The Arkansas advocate., 1830-05-26
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ol tt1c i-sisS4OH l0 tie RCdcIal O0VeIE' ment snail nave been ascertalned.
 ' Inc NatioAal Couacil met on Mon. I.5s5'y tile Iotn day of Macrh past, to de. ternine the future course in this great crlsls oi thelr national existence.
 oii the evening q taa ttlaa first ss5 sss5 ssa f she Council (the l5th,) the Captains re-elec- ted Greenwood Lellore Chief of the western District, without a dissenting voice. lie was then carried in triumph through the Captains of the other dis trlets, and large assemblage of War riors his officers singing hymn in their native language; they then prostfated themselves before the Eternal, when their Chief elect closed the solemn sc4ne by an affecting prayer in behalf of his nation.
 On the forenoon of the second day oi the Council (the l6th) the Chiefs of the other two districts, came forward with their Captains and warriors, resigned their several offices, and unanimously elected Greenwood Lcilore the chief of the whole nation. Then followed a pleasant season of rejoIcings, and the exercises of the forenoon closed h4 their Chief elect in solemn prayer, in whicfl the whole assembly united Us with the heart of one man.
 in the afternoon the National Council was organized, and the important obiect of its call introduced by the Chief.
 The Chief presented a concise view of the difficulties of their situation, and the alternatives which were before them and the necessity of immediate choice. The address of the Chief was followed by an aged warrior who had fought un- der General Jackson, and another from warrior still older who fought under General Wayne. The discussion con- tlnued to a late hour, when the vote. being taken was found in favor of emi- grafton.
 On the t7th, articles of a treaty were prepared, and on that night signed by the Chiei-the two late Chiefs, the Cap tains, and two or three hundred prlncl- pal Warricfs.
 On the 18th 18th, iii the afternoon, the Council adjourned, and the treaty des- patched to Washington City by David W. Hailey.
 The Chief directed aIlhis Captains to execute faithfully the lawso of the nation, not in opposition to Mississippi, but with belief that Mississippi would not interfere when she discovered the Choc- taws were endeavoring to get out of her way.
 The Chief expresseda a determination not to emigrate with a poor, pennylcss, and ruined people.
 Throughoutthe whole proceeding the sPiritof brotherly kindness and IerYent pietY were evinced, and the full faith that the GreatSpirit wouldb with them in their removal, and bless them in their new home."
 The Nesp- Kor& Polar Erpeditsoa.-- The New York Courier publishes d let ter from Mir. Reynolds, who went cut with part of the South Polar i1xpedi- ton which sailed from New l orlx in Oe- tober last. lie arrived ill the brig An nawan, at Bona esta, i'll the Cape de Verd islands, after avery stormy passage, on the 9th November. Fms expedition, it will be recollected, grew out of the failure of Congress at the last session, to sustain the late Administration ill its eil- frightened undertaking, to obtain by na- tlonal vessels and by national means, such information of the South Polar Seas as might not only be highly useful to navigation generally, national and mcr- cantile, but might also open new and wide fields for the commercial enterprise of our country. The objects of this prl- yate undertaking is thus briefly stated by Mir. Reynolds, in his letter: Vat. betelJtgencer-
 tsOn the arrival of our consort, the brig Serapil, Capt. Pendleton, we shall proceed on our voyage. She left Ston- i ington the day We sailed from New York. I'he extent and duration of CUT voyage cannot be determined at this time. Besides, acting in good faith, as we mean to do, towards our stockhold- CTS, in the business part of the cruize, two other objects will particularly occu- l PY our attention, which, if we can ac- conplish in any tolerable degree, shall feel that my time has been well employ ed, and that our enterprise has not been in vain even in rationaip point Of view.
 ssOae will be te collect such facts within the range of our commercial op-