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sntkl* onlhe stream tint ti“<i 1 •_
tha t. n.' Got 'li on 'iOi'io.I ibo (ton) door, lift he
ubiidi ed in Inn nine? door, n inm might ornlu
tw *« o»oe< lenarely, whim ha sVsppwt to tin-
,| Mr |,j cI lip *** balwaaa m i mill Col »itl
ion, ’.in I I. li io i h id In" (ii m advance of him
and Col I,it »i no • t •« 11« ignt t >hi» ahoulder
11a ha I III <d ' ■* I ■’ **• n i el '.refloat door I
aaw tha teoaids—lira first lir - iv la in ilin 1 of atJo,
and tha a kjo.1'1 m hia baoi,. lie fir*,.] on it birrel
halbra be toot, thn gun irom hi- ihi.nidei.
Cr.m Ut'i.Oia itn.'i Ha .V n aiar.iting with one
or both fe n on t m door, with Ins body it little nat
of nio d <oi Dost know whelltor t'arop asw
Itfilton, bin tlnog.it Camp moved a little faater af
ter Milton presented hiinaclf at lie door I no-
tieed the parties p.nticuljrly at tho time, hovmg
*h“j_ _* ’ u “ ) ATTOBKB« fiENUhAb’s OfFICB, Aug. 22.
Sir—In answer to rbt enquiry contained
hi your letter of August II), I have (U,
.iioi to state, that in my Opinion the Pr<-
idem Oiby lawfully direi i the Marshal of ihe
District, to empluv such lutliiary force at
lie may judge neresmry and proper, to re
move intruders Irom ihe lands in Alnhitma,
cutled by thu Creek Indians to the U. S.
by treaty of the 24tb March, 1832.
The treaty with thu Crook Indiana pin-
vide* that a survey shall be made of the
land ceded to the U. S. and after the sur-
. vey is completed, certain rights of selection
nravioua y boon engngml in conversation with u J
gontiamaa snout the drtfe.lt, botwoon thorn, I «re reserved to ninety of the principal chief*
del n u aea .Ifaj. Camp with any kind ofa weapon, and heads of families. Ihe survey is not
naiiliar a-tick >r oinbrolla when 1 saw him walk* vet completed, and consequently no seloc-
mcdowa mo sir at. t ton* havo born made. The fifth article of
Creases uninnJ by the State. I tlunlc ho movod , a... •t r Tl.„i ,.il „„
* Iittlo fnsiei rvlisn t’ol. Milton proseniod himself *hni treaty provides 1 hat all intruders up-
tn tho door an l moving down the street in tho on tho country thereby cedod shall be to-
suine direction in winch I fust a iw linn, neither go- moved therefrom, in tho same maunnr as
leglow inlaiir from him. A few p ees would liavo inuiideia niav be removed by law from oth.
r's7ia?i , s:*Si‘S5i * —«•
#n or uear hta bi«a-t broken, is Ihe one presented. , *« nud tho aolocliona made.
( Co bt continued.) J The white men who have entered upon
I this land Hre unquestionably imrndojs, with.
From the Mobile. Register.
Wo are tu t-bied to tho ageut of tho Mar
shal of this district tor thu following lui or of
instrucnnns from thu Secietary of War,
and the opinion of the Attorney General of
the Unnud Slates, on the questions growing
out of the conduct uf intruders upon the
Creek Indian Linds in tiiis State. We
hasten to lay them bnforu our readers.
Dbparthrnt or Wax, Aug. 26, 1833.
Sir. — I havo roceived from Mu Amtill,
reports of his proceedings iu currying into
ofluct the nisi ructions of this department,
for removing intruders from thn tract of
couuti’v ceded to tho United Stales by tho
Creek Indians, March 24th, 1832.—I re
i:t the meaning of this law. The lands bo-
long to tho United Statos, and the chiefs of
the Creek itniiun could not give permission
to any white men to settle on them, without
the consent el the Uni'ed States. Dut the
chiefs, it appeurs, havo given to them no
such permission, aud deaire their removal;
and the only oxcuao alleged for 'hesn intru
sions is llto liconse of individual Indians, in
opposition to the wishes of the chiefs. It
can scarcely he contended that a permission
from such porsons can give a color of justi
fication. As tho title now stands, any per-
missionfrom thn Indiah chiefs, or from indi
vidual Indians to white men to settle-on thn
land ofllic U. S. must be utterly nugatory
necessary for that purpose. i
There can be no reason why a govern*
<M-nt holding pioperty should be denied the
ne right—And the act of March 3d 1807,
.net nb unite ihah provide the means no res-
-ary io defend the possession nf the public
uropefty and authorize the President to use
them.
The fact that these intruders are now oq.
die lands and i.avo been for some time can
not alter the question. The United States
have never abandoned their possession—
and the intruders havo nevor acquired a
lawful possession against them—they were
mere trespassers from tho begining and con
tinue as to the present time, and have no
bettor right now, than they had at the mo-
mom they first entered. The lawlul pos
session is still in the United States, and may
in my opinion be defended against such
trespasses according to the directions of tho
act of 1807, by the removal of tho intruders
by military force.
Tho papers are herewith rotnrned—
I am, Sir, Sec.
(Signed) R. T. TANEY
To the Hon. the Secretary ofWur.
fret to perceive the difficulties he has had I and void. And tho men who havo entered
to contend with, in the execution of Ins du- ntt? taken possession under prate office
‘LES
. IS IT YOU.
BY THE AUTHOR ON
DEUX DRAGONS’
In two Chapters—Chapter first.
A lew yours ago, I was at ono of those
parties where a man may be said to be
perfectly at his ease, because there ho does
not feel the constraint of a woman’s socioty.
We were all young men differing in tem
pers and putsuits, but our political opinions
were the same. After having discussed
the affairs and aspect of tho times, wo be
gan to talk of more trivial matters.
I wn3 calmly smoking a pipe—em
browned hv age, and unable to compre
hend the exact nature ol the conversation.
ty. Ii is surprising that actual claims I such permissions, are intruders on the lands for it seemed to mo that mv companions
should be set up to take possession of the j of jhe United States,
land, uad that the indulgence which the
Government has granted to tlm sottlers,
should bo considered as conferring upon
them positive rights.
Thai the Indians havo been soriously in-
jure.), tliuie cau bo nu doubt, and us little
■ hat it is tho duty of the United Slates, faith
fully to curry tutu ofluct ilia (maty which
has beon formed. 1 ca mot bin hope dial
every ci icnu uf Alauauw, will appreciate
the ohhgaiiou* which have been incurred,
and will refrain from any act tending io vi
olate the treaty.
It is evident from tha report of Mr. Au-
flill, that tile indulgence which has been
granted hi <c u,ii seniors, Pus beon very in-
juri i - io the Indians.
’ ■ ils ate favoured by sumo of the
C no ooi.nxiulis io uihois, and u
The question is, can the United States
use thu military force to remove them?
The languuge of the act of March 3, 1807,
is too plain to ho mistaken. Ii givos the
i’rosidum, by express words, die power "to
employ such military force as ho may judge
necessary and pro|A>r,” to remove persons
who may intrude upon “auy lands ceded or
sacured to the United Siajes by any treaty
mndo with a foreign nation, and by cession
from any state io the Uniioii States."
Tho reason for cnnfiming thu uci of C m-
cross to cessions of this description, is suf-
Ikicntly obvious. All of the largo and tin-
setilad tracts of country which belong to die
It, S. were nrq i n-rt either by treaty with
foreign tuitions, or by cossion from one ol
dio -tains \nd it was only on lands of
that description, that any evil could (at is
4 ipe»rs that dio Chiefs luvo made giant | from intrusions and settlements, of sufficient
o 11*> ions to any arrangement -blowing sot- 1 importance to the]public to maim it advise-
tiers o uinuiii upuu thn land.—Under them ) ble to use dio summary and forcible rente
Ciuu iui'ancos, ihe fteaitlont directs llist su I dy authorized by the act of Congress,
far i , poisons now in die ceded Territory | The lands on which those intrusions huvi
h. ■ > i iucmd in coufurniny with die views I been made, are certainly embraced boih bv
f t:, n .it mv letter to Messrs M’Cny, Ciuy the words and the spirit and tho object of
•il-i d ms enclosed tu you December Ihe law. For it is ivas ceded to tho U. S.
10 i, 1832. nid have been permitted by by the Slate of Georgia, and is a portion of
lb ' D.'pwy M.irchal to leui.un until this tha unseiidod country which tho net of
time, that they are allowed to coiiiiuuu un- 1807 was designed to protoct.
JDOleSIcd, III!, 1 ;3.'."d.b...g .'.V'P lOJUIIIIL’ the
Jndnns, until th>ir crop, are gauiereP, <11.1
after that period, yon wpi toqtiiru mum
William delay 10 move beyond die ceded
Teriitoiy. It is utterly inexpedient who
the experience winch ha* boon had on ibis
subjuo, ami die evils that aro threatened,
longer iu con muo the indulgence lioretolure
granted. All other whip porsons living
upon those lau is, and not coming wi.hui
tho above rieset union, w,U ho removed
withoti' dis'inriiuu and wilium delay.
In consequence of me suggestion of Mr,
An*'>11, I have asked an.i nhlmned the opin
ion of ho Attorney General on this subject
generally, and I transmit a copy of it,.inn
you may give 11 general publicity in u.dei
that all persons interested any sue how uu-
found d is tny 1 Iaim to hold possession ol
(his bind. 01 legally 10 resist me instructions
ol till- Government for die removal ol loo
Intrude s. Y 1.1 a e authorized lo pupiisn
this op nt in. • igethai with such por uni of
your insit 1 HOI is ; on may Ihiua necessa
ry 111 such ,:ows.. ; ors in Alatnimu, ns yon
may think b"st calculated 10 give g-neral
iufurma.ion.
‘t'-ole 1 it) Guveiumool have a solemn
1 "Uians. whit!:
, m toward* hk>
,.id will 1101 neglect, they me
oat it should bu pcrlbtmed
mju.y to our Cltizous as posst-
d . he cute dicieloif that tnu
,, oxplaiued and unOc stood,
iuccii lorbear.ince a-is lOh-
duty >o p
they can-
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1’he winds of die law being plain, and
clearly embracing in its provisions die Innds
in question, what legal objection can (hero
be lo its prompt mid lailhful execution?
Had not Congress (he power to pass such
a law?
It is true ili-it these lands he in the. state
of Alabama, and that that Suite has exten
ded ils laws, anti the jurisdiction of its tri
bunals over the whole tertitory included by
its limits. But ilinl circumstance cannot
render this act of Congress unconstitutional
and imopurndvo in- dial Suite, For the
act ol Congress produces no conflict of ju-
tisdiciion or of sovereignty with the State
of Alabama. It proposes to defend die
posse.«ion of dm United States against
wrong doers who, without any pretence of
title, mid in open violmioit of the rights of
die United Suites, intrude upon tho public
property, nod appropriate it 10 thoir own
us". And if dioro is any conflict, it is only
with |ior9ons of this description and not with
die Sinto of Alabama or tho proper author
ity of that Stuli'.
The power of Congress to pass this law,
has, 1 believe, long been regarded as a set
tied point,and ihe goveiniuoni have acted
upon it accordingly.
1 u.: b no ' r me two opinions given
in limy oar 1421 by -,.:r ol ' nay predecessors
in his office One of tho opinions being
in relation to die public lands in the State uf
llbunis, anil die other in Mississippi, and
They soon began now to reach even us
and they rang on our breaet plates, like the
beak of a bird of prey tapping on the ar
mour of a fallen soldier, presently, here,
horse fell heavily to the gtoutrd, and there
a horseman dropped front ibo saddle, mui
taring an imprecation.
’All that wa could as yet distinguish
were a few flashes, through the curtain of
the wood, aud a little smoke struggling
through the branches of the troes.
None but the wolf hunters,’ said a cuir
assier, who was behind me, can take such
sure aint at so great a distance.*
‘At that moment, I was about raising my
hand to my hemlet for the purpose of draw
ing down my vizor over my forehead,
when a ball whizznd between my face and
my wrist, nnd struck off the golden acoru
which surmounted the hilt of my sword.
‘Are we not to dislodge those rascals!’
said I.
‘It seemed thatjyo were, ior our sharp
shooters rushed into the plain, and run ninth -
ly towards .he wood, at the same time
scattering themselves far and wide; but they
had to combat under manifest disadvanta
ges, inasmuch ns the enemy gradually ex
tended their line under shelter of the
wood, aud made sad havoc amongst our
men.
Paluat!* cried our Colonel to the Liett-
tenaut of artillery, 'couldu't you give up a
glimpse of those gcntlenieu in the wood?'
‘I’ll try, Sir, to show them the other
side of the leaf,” replied the other, and the
riflemen having received orders to clear
1 ho way for the artillety, a tremendous
volley of grape shot wits discharged from
the three field pieces.
As for myself, who was a mere novice in
aflairs of this nature, and to whom such
sights were perfectly new, I could form n
very inudequnto idea of the results pro
duced by this sumo grape shot, when, in
stead of taking effect upon a wood, it strikes
a solid column of infantry, and scatters
m ount) human limbs, instead of the branch
es and trunks of trees with which the
ground was now strewed.
‘Indeed, the volley had told well} the ri
lies in the wood were silenced for a while,
and our men began to laugh; but the order
which was vory soon restored in.our ranks,
was now no longer the result solely of tile
rigid discipline and military gravity of the
fifth; for when our foot soldiers returned to
tho onset, the enemy nil at once appeared
in the plain, and a storm of balls rattled a-
gainst our cuirasses .in such n way as to
make our horses prick up their ears.
‘Our infiintry wero now ongagod holler
skelter, with tho Tyroleans, and it was,
therefore impossible to have further re
course to thn artillery. The affair was to
be settled by tho rifle,
‘What, sir!’ said oar gigantic colonel,
with a sneer, to a captain of light infautiy,
who had at that moment respectfully ap
proached him; ‘what! support sharp shoot
era! such duty is scarce befitting the hits,
gars, much less the fifth cuirasses. How
ever,’ resumed lie, changing his tone,
and casting his nves along his squadrons,
‘who is the officer tit,it requested pennis
sion of me this morning to charge before
Ins turn?’
“This was the custom of tho lieuten
ants by brevet, #lto.had come liesii from
.he military schools. I had resolved not
'.0 follow this fashions, for I conridered it
very r diculoits, especially in matters of
such serious and vital importance; but a
como.'inion of mine who had been promo
ted fto® the school at tho same timo as
myself, had that morning acted up to the
general rula, by making the request. I
c-ont)' sav whether it was Col. Bouvard’s
1 wero all vioinp with each other in speaking
loud. ■ At length one alone commanded
attention. Discussing the influence of ex
ternal objecs, he dwelt at some length up
on certain physical antipathies whoso ef
fects, even upon Ihe most robust constitu
tion, it was ns difficult lo resist, ns it was
impossible to account lor thoir caii.se*. He
rotated with n serious face such singular
.instances ol this, that I began to think tiiat
ho was under, the influence, for the time
being, of tho generous wines which spar
kled on the hoard. All his hearers wore
convulsed with laughter.
At length, one of tho party, who had
been extending his weary limbs on the
bed of our host, slowly raising himsolf up
on his elbow, inlet ropteil the sneakef.
‘And what would you think, gentlemen,’
said he, ‘if I wero to tell vnu of an antipa
thy poculinr to your humblo servant, and
which in ray opinion, is far more astonish
ing than any of the amusing anecdotes with
which tho doctor has had the kindness to
"nter'ain us?
.It must hp observed that thn person who
last snoko’ Mttrsin, >vns, among us all, the
opo who advanced the most intrepid claims
to hning a man of sonso. Bet wo had al
ways been accustomed to See him despise
'ho most generally received Dpi.doe 1, and
rush headlong through some of tho e.-.tab-
I shed forms of society. We hogen <0 look
at each other with uneasinosc, a n? ha co-dd
nsilv perceive, from the •xprension of our
countenances tha; we wore expnc.iog. ev
er nnd anon, something that might net t it-1
apilv he compared to tho kict of a runa
way horse-
•Seriously, resumod he, there nre throe
words which I cannot repeat or hear ad
dressed to me, without expressing sensa
tions very much allied to fear. I am as
tonished that you never notice the circum- intention or not to give me a lesson. M's
stance. Seeing that wo still mistrusmd j was the most crabbed countenance ever
w ltal ite was about, lie continued at the same shaded by a helmet, and so, just as ho had
imp relapsing to ns former snpina position ftnt^ied the question, his eye fell upon me,
on the bed. ‘Those threp words—thexo and singling me out with tho point of his
three syllables—which 1 myself cannot re- j swotd, ho said, ‘is it you?’
and loss Ofblopd,
“All this took place in t short spade
time, cud my comtades horses had not as
; brought them to tny assistance, when
- musket shot ousted me fioni my saddle.
They dragged me into (Ire wood, where the
,nly thing I was conscious of, was a sense
of keen suffering,—I fainted.
•When I came to my. senses, I found
myselfin a chariot with some of my woun
ded companions. I was a prisoner of war,
and they were conducting me to Venice.
‘Venice! There ts not a city in Eu
rope that smells so bad; Paris with ils miry
gutters, is nothing to Venice with its odour
like that ofa stagnant marsh, but fora sick
matt, a Veuoti^P gondola is far better than
the softest couch} in it you can be rocked
asleep in the cool .air, surrounded by edifi
ces which still retain their trace of their
former beau'y, and bf'ueath skies which
havo lost uone of their own-
‘I soon regained my lie-hh, and was
passing my time agreeably eil«A'?h, when
one night, ns I was endeavoring to ont
my way through several dark trees, i
some reluctance at passing by a half opt."
door. Presently, a wowan’s face peered
forth, and accosting mo in Italian, she said
in an impalieut and anxious tone:
Heaven be praised! Signor, is it youV—
in both of these cases the 0 ‘ ^ ni
nu execution ofyour tiut). <*e- 0 ,ate» to execute the law, is treated as
undoubted—mill in this very case, the iron-
ti with the Creek Itmians pledges the Uni
ted States to at 1 upon this law in the re
moval of intruders, and tho senate by rati
fying the trim tv have shewn, that in the
judgement of that body, there was no con-
tiitulional objection to the exertisn of tho
power. Indeed it can hardly bo supposed
hv my one. that the United States have not
the same right that uu individual possesses
to defend their luwful possession, by force,
against a tresspasser. Must ihoy surrender
up the public property whenever lawless
1 tolenco attempts to seize upon it? Some of
the Forts nnd Arsenals and Light-houses
nre. I understand, upon lauds which have
been purchased front individuals without
any cession of jurisdiction from the state iu
which they lie. It cannot he imagined
* *•"! iu cm*t and
is ,1 pi .Hint, it will b; hiinied 10
ti'Uiomi uf miruiJeiB from Uiu
IUI 1.
.I'aiiunit without delay to the
.oruuy ol the Southern District
unites ol all purs.his who
utiude upon, or who now live up-
... Unit, uiidaeluM to remove a-
> you 1 inquisition, togi-timr with
111 me witnesses who cau prove
aty tacts, anil mu District Atior-
t i n ms lucieii m lutitmcnco un
osviutiuuagainst all such per-
•ohm 'Plus I. iasui* is cousideied so un
porunt to .ne sccoiuplisumntu of tho ob
ject, mat you will iioi neglect 11 under auy
qn cliusiaucesor in any case.
M> Austdl has 1 equalled that Instruc-
L ?1 I t‘ na n ijuvaicu sums 111911 UV* | * ,,,v ‘* J - .
tions uia' he given 10 prevent ihe sal* of ’hat the United States are hound to stand
Wins* y u on mo Creek lands, stating that 1 idle and sen thoir oossessious wrested front
that practice prevails to a great extent, to ’hem—and then be put to their action of
tire utter .uiu ot the ludiins.— ll.iwovur
usejul such u measure might be, it is not
consul a -d c >mp«leni for die executive to
direct 1. Toe onlv power vo.stud iu the
President is to remove mo utliuders from
the public laud*. Vtie Suite ot Alioinu
has ju miiction over hat district of country,
and ii'"i Legislature can ooly provide a
remedy for this evil and her cudes of jus
tice onfo.ee it.
| nave tiuimnitted to Mr. Austdl a ropy
of this letter.
Instructions Jr >ve'"-eu given to add.uu-
at be 1 comp mv to me force now eiuuloved
io this duty.
V> ry rospectfuhy, I .un sir.
Your obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS
Robrbt L. f ruwr'oao, F.nq.
Mirihai of be s D <. of A>«. Mobile.
(COPY)
pent without an intuitive shudder, is com
prised in this short phrase—is it you.
Tlhnkiug that he was onlv Irving to quiz
us, we started up and rushed towards him.
Inn trice the bed was upset on him, whilst-
fast nnd furious fell the blows wo dealt him
with pillow nnd bolster. 'Explain! ex-
plainl’ sit .rated we,‘nr yon will die tho death
of a Desdetnonn!"
When Marsin lint! sufficiently enjoyed
t he joke, lie v'lelfled to our gentle ontren*
tie*, and related his mishaps. But it is not
ov _r" frtte that Is endowed like him, with
the happy facility of delivering a tale.
‘I had been fot ?nmo time,’ said he, ‘at
ihe school of St. Germain, when about the
latter part of the vent 1813, I received my
commission before my term of servico had
expired, because there wns a domand lor
officers in thn nrmy. I was enrolled in the
fifth Cuirassiers, which at that time, was
attached to General Grenier’s cores d'ar-
mte in Italy. I wits then scarce soventocn
years old.
‘I joined mv regiment nt tho distance ol
a few leagues from Verona. Shortly after
tny arrival, our division fell (in with the
Austrians, and attack'd them, although
they worn far superior to us in point of
numbers. Th« fifth with three field pie
ces, was stationed so as to defend the pas
sage of a ravine, through which the enemy
might have fallen upon oar left wing. We
were about four hunded horses, flanked by
two companies of sharp shooters.
‘It seemed th- Austrians would not con
descend to notice os, and on this my first
appearanro in a field of battla, I took no
other part in tho conflict in which thn main
body of our army was engaged, than that of
intense interest which gavo mo the slatuo-
Itke immobility ofa veteran. A few ran
dom bullets skipped along tho plain, but
they did not reach our ranks, one or two
only struck the earth before us nnd rehouit
dod over our hoads.
•Presently we perceived a slight commo
tion amongst our comrades of tho artillery,
bin it was onlv momentary, and they all
most immediately resumed their scornful
air and looks of unconcern and indifference.
Tire fact is, tho b dls of the Austrian fust
leers began to reach a* far a* the field pie
ces, and even drew blood Irom. three or
tour cannoneers.
‘Where can they he?’ Such was the
question which went through the ranks.—
We saw no uoe; and unless some troops
were stationed in the wood on our left, bu;
which certainly was not within the range of
blood 6f two^oreven one, murdered victi
of I will, by tho honor of a frenchman.’
He allowed me to proceed without int
rupttng me, ray- cheeks burned and
compressed lips felt cold. But the po
boy—for indeed ho was no other, scar
seventeen, I think—whose cheeks had p
haps then for the first time, lost their ros
ate hue of health, who had bat a momc
before proved to me that he knew how
confront a rival, seemed fascinated by t
presenco of the husband. He was afrai
but his fears were any thing but selfish,
last the husband spoke—
Truly,* said he, with a cold smile, 'non
but a Frenchman would have made such
proposal.—VVliat I place a weapon in th
hands of my foe, now that he is securely i
my grasp? Allow that woman to escape
when I have so long stifled my rage, onl
that my revenge might bo sweeter? I than
you, sir ; the desd would come to life be
foie such another opportunity would pres
ont itself; and,- since you wish lo bo roy se
cond, stand aside!’
I felled him to tho ground. The noted
of his (ailing brought in his hirelings, and
g^on found myself amongst worse company!
than Ihe Hungarians. The struggle was!
terriflic, ?nd all that 1 can remember, tvasl
the husband encouraging the bandits. She|
This trr.ie I made 110 answer. But, dis- suffeied most, for ?he young man had slticl-
engaging my arm from under the mantle
which served to conceal my features as
well as my person, I seized tho hand that
wns extended towards me. I followed
my guide who led me, burning with impa
lienee to know tho result of this new ad
venture, up a dark staircase; loading to a
door, after opening which, my guide left me
face to face with a beautiful woman, who
would most assuredly have thrown her
arms around my neck had situ not upon
drawing nearer, distinguished my features,
and perceived the mistako. Covering her
face with her hands, she started back in
afright.
‘Holy Virgin!’ excluitrled she,-‘it is not
lie.’
‘I confess, madam, that- unfortunately
for mo, it is not he. I followed a guide
who, it appears, is not blessed with such
penetrating eves as yours; nnd it only re
mains for me to implore your forgiveness;
I have so much to say madam, iu palliation
of my fault that really * * *
There came no answer from those lips,
and I was nt a loss bow 10 proceed, and
just as a sentiment, very natural in my sit
uation, had suggested itself,, my eyes watt
dering like those of a man who is trying to
find something to sav, perceived distinctly,
behind 1I10 partially raised tapestry of silk,
two otlior eyes, bark, glittering and mo
tionless. They reminded me of n skull in
whose hollow some mischievous boy bad
inserted a light to frighten children.
‘Protending not to havo noticed them, I
continued to inspect this Venetian bou
doir.’
‘This must ho a den of cut-throats,"
thought I, ‘and I see nothing else to defend
myself with, than this crucifix. This will
teach you, my young dandy, what it is to
suffer yourself to be mistaken for another.
‘In the mean time, the lady had some
what recovered her presence of mind, but
her voice was still tremulous as she said:
‘I beseech von, sir to leave mo.’
‘Oh!’ replied 1 dryly, ‘it shall never be
said firm a French officer knew not how to
profft by tlte success of his stratagem, I am
determined to see the end of all ibis, madam
the rather that 1 am convinced thut ray life
is in less danger in an interview with you,
than it would be were I again to follow
through a dark pssange, the guide who so
safely conducted me here.’
‘She looked at mo with an air ol utter as
tonishment.
‘Tho danger, sir, is imminent and there
is but one man on earth who could havo an
interest iu attempting it. You, sir, arc not
he, and, sir, 1 conjur you
‘At this moment, the door bv which I
had cutered was thrown open, and a'young
man made his appearance, casting on mo n
I hadn’t tlm courago to say ‘no!’ all eves
in my platoon wore mrned upon me, and
I answered ‘yes—on! in the d I’s nnnre.’
‘Ah ha! it was you, was it?’ said he.— __
‘Take.twonty five men, go iulo the plain, i look of blendod^rony ond passion.
mid support the infantry, if you can.—
Steadily, sir, and coolly—show us rvlrut you
arc/’
‘1 was mounted on a very spirited mare,
aud were no sooner delimited from the
squadron, that sho began to danco and skip
about like a kid. My men followed stea
dily; the bullets whistled, but nevertheless
we ndvanend in a becoming ordor. VVe
had now cleared a considerable portion of
tho intervening space between us nnd the
enemy, when a company of Hungarian in.
fnntry sallied forth front the wood, and ad
vanced to tho rescue of the Tyroleans.—''
There’s my quarry,’ cried l and I pounced
upon it at once.
■I would willingly Itavo bet ten to one
on the ussault, but my platoon was far from
being ns well mounted ns myselfi My
mare ran away with me, nnd I let Iter havo
hor own way, clinging all the while with
my armed heels to her sides and I found
myself amongst the ugliest fellows, that it
ever was the lot of a sword to chastise. I
escaped unhurt from a volley of musketry,
which only seemed to animate the more my
Norman raaro. The headstrong animal
threw herself upou tho centre of the Hun
garian line, which, like a bow well bent,
drew together its.opposite extremities. In
a word I was surrounded.
Gentlemen, I assure vou, that I was far
dud her with his body to the last.
The upshot of all this, is, that the patro)
picked me up half dead from between twirl
corpses, which the bravos had dropped at |
their approach. Had it not been for these)
watchmen, I should mosV certainly have!
mot with the fute of the victims of the In
quisition, and ot the rings which tho Doges
threw, of yore into the? Adriatic.
From the New Work Journal of commerce.
SECOND EXPEDITION TO THE NIGER.
lira letter to the London Literary Ga-|
zette, John Lander, who accompanied Irii
brother Richard in the expedition which
resulted in the discovery of the mouths of
the Niger, but not on the recent expedition,
givos a compiled of the intelligence which
has been received in England of the pro
gress of this last expedition, down to July.
31st. The amount of it is, that Capt. Hut-1
ris of the steamboat Quurra bad deceased, L
—that both steamboats wero knowu to
have arrived at the Eboe country,—and
thut the brig Columbine which was to wait
at the month of the N1111 River until theipt
return had lost her Captain nnd nearly ali
her men ny sickness. The steamboats ha
been absent from ihe mouth of the rive
five months ; during which time nothing ha
been heard of them. JV?r. John Lande
writes, “I see no groat reason to wondei
at 11ris delay, chiefly because I am convipj
cod no intercourse is,'or can, under exisiin,
circumstances, be established between an
part of the interior and the coast. Thin
would be at variance with the barbarous po
licy of the barbarous tribes inhabiting tht
country in'the vicinity of the sea. They
would not suffer a msseenger from tho inte
rior to escape their vigilance. Were any
one to attempt the journey, he would infali-
bly be c nptured and sold ; therefore, unless
our countrymen wore themselves lo descend
tho Niger, and be the bearers of their own
despatches, I see no posibility of any com
munication being carried on betweon tho
steamers in the interior ar.d thesailiug brig;
on tile coast.”
ejectment to regain possession of their Fori*
Arsenal* ami Light houses, or bound to ro-
soti to a replevin to recover the public arms
mtl au-oulrenrems, 01 an action of trover to
obtain compensation in damages for their
loss—ant'll a proposition would strike every
into as utterly untenable. Yet it tvoulJ be
quite us unreasonable to require them to
suffer without resistance, the most valuable
bodies of vacant land, which they hold in
ditlureni stales, to he overrun and seized on
by iayrloss intruders, and put the United
Si ties to the necessity of retorting to actions
of ejectment or other legal proceeding* a
gainst each separate individual, in order to
regain the possession. The public domain
would be of no value, or worse than of
value if such a doctrine could be maintained
— It is clear that a private individual may
defend the possessions of his property a'
gainst ■ wrong doer who attninpu to deprive I musket shot, the balls could only have
biaofi^sDd rosy .lawfully wo any.lbrco I coin* from ibo cloadse
‘What is your want, sir?’ said lie to me,
in a stifled tone, and advancing so close to
1110 that his breast touched mine.
‘Como, that’s a good one!' said I to my
self; ‘so this is her, but tlioso eyes thorc,
whoso aro theyV Then repulsing him
with one hand, and pointing to tho tapestry
with tho other—‘And what dors ho want?’
said I, aloud.
Tho lady and the young gentleman turn
ed towards the spot 1 indicated; she scream
ed—he started back.
• W e nre los#.’ exclaimed she, ‘save your
self! -My husband!’ ‘Come, come," mut
tered, with a frown, ‘what farce is this?’
The tapestry was now gradually drawn
aside, and displayed to us, at first, a face,
every feature of which wa* convulsed with
rage; then, two arms crossed upon a largo
breast, and at longtlr, a man of colossal sta
ture.
•Signor Frenchman,’ said ho to me, poin
ting to the door, ‘there are four men tltero,
at mv command; one of them shall conduct
you 'o your home, with your eyes bandaged.
And had 1 not here sufficient fo*'i f or m y
revenge, I swear to you—^Out make
haste, and; at another lime, ho more pru
dent.’
I dou.t hk'e to meddle in what does not
concorp r;,o t but Iris louks displeased nre;
nnd ns i glanced towards the lovets, who
from being at oaso. Do you remember, w d re now clinging to each other in so strict
Dick whonyour grey hound upset a bee-h>Ve un embrace that a single blow with a poin-
how the thick swarm gathered routid the
poor beust, and stung it almost to death?
‘Then come thrusts with their bayonets,
nnd blows witli thn buts of their muskets;
but a cuirassier has a tough baric. My
maro defended herself Valiantly, and j
managed her as easily, in the midst of the
enemy, as I did my sword, which I swayed
to some purpose: Old I felt more than
ooce its edge coming in contact with some
head or its poiut repelling the rash fools
who did not, like me, wear an iron spen
cer.
‘But, amongst all the Hungarians who
were attacking me; l noticed particulat
one, who aimed all his blows at my mare,
I watched him narrowly, wishing to punish
him for hts cowardly assaults, when my at
tention being drawn aside by nu attack from
another quarter, I lost sight of him for a
moment, and Maidenly felt the poor beast
qui voting us it from the infliction of some
sharp pais, rear op, tad put with fatigue vast poor naming your “hearth with'the
poni
ard would have despatched them both, 1
conceived that thoy wero about to euact in
real life a scene somewhat similar to that of
Francoiso de Rimini.
‘Sir,’ said I. ‘if I were this momept in
the street, and were f to hear; you under
stand mo; any uf these cries ol agony, which
I knout would sound like music in your ears
were you twenty in number I would make
good my entrance. And,'continued I, ad
vancing towards him, *il one of your men
dares to enter—you shall see I am not to
be trifled with—I may fall, but he shall
not save you. The only way in which you
can, with dignity, termiuale the affair, is to
appoint some time and place for nreetiug
with the mau who has insulted you. I
promise 10 keep the secret faithfully, in fact,
if you wish, I will be your second; but, at
*11 events, allow tlte lady to 1 einrii to he
illations. If this do«* not suit you, and a*
chance has made me your guest, I shall pro
BEAUTIFUL, EXTRACT.
ri'e following o'egant, extract taken from a
volume of sermons under the title of "The,
Scotch Preacher,” may not bo new
many of our roaders, but it will at all timet
be read with ploasuer,” oven by lltotp t
whom it is familiar: Twice had the su ^
gone down on the earth and all was yet qui
et as this sepulchre; death held his sceptre
over tho Son of God. Still and silent the
hour passed on; tho guards stood by their
posts, and the rays of the midnight moon
gleamed ou their helmets and on their spear
the enemies of Christ exulted in their suc
cess: the hearts of his friends were sunk in
despondency and sorrow; the spirits of glo-
t y waited in anxious suspence to behold
tho event and wondering at the ways of
God. At lentil the morning star appear
ing in the the oast announced tho approach
of light: the third day began to dawn on
the world, when on a sudden tho earth
trembled to its centre, nnd the powers of
heaven wero shaken, an angel of God de
scended; the guards shrunk, bark from his
presence and fell prostrate on the ground
hi* countenance was like lightning, and his
raiment wns white as snow: he rolled away
the s',one from the door of tho sepulchre
3 '.id s*t upon it. But who is this that comg'.'.i
forth from the tomb, with dyed (?%:meuts
from tho bed of death? IIe (v,ul is glorious
in appearance, walking in the greatness of
his strength? It Vs thy Prince, OZion!
Christian,it is yor.r Lord! He hath trodden
the wine pres* alone: he hath staiued Iris
raiment with blood—but now as the first
born from, the tomb of nature, ho meets tho
mornioc ofhis resurrection: ho ruises a coil-
frot)’. the grave: he returns with blessings
f'.om tho world of spirits: he brings sal’; #tll0ft
lo tlm sons of men. Never )b0 returning
sun : .tier in a da.” go glorious.* it was the
jubilee of ,'ne universe! Tho morning stars
sang togother, and all the sons of God
shoutod for joy: the giver of mercies look
ed down from bis throno in the heaven
with complacency aud beheld his world re
stored; he saw his work that it wns good.—
Then did the desert rejoice; the face of
nature was gladdened before him when tho
blessings of the Eternal descended as the
dew of heaven for the refreshing of tho na-.
tions.”
INFORMATION WANTED,
of a singular and extraordinary circum-
stance.
It wa* sometime in the month of Soptem-
bor, in the year of our Lord 1800, when a
young female personage of respectable op.
pearance, who spoke the English Wunee.
camo to the residence of Mr. N. in the in
torior of Pensylvaoia, (about 50 miles in a
northwestly direction of the city of Phil
adelphia) and brought with her a male inf*
ant, appearaolly about six months old; well
ornportioned, dark eyes and dark hair, fair
complexion, and had an umbilical rupture.
(« hiclt waa soon afterwards perfectly cur-
• ?) wh.ch .he left, together with a package
1 7 , Ch * dre f?, " sm «» white
or hat, a fee dollar bank note, nnd a scran
2 JK* ( Upo . n *'•« wrote the alleged
oaflie of her husband, the chil l’, ^