Litchfield enquirer., 1830-08-26

War amORg thc Choesows. celebrated ChOctaw Chiefs NIushulatubha and LaIlOre.
 the first at the head of the south end district
 of this nation, and the latter commanding the
 northern portion, met on Wednesday, the [ 18th instant, at the Factory or Annuity as it
 Is sometimes called, each in command of his
 respective forces. Mushulatubbas warriors
 amounted to one thousand, of which number about three hundred were armed; and La
 flores force was about ifteen hundred, four
 or five hundred of which were armed with
 muskcts, and the balance with war clubs,
 spears, and knives. Observation-Disclosures party
 was encamped about the Factory. where :he agents were distributing to each his portion, with all possible expedition, in order to start them to their homes and Lat1ore had sta toned himself at no great distance from his antagonist. Both 5elhgerents arc represent ed, by the Green County Gazette, from which paper we take the account, to have been full of fight notwithstanding their disparity, and Laf1ore's warriors were painted and decora- ] ted in high style. The latter chief had trav- Plied with his army 900 miles to accomplish the meeting.
 The whole number of Choctaws is about tWenty-thrce thousand the existing hostility between the upper and lower districts is said to have originated in unwarrantabe and arbi- trary efforts on the part of Lanore to chris tlanizc the natioh. which rendered him ex tremely unpopular with many; and his at- tempts to sell the lands to the United States, reserving 10 himself Folshine, and some 0th CT large and valuable tracts. The spirit of disconient which was first felt against Laflore, exhibited itself, in the burning of large number of religious books and one or two churches, and then in the election of Mushul- atubba over the disaffectcd.
 As soon us Laflore arrived on the field, he despatched messenger to Mushulatubba, in- forming him if he did not consent to give up his commission, that lie would fall upon him with his army. Two hours were given him to decide, but Mushulatubba treated the mes- sage with the utmost contempt. Two or three messages followed this, but to all he gave the same answers of disdain and def- ance, supported by the spirit and chivalry of his comparatively little force. A general battle was mOmentarly expected, when the praise-worthy and courageous exertions of MT. George $. Gaines, with some other gen" tiemen having influence with the parties, ar- rested the catastrophe.- Reg.
 person, for several weeks, has been in the practice of entering the loft of a paper warehouse, in this town, aud carrying off paper while the owner was at his meals. On Monday he was detected, and has been since examined, and committed to jail for trial. He had stolen twenty four reams of paper, worth about $l0O. The miserable young man was once an industrious mechanic.- Some time ago he joined the Fanny Wright Society in this town, and was one of the principal Lecturers at their meetings, which have recently been broken up. Comment is unnecessary. Prov. Amer.
 We need not apprise those of our readers 1 who have visited Mount Holyoke that on one of its sides R tremendous precipice of from one hundred and fifty to two hundred | almost perpendicular feet exists, where those whose lcur:osity prompts it, throw down 1 rocks, and in vacant admiration see them de. | scend almost tO the plains below. Well, a young man from this town, in attempting to throw a rock down this precipice, jeopardiz- ed his life, and miraculOusly escaped destruc- tOn, last week. He fell over the precpice while in the act of rolling a stone, and went, with number of fevoutions of his body, down the dizzy height he fortunately avoid- ed striking his head, but his limbs were se. vcrely bruised, and his clothing torn, and af- ter an effort of great power he was enabled to ascend the precipice, to the great relief of the spectators who witnessed his fall. Northampton Courier. l Extraordinary Descent 60 q UiUtng BeH.- An attempt is now making to raise the sloop Detroit, of Albany, which was iun foul of and sunk on the 22d of April last, in the channel of the Highlands, opposite West Point, with a cargo estimated to be worth a- bout $g5,OoO. By means of the diving bell, chains have been placed under her, forward and aft, which, when properly connected. are to be used in raising her. The weight to be raised, is estimated at from one hundred to one hundred and twenty tons. Mir. John
 Blair, who has frequently descended tn the diving-bell in various parts of the United States, has on this occasion far exceeded any undertaking of the kind on record. He de- scended several times to the bed of the river, being depth of one hundred and eighty feet, where he remained, on one occasion, some thing more than three quarters of an hour. 1 The pressure he experienced was so great, that when drawn up, it was found necessary to place him in a warm he'd for several hours, before he was sufficiently restored 10 converse. l The bell is made of black walnut, about two and half feet in diameter at the upper part, by seven feet at the base, and about feet in height; strongly secured with iron hoops, and loaded at the lower flanGe with pig-i iron, secured to the rim by canvass bandagc. It is perfectly simple in its construction, and un- provided with the means deriving any supply of air, other than that contained within il, when First let down upon the water. When drawn up it c0uld be distinguished several feet below the surface of the water from the