The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-01 00:00:00

_BURNING EDITION

gather with the females of the post, and established a
f
wi h r 'era to fight or die, should the poa be
attacked during, li= absence, Lieut. Albertis agai,. issued
forth, ace-4n
pani..d hi only 17 ItC3, with a determination
o cut his way through the Indians, in order to communi-
cate
Riissellth
Captain Barnum, the commander of Fort
d. Oa arriving once more at Orange Creek, the In-
:" emerged from the hammock, and offered Lieu-
_mint Albertis battle, in the broad pine barren.
That officer, a i'h • bravery almost unparal'eied,
with Only seventeen men, again fought the ene.ny neatly
lh hour, and mace his way through the whole force ot
1"x. Tustenugge to the post of Fort Russell, losing
long tite gaunllet of the fire only one man.
Tl.e Commanding Officer of Fort Russell immediat,.ly
left in pursuit of the enemy. Our waggons hvee already
proug into Fort Russell two killed—one corporal and
ape ; six wounded—ore sergeant, one corporal,
d four privates, and one misting.

VAN BUREN.—This gentleman, uake Colonel
"rtzi M Jainson, aid not appear at the inauguration.
"e ez-Vice-Pies'dent Johnson, in a most h,ndsome and
Pplite manner, escorted Mr. Tyler to the Vice-President's
chair, heard him swore into office, and accompanied the
president elect to the cast front of the capitol. Mr. Van
Buren kept possession of the White House till the morning
the 3d March, when he went to the Capita. where be
det4ined till twelve o'clock to sign the Appropria ion and
i"e and then li.fc for the house of Mr. Gilpin, the
,ttorney-General—tha White House being no longer un-
ger his contra—Alexandria Gazette.
Glovers,
CLARION.—This fine ship, owned by Messrs.
!'vers, made an experimental trip yesterday, with the
hileson Propellers, and to the astonishment f the be-
fuera, made seven and a half miles per hour, instead of
211 r• which was supposed to be the maximum. The whole
machinery weighs only 21i tons; the cylinders are 28
;I'aches diameter, propellers 6 fect 6, and the prei-
vitt° the boilers only five pounds, using anthra-
dll"'et. Coal. The speed can be increased beyond
,t• Thus commences a new era in steam na-
Illation, and, as we think, a termination of steam
packets as such, for it is obvious that the economy of the
Po: peners—the slight room they occupy, and the certainty
:,,oPeration, will induce packet owners to apply them to
t" their fine ships. Take for example Collins's line of
I:eke's, each over 1,000 tons, calculate the number of
J2(4 fair wind when sails can be profitably used, and
,t44e up the deficiency by the use of the propellers
oy Eeyen miles per hour, and a Transatlantic
°34te is performed nearly as expeditiously as by
k:teem-ship, without losing any great portion of
ti:111 now used for cargo. Then we have the benefit of
de;repellers to work off or keep off a lee shore, in long
h calms—and various other beneficial objects. Oa
~°rtoward bound voyages, in constant western winds and
d'utrents, the passages may be nearly limited to thirty
and the outward bound always under twenty. In
adopted,
part of the Union we look to see this improvement
-;_ielmed, particularly for our Charleston, New Orleans,
"4 Southern packets. It is a great and most successful
IPerithent.-- New Yolk Star.
4 DUEL IN PROSPECT.—We learn from several credit-
able ilouicr.s, that a scene occurred iu the United States
m;Mte on Tuesday evening, just before the cars started,
lie 44 it is generally Lelieved will result in a duel between
Clav, of Kentucky, and Mr. King, of Alabama. The
hubstance of the affair, as related, is that durieg the de-
-4le on the revolution for the dismissal of Blair and Ri!es,
elected prin'ers to the Senate during the late Session,
f itelay made some remarks derogatory to the character
t1""'. Blair, and was responded to by Mr. King, who said
lir' Blair's character was as good as Mr. Clay's. To this
rt Clay replied, that any person who would say that, Ili-
jred a falsehood ; coupling the remark with an impute-
-441 of cowardice. Mr. King declined a verbal reply,
tat d •
t, oven, wrote a nrte and sent it to Mr. Clay, who re-
,,—„reed an answer, and the Senate then broke up in great
Cqusion. Whether a duel shal be the result cr not, the
-fair looks certainly very warlike. We had some hope
at the day of Congressional brawls was at an end, but it
'n'eroll we are destined to disappointment in this respect.
4
t()Gtli gentlemen have since been put under hinds to keep
e Peace. We are it:forme] by a friend direct from
tabington, that measures were in progress on Wednes-
i:7 morning for the adjustment of the unfortunate difficulty
ft,wkeen Messrs. Clay and King, of Ala, and the friends
itc'fr e former gentlemen were very sanguine that the
1,44 would be honourably and amicably adjusted.—New
(irk Sun.
eIPROI4 WASHINGTON. —The difficulty between Messrs.
9 and King is said to have been settled amicably. A
d m'respondent of the Baltimore American, writing under
44 of the 11th inst., rays—" I am happy to state that
oPprehensions arising from the unexpected difficulty
tht_en Mr. Clay and Mr. King, have been put to rest by
at4l satisfactory settlement of the affair. Mr.
9 will leave Washington to-day or to-morrow, and will
tits* through your city." The Senate, cn Monday, by a
ore of 26 to 18, dismissed Blair and Rives from the office
32 printers to thbt body. The election of pointer to the
Zenate fir the 27th Congress, will not be made until the
elt meeting of the two Houses.—Boston Courier.