The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-06
RETURN OF CAPTAIN MARCY Tho Fort Smith
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RETURN OF CAPTAIN MARCY Tho Fort Smith
(Ark.) Herald, of the J4th ult, says
"Captain Marcy, Captain Mcclellan, and DR..
Shumard, arrived at this place on the 10th inst,
having completed their examination ofthe country
upon Red river. Captain Marcy goes to Wash
ington to make his report to the War Department,
while Captain Mcclellan ID ordered to San Anto-
MO, Texas, to report in per on to the commander
of the Sth military department
" w learn from these gentlemen that they as
cended all the principal branches of Red river
their sources; that the country over which they
passed, for the first two hundred miles above Fort
Arbuckle promises very superior agricultural quail
tiles The soil ia excellent, producing n very
heavy growth Of grass and other vegetation, the
timber large and abundant, while numerous clear
spring branches, flowing rapidly over rock or gra-
vel beds, make this the best-w atered country that
can be found.
at is very elevated and rolling, the atmosphere
pure and elastic, and it cannot prove otherwise
than healthy. Indeed. these gentlemen represent
It as being the most beautiful and desirable coun
try for farmers that they have seen in the south
west.
This is a country which must settle before
many years. and as it is contiguous to borders,
and near this place, the Arkansas must be the
channel through which the product Of the country
will find its way to market. This country abounds
in copper ore of rich quality, specimens of which
were brought in by gentlemen of the expedition.
"The command, while it was in the plains, with
the exception of a few cases of scurvy, was very
healthy There were deaths, and all returned
IN good he0tn ana splrlt5 not even losing an
NAL upon the entire expedition. The command
| returned TO the Brazos from Fort Arbuckle.
eve learn from Captain Marcy that he met
with no molestation whatever from the Indians;
all that he saw were peaccable, and committed no
depredations. The result of this expedition will,
we think, prove of much importance to the coun-
try generally and particularly to the State OF Ar
kansas as il lays open to us new and very extern
sive district of fine country west OF US, which has
heretofore been wholly unknown, and which might
have remained so for a long time to come. In ad-
dtion to which, the places of resort of many bands
of the prairie indians have been discovered, and
in the event of a with them this information
would be highly important. These facts, with the
geogra phcal and geological information that has
been obtained, will, confident, make this
of the most important expeditions that has
been made upon the praires"
THE FaEsHEr IN PRINcE GEoRGE's.-The Plant
ers Adrocate, published at Upper Marlboro, states
that the recent rains did much damage In that
county. The bridges along Charless Branch were
almost all swept off, and the smaller bridges gene
| rally have been carried away. On Saturday last,
George w. Hillcary, esq, sent his carnage TO
Galesvlle, on West river, for some friends VINO
we're expected. Fortunately they did not arrive.
The driver on returning, rashly attempted to cross
a small stream in Anne Arundel that had been
swollen TO a rushing torrent. The driver was
washed from his seat, and saved himself oy sGiE
ing the branches of tree and climbing up Inc
boy that went behind was drowned Inc horses
saved themselves by breaking away from the car
rage and swimming to terra irma