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JAS. A. C0WARDIN
OlXTY-ONE desirable lots, situated in the most
~ hourIshlng parts of the city and suburbs, for
sale on the most accommodating terms Apply
to M. THOMPSON.
Office one door west Of Jackson Hall, Pen
avenue. March
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH.

Whole number Of representatives 233.
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THIRTY SECOND CONGRESS.
Term Commences March 4, 1851, and ends March 4,
1853
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THE FLORIDA INDIANS.
o0rrepondeace q aLs Norida RspuIliean.

Correspondence Of The Florida Republican.
PILArKA, AUGUST 20, 1852.
Gen. HOPKINS has returned to Piatka from Fort My
ers where he went to meet Billy Bowlegs who was sent
out for by the United States agent On the morning Of
the fifth day Billy made his appearance and after night
of the same day Gen. Hopkins and himself had inter-
view After having been told by this officer the object of
his mission Billy politely informed that the State Of
Florida wished to know from him when he intended to
leave the State and the Governor and people had waited
long time for him to go that we were disposed to have
him and his people leave in peace that the President
would give him good land far away from the whites and
be his guardian and the friend of his people as long
they ived and further the United States would supply
them all with ratons for year. send with them good
agent 60 In reply Billy said he himself would CO. but
his sister and some Of his people did not wish 30 but
they would be in in few days. and If he could get them
to he would He said however that the bones Of his
fathers had been Wondering in this soil that his blood
had comminged with the ground he walked over and it
was endeared to him from old associations; that Gen.
Worth, in his treaty gave hm.the land In reply Billy
told that Gen. Worth had right to give away the
land and conld not make treaty and that his arrange
ment was only an agreement allowing them to remain
only suerance that the land belonged the State
Florida, and the white people wanted it and would have
it, that himself and people would 20 in seventy days
the people would be glad Of it, and the Governor would
thank him. but If he refused after what he was told that
the white people would be put into his country to settle
up and compel all the red to leave. All he replied
was he could not help It, Billy wanted to be friendly with
the white man.
am clearly of opinion that the course about to be
adopted by Gen. Hopkins and which is fully concurred
in by Gen Blake will get all the Indians out without
firing hostile shot Ii such result is effected the tr
umph will be very great boodless victory where here
tofore money and life have too freely been sacrificed.
Gen. Hopkins also fell in with Enehachopka the hus
band Of the wounded squaw, who has promised to
him the 10th September at Kissmmee river, and says
he wishes to CO. he can't live outside Many Others
will accompany him, if he prove true. Several Of The
outsiders have gone in, and others emigrated
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THE STORM AT MOBILE.

The Mobile papers contain full particulars of the recent
destructive storm and overflow in that city So terrible
the gale that immense trees torn the roots
falling into the streets into the yards crushing fences
whatever impeded their descent Houses unroof
ed and the helpless inmates exposed to the pitess pet
ngs of the hurricanes vessels blown out of the river
upon high land; awnings torn off; telegraph posts
thrown down, and wharves broken up Every wharf in
the lower part Of the city completely removed from
their supersructure and old roots boards rewood and
immense pieces of timber are scattered over the streets
The upper part of the city presents the general a
lures but there the loss is not obvious All the floors
of the large stores covered with water and great
damage done to articles of merchandise The wharyes
there, below broken and injured to require
elsewhere opposite the city chiefly destroyed One
house carried up the river and but for the timely
rival Of steamboat on its way to the city the inmates
would doubtless have found grave in the angry Hood
Capt Johnston rescued them all five in number-one
mother, with infant only three months old They had
been exposed twenty hours without food shelter
and nearly dead Along the whole eastern shore it
is sad the wharves bathing houses fishing houses and
all places exposed to the action of the have been
swept away. The bodies of and child who had
been drowned found in of the principal streets
But it at Choctaw Point lighthouse that the greatest
loss Of life occurred The tenement, which occupied
by the keeper, Mr. Philiber being undermined by the
flood, gave way and Mrs Philbert her son-in-aw, Will
liam Colgn and his wife, with their two children and
oscar Pbert were forced to seek shelter as best they
could They attempted to themselves by rude raft
but Mrs Phiber and her two after being
driven about by the wind and the water washed
from their frail bark and drowned Mr. Cogn with his
wife rescued. Mr.. Philibert and negro miss
ing Both doubtless were drowned. The Lighthouses at
Land Island and Mobile Point stand safe.
The steamer Oregon from Mobile to New Orleans
ed herself by three anchors out with her engine going
She reports that vessels Of every class ashore
Round and Dauphin K.aafs All alonf the coast too
great many vessels cspsized and large naassr
driven ashore Seven vessels left high and dry
in the and elsewhere the recedng Of the food
The Ambassador and Srdn blown into the
woods en- Dog river, and left high and dry
At last accounts the merchants engaged in clean
ing their stores and removing damaged goods while
number of hands at work cleansing the streets,
moving all filthy deposites &C. meeting Of the citizens
was to be held on Saturday to consider the condition Of
the city. Estimates Of the loss made varying from
81 900 to 81 100000 The FIRST the Advertiser is in
clined to think nearest truth. ttt.
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TO THE EDITORS.
LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES,

LONDON, AUGUST a, 1907.
DEAR SIRs: | notice in the " New York Herald"
of the 1lth instant an article copied into the
Q Times Of this morning intimating that / had
consented on the part of the United States to the
mutual monopoly Of the Lobos Islands between
Peru and Great Britain"
| have not spoken or written of these Islands to
any person connected with the British Government.
| have received no communication from the Gov
eminent of the United States relative to them !
have expressed no opinion about them. Nor, in
deed, have | made an examination to form an
opinion
am therefore at loss to know the reason fol
such statement.
am, dear srs very faithfully your obedent servant
ABBOTT LAWRENCE.
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Article relates to the aW Of evidence In Scotland.
Article relates to ss and eamssts, and will prevent
much litigation, and expense


Article relates to the taU Of evidence In Scotland
~ - $3.50 a'' ''''a'ss' Ana wa
Nuo'e '0'a'es ~ Inc o0H's y Da"N'HP'cy' my ss'
90" mac oeen amos. oa'reh % measures o"i0uateu "
Prohoe e'e" ana Fsgto"s merry. Inc ohy one aross ou'
" e case O ar SALohoNs 'ne a's pe'"osr ior o'esn'
"ic' ta9ew VINO Voea Without nrSt taxing al le oauis'
oy DONG which ne not only incurred heavy penalties put
was deprived OF all civil nights II the election OF Mr.
Saomons Jew has done other good has caused
the statute book be purged of intoeran decree,
nothing of it remaining but the pecunary penalty,
The legislation Of matters confined to three
acts all Of them referring colonial bishops and their
powers.
little tnkerng has been done the old constitution
by the passing of three relating representation
and the proceedings at elections:
LIST. The acknowledgements Of st. Adams for corrupt
practices and bribery.
ID An act shortening the time required for assembling
Parliament after dissolution.
3d. An act appointing commissioners to take evidence
respecting corrupt practices at elections This act will
said tend more than any other mode yet discovered
to purify small boroughs or dsfranchise them as st.
Adams dsfranchsed. We fear the late elections
have given very decisive evidence that this act very
much needed.
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The EXPLOSION OF THE On. FRASKLIs.--The ST. Louis
papers have additional particulars of the steamer
". Franklin, which was teleraphed last week 1t is
impossible TO arrive ut the correct number Of the killed.
wounded, and missing. The officers Of the u. s. mail
report to have been buried ST. Genevey
three were lying in dreadful condition in the town and
many were missing Loss Of killed and wounded may be
set down At forty, and the dead at threeforhs Of this
number The collapse attributable to the absence Of
water IN the boilers they nearly dry, and at
red heat OF the moment of the explosion. The guilty
have paid the penalty Of their lives for their careessnes
and the innocent have been involved in the sacrifice
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THE GLADE FOR SAL

THE GLADE FOR SALE offer for sale my farm
Il in jefferson, known the Glade" containing SOC
l56 cleared and 15e in timber The quality Of
the land is unsurpassed by any nhe county Of Jefferson
On the tract is comfortable log dwelling well Of good
and stream running through end Of the farm
particular description is those wishing
purchase will first view the premises The farm will beshown
mt any time by Mr. T. A. Lewis who resides IT, and who
will give information to terms, &C. Application may also
be made (postpaid Mr. Edward E. Cooke JEFF
erson county Virginia Mrs Alexander g. Gordon
Hamilton, Long Island New York janI 3-wpwtf
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From WARSAW terrible accounts Of ravages by the
cholera On the 18th Of August 402 occurred BOT
of which proved fatal Notwithstanding this large num-
Der Of Deaths above so per cent the medical authorities
express hope that the disease is abating in violence
on the 18th the number of recoveres had comparatively
increased At that date there 474 persons under
treatment in the hospitals Of the city.
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON CxsADAaA LAKE.--The Fredonia
IN Advertiser gives the following particulars Of
distressing accident to picnic party Of which have
published Telegraphic account 1t occurred Friday
last: #.@ ~. i3raF 1I sssassr
A large number Of young gentlemen and misses, from
the villages Of Sinclearvle, Deant and Casadaga had
assembled at the latter place for picnic party the
Island in Casadaga Lake The principal portion Of the
party consisting Of twenty persons embarked in
boats five in skf and nineteen In scow for the pur-
pose Of rowing to the Island while the remainder passed
around by the shore stiff breeze blowing from
SOUTH and when about midway across, one of the
locks Of the sk suddenly broke and such the alarm
produced by this mishap well the gale that in the
frantic movements of the girls the boat capsized and
the occupants thrown into the water While this
ranspirng in full view Of the other party the
spirit Of alarm and confusion communicated to the
scow, and that also capszed and its passengers
plunged into the lake. The disaster then became CON-
plete Those belonging the skf however were soon
recovered, but the less fortunate. Eight of its
occupants Notwithstanding the exertons used by all able
to render assistance, were drowned
LIQUOR IN MsSEs0TA.-The Maine LIQUOR Law has
been adopted in Minnesota and the FIRST attempt to en-
force its provisions made by sezng upon the liquor
Of Mr.. Constans, grocer Of ST. Paul, Constans and
his friends resisted the process the Sheriff called upon
the Governor for instructions the Governor directed the
Sheriff TO enrol posse The posse raised new
sisance offered speeches made upon both sides
from the heads Of barrels threats Of personal violence
we're made, when compromise entered into, and
the liquor placed in the hands Of third party stand
suit at law.
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A Scanr on THE wonsr Kmp--0ne Edward Boughton,
savs the New Haven Palladium has been arrested In Harwin
ton for putting distractions upon the ras Of the Naugauck
road for tho porpose Of throwing of trns The seoundre
was put sone plank and other Obstacles mt various
nars Of the rood on Saturday by who followed
him. removing them for three miles, until they
ook him A. Plymouth One of his plans was to throw the
where the destruction would be awful He has been bound
over In the SUM $780, ought to have been $4,000 and
it's hoped he win get States prison for life Such crimes
ouo 10 rank ,o arson and long hanging Ia fashion
abe Il 10 be The desert or such thorough paced villain
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HUDsoSs BAY SETTLEMENT GRAND RIyER.-About
month since published account Of a very destruc-
tive eshet at Red River Of the settlements belong
ing to the Hudsons Bay Company. We have before
us letter from the Rev. Peter Jacobs Of the Yves
eyan missionaries in that country who writes from Red
River, under date Of June 2lst, and says:
q The settlement Of Red River has suffered much on
account of aood which has passed over it, All the
people in the upper settlement obliged to leave their
houses and tents on the hills around them There are
scarcely any Of the houses that belonged TO the
standing most Of the people lost their all This flood
win therefore be the Of making provisions Of all
very dear II win be long before Red River is in
the condition formerly. Nearly every day during
the flood houses, barns, &c. going down the
current The sight of the settlement was unusually
awful The depth Of water the plains was about four
feet The lower part Of the settlement not overflow
ed on account Of the high banks . ..
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LATER FROM TEXAS.

In the New Orleans papers have advices from Gal
weston to the Goth ultimo
The Southwestern American learns that Col j. s. GI-
win leave Austin for the Rio Grande where
he will muster into service three companies Of Rangers
for the protection Of the frontier and that Capt g. K
Lewis Henry Clay Davis and Mr.. Shaw have been COM
missoned to raise companies. ." t'' 4.
The excitement in Peters Colony continues unabated
The agent has been expelled and the cooniss deter
mined not permit the company exercise any author
ity in future among them There eight
ties in the colony and the people, whether coonists
not said to be united it were like the voice of
The colonists have held convention to determine
what future they viii adopt An extra session
Of the Legislature appears to be desired to apply such
remedy in the Of the colonists may be proper
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SUrREMx CoURT New YoRK.---Before Judge BDNoSps.
III re VS. George HeConab minor.-In the application by
habeas corpus the petition Of the mother Of the minor
for his discharge from the service OF the United States
in which he had enlisted eighteen months since, under
forged consent Of the mother, yesterday morning the
Judge gave the following opinion and decision, which
should operate caution to other Juveniles and their
parents
. think the mothers acquescing in her sons CON
nuance in the army until he had got an education and
obtained nearly $500 from the Government and that for
eighteen months after she knew of his enlistment is evil
dence enough Of her consent and he must therefore be
remanded to the charge Of Col Brown United States
army"
This boy was said to be regular street oaer when he
enlisted yet his appearance when before the Judge
that Of wei-dressed young gentleman cadet H
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Another planet has been discovered by Mr. HIND, of
London, in the constellation Aquarius.
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LAND AGENCY in TEXAS.

rHE subscribers having been connected with the land
Offices Of Texas for the last fifteen years. and acted
agents purchasing selling paying upon, peectng
titles, and giving general observation-disclosures lands
ecng debts in said State respectfully offer their services
such persons may wish to engage them. y #aa
Many forfeures about from failure to PAY
Claims otherwise good will be barred by adverse pos
session Of three years that being the limitation Owing
Of these among other causes the best lands
condition TO be lost su.tx eH AtN84E
Having made it business become acquainted with
the laws relating to titles, and being determined attend
diligently 70 all claims conhded require in all
advance in cash sufficient the Of
cations when this shall be DONE are willing TO take
ngcnt interest in the lands FOR attention and services
ri. B. MARTIN,
1t2a r. y. JOHNSON.
GALVESTON, AUeUsT Z, 1852. t.t
REFERENCEs.
COL E. Allen, Attorney General w. P. BaIlinger u States
District Attorney, r. d. g. Mills Galveston Col J. Riley,
Messrs Rice Nichols, Houston Col III. r. w. Hill Thomas
n Price, Esq, and William NJ Goodrich, Esq, New Oreansi
Lueien Minor Louisa Court House Virginia. and Texas Dele
CATION in Congress Washington, ID. c. aug 25--
CCHOOL BOOKS Of the various kinds used In
~ the District The latest editions at very low prices
For sale by FRANck TAiLoh
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1t be remembered that the great increase in emf
grafton to Australia has taken place April last We
have the of asceraiRng the emigration during
the last three months
Parliament has been prorogued till the 2lst of October
and as the order in Council for issuing wrts to this
effect is silent respecting the dispatch of business, it
is certain says the "Times," that Parliament viii not
meet then This undue postponement of the meeting of
Parliament has excited much comment and good deal of
indignation among the opponents of the Administration
The last returns of the Bank of England show that the
circulation had diminished 1878 52 and the bullion di-
inished e236 46S the former being then s23 175,
the latter Ell 473 640 The private deposes had also
decreased ego, sol; they, however, still reached the
great amount of 13 973 this added to the unem-
ployed reserve of the Bank, {el2 433 1861 makes
amount of s26 43S waiting for profitable investment
The continued of bullion is occasoned chiefly by
coin being the Australian colonies. The money
has sened, however, aud 10 full one oureh
cent. higher than it The rapid rise in the corn
Market and the large orders that have been dispatched
corn form the principal cause The last monthly
of the Bank of France show the following results
~ tha, lcfar
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The loss at Augusta does not equal that sustained BY
the great food Of 1840 At Hamburg several lives we're
lost, and not house family escaped damage. taB