The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-14

o'oNu III Noffolk paper that Mr..
aves has declared his preference for Mr..
Gay as q candidate for the Presidency and
ihal Inc aYowal, which is said TO have been
mace IN a letter 10 Judge Brooke, Mr..
Gays old aud valued friend, has been re.
ce'ved with surprise by some of MIR. Rlves'
conservative friends. Why should III To
whom, but TO MIR. Clay or to the wing can.
o'da'e' whomsoever he may be, can the
conservatives look for candidate : They
nave gwen up, We presume, all idea Of SUD.
porting MIR. Van Buren,, and will not, we
Imagine be guilty Of the folly of runnino a
candidate OF their Own. To whom, then,
are they to turn their eyes, but the wble
candidate, be whom he may
ST. AUGUSTINE, JAN. 24.-Sirteen In
dams Coptured.- learn BY the arrival
OF an officer of the army from For, Butler.
last evening, that a detachment, of three com.
panies OF dragons, under Capt. Lloyd j.
Reall, LETT Fort Butler on scout of seven
days, and returned on the 2lst, having cap.
tured Is lndIans. When near the Ahapop
ka, Lake he discovered an Indian trail winch
he followed up uutil he lost It, and halted
la short time he heard rife, and on look.
ing up he saw a turkey fall from a tree
about $50 yards distant. His men were
instantly extended aud urged rapidly for.
ward, when he succeeded in capturing the
10 lndlans-2 men, 2 boys aud the rest
women aud children.
Captain REALS company has left for the
Oksfnokee swamp.
From the same source we learn that on
the goth, party of 5 Indians, near Fort
Brooks fired on a WAGNER while with his
team, and severely wounded him ia the
breast, but not so badly as to prevent It's
escape. 10 the wagon were few bags OF
oats and corn; the latter they cndeavored
10 carry Of, and probably from fright, they
were obliged TO leave after carrying II about
100 yards. The oxen in the wagon were
left unharmed. Ga the 2lst, Capt. Thomp.
klns came up with their camp and captured
their camp equpage the lndians effected
their escape.
Posts, we understand, are to be re estab.
lished a, Fort Pierce, (lndan RIVER Fort
Lauderdale and Key Biscayne. Active pre-.
ParatIons are making for that purpose.
From IcLds.-1he steamer Cuba arriv.
we'd yesterday from Galveston, whence she
sailed the 10Th instant, bringing dates from
Houston 10 the 18Th two numbers of the
Telegraph Of the 9th and 18th have come
TO hand, containing the proceedings of Con
gress, and few items of news of a local
character. Considerable excitement had
been accustomed by an attack made IN The
Senate CHAMBER upon a member OF the Sen.
ate, DR.. 5. ii. Everett, BY the surgeon gen
eral OF the army, DR.. As6bell Smith, IN
which there vas show Of pistol and Bow
lie knife by the assaila8t, and display oi
puglIlsm. The public were very indignant
a, the outrage, and resolution was passed
unanimously by the Senate requesting the
President TO remove DIR. Sunth FROM bis Of
flee surgeon seuurui. ". O. B@9!efiu.
NlinoiS.-By letter from the scat Of
Government of this State, dated January
221, We learn that GU that day there was
uu!tC hu tASitcittul III Tue VI hGptt
sentaliyes of the State, which ended as fol.
lows: A resolution declaring ,ha, " il is not
the true policy Of the United States 10 es,
tablish an Independent, Treasury or sub.
Treasury sy stem" was carried By ayes 46
to noes 40, "nor to colcc, and disburse
the public revenue IN specie to the exclusion
Of the notes of specie paying banks" was
carried, IS to 20. A resolution instruct.
ns the Senators and requesting The Rep.
rcsentatlves Of the State in Congress 10
vote asains, any law or resolution having
for lis objec, the adoption oil the lndepen
den, or sub Treasury system, in any form
whatever, was carried, 46 TO az. There
seemed to be no doub, entertained that these
rnsnlyns womb ulsn nass the Senate.