The Arkansas advocate., 1833-08-21

Caldwell, attendedby 99 gTls, the expenses of which are detrayed by a society of ladies in Philadelphia.
 The moral condition of the colony is re- presented as very favorable; the Sabbath IS strictly observed, and public worship IS at tended by nearly the whole of the sconlau- nity with regularity and decorlm. Three churches were erected in 1882.
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 The following account of Black Hawks visit to the Arsenal has been furnished by one who was present on the occasion:
 Perhaps nothing has more deeply inter-. ested and impressed this old warrior and his companions, in the whole course of a tour which must have presented so many objects to astonish them, than the view they had at the Arsenal ill White street, on Thursday last. They were conducted thithet at about half past fetr ? M with much greater privacy than their other visits have generally admitted of, and were shown every part of this imposing and beautifully arranged repository of the implements of war, unencumbered by the crowd which must usually have oecasioned them great inconvenience. They were first shown the l heavy ordnance on the basement floor, and whatever characteristic indifference they may have maintained on other occasions, the sight and explanation of the eight and ten inch shells and mortars, and of the thiEty-two poundcrs, evidently filed them with wonder and awe. Old Black Hawk nodded and shook his head most signifi- cantly, and his reverend companion the Prophet, .grinned horribly, ghastly smile, , from one of the least lovely countenances ever seen.
 That fascinating young giant, the sable falcons adopted nesting, preserved a much loftier mien upon the matter than the rest of his companions, and his eye expressed any thing but cordial satisfaction at the sight of engines so disparaging to savage power.- But when the party ascended to the next floor, and beheld the long and dense aven- ues of brilliant bayoneted musllets, stand ing in numbers which must to them have appeared countless, they all inyoluntafily expressed the most lively admiration; they all grinned and scoWled most amiably, and nodded and muttered their approbation, re- peatedly and most graviously. The Old Hawk bent a hawks eye all along the line of spotless pans and keen fints and doubt less reeonned the severe lessons which a similar military alphabet has already taught hlm. The circular arrangements of pistols and sabres on the different compartments of the ceiling also frequently attracted their attention, and they pointed them out to each other with evident interest. Indeed the state of this arsenal,-under the care of the present Commissary General ArcuIarius, is such as might gratify the eye of an expe- Henced soldier of the best disciplined army: rand there IS not perhaps an arsenal either Tn this country or in Europe, in more per feet order or more tastefully arranged, in propotion to its extent.
 After they had been shown the musque- try, they were taken to an apartment which contained among other things some modern eulrasses, resembling those of Napoleon's celebrated guards, and General Arcularius placed one of them on his breast to explain ther use; but although the party were eyi- dently surprised at the security which this defensive arnor was calculated to afford, there was something unequivocaIly sarcas- tlc in the manner with which Black Hawk and the Prophet conferred upon the sub Ject But perhaps nothing surprised these sayages more highly than Nr. Enoch Hid- den's new patent artillery lock which the Commissary had fixed for trial on the beau tIlul brass three pounder, presented to the state by Gov. TomlIins in 1874. This gun having been placed in the yard and loaded with blank cartridge, General Ar- culanus, who seemed to take great pleasure Tn lmpressing upon the minds of these un- taught warriors the immense power of our scientific inventions, drew the strings with which this invaluable lock operates, and discharged the piece, their utter astonish- ment could not be concealed by any saint or savage amongst them, and the whole ap- paratus appeared to them so awfully nlys- tenous that 1t was not without considerable solicitation, either of them could be induced to repeat the experiment for himself.
 Black Hawk, and all the rest in success slon, declined with manifesting timidity; but at length the Prophet, probably relying up- on the sanctity of his character for security, mantilly stepped forward and drew the strng He started a little at the report, and then laughed nest heartily. Embol- dened by his sacred friandss avaY,,rIo Rlaatz