Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-26
News FROM THE UppEn Mrssoun.-

NEWS FROM THE UPPER MrssouRr-
On the 4th inst. Messrs. vasquez and
Dau!phln arrived in st. Louis from the
Union Fur Company's post, at Medicine
creek, 400 miles up the Missouri river,
ana "A miles below the mouth of Teton
river. They left on the lth of March,
and came down on the Haydee. The
weather had been very mild during the
winter, and there was very little snow on
the plains. Buffalo were very plenty on
both sides Of the Missouri, as far down as
the mouth of White river. The Sioux
were busily engaged in killing these ami
mails for their robes.
In November last, Mr.. Dauphin, with
party of men; was attacked while en-.
camped at night, at the forks of White
river, by war party of Pawnees; and
was badly wounded and taken prisoner,
but afterwards escaped. The attack was
sudden and Mr.. DIS men deserted him.
Al his property fell into the hands of the
Indians.
A party of Sioux, while engaged in
hunting buffalo on the Cheyenne river,
IN January last, were attacked by supe-
rior body of Grows, and severe 6ght
ensued. Eight warriors on each side
were killed, and the Sioux lost $50 head
OF horses. The Sioux had become great
ly exasperated from this dcIeat, and were
preparing to make war upon the Crows
The Yancton Sioux, also, were fitting
out war parties against their old enemies,
the Pawnees. 1t is feared that California
emlgrants, travelling on the north side Of
the Platte, may suffer from the dcprcda-
tons of these hostile parties.
The Sioux agent, Major Hatton, was
expected to leave for st. Louis shortly
The Union Fur Company would prob y.
ably send down 1000 packs of robes this
spring. They had been very successful
IN their winter trade.
NcRTn CAROLINA AND TENNEssEp.-
How little is known generally of the fol-
lowing detail of circumstances in the ear
~ history of these States. We copy
from the Philadelphia North American
In the spring of 1885, the western
counties of North Carolina-now consti-
tuting a portion of East Tennessce-deem
ing government of their own best suit
cd to their wants and interests, yentured
upon the positive measure Of declaring
their independence and erecting them
selves into the revolutionary State of
Frankland, of which the famous old John
Sewer, one,of the Captains at Kings
Mountain, and the hero ofmany an In
dian war, was elected Governor. North
Carolina, in this conjecture, acted with
great moderation; but she asserted her
authority and maintained tin arms du-
ring period of three years; at the end
ofv hich period she succeeded, not with
out some bloodshed, in forcibly putting
down the revolutionary government and
reducing the people to submission. Mer-
cIful in victory, she yet excepted from
her act OF amnesty and submission Gov
ernor Sewer. who was arrested for high
treason, saved his life by luckily making
his escape from prison, and only succeed.
ed six months afterwards, when elected
to the Legislature bv the reconqucred
counties, in procuring a reversal of his
eutlawry.
NeD B'unswick aoishing to be annexed.
There was an important debate in the
New Brunswick Colonial Parliament on
the 9Th instant, of the Estate of the PROV
ince,' in the course of which Mr.. End
made glowing picture of the dcsolation
and ruin of the country, which he attrib-
utedto the Colonial. policy of the mother
country. and openly advocated annexa,
tion to the United States as the remedy.
He treats the "gagging despatch" of the
Colonial Minister as hoax The st.
John Morning News expires, es the opin
ion thata majority Of Annexationists will
be returned to the next Pan lament, and
says. "a master spirit is required TO en-
body the Scattered opinions of the neonle