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STUK1)V, NOV. IS. 1837. Dreadful Casualty. We learn willi deep regret, th;U Capl. Thomis I). Gatlin, of this rouiiiy, was thr.iwu from his horse near the residence of Mr. James Bridft ers's, 011 Saturday last, ami so much injured dial he died on Tuesday. He was aged about 33 years, was a kind husband, an in dulgent parent, a id a wai m heart ed friend. He has left a wife and four small children to lament his sudden and untimely death. Tarboro' Races. We loam that about a d iz.Mi fine horses have already arrived, and that the not of preparation gives assurance of excellent sport to those who de light in witnessing trials of speed on the turf. The Races will com mence on Tuesday next, and the course is in fine order. State Elections The returns from New York clearly indicate that the Whigs have succeeded in electing their ticket in the city, and that they will have a conside rable majority in the Legislature. The Federalists appear to be more successful under the imposmg title of Whigs, than either of the multi farious names they have hitherto assumed. Under this enticing standard they have not only suc ceeded in arraying all the odds and ends of every party against the Democracy, but have also se duced a goodly portion of the De mocrats from the true faith ; and by this means have acquired the ascendancy in several of the hith erto unquestioned Democratic States. But their triumph, as heretofore, will be of short du ration. On a division of ' the spoils," the cloven foot will be come glaringly apparent, and the Democrats who have been begui led by their spacious prHPXts, will speedily discover and re nounce the error of their ways. O-The Portsmouth (Va.) Times states that the Directors of the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road have it in contempla tion to establish " a new line of boats in a couple of months to run daily on the Chesapeake, connect ing this Road with the Baltimore and Philadelphia Rail Roads, via Port Deposit and Wilmington. The agents to whom the matter was entrusted have reported a plan for the connection whirh pro mises the following gratifying re sults to the traveller : leaving Philadelphia in the morning at 62 o'clock, he will arrive at Augusta, Georgia, at 6 P. M. of the fourth day, with only one night's loss ol sleep, passing through Baltimore, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Halifax, Waynesboro and Wil minglon, N. C, and Charleston, S. C." Distance 773 miles, oc cupying 76 hjtns fare $45. x'cis. nave ouserveu in the Norfolk Beacon, ati article headed "Caution to Travellers," purporting to have been written by eight individuals, who to use their own language, "have been grossly imposed upon and misled by the adve -tisemeuts promising a conveyance to Charleston by the Way ol the Portsmouth and Roan oke Rail Road, Halif; ix and Wil mington, and the assurance to the same effect made at the Norfolk end of the Rail Road.' To what extent these individu als were "imposed upon and mis led" before reaching Halifax, we Wnaw not; but after arriving here, we have the best assurance that every accommodation was afford ed them, calculated to make them agreeable and comfortable. After speaking of the length of time in coining from Norfolk, &c. they say "all of this however would have been quietly endured had means been provided for prosecu ting their journey so as to take tW steam boat at Wilmington on Tuesday morning," &u Here they complain without a cause. It will be remembered on that night, Saturday night, an unusually large number of passengers arrived here, (43 in number) at aery late hour of the night, (11 o'clock.) There being a sufficient number here before the arrival of the Nor folk Cars to make a load for the Wilmington Stage, it started offat the regular hour of departure. Very early next morning, all the pissengers that wanted to goto Wilmington in time for Tuesday's boat, were sent offin extra Stages; and more would have been carried if they had have presented them selves. But these gentlemen being unwilling to wait from 11 o'clock Saturday night until 8 o' clock Sunday morning, returned to Norfolk the next morning. They say that there w.as no. proba bility of getting to Charleston in time for Tuesday morning's boat. How did they know this? Did they wait to see their fate ? No ! They left Halifax the next mor ning before day-light for Norfolk, and after arriving there caution people against travelling upon this Road. It seems from their Card that they did not take the Norfolk Road through choice, but only as dernier alternative; and had the boat arrived from Charleston in time to have taken them on. as early as they wished, they would not have "conceived it due to the public and travellers in particu lar" to publish a Card prejudicial to the Road, unless their minds were made up before entering it. Those who think proper to tra vel upon this Route, which is the most safe and expeditious, are as sured that every exertion will be made to speed them onward. So soon as a sufficient quantity of passengers to make a load present themseves, they will be sent off in an extra Stage. We make this plain statement at the suggestion of some of onr friends, acquainted with the cir cumstances, to prevent the public mind Irom being "imposed upon and misled" by statements made by those prejudiced to the Route. Halifax Advocate, Progress of the IV. and li. R. Road and the Norfolk i ard We applied to the Chief Engi neer of the Wilu. ington and R. R. R. for certain facts connected with his work a day or two ago, and his courtesy has furnished us with the following, which we now has lily embody. Fifty three miles of the road have been graded, and forty-three are in a state of forwardness; twenty-three and a half miles ol rails have been laid, and thirty are in a state of forwardness. Some of the most important bridges have been completed. Among those involving the greatest diffi culty, and attended with the largest outlay, is that across the Northeast branch of Cape River, ten miles Irom W. We rode out upon the cars to this bridge 011 the 1st i 11st., and were particularly struck with its appearance. This bridge is 3G0 ft. long, is made up of three spans, and rests on two stone abut ments, and two stone piers built in water 30 It. deep. The Company have two beauti- fill eugines, (built by Stevenson,) which are daily employed in car rying materials along the line. The shops and fixtures at this place are progressing rapidly, and we hope the day is not far distant, when the travel upon this line will yield a rich reward to the Stock holders. We cannot conclude this article, without addingj that the passengers whose card appear ed in the Norfolk Beacon of the 30th ult., were told at Halifax, that a stage would arrive an Sun day in time lo carry them to W. for the Tuesday's boat those pas- sengers who remained reached W. oil Tuesday, and Charleston on Wednesday. The card states, that instead of finding stages, as promised by ad vertisement, for 30 persons, not a single stage was in waiting. Now, there was one stage in readiness, and the writers of the card were told thai they would be carried to Wilmington in time for the Tues day's boat. Several ot the wri ters of the card returned trom Nor folk to Halifax, and came through on our line. The stages had just left with 44 passengers, when those among whom the writers of the card were, arrived at Halifax. Still the company were prepared to convey them all to Wilming ton in timet only asking them to rest a few hours in Halifax. The writers of this card have no one to blame but themselves for the loss of their passage and their good temper. Wilmington Adv. Wilmington and Halifax pro soectice Stage Line. We would again call the attention of our so ber citizens to the propriety of memoraliz'mg Congress upon the establishment of a mail route be tween this place and Halifax. It would be well loo for the citizens of Halifaxrarboro', and Waynes boro', to hold meetings upon the same subject, and to bring the matter before Congress through the several representatives oftho?e three districts. By unanimity of action, there can be no doubt but that the memorial will be favoura bly regarded by Congress, and until that body moves, the Post Master General is tethered. ib. G The new Steamer North Caro lina. The new boat built by Mr. Vandei belt, of New York, for the W. and R. R. R. Company, to ply between Wilmington and Charleston, is expected here early in next week. This boat is very properly called the North Caro LIN K. We do not believe that a rose would smell as sweet by any other name, or if it did, a great many would not believe so in despite of the evidence of sense. We think, therefore, that in con ferring names, in cases of this kind, care should be taken to avoid personalities, and to em brace the largest interest. No man however bameless he may be, is without personal and political foes, and feelings of animosity are readily transferred from per sons to things. ib. (7The Secretary of War was directed at the last session of Con gress, to cause a' survey to be made, commencing at the south lock of the Dismal Swamp Canal, and thence through the sounds of North Carolina, continuing the examinations as far as Charleston, S. C. with the view of ascertain ing the practicability of an inland steam navigation between that city and the Chesapeake. Col. Jas. Kearney, of ihe Topographical Engineers, who is entrusted with these surveys, made a minute ex amination of the several shoals in our sounds as far as Swansbo rough, during the last spring. Several gentlemen of his party are now in town, prosecuting this survey, from whom we have the above particulars. 16. Our Market. Corn on yester day sold for $1 25 per bushel. The supply is not sufficient for one day's consumption, indeed, it is not equal to 100 bushels. ib. (E7"A Duel took place in North ampton County N. C. on Monday i last, between the Hon. Georee C. j Dromgoole, one of the Virginia Delegation in Congress, and Mr. Daniel Dogger, of the same State. They fought we understand at the distance of ten paces. Mr. Dug ger received the ball of his antago nist under the right arm, and though badly wounded, we are happy to learn he is likely to re cover. Mr. Dromgoole, we under stand escaped uninjured. H'arrenton Reporter. Federal CWf. The Fall term of the United Slates Court for the District of North Carolina, com- menced on Monday 'flsS J'"" Barbour and Potter presiding. Yesterday came on the trial ol Andrew Jackson Loftis and Catkin D. Smith, brought to our Jail last week, under a charge of robbing the Mail, by means of false kejs. They were Stage Drivers between Wadesboro' anil Uliarlolie, ana Charlotte and Lincoln- About $500 has been relumed by Loftis; supposed t be less than half the amount abstracted from the Mail Bags. We learn, verbally, that the prisoners were acquitted. Raleigh Standard. (T? We are authorised to sa that the Notes of the old Hank of Newbern. will be redeemed, at Newbern only, until the second Monday in December next. The Notes of the old State Bank will be redeemed in Raleigh only, 'till the 24th of the present month. ib. 05 Logan B. Henderson, in dicted for killing Marcus Hoke, was convicted of manslaughter at Rutherford Court. ib. Independence of Mexico--The! Spanish Journals announce that the Queen of Spain has signed a treaty of peace and friendship with Mexico. By this treaty the crown of Spain abandons all pre tensions to the sovereignty of that territory. ib. Foreign Wheat. Our Consul at Laguyra, J. G.A. Williamson, Esq., with a commendable public spirit, has sent to Gov. Dudley, for distribution, a box of IVheat, said to be of a most excellent quali ty. Those desirous of testing the superiority of this grain, can pro cure a supply of it, on application at the Executive Office Raleigh Reg. Flour Marauders. If there is any class of beings more to be abhorred than the sackers and plunderers of flour, stores, it is those harpies who are prowling about the country forestalling and purchasing up large quantities of the stall of life in order to mono polize the market. The Toledo (Ohio) Galette of the 28th ult. says : A gentleman arrived here a few days since from Massiliotv, on the Ohio Canal, who met with se veral of these marauders, for we consider them but little belter, laying hold of every thing that came within their wake. Query; where do these gamblers obtain i.: r ! 2 1. wen iiiuocy iioui; n is nupos- sible that the banks w hich w ere compelled to suspend specie pay ments, have loaned lo these mo oopolists their paper to dislres the poor, yea, the public at large f From the price of produce here! and elsewhere, we think it cannot be otherwise. We are advised flour is selling on the Ohio Canal at $0 50 per bbl., at Cleveland S7 ou, ana 11 is selling at this place parly may be easily taken, can from $8 to $9, other provisions in vve find out where they are. In the same proportion. ; dian trails have just been reported j fourteen miles from here, and a Flour. That most capricious company ordered after them inl and fickle of all our commodities ; mediately, though it is at this roo of traffic and at the same time most ' ment a quarter past twelve at necessary and indispensable ali- ment of life, flour, has again taken a stride op the scale of valuation and now commands fifteen dollars per barrel; such was the informa- lion communicated to us yesler- day by a wholesale dealer in the arucie, or extensive business, and undoubted veracity, or we could not have believed it. Only think ! three weeks ago it was selling at five dollars, and yet within that short lime, without the happening ol any remarkable causes tendinir to produce excitement, the prices liave tripled. - JV. O. Bulletin, Oct. 'JO. Nick Diddle and Uncle Sam. We learn that the Pennsylvania Bank of the United States has paid lo the National Treasury the first quarterly instalment due the Gov- ernmem lor the Slock ol the fatter in the old Hank of the United States. Of this sum, $1,145,150 t . 10 was paid in the Drafts and Warrants of the Treasury iudr and ,h. residue, $522,, ,, r specie. These sums, togeth with a trifle over $ 100,000, ad vanced to the Treasury long ago for the service -ol" the Navy De partment wlnn in difficulty, make total of 2,170,000, for Govern ment slock cubing $ 1,750,000. Sylvesters CounUrfeil Detector. Most Mtlancholy Steamboat Ac cident Three llnndred Indians drowned. The New Orleans "slips contain the account of a most mel ancholy disaster which befel the steamboat Monmouth, while con veying up Ihe river to the West about six hundred of the Creek In lians who had been removed about twelve months since from Georgia and Alabama. The Monmouth left New Or leans on the 27lh October, and while passing through Prophet Island Bend, came in contact with the Steamboat Warren, which was descending the river with the ship Trenton in tow. The collision occurred at eight o'clock at night, and the Monmouth having been struck midships, was completely broken in two, and sunk. Of ihe GOO Indians on aboard, about 300 we,e gowned, together with sev- eral of the hands belonging to the boat. The Trenton was somewhat in jured by the collision of the two boats, having her cut water carried away. The Warren in company with the steamboats YaKoo and John Nelson rendered every pos sible assistance lo the Monmouth. The mishap is ascribed chiefly to the neglect of the officers of the Monmouth. She was running in a part of the stream where, by the usages of the river and the rules of the Mississippi Navigation, she had no right to go, alid where of course the descending tow did not expect to meet her. Norfolk Herald. INDIAN WAR. We are indebted to a correspon dent in Florida, says the Savannah Republican of the 7lh inst., and on w hom we can rely, for the fol lowing information in relation to the further movement of the Army in that quarter : " Fort Hcileman, November 5, 1837. "Gen. Jesup is still here, as also Gen. Euslis and Col. Twiggs. The whole oflhe forces arc at this tune in readiness to move, and I suppose will, in two or three days, though to-morrow was ihe appointed day; however, every person has been using their utmost lo be ready. I expect, should Col. Twiggs gel near i.riwt..n.u 1 cuuugii iu me enemy, ue win give I a large account of them. All aD- pear anxious for the approaching conflict. I say conflict, for Sam Jones has with him six hundred Warriors, and he is raging on ac uiU of his crutches, Powell and j the two Hicks, being taken, and probably will be easily led into a fight. We here suppose that Mi- canopy and some few of the peace night. The steamer Sautee has just returned an half hour ago from Volusia, whither she went to take Major Gardiner's command. 1 hey found the old Pickets had been destroyed some time and grass grown up, wh'u li shows "ey are not very friendly." I - - further and Interesting from i ionaa. vve learn via Charles Inn th.it mi llt C I f . I . 1 . nsv " uii. u more Indians were taken by a body A moving south, near the spot where vceoia was caught. On the 24th, 5 more. The captives brought with them 70 negroesa number of ponies and 50 rifles. General Hernandez is out again scouring the country. From New Orleans. The ex press mail of last night brought 1 ft 1 . O ilatPs .vl M,i.. ,iX on... . . JL. i e owui Ult Tl,oro U.l i "' occii uo new uses ol fever within five or six dajs, and no apprehensions were entertainer ol further danger. The Co cial Uulelin oi another vessel, with mi(n, passengers, as follows : By the n nival f ( . Samuel Houston, Cap,. , j"? from Velasco.weluelHeui,' ed with the "Matagorda IWl ..i ii. 1 1 .1. .. "M'n iw 10c 1 1 1 11 instant wl.irh firms th ftii. le susojcioik m ...... . the loss of the Tex.n X. Velaseo, Apphman, which rr Irom this port to Galvesto,, ult. (lie narlicol.irc ,,f .. 1 , 1 " which i be found below, ami confirm j oneofher passengers, arrived ie; in tne orig. Matagorda is perfectly ,ea.i and business was fast resume; usual activity. 1 ! Schooner Wlasco, fiom 4V, Orleans lo Galveston, Uuw in a gale, is probably lUsl. $0lBj bodies, piei.es of limber, t)a;r; eures, oarreis, Cvi supposed to belong lo her, ::ave h ilietl a4rp rrevious to ine last stony. . ' wld was in the oiling, and at the ear nest persuasion of numbers of r na;spiirrpis lhtv utiU I i i , o---T ,i "v.v icIIIUl'Q OH the peninsula, hoin wl:i. pae they were brought to town by, boat despatched and m;inntd tv our riuxeus' lor tne purple Those who remained on board havt without doubt perished. TIip Velaseo might have nuile the B.i v, and therein h ive ved many lives and much nnmem but as her papers were for GuiveV ton, neither captain nor super cargo, -vve are informed, could Le prevailed upon to enter. Would it not be well for tes.e!$ (le.irir.f from the United S'atcs fur Ttius to have their papers so arrancd as that they might have their choice of purls on arriv.il off lie coast. It Irequently happens tLt vessels come to Matagorda to dis pose of their merchandise after having visited the eastern port .Any and every rJcsi npiiun d goods might now be sold liere- at any price. The following are the names of some of the individuals, pasen gers, who were so fortunate ,.s tc land from the schr. Velai o, mar Matagorda, the day previous to the wreck of that ill-fatal vessel; Mr. A. W. Poller, lady and ser vant, of Alabama; Mr. Kiiha:il Matsou, and lady, of Missouri; Mr. A. F. Thurman and fa her, ol Tennessee; Mr. A. Porter, of Ten nessee; Mr. Hut kerb y, of Tennis see; Mr. McDonald, ol Ohi-; Mr. Winfree, of North Carolina; ai.J twelve young men, me harms ; whose names cannot be ascer tained making only twenty ' out of the the ninety -two pissen gers on board who escaped a wa tery grave Bait. Merchant. Important from Mexico. P"' vale accounts via New Orleans to Oct. 8, represent the country in" most deplorable stale, overrun with marauders. The coiuhjcta from 7:irnltrai u-na ntlatkeil 150 of these miscreants, and il leader of the treasure, after having twelve men killed, fell grievous;)' wounded. On the oilier hand llto ncc Kid I: " ,( lllPtr Pr ty, but possessed themselves of $30,000. his said likewise W' a similar encounter took place the route between Mexico an Vera Cruz, Commerce is at ln.rn.-i i.v.. .i. r..iJo rrnvprnrne"' CUM; ICCUIV fc offers no security w hatever to nier cantile affairs. The entire p' vince of New Mexico lias sep'3' ted itself from the American nnhlir. rlpi-larpi! itsnlf imlepei)'1' anu su ions aunexuu'J" American Union. Petersburg Market, -Vor. I4 ' Honm. lrf.nM...i tic. Corn- $4. Int. Washington Market, A or- l4' Turpentine, new dip, ' Old $2 00. 'J ar, $1 50.. Whig. com.mumcat'kd OyOnilie lstrlay ol Decne Elder Humphuy Vailing " preai h at Spring Green m ' ill oi'5 io;mi, ( ce's; 1th, at WilliamV, al Kails T.r liiv r; Gth, at 1 " IlilhTib. i Union: Bth-fi 10 . Creik: Dili, al Taibuiu'i If" Couetot; I lib, at Hat
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