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Os Mr. King of Georgia, in the Seriate,
on Mr. Benton’s Fortification Bill.
Mr. King in answer to Mr. Bentnn,
said, he had not voted for the distribu
tion bill, and therefore, the remarks «(
the Senate on that subject could not be
make aplicable to him.
(Mr. Benton said they were not inten
ded for Mr. K.)
Mr. K. said neither could the remarks
of the Senator denouncing (hose who had
delayed the bill in its progress, unless he
referred to a vote (or an adjournment on
Saturday evening. He had voted to ad
journ very late on Saturday evening,
when he believed some of the fi lends of
the bill wished to push it to a third read - [
iug. But he had done so, only from the ;
lateness of the hour, and the thinness ol j
the Senate. That he was justified in j
that course, had been since proved by j
the revocation in a fuller Senate of every |
vote taken on that evening.
Mr. K. denied that he condemned the |
Report of the Secretary of War, by vo
ting against this bill under present cir
cumstances, lie intended, ultimately,
in the main, to conform to it. It was an
able document. Injt’we saw the devel
opments of a great mind well stored with
science, and what was equally impor
tant, a practical talent to give that science |
a judicious and useful application, lie;
again referred to the Report and insisted
that the season at which this bill would
be passed, if at all, and the attention re
quired of the War Department to ano
ther part of oar frontier, would reconcile
his views with those of the Secretary.
The Secretary sent his Report the Ollt of
April, and as the bill was then before the ;
Senate bethought more likely it would be ■
speedily acted on. From the business
before the House it could not be finally
acted on before July, tyid he did not
think any advantage could be derived
from the appropriation, if the examina
tion ami surveys should be made before
the money was expended. At any rate,
the advantage would be too small to jus
tify an appropriation so far in advance,
and a departure from the valuable prin
ciple ol having surveys ami estimates
before appropriations were made for any
work of this description,
Mr. K. said it was true that the .Sec
retary in one part of his Report had com
mended (he appropriation under (he cir
cumstances stated, and had stated the
Department would have the examination
and surveys made before any money
would be spent. If wc would take the
whole Report together however, wc could
plainly see that the Secretary was yield
ing something to his friends. He was
reporting against the recommendation of !
the Engineer Department, against the
Bill reported by the Military Committee
of the Senate, and against the known
wishes of many friends whoso opinions
he respected. This, he thought, would
account for any trilling difference be
tween (he Secretary and himself.
The Secretary, he said, had been com
pelled to throw himself against some of
the must extravagant schemes for in
creasing mtr military preparations that
had ever threatened the. country. The
whole of them, if adopted would require
at least one hundred millions to begin
with. One Bureau recommended near
thirty millions for providing munitions
of war alone ; the fortifications proposed
by another Bureau, and recommended
by the Military Committee, would cost
near forty millions more, and ho had no
ticed that in thedebate in (he other House,
twenty-two millions was spoken of to
arm the militia. The standing army was
to be expensively increased ; and as to
depots, armories and arsenals, they were
almost without number, as their cost was
beyond computation.
It would require some Hutton to give
os the sum total. Sir, said he, to cottsi • j
der the past policy of the Government,!
and look at the documents on your table,
a i I the views given us from various quar
ters, one would think he had been dream
ing. The wise policy of allowing our
citizens to prosper in the enjoyment of
the fruits of their labor, was to bo chan
ged. Every tiling seem to look to vast
military establishments.
N iw, said Mr. Iv.whut I wish under
stood is, that 1 protest against all these
sch ones of heavy expenditures for per
manent establishments. They will not
only absorb the surplus, but heap new
burdens upon us, and curse posterity
w h tariils and (axes. We had been
reminded of the systems of fortifications
recommended by Washington, and asked
why they could not increase now in pro
portion to wealth and population.—This
was strange argument. Should we in
crease the nurses of the. infant as he ap
proached (he years of maturity ? Should
we quadruple them after them after he
had become entirely capable of taking
> are of himself ?—We were able now to
n et on equal terms any power on the
1 ■ol the earth, and all the powers of
(’ eisteudom mfited could not send a
sufficient force across the Atlantic to
gain a dangerous footing upon our soil.
And yet, in this period of strength, ve
had all at once become alarmed for
our safety, and wished to wall Ihceuemv
out.—Except for our large commercial
cities, he wanted no walls except the
wooden walls that floated under the
command of our gallant navy, lie wan
ted no ramparts behind which to defend
our country except a rampart of bavo
nets, pointed by the steady arms of free
men. Our m tin arm of defence was the
free and steady yeoman, who. whenever
any daring invader should set foot on our 1
soil, would always be ready to drop any
petty party disputes, and rally around
the standard of their common country.
He said that he must confess that as a
democrat, governed by the principles of
the old school of democracy, he felt great
jealousy and apprehension' of the multi
plications of these fortifications. If we
want on with them as threatened, he
feared they.might, at no distant day, be-;
come die graveyard of freedom and bu
rying ground of the constitution, instead
of citadels of liberty. Other gentlemen
had made predictions, and he would ven
ture one ; that was, (hat if these military
projects went on as they seemed to have
been begun ; if our const of three thou
sand miles were to be frowning with for
tifications and clouded with cannon; if
our hitherto peaceful country were to
become a great military camp ; if every
.State in the Union were to be hereafter
bristling with bayonets, and covered with
orsenais, armories, and depots, he pre
dicted we might, in the course of a few
(years, lake the parchment upon which
'our constitution was written, and covcra
drum bead with that for all the use we
should have for it as an instrument to
define the principles upon which our go
vernment is to be administered. Every
tiling would shortly be settled by the
sword, the truncheon and the bayonet.
A corporal and his guard would be more
respected than the Chief Justice and his
associates. And like another great na
tion which had lately been revolution
ized in the name of liberty, but in its
sacred name, with a peace establishment
of 410,000 men perpetrates every species
of tyranny: the prison would with us
also, become the purifier of the press,
I whilst the bayonet settled our civil dis
| pute-*. He therefore gave notice that he
I should vote against all those vast pro
jects for changing our system into any
; expensive military government, as fast us
i they might be brought forward. And as to
| the forts in question, why push them on
|us without estimates? Was Maine in
j danger! He hoped she could sustain
herself another season against (he Bruns
wickers. John Bull seemed good naltir
edat present, and had kindly interfered
to settle a dispute fur us with a bel
ligerent neighbor.— Butvvc were (old wc
wore iefusing appropriations whilst the
Indians were culling the throats of the
| people. Indeed! ami were fortifications
in the East intended to protect us against
Indians in (he West?—No appropria
tions in the West had been delayed a
moment when asked for; and the dan
ger in the South and West was another
reason why we should direct our whole
attention there for the present, and not
be dividing the attention of the War Dc
! par(mem«with the eeacoast, where there
was no danger pressing.
Mr, Benton and Mr. Walker of Mis-
some remarks, when
Mr, King said, in reply, the remarks
of his friend from Mississippi compelled
him to say a word furlhet to reconcile
his views with the general principles of
the Report,—lf he had any pride as a
politician (and he had not much) it was
the pride of consistency. That he might
be perfectly understood, he would rend
a few words further from the Report,
which he had not read before. Mr, King
then read from the 21 si page :
“ But before any expenditure is incur
red for new works, I think an examina
tion should he made in every case, in or
der to apply these principles to the pro
posed plan of operations, and thus reduce
the expense of construction where this
can properly be done, and also the ex
pense of garrisons required to defend
works disproportiuned to the objects
sought to be attained.”
This was the wise language of the Sec
retary, approved by the President, and
in which he entirely concurred. He be
lieved, however, (hat (he season would
be so far spent before (his bill could pass,
that this examination could not properly
be made and acted on before the next
session. We, therefore, had no induce
ment to tie up additional millions in (lie
depnsite banks so long before needed,
and also depart from the principle of hav
ing surveys and estimates when there
was no emergency that justified such
haste in the appropriation. —His friend
was for “ reasonable defence.”—So was
he. In (lie abstract they agreed exact
ly. He feared only they would (lifter
when (hey came to settle what was rea
sonable.
• The Senator had very candidly ac
knowledged that one of his reasons for
voting for this hill at (his season was, be
cause he looked on it as “antagonicti
cal” to the distribution bill. Ho would
make a further appeal to the candor of
his friend,'and ask him, if he were not
sensible that this was the only reason he
hail for voting for this bill? [Mr. Wal
| kor said no, he had other reasons.] He
I had no doubt (lie Senator imagined he
had, or he would not say so.— Mr. K.
could not think that many of his demo
cratic friends would ever h ive thought of
the enormous appropriations at (he pre
sent session, and this among them, but
for that fatal surplus. The “surplus!”
“ the surplus !” aye that was at the bot
tom of all our (roubles. It was the root
of all the evils, that he feared, might
grow out of the proceedings of the present
session. He acknowledged its posses
sion gave us much embarrassment, and
surrounded us with perils but he hoped
we would live through them. He cared
nothing for the surplus. Would to God
fifty millions of the public treasure could
he thrown into the crater of Vesuvius, or
sank in the ocean, unless wc could de
vise some means to get rid of it that would
not lix a permanent and growing curse
upon the country. He cared but little
for land bills, distribution bills, or gra
duation bills, which had been referred to :
and as to the surplus, gentlemen might
do just what they pleased with it, so they
did not plant it in prodigality', that it
might grow up,and brunch'oft'into future
expenditures that would ultimately over
shadow and impoverish the land.
A useless expenditure, he said, was
not only the loss of the amuutit thus ex
pended, but was the fruitful seeds of o
ther and greater expenditures. It grew
up and branched oft*like a polypus. Hav
ing once taken leave of the rules of tie
c -»-afv expenditure, we were sunn got
vented by uu rule at all. Waste bega
coiTitpiimi, and corruption begat ni re
waste, and tint by i reciprocating influ
ence, mile ,s expenditure became In li ef
fect and catiM', and ultimately led to that
system which he was, anxious to a
void ; that was, the expenditure of mo
ney as an end, instead of a means. If
no safe distribution could be made, then,
he implored gentlemen, after making ne
cessary expenditures, to let the surplus
alone. But it was said the banks would
break, and we should lose the money,
unless we got rid of it. Well, let them
break. He should shed no tears over
their misfortunes, or mourn over the
'■ losses of (he Government. Better that
• a thousand charters of private corpora
tions should be forfeited, and millions
lost to the Government, than our consti
tutional charter should be forfeited, and
on r liberties lost. Better submit to the
acknowledged evils of the surplus, than
encounter greater evils by its improper
expenditure.—He only wished that we
should adhere to the system under which
we had grown and prospered beyond
any example the history of the world had
ever furnished. The great secret of lids
prosperity, was the economical system
heretofore pursued by having the citizen
lightly taxed, to enjoy the fruits of his
own labor, by which we had become a na
tive of producers'. He wished to continue
this system, & not like other nations, by a
large government patronage, sustain one
third of the nation in splendid idleness,
and glittering vice, devouring the bread
; earned by the honest industry of the re
, niaindcr.
‘ St. Augustine, June 4.
Top ko-li-ky. —This is an Indian town,
the residence of a well known chief of
1 the name of Philip and of his tribe. The
distance from St. Augustine to it is over
1 100 miles, in nearly a south direction,
1 bearing a little west, but by the accessi
ble route near 150 miles. From Spring
Garden it is near 80 miles, and to Pilak
; likaha, which lies west, it is about the
same distance. Phi lip formerly resided
at-the Wakahowta town, which lies about
1 four miles west of the St. Johns, where
’ the Indian trail to Topkoliky crosses it,
1 but for some years lie has resided at the
1 latter place.
1 We are told that at, Topkoliky there
‘ is a large Lake, in-which are several is
■ lands, upon the largest of which Philip
has established his town, and that this
■ island is surrounded by water, so deep
; that it cannot be forded, except in one
place, and that it cannot be approached
from noy point without a discovery.
* Mere, it is said Philip is now residing
1 with his women, children, old men and
' negroes, attending to the cultivation of
1 their crops, whilst his warriors are ma
’ rauding about the country. The lake
shore is surrounded by small hammocks
; and Indian settlements.
If Philip's band is here, it is desirable
that if should be dislodged and punish
! ed. He has done more injury to the
property of the inhabitants than all the
Indians of the territory, in the present
conflict; and it seemed to us strange
1 that sc great an enemy should have been
left so long undisturbed, when there was
1 a force at hand sufficient to have broken
him up. But this is amongst the mis
haps of the late campaign.
1 There exists various opinions of the
strength of Philip's party. It has been
enumerated as low as 250 warriors, and
1 ns high as 600; but it is evident that
i it is from 350 to 40 > strong, exclu
sive of negroes ; and that the advantages
■ of position are so great, that it will re
quire more than an equal force to attack
him in his town. But this ought to he
done with as little delay as possible ; (or
until this is done, we shall constantly
1 have their scouting parties to disturb us.
On Tuesday morning lust, intelligence
was brought to town by two negroes,
' that a party of Indians had mad# their
appearance at Moultrie, about untiles
j south of this. The negroes escaped in
a boat, and at a short distance from the
shore were fired upon. The party con
' sisled of 6 Indiana.
’ A company of U. S. troops mounted
and ('apt. Duminett’s company of moun
ted volunteers, were sent in pursuit by
land, and a detachment of U. S. troops
went in boats. On arriving at. the place
1 it was found they had made olf with 5
horses they had found there. Capt.
Dumraelt’s company of volunteers took
1 their trail and followed it up, for upwards
1 of 20 miles through swamps, ponds, anil
’ hammocks, but without overtaking them.
The hummocks and swamps were so
1 thick that the men were obliged to use
their sabres to cut away the vines, &c
that impeded their progress, and they
had literally to cot their way through.
Night approaching and being without
provisions or forage, and their horses fa
tigued, it was judged prudent by the
. Captain to return. The pursuit would
have continued but for want of provi
sions, and the Indians doubtless would
have been taken. The U. S. Troops,
did not follow the trail, but returned to
town, as they considered it unnecessary
for so many troops to follow so small a
number of Indians.
• Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
Whitesvillc, to a gentleman in this ci
ty, dated
Win i Esvtt.LE, May 23.
You may be surprised to know that I
am here, hut things took so unfavorable
a turn that I concluded to take my fam
ily off, and with Mrs. Hagan wc came to
this place tinder escort of U. S. waggons,
as far as Santa Fee. 1 returned, met the
Dragoons about 12 miles from Micano-
I py, who came to escort the waggons.
I On our way to Fort Drane.the rearguard,
I a U. S. Dngoon, was shot from an am
bush, he, .'rod 13 minutes. In company
with three others I returned to Micanopy
I after night, we got home at 10, at 11 we
were greeted with a volley of 15 or 30
ii 11 e balls. We did not hesitate long
about fleeing into the Fort. This firing
was kept up about half an hour from the
head of the Bay Gall, and the direction of
Humphrey’s house, the U. S. Troops
made a few shots, at the (lushes of their
rifles: it being quite damp and cloudy,
all at once surprised, their object was to
take oft’ Humphrey's negroes, which
proved too true for his good; they took
30, and did no other damage except li
ring Savory's house as they went off.
Wanton came in Fort next day—his old
woman Mag and Sanchez’s man Joft’rei
went off same time, this was a preconcer
ted plan as appears from the disclosures
made bv Wanton’s woman Pin he, who
states that old Mag told her that Jumper
wi h 230 Indians was in the woods back
of Wanton’s fence and that he would that
night attack the Fort and kill all the
whites, but that if he could not take the
Fort he would destroy all outside, end
! that she must join them, hut if she told
any one she must be put to death, this
’ night she slept in the Fort for (he first
. time. In the evening Humphrey’s man
I Morris came in for her, but site would
not go—there was about 100 made the
‘ attack as near'as we could judge.
, From the Wilmington Adverliter, Wlh inst.
t STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION,
After our paper went to press, an ac
i cident of a most melancholy character
■ occurred. The Steam Boat John Tl’al-
I ker, owned by Doyle O’Hanlon, Esq.
- was this morning, about daylight, blown
i up, and made a complete wreck.
It appears that she had raised a head
-of steam and run down along side of
i the Brig Roque, laying at anchor in the
stream, for the purpose of towing her
down over (lie shoals. Soon after mak
ing her fast (n the brig, and while in the
act of heaving up the anchor, the boilers
burst—simultaneously blowing out the
bow and stern of the boat, which in a
few minutes, sunk; and is now almost
entirely under water. Capt. A. G. Dick
son, who was standing on .the engine
house, by the side of the Engineer, was
blown over the stern of the brig, and has
not been recovered. Damon, a black
fireman, who was in the hole, and Pardie
Jacobs, the pilot, were also killed. Isaac,
the Engineer, a black man, was blown
on board the brig, and is dangerously
wounded. Prince, a black man, was
also slightly wounded. The boat had
on board some goods for the interior, hut
we are not informed who are the owners.
The steam boats Clarendon and Henri
etta are about towing the wreck into the
dock, where she may be got on shore if
possible.
—<MtO $0 W**-‘ —
From the ,V. V. Courier li Enquirer, June 9.
TEXAS.
The arrival of seven or eight mails
yesterday from New Orleans placed in
our possession, some verv important ad
vices from Galveston LI mil, which we
give below. It will be found they con
tain more details- of the great battle of
the 21 st, than have yet been published,
besides many interesting particulars of
the President of Mexico and the state of
things in Texas.
Col Wm. H. Wharton, Texas Com
missioner, left New York yesterday for
Texas. He will proceed on direct, with
the exception of 2 days stay in Wash
ington city. At the moment of his de
parture he received letters from the Tex
ian Agency at New Orleans of (he 23d
of May, with the additional intelligence
that the Camanche Indians had risen in
the rear of the retreating Mexicans ami
cut off’all their supplies.
Galveston Island, 6th May, 1836.
Santa Anna had just fired New Wash
ington, when news reached him on the
30:h, of the appearance of Tcsian troops.
He was taken completely by surprise
ami says that as he had found nil the
farms deserted, and could learn nothing
of Gen. Houston, he concluded all the
inhabitants had left the country. A
skirmish only took place on the 20lh
with a small detachment or scouting par
ly. Houston keeping the main body in
the woods under a hill where none could
be seen. The next day, the 21st, St.
Anna was quietly taking his siesta, when
he was awoke by his aid with news of
our approach, which he swore was a
d ;1 lie. General Cos had arrived
after a forced march with a reinforce
ment about an hour or two before, and
was likewise taking his siesta. Some of
the men were sleeping, some cooking,
some washing, in short in any situation
but that of preparation for battle, when
they were pounced upon by us at about
4 o’clock P. M. of the 21st.
Our troops marched up in front of the
enemy on the open prairie, never firing
a musket or rifle until within 80 yards.
The enemy were posted behind breast
works, and in the woods, and commenc
ed with their artillery at a distance of
400 yards. Our artillery opened at 210
yards. When the charge was sounded
we rushed upon them; the cry of “the
Alamo & La Bahia” resounding through
out the lines. Their artillery (one piece
only) was taken loaded, and when in the
act of being primed, and every artillerist
put to the sword who did not fly. The
battle lasted 19 minutes and then com
menced the rout and slaughter. The
poor devils of Mexicans would hold up
their hands, cross themselves, and .sing
out “me no Alamo,” hut nothing could
save them ; the blood of our countrymen
was too fresh in the memory of our peo
ple to let one Mexican escape, until worn
down with pursuit and slaughter, they
commenced making prisoners. Officers
and all fled ; none dare attempt to stem
the torrent. The Mexicans threw down
their guns loaded, and sought safety in
every direction, while our cavalry and
infantry pursued and cut them down.
Musi ;e(s and rifles were clubbed when
they had not time to reload, and the
brains of the Mexicans beat out as they
came up with them.
'Phe battle was fought just above a
place marked on (he map lithographed
last summer, in New York, “McCor
mick’s.” The enemy were driven and
retreated, until many were forced into
the water, which you will see bounds
the land there. They ran in up to their
necks, and our riflemen would shoot
them in the head. Santa Anna and Al
monte in flying, plunged their horses
into a quagmire, were thrown off and
nearly suffocated before extricated. Both
continued their flight on foot. Santa
Anna was furnished with a fresh horse
on which he escaped ten miles further,
and was taken next day in disguise. Al
monte, finding all was lost, and fearing
all would be cut to pieces, placed him
self at the head of 3 or 400 men, made
them form in column, four or eight deep,
throw down their arms, and then held
up a white flag and surrendered them at
once to a small body of our troops who
were in pursuit, and they were all march
ed into camp together. Santa Anna was
not recognized until presented to Gen.
Houston, whom lie complimented highly,
bv saying. “The man who conquered the
Napoleon of the South was born to no
common destiny.”
0 \uvf.ston Island, Bth Mav, 1536.
The M oxiean troops are running out
of Texas much faster than they came in.
Thirty men who went on with Santa An
na’s express came up with 200 Mexicans
with 9 pieces of artillery and they imme
diately surrendered, saying if Santa
Anna and the officers were taken, there
was no use in their fighting. General
Wall, a Frenchman, came in from anuth-;
er division of the army and surrendered
himself. He said he did not wish to fight
any more if St. Anna was taken.
The Mexican dead lie yet unburied,
and die stench in the neighborhood is in
tolerable.
Galveston Island, 10th May, 1836,
1 have this moment parted with Santa
Anna ami Almonte, who the Cabinet take
with them to Velasco, which, for a while
will be the seat of government. They are
both under great apprehension for their
personal safety—though I have no doubt
their lives will be spared—and disliked
leaving here very much. Santa Anna
embraced me in the most cordial and af
fecting Mexican manner on parting. He
and Almonte were kept on board the In
vincible until the moment of their depar
tpre. Notwithstanding his cruelties, I
could not help pitying (he President of |
M ■xico, as I escorted him from the side j;
of the vessel to the steamboat.’ His eyes i
were suffused with tears, ’
Galveston Island, 1 2th May, 1836. j
The Cabinet are making constant j
changes.
Colonel Lamar is now Secretary at
War.
Col. Col lens worth. Secretary of State,
(Carson absent.)
Grayson, Attorney General.
Charles E. Hawkins, Esq. is Commo
dore of the Texas Navy. We have
four vessels in commission. Invincible,
Independence, Liberty, and Bmtus.
Two of which are here, and two in New
Orleans.
All the Mexican prisoners (soldiers)
are at work here at the fortifications.
They are extremely servile, and express
great gratitude that their lives are spared
and that they are well treated.
Abolition riot at Marion City and
College—a Citizen stabbed and killed by
•in Abolition Preacher ! College burnt.
Within a few weeks since, (as we learn
by the Louisville (Ky.) Gazette, ot May
30th) some free negroes were admitted
to the privileges and benefits of (he col
lege, in consequence ol which a large
number of students withdrew, indignant
at (he result. Since that, injury has been
added to insult by transmitting to (he
college several packages of abolition and
incendiary pamphlets. On the 2lstol
May, the excitement among the citizens
was such that the publications were de
manded by them and burnt. On the
2.2 d, a few miles from Marion, at Palmy
ra, Mr. Muldrow, one of the Professors
of the college, after delivering a sermon,
rose and commenced reading one of the
obnoxious Documents. Dr. Boswell,
who was one of (he audience, interrupt
ed him, and informed him that he must
desist, as the reading of such incendiary
papers would not be permitted. The
account then states, that Muldrow re
joined that he would read it, even at the.
dagger's point. An altercation ensued,
ami Ur. Boswell struck Muldrow with
his stick. He was immediately caught
hv another individual counecled with
the college, and in this situation received
several stabs from Muldrow, of which
he died the next morning.
The homicide immediately fled and
concealed himself. The citizens assem
bled in considerable force, proceeded to
Marion college, where they supposed
M uldrow was hid, and threatened to
burn it down if he was not given up. He
was then produced and conducted to
Palmyra. The individual, his name not
learned, who held Boswell when he was
slabbed by Muldrow, escaped by swim
ming the river on horseback.
Other passengers in a boat which ar
rived here since, have brought the rumor
that Marion Collage has been pulled
down or burned, and that the Rev. Dr.
Ely has been most terribly whipped.—JY.
V. Evening Star.
EIGHT DAYS LATE It FROM EUROPE,
VIA NEW.YORK.
Charleston, June 10.
The Steam Packet Columbia, Capt H alsey,
arrived yesterday afternoon from New York, fur
nishing us lilcs of papers from that place to Sa
turday evening last, inclusive, together with vari
ous other Northern Journals of the latest dates.
Then? had been several arrivals from Europe,
at Now York, viz: Packet ship Francois I.?',
from Havre ; ship Orpheus, Bursley, from Liver
pool, lOih of May, ship j President, Chadwick,
from London, 9th May,
Sales of U. S. Bank Stock at New York on the
9th inst. 130 Shares at ; 270 do (30 days)
123A ;50 do. (30 diys) 12IJ. On the I Olh inst.
100 Shares (30 days) $123; 150 do. 121 J ;
50 do. 1212 ; 150 tio. 122. On the l£th, 10
Shares at 122; 15 do. (15 days) 122£.
The latest advices from Liverpool, show a far
ther decline in that market, while the same dates
from Havre evince an improvement fully to cor
respond, as will be seen by reference to the com
mercial accounts.
The New York Mercantile Advertiser of the
10th inst. says:—“JAhlhin the last three days,
the change in the weather has been more sudden
than we have known for many years. On Tues
day, a lire was indispensable; and yesterday, such
was the heat, wo wished our table was located
over an ice house; the thermometer was at 79,
yesterday.”
The Francois Ist, has brought 1,300,000
franca, part of the indemnity under the treaty.
The Bank of the United States lately char
tered by the State of Pennsylvania,.has establish
ed an agency of that institution in Boston, ap
pointing S. Frothingham, Esq. its agent. The
discounting of drafts on the western and southern
cities has already commenced. This step has
been taken by the Bank in compliance with an
application for tint purpose signed by three or
four hundred of the merchants and manufacturers
of Boston and Salem, and the prompt compliance
of the Directors, says one of the Boston papers,
4i we hope may he the means of immediate relief
and permanent advantage to this community, as
well as profit to the bank.”
Yesterday morning (says the N. York Mcr.
Adv. of the 11th inst.) as the frigate United
Slates was dropping down, when abreast of Cas
tle William, the mi/.zen top-gallant mast broke
short in the wake of the cap, by which accident
three men fell from aloft, two were killed instan
taneously, the other had both legs broken and was
otherwise injured.
Whig Slate Convention. —The Convention
assembled at Utica on the Bth. It was most nu
merously amended. In point of numbers and res
pectability, it is not surpassed by any that has
preceded it.
The Charter Election for the city of Rochester,
which occurred on Monday, resulted in a triumph
for the Whig cause, our friends having carried
their 'Picket in three of the five Wards. Party
lines were strictly drawn between Harrison and
Van Daren, and each side did its utmost. At the
last Rochester city Election, the Jacksonmcn car
ried every Ward,
Two mail drivers have been arrested for robbing
the mail between Petersburg and Richmond.
They were detected through the address of the
Postmaster at Petersburg.
The British legion in the service of Spain,
lias sallied out from St. Sebastian, where they
were besieged by the Carlisle, and driven the lat
ter from iheir entrenchments, though not with
out experiencing a severe loss. It docs not ap-1
I pear that any important advantages will result I
from this event. A British ship of war materi
ally contributed to (he success of the legion.
Unseating of ,Mr, O'Connell. —The protrac
ted inquiry into the Dublin election terminated
on Saturday last, by the Committee after more
than an hour’s-deliberation, coining to the deci
sion. that “Messrs. O’Connell and Ruthvcn were
not duly elected, but that Messrs. West and
Hamilton were duly elected, and ought to have
been returned but it is added, that the opposi
tion was not frivolous or vexatious. Meanwhile,
Mr. O’Connell, anticipating that the decision of
the Committee would bo against him, has ad
dressed the electors of Kilkenny,• the seat for
which has been vacated to make room for the
Liberator. The election will take place to-mor
row. The men of Kilkenny have come to the
resolution to return Mr. O’Connell free of ex
pense, and have requested that he will not leave
London to attend the election. He will therefore
bo able to resume his scat before the close of the
present week.
Convention of Judges. —The last Monday
had been appointed for the meeting of this quasi
Supreme Court; but Judges King and Warner
alone were in attendance; and no Convention
was held.— Federal Union.
I PI.VCKNErS RESOLUTIONS.
The following is the state of the vote taken in
| the House of Representatives, on Pinckney’s Re
| solutions.
The question was taken separately on agreeing
to them.
On agreing to the first, the vote was as fol
lows :
YEAS—Messrs. Chilton Allan, Heman Al
lan, Anthony, Ash, Bailey, Barton, Bcaie, Bean,
Beaumont, Bockeo, Bond, Boon, Borden, Boul
din, Bovce, Boyd. Briggs, Brown, Buchanan,
Bunch, Burns, Win. U. Calhoun, Camhreleng,
Carr, Casey, O. Chambers, Chaney, Chapman,
Chapin, N. H. Claiborne, J. i’. 11. Claiborne,
Cleveland, Coffee, Coles, Conner, Corwin, Craig,
Cramer, Crane, Cushing, Cusham, Deberry,
Dickinson, Doublcday, Dromgooie, Dunlap, Fair
field, Farlin, Fionch, Fry, P. C. Fuller, William
K. Fuller, Galbraith, J. Garland, Gillett, Granger,
Grantland, Graves, Gronncll, Halley, Jos. Hall,
Hiianil Hall, Hamer, Hunnegan, Haiti, Harlan,
Harper, Samuel S. Harrison, A. G. Harrison,
Hawes, Haynes, Henderson, Heister, Hoar, Hol
sey, Howard, Howell, Hublcy, Hunt, Hunting
ton, Huntsman, Ingersoll, Ingham, Jahcz Jack
son, Jos. Johnson, It. M. Johnson, Cave John
son, 11. Johnson. J. W. Jones. Judson, Kennon,
Kilgore, Killard, Klingensmith, Lane, Lansing,
Laporto, Lawler, Lawrence, Lay, G. Lee, J. Lee,
Luke Lea, Leonard, Lincoln Logan, Love, Loy
all, Lyon, Al.lj.ih Mann, Mailin, William Mason,
M. Mason, S. Ma=on, May, McCarty, McComas,
McKay, McKcnnan, McKeon, McKim, McLcnc,
Mercer, Miller, Milligan, Montgomery, Morgan,
Morris, Muhlcnburg, Owens, Parker, Parks, Pat
terson Patton, Pierce, Dutec J. Pearce, Petti
grew, Phelps, Pinckney, Reed, Rcnchcr, John
Reynolds, Jos. Reynolds, Ripley. Roane, Rogers,
Schenk, Seymour, Win. B. Shephard, A. H.
Shepherd, Shields, Shinn, Sickles, Smith, Splan
glcr, Speight, Sprague, Standefcr, Steele, Slorer,
Sutherland, 'Palmterm, Taylor, Thomas. John
Thompson, Touccy, Towns, Turner, Turrill,
Underwood, Vinton, Wagner, Ward, Wardwcll;
Webster, Weeks, White, Whiltlclescy, Lewis
Williams, Sherwood Williams—lß3.
NAYS—Messrs. Adams, Clark, Denny, Eve
rett, W. Jackson, James, Phillips, Putts, Slade—9.
The vote, on agreeing to the second, was as
follows :
YEAS—Messrs. Chlljon Allan, Anthony,
Ash, Barton, Bonn, Beaumont, Bell, Boekee,
Boon, Bouidin, Bovce, Boyd, Brown, Buchan
an, Bunch, Burns, Camhreleng,'Casey, Chaney,
Chapman, Chapin, Nathaniel H. Claiborne,
Cleveland, Coles, Conner, Craig, Cramer, Cush
man, Deberry, Dickerson, Doubleday, Dromgooie,
Dunlap, Fairfield, Farlin, French, Fry, Wm. K.
Fuller, Galbraith, James Garland, Gillclt, Grant
hind, Graves, Haley, Joseph Hall, Hamer, Har
din, Harlan, Albert G. Harrison, Hawes, Haynes,
Holsey, Howard, Howell, Hubley, Huntington,
Huntsman, Ingham, Jahcz Jackson, Joseph John
son, Richard M. Johnson, Cave Johnson, Henry
Johnson, John W. Jones, Judsoii, Kennon, Kin
nard, Klingensmith, Lansing, Laportc, Lawler,
Gideon Lee, Leonard, Logan, Loyall, Ahijah
Mann, jr.. Marlin, William Mason, Moses Mason,
May, McComas, McKay, McKeon, McKim, Mc-
Lene, Miller, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlen
berg, Owens, Page, Patterson, Patton, Friinkli.i
Pearce, James A. Pearce, Pcttigicw, Phelps,
Pimfrncy, Uetieher, John Reynolds, Joseph Rey
nolds, Hi ploy, Roane, Rogers, Schenck, Seymour,
Win. B. Shepard, H. H. Shepperd, Shinn, Sick
les, Spangler, Speight, Standelcr, Sicelc, Slorer,
Sutherland, Taliaferro, Taylor, John Thomas,
Touccy, Turner, Turrill, Underwood, Yander
pool, Wagner, Ward, Ward well, Webster, White,
Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams—l 32.
NAYS—Messrs. H. Allen, Bailey, Bond,
Borden, Brigts, Wm. B. Calhoun, Carr, Goo.
Chambers, Childs, Clark. Cushing, Denny, Eve
rett, Philo C. Fuller, Grcrinell, Hilami, Hall,
Hard, Samuel S, Harrison, Hazelline, Hender
son, Heister, Hour, Hunt, Ingersoll, William
Jackson, Janes, Benjamin Jones, Kilgore, Lane,
Lawrence, Joshua Lee, Lincoln, Sampson Ma
son, McCavtv, Mcjfonnan, Morris, Parker, Phil
lips, Potts, Rood, Russell, Slade, Sprague, Vin
ton, Elisha Whitlesey — is.
The question on agreeing to tho third, was de
termined as follows:
YEAS—Messrs. Chilton Allen, Ash, Ashley,
Barton, Bean, Boekee, Boon, Bovce, Boyd,
Brown, Burnes, Camhreleng, Casey, Chaney,
Chapman, Chadin, N. H. Claiborne, Cleveland,
Coffee, Coles, Conner, Craig, Cramer, Cushman,
Deberry, Dickerson, Dromgooie, Dunlap, Fair
field, Farlin, French, Fry, Wm. K. Fuller, Gal
braith. Gillelt, Grantland, Graves, Joseph Hall,
Hamer, Hardin, Harlan, A. G. Harrison, Hawes,
Haynes, Howard, Hubley, Huntington, Hunts
man, Ingham, .1. Jackson, Joseph Johnson, R. M.
Johnson, Cave Johnson, Henry Johnson, Ken- I
non, Kilgore, Ktnnard, Klingensmith, Lansing, j
Gideon Lee, Joshua Leo, Ltike Lee, Leonard,
Logon, Loyall, Lyon, Ahijah Mann, Martin,
Wm. Mason, Moses Mason, May, McComas,
McKay, McKonnon, McKim, McLcnc, Miller,
Montgomery, Muhlenberg, Owens, Page, Parks,
Patterson, F. Pierce, J. A. Pearce. Pettigrew,
Phelps, Pinckney, Rancher, Joint Reynolds, Jo
seph Reynolds, Ripley, Roane, Rogers, Seymour, I
Aug. H, Shepperd, Shields, Sick'cs, Smith, Span
g'er, Speight, Sprague, Standefcr, Sutherland,
Taliaferro, Taylor, Toucey, Towns, Turner. Tur
rill, Underwood, Yandorpool, Wagner, While,
Lewis Williams—ll7.
NAYS.—Messrs. Homan Allen, Bailey, Beau
mont, Bond, Borden, Briggs, Buchanan, Wm.
B. Calhoun, Carr, George Chambers, Childs,
Clark, Corwin, Crane, Cushing, Denny, Everett,
P. Fuller, J. Garland, Glascock, Granger, Gren
nell, Ilalcy, Hilami, Hall, Hard, Harper, Hazel
tine, Henderson, Heister, Hoar, Howell, llolscv,
Hunt, Ingersoll, Wm. Jackson, Janes, J. W.
Jones, Benj. Jones, Judson, Lane, Laportc, Law
rence, Lincoln, Love, Sampson Mason, McCarty,
McKennan, Morris Parker, Patton, D. J. Pearce,
Phillips, Pickens, Potts, Reed, Robertson, Russell,
Schenck, Shinn, Slade, Sprague, Steele, Slorer,
John Thompson, Vinton, Ward well, Webster,
Whitlcsscy—o3
ACQUITTAL. OF ROBINSON.
The New York Unity Advertiser of the Bth
lost, says:—“• Judge Edwards charged tho Jury
at great length, recapitulating tho testimony, in
structing the Jury upon points of law and tho
inferences to he made from the various facts and
circumstances which were developed in tho course
of tho trial. He charged them particularly in
reference to the testimony of the dissolute females,
who had given evidence in the case; directing
them that whenever the testimony of Mrs. Town
send, Emma French, and Elizabeth Salters, came
i.i collision with that of reputable witnesses, the
former should he set aside and disregarded. At
half past 13 o’clock, the Jury retired ; and in 15
minutes thereafter returned into the court with a
verdict of NOT GUILTY.
Tho annunciation of the verdicAvas followed
by a simultaneous burst of cheers from the spec
tators.
From the moment of the arrest of the prison
er, up to the awful moment when the Jury was
j to pronounce upon his life or death, he never he
| (rayed the slightest emotion. When the jury re-
I turned to the court with their verdict, the ptison
er was directed to stand up and look up.in tile
Jurors. He did so with an undaunted front; but
no sooner were the words “not guilty” pro
nounced by the foreman, than he sank, overpow
ered by his feelings, upon the nock of his vener
able father, and wept like a child.
Tito court then directed that the prisoner he
discharged; proclamation of which being imme
diately made, Richard P. Robinson was set at
liberty, and, in company with his father and Mr.
Hoxic, left tho Hall.”
THE CHEROKEES.
Dalousega, Juno 11.
It is true, the Chcrokees are in a restless con
dition, but not more so than they have been since
Georgia first extended her laws over them. And
it is also true that very many of them are bitterly
opposed to the Treaty. Yet (lie idea, that there
will be extensive hostilities committed by these
people upon our citizens, we consider wholly 1
groundless, and without reason. If any mischief i
is committed by them, it is our full conviction, it i
will be among themselves alone. Still wo con
sider it prudent, for every County in the Chcro- 1
kee country, to prepare itself for any and every 1
emergency that might occur,— Recorder. I
AUGUSTA:
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1836.
•_ “Be just , and fear not.”
military appointment.
I lie Governor has appointed Brigadier Gene
ral James Wood, of Coivcta, to command the
troops at and above West Point.
NEW POST OFFICE IN BURKE.
A new Post Office, called Fryer's Pan,!,,
has been established between Augusta and
Wayneshorough; Lewis F. Powell, Esq. is
the Post Master. —Sentinel of yesterday.
AMERICAN TURP REGISTER,
Jhul Sporting .Magazine.
The June No. of this very handsome periodi
cal, contains, with its usual quantum of interest
ing literary matter, a beautiful lithograph cngiav.
ingof the celebrated English Race Horse,Tramfi
For table of contents see advertising columns,
COLONIZATION IN NEW YORK.
“The young men of New York, (says the N
York Herald of 10th inst.) are preparing fora
great colonization effort, next week. They Jud
belter try to make a great sensible effort at the
same time, to attend to their own business. Col
onization and abolition arc twin sisters, the one
a shade blacker than the other.”
METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE.
We are indebted to the polrlehess of the pub
lisher, Mr. Theodors Foster, of New York,
for the January No. of bis American edition of
this very popular and able English periodical,
published in London, and edited by the celebra
ted Capt. Marry at, author of Peter Simple,
Jacob Faithful, &c & c . —The .Metropolitan is
one of the most popular of the English periodi
cals, and one of the beat and most interesting of
its kind, being devoted .chiefly to light reading,
and containing, generally, the original publica
tion of the excellent works of its able editor,
Capt. Marryat. The present No. contains
the first three chapters of •' Snarleyyaw, or the
Dog-Fiend," by Capt. M., and a portion of his
"Diary of a Blase." —The work is handsomely
printed, and republished monthly, in large octavo
form, at $4 per annum ; whilst the .importation
price of the English edition, is about sll.
Messrs Richards & Stoy, Booksellers of this
city, are agents for the work. The table of con
tents for this No. may be seen in our advertising
columns,
PROM COLUMBUS.
We received last evening the Columbus Her'
aid of the 14tb inst. (says the Constitutionalist of
yesterday,) but find very little intelligence in ad
dition to what wc have already published. An
express arrived at Columbus .on the 12lh lust,
from Fort McCreary, which confirms tho report
of the battle at D. .Sheppard's plantation, on the
10th inst. It'appcars that twenty-five men of
tho Gwinnett company were missing after the
engagement. The number killed out of tho
company, it is thought will amount to about
twenty. Troops continue to arrive at Columbus,
and it was thought about 3,500 were on the fron
tier.
Tiro following is a copy of an express brought
to Hawkinsville, for which wo are indebted to a
gentleman arrived in this city yesterday.
HEAD QUARTERS, >
Fort lawrx, Juno 10.3
To Gen. Wilcox :
Sir—lnformation of the mo it positive charac
ter has been received from Port Jones, near Roan
oke, that a large party of Indians crossed tire ri
ver yesterday afternoon, say about 2000, and are
now on their way to Florida—they will doubt
less make their way cither down the cast side of
tho Flint r iver, or cross that stream above the hot
j dcr of Baker county, and go through Lee, Irwin,
Lowndes, and Ware, to the swamps of Florida.
Many Georgians have been killed from Stewart
county, among them David Dick. At tho pro
sent crisis, action is eloquence.
By order of
W. IRWIN, Major General.
GEO. L. BARRY, Adg’t. General.
PROM FLORIDA.
Extract of a letter from atr Officer of tho U. S.
Ship Concord, dated
“ Tallahassee, June 11th, 1836.
On the 31st May, a communication was re
ceived by Capt. Mix of the U. S. Ship Concord,
lying in Tampa Bay, from Governor Call, re
questing a detachment to be sent from his ship,
to the assistance of St. Marks and Tallahassee.
In twelve hours afterward, a detachment, con
sisting of Licuts. H. A. Adams and W. L. Hin
vard, Dr. T. A. Parsons, Passed Midshipman
G. M. White, Midshipmen Davis, Weed,
and O’Shanesf.y, with 50 Seamen and 12 Ma
rines, left the Concord, repaired on board the Re
venue Cutler Washington, and sailed for St l
Marks. But in consequence of head winds,
calms, and squalls, wo did not roach our port of
destination until the sth. Immediately after our
arrival, Lieut. Adams proceeded to this place, and
reported to lire Governor the arrival of tho Cut
tor at St. Marks, and his readiness to accept any
order he might deem proper to give. At the lime
of his arrival the Governor was too unwell to be
seen officially, hut is now convalescent, and will
, soon he able to attend to his important duties,
Major Sands, & Lieuls. Monina ami Mitchell,
with 80 Soldiers, arrived at St. Marks on tte
same day that wc did, and will proceed in a few
days up tho Suwannee river, to remain during
the summer. -
■Wc are going on an expedition up the With'
laeoochcc, to remain, 1 know not how long.
A few days ago a company of 90 Volunteers,
under the command of Major Read, went up tho
Withlacoochoo and relieved the 38 Volunteers
that were shut up in a block house on its banks j
and to whom a dinner was given by tho citizens
of this place, yesterday, for their protracted and
gallant resistance, I'ho people in this Territory
arc very much enraged against General Scott,
but I think without sufficient cause.
Phc alarm that existed eight or ten days ago
around Tallahassee, has subsided. Three of us
came up yesterday from St. Marks to this place,
without seeing the least sign of Indians.
We return to St. Marks in the morning. Tho
Governor, as soon as restored to his usual health,
intends taking the field himself.”
CREEK WAR.
We fully agree with the Constitutionalist, that
tho following letter of Major M’lxtosh, “throws
some blame on our Militia Officers,” or rather on
the one who rejected the proposition—that “the
proposal of Maj. M. should have been accepted”—
and that “when the proposal was made, the hos
tile Creeks, not being so numerous [or so united
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