Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-06-19


The r,rer has been falling slowly during the
past week, but is in a navi5abo stage. The Isaac
Garrett passed down from Fort Gibson. The
A'en and Ridg'ey have been up and returned.
since our last. The HIM. Armstrong, passed up
to Fort Gibson, and was above whensour popor
went to press.
- The otove was rut in las, cvening--;his
morning, we find that the riyor has risen or g
feet, and is still rising very rapidly.
To our CorreSP0ndenis.--' Candor' is too per-
sonuI for insertion. "Alaxwc' came too late,
for this week, We have received several pieces
Of poetry, and VIC arc not competent to Judge
Of thci1 merit, we have deferred them fer the pre-
sent.
OF A.. our paper was going to press, gen.
tem"n direct from the Choctaw Agency, arriv.
"a, WHO informs us that Choclow lrGian rclch.
cd there rs he wns leaving. WHO brought iniulii-
gonco, that Captain VIM. ARMSTRONG, died nt
Doaksviiie, on Monday the l4ih inst.
We are fearful that this m Iancholy intelligence
may bo true, at our las, occoGnts, lie was iy-
irg dangerously i'll.
6-J-Nr, Chns. Birnic, nt Fon Smi.h, viii ;,',.aeo
.cccYt cur thanks for late New Orleans papers.
81" The Washington Mounted Gunmcn were
mustered into tho service of the United Stat"s on
las; Tuesday. They numbered, We bc'ivc, aboni
98, and were pronounced by the mastering oli"crs
Maj. Machljn, ard D.. Bailey, rs FAR above orIl.
I'r.,ir ...I
were valued at from $50 to 500.
They aro rs comfortab'r situated Us solid, rs
can )" IN camp with good tents in The SIN t.,
/ Nan DyorneI.-llr PGr.a WArs,H, Ea-
ginccr Of tie alert, was drowned near Nuoxs'
Nood.yrrd, n few miles below this place. on the
morning the lllh. He fc,! overheard whist hr
swimmng a pct bear, by 4 ROPE, the end Of
NA''' i" held in his hand. In all proba1..jty, lie
world not have lost his life, had it not been for
he bear which seized him. in tine water.
Wo believe he was cIiznn Of pit.s5urg
U-'- The Van Egrcn Sunday School I.''rarv.
have "t.iy been enriched by Duration Of hnDd.
snmo and appropriate books fro,n NcsSr> $. f.
Morsr & Co .a:d Wm. T. Er5rrs &; Co., Of Boz.
ton, uud from the Scholars Of the Mou>2n Sab.
hath School, Mass.
This benevolon, net Of tLoso liberal persons.
entiiIc them to the regards Of our ci lens
OF We are grorGcd to learn from Our farm
ing friends that crops are very promisi. =, ..o't
tie late rains are liuIc neainst cot,ou
C,T The Cherokee Advocate says that tic ",ar.
ncr s!ono" of tho Academy at Park II,u. viii or
iaid on Monday The 2lsI inst, with appropriate
ceremonies.
VI The amour; contributed for the r-!isr or.
tie sufferers, from famine, in .ScJTrel, in t,r
Cherokee nation, is S225 25, which the P..uc.,t.I
Chief has RENTED to Dr.. y. Chupmpn, t.. Pu..-
,d,rbi1.
Lieut. Hantsr.--I. is stated in tAc E,,.orn Jo.
I"rs that the conduc! OF Com. Perry r.n"Il~I
!I,c:. Hunter, not only meet wiki tie G.-.r.I
probation Of the Secretary Of sho navy. but Of t1rI
Is'stocnt also, and HAT he .csouoa sl4 br"u
a@re'd upon by them to snn~or, Lieut.. Hunter
10 'ho command Of vessel, directly after his
omHo from Vera Cruz. Tn: gaiiant Lirutcn.
ant arrived ut Norfolk in the OHIO on the 2Gu
VT.
C~3- The friends of L"u,cnants CARLETON DnI
HcE7oaD, will be pleased to learn TIM, General
Wool speaks OF the conduct of thos- officers II
the battle Of Bucna Vista, in the most rvorab,c
terms. They served many years upon onr rrou-
tier, and among our citizens they mum many
friends.
Santa Anna Stoned in the CaDiy0I I-OrrIasrI
n o. Delta, informs us that tho Dictator yi~ilodI
me capitol on the l9'h u't, AMI was stoned b,
'h' Ioru'oce. He escaped with great difficulty.
by seeking an aysIum in the Puqcc
Irish Iestimonia7s.-Copro pron r. b. Forbes,
who commanded the U. S. ship jamestown on her
mission Of charity 10 Ireland has presented to the
citizens of Boston through Their Mayer a Gag.