The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-01-19

addsd to remove all remains Of silver but At i,
usually allowed to boil only i've minutes. after
which the second solution is poured eff and the
eornet washed in distilled waite, in order 10 re.
nsys any psrtioa Of the solution
In this state the corns is spon.y ana brittle but
being dried and heated usder the mufEie 10 small
eroei6e 10 Tsdnsss, il shrinks IN every direction,
becomes hrm and assumes great degree Of bright.
nsrs aRa metallic lusire This i most sccuIatsl,
~siches aad shows the proportion OF pure gold in
The asssy. The difference between the geis Ger.
net together with ~ silver added, and the button
aiisr eupfIlation, istbe quantity Of silver original
y alleged With the geld.
lLoi,si from FiOrida-Ws learn fram the fol-
is"ipg isiter, thai another battle has been fought
between de,aohnen, OF the Regulars and Mi.-
souri, VsuRIoer', undar tho command Of Col. ray
%, and the lsdians, said to have been command.
cd BY som Jsnos, which appears 10 have resulted
dlsssiroasly 10 our troops. Ii Goes apresr as if
this unfortunate contest will moi be brsugh, to an
eHd uat II cost, the ns,isu mere bleod and ,rea.
sure ihas the soil Of Florida j. vsr,h.
70 fhs Editor Of ne JsckssnriHs CoIrier.
GAEEY's FEREY. JAn ., 1887.
DEsa SiR | L.stsa 20 iRisrua You that battle
was isugh,a few days snes tglsev no, kHornl
b1isesn tie lsd,ans and Paft at tie Sta Regiment
Of lnianiry We lost IN killed and ueunied I39 ;
ls's Of tie enemy not kRorn. The officers killed
sre Licuiessui Colsssl Taompssn, Captain Van
Sceatingen, LleuicnantS Brooks asd Center, and
Cet Genty, Of ias volunteers. Wounded III
killed =. Yours, ia hsste
RICHARD " EisIITMAN
" CoHsrsss.--'Ihs Senaie !. principally en-.
gagged IN debating Mr.. Cslhoun's rsso,ution. On
the lO,h Mr.. Clay introduced substitute for his
5'h resolution, which after amendment, was adopt.
ed, ys" 36, says9. Nothing Of interest has bscn
transacted in tAs House
IFAeceunts have besa received that the British
bad attacked Navy Island snd we're defeated. Our
latest infsrma!ioE Goes mol csnhm this news.
go
Late from T,ras and Interesting The Mobile
Chreniels Zip Of Dss. 22d, says.
The Mstsgsrda Bulletin Of the 2ls, ult saws
tia, SONS rasesls are passing The worthless bills
81 hrskea banking institutions lhrougho Texas
BY the schooner NAisrEaa, at New Orleans
Dee. 20, 'hs IIeustsa Telegraph Of Dec 9Th is re-
esivea BY The Picayune newspaper.
Ihs paper Is allied with d correspondence be.
tween Ces. Hunt Of Texas, and Mr.. Forsvth, Sec.
re,ary Of State for this government Gen. Hunt
had written To Mr.. FORSYTH urging th, annexation
Of Texas To the Union, Mr. Forsyth wf,es back
that such easnet be, for certain reasons which 10
your miHd, ara nsithcr sound nor patriotic, &c.
- .IIl
Secretary OF State, 10 which he states the dspo.
sitsn of the TsIisn people to open commercial
intercourse aHd form a connection with The hing
dems Of Great Britain and France.
The same paper says:
Tbs only weghiy objection which Mr.. For.
syih offers 10 the snRexalsn, is that this PROPOSE
tsn necessarily iavslves the question Of a war
with Ms1les The answer Of Gsn. Hnst 10 this
obiesiisa is peculiarly appropriate. for Texas is al
present with regard TO Mckee, precisely in tbs
same situaiiea which Mexico occupied relative TO
Spain, prsssus lie the acknowledgment Of hsr ia.
dependence by the latter pswer. War is nav
msrsy nsssinsl, and Mexiss haylay become fully
convinced Of her inability 10 conquer TEXAS, ap.
pears " be determined 10 initate the conduct Of
Spain IN regard 10 hsrssls by leskiag in sulisn
silenes until fear fer her eva safety conpsls her
10 acknowledge the inds pendenes of this cous,ry"
The last letter Of the Texan Minister at Wash
instos, Mr. Hun, 10 Mr.. Forsyth has the fol.
lswing
EXTRACT,
The effsris which she government Of the un-
dsrslgnsd fTsxss is making TO open commercial
intercourse with Great Britain and France II 10
ssllsvsd will succeed. Apart frsa the di,pssitiss
Of these tvs powers 10 avail themselves Of the
great advantages which must result to every ma.
icn 9th which Texas may fern iatinsts Com.
.srcsl Relations, il is believed that they as well
as the Uaitsd States, cherish liberal sympathy
for people whs have saseuntersd the most cruel
treatment Al the hands or MeIico-a ns,isn that
has Sc little regarded the laws Of civilized csus.
tiss, in prosecuting a savage war Of ox,srmins-
ton against the citizens Of the goysrnmsn, Of tho
sndsrsigaeS and that toe against = people who
proudly olsin As REALMS Of Britaia and France
as the hsmss Of thsir ancestry And the under.
signed expresses belief that the crowaed heads
Of England ssd France, sad their ssjss,ys uis.