Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-05

was proceeding from Rio de-Janeiro to
Valparaiso, and was chased by thu
Brazilian squadron in enteringli
baltimore Gasetfe.
A letter from Miller Court HOUSE.
Arkansas Territory, dated August Sd.
mentions that party of six men who
had obtained permit from the com.
mandant Of Fort Towson TO go into
the Buffaloe range for their health.
journeyed for about two days, when
they perceived a party of Ossages ma.
king towards them. AT first they de.
termlned to give them battle, but find.
ing The number Of Indians about thirty,
declined contest, and all rerreated
except two, who were taken prisoners,
and stripped of all their clothing
except their pantaloons. The Indians
took pack mule and horse, and after
| abusing the prisoners with blows from,
the tcmahawks turned them loose and
let them come home, but followed
!hem 10 the settlement and stole some
horses.
The Natciitoches paper Of August ID,
mentions on the authority of gentle
man from Texas, that Captain Clark
and bis family, consisting of his sister
with two children, his nepew, and a
Spanish boy, and three friendly In
dams, who had encamped three leagues
on this side of the Brasos, on their re-
turn to Toyeac. were attacked by
party of Weyos and Twanka Indians,
and murdered. Judge Tate, who was
in company with them, made his es-
cape atterreceiving four or Ave wounds.
The same paper states that party
OF hunters had been attacked near the
Pawnee Village on Red River, by a
party of Ossage Indians, who took
two OF the party, stripped them of
their cloathing, whipped them most
numerically, and ordered them back.
isaac B. Desha 1t appears by
recent accounts from Kentucky, that
this unfortunate Individual is not dead
as has been recently stated in The pa
pers The Louisville Public Advert
ser says, that on the 31st nlt. he was
boar ding in a tavern 10 Cynthianna,
and apparently in tolerable health
His windpipe which was severed by
the attempt to cut his throat, still re.
manned asunder, and there was no
connection between it and the mouth.
He breathes thro' silver tube insert.
ed in his throat-eats and drinks with
out difficulty, but can only articulate
I'm wh'spers) few words at time.
His wife has again joined him and re.
mains with him.
Captain Stevenson, of the schooner
Potos, at this port, on Sunday, from
Tampico, informs that on the 9th, 7th
and Sth of the present month, fSeptI
he was in company, off the Dry Tortu-
gas, with the British irigate Hu.sar, from
Vera Cruz, (via Tampico,) bound to
England. The frigate had on board
Mr.. Ward, the English Minister, and
also Mexican Minister to the Court of
st. James. During that period the ves-
sells were surrounded by water spouts,
one of which came so near the frigate
as to oblige her to fire and entire broad
side, in order to destroy it. Both ves-
sells were considered in the most imHii-
uent danger.-Balt. Am.
We are favored with slip from fhe
Office of the New York Mercantile Ad-
vertiser, dated Monday morning which
communicates the following items ofin-
formation:
The Boston and Rhode. Island papers
of Saturday were received early yester@
day morning, by the steam boat Wash
ington, which arrived in IS hours from
Providence.
We learn, says the Newport Mercury,
that the sloop ofwar Lexington, now ~
ing at New FORK, has been ordered to
proceed to Trnidad, to bring home the
remains of Commodore PEsRY Capt
%. Turner, of the Navy, iwho was with
the Commodore at the time of his dis
cease, win go out in the Lexington, as
agent for the government to attend to
the disinterment
Spanish Heet.-Capt RAlNEs, of schr.
Leo, left the Havana 10th inst. at which
time the Spanish feet. under Commo-