Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-03-01
THE INDIAN FIGHT.


nee Mahas, and party Of Creeks, turns ou' to have
been between the Osagss and Crooks. Tfo Osnge
dress resembles the Pawhee in almos. every par
ticular, and the Creeks themselves supposed their
assailan,s to have been Pawnee Mahas. The es.
citemont is very grea, in the Creek nafion' and va
rious rumors are aAoa, in regard 10 the ahair.-
Capt Boone, as soon ss information OF the ssrrnish
reached Fort Gibson, was ordered to tho place o.
action with his company OF Dragons, and has sent
IN 10 Fort Gibson for renforcements; from which
place two companies Of Infantry have proceeded to
join him. bu, IL he should have need OF their serVi'
ces and has to await heir tardy approach, the In
dians can commit any deprodations shoy may wish,
and be off unmolestod The idea Of placing infan-
try soldiers upon frontier like this. when disiur'
bances are so frequent, 10 US, seems ridiculous
The Indians are generally mounted when on pred.
aory excursions and re too willy to awnii the tar
dy approach Of Uncle Sans infantry to punish
thom for their misdoeds. At Fort Gibson, at The
limo Of the outbreak, there was bu. ono company
Of Dragons, Capt. Boone's which was 'mmedIaIe-
" sent on, by tho Commanding officer; but from
Appearances, were not able 10 quel tho JlsIurban'
ces and had to sond for the reinforcement mention
ed.
We do not wish to have it understood that the
present difficulties is any way calculated to alarm
tho whites on this frontier; bu, all who know any
thing Of tho Indian character will at once sec that
If tho di6eren, tribes are allowed. unchecked, to
war against each other that their sangulnary pro.
pensiiies nigh, prompt t!om to commit depreda-
lions upon even tho whto settlements. We hopo
that some Of our ci,zons who are now in Washing.
ton City will represent the situation Of affairs up
on this frontier, und we havo not tho least doubt
but ho. troops Of the right kind. and in sufficient
numbers will be son, to man our garrisons.
Van Buren.-The destiny of his city. ns W.
Wow it through our horoscope. will be comParn'
lively great. This is no rash sentence Of ours,
but is ono which stands upon suro foundation;
and were we so disposed we might prose whole
hour upon tho arguments which support our as"
scrton. We might tell of the Santa Fe trade
whose current sooner or later will sweep this way
southern emporium - New Orleans we might
recount the RESOURCES of the immense "bnck coun.
try" which stretches away 10 tho fertile ands of
tho beautiful Nebraska, including in this extent
all the rich Indian countresi or the commerce
cvrtufu nUw In h'fur "" tuo oo"''''o' ~ ~"
north and northwest part of our State and The
south and south. west part of Missouri; we might
speak of many other advantages, but wo simply
conGno ourselves to tho city itself, for fear, 1t we
should indulge in too much speculation, wo might
be thought Utopian.
First. tho place has recently become city has
its commissioned Mayor and Aldermen. and in
this respect is better Off than Boston, second, new,
houses of substantial brick are constantly going
up. and more are in perspective. Third, this place
is a great ,horougharo already for tho immgra-
ton to Texas. aud will become greater if that
country is annexed; here these immigrants cross
the Arkansas, ono of the ferries even now renting
at auction a, Sl325 per annum. Fourth. we
havo tho fines, of eating in this State, which evory
body will allow to be vitality necessary to tho ex.
isence of great cy;) two rival Hotels. in thoir
out.vicings. contrivo 10 tickle the palates, Of all
who sit at their boards Fifth, we have Circuit
Court, which cont nucs three weeks at n session.
the Lawyers and Judge, being Of tho "Lucy
kSng" order, take their time for business, aud
mdsugo their legal tI.sat their own leisure;. con-
tribu'pg wi,hou, doubt great deal towards the
fcr.hcHpiog greatness Of the pIoce,by the sccuri-
ty they eye to the possession of property. which
will nduce\misralion hi'hcr; Sixth, the place con.
,ans as cle,e\ a set of follows as you will NEE,
with in mo'tI'e ride, and they constitute no un.
important iugredie, in the building up of grca.
city. Many other \eosons nigh, we poin, ou,
why our city s to be ~ FIRST in Arkansas; bu, we
think that the above cnurtsration will convince any
one who knows tho place hat our assc ron is pos.
tied upon truth, and those we do no, know ii.
that tho city is worth a trial.
M. Poik and The Cdbinef--A Washington
correspondent Of the Richmond Erhuircr. of the
3ls, January. writes: