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eigids in the ungrateful task of supporting i j tWir cause, will be to me an obje ct of pity. I 5b jfLhcV possessed a tithe of the spirit winch ' cha?%£terizcs ths opposite party, to state their < Wrongs would be to redress them. But, void < of principle, talent, and cne/gy, they deserve I to live and die despised and ui pitied slaves. Their miserable crouching to those wh > have patronage to bestow, and the facility with • which they can be influenced, through their j vanity and Venality, mark them as fit objects ( for the chain mid the fetter. I shall ever de. I plorethat I have spent some of the 'most va- I luable years of my life, struggling for liberty j fvr those who are too ignorant to know its va- ; lue, and too base to enjoy it if they did. Let - them hug th-ir darling abomination, meanness:' of spirit, and sordid thirst for pelf, and drivel out their stingy existence, secure of the utter contempt with which every man will regard them, who knows them as well as does WM. SMITH. [The case of Mr. Smith is not singular, nor | is the Cold neglect of partisans to perform their promises to the press peculiar to Upper Canada. — -X Y. Com. Ado. Giving a Tiger a pinchof snuff. — Dr. Dim lap, white in the Wes' ludi s, conquered a roy al tiger with a bladder of Scotch snuff. The doctor having crossed the river Ganges with i his quarterly allowance (seven pounds) of ) snuff, observed a tiger at some distance. Be ing without guns, he ordered his men to use tlicta uma —w »v i-yvsyw■ -»V f nn , . med into a close column, with their backs to windward, whilst the doctor etntied the con. tents of a bladder into a piece of canvass, and danced upon it till it became as fine as dust. The tiger conti .tied winding, and occasionally crouched.* When he approached within twen ty yards of the party, the doctor discharged about half a pawn I of the ammunition, part of which was carried by the strong wind into the face of royaltv. The tiger growled, shook his head and retreated. In a few mi jutes he re turned to the charge, approaching the pnrty cautiously, and occasionally rubjiing his eyes with his fore legs. When within about fifteen yards of the party, he again crouched, and as he was preparing to take his murderous spring, the doctor and his party let fly nt him about two pounds of snuff, which told well, for the royal visiter commenced roaring, and spring ing into the Ganges, fled to the opposite shore. For this achievement, the doctor received two hundred rupees, a silver snuff box, and the tide Ot Tiger, from a native prince. Point of honor with a Bear.— While on this thettie w»t wifi add another anecdote of an ad venture with a grizly bear, told of John Day, the Kentucky hunter, but which happen, d nt a different period o' the exp d.tion Dav Was hunting tn company with one ot the clerks of the company, a lively youngster, who Was a great favorite with the veteran, but whose vi vacity he had continued to keep in check. I’hey were in search of deer, w hen suddenly ■a huge grizly bear emerged from the thicket. ab>ut thirty yards distant, rearing himself up o.i his hind legs with a terrific growl, ana dis played a hideous array of teeth and claws. The rifle of the young man was levelled in an instant; but John Day’s iron hand was quick ly upon his arm. “Be quiet, boy ’ be quiet exclaimed the hunter, between his clenched teeth, and without turning his eyes from the bear. They remained motionless. The mon ster regarded them for a time, then, lowering hihaeeH* onJiis tbre-paws, slowly withdrew . He had not gone many paces, before he again turned, reared himself on his hind legs, and repeated his menace. Day’s hand was still on the arm of his young cntnpiurtwh i., p hard, and kept repeating between his teeth, “Quiet, boy!— 'keep quiet!—keep quiet!” though the latter hud not made a move since his first prohibition. The bear again lowered himself on all fours, retreated some twenty yards further, and again turned, reared and showed his teeth and grow- Jed. This third menace was too much for the game spirit of John Day. “By Jove!” ex claimed he, “ I can stand this no longer,” and in an instant a ball from his rifle whizzed into the foe. The wound was not mortal ; but luckily, it dismayed instead of enraging the animal, and he retreated into the thicket.— Day’- young companion reproached him for not practising the same caution which he en enjoi ed upon others—“ Why, boy,” replied the veteran, “ caution is caution, but cue must not put up with 100 much even from a bear.— Would you have me suffer myself to be bul lied all day by a varmint ?”—Jnring’s Astoria. Anecdote of William IV.— The king some time ago accosted an old workman who had been ninny years employed about the palace : “ How long have you worked here, old man, eh?” “ Why, sir. a matter of live and thirtv years,” replied the old man pretending igno rance ot the person of the king. “Five and th rty years, eh.—Why you must have known the king then ?” “ Yes, sireturned the old man, “ and his blessed father too; ah, sir, he was a king! many limes when he saw me his blessed Majesty used to say, ‘Ah! Brown, what, at work still, there’s a crown for you. Brown.’ Those were good times then, sir.” “ You do not know the present king, then, ch ?” asked his Majesty. “No. your honor,” re plied the wily old workman, “ I never saw him; but they do say he is as much like his blessed old parent as peas—open and generous like, •ir, V'-u know.” “Should you like to see the king?” “Ay, ti.at I should, sir,” “Then take this,” said his Majesty, throwing him h ill a sovereign, “ tmd if any body asks where you got it, say the King gave it you ;” and of! went the good hearted monarch, ctiuckii .g at the idea of having' stolen a march upon the old soldier. As an evidence of the bravery of the others in our gallant navy, w ■ give the following ex tract from a letter to the Hon, Secretary ot the Treasury, with the voucher to Congress, of Commodore John Pap! Jones. “Midshipman Failing, who was serving on board of ihe Bonhomine R chard, a d whose narpe will be found in that ship’s < -nioleme it. had the favor to be selected by Capt. Jones, and was acting previous to, and at the tim of the celebrated b ittie, as his p ivate s cretary. During its rage, the captain of the Bo.ffiomm Richard’s maintop and most of the me i at th-, station, had been, slain. Jones’-eye quickly observing this, he promptly gave a i order lo Midshipman Fanning to take a fresh gang to the maintop, and see what he could do th -re in command of it, for his country, when tin s soon had the fortune to clear the British ship’s tops of th—ir men ; and as the two ships now lay alongside, with their yards locked, with bis men, be now readily passed on the yards into the Scrapie’ lop, and, directing their fire, ■ with hand grenades and other misiles on her decks, caused such slaughters, that in spite of her officers they prove their men from their stations, and was one cause, among the prom inent in obtainii g the victory; winch act Capt. Jones afterwards, in the pres, rice ot h s officers, mentioned as highly praiseworthy. Certificate to Congress.— l do hereby certify that Nath’l Fanning, ot Sto lington, State ol Comietticut, has sailed with me i > th ■ station of Midshipman eighteen nio nhs, while 1 com niaiided the Good Mll Richard, u ui she w.e lost in the action with the Se pis, and the Alliance a;.d Ariel frigates. His bravery o' i board the first rneiiti >ned ship, in the acti-- i with the Serapis, aKi g’s ship of fif.y gm j offT lambroug Head,while he had the comma j ofthe maintop, will I nope, recommand him t j the notice of Congress .in the line of promofio with his other merits. JNO. PAUL JONES. The Jackson papers in Mississippi are en ing aloud in their agony o?i account of’ the a leged pecuniary pressure in that State. M i beg them by all means to take consolatio I from the late remark of their great exempts , the Globe :—“ There is no pressure in th< ; country, which any honest man ought to regret. Journal. A good one.— A of this con ty. who had named one of his sons “ Thomas* Benton,” upon hearing that the expunging re solutions had passed, opened his Bible,expun ged the nama by drawing black lines around ft. and insetted in its stead “ Thomas Jefferson.' The following conversation is said to havt taken place between Mrs. , of New Y ork, and her maid. “Leah; bring me eonie wa ter, with the chill taken off.” “Yes, ma’am directly.’’ “ Leah, what on earth keeps you ?’ ! “I’ve been looking ever since for the chib. | ma’am, and I cant find it,”-—This reminds m of the boy sent to boil some eggs soft ; wlr questioned what detained him, he answered : -■“rot llwi tinman it atm n» use. they wont bci soft, —I have been at Hie nr more nor an hour, and the more I biles ’em the harder they gits.” Repartee.— An elderly gentleman travelling in i stage coach, was amused by the constant dre of words kept up by two ladies. One of them at last kindly inquired if their conversa tion did not make his head ache? when he an swered with a great deal of uaivetto, “No, ma’am, I have been married 28 years.” Southern CTtUij. Athens, C;i. Saturday, April 29, 1537. t’o our Patrons. The present number closes the Fourth Vol ume of the Whig, which affords a verv oppor tune occasion to say a word to eur Patrons. The relation which has existed between u.-, during the career of the present proprietor, has,notwithstanding its importance and deli cacy, been one of some degree of pleasure in many respects. It has been a source of unmingled pleastir , that w hile we have - indefatigably labored to sei Ve something fir the varied tastes of our nu. melons readers, our march in patronage has been onward; —which is perhaps one ot the b st. and certainly the most gratifying eviden ces, that our efforts to please a id fulfil fhv. son. dest anticipations of our friends, have not been entirely fruitless. In casting a retrospective eye upon the past, we see nothing in our course which excites our regret, or any thing which we have said, 1 on the various important subjects upon which we have felt bound as a-faithful Journalist, to r express our views, that wu woulddesire to re. • tract. On the contrary, the events of every J day, and particularly of this very eventful eri. sis, have gone far, very far, to satisfy us that r the principles w hich we have felt it our duty to t advocate, are those only by which our free tn. st.tutions can be transferred to tu'.ure genera. 1 tious. i t But however cheering these reflections, we a j w’ill not pretend to conceal the fact, that our - course has not been one of unalloyed pleasure. [ Nor can we in looking to the future, which j we must measure by the past, flatter ourselves ) that w’e shall be able to turn from our lips the t bitter draught. This delicate and important duty rests only with our patrons ; and to them , we look, we confess, with some degree of con. . I fidence for aid. That we toil for you faithful. I j ly and zealously, no one who scans our columns - will doubt; and that we are as yet unreward. ed, is a truth which we are fully assured the consciences of many of you will not permit you to deny. I tls the reward which sweetens labor, and without it we cannot possibly meet ' our engagements.—We must therefore ear. . nestly entreat you “to pay what thou owest.” , I’he amounts to most of you are small and in. considerable, which renders punctuality on j your part more easy, while it would afford us great relief; —and we must “ with a still small j voice,” urge you to pay your small debts. .. The mails are an easy and safe coiivey.iao, s and to relieve you from any respo sildlitx. ’ we take the risk of all remittancesthrough ,' them. . Fartsirrs’ Kegister. Ihe April No. of this able and highly d interesting Agricultural Periodical, which clo. ■. ses the Fourth Volume, is on our table, and ' should have been announced earlier, but our li. If, mits did not. permit. This is a favorable time (i ter those who desire to patronise the work to ff forward their names, and to all such we say, d we will cheerfully order it for them. d • " At a meeting of the State Rights party of Jackson county, held lately in the town of J. f. b ferswn, the following named gentlemen were chosen to represent that county in th Coven. >f tion to be hoklen at Milledgeville, i May next; MIDDLETON' WITT, " V. J. CHERRY, JAMES MONTGOMERY, and .’ WM. C. DAVIS, E qs. I' FOB THE WHIG. Mr. Jonp.s, Sir, Th- Legislature some y*ai> si ice wisely enacted a law, requiri.-g each B ink in the State to make a semi-annual re ■> port of its a airs to the Governor —whose du. ' ty it should be to have the same published it: 1 th : Gazettes of the State, for the important object of letting the people know somt thing ol the management of these institutions. 1 This law has been acted upon for sun years in go°d faith by the Banks, as far as 1 know ; and the Governor has caused their re ports to be published. But I perceive by th. late •• Standard of Union,” that they are to b< published in the. “Federal Union, Georgia 1 Journal, Southern Banner, Miners’ Reconiei. and Southern Spy,” &c. &<:. Will you do m the favor to i iform me whether the whole )>■ o j ply are more likely to be benefitted by the pub :c.:tio,'i of these reports in th- S-eith. r, Syt | ci Miners' Recorder, or in th (. 'iine-icle & ■ titiel and Southern Recorder?—or wln-ther j h ■ Governor of the State of Georgia desires- I nat the party to which he bel ings, and thus I -.ew of the opposition who tuko the Georgia j J urmil, only, shall see and k iow sorpethi';,'. j o: the Bat king operations of the State? ! ' AN ENQUIRER. j. [We co less our iinibili y to answer tie nr. questions of “An E tpiin r.” But wi resume a Governor, who cm: distii.-ouish lu . went) a'‘Federalist, iu the vulgar accept. >1 the term,” and a Federalist— can ts tisfv rim how the whole people will be more b.-me ritted, and why the public.-itimi of the Bank i r< po{-ts alluded to. should be give., to th- Mi ! ners’Recorder and Souther.: S;>\, which cir culate perhaps each four hundred, pa. - ers. in preference to the Chro id, & S ti mi urd Southern Recorder,—each of ti hie.h eircuiate weekly quite three thousand ; <l] ers.— Ed. FOB THE SOVTHEBN WHIG. Mr. Editor.—Ther- is a s-erd the peo- ' sh nid k .w: At a tine- w en despair ' c: ..ins :h br -w of some, and dismay distorts i li. con te . ci? ot‘oth rs, in consequence of | in great commercial earthquake th.rt now I ucksthi cou ..try, the Backs i < this State, ii>- sieaoof coming to the relief of the distressed, by contii.uiiig their discounts and keeping out thtiir bills, are actually contracting their sup plies and absorbing the circulation to keep up and carry on a pititul penny speculation among i themselves, merely to make a half per cent, j by the exchange of the ii bills will) each other. M liatever may have been the wholesome cha racter of such an operation heretofore, I am not disposed to withhold the proper credit due to its original motive ; yet the reason for it ceases in the present alarming crisis of monev matters. No Bank will over-issue at this sea son, and any measures taken suddenly to di mi ash th:; present ci, c.it.itio:i, or to curtail the iii.e of discounts i ihe Banks, beyond what an absolute sense of safety demands, is ruinous i the very highest degree, t <1 shamefully per fidious on the part of the Banks. Th»v 20 to the Legislatuie t >r an increase of Banks and bank capital, and byway of inducing them to grant their request, come out with a fine tale of the great advantages that bank capital will be to commerce, and consequently to the farming interest,—and after teazing them into a com [ with their wishes, then lo ! and behold ! when commerce and agriculture groan under the weight of a sudden and unforeseen cala. indy, these very Banks not only- clamp their jaws—but actually, for the sake of devouri; g one another, and to make a miserabl half per cent, in the exch tnge of bills, dry up the only ’ | help and hope for that very suffering comrnu- 1 tui.lv, whose welfare they had so much at heart, when they were faunmg and wheedling the ' ■ people’s representatives to obtain their char i ters! VV ill the people not remember this, and ' j mark these gentry when they come again for , favors ? Look to it. Banks, and quit vour pick ’ I pocket policy. A HI.<T. . j Wo learn with regret, that in coasequenc j of the heavy ru s made on the Farmer’s Ba k I ot Chattahoochee, in Columbus, ihat ifistilu j tion has been compelled to suspend specie pav r 1 meets. Vie are assure! however that. th. . B i kis amply able to meet all its liabilities, j | and we would caution holders of bills not to I submit to a sacrifice. This event is to be at ■ tribut d, as w< II as the numerous failures ai 1 the North, to tl e extensive searcit, of specie, t caused by that wise measure of Executive , ' sagacity, the specie circular. By its opera- I tio ~ the specie is drain, d from th Atlantic ! States, and locked up in the vaults of Banks at the West, where it is of abi.ui us much b - ’ uefit as so much pig lead. The fi niucial as . fairs of our cou dry are in a wretched condi . tnm. owing to the sagacious i itermeddli g of f the Kitchen Ci.bi et, at Washington, with the currency.— Georgia Journal. t ——— —- From the Columbus Enquirer. 1 WELBORN'S CAMPAIGN. 5 Ofir readers will ii din the following letter, I an interesting and correct account of’ ihe late . movements, b .tt.l s &c. of the indefatiga ble a d patriotic Col. Wm. Wellbor . The ’ : writer of ihe I. tl. r. Dr. Levi T. W’ellbor ;, be- io gs to the medical stiff ot his persevering 1 kn. small, and took a ha. d. as he always does 01. such occasions 1/1 every difficulty and d.inger that presented its..if. The account may there fore be r lie.l on, as co uiug Iro n out- conver— . su.it with all he states, and who, “in a light, or o.it of it,” knows ful 'weli all that is passing. I IRWINTON, 26th March 1836. I have just returned from a considerable canipaig 1.1 left here on Thursday the 9ch uit. accompanying Gen. Wellborn who com -0 mauds the Troops against the Creeks us Colo , uel. We proceeded to Mo.itgomery, for the purpose ol se-iifg all the Indians safely con veyed to that place, and also »o see if we could ,f detect any of the perpetrators of mischief, to bn.,g them to justice. Ft .ding it impossible we left there on Tuesday evening, and th. next day came to Capt. Broadnax’s company,* '- h tvi.ig u .derstood that there were Indians on : the Creek above us, we proceeded in search 01 them, Having ten of Capt. Jo ies and Capt. Broadnax’s companies. After swnni g the Cubuh itchy, we scoured the swamp for 10 ni .s, eiieou,.n ring mud. water and hammock gr- wih O’ an kids. Not finding Indians we left there for ih • Eitiluil. e. Capt’s Farrrll and Boyd s ecuipa,des being ord. red to meet ur Oicre—Capt.'Farrail met us but Capt, Boyd brought about 12 men, it b i ig necessary for his Lieut- ua.,t and the rest ot ni.s men to look , s out some scattering I.ndiio.s ifftheirow.. settle. ment; to them we added Jones’ men. We ’ searched in vain on Sunday, scouring Big s- Swamp for Indians, which were reported to 1. have left Sloane’s mule that was taken by the n Indians,at the Mill, wh< re they kililed my ne -1( g.o boy. The next morning, penetrating the swamp opposite Collin’s, for near half a mile, II we heard the report of several rifles and sup posing them signal gu is, we halted, tied our horses and formed our battle line, marching I irom the head ot three companies, passi .g through the swamp, discovered the Indians, e deri .g a deep hollow and meeting us to our I ft. The Col., with that peculiar intrepidity c which he possesses so great a share, threw L , company on ech -id i( ,d placing the other to .ti icept them from the swamp, ord. red ;. charge. The I dim s taking to ilight ran 1 <ss .a fill and inlered a swamp, th-y bn a cat;-, red condition a! the commenc m; ,i the tight. >oti t lie r w H ® ♦ ft .-,|O>'.u-.-d th.it wh it, we took for sigmil , _;e, s was a.’ attack oath,.- boils ■of Mr. Eiil- 1 so .; . lie I ndiaiis had set fire to his house which dr. l-,:yirol<is observe g, started to put out. without his negroes ac.cotiipm.yii.g him: th v were met by the India, s, ami a m gro girl 15 years old shot in dm head. They pursue < j he overseer with two doss, overtook and kif I < ed him, shooting at. s. v<ml of the negroes who 1. made their escape. The India: s were abeir J 40 in niimber, from v. hat ihe nrgroi-s sit'., v. < | iid not see more th.x • h ilfihat eumber. VV< killed th ■ Lochipoka Chi. f > .4 womided sotm .•iln rs. W e had too i;\. badly w.? :.h r.— Our office’s all b h.:ved Well, and our imm moved up with ahc; icitv. but it bei. g ihe first I e ig.igement with many of thcßk shot lath- r I badly , we trailed there, i .to the hammock that 1 •..veiling Until ; ight. v. he:, it comni'-.ced rain- ! 1 g a heavy fall of rain which, conti .Ufeii until • n -xt day, when we swam tlw Creek, search- I chi g ”buve a;d below. On Wednesday we ! ent.-red a hurricam hammock, which ifit was | described by a VV. Irving a id repr. seated by ' ' est i . Ins paintings, could not give you the J l"-ast idea of the difficulty of penctfalintr it.—. 1 Just ihi k ol a large swamp of heavy timber, I torn up by the roots mid th;<wm in all directions i aci oss each otner a few years ago, long enough | . for scrubby brushes,brit rs ar.d vines of all kinds | to grow up as thick as it i; possible for it to j grow, it being marshy in places. The trees 1 lay pil’ d up, mid vines with bamboo briers | covi red th. m, so that it was ffmoerons to pass I over them, being someiimrs 10 or 15 feet high. We pushed ourselves through near a mile ami I crossed the Creek, fbm d ourselves mounting I a hill ofnbou.nt l it) faet high. Having with I difficulty reached the top, we were Elrm k with the romantic appeal ance of a sharp high ridge I putti g into and stopping suddenly in a large! swamp. Ihe wmd has pj'osirated the trees i ] and thousands of bushes had supplied their! , places, vt hicn afforded ns aid 1.1 ascending and | j desccnd'mg. We descended on the north side ! alter survey ing the surrounding swamp below. | > ’ see if we could discover th*: camp ofthe cn- ! ! ioy, but seeing none, we were again buried 1 i the logs and bushes, and passing down into ! she fork of tlie Creek at the distance of 200 ! y ans. Mt came across about 30 or 40 camps, j which had been erected about ten days previ ous, one ofthe most complete hiding places I ii> the world, where they were fortified as strong as Gibraltar. By means ofthe mount, i could have watched the approach ofthe cue my, having their own secret pass wavs, and aidei’. by logs could have retreated and 20 men night have well contended against a host. We entered the hurricane in the morning and returned to our horses iu the evening, with on>■ skins torn, to say nothing of loss of clothes.— R> turfing iu the direction of Stone’s place on tne old road, vve discovered fresh sign, but being late we continued on to that place, to hasten 0., some troops to (he Cowigees, where Capt. Jones had discovered the trails of a j number ofludians who had been doing mis chief; leaving Capt. Broadnax and ordering Capt. Guilder to repair to his assistance, also • sending Capt. Bovd home to preserve his own • neighborhood. Ihe Colonel with Capt. H. . iccu np 1 .y. ig/ itn netli.it-ly s.et out for ’ P. a River, having obtained i formation from Jones, that a large body of Indians had left the Cowigees for that river, which he was in pursuit of, aided by the Georgia Troops.— ( 1 ravelling about 8 miles we encountered the Cowigees awhile in the night, having about a mile ot mud and water to | ass; we swam the 1 Creek, it Was swift and b -at us down, but. we 1 obtained tne bank at length and pursued our ■ way till next mornii.g. W’e stopped to feed, and mounti.’g our horses came to Hobb’s bridge on Pea River about 12 o’clock, a distance of 7-) miles. When we arrived, we found the Indians laying waste the country around, kill rtg-jmti bummg wherever they went, mid the inhabitants flying in all directions. Capt. Morris, the commanderot the Georgia Troops had fallen from ,iis horse m liile at Montgome ry and had not yet joined his company, the ’ command of which devolved on Lieut. Ash a persevering and brave officer, assisted by that ( intrepid officer, Capt. Ch’veluud, who is an j ornament to any corps. They had united w ith 'I Capt. Jones and closely pursued th' Indians from the Cowigees lo this place. Thev had . j gone out. to reconnoitre the situation of the e •- : ernv. Passing up the west bank five miles I and wading the river about a mdeto the mail I sluice we distinctly he'idtbein b nitb.g their sofky. From their noise and the tiail thev .- matte, supposed them to be upwards of 200 , sro g, havi g women a<id children. The Co lonel on arm 1 <g, taking a guide, crossed the bridge, g >ii g up to the east bank and crossing th. fork we.it to the houses that were burning •a id making all the discoveries he could, re turned alter dark to plat [an at ack then<x dav. tiaving posted Btro. gguaids to prevent them from making th. ir escape duringthe night, re tired to test—rising early and taking breakfast he paraded his force. He assigned the com. ’ mand on the west side to Capt. Ilurrail, being assisted by Capts. White and Smith, two pick ed up companies being citizens collected. On the east bank the Col. took the immediate ■ command, expecting to make the attack and 5 do most of the fighting, while those on-the w.’St wire to prevent them from crossing the main ! sluice and receive them if they should cross over. 111 order to understand Ihe naiure of the ’ light, you must know there was a swell in the *’ river and at the fork of it, it is two miles wide, varying from tshoe deep to ten feet, having sluices of runiii g water very wide and toler . ably swift. The Inc inns were encamped on j the bank ofthe main river in the fork, 011 asbp of dry land 200 yards long, by from 20 to 50 yards wide at a be id >f the river which bent s east. They had fallen a log to aid them to pass tl.e river. They had passed over on the I west, for the purpose of destroying property , and murdering, when they met Capt. H. on 3 the edge of the water and Commenced firing and yelling at a dreadful rate; Capt. H. form- ■ ing part of his men, was deserted by all of , I Capt. White’s men but hims-Ifand 10, and all j ! of Smith’s but the Capt. himself, also some of . ! IL’s men left him; he contended a while, but ..being overpowered at last, gave way, having j I three men killed d.td two badly wounded. In t ! the mean tune the Colonel taking the Georgia » I and Capt. Jones’ compai.i< s, were joined by a | tew men who hud collected, and placing them selves under the command of Capt. John M. i Moore, had crossed into the folk of the river i- and vere in a half mile of the swamp, where t the fight was ragt; g on the opposite bank; with all haste they hurried to that sea of wa , ter which lay between them and their broth , ers in arms, contending against the mosl sav age foe —Dismounting in a moment, where it . was no longer possible to ride, we pmnged into the water lo go to the assistance or drown iu . the attempt. It. was then the hearts of some failed who could not swim; but some deter . mined to go at all hazards and but for help i- could never have (.'•me so. Some trod water , and some locked bauds m bile others were fa , vored by floating logs; at all events we went it w ith a rip. The great desideratum was to 1 keep our guns and ammunition dry, anil how it was effected as well as it was, heaven o. 1? k ows. A great deal was wet, yet enough , w.is saved to win one of the best fought but ilos. With wont arrived, th.- Colonel, 1 sup pose, had icar 90 men and th 1 ludiaiis havi ... . ' ur ed to their camps extihing in victory, ri iv. d.in time to us. The Col. on sip preaching them, formed bis Hue, exhorting each officer and toldiers to stand fitmly to his < i rust and to be calm-and to take good aim. t We were compelled (o form mostly, in the wa- I ’er and below ihe enemy, with our right wing < > : the mam river, exteriubng our oilier wing [ nt. W’e had but just formed, when the In. j ii-i s ruisi, g a most hideous yell, i.nade a fierce 1 charge on our fine, but being handsomely re in ivc<i by our men made but a short stay, bn l ire they W’-re compelled to take a, more res- £ oecii'ji distance. Alter contending a while, [- the; made a rnos! dreadin', attack 0:1 oar v r , making th” who.e woods and water ring wnh .lie ci, . !-; oQheir rifles ur.d their savage I yeii. 1 fie sight was grand and magnificent I but aw i’il to see, the remimsceiice ol' which V'-’t piutlilces a emck and lively curr’-nt of' 1 tllotlgbt. w hen I r< view the sub inie sight so appalling a d so destroying—for at that time I ‘our centre suffered greatly, o:.e being killed I and five wou ded b iaiy ; thorn were net ma- < ny left when the wounded retired and it occa- 1 smned some confusion, which was more em- < barrassi. gby an improper order being given i atib-’t n.mnent by a sub;.horn officer. 'l’he t Cotone! in the mean time supplying the place with others, and throwing himself at that point t and aided by Capt. Moore and others exhorted 1 th.-m to stand firmly, 'i he presence of so val iant an officer could but einh >!d m the faintest 1 heart, for at that time, as well as all times be braved the danger, as if he was invulnerable. This was a sore charge on our part, it was then that one of the bravest men in the line was slain, the natural son ofthe Colonel. But 1 while we wete suffering so severely, this i charge cost the Indians deal, for J b lieve that ; it cost them some 20 warriors who lay some ( f ; them half drowning in the water, being beat I back. Our men soon learned to give them | back their own Indian play, and waiting their i frequent char. 1 es, lay, close and peppered them : strongly as they advanced. After a while j they c immeuced flanking us. Our comman : tier closely watching every manoeuvre, posted j some men as sharp shooters to receive them I w hich kept them oil—\t last believing that we j had weakened them to be at least half their number, the Colonel selected out some brave men, and joining them to the Georgia Troops, ! ordered all his force to raise the whoop, he made a charge. On the other hand the In | diaiis met them with obstinacy, both warriors , and sqaws; they were soon put to flight, nine j trying to pass the log, were shot and fell in I the river, the rest giving ground up the river. : 2 attempted lo swim their ponies but were shot, while ihe others made some small resistance at the upper end ol the camp, but soon gave way after being pursued closely, threw themselves into the river to cross, but M ere ail shot while in close quarters. A Mr. S im’l White was attacked by three squaws with their knives and would have been killed, but by the assis tance of two others who dispatched 2, he laid out the 3d with the barrel of his gun.—The battle lasted three hours and 52 minutes. There were above 200 in all of the Indians and we must have killed near three-fourths.- it was ! impossible to count them, as the whole place . was covered with water.—We took four pris- I eners, three being wounded, one mortally. ■ The Colonel did every thing that a brave and I skilful warrior could have done, and 1 should t feel that I acted with injustice not to mention the names of John M. Moore, Lieut. Ash, and 1 especially Capt. Cleveland, who aided the Colonel at all times, exposing himself and braving every danger; he rendered signal scr- 1 vice io the charge. The Franklin Company all deserve the highest praise, they bad two ■ i of their company wounded, E. Anderson, and I ; R. Boswell, Anderson bei.’g shot in the thigh before the charge, but Mas iu it nevertheless.- ’: he is a son of Gen. Anderson, and is now in our hospital here and doing well. We had 2 1 killed and 6 M'omide i. The Col.’s son James :a id J. M. Grady were killed. E, Croade, John Hall and R. Boswell shot in the arms. ;! George Gleeson, E. Anderson and H. Ball, i shot in the thighs. Our horses are nearly all killed up, and many of Wellborn’s old compa- ■ nv will not receive enough pay to make up for the loss they will sustain in their horses; be sid s having sustained heavy losses in their 1 cluthi g, but M'hethi-r in fi.;ht. or m hat was ; ; worse i j scouring through mud and brush, or I : m bogging down while riding or in making . 1 force m.’.rebes, 1 hey have forborn to complai - . : They are as brave men as ev.-r fought and are [ the pride of our army. The Colonel has had I very lit tie help, and his old company’s time is i tip and he has vet a iltirnbai' of I nditms to c<>a- ) ' quer and there M'ill be new troops to raise. 1 ■ j voman and child gave up ->n Monday, and the : ! Col. followed the rem ant of Indians about r ; 30 miles below, where we fought the Fridt y ■ fight; fell in Muih a bunch of about 40, killed . 12 and took nine wnmen a d children. In . this fight the Col. ordered a charge and he 1 louglit hand to hand with a warrior, thrust him . with his su'ord which not entering, knocked t ; him with his fist and fell to M'ork on him, when . : one of his men dispatched him M’ith a knife, r 1 Hew he has escaped being killed, Providence | best can tell. He had twomenslig tlv M'ound .lnd i 1 this scrape. He is yet pursuing them. I but tin re cannot be many left. lam sorry to I ; say Ct pt. Whi man of Montgomery, m ith his i finely dressed troops are doing nothing, and re -1 fused to obey orders M'heu ordered by the Col s oriel to come out into the campaign.—Thus it is—some are at homo, while the rest are fight. 1 '■ L, g- , From the Savannah Georgian April. 23. ’ QATE FROM FLORIDA. > : Wo learn from an officer in the steam pack- ■1 et Florida, Capt. Hubbard, arrived this / ! morning from St Augustine, ihat all the Chiefs, 1 I except PoMell and Philip, had come in at * I Fort Drane on the 16th mat. the day our in- - ' formant left that station. f I Philip was to have been in bn the 15th. His I I son hud been in several times. No person I [in the Army doubted that all the Indians t | would come tn, but many are of opionion that I | 1 hey M'ould defer longer than is desirable. i | Micanopy. Juniper, Cloud, et id ome genu, 1 |. were in—Pom cI is considered, in the words of i j our informant, nobody by all the Chiefs. He is I only a sub-chief, ii is now .said, and the Indi . j ans have pledged themselves to bring him in r by force if he does not come of his om’ll ac ? cord. ; General Jesup had issued an order to a por- - j tion of the troops, to the effect, that if the In- - dians continued to make their cattle a pretext - lor not coming in, to sally forth, and destroy t them. 1 On the 15th inst. a large party of Indians 1 was to leave Tampa, in transports lor the ' West. A portion of the Army will probably be de ’ tamed in Florida at healthful positions during 1 ihe summer, should all the Indians not com-- in. 1 Get). Jesup, is, we arc gratified to learn. 1 indi fatigable in his exertions, ami stands high 1 with the Army under his command. 1 From the New-Qrleans Com. Bulletin, of April 14. MEXICO. By the arrival ofthe brig Cazenove yesler • lay, from V ia Cruz, we have dates from tb.i port t > (he 30’h March, and from the city o! 1 Mexico to the 26th. An extract from a letter dated Vera Cruz, 29th March, states that “ The | excitement in the city of Mexico against the [ foreign merchants continues, and they Mere ■ compelled to advance the government S2OOO ; per day to pay the troops as the only means of preventing them from arming the r.'bble and [ commeuciug a general sack of the city. 'I he revenue of ihe customs have been mart- I gaged to the merchants. The new tariff'm Ihl!> ! goes i’it » operation in September, has b■< 1 j published and contains rpany regulations to pre ve.,t smuggling. G - Jlu-tumc-nte M ill probably be elected President. Santa Ana is not a caudidote, but is quiet 011 iiis pla.<ia,lio:.‘ near Vera Cruz.” i he orders for marching at.' army into Tex as h>-ve been revoked for the presein. The brig Independence has been transfmfad to the Mexican Government and the Mexican 1 flag is to be hoisted tomorrow. She is to be ' called the “ Iturbide,” is a fine vessel, complete- 1 ly armed and equipped, and it is said cost about $50,000. There is however great difficulty in obtaining officers and men for the naw as they are no better paid than the troops. A French squadron is daily exoected here to insist on reparation for insults and injuries offered to French subjects. Business of all kinds is very dull, and an en tire M-antol confidence prevails throughout the Republic!” Iho papers of Vera Cruz and Mexico arc liberal in their abuse of the journals of this city tor supposing that the immaculate and incur- i ruptible Santa Ana could possibly have been | engaged in any negociations to destroy the in- j tegrity of Mexico. Such a thing they deem [ beyond the bounds of credibility and a base [ calumny upon the spotless character of the ! “ Hero of Tampico,” and the “Conqueiorof! the Alamis.’’ El Censor de Vera Cruz, in a | glowing apostrophe to the mighty chieftain on ! the subject of this charge, says “ Virtue and Justice M ill always triumph. General Santa Ana ! Thy virtue saves thee! events in which you could lake no part, exonerate you from the ! unjust calumnies of party spirit. In due sea-I son, will the scales fall from the eyes of those j who h 've been blinded.” The same gazette gives the following ac- J count of Santa Ana’s visit to M ashington, and I of the correspondence between him and Gene- I ral Jackson, uhile a prisoner at Columbia.— The explanation is given as coming from Santa 1 Ana himself, and affords another strong proof of I the baseness and treachery of the man : i “ When General D. Antonio Lopez de San- , ta Ana was menaced by a troop of malefactors, ! (Malhechores) M'ho had just arrived from New Orleans, and rioting with their companions, demanded his head while infuriated. Austin, | in gratitude for having been saved by the Pres ident the Inquisition of Mexico, inio which Farias had thrown him. resolved to take j measures to save his life and to effect 11, it oc- 1 cuired to him to restrain them by telling them that important communications with Gen’l. Jackson, had been commenced relative to the affairs ot Texas, and to prove to them his stale meuis, prese. ted to them a letter for Goni. Jackson, dictated and signed by Genl. Santa Ana, which is the same read among the docu ments ot the accompanying supplement, (a sup plemjf’t irom Matamoras, containing the cor respondence between the two Presidents.) — Ihe offers and whatever else if (the letter) says, had no other object than to calm the fury ot the highway robbers, (Bandoleros) who wished to effect their design of putting him to death, and the stratagem had a marvellous ef fect since it obtained the end that was desired, i I his was also the cause that induced the Genl. Santa Ana to Washington, since ol her way of liberating him, than that he was going there to with Genl. Jackson, which injmiwto-dl■ Jsl. 1 effectually to obtain and deuce of Texas. This is the whole mvstery, object and motive of the journey to the United Slates, and is the true import of th® documents, M'hich have served the editors afthe Commer cial Bulletin, and others to produce a suspicion of a secret treaty between General Jackson and Santa Ana. The letter of Genl. Santa Ana, is moreover altered and modified, to suit the taste and ii.teresls of the editor ofthe Bee. ’l’he original do< s not contain at all that M'hich is read in the copy. We are indebted to a gentleman of this city, torthe following interesting news from Mexico: ‘Mexico,2lst March, 1837. “Dear Sir—Vll is quiet in the Capital sin ne my last report ofthe 15th instant, from Tam i"c'\ “The Commerce of the city were called to. gethv rby the govorumei ton the evening ofthe L6ih instant, and the President told them, that unless they could furnish money to pay the troops it) the ’ Capital, which M’ould require $90,000 per mouth, that the government could not be accountable for the consequences. “ 23d.—Tney propose giving the proouce of the Custom House in Ibis city, for the payment to the loaners, but the co duct of th:? govern ment in sitting aside paper redeemable at the ' exterior ports, given for previous loans, has ' destroyed al! confidence; audit'th.: merchants ’ lurnish the amount, it Mill be solely to save their property from pillage, which has been in timated to them may be the consequence; and if the troops arc not provided for, they will no doubt revolt, join the wretched Lepros, and all the horrors of a saqueo will be the result. The t commandant told a gentleman yesterday, I hat ihe cavalry horses had been without even straM for two days. I don’t recollect telling you in my letter of the 15th, that on the 11th instant, when the commotion M'as every moment ex pected to break out into open violence, that the troops manifested symptoms of disaffection; ■ providentially, the government procured mo -5 my from several rich houses (foreigners) and - paid them off. Nor do I recollect telling yon. 1 that 01 the night of the 13lh, the officers call ed on Gen. Bustameute, and proposed pro claiming him dictator, M'hich he, to his patri- ’ otism and liberal principles, be it ever rctm n>- 1 bered, would not listen to. —They then called ”' for the resignation of Mr. Corro, the President 1 interim, and the temporary appointment by the Chamber of another, (General Mareau) his ; resignation Mas Sent into Congress, acted on 1 the 15th, and rejected 64 to 4—as M-e well 5 knew it M'ould be, for you must knoM- the Pa • d.es manage every thing here. Government. 1 Congress, military, and judicial institutions al l bow to the Mi're—to General Bustamente’s influence may be attributed the submission of the troops, tijiptp (jyjurse to L* pursued, in defi ance ol tli£ “ ish of the people, and [ troops mid- —able condition ofthe govermnij the Coun try into ai / M'hich under pre- 1 sent Jr<Fna»restilt, as the Priests i are using 'Term,.ice to keep Gen. Bus- tamente from -cfed, and have the votes cast for Jesuit and oppo ! sed to all liberal principles in this Department ■ (State.) Niue Deputies are elected, all from this city, seven of whom are fanatics; the elec- . lion returns M’ Hall be in about the 10ih April. The French Minister received despatches from his government on the 21st inst, instructing him to demand imnjpdiate satisfaction of this ■ government for all matters of controversy. If not complied with, to order a fleet or as many vessels as may be necessary, from Mar ti iquo—ihe American man-of-war, will) the Commissioner, is ’ Iso looked for every hour, dl of m hich is treated by this government with ■ the utmost contempt. They sny wc have no [ commerce to suffer hv lheso measures, and the : Northers and Vomiu> Piic-to will kill *>r drive 1 them off. No me..tion is now made ot the [grand expedition against Texas; that ques-. [lion may he considered as settled. What ii any arrangement M il! be proposed lo satisfy the demands ofthe United States and I'r-n ce, is a matter of speculation. If Gon. Bustarnente is i elected, he wdl no doubt do all in his poM'er for a:: honorable and satisfactory settlement wiL.h those poM’ers, and it is also believed that be m ..' 1 set about a reformation in the church.’ If lie gO' 8 not destroy th. ir political influence, and appn/nnate a portion of their immense propelty, th». country will never bn rescued from ns degraa\’*)on and. inssery. Assassina tions and robberm.-’ become daily more com mon, the former aveyngo about six every 24 j;-»urs. Ofthe vice ana r’oral condition oL’febe country', no person living i.t a cistlized Chris tian country can form any idea of. Mexico, 26th March. My Dear Sir—Under date of the 23d iust.- I M'rote you a huried scraM'l. All is quint still iu the capital, this holy week, and the padres have great times. To-day at 10 the poor JeMS were suspended in effigy by lopes from the houses in all the streets und Mere burnt witli. great rejoicing. It was expected the Lepros would avail i hemselves’of the occasion tor a commotion, but the government had patrols through the city, and suppressed the least symptoms of dis : order. I must confess that 1 am surprised ■ at the tranquility ofthe city, with at least 100,- [ 000Lepros—ihe most licentious, vicious, mur j derou.s set of thieves, probably in the World, j Kept in awe by 2 or 3,000 troops, and they ' principally robbers, they are all ripe.for revo- I lution, and if an opportunity justifies, they M ill join this army of Lepros, and pillage the M-ho’e capital. You Americans know not, rwy dear sir, hoM- to appreciate the institutions of your happy country —here religious and moral obli ! gallons are unknoM’n; among no class. ' The priests are making great effoits to de [ feat Gen. Bustanie. te, and elect Alamand, a I fanatical Jesuit. Should they succeed, you ■ may expect to hear of a bloody revolution, for the military will. proclaim for Gen. B. and i the liberal party M'ill support him; and it M'ill ! be the onset against the licentious priesthood, [ who now rule this fine country, M’ith an iron. I rod, and you may depend they M ill the proper ! ty M’hich has been accumulating by fraud and roguery for centuries. I heard this attereoo.’,. I that General Filisola was preparing to leave this for Matamoras-—they speak about an cx -1 pedition to Upper Cali lorn in, but they h.-ve no ! money nor credit—and the French and the : United Stales are daily expected to draw 011 us for a settlement of old and large accounts, j What course they will ste.r in the s'orm j rapidly approaching, is nil a speculation. Yon shall be duly advised, if Johm-y Crappo and Brother Jonathan don’t cut off all 'communi cation with you in the mean time. New Orleans, April 21. MEXICO. Private letters Irom Mexico to the 28th uh. 1 confirm the intelligence ofthe arrival at Vera Cruz ofthe French national b ig of war La Ba bble,the frigate DidonotHi guns, and Im o other brigs. These vessels are under the command of Capt. Bretomore, and require in ths name of France reparation and indetn -lity from the re public of Mexico. This claim cannot but prove ; highly embarrassing at this moment to our neighbor, and t ender her iffi'itirs still more com [ plicated, and critical. The evei.ts of the 11th 1 mMt.iireh were passed almost unnoticed by us, for as m-c have been to the continual coirpetition of pronunciamenlos and revolutions, ! M'e have regarded m ith the same vision all the [ events that trans >ire iu timt volcanic country. Itappcars, however, that a serious crisis is to i date from the reduction ofthe copper com 500 ! per cent. We shall let one of our correspou deuis give his views upon the si'bject, and then our readers will be competent to judge of the danger to M’hich the general safely m as expos ed, especially the safety of foreigners. “Never,’’ say she, “has a revolution exhib ited itself under a more formidable aspi ct than this last—Ou the 10th ot this mouth, Mexico was threatened M’ith a contest of the most frightful character. The whole populationen ' cumbered the squares and principal streets. [ All the stores were closed; the doors barrica- I ded, and each one with the most fatal coldness : i waited the signal for pillage. Herses, carriag [ es, sellers, peaceable persons, all had disap- I poured to give room to a M ild population, vom | ited forth by the tauxbourgs! ■ j The government exhibited a great deal of j vigor : in a moment the great square was cov- I ered with troops, M’ho drove hack the people ! from all quarters. Numerous putrolcs were i placed in all directions, and the unfortunate ■ people, ignorant ot ilieir great force M’ere driv- I’j en, chased away without obtaining the least I satis'acti ju or justice. “You cannot conceive to m hat a state of misu lery this beautiful city is reduced. The gov-. i erument do lot pay any thing, <lO not even to< ; I the army which defends it. The soldier;,the ■ ? I employer, the pensioned widow, are- all dtaiaffif . i with hunger! The more the public digress. 1 [ augments, the higher is the pnee of provisions; j I and a sack of corn is sold for sls, which is. 1 I more than three times its value. Another -grtc.- > vat.ee not less dreadful, is the abuse ofllhe cop— t per coin. The republic is flooded with Cttar tiilas. It seems there are no more dollars, at 1 least they have disappeared to so great an ex , tent, that merchants lose 5 per cent upon the . change in copper. 11 was to remedy this evil! 2 that the sage and wise deputies in taking into ; consideration the public calamities, thou -ht it - alone necessary to cha g-.- the value of the I caurtillas. making them worth one half of their .! nominal value; and this they did by the law of - the 11th ot March. By it the possessor is . made to lose one half of bis kgitimatc gains. - And as the government has more than eight - millions of cua’tiilas iu the circulation, the peo ! pic are made the losers of four miilio; s. These? t are the motives for a revolt, which ifit did no% •. terminate fatally is to be attributed to the vigk, s lance ofthe government and the fidelity ofUttj ) troops. But the lire has alone been partially 1 ' smothered to breakout upon another occasion - ' with still greater fury.” , I Such is a faithful picture of a country which 1 the bad faith of the government power, the cu, s 1 pidity ofthe men in office and the false ambi, f: tion of a few individuals, are conducting to. .: M aids an impenetrable abyss. Such is a truo 1; exhibit of the state df things at the moment : . M'hen France, the United States and England • ! are requiring indemnities and reparations! < . [ And to the incapacity of the rulers, the inso, 5; lence of a cabinet characterized by ignorance . [ and cmbecility, are the demands of three groat i nations to be referred for adjustment! Assur. . [ edly we should deplore the fate of an unfortu, l ! nate people, m hose courage and sacrifices serve i to ly to -advance the m.hti.ry or po itical for ■ J u.fes at a IcM’ ambitious and designing men!— lb* 1 From the N. Y. Com. Advertiser, April 19. Wall Street.--! o’clock.—lt is M-ith . d: ep regret that We ha-Vu hi) favorable tidings ~ to commu..ieate. L.deed, if the stocks can 1 b • c.onntdereil any test of the money market. , lis i-s the most “loamy day we have had for a