Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-06

law of very decided nature has been lately mas. /,
scd by The Legislature Of Tennessee against dueliinr
Any person sending challenge. or being the beaI.
or o, as well as the person accepting Of it. being
equally, on conviction, liable to confinement In tbS
for term of not less than three nor
more than ten years ANY person postinr another n,
coward, &c or publishing him as such in a newrpa
per or otherwisc be liable on conviction 10 rar
fnement in the penitentinry for two years.
fafdf .aceident--We have been informed. that ON
sunday the 3ist ut little girl, about le years old,
wns with other children, sitting near a FIRE which
they had built from shavings when her CLOTHING took
tire, which the other children in vain eudeavoTed IN
queneh' IN this irghiiui moment she attempted to
reach branch, which the house. but before
she reached it she fell into collection of drv lenves
which Immediately took fire, and before anv nss;s.
lance could reach her she almost literally roast
ed.-She survived only few hours.-.N Carolina
Spectator.
Oriental Manuscripts. have seen. with great
pleasure, collection of curious Oriental nonusc1nts
left in the Library Of Congress They werc b,orcht
to this country from Algiers where they were pr,cI
red by VIM. B. Ilodgson, Esq. late acting Consul
General at that place These MSS. are in the Ar
ao'c Turkish and Persian languages, and ou,ount to
nearly three hundred in number. Among them ara
represented to be two in the Bcrber language, the
only ones that are known to exist.
These manuscripts, as we understand from Dir,
iioaSsoh comprise treatises every subject known
TO the-scicncc of Mnbommedsns. There are works
on history, grammar, geography, astronomy poetry
ana medicine Among the works medicine, is a
oeautlfnl manuscript OF the celebrated Ayccnna A
system OF geography was shewn to u.s. having color
ed map of the world, according the Ptoemaic the
ory Some of these manuscripts arc magnificcntIy
Illuminated.
This is, az far learn, the first extensive
collection OF Oriental manuscripts. that has ever been
brought to this country 1t doubtless REQUIRED much
patience time, and expense, to procure them; and
for this valuable contribution TO our rsing literature
Acknowledgements due to the enlightened zeal
which prompted it.-.Ndt. Int.
.4ncrican paper in England have been
issued by joan Roblcy, for publishing an American
newspaper in Liverpool The protection thinks that
since no less than five foreign Journals arc pubsbod
IN the United States, IL may no, be thought unpcces
sary 10 establish all American Paper IN G. Britain.
the object Of which will be 10 dss erpinatc correct in
formation concerning the political, moral and physi
cal condition Of republic.
Lille Rock. (.ars) FEB. 2.-MURpERoUs BATTLE.
a gentleman who arrived here yesterday direct from
the Western Greek Agency, informs MS TINT MN
party of Osages returned, before he left from sic
cessul expedition against the Pawnce Inaians He
was Informed by one of the Chiefs that the party
surprised pawnee village, high up on the Arkan-
sas, and had 1t completely surrounded before the IN
mates were apprised of their approach. AT first
the Pawnecs showed disposition to resist. but 6nd'
ing themselves greatly outnumbered Inv ,bo;r 81
ants, soon sailed forth from their village and tool,
refuge on the margin of lake, where thew again
made stand. s
Here they were again hcmmed in by the Osapes.
VINO, throwing away their guns, fell upon them with
their KNIVES and tomahawks, and did not cease the
work OF buchery as long any remained to resist
them. No one escaped! all pere SLANT! snve n
few who were taken; and who are, pcrhaps destined
to suffer more cruel death than those who wcro
butchered on the spot Our informant did not lon
what number OF the Pawnccs were killed but under
stood that the Osnges brought in sixty or seventy
scaps, besides several prisoners The victorious mar
~ did not lose man. r'
We also learn, that the Osages are so nuch o,,,o5
with this victory that another war party were nro
paring to 90 on an expedition against some Cbo,,au
who reside on Red River, with whom tbov 49,
oe'h III variance Tor some time past.-[Gaseite
The health of Mr.. Crawford, late Secrotorv or Tho
Treasury, is said TO be fully restored. ''''
The u S. frigato Brandywine dronnod into o.
North River on Sunday last preparatory to cruiso
The brig Olive, captain Foster arrived n, Phil.
dolphin on Monday from Laguira whence she ss;iaa
on the I'd Feb. The captain states Tint oreo, .,oi,
mcnt prevailed at Laguira, on account of Pace cali
ing upon the czcns TO march against Bolivar. who
II Is SAID, was on his wayto Venezuela On the 1ath
OF January, Pacz issued decree, ordering an elec
ton on the FIRST day of March, of deputies 70 tbe
new Congress- and stating the manner in which The
election should be held and the right and ouolfcao
ton of voters.
MANAGERS OFFICE