Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-10-14

twenty-six, is nephew BY his mother Of George
ILL.," and has doubtless q sneaking notion after
vlctor'a-'he prize OF European Queens.
He is also brother-in-law Of the Emperor Of Rus
STA Her Majesty already preparing a
brilliant banquet for him at Buckingham House.
NJ Chevalier, the Paris writer, continues to
publish in the journals there, his letters written
in Mexico. Among other things, he says the inn
portation Of our form Of government into Mexico
has been quite NAL appropos. He speaks of
the Palace Of Vera Cruz costing 20 ,OOO, 1000 dol
lars!
From Charleston Mercury.
IMPORTANT FROM TLORIDA-DESPERATE
ENCOUNTER AND GLORIOUS VICTORY.
Extract Of a letter from an officer in Florida.
HAxALoosA, SErr IL, 1887.
"On the 4th, ,re met the enemy and they are ours
But few shots were exchanged, when otter q
desperate charge of the greatest intrepidity, in
which Col. Distinguished himself, the enc
my retired, leaving an old negro man dead upon
the field. A negro woman was discovered hover
ing about our flank, but on being CALAMITY charg
ed by the I'd Dragons, took to the Hammock,
where it deemed prudent not TO assail her.
A large Indian by the name Of Tomatoes Ketch-
up, was thought to have been wounded in or n
bout the toes, from the blood in his track. A
Papoose was captured. An hour after the battle
Lieut.. G. and Brig. Gen. w. H. H. came in with
half an old Moccasin, and some Hommy cake,
found near an old log From the appearance of a
Terrsoi found in Hoogoohoooo Swamp, it is sup
posed 10 have bee.: banded, and very probably by
an Indian, "a Chief pcrsaPs) a squaw' or Pap
pOose!
"Much alarm prevails at the garrison Of TaIla-
passihassy, from the appearance in their vicinity
two old and very ugly Squaws.
ave would certainly have captured the entire
Indian army in the above engagement, but the
|morass across which they retreated was so Doggy
sho lad tn nd hnild a
Ii is impossible describe the impatient ardour
Of our troops under this navoidable check to their
impetuous valor. They discharged their rifles
. however upon some cedar stumps, and from the
manner in which these riddlcd by their bull
lets. there cannot be doubt that had the Indians
stood there they would have been annhated.
1--WE have to go back forty miles for bag
gage, after securing which, VIC will resume tho
, pursuit Of the flying savages A few more sucf
engagements and the war will be gloriously
4 closed Our troops are much annoyed by Mus
IS quitoes.
From tbs Newark, New Jersey Advertiser, Of Sept &c
The "Bet.er Currency'-We have seen thi
r morning one of the Treasury ashin plasters," il
the shape Of draft, issued by John Campbell
. Treasurer Aug. 2Sth. 1887, to the Cashier Of tn
|" State Bank at Newark, for the enormous sum
4; As! The draft is endorsed on the back of a
ORDER or warrant, from Amos Kendall, p. M.
e in favor Of G. B. Reynolds, Of West Port, Esse
u County, Neo York, dated August 23d Mr.. Reg
uolds appears to have received this mint drop
u doubtless one of the promised yellow boys tn;
a were to glitter through every mans long sill
IL purse'-on the Goth September, as the prescribe
printed receipt for the money, signed by hir
bears that date.
A fair specimen this Of the faithlessness and u
q, ter iacapacitv of an administration which p
20 ~ down the bank. under the promise of ''bett
u' currency' AS5 of the L. s. Bank was curre
y. money every where-woud bring the specie
:" any town or city in the Union, pay for any ne
~ essary of life but here we have paltry Treas
81 ~ draft, issued in payment to public creditt
entitled to the specie, or at least to an equvaler
~ on a bank hundreds ofmiles out of his way, fol
.o sum which would not pay third Of his travelli
expenses to collect it! For be it observed Ii
the draft, with Mr.. Reynolds signature to I
=. prescribed printed receipt on the face Of it, b
INC been sent through third person for collect
~. and this morning presented to the CASH
'ie aud refused the ground that Mr.. Reynolds v
not personally present! though the holder
SIN sured that ''it is good"' Good Tor whatN c
ley tainly not for bread and meat.
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