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tni is the lead corrupted, term a dog, fhunguih. The former. denominate one ipecics of the'r tea, fhoufong ; the latler call their tobacco, fhoufaffau. Many other of the words ufed by the Indians contain the fyllables che, chaw, and chu, after the dialed of the Chinefe There piobably might be found a fi inilar connection between the language of :he Tartars and the American aborigi ne, were we as well acquinted with it as we are, from a commercial j intercourfe, with that of the Chinefe. lam confirmed in thefe i conjectures, ka publilh- of the em- bv the accounts of Kamfchat cd a few years ago by order! prefs of Ruflu. The author of which fays, that thefca which divides the penin fula from America is full of iflands ; and that the diftance between Tichukotfkoi Nofs, a promontory which lies at the eaftern extremity of that country, and the coaflof America, is not more than two degrees and a half of a great circle. He further fayi, that there is the greateft reafon to fuppofe that Afia and America once joined at thus place,.as the coafts of both continents appear to have been bro ken into capes and bays, which anfwer each other ; more efpeciallyjas the inha bitants of this part of both, referable each other in their perfons, habits, cuftomi, and food. Their language indeed, he obferves, does not appear to be the fame but then the inhabitants of each dillrictin Kamfchatka fpeak a language as differ ent from each other, as from thatfpoken on theoppofite coatt. Thefe observati ons, to which he adds, the iimilarity of the boats of the inhabitants of each coaft, and a remark thit the natives of this part of America-are wholly ftrangers to wine ar.d tobacco, which he looki npon as a proof that they have as yet had no com indication with the natives j of Furopc,. he lays amount to little lefy than a de monftration that America, was peopled from this part of Afia. j The limits of my prefent undertaking will not permit nrse to dwlljany longer or t'V.is fubjeel, or to enumerate any other proof in favour of my hypothecs. I am however fo thoroughly convinced of the certainty of i, and fo defirous have I brca to obtain every teftirhony which can be procured in its fupport, that I once midw an offer to a priyate fociety f yenilerata,. v.ho are curious in fuch re iearche?, and to whom I had communi cated my ientiments on this point, that I would U!i Jjrtaks a j uirney, on receiving fuc'a uipplicx as were needful, through the n -ih cift parts of Europe and Afia, trih? tner:"nr oarts of America, soul froai th-nceto c. inland ; making a I pi-occ-ic-J, ob:-T.-ations both on th laiguage and manners of the pesple with whom I fliould be converfanr, 'sis might tend to illuftrate the doctrine I have here laid down, and to fatisfy the curifity- of the learned or inquifitivc ; but as this propofal was judged rather to require a national tham a private fupportL it was not carried into execution. AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE. ground PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 1 8. By a Pittfburgh paper of the fourth iia Rant we have received the following par ticulars of the WESTERN EXPEDI TION. A party of 600 men arrived at the Miami Village two daf s before the, main army, and found the town ieferted, and fome of the houfes burnt, under the ruins of which large quantities of grain were found concealed; alfo in holes3 . in' the ground, to the amount cf 500 or 600 buthels. Cel. Harden who com manded all the militia, entered and en camped near the town, before the arri val of the remainder of the army. About five acres of the was picketed a party of three hnndred under the command of colonel Trotter and major Rhea were fent out, and difco rered the trails of the Indians for feveral miles. They faw thirty Indians, but did not attack them ; not knowing tut there was a fuperior force in their rear , They faw five towns which , were al l burnt. The next day Major Fontaine t with a party of 200, and the light-horije, . went out, tkey proceeded fir or fevem miles, and faw trails. of Indians in fevdral pla ces. Marching in columns inajfwamp lieutenamt Armftrong, who commanded one of the columns, was ambufdaded in a fwamp, by a party of Indians,! formed in a half moon. Our people retreated ; the Indians f rallied in with their toma hawks ; the regulars, bayoneted them: till Aimftrong's men were afl clut off ;, many of the Indians fell we loll feventy men this day. ' Next day was employed in burning corn ; we killed two Indians. The day following fet out, and marched' eight miles homeward and encamped. In the night, colonel Hardeni major Wyllys, major Fontaine; major M 'Mul len, and colonel Hall; with about 400 men, went back to the ttrvvn ; they arriv ed about day-light, and in four partier marched to different quarters of the town each party was attacked, and fiiirmiiTi ed three hours. MajorM'Mullen drove a party of Indians into the river Miami." Col. Harden was qbligcd to retreat with loft. Major Wyllys, with about 60 mca was puc on oy a party which came into? ins rear through iome hazels. Lieute -..r.f ' T7- K ! 1 c 11 ... 1 1 -1"o5ani ; icu at this timej 4"ju' wniaiiic, iKtviii? oraerea ik mw to retreat, in a phrenzy of courage roc$ dire&ly back into the throng of Indians cutting and flawing, till he was Wounded and carried off fey two of his jnen h? was afterwards feen dead and fcalped Major Wyllys was left mortallv wnnnH ed ; he wifhed to be helped en Ills Virrf to give them another charge, but in the nurry ot the retreat rt could not be done. Ihe whole amout f the Indians kill about 1 00 killed and twenty wounded. The foregoing is the account brought by feveral of the militia, who are return ed. EE FAYETTE VILLE. RETURN of Votes in the fevera) counties of the Cape Fear divifiop, for a reprefeHtative in the congrefs of tie Unit ed States : v j Tt Bhodvatht tjq, IV, B, Grove, efq. imon, 43 Richmond, Moore, 8 Cumberland, 38 Johnfon, 11 Sampfoa, 343 Robinfbn, .17 New-Hanover 137 Bladen, 148 Duplin, 164; Onflow; 199 Brunfwick, B. Smith, Efq. IC98 Hf- Majority for W. B. Grove, Efq. .970 The hon. NATHANIEL MACON, efquire is elecled member of Congress for the Centre divifion, we are -not yet informed by what majority. This day the notorious horfe-thief SETH COLTER, was brought to town, having been taken a few das fince, by Mr. Stokes t of Chatham, and fbine otherf, near i Lumber ton, in Rebinion county. Great praife is due to Mr. Stokes ir. parti cular, for his perfeverance and unwearied diligence in effecting the detcclioft of Colter. He will be kept in his cufiody at his own heufe, and we have no doubt, but, in a few weeks, he will receive a reward which he has So highly merited A. GALLOWS J ! 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