Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-17
COURT OF ENOIIIRY


COURT OF ENQUIRY.
We understand that the Court of ENQUIRY did
not sit yesterday; and, that to-day, the examination
oil the facts, in relation to the Faarda affair, were
concluded; OF course, the proceedings will be sub
nltted, forthwith, to the President of the United
States. The specie-carrying charge will be next
taken up by the Court.
Hash. c. Gd=.---IIaylI
disturbances among the Creeks---We regret
to learn that what has been hitherto matter of re-
port has become matter of fact; and that these un-
happy people have been induced to commit act. Of
violence, which may be followed by the mos, disa-
greeable consequences. The Ailleclceville Recof-
der OF Tuesday last. says:--'' We stop the pl css
TO announce the distressing intelligence of tie
murder OF the Indian Chief VIM. MIntosh ard
the Cliet OF Cowetau, Tus.unnuggee Tonne.
which was brought to the Governor yesterday e.
by Chilly M'Intosh, the Generals son, and
nve ,hieis oil the Nation, who made their escape
from the massacre The mischief was perpe,rated
'as Saturday by large body OF Indians, supposed
to be four hundred, who attacked Gen MI in his
own house, on the very day he had appointed to
set of AT the head of mission to explore the coun
Try west OF the Mississippi for the future residence
OF the Nation. There is too much reason TO fear.
,hat 'ch'fe men are tie ias;igators of this horrid
bu;chery.''
Ii isfur,her stated, that the houses OF N,Intosi
were burnt, and his cattle and slaves carried Off
Savannah Georgian
HARpERs Ferry, May lion THURSDAY last.
John M1rkley, the person arrested here on susnicon
oil being the murderer OF Miss Cunningham, was
conve. ed to Frede icktown, where four witnesses
testified that they knew him. and that he was in
nat place on the 18th OF April, the day on which
the murder was perpetrated: He was accordingly
released from that charge, but was detained ON the
charge of robbery of the house OF John Newey. of
Frederick county, Md. Free Press
On the RECEIPT in April of intelligence of the rise
of cotton in England, all individual was despatched
from this city 10 Huntsville in Alabama The
distance Is about 600 miles. He arrived there in
IL days, having performed tie whole of the Journey
on horseback, ana reached Huntsville six days in
advance of the mail Phil g,,yora
Upwards of 90 persons Of distinction wcre
stfangied at Conssntinople, in February, by order
Of the Sultan, on suspicion of being concerned in
exciting discomfort among the Janzariesl
The venerable John Bradford, who established
the Kentucky Gazette, at Lexington, nearly 40
years ago, has resumed, at the age of between so
and go. the editorial charge ofthat paper.
IINcHBURG, May l2.-We understand verbal
ly thai SAFE effected in Farinville Prince Ed
ward, few DAYS ago of crop OF tobacco con-
sisUhe OF SIX hogsheads, which produced 10 the
owner the rare price of $l4 40 per cwt. This is
tire mos profitable sale with which we have been
n'ade acquainted in the upper country. Herald
hre, arising fom spontar eous combustion in q
mass OF CLOSELY packed hay, broke out at Philadel-
phia, IL poplar lane, on Monday last and DESTROYED
about 20 buildings besides Others which were con-
sideEaDly injured
FaTctcGL---lt IS stated, fact, in tie Free.
man journal, that Ostler, belonging to ore of
the Taverns in Philadelphia has been elected. bv
the Northern Liberty hoods, Colonel of the s4th
Regiment. " This is high and serious Joke
says the journal; but we scarcely think that the
osffer VIII be much more OF his line as Coloiel
OF Regiment, than Kremer as CAPTAIN General of
The train band Armies of Pennsylvania.
CHAKLorTEsv1LLr, May l4---At the late ses-
sion oil the Superior Court for Nelson, il was de-
cided by Judge Stuart. . motion made by for.
mer high sheriff against his deputy and securities 10
recover sum of money which the high sheriff had
been compelled 10 pay on account of the defanlt of
his deputy, that sale Of the Office Of sheriff by the
high sheriff to the deputy for gross amount was
contrary to tie statute of buying and selling Offices
and that the indemnify ing bond executed by the de-
putty and his securities in pursuance of such sale was
null and void An appeal taken from this
decision. This IS a question in which the public
are deeply and extensively interested and it is i'm
por ant that the principles involved in it should he
settled. The casein which this decision was made
by Judge Stuart, turned chiefly on the fact that
gross sum OF money was TO be given by the deputy
as price for the office of sheriff and not portion
OF the profits arising from the office itself
Captain Partridge and eight or ten of his pupils
passed thraugh CharlotI esvle, few days since
They came from Fredericksbu 10 this place on
foot and intend pursuing their route by the same
mode of travelling TO Richmond, where, we un-
derstand, they will embark for Norfolk Captain
r has established Military Academy at Nor
wch (Veimont) and was formerly preceptor at
w est Point Central Gag.