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J « IliCO »*' G E O It O I t TELEGRAPH. POLITIC 41.. From Iht N- ¥. Timts. THE PLAN EXPOUNDED. A prospectus has been issued for an extra Globe, to appear weekly, and contain the political mat ter which appears in the Daily Globe. It will he published for six months, at one dollar a copy iu advauce. The length of the prospectus, three columus, prevents us from publishing it as such, but the political statements and calculations con tained in it. relating to the approaching election, and the schemes of the opposition, demand gen eral circulation. They afford a condensed view of thecoutrivauces by which the skilful political intriguest of the opposition hope to carry the elec tion, in spile of the large aggregate majority of the democratic party, and the subject is one that should he maturely considered by every republi can. Instead ef nominating one candidate to be sup ported by their united force, it is now settled that tils three opposition candidates, at first presented much experience. Hut tho mother had, perhaps, more mind than the father and was a first rale Dutch womau. So said our informant. They were a solid pair«f Dutch people—honest as the day; hardwoikiug—neat as industry aud water could make them—uud belonged to the Dutch . rclbrmud church. Keguiurly working six days iu the several sections of the Uuion, to keep the | j n t |, e W eek ou their little farm, aud hearing a pmty from disbanding, as lieutenants to the real three hours Dutch sermon ou Sunday, iu the lit INDIAN WARS. all pailies concur in speaking of with respect, was compelled 10 retire from the contest, leaving the field iu the undisputed possession of his com petitors. From the Nashville (Ten.) Union. MaRTiN VAN BIKEN. Who is this Kinderhooker, .Martin Van Buren ? is tauutiugly asked daily—and by lawyers !. .My , Dt-Kalb, Jasper aud Burke companies, uuder com frieuds. Marlin Vau Buren is the son of two, mM( j „f (j a p L Oalhouu, weut in immediate pur Dutch people who lived in 1782, when he was suil flat f ar f roin t i, 0 river they discovered t born, at the obscure little towu of Kiuderhook, i f res j, !rS y| leading iu the direction of Lumpkiu on the Hudson; ai.d they were rather poor too— | aml a f, er following it some ten or twelve miles, but the father, Abram Vau Buren, was a man of t | ]e j( lu |iaus were over excellent souse, aud withal bad fought through the Revolutionary War, where he picked up From the Columbus Enquirer, July 28. CREEK WAR not OVER. On Sunday morning last intelligence was re ceived that signs of Indians were seen iu tbo neigh borhood below I'crt .McCrary. A detachment of 80 or 90 men, composed of parts of the '1 roup leaders of the coalition; shall continue in the field. Electoral tickets in favor of Harrison, will be proposed only iu the 8taTeiof Vermont, New- York, Pennsylvania, Maryland. Delaware, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, eight States giving one hundred nnd thirty-three electoral votes. Web ster’s ticket will beroufineu to .Maiuc. New Hamp shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island aud New Jersey, six States giving fifty-one elec toral votes. White is the candidate of the coa lition iu the South, aud their electorai tickets are to be rui. in his nnrno only in the States of Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee. Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois. Ala bama and Missouri, ten States, giving precisely one hundred electoral votes. It requires one hun dred and forty-five votes (the majority of two hundred and eighty-eight electoral votes} In elect a President. It is obvious, therefore, that if the opposition candidates were each to surced in car rying their electoral tickets in the several States where they are presented, and the democratic candidates were defeated in them all. that no e- leetion will be made by the people. It is conce ded, however, even by the opposition, that .Mr. Van Bureu will obtain the vote of several States in each of the several districts assiguod to the se parate tickets of White, Webstar aud .Harrison. Die only hope of the opposition rests on the pos sibility of sectional and personal influences ope rating so far iu favor of their candidates, as to prevent the republican candidate from obtaining the requisite majority, aud thus devolve the elec tion ou tho House. In the House, the Federal party have a control over the following Stales—Massachusetts, Ver mont, Maryland. Delaware, Ohio, Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana and Ten nessee—1U. There is n Democratic representation from Maine, Now Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connec ticut, New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia. Georgia, Indiana ami Illinois.—II. The States of North Carolina, Mississippi and Missouri, ere equally divided in their representa tion iu tiie House. If ihcu. the avowed object of the opposition— avowed in their public presses—should be accom plished iu giviug the choice of Chief Magistrate to the House, each State voting through the bnl lots of a majority of its representatives in the House.) it would follow that there would tie on election, unloss some members of tho Federal phalanx in the House should comply with the will of their constituents, aud vote against their party, their own inclination and principles: or utiless a p irtiou of the Democratic side .should surrender the cause of their coustituen is. Which of these results is most probable may be left to conjecture. To perfect this scheme, harmony aud good un derstanding must prevail among the parties to i», aud thoso requisites are alreadv attained. The friends of Clay, of Calhoun, of Webster, of the Rank, all suppmt White in the South. Th •re all embodied on Harrison in the middle sec* lion, and on Webster himself iu the east. There is no symptom of -tlissentton in the allotted divi sious, among Harrison-men, Webster men. and ll’hite-men The affinity is so perfect 'hat all the White men will vote for Harrison north ol the Potomac, aud for Webster north of tho Hudson and so Webster's friends are for Harrison west and White south—Harrison on his part, with eqm courtesy iu retnrn, resigning his friends oi. one h ind to Webster aud on the other to White, with in the sphere of their respective tickets. If they succeed in throwing the election upon Congress, tho first step will lie to unite the votes of tho ten Strt'es represented in the House by a majority of Federal members from each, upon one of the coaiitiou candidates. If ilarrison should bo the elect of the party in the House, Webster and White must vote their quota of States for him. although ho shall uot have receiv cd one vnt* from the people north or south, ami although it is clearly admitted hy the fact of not runnings ticket in his name in the two sections to ho transferred, that he could no; coutend there successfully with the democratic candidate, yet the votes of W bite qnd Webster representatives in the House must be given ui him agaiu«t the will of their constituents. And so, vice versa, in case either Webster or White should t:o tile chosen one, though it is no torious that White could not gel one of the votes north of the Potomac aud Ohio, any more than Webster could ger a Georgia or South Carolina vore. It will he easy enough to unite thus the votes of the ten .States on cither of tho candidates, but those votes will not give them the Presidency.— They must have the three equally divided States to «ompas* their purposes. They cannot hope to •educe the delegations of Pennsylvania, of Vir ginia, of New York, in each of which the Demo cratic majorities are from two to one, to'tliree to oue—nor can they hope to operate upon tho del egarioni of Maine, New Hampshire. Rhode Is Sand, Connecticut. New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois nnd Georgia, where iho delegations arc unanim ously Democratic, with tho exception of two members iu Maine, aud u single doubtful individu al in another State, The coalition therefore, cal culate either cn defeating the election cf Presi dent altogether, or on obtaining the votes of the isolated republican members from Mississippi and Missouri, as well as carrying North Carolina by thevoteof the individual to be elected from tho lately vacated district. Upon tbo votes then of those thice men will depend the election of President, if the opposi tion succeed iu carrying it to the House—and it is to lie hoped that they will prove to possess a more than ordinary share of firmness and integ rity. fur both will he well tried. The scheme is the chef tToewre of Henry Olay’: genius. It can be thwarted only through an elec tion hy the people. tie stoue church with the gable end to the street, iu the village ol Kiuderhook. Martin was their oldest child. Hu was square built and Dutch lookiug. as he yet is, hut rather small He work ed for his uioUier firs —and his father when he got able—uud thus grew up to the time whuu Dutch boys are sent to school—of Winters say it about 10 years old. ills father had learned iu the army that English was best, aud he was sent to an * ,, u- ghsli sellout. The boy weut to work, as he had ou the lit'le farm at home, aud forthwith left his fellows bchiud. In the summer he stay ed at home and worked, aud iu the winter weut to school; w hich he louged for, as play compared to the plough-tail. And so it was. We have tried the change, autl know. Sir uigu to say he heat the English hoys, who went summer and winter— caught up, uud in thu spring was u whole mile ahead. Toe like ol this we have seen Wtst of Kiuderhook, and you who have boys to rai>e, had as well remember it. He neither learned to swear or drink: to gamble or wear fine clothes. He learueil only how to work—how to worship ill Dutch—w hat thu Connecticut school master taught him of books, and a little more. There w .<s a sort of Academy at Kinderhook where a little Latin was might and some bits ol learning pertaining ;<> the Sciences— ihose slight sips at the fountain. that have laid the ground work ot So many eminent miuds iu the U. States. There, his lather sent .Martin wbeu the Connec- ilio Indians were overtaken aud fired upon hy the advanced guard. The main body of the whites rushed to the sceue, when a battle ensued which lasted more thau au hour. The fight during this long time was close aud bloody, the whites hav iug five killed and fifteeu wounded, the Indians lo sing some twenty or tweuly-five. Au express was sent to the General in com maud ou Monday moruiug, who forthwith des patched fuur mounted companies, Capt Brown’s of Muscogee, Capt Delaplauer’s of Jackson, Capt Bostwick’s of Pulaski, aud Capt Sledge's of Troup, to Fort McCrary. In addition to these Major IIoxey’s bdltalliou of Infantry have beeu ordered down and left here ou Tuesday. Gen Sauford will take the comuiaud it person, aud we uiiders'auil intends to pursue the em my to the South Keys of Florida, or overtake them. From the Columbus Sentinel, July 29. On Mouday, Capt Jcruigau of Stewart county, with what force he could hastily collect among the citizens of that couuty, weut in pursuit, aud over took the liul it us about fifteen miles below Lump kin. He engaged them, aud it is said lust four killed aud a uuuiber wounded. The loss of the ludiaus uot kuowu. Capt Jernigau, we are fur ther informed, had the ludians hemmed iu swamp, aud was waiting for Gen. Sanford to come up, (who had with him Maj. Hoxey's com maud from this place, aud a company from Cow uta couuty.) wheu it was supposed a general en gagement would take place. Passengers who ar rived here yesterday, report that they heard brisk tiring iu that direction as they passed the road. It is also stated that a party of ludians, sup pesed to be four huudreti, had crossed betweeu lrw niton and Roauoke ; aud that Gen. Wellborn, w ith troops front the former place, had marched to Imeicept them We w ait with auxiutyto hear the result of these movements. e learn, since writing the above, that the tirut teacher could learn him iimhiug further. . «, . - . i„„ ,...... i„„. Here he learned aud worked by spells as before, persons k.He.i ^ouMond,•>, under (-■' ’ , J . e r r " f ut.ttl he got through the little learning, and RoberI Wimberly mortally wounded! Five others badly wounded but expected to re cover. The Indians were still in the swamp got through the little learning scraps of koowletige aught, which took uoi long. Then a difficulty arose. The father made made enough to pa, for his salt and iron, his Jernigau engaged them, and Were taxes, tea and sugai tor £*tiudac, and to pi \ iIh i . . " " * r ’ n schoolmaster at home; hut to send his son from «‘‘'^edby the company «,.tmg for Genu San- home was beyond his means ; it w.„ a hitler pill £’ r ‘ * *PP roach ' ,nfor,n,, . ,l ‘ * 1 *“ 1 e for the lad. To be froze with poverty iu the bud.! h 1 ea 1 r 1 ,i *“ ex P r T h ^'^" ^,1,! y aud ihe country fubol wealth in the hands of , rhell on yesterday (Thursday) that three wh,.e the large land-holders, then a decided uemoera *!?“ h f e " k,ll 5 f d ,he ,la f prevons at or near - ... . „ .. • i Port Henderson, fifte n miles below Port Mitch- cry, for warn oi h mere trifle, was a wintering 1 . ,, ’ .. e . .« 3 - .... - ° 1 ell, ou the Alabama side of the river—the names misfortune; but one uuder which almost ihe pie-1 , . . . . .... .. bian tale.,, of the country bail sunk during‘the ! 1 wl l,ea r d ’ Hor lhe P arl ! cu *! Ve 'h . .1 Colonial Government, at least; and in tins case " ue9 . Hhw were 813,101,6,1 at ,h ;' l . forh,d beeD or ’ seemed to have no remedy, for there were other ! We< MWU f some u “ e »! ucc . rhelndtan. were i c.. ..i.i i.„ heard at work upou their rafts m the swamp op- LOUIS1AN.A. The New Orleans Bee of the 20th inst. gives us the resuit of the reeent general elections in Louisiana. Aderided majority of Van Buren men have been elected to tho state legislature. On joint ballot, out of U4 members of both hraoebes. ihe Van Huron party 1 will have a majority of 20. For Coogrees tbo three present members were re e- leeterl; Messrs. Johnson And -Garland, Whigs, uud Gen. democrat. ► H f DIC tlZMKt l ^ tin* iK*4iR^ m or Fsteibee. They «u bs selincind ntu sssrksts - Order* viH rsestvn prowpi iu. M 31 waning b full mat' PAINTS, ocu* Svtiag of »H *rt»*f- ly of nhysM-Uos, F> ; supplied With tk'j Nsvr-York and Hr Mwchsnu and r children, and the farm could not be sold to edu ente one. at Y >le or Harvard. Thu lad felt his powers; so he tried his young strength with 1 nil around him aud found nothing iu Ins way. The very agony of disappointment, inflicted by the hard baud of poverty illicit withheld him from College, strengthened his resolution not to sink under its weight; aud it was a s glorious determination for an unfriended, unencourageti Dumb boy in au obscure Dutch village! ll determined to make a lawyer of himself; but to practice law in New -York it required the student should read seven years in a lawyer’s office, un less lie was a g aduate at some regular <’olltge or University, rieveu years, therefore, the lad determined he would read—applied to a little lawyer’s office in Kiuderhook at the age of about fifteen, and was received—there to drudge lor himself the education, that ten thousand worth less coxcombs around him, the sons of wealthy parents were daily but uselessly coaxed to ai quire. Here he studied six years, as he had been taught to tvork at home by his father aud mother—«ix days in ihe week; nnd heard the Dutch sermon on Sunday. That he neither trod the dowry path of knowledge.or travelled to it by a royal road.is very true; yet be made a profitable six years of ir. Many are the jokes passed ou Mr. Van Buren that to supply his few w auls during this period swapped horses. My lawyer friends:—uuder similar circumstances, what would you have done for unbegged bread,? From Jenkin Whiteside down to (he youngest of you, and, though the most eminent, what iu your upward struggles is it. that was honest that you have not done, to keen coats on your backs f Unf.tr- tuuatelyfor Mr. Van Bureu, he had only learn ed to plough with horses, not to swap them —he had to do a much leaner business, for bread. Magistiates had considerable juris diction. and tried the causes before juries sum moned by the constable; the Duirh people, as they did with Daniel Sheffey—and as they will with every son of a Dutchman, flocked to “Mar tin,T for help, ana he appeared before the jus tices and juries as their champion during, per haps the six years noviciate—acquiring a Kiuder- hoi k name and fame as gladdening to the heart of every Dutchman that heard of it, ns if greir Saint Nicholas had risen from the grave. One of tb'-mseJvos—one who could put forth their impassioned Dutch law story in English, had risen up In protect and defend their rights ! Few know the trust and faith a Dutchman places in a Dutchman. It has neithei let nor limit — Then again. Mr. Van Biircn’s father was a strong and downright democrat- and politics run ex ceedingly high. The pinties rarely broke bread in each others houses, or employed lawyers of different politics. Youur Van Bu eu went with his father and the Democratic side, with strong nnd youthful ardor; the' petty law suits before the Magistrates were gene rally steeped deeply in polities, as Was ihe advocacy; of course he got the Democratic practice in geneial. as well as the Dutch praslice in partirulai. Thus a little mon ey was picked up. and the seventh year Mr V. Buren spent at the City of Ni w York and read; he did’nt drink, and smoke, ana swear, and hauut taverns—he read with Win. P. Van Ness, form erly from near Kinderliuiik, but then a very dis tinguished member of the New York bar, aud a distinguished leader of the Jeffurso,.' party in tho Slate—about 1802. in the minority, and sorcl beset by powerful federal oppotieuis, aud who Mr. Van Bureu and his Dutch aud ilemocra 1 friends Some ten vears afterwards, helped to t - •ot—for which he has been r«Hed very Ir d names—Such as the K nderhook horse jock /, aud the like. The seven vears aided—Yi'r. Van Buren took out a license, and sat down at bis na tive villiage in November 1802, to practice his profession; which he did with a degree of integ rity, and • veiitualiy a sidender of ability, of which every American lawyer should be proud. Of his legal career from 18(>3, to the fall of J82S. when he descended from his legal pre-cmmeiice to be Governor of New York, we shall speak her T •after. HUDSON. posiie Fort McCrary, and were shooting off their rifles at eight—evidently preparing for another ex cursion to Florida or the impenetrable, swarnps of Baker, Thomas and Lowndes counties; where, if they once get a foothold, they will leave their women aud children, and carry fire and sword, murder and devastation through the siirrouudiug country, aud sometimes peuetratiug to their old homes in. Alabama. It will require a huge force c uslaurly engaged, to p-event ihcse fogitivegangs of ludiaus from crossiug the river, aud ruining the int -rvuuiug country between Roanoke aud Flor ida. We fear our army was disbanded too soon; but as fifteen hundred Teuuesseeaus hare arriv ed, and are now under the command of Gen le tup, that officer, co-operating with Gen Sauford, they w ill have ample force between them, as we hope and believe, lo overcome all the hostile In dians who remain out. Much anxiety is felt in regard to the friendly Indians in anticipating their removal. It is fear ed that many cf them will become hostile, wbeu they find that they also, are compelled to go.— We learu that Geu Jesup is making the necessa ry disposition of his forces to act efficiently iu case a«v resistance should be offered. The Alonsgi mery Advertiser, says, ' On Wed nesday Iasi, 20to iust. about 4l 10 ludians, men. a omen aud children, were brought iu town, on their way to Arkansas. They will depart as soon as boats arrive to carry them.” We learn that the Marinos in our neighborhood will take up the hue of march forthwith for the Cherokee country. Au express arrived iu town on yesterday briuging intelligence that the Ross party had risen in their wrath, aud were destroy ing all before them, aud bringi ig an order from ihe Secretary of \\ at, for nil the Marines at Ft. Mitchell and in that vicinity, to hasten to this neto scene of savage depredation.—Col .Herald all mouuted, but had left their horses atthecamp- We.could uot learn to what tribe they belong'd. Our informant states that the number of white men assembled at the scene of slaughter was a- boul 60; that they were mostly intoxicated, and DOMESTIC. North-eastern Boundary FronTth^—\—— which we published the other day 0 f tra 't pondence betweeu the British Mini nep,l ~‘ coires- FROM FLORIDA. From the Florida Herald, July 25 ANOTHER ACTION AT M1CANOPJ. From the extreme utibeaithiuess of the posi tion, the Commander in chief has ordered the abandonment of Fort Draue. The removal of the sick aud stores to Micanopy commenced on the 19tli iust. A letter from an officer at the lat ter post received by the commanding officer here on the2Ist, states that the first traiu was attacked on that ev niug within a quarter of a mile of Micanopy by three huudred Indians—the action lasted more than au hour—twelve men were batl- lv w ounded—many horses killed Capt. J. A. Ash by of the 2d U. S. Dragoons, severely woubded through the neck—aud Aspstaut Surgeon YVeight- mau badly wounded through the thigh. Ou hearing the firing, all the disposable force within the work at Micauopy moved out to the support ef the escort. Other results, or the loss of the enemy is not stated. There were '20 sick at the two posts, and many of those reported “forduty” were iu a feeble and debilitated state. Since writing the above, accounts have been received that the Indian force was 200—that the esscort consisted of 80 men, under the command of Capt. Ashby, of the U. S. Dragoons, having a howitzer, aud that the Indians were defeated— several of our tneu are mortally wounded. On Monday last three negroes, who had runa way from town some weeks since, made their appearance in the vicinity. A party, eighty in numiier, immediately went in pursuit of them, ami ,-ucce'ded iu ovettaking and capturing two; the third escaped. They had a supply of pork, rice and flour, and a bag containing ropes and bridles. Ou being brought to town they were examiued by the mayor, and from their contra dictory satemeuts. and other circumstances, sus picions were excited that they were spies, aud connected with uegroes iu town. On a further examination siiffi< ient was elicited to induce the belief that a plot was fast ripening to maturity, among some of the uegroes to run ofi* and join the Indians some time in next month. Seveal ne- roes are now iu confinement, and the plot thus timely discovered has beeu nipped in the bud We learn that a party of Indians have crossed over to Fleming's Island, ">t the m»uth of Black Creek. The Ci.pfaiu of the Essayous, iu going up the creek last week saw one soap bis rifle at the boat. A man named William Hulmer, was shot and icalped near Garey’s Ferry last week. MEXICO AND TEXAS. Mr Geo. W. Bonner was killed hy a half b^eed lo ban, son-in-law of Jim Boy. on tne23<i inst. a few miles below Tuskegoe, "Macon county. Ala. Mr Bonner was a civil officer, aud had arrested some pio-.»erty belonging to the India... under legal process, a difficulty ensued, and the Indian slew him. The uiuiderer, we are informed cn denvored to make his escape, but was pursued by Jim Boy. brought bark, given up ta the w hites, aiul safely’lodged in Jail, to await his trial. Mr. B. was a worthy aud respected citizen, and has left a wife and large family of children. —Colwn bus Enquirer. RENEWED HOSTILITIES Passengers who arrived at this place on the 1st instant, in tho stage from Columbus, bring some iiiformationriu addition to the incidents quoted from the Columbus papers. In the engagement of the 24th of July, the DeKalb company killed twenty-five Indians. On the 26th of July, Maj. Jernigau. with two hundred aud fifty men. of the Stewart county militia, attacked tho ludians in the swamp iu which they were posted, aud killed forty warriors, and made a few prisoners. The victory would have been moro complete but for the lateness of the hour at w hich the enemy was found and attacked. Night comiug on put an end to the pursuit, nnd Major Jernignn ileemc . it prudent to withdraw his ntcu from the swamp. The scene of 'his engagement was about fifteen miles below Lumpkiu. General Sanford arrived in that village on the some night, with six hun dred men; and early the next morning marched in searrh of the enemy. , * The Indian parties were endeavoring to reach Florida, under a determination uot to remove to the West. Their force is estimated at about 500 warriors.—Fed Union. From the Savannah Georgian, July 28. LATEST FROM FLORIDA. By the steam packet Johu Stoney. Captain Freeland, arrived yesterday, from Gary’s Ferry ’ via Jacksonville and St. Marys, we learn the fol lowing particulars of an action between a body of ludians aud Capt. Ashby’s command, in which we regret to learn, that Capt. Ashby was severe ly wounded, and Dr. Wightman also wounded, it is, we learn, still very sickly at Gary’s Ferry and Fort Drane, Fort D. and Micanopy are com pletely invested. H e would rejoice to sec a body of volunteers proceed to the relief of Fort Draue, where, we understand, the officers aud men are, more or less enfeebled by sickness. The day on which the action tcok place we are unable to state, as our informant is unadvised. We are gratified to find that Col. Hallowes who was recently wouuded by the Indians, is completely out of danger, and has arrived here, to the relief of his numerous friends. We subjoin the following: As the escort under Capt. Ashby, who had been eugaged in evacuariug Fori Drane was pro ceeding to Micanopy, and had arrived within a mile of the latter place, it was attacked by a par ty of ludiaus, supposed to number from 150 to 200. who kept up a brisk aud constaut fire upon the 50 men composing the escort for upwards i.'fau hour, when the Indians retired. The firing was heard at Micanopy, and a detachment under Lieut. Temple was sent" out to reinforce Captain New Orleans. July 25. By the arrivals from Tampico, information has been received that the Govermeut of Mexico had publicly apologized through its proper organs, to the Government of the U. Stmes, for the insult offered the American flag/at Tampico, sometime siuce, in the affair between the officers and crew of the U. S. cutter Jefferson aud the commandant Gomez, of Tampico. Gomez had been suspended and ordered to Vera Cruz for trial by court martial. Every thing appear to be quiet at Tampico iu relation to Texas affairs, as there were no sol diers in the place. All foreigners, particularly Americans, were threatened with anuiailatiuti by the lower orders of thu people in consequence of the ill success of the Mexican arms iu Texas.—Bulletin. ■. The brig Carroll, arrived this morn'tig in eight days from ’^ainpico, brings late Mexican letters from whictf it appears that a revolution was inevitable, as will be seen from an extract below, furnished us by .a highly repectable commercial house of this city. All v as quiet at Tampico : notro ps had been raised there, nor was it expected there would. Theschr. Cora for this port was to sail about the 20th iust, with |$20U.0U0 iu specie.—Courier. "City of Mexico, June 29. Congress is still in session.—the treaty be tween riauta Anna and Genera! Houston has ar rived. and is now under consideration ; what will be done with it, I have no means of ascert»iniiig.” Tasipi 'o, July 15, 1836. The whole ouutry in a state of convulsion, and in a very short timo, the former federal gov eminent will be proclaimed again. Iu Gaulal- ajara, Guanjuato, and several other places, revol utionary movements had already taken place, but were suppressed hy the military. In Mexico, a “Grito” was every moment expected to be given. In the province of Pueblo, a "Grito” has been given, which as it appe ars is of some importance The troops sent mere from Mexico to operate against the Federal party, prououuced themselves on the road in favor of the same. In short fro.n all sides, we hear nothing hut "Federation,” and the whole seems to be as if it were a mutterairea dr setteld. bout 60; that they were mostly intoxicated, ana ! “ minuter sett, .' threatened a like fate to all Indians who should !“5 ton . an r Atnericon Secretary of Sut ^ come to, or pass through their country.—Repub-\ * l * e 0 the North-eastein Boundary, it aim/*" lican that very little progress has l, eel) made ■ — I an adjustment of the controversy Th *? Wa, ds of the King of the N ‘therlands, although ,ion decision of the question referrod to hi 50 not 8 our government in a disadvantage,,.,J”' P iace * That decision, it is well known, has be P ° slti ° B - red by the British Government. b„» Vv act ®P* that of the Uuited States. Besides inherent in the controversy itself there . ultie * which may be called incidental. \Ve rw 0Ifter * ticularly to the deep persona! interest tvh of the States have in tho question which • l *° es upou the goverumeut at Washing, on > !! Dp0> ' cesssity of uegociating (sons tospe-,bi Dc ’ with Great Britain, hut with Maine aad M By rhusetts. To hit upon any plan of a d‘ ” as,i ' satisfactory to all the parties. an D ear» , JUs L ln,eui solutely impossible. After negociatkl h a j 0b its utmost, the affair will have to be arra . 006 compromise, or not at all. If l n * e< * dary betweeu the Uoirnd States and AssTt possessions could he embraced in th» there might be less difficulty in effaciing*?’ 110 ?’ jusuneut as between the two uations la 3d ‘ as between the United States and ; r ^ 0re Ihal eme l,o rm-.nnally inre,„ ted Massachusetts aud Maine ; and neither .riu * would be willing to suffer for the benefitLf 1 ,? rest. Besides, the national government hli l! power to alienate any portion of the iwfiw'ual Slate. Buta ri.ES 1 mine-what territority in fact belong „ r " cu!ar State. This right is expre^ly gj^ Congress by the Co,.solution, so farasqueSols of boundary between any of the S, ales l D(] J £ reign power, the national government mav as well retire iron tne contest, and leave such Suta to adjust their own disputes. How will the tion stand then ? An individual S, a , e negociate with a foreign power, nor can it ra T war or peace. The nation, ’fis true, i, bound s maintain the integrity of each State, but that l! the very point at issue. The question is whs! does belong to Maine, and what to the Brit ih possessions? aud to determine this poi at j, .f whole object of the negotiation. Maine eauS first beg the question, and then call up,, a then, tional government lo -ustaiu her. Iu thatcase the uatiou would be a mere executive power to enforce the pretentions, perhaps unjust, of an in- dividual State. Two things are very noticeable in the dim* stun betweeu the British Minister and our Gov eminent, viz: thu preservation of good temper and a desire on both sides to bring the routmver’ sy to a just and amicable issue. Where such feelings prevail, there is the best reason to hops for ultimate success—jV. Y Jotr. of Com. ' Fire—Yesterday morning about 4 o’clock a small brick butldiug in the rear of the Steam Mill of Mr. Winkler, owned ar.d occupied by him as a Foundry, was discovered to be ou fire, form a.itely, it was soon extinguished, without other injury than the destruction of the huilditio- where it originated. Last nifirbt between 11 and 12 o’clock the Ex change Bell gave the alarm of another fire; hut it ,-ruved to be only in the imagnation of ,ho watchman stationed iu the steeple.—Savammh Republican. Tito editor of the New York Sun contradicts the report, that the Vic Piesident is -o> n lo lie mar ried ton distinguiiibeii literary lacy (Mi s Mi.r- tincau.) He says, that the Vice 1'rcstdeut has detei miued to make no matrimonial engagements uatil after bis electiou to the Presidential Chair. George W. Bonner, deputy sheriff of Macon couuty. was killed on Saturday last by au Indian of the name of Toney, while attempting to levy an excrution on Toney’s property. Ho made his escape after committing the murder, hut has t,een overtaken, and is now in Tuskeegee jail. Gen. PaMerson left Tuskeegee lately under orders to camp with his regiment n iiiiin6milesof Wetumpka, as it was more easy to procure pro visions there thau at the former place. Siuce his departure he has received further orders to march up to Taladega county, and that neigh bourhood, that the ludians tnay see the troops, and know that to refuse to emigrate would bring them in conflict with a force too strong for them to resist. Several companies of regulars are still kept at Tuskeegee, aud several sent into the neigh hnnrhnod of Tallasca. Jim Hoy and Yoleka Harjo, two friendly war riors, arc anxious to obtain Gen. Jessup’s con sent, for them to raise a parly of Indians and go in pursuit of the Semeuoles. They say if Jes> sup will let them keep all the property they can take from the Seminole*, they will conquer that tribe in a short timo.—Montgomery Journal. Wo learn from the New Orleans Bulletin, that tho party of emigrating Creeks, amounting to 12 nr 13 huudred, reached that city on the 1st inst. sent from Fett Alit- Asbhy, aud arrived on the ground just as thu In dians had commenced a second attack which they did as loug as they saw the train keep in motion. One baggage wagon was captured by thu Indians after killing the horses. None of the whites wore killed—14 woqpded —among whom is (’aptait: Ashby dangerously, and Dr. Wightman. severely in the nerk. The evacuation ol Fort Draue is now suspended, and the ludians have complete possession of the country between Micanopy and Fort Drane Fresh Indians trails were seen at Col. Hal lowes’ place, as the boat camedewn on Monday last. St. Aogdstine. July 16. A negro boy belonging to Gen. Hernandez. who was taken prisoner by a party of ludiaus in April last, made his escape from them and suc ceeded in reaching town this morning. He was taken into the interior some distance. He has been to Topkniiky and into the Big Hammock, where they have a town. The ludians. he says, have not much of a crop, and subsist upon beef chiefly, of which they have an abundance. They have ammunition iu great plenty, as they say enough to last them from five to ten years. He has seen Powell, Jumper, and Alligator. They posses* a. knowledge of all that passes a mong the whites by means of spies and runaway uegroes. The negroes are worked very hard, and the Iudi«ns inteud making them warriors aud they will be placed uuder a charm so as lo render them invulnerable. Extract of another letter, dated Matamoras. July- 1 ,1836. Dear Sir—Through the medium of your paper l think it highly necessary that the Government of the United States, •>« well as the Texian^, should be informed of what pio»ou.. • > r . so odious, in my opinion, in the character of Gen. Urrea, the Mexican Coimnander-in Chief, too unpardona ble to be overlooked, and should be immediately attended to by the UriteirStates, We have at this moment here six or seven In dian Chiefs. Crereokees aud other tribes, with their interpreter, from Texas. These Indians are on a mission to the General, and have had several private meetings with him There exists no doubt of the business they have come on. a have made proposition'to the General, to j the Mexicans against the Texiaus, which ap pears.now to,be concluded—As Colonel Waster, chea is to be dispatched to-morrow to tlieit camp some distance up the river, where t‘iey havp 30 or 40 in numiier, to be used asspias or runuers I had occaision to cal on General. Urrea at his quarters on business' when I inet there three ofthe Indians, with their interpreter, in king enquiries of he strength of their tribe, the General being anxious to ascertain what force they could tnus ter with other tribes. The Commissary of this plate his orders to urchase 800 or 1000 horses for the caval r y-, which he is uow doing. Every movement ap pears to confirm tho belief that the uegociatiou is concluded with a promise the fndiaos of laud and cattle,shaiild they assttsc uni succeed in ex terminating' population of Tex ts. Extract of a letter, dated Vera Cruz, July 8 1836. Dear Sir—Your esteemed favor of :he 18th June came to hand by the Amaltca, and was ex tremelj gratifying. We are in this countiv com pletely blindfolded in regard to the affairs of Tex as. It appears to be the policy of this Goveru- TheTb—mometer wa- a- high at New-Orletu 8! This is the paicsl that was o& th« I'.fb .net. as 104, ij» the shade. • f chrih Western Indians. From the St. Louis Bulletin July 4. Hostilities Commenced.—Difficulties with the Indians flanking our western, frontier, which have been for sotno time past apprehended, have it seems, assumed rather an alarming aspect. In formation reached us by the last mail that an en gagement had recently taken place in Carroll county on the waters of Grand River, bstiveeii a company of bee hunters, five in number, and a party of Indians consisting of twenty armed war riors. Tho Indians attacked the white men with out parley or apparent provocation, and kil cd two of thorn. One of the 'ndiaus was killed, aud one or two supposed to be severely wounded. We are ioforoted that the Superintendent of fntlian Affairs intends taking active measures to arrest tho Indians concerned iu this unprovoked violation of treaties and bring them to tho pun ishment they so justly deserve. ST. LOUIS, July 5. We have seen a Mr. Jesse Ray, of Jeffersont county, in this State, just returned from a visit to Kentucky, who informs us. that within a quar ter of a mile of Paris iu Edgar couuty. Illinois at the place where they had encamped he saw twelve Indians who had been slain hy the inhabitants of the town. The party on their arrival at tha t point, consisted of 14 men. who had obtained ment to keep the people ignorant of every thing that is true in regard to the western campaign.. The arrival of the Amaltea was the first that gave us nutheutic news since the Caleb Good win. The present military theocracy appear to be more firmly heated than I had anticipated. They disavow all Santa Ana’s acts as illegal, &c. and will not ratify the armistice or treaty he has cel ebrated with 'he Texiaus. I think the latter hnve acted very prudent iu detaining him. His noto rious bad faith, I think, leave* room for iittle hopes that he would, eveu if he could, cause the treaty to be ratified. This government has ordered Filisola |o give up the comm *ud of the army, and have ordered a court martial to try him; this you will no doubt have heard. They in their usual coinhastic style talk of opening another campaign, and promise the Mexican nation that the honor of their arms shall soon be restored, aud tho Tcxians amihila- ted. As strong revolution has broke out in the State of Oaxaca, and the capital of that State is alrea dy besieged by a ve.y large numercial force of the sovereign peoplo. The garrison under Quiu- tomar is shut up in the convents of St. Domingo and others, and I think they will so n be reduced to capitulate for want of provisions. The actu al President adinterim has resigned, and it is said that the present intrusive Congress will eleet D. L. Alninau to fill the station The house of Get.. Ch is. Floyd, ofCamdea county, was struck by lightning cn the 31st ult. Tile following particulars in relation to it wo glean Irom a letter of his to a fi ie id in this city. "Yesterday, the lightning struck my house violently, and nearly destroyed one end of it.— Fite mantel-piece in toy parlor, and that in a room above, were torn in pieces, and great dam age has bc.-tt doue to tny furniture, &c. For tunately, all my family are in St. Mary. 1 was iu tny armory at the time and the door open, hut the lightning did not enter. Both chimyejM of tny house were struck. I have never known moro mischief to be done to a building by lightninj— $200 will not repaii the damage. The flash anil report were simultaneous—brilliant and loud- like the discharge of a piece of artillery heavily loaded. A few momeuts before thu lightning struck, I was standing near the chimney looking at the approaching storm. Some people would say' ‘7 had a narrow escape.—ib. Netc Jersey Iron Ore.—A lecture on the Geo logy of this State, in thu last New I ’ runs wit k P a ‘ per. mentions that the ore in the Scbooley’s moun tain mine is so highly magnetic that the tools by continued use. become so strongly magenlizr 1 - 1 think the present that in boring the rock the workman oftos ,s ua ‘ order of things will soon rhatige.' The people in a’de, after Striking the augur with bis all parts are arousing from the lethargy in j to separate then in the usual mode of wietdips ...i.- u .i i i .i i . l. ■ -.5 ii i it wita The Rail Road between Baltimore and Vtil- miilgtou, (Del.) is advancing towasds comp'etion with a steady rapidity. The graduation ofthe lino from the Susquehanna to \\ ilmington is nearly finished. It is believed that the raiis trill be laid down ou the whole line, aud the road in operation, liy the first of December. The link betw een Wilmington aud Philadelphia is uuder contract. The Louisville Journal staies that there wer.i one hundred and seventy passengers on board the steam boat Samson, recently burnt near the mouth of the Ohio river, but there were no lives lost The iron strong box. belonging to the boat went to the bottom ofthe river, but thecabiuboy saved it by diving sixteen fret and fastening a rope to it. The Metropolitan statas it as a rumor that Maj Gen. Sc«tt has, in consequence of his recall from the South, applied for a «ourt of Inquiry into his couiluct, and that his request will proba bly he acceded to. The same paper states that the President of the United Slates was at Pattnusburgb. Va. on tbo 17th, and that his journey had, so far been *'• tended with great benefit to his health. which they have been plunged for the last two years, and appear determined to achieve their sovereignty by shaking off the chackles of slavery woven around them by the inilitiary and priest hood, * u express arrived here a few days since, giv ing the information that Cordova, distant from this place about, fifty miles, bail pronounced for the federation in consonance with thoso already pronounced iu the state of Oaxaca. We may ex pect every day will teem with new events favor able to liberty. I believe that the present party in power aro desirous that the Texiaus should execute Santa Ana. 1 hope that they will not do so, but hold him iu terrorem over them. I would advise them to make him give them possession of the Castle ofUlloa until he cau have the treaty ratified, and deliver them the monies; he is capable of doing so, and no doubt not that tho Commandant of this place and Ufloa would cheerfully agree to the measure. If no other advantage results from his detention, he can pay a couple of million? for his liberty, having robbed very largely for the last year or two, would be willing doubtless to give up his ill gotten gains. w I will write you by every opportunity, and commuuicato the political news. Our commerce is paralysed entirely, aud the whiskey from ihe peoplo of the town, one! were government are about making us pay a forced intoxicated and noisy. In the attack twelve of loan. Aliens are resisting it; and I hope that the number were shot, and the surviving two tho reins of government will fall into more wise were pursued through tho woods. The Indians and honest hands before they verify the unjust it seems, svere going up the Wabash, and tvero l.esaetion. the hammer : but is compelled to twist > l / ritl) considerable foice ; and tho crowbar has been known to hold in suspension all the other ton'*in the mine, weighing 100 pounds. Gen- Lie - ersou, ("ecretary of the Navy.j says that toe magnetic attraction of the tools adds much to > fatigue of tho workmen, aud that it. often a*P pens that the hammer lifts theouger from then 1 ] during tho process of boring—Philadelphia J Advertiser. A whole Hog Aholifonist.—h member of A herst College has lately gone home with a s'ng lar companion. The gentleman has been JB rompa m—„ , - habit of ‘ paying attention' to a coloreu won , 'associating and ‘sitting up’ until three 111 , morning with her. On a sudden, he qui'te l ^ lege, aud actually rode away in oon ?P a ! 1 ^./pm. the hlackamoorlo his fa.'her’s house in A* 1 ham. iu this state, it issupposed that his a " ^ ment .viH continue unabated, as he is a ma ^ litionist, insisting always upon the equality blacks with the white*—advocating amaIR- ^ tiou, and openly boosting of his refined ta r te ' hoU t was a member ofthe Sophomore Class, » twenty-three years old, and his name w ^ mond. His conduct has excited disgust, ' to tho pity we feel for a loathsome trept ,le - g f aro not informed whether or not the lac . |j e ye Amherst College have expelled him—w e || e , c they have not. Ho is a member of the '. —. church, aud wo suppose will yet pursue ^ ginal design of preparing for the pi ,! P‘ ty n Pearl. H» W. 8.