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OAEIGiV.
London papers have beeri received
4t New York to the 30th of June.-—
'the most important intelligence re*
lates to a splendid victory of the Rus
sians over the Turks in the neighbor
hood of Clioumla, of which the follow
ing is the Russian official account.
GREAT BATTLE NEAR SHUMLA.
An extraordinary supplement to the
Prussian States Gazette, dated Ber
lin, June 22, contains the fol
lowing report of the Commander-
in-Chief of the Russian army, to his
Majesty the Emperor, dated 31st
May, (June ,12th.) •
May it please your Majesty,—I has
ten to congratulate you on a complete
victory obtained by your Majesty's ar
my on the 30ih of May, (June 11,)
gear the - village of Kulawtscha, near
Shurala, over the Grand Vizier.
My report of'the 4th of June has
acquainted your Majesty with my
march from the camp before Silistria,
jvith the corps of Count Pahlen, part
ly for the purpose of joining General
Roth, and partly to relieve the forti-
fiod town of I’ravadi which had been
invested for ten days by ; the Grand
Vizier. In ordecAo attain this double
object, and, at the saniie lime, to in
duce the Grand Vizier, if possible, to
engage, in a battle, I resolved to make
myself master, with all speed, of his
lino qf communication with. Shumla.
With this view 1 set out from Silis
tria on the' 5th, leaviiig ^tlle further
prosecution of the siege of that for
tress to Lieut. Gen. Krassoffsky.
T)ie indefatigable efforts of the
sixth division of pioneers succeded in
opening us a ,passage, hi spite of the
extraordinary difficulties of the ground,
and made it possible for me, after a
a previous junction with Gen. Roth,
to occupy, qij the 29th, in a night’s
march, all the defiles and passps in
the rear of the enemy, by which he
.drew his ammunition and provisions
from Shumla. My forced march with
the corps of Count Pahlen, was cov
ered by several of our partisans, per
formed with the greatest caution, and
remained wholly unknown to the ene
my. The astonished Vizier did not
receive the first news of our a^proasti
fill the dafile of Marda [called Ma-
darda in the maps] was occupied by
our troops. Even then lie did not
presage tlie danger which threatened
him id its whole extent, but imagined
that his new adversary was a corps of
about 1,000 men, detached by Gen.
Roth, the only object of which was to
threaten his fine of communication.—
However, even on this supposition, he
thought it necessary to raise the siege
of I’rovadi, and advance his whoie ar
my towards the. defiles of Kulawtscha,
lii the full persuasion that he should
be able entirely to destroy our feeble
icorps.
About 100 prisoners who were
picked up on the 59lh by my vanguard,
unanimously affirm that the Graud Vi
zier, with an army of more than 40,-
009, was in perfect security near
Pravadi, without the Jcf.st notice of
^ur approach. This favorable cir
cumstance enabled me to have all G:c
hy will til the retreat of the
■^i’anl Vizier seemed practicable
’ttl'^x carefully reconnoitred at day
Creak on the 11 ill, and about nine o’
clock id the sanie morning to under-
laicH a strong reqonnoisance with ten
.{jattajions of infantry, four squadrons,
4uvJ twelve cannon, on the road which
leads from Monkovtscha through Ko-
pareva to Marasch. This last ineas-
firo was founded on the information of
Several prisoners taken in the defile
hear Marda, who said that the Grand
Vizier had resolved to take that road
tvith the body of his army.
The enemy at first did not oppose
friorc than about 3,000 nten, infantry
and ^rtljilery, to the above Mentioned
itrorig reconnoitening party; but on
the nearer approach of our columns,
j»e displayed nil his forces in regular
Squares of infantry, and well disposed
Columns of cavalry, supported by nu
merous artillery. According to the
Recount of the prisoners, the army
consisted of twenty-two regiments of
tegular infantry, some regiments of
tegular cavalry, and above 15,000
Anatolian infantry and cavalry.
Our brave troops burned with im
patience to engage the enemy, and a
most 'sanguinary battle ensued; so that
,i | was obliged at (ho. very beginning,
. to make a reaervb of two brigades of
infantry, and with their artillery and
a biigade of cavalry, with a horae ar
tillery advanced into the fire. This
reinforcement, and especially the bold-
... t ' ■
ness of the 19th company of horse ar
tillery, which, under the personal
command of the brave Major General
Arnoldi, did the enemy great damage;
and also several attacks undertaken
and executed with the greatest reso
lution by the Pariograd and Irkutsh
gegiraents of Hussars, obtained a con
siderable superiority; notwithstand
ing which the battle continued with
great obstinacy on both sides, till at
length the enemy was compelled to
retreat into an advantageous position,
covered by wood, leaving thef field of
battle covered with a great part of his
regular troops who had fallen in the
acliou.
After a murderous combat of four
hours, the fire, which the exhausted
troops could not con'inue, entirely
ceased on boih sides. I made use of
this interval of repose to take such
further measures as appeared to me
necessary for tbs entire defeat of the
Grand Vizier. These new measures,
and an extraordinary loss which the
enemy 's army had already sustained
in the engagement, produced an entire
discouragement in the Grand Vizier.
He called a council of war fas 1 Ida rued
from a Bimbaschi who was taken pris.
oner,)& resolved upon it to retreat by
way of Kopareva to Marasn. The
deliberations of the enemy’s generals
were not yet concluded when our
columns advanced from different sides
and began the attack Our horse
artillery, under the protection of the
5th division of infantry, and the 13th
brigade of artillery, blew up several
of the enemy’s ammunition wagons by
their first shot. This circumstance
produced an evident terror in the ene
my’s ranks, and a particular wavering
in his whole line seemed to indicate
that lie would speedily give way.
Meantime our. w troops advanced in
quick time. The Grand Vizier’s
arriiy, however, did not, wait for their
attack, but having discharged all
their artillery, commenced a general
flight, abandoning 40 pieces of can
non, with all the ammunition wagons,
the camp, and their whole bagage.
Beside the above, 2,000 of the ene
my were killed, aud 1,500 taken pri
soners. This happened at four o’clock
in the afternoon.
B Bimbasiii, whom we have taken
prisoner, and several others of the
most distinguished officers of the en
emy’s army, unanimously agree that
(he army of the Grand Vizier is to be
considered as not only totally defeated
but entirely dissolved, the Vizier
himself having made his escape, ac
companied only by a small number of
horse.
The way that he took was admira
bly calculated for this purpose, for it
led eight wersts through the forest,
and was so completely blockaded by
the enemy’s wagons, that it was ne
cessary to employ a division of in
fantry to remove them, in order to
open a way for their artillery.
Immediately after sending off the
despatch, 1 shall set out with all my
troops to Marasch, in the hopes of
finding there the Grand Vizier with
the remains of his army. May the
God of war grant uS his blessing for
their entire destruction!
The loss on our side in this san
guinary battle is unhappily not small,
especially in the Murow regiment of
infantry, the 11th regiment ol Yagers
and the Hussars of Irkutsk. VYTth
that bravery which becomes the
troops of your Imperial Majesty, they
rushed into the „heaviest (ire of the
enemy, and many men in their ranks
have joyfully died a glorious death for
their religion, their emperor, and
their country.
Among the wounded are M«jor
Generals Oboschewke and Glasenfih.
Among the killed, Lieut. Col. Ruin-
ling, who .commanded ad interims the
12th regiment of Yagers. I shall not
fail shortly to send to your Imperial
Majesty a detailed statement of our
loss, and a list of the individuals who
particularly distinguished themselves
in this remarkable action.
I lay at your Majesty’s feet two
standards, which have juSt. been sent
ine. by General Count Sahlens, who
is in pursuit ,of the enemy.
P. S. I have juSt received news
that 16 more cannon have .been found
in the forest thro.ligh which the enemy
directed his,flight. .
:'-V
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1829.
Th« intruders, who to say the least have
acted more like savages towards the Cher
okees,than the Cherokees towards them,are
still permitted to continue in their unlawful
proceedings, notwithstanding tile frequent
complaints made to the,ag*nt, ColMontgo*
mery. We were in hopes the executive
of the United States would respect the
laws entrusted’ to their adminirtratibh. al
though they may be inclined to question
many of our rights. One right, hbweter,
the United States cannot possibly deny ils
—the right of calling upon her to execute
her own laws. It will be remembered by
our readers, that Mr Eaton, in his letter to
the Cherokee delegation, stated that Orders
had been' foTWarded to the Agent for the
removal of the Intruders: This was as
long ago a last spiing. Since then nothing
effective has been cone or attempted.—
The tav’dirfess of the Government has only
made our enemies the more impudent.—
Whether this tardiness is designed or not
we are not aide tosaj—we have our fears.
We shall, however, know how to appre
ciate the “straight St good talk’’ of our fa
ther the Prcfiideut, St understands what he
rr.rans when he says, “your father loves his
redchildren.”Havc we not occasion lo^ques.-
tion his fatherly professions, when he has
been ordering the military against usjmerc-
ly.because a malicious white child of his has
told a falsehood, but will not raise hi : ?
hand to protect us from encroachments and
insults, under which we have been labor
ing for months? Is he not dealing out a
“forked” justice to us?
The Scholars at the examination of the
Mount Wesley School were examined in
Spelling Ami Reading, Arithmetic and En
glish Grammar.
LAWS
OF THE
CHEROKEE NATION,
Jar the yean 1826,.. 1827 Sf 1828. far
sale at this offio
Not long since we published Col. Brear-
ly’s letter td the editors of the National In
telligencer, contradicting the statement we
had made that the western country was un
fit for the habitation of Indians striving al
ter civilization, aud that the Creeks Were
dissatisfied with their new- homes. All
that we have Heretofore said .respecting
that country we believe to be correct, and
the reader will perceive from the following
letter, that our information has pot been de
rived from mere reports, but from eye wit
nesses .
We wish our readers to fooar in mind
particularly what is said of the treatment
the Creeks reefeive from persons, who, in
stead of being kind and forbearing as they
ought to be, and as they pretend to be, are
act.ng as masters and despots. When will
the public condemn with deserved indig
nation such a mock show of justice and be
nevolence to the Indians: Another fact
vve wish kept in mind—the letter wa3 writ
ten previous to the publication of Col.
Brcarly’s letter, as the date will show.
Creek Path, May 5, 1829.
Dear Sir,—I arrived home some
time in March last from that 1 -spa
cious and fine country in the west.’’
Thinking that you Would like to hear
something in regard to “the prospects
that await” us “in the west” 1 avail
myself of this time, to communicate
to you some facts, which came un
der my personal observation.
I entered the confines of the Cher
okee Nation (Arkansas) about the
fifth of October 1828. 1 was re
ceived with civility, and treated kind
ly by our brother Cherokees in that
country, and notwithstanding they are
the saint* people, and connected with
us by every tie of blond and relation
ship, yet I thought they differed wide
ly from tliis nation, and they appear
ed to me to display those traits more
peculiar to Indians in a rude and un
civilized state. Bat they are making
rapid advances towards improvement,
and the difference must be attributed
to their following the chase, and there
by neglecting to cultivate their
minds.
My curiosity was not a little excit
ed, on entering a country that has
been set apart by the General Gov
ernment for the various Indian tribes
to concentrate, and more particularly
so, when I knew that it Was contem
plated to move this nation.
But I must confess before I go any
farther that my prejudice was highly
excited, long before I saw.that coun
try. However, after residing about
four months in that country, which
Was chiefly taken up at the Creek
Agency, where I had many opportu
nities of informing myself about the
nature of the country in general,
and of the relation the Indians stood
with their white brothers, I endeav
oured to lower my prejudice* that I
might be,able to gfte a candid state
ment of facts, so far {Is.my knowledge
of that country extended.
The local situation of that country
cannot bear a . comparison! with this,
in any respect, and it will be a barrier
that will ever remain, to prevent the
improvement of that country. It
nossesses no allurements to induce
Indians to better their condition, but
Ihe reverse, surrounded as they are by
every species of intrigue and impos
ture—infested by roguish out-laws
from all parts of the United States—
together with the various remnants
of Indian Tribes, who are not station-,
ary, but rove from place to place in
quest of game or of booty, and who
think it a great honour to be. slilctl a
great horse thief. 1 saw many Indians
of various Tribes, such as Osages,
Peoles, Peyanshaws, Miamics, Sen
ecas, Shuwnees, and Delawares, and
various others, The Delewarcs
claim to be the Grand father of all
Indians, and imbibe more enmity a-
gamst the white people than any oth
er Tribe. They often cry with an
guish when speaking of their once pow
erful nation.
Our brother Cherokees have obtain
ed ail the land that is of any consider
ation on the Arkansas River, from
Fort Smith westward, (that is ori the
north side of the river.) From Fort
Smith to the Creek Agency is about
sixty one miles, the full length of the
nation up and down the Arkansas
river, between those two points, I do
not recollect of seeing any good up
land. Good land is entirely confined
to the Arkansas and its tributaries.
Water, (that is good water) is also
very scarce in most parts of (be west
ern country. There is hardly any
streams of.water, and those of con
siderable size, but what are subject
to Have standing pools in dry seasons,
tmd in fact, the Arkansas River itself
appeared last Whiter almost absorbed
in her sand.
It h cf all regions most uninviting,
and the poorest I ever saw. It pre
sents nothing amusing, or instructive;
but every thing that is calculated to
dull the faculties, depress the mind,
and to surpress all those finer princi
ples of the mind so essential to the
maintainance of virtue, and good or
der in society.
From Fort Smith to the norlhxVest
corner of the State of Missouri is sev
enty seven miles and three quarters.
1 was informed by those who accom
panied the surveyor, that it was the
poorest country, in the universe, noth
ing but mountains and brambles in ex
tent. It is indeed unlike any other
country this side of the Mississippi.—
Then following the northwestern line
of the slate, until it strkes the old
Territorial line, and then following
said line to the Arkansas river you
would pass over nothing but barren
land, and extensive Prairies, almost
boundless in extent. Within this cir
cumference, there areaLout two mill
ion and a half acres of land. Thence
down the Arkansas’ to the mouth of
the Canadian river, up the same until
north and south line from Riyer to
River will make the seven millions
of acres, (see late Treaty) which will
be so far west as to clash very much
with tile interest of the Creeks, and
it must strike the river some distance
above where the Creeks are locating.
This fact was no little cause of dis
satisfaction among them before I
came away; and not only this, but
they considered themselves sadly dis
appointed in regard to the nature of
the country. In speaking of their
dissatisfaction witli Mr. he ob
served to me “if it had not been for
him there would have been but few
Creeks in that country, that he had
ruined his character, that he was
called the greatest liar in the nation,
and well they might say so, he observ
ed, for 1 have told them nothing but
lies from the beginning about that
country,” (he was oue of the explor
ing party with Co!. Brcarly before
the Creeks emigrated) and on being
asked what was his object in deceiv
ing the Indians in such a manner, he
observed, that he thought that their
condition could not be worsted by
a removal, that he thought it was bet
ter for them to move under such cir
cumstance* than for thetd to remain
in the old nation.
The floor unfortunate Creek* have
been very riiuch disappointed in their
views and prospects, and, as brother
Indians, I often felt for their destitute
condition. They are treated with
contempt, scorn, and ridicule, and
every other species of indignity that
a community could be treated with,
are. heaped upon them, and that taf ’
by him who ought to be .considered
their friend and protector instead of
being an avaricious opprps&or, and
an insisting demagogue. JSf© friend td
consult or te assist them, they are
left alone to make the best of a bad
bargain. The truth is they have no
guarantee to any frnd in that country,
alt they have is a there promise of the
government (Sep Washington Treaty
1826.) AU the land they can claim
by the promise Hes between the Ver*
digrep l iver and the Arkansas, and A
E art of that is included in the there*-
ee boundary. Their farthest set
tlement from the Cherokee line doe*
not exceed 12 or 15 miles up the Ar
kansas, and much farther than that
they cannot go for the grand Prairie*
for they already hpve extensive Prai
ries all around and amongst them.
The Creeks immediately where
they are located have exfcellerit, land*
but it is badly timbered and not ex
tensive, not even enough for. one fi/tft
of the population of the Creek nation?
it is not as large as Creek Path val
ley. They have settled very dense
ly indeed) but the nature of the coun
try is such that they cannot branch
off any distanco.
1 have frequently thought the copf,
dition of Hie Creeks and, their treat* 1 ,
raent was prophetic of wha t oui* situa
tion would be, were We to relinquish
the land of our and put our
selves cmnplctely under the control
and potfer of interested men. Yes U
foretejs something awful of the fhtg
of Indians. Fatal '■•prospects that <j*.
wait” us “in the west” when we shall,
have rulers and judges; over us wliii'
will take us under tfieir/'patentaF
care, 8t exercise over £>ur person^.arrl,
property, tbfc salutary rights
ties of guardianship,” How ckgradrn§
the thought! that.wh Sre cohsidefcff
more wretched and helpless now thad
we were thirty or forty year Hgo.—
What can this be owing to? Is it be*,
couse xvc are on the retn
we are now considered
pity, and as worthy of the “paternal
care & guardianship,” of pol lical be*
ncvoleflce? Or is not rathe i\becaiiM$
they, are advanced far superior in civ*
il-isatiqn, & thereby belter calculated
than their Fathers wfere to draw the
line of distinction? Or perhaps it is frouf
pure compassion that they may save
from ruin our infant institutions. an3
for our future welfare, our brother*
wish to take us into the'balmy sjiftdeir
of “paternal” Jove, that oer. lender
faculties may be secure’.from harm oi*
injury, th.at we may by degrees receive,
and imbibe the liberal principles 6'f
justice, equity, and of governmental
laws. How unmeaning are word*
when selfishness and caprice arfe
brought in contact—justice, equity,
virtue, and honor,[thosfc ennobling prin
ciples of greatness; alas, how few
maintain or understand them; and ft
for the pooi-Indian,how vainly do they
plead lii fits behalf !
I ain, dear sir, yours with fiigh coni
sidfcration, &c.
RICHDi FIELDS.
Elias BorniNOTT. . ^
,Nile Echota, Cherokee Nation.
; tor is it pe*.
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