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TALLAHASSEE, July S.

tallahassee, july >.
An express from San Pedro arrived LAS,
evening, with dispatches TO the Governor,
FROM Capt r. B. Brady, commanding the
Madison county troops giving an account Of
a spirited scout made by a party under his
command, from the Goth ultImo to the 3D.
instant, which had crossed the Suwannee,
and been piunderIng the plantations and
stock Of the settlers in Madison. The 10.
dams were closely .rs..el across The Suwan-
nee several miles, and three different par.
ties attacked. In every instance the Flo
ndians whipped, them, and forced them TO
fy to The hammocks. Capt. b. recovered
considerable of the plondered property, re-
took several cattle, mules, &C., and cap
tured, several ponies, and sacks. Two In
dams were killed and i, is known several
others we're severely wounded. The no.
torious and cruel chief John Hicks, the
murderer Of Mrs. Wallace and her family,
IT IS thought, has met his just fate ,-Seve-
raj Of the party fred upon and badly wound
ed an Indian greatly resembling him but he
escaped into hammock, and could not be
found. Fortunately, none Of Captain B.
command received injury from the Indian
rifles, although Mr.. A. Goodwin had his
horse sho, from under him, and was hurt
by his fall. Capt Il. and bis officers and
men are entitled to great credit for their
gallantry, intrepidty aud activity.
Capt. Bradley writes that there appears
10 be " considerable signs Of Indians on the
Suwannee, and trails where they have been
driving cattle recently towards the upper
mart of the Suwannee Hammock and Dead.
mans Bay" The express states tina, all
the powder horns taken from the Indians,
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Useful Recept.-We every day hear
complaints about watery Potatoes. Pat
into the pot piece Of lime as large as
hens egg and bow watery soever the Pc.
tatoes may have been, when the water is
poured off, the Potatoes will be dry and
mealy. Some persons use salt-this only
hardcDs Potatoes.
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this morning, APPROVING Senator +.
lnadpe's late letter. liark ye, Mr.. \
Buren,, this IS 1ammany thunder. I'm,
something. If you lose New York. !
lose all your stock in trade.
If il be not impairment, | should p.
much like to know if the three brunch n,
are at work, as the Globe pronounced 4
would be ia July. The deposile ),
were TO be called upon to furnish ;hep1
the materials TO make Eagles Of .De,
Inc whether it is done.
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Tnrrsn,r. Inlr la.--a. /. NJ
LATTSr FR0M EUEOPE.

The packet ship Albany, Capt. Johnson. which
arrived this forenoon. sailed from llssfs on the
s,h OF June, 10 which date the EDITORS OF the Nc~
York Daily Express pot IA possession Of ties
The cotton market coblnUed 10 improve
The ne~s from Enga is several days later.
The three American banks 10 London. via VI Tide,
Wilson, and Virgins, bad all failed. The latter
has assets 10 s2c4, 900 over their indebtedness
LyERrooL, June =, 1887.
The Cotton market has been active since our
last and prices have been sustained fallY. The
sales last week Were 10000, and ihis week nearly
on ths same scale so far. There Is very I,tllo 90.
ing IA any s,hef Article, and the markets geu.
orally dull.
Tbs Cotton market yesterday was very brisk
Sales Of the week reaching 10000 bags, with az
advance pCr ls Bot We fear nos that
this advance WiA be again lost
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Touching Incident. Bdssing, q
trustee OF public school, relates 10 Us the
following cause Of utter restitution ht.
tie girl, pupil at one Of the public schools,
who was generally remarkable for her vi.
vaciiy and amiable department, was obsery.
ed one afIernoon 10 be drooPing in her man.
ner and negiectfu Of her reci,a,ions. To
the teachers inquiry if she were i'll, she
replied 10 the negative, but she became
more and more Incoherent IN her lessons,
staring wildly about, and seeming quite IN
conclous Of what was said or done. II was
subsequently asceralned that her strange
conduc, was the effect OF actual starvation
no, having tasted food since early the day
before. She told her pitlful story with the
modest reluctance that always accompanies
real suffering, and gave as a reason for fast.
ing 50 long, that her mother was widow,
and could get no money!. y. Sun.
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aud there we're several, were full o! the
fines, glazed fresh powder None OF the
new le,ies have got into the field Us yet,
although part of them are on the march /;
and the whole force now on the frontier this
side of the Suwannee, is about eighty men.
The settlers anticipate constant attacks all!
this summer aud fall from predatory. bands !;
but as they are now prepared, they are not
alarmed.
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A Cud for Abolitionis's 70 ehtr.I
negro belonging TO n genlemao oil tbs Y.
returned to his master, on Sunday e'.'
last, after an absence OF TWELVE ~ /,
He states that he was entlced ava! .
white man, who carried him TO Cihc'"s.
Ohio, where he has been living eve, !,
as fireman and in most nlseraOs !,
dlon and he has now voluntarily ,''Dl =,
TO bis owner fully satisfied Of the '''"
gerry of Abolitionisis' declarations
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Death By Lightning.--1he NJ hIap
Tenn Gazette Of the LIST inst. notices I
death OF Pleasant Henderson, ESQ., "
place, IN the 53rd year Of his are, 1ao I,
killed by lighting on the 2sih Juac, =.
sitting IN the port,co Of his house. ii''''
was almost instantaneous. The Only
he uttered we're "gi,e me some waie'' !
he immediately expired. Mr. He0os'
was one OF the mos, esiimsble el''1 -
NJ MlunvIIle, and his death IS mucn ~
ted. He has left wife and ten chilo''v
mourn his lo.s. Some Of our resoc''
recollect tina, MIR. Henderson was an =
grant from North Carolina.
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INV loRK, JrLY Il.

INV loRK, JuLY II.
/ The packets sail today. They carry
about $500 900 u specie, 400, 0C0 to Law.
erpooI, and 100000 TO Hasre. The rate
OF exchange on London was from 20 to II
per cent. premium Specie IS also gong
to Hamburg ard Bremen. Nolwlths,And.
ing this great demand for specie, specie IS
on the fall. The merchants riH pay their
debts" monsters" that they are for It !
But Aluencan credit, American honor, A.
merlcan principle they are determined, IT
possible, to maintain 10 the eyes OF Europe,
the Globe, the Postmaster General, Ct orsHs
genus, 10 the contrary notwithstanding and
nue erthelcss. Because 40 ocean parts them
from their creditors, they slll not forever
disgrace the American name, and make Re.
publics aud Liberty by.word IN the world.
The sacrifices which the merchants are
making TO pay are enormous, but they sub
mt with heroic selt.deyollon, even when
they have the broad authority Of their Go.
vernmeni organs to swlndle and TO cheat.
! The United States Bank, see, is re.
ceiylng lashlng for buying cotton IN New
Orleans 1.-THE most malignant ingenuity
was not at work deylslng all the implements
OF assault, 1t never would have hI, upon this
measure, so advantageous to our Southern
country. First, the United States Bank
| provides bills for the domestic exchanges ;
next, great purchaser IS IN the market for
cotton, who can store It UP when IN Europe,
and thus, BY not forcing It upon the market
create rise IN our great staple. Cotton
will rise under this operation again; tho
! United States Bank sends out cotton instead
of specie. With its bonds, IT stepped into
the breach, and paid millions Of our foreign
debt. Now these bonds II proposes 10 pay
IN cotton, not 10 specie and the specie.
humbug Administration makes an onset up.
on II for one Of the very best acts for the
country
| The great crime OF Mr.. Biddlc is, tina,
he has longer head than all the great 4.
nanciers in Washington. lie knows more
! than Kitchen Cabinet as long as the whole
White House and the consequence is, that
they have "proved him insolvent, made
him on. beggar, vetoed has bank, remoy.
cd the deposlles, and put him down as a mon.
ster, vet his institution is now as Of high
standing as any OIL earth, preferred as an
| investment from abroad, and THIRTEEN
PER CENT. ABOVE PAR AT HOME. 1t seems
10 me If | we're Government, and had
been so Intellectually engaged for seven
years in staying monster who grew strong,
err every day, ! would give i, up as a bad
! fight and lei the monster 90.
The troubles in Canada 20 Oh. Lord
Goslord is making arrests. There is a
storm gathering up IN the cold regions Of
| tho North.
Tammany Hall-alI the big guns Of Tam.
many, from Counsellor Brady, Of the Irish
Sixth Ward, up 10 Preserved Fish, Of the
Seventh Ward Bank, the Quackenbosses
and the Quackenbushes, appear in most
formidable list Of names in the Times of
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1897 W.. 1895.

WEs ~ q T"Os f-fsN
ses nov shake your pockets said az
speaker, an evening or Two since, =
bringing to the recollection Of the 81! g.
the boastIngs Of the Van Buren, men rs
the last election, who trayeFsed he 2
visiting every nook and corner, l'ns'
their gold -" shake your purses o'''
and let Us hear tho sounds with whea !
were wont 10 salute our ears" HsiNa
brought forth no sounds--lhe suOs'i1
vas gone--but streaming in the VINO
shin ptdacrs, the Legitimate fruits
experiment, we're every where efh'O'"'I
a practical commentary on the VAN 80
lngs of The advocates OF tho better cS''
cy. ~ Bali. Chronicle.
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An American Rebecca.-The noble cour.
age displayed by SCOTS Rebecca, in his
novel of Iyanhoe, when she stood upon the
tower, from which she declared she would
precipl,ate herself if followed by the villain
who desired TO rob her of her honor, has
been more than shaded by the sacrifice OF
young girl near Hartford, Connecticut.
The facts are gwen us by gentleman
and are as follows The son Of respecta.
BILE paper maker one day, few weeks ago,
finding the young girl alluded to, at the dun.
ner hour in The upper room otthe paper mill,
entered and locking the door, seized the
girl, and endeayored to accomplish his Tar.
quinian purposes, when the girl sprung from
bis grasp; and approached the edge OF the
scullle which opened into two chambers
beneath, distance OF thirty feet. The
cowardly miscreant was about advancing
TO secure the heroine again, when she eS-
claimed" Dare, sir, 10 advance one step TO.
ward me, and my death be on your head.
free myself BY jumping down these falls.
The villain approached but step-the girl
dashed herself forward, falling thro' the two
stories and breaking her ribs in the most
horrible manner. Such devotion should be
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS an instance OF self sac
rtice, should be hailed with the highest ad.
miratlon. Ii is perhaps needless 70 add that
the young man paid dearly for his attempt
TO the amount Of S3000.-H ord.
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Retort CowteouS.-Mr. Clay being on a
tour through the chief tow,'s OF the Meth.
erIands, The affable Henry GouIburn, Esq,
one ofthe British commissioners VINO signed
the treaty Of Client, forwarded 10 him at
Brussels London paper, containing the Of.
fetal account Of the destruction of the public
difces at Washington, with an apology
suitable tor the occasion, presumlng he
would ,hrough tina, channel receive the lat.
est information from America. |, so hap.
pened, hover, that MIR. Clay had Just re.
ceived the Paris journals, containing the
official account Of the defeat Of the British
forces on Lake Champloin, which he en-.
closed 10 the Hon. Mr.. Goulburn, with a
similar opOlogy.-Charleaon Mercury.
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An Honest Boy.-l, affords US great
pleasure 10 record 50 rare and noble an IN
stance Of genuine honesty as came 10 our
knowledge yesterday, particularly as It is
offered by one in 50 humble situation IN
life. Martin Duffy, a little bareheaded and
bareioo,ed lad, Who earns few pence per
day 10 peddling the small papers, and whose
mother keeps little fruit stand al No. 81
Cross street, yesterday found IN the street
near our office small roll Of money con
sisting Of three So bills. He Immediately
proceeded to the police office, and acquain
ted Justice Lownds OF the iac,-and desir
ed 10 leave the money with the magistrate
till the owner could be advertised for il the
public papers. MIR. Lownds took charge
Of the bills, and IN the course Of the day F.,
Mr.. Joseph Lawrence, Of Beekman street,
whose lady had dropped the money, and
who had by some means or other learned
the above facts, presented himself as the
claimant, and received the money, leaving
one Of the bills as reward for the noble
little fellow who had displayed the posses
sion of the noblesi characteristic Of human
nature. So pleased, was Mayor Clark, By
the little fellows honesty, that he forthwith
took measures TO supply the place OF Mar.
tins ragged covering with full and sub
ssantiaI suit from crown 10 sole.-N. York
Sun.
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Inc whether it is done.
Safety Padiock.-1he ingeaiou. G.
man, whose novel safety door lock v. |,
Gently noticed, has now produced 4 \
more intricate and curious conltisauc.
the shape Of paddock. This lock i "a,
stronger, and more substantial than !,
paddock we have ever seen, Though II i,
larger than some that are in use art !
most ingenious would find /, hard stud,
open II, even with the proper KEY h
do not know that more than one or il,
diyiduals among the number who ha,. ]
ercised their ingenuity upon II, have \,
ceeded.
There is in the frs, place n fine SID.
more properly, I'D over the key hoie d
removed only by an ingenious conln,.s
concealed from ordinary obsenauot !
fore the key can be applied at oil and u.
the KEY hole is thus laid open, tie ora
use of the key is dssideralum hol "a
discovered. The lock Is so slfoos 4
we believe no instrument which Gu.
made 10 bear ON II, when fastened loa a.
could break It'll albany Dcily Adro..,
AhemR 10 fire The State House. A d
daring attempt vas made YESTERDAY og
the State House. A young man na
Warren Foster vas ascending tie "a
10 llie eupola abou, two O'Clock, a,r
discovered ii;e bursting from the bcla
the stars. he instantly ran dosl
gave tho alarm 10 the lower hall, -
some carpenters were 4, work, wha IN
my up soon eS,luguIshed II. Chips hst d
collected and piled cndwiscd Sgains lis f,
er stair, which acre burning rapidly .
the flames we're first discovered. IL
undoubtedly the work OF iucendisues. II
nen we're ~ the cupola few minute
+ fore Mr.. Foster wcni up. |, ~ou. 3
been Impossible to saye The building
/ fire had made much progress. u
gines would have had great difcu
reaching 50 great hight as thai Y
cupola. - Boston AhGs.
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Extraordinary Meteor The Salem Re.
gister Of Friday last says: About a quar-.
ter past eight o'clock on Wednesday even.
ing, a meteor Of remarkable size and brillian.
cy was seen in a northwesterly direction,
apparently descending from the zenith to
the earth, leaving train Of light from a
great height, which continued visible for
ten minutes. When the bolt or ball had
nearly reached the horizon, i, exploded
aud divided into several parts. The smoky
train, at first luminous, had beautiful ser.
penilne appearance. The phenomenon at
tracted universal attention, and was witness.
ed by great numbers. This meteor was al.
so seen a, New Haven and Boston, but 10
subdued brIlliancy .-Neu Era.
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'Tac lalesl French papes contain no ne~s OF
importance, save the accounts o. the marriage
lctes Of the Duke Of Orleans, at Fontainebleau.--
The royal marriage took place o. the 10Th Of
NV
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-06
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.

NfW-1 oHk, Oct. 30.
The packets OF the | 81 of October are all IN from
Ilmre, Liverpool, aud London; the Albany from
Have. the Oxford from Liverpool. aud the Toronto
from London. The Liverpool packet arrived on
Saturday, the London yesterday evening. and the
lasro pao hct early this morning. You have, there
fore. all the foreign news you will probably have for
"efk ten daysfo COM. The Presidents Mes
sage find copied IN more than two-llrds ol the
English newspapers, either in full in part. The
Message, of itself, produced 10 effect either III Lon
don 81 Liverpool, independent Of the effect il produ-
ced III this country have, indeed, been struck with
the general comments of the English press upon
tins singular document. For example, the most
promuesi of the English new spapeis say. after pub
l,shmg the Message in fall. " We must wmt fur
thcr adslccs." We canuot JUDGE of lis effect
here (n Lonaou) until we kno" IT., effect here,' On
the United States J rs If the eRfH of Mes
sage of the President of the Cnncd States was
To be the same in the Two countries. There are,
however, one or two exceptions Ia all Tins where
London press, Judging the effect from the cause,
had sagaeity that the Loco Foco notions OF
the ENrcutIvc would have bad effect upon the bu-
SIN S. prospects oftlc United States and upon the
trade between Europe and the l'ulted States. The
Message left New ork luf England rs almost rs
1t reached the city, and hence the comments et the
English newspapers upon IT, The, bad but the mes
sage, and noae Of the comments ot the American
press.
'fhc monetary affairs If England present no ma
tcfal alteration from former dalrs. Money is rs a
bundan autumn leaves, upon good securities
The l}ank OF England IS growing wiser and bet En-
strengthening lfscli aud brnr6iling the community.
Its bullion IS now between six aud seven million
pounds sterling. lis securities neatly $1,000 900
pounds, making its assets about thfty-ihrec millions
aud its liabilities about ihlrtS. It's circulation is
cl2,sl 1000, and lis dcposrcS 81 .o93t01. These
returns show increase OF bullion To The amount
ofneary C1.2o0,O0o. The condition Of The hJuk
seems to alotl The greatest satisfaction to all classes
of mco. France IS about establishing il national
nonser with capital OF FIFTY I'VE MILLIONS or
FRANCS. The famous hank and once Aui.ter oil
State tLatiuel contributes seven and hallmlllions
| ol the lly five.
The political news BIS the recent arriy us is nnim
ponaht Money rs abundant on the continent OF
Europe ia London. Private bills were discuun-
ted Al D per cent. premium. Sat. Int.
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NJ iFea .lnd tis irol1t i,aiiat III - iass. LII
raltai papet oflite aiiusiant says;
Tic stran f4fkei Pheeian. lfai, Nalrnfia, arrived
u tibtalisr September a. va alal4fa. drstatcli
hfd hcen scilt Rom cucuta. onihc e2d Iusiani. fe
Pfafiutia Drpaialion, by General 0fa. Two dPys
before tIs cuginaiiler sd IN sight got TT
from hlniu -. at 6GD0 loot Hnd 300 horee, unlcf
cabrcfa. who bad parted on bon Carlos; anil AZ
'houah The Gaflis leader had succeeded III cfess az
the Taens, Ge l,f upaa1ds bf 2Ga prisoners and
.one baeeagc m Tie hands of his pulsuets. On the
llsi, some time having been Inadvertently lost IA
crossing Tie nsef, the Queens troops could scarcely
ome up fI his rear. when they captured 80 more
of his men but, on he ODD, the General. with his
horse and = Few companies OF Chasseufs. overlook
md attacked tie MIN bod, OF the fugtites in Il lo-
dy near 10 Afeos dc Ia Camera, beai fhcm, rotwiih-
standing hcf G. isiancc and took ~ prisoners. in
cu1uc % officers. The rest Dispersed themselves
over the mountains, a, lie foot of which the action
was lnuelt
The Gcncl3 llal directed the stores aud Other NJ
iiees lcft by the enemy IN great quantities the
road 10 he picked mp, aud conveyed 10 Gaad1laarl.
whittier lic also tended sending his prisoners, who
proved ereat lncumbfanec, although he should be
under the necessity Of detacing battalion Tor the
purpose Of cscortiug them. Tier wounded they had
ietl At Poto aud Aranzcqne, Erisadier Miranda, Mar
gus del Castillo. being among them whom the den
cral snpposes 10 have died since, his wounds were
very severe.
Gen. Espinosa las been appointed Captain Gene-
raj of Old CASTLE. Concerning the provinces of Val
ladoid and Valencia, threatened by /uiatcgui, he.
On the 18Th lust. called the whole male pop
ulaiion from III 10 10 years old. of the protection of
the Two capitals aud denounced various penalties
against the fathers nearest relations Of those who
should moi obey The cali
Immediately after the r,isine of the siege Of Va
lcncia, the Portuguese Government declared the
coast III Portugal III a stale OF blockade, iium the
mouth al the Mimic to that of the Ave.
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ST. ArausrISf, Oct. u. 1857
CAPTURE OF POWELL
Dssa sins / dloppe1 YOU line from his two
nights since stating that PotrsH had Sent word by
Coaehpoelly. lNid Cdtl Philips son. that he
WISHED 10 have iak with General tlernandez
aud that IL (Powelf) WAS At the Time within few
mites Of ion Peyton, wbich Is seven miles from
this. General H. attended by considerable force,
GOO men think) accordingly repaired 10 the place
appointed for the conference, whcie they were met
by Powell. with enly five Of his men. Tie talk IS
reported 10 have commenced on the part OF the
Indiana with tr express declaration that they had not
met the Geacra riHuaT purpose ofsRfreHdrr: that
they were however llfcd oil the war, and that ii we
would give up Philip, they would continue for the
future Ueaceably their lands, aud not modest the
Whites 4 This ppit o the conference. one
statement is thu, aa Nd de-camp OF General Jrsnp 5
rode up, and informed Gele.ll Ecrnandez that Cen
sral is orders were, thai General IL. should pro-
coed 10 march the prisoners into town. hrhtfni
Iesup being, II SAID himself at Fort Peyton, short
distance from the place Of conference. Another
version IS, that Gen j. was on the spot aud that at
signal from him, the Indians were surrounded,
and marched into town! BE this il may, Powell
is in The Fort (pfison) ofthis city. with seventy
five Of his followers AZ tire rest Of the Indians
have always been represented as kept IN awe by the
MeasuhIes. the loss 10 the later Of their chief must
pat an end At once to Their power and influence,
and the presumption is, thai the Seniinoles, proper,
viii surrender ut discrrtlon, aud thus close the war.
1hc ehces. however Of whom | had heard but
little before, are said to be still for war; and it Is
possible, therefore, that the Struggle may still be
prorrlcted, Notwithstanding tie loss to the Red Skins
OF the Nieasuky warrior.
] have heard some doubt expressed 10 the fair
ness Of this days proceeding. II is said We agreed
to meet the Indians for the purpose OF talk, and
then captured them pretend TO no opinion, as |
do not kno" that am correctly informed TO the
circumstances. The official report WILL | suppose,
shortly be before the Public.
Thus, however, the capture OF Philip, lew weeks
since. by General Hernandez, may undoubtedly be
said To have been HE remote cause Of pGwcs cap
lure. the object Of the latter, IN meeting General
II. seems 10 have been to effect il possible Philips
release.
The riffs Of Powell and his men said to have
been all loaded and we'll primcd, aud placed carefully
IN reserve short distance from the spot where the
respective parties met ; fact, If correct. which
plainly shows HAT their mann reliance was upon thcr
arms, not tongues.