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Newspaper Page Textthe advantage of modest mtril. and after dinner they were very noisy and rude. So I say lo Sarah, the chambermaid, say i, dial nice gentle loan rant get near the lire; nud you go mid light a fire in number three, and lie shall sit nlone, and it sham cost him nothing, for I likes the looks oil him. Well, mem, lie seemed (dous ed to lie alone, and alter tea. lie |iuts his legs ovor the grate, and there lie sits milt the (inker in his hand till ten o’clock. Thu other trailers went to bed, and at last the house was as still ns midnight, all hut a poke in the grate now and then in mnnher three, and every time I heard it i jumped tip and lit it lied candle, for 1 was get ting very sleepy, and I hoped lie whs getting up to ring fur a light. Well, incin, I nodded and nodded, and still no ring at ilia hell. At Inst I say to Sarah, say 1, go into number threo and upset something, for I am sure that gentleman has fallen asleep. ,|,n, ma'am.' says Sarah, ' T don't dare.' Well, then, say I, I'll go. Ho I opew the door, and I says, 'If you please sir. didjrou ring’—little thinking thnt<|uestion would «wef bo written down in such a beautiful honk, «nem. lie sat w ith his feet on the fender po king the fire, und a smile on his face, ns if sumo ftleasant thought was in bis mind. ‘No, Ma, «m.' says he " I did not. I shuts the door nud •its down again, fur I hadn't the heart to tell him it was late, for he was a gentleman not to speak rude ft/ to, mem. Well, it was past twelve o'clock, when the hell did ring. •There,’ sny I lo Surah, 'thank heaven ho has done thinking, and we enu go to lied.' Ho ho walked up stairs with his light, and the noxl morning lie was up early and nil’ to the Slutksponrc house, and he brings tne home a box of the mulberry tree, and asks me if I thought it was genuine, nml said it wasfurhis mother in America. And I loved hiiu still more for that, and I'm sure I prayed she might live to soo him return." “I believed she did, Mrs. (iardiner; hut lion soon after did yon set Hsiile tho poker.” “Why, sir, you see there is a Mr. Vincent that routes here sometimes, and he says to mo one day,' So Mrs. (iardiner' you're finely itn- luortali'/.ed. Keinl that.' Ho tlm itiinnlt, scad it I remembered nlm it was and all about it and I runs and gets the number three, poker, nml lurks it up safe ami sound, nml by ami by I sends it to Ifriimmagom nml bis iniinn en graved on it, ami here you see it, sir, and I wouldn't take no money for it." I had never the honor te inert er knew Mr. Irving, and I evidently lust ground wit 1 the hostess of the Ued Morse for lliat misfortue. I delighted her however, with the ncrounl which I had seen in a late newspaper, of his having shut a Imll'alee in the prairies of the west, and she soon cotirtsied herself out and left me lo the delightful society of the distinguished lady who had accompanied me, Aiming all my many loiterings in many lands, I rumnnihercd none mure intellectually pure and gratifying than this at Htrntford-im Avon. My sleep, in the little lied consecrated by tbc slumbers of the immor tal licoflry, was sweet and light, am! I write myself bis debtorfor a large share of the plea sure which genius like bis lavishes on the world. N. I’. W. 10. The vein is probably of desirable length, as specimens of ore have been found upon its course at a considerable distance in both direc tions. 11. The property includes nearly a mile up on the supposed course of the vein. I'd. The existence of a branch at the depth of fifty feel make? it probable that there are oth er veins—pair'lt I veins. It is rnro that a single isolated v cin is found. III. Tho mine is but 2f> miles from title wa ter, and I from a canal now in process of con struction. 14. Tlioro are roads and settlements, and, above all, ahuiidaiico of wood, in tho neighbor hood. >. Tho mine isiu actual operation—n steam engine and ample milling mutorinls are upon the spot, and an opportunity will soon he fur- tiishcd of obtaining any additional machinery of the most improved kind in the immediate neigh borhood.—ttieh. Whig. Tin; kvinliiole lust! Creek Intllinix. from the Charleston Courier, Augii.it 20 FKOM FLO III DA DIRECT. Thoschr. Giorge Mary, Onpt, Willey, ar rived at this port on Sntnrday afternoon. We nre indebted to Captain Wtttrf for tho following information, obtained by him from tho Express Rider, who arrived at lilnck Crock 22d itint. A dotachinont of 11(1 men, under command of Mnj. I’ikrce, having information that the Indians were in tlu-ir vicinity, went tit pursuit oft ho in; on arriving at Gen. Cum a * plantation, they found HBO Indians, with about Itlll horses hobbled, and MHO bead of cattle—the Indians were immediately attacked nud repul sed, after u battle of one hour, tho w hites having one killed, owing to his horse taking fright anil running in tho midst of the Indians, and lit wooded. The Indians loss was It) left dead on llte field, their wounded they carried all -the In dians retreated to a hammock ns usual ; they immediately rail ied and pursued I lie whites lo within 2 miles of Mieanopy when they ahau- ilmted the pit-suit. The Express Rider states that Lieut, Hf.R- isfrt had again distinguished himself, and that Major I’, was making preparation to attack them on the follow iug day. radios of Oakafonokee swamp. By the aid of *e- vt-ral good trailers, vve pursued then sign w illi much ilifiiculty to tile titer, and saw where a fexv oi them laid crossed, but could trail them no further that day. All agreed d.iti if they got to Grand Bay, niflilernlile immficmf my own J could not drive for them successfully, and the I let them xvntr.h Flint River, wbcic they ermte I. near Newton lie sent mu back an expri rs, stating the fact, lo tbc mean time, 1 bud the same day I received the ex- press from Ileal*, before the < .xpress arrived, gone in company with Mr. Tompkins mid flovvnrd at Bn kei county, mid men, and pursued dm trail of the Indians from near my battle ground, to where they crossed Hpring creek, near where it runs lot" Cliteknssbateliie ; we found the trail so mimlt larger than vve expected, dial all expressed nstniiisfiineul at the fact, that I should have believed I fought only sixty er eighty Indians, ns you recollect I verbally reported to you at llietiine. Wlmeuuld have induced you to think General that there wero only lilieen or twenty 1 I Iiiniiot imagine, or is it n matter of any moment. I only mention the fart to correct it, believing as l do, lliat yon would be gratified to know the troth. I reipiestud Mr. Tiinqikii s. Howard and Greer, with others, to count die prim ipul entering (daces el the trail ns tin: Indians went into the Creek, and there vvefb twelve differ) nt traits of at least an average of ten tranks In a tinil. where they crossed. Convine- i d of the fai t, dial llentit was pursuing a body of Indians lie could not compter, I at emeu determined to follow lit in and overtake Him it possible, although lie hnd been J several days.—On my return to ramp, nml whilst I was stating the facts to my offi cers, his express arrived; it was near night. I is* sued my order for Copts. Greer and Sledge, to pre pare lo mnrcli early next morning mi.—, .tt-t — GOITER IN VIRGINIA. The cupper region of imr Htuto is beginning tu nxeito a gn at deal of interest throughout the country, nud it is a subject well worthy tlm at tendon of scientific nml practical men. The importance of this subject will readily ho per ceived, when we recollect that the dciunud for copper is nlittoat unlimited, mill eiiiislaully in creasing, arising Iroin the new uses In which it is almost daily lining applied, and that copper mines are among the most certain nud prolilalde of all mines. The last annual report ol the consolidated mines in Cornwall states the value of the products of that mine, for the last year, to he (152,000) one hundred and fifty-two thou sand pounds sterling : they employ three thou sand five hundred lithorors, and steam power c<|uivnlunltu seven or eight thousand hursus.uml are now working ut the depth of more than IJiUU feel holuvv tlm surface. The average yield of the ore from that initio is hot ween eight and niuu pur cunt, of copper. The analysis of the copper ores of this .State show them to lie much richer, and, laying nearer tho surface, they ran certainly he worked to much greater profit. There are two copper mines in this Slate one called the United States, situated in Orange county, and tho other tho I'ltteuix Mine, in the county of Fauquier, which tiro attracting con siderable notice. There has as yet been hut little work done at tho United States, hut n company has been recently organized, mid will speedily commence uperntiuns, under vv hat tire believed to he very favorable auspices. The I'ltteuix Mine was worked to a considerable extent, nin ny years since, by an English company, mid n large quantity of ore tiikun from tho mine, nud slopped to Kuropo, That company wore forced to abandon the enterprise, owing to thu impossibility of keeping under the water witlt «he imperfect machinery of that early day. A party of gentlemen have recently undertaken to work this mine. An engine lias been orccted tu free the mine of wnter, which it cosily accom plishes: skilful miners have boon employed, and it is hoped thu work will he provocated w ith vigor. Thu ore taken Irom tite twine since tho present cumpany have commenced uperntions is very rich and bountiful, und the prospects on the whole is very llaitcriug. They imvo unwntored tho mine, nud ascertained that thu vein is of regular formation mid sufficiently large. We have soett in this city specimens of thu tire of the I'hawiix Mine, nml they are of ex treme wealth undoubtedly. They me now un dergoing analysis hy Dr. Johnson, mid vve may •late tho result at an early day. Tho early history of tho I'lneuix Mine is cu rious. It was worked some fifluen or twenty years before tlm Revolution, und the ore sent to England lobe smelted. Its richness may lie conjectured from its hearing transportation across the Atlantic, and still paying profit. There is we are happy lo say, a deop interest beginiug to lie taken in tho mineral wealth of Virginia, anil a spirit of active enterprise dis played in developing it. For the gratification of the curious, and in tho hope of impelling forward the spirit now aw akened, wo throw to gether the follow iug data as indicating the value of thu I'ltteuix copper mine. They have been prepared on careful inquiry, mid we believe may lie received with confidence. 1. It is proved that there is a regular well defined vein, the absence of w liicli it is believed hat prevented the success of any copper mine yet undertaken in Ainericu. 2. Tbi« vein is from two to five feel in width, which in Cornwall would he considered very consider side. 3. The vein cuts the formation nt a high mi- ami when lliat is the ease it never gives out in dopth. 4. No reliance can Im.plaeeil upon any mine, however favorable the superficial indications, when tho existence of u regular vein cannot lie demonstrated. 5. Tho vein is not only free from any ad mixture which might injure the copper, m ren der iu reduction difficult, Inn urtually contains an abundant quantity of limestone, tho sub stance employed for its flux. fi. The ore is exceedingly kind nml rich, ami will hear comparisons with specimen* from tiie famous mines of Culm and Chili* 7. Considerable quantities of ore have been taken from the mines and shipped to Kurnpc, ns U proved hy the refuse left oil the surface, and (he testimony of numerous traditions. 8. In Knglaml few copper miuoa mu produc tive for the first few hundred feet, whereas this one has yielded much Hue ore about that of Ilf- b'ram Florida.—The schr. Samuel S. Milts, (’apt. Soptiiwick, arrived ye.tenlay, from Ht. Aiu'iistme. Ily thisarrivnl, we received the St. Augustine Herald, of the 2Ith hist, and also an extra slip from tin* same oOice, of the 2(>th, which will he found below'. ST. AUfiUSTINIi, AIK*. 2(l—From Mi canajnf.—Ail express arrived in tow n on Mon day night last from Mieanopy, bringing intelli gence of a battle at Fort Diane, which took place there on the morning of the 20th. The tallowing particulars have been politely furnish ed us by an ollirer of the army, ami nre the sub stance of the dispatches (nought hy tho ox- prow. Mnj. Pierce of I • S. Artillery, arrived at Mi canopy w itii tho train from Garey’s Ferry, on the evening of tho 20th inst. Fort Dram* dis tant 10 miles, having been abandoned on the Htii, w'as understood to ho occupied hy tho In dians. ('apt. Fluids of tlie Md Artillery com manding nt .Mieanopy, on the arrival of Mnj. Fierce, had contemplated a imm inent on tho enemy. This was at oucu sanctioned hy Mnj. Pierre, who marched lit2 o'clock on the mor ning of the 21st ult. to find tho enemy. His force was composed of ('apt. Child's company of the ltd Artillery—of a detachment of the 1st Artillery, and a field piece, manned hy a detach ment of ('apt. (tail's company of tho 1th Artil lery—in all 110 men. They arrived at Fort Drnno at sunrise, and found tho Indians in tho occupation of the place. They were immediately and gallantry attack ed—Maj. Pierce having completely surprised them, and given tho first lire. The colobrntud chief Powell was present in person, having boon seen hy those w ho know him, and his voice re cognized repeatedly. The enemy was soon routed and driven three-quarters of nmilu into a hammock, lenving ten dead on tho lield. Tho action lasted one hour. There can ho no doubt that the Indian loss must have been HO or 40, as their numbers wero estimated at from ft to 400 Their women and children were w ith thorn. The olficors ongnged in tho allair were Capt. ('hiids, of the ftd Artillery, Lieut. Irwin of the 1st., Lieut Picked oftho.-Itli, Lieut. Spaulding of tho 2d Dragoons, Lieut. Holts of the 1st, and mid Limit. Herbert of tho 1st Artillery* Tho troops were nil regulars. Major Pierce returned the same day to Mican- opy, bringing nfl’his killed and wounded-diU loss being 1 killed and 10 wounded—among thu lat ter Limit. Holts of tlie 1st Artillery, Acting Adjutant. It is understood that Major Pierce contem plates another movement on the enemy in the course of a day or two. Ail Indian squaw w ith two children, wero ta ken on ,Sunday last, near Brandy Branch, about 18 miles N. \V. of Jacksonville, by a Mr. Spark man. She is a Creek, and it is reported that she came in company with 25 warriors; she gave out from (atiguo, and they left her, with a promise to send a horse for her. Capt. Duinmvtt's company of mounted vol unteers have been stationed at Wuudinutfs plantation, eleven miles from the city, on the Picoluta road. A daily intercourse is kept tip each way to Picolata nml St. \ugustine. A dotachinont of Capt. Phillips’ company have been stationed at llunsoii'splniitntiou. Offick of TMF. Hf.HALO, l St. Augustine, August2ti. ^ We learn that last night, about ft o’clock the sentinel who was on postal Hanson’s planta tion, was fired upon hy an Indian or uepri from behind a fence, near to the house which i: occupied by tho detachment who nro stationer there. The hull passed very near the sentinel and through a door and lodged in the sill of the door opp isiie. Tracks wcre|discovcrod this mor ning in the field nhoitt 50 yards from the house It is supposed there wero 5 or (> Indians. A detac hment ol F. S. Troops wont out to rein force those stationed at that place. Hanson’s is 5 ini’, s west of this place. This afternoon Hf.n Wiuoins arrived in town from the neighborhood of New Switzerland (Colonel Dm.i.ow k’s plantation) wither lie had gone to collect some horses, with two othors, states that this morning after crossing Sampson's Creek oil his return, they discovered a party of Indians a short distance from them. They sup pose there were fifteen or twenty in the gang. They put spurs to their horses and rode with all haste to town, bringing with thorn tho horses they hnd colledtcd. In coming through tho 12 mile swamp, they say they discovered numer ous signs of Indians. The 12 mile Sw amp is a thick dense Swamp on the road leading from this to Jacksonvillo, and is the place whore Capt.John Williams was attacked liy ft par ty of about 51) negroes and Indians on the J Ith Sept. 1812. The father-in-law of Hkn Whi ch ns, and wo believe Hkn himself figured con spiciou.dyin ills battle. Tho Swamp is admi rably adapted to all tho purpose of Indian warfare. Tho Mandarin Company have been engaged in scouring this legion of country several days, 1 hut tiie Indians always manage to elude our troops whenever they arc in superior force. I From the West we have nothing of impor tance since the nflilir of the 20th. The post at | Mieanopy is to he abandoned, and a position taken up about 20 miles nearer Carey's Ferry. Plicy did so Wn set off on the tenth ot this month, went thir ty five miles that night to Wests, near where the In dians bail robbed a house on the line of Bakor^and Thomas counties: hero wo were joined hy Capt. r.veritt and his company from Dncntiireonnty. Wo could got no pilot. There were blit few people liv ing in tho settlement. Air. West was so much alarmed, he could not tell iis the way to his sou-in law’s house, two miles off, tho olio that was robbed. Wo started on the eleventh, as early ns wo could o, nml Ibulid our way to tho house. Here wo took the trail of n company of horsemen, who had gone up North, to a station, instead of Hnntz’s trail, and wont twenty miles nut of our way. Finding wo wero wrong, and fearing wo should not he able to right ourselves in time to overtake Hontz, f ordered <,’apt. Hlodprto return to Camp Alford. With Capt. (ireer mid I’.voritt. mid their companies, we took tin* {funeral course of tin* India its, nml fortunately land ed at night in half a mile of tho right trail, hilt un fortunately only ton mih from where we started ; here wo camped nt a deep steep creek, which f called camp (ireer, in honor of mv officer, who had that day, when tho hope of ovoriaking the Indian* was very faint, still resolved to follow me, if I con tinued to go nlictul. limit/, was a long w ays ahead, hut so soon as tho sign was right, wo pursued him with all possible speed.—On tho 12th, we passed two of the Indian ramps and several large Creeks, tho head waters of Oejoc.kncy nml the Oknpilou : joined to-day hy Capt. Newman and his company from Thomaseounty. Force increasing.trail warm, men ardent, all anxious for battfo. About ft o'clock in the evening, we saw before ns, a house with ma ny people, all seemed to he greatly exc ited; nl our ap proach, iV when wo were still far off, f mentioned to our hoys, that from the strange appearaneeof things all was not right; we galloped lip, Atho first tosalnto us, was one of (’apt. Hciitzs’ men, badly wounded, lie informed us, that at eleven o'* lock that day, had they nttneke d the enemy in n branch, «fc had boon compelled to retreat: the battle ground waa four j miles oil', and Cant. Ilentz, after boing reinforced, had been gorio about two hours to try it again.— Henfz.’s defeat, with the sight of his wounded men, created a great sensation in our ranks. All tho men and/officcrs manifested the most ardent wish to retrieve the fortunes of tho day and punish the enemy ; vve strained our horses to the battle ground ; the Indians had gone and I lent/, after them ; vve pursued them till night, camped at Fulsom’s ; heard of Ilentz two miles ahead. After wo camped, I procured a pilot nud found his camp—his men mani fested great joy nt my arrival, and truly (jenernl, if there was any light in me, I felt it then. The cow ards that had refused to fight that day had all run home, ami here were a few brave follows encamped near tho enemy, mortified at defeat, swearing they would whip the enemy or die in the attempt; the citizens who had joined them in tho day, hnd left them at night; it was now dark nud getting late in the night. 1 ordered them to remain in the morning, until I came up, and returned to my camp. The story of the fight is easily told. Tho Indians seeing they would he overtaken hy Capt. Ilentz, hud form ed an extended line in a small branch swamp, where two brnlichen ran together, making a narrow swamp of thick hushes, nearly intlioshnpo of a half circle, with nn open pine woods to enter it. Their line, if straight, would (in tho language of all that gave an opinion,) Wnvo been nt least tivo I m net rod ynrds long: of course, ns is usual with thorn, they were citizens urged upon its to desist, for their march Irom the swamp and cut them ofi be tween there t\ < hikiifonokee, he that when it might. 1 Gave up tlm chusc nml returned to Roundtree’s house, where I was kindly treated in my most ex hausted and debilitated condition. My Stall was with me—(’apt. (ireer was at Hall’s, several miles ir return marcli. In two nights and a whole 1 had but one cup of entice only, my men were but little better off. General, 1 did all, and buffer ed all, that man can do and suffer, to crush the cruel nud cowardly savage, but 1 could not make them fight. I left them on the further bank of the distant Wilhlncoochy, bending their course towards the dis mal Oakofonokce—where Capt. Night of Lowndes county, informed tne lie believed nil that had suc ceeded in escaping had concentrated preparatory to their removal to Florida ; ho is a man of good sense and great energy, and I rely much upon his opinion indeed: from all that l can Icnrn, I am deliberately of opinion, that not one Indian has gone to Florida. The squaws I have with mo, informed tho people at Thomnsville, that tho Indians would stop in Okafa- tiokco two moons, and then go to Florida in a body, and I learned in Lowndes, that tho signs around tho swamp are fresh and infallible. In anticipation of your order, I brought tho In dian prisoners with mo, on mv return march, and met your express ut camp. There nro thirty one women nml children. Lighted) were taken at the battle of Bushy Creek, in Lowndes county, wlicro the moil and olficors who fought them,distinguished themselves. These wero Beall's Indians. This battle has been reported in the newspapers, with tho officers who commanded. Capt. Snolly from Lown des, with sixteen men, raptured on the Allnpnlmw three prisoners and killed ten Indians. Capt Brown ing of a .-nation in tho upper part of Thomas county, captured ten women and children, out of tho com panv ofludians pursued hy Capt. Kendrick. Tho warriors of this party we could hear of, on our mar ch to our loft, purfuriugthe same genera I course with nil the other Indians I have hoard of. Thcsotogeth- er, composed the party of prisoners in my posses sion, which will l*o sent on towards Fort Mitchell this evening. On returning to my enmn in Baker, I found that we hnd left no iiidiniis behind iis, nml none have cornn in during our absence. I herewith transmit n certificate of the citizens of Baker coun ty, that the swamps nro now more, clear of Indians, than they have been for five years. Under this state of affairs. I Imve left Camp Al ford & marched to Lumpkin, preparatory to our be ing discharged. I am gratified, Genera), that my Battnllion Ims effected at tlu» point ofi the bayonet, what heretofore no array nf force, or parade of men could otherwise accomplish, tho total explosion of the Indians from Chieknsnhntehio swamp. Our time is nearly out; we now believe wo have tin more work to do. The opinion is now predicated upon good evidence, and vve hope you will order us up immediately and discharge us. Wo have to day, to bury one of the best citizens of Troup comity, who died of e.onjestivc fever yes terday, Mr. Brittinn Lvans.aman of groat merit at home ns well as in camp. Before I dose this mv filial report to you, permit mo to make one sugges tion. The frontier of Georgia will now he changed from Alabama to Florida. The War in Florida this winter will send the Indians hack upon tho pooplo of Lowndes, Thomas, Irwin nml the other Southern counties. Our State ought to prepare for her de fence in time, and prevent n useless sacrifice of the lives and property of our gallant brethren of that portion of our State. I forgot to mention that in dri ving the swamp, wo cut oft*an aged Indian warrior from the body of his people, and in attempting to get around us to rejoin them, he passed a In neighborhood, and was there shot ami killed hy some hoys, very much to the honor ofthese little warriors. I herewith transmit Capt. Kendrick’s report, of his operations on the trail you ordered him to pursue. In closing this communication General, you will permit mo to subscribe myself your friend and obe dient servant. JULIUS C. ALFORD, Maj. Com. 3d Bnttnllion mounted men. ter of Gen. Gaine* and the proclamation of Gov Cannon, of Tennessee, made known the basis of this requisition. Regarding the reason signed by (Jen. Canines as not consistent the relations which we have maintained with Mexico, since the existence of the civil war in Texas, or with those which it is our duty and wish to cultivate with that Government, ns long as it observes good faith and friendship in its in tercourse with the United States, f feel myself called oil to inform you that that requisition has not yet received my approbation, and that I trust, if the men called for have been brought into the field, you will forthwith cause them to be mustered and discharged, nud await for fur ther orders from the General Government in re spect to any other requisition for the militia. The 10,000 volunteers authorised hy the late act of Congress have been apportioned among the States and Territories nearest to the theatre of actual or apprehended hostilities from the In dians. They are considered sufficient, combined with the regular troops, to maintain tho pence of tho frontier, and to terminnto tho war which now exists with the Creeks and Seminolcs.— All of them have not been brought into the field, but (7 tccr3 in ed orders to he organized and held in readiness for one year’s service, should the emergency arise, making their employment necessary on tho fron tier now commanded hy him. This circumstance makes the present requisition of Gen. Gaines still more unaccountable, particularly ns it is be lieved that our Western frontier is now tranquil. Under these circumstances, you will please cause tho troops called for hy the requisition, if they Imvo been raised, to ho discharged. They will he paid as soon ns nn appropriation hy Congress can ho obtained for this purpose. 1 am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON. To His Excellency Mr. Morchcad, Governor of the State of ■ pend for its ilcrpuce, and that there nre man* 9 I " nre " 'H'W? "> ride into office upon the non "V ' " l! ' r "y<>r the Union, xxho are just as willing ,hnt wnti others should tlo the fighting of the Union. In will' deed, ivc have hoard of numerous instance, of our political opponents who wont to the Greek xvar from tho interior, with embittered feelimr. of hostility to our party, w ho have returned no. only with hotter feelings, hut with the express determination, hereafter to stand hy tbo,e who in the day of danger nud battle, were first nod rendiest at tho call of their country to stand h* her.—[Aug. Sent. ™ From the national Intelligencer. DEPOSITE3 WITH STATES. Thu forms adopted by the Treasury Donnrtinr... in respect to this subject, aro ns follows: 1 cnl No. 1.—Letter to the Omernor of each Stele TRKASURI DnrARTHRST > June 1830 ’ > Sir—Tho Congress of the United 8liil« a r « r l M ly passed an net in relation to tho public moans , cony of which is eric lowed. • Van will perceive what is provided hytho )3,h , section of it. in respect tu the course ofiliis Dei>n r i. Jon. Gaines was notified that 1000 volun- I ment and tho several State, in tho Union, concern. in Arkansas, & 1000 in Missouri, had recciv- ! ,n "» o y ,n ,ho 1 rcasury over fivo million, ’I’ll" object of this comtmiuicntinn is to invito your official attention to tlm subject of Unit section solar as it m connected witlithe power and interest^ ol tlm State over which you preside. The lime and manner of noting in tlm matter, belong of course, lo tlm considcmtinn of yourself and tlm otb er proper State authorities; and this Department would entirely forbear from nay suggestions j„ ro . Intion to them, except tlm expression of an enrimst desire, a rising from pliblic considerations of rn n venionco to the fiscal op,.rations of tlm Treasury that whenever tbc filial notion of your Stnic shall Im Imd on the subject, tlm result inny be communi cated to this Department at as early'n day ns nmv he found practicable. J * With high respect, your obedient serv’t. LEVI WOODBURV, Secretary of the Treasury. Ills Excellency ' From the Philadelphia V. S. Cavite. SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE. Our readers may perhaps remember a para graph in the United States Gn/.etto of last Thursday, in which we spoke of something brew ing at Washington.” in reference to a report that General Jackson had said that the surplus rovenuo should neverho distributed. Upon that j o r..llow- sulijoet, we find in the Boston Atlas the fullotv- No. 2.— Form of a receipt laja Stale. Whereas, bv tlm Kith section of mi act of the Congress of the United States, entitled “ An net to regulate tho deposites of the public money,” up. proved tbc 23d of June. IS.')(J, it was enacted, “tbnt tlm money which shall lie in the Treasury of the United States on tlm 1st day of January. IH37, r ,.. serving tlm sum of five millions of dollars, shall bo I deposited with Hitch of tlm several States ill proper- 1 timi 1<> their I't'sitcrliv o is. <1... u... in open ardor tn oxtnnd their fhitika. Their num ber of warriors must Imvo been nt least eighty strong, with the advantage of the covert of tho hratteh swamp, their pick of the ground nml sttpe- ntunliars. That portion of (’apt. Hcntzs’com pany that would fiulit. could not inaintnin their ground. The brave Tinsley, (our pilot in Chiekn- saiiateliie, ami those that fought with him, worn ompcllod to retreat, after having five men hadlv rounded. Their number was about thirty, ns well si could learn, and I would mention every name if I could do so, without leaving out any. hut I do wot know them all, and therefore hnd hotter not under take it, least some bravo follow might have his fecl- woumled, hy not being known. The hallnncc of the command run and never came hack. At three o’clock on the 13th, I "as on my horse, with my command ; we came up to Ucntz's command hoI'oiu. light, on the Wilhlncoochy proper, here call ed little river, tho eastern branch being called Willi- Incoochy, improperly, (see map Georgia,) I kc pt my command in the rear some distance, utul so soon could see the trail, Bent Ilentz’s company in ( pursuit, hoping tlm Indians would recognize them, and not seeing its, would fight again—wo followed nour enough to he ready in that event to help. The night before, the enemy had crossed tho river, killed two beeves and re-crossed ami camped on tlm same side with Ilentz, in tlm river swamp; we of course lost much time in trailing them, on their fox like chase.—About ten o’clock, we received news of them going down the river on the West side; we strained off after them, crossed nt a bridge \\hern they had just passed. Several companies had now joined us, (to-wit.) Capt. Niglit, Pike, Grantham, Burnett and many eilizetts without offteers. Tlm people of Lowndes ami Thomas counties, nre a gallant set of men. and acted most promptly indeed, submitting themselves to my command most cheer fully, and acted with ns like good citizens ought to do, when their country is invaded. Mnj. Mall and Strickland and Col. Blair of Lowndes county was in the lit 1 Id. The pmsuit was hold and impetuous. Tlm Indians entered the l iver swamp about four mites below tho bridge, where it is w ide and deep ; not knowing ourgromid. wo followed on horseback, on the trail made hv their horses, (they had stolen ill roe horses the night he fora the battle with Denize, ami captured eight from his company in the fight.) The Indiatisrrossed the Wilhlncoochy in tlicswmnp, where there wns no ford ; so did wo. They penetrated tlm very thickest parts of the swamp, in hones to hide ; wo followed them ; they crossed deep lagoons, which hy the time we came along, had no bottom ; wo lion ted our horses over after them ; finally our advance, announced the fact that we had overtaken them. I ordered tho men to dismount and rhnrte—When we came up, the In dians had thrown away their clothes ami provisions and abandoned their horses, and find in overvdirec tion. Wn ivio.ik the linrsas taken (Yum Ga|Usin llrul/.’s m«n. ns well as from the eitixeus. nn.l re- luvneil thorn la their owners. Tite solilii r> ti'a) what they pleased with the plunder. Wr could nut pursue the enemy nnv lartber now ; they bed scat tered and ran off* in the swamp in every tlirrclioa; we bunted fiiy them in vain na'ii aittlit—eneatnpe.l Mr. Vieker’s. The soldiers and ritixens pat tip tM braises nearest the swamp; nothin;; to eat to dav for man or horse. To-dny, the 14th, Gapl. Greer and bis company rested. I pressed a fresh horse, ami with my friend Graves, who never tires, 1 went bark to the swamp, arranged the various companies who bad repaired to scour the swamp. To-dnv, ('apt. Newman’s company came upon the re: tinaril of tho Indians, and in si^ht of o wurrim >. tired rich! or ten arms alder him do mil know whether be wns bit or not—could no more of them to-day Determined never to do >ist S" l.’iitt as there was any hope, I issued my order t A CARD. 7'o the People of Georgia.—Silence nml |ia- ticntcniiuranco under the nllliction of accumu lated wrong and injury, is not always just to tho sufferer or his friends. I have not, nt any for mer period of my life, hy nny publication, claim ed your nttention, though my character may have suffered for a timo hy a circulation of tho vilest slanders and the most imhlushing misrep resentations. Reports have nt various limes licforo been circulated prejudicial to my moral, nmlreii^iouscharacter. I have silently endured tho wreuK. confident that truth in process of time, would correct falsehood ami do me jus tieo. In this 1 havo not been disappointed.— Theso reports have in succession, ceased tn ho circulated when they could no loiiRcr lie believ ed. The kind partiality of my friends having placed my namo before you as a candidate for Congress nt the approaching election, it indue to those friends especially, nml to tiie public gen erally, that they should have the means of con tradicting or confirming any report which, if true, would render mo tmworlhy theirconfiden- on. This publication is alone designed to place those means within their roach. Tin: viloHt of my foos nre challenged to deity its truths. From very many souroos I have hnrnod that it is currently reported in various sections ol the Slate that I have been engaged in speculating on Indian lauds—in defrauding tho savage, nml Imve thereby been instrumental in provoking the wnr with tho Creek tribe. I pronounce every anch report, let it come from w hat quarter it may, or ho fathered hy whom it will, utterly des titute of truth—of even tlie shadow of founda tion. Ol/" I havo nt no timo bought nn acre of land in Alnhamn either of an Indian or white man, imr have I ovor examined an acre with a view to its purchase. I Imvo never owned, nor do 1 now ow n one foot of Crock land, nor have I over had the slightest interest in any, nor in any spcrntnlinn thereon: nor havo 1 boon direct ly er indirectly, remotely nrimimatcly connect ed with nny company formed for tlm purpose of purchasing or speculating on said Indian Innds.^ Justice would seem to justify hero, tiie further declaration, that tlioro may have been theso in Columbus, ns well as elsewhere, w ho liavcnt least subjected lhcinf.olvcs to such charges, ns have been propagated against myself—of the meiits ol their conduct I know hut little- If however, there have been such, it is extremely unjust, that cither 1 or tho entire community having neither participated in the alleged fraud ! or its profits, should hoar the disgrace conse quent ujion it. I have learned too, that a report is in the eourso of industrious circulation, that I am the counsel of the notorious Jim Ilr.iry in Itis ap proaching trial, fur the part lie has acted in tho depredations lately commitl .d upon tho lives ami property of the people of Georgia nml Ala- “ We havo the authority of n letter writton hy Mr. Woodbury, the Secretary of the Treasury, for asserting, with tho most unreserved con fidence, that itis the present determination of General Jackson &- his advisors to frevknttiik Distribution Bill from ooino into oi’f.ha- tion at all iiAZARns—and that to effect their object, advantage is to ho taken of a t/unsi war, got up for the tho purpose w itlt Mexico, which may afford the 1’resident a pretext for assumino THE RKSl'ONSI ItlLlTV OF WITHHOLDING TIIE SURPLUS MONEY FROM IMSTIRIIUTION. Tile let ter which discloses this iniquitous plot w as w rit ten hy Mr. Woodbury to Dr. Waterhouse of Cambridge, and its contents Imvo been seen hy gentlemen of this city of unquestionable vera city, to whom Ur. Waterhouse has shown tite letter,” We have been aware, for several weeks, of •be the existence of such a letter, though we did not feel authorised to take nny notice of itscoutouts. Our remark Inst week, was founded on a rumor front another quarter. That Mr. Woodbury ex presses the opinion of tite President, w e pretend not to say; hut one thing is certain, that il (lie Secretary of the Treasury knew Dr. Water- house, ho must have intended tho letter for pub lication, Tho (otter of tho President to tho Gvornor of Tennessee, docs not look as if the former wns anxious now to begin a war with Mexico. The publication hy tho Atlas of tite above ex tract, must bring out somebody, and an explana tion will fellow. tieii lo their respective representation in the'Sriinta ( j nml I lease ut Roprosoiitntivrii of the Uni It must Do n source of great satisfaction and tuiiuinglcd pleasure to every State Rights’ mini in Georgia to perceive, that mi every exhibition of patriotism which our country calls upon her citizens to make, the members of our party have been among the foremost of those who have stood forth tn avenge their country's wrongs, nml redeem their country's honor. Some , w ri ter has remarked that * the principles of Nullifi cation were synonymous with the principles of liberty itselfthu truth of the remark wo do not undertake hero to determine . hut whether true or not, one tiling is certain, llmt tite disci ples of that doctrine can bring as testimonnls of their (loopdevotion to their country nud their country's rights, the past offering of their heart's best blood in thu hour of her necessities. Wherever the hand of oppression is raised n- gainst the rights of man, or tiie ruthless snvngu threatens thu pence of tite domestic fireside, li berty is sure tu find them in the front rank of Iter chivalry, and holplcss innocence recognise them among tho most valiant of its protectors, ready to seal the offering to Doth, w ith life and Mood. Il matters not where is tho scone of suffering or who aro tho victims ; whether on tho lovely plains of Texas, in the benighted swamps of Florida or on the desolated fields of Alnhamn, I they nreever the champions of that liberty for which n Fannin, a Ward, nml a Winn nobly died ; and of that unoffending innocence for the protection of which n Germany and his com - companions bravely fought nml hied. Wn do not say these tilings for the purpose of making invidious comparisons or claiming for our own party nil the patriotism and chival ry of the land, lint it is nothing else than right that tho people and tho w orld should know, that of the Volunteers from Georgia w ho served in the Florida campaign nn overwhelming major ity were mtllilicrs, and of those who volunteered for the ('reck war and went to the scctto nf ac tion, four fifths w here of that abused school of politics. (>ttr party have been time nud again denounced as political heretics, whose principles wore ruinous to thu country; as disurganizers plotting thu destruction of tho I'nion, and as en emies to that government whoso rightful juris diction wo have proven ourselves most ready to defend. In some places wc havo almost been denied the right of calling the fiag of our country our fag.nnd yot wlton it has been un furled tor tho rally of the brave who have rushed more readily to its support, or showed more w il lingness to die under its hallowed stars nml stripes 1 Even now we nro a proscribed nml dis franchised class, shutout from a participation of the offices of onr country, even dow it tn 1’ost Olli- of the United States, ns shall by law authorize tlu-ir Treasurer, or oilier competent authorities to receive the same, on tlm terms licreiunller.pecilii.il; anil the Secretary of the Treasury shall deliver the same to such Treasur er or other competent authorities, on receiving eer- tifientos of ileposite therefor, signed hy such icom petent authorities in such form as may be prcsciili- cd hy the Hccrotary aforesaid t And whorens, tho Stutn of has hy nn art of its Legislature, pnssoil on the day el one thousand eight littmlml nml thirty ’ authorized and directed the of tlm said Stale lo receive its proportional share of the said surplus nmiicvs of the United .Slates on deposilo with the said Suite, upon tho terms specified in the said act of Con gress: Ami whereas die Secretary of tl,c Trcnaurv, in pursuance of tho provision of the sail) act Con gress, and in conformilv with the provisititic of tho said net of the Legislature of the Stale of |, ; , a delivered to the thereof the sum of <1,,|. Inrsartd cents, the same being the first instal ment or one-fmtrlh part of the rntnlile proportion ,.f the said Stale in the surplus money in the Treasury on the 1st day of January, 1837 : Now, therefore, lie it known, that I, do here by certify that the said sum of dollnrs mill cents has been deposited hy tlm Sccrciiiry of the Treasury witlithe State nf ami that for tho safe keeping nml repayment nf the same in the IT. States, in conformilv to said art ot Congress, the State of is legally hound, and its faith is so- lumnly pledged. Ami in pursuance of the natlmii- ty of the nrtof the Legislature afitresnid. for and in hclialf of the said State, I hereby affix mv signa ture and seal in testimony of the premises', mid of the faith oft he said Slate In pay tlm said tmmev so de posited, nml every pur: thereof, from timo to time, whenever the same shall he required hv the Secre tary of the Treasury, for the purposes anil in dm manner nml proportions set t'ordi nml deseiilmil in the said recited !3tli seelinti of the net of (Toogre-s afiresnid, nml hy a requisition or notice similar in form to that heretofore nimexed. nihlressi d lo the care of dm Governor of said Stale. Signed and sealed this il.-ty of one dinnsnnd eight liuudri <1 nml thirty Attest, No. 3.— The form if a rci/nhition or voticr for rrpntj- vicut trill lie tuhstmiliolltj arfolliam : Treasury Department, IK) .. To tltc Stole of Under the provisions of an net of Congress entr ibal " An net to regulate the deposites i f die piihliu money, passed Juno 2.1d, J83(i," and mi net of s.tiil State passed certain sums of money helot.g- iug to the United Stales having been deposited widr the Stale aforesaid for stiff' lumping and repay merit in conformity with tint provisions of said art. said State is hereby notified lliat a portion of said immry, viz: the slim of dollars, is required to lie re paid tn tho United States, by tho State aforesaid, tor die purposes mimed in said net, and in confor mity with its provisions. Signed, Secretary of tho Treasury. Carr of hix F.xcelleney, (inventor of said Slate. [The repayment of said sum to dm Treasurer of tlm United Stales will lie in one of the InllnWMig mod os, which this DoparHai'iil tanv in any pnrticu- ase prrl'ur and direct, viz : i. Ily a request an nexed to die above requisition to place the same to Iittntn. This report is as dostilutn of truth as ees, and yet w lien that country needs strong anus the other. I have had no inlorviow w ith Jim Henry, nr any friend of his, since his surrender and imprisonment. No sort of effort has been made to secure for him my professional services. Before his arrest, and after tho commencement of hostilities. Id/d, on mnro occasions, than one, seek an interview with him and his party—hut it was in tho ranks as a private soldier, nud w ith tho hope that I might ho something instrumental , ortlnuk i j„ bringing him and them to punishment which I tend tn vindicate our ow n. They claim a largo of I In* i r I • . i * . • • ., i .... . J. ho ran. or the maititctini.ee of her law s and the defonco of Iter citizens, tlioro i-. no party which repairs to Iter standard with more alacrity than those w hom iter temporary rulers havo proscribed and banished from her councils. While it is with pride, il is certainly not with feelings of unwor thy exultation that we make public a truth so creditable tn our party—w o mean not to impugn the patriotism of our opponents; we only their many outrages demanded. This is the | majority in the State, anti yet an iniinonso inn only sendee that 1 have at anytime deired or joritv of those who volunteered in tlicir couu- Iromtlu Cohnnhuit J'.ioiairrr. Lt'MHKIN. Aug. 2,'>lll, JKItt. Maj. lien John IF 1 Simfonl: Sir—After your (lepnnnrc f r . at Baker county, continued to scour the swamp nml executed the •> ovpeeted to render him. I ask, nt tite hands of my follow citizens no- I to lie Iis near the swamp ns possible, lor linn- | thing hut justice—sheer jastico—that w hat little I some tn go snmo where to get something | character 1 may have acquired, for moral or ra ise, iSi nil that | lignins rectitude niny lie left me; nud if they to conte nt | fnil to confer upon mo office, I shall not murmur id < Retain | nt th 0 ivdecision. WALTER T. COLQUIT. Of Columbus. I). Tho present formation, u hich is intersect ed hy the vein, is superficial. ‘This is tho .spin- i ien, expressed with great confidence, of I'rolbs- •or Rodgers, who states that tho copper lias <”r the removal „f ,l„. ,| M . I, come from beneath w huro the regular mineral I " ‘l"' ll ~ r " < n * >, ‘ ' n,/ " m “bedienco i il fonnatiou witlhe found after petieli atiiq: through the upper horizontal strata. ‘•lionet! villi tin to cal, and to l>p nt tin* swainp l»v sun wpi'p not tlioro bv one hour by sun, i all—tho ordrr was promptly obeyed, and (’apt (iroor’s company and all ibe oilier companion wore tlioro nt tho appointed time; we rnsbod into tho swamp, nnrl after plnugini: fi»r nn hour, we hoard linns fire nt onr horses ; wo supposed at once that tho Indians had made nn attack on the guard left to take rare of the Ifiirsus ; 1 ordered every man to rush to the si»ot, and on arriving, nn express was the oeea- sion ol »hr* tiring, with information that the Imlinns wer ' seen that mornfour t., les below, point! to ward* Grand Bay, on Fasiern branch of With- laeoochv W e pursued ul the top speed of otif —jn*t before " e came to tho place where they "ereseen, there came upon im a heavy thunder shower, and we could not trail them well. I am of apt harjiintr him nx'dally duetinn of the I adonis fought hy me on the lifih „f| opinion tliov liq.t seoTvatcil tn meet nt lira ut Bay, tills nioiitli, cuntinuod hi* pursuit of their trail to most extensive amt impenetrable awauim in the i The K ntu'l:/ Volunteers Disbanded Gen eral Combs has handed us the following letter, addressed to tho Governor of Kentucky, a copy of w hich was sent to him hy express from Frank fort.—Obstr.'i r. Hermitage, Auq. 7, IKiti. Sir—Arriving ut this place on tho evening of the 5th iiwt., I was made acquainted w ith the requisition of Gcu. Gaines on the Governors of Tunn-t.-si e, Kentucky, Mississippi an.l Louis iana, for 1000 inou from each Stale. The let try’s service, in both w ars, w ere of our party. They profess to ho (lie exclusive friends of the Union, nml yet when the government of that Union calls on our State for citizen soldiers nor party gives a proofof its patriotism Itj some thing more substantial than mere professions. W c state these things for the benefit of the peo ple—the reflecting, non-office holding, non-of fice hunting people, who have nothing to gain hy a change of parties except tho triumph of correct principles. We know that thousands of them havo been led to look upon our party ns a hand of corrupt nnd disnr^m>ixin£ agitators, hut j when they are informed of such honorable am! ! distinguished exhibitions of patriotism as those i referred to, they will begin to suspect that they have been misled hy designing partiauius for tho I purpose of accomplishing the cuds uf political ambition. Many already begin to suspect— 1 they hojiin to sec that it hoot upon those who cry Vuiou ! the loudest* that the Vtiion must de- tho credit of the said Treasnror in the Bank of nt on or before the ilayot next, nud to take duplicate receipts therefor, one of y\ liicli re ceipts, Kent to the said Tioasiiicr, \\ ill In* a Mifiicicut vouchor for (ho amount of said repayment oil tho part of said State. 2. Or, by a request written by said Secretary on the back of a common Treasury warrant, directed to tho State for pay incut by said Treasurer, that said Slate* would pay the same, and which warrant, with n receipt of payment thereon, w ill bu n sufficient voucher as nfoicsaid.] ci/i:i:ring ni;\vs. The veteran editor of tho New York F.vrnitig Star, thus speaks of the Hiccriiif! returns from the West. His calculation is a fair one, and nfiorda *• food for reflection,” especially to all ofiice-holdeis, who will Imvo lienvj* h-nrls for many months to come. We ourselves consider Pennsylvania the strongest Harrison Slate in tlm Union:— If we wero to believe whnt ihe army of oftire- Imldrr# toll us, Harrison would not pat n single Stale in the Union. Now w e sny, distinctly nnd unequiv ocally, I on llurr.n cannot l/e elected. He had finined all up to August that lie could possible gain: from that period to November next lie loses—be goes dow n. Let us look abend n little : and go into par ticulars, and sec bow the land lies. The recent elections in Kentnck) , Indiana, North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama and Missouri suffi ciently indicate tbc impossibility of Mr. \ an Bu- ron's receiving the votes of the South and West. Some of bis friends still, however, claim for bis sup* port Virginia and Pennsylvania* The following statement of votes which will he polled against him shows that bo will be defeated, without the i either of those great Slates for the opposition, Ohio, lid of North Carolina, Kentucky, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Indiana, Alabama, Vermont, Louisiana, Mississippi, M issonii. Delaware, Arkansas, Total 1fi States, Whole number of votes 21 15 J5 if) J4 11 11 ID 1) 7 7 5 4 4 3 3 154 204 Majority against Van Bui mi,i or Virginia, fourtei n- iruinia safe, and Pcui.sv !\ 110 Ius>re of Pennsy?- m^li w e consider [ Host on Cozettc. Tin- \Hinny Daily \ilvurtEcr mils Martin il Horen, since hi* v m oji the Depusitc Bd • Bri tli • d " son of New York ”

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The Georgia journal. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1809-1847, September 06, 1836, Image 2