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THE JIEJI \M): For th* Herald. BERKS ADR Come, oh come to the moonlit bower, We wait the spell of tliy beauty's power ; Come to the bower nh lady bright, Come for ‘tis Flore's festal night : We haw cull'd for thee posies of varied hue, Fresh with the twilight's earliest dew, We have wreathed a chaplet of ever green, For the peerless brow of beauty's queen The scented grove is mir banquet roan, Fill'd with the night dowers’ sweet perfume ; The glow-worm hath left his mossy cell, And hath lit his lamp for our festival; We have wait'd the lute ‘u*ath tie* ;;rrenwood tree, And have tuned its chorda to love and thee; Then come to the bower lady bright, Conic for ‘tis Flora's ftaial night. Tim flowerets’ J*wy gum ofhope, Will melt 10 tears if thou corneal not And Ihcsighoftheltephyr ahull b* the tale, Os ih> luta unstrung ami th<* minstrel's w ail Theft home with the, light of thine own bright eye, And the voice ofthe charmed melody, Come, fur our light will lie dim the while, Wc lose the ray of ihine own sweet smile. CAKOLUH. Fur the Herald. KNOW THY SKI,I ’’ The motto, which I have prefixed in this paper, contain* n precept o( the greatest im portance. Our happiness, which ia (he final s-inl of our existence, him] the mark at which we aim, though somcliinca injudiciously, in all our conduct, cannot hu obtained without being acquainted with those sentiment* and affect ion*, which arc to enjoy that happiness. Be fore w e can learn whether nny particular pas sion can he gratified with nny particular ob ject, wc must compare the passion with the object ; and before wc can compare them, wc must know them; for it is impossible to discover Hie relation between two things, whilst wo arc ignorant of the tilings them ulve*. An inattenlion to this principle produces many of the inconsistent and unsat isfactory pursuits, in w hich we see mankind continually engaged. Without considering the passion that influences them, and without examining the propriety ol what they pursue as the menu* of gratifying it, they run incon siderately from project to project, until at length they ure bewildered in the mane of their own absurdities, and, upon recollection, are ul a loss lo find out the principle, from which they have acted, or the end which they have had in view. Those who know themselves, follow it very opposite course of action. Be fore they permit any affection to prove a gene ml influence upoitnheir conduct, they deliber ate whether it is proper to indulge it. If they determine that it ought, to be indulged, they next consider the object which is adapted to gratify it, the mentis of obtaining that object, and tho probability of being furn ished with those means. By using these pre cautions, they know their aim they know, and are satisfied, when they have fulfilled them. As the advantages resulting from the study ol human nature arc great; so is the study itself agreeable unit interesting. Knowledge is de lightful to the mind; and every new idea brings along with it n new pleasure: the pleasure is increased if the idea is important us well as new: every thing become* important m pro parti on as it is connected wtihus: nothing lms a strict er connexion with us than reflections mi hu man nature. The study of human induce must therefore he interesting and agreeable. The study ol the dUtcreiil sciences is only the study of nun in different view*. Logic considers us as men of seiMp; ethics, as men of virtue; criticism, us men of taste; jurisprudence, us members if society. Mathematics and na-- turnl philosophy have not indeed such an itul llnde relation ions;bill they desire alt their value cither from improving our*judgniints, front enlarging our conceptions, or front min istering io our enuvfliiitncy. Two methods, totally different, and neither stiflicleiit, have been followed in studying human nature. One is from hooks; tlie other is from men. Both should be joined, lie who observes only the first method, may perhaps lie able to form a regular system; his general principles may be just; bis application ofihaut may bo pluusible: and his inferences may be draw n according to the strictest rules of reasoning. But after all, the observation of the poet will be verified in his learned labours: “They may reason, hut they are not man. 1 ’ When he comes to ex amine Iris work,he will find, that, though the outlines may be justly taken, and some of the most obvious proportions accurately masked— yet malty ofthe liner feathers are omitted, some aggrav a tod, others distorted; the air utid graces of the original lost; and that the picture, how ever regular and exact it appeared, when view ed by itself, bears, when compared wiith what it was intended to represent, only tin same dull and mortify ing resemblance which a skeleton has to a human body. There is a fineness and a variety in our frame, that mocks the formal regularity of a systematic thinker, lie who gains his know ledge of men, only front being much in company, or seeing the worlds as it is called, will not commit so many mistakes as the other; but for a very obvious reason—be cause ho will confine himself wholly to w bat he sees and hears, 110 will remember facts, uml tell stories; but be w ill deduce no consequences, nor make any observations on them. A few general remarks, perhaps, be may have which he will apply indiscriminately on every occa sion, and if they happen sometimes to be justly applied, chance, and not its ingenuity, should ; have the merit of these. If we would study | human nature with success, wo must join the j two methods above mentioned. W e must; have experience, in order to correct our reas- I oning: and wc must employ reasoning in or- j der to profit by our experience. The latter taking advantage of every incident, w ill use it j as a lest of some refined deduction; the former •taking advantage ofevery incident likewise, j %iU convert it into a subject of solid reflection. I Thoughthe>kitow}edgeofbooks is necessary, •swell as IhaTftfmen. yet I must own that I j - | v—.|ii— sap", j - -0 r mr~v r ~ receive greater satisfaction from the latter, j than the former. Formed for society, and fond of it, / experience, from my obtervation* on the usual occurrence* of life, not only the intellectual delight of having the number of my idroe increased, but the moral one of par ticipating in the joy* and distresses of those I converse w ith. When I hear a sentiment that can proceed only from a laudable principle in the person that utter* it, my mind is trans ported with a pleasure superior to that, which can arise from the investigation ofthe sublime truths, which the understanding alone is fitted to unravel being the connexion that subsists between the conduct and the sentinent of a good man, my mind is satisfied with its reflect ions, and my heart rejoices in tliediscovery of virtue. Sometimes, inylccd, unfavourable ap pearances o’truce themselves upon me, but in much cases I exert my ingenuity in putting favourable construction* on w hat I see; and if, after all, I am unable to reconcile it lo virtue, I solace myself with the merit of being willing to do so. These reasons will explain the pro-j pricly of my assuming the character of a Vis itant, and of living in such a manner us to ren der that character applicable to me. I propose to communicate my observations on the com mon incident* of life in a loose unconnected manner, ns my humor may prompt me, or as 1 the subject themselves shall direct. I hope i they may he of use to convince the learned | pedant that familiar occurrences arc worth at lending to; uml the shallow coxcomb that they are worth observing. Before I conclude, it will not be improper to obviate some disagree able impressions, which the gravity, perhaps seventy, of tins prefatory communication may have a tendency to make. Though my reflec tions are sometime* abstracted, iny disposition is easy. lam inclined u> view every thing in the most agreeable light; and to create to my self imaginary pleasure*, rather than imagina ry uneasinesses. I conform myself to the tem per of my company, ns far as rules, which I deem more sacred than those of complaisance, will permit. With the cheerful lam gay ; w ith serious I am grave ; w itb the witty I am smart. I talk of state tiflairs with the politician ; of commerce with tho merchant; of trifles with tho coquette ; of divinity with the parson. When I am pensive, I murmer not tit the plea santry of others ; and when I am frolicsome, I do not think them bound tojoin me in my im pertinence. I am happiest in small companies ; and these I think are best when they are com posed of near an equal number of both sexes. The conversation lias then an agreeable mix ture of sense and delicacy. Nothing offends me so much as double entendres, especially w hen ladies are present. I believe they really feel all the confusion that Bppenrs in lilt ir fa ces, and therefore can not forebear looking up on those wliftkoccasion it as inhumanly sporting lUamuelvs* tit tho anpensr. of others. One pur ticular more in ray disposition I must men tion, because it is a particular, on w bich I great ly value myself—l prefer the conversation of a fine woman to that of a philosophe r. ALFRED. Xevcrsink Cottage, August, 18,'il). National Dun's.—lt will be seen by the fol lowing table, copied from a recent speech In the English House of Commons, that Sweden and Switzerland are the only nations which ate free front a national debt: Proportion of Debt per head. ££ sand England, BJO,<XX).<XK) ll'i 0 tt ! France, HfUltilOOO f> II) 7 I Bosnia, 35,50;000 Oil 9 Austria, 77,100,00'! 2 7 it Prussia, 29,701,000 2 7 7 Natlnrlamls, 1 23 5 3 Spain, 70,000,000 3 0 8 Sicilies, 13.971,000 I 18 4 Havana. 11,311,000 2 It! 0 Sardinia, 1,584.000’ * 1 2 ■Turkey,’ 3,667,000 0 7 0, Sweden - - 1 Pot-tug 11, 3 618,000 1 2 6 Denmark. 1 700.0QQ I 18 t Rome, 17,142.000 7 9 0 Poland. 5,710,000 1 33 Saxon v, ‘Vis 3,300,000 2 9 e Hanover, 2.231.000 1 11 0 Baden, 1570.000 1 9 2 Wirlemborg, 2.506,000 [ 12 7 Tuscany, 1,384,000 1 111 llesse, (Darmstadt) 1,184,000 1 3_ll Hesse, (Electorate) 220,000 0 Cl Switzerland, Norway, 362,000 0 3 1 East India Company's territories, 47,600,000 0 9 0 RELATIVE PH ICES OK COTTON. Wc find in the Globe the following table, giv ing the, number of pounds of cotton exported m the last 20 years, with tho average price per pound. Year. Pounds exported. Price per lb. 1816 88,000,000 24 cents. 1820 128.000,000 17 1821 124.000,000 16 1822 144.000,000 161-2 1823 173,000.000 II 1824 142 UOU.OOO !5 1825 176.000,000 21 1826 204,000,000 11 1827 294.000,000 9 1-2 1828 210,1 Kk), 000 10 1-2 1829 201.000.000 10 1830 298,000.000 10 1831 277,000,000 9 1-4 1832 322.000,000 10 1833 325.000,000 11 1834 381,000.000 13 1835 386,000,000 16 1 2 1836 423.000,000 16 8 1837 444,000,000 14 1 4 1838 590,000,000 10 3 MisttßV t\China. — Noliteratnrein the world teems with so many maxims of morality as that of China; it strives lo inculcate charity and benevolence; hut wc arc afraid that it has but little influence on the practice ofthe people. It is not mi uncommon sight, walking through the suburbs of Canton, to see wretches, in the moot abject state of poverty, lying huddled ’ togetheron the cold pavement, where they are l left to die, unpitied and unrelieved by the thousands that pass them. Six of these mis ) arable objects, more dead than alive, were I lately seen in a squats’ lying together with j three others, already become corpses, and one I ofthe poor wretches was seen to despoil the , dead of their scanty covering to shelter her from the cold. Yet, though thousands of their counlryiiien beheld their misery, not an arm was stretched forth lo give relief, nor a morsel j of food was given thorn to prolong their miser- 1 able existence. Such sights arc anything hut uncommon in iht- crowded streets of Canton. tub OTOINTOSn OOVNTy **BRALD. Vnun the Corsair) .Hr. W sills* Wt-rontl I.oiler from Engl u ml. JOTTINGS DOWN IN LONDON. I was at Aimar k’sofl Wednesday. Remem bering the former curliness of its hours com pared with other London bails, I lost my cof fee at a most agreeable dinner party to be there at eleven. No long pueue of carriages in King St., no line* of footmen from perron to stair case! I shewed my ticket, paid my hall guin ea, mounted to the ante-room, and entered the ‘ blazing hall —solitary us a ruin in Perse poll*. I turned aside lo the tearoom. The maids all : stood silent behind their “black and green,” and stretched out upon one of the red sofas, lay one unhappy French dandy, contemplating hi* patent leather shoe with itic fixedness of a statue. I stepped up to the nearest table. “Black or green, Sir t” said the maid. “Did you mean that emphasis upon the green,” thought I. I drank my tea, and re-entering the hall was struck with its alteration since I had last seen it. The old fashioned and cracked blue relievos were replaced by gliding and mirrors, I fresco* and painted wreaths, the orchestra had been embellished, and the long settees cover j.d with a showy chintz. ‘J be candelabra* ’ against the wall* scented to have increased j Irutn hundreds lo thousands, and the hail uiito-j geiticr appeared to have been made more wor thy than n used lobe, of (he flowering-place ol birth and beauty. All at once, at a quarter to 12, the carriages | began to pour into KmgSt., the let-down steps | ral-tat-tat-ed, the “all right” of the footman foT i lowed like the answers to a roll-call, and up the broad stair case in a long and steady pro ’ cession, came the shawled and flowered advent ol aristocratic girl hood. Five hundred bell’s, beaux and chaperons, entered the dazzling hall within fifteen minutes, and within twenty min utes from the hushed and complete desertion I have described, Wolpperl's bund w as [rourtng fourth its intoxicating music, and the file hun dred “brave, and beautiful'’ the waltz. Describing a hall i* like describing a spot of greensward, or a hand’s breath ol sky on a star ry night. How to get you behind me that you may set- through my eyes l My first thought at Almack’s was to discover my old” friends those who had shone in my time -the tu-wly “come outs” of four years ago. I forgetfully looked for them in the waltz—under white ro ses those who had buds in their hair— wtio could aflorri to dress with a severe simplicity. ■Scarce one tube seen ! (In the floor I had no acquaintances. Bn on the long banquettes. more gaily dressed.—with fullblown red flow ers for lltu while buds, unit with pearls, emer alds and rouge for lilies of the valley, blue rib ands and blushes.—There I found them, —w ith their eyes upon younger and fairer likenesses of themselves—the sisters who hud replaced them in the hollow of the wallzer’s arm! Growing old ! Growing old ! I sat down by one of the most beautiful de~ bidantus of 1885 a magnificent woman Mill ft-but the mother of three or four heirs and heiresses of a great fortune and great name, — whom 1 never remember to have seen sitting in a ball room before. “Is it n good or hud thing,” 1 asked, “that there l no progression in one's memory of people ?” ‘I low 1” “Why, I remember you, slight as Pysche. in white muslin, and with a single japonic* on youk tempit u*4r HM>r 4r4WMwi. for fivfc J ears, up to this moment, that is my inettarg of Lady ! And here, in a single minute, I must replace this long famtlliar pic ture by a tnrlmn and diamonds —the slight form of dancing seventeen, for” This was not vary llatte mg, but I was talk ing to a sensible woman, w!:otv* quite willing to speculate w ith me either upon the changes in herself or others. 1 could not go on, how ever, without Saying what would have seemed complimentary, for as a young mother, she w as of that style of beauty which is seldom seen out of Kn land the beauty of mature form in higher health and bloom even than tit girl hood. “Hoxv is it,” she asked, “that all tho young men come back from America so desperately io love. Arc the American girlsso much pret tier than ours J” It was a question for which I was (Sr l had insensibly drawn a comparison he-: tween our ladies and those of England at every party and in every drive since my arrival. W hen I was in this country before, tnv ctnn pansotts were between the Knglishimd Conti ne.ntal women. Between these mid ours the • contrast was to tuy eye entirely new. ! Tlie bust and neck of almost every lady with , in reach of our eyes, might have served as models of sculpture. From the zone to the chin English n, front si vonteen to thirty; ure almost invariably superb. W'e looked ill vain fora hollow cheat ora hem hack, or what ts sometimes called a “thread-paper looking girl.” The shoulders full, were dazzling fair, and of the healthiest tint of white, and the car riage of the w hole host graceful and stately. W -.thin these limits 1 think (and my friend agreed with me) lie all the perfections of the English Venus. W e looked at features. There was scarce a clnsssic l'otehend or nose in the room. At the feet they were rather of use ful than ornamental proportion to the figure. At the grace of the dancers—you could not find in .ill Fiance so indifferent dancer asthe best at Aimack's. At the complexion—ruddy and coarse; though for the best of reasons, that probably every lady oil the floor had been on horseback for three or four hours every day in the season, exposed to tho lender mercies of a riding hat, and such sun and wind as plea ses the clerk of English weather. W e busied ourselves composing a Venus from the national beauties. The French fur nished the limbs and grace of movement, the Greeks and Asiatics the nose and forehead, the English hair, throat, neck, and bust, tlie Amer ican complexion, feet, and eyes. The mouth w us still tube provided, but we agreed to share the honours of that feature between us. All this ol course might be disputed on individual exceptions, but it is curious how nearly uni versal are these perfections to the nations to which we named them. In the course of the evening I found myself ris~a-tis tn the quadrille to the Queen’s most beautiful Maid of Honour. She is a daughter ot Lord Rivers, rather tall, and combining a most majestic embonpoint of figure, with a slighest of limb, and a slenderness and statei ness of neck seldom seen in such graceful pro portion. To the £3OO a-year. which the Maids of Honour receive lor dress, (he Queen, my partner informed me has added another hun dred. thinking the sum insufficient. You know, probably, that on their marriage they receive also a dowry of £IOOO. Then their are the Ladies in Waiting, who are of the highest rank of nobility, and the Bedchamber women, who receive also £3OO a-year. and are generally la dies of good birth in reduce*] circumstances. These all take their turns of service for two months together. My pretty and noble infor mant gave me these household statistics very good na tu redly between past nr at and rfos-o dos. and as she was closely connected with those who had the best opportunity of knowing. I asked her a question ortwo touching the per sonal qualities of her Majesty. She thought j Victoria fancied herself very beautiful, “which i she w;ts not,” and a very good horseman, “which she was not decidedly,” and that she was very impatient of a difference of opinion when lit private with her Laities. She admit- ted, however, that she was generous, forgiving, am( “tleven r than roost girl* of her age.” When ulone with tA*or three of her maids, j *hc said, the Queen was’ tto more like a Queen : than any body else,” and was “very fond of a ‘ bit of fun or a bit of scandal, or any thing that j would not have done ifother people were pro- | sent.” As far as it went, I should think this might be relied on a* the impression her Mu- ; jesty make* upon those who daily a wociale ; with h-r. I made the round of the Dowager* on the 1 bark seal* after awhile, a.id heard the •amt complaint* I had heard five years before of the deterioration of Aimack’s, and “and what n once,” elc. ete.-*-tbe tune forever harped up- j on by those who forgot nothing of the past, i and remember nothing of the present, but the draw backs. I saw the same runk present how ever, the younger daughters of the same noble houses, and I was told every where that there \ was the same or more difficulty than ever in ‘■ procuring tickets from the Ladies Patronesses. So I conclude Almack’a is what it was in fashion, an.l sevnn to my eye not “goneofT” in beauty. The candle* had long looked sickly, and the window* where like transparencies with the daylight coming through the linen curtains, j long before the ball was over. I left the floor I crowded with imtirsd waltzer*. and walked to j my lodgings in Bond Street, in broad day— : nothing stirring bid the sun, however, except I the cabs of the roues at the play-houses in St. | James Street, and then here and there one who j like myself was loitering to enjoy the morning j air on his way to bed. A month of this life i once in three years would be, I should think, a full surfeit for a man who was old enough to | have come to hi* senses. From the Huston Mercantile Journal. on the Frontier. An occurrence took place near Fort Winnebago, in the Wisconsin territory, a ! short lime sinre, which was near involving | two powerful tribes in an exterminating i warfare, and will serve to illustrate some • points in the Indian character. The land* of the Menominee* adjoin those ofthe Winrtebagoes, and these trides ; have for years lived not only in peace, hut | in bonds of friendship and intimacy with I each other. It happened early in May last, ’ that a Menominee, in a drunken frexile, slab bed a Winnebago and what was consiil -1 ered extraordinary, was suffered to remain 1 for some hours afterward in the W inntlta j go camp—and departed without tnolesta ! lion In the course of a week or tw o after this transaction, Yellow Thunder, a Win | nebago chief of a w arlike character, railed at Fort Winnebago, and in an interview with MajorW. V. Cobbs, who commanded ! that post, narrated the occufience. and sta j ted that he had been selected by hi* people |to avenge the murder. He had according ’ lv taken with him a band of warriors, and ! it was hi* intention to carry death and de solation into tin- Menominee country. Ili* plan* appeared to he formed with judgment and skill. The Menominee*at that time resided in several villages, at some distance from each other—and the design of Yellow [ Thunder was to fall upon the unsuspecting Menaminees in each village successively, j i cm thrm off in detail, and thus exterminate | this powerful and warlike tribe. Major Gftbbs, who, by long and familiar intercourse with .he Indians, vv as well ac quainted with their character, took prompt and decided, yet prudent measures lor pre venting this sanguinary design of Yellow Thunder from being carried into effect- He had a long talk with him—attempted to show him not only the impropriety and injustice of such a proceeding, but its im policy— ami expatiated on the evil conse quences to hi* people which would result from open hostilities with the white* cnevi tably be the case, provided his intentions were cassictl into eifect. At length he. so tar prevailed upon Yellow Thunder as to induce him to postpone the execution of his projects of revenge until attempts to settle it bv other means had failed, lie immedi ately sent an express to the head chief of the Menominee*, who was then sixty miles olf, informing him of the occurrence, and requested hi* presence immediately at the fort. And in a few days the Menominee chief appeared at Fort W innebago, accom panied by sixty-livo ofthe chiefs ami prin cipal warriors of his nation, completely ar med, and encamped near the Winncba gors, tinder the guns of the fort. Major Cobbs assured both parties, that if either band commenced hostilities, he should open his batteries upon the aggress or without ceremony—and set himself to work in good earnest to heal the difficulties between them. He was at that time suffer ing front severe indisposition, but he was so fully aware of the importance of adopt ing proir.pt and decided measures, if he would prevent a sanguinary war, that he caused himself to btfearried to the place of council, between the two encampments, where he conferred with the chiefs, some times with one, sometimes with both to gether, for several days—using ail his pow ers to induce the tribes to bury the toma hawk. The chief of the Winnebagoes was at the outset furious for war, and would not pati ently listen to any proposals for peace. One of the warriors of his tribe had been loosely murdered—and dreadful vengence must follow. On the oilier hand the chiet of the Menominee.*, was from the -com mencement anxious for a continuation of peace. He regretted the unhappy circum stance which had excited the angry and revengeful ‘"‘•lings of the Winnebagoes — but was unwilling to surrender the offender, (his nephew.) to the vengence of his foes. He said that if the Winnebagoes had killed ] him on the spot, when he had perpetrated the crime of which he accused, they would have acted right, and in accordance with Indian customs—and he would not have complained—but after suffering such an opportunity for immediate revenge to es cape. they had no right to insist upon hav ing in offender placed in their hands. For the sake of peace, however he was willing to make some valuable presents to the Winnebagoes. which he hoped would have the effect of disarming them of their resent ment. It was with much difficulty that Major Coobbs could get the Winnebagoes to lis ten to any overtures for a compromise of ; this kind. But it happened fortunately ! that a case ofa similar kind had occurred a few years before. Life had been taken in a drunken affray, and the offended tribe had been induced to forego their revenge by a rich display of valuable presents. This precedent was urged with much force by the commanding officer ofthe fort-—and ‘ the time was appointed when the final de- j termination of the parties was to be made known. The major was canied in his chair lo the plac of meeting. The Winnebago chief* were on one sideof him, and the Menomi nee* on the other. lie made them a har angue, in which he repeated all his argu ments in favor of a peaceable termination of their difficulties ; and he strongly urged upon Yellow Thunder to accept the condi tion* offered by the Menominee*. While he was speaking, the wile of the Winneda- I go who had been killed was silting in front nf the warriors, weeping bitterly and sob- j ; bing as if overwhelmed with dreadful ca lamity. W hen the major had finished his remarks, the chief of the Menominee* arose and made a speech, in which he deeply re gretted the difficulty which had taken place, and avowed hi* sincere desire for peace— and concluded by ordering present* con ! Mating of strings of wampum, furs, &e. to I be brought forward, to the value of two or three hundred dollars, which he offered to ; the \\ innebagoes its a peace offering. A silence now ensued for a few moment.*, when the desolalw. widow arose frooof her recumbent posture —and with a firm step J walked up to the warrior who had killed her husband, and who was standing near the principal chief—w ith a forgiving smile, \ she tendered him het hand, which he took and shook heartily—at the same instant the : head chiefs advanced toward each other, and shook hands—and the whole of the \5 innebagoes and Menominee* mingled with each other, reuewing their former in : lereonrse, and exchanging congratulations on the peaceful termination of an affair, which, at one lime, threatened the most sanguinary results. The pipe of peace was then smoked, and the tomahawk was bur ied niith the usual ceremony. The com manding officer of the post then retired w ithin the fort, much pleased with the suc cessful result of his attempt at pacification. From the .Yew Orleans flee July 29. IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS BATTLE BETWEEN THE TEXIAN TROOPS AND THE INDIANS. The following highly interesting letter to the ] ! editor* of this paper, was receive yesterday ; j by the steamer Velocipede, from Red River. Natchitoches, July 25th, 1839. Gentlemen —lnclosed you will herewith re ! ccive an official report of an engagement w hirh took place on the 15th instant, and a letter from general Rusk dated the 17th instant, sev- . eitty five miles northwaa* of Nacogdoches. 1 Texas bet vveeen a large body of the Cherokee*. , C.iddus and other Indians, and other troops under the t-oininand of brigadier general K. II Douglas* ; from which n will Ire seen the ene- j my sustained a heavy loss. Taken from the Red Lander, a newspaper , published at San Augustine, Texas, dated July 20th, 1839. 11 (:ai* Qi artfbs, ) Cainp Carter, July 16, 1839. y ! To the hon. Sydney Johnson seretary of tear, j Sir -on yesterday, the negotiation on the j ■ [(art 6t the commissioners hating failed, under i ! your order, the whole force w as pul in motion ‘towards the encampment of Bowles, on the : Neelies. Colonel Landrum crossed on the west side of the Neehes. and marched up the river ; ihu regiment under Colonels Hurlt-sion i and Rusk moved directly to ihecampuf Bowles Upon teaching it, it was found to lie. abaudoii- ■ cd. Their trail was assertamed, and a rapid | pursuit made. About six miles above their ell- j ; campment, ill the vicinity of the Delaware vil- j lage, at the head of n paratrie, they were dis ! I covered by the spy company, undercaptuin J.’ 1 Carter, anfl a detachment ol 25 men, front cap tain Todd's cosnpony. led by m-neral Husk.— j The enemy displayed from the point ofa hill— | ! general Ru*k motioned to them to come on— i 1 they adv anced, and fired four or five times, and | immediately occupied a thicket and ravine on | the left. As we advanced, the lines were hit ! mediately formed, and the action became geu- j j eral. The ravine was instantly charged and flanked on the left by colonel Burleston, and ‘• a pait of his regiment; the rest of Burlestou’s j regiment were led by lieutenant colonel Wood- j 1< ff. A portion of general Rusk s regiment: charged at thesAnte, time—and another portion took a positiou on a point of a hill to the right. and drove a party who attempted to flank us Irotn that quarter. Thus instantly driving the ! enemy from the ravine and thicket, leaving eighteen dead on the field, that have been found i.utl carrying off, as usual, their wounded, as w as seen by our men. Our loss w as, two killed, one wnffnded mor tallly and five slightly ; towil: —D. 11. Rodg ers; of Cap!. Ttpp’s company; John Crane, I of Harrison's company; H. F. Cron son, of same, Hooper, 11. M. Smith, and Ball, of Bur rellson's command ; James Anderson, of Capt. Lew is’ company ; Solomon Albright, of Capt. Vansickle's company; Geo. S. Daughter, of I Capt. Box's company, tlightly. Col. Laud rum was not aide, having so much further to i march, to participate in the engagement, but! : has been ordered to join this morning. All be haved so gallantly, that it would be invidious ■to partieularize. The action comtruneed about a half an hour before sunset, which pre vented pursuit. Most of their baggage was i many horses, cattle, corn, and other property. j By order of K. H. DOUGLASS. Brigadier General T. A. Jas. S. Mayfield, Aid-de-camp. A letter from Gen. Rusk, dated 17th iust.. ; has also just reached place, in which he ; remarks.—‘We had another engagement today ! with tbe Indians, who occupied a very strong ‘ position. The contest lasted an hour and a half, j i when we charged and drove them from their ; station in which, however, they sustained con-! siderable loss, the amount of which is not yet ! ascertained. Botch was found amongst the j dead. Their numbers were very considerable; I think sor 600. Our loss was, 2 men killed and upwards of 20 wounded, amongst who are my brother and Major Augustine, of San Augustine, county.’ We are happy to learn that every precaution has been taken to cut off; the retreat ofthe enemy, and there by prevent a protracted war. We shall anxiously await further rntelligence from that quarter, and will j endeavor to keep our readers promptly and correctly advised on this important subject.’ P. S All the above news is corroborated by persons direct from Nacogdoches, (Texas.) to this place. The time of day. —A boy, who displayed a long dangling watch chain, was asked,— “\\ hat’s the time of day, Josiah ?” He drew ’ out his watch cerimoniously.and after examin ing it awhile, referred to another and sked, “Is this figury nine or figury ’leven ?” He was told it was tbe figury seven. “Well then. Joseph, it lacks just about half an inch of 8.” Death from the Kick of a Horse. —An Englishman, named John Ncary. was kil led at New York on Saturday last bv the 1 ’ kick of a horse. Katina Munk.y*— A hinu-ah ofCßißWci.-* W bile in the act ofsigning* receipt* few days since in Richmond, a person laid upon a log a handful of Ashuelot bank bills, (8156 worth) when a steer (there is uo accounting for taste ) seized and swallowed the whole at a mouthful. All attempts to force him to dtagorge his ill gotten wealth were fruitless. Fortunately ample proof wns comeatalde, and the Directors did net hesitate to make good the loss. fineene X. U. Seutincl. Uniform Postaok. —A Loudon Paper of July Ist hasthis paragraph : “Among the passenger* who have reached this country by the Great W estern, is a gentle man delegated on a special mission by the Post Office Department at Washington m the authorities of our Oenral Po-t Office. ‘1 he object in view i* one which will produce the grenltst advantages in facilitating the com merce between Great Brittain and the United State*. If we are correctly informed, the spe cial messenger from W aslungton is to make full inquiries into the plans of Mr. Rowland Hill for the establishment of a uniform penny postage, w ith the view of extending the sys tem to the United Stales at the earliest possi ble convenience. Should the government of the United Stales adopt Mr. Hill’s plan, letter* will ps* throughout the whole continent of the United State* at the same rate as it is in tended they shall shortly do in this country.” A Tiiriluno Spectacle.— The New York Dispatch of yesterday saya—“Oa Sunday af ternoon the residents in the vicinity of the cor ner of Henry and Jefferson street w ere struck aghast by the spectacle of woman, hanging by her arm* from the three story dwelling house of Mr. Fenn, and trying apparently to get her feet in at one ofthe round attic windows. The attention of the occupants 01 the house was immediately called to the woman’s dan gerous situation ; and *he soon began to beg lor assistance, m great fright. Taking a gen tleman with him Mr. Fenn repaired in all haste to the roof, and stepping over the ballus- I trad on tbe roof lifted the woman up by her wrists, while he was himself held round the middle by the gentleman who accompanied i him. The creature whose life hud been thus ■ in peril, was a servant in the family, and gave. no other reason for her conduct than that, be i mg tat tho roof she thought she could get into I her chamber by the window. She will hardly try the same thing over again.” JE}* The number of letters brought by the Cire.it Western, w#s 9,230. These are 25 cts. earh. would pay to the prop ietors of the boat #2.307 50. This on the presumption that alt the letters w •■■re single ;—w hereas doubtless very many of them were double or treble. On ail such letters the charge is in proportion to the number of pieces. The Chartist petition, which was presented to the British Parliament on the 14th ult. con tained no less than 1280,000 names. It took ten men to lift it. A party whwh can muster such a host of nenv s is not to be despised, however it may be regarded in other respects. Caitioh to Sf.renadbks. — A case has been tried in Hamilton County, Ohio, in which the right of newly married couples to undisturbed slumbers has been clearly vindicated. It ap pears that a Mr. Williams had taken to him selfa wife, and had taken up his residence in the house of his father. The second or third day after the wedding, the defendants in the suit, with a number oflioys, serenaded the brttfo and bridegroom, by firing a cannon di rectly under their windows, thereby greatly terrifying them and breaking sundry pains of glass. The jury found,the defendants guilty of committing a riot, and the court sentenced to eight days imprisonment in the dungeon of the prison. Liberal —The Hon. Thomas W. W i liam* of New London, member elect of the next i Congress, has made a denation ofsloooto the Colonization cause, —Hartford Courant. This is real liberality. Persons of an ordina ry mind might suppose that a thousand dol lars git en to clothe the naked, or feed the liuu - gry. w ould have been more charitable. Not so | —it is much better to expend large sums in. 1 sending a few black rascals to the cost of Africa to live in idleness and druukenem. It is far more of a philosophical experiment too. The British Queen cost three-hundred and seventy fire thousand dollars ., The I new steam-ship President, of 2400 tons, will be launched on the return of the Queen. Heavy bets are pending in England on the Queen and Western, which is {he fastest boat.—fi.Y. .Star. Shocking. —The St. Louis Argus states that ’ in that city the other day the dead body of a man was found floating in the reservoir from whidli the city is supplied with w ater. In con sequence of this discovery the water was stop ped, and the reservoir emptied.—The Argus very properly calls on the city anthorities eith- I er to erect a wall around if, or build a house ! Over it. . “e have come to the conclusion that oneof the ‘seven vials of wrath’ mentioned in Rev elation, was filled with mosehitocs— they were a great invention, that’s a fact. Job knew noth : ing about them, for they makt sorer ‘boils’ ilian any he was troubled with. Happy Job! and yet he didn't know it. Marriage, Fight and Death.— The Craw j lordsville, la. Examiner, gives a singular account of the mairiage of Joseph Rush to Jane Rush, of that vicinity. They had been married about three weeks, and lie attempted to choke her the first night— said that he had killed tw o wives previous ly, and one man for his money. At the time the act was committed we were about i noticing, he took an axe into the room and swore that he would kill her before morn ing, hut finally gave her a respite until morning, swearing he would execute his ! fiendish purpose. In order to prevent her ; escape he laid in front of the door, fell j asleep, when his wife, in order to save her ! own life, took the axe and gave him a fatal j blow. She gave herself up, was tried be i fore Judge Naylor and discharged. Fatal Affray at Natchitoches.—We learn ! from a gentleman who arrived last evening from Red River, that a son of Gen. Gaiennie had been murdered at this place. It seen.s some difiiculty had arisen between Gaiennie and a young man, a clerk for a Mr. Norma; a challenge passed, but Gaiennie refused to fight except at the plantation of his father, to which the clerk objected, and the duel was dropped. Gaiennie if seems owed Norma an account, and was soon after requested to call and set tle it. When he called, Norma threw in his face ashe entered a tumbler of ground Cayenne pepper, which had apparently been provided for the occasion and told his clerk “to sho<st. : ’ He fired immediately and the young man fell dead. Both Norma and his clerk were soon arrested, but not however before they had attempted to escape. —New Orleans Times. July 18.