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.1 M 4 " 1 J i. f.n, rrstorinjrto Gori, A$Mev the pro- r'y takenV thought that the, jndians did nor; perforin their engage- ment on that tubjectj g well .as they ' Vf r able to do j and they weret threat- ."'ened' withaiT attack The principal rhief. the Little Soldier,4 came to us flnd bepjteo permission 10 wunuraw nis. , family from the Village before we at tacked it ; sand he gave ua the most conclusive evidence of his frjendljrjlis- tiflsmon towards u. .-xr was now taie in the afternoon of the T2th, the 1 Oth nd llth havins been spent in action and neeotiatiop, and interchanging vi- sits, our men irequeniins me iowns for the purpose of trading for raocasin &c anu rne lnaian jmaniiesun evcrj cvmntom of being brought to a 'sense 0f their interest and duty, it was con cluded to postpone the attack until morning, and the troops were aismis 4, from parade. ' . i .' It had been ascertained by me that hp Indians were so much alarmed by our threatening again .to attack tlienu thevwoiild probably run awav & avptheirvillages. This it was thought Vould have. an unfavorable effect up- ' n the Indians, anil make Ihem- more Wlined to commit depredations upon he traders ; and as the Little Soldier jflon arter sent out for general Ashley a few more buffalo robes, with, a mes sage that he could not possibly do more anH bagging that' we would - have pity upon them, I sent hini word, that I VouTd not attack them ; that it was not their property that we wanted, to make his people feel safe, and conduct them selves well, and tli-.;. should qot'be hnrt. " ' Early on the morning of the IStn we found the Ricaras had left their towns during the night. . Ma). Ketchum with his company, & -company E. commmanded by Lieuten ant Bradley & Lieut. Morris, with one fix pounder were.orderedvto Jake po gession of the towns, and to suffer not. the least article to, be taken away, or the towns to be injured. , A messenger was fent to call back the Indians, if possible, and to induce them to take possession of .their vill ges, but they C'uld not be found. It wssnow evident that our artillery had teen) served with very great effect The town hi been completely riddled. We Pund31 new graves, and we found that several old ones had been opened and the surface set thick with prick! v pears to conceal the new dirt. V know that 10 men, who were killed bv the Sioux in the skirmish on the 9th. were buried in five graves ; arid we, know, also, that more . than one va buried in several other graves. Frpni the best evidence which we could col lect,it is supposed than more than 50 of their people were killed, and a great number wounded.-. Our messengers returned without being able to find the Kicaras. I On the morning of the 15th. wp placed the mother of the late chief, Grey-Kyes, (an aged and infirm wo man, whom they left in' their flight) in one'of the principal lodges of the lower, village, gave her plenty of pro visions and water, and left her in te quiet possession o the towns, and the property left by: the Indians, except some co'rh which had been taken for the .subsistence of the men.v At about 10 o'clock,' oh the evening of the' 15th, . the troops were embarked to descend the river, and our guard withdrawn, and every soul removed from the vil lages; except the woman bePremen tioneaV All the boats were got under way nearly at the same time. Before we we're out of sight of the towns, we' had the mortification to discover them to be on fire." ,There is' no doubt but they have been consumed to ashes, nor is there any dot? bt but that they were set on fire by one Ml)oriald, a part ner, and one Gordon, a clerk oi the Missouri Fur Company. - Had not this been done, there is no doubti'but that he Ricara Indians: wouldi in future, have behaved as well towards our countrymen as any other Indians on the river. It is now my aeliberate o pioion, that those Indians will be ex cited to further hostilities: ' " !. 1 It! is Understood that this Company (the Missouri,) have withdrawn their trade 1 from above the Sioux country. Not so with Messrs.' Ashly, and len Ji they have a small number of men and a large amount of property at the; tnouth of the Yellow Sfone river, and they were deeply interested inf the" correction and pacification of the, .4rai.- ineir zeal, ana emcieagy ui aiding to chastise those ludians were conspicuous and hihly honorable, We found th'e.Ricara Indians In two tillages, the lower -.one7 containing 71 dirt lodges, ancl the upper village 70 dirt lodges. Each vilUge was enclos ed with ; palisadoes, or picketrj and a ditch, and a greater part of the lodg es had a ditch "around the 'bottom on Jhe inside. These works; ho wever, had en renreseTited to be much stronger n.:.. i ro-.;cii?ni,1 wnat we tounu tnem in oe. ' ioss in tnen,f 'and' had but .two ""nnea, Ilogh jpnnson, oi ucncrai i pcr ure vpen,iu uie .iree uiscussion ot Ashley's command; arid Smith V prif I jimportant "subjects, provided the pieces te ofMaj.Ketchttm'spommand. :;Comniunicated be not deficient in style, .. ' ' " -. t .- . . .. . ,. ' . Our officer and tnen have retu in .fine health and spirits,, and it it well, for; those left here are nearly all sicki Capt: Fowle arrived ;herewitb 85 men, (recruits) on the 28th inst. : T'Ouf spring wheat has f done well arid all our crops are ery good. ) No material losses will bev sustained by our absence. . In ascending the river, we lost one boat, and seven men drowned,' and had another boat sunk bySt storm. We lost one swivel and some ammunition, and - some provi sion!'; a particular1 account of all of which shall be soon forwarded, toge- therjwith a statement of every item off expense. ; . . vf -:' ' ; . - 1 have been highly gratified with the officers and men of theregiment, and! also with Gen. Ashley and bis command of 80 men, arid intend to do myself the honor to, mate a more de tailed and circumstantial account of all our proceedings, and of what was Idone by each, arid hope that what has it !.i mi . . i : i : eeci uune win meei mevappruuauwi of our superior officers, and of the go vernment. 4 V ijhave the'honor to bp, respectfully, your obedient, servant, '. - : : H. LKAVKN WORTH, I . . Col. Commanding 6th Keg. Brigf Gen. II. Atklnsoiv?. , . Commanding West. Dep't. . fHerc follows an Order of the Co lonel i in which he speaks very highly of the conduct ol his officers and men in tlje above aftair) . . ' i JUST PUBLISHED . M the Store of J. Gate Son in Xalcight ! NO. VI, Of the Reports of Cases argued and ad judged in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, for June Term, 1823. .BY . FRANCIS L. HAWKS. October 9. JUST PUBLISHED, GILES'S NORTH-CAROLINA r D For the year Orders for which w 11 be promptly at ended to, and disjpatched to any part of he Srate. October 9. 1 JOHN PRIMROSE & CO. , ITIECEIVr.D vesterdavl a nart of their t. Fall Assortment of Goods, (nine days, From -New-York) -and art in daily expec tation! of receiving a further supply.; tnone;st those received, are a few ele rnt tJ'-ntlemen's Plaid Clocks & GrtHt Coats : also Lady's' Caroline Plaid Cloaks, newes: faaluou ; Point Blankets and Finn n?ls;- Bombazetts & BTibZifnes ; click tnd Faricy coloured figured Crapes and Robes ; Figured Levantine and ottu r Silks ; Leghorn, and Straw Hats ; Gen tlemen s line Hats ; Ladies Pitinell, Mo rocco, and Le ther Shoes and Bootees ; Children's ditto; Linens; Long Lawn; Cambrics ; Lady's and Gentlemen! Worsted and Cotton Hose ; a complete assortment of Domestics and Steam-Loom Shirting ; Cloths and Cassinetls ; Um brellas and Pa rasfrls, &d Our assortment is very general, and consists of treat variety. It having been purchased for cash, and selected in New York by one of the partners, and being determined to seirat a small advance, we doubt not but those! who wish to purchase will find their interest in giving us a cali before they purchase elsewhere. . N. B. Vve have also received an addi tional supply to our Paint, Medicine and Hatter's Material Establishment ; and k handsome assortment of Queen's Ware. Raleigh, Oct. 10, 1823. r 55-3t FRIDAY, OCTOBEft 10, 182 40. Ovnnz' to the continued illness of Judge Norwood', no Superior Court was held here last week. We are rejoiced to hear that the Jude is so farVecover- ed as to be able to ntfend Franklin Court this week1; , though it is not be lieved he will be able to try any cause which' will require much attention. f K Would not the I Legislature of our State ido well to provide a Supernume rary Judge to supply the place of any of "our . . superior ouxx j uages, wno might be taken sick, of meet with an accident on; his Circuit, and tHus pre vent the loss of Courts, The expense of this course, would not probably ex ceed ;that of .maintaining prisoners in Jail for an extraordinary length of time, to sajf" notliing of the injustice 'of fthuB punislxing persons! who may be finally acquitted of the charges alleged against them - ' . v--- -A--- v 1 he Editors of the Redster ivish1' it to be distinctly understood, that they do not consider themselves as at all an- liSweraDieioruiesenumentsoi tneircor- . ' it c .1 . . -.. .VI' ,respondents. The coluninsof their pa- thei':ODjec wheheiredtheVnam be t left Tnth; ern eyj would have thought this notice Unnecessary, had not the" Editor of theCfcrotna Obser ver lately-chargei 'them with using a disrespectful expression towards their fellow-labourers in the Stated whichwas not used by riem but by: We. of their correspondents and which they,4 thefje-; fore, do not cohsiderthC called Upon otherwise to notice. 'A weekly Stage to JVewbern. We Iiaive pleasure in announcing to the pub lic, that Meritt Dilliard, Esq. of this -icinity, the contractor for carrying the Mail between this City and Newborn, has established a Stage to run between the. two places. It leaves this City on Friday evening, and readies Newbern on Monday morning. It leaves New bern on Tuesday, morning, and returns to Raleigh on Thursday evening. We trust, that if this establishment be well conducted, and persevered in for a suf ficient' length of time- as wre have no doubt it- will, that though it may not immediately be a profitable concern, it will' ultimately become so, and amply reward the. undertaker for the risk which every, new establishment of the kind necessarily incurs. . . We have at length received a return from the election in Columbus county, which is as follow : j Thomas Vrink, S f John II. While, Caleb Stevenson, C. , : . We learn that Joseph Wilson, Esq. who resigned, the office of Solicitor for the sixth Circuit of this State, at the time he offered himself as a Candidate for a ? eat in the Legislature, . has been re-appointed by Judge Paxton for the present term, and will be a Candidate for the permanent appointment at the ensuing session of the Legislature. ' Charles Thompson. This venerable patriot, m ho was: Secretary of the old Continental Congress, is now 95 years old, and is living in good health, about ten miles from Philadelphia! Distressing intelligence, -The Uni ted States sliip Peacock, Capt. Cassin, arrived at Norfolk, brings afflicting in telligence from Thompson's Island, whence she Sailed on the 17th ultimo. Since the accounts by the brig Warren more than fifty persons have fallen vic tims to the prevailing fever, and among them, some of our most valuable offi cers. Who will learn, urimoved, the fate of the generous, the gallant "Wat son, who so recenthr avenged the death of-the lamented ; A!llen. He died at Thompson's Island, on the 13th ult. after an jllness of foiir days. The service has also sustained a se vere loss in the death of Lieut Ham mersly, well known for his Jealous devotiwv to duty. The other victims are, David P, dams, Professor of Nautical and Mathematical - Science, . - and translator ' of Languages ; Acting Sailing Master, Bainbridge Midship men Reed, Benbridge, and Robt. Tay lor ; and about forty sailors and per sons, in subordinate stations, whose names have not yet been ascertained. 1 The Island continued, very unheal thy. 'when the Peacock sailed, but the sick were generally convalescent. Com. Porter, had been very ill, but was recovering, and is on his' way home in the Seagull, the arrival of which is dai ly expected. , V . It gives us pleasure to add, that' the reports of the unheal thiness of . the sta tion at Key-West, have inducedVour Government to send put a special mis sion, for the purpose ot examining the causes of. the disease which is prevail jing there,' and the prospects of its cori tinuance, &c. - with a full authority to adopt any measures which the situation of. the squadron may seem to call for. Com. Rodgers, . thehihest i officer, of the Navy, has volunteered his servi ces on the occasion 'relinquishingr.for.. a season, his, honorable "station as Pre sylcnt of the Board of Navy Commis sioners, and the comforts' of his' home,1, for an arduous" arid hazardous ; under-' taking. 1 Such disinterestedness cannot be too highly .cstimAtei.ItQwe ver, just such conduct as- we were pre pared to fexpect fqpji Jthe gallant jCom modore.. Much praise h: also due to the new Secretary of the Navy, for the i promptitude .and lehergy4isplayed j uus ousiaess. . c, . . . -; - State 15& ulfck fManybjw ble interest are expected to cbme be foVe them. ) We have received the Go verrior's Message, .. and ? will insert it, next week. -f.. l -v m- ToWfffion.Mr. Hume lately pre sented a petition tor the British House of Commons, of great importance, vand which, although it did not lead to any parliamentary -T:esuift.!v- W JscpduccT -:; seriou s impression ort the public; mindi Th6, object of this petition, which was signed by more than two thousand per sons belonging to the different Religi- ! ous denominations, and particularly by ninety-eight Evangelical Ministers is, that the discussion of theological Subjects sliail henceforth be completely free ; and that 411 writings on this sub ject' shall be no longer subject to pro-' secution. :.: . V'.-. . .-- "-'v- -: ; filbert - Gallatin A public dinner has been given at Uiiiohtowh by the ci tizens of Fayette, Pennsylvania, to Mr.f Gallatin, our late Minister to France; as a tribute of respect toiiim on his re turn to his country residence in-that county. The following was one of the' toasts drank on the occasion ; ' v " Albert Gallatin, our distinguished guest His service's athome and abroad fiave ful-f filled the high expectations of his country ; we cordially welcome his return among1 us'; A Whale has lately been caught in the River St. Lawrence, near Mon treal, forty -two feet eight inches in length, six feet across -the back, and sevefeet thick from the, back to the belly" He is df the - species, called Finners. . I- " i J' ;" ' Negroes Charles, Jack andLavinia, convicted at Tyrrel Superior Court of the murder of Miss Mary Wynne, of that county, were hung on the 26th u't. pursuant to their sentence. We un derstand they denied to the last mo ment, the commission of the crime for which they were about to suffer death. ' The Jew J7i.f-This is the name fa -miliarly civen in Maryland to the bSl for amending the Constitution- of the State of Maryland, so as to make it f correspond With that of the United States, by striking out the provision establishing a. religious' test; ? What ideas the uninformed part of the peo ple have of the measure, may be unT derstood from the following anecdote, told in, a Frederick newspaper, of one of the self-nominated candidates for the Legislature in that county : This vaiiHiuaTe, ine lniTiais 01 wnpsename are As B. (ho connection of.the A, B. of documentary memory) remarked in oiie , of his, speeches to the People, That as to the Jew BilI, he. would have nothing to do with it ; that he had xtoo many of them in his possession already; to he favorable to urijf such Nastti e.?' Nat. Int. ; , , Death of Tarn & Shunter.... At Loch winnoch, on the 9th inst died Tliomas Iieid, laborer. The importance "attach ed to this clrcurasfanre arises from his h a v i nzr b e e n t h e ce 1 eb ra fed eci u es t r i a n hero of Burns' do em. TamO'Shanter. Hevas bori tKe 21st October 1745, in the clachan of Kyle, Ayrshire, and he ! u at ieugui.su rmoumeu in e - mosse, rivers, slaps, and styles ofIife For a considerable time he had been in the u service of Maj. Hervey of Castle Sem- Die, and tor nine months nrev ous to his death, to the honor be it remembered the age and'disease were sooth possible by a. fostering and laudable : ; PRICES CURRENT. Cents. Brandy, Cog.; -; Apple, r' Bacon, Butter, -Beeswax, ' Coffee,.. Corn, . Cotton,. v Candles, - Flour, bbWv Gin, Holland, American Iron, per ton, 130 a 140 100 a 150 40 a 45 175 42 8 a id a 33 a ?8a 58 a AI ' AIT 9 10 a 12 1 a 9 18a 25 32.a 35 , ' 4 40 a 45 15 15 a 25 35 29 601 0a3S 29 a 31 45 a 55 . 13 10 V 100 13 al4i 13 a 161 1 2 a -15 :f 6 $84 a 9 1 1 a . 90 a 110 45 a. 50 43 a $92$Y Lard,- ' 9 - y .none. Molasses,: Potatoes, bbl. Rum, Jamaica, 95al00 62 a 65 80 a 110 9Cfal00' 75 a 85 T0ai8(M Rice, per cwt. 300 a 3251350 a 4001 350 a 400 Salt, Liverpool 55 a '60 100 70 a 75 18J20 10 a, 11 - Turk's isi.i 85 a 90 ira-20 Sugar, Loaf, ' ' - Brown, : Tobacco, cwt. Tallow, t- Wh'jskey.- 8 a 10 9 a 10 :42i.i.-:: 8a 9 40 a 42 . met at 31uriree$borou3 on ;tne I : - r . - ,s JT? Tv ; VJ' . , ill iil M ! i generosity. Ueid, however retained ' .', to the last the ;dere of being fu' for f L V?? vil: 1 ee 5tr' ' V . wnelc toiihpr V . ; f and liberate the devoted officer and that ' " O weeKs togetner. . . . . :the petition of lady AsgUUo the Quceriwa-.' . w ; -'-r l i i considered to be one of the most ratheti- . - i Oct A. Oct.r2. pi:2Ti MARRIED In iRowan Xoimty, on the 23d ult. Capt V , 3 John1 Hoiltrtn, id Miss Margaret Banv ' -. ' ; : Also, oil the 25th ult. Ir. William ' WKyx of Sampson eountyr' tii 'Miiss Nancy. v)tal '-v daugrhter! of Almahd Hall. Esq. "of B watr. V T f ; In tl'i city, on YVetesday lastiiri the 50th" rlBJfj vear of her ag, after a short hut seVere In ;d I aisposiuon, wr. juartna Aiarsnaji, renct 01 5 ; i thlate;Jhn Marshall,. Ksq. ;r'T1ietanifonh''iYit;'.J tenor pTtWa estimabl& Roman's life vfas such ;: - i ' ' t as had ensured, not only the respect but the " a deep felt 'fre&nT4f all who new her.'; Mild ; t ' in her tamper affabltf ir her manncrs;-rlLind' .O -V? and charitablew her disposUion she' cortcU hated thtf'-ertemAWr'acqua vatirtn of a dear and vatuetl member of their ; Tuo dffVif tionatc oflspVfo.sj; are Jeiito deplore. ., V": w ; , alosvwhichHolherti; slrrenatibie-ifid t'.' t lawre circle of relation to' lament the idepr& 1 .' fnvlyie deceased lad been for a corf siderahl tine, attached-to the J'rpsbytetiara Uhur.ch; and, it is "confidently vluined and., f believed, vas fully prepared for another ; " j 1.1111 n lm-LLErr wiirm. . . ' On the;28th uit 'io'Chathambuntyr irrti yV V ' 'Martha -Uridgesv consprt of ' libracer VI 5; Bridges, Esq. Sheriff ; of saidxounty '$Hq vba was sick only about eibt hours from tlie i f 1 - . k . Jr." conifflcncenicni,oi wnicn sne appeareasenA ' i sible of, her anproachlng' fate and ieemed'-Y tJ'. ll forgetflil of . all but celeatlal thtnjrs liio&a vV I J wiiu jjiw,iic cAfirc, naie iccMmaeny nope r that her Spirit j has jtakerf its abode 'jvUeirrJ yen. She; was an affectionate wJfeif fond.';; iv induJgent f tnother1--a humane mistressani' VM. a kind, charitahle neighbor".'; A disconsolate ' husband and five little, chHdren remain to' ; plore her premature' death, j ;vv '.y ' .-3? '.V vC . In Warren tountyV rthe 21st filtin the 25th or 6th year of ther. ajre, Urn Harriet pv ; ' daughter of the late Witf fiuity - s;heus- ; -tained her illness with the greatest foiitude' M and saw the hour of her dissolution approach without terror she has left a' disconsolate l , mother to mourn in pensive reppret, the ar-1 ' ly lost of a dutiful child j while the rest jof . .C the family join to deplore that of affeci. f v tionate nd amiable sisterf nor lus she left . . her family alone to rie.Ve--te numerouft' t , 5 circle of acquainiancies'; which she has left behind, are too well apprised of her; worth J ; t to , u ijlihld for a motnrntj : ;the feelings ot sympathetic sorrow. Society' indeed haa. , v lost, by her death, a valuable member,, and'. ' one of its brihtesf ornaments. .' To her, soi. ' lid endowments of mind, were added that pe v cuUar amiableness of dfspositiou andunat1-'-fecfed modesty, which are the characteristic , v 1 of female excellence, and which' shono with , ; i prominent lustre 1 m her. . ', Her deportment . was Jignified, whilst the urbanity and engaff-. V tng simphcity of her manners, could not fail to awaken the respect, ami conciliate .the esteem "of all who knew her Her morning1 " of life was serene, and her sua had risen With that- unclouded 1liriirhtrn urhirh' rtrt.' mised to her frienqs a calm and happy, day t , hut alas ! it hath set at noon, and shrouded . their joys in gloomy sorrow. , . ,i !v . - On the 1 st inst. after a severe and protract ed illness, whicli he bore" with remarkable for- -titude Thomas JameS) (in the 18th year'of ' his age) son of John Nicholson, Esq of llali. fax county. The modesty f hs demeino- . . the mildness and affability of his manners, ,1 while they secured thev affection of hh rela tives, and won the esteem of allho knew him, endeared him most tenderly to. his idol- v . izing parents. If the graip of affliction could have been stayed by the solicitous attention , of friends, the hand, of, death -vouId' have"' been disappointed of ita prey ! V", - ,- But alas ! neither prayers nor youth could ' save.: ; J .qhfivl' ' ' The destined victim from an early grave . . ' , ' - ' ' '",. 1 At . Wilmington, on the Sd insU after . short, but painful illnesiin'the 32&year of hj age, Mr. Nicliolas yan loesen, a native) of the City t)f Hudson, I If, Y. and formerly merchant in the city of New, Y6rc." r ;'.- At Saratoga Springs; 'NewYork,' on'The ' 9th ult Wilson'Sawver, Esq. Merchant of- J Eliiabeth City, r He has left wife and four. -chudren to lament their irreparable loss. "- ' ' In England. GenV Sir Charles Astrill. harf. aged about 70. It will be recollected that . this officer; when a cantain and a nrisonpr h the American arms in the. war of the revolu- -V; ! tifn, was designated, o, 'to ef executed ' ini retaliation for the barbarous execution' of ' ' Capt.1Lippencot, of. the American, army, h i the; British army invNew.York,in ca5e,ther murderersf.yie American iCaptain were not .; gif en up, or punished. It willalso be recol- ectef1. hat to nf th tiU c owing to promises the part of the British' General to seek out and punish the authors ; of the outrage ;slthat the perilous situation of, -Pl- occasiunea 5 great aensanou -in friends America theft hail in Europe) to in- 5 anbeals in the Entrlish laneua. ti; tL fiathetirr ; terposition of the Queen, and of many others. 'moment from his inflexible resolution io put j f Ja stop tb the enormJdebpf the eneray;j and , : wu iu we cuuruuues oi me tnerav i ' L when he found aa he did find that the i conduct of the enemy had been wholly changed, by Ue measfe; he , had adopted, and had aesurancea that Jthe executiona woul4 not be reDeated.vthat thn and f hn' own accord, countermanded the orders given for the execution nt th nricAn S wi,vuiisuaii .vuiei. voiuntariiv. ana ot hut j tored him to his afflicted family and friends. powerful apphcanuia made for hia lWwtlo, v and not Co ajsehaerof dity, in the American ' GeneraU Ifurit is due la liistory to repct, what ia i well kitpwii to uundreda no w alive audWell actjuaxnted wliu t)e inouvet which aiways governeu tn conduct ofVYashinAton, that the :eventual revocation of r the urde vi as dictated wholly by that moral principle " least srffice w6ut ter,iyo ; sdiccv ' ;tou. of aiaj. nervey his igonized mother, Lady Asgill, repaired ,1 ft many ills of old ;?tolaiandaUMKcatfedtIiKiit;ri m.j- . , ; J I' ed as far as' H Antoinette; of. France.f6ne of the het ' .'llif, .11 f - . si I III -1 ' ,' j ..' .t ' 4" r - , ,v. ft u -X-
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