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. ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, Jan. 2.
llfcxitarz 1v‘rogm‘u-.-—’l‘lii-ee companies of reg-
ular tr‘o’ops arrived at this place on Tuesday last,
from Baton Rouge, on their march to the Sabine.
They are under the command of Capt. Christian.
It is stated thdt more troops are coming on‘-from
Baton Rough, for the same destination.‘ It is
probable that governm‘cnt are making arrange-
_ments to drive the Spaniards beyond our limits,
" and tostation an efficient force on our frontiers.
A n1.e‘asure anxiouslylooked for by thepeoplc
* of this section of the Union.‘
.d’orz/i- I'Ves‘ter;‘:' Islands.-'--'Tl‘ie following article
presentsgsome consitlerations entitled to atten-
tion. . “/6 are perhaps in the _l)al)lt of thinking
too little of the great region of ivilderu.-ss be-
yond the '.\‘lis§ouri :—-./Vat. Int.
From the St. Louis Inquz'rt-r.
Pryobable war with the Inclz'aus-—-its _/Er-uorable con-
sequences-—incrc=ase of tile ./Imcrican and de-
crease of tire Britz's’/1 fur trade-—greaIcr z'zg/z’u-
ence qf the .4nzerz'cai7i.s. '’
That the expedition to the mouth of the Yel-
low Stone will-eventuate in producing a war with
the Indians, bordering on the Missouri, and con-
tiguous to the settlement intended to be establish-
ed, is an opinion entertained by many. And in-
deed were we to draw conclusions from analogy,
and the past-—-from the uniform custom of all a-
ges, whether civilized or barbarous, who have al-
ways viewed with a jcalouscye the encroach-
ments of a contiguous power-—-from the undue
influence possessed by British traders over the
minds of the Indians, this opinion seems to at-
tach to itself a more imposing grade of’probabil-
itythan is ordinarily given to conjecture. VVhat is
conjecture now will probably one day be history,
and perchance the prairies of the Missouri will
be as famous in history as the plains of the Ala-
bama. ' I
Government, we understand, has ordered two
regiments to this place ; one to ascend the Mis-
sisippi as far as Praire du-C/zzcn, the other most
probably to the mouth of the Yellow Stone.-
These measures, while they evince a forecast of
character highly creditable to Secretary CAL-
HOUN, also shew the apprehensions of govern-
ment. In attacking a hunting party of the Yel-
low Stone detachment, and other evidences of
hostility, the Indians have given a prologue to
the great drama they intend to act, and, if per-
chance the genius of a Tecumseh should breath
its counterpart in the soul of some high-minded
chieftain, and excite him to aim at a coalition
amongst liis.brother‘kings, they could be ena-
bled to raise a force tliat'will require a large por-
tion of our standing army successfully to oppose
them. .
They have been driven from the most extreme
cast to the westernmost verge of this vast conti-
nent—-from the rising towards the setting sun.--
For ccnturiesthey have been accustomed to see
their territories contract at the touch of the A-
merican people-—-they have seen their numbers,
their influetrce, and their possessions dwintlle_in-
I to nothing, and themsglves the rightful owners
of -the soil, driven from the resting place oftheir
fore-fathers.
\Vill they not naturally suspect that an estab-
lishment so far in the heart of their country is
but the prelude to farther encroachments? and,
believing so, will they not intlcntify action with
belief, and oppose what they believe to be intru-
sion ? It then believes the constituted authorities
,t,c take precautionary measures, in order to be
prepared for any event. If the war should hap-
pen, the result sooner or later will be in our fa-
vor, and, the more vigorous the incipient opera-
tions, the sooner will they be disposed to peace.
A war with the"Indians will be productive of
great injury to themselves, and of corresponding
good to us; it will be the means of giving a
death blow‘ to the prospects of the British Fur
Companies, and it will go to the source of that
fatal British influence amongst the Indians. so
clearly evidenced by the devastation of our fron-
tier settlements, and the murder of women and
children.
The Indians, willbe so greatly undeceived,
that they will put no more co,nfidcnce——'."epose
no more faith on British promises ; it will open
their eyes to their real interests. Cautionary
posts will be established at proper distances,
with cfiicient garrisnns to prevent the North
V-7est and Hudson Bay Companies from entering
into any competition’ with the American traders,
and St. Louis, instead of Montreal, will become
the focus of the trade. For all account of the
immense‘ profits derived from which, we refer
our readers to an interesting article on the fur
trade, published‘ in a late number of the Inqui-
Tel‘. ‘ix, ' ,~
It will make the Indians respect our charac-
ter, and it would probably be the last Indian
war of consequence that we slrouldibe engaged
in. And if our soldiers and traders would blend
the gentle and humane virtues with ‘ the terrible
stern aspect of war,’ they would prohabl y trans-
fer their affections from‘ the British to the Amer-
can government. _ ’ _
Perhaps it may be asked, what will be done
with the Indiansunder such circumstances?---
\Ve answer, treat them" as b‘rothers, and letthem
mingle with the mass of white population; or,
if that is impracticable‘, afilx certain -botrmlaries,
and let tl1e_,-'f:()nsllt,ll{C(l authorities say to the rol-
ling tide ‘bf emigration’ ‘thus far shalt thou go‘
and no further 5’ or, if they did transcend, those
limits, let them be answerable for the conse-
quences.-
3“ In that arti‘cle, instead of »-saying the British_
North VVest ,,Company employed 200, it should
i have been 2000 engagees. ..
George Sandwich, thenative of Owhyhce, who
arrivedat‘ Boston__»in I803‘, at the age of about 9'
years, and has since embraced Christianity, is
nugv in .Cornwal|,-Conn.» at the Mission School,
an is making rapid proficiency in sei'ence, and
knowledge of religion.»
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-Frolzz the .ZV'atz‘o_iral Lztclligeneér.
. .- VVAsnnve'ror':. Feb'.9.
Congrcssté-l.Ve have great satisfaction in an"-
nouncing that the discussion in respect to the in-
cidents ofthe"Sc‘mz'n_ole ll/ar, is at length broughi
to a close. , V
After considerable debate‘; 8tc. in the House
of Represcntatives yesterday—- ' .
The ‘question was taken on the resolution re-
ported by the committee on inilitary affairs, (lis-
approving the proceedingin the trial and execu-
tion of Arbuthnot and Ainbrister, anddecided in
the negative. , ‘
,Tl)e amendment moved by Mr. Cobb to the
resolution reported by the committee on military-
affairs, having been modified, was then rejected.
The committee rose and reported its- decision.
‘A motion was made to postpone indefinitely
the further consideration of the whole subject ;
when '
After some discussion, the /zreviozzs qucstion
was required, and being taken, was decided in
the afiirmative ; which precluded any other than
a direct question on the proposition before the
house. -
On the question, then, to concur in <lisag‘rc-‘e-
irig to so much of the report as relates to the case
of Arbuthnot, was. by Yeas and Nays-—
For concurrence in disagreeing to it 103
Against it ‘ ,_ 52
On the question to concur in disagreeing to
so much of the report as relates to Arnbrister-—
For concurrence in disagreement l07
-Against it - 53
A motionwas made by Mr. Cobb, that the
"house do come to the following resolution :
Resolved, That the seizure ofthe Spanish posts
at Pensacola antl St.’Carlos dc Baraucas. in VVest
Florida, by the army of the U. States, was con-
trary to the constitution of the United States.
The question was then taken on Mr. Cobb’s
motion, and decided in. the negative : A
For agreeing to it - 70
Against it 200
Thus has this knotty question been settled. af-
ter a debate ofjthree weeks. It iswnrthy of re.’-
mark, that the house has never been known to
have been more fully attentled, than when the a-
bove votes were taken.
F: 6. 10.
Bmz/r of the U. Starcs.——Mr. Johnsop‘, of Va.
submitted the following resolution :
Resolved, 'l‘h-at the committee on the judicia-
ry be. instructed to report a bill to repeal the ‘‘.t‘
entitled ‘ An act to incorporate the subscribe: .- to
the Bank of the U. States,’ passed .-\pril 10.1818.
Mr. Johnson said he had not submitted a prop-
su_lt from it. lie had loiiked at the state of the
country ; he ltnewthe deep and great inter:;ts
involved in the question ; was aware that some
cmbarrassments in the financial opt-ratior-s of’
government would result; and that Sf)!‘.1‘.‘.‘fl!l.Hg‘
would be said of the public faithl But, alter tak-
ing into view all these considerations, he thought
it imposed on him, as a solemn duty. to make
this proposition. \Vhat was public. fa?=li,,,.‘yIs;.Jl,,,1
asked, and what its best security? VVnenever'
any corporation in this country, either moral or.
political, shall violate its obligations, that this
house should apply the corrective. This was
its best security. [IWI1 J. remarked that this
great banking corporation, which was to promote.
the great interests ofthe coi.intry., has, by its
misconduct, completely deleati.-(P the objects. of
the community, and thought the public faith.
would be best preserved by putting it down. Mr.
have his resolution referred to the committee 0»
the whole to which the Bank report had bee,u.re-g;
ferred] - i
Mr. Spencer suggested the propriety of referll
ring to the same committee the resolution ivliich:
he had laid on the table on Holiday. week, and
the proposition made by Mr. Trimble onthe l9tt_i
tilt. to issue a" scire facias. Mr. _S. noticed brief-_
ly the remarks of _Mr. Johnson.
strong, he said, and impressive ; but there were
other considerations to be remembered. The
immediate destruction of‘ this bank, Mr. S. sai ,
would bring in its consequences ruin to thoiid.
sands upon thousands who had become its debt-
ors; it would inflict a wound upon the public
credit, and go far to tarnish the national faith a-
broad. 'The Bank had loaned out the sum of
thirty-eight millions of dollars-—Could this sum
be called in immediately, when there was, as it
was stated, but seventeen millions of dollars in
the whole union? If called in, the statebanks
must pay all they owe, and must necessari2_\,' cur-
tail their discounts, which were deemed at a I-_iw
estimrte, to amount to 160 millions. This, Mr.
S. said would operate on the borrowers from the
United States’ Bank, and through them on tlios-:
of the state b-anks. The great importance ofthis
subject, Mr. S. said, and the great interest at
stake, ought to make the House procccdwitl:
much circum§pection. If the corporation con-
flicted with the constitution, he waswillingto gr:
with gentlemen against it; but he hoped that
it would be seen that the constitution’ rnijght be
preserved without creating the scene of (l-lstl‘t.‘:~'i5‘
and _ruiii he had adverted to. ‘
The resolution was agreed to, and referred to
the committee of the whole, on the Bank report,
as were also those of Mr. Spencer, and of .Mr.
Trimble, on their respective rnotions.
_‘cb.'-.ll.1
Two p'rin'ciples 'of cotlsiderable ifrjpptitance
were yesterday decided in the‘ House 'of‘Repre-i
sent-ativcs, whilst in ‘committee of the ivhisle,
whi'c_h, it is fairly presutnablc, will be formally
confirmed by the House. I
The one relates to the completion of the Cinn-
berland road, as it is usually c'all_ed._ For the pay -‘
' ment of the monies on conti'acts.;d_r.eady made in
regard to that national work, it prqposecl, in
the general appropriation bill", to-- ap'propnialg-
$250,000, A leaving $150,000 yet to be appro-
priated for that object ; and making, in the whole,
$400,000’ to be appropriated for fulfilling exist.
ing contracts. A motion was" made by Mr.Cl;iy,
_
osition of so much importance without C0lislt.iCl‘- -_ - ..‘_—-nun-::e®®-2'.-.-C--—— .
ling all the consequences which are likely ‘.:.'.- re-
J. concluded by saying his present object was to H
They were _
to appropriate additionally, $285,000 for comple-
ting those partsof the roads not yet commenced,
being thirty miles ; for the completion of which,
it appears, proposals have been made at the rate
of‘$9,500 permile. This motion was, after a
pretty long debate, agreed to. The t.-onfirtnation
of’this vote by_the House in full meeting, and
consent of the Senatc, as well as the approbation
of the’ President, are yet required to ratify this
provision. A ‘ ~
VVe are glad to hear it stated, by Mr, Colston,
a member of~the committee of the District of
Columbia, that that coififntttee expects to pro-
pose to the House a~plan for connecting the east-
ern extremity of that road, at Cumberland, with
the seatofgovernment, without expence to the ,U.
States. Though the features of this plan were
not developed, it is presumed it is founded on the
application to the sub_scription, to a certain a-
mount, of our District Banks to the stock ofthe
company incorporated for constructing that road,
to be made in consideration of a renewal oftheir
charters, which will expire before nolong time.
The other principle decided in committee of
the whole, was on the proposition of Mr. Hop-
kinson, by way of amendment to the Senate’s
‘bill for increasing the compensation of the Heads
of Department in the government, to increase
also the salaries of. the Chief Justice and the
Circuit Judges of the Courts of the U. States,
one tlit;U$'dfl(I dollars each- This-‘act requires
confirmation by the\House, and the concurrence
of the Senate. 1
An expectation has ‘been, for a day or two past;
entertained, that the question for the recognition
of the Independence of certain of the South A-
mcrican states, would be again agitated at this
session. An intimation was yesterday given,
liowever, by Mr. Clay, that, for reasons which
had great weight, he had determined to wavethis
intention for the present; pledging himself, how-
ever,if their independence should not be in the
mean time recognized, to bring forward and stip-
port the proposition at the next session of Coti-
gross.
’ Feb. 12.
T/ie Wasln'2zgton Statue.—The subject_ of the
Equestriau.Statue proposed to be,erected, in hon-
or to the memory of Washington, was yesterday
again before the Senate. The discussion result-
ed in passing the bill to a third reading, with a
proviso. that, if the sum of $150,000, therein
a'ppr-op:-iated, should be found insufficient to ac-
rmnpiish the object of the bill, then the Presi-
dent shall not proceed to carry it into execution,
but shall cause proper estimates of the expense
of such a work to be laid before Congress.
New-Yomt, Feb. 10.
duo.’/zcr case of jzz'racy.——The ship Asia, Suth-
erland, of this port, from Havre, bound to New
r-f)i'leans, via the Cape de Verd Islands, while at
lionai-ista, on the 28th November, was boarded
by two boat’s crews from a ship, supposed to be
the same that committed the recent piracies at
the Isle of May ',- they were armed with pistols
and cutlasses. After wounding the captain and
,k.ii_qckiiig him down the cabin stairs, they drove
the rest of the crew and passengers below, where
they remained until midnight ; when hearingno
noise, they went upon deck and found the pirates
had left tliem. They had plundered the ship of
about 50 packages dry goods, 800 dollars in spe-
cie, and every thing else of value, besides rob-
bing the passengers and crew of all their bag-
gage, money and clothing, leavingthem utterly
destitute of a change of garments; They also
which Capt. S. had borrowed.
The following is an extract of a letter from
Capt. Sutherland to his owners.
BONAVISTA, Dec. 12, I818.
“ I have only time to give you the outlines of
the most shameful transaction that ever disgraced
any set of men. On the 28th ult. the ship U-
nion, that was in New Orleans last March,-b.e_ar-
ing the Buenos Ayres' flag, and commanded by
Capt, Brown, (.said by the presnt crew to have
been assassinated) now commanded by John
Craig, of Boston, Mass. her former gunner, and
converted into a pirate of the most desperate
‘kind. came on board on the afternoon‘oft_hat day,
and took possession of the Asia, antl almost put
a period to my existence, for -not readily comply-
ing with their orders. I got my head Cut Clea!‘
across, my left arm cut into the bone,‘ a sword
passed through my pantaloons just below my
waistcoat, another passed down the left th1gh.—
They confined us all, and commenced an indis-
criminate plunder, even to our dirty linen, mat-
trasses and blankets: I had four cabin passen-
gers, three of them had every article that could
be useful, and in abundance, with money in their
ti'unks—-these gentlemen were left with what they
stood in, not a single garment left. As transac-
tions of this kind are liable to be thought exag-
rerated. I will leave it to others, present at the
time to describe it more fully—the whole car-
go was plundered excepting one package of
§Q0d,S- .
. Feb. 12.
, Arrived at Mobile, January 6th, abrig from
Havre de Grace, with 50 Swiss" passengers. It
is presumed that they _are destined for the
French settlement on the Tombigbee, Alabama
Teryitory. ’ , v
‘ -’.._-"441:--9-‘—— . '
The National Advocate confirms the report,
that an American oflicerof’Mari'nes, in the Med-
iterranean squadron, has- embraced the Turkish
faith, and informs us that it is First Lieutenant
George. B, English‘, who has been thus singular-
ly converted." He had invented umachine, it 15
said, for- destroying armies, something like the
ancient war chariots, with wheels of scythes, and
visited Constantinople, for the purpose of . offer-
ing the machine to the Turks; bY_ Wh°m "3 W33
rejected. It is reported now that Mr. English
has accepted a commission in the Turkish.army,
in the hope_of one day attaining promotion In
military service of that country, .more advanced.
thanihe could ‘ever have expected‘ in ours-
carricd off or sunk. the Asia’s boats. and one
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‘Mr. Iniclligenécr.
- .- .« -- Fox The dxiniiiiii ,
The Roman Catholics say, S‘ That we do infal:
libly know, that out of our Cliurcli there is no
Salvation.’ In this short sentence, we have the
sense of all violent party men, through alltthe dis
visions and sub-divisions of what is called the '
Christian Church. There is but one right way,
C33)’ HWY!) and “'5 /5"°'w_t»ha't we are in that way ; ,
therefore, every other way must be wrong——con- '
sequently the wayto, death. They do not con‘.-
yider any of their tenets to, be among the less ev-
xdent,.or less essential parts of Religion, though
they may relate only to rites and forms, and such
outward observances as have their origin ‘in the
wisdom of men ; or at best, but feebly guppo,-"t-
ed by scripture, and which-have no certain con.
nection with the disposition of the heart. And’
if any should be unable to assent and consent to
every punctilio ofthcir scheme, their tongues im.
mediately become like sharp swords, and without
any regard to the judgment or feelings ofothers,
exclude them from the rank and society of Chris.
tians. Itis not owing to real zeal for the truth,
that makes men so cruelly censure each other,
but a restless spiri.l: of’ P'rosc'l_z/tisnz, that causes
one part of mankind to persecute another in the
name of God, and changes brethren into irrecon-
cilahle enemies. If men were influenced by
that charity which hopeth all llllngs-—be]i'eve{h".’ ‘
all things ;' which disposes men to esteem others
better than themselves, would they strive to mug-
nify circumstantial tliiferences into substantial
ones, and make every article of their own creed,
a fundamental point? I trust not. Archbishop
Tillotson says, that ‘ damning men is a very hard
thing ; and therefore, -whenever we presume‘ to
do it, the case must be ‘wonderfully plain‘. “Te
should rather be contented to err a little on the
favorable and charitable part, than to be mistaken
on the censorious -side ; for itis an odious temp-‘
er which prevails among some Christians to a no-
torious degree.’ And Mr. Baxter, in his Chris-
tian Directory, has these words : ‘ To limit the
whole church to your party, and to deny all on
any of the rest to be christians, and parts of the
universal church, is schism by a dangerous breach
of Charity.’
If we cannot escape the censurcs of angry and
bigoted men, we have reason to rejoice that our
persons are. safe under the protection ofour laws;
for here we are no't subjected to bonds and im-
prisonments, or confiscation of goods, on account
of non-conformity to any religious sect, but ev-
ery one is allowed to pay that homage to his Cre-
ator, which he believes will be most acceptable
to him. It is because Civil Rulers have said,
‘ on this altar, and on no other, shall you offer up
your sacrifices,’ that the earth has so oftenbeen
stained with the blood of its blinded inhabitants. I -
Let rulers strike with the sword of the law, all-
those that transgress the law, but let them be-
ware how they attempt to coerce our religious 3
opinions. ,,A TIIINKING MAN.
NORWALK ’GAZE'I"I‘E.
WED.N'ESD.6l-I’, FEB. 17, 1319.
According to previous notice, a Meeting was
held at An1voLn’s Inn, on \Vednesday last, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the pm-
priety of establishing a School in this Town on»
the Lancaszcrirm System,
Hnxnr BELDEN, ,bcing~chosen Chairman, and:
VVILLIAM J. S'r1u~:v;'i:, Clerk,
Motion was made by M-"i./liar): St. Jo/m, Esq.
and adopted, ' — ‘- -‘
That a Comrnittee be appointed for the pur-
pose of examining the System, and the qualifica-
tion of the proposed teacher, Mr. JV‘u.s-fz-£'1‘o-as- '
certain, as near as possible, the number of SchoL
ars that can be obtained-—How and in what man-
ner they may be accommodated with a suitable
Room, 8tc. &c. and to report to a future Meetintr.
Voted, Tl-rat 1Wo.9rs Grc;g'ory,,!/Villiam St. Jo/m,
Esq. ClarkBisse1, Esq. Mr. Jolm Ever.vlc"y, 8t flan.
jamin Isaacs, Esq. be said Committee.
Voted That this Meeting be adjourned until
\Vednesday, the l7th inst. then to meet at this
place, at 6 o’clock in the evening, for the purpose
of hearing the Report of the Committee.
.Maz’l RobI7crs.——-By the following exfract of a
letter from Mr. Chester Bailey to the Post-Mas;
ter in New-York, it will be seen that the third
Mail Robber has been caught. He was appre-
hended at Lancaster; '
' P/ziltzrlel/1/Iia, Feb. 9.
Dear .§'z'r--‘I this day arrived here with Dr.
Henrie, (alias'Derezau.) Heacknowledges him-
self one of the three who robbed the Mail, and -
has g-iven_,,I believe, all the information, he can
on the subject. It appears that the sum he re-
ceired was about S600—-very poor pay for the
hazard of his life! He says that he is not-23
years old, and his appearance justifies the asser-
tion. The public may be congratulated on a sec-
ond gang of Mail Robbers being brokenup, in
less than a week after the crime was corimiittéd.
I 3 ours, Etc.
Corfi=ssz'on.—Mauric, one of the mail robbers 4
taken in this city, and now confined, has'made ‘a’
full disclosure, in his own hand tvriting, of all
personsé‘ohcex'ne(l, and the circumstances attend-
ing the transaction. Itris written; in French, a‘
translation of which we have seen, and makes
eight folio pages. Judging from the‘ hand wri-1
ting, and the correct manner in which the detail
is given, we are inclined to think he has been
well educated, and seen better clays.‘ "
, _ Jr”; Y-. E-vi. Post.
On the 10th inst. the mail robbers were taken
over into Jersey from their-prison in.New-York,
for the purpose of searching lor the letters, 8:0.-
which they secreted after the- robbory. They
sdicceeded, and a large quantity ofletters, Bills of
exchange, SIC. were found in a wood’, ‘about 32
miles from New-York. — »
The Philadelphia papers state that guards are
ordered to go with the mail stage between that
city and New‘ York, and arms will be furished to
«such ‘passengers as may require them.
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