Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-25

rs, writes to his friend in Virginia, under
date of Feb. 18th:
"a very great change has taken place in
this conntIy, business is now worth no'hIng'
money cannot be had, lands will not sell al
all. il is 6ne time Tor those who have mo-
ney to secure good lands. the best can be
had at one dollar and twenty five cents per
asre; we have produce in abundance, corn
al rs cents per barrel, pork, g dollars per
cwt. &c. &c"
We have been politely furnished with
the following copy Of aletter addressed to
his exeelleney Alex. M'Nair, governor OF
Missouri, Charlton, 2sd Feb 1891.
Dear Sir-I hasten to give you the earli-
est information Of most daring outrage
committed by party Of Indians, about six
~ miles from this place. Mr.. jshn Aull
had set out Tor the Council Bluffs. with FIVE
wagons loaded with wh,skey and other mer.
shandise, belonging to Mr.. James Ross aad
myself. They had proceeded forty miles
above the mouth of Grand River, where
they were detained by high water at creek.
Mr.. Aull and one of the men wen. back to
the settlements for corn, while the rest 10
in number) were employed making canoes.
On Saturday the 18th inst. they were visit
ed by a party of twenty FIVE Indians, who
said they were Ottos. and at first appeared
frisndly, but soon discovered hostile in
tentions. They wanted whskey, it being
refused. they took it forcibly from the wa
CONS, they would not let the men work,
took their tools and arms from them, set
guard over them. and by their motions and
gestures indicated their intention to murder
them, frequently brandishing their knives
aud ,omahawks and presenting their guns
cooked. In this situation they continued
until Sunday morning, when hearing the re-
port of two guns at distance, the four
Indians then ON guard, ran over !hll into
Prairie, & our men, taking each horse,
made their escape by swimming the creek.
Mr.. Aull returned on Monday from the set
Elements, he found the wagons pIllaged OF
every thing but The whiskey, the gears cut
to pieces, and several OF the horses missing,
but saw no Indians. He Immediately re.
treated, and returned home yesterday, the
others arrived last evening
am inclined 10 think those Indians we're
not Ottos, one OF our men says there was a
chief among them OF the Little Usage tribe,
whom he knew, and that they spoke the
Usage language, 1t is probable they were
the Little Osages OF Ioways, who were so
troublesome on our frontier last summer.
stealing horses from the inhabitants
II is important, that those marauders
should be precisely known and punished
aud if they are receiving annuities from 60
,ernment, they ought 10 be withheld until
complete satisfaction is made for the pro-
perry they have taken and :destroyed.
will as soon as possible forward dispositions
proving the facts, we'll assured, proper mea-
sures will be adopted by the executive Of
Missouri.
am, sir, most respectfully, your obedi-
eut servant, STEPHEN DONOHOE.
The four persons arrested on Saturday,
uader suspicion of being the same who
made the attempt on the Mail near Alexan-
dria, were brought up before the Mayor yes
,erday, for further examination. Two
facts were proven which exonerated them
from the charge. The first was the evil
deace Of Tavern keeper OF Alexandra, at
whose house they stopped, that they slept
there ON Friday night; the. other was the
testimony of Mrs. Nelsun, that they were
not the men who enquired OF her concerning
the hour at which the Nail passed along
mat part OF the road. They were dis
charged from custody. [Nat. Int.
The Edward, capt. Hussey brings &C
counts from Lisbon to the 18th of March.
A letter of that date states, The Cortes
are going on extremely well in organizing
the new state of things, and very much to
the general satisfaction. They act with
Rreatprudence and system. No new events
ofiuportance have occurred since my last
oil The 26th February.
1T is feared here, that the Neapolitans
are to suffer a dreadful war, in which all
Italy viii be embroiled Mark my words
Russia has involved Austria in this war, 10
order herself to fall on Turkey. This you
know will not suit the views Of England