The Arkansas advocate., 1836-07-29

CoNeRkss.-On Thursday, the 3oth ult Mr. Ben. toms Expungng Resolutions were dropped in the Sc. nate by general consent
 On motion of MT. Benton, the Senate took up the bill to establish foundry, and an armory in the West and one m the Soutn. debate ensued, and the bill finally passed--yeas l9, nays is. ' The Senate concurred Ill the amendment of the House 10 the bill to extend the charters of certain banks in the District of Columbia to the 4h of July 1888, and the bill, if signed by the Presden is now law.
 The biil making appropriations for certain forti6ca. cations was taken up, warmly discussed, and finally ordered to be ensrossed and read .iss ,e, y .ote ] oi 2S to 5. The nays Messrs Calhoun Clay, Cnttendsn, Ewing of Ohio, Leigh, Mangum, MooreI Prsston Soti.ilarti.
 The bill to change the tine of ihe annual meeting of Congress, which passed the House of Representatives on the 29;h by small majority was indefinitely post l poned in the Senate.
 The Senate also postponed indefinitely the joint re- solution which had passed the other House for amend- lnS the joint rules of proceeding of the two Houses so as to continue from session to another unin ished business depending between the two Houses
 In the House of Representatives, on Thursday the 3oth, long and most stormy discussion ensued on d motion of hlr. Adams to strike out from the Indian Treaty bill the appropriation for the Cherokee Treaty on the ground of its having been auduently obtained The debate continued til midnight. L0uiSrtue Journal.
 WAR NEws.-The Geofgla Milledgeyille Journal of the 21st, gives the first of the following letters as having been written by an officer of the Warrenton Ri- 1e Company If the information contained in the two letters may be relied OH, the Creek War is about co- sing, though we cannot say that it has been glorious one:
 CAMP GEORGIA, Ala; 18th June Is2a L News has just reached here that the troops below have taken Neah Matlo and his Son prisoners, and that the war Is at end. That they secured the country west of Irwinton.
 doubt not that the news IS true.
 have just learned that Neah Mahlo was decoyed of by friendly Indians; and given into the hands of Gen. Jesup.
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 CAMP GEoRGIA June 6.
 We have just received intelligence of battle fought between the Alabamians and Jim Henry, which is said to have been fought yesterday about thirty miles below this place-he report Is, that the Indians were badly whipped, ard their town burned, but say that the report is ruealthough 1t expected that they would have battle yesterday-I hope it may be true. It Is also said that Neah Niece and one hundred war rors have given themselves up. If these repofts be true we shall soon end the Creek campaign,
 
 Troubles in ttc .N,orL-The St. Louis Republican of Tuesday last says I've have been permitted 10 peruse letter dated Fort Crawfdfd Prairie du Chen; 'use 1o tecetveu py Sleainbod Whch announces feSh troubles among the sayages of the North, and move ments of the troops in consequence General Brooks, the letter staes had sent express to Col Taylor, requesting him to reinforce Fdft Winnebago with three companies, which he had done, leaving only two panies at Fort Crawford. General B's letter stated; that large body of Winnebagoes had assembled near the Fort, and that the towas, Menominees and Pot towatomies, disposed for a Grand Ball. The letter aso states; that the sina poX raging among the Indians. Another letter from Fort Des Moines n- forms that the command at that post under Captains Sumner Boone and Browne, left on the 9th and 6th for Green Bay, via Chicago for the purpose of visiting the Winnebagoes."
 The Buffalo Jotirna states that the whole extent of finished canals in the United States s equal to, least, 5000 miles. Of these Pennsylvania has s47 miles, New York 67Si Ohio 56l, and Tennessee 0.
 The territory of Texas comprises l65,O00 square miles--equal to all New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, nine of our States
 CoAL MINES rs. GoLD MINEs.-A Spanish writer computes the annual produce of the coal mines of England at IS millions of tons, Or 450 millions of francs while the gold and silver mine of America yield but 220 millions, leaving balance for the coal of England of more titan double.
 BANKS AND INTERNAL IMpRovEMENfs IN NEw YoRK.--The Legislature of New York at its recent session, chartered } banks with capitals amounting to $5,250,000; $420,000 was also added to capitals of banks heretofore chartered. The sum of $6,420- 900 was also appropriated loaned for the cotstruc- ton and completion of various works of intefhal im provement Of the last named sum, $3 1000, ,000, were appropriated conditional loan to the New York and Ere Railroad Company. pretty fair winters work.-Clereland Ga.ettcs
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