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Office of the Wilmington Advertiser „ > JuDe 18.183 b. $ HEART-RENDING CATASTROPHE!!! LOSS OF THE STEAM PACKET PULASKI JFtrit a crew of 37, and 150 or LOO Passengers. On Thursday the 14th inst. the steamer Pulas hi, Capt. Dubois, left Charleston for Baltimore, a*ith about 150 passengers, of w hom about 50 were ladies. At about 11 o’clock of the same night, while off the North Carolina coast, say 30 miles from land, weather moderate and night dark—the star board boiler exploded and the vessel was lost, with *ll the passengers and crew, except those whose names are enumerated atnong the saved in the list to found below. We have gathered the following facts from the Ist mate, Mr. Ilibberd, who had charge of the boat at the time. Mr. Hibberd states that at 10 o’clock at night, he was called to the command of the boat, and that he was pacing the promenade deck, in front of the Steerage house. That he found himself shortly after upon the main deck, lying between the unist and side of the boat. That up on the return of consciousness, lie had a confused, idea of having heard an explosion, something like that ot gunpowder, immediately before he discov ered himself in his then situation. He was indu ced, therefore, to rise and walk aft, w here he dis covered that the boat amidships was blown en tirely to pieces; that the head of the starboard, boiler was blown out, and the top torn open—that the timbers and plank on the starboard sine were forced asunder, and that the boat took in water whenever she rolled in that direction. lie be came immediately aware of the horrors of their situation, and the dauger of letting the passengers know that the boat was sinking, before lowering tos small lioats. Upon dropping the boat, he was asked his object, and he replied that it was to pass around the steamer to ascertain her condition.— Before doing this, however, lie took in a couple et men. He ordered the other boats to be lowered, •and two were shortly put into the water, but they leaked so much in consequence of their long ex posure to the sun, that one of them suuk after a fruitless attempt to bail her. He had in the interim taken several from the wa ter until the number made ten. In the other boat afloat there were eleven. While they were ma king a fruitless attempt to bail the small boat the I’ulaski went down with a dreadful crash—in a bout 44 minutes after the explosion. Both boats ~ow insisted upon Mr. Ilibberd’s directing their 'course to the shore, but he resisted their remon strances, replying that he would not abandofi the spot until daylight. At about 8 o’clock in the morning, they started in the midst of the wailings «<t the hopeless beings, who ■were floating around m every direction, upon pieces of the wreck, tu seek land which was about thirty miles distant.— Alter pulling about 13 hours, the persons in both noats became tired and iusisted that Mr. Hildierd should land; this he opposed, thinking it safest to proceed along the coast, and to enter someone of its numerous inlets, but he was at length forced to .yield to the general desire, and to attempt a land ing upon the bench, a Tittle east of Stnrrm Inlet.— I cu.ioeu i*lt. e ooper of Ga. whonad command <>f the other boat, and a couple of ladies, with two children under his charge, to wait until his boat had first landed, as he apprehended much danger in the attempt, and should they succeed, they might assist him and the ladies and children. There were eleven persons in the mate’s boat, {having taken two black women from Mr. Coop er’s.) Ot these, two passengers, one of the crew, and the two negro women drowned, and six gained the shore. Alter waiting for a signal, which lie received from the mate, Mr. Cooper and his com panions landed in about three hours after the first boat in safety. They then proceeded a short dis tance across Stump Sound, to Mr. Redd’s of Ons low county, where they remained from Friday eve ning until Saturday morning, and then started for Wilmington. The mate and tivo passengers reached here this uumiiug, (18th June,) about 9 o’clock. Thus have we hurriedly sketched the most painful catastrophe that has ever occurred upon the American coast. Youth, age, and infancy have here been cutoff in a single night, and found a common death under the same 'billow. "Pays, mouths, years and ages will circle away, And still the vast waters will over them roll.’’ We have never seen a deejier sensation pervade ■our ■cotnnranky than the reception of this intelli gence has produced. The profoundest sympa thy is engraved on every countenance, and all wear the aspect of those sorrowing for their own dead. We feel assured that all feel an anxious solicitude to alleviate the distress of these unfortunate sur vivors who may come among us, and vehicles have already been sent out to bring them into our town, and provision mad© for their reception. PASSENGERS WHO iBTT CHARLESTON. Mrs. Nightengale aud servant, Mrs. Fraser and child, Mrs. Wilkins and child, Mrs. Mack ay, child and servant. Miss A . Parkman, Miss -C. Parknian, sli-s T. Parkman, Mrs. Hutchinson, two children and sorvant, Mrs. Lamar, Miss K. Lamar, Miss M Lamar, Miss R. S. Lamar, Miss E. Lamar, Mrs. Dunham, Mrs. Cummins and servant, Mrs. Stew art and servant, Mrs. Wort, Mrs Taylor, Mrs. Wagner, child and servant. Miss Drayton, Mrs. Pringle and child, Miss Pringle and nurse, Mrs Murray, Miss Murray, Mrs Britt, Miss Heald, Mrs Rutledge, Miss Rutledge, Miss Rutledge, Mrs H •S Ball, nurse, child and servant, MissTrapier, Mrs Longworth, Mrs F.ddings and child, Miss Mikeil, Mrs Coy and child, Miss Clarke, Mrs B F Smith. Mrs N Smith, Mrs Gregory, Mrs Davis, Mrs Hubbard, Mrs Merriit, Miss Greenwood, Gem Heath, Col Dunham, Maj Twiggs, Judge Roches ter, Judge Cameron, Rev E Crots, Rev Mr Mur ray, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Gumming, Dr. Williams, Messrs S B Parkman, G B Lamar, C Lamar, W Lamar, T. Lamar, R. Hutchinson, R Bower, I- Livermore, B W Fosdick, II Eldridge, C. Ward, G Huntington, 1 II Couper, H B Nichols, li Bird, A Lovejoy, W W Foster, 3 L Wort, C HudsoD, W A Stewart, D Ash, A Hamilton, S Miller, R W Pooler, It W Pooler, jr. W C N Swift, A Burns, H N Carter, Pringle, Rutledge, H S Ball, Longworth, F Mcßea, T. C Rowand, Editigs, R Seabrook, -S Keith, G W Coy, T Whaley, W Whaley, G Gregory, N Smith, B F Smith, G Y Davis, R D Walker, E W James, Hubbard, J Auze, Bennett, Clifton, Merritt, Greenwood, Evans and Freeman. Passengers saved in the tun? yawls. Mrs P M Nightengale, servant aud ehild of ‘Cumberland Island. Mrs W Fraser and child, St. .Simons, Ga. J H Coopei, Glynn, Ga. ■K W Pooler, Savannah Ga. , tCapi Pooler, ,sen. I Win Robertson, Savhnnali, Ga. Elias L Burney, North Carolina. Solomon. S Ilibbert, Ist mate Pulaski. WC N Swift, New Bedford. Z B Zuciitemberg, Munich. Charles B Tappan, New York. Gideon B West, New Bedford, Boatswain. B Brown, Norfolk, Steward. Persons drowned in landing . Mr. Bird, of Bryan county, Ga. An old gentleman from Buffalo, N Y. -and re cently from Pensacola. A young man, name unknown. Jenny, a colored woman. Priscilla, a colored woman, Stewardess. ADDITION A L PAR TICU LA RS. Opice of the Fayetteville Observer, ) June 21, 1838. By the Wilmington mail, just arrived, we have the great gratification of learning, from our atten tive correspondent, and by a slip from the Wil mington Advertiseroffice, that fortv-three more of the passengers and crew of the unfortunate Pu laski have been saved, making 59 in all. A part of the wreck to which 23 persons clung aft-or the boat went to pieces, was fallen in with on Tuesday morning, at 8 o’clock, by the schr. Hen ry Camerdou, and the exhausted sufferers taken off, after having been in that situation four days aud five nights, without food or water, and expos ed to the broiling sun, with no other covering than their night clothes. These persons having in formed the captain ot tin- 11. C. that they had seen another part of the wreck eariy tint morning, he bore down in the direction designated, and in about an hour fell in w ith and rescued seven per sons, among them two ladies. The H. C. then bore away for Wilmington, where she arrived the same afternoon. The unfortunate beings, thus rescued from the jaws of death were so reduced that they had to be carried ashore in the arms of the citizens, whose dwellings, with noble and char acteristic hospitality, were thrown open for their reception. The following are their names: A Lovejoy, Camden, Ga. Maj Heath, Balti more, Maj Twiggs and son, Richmond co. Ga. Greenwood, Augusta, Ga. O Gregory, Macon, Ga. Noali Smith, Augusta, Ga. Miss Rebecca Lamar, Augusta, Ga. Charles Lamar, Savannah, Ga. Robert Smith, Edisto Island, S. C. Masters T. aud W Haley, Edisto Island, S. C. R Hutchin son, Savannah, Ga. A Hamilton, Augusta, Ga. Mr C Ward, Savannah, Mr Eddings, Edisto, S. C. Capt Pearson, Baltimore, Chicken Ist Engi neer, Savannah, Ga. E Joseph, N Y. C W Clif ton, Canton, Miss. D Walker and nephew Thos Downing, Charleston, S C. Warren Freeman, Macon, Burne, N Y. John Cape, Fireman, Balti more, Patrick and Bill, deck bauds, Khyua, a ne gro woman,-and a negro woman belonging to Dr. Stewart. In addition to these, 13 others, among them Lnraar of Savannah, have floated ashore n< - r New Inlet, of these the names have not been as certained, except Mr. Lamar and the following:— Samuel Boyley, Talbot co Md. Gwen Gallihcr, all are said to be likely to live. \W votrvuf »*/»t til fm/l V-Urs " eron in the above list, though he may be among those not arrived in Wilmington from the New In let, for whom carriages w ere yesterday despatch ed from Wilmington. Seven persons died on one of the pieces of the wreck the day they were fallen in with, among them the Rev. Mr. Woart, of the Episcopal pal Chureh, and lady. To such extremities hail the sufferers been reduced, that the day of their deliverance had been fixed on as the fatal day to SELECT BY LOTA VICTIM TO APPEASE THE CRAVINGS OF HUNGER. The hinder part of the stern, after the boat part ed, contained 50 or GO persons, mostly women aud children. The persons saved saw this go down. Os course all were lost. Some of the persons rescued charge the acci dent ns the result of gross negligence—the blow cock had been left open, and the boilers emptied and hot. the frightened Engineer suddenly tilled them with water, and the explosion was the re sult. From, the liorchc&tcr Democrat , of Jane 3. ANOTHER STEAMBOAT OUTRAGE! 'l'he Steamboat Tele graph fired into by a body of armed men at Jiockville.—W c (car that a crisis is approaching which will throw our frontier into the whirlpool of strife ; for it is impossible that outrages so glaring as are continually being per petrated on the lakes, can long be tamely borne by either nation, 'rive destruction of the Caroline, alone, was sufficient to have endangered the tiaa quility of the two countries ; and nothing but mu tual forbearance could have subdued the fearful storm w hich gathered beneath the smoke of Sir Roberet Peel; .but »ve know not whether any ttliiug but the interposition of Divine Providence, can keep .the sword sheathed, now that another outrage has been perpetrated by indiscreet—if not malicious men. 1 IRedacts of this last act, as we gather them from the Captain of the Telegraph, ate substan tially as follows: '1 lie Telegraph left Oswego at C o’clock on Sat urday evening—touched at Prescot as usual—and reached Rockville at 9. Here she landed at the lower dock—took on board and left a number of passengers—received the visits anti insults of an unarmed mob, who ransacked the cabins,and oth erwise evinced a turbulent disposition—and was moving past the upper wharf, when she was bail ed, and commanded to “come to.” The captain supposing they were passengers in waiting, stop ped the engine, and dropped down to within twen ty feet ©1 the dock, but, apprehensive that all was not right, he told the passengers to come on board iutlie small boat. But this would not satisfy the crowd, who insisted upon 'the boat’s coming up to the dock. After a few words had passed, the captain pre emptorily refused to land, set the engine in motion, and moved off. Immediately upon this, and while the boat was within a few feet of Hie wharf, about twenty muskets were fired, and FOUR OF THE BALLS ENTERED THE LADIES’ CAB IN ! One passed within a few inches of the chambermaid, and two struck very uear the cap tain. It is said that the men who fired the guns were the guard called out bv the public authorities ? Il so, the outrage is tenfold more aggravated, and may lead to tenlold more serious consequences ? Ii the perpetrators are demanded by our govern ment, they will not, of course, be delivered up. In that case, our government cannot, consistently with its dignity give up the wretches who destroy ed the Sir Robert Peel, and thus a collision may be made inevitable. ; But we hope that they were not in the service THE GEORGIA MIRROR. of the Government, or if they were, they did not act in accordance with the command ol any offi cer. Indeed, we will not, for a moment, harbor the thought, that it was aught else than an unau thorised act, while the Colonial Government will be as prompt to repudiate, as our Government vvil he that ot the destruction of the Sir Robert Peel. Those cm board of the Telegraph suppose that the object in commanding her to land was to des troy her; and attribute liw escape from such a catastrophe only to her landing at the lower wharf, where the body of men were not assembled. But we believe such an opinion to be erroneous. The fact, however, that she was tired into, the lives of those on board endangered, and an insult offered to the American flag, enough to alarm every one for the consequences. Something ef ficient must be done to prevent a repetition ot these outrages, or (it is folly to disguise tt) war will en sue. rwo companies of militia have been sent to Brockville, am! a schooer is fitted out, to carry six guns, (together with a tender and gun boats) io order to cruise on the river, and ferret the pi- out of their hiding places. This is essential, as among the I housaud Islands the ruffians might lodge, and find shelter all summer. Bill Johnson, it not one ol Ins sons also, was one of the r >arty tliat robbed the Peel, but neither he nor his boats have been seen at French Cieek since. They aie doubtless concealed somewdiere among tire island, and it will be no easy task to find them, as the places of concealment are so numerous and complete. About one-third of the Sir Rob ert 1 eel eyas owned in Ogdenburg, the remainder in Brockville. She is valued at 11,000/. Governor Marcy came yesterday to Cape Vin cent, and aldressed a letter to the mayor, reques ting an interview, and lie is expected here in the course of to-day. Scanian lias been bailed on liis on n recogazance. Bill Johnson, it is ascertained, n 0,1 D'kcks Islands at tlie foot of the lake.— lie is lying ru wait for some lake steamboat. fhi .Sunday morning, tbe Commodore Barrie brought down from Toronto 32 of the state pri soners, among them Theller, Sutherland, John G- Parker, Montgomery, the brothers, Shepherd. I hey were all taken to Fort llenry, to be kept there until Lord Durham has considered their ca ses. A militia order published in the Official Gaz zette, prohibits.militia officers from wearing their uniform when passing to the United States ou leave. ( omniandar.ts of corps and stations are to see that the. order is punctually complied with— Kingston llcrald, oth inst. FROM THE NOTIIERN FRONTIER. Correspondence of the Albany Evening Journal. Watertown, June 4, 16 38 Dear Sir—There is a rumor this afternoon that the William IV. was burnt last night, but it is not fully credited. There was an express brought to the District Attorney this afternoon that Bill John son was on an island fortified with about thirty men, bid defiance to the Queen and all the Queen’s friends and to every body. This is not fully be lieved. tbe aiitboriM? J»ubmd. Th*»y *>r«» calling out the militia by regiments to go and take the island and arrest him. Watertown, June 5, 1838. Dear Sir: The Governor is still here. He lias offered a reward of •'8,500 for Bill Johnson, •8250 for M’Leod, 8250 for Sand Fry. Bill John son was on Sunday, on a small island near by, well fortified. lie has left ere this, and is now, f presume, on his way to Albany—so I am told by those who say they have it from him. The offi cers are quite active. Scanian is stall safe, and I think beyond reach. The Governor did not meet the Kingston authorities. Bona Johnson has not yet returned. Commodore Johnson, his brother, came to town last night. He says that his bail will not suffer. Charleston, dune 19, 1838. ROBBERY OF TIIE EXPRESS MAIL. On Saturday night last, between 10 and II o’- clock, the boy having the charge of the express mail, was stopjied about 40 miles from the city, by two men on horseback, ordered to dismount, and being taken a short distance from the road, was bound to a tree with the reins of his bridle and strips of his own clothing.. The mail bag was then cut open by the robbers, and the letters w ere taken out and rifled of their contents. The boy, after remaining bound about an hour, succeeded in re leasing himself by his own exertions, and alarmed some of the inhabitants in the vicinity, who, after a search, found the bag and the letters in n rnntu lated condition, and the same were returned to the Post OlTice yesterday. We obtained these particulars from the rider, who came down yesterday afternoon, and the ac count is confirmed by a letter received from one of our citizens. We understand that the post mas ter has received more letters giving more com plete details, which he declines making public. We are surprised that any person or persons should be entirely ignorant of the regulations a dopted by the department in the transportation es the erfo-ess mail, <»■* to suppose that available funds would be transmitted iu that way, when it lias been repeatedly published that money cannot be sent by that conveyance. Drafts, or bills of ex change, payable to order, and therefore unavaila ble to any but rite rightful owners, are ail that could be at any time-obtained bv the robbers—and for them to risk the possibility of being compelled to take life, and the almost certainty of detection, (in which case their own lives must pay the forfeit,) when there is no possible chance of gam, argues the height of ignorant folly. Caution. —People, especially ladies, are apt, when about to send Newspapers abroad, to write upon their margins. They overlook the fact that the oflence is heavy, and they rob the ad ministration ol some loose change, much needed about these days. Not long since a Post-master in Ohio, returned us a stray Courier, which had been sent away by some subscriber here, with its margin filled with short snatches of poetry and sundry tender epistles. Why he returned it to us, we shall probably never know ; but suffice it to say, we never send to the West such Mani festos. Again, another was returned not long since, containing n delicate piece of poetry, tied up with a spotless blue ribbon, with a ringlet of bomiie brown hair.*" The priceless little lov-tok en would have gene on its way, we doubt not, to cheer the heart of so us disconsolate lone one. had it net been for the vigilance of an unsenti mental married Post-master. Wc merely state these things, as a well meant admonition to young men and women, who send abroad the Courier, like the Messenger Bird, as bearer of honied love epistles.— Northampton Courier. From the Southern Recorder. Mr. Lumpkin in the speech which he delivered in the Senate on the 7th inst., having affirmed ia substance, that the Presiuent, Secretary of War, andlmnself. in makthe proposals to John Ross now the sublet* °* su, h ,c < ,nt, -‘ rcs, ’ ‘ ,ii i -ed will of i '* v ernor Gilmer, to the plainly express. tt!| i oi c»* v • it is due to the people anu r * ,e Governo., the assurance, as we ate author. to do, ... there is no frundettion in truth for tilts allegation <f Senator LvmpHn. Governor Gilmer u. V o> know of the proposals made to Ross by the >tS~ ret ary of War, until they were communicated to Congress: neither has he said nor done any thin g expressly or impliedly, before or after, that would justify the mulcing of those proposals. After the President had informed Ross that all nsgotiation for altering or re-modeling the treaty of 1835, was at an end, and Congress had rejected his memo rial, by a decided majority, Governor Gilmer adressed the Secretary of War and John Ross, for the purpose if possible, of hastening the removal of the Indians before the expiration of the treaty, through the instrumentality of Ross, who could have accomplished it, if he would. We have procured these letters with some others m connec tion with the same subject w hich we place bes ore the people of Georgia. So far from conveying any false hopes in relation to the execution of the treaty, the very first sentence of the letter to Ross, is an absolute assurance, that it would most certainly be executed at the appointed peri od. The efforts ofGovernor Gilmer to put our citi zens in possession of their lands, in time to make crops during the year, by anticipating the time limited in the treaty for the removal of the Indians, will not be unappreciated by those who know the importance of the object; nor will the humanity which urged the removal of these deluded bein gs, before the time arrived w hen they would be hun ted up and driven out at the point of the bayonet, be unappreciated by a civilized, enlightened and generous people. The following letters of Governor Gilmer will place the matter fully before the country: Executive department, } Mdledgeville, sth March, 1838. $ To the Hon. Joel 11. Poinsett : Sir: —1 learn, from information received from every part of the Cherokee country in this State, that the Indians are still building and preparing for another crop; and that they are not yet con vinced that the treaty will not bo modified, or that the Government will enforce it. If force is applied to remove them, w ith their present feelings and opinions, much difficulty and bloodshed may be apprehended. iXow that Ross and the Cherokee Delegation must have lost all hope, of preventing the. execution of the treaty, is it not possible to induce them to return home, convince their people that Iheir interest and safety require them to join their frends in the West, and themselves under take to effect their voluntaiy removal in their own "■7? Tl»e <CliexoKces, express the opinion, that Ross cxn, if he will, remove his people at once. To avoid the great expense te the Government, and preserve the lives and property of our citizens and the Indians, which may be sacrificed if the treaty is executed by force, the Government can well afford to pay a very liberal price for the vol untary and immediate removal of the Indians. To enable Ross and the chiefs to effect this object., 1 believe it to be necessary forthem to return home, see their people, and let them be satisfied that their efforts to change the treaty have been hon est, though unavailing: the Chero! ees are so suspicious of their Chiefs, that even Ross, as en tirely as lie has their confidence, might loose all power to serve them if he attempted to make a contract with the Government for their emigration before they were consulted, and their approval of the measure obtained. If the Government should ascertain upon Ross’ return home, that lie has the power, aud will undertake the removal of his people, the terms of the contract could be agreed upon without difficulty or delay. If the pertin acity of Ross should create any difficulty, if might be obviated by making no reference in his con tract to the treaty. The very great interest which a portion of the people of this State have in this subject, must be my justification to you tor these sugges tions. Very respectfully, yours &c., G£ORGE R.GILMER. Executive Department, ) Millcdgeville, oth March, 1838. v To Mr. John Ross? Sir :—The President having declined receiving any further propositions of the Cherekee Dele gation tor setting aside or altering the treaty, and your memorial to Congress having been rejected by the House of Representatives, all hope of suc cess in your efforts to effect that object must be at an end. The poliey which you may adopt un der these circumstances, is of great importance, not only to your own people, but the numerous white population residing among them. The law of necessity, or if you please, the harsh and unyielding will of superior power, has determined that the portion of .the Cfrerokees remaining in the State, must remove to the coun try provided for them iu the West. How will yon meet this necessity, against which you can no longer contend ? Will you bend to the blast to rise with renewed energies when it passes away, or by resisting it sink beneath its force? If these were questions which concerned yourself alone, the dictates of pride, or determined self-will, might disregard consequences. But the peace aud hap piness of thousands may be involved in your course. Your unwearied and unwavering exertions in be half of your people, have been unavailing, except to secure to you their highest confidence. The time has arrived when that confidence enables you to render them the most important service. You must he aware that the Cheokces are not prepar ing to emigrate ; that they are yet hoping that you and their other chiefs will obtain a modification of the treaty, so as to permit them to remain where they are; that when the time arrives for removal« them force, must be applied —and that great suffer ing, the loss of many lives, and the destruction of much property, will probably be the consequence, unless in the meantime they can be convinced, that all expectations of retaining their present possess ions are delusory, and do voluntarily what must otherwise be effected by compulsion' It requires no strong invention to imagine the suffering and distress which must be iutlicted upon your people, if hunted up by an undisipliued soldiery, and forced from their homes. You, at least, stand in no need of the description. Your pcoplo are looking to you to direct them in this their greatest'*!:faculty. You can save them from this m the evils mat threaten them, by oersuading them, to unite with their friends in the West, before the,time arrives when, by the terms of the treaty, force car* be used. [ know iiow easily the best actions may be mis represented. The Clierokees have been rendered so suspicious of all contracts with the Govern ment, that 1 believe it to be important even to your success in removing them, to return home and convince them that all hopes of retaining their •'‘•eseut possessions are vain ; that your efforts for that pui " l0&e I,ave P roveJ fruitless, and that a pro per regard for interest and safety require that they should no longer resist the views of , Government. If, tJoin = so > a '» t,ie . «mfce(tw I ant satisfied you will) trpoi* acquiesi v peo ple, the Government will uu the part of Vo m me a»s to remove them, questionably fur,.. .A! - n -fflitiun, if they go and a liberal compeiw ‘ t 1 without the aid of contrac. ° l! ’ and agents. Sir, I could not write to yOu "Pou this subject, but with the fullest consciousness «M at ' v hat I say is in good faith, and- my motives such aW vour own people would approve. It is my anxious desire that the Chcrokeesshould be treated with human ity. I am using every exertion to prevent all violations of their rights of possession and proper ty. It is true that I have long been thoroughly convinced that their present situation is not the best suited for their continued improvement and preserva on as -a. distinct people, but I believe, I have at all times adopted the kindest policy towards them which my official station would permit. 1 once saved the fives of two of our Indian people. It has ever remained a green sunny spot on the field of my life, What aheap and abiding source of happiness it will be to you, if you shall save many lives, by leading your people peacefully to their homes in the West! Very respectfully. Yours, Pc., GEORGE U. GILMER. Copy of a letter from the Hon. Joel R. Poinsett to Governor Gilmer. Department of War, ( December IG, 1837. y Sir:—ln my letter of the 6tli instant, I had the honor to inform your Excellency, that you should be timely advised of the termination of the corres. pondence with.lolm Ross. That rori'ospondence 1 now consider at an end, and transmit you copies of it for your information. Very respectfully, y our most ob’t. serv’t, J. 11. POINSETT. His Excellency George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Ga. Extract of a letter fiom John Ross to the Governor. Washington Citv, April 6tli, 1838. To his Excellency George R. Gilmer : Sir:—Your Excellency, I hope will long ere now have been aware of the reasons why I have not sooner, personally acknowledged the receipt of your letter of the 6th of March. To the Honorable Mr. Dawson, Nvho called upon me to say that he had received a copy by the same post, I explained myself fully. 1 presume lie has mentioned my conversation. I need therefore only repeat in general terms, that 1 can see no necessity whatev er for any collision between your citizens and the Clierokees, as lam making every effort in my power to accomplish such arrangements as may relieve-Georgia, in obtaining the utmost extent of her desire among us, from the remotest pretext for employing force. It is my wish to settle all difficulties by amicable treaty, and on perfectly reasonable terms. I sincerely hope that my ear nest efforts for that end may ultimately prosper, as one word of the Executive ia now enough to save the expense and inevitable danger which must result from the employment of an uncalled-for army. Should blood be spilt, therefore, which I trust can never be the case, the blame can nev er rest on us. With regard to my immediate return into the Cherokee nation, 1 differ with your Excellency, and am sustained in my dissent by many who have better opportunities than either of us, to understand any thing which bears upon the case. If I were to desert a post assigned in'* by the Cherokee", an 1 a line of duty prescri bed by their understood expectations, they would be lost in wonder and distrust. They expect me to superintend their interests here at the seat of the United States Government, as the source from which their weal or woe must emanate, and as the only source to which they can look for protection, in case of need. They would be sorry to see me among them white our affairs remain thus unsettled. Indeed my appearance among them, on the mission you suggest at this moment produce inextricable confusion, of which the consequences might be awful. Executive Department, ) Millcdgeville, 14th April, 1838. $ To the TTon. Joel R. Poinsett: Sir:— l hope that your severe illness, about which every one having business to transact with the War Department, must like myself feel great concern, will have passed away before this time. I send you an extract «>f a letter just received fr om Ross, in answer to a communication which T addressed him at the same time I wrote to you. lam convinced that I was mistaken in my endea vor to make him an instrument for doing good. ■ The loss of all hope of attaining the co-opera tion of Ross, in removig the Cherokees. has ad ded to my anxiety that the most ample means should be used to secure our citizens from the effects of his machinations. The troops which are ordered into the Cherokees country, from this and the adjoining States, being raw and undis ciplined, and scattered over the country in small detachments, will stand very much in need of a regular force, to give confidence and success to their movements. Permit me to urge the importance of concen trating in the Cherokee country, in as short a time as possible, the whole of the United States army, which can with propriety be drawn from other service. The Indians are as yet entirely quiet, but they are not enrolling for emigration. Those who have enrolled are refusing to leave the country, and they are generally continuing their prepar ations for another crop. Ross’ refusal to return home after the conclusive action ofboth Houses of Congress upon his memorial, renders it certain that force must be used in removing his people. The more controlling that force may be, the loss will be the miechievous effects of the opposition of Ross and his friends. Very respectfully. Yours, tVc. GEORGE R. GILMER. Gen. Walter Smith, iatc of the United State# Army .has become the editor and proprietor of the Mobile Chronicle.