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Fro\i the Baltimore Jhhewsum ii Visiter. /
t;;e vocxg a/litss question. v
Monmi, whal is lie to mo t •*
Uiiuw mil bow It is, but I have g»zc<l * I
hours from out my lattice notching him ; I
i . yet, wort thou to n»k me why ’twa« so, n
1 nJeeJ, I could not answer theel j
1 when I »iew his tight form from afar,
Or hear his free step as he neareth me,
. My heart leaps up ami (hitlers like a hirJ,
Pleased at some shiiplc token of regard 1
(riven hy its mistress. Hut do not think,
K’cu for a moment, that it springs from love j |
Tor if it did, how wildly should I talk, I
To him, and others of him, all day long,
instead of which, 1 cannot speak to him,
And ii he speak, I cannot answer him,
When he is near, the words refuse to (low, '
And I become all thought. Sometimes he sits I
Ili-sidc me as if sad, and nothing says, <
lint looks in to my eyes as ho would road
A something written there, and then I feel,
1 lalf half vexed, and fain would turn away
But that 1 fear purchnneo I might olfoml;
And that you know, dear mother,would he wrong.
Vet, do not think I love him ! No, indeed I
For when he sits hy cousin Eleanor,
1 sigh, and wish my cousin was not quite
So very beautiful, or else that I
Were beautiful as she. Now, if I loved,
Ofroumo, you know ’twould he my fondest wish
To see him wedded to so fair a girl
As my sweet cousin Eleanor. For then.
He 100 would be my cousin. And the world,
Would never dare to chide me if I sought
Tosco them often. Not that 1 love him,
For, love they tell mo, lifts the spirit up
With a most rapturous joy, wheue’er the form
Os the most loved one to .the quickened seme
I visible. But, ’lis not so with mo.
For the hot blood comes rushing o'er my lirow
If he hut whisper low a simple word ;
And when I force reply, I dare not rnise
fy eyes to his, but east them to the ground
in very shame fur tones so tremulous,—
Idother! dear mother I What is he to me,
For well thou kuow’st it cannot ho I love I
•such is a young girl's wisdom ! Thus it is,
*he fondly garners tip each pleasant word
Thai (alls from loving lips,—and cheats herself
Into a wild belief—that love hath not
Ven toying w ith her heart. Till, like a stream
Vhoso waters have been gathering silently,
' harsls the harriers that had hemmed it in,
"id rolling onward, (lashes (o tlifc sun,
1 ’ Wight or beautify. u. r. w.
t nmnaiiaa—i—am
From the U'ashingtan Globe, of the \"lh insl,
The following letter from General
F-'itt to (he Secretary (it War, gives (he
i ext intelligence of the operations of
the army in Florida.
ilr.u) Qr \kt; ns Aiimvop Florida, }
Picolata, April 30. 183 G $
Pm : For the inform,ttion of die War
Department, 1 have the honor to report
my arrival here yesterday.
My last report was dated at Tampa
Day die 12lh and 13lh instant,. The
right wing and the centre of this army
moved from that place on the 14th, as did
also the South Carolina mounted regi
ment. The foot of the same wing (die
left) had remained encamped for twelve
days about fifteen miles from Tampa, on
the. Fort King road, and the Florida bat
dal inn commenced its embarkation for
tin-mouth til (he Wylhlacoochee on the
irth. 1 left Tampa the same day, and
mined the loot of the left wing, with which
• marched to Fort Alabama, on die Hills
borough. Here on the next day we were
rejoined by (he South Carolina mounted
regiment from its expedition to the head
ol I’eas creek where no Indians and no
recent (rails were found. Col. Goodwin,
the commander, however, discovered anil
burnt an extensive town on the left bank
of that stream.
On the iOth (lie left wing passed the
big Wylhlacoochee, where we found (lie
centre engaged in constructing.!defence
for its baggage train, preparatory to en
tering and semiring the forks of the Wyth
lactmchccs. whilst the right wing was ad
vancing by (he core and the left bank of
the main river.
! continued to march with the lelt wing
('•'<( the scene ot Dade’s massacre, I’ela
klekaha and the upper crossing of the
O. kl.nvaha. Oa the night of the 22d,
onrenmp was fired upon by a parly ofsix
or eight of the enemy. One man ami
two horses were slightly wounded. At
daylight a detachment of horse was put
in pursuit of the enemy ; but at (he end
of a few miles the trail was lost between
some of those hammocks, swamps and
ponds which every where abound.
Another small party of the enemy was
melon (tie morning of (he 24th, & which
might have been cut oil'from the nearest
hammock but for a false movement made
by a company of horse constituting the
advanceguarti. The horses and packs of
the pari v were captured : but after halt
ing, and scouring a succession of ham
mocks, which were, as far as practicable
surrounded by the horse, we found our
ourselves eluded by every Indian. I
mention these morlilving incidents to
show (he character ot the enemy and the
nature of the country. The loot broke
into hammocks where a goat could not
penetrate, and the horse rapidly took up
the positions assigned ; but the enemy, in
all such cases, contrived to escape by se
cret passages which afterwards ran' but
rarely be found.
M lien at (he distance of twenty three
miles, I took an escort of two mounted
companies, and proceeded to Volusia on
the 24th. Finding there (he United
States steamer, Estnuons, I embarked in
her, ami with a guard of only seventeen
men determined to penetrate, by (lie St.
Johns, the southern part of the peninsula
ns tar as practicable. Colonel Gadsden,
Captain Canfield, and Lieutenant John
sou accompanied me, to note the course
and depth of the river, together with the
general topography of the country. We
. f" un l ' 1 vhiricuUv in passing- up („ (| IC
head ot Lake Monroe, and might have
carried to that point a draft of ci<dil or
nine feet of water. The distance ascen
ded is two hundred miles from the mouth
of the river, and sixty from Volusia. We
foil lid (he river beyond (he lake nearly as
bold as below, and if we could have cross
ed the barat (ho entrance, we do not doubt
tint we might have gone fifty or seventy
miles further towards Cape Florida ; but
unfortunately our boat drew more than
lour leet, anil we only found four on the
bar. /
i his recdrimissaiice n*> made with a
view to several objects ; I was anxious to
discover whefher the Indians had anv sot-
Dements on th - upper part of the river;
to find out the place of concealment for
their women, children, and negroes ; to
give to tile well disposed Among the. lat
ter an opportunity of communicating with
us; to observe trails and crossings ami ti
particularly to find a good point as fir in '1
ilie interior as practical for the establish- a
ing of a new post before the recommence- \
ment of active operations on our part, a
Such point we fiufhd about eight miles t
below Lake Monroe, on the east bank, t
A lending trail passes through it. Here |
we took the ferry canoe in ascending, -
and here on returning, a sharp lire was i
thrown in upon us by a party of ten or t
fifteen Indians who lay concealed in high i
grass on the west side. -Dui for their tint- ’
idily they might have killed the four ofii- ,
cers who were standing exposed »-n (he
bow of the boat. They fired from a dts- I
tan'ce of three hundred yards. ,
Brigadier General Kustis arrived with
the bud v of the left wing at Volusia on ;
(he 2.1 th. The garrison he had left tin- ;
tier Major Gates had been sharply at
tacked on the 141 hby perhaps eighty In- ,
dians ; two of our men who happen! d to
be out side were killed, and possibly the
enemy lost as many but no sortie was
made.
Before (he arrival of Kustis, I had plan
ned an expedition to Spring Garden, con
sisting of (wo companies of horse dial
had escorted me and sixty volunteers of
the garrison. The detachment returned
without discovering any recent signs of
the enemy.
All the volunteers of die left wing
marched under Colonel Goodwin on the
morning of the 28lh. for Saint Augustine,
via Totnaka, &c. Brigadier Generals Kus
ds and Dull, both being much indisposed,
came down the river with me. The re
gulars were left to garrison Volusia and
to superintend the evacuation of the post,
which had already become extremely
sickly. Many cases of malignant billions
fever bad occurred ; which in the opinion
ol some of the physicians, threatened the
approach of (he yellow fever. By the aid
of two boats (he Santee and the Kssay
ons, (lie evacuation may be completed in
a week. Colonel Goodwin, and (lie two
regiments of volunteers, may be expected
to reach St. Augustine, w ith the baggage
train in four days from this time, lie
will pursue any fresh Indian (rail lie may
cross.
I have had as yet no report from Brig.
General Clinch. 1 learn, however, mi
officially, tligt he reached Fort. Diane on
die 2Glh, without liuding in his march
any parly of the enemy exceeding fifteen
or twenty.
From Col. Smith, who, with the Lou
isiana volunteers, went on an expedition
up the'Peas creek, via Charlotte harbor,
nothing had been hoard when I left Tam
pa Bay. 1 may receive his report, via
St. Marks and Tallahassee, in ten or
twelve days. One from Maj. Reed, who
commanded (he expedition up the Wyth
laeoochee, (from its mouth,) may be ex
pected in dm same time, and also a third
from Col. Lindsay. On die receipt of
all these reports, I shall be able to form
a pretty accurate opinion of the measures
to be pursued to put an end to this war,
which must be recommenced at a belter
season, ami with very different means.
On our side, so far, nothing of importance
has been achieved.
1 am more than ever persuaded that
(he whole force of die enemy, including
(ho negroes, does not exceed twelve-hun
dred lighting men. It is probably some
thing less. Os that force lam equally
confident that not five hundred have til
any time, since die commencement of
hostilities, been brought within the same
ten miles square. In all our operations
within the last thirty days, we have not
found a parly of more than perhaps one
hundred and thirty; but parties of from
ten to thirty have been encountered r.l
most every where. No Indian woman,
child, or negro, nor lie trace of one, has
been seen in that tiim*. Those non-com
batant*, it has been evident to us all, have
been removed beyond the theatre ot our
operations. They were no doubt, even
while the parley was going on with Gen.
Gaines mi the 7lh March, moving oil’ to
die south-east, beyond Peas creek and
Lake Topkelika, am! in (hat almost in
ai cessible region they are now concealed.
That officer, it is said, caused Powell
ami Ins chiefs to he informed, by \vr.y of
inducing tlu-ui to agree to accept the
Wylhlacoochee as a temporary boundary,
that large armies were approaching,
which would fill up the Indian country,
or crush every thing in the way. The
wily chiefs profited by the information ;
sent olf their families, and dispersed their
warriors into small parlies. In this way
Powell experts to make good his threat,
vi-/..: that he would pro! met the war three
yems,
Fo end tlfis war, I am now persuaded
that not less than 3000 regular troops are
indispensable ; 2,400 foot, and about GOO
horse ; die country to be scoured cud oc
cupied, requires that number. I have no
particular desire to conduct the opera
tions of (he new- forces. This is a doty
which I shall neither solicit nor decline.
()l the 3000 good troops [not volunteers)
live hundred wdl he necessary to garri
son live posts lor the doposites of supplies,
say one on the St. Johns, Seven miles be
low Lake George ; one up the Peas
Creek) say fifteen miles above Charlotte
Harbor ; one at Tampa Bav : one twelve
miles from the Gulf of Mexico, up the
Wylhlacoochee: and one on the same
river, near the Fort King road, with
1 lit),000 rations deposited at. Tampa Day.
and thirty or forty thousand at each of
the othei posts. Five Columns with ha
versachs ; and a tew one horse carts, may
operate securely and with every prospect
of success, at least to the north and west
of Charlotte Habor.—For the country be
low, additional means will be wanted,
viz,: two or three steamers of a light
draught of water, a ml-fifty or sixty bar
ges of different sizes, capable ofcarrvin»-
from ten to fifteen men each.
I give these items, in order, if appro
ved, that (he necessary appropriations
may be asked at once. I beg leave to
add, in haste, that new regiments, or re
giments of recruits, would be worth lit
he or nothing in this war. I will there
fore, earnestly recommend (hilt the com- ;
panics of the old regiments be extended
to eighty or ninety privates each. Re
cruits mixed up with old soldiers in June I
or July, would become effective by (he t
hist id December,and I repeat, (hat on- <
erations cannot be carried on by any t
troops whatever, in this Peninsula, ex- c
cept between (he COih November and i
(he end of April, (he intermediate period
is too hot or too sickly to be endured. r
The boat is about to depart, and I c
must, for the present, conclude.
At the tad of January', 1 asked for t
troops of the Governors of several States, b
I he last of the South Carolinians arrived d
at St. Augustine the 9th ol March, mid at
Volusia the 23tli ; the Georgians, in part, t
arrived at Fort Diane about the same it
(ime; but six companies of horse not till a
the 9th ol this month —after the cam- t!
paign vasnearly over. Asit was impos- g
siblc lor them to join either of the col
nmns, Lieutenant Col mel Crane sent I
them back to (heir homes. The Alaba- o
nia regiment that was expected to reach c
Tampa Day about the 25th of February, |
.did not reach that place till (I think) the jl
1 31 hos March. These extraordinary de- I
lays it was impossible for me to foresee (■
or to guard against. 1
A portion of lbs Georgians have just t
arrived here to embark for their homes. <
and the remainder of the'same quota will
billow. The South Carolinians will he
discharged at St. Augustine and Jack
sonville.
J shall write again hy the first oppor- t
(unity. Fit the meantime I shall here, or i
at St. Augustine, await the orders of the
Department, i
I remain, with great respect.
Your most obedient servant,
(Signed) i
WTNFIKLD SCOTT,
Brig. Gen. R. Jones.
Adj’i Gen. U. S. Army.
....•a»a....
From the Columbus Uerahl, Extra , 141/i ATa;j.
CREEK WAR INCIDENTS.
In (he Creek Nation, at this moment,
•he scenes of Florida are being acted over.
I he wild savage, frenzied by the smell of
blood in his nostrils, is prowling the wil
derness, skulking around plantations, le
velling the deadly ride at the breast of
the white man, sculping the unoffending
wile and mother, and beheading the inno
cent ami unsuspecting babe ! Wc Itqve
heard ol some cases which make the blood
(•hill in our veins: a house, in which
lived a man, his wife, and six children,
was suddenly surrounded by a Savage
hat'd, who entered (he peaceful domicil,
inhumanly massacred every soul, secu
ring the scalps of all, and severing each
child’s head from its body ! The house
of-a Mr. Colton was attacked and him
sell butchered without a moment’s warn
ing, or the least opportunity of resistance.
Wc believe, in all, from forty to fifty
murders have been committed, besides
nuinbers of negroes on plantations. Fires
have been kindled in every direction ;
Itirni-houses,cot ton-gins,out -houses, rorn
tribs and all of value swept away from
(be honest and industrious Planter, who
was laud ably striving to locate himself
eomlorlahl v for file, and provide for his
children. I’he. hostile Indians have been
found as low down the river as Irwinton,
and as high up as the Federal Road, or
about thirty miles above that point.
'Flic following (owns and tribes of In
dians, are without doubt hostile : a part
of (he lichees, the Hitchaties, the Pah
lo-cho-kii-los. the So-wok-ko-los, and a
part, of the Utallays. Neha-Mathlee, j
Chief of the Hitchaties, etc., is full ofill
t eel ing towards the white people, and de
termined on revenge. Old Ncah-Micco,
the head of (he Crock Nation, must be
considered as hostile,having been sent for
several different times, to come in and
hold a friendly talk—and us often refu
sing to comply with the request. Col.
Crowell has been acquainted with this
old ChieSfor a series of years, and (hey
have been on terms of strict friendship.
Neah-Malhlec refused to come in to Col.
Crowell, anti sent him word that “the
young men of his nation were bent on
war.”
The Indians have acted with a great
deal ol boldness lints far in (his war.
Notwithstanding Fort Mitchell is well
defended r od picketed ui (he most secure
and substantial manner, yet one nHil
Irst week, the hostile foe aoprotiched
within thirty to fifty yards of the pickets,
entered the hospital, and carried off’
whatever they pleased, it was not
deemed prudent, of course, for thc.offi
eers or soldiers to leave the for I i Ileal iotts.
Many friendly Indians have lied for
solely to Fort Mitchell, and the pickets
are t ill to ov flowing.
G t Saturday night, die mail from
Montgomery to this place, was attacked
about 20 miles distant from here; a dri
ver on that route was riding along the
road mi horseback, about 51) yards ahead
ol the stage, when he was fired upon hy,
as he supposed, about SO Indians, (and
b om what he could discover, he thought
there must have been at least 10 > in die
gang,) w lto, wonderful to relate, all miss
ed their mark ! His horse taking fright,
threw him, and he thereby made his es
cape to the swamp. Soon after, he heard
firing behind, ami when he reached the
next stage-stand, the horses had arrived
there without the stage, haviii"- about
them some remains of the harness, Mr.
Adams, an agent who was in the stage,
made his escape; (he stage upset, which
enabled him to leap into the bushes and
thereby save his life.
A driver, who was on (lie Box, (Mr.
and Mr. Rcssbli. who was in
side, it is supposed, were killed. There
were nineteen horses in company, belon n '-
itig to the stage line, out of which hut
three have been recovered, and thev
were pierced with several bullets.
Not content with their foul deeds on
“ terra firm i,” the savages have ap
proached to the brink of the Chattahoo
chee, and made their death marks on
hoard of our Steam Boats.—The Hype
rion, Capt. Smith, while ascending* our
river yesterday, was fired upon by the
Indians,' some 15 or 20 in number,* who
had stationed themselves on the planta
tion ot the Messrs. Abercr&mbies’, about
8 miles below this place. Eight rifles
were discharged in quek succession, and
*>• the first fire, Mr. Brockway, the first
pilot on the Hyperion, who tf;is standing i
on the boiler deck, fell tlead, being shot t
in the throat; one of the pilots, Mr.
iMiiith was badly wounded, and fouroth- t
er individuals, whose names we have I
not learned. The boat was run ashore, ;
and the passengers Hod from her in ter- i
ror and dismay. (
’l’he Old Georgian, whilst lying at *
Roanoke, was set on lire bv the Indians, ’
and burned ; not a soul on board escaped, s
except the engineer. The town of Roan- (
oke wasat the same time fired and bum- t
ed to ashes. The citizens were foi led s
in, and we believe no live were lost. r
P. S. W e arc informed that a contest «
is now going on between Col. Setw’s u
company of mounted Volunteers, and a s
part y of Indians on the Alabama side of J n
the Chattahoochee. A shtlrp firing has j'l
AM&VSi'SA.
been heard within the last hour, and no v
doubt a severe battle is now being fought, o
An express was sent to Talbot conn- J
tv, this morning bv Maj. Howard, order- t
ing a Regiment from that county. Also, t
a Battalion from Harris county —should I
these troops come, they v.ill aft'ord us
great assistance. " t
The following is a rnpy of a letter from t
the Secretary of War to the Executive 1
ol Alabama. The latter, may bciudu- ;
ced to tbinj;, and perhaps, act, after live
people, who vainly thought that their i
lives and property would be protected, (
have beet; compelled to Ilea from the ■
State or be butchered in (hair homes. He t
has truly abandoned the rights of those
whom lie has b.-gti called to protect and i
defend. j i
(copy.)
Wap. Dkpautment, April 15th, 1838.
Sin, —I have had the honor to receive
your letter of -March, 221, with its en
closures, and to lay it before the Presi
dent.
It is the impression of the President,
that, under the circuit):dances disclosed,
be would not be justified in ordering into
service a militia corps, for the purpose ol
observing the conduct of the Creek In
dians. Before the President can exer
cise the power of calling out the militia,
there must be either a commencement of
hostilities, or a just ground to apprehend
them. It may, undoubtedly, at times,be
difficult to determine the proper bounda
ry between precautionary and premature
measures. But the facts, disclosed in
(be communications you have transmit
ted, do not seem to shew such a design
to disturb the public tranquility, on the
part ol the Creeks, us to require the im
mediate organization of a lotce to keep
them in subjection.
1 have this tiny written to Major Gener
al Scott, requesting him, should the dan
ger become more obvious, to detach a
portion of his force, as soon as the opera
tions in Florida will permit, upon this
duty. In the meantime, however, should
the conduct of tho Creek Indians be such
as to leave no doubt of (heir hostile in
tentions, I am instructed by (he Presi
dent to inform you, that he will sanction
the calling out of such a force, for the
purpose of subduing them, as might be
iound necessary, previously to the adop
tion of any other measures on tiic part of
the Government, or the intentions of
Gen. Scott. I have to request, however,
that no force should be called out, until
the exigency, provided for in the consti
tution, arises,and the hostile designs of
the Indians become apparent.
Orders will ho given to Ilia command
ing officer at Mount Vernon, to 1. sue
arms to any Militia, that may he found
necessary, upon your requisition.
1 have written to the Agents of the Go
vernment among the Creek Indians, to
warn them against the commission of any
act of hostilities, and to circulate among
(hem, a message, which, by the direction
ol the President, has been prepared for
them.
In order to be prepared to act as spee
dily as possible, in any contingency, di
rections have been given to (he troops at
Fort Monroe and New York, to hold
them in readiness to move at a moment’s
warning. Orders have also been given to
the crfhipany at (lie arsenal, at Augusta,
to join the company now at Fort Mitch
ell.
I enclose, for your information, a copy
of the message which has been sent to the
Creek Chiefs.
Very respectfully, your ob’t ser’vt,
(Signed,) LEWIS CASS.
Hon. C. C. Clay, Governor of Ala.,
Tuscaloosa.
JtVom the Standard of Union .
MO3K I\.') AN .MURDERS! !!
An Express from Maj. Gen. Daily,
reached the Governor, about 12 o’clock,
on yesterday, detailing a number of mur
ders and outrages committed upon tho
citizens of Alabama, from which we have
been favored with the following extract;
“La Guano*:, Troup County, }
May 13th, 1830.' \
Ills IZxedlenri), TV.'. 'om fielJeu :
Si:—The p..' : y which was sent out
the dry befoie yestordry from West
Point o ascertain the facts in relation to
the reported murders by the Indians, re
lumed yesterday evening, after having
found and buried the bodies of eight per
sons, mostly women and children, that
were killed, scalped, and otherwise most
inhumanly mangled, near the plantation
of Mr. Brittain Harris, about 25 miles
south-west from West Point. The citi
zens of this town sent an express to me
last night between midniglvt and day, in
forming me of these fads, and represen
ting their own situation to be a very un
pleasant one—their inhabitants are very
much alarmed, and their town over-crow
ded with refugees from the Indian coun
try. They have implored me to give
them aid, and I have ventured to antici
pate your Excellency’s orders by making
a requisition on the Col. of the UTli Re
giment, for (wo companies, one of them,
the Beat Company at West Point, the
other, Capt. Glaiv.e’s Company of Cav
alry, winch wifi be assembled with all
possible speed at West Point, and there
await your orders. If it is found to bo
necessary, I shall add to this force, and
perhaps establish on the dry line higher
up : as yet, however, I have heard of no
hostile movements in that quarter.”
From the U, S. Telegraph.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Downs, of Georgia, made his debut in a
set speech,denunciatory of Judge White.
This was in Committee of ihe Whole, T 2
members attending, and Mr. Mann ofN.
oik in the chair, who let Mr. Towns go
on ad libitum. Some persons may won- ,
dor how Mr. Towns, in Committee of the I
W hole, could lug in a general attack I
upon Judge V bite. But so-it was ; and 1
Mr. T. got at the Judge in the most in- 1
genious manner, and in away w orthy
ot the logic we so often sec used in the t
Globe and other administration presses. |
I’he way was this: Some member from
Icnncssce, Mr. Bell we believe, had in
a speech some few weeks since, common- '
ted on an inconsistency in some of the
messages of the President, the said me?- )
sage bearing directly on the public poli- J
cv and interests, and being legitimate J
objects of discussion. Mr. Towns seized v
upon this as a pretext for a denunciatory c
speech against Judge White, arguing
most logically that as a member from
1 enncssec had charged General Jackson
with inconsistency, it was perfectly in th
order and justifiable in him to attack
Judge White for the same !—a logic wot- {
thy only of the Globe, and which cer- w
tainly confers no credit on the member m
from Geo - gia.
The speech was evidently an election
eering speech, and intended to aid the
cause of Mr. Van Buren in Georgia. The _
Executive frank will again be busy to
add force to the denunciations. _ -
Mr. Towns avowed in full the doctrine
of the “spoils party,” and in the course
of his remarks he charged Mr. Adams tl
with having, v. bile Secretary of State, 8(
transferred the public printing to indi- rt
viduals friendly to hint. This brought
up Mr. \., who made an explicit denial
of the fact. The only appointment of
Printer made by him in Tennessee, had
been one who was friendly to Gen. Jack
son, Pi.i! the only transFerronce of the c
printing that ha had made in the State »,
was at the specie’ request of Gen. Jack- b
son himself, and his.colleague in the c
Senate. i
This somewhat posed Mr. Towns, and t ,
•lie recovered his lost ground by an eulo
gy upon Mr. Forsyth, delivered with a
degree of onction not often seen in the
House. He* laid great stress, on Mr. j
Forrytii baing an “orthodox politician.” i
This ! a repeated so often and so earnest
ly (hat ot.a would have thought he inten.-
(led some allusion to Mr. Forsyth’s or- ‘
('• odoxy in relation to a National Bank, (
and pt. licularly in reference *o the late *
Ban!: of the United States. The friends <
of a National Bank will not be displeased l
to find that that institution is to Ije once t
more included in the orthodoxy of the i
democracy. We do not, however, very
clearly see how Mr. Towns can find fault
with Judge White for voting for tiie Force
Bill, while he praises Mr Forsyth’s or
thodoxy on (he same question. These j
little inconsistencies, however, arc not to
lie too strongly dwelt upon when we call
to mind ihe much greater ones in (lie Ex
ecutive Message, and in the professions
and practices of the party.
•—sen ««*•
The [faces — Second J)a ;/. —Till’ following is
live result of tbe races yesterday nn tile Union
Course for the Proprietors Purse s3oo—two mile
heals:—
R. Slovens’, Torn Moore, 10 1
J. 0. Stevens’, Florinth, 3 0 2
J. P. Snedikcrs’, Union, dis.
Time, 3 49, 4 33, 4 1,
Sweepstake, mile heats,
C. ftreen’s, Manhattan, 3 12
J. Bathgate’s, Tramp, 13 1
J. C. Stevens’s, Borodino, 3 2 3
Time, 1 54, 1 541, 1 55.
Tided )ay— Tho proprietor’s purse of SSOO,
3 mile heals, was won by J. C. Steven’s c. h.
Cadmus, in two heats. Time, Ist heat 5 52; 2d
heat 5 57).
The Sweepstakes wore taken by B. Seaman’s
coll, in four heats. Time, 2 5; 1 58; 39; 29.
Tone Aide May —The public were disappoin
ted yesterday in not seeing Tout Boy at the start
in'; post; but it was explained by tile President of
the Club that Ilia running, as was announecTt at
the time of entering him, depended upon the arri
val of one of his owners, who not appearing, the
horse was withdrawn, and forfeit paid.
In Consequence, only three horses were started
viz ;— J.Tingo, Juliana, and Veto, and the purse
won .with ease by Mingo in two heats. Time of
(irsl heat 7 57; of second 8 XG. The horses came
in as follows :
Veto, 3 drawn
.Mingo, 11
Juliana, 3 s
Juliana, the southern nag, was the favorite, and
large suras of money changed hands. Tho slow
lime of the second heat is entirely attributable to
Mingo's not having been put to his work.
.V. L Cone, a Enq.
Team the Cv' ■:r.tn: Enq ■:rer, r Muy 13.
TAB RACES
Commenced over the Western Course near
Columbus, on Tuesday, 3d hist.—The following
is tiie result;—
First Day —Cult’s Purse,-SIOO, and entrance
money.
Howard & Kenan entered b. c. by Muckto
John; no other being entered—galloped round
and took the purse.
Second-Day —Two mile heats—Purse S3OO
Col. Crowell entered g. f. Bolivia 5 years old
by Bolivar; dam Constellation, 107 lbs.; How
ard & Kenan entered v. f. Jane Lamar, 4 years
old, by Contention ; dam Gallatin, 97 lbs.; Col.
Sp irals entered b. g. Emerald, 0 years old, by
Timnlcmi ; dam Archy, 115 lbs. Tho race was
won by Bolivia in two heats. The first heat was
very interesting—Emerald took the lead and kept
it fa a mile and a quarter, wheiV bo was locked
by Bolivia and Jane Lamar, and for the next half
mile a blanket would have covered oil, when Bo
livia look the lead and won Ihe heat r Jane La
mar second and Emerald third. The second heat
Emerald was withdrawn. Bolivia took the lead
and kept it throughout—Jane Lamar being close 1
up—she acquitted herself very well, being entirely 1
too high. Bets were. Bolivia against tho field.
Time, Ist heat 3m 5SJs.;2d do 4m Is.
Third Day —Three mile heats—Purse SSOO.
Col. Crowell entered c. f. . dcacia, 4 years old.
by Henry ; dam Martial Durock, 971b5,; Col. J-
J. Pitman entered c. f. Mary Doubleday, 5 years
old, by John Homy; dam Dungadon, 107 lbs.
Acacia won the two first heals—she was tho fa
vorite, hots being two to one on her.
Time, Ist heat 5 m, 58 js.; 2d do. sm. 575.
Fourth Day —Four mile heats—Purse SBOO.
Howard Ac Kenan entered g. f. Miss .Medley, '
5 years old, by Medley; dam St. Tammany; Col. 1
Crowell entered hr. f. Lady A'ashville, 0 years
old, by Stockholder; dam by impt. Strap, 1151bs.
'Flits race created a groat daal of excitement—as
both were considered “crack nags.” There was
a great deal of money lost ami won, and there 1
would have been much more, had it not been un
derstood that Col. Crowell pronounced his mare .
to bom much better order than the other—but
then 1 were some who, notwithstanding, “believed” *
in Miss Medley, and went tho “whole hog” on j
her. The “knowing ones ” backed Lady Nash- ,
ville, and so confident were they of winning, that
several bet two to one, and four to three on her.
They were wofully mistaken—it proved to he no t
race at all; Mias Medley having beaten Lady
.Nashville with the utmost ease—she never hav
ing been “put up” any part of the race, while 1
Lady Nashville was spurred an d whipped [nearly 1
the whole time] must unmercifully. In both boats r
Miss Medley took tho lead—Lady Nashville non- ,
er locked her; she made several attempts to do
so, but “it wasn’t in her.” Miss Medley permit
ted her to run close up for seven miles—when,
not wishing to wait upon her any longer, enne
homo in handsome style, leaving her unequal s
partner GO or 70 yards behind. It has been sta- ti
ted that Lady Nashville had. fairly let down in the q
last mile of tiie second heat. Such is not the
case. It is tru r she was discovered to be lame 0
after leaving tile track—but she recovered by the F
next morning, and left town apparently well, f
This, it is said, was her best race, and no doubt
the continued strain she was under produced tho
lameness. , o:
Time, Ist heat, 7m. 5Ss,; 2d do. Bm. Is. al
Fifth Day— handy cap]—mile heats—best 30.
in s—Purse S3OO.
Col. Crowell entered b. g. Emerald, fi yeais lr
old, by Timoleon, dam Archy, 9011.3.; Howard T
& Kcnnn sc. t. Jane Lamar, 4 years old, 80lbs.; n
< 01. Pitman’s Mary Donbtedau, 5 years old.hy
John Henry, dam. Dunganon, Blibs. Emerald dl
won the three first heats—Jane Lamar being sc- tit
conJ in the race. f u
Time, Ist heat 1m 535.; 2d heat Im. 535.; 3d
heat Im. 535. w
at:
We have been requested to soy by a . friend, to
hat Messrs. Howard & Keftn, wore offered a day
>r two after the race with Lady Nashville,
Five Thousand Dollars for Miss Medley, which
iffei was refused, on account of her match race
villi Hickory John.— Columbus Enquirer.
AUGUSTA:
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1830- I
** Be just, and fear nol."
M. SEItIIIRIER.
The latest accounts from Paris, which arc to
he Blh April, state this gentleman was soon to
jet sail for the United Slates, for the purpose of
resuming hero, the functions of Charge d’Af
faircs.
AMERICAN TURP REGISTER,
.hid Sporting .Magazine.
The May No. of this interesting work is re
ceived, containing as usual, a large variety of
sporting intelligence, and embellished with a very
beautiful and highly finished engraving of the cel
ebrated racer, Wild Hill, the properly of Jons
Blevins, Esq., of Huntsville, Alabama. For
table of contents, sec advertising columns.
- THE WESTERN MAIL.
Our Post Master informs us that mails for South
Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, will be sent
by the Florida route, passing Hawkinsville, Chat
tachoochce and Pensacola, This is now running
every other day, but the energies of the Post Offi
ce Department will be exerted, to secure a mors
frequent intercourse. Maj, Plitt, an efficient agent
of the Dcparment, is now here, and if the distur
bances in the Crock Nation continue, will have
the Florida route increased, as soon as practicable,
to a daily line.— Constitutionalist, of yesterday.
UTTELL’S MUSEUM,
Os Foreign Literature, Science, and J}rt.
From a hasty glance at the May number of this
interesting and useful periodical, wo cheerfully
recommend it, as well worthy the atten'ion of the
patrons of literature and science. The articles
selected are, generally, such as are best calcula
ted to give us a familiar acquaintance with Euro
pean advancement in literature and science, and
to bring in contact with those entertained hero,
the views, sentiments, and habits cherished by
contemporaneous actors on life’s stage, on the
other side of the Atlantic. The article from the
United Service Journal, on drunkoness among
British soldiers, is worthy the consideration of
those who take an interest in the honor, rectitude,
and efficiency of our own standing army, and
should receive the special attention of those to
whom (he care of this class of our fellow-beings is
confided. Wo have nol leisure to enter particu
larly into the merits of the many excellent arti
cles contained in this number, hut refer our rea
ders to another column for the table of its contents,
hoping they may meet the attention to which
their worth entitles them.
THE I- AR3IK JUS REGISTER.
We regret our inability, at present, to make
more than a passing notice of the high worth o!
litis meritorious work ; the May numberof which
is now before us, and which, from a glance here
and there at its contents, we deem of essential
moment to the important interests to which it is
devoted. No work, pohaps, in our country is
destined, should it acquire the circulation it so
richly deserves, more to promote the interest of
the Southern States than this. As yet, in our
country, the science of Agriculture is in its infan
cy, and, strange to say, but few scientific men
have made it a particular subject of their studies.
Wo rejoice, however, to see the growing interest
now taken in litis most important of sciences at
the South, and hope soon to see the interest in
its promotion, as general as its benefits. To the
planter, the Farmer's Register is of inestimable
value, and they can have little conception, we
think, of their true interest, who devote toother
purposes the five dollars which they could conve
uicntlj expend in subscription to the Register.—
In another column will be seen the table of con
tents of the present number.
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
The May No. of this very popular and excel
lent periodical is received, and it affords ns great
pleasure again earnestly to recommend the work
to the attention and liberal patronage of the pub
lic. It is unquestionably one of the best and most
talented in the whole country, and decidedly one
of the most interesting to the general reader. It
has been greatly improved and enlarged since the
close of the preceding volume—the pages of each
exceeding 100 —the typographical execution
exceedingly neat and beautiful, and the paper
of the finest kind. Each No. is embellished with
a rich and beautiful engraving, or spirited .and
striking sketch—the five already issued containing
two very exquisitely finished engravings of Lord
Byron, and Diodati, the residence of Lord 13.;
and three fine illustrative sketches from Shakes
peare’s plays—the two grave scenes, in Hamlet,
and the last in Romeo & Juliet. The “New-En
gland Magazine,”•‘American Monthly Review,”
and “U. Slates Magazine,” were all merged in this
-excellent work in January last,at which time, also,
the talented & acomplishcd writer, Park Benja
■min, Esq., previously editor of the New-England
Magaizine, became associated with the well-known
popular and able writer, Charles F. HorrjiavJ
Esq., in the editorial management of it. It is pub
lished monthly, at $5 per annum, and simultane
ously on the first of each month, by George
Deauiiorn, 38 Gold-street New-Vork, and E.
Biioaiiers, 147, Washington-strcet, Boston.
ihe May No. now beloro us amply sustains
tile high character of the work, and we regret that
our room will nol allow us to enter into particu
lars. At a leisure moment Wc shall probably re
ter to it again, and in the moan lime we refer the
reader to the attrractive tabic of contents in ano
ther column.
rattle with the Indians.
“Wo learn by a passenger in the schooner Hud
son, from Tampa Bay, via Key West, that » por
tion of the army, commanded by Col. Lindsay,
consisting of the Alabama Volunteers, and eight
companies of the fourth Infantry, were sent to
Fort Alabama, for the purpose of breaking up the
Fort, and removing the sick and provisions. On
the return of the army, they were attacked by four ,
ar five hundred Indians at Thronotosass Creek,
about a mile from a lake of the same name. The
army was commanded by Col. Chisolm. The '
men fought bravely,and distinguished themselves,
rite battle commenced at three o’clock, and lasted c
ane hour. The Indians were scattered up and s
lowntho hammock for some distance. They t
jrst fired on the van guard, and immediately a tl
ire was made upon the rear guard. The Indians -
vere so daring as to come out in open ground, v
iiid fire upon the rear; "hut they were soon made ti
o retreat, The number of the whites killed was c
throe, and twenty-two wounded. There were a
groat number of the Indians killed, the exact
number not known.
The battle was fought on lhe"29lh of April, a
day that will long be remembered by those that
were engaged in it; and a day that will reflect
much honoi upon the men who fought so bravely.
The army returned to Fort Brooke on the "Blh
ult. and have since been disbanded, and arc wait
ing the first opportunity to return to their homes.-
Charleston Mercury, 18 th inst.
BANK STATE OF GEORGIA.
At a meeting (says the Georgian of Wednes
day last,) of the Board of Directors of the Bank
of the State of Georgia, on Monday the 16th May,
1836, at the Banking House in Savannah, the
following named gentleman were elected Directors
for the Dranchcs of said Dank, the ensuing year,
to wit:
Far Jngusta. —John Phinizy, William H.
Turpin, Isaac S, Tuttle, William H. MorgaUj
Robert McDonald, O. E. Carmichael, Jacob Moisc',
Adam Johnston, Martin M. Dye, Egbert B. Beall •
For Milledgeville —Seaton, Grantland, Wm.
Sanford, Charles J. Payne, Thomas B. Stubbs,
Joseph Stovall, Rho. A. Greene*, Isaac Newell.*
For Washington —Adam L. Alexander, Jos,
W. Robeitson, Mark, A. Ljnc, Lock Wemtiles,
William L. Harris, Lewis S. Brown*, Charles L.
Bolton.*
For Eaton lon.— John C. Mason, James M.
Dunn, Irby Hudson, Henry Branham, Josiah
Flournoy, Jeremiah Clark, Joel Branham.
For Macon.— lsaac G. Seymour, Ambrose Ba
ber, Tarplcy Holt, Levi Bckley, Henry R. Carter,
Frederick Sims, William Humphreys.*
Tor .likens. —Thomas Hancock, John A,
Cobh, Stevens Thomas, Thomas N. Hamilton,
Chailcs Dougherty*, Wilson Lumpkin*, S. J,
Mays.
The names marked thus *aro new directors.-
MAJ. COOPER’S BATTALION.
The following extract from a letter received last
evening, shows that wo may expect the arrival
hero of Maj. Cooter’s Battalion of gallant Geor
gia Volunteers, to-day or to-morrow, at farthest;
and wo sincerely hope that their late comrades of
this city, and the Volunteer Companies generally,
will turn out on the occasion, and give them a
warm and generous welcome ! —strongly regret
, ting that the indjsposition of both editors of this
paper will deny them the heartfelt gratification of
publicly joining in it:
"Savannah, 19th May, 1636.
“This is to inform you of the arrival of three
ofthe companies of Maj. Coocer’s Battalion at
this place, last evening, from Black Creek, Flori
da, by the steam boat Cherokee—consisting of the
.Morgan Guards, Capt. A. G. Foster, the State
' Fencibles, Capt, Meiuuwetueh, and the Han
cock Dines, Capt. Brown. Thank Heaven,wo
are all well, but have suffered much. Wo loavo
here by tho Cherokee to-day, or to-morrow, for
- Augusta.”
Since writing the above, vve have received
another letter from Darien, dated the 17th, staling
1 that the Steamers Cherokee and Santee had just
[ arrived there with the Georgia Batlallion, under
i tho command of tho gallant Maj. Cooper, on
! their way homo; so wo presume the other two
i companies not mentioned above—the Macon
f Volunteers, Capt. Sexmoor, and tho Monroe
■ Musketeers, Lieut. Black, were in the Santee,
■ and passed up tho Apalachicola and Ocmulgto
i to Macon.
. \ ,
GENERAL ORDERS,
We are gratified to perceive by the following,
, Which we copy from the Milledgeville papers,
, that the Governor has invited the co-operation of
the people, in the formation of a Volunteer force
for the protection of our South-Western frontier
from the assaults of tho Creeks; and doubt not
that it will bo promptly and honorably responded
to. This call appears to ho mainly on the West
ern section, though companies, particularly those
already organized &, commissioned, will he accept
ed from other parts of tho State ; and vve sincere
ly hope and trust that from all quarters the rc
• quisition will he made up immediately. Much,
very much, depends on promptitude, in this
matter; and as wo cagnot think tho present re
quisition will ultimately be found sufficient, wo
trust that tho people throughout the Slate, not
now prepared to march, will at once prepare for
future emergencies—remembering, always, that
tho true safely of any people, consists in that of
each and every portion of them, and Hi tho whole,
promptly resisting aggressions upon any part
and that though ours he nol tho assailed portion
now, it is always impossible to tell how soon it
may be. “The measure ye mete unto others,
shall be meted unto you,” applies as much to
this case as any other:
HEAD QUARTERS, GA. 7
Milledgeville, May 13M, 1836.5
general orders.
Tlie hostile conduct of the Creek Indians
in Alabama, on the immediate borders of Geor
gia, makes it proper that a sufficient perma
nent military force should be kept up on the litre
of the Chattahoochee, to protect the people of
this Stale from the tomahawk and scalping
knife. _ Tho Commandcr-in-Chicf has
battalions' I 'T° VO,U ’-'- r y e.distment. three
Imre ! vvhlch > to s°lhcr with tho
a. . .alien how under command of Maj. Howard,
Will constitute two full regiments, who will be re
lo serve for the space of throe months on
the Western frontier, unless" sooner discharged.
I heso battalions must consist each, of at least
lour companies, ami each company of one Captain,
one first and second Lieutenant, & one ensign, four
sergeants, and four corporals, and sixty-four pri.
vales. It is desirable that these troops should be
raised from the counties bordering on the Chat
tahoochee ; hut as tho immediate necessity for
their services will not admit of delay, they will
be accepted from any part of tho Slate, if offered
immediately, and before tho requisite number is
completed. It is desirable to have at least four
companies of mounted men.
1 he citizens of Georgia are now invited to
form these companies, elect their officers and re
port to Head Quarters without delay. The Vol
unteer companies now organized and in commis
ston, it is taken for granted, will at once fly to
the standard as their country.
By order of the Commander-in-Chics. .
BOLLING H. ROBINSON,
Aid do Camp.
GEN. SCOTT Si THE VOLUNTEERS.
Could we be astonished at anything from Gen.
Scott, since the late campaign, wc should bo
at the wanton, unwarrantable, and unjust reflec
tion upon the Volunteers, contained in his offi
cial letter to the War Department, which wc
publish to-day. Wc did not expect from him,
cither judgment, prudence, discretion, or common
sense ; but we had a right to expect at least some
thing like justice—sheer justice. After saying
that “9000 regular troops are indispensable,” Ac.
—(mark the won! “regular” in connexion with
what follows) —he observes: “Os the 3000 good
troops (not Volunteers,) five hundred will be ne
cessary,” Ac. Now, can any one mistake tbfl