South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-09-24

ne had committed, is duty to which
the Tennessee brigade will advance
with alacrity. Public expectation de.
mands the performance of this duty
and the character Of Tennessee re.
quires that we should not shrink from
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"The detachment commanded by
Col. TRoUsDALE, now at Fort Nit
chell, will take up the line of march
at as earlysa day as practicable. The
specific time is left.to the judgment Of
Col. Trousdale, himself. He will pro.
coed by Fort Gaines along .wha, is
termed the upper road, across Flin
river to Tallahassee"
sit then details the routes Of the 9th.
er corps Of the Army, aad concludes
as follows no.
"The Commanding General is mach
grati6ed a, the unauimity which pre-.
walls in the brigade on the subject Of
the Florida service. This service ia
alike arduous and honorable, and re-
quires both stout and willing hearts.
The foe we have to contend with Is
resolute and daring-skiIful beyond
the usual Indian character, and if pes
sible, more savage. To subdue such
a foe, who has heretofore bid defiance
70 and foied large forces of brave men,
commanded by skiIful officers, will be
no ordinary glory. Prove but true to
yourselves, to the character of your
sires, aud of the State to which you be.
long, and that glory will be yours"
A communication from "an Officer
in the Tennessee BRIGADE" appears in
the Montgomery Advertiser of the Sd,
detailing tbs above particulars, and
adding as follows: KISS
SIN obedience to this order, Major
Meador's detachment took up tbs line
of march for Tallahassee on Thursday
last, and Col. Bradford's will follow on
10 morrow. Trousdale's is probably
under way by this time, and the whole
brigade will, il is expected, reach Tai
lahassee by the 18th inst. So
81. is due Gen. Armstrong to state
that this movement is more speedy
than was anticipated week or two
since, or than was expected by the
President. But intelligence had been
received Of constant and almost I'M
shocked aggressions on the part OF the
Seminole Iadiaus and we'll knowing
the character of his brigade, AID THAR
readiness to render aid where it was
needed, Gan. Armstrong applied some
DAYS since to General Jesup, for per-
mission to march to Florida. This
permission was granted, and the Ten
nessee brigade, /, is hoped, will be on
the banks Of the Wy,hlacoochee by the
time it was first expected they would
leave the vicinity Of the Creek eoun :
try" -
MApEMorsELLE CELESTE has realized
by her engagement in Boston for ono
hundred nights TwENrY-FtvF THOUSAND
DOLLARS. She is engaged to perform
three nights at tho New York National
Theatre, for which she is to receive 3d.
600.
TIE DANvtLLE AFFATR.--We learn
that Messrs. James Nj. Smith and Mar
cellus Bell, who were charged with an
assault &c. on Mr.. Thomas A. Terry,
of Danville. were on Saturday last ad-
mitted to bail, by the examining court Of
Pittsylvania, in the sum OF $4,000 each.
with sureties in the like sum-
There is a sore evil under the sun--a
man will take a newspaper and got from
it,information worth more than money,
and then forget to pay the printer. This,
also, is vanity and vexation OF spirit
Sal. Mass Courier.
ConN.-The cold weather of the past
summer and spring, it is known, preven-
ted the growth of the Indian Corn 80
much. as to interfere greatly with the
harvest ofthat important grain. Aware
Of the effects of short seasons upon sum
mar grains. Mr.. E. J.. PIERcE, who has
a delightful farm near Germantown, pro-
cured a quantity of seed corn from the
northern part ofNew Hampshire. where
the summers are about the, shortest Of
49,, IF our coNntrV This corn was
planted on the first day Of June, and on
the list of September, that is. on Thurs
day last. it was harvested. We have
now before US two ears from Mr.. P.'s
field !; they are full of large grains. and
we understand that the eight acres plan
ted by Mr.. p. with this seed will produce
nearly 400 bushels. Does it not concern
our farmers generally, to provide them
selves with quantity of such seed, In
order that they may be prepared against
the effects OF such a summer as the past
UPON their cornfisds u. S. Gaz.
FROM THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL