Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
From. the BaltiulOrs Patriot ofMe 27th inst.

| Q rather angraciousy received, account of the Post Office difficulties as we'll before since Mir. B. came into the Department. Rumor goes further; and states that it is desirable get R. M Johnson, of Kentucky, to relnauish his preiensions 10 the VcePresdency, and that to accomplish this object, he has been offered ihe P. o. Department.
 Georgia-A letter has heen published in the Geor- ga Journal, from Mir. Troup, late Governor of Geor- ga, and now a Senator in Congress, in which ho says that the decision of the Supreme Court in the Cherokee case will prove to be brutWn, fuinneH, and that ",he judges know you will not yield obedience to their mandates" He says that the President will, if misak no defend the sovereignty of the states, as he would the sovereignty tthe Union," the mean ing of which undoubtedly is, that in the opinion of Gov. Troup the President will couaienance Georgia in resisting the decision ofthe Court. '
 The Mails.-The Edwartisvillc Illinois Advocate lately announced in flaming postscript that ma'' from the Eastward was hourly expected, as foot passenger from Lebanon bad two days before passed very large one, and thought it would be along soon Extraordinary Escape.-On the 18th inst. Horace, son of WidowsR. DoteD, of BarnaId, aged years, while n the act Of carrying sap-tub to place by the well, was unfortunately precpi'aled headIong into the we'll, together with thu tub. The well was 9 feet deep, with Is fee, of water, and wonderful to relate, the lad succeeded in reaching the top without assist ance and unknown to any ono in the house. In his descent he lost of one of his boots, which he brought ont with him: He came into the house drenched with water-said he had been in the well, but could not get out the iub He attempted to bring it up in the first instance but was the second time precpitated down, when ho left the tub, and came out with his boot without receiving any other injury than two tri fling bruises on his head.-Vs. Cour.
 The Philadelphia Chronicle states that the lot be- tween 1lih and l2h and Market and Chesnut streets in that city, known as Grards Square, presents with
 in its encosure quite business appearance, that meas ures have already been taken to have the buildings put up according to direction of its late proprietor, that the excavations for the cellars havo been com mcnced on Chesnut street, and the large quantity Of sarth removed remains upon the spot, preparations being now in a state of forwardness to convert it into bricks upon the premises.
 Melancholy Afair.-At very early hour on Sunday lhe 18th of February last, three or four men started from ElizabpthtOwn. Ten ncssee, on fox chase. The men built bark fire at the mouth of the cave tO smoke the fox out of the hole then went to a neigh bor's house and took breakfast; after which they returned tO the cave with two others, making six in the whole. One person de- scended into the cave; bu; soon cried that his light had gone out and that he was faint |; others then descended until five had entered the cave and could not return.-By this time distant neighbors were alarmed and had arri- yed at the spot. An intrepid fellow descend cd, and succeeded in rescuing one man with great difficulty; but the other four lost their lives, owing to the air damp or dead air in the cave.
 A letter from young gentleman in Valpa- raisO, to his parents in this city, dated Dec. :th, says: "During the last week we had several shocks of rarthquakes-one of them very severe. A ship arrived yesterday from Peru, bringing accounts that Auen, a seaport town to leeward, is entirely destroyed. Not house is left standing. Taena, an inland city, is also much injured. Mr. W felt the same earthquake 800 miles at sea- Frontier Scene.-The New. Orleans Couri- CT contains long detail of an engagement be- tween a party of nine Americans and one hundred and sixty -four TOwacOnie Indians in the Province of Texas. in November last.- The Americans having been ad, ised ofihe in- tended attack, prepared for defence on d small island in St. Saba river, which was completely surrounded by the Indians. who kept up heavy fire. Being driven back, an Indian crawled along and set fire to the leaves and grass to windward of the eDcampment, which with much difficulty was extinguisbed with buffalo robes, deer skins, &c. The en- emy were driven off. and the heroic little hand in token of defiance hOisted on the top of tree white flag N ith bloody spot. The account says-" We had three men severely wounded and one killed; and lost several horses. There was not one of us who had not our clothes pierced and skin grazed in several places. We saw 21 Indians fall dead on the ground; and the next morning at their encampment we counted 48 bloody spots on the grass, supposed 10 have been produced by the blood that ran from the hodies wounded
 4 Member of Congress sentenced to the Pen. ilentiary.-Our readers will rccollect that about six months ago, Robert Potter, former ly a Member of Congress from North Caroiina, was convicted of having inflicted severe wound upon the person of a youth banned Willie, and sentenced to imprisonment for six months in the State Penitenfiary. About the same time he was also accused of having committed smilar outrage on the person of the Rev. Lewis Taylor, clergyman in that vicinity. His trial on this charge (which at that time was postponed came on in the Su- perior Court of Granville county on the 18th ll