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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 h ■ <i-.i'ipr';onofx'ji b fr»". i • tMj t • - t- c J : ....u’.iv-G