Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-20

IN former reports. 10 sugges, the utter inaie,iuacy
OF the exciting organization OF these useful officers
TO the demand or their services
The various objects upon which Congress die
rec,ed Reconnaissance to be made, were PROMPTLY
attended TO.
In selecting among the objects presented for
recohu distance by the State authorizes, and res.
Ipectable associations Of private citizens, have
eodsavorej TO be governed by their relative i'm
pohsnce and due regard 10 the iair claims OF all
parts of the Unou The result of the SURVEYS
has, IN some Instances, reduced the scale of the
proposed objects, 50 as TO deprive them OF the
character OF national importance; but, even in
these cases, the labors OF the corps have not been
lost. BY their superior science and experience
they have given valuable information to those
concetaed, which, from their lsiitsd resources
hey would have been unable otherwise 10 have
! procured.
Having finished the survey c. the proposed
National Road from this place 10 Rev Orleans
and made their report, which had The honor OF
submitting 10 The 10Th Congress, no further step
can DE taken by the Department, ill the pleasure
OF Congress is sisnhed by legislative enactment.
Among the many Important subjects, to VIII CHI the
attention of the Department hss been directed du-
| ring The past season. may be particularly enume>
rated the great w. National Road, the proposed
Ohio and Chssapeal1 Canal: the Kali Road from
/ Baltimore TO the waters of the Ohio coinnuni.
cation between the water of James River and the
/ western waters; the Improvement Of the navisa
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I FLORIDA Although the Rail Road is proposed 10
be effected by individual enterprise alone, i, is
certainly OF great national importance, and jus,ifi-
cd the Department. in Supplying its means to as
certain its pTacticability Reports on all these
SUBJECTS are IN course oil preparation, except on
me hail Road, and 1t IS hoped that most of them
VIII be prepared in time TO be laid before Con-
sress at lis present session. For more particular
information on these subjects, refer TO docu.
ment B.
refer to document Is. and c. containing the |
reports of the Engineer and Quarter Masters pa |
rarimenis, IN which may be seen the measures |
winch have been pursued in execution of sundry |
special Acts OF Congress, directing The consruc-
ton OF Roads and the iNproY ement Of Earbors
sc.
In the repor; of the Engineer Department will
be seen the progress we have male in osr several
Notifications
document II. 10 the report OF the officer having
direction OF the Ordnance Department, The ii.
teraiions suggested by that officer in the organiza
lion OF that Department, have been heretofore pre-.
scented, and received the favorable confederation OF
congress st their session. beg leave again 10
add my recommendation Of the proposed changes
Ihe report OF the same officer on the Lead
Mines, gives very satisfactory view OF the i'm
poI'ance OF this property TO the United States--the
expected annual supply is equal 10 10, Goo 900
pounds tythe OF which, as rent received by the
Government, will be more than sufficient for the
purpose of the Army ard Navy.
document l. is the report of the Clerk OF Pen.
sions' by which ii appears the number of Revolu-
tionary Pensioners have been diminished by death.
since the last report, four hundred and forty
ana OF invalid pensioners, forty-eeht
in compliance with the act Of Congress entitled
AN act to authorize the President of the u S.
to run and mark line dividing the teJritorj of
FLORIDA from the State OF Georgia, a commissioner
was appointed on the part of the u S. to co-ope-
rate with one appointed by the State of Georgia,
Ia hP MIR nf 80, ,l,. !
regret to report that the object has not been eTec,i
led the correspondence on The subject will pre-
cent The causes OF the failure, and are contained
in document X.
The document L. is the report or tn. Clerk
charged with the Indian Affairs, accompanied with
a treaty made with the Chippewa, AIenom;nie,
ard WInne5aso tribes of Indians
Under The injnnctions OF the treaty made with
me sioux and ChipPeway, Sac and Fox Menom. +
inie, ioway, Sioux, Winnebago and portion OF
the ottawa, Chippewa, and Potswat tribes Of
indians, made at Prairie du CHEN on the 18th Of
August, 1925. twn ci,izeas were directed to re-
par 10 Green bay wi'5 view 10 its fulflmen,
Just, however, preceding their arrival portion
OF ihe Ninnebagoes, a powerful and perverse
TIDE, had committed serious acts of hostility By
maF"rf OF some OF our Citizens; and unfay orahIeI
appearances among other Tribes Indicated the de-
sign, AZ it was apprehendei, of a pove,f,I COM
bina'ion, threatening TO disturb the peace of our
bordeTs.--Governor Glass; as soon as he was adj
Vised OF these citcnmsisnces, with great prompts
tude and equal prudence, appealed directly TO &C.
neral Atkinson, In command Jefferson Bar
racks, for aid, who. with considerable ZEAL moved
with about SIX hundred men under his command.
10 the anticipated theatre of hostilities, where
he was met by other delachments from the a1uy
snd by volunteer companies composed Of patriotic
citizens.
Governor Edwards, for the protection of the
people Of Illinois, also ordered on, small Dor
ucn OF her militia. The celebrity of thee move.
msnts, with the imposi'S force gathered together
gave at once protection to our citizens AS soon
as the Department was advised of these move.
nents, General Gaines WAS directed 10 proceed TO
the scene of operations, and TO adopt the necessa
~ measuresto infiict punishment on the offenders
The Indians sued for clemency, and Obtained il, !,
on condition Of giving up the murder ers, eight in
number, Who are now in custody, 10 await the sem
tence Of The law. The document NJ presents the /
details OF the subject.
The eXcesses Of the Indians may be asc,ibea TO
their thirst Tor blood. Their preiext is understood
TO rest on supposed intrusion of the miners ON
their lands To obyia'e any ground Of complaint.
and TO meet the wishes OF our western cit ,.-ns !,
- proposed TO procure by purchase an eDlare..
neht OF our boundaries in that qpsrer, so ~ to
embrace the whole of The highly valuable lead
mines said to abound IN that region, anj lot y cb
an appropriation will be hereafter a,teI
i submit herewith reports, marked l. and . 1
from Col. McKenny, he having been CHARGED cvitb
the business TO which they refer, from winch the
disposition Of the Cbicksssvs and Cborfs,,, -
record TO emigration 10 land west Of the Mis-
sssippi, may be inferred; also Showing uiat an
AGREEMENT has been concluded with the Creeks
subject 10 an approval in th. usual form by the
ESeculIve, and The sanction OF the Creek Coorct