Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-26

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mi, 10 lie action of the Assembly Of 1887. NJ.
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AUTHENTIC FROM THE WEST
Office Of The Bee, !
/ NV OuI.xASs Oct. ..
| The following letter, fem Colonel Alsny, command.
ing the For, at Fort Jcsup the Western frontier Of
this Star. furnishes authentic INTEL! .ence respecting the
condition Of that portion Of the country The letter is
in reply written the Colonel about month ago,
when various ruuors were IN circulation relative 10 The
Disturbances with the ssvaers in which requested
that gallant Officer TO transmit US correct statement oil
what going Weare happy 10 find, that 50 far as
eur own frontier is concerned oil those fumors hare
proved to be grnundless We hope, however that the
attention Of The Government will he directed TO the In.
dians in the West that the probability Of injury from
their hostility may be averled:
FuRr JEsuP, Sept 23d, 1883.
Dear Sir-n answer 10 your letter Of the 9Th inst +,
nave to state, that with respect to threatened nya
sion Of the Western frontier by the savagrs kno% no.
thing but from ru:nor-c sa;.- source ch you
have your in!UrmaGOn AS 10 this immediate frontier,
nPprehend but little danger a. present from Indian hos
uly. II the Indians should break out in the North
west and Arkansas strong as 10 ovHrrun The country
there, that may have something 10 fear iO7 The
whole Of the seilrm.ns West Of the Mississippi The
danger that has been appehended in this quarter grew
out of domestic difficulty in Texas, between the cill-
Gems Of that republic resident Mencans, and others OF
their people, besides which, It was reported that
great many Indians had joined and 10 join the NAL
contents.
This difficulty however believe has kccn settled
Western frontier very much exposed, for The want oil
sufficient number oil regular troops. Al this post,
have only four companies of my glment remaining
with me- and these four companies the only regular
troops between Baton Rouge and Fort Towson, in the
! Choc,aw nation.
If any thing should that think would be inte
resting 10 You and the public, will take The earliest
! opportunity Of making you acquainted with ii.
Very respectfully your obcdient servant
JAMES Is. MANY.
TROOP. The Arkansas Gazette of The Both uil says
1.-The seau'bna! North st Louis has been in The river
for several days with 80 troops (wo compancs) dcs.
tined for The garrison at Fort Smith They de-
tached iron. Fort JesuP, La The boat makes slow pro-
gress ewing the low Stage Of the river but presume
! they may be expected here in 4 few days,
Capt J. Brown, u S 4 is also on his way up in The
boat, with about $4,000 in specie for the Indians
West Of Mississippi.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, Oct 13.-Gen. icy Tor, with
two companies of Dragons IRON Tampa Bay, passed
through this city Tuesday last his way 10 Chat'a
hoochee. The General had with him. Chief Of the
Ta!iaassceS the OF Neamalhaa, aud his negro IN
terpreer HIS object, learn, is 20 CndcayUr 10 lind
the fugitive Creeks and induce Item 10 cmgTG!c as
well aid i'll The removal Of HE Apaachlcolas We
understand the Tallahassees and Mtccosukes have Of
late shown disposition 10 he friendly several of
their head men have been in at Tampa and sguited
their determination to collect their people, and cm.ate
TO The West. Gen Taylor is, however, making active
preparations for winter campaign lie at east hopes 10
induce the Indians TO remove east &" ne Suwennee AID
thus give peace aud quiet to the frontier settlers The
Indians, Gen Taylor informs US, are not embodied, mel.
thrr is il believed they will he again fund III any
! siderable numbers - Fi0ridtap.
! Sr Lrcrs Oct. s
Mormon DiFFicULrIEs We did suppose that this
war; alike diegraceiu To all parties concerned, was at
end; but the p-esen, prospects are otherwise. We
learn by gentleman who came passenger in the steam
boat Kansas on Saturday, that, when at The Mormon
! town above the month Of Grand River lie saw about
Two hundred OF the Mnrmons armed AID prepared for
conflict About 60 wagons, containing number Of "a
miles had Just arrived the village This passenger
states, that Of the citizens Of the adjoining country
had given notice the Murnons 10 leave The country,
and that il they did 60 by Saturday, they would be
driven off Tie Mormons had refused I" 60, and were
expecting every day an attack from their opponents,
whom they represented as about equally strong with
Themselves II, however, The opninn of inform.
ant that hnh parties dreaded conflict, and he thought
il most likely that nothleg serious would geow out Of
the excitement.
! fraudulent Bank Tr"nseetion.-Thc good people of
An,hersl were asloniSlled few days since, Learn
iag that fraudulent transactions the amount Of about
Si7 0Q0 had just come to light in Amherst Bank [,
appears, upon rigid investigation OF The affair by the
Directors that Muselcy Clapp of Orange, i'll Franklin
county, five years since, obtained loan OF about
$l2pO at TINT Institution, and atits maturity being
bic to meet il, by spec"us promises he persuaded the
Cashier Mr.. Root, without the knowledge Of the Drfc.
tors, 10 accept his private note for short time and thus
release the cndorscr. Very Clapp made application
for money, ayeIring that his failure inevitable,
unless he obtained IT, and hence, the other amount Of
course, would fall upon the Cashier for payment.
| To that, Mr. Root was induced 10 loan him
money, and subsequently, upon the various promi
ses of Capp, and entreaes al different times and the
final hope Of being able TO obtain the whole amount, did
the Cashier continue to advance money 10 Clapp.
! known 10 the Directors, until the reached about
SIT 000 Tins, for five years has Clapp had the Cash
Ter entirely power and having bee partners
in trade Mr. Root felt unlimited confidence in his
rated promises and integrity Having taken step
for his old partners relief to avoid exposure and with
the ultimate expectation OF regainng the money, the
Cashier over persuaded by benevolent heart and
weak moral principles 10 become ner in this pain.
full tissue of yany. The explosion nf the whole
Ter resulted from the recent failure Of CIapp When it
became known TO the Cashier he was stuck with aso
nishment and upon close ntcrrogaories being put 10
him, he Immediately made full and frank confession
OF the whole transaction to the Directors. lie was i'm
mcdiaely discharged from the lnst'ut"n and after sur
rendering up all his private property, the sure;es
on his bonds are amply able make up any deficiency
TINT the bank will probably experience no loss and
Of course lis resources are unimparcd
northampton Courier
wARxrvc The steamboat Pilot, at Mobile has beer
fined $500 and the William Wallace seized, for breaches
of The late law of Cungtess relative 10 steamboats,
MOBILE October 4 We understand The Emblem
fsIeamer has been seized for violation of the Secont
Section Of the Steamboat The Law is am
nnr.ant one and the acting Collector deserves great
dit for the energy uth which lis provisions are eDfncct
| Commercial Register.
II would he dificu!, 10 find striking exhibition
Of the "spir, of the age, Than has been furnished re
Gently Il, Cincinnati The steamboat owners q! thai d
~ have held meeting aud scemny denounced III" Law
O. Congress passed inr the protection Of humen life or
toad these seamboas, and actually earIe The &C