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owy CHEROKEE JcljJFCKJ. PHCEMX, A-'-ztstc yoL. i. XEW ECHOTA, WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 1828. NO. 2*2. Edited by elias boudinott. PRINTED WEEKLY BY ISAAC II. HARRIS, FOR THE CHEROKEE NATION. • At $2 50 if paid in advance, $3 in six months, or $8 50 it paid at the end of the year. To subscribers who can read only the Cherokee language the price will be $2,00 in advance, or $2,50 to he paid within the year. Every subscription will be considered as continued unless subscribers give notice to the contrary before the commencement of a new year. Any person procuring six subscribers,^ and becoming responsible for the payment, shall receive a seventh gratis. Advertisements will be inserted at seven ty-five cents per square for the first inser tion, and thirty-seven and a half cents tor each continuance; longer ones in propor tion. ICPAll letters addressed to the Editor, post paid, will receive due attention. OIVy J tf .£ V 0" .0 AD Ti Si J E 6.Gd. reAVJwea taas*’ v«v* jiictbaa irina. n©AE kta d^p cojej TC?Z TEiSSO-d 15 DeJ^(»P'OT).I- 'tGfZ tPLP Tc30“A TB DOJ*5c®I*'oiKT (POJBJI I v 4ot)^I. DS,I«5>o®EZ TB yw 0-yALT D,<?P (POJBA I^4cS).t. Givyz tycLR aneii-iojy, wf*v* ©'OJBAl Iv4ota f?AB!T’, TGTZ TEJiSO'lT’ DO' KT/LZ D^P yw c&U vjm Dej^p'oea. AGENTS FOR THE CHEROKEE PHOENIX. The following persons are authorized to receive subscriptions and payments for the Cherokee Phoenix. Henry Han, Esq. Treasurer of the A. JB. C. F. M. Boston, Mass. George M. Tracy, Agent of the A. B. €. F. M. New York. Rev. A. D. Epdy, Canandaigua, N. Y. Thomas Hastings, Utica, N. Y. Pollard lit Converse, Richmond, Va. Rev. James Campbell, Beaufort, S. C. William Moultrie Reid, Charleston, S. C. Col. George Smith, Statesville, W. T. William M. Combs, Nashville Ten. Rev. Bennet Roberts—Powal Me. Mr. Thos. R. Gold, (an itinerant Gen tleman.) DESCRIPTION OF CALCUTTA. From Bishop Ilcbcr. Calcutta when seen from the south, on which side it is built, round two sides of a great open plain, with the Ganges on the west, is a very noble city; with tall and stately houses, or namented with Grecian pillars, and each for the most part surrounded by a little apology for a garden. The churches are not large, but very neat and even elegant buildings, and the government house is—to say the least ■of it, a more showy place than Lon don has to produce. These are how ever, the front lines—behind them ranges the native town, deep black and dingy, with narrow, crooked streets, huts of earth baked in the sun, or of twisted bamboos, interspersed here and there with ruinous brick ba zars, pools of dirty water, cocoa trees, and little gardens, and a few very large, very fine and generally very dir ty houses of Grecian architecture, the residence of wealthy natives. There are some mOsques of pretty architec ture, and very neatly kept, and some pagodas, but. mostly ruinous and de cayed'—the religion of the people be ing chiefly conspicuous in their wor ship of the Ganges, and in some u^ly painted Wooden or plaster idols, with all manner of heads and arms, which are set up in different parts of the ci ty. Fill up this outline with a-crowd of people in the streets beyond any thing to be seen even in London, some dressed in tawdry silks and brocades, more in white cotton garments, and most' of all black and naked, except a scanty covering round the waste; be sides figures of religious mendicants, with no clothing hut their long hair and beards in elf locks, their faces painted white or yellow, their beads in one ghastly lean hand, and the other stretched out like a birds claw, to re vive donations; marriage processions, with the bride in a covered chair and the bridegroom on horse back, so swathed round with garlands as hard ly to be seen; tradesmen sitting on the ground in the midst of their ditler- ent commodities, and old men lookers on, perched naked as monkeys, on the roofs of the houses; carts drawn by oxen, aud driven by wild looking men with thick sticks, so unmercifully us ed as to undeceive perfectly all our notions of braminical humanity; at tendants with silver maces, pressing through the crowd before the carriage of some great man or other; no wo olen seen except of the lowest class, and even these with heavy silver orna ments on their dusky arms and ankles; while coaches, covered up close with red cloth, are seen conveying the in mates of the neighboring seraglios to take What is called “the air;” a con stant creaking of cart wheels, which are never greased in India, a constant clamour of voices, and an almost con stant thumping and jungling of drii'ftis, cymbals, &c. in honor of some of their deities; and add to all this, a villain ous smell of garlic, rancid cocoa-nut oil. sour butter, and stagnant ditches, and you will understand the sounds, sights and smells of what is called the “Black Town” of Calcutta. The singularity of this spectacle is best and least offensively enjoyed on a noble quay, which Lord Hastings built a- long the shore of the river, where the vessels of all forms and sizes, Arab, Indian, Malay, American, English-- the crowds ofBramins and other Hin doos washing and saying their prayers, the lighted tapers, which toward sun set they throw in, and the broad bright stream which sweeps by them, guilt less of their impiety, and unconscious of their homage, afford a scene such as no European, and few Asiatic cities, can at all parallel in interest and sin gularity. MURDERER’S CREEK. The name of Murderer’s Creek is said to be derived from the following incidents: Little more than a century ago, the beautiful region watered by this stream, was possessed by a small tribe of Indians, which has long since become extinct or been incorporated with some other savage nation of the west. Three or four hundred yards from where the stream discharges it self into the Hudson, a white family of the name of Stacey, had est ablish ed itself, in a log house, by tacit per mission of the tribe, to whom Stacey had made himself useful by bis skill in a variety of little arts highly estimat ed by the savages. In particular, a friendship subsisted between him and an old Indian called Naoraan, who of ten came to his house and partook of his hospitality. The Indians never forgive injuries or forgot benefits.— The family consisted of Stacey, his wife, and two children, a boy and girl, the former five, the latter three years old. good at keeping secrets,” replied Naoman. Try me, and see. “Will you swear by your Gveat Spirit, you will tell none but your husband ?” I have none else to tell. “But will you swear?” I do sweat* by our Great Spirit, I tell none but my hus band. ‘Not if my tribe shoild kill you for not telling?” Not if your tribe should kill me for not teling. Naoman then proceeded to iell her that, owing to some encroachnents of the white people below the mountains his tribe' bad become irritated, afld were resolved that night to massacre all the white settlers within their reach. That she mlist send for her husband, inform him of the danger., and as secretly and speedily as possi ble take their canoe, and paddle with all haste Over the river to Fishkill for safety. “Be quick, and do nothing that may excite suspicion,” said Na- oman ns he departed. The good wife sought her husband, who was town on the river fishing, told him the story, and as no time was to be lest, they proceeded to their boat, which was unluckily filled with water. It took some time to clear it out, and mean while Stacey recollected his gun which had been left behind. He pro ceeded to the house and retuned with it. All this took up considerable time, and precious time it proved to this poor family. The daily visits of old Naoman, and his more than ordinary gravity, had excited suspicion in some of the tribe, who had accordingly paid particular attention to the movements of Stacy One of the young Indians who had been kept on the watch, seeing the whole family about to take their boat, ran to the little Indian village, about a mile off, and gave the alarm. Five Indians collected, ran down to the riv er side where their canoes were moor ed, jumped in and paddled after Star cey, who by thi3 time had got some distance out into the stream. They gained on him so fast, that twice he dropt his paddle, and took up his gun. But his wife prevented his shooting, by telling him, that if he fired, and they were afterwards overtaken they would meet no mercy from the In dians. * He accordingly refrained, and plied his paddle, till the stveat rolled in big drops down his forehead. All would not do; they were overta ken within a hundred yards of the shore, and carried back with shouts of yelling triumph. When they got ashore, the Indians set fire to Stacey,’s house, and drag ged himself, his wife and children, to their village. Here the principal old men, and Naoman among the rest, assembled to deliberate on the affair. The chiefs among them, stated that thou.name the traitor? This is the second time. The poor mother look ed at her husband, and then at her children, and stole a glance at Nao man, who sat smoking his pipe with invincible gravity. She wrung her hands and wept; hut remained silent. “Wilt thou name the traitor? ’tis the third and last time. The agony of the mother waxed more bitter; again she sought the eye of Naoman, but it was cold and motionless. A pause of a moment awaited her reply, and the next moment the tomahawks were raised over the heads of the children, who besought their mother not to let them he murdered. “Stop,” cried Naoman. All eyes were turned upon him. “Stop,” re peated he in a tone of authority.— “White woman, thou hast kept thy word with me to the last moment. I om the traitor. I have eaten of the salt, warmed myself at the fire, shar ed the kindness of these Christian white people, and it was I that told them of their danger. I am a with ered, leafless, branchless trunk; cut me down if you will. I am ready.” A yell of indignation sounded on all sides. Naoman descended from the little hank where he sat; shrouded his face with his mantle of skins and sub mitted to his fate. He fell dead at the feet of the white woman by a blow of the tomahawk. But the sacrifice of Naoman, and the firmness of the Christian white woman, did not suffice to save the lives of the other victims. They per ished—how, it is needless to say; and the memory of their fate has been pre served in the name of the pleasant stream on whose banks they lived and died, which to this day is called Mur derer’s Creek.—cA/cw Mirror for Trav ellers. On hoard of these boats are seen on ions, watermelons, dates, sometimes a horse or camel, (which lies down in the boat,) sheep, goats, dogs, men aud women. Towards evening and morn ing they have music.” A- of OF LEDYARD’S ACCOUNT THE NILE. In a letter to Mr. Jefferson, Led- yard gives the following account of this river below Grand Cairo: “ Ygu have heard and read much of the Nile, aud so had I; but when I saw it I could not conceive it to be the same. What eyes do travellers see with?—Are they fools or rogues? For heaven’s sake hear the plain truth about it. First—in regard to its size. Obvious comparisons in such cases arc good. Do you know the river Con necticut? Of all the rivers I have seen, it most resembles that in size. It is a little wider, and mdy on that account compare better with the Thames. This is the mighty, the sovereign of rivers, the vast Nile, that has been metamorphosed into one of the wonders of the world. Let me From the Philadelphian. PAPAL JURISDICTION IN MERICA. The following is a translation a recent order from his holiness the Pope of Rome, addressed to Bishop Conwell, of this city. It is a singu lar specimen of papal authority exer cised over the people of a free coun try. u Must Illustrious and Most Reverend Sir—We have received the letters of your Grace written on the 14(h of November, 1827—in which you reply to our epistle transmitted to you Oil the 11th of August. In our epistle in the name of our most holy Lord Pope, Leo, XII, your Grace was call ed to Rome, and you were informed that the apostolic administration of your, diocese had been committed to R. P. D. Ambrose Marechal. Now I am charged to inform you, that R. P. D. Marechal, Archbishop of Baltimore, will undertake the admin- * istration on account of imperfect health. His holiness, therefore has committed again to the sacred congre gation, the duty of informing you, that he expects from you this new testimo ny of obedience towards him and the apostolic seat, that without delay, (omni mora relicta) you repair to Rome, where you will be recived with that benevolence which we fully demonstrated in our former letter. During your absence from the Dio cese of Philadelphia, and until it mny he otherwise ordered by the apostolic seat, R. D. William Matthews, Pas tor of Washington, deputed by His Holiness as apostolic Vicar general, will assume the government. Final ly, the Rev. William Vincent Harold and John-Ryan, by the authority of our Most Holy Lord, are most impor tunately urged (rehementissime excitatos esse,) to leave the Diocese of Phila delphia; and the sacred congregation has expressed its pleasure, that they repair to Cincinnati, and there exe cute the sacred function.” . D. Maurus Cardinal Cappellari. One day Naoman, came to Stacy’s log hut, in his absence, lighted his pipe and sat down. He looked very serious, sometimes sighed deeply but said not a word. Stacey's wife ask ed him what was the matter, and if he was sick. He shook his head, sighed, but said nothing, and soon went away. The next day he came again and behaved in the same manner.— Stacey’s wife began to think strange of this, and related it to her husband, who advised her to urge the old man to an explanation the next time he came. Accordingly when he repeat ed his visit the day after, she was more importunate than usual. At last the old Indian said, “I am a red man, and the pale faces are our ene mies; why should I speak?” But my husband and I are your friends; you have eaten salt with us a thousand times, and my children have sat on your ki)ee as often. If you have any thing on your mind tell/ it me. “It will cost me my life if it is known, and the white faced-women are not be careful how I read, and above all some one of the tribe had undoubtedly j how I read ancient history. You have been guilty of treason, in apprising ’ Stacey, the white man, of the designs of the tribe, whereby they took the alarm, and had well nigh escaped.— He proposed to examine the prisoners, as to who gave the information. The old men assented to this, and Naoman among the rest. Stacey was first in terrogated by one of the old men, who spoke English, and interpreted to the others. Stacey refused to be tray his informant. His wife was then questioned, while at the same moment, two Indians stood threatening the two children with tomahawks in case she did not confess. She at tempted to evade the truth, by declar ing that she had a dream the night be fore which had alarmed her, and that she had persuaded her husband to fly. “The Great Spirit never designs to talk in dreams to a white face,” said the old Indian: “Woman, thou hast two tongues and two faces. Speak the truth, or thy children shall sure ly die.” The little boy and girl were then brought close to her, and the two savages stood over them, ready to ex ecute their bloody orders. “Wilt thou name,” said the old In dian, “the red man who betrayed his tribe. I will ask thee three times.” The mother answered not.—“Wilt ! heard and read too much of its inunda tions. If the thousands of large and small canals from it, and thousands of men and machines employed to trans fer by artificial means the water of the Nile to the meadows on its banks—if this be the inundation that is meant, it is true; any other is false. It is not an inundating river. I came up the river on the 15th to the 20th of August, and about the 20th, the wa ter will be at the height of the fresh et. When I left the river, its banks were four, five or six feet above the water, and here in town I am told they expect the Nile to be only one or two feet higher at the most.” In his journal transmitted to the African Society, under date of August 14, 1783, he says— “ The view in sailing up the Nile is very confined, unless from the top of the mast, or some other eminence, and then it is an unbounded plain of excellent land, miserably cultivated, and interspersed with a great number of villages, both on its banks, and as far along the meadows as one can see in any direction. The river is also filled with boats passing and repassing —boats all of one kind and navigated in one manner, nearly also of one size, * the largest carrying ten or fifteen tons. Latest from Ceylon Mission.—A let ter to a friend of ours from the Rev. Miron Winslow, Oodooville, (Ceylon,) January 7, 1828, states that the mis sionaries were all in comfortable health, but more or less affeoted by their labors and the heat of <hs cli mate. “In the Mission we continue to have some encouragement that out work is not in vain in the Lord, though its progres is slow. The number of natives admitted to the church scarce ly exceeds 100; and though a number wish for admission, we shall not prob ably receive more than IG or 18 for two or three months to come. These are to be admitted on Ihe 24th inst. The Seminary is doing as well as could he expected. The students make good progress in mathematics, alge bra, geometry, trigonometry, &c., and have made some attainments in geography and astronomy. The first class are to leave next September.— The number now in the Seminary is 67. In the Preparatory School there are 100, and in the Female Central School, 27. Our Common Schools are 93 in number, containing 3,311 boys and 982 girls. The expenses of all these [Common Schools] the last year was about $2,500; and of our Boarding Establishments, more than $3000, aside from buildings, &c. &c. But tho good done is abundantly pro portioned to the expense. To teach this degraded population even to ready and then to give them the Scriptures, what a light is poured in upon them? Heathenism will flee before it.” Comparing this statement with the last accounts contained in the Mission^, ary Herald, dated four months previr ous, it appears that xluring thin intei*