Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-02-02
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Republican Office.

we nave auFices rom FhTidafto iate
date. The news is moi important other
wise than ni a cheering nature.
Correspondence Of the Saraaaak Rep.
Big Cypress Swamp. Sofa.
January 6ih. lS42.
After Major Belknap routed The Indians
on the 18th ult. and repleushed our fam
ished haversucks, he divided his command
INFO four divisions for the purpuse of COW
crius greater extent Of country al the
same liuc, aud renewed The cEase in the
direction of The Southern coast. The
country traversed by these several divi-
sions was. even 10 greater extent Than
heretofore seen, covered with waier aud
extensive cypress swamps; bur ihs few
iudans here finding that their musi OBJ
scurc and inaccessible retreats were now
penetrated by the troops. scattered so much
as to render their trails invisible even to
the practsed eye OF the lndiateguides.
don't believe troops ever la5ored hard
or. or endured more privaliou, since the
world began. The incessaul marching
with heavy burdens Of provisions. bedding
AMI ammunition. through water aud mud,
and over Jagged and porous rocks, has Torn
and worn the clothes from their limbs. Gnd
the shoes from their feet, There are rhir-
teen companies of troops ,raversins this
sunken district. charged with fcrre,iue out
some 80 igdan men, women and children.
If we were tasked TO hunt the wild deer
from the Eamnocks, or the Ailigators aud
snakes from the swumpS, VIC might have
hnpe. bur. although the campaign has hcen
conrrived wilh uud,spu,ed skill, aud exc
cuIed with The greatest alacrity and per-
severance, the Indian, now remaining are
! 50 very few in number. Us To cludc pursuit
| with the most perfect ease. In my opin-
ion. the war Us smcI, is nlrcady closed
Thai roviDg outlaws, red aud while, will
for years secreIe themselves 10 the ham
mrcks and swamps of Forida. | do no,
donh,. Nor that the army. were it dou-
hlcd, or quadrupicd. is doing any good here,
have the least belief.
Very 'r.ly, yours.
The ST.. Aususiin. News has adviccs
from Tampa TO the 18th inst. which slate
that Col. Worth is still vigorously follow
ins up his operations against ihe Indians,
and is very sanguine a. capturing the va
fiou- struggling parties that are naw roam.
ing about.
The schr. WalteI NJ. Capt. Hitchcock,
arrived here on Wednesday last. from,
Fort Pierce. We learn that an expedi
ton, with canoes. under the command OF
Capt. Viu,on, left that Post on The l3lh
lust, for the head waters Of thcSi. Johns.
4 scout. mounted. under lbc command OF
Lieut.. Tavlor,accompanied by Lieut.. Ste
phens, lei; on the next day. for tho purpose
Incorporating with Capt. Vinlpn.--NcsrS
22d inst.
Correspondence 6T fES ,5ftsS7lSfFsSrs FyasTioi.
! Nav YoSx. SuadayP. M.
! Ono Of our brokers was arrested yesIer-
day upon charge Of negotiating com
lrercial hills. the naInrS upoa Is ;iicb were
lnrgerics-abuut $500 has already been
Observation-Disclosures 10 doubt will be know wn
| TO. morrow. There is no truth in the re-
port which appeared in one OF our penny
papers, lhata forged check for $1,000 had
hccn passed on the Bank Of America
| No such thing was attempted at any bank
in ilic city.
The weather is now rs fine rs possible.
We had gale fro': the westward on Fri.
dav. which has done damage to the cast
ward The mail due yesterday was de-
raincd un,iI this morning. have henrd
no further accounts Of the ship Frankfort.
am afraid sue will be much Injured.
The CITY was full Of rrmors Yesterday
rclnlivc Ia the recent measures taken bI
the United States. in sciZing and attaching
the assets assigned Ihc Bank of The Unncd
States. which were in charge Of Mr.. Fra
zicr. as the agent of the asscnCes.
We have taken some pains to ascertain
The true state ol The facts. and our readers
may depend on the following:
Under &. IA, issued from tho L. :.
Court ar Philadelphia. directed TO The Mar
shall of this District. MI The assets n>,isued
by The Bank of the L. S. were seized, To
satisfy Judgment in favor of tho Gu"crn-
ment for S25l .00O. most Of which assets
were in the vaults nf the Merchants Bans
for safe keeping; and nn attachment vas
issued. uuder process from the CONNER
cial Court of this CITY, on suit entered
by the Unilcd Srnies. for the sum Of near
IL two millions Of dollars. Whai i, the
foundation Of the latter claim. We have
no idea, and have no opportunity Of learn
ing.
Under the f. fa. The Marshal threatened
10 seize The assets belonging TO tho Mcr-
chanrs' Bank; which, If executed, would
have been measure Clearly unwarranted
by law. as tho whole stock held by the
Bank OF the Uuited States in that iuSi'tu-
,ion was sold ~ good faith, and th" full
consideration money paid by The present,
proprieIors.
On application to the U. S. Court, Judge
McCalcb AT once granted m injunciion 10
stay the proceedings against the Merchants
Bank under The e. ia; and Judge Waits
issued similar injunction under The at
tachmcu' In the mean limo the nsseis
assigned by the bank U S. have been Ia
ken by The Marshal aud are now In his
charge, and the Mercha.ls' Bank and all
her business and assets rcinHin in her own
pnsscssinn. and her alIairs have their Gus.
iomary regularity, free from any judicial