Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-11-27


IMPORTART 1f ('A MAZDA.
"a tc tori Mont
re LIZ 0p T. morning, Q o.
clock, and non Clio S. B. ~,
Of that dav
On 81 day ing early the
steamboat Burlington, Commodore Sher.
mar, stdr 4. Usual b Gdflplain, when
the engineer was informed By the cele.
brafed DR.. Cote that he had come 20 the
determination Is sion Tie insereoursg Be-
frozen re United SAFES md canada, and
Tor that purpose the Burlington could not
proceed farlher--that he had under bis.
control force sufficient to carry his pur-
pose irgo efIecl. This Information vas
Immediately communicated to the Com.
.naodore who went On shore and had an
interview with Cote; the result Oh which
was, that the Burlington was permitted g
proceed. We are informed that Cote de-
clared that this should be the last boat
permitted topass, and that be would bring
down field piece and fire Il INTO any
boat that should attempt to pass, either
way, after being warned Of his intention.
B4TTLE AT ODLkgowN.- being
known al Odetown that an attack was to
be made on that place on Tuesday night,
the militia were ordered under arm sand
having received information that a party
ofthe rebels were approaching, they went
out under cover of a dark night and fell
n with them short distance from the
town.. battle easued, which resulted ID
the death-of eight of the insurgents. and
the capture of a piece ofartilIery and two
bundled stand of arms, II was not the in-
tention, we are informed, of the militia to
be troubled with prisoners at this conjunc-
ture.
A sloop laden with munitions of war
among which were a large number Of mus
kets-has been seized on Lake Champlain
by Mr.. Crooks, one of the officers of the
customs.
It was the prevailing opinion at Mont
real that tranquility would soon be resto.
red. The administrators was making use
feYery means at his disposal to check
the spirit ofinsurrectien that had nantes.
ted itself.
The object Of the rebels appeared to be
to make hostages, for which purpose they
were making prisoners Of women and
chidren-preiering in all cases the ladies'
of respectables familie.
The Governor and Council, having
granted permission to the banks to suspend
specie payments, they have all availed
themselves of the privilege, except that OF
the peoples Bank--it was required Of that
institution that before they suspend the
payment Of specie, they should make an
exhibil Of the state Of their afFairs-this
they had not yet done.
We mentioned that on Sunday night
lights were placed in the windows of the
several dwellings in Montreal; this was
also done on Monday, and was to be con-
tinued until further orders.
The name Wolford Nelson, noticed yes.
terday, should have been Robert Wolford
was one Of those. sent to Bermuda.
The list regiment, under the COM
mand of Col. Grey, left Montreal for
Chambly and st. Charles on Wednesday
they reached st. Johns at IL O'Clock,
and Immediately proceeded to their places
Of destination.
No intelligence had been received of
the fate of Mr.. Ellis and his family. The
Insurgents had made prisoners. of. Mrs.
Ode and her family of NaperYille and ia
ken them away.
| Two dwelling houses in the village di-
rec:ly opposite St. Johns were set on fire
on Wednesday morning and burned down;
the fire was put out by the aid of the troops
stationed at st, Johns. This PROBABLY
led to the report that st. Johns was sean
on flames. The river is not wide, and
person at short distance might readily
have mistaken the one for the other.
Seine fears were still felt for the safety
ofthe rail road, but large military force
is stationed at the principal points, which
will exercise vigilant watchfulness.
RETALIAToEY LAw.-There is thriv-
ing settlement of civilized emigrant Indi-
ans, Senecas, Oneidas, and others, near
the village of Green Bay, Wisconsin Ter
ritory. Some time ago the authority Of
Of Green Bay passed an ordinance that
''any Indian found intoxicated in the vii
lage should be put into the stocks" The
Indians, considering this enactment 10 be.
partial in operation, assembled in full
council, and passed o law, that eff any
white man should be found drunk at
Duck Greek, he should be shut up in Dan.
iel Breads (the chief's) root house four
and twenty hours. F" This is a fair retail
atory legislation.
TIE LAKE FIsHERIEs.-Our inland
seas may look forward to the possession of
as hardy a race of fishermen as the Nan.
tucket whalemen, or Cape Codmen. Ac.
cording to the Cleveland Herald, immense
quantities Of salmon.trout and white fish
are taken in our largest lake, that of Su.
peFioF, near group Of islands called the
twelve Apostles, at its upper extremity.
Yet we have no vessels there but those Of
the fur companies, British and American,
who monopolize the trade. The quanti.
~ put up in 1887, from this and other
lakes, was 10000 barrels, of which 1000
were from Superior. Totalyalue $lOs, 900
The proportion Of trout to white fish. IS q.
bout ore fourth in Lake Superior. in the
other Lake less. The necessity Of con.
structing Immediately a ship canal, only
required to be a mile or two long. around
flo sr,,Its IL e. AZ 80,