Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-03


ether portion have gone TO the river Whacoochec, for
the purpose ui securing the country Our Regiment of
Infantry with some Of the LIST Regiment IT, S. Artle-
~ and other troops will take the towards
Ioiopkilugo q spell il as it pronounccd) with the in
tenton of burning il and destroying all the settlements
we may meet with
:. There lisa hope but nothing like sangrinc expec-
talnn OF meeting the indinns Information has Eccn
communicated 10 Cen Scott OF The in,lians HAVING been
coiire'ed IN great iorce at ChnrOfto IrjOar Other
sources oil information promise that the Indians vii! be
iound IN The path We viii pursue. Other again
pronounce that the whole body of Indians have separat
Cd aud retired IN small parties the glades Tie latter
CONJECTURE seems 20 he The generally received
aud IN my opinion Tie most proLetie We calculate that
aonut me iiter end Of this month will return and be
at Vousa, and in very few ia, after picolao from
winch place q few days will bring at home
and is in good health
Great hardslps anticipated in this march, the
neat is now fast becoming oppressive, and the will
no doubt suffer as much from tire cxlausation of the
severe heat as they have hitherto done from
The Savannah Georgian of yesterday was received
last evening by the steamer Dclphin, Capt Pennoyer
from st. Augustine via Savannah The only nforina.
uon Il contains Is embraced in the following paragraph
" Later from f1ortda.--1he steam packet Dolphin,
Capt Pcnnoyer, arrived here Sunday night, (tno late
Tor our paper of yesterday morning) from ST Angus
tine via ST. Marys She left ST AUGUSTINE on SATURDAY
noon but brings the eas, nelge from the army
The Dolphin was despatched few days ago from ST
Augusune, TO Camp William, near Mosquito Inlet, for
nooul IOUU rations lett there by Maj Kirby Col Bat
Ter OF the Dragons passed that way his march 10 Vo
lusia some days afterwards and stated The comma nd
her
just Maj Kirby left it, But on the Doiphn's arrival
ut that place, not vestige of any thing TO be found
II is supposed they were taken away by the Indians
TIE SURPLUS -InstaInnents maid by
rramee-oyta REPRESENTATION Treaties
We understand that the Deposit Banks in the North
ern Cities vii! be induced supply themselves with
gold-The very Deposcs which they now have in their
vaults viii furnish them with the means-Ils or Ex
change ON France and England may be purchased out
oil the Deposes on hand, and the cargo insured
AZ present IL is money making business the banks
to buy bills, and import Gold-and even if they should
lose by the operation they might we'll afford In do IL nc
they have had from 20 30 millions of the public mo-
ney Tor nearly two years. free or interest The Bullion
may be sent TO the mint, aud thus shall have more
American Gold instead of such mountains of noner
money-t is said that the Bank of America has already
gone into the measure of exchanging our surplus paDcr
into gold by bills of exchangc-and has one
million. F'''' '''e
We also understand since our last paper, that il is
proposed at Washington TO pay the French we'll as
NeoPotan Claimants, The amounts of their Certificates
IN all about Ia millions. The effect, OF course would
oe both TO distribute the SUrpiS hand and to secure
hereafter large portion of gold bullion We are nanny
TO slate that The first inStGtme'S already on the way
III The shape OF buonand appears from The letter If
an experienced merchant of Philadelphia published in
TO the claimants.
Another large portion the Surplus will be called for
by the Army and Navy. The Reports of the secrela.
RES state that they can 20 millions per annum
benehcially for the country-Thc Colonel OF Ordnance
reports, that 50 900 600 could be employed in that De-
partment-And Lieutenant Lee, Assistant Chief Fnu;
neer reports THAT under the conditions entioned and
also, provided that the whole amount be distributed
along the the several or an eounl nnnbar Of
points, and IN the proportion embraced in the orlifea
ton bills now before Congress, no. TO assign too
large sum TO one work, that millions of dollars at
leSs may be annually expended until the system adopt
ed Tor the protection of frontier shall have so far
progressed to render 1t proper contract the opera
uons.'-The Macy Report says they can exnend bene
hciaily, 10 millions and more.
bill has also just passed for raising several thousand
Volunteers and Dragoons fhe former should be wanted
for the service And who can contenplae the
movements OF the Indians in the East and the West
the protracted warfare in Florida and the
prospects the Sabine-the barbarous and ourooeons
conduct OF the Mexicans, and their intrgnes with lie
Cananches, without seeing the necessity of nsantane
o Gus acton; No man can now insure against col.
hsion with the Mexcans Gen. Gaines has already
called for 1000 men from the neghborng States-and
the expenses OF that the volunteer force will form
pee.eu draft on the Ireasurynot to speak of 2
indemnity in Florida. ~
We now suspect what is by Mr.. Wrights two
items OF near millions that known TO the Senate
Are they not the that will be called for by the
Cherokee and Michigan Indian Treaties Are not these
treaties TO be ratified? Is it possible that The S,rns
men attempt TO defeat Them to sa We tho ,oncy Co.
division among the Staes? Are they willing TO sur
render the Cherokees Civil war with Georeianfler
their late sypahisng friends have expressed for so
many years, so deep commseration in the safety and
welfare of these very Cherokees
Unexpected also, that there will be some dminnon
IN The sales of the Public lands The late enormous
sales are principally specuIations, engendered by the
Proiuse issues OF Bank paper That spirit speculation
may be Checked by the regulations Of the Government
or ny circumstances incident to the Times themselves
But IT. after this deduction, and these appropriations
any hng like The amount of the Surplus indicated in
ouF ast should threaten TO exist the end of the
sent year, then will ii become the duty of Congress- IN
reduce The Tariff beginning first with articles which do
notlnteriere with our mannlaclures-and proceed
ing, u necessary to this last class of what are called
the protected articles
The Wings clear for Distribution of the SyrDy,s
according to Mr. Clay's proet. The Richmond Whig
CRIES up for the money TO be laid out by the Sates on
Ga"eauon and Internal InpTOUemint. But what cares
the wing Tor the Constitution? What cares the yVhir
hat
known, ana mol recognized by that instrument? The
mig hopes that the President will be ssnagnanimous
and not veto the Bill We trust on the other hand that
ne WIN again snow his iron neTye-and we are satisfied
tnat lie VIII veto Mr.. Clays Land Bill Let Judge
"hlte complete his mmolation this bill--Iet him
not only VOTE but speak, in behalf of a measure which
ne opposed with all his power in 81 Let him throw
himself entirely into the arms of the Whigs and nro
Pitae Their support by the sacrifice of all his PRINCIPLES
Let him dePrecate the veto, which he formerly admired
but we trust that the President will adhere TO his esolu
on, and repeat his veto. The bill now assumes ne
and more obnoxious shape. 1t is no longer bill TO d..
VIDE the proceeds Of the public lands for five
yeaTs-but operates rerospecvey upon the Treasury
Tor three yearsand divides all those proceeds a. we'll
us inc aValls oil the present and of the next ycaral
IS TO say they embrace the three past years and the
hsl quarters OF the present yearbegn TO divide them in
July ana continue to divideevery three mont thereafter
ha "ouid be the effect upon the deposito Banks I'm.
eahey 10 put the screws upon themeHll for about 20
millions OF specie-compel many them at once 10 cali
IN Their debs-and distress their customers and the
cOuntTyresore part Of the Depostes To the RINK of
me u Sas 1t would probably have the collection Of The
quotas from the Deposiie Banks in all the Wbig States
ne Distribution would also operate TO tempt some OF
inc Staes into an abandonment Of their princplesand
buy uP Presidential for the aspiring candidates of
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