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M A € ON GEO it O 1 A T E E E O It A P GEORGIA. Caption of Acts—continued. To incorporate ihe Volunteer Light Infantry, in the county of DeKalh. I'o appropriate money to improve the naviga tion ol Flint River, also the Chattahochee River. Lon i To amend the Acts incorporating the town of Crawfordville* To confer upon the Columbus Guards certain privileges. T<» alter the Act (or ihe belter selection of Grand and Petit Jurors, so far as relates to the Cherokee Circuit. To amend the 2d section of the Act to prevent Teachers of the Poor Schools in Telfair and Franhlin, from receiving their pay until examin ed and found qualified, by the Inferior Courts of said counties. To amend the Several laws regulating the dis tribution of the Academic ami Poor Schorl Fund, so .fur as relates to the counties of Liucoln and Itulidcll. To establish a Ferry across Savannah River. To amend the lOili section of an act to incor porate the town of Covington, in Newton county. To incorporate a Riilc Company iu the couuty pf Monroe, and grant certain.privileges to the same. , To appoint additional trustees for the Starks- Villc Academy iu Lee county. To authorise the Justices of the Inferior Courts of Fioyd aud Cass counties, to alter and regulaic the bounds of Militia Districts, aud to add Gwin nett county to the 2d Brigade, llih Division. To prevent any Teacher of Pour children in Montgomery county, from receiving his pay until examined and found qualified, by the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county. To dispose of the I-dauds belonging to the State, iu Muscogee county. To authoriserertaiu persons to plead anti prac tice law in this State. To authorise Elias Pittman to establish a Fer ry across Hightower River, in Cass county. To amend the charter of the Bank of Colum bus. To provide for the more equitable distribution of the Dividends of the Central Bank. To amend au act to change the names of cer tain persons therein named. For the relief of purchasers of Lots 10 and 100. To prevent Teachers from receiving pay out of the Poor School Fund of Uiiinu comity, until they shall have been examiued by the Justices of Lie Inferior Court. To remove the site of the Public Buildings iu Dooly count*. For the relief of Jitmcs Cartletlge. Po appropriate rnoucy to improve tha naviga tion of Ocmulgee River. To nuthouse the Inferior Court ot Habersham comity to levy an extra tax. To amend tho act laying out the county of Cov.eta into five School districts. To establish ami fix tli igiiame of ihe Female Academy at Forsyth, Monroo county. To amend the first section of an act, to appoint Commissioners to build a Court House aud Jail iu Lowndes county. 'Po authorise certniu persons to establish Fer ries, To amend the net incorporating the city of Augusta. To authorise the Inferior Court of Jeffer»ou county 10 open and keep in repair neighborhood Ronds. To make peimanent the county site at Dalou- agba. in Lumpkin county. To ndd the Academic to the Poor School Fund of Union county. To authorise the payment of $112 -10, to Mon aghan Academy, V»’arre.i county. For the relief of James Weaby. To authorise P. A. Clayton to coiitiuuc his Ferry across tho Chattahochee- To authorise Gabriel Jones, Clerk of the Cou.t of Ordinary, of Columbia county, to deposite money in Bank, &c. To alter aud change the time of holding the Superior Courts iu Carroll Cobh and Paulding and to attach the latter county to the Cherokee Circuit. To amend at: Act to protect '.he Frontier Set tlements of this State, from the intrusion of the Creek Indians. To incorporate the Georgia Insurance and Trust Company of the City of Augusta. To ai«l and facilitate Thomas Spalding in the execution of his Rail Road from the Ocmulgee to Flint River, nod to extend similar privileges tolhe Brunswick an Florida Rail Rond Company, and to the Great Western Rail Rond Company. To authorise the Inferior Courts ofTalhot and G win net l to erect Assylums fo-the invalid poor of said counties. I’o change the names of ccrtaiu persons ihcreiu mentioned. To incorporate a Roil Rond Company to lie called the Western Rail Rond Company for the purposo of constructing a Rail Road from Forsyth in .Monroe couuty. West Point, in Troup county. To incorporate the Macon Lyceum aud Library Company. To amend the Act incorporating the Monroe Rail Soad Comypany. To authorise the the Inferior Court of Coweta county to establish au Assylum for the invalid poor of said county. my own Slate, or tho rights of its citizens or o- iher persons within its limits. Should such jjg- gr, ssions be made, and passed by nmoticeii, ami the boundaries be disregarded among the differ ent neighboring States of our Union, I need uoi poiut you to the cousequeuces that must ensue by such a courso Many of ihe citizens of'Peu- ucssee, residing within the vicinity of this trans action, already manifest some excitement which I hope will be allayed when they find that the course pursued by the Georgia Guard iu this in stance was unauthorised. I need nut point you to what must most inevitably suon be the rela tions between our Slates, were tho organization of a similar force for the protection of the citizens of Tennessee against such aggressious atrhori- sed. J trust however, that it will not become uc- cessary fur Tennessee to adopt such a measure, hut that, every attempt to disturb tho citizeus without authority, will he discountenanced and ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 22d December, 1*35. WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor. A N ACT to amend an act entitled-an act to protect the frontier settlements of this State from the in trusion of the Indians of the Creek Nation, pass'd 20tli December, 1828. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate. and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Ms- senthhj met. and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of February next, it shall be unlawful for any Indian of the Creek Nation to come within the limits of this Sti te, except-, ing the City of Columbus; and that whenever such In dian shall come within the limits of this State, it shall be the duty of each and every civil and military officer in this State having knowledge or being (informed of the fact, to arrest such Indian aud.lodge him in jail; there to remain till he shall bo relieved therefrom by due course oflaw, and on payment of all expenses in curred ; and that each aud every of such Indians of- fn uling against the foregoing provisions of this act, the boundary observed mutually between us ns a means of preserving that comity, kiud feelings „ _ „ and respect, for the sovereignty of our rcspcc'ivfc b « F»ilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction States, and the tights and liberties of tUo citizens thereof ’ ^cordmg to law, shall be punished by imp- ifore so lorn- and hannilv evis- " 80nn ““* ui ‘V”*'labor ,he ^nitem-ary ^ any which has heretofore so long and so happily exis ted, and with this desirable object iu view, iny efforts as the executive of tho State of Tennessee you may rest assured will lie unceasing. Witli the highest consideration, 1 have the ho nour to be, your obedient servant. N. CANNON, Govcrnor.of the State of Tennessee. Executive Department. Ga. ? Milledi'cville. December 26. 1835. ) To his Excellency Newton Vannon, Governor of the State of Tennessee. SiR—Your leiter of the 5th inst, upon the sub ject of the arrest and detention of the person of John Howard Bayne by the Georgia Guard, was received iu duo course of mail. Whatever may have been the conduct of Mr Payne, in regard to our Indian relations, yet the arrest of his per- s-in by a portion of the Guard, within the juris dictional limits of the Stale of Tennessee, was a violation of the rights and sovereignty of that Mate, not authorised by the authorities of Geor gia. and without their kuovvledgc. The com mander of the Guard, Col. Bishop, was iu Mil- letlgeville at ’he lime ; and the act was doue by a subordinate officer, who I presume, was uot aware of the possible consequences of such au act. Be assured, sir, that while Georgia is tenacious of her own rights of sovereignty, and will always maintain them with becoming dignity, she is also tho last State in ihe Union who would knowing ly and wilfully trespass on tie rights of a sister. The act of wlrcli you justly complain, is not the act o( Georgia, hut of a few men, who, with out proper knowledge or reflection have commu te.! .a trespass ou the person of Mr Payne. They had no warrant or authority from auy Depart ment of tho Government of Georgia, for the act J they have done. Theirserin of scrvico expired | within a few days after that act, aud they were disbanded. Immediately on hearing that Mr Payne had been arrested within the territory of Tennessee, I communicated the fact to the Legislature, who you will sec by the accompanying preamble and resolutions * have promptly and decidedly con demned the conduct ot ihe Guard, aud disclaim ed any agency in the matter, on the part of Ga. Those resc-luticus, which were passed on the 22d instant, will, I hope, he satisfactory to your Ex cellency. and prove to the authorities of Tenues- see, that whilst Georgia will uiaiuiaiu her own ry . . time not less than four months, nor more than eight months, for the first offence ; and the second offence not less than one year, nor longer than three years ; or imprisonment in the common jail of the county at the discretion ofthe presiding Judge, provided, that this act shall not be so construed as to prevent any In dian or Indians of the Creek Nation, from coming in to this State unarmed, and without any offensive wea pon, bonafida to collect any debt or debts dne or ow ing such Indian or Indians by any person or persons, being or residing within this State, or to prosecute or defend auy suit or suits at law or iu equity iu any of the Courts in this State, in which such Indian or In dians shall he a party or have a valuable interest: oi to give evidence against any Indian or Indians in any ofthe courts in this State, provided, such Indian or Indians shall be accompanied by some white person of krown good character and responsibility. See 2 And be it further enacted, That any white person orpersons who shall trade or deal with or hire for work or labor the said Indians within the limits of tliis State, he she or they shall be indicted for a misdc nreanor, and on conviction snail be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for the first offence and for the second offence the sum of five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in the common jail of the county, at the discretion of the court; one half of said fine to go to the informer, and the other half for coun ty purposes. Aad be it further enacted. That the said Indians shall be permitted to fish in the Chattahoochie river; olid that if any of the said Indians shall be found fishinf in said river, it shall not be deemed a violation of this act. until otherwise provided by law; and that any delegations of Indians from said* Nation on business with the General Government bonafida, shall be per mitted to pass through any of the counties aforesaid, without being snbjecttoarrest, provided they can pro duce satisfactory evidence of their Icing such delega tion appointed according to the common usages of sd nation. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker if the House of Representatives. ROBERT M. ECHOLS. President of the Senate. Assented to December 24,1835. WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor. the arms of the State should be placed at the dis posal of our suffering foih.w citizens to cnabh them to defend themselves from their savage as sailunts. to the ineiu-ious ofthe Indians, and that if it be But yesterday the of Julius '* s ' found that the arms at the disposal ot the General .from Brazoriaw hence s u sat ec m ’ Government in this harbor, arc insufficient that affords us additiona. information more >.e« iug and important, as concentrating the inci dents of ihe Texcau struggle towards the de nouncement. Early on the morning of tho 5th inst. tho' Texeaus under Captain Millau made an assault on the town of San Antonio. W e have not ascertained the particulars of this at tempt, but are informed that after a hard contes ted strife with the heseiged, which continued un remittingly for 36 hours, the assailants succeeded in obtaining possessiou of the stonchouses, where they secured themselves, and from which they were enabled to silence three of the enemy’s guns commanding important positions. 'I ho ex press that brought the intelligence to Brazoria had left about 4 p. in on the 6th, aud at that pe riod the fight continued to thicken on all sides.— The Tcxeans had then 2 killed and 12 wounded, md although the loss of the enemy could not be From the Jacksonville (E F) Courier, 24ih inst. INDIAN HOSTILITIES: Latest Intelligence from the Theatre of War. We insert a copy of a letter from Colonel Warien to General Clinch, which will bo read with great interest—judging from tha proportion of the slain aud wounded. Our anxiety is groat to hear larther particulars, and to know the names of the five slain, whose names are put down in the letter as unknown: This letter contains our latest intelligence, except a report just arrived, that two of the wonn ded are since dead; that Weeks, one of the above ***«. to Maotl.* CotopnttJ. ft,... » d great, as not less than 17 torses were rouuted around ore of the guus that hail been silenced. Since writing the above, a passenger culled to inform us that the latest advices received from Sau Antonio, were, that Cos had been obliged to evacuate the town, and retire into the fort with A N ACT for the appropriation of money for the improvement of oakuiulgee river. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the improvement of tho'Oukmulgee River from the city of Macon to its confluence with the Oconee. rec. 2. Be it further enacted, That Juntos Got’daid, James K. Butts, of the city of Macon. Matthew Mc Cormick of Pulaski comity, and George Wilcox and rights, she is equally anxious to respect those of | Thomas IV ilcox ofthe county of Telfair be, and they her sister States j are hereby Appointed Commissioners ofthe Oakniul- Vcrv respectfully, I have the l.ouor tube, your River from the city of Macon to its continence I J J with the Oconee, whereon a majority of them shall have power to draw tire amount appropriated, or auy obedient servant, WILLIAM SCHLEY. *The resolution introduced byMr Clayton of Clark, disapproving the coudnct of the Guard in ihe arrest of Mr Payne. Executive Office. ? Nashville, December 5, 1835. y To his Ercellency Mr Schley. . Governor of the Slate of Georgia. Sir—It is not without deeply regretting the circuinstnnccs, that I feel it my dutv to addrets you it: relation to a very unpleasant occurrence which is said to have transpired recently, near nr about the line dividing the States of Georgia and Tennessee. _ Complaint has been made to mo liy Mr John Howard Payuo, that while be was engaged iu his pursuits of a literary character, in the State of Tennessee, at the house of Mr John Ross, the ■principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, he toge ther with Mr Ross were taken prisoners, by a company of men denominated or called the Geor gia Guards, commanded by Capt’Young. act ing under the auihori’y of captain or colonel Bi shop, who represented themselves to be acting muter the authority of tho State. Thai they wore taken by this force at tho house of the said John Ross in the State of Tennessee aud carried by them us prisoners to a place called in the Siato of Georgia, where they were retained *ju custody as prisoners a considerable length of time, and that while ill custody, he the said Paine, "had iiis papers aii taken from him, and a part of them hat not been returned to him, and that lie suffered much contumelious treatment from the officers and men of said Guard, while thin in Altcir custody as a prisoner, aud all without jus; -cause to authorise his being tako.t in one State Su this way, and carried iuto another : or for ench proceedings as t()0 Georgia Guard have ex ercise I towards him, while bo was thus peaeca- lily residing within the limits of Tennessee, en- ’Joying the hospitality of its citizens as well as the common rights and privileges of a citizen of the ‘Union. 5f such indeed has been the proceedings and -■conduct of the Georgia Guard in this case, I can hot for a moment believe that it has been auth orised, or is sanctioned by tho constituted autho rities ot the State of Georgia, whose devotion to - »hc cause of State rights and State Sovereignty, It h long since been most fully manifested. Whilst I arn disposed to respect most scrupulously the rights and sovereignty of all other sister States ".•it the Union, and their just aud constitutional authority, I must at the same time resist the cu eroachmonte that ;nav be made or attempted to matlo by other States ou the Sovereignty of A N ACT to authorise the formation of one or more £SL companies of cavalry iu the several counties of this Mate, and to authorise his Excellency the Gover nor, to contract for a number ef pistols, swords, &c. for the equipment of the same, and to provide for the payment ol tlie same, out of any monies not otherwise appropriated, and that said appropriation be provided for in the appropriation bill of 18UR. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and U is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the inhabitants of the several counties of this State, liable to perform military duty, to create one or more companies of cavalry, where it can be done, provided, not more than eight men shall be taken from auy one company of militia, except such compa y shall be conuosed of more tb*n sixty four privates; and except the coun ties of .■Sumter and Lee, which shill lie authorised to make up said company without regard to auy ltiiini^r out of each militia district, aud that no company of ca valry shall he composed of less than forty men. And be it further cnuctid. That said companies shall elect their osiiccrs from their body, and eutcr into such by-laws for their regulation as they may deem exped ient for their government and equipment’which shall n be contrary to the military laws of this Statu ; the result of which election, with a copy of their by-laws, shall within thirty d;’.y« from said election, be trans mitted to his Excellency, the Governor, whose duty it shall be, forthwith to commission the several officers so elected, and that the several commissioned, nou-com- ■nissioued and privates of each of said companies so created, shall equip themselves within three months from the date of said commissions, in such uniform as they shall have agreed upon. And he it further enacted, That Iiis Excellency the Governor be. and hereby is authorised and required, to contract for such number of pairs of pistols, with holsters complete; also, such number of swords for the use of cavalry companies of the best materials, as lie may deem necessary to carry this act into effect, and sc soon as the same can he procured, cause the said several companies so organised, as well as those that have heretofore been organised and who ha^e not been furnished, or that may hereafter be organised, iu pursuance of this act, to be severally furnished with the number required by each company, so as afotc- said organised and equipt; and that he cause a bond and security from the said officers of each company so created, in au amount sufficient to cause the said pistols, swords, .ec. to lie kept in good order, and re turned when required, and made payable to his excel lency the governor, for the time lif ing, and his suc cessors in office, for the benefit of the State. And be it enacted by thtlsu'hority aforesaid, That said companiei of cavalry soorgauised. or heretofore orga nised in the several counties of this State shall he known as the Georgia Guards ; and shall be subject to the fust call by the commander in chief of said State on all emergencies. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That said companies of cavalry shall be subje t to in spection, together with their arms and equipments, by order .of the commander iu chief nCsaitl State, by such adjutants or other officer directed to that duly, and whose duty it shall be to report the situation, uni form, and arms of tho said corps, with the reports of the militia, when made. And be it further enacted, That said companies when so organised and equipt, shall he exempt from the command or control of the regimental officers of the several couuties where such companies have been created, except when required to appear for inspec tion, or called out for immediate service by the com mander in chief; and they shall be exempt, whilst ac ting as such troop of cavalry from road duty. Aud be it further enacted by the auhority aforesaid. That the stun often thousand dollari he appropriated and set span in the appropriation act, to carry into effect the provisions of this act. And be it further enacted, That the militia ofthe first division is hereby excepted out‘of the provisions of this act, aud ail other nets so far as it restrains the number of volunteer corps of cavalry to he formed P 1 _ part thereof, and to exercise such general direction in the prosecution ofthe improvement of said river, as to them may appear most productive to the best inte rests ofthe State, provided, the money herein and hereby appropriated, be applied exclusively to the re moval of obstructions and impediments to tue naviga tion of the said Oakuiulgee river, of recent formation or accumulation, and not to the widening and deepen ing or changing of the channel, and that die said com missioners give bond and security Lithe sum of twen ty thousand dollars, for the faithful application of the money herein appropriated Sec. 3. Be xtfurther enacted, That whenever a va cancy may happen, it shall be the duty of the commis sioners to fili such vacancy within three months after it shall have happened, by ballot, twenty day’s public notice having previously been given, ofthe existence of such vacancy, aud the time of filling it, and any one havrng a majority ofthe votes given in at such election shall be duly elected. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That the said com missioners shall keep a fair and correct record of all their proceedings , subject at all times to the inspec tion and examination of the Treasurer of the State, or by any person by him appointed for such inspection and examination, and if any part of the appropriation by this act shall he applied to any other purpose than as set forth by this act, the Treasurer be, and he i9 hereby authorised nnd required forthwith to com mence suit on the boud of the commissioners in any court or place having competent jurisdiction, and that he proscrute the same to recovery and collection, nnd that the Governor for the time being be notified of the same. ’ JOS I'll DAY, Speaker ofthe House of Representatives. ROBERT M ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 24th December, 1835. WILLIAM SCIILEY, Governor. WAR IN FLORIDA I Charleston. Dec. 29. INDIAN MASSACRES By the arrival yesterday of the sclir. Geogc £,• Mttry, Capt. Willey, in 24 hours from St. Johns (E. S’. ) we received the Jacksonville Courier of the 24th inst. from which we have made copi ous extracts respecting the hostile operations of tho Indians in that section of tho country, We have conversed with Cap:. Willey, aud learn from him, that a large portion of the terri tory has becu desolated by the Italians, they having made a descent front that part of the ter ritory qcrupietl h.y them, aud swept every thing in their route, from Valusia to Black Creek, on the main mail—and also from the same point to Lnfc? George, and down tho St. Joint's River to Back Creek, burning all the dwellings in their course, and murdcriug such of the inhabitants as had not previously made their d^gnpe. The extent of the loss of life, could not of course be correctly ascertained, on account of the confusion that existed, but Capt. W. states That information reached Jacksonville) on the moruiug of the 25th, that Mr. Woodruff, and oue negro, who were on M. Forrester’s plantation, had keen killed, and that Ccpt. LANCASTER, of the militia, was seriously, if not mortally wounded. The slori and bindery establishment of Dr. Brush, at Polatka, were blunt down on Wednesday last A boat from tho Gtorge Mary, was fired upon while on her way down Black Creek to St.John’s Rivrr. We learn that the Indians had removed their women and children to a place of safety, and that it had been ascertained that roads were sometime previously cut in different directions, to reach the plantations, evidently for the purpose of facilita ting their purposes, when the scene of destruction should have commenced. The effect of these disturbance? on the crops will he most disastrous, the planters having been compelled to abandon their fields ; and the mills and buildings necessary fortho manufactory of Sugars, are most probably all destroyed. We learn that at the Indians three times— twice after received halls, the last discharge made «lien he was down.—killing an Indian that bail jumped into one of the wagons,—aud that Capt. AIc- Lemore had two horses shot under him. How much truth is in this repot t we canuot pretend to say. Heap Quarters, ? Fori Crum, Dec. 19ih 1835- $ Sir—the troops iiuder my commaud, took up the line of inarch on yesterday morning, to scour out tho Wncahnuln and adjacent hammocks, aud not wishing to he encumbered with baggage, I despatched baggage wagons to take the diiect route for Wctumpka. via Micanopy: on arriving at tho Kaiiopann prairie, I immediately took Capt. McLemore’s aud Capt. Lancaster’s companies, and pursued on the trail, anti on ar rival at Bcnj. Warren’s, found his house in flames, passing on we found that a body of Indians, fifty or sixty in number, had attacked and captured our baggage as it passed over the Prairie, and set the wagon on fire. The Officer in command of the baggage train, wtih several of the escort had retired to Micanopy, and I have n,.t been able to ascertain correctly what loss has been sus tained: two Sergeants and fournwn have returned into Camp unhurt, and one Sergeant a»d one pri vate belonging to Captain M’Lemore’s Company, mortally wounded, still lingering at this fort. I am not ahlo to make a more correct return, ns ! am unadvised of the numbers who have escapod Micanopy, hut will make a more full return as soon as possible. By this unfortunate affair, ourpapers such as orders, reports &c, and all our amm unition surgical instruments, &c. arc lost. Gen. Call, with his reinforcement, is expected here today, aud as I am assured that the whole body of Indians are in the Wacahoutn and ad jacent hammocks; the sigu is great, and from the force seen in diffifrent parties, we are assured that they arc all here. 1 think it advisable that you send all the regular force, to co operate with us immediately. The fighting is to be done here.— We aro in want of ainmumtiou aud camp equi page, having, as I before stated, lost all iu our wagons. Yours rcsocctfullv. JOHN WARREN, Col nnd Com Mil iu service- Gen D. L. Clinch. P.S; Killed. Serg’t. Hunt, privates Till's and IT. Roberts and five cither not known, wounded six, one mortally (Weeks,) escaped sixteen; five horses killed, six wounded. Gen Call has just arrived in Camp with 250 men, and assumed the entire romtnand, A report has also arrived, that the Indians were penned in a Hammock in the Prairie, aud that, on Monday last, firing was heard and a gen eral engagement had taken place. The mail rider, from Micanopy via Newnaus- villo, who arrived here on Sunday morning last, one day later than the mail was due, reported that he saw on his routo fresh signs of Indians, and that he might probably have been “picked souers off” by some of them, had he uot joined a com pany of persons w ith w hom he travelled as far as Black Creek. He said every dwelling isahan- doned by the inhabitants on the roads lending from Black Creek to Ncwansville, and to Micanopy, also from Newnansville to Aligator, and from Picolsta and Palatkn to Micanopy. Picolata is the highest point on the St Johns unabandoned by the inhabitants. Tho rider brought also the first intelligence ofthe attack on the house of Mr. Him mons. The following lottei from Col Mills to a gen tleman iu this place, gives probably a more cor rect version of the attack. Head Quarters.(near) Fort Cruui) > 12 o,clockat night, 17th Dec.. 1839. $ Hit—Intelligence has arrived in Camp, that about 30 Indians made au attack on Mr. Himino- ns’ hous't, on the Pulatka road, about 8 miles from Miccanopy, and 20 from this Camp. They rushed on the hnuso with furious yells and heavy firin but Siinmniis, and J Carr and two other who hap pened to ho there, t arred tip the house and defen ded themselves until day light—when the Indians took a drove of fat hogs out of the pens and drove them off. Immediately Captains Sumerall’s and Gibbon’s companies were despatched off at 20 minutes notice, (with Carr to show the trail) and with orders to pursue and destroy the Indians wherever found. We march ou for wacahouta in the morning, where it is reported that a great show of Indians is seen. Further, I have not time to sav. Yours truly, W. J. MILLS. We have not yet heajd any thing, interference to the success ofthe detachment under Captain Sumerall and Captain Gibbons, despatched iu pursuit of them. Wm. II. Morris, of New Provieen c » no parents. L. M. Bellepout, of Huuovfer. acotl rents. b ^ 1 Three prisoners died in the hospit- l vj- Fleming, aged about 25, native of p ilu 1110 pa- burg, Pa Harris Blood, aged 40, native 0 | James McCormick, aged 30, native of t tuekv. Kea- Exlractof a letter received frcmMei,-. dated 5th Dec. 1835. ’ ,eUn >ong Dear Sir—I lake this opportunity m you that there lias lately been depred/fiLl f#rUl mined on the flag of the U. S. Tin> Hannah & Eliza from N. O. was faken'i,” 0 ' n?r 'J the Mexican armed schooner C.eu. Bravo (f " lbt called die Montezuma) off Matagorda the forces left him ; and that there appeared little doubt of his being compelled shortly to capitu late, or be put hor^ uu combat, separate victo ries may stimulate the Texeaus to accomplish a final; and this befog effected, Texas will proba bly he declared freo of the Mexican people and confederacy. To this complexion must it come at iast. General Austin arrived iu BrnSoria, on the 29ill November, to proceed as commissioner to the United Slates, leaviug Col. Barllsou iu corn- maud of the army. His health had been partial ly restored. From the New Orleans Bulletin, Dec. 25. The following is a copy of a letter from one of the unfortunate voung men who joined in the expedition of General Me Ilia against '1 atnpico : Tampico, December J3, 1835. > Niue )'clock, P. M. $ Dear Friends: 1 will in few words as possible give you intelligence of my fate, which is an un timely one. To-morrow morning, before sun rise, I, together with twenty seven of iny com panions, are to he shot, according to orders given bv a court martial of Mexican soldiers, or otfi- of going in over The bar; the prisoners ded here ou the 2d inst. Niue America,,; j four Mexicans, who are uow in «lo«.'r„ t incut. The Cap), of the Gen’S. Brava m • says ho has orders from the Mexican G ^ inent to take every vessel that attempts t 0 °j'™' to any port of Texas, paving no attention to,? papers of the vessc. or flag Th.s sameschoT er was taken possession of, w ithout even a i-' for the papers of the vessel or payi u » a ' C \ ? spert for the flag Such proceedings ought to be made known t the Government of the United States, au.i,] 10 interested, as ther« is no security for ves * hound to Texas, unless able to defend th* 1 selves. Your oht. serv’t. eia ' From the Courier of Lie 21/A December LATEST FROM TAMPICO. Horrid butchery of twenty eight prisoners tch, from Mehta's expedition—We are informed h», passenger arrived this morning in the In jg .\tt-|j apas, whence she sailed on the I7th »iist°that *3 Americans. 3 Frenchmen, and 2 Germans, were shot there a few days previous to his departure The object of the Mexicans was not onlv ti>Ua .! L..t » n Iw. .1 ...tV . • ' them hut to make them suffer as much r.s hie before this was effected—for this |iassi. purpose, their guns were fired within a fou pacts,if jheir bodies, and aimed at those parts which would uot cause instantaneous death ; in this wav some of them were shot leu or fifteen times, before life became oxtiuct. Our informal)! furtherssv-- tlnt their clothes were set on fire hv the wad- ding of the guus. and suffered to burn off them, r ... i - .i • r Autoug the uuinhcr shot, were two voiith, f cers, for an at tack ou this ctlv on the night ol ■ , 17 <• „„„ 11111 -'f- . . XT 1 * t 4* . ^ • p«ireutl\ about 1/ tears 01 Aiarccntwa; lb loin November last. I, lor my part, am per- !. » v ...1 _r.~_ .1 __ r ? I lwa5 No use in fcc’.ly reconciled to my fate. No use m givin particulars of the battle—1 am pretty sure jou must have heard them before. I, at the time of the engagement, got a wound iu the head with a ball, and another through the right hand. I have been in the hospital until tb s afternoon, from the morning of the battle. No money rail save us: even five thousand dollars was offered for any one individual. There was likewise offered one hundred thousand dollars as a ransom; hut the reason of the refusal was. that they want to de ter others from the cause of Liberty This is a regular massacre. We should iiave becu treated as prisoners ol war. I hope ihe An.cricau na tion will revenge our lives. I have but a few hours to liv.’, so God bless yon all. Farewell— Adieu. JAMES FARRELL. I canuot write well—excuse mo. To Messrs. Dubois tfGarretson, Netv-Orleans From the same. An intelligent gentleman of Alachua, in a Icter to a gentleman of this place, stats that Capt. Priest, whose plantation at Wacahouta was devastated, and buildings hurtled by th? Indian aud sou woun ded, as noticed in our last nui. her, lost at least one thousand bushels of com, and all his cotton, of which ho had a large crop. All Iiis horses, save five, aro probably lost. lie had about thirty Imad. The corn nnd cotton were consumed'. Twenty odd hogs, ready for the butcher’s knife were taken from the pen and driven off. Capt. Priest is, wo understand, ono of the greatest losers, of the great number of those .whose planta tions liavt. been devastated aud home laid in ashes. Another writer says the people here are very much alarmed Most ofthe families have aban doned thei^ and homes assembled nt the differ ent places where the inhabitants have erected, or arc erecting forts for protection. There aro at NewnausviSlo, the court house at which place is turned into a fort, and the jail into a block house—house upwards of tw o hundred people assembled—at old Mr. Crum’s where is “Fort Crum ” upwards of two hundred , and more are coming in. Mr. Folk who was shot through the throat, died on the I Ith inst. TEXIAN revolution. passenger m the G. & M. has within the limits ofthe same; and that it shall he law- j brought ou letters requesting that arms anti atnm- fid forany number ofthe militia, ofthe first division uuttion 'Tiay he forwarded, as mauy of the troops to form themselves into volunteer cavalr) corps, under | an j volunteers arc without anv means or defence XdUUfn^en^d by the authority aforesaid, • ,,ho “£ h kip ’‘ l ,°. f ' V *“P° n CQul(] be That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this found Imd been pressed into the service, act bo, and the same are hereby repealed. j 11 1 his case of emergency, it is to he hoped that JOSEPH DAY, ! ihe most prompt measures may bo taken to Speaker of the House of Representatives. 1 afford assistance to those who aro thus exposed Prom the N. O. Union of Dec. 21. Important front Texas. On Saturday a gentleman who recently loft Texas, called'at this office to inform us that on the 29th ult, about 359 Mexicans in a sottie made an attack on a detachincm on the Texcan army at that part of the iutrenchments near rim mill iu the neighborhood of San Antonin, and that between 50 and 70 of the enemy were killed, while on the part of the Texeaus, there w ere on ly one killed, and three wounded. The gentle man informed us that tho Tcxeans kept tho ene my completely ai hay, with their rifles, which they used calmly and deliberately in operation ; hence the disparity of the number killed on both sides. We were politely furnished with the fo lowing letter froinTa ritpico : Tampico, December 14. 1835. Dear Sir— This morning twenty-eight unfor tunate victims of treachery and villainy, part of Mebia’s expedition, were shot. I hand you en closed a list of them, with a petition presented to the -Military Commandant, by several foreigners aud Mexicans, drawn up and signed by the pri soners; hut alas, it was uot iu his power to meet their solicitations. The papers euclosed, were sent to mo by the curate who attended them in their last moments —they request d that they might he printed iu New-Orleans. ’The letter from Joans II. Slewaid aud tile pe tition to the Commandant, were giving to me nt the prison grate, on Sunday morning—I had them translated iuto Spanish, aud presented them myself to the Commaudnut, aud am satisfied that had he ttc power, he would have complied with their last request. You have here a full view, as well as the Go vernment ami people of the United States have, of the hideous crime committed in the port of New Orleans, against the laws of God ami of honor, under the pretence of populating 3 cxns. A number oi distressed and unfortunate beings arc entrapped aud put on hoard the schooner Mary Jane, Captain Hall, under, the express stip ulation aud understanding that they are bound for Matagorda and Galveston, iu Texas, ns 'lie clearance of said vessel at the custom house in New Orleans, on the 6th ult, indicates It was further understood that they were to have lands on their arrival there, and a free passage, ami mark the result: such as has been the fate of ih se unfortunate men, was near to have been in flicted on every Americau iu this place. Such enterprises may, iu New Orleans, bo termed mer cantile speculations—they are worthy of such men as enlei iu.o them—aud 1 do uoi envy them their feelings. List of persons under sentence of death by- order of a military tribunal held at Tampico, to be shot ou Monday, December 14, 1835. Arthur II. Clement, native of Pennsylvania, aged 49, parents unknow n. Thos. Whitaker of do. aged 39, father in Penn. W. C, Barclay, of N. Y. aged 20, purctits in N. Y. Jacob Morrison, of do. aged 21, parents iu Ivy. Edward Mount, of do. aged 23, mother iu N. York. Charles Gross, of I’eun, aged 23, mother in Pen ii. Isaac F. feeds, of New Jersey, aged 80, pa rcuts not known. Mordecai Gest, of Maryland, aged 53, father iu Md.; his own late residence iu Ohio. David Long, of Ohio, aged 25, mother in O hio. W. IJ. McKay, of Virginia, aged 20, mother iu Va. Jonas K. Stewart, of Vermont, aged 33, mo ther in Vt. Daniel Holt, of Cauada, aged 18, pnreuts iu Canada. James Cramp, of England, aged 22, parents iu Oswego, N. Y. Lewis Jacobs, of do. aged 21, mother in L. Canada. Thomas II. llodgcrs, of Ireland, aged 23, pa rents in Ireland. Daniel Donnelly, of do. aged 20, parents iu St. Johns, N. B. James Farrell, of do. aged 23, father in Green co. N. Y. James Martin Ives, of England, no parents, 2 brothers in N Orleans. Augusta Laussear, of France, aged 22, parents^ The N O Bee of the 25th says: * iu IWe ' now the determined goal of an 10,000 men under Santa Ann** •' furnished with arms and provisions and with funds by collections r ® ^ and others, as well as donations , ... - tercsted in^catoblishing a Henry VVaguer, of Germany, aged 24. no pa tents, laic front Philadelphia. John [visit, of Germany, aged 24, no parents. Anderas Helen, of Germany, aged 50, no pa rents. Geotge Iselitt, in Germany. then dug, and after these unfortunate, but r ,« men. were stripped of their shoes raid Loots ihn were indiscriminately thrown iu. A few mo ments before -tkey were shot, one of tht.-n, au A- mcriran, implored the guards, it: the presence of a priest, fora drink of water, which was refused! It will be recollected that Mehia’s expedition sis fitted nut at this place. A mong those who wire shot, we learu the names of Wm. II. Morris,). Ives, eugiueer, and a Mi. Demnuseu, who mi particular manner distinguished himself xvith a courage and firmness seldom equalled, On hs executioners'Avishing to tie ii bandage rt.iudbit eyes, he indignantly repulsed them, lb m thick, said he, I tun afraid to look death m tin face? No!—I die the death of a martyr of li berty—he then ordered the soldiers ;u shoot, an) ’ on the first fire, more fortunate than the rest, he was killed. Wc ?.re tolu dial he did every thing to inspire his comrades with courage and re-i;- uation, and to meet their fate as became tuci:.- Two hours before the execution. Mr. Ii. wrote a sung, to the air of the Marseilles hymn, which he sang from the j iil to he place t>f , Eoculitra,- Thc soug was in Ffeuch, aud will tie foumlon that pan of our paper. Thus has fallen tweutj- eight b r ave meu. Comment is unnecessary-* barbarous and savage a procedure, canuot hat create feelings of iudiguatiou and detestation ii the breast of every man susceptible ef feeij against their fiend-like executioners. "We are further informed that martial Ian h i been put in force—the utmost consternation pre vailetf amongst all the foreigners—they consuls-1 iug their lives and property unsafe- itiileetlik lower class of the people had threatened to rtf I en masse, and. murder the wh.de of them. 1 foreigners are considered as American* and are | stigmatised by tile Mexicans as “infernal tmeri- caiis.” A short time previous tc tin- sliootaig tf these captives, a store belonging to a I'rendm J was hrokcu open and fobbed of its conttutib; the m-.ib. I Tho report of the Mexican ports being dw I ■gainst American vessels, is incorrect; it. M doubt, originated from ill? fact of the port ? Tampico being closetl during the rime Meliu* 8 ! there, hut was immediately opened afterhisdcI feat and expulsion. A Conducta for Tampico, with 900.000 of specie, said principally to belong to otcrrteH of Now Orleans, had been stopped at St. I. 1 ® I l»y order of Santa. Another, with about ft" 1 ® | lollitrs, had arrived safe at Tampico—a r^' which has been brought to litis place by Uw -* 1 1 takapns. 1 There was not a single armed vessel d 11 nation at Tampico. Tho Americans cu:«pl :isl great deal of the neglect of our goveri'iucsidJ'J lives and property being thus at the increj«d®j Mexicau rabble, w ho, it is s nt, re always rtJ ‘!| on any occasion of popular excitement to rw*‘j reiguers. It is to be hoped nttr goverumeut. ing the imperious necessity of the case, j a naval armed force to that place without wWl Since the above was in type. »ve have CJir ' f ^| cd with several respectable merchants wiio 1 ■' I received letters from Tampico, who kF'* I the circumstances of the death of the - I w ho yy ere shot, as entirely different lr0 '" !'^l 'e have stated, and that the barbarity"*"" . informant alleges agaiust the Mexican* *“ case, as quite unfounded. Orrendeavor* ways to arrive at truth but when xve pelfed to take verbal information, itfoveiy' cult. W c therefore give our account tor " jj is worth, without vouching for its general at* | licit). A commercial friend has been 5° - 11 ' hand us a letter from a highly respect* 1 chant at Tampico, which will be fount The conduct of Mehia’s troops is very f ble, they having made an attack upon * c ^ cial house where they knew was a l ;ll V * of specie. do do 25, pareuts Dcmousseut, in France. Frederic Deboy, of Dautzic aged 24, parents in Dantsic. Fred. Wm. Manor, of Germany, aged 22, pa rents in Saxonv. do aged 27, father From the A passenger N. O. BulteUin ofict. **• ' -passenger on hoard of thoM ^ New York, reports that the . E “P b X*„ IsB Hole in the W vll, fell in with •> . ■ j, of War Bu:o. having ia cotnpau) <•. * taicankens, from New-York, ■>«>« . „ with 200 volunteers. It was rite • , Man of War to take her prize iuto i deuce. “ A passenger of the steam ■>' . jgi lina from Mobile, reports that , l<: r l0 oi Marshall had detained the volunteers ^ gotnery, bound to Texas, at * 01 proceedings not known here as yc- a 1>5' eminent in Mexico, to ^ ie anu l “' t millions of dollars.” A smart shock of an EardN’SjjjjW.i near Frcderickton, N. B. on - 11 .. ff , extended 15 miles up ihe R enH '