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&wy CHWBOKEK jdvaFCKa. PH4EN1X. VOIj, I. ,DITED BY ELIAS’ BOUD1NOTT. PRINTED WEEKLY BY ISAAC II. HARRIS, FOR TRE CHEROKEE NATION. S| At $2 50 if paid in advance, $3 in six jntlis, or $S 50 if paid at the end of the ear. • To subscribers who can read only the [herokee language the price will be $2,00 advance, or $2,50 to be paid within the ear. Every subscription will be considered as ontinued unless subscribers give notice to lie contrary before the commencement ol a lew year. Any person procuring six subscribers, Ind becoming responsible for the payment, |iall receive a seventh gratis. Advertisements will be inserted at seven ty-five cents per square for the first inser tion, and thirty-seven and a half cents for bach continuance; longer ones in propor tion. All letters addressed to the Editor, [lost paid, will receive due attention. jo W y J <f V O- ^ D hSi JEC^Sd. fOAVXwia TA^irt TBV* clIufBArt p-4c*rt. BQrtE rthWIi-Iffty KT.Y D4!P O^O.IB.I Tff“Z TEA'O'rt DOJ^I-diRl. TS"Z ‘e’BP TcSO-A TB KT D?4 (pejn-i p-tsert. ds-i>?>oSEz tb y.w O-yrtT D?P OOJB.I Gwyz (Pa,R .iht5h.ic®y, wr«v» n?4 PGJBJ r’S-IBirt, TtrZ TEJWOrt KTJ1Z D^P yW «&U (F5-IBA" B.IIt D6J»5i>II v o$rt. yEW ECU OTA, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20, 1828, AO. 25. GENTS FOR THE CHEROKEE PHCENIX. The following persons are authorized to eceive subscriptions and payments for the Iherokee Phoenix. Henry Hill, Esq. Treasurer of the A. i. C. F. M. Boston, Mass. George M. Tracy, Agent ofthe A. B. . F, M. New York. Rev. A. D. Eddy, Canandaigua, N. Y. Thomas Hastings, Utica, N. Y. Pollard &. 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. Tiros. R. Gold, (an itinerant Gen tleman.) From the Massachusetts Journal. Remarkable, case.—A case of decep tive circumstantial evidence lately came to our knowledge, than which, we believe a more remarkable cannot be found on record. Our information was communicated to us by one who nvas personally engaged in the investi- igations attending it. i In a country town in the State of [Maine, a few months since, the wife [of a labouring man, who had lived for a long time on very indifferent terms [with her, suddenly died. As she was in apparently perfect health on the day of her death, and there had been violent quarrels between them, the man was regarded with a considerable degree of suspicion. At the burial ol the wife, her relations attended. To these the husband had always cherish ed a great hostility; but on this occa sion he was particularly urgent that they should return with him, after the .funeral, to partake of a meal at his ta ble. They were ill disposed to do this, both on account of their recollec tion of the treatment of his wife, his uniform hostility to them, and the very suspicious circumstances of the wife’s death. He continued to urge them to return to his house and par take of the entertainment with so much earnestness, that after resisting for a long while, they found that they could refuse no longer. The meal was placed before them, at which a dish of baked beans was abundantly served, and of which they were urged to partake liberally. Much time had not elapsed after the meal before eve ry individual of the party was taken sick, some were so violently affected that their lives were despaired of.— These very suspicious circumstances determined to have the man arrested, and this was accordingly done. The house was searched, and a quantity of arsenic was found, of which it was af terwards ascertained that he had bought a considerable quantity of an apothecary a short time before the death of his wife. Another corrobo rating circumstance was, that the ac cused had, on the clay on which his wife died, carried to her while at work in the field a glass of liquor—an act of courtesy which, such were the terms on which they had lived, it was quite out of his custom to proffer.— The man was placed in custody, and preparations were made for his trial. The physician who attended the de ceased was satisfied that the death was from poison; and would give his evidence to that effect. Public opin ion was greatly excited on the subject, and the conviction of the individual was confidently anticipated at the ap- pl uaCUlllg session of rtie tuui t. Things being thus circumstanced, the physician whose evidence as we have related, was decided on the point of the death being occasioned by poi son, happened to be on a visit to the town of B.—The circumstances being generally known, Dr. M. who was a personal fi iend of this physician, sought an interview with him and inquired of him if be examined the body internal ly after death; and on being answered in the negative, lie placed before him, in a strong manner, the situation in which he would find himself when called on before a court and jury for evidence of his assertion that the death was by poison. It was soon de cided that a disinterment and an ex- amuiation of the body should be im mediately made, and Dr. M. with an other medical friend, accompanied the first named physician to the place of the presumed murder. The people of the vicinity expressed great satis faction at knowing of this intention, and were eager to assist in the disin terment, assured that it would only add confirmation to their belief in the guilt of the accused. The body was quickly removed from the earth. A question then arising where the exam-, ination should take place—for as it had been buried three weeks no one was willing that it should he brought into his dwelling-house; a neighbour ing barn was first proposed; but to this the physicians objected on account of the want of sufficient light. The meetinghouse was then named, and thither the body was carried. It was placed on a tabic in the centre aisle, and the examination commenced in the presence ofthe assembled and eager multitude who filled the pews and gal leries. Dr. M. prepared to open the abdomen, and the gentleman who ac companied him undertook in the mean while, the examination of the head.— To the former of course the attention of all was chiefly directed. The ope ration of opening of the head however, advanced more rapidly than that ofthe abdomen and the removal ofthe crani um discovered to the surprise of the operators and the spectators, a suffu sion of blood in the organ and all the unequivocal marks of apoplexy, while the stomach and the other digestive organs were found to exhibit not the slightest indications of the presence of any poisonous substance! The sur prise, and probably in their excited state of miml against the supposed criminal,—the disappointment, of the spectators were extreme. The re sult of the examination was however irresistible in proof that the death was occasioned by apoplexy, and not by poison, and the man’s life was saved, —for it is scarce to be doubted that a jury would have convicted him upon the evidence of the circumstances which W'e have enumerated. It will be asked how is the circum stance of the sickness of the w'ife’s relatives, which was evidently caused by the meal which the man urged them so earnestly to take, to be ac counted for? It is explained by a singular fact, of which one or two other instances are known to have oc curred. The beans, of which the meal was principally composed, had been baken in earthen vessels, and were allowed to grow coR; they had . been kept long enough to nave turned ) acid to a slight degree, aid when they were placed in the oven fo be reheat ed, the action of the acic on the sides of the jar, decomposed the glazing with which the interior ol the jar was coated, and of which su’phuret ol lead is the chief ingredient; a poisonous substance was tlitis developed, and in fused into the contents of the jar, and those eating of the beams were at tacked with symptoms of illness mere or less severe, according to the tort of the jar from which the bums were taken of which they ate. Aler this, it was not dilficult to admit, tjiat the arsenic found in the man’s posgis- sion, might have been purchased tor the destruction of rats, as lie had con- aUUlllj avci^tl mio liiL oofco We leave this statement, foe au thenticity of which may be confdently relied on, to the reflection <1 our readers. They can have little loubt, that had this individual been bought to trial, (as he would have beei, but for the interposition of the B. physi cian,) without the examinationof the body, his life would have beensaeri- fiecd,—few juries would have hesitat ed to convict him. it wouk have been one instance added to tilt many on record, of the danger of a nlianco on mere circumstantial evidence, how ever strong, and the importance ot thoroughness in the investigatioi of all question of medical jurisprudence. The following letter from Wash ington to Col. Arnold, on thedepar- ture of the expedition to Quebec, wc find in the New-York Daily Adverti ser. Who can read it wdthout in creased admiration for the character of its great author? To Col. Benedict Arnold, Commander of the Detachment of the Continental Ar my, destined against Quebec. Sir—You are entrusted with a Command of the utmost consequence to the Interest and Liberties of Ame rica: Upon your conduct and courage, and that of the officers and Soldiers detached on this expedition, not only the Success ofthe present Enterprise, and your own Honor, but the safety and Welfare ofthe whole Continent, may depend. I charge you, there fore, and the officers and Soldiers un der your Command, as you value your own Safety and Honor, and the Favor and Esteem of your Country, that you consider yourselves as marching not through an Enemy’s Country, but that of our Friends and Brethren: for such the Inhabitants of Canada and the In dian Nations have approved them selves in this unhappy contest between Great Britain and America. That you check, by every Motive of Duty, and Fear of Punishment, every attempt to plunder or insult any of the Inhabitants of Canada. Should any American Soldier be so base and infamous as to injure any Canadian or Indian, in his person or property, I do most earnestly enjoin you to bring him to such severe and exemplary Punishment as the enormity of the Crime may require—Should it ex tend to Death itself, it will not be disproportionable to its Guilt at such a Time and in such a Cause. But I hope and trust that the brave Men who have voluntarily engaged in this Expedition will he governed by differ ent views—That order, Discipline, and Regularity of Behaviour, will be as conspicuous as their Crurage and Valor. I also give it in Charge to you to avoid all Disrespect or Con tempt of the Religion of the Country and its Ceremonies—Frudeuce, Poli cy, and true Christian Spirit, will lead us to look with Compassion upon their Errors, without insulting them.— While wc are contending for our Li berty, wc should he very cautious of violating the Right of Conscience in others: ever considering that God a- lonc is the Judge of the hearts of Men, and to Him only in this Case they are answerable* Upon the whole, Sir, I beg you to inculcate upon the officers the Neces sity of preserving the Strictest Order during their March through Canada; to represent to them the biiaine, Dis grace and Ruin, to themselves and Country, if they should, by their Con duct, turn the Hearts of our Breth ren in Canada against us. And, on the other Hand, the Honor and Re wards which await them, if, by their Prudence and good Behaviour, they conciliate the Alfections ofthe Cana- adians and Indians to the great Inte rests of America, and convert those favorable dispositions they have shown into a lasting Union and Affection. Thus wishing you and all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, all Honor, Safety and Success, I remain, Sir, your most Obedient, Humble Servant. GEO. WASHINGTON. Cambridge, Head Quarters, } September 14, 1775. <j THE GRAVE OF WASHING TON’S MOTHER. “And not a stone tells where she lies.” A writer in the Richmond Visitor and Telegraph, in speaking of the grave of the mother of Washington, near Fredericksburgh, says it is in a dreary, deserted solitary field: that the mound of earth that was originally raised over her sacred lemains, is now washed away and not a stone—not the least fragment of human art “tells where she lies.” To erect a suitable monument over the grave of Mrs. Washington belongs to the Statt? of Virginia. But as most of this commonwealth are. at this time engaged in the discussion of ma ny knotty, political questions—and as the temper that is called forth in these discussions is very foreign from the refined and delicate feelings, that will be called into action in the accom plishment of this object, we can hard ly expect it will be cordially entered into by them. It must be done, therefore, by the Ladies of Virginia, to whom it properly belongs, and by whom we believe it will be accom plished. We rejoice to sec many of them possessed of elevated minds and liberal feelings, already engaged in objects of piety and benevolence.— But this enterprise would enlist the feelings and the exertions of many who have taken a less active part in reli gious charities. Yes: we believe there are thousands at tins moment in this commonwealth, who would embrace with eagerness, the opportunity of thus gratifying their own feelings, in doing something to perpetuate the memory of their sister—their mother —their benefactor. The expense would be trifling—the trouble, noth ing. Let then a few active ladies of liberal feelings begin the work, by forming in their neighbourhood asso ciations for the purpose. Let it be known that one such association is formed; the flame will spread—and the object will be accomplished. George Jtf. Iiorion.—This is the name of an extraordinary ydung slave, the properly of Mr. James Horton, who lives in Chatham county, about half way between Chapel Hill and Pittsborough, who has astonished all who have witnessed his poetic talent. He is about 25 years of age, and of a mild and humble disposition and de portment. The following account of his beginning and progress in learning was derived from himself, and has been communicated to us by a friend, pro verbial for bis philanthropic feelings. He first learned the alphabet from hearing the school children rehearsing it. lie then took the spelling book and became acquainted with the form ofthe letters. Gratified with such employment, he was soon able to spell and read. At this period some per son gave him a copy of Wesley’s hymns, with which he was delighted, spending most of his leisure hours in reading it, and while at work endeav oring to make verses in imitation of it. Finding himself at a loss, in properly constructing Ins verses, he studied grammar and prosody. Being very intimate with the students ofthe Uni versity, who had discovered his extra ordinary genius, he delighted to visit them whenever Sunday or holyday permitted. He received fiom them a variety of poetic works, the reading of which constitutes his greatest plea J sure. They were in the habit 'of se lecting topics upon which to exercise his poetic muse; on the following Sun day he would return and have them transcribed. What is very astonish ing, he has not only to make his vers es but retain them in memory, until he can meet with some one to copy them; and though he may have three or four sets of verses upon different uumoiy is t>o ret unlive that ho has no difficulty in recounting them in turn to his scribe. When an abbreviation is necessary to preserve the metre, lie will point it cut. He has no pleasure in associating with any but those of intelligence, and is always most delighted when he can get an amanuensis to transcribe, his verses, and for this purpose will walk every Sunday eight or nine miles to visit the students of college.*—Raleigh (.A”. C.) Register. Turkish skill in the use ofthe Sabre. —The superiority of the Turks in the use of the sabre is founded partly on the quality of the weapon itself, and partly on their, what may be termed, national dexterity in handling it. The Turkish sabre, which is wrought out of line iron wire, in the hand of one of our powerful laboreis, would, perhaps, break to pieces like glass at the first blow. The Turk, on the contrary, who gives rather a cut than a blow, makes it penetrate through licmlet, cuirass, &.e. and separate in a moment the head or the limbs from the body. Ilcuce we seldom hear of slight wounds in an action of cavalry with Turks.— It is a well known fact in the Russian army, that a colonel, who was in front of the regiment, seeing the Spahis make an unexpected attack upon him, drew his sabre, and was going to command his men to do the same, when at the first word draw, his head was severed from the body. The highly tempered Turkish sabres will fetch a price of from ten to a hundred ducats, even when they are not of fine metal. But, as Scandcnberg said, such a sa bre only produces its effect when in the hand of him who knows how to use it. It is related that, at the storm ing of Ismael, a bfavc foreigner, who served as a volunteer in the Russian army, and who was most actively en gaged in the melee, broke in pieces several Turkish sabres, and constant ly armed himself with a fresh one tak en from the Turks who were slain.— The substance from which these valu able sabres are wrought is called /a- ban; and they are proved to be genu ine, when they admit of being written upon with a ducat or any other piece of fine gold.— ValintinVs Military Re- Jlectionsof Turkey. The Jump.—On Saturday last* Samuel Patch made another leap from the highest point above the falls at Patterson, into the chasm below, a dis tance of ninety feet. Oar informant states, (says the Elizabethtown Jour nal,) that Patch is a mechanic con nected with one of the factories in Patterson—that he is perfectly sane, and that his object in the hazardous enterprise is gain. He received $13 for his feat of 4th inst. and $15 for that of Saturday last. Alabama Steamboats.—According to a statement in a Montgomery paper, the value of steamboats and barges lost on the Alabama river since the year 1821, amounts to $378,000, and other losses are supposed to have beer, sustained sufficient to swell the a mount to $400,000. Frequently fo * 1 .- 6 months in the year the river is ne t navigable.