The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-11

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Court. The arguments of Counsel will
commence this morning. Beacon.
.H6rembcr 1.-The Court net yesterday
MORNING at IL O'Clock, pursuant to ad
l0urnment, Present Chief Justice Marshall
and the Hon. St. George Tucker. BY
consent of Counsel, the cause was com.
mtted 10 the jury without argument, and
in short time they returned into Court
with a verdict of GUILTY, but recem-
mending the Prisoner to the clementy Of
the President of the U. States. ID.
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EXPEDITION OF MAJOR LONG.
The exploring expedition conducted by
Major Long of the United States army,
took its departure from Philadelphia on
the thirteth of April last, with the view of
travcrsing the American territory in a
northwesterly direction, aud returning by
way of the great northern lakes. The
gentlemen composing the expedition ac-
cordingiy proceeded by way of Wheeling,
Fort Wayne, Chicago, Prairie du CHEN
and Fort St, Anthony, TO the source Of the
River st. Peter. They then travelled
down the valley of the Red river, to its
junction with the Assnniboin, having as
certained, agretably To their instructions,
the point at which the forty ninth degre.
of north latitude, the northern boundary
of the United States, crosses that river. BY
this it appears that considerable portion
Of the country occupied by the colony of
the late lord Selkgk, or that part of it
called the Pembina settlements, is included
within the territory of the United States.
The journey thus far was thus performed
by the land, the party being furnished
with a sufficient uumber of horses for the
transportation of their baggage and other
uses.
AT this place the expedition embarked on
board of bark-canoes, in which they de-
scended Red riverto its.mouth, crossed the
southern extremity of Lake Wenepeck, as
cended Neneprck river, proceeded thro' the
Lake of the Woods, Rainy river and Lake,
and down the Thamsna Tekoea, to Lake
Superior.
Here they exchanged their canoes for
tattrau, in which they trarersed the Lake
to IFS outlet During their voyse through
the Lake, from the fifteenth to the Thrift
eth September, the weather was exceed
ingIy boisterons, snow squalls having oc-
Cured daily for nine days in Succession
On the night of the twentieth of Septem-
her, the snow fell more than three inches
deep, and the ground remained covered
with it thro' the day following.
They pursued their voyage TO Mackinaw
IN the same craft, and there left lieutena ants
Scott and Denny, and the guard detailed
at Fort St. Anthony for the service of the
expepition, with orders to rcjoin their regl-
ment on the Mississippi.
They then sailed for Detroit on board
the revenue cutter A. J. Dallas, where they
embarked on board the steun boat Supe-
rior, and landed II Buffalo.
Pursuing their journey hemeward, they
took their passage on board one of the
New York canal packet boats at Rochester
on the tennessee river, and travelled on
the canal to Albany, whence they took the
customary route to this place.
We are happy to learn that ne accident
or misfortune worthy of particular notice
has happened to the party that they
svere, Tor the most part, treated civilly by
the natives, and with the utmast hospitality
at the establishments of the Hudson Bay
Company, several Of which they passed on
their route. Their tonr extended ~ the
City first degree of north latitude, and en-
braccd circuit Of more than $500 miles,
upwards of 5000 of which were through a
savage wilderness remote from the abodes
of civilization. This iogg aud hazardous
expedition has been completed in tire short
period of three days less than six month.
aud greatly rebounds b, the credit of the
distinguished scientific officer by wlr5m ii
was conducted, rs weRas to his intelligent
brother officers aud companions. 1t viii
also, no doubt, add much to the stock OF
knowledge of ouI northwestern territory
and its resources. PhiLad. +. GGs.
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literary Ir'e2Igence. M. Carey respect
fully informs the citizens of the United
Suites that he hopes to be able to publish,