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We hay$ feceiyeiH from <mv 'ftreatof, we »hali o ver find a hbin<>. again. ’ . Some of our brethren have gone towards the setting sun. What is their situatioe? Theiriires are put out; their homes are Unsettled; they are not at peace. Here, the land is good, the water is hoaitldy, and the timber abundant. We can fence our fields, rats* our own corn an.1 meat; and support our wives and childicn; by the labour of our hands. We do not wish to become hunters; nor to have 'onr children become such. We arc at tached to oiir country? our houses are be- Jeoimvcomfortable; our farms are flourish ing; our young men are ’acquiring habits of industry; our women are becoming skilled at spinning, weaving and needle work; a great portion of our population can read; and the Phoenix furnishes them W-itlrsomc useful information every Week, Welhave Hymns printed in our own lan guage, in praise 'of our Redeemer; and the f laws of our Creator are made iiiqwn to us:. anil many are following 'thrift. Our old men, behold our growing prosperity with delight; and their nnnds are calmed with peace. In this, their own land, they wish to lay their bones; and desire, that their latest posterity, may Venerate and guard their dust. It is said by those who wish to drive us tiwav^ and to possess our lands; that the country towards the setting sun is very good: and that it would be very advanta geous to us to remove to it. There is some thing in this saying which we do not under stand. Our white brethren have more knowledge than we have; and they are bet ter skilled in travelling and commencing new settlements; why then do they not go and possess that good land themselves?— Wp hope it is not the design of our cluer “brethren to destroy us; driving us further and further till they push us into the sea. But Brethren, Cherokees, hear u". That land is 'not good. It has no wholesome Springs, nor mill streams, nor has it suffi cient timber for fencing,much less for build ings and fire. We cannot entertain the most distant thought of parting with oui homes, to go towards the setting sun; where our children would become involved in the darkness of ignorant and uncivilized n igfi- haurs; where w r e should have to drina out of muddy pools, and most of us perish lor want. Wc are grieved to hear the false reports which have been circulated about >• us, charging us with the want’ of love to 'our country, and a desire to be gone to wards the setting sun: asserting (hat we "are restrained from removing only b> threats of our Chiefs. We, hereby, con tra Met, all such unfounded accusations; end we unanimously declare that we pos sess as strong an attachment to our lands as the Chiefs do. It is said also that we arc overawed and oppressed by the Chiefs. It is not so. We are not alraiu 01 oui Chiefs. We meet them as fathers and brothers, and as long as they act well we will give them due honor. We. rejoice to $nd that our Chiefs are true inen: nrimy attached to their country and to the in terest of their brethren: and we are de termined to the utmost ol our power to siq.- J >ort them in their patriotic c-arsu. And or the information of those who are anxious to save us from the tyranny and oppres- eipn of the Chiefs we atiirm that we are governed just as we wish to be; that we hold the power in our own lianus ami -whenever it becomes necessary we will Use it?to redress our own grievances. We conclude by declaring unanimously .that we the common people of Aquohee District are firmly anu unalterably attach ed to Our country; and that we never Will consent to part with it. And we earnest ly appeal to our benevolent friends all over tne United States to support us in 'these opr just determination?. SSiogcd an behasf of the whole*, isusy, Etta, «AWl, 1; AiVofr, ,...... . 4<i\U (Ptf; TcSJR, t>«S>AW, Eh(P, John Timbon, Roman Nose. ^Prom the New-York Gazette, March ' 22,2 P.M. > LATEST FROM ENGLAND. The o|d line packet.ship Britannia, 'Capt. Marshall, arrived here (on Sat- - tirday from Liverpool, whence she jailed on the 3d of February, to which date we have papers, with Lon don dates of the 2d inclusive. There , is not much news of interest. The French Chambers were opened on the 17th, on which occasion the King delivered a speech, which will be found among our extracts. He gives ■a favorable view of the foreign rela tions of the country, and expresses a belief that the Porte will no longer Appose the treaty of the 6th of July, tind that it,may be hoped that this first arrangement will not be lost for the re-establishment of peace in the East. It will be seen that the Russians and Turks are making active and vigorous preparations for the ensuing campaign, which, was supposed would open in March. The Emper or Nicholas is to take command of his own forces. The accounts front Spain, Portugal «nd .Ireland, do not afford any intelli gence olf moment. The appointment of Lite Dukc of Nurthuiii juiiand to the Viceroyship of the latter country had received the sign manual. A privy Council had been summon ed to meet at Windsor Castle on the 2nd of February, when the Speech to be delivered from the Throne, at the opening .of the Parliament, would be submitted for the King s approbation. Parliament was lo assemble oh the 5th, and a general opinion previile'd in London that the Catholic question would be acted on during the sessions. It was reported that the govern ment were abotit to take the Excise duty off candles and soap, and lay an additional tax upon foreign tallow. There was also a report in circula tion, that it was intended by Minis ters, in the ensuing session, to propose a reduction in the duties on the im portation of British plantation as well as East India sugars. It appears by the latest Foreign ac counts, that the greatest activity was making by the Turkish Government to complete the defensive array. Con siderable reinforcements of troops had arrived in the fortresses on the Dan ube; the garrison of Widdiu, since the first ult. had received an accession ot 5,000 infantry and 2000 cavalry— making the total garrison 20.000 in fantry, iiOOO cavalry, and 1200 artil lery. Reduchuck had received an accessary, since the 8th ult. of 0000 infantry, 2000cavalry, and GOO artil lery. Other fortresses have receiv ed similar accessions. The amount oi the garrison of tiilistria is not men tioned, because the supplies came iroin the interior. It is said that tho Tuikisli troops are impatient for the commencement of the next campaign On tile other hand, these papers affirm that the Emperor of Russia is equally disposed to increase his means of an noyance. He has sent orders to the Grand Duke Constantine to put him self at the head of the Polish army, and march and occupy the Principali ties. The army of the Baltic had al so received orders to march to the South. At Galiates pontoons were pre paring for a bridge over the Danube, in order that an immense Russian army may cross to recommence hostilities in the Spring. It is difficult to re concile ilie conflicting accounts which appear in some of the Foreign Jour nals respecting the real state of affairs in the East. The fact, however, is beyond question that each power is collecting his strength—the one to vanquish and overcome—the other to stand oil the defensive and repel. By accounts from Warsaw,' it ap peals that in the ensuing campaign tiie Emperor Nicholas will lake the i oin- niaiid in person as early as the month ol March. The vau-guard is to be under the command ol General v> itt- gonstein, and General Giebilsch will remain at tne bead of the Stall’Etat- Major. Generals Geisunar, Roth, and Rudiger, will command separate coips for operation on the lianks ui the Grand Army, and the Duke of Wirteinberg is to be at the head of the Reserve. Brussels Gazettes of the 20th De cember, state, oil the authority of ac counts from Constantinople, that the' Ambassador of the Netherlands, after receiving despatches from Mr. Strat ford Canning, immediately sent his dragoman to the palace of the Porte, where he had been again several times, and bad long conferences with the Reis Atfendi; and it was said that the Mediating Powers had assumed a language which was likely to lead to, a"favorable termination ol the affairs of Greece. - ..,.1 THE MAELSTOKM WHIRLPOOL. The following interesting account of tho celebrated whirlpool, on the coast of Norway was communicated in a letter from Captain Donne, in 1825, to the late Hon. A. B. Wood man, judge of Middle Florida, and has been found among other curious pa pers he left on file. This wonderful phenomenon that has excited the wonder and astonish-' ment of the world, I have seen.— There are few of my countrymen who have had the opportunity in* con sequence of the situation of its being remote from any port of commerce. Its latit .ide and longitude I do not ex actly recollect. It is situated: be tween two islands belonging to a group, off the coast of Norway, called the Liviiistofi’islands; between Drontheim (being the most northern port of com merce) and the north cape. I-sup-, pose the latitude to be about 69 north; hut I will not be certain! I had sonv occasion, some years since, to navi gate a ship From the Worth Cape to Droullleiui, nearly all the way i>c- iween lliy isiauus of roc ns and the main. On inquiring ot my' Norway pilot about tiie practicability of running iioar the whirlpool, he told me that wilts a good breeze it could be ap proached near enough for examination, without danger, i at once determin ed to salisiy myself. We began to nea/ it about ten, A. M. in tne month oi qlepiemuer, with a fascinating wind at liorth west. Two good seamen were placed at the helm—the mate oil the quarter deck, and all hands at their stations for iv'orkirtg ship, and the pilot standing on the bowsprit be tween llie night Iliads.- 1 went on the maintopsail yard with a good glass. 1 had been seated but a few moments when my ship entered the dish of the whirlpool—the velocity of the water altered her course three points towards the centre, although siie was going eight knots through the water. This alarmed me exceeding ly. For a moment I thought de struction was inevitable. She, how ever, answered her helm sweetly, and we run along the edge—the waves foamed round us in every form, while she was dancing gaily over them. The sensations I experienced are difficult to describe. Imagine to youiselfan immense circle, running round, of a diameter one and a ball miles, tiie velocity increasing as it approximated towards the centre, and gradually changing its dark blue col our into white—foaming, tumbling, and rushing to its vortex—very much con cave, as much so as the water in a tuqnel when half run out. The noise, too, hissing, roaring, and dashing—all pressed on the mind at once—present ed the most awlul, grand, and solemn sight, I ever experienced.' We were n'ear it about eighteen minutes, and in sight of it near two hours. It is evi dently a subterranean passage, that leads—the Lord knows wh> re. From its magnitude, I should not doubt, that instant destruction would be the fate of a do::en of our largest ships, were they drawn in at the same mo ment. The pilot says, that several vessels have been sucked down, and that whales also have been distroyed; the first l think probable enough—but I rather doubt the latter. I have thus, sir, given you a lame, but true account. Our Free Country!—Several free negroes were recently bi ought before trie Couniy Court ofoerieisuu county, ky. .under a law of ibu8, which ioi- bids any tree negro or mulatto to migrate to, or be brought into that Stale fioui any other State or Terri tory, upon pant of being sola by llie Sheriff to tne highest bidder, on a cred it of one year,unless they are able (which very few ol them aiej to give bonus and good security that, vvuuin 2u uays, liny will depart and paver more return. In me one referred to, several were' actually sold by the Shkrijj for one year-, otners were set at liberty, having reieiveu their free dom id tile State; and to others, time was give to find security to leave tne State and never return. Surely this is a free countryJ where a man who happens to have a, dark skin, is deprived ol his liberty,’ (one of those ‘ unalienable rights” which our Declaration of iudepend-* enoe says is comm n to all mankind,) and converted into a Slave, for no other crime than, having removed from one State into another. We would suggest a substitute for this barbarous law, and one which we'are sure will be equally effectual. Let it be ordained that every free black or mulatto who shall be found in the State, on or aftei a given period, say the first of January, 1830, shall im mediately be supplied with a decent outfit, and restored to the land of his fathers at the public expense, as a small return for the injury which has been done to him or his ancestors, by tearing them from their homes, and consigning them to the horrors of slave ry. This would secure the State trom an excess of free coloured popu lation, without turning it back upon some sister State, which, perhaps is already encumbered with the same’ material. Journ. Com. Extract of a letter dated Charleston. S. C. Feb. 28, 1829.—“I witnessed this morning an interesting experiment made with the rail-road car, the in genious invention of Mr. Holmes of this city. It was placed on the . piece of p ail-road in W«ntworih-str»»et, con structed by the company last suuimci, for experiment. The car weighed 4JJJ lUS. i.mi was iOulieU Willi '«>. bales oi cplluii, eaui ui auuui JOO Ids making together a weight ol I1,Uuo lbs. Tiie wliole was pushed forivaiu by one man, vvuii some dillicuiiy o.i Ifie pai l oi llie l oad, where ine assent is at the rate of z2 icet pei iniie, out with ease ou tne level part. I'ne -ac tion of the rolling wheels was very unilbiiu and regular, and placing my sejf on the carriage 1 couid not per ceive tne least jar in llie motion. jjiult. vim. From the New i ork Eiiquirer. Mr. Editor—As every thing relat- i iilg to iur. Joint Randolph, is interest ing, and as ii is said lie prides him self oil ins Indian descent, 1 send you the follow mg account taken from Ins 'genealogy, it is taken from a memo randum furnished by the great Virgin ia orator himself, which lie placed hi the hands oi a friend, and is transcrib ed in Ins own woids, as you will see. “Focalionta, (whose true name Matouca,j baptised by tiie name of Rebecca, married John lioiie, Esq. and left an only son Thomas; whos. only daughter married Robert hotting of Bolling Halls, West Riding oi "York, who left a sou John Hutting, one <ff whose daughters married Rickard Randolph of Custis, whose youngest son John Randolph of Roanoke, mar ried Frances- Bland. Your humble servant is one of the only surviving is sue of that marriage,* and sixth in de cent from Pocaliontas. * He is also youngest son. if. Catch the Old Villain.—-*A Erench- innn uy tiie name of Charles Rule, was killed last week in I'euiisyivauia, by a iiotoi'i jus murderer named ii'hisk- cy. Tim wretched loreiguer repaired to an old um.dn.uued house wiln a uotlle of the poison which lie swal- ;Otyed, and died.' —Coin. viuo. Abundance of Rotuiocs in Ireland.— lu tne spring oi ibzi, potatoes, in lie- land were ptircliaseu at tin; rale of Is. 4 d. l’ur twenty-one pounds; the same quantity might have been purcliaseu tins year for o.ie hull penny. A s iin- Ifir overflow pi the staple of popular suostsience is without a parallel. t^uar. Jour. of Agri. Canadian Giant.—A man is novy exhuming hansel! at Montreal,\qirico 2s. 6d. tiie signljwiio iso leet 4 1-2 uielies, meuisurcs o it. 10 inches rounu tile waist; 4U iiieiios round (he call ol the leg, and3 feet id inches ipuiul tiie thigli. lie is li-J ymns of age, anu weighs tii9 lus. lie is hut little in ferior in weight, to llie celebrated Daniel Laniucit, <nu is said lo be decidedly his superior in strength, as he has been known, without any ap parent effort, to swing to and fro, and ring, with, one hand, a bell weighing live cwt. He is about'to visit the Li nked States.—vinter. J\Ier. Georgia and Tennessee Canal.—The Engineers employed in surveying a route for a Canal from the navigable waters of Tennessee to those of Geor gia, have expressed their belief that the measure in not only practicable, but decidedly favorable. The only land portage necessary in the whole line is about ten miles, as we are informed, for which a rail-way may be easily provided.—Milledgeville. Statesman. A new f/ung.-r-A Clergyman in Wells, Maine, has published what he calls a new thing, lie attended a wed ding in that tow r n a few days since, and found, to his satisfaction and sui—* prise, that a number of guests, here tofore considered indispensable had not been invited; Madam Claret even was not there with her rozy lace, al though she can trace her pedigree as far back as the days of Noah. He adds—- may the time soon coine, w’hert people can he bom, married, die, and oven be decently interred, with out the help of rum, or any of its al lies.” At a meeting of the getlcmenof the Bar in Berkshire County, Mass, re solutions were adopted condemning ardent spirit as unnecessary to health, and dangerous in practice, and disap proving tho use of it for the purpose of ordinary refreshment, or as a sti mulus to labor. George Swearingen, who fled from Maryland Inst fall, for the murder of his wife, nnd for whose apprehension the Governor of Maryland offered a "eward of five hundred dollars, was arrested at New-Orleans pn the 16th of February. —i——MB—n—wr.f i ii'n tiu, u eii ys hji t#, no-* 17, lbM». © tcony j«Meo~.a . .. ■* 1S1T JiU Tl* At foil oia lOMi-'id-lv GUij EtiOIrA^ MJT b lUil ' Y 0 0! y** SAJI 0 hh<i4T Mr-0 JS#C JtJi t; <5t i .'CrlH'r 1 ! 6( 2/6; y* VI',‘l fetSAttii f CrO-*J ii*. . «f.V’ SAJI JjL V 1.4*1. '■ onrz c.01. .lOi.HVivr (.<» o.z..* Uittei! JIW.T MVH OVf.'Ij Ityl'.c- ' y o-ei --1 T.n 66 nii'iii; 1 di~.' < m eo »• <Vr L-b! i OT/. UC ] ..41 Vb-’. &EJ hi f 1 <r G.TK TAU eseu I S 1 , /,] e b.Jt- SAb Oi t Vd W O--1 AH) |;S ' f 1 .•<ivi'o-ao4 (riioiz ei*v““ TniiEd-t?b ;-o- <rz tuny o’.i.if t 1 * fei.y- 6i 1 bz w /— ■pT Ect>h<r ctov n^p ra &. j)..k . at4 *60 usAyw" Di*n e*v M ao^cr.4 - u O'tfJnn shiv vjlt <xjy ». 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DU (AdiliP. 1,1 ■ura—Mnwi—m mmnmaaam CHEROKEE PIlQJs'IX, .‘2n;l Indians’ Advocate. *- SUBSCR1BF.R commenced 1 li»> i duties ofles station; as r.ditor of this l'a|>rr, with a 1 rumbling hand and a reluct ant heart. He had no experience to a d h:m, and but limited information to recom mend him to the public. He ha liuvv <-1 *-r progressed so far, generally; to th rntisl'n-'A' t ion of his readers, for which ho istlianxlui. As the first volume of the Phn n : x is on tin* eve of closing, the editor has thought he-t to apprize tiie public that a new volume will he commenced next month, d that the great object of its founders, the benefit of the Cherokees, will still be assidi uously pursued. It is unnecessary to re peat and particularize the principles under which the future numbers of the Pin. nix will he conducted—iho principles will he similar to those which have, governed the past numbers. The paper is sacred to the cause of ,‘iidians, and tne editor will feel himself especially bound as far as his time, talents and information will permit, to ions der it as instructive and entertaining as possible to his brethren, and endeavor to nlist the friendly feelings and sympathies of his subscribers abroad, in favor of the aborigines. Vs the present policy of the General Government, the removal of all the Indians beyond the limits of organized Slates or Territories, is assuming an important as» >ect, the editdr will feel himself bound to ay before his readeis all that may be raid on this subject, particularly the objections against this measure of the Government. The original part of the paper will l>6. rendered as interesting a- th means ol the 'ditor will allow. Owing to the want ol'art assistant, it is impossible to devote a laige portion of the paper to the Cherokee 'ais« guage, as tin' whole must beoi gma'—The -alitor will however do what h* can. The friends o( Indians are particularly •ailed upon to assist in ?his tindcrtal teg by heir subscriptions Thus fat, the Phunix Mas been a dead expense to the proprie- ^.rs. It is highly desira' l ,. at ihere hould be sufficient atronaet-to secuie it om the like pe< Otmai v m: ba ■ •R«sirent i® utuM BWDINGffl ■* ■14 .-Wfv.