Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-08-05
Washington Allston, the sculptor, is dead.

We have been requested to call the attention Of our
citizens to the necessity of having magazine pow
der h use built in this town. it is matter Of no ordi
nary importanc toour oving town. Gu: buildings
increasing in number and value of material. There
is hand in this large of property, in
merchandise, the products of country, and the la.
Dor OF our mechanics; are blessed with abun-
dance of the necessaries and uxuries make
py and contented but in the Of these bless
ings, not An alarm of 'fre" among
the combustibc materials of this would be sig
nal to fee from its danger instead of rallying fight
und su5due the devourng element.
1t is well known fact, and that is freely spoken
of by our citizens, that the merchants have hand
large quantities of gun powder, distributed in their
rious stores and warehouses, about town, which may
vff soro~s fouI in Tho e-s-t of s-A a h-.U
ledge of this fact will, instead of securing the aid and
assistance of the citizens spread panic among them
who will fly for the protection of their lives and nd
vdual property.
1t has becn suggested that small ntribuon from
the property holders, and others, will enable them to
erect suitable house capable Of meeting all their is
Of this kind ~
Our worthy townsman, Mr.. Daniel Wilson, offers to
build one, almost at cost, and for which he willing
to receive his consideration in goods.
The attention OF our citizens has been called, upon
former occasion, to the necessity of procuring fire
engine and apparatus; and hope that these two i'm
portant wants Of town will not be neglected till
ourshng town is laid in ashes and is too late,
out Of our power to provide for its protection.
A VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY.
7trus inraded BY Uaited States troops, and tie
capture Of a body of Texans under command Of
Col. snirely, by Capt. Cook, of tue U. States
Army.
a.. ,.:.I.
Gougar, member of Col. Snivcly's command, who
ariTcd here this morning and from him obtain the
following facts in relation to this affair.
On the 30th June whilst Col Snively and los Texans
in camp about 35 miles of the Santa Fe
ing, upon the South side of Red River, in Teras, Capt
Phillip st. George Cook, U. s. D'gns, in command o
l60 United States troops, escorting party of Santa
Fc traders arrived upon the opposite bank, in the u
States. He decoyed Col Snively, under truce, and
promise to give him free pass back, to to his
camp, upon whose arrival, he then and there told Col
ST. that he, Capt Cook compelled to take from the
Texans their armsand requested him to return to his
camp and see if his men would not quietly give them
up A few minu, after. Capt Cook followed on with
mis- whole command 50 men, and two howitzers. intd
Teras, and there formed his into battle order. pre-
senting his howtzers about 500 yards from Snivey's
camp, gave the Texans hour to surrender their
arms and ordered that person should leave the
camp under the penalty Of being fred into. The Tex
insisted upon surrenderng prisoners of war; but
Cook refused to receive them. The next morning news
reached the TerGns that large force of Mericans
in that vicinity and they sent to Cook for guard
TO protect them he had disarmed them this mode.
rate request was refused. -. -
The Texans being disarmed, and left to the mercy
of enemies, and to the dangers of starvation in the
wild prares, requested Capt Cook to detail them an
escort to protect them the settlements and Cook
replied that 9 was than he dared to send an
alea body ito Texas. although he did dare to march
into Teras with all his ''ay,ned force, IT,
The conduct of Capt. Cook upon this oc casion was
marked with treachery inhumanty and indifference
for the laws Of nations He treacherousy deceived Col
snivey into the American camp-and then followed
him into his ownand there, in open violation of the
laws of nations, dsarmed Snively's command in their
own country-and left them in the wilderness-dis
armed, without provisions and protection If this off
Ger has been guilty of so outrageous invasion Of the
soil of nation with which are ut peace without,