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[ Prom'the Arkansas Gazette.]’ More Indian Murders. — We are indebt ed to the politeness of an nfficcr of Can tonment Tnwfisoii, for the following ac count of the murder of two of the soldiers belonging t the garrison at that Post, by the Pawnee Indians, and the subsequent chastisement of the agressors. The facts stated, savs the writer are derived from those concerned, and will airree with the report of the commanding officer, who has intimated his approbation of the statement Tuo much praise cannot be bestowed on the small detachment ol U. I loops, citi zens and friendly lodiaus, for the prompt ness* with which they turned out to avenge the death of tlie murdered soldiers; and the success which has attended theis activ ity, will we trust have a happy effect in preventing a repetition of the outrage. Cant nment Tows n. Sept. 3 1828 “ Sir —Oi* the 3lstof August, six sol diers of this command, had a “pass” to go the Kiamechi, for the purpose ol fishing.— Corporal Thomas Cloyd and Musician Glenn pr reeded the party about 30 or 50 yards. At die distance of six miles from tlie Post, those who were in the rear, heard tin* report of a gun, w ith an Indian yell, “O God, lam killed /” Knowing that nei ther Gloyd nor Glenn had a gun, their fol lowers were convinced that they weie at-( tacked by enemies, but an intervening knoll screened them from their sight They ini- j mediately returned t<* Garrison, and on a! report of the facts, a command iff 20 men was orcered out by Major Burch, under Lieu!. Casey. They returned with the corpses oPGIovd and Glenn. Tlie body .of the funner was marked with a ball and many arrows'! that of the latter by arrows only Tlie alarm was immediately given to the citizens and friendly Indians encamped in tlie neighborhood of the garrison ; and on tlie following morning, a party of about forty mounted men, consisting of citizens, and friendly Indians, and a detatclunent from this Post, pursued the enemy, and on the fourth day returned with the scalps of the soldiers killed, and those of three In dians, also w ith the bows and equipments of fifteen. They found tlie Indians en camped about ninety miles from tlie Gari son, near the Blue Water river. They were then near a thicket, through which some escaped, but it is believed hot many without wounds. They were Pawnees.— The only one of the opposite party who was injured was Nieoming, a Delaware Chief, who received an arrow wound in bis liiigh. He is now- doing w* l!. The redu ced number of regular soldiers at this Post, rendered it impossible to furnish a large detachment. And much ciedit is due to the citizens, f*i the readiness w ith which they volunteered their services: and also to Mr, Aldrich, the settle , who rode f tlio whole night to muster them. \\ e understand that an official represen tation of the facts relative to the foregoing outrage, has been made to the Governor, and that be immediately issued a genera order to the Colonel commanding the mil itia of Miller county, requiring him to have his forces in readiness to co-operate with the U. S. troops at Cantonment Tow son, at a moment's warning, in case a repeti tion of the aggression should he attempted by the Indians. An order was likewise forwarded to I lie commanding officer of the militia o! Hampstead county, requiring him to have the militia of his county- in readi ness, in case their services should be requir- New York, (Jet. 25. Lau.mli.— At h;!f ;nst 10 o’clock this morning thp sliip Tail thaasee, built bv Smith, Demon & Cos will he launched from their ship yard. She is 500 tons burthen, and is owned by Capt. K. Glover. The owners of the packet ships Florida, and Nilas Richards, ofler large Towards for tlio discovery of tlie persons who concealed tobacco on board those vessels, on their Inst voyages to Liverpool. This practice appears to bo increasing, and subjects many vessels to heavy penalties. It is hoped the guilt) persons may he found, and s such an example made ol them as will put a stop to the evil. Fire in Troy. —A postcript to the Troy Budget of Tuesday, states that a fire broke oat in the Messrs. Chapman s store, in the fifth ward in that city, about one o’clo-k on that morning. The stores occupied by Gilldand and \ ates, Dr Drake, and the M essts. Chapman s were entirely consum- 1 cd. The tavern of Mr. Carpenter ivus w holly destroyed, besides a partial destitu tion of several other buildings. Loss esti mated at about SIO,OOO. Extract of a private letter from Paris to one of the editors of the Yew York States- ! man, dated Sept 3 o.— “ In regard to po- j litical affairs, the present seems to be the twilight of a day of important events. The grand Powers who look with distrust upon the aggrandisement of Russia, have as yet lelied upon the plague and the Porte, to; tesist the advances of the Czar ; but w hen ever Ottoman force and disease can no longer he depended on to withstand the Muscovite, tne British Lion, the French Tiger and the Austrian Il vena will be let loose upon him. ’ Xeto Work of M. Dt Pradt.— The Abbe De Pradt is about to issue anew work, en titled “ The Pei manor.t Syst om of Europe with regard to the affairs ol Russia and the Last.” He speculates on a defensive sys tem of ali the other Powers against Russia, and on the part which each Power should fake. 1 o defend themselves in the mass, or to perish by detail, constitutes, accord ing to M. De Pradt, tire \vh< !e diplomatic science ot tne European governments. iJe> considers the downfall id the Ottoman] Empire as inevitable.—N. Y. Morning Chronicle , J.cnoz. (Mass.) Oct. 16. — Pvv&r of Gunpowder. —On Wednesday last, the Messrs. Boyntons, of West Stockbridge, while engaged in uncovering a body ol marble, discovered a hole in the rock, which upon examination, proved to be about 15 feet deep, penetrating in nearly a perpendicular direction Its diameter at the top was about 18 inches, narr* wing t wards the bottom to about 4 inches This hole they determined to charge with j gunpowder, in order to raise up tlie strata j of the marble. They accordingly poured : into the hole 2041b5. of powder, and secur ed it in the manner usually practised in blasting. Upon firing it the effect produced was trulv astonishing. The earth trembled as though shaken by art earthquake. The trees in the immediate vicinuy of the pow der, seemed to rise several feet in the air, bowing gracefully from side to side, as if tossed upon a billow. 1 lie mass ol mar ble which was raised, is about 50 or 60 feet square on the surface, and 8 leet thick, weighing by measurement upwards of 2000 tons.— Star. t i Silk. —The consumption of silk goods in the United States has always been very i considerable and they will never be out of fashion. In 1825, as appears by a docu ment of Congress, the amount ot tiie im portation of silk articles exceeded ten mil , lions of dollars ! This is an interesting ! fact, and however desirous we are to see ! tlie commerce of our country fostered and I extended, we think there can be no ques tion that some part of our large consump tions of these articles may as fairly be ob tained from the native worms, which can be raised as safely and fed as well on a raw material of our own as they can be in France, Spain, or Italy, and even in the countries beyond the Cape of G<*od Hope. Boston Centinel. A woman was accused of having given poison to her husband. The man looked very ill, but tiie woman stoutly denied the charge. Mr. Constable was sadly puzzled between pro and the con, and at last fairly driven from the field by the following ap peal from the weeping lady.—“ I never gave him any filing to hurt hi.n ; only open him, and you will see bow false it is. To make fine light Biscuit. —To two pounds of flour, add one table spoonful of butter, a tea cup full of ere m, a little sour, a small tea spoonful of pearl ash—make them as soft as possible, roll very thin, cut them out and bake in five minutes—tlie whole process, fifteen minutes. These cakes are very far superior to the ordinary kind, and saves all that tedious process of beating, beating , heating, till the cook maid's shoulder is almost dislocated. Scotch Pride. — carter at one of the ports in Scotland, had the misfortune to back his horse and cart over the pier, into the river. The hoise was drowned anJ tiie cait broken. When the merchants ■of the town heard of the accident, they kindly resoived to assist the p< or man to obtain another horse and cart, because he had always been vety steady and industri ous. Bin, I<i ! when tiiei told him they were about to raise a subscription for him, In honest man scratched his bead aml said, | ‘ Na, gentlemen, I’m muckle obloeged to j ye tor your gtide \vu!l, but ] canna consent to be boggit for yet. Ye see, lb* wheels o* the cart are no broken nor a bit the waur, and the sheen (shoes) of the horse are a four as gutie as new ; and I have just ta enafi’his skin, and soiled it in a gade market ; and so with the siller for it, and a little tint I had laid by for a rainy day, I’ll just try and do f>r mysell ante mail. Bui I mas muckle obleeged to ye as if I could tak your siller. It’s no pride, ye see, but just that I dinna like npy thin in the shape of alms.— World. The New York Commercial Advertiser, spent mg of the Winnebago Indians, now on a visit at New York, says, “ They have ever believed themselves the greatest na tion on earth, and even when they com menced this journey, believed tint in fair light they were an overmatch for the Unit ed States. It was with the humane view of undeceiving them in this respect, that they have been invited to make their pre sent journey. It has already produced the desired effect ; for though proud, con fident, and hostile when they set out, the old chief bad been telling them for a few days past, that, they had behaved foolish— that the pale faces were too many for them—lint they must be wise hereafter and live at peace. These Indians have a singular way of fixing names upon persons with whom they become acquainted, from some peculiar object, conduct or thing, which first strikes their attention. Tims, when, many years ago they saw Gen Harrison affix a seal of j wax upon some document, they gave him the name of “ Red Wax,” by which he is known among them to this day. Thcfirst silver coin which they saw’, was in the pos session of Mr. Kinsey, an officer now with them. They accordingly cail him by an Indian name equivalent to “ Money,” or “Silver.” The Editors of the New York States man thus describe the appearance and con duct of the Winnebago Chiefs at the Park Theatre. The IVinnebagoes. —These savage vis iters attended the Park Theatre last eve ning. Seats had been reserved for them in one of the centre boxes so as to give them a good opportunity to witness the scenery with unditninished effect. It was really an interesting sight to observe the sensations produced in the untutored child ren of the wild, by the first sight of one of the great amusements of civilization. They stared about, previous to the rising of the curtain, with ignorant wonder at the crowds in the pit and boxes around them. The music of the orchestra did not seem to af feet them; but when the curtain rose to a bright scene of a distant city, witli a nearer j view of rocks and trees, their delight could not be restrained, and a simultaneous pow wow expressed their surprise and gratifica tion. In the midst of this approbation, Wal- Inck.as Holla entered, & a dialogue ensued to which they seemed very attentive, the eloquent gesticulation of the actor sup plying tiie place of a comprehension of the words. They seemed immediately to have i discovered that he was an Indi an warrior, | and to comprehend that he was a hero. — Hi Ison’s humorous performance of Diego, was very effective upon them, and their loud laughter testified that the natore of his part was not mistaken. In the seene where Alonzo & Cora first meet, the embracing of the two layers, so delighted the Indians, that they bursted in loud shouts of laughter, which sr/emed in fectious, as tlie whole audience joined them. In one of the spirited speeches of Rolla, they joined the applause of the house with a pow wow—and indeed, throughout the piece, they seemed pecuniary interested in i the manly bearing and noblo character of tlie Peruvian hero, who represented in a masterly manner by Mr. A'allack. COURT OF APPEALS. Paris Ky. Oct. 11. — e understand that a singular occurrence has -taken place at Frankfort in the Court of Appeals.— Judges Owsley and Mills, sometime since for wanted to a frien i in Frankfort, letters to the Executive Department, expressing an intention to resign, and requesting the Governor to accept their respective com munications and make their resignations of their respective offices. These letters excited some sensibility among the mem bers of the bar, and other citizens, who were anxious that these judges should not then resign, especially as there were many cases already argued, and ready before them, for decision ; and the present term would be lost, and swell the docket, which is already so great,as to amount to a denial of justice. They accordingly detained those letters and prevented their reaching the Governor, and united in pressing solicit ations to the two fudges tojtake them back without their being presented These Judges after some hesitation and refusal, ul timately agreed to lake back these letters, end to bold the next term of the Court On hearing this, Chief Justice Bibb, open ly pronounced them no Judges—and that they had resigned—and that he would have no more to do with them as Judges. The Argus announced this fact. Judge Bibb ultimately at the suggestion of some peison that lie was treating bis associates contrary to tho rules of delicacy and decorum by his public talk without com municating, to them his difficulties wrote to the other two judges apprizing them that l;e could not recognize them with ut new commissions, and insisting that from the moment they signed and sent off their letters of resignation, they were out of office, whether the Governor ever saw or heard of these letters. This communi cation from Judge Bibb, the other two re ceived shortly before they left their homes to hold the present term. They, however went and on their arrival they proceeded cautiously and held no Court on the first day, with intention if possible to obviate the pretended scruples of Bibb, who would take notice that they bad resigned, although the Governor by declining to fill the vacan cies, would not admit there was any. One or two personal interviews were brought about, and some written communications made between the Chief Juuicn and the; other members of Court, but all to no pur pose. The two Judges on Tuesday, find* j ing all their efforts at reconciliation una vailing, appointed an hour at which they* would open Court ; and sent a request to the Chief Justice to attend and resume bis station. But be would not do so The others have since been progressing with the j buisincss of Court as usual. Impediments of Speech. —A correspon dent suggests the following method of re medying the effects of stuttering : “ As all stuttering by an insufficient application of the organs of articulation, the stutterer should endeavor to become ac quainted with the use and proper action of each of them One organ cannot he sub- | atituted for another ; nor can one articula tion be convened into another articulation j of opposite character ; a vowel or a liquid j l may be continued for a considerable length ! ol time : a mute cannot ho dwelt upon or ; prolonged at all. That system and prac-l , ticc, therefore, should he chosen which in-’ jduce a proper, free, and easy exercise of (he organs of articulation. And as every effort of tiie stutterer is occasionally accom panied with more or less distortions of countenance, and peculiar starts or motions oft h o hot!), no labor should he spared to present all irregularity of gesture ; because upon this will depend, in a great measure, the removal of the impediment of speech Let some chosen sentence be spoken be foje a looking glass, first in a loud voice and afterwards in a soft, slow and deliberate whisper. The experiment, judiciously made, will prove to the stutterer at once the advantage of continuing to practice the organs of articulation in a whisper before a looking glass. Passages of written composition in j verse, whose rhyme* is regular, should he and every day. at stated intervals, read with slowness and precision. Poetry ofa more complicated character might next be chosen, and afterwards prose composi tion might be selected and repeated from memory. All this, in the first instance should be done in a subdued whisper be fore a looking glass; afterwards the whisper should be increased in loudness, till at length tl e organ of voice be soltly and im perceptibly os it were, brought into action t is hardly needful to add, that every effort of the stutterer in conversation should cor-I respond as much as possible with the me ’.hod which he uses, and the improvement which Lo makes in reading and in repeatin'* from memory.”— png. Paper. : From the Fayette (Ind.) Observer, Oct. 10. It is our unpleasant duty, to give a his- I torv of one of the most deliberate and cold blooded murders that has for some time occmred. On Saturday 4th inst. an election took place lor a Capt. of a company at tlie house of Mr, John Arnold, in Rush coun ty In the evening Elisha Clark, Lewis Clark ("brothers ) and Richard Blackledge their brother in law, started from the house on their way home —they had gone but a few paces from the door, when the two latter discovered Edmund Swanson posted in a corner, between the fence and the house, with his rifle raised to a shooting p* siiion, and aimed at Elisha; Lewis Clark and Blackledge became instantly alarmed, but before they had time either to speak or act the fatal trigger was drawn, and Elisha received the contents of the gun in his back. Lewis caught bis brother before be fell,and laid him upon the floor of the porch; when be & Blackledge immediately caught Swanson, and took bis gun from hint, aftei having secured the gun, Lewis was attract ed by the groan'* of bis brother, let go his bold on Swanson, and returned to Elisha s assistance, who was now expiring on the porch ; at this time,Swanson’s wife, assist ed by some oilier women rushed from the bouse, attacked Blackledge, and rescued Swanson from him, who immediately fled and has not since been heard of No quar rel had, during the day, taken place be tween the deceased and Swanson, though it is said, they had for some time previous manifested hostility to each other. The ball entered Clark’s back, near the shoulder blade, and came out at his hi east; he died ir* a few minutes. He left behind him to bewail his untimely end, an aged father and mother, several brothers and sis ters, a lender wife, and, to render the un fortunate affair more calamitous, six little children fall females,J are thrown orphans upon tiie world, destitute of the means of subsistanee. New York, Oct. 25. THE MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. The following will be read with the in terest due to its importance. Party range in Mexico has evidently risen to a fearful pilch—threatening even to subvert the government. We are sorry to see that the Mexicans are thus jealous of this country It shows that they are utterly ignorant of the feelings of the people of the United States towards their republic. VVe trust the conduct of our Minister has not been such as to justfiy the insinuation made a gainst him. Extract of a letter dated August 23, from a gen tleman in Mexico, from whom we have before received similar favors : “The public, mind is engrossed at present with the Presidential election, which takes place on the Ist September. The candi dates are, Don Vicent Guerrero, to whom they give the tide of the “Hero of the South,’ and Don Gomez Pedroza, the present ministry of war, nicknamed the 4 Second Emperor of Mexico.” Guer | rero’s party is said to he composed of the most violent spirits—they had no idea cf any tiling like opposition in the outset, and spoke of his election with the greatest con fidence but lately they have become much alarmed, their case being almost desperate, j and have come out with the most violent accusations you can think of. The spar ring between the Jacksonians and Adams men is a idol to it though we, who are abroad and cool, look upon that as scan i dalous I have made particular enquiry respect ing the merits and demerits of the two i candidates, and have formed and altered my opinion of them almost as often as I have consulted different persons on the sub ject. From what I can hear from those who belong to neither party, Gen. Guer rero, the Yarkino candidate, is a patriot who declared himself in favor of independ ence in its infancy, and who stood in its defence during all its reverses. He is “a generous good hearted chieftain,” as the word goes with you, “well disposed to wards strangers of all nations ” So far so good. On the other hand lie is fond of | cock fighting, and the gaming table, and if ! an intrigue is carried on by one with a pretty woman, lie is very lenient towards j them; with these flaws in his character, he j has no knowledge of diplomacy, and not I one requisite talent for a President. Pedraza the Escoses candidate, is a man raelly different from his competitor. He was in office under tlie Spanish Govern ment and continued so during the revolu tion of independence, lie- is a man of tal ent and firmness, not to be shaken by pret ty women or doubloons; a law once passed is sure to be enforced by him. lie is not fiend ly to strangers but disposed to suffer their residence, knowing that they improve the country. A man ol his firm character is calculated to make himself dreaded bv that cass ol people who form the mass of Guerrero’s party. This class, who are averse to order naturally, and now foiled in their hope of getting one from their own ranks into the Presidential chair, are brought to a state of desperation, and have given cause for apprehension, that if Pe di.izu is elected, they will strain every nerve for a revolution. Indeed they have assci ted as much as this in the public print', by saying “awake, Mexicans! ifPredraz! is l resident, you have either to wear a most ser vile yoke, or raise another revolu t‘on ; • I his is tiie present state of the public mind. Next Monday will decide the important question ot “Quien sera presi dente.” Guerrero, or Pedraza? Sept. 6—Having an opportunity to fur* Ward this by the way of Now Orleans, 1 will not wait to hear the result of the el ection. We have not vet heard from tin inferior states. Thus far Pedraza lias five states to Guerreor’s one, Guerroo’s party say that the Vera Cruzvios have protested against tiie election of Pedraza, stating that there was foul play in taking tiie votes Genet;d Santa Ana is said to bear the head of the protecting party, and quien s..bt what will be tire consequence ? It is now seven o’clock, P. M, | are returns from ton states, seven f ■ V' 6 draza, and threb for Gurrero, a o<J ■* of the latter slates the majority w as j*' 1 vote. In tlie contest which is g u j n^ l, ’ D ward our minister, Mr. P. has f )eeM ' S what accused Tho following j s .' V tract from tiie Sol, of this evening, is not a suspicion, with foundation T'* the American Minister is the secret* of Spain, instructed wild well paid ding and destroying os, and that he king measures for a re-conquest u s d le ‘ a * try. Nor is this strange, who our prosperity is as prejudicial to tj, • terests of his nation, as our iqdepcn and ‘ C ’ is to their interests of Spain. er ' C 8 Yorkinos and Escoses are nann-s of two Masonic sects in Mexico’l'** Postscript.—Our fears are too realized ! Civil V\ ar has broken , Mexico, and the republic is in and sl . (! Ulln terrible anarchy and confusion ! Tjj * o| learn by papers just received by t| te p? e pendence arrived from Vera Cruz, i “ Independence sailed from Vera C ru? * the 12th ult. and brought us papers tu t 1 latest date. Flie election returns had h ’ * received from twelve states, only tli r(( ! which gave a majority for GuerrJo. iC is no longer any doubt t f the issue cl, ° election —Pedraza is chosen President The remonstrance of Vera Cruz hnaf’ ineffectual. Gen Santa Ana has ‘ dingly raised a rebellion against the eminent, and the Guerrero party in ’ Cruz have taken arms. A body of \ t{ , has been inarched under the command ts Santa Ana, to Peruse On the day wfoj, the Independence sailed, advices were k* ceived from that place informing th ;u j.‘* had taken possession of the castle. §„ ;j| is the worth of Mexican patriotism !—\ Y. Journal of Commerce. Governor Cass who aecompained the Winnebago Cheifs now in Now York a rived at Washington un the 22d iust. It is worthy of remark that the packet ships Pacific and Sully,sailed from this port on the l6ih of July for their respective destinations, and arrived out on the same day. On their return, they both sailed again on the same day and came in to. nether, having on both passages nasspd through the Narrows within hnlfan hour ct each other.—N. Y. Courier. Fair of the American lns'itute.— The I exhibition of domestic manufacturers at M ; sonic Hall yesterday and the dry be* fore was of a truly gratifying, character. It I was got up under the auspices of the Ante-1 ricau Institute, and at so short a notice,it was truly astonishing to observe the num ber as well as variety of articles which were collected. They appeared to gnat I advantage in the fine room in which thpy were arrayed and were visited yesterdaj by I a constant influx of citizens, and a great I advantage rn the fiue room in which they I Were arrayed, 6c were visited yesterday by I a constant influx of citizens, & a great nuy I ladies. Our limits to day render it in- I possible to give u briel catalogue of tin I exhibition.—Success to America industry I and ingenuity and may they flourish ua- I shackled anu unforced. N. Y Com. Ad r. I 25 th ult. J •Mohawk and Hudson Pail Road. —We I learn, hour the Albany Argus, that tU I country between Albany atul Schenectady I has been carefully and laboriously surveyed I and that the result is highly satisfactory -1 Air. Fleming, who went to Europe soon I after the surveys made in 182(3, has been I employed since his return in makinga net I trigonometrical survey, by which he Ins I ascertained a route remurkabh straight and I direct, which will require only two inclined I planes, one at each extremity, and effieri I an uninterrupted level between of fourteen I mihs. BOARD OF HEALTH. Sexton s Report of Interments of persons tchoka I died in the city, for the week ending 2Sthoct. 1 Died, of ] aged 4 years* I Fever of the Brain 1 30 „ | Affection of the Brain 1 „ 3 „ ;! Consumption, 1 „ 25t § * Disease not reported by the Sexton. 1 f Non-resident. I By order of the Board, ■ WM. MOREL, secnj. I At a meeting of the Board of Health for tie H city of Savannah, held at the Exchange on I nesday, the 29th October, 1823. Col. John Shell- ■ man, the chairman, having retired, Peter Guer- ■ rard. Esq. was requested to take the chair, aI motion, § Resolved, unanimously, that this Board. inc pD ’ I eluding its labors for the present season, do re** I peclfully tender its cordial thanks to Col M® I Shellman for the promptitr.de and attention he b** K at all times displayed in the discharge of duties ■ as chairman of the Board. ■ Resolved , That the foregoing resolution - ! R published in the Gazettes of this city. B By order of the Board, B WM. MOREL, Secy ■ Savannah, Oct. 22, 1823. ■ GEORGIA- M 4 IA TOSH COl> Tii 1 Y the Honorable the Justices of the w Court of M'lntosh county, sitting’ t (,r nary purposes ; To all to whom it mav concern. j Whereas, Jacob Wood, Mis H. Johnson. Miss Catholena Wood, has applied for administration on t tic estate of and effects oH’ ry Wood, late of said county, deceased- ’ are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and lar, the kindred and creditors of tiie said to file their objections, (if any they hare,) ,fl .; office, in Daiien, in the terms of the latf’- 0 ~} wise letters of administration will he grak“ the applicants. , - Witness the Honorable William one of the Justices of said Court, b day of October, one thousand ci^ ;!t died and t\\ entv-eight. . GLO. T. ROGERS,'r oct32 tJ . Potatoes. “3 BBT.S northern Potatoes of j; t > r quality, just received, and i° r sa ‘ e ’ low price by . ~r palmbs & ect£) tsdsflg®
