Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-03


for the protection Of the low Country aga"s, the wan
dering band OF Indians in the Ok, iinakee swamp
Troops in sufficient numbers now paCrd round,ia
swamp, and provisions ample Tor their support been fur
rishei Our citizen will thus be relieved from an Ia,
,,esiny service which Gevoved them the absrnc.
NJ lhs Upted States fOIces-who nt course will 10,
leave the scrne until oil OF disqret is dsspatsd
|, will NJ secn that the Governor has ordered The MI
lla force 10 be dsbandrd, and calls upon the United
States Government for prompt settlement g" ir'
counts for service, provisions, -hAtcd@tstis Rec
FLORIDA Recent dispatches eceI"ed from the Com.
mandng General in Florida of JuIy 18th, at the Office
of the Aduta General advise the Department oi the
which have been recently taken Tor The rec.
tual defence of the neishborhood OF the OAeienokee
swamp.
Gen TAYLOR states in his report that he shall 'es,.
bsh post near tine mouth of the Shwononch"e river.
be occupied by company OF drogoons and q.
infdniry aud that he shalt locate another company of
faniry between that and Traders Hill, on The 81 Mays
river. One company of Dragons has been ordered to
the opposite side of Okefonokee swamp in the vicinity
of Warc.boro Major Dearborn will select positions
for the latter. These four companies, Gen. Taylor
brieyps will with the addition OF one OF militia. Just or.
ganzed along the Florida and Georgia line, be sufficient
give ample protection 10 the inhabitants IN the vicinity
of the swamp so long they occupy the Country
Ii they should not, however, Maj Dearborn is empo~.
cred to into the service such additional compl
MES Of militia he may think proper
The five companies referred TO- as well as any that
NAV be called into service placed under the
uland of Capt. Il. L. Beall, Second Dragons.
Gen Taylor further states that depot Of provisions
&C. has been established at Traders Hill, 10 be- tug
nshed from Black Creek Capt. Waite, acting Quar-.
termaste has been ordered that place, 10 take steps
necessary supplying the posts around the Oke:onok"e
as well the troops which may be called into service
in that quarter.
From he best information he could obtain, General
Tayur believes that there not more Than forty or fly
Indian warriors 10 the swamp, and they ne probably
fugee Creeks from the emgTa!ing tribe OF that name
[G'Ojs.
Nrws FROM THE DIsr.Xr WrsT The ST. Lpni. pa.
pers mention the Of the steamboat Antelope
That city, from the mouth OF the Yellow Stone This
vessel had been absent three months and brought BAGS
as the rIui, OF the expedition, valuable cargo Of fuss
consisting of about 900 packs. valued at 500 900
Information is received by this arrival that the small
po1 had ceased rage among the Sioux, but higher up
The Yellow Stone, the mortality was stall dreadful. The
As,inrbones said 10 be extinct and most OF the Black
feet have fallen victims 1t was believed that than
20 600 have died Of the disease, and that il would
stop short OF the Pacific Ocean ~ \ f. Post
(Fyola the ~ Y COMMERCIAL .1dr,rtSer
TuE C,slp.s-Iord Durham arrived Il! Montreal
on Tuesday, An authorized contradiction appears IN
the Montreal papers, OF the report that Ne had cecafrd
himself in favor of union of the provinces
From the G1=cte Of tbs morning
Extract Of Il letter from gentleman \; 81. tah..
rincs, u C., dated July 2}d, to The EdoFsoF tie !.
Gazftie:
sThe Pelham pirate, Col. Moreau, trio! ny 'l:r.
2Is, at Niagara convicted and sentenced 10 hr hanged
on MONDAY next Both inst Court adjourned to Wet.
nosday, LIST August, when all the others indicted aH'at
80. will b. tried en- roue-and II s now believed a..
royal ccmency w! not he n'erPosed between Ties. pa
s"ners and the letter OF law
In addition to the above we learn that Ge"rg" 'oory
an American was tried the ooh. Tor the same oirnce
and found A.ty The principal witness was o"r li,T
Enslishman, who was engaged in the ahat but All
tlrd as evidence for the Crown. lie stated that tie
number VINO crossed was 2--ihnt Chandler m7Ga
them believe there coo ready 10 join them WHEN
they anGedthat they nine DAYS in Canada briore
the Short Hills affair." and were snbsI'ed by The lndoi'
ants.
We have private information that Notwithstanding the
short stay Of Lord Durham in the upper province 1t
not improbable that great changes will be made there IN
due season II appears that by his instructions Lord
Durham not authorized 10 act IN Upper ClAaCa WIN
out first communicating with the h"me Government
messenger with dispatches from his Lord5hP arrived
here last evening The dispatches will he forwarded Uy
the Royal William.
A .JrpGE MURDERED MIssouRI-The ST. Louis
Republican says
Ihos NJ Douaherty, one of the judges ofthe Court
of 81. Louis cOuhy murdered on the road between
that city and Grondeiet, on the 18th inst Judge ID
was on his way to ST. Louis in company with MI LIN.
ton Sdppng,on On The road, the latter stopped t'w
moments at Grocery store and when mounting hls
horse black boy passed and Informed him thai Judge
Dougherty waiting for him. lie rode hastily !,F'
ward and when about 400 yards from the grocery he
discovered Mr. Doughrry, lying little out OF The road,
shot, his head bloody his hat off, and his papers which
appeared have been rolled up in piece OF newsPaper
lying scattered the ground MIR. SaPPIngio" al
tempted TO raise him up, but finding him too lar gore
laid him down, and Immediately rode back for help
which he procured, and then fastened for physcIan,
and a Carriage 10 remove him.
In haitian hour he returned. but the Judge died
after they had placed him in the carriage On eIamn'
ing his wounds he appeared 10 be shot nilh from tive 10
buck shot, entering the side and top o the head
aud ranging duwnwads Of the shot had penetrated
the brain it Is believed that he must have been oil MS
horse his head bowed down when the gun was fired
he nj had Mod r.sIp rit.tn in
and thousand dollars had been offered Ivy his friends tor
the discovery Of the murderer The citizens held meet
ing and resolved TO turn out 10 search the NJ.
in the vicinity Of The city. Money Il IS
supposed tie object Of the murderer from the posi-
lion Of The papers, though il is not known that any "s
obtained.
All doubtful and vague, however, on this syhsc,,
rTd clue has been discovered which light lead 10 tie
detection Of the murderers The Republican says that
Judge d. was man Of nigh standing and unblrmsHed
Character and his death would create deep and WIDE
spread regret throughout The vi hole State
ESCAPE OF USCLEs This fellow, who was under
fnenen al New Orleans for stealing the Jewels from the
Bank of the Metropolis, Washington succeeded in MAX
ing his escape Friday night week by cutting his way
through plank partition four inches thick and then
making hole the brick wall Of sufc.en, size 10 let
himself out. No traces OF him as yet.
(From the Correspondent Of the Boston Courier)
HorIToS Hle July u, l-3-.
Gov. Kent Of this State, and Gen. Wool Of the s.
Army arrived here this morning in the .age from Ban.
Go!, and at IL CLOCK, they visited Tie garrison "e
Governor received the customary salute and the troops
mustered on their beautiful parade ground, and
went through various evoluons, with admirable pree
sion; after which they were inspected by Gen "oN.
The day Of the most charming OF the season a1
;reshening breeze made the military exercise agfee'
able 10 The soldiers There only about seventy
muskes the parade as the companies stationed hr'
not in full ranks at The present moment and some
of the privaes guard duty a, the Hospital
Major Clark commands here, whom you NAV Tecoir.:
meritorious officer Of the last with Great irI
tam. Capt kinsbury. Lieuts Penross and Johns ara
Dr. Sprague, all The commissioned officers no" ::
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