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testimony of Mr Peter ft. Cook anil capt.
Lewis of (lie «chr. Chance.
By order of tlie court.
J. M. GLAlSSELL, recorder.
To which charges and specifications,
pleaded as follows, v ; ,7. :
To the first charge and specification—
Not guilty.
To tlie second charge and specification
—Guilty and justification.
'1'he court adjourned to meet to-morrow
morning at " o’clock.
Fort St. Marks, April ‘28, 1818.
The court met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, maj. gen. Gaines, president.
Members.
Col. King Col. Dyer
Col. Williams l.t. col. Lindsey
l.t. col. Gibson Lt. col. Klliott
Maj. Muhlenberg Maj. Fanning
M ij. Montgomery
Capt. Vashoin
Maj. Minton
Capt. Crittenden.
Lt. J. M. Glassell, reconli
The recorder then read to the court the
following order, viz :
11. <(. Division of tlie South,
Ail j't gen’s office, St. Marks, ?
April 28, 1818. $
a parly was Pi'nt from Suwr.ny to meet tlie
Americans to give .them battle—which par
ty returned on meeting the Micknsuky In
dians in their flight. The witness also
testified to the following letter, marked A,
and referred to in the specification of the
second charge, as tlie hand writing ot the
prisoner.
A
Hubert C. jhnbrister to governor Cameron.
•Vurch 20, 1818, Sahicahuee, near St.
' .Varies Fort.
Sir,—I am requested, particularly by
all our Indian chiefs, to acquaint your ex
cel lenev, that the Americans have com
menced hostilities with them two yeais a-
go. and have advanced some considerable
distance in this country, and are now ma
king daily progress They say they sent
number ol letters to your excellency, but
have never received one answer, which
makes them believe that, he never deliver
ed them ; and will oblige them much if
vim will let me know whether lie did or
not. The purport of the letters were,
I begging voiir excellency tube kind enough
j to send them down some gun powder, inus-
I ket balls, lead, cannon, ttc. as they are
CONGRESS.
JIOUSB OF REVRKSEN TATIVES.
.Mondnij, December 21.
Mr. Johnspn, of Ky. from the military
committee, reported a bill “ concerning the
Military establishment of the I’ldtcd
States.” [This bill proposes a modifica
tion of parts ol the Stall ol llie army, with-,
out reducing it.] flic bill was twice read
and committed.
.The House resolved itself info a com
mittee of the whole Mr. Holmes in tin , fl . rm , (f) the h ; mk of l||G ,; nitei| St!ltr
hmr, outlie bill making appropriations lor,. ov ,. nlu , rollocted in
FOREIGN
Spain. According to afrkTjH
“ conlusto" worse confounded..^
o .... °f the day there. Misery is d |
ros in protertina; tlu? debtor banks and in j | n " through the country, a^tt
liquidating the. ’ 1 ‘
tual remittal
adelphia, Baltimore and Virginia, ftgreed to
resume specie payments on the 2l)th of Feb-
ruary, under a special agreement with the
bank of the United States, which, in order
to bring about this dcsirabje and indispen-
alile event, engaged il« credit and resour-
debtor banks and in l “™"Rn me country, and
ruse balances, by ac- j Increasing. The highwaymen Jr
- n eastward, in specie j appearance chiefly j n the Sierra M
and bills at par, as the only means of main- ! ilnf ’ ‘ rom their nuinhcrs and or .i *
taining ivhat had been sa happily begun.— jniorc resemblance to detachm«,i. e, l
luimei
i to the
lhi“ support of the Navy ol tlie United
States forth.? year 1011).
The bill incimles the following items :
In tiie mean time, the public ileposites in J ;,r troops than to gangs of robbek
! the banks of those places, which had been i ne y’ s wowing more and mure '
jtrade is rapidly declining, n?
, v I 1 crr .vi <>f Cadiz, has become a U
the same, were chiefly expended in the cit- i md k l ;' involved in its fall several
..... ..r u including the Immo. „r a. , * •
General order.—Captain Allison, of the 1 now completely out of those articles.—
7th infantry, is detailed to form a super- 1 The Americans may match through the
mimerarv member of the special court now whole territory in one month, and without j
sitting at Fort St. Marks. arms. tkc. they must surrender. Ilillis
By order, I flajo. or Francis, the Indian chief, the otte
ROBERT BUTLER, adj't gcn’l. ; that was in England, tells me to let your
Pursuant to the above order, the super- excellency know, that the prince regent
numerarv member took his seat. told him that, whenever he wanted amniu-
.1 ohli Lewis Phcnix. a witness on the jnitiun, your excellency would supply him
part of the prosecution being duly sworn, j with as much as he wanted. They beg
stated that, about the f>th or Gth of April, j me to pre-s upon your excellency’s mind
pay of officers seainen, 1,
27o, :;;i;>
50
Provisions,
581,087
50
Medicines, and all expen
ses of sick,
38,000
Repairs of vessels,
0.70,(1(10
< oiitiiigent expense*,
Repairs of navy yards,
300,000
docks, ike.
100,000
Completing medals ,k sword:
7,000
I’ay and subsistence of Mu
l ine Corps,
122.808
Clothing the same,
2.030
10
Military stores for de.
1,087
50
Contihgent expenses,
18,800
ies ea«t of the Susquehanna.
These circumstances have constantly
maintained so great a demand for exchange
in the eastern cities, that the directors liavi
including the houses of Moseda *
cIk.'z I o-t;uio, two respectable mr»«
, lestahh-lmicntsof the city. p„Jj*
s had as private, and the nciv *
The bill was then reported to the House,
and ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading.
Thursday, December 24.
On motion of Mr. Lincoln, tlie commit
tee on Indian Aft’tirs was instructed to en-|
been unable to extend the discounts at (he j!‘ no ' v " ol " h;<t course to pursue L
offices at New-York and Boston, as they |J* n .°* '* f'rthinginthc treasury, t
have earnestly desired to do, without get- . ,ll * 10ri °1180,000,000 of reals (£]
I imr into debt to the hanks of tho«e places, I 1 ’ no ''' Token of as about to be J e
and incurring the immediate liability to ;l i [he whole kingdom ; and this atatinn
dem md of payment in specie ; of the large III. 19 n ° 1 P^sihle to collect the usual'
importations of which, by the bank of the j vln £. or 'hnund, in tearing a lj s ; ^
United States, at a great expense, not one h'riptions recently presented to him
' ’ ■ ' -1° kave exclaimed, in a lit of
know not what to do ; one advises -
this is white, another that it L y-
Cangu Arguellcs, formerly nrnemb,,
Cortes, who was set at liberty by
lollar has been expended south or west-of
Philadelphia. It is a fact, corroborated by
tlie expernmee of all banks, that their ope
rations inns? necessarily be regulated by
those of the banks in their immediate vi
cinity, otherwise, those which are most | mil h s trj, in consequence of tlieir
prudent or parsimonious, will become the j to P roijt by his great knowledge in
creditors of those who are the most liberal |® conoin J. has again been throwo
or extravagant ; the consequence of which
, , r •, i : is, an immediate specie responsibility. Tlie
quire into the expediency ot providing, by!, , . .. . r , ... . 1 , ■ • , r
law, that it be the duty of the several pub-| 1,!,nk thc Umted Stllt( ’ s and 1,9 -° fficeS -’
lie agents employ ed by the United States to
to Stlwanv as a prisoner, there was an a- ! she will sail for this place immediately—| transact bu iness vvith the Indian tribes to j
1818. his vessel and himself having been jto send tlie above mentioned articles down la"', that it be tlie duty ol the several pub- not f or „, an exception to this rule and
captured bv the prisoner, and he brought by the vessel that brings this to you, asjhc agents employed hv the l oiled States to ^ ^ ; mv0 demonstrated, that a bank of ve-
on the first alarm, which he understood
was f o.ii Mickasuky, by a negro woman,
he nut on the unifoi in.
Tue witness further stated, that, some
time about the 20th March, 1818, the pri
soner. with an armed body of negroes,
(21 in number) came on board his vessel,
and ordered him to pilot them to fort Nt.
Marks, which, lie stated, he intended to
capture before tlie Americans could get
there—threatening to hang the witness if
he did not obey.
Q by thc court.—Did you ever under
stand by whose authority, and for what
purpose the accused came into the coun
try ?
Ans. I have frequently heard him sav,
he came to attend to Mr. Woodbine's bu
siness a t the bay of Tamper.
Q v the prisoner.—l)id I not tell vnu,
ll'Mimj liiu mi mii iuuii, I'l.iuiuti rs uuu /. , ., ,
, . 1 *. tno purpose ol pijMicncron>niodation,i)Utto
custom-, history, lancuuges, or any tninc * , v ' . 1 , ...
* . • ’ -- ® n . y f ip ti'nlhi* in SIIPPIP hv rn nPtinnr fhn liillw
thc traffic in specie, by collecting the bills
e specie for c
ale and repeating (he oper ,tion daily, may j enter who does not pay beforehand
l subject the largest capital to incessant con- admission. Every stranger is obl :
trilmtion. It is conceived that what lias j pay 18 francs for every visit trbid'
House, if in his opinion the same should not! ! ,ec . n « jh' "ill satisf ,,-lorily prove, that the j to the sacred tomb. The sight off
i._ .1.1;..„„ | bank ol the l mted States could not remit j lem in our days recabtomindtbcir
peculiar to said tribes, and report the same r \\ , , 1 •-
it . 1 c . c a- 1 ol other banks, drawing out the
annually to the secretary ol \A ar.
Gn motion of Mr.Cobb, it was Resolved
That the President of tlie United States Ik
requested to cause to be laid before tlii
be inconsistent with the public interest, co- ... ... ... .. . 1 ., , , .. . r"”" v, “
, ,• 1 and liquidate debts ol t ie southern, western rime prophecies of Jeremiah lik
pies of (he correspondence, d any, be- , 1 ,.. ... ’ .. . J . * 118
r , . 1 . ; r . and middle sections, to the eastern cities, deserted by the travel er. either
tween the Department 01 AA ar and the Go- . , . . ’ , , , .. . ’ .. . .. J
1 ... 1 ana, at the same ttme, loan a large addition- diminution ol faith, or dread of the-
vernor of Georgia, in answer to the letter , , ' , , . . r .. , “*■
. - . ■. , , , ■ . , . , .- . 1 ,. . „ ., ... .• .1 • !ry limited resources, governed by an avari-
Jarm among the Negroes and Indians, ere-; and let the pianve regent know of their si- obtain all the information in their power ^-.^ ^ [)0 )i cv ll!K | a,)n! v i„,r its means not to
ated by learning some news from Micka-; tuation. Any letters that your excellency relative to tlie population, manners and i r* *,l - T .TV’ . ,....
sukv. at which time the prisoner appeared niav send down, be good enough to direct
active in sending orders and sending a de- j to 111c, as they have great dcpendance in
tachinent to meet the American army.— Imy writing. Any news that your excel-
The witness also stated that tlie prisoner ; lency may have respecting them and Vine-
appeared to he a person vested \\ ith autlio- rica. will be doing a great favor to let me
ritv nulling the Negro leaders, and gave know, that I may send among them,
orders for tlieir prepiration for war, pro-1 There is now a very large body of Arne-
viding sminunition. Sfc. And that the lea- ricans and Indians, who 1 expect will at-
der-i nine to him for'orders. The prison- i tack us every day, and God only knows
er furnished them with powder and lead,; how it will be decided. But I must only
and recommended to them the making ol 1 say, this will be the last efiort with us. —
balls, ike. very quickly. The witness also ! There has beeii a body ol Indians gone to
Stated that'the prisoner occasionally dress- i meet them, and l have sent another party,
ed in uniform, with his sword ; and tiiat. j I hope your excellency will be pleased to
grant the favor they request.
1 have nothing further to add, but am,
sir, with due respect, your obedient hum
ble servant, BOB’ I’ C. AM BR1STKR.
Q. by tiie prisoner.—Did you hear me
sav that I came 011 Woodbine’s business f
Aus. I did.
Q.—AA'ere not the negroes alluded to at
Arbuthnot’s store before 1 arrived?
Aus. No, you came with them.
Peter B. Cook. a witness on the part ol
(he prosecution, being duly sworn, stated,
that he never heard the prisoner give any
to negroes or Indians; that the prisoner
distributed Arbuthnot’s goods, and also,
paint to the negroes and Indians.
Also, that some powder was brought
from the vessel to Suwany by the prisoner,
and distributed anion
o. Sometime in March, the prisoner took
dungeon.
Jerusalem.—A traveller, receKf
turned from Syria, relates that the
Jerusalem is now in the most 1
state. Its population scarcely a.
12,000 inhabitants, who motilyi
Mahometan religion. The turkuh :
of the garrison are in possession of
of the holy sepulchre, and album
cution of the niusscliiicn.
i.i .11 .1 al capital to the latter; and that, d the lat-
of the latter to the lormer, dated on the 1st , . 1 , -
, ter have not participated m the loans of
ol June 111 the present year, communicated , , . '
, 1 ,. • , j 1 .1 the bank, in proportion to their great wealth
to tins House on the 12tn mst. and also the, , 1 ' . , . , ■ ,
, . ., 1, and commerce, they have at least derived
correspondence, li anv, between tue Lie- ,
. 1 . c ‘ 1 1 , > 1 as substantial benefits from the operations , ,
partment of AAar and General Aucirew. . . . , , . * ... civil ollice, and d(
1 • , , ,, e ,, , , 'ol tne bank, as anv other section ot the 1
Jackson, in answer to the letter ot the lat- ,, . * military one only
r -r.u ..e m.„. , n 1 o „,_|Lnion. J
In regard to the discount of bills, secur-
jed by the pledge of public and corporate
stocks, it is respectfully observed, that
i these loans originated in the sudden redemp-
!*“""£ is'3,000,0(10 of the funded debt, qu “ en , it , s M I.I , 0 bo the iuteS
The following is the letter from thePresi- P>'t°i the capital ot tin. bank, with [ ,1 ‘-' mini-, t rv to nropo^e to parliament 1
ter. of tlie date of 7th of May, 1818, also I
communicated to this House on the 12tlij
instant.
Tlie National Bank.
Accounts from Venezuela to No:
8, mention, that Bollivar haj'reiw
civil office, and declares he willucce
The king of England has enmpk
08th year of liis reign, being two
longer than any monarch who evor’"
reigned in England, (in the dcisir
accompanying the. report to Congress of;
the state of tlie battle.
propose to parliament!
dent of the Buttle of the United States, I, ] ,c *"n<ls vvim li h id been transferred to diminished establishment for tlie
r\ the bank 111 (he manner represented. Iw.mUnr. Tba nfki. ».i«
This event took place a few months after
, . commenced i,s operations, I |, ave a „ additional allowance for
•1 have the honor to transmit the when lew ot its offices were in operation.! .—
statements required by the resolution of 1 and while the circumstances of tlie inslitu-
the Senate of the li-ttli of April, a copy of tion precluded the. possibility of an equiiii-
which you were pleased to communicate in, ble distribution of its capital.
1)0 RUSTIC.
the negroes bv Ne-jyour letter of the ] ltli of June last. I It. the
The statements are numbered in the or-1 to employ this capital for the benefit of thc
1 camp on board the schooner Chance, Arbuthnot’s schooner, and with an armed Ulor of the several members of the reso-j institution without delay, and the only que
J eltow Stone i.xpeditm.—1'MiA
hire, became a desirable object I letter dated i.irtiu C antouinent, 330
ip the Missouri river, -dNovember,
from ail officer of the expedition to 1
i w "died vnu to pilot mu to St. Hfurks. as party of negroes, 2-1 in number, set out forj lotion, and the det iils and accompanying re- tion which the case appeared to involve, | tleinim at I'd. Uo.ds.—“ After a veiy
St. .Marks, for the put pose of taking Ar-I mirks, it is considered, will render them! was, whether the loans ought to hem ule on |ous inarch ol nearly sixty days, we
that place, and stated! perfectly intelligible. tliecollateralseciirilyofpunlicaiulcorpo-
In respect to the payments, made on ac- rate stocks, or on the more precarious se-
ount of the cash part of the second ami j curity of mere personal responsibility
1 was informed that two A .eiieans, bv
the names of Humbly and D ixie, were bullmot’s goods at
confined there, and I wished to have them that he woul : compel the commandant toj
relieved from their confinement ? i deliver them up. On hearing of the ap
at this place a few days ago, and took:
winter quarters on in island, called' 1
^ _ _ , , . de A aches” or Coiv Island .and i:
Ans. Y011 stated vnu wanted to get proach ot the American army, the prisonerl third instalments of tiie capital of the bank.! where that species of accommodation did ly commenced building our fart,*
Humbly and Doyle from St Marks. I do told the negroes it was useless to run, for
not know what were your intentions in so 1 il they ran any further they would be dri
ven into the sea
The prisoner told the witness that he
had been 1 lieutenant in tlie British army,
under colonel Xichoils. The prisoner was notes : bills were also discounted
■nt bv AA oodbine to Tamper, to see
bout those negp es lie had left there. The
prisoner told the witness that he had writ-
doing
Q.—Did I not tell you that I expected
the Indians would file upon me when ar
riving at St. Marks ?
Ans. You did not; you stated vnu in
tended to take the fort, in the night, by
su prize.
Q.—Did you see me give ammunition to ten a letter to governor Cameron, for no -
• the negroes and Indians; and, if so, how , munition lor the Indians, some time in
much,and at what time ? i March, and also told the witness that he
Ans. I saw you give powder and lead to had a commission in tlie patriot army 1111-
the negroes when you rame on board, and der M’Gregor, and that he expected a
advised them to make balls ; and I saw you captaincy. The witness testified to the
give liquor and paint to the Indians. following letters, marked A, B, C,x: 1),
Q.—Have yon not often hern d me say, 1 and referred to in the specification to the
between tlie 1st and 20th of April, that I second charge, were in the hand writing
Would not have anv tiling to do with the of tlie prisoner, and (lie one marked E.
negroes and Indians in exciting them to
war with the U. States ?
Alls. About the 15th of April, I heard j
it is impossible to designate the amount ac- not appear to admit of so great an exten-1 progressing rapidly ; I think it *J
tunity paid in coin. |-ion. The hoard dotonnined upon tiie for- best situation we could find lid*
When the second instalment became doc, j oier course, and proceeded to discount hills | and tiie mouth oi tue river,
the bank of the United States was in ope- on the pledge of stock, without regard to j We have passed dirough acwitiJU
ration,and had issued a large amount of its persons or place, and indiscriminately to I is not surpassed in fertility of soil ad;
pa-
j the extent which was ottered, and of course j ter courses by any in the world.
bevs have been propelled thus si,:
ceptinga little intermediate sailing
Cordol ; but owing to the r ipidiu■
current, and the numerous sandhv
vers, planters and ripples.
nabled to make more th in nine nw*
day on an average. II is a source <*
istonishineut to me, that w e have act
do with the negroes and Indians : I heard
.nothing about exciting them to war.
Q.—Can vnu read writing ?
Ans. Not English writing.
Q. — Did you not hear me sav, when ar
sed to the credit of individuals, and specie j the greatest loans have been where the
received on deposite ; therefore, the notes greatest amount of stock was held. The
of, and checks on the bank, were equiva-j whole amount of the loans on pledged
lent to specie, and would have drawn out stork of every description, has not at any
the specie to pay the cash part of the in- time reached, by two millions, the amount
stalments, if the literal formality of paying 1 °t funded debt redeemed by thc govern-
in specie bad been required. The general! ment, although the original amount of the
course pursued by the subscribers was tOjt u'ded debt part of tlie capitM of the bank
deposite the coin and notes in the bank, and! was intendcil.to have been £28,000,000.—; with some serious accident i W>
draw a check for the precise amount of thc j 1 0 have loaned these funds in New-A ork contrary, we have experienced now
cash part of the instalments. and Boston, would have required this pre- importance. Our force consists
The hanks in the principal cities resum-| v '° l *s conversion into specie, or the funds 817 men, including olbcefs. <•
. - . j ed specie payments on the 20th of Febru- of those cities, which, from the course of | her? haying been ordered titaM
[ Note. 1 he letter marked A, is copi- , irv> ]gi7, all rl the third instalment became! exchange, and the extraordinary demand } °f the, ninth milit iry department,™
j ed 111 a previous part of these proceedings., | < q ue on ^| ie 1st of July following; their j f° r specie, was impracticable ; and, to have mand devolved on captain Marb«>
notes were, of course, received in all pay- j demanded the immediate payment qf spe-! think well qualified to conduct w
‘iinentsdue to tlie bank and to the revenue,' ( due by the banks in I’hilmlelphia, Bal-'tion of this kind. Assoonastuc
rim ‘ and also on deposite, for which specie was|timorc, District of Columbia and the west-1 in thc spring, itis expected « *
B
you say you would not have any thing to; From Robert C. Jlmbrister to major Ed
K " / l C W , S ' — I ana also on aeposite, ior wnicn specie wasi omuio, i/isuici 01 coiuiiioianim me wes[-i>» me spume, u is i-vc "■■■■ ■■ .-fr
elypalaclucola. liable to be drawn : of course, the notes of,i ei ‘ n country, would have been to require resume our slow and arduous
Dear sir, rrancis, and all the Indian an j c ( iec | {s on t ], e | )an | c c f th« United 1 impossibilities. The funds were, there- destination, the mouth of thc)“ ‘
_ le ,avu 1 equesteil me particularly t0 .States, and the notes of the hanks actually! fore, loaned where they were current, and [river. It i , however, my opiniM'f
Sutvanti, near
chief
acquaint you, that the Americans have
riving at Suwany, that. 1 wished to be oil*; commenced hostilities with them these two
liniaeiliatclv for Providence .'
Ans. I did
years past, and are making daily progress
not; alter the alarm, you I in tlieir territory, ami say they will pro-
■* 1 1 That you are the only friend they
■Said vou wished to be oil’ tor Tamper. | ceec
Q.—Did you not sav to the accused you j have in that part of the world, and hope
■wished to visit Mr. Arbtilhnot, at Ins store | that you will exert yourself in their behalf,
on Suwanv. and get previsions vou, sell ?
Ans. I did not; 1 stated 1 wanted pro
visions.
and ask for ns much assistance as can be I
had. That the Americans are at tlie forks!
of (he river Appalacliicola. They
—Did I send or command any lndi- 1 written a number of times to England andl‘’f’>' oldlun!l
to go and light the Americans ? i l,ni im... «,........ 1 /...M encumst.u.
paving specie, were indiscriminately re-j in their operation produced the gradual di- [not reach it with our present M**
ceiieil, with gold and silver, in payment of-miiiution of the'debts due by the banks in!unfavorable p' o.-pcr!' attcivliaS ll ,
the cash part of this instalment. | those places, to the bank of the United one third of the men’s tcrnl .
In the statement exhibiting the debts in States, which they had ,lot 'h c ability to meat will expire before the raw 1
the bank and its ollices, tlie amount of bills discharge, in specie, on demand. Thcrea- .sibly be performed ; and ,
under propor f jon toj son why no part of the coin in possession are of such description os will j
■d importance cif the! the bank, is exhibited in the statement 'swer the purpose. I expect in
■it the eft’orts of the! No. 2. of the existing capital of the bank, when thc grass lias attained a »
S J board of directors to produce a more equal; is assigned in the note annexed to that state- cicnt for toeir protection, tac
*1 apportionment have been counteracted bv i ment; bat the whole amount of specie in begin to ask us where ue are
discounted bears :
tlie relative trade
respective places ; but the efforts
red.
Providence, but have never received one!
cumstances which they could not control, the bank and its offices, at that time, was! our business ; for, you nia)
, r 1 1 ,, 1 .1 , 1 , 1 1 ! the oruun ot which 111a v be i*ele r red to the! is 2,81 o, 208 Oh, us cxiu nted in the gene rid ithe\ Mill not fiild t bei r al Hi-' ,
Ans. I did not exactly kmiv. that you answer: they expect the man never dch- n »r ! , 1 ‘v , V,, ! h „ , ,, ,, , , .
. .... ? — ... - 1 . - 1,1' o„ - ...,u .. 1 .i.. mrt ,t statement rendereu to tlie department. nut to our sending an ariutu*
The crisis in which the directors of the so fur in the heart of their covra#J
■sent them ; the Indians aiv.i negroes were vered the letters, but they have full hope
crowding hel,>re your door, and you were ] in my writing. Tiiey request vou '
r dividing the paint. Jj'c. among them ; and j make the prince regent aci|» liuted
I understood a party was going to march. 1 their deplorable situat.on. l'he Amcri-
Q—Did I not give up the schooner to | cans have been very cruel since they com-
tato of the currency, and of domestic
you in charge, as captain r
Ans. After our return from Suwany!
town, you directed me to take charge of
, her to go to Tamper.
Thee renncsi change, at the period immediately preced-l * >•*= ■■■cmcuuis u, me =«-■■■ ............ -- — ...,
^ ^ • ing the 'establishment of the bank; the! bank of the l nited States have acted, has they are backed and eonstao L
been one of peculiar delicacy and difficulty, by the British for rompauiC-S
The policy and efiect of their administra- naboin and Red rivers. 1
iated by an abstract more danger from t le •''i° u * aB \i
ire : it must beta- than any other nations. W
ken in connexion with every otiier
They have earnestly
menceil, and 1 I opcyuu will lose not a sin
gle moment in forwarding tlieir views.—
They say they will be extremely happy to
see you out ; nothing would give them
John I. Arluithii it, a witness on the part greater pleasure than to see you out at
ol tlie prosecution, being duly sworn, »ta- this time. If they should not see. to send
ted, that some time about tiie 2,-d March, \ them out all news and directions that they
tin' prisoner came, with a body ol negroes, may be guided bv it.
jrt' tly arttifd, to liis father's store on Bu-| There, are about three hundred blacks
many river, and told the witness he Itiid ; at this place—a few of our BlutF fieople.
. c me to do justice to the country, by tak-! They beg ine to say, they de; iend on vour! in
i tlie goods and distributing them among j promises, and expect you are on your wav 11
out.
consequences of which are yet visible
tiie monied operations of those places.
The funds of the cities east of l'hikulel- j tion. cannot be npprt
pUia, derived from thc sale of their import-!) ol any single mew
ed commodities, had been suffered to accu
mulate during the lute war, and, until the [ it involves.
which this subject may be groundless,
endea- will determine the tact.
tablishment of the bank, chieilv in the; voreil to promote the interests of tlie pub-
cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore, to an; he and of the institution, but they disclaim
immense amount, in ^iticipation of that e-|tj»e presumption that would exempt them currenthere a few
■ negroes and Indians—which the wit
ness saw the prisoner do : and that tlie
prisoner stated to him, that he had come
to the country on AVoottbine’s business, to
see the negroes righted. The witness lias
further known the prisoner to give orders
to the negroes, and .hat, at his suggestion,
vent, and the prospects entertained of the
consequent improvement in the currency.
The public revenue had aUo accumulated
in the middle and western sections of the
nited States to the amount of many mil-
fliey have stuck to tlie cause, and! lions, particularly in the banks oi Philadel-
will always believe in the faith of you, and
any directions you may give to me at this
place, and I will do what I can.
And remain, my dear sir, most truly
yours, ROB’T C. AMBRiSTEU.
( To be continued J
phia, Baltimore and the District ol Co
lumbia ; and the banks of those places were
St. Louis. .\',v. 27.—1 report
e a few days ago, W*
from error. composing ti e expedition.;
I have the honor to remain, with great A ellow Stone river. " cre j 11 ^
respect, sir, your obedient servant, Kanzas Indians. AA e are wpb.
WAI. JONES, President. that the report is without touiw»
The hon. AA’m. H. Crawford, Secretary pears that a young man. V 0 -^
of the Treasury, Washington citv. bound to St. Louis, ’ vj s 18 L
straggling Indians, ami h| -e,i ol \«
would not obey their order <>P UP
DR. RICHARD LEWIS,
greatly indebted to those to the eastward of R F.SP E CTFULLY in r u rm.Uiec i t i , a .orH.n-
them, respectively.
Shortly after this period, as you will rc-
coficct, «ir, the banka of N’ow-York, Phil-
cock county, that he has permanently located j JJines of Gypsum of >' in e?c
himself in Powelton, and will attend promptly toj . bcen'discovered on ;
the duties of his profession.
thc duties of his profession.
PoWGltoq, Juoi. 1 # ittlfy
0t I western lakes.