Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-17

eeem, thentrical peEformlnnoa. 0oms Tkns. pan col have opened lhe ionnla. and 1Tlala q debut 1t Columbin, under fAVorefie a,,--a. ce1. The army remains slatinnarv. anA somewhat impatient to be engaged in more active dulys 1n which, ynotW landing thrsaaD q formidable preparations, on the payt of their enemies, we suspect they will bS 4iisap- pointed, as time wifi discIose. We a lone time since prophecied that not another nos. tile gun would be fired fn 1Eexas, and as vel, we have lost no faith in our prophetic giA as to this particular.
 The papers containing the proceedings of their newly organized congress. furnish no
 matter of great public interest, the members as yet being engaged in regulating the inninlA~ tie of matters of order and etiquette prior to entering upon their more serious deliberag tions Santa Anna is still in con6hemenE which is rtlmored, to De not 50 rigid as of late there being on foot some measures prepara1 tory to his reIease.n Should it be true. that he is to be released, Texas should reduite something in the way of a ransom, toenable her to discharge some of the heavy iabili- ties incurred by her belllgeJent operations.ns
 The vacancy as Commander in Chief ocJ casioned by the election of Gen. Houston to the Presidency wll be filled it is said by one ot the three candidates, Gems. Thomas RNsk, Green or Felix Houston. s'lla9iann'tno9Ah
 From all that we can hear and read oftlSe military opegafions of the Texiahs in their believe that they. enter fupon tfeif inewl and untried career, with as much of ftthe requisite ability and honest sincerity of purpose asGag : ny people ever did, and with sufficient to ems able them to take their independent stand a. mong the sovereignties of the earth. .s s,r,ol.
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 Knapp of the firm of Knapp & Son, at Flax Hill, in this town, committed suicide blYI han, gIng himself upon 8 tree near his fafher,e dwelling He was in the 22d yearof his age had been in i'll health and melancholy for some time past so as ,t6' excite alarm and Watchfnlness on the part of his friends.--4 These he succeeded in evading to execute his dreadful purpose. .-A Noracak Gas. aas 70 'gi
 A wag lately remarked that tEe sssslepphaue, which lately escaped from the Royal Tar, was the only passenger who took his trunksa1. shore with him. aas 'st.-i .ds""ahh f.E1,
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 1hs last stage of haman saiseyy.-The Nash-s ua Gazette gives the following shocking de- tail of a luratic case in New-H -Hampshire !7
 An insane paupef in fhis town is now con- fined in dungeon built in the cellar. of his keeper, from whom he formerly escaped, was pursued, brought back and placed there for safe keeping. Shut up M darkness, he be-, came frantic, as well he might, and no one, dared approach him. They fastened upes- cry outlet of escape, and here for two years has he been imprisoned without fire, without clothing. and no, human eye has once, seen him! 4 trough is placed to receive his Ifood~ and here he is fed daily like the very swine Is notssuch la picthrefoo painful eyenfok im- agination ados,--s,..l Gsseog,,,i ,t. see af,yE : -ot l.ls -idelr4-.------s oir'i,an,sn ,.au- n lPosoder 11iH blopn Mp !LThe packing hotisAa of Messrs. Loomis, Mills & Co. Ut Canton was blown up at half past four o'clock. yes-i terday morning, containing from 120 to- 130. kegs of powder. No lives lost considerable. damage was done to dwelling houses half 3 mile distant, in bursting in doors, windows, &c.-HGTtford Times. r,,les s4a,, s,aQnea q.lj ao
 uauos) W a .n'as Gc!--&- .stEI notss sd t4he sy,5' 'i,na s|L ,. FROM FLORIDA. 2 2. oI.,.""oH By the Tallahassee Floridian of Oct 29 wslesfn that General Read, sfter having been wrecked at tt mouth of the, Withlacoochee, in the steamer with which he was proceeding with proyisops to Gen Caly had commenced building fortified barge, with which he wast0 ascend the river. ~ "H
 Col. Wyatt arrived at Tallahassee from the head guar of the army. abour to rRse Sofumteercorps
 The army were n k9ss spirits and hsslsh x Fort there to give time for supplies o arrive at that place, and to be thrown into depot at the forks of the river. where the main body of the Indians are beieyed to be Col. Wyatt states that he was m conyersaton, the fatal act, that he expressed dissa,efac OF disappointment, but was much pleased with having joined Gen. Call, and seemed to be very sangune of the prospects of closing the war. He said to Col. w that hs health wa: very good all but slight attack of the " brain tever." b7et5i!FJ Fave -,'" yf'sdE -, . .;v,,. v -.f;B .-.t.stt{y .;fg,,fs< .,iihts