Litchfield enquirer., 1830-03-04

Southern Indians.-An oRicial despatch has been received at Washington, stating that the mail stage had been stopped at Montgomery, Alabama, by the principal chief of the upper [or Creek Indians] who declared that the land the property of lis tribe, and that the stage shoUid not pass it, and who made an attempt on the life of the driver and one of the passengers. The civil authorities of the state had been called the assistance of the mail ors, and the Chief is probably apprehended. The stage was detained some three or four hours aud i- nay suffered to proceed to the white settlement at l Montgomery, where it arrived on Saturday evening. Here the dispositions of the passengers taken, and legal process issucd Great excitement prevailed at Montgomery during the next day, and serious re- suits were apprchended The writer of the letter. and some other travellers at Montgomery, were doubtful whether they ought to proceed the next day their jou, oy, ,ich lay through the Creek nation Some of the inhabitants advised them go on. and others dissuaded them-ohserving, that tho proceedings of l yesterday were the most alarming movement on the 1 part of the Indians that had yet taken place. The 1 travellers well armed and were determined to go on if the sheriff went with hem A large body of Indians showed themselves during the whole after noon of Saturday in the neighborhood of Montgome- ry-N. y. Er. Post.
 Capt Harvey, of the ship Dumi'ics from Cadz, informs he editor of the Baltimore Patriot that the l4th January, ten pirates, Frenchmen and Span iards, were executed at Ca,z, they having captured the long missing ship Topaz, of Boston, and murder ed every soul on board. Ofth;s horrI decd they made full confession as also of enormties equally great, committed upon English vessel. The captain of the pirate vessel confinement Gibraltar, and r I..L had, lol hr;O (,- dig for tria Capt. II. states that a more daring and hardened set of villains appeared in human form, and that they their fate with the greatest inder ence.
 Wo learn, by private letter from Harpers Ferry, Va. that while Col. Dunn the superintendent of the United States Armoury that place, sitting alone 1 in his office, Friday last, young named Cox about 2l years of age, entered the room with loaded musk er took deliberate aim at the Colonel, and shot him through the heart. He died instantly. Cox then left the building, and made preparations to escape. He was, however, arrested, and committed to jail We do not know what could have instigated the wretch to the perpetra,o" Of such crime, unless a desire Of vengeance for having been dismissed from employment at tho Armoury.-PhH. Gag.
 The keeper of the Ohio Penten,iary, N. M'Lean, Esq, says, in his official report to the Legisatufe of that State dated December 1929, that of the 134 prisoners under his care 36 only claim to have been temperate men; of the 98 who acknowledge themselves to have been incorporate, 'much the largest proportion young men, not exceeding 30 years of age, and many not more than 25.''
 Browns tavern in Bath, Steuben county, has been consumed. Much salt was dissolved in the thrown upon the fire, and the efficacy of one bucket of brine, was considered equal to five of water.
 MARRIED,
 In this town, the 2lst inst. by the Rev. laurcns P Hickok, Mr Luke Thrail to Miss Harriet A. Woes ter, all of this town.
 In this town, last week, Mir Israel Stone to Mrs
 Tn Hartford, Mir Roswell Brown, of Sandis6eld, Ms. Beiden of Pennington, to Miss Sophia Brace.
 Ia Canton, Mir Orlow Brown 10 Miss Julia Ann PettibOne.
 In New.IIaven, Mr Henry Smith, of New York, to Miss Sarah Bostwick; Mr. Stephen InRess, of New York, to Miss Elizabeth Ritter.
 DIED, .....
 Tn Goshen, on the 25th ut. Mr Nathaniel Munson, aged 20; Mir. Avery Allen, Jr. 2l.
 Tn Kent, Mrs. Mary Bates, aged 79, widow of the late Mir Joseph Bates
 In Wjns.ed, Miss Mary c. Alvord, 2l. In Manchester, Mir Samuel Kenney, 60. In Hartford Mir Orrin Webster, 8, native of this town; Mir. George J. Patten, 56.
 In New-HaveR, Capt. John BuIford, 68, rOvOlu- tionary soldier; Capt. Thomas Miles, 49; Miss Julia Ann Bradley, daughter of the late Obed Bradley, l9
 In HumphreySvie, Mir Ebenezer Johnson, 38; Mir John White, revolutionary soldier, 76; Capt. Cam bridge, coored man, 76; Mr Jonathan Miles, Ve-