Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-04
MARCH OVER THE PRA1R1Es.

| am already again IN the land Of the But:
jalo and the fleet bounding antelope. We are
at this place, on the banks Of the Red River,
having Mexico under our eye on the opposite
hank. A great part Of the way the country is
prairie, gracefully undulating, well watered,
and continually beautified by copses and
patches of timber. This picturesque country
of two hundred miles, over which we have
passed, belongs to the Greeks and Chocfaws,
and affords one of tho richest and most desir-
able countries in the world for agricultural
pursuits. On the eighth day of our march
we met for the first time herd Of Buffalo,
and being 10 advance Of the command. 10 COM
pany with Gen. Leavenworth, Colonel Dodge,
and several other officers. we all had Oppor-
ttlnify Of testing the mettle ofOur horses and
our Otcn t0ct at the wild and spirited DEATH
The inspiration Of the chase took at once and
alike with the old and the young; beautiful
IslsiR lay before us, and we all gave spur for
the onset. Gen. LeavenwoFth and COlofei
Dodge with their pistolss calamity and hand
s0nely belabored Fat COW, and were w to-
gether at the death. was not quite SO for
tunate' 10 my selection, for the one which
saw fit to gallant over the plain alone, of the
same seq. younger and coy. led me hard
chase. and for a long time disputed my near
approach. when at length the full speed of my
horse forced MS to close company, and she
desperately assaulted his shoulders with her
horns. MY gun was aimed, but missing its
fire, the muzzle entangled 10 her main and
was instantly broke in two in my hands. My
pistols were then brought to- bear upon her,
and though severely wounded she succeeded
in reaching the thicket, and left me without
"a deed Of chivalry to boast" Since that
day the Indian hunters in our charge have
supplied US abandantly with buffalo meat.
and report says that the country ahead Of
rs will afford US continual sport aud an abun-
dant supply. =.
We are hating here for a few days to re-
crut horses and men, after which the line of
! march will be resumed, aud if the Pawnees
are as near to us as we have strong reason to
believe, from their recent trails and fires, it is
probable that within few days we shall
thrash them or get thrashed, unless, through
their sagacity and fear, they elude our search
by Rying before usio their hiding places.
The prevailing policy amongst the officers
seems to he; that Of logging them first, and
then establishing a Treaty Of Peace.
+ @ e. GEO. CATLIN.
The CHAMBER street Church.-We regret to
learn that the difficulty which has subsisted
for some time past in relation to the late Rev.
DIR. McLeOd's Church, in Chambers street,
has ripened into acts of violence. One Of the
parties, against which the Chancellor had re-
Gently made a decree, not satisfied with it,
proceeded yesterday morning, as we learn,
and armed with er0wbars. forced an entrance
lrtO the basement story, aud took possession
Of the 'huildiag. The. worthy pastor having
been appraised of lhis movement, wisely re-
solved ia order to avoid the scandal Of a brawl,
not to solemnize divine service, and, with his
followers, went to another meeting, In the
| meantime, those who were opposed to the
decision Of the Chancellor. collected IN the
church with the females Of their families, and
assisted by young clergyman. whose name
we have not learned, performed divine ser
vice., At one time, the crowd in front of tn,
J church conducted themselves so disorderly
that the Alderman nf the Sixth Ward rrqles
} ted the interference Of the Police. Lyon
aud Smith, the officers, we're accordingly sen
J to keep the peace, and the afternoon servic
passed of quietly. AS the gates Of the iro
; railing 10 front were locked, those in posses
sion Of the church at one time resolved upo
: forcing. them. in order to give ingress 10 tn
congregation but having been given to un
derstand by the officers that such an act woui
} lead to breach Of the peace for which, the
! would be held responsible. they refraine
from proceeding. 5s3
: With the merits OF the controversy we ar
'unacquainted, nor do we personally know th