Newspaper Page Text
MACON GEO KGIA TEX 15 G ft A F H
MISCELLANEOUS.
Froth tht Apalachicola Gautu.
’ A SHORT SERMON,
BT THE LITTLE MArt I!T BUCK.
“ And the Whole SicaUoteed Jonah.
Doubtless most of my readers hare read the atory re
corded in Uto holy volume, of the recreant prophet
Jonah, who. in attempting to ran'away from the Lord,
teas met and swallowed by a Whale I Perhaps acme
may auppose that Jiia it a loli'arv instance of that pun
ishment which, eren in this world, treads closely upon
the heels of disobedience; and may consequently be
dis >osed to regard it in the light, rather of a prodigy,
than a solemn warning to ihemselsrcs. But reader,this
story does not present, by any means, a singular in
stance of the unhappy fate which attends upon sinners
who undertake to run away from the Lord. Tho world
even in our day—the sea and the land—is full of
whales, which lay in wait, with expanded jaw*, ready
to swallow the simple sinner, u ho, in escaping from
the theatre of his duties, vainly imagines he can flee
from the presence of the omniscient and omnipresent
God! And numberless ire the errant mortals who
meet with a doom more disastrous than that of the un
happy Jonah. For although Jonah was swallowed by
a Whale, yet after three days was he vomited forth on
dry land! But the Whales of our time, more remorse
less than him of old, seldom yield up the prey over
which they have once closod their jaws.
Look at yon brilliant and high spirited youth! the
fire of intellect sparkles in his eye; on his lofty and
expansive brow has genius set her seal; education has
opened to him her treasures; and ambition beckons him
forward to a long career of virtue, and usefulness and
glory. But he tire* of parental control; the severe
restraints of virtue weary him; he faults under the
hardy discipline to which duty subjects him; and he
resolves to flee from the presence of the Lord! He em
barks on the tempoit tost ocean ol life; pleasure t veils
his sails with her fitful breezes; and for awhile he
floats on his trackless way, the clear blue aky above
him, and the calm sea beneath! but presently the gales
of passion ruffle the surface of the deep: the storms
of discord, envy, hate, revenge and malice arise, and
drive his frail bark a-wreck f the selfishness of society
thrusts him forth into the midst of tho mad waters—
and the Whale swallows him! Long may he linger in
his living tomb, but the Whales which lurk amidst the
seas of dissipation, seldom render forth their prey!
Reader, dost thou see that nicely furnished edifice,
carefully supplied with all those comfortable accom
modations for the weary, those appliances for the res
toration of the drooping spirits of the man exhausted
with care and business / Mark well! it is the favorite
haunt of a land Whale! Although so specious in out
ward form and appearance, with nothing to excite
dread or suspicion, yot within its secret recesses lurks
the monster—where the credit, the honor, the virtue
of the unwary, is sucked *n—and all that renders man
estimable among his fellows, or distinguished in socie
ty, glides away down the belly of the Whale!
And here, on the corner of the street, reposes ano-
thsr Whale! Bold, confident,and audacious—he ex
tends his jaws, and mockingly solicits his victims to
walk up and be swallowed! with this the stupid most
readily comply, vainly imagining, that instead of being
swallowed themselves, here the Jonahs may tieallow
the Whale ! but, alas for the infatuation of the wicked,
it is the bait, and not the monster, which the dopesta&s
in. The jaws of the great Leviathan soon close upon
the victim, and he remains entombed in the loathsome
belly of the Whale !
Bnt numerous are the W r hales that infest the earth
in our dqy, and numberless the victims that fall before
their rcmorscle s rapacity. One walks forth at noon
day, in all the pride of conscious wealth and conse-
3 nencc; and before he returns meets with a Whale in
to guisj of a land or cotton speculation, a bankrupt
friend or a broken bank. Another quietly perambu
lates at midnight, and is sucked in hy a Wh
enemy after an arduous struggle, in which he reseived
from the Mexican a severe wound in the arm. Shot
after shot was fired at him, but they touched him not;
thrust after thrust was made at him with their lances,
but be parried them all; and wo to the temerity of
that Mexican who dared to come into close quarters
with him. He threw his pistol in the face of one who
was riding near him, and ne thinks it killed him, far his
head seemed to be split open by the force with which
it was driven. Other* he knocked off their horses with
the butt of his gun. Despair, in short, seemed to have
given him strength more than ordinary, (for he Has na
turally Herculean powers.) He expected every mo
ment to dif, and he was determined to slay as many of
them as possible during the few moments he surviv
ed.
The Mexicans finding every effort lo kill or capture
him unsuccessful, adopted a plan to take him, which
common as it may be with them, cannot but excite a
smile with the American reader. This plan was to
throw over him the famous rope, the lariette, (I do not
know whether I spell it correctly,) which you are a-
ware they handle with astonishing dexterity in the
chase. With these ropes they at length secured the
intrepid Brown; but the merciless cowards continued,
even after he was tied, to annoy him with their lances,
and would probably have butchered him, had not an
e up ana
FOREIGN,
PROM LIVERPOOL Via CORK—Direct.
The British barque Emigrant, Capt. Peterie, mjyW
yesterday at this port from Liverpool w« Cork, Hav
ing left the latter port on the 24th ult.
We are indebted to the Consignees for the following
extract of a letter, which confirms the intelligence by
the Utica at New York from Jfatrrv.of a favorable re
action in the Cotton market, and which has tadl the af-
feet of raising the lately depressed soirits of the mer
cantile community.—Gear.
E“.C. " f ‘‘■"‘klVERPOOI, r.b, =0*
We have had a good demand for Cotton to day;
2500 bags sold at an advance of $d per lb upon new
Boweds on Friday’s prices, Tha sales on Saturday
were 2000 bales.
officer come up and ordered them to spare his life.
B ublic affair*, and seeks distinction in official stations
>ut there are Whales political, as well as Whales cor
poreal and terrestrial. He rushes into the midst of the
party collisions of the times, embraces what he deems
the popular side: and when he imagines that the cur
rent is wafting him on to greatness and glory—the bub
ble bunts, and he finds, alas, that he has been swallow-
od by a YVJia’e!
Bnt reader, there is one other truth that I wish to im
press st'ongly on your memories. It is this—never at
the post of duty, in the discharge o ( his moral or r< li-
gious obligations, is a man at nil liable to be swallowed
by Whales. It teas after Jonah had run ateay from the
Lord, that the Whale met with him. So in our days,
the man is safe when in the discharge of h>n lawful, re
gular and accustomed business. And it is only when
ha abandons or neglects this, when he turns aside for
some sinister purpose, that tha Whale finds him. Thus
the merchant who steadily pursues his calling with vi
gilance and industry, may snap his fingers at all the
Whales in Christendom. ” But let once tho infatuating
desire of sudden ieealth, come over him—let him re
volve to leave the beaten track, and taking those short
cuts, through the faro hank, and dashing speculations,
across the race track, and so on—and the Whale ia
sure to come upon him. So the mechanic, the labo
rer, while the instruments of his trade are industrious
ly plied, and the sound of the jack-plain, the trowel,
«xc. rings merrily in his ear—is perfectly safe and in
dependent. But let him throw down all these, and
turn aside for an anti-fogmatic nr a cocktail—let him
full asleep on the lap of Delilah, to dream of niint-ju-
leps, fiddles, sprees, and so on—and the Whale is sure
to be upon him.
Finally, patient reader, permit me to remark, that
the Whale is a tremendous monifer—of varying form,
habit and manners—solitary and gregarious—amphibi
ous—carniverous—remorseless and treacherous—and
very prevalent in these parts. But gentle reader, if
' Extraordinary Experiment.—-The public are
aware that Mr. Andrew Crosse has been recent
ly pursuing a aeries of researches into the pro
cess of crystalization by means of his galvanic
batteries, and that he has made discoveries which
have thrown quite a new light upon science
Some weeks ago he prepared a silicious fluid
for the purpose of crystalization. He heated a
flint to a white heat, and then plunged it in wa
ter to pulverise it. The silex, thus reduced, was
saturated to excess With muriatic acid. The
mixture was placed ia a jar, a piece of flannel
w's suspended in it, one end of which extended
over, and thui, by canillary attraction, the liquor
was slowly filtered, fell into a funnel and thence
dropped on a piece of iron stone from Mount
Vesuvius, upon which were laid the two wires
connected with either pole of the battery. We
should state that the iron stone had been previ
ously heated to a white heat, so that no germs
of life could have existed upon it. . .
Mr. Crosse made his daily observations of the
wires, to discover the beginning of the process of
crystnlization. On the 14th day, be saw some
small white specks upon the stuao. Fourdavs
afterwards, they had elongated and hssuraed an
oval form. He concluded that they.were in
cipient crystals. Great was hrs surprise on the
22d day to find eight leg* projecting from each
of these white bodies;still be could not believe
that they were living bei n gs. But on the 25th
day, his surprise was complete—there could be
no donbt they moved, they fed, they were per
fect insects; eighteen or twenty of them have
since appeared. Many persons have seen them,
bnt there is no record of such an insect. It is
in form something like a mite. It has eight legs,
four bristles at the tail, and the edges of the body
are very bristly. Its motions are visible to the
naked eye, its color is gray, its substance is pulpy.
It appears to feed upon the silicious particles
in the fluid.
The most extraordinary circumstance in this
phenomenon is the nature of the fluid in Which
ibis insect lives and thrives. The acid instantly
. . destroy* every other living being. Bat a seeond
hale at the lna | j, as confirmed tho fact beyond a doubt. An-
..lnnre* m • * ... ire par J - L
gelati
corner of a dark alley ! Here i* one who plunges in ot |, er portion of silex was prepared in the same
manner, and reduced to a gelatinous form, but
without the acid. A coil of silver wire was sus
pended in it froth one of the poles of the battery,
and tbo other pole was also immersed, so as to
send through the mass an incessant stream of the
electric fluid. About throe weeks afterwards,
Mr. Crosse examined tho poles to search for
crystals, and in one of the coils of wire be found
one of these strange insects.
This proves that it is produced from the silex
and not from the acid. Mr. Crosse, with bis
usual modesty, has contented himself with stating
the fact, without attempting to account for it.
He is in correspondence with professor Buckland
upon the subject, and the learned professor bis
suggested an explanation, to confirm.—We should
state, that the insects were principally round at
the negativo pole of the battery. A German
naturalist has recently discovered that silicious
and other rocks nre chiefly composed of the
reinnins of insects.—May uot the germs ofsome
of them, released from their prison house, and
placed in n position favorable to the develope-
inent of vitality have sprung to life after asleep
of thousands of years.—State's Advocate.
you would secure to yourselves a proof panoply a*
gainst all hit attacks, let me advise you to live soberly,
temperately, in .nstriously—and above all—be careful to
pay the Printer in adeante! This last is very essen-
tial.
BROWN’, TIIE TEXIAN PRISONER.
••Brazoria, (Texas,) Feb. 11,1837.
To the Editor of the N. O. True American;
Sin—During my short sojourn in this place, I have
had the gratification of becoming intimately acquain
ted with Mr, Reuben R. Brown, one of .the 'l’exian
Prisoners who cscapad from Matamoras in December
last, and of hearing from his own lips a recital of some
of the perils he has encountered. The pleasure I re
ceived was greatly enhanced by the unaffected mo
desty with which this young gentleman made his com
munication* to me. He is oy no means n trumpeter of
his own fame. On the contrary, I dare assert that
you might associate withg him a month without re
ceiving from him any intimation of the heroism he has
evinced in battle, or the fortitude with which he has
endured the most bitter calamities. The facta I have
obtained from him were elicited only by my direet
inquiries; am) though he readily gave me, in the most
polite manner nnv information I asked, yet I donbt
whether he would have done so, had lie known that I
intended to make a publication. I think however, that
n minute accoipit dr-tlio perils he experienced in the
cause of liberty 11 , ought to he given- I,t will be nothing
more than justice tohimself;’. it-.will be 'interesting to
1 it'may be serviceably
your readers, and i
i to Texas, by
Sparta. 1 have “met. with several gentlemen
oonntry who know Mr. B. in the United States, apd
their aeeonnt»V>rdy strengthen'mv admiration of hi*
character. He was bhVn anil r.i iflfed near Colnmbii*,
Georgia, where his father still lives. . He is rcpre»cn
ted to possess not only superior courage and fortitude,
bnt uncommon physical power, and as to all athletic
sports, all efforts of maniy strength or activity, he is
»aid to have few equals, and perhaps no superiors.
i!l
When tho smalf 'party of Ti-xians under Johnson,
were defeated at San Patricio by the overwhelmning
numbers of tbo enemy, (which event took place on
tho fiSfo February. 1836.) Mr. Brown was about 75*
miles from that place, roconnoitering the Rio Grande.
He was in company with Dr. Grant and hia party of 26
men. -The whole party, 28 in all, advanced toward*
San Pntricio. without knowing any thing of the dis-
asters of the 28th,- and without any knowledge that the
enemy were in their neighborhood. The Mexican*,
however, hearing of their approach, were placed in
n nbuscadc eigirt miles from Sari Patricio. When they
, nine np, Brown arid Grant, who were riding a short
distance aheal of-the men, worn suffered to pass un
molested; bnt as soon as tha others reached the am-
hnsaadn, the enemy fired upon them. Brown and
Grant immediately wheeled thsir horses, and there,
surrounded bv h i udreils. this little band fought with
desperation, dealing death on aft-sides, acd never think
ing of a rrtrMtnnlO 2J of thoirmumber were massa
cred. Tta rom iiniug two, ons the subject *f this a-
pistlc and tha other- tha.com uander of the party', at
tempted to esenim; hut they,'were such numbers af
mule it a hoprleja offort The gallant Doctor soon
foil, the Mexican officer* rimping their swords,even
through hia dead body; and now the undaunted Brown
was left alone. He had no other weapons thqn his
gno no.l pistols, and with these he kitted eight or nine:
h'tt it was inconvenient, as he had to load while riding.
He to! I me that if i»e only had had a sword, he could
have killed.Iftor fiO in his flight. A’, length he gainqd
p-m.vAofinl-a Mi***. wtrteShj tank firtfto one of the
Interesting Fact.—A correspondent of the Bo*
ton Courier, speaking of the introduction of the
Sugar Beet into this country, make* some forci
ble remarks on the prodigious impulse which the
prosperity of a nation may receive by the intro
duction uf a single new plaut, which he illustrates
by the following historical fact:—
In an early part of the reign of George the
First, tho culture of the Turnip was limited, in
England to^a'few gardens an that of the Beet now
is with us. and used almost exclusively for culi
nary purposes- The monarch, in one of his visits
to his Electorate of Hanover, was attended by
his Secretary of State. Lord Townsend; whilst
residing there, this noldemnn was struck by the
appearance of extensive fields devored to the cul
ture of turnips, ns food for cattle and sheep; ira
pressed with tho belief that this method might
be introduced with advantage into hia own coun
try. be< before leving Germany, took care to pro
vide.himself with toed, and, on his return, earn
estly recommonded to bis tenants a practice
which, in Hanover had been found to produce the
m<Al favorable result*. His withes were attend
ed to, and the experiment surpassed, in success,
his most snngniue expectations; the field culture
of the Tornip spread rapidly through the country
of Norfolk, which, fro*i that epoch, dates its
high reputation as an agricultural district. Lands
which rented for one or tow shillings an acre, soon
brought fifteen or twenty, and sterile barrens, on
which were only to be seen a few half-starved
rabbits were reclaimed, and arc now covered
with rich harvests of grain. Colquhoun, in bis
Stntistir?TXes«;Rrcbcs, computes that the annual
valuo of a crop of Turnips in Norfolk aloue,
amounts to not les (than fourteen millions sterling.
When it reconsidered that this root has been the
f mentis of bringing undxr culture, lauds, which
without it. must have remained valueless; that
jt leaves the soil in a condition to ensure a good
'preparation for wheat, we, may safely consider
tbo benefits resulting to England from the Tor-
nip culture as’iucalculabfo'. If it was now asked
says Colquhoun, who wae the man, in modern
(fines, who had rendered Englaud the most signal
service, no one should hesitate to say, that it
was tho nobleman, whom shallow courtiers nirk
named in derision, “Turnip Townsend.” In half
a century the Turnips sprend over the three King
doms, and their yearly value, at this day, s*>ys
the same author, is not inferior in amount to the
interest of the national debt!!
Letters received at New Orleans from Tampico
dated the 28th ult. annouuce with groat appa
rent confidence, that at Mexican lorce of 6000 in-
fa 'try and 1200 cavalry,- witbn corresponding
train of artillery, is now ready to invade Texas,
under the command of General Buitamentk.
A sea force is to' act with them, composed of
three brigs, aix schooners, and twelve gtiuboats
with 1 a land force on hoard of a thousand men,
to act ngaiust Galveston. Two steamboats and
brig nre also expected from Jamaica. It is
added that Kustamemte- ami Santa Anna are in
agreement. The time fitted for the iuvasion is
about the middle of March. This is certainly
a formidable armament—on paper. We bif’e
our doubts* whether it will appear on sea and laud
as here described. Affairs in Mexico have not
however taken the turn anticipated some' time
since, and it is not unlikely that a demonstration
is to be made against Texas, not however on the
grand senie ef the Tempico picture— Reg.
Office of the Journal of Commerce, (
NEW YORK, March 25—11 o’clock, r. re. J
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM LIVELPOOL.
We are indebted to Captain Williams, of the ship
Republic, for London papen to Feb. 24th ana layer*
seol and Manchester to 25tb, inclusive. The dates
from the continent are no later than before received.
On the two points of chief interest to the merchant,
the intelligence is on the whole satisfactory. The
money market was getting easier and the sales of cot
ton were large at an advance of 4 a 1 upon the prices
of the previous week, though exhibiting a slight de
cline from the highest late* of the week just closed.
LONDON;Thursday, Feb. 23.
The directors of the Bank of England had their u-
sual weekly meeting this afternoon, but nothing trans
pired relative to their deliberations. The reports rela
tive to any* fresh intention on their part to increase the
rate of discounts were partially revived butdiscfedited.
It i> mentioned that some plan is under consideration
by the principal private bankers to equalize the com
mercial discount upon them. The commercial money
market has not shown much sign of improvement to
day, Although the account* from Liverpool and Man-
chester, received to day, are of a more favorable char^
acter, as regards the state of busmeas there.
The settlement ef the February account tas taken
plane to day, and without much difficulty. The fluc
tuations, since it commenced, in Console has been ra
ther above2Jper cent. The differences are notheavy,
and mtutbe paid tomorrow. It closed a Bull account,
and the continuation advanced to 5-16 percent. The
current price of Coasols for the April accpurit iff the
morning was 90 1-2; but it afterwards fell to 90|.—
For money the price did not close higher than 90f—
The Three and a half per cents left off at within a
fraction of par, and the Reduced Stock Bearing the
same rate of interest at 90}. Enchequer bills are not
uite so high as yesterday, closingat 30 32, and^ India
londs at2o 28 prem. Ba
India Slock 237.
In the Foreign Stock Market very little alteration
has taken place to day. The speculators for a rise are
still kept in a state of suspense owing to the non ar
rival of advices of movement of the Queen a troops
jainst the Carlists. As, howevfer it ia reported that
o.l arrangement* were complete for commencing the
campaign on the 16th.intt; Spanish Active Bonds
improved a trifle this aflernodn, leaving off at 26|, af
ter having tonched 27 for tlid account.
London, Ftb. 22; netting.—A feeling has prevailed
in some quarters ttrtlay that a meeting of the Direc
tors of the Bank of England had been held, for the
purpose of staking into consideration the propriety
of rendering assistance to the trading community of
Liverpool. This is, however, wholly erroneous, for
the simple reason that noapplication has yet been made
on the subject; and from the accounts received to-day,
U does not a jpear probable that any thing of the kind
willbe adopted. The meeting of the Trading Asso
ciation, as announced, took place the day before ves-
terday, but proved a perfect, failure. Various P‘ a
propounded, but none met with general approval, and
matters remain in the same position as before. Af
fairs, on the whole, seem inclined, to change for the
better; but the recent remittances aud orders from
New York, alluded to in this article some days since,
may have given a temporary stimulus. It is much to
be regretted that this meeting has passed over with
out throwing some more distinct light upon the exact
position of the Liverpool commerce.
From the sanguine manner in which the friends of the
Bank look forward to a speedy amelioration of things,
specially in improvement in the exchanges, it is sus
pected that some plans are been determined upon to
day with a view of accomplishing this desirable ob
ject, but nothing has been suffered to transpire. 1 o-
morow being the regular general weekly meeting of
the directors, it is probable something may be made
known. In the meantime, however, spuculation as lo
their intention is most active; and the general report
seems to be that the Bank, as a last resources, has de
termined to purchase gold on the Continent; a mea
sure by itselfof very doubtful effect.
Liverpool, Feb. 24. Arrival of Gold.—We have
heard that as milch as £150.000 in sovereigns was re
ceived in Liverpool, on Monday, from the United
State*, independent of a large shipment of specie
despatched lor London, on tha same day, by the Lon
don packet.
the first intalment of which had been received and
distributed amongst tbe troops ; and it was the genet
al opinion that this contract would be complied with
the government having mortgaged thecustom houses
at Matamoras and Tampico for the payment ol the
amount borrowed. A Mexican officer of some rank
and intelligence.informed the gentleman who gave
us this information that it would be the first object
of the army to occupy Bexar, Goliad and Campano,
which he described as the keys to Texas; having
possession ofthose places, the operations of the army
would secure points d’appui where they bright cotr-
duct their operations at leisure, whilst -they - would
by thisnteaiis hold the Texian army in check.
It was also announced that General Bravo had
been instructed to propose terms ef reconcilation to
the Texians, granting them whatever they to ay de
mand.shoi t of indepndence an! dismemberment.
A portion of the prisoners who have been for sotlie
time incarcerated in the dungeons of Matamoras,
thirteea in number arrived in the A. Their treatment
they represent as cruel in the extreme, and had it not
been for the charity of the merchants there, English
and Americans that death by starvation would have
been their fate. Their names are, S. S- Cortes, of
Philadelphia ; Bryant of Texas; Henry Craig, ef _N.
Jersey ;G. Smith, of New York ; Benton, of Ohio;
Putnam, of Kentucky; Francis, of Ohio; Langaraan.’of
Holland; and the residue, Messrs. Jones Hall, Ker,
Copland, and others will probably leave fsr this port
in the Cumancho, —
TAMPICO.
In addition toourregular files we are indebted to a
commercial friend,for various Mexican journals, prim
ted in the capital, np to the 4th of March incluaively.
“The people of this province” say they, “at firs t pre-,
tended to support the system of federal guvertiwiint,
and said it was only a civil war. Bnt soon after they
threw off the mask , and we saw they -Were but per
fidinag and ambition colonists. The war has become
a national one, and we are now compelled to Organ
ize an effective army to put down those rebels.—
The rumors perfidiously spread that the Texian would
find in Santa Anaa zealous advocate,fhave been flatly
pobtradicted by that general himself, as he returned a-
imQBgus,”&c. .- — :
‘ Tn the Diario del Gobisrno of March 31, it it sug
gested to contract a loan of thirty millions of dollars
from some foreign power- to enable the Mexican gov*
ernment to carry On the war against Texas.-
Extractof a letter dated Tampico, 18th March 1837
received by a commercial house in this city.
The French Minister at Mexico had received order
from
be forwarded this day (Saturday) . .
the right honorable the President of the board of
Trade.
LIVERPOOL. Friday, Feb. 24— Cotton.—The im
provement experienced at the commencement of the
week has not been fully maintained; the holders of
American descriptions, who offered their cotton spar
ingly on Monday and Tuesday, have met the demand
more freely during the last three days. Prices of
these descriptions ofcotton, which had advanced about
,jd per pound on the quotations of Friday, lisve con
sequently receded, ai d cannot now be quoti i
inure than jd. higher than last week, whilst Brazils
and Egyptians have been very heavy, and have decli
ned jii, per pound. In S urats there is no olr-inge.—
About 500 bags of American cotton have been taken
on sp -culation ; and 300 American and 100 India for
export, including which, the sales arc 21, 520 bags,
80 Sea Islands, 22f 10 Stained do. 13d 6130 Up
lands, Old to 9jd; 1400 Alabaman, 6d.- to 9£; 10260
Orleans, 6d to 10jd.; 740 Pernams, 9jd to 13jd ; 710
Bahia, 8d.to 10Jd; 340,M’hams, 9d, to 12J;610 Egyp-
Thc import for the week are 25,825 bags, viz:—
28,423from the United Siates; 1,423 from the Brazils;
941 from Egypt; and 30 from Demerara.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, March27:
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND:
At a late hour this morning the packet ship Europe,
Capt Marshall, arrived from Liverpool. Capt M sailed
on the 4th of March. Our London papers are to tha
3dof this month, and Liverpool to the 4th both inclu
sive. We regret to learn that cotton was again de
pressed, and price* one farthing below the previous
From the London papers March 2.
Citt, 12 o’clock. March 2.—Tho scarcity of money
ip the English market continues. , The money price
for Consols ia89£ to f; and for the April account 90
to Exchequer bills are 26 to 28 premium: In the
foreign market Spanish stocks have slightly improved:
Portuguese stock is little attended to. From the coun-
ftV this morning, letters give a gloomy account of the
share market, and the business here ia very limited.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
March 4—'The demand has again relaxed, and the
mai’Jcefiotisequcntly become flat, with unsteady price*
at a id under the general quotations of last week:—
Speculators have taken 420 Egyptian, and exporters
420American, and 60 Bengal* 8000 bales ol Ame
rican, 200 Egyptian, 4#0 Pernams, and 200 Bahias,
were forwarded into tbe country last month unsold.—
One vessel from Savannah and one from New Orleans
have arrived but not yet reported; The import this
week is 17,591 baes, and the sales reach 17,250, viz:
9b Sea Island 26 a~32; 4260 Upland, a 9J; 6870
New Orleans, 64 a 94; 3310 Alauama, t>a9; 19/0
Pernambuco, 9j a 11J; 760 Bahia, 7\ a 94; 450 Mar-
anhato, 9-'all4;50 Demerara, 12 a 14; 50 Lagmra,
94; 50 West India, 64; 880 Egyptian 104 a 15; 20 Ma-
nitttr7; 430- Sum, 4* a 6$; 60 Bengal 44.
From the N. O. Courier.
LATE T FROM MEXICO.
MATAMORAS-
By the Atlantic, arrived tat evening from Matino-
rl* whence she sailed on the20th inst. we learn from
a passenger that iho*Mexican army, under tha com
mand of Genaral Nicolas Bravo,cousising of about 3.-
men of all turns, was at that plasfc.-amf had com
menced previona to the sailing of tho A. crossing
he camp equipage; and the genernlopinion was,
th it the army would commenea marching about the
las: of March. It hadbeen abundantly provided with
provisions up to that period, for the first time since
they had been in MetambTas, by the arrival of vessels
in succession from [New Orleans]
A contract hadbeen entered into by the Govern
ment ef Mexico with a merchant for a loan of one and
• half million ef dollars, advanced by instalments of
■flM.ftWnrenthljr, ?ees*tenerBfott the first of March
troops for Florida until the 20th. ——- .. ,
Picolata on the 22d, and was detained there unul foe
9th of March, awaiting the arrival of troops; both reg
ular dnd volunteers, also transportation and supplies
and in forwarding the same to Fort Drane “"Z 1
■ia; hia plan of campaign being to move m three •
from his government, the last ^Enlish pack 6 ^ tb 1—ist stronghold of the
upon the reimbursement of all-the first-loans imposed
on the French citizens; and in case of refusal; to de
mand his passports. _ _ _ _
The English vice consul at Tampico, Mr. Crawford
will shortly pass through New Orleans, on his way
to’Texss, where he is ordered bv his government, in
order to make a report as to tne stats of the coun
tty. -n ■ - -
The war like message of President Jackson has
been received very coolly at the capital
The quasi-war bot ween Great Brtnin and New
Grenada has been brought to an end,by the com
pliance of the Grenadians tvith tho whole British
demand. The British Vice Consul has been lib
erated, his adversaries in the original difficulty
have been fitted and imprisoned,—the offending
authorities at Panama nave been dismissed and
1 thousand pounds, are to be paid as indemnity
to the Vice Censul. Tho appearance of the Mad
agascar before Carthugena brought General San
tander to consent to these terms, which would be
certainly very humiliating, if there had been any
possibility of resisting the ovetwbelming force
that might have been brought to sustain tnefm,—
Register.
CHARLESTON. March 2?th.
Rail Road Accident. As the Passenger Cars
were advancing on their way to Augusta, yes
terday morning, the Engineer discovered a slight
smoke rising apparently from the road, about 8
miles from the|cily. and attempted to stop the En
gine and Tender—but in vain. It was moving
too rapidly to be checked in time to prevent the
disastrous and melancholy catastrophe that ensu
ed. As soon as the Engine reached the part
from whence the.smoke ascended, the road gave
way beneath its weight precipitating It to the
earth from e height of about 16 feet, tearing up
the road for a distance of about 80 feet, and drag
ging after it the bORgage and two Passenges Cars
but most providentially uone of the Passengers
were injured although the Cara were literary
split into fragments. The Engineer was instaut-
Iv killed. He vfras thrown from his position by
the fall of the Engine, and crushed by the weight
of the Tender, which fell upon him, One of the
fire meu had his ihumb fractured, and it is feared
isoiliorwise injured, perhaps dangerously. A ne-
gra man suffered a severe injury, hayiug had his
thigh broken, and it is supposed his hip fractured
or dislocated. The escape of the passengers
(many of whom were ladies) cannot but be re-
arded as a miraculous interposition of a Divine
’ower.
ROUND DEALING WITH THE NEW YORK
ALAR31IST8.
The Jonrnal of Commerce has the fo lowing article,
which talks more plainly of the baukruhtcies than we
would venture to do, albiet we have not much sym
pathy for those failings which spring from the
dealings of the stockbrokers’ board.
There is one thing that satisfies us that there is no
pressure which any honest man should regret. Wa
ges are high, and every production of industry com
mands the best prices. How, then, can. any man,
who has created any thing for market, suffer I If
he has made any thing by his labor, he can get more
money for it, than at any other time known to our his
tory. This cry of pressure for money. when ;t is in
greater abundance than every before, is like a cry of
fotnhm in the midst of the most plentiful harvest.—
8ome there may be. even in such time, who have
nothing to eat; but it can be only those who deserve
to stnrVe beeai-se they have|eaiBcd nothing.—Globe.
“Failurzs.—Pesple at a ‘distanco, judging from
the representations in some of the jiapres, will con
clude, we fear that mercantile credit is at a low ebb
in New York We have had several failures to be sure,
one a g/eat dne and a few small ones. One or two
merchants have failed, and no mote, from embarrass
ments in their regular business. When the stock
brokers fail, that to d great e vtent They have bought
more stock than they can take,or sold more than the.
can deliver; in short, they cannot pay tta‘ dijfernets
The money which somebody else had expected to
make 0010? them is not made-, this is all, fir nearly
all. The worst of tho matter is, that there are so
inany.men among 11s who ought to foil and must fair
jfor it cannot be that people •‘hould pay such enormous
rates.of interest yoar after year, and not be “rotten as
punk.” Besides, there is no other way to make mon
ey plenty but to have a heap of failures. We say this
on the authority of what we hear said every day by a
great many tnen of sense, and they ha-e so often, and
so long said so, that we begin to think there must be
sn-iiething in it. Yet there has'beeft so much obstin
acy among the rntton houses, thatthe proper number
have not yet presented themselves to'ho entered on
the bankrupt list; and we have proposed to several
of our friends among the croaking prophets,- to fail
themseves, jnst to serve the public artd sustain the
reputation of their prophetic vision. But they, jtlst as
obstinate the rest, refuse and evidently prefer to sus
tain their ciedif as merchants rather than ak seers.- 1 —
Well, what shall he done? Bleu that can fail, and
ought to fail but will not fail must be made to fail.—
We know notwh'othe rotton houses are. and we can-
nut get any body to point them out Those nameless
meicantilo firms,-however, who find” themselves far
below par, we advise fo speak out and fail; for if they
put it offninety .days longer, ten to one money wil.
be more plenty, and then the right time to fail will have
gone by, and nhb'ody can tell how long before so good
a chance may occur again.
Bibb Sheriff sale.
POSTPONED SALE.
«-*7ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in MAY
YT next, at the court house door in the city of Ma
con, Bibb county, bcticcen the usual hours of sale,
One lot of pine land, lying in the 4th district of for
merly Houston now Bibb county, No 79, containing
2024 acres more or less—levied on as the property of
Isaiah E Thompson, to satisfy one Fi Fa from Bibb In
ferior court, in favor of Rufus K Evans v* Isaiah E
Thompson, it being the lot where Mrs Cotton and Da
vid F Riley now live—property pointed out by James
Thompson and sold for nis benefit.
April! 2? BENJ.RUSSELL^D/Sh’ff.
DOMESTIC.
OFFICIAL.
GkBxRal (Jrdxr, IHead Quart*r» or tbe Armv,
No. 13- > Adjotakt Gxmral's Oimci,
l Washington, March 21,1837.
The following order ha* been received from the War
Department, and is published for the information of al
concerned. ,. r -
By erder of Major General Macomb
3 J R. JONES, Adj. Gen.
Wa* Department, Blarch 21,1837.
A Court of Inquiry, of which Maj. Gen. Mafcomb,
is president, commenced at the city of Frederick, Ma-
rvfand, on the 28th of November. 1836, pdrstlant to
general orders, Nos. 65 and 68, Of th*t Vear, fot foe pUr-
pose of inquiring and examining into the causes of the
failure of the catopaigni in Florida against the Semi
nole Indiana, iirider the command of Maj. Gan. Gaines
and dt MAj. Geri. ScUtt, in 1836; and the causes of the
delay in opening and prosecuting the campaign in
Georgia and Alabama, against the hosnle Creek lnd -
ans in 1836, and into every subject connected with the
military operations of those campaigns: also, to in
quire and examine into the unauthorized reports and
publications of the officers of the army.
The Court, after duly examining all the testimony
•ffered in the several eases, pronounced the following
opinions thereon:
1st Opinion of the Court in reference to
the campaign ia Florida, eonduotedby Maj. Gen. Seott,
“*The Court finds, from a review of th* testimony,
that Maj. Gen. Scott, was ordered on the 21st of Jan
uary to take the direction of the Florida war, with full
antbority to organize a regular and volunteer force suiI-
ficientin his judgment, with a view to hnngthett
to a speedy termination. That under this order he
proceeded to AiigUita, Georgia, where he arrived near
the last of January, and cototoenoed organizing the
service. That he proceeded thehce to Milledgeville
for the purpose of consulting with th , e JGovernor of
Georgia on the subject bf the Creek difficulties, a
F^ni
arrived at Savannah on the 9th; where he was occupi
ed in regulating thfc supplies and tobvemeiits .of the
S - ii the 20th. That he arrived at
enemy. That, on the 9th of March, General Scott
proceeded to Fort Drane, with a small escort with sup
plies for the relief of Gen. Gaines’ forces on the With-
lacooehie; and arrived at Fort Drane about the 14tn,
where he wa3 detained until the 25th, to give time lor for yolusia.
the left wing and the centre of his army to put them
selves in position, and also in awaiting the_ arrival ot
supplies to enable him to commence Operations: these
supplies were delayed for the want of addiuonal means
of transportation, momentarily expected from Savan
nah ; the few teams already in use being nearly ex
hausted by the bad state of the roads; and the constant
and heavy labor imposed on them; On the -loui ot
March, General Scott commenced his movement from
Fort Drane for the Withlacoochie with the right wing
of hia commaud, consisting of about 1,968 regular and
volunteer troops,and with eighteen days’ rations; tnat
he reached Camp Izard, on the Withlacoochie. on the
morning of the 23tk, where the Indians, from foe op-
posite bank of the river, fired into the camp. Prepa
rations being made, the troops commenced crossing
the river the next morniug at 4 o’clock ; during the
crossing, the rear division was attacked, but the enemy
wa* driven. On the morning of the 30th, the army,
having crossed, proceeded up foe river in search of foe
enemy, whom they discovered about 10 o'clock in small
parties on an island ip a chain of lake*; the troops ad
vanced to the attack, when the Indians retired, and
were pursued about four mile's, but not overtaken.
The next morning foe Indiatts were again discovered
on another island, surrbunded by broad and wet savan
nahs, and so boggy that it was with difficulty the troop*
could struggle through fofem. The Indians were at
tacked, dislodged, and purstied three or jour miles.
when they eluded the pursuit by crossing the nvsr. In
this pursuit the troops became several times engaged,
but foe enemy was always dislodged rind driven from
foe hammocks. Finding it impossible to pursue trie
enemy across the river, and being .twenty-four _ hours
Without provisions, the troops returned to their bag
gage train and encamped. On the 1st of April the
troop's proceeded on the march, and established a post
of observation called Fort Cooper, at foe southeastern
extremity of a chain of lakes, learing there a part of
the force, with seventeen days’provisions, and reserv
ing only enough subsistence to c'tlrty the remainder to
Tampa Bay, where they strived on the 5th of April,
after a fatiguing and difficult match, making the road
the whole distance. The loss of foe troop* in foe * ev *
eral rencounters was four killed and nine wOttnded.
“ The left wing, under General Eustis, after scouring
the country between St Augustine and Volusia, via
Tomoca, commenced crossing foe St. Johnsat \ olusia
on foe 22d of March, when it was attacked by foe ene
my, who was repeltaf at all points, and retreated to his
fastnesses, after a loss on the part of the troOpS of three
killed and nine wounded. One Indian was found dead,
and evidences of four others being thrown into foe riv
er. On the 24th a subaltern’s command of mounted
men fell in with a party of twelve or fifteen Indians
- 1 ukj ,1*. -Wth the !eft wintr. consisting
Goodwyn’s mounted regiment,
iment of foot, and Elmon's volunteers, concentrate
and, on the 26th, commented foe march for Pilaklika-
ha, by the upper crossing of the Ocklewaha, with
1400 men, and thirteen days’ rations, leaving at Volu
sia two of Brisbane’s companies. The route being
difficult, the troops made’ only seven miles by the eve
ning of the 27th, and were' obliged to build bridges o-
ver the Ocklewaha, the Withlacoochie, and one inter
mediate stream. On foe 29tli, after crossing the Ock
lewaha, an Indian of note. Ayah Hajah, was killed by
Col. Shelton, who"was WOunded. On foe 20th the ad
vance was attacked at Oakahumpkey swamp, and
three men killed; the hammocks were secured, and
the Indians discovered, and driven into a swamp inac
cessible to the troops, one of whom was wottnded. 1 he
enemy retreated whenever foe troops tfpproachcd to
within 200 yards. On reaching PilaklHtaha, the villa
ges were found to have been abandoned perhaps for
several weeks; cattle and ponevs were abundant in
the neighborhood; foe houses and fences were burned
by the troops. It being impossible JO obtain provisions
* ” King, and tli * " ” *' ‘ ~
irom rori xviug, -uiu *——- n, , „ ,
liaustcd to draw provisions frbnV Volusia, and General
Scott having crossed the Withlacoochie south on the
28th with the right wrdgf, the left vrirtg moved on tho
main road from Fort King t'O Tampa, where.tho horae
of that wing arrived 6n the 5th of April, leaving foe
foot at a position fifteen mile* from that place.
“ The centre, under Col. Lihdsay, consisting ef from
1000 to 1200 met), organized at Tampa about foe 13th
>f March. Large fires being discovered in the' direC-
aon of the Alalia- the battalion of Florida volunteers
wassenf in that direction, where they surprised a par-
of Indians, killing three, nnd capturing six pOiieVs.
v ntlie l5tn, the centre moved upon the Hillsborough,
on the main road 1 to Fort Ring, and on the 20th csta b-
lislicd a post called' Fort Alabama, with n view of bring
ing supplips near to foe scene of hostilities in the di
rection-of foe Withlacoochie, leaving there foe Flori
da battaliou, under Major Read, the remainder ol the
troops marching back to Fort Brooke, (Tampa,) whei’e
a despatch was received from Gen. Ssott, giving the
plan of the campaign, and requiring the centre to be
at Chickuehatty by the 25th to co-operate. On the 1—d
the march was commenced, the battalion at I ort Ala
bama was taken up, leaving at that post one company
and thirty sick. The route lay through a hilly coun
try, abounding in hammocks.. After passing Elochtt-
to, foe Indians taking advantage of their coverts, be
gan to annoy foe rear and flanks of the column: a
flanker was killed, and another wounded, whilst pass’-
ing a dense hammock. The hammock was scoured,
and foe Indians driven out. During the night, nt the
encampment, parties of the troops were fired on by
the Indians from a hammock contiguous to a pond
which furbished water for the troops: the Indians
were dispersed by a round of cannister. On the ~7fo
the Indians still continuing their annoying attacks, al
ways firing from ambush, one of our men was killed,
and two wounded. The colutiin halted atnoon, when
an attack was made upon foe rear, but upon a brisk
return of foe fire, the Indians disappeared. On the
28th, when elicamped at Fort Broadnax, near the
Chickuehatty, the Indians commenced a fire on the
horses, arid’the party guarding them. A detachment
was sent out, which drove the enemy without loss to
the troops. On the 30th, provisions being scarce, two
parties of mounted men were scntmi pursuit of cattle,
covered by a force of two liuiidred arid fifty men; they
brou^lit in a supply sufficient for four days.' During
thatefay the friendly Indians attached to the command
killed a chief called Charley Fixico, a leader of about
eighty-five men. That night the sentinels were fired
upon occasionally, and also on the 31st, but without
injury. On the same day an attempt was made to pro
cure more beef. Being sixty niiies from the depot,
with barely oniaigh provisions to reach is withontany
,. „ • &.V.* • * *
prospect of being Able to keep the field, for the 1,
pose of co-operation, and having obtained no reipo f
to the signals made for eight days in succession o'?
Lindsay deemed it advisable ts return to Tampa,wv 0 ■
he arrived on the night of foe 4th of April. In th, "
terval between the departure from, and return to 5
Alabama, that post was attacked by a force of bety! 0 ^
300 and 400 Indians, which resulted in a loss, on -i 5
part of the troops, after an action of two hours j-j
twenty minutes, of one killed and two wonnded- ft
supposed loss of the enemy was fifteen killed, ’q?)
enemy continued to lay around the work in co'nnd,/
able foree, both day and night, until foe return of ft f
centre column.
“ The aevsral columns which arrived at Tampa
bout foe 5th of April, remained at that place until ft'
14th, for foe purpose of recruiting the men and hor» 6
which had become much exhansted from the h tJ .
the weather, and the fatiguing and difficult marcl !
The army was here divided into five detaehme-1 1
Col. Smith, With the Louisiana volunteers, was devi*'
ed to Charlotte harbor and up Pease creek, accom- a '
nied by a naval force, where, after operating SC L’
daya Up the country, and discovering no Indues, j,
turned to Tampa, and thence to New Orleans,
the vOiilhteArs were discharged.
“The Florida volunteers, under Major Read, vre.-,
sent to tha ttfouth of foe Withlacoochie, to operate t ,
that river. 1 he object of this expedition was not t >.
fected, and the troops were conveyed to St. Marius'
Tallahassee, where they were discharged.
“The right wing, under Gen, Clinch, coniijttarf
277 artillery, 43 distoounted dragoons, 202 infstL
139 Augusta volunteers, and 140 mounted men, march’
ed for Fort Drane, via Fort Cooper, »n the Wifolal
coochie, making short marches, in conseqtu r i,
of foe heat of foe weather, and the debiliuft/
condition of the horses. On the 18th, (three milt)
from Fort Cooper,) Gen. Clii th despatched two cos.
panies with light wagons, With instructions to Ma-cr
Cooper te join him. The detachment was fired npj
from a hammock, and one lieutenant and a privy-
severely wounded. The enemy fled. Fort (Jeep-
had been invested from foe 5fo to the 17fo of April
with a loss of one killet} And five Wounded: foe for,
of the enemy estimated ht250 On the 22d oniof
the flankers Was fired'tin from a hammock, wlm
prompt pursuit wa* made, but without effect, the Ip.
dians retiring through a thick undergrowth. The
troop* reached Fort Drane on the 25th, the men md
horses much exhausted by sickness, and foe heat of
the weather. Another day's march would havS occj.
storied foe abandohirig foe train. Fifteen horsG v.i
mules died on foe road, and eight were turned oiit that
could not be got along by leading. The term Of Mt .
rice of foe volunteers haring expired, they fettirned
to their homes; On the 20th foe enemy made an «.
tack on Fort Drane, blit Were repiilsed by foe garrison;
they carried off some negroes and horse*.
“ The left wing, accompanied by Geti. Scott, moved,
via Pilaklikaha and the upper crossing of the Ockie’
the 1"
On the night of foe 22dof April,
but with no other result than foe capture of their hor-
ses and packs, foe enemy escaping into foe hammocki
A body of the left wing reached Volusia on the 25th.
All the volunteers of the left wing marched under CoL
Goodwyn for St. Augustine on foe 28th, Via Tomoki.
The regulars were left to garrison Volusia: and superin
tend foe evacuation of foe post, which had become ve
ry sickly.
“The centre column, under Col. Lindsay, moved
fbr foe forks of the Withlacoochie. Passing overthe
Hillsborough a wagoner was killed by tht Indians, ud
on that night foe Alabama regiment was fired on, ltd
a sentinel wounded. The remainder of the march
was effected without annoyance from the enemy. No
sign* eff Indians were discovered on foe Withlacoochie.
Being encumbered with foe sick, foe troops returned
to Fort Alabama. The wagon train was insufficient
for the removal of the sick atone to Tampa, and the
absorption? of the post of Fort Alabama was neceis*.
rily deferred until the army could return With its trim
portation from Tampa; relieved from foe incumbrance
of the sick. The march to Tampa was uninterrup
ted by the enemy; and, after resting a day And a half,
Col. Chisholm, with the Alabama regiment, and four
companies of infantry nnd twenty artillOry; returned
to remove all the public property and store* from Fort
Alabama. The troops reached Fort Alabama, and, 01
their return march, were attacked about ftiree o’clock
in the afternoon of the 27th, as the advance guard wi*
preparing to cross Tholonotosassa creek; the Indian
firing from a dense covert on the front nnd both fltnli
of the column. The fire was vigorously returned tj
the troops.and, after twelve or thirteen rounds from*
field piece, Colonel Foster,- at the head of the infantij,
charged into the hammock,- ai tacked and drove tU
Indians, estimated at 300, arid thus piit an end U tl*
conflict, which had oeen kepi ftp forarihonr, resulting
in a toss, on foe part of the froopi, of five killed aid
twenty-four wounded. The troops reached Tamp*
the next day, and the volunteers relumed to their
homes; the rainy season having' set in, and foe weath
er s» hot as to render it impossible to keep the field
without a great sacrifice of life.
“ The strength of tho eriemy during foe campaign ii
estimated by Gen Scott, not to exceed 1200 fighting
men; and he is Of opinion that not more than 500 hid
at any time, since , (lie commencement of Lcstiiitii-i,
been brought Within the same ten miles square; and
that in alibis operations tof thirty days, no party larg
er than 130 had been found) but that parties from 10
to 30 had been encountered almost every where.
“ The Court, after a full consideration of the fore
going facts, arid the testimony from which they tie
drawn, comes to the following opinion;
“ The Court, after a careful review of the great ftas?
of testimony taken ir. tho foregoing investigatimi^nd'
that Maj. Gen. ScOtt was amply clothed with aulfion-
ty to create foe means of prosecuting foe Seminok
war to a successful raaiie ; but is of opinion that, althe
time he was invested with the command, the season
was too far advanced for him' 16 collect, appoint, and
put in motion his forces, until a day too late to com
pass the object. It appears that after using great dili
gence and energy, he was not in a condition to tike
foe field, and euter foe enemy’s strongholds, before
foe 28th of March, and then without sufficient meats
for transporting the necessary supplies to enable
him to remain there long enough to seek out the scat
tered forces of tho enemy.-
“ The Court, therefore,- ascribe the failure of tn#
campaign to foe want of time to operate. The jnj*
Jubrity of foe climate after the middle of April- Th-’
impervions swamps and hammocks that abound in the
country Occupied by the enemy, affording him cover
and retreat at every step. An absence of all knowl
edge by the General, or any part of his forces, of 115
topography of foe country, together with the difficult)
of obtaining, in time, foe means of transporting sup
plies for the armv.
“ The Court is further of opinion, from foe testimo
ny of many officers of rank and intelligence, wlioser
ved in foe campaign, that Maj. Gen. Scott was zealou*
and indefatigable in the disc harge of his dnties; »■
that his plan of campaign was well devised, and pf •
ecuted with energy, steadiness, aud ability.
‘2d. Opinion of the Court in reference to the. delay in #j
pening and prosecuting the campaign in Georgia est
Alabama, against tht Creek Indians, in 1836.
“The Court finds , from a careful review ofth*.‘«- i
timonv, the following facts: That, under instructions
from the War Department of tbe 16th of Maf-”
Scott arrived at Augusta from Florida on the w® ,
May, on his way to take the direction of the Ore j
ermpaign, having, previously to leaving I lends,
dered essential stores from Picolata, St. Airgmti. •
On the 22d Charleston and Savannah, to Hawkinsville,
OOkmulgee^wifoinsevcnty-five miles fort of Mitlreh *' 1
and had also ordered 250,000 complete rations ln\ ;
New Orleans to the highest navigable point on ;
Cfiattahoochie; that he despatched ten wagon# .
subsistence from Augusta on the 28th May (or top
bus, and appointed an agent and sent hun to r >
kitiaville, to hasten on supplies and purchase #“
tehee ; thathe proceeded himself to Columbus,
he arrived on foe 30tli of May and directed the' Jjb
gin volunteers already assembled there. about ,?\ 0 f
be mustered into service, and distributed over a U ^ j
40 miles on the river above and below Cplnmu
prevent the escape of tho Indians towards FIoo aa > -
also the employment of the two armed steamer* .
sing up and down the river for the same purp j
That on the first of June lie ordered general
Montgomery, to take command of the Alabama rVj-,
and to operate up the country from a point be 0 ^
winton. Thathe was engaged- m; ar £ a j' 2 ^?.,!f
Georgia militia, and collecting supplies and •*“ 'j
to the 23d of June.- T iat oi> the 12th of Jm « 1
had arrived at Columbus 3,300 Georgia \° lu " l g eI ,
but not mere t'ian one-third were armed. I ^ :
Moore arrived al Irwinton about 14th of J j
750 mounted Alabamians, with a view of co , ^ 1
operation* forthwith; but that he , wai ' :
General Scott to await his arrival in thr qto
That General Jesup, unexpectedly to 9 ei er ^ooa ° f j
arrived about the 17th of June in ttanwghbortao-
Fort Mitchell, with the Alabama forces t m fc , d
goe,calling on General Scott for supplies wh.c .
not then arrived from New Orleans. 3h«
night of the 20th June, 1000 mnske* arrived,
A *’• f «/
icsAvuw *
* *