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FOREIGN.
From the Stir York Journal of Commerce.
CAPTURE OP DON MIGUEL’S FLEET.
Wo mentioned yesterday, wit boat EtUnebing
any "rent importance to it, n report, brought '■•
the hr;; riplendid from Tnrrasoua an.! iut from
^Gibraltar. that the fleet of Dm Mizuel had been
captured by that of Don Fedro. Wo have since
bc, !i tnromd with the following letter from a
hishly respectable nml intelligent gcutlemnn at
Gibraltar, who appears to entertain no doubt of
the truth of the rcjtort. lu short, ho does not
speak of it as a report, but as “new*.”
Gibraltar, July J0.
A vessel from Barcelona, stopping at this port
for a few stippii ‘s, gives tne a moment to confirm
my respects of tlic titiih ult., an<l to inform you,
that news fans just beeu received of the talcing of ii- , , „•
I ; C ; l . r0: u- ,h ? t ^ h ^the honor to be, my Lord, your Excel-
More is itttlo or no doubt that too U ar in I ■ J J
i oriugai will bod n termination denng the; * CARLOS DE PONZA,
Vice Admiral and .Major General.
P. S. I am happy to say die-corvette Priu-
The Martins do Freitas was too strong for the , Forbes bad been nn overseer for cui; A. eigln
Villa Flor and Portuense, and although they . or ten years, and i believe no difierem e had eve.
knocked awnv her forc-topiunft. and otherwise I occurred between them previous to tins,affair,
greatly disabled her, she kept her colors up aud I Col. B. lias left bchiud a distressed wife an-
went before the wind. : two small children, aud a Ja-gc circle ofmourt
I left the Don Pedro to take clr.trgcof the .Don j ing friends, No man in the county, peril j>~.
John, and chased the disabled ship, who surren- j wus more universally beloved. He had made,
dereu hefgre sunset. j will a short dine before bis death; aud the morn
Such a service could not be performed without j ing of his death, had written a letter to a friend i-
lo'v ; I am now collecting returns, and will for- | Savannah, stating that lie had made his will, am
ward them the first opportunity. j wishing him to he ao executor of it. I was to.
No lauguage can ex | tress lo your Excellency; the spot two hours alter tne murder, and saw the
mv gratitude for the support I met with from the ■ mangled corpse. No apology can bo offend fm
officers and men. To Captains Reeves, Goldet,
(who was killed,) Henry, lllai k-tone, (wound*!)
Charles, Phillis, and Buxton. I tun much indebt
ed and I beg leave to recommend them to the
attention or llis Majesty the Emperor. The an- j
hordinate officers, auJ indeed
Forbes; he was known to tie a man of violoJi
temper, hut Brai'sford had been his best friend.
REMARKABLE occurrence.
On Friday 1 >st, while the workmen were em
all, deserve the J ployed iu leveling the Kail Road iu Newark,
: over a piece*of low spongy ground a abort dis-
smnmcrin favor ofDoima Maria.
SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
_ • S ' ,,p ~ U,0 P<“ Captain Maxwell, j ccss Reill canl0 ovc . r an
“ m ”Tr,n P k 1 'IT* ,"- V w nn ' ,,,Ver ' ! morning, «t this anchorage.
1 v , , r a' ’ r ,U , C '“ S,Ve ; U c rt ^ ,cc to f To Us Excellency the Marquis of Louie.
Uwt *ney confirm ami give the particulars of J
the 1 From
Capture of Don Miguel's Fleet. | <Ku h 0 „
I til4 event renders ths triumph of Don Pedro
cerium. It would not he strange if the very next
arrival should inform us that the constitutional
llag is waving over Lisbon. “So mote it be!” —
That wretch Don Miguel flat already reignes too
long. IT tho government of Dolma Maria is not
better, surely it cannot ho WorSa., The news of
this brilliant
over a ptece*pi mv spongy
tauce south of M wket-sirect, between Mulberry-
stseet and tlie riv they discovered a break or
crack in the road .wVueh they had previously lev
elled. Shortly alter an opening pre-seutell itself,
and the earth began to cave in and sink out of
her, like the beauty of Israel, oil their high pla-
Arid now, Sir, from the summit of Bunker
fill, the voice af our fathers' blood cries io us from
.< "round. It pleads with. us. by the.sharp ng-
uies of their dying hour; it adjures us to dis
narge the last debt to iheir. memory.. Let us
hear the awful voice : aud resolve, before we
,uit these walls, that the long-delayed duty shall
■e performed; that the work shall be done, shall
•edone! ’ ; *<• ’ i
POLITICAL.
From the Federal Union.
To the Editors of the Georgia Journal’.
Gentlemen.—I agree ,vith ( the Recorder,
“that, “when merit is assumed for..any individ
ual by his friends, in relation to apy matter, it
is usual, at least, (aud I will add, highly prop
er) to examine tii.e validity of such claims, be
fore we feel disposed to award the merit so as
sumed.” This remark being made in reler-
nce to the merits ofGov; rnor Lumpkin’s ad-
ments to promote tho reahintorcsts of the peo-j s<i\.; them from that cruelty and or ,
pie, as do the affairs of individuals; and what \ which have too oltcn been the ijffi,
is he interest of the one, but, the interest of this unfortunate people, in tho confide*
oppression
I - , .. - ^ 1
the other.'?—I would not exchange one sensible,; their claims to the territory ti,i JS CCCJ . . Ul; ‘
practical and industrious public (pan, for a i Georgia, will be extinguished by tho fV 'x
dozen of your A. Ms. who might he wanting in [ Government, in compliance witL t) lt , C()1 (l( ‘''
either of these solid parts. But to proceed: ! ol 1802.
I’have said that Governor Eumpkiii submit- j Here is evidence the in
ted. to Congress a
f- Gc... ...
tiff.
"“Pact
stand still teas to recede"—rv, hen the- milk and
Wl
of 1802.”
• lost conclusive
plan for removing the In- j the policy of Governor Lumpkin was j; 1
diaits from the States, by inducing them to em- opposition to th•: policy «»f Guvernur gjj'
igrate, and that, by. his indcfiitigable exertions,. Govorner Lumpkin’s policy was carried"
lie procured .the passage of the act which ap- a| M hs ofjbcts are before the people,
propriated tne means to carry the object into
effect. , The effect wfiich this policy lias had
inu/ging the,trisis of our Indian perplesitics,
is too obvious to need further exposition.
In the veer I8di— 2, when tlic time had ar
rived for a decisive step to, be taken—when,
Jn the, language of Governor Lumpkin ii to
might have been the effortoTCdveriior G'l 7
noliev remains to lie trncsscfl 'pi.: ! ers
ous distinction, imwfever, the good sense r'
people \Viil not fail to perceive, tiirif wi n ,l
good effects have been produced by ii 1(1 CVcr
of Governor Lumpkin, the contrnrv
would have resulted from tlic
Governor Gilmer. Now ici us i.e.ir \ „ •
jections to the policy recommended ; v q
' Policy
, ir - v h:i d effect's
w a ‘‘ V( -rse policy f
2t US
jtffhed my flag this | sight. Several luads ofdirt were thrown in luinistration, 1 propose, for the gratification of
trr/fer policy of Governor .Gilmer had drifted „
tlic Stale into perplexities out of which his pur- j ernor Lumpkin, or to me reasoning Vt hi c ;
blind political vision could perceive ’• no wav advanced iu support ofit, and which, wiiS
this also disappearerwl tiloug with the ground
wliich continued to cave iu on everv side, until
Guatemala—We have Been favored i the opening extended about sixty feet east and
8 New York Journal of Commerce,) with! one mmdrcd and htty twth and south. A? t *
wiug extract of a letter, d,ltd I disappeared, a body «.f water presented
Tkuxillo.JuIv 17, l«3.T ; itself and rose towards the surface. Seyc"’
ivr n 1i;r,#.»fi nn 1,™ h,.r,. without '• thousaml loads rf dirt have been thrown in.
i expected, hut will be refused. The paysanas
•ihiant victory, as. it spreads through tile dif- j (natives) have drawn a petition to tlie General
Jcrcnt 1 rovnices of 1 ortugal, will he electrical in Assembly to prevent strangers,from nluilin
US Carets. It will riimnrnirn tho .,,,.1 (Vi-jli ,...2 :.t_ ■ .: 11 __.» _li r.._ iu.
»tron
I this cavern has not yet beep ascertained.
■Ilects. it. will euconrago the timid, and they say; but it is levelled at alh.f us... VVe fear
lgtnen the wavering, it will nr.ixo cut the them not. 'IT.eV a're forced to buy, and cannot
real sentiments ot the people, it will overturn ' ' ‘ ’
the (hrono ol Doit Miguel.
London-, July J5. J832.
do tvitbottt us; aiiliuugii we arc insulted frequent
ly by them. It is a long while since wp hare
... . . , j — ; seen a U. ti. vessel of war, and think it would be
Napier (Tor Captain, or Admiral or Fount, are : well for one to pay us a visit. We need proti-c-
mere insignificant designations in comparison ! .ion.
with his r.awe.) has gained a great and decisive | _____
victory over the Migueiitc fleet'. Seamen oafy
from St. Sait Island, Cape do
stand the difficulty oft c. irla:- | 0 ,:i v r -... * erds, informs that there has an all seven car
tel! w Iku c..tijri»or’dir.ary skill 'fd -j *uere j r0is of provisions Arrived at Cape de Verds
necessary . ■ nltrttffe the attack nnd°accom- ' from the United States, and one cargo of corn
pji*h ’he capture of s»;i r *s of th line by frigates ! from Africa’; He also states that Mr. Martin,
a merchant at Bonavista, informed him that
about 18,00U was the number that had died by
starvation ou the whole islands, aud not 40,000
as has been stated; Mr. Marlin also informed
Captain M. that if the rain should fall as usual
this month (August), that they would do very
well; otherwise they would need assistance of
the Uiiilcd States again. They are very
grateful to the people of this country for their
goodness -heretofore towards them.—Com. Adv.
From Para.—This schooner Oral, arrived
yesterday from this place, brings accounts
some weeks later tbdn tve had before received.
The captain States the inhabitants were still
in constant apprehension oif a riot, mid of an
attempt to massacre all the Portuguese remaiti-
ing there.— Cou. Jj* Enq. ».
Whils
the work of filling bp wa? in progress, it was
discovcrerd that tho level ground on the east
side, covered with stumps aud roots of trees, a-
buntfiO feet by 100, was rising op and forming a
hill, and slopes off gradually .in other directions.
Lt\rge cracks are to be seen iu different parts of
this raised ground.
These are facts; hut whether it he a bottom
less suhtcraucous pond «>f water, or a hod of
quicksand, or.some » ther nivstoriotts ageut which;
Cape dc Verds.—Captain Marrincr, of the sucks in alul devours v ?sf quantities of
the gentlemen of the Recorder, (who are of the i lar v- c1l P e , hut tlic
same kidney' with yourselves) as well as for^ (lrl f l
stupid
and decision of
on—in tins . peril
jiiu recoinmerwlatton to j experience <u,u uudsiuu ui an indcpendc..
lions crisis, who braved j^tatogmen, he. so promptly commumc
1th
b denger andScd.them safe .to victory ?
It will he recollected that Governor Gilmer
•the Legislature to !;• laid before his
outs. Dare;you object »o it? Who
your own entertainment, to institute an exam
ination into “the validity of the plaints, assum-j . -
ed hv the friends of Governor Lumpkin, to a J iat po^ealv recoininended .tbe delay of the , .
renewal of public confidence. But first, I must | s . urv f- v ftnd . 1,11 11 a coll!li . ¥.W - “ or L,um I’ klu whence spid, go ahead!
oJ
Wrti>
Giyner, when iTe said, “stand still ,v t ,(V
crave your indulgence; to notice the awkward * or the entire removal of the Indians, rlov»
position in wliich yon and your partisans have j inuc ‘ 1 t-ll: Legi>!,itur was embarrassed by tills
been thrown, in approaching this controversy. recomm <2ndatioD, and the reasons by wliich ,it
was supported, may be determined by recurring
to tho extraordinary proceeding of that hodv
on this memomblc occasion. In the e.riy part
of the session, when Governor Lumpkin. had
but just entered upon the duties of his office, the
Legislature; in approaching tlie decision' of this
But nil can imdi.j’stami and all admire, in ;i gen
eral sense, the gallantry of the t :.?erp.rise, uud all
can seo that this important victory, afi'ords the
la»l nml crowning proof of tho immediate neces
sity of a recognition of tho rights of the Queen
ot Portugal. Probably while we are still writiug
Napier has realized his ardent hope of planting
the standard of Donna Maria in the grand square
of Lisbon.
RainnA, Lagos Bat. July G.
My dear Chevalier,—I have taken all the Mi-
guelitc squadron, with the exception of two cor
vettes aud two brigs, i s-nd you a copy of ;ny
letter to tho Minister; I expect the Marquis here
tomorrow tonrrango what is^to he done with the
crews. I shall go off to Lisbon the moment I elm
get a few ship* ready. Yours, faithfully,
_ CARLOS DE PONZA.
To bis Exrelleucy the Chevalier Abrou e Lima.
Ilcr .Most Faithful .Majesty’s ship Raiuha de
Portugal, in Lagos Bay. July G.
My Lord,—It has pleased God to grant to the
squadron oi Her Most Faithful Majesty a great
and glorious victory over tlic enemy, #n6m J fell
in with ou the nioruing of the 2d iust. 611'Cnpo
St. Vincent, my squadron having left Lagos
Bay the day before. They consisted of2 iiue-of-
battle ships, 2 frigates, d covettcs, 2 brigs, and I
xehecque; my squadron of 3 frigates, 1 cor
vette, 1 brig/nud I small srlioourr.
I immediately despatched the Yilla Flor to La
gos for tlic steamers, which Vessels rejoined me
iu the evening. During the 3d and 4tli there was
too'much swell to lay the enemy oft board, the
mode of attack I had decided. Oil tiie forenoon
of the 5th it fell calm. I expected from the stea
mers groat and good assistance; but, with the
exception of the William IV. they showed no
disposition to render support, and the eugiu' ers
aud crews particularly refused to approach die
enemy, the former demanding 2,000/. each lie
forc^ they went to work. I must, however, do
justice to Mr. Bell, who did all in his power to
imbue them to act.
During the discussion a breeze sprang up, pla-
ciug my squadion to windward of the enemy,
who were formed in a combat line under easy
sail,—tho two line-of-battlc ships ahead, tlie two
frigates astern, having the three -;ui vettes aud
two brigs a little to leeward in the open spaces.
I explained to the captains my intention of at
tacking tlie Raiuha with the flag ship aud the
Don Pedro; to the Donna Maria was assigned
tho Princess Real, and to the Portuense and Villa
Flor tho Martins de Freitas, leaving the Dou
John (hearing a Commodore’s pendant,) and the
small craft, unoccupied.
At 2, the squadron being in close order, edged
away to tlieir respective stations, aud as wo came
within musket shot a most tremendous fire was
opened on the diips from the whole liuo, with
tiio exception of the Don John, whose guus would
not hear.’ We xvero a good deal cut up, and last
man; but nevertheless pursued a steady course,
returning tlie fire ns we passed. Raked the
Raiuha,'who hat) bore up two or three points,
ran alongside to windward, and hoarded with all
hands.
Tho enemy did not resist our hoarding, which
wa*-. however, accomplished with difficulty, but
they defended tho quarter-deck with great spirit
am! I am sorey to say we suffered severely.—
Captain Reefed; />f liiis ship, tho second in com-
mn.id, and captain Charles, my aiddeeamp,
were, Ihclievc, the first on board, (the former re
ceived three wounds, one severe, and the latter
five.) They were closely followed by rtVy'seff
and officers, aud a few seanftnV Capt. George,
who wm serving av a voluntcetVnVid Lieutenant
Woodbridge, were killed ; Lledtenant Edmunds
ttpd .Mr. Winter, tny clerk, severely wounded.—■'
Lieutenant Distcnllis aud myself were the only
ones that escaped ; as ihemeu got ou board they
rushed aft to support us, and in about five min
utes the Rainhn wus our own.
By this time the Don Pedro ranged up to lee
ward to board, but I dirocted Captain Goblet to
f. 'ow the Don John', who had made off, and I am
son to say, iu the act of speaking lo me. he was
mortally wonwled by a uithktt ball'from uic
Rainha’s lower deck port:
Lieutenant Li<i i
charge of the prize
in pursuit of the Doll John.
We were cut up in i!s and rigging - but by
tho great exertions of Capt Philips master of the
DOMESTIC.
earth, we must leave to the deeisiuu of uaore
learned advocates of Mr. Symmes’ theory.—
Keieark (X. J’) Eagle.
HOMICIDE.
With feelings Of deepest regret for the victim,
we are called upon to announce the untimely
death of one of Georgia’s most favored sons.
Col. DauicI H. Brailsford. off M’IntoshCounty.
No sooner had our Inst paper containing the ac
count of the violent death of Major Camp, is
sued .from the press, than we were appalled by
the awful intelligence that the virtuous aud intel
ligent Rrnilsford had met with a similar sudden
and violent fate. . Ou Thursday last, iu the..af
ternoon, he was shot down with a fowling piece
by a ina'ii named Forbes,who had for nine years
becii his Overseer, buf who is now iu another’s
employ.. The load entered the abdomen, and
there v/as but one step between Tune and -Eter
nity., Forbes was then knocked down and se
cured, and enrrieff to jail immediately'. , Thns
has fallen an individual. Whose upright conduct,
whose chivalrous character* and whose manly
deportment demanded esteem ; while his unaf
fected candour, and ingenious heart were a pass
port to the affections of all who kuew him.. He
has met death at the bauds of ouc to whom he was _ , _ . ._
a benefactor, and whose hands now reeking with iu£ the triger with one of his toes; tho shoe from
with liis blood should have been raised alone to the Bare foot was lying by him; the load entered
protect timt benefactor from insult. Our kte
respected friend was cruelly shot down while
excenting his duties as a Commissioner of the
Roads near Darien, without, we are informed,
the least shadow of provocation to palliate—much
less justify such an outrage upon the laws, aud
the personal rights of the citizen.
Leaving a sick and distressed family to per
form his public duties, unarmed and tlefencless,
as we learn, he encountered death upon the
highway at tlie liun.ls of one from whom he bad
a right »o expect auy other fate. Tho lawless
passions of Forbes have plunged a family in af
fliction, have robbed a widowed parent of a
devoted son, wife of a tender and affectionate
husband, and children of a protector. Society
mourns an ornament to the social circle, his
State ha^ lost Ins services at a time wheii his
vigorous intellect was its prime. With every
thing'around him to make life desirable, and with
the future gilded by the brightest rays of hope,
lie has been, “uuaniontod and unhealed,” sum
moned to “that bou. tie whence no traveller re
turns.” Of him, it could he truly and emphatic
ally said
“None knew him but to love him,
. Nbnb jiamed him hut to praise.”
The (acts comideted with' this melancholy af
fair will undergo ajudicia! itr/estigation, aud tve
forbear auy father comment upon them.—Sav.
Georgian.
The following additional particulars arc from
the Augusta N. A. Gazette.
DEATH OF BRATLSFORD.
The Oicu case In relation to the killing of
Col. 1 fhrdeniau oweu by t$* United States troops,
tho Tuscaloosa Flag of the Union, of tho 22d
instant, contains the following remarks : “Wo are
authorised to say that the Governor has request
ed the .Marshall to abstain from any further in
terference between the eirizeiis. of the new coun
ties and the Indians. lie has r*‘< < ived letters of
complaint from‘individuals of high respectability,
and lins nd(Jrss*cd a communication to the War
Department requesting the troops, to he with
drawn. The Governor does, uot recognise any
authority iu ihq Marshall, the trnobs of the .Uni
ted States, to settle disputes between our white
niitl Indian population, and kns rome to the de-
determiuntiou to prevent; iiy.nl! proper means,
a mode of proceeding So repugnant to the cou-
stilti'ion...aiid. laws off the State. The utmost
confidence is entertained that the President has
no disposition to incommode our .citizens, aud
that the troops will he withdrawn on the request
of the Goueruor.”—Montgomery Adtrlistr
.^n Indian, named Little Te-en-ne-ska, com
mitted suicide, in this neighborhood, on the cigh-
teentteinstHiu, by shooting. Upon nu enquiry iu
to the particulars of this suicide, amongst the na
tives so strange, we are as they are, left unsatis
fied. .The deceased Was unmarried, and there
was nothing connected with his situation that can
point to the probable can'te of this rash.act. On
Saturday night he had attended a dapee and, per
haps, drank.. iiuiiimierntety, but otir^.in formants
say *ltat he was at the time of committing.the act,
perfectly sober; they say that he very often, talk
ed about a dream he had of his mother, who'died
abont four years ago, that she was in a tfelighifu!
country and provided with plenty of every thing
she wished, this may have produced melancholy
and under the influence of tin whiskey fie drank
the night before, the fumes nor having been en
tirely dissipated, may have driven him lo dispou-
dency, or. as lie appeared cheerful, he may have
committed the act, under the prospect of joining
his mother. To commit the act he borrowed a
gun under tho pretence of shootiug turkeys and
withiutwo huh ired yards of t(ic house at which
he borrowed the gun he shot himself by spriiig-
You insist upon the defeat of Governor Lump-
kill, and employ for this purpose every species
of subtility—misinterpreting aiid perverting
his official acts, and aiming at them. the.shaft
of your censure “right or wrong”—without e-
Ven attempting to adduce a single fact^ upon .
which to rest tlie superior claims ol'iiis cnjiipet- " Bftfh was deeply involved the hesi
itor. Instead of elevating the standard 0 f n . nu dearest rights of the .Slate, man-
: . . I VfnO»KH : on.. 41 _ . I f (j |
to
ef
tlie eventful crisis. Here is there rcs-
the public may judse as well of tb
ONE OF.THE PEOPLE
.■*, New Yoiik, .August 10
U, S. Bank Is falling. After an t*
tai suspension of sales for some davs ii- \
lias begun to tnovq again; jiut.at 112
3-4 dollars per share. The price cL-;-,, : s
,.)■■■_ p
good deal on the opinion of its
Joui\ of Cbm.
real yala,.
Vf
;.m nullifi.ca
do riot know m-w
noN
s iiave
ter away tlie public character of Governor
Bare foot was lying by
his breast; from tho appearance of the body, not
much struggling took place. ‘ .
Haff this been tho case of a white man, a suffi
cient cause would he found in his heiog pronoun
ced non compos mentis, but ns it has happened
amongst those where ll/at excuse is unknown,
this occurrence must iemain inexplicable—Cher
okee Intelligencer.
Bunker Hill..—From Mr. Everett's Address
at a meeting in Fauueil Hall, Boston, to concert
measures for the completion of the Bunker ilili
Monument, we take the following extract:
I rejoice above all iu this daj’(, meeting;' and
that tlic doors if Fanucil Hall have been thrown
open to this great and patriotic assemblage,—a
temple worthy the ofi'ering. The spirit .of the
Revolution is enshrined within its column ; and
old Fanneil Hall seems to respond to old Bunker
Hill; this with ilia ancient thunders of its elo
quence, and that with the i bunders of tho btutle
—as deep calloth unto deep with tho noise of its
waterspouts. It was beneath this roof that the
spirits ofour fathers v.ere roused to that lofty en
thusiasm, which led them up, calm and unresist
ing. to the ffamiug terrors of tho mount of sacri
fice ;—ami well does it become us, their children,
to gather'heueadt tho venerable arches, and re
solve to dischaige the debt of gratitude and duty
to their memory.
Two of the periods assigned to a generation of
meti have passed away since the immortal War
ren appeared before his fellow citizens, on tho
memorable anniversary of tiie utlf of March. Ho
was, at that time, in the. very dawn of manhood ;
aud as you behold him iu yonder delineation of
his persbu,—amiable, accomplished, prudent,cn
fleet, who now took the direction of ill
the fore-topsail was shifted, tlie rijtgia,
r-’pes spliced. &*., and wo.vfe.ro fast
tho D. i John, '.lie . L .
omrood • - ru^.-: his i
fi: ing a *!.«»;, tit. - •»!» -ns *
s!..g m fight, 'l’he three
put the wind, ami
I
ttn tho uomra
in i • iroll;-
its and two brigs
urt \.. a it was not
cv. nt tln-m.
Durum the time 1 wa> taken up wi;' VEtiu-
Jn, ilm Donna Maria, Captain llcnry, carried
i!i- l’riupe-s Royal l>y boarding in gallant style.
Captain II mry speaks in liigli terms of his offi
cers and crew. I am sorry to say his sailing
lieu'.euant, Mr; Moore, was killed.
A gedtlcuiaiV difecily from McIntosh county^^P | t I
and id wfitrse Stntenicni the strictest reliance m-y ! ergetic, eloquent, brave ; lie. united the graces of
'' ‘ ‘ 1 | f ~ ,, “ a manly beauty to a lion heart, a sound mind, a
safe judgment, aud a firmness of purpose, which
nothing could shake. At the period to whichT
allude, he was but thirty two years of age • so
youug, and already tho acknowledged bead of the
caiuel flo bud never seen a battle-field ; but
the veteran ofLouwnourg'aud Quebec looked up
to him as their leader: and the hoary-headed sa
ges, who Had guided tlie public councils for a
generation, came lo him for advice. Such he
stood, tlie organ of public sentiment, on the oc
casion ju-t liRiitioneu. At tlie close of his im-
pnssioned address. Miter having depicted the la
bors, hardships, and sacrifices endured by our
ancestors in'tho cause of liberty; hu broke forth
iu the thrilling words, “the voice of our lathers'
neighborhood, n?.u | blood cries to u- from die ground !" Three years
only passed av. ay; the solemn struggle cnine on.
foremost in council, lie also was foremost in ih.
battle field, and offered himself, a voluntary vie
tim, tlie first great martyr ill the cause. Upon
tlic heigths of Charlestown, the las. that ivs-
struck down, he ft !l, widi the numerous band of
kindred spirits, the grey-haired veteran, thestrip
ling in the flower of youth, who had stood sine
by sido through that dreadful day, aud fell tog^-
be placed, has put into our Hands the following
distressing ihtelligeiice:
Mr. Ilrunlh/—The melancholy news of the
murder of Colonel Brailsfford, of McIntosh coun
ty, I find, ins not reached this place, lie was
i, | shot through the body on Thursday evening last,
i u aud a party were left to take I near the old'Court house of McIntosh, by a mail
and tho dag ship steered dff ofthetiame of Forbe* •«.
I Soinb slight difference had occurred tho day
before, between Col. B. and F. while they went
superintending the ii uuls that were at work tn
tlie road, the former of iHc two being Commis
sioner of the roa Is, aud tlic other overseer of tip
h'utds.' The morning of tho murder, Forbes at-
’ Fnl. B. and idieted a severe wound with
iiu..m/.ilc of his gun oiioueofhis cheeks. ClI.
B. wont •<> h {.iiy.-ui.iau iu the
had his WOuift) dress..', mid in the evening pj-
rnrned to the rofid, and whilst issuing his or 'ers
to the hands for tlie next day, that were contrary
to those of Forbes, ho was diot dead by the latter.
Three other w hile men were present. Forbes
was arrested and carried immediately to the jail
of Darien. Forbes had threatened the previous
day to kill col 11., hut every body regarded it as a
mere threat, uutil the fatal act occurred.
Lumpkin, to make it compare with tiio dwarf-
isi) stature of your political iiursling. Now, it
a|pears to me, that the creed laid down by t(io
Recorder, and to wliich no , one jviiJ dissect,
o%ht to have put tiie friends of Mr. Crawford
upon an exaniinution of “the validity” of his
chims, by adducing facts in relation to his
public life; which would doubtless he better
caLuiatedto induce tlie people “to award to
Ilia the merit which iias been assuriiedfor him,”
than to he all the time . chattering- abotif the
foiMcs of Governor Lumpkin. Such I take
to he the fair and honorable mode of canvass
ing for public preferment—not that it is unfair
or dishonorable to expose the faults and weak-
nessofa rival—but to he always Harping on
these, without adducing any other .evidences of
superior claims and qualifications, than. \Vhrl
are to he found in your hate assurances, does
little else than betrav the Weakness of the cause
you advocate. Besides, tliefe is another.cause
to which this mode of warfare with Governor
Lumpkin may he attributed. An opposition
founded iu envy and haired must 'necessarily
proce;-d by means suited to its nature—To ex
jiose faults is tlie province of envy ; and in the
accomplishment of its purposes, it never falks
of tlie virtues of its favorite competitor when
traduction aud jianaer cati reach the object of
its hatred. , .• t ,, », .
The friends of Governor Lumpkin do not
rest liis claims to a renewal of .public confi
dunce upon the “imbecility” or thb, incompe.
tency of Mr. Craw ford, hut upon tho intrinsic
merits of his own public acts. To th6 , proof
of these claims I now summon your patient at
tention.
Ini the first place, I claim for Governor
Lumpkin the merit of liaviii" been cliiefly.jn
strumental, in so far adjusting our Indian per
plexities of more than thirty years standing,
as to have planted, upon our disputed Indian
soil, a growing population ef free white citizens
—so that the last acre of Georgia’s chartered
limits is now covered with the broad mantle of
her legitimate, civil and criminal jurisdiction!
Do you ask for proof?—you shall have it.
In tlie year 182G-”-a time when nil the ef
forts of a Troup to effect a treaty arrangement
with the Cherokces had proved abortive—when
the rapid advancement of that tribe in the arts
of civilization was riveting upon the soil of
Georgia an independent Indian aristocracy—
then it was, that the deep' penetratioji of Wil
son Lumpkin hit upon an expedient, to which
may be fairly attributed, all our subsequent
success in effecting the settlement of this long
disputed erritory; The policy of .removing
tiie Indians from the limits of the States, by
enrolling for emigration, which was tlierj, .first
proposed and successfully advocated by,Gov
ernor Lumpkin, proved to Lic.tlic “entering
wedge” which has, uuder his skilful direction,
rived ASsunderthis stubborn and deluded peo
ple;'leaving us now nothing to ■ contend with
but a mere fragment of this once fjrmidablc
nation. The speech which Governor Lump
kin delivered in Congress in support of liis
proposed plan for effecting the removal of the
Indians—a proposition which, at first, was lis
tened .to only on account of its novelty, aiid
which.had to brook, not only the opposition
common to all new theories, hut that ofliaving
coupled with it, the dead weight of asking a
heavy appropriation for the support of the
scheme—i say that speech lias won for its
author an unfading civic wreath, q liicli neither
envy nur hatred can pluck from hts brow.—
Happy for tho interests of Georgia that she has
at this important crisis, availed herself of the
services Sf such a representative !
Having occupied several important public
trusts under tho General government, connect
ed with affairs of this and other neighboring
tribes )J Indians, Governor Lumpkin possess-
ed/from actual observation and experience, a
more perfect knowledg of the true situation of
these Indians, than perhaps any other individ
ual coaid have had. Ho therefore,was better
qualified, than'even Troup himself, to judge of
the policy that was best suited tv.tn.efc condi
tion, aid which would at the same time, lie
most likely, to overcome their, siubboriioss.—
And lu-re I cannot forbear to remark, that
public int.rest is often blighted and withered,
by caliiag men into public; service merely on
account of the gaudy’ distinction they mav have
meqtin
olutiot
motives which engendered it, as the timidity
which, it betrays.
“Resolved, That 1 is Excellency tiie Gov
ernor be respeciluliy requested to communicate
to this branch of the General Assembly, nnv
information in his possession, in relation to the
Cherokee tuition, and which might Have nn in
fluence upon the policy of t!ie. mea^ujri? .of im
mediate survey and occupancy of tlie Chero
kee lands, wliich iias not heretofore been com
municated, together with any vi ws of the Ex
ecutive upon, the subject, ■ which that depart
ment may tluuk proper to make known.”
I frankly, admit, that this was a perplexing
crisis in the. affairs of Georgia. • Governor
Gilmer had just said to the Legislature, in his
closing message: “The law which was'pass
ed at your last sesion, for the s.urvey und,distri-
Dution of tije Cherokee lands, was not to be car
ried into effect unt.l the title of tlie Cherokees
was extinguished by the President, or until
further legislation. As the Indian title has not
yet byen extinguished, it will be-necessary for
you to determine whether any < r what further
legislation shall be. had upon this subject.—
Permit me most rcspeclfufy to express the o-
pinion, i(iat the condition upon which that law
was. to go into operation, ought not to be rc~
pealed."
It was to be presumed, that this recommen
dation to wait longer for a treaty', was the re
sult of a most careful deliberation'on the sub
ject ; and emaiiatiiig, as it did, from the highest
officer of the State to whom.- every source of
information was open, it was well calculated
to excite feelings of prudent' hesitation.:.
But what reply does Governor- Lumpkin
make to this extraordinary -resolution of tlie j
Legislature ?—a resolution indecorotlsly; invi- |
more direct a:id brief explanation of tlie ;■
ol’that mysterious principle called nulliku.
than is cbmaihed in the ff)liov ing extract fiv
Mr. Burges’s -address to,the people of Rhoit
Island.— Boston Courier.
“There 1 can .be hut due sovereignty,.oils su
preme power,-touching the same tliinj. ln(ho
same territory. li'each Scalp he tlie supreme
poWer in all tilings in its own territory, t|| U1
tiie- U'iiited States is no sovereighty^sn] !&,
ho ’supreme power any whereyin abv tliie
If tlie United States bo the SupreriR-' power,
things granted to them by the people under
the constitution, then is the United 'States i
sovereignty, and. the people ■ here of a narioc;
hat of tlie Several States, the holding all th?
poviett nyt.thus granted, over ,the life, liberty,
and property of ail the ;>ople within their se
veral territories; yet not one of them is a
sovereignty, not one of them is a nation.
•The theory of nullification dcpendsontV
fact that the United Sates is not a sovereignty
a nation ; but that each one of the seven!
Sftijed is a sovereignty,nation - ; and ben -
all sovereignties are equal, no tribunal can de
cide between them, when they have baa
wronged by an uncoustitutionaMaut: andeath
therefore must, and can decide for itself hv
nullifying such law. If the United States, on
the contrary, bo a nation, it mast heeodov J
with sovereign power, in tlie legislature, judical,
and executive departments of that power, in
all things granted by the constitution ; a
heeause tlie States'are not sovereignties, v
nati-uis, their cfaim, as sovereigns, ns natwa
to adjudicate and nullifv congressional !nr
because uticohstitional, is at an end , ari ?\\
such questions must arise, not between yerer-
cignties, as fliq nidjifiei-s contend they do
rise, hut,bctwecn'the’ United States and citi
zens of die United States ; and do therefor?
full within the jurisdiction of the judicial power
granted by tiie peeple; under the constitution,
to the Supreme Court, or such other couttsss
nitty he established by Congress.”
ting tiie Executive to assume their responsibil
ity, by,stepping forward to advise them, in re-I .
gard to the p iicy of a measure which- it was}•MH<CAL'riOUN J\ GEOI1GIA AGA1X-
their duty promptly to have determined —
Governor Lumpkin says;
“It is, believed that a crisis has arrived, in
which we retnnot permit the course ofour pol
icy in relation to the .Cherokee .p-rt of Geor
gia to remain in its pipsent perplexed and ex
traordinary condition, without jeopardizing the
interest and prosperity, if not the peace and
safety of the State. , , f -..
“Circumstances within the recollection of
our whole people, impet'iou Jy demanded; the
extensions of the laws and jurisdiction ,of our
State, over our entire population ant) territory.-
This siep has been taken and cannot be re
tracted. Tite State cannot const nt to be res
tricted in tne exercise of her constitutional
iglits. It is now too late for us to theorise on
this subject; wo are called upon to act; ihe
public functionaries of tlie State stand pledg
ed to their constituents, and to the vgorld, to
sustain the ground which they have taken.
is our constitutional right, and moral duty,
fortlnfith; to interpose, and save that pan of
Wedvavea letter from one of the mostra-
pectabie-aud antelligent-eendemcn of tbc up
country, who-Writes ns follows from Habw-
slnni—“It is now evident tli.it the liuIiili'H
have made it a common cause to oppose rati
fication. J. C. Calhoun is nt this time, ia
this county, Openly using bis influence to effect
that object. We have only time to raeniion
"oor-abhorrence of this officious, indelicate.
presumptuous intermedliiig with our iiavrai
ooncerus. Let the people of Georgia frocl
indignantly upon such attempts, and with tl*
independence of freemen, who know how to
appreciate their rights and privileges, sgura
such exertions to influence their votes by me*
from another State.—Fed. Union.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
The foregoing letter, and various others
from different directions* all give us the nwst
flattering assurances ef sticces both for Lump
kin and. ratification. This letter states ti»t
there' is a decided majority of Union me; s
the Cherokee countrv, that will snnnort 1 '
o’. ' ' r ■ \ , ■ , loe v/iit-iuKee cuuuiry, mill win support
our btatgirerm contusion, anarchv, and perhans ,, . , n . r - . , 1 ‘
.. -, J 1 1 Governor aud Ratification—that the up eon*
Irom bloodshed. ,, •„ - , • ai—
... .. . . - . tr\ r will gtve us as large a vote as it ever dit—
After adducing a train ot the most clear and
pointed arguments in justification of the policy
i’e recommends—argqments replete with the
soundest philosophy ado the purest patriotism,
and evincing tlie most thorough" acquaintance
lftt the circumstances of the Indians as well
the rights of tlie State, the Governor pro
ceeds.* .
“With all. of these facts and examples before
, taken in connection with the extraordinary
ite ofour Indian affairs,'will any citizen of
Georgia hesitate upon tit? question of a.dvaac-
gorreceding? To stand still, will in effect
be, recetlu—to recede, is lo abandon our rights
and tacitly admit our inconipetency to sustain
our constitutional government within our own
limits.
“In conformity with the views herein sub
mitted, I would respectfully recommend to the
General Assembly, an emmediutc survey of
the. Cherokee territory. After completing the
survey of the country, (unless it shall become
indispensrble to the interest and peace of the
State to act differently,) I would vet pause for
a time, and endeavor to maintain oitr present,
unpleasant, expensive,'and embarrassing situa-
tion ? in the hope, that better counsels mav then
prevail among the Indians, and that those who
govern thc-tn nnv yield ,to such measures as
and that Hall County will give a majority
from three to four hundred votes to tlie eh; -
tickets. .-. , • . ;
Tlie aecounts from tlie low country are
tering, and iu the middle counties, we are a2*
erally gaining ground, according to our mi® r *
mation.f—Fed. Union,
won by exhibitions of literary attainments, to i will obvioutiy promote their real and la'stin
the exclusion of these of more substantial
qualities, who are not possessed ef these trap
pings. In the prosecution of our individual
affairs we never act so unwisely and the pub
lic service as seldom requires these imbellish-
interest. ■
“But should circumstances render it inrlis-
pensible to take possession of the unoccupied
territory, we can then sustain tlie Indians in
■their homes, protect them in their rights, and
IVe neither entertain nor-encouragc a
ing of hostility and abuse, towards oiirs>'"' !, ' r ' -
sistor, but ^ we must be indulged' iff telling a
good thi:ig. ... v
Mr. Gaston, in bis address on* Tuesday cw*
qing, made some allusion in the’course of lj s
fem'arks, to tjie soubriquet Rip Van W' n
applied by Preston to this State.* ^‘Belter 15
it” said be,'.‘-to sleep on forever than awnl £
madness and to treason. Better is it, that "
should personate the drowsev liotoot Wa?' ^
iton Iving, than excite tiie mingled horror an
ridicule of mankind, by representing the e’".
bined characters of Captain Bobadil s»d ^ atl
line! !’’—Newborn (N. C.) Sen.
that
Fjrducr. s '
had lf°
THE GREV1LLE RO'E.
Mr. J. P. Bradlee, of Boston, states
saw .in the warden of Mr. Zcn.is G
Nuiitqckeij ..ij (Seville Rose, which
hundred distici-t t.in.:e r s, with thirty flowers ^,
■•luster. This suaeil) flower is siX > J' e? ‘ r ’ ^
and it has been found that this plant wiff uu ' ^
t.» matwlty, nor exhibit its beauties ,, i n . < ]^ rSI ,vj li ji-
fi'oui,the time it first takes root. ^ UIS . „|j3
-tancc has caused sum. to condemn *he I’ 1,1 V j ( «
were not aw oe of the time ueccs^ar)
growtu and oevclopmeat.