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—and that the bottom of Post Boy w ould far exceed the speed of John Bascombc : but we were in error—not the lit st time in these ami other matters. We were not on the ground, le nt embering (hat at the last races, the speed ot the locoinoliv'', in an open cai, compelled us to swallow the itind quarter of a sharp raw North Easter, which filled our lungs with wind and gave us a respectable cold, for which we had to be bled and physicked. Our reporter, who de fies wind and weather, volunteered to risk a visit to the course, and says the whole afiair was beautiful, and created much excitement. The Northern boys were full of hope and glee— snuffed up the cold air—rattled Benton’s mint diops triumphantly in their pockets, and squint ed knowingly al the drab hats from the South ; while the lads ’(other side of Mason and Dixon’s line were quiet as lambs—patted the smooth coat of their horse—pretended to look grave— took up every bet offered with great coldness— but there was a lurking devil in their eye that gave assurance of triumph. Tap went the drum, and off went the animals. Bascomb a bright cites nut, and Post Boy a dark bay—both five year old creatures ; Post Boy inside, John Bascomb lagging behind at his ease. About halfway around the course, John Bascomb shot ahead, and came in from forty to fifty yards winner. Our Northern boys were a little taken back, but rallied their spirits, and fell sanguine that in the second heat Post Boy would win. First heat run in 7 minutes 49 seconds, the four inilbs. Iti a half hour, both horses started in fine style, and kept at it, neck and neck, for nearly the whole heat ; it was evident, however, that i the .rider of the Southern horse possessed most , skill, and Post Boy was pushed with great force. John Bascomb trailing along with ease, and , came out winner; the last heat being run in seven minutes and fifty one and a half seconds, | —Both nags are of tine speed and bottom. ] Post Boy the strongest in the loins, and proba- , bly as swift as John Bascomb ; but there is much in training and riding. Had Post Boy • won the second heat, we think iiis bottom would have insured a victory. The C reek War. Prom the Columbus Sentinel. We are still without much matter of impor tance to communicate on this subject. The vo lunteers and drafted men from all parts of the dilate continue to come in, and we should judge that Georgia has at this time at least three thou sand effective men in the field, and among them the best chivalry aud talents of the State. Gen. Sanford has established his head-quarters at Fort Ingersoll, opposite to Columbus, in Ala- 1 bama, where the troops, as they arrive, are mustered into the United States’ service under Gen. Scott, aud organized into regiments.— , Many of the volunteers came fully armed and equipped; aud those who came unarmed have 1 been furnished, as far as could be done, with 1 muskets from those (a thousand stand) which arrived last week. We learn that another sup- ' ply of eighteen hundred are on the road, and I ’ elected here next week. One small company of U. S. Infantry has arrived; and five compa nies of I. 6. Artillery, under Gen. Fenwick, 1 arc expected in a day or two; which will be ! followed in a week or ten days by five other'' companies of artillery and the corps of marines ‘ from the Washington nary yard. These troops j when embodied, with tlie volunteers who may , yet come in, will make a force of not less than live thousand men on the Chaltahoochie side of!‘ tlie nation above Irwinton. About seven hun dred men have been detached to guard the 1 Georgia frontier on the Chattahoochee, and to prevent the Indians from escaping into Florida, end perhaps they will be reinforced with an ad ditional force. Captain Dawson, with the »Groene county volunteers, liave been detached on the steamboat Metamora, which will scour the river between Columbus and Irwinton.— After the stations on the river are supplied with such troops as may be deemed necessary for that service, the remainder will be embodied f Mid marched against the enemy. The brave Fellows are impatient for the fray; and some of ! 'them think, tha Commander-in-Chief and his aids and assistants are somewhat tardy in their • movements. We think otherwise. Much has been done already, and much still remains to ’ be done before the troops can be considered in i every respect ready for an active, energetic and ' decisive campaign. Arms, ammunition, camp j equipage, provisions, forage, and a host of et ' ceteras, have all to be brought from a distance, ami ate as necessary before going into the heart 1 , of the enemy’s country as men. Tlie men too have come from all parts of the State, in de tached companies, most of them but very re cently arrived, and without arms. These have all to be armed and organized, before they can , be brought into active service. When these matters are taken into consideration, and many • more which might be enumerated, it will be ap ' parent that it must take much time before every thing can be arranged for service. It may also ' be mentioned that Gen- Scott has been serious ly indisposed since his arrival in Columbus, so much so as to be a large portion of the time confined to his bed, though we are happy to state, as we understand, that he is now conval escent. We hope the troops will not indulge their impatience, but calmly “wail for the wag gon,” that when they do go they may be able to “go with a rush.” On the part of Alabama, it appears that Gov. • Clay has ordered out, and by this time has pro bably in the nation, about two thousand men ; say fifteen hundred at Tuskegee, and about five hundred on the Cowagee under the command of Gen. Irwin. There are also about five hundred friendly Indians at Tuskegee, under the com-j mand of Jim Boy, ready to take the fluid with the whites in their operations against the hos tile*. Tuikegee has been fortified, and is made j a rendezvous for the men, and a depot for arms, I ammunition and provisions. Gov. Clay has done something at last, but he does not appear , to be equal to the emergency of the limes, lie is too timid. His measures are taken on too small a scale. Instead of calling out the voiun-! teers en masse, as was done by Gov. Schley, he , goes into petty restrictions, taking a few men , ' from this section and a few from that, restiict-! ing each county, city and town to its exact, quota. The Mobile Commercial Register of | the 25th inst. says, “a more gallant spirit than pervade* the community cannot he wished for;! and the streets are thronged with eager voiun- i teers, envying those who have been fortunate } enough to be accepted, and the successful are I ardent with the prospect of active service. The | companies accepted are, Capt. Smith’s Alabama j Artillery, and Capt. Crawford’s Rifle Compa ny. There was a strong competition between ‘ the Rifle Company and the Mobile Guards, Capt. Pagles, for the privilege of going—and it was finally, we believe, decided by lot, and the Riflemen were successful. They will all mus ter at Claiborne, and repair thence, immediate ly, to Irwinton." The hostile Indian* are still believed to be embodied in two largo bodies within twenty or thirty miles qf tips plqce, with smaller parties in otfier parts of'tho nation, They occasionally make their appearance in squads, murder whom oiey may first meet, burn a house, rob a plan tation, and the like, and then put qff into die Woods'. In these excursions they are very da ring. Last night a week ago, two came up to lon Twiggs, which it will be remembered is on the Georgia side of tire river, and one appruach ed, it Mjid, to within twenty paces ol the se - tinel. He fired upon but missed him, and bon Indian* betook themselves to the river swamp. Mr. Benin Edwards, formerly of Talbot, ■ I but recently residing in the nation, was murder- I led on Tuesday last, at his plantation about 20 ■ miles from Columbus, by a party of the above I description. Another person, who was at the > house oi Mr. Edwards, is supposed to have been i also killed, as nothing has been heard of him I since that time. Mr. Edwards had gone over 1 to his plantation in the hope of rescuing some part of his crop from the grass, and was mur- II tiered in the evening in his field. On triday last Gen. Jessup set out from this place for Tuskegee, through the nation, escort ed by parts of the Bibb and Talbot cavalry, and some volunteer citizens, amounting in all to about one hundred men. The escort has not yet returned, and some apprehension was felt in this place that they had met with difficulties by the way, as they would have to pass and repass within a short distance of Neah-Miceo’s camp. We have just heard of their safe arrival. On Friday last the Indians made their ap pearance in a considerable body near Boykin’s plantation, about twenty miles below Columbus, on the Chattahoochee river. They were promptly met by the companies ofCnpts. Brow n, McCrary and Carr, who were near the station, and prevented from crossing, with the loss of four or five men. The whites lost one man, a •Mr. Crosland, of Crawford county, belonging to Capt. Brown’s company. On Saturday between two and three hundred men were sent dowiVto reinforce those engaged in the above action, and prevent the Indians from crossing should they persist in attempting it. But it appears they gave it up after the fqst attempt, at least at that place, and the troops could not pick up a fight. Au attack was also made by the Indians on the steamboat Metamora on Saturday last when a bout six miles above Roanoke, coming up to his place. But that time they trot a hard cus tomer, and the experiment, it would appear has cured them from attacking steam boats, three o thers having arrived since without being moles ted. Ihe Metamora had been prepared for them, and manned w ith about one hundred and fifty men at Irwinton, and the lads wereall pre pared to give the red gentlemen as warm a re ception as ttiey could desire. The following particulars of the fight were furnished to the editor of the Enquirer, and we take the liberty of extracting them from that paper of yesterday, as they furnish a more succinct and full account of the affair than any other that we have seen or heard: On Saturday, an attack was made on the the steamer Metamora, Loyd, Capt. which at that time contained the following companies, 1 viz: Capt. Booths’* company, Pike Guards, Iroin Ala., Capt. Adair’s company of Randolph Blues, and Capt. Snelgrove’s comnany from Randolph co. Georgia. In consequence of the Indians having made frequent attacks on the boats passing up and down the river, these troops, who were at that time in Irwinton, de termined to pass up, in order to obtain a brush with them—the entire companies were not or dered on this duty, but those who came, volun teered their services for the purpose. The Pike Guards are a mounted company, but so strong was the,.!' belief that the boat would be attacked, that they left their horses in Irwinton, to which ’ place they returned on Wednesday. These troops were marched on board the boat about 2 o’clock on Saturday morning, during a heavy rain, to tlie amount in numbers, of about one 1 hundred and fifty men. One-third of the Geor- | gia troops at feast were without either arms or | ammunition. The boat got under way from Ir winton about day light the same morning, and ‘ passed on without interruption, about five miles 1 above Roanoke, when a fire was opened upon i her from tlie Alabama side of the river. The I firing was warm aud lasted about ten minutes.; It was returned with equal warmth and spirit | from the boat ; and tlie boat as soon as practi cable run ashore, when the troops embarked and formed upon tlie bluff above. After the boat landed, the firing ceased ; it was then deter- ■ mined to march back to the place where we were j first assailed and drive back the Indians ; but I it was found that the creek would have to be pas sed before the enemy could be come up with. Topass this creek, covered as it was with thick undetgrowths, was deemed to be imprudent. The troops were accordingly again embarked, and the boat again got under way. In this at tack, a man by the name of Samuel Butler, be longing to the Pike Guards, and one of the boat bands, (name unknown,) were severely' woun ded. The number of Indians killed has not been ascertained with any certainty, but it is believed they lost at feast eight, who were seen to fall. Report says that fourteen dead bodies j were found at tlie place of the attack. Some ■ five miles above, the boat was again attacked and a running fire kept up for several miles. The Indians in this attack did not appear to be numerous at any one place, but only shewed one or two at a time, when they were immedi ately fired upon from the boat. It is believed that more damage was done the Indians in this attack, than in the former. One man, Benj. O wens, of the Pike Guards, was wounded, it is feared mortally, in this engagement. He was shot w hilst standing in the after part of the boat, aft ot the ladies cabin. After mis engagement, the boat met with no further interruption, until she arrived at this place, which she did about 12 o’clock, Sunday.—The wounded have been removed from the boat to a comfortable room, and every attention necessary, has been paid them. Capt. Booth, in behalf of himself, and the company he commands, has desired us to return tlie citizens of Columbus his warmest thanks for the attention bestowed by them, and particularly the ladies, upon his wounded. We have just learnt that on the arrival of the Metamora at Cochee Shoals yesterday, they espied a party of Indians on the Georgia side, but before the boat could round to, the Indians plunged into tiie river, swam across, and buried tliemselves in the woods. The wl. cs were fi | ring at them during the time they were swim ming across, but at too great a distance, it is I supposed, to have done any execution. ’A e learn also that a party of Indians (most probably the same) crossed the river yesterday ; at the same place, went to Genera fWatson’s | plantation, shot four of his negroes, killing one i [ and wounding three, and carried away three j . others. The remainder of the negroes ran off. , Gen. Watson made a narrow escape himself, | ' having nearly gotten to his plantation from this I ! place when he mot hi* negroes in tho road on ■ their roti cat. The Indians were about fifty in } number. 1 he following we believe to be a complete | list of the companies of Volunteers and Drafted j men which have arrived at Columbus since the i commencement of the Creek War. If we have i omitted any, or made mistakes in the list as published, we can assure those whom they may affect, that we have endeavored to make it as perfect as our opportunities would permit. Corps Captains. No. Harris drafted men, Vardoman, 62 Talbot do. Miller, 50 Pike Volunteers, (cavalry) Lynch, 39 I Monroe drafted, Stewart, SO Monroe Volunteers, Flewellen, 74 Houston do. Dennard, 51 Jasper drafted, Roe, 54 Jones do. Hardeman, 89 Talbot Volunteers, Bush, 99 La Fayette C avalry, Stinson, 53 Gwinnett do. Germany, 76 Houston drafted, Smith, 101 lipton do. Crate, 76 Ja.pw d«. Lane, 48 Monroe Infantry, Russell, 48 Bibb Volunteers, (cavahy) McCall, 41 Heard Infantry, Dent, 44 Columbus GttarJf, Urquhart, 92 | Muscogee drafted, Coleman, 67 Muscogee Cadet Riflemen, Evans, 72 Muscogee Artillery, Iloxey, 5,1 Troup drafted, Hardin, 95 Morgan do. Porter, 61 Paliaferro Volunteers, Sanford, 78 Laurens do. Troup, 56 Marion drafted, Berry, 50 Meriwether do. Slonn, 84 : Troup Cavalry, Kiudrisck, 73 I Gwinnett do. Read, 91 | I pson drafted, Bell. 87 ! Baldwin Cavalry, Gaither, 51 | Henry do. , Love, j Henry Infantry, Dodson, I Butts drafted Hendricks, 7-1 Oglethorpe Volunteers, Hill. I* l - Coweta do. Anderson, 87 Pulaski drafted, Hodges, 32 Groeno Volunteers, Dawson, 162 VNilkes do, Toombs, 90 Clarke do. Lyon, 100 Twiggs do. Pearson, 88 Covington Blues, Floyd, 84 Newton Greys, Loyal, 100 Wilkinson, do. Burney, 65 The following regiments have been organized and elected their oflicers, as follows: First Regiment Infantry V olunteers. Capt. Porteh, of Morgan, Colonel. Lieut. WixoFtEtn, of Greene, Lieut. Colonel (’apt. Troop, of Laurens. Major. First Regin: "nt of Infantry, Drajted Men. Capt. Hardiman, of Jones, Colonel. Capt Vasdkrmaw, of Harris. Lieut. Colonel. Capt. Lane, of Jasper. Major. Volunteers Cavalry Lieut. Alford, Major. of "'lhe friends of the Unionare our friends,and its enemies, our enemies." TUESDAY 310I01NG, June 117~ APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR. Brigadier General James Wood of Cow eta, has been appointed to command the Troops at, and above West Point. Extract from a letter from the Governor, dated Columbus, 10th June, 1836. “One steamboat armed and manned with Capt. AV illiam C. Dawson's company, is cruis ing on the river, and another will leave here to morrow. Tho I'hdians are very bold. They cross the river, and give us battle below this.— There have been several skirmishes. Dawson’s Boat had one, yesterday morning, with Indians that had just come from Gen. Watson's planta tion, where they had shot three negro women ope it is thought w ill die. No harm done on either side, in the skirmish with Dawson’s com pany. Yesterday evening at six o’clock,the Indians, to the number of two hundred, crossed near Roanoke, at Shepherd’s plantation, and attack ed ( apt. Garmany’s company of about forty.— Tho Captain was wounded in the thigh, and se veral killed and wounded. A detachment of thirty, under Capt. Jernigan, of Stewart, went to their relief, but were repulsed with fess.” U. S. TROOPS. On the Bth inst. a Battalion of U. S. Troops, commanded by Maj. Lomax, consisting of two hundred and fifty men,passed through this place I the Creek Nation; and a Battalion of the 4ih Regiment of U. 8. Artillery consisting of one hundred and seventy men, in four days from Augusta, commanded by Maj. B. K. Pierce, passed through this place, on Sunday morning last at sun rise, for the same destination, we un derstand, all in good health. The marines, are hourly expected. “ WARS AND RUMOR.-ToFWARS.” Reports have reached this place of an en gagement between one of the Cavalry C .n;x nies from the County of Gwinnett, and a b<»dj of Creek Indians, on the Georgia side, below j Columbus. One account states that of ninety | one man, only three escaped, and another that of the same number, only three were killed, j We feel great anxiety tolearn a correct history of the affair, and earnestly hope that neither i the one nor the other may be true, but that they may have given tlie savages a sound drubbing without any loss on our part. It is also said upon the same kind of author ity, that the Cherokees have commenced hostil ities and actually burned Cedar Town and mur dered sixteen persons in Cedar Valley. We wait in anxious s’uspencc for correct informa tion on the subject. Since writing the above, we have conx'ersed i with a gentleman .of high standing from the up country, who informs us that the report of hos tilities in Cedar Valley, is wholly unfounded, and that the rumor originated in one of those mirthful frolics, where liquor goes free and fun winds up the show. A parcel of Indians hav ing assembled at some place of public resort, all became intoxicated, and tlie white boys, to have a little bit of mirth, administered to each a very genteel suit of blacking. On the next i morning, finding themselves all in the same sit uation, they were much tickled at the incident; took a hearty dram, and set out for home in high glee, with their usual whoops and yelk.— On being seen, by some of.the citizens, their new coat of ebony was at once construed into a signal for war, and corsequently some conster nation prevailed for a short time; but all is said i now to be quiet in that quarter. THE FRIENDS OF GEORGIA AREOUR FRIENDS. The Cherokee Treaty Which lias prod iced so much feeling in Georgia having be,m at length ratified, it is proper that those who have the deepest interest at stake, should know by whose exertions it was consummated. As every question which now comes before Congress, be it great or sniall, is in some man ner made to connect itself with tho Presidential question : and as the people <>f Georgia have a better right than all others to enquire into the particulars of the case under consideration, and to know who are her friends, and who archer enemies, we give below, the vote upon the treaty, by which it appears, that every Senator friendly to Mu. Van Buren voted in favor of its ratification, and that every leading man of the opposition voted against it. Mr. W Edster, the head of federalism voted way- THE STANDARD OF UNION. Mu. Calhoun, the bead of nullification Voted nay. Mil Clay, the head of the Bank and Tariff, also voted nay, And Mr. Leigh, the friend of the aforesaid two and the god fatherof Mr. Tyler, voted with them. Judge White poor soul, was compelled to sepa rate protempora from his companions. The fear T! ennesse which has a deep interest in the mat r, was before his eyes, and bo was obliged to “ st md up to the rack,” but no thanks to him for that, tor our life on it, if Tennessee had held as little direct interest in the question, as Massa chusetts, Kentucky, Virginia and South Caroli na, Judge White would have recorded his vote in the negative ; and we arc strengthened and fortified in this conclusion, from the fact, that all the men who voted against the Treaty are his friends, while every friend of Mr. Van Bu ren voted for it. The following arc the yeas and naysupon the final ratification of the Treaty. Ayes. 1 BENTON, Missouri. 2 LINN, do. do, 3 BLACK, Mississippi, 4 WALKER, do. do. 5 BROWN, N.C. 6 MANGUM, do. do. ■ 7 BUCIIANNAN, -Pennsylvania. 8 MACKEAU, do. Jo. 9 CUTHBERT, Georgia. 10 KING, do. do. 11 EWING, Illinois. 12 ROBINSON, do. do. 13 GOLDSBORO, Maryland. 14 KENT, do. do. 15 GRI NDY, Tennessee. 16 WHITE, do. do. 17 HENDRICKS, Indianna. 18 TIPTON, do. do. 19 HILL, N. Hampshire. 20 HUBBARD, do. do. 21 KING, Alabama. 22 MOORE, do. do. 23 MORRIS, Ohio. 24 NILES, Connecticut. 25 PRESTON, S. Carolina. 26 REEVES, \ irginia. 27 RUGGLES, Maine. 28 SHIPLEY, do. do. 29 TALMADGE, N. York. 30 WRIGHT, do. do. 31 WALL, N. Jersey, Nays. 1 CALHOUN, S. Carolina. 2 CLAY, Kentucky. 3 CRITTENDON, do. do. 4 CLAYTON, Delaware. 5 NAUDAIN, do. do. 6 DAY IS, Massachusetts. 7 W EBSTER, do. do. S EWING, Ohio. 9 Leigh, Virginia. 10 PORTER, Louisiana. 11 PRENTISS, Y'ermont. 12 SWIFT, do. do. 13 ROBBINS, R. Island. 14 SOUTHARD, N. Jersey. 15 TOMLINSON, Conuecticut. LIBERALITY. The following extract from the Columbus En quirer, displays a spirit of candor and liberality worthy oi imitation. Disdaining party associa tions aud party predictions, it speaks out in a tone of manly frankness, and cheerfully awards to the Chief Magistrate of the State, the merit to which his energy aud decision entitle him. We desire to see the same spirit cherished by all our brethren, and while we combat party principles xvi'h the weapons of reason and moderation', to I.; always ready to render unto all men their por i:ons in due season. “ Our Executive, and we are proud to say it, has acted in this matter as become the highest officer, of as brave and patriotic a people as the world affords. From us, this Word of commen dation may not be received m the spirit it is eiven. We care not, so Ire does his duty; xvhat may have been our former prejudices against him. these are now forgotten. We see him as the Governor of the State, prompt and deeisive’on au important occasion, and think him entitled to the thanks of the State.” PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. The following extractor a letter from a gentle man of high standing and intelligence, to the Ed itor, confirms our opinion that Mr. Van Buren Will receive the votes of Alabama and Mississip pi, and that the democracy of both, will p TOVe itself worthy of its name and its principles. Geo. sth June, 1836. Rear Sir:— l returned home on the first inst. from a tour through a large portion of Alabama, and the greater part of Mississippi, and have the pleasure to inform you, that Van Buren is not on ly gaining rapidly, bur the lending friends of the administration with whom I met,consider the vote of both States quite certain for him. INCENDIARY PUBLICATIONS. Mr. Van Buren’s Vote. The enemies of Mr. Van ljuren have uttered and reiterated the slander that he is an abolition ist, until they begin to believe it themselves; and j even Mr. Calhoun, with ail . his acuteness, and political tact, has bcm looking witli great anxiety for an opportunity to bring him to the test by a direct vote upon the subject. Accordingly, an opportunity was afforded a few days since, upon the discussion growing out of the Hill to pro- I bibit the circulation of incendiary publications through the United States’ mail. Mr; Calhoun moved an important amendment to the third section of the Bill, providing that the papers prohibited by its provisions, should not be withdrawn by their authors and publishers; tho object of which, was. the more certainly to ensure their destruction; and upon this amendment, the Senate was tied, 18 to 18, when Mr. Van Bu ren took the Chair and gave the casting vote in favor of the amendment. What will the calumniators of Mr. Van Buren say to this? They will stand condemned before their own consciences and before the world. By tin vote, Mr. Van Buren has gone ns far as Mr. C.ilhoun in guarding against tho circula tion of those firebrands of discoid, and given an earnest of his devotion to the rights of the people and the rights of the States. Go on Van, —“The Campbell’s are coming.” ! I SIGNS OF THE TIMES. The Sun has gone down, and the glory has de parted.—-The White luminary is eclipsed, and night and darkness “ rule tho hour.” ' \ I The Suu paper estublisked lit Washington Ci ty, some month* since, to extol Judge White by , the column, mid vituperate Mr. Van Buren by tho page, has “Shut its glories in.” The following discription of this dark and dis ' ttlnl catastrophe, We copy from the Globe of the 3d inst. JUDGE WHITE’S SUN. Otir Neighbor Gales, u Im is a great man to note the weather ami the sigils of the times, has said not a word about the ten days’ rain, and total ob scuration of the situ, which is the wonder of the day. Ho duly noted the partial eclipse of the heavenly luminary, which occurred, as foretold in the almanac, and did no harm; but the unexpected extinction of Judge White’s luminary—THE suN-THE learned sun—which “has hung the beuvens with black" for almost a fort night, ami set the elements weeping ;;t such a rate as absolutely to submerge Jackson city under the flood of the Potomac, and which offers as yet no sigh of truce by displaying tile H’hile jlag.oiir con temporary ha,s been in loomitch consternation to aimounce. Will he tell its when Judge White’s Sun will shine again? But. if we can’t get that, will he tell us when we shall have a glimpse of the ordinary “blessed” Sun? The following letter gives its the melancholy in formation ot the murder of Geo. S. Mot:. Esq by a parly of Indians, Mr. M. was highly esteem ed by all his acquaintances. Thisjoccunonce took place within the line of posts and about 25 miles north of us. None is safe even outside of a picket. Mandarin, IfJtliMay ]B3o’, I seize’ an early opportunity of conveying to you the melancholy intelligence of the murder of Mr. George S. Mott, at bis plantation on Juiing ton Creek, together with the destruction of his house by fire, on last evening by a party of Indi ans. About half an hour before sunset, the rep port of several rifles in quick succession, spread a general panic among the inhabitants on the l banks opposite to Mr. Mott’s residence, succeed ed by the terriflieyells and shouts of the Indians ; | the alarm was immediate, and t!;0 neighboring ' settlers fled hastily to the fort at Mandarin for safety, apprehending au attack from the enemy, who, it was supposed, would Ijc likely to cross the ereek with a latge force. A few moments after the discharge of the rifles, smoke was seen as cending in a thick column in the direction of Mr. M's bouse. A considerable number of citizens collected at Mandarin, and remained under arms all night, maintaining a vigilant patrol. About 12 o’clock, our apprehensions of the melancholy fate of Mr. Mott, were confirmed by the arrival of his negro Prince, w ho stated that he w as engaged with his master in the field in his immediate vicin ity and that Mr. Mott bad been shot by the Indi ans, supposed to be 5 or 6 in number; that upon hearing the guns he instantly fled for the hammock near by, and succeeded in making his escape un hurt. Additional intelligence was soon after re ceived from a negro working on an adjoining plan tation who undoubtedly corroborated the state ments of the other, having fled upon hearing the yells and seeing the house in flames. Early on the morning of the 19th, a party of volunteers, con sisting of 13, determined to proceed to reconnoitre the premises and also to obtain the body of tha unfortunate victim. Arriving at the spot a scene shocking indeed was presented, first in the smo king ruins of the house and at a short distance in the mangled and bloody corpse. He was found prostrate, with bis face to the ground, displaying the bnr top of his head from which his scaip had been t.,ken. The facts sf Ins being found evi- I deutly in the position in which lie fell; apparently ; by an instantaneous death, evinced the hurried movements ol the enemy—his pockets were un touched, in which some gold was found, also a I new aud elegant watch ami chain. His body was ! taken to the boat aud crossed to Mandarin, when I in received every attention in preparing his re | mains aud in.their interment in the church burial ground. Three bullett holes were discovered; one probably received while stooping, entering at the top of the right shoulder, shattering it to pieces aud penetrating to the lungs, the other about three inches from the back bone near the lower ribs, burying ■centrally in the body, and lodging, prob ably, just below tha heart-—a ball past through the left forefinger, shivering it to pieces. A remarka ble instance es providential preservation was man ifested in the escape of J. P. Belknap and Mr. C. Harri«on, bath occupying plantations on either hand of Mr. Mott; Sir. B. was on his way to meet r.u appointment With Mr. M. but beihg attracted by some blackberries within 2 or 3 hundred yards of the house—a half an hours detention served to notify him of Indians by the report of their rifles and their shouts. He fled to the thicket and re mained ail wight concealed in the high grass al most coveted for the whole time with water. Ear ly in the morning be crossed the creek and relieved the lively solicitude entertained for his safety. _ I have been particular in detailing the circumstances of this event from the remarkable fact that Mr. M. had but a few days since arrived from New York and the day of his death was the first of his entering on his plantation. It is be lieved that his house has for some time been sur rounded by the Indians, in wait, to take off their enemy, Ugaiiist whom they cherished the deadli est hnto—Air. M. having resided for some years at Volusia occupied in traffic with them they had • wore revenge und fallowed him to his placeyvith a ferocious pertinacy toward the obtaining of its gratification.— Florida Herald. THE BLOCK HOUSE. The following extract of a letter, received from Dr. Samuel A. T. Lawrence, of this city, by his relatives lias been politily yielded, at our re quest, for publication. In ancient times it was deemed the highest service to the State to have preserved the life of* Roman citizen. V/liat ap prorpiate tribute can Itc rendered to In: gallant Read and his followers, for rescue;’ from the savage Seminole tho lives of so br:> a „aud of American citizeas. We have not spaco to express our estimate of the conductor these brave Flori dians. “Tallahassee, June Ist, 1836. “H wrote you a few lines a short time ago to acquaint you with the cause of my not writing to some of you. I entered as Surgeon into the service of the Unite-1 States on the 10th of March. On the 15th took up the line of inarch for Charles’ Fer.y, wliere a military fort was also established. Lett Cuailes I-e> - ry in a few days lor suwaute (Md Town, where Major McLemore, under whose command 1 was, had made his Head-Quarters After remaining here a few d ixs, Major Mc- Lemore, the Adjuant and myself together with the Major’s servant paid a visit to Newuansvilfe where 1 remained two days mid at which place 1 an express reached Major McLemore, tbrr-u-h whom he was directed to bring on some corn for the use of the mmy to the Withlacooehee river where we were ordered to remain until relieved *y Gen. Scott, or Major McLemore, who had re f’wned to Suwanee Old Town, for the purpose of bringing us amunition and provisions for the use of ihe blockhouse. We remained on the Withlacoocbc e nine days without,being attacted by savages. We had just completed bidding the bloc’t-house and du- cut a ' spring nearly at the edge of tho Fort, when on ' the morning of the 9th April, ata little before dawn of day, we were attacked by the Indians, who had encompassed us on three sides, and numbered a bout 150 or 2ho warriors, ( I he engagement la.- ted 1 hour and three qarte ters, when they found out, to their sorrow, that our reception was not only too warm, but that they had ventured too near us without due reflec tion. On the next (Wednesday) we had one man kil led on his post by an Indian rifle, fired fr< >,i the op site side of the river. On Friday the 15tb of April we were attacked by a body of the savages who bad completely surrounded us, aud whose tiumber we c< iptttcd at 4 or 5(10 though we linVe since lean thatPowcll bad from 10()0 to 1500 of them. This , is the hotte t engagement we had during our stay ■ii the Withlacoochee. 9 ley fired their guns by hundreds at the same moment at onr Block House, and sucecded in taking our only means ot escape—our boat—which they took down the river and destroy I uftei the battle. The enregement continued two hours and forty-five nites, and we had three men sii-htlg wound ed. , On the 24tb we had a very severe battle in «Inch they displayed theii ingenuity by shooting arrows on fiire upon the r. of i n j :ft us exposed to ’ inclemency of the weather ; this arrow fi: < ing was . performed by 2 ( > of their men, whilst about 3or 500 used their guns, we had on this occasio;i 2 or 3of our men silghtly wounded, It is myo inion that iu the engagement wo must have killed be- ■ ween forty or fifty of them, on the night of the . 24th, after the battle we beard their Chief hail us and say, that he was going away in the moiiring and trouble us no n:->re,” ho kept bis promise very well though he did give us about 100 gnus ' me next morning ere lie left; he kept a continual watch upon us, howevar, from that time until ' we were relieved by about 80 gallant Volunteers ■ the command of Col. Read of tire Florida ' Mditja, who came up the river the night of tho ! th May, and brought us all away in safetv.— , Dur Captain Hollonian v. as killed on the 3d May, ' whilst endeavoring-to fortify and strengthen our ' position. 'l’be Indians continued to give ns a passing shot, from 50 to .100 gnus every Jive or six though lie kept a spv upon us at othertimes. 1 » God and the few very imd;g.:llantry df the Vol teers under tbo<J<d. Rend are wesiidebthd for our fives as I despaired of ever receiving aid from liu •uaii hands and was _ulp.es' resigned to my fate. heofficers’were‘2l days lit ingon corupvithouts-ilt or meat, and the men about 28 ddys, In a few days I will iiritij you again and be mot'e explicit, and w ill soon send yon a copy of out-letter of thanks to Col Reau and the Vol'un ■i I'.ERs under his command, lam very weak aud I can say no more prusei't.” | ,11 is rumoreu that the mail stage on the I lorida route from north to south has also been assaulted by flie Indians, and that it has in consequence, been for the present discon tinued. It this is so, all mail comniiuiication ecH the state.-, east and west of the Creek territory is cut off, except by a western rout. In anticipation of sueii event, the Post Master General lias directed all the mails .'rom the north for New Orleans, Mobile, | and Post Offices generally in that section, to be sent from Baltimore or Washington ovi?r tiie Cumberland road to Wheeling, i and tlu nce down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers by the steamboat mail lines now in operation. This is a communication that cannot be interrupted, and although circu itous will insure at least a sale and certain intercourse between the north and New- Orleans. Savannah, June 8, 1836—12 M. BythaSchr Motion, Capt. Wiley-, from Jack-I souviile, we learn that Mr. Ridgely," tlie owner of i the s.’eam saw-mill at tho mouth of Black Creek, | was shot by Indians on Saturday last williiu aj lew hundred y;;.ds ofihe nrei—ins scalp was ta- ■ ken, mid 1.ea.l shockingly mangled. tVe kurii from (’apt. Hebbard, oi the steamer Florida, that lie had not passed the mill one fourth of a mile on that afternoon, when lie heard the report of tiie fatal gun.— Sav- Geor. The Indian War in Florida.—W« have been furnished by a passenger in the schooner Hudson, arrived yesterday afternoon from Tampa Bay, with the following particulars of an action fought on t!ie'27lb till,, between a party of 500 Senuuoles on the one hand, aud the regiment of Alabama. Vo lunteers and a portion of the U. S. Regulars on the other. The batrie occurred at a place called Tldoutasse, 14 miles from Fort Brooke. The troops engaged, were the regiment of Alabama j \ olunteers, and eight companies of the 4ili llegi- i meat U.S. Infantry, ttn-.l one Company of the 2d Regiment U S. Artil|»>-y, w'iih one field piece, ! consis’mg in all, of about 750 n-en. This force ! was sent iroui 1-ort Brooke to Fort Alabama., for) the purpose .>f destroying the latter Fort, and I bringing oft lhe sick, wounded and previsions. They left Fort Brooke on the 25th ult., and reached ]■ ort .Alabama ou the follow-ing day. Af ter securing ihe provisions and stores, a quantity oi powder was su placed in the magazine, tin t it would explode on tiie opening of the door. This done, the troops commenced their return, and when about a miteand a half distant from the fort, heard a loud report, proceeding no doubt, from the explosion of the magazine. Proceeding about ten miles further, they found die dead bo dies oi two ol their men, who had been missing the previous day—one of these bodies was horri bly mangled, the other untouthed. While the whole force was beholding this scene, they ware fired upon by about five hundred Indians, was supposed from a hammock about lliirty yards dis tant. A general action ensued, which continued for an hour—the Indians retreating only after they had received seven rounds of grape shot.. On the hammock being charged by the infantry, the savages took to flight. Several dead Imliaiis were found on the field of battle, and numerous traces where they had dragged oft’the wounded. The loss of the whites was three killed aud 22 wounded—they behaved with great gallantry on the occasion. MARRIED—-On Tlnntsday i've;di.--, tl < 9th instant, by Thomas H. K-maiq Esq. Mr. Fred erick Hodges, to Miss Delilah Sowell, Loth of this place. In this place, on Thursday evenini? the 9tli inst. by the Rev. Mr. Mallory, Mr. llii' am Ty son, ol Laurens'county, to Miss Catharine J. j Humphrey, daughter of Mr. Hardy P. Hum phrey. F ETEii© East Warning'! I THE undersigned respectfully asks all those indebted to him, tomake payment without delay. Between this limo and the first of October next, lie feels ass;;t\-d, that all who desire to do so, can make tirinngements to meet their re spective dues; and he appeals particularly to those who are in arrears for two, three, four, and five years, to come forward and settle up their old scores at once. ’J iiis call is forced upon him by the imperi ous necessity of meeting his own engagements; which he is iinaule to do, withoutpunctuaiity on the part of those who owe him. Therefore tiiey are hereby notified, that even one who shall fail to make payment bj. the f.rst day of October next, will find their notes and accounts in .the hands of collecting officers, without dis crimination. l ids will be a painful step, but k cannot bo avoided;;; n those who fail to pay within the time above stated, ought not, ami lie trusts, will not complain. JOHN M. SHARP. Sparta Ga. June 14 18-36. 22—ts. On the 27th day of May last, a Negro Roy I u is delivered to me by a waggoner in Angus- ' ta, with a request 'that i would take him to Ilan- { cock county for the purpose of delivering him ! to his owuei. I received the boy and brought him home, i but could not find his owner. ; IL: L tfioitl ten years old, four feet two inch- , eshigli, and dark complexion. lie says hj s ! masters name is Thomas Wimberly of Qan-| cock County, but from all the enquiries which i I have made, I am certain there is no st’.ch man i in the county, llu also states that he was lost > from his owner. Tlie boy is still in my posscsessfen, and beihg I desirous that liis masthF should find him I tal.e t this public method of making known the facts 1 I shall keep him a reasonable time and if I. he is not called for, shall deliver him to die i public authori’Ns of the county, to be disposed | ot as they ;<y think proper; during wtiich] period, I'sluffi be ready to deliver him tn tho | own; r, i.pjn proof of his right, ;ml payment of 1 expenses. NATtfANIEL GRfGGS. I Hancock eountv, Ga. ’ June, 14 The Augusm Constitutionalist and Macon i I e egraph, will give the above 2 insertions each . and forward tlreir Bills to Sparta, N. G’ I Cy t’se President of tJnSleci States. IN PURSUANCE of the provisions of a trea ty between the United Slates and the Chick- I asaw indiaus, made mi l .cuinduile l on I’outitoC | Creek, on the twerfi'etii day of October, 1832 and I of the supplementary and explanatory nrtick-s ! thereto, made aud cdircluilcd on the hrentij-sec ond day of the same month, mid also vs the 'l retity between the Uiiifod States and the Chickasaw; Indians, made and. coneluded at tho City of Washington,' en tbc twenty-fourth day of May. ' 1834, I Andrew Jackson, President of the United ; . ■ States, do hereby declare ami make known, that prblic sales for die disp':st:l of such of the lands ■ ceded to the United ;.st..:t,u‘ by.the said Indian*, a» are hereinafter described, sliall be held at the land I Office at PontitoC, tir Mississippi, at the under' i mentioned periods, viz i On tlie/rsj rn September next, for tho, ■ sale of the lamfe in (be following. townships, viz : | Township* 1. of ranjms 1,.2-, 3,4, aud 5 cast. , Townships 4,5, .mid, 6. of range 4 east. Townships 2. 3, -1, 5, and ‘k of range 5 oast. I Towii’ships 2, 4, J 5j 6, r, and 8, of ranges G, ! 7.8, am! fl cast. ' ■ Town ,hip*.2, 8,- 4,,5,1)1and ~, of range.locast. On ttiefuur.lh .\loyday in September next, for the s;-,le ol tl.e hpyls jn Hie following townships, and J ' EAST OF TilJi CfH<ffyASAW MERIDIAN' ' ”• LINE' ' I Townships! 1 mid 15, oi ranges 3, and 4. : Townships 14, 15 and 16, of range 5. ! Townsliips 9. 1<), 11. J !J, 13, 14, 15, and IG, and i fraciicu; 1 low ;i:1i.p.17,-o(’ rtnige 6. . ; Town,dupsll, 10 ami 11, .nd fractional townships j .15, .16 and 17, of range 7. I Townships 9, 10 ami 11, cf ranges 8 and 9. I Also, the same time, for the sale of the r.a --i der m'entiousd townships ami fractionai town ships, west of the meridian, ofihe Huntsville dis trict, being that portiini of the Chickasaw ces sion, si uate in the State of Alabama, viz : Frac;iomtl town- kip 4, of range 12- I ractiou.il townships 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, and 8, of range 13. , i-’rnciiona’. township 2 y townships 3,4, 5, 6 gad 7; fractional tow nships 8, 9 mid 10, of range 14. Fractional townships 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7 and 8, township 9. ami fractional townships II) mid 11, of range 15. Fractional townships 8,9, 19 and 11, of range 16. \\vx third Monday in October next, for tho sale of the under meuiioued townships, viz ; WEST OF THE CICKASAW MERIDIAM LINE. Township 1, qfrnuge 1. Townships 1 au.l 6, of i-ange 2, 3 and 4. Toivuships I, 4, 5 aatl.G, of range 5. , Townships 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 6, : of range 6. . , Townships 1,2,3, 4, 5 ami 6, of ranges 7 &8. Townships 1, 2. 3 and ’5, of range 9. On the first Mirftday in Novetnber next, for tho said'of the undermentioned townships WEST OF THE CHIKASAW MERIDIAN LINE. Townships 7,8, 9, 10, 11", 12 and 13, of range-1. | Township-7, 8,9, 10 and 11, of ranges 2,3, | 4 an I 5. ■ Townships 7, 8 and 9, of ranges G, 7 ami 8. ; Tow nship 7, of range !*. i’hc lands reserved by law for the use ofkclieols, or tor other purposes, as w ell as the hinds selet--' i ted as reservaiion<; under the previsions of the said treaties, are to be excluded from the sales, Each sale is so continue open for two weeks, and m> longer. Tije lauds will be offered iii quar ter sections, mu! fra'ctioiia! quarter sections where such exist. > Given under my hand, at the City of Washing lou, this ttveutieffi 4aj'(Oii.?,!ay, A. J). IB3Q, , , . „,. f ,,A.XDREW' JA,CKSQN.' ' , ' By the President: . ETHAN A. BROWN, Commissioner 6f the. General Ldtid Office. 6T scrip issued from the /•: ■ Treasury Department, im satisfaction of bounty land warrants, giiiutcd by. the State of Virginia, ami the United State*; for service* in the reyolu tionary army; as veil ns certificates of laud sleek, issue.! nt tl? district iaiid offices, for the amount of moneys forfeited by individm Is, under the credit system pl' l : ted sales, are uot. receivable for lands within the Qhickasaw cession. Geneual'Eand Orrit-E, May. 20. 1836. June 14. 22—1st Nov. SBkcriiF’s LLbe sold, ip the town of Hartford, Pu- ■' J laski county, on the first Tuesday iu Att gust it; xt, the following property, to wit: . . One lot of laud, tia 232, lying in the 19th dis- : trict originally 'ilkmscu, but now Pulaski coup- . , ty, levied on as the, properly of Wensley Hobby, to satisfy two sniall ii fas in favor of William C. ‘ Micou. Levy niaite ami returned to me by a constable this27th May, 1836. i c- JAS. DYKES, Jr. D. Sh'ff- June 7. • ... 22—tds. ztJ"txN' the first Tuesday in August next, will be nLF sold before "the Court House door in the Town of IVaresboro, Ware County, witlfin the usual hours of sale, the following property, to wit; .■. •. One Red Ox, also,-20 bead of other cattle, .18 of which are marked, with a crop and slit, inane ear, and aswallow fork and upper bit inthe other, the remaining two, mark'd with a crop and slit and under bit in Amc ear, end swallow fork aud upper bit in the other, all h: amied M. Levied on , • as the property of, Dempsey Daugherty, to satisfy afi fa from Tatnall Inferior Court, in favor of Ch’rlcs I’artiue.'’ GILES J. GI EST. •' Juno I'4, ’ vmt ‘ ti'»—.32;., •< GEORGIA, Ware County? OLLED before Stephen M'il'iams, a Jostfeo of the Peace, in and for said* Cunnty. One estray Brown bay Indian maare—-oue bind foot white, and a star in thp face—about five feet thee inches high—about 3 years old, nud ;,u ; . praised to s4t>, by John Wiftittms am! ' s cary- Joyce. JOHN L.‘ HENDERSON, CLC: ' May 2.i«t, .1838,0 • • Sg-.--4t. - N o’s’3 UK. r Is’t ■' L Tnhkri'ihers liax ing eitt their eu6r». _kL Stock oi’DRY GOODS, AND WARD-. W ARE. to Messrs. BALL & BOSTWICK, so licit (or them me. cus'or.t oftheic former acquaiu— tam.es. LEV IS GI P SON. ■ LEONARD BOSTWICK, he 'uy-ettlv.l Business, of t- Bostw ick & Co v. i.l be uttemfed to by either of the firm. , Ihe feubscrioci's having formed a connexion in, . biisHu -s »:» this place, mirier the firm of RaLL, N; VOSTWICK. offer the Stock, of (foods hougfit oi Mes ,3-L. j.sostwick <o. oi> fov wimble terms at the obitar, 1 .. Harper's Brick BuikHng, «>d*oiu uig Messr.-:. Rowe Jk Smith. They have recent ly . ceesvcd a j'ly of Summer GOODS, an.l sue.i as wih ike it worthy the attention of ( ountiy Me: bants. Planters, and all others; that deal mtlu line. CH.'tRLES RALU LEONARD BOSTWICK, ’’ ' Augusta, May 10, 1836. ■ ' ■ June 14. ._ , 22—' $ W MlfWAiilK ANA\\ AN fror.pihe subscriber. or o a irmw-d BERRY. id'o’Z. ji.) or 4b yenrsid’age, aboutfoyt 6 or? inc>'. g high, very bfocli. astf has a down QW-t fee-k < t le! . S P' ;ci» to. lie has. followed the river fi'yz., this, !> . : to. lforfei>, ou a boat for M'esius. N’.chols it ! ing, 3nr 4 years; wlnieve: »-<i!l <Xiiyer him' ' »i" this place, or lodge kun i:> 'a up' Jail th Starts, •<» thus I can ret biiu. Na'l the bovon .vard, and al! ''-S'O'pcbte ekiwwX pani. PRYOX WRIGHTre Mtlleilgevdk', Juaoll, 183'V .>•> ,c