Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-19


substitute for these, when under the rapid
march of civilization, "foress shall be felled,
and their game shall disappear" This wise
and salutary provision will collect the scat {
tered remnants of the different tribes of this
once powerful people and preserve them in {
Individually to a period more remote than {
could be accomplished in any other way, and I
thus enable them to sustain the features,
moral as well as physical, of their brave but
prosecuted ancestry. The period, however,
itmust be admitted, is not far remote, when
the wilds & the far west shall cease to be the
red mans refuge, and 'the last Indian shall
stand upon the verge of the Pacific Seas"
Fort Gibson, where Col S. has been sta
toned during the winter, is situated on Grand
River, five miles above its entrance into the
Arkansas and 800 above the junction of the
latter with the Mississippi. The negota-
lions of the Commissioners have thus far
been instrumental in tn c settlement of sever
al important questions, among others the agl-l
tated question between the Greek and Cher
okees concerning the claims under the treaties
by which they hold their lands in the new
territory. 1t is calculated that most, it not
all, OF the tribes will emigrate from the States
the Seminoes of Florida are expected this
fall, having agreed with the commissioners to
accept fine tract of land which has been as
signed to them.
Col. S. takes with him the proceedings of
the Commissioners to the city of Washington,
the Board having separated with an intention
to reorganize at St. Louis in August ensuing
We congratulate the country on the success
of this mission, and the efficacy OF those who
are entrusted with the execution of its i'm
portant powers. -Puts6urg Democrat.
!, In the extract which we have made
from Mr.. Bush's work, there is plea
SAINT anecdoate of Lord Howe, who be-
; fore his great battle with the French,
when the British sailors expressed a wish
for little more grog, replied
wait till its over. and we'll all get drunk
together" An incident quite as char
acteristic, occurred on board Commodore
stewards frigate after his engagement
with the British Corvettes, the Levant
: and Cyane. The two captured British
commanders were sitting with the Com
modore in his cabin, when sailor enter
, ed and asked whether the crew OF the
= frigate could not have their allowance
of grog. "Why," said the Commodore,
r s.greg time is past. You had your al
: lowance before the fight" Say, sir, !"
! replied the saios, ''that's true, but we
turned the piggins over, and swore no
e man should taste drop till them there
y two Englishmen were taken.
:. We are particularly struck with the
d beauty of the following trait Ola French
: officer, as related by Mr. Rush:-"Sir
It FELTON, Harvey, ail-de-camp OF the Duke
is oil Wellington, had lost an arm in battle.
e Whilst one of the battles in Spain was
h raging, the Duke gave him an order, to
u convey to another part of the field. Hal
? across it, French officer was seen gal
oped towards him. Sir Felton's swore
&C hung by his side, though he could no
i. WELD it; it was his right arm he had lost
D. and the other held the bride; but he fac
Sc ed the foe lookingde6ance. AS they swift
re lily drew near, the French,nnn raised him
is self on his stirrups, hit sword uplifted.-
Discovering at the very mo ment Tor tn
~ stroke, his adversary to be defenceles'
az 90 he brings down his weapon in the form c
ia pimentary salute, and rapidly pas
Sc ses on. He gave his SALUTE in silence.
O. This was true chivalry. Nat. Gas.
ad GREAT ST. BERNARD.-The Hos
III pice of St. Bernard occupies the mos
Oh elevated practicable pass of the Alps. !
i brotherhood Of Monks has long been es
ifs tablishcd there, whose hospitality an
lot benevolepce have won the praise an
&C gratitude Of every traveller. Hitherto
ms the only supply of fuel which has bee
at brought to this region of eternal snow
OF has been painfully transported by mule
an an from considerable distance below
81 From an interesting article in the Ne
- Vo,l- p,aricon If ar,nearc III in RI
.ty year 1880, traveller from that cit
not professor McVickar) who took refue
Ill from storm in this mansion, discove
ed an inferior species of anthracite
mong the mineral productions of an al
sh' joining height, and caused CRATE to
TO- erected for the purpose Of using it, no
~, however, with great success. On his T.
me turn he transmitted plans and model
a and was enabled by the liberality of fe
sh- to whom the story was told, to forwal
de- one OF Dir. Motifs stoves to the Hospic
'g- Letters have since been received, a
ers |nouncing its arrival, and stating that
~, has been put into operation with emit
W. W. success. The gratitude of the brothe
If hood to their American friends is e
err pressed in very animated terms.
the
nth DUTCHESS WOOL MARKET.
Its PoueHKEErsrE, July lo.-The pric
'out Of Wool in this country do not exec
en- en- those paid in other counties in the neiS
gu al boring states, although our wool is
,m M most universally admitted to be of S
Ing perior quality, and generally i'll bett
lies, order. The late European arrivals II
cas-, nsh information which renders 1t alme
TVS, certain that there will be no importatio