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WASHINGTON, August l, 1854.
WASHINGTON. August I.

ApuLTERAT1oN OF LIoUoR.-In England
lately brewer named Henry Woodhall
was charged with adulterating his beer.
1t appeared upon the examination that a
quarter of a pound Of what is called
grains of paradise had been brewed with
one hundred gallons Of ale. The magis-
trate. in passing sentence, remarked in
strong terms upon the injurious and per-
nicious nature Of the practice, and re-
GREETED that he had not the power to i'm.
prison as well as fine, as the intoxication
caused by the; infusion of this noxious
drug made its recipients mad. and was
the origin of many Of the brutal assaults
which so frequently occur. He was fin
ed $3.50.
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0rThe New York Herald remarks that
the politicians in Canada are in the midst
sof aired hot campaign, and that they car
rv on the war after the most approved
Yankee pattern. Indeed. throughout Her
Maiesty's North American dominions.
Eshere seems just now TO reign "oEe scene
Eof rude commotion." Even the fishermen
have caught the infection. and, dropping
hook and line, bob and sinker. have aban-
doned their piscatorial pursuits, and be.
taken themselves to the patriotic task ol
tseeeneratind nd disseminating their down
ltroddan coti6{ty. n sza -
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frThe old adage,"a man is known by
the company he keeps,"is illustrated by
the following anecdo.e. related by Paris.
ian letter writer:
Mr.. Roihchild was asked the other day
by a young man. an intimate friend of his
family, TO lend him 5000 francs. "No,'
said the baron, ii only do business, now,
with crowned heads; but Ill get you the
money. You may walk with me, once
along the arcades OF the Bourse, taking
mo familiarly by the arm.' The prone
made was effected. and at the end Of il, tht
young man had his 5000 francs in hi
pocket, and had refused offers Of 10000
more. -sa is.
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DIARRHGA.-A day or two ago. gen.
,leman mentioned in our Office very
simple remedy for the diarrhea. 1t Is
simply dried peaches. Put handful in
your pocket and nibble at them occasion
ally. We have tried it since. and 40
have number Of our family. and found
them speedy and perfect cure. We
presume it may be necessary to COM
mence with the cure atahe early stages
lsoi the complaink--L Louisville Journal.
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Russia Selling Out.

Ii is alleged that Russia has offered 10
sell her North American possessions 10 ,he
United States. The superior na,.l now
er of England ens bles her to seixs upor
that region and retain j, 40 . permxaaent
conquest. To avoid this threa,ened lc.s
Russia may well be disposed 10 sell her
American province. at a very moderate
price. It was under similar circ0mssaR.
ces that Bonaparte sold the whole Lou.
isiana country to this governments (or : !.
few millions OF dollars AZ many Eun-s
dred of millions would hardly have boueht
it but lor the danger Of It's being ssizsd
by England. We have now channes Tor
a good purchase. though OF much less
value. from the Empire OF Rnssia.
Russian America exiends from the 55ah
to the 10th degree OF north lasiiude; and
is bounded on the east by British Amer.
Behring'S SiFaiIs,7 7aKu Hurru ny
ocean. Aconiains. including the Msu-s
,ian Island, overfour hundred thouSond
square miles. and Pepulation Of sbout
sixty-6ve thousand .,nos,ly Indians. The
seat Of government OF the terriaory i
Sitka which is situated on 90 lsisAd ef
the same name. eFfrt portion Of ns-
sian America is baftse and uninhal
bic. But the Southern pof{inn e2l(l1
tain a population. The terF1t0y 1le> -
| the same latitude as Norwas md &R1f
den. and Sitka is three degree 1liI1tSs
south than ST. Petersburgh. Tho N6p1s
territory would make seven or eighf Sseses
as large as Pennsylvanis. but p9bbstiy
mot one third of the region will ever bas
lpermancntly settled. -
The greatest value OF Russian Amsri.
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eCHoLERA PRRvENrrvE.-ln New o.
leans large number Of citixsns, Il is saii'
are acting upon areoent disoovssy byas
celebrated French physician. DR. Rpsq. }
whereby cholera it is ssid, is prevsntS1
by wearinga band Of sheet copper shsec
inches wide and six inches long asoesSd
the neck or arm. as bracelets Dr. BGsq
has. by investigation, discovered She iAcl
that all workers in copper,d Sc. are siwsys
free from cholera. g
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3 A PREDICTION BY MIR. CALHouN.-The
Rev. Theodore Clapp, the well.known
clergyman of New Orleans, at present
soiourning in this State, in communlca-
tion to The Rev. Thomas Whittemore. re-
fers 10 Slavery and the Fugitive Slave
Law, and to a remark made 10 him by
the late Mr.. Calhoun, not long before his
death. Mr.. Clapp says the distinguished
statesman, on one occasion, said to him.
.Slavery cannot live long in the United
States. 1t will have run its race by the
end of the next one hundred and fifty or
two hundred years. Slave labor is too
Expensive to last long. In a populous
community it must ever be disastrous. moi
only in its bearings on their pecuniary
Interests, but also in many other respects
Because, in such state of society, free
llabor is far the cheapest. and will conse
|quently be preferred. According to ar
eternal law Of Heaven, in the long run
1.-THE most expensive and unpropitious forms
Eof labor must be everywhere superseded
lby the least costly and most efficient. -
|l Boston Chronicle.
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New YoRk Angust 2.- Flour firm. good
Ohio 8.37 10 900; Southern firm 8,76se
900 Wheat firm. western red TO 70 l74.
Corn unchanged, western mixed 20 % u
Southern 70 10 83.
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OF The number Of deaths u Nav
York last week were l leo, ineludine 44l
by cholera. In PhiladelpAia. Is. .inclea.
ing 20 from cholera. l05 from cholerA Ia.
fantum, and SO from dyssnsery.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-09

In the Chester county Pa Aims House
AZ deaths from cholera have occurred.
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- ihey became tolerant and just in mat,
1efs Of fellg!on tney became hoerai ana
enlightened IN respect 70 the true Princ'-
pies Of civil government. When the rev, :,
oluiion broke ont. IN defence Of tne.r clvll
and political rights each ana all OF 'nese
colonies rallied under the banner OF their
common country The revolution estab-
hshed their lndsPendence, Dy converting
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-04
TAHITI.

We have dates from Tahiti up 10 Aug. -.
The epidemic, Which, during the m)n'hs OF Jnne
and July committed such fss ful rlvsges among the
native population Of the islands seems 70 be drawing
toward a close. In IL remarkable that th,s seourge
has completely spared the white race. Among the
epidemc The deaths have been terrible among tue
natives In the disuict OF Pspars seventh part Oh
the population were carried off by IT, Ii spared
neither sge Ior rank. Public affairs seemed 70 be
psralfzed The greatest care was bestowed on the
siek. Burypg the dead occupied the whole time Of
those who were not suffering from the disease. la
certain places. il was with difficulty hands enough
could be found TO register the Bames OF those who
were killed of The schools were deserted, either
owing TO the children being SICK theic parents or
by the sick mesa or death Of the missionaries who we're
engaged in instructng them. Trade was su'pendedi
provisions became scarce, and he inhabitants were
forced to depend or supplies from the GOvernn cuf.
Affair." however, were beginning 10 wear different
sspect The streets and the roads oave lost "a II af
Of oesolstion BY which they were marked, aud the
death like lookp fsces are beginning by degrees, TO
oissppesr TIE Governor is busy ing hin'st IN all
ing The vacancies caused by death in the ranks OF tae
various Office. holders The most necessary steps 20
be taken is the reassembDg of the children at the
public schools, and renewing the cultivation OF puohc
lands
Our last advices from Moores are extremely sad;
the smallpox continues It's ravages. The districts
of Papetoai and Haunt have suffered bsdly. The
reports from the Windsard Islands not less dis
hearepirg the proportion Of the victims is greater
than at Tahiti.
The Island of Anna is transferred into one vast hos-
pitsl TIE maady i. committing frightfd ravages.
The ship Ly sis beng in want OF repair, al attempt
was made 10 careen her at the arsenal OF Fare Ute
but in consequence OF the imperctons Of the works
A. -. o,,tt
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FROM THE SOUCH.

Murder still stalks abroad 10 Los Angeles. We
take the following from The Cd'JorHiaH
MoRE BrrcuYRrSG A man by The namo ofJscob
Rcgenack, Po'sndcr, WIS found sho'kingy mur-
6ered on Iost Saturday morning. on the road nearly
opposite Mr.. Wilson's residence. His head was very
much cut with shlrp instrument probably a
sword and from indie atoms in the vicinity where
the deceased was found he appeIrei 10 have strug-
oed bard 10 save h'e the fence in several places was
besmeared with blood as though he had attempted
10 get over.
An iuquest wa. held on the body, and dict rem
dtred n the deceased had come to his death from
blows inflicted the head by persons uokn )wn
msn named Philip Alvire, and an Indian girl,
sixteen years old have been arrest for the murder OF
James Ellington. Alvitro aeknosled thai he aud hs
brother killed him, and atlerwari KILLED Chilean
named GoreOua Carrera. They had been eNlmnei
before Judge Hayes and committed for trial. The
Sheriff has offered reward OF $3.50 splece dedd or
Giire for hose of the murderen who are SUI at large
rnoN THE CoLoRtDo Mr.. VIM. H. Little, jus; in
from Fort Yums informs u that all IL qust there.
The Yumss have been working faithfully this Sc ason,
but the usual overflow not having taken place, they
will have scaIty crop. Many Sonorari ans arc daly
arry ing to tile in this State the reason they give
for leaving H. that the Apaehes are becoming worse
than ever, and have starved them out in their own
country.
II is said by some who arrived the other day, that
about one thousand Sonoranians would cross in the
couIse of a month. OF the American stock trsins
Ryan's. Pendleions Irish and Csmpbells are still
behind Is 900 head we're waiting at SonOta % come
ON, as soon as the boundary is run A late account
from the omigrant road represents that the stock
owners have suffered severely from the Aplches, on
the other side OF Santa Cruz Dunlap lost all his
horses and Huston his brothor-inlig, was killed by
them.
Beck's train, encamped within half mile of Dan
lap at the time lost all their cattle and horses; Dan
lap furnished them with teams TO bring their wagons
through. A party Of twenty men, under the com
mond of Capt Callahan, went back from Santa Cruz
attack cd the Apaches the San Pedro River killed
some thirty of thom themselves losing MeKc an
their second lieutenant and recovered some one hun
dred head Of stock which the IBdIDs had stolen from
sonora The Mexcans in the company brought back
the thirty scslps, according TO their custom.
Capt. Callahan will be here in few days. expecting
to raise company for the purpose of going back into
Sonora. There is plenty Of water this season on the
desert between Warmers Rancho and Colorado River
About a mile and half from Cooks wen at a laguns
formed by recent rains, some one hundred head Of
cattle, belonging TO John james, died Of poscn-they
all lie on about two acres OF ground; they are sup
posed to have been poisoned by herb growing there
which has hitherto killed 50 many sheep. Star.
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Died..

Ia San Prhnei.o the ID Nov % Parana fever M Ed
ward Bosarsus native Of Rhhebscf Dutobsss County.
n. T.. sgd % yesrG
Al MicA,sAn Bar Oct 80. M Leonard Hopkins, OF Barn.
s.shl-. Mrs
N4ichez Plat Douuisv.ls Oct a. william MeLsa-
sged sbor. -
In fIsneseo, Nov G. Of eve1 Henry Halsey son Of
Chth Hslssy. Es7 aged year and mouths
II san tE1Iesco, Nov Z. CAthAins FleIsIg native Of
ireland s.ed 10 years and months.
In san EAucsco, Nov. s. OF Panama fever Jear Baptist
native Of PsT1s. rEnce, Gsed =
In san Francisco Nov. I, Fanny B. Hobso1, asad year
In san Francisco Nov. s. Sophia Bh dsag Of Thoa.
and MACY bLth, AGED m0uths and Is day.
Ollfsn ,sed months
On bead the elpT-fshp Craze D.Tiirz July s. DAVID
Chauhc-s. OF BOst0f sgca IS
AT Negro Hl, Oct p, M William HeadeTs0r late Of M,
Vernon. Ohio.
10 Union Cry. Oct. p GeorTe Dennis .Eed s. ye.-s
Near Colus Oct Is Dr. Ro6ert senpls u james received
BY the fell OF horse, eyed a. year.
On the passage rem AsoinwEu Sept p Can't. Beraua
ferley. formerly u Portland Ne The deccaud 20 Ia
desih BY nz into the hold u the He beloved
and respcc fcd By lzT.e circle OF liends
Al Nsfehe. Flat, nesr Dowuieylls Oct r. wn. MeLSu-
Tens. aste about % years
NJ. Wm Il. MoyAn old ard respectable Tssden, Of San
Francisco
On board ship Living AGE, her passage from New YORK
Oustsyus Asen, seaman, Of co1fuu piion
Lost ovreesrd from the same siP, Of Cape Horn Jaius
Tborpstonson, SEAMAN
On boaId ship Emerald % sag H.rbor sep. II Harry
native OF the sandwich Islands Also NAV 10 Killed 6y
whale. Of kOdiAE JoIr sylvia, naive u Pieo Western
ssnds
Az Gras. Valley, Mrs Hannah wade ~ifs OF Z II w.Ss
A. Georrso~p BernSyd Kennedy ssed sboc s. yes from
Esz fors City for Derly Of Corr,y CsyAn. IreizLd
In Ear Frtpeteo ssr lons and psnfi se.s az pztss-
BAY sesssnpsor, Gs Jsany Wssivo-ts, ised 2! yesr
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1854

II Frrucis-o Of eop-Inptcu NJ Jines hoacb s'e
81 % Atn Ireland 81 1s TeA,s ,A.s
NJ. L.a.. Ann a..io wife 81 Jo'eph asstiu 81 'yfse'e
fever. aged q iears. ,--..,,.
Il ; ~ fr,n, pco Los fa sLeT o. Joha p And '&oe"
+ -Uvn ss-d Hdsys n -.
In rsu,grsnes-o Nov 7, Col Thomas rhorse, o = NJ
hsr.h nsripos. county. ss-d q y'srs -
tB board OF zee ship Ga OF % Of eonnnf'D'
J5hL B.ser .s,usn Of Germany AGED 80 y,an%
Tat f fafsrurafs IL Yot. Ba-I Ccseferst va Fr@.s
fro oct u y yor g. e4 -S0s -Gaorrs HAf0e- i<ee q
yssf. ron Ireland sury Bs.ss S. years iatsrn M 1s
Ep.isud; Chi 8rown. 81 debility, ban rfsns
2d'N L. M.sva, year All Il days Panama ever
10; Chas h,ha ,eEs asl d.js tyPeId fever
l,y a years tJphls fever. SewYrk; p Z. bosIs-s :.
vesrs Psu.rna isysr. Nee YoTh Hh-Fsnny ioe-cn; 4
OlHr debility san Frsnci.so; Rice yeSs co1s'p pI9r'
Wsyieo 7,h-N.s W ,sd vorh % ysan P.n.ns 'ssef'
N.~ Rnp.~k; Loas Flame - years, corslnr' IN, Ter
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Married.

In San Francisco Nov. AZ the residence the Hen Wn.
NJ OWN, George " Guthrie, ESQ. 10 MSs Emma Go~on.
At the Catholic Church, on Vaejost Nov Mr. John II.
Williams, Of Francisco, Miss Selma Dalnsry Of Ne~-
York City.
In San Francisco Nov s. william S Shook Mis- Susan
HELEN LOushran.
In San FI,nciscO Nov. l. Mr. Oliver Pit, Ma. sslena
Jaws
Mean Runnel. Fcy the l5th October David Alexander
to Martha Hsisht
Near Runne Ferry the 18th October jane. Hutton
ClaIssa Haisht.
In San FrsDciscO Nov s. Mr. William Henry Miller Mia
Lizzie Tucker both oil y.
On the J0tl Oct in Los Angeles Capt. Haley late Of the
Golah, and Miss Romano SePulveds
In san Francisco Nov. Ne Nell Anderson t, Mss May
Quade.
In Sacramento Nov Mr.. W Stevenson 10 Miss S. Anisr
son. both Of that city.
In stockton. Oct % MI. Charles Gud to ni.s Nancy
webb
Al SITTER Greek Oct g. Mr William Chamber. to Ms
Ruths NJ. Potter both VI lone Valley, Amsdor County.
Al Live Oak Oct ~, MT. Arthur Conner ~ Aia Sarah
Bite, both Of Live OAK.
In San frAnesco Nov & ty Justice orn Bailey, M Jacob
s. Shulis 10 Mrs Ann Etdle
At TsIs. SPRING. the 18th oet Mr Jane. Lsse to M..
Nancy 3Ott
Al the residence Of James Taylor Esd The ooh Oct
A Bates Esq II San Pablo, to hls Rachel Taylor Of
san francisco.
In Sacramento the Let Nov VIM Stevenson 10 Miss So
phis Anderson, (thestricslly Known - Miss I'd <inl
In Grass Valley, the I'd Oct, q. C. King Mss Alma.
iinds Howell
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MEXICO.

Prom The Ser Orleans PieaguHe, kor -
The steamship Orizaba arrived this morrlin- FRO n
Vera Cruz, which place she left on the 22d int.
We have flee Of Mexican papers and correspond
enee from the City Of Mexico 70 the 10Th, and from
Vera Cruz to the 22d iIs;. There Is little OfimpO.
ance in them.
Sehor Cseisss, editor Of the Iris and number Of
other persons, have been 6anished by order of the
Government, for politsl offences.
The papers Of the cepital report further successes
over the revoltionisz a. various points.
Sehor CarrerA has been appointed Governor OF the
District Of Mexico. in place Of SeLor Bonils, az
pointed General Of Police.
a very yeh piseey is said &c have been ci-ecvercd
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LE 81 gngs 4: that p,sce base .a1pi9'si he m
!, mir Nj, n EsshiDg % dIGs 10 r..D- - ~
v eek. a. Is shovr by III ioe-es.st mum %. ga
du.t bought Al The Espres. Office
Thn.s engaged n flaming on NeE n f39. axe
vi,I,.ut exception, 5oiGg vel Macy neers oEn-
M. Z. ming cla az e mach alarmed a. .hc sci q
~, - The or- /, causl by t1s lz'e sr's an ran'
an. .ose re are informed sold fors 81 s. as ID Il
Which hos proved TO Dc source oi greet prom To Inc
buyer. ..
p,are !. about over With fDr tbs year some u tue
cinims are worked our, in othrs tie ia n@s have
broker down, While only fes are still n sa e7sstdl
operation. These, a. far as re know, are ply.4z
vii but they wl in all prob lbity, he swept cat 10
a few weeks hy the iall rae o. toe river.
CAR-ov VALLEy Mr.. Sullivan, whl LEFT Carson
Valley about week sioce, informs tn SGer4H-Ai0
T,oH that he citizens ii-re are exceedingly ANXIOUS
MAJ the Valley should he annexed - this State ani
DR.. Charles Dscgett hls been empowered 10 come on
aud present petition the subject - The Legsi-
ture OF the opening Of the ensuins session. IN hopes
thar, through ihelr influence Cenefe-' may t'ke =
ton in the premises. The ilh lbitan,s -rey1usy
complain VI the expenses which must b. occurred by
carry 70 salt Lake C,y their unsettled Legal dir
puies in truth, cay they the amount IL -
cosfs out of 100, Is 5ss than the sum 0s 10 carrying
Their cases 10 The Mormon tribunal There are De-
tyeeb .CO and coo persons il the Valley, three saw
and cr-t mills either built or IN process OF erect ~
ard 40 coo bead Of stock wnerng there There are
about % men mining the south east oTanch oil A.
River with good prosp ecS--the arr pay i2 non
TIC surface to Fix inches btlow in some lost nces, -
cent? TO the pan Mr.. james Wise, = distinguished
srtt. and formerly - st. Louis; Mr. Rodgers aud
family, of the same place Mr.. Finley Dr. Hayes,
and others, had receuily arrived. Nj Wise came by
the Cherokee route md Johnsons Cutoff, and l. -
been e1ce.dsgly unfortunate ia losing the g'ei'er
portion of bis sock some IS head by the prevailing
epidemic as as also all Of his party who stlr.sd With
stock. On the head OF the Humboldt Mr.. Wise stH
three men Who had been robbed b The Indians Of
hacked mule with provisions, aud who we're Stripe
cf all their clothing except heir sbirt and paGis-
loors They were properly err j for. Another poor
| fellow was lost, Who had sub-ist'd upon raw hsh
for six Ja, = before ha cJall rea trading post. All
tlese latter immigrants state that the xaers Of the
= streams we're very oF, but the grass uucommoniy
good and alJ,ln dani for the season o. the year.
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FIRES.

iIRE ~ EAST gROADwAY.
About \ o'clock on Saturday afternoon t,s
broke out in the dwelling house No. 40 East Broad
way, occupied by Mr.. David Haywood. The ire
men were early on the ground, but expenen ,ed con
siderable delay in consequence OF being unable v
discover at the moment the locality Of the IRE. ID
flooring on the second floor was ripped up, but o.
ire being found there, the fremen next tore sSg
the flooring on the first story, when the II INES sds
discovered near the register ia the parlor. lss
woodwork for some distance dbout wss neany
cbarTed through. The FIRE was now speedily ssr
dued Loss about 900. Insured ~. $50 oa furataS
IN the Farmers Insurance Co. Of Oneida. i.-t
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Births.

In yursk, Hunbod, Cosnty, Oct H. the wife Of Nj w
Dwyer, of daa shteT
Al Gib.opvle Sierra Comfy ~ the P!oneer Hotel O q
Mrs Westrope, Of daughter
In Sacramento. the 2h oci the wife OF Mr Iii Gssda
OF
AZ Eureks se-rs County the lth Os the wife Of Mr.
2. Y. Littsksr Of son
In Sacramento Nov B. the wife Of hr John Tnpnan Of
son.
In Columbia, TuOunns County, Oct. 2S the wife Of Mr.
Niles Mills. Of son.
Al Tai Cr,tl Shasta County Oct y the wife ofMr Coz.
wsy ofa dss hter.
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STAsBIsC.-Henry Froneh,Oo Of No. l3l We
Nineteenth II oupsned Of before Jssries stasn
ssbbing hs lie Hsysr IN yycas psrs Ct the bay VIA
large snfe foF his ares ls,ssa ~ he M
lItyste. u n
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IN one OF the places from which the inFar;ents hal
been driven by The Government, troops.
Senior Rafsel-Rafaol, who succeeds Seor Arssngo.z,
"a Consul General 10 the United states came On the
tbriIaba
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29
Gen. Samuel Dale-IIis great Canoe Fight.

In 1884, when Samuel Dale was yet boy,
his ather removed from Virginia, and made
settlement near the site of the present town
of Greensboro, Georgia. But few days
had elapsed, when the subjecr of our sketch
!. youth Of sixteen summers-found himself
an orphan; and in virtue of seniority. guar
dian of seven brothers and sisters. Dspos-
ING of them in the best manner his limited
resources would allow, he joined a company
of volunteers. raised to repel the invasions
of the Creek Indians and here commenced
that military career. which only closed when
The difficulties of his country ceased. We
do not propose to follow up. Whoever is
acquainted with the history of the Indian
wars-wilh the bloody battles of Burnt Corn
and Holy Ground-the terrible massacre of
Fort Minis, the hazardous expeditions of Clai-
borne. and the Seminole campaigns of Jack
son--knows enough to appreciate the iron
nerve and daring ntrepidity of Gen. Dale,
We will now notice few of those remark
able adventures with which his life is so re-
plete.
His celebrated "canoe fight in the Ala
bama river, in which he and two of his COM
panv, Drained, with clubbed rifles, nine IN
dian warriors, in fair and open combat is q
kind of household word with our old settlers.
Every OLD CrOne on the river cOulu reldte 10
you the incidents of the bloody conflict
while her aged partner, whose head had viii
tened with the growing Improvement of his
state, would hobble down to the bank and
point out the very spot in the bright waters
where the two canoes met; if, perchance, the
reader has ever made trip down the rive
on that elegant boat which bears our hero's
name, (Sam Dale) he has doubtless had de-
signated to him, by the courteous captain
the time honored old beech which marks the
spot, as we'll as high projecting bank which
had previously sheltered the namesake of hi;
boat from the fire of the Indians.
Soon after the bloody tragedy of Fort Minis
many of the whites, urged by their defence,
less condition and the increasing hostilities
of the Indians, took refuge in Fort Madison
AS Gen. Claiborne was prevented from march
ing to their aid, by the hostile movements O.
the enemy about st. Stephens, Capt. Dale
and Capt. Carson were left in command o.
the fort. AS soon as his wounds received a.
the Bunt Corn fight were sufficiently healed