Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-11


That ten per cent. discount is already ask
ed between Carolina and Virginia paper.
By The Brokers ut thai city. When ibiurs
come to TINS pass IN Petersburg. il will l.,
time 10 saut Hp s6op." TI,t
~. L. Ea'hs suspended Specie Payments,
he Fayetteville, n. Z. Observer otlhe
81 lnSt.coniaiu> the following:
we learn that meeting of Delegates
rom lhe Stale Bank, the Bank OF Cape
Fear, the Bank ct Newbern, held here on
NE 3ist uii. 10 take into consideration the
present distressed situation of the coun-
Try, as II affects The Banks, have deter
,h'hed 10 refuse specie payments to Bro
h"fs and other Specializing in their notes
'o' incl purpose oi drawing specie. And
we also learn tina, This measure will ena-
Die The Banks 10 exact from their debtors
o'Iy me interest OH the renewal Of
notes."
The State Bank OF North Carolina. and
Tie Two other Banks in that Stale hay,
IL appears, determined la make an experi.
mcnt, recommended some time AFRO bv
writer's IN this District, but thought too
hazardous 10 be attempted here that is
10 refuse specie for their Notes when pre-
scented losucl AN amount, and under such
circumstances, as Indicate them 10 have
Deen bought up out Oft state, at a dis.
count, and collected for the purpose of
drawing out specie. This is bold step.
Oh nhtried ground. Ii has at least tins
merit should II have a good effect, it
may be persisted in but. should il en-
barrass the operations of the banks IL
VIII be easy for them 10 reirace their
course. We believe that the measure
! has been adopted oil abstract considc.
ratlons, and not forced on the banks. the
oiate Bank particularly, bv necessity.-
Tor, though II be true that the paper of
| lie Stale Bank has "A more extcns,,c cir.
| cniatlon than tina, of any other Bank IN
me Union i'll proportion 10 its capital. il
Is also true, that il has more specie than
almost Any other and thai, notwitI,.
Sia.ding the runs on lie Bank, as we
are informed by gentleman recently
from maj slate, the specie, which formed
the original subscription to The Bank. vet
remains Tor the most part undisturbed i'm
m the vaults of the bank. We oredict.
without any hesitation, that right or
wrong IN what they have done, the North
Caroilna Banks will find many to initiate
Their example. Mar bt
ETfraet Of aiet'er, dated Danbury, tonic Uas
U, addressed TO gentleman ia IIlbdny.
lhonght u would be prudent 10 inform
you OF some unhappy circumstances which
nave recently occurred III our neigh bon hood
~ orner 10 save You from any gronndiess
aiafih, which common report might create
ABOUT us. Last Sunday, a week (April 26)
"ereceived lEe intelligence that Two of our
neIshbors, George Bishop and John Wood.
had been found lille above the forks Of
Portage River, cruelty butchered by the In-
dians. We Immediately armed ourselves and
proceeued 10 tue rivers mouth, where the
rl,f 4
immediately held over Them, aud on examining
them found they were murdered wliully by
persons unknown. | dare say, in Your time,
you have seen men sufficiently cut I'M but me-
| yer like them. On the head of Bishop alone
tiiere were six strokes of a tOmahawk each OF
| which let ont the brain his eycs run oui, &c.
a page wonid not be sufficient TO give youa
description of one body.
1.-The Indians in the ueicbbourl,ood appear,
| ed much alarmed and kept coming i'm ali day
A number of them volnnteerea their services
| 10 go win us IN pursuit of the murderers-
| some OF them we accepted. After we had bu.
| ried the bodies, we held council among our
selves and agreed thai we wonld parade all
| The Indians. aEd express to them what our
determination was. The duty of addressing
| them was performed by me- through AN inter-
! prefer, in which sci forth to them our deter
| RinsiIOn to have the murderers at all hazards
--our ample abilities 10 take them, wherever
Ihey were--and il was their duty 10 have bad
lhnIans cut on tn prevent future crimes. At
| Ter had finished, Sasa, Young, bold and en-
| terprisug chief, who with the other indians.
| had listened with extreme attention aud great
soiemnty,) said, III answer, That he, with his
party, would fnd the bad Indians, or never
return again: lie was thankful that the Willie
men did not think them guilty, and they would
snow ny their conduct. that confidence
| In them was not misplaced" We organized
| them under Mr.. Tnprer and two other
white men, and on Monday morning early
| they started. They left theirssuaws 10 whom
We issued rations. We then returned homa,
ri re- cfanp n,tH
On Wednesday, AN express came 10 us with
| the report that the murderers. with many of
| Their tribe, ('ottowattamies.) had assembled
near the place of the murder will, hideous
shrieks, yells, &c. We immediately got toge-
ther aud was chosen 10 command. AWAY we
| marched orrather ran, q eucanip ed at Portage,
after sunset. Early in the morning we started
forded rivers, creeks MARSHES and prairesand
crossed foupoint river. before noon $50 mes)
About two miles beyond this river, we met
we met Upper and his party, with the three
inurderers prisoners These had taken them
ny the consent of their chiefs two nights q.
fore. near tile forks Of the Miami riyer-sue
| priced them III their camp about midnight I'm
| The midst of large settlement of that powrir.
iui tribe, and travelled back with all their
strength, for feaI OF being pursued and over
| powered. We were still among them and in
danger Of "A rescue
accordingly ordered our refreshments TO
! De gwen them, and i'll Is inmates we marched
| again. Before dark, we reached portage
| again and the next day at o clock, We deli
vered them at Portland or Sandusky CITY, 10
| the sheriff The same night q legal eN.Inina-
ton oi tile prisoners took place, who made a
| iull confession OF the murder They also told
where tbey had secreted The pIundeT A psrty
was dispatched To find it, who have returned
whit. Our circuit court sits the 18th of this
month, and they will undoubtedly condemn
them 10 he hing.
There is not ~ the annals of the States an
instance OF such rapid pursuit. aud capture
OF Indian mnrdeTefs, AS lie one | kave now
related. Our friendly Indians recaivad I,.,.t