The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-20


pany accompanied Captain Dumme,t in
/ one of the excursions.
Gov. Call has assumed the command of
all the forces in The territory Of every des-
cription. All other posts for the present
will be considered as depend encies on Fort
Drane.
Col. FANNIN.--Accounis from Texas by
the way of New Orleans, in form us that on
the Is, Of June the Texan army under Gen
eral Rusk ascertaned the spot, near LA
Bahia, where Col. Fannin and his brave
men were butchered in cold blood by order
of Santa Anna. 1t was easily ascertalned,
although most of their bodies were burnt.
Many bones, and some entire skeletons,
were scattered over the plains. Gen. Rusk,
"as a token of respect, as well to the men,
ory of the men who fell "A sacrifice to the
treachery and bad faith of the enemy, as a
duty to the relatives of the unfortunate de-
ceased and to themselves, ordered that the
skeletons and bones of their murdered
countrymen be collected in one place IN
front of the fort and buried with all the hon
ors of war;"
Accordingly the bones ware collected,
and on the morning of the Sd, at o'clock,
the funeral tool. place. The procession
was comm inded and conducted under the
orders of Colonel Sherman, and minute
guns were fired from the fort while the pro-
cession were moving to the grave. On
reaching the grave, General Rusk delivered
a short but feeling and eloquent address,
during the delivery of which the General
had the undivided attention of the whole
army. After the nterment, a detachment
under the command of Major Morehouse
fired the usual rounds of blank cartridges
over the graye.-ProU. Com.
Creek War at an end Capture Of Jim
Icnry.-Arrivals from Baltimore bring
Charleston papers TO the morning.
or the Sth inst. inclusive, and Norfolk
Sins under date of the l0ih inst The Bal
timore American states that there is now no
doubt of the capture of the noted Indian
Chief Jim Henry, which will greatly has
ten the termination of Creek hostllites. "A
large body of Creeks were already IN the
course of romoval to the region west OF the
Mississippi.
Breach of Marriage Promise.-We learn
from the Cincinnati Wing, that case oi
some interest was tried lastl week in the
Court of Common Pleas of that city. II
was an action of damages for breach OF
marriage promise, in which Miss Frances
WYATT was laintiff, and Solomon Menken
defendant. The fair plaintiff is stated to b'
about sixteen years of age, and the deten'
dant 45. She is also sisterin-law to the de-
fndant. and resided in his family. Th'
fact Of the promise and its non-tulhlment
appears to have been established to the sat
isfaction of the Jury, who returned yer
dict for the plaintiff of six thousand dollar
DAMAGES. The defendant was proved to b
worth twenty thousand dollars; but ne7
trial had been moved on the ground OF ex
ccssiye damages.
From the York Pa. Gazette.
The following resolutions, passed at
federal meeting recently held IN Virginia
are extensively quoted by the papers devo
ted to modern whiggery as a s'gn IN Y"
ginid.' =, ..
Resolved, That we can beat Martl
Van Buren
Resolved, That we pW d, 1t ~
We could suggest two other resolution
that would make very appropriate sequen'
to the above. They follow:
Resolved, That the moon is made
green cheese
Resolved, That ice can prore 1t !!
Adrice TO Ladics.-A French poet,
the reign Of Charles the Fifth, advises IL
ladies of that day TO walk in an orderl
manner in she streets; not to laugh
church time; and those of them who ca
read to take their books to be neat
their persons, aud to keep their nails cut
and when walking out not to look in
peoples windows, and not pounce into ii
rooms of their friends, &C.; and not on an
account to steal, and tell lies.