where we expected a plentiful supply of beef, in-account too fully confirmed, which we now publish, formation reached us that the Chehaw village was of the unfortunate massacre of a party of friendly destroyed, and that it could not be procured. Never Indians, in Georgia, whilst engaged in the peacea. were feelings more shocked than they were on the ble pursuit of their domestic avocations. This receipt of this news. My adjutant, major Robison,horrible incident is of a character to excite the who was in our advance with a small detachment commiseration of the most implacable enemy of of men for the purpose of supplying provisions, the Indian race. It is an outrage on humanity, sent a runner to get the Indians, who from fear which cannot be too sincerely lamented, nor too were lying out, to come in, assuring them they fully atoned. would receive protection.-Five of them were pre- There is, even for those Indians who take up arms vailed upon to do so, and on my arrival at the river, against us, a palliation for their offence-they are I found them there, and obtained from them 24 misled by foreign artifice; they are under the infuhead of cattle, but for which many of my com- ence of a religious impulse entitled to pity, though mand would not have been able to reach fort Early to no more respect than we are willing to allow to under four or five days, having suffered so mate-all fanaticism. They should be conquered by berially from hunger. neficence rather than by force; and it is always pain. To say more to you than I have already said on ful to find the last resort unavoidable, as in the prethe subject of the friendship of the Indians in the sent war. It is lamentable indeed, to find, that in Chehaw town, appears to me almost useless. If the progress of the war, the friendly have been conever there was a transaction calculated to blast the founded with the hostile, and that our fellow be. reputation of the state and throw a shade of cen-ings have been hunted like the buffalo and the deer, sure on an officer, it is the destruction of that town, and slain with as little remorse and as little discriand the circumstances relating thereto. I have mination. had an interview with the officer commanding fort In grieving over this incident-in calling upon Early (Captain Bothwell,) and his lieut. Mr. Jones, the government to relieve the surviving sufferers, who was present at the massacre, as well as with and bind up the wounds of the broken heartedsome of the Indians, and from what comes within | far be it from us to pretend to pronounce on the my own knowledge, I have no hesitation in saying it character of it, as deducible from the conduct of was an unwarrantable act. What, permit me to the perpetrators. We certainly incline to believe, ask, must be the feeling of every individual when from the evidence we have seen, that it was one of informed, that in passing through that town, we those unfortunate mistakes, which, during a war, not only obtained a large quantity of supplies for have frequently occurred, on the ocean and on the the use of the army, but had to leave some of our land, under commanders the most intelligent and sick under the protection of these very people; and skilful. Bodies of the same army have frequently that 40 out of about 80 of that particular town, encountered each other, in consequence of mistak. were regularly mustered into the service of the U. ing one another for parties of the enemy, and disStates, and have been and were rendering import-covered their error only when mutual loss compel. ant services at the time their property was destroy-led them to desist from the combat. Instances of ed, and in all probability some of their nearest re-such accidents are to be found in the greatest batlations murdered. In fact, it has been represented,tles ever fought, though they more frequently ocfrom a source which admits of no dobut, that one cur in skirmishes, such as those which have chaof the the Indians from fort Scott, who was on fur-racterized the present Indian war; and may be more lough, was killed in the affray; major Howard, a Indian whose friendship was never before doubted -an Indian who in the most hazardous time accompanied major Woodward to fort Gaines; he even after the firing and murder commenced, conscious of his friendship, stepped from within liis doors in front of the line, with the flag of friendship; it was not respected; a general fire was made; he fell and was bayonted If such acts as these be tolerated, security can never be given to our frontiers, unless there be a general extermination. Already has the life of one man been forfeited. Three men who were left at fort Scott sick, obtained a furlough and not being apprised of the destruction of the town, passed through the place. On arriving at the river, one of them, in obtaining a canoe for the purpose of crossing, was killed; the other two immediately returned; one of them only has arrived-it is ap. prehended the other is lost. On my arrival at fort Early, finding that no express had been sent on, I immediately procured one and have sent it to fort Scott, apprising the commanding officer of that post of the circumstance, and guarding him against suffering his men to come off in such parties; an ex-a press has also been sent on to gen. Jackson and gen. Gaines." [Georgia Journal. FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. In the anxious hope that there was some mistake in the circumstances of the narration, we have for some days foreborne to lay before our readers the readily pardoned in the heat of pursuit, to a party of exasperated militia, led by a nominal commander. Let us hope, that the enquiry, which is to be immediately instituted into this transaction, will eventuate in proving that one Indian town was mista ken for another; and that we may have the consolation of finding, that what we know to have been a cruel slaughter of unresisting friends, was not also an act of cold blooded treachery. But, should it prove otherwise, as citizens of the United States we wash our hands of the shame of the transaction: such an act could not stain the character of a people who would view it with unanimous abhorrence. AUGUSTA, (Geo.) May 13. We have seen a letter from fort Deposit, of April 2, signed by the chiefs of the Creek-Path-Town, viz. Wausaucy, the Speaker and the Mink, giving an account of the murder of young Duke, a white boy, which recently took place among them. The facts appear to be, that Stookey, a Cherokee Indian, in a fit of intoxication struck the lad with large slab on the head, of which he died the ensu ing day; Stookey fled and was pursued by a com pany of light horse, commanded by captain Brown, and on the twelfth day thereafter was shot. The chiefs were anxious to arrest him and deliver him up to the civil authority, but he was so armed that they could not effect that object without hazarding the lives of some of the party. Foreign Articles. ENGLAND. &c. The budget of the year has been offered to parliament. The sum required is 1.21,000,000-the ways and means only 1.9,000,000 deficit l.14,000,000, to be raised by the creation of a new stock and by exchequer bills, funded, This is independent of the business respecting the debt. American 6 per cents. April 21, 1024 to one 103; bank shares 31 to 321. but "nothing done," in the last. British stocks, 3 per cent. consols. 791. American flour-53s. would be taken, but only 503. were offered. A motion for the repeal of the window tax in Ireland, was lost in the house of commons, by majority of 16. a from the Dublin Evening Post-"The condition inRevolution. The following animated article is to which the American president's message has thrown the treasury scribes it truly pitiable. They would willingly pass this sublime document by: The restriction on the bank of England, (as to sublime-not in words; not in rhetoric; not in fipaying specie) was to be continued for anotherures; but in plain and simple facts. They would fling it into the shade, with as little ceremony as The possible return of the British army from wretched Bourbon, or the vassal king of Belgium! the public feel disposed to treat a speech of the France has been mentioned by ministers in parlia- But, alas! it was not to be done. Mr. James Monment, but it is made to depend on the French gore, with his plain brown coat, and round, unbuckvernment and people satisfying all the just claims year. on them. It is estimated that 3000 persons lost their lives on the British coasts in the late gales. The property of the late baron Quintelia, of Lisbon, in England, only, amounted to 400,000/-the duty paid on his effects there was 5,250, led, unbuttoned, and unfeathered hat, is a greater popinjay and magpie things who strut and gabble, man, and stands on a higher eminence, than all the and fret their little hour on the continent of Eu rope, in their ribbons, crosses and gewgaws.What ratsbane, and helebore to the conceited and heartless men, who think the world was made for A law has been passed by the British parliament them to play their monkey and tiger tricks in-and reducing and limiting the number of hours that who regard mankind as grass and weeds to bruise children shall be required to labor in manufactories and trample upon at pleasure! O, legitimates! you where they are employed-and providing for their have done but half your work! Revolution is still instruction. An attempt is also making to lessen abroad, and in its most formidable shape-not in the number of hours which adults shall be requir-legions and parks of artillery-in desolation and ed to labor, and to prevent children from being hired till they are twelve years of age. The reverend John Gee Smith, a rector, has been presented with a "valuable silver ink-stand" for the "zeal manifested by him in support of the GAME LAWS." in blood: but in peace, in plenty, and in self government-in freedom! Do-good legitimates-arm, and march to America--be sure, if the REPUBLIC be not crushed in time, "your goodly kingdoms stand on a weak foundation." Stocks.-A Liverpool paper gives the following America. The editor of the Courier notices, on statement to shew the difference of interest receivthe first of April, in a very emphatic manner, the ed on the French and British stocks, at their prepreparations going on in this country, for the esta-sent prices. It appears to be very great-one cause blishment of naval depots, and concludes by observ. for it may be a want of confidence as to the stability ing. of the government of France, but it may also be in "The zeal and activity with which America is the superior knowledge of the British in managing pursuing her plans of naval aggrandizement and the paper system; which they understand so well security, should at least be borne in mind by our-as to have driven one fifth of the laboring classes selves. We wish to inspire no peevish jealousies into their poor houses by it. or suspicions, but only to awaken a proper caution, which should contemplate future contingencies." 17 11 6 The French five per cents. are at present at 66, which yields an annual interest, The militia. The following little paragraph has per cent. of about much meaning in it--the jealousy of the rulers of The reduced three per cent. (the diviEngland will yet absolutely deprive the people of dend on which is paid about the same the use of arms, and then despotism will be com- time as the French,) are now at 81, pleted--The London Gazette contains an order in yielding an annual interest on 100%. of 3 14. 0 council, directing that the calling out of the mili tia for the purpose of being trained and exercised, Difference 13 17 6 shall for the present year be suspended. It appears from parliamentary returns that the exGood! On the 15th, lord Castlereagh, in conse-cess of crimes last year, over that of the year prequence of a message from the prince regent, ceding, and all the years, is most striking. In 1817, brought forward a modest proposition in the house there were near 14,000 commitments; in 1816, only of commons, for some further provision for the 9,001; and during the seven years the gradual indukes of Clarence and Cambridge, on their intend-crease of numbers is from 5,000 to 13,000! In the ed marriages, the former with a princess of Saxe Meinugen, and the latter with a princess of Hesse. A proposition to reduce the amount was carried against ministers, by a vote of 193 to 184. But this is, probably, only a manauvre in favor of economy-to make poor John believe that if the ministers pleased they could not have procured a different vote! present Old Bailey Calendar there are 79 persons under 20 years of age for trial; and of these 26 are under 15, and 30 between 15 and 18 years. COUNTERFEITING.-In the house of commons, April 21.-Mr. Best, from the bank of England, brought up an account of the number of persons prosecuted for forgeries of bank notes: and sir J. Mackintosh brought forward his motion connected with this FRANCE. The tribunal of correctional police at Paris, has condemned the Sieur Crevel, author of a pamphlet entitled the "Cry of the People," to a year's imprisonment, a fine of 4000f., 2000f. security, and a surveillance of five years. Scheffer has appealed against his last sentence. ITALY. Fifteen young Egyptians have arrived in Italy for their education. GERMANY. SWEDEN. The new king of Sweden has decreed that the quakers in his dominions shall only reside in particular towns designated. SWITZERLAND. subject. For 14 years before the suspension of cash payments, there were four prosecutions by the bank; and for the 14 years after the suspension, there were 469! He would then ask, if in the history of criminal law, there was any example of such great and extensive increase of crime. The enormous increase of forgery was solely caused by the increase of small notes from the bank.-He concluded with moving for a secret committee to enquire into the affairs of the bank as connected with forgeries; and for an account of the nominal An ancient law has been revived in the electorvalue of forged bank notes presented to the bank from 1816 to 1818; an account of the sums expendate of Hesse, denying to self-murderers the privied by the bank for the prosecutions for forgeries lege of burial, and delivering up their bodies for during the same period. The motions were agreed to. dissection, on account of the frequency of suicide [If the cause were removed the effect would cease. at the present time. The cause is chiefly, if not entirely in the suspension of specie payments by the bank; for by excessive issues of paper which is not redeemed, bank-notes have lost the dignified character they once held in the estimation of the people, and the turn of mind is easily taken that one person may as well make paper money as another; if it passes, it is just as good!! Less than twenty years ago it was so with us that if a store keeper received a counterfeit bank note, the whole neighborhood was collected to examine it, and he who passed it was hotly pursued. But now, when, by the suspension of specie payments and the loss of honor in many of our banking estab lishments, "bank" notes have been multiplied to a villainous extent, we examine every note to see that it is not a counterfeit; and the thing has become so It appears that all the foreign ministers at Concommon that it excites no suspicion of a man's honesty for attempting to pass one, if it is unconnected stantinople have united their forces and influence with other unfavorable circumstances! Some perto obtain from the Porte a categorical answer as to sons have hoped that the success of counterfeiting certain measures which they have proposed shall and in changing the denominations of notes,may have be adopted to repress the outrages of the Barbary an effect in hastening the destruction of a rotten powers. system-but really, I would not have it destroyed by such means! Let us equally discourage every class of money manufacturers; and prosecute a bank for offering its counterfeit paper, as zealously as we do individuals for making it. It is time to call things by their right names-and the soft term speculation must no longer be applied to forgery. Let the rules that apply to individuals be applied to banks, and the progress of crime will be checked.] Army estimates for the year 1818. The total number, including officers and men, is Of these, troops in France, are 22,993 19,899 Deduct the sum of these two, viz. Remain Add corps ordered for India Together Then deduct corps ordered for India Remain 133,539 A national fete is to be celebrated shortly on the Sinth, in Switzerland, at which all, or nearly all the cantons are to assist. The object is somewhat singular-the re-appearance within a few weeks, of a small island in the lake of Wallenstadt, which had sunk beneath the waters more than a century ago.. PERSIA. The army of Persia at present consists of nearly 200,000 men, one half which are cavalry. TURKEY. It appears that Christophe was displeased be. cause Mr. Taylor's credentials were not addressed to Henry, King of Hayti. He has as good a right to 42,892 maintain his dignity as any, and is more truly a legitimate king than three fourths of them. "His ma90,674 jesty" chiefly resides at his strong hold on the coun4,299 try-it is seated in a mountain, to which an advance 4,200 can be made by no more than three persons abreast, and is defended by 800 pieces of cannon, chiefly 99,146 brass 24-pounders. Within the works there are 4,299 always vast supplies of clothing, and stores and provisions for 20,000 men. 94,847 Hear the "enemy." The Montreal Gazette says 6,494,290 10 4"Three sections newly added to the maritime laws of America and inserted in this day's paper, will show how reciprocal the government of Great Britain and that of the United States are in their transactions and dealings with one another.-However, let us endeavor to keep our temper when we have occasion to mention this upstart republicbeing now a free and independent power, she has a right to make laws to regulate her intercourse with other nations. Time will soon discover, whether the means now adopted to oblige Great Britain These troops are to be provided for Of which Great Britain is to sup- 15,312,232 9 0 1,181,058 1 4 Coinage &c.-The amount of Sovereigns issued last year was 3,224,025, Half Sovereigns 1,037, 2951. Total 4,261,3201.-Silver: Half Crowns 1,125,630, shillings 2,453,5661.; Sixpences 657, 1627. Total 4,241,258!—Grand total of gold and silver, 8,502,6781. to relax in her navigation laws, will answer the prison must not be considered as local establishpurposes for which they were intended. The em-ments, tenanted only by the miserable of the district bargo and non-intercourse laws once resorted to, it that forms the city and county of New York. Takmight have been thought, would have deterred hering the population of New York at 120,000, it apfrom trying any more experiments of the same nature." The sections alluded to are presumed to be those of the "act concerning navigation," page 191 -an act that has received the applause of every American. "SPANISH AMERICA." A vessel of 80 tons, under the patriot flag, put into Martinique for a supply of water. It' turned out that she had three captains, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and an American, and three sets of papers. It appears further that they have been committing acts of sheer piracy. The three captains and their crew were taken care of. ཎྞ A Spanish brig, prize to a Buenos Ayrean privateer, with a cargo of dry goods, brandy, wine, &c. was lately run ashore on Block Island, the crew in a state of mutiny. She was taken possession of by a detachment of U. S. troops from Newport, the privateersmen having refused to let the custom house officers board her. A vessel appears to have been entered at Savannah as a Danish brig in distress, which is now under adjudication as having been a prize to a patriot privateer. We have a royal official of the defeat of Bolivar, on the 17th April, with the loss 400 killed and 150 prisoners, besides 150 women captives-the royal loss in this desperate fight was 21 privates and a few officers! It is reported that a consultation is going on at Madrid, in respect to the appointment of Ferdinand's brother Francis, to a throne at Buenos Ayres! CHRONICLE. pears about an eightieth part of the people is dependent on the public charity, exclusive of the relief afforded to poor debtors and transient persons, mendicants and others. All our cities are overcharged with the unfortunate classes, yet the ave rage for England of persons regularly relieved by "public charity," is nearly one tenth of all its inhabitants. Connecticut. The state of parties in the assembly of Connecticut is thus given: Counties Hartford Repub. Fed.. Windham, Litchfield, Middlesex, 10 12 129 57 Majority of rep. 72 North Carolina.-The natural advantages and resources of this state have been much underated or very imperfectly understood. Some illustrious men have labored with the happiest effect for a few years past, to bring them into view, and a spirit is roused that must produce important benefits to the state. The people will every where yet find that one statesman is worth a crowd of politicians; that he who causes one spire of grass to grow is more valuable than he who makes a paper bank; that he who drafts a plan to bring that spire of grass to market at the least possible expense of labor, deserves better of his country than another for these remarks by observing that contracts have been making a long speech in congress. We are led to entered into to improve the navigation of the Neuse river, and in noticing the rise of property at Leaks INDIAN WAR-In page 233, is inserted a letter from gen. Glascock, of the Georgia militia, respecting the destruction of the Chehaw town, with some remarks on that melancholy transaction, from the Nationalville, on the Dan, &c. &c. Intelligencer. A number of the Georgia papers express their feelings on this subject with severest in our last paper, page 222, which stated that the "DEMOCRACY.-Speaking of the article published reprehension of the deed; and give to the act some republican party, headed by la Fayette, was gaincircumstances of barbarism which we did hopeing ground in France, the editor of the Boston Cencould not have happened. We trust that the affair will be most rigidly examined into-let justice be done. tinel expresses himself in the following comical manner-"Gen. Lafayette, though he returned from America after our revolutionary struggle was over, with his head full of democracy, must have seen and felt enough of its effects in France to convince his mind, that however it might flourish in America, the soil of France was uncongenial to its salttary cultivation, and that "Republican France," would be synonimous with the "despotism of the Furies.” A man might as well refuse a glass of generous wine, even when necessary to recruit his 124 strength ravaged by despotic disease, because he had seen a man drunk by taking it without judg 1384 ment, as find fault with principles, which, though 274 abused in France, are productive of so much na273 tional glory and individual happiness in America. 75 Hail storm. Much damage has been done in some 268 parts of the district of Columbia and in the adja650 cent country by a fall of hail-some of the stones were two inches and a half in circumference! The fruit and grain has been injured, and many thousand panes of glass broken, by it. 3021 In making any calculations on the facts furnished by the preceeding, it should be recollected that the city hospital, the penitentiary and state Mr. Pinkney, late minister to Russia, and his family arrived at Baltimore on Sunday last. DR. BALDWIN. The editor of the Delaware The line of post chaises is extended to Baltimore Watchman thus politely corrects my error respect- TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 26th May, 1818. During the last session of congress, the house representatives adopted a resolution, of which the following is a copy, viz. of S In the house of representatives of the United States, March 30, 1818. Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be requested to prepare and report to this house, at their next session, a plan for the application of such means as are within the power of congress, to the purpose of opening and improving roads, and making canals; together with a statement of the undertakings of that nature, which, as objects of public improvement, may require and deserve the aid of government; and also a statement of works, of the nature above mentioned, which have been commenced, the progress which has been made in them, the means and prospects of their being completed, the public improvements carried which have been associated for such purposes, to which it may be deemed expedient to subscribe, The interview between this gentleman and Mr. or afford assistance, the terms and conditions of Bonpland must have been gratifying to both, as such associations, and the state of their funds; and well as productive of good effects to the people of such information as, in the opinion of the secretathe western world. The noiseless and unostentary, shall be material, in relation to the objects of tious intercourse of scientific men, of different this resolution.-Attest, countries, often results in bringing nations nearer to each other, in a moral sense; and such meetings, if less splendid, are more conducive to the happiness of mankind than the parading assemblages of kings in "holy alliance." Doctor B. is a naturalist of the first order, and as a botanist, especially, is believed to be without an equal in this country. While he was stationed in Georgia, he made a pedestrian tour through that state, South Carolina, and the Floridas; and is said to have made some very interesting and important additions to the stores of botanical science. He is a member of many learned societies in this country, and of the royal Botanical Society of London; the last honor being a spontaneous tribute to his scientific merit, as he never had any previous communication with the society. Doctor Baldwin is now surgeon of the Congress frigate; and from his able pen, and scientific observation, we may anticipate the most interesting information, natural and poli-on by states, or by companies, or incorporations tical, in relation to those sections of South America, which that ship is destined to visit. THOS. DOUGHERTY, Clerk of the house of representatives. To enable the secretary of the treasury to comply with the important requisitions of the foregoing resolution, all companies of incorporations, asI am glad that the error was made, seeing it sociated for opening roads and making canals, has been the cause of more fully introducing to which they may respectively conceive, require and the public a most amiable gentleman. The error deserve the aid of the government, are invited to occurred thus-Dr. B. brought letters to me from furnish this department with such information cona friend in Wilmington, and I had the pleasure to cerning their respective undertakings, as is requirintroduce him to Mr. Breckenridge, secretary to ed by the resolution, and which may be necessary the commissioners, in my own office. Immediately to bring their claims to the patronage of the goafter which, Mr. B. seemed to recognize him as hav-vernment, before the congress of the United States, ing been formerly in congress from Georgia, to at the commencement of their next session. which Dr. B. as I thought, assented. The facts furnish additional evidence of the momentous truth, how easy it is to be deceived by appearances of things, as we suppose that we see and hear them. The sale of pews in the new Presbyterian church at Savannah, produced sixty two thousand dollars. Those in the gallery were not disposed of and some of the others remained unsold. Where a canal or road has been commenced, the communication ought to state distinctly the dimensions of the work; the nature of the soil and face of the country through which it is to pass; its greatest elevation and depression, and mean level; the progress which has been made; the expense incurred, and the whole probable expense, estimated upon the experience acquired in the execution of the undertaking. Something new-A brig arrived at New York, on In all cases of canals, the number and dimenSaturday from Bath, Me. with a cargo of wheat, the produce of the neighborhood, said to be of ex-sions of the locks; the mean quantity of earth to be cellent quality. Emigration. We have received accounts of the the arrival of from 800 to 1000 emigrants from Europe, chiefly from England, during the past week. removed per mile; the nature and extent of the navigation to which they are to be connected, should be distinctly made known. In every case, the facility of obtaining materials for the construction of roads, bridges and locks, Pratt street. The damages assessed for open-should be stated. The acts of incorporation, or ing Pratt street, in the city of Baltimore, amount $146,921 dollars-one third is to be paid by the city, and two thirds by those whose property is supposed to be more immediately benefitted by the improvement. articles of association; by laws which have been enacted; the amount of the fund authorized or agreed to be subscribed; the sum actually subscribed; the amount paid in; the sum expended; the amount remaining on hand; and the means and Dr. Berkley, of Frederic county, Va. has been probability of enforcing the payment of the bamurdered and robbed by his negroes. To conceal lance; should invariably be stated in every commutheir crime they burnt his body to ashes. The cri-nication. And generally every kind of informa tion which can shed light upon the undertaking. WM. H. CRAWFORD, minals are in custody. Secretary of the treasury. Mediterranean squadron all well. The brig Spark may be daily expected in the United States. |