Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-11

I most une qnigocal evidence that t sense Of
the country, as far as expressed, is ip favor
of that course. mat. Int.
Since the receipt of our letters of the 9th
anc 28th Of August, from Cadiz, letters from
Madrid direct, OF the 18Th and Goth OF the
same month, have been received by private
hands-from which we are taught TO believe
thar the treaty wiH not be RATIFIED. i ne
source OF this information is such as we should
rely on for intelligence and knowledge OF
that court, and its policy, over any other
We have hitherto entertained the opinion
that the treaty could be ratyfsd-but from
the respectable source that this information
is derived, are inclined TO place more reii-
ance upon II than on our own opinions
which are founded on abstract ideas OF the
weakness and inability of Spain 10 resis! the
claims of the United States, sanctioned 10y
the negotiation of two successive treaties.
We have also learned through another
channel, that Mr.. Forsyth has written j; as
his opinion that the treaty will not be ratified.
[.4uroro.
We understand that Spain will send
! special messenger to the United States, to
explain the reasons for her refusal to ratify
the Florida treaty. She will endeavor TO
amuse our government with further nego-
citation, and thus to avoid hosliiities. Our
! decided impression continues to be, that The
American executive should be authorized by
congress to take possession of Florida, and
proceed to the organization of a territorial
goTernmenISherein, as if the treaty had been
ratified.
he sailing of the grand Cadiz expedition
Tor South America, stated in letters from
that place, of the 28th of August, II have
again been deferred sviLtom dog /; and gen.
O'Donnell has been dlsgraced.
lfrankl,n Gaz.
Philadelphia, October 3.
Several letters from Madrid, dated late 10
August, have been ceived in this city per
tie Fanny, all OF which concur in stating
that there is no reason TO believe that King
Ferdinand would raiiy the Florida Treaty.
Ii rs lntimaled that Spanish envoy exlrsur-
dmary VIII be sent to his country Iu.lne-
diate.y, 10 explain to our government th.
glouDis OF FeIdnand'S repugnance TO The
treaty.
Extract from Cadi-, august 20.
he treaty has Dol been slsueu, and the
famous expedition ~ South America has been
put oil Tor ,he present"
The editor OF til. OHIO Register may well
Gail the following uansaC tiOn - bo,I out |
rage" Although Indians were The sufferers,
they have In this case an equal CiaIM upon
our sympathy wIH the whites. The Oneida
Indians inhaUt the interior OF the stale OF
New-l ork. heir possessions art IN the
very centre of the state, anu they are sur
rounded by numerous villages, with whose
citizens tuey are in habits OF The most friend
ly intercourse. They have public schools,
and have lately located minister ot The
Episcopal church IN their neighborhOod. We
published all article lew days since from
UtIca paper, which made known he pleas
ing fact mat christianity vas jealousy en-
cCuraged by the tribe, and thai very great
proportion OF it had partaken OF The Commu-
mon. From their manners and habits there
can he no grounds Tor believing that The
Oneidas we're the aggIessOrs--but that the
whole affair was wanton and deliberate
outrage. Alexandria Gazette.
HoRRID OUTRAGE.
An outrage Of The uost strocious nature
was committed on the 10Th inst. in the north
part OF Licking County, about ] 2 miles from
this place, upon party OF Indians, (zl ~
number, belonging 10 the Oneida tribe OF
Nem ! Ork, who were returning from White
River. Indiana.
Two men and one woman, who were some
miles behind The rest, the situation OF the
woman preventing her from travelling As fast
as the uthcrs,J were waylayed by parcel
oil ,ufians and fred at The ball passed in.
to the lett thigh OF The woman and shattered
il in most shocking manner 1t was un
doubteiy The int ton OF the ruthans TO have
killed the whole of them. if possible, g they
we're walking nearly abreast, ar were fired
at from position calculated to have all equal |
effect upon all ct them. After being reuu
ced to this deplnrable situation, the woman
was brought to this place on bier and,
two days after being wounded. was deliver
ed OF Child.--The mother and child are