Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-29
WAsBisGroN. Jan 81


Road, westwsrdly from ZanesyiIIe
was ordered to third reading. A bin
amending the judicial act OF the United
States, so as to authorize less nup,.
Der OF Judges Of The Supreme Court
than quorum to adjourn the Court.
from day 10 day, at any time after The
day appointed for the meeting of The
Court, was reported from the Com.
mittee Of the Judiciary, read twice EN-.
crossed, pissed, and sent to The House.
The bill allowing 1862 dollars to Ina
heirs OF jacob Clement, deceased Cor
the demurvage Of vessel, al the
port of Laguira. which vessel, was
chartered by the United States, TO con.
vey provisions TO Ibal port, for the re.
lief ofthe sufferers by the esrtbuuake
at Caracas, was debated Tor about
two houIs, and rejected BY vote Of
Is 10 %
A considerable time was spen. YES.
terday, in the House of Represents.
lives, in receiving and dispo.ine Of Re.
solutions The bills 10 authorize Iba
establishment of The Territorial Gov.
stnmens Of Huron, being a special or.
der OF the day for yesterday, was ia.
ken ap; and after short discussion.
was ordered 10 be engrossed and read
third tiae to day, by a vote of 1913
TO 40. The bill authorizing a sub.
scriplion of 4500 shares in the Wash.
iIgton Turnpike Company was pass.
ed The bill TO consider The present
mode Of supplying the army. was ia.
ken up. An amendment proposed by
the COMMITTEE on Military affairs, to
do away the presea, system OF con.
tracts, and to give the Commissary &c.
neral discretionary power TO pur.
chase provisions, was rejected, and
the bill was then ordered TO third
reading. A billfrom the Senate, the
object Of which Is. 10 enable the Sc.
preme Court to hold its si',ings, should
sickness or other causes p.event quo.
rom from being present, was carried
through its several stages, and fiually
passed. MIR Mercer made one or
two attempts to get up the bill for The
preservation and repair OF the Cum.
beIland Road, but was unsuccessful.
A bill TO authorize the cession OF tract
0fland, held by the United States, in
South Carolina, and called Mount
Dearborn, 10 the State, was taken up,
and ordered to he engrossed and read
third time 10 morrow - Jour.
.AbdaM Rohman.- This African Prince
is, we Understand (fays the Democrat.
is Press Of Saturday, aew in PhiladeI-
phia. He walked in the procession with
the men of color, on New Years day
through cur streets. The Freedoms
Journal saws it is TIE Princes intention
to 60 81 from Philadelphia to Norfolk,
there to embark in the vessel about 10
sail from theuce for Liberia with Cslo-
nis.s.
ST LOUIS, tMIssoURl) JAN 6.
TIE Indion War.--- S. ONE time since
we published an extract from lerte,
written by Major Dongherty, u s. 10.
dian Agent, giving information Of the
hostile design. of part of the Pawnee
nation al indians We now learn from
Mai IIamtramuk, who has arrived ia
this city from bis Agency 10 tbs Osags
nation. that the news of The successful
operations of the Cananches and Paw.
nee Pic ks, on the Santa Ee road, bad
been spread through the neigbhourins
tribes, and aroused the whole to some
daring action. Runners has been pass.
ing between The Camanches. Arapahoes,
Pawnes Picks, and Kiamechis, for the
purpose of spreading the excitement,
maturing plans and forming concentra.
ton of forces. Iii supposed they will
watch the Santa Fe road, and in the Q.
vent of finding nothing on it. our frontier
may suffer Major Hamtrsmcs is Of
opinien, from evidence in bis possession,
that Mr.. Means, of Franklin, was killed,
and his companions robbed, by the Paw
nee Picks. A party of this tribe attack
ed the Osages in October last when DO
was with the latter; but being repulsed
and driven from their camp and teserves
the vietors found a great many horses
and mules which must have belonged to
Means party, and other indications ten
ding to fix the robbery upon them
Gen. Atkinson has. we understand,
received orders to afford protection to
our frontiers The Osages have volun.
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