Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-08-28
CIIllIIAIIEN

Cl!Illy AIIUA.
Alter the capture of this place, C.l Doa.,',.U
appointed C"Pts. Hudson, Parsons and W.igI:
ma" 10 examine Inc public property, AMI report
thereon Tho J.6crsoa Iagairsr pIy.s brirf ~.
n"ls!S OF the report made |, presents n o.Ij
view o! the wealth and imporlau e Of that y7 ..
ihe British lessee of the mint was inclined 10
conceal from view some of the apartments in that
establishment, but tho stern tones Of the A Ain.r.
can captains. after the lesson he had received
ron C"i Mitchell, acted as an ..op,n sosan.."
ne ioIowIng Is the Mquirsr's synopais, ,ikcl,
from Capt. Parsons order book:
extent Of 1896 square yards, and coa,aias the
'io..owing operative deptrtm MS"
Two assay officers; Il refinery, in which tw4'yc
thousand ounces Of silver refined in eight hours.
The silver alloy department Is fitted up OH iha
most approved French system, with IRON crucbIrs
containing COCO ounces; from Il coo 10 II 900
ounces IS tho quantity usually melted at one time
\ detailed account is also given Of the vari1u,
departments altaached to the mint. viz: the raD-
ing department. with presses; Jnnching room
wiki coming milling Machinery, and all the other
necessary apparatus. which appear 70 b0 of the
most extensive and costly character.
In the public library nj the Capital were 8 !G vol
umrs, principally works in the Spanish huIlago.
on law and politics. The only L1tin work IL
Cicero There arc ono or two vo'lmcs in the
catalogue in the French nngUagc-but not one
Of an American or English author
The inventory also shows among ether proacr-
~ the following articles:
9 scrviceaOe muskeiS.
5S5 bayonet scabbaris.
10 kegs f. F. Ky. rife powder.
keg hnts.
6S boxes Of cartridges, each boy confirming
1900 rounds.
23 boxes cartridges for cannon, canister shot
balls, and shells. containing twenty rounds each.
50 ponnds riff powder.
. kegs rife powder.
trunk officers clothes.
wagon loaLs hard bread, 1900 pounds cach
wagon loads dried beef, 1000 pounds each.
pleasure carriage.
10 large mule wagons.
200 yards bandagcs.
5 pounds Of lint.
Coffee. sugar, rice and many thousands ciga rs.
Daring the examination OF the puIic property,
a report was circulated that arms were concec led
IN the church. Capls. Parsons aud Wrightnar,
after thorough senrch rcporte! that tho rumur
was uniounded. LIVERY facility was checrfuy
offered 10 them in the examination by the v-ar.''
ave have. (say these grntemen,) the satisfaction
TO report tina! nothing of this nature discovod
and that the church has entirely acquitted, her.
self of the unjust aspcrsioEs il circulation aga.
inst her."
Return Of an Indian Capire. Victoria
AirOca!e contains an account of the return, from
captivity among the Comanche Indians. of a
young man named Warren Lyons. whose mother,
a widow, resides on the Upper NavlIad, in the
county of FayeIto, Texas. He was captured, and
his father killed, in 1897, when only II years Of
ago, siuce which time his mother heard nothing
from him. He was seen and conyersed with b,
American surveyors, and induced to return home
not, however. without difficulty. Arrived at h
mothers house, one of his companions asked he
if she ever expected to SEQ her son. She burs
into tears ana exclaimed, ~ do not know sir. ;
Young Lyons sprang forward and caught hor il
his arms, and, in loud. shriIl tone, cried, .Oh
my mothar!" The Advocate says, that in dress
manners. general appearance, he is to u consid
cradle extent. an Indian. He speaks his mother
tongue indifiersntly, but it is thought will acquir
VI as well as ever. He has brother, Iieuton
ant in Capt Gray's company, who made severa
unsuccessful attempts 70 discover him.-Er.
0Er Six thousand live quails were recent
brought, ssom Alexandra, Egypt, for the Londoi
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