Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-15
DO iESIIC.
FROM ARKANSAS.

1 INoat NhNA-NSSfsc.
We received an entire months Gazcttcs from
Arkansas, nv the mail OF Yesterday. They fur
ns'i the foEowin, articles
LUTTE Rock, May4.
Q;apa;c L'airas.-Our village has been en-
| lvcncd, for some days past, by the presence Of
all the Chiefs AMI most of The men, of this Natl
on OF Indians, amounting 10 10 persons in all,
who came here for the purpose Of receiving,
from the Acting Governor, the Annuties due
thern for the two last years. The sum due the
nation, amounting TO $1,000, was paid to the
Chiefs yesterday morning, and was Immediately
distributed by them to the several f,miiics be-
longing TO the nation AMI, in the evening"
nearly the whole party started on their return to
their village. During their stay here they
conducted themselves in the most pcaccablc &
orderly manner towards our citizens, and to-
wards C 2ch other.
The Quapaws were once numerous and
warli,Sc nation, but like most otErcr Indians,
who inbibc the rccs, without the riiiues of the
whites, they retain but a small remnant of their
former power, and now number only about 467
souls. They arc divided into three villages,
each OF which is under an hereditary Chicf-are
a remarkably pcaccablc and quiet racc--proless
The highest respect and friendship for our 60
vern:nent, for their Great Father, the President
of the United States, and for the white people
gcncrally-ari sneak with much pride of their
| These Indians Il vast body of land living
on the South side of the Arkansas river, com
mencing Immediately below this place. and OK
tcn,,!:!g ~ the Post Arkansas, comprising sc.
vcral millions OF acres, great portion of which
is representa-! to be first rate cotton land. One
OF the first WISHES Of many of our citizens and of
hundreds of others who lavc visited ,iic ter ,torv
with view OF cin!gratlg TO it, sfor the purchase
ot the t2uapaw lands and it was generally OK
pectcd that the Quapaws were ready to cedc
| them, whenever thc COVE nIncui should be dis
pose to purchase. IL appears, however, that they
arc not yet in hu!Gor for parting with their lands
| At the Talk he! with them Yesterday morning.
! Nr. CrittcnGcn, Acting Governor, told them
| 'hat he cxpcctc! shortly to receive instructions
| from Tie President 10 hold 4 treaty with them
for the purchase OF their lands, and incurred
whether ,Icy willing 10 sell. At first thew
appeared disposed 70 waive the subject, b, Civ
ing cvasive answers 10 tic questions which
! we're asked them. Bat, on being pressed for
reply, they finally stated, in substance, that
/ they were not prepared 10 give decisive an
sTcr, at this ti:nc-ior Tic present, they would
answer ao-anl intimatcl wish tIiat the sub
iect s!iouli remain fora future negotiation when
the proposal shall. DC made by authority of the
Coz ernnsnt Aud sol tie matter rests nj present
The Osages.-Wc Learn from an intelligent
younss taan who passed this place last eek, di-
'octy from t!ic Usage Nation that three of the
principal persons engaged in the murder of Ma
E! ior WciboTn aid party, had been sent to Mr..
Chotcau5 trailing house, for the purpose of be-
ing sent dora in Mr.. Choteau's boat, to be sr
ven up 70 Gil. Arbucl,'e, who il has been be-
fore stated, had twice demanded their surrender.
! Unfortunately, however, they did not arrive I'M
Ill one or two days after the boat had started 6,
they have since returned to the nation Ourin-
formant states that the Osagcs are greatly A.
harmed at The removal of the u. S. troops to The
mouth o! the Nordgris, which is within 30 miles
Of their village, and expresses n decided belief
that all the mur1erers will eventually be given
up, without farther clIlsiJn OF blood.
Tie CiterOiecs.-Thc person who eavc thc
above information, also stated that ut was cur
rently reported in Crawford county, that some
| Creek inlians, who have intcrnarricd with the
| Chcro!Sccs, had recently murdered white
man by the name of 4 ART. 1t is said, that they
had stolen some horses from him, and, on his
demanding them, they took him into the ,voo,Is
under prctcnce of hunting the horses, AMI there
| murdered him.
1 We also understand, from the same source
that great numbers Of the Cherokccs are re-
moving ,cesi of il,c liic intended for their wes-
tern boun larry, which was run last winter bv
Captain shattuck. 1T is said that more than
one hundred families have removed since the
running Of thc lire.
: Sfrcnccs. Dcimr1res Sc.-We are highly
gratiicd To- icarD, from liatcayil!e flat tie la
test accounts from the Indians. OF White River.
( above that place, represent them as pcr(ectl,
ncaccabIc and well DISPOSED and that tllcy man
fest no disposition 20 molcst the whites This
; is tue more gratfi ing we stated ONLY q short
time ago, that those Indians were ;,ssurni,,g
quite hostile attitude, aud that an attack was
apprchcndcd from them.
LITTLE Rock, May II.
From Fort SmG.--Captain G.. Ion,rjcb
, of TIC army. arrived here on Wednesday last
from Fort Smith, which lac loft about ten dav,
since. Tic troops from Fort Smith had arriy.
cd at the place selected for the Dcy military
post, which is about three miles up Grand-riycr
= on the left bank. and not nj the mouth of f!ic
Fcrdigris, as before reported. Its called Can
Torment GIBSON, in honor ofthe present Com
missary General cfSubssiencc. This INST iz
about four o: five miles from tic mouth of f,c
Ycrdigris, and about the same distance from
Choteano's trading House. Capt. l.. brings
nothing new from the Indians.
! Major ,1tccrHdcT Cummings, has been trans
ferrcd from Fort Smith TO Rcd River, and takes
command of thc new military post 10 be cstal,-
i'shcd at Tue nop ! Of the kiamichc. There
WIZ be two companies established at that post
Mr.. Phitbrook-Capt Lcftryicit also in
forms US, That On Sunday before last, the body
| ol man, Which there iscvcry reason to believe
IS that OF Mr.. Phlbroot. was picked ND about
/ Two miles above the Spadrc. lIe did NOT cor
! the body, but was informed ~ several Dcrs,,s
| who examined IT, thattIIcrc was wound in tL,.
left side, and one psetIc ribs broken, Just below