho jurreu! rumor ns vve found it, receiv
ing our inf i;million from an inhabitant of this
side of l!;: river, who happened to bo in Da
rien at the time, who was it stranger to both
parties to this mortal quarrel, and who could
nut have had prejudices in favor of either.
Still it is ditficu!’ to avoid that such reports
ishould be entirely free from some degree of
bias, ami it' we mistake not, tbe very excusa
ble partiality of friendship has given a color
ing to the above statement from the Telegraph.
Tiie following is tho Mexican Captain’s of
ficial account of the affair with the steamboat
Columbia, (an account of w inch we published
not long since,) addressed to Iturbide, com
• rnander of the Mexican squadron:
“At the moment when you sir, announced by
your signals, that you saw sails in this quarter
I made out the \< -sel to be a steamboat, com
-1 ing from‘be liortu; mid I discovered that sdie
! was not the same to which we had given chase
this morning, and which was apparently on
j her way to Brazoria, as this boat has two
! diimnios, and the other only one. As soon as
vr.u gav e the signal for chase with all speed,
and without our closing, (sin sujenoiift furnui
• cion) I endeavored by a press of sin! to cut
i her off, steering south-east, clearing away to
■be ready tor action, and takjngthc other pre
i caul ions; but seeing that one was bearing
! down on my starboard bow, I ordered all my
j men to take their proper lire and cutting arms,
Ito be ready for an attempt to board. YY'bilc
' we were thus sailing towards each other, as
| you saw, our distance was necessarily becoin-
I ing less; and seeing that her stern flag was
; that ot' the United States, I hoisted mine with
a pendant, mid fired a gun without a ball. I
clewed up my mainsail, in order that she
should stop her engine for me to examine her;
but this was not done; and as, on tiie contrary,
, her movements towards me were very suspi
cious, I ordered another gun to be fired with
hall, in a direction very wide of the steam
boat, w hich was done as a notice for her to
.;too. Instead of doing so, however, she con
tinued on her octrsc, as if with aViewrof get
ting past me to leeward. When I got within
spiciking distance, I hailed her three-, times
; with my trumpet, and she did not deign to
[ give any reply to either call. On the fourth
i call, an individual answered, loading m® with
abuse, and telling me that if I wanted to see
bi 3 papers I should come on board his boat
Ah this "as spoken without the speaking
trumpet; and although lie was called to stop
in oi.lor that his papers and his boat should be
v >itej, he did not do so; but on the other
limn!, continued to insult my political insignia
by the grossest obscenities and language.
“In consequence of these proceedings, I fir
ed two cannon and three muskets, not aimed
. at t* lo steamboat, for the purpose of intimidat
ing her, that sue should do as required. She
however took no notice of it, but continued on
her way letting ofi her stearn, which was very
high, so near me that the ashes and some warm
water fell on board my vessel.
YY'e regret to learn that violence has
In on already committed by the Chero
kces. within our limits. Dr. John Brews
ter, l.;te surveyor General of the state, has
•■‘lien a victim to their hostility. His
terrymmi was killed, it is stated, a few'
hours previous, at the ferry from whence
they proceeded to his house. His body
was pierced by four balls.
YY e take this occasion to urge upon the
authorities of the country, the absolute
iieccessity ot inflicting punishment for
tlu ir sanguinary murders. The Creeks,
filter they had gorged their thirst for blood,
were permitted quietly to emigrate to
i their new homes, and vve suppose a simi
lar late is in store (or the Cherokees. It
should bo demanded by Georgia, that the
chicls and leaders ol their people, should
be held responsible for the outrages of
•heir people. Require them to deliver up
die offenders to our laws, or in default to
suffer in their stead. Severity, stern in
flexible severity, is tlie only safe and sure
course in this matter. The Indians must
he taught that they shall not murder with
impunity ; that the arm of the white man’s
law can reach him in the bosom of his
j own tribe and avenge the violation of its
decrees. [Georgia Journal, 15th inst.
MARRIED,
At Colonel's Island, Glynn County, on
the ITlii inst. by tlu* Rev. Mr. Baird, Col.
W u i.tAM M. Kvv, of Florida, to Mrs. Mart
A-xx I’arlasd, relict of the late John Parland,
' and eldest daughter of Francis M. Scarlett,
j Esq.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
I* O R T O F Blt UNSWICK.
arrived.
Sclir. Isabella, Crovv'cll, Burnt Fort.
Steamer Ocauiulgee,Darien and St. Mary’s
—on a pleasure cxcursio'n.
Steamer Swan, Savannah.
SAILF.D.
Sehr. Isabella, Crowell, Charleston.
Steamer Swan, St. Mary's.
iliallcngc.
I T is supposed by many that the Boat “God
dess of Liberty” is superior to the “ft. H.
Floyd" in swiftness, each boat rowing but two
oars. A bet of ON E HUNDRED DOLLARS
i;? now offered on the H. 11. Floyd. The race
to come off opposite this city, in not less than
twenty days after the challenge is accepted.
All communications to he addressed to this
office. Til" stakes to be deposited in this'
office.
Brunswick, .May 31, 1838.
STAGE BETWEEN DARIEN AND
BRUNSWICK.
TUE Subscriber begs to
inform the Public, that
a he has become the Propri
etor of a two horse Stage between the Cities
of Darien nnd Brunswick. He has good hors
es, and there will be no disappointment. The
Singe will run twice a week until the First of
August; after that three times a week.
The ferry boat will leave Darien for Grant’s
ferry every Monday and Thursday evening,
at six o'clock,’ and passengers will take the
si age for Brunswick; the stage will leave
Brunswick, for Dafien, Mondays and Thurs
day, at seven o’clock in the morning.
S. YV ESTABROOKS.
Brunswick. May 34.—ts
Police.
A TAX of three-eighths per cent, has been
/ a assessed upon all property in the city of
Brunswick. Owners of lots are requested to
make returns to the subscriber, and pay their
taxes to Duct. Gkk Dtruci,. City Collector.
A. L. KING, Mayor.
Brunswick, May’2l, 1838.
N. B. The Bavamah Republican and Geor
g:a Journal, arc requested to give the abovo
four insertions aril forward their accounts to
the subscriber.
Taxes.
rgAHE subscriber will attend at the Court
* 'House in Brunswick, on the 2Gth and 28th
of May. to collect the Poll Tax assessed by the
Town Council of Brunswick, for the year 1838.
GEE DUPREE,
May SI. Treasurer and Collector.
lilniltNiuith.
riNIIE subscriber respectfully informs the
8. citizens of Glynn County, that he has
established himself in Brunswick, and would
be pleased to receive any orders for work in
his line. From his knowledge of the business
be flatters himself lie shall be able to give ?*
islaction to all who may favor him with theijr-y
patrona-re. JONATHAN R. DOYV^
May 17. -
SlitTilf’s Nalc.
W»' L be sold on the first Tuesday in July
! next, at the Court House in Glynn Coun
ty, between the usual hours of sale, six hun
dred acres of LAND, consisting of hammoc^J^ -
swamp and pine, lying on the Little Sattlla
River, in Glynn County, levied on as the piXSp
ertv of Solomon Moody, sen, and being tfee
same on which said Moody now resides. Also,
four hundred acres of Land, eoiisistingjff pinw
and swamp, lying on said River, and leWed on
as the property of said Moody, together with'
the lease of a lot of Land in the town ofßronn
wick containing twenty acres, more or leas,
which has four years to run. ■:
JOHN FRANKLIN, Sen.
May 10. j Sheriff G. C.
For Sale
-g fl j\i|| \ BRICKS, in -Idts-tb sni
-1 purchasers. If required
they will be carried to sny landing onOgle--
tliorpe Bay, at a moderate pries. Apply to
HENRY A. BREED.
Brunswiek, Jan. 11, I@SB.