Litchfield enquirer., 1830-10-21

1 gets something calm, and sends word to M de C. that he requires two tables-ont of 9 covers for the attendants, and .anoth' CT of eight feet for the King. They are procured. A fresh message is sent to Ma dame de c, The King cannot eat on a round table. Etiquette forbids it, that would be quite unheard ofnfraction re- ally we must not think of it. am very sorry but no other tables are in fashion, and possess only such a one.' sThat is unfortunate, Madame; but the King abso- Iutely cannot dine on round table, : Well, Sir, I can only give you what choosing to honor the whim of the Maitre d'Hotel, he was obliged to resign himself; and for the first time since the age of Lou- is XIV. King of France was seen to dine on q round table. i...,.. -.
 Visit to the Cherokees.-A highly re- spec:able gentleman at the south, in let ter to the editor of the New Y ork Ameri- can, says :-
 Some months since accompanied a small party of soldiers to the Cherokee country, in order to quiet some disturban- l ces, which had arisen between the Indians and some white intruders: in the execu- l ton of this duty, circumstances rendered it necessary for us to visit some of their head men, and, among others, Mir. John Ross, their principal chief.
 The dwelling of MT. Ross is pleasantly situated on the northern bank of the Coosa 1 river, the house is very well built, much in the style of the residences of farmers in fourishing circumstances at the north, and
 is surrounded by well cultivated fields The day on which we arrived happened to be Sunday, and, from the concourse o well dressed natives there assembled, we supposed they intended celebrating divine service. This proved to be the case for; after short time, we were invited by MT. Ross to hear divine service performed in l Cherokee We attended accordingly, and found an audience of about fifty In- dians. There were present two regularly ordained n0tive preachers, of the Metho- dist persuasion; one of them was full blooded Indian, the other very dark mixed blood,' possibly one-fourth white : the services commenced by the singing of hymns in the Cherokee tongue, translated from the English, and adapted to English tunes hymn books in the Cherokee char acter were used, and nearly all the audi ance participated in the sacred exercise.- Then followed chapter from the Bible then a sermon and exhortation, sc. accor. ding to the rites of the Methodist church
 The department of the audience through
 out, was serious and attentive. need no
 deny that was surprised and delighted
 indeed it was a truly affecting sight to se the descendants of race, who, twent
 years since, was plunged by ignorance an
 barbarism, now profiting so largely by tn
 precepts ofthat Gospel, intended by it's di
 vine author to benefit alike the white ma
 and the red man.
 ! entered the Cherokee country with al
 impression that through the we'll mcanin zeal of their (the Cherokees') friends, th accounts given of their progress in civiliza tion,~ &c. had been rather exaggerated
 but, although visited by no means th' most f1ourisbing portions of their country was led to ti,e conclusion that if error had been committed, they were general. on the side least favorable to the Chero kees. IaH.
 MT. Ross, as you have no doubt heard is a gentleman of excellent natural talent: and of solid, had almost said brilliant, at
 tainments. His library is small but we
 arranged. I had an opportunity to SC but few ofthe other chiefs; ofthese. som were full Indians and others mixed blood They appeared to be men of good sense and generally possessed toIerabie En glish education, which they acquired il , Tennessee and at he@missionary estab lishment. The common people were al } most universally comfortably clothed il habiliments of their own manufacture an' } after the manner ofthe whites
 IallGhasse, Sept. z. Catching e POrpoise.-During the lat warm weather some of our friends visite , the coast, and amused themselves by mak ing excursions upon the 'vasty deep.'- Though perhaps inferior to the Nantuck , et men in skill, they have shown themselve
 their equals in temerity, on several occa sions, in waging war upon the finny tribe , We have heard of several laughable oc'