Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-17
ITEMS.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.

stabreak. U,pn The recipi 81 the painful Intelligence
The most rrasrp' and efficient steps were taken 10 sen'
: frs,f~ int, the Country to protect the Inhabitants IN 'h'
. vicinity of The on,rsrrs ve are ihcrehre al q i~s 10 I'm
: ayine what marr the Government could have done THAI
4 Il has done II is nav considered = 'hsed tact. that The
? prrS.i Almininistraiisn has determined 10 do That
which the lair bfilitant Administration shsfneially neg
lecied. tn. ipAians are 70 b. rim 's'd at . hazafds-
p.acesbly If they ean, frcibly II they mrs'- and ia
our jad sueni i j. iIntsl tic to dennufce the !" lntlofi
ties at Wa.lin--aa' r. dung that which every ciliIef
OF Ft4di = much desires.
Tl.,e are ns,s. ii re mi.ake not. ssmo i~wrniy-,ne
toanpaales 4 Uniied State. tfs'ps. N all as5ui two thu
! saad men. thai ste IN FLORIDA. and on iiieir way Ia
prseri the inai.et until s5ne definite plan shall b. =
IFr,eJ sp "a b. he Ajmiais1raiiin for the nal femo1a u
4 lhe | dians. Whether il.ese viii be 'enough ttsps
AMI 4 The ushi SIT We csn't say. but hope Tor the best.
Mos Of tb.sn. We b leyr. were in Mfsica ~ here tie an
cisai "a ne % nsf arms. 81 herueAily defended. would
have shed iusl.e Ulon iAe Aeitet days Of the iirpailie.'
Coand ct Singapore - Relations eiih Cochia. Chino.
A NaShirstsn correspondent, ~ the New York In
bane. ~sI~aaiur Il he departure Of J.noph Balfslicr. Esq .
oaf o,asai fa many yesrs al Singapore. with Il renewed
~c5mmi.si,u Ef that p.ft. says
S1sns years ago. CON. Pereival had a difficulty with
the a~uthsriues Ia Cochin China. snd was obliged t. use
hfce. To the destruction uf lie and property, 10 nne OF
the ports IN that nation. Tie Emperor was somewhat
indignant, aud has remained unlnendly ever since. He
cl'Ties on a considerable trade with Singaprre-has sew
rtal .iesncrs running regalsrly To that port. sends The
young men 4 the natien there to be educated for his army
AMI CT different pursuits nj nat'nsl Importance, which
mskss 1, desirable that he should be on amlcsble terms
with nur representative there. wha has BEEN f"f sbine
yeats hrs cnnsignee II merchandise, Sc. The Emperor.
feeling aggfier,d by the above circumstance. has with
held has confidence from our Consul. under the impress
sion hat an apology ought Ia be made by this govern
ncnl.
Mr. Balesiier COOS ou, with powers 10 proceed 10 Ifre.
The eapitil II fhai country. and make the dmeude hoaora
bic. or snch explanation as Is consistent VIII, our dignity,
aud be satisfactory. He will proceed u Iiron. the pin
cipal seaport oil Cochin. China. and having accomplished
his mission will return To his Consulate. We have firm
ed no trrsiies with the Emperor, but our intercourse will
probably h. grady extended among those eastern nations
within a few years.
M. Clan and HI. tolotd ~Serrmt-The story Of
Mr.. Clay's abducted servant, is It'd by onr Newpprt
Correspondent, but other wilters, add particulars there
The culofed servant. whose name is Levi, had been
indnced by inlnxicaiinn aud tho payment al three hun
died dollars made 10 him by spInr 'aholliianisis' II leave
his master aud 90 u Boston. 1t is said iha, IN arriving
lhrte, he was required Ia SHIP as a sailor al forty dollars
n month aud out of his wages to refund The three hun
dI d dollars. which they had advanced. To his he de
mnfred, aud at Their request paid back the money aud
returned To Newport.
This huyin. n man t, he free. is a new line Of aboli
ton trade, but it is L hardly fair to insist upon their pay
Ing back afterwards ~ !. Express.
The Tallahassee Sentinel Of the Alb inst. says We
understand that there c, ne a tumor by the return Of
the En'otprisn, which carried n prlion Of Capt. John
sons Company 10 Tampa. that Gen Twiggs had ad
vlsed tho Cow rnment Ia receive tie Florida volunteers
into The scryice Of the u. :. We only give it as mere
rnlnor. without v%ouehing for It's authenticity, hoping that
IT Is lrue.
From Tic Rio Graade.-By the arrival here of The
steamship Gluhc. Capt. Place, lf,m Brazbs, we have
received the Townsville Fla. 10 The 29h ult. inclu
siye.
A party of Cananehe Indians. numbering ten or fifteen
| Ax.il ..p,tpt,I t.t.l.. ID nlI..1 .-t, H., ,n., ,...
Of Buena Vista. opposite Mier. md after taking a survey
Of the large new stone building Of Nessrs Hays & Ever
~, deemlne II iol strong. we suppose, they concluded 10
retire without making any .b%rlllgerent demonstration -
OIhrr parties were cvcn between Rumo and Buona Vista.
" o Pic, Sept. An.
Georgia Raiiroafs-The people and State Of t;cnr-
ga have invested and WILL invest in Il iilroads 40, 0OO,-
600. ifom which The State is reaplng large advantages
IN the improvements Of real estate. the Increased ia
ciIIii's To market. bosldrs direct pruh s from the Rail
roads.
More Of te Indians The Ocala Argus states, that
there are many rupors Of Indian signs across The Oclawa-
ha and below PalAllakaha. Al the latter place cattle have
been driven oil. crockcfy broken at the desered dwell
Ings and other damages committed. AlS,. that n band
oi Indians have bceu trallrd Fast Of the Oclawaha. The
trail was discovered by the Messrs. MnIrlsons, residing
IN That neighhorhoo1. They struck it in a scrub and
beloved II into a prairie, VIII r. it dlvcrged into three
separate trails. then joined. and entered n hammock. hui
saw a slight smoke ascending imn II, and buzzuds how.
cring over the place. They distinctly saw moccasin
tracks and supposed HAT from ten 10 fifteen Indians com
posed the party. Tho trail went North Savdnnah Geor
gan. Spt. sth.
Sickness a, Bdngor.-Al letter dated at Bangor (NIc.
on the ih instant, says
The cholera spreads Ia IN alarming extent with rs
The number of deaths here. in proportion To the popula
ton. is equal 10 tho deaths in 81, Louis. The number o
eases here the last four days Gas repnrlsd)scme so to 100
and most OF them have proved fatal"
We learn from the Washington Republic tina, a Mill
tsry express is TO he ma inlained between Fort lseavsn
worth aud Santa Fe, To start from each place on the l5lI
Of every month; and the Postmaster General has ISSUED
instructions for the regular despatch Of mails thereby. Sc
through this channel, with this remote point of our terri
tory. The postage on single letters will DO ten, on news
pa pers one and a halt cents each.
A suffolk correspondent If The Norfolk Argus, ir a tel
egraphic despatch dated the 9th inst, gives the following
among other items
"a singular lucus naiurde has presented itself in a bl
, dering county IN North Carolina, in that OF a child's hay
ing a foot. a hand. and one side offs face entirely black
i This strange appearance is Thought To he ominous OF a f.
4 vorablc compromise Of the Wilmo, Proviso question h
the next Congress"
Singular .10liciion The Rockingham Register II
cords a singular Pnvidenill affection in he family
Mr.. David CorIell. of that county. Out Of n family
sx children. no less than four hare been born bin d.
Neilher Mr.. T.. nor his wife is hlind-nnr any otht
memt.r Of the family connection, so far as is known
Two Of his blind daughters are at the Blind Institut
near Stdunion.