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4 ' : j , n- , njT,i-m-- mi HTJMOEOtJjS tl,lon Mississippi, reports .the fol follow- "-nnonpreachedatthetown in- V 4 f.,r from Brandon : of Water- 1" ,v to v')U, niv breethenng, inai j. amiot, ! mf. lVin an" I ani not one of theiji as blecves a" L"kT,!tion is necessary fur a gospel minister,, fur thilt ciec. Rdccatcs his preachers jest ; as he f...11(L k ... ii T A j bl,eve . , iecatC(, an1, although I say it that Wiuits em . gtate of jiny w whar 1 "?htl no" man gits a bijrger congrdgatinh nor live, thar 8 Thar mny beSOmc here ttf'day, my wluit I gi 5 kn;w persuasion I nm.'ny. Lrt-ethrcn, a w breethren, that 1m a Well; I nw ;oma folks as don-t like Hardsell naptb, rd J hard the Hardshell i m0 here tp day, my as no shell a . I t thmk j bethnnft dn- f not prood my hrerthring, and was. pp.mi . rPM.her uv the Gospel for twen" in in llth,u ! ryin cpptain. cfthe flat-best that yve.irs. T-m nt proud, my 1 reethcrmg- ieS;'t . ','f ', -vino ter tell rou eJzacJdif wliar my text t 1 5 m , , .,.! ijinice it to it's in thd leds of the ' . .. ;i it. '"some wliar 'tween the first s. !ml tl b last chap- 11 go an 1 ; ; Scripters. -it a . m'Jny tn ny t -.v .her '".''' ;V? . -!ill 'finrl it. VO'l ii read thus v.-ucn j "" . fZ he' played on a" harp uv a thousand striUgs ; niril-of just men made periecK. N ,Jyt,.v, !reethriust leads nie to'spe? ..vth .vl - great m.uiy kiivlv.f j.u iij sfievits 1 1 ti-.e wori'i i" Iks .. ft nlace, thar s tii: speriis - .,..a, and then that's the sperm, uv tur; -ri-timc,- 0 4! I l :uid then .'.i i I've fr s tlie sncrits as sum folks call IiquT. , .1 f ft Iritttl 11V S' e It i " a an arusuei ji .-" - il nl! il it it. . r n.l -lvTirni th MlSSlsS" !. C 1 " 1 iait tli.ir' n greit many uuiei muu -f- tj.. ,,,-ivftl n 4 harp uv a strings sperits of iust men m i v ptr- ,t I li i, 51 y.m the kind uv sperits as is ment in tl:..: 1 That s the kimt oi sperns . ..I - .. !.i tho trX. lilV "i't-'1 pthrinrr. Nov tllar s a gicat ;.ii 1 .k -: in the wiiu. In the fust place, tiie c-uuin- a sort uv fire you lite your segar pr ... .r;tii.' .uvrtlien thar's. cam fire, fire before vure ;.';V- ,uid ;ire-.-4iil fall back, and many (... tho. tex sez : "He played on f tother kinds harp uv a Li ,t, ;rcsrerits of iust men made; perfeck." -But I'll tell you the kind uv fire as ujfaient m the -its hell fire ! an that f the lunu oi tex, breemriug -a i - . ... no trroni mahv uvvon'U come toefk. pu don't do better nor what you hav bin doin' for oil a hap uv a thousand strings sperits made perfeck." ' ' "Vow the different sorts up. fire in th "He placed uvjust men world may be likened unto the different persuasions tv Christians iu the world. In the fust place, we have Piscopahans; - and they are a high sailin', and a high falutin set, and they may be likened unto a turkey buzzard, that flies up into the air, and he goes up and up, and up and up, till he looks no bigger than yout finger nail. and the fust thing you know, he curns down and ,Wn and down and down, and is a fillin' himself on the kaikiss uv adead hoss, by the sid ; up the road and "He played on a harp up a thmrsmd strings- sperits of just men made perfeck." "And then thar's the Metheclist, and they may be likened unto the sqirrel, runnin' up into a tree, for the Methedist bleeves in gwine from one degree uv grace to anuther, and finally on to perfe;ushun, and the squirrel goes up and up, and up and up, and? he jumps from lira' to Jim', and branch to branch, and the fust thing you know, he falls, and dawn he cums kerllurmnux, aud that's like the Methedis, for they is ,x allers fallin' from giace-ah .'And' 'He played on a ' harp uv a Ao-sand strings sperits uvjust men made perfeck." . I "And then, my brethring,- thar's the Baptist-ah ! and they hev bin likened unto a possum pn a 'sim- montrec, and the thunders may roll, and! the earth may quake but that possum . clings there jstill-ah ! And you may shake pne foot loose, and tne other's thar. and you may shake all feet loose, aid he laps his tail aroud the limb, and he clings, and clings fur evort for "He played on a harp uv a tfou-sand strings sperits of jnst men made perfeck. Amen." flow Darkey Jake was cured of JkUn?. Some years since I was employed, as ware house cler in a large shipping h'-use ih New Orleans, and while in ili.it capacity the following funny scene cc eurrod : One d iy a' vessel came in, : consigned to ti.e house, , having ou beard a lot pf cheese from New York. Dui i:ig tne v. -yage som0 of them had become! damaged by hilgu water, (the ship having proved leaky,) ccn-sei-nently the owners refused to received them ; they wore therefore, sent to the consignees of. the ship, to U st:ed until the case could, be adjusted. I dis c .vcro-i a i'ew days, afterwards, that as to perfume, t; u:y were decidedly too fragrant to remain in the 'varehou.se in the middle of June, and reported the sniu t j my cuipluyeil ; from whom' I received orders tv have them overhauled, and send ail that were pass able t ; ijeard and Calh. anVs auction mart, to be dis- pseaot tor the benetit of the un' le: liters, and the 'ta to 'the swamp'. I g0t a gang of black boys to "-ikon them and when they stirred 'em up. "Be tjie henes of Moll Kelly's quart pot 1 but the smell "as illegmt entirely." I kept a respectable 'distance, neveriie, for stron9 'niggers and strong clicese, on a e t .;-:iliS d iy; just bangs all common essencis, inclu ':ig y-erfcdtt ' varmint " we read about, j. -itly the' boys turned out an immise fellow, v .n linee foot six inches " across the sturn' from tho l,;ix h rotted off; in the centre a space a uit Jeu melius was very much decayed, and appear- or 1 appeared to be about the consistencyjof mush, i. -":: uisli tint, which was caused by the bilged wa a he boys had just set it up on its edge-on a bale ot gunnybags, when I noticed over the way a big ua, keyAthen on sale) from Charleston, South Caroli na who was notorious for hi8 butting propensities, r1"8 1cu lUOS,' OIine aggers m that vicinity a v xxxo Huuty ui i,nat nne. I had seen him and another fellow, the night previous. Wtirir- would stand, one on each side of a hydrant Wo L yards distant, and run at each other with their heads lowered, and clapping their hands on the hydrant, j uuiu duu ute veteran rams, A thought struck me that I might cure him of his bragging and but- ' IT a , Some sPrt 80 1 old the boys to r uw i caued " Old Jake over. iney tell me you Jake." are a great fellow for butting, tireLT? Sa' a faC-T done de wool S!rf ob old S head last night, and Massa " Well Y T 5g6r m dese P8' myself-I kin ! v ' . TV iTegtnle Job in that line for , - - .u ,uu naven't anything else to do." . Iis., "au 101 audem kin' ob jobsj myself- " Well, you See that large cheese back there." I does dat ! I does mvif " Now If w,. i i ' ( j aw a dent m . t you haye Golly Massa! you foolin dis nigger ?" ' No, I m not Jake just try me t ' rt.r"MK ue nuu ob t cheese f I butt dent in urn ? " Yes." De Lor ! I'll bust 'em-wide open, 1 will mysef. t;l,;1,okofnev,lutin,ande! y thtUcSoriptcrsasbav svrcl t, I n ,t. oaiv fin 1 w, tex-th v but .r,,-l t re vl. ll.Tin.1 it t. Jess stand back dar, you Orleans niggers, and clear de track for Old Souf Carolina, case I'se a coming, mysef I is !" 1 And old Jake started back some fifty feet and went at it at a good quick run, and the next instant I neard a 'dull, heavy sound, a kind of squish, and old Jake's head disappeared from sight, with the top just visi-. ble on the other side as he rose from his new fashion ed necklace, the soft rotten cheese oozing down all round him r.s it settled down, so that just his eyes were visible. From the centre of it Jake's. voice was scarely audible and half smothered, as he vainly tried to remove the immense cheese. '' " O-o-o-o ! ei-de Lor ! Mass took urn- or f! O-o-o-o! bress tie Lor ! Lif uft up ! Gbr-a-mighty ! I , Meanwhile I was nearly dead myself, liaving laid back on a cotton bale holding myself together to keep from bursting, while the boys stood round Old Jake, paying him qff. '" De LoH how de. nigger's bref smell! You doesn't clean your teeth, Old Jake l' " I say, yau did not make more dan four times dat han, did you, old hoss?" " Well you is a nasty nigger, dats a fac !" ' Well, you is de biggest Miie of Welsh Rabbit you is !" ' i "Wiiaryougit your har greese?" And thus the boys run Old Jake now half smothered -taitil I took compassion, on him, and told them to take it off. Jake didn't stay to claim his prize, but put out growl ing. " Gor-a-mighty ! 1-done got sole dat time! Ise a case of yellow feber I is, myself I" $ "' Old Jake was nevei known to do any more butting in that vicinity after that. V, The true Lady. We once knew.& " young lady, "-.who lived in fine styie. tier parlors were elegantly furnished, and her dress was always of the latest fashion. She had her piano and her teacher, and she played Italian music charmingly. In all the exquisite graces of rife she was faultless. She had a rich vein of sentiment, too, and could talk philosophy, or discuss the standard au thors, at pleasure. Of course she read novels ; in fact, a large portion of the day was devoted to that verv fashionable class of polite literature. She wasf also somewhat industrious, for she would occasionally work embroidery. With an abundance of curls, that floated over her neck in beautiful profusion,-a fine form, .hands white and delicate, large powers of conversation in the usual drawing-room style, she was followed by the young men of taste. Yet, some how, site never got married. The "beaux" fluttered around her like flies over a pot of honey, but they were very careful not to be caught as those other in sects are apt to do. Their attentions were never so particular as to require some " friendly of the family" to demand-what were their intentions. This was no fault of the young lady: She was in the market as plainly as though she had inscribed- it on ' her fore head. "A HcsbAjND wAisteS ; for particulars inquire within." But the husdand never, to our knowledge came ; and we believe she is at this day a disconso late old maid. What was the trouble ? Step with us in the kitch en. That fat woman, with a red faqe, is the servant of the house. She does the cooking, the washing, chamber-work. From early dawn until late at night, she is a slave. Well, that woman is our charming young lady's mother ! She never sees her daughter's " callers' If by accident she should drop into the parlor while visiters were present, she -would hasten out again with embassed manner, looking -as though she had committed an offence, while her own child's face would be suffused with blushes. Now take a walk with us. In that work shop do you see that hard-working mechanic ? The wrinkles aie hardening upon his face, and the gry hairs are thinly-sprinkled over his head. He : looks anxious, and as -though his heart strings tugged some deep sorrow and mortification. He is the father of our beautiful " young lady," and his hard earnings, for many years, have been absorbed in the expensive lux uries that her admirable taste has craved. He, too, is excluded from the society of his daughter. She moves in a circle above her parents, and in short, it ashamed of them. They live in the kitchen she in the parlor. They drudge she reaps the fruit. She has no pulsation of gratitude for all this. She dis pises them, and, in fashionable gatherings, is the first to curl her pretty lips at " low mechanics," pro vided she can do it safely ? Is she a true lady ? No ; ten thousand times No f We object not to her accomplishments to her taste in dress to her manners. We look upon and admire such justas, we do a superb statute" of Venus. As a wort of art it isjbeautiful ; but, nevertheless it is in sensate marble having no soul being of no use in practical life, and good for nothing but to look at. The beauty of the mind is the true beauty ; and the affectionate daughter who nestles herself loving ly into the hearts of her parents who inakes her mother her companion and confident-vho not on ly works with that mother, but takes the heavest bur den upon herself she is the true lady. She may nev er have struck a note on the piano, yet her house is melodious with' harmony, such as ansrels sing. Her exterior may be humble, but her interior life is cloth ed in the vestiments of immortal beauty. These are many " young ladies " whose whole char acter is on the surface. Dress, manners, accomplish ments, all are external. They have no depth of thought? no moral strength, no heart. They are ' outsiders." When the scorching fires of adversity burn beneath the surface, there is no protecting wall upreared within. . The whole becomes but a heap of ashes, though it may retain' outward resemblance of humanity. The true lady cultivates the higher nature. She is religious, but not faTratiCal--courteous, but not fawn ing. Reposing serenely upon the arm of her heaven ly Father, and associating with unseen angelic spirits, she meets the storm with calmness, and accepts it as a disciplinary mercy. Her sympathy ever pulsates to the cry of suffering, and her hand is ever open to re lieve. She is beautiful at home, beautiful at the bed side of the sick, beautiful through' life, beautiful at the hour of her departure into the world of spirits, and transcentantly and eternally beautiful in heaven. That is the true lady. Bite of a Rattlesnake. Dr. Thomas, of Monti- cellp, (Ind.) reports a case of rattlesnake bite. Mr. J. H.S., age 38, who stands six" feet in Ms stockings who, hy the way, Was" very - fond of brandy had just been bitten on the inside of his left heel by a large rattlesnake, both fangs having been well inser ted in the muscles. In thirty-six' honrs he ;was sound and well, I gave him, in the short time alluded' to, one quart ot brandy and one and a half ol whiSKey, an without intoxication. He wanted more, and I refdsed to supply his wants. The next day Mr. ff his next neighbor, was passing along and saw him' with his pants rolled up to his knees, barefooted, and wading around in some weeds and erass with his' feet.' . H. asked if he had lost any thing? "NO, sir." "What" are you doing, then?" I,m huutmg a snake. There ain't any liquor only what5 Dr. Thomas has, and he won't let me have any unless I am snake bit ; so I'm hunt ing one. ,i To Make Yeast. Take one handful of hops, one apple, one potato' sliced,' boil in two quarts of water; while hot strain off and stir in wheat flour until it is thick as paste coarse flour is best. Grate one large potato, place them in a gallon jar, fc6iir in the butter, when sufficiently cool, add a lit tie yeast; in twelve hours it will be fit for use. E.G.W. a'n i' t Asaiu Charcoal as a Fertilizer. r There is too much reason to suppose that mankind are making some great mistakes. Death and dissease, wide spread, furnislt the evidence. We are not respectful enough to Omnipoten ce. We do not pay sufficient regard to the Divine 'arrangements. Our forests, for instance.are considered the great enemy of civilization and settlementr-the pest that, the pioneer has for years to con tend with, and accordingly they are dismiss ed with as little ceremony as possible. A sounder theology would teach us that God does not make blunders jof that sort. So important a feature as our forests, must have anjimportant agencyin the worlds affairs. Among the diversified uses to which they may be hpplied, there is one which ha,s by no vmeansj received the attention it de serves. I refer to charcoal as a fertilizer. I have used lit with beniEceatf results upon "nearly, all . kinds of crops.. Last winter I mixed i$ withmy barn-yard manure at. reg ular intervals, and where I. applied it to ,my corn crop the result. is very marked in deed. A great number of persons have seen the corn, and without exception, so far us ,1 know, pronounce it the best they have seen It was pretty well hoed and cultivated Portions of ,the field not so manured as far interior. Two or three years ago, I applied char coal dust from a coal pit bottom to young apple trees,! mixino- a bushel of the dust with the top soil and filling the hole with the mixture outstripped foliage is a' every way The trees so managed have all others in the orchard ; the dark green, and the trees look much better than others that had as good treatment in all respects ex cept charcoal. I have no doubt that the free us of char coal would correct many of the numerous maladies to which animals and vegetables are now subject. I delieve it the great med cine of thq soul. Powerful in itself, it is an important auxiliary, if not entirely in- dispensiblej to other fertilizers. Beyond any available substance it is effectual to "fix" those gaseous materials that poison are the life of plants. the air, but It is greatly to be deprecated, that Amer icans, without half cultivating their cleared land, are desperately bent upon sweeping off the timbler from the remainder. r I would say to all who have timber that can be spared for the purpose, convert it into charcoal. If called upon to tell how we are t6 get our fertilizers in future, I would answer through the: agency of char coal. Let every "sink of iniquity" be strew ed with it. II. T. II. - Faom the Rural Neio Yorlcer. Smnt in Wheat Effects of Blue Stone. Editors Southern Cultivator. I have been a close reader of your valuable paper ever since I have been a citizen of the Sta and expect! to be so as long as I cai that dollar in exchange for the papi I have read or heard a good deal said about the smut; and my experience is that wheat that is sown the same year it is rais ed will always have more of less smut in it, unless ii is soaked in blue stone. I am clearly of the opinion thai it is the faulty grams -.thai; produce smiit. ' There is now and then at head that isnot matured. Let that wheat remairiluritil it is two years old and the immature,, or faulty, grains, so dry up that theyr-wilt; not germinate but sow it the same year ft is, harvested and these faulty or immature seed will germinate, but are not well eholigti matured to produce its kind. It is true, -there is something like a j grain, but not filled out. I nfuch prefer it to' remain until ii is two years old for seed than soaking in blue stone; for it is the blue stone that kill the germinating pro perties of the immature grain and is so se vere as tolkill all that is not well matured. It must have its proportionable effect on the well matured grain. r 3 ; , - It is true, I am a young farmer and have had but few years experience; but I never have Seen a good stand of wheat after the seed was soaked in blue stone. My object in writing this is to give' a helping hand to my brother farmers, if possible, as I have been miich assisted by you and your con tributor.. Yours truly, R. E. H. To Preserve Smoked Meat. How of ten are we disappointed; in our hopes of haying sweet hams during the summer 1 After carefully , curing and smoking, and smoking, and them sewing them up m cot ton bags,l we find that either the fly has commenced' a family in .our hams, or that the choiceparts round the bone are tainted,' and the whole'spoiled. Now this can be easK lv avoided by packing them m pulverized charcoal. No matter how hot the weather, norhow thick the flies, hams will keep quite sweet as when they Were packed for years. The preservative quality of charcoal will keen them till the charcoal ! itself will , de cay; Butter, tod.pnt, into a clean crock , and surrounded by pulverized charcoal will not become rancid, j , The most effectual way to remove midew from linen is to rub soap on the spots, then chalf and bleacn xne garmeu t m to arralse ejrir and sun. From, the Southern. 6ultivator. fine Cultnre in the South win. Editors Southern OtiHTivATOR : The success in Cultivating grapes and making wme in wmo is so well known that the ques tion often arises; "Can we not raise wine m Georgia?" Certainly we can, and good loo. 5'But we have mmmit. vJ ror,,;as the 'first vine dressers in the Ohio we have in vain tried to raise wljich were n.&Vsuited to our climate. This evil is now remedied. " puffer me to give you and vour rfia(Wa tf short description of a small vineyard in my vicinity, as to the quality ofj the wine, I wjll leave it to yourselves to ju'dge, from the accompanying sample Z .Some 12 or 14 years ago, Capt. Dyson planted a vineyard of about Jialf an acre on his plantation in Moore co., Ga. About half of it was planted with the here so call ed "Warrenton" grape, a variety whose origin and history has not yet been satis- laeorily explained. At any rate however, it is-well adapted to our climatei The soil is a: good loam,, though not rich, and one corner of the ; vineyard, which is rather rocky, always produces the best flavored f graphs, jijie vines are planted 10 ifeet a, part each way, but had for many-years been badly neglected, until A. Leary, Esq;, a few years ago boughthe place. This gentle man, though - not familiar with the culture pf. grapes', commenced pruning the stocks, and making wine. His success has been perfectly satisfactory. For the last two years, the produce from about a quarter bf an acre of this grape has been two hundred gallons annually. This year the prospect is still more promising; though from the fact that the vineyard had been so much neglicted, it is now almost imposible to dress the vines in a proper way. The stocks, iiowever, look very .healthy and are loaded with fruit. j The process of making the wine is very plain, and not differing from jthe method applied in Ohio ; the ripe berries are pick ed from the stems, washed up and allowed to stand for about 24 hours, after which the juice is drawn -off, and the pummice pressed in a common cider press. The juice is very abundant, leaving but a small quantity of pummice, and after being filled into a cask so as to leave space for fermentation, is left to itself for about 10 days, when the fer menting process is ceasing. Some sugar is then added, the cask filled up. and the bung closed tight. After some months, the wine is drawn off in another cask, where it is to remain until wanted. The wine resembles the Madeira, high flavored and mild : and beinor grape-juice, it is highly preferable -to the imported Madeira and Cherry "wines, ' al- ways adulterated with brandy and other dele ter ious stuff. Wifile such drugged wines are constantly sold at from $3 to $4 per gallon, Mr. Leary has sold his pure wine at the veryJow price of $1 50 per gallon. . ( Other apra may, after a fair trial, be found val uable heiet a3d I am now trying several kinds; but I am doubtful whether we will find a Abetter or more profitable grape for this latitude than the " Warren- Kon." . "'..-'..! v Mr. Leary deserves great credit for his perseyerence and skill in producing this wine. Hej inteqds to en large his vineyard considerably, finding it by far the most profitable and the surest crop he possibly can raise, requiring, comparatively, but little lubor. I will leave it to 'all tillers of the soil to make their own cvphering, and they will see for themselves what .difference of profitshere is between Wine and cotton. It is to be hoped that other . persons vould take this hint, and thus begin a new epoch in Southern fruit culture. ROBERT NELSON. - . - jj Macon, Ga., May, 1855. , I Remarks. Accompanying the above communica tion, friend Nelson sent us ti couple of bottles of Mr. Leary's wine. It is equal, if not superior to the best Madeira of commerce, both in body and aroma, tho' it leaves behind it none of the unpleasant effects of the adulterated wines we import at high prices from abroad. We arevery thankful to Mr. Nelson for the foregoing clear-and practical article, and hope it will not be lost upon our enterprising reader. Eds. Corn and Pork. J A writer in the Ohio' Report for 1852, makes a calculation as to the cost of pork fed on corn-. ! An experiment by S.;,B. Andrew gives 1050; lb: of :grpss increase from 100 bush els of corn. One hundred thrifty hogs were weighed and put f into Anenheyj were fed for 100 days as much corn as they would eat. The average consumption was 100 bushels every six days. Thevaverase ross increase per hog for the 100 days was 175 lbs.; or at the rate of 1 3-4 lbs. per dav. According to this, a bushel, bf. corn, will 16 1-3 lbs. Throwing off 1-5 to the : riRtt weiffhtr erives 8 2-5 lbs. of - . - .... Va' .o . t ; ; pork, as the prodtttit of one bushel ol corn. If 8 2-5 lbs. of pork' are made by one bush el, or 56 lbs. of corn, 1 lb. of pork is the product of 6 1-4 lbs. of corn..'; From" an experiment mad by Samuel Linn of this county, with 58 hogs, as report ed in the Patent Ofliee Report for 1849, 6 14 lbs. of corn produced rib. 6f pork. Assuming that it requires 6 2-3 lbs. of corn to make 1 lb. of pork, the cost of its production will be seen from the following table. The. labor of feeding and .taking care of the hogs is not included in the es timate -i r. i When" corn costs 12 l-2c per bushel, pork costs 1 l-2c. per lb.; at 17c. per bush 2c,' per lb.; at 25c. per bushel 3c. per lb.; at 33c. per bushel, 4c. per lb. at 42c.' per bushel, 5c per lb. - 1 i V' The following tabfe shows what the lar mer realizes for his corn, when sold m the form'of.pork: " : - 1, " When pork sells at 3c. per f lb. it makes the price of corn 25c. per bushel; at 4c. Th 33r. a. hnshel: at 5c.'ipfer lb., 42c. per bushel, 4c. per lb.; at 42q. per bushel, at oc- per id., ouc. per uuauw ; Official Report of Gen. Ifarney. llie Washington "Star'' of this evening contains a copy of Gen. Harxey'3 official report of "his battile with and rout of the Sioux Indians! It is dared "Headquarters Sioux Expedition, camp on Bluewater Creek, Nebraska Territory,. September:; 5, 1855," and is as follows: ! - f Colonel : I have tlte honor to report, for the in formation of the General-in-Chief, that on my arrival at Ash Hollow on thi evening of thei 2d instantj I ascertained that a larg portion of thetBrale band pf the Sioux nation, under "Little Thundor," was en camped on Bluewateir Creek, (Mee-ni-to-wak-pali)i.) about six miles northWest of Ash Hollow and four from the left bank of the North Plattel j Having no doubt, from the information I had Re ceived from the people of the country had previous ly met on the road and from the guides'accompanyihg me, of the real character and hostile indentions of the party in. question, I at once commenced preparation for attacking it. I ordered Lieut. ColP. St. George Cooke, second dragoons, with companies E and K of the same regiment, light company G fourth artillery, and company E tenth infantry, all mounted, to move at three o'clock A. M, on the 3d instant, and secure a position which would cut off the retreat of the In dians to the Sand Buttes, the reputed stronghold lof the Brules. This movement was execated in a most faultless and successfull manner not having, appa rently, attracted the notice or excited, the suspicion of the enemy up- to the very moment of' the encounter. At 4 1-2 o'clock A. M. I left my camp with 'com panies A, E; H, I, and K, sixth infantry, under the immediate command of Maior A. Cadi, of that r4cri- iucul, auu prucceueu towards the principal village of the Brules, with a view of attacking it onenlv. in J Jl . .. . ' Z Its- concert with thefsurprise contemplated through bie cavalry ; but, before reaching it, trip lodges were struct, aud their occupants commenced, rapid retieat UF ui tue xiuewater, precisely in the direct tion from whepilexnected the aioniitpd trnnri They halted short of these, however, and a p'arleyi en sued between their chief and myself, iif which Istlted the causes of the dissatisfaction which the Government felt towards the Brules. and clnsl flw. i ,telling him that his people had depredated upon and iumui-u uiu- c-iiizena-wmist movmff ouiet v thrrinffh our country ; that they had massacred our troops! un der most aggravated: circumstances, and that now t.h day of retribution had come ; that I did not wish tn harm him personally, as he professed (to be a friend of tne whites ; but that he must either? deliver up! the young men, whom he acknowledged hV could noticon trol, or the must suffer the consequences of their ipast misconduct and take: the chances of a battle. Js'ot being able, of course, however willing he might Jiave been, to deliver up all the butchers: of our people, Little Thunder returned to his band ito warn them of my decision and to prepare, them for must follow. Ethe contest that Immediately after: his disappearance from mv ft? iew I ordered the infantry to advance, thie leading compa ny (Capt., Todd's) as skirmishers, supported by com pany H, sixth infantry, (under Lieufei McCleary f) the remaining companies of the sixth being held in hand for ulterior movements. The skirmishers under t!apt. Todd opened their fire, crowned the fluffs on the fright bank of the stream ijwhere the Indians had taken up their last position) in a very spirited and gallant manner, driving the savages therefrom into the snare laid for them by the cavalry, whichjjlast troops burst upon them so suddenly and so unexpectedly as to cause them to cross instead of ascending the vally of tne Jbiuewater, and sees an escape by the only avenue now open to them, through the bluffs of the left bank of that stream. But, although they availed themselves of this outlet for escape from complete capture, jthey uiu noi ao so wunout serious molestation ; rorj the infantry not only took them m flank with their Hong range Titles, but the cavalry made a most spirited charge upon their opposite or left flank and jrear, pursuing them for five or six miles over a very rugged country, killing a large number of them, and jcom pletely dispersing the whole party,! This brilliant charge of the cavalry was suppected ' as far as practi cable by the whole bodjpf ; the infantry, who Were eager from tha&st-for a . frav with Ithe butchers of theirrnrades of Lieut. Grattan's party, I The result ot this affair .were eighw-si killed, five wounaea, aoont seventy women and cnildren eaptured, fifty mukaand . ponies taken, besides an indefiuite numoer Kuiea ana aisaoiea. me amount ot ; paovis- 10ns and camp equipage must have comprised nearly all the enemy possessed : lor teams pave been con stantly engaged in bringing into camp every thing of any value to the troops, ana much has Dpen destroyed on the ground. The casualties of the command amount to jjfour killed, four severely wounded, four slightly wounded, and one missing, supposed to be killed or captured by the enemy. I enclose herewith a list of the alove, and also field returns exhibiting the strength of the troops engaged in the combat. .: j jr With regard to the officers" and troops' of my ppm mand, I have never seen a finer military spirit display ed generally ; and, if there has been any material dif ference in the services they have rendered, it must be measured- chiefly by the opportunities they had for distinction, ieut. Colonel Cooke and Major Cady, the commanders of the mounted and foot forces re spectively, carried out my instructions t them jwith signal alacrity, zeal, land intelligence.!; The company commanders, whose position either in? the! engagement or the pursuit brought them in closest contact with the enemy, were Capt. Todd, of the sixth infantry, Captain Steele and Lieut. Robinsoni, of the sefcond dragoous,' and. Capit. Heth, tenth infantry, Capt. Howe aud his company G, fourth artilery, participa ted largely in the earlier part of the engagement,! but, for reasons stated in his commanding;; officer's report, he took no active part in the pursuitl Brevet Major Woods, Captain Wharton, and Lieut Rattersoni of the sixth infantry, with their companies, (rendered ef fective service S reserves and supports taking an active share in the combat when circumstances would permit. Col. Cooke notices the conduct of Lieuts. Buford and Wright, regimental quartermaster j and adjutant of the second dragoons, in a flattering man ner. Lieuts. Drum, Hudson, and Mendenhall, fourth artilery, Lieuts. Hight and Livfingston, second Jdra goons, aud Lieut. Dudly, tenth infantry, gave efficient aid to their company commanders. j J should do injustice to Mr. Joseph Tesson, one of my guides, were I to omit a mention of his eminently valuable services in conducting the column of cavalry to its position in the rear of the Indian villages, j To his skill as a guide and his knowledge of the character and habits of the enemy I ascribe much of the suc cesses gained in the engagement. Mr. Carrey iuso, chief of the guides, rendered good service in transmits tin? mv orders.. i ; . ' L The members of my personal staff rendered me most efficient service in the field. Major O. F. WinshJp, Asst. Adjutant General and chief of tle staff, and Lieut Polk, second infantry, my. aid-de-camp,, in ;on veying .my orders to different portions of the command, discharged their duties with coolness, zeal, and ener gy. Asst.' Surgeon Ridgely, of the medical staff, jwas indefatigable in his attention to the suffering wounded, both of our own troops and of the (enemy, .. Lieut. Warren, topographical engineer, was, most actively engaged, previous to and during the combat recon nortering $ie country and the enemy, jj and has subse quently made a sketch of the former; which I enclose herewith.- -: jj, ; ' ' 1 : -Capt. Van vliet, ABsistaat Quarterraaster, was charged with the protection of ,the train a service for which his experience on the plains rendered him emi nently qualified. Lieut. Raich, of the ordinance, was also left in charge of the stores of his department. ' I enclose herewith several papers fonrgi in the bag gage of the Indians, some of , which are juriositaeSj ana otiers Thay ; serve to show- their disposition to wards the whites . They were mostly taken, as their dates and niaAa will indicate, on the occasion of the massacre and plunder of the mail party inj November last, v There are- also in the possession of officers and others, in camp, the scalps of two white females, and remnants of the clothing, Ac. carried off by the In dians in the Grattan massacre, all of which in my judgement sufficiently characterize the people I have had to deal with. v! .--.':. ' v- - I am, ! Colonel, very respectfully, ! yoar obedient servant, -i!: ' , yvi. ts. Uja.JNiii,. V--; Brevet Brig. General, & '- Lieut. CoL L. Thomas, Asst Adjt. General, Headquarters of the Army, New York. X ? List -of iM' Killed xtnd Wounded. , ' KtHedsAtes. XyaJt private, company! K. 2d goons ; Charles McDonald, do.; Robert Pitzpatrick, privatC wnrpany Gtf 4ft :- artillery : S Thomas Gar- ITounrfThoa.; iHeally sergeant, company E, 3d flragpiBseverai places ; Geo. Fink, corporal; company 2d dragoons, severely; Wm. Walsh, private, do., severely ; C. E. Rutherford, doj., severely, Theopholite Morff, do., slightly ; Franci3 Larken, do. slightly; JasI Kennedy, do., slightly, i j Missing. Marshall Ryder, private, company K 'r 2d dragoons, without doubt killed. - - The Difficulit between thb Ukited States axd Denmark.- We have given but little attention to this subject ) but it is exciting mnchriptice, and some uneasiness, not only in the countries directly in- -terested, but in Europe generally. The foHowing is believed to be an accurate state ment of the' cause! of difficulty : What are the Sound Dues 1 As these dues may possibly give rise to a serious 'dispute between the United States and Denmark, it will be interesting to know what they are. The "Sound" is a narrow strait lying between the Island of Zetland,' belonging to the Danes, and the Swedish coast, and gives entrance to the Baltic sea. The fortress or Castle commands the passage, and extracts a payment from all vessels en tering the Baltic i the ships of Denmark herself hav to pay, as well as foreign tonnage. The origin of this exaction is, that .in ancient times Denmark undertook to build and sustaia.certain lighthouses along the coast for which the Hansetown agreed to pay toll. England, France, Holland and Sweden pay a duty of one, per cent, on every cargo entering the Baltic. Other countries, including the United States, pay one and a quarter per cent ; even Danish ships are taxed to this rate. In the year 1826, a treaty recognizing this duty was concluded between the United States and .Denmark. This treaty, however, according to . one of "its stipulations, may be dissolved by either of the parties, provided they give 'one year's notice of their intention. . . '., ".' . ; During the Presidency of John Tyler, our Govern ment determined! to put a forcible end to the imposi tion. Mr. Upsher, then Secretary of State, fitted out a fleet of merchantmen and vessels of war, under Commodore Stewart, which he designed should force its way into the; Baltic, and thus at once rid the Uni ted States of the Sound duties. Mr Upshers sudden death, however, by the explosion of a cannon, just as the fleet was ready to start, delayed the . expedition, and it was finally abandoned.' Other; attempts were made to abolish tins tax. While Den mark was at war with Schleswic-Holstien, Mr Flen niken. the Uuited States Minister, offered on the part of his government to- pay Denmark $250,000 for a ten years' suspension of .the dues ; his death prevented the proposal coming to a head. FinaUy. on the 12thi of April last, the United States notified the Danish Government of! their intention to cease paying the Sound dutes, and the stipulation of the treaty will ac cordingly expire next spring; Should no amicable arrangement of the question be arrived at in the meanwhile, we inay then expect to sec out vessels passing the Sound under, warlike convoy.' A serious conflict will then most probably arise. . j The Danes are much alarmed upon this subject,' and fear the United States will seize upon their West; India possessions, the Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix. They are believed to be soliciting the good offices of the French government. This little speck may grow into a very threatening cloud ; for there are serious difficulties in the way of a reconciliation. Should Denmark give way,, and relinquish this jSonhd tribute from the United States",' she will have to relinquish also the similar tribute, from all other jiations, and it i3 said that the fund from lihis source, two or throe millions of . dollars a year, forms a very material portion of her entire rev enue. .-. , .!i:.s 'V . , . I'.., On the other hand, the United States' government has taken a stand from1 which it cannot well recede. Then comes'J further to complicate the matter, a . belief that Denmark will be sustained by other Euro pean powers, particularly by France, especially if by v any means the j present war with Russia should be terminated before the 12th of April next, and France be thus left at liberty to enter into a quarrel with the United States, to which many believe her nothing loth.' . ..'j; '" ..." Should a war result from it, as many seem to fear,' it will be like one of those law saits which we see and hear of so often, where the costs of suit amount -to a hundred of a thousand fold more than the whole sum in disjmtvlT-Fayettvtile Observer.' ,, j ' From tlte Raleigh RegiiUr. . The following note from Gen. Singeltary to Mr. Rayner, of Sept. 8th, has been handed to ua by Mr. R. for publication, in pursuance of a wish expressed by Mr. S. to that effect. Inasmuch as Mr S. refers in this note tO;his previous letter to Mr. R of Sept. 2nd, aud as the last can not be so well understood separated from jthe first! we publish both together, so that the reader may have at one view a connected ac count of Mr. S's. entire statement. i I ! : ! Raleigh, Sept. 2, 1855. Hon. K. Rayner Dear ! Sir : The statement made to me by Mr. Barringer was in a casual , con versation, with: which I did not charge my memory, and I am not able to recall it fully.. It agreed sub? stantially with the statement he now, makes. I un derstood him,-s intending to convey the idea, that it was a suspicious circumstance in connection with tho rTiarcfi against th President, or his Party, of a of a bargain for the Catholic vote.and f remarked that I did not think it amounted to any proof of such a thing. Upou which he replied promptly that he i did not mean to make any such, charge but merely ' mentioned it, and it might pass for what it was worth. I think he also disclaimed any belief in the charge - that had been made. This is the substance of what was said. -Very respectfully, .O . G. E. B. SINGELTARY. ,-'!!.! Raleigh, Sept. 8, 1855. . Hox. K. Rayner Dear Sir; My note to you of Sept. 2nd, was written directly on the receipt of your letter of enquiry and without much time for re flection. . I have since succeeded in recalling . more distinctly the conversation between Mr. B. and my self.. My former statement is correct, as iar as it goes. I am not mistaken about the impression made on my mind as to the object of Mr.' B. and remem ber that I replied with some feeliDg to the insinuation which I thought" was intended. . Bat I now also re-, collect that Mr. B. went on to say I had misconceived his purpose, which was to show the great interest ta ken in oar affairs by the Catholic Church or Clergy abroad. . . , e,;,-... 'i . . . . :, ' : . This explanation' had escaped, my, memory, proba bly from the fact that it did not seen) likely to alter the efifect of the statement oo those disposed to enter tain, it, nnaccompanied by the farther explanation of. the means by which the Nuncio obtained his wforma tion, I desire to make this correction in justice toeiT parties.' 1;. .. - - ':'' Very respectfully, - l- ' '. ' G. E. b; singeltabt; Irish Remit ances from AuzaiCAIf the emigra tion drain from Ireland to the United States is being, gradually diminished, as1 no doubt t is, .the influx in to Ireland of American money earned by Irish bands, is steadily on the increase.! Jnst take a few. figures in illustration of this statement. The number who left Ireland for 11 parts of the United States, British America, and Australia in the year 1854 did not ex ceed 150,209. f these. 111,095 emigrated to the United States, 22,909 to ! British America, and 16r 202 to Australia. In 1853 the amount of money sent home for pkyment of passages, as well as for va rious other purposes, was 1,430,000 ; but in 854 that amount, vast and wonderful as it was, was far exceeded, it having reached 1, 720000 or nearly. 300,000 over ;wbat it Was the previous year.' In" the history of the world ! there is nothing like i the amazing proof of the strength, and attachment which has ever distinguished and adorned the calumniated Irish raco. Cork (Ireland) Extmtncr. k I-
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