Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-07

d'Arfet at Machico bay, 10 miles from FuncbaI.
Here the crew, believing that the wrath of Heaven
was upon them for assisting I'm the escape, re-
fused to furnish them with provisions, and they
starred or pinned to death, dying in each Others
arms. The sailors erected cross over their
grave and sailed for Spain, but were wrecked off
the coast and all were drowned except three
who had refused to participate in the cruel pro-
eeedings relative to them: These fellows told
their story, and the King of Portugal sent force
and took possession Of the Island. The cross is
still preserved In the church erected over il at
Machico by order Of the King. romantic story
Is II not, and all true.H
INDIAN BUREAC.-Commissiore Denver has
received report from A. H. McKisick, Wach-
tia Agent, dated Fort Smith, 2lst October. Mr.
Nick. writes that the tribes of Wachitas and
keechies, numbering together some twelve hun
dred souls, are anxious to conform to the
wishes Of the Government, and to cultivate the
soil, instead of depending for subsistence upon
the precariOus chase.
The Caddoes, Anadakoes and Ionas, are de-
scribed as in a deplOrable condition destitute
Of everything, without fixed habitation, or
permanent villages, and are patiently waiting
the action of the Department. OF Kickapoos,
Shawnees and Delawares there are $780, of
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never been of it.. Of Camanches there are
about 600 living on or near the Tooth degree of
west longitude.
All the Camanches living in this scope of
country express the most unqualified unwill-
ingness to being settled or located in Texas
They cannot be made to comprehend what the
United States have to do with Texas. This
sentiment is, in part, due to their wars with
the Texans, and partly to the fact that former
ly, previous to annexation, great pains were
taken to impress them with the idea that Texas
and the United States were separate govern.
ments.
THE LA CROSSE AND MILWAUKEE r ABROAD
IN WIsCoNsIN.-The map Of the definite loca-
ton of this road from Madison to St. Croix
Lake, filed by the company short time since,
has, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
the Interior, just been accepted by the Com
missioner of the General Land Office as the
basis of the adjustment of the land grant for
that work, under act of June 3, 1856 and to
be laid down upon the official maps. The
friends of the road will be glad to learn that
by this action their land grant has become
" fixed fact
The ATLANTIC CABLE.-The Navy Depart
ment has dispatches from Captain Hudson of
the U. s. frigate Niagara, dated Plymouth,
England, Oct. %. He writes that they are at
work day and night landing the telegraphic
cable into n large wooden tank l6l feet in
length and 40 wide, divided into four compart-
ments; the whole wire from the Niagara and
Agamemnon to be stored in two separate coils
Civ hup1raI mil nf, Ia, 81 l..
stored from the Niagara, and hope to complete
the work during the succeeding week.
The COmpany's engineer is now engaged
with steamer in an attempt to recover the
lost wire.
The SUsQUEHANNA.-Capta Sands of the
Susquehanna, reports, under date of Oct IA, to
the Navy Department, his arrival at Spezzia
Bay, after fourteen days passage from Ply
mouth, England
Passing the straits of Gibraltar he shaped his
course along the g Riff Coast of Barbary, for
the purpose of showing our flag there, it being
understood that the inhabitants are
more or less practically disposed
NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY-In Court No.
Commanders McCauley and Voorhees, and
Leuts. Boyle, Watson and Carter were exam
ined in behalf of Lieut., Chase Barney, whose
case was up.
Before Court Nc. 2, the case of Command er
was continued. 1t Stevens was ex-
amined for the Government, and 1t Rolando
Tor defence.
The case of 1t Hunt was up in Court No 2.
TIE WEATHER The following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time Of observation is about clock a. m:
NOVEMBER :, 1857.
New YORK, N. Y...... pleasant.
Pa..... ....cIear pleasant
Md............mild,f oygy.