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* 11 Georgia!! Statesman. TERMS, —$3 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANUEJ BY BURRITT & MEACHAM. THE GEORGIA STATESMAN Is publislicd weekly at the Seat of Govern ment, opposite the State-House Square, at Three Dollars per ann. in advance, or Four Dollars if not paid in six months. N. B. Sales of land and negroes, by Ad ministrators, Executors, or Guardians, are required by law, to be held on the first Tues day in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon, and three in the afternoon, at the court house of the county in which the property is situate. Notice of these sales must be given in a public Gazette SIXTY days previous to the day of sale. Notice of the sale of personal property must be given in like manner, FORTY' days previous to the day of sale. Notice to the debtors and creditors of an estate must l>f published for FORTY days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be published for NINE MONTHS. All Letters must be POST PAID. WEEKLY ALMAJWIC. Days ofP O © 0 s © 1 the 2 Ri s . Sets. Dec. N. Slow, rises. Week. H M H M D M S M SII M Tuesday. 5.13 6.47 17.17.13 3.47 D. 6 Wedn’dy 10 5.12 6.4817.33. 9 3.50 9.56 Thursd’y 11 5.11 6.4917.48.48 3.5310*36 Friday 12 5.10 C. 4918. 4. 8 3.5511.15 Saturday 13 5. 9 C. 5018.19.11 3.5611.43 Sunday 14 5. 8 6.51 18.33.55 3.s7|morn Mond.'.y 15 5. 8 6.52 18.48.20 3-57| 0.3.3 <1 First Q. 14th day 6h 42m A. M. From the Jfew-York Mirror. MALVINA BERNARD. “ I wonder brother," said Malvi na, a9 she was one morning tripping along Broadway, “howthat awkward l'ellow, Trfcmont, could have the pre sumption to offer me marriage.” “ Presumption ! awkward fellow!” repeated Junius, somewhat tartly, “ sure you do not mean to'jpply this phraseology to the wise and virtu ous Florio: after witnessing, as you must have done, the expansion of so many excellent qualities of the head and heart, I should hope you have too much sensibility to regard him with indifference. * Indeed, I know not the woman who would not be honored by his preference.” ' “ But my dear Junius, what signi fy sense of virtue in the judgement of a woman of fashion, so long as (hey arc the property of a luckless wight, who, together with the pov erty of his ancestors, has inherited all those grave and sthtely manners that graced the drawing rooms oi the last century, and which, by a prop er consistency, have long since dis appearefl with the antique, furniture that accompanied them ” “ You reason quite like a woman of fashion truly, but not like the dis creet and rational girl l expected to find you. Are you then so ignorant of that which constitutes the true happiness of domestic life, as to sup pose wealth and gallantry sufficient to produce it ! Are there no pecu liarities of temper, no moral or intel lectual qualities, requisite in the man who is to supply the place of all those dear and valuable relatives, whom you relinquish for his salve 1 1 l';ar you have not duly weighed the many im portant considerations which this new relation involves.” “ As to that indeed, I have not reflected at all about it. 1 know what would please me in a husband, and lam resolved never to accept ■one, for whom 1 do not feel an ex clusive preference.” “ So far you are right, Malvina : but are you sure that your taste has been formed on correct principles, and that in yielding to the capricious dictates of fancy, yoft are not prepar ing the way for subsequent disap pointment and regret ? A man may possess great wealth, and be able to vie with any of our acquaintance in dress and equipage, while at the same lime the petulance of his temper, or the coldness of his heart may render him insupportable at home, lie may be accomplised in all the nicer points of etiquette, may know the names of the most celebrated authors of ancient and modern times, and even the title page of their work : ho may be eminently versed in all the common place topics of discourse, have sonnets, epigrams, and poefical extracts at his tongues end, and yet be so deficient in sound understand ing, or solid mental attainments, as to render his own fireside exceeding ly wearisome and disgusting. With either oftliesc characters, could you withall your refinement of sentiment, your literary and Scientific acquire ments, hope for even a moderate share of happines ?” “ Certainly not, brother, but to pursue your own train of reasoning, bow could 1, accustomed to all the elegancies which wealth and fashion can procure, anticipate with any de gree of pleasure, a connection, which must involve the privation of both ?” “ And have you any pledge from Providence, that by making affluence the all-important requisite in a hus band, you shall escape the ills of po verty for life 1 You might, I acknow dge, suffer some privation al first from the wane of wealth’ by marrying a man whose fortune depends entire ly on himself, but if his merit be such as to entitle him to your regard, you will assuredly consider that of small moment in comparison with having secured to yourself a friend, who is to be your stay and solace thro’ all the vicissitudes of life. Misfor tune may deprive you of your out ward possessions, but in the affec tions of his heart, you will still pos sess an unfailing treasure. The friendships of the world seldom stand the test of adversity, while the flame of connubial love gains brightness from every adverse blast.” “ lleally, brother, you are* o,uite a romancer. I hope you have no idea of realizing the dreams of the golden age in these days of reason and com mon sense. You will not find wo man made of such ethereal materials as to subsist on loVe. I, at least, require more substantial diet.” ‘ ‘ My remarks admit of no such in ference. I certainly would not have you marry a man, who had no pros- P', ct of supporting you with some de gree of ease and respectably, and and I consider this far more like ly to be the result of such a con nection as I recommend, than of one, in which wealth is the prin cipal recommendation. They who obtain property by inheritance, sel dom have the ability to keep it. Brought up in idleness and luxury, they consume in dissipation, that which the labor of years accumulated, and in a very little while, are reduc ed to the scanty pittance of a day laborers or a serving-man. On the other hand, he who has been accus tomed to depend on his own person al efforts is prepared for every reverse of fortune. He has resources in him self, which render him superior to the common accidents of life, and is far more likely to maintain in the is sue, a genteel standing in society, than the wealthy heir, whose energies are paralyzed by case and indulg ence. Painful experience, Malvina, will I fear, one day convince you, that there are more important requi sites in a husband, lhan wealth and gallantry.” “1 already admit it, Jun.us, but why may not I find thotn all united. A man of tal nts will not inake the less agreeable companion because he is wealthy, nor an amiable temper and virtuous principles, be less at tractive, because embellished with polished manners, and a taste for po lite life.” “ Very true, but have you yet sou and, or do you ever expect to find, this rare combination, with which all your ideas of matrimonial happiness seein to be associated ? Instances do' unquestionable exist, but so tew and sparingly scattered among the great mass of mankind, that not one wo man, in a thousand, can hope to be the favored one in whom tlie affec tions of such an individual are to centre. The gifts of Providence are iu general more equally distributed. Something, 1 apprehend, will always be found wanting, to complete that perfect character, which your own imagination has portrayed; and in matters of such high importance, is it not better to dispense with the ap pendages of happines, than to reject its constituents !” “ I suppose then, you will regard my rejection of Tremont, as another proof of female weakness, and cither doom me to fche forlorn condition ol a spinster for life, or trace me in the event of an unfortunate marriage, to some of these miserable dwellings which extravagance or bankruptcy has tenanted.” “ If the distinguised merits and tender attachment of Florio, have failed to awaken corresponding sen timents in your breast, I give you credit for dismissing him. He ex pects in the woman of his choice, a warm and feeling heart, capable of reciprocating the purest emotions of love and friendship And now, a? I have had tne gallantry to see you homo in safety, my sister will have the goodness to excuse me for the day.” And away hurried Junins, to learn from Florio, the reality and poignancy of his disappointment. The truth was, Malvina Bernard, with a superior intellect, a highly cul tivated understanding, a line person, and accomplished manners, possess ed a cold and unfeeling heart. In the eyes of a stranger, however, or casual observer, she seemed all that was desirable in woman. There was a refinement in her conversation, and a delacacy in her wit, which were in variably mistaken tor indications of lively and generous sensibility. So powerful indeed were her attractions, that before she had attained her twentieth year, she could number among her admirers persons of dis tinction, from almost every stale in union, and had received several of fers of marriage, from gentlemen of the highest rank and fortune. But M:-K in : , was evtremidwJlixlidimi^uA. H* tibieruntartes, pacisquc imponere more.-n, para r *ubjoctis et uebt Harc superbos.— Virgil. MILLE DG E \ ILL E, TyESDAY, MAY 9, itsiu. her choice. The language of k>vc and admiration had been familiar to her from her first entrance in the world, and as she had no sympathy in the passion she inspired, she found some trivolous pretence for rejecting the most advantageous offers. One wanted genius, another squinted, and was tediously verbose in his conver sation ; and a third had a disagree able squeaking voice, without a sin gle chord in it, to which the heart could vibrate. In the case of Flo rio, she.had spared no pains to make him sensible other charms, knowing that bis weight of character would give anew and imposiug dignity to her conquests. He had m.ig been the intimate friend and companion of her brother, and their familiar inter course gave him frequent access to the family circle. If he hud admir ed the native grace and unaffected dignity of Malvina in public, he was charmed with her sweetness and suavity of manners, in the privacy of domestic life. The eye of woman is quick to discern the influence of her charms on the hearts of those whom she designs to captivate ; and Mal vina was not slow in discovering, that the attentions of Florio originat ed in a deeper sentiment than l'riend shin This discovery, however, while it gratified her vanity, failed to in terest her heart Studious only to he distinguished by his preference, she contrived to encourage his ad dresses without giving him an oppor tunity to make a formal declartion of his sentiments. For weeks and months his passion betrayed itself on ly in the fixed and ardent gaze with which he unconsciously regarded her. He pursued her from circle to circle, was scrupulously observant of all the little gallantries due to her sex, and declined every amusement in which she did not participate. Thus a twelve-month was suffered to elapse before Florio found any con venient season to avow his passion. iSut the favorable moment at length irrived, and believing that Malvina could not be ignorant of the nature ofthat attachment, which he had so ibndly cherished, and which every look and action had betrayed, lie ventured on a full and candid dis closure ofhis love. f Encouraged by the smiles with which she had ap probated his addresses, he proceed ed to solicit her hand in marriage, and begged permission to wait on her parents lor their sanction. What then were his chagrin and disappoint ment when he found that no congenial sympathies responded to lus own, when the charm which had so long fascinated his soul was dissolved, and the choicest associations of his earthly being scattered and scathed, as the withering foliage ‘of the year beneath the autumnal blast. Arous ed by her duplicity, he scrupled not to accuse her of having trifled with his feeling; pointed out a variety of instances in which she had shown him a distinguished preference above Ins rivals, and demanded an explanation of her conduct. To all this, Malvi na replied, that she had never re garded him in any.other light than that of an impassioned and distin guished friend. His friendship lor iier brother, she said, gave him a claim on her regard, and it'she had sometimes indulged a little familiarity in their intercourse, it had originated in her natural frankness, which led her to lay aside reserve among inti mates of the family circle. These plausible pretences were far from satisfying the discerning mind ol Flo rio. The ang 1 had already degen erated into the woman, and he now plainly perceived, through the spe cious veil of sincerity, the strong liu ements of an artful and finished co quett . Perfectly convinced that the movements of Malvina were di rected by a cold, calculating policy, as selfish in its views as it was refin ed in its operations—he reflected on her refusal with less regret than he at first received it, and before his interview with Junius, had so modifi »d her image, as to contemplate with ndift'erence the very woman, who hut the day preceding, had Seemed to concentrate within herself all that was necessary to his happines. “ Good morning, my dear Junius,” said his friend p as the half-opened door gave him a glimpse of his ap proaching visitor, “ why you look quite sad and wo-begone. 1 hope no taithless lair one has been playing the mischief with your spirits.” “ Give yourself no uneasiness. I assure you, if all the young men of our acquaintance were as free from disquietude on that account as I am, there would be no need of sympa thising with aching hearts and disap pointed feeling.” “ But seriously, Florio, have I been correctly informed of the result ol your last interview with my sister. She pretends to have given you a refusal.” “ It is even so Junius, but you s< t feience. I have loved an image of my own creating, not Malvina Ber nard. I gave her credit for quajjties which she never possessed, and dis covering that she is destitute of theses I no longer cherish her remembrance, with that deep and impassioned in-’ terest it has so long excited. She is your sister, my friend, and as such, 1 must ever respect her—but she re sembles you in nothing, save the symmetry of her person and the su periority of her understanding. I may regret that so much of tlie ar dour ci my affections has been ex pended on the idol of my imagina tion l ut I can never regret that the delusion was not permitted to con tinue until I had become connected by the most endearing ties, to a cold and selfish heart.” ■ “ lam astonished beyond measure at the insensibility of niv sister. I could rot have believed it possible for her to contemplate the pre-emin ent virtues of Florio, without feeling their influence. I know of no indi vidual whom I could *.o cordially embrace as my brother. I trust, however, she has more amiable qualities than you seem to admit. She is young and thoughtless, ami she doubtless mistook the purport of your intentions. When a lover delays to declare his passion, he puts it out es the power of his mistress to discover her real sentiments.” “ 1 beg your pardon, my good friend; there arc a variety of ways in which a woman of lively and de licate sensibility will give a lover to understand what her sentiments are concerning him. The distinctions between love and friendship arc so obvious that no person can mistake them, more especially a shrewd and discerning girl, who his long been accustomed to mark with accuracy, the nicest shades of indifference. Nothing but a mean and sordid prin ciple of variety, can actuate the wo man, who encourages addresses that she never int nds to accopt" of; a vanity, however, which must event ually exhaust the materials on which it feeds. M nos worth soon discern the growing motive of her conduct, and no personal charms, or mental superiority can, in their view, atone for the weakness of deficiency bf the moral principle. Coxcombs may flatter while the bloom of beauty lends its influence—but ev. n this homage must cease when time shall begin to plant wrinkles on her brow. But why portract a discourse so irk some to us both. Our friendship, I trust, is still undiminished, and lest some foul spirit arise to disturb it, let this henceforth be an interdicted subject between us. What say you to a turn or two on the Battery this fine morning ; tlie surrounding sce nery will surely have a tendency to refresh our spirits, and awaken more agree able associations. To this Junus readily acceded, and seizing Floro’s arm, endeavour ed to forget lus own mortification, and his sister’s cruelty, by affecting a degree of hilarity, which even in his gayer hours, he was seldom known to evince. DOCUMENTS. Department of War, ) Jprii 27 1820. $ Sir : i have the honor, in com pliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the loth instant, relative to the present location of the Florida Indians, and their country, its s : 1 and water, to transmit the accompanying papers, 1,2, 3, which contain all the* infor mation in the Department required by the aforesaid resolution. I have the honor to be, very res pectfully, vour obedient servant. JAMES BARBOUR. To the Hon. The Speaker ofthe House oj' Representatives cf the U. S. No. 1, Department or War, ) Office of Indian Affairs, j Sir : I have the honor, in com pliance with your directions, to “ furn ish the information called for by the re olution ofthe House of Represen tatives of the lhthinst.,” directing the Secretary of War to lay before it all the information in the possession of the Department, touching the pre sent location of the Florida Indians, with such description ofthe country, as to soil and water, as is iu the pow er of the Department, to sulrmit, herewith papers, marked 2 and 3, and respectfully to refer to the print ed document, (House of Reprcsei - tatives, No 74,) ofthe 6th February last, and which, together with toe above papers, contain all the informa tion touching the subject of the reso lution ofthe loth inst. on file in tins Office. I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient ser vant, THO: L. McKENNEY. To the Hon. James Bakeour, No. 2 Florida Agency, Feb. 22,1526. Sir : Finding, on my arrival at the Agency, that the Chiefs of the Semi nole Nation were extremely importu nate that I should examine the j country assigned by the late treaty —urging strongly, that it had not been fairly represented to the Presi dent of the United States, and that great injustice had been done to them 1 determined to act on the orders from your Department, to explore the Indian Country, and to report, on mv on n examination, exactly as I should find it to be. , 1 have now tiie honor? afier a foithiiil at.d laborious examination of thoir lands for thirteen days, to make the following report:—The long swamp which Is on the right of the military road from this place to Tampa Bay, is the first land near the present northern line deserving any attention. This swamp is.near six miles long, very narrow, and entirely too wet for cultivation, except thirty or forty acres, at its southern ex tremity, which is inhabited by a fami ly of Indians. I consider it of little value. Akahumpki, signifies, in our language, one pond; is an Indian town. The. land is too poor for cultivation, and there is very little good land in its neighborhood. Pc lack-laknha, is a town occupied by the negroes, its name signifies scat tered hammock; there is but little land fit for cultivation about it, and in the rainy season the best of it is under water. Checuchatty, or Red house, is rn Indian town on the mar gin of? large pond; it appears to be an ancient settlement; all the good lands have been exhausted by culti vation, and it is now poor, unhealthy, and has not water near that is fit to drink. The Big-hammock, jp situa ted near this town I spent some days in cxaniiniug it, and was greatly disappointed hi its lertillitr, extent, and supposed advantages. Theß.ig hanimock is much lower than the ad joining land, which is poor, pine, sandy hills, wholly unfit for cultiva tion. There is a large pdnd in the centre of this Hammock, with sev oral drains; in the wet season it is the greater part under wat r ; in the dry season there is no water except in this large pond. The soil, from its growth of timber, would induce a passing observer to believe it very fertile, but I found, on examining the land in many places, that it is a light mould two or three inches deep, based on white sand, and would, if cultivated, in three years become a bed of sand. The whole extent 61* this Hammock would not make mo{e than a township. There is but one small Indian settlement in it; and, take it altogether, I feel confident it has been vastly overrated. 1 think that a man. who is a judge of land would not give more than one dollar per acre for the best of it, above high wa<KJr mark, which would be a small part.of the whole Hammock. I did not travel but a short distance ingoing South oh the military road. 1 left it near Okhumpki, and examin ed the whole country to the right of the road, as far as Tampa Bay. I visited every spot where any lands were spoken of as b ing g- 'od, and I can say with truth, I have not seen three hundred acres of good land in my whole route, after leaving the agency. The lauds on the Big and Little Withle-Coucha arc poor, and the. lands on Hillsborough river, within the Indian boundary, are ol'so little value, that there is not one Indian settlement on any of them. I did not visit Peas Creek. I had suffered so much from drinking wa ter alive with insects, from Mosche tos, intolerblc hot wether, and my hones were so reduced by the journey and the swarms of horse-flies, that 1 determined to leave that point unex plored, having received satisfactory information; that there is but a small tract of good land in that quarter. I never have seen a more wretched tract of country than that which I en tered five or six miles iiouth ofChu cuchattv; the sand hilis rise very high, and the Indian-trail winds over an extensive sand ridge, for eight or nine mil s; the whole ofthe timber '■for this distance, as far as the eye can survey, has bevn killed by lire; the burnt and blackened pines, with out a leaf, added to tin dreary pov erty ofthe laud, pres nts th most miserable and gloomy prospects l ver beheld. Aft r descending the xiurthern extremity of this ridge, i entered a low wet piny country, otted with numerous ponds. 1 had ranch difficulty to pass through them, although the season has been uncom monly dry; had much rain have fall en, I never could have reached Tampa Bay, in that direction. So iow was the whole country, as far as the Indian boundaryextended toward Tampa Bay, that after riding all day, ■ind until 11 o’clock at night, in the hope I would find a dry spot to sleep [OR $4 IF NOT PAID IN *SIX MONTHS. [NO. XX! —VOL. !. upon, I was compelled to take np my lodgings on a low wet place for the night. No settlement ever can be made in this region, and there is no land in it worth cultivation. The * best ofthe Indian lands are worth but little; nineteen twentieths of their whole country within the present boundary, is by far the poorest and most miserable region 1 ever beheld. I have, therefore, to advise as my duty demands, awl the honor and humanity of my country requires* that the Big Swamp be aLo given to . the Indians, and that the Northern side be fixed fivft miles north of the Big Swamp, qnd extended to the Okele.raha river cast, and so far west as to include the Big Hammock. This line will take in no good land, but the Big Swamp, of any conse quncc; but by extending it into the pine barren five miles, it will keep off settlers from the Indian boundary, who Would otherwise crowd near the line, and sell whisky to the Indians. The pine barren between the South end of Alachua and ftse Big Swamp is poor and never can he The distance is About 25 miles. The Big Swamp is six mile* long, and ie about two miles wide, and is healthy, high, rich land. I have the honor to remain your obedient servant. WM. P. DUVAL. To Col. Tupmas L. McK .nxlt, General Superintendent of Indian Affairs. • No. 3. TalladacSE, 13th Jan. 1626. Sir: Having been called on to state my views of the country laid out lor the future residence of the Florada Indians, can only say that my knowledge of the colmrty, from observation, is limited, having only travelled through it two or three times; bat, sir, so far os I have seen it, it is the poorest pat of Florida, aud a large portion of it generally inundated. There jttc, interspersed through the country, sinaillight sandy Hammocks, which will bear cultiva tion a few years ; but I know no one spot of good !at>d sufllr eatfy large for one of the several tribes, or towns of Indians. My opiooton is, therefore, clear, that the cannot possibly subsist on their loca tion, and that an extension of the line, so far as to include the Big Swamp, which is a Hammock con taining about five or six thousand acres of pretty good land, ought to be granted them, which is all that is asked by them, so far as I have heard. I am, very rcpcctfully, your Excel lency's inogt obedient servant, BEN: CHAIRES. His Excellency William F. Duval. By the urgent request of several gentlemen of Twiggs count/, we republish the following article. FOR TH* STATESMAN. To an observer ofthe times, it is really interest ing to notice thfcfvarious ebbs and flows, currents and counter currents, that are flowing hither an thtiher, in our political atmosphere, at this time. Our little great men, alias election jockeys are a* busy as so many bees, testing tl . speed and bottom of their vwrious coursers, in order to ascertain whichcanbe trust ed on the tr.rt at the fall rac s, — Caucuses, those hot beda in which intrigue and villany aie conceived and nurtured, have become quite the order of the day. Neither the sabbath, nor the holy temples of God remain unpoluted by them. Having recently been so fortunate, or rather so unfortunate, as to be taken for a Radical, I had the mor tification to find ihyself iuvited to ono of these holy of holies, the back-room of a law shop, on one ot these afore said caucus occasions. I accordingly attended, and took my seat as a le gitimate member. The proceedings ofthe mooting was conducted upon the plan of interrogatory. Quite a consequential self important looking little gentlemen, wno I was told his Excelleucy in one ofihis mad fits had thought proper to dub a Colonel; aud who, by tbe by. has considerable reputation tor the wisdom of his si lence, opened the meeting by address ing himself to an elderly looking man—Well General, what think you of the next Presidency 1 Why Col. to he honest about it, I think we must go the whole amount for Jackson. Well, but General what will the peo ple say about it. Y'ou know at tlio last races we abused him most un mercifully, and swore that his sup p rters were all Federalist and Ta rn men, and that he was the most ivranicxl, overbearing, unprincipled scoundrel that ever attempted teim .iose himself on the community. O, bat Col you know we only done that ;q support Crawford and the party ; and the fact is, now to be honest about it, he is the peoples man. and right or wrong : Ay that iswvery ttue. But I would rather vote for Craw ford if he had nothing but a leg; poor fellow, he is entirely out of tne