American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-01-22

short OF one million and half alone performed this
,stupendous work.
Detroit, Dec. GO.
| Executions tsterday, Ke tau.kah and Kewa
bis kim, the Indians who were sentenced 10 death
at the last September session Of supreme court
the former for the murder OF Doctor VIM. S. Ma
olson, and the latter for the murder of Charles VI
rick, were hung agreeably to their sentence. lhe
first regiment OF the territorial militia under
and guard Of the United States troops attended
the execution. The spectators very numer-
GUS The Indians since their trial, often acknowl-
lodged that they deserved the punishment to which
they were sentenced-and in their own way, had
prepared themselves to meet their fate. For seve.
ra weeks past they appeared very anxious to obtain
presents of tobacco, pipes, Sc none Of which they
used, bet carefully laid them aside as an offering
the Great Spirit on the day OF their death. They
had contrved a sort of drum, by drawing piece OF
leather over the vessel that contained their drink,
and often engaged in their solemn death dance
On the night previous to their execution they con-
itinued their death dance TO very late hour, and
commenced it again early in the morning They
had been presented among other things, with some
red pant--with this they painted on the walls OF
their cell numerous figures of men, quadrupcds
and reptiles, &c.-on their blankets were also pa
LED many hgures-among the rest, an Indian hang
lag by the neck was observed. From the Jail they
were taken to the Protestant Church, where an APP
Iproprlate discourse delivered to the assem-
olage by Mr. ]. S. Hudson, Zone of the gentlemen
belonging to the Mission Family )-They appeared
throughout the whole of the solemn preparatory
steps, 10 be perfectly collected-they walked firmly
to the galows, and previous to ascending the drop
shook hands with the Rev Mr.. Janvier, Mr.. Hudson
the Sheriff and Marshal and several other gentle
men who stood near them They assembled the ste os
OF the drop in manner peculiarly firm, after which
they asked, through the interpreter, the pa don
OF the surrounding spectators, for the crime they
had committed They then shook hands, and eaz
ed Tor lew minutes on tie assembiage and on the
heavens when their caps were drawn over their "a
cess and they were launched into Eternity.
! Governor Paris OF Maine, in his Message &c the
Legislature OF that State delivered on the 9Th inst
ratlhes and recommends in the strongest terms, tn,
Maryland Resolutions respecting appropriations oil
Public Lands tor the purposes OF Education.
I Inc following passage OF his Message is OK gen
eral interest Aat. Gag.
"ltgives me anxiety, to be obliged to inform you
thatln consequence oil the disagreement ofthe Anne
rcan and British Commissioners under the treaty
lof Ghent, IN relation 10 the true boundary between
1.-THE United States and the British Provinces, the
hna division OF the lands, owned in common by
this and the parent State, will necessarily be delayed
to period uncertain, though it is understood that
the claims of the British Commissioner cover a
traot OF country, heretofore confessedly belonging
TO this State, and over which it has exercised uris
dlction. Although we have no reason to apprehend
that there will be any thing like acuuiescence in
This claim, but on the contrary that it will be res;s
ted throughout as it has been at the threshold, We,
submit to the Legislature, whether it may not be
wen 10 request the particular attention OF our Seoa.
tors and Representatives at Washington TO this sub.
ect SO tar at least to collect the facts and trans
NIT statement for our information. view this
as the more important, inasmuch as neither the
Commissioner nor agent on the part of the United
belongs TO this State, and the subject in
troversy is ofconsequence to us, both as il respecta
jurisdiction and property"