Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-06-12


The Alert was looked for last nigh, and may no 81
pCcted some time TODAY y a ASsr99a
To Corrrspondents.-"hloreA Anon''is in type. ant
will appear in our next. so" is too personal in re
gard to Others ana rer nlpcrtinent toais to spcc
our favorJ; he is welcome ''scek other channels
in the prosccutionPf his conpIaints.' We haverrr
"eived letters frorhSour corrcspon dents at iffcrc
,p",nts some of which VIC would have been pessea +,
Pntr'si. but for want of room, compelled tc
> emit. .tI IGI:
a1Thc Elk passed up last Thursday to The Chocnw
Agency; she had on board l5I Choctaw Emirrants
under charge of Trooper Armstrong, Esq goI1i
Tie Brdgc,-Ihe Commissioners IiaIped in, .he Va n
bnrcn Fridge Charter, have given notice thai the
viii on the 18th inst. open books Rpbsc ZIP
tons TO stock for the building Of tho .'Brdge.'a As-
>ura"ccs hav been given that over s20.OO0 &iA be
taken on the first day, which necessary, by llr
terms of the charter. Err.....I-r.
We arc highly gratiied at those proceedingsr Ifn
ridge thrown over the Arkansas at this pon
The certain prosperity Of Van Buren, will b, secirec
against all future casualties. Were it in our power
:" contribute all the means necessary to constrnc
tins bridge, would most freely appropriate il. Gpr
lbr investment would yc'd handsome interest and
enhance the value of rca. here andfor inIny
miles surrounding. H
He to BisLop'S.-Iho,c who wish to purchase cheap
goods, and ho does not, these lard times, will do
well to call in at f.. b. BISHOPS large DRY CoQDr
and GROCERY ESTAB!ISuMUHT. w. [
For description Of hs stock, advertisement
in another column.
GIVE take Pleasure IN lchnow lcGg n the compli.
ment q" tie editor Of the Gazette in relation to o4s
treatment Of letters from the army; and are hghiv
gIGtihec 10 carn that he appreciates uu ssp,Ioeybs
Our rtgTct IS thai he Was not under ssri8k Assgr
at an earlier datc-when he published aas b6s BotNBr
from an officer Of the army, in whc s-&rrec nside
ih:uss at the memory Of the al len bruveIec s1nshI
Clinton Iei.-Ihc friends Of Col \ els family v ~
read wIlh high qualification, the ioiowing extract
which We clip from the y. o. Delia Clinton y ell
about Is - years old, and under standsthst
he President intends to send him to WcstPeart. q
Col. y ell. Of Arkansas, and tho Pres dent we're old
friends. The last letter which the brave s"d.cr,is
supposed TO have written Col. Polls, rec, irr
the advance of Col. l,il's pay due hs rau.'y H..
vas poor, and hIs family dcpcnGrnt unnq IN. H..
hada young lad at Gcor.cto~n CoI'r.r aud W. lc, rt
ihs eNcning that the lrc>.Gcht has uG pt,d tins hy.
and will educate him and regard hi. a. hS own son
and that he Will see to the con fort Of tu- fI.ly"
A NeT Poper.--Trc press and na;crla's for
newspaper, to be established II. Fort >muh.
passed Up, few days since on board OF tie
Isaac Gorron. |: is to be caI.... VIC b.cvc.
''The Herald" and viii be published and t.ol-
ted by our friend JouH II. W HELLER. a, a nru-
irnI paper. devoted to news and tho iu:crc>:~
of tLat thriving town.
The increasing business onI Importance Of
Fort Smith, We believe, justify tine c,.a5i.>n.
mcnt Of press there. and we trust the cutter
prise viii meet with surcrss
lloun'ed lOluneers--A company oc Mount
q" Gunmcn las been raised in Washington cuunit
Supposed TO be intended for the Santa Fa scl-
vice. They Will rendezvous and BE- mustered into
service at Fort Smith; where they viii also cicc!
thclr officers.
CCJ-Ol last Friday week, q citizen Of I.cr'~
Creek Township, named PhHiils. hl., da Cher
"hro by the name Of Jordan, wltn II hoe. We
hn,o heard different accounts Of tine trau>.rt.p;.
and do not feel justified in adopting either
Phillips has I@d, and the officers arc in I,lrs.i:
of him.
W The polite officers Of tho RiIg'cy and tie
Arkansas No. 5, arc entitled to ou. thanks for
late papers.
G1- Our thanks are due 10 John Is. Ogden, csc.
for late river papers.
FJ~Mai. VIM. ARMSTRONG. Super intcndent Of
Indian A.fairs. is lying dangerously i'll at Doah~-
vile, where he wcht some three weeks ago. 10
receive party Of Choctaw Enigrants Great
nrprchcnsons are felt by his friends. for his re-
rovcrv.
0~1- S. S. Stevenson, esq, viii p,coso accept
our unfeigned thanks for hs c,yors while actin,
as agent at RoscviIIc.
Virginia ElecfionS.--Thc figures Of tho Whir>
in relation to tho elections in the Old Dominion
10 cut down from their Gs and Is to 3; and they
cannot strain over it. The result; Democrats
. Whigs-l vacancy.
o. The last arrivals from Mexico. bring the
1atlering intelligence that Gen Shields j.. fast re-
covering.
o. Our franks arc due TO Mr.. Sparks, at Fort
Smith. for late New Orleans papers