Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1846-09-05
--LATEST FROM THE VOLUNTEERS

LATEST FROM THE VOLUNTEERS
We have seea ls,,ers from our Volunteers, da.
led "a, Camp near Trieiiy, 10 The oh and io'h
August" which gives the cheering ue~' that al
goes 90 we'll. The health Of the Regiment vas
very good, and the nee are beeca'ns nsed 10
jourpey;ss without tents. and taking The ~sa,her.
One says, .vs march. 90 an average, about al.
teen milss per day. and freqoes,iy ATOP at water.
which ip Arkansas 10 one would make his hOrss
drink, and Of this Ne make our Soup aud Coffee,
the former needs no thickeoios. and the latter
i highly eolosed. Another says 81 have nOs
slea upon dry blanket for three weeks, il has
rsinsd upoo us almost continually. since We len
Washington. Anosher. that ear men have The
mos, implicit confidence in their Captain. D,llard,
and that be Is one Of The bes, efeers, and the
eisversst ssaileass 10 the command"
Major BonneviIle's command joined them at the
Trinity % the oh, and thew crossed the Brnros,
- We learn from trader, on the goth Of August,
at washinston; hey expected 10 reach San An
tonic in fifteen days.
Iadias iroskes.-We learn from gentleman
directly from Fort Wsshi,a, that the men Of
dutch settlement" Texas, have gone on, TO
cha.,ise the Keechies and Wi,che;aw., in the
wiiche,nw mountains. These Indians have been
recently stea ling horses from the people of tina,
settlement, and Otherwise making predatory in.
roads.
They were not Of the number Of tribes who
NIT Gcv. Butler 10 his late council.
@Mr. Sumner, Of this county, who removed
some four years ago to California. has recently
returned with his family. His account Of the
country is unfavorable, but ranks Oregon above
the CALIFORNIA;. He is glad to &c, hsme again to
Arkansas. We should be glad to &c, some Of his
stories Of Oregon for our readers.
@Weare much pleased to see and hear Of the
fine crops Of wheat raised in the north west par.
Of our State. The wheat makes as good -four as
the finest Genesec, as the mills Of our friends
Messrs. J. A. and P. B. Scot, and others, abuR-
daltly testify.
This looks very encouraging for eur farmers,
and is an incipient evidence Of what energy and
industry can do in Arkansas. Mills are daily
sprinaing up, and we are not bold when we say
that ere long Van Buren, will export large guam.
titles Of -four.
Success to our farmers and the millers.
The Cherokee Delegations.-lt is with sincere
JOY tina, we hear Of the satisfactory settlement! Of
the long pending Cherokee difficulties.
We learn from J. L. Mccoy, ESQ.,, enc of the
Old Settler deputies, that the delegations are all
on their way homewards.
The Cherokee delegates have all shaken the
hand Of ami,y; feuds have been forgotten, and
we trust tina, the long and bloody strife is now for
ever healed. Like brethren have they met, and
like brethren we ardentIy hope they will hence.
forth live, joined together in their march towards
the security Of all the arts and pleasures of peace
and prosperity; towards permanent stand as a
fellow State with ours.
We commend to our readers the interesting
let ter below:
Correspondence. Commercial Advertiser.
WASHINGTON CRY, D. c., Aug. IA, 1916.
II has already been announced in the public
prints that the appropriations to carry out the
treaty Of Aug. 6, 1916, with the Chorokees. were
added as rider 10 the bill for the relief of Elijah
White.
The bill thus passed both branches of Congress
but fell for want of time TO receive the signature
Of the presiding officers. This was severe dis.
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