Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-28

They saw Onr s,f fl1r UniteI States soldiers
dead. The Indians had Dispersed. There
Was nat mncll atirslis'D paid to this at FOri
Dranr-; and the men left that place next day
TO follow the army. Thri. statement is, how
ever, very prob ably true. There vas ~.
force left al Fort d. ane, excepting the sick
and w"nnd.d. What makes the Macon v"l.
untrprs' appropriations SIH".se like the truth,
is the fact, that number If indians we're seen
ia enter the field near the Fort. the same tfay,
and carry oF all the horses that were grazing
in it. This ihcy did in the face 81 the small
garrison af sick and wounded. We we're OOt
able to obtain any thing more ri interest from
tn" passengers Ia the D"lphin. -.ss,-'-3
The Murder Of Miss Jf,crt.-The N. York
papers are full Of fcliWns about this girl. One
describes her rs surprisingly hraulifu!-an-
other as remarkably refined! fascinating and
accomplished. The Star makrs her the
daughter "f "a Major Gen. Spaulding. in Me |;
While, by the way, there is such man in
that State. and says her hear,rss stducrr was
a cashier of bank, Nh" rrrp~,ra'rd this high
"fknee while the nnsuspPcting Miss SpauId-
ing was at - boarding school, &c. Now the
irue history Uf this unfortunate wretch is sim
ply this SHE was the child "fp""r and DIES
titute parents, Mhp reside 10 or near Augusta,
Me-, Ivy the name Of Dawen--lrr name was
DOrcas-ai the age Of fur or five years she
was taken us servant into the family III Judge
Weston, of Augusta, where she remained nm.
I'll she was eighteen years 0lb. While IN this
family. she was treated With great Kindness,
received a cninInun school education, anti pv =
cry effort was made To insiit int" her mind
those higl. moral principles which could alnne
secure her happiness and responsibility. Al
an early period she betrayed rather uncom.
mon mental capacity, hut an obi,isenrss "f
moral perception which excited the arprc.
tensions uC those IN whose charge she was
SUCh, however, was the strict discipline she
was subjected 10 while with the Judges fam
lily. tina, her conduct, as far "a their knOwl-
edge extended. was generally 0nexcepti"na.l
blr. although she often declared that nothing
should restrain her from following an ahandon-
ed mode Of life the moment she should bee 10.
rs thrmshe would be- her own mistress, g. frcrd
from all restraint; and she fulfilled her deter
mi"aiion. Upon reaching that age. she left
the family that had so long protected her. and
was snon d"gradrd-nnt by cashier, as the
Star says. hut by = Young man Of her acqnain-
tanrr and own standing. n.t
Ahnni three months after fhis, she went TO
Portland, and entered house If i'll fame. I'm. =
der The name "f. Maria Stanley; after remain, =
ing there short time she proceeded Ia B"s-
ton, and found similar lndgings here, which
she occupied five Ur six months. calling her
self Helen Mar; from This city she proceed.
ed to New Ynrk, where She. called hrrsclG FL.
len Jewctt, and there ended her miserable ca
rrrr. after n residence uf about four years. in
the shngkiDg Manner ~ hich has before been
described. Sin. possessed naturally drpra-
vcd aud reckless disposi'"n-was a great
thief from her youth up. as We are informed
by one WIN knew her in Augusta. and ~ b."
has f,vnis!seA tss wiih the above particulars
relative to her. II she acquired The accom-
plishnscnts attributed tn her, II snnst have
brrn while si,.. " as in Nrw-Y"rk, which Crsin
her Aod. "f life, is not very nr"lh,llle. Her
personal heanty,swr are informed. aras not al,
III rx,raosdmary--ll figure Was short and
rull. and face rather pr"pps-"sslng. She IL
,l.scrib. d AS being slIrrw q and very rtfn and
as having contributed rs largely I" the r"in
"f Young men as any female 1T her character
in The same space "f time.--HcsioH Post. 4e
Tile 7',ro Impeaimrnfs. ich brxom widow "fn
ce,nin village, ~ The heart ii Prnusy 'nin, hrrame
enaInrreh III - hanai-"mr l"""g Aa"kre petar, with
wi,,n, she in the haiti "f trading. ~ henrvrr he
rhanrr,i to 2" that r,a finding thai, all her mnslss,
hints rrn fmmal ,lcrlara"u tr"ml the iravs lang
,ner ham, had only been TN away, size ~ lHsi
,trses,srt! inirodurr the tl'nr herself and had The
pIpaspV iti-hcdr canfess ma lat tHpNghl
# The swl- Ct. as the Que dearest 3" he heart aud
thar ,he,e only Two imp-dnem,a i" the way "f
ih-iv mutual happiness which she ai'ns rul,i 'e'uve.
The delighted widow begged Of him :" tne"'i"n ihem,
an pl. dyed herself Tor their removal - Alas, mad
am" rel ed he, when maine the fret only fear
that yen will aiaadon {" desIair. ~" Frnr nn sir,
iui nanIe H. "K"nw then. loseles "f yo"r sex
that can never he happy with ~ wife, he her nfrc.
iinns. triuea and arrnH iishmenfa haze they may,
mIiii make her nf,slrrss 81 romf'rallr t'aia-
iiun and am myself master 81 re'all sipre, the i".
"f hirh will support her R"nferlly" The wild.
smirA swrrsiy bale him the necessary sum.
;sad rail lar u certain b0nT III certain day,
whrO size should expeet ~ s&SFa tbe 0aure "f the
~ rem ,iSing "ssetS abSF sSJ~8. The prl ~ ~ ~
ps"e1a'. S"r~i'e he Ap@ey. S0,t iDf,rrd her tile
"thrT impeachment @&s @@tklSS bSt--anOilsr WIFE.
Rhb>s-Ii ef~S sassss me " sec how hap. haz.
ard """k s'thtRg tetage, which ly some g0o
E'st1"e e"riFh~s common t4nre Individual incrpns.
- he reputation ~ IjEss Al the small Nv oak up
80 him he Sgias 70 tAlk with great Pnpi,asis hut no
dsrI "'i"o. a'"1' matters liz Gn,n Un.ers,and; aud
his great talents Inst rewarded y eing Wror-
ror"'ed into y banking '"S,i'u'i"n u w.u.i seem
thai the nrqnHi'iOo al rrh"a IL CONSIDER ed unpquy
"ra proof NJ great erperNesS which 10 The mrrcaRtir
phrase I'r wisaIB. B"i my Oniniun mny tnaW unay
gov rich IL he Ilesses. u IL nDly 10 hecnEMe the
slave ~ gam; :" ihi"k, aud work. and dean, far
m"n~y, and "rrprrs" a" s'arve every liberal impulse
oI the mind. Thr'y ~ C,ry yrars sticking clse I"
ibi' will i"evitlv maks q ma" rich enn,gh tn con-
s1i his las'es, his passions just age wheD he
has ~" '".ies. aud for 'h~ assi art '"t Pass"n.
Ths il whasa ~ called gaiaing the Whole world and
lesi.s "". '".--'" exchange very cemaaoH in THE
world -PasfdiAg. q
Manhaftan Bank THE capital af the Manhattan
Ba"k - tan m'lk"a nal y shaasan nj daass of slis.
:ser sir hsndssd fhsssaad piars beloags The fai.
heiase ass aad We 10 rfr"r, the cashier, wh"
h0'sla the t0aes at aalaEAep eaa eorgeet ss This
hank held ." arposi,- q. he 6ss ef Fehraary Ias'.