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Hawkins frpm Havre, we have Paris papers to the 3'h ult inclusive. .f , The! most prominent articles or in- tellijncearr disastrous jo me pa Dish 'cause.' arid cive us fears that re Ytstanceto the invaders is, nearly at ( Corufcna and Algesiras botfr capitu ' ; The 'last advices from the puke of ; Anfrnufpiup Rtate.-that im.Jhe lOtht'nf J Au2Ust,:hs Ws '.holding a Cuuucil pj . lFerjindtr trtfi trails oj Mm. rr vious rpports Rtaed; thathe arrived at St. MarrV on the loth, ann lmme . diattWeniVflag into Cadiz, ;w,th propositions tor fx tieRrnmuun wmu : 5- iU Pnrtps. ir U said, ue- V clinrd to reVeive any propositions ex e; tl v came through the British government meri tne r rencn v " Ballasteros carried with him 49OO .I ,? , .... . , ""f ' " t -trOOpS - - ;' :'..; .' ' 4 . - ' ".'.'';' :The Uericy at Madrid, it .s said. ,hrieavWeclto procure of the Duke of : Angouleme a modification of 4his dc J. ..nmcuhf.lr nuthoritv- to impri- enn ihi Constitutionalists. But it ap pears the decree was put in execution v and upVards of GOO me n had been re- leased from prison at Madrid. There are reports that the Greek had obtained- furiherj threat victories on land; that thej had encountered -nni! nearlv destroyed the grand Tur kish fleet,' only 10 CfseU escaping Jind that they were, about to under take an enters Ue asinst .Smjrna. The Pope PilWH. died "at Hume, on the 20th or August, aged 83 years. His pontificate was 23 years, one of the loncest-recorded.. i" ; b A letter from Bayonne, Aug. lytn, .'pays; a courier passed thrugh that place on the 48th, reported to be the "bearer oftan order from government at Cadiz, to the Constitution Gene rals, for the suspension of hostilities. Another courier passeu inrougn oay tth if ws of the death of Mr, onne, w Belin. at Seville, 'the'ascnt of the house of Rothschild. ( AUMY OF. Til K PYKENNEES. -i7itf JiarAfl Jhikef Keggio to the Minister ' of JVtir. r, . XADKID, il'G. 20, 6 P. M. The Captain Gpncral of Old Castile; Count Charles O'Donr.el, fives' an account from Sa lamanca, under date of the 16th, that two tqimdrons of the; regiment of Iteina, ar rived in the environs of Zamona ; the' united Ihemseircs to his oWn iroqps, and h. .'o ac knowledged the Itegericr. This reinforce, ment of cavalry will be useful to him in Es ' tratr.adtura.': -5 ' . Vv-' ' . - j nave tiiunru v tely after the reduction of Corunna, to re- . pair, to . Astorga, ami to despatch the brigade cf Laroclieiacqaellninto Estramadura, where " come Constitutionalists have made a sliow of resistance." ' . Report of JSldrshal Duke of Cornejlidno to the . Minuter of War. ' ,' ' . JIAJfRKSA, AUO. 19. The enemy in'marching upon Tona, thro nn. It is cenerallv believed, they' are T)ending their march towards tlie Camp of -'Tarragona, by: 'the V way of Monjt Blanch. General Trornebnand the Huron DEroles 'follow " them closel Iy purpose is to press i)...mr m tL famn fif TjrrafollJ. tohas- - IDC IItJH JJ V' - " o , ten itSubmissiflii, or to force them to taite refuge inft Tarragona, f.; l, . r "1 have summoned the Govemfir rTlie of ficers of the garrison Haying met they decid ed thHt one of them" should be sent to my quarters to Ascertain the true state of things. The lieutenant-colonel of the regiment of Majorca ns chosen. 1 am expecting him at " c verv moment." . ' . . . rAKis, Are. ' .The MoniteuT to day gives the folloMing arucie m us omciai column. ., , , , Ttle'mahhic Bex hatch from Bavonne.Y CbmmancLng General at Bayonne, to his ex- celiency toe, m inisier 01 , ax. -r . . . t Gen.-lJoiuxk signed treaty on the 14th, 1 fv iihW.h Corunna will be triven un oh the -Aine conditions as those granted by Gen. "MofiUu." ... f T- . . . V . O . . ' ". -.- ". 'tiitter f M'ur. . ' ' t The 'enemy, connues to reueat ; ne was atTogton'the 19th. i; ; ! , n Thi briffltde ironjcun, ana.iruups uiiucr ' A - Q ' 1-U.l 'iV'- Oiut. . 11.. BaronEroles arrived here on' the 20th. The , Constitution troops reached Montblanch the I 1 repaired to" this' place With the brigade .Tlie idlied troops-.Ve faking their posi- the Jett on -saragoy -v;v ia Christini: Tbirow tbey will occupy v.lL the defile of Santa Cbfistma and Ven- drelU I shall give the enemy no rest usiong . a ne B1" , i5 ,iiAL riroved sortie ' on tne -rv "f ? 1 vith & pieces of.imtFywd . rav on the Tilairfs; be; ween that W Jg W ef Neuve.v At the same lies Or viie, l -r- VrveruelltS Which ineaoatucK.v- --.iset-rercu u'" - hesitation,.. the cmy fe f in the office, lie would turned to Jiadrom . s ' . . - we ioauu uim uisquaiineu, 1l , i f Frotna priratc.' tetter.) c, . V - ,The,.aTmyaf. MHans ipontimie its '-more-mVntSjJaiWl is leaving uf frontier. Jt was t Solseneon the 19th, tmd Baron .Eroles was at Berne with a part of his division and four French battalions . r . mtoNxr. Aral 23. ' ". r Pfepirattfins are actively going on for the 1 siege cfPampcluna. r j y . 1 - Thefliegency is engaged, but with, little surce&l, in organising Volunteer Royalists in Smin.C TheVAvant:rms. a . ' . ' A Qfiiutiet; arrivel this morning with news JJ that Mi OUvr:ml was on his return to Mad- j lid. ., e also asserts that it was believed m Madrid thnt the Duke d' Angouieme wouio speedier-follow Vini. ' . . -. . Geni:fltu"!eda f h:w, for some days, been rnaltiflfjt inefrectu:d Httempts to introduce his UttV atmv into t!ie capital. ' He Is opposed by the Duke de Kcggio. "The iiiews of the capitulation of Zaym s is not confirmed. ' The troops of l3alfe.slcros arc slill qnlirtercdin the several villages as3'-Awed to them. ; ' '': . Madrid is in a state of uncertainty 'wlncli cannot fast: long; The constitutional roi r. lists manifest great hope's ; the af'sojittisti aop ed uneasy.. As for the rest,." all is: tranquil, although there arev occasional disturbances a night, caused by the unauthorized removal of the goods, and of the imprisoned constitution- . 'VTlie .Madrid Gazette of the , 19th. "announ ces that Gen. Lopez Banos, Col. Amz, and severaljotler chiefs,.hd passed thr Tagres' at 'Almras and .the bridge Af Arzebispo. Their force amounts to 400Q men , They have occupied Talavetra He (la lWyna, the Hoyal authoritiea of wlwrli place have ret? red to " Mailrid. The advanced posts are four leasruc- beyond ; hut there are about 400 rrenchfat Toledo, which will be able to stop the enejmy in his approach towards the capi tal. ;v : ; . y t ' .J ., AU IS, AUG. 25. " IVe learn, that his Royal Highness the Duke of Angouieme arrived on the 16th at port St. Mary,'oj)posite Cadiz, and that the nest day he reviewed his troops, Every thing was in readiness to begin the banibardmcnt if no ar rangement could be effected. It waji rumored at, the Exchange this day, that his' Royal Highness, on his aj-rival before Cadiz, iad" written (to King Fenlinaml, and that most auspicious results were expected from Jhe answ er of His Majesty. I rims,. Avn. 37. It "is reported that ..his Hoya Highness, as soon as he arrived before Caoiz, had sent a flag of InicetoKing Ferdinand. bearer of the conditions that may bring forth an arrange ment between the'belligerent parties. His Royal Highness, they say, required "an an swer in 24 hours. It seems that a reply was immediately returned to the Prince that this term , was too limited, and that his Royal Highness granted them five days. Three' days haVe elapsed since thenlepartureof the flag of fruce without his returning. A favo rable result was anticipated from this delay. PRESIDENTIAL. JOR THE RALKinn IIKOISTKR. Messrs. Gams & Sny Is it not truly sur- j prising! to sec men of intelligence, and, upon 'many occasions, ot souna aiscretion, some tinies suffer their zeal to obtain so complete an "asrf-ndancy over their reason as to run them headlong into absurdity and contradic tion ; that they, should become so infuriated as to mow down whole ranks of their friends, to inflect a wound upon their memory; or rather m one whose chief crime is that ofstand- inprin the ayoftheir pride, promotion or am bitious I aggrandizement, or that of tlieir pa tron ? J Such, Messrs. Editors, do I humbly concei e to be the case with the Washing ton Republican, in his infuriated attack upon Mr. Crnwford nor is the Raleigh Star less exempt from this charge. The jWashington Republican (t wish it had not assumed that title, because I do not be lieve is entitled to it) fabricates, or, if it is more agreeable. takes its own opinions and wishes'jfor facts ; and the Raleigh Star gives publicly, to them, with a warmth of zeal that would do credit to a better cause. What are the facts ? The Republican says Mr. : Monroe hs withdrawn his confi dence jfrom Mr. Crawford that) he stands alone in the Cabinet that he himself is con- jscious of the true character of his situation that, air.: Monroe is unwilling to disc.ird him, lest tile cry of " persecution" should be raised against him. The Star unhesitating ly transfers their sentiments into. its columns. The sole object clearly is to lessen the"po pularity of Ml. C. by attempting to shew that the President has withdrawn his confidence !frm liim In the same breath thev are de crying": Mr. Crawford, they are extolling Mr. Monroe and hispredecessor.J fcr their wise. j faithful, j and Republican administration. How do these sentiments accord? Mr. C. is called to fill one of the most important ofr fices of the gbvernment he holds his office at the discretion (if the President in the discharge of its duties he is found totally in competent -that be-is opposed ;tn all the lcauiii uicusuis.ui lije.aunnnisiKiiion ; sun Mr. Monroe continues him in office J lest by dismissing this incompetent man from his place f he should incur censure lest in dis charging his own duty to his conscience and his country, he should raise the cry of " per secution" in fa or of this ignorant, unprinci pled Secretary of the Treasuiy, and thereby make him President of the United States A poqr compliment to Mr. Monroe and the American people. J j ! JSow cannot any one with half an eye, see, tnat it air. Crawford is the character tie scribed by .the Republican and Star, that Mr. Monroe has not manifested that faithful ness,' virtue,, and independence, for which they ;so justh laud him? However praise worthy it might be in Mrf Monroe, as art in dividual, not to do Mr. Crawford an injury, is there not a paran.'dunt obligation he owes his country,- in his orEcial character, noftp retain in hjs councils, a man incapable of ex ecuting with, capacity the duties ' belonging to his station, Or any othtflwise unworthy of public; cQnfidence I "Surely, while they are labouring lo establish the foregoing charges j against Mr. Crawford, they are inflicting a 1 severe Wound unon Mr. Monroe's virtue, or j his firmnessj or bothj f I , . - K s Can4, these Editors think tey will make any man believe; that Mr. Monroe would call a gentleman ; to the high and responsible ; station of Secretarj of the Treasury, without Knowing" ins capacity & tntejpty to discharge having placed ' him retain him, provided or otherwise un- j . . I 1 1 me duties s or. it: : -r .Wdrtfry f B,ut t triaybe asked, "Was fldt Mr, C forced Vtpon -Mr- Monroe either -'Ipr his friends, r bvphis generously, declining a competition -for the Pfeaidency ?'f; Itjs an swered, that Mr. C.wa$ a Seitator from the State - of Georgiathat . heCJ was appointed Minister to France, by Mr. Kadisonrrthat up-j on his return to America he was made Secre tary of AVarthat in all these 'vaipous rejg tlnm hf was well known to Mr. Monroe" v who, 6n 'bis promotion,' appointed liim Secre-1 tafv of the Treasury. ' ; - v ? ; j ArthereTno othe,rf circumstances a more recent k date which can be brought to incline the balahce in favor of Mr. Grawfbrd,' and against these'Editors ? Does not the rU iruT in vest firat ion linto his ofRcial acts, si"h a his conduct towanls the local ; Ranks t his 1 in''uVeie to the merchants on their duty bonds, &c. with a verdict of . acquittal, ren dered by his personal and political enemies, add nothing to his character? Is it saying no thing for Mr. -.Crawford, -when we see his old est personal and political 'friends, adhering to him with a zeul and constancy, which me rit alone could excite 'and virtue retain? Is he,-not at this day sup ported by adare ma-, joritv of the reat'ttepubKcan throughout the 'Union ? Nav, is he not Universally considered the Republican candidate t? 1" Fellow-citizens !, We khow something i of Mr. Monroe we know something of vy . H. Crawfordand I. should like to know some thing of these gentlemen Editors. " Are they venerable relics of the: Revolution ary stock?" Have they any pretensions to tliose " principles which were imbibed in the purity pf the lie volution ?" when every man offered up his life upon the, altat of his coun try, in defence, of liberty and justice in times " thattried men's soiils " No. Vho is Mr. Lawrence, the hitherto "active Editor of the Star? and who are the Editors of the Washington Republican j? Were they, or ei ther of them enrolled under the Republican banner in 93 and '99 ? pid they move, and act, and think with Mr. Jefferson 'at that date ? Did they breast the storm of Federal usurpation, and look danger in the face in support" of State Righti, and in defence of the Constitution ? ; Nol S Were they faithful sentinels warning the nation of impending danger from abroad, and pointing the hnger of alarm at those men yrho had derelicted from duty or principle,, at home, as the occa sions occurred ? No. Were" they found in the ranks; of their country .fighting the battles of her second independence, in the last war with Great-Rritain ? No. . They, like soaie who now occupy-the front rank in declamation and defamation,5 were too young to partake of the turmoils of the camp, the fatigue of the march, or the honors of the field! Who, or J what then are they, that they should claim to bej heard in decrying one of the first Patriots of the age ?V They are the creatures of yesterday truly may it be said of them, they are the mere political ephemcra, generated bv 'tlie fermentation of the times." The Republican is a year old i edited by we know not.! whom, und for pur poses I will not say. The Star is not so old, and however deserving .the ediiots may be (as men) they have yetj to establish a cha luctfer as journalists. Strange as it may ap pear, these are "the men who have placed themselves (modettly) in front, in the great political contest for . the 'residential chair -and claim the privilegej of bestowing the meed on whom they please. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. For I contend if they make good their cnaj-ges against Mr. vrawioru, iney convici Mr. Monroe ' tor TrtE RALKiGH RxaisTsn. ! I . i . '. . ' GEirrtKMEi Observing that you and your correspondents are generally in favor of Mr. Crawford as our next President, and the Star is devoted to Mr. Calhoun, and being myself of opinion that General Jackson is the fittest man to fill that office, as you express a w il lingness: for every candidate to be heard, I will thank you to give -insertion to the fol lowing pieces in favor 'of the General.' ' j A SsUBCRlBER. ' From the Cohipihittn Observer, ANDREW JACKSON, ' : j - ' r'. ' Andrew Jackson, it is said, Was oppos ed to a declaration of war against Great Britainat the timej'it was made, for the reason that the count ty was in too unpre pared a state to encounter such a trial but what was'his conduct afterwards He, to be sul-e, -was in no public situation, yet as a private citizen, such was thtf opi nion he entertained.) As soon, however, as the war commenced, he was found, (not like the Hanfrd and Essex clns) to sustain it ivith all lis exertion. By his perseverance' and popularity as early as the fall of,i8I2, a volunteer force of 2 500 Tennesseeans .wpre at the request , of the government, brought out & march ed 500 miles to the. protection of the low er country. Again in the nextyear, with unexampled haste, he drew out, and marched a strong! force into the Creek Nation, fought, with his raw militia, se veral important and decisive battles, and in a little while, put an end to disturban ces in that quarter. Hardly was this af fair ended, when he was ordered to the soutlf, to guard the country from invasion andjdanger ; how he discharged this im portant trust, let his difficulties and tri als and conflicts at New-Cfrleans, parti cularly the battle of the 8th January, the most astonishing in the annals of the world let these proclaim. Crawford and Cal houn claim to lie President, because they were in Congress and, supported the war ; Mr. Clay" and Mr. Adams because they proceeded to Ghent, and byt a treaty, put an end to it. All very true, you made the war, and Jackson fought it. - You sat in your closets and made your speeches ; Jackson traversed swamps, and faced the pelting storms in quest of the enemies of his.countiy . ;Your patriotism was savor ed with pleasant dinnerst and comforta ble beds ; his with parched corn and the cold 'damp -earth. You made a treaty aud closed the W"ar am)dst.every comfoVt that luxury could afford,, while Jackson sealed it with the blood of- 2000 of hng land's chosen troops. -; Glasses of spark ling Champagiie decked your board; caution balls and Congreye rockets his. Now; gentlemen, l.iy uside your modesty , and say, wad has most shown ni$ love of countiy? Oh what a falling off is here my Countrymen !' lackson.who has done so muck for his country y wrio k has done is Asking nothing; amW only heard oU wime tnose wnn nave iiinip. uuuh ig "i -.? ir'4MvtiMtriopvnrl Strain- ing re very inenrcV for "office,: place,' and pb-venV, Shame, shame,!,that such a man shfiold he boDo'sed. bv such a set of men ; ,jthe peopie tnougn win pu. w r.Tl Samote it bo.':' ; v 1 ' : ..Jr. ' .FromheiJfeo--Orleani'Iri9. f general jAcksoisr The meritorious, worth of the tried sol dier ami patriot is indelibly.stamped on the heart 'of', every Lduisiauianhis name is : assimilated with all that fa" honorable- ' with e verv thine that is elor'mus. ' r 1 1 ' The pett$r cnbal of disaffected partizans ! 1 who wish to give a tone to Louisiana, ai 'imong her lister states, would impaes the fmblit rhat Jackson is not the choice of Louisiana i but palsied be the arm, and ph,rensied be the brain" that falsify our character iwc are : hand and heart, tor j Jackson., 1 j iWnat cUizen vlio was here at ! that e- ventful period, when the blood-thirsty le ? gions of England were polluting our sofa when the pitying tear tf age andrthe cries of in nocence .were heard throughout; our jstreets but felt himself new manned i when led on to victory by Jacks on. The battle of New-Orledns is a liald of immpr j taliry in pur national firmament, and it is f to the 'Hero and the Conqueror, that the natives of Louisiana look to for their presidential guide. A CREOLE. .', . ' - ""M ' f..;.-. y i - rOH THK HA1T.IOH KEGISTEH. I ' ' .-5 INDIAN OUTRAGES. Genllem en& consider it very extraor dinary that Mr, Crawford shouldv be charged with any blame i; on account of tne outrages wpicn are san nave occii com mi tied on ou r people on t he M iswiu ri. Mr. Calhoun having chargef the War Department; controls and directs all the movements of the A rmy, and is therefore answerable for the consequences. ; , r When this expedition to the Yellow Stone was first proposed by Mr. Calhoun, he was told that it would certainly pro- i duce Indian wars ; thatthe history of the I Indians, from die first settlement of this j country to the present moment,! would I nrove " the justness of this conclusion, j But not withstanding the objections urged ! agaiiist the scheme, Mr. Calhounj in the j peni'uie pf his power, without the au jthority of Congress, set the Expedition on foot. a d in the recess pushed it up to ' Council Bluffs. And now that the" conse- quences have resulted which, had been foretold. Mr. Calhoun, the author of the enterprize, is to be considered blameless', and Mr. Crawford, who had nothu:g to do witli the matter, is censured ! f Supposing the blame to be 011 those who arrested the expedition, how cart any cen sure attach to Mr. Crawford ? Congress, who refused the appropriation not5 Mr. Crawford, must Imswer fpr that. He had ' nothing to do, in any way J with that deci-1 s'on; tnougn ir nas oeeq saiu mr. vw houn had the success ofj the measure so much at henrt, that he j indecorously at tended Congress Hall on the Irfst night of 'the Session when the question was to be 1 decided ; but his favourite projtct wns nevertlieless rejected by aIarge majority. Had this measure been carried and the troops senlL as proposed, to the mouth of (the Yellow Stone, the Indian Warfare fcnuld iiaVe been stiU more disastrous. Not a trad.'t would have dared to go beyond the line of s-ntinels, whereas by Stopping at Council Bluffs, the hostility of the In dians not been So inveterate or; disas trous. The further the expedition is ; car rierl, the greater wilt be. tbpalarm , of the Indians for the loss of their lands. They apprehend nothing: from ' traders; they may pass and repass-without dfficul;y, I no' act of War will be committed ; but let a company of traders be followed by aj j body of soldiers, and let the soldiers, as thev certainly will; commit outrages on the Indians, and how soon war .will be the consequence ! Such, in ninety-nine cases in a hundred, is 1 the commencement of all Indian wars. But 'we ihave ( but one side of the storyV Tlie Indians1 have no newspapers to publish ther wrongs which thpy thus experience. If the United $tateswere in want of additional territory Mr; Calhoun fmtght plead this as 4in excuse fon these inroads upon the territory pf the Indians ; thobgh were, this -t the aseV it would be much cheaper, and tertainly more just and hu mane ropurchase theirlands"; rather than pcovokea quaf rel in order for a preteuce to seize, upon them. , There can be no doubts tndeedthat there was vastly niore money paid for transporting the troops to Council BlufffthanalUlie! trade with the Indians in that quarter "is worth., But had the Expedition -gone to the Yellow Stone, the expehce of ; transportation would ha ve been doubled, and the ,hosti -lity of the Indians greatly f augmehted.- And in what possible respect the (Nation would have been behrfited by tjhe prose cutmnof the ' Expedition, I, cannot con ceive The Johnsons- who were Wid uiree times as mucn tpt t transportation as others would have charged for the like j servicesitnight have had an 'opjyrtunity jfor .further exorbitant charges,; but no j public goodtould have been attained from ( the enterprize . , k ) . - ' A CITIZEN ,l. r - - : ' . 1, 1 ; i COACH MAKINGMATERIALS. fTUlE Subscriber has for sale at his Ma JL , nufactory, a few setts' of . fashionable Coacu and Gig Springs, which he will iel rat au moderate, ad Vance on. the whole sale price. He has also on hand, and in tends keeping, a constant supply of best Morocco; for Coach Liniog, wfiich will be -disposed of as above: - He has, as'usu al, a constant anpply of.Carrigesi Gigs, and Harness, all tof which will be sold at prices according with the tiniest - thos. cobbs; ; , ,P.S. On consignment,'a supplof Hat; ters' Morocco, and a few dozen Boot Li ning Skins, direct from the Manufactory; fjuiy in. i'"1 Mai ui uie connerfin: : friends of the Officers and Soldi, w " UiC peumon against the p cafees, we anticipate, the regular of publication 'of the National hJ? gencer, in placing before our reanV . UAioyig im.ereauni OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS ' XTeadQuarier Western Department '! . Ivisvi1le; Ken. Sept. 21, 1823? ( ' General,in-Chicf, a copy f a ,c the .handsome .and honorable result J ms late exnedition ntHiinof u r- Jndians, nuiiibered with;a c3 peace with tliat nation n. x uayc uucvicu WCn. Aft r0 , the temp? anddisposition of the Sioux, aha tfi motives for abandoning time when them presence and aid.vpI must vantcu. ,x iiayeaisouirectetl hi vx. . me xvicaras, as yell as the Mandans j and to makehis arrangements with a view to the chag. iisement 01 tne -PiacKioqt Indians ear ly inu the; belt spring or summer As this measure appears to be kdispensa bly necessary, to secure our citizens in that quarter, I trust that thalst regi ment will be permitted to take iposUt Council Bluffs; in November nekt ' Respectfully, ' I have the honor to be, - 5. P. GAINES, Maj. Gen. To the Adjutant' General. ' ' j Head' Quarters, 6th Regtl l Fort Mkintori, Aug. 30, 182. 5 -v Sin I have thehnnar to in Form you That the troops who lately visited the Ricara Towns, returned ao thii pot onrthe 27th instant. ; "VVe arrived before the Ricara Towm an the 9th of the present month. The Sioux Indians, who were with us we're met by the Ricaras a short distanca froinj theitowns and a skirmish tonic place between them. The Ricaras maintained ' their ground, or rather, drove the Sioux back, until the re;u lar troopr and Gen. Ashley's men ar rived, and'fornaed their line The-Ri-caras were then immediately driven into their towns, t The Sioux were so much 'scattered in front of the troops ; that the latter were unable to deliver their fire, Vvithout killing some of the Sioux, and therefore did not fire. 1 Our boats arrived subsequently daf-ing-the evening of the 9th, and our ar tillery Was disembarked. On the mof ning'of the 10th, Capt. Rileyi with a company of Infantry, were ordered to take possession of a hill above the .upper j .village. ' They immediately took aL position there with jn one hundred steps'-from the town, and in a situation which screen ed them from the fire of the enemy from tha towns. At the same moment, Lt. Morris, with one six pounder, and a five land a Mialf inch howitzer commenced, an attack on the lower (own Serjeant Perldns, with one 6 pounder, was ordered to report to Mr. Vanderpurg, of the Missouri Fur Com pany. This six I pounder wis placed aboVes'the upper Village, .A brisk fir ; was continuied uppn the towns until 3 oyclock in the afternoon. The Siour Were in the mean time, ! busily en-a'-ed in gathering; ami carrying off the corn of the Ricaras. ' At 8 o'clock Ma, Ketchum was al so ordered to the upper village wita his company.,. 1 . 1 Rfttween 3 and 4 o'clock, the six Tvmn.lpr and the trooos opposed to the 1 upper village, were withdrawn, and our , whole forcei concentrated below the lower village, .arid the troops or dered to form, for the purpose ol col lecting corn for their own use, as uen. Ashley's , men had-been d estate 01 provisions for two days.,; At this time, a party, of Sioux, and a ras, both on horseback, wewdiscofer ed. holding a parley on the hi I bed the upper" town. It was also vered that ;the Sioux were going though iheyhad given , no infunat of their intention, to do s-f Ahe caras sehtout and begged for peace. rr.L - I Kofirat shot IfOm Oftf cannon had killed the celebrated ch.ew the mischief, and that we .l!k'K,C greitt , man., of -their PPieA., their h6r8es.,;TDer;were,e'f' very much terrifie.1, and Ble'V humbled. ' Being convinced oUJ! ' and. suPp6'inS.,tht the S'"flS would de Better, pleased t , un jg Indiads Reeled than tx un ann us rne a uuj a'""""""? 800. warriors, tan. if" . ,t -strange and unaccountab e manni Was-thbught best, under all the at . 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The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 10, 1823, edition 1
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