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VftJM* AWD MEXICO.—IIHiIII V IMPORTANT.
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POLITICAL.
run* th» Richmond *nin.
tinnrcr««HT>. mid in ether rnrllcfcts nmn.itiiir. — , . ^ . ..
Th. nbrnWaimr.. «f .h, ... ben. g.rttlem, „ who Upland-,nogrenof Fanny H nght
had |ifrc*i!tJ Ikm, divided tlietpefelve* in.u two !
itidihtrT Wihiehpi»tl)P ou* eclating .o the |*ol.it-
,Monday was (hr day fixed hy die laws, f»f the
Me. f. Ho>*. •" conformi.y »..h prev.ou* mt- c<d ^ WtKWt ^, t , he „|l.er relitlng to o«o"*W«ij» of die Senatorial electors recently
||lKtoN.|lllHinNnl hi. motion for in<|...ev fnlkv i Ir< ,h.|n .lavra, rhn.en m Maryland, ... order (o lulfil their luuc-
Iha Warn, of Texan and Mexico., lie ...d il era. W idt regard to il.e political question, ondoubt- ! b >' <b * rbo '" of 1 ] 8 """ S ! n » ,or *
tf London, io .hich die following aialemeni ap- . 1,47},000, or
a. in. ar.rate
in the ratio, of al.oul 216 per cent . and back-tom waa found nth tome flrth ui<nn hi tn
of die Ihrae yeaM,«ndingin 1831, !«!.- , Uut) wa , fobe bl) , „ , h „ H,
any such probability nf m occurring
Duren •!«'
upon d... houae ,o a,Id,era d.e Crown w..h refer- ' ,h * ,,i *"PI ,oin ' f ' 1 minority. b y' h » V , „
macocur*. io keep aloof, nnil.lliiis prevent nny
choice ol Senators.
wetessary io inteifere, a««l tbe motion mi with* ,
dr»wu. We copy from the Conner ami Knqui
r * r :— * ' tnce to the metier. The state of Texas ai present
HoOsfi (IF COMMONS— Augcst C. was ibis—a revolt had taken place iliere. iheMext-
TEXAS. can «rmy had been despatched lor the purpose ol
Mr. P. H<*yt rose to bring forward the motion of putting it down. The first operations had been
which he had given notice. It whs on .1 subject creally succe&slul, but n part ol the army having
of the utmost importance to the cause ol human!- 1 considerably advanced before ihe rest, it was sur- ¥ n u >Mt
ty, of immense importance to our colonial posses- ptisi d by ihe Texian force, routed with girat ' Tlie d sor-»
•ions and to our merchants who had embarked slaughter, and the President taken prisoner. It |,e the neceeeery cot
70,000.000 dollars in Mexico. tl .he Coded •>"(!»>* b- possible dm. die resistance of Ihe peo- ’ crc ,, fJ s ,, ch ,I„ f - |ne | en „ ( |„ before. The
Slates were ...Iftwl Io wrest lexasfro.n Mexico, |'le of lexas ought prevail against the authorities \ nt)apo | ia Republican nfTiicailar -ms-
would not Cuba and other Mexican possession. «'l Mex.co, but. ..n the oilier hand, ihe numerical j ' ,; eroinej nt|r mn „ ajnlu | dl)l ' v announce
fall a prey tojbe loiled Slates ? The war now strength lay with ihe army of d.e Mexican Govern-. |(J ||)e pe( , (l|< , of Mneylwn.l, tlial the Vineleen elec-
j tori of the State Senate, that are attached to the
all of them were in
< Dr. Abraham L Cox, who is, 1 think, one ol the j meat in the metropolis, ns
'ha 'ouch if f,||,
were mostly rp .
quantity
I Hence
our
•• A young colored man of one of die Southern *»° bead of mule, and11^38,00° ^md of aheeji *«i« crumbled'to piece.. The bone,
hales (I lli ink ,, was one of the Carolina,, ti". t *•-«*« «» «"«•
old by Ins inasler to a man «bo carried Inn. '» (rBp , ,, C1 „„p ure d will, ilia iiuinbara anld. I74H, 1750.
.uui.iana, or was about Io do so—which. I do mil ,, u , ou |,| , r ,|| Pn , lfi.it ihn munfxr of eatlln and
nw remember. The young slave, dreading Ins consumeil in London, increases nbmu in the
hlure tondflmn mi that part of our country, ran ; anmt propnrtinn with the population. The wright of
way from his master and got into the North.— | the iminnls has, however, ■ good deal morn thandoub*
• lie "Stair, vi W — ....luting the winter nf ! 881-35- b« li*' el1 secrecy j led in the mt.-rval In die earlier part of the lui aa
aof a w.r for toilepenrfeoe. but for slavery, ami ,,j v lh . , m s..l,.l..v dial d.e ...mince of leva. 1 rfa,lrr " ; ‘ wl,fo ,h “‘ 4 ‘ of die 4.1 electors j . |(|) , Su|H Vt . rinonti „|,ere he i, Saul to have 1 tury, the groa. weight of the catile ,o d at S.n.U.fie Id.
Staid -if Ihe luited-Stanea was suffereil to wrest ’ h , Vl led to the United Sla-ea no a suli- ar ' lo » quorum l«r hiistne,,— h Christian Out fimlina that hi, reireat ,, ; ,1 no1 : »* »" merage. exceed -!70 lbs., and of he
T ,.,. from Mexhf. C.h* would come »„> ^ [Z,^ e^e Z .mo- ' ">«' »•' Whig, chose <1 .die Van Horen parly ... • hd becooeLoZ lo bis master!‘and d,a, be was.
Th. debate however. ,s o. so much impm.ancr, j , inn of , he hn ‘, e <B1 , „( ,L coun.rv, but be did I c'cciora-conseqnendy. dint a, leas, three ol the : „„ , ,epaired ... die ci.y of ; H(10 Jg nl „,J lat „r,|,ed.ee pel .b„u«80 lb,! Il may be ” «h" dinner they »e,e preparing Was „i||
that we extract die whole ol it, trout which it will not think that Ihe events which h ui occurred af- I * "" Hureo electoia must unite with die BI. or , v „,i. I r,„. hi, uia ^ 1 n 1 l|jyhiyirniendm^|t:.._ B a ,i r...„ c i...,„i.„^^lr^ni^rarnijiijjdiietw U i U i3riv 1
fee seen th ,1 the Kiitish Cabinet did no. dei-n, it , fortie.l any cronn.l for supposing' thal d.e.e »a, ""J',* ro " l ‘ l br "" quorum. ■
B»oowa->vu fra mini lorn anti the Htnlinii uma mill,- . * ' ' r Ilf* l« null j tt it r P fflUl II 1134
!*■ w na li t . | . | » • • • aui niiratai ae. w"*i to. • ■ | iwonu|'i«.s, u
,0 rad , "" '* nlsn ,h »! " b "» bern proposed to | UfCH|| , e Committ, 0 of die American Auti Sla- I lion, i, twice ... great at tl.ia
of hnir. to appearance that of a l'em:il<*,
the trail aermed to bn otill on the roail, an,|l
men puvhed on with incrnasnt spe^d ami an
to overtake the murdering Indiana. Thet'^’i
peeled to do so at the next home [Mr. Low,, i
7 miles ahead. On arriving there, Ihey lo U n,| fS i
house abandoned by the two females and* k
children, who lived there, hut unvistted by ( 'p , lr
(liana. The inmates had evidently fled [ n * n ‘
compared with the populit- i then doubtful of the trail they were on, set oufr ^
s moment, as in 1740—'50. j Mr. Sparkman’s, 4 miles distant. It Wi , s f or
vry
The rrtlecting will he surprised to learn that
the desperate and unprincipled advice lias been
adopted — a melancholy symptom of the progress
of agrarian ant! anarchical principles. Tnc Ho
vernment of Matylaml, if the course lie adhered to.
z«rs ailnilt tins to
he the necessary consequence, r.ictmn lias never
mi, in i>-u gii-ui in inn ilium *5 in, us in nr ’— . inr. k7|iuiMiinti o ( » ninua xjini.iin. | [ f
So late as 1703 the slaughter of bullocks for the sup-1 „i„||t when they renche.l Mr. Hpxrkmxn' ar,tl
The D.iclor, after having harbored him a few I P>>' " f lhe l" ,, * ,ic t '""'If*. »'«" "d'nlly unknow.. in w „ j, |)0S4ib | e f ur them lo determine wheihJ!\i!' 0r
ing hi... at a greater [±*^1;^"*' “» « he “ C0 " W "" !d ' were on a trail or not. Great distress ^
now strength lay with the army of the Mexican Govern
going on itt Texas w.as a war not for independence mem, who. from the lest accounts that were re
hut for slavery ; and he would contend that should ttived, une preparing to make fresh efforts ; y jjn |j uren ,, ar j Vt alth«»u
the revolt in Texas he successful, that province to reinforce their army, and from what had already , lhe c yesterday, and yesterday was the day on
would still be bound by the treaty .Mexico entered happened the final result of the struggle could not j w Hich «he Constitution requires that they should
r,l *‘ , , , .V .. , i meet to consummate the object for which they
With respect to the conduct of the 1 n,,e, ‘| were P | PC(e ,|
into with this country when Texas formed part of
the Mexican dominions, to prevent the carrying on
of the slave trade within its territory; the number
of Stales in the.Union had originally been thir
teen; they we«e now increased to twenty-six. and
if Texas were added to the l ninu, there could be
Stale* of Aineric* in the matter, aithough lie was |
mcks for the purpose of putting him at a greate
dstance from liis master, and also for other, but
sthordtnatc objects, shipped him to .London, with
a etter in band t«> Dr. Morrison, in which lie tells
th? story which I have slated in few words, and
r;lls upon Dr. M. to act the part of a friend to the
yuing man. This letter Dr. Morrison threw into
ill* I’ahiot. accompanying it with some remarks
of Ins own, in which lie informed the Christian
pihlic of Great liritain, that he had determined lo
soid the young man throughout England, in or*
d»r that he might hold meetings for the purpose
ol telling what American slavery is, and collect
nnney to enable him to procure an education in
Kigiand tu the ministry, adding that no colored
ycung man could obtain an education in any col
.... ... . , * | le:e in America. This is a brief outline of the
Item lulled to sitifiul the meet-1 CJ j |() . Rf)(| u js to „ le | Fltef 0 f Ur. Cox tin,t I
30.(MM) iiihakiijints. I T”' V it a\T ithe
At .1,0 end of the Atnericm war, no rchraten bread ' boilse " f , Mr - Sparkman-thera w„ Mr, Joh n ,_!
whs to be «een in the farm-houses, country villages, Her arm laid open with a rifle bullet—a ball g | |0|
nml smaller towns in Scut and. Oat cakes mid birley • through her neck—and her scalp, so f Hr aj
bannocks were in universal use. In 1727, n field of hair extended over her head, most horribly ,
right acres sown in wheat in the vicinity ol Edin- manglingly taken off—and she still alioe! n n '!
burgh, was reckoned so great a curiosity, that limn-j God! who can hear the hare recital of « u [1°^
her* of pm *<>in came !<nm a great distance to see it. | deed, and not feel horror-stricken at i|, n C . , a
Oot of tbo O.mm.lltm "f peonie IO l.„;.|o„d nod b | 0 n,l«,l harharity ? Who o»n hear « n J nwfc°,'‘
V'f • T W " ri ', , " 1 ’"Iooa „ : thira. to ren-njLch outrage? feel *
it is estimated that not more than oJ.UOU use that spe- , , . . . ,
cil-H Ol grain. Sb,! >v:,s abl « 10 a ate "« circumstance, 0 f lh ,
It i« believed, flint tliroughout Great Hriiain, there , attack upon herself and husband. They
urn. upon an average, *2.5 horses where there was one | about i!0 yards from the house, between lOnnd it
o’clock, Thursday morning, when the | nc j |(
ession of George III to the throne, it is ; showed themselves by the corner of a fence do^
aware (fiat individuals in those states IihiI given I ( j oor9
ine for that ,„„|,„so. I, wa. underaton.l not of wo|l| ;, ca|| vour Rllpnlioni ..
great assistance to the revolting populatii
Texas, vet the conduct of the responsible Go
no doubt the basis of the connection would be to vcrimimit ol America was the reverse. If regard
establish slavery and the slave trade permanently were h..d lo the President's message to Congress,
in that pr vince. H- begged to ask the noble
Lord opposite. Lord Palmerston, if within the last
ten davs he had not received an upplic. omit from
the Mexican Government Inr the good offices of
this country to remonstrate with ihe l ni»cd S ates
against the gross violation of treaties, and the
aggressions of their Southern Siaies. The hono
rable member read extracts from speeches ol Mr.
Huskisaon and Mr. J. Q- Adams, lo show the im
portance to America in a commercial point of view,
of annexing Texas lo us territory.
It is now for this House t f » consider whether,
after the enormous sums expended in abolishing
and putting down *Uvery, it would render the
whole of that expenditure useless, and allow
slaverv lo take deep root in situations with respect
Hotel—and report adds, that a deputation had at
tempted to approach, at first, some member indi
vidually. and afterwards the attending Electors,
with propositions which however w ere returned an *
opened in the fust case, and its reception was
declined in the second case.
; It will be seen that the State is actually brought
j to the very brink of tlie most learUil precipic
it would be lound to contain an unequivocal de
claration of tbat Government to lake no part in
the Mexican civil war, hihI that in accordance with
that declaration, oiinrs had been issued to inforce
the laws in the prevention of individuals mixing
lhemselves up in the matter He (|.otd Palmer
stun) had that opinion of 'he honor and good laiili
o! the Government of America as not lo suppose
'I' 1 " "'ey wo “ l «l art up to that ilecl,.rat,on ; j ,, MI) nM |he , lonor an( | character of MarvUmJ, are
anil he thought Ireah circumstances oualtt to arise | j(l lminin „ nl j P „, IH „|y.
Total <li,organization, a fearful slate nf anarchy, j inilivnlnal die,I on Tuesday afternoon at tl,
l,y the measures winch a disappointed minority t, lhe h | ave pursue his remedy—V,
are resorting to, to destroy the fetate Government. ( J
The Government—the Lj^Is—the Constituti-
tution—our existence as a State....what is more i
before an address should he sent to ti e Crown on
the political branch of the question. (Hear, hear.)
Now, with regard to that part of the question
which related to the trade io slaves, ilie honorable
gentleman opposite had remarked that no corres
pondence had been bud before the house with re-
to which this country had both the power and gard to the progress or diminution of the slave
right of interfence in suppressing it. B it. sup- trade, ^opposed to exist in Texas, while other phi-
posing the independence nf Texas to be estah- c**s were given. The fact was so; and the expla-j
lished, and that it united itsell to tin* United nation be bad to offer was, that Ills Majesty’s Go-|
States, let th** house consider what considerable vernment had no agent in the province of Texas, !
commercial advantages the latter would gam over and ihey had only I itely received information Irom j
this country. By that junction, the United States the British Minister at Mexico hearing on the illi- 1 ,j ie " \N luJ* Elect
would be brought within six weeks sail nf China, cit trade in slaves supposed to h»* carried on in
Neither ought ihe importance of the possession Texas. It would be a great evil, much lo be
a Kohespieri-in dynasty, is just beyond lhe Rubi
con. upon the veiy brink of which the Revolu
tionists have at this moment induced a party to
place themselves in threatening airay. Pause!
Pause!—fur Heaven’s sake, pause !
litnry i
Since tli
computed that six millions of waste lands, have been
inclosed and reduced lo cultivation.
There Inis been a woudeilul growth in the produce
of wool In 1S00, the supply in England ami Wales
whs 384,000 packs of‘240 Ibj. each. But owing to the
increased size of the animal, and the greater weight id
the fleece, the same number of sheep that produced
it is calculated to 380 000 packs in 1800. were estimated by the best in-
hall suffice. The formed wool-growers and \voo|.*tapler*, to produce
403,000 in 1830, being ail increase of 20 per cent in
thirty years.
They attribute their grand improvement in England
to Ihe universal introduction of grew crops, ns they
are technically called, grains, grasses and turnips. In
the latter cron, one individual plants 000 acres. Of
Cour. fy j all the improvements, however, in agriculture, mo«t
prominence is given to the use of bone manure. Much
i is imported into th** country, and mills are every where
. I erected for domestic grinding.
From the New-'l oik Daily Advertiser, Sept. 11. j They ascribe the improvement of their stock to the
Death of Col. Hu hr—This extraordinary increased quantity and better quality of their food. It
Ui : ; : *' ' “‘ ‘
is fruitful of i>. We submit it without
expression of the indignation
call forth. A single remark
man who has thus assisted in depriving a South
ern citizen of his legal property, is unquestiona
bly liable at law for iis amount, and the costs
of prosecuting the claim. He has furnished llie
proof of his own turpitude — now let the owner
is their opinion, that of all animals, those whir h have
iten Island i l Do am»II#»7 , i. cleanest, and finest hones, are the best
o’clock. Thursday morning, when the J nth,' *
m l.y the corner of a f ence ^
to llipm. The I nil Kins lireil and wounded lit
Johns in the left breast. Both ran for the ho us !'
entered and closed the door. The Indians c '
no and lireil on lhe house. They called (lur'
English, and told them if they would come out"
they should not be hurt. The Indians looked' *
llironah the cracks (lhe house was made of | 0 „"!
and told Mr. Johns and his wile lo came oiu •
hut Ihey did not consent to do so, hut begged fo'
their lives. The order was given in English i u
charge the house. The Indians hurst in—s|i„ t
Mr. Johns through the head—he fell, and hi s w ||-
fell upon his body. An Indian dragged her in’
the door and said lo her, •• hi epos cha," .. „
She asked “ where?"...he pointed towards lhe |i e jj
of Klnck creek. At that moment, she s;nv an 0
ther Indian level his rille—stie threw up her arm
—the Indian fired—ami the ball passing lr n »ih.
wise through the llesli of her arm, passed through
her neck. She fell—the Indian came up— drag,
ged her into the hall of (lie house (the house ii
what is called a double log house,) and Mien i,k-
Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Patriot,
datrd
A\s°LIs. September Id. 18dl». ?
*‘H o.’.clock, 1* M. <i
There is no Senate, i/rt! I - o'clock lo day,
met — t» , ein/"*» , *e being pre
sent and duly qualified according lo tm 'cipiire
incuts of lhe Constitution. Shortly nl'ierw’"'!).
mnnd Mouse, Mcsereau’s Ferry. o„ ,
in Ihe eighty lir.-t year of his age Col lUrr has 1 P r ".P or "' ,ne <l. ,uul c, , , ' ere ' 1 »«•' ll,e beal •' l " d fi " c91
l.eeti r!,7.. I i i r ~ i i | grumed meal; Hint they are the hardiest, healthiest, .
h t Ins room for lhe last year, hut | alld nlo „ i„e|i imb |e teed; aide to bear the moil fa- ing out her comb, and tearing the siring from her
ms enjoy ci uncommon line spirits, arid was able j tigue while living, and worth the most per pound dead; j hair, scal/ied her! He did not tear Ihe scalp nir
not only lo discourse with his friends hut in ar- j that il is belter to select an inferior breed and improve hilt cut n ns butchers take the skin from a beef
range his papers lor publication. I’.w men have | it, than a superior that will degenerate for want of suit- j During ibis operation, Mrs. Johns was sensible „'r
"Mile a more conspicuous figure in American his- »ble food mid pasturage. I , unJ s;,»
lory. I le was horn Gill February, Ir.'rO; joined
llie American army under General Washington,
then before ( ambridge, as a vnhintepr, in August,
I77u He mnrebed from Penubseoi with Gr*ne-
ral Arnold ihrough lhe wilderness lo (}ueheo. one
of lhe mosi fatiguing marches ever recorded. The
WAR NEWS.
hy this country. Those m nes were of immense lead to an extension nr re-establishment of slavery, j Cecdi on beha | f nf lbe Van Uoreniies. a tired
value-one alone having produce, 80,000.000 dol- 1 hat was a mailer deserving the attention of ihe in lbe Senilte Chumher. and staled that ihey had
Ur*. Unless Mex.co was assisted as she ought to house; ami il lhe house supposed that His Mn- „ communication whieti Oiey »cre ileputerl to <le-
be by this country, she would be so weaken- jesly’s Government were either indifferent or un- | |, ver lo t | ie Whips, and then held out a letter.
ed ns soon to become an easy victim to the nmbi- j willing to bestow the most vigilant care to prevent i | t U Ri r0 |,| M . ( f to thrm. that no President had as ,, 1V< „ r
tion of the United Slates of America. The mo- ■ such an evil, lie should he willing lo agree in Let been elected, and lli'ai no con.municaiion could i New-York and entered (lie family of (
lion with which lie intended to conclude was, lor thinking, with the honorable member lor South- 1 " ' '* ~
an address to the Grow n to take such measures as ampton. it fitting to admonish the Government in
wire proper for the fulfilment of the existing the manner lie proposed ; but he (Lord Palmer-
trea'v, by which this country was hound to co-ope- j gion) assured the house. Die Government required
iace with Mexico. He was of opinion that En- | no such stimulus to perform their duty, and he
gland ought not only to remonstrate with Ameri- j thought that what they were now doing might he
ca. but to have a naval force on Die ci ast to support | accepted as a proof that they w ere anxious and
Mexico against American aggressions. active in endeavoring to put down the slave trade
The lion, member concluded hy moving “ That i pi every part of the world, and to prevent its I
•n humble address be presented to the Crown, ■ springing up in quarters where it did not already I
praying that his Majesty will be graciously pleased exist; but lie did not think there was any console- j
to direct that such measures he taken as to his | rable danger of such an evil being the result ol j
Majesty may seem proper, to secure the lullilment the Mexican civil war, for it was evident that either ]
of the existing treaty between this country and Texas must be conquered and yield to Mexican -
Mexico, and to prevent the establishment ol slave- authority *, or that it, by succeeding in its struggle, !
ry and traffic in slaves, in the province ol Texas, . would become an independent slate ; or thirdly, I
io the Mexican Territory.’’ ' add itself to the United States of America. Now, j
Mr. H. G. Ward seconded the amendment, j if t^ e Mexican authority were re-established, no
which involved a subject upon which he had been | more encouragement to the slave trade would be
long and was deeply interested. The importance j given in Texas than other Mexican states. Again,
of rhe province of Texas was but little known in ; jf ihe Mexican authority was thrown off, and the
thi* liou»e oi oy the country. The province itself | independence of Texas declared, it would then be
consisted of a large tract of the finest land ; i: had | open lo this country to interfere and put down any
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properly he received by t’.ie Whigs, as part of the ing on, at his (Gen. Washington’s) request. II**
Electoral College, and the letter was consequent- was soon appointed aid to (Jen. Putnam, and
ly not received. Without further pailey, Messrs, fought bravely in the battle of Long Island, alter
McGill and Thomas retired —the Whigs then n?- . which he was made Col in 1777, and remained in
mained in the Senate Chamber till 3 o’clock, the army, and was a conspicuous officer in the
and no more Electors appearing, they took a re- ' battles of New Jersey. In 1700 lie retired io coo
cess till b o’clock, in order that the disaffected ; sequence of ill health arising out of Ii is fatigues
Electors might have an opportunity of qualifying j at the battle of Monmouth. As soon as peace I w |io, their time of service having expired, vol
to-day, was declared, be was appointed a Judge ol the Su ; teered for this special service, and Capt. D. I).
There is manifestly much uneasiness about the preme Court of this Slate, which honor he de- j Tompkins, 1st Reg. (J. S. Artillery, with a 24
Vunites. I see them like bees swarming, gather- dined, lie served as Attorney General until lie | pounder liowitzer^and 25 of bis men. The ad
vaiice was in three columns—the right under Chi.
Warren, the left under Lt. Col. Mills, and th'*
what was doing. She saw the Indian’s scalping
1 ! knife, and says it was a round pointed common
butcher knife—she lay ns if dead. The Indians
' plundered the house, taking a portmanteau C on-
| tabling 100 dollars and every thing of value—
I fire to the house, and one Indian applied the torch
her clothes—left the house—gave a whoop, v
irried off in the direction, she tl
taming the substance of a report to the command- 1 noise, of the head of Black creek
er-in chief of a battle w ith the Indians, fought She felt the fife of her clothes upon one leg,
near N* \vn msville, on the Ifitli inst. and as soon as she dared to move so much, grab.
Oil Saturday evening, the 17th. the Indians . led in Iter hand a quantity of her own clotted blond,
came within a mile of that fort and captured a 1 with which she put out her burning clothes! An«l
cart, and fired on three whites and two negroes, i then, when the Indians were out of hearing, slis
As it was too late and rainy to m ike a successful • got up, saw her murdered husband’s body un
attack that oiglu, spi**e were sent lo discover the ! scalped and unmoved from the position in winch
position of the Indians. They were posted in the befell, except the Indians had put one foot up or,
neighborhood of San Felasco hammock. Sunday the edge of a table. The house was on fire—»shi
morning Col. Warren marched out to give battle
with 100 mounted men, b *ing detachments Irom
Capts. Walker’s, Ward’s, and Garrison’s compa
nies, with 25 gentlemen under Capt. Beckham,
MOM THIS JACKSONVILLE COCKIER,
ANOTHER BATTLE.
. We have been favored with the perusal of a j t
su I. ring en. uied hy this hand of Ameiicnn troops fetter dated Fort Gilliland, Sept. 1 Bill. 1836. con- . hurried off in the direction, she thought from ih«
has Hardly a parallel. He was aid to (Jen. Mont- * * ■* 8 *
gomery on the ever memorable rrglit of the 31 si of I
December. 1775, when the assault was made on
the city of Quebec, and at which this distinguish- |
ed officer fell. Alter serving with fidelity ami |
honor in the campaign of Canada, he returned to
numerous good and only two had ports, and the
possession of it would give to the parties obtain
ing it the full command of the whole Gull of Mex
ico. The Mexican Government on its first inter
course with this country, an intercourse of in
trude in slaves that might be carried on. Lastly,
if Texas should in the progress of events become
a member of the United States of America, though
ing round some door, and after chattering for a was chosen United States Senator, which he held
little while, they break off and are seen passing i from 1793 to 1799. In 1801 lie was chosen Vice
from one room to another, looking for they know President, which office expired in 1805. The
not what, They find that the times are not ripe 4th of July, 1804, he killed Gen. Hamilton in a
lor such a revolutionary, nullifying movement as duel, which put a final end to his political career,
certain of their leaders contemplate, and they 1 nnd in fact drove him from his country. He then
look in vain at the principles advocated by them ; engaged in the celebrated Burr’s expedition des-
at the time they solicited the votes of the peo- | fined to Mexico—was taken, tried and acquitted at
pie, for a justification of their present declared Richmond in 1807. He soon left Ihe country and
purpose. j returned in about 1811, and commenced his pro-
1 do not believe that they will meet this eve- fession as Counsellor at Law. lie has been en-
niog. and I am doubtful whether they will meet gaged in a number of important causes which have
to-morrow. It is useless to speculate in regard reached our highest Courts.
to their course. Time alone can determine what j Within the last few years he has enjoyed an
they will do, for men who can foul any excuse annuity of about fourteen hundred dollars, and a
slaves might be sent there from other states, there i which will justify them in so using the pooer given pension of six hundred, in all about two thousand,
would he no real danger of the importation of! lothemhy the Constitution, as lo destroy that in- go that lie lias been comfortable in his circtunstan*
creased and still increasing commercial importance j g| , V c* Irom the coast ol Alrica, or the islands of glrumcnt itself, cannot he expected to be govern • ces. We are happy to learn that he has left -all his
to thiscoun'ry, had stipulated lor the abolition in | the West Indies, lie was inclined to believe that ! ,. ( | hy the rules which find sanction among cun- 1 valuable papers to the care of Mathew L. Davis,
it« teiritory of the slave trade, mid he (Mr. Ward) ^^ importation into Texas of slaves from Cuba | scientious public officers. Esq. A more talented individual could not he
could state timt this stipulation had been most had taken place, but lie bad not heard of any such j Six o’clock, 1*. M. found, and who has now one volume of his life
rigidly enforced and observed, and lie did not he- j importation from the const of Africa. With re- , y 0 Senate yet.—The Whig Elec ois m**t at ready for the press.
Jievc that there were now in the Mexican states, | g J1M | to l j 10 importation of slaves from Cuba, he j five, and waited till six o’clock, when they ad-
except Texas, 20 slaves. To Texas the Lnite«4 f say, tl»;it it had occuired before the treaty j journed to meet again to-morrow morning
States had long turned covetous eyes, and to oh- j concluded between Spain and this country, fur j o’clock
tain possession of that province bad been the first | suppressing the slave trade, bad come into opera-
centre under Capt. Tompkins. When within
three-fourths of a mile of the hammock, they met
the Indians, a- ’ me battle commenced along the
right wing aiiu centre.
The Indians attempted to turn the left flank,
but wero charged with spirit by that wing ami
driven into a thick oak scrub, thence into the
border of the hammock, where the artillery play
ed on them with considerable effect. Then they
attempted to turn the right flank, but were driven
off l>v that wing, and into range again of the artil
lery, which opened upon them with great effect
made her way out of it, fainting every lew
mites—- reached the edge of a swamp - got somi
water, and there laid down unable to gt?t farther.
There she remained till 10 o’clock, I*. M., when
three men, Mr. Johns the father of her hushaml,
Mr. Lonnler. iind Mr. M'Kinnpy came along -
They saw the burning tinuse all fallen in, ev.rjit
the corners nIThe logs—the hotly therein burned
—and discovered her, whom they took to be an In
dian at first, then a squaw. On advancing to her,
wh.il must have been the feelings of the father-
in law, to recognize iri the butchered, hlontly,al
most lifeless woman, his daughter-in-law—anil to
know that the burned human frame in the house
vs as that of his son ! These three men c rried tier
to Mr. bonder's, anil giving lire inmates of the
boose the alarm, ami taking them, the two fe
males, anil their children, went oil to Mr. Spark-
man's—where our party in pursuit of the Indians,
found litem as above staled.
It was the trail of these men that was mistaken
for that of the Indians. The Indians were all
object of its policy. During his residence in
Mexico, America contrived lo have a proposal
made to the Mexican Government, offering 10.-
000.0M dollars for certain privileges in Texas,
Mil riiat proposition having been refused, Ameri
ca then proceeded to encourage the settlement of
Texas «f the refuse of her own southern states,
svh» took possession of the land without title, or
pretension to any title, and thus drew it in
line. The statement of the honor.• hI■ ■ " ember mr
Southampton, therefore, applied to a time antic-
dent to the ratification of Ihe treaty.
The noble Lord then entered into various parti
culars of the measures taken hy the Government
FROM THU CANTON Itt'.UAl.t)
DRY GOODS, COTTONS, etc.
The principal manufacturing countries of Eu
rope are England, Eranee, Belgium, Netherlands,
nnd Prussia. The Comprehensive Atlas furnish
es us the following interesting items in relation to
the manfacto'ies in each nl these countries, vvhii ti
includes only the more important manufactured
to a population exclusively slave and American, j as duly, to take such immediate steps as would
l ,N lit REN S ABOLITION PRINCIPLES,
are often asked, even hy our own friends,
for the evidence of Abolition principles, charged
With foreign powers for the suppression of d.e i u l'“ n ‘' lr ; ,{ " re "-' bc .V ' vi9, a "• » e « » ,e ' e C""l j arttdes. I.' will he seen that England greatly
slave trade] and a,hie,I, if the Government should anl1 b, ‘ l '7 ", e K / Ve ' ,r0 " r " u be , exceeds all of the above named countries in the
receive any authentic accounts of the introduction ! <|p ”' e ' 1 ' Bn( ' wb ' cb " b " ubl be suffic,e, » lo decll,e "mount of her ma.iufactor.es. Add the manufac-
of Slaves to Texas, it would he their wish a, well I V1,|B °' bc 1
The Indians made desperate attempts tu maintain I mounted and the trail therefore was easily mistaken,
their position. They charged twice on the and- | Mrs. Johns saw eight Indians and one negro—the
lery. They were beaten off at all points, and i negro was naked except a wollen flap he'worc.-
driven a mile and a Ii iIf into a dense hammock. She saw no horses and probably there were more
where they could not lie pursued with advantage. [ than eight Indians as Ihey would undoubtedly lie
The action lasted one hour and a half—one hour , very likely lo leave some With the horses. It was
of which time the fire w.is heavy on the whole now ascertained tint Ihe Indians had taken five
line. Their force was estimated at 300 men. | horses from Mr. Eubank, one from Mr. Ratcliff
Indians were seen to fill before (he fire of the and three fiom Mr. Johns whom they murdered,
artillery, particularly on the le 1 ''. Several persons • and also that our party was ol)' their trail. It wa»
report that they a <w a mounted Inili.ui (from his not possible lo follow the trail of horses in the
appear nice giving orders and a chief) f ill before j night, and thereforeour men encamped. Early in
the fire of the ar-illery. Adj. Gilliland reports ‘ the morning they set nut, and supposing the In-
that lie saw n large fellow mounted in Iron! of the j titans turned from the left of the road, they struck
right, and from his recollection nl It s person into woods in order to come upon the trail with-
A declaration of independence next followed.—
That declaration iraued from men recognizing no
law. and signed hy only one Mexican, she Presi
dent of the Province, a man ot talent, it was true,
but who had dealt most largely in Texas lands,
and sought Ids own advantage, lie was suppos-
put it down. Now, as to the political question he
ilintighl there were no grounds whatever why this
Government should interfere politically. As to
that part ol'lhe address which called on the crown
to interfere to prevent the traffic in slaves in Tex
as, he thought it would involve a censure on the
ed to have formed a connexion with some infiuen- (J„v|. r nincnt they did not deserve, considering the
lial men of the American Cabinet, and amongst j measures they had already adopted; anil on these
them with Mr. Forsyth. What then had follow
ed ? America having created a population in
Texas io the way he had stated, anil having given
«o it every possible assistance, a committee of fo
reign relations in the Senate, came in with a re
port signed by Mr. Clay, for whom he entertained
a high! respect, discussing the necessity of recog
nizing the declaration of the independence of Tex
as. The tendency of the whole report was to
show the propriety, at a future time, to annex
Texas to the United States. The question, there
fore, for the house to consider was—first, the ge
grounds lie must oppose the motion.
Mr. E Buxton did not think any blame attribu
table to the Government with respect In the exten
sion of slavery in Texas, but he thought ilie sub
ject required their continued vigilance. This Go
vernment was hound til remonstrate with the Mexi
can Government, as well as that of the United
States, which as a government was as strongly op
posed to the extension of slavery as we were.
Mr. P. Hoyt, alter what the noble Lord had said,
would not press Ins motion.
Mr- Home. 8irT. French, Sir J.T. Reed, made
thinks he was Jumper. A -jut.ml G. ordered a j nut losing the time nf retracing their steps to lbs
platoon til fire at him. and several „ssert that lie house where Mr. Johns was burned. They struck
fell. Nil Indians were found dead, but from (he the trail quite early anil followed it with all the
mice* nf blood many must have been killed and speed possible. They found where the Indians
lured goods of the United States, anil England wounded. ^ i stopped In take a lunch as was supposed. They
During the present session ol Congress. Arkan- | be „, (minus, 8 20,000,000.) manufactures an a- j ^ ol - Wtirrrn. Lt. Col. Mills, Capt. I). I). 1 omp- j continued the pursuit lo the head of Black Creek,
sas has been admitted into the Uuion, unrestricted, | mount as large as the United Stales, France, Bel- kies, Adj. Gilliland. Capts. Beckham, Walker, i where, finding that the Indians, having, us. was
as regards slavery, but not without an ellort on the j g>iuni, Netherlaud anil Prussia togeihet, as will he | :lnd Ward, Lie,its. Ilreelon and liinillev, dtstin- known, six hours the start on the day helore. had
part of the abolitionists, for restriction. Probably seen by the following : gnished themselves hy the,r bravery and good | travelled in the night, and that loo, with great ra
the next session will witness I' Ioriila asking for; |n Great Britain the annual consumption of! conduct in the action ; also Doctors I elol and - polity, as the trail showed. Our townsmen with
nil mission, 11 Van I) u ren is t lieu President, what cotton for the mao u fact tire of the various articles ^ erhelot. and private \V ey man, stationed at the ) those w ho joined them making twenty in number,
will he her fate even with the majority in Con-; „f clothing, in which it is a sole nr component howiizet. who was wounded at the first fire, but came :o the conclusion that further pursuit would
gross. Or if he were President at this time, what part, amounts to 280,000.000 lbs., yielding an an- j re f»sed to quit his post till compelled hy loss ol
would he the fate of Arkansas ? A full adherence nUi ,| value of $ 162.000,000, employing 800,000 blorvtl.
to the principles ot the following Preamble and people, besides 80,000 power looms. The anno- ' I. art of wounded.—Jeremiah Burnett, mortally;
Resolution of lhe Stale of New York, passed
in 1820. and Inr which he voted, would compel
him In veto every hill admitting n State into the
Union, which did not prohibit slavery within its
limits:
Whereas the inhibiting the further extension
at value of the woollen manufacture, is 8 30,000,- I Mathew 111 nil ley, Jesse Long, Samuel Russell
000, employing 500,000 persons; rnetahe ware, j and eyman, not dangerously,
annual value, 8 80,000,000, employing 350,000
persons; annual value of linen manufacture, 8 08,-
000 000, employing 300,000 persons; malt liquor,
9,500.000 barrels; value, 8125.000,000; candles,
of slavery in these United States is a subject of. value 8 10 000.000; soap g 10,000,000. Total
annual value ol'lhe articles specified above g 598,
000,000.
moral policy of allowing a stale, without remon- some unimportant remarks.
«trauce, to extend itself, and thus put an end to j jj Lushiugton said there were several circutn-
fhe trade between this country and Mexico—the j slances under which this country possessed aright
connexion between which could be completely l0 ■ |n i,. f f,. re to prevent the traffic in slaves in Tex- j
cut-off by a few American privateersensconsed in as g„ long as Texas remained in a state of de-
(be Texian ports. The principle had been dis- | |, en j enC e on Mexico, or did not establish its inde-
claimed in 1835. when it^ was proposed to annex | len( | e nce t this country had a right to insist on ils
leep concern lo the people of this State; anil
whereas, we consider slavery an evil, much to be
deplored, and that every constitutional harrier
stii -old he interposed to prevent its lurtlter exten
sion; and that the Constitution of these United
States clearIg gives Congress the right fo require
of new Stales not comprised within the original
boundaries of these United Slates, the i'roiiiui
| tion of slavery as a condition of ilieir admis
sion into the Union : herelore.
he useless, and with disappointment and regret ami
reluctance, gave up the pursuit; and it being near
night, on Friday they returned lor home, and reach
ed here to day.
Upon the arrival at Black Creek of the express
sent to Maj. Fierce, he immediately ordered out
three companies in different directions tn cut of
their retreat. The Indians undoubtedly passed
near Kingsley's Bond. VVe unders ooii a company
went to that pass on Friday evening, hut saw nei
ther Indians nor their trail. The companies return*
Resolved, (if Ihe honorable Senate concur there
in,) that our Senators he instructed, and our Re|
ought to guide this country in not allowing this Mexico, of which, under such circumstances. '< | as^^'a State into'the I uiou ol any
contemplated extension of the Ant**'*""' must he considered as forming a part. If it did ^ errj|0 c„ m|)m „| a, aforesaid, without ma-
slave trade! Such would he the result ol lilts j could make the abolition of the slave trade one T^ o W kSuuc took on ' l 0 , UH TV' ^
noa «Uvery states of America haJ themselves been
routed to a sense ol their own danger il that poli
ce w«ie suceetsfuL It was well known that there
toad lonj been a struggle between the slave states
and sou-slave states in Congress, and parties were
equally balanced; but if Texas should eventual-
Jy be annexed to the Federal Union, 18 votes in
(Congress at Wishingtuu would be added to those
in f:*v or of that most degrading feature in the civili
sed world*—slavery. On all these grounds, he
caoat cordially supfworted tlw? motion ol the
faooor*ble member from Southampton. (Hear,
hear.)
of them.
union of the North American states, then we
could demand that it should he hound by tlie trea
ties which we had contracted with the government
of those states.
Dr. Bowiing though, we were bound to re- \ j, ' McMnrtin, Moons, Moore, Mtilorv, Noyes,
monstrn'e with the Government of North Amen- ! 7 R(1S , ( R oze „er«„l», Skinner! Swart,
ca ngn„:N the mtro.lucuon of any .lave dealing Van /-o Wilson, Young.”
state "H«J lhe Lotou. j Will the Van Burenites deny this ?
The amendment was then withdrawn.
\Ve
: DARE THEM TO DO IT.
SltOCKINO EFFECT OF A SCARCITY OF Wo-
MEN. A western paper slates that a woman whose
i maiden name wa, Sarah Ramsay, was lately sen
LET THE LAW INTERPOSE.
A letter published on Thursday evening in the
eir.i i : . . . . . Comtnerial Advertiser, from a correspondent in
I-nril Palmerston observed, that if «i the. begin-1 ,be P en "' n "*[)' Nfi *' 2?"' ?’ , , | London, reveals a fact thal we are very much in
■inn of tlie observations ho should have to make to I f ur marrying three husbauds . I lie ei itu at- , bo|| ,. a u ;;| | ead immediate legal steps, for Ihe
ihAnusr e said that he did nnt feel himself at ,rll,u "' < " ,0 lbe » ca,c "y wlve!l ln l wr< , pecuniary punishment of a leading abolitionist—
rrL *.... ^ -- * ■«• *- ^ —-
liber.j to agree to the prapnsal *he I
her Crain Southampton, he trusted that unit her tlie
has. member nor rh* house would imagine that
it was a proof that lie did tuH feel the inqrorlanee
of il* object, or that tu* Majesty’s Government
the surplus ladies nf the Eastern Stales who na |j w P vouch not for the accuracy of the
eve failing - like the Uji ton of summer, to rm- h||( . r wr j |er - i iulenl e 0 i. though we certainly do
gram that ""I- j not doubt it.
— I lie saya a religious and political paper publish-
watt not as unteh u-iM.ied at waa (lie boa. tnry*- l It so mated that the revenue which hat uccrued , ed nr London, called Ihe contained in He-
ber with lbe dearie to put an end lo the ettls to j at the New-Yutk £utlum house during the hut ceqtber latt, a letter front l)r,. Abraham I.. Cox, tif
•rUcb the ttWlMI be bad noted to mainly related. > two (juumnr* egotstlt atar millions of dollars, 1 New-Vorb, to the Itev. John Morrison, D. I).,
FROM THE JACKSONVILLE COURIER, Sept. 22.
INDIA NS —B UTC11E R Y—I*U R SUIT-ES
CAPE.
Our townsmen who went day before yesterday
to the rescue of Mr. Higginbotham's family, ns
I stated ill our last, have just returned—themselves I ,,<l Fridwy night without making any discovery.—
The annual value of French Manufactures of | and horses jaded, and looking as if they had a We are inritrmed that on Siaturtlay morning, Alaj.
lhe articles indicated above, including silk, is hard pursuit. They are the heal and bravest of our i I’icrce, at the heailof 50 men, wentngnin to strike,
8 300,000,000. men and went with the expectation and determi- | P°ss'l>lc. their trail, in consequence of the re-
Nelherlanils anil Belgium manufacture annual- nation to pursue and overtake and destroy these j Por^oMhe mail carrier from this place, whoarrir-
ly, of like articles, lo an aggregate value of g 130,- j daring Indians.
000.000, while that of Prussia amounts only to Maj. Hart, lo whom tve ate indebted for the fol-
$ 59.000.000. lowing particulars, reports, that oh Thursday about
The I niteil States have about 800 cotton mills, 10o'clock, they reached the house of Mr. lliggtn-
with 1.218.403 spindles, and 35.500 looms, tna- botham, which was attacked. There they found
niifacturing annually lo the value of $26,000,000, the two men (one of whom was sick) and the two
employing 82,000 persons. ladies on guard with guns in their hands. The rece * ve< I Rom him has determined Maj. Pierce to
The woollen manufacture amounts annually to Indians had not reappeared alter their being heat- i sct 0111 ' n ** le morning at the head of 50 men, to
g 40.000.000. employing 50 000 persons; glass, en off helore Air. Higginbotham left to report to i 8,1011 r 'he country in the direction of Santa Feand
us in (own. On a slight examination they saw a ] ,IVBr - assured that every exerlion in
number ol bullet holes in the house, made hy In- » '! ,e power of man will be made to capture or lie*
ilian shots—and saw the clothes of the younger la- s,r °y Ibose savages. 11 wo ever strike the trail
dy. Ihrough which the hall hail passed, grazing the ! 'bey are ours."
shin ol her person. She had risen earlv. and was i fMrs.Johnshas.byihekindnessandgreatexer-
going out towanls a branch for water, when the at- "ona of tiro citizens, been removed tuJacksoc-
tack was made upon tlie house, between which ; v '^ e * I'is thought she will recover.}
The Indians lireil '
ed Friday night.
| A letter lo the Editor, under/late ol the 16lh
l inst., late at night, from a friend, a Lieutenant,
whose mettle has been proved to he pure gold,
thus closes :—“ The mail carrier, for whose fate
we were quite anxious, has arrived, and information
the following Senators being present:
•* Messrs. Adams, Ansiin. Barstow, Bnwue, j Girard Estate.—The U. S. Gazette says—
Barnum, ChihD, Dwilly, Dayton, Ditmiss, Evans, »» \\ e gee it stated in different papers at a distance,
Forthingham, Hammond, llart, Livingston, Louiis- || IHl ( fi e heirs of Stephen Girard have instituted a and herself were the Indians.
suit (or the recovery of the properly which that
gentleman left in trust to lhe city ol Fml.idel-
phia. As we also see it contradicted, we deem it
not improper lo slate, that a suit has been institut
ed in the United States Court, in the name of one
at tier, and one hall passed her side so close as to
cut through all her clothes, but did not touch her
hotly. Sh** ran to the branch and seated herself
therein, ami subsequently made her way past the
Indians in safety. Alter a little time spent in
of the heirs resident in France, for the recovery | search, the party under Maj. Il.irt found' where
of most of the property left in trust, on the grounds ; the Indians encamped the night previous, not
that the trust is indefinite, and that the corpora- ihree-fouiths of a mile from the house, and also
tion is not a proper trustee.
[f'lR Tlir. SOUTHERN H ECO HOUR ]
The following curious and interesting fuels, nre ex
tracted from the January number of the Ldiiihorgh
Review, from un urti* le on the * Progress and present
slut** of Agncultiiie.’
From 1740 to 1750, the population of London fluc
tuated very little, amounting dining lhe whole of tliut
period to about 670,000 or 075.000. During those leu
year-, there w ere, at an average, 74,000 bead of cattle.
the spot where the horses were tied while the at
tack was made on the house. From that spot our
party took (lie Indi »n trail. It struck the Talla
hassee road, and these daring devils kept the road
for 10 miles at lull speed as thru trail showed, till
they came to McCormick's house, then occupied
hy Mr. John’s and wile, on the road 18 miles Irom
Jacksonville <) U r parly in pursuit reached this
house about 4 o'clock, i*. M. It was a smoiil-
tlerii.u pde of rums. On examination, Maj. Ilari,
states that Ihey found the calcined bones of a
alld 570,000 head uf tlieep void Miiiiiially, ill Buiitbflel'l ( .
market In 1*31, the |iopuUiion Imd increased to human king Lunud in thi hou+. A piece of the for duty, nre to march against the enemy, I'
Correspondence nf the Savnnmili Georgia"-
St. Johns River, E. F. Sept. 18,1838.
Sir : —Six litin,Ireil of the Tennessee Volun
teer-, ioive rcacheil Ne»ntmsville,—the others *!•
on ilieir way. They arc accompanied hy Go*-
Call, wlto writes that lie will rid tlie country entire
ly of litis daring, utlv foe, or leave his hone, »n<l
blood to mingle with those of tlie heroic D.idcand
gallant IzzarO, in fattening the soil of the Semi
nole. Gov. Call was •• schooled" hy Gen. Jack-
son, whoso lessons the late conquering Seminole
has not enlitely furgolten; and his soldiers "<*
from tlie same hardy yeomanry, alike lamili**
with tlie ride and lilt- axe, who followed tlie deter
mined Jackson It) victory and to lame.
The command of sll the Regular* is given to
the gallant Major Pierce, who lias already ginr*
an e»rne,t of what may he expected of him.
trusted with this command. All Ihe Regulars •*