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NEWNAN'S EXPEDITION.
Detailed account of Colonel Net?) ion's late
expedition against the Florida -Indians.
Sr tbs Boras or B£rBCi*SRTAT(TB%op gtoaoii,
Thursday, sth Nov. 1812.—0 n motion,
Besohed , that his excellency the gover
nor be requested to lay before this house
«ny information, which may be in his
possession, relative to an expedition late
ly conducted by the adjutant-general of i
this State, against the Seminole Indians
in East Florida. Read and agreed to.
Attest, HINES HOLT, Clerk.
Executive Department, Georgia, ?
Milledgcville, 7lh Aon. 1812.$
Mr. Speaker, and gentlemen,
Os the House of Representatives :
In compliance with your resolution of
the 4th inst. calling for information rela
tive to an expedition lately conducted by
the adjutant-general of tins state, against
the Seminole Indians in East Florida,
you will herewith receive a copy of u
letter recently received at this depart
ment from Colonel Daniel Newnan,which
contains all the official information 1 pos
sess. It is proper to remark that, as far
ns my knowledge extends, the expedition
referred to was a voluntary act of
officers and men who were engaged in it.
D. IJ. MITCHELL,
Sen'-Hope, St. John's, Oct. 10, 1812.
Ukar Sin—l have now the honor of
transmitting to your excellency an ac
count of the several engagements which
have taken place between the Lotchaway
and Alligator Indians, and the detach
ment of Georgia volunteers under my
command. As the object of this expedi
tion, and (he views of (he persons en
gaged in it, have been misconstrued, and
misstatements, relative to its protraction
circulated, I ask the indulgence of your
excellency to detail eycry transaction
from its commencement to its termina
tion.
1 arrived on the St. John’s, in obedience
to your orders, about the 15th of August,
with the whole of my detachment, con
sisting [including officers] of about 230
men, and with few on the sick report. I
immediately waited on Col. Smith, be
fore Augustine, and received orders da
ted the 21st of August, to proceed im
mediately against (he hostile Indians
within (he province of East Florida, ami
destroy their towns, provisions and set
tlements. 1 then returned to the de
tachment upon the St. John’s, anil made
every preparation to comply with my
orders, by dispatching parties* to procure
horses from the few inhabitants that had
not fled from the province, in preparing
packs and provisions, and taking every
step which 1 deemed necessary to insure
success (n (he enterprise. In conse
quence of (he sickness of myself and
nearly one half of (he detachment, the
period of our marching was delayed until
the 24th of September ; and when just
upon the eve of departing, an express ar
rived from Col. Smith informing me that
his provision wagons and the escort was
attacked by a body of Negroes and In
dians, and ordering me to join him im
mediately with 90 men, anil bring all the
horses and carriages 1 could command,
for the removal ofliis baggage, field-pie
ces, and sick, he having only 70 men (it
for duty. 1 marched to the relief of the
colonel with 130 men and 25 horses, and
assisted him in removing to (he Block
house upon Davis’s creek. This service
delayed for a few days our expedition to
the nation; and when the detachment a
gaiu assembled upon the St. John’s, and
were about to commence their march, the
-men had but six or seven days to serve
About this time 1 received a letter from
Col, Smith, advising me to propose to
the detachment an extension of their ser
vice for 15 or 20 days longer, as the time
for which they were engaged was deem
ed insufficient to accomplish any object
of the expedition. This measure I had
contemplated, and its sanction by the
Colonel met with my most hearty appro
bation ; for 1 was unwilling to proceed
•to an enemy’s country with a single man
who would declare, that, in any event
■he would not serve a day longer than tin
time for which ho had originally volun
teered. I accordingly assembled the do
tachment, and after stating the neccssih
ot a tender of further service, propose!
that the men should volunteer for threi
weeks longer ; when 81 men, includim
officers, stepped out and were enrolled
which, with the addition of 23 voluntee
militia sent to my aid by Col. Smith
and 9 patriots under (he command u
Capt. Cone, made my whole force amoun
to 117. With this small body, provide!
with four days provisions and 12 horses
I was determined to proceed to the na
tion and give those merciless savages a
least one battle; and I was emboldenei
in this determination by the strong ox
pcctation of being succored by a body o
cavalry from St. Mary’s, and which i
has since appeared did assemble at Cole
rain, but proceeded no further. On tin
evening of 24th of September, we left tin
St. John’s, marching in Indian file, Capt
Humphrey’s com pan / of riflemen in front
Capt Fort’s company, under the com
mand of Lieut. Fannin, in the centre
and Capt. Coleman’s company, wit!
Cone’s detachment, under the commam
gs Lieut. Broadnax, in the rear. A smal
party marched in front of the main body
and another in (he rear: the openness o
the country (except in particular places
rendered it unnecessary to employ mot
upon the right and left. Our encamp
went of nights (there being three com
panies) was in the form of a triangle, will
the baggage in the centre; the men wit!
their clothes on, lying with their fee
pointing outwards, and their firelocks it
their arms. In case of an attack, the of
ficers were instructed to bring up theii
companies upon the right and left of tin
company fronting the 'enemy, and atteiu
lo the Indian mode of fighting until or
dered tocharge. Incase of nice tin" tin
enemy upon our march, Humphrey’*
company was instructed to file off to the
right, Fort’s company to advance am
form to the front in single rank, am
Coleman’s company to file off to the left
(he whole then to advance in the form o
a crescent, and endeavor to encircle tin
enemy. On the morning of the fourtl
day of our inarch, when within six oi
seven miles of the Lotchaway towns, out
advance party discovered a body of In
dians marching along the path meeting,
us, and at the same moment (hey appear
ed to have discovered us. As soon as I
was informed of it, 1 lost no time in giv
ing the necessary directions for the com
panies to advance, and obey the iuslruc-
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tions which had been previously given to <
them, and which appeared exactly imited I
to the situation in which we found the <
enemy. As soon as Fort’s company fat |
the head of which 1 had placed myself) I
had advanced to its proper ground, 1
discovered the Indians falling back, and
making every preparation for battle, bv 1
unslinging their packs, trimming their iT-
and each man taking hi* place. We
, continued toadvance, taking advantage of
the trees in our progress, until we were
within ISO yards of the Indians, when
many of them fired, and 1 instantly or
dered the charge, which drove them from
behind the trees, and caused them to re
tire with tire greatest precipitation ; om
men all (he while firing at them, slew sc
f vcral, ami by repeated charges, drove
- them half a mile, when they took shelter
r in (he swamp. It unfortunately happen
it cd (I presume through inadvertence) that
, » umphrey’s company in filing to the j
[i right took too great a circuit, got a small
. swamp between (hem and the enemy, and
li thereby rendered the victory less deci
i- aive than it would have been, hud the
r whole charged together, and before (he
ii Indians had dispersed themselves, and
• I extended their force (which tjicy soon
ijfilid) noarlialf a mile up and down the
' Vwamp. The company, however, was of
Service afterwards in preventing the ene
my, after their dispersion, from entering
if our camp, retaking their baggage ami
. provision (all of which fell into our hands)
|, or falling upon the wounded, that had
y been sent to the rear. The action, in
- eluding the skirmishing upon (he flanks,
Y lasted two hours and ;i half, the Indians
. frequently attempting to outflank us ami
. get m our rear, but were repulsed by the
| companies extending to the right and
i left. We had one nun killed and nine
i- wounded, two pf which have since died
i of (heir wounds. The loss of the enemy
. must have been considerable. I saw se
ven fall to (heground with my own eyes,
• among whom was theii king, Payne; two
, of them fell near the Swamp, the rest our
. men had the curiosity to scalp. The rifle
l company on the right and Broadnax’s on
[ the left, speak of killing several near the
. swamp, who were borne ofl'by their com
rades, it being a principle among the
. savages to carry off their dead at (he
s risk of their lives. We remained on the
1 battle ground watching the movements of
. the Indians, who were near (he swamp
. painting themselves, and appeared to be
. in consultation, all of which indicated
f an intention to renew the combat. Ac
. cordingly, half an hour before sunset,
| having obtained a considerable reinforce
■ ment of negroes and Indians, from their
• towns, (hey commenced the most horrid
yells imaginable, imitating (he cries and
. noise of almost every animal of the forest,
their chiefs advancing in front in a stoop
. ing serpentine manner, ami making the
I most wild and frantic gestures, until they
L approached within two hundred yards of
. its, when they halted and commenced
t tiring. Our men were not to be alarmed
s by their noise and yells, but as instruc
. ted, remained perfectly still and steady
. behind logs and trees until the enemy
e by (his forbearance had approached some-
I, what nearer, when a brisk and well direc
j. ted fire from our line soon drove them
it back to their original ground. 1 would
e now have ordered the charge, but being
,1 under the necessity, from the extension of
i- (he enemy’s line, of detaching nearly one
e half of my force to protect our camp and
0 wounded (the assailing of which is a great
i- object with Indians,) 1 was left to contend
,1 with a force three times as numerous as
ic my own. The action lasted until eight
e. o’clock, when (he enemy were complete*
in ly repulsed in every attempt, whether
; o made upon our centre or flanks.—We
had two men killed ami one wounded ;
e the enemy carried off several of their
i- men before it was dark—after which all
1 tiring (of course, random) was at the spot
,| from whence the flash arose. After
e lighting ami fasting the whole day, we
, had to work throughout the night, and at
(| day light had a tolerable breast work of
i, logs ami earth, with portholes, on the
t, ground on which the battle was fought.
ie We were reduced to this necessity, for
in dispatching Capt % Whitaker about
‘lark to St. John’s for a reinforcement,
ly six more men took (he liberty to accom
.',l pany him, taking with them our best hor
ses ; our pilot and surgeon (who was sick)
,y. were among the number. The two days
d, succeeding the battle, we neither saw
cr nor heard any thing of the enemy, but on
h, the evening of the third day they com
of menced firing at our work at a long dis
„l lance, and renewed it every day f.»r five
or six days, but without killing or wound
s, ing any of our men—After killing two
a- <>r three ol them through our port holes,
they seldom came within gun-shot. Seven
>d or eight days had now elapsed since our
j. express had left us, hunger was staring
nf us in the face, and we were now reduced
il to the necessity of eating one ofourhor
b- ses; we had no surgeon to dress the
ie wounded, and apprehensions were enter
-1(1 tained that the enemy would receive re
lt itiforcemcntsfrum Augustine or the Mik
,t, asukic Indians. Expecting relief every
n- hour, I was unwilling to leave our breast
Ci works while we had a horse left to cat,
(t, but 1 understood from some of my offi
id cops that a certain Captain was deter
il) mined to leivc us with his company, and
y, that many of the men, giving up all hopes
of ot relief, talked ot deserting in the night
s) father than perish, or fall a sacrifice to
the merciless negroes ami Indians, whom
p. they were (aught to believe would sur
fi. round us in great numbers in a few days.
(|, In this trying situation, when our few
[j, remaining horses were shot down by
e) them, & the number of our sick daily in
|n creasing, 1 reluctantly assented to leave
p our works that night,’ and directed the
i r litters to be prepared to carry the woun
,e ded. About nine o’clock we commenced
lt | our distressing march, carrying fm>
r . wounded men iu litters, and supporting
, e two or three more. We had not procee
ded more than eight miles, when the men
ie became perfectly exhausted from hunger
ui and fatigue, and were unable to carry the
nl wounded any farther. About two hours
I; after we left our breast works, 25 horse
of ,Tll ' n . with provisions, arrived to our rc
te lief. Oil a different road from (he one we
t) had taken, hut from motives best known
jr to themselves, instead of following us,
i, returned to St. John’s, nml we were left
i to encounter new difficulties ; (wo men
? that I had dispatched on the path (he
r. horsemen came, bv some means or other
I missing (hem. We again constructed a
. place of defence, and 1 dispatched ser
!. jeant-major Reese with one private to Pi
colala, to learn what had occasioned the \
delay of our expected supplies, and told I
him I should remain where I was until I l
could hear from him, and endeavored to
procure cattle, as we discovered signs of '
their being near Us. _ ]
The evil genius of Captain —=—» again i
prevailed, and I have since learned from
Captain Cone, that this person instigated
not only him, but many of the privates to t
urge a departure from our works even in 1
the day time, when I was convinced that '
the Indians, knowing onr weak situation
would endeavor to ambuscade. This 1
gentleman if innocent, will have an oppor
tunity of proving himself so before a court
martial. With a burning fever on me,
and scarcely able to walk, the march
was ordered about three o’clock in the
afternoon. I had directed the adj’l. Cap
tain Hardin, to march in front, to avoid
all places where there could be an ambus
cade, and the litters should be distribu
ted among the different companies. Be
ing extremely weak I marched in the
rear with Captain (who carried my
firelock) Lieutenant Fannin, and about
15 or twenty privates. We had scarce
ly inarched five miles before the front of
the detachment discovered the heads of
several Indians on both aides of the path,
from among several pine trees that were
laid prostrate by the hurricane ; the same
instant, the enemy fired upon the advan
ced party, and snot down four of them,
one a Spaniard, died on the spot, and
two survived a few days ; rny negro boy
was one of them. The moment I heard
the firing I ordered the detachment to
charge, and the Indians were completely
defeated in fifteen minutes, many of them
dropping their guns, and the whole run
ning oil' without ever attempting to rally.
Four were left dead on the held, and I am
convinced from the constant fire we kept
up, thaMiany more must have been slain,
but were hid from our view by the thick
and high Palmetto bushes. We lay on
the battle ground all night, and started
next day at 10 o’clock, marched five
miles and again threw up breast works
between two ponds, living upon gophers,
alligators and palmetto stocks, until ser
jeant-major Reese arrived with provis
ions, and if horses, when we were ena
bled to proceed to (lie St. John’s with all
our sick and wounded, where a gun boat
by the direction of Colonel Smith was in
waiting for us, which conveyed ns to his
camp, where we met with every attention
that humanity or benevolence could be
stow. I cannot refrain from here ex
pressing (lie high sense I have of the care
and anxiety which Colonel Smith has
manifested for the detaenment under my
command, and his promptitude in afford
ing every aid in his power, when apprized
of our situation. My pen can scarcely
do justice to tlie merits of the brave offi
cers and men under my command, their
fortitude under all their privations and
distresses never forsaking them. Captain
Hamilton, (who volunteered as a private,
his company having left him at (he expi
ration of their time,) Lieutenant Fannin,
ensign- Hamilton, and adjutant Harden,
distinguished themselves in a particular
manner, being always among the first to
charge, and first in pursuit; serjeauts
Holt and Atlaway likewise acted very
bravely, ami Fort’s company in general
(being always near me, anil under my
immediate view) advanced to the charge
with the steadiness of veterans. Lieu
tenant Broadnax shewed a great deal of
courage and presence of mind, and en
sign Mann who was wounded in the first
action fought well. Captain Cone who
was wounded in the head early in the ac
tion behaved well, and Lieutenant Wil
liams did himself great honor in every
action, but particularly in the bold and
manly stand he made in the night en
gagement. Serjeant Hawkins and Cor
poral Neil of Coleman’s company acted
like soldiers, and serjeant-major Reese’s
activity was only surpassed by his cour
age ; lie was every where and always
brave. Captain Humphreys’ company
acted bravely, particularly Lieutenant
Recti, serjeant Fields, serjeant Cowan,
serjeaut Denmark and many of the pri
vates. I can only speak of Captain
Humphreys from the report of some of
his men, who say he acted well; it so
happening he never met my eve during
either of the engagements, while (lie con
duct of every other person that I have
mentioned (except one or two) came un
. der my personal observation. The num
ber of Indians iu the first engagement,
i Irom every circumstance that appeared,
must have beast from seventy-five to a
hundred—in the second engagement,
■ their number [including negroes, who
are (heir best soldiers] was double ours,
and in the third engagement there ap
peared to be fifty,which was nearly equal
to our force, after deducting the sick and
wounded—From every circumstance, 1
am induced to believe (hat the number of
killed and wounded among the Indians
must be at least fifty.
1 have the honor to he, with great re
spect, your most obedient servant,
DANIEL NEWNAN.
Ids excellency David B. Mitchell.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.
New -Orleans, Oct. 29.
By the arrival of the Schooner Penn
sylvania, yesterday, from Velasco, Texas,
we are in possession of dates from that
country to the 12th. So little dread of
an enemy prevails in the country at pro
sent, that the inhabitants are quietly cul
tivating their lands, and attending, it
would seem, theatrical -.performances.
Some Thespian corps have opened the
temple, and made a debut at Columbia,
under favorable auspices. The army re
mains stationary, and somewhat impa
tient to be engaged in more active duty,
in which, notwithstanding threats of for
midable preparations on the part of their
enemies, we suspect they will be disap
: pointed, as time will disclose. We a
long tims since prophecied that not a
i nother hostile gun would be fired in Tex
as, and as yet, we have lost no faith in
our prophetic gift as to this particular.
The papers containing the proceedings
of (heir newly organized congress, fur
nish no matter ol great public interest,
the members as yet being engaged in re
gulating the minutes of matters of order
and etiquette, prior to entering upon
(heir more serious deliberations. Santa
Ana is still in confinement, which is ru
mored to be not so rigid as of late, there
being on foot some measures preparatory
to his release. Should it be true, ami he
is to be released, Texas should require
something in the way of a ransom, to ena
ble her to discharge some of the .heavy
liabilities incurred by tier belligerent o- /
pcrationSi t
The vacancy aa Commander in Chief, t
occasioned by the election of general /
Houston to the presidency, will be filled <
it is sai<l bv one of three candidates, Gens, i
Thomas Rusk, Green or Felix Houston.
From all that we can hear and read of ;
the military operations of the Texians in i
their government concerns, we are in- i
duced to believe that they enter upon i
their new and untried career, with as
much of the requisite ability and honest .
sincerity of purpose, as any people ever
did, and with sufficient to enable them
to fake their independent stand among
the sovereignties of the earth.
From the Georgia Journal.
Answer of Col. TlionniH Buller King '
to the Montlcollo Interrogatories.
Boston', September 21, 133(5.
Gentlemen — Journal of
the 13tb, letter of 9th :
instant, addressed to the State Rights '
candidates for Congress, reached me last
evening. I recognise at once, and to (lie
fullest extent, “The unquestioned right
of the constituent to require of the can
didate for his suffrage an open avowal of
his opinions on any political subject,”
and I most cheerfully and unhesitatingly
answer the questions you have, asked. 1
assert unequivocally, and will maintain
before any man or body of men, that the
Congress of the United States, does nut
pimsess the Constitutional power to abol
ish slavery in the District of Columbia,
or in the Territories of the United States ;
and if elected one of the Representatives .
of the people of Georgia, for the next
Congress, I would rather perish at my
post than vote to receive petitions for the
abolition of slavery. The abolitionists,
and Martin Van Buren, claim the power
for Congress to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia, under the Kith
clause of the Bth section of the Ist Ar
tide of the Constitution of the United
States. That clause declares that “ Con
gress shall have power to exercise exclu
sive legislation in all cases whatsoever,
over such District (not exceeding ten
miles square) as may by cession of par
ticular Slates, ami the acceptance of
of Congress, become (he seat of Govern
ment of the United Stales, and to exer
cise like authority over all places pur
chased, by the consent of the Legislature
of the State, in which the same shall be,
for the erection efforts, magazines, arse
nals, dock-yards, and other needful build
ings:—”
Now this clause of the Constitution,
so far from giving to Congress unlimited,
despotic power to legislate, gives, in
itself, no power at nil! Hut it says,
Congress shall legislate in all cases what
soever in the districts which may be
ceded by particular Stales. The power
to legislate, was to be ceiled with the dis
tricts, by the Stales. The words “in
allfflsc* whatsoever,” mean nothing more
nor less, than that Congress shall no!
legislate in some cases ami refuse to legis
late in others, in (he districts which may
have been ceded; and the words “ exclu
sive legislation” simply mean that the
particular States, shall not exercise legis
lation in the districts ceded to Congress,
oj- that Congress,! and the particular
Stales, shall not 'exercise concurrent
legislation in those Districts. The clause
in the Constitution of the United States,
which I have quoted, draws a very broad
and proper distinction between the States
and the Legislatures, of the Stairs.
By the first part of this clause, it will he
seen that Congress was not authorized J
to receive a cession of a District, in which i
to exercise legislation, so large as ten
miles square, from any less authority, or
power, than a Stale.— But the latter part
of it does authorize Congress to “ exer -
cise like authority” over forts, dock
yards, &c. &c. by the consent of the Zc
gislature, of the Stale, in which the same
shall be. The cession of power to legis
late over the District of Columbia, was
not made by (he States of Virginia ami
Maryland. The Legislatures of those
States, made the cession, and Congress
accepted it, without regard to the plain
letter of the Constitution of the United
States, or to the slightest shadow of au
thority for such an act in the Constitu
tions of (hose States. The Constitutions
of those States, do not authorise the le
gislatures to transfer, or cede, their legis
lative power to the government of the
United Slates or to any other government!
1 Nor did those States by the adoption of
. the Constitution of the United States,
give such power to their Legislatures. It
may be said and admitted, that those
States, by acquiescing in the acts of ces
sion, have adopted them, and that thereby
Congress has power to legislate over the
District of Columbia, in all cases, in
which their legislatures could have acted
1 under the constitutions of those States,
but in no other cases. The Legislatures
of Virginia and Maryland, did not at the
lime they passed the acts of cession, nor
do they now, possess the power to abol
ish slavery— consequently they could
not have ceded it to Congress. If they
could have ceded it, they could have
passed an act at the time abolishing sla
very in the District of Columbia, with
out interfering with it in any other por
, lion of the territory of those States. If
they could have dune that then, they can
now abolish slavery in any one or more
of the Counties of their respective States,
without interfering with it in the other
Counties. No man of common under
standing and common honesty, who has
read (lie Constitutions of Maryland, and
Virginia, will contend for a moment that
the power has been delegated to the Le
gislatures of those States to abolish sla
very. The power to abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia, lias therefore
never been ceded or delegated to Con
gress. expressly or by implication. Con
gress, has no more power to take the
slaves of the citizens of the District of
Columbia, or of the Territories of the
United States, than it has to take their
land, and if it can do either, it can seize
their money, and every other species of ,
property. If Congress can do all this, i
those citizens, instead of being freemen, i
arc the slaves of a despotic master?
The 4th Article of amendments to the 1
Constitution of the United States, de- 1
dares “ The right of the people to be se
cure in their persons, houses, papers, and f
effects, against unreasonable searches and '
seizures shall not he violated.” The sth |
Article of amendments, declares, that i
Congress shall not take private property t
for public use without just compensation. 1
The emancipation of slaves is not taking '
them for public use, and will any man
contend that Congress has the power to
take private property when it is not wan
ted or intended for public use ? If he
does, he contends for a doctrine which
makes himself the slave of Congress. ,
Without pursuing flic argument further I
assert, that the Congress of the United
States does not possess “ tiie Constitu
tional power to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia, nr in the Territories of
the United States,” —and that the Con
stitution of the United States, expressly
forbids the exercise of such power.
The duty ol Congress to receive peti
tions, is limited by its power to legislate.
It is preposterous to suppose, that Con
gress lias a right, or that it is its duty to
receive and consider any villainous and
abusive petition, which unprincipled fana
ticism may dictate, and which aims di
rectly at the distinction of almost one
half of the States of the Union, and con
sequently at the subversion of (he gov
ernment.
Congress has nothing to do with the
right of petition, of which so much has
been said ; nor does Congress by reject
ing a petition, abridge the right of peti
tion. The first Article of amendment to
the Constitution declares (hat “Con
gress shall pass no law abridging (he
right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and petition the government for a redress
of grievances ” —Congress has never been
asked nor has it ever attempted to pass
such a law —nor has this article of the
Constitution anything to do with the/>ro
reedings of Congress in receiving or re
jecting petitions ; and is (lie puling cant
of the abolitionists about th.e right of pe
tition to justify members ol Congress for
voting to receive and report on petitions
which contain (he vilest falsehoods and
slanders oil their constituents ? And
which tend directly to make Congress an
instrument in (he hands of reckless fana
tics to destroy the government!—l trust
I have said enough to indicate the course
I shall feel it my duty to pursue if elec
ted one of your representatives to Con
gress. Time does not permit me to say
more, I.regret very much that ill health
last spring compelled me to come North,
and (hat important business lias detained
me much longer than I expected or in
tended. Consequently this communica
tion will not reach you until the contest
shall have been decided. I request how
ever that all the Anti-Van-Burcn papers
o! the State will do me the favour to pub
lish it, and (hat it may be received jts my
reply toother committees, or individuals,
who may have made similar inquiries of
the candidates for Congress.
I am gentlemen, with much respect,
your fellow-citizen.
Till). BUTLER KING.
Messrs. Joshua Hill, Augustus //.
Lane, Jeremiah Pearson, Tho. IT. I),
/livers, James B. Lewis, 11. P. Kirk
patrick.
—“'KSSfltw—.
EXTRACT,
“ Colonel Stone risks his honor and veracity
in solemnly declaring that ho has in less than
three hours, visited and explored every room,
chamlier, closet, garret, and cellar, in that im
mense pile of four vast extensive buildings; of
three buildings three hundred and twenty-five feet;
and one namely, the central building, four hun
dred and sixty-eight long, by about one hundred
fool wide each; having on an average, including
the cellars, four stories! And that, moreover, in
less than three hours, ho carried his lady, and an
other lady, over all these immense buildings.”
Doctor Brownlee ! Doctor Brownlee I “ Don’t
he after making such a judy of yourself. Why,
Mon, there’s naesiccan a pile o’ biddings in all
America. The Capitol at Washington, and As
tor s Hotel together, would nut make up tho num
ber, or the dimensions. “ Throe buildings throe
hundred and twenty feet, and another four hun
died and sixty-eight feet long, all four stories high
and one hundred feet wide!” Oh, Doctor Brown
lee ! Doctor Brownlee, oh ! Why tho Hospital
and the Nunnery are both under one roof—arc
scarce as large as cither one of the imaginary build
ings you have mentioned. Those are merely
“ Castles in (fie .Hr,” my good Doctor, that you
sec. Pray go to Montreal, and you will find the
Hotel Diou to consist of a rather spacious old fash
ioned two story house—no more stories, Doctor,
whatever stories you may tell about them—a few
ordinary out-buildings—no basement story—and
only some comfortably dry cellars, for slowing
away potatoes, cabbages, apples and empty bar
rels! You will find on most of the grounds
which you fancy to be occupied by those tremen
dous structures, a variety of fruit trees and some
very good crops of corn and beans—potatoes and
parsnips—Timothy grass and sunflowers! But
as for those immense piles of buildings, good Doc
tor, it would require tho second sight of yourself
and all tho « Whigs of Scotland” to find them.—
But wo forgot—those great alterations!! !•* Good
bye, my dear Doctor—and may you live a thous
and years—five hundred of which, I am afraid,
will he required to bring you back to this mun
dane sphere, and your own sober senses.
WILLIAM L. STONE.
New York, Thursday morning.
Wo are indebted to our attentive correspondent
in Florida, for the following communication,
dated
“ Gahet’s Funitr, (Black Creek) 31st Oct.
“ I am here in tho midst of troops, and dreadful
preparation for battle. The troops at this place
on my arrival were about 1500, but they have
for the last two days and still are departing for
Fort Drane, in order to concentrate with General
Jessup and General Rf.au upon the Withlacoo
chcc. J'herc had been some expectation that the
war would speedily end, but there has been a very
Specify end to such hopes. One of tho squaws
taken on the Withlacoochco conveyed a message
to her tribe, that it the hostile Indians would sur
render, or come in, they would be received and
sent West of the Mississippi, agreeably to the
treaty. She promised to return if she could, three
days since, but has not as yet returned. She
was provided with a good horse for her journey.
After she had left, her course was trailed, and it
appears that instead of going (o' the Wilhlacoo
chec, she turned oft - to the Ooh!e-wa-ha, where a
very considerable number of Indian force are em
bodied— Charleston Courier.
Cincinnati and Charleston Hail Hoad. The
Cincinnati Daily Evening J’ost of the 84th ult.
says, “ The Books closed on Saturday; the amount
Inkcn in this city is 9ne hundred and tiuentii-tivo
shares, equal to twelve thousand two hundred
dollars, of which Mr. Joseph Bossae took fifty.
The whole number taken at Newport, the' resi
dence of the richest man in tho Mississippi A’al
ley, and one who will bo benefitted to the amount
of a million or more, is one hundred and fifti,
shares; whilst Covington, spirited little Covin<s.
ton, took nearly or quite SEVEN-HUNDRED
SHARES—the exact number we do not know
Wc have watched (ho Louisville papers closcly
dunng the last week, but saw no mention of the
subject. At Lexington there was a county moot
ing called to take the matter into consideration
for Saturday last—the result we shall learn in a
few days. The last Maysvitle Eagle is silent
upon the subject.
.i lady clothed in . Jmerican Silk.—At the Ag
“cultural Exhibition of Merrimack county, Mass
Mrs. Kimball, ol Hopkinton, New Hampshire was
present, robed in rich and durable silks of her own
manufacture. She raised the silk worms, reeled,
twisted, dyed'and wove the silk, and for ought
that is known to the contrary, made the garments
with her own hands.
a NEW 1
carriage
Repositoryi. .
THE subscribers have on band, dull are con
stantly receiving (of (heir own rnanufac- n
lure,) CARRIAGES of every description, which ,j
they olfer for sale, on the most favorable terms, | r
at their Depository, 303 Broad Street , Augusta, jj
viz: Coaches, Chariotees, Dicky seat Barouches, a ]
Stanhopes, standing and extension top Barouches,
Phalons, Buggies, Gigs, Sulkies, Wagons, of all j
kinds, together with a large assortment of Har- | p
ness. Persons wishing to buy will do well to a
look before they purchase elsewhere. Orders for
any description of Carriages will be thankfully
iccoivcd and executed in the best manner and at p
the shot test notice. p
H. S. IIOADLEY & CO. J,
Augusta, Geo. ,
11. S. & G. IIOADLEY,
New Haven, Conn. j
October 29 10 q
KT FD3IFORTAKLE3. „Ol -
NETT LAMBS’ WOOL ; Merino;
y Cotton; Flannel and Chamois Under- ,
Shirts and Drawers; Heavy Broad Cloth Sur
touts; Goat’s Hair Camblet; Wadded Wrap
pers ; and Camblet Cloaks.
Fine Linen and Cotton .SHIRTS, made in the
newest style
Fine Linen Collars and Shirt fronts, Gloves
Suspenders, Silk and Cambric Linen Handker
chiefs
Silk Purses, Superior neck Stocks, in great varie
ty of styles
Silk Cotton and Woollen Hosiery; Silk Night
Caps
Shoulder Braces, Riding Belts
A New article of Money Belts, &c. &c.
At.so —.ln elegant assortment of
Superfine Kcady.llade t
CEO THE V«,
Made up by the Subscribers, in the best possible | 1
manner. 1
Together with an Extensive Assortment of '
SUPERIOR BROAD CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS,
Enables them to compete with any establish
ment in this country.
Their triends, the public and strangers, are re
spectfully solicited to call and made selections.
The latest London and Ncw-York Fashions
they have riiceived.
(Tj* Their Workmen arc first-rate ; and by per
sonal application and continued exertion they *
hope to merit the liberal patronage they have re
ceived.
PRICE & MALLERY, Tailors,
No. 2Broad-street.
-V >v. 5 12
CARRMeUESs,
BAROUCJIES, CHARIOTEES, TILUER- '
RYS, GIGS, SULKIES, FANCY, PLEA- ■
SURE, AND PEULER’S WAGONS, ■
Os the latest style, and of every description, or- (
dered, manufactured, and selected expressly for (
this market, and fur sale by (
LITIIEU ROLL,
at his extensive Fire Proof Carriage Ware-House, 1
corne,r of Washington and Reynold streets, near !
the Eagle & Phoenix Hotel, Augusta, Georgia, .
and at the very lowest prices.
QCj*Persons wishing to purchase fashionable
and durable Vehicles,have only te call at ROLL’S
to bo suited.
Also, for sale, all kinds of Harness, Carriage
. Furniture, &c.
Vehicles ol all kinds, made to order.
Repairing done at short notice. I
August 13 6m 91
' * . I
ICacosa, Corn, Sugar, &c.
Ily 4. I. Huntington, upper cud Broad '
Sire**;
50,©00.2 gsarsz ;
daily expected.) ]
35 hhds St Croix, and Porto Rico Sugars 1
30 hags and barrels of Coffee ° 1
1000 Bushels of Corn (on the cob & shelled)
100 Bids of Mackerel, assorted I
150 Pieces Hemp and Flax Bagging
135 Bbls of Domestic Liquors
30 Quarter casks Wines
5000 Lbs Castings
1000 Sacks, for Salt and Corn bags i
ALSO
Holland Gin, Jamaica Rum, Cognac Brandy, 1
Cordials, Buckets, Tobacco, Candles, Soap, and
, most Articles in the Grocery line, for sale on ac
i commodating terras.
A. I. HUNTINGTON,
i August 10 wtf 90
I
1 • .VO TICE.
' @ WO NOTES, for Twenty Dollars each, ,
1 JL dated some time in the spring of 1835,
• and payable on the Ist day of January, 1836, by
John Barcfield to Thomas Mallory, or bearer, arc :
■ either lost or mislaid.
> This is therefore to caution all persons against \
trading for the said notes, and the said John
Barcfield from paying them, as there are reasons (
for believing that they were not jpassed away by
said Mallory in his life time.
JOHN B. ROBINSON, Adtn’r.
; Waynesboro’, Oct. 20, 1836 4tw 9
Administrator’* Sale.
Oil the first Tuesday in December’ next, j
; SP V r virt . ue of an order of the Honorable the 1
Inferior Court of Columbia county, when 1
; sittin S for Ordinary purposes, will be sold at Co- !
lumbia Court House, between the usual hours: 1
All the Lots situated in the Town of Wrights- I
i borough, which wore held by Joseph Barnes, de- (
ceased, at the time of his death, embracing the (
; DWELLING. STORE HOUSES, &c and (
I whlch W| ll be more particularly described on the 1
5 (lay of sale.
\ Also,
. _ Three NEGROES, to wit, Ritty, a woman; 1
- Tom, a fellow ; and Edmund, a boy ; belonging '
to the Estate of Joseph Barnes, deceased, and to
kc sold for the benefit of the heirs of said Estate. 1
■ Terms made known at the sale. (
„ GABRIEL JONES, Adm'r. <
Oct. 5 g (
Administrator’s Sale. •
On Wednesday the 7th day of December next, <
WILL be sold, the remainder of the per- 1
ishjble property belonging to the Es
tate of Joseph Barnes, deceased, consisting of
such articles of Merchandize and Store Furniture i
as have not been disposed of by previous sale ; !
together with Household and Kitchen Furniture
one pair of Horsed, a few cattle, and sundry eth- 1
cr articles 100 tedious to enumerate. Sale to con
tinue from day to day if necessary. Terms made I
known at the sale.
GABRIEL JONES, Adm’r. 1
Oct. 26 vvtd 9
Administrator’s Sale. ]
On the first Tuesday in January next, I
WILL be sold at the Court House door, in 1
the Town of Waynesborough, within the I
usual hours of sale, agreeably to an order of the 1
Honorable the Justices of the Inferior Court of
Butko County, when sitting for ordinary pur
poses: J 1 g
Three negroes to wit: Hale, Dick. & Martha
also, one hundred and fifty-two acres of Land s
adjoining Arthur Bell, John Reddick & H v’
Mulkey belonging to the Estate of Thomas s'
Estme deCCaScd; sold for the benefit of said
MICHAEL WIGGINS, Adm’r
I Sept. 28th, 1836 ’ j
GEORGIA INSURANCE &,
Trust Company,
Aubusta, Nov. 2, 1836.
THIS Company will receive money on de-‘
positj for any time not less than sixty days;
nor more than twelve months. Transferable cer
tificates of such depositee will be issued, hearing
interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum.— “
For periods longer or shorter than cither of the
above, special contracts will be made.
For the convenience of persons residing at a
distance, applications may be made to cither of
the agents of the company, in South Carolina
and Georgia, whose names are annexed.
WM. T. GOULD, Scc’y.
Anuria.
Pahelfoiiu, Fat & Co. Savannah.
P. R. Yoxnt & Sons, Darien.
Ivsiisox L. Haiuiis, Millcdgevillc.
Ciiaiiles Dav. Macon.
An-rum B. Davis, Columbus.
Hoi.com n k, Peck & Co. Charleston, S. C.
Geoiibe Pakuott, Hamburg, S. C.
Nov. 5 13
THE
A.UERICA.V AE.IIAA'Ad
AND REPOSITORY OF
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE,
FOR THE Y
(£/" For sale by
T. 11. & I. C. PLANT.
N0v.,5 12
Office Augusta lu* lira lie A
Banking- Company.
~ 3d November, 1836.
«• HK ESOLVED, That Fifteen Dollars,
JH.Q; on each share of the capital stock of
this Institution, be paid in by the Stockholders on
or before the first Tuesday, the 3rd day of Janua
ry next; and the further sum of Fifteen Dol
la us per share, on or before the first Tuesday in
March next. Extract from the minutes.
ROBERT WALTON, Cashier.
Nov. 5 12
lOfh Regiment G. M.
Augusta Not;. 1, 1836.
CO.TfIM.VI* ORIIERS.
AN ELECTION will be held at Lamback’s
Long Room, on Thursday, Wt/i inst. at
half past 7 o’clock, P. M., for Captain of the Au
gusta Guards, vice Capt. W. W. Holt, resigned.
By order.
Col. GEORGE W. SUMMERS.
Sam’l. M. Thompson, Acting Adj’t.
Nov. 2 11
so Watches,
JE U ' E Ij K
Silver Ware,
1 •Jill AND FANCY GOODS,
woif OF THE LATEST
Importations Fashions,
J. B. MURPHY,
NO. 242 BROAD ST.,
One Door Bcloiv Plant’s Bookstore,
Respectfully informs the citizens of
Augusta and Hamburg, that he has taken
the Store recently occupied by Messrs. Morgan &
Wyatt, where he is now opening a new and rich
assortment of goods in his lino, consisting of
Gold Patent Lever, Gold Guard, and Fob
Chains, Ladies’ rich wrought gold neck Chains,
a variety of rich Ear Rings, Breast Pins, and
Finger Rings of the latest patterns; Silver Lever
plain and full Jewelled ; plain Silver English
Watches, rich mantel Clocks, Silver Tea and
Table Spoons, rich silver mounted Castors anil
Cake Baskets, with almost every article in the a
bove line, whiclt will be sold very low for cash.
,J. B. MURPHY.
Oct. 15 6
NEW FALL GOODS.
THE Subscribers have this day added to their
Stock a largo assortment of Fancy and Aia
(rle Articles of lire very latest Importations for
Fall and winter trade, which are offered at whole
sale and retail, at such terms as will give general
satisfaction.
3-4, 4-4, 64 and 6-4 Colton Sheeting and Shirt
ing
Plain and open work Ladies Cotton Hose
Ladies 6thrcad white do do do
Rich white, black and green gauze Veils
Super and low price 6-4 Cotton Cambrics
Do do 6-4 Check Muslins
Clark & Taylor’s best spool Cotton „■
Hcmrning’s needles, and pearl shirt Buttons
French, British and Domestic Prints, in great va
riely of Patterns and prices
Rich and low priced Furniture prints
6-4 Jackonet, Swxiss, Nansook, Mull and Book
Muslins, assorted qualities
6-4 Frenclr Merino cloth of the following fashion
able colors: brown, slate, black, light and deep
blue, bottle and grass green, orange, salmon,
fawn, pink, buff, and royal purple
3-4 and 6-4 Merino Circassians, as above
Blk Bombazet
Fine Salisbury Flannels, Mourning and half
Mourning Ginghams and Calicoes, all of Now
Style
7-4, 8-4, 9-4,10-4 Irish Tabic Diaper, warranted
pure flax.
Bleached and Unbleached Tabic Cloths
Brown Holland, colored Cotton Cambrics
Spittleficld Pongees, Flaggs and Bandannas
Gentlemen and boys pocket Hdkfs in great va
rieties.
Cotton and Gum Elastic Suspenders
Ladies white, slate and black worsted hose
do do and Black Merino patent do
Men’s while and colored worsted and Lambswool
Long and half Hose
Misses white and colored worsted do
Boys Long and Scarlet Lambs wool do
Berlin Cravats
Black and patent Pins
Corded Skirts, (all prices)
Superior English Long Cloth, (very cheap)
Blue Striped Homespun and Apron Checks
6-4 Green floor Baize
6-4 Figured do do
6-4 Chintz do do
Green Fringe
Fancy Shawls, in great variety
Irish Sheeting
Do Long Lawns
Furniture and garment Dimity, some extra fine
White, Green, and Black Tabby Velvets
Do and colored Furniture Binding
India long yellow Nankeen
Cotton and Flaxen Osnaburgs
Childrens worsted Bootees
Golden Tapes, from ) to 3 inch wide
Black and white Italian Crape
Shell, Side and Tuck Combs
Green worsted cord and Tassels
Black and white Hooks ahd Eyes
Do do cotton cords
Green and red worsted Ferreting
Mock Madrass Handkerchiefs
Fine and low priced white and scarlet Flanno.s-
Super, super Welsh and Gauze do
4-4 and 5-4, black and Italian Lustrings
Worsted Moreens, assorted colors
Blue and brown Goat Hair Camblet
Flax Thread, all colors and Nos.
12-4 white and colored Counterpanes
II -4, and 12-4, very fine Marseilles Quilts
Russia and Bird Eye Diapers
Wctherby’s Corsets, assorted Nos.
4-4 and 5-4 plain and figured Bobinot Lace
Double and single Buckrams
Bed ticks, assorted qualities
Deep blue Rattinetl and green Flannel
Low priced Cloth Table and Plana Covers
Woollen and extra fine gentlemen's Lambs Wool
Gloves
Gentlemen’s Knitted Cotton and Lambs Wool
under Jackets and Drawers
Satinets of the following colort, grey and brown
mixed cadets, lavander, steel mixed brown,
blue, drab, black, claret and bottle green, some
extrafine. Additional supplies will be received ,
weekly
•INO. P. SETZE Sc CO.
\ugusi 31 9$