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Tarhovoiigh, (Edgecombe County, JV. OJ Friday, January SO, 1838,
Vol XIV Ko. h.
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TiC Tarborough Ircss,
BY GEORGE HOWARD,
MiMishal weeldy at TVo Dollars and Fifty
piT year, it paid in advance or, Three
h'ltrs at the expiration of the subscription year.
?r itiij period loss than a year, Twmty-ftce
.i!s per month. Subscribers arc at liberty to
Iconiimio at any time, on giving notice thereof
paying arrears those residing at a distance
nst invariably pay in advance, or give a respon
bli1 reference in this vicinity.
Advertisements not exceeding a square will he
sorted at One Dollar the first insertion, and 23
j,ts for every continuance. Longer advertise
ents in like proportion. Court Orders and Ju
tiil advertisements 23 per cent, higher. Ad-rti-vnients
must he marked the number of in
riions required, or they will he continued until
licrwisc ordered and charged accordingly.
; Letters addressed to the Editor must be post
Jd or tliey may not he attended to.
The affairs in Canada begin to assume
llier a portentous aspect, for the mainte
nnce of friendly relationsbetween the Bri
Uh and A merican authorities. The Go
ernors of the several States bordering on
lie Canada line have issued Proclamations;
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pjjining strict neutrality on the inhabi
ants, and have taken the necessary steps
p enforce it. The following documents
ji-licate that tlie Canadian troubles are not
if a trivial nature.
hj the President of thft United States of
Aiiicricct.
A PROCLAMATION.
j m iu.nr..vs, iiiioruiaunu uaving neen re
peived of a dangerous excitement on the
northern frontier of the United States, in
consequence of the civ il war begun in Ca
nada, and instructions having been given
jo the United States officers on that fron
tier, and applications having been made to
the Governors of the adjoining States to
prevent any unlawful interference on the
part of our citizens in the contest unfortu
nately commenced in the British Provin
ces : additional information has just been
received, that, notwithstanding the procla
imation of the Governors of the Stales of
'New York and Vermont, exhorting their
jcilizens to refrain from any unlawful acts
jwilhin the territory of the United Slates;
Jand, notwithstanding the presence of the
civil officers of the United Stales, who, by
f Tl : r i i
my directions, have visited the scenes of j
commotion with the view of impressing
the citizens with a proper sense of their
duty, the excitement, instead of being ap
peased, is every day increasing in degree;
that arms and munitions of war, and other
, supplies, have been procured by ihe insur
gents in the United States that a military
force, consisting, in part at least, of citi
zens of the United Stales, had been actu
ally organized, had congregated at Navy
1 1sland, and were still in anus tinder the
command of a citizen of the United States,
I and that they wrre constantly receiving
I accessions and aid :
Now, therefore, to the end that the au-
thority of the laws may be maintained, and
'.the faith of treaty observed, I, MARTIN
VAN BUREN, do most earnestly exhort
all citizens of the United Slates who have
violated their duties, to return peaceably
j to their respective homes; and I hereby
i warn them, that any persons who shall
1 compromil the neutrality of this Guvern
I merit by interfering in an unlawful manner
wiui i ne aii.ttrs oi me neignooring ii iiisu
Provinces, will render themselves liable to
arrest and punihment under the laws of
the United States, which will be rigidly en
forced; and, also, that they will receive no
aid or countenance from their Government
iato whatever difficulties they may be
thrown by the violation of the laws of
their country, and of the territory of a
neighboring and friendly nation.
Given under my hand at the cily of Wash
ington, the fifth day of January, A. D.
1S38, and the sixty second of the Inde
pendence of the United States.
M. VAN BUREN.
By the President :
John Fohsyth, Secretary of Slate.
Oiflhe 8th inst. the President transmit
ted to Congress the following
MESSAGE.
To the Senate
and House of Representatives of ihe U. S.
In the highly excited state of feeling on
the Northern Frontier, occasioned by the
disturbances in Canada, il was to be ap
prehended that cause of complaint ; might
' rise on the line dividing the United States
jioni her Britannic .Majesty's dominions.
Every precaution was therefore taken on
part authorized by the existing laws :
ami as the troops of the provinces were
eruuodved on the Canadian side, it was
KofttZh ,,,elrU reSPCCtin Dr. Duncombe's opera -
rights of the United States would be ner
muted to occur. I regret, however, to in
form you that an outrage of a most aggra
vated character has been committed, ac
companied by a hostile though temporary
invasion of our territory, producing the
strongest feelings of resentment on the
part of our citizens in ihat neighborhood,
and on ihe whole border line; and that the
excitement previously existing has been
alarmingly increased. To guard against
the possible recurrenc e of any similar aci,
I have thought it indispensable to call out
a portion of the militia to be posted on
that frontier. The document herewith
presented to Congress show the character
of the outrage committed, the measure?
taken in consequence of its occurrence,
and the necessity for resorting to ihem. h
will also be seen that the subject was im
mediately brought to the notice of the
British Minister accredited to this country,
and the proper steps taken on our part to
obtain the fullest information of all the cir
cumstances leading to and attendant upon
the transaction, preparatory to a demand
for reparation. I ask su h appropriation.
as the circumstances in which our country
is thus unexpectedly placed rerpire.
M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, Jan. 8, 1838.
The Buffalo N. Y. papers ofthe Oth.
inform that Mr. Harrow, ihe U. S. Mar
shal, is at Schlosscr, to prevent all commu
uication between that point and Navv
blind.
Adj. Gen. McDonald has published a
general order of Gov. Marcy, approving
of ihe calling out of Gen. Bull's brigade,
and declaring that the neutrality of the ter
ritory shall be preserved.
In ihe event of an evasion, the Major
General of the 2 lib division of infantry is
ordered to take the command in the field,
and promply to disarm and suppress any
armed body, belonging to either of the
contending parties, who may be found
within the limits of ihe State.
The most important intelligence, how
ever, is the official account of the destruc
tion of the Caroline by Colonel McNabb,
which is as follows :
Copy of a letter from Colonel A. N.
McNabb, colonel commanding, to the
Hon. Jonas Jones, A. D. C.
Head Qu.vitTKits, Chippewa, 30th Dec.
1S37. Saturday Morning, 3 o'clock.
Sir: I have the honor to report for the
information of his Excellency the Lieut.
Governor, that having received positive
information that the Pirates and rebels at
Navy Island had purchased a steamboat
called the Caroline, to facilitate their in
tended invasioirof this country, and being
confirmed in my information yesterday by
ihe boat (which sailed under British col
ors,) appearing at the bland, I determined
upon cutting her out: and having sent
Captain Drew of the royal navy, he, in a
most gallant manner, with a crew of volun
teers, (whose names I shall hereafter men
tion) performed this dangerous service,
winch w as handsomely effected.
In consequence of the swift current, it
was found to be impossible to eel the ves
sel over to this place, and it was therefore
necessary to set her on fire. Her colors
are in my possession.
1 have the honor to be sir,
Your ob'l humble servant,
A. N. McNABB, Col. com'ng.
P. S. W'e have two or three wounded,
and the pirates about the same number
killed. A. N. McNABB.
It was to be expected that the same in
dividual who had authorized this outrage
would attempt to justify it. Leaving this
subject to be adjusted by the explanations
to be demanded by our government, there
is one statement in the letter worthy of no
tice and of particular enquiry. It would
seem the-Caroline sailed under British
colors which, if true, gives a" somewhat
different aspect to the matter. The affi
davits of the American Party on board,
however, declare the Caroline's Hag staff
with the American colors upon it, to have
been shot on her way down from Buffalo.
Accompanying McNabb's letter are se
veral affidavits relative to events said to
have occurred before and after the affair of
the Caroline.
The Governor of Michigan has issued
his proclamation, cautioning the citizens of
that State against violating the neutrality
ofthe United Slates; from which we infer
that there is some foundation for the re-
lions in the neighborhood of Maiden.
Canada Frontier. Thp thrillinn-pvents
which have recently transnired in this sec-
, r .i .i ,
tion of the country, the particulars ot
W...H...V.U iuMvv(.uiuf, wimuc,
havc justly excited intense interest through-
out the Union, and have fiually arrested
the attention of Concress. The Presi-
dent has sent a Special Message to Con
gress, asking to be clothed with power
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sufficient to preserve order and peace on
our borders has issued a Proclamation
of neutrality, and ordered Gen. Scott to
i ncuuaiiij, uuu uiucicu ueu. otuu 10
epairtothe Niagara frontier, giving him
re
authority to take all necessary measures have existed, east of these poor fellows who
to prevent the violation of the rights of the are now taking iheir turn with it, and as
sovereignty of the United States and of far east as the Atlantic coast, have suc
Great Britain. Gen. Scott left Washing- ccssively suffered under the desolating ra
mn rm Sainr.K.r f- il. Mr.t, ,n ,'.L vaS 1' civilized scouree. But a
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ommand of the troops that may be called
into service. In ail the measures pursued
by the President, in regard to this diffi
culty, he has acted with becoming firm
ness and promptitude, and we are glad of
an opportunity to cornmeud his course.
So little interest has been excited bv
ihese troubles, until within the last few
weeks, that many individuals are wholly in
the dark as to their commencement. A
short statement will suffice to enlighten
them :
The Government of Lower Canada con
sists of a Governor, appointed by the
Crown, Executive Council, appointed by
the Governor, and House of Assembly,
chosen by the people. The Executive
Council have a negative upon bills passed
by the House of Assembly, without their
ever coming before the Governor iu Ids of
ficial capacity. This Council, it seems,
have exercised iheir vetoing power iu such
a manner as to give creat dissatisfaction to
the House of Assembly, and lhe House, in
return, has for several years refused to vole
the supplies, and thus cut off ihe means of
supporting the expenses of Government.
The Canadians demand from lhe Queen
and Parliament of Great Britain an Elec
tive Council, and complete control, by
iheir own Legislature, over the revenue,
and all lhe lands belonging to the Colony,
which demand has not been acceded to.
Such are ihe alleged causes of lhe existing
troubles in both lhe Canadas, for the form
of Government is the same in each per
haps a secret desire of independence lurks
al lhe bottom of all these but it appears
that a majority of the people are averse to
a separation from the Mother Country.
Ral Res.
Military force of the United States. The
Regular army of lhe United Slates accor
ding to an official document annexed to
the report of the Secretary of War, con
sists of 2 major generals, 2 brigadier ge
nerals, J adjutant general, 2 inspectors ge
neral, 1 quarter master general, 4 quarter
masters, J commissary general of sub
stance, 2 commissaries, I surgeon general,
15 surgeons, GG assisting surgeons, 1 pay
master rvpiipi-., I 17 ivivniiivtPi'C I inm.
missary general of purchases, 2 military
store keepers, 15 colonels, 15 lieutenant
colonels, 23 majors, 14G captains, 33G
lieutenants, 100S non-commissioned offi
cers, 273 musicians, 108 artificers, ho.
5,902 privates. Total, 7,958
Washington Monument. The Board of
Managers of the Society for the erection
of a monument to Washington, have col
lected in all their subscriptions. $30,000,
which they have invested in Stocks, so
ihat the money does not lie idle. Wre
hope, for the honor of the American Na
tion, this may be fulfilled.
Destruction of the Mandans and other
tribes cj Indians by the hmall rox. Ihe
N. Y. 'Star publishes a letter from Mr.
Catlin.the Indian nortait nainler. civiutr
r , r i t
an account ol the annihilation of the Man-
I I U
dans, who recently numbered about 3000
souls, anu the rapid destruction ol other
tribes by small pox. Mr. Cathn observes
Several letters have just been received
Irom the Upper Missouri, written by gen-
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tlemenof unquestionable veracity, (agents
ofthe Am. Fur Company to their princi-
( I
pals in this city,) giving a most melancholy
account of the ravages of the small pox
among several .of the Upper Missouri
tribes of Indians. By tlie latest accounts
from them, it seems that the disease was
raging with the most desolating effects
amongst the Assinneboines, the Blackfeet,
irirt fitlioi triltos in lliof liii'initi) Coiti.xI
j thousands had already been destroyed, and
1 of the interesting, friendly and gentlemanly
Mandans, nothing remains but a few strair
gnng individuals, who must, from necessi
a,ld the custom of the country, merce
in.to lI,e ranks of l,,cir surrounding ene-
uicv iii oe useu as slaves,
So termilJales lhe exlstence 0f Indian tribes,
mini- ,!,.. tl... ...til I. 1 .1
vnu, ii uui wain oi uumoers, become una-
ble to stand against the assaults of their
enemies.
You ask me "how tliis'diseaRC was car-
,i rt il j)l . . it rm
iicu rtuiuiii; uiciii; 1 uuiinoi itu. i nere
is no doubt, however, that its germ was in
ome way or other communicated from the
civilized borders: for, although the small
ox has been the greatest destroyer of the
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Indian race, it is a fact that it never had
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'V'Tl T"gS! lhem- A!mSl ever
.few years since the Pawnees lost one-half
oflheir nntinn; llip Pimrhnc lrci inntliir)
the Omehas and Oitoes, Missourics, and
Kauzas, lost one-hall at least oflheir num
bers by it. Only one year and a half ago
I was at Prairie du Chien, on the Upper
Mississippi, when I witnessed its frightful
effects amongst the Wiunebagoes and
Sioux every other man amongst them
was slain by il; and U-wa-pe-shaw, the
greatest man of ihe Sioux, with half of his
band, died under the corners of fences, in
little horrid) groups, to which kindred
ties held them iu ghastly death, with their
bodies swolen and covered with pusticlcs
their eyes blinded hideously howling
their death song in utter despair affec
tionately clinging to each others necks
with one hand, and grasping hollies and
tin pans of whiskey iu the other! But,Jet
me stop . The actual ravages of this
deadly disease (which, like other causes
that have led to the rapid demolition of
the numerous tribes of the west, and of
which I shall give some more definite ac
counts ere long) have hereafter been little
Known to the civilized world, and tor the
reason solely that these benighted people
have had no proper vehicle of knowledge
or information that could reach beyond
the oral legends of their wigwarm fire
sides they had no newspapers.
Note. Our readers will recollect the
universal tradition among lhe Indians, spo
ken of by the Puritans cn their first settle
ment of New England. These w hite emi
grants were told that whole nations had
been swept off before this country was vi
sited, and ihe 1111113118 deemed it a provi
dential circumstance.
Jlmerica and Europe. Professor Stowe,
of Cincinnati, sent on a mission by Ohio,
to Prussia, to examine the School system
of that kingdom, reports to the legislature
and Education Convention, now iu session
at Columbus, that he was treated with the
utmost urbanity and kindness, and admit
ted every where. Professor Julicn, of
Berlin, lately' in America, and to the
West, to examine our Penitentiaries, was
marked in his civilities. How much ame
liorated are our relations with foreign
countries to what they were formerly.
This republic, whose existence only was
known abroad by our desperate revolu
tionary struggle, looked upon as a very
dubious experiment iu political machinery,
has carved its way and won its own lau
rels. In what? ihe answer may be. Cer
tainly in all that relates to the master pow
ers of invention mechanical ingenuity
daring and successful enterprise iu naviga
tion and steam power, that astonish the
old world, whom we have left an age be
hind us. They are limpingawkwardly af
ter us, and straining to follow in the wake
which our swifi career leaves scarcely visi
ble on the unruffled ocean of time. We
have no need of entering into controversies
on this point. Look at the thousands
.,r i i.. i i. i-
miles of rail roads and canals, binding with
its iron bands and living arteries the en
tire Union. Look at the models of our
ships lhe internal discipline and perfec-
,,un o1 our. pcmteiitiaries-oi.r inclined
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Pianea nuns anu inaciiiuery oi every ue
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SCriOUOIl. Mas Hie uimnn nmu am-
where wrought such triumphs, achieved
such trophies r -v. r . star.
Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston
I - - . ' v- luiuiiu iu iiain
that the Ciiy Council has determined to is
sue stock to the amount of $10,000, bear
t m Tr j ..
ing an iuterest of five per cent, per annum,
and redeemable at pleasure, as a loan to
the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston
Rail Road Company, the amount to be" re-
maid the citv when called for. Thf nh
ject of thus lending the credit of the city is
to enable the Company to 'complete the
llllr'llica nf la PltnrLsInn n . . 1 I i I
! Rail Road.
But a comparatively slight increase of
subscription is now requisite to secure lhe
Bank Charter, to which Tennessee has
just acceded. The amount already sub
scribed is $7,500,000, including the State
subscription of a million; and but a half
million more is necessary to swell the
amount to eight millions, the sum required
to be subscribed by the first of January
IS38, to prevent ihe forfeiture of the Bank
Charter. Charleston Courier.
Beet Sugar. The Hartford Times pub
lishes a letter from Somers in Connecticut,
accompanying a sample of beet sugar, ma
nufactured from the variety called Amber
Beet, in the present winter. The writer,
a Mr. Wood, thinks that at the present
price of sugar the cultivation of the sugar
beet would be preferable He says
" An apparatus may be constructed
cheap, consisting wholly of ordinary house
hold utensils. The progress of making if,
is simple and sure, with a proper under
standing of the subject, which may bs
readily taught to any one, wishing to ac
quire the knowledge of manufacturing it.
One hundred lbs. of beets, give in sugar,
six pounds.
The sample sent is said by the Ilarlford
Times, to be not inferior to the production
of the cane.
G?VThe Baptists are believed to be at
present the most numerous Religious de
nomination in this country. They are es
timated at nearly 41 millions: they have
over 7,000 Churches, 4,900 Ministers, and
about half a million of Communicants.
They are making vigorous efforts to pro
mole education; and they have under their
infi uence G or 7 Theological Seminaries,
7 or 8 Colleges, and various other Litera
ry Institutions, and about 30 Periodical
institutions.
Reward for Murderers. Four brothers
charged with the murder of an Uncle. The
Louisville Journal of Jan. 4lh, has the
following revolting narration :
- Murder. Four brothers, Lafayette
Jones, Chamberlain Jones, CcC-sar A.Jones,
and Archilles Jones, are charged with the
murder of their uncle, Col. Edward Ward,
at the residence of A. G. Ward, near Mem
phis. A reward of 2,000 is offered for
iheir apprehension, or $500 for either of
them. They left the residence of Mr.
Boss, 5 miles above Randolph, Arkansas,
on the 25th December.
Internal Improvements and Banldng in
Florida. Gen. Gadsden, a distinguished
engineer, has, according to the Floridian,
at Tallahassee, prepared an elaborate pa
per on this subject, for the territorial legis
lature. He establishes the practicability
(which, we presume, no one doubts, on a
bottom so level as Florida) of a great
Rail Road route from East through Mid
dle and West Florida, with diverging
branches. He proposes one million of
lhe two additional millions of capital just
subscribed to the Union Bank be pledged
for the work. The Floridian thinks,
however, the citizens require this capital
for business, as the one million created on
sale of territorial lands was not adequate;
in proof of which, there was slock sub
scribed to six millions. Already there is
talk, therefore, of increasing the capital,
and merging all other institutions in this
as soon as Florida becomes a Slate.
tt? The first stage coach drawn by
four horses, ever established in this coun
try, was in 1772. It ran between Bton
and Providence, and took two days to tra
vel from city to city, a distance of 40 miles.
Danger of Unslacked Lime. It seems
as if ingenuity was sometimes put on
of1" rari'i l discover SOme new mode of
. i i milking wav with nnp's coif A
making way with one s self. A ceiule
man near Northampton, Mass. put un
slacked lime into a barrel and commenced
shaking it. In a short time it burst with
a powerful explosion, burning his face
rrtftt c It r I.' t er I t nnrl v ! . . I t 1
iin-ai oi "in i , am ctiMi uruiseo ins
head badly by contact with the flviiiw
staves -caused by the expansive power of
the steam generated by the well known
strong affinity of unslack'd lime for water,
in the active combination of which heat is
let loose in large quantities, which sudden
ly expanded into steam tlie water used.
There must of course have been water in
the barrel.
fcf A new patent "Bee Palace" has
been invented at Columbus, Ohio, which,
it is said, will produce five times the quan
tity of hone3' of the old fashioned hive.
(UThe awful murder said to have ta
ken place near Q-iincy, 011104 turns out a
hoax.'