Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Americ in troops wiiom ho intended drill before sun down; he had •pist reached a bridge which crosses ihe stream that there runs into the Niagara, when he met Gen. Porter’s light troops tn confusion, and Gen. Brown who was riding hard to put the reserve of the army in motion; the enemy was drawn up in full and regular order of battle, supported by a heavy battery, within point blank shot of the bridge. Gen. Scott passed the bridge, un der a dreadful lire, formed his line drove back the British am! halted a moment Intake breath; just then the smoke from the firing cleat cd a war ami a drummer was shot down by the side of Gen. Scott; two of his men instantly seized the drum, and began to fight for the possession o! if and al last appealed to Gen. Scott n ‘ fi ttrolT fWfijr’eciive claims' to possession. At this critical juncture, a party of British sharpshooters levelled their guns at tire interesting trio,and ina few moments they would all have lain lifeless upon trie plain,had Hot a gallant British officer, who caw the whole of these movements, rede up in front of the ridemen and beat up their guns with his sword; that officer wvs Gen. Sir John Harvey, and that was his first meeting with Gen. Scott. In a few moments oftcr waids, the firing increased, the smoke thickened, and as the Briti-.li were soon seen flyingiu confusion a cross tb.e plain to their works behind the Chippewm, of course Gen. Scot! saw no more at that time of Gen. Harvey. However they will doubtless meet again in a day or two, &» as they have added theAvlsdqm and experience pl twenty-five years to their undoubted bravery and honor, their meeting will bean interesting one. They know each other well,as men es hon or, bravery, and stftmd sense, arid -therefore- wo cannot doubt of the fa vorable result of their inteivmtv. Fro ,u Rip. Baltimore American oPtin 9/*r. LATEST FROM MAINE. The advices from Augusta, the seat of the State government, are to the 4i.h instant. The President’s Message and lhe Memorandum of reccnmm?n- ,J "T tary of State and the British Minister; bstQ trenched Augusta. 'Pbe only no tice* reception there, and the o pinion entertn'med of them, are con tained iit the following letter, under d/de of 4rh i net tut, “Public opinion is mouh divided in relation to the course proper for Maine now to pursue. Governor F-u- Celd. I lcara,Jis not at all satisfied with the proposed arrangement. No oil! eial communication ol this agreement j h is yet been made to him, tnd he will I not probably make any com.tf'i )ic.»- , Hon to the Leg'sl rture until officially! informed of “t. No movement will at I present be made by the authorities of j Maine to stop proceedings on tins sub ject. A military force has been sent to the disputed territory with the avowed intention of claiming and exercising jurisdiction over it, and that force will not be withdrawn by the consent of Maine, until her l ight to that territory H recognised. To withdraw that force now, would be a virtual abandon ment of all we have contended lor — and unless the party now in power are recreant to the interest of the State, i: will notbs done. Much dissatisfaction is openly expressed by many of the lea ling Van Buren men with the Pres ident’s Message.” Accounts fi om Houlton, the Amen-| can head quarters,are up to the morn- 1 ing ofthe 3-1, when the vidette express 'left. Mr. McLaughlen, the British Provincial Land Warden, has just ar-1 lived at Houlton, and w<u in tumuli,*-! tio.i with Gen. Hodsdun. Il is heliev- I ed the Pi ovincials are disposed to re trace their steps.-—Three companies have left Houlton for the Aroo tock, and more were speedily to follow. The British troops heretofore at the mouth of that river had retired to Grand Falls. The general impression at the A roostouk was that Sir John Harvey would not advance his troops into the disputed territory until advices had been received from Mr. Fox, the Min ister at Washington. The report of 500 troops having ar rived at Fredericton from Quebec, and a regiment from (J.irk, is contradicted bvMr. English, who reached Bmgor on the 21, beating a proposition from Sir John Harvey to Govenor Fairfield rumored to be for the running of a provincial line. i Le'.o'is f> om Augusta of the 4 h say 'h; • anoth< i r — Gov mor The Legislature on the 4th passed a. resolution appropriating §IO,OOO for! the continuation of the road from the j Aroostook to the St. the very heart of the disputed territo ry; and it w-’ito be sent to theLegisTa iture of Massachusetts f. r concurrence. The following i < soluttons were oiler edin the Senate of Massachusetts,on Tuesday, but the senate refused to re ceive them. Resolved, 'That we have learned with surprise and regret that the Execu tive of the U. Stales have entered into an arrangement with the Brjlirh min ister, which provides for the withdraw al of the forces of Maine firm (he dis puted territory, w ithout a reciprocal provision for the exclusion of “British military force. Resolved, That we will co operate with the state of Maine in earnest ap plication to the National ivc-, to ip-Hl an m<4-+nt+iat HtMfipein.'l'A’-won jas possible, consistent with the public j faith, and use .all proper means by ne- I gotiation or otherwise immediately to settle (he boundary on the basis of the treaty of 1783, or the provisional jurisdiction cn lhe basis of reciproiily. I Flic rules and orders of the Senate 1 prescribe, that r.O bill ot resolution i shall be introduced t!*cent by the re- I poit of a ‘committee and it Was mostly as a matter of form in obedience to the rule that this course was taken by the Senate in refuting to entertain the res olutions, when offered by an individu al Senator. 'The Montreal Herald of lhe 28th ! till, says, that it is mere than probable that troops will be sent to New Bi tins wick from the Canadas, although loi ' the present Sir J . Colboiiie does not lent himsclT wanented in doing so, c ven though urgently requested. From Qwbcc Ga4:ct f t,Feb. We learn that Capt. A.C. Buckhall an, of the Quebec Volunteers, left yesterday for Fiedurick|on, N. B. bearer of despatches to his excellency Sir John Harvey. Precautionary. — The United Slate i sloop of War Concord hasbeeb order jcd to sea forthwith, by d -ipatches ;•<>- j ceived this morning, as wear e inform eu by an officer of the Navy. Her : destination is i»ot st-ited, bijt it probe bly is to be on the Eastern station, to prevent any depredation from British j ships upon the coast of Alaine.—Ban lib'-. 4 < —IL-LLMUijy- 1 L'xTEFROM nIE FRQNriER. ITo Sir John Harvey. A. B. C. 1). E. F. G. H. I. J. K, L. M. N. O. P. Q I R. S. T. U- V. W. X. V. Z.&c. . ! Dear Sii—Understan img that you j have peremptory orders from H r Maj sty(Loid bless hei’.) to manfain •‘t xi. !uii v e jm isdictivn” over the dispu ted Territory and understanding al so, (through your letter to Gov. Fair field) that y oil will execute those or ! dels al all haZ u ds—we have the “hon I or” respectfully to represent to your i Excellency', that an armed force I amounting to s -mejhou ends of“<.urs-! jed yaukec-s’ 1 ' I ,HS actually “invaded” i (he aforesaid Disputed Territory, to ask why the d-i ycU don’t du what you said you would. With the most unmerciful respect, We arc your Excellency’s Must obedient sei vents, Scissors. p ne Noifuik Beaton of the 1 I th in?;, say-: —“We learn from agi n'leman from Washington that two < umpanies of U.S. Dragoons, stationed irt Car- ITsle, (Pehn.) have been ordered by the President to piocced forthwith to Maine. In the Main it mse of P« preiui ( ilives.a bill lias been in'.> e.foi . 7 . • . ■ I the erection of the co.i , 'e Aiooa- I look, w ith ‘ Hcultcn fur i».s county i town. — Sav. Georgian, FOt< TfIET-’FAT. | The United Sides Steamboat Ruin t seU y C.i| l, Trxtiien. arrived here yes terday, from Black Creek, with elesn Seminole Indian®, wliich were taken some time ago, by Captains Winder Ac Beall,of the Army. They are under the exclusive charge of capt. Tra ! THEN. The names of the Chiefs .ire Crazy House, a cousin of the notorious Sam ; Jones, and Crazy wind, and A lam, the j iest are women and children. 'The Poinsett leaves for Charleston to day, from whence Capt. 'l’ratuen has beenordeied to forward these children of the foiest to their homed, the We t. Jruni i h c >S(. v. Geo rg it; n, J>[rch 18 ih. FROM FLORIDA. Loss of another gallant Gfiar. We are pained to comm micate to ourrt a.ier , the following intelligence r- i’ct\ ei| by the Fhlitor <>f 'he G r, orffi an, Ironi l'i‘ dtenlire corf' •pondcui. i Wh.-i ivhi vur counln he >r\ <>f t, . - • which causes such distress to the do’ mestic circle, while it cuts efiT,one by one, our gallant officers? And yet a turbulei t House ol Congress have per mitted Mr. Benton’s bill for the armed occupation of this Southern Jetritory to s-himber on its table. By (he Sttmmer Capt. 11 uh ba id, our correspondent writes: — GAREY'S FERRY, Maich 13, 1839. I J/y Bear Sir — By advices received fiom the South, we have (he melan choly intelligence of the death of capt. Samuel L. Russell.of the 2<l Infantry; a gallant officer, (iod’s noldest woik, i an honest man, and a sincere Christian; he deseived and enjoyed (he esteem | and love of a’l who knew him. He was descertthngthe Miami river on the i 28th ultimo, oil his way to fort Dallas, i with a part df his company in open > boats—the savages, in ambush on the • riverbank, waited until he arrived IwitWt) gunshot, when the boatsjft'- ! ceived a volly from the Indians, wno j being on an emiiu nee, fired over them i and no one vves injured . Capt. R . im- medkitely struck for the opposite j shoie, and t>n reaching it, leaped but on the ground, and turning round to address a few words to his men, was instantly fired at by several riffii s, j three of w hich took affi.r t, two in his body, and’one just above the temple, ! producing instantaneous death. Lt. i Woodrufi, capt. R’s. subaltern, who was some d’stance behind, beared the fire-ing, and hastening to the succor of his caphiin, engaged the Indians for nearly ail hour, when he forced them to retreat-. He then collected his boats, and having obtained posse.-rion *of his caplainS body, proceeded to j Fort Dalias, — The L dians were pur ! sued, but as usual, then knowl- i edge of tb.e com.try enabled them to I escape. Capt. Russell was clad in i the undress uniform of theii.fmtry, ! and it was to this that we may pr il-.a- i l>ly attribute his death, as but one man jof the company besides bimsi ls was ! touched. The loss of the Indians was i not known, their number was much ’ greater than lias fought us together fora long while. Tiie remains of I Capt. R. were interred with milhtary j honors on the Ist instant. By inteili j gence received from the interior, we ■ learn th.it Major Noel’s wound ha® i proved mortal, arid thus are we com i pellcd at the same . time to mourn the j loss of t A O brave and efficient officers. ( ..nd to a« knowledge that k m the uiidsi i ol hte. V v. are in dearth.’ Yu u rs”t iTiTy, ’-A —Z” / rum lAe „A. i. Herald. i rivate Correspondence. Albany, March 8,1839 i observe a statement going the i rounds ut (lie paper®, that Sir John I HaiveV, Govenor ofNcw Brunswick, | was an aid to the Duke of Wellington, ! lost an arm at Water 100, and rr.auied i the gr and daughter ol Char les Carroll. 1 hire mistakes crmmned closely to gellu r. R was Sir Felton HarVey who was aid to W« llii gti n, who lo.t nis swo d arm in the Spanish peninsula,and who mar ried the y uting tsi sister of the Marchioness of W el lesley and the Maichioness of Caer rnartueu the three grand-daughtcrs ul Mr. Carroll. Sn Felton Harvey aubsequendy committed su tide, for leasons rvliicli are unnecessary tube but iii print. During the battle ofWatcrloo an incidi’ut look place, strongly illustra tiveof Ftunch chivahy. Sir Felton ILivey was sent across the field by the Duke, with som; ciders to tl.e left wing oi the army. A !: •-fficer of cavajiy dashed forward to inter cept bim. On galloped Sir Felton, with the utmost speed (This charger, and i nvvard, across .he |.»liiin, thunder ed the Gaul. They met—-the French man, with sabre uplifted, rose in his stirrups—but just as he Was about to he saw that Sir Felton Lad but his bridle arm. Quick as light ning tie Ficiicl.mmi brought his sword down to a salute, made a cour teous bow, and galloped off to I’m J a more equal fight* Such things make ! one feel proud of the n nne of a man. All subsequent efforts made Sir by ' Felton and his fr iends to ascertain the * name of this noble Frenchmen were I unavailing. The. probability is, that I such a spi.il as his passed away where light raged the hottest, on that memo-1 t able day. I From the Federal Union. G EN. CH A RLE S li. N ELSON. i 1 his patriotic & highly distinguish- i ed officer, ever willing and always! ready to obey the call of his country, passed through this city on Sunday last, on Lis wly again to engage in its service, at lhe Oxefenokpe, against the Seminole and other I idiuis, on the line of this Slate ami Florida. His command consists of four companies fiom flic upper part of this State, to vV|f; ‘ 'apt. (' isn.i’s company, from nty ; Capt. Hunter’s, from Cherokee; and Capt. Brock’s, from Cass. They have volunteered for three months, and are on their maich, byway of Hancock and Wash ington counties, to scene of‘hostilities in Georgia and Florida . 'l'iie Genei al will unite with them at Trader’s Hill, should he not overtake (hem ! b< tween here & that place. This force j was mustered 41 v Ge-n. Nelson at lie request ofthe GoveinoT,who lias very politely, -inti wills the assurance of his . highest cor fidence, invited him to en ; ter the service in connexion with , General Floyd, to whom Ge n. Nelson ; in a spir it truly commendable,consents i to relinguish the precedence in com > maird, during the campaign. As an • officer, a soldier, or a patriotic citizen , Gen. Nelson’s claims to the command i are not by any’ means to be considered : as inferior to those of this distinguish- I ’ifed and equally meritorious officer, to ■ whom he consents to yir.ld the corn-’ > maud. ’General Floyd, whose noble II bearing aifd energetic ( ffiorts in’(lie - ’Okr fenokee campaign, now about to' ! I expire, having won for himself the d warmest feelings and highestcoi.fi >! deuce of the people of Georgia, and s being already in 'command in that , serv ce,Gen. Nelson, alike respected ®. fur l.h r-ei vices, willingly ,! accepts the call of the Governor, . waive® hia commission, and goes into > the field. At the shortest notice, he ; has summoned to the ’service the num ’ f her of men required by theinstruc r I tions of his Excellency ; but by lhe late i oukrof lhe Secretary of War, only 3. lhe companies forming one battalion i ate directed to be furnished by iht > State. - j Without consulting that vanity and - pride of < slice so oilen destructive to j the er.orgies and u.-efulnoss of its i officers, by its preventing them from , exercising their zealous patriotic ser ■ vice®, unless placed in the highest ilcommand. 'lbis officer enters the s* service, not to contend for the com • but to battle with his country’s i ! enemies, and evidences hi® patriotism p! by showing inrnsell ready and willing : i i either to lake r u.k or to be comm ind- p-d by others < qu..iry distinguished (( r j their ability, honor and courage, li 11 is the intention of this battalion fui th s I with to be musteied into the setvice |of the United States, to pur form su< li • I duty, and occupy such place, as may . jbe assigned them. Ol the officers i I commanding the companies,we cannct l'-iv nrore of them and their men, than ■ j ma.i ilit y are FiTmT That section 6T i Georgia which h is never failed to ral fly al lhe country’s call, and to acquit (iitmsclves with honor in her cause. had prepared a few remaiks i upon the weik mentioned in the follow ,l mg article from lhe Charleston Cou-| , trier; butthat paper having taken a , lim..r e able and < labor ate view of the .[work, we thought best to put aside [our remarks and give these of tl.e ; < ourier. c received from Philadel i phia a copy of lhe v.oik which can be : i ! had at the hoi k stole of Mr* Plant in [ t (his city,wli<> has received a few copies I lor sale. Ga. Con, From the Charleston Courier. < ."abolition, a Sedition. —By a J\oithern u.'cn.—(, toiiuE W. Dr noHue, J\o. 22. • jVoith Fourth stmt. Philadelphia.— We : hail with pleasure the appearance ol this little \ohime, from a N’oitheu pen, devoted to ti e vindicatic nos the CGustitutitmal iights ol the South, and i to the exposure of the true charactei and designs of their arch-enemy, that fiencith incaination ci fanaticism, the American Anti Slavery Society * 'l i t author treats the subject of abolition , ina somewhat novel manner; under taking to establish the propositions. I 'That the American Anti Slaveiy Society is a grand nod permanent poii-j | tic;.l organization, leif-ercebd, self-| j governed,independent, 4’ i< responsible ! i having no conm x’on with the govern- 1 merit of the country* but yt t usurping ! the appropriate business oi that govern j merit. — 2. That tl.e abolition »novc , ments,conducted under the authority 1 i and by action of that society, is at 1 war with the geiiiu? ai d letter of the! National Constitution and of the Con-, ; stilufions of the States rcspectivelv,l j and with that soci-’l compact which ! : created the Union, and under which ■it has been hitheilo maintained. 3.1 i And that consr quently there is arr me-j i ffial power against its action in the! I Constitution and iaws of the land, by 1 ; which it cannot only be opposed, but i suppressed if ni ccssary* I The entire argument is pushed with , i great vigor and success. The first ; proposition is easily made out, by' shewing how the Anti Slavery Society has glided from an open disclaimer anil condemnation of mffiu ca | interference) mto open an avowal and vindication ui it now it wields, by means of its: vast and complicated machinery, it® i I’rosident and 17 Vice Presidents; its' 1 S':cre<-*iie? respectively for record I or home depaitmeot, foreign' s' affairs,and the finances', the T resiirt'. Board of 103 Managers, 38 tiavelling Agents, and 75 other Agents; its 1 350 Auxiliary Societies, 13 of which are State Societies; itsannualy income of §40,000 or §so,ooo, and annuals issue of 648,502 copies of newspapers, pamphlets, and other literary publica tions, a power equivalent s o that of an imperium in VtrrpiriO — a State within a State, forming a distinct ar d separate policy, self governed, independent and irresponsible, aiming at the abrogation of lhe Constitution, and .professing to appeal, for the justification of its anap chial dogmas and pernicious “to a law higher and more imperative Ilian that of the country.” The second proposition is establish* ed by a reference to those 'clauses of the constitution, recognise slaves ifS a -basis of representation and taxation, and slavery as an institution, which, in case of domestic insurrection blood and treasure of the republic most be lavished without vlitit to eu«- tain, and which the Anti Slavery So* c iety’is daily plotting to destroy, by seditious practices,sufficient to provoke war, if directed against foreign and, therefore, to the imminent pent of -the American Union. i The last proposition isa corollary from (he two others, founded on the right of the governed to suppress an in* dependent political body,acting under ; a policy of its own, and pl'dlint? ai d carry ing on designs against the State, and er joy ing the State’s protection, while exacting treason. In relation (0 lhe exercise of the power of suppres sion-, the author hesitates on grounds of present expediency, not of light holding that a proper exposure of the seditious and treasonable character of the abolition movement, under existing auspicies, may exert a sufficient sway ai d moral inffuen-ce over popular ser.* timent to abate the nuisance, and re serving a recourse to an authoritative suppression, until the presentation of the alternative (if that (xtnmity should ever e ome) to dissolve tb.e Un ion or ercounter this movement by the strong arm of law, in which event pa* triotisinand ur constifional duty would leave no doubt as to the proper course of action, This is the main argument of out* author, although he illu.-tiati s various other topics, connected with the sub ject, tending to support the general conclusion, in no part of his work does he hold the institution of slavery to be cn la igered by the u ihallowed ££ seditious machinations of tiie abolition ists, but he regards their mischief as consisting paitly in the production of so( ial strife: al the North, an ut.happv < ffi. cl onfthe character,condtn t & pros* pects of the free colored populate u ( there the prevention us (he Anther ! melioration of slavery in the Scutl', aid, above all, a di.-scliition ol tl.e Union by the withdrawal ofthe Sou h ei li States fr om a fellowship, become ; iuconsisti nt with their peace. Aid such, we have no doubt, v. Ould be ti e ■unanimous voice of the South’, if aboli* lionisrn should ever make st fficicr t lit ciG w a j', (contra ry to present indie;* twins) te> produce a sc cut of pci il in tl.e Southern bosom. We 11ust 11. at (his wcik will been* couraged by Southern support. '! I.c South ought to chtri.h every such Nothcrn indication of right feefir gm d right judgment in reference to I.er pe culiar interests and undoubted const.* tutional lights. When the Noi (hci.? abolition press teems as it now dees, ii cendiaiy matter against the south—* .-I c should set a proper Value on those <h;.mpions, who gird cn tiie armor of the constitution and go forth to du bat tle ih her riglilt ous cause. The impiety and hypocrisy of the i abolitionists is amazibg, in affecting I to prosecute their crusade in (lie name lof religion. God bin.self instituted [perpetual slavery among tb.e Jew?. ; Abraham, the father of the faithful Jie in whose bosem L;zaius reposed in Pai-adhe, w hile Dives wa® pray ing [ an.id the 11; rr cs of Hell for a drm of ! water (o ccol his tongue, was a slave* ibc.der; Isaac and Jacob were slate* , holders:Jub who was “per sect and up* [right, and cue tl at lean d God aid , eschewed evil/’was a si.-.v< j the blessed Saviour, whose earthly I carecr wasiun in a laud of . i go l c |seivitude, while dcncur.cii g sir, and j irrnior talify, and iiju.-tiCe, n 7-. e»- c.ncd reproved the slave holder, blit on the i contrary healed the C < nt m ion’s slave faying of his matter, “I have not found so great faith, no, net in i ie;<t.” ft.al never r.p.cved J .very L n L- ’ but converted 0r...in.,,-, , •v.ive, and sent him home to i.U I hilemon, contrary to (|.e practice of our modern ielig ; omst?, wholasely entice slaves to quit (he sen ice of lhe.r masters, and call it religion (a eosn; this same Phil, mon, called by " Ou, ‘ <J( arl ) ’cloved and laborer, ’ and commended for “is-love and ffiith;’ a e!a VS '