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A YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED BY ,
HER LOVER.
The Assize Court of Versailles was occupied
two consecutive sittings with a tragical event that
happened some little time back in the wood of
Cliars, near Pontoise. Anthony Ferraud, 17
years of ag®, a woolen draper’s clerk in Paris,
had conceived a most v.olent attachment for a
young woman named Marietta, of his own age,
who lived with the seruis rass opposite to the
shop where Ferraud was engaged. Marietta re- t
turned his Jove, but his nivitier most positively !
opposed their marriage, arid threatened to send \
her son to sea. In a fit of despair these young :
people conceived the project of putting an end to |
■rhea Jays; it was agreed that Marietta should
die by the hand of FerranJ, and that he should
then ;ut aa end to Lis otfn 1. ■.. Pistols and dag
ger were cfcOseator the purpose.
The prisoner was thus addressed by ihe Court:
•'You bath arrived at Chars on the day of the
lair, ;tt eleven o'clock, P. M. and immediately
went up into the wood near the village; you
wished to write a few words, but perceiving you
had lost your pencil, you came again out of the
wood with Marietta. Between twelve and one
y ou were seen to go into * house, where you such
took a cup of coffee. There a pencil wss givenyoo,
you hastily wrote a letter to Mr. Lance, in which
you expressed a desire to be buried near Mariet
ta. Then you agaiu went into the woed. What
Mwppo n ultrr'T jtiio ?" I'Vri.llu! '* Having COOft
back into the wood, v. e walked about for a long
time ; then we sat down for about two hours and
■n half, because, people were continually passing.
Marietta then reminded me that 1 had promised
tint to refuse her any thing; she stud she wished
to be struck while sle< ping, but she could not fall
asleep. She then asked me to fire a pisfol at her ;
I hesitated a long tin e. Both rr.y pistols were
loaded; one was intended for her, the other for
nr self. I fired at iirr head, but it only stunned
litr; she asked me to fire the other at her.” Bv
the court—“ Did your pistol touch her when
tired] I” Prisoner—“No, sir, I stood at a certain
distance.” "How did yon load your pistol?"
“1 filled it with powder, then spilled a little to pur
in wadding and make room for the bullet.” “Was
the bullet the same ame as the barrel?” “No;
it shook a little, so I was obliged to hold it up
right. Marietta wa* only wounded at the first
shot. I was not will'ng to fift again, and said to
her, ‘To-morrow HI put you iuflte coacb,' 1 wan
ted te die alnns, but “he msifted, and I fired a
second time ather heatt. 1 thought she was dead.
T put heron my shoulder to cany hr>r down to
the wood. I laid her down where the was found.
It was four in the rooming. I then saw that sho
was not dead. She seemed to be jp great pain,
and said ‘fli ish me, finish me;’ ” “Was it then
you stabbed her in the bosom after having remov
ed her clothes J” “Ye*, * * *
Then I fainted away. T did not recover myself
till it was quite daylight. 1 tried to kill myself.
I Went again to the re/ of the rood to get my
pistols, which 1 had left there. I came down
•again and hung my -imt upon a fire—then 1 sus
pended myself by mV heo?t. and fired a pistol in my x
mouth.” “Why did you suspend yours If from
•a tree ?” “I wanted to slioot myself, but 1 thought
my body would be found sooner if 1 suspended
myself. Tho sring brought ive down seusofcaS
on the brink oft* e. ditiA." “Did yon not wish
to stab yourself?” Yes—when I recovered my
senses, I was within a few paces of Marietta, i
tried to take the knife, but ( could not get it out of
her hand; l then wi-hed to use my pistol*, but
e’olrj and pain so overcome me tha* 1 could not
jodd fho«» ” !'•
biuuK ?*• j Kui'w h wvy drop part; I was
going to it when 1 saw two men; I then turned
“Away, took of( my coat, put my hands in my
“Vrowsers pocket, a< and jumped in where 1 w; s
found.” “Where ii,d you go after you were
•brought back to the village? “I saw my uuclc,
Labourer, standing at his door. 1 went in for a
snotnent, and asked for a little water to wash my
.tnc'iii’n, which was filled with blood ; thence 1 was
taken to prison.” “Karl you ever taken improper
liberties with Marietta?” A Juror—“ltdoes not
•appear that the accused ever attempted to do so,
or that he was driven by Marietta’s refusal to his
fatal resolution.” President—“ The certificates
of Medical men who examined the bodv not only
prove that the unfortunate girl was not pregnant,
but that she had never been guilty of any impro
priety” l ire counsel for the prosecution main
tained that the accused wa* guilty, but admitted
extenuating circumstances. The, prisoner was
most ably defended, and the jury deliberating for
about ten minutes, acquitted him. President—
••GoFerrand, you are now free, as the jtny leave
it eh to the tribunal of your own conscience. Let
the remorse of your whole life be your jvst pun
ishment, until that day when vouv repentance
may disarm Him whose justice no one escape.”—
Lcnd&fi Sttn.
From the Mississippi Southern Suv.
'fluoOgh the exertions of John J. Smith and
AIV. White, Sheriff of Scott county, the murders
of the tmforthrmte Suits D. Rives, which occur
.red on the 10th of September Inst have been de
tected and one of them is in close confinement.
JoljnW. Carter, calling himself John \V. Col
jin?, t\as taken a few days Ago, in Lauderdale
t'oftnfy, and brought to this place on yesterday by
Masters. Smith and White. It seems that Carter
*»nd Cook hatlbef n a short time previous to the
yatfrder of Rives, prowling nhotr* Hillsborough,
So Seoft county, seeking employrrent a« weil-di#-
€‘'ts; that for a v. eek \ rccccdirg the murder
they absented themselves with provedon? sufficient
<o4ast them eight orten days. These previsions
Werefoand in the swamp where Rives was killed.
Suspicion resting upon them, they were irnmedi
■ately pursued, and were not heard of until Cook,
fealiing himself Johnson, got within ten miles of
Rome, and gave $lO to ride ten miles Cook,
with his wife and children that night started for
3't obile, and from thence to Texas. Carter was
ptlftfihed and taken at his residence in Lowndes
-codnfy, where his property has been previously
levied Upon by the sheriff, and upon hi, return he
paid up the executions and released it. Some of
the money he paid the sheriff, has since been i
dentifieil to be Rices. It is unknown what amount
of money Rives had at the time be was killed, but
it is supposed he had about Slifi’OO. Cook, who
is probable now in Texas, has, n- doubt, the ma
jorpartof this sum. From the character Carter
gives him, he ts as bad or worse robber than Joint
,and. Murrell, in the Penitentiary of Nashville.—
Ile once lived in 1 londa but was compelled *<j
i •av,' tor his crimes. Ibe following ate some of
tie cri *e s 'v committed, ac-airding to his con
fess! n to Carter u h i related to me in the
presence of Mr. S n'-fh, at whose request I wrote
their, dosm, and sc. 1 to you for publication, so
tCt-*’ Tre apod citi/.; -s of Texas may bn on their .
ah* j f 'jp*«iite. brihj j
Fiom thisshorf history of Cook, he was, no doubt,
oue of the in iia iustigators us t ie late Seiuiuole
war in Florida. Carter dues not recollect the
precise date thess murders and robberies were
committed, but said it was about the commence
ment and during the Semiuole war.—Carter
statesJhjt Cook and a man by the name of Bryant,
who lives at Lake Poutchartrain, killed a man by
the name of Allen, in Tallahassee, Florida, aud
robbed bun of €IBSO cash.
Cook painted himself like an Indian and headed
a large number of Setniuolos. and butchered one
of the most wealthy families of white people on
the frontiers of Florida. After tolling the whole
lamily, cxeept a young man, who stood over and
fought for his sister until he was wounded by a
shot from an Indian—Cook then stuck an axe in
his head, and left it there sticking—robbed the
house of SHOO In paper money, and 70 or S3O in
specie. He kept *he paper himself and gave the
Indians the silver.
Cook then went to \ pi’g. hirola Bov, and from
thence to Bowibridge. I) cat’ur county, C,a. and.
in company with a Virginian, wph whom be h* I
been travelling inthestage s t suyrposine he hod
money at Cook's -ttiaoc.' ■' ike I to the spring,
there killed the \ irgmian, t„r>*w him in the river,
a»id robbed him of .♦ lito—»;■ .j Mb pieces of gold,
and three smaller pi°ces. This crime was cum
•flitted in Dec. 19:53. From Bush ridge he re
turned to Columbus, Oa. bis residence.
In Tallahassee, Florida, he saw a traveller pay
his bill. Discovering he had money, lie fold the
stranger he was travelling his route,’and, as it was
a dismal road he would be glad of lei* e.vvi; viv.
The stranger thanked him. and they tractile.! ,V , ‘ut
seventeen miles, when Cook proposed they should
drink together, and while the stranger was drink
ing out rtt the bottle, Cook shot him through the
back ol the head, and Tohhed him of about $>662.
Cook and his brother-in-law, Charles llollis,
killed the ferryman of St. John’s river on the
Augustine trail, a Frenchman, an 1 robbed him of
17 or ?1300, and turned the flat loose to avoid the
possibility of pursuit.
Cook murdered a mao not far from Tallalia?-
sea, mid robber? him of ?2,4t)0, and $lB in specie.
He {hen went into the Indian country, and pur
chased a pony, and stole 17 more, and hired an
Indian to assist him. When he got into tho
while settlement', he then made the Indian drunk
and rut his throat.
Cook and Caps. Minay (a celebrated pirate,)
went to Snake Island, understanding th.it a vessel
was comining from Key West murdered the
crew, consisting of 7 or 8 men and thrc° ladies—
plundered the boat of $17,(100 in specie, scuttled
and sunk the vessel.
Cook was then taken in Irons to Tallahassee,
hut was released, by force, from the civil author
ities, and the irons knocked off. The name*, of
Iris friends arc Augustus and Willis Austin of
Texas.
Cook and Caps. Minny came across a vessel
go:rig from St. Marks to A1 nanny Lake with pro
visions; murdered the white persons on board,
sold the provisions and seven negroes which were
on board, and sunk the, vessel. Capri Minny died
at St. Marks last winter.
Cook then left for Columbus, Oa. h’s residence,
where fin saw a traveller pay his bill, headed him,
took deliberate aim at him ; hi* gun, snapped,
which the Stranger heard and fled.
Cook met with an acquaintance from Texas in
Mayor June last, ia Clarke county, Alabama,
whose name was Win, Green. Green told him
that bis old friends Augustus and Wiilis Austin,
were then in Texas, and were anxious that Cook
snouia go ii..,., as mey particularly neeueu ms
services.
Cook thought there was no more harm in kill
ing a man than 'here was in killing a hog—die!
not believe there was either hell or heaven—h is
killed and robbed 40 or fifty men, and would this
winter murder and plunder as many more.
Johnston Cook ts between 20 and 30 years of
age, weighs about 140 pounds, lias keen blue eyes,
and narrow between the eyes; his face and hands
are badly scarred with dirks and knives, which he
got by fighting; has been stabbed through the
muscle of the arm twice, with adirk, also in the
hip; his hair is sandy, and one of his fingers are
broken.
Society is deeply interested in the detection
and punishment of such a villain. From this
statement the governor should not hesitate to of
fer a reward for his apprehension.
Carter denies knowing any thing of the murder
of Rives, although the chain ofcircumstaueos con
necting him with Cook, in his tragical deeds, are
strong and would go far towards his conviction be
fore anv intelligent jury. He isan illiterate man,
and no doubt was led on by Cook, who is a keen,
shrewd and intelligent fellow, C.
From the Louisville Public Advertiser, Pee. 17
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
A startling tragedy occurred in this city on
Saturday evening last, in which A. H. M, eks was
instantly killed John Ruthwell mortally wounded,
[since dead.] Wm. Holmes severely wounded,
and Henry Oldham slightly, by the use of Bowie
knives, by Judge E. C. Wilkinson, and his broth
erß. Ti. Wilkinson, ofNatchez and.). Murdough
of Holly Springs, Mississippi. It seems that
Judge Wilkinson had ordered a coat at the shop
of Messrs. Varum Redding. The coat was
made; the Judge accompanied by his brother
and Mr. Murdough, went to the shop of Varum
A Redding, tried on the coat, and was irritated
because, as be believed, it did not fit him. Mr.
Redding nndcitook to convince him that he was
in erro;, and ventured to assure the Judge that the
coat was w ell made. The Judge instantly seized
an iron poker and commenced an attack on Red
ding. T lie blow with the poker was partially war
ded off—Reddin'! grappled his assailant, when a
companion of the Judge drew a Bowie knife and
but for the interposition and interference of the
unfortunate Meeks, a journeyman tailor, and a
gentleman passing by the moment, Redding might
have been assassinated in his own shop. Shortly
afterwards, Redding,Meeks, Rothwell and Holmes
went into the Galt House. They sent up stairs
for Judge Wilkinson, and became down into the
bar room, when angrv words were passed. The
J ulgethen went upstairs again, and in a short
time returned with his companions, all armed with 1
knives. Harsh language was again used. Red-I
iug was told that he lied, and be responded by j
saving he supposed he would have to take if. as
lie was uni lined, hut remarked that if they wauld
lay aside their weapons h“ could whip all three of
them. Meeks, in consequence of sotne remark
made, felt called on to state what he had seen of i
the coullct in the tailors’ shop, ah<L did so, and
Murdough gave him the d—m lie,' f«Y which
Meeks struck him with a riding whip which he
had brought with him from Bardstown, from '■
pTr.co Ne h’aljns* irwyclhd orv Itors't-bacJt. j
tit i: c'LicKcaA u ii’itoi:
On receiving the blow with the whip, Murdough
instantly plunged his Bowie knife into the abvio
lueu ot Meeks, and killed him ou the spot.
At tha same instant B. R. Wilkinson attempted
to get at Redding, and Holmes and Ruthwell in
terfered or joined in the aUYav. Holmes was
wounded, probably by B. R. Wilkinson; and the.
Judge having left the room for an instant, returned
aud finding Ruthwell, contending with bis broth
er, or bending over him, lie (the Judge) -tabbed
Rothwell in the back, aud inflicted a mortal
wound. It does not appear that Oldham was
concerned in the conflict. Ho was probably
wounded by mistake. In a few moments (after the
conflict took place, the eifv Marshall on the
spot to apprehend the r ffemrirs, Reddmg having
sent for him with a view to have ftifctn taken for
the assault made on him in his shop.
Sucji are the facts, as detailed to us, hut it is
proper to say wc have heard other and conflicting
statements.
Desi. 18.— Tu-lge Wilkinson, Dr. Wilkinson
an l Mr- Jfftvdough, «ho took prut In the bloody
a'tray at the (Lilt House, on the Saturday evening,
w alien from *he jail v*terd.iv moviiirfe ami Ist
a f jty large concourse of people, ,n;d carried hr*-
tove tho Examining (Voirrt. The examination,
however, at the solicitation of the prisoner*, was
•Interred till to-inrorraw. Judge Wilkinson spoke
for a co'nswletalile time in behalf of himself and
his fellow prisoner*, earnestly deprecating violence
on the part of the multitude. The prisoners
were then remanded to jail.
Mr. Rothwell who fell in the affray, was hurried
yesterday, bis body being followed to the grave
by the military, the fire companies, and an im
mense procession of citizens. There was evident
ly a powerful excitement amid the assembled
throng—-almost too powerful to be repressed.
We fervently trust that no violence, will be per
mitted on the present occasion, to bring disgrace
upon Kentucky. Every good citizen will lend
his strength an 1 influence to uphold the sunrema
cy of the law and to prevent an infunnted multi
tude from usurping the fearful prerogatives that
belong aloue to the judicial tribunal of the coun
try.
A fetter, dated near the month of White River,
in Arkansas, gives the following painful account
of a remarkable conflict with a bear:
“There «-- is one of the deepest tragedies here
two evenings ago that 1 ever heard of. Mr. Har
ris, the fnmljord in whose house F am now staying,
went up the river to drive some cattle to a Mr.
Kean’s ; on the wss. he and Kean saw a Very largo
bear, which they shot twice, wounding him mor
tally, but not killing him. They then followed
him with their dogs, and when they came to whom
he was, Mr. Hum went into the cave to get ano
ther chance to shoot him. The bear was behind
a tree, and Mr. Harrs and lire animal met. Har
ris shot him the third rime, but did not kill him.
The bear caught him by the ham string and bit
the large artery in two. Kean who was loading
another gun, ran to him not being more than ten
step* oft', with his butcher knife, to stab the bear
that now had Harris under him, but when he was
aiming rh° blow, the bear saw him, and leaped at
him. Kean sprung back, Rod Harris jumped
fro u under the b'-gr, ran fifteen or twenty feet
and fell. Kean said “are yon bur. ?” “Yes, 1
am killed ” was his an sv e n then ;vm e 1
between Harris arid the wm-, as the latter was
rushing to another attack, and Im-Mv shot him
the fourth time through the body, who h tvf nk*n
ed the animal much, though he still fnncht with
the fk ,ra fnr Kunm , «... t' » TX'irn*,
saw his haggard countenance.begged him to speak
but the prostrate man expired iri tin instant. M;
Harris has (est five or six children and his poor
wife.”
Distressing- Occurrence. —On Sunday, the 23(1
flit, a child of some six years old. the son of Mr.
James McCrary, of this county, accompanied n
i negro boy into the woods, when the negro went
in quest of an axe to cut down n tree into which
l they had rnn a rabbit; during his absence the iit
: tic boy wandered off, and could not be discovered
by the negro, who hastened to’ give the alarm to
the parents, who, with a large companv of neisjh
bors, scoured (he woods, and continued an ir.e(
tectual search until Tuesday midday, when they
discoverrd the child lifeless some three milesfrom
home. He had doubtless perished during flic
first night, which was one of intense cold, and
must have wandered eight or ten miles, in his ah
orifice endeavors to reach home.— Southern Re
corder.
ton ns* men be ware. —We heard of an old gen
tleman opce who had three daughters all of whom
were marriageable. A yont g buck went a wooing
the youngest, and finally got her consent to take
j him‘for better or for worse.’ Upon application
j to old fellow for his consent, he flew into a
( Vl °b‘nr rage, declaring that no man sltould ‘pick
i his daughters in that way.’ autfif he wixfccd to get
into his family, be might marry the oldest, or
: Rare the house forthwith.— Carolina Gazette.
We have been recently gratified in examining
; models of an improvement in Bedsteads, and of
the machinery for con. tra i eg ‘he n, all of the
invention o( I)r. K. IT. Will*, o! Abingdom, V.».
i lie machinery prepa.es pint' for bedsteads with
most astonishing facility, and the most perfect ac
curacy ; the joints a:' titling in an exact manner.
Ihe framing of fit t v bedsteads may easily he ac
complished in onedetp by a single machine, [when
the turning is done,) an ! two hands only are ne
cessary to operate the machine. Tlie bedsteads
are more easily put together and taken apart than
any now in use. It is, however unnecessary to
take them down at all except io cases of fire or
removal, as there is no opening about the work
for a bed-bug to enter. No numbering is neces
sary on tho posts and rails ; an-1 last, though not
least of the advantages of this plan, the more it is
used the stronger and firmer the join ts of tlie bed
stead become.
{Prom the Charleston Courier.)
America Vespucci. — Avery interesting young
lady, about 28 years old, bearing this name, has
recently arrived,and is exciting great attention in
New York. She is of the illustrious House cf
\ esmtcci, of Florence, Tuscans’, and a lineal
descendant of the great navigator, America Y’es
pneci, after whom this country has received the
name of Am.crira. ft is said that s’ie possesses
great dignity of character, and imeflectnal en
dowments. and a degree of personal beauty and
grace, which has given her ceLhritv such as few
of the noblest Tuscan dam -s i; fain, ller enthu
siasm for liberty led her f tr-»e offence to her
sovereiag, atid innyc bauisli ii: : at t'ruin her coun
try; and for the last four yen' ■-<ae 'its been thrown
on her own resources it'; - Tha Queen
of France lias written letters, it is said, in h*r
favor, consigning her to the protection of the !
French Minister in this country; her history and
imprete tiding merits have opened all hearts t:> her
and she has been cordially received in the best so
ciety. Permission has been recently given her to
rerun homo again, but it i* r.ot said whether she
means to embrace it or not.
TEXAS,
The Telegraph of tho "Jlth, contain* a very
long and no less able moss ij? from President
mar,.giving to tlid Legislature hr* views of
state of Texas, rnd the policy lie would recom
mend. The folfowing are extracts:
“With Mexico, cur posture is unchanged.
She still fieems to cherish the illusory hope of
conquest, without adopting any means for its >e
fdization. A final abandonment of such hopes,
or a more vigorous prosecution of the measures
which weuid at once determine their worth,
v/onlil be more consonmt with true glory and wis
dom, Rian this attitude of supine an 1 sullen hos
liiy. It nay iiecam tfen duy and interest of
Tinas to reduce the question, of her right to in
dependence, to a more summary than our adver
sity seems inclined to give it, an i wide w* ac
knowledge a disposition to meet, with alacrity,
th«* first indication of a desire for a just and hon
orable peace. we should compel a more active
prosecution of the war. If peace can be obtained
only by the sword, let the sword do its work.”
“But while the Mexican government ha* been
restrained from renewing any serious attempt up
on nnr liberties our western frontier has been
polluted, and our citizens disquieted, by .. .ail
parties of Mexican brigands, who war for spoil,
and invade only to ravage and destroy.”
“Several native tribes of Indians, derivin g con
fidcnce from ou* forbearance, have waged, and
are waging, a petty, but, in some instances, a
disastrous acl cruel wsrilive upon oar neglected
border settlements.”
“In ffte present and imbed condition of our for
e’gn and Indian r<d r ions, the proper 'rcunty of
the country at lave, the peace and safety of »u •
border ssitJements, seem imperatively to require
the immediate organization of a r- ulav, perm.,
nent, and ■'’ffeiont force.”
“I feel it my duv to recommend to yon ‘he
early establishment of a strictly mtionrl bank
which shall be the exclusive property, and under
tlie exclusive control of the republic.”
TEXAS.
It was hardly to he espectcd iliat we should ev
er be called on to record that our neighbors on
j the Sabine had invade 1 this country, yet strange
l as it mnv seem it is nevertheless true. A cotiri
j erwas despatched about a week ago fra in Stirev
i eport !o Fort Jesup, with the astonishing intelli
\ gence that that,town was filled with an armed force
j from Texas, amounting to a boh t one Imu trod
nen, under the command of Gen. Rusk, and
i that the lives of some of its citizens had been three
: atened by the invader*. On the receipt of this
; intelligence, Col. Many, with all the troop.-
| under Siis command, taking with him one field piece
i promptly marched to succor the citizens offehrev
! port The result ot' Ins exped lion is not yet
| known, though since he left Fort Jesup. wo ar fin
receipt of later news from Slirevepon, which rea
ders it certain that our gallant Colonel and his
command will not have a chance to measure
swords wit! the Texians, as they had already
left the country.
We understand that G«n R.ictt ctnto<! that he
| criino with no hostile intention towards the citi
j zens of the United States, but that the Caddo
i Indians, living within the United States, had
crossed over into Texas and waged war upon it-s
citizens, and that lie came to disarm them. This
we understand he did, as well as threaten Mr. Se
well, the. Indian agent at Shreveport, so having
furnished them w ith arms and ammunition. Gen
Rusk, wo earn further, had a talk with the Cad
does, made a treaty with them, and return to Tex
as. -(yatchitoch.es Herald , Dec 6.]
/ the, N. O, (Express slip) < -■■■n, Hulletin, Jan. 1
V. X K BKT WE E N VRANGE A N 1) ME X 1 CO.
Important from Vera Cruz —To »he politeness
of the commercial house of J. YV. Zaclrme <fc
Cos. we are indebted for the following informal ion.
A letter received yestnrday, by that firm, from
Gagi-aa. urdet date oi the 15th December, states:
V>y the arnvsl here of *he British barque I*era
from .Sactifictes, intelligence is obtained, that
(fen Sar.ta Anna had an ,red at Vera Cruz with
five thousand men ; and the French soldisrs tint!
officers that were on shore, soik'ina: the guns of
the batteries, &c. were ■•btiged to retreat to their
boats, after losing * verai officers and men. It
appears the erms of the capitulation of San J nan
de l lloa were, that the French should keep pos
session es the castle and the Mexicans of Vera
Cruz, until the decision of the King of France—
but the blockade was to be raised immediately
Hie capitulation has been disapproved of. they
say, by the Mexican government, which has c/c
--clarea war against France. The writer thinks the
report to be true as the garrison of Vera Cruz
was not to exceed two thousand men; and when
the Frerch learned of Satita Anna's march with
reinforcements, they landed on the morning of
the sth, to spike the guns o! the batteries, and
the fleet commenced throwing bombs into the
barracks, to dislodge the troops. Another letter
from Laguna, of same date says: News is just
received, confirming the report 'that Mexico has
declared war against France. No doubt now re
mains but that it is true, as I have seen the decree
ot < ongress, authorising the President to do so,
it the French commenced hostilities; also the
declaration of war by the President. It is also
true that Santa Anna drove the French into the
boats— -received a severe wound in the engagement
and had since his leg amputated. General Arista
is a prisoner of the Ft ench.’
r I tie above information comes through sources
entitled to the amplest credit, and confirms our
anticipations, so long indulged, of a war between
France and Mexico.
FROM FLORIDA.
By the arrival ot the steamer Isis, at Savannah:
the editors of the Georgian have received from a
correspondent the following information, dated,
G a rut’s Ferry, Jan 2, 18-T*.
Dear Sir,— By the Tampa express which
came in last night, we learn that there are up
wards of 200 Indians, in at Fort Brooke. As
soon us Captain Abercrombie arrives, tdte emi
gration will commence. Ilis arrival isshortly ex
pected. Report says that there is a large body
oflr.dians in Oehlewahu swamp “ f.Jlof fight.''
Gol. Twiggs ami stn f, leave to dtv for .Silver
Spring, twelve miles from Fort Butler, and if fa
vored. may hope to indulge in the anticipated ec.-,
■gagemeri’ » it h ttt«* Indians i’he •probability'
now is, that such an event will scon take place,
should such be the case, you will be apprised of
it, by the earliest opportunity.
The Tallahassee Floridian Dec. 29, says, Gen.
Taylor with one company of Dragoons and two
of the 2d Infantry, mounted, arrived at Fort Frank
Brook, at Deadmans Bay, on the 15th instant,
aud will scO' r that section of tho country to the
Suwattee with his troops and the disposable forca
that can be fui nished at that post, ft is reported
that in addition to Tiger Tail and his hand, the
Miccasookies have also crossed the Suwannee.
This report is (Jousted. Ifany number of Indians
are in that scctwon their trail must be discovered
and we hope some of them captured.
Since the atack of the wagons on the Magno
lia road we hav anticipated a repetition of tho
scenes of last winter, but the judicious arrange
ment of the troops by Col. Green on this frontier,
ha* intimidated the savages and kept them bevond
the settlements. Gen. Taylor has authorised the
purchase of one hundred horses, in addition to
those already in service to be divided among the
several posts. This mounted force will be suffi
cient to follow any party of maurauders who tr.iv
venture to attack the settlements, and can be con
centrated at short notice for any emergency.
MORE INDIANS.
By the Tallahassee Watchman of theoih in>r.
we learn that letters were received at that place
on the evening of the 4th, giving the information
that while a party of g-mtlem n from Magnolia,
were out hunting on that day they came upon a
camp of Indians i” at neighborhood Infor
mation being immediately sent back so town, a
party of ten started ia pursuit, and overtook them,
a iittle balow Bn; khav ui, an 1 l.ilUed six of the
party. They tout mu iih • pur nu ar, 1 drove
them across tm. »i.er. Limy u supposed to
number ”” and 40
(7.■ YC'iKt'dencs die r 'harl ■■ fmi Co't'ier.
Wa tarn*. Jenv.ary 3.
The debate on the bill to • * !u r • nujuate
the price of th' public lane*. „ . dj ... ,; v .
i.i the Senate, and b aught ta a c s- t least f •
the present, by the ei >| •' >o of Mr t.'l ,yh- motion
to recommit the bill to ih ; Gum it; c on Public
Lands, with ir.stru. tions t» .'mend it so t lim
it its benefits to actual settlers. The bill, ,-.s re
ported, provided that trie whole seventy-one mil
lions of acres to which it applied, should bo
h; vn into market, and entered Ivy any one, n!
1 '.ffar an acre, or, after a certain time, at seventy
f.vy c u.tH mi acre, ’[’here was a rcsfiction in tha
bill, limiting the quantity to be c; •• red by each
purchaser, to one section ; but it was alleged
that it was not a practicable and efficient restre
i iion. The bill as it will be reported, under Mr.
, Clay’s instructions, will allow actual settlers and
cultivators to enter a limited quantity of land at
the reduced prices. This changes the whole
character of the bill. It will promote the settle
ment and cultivation of the land in the new Siates,
without wasting the public domain, and throw ing
it into the hands of monopolizing speculators.
The success of Mr. Clay's motion was unexpec
ted, a-. the lid! had passed the Senate, at the last
session. The vote on the recommitment was 23
to 20, a.! on the instructions, 28 to 17. Messrs.
Calhoun and Preston voted in the affirmative.
There was no other business of in. crest before
the Senate. Two abolition memorials were pre
sented, and objections made to their reception,
when the whole subb t was laid on the. fable
Mr. Rives offered a r solution, the object of
which was to elicit fn;:hn jnfor'Tistii.u it: regard
to the transactions betv,- n he U. S. Bank no i
the Government. The n\ o. ution calls for :! ■
turns of it cement between the War TV par -le
an:} the Bank, relative to P;e t van |V>r aud •••r
ment of certain sums, the proceeds, in part, ofth-a
sale of the bond* of the Bank.
By a resolution of the House of'? •\v*senfntiv A s
adopted last week, the contested election in tho-
Territory of Wisconsin was m ele the - eit nr
dcr for tills day, after '<•->. .I’clock >■: r' debate
arose on therenorf of the G'orrodttef- .•’ ich.
however, beiort it lad c;.;*’-. ic,; i. ;,;.y ;• -at
length, was terminate-:’ ‘ ;h •n i.ad for t\,»
previous question win. >. • •.• : ra ; ned. and the
House, by a vote n! •-• • a ! s'.ch fne
yens, against ticen y-/7rc.ecy:- fk>- ••atJ that ( .iet:
Jones (tlie sitting m mb-r) sva ; » ?• -itiet! to a
seat on the floor—and that Air. jH,«y (thecon
testing mriuber) u:as entitled to a seat. So Gen.
Jones returns home.
The proceedings oft be llcmse, further than
this, presented nothing of interest, except it may
be two resolutions—the one calling on the De
partment for a repoir of all the (acts in relation to
the defalcation of Gen. Gratiot—and the othc'
calling upon the I’resi lent of tin il.-Sti o , any
information in his possession, relative to tho in
vasion of the South-Western Frontier of the
United State*, by an armed force from Texas.
Tsotii these resolutions were adopted.
GEORGIA AND MAINE
tfcThe resolutions, offered by die U rn. J. S.
Rhctt, on this subject, in the Senate of the State
of South Carolina; were snstmudrd by others in
the House, to which the Senate ultim it dy assen
ted. The substitute and p-oi;cedings thereon in
the House are given below :
“On motion of Mr. Burt, the House resolved
itself into a Committrce of the Whole. Mr. Irby
in the Chair, on the special order of the day,
thecepon of the committee on Federal Relations,
on certain resolutions from the Senate, respec
ting the controversy between the States of Geor
gia and Maine. Mr. Culcock opposed tile reso
lutions, and offered as a substitute the following
preamble and resolutions, which were adopted,
after a debate between .Messrs. Colcock, Mein
minger and Bellinger, in their favor, aud against
the original resolutions, and Messrs. Burt. J- A-
Calhoun, and A. \V. Thompson on the opposite
side :
“Whereas, this Legislature lias learned with
deep concern, that a serious controversy has aris
en between the .States of Georgia artd Maine, in
relation to aa alleged violation on tho part of the
latter, of that important provision of tho ConstitU -
tionofthc United States, concerning the appre
hension and trial of “fugitives tram justice.”
“And whereas the L igislature Ih< re ? Aval n>
official information of the facts and circumstances
attending this subject, or of the coarse which
our sister State of Georgia, deerns it d,ta to her*
self anti the Constitution to pursue.
“And whereas, it is the so’emi duty of ever
member of this Confederacy’, to protect’ati.l l
fernl the national compact, ;»i ito insist oa-v. s> "J
and faithful observance of a‘.i us provitioM b
every sovereign party thereto : >
“ l'herefar' Kesjlzrd, That, with a v ; v to
mil and correct n:r! Far ofrh® s I'MPef. sad
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