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SATURDAY, MAY 14', 1836. Steamboat, ahoy! - (CTVVe have the gratification to announce the commencement of a new era in the commercial annals of this place. Oa Wednesday last, the steamer E. D. Macnair, Capt. Chamberlain, arrived at ' this port from Washington, with freight and passengers, and gal lantly anchored in our harbor a midst the roaring of cannon and other testimonials of joy with which our citizens, who throng ed in crowds to the river, greeted this novel and welcome visitor. On Thursday, the public spirited and enterprising proprietors gave .a general invitation to the citizens to take a short excursion in the steamer, which was gladly accep ted. A large number of ladies "and gentlemen were hospitably received on board, and the steam er went down the river as far as Sparta and returned. The day was uncommonly pleasant, and music, dancing, and refreshments, gave a zest to the entertainment that will be long remembered by the joyous and highly gratified company. Yesterday the steam- er left us, with the hearty well- wishes of the citizens for her spee-! dy and safe return. A complimen- j rv m ,js force should be in tary party was tendered to the ; creased, with a view to afford pro- proprietors, which they politely: declined, for want of titne. This we conceive to be but the .dawning of the brilliant prospects which are opening to our view. In the course of the ensuing year we shall also probably have to announce the arrival at this place of m "A a. locomotive and train of cars. The Engineer is now surveying the route of the Rail Road from Wilmington to the Roanoke, and we confidently anticipate that it will pass near or thro1 this place, j CONGRESS. Senate. -The Senate have pass ed the Land bill, by a vote of 25 to 20 three of its opponents were absent. The two adminis tration Senators from Pennsylva nia voted for it on instructions from the present minority. Legisla ture of their State. Under other circumstances, the majority of one in its favorould have been re versed. Mr. Mangum voted for, Mr. Brown against it. Mr. Benton offered a resolu tion, which was adopted, request ing the President of the U. Slates to cause the Senate to be inform ed, whether any branch of the public service has suffered, or is likely to suffer any injury, loss, ne glect or delay for want of time and adequate appropriations. After its adoption, Mr. Webster said he had not been impressed by its character until it had been adopted. It was a resolution of an extraordinary character, and he moved a reconsideration. of the Vote by which it was adopted. Mr. Benton had no objection. The extraordinary resolution was called for by the extraordinary circumstances in which the coun try was placed for want of appro pri tions. The vote was then reconsidered &the resolution laid on the table. House of Representatives. Nr. Catnbreleng, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a hill appropriating $1,000,000 for the defence of the western frontier. Mr.C. sent to the Clerk's table the following communications fr.n the Secretary cf War and Quarter Master General, to show the necessity of speedily disposing i this bill. V ' ' War Department, 7 " May, 4, 183G.J Sir: In January last orders were given to Major General Gaines to take measures for the defence of the western frontier of Louisiana. Events which were then passing in Texas, led to the belief that a state of things might arise requir incr.the interposition of the Gov- ment to protect the inhabitants of i t T . i r. . that portion oi the united states from the calamities , of war. There were placed, subject to General Gaines's orders, three regiments of infantry and seven companies of dragoons; and he was instructed to prevent, by force if necessary, any armed parties from crossing the boundary line into the territory of the United States. He was also informed that the thirty-third article of the treaty with Mexico imposes upon both of the contracting parties the difty of preventing all hostile in cursions on the part of the In dians into the possessions of the other; and he was directed to take the necessary measures for fulfil iug this obligation on the part of the United States. He was also instructed, if called upon, by the civil authority foriny aid towards enforcing the laws having relation to the neutral duties of the United States, to render such assistance as the laws prescribe; and he was referred to the district attorneys of the two districts of Louisiana for their opinion upon such points of law connected with his dutv as might arise. He was also par ticularly advised that it was the duty of the United Slates to re main entirely neutral, and to cause their neutrality to be respected. By information recently receiv- ; ed from General Gaines, it ap- pears that he con$idef8 necess per protection to the frontiers. e uasi therefore, called upon He each of the Governors of Louis iana, Mississippi, and Tennessee for a brigade, and upon,.-the Gov ernor of Alabama fqaf a battalion of militia; the whole, or as many of them as practicable, to he mounted. He reports that the Mexican forces are rapidly" ap proaching the border; and he an ! ticipates, that as soon as they have reached the vicinity of the Indians, these will join in the contest, and that the Indian force will respect no boundary line. And the ope rations in Texas, as described by General Gaines, cannot fail' to produce a favorable effect upon the cruel disposition and predato ry habits of the Indians. I have, therefore, the honor to suggest to the Committee of Ways and Means the propriety of an appropriation of one million of dollars, "to defray the expenses attending the defence of the west ern frontier of the United States, to be expended under the direc tion of the Secretary of War, con formably to the provision of the act of April 5th, 1832, making appropriations for the support , of the army." I send for the information of the committee a letter from the Quartermaster General. Very respectfully, Your most obedient servant, LEW. CASS. Hon. C. C. Cambreleng, Chair man Committee of Ways and Means, H. of Representatives. Quartermaster GeneraV's Office, Washington City, May 3, 1 836. Sir: The operations on the frontiers of Texas will require large appropriations. I have a requisition on my table for one hundred thousand dollars for that service, and have not a dollar to meet it. I have received a letter from theAssistant Quartermaster at Natchitoches, reporting that he hadTound great difficulty in ob taining land transportation for. rive companies. The wagons and horses, as well as mules for pack ing, must be taken from Ohio, Kentucky, or Tennessee. Should the operations be continued thro' the season on the scale indicated by General Gaines', requisitions, a million "of dollars will probably be required for the service of this department alone. I have the honor to be, sir,. Your obedient servant, J " " . ' TH. JESUP, - Quartermaster General. The Hon. Secretary of War, Washington City. :' - War Department, ; May 5, 183G. Sir: Jn consequence of the inti mation" contained in your note of this date, I beg leave to observe, that the request for an appropria tion of $1,000,000, for the pro tection of the frontier, in my let ter of yesterday, .was submitted to, and approved by, the Presi dent. - . Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, '. LEW. CASS. Hon. C. C. Cambreleng, Chair ' man Committee of Ways and Means, H. of Representatives, . - " Mr. Cambreleng was in hopes that the House would agree to go into committee on this measure to day, (the 6th inst.) ? The bill was then .read twice, committed, and together with , the correspondence, ordered to be printed. - ' The Report of the Secretary at War. The vacation of Congress for a day or two, (to allow lime for cleaning, ventilating and mat ting the Hall,) frees our columns from the daily Congressional re ports, and enables us to present entire the admirable Report of Secretary Cass, on the subject of the national defence. This pa per, which embodies the general views long entertained "by the President, illustrates the subject of which it treats with beauty and force, which military experience and military . science, combined with the highest classical attain ments, alone could command. Thespian of public defence proposed in this report is within the reach of the means of the Treasury. May we not hope then that it will be perfected, and that no system of squandering the re venue among the States, to be scrambled for by monopolizing corporations by joint slock com panies, and by artful political managers will be permitted to divert the treasure of the nation from this its most legitimate ob ject? Globe. The Cherokee Treaty. This very important question is kept off by jhe opposition in the Senate, as that of the admission of Michi gan and Arkansas is in the House; the one to be operated upon by the land bill, the other to operate on the abolition excitement. The land hill evidently sus pends action on the , Cherokee treaty. To comply with the com pact with Georgia, and redeem her soil from Indian occupation, will cost the United States nearly six millions." This sum, with the other necessary appropriations, with Mr. ClayY proposed retro spective distribution of the pro ceeds of the public land;, would absolutely bankrupt the Treasury,lcnce: ana veruy me panic preaicnons oi the opposition. r Hence the Cher okee treaty is suspended by the friends of the land bill, as the ap propriations are staved off in the House to augment the surplus, and increase the douceur which is to carry Mr. Clay's bill thro...t5. The Western Border War. : The Louisiana Advertiser of the 22d ult. removes entirely the doubt heretofore expressed in the New Orleans papers as to the genuineness of. General Gaines's Letter to the Governor of Louis iana, and shews ihe grounds on which Governor White has de clined a compliance with the re quisition contained in that letter: "The letter of General Gaines to Governor White has. produced a sensation in the community, with some," from the nature of the requisition made on this State; with others, from the indelicacy and impropriety of publishing an official document intended exclu sively for Gov. White. We have been informed the Gpvernof thinks it highly imprudent that such a document should have been copied and published; and that he has returned a private answer to Gen eral Gaines, that he has no autho rity or means to. comply with the requisition. No appropriation was made by the Legislature for the purpose; there are no funds in the State treasury to warrant an ex traordinary expenditure:. General Gaines also made previously a re quisition on this Stale, which, be ing responded to by the Legisla ture, was granted by the Govern or: But the Legislature is "not nnw in session: and. will not be convoked for this special pur pose. ' 1'6. (TjrWe learn that Major 'Gen eral Scott: in his official commu nication, received at the War De partment, a few days since, gives it as his opinion, that there has not been as manyjis six hundred In dians,embodied at any one place, and states, that the signs about the Withlacoochee do not contradict his estimates. He also states, that it is the opinion of all the com manders, that they are. now dis persed in war parties, or parties of observation, consisting of from sixty to two' hundred each, with, however great facilities of con centration. The women, children, and negroes, are supposed to be concealed at their settlements on the upper and lower part of Pear Creek, and engaged with a por tion of the warriors in planting, fishing,-, and hunting. ' To this point, a combined movement was made from Tampa "Bay,. "on the 12th and 14lh of April, with! the view of capturing, if possible, the women and children, and 6f des troying, the settlements. 16. Florida. Uy the following ar ticles from the Charleston Patriot and Savannah Georgian, received by yesterday's mail, it would ap pear that the Florida campaign has ended. General Scott, from the insalubrity of the climate, has been compelled to cease active operations against the Indians. He has, however disposed his forces in such manner as is best calculated to prevent any attacks upon our settlements. The In dians it would seem continue to preserve an indomitable. spirit. Latest from Florida Termin atton oj the Indian' l.ampaign. Lieut. Van Buren, Aid to Geh. Scott, and Capt. Finley, Aid to General Eustis, arrived here this forenoon from Picolata via Savan nah in the Steam packet William Seabrook, from Savannah.' We have conversed with both , those gentlemen who have politely im parted to us all the information they possess. Lieut. Van Buren states that owing to the commencement of the warm weather the Campaign had been brought to a close. The regular forces had gone into sum mer quarters at St. Augustine. There was supposed to be about 200 on the sick list at Tampa Bay and 80 at Volusia. , Capt. Finley has communica ted to us the following intelli- The left wing of the army of rioriaa, arrived at Mampa Bay, on the 5th of April, left thereon the 17lh, and marched to Volusia, by Pilaklikaha. The active op erations of. the campaign have ceased from the sickly season hav ing commenced. The South Car olina .Volunteers, left Volusia on Friday 29th, to march to St. Au gustine, where "Col. Brisbane's Regiment would be discharged, and sent by transports to this Ci ty. Col. Goodwyn's Mounted men would be discharged at Jack sonville. The regulars it is be lieved will.be kept in Florida, to garrison posts which may be im portant in the commencement of the next campaign. The Indians were no where in any force, and are supposed to , be, scattered .all over the territory. Texas. The New. Orleans Bulletin of the 25th inst. brings us the following interesting intelli from Texas.- .It will be observed that the Bulletin expresses some doubt as to the correctness of the information. It is however in some degree confirmed by the fact that the same "paper ol the next day does not contradict it. ; Bv Maior- Horton, wtio came passenger, in the. Texian govern ment tschr. invincioie, we learn 1200 Mexicans had crossed the Colorado, 800 men at San Fe lipe, and 400 at Fort Bend; that General Houston's effective forces was 2300.. The Colorado had overflowed its banks, and the 1200 Mexicans, cannot retreat. Major Baker, with 400 men, was on the opposite side ol the Bras sos, having the steamboat Yellow Stone at his command, to convey his troops across to make the at tack in concert with the comman der-in-chief on the main body of the enemy. The total destruction of the 1200 Mexicans is-certain; all was joy and confidence at the Seat of Government. The elements are fighting for Texas, and the uni versal opinion is, that the Mexican army between the Colorado and Brassos, is already defeated. Houston must have fought the battle last Sunday. 1 . Dreadful Massacre. We also learn that 73 unarmed emigrants j that left this city, in the William ana rrancis, lor c-oaano, ana were, landed at that port, trusting themselves unarmed in the power of the Mexicans, were in two hours butchered by the soldiery, in sight of the vessel; the schoon er escaped to Matagorda. Carlists at New Orleans. The Maysville (Ky.) Eagle, affirms that Santa Anna has effected a loan of a firm at New Orleans of six. millions, at 4 per cent, per month, besides admitting into the Mexican ports, the exportatiotls of the firm free of duty. -We do not believe any American house so base. N.Y.Star. . Important. for Michigan. The Detroit Journal contains a letter dated Washington,- March 28th, from Henry R. Schoolcraft, Esq. by which jt appears that the U. S. Government, have concluded the important treaty with the Ot towas and Chippewas, for the sale of all their lands in the Peninsula, together with the upper Peninsula, as far as Chocolate river on Lake Superior, running thence to Green Bay. About ten millions "of acres is comprehended south of the Straits of Michilimackinac, and about seven millions north of them. The Ottowas retain some small, reservations, not exceeding 940,000 acres altogether. ' Not a' foot of lands is retained in pri vate reservations. All claims of this kind are commuted in money, and the whole country cleared of those objectionable rights. All the just debts of the Indians are provided for, and, numerous pro visions made to further the condi tion of these Indians, . besides which, they receive near a million arid a half. ib. Federal Court. The United States Court for the District of North Carolina will commence its Spring Term in this " city on Thursday next. Associate Jus tice Barbour and Judge Potter will preside. Ral. Reg. (ETAn Agency of the Bank of the State of North Carolina has just been established at Windsor, uerue county, oi wniCll Jr. LiO renzn Webb is appointed agent.'t. . Mr. Bynum. In a. recent de bate of Congress," Mr- Bynum was represented by the Washing- ion correspondent oi . the Balti more Chronicle to have .threat ened Congress with military force." Benjamin C. Howard, of tne House ol Representatives, as an act of justice to; Mr. Bynum, addressed a note to the Editor of the Chronicle oh the subject, the material portion of.which we sub join, though we are not aware that we have aided in extendincr the circulation of the report by its re publication: " ;. , "I was sitting close by Mr. Bv. num, when he made his remarks,. ana beard distinctly every woid that he uttered , N o such idea as that of calling in a or.in any manner ann. T towards it, was eiprejLu What he did'Sav?oe4,,,''rn the minority of the lln . l!'at terposed delay in the S" the question, by renea.. i " the Yeas and N .cal!sfcr attended with no effect e;," crastmation, and that if 2 avs. .i i ri,M"F' followed T nat.on.and the lnir:, ! "". acquiesce in the decision f? majority, 11 inetiuh T uge country with blood cause norther resort wou! I r m the first instance, military.' ii. uaa".v, it Trhe Seat match rat New York, between C nrmsieaa and Admiral, 0U came off Brooklyn course, Md resul,td' the success of the Southern mar" OCThe Banl fg capital of Massachusetts has been 10,320.000. hv 'ocreased - - -j 'i.iicms Das. sed a the recent sessiou ofV Legislature.. This sura Uja up of additional capital to old Banks totlieamouut of $3,600,. 000, and of new banks chartered to the amount of $6,720,000 The total. Banking capital of'lasl sachusetts is now $40,830,000. ' . Good. The legislature of Massachusetts has varated tle charters of the State Bank of Boston, and the People's Bank cf Roxbury, for violations of their cnarters, by usurious interest. 0?The trial of Crandal!, be fore ihe Circuit Court of the trict of Columbia, on a charge of circulating incendiary publica tions, was brought to a close en luesday night. The jury re turned a verdict of not guilty. Jforemn. Latest from Europe. An arri val from Liverpool brings papers to the 28th March. No political news except the following: The Paris Messenger of 23d says, "it. was yesterday reported on 'Change, says a Journal, that the Treasury had already paid the. instalments of the indemnity to the United States, which are al ready due." . The long pending negotiations for the recognition, by Spam; 4 the independence of the South A merican Republics, have fallen to the ground. The plenipotentia ries from America are firm in their resolve not to purchase this negotiation by the payment of a sum of money into the treasury of bpain. Ihey have leu Madrid, "homeward hound;" but it is ex pected that England, the peat maker, will mediate between the government of the Republic and the mother country. The Cotton market was very active, and prices somewhat higher. Republican Nomination. FOR PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAN BUREN'j of X.?. FOR VICE PliESIDEST, RICHARD M. JOHNSON, cfKy- FOR GOVERNOR . RICHARD D. SPAIGHT 07 We are authorised to an nounce Wm. W.Bryant, as a can didate for the office of Sheriff 01 Nash county, at theneit election. . MARRIED, , Id Greensborough, Alabafl on the 14th ult. Mr. wood Parker, late of thplace, to MUz Maria T. Laurence, ter of Mr. Haywood lavmfl DIED. In this county, a fevvdaj ;n the 83d year of Ins age, W William Cobb-
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