Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 133, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 28 May 1836 — Page 2

TEXAS.

The following information of the renorted.cnnture of Santa Anna, from New Orleans True American of the 4tl Instant, puts to rest all doubt on the subject. That tlio Mexican tyrant Jias been utterly and irretrievably defeated, and is now Houston's prisoner, is substantiated by the account first brought to Natchez by the steamer Levant ; Secretary Rusk's oflicial report, certified by Gen. Houston; the intelligence brought to New Orleans by the way of St. Martinsville; Gen. Gaines' letter to (iov. Cannon, and Col. Houston's statement, given below. All these accounts, from so many, different quarters, having been invariably and substantially confirmed by every report or rumor from the seat of war, further scepticism would be little short of madness. Willi fecling3 of the highest gratification, wc yield our full belief in the late glorious victory of our brave and patriotic country men in Texas. They have broken the strength of the tyrant in a fairly stricken field. Hand to hand, with fearful odds against them, the brave Texians have crushed the might of Mexicooverthrown and captured her favorite commander, and plucked from the brows of his barbarian followers their deeply ensanguined laurels. But w ith that noble generosity ever displayed by American soldiers, when resistance ceased, the call of mercy was not disregarded. Kvcn the blood-stained butchers of the brave defenders of the Alamo, and of unarmed and unresisting prisoners of war, did not appeal in vain to American magnanimity. No brutal butchery stained their triumph. Their generosity was equal to their courage, and they 'Ticorned to reject the ? upplications cf conquered foes for life, though they had forfeited all right to make the appeal : Louisville ,'ldvcrtiscr. TJiXAS. Colonel A. Houston, of the Texas nrmy, has arrived by the Caspian, and reports the following official list of the prisoners and the killed and wounded In the late glorious battle: Santa Anna had offered the following terms which although not officially 'confirmed, is supported by a threat number of private letters from officers of the army. To acknowledge the independence of Texas pay the expenses of the war order his army to Jay down their arms, and remain a hostage until the treaty was fulfilled. N. B. General Houston has given orders that in case any indications of a hostile nature were manifested by the Mexicans, immediately to execute Santa Anna and all the officers. Killed Gen. Castrillion, Cols. BaJres, Mora, Trcvino, Don Jose Maria Komero, Lt. Col. Manuel AguirreiCas tillo,Gcri. Cos; and many others luppo feed to be killed, but not vet found. Prisoners Gen. Antonio Lopez de banla Anna, Cols. Almonte, aid de camp, Cespcdes, of Gucrro Batlallion, bnngas, aid to Santa Anna, Portilla de la Pedrcgura, do do do. Nunc., do do do, Valiente, Lt. Cols. I clipe Komero woundca, Valicnle, Don Pedro dc Gardo, rcrnando Urrizi. wounded aid to Santa Anna, Arcos, F.ncise, Mu glen, Don Ramon Curo, Pr. Sec. to San ta Anna, 5 captains and 12 Lieutenants We subjoin, from the New Orleans American of the Cth inst. the partial lnrs of the capture of Santa Anna Having seen Gen. Gaines' letter, with which the editor of the American wa unacquainted at the lime he wrote, we place confidence in the details given py Ins correspondent: "He were favored by n friend will Ihe following lcUcr, giving the partial ars of the capture of Santa Ann We, oursr If, place but little confidence in the report: PARTICUI.A US OF THE CAFTUUE OF SAX TV ANNA. During the night of the 20th tilt after the skirmish between the Mexican and Tcxian forces, Gen. Houston made a movement with GOO men and all his artillery,! and at day break met the Mexican force, 1100 or 1200 strong, al so in movement, and gained a position within line distance of the enemy, be fore they were aware of his presence Two discharges of small arms, and cannon loaded wills musket balls, lied the a flair; the Mexican soldiers then threw down their arms, most of them without lirin;:, and be:c;ed for quarter; COO or 700 killed. The ofli Vers broke and endeavored to escape the mounted riflemen, however, soon overtook all but one, who distanced the rest: him they ran fifteen miles, when ins horse bogged down in a prairie, ncailhe Brasses timberhe then made for the timber on foot. His pursuers 1n the eagerness of the ch.isc, dahc: into the same bog hole, left their hor os ami continued tS chase on fool

following the trail of the fugitive, (which was very plain, owing to therecent rains) until they reached the timber, where it was lost. The persons then spread themselves, and searched the woods for a long time in vain, when it occurred to an old hunter, that the phased might, like a hard pressed bear, have "taken a tree" The tree tops were then examined, when lolthe game was discovered snugly ensconsed in the forks of a large live oak. The captors did not know who their

prisoner was, until they reached the camp, when the Mexican soldiers ex claimed, "L7 General! El Grfc! ta .'lima." TIio Natchez Courier of the Oth inst. says: "On Saturday General Felix Huston left this city for Texas, together with the volunteers collected" from various parts r,f this State, and the company from Kentucky under Captain Wigginton. They will be joined by detachments from different points on the river, and will add tho round number of five huAdrcd nicnlo the Texian army," Col. David Crockett. The plain unvarnished story of the fall of the Alamo, related by Col. Travis' servant, who was the only male belonjrins to the .... - rorl, whose file was saved, bears upon its face the impress of truth. 1 lis answer to the question propounded to him y Col. Geo. C Childress, relative to Col. Crockett, is worthy of record, as not only conveying a compliment of the ugliest kind to the whole gallant band who fell with the garrison, but as giving fuller description and more correct idea of the light, than could be done .))' Ihchiitoiian inan octavo volume. lie was asked "How did Col. CrockIt behave in the battle?" His leply was, "It was thought Col. Crockett killed the most, as ho had the jiggest pile around him." Aatchez Courier. OLD SI.UON KENTON, Gen. Simon Kenton, the old Pioneer and Indian tighter, died on the 29th of pnl, in a miserable log hut, in Logan County, Ohio; lie has been the"Buckcye" toast for several years at their celebrations, and was suffered to die on a pittance of $'250 per annum, which the government allowed him. lie was born in Culpepper County, Va., on the 3d of April, 1754, and when about 19 vears of he fled from his native state to the wilds of Ohio, in conse quence of a light with a rival in a ove affair, whom he left for dead on the field, but who, however, recovered from his wounds. Kenton was the companion of Boone and Gurtie, and endured many hardships in pioneering this State to its greatness and glory. He waS captured by the Indians and tied to a stake to be burned to death. when he was relieved by the renegade Gurtic, his early friend. He once or twice was made to "rim the jauntier by the savages, and like Mazeppa, was tied to the back of a wild horse, which was turned loose with him in the wilderness; but after all his vicissitudes and hardships, he lived to a good old age, and died in his bed at last, in poverty adding oilc to the host of witnesses who have gone before him, to prove that "Republics are ungrateful." A young self-taught artist, of genius and skill, Morgan of Louisville, has taken an admirable likeness of the old pioneer, (of which, we gave notice about two months since.) "it is being engraved for the National Portrait GHllcry,and will be accompanied with a biographical sketch. It is the only portrait that has ever been taken of him, and Mr. Morgan was every way fortunate in painting it; Those who were most benefitted by the services of the veteran pioneer, suffered him to live in want of the ordinary comforts of life posterity will perhaps build hima monument. Cm. Eve. Post. HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES. It has been said, that "time is money." If this be true members of the house of representatives are incurring a heavy debt with their constituents, for they appear to keep no note of time but by its loss. The account of daily proceedings present little more than a succession of motions to suspend rules, and to call the yeas and nays. The method of proceeding appears to be radically defective. Rules seem to have been multiplied, until they have become so complicated as to be unintelligible even to the speaker and hence arises a continual dispute as to their interpretation, with the accompaniments of appeals, yeas and n ays, ice. &-C. This kind of farce has occupied about one half of Ilia session and the consequence is, as might have becu anticipated, that the public business has been grossly neglected, and the session unnecessarily protracted. We predict that unless lhce things be corrected,

the long sessions of congress will soon Inst until the short ones commence. Would it not be an improvement to limit the duration of all sessions of congress to a period not exceeding three months. It would cut short many a long winded harangue, uttered and designed for home consumption. This, although perhaps, a grievance to members, would be a relief to their constituents who are bored almost to death with partizan speeches. Many members give "all talk and no cider" chaff chaff, without a single grain of wheat. We should like to see this practice reformed altogether. Bait. Chron. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. By the packet ship Columbus, from Liverpool, London papers to the 3d of April have been received at New Yoik, bringing the interesting and gratifying intelligence of the payment by the French government, to the Messrs. Rothschild,agents for the United States, of the sum of upwards of eighteen millions of francs, on account of the stipulated indemnity. The balance, amounting to seven millions of francs, is payable in two installments, in February 1037 and 1833. Thus has a difficulty, which seemed at one time seriously to threaten a rupture between two friendly nations, both of which are deeply interested in the continuance of peace, been happily removed; and it is to be hoped that nothing will hereafter occur to impair the good understanding which again exists between them. There is nothing new from EnglandParliament having adjourned for the Eastern holidays. It was stated in some of the London journals, that a secret negotiation was in progress, between Great Britain, France, and Austria, the object of which is to secure the free navigation of the Black Sea. Several French noblemen of high rank, among whom we notice the sons of Marshals Ney and Massena, had petitioned the Chamber of Deputies for repeal of the law of banishment against the Bonaparte familv. The in-

fended husband of the young Queen of Portugal left Portsmouth for Lisbon on the 29th of March. The marriage was to be solemnized on the 4th of April; on which day her Majesty would attain her 17th year. Since the above was in type, London papers to the 7th ult. have been received ; but they contain no additional news. A part cf the money due by r rarice, according to the treaty of indemnity, amounting to 300,000, has arrived at New York. THE WAR IN FLORIDA. The Florida campaign has been brought to a close the commencement of the sickly season having obliged Gen. Scott to go into summer quarters with the regular troops, and to discharge the volunteers. It is believed that the hostile Indians, who have contrived to eludc the pursuit of the American com mander, are dispersed over the country in small detachments, wailing for an opportunity to renew their depredations. Since Gen. Gaines left the army, nothing of importance has been effected; and another campaign will probaoly be necessary before complete tranquil ity can be restored to the frontier. It will be seen by an article which we have copied in the outer pages of our impression this afternoon, that our countryman, Perkins, has invented steam boiler that cannot explode. lie is willing to have it tested for ten years, and to pvnener.ee. without nrotir, ail - - a the mortification of a failure, if hi: plan does not prove entirely successful Mr. Perkins is entitled to the utmost credence in what he asserts; and if his plnn should answer his expectations, how many lives would thereby be saved. it is enough to make one s blood run cold, to review the dreadful disasters that have happened from explosion of sleam boilers in this country, within these few years past. On the western waters, they are events of almost monthly occurrence. Hundreds are blown into the air in mangled fragments or prostrated on a reeking deck in the agonies of death, and the horrid circumstance passes away like a nine day's wonder, as a matter of course. It is high time that this appalling slaughter, Jiis wanton destruction of property and hfe, which is often the result of ignorance or inebriety on the part of engineers, should be done away with. And ,f Mr. Perkins should succeed, he will entitle himself, not only to an enlarged and elevated fame, but to the sincerest thanks of the whole American people Philadelphia Gazette. THE WHITE INDIANS. It is a fact, perhaps, not generally known, that there does exist in the far west, at least two small tribes or bands of the while people. One of these bands is called Mm-kcm. Tl .;a in Mexico, on the south west side of the Kocky Mountains, and between lnee and five hundred miles from Sau-

ta Fe, towards California; and in a valley which makes a deep notch in the mountain surrounded by high and impassable ridges, and can only be enterted by a narrow pass from the south west. They are represented by trappers and hunters of the west, known to the writer of this to be men of veracity, to be an innocent inoffensive people living by agriculture, and raising great numbers of horses and mules, both of which are used by them for food. They cultivate maize, pumpkins and beans in large quantities. These people are frequently depredated upon by their more warlike red neighbors; to which they submit without resorting to deadly weapons to re

pel the acgressors. Not far distant from the Mawkeys, and in the same range of country is another band of the same description, called J'abbchoes. A description of either of these tribes will answer for both. They have been described to the writer bv two men in whose vcracily the fullest confidence may be placed: and they say the men are of the common stature with light blue eyes, and that their skin is of the most delicious whiteness. One of my informants who saw seven of these people at Sar;ta Fe in 1021, in describing the Mawkeys says, "they are as much whiter than me, as I am whiter than the darkest Indian in the Creek nation," and my informant was of as good a complex ion as white men generally are. A trapper on one occasion, in a wandering excursion, arrived at the village of the Mawkeys. He was armed with a rifle, a pair of belt pistols, knife and tomakawk all of which were new to them, and appeared to excite their wonder and surprise. After conversing some time by signs, he fired one of his pistols; instantly the whole group around him, fell to the earth in the utmost consternation; they entreated him not to hurt them, and showed in various ways that they thought him a superior natural being. He saw vast numbers of horses and mules about the village. Query. May not these people be a remnant of those who inhabited this country prior to the present race "of Indians? the traces of whose fortifications and cultivated fields and gardens, are still to be seen throughout the whole western country. ACCIDENT AKD PROVIDENTIAL ESCATE. Lawrencebtjr:ii, May 21. Dr. Brower, of this place, with his sister in-law and little son, started for Cincinnati on Monday last, in a gig all went on well for about five miles and a half, when the horse became restless and unmanageable, and sprang on one side of the road down a smalf declivity towards the river: here he rested for half minute or so, the lady instantly made a safe spring to the ground, taking with her the child; she had scarcely touched the ground when the horse rrtade another plunge, upset the gig, threw the doctor out and plunged into the Ohio river. The horse and gig was instantly out of sight. The escape of the doctor, lady and infant son without material injury was truly wonderful. The horse and gig was found floating down the Ohio nearly opposite this place, oh the evening of the accident. When we were more intimately acquainted with Milton Gregg, common lloosiers could speak to him without bowing to him, or even putting their hat under their arm, but since he has become the Honorable Representative of Dearborn County, he has become so very sensitive, thrit no editor within the purview of his knowledge, dare say any thing derogatory of either himself, his paper, his town, or of any thing in any way pertaining to his lordship. Some weeks since, we remarked that the Ohio was very full, so much so that we had to pass in and out of Lawrenceburgh by water. Now Boss Gregg thought this means something unfavorable to Lawrenceburgh, and therefore took it in high dudgeon, and headed an article in his paper "Important Information" with several marks of admiration! ! !, upon the subject. W c beg pardon, Mr. Gregg. We desire to say nothing agaiust Lawrenceburgh, and therefore hereby expunge and annull our former paragraph upon the subject of high water. Brookvill e jlmerican. The Crops. The Ilagerstown and Ch.WiPrshurtrh niners represent the wheat crops in the neighborhood of those places, as having a biuiy .ippearance, and in some instances looking so bad, that the farmers contemplate ploughing up their fields and planting corn in them. In this neighborhood crops of all kinds are backward, in consequence of the unusually protracted duration of the late winter, but we think that, unless very unfavorable

weather should ensue to destroy the nrpsrnt nrosnects of our farmers, the

i t i j consequences of the severity of last winter will scarcely be lelt by them. TI' - , mm v e had a "line growing rain" on Saturday last, which will, no doubt, have wrought wonders in the vegetable world. York, Pa. Gazette. Mr. Isaac Ross of Mississippi, died last January, leaving one hundred and seventy slaves, upon a large plantation. By his will, the plantation will be managed as hitherto, during the life of his daughter Mrs. Reed. At her death, it is fo be decided by a vote of all the slaves over fwenty-one, whether they will remove to Liberia or remain in slavery. If the former is chosen, the plantation is to be sold and with a small reservation, is to be applied to cover the outward expenses, settle them handsomely and endow an institution of learning in some part of the colony. If they remain, the estate, slaves, tfcc.are to be sold and the avails to be invested in funds under trustees for the said institution in Liberia. Good Cattle. At a late sale in New Castle, Delaware, 3 heifers of Simms' celebrated milk breed brought 50 dollars each; 2 short horn Durham 100 dollars each; and Simms' cows, 100 dollars each. A sale of cattle of the Durham breed, at Cincinnati, lately, the following prices were obtained: A bull, 2 yefirs old, 4G5 dollars; a cow, G years old, 370 dollars; a heifer 2 years old, 575 dollars ', a heifer 1 year old, 510 dollars; a cow 12 years old, 309 dollars; a cow 10 years old 285 dollar, &lc. Shaker Sheep. A sheep raised in the Shaker Village, in Watervleet, Ni Y. was sohl in Troy, for the handsome sum of thirty dollars. The animal weighed 2G5 pounds; certainly one ot? the most corpulent sheep that we ever heard of in the country ; and there were two others from the same village, one of which weighed 188, and the other 195 pounds, and which sold for twenty two dollars a piece; Congress. This body did not sit on Monday, May 2d; and adjourned without transacting any business, on Tuesday, May 3d, in consequence of the death of Mr. Manning, a Representative from the state of South Carolina. Cincinnati Gazette. A lot was, recently sold in the city of New York, situated on Wall street,' measuring 2G feet 9 inches front and containing about 3300 square feet for the prodigious sum of 8 1,000. Auction sales of real estate were made in New Orleans about a fortnight ago, to the amount of 322.000,; in two days. The principal purchaser was Achille Murat, on account of Joseph Bonaparte; A Queer Stout. A Mr. Story of Troy; advertises his wife as having deserted his bed and board; and, as a postscript notifies, that he continues tof mend and make shoes and is prepared for another wife, having laid in his winter wood. The Louisville .Journal of the 2d inst. says: 'Mr. Town has arrived here with his workmen for the purpose of commencing immediately the construction of the Bridge across the Ohio; The work, we understand, will be vigorously prosecuted. A chance for some persons to live longer. Two thousand five hundred dollars worth of patent medicines were destroyed by tire in Boston a few days' ago. The Legislature of Ohio granted, at its recent session, acts of incorporation to thirty-two rail-roads and five canals." It is computed that during the present year there will be in full operation,' in the United Stales, at least one thousand miles of railway. The annual profit of the New York Courier fc Enquirer printing office is said to exceed .$30,000. The Chicago American says there is! a lot in that town, which, in 1830 sold for sixty-tico dollars, that has risen iri value 100 per cent, per day since that time, embracing a period of five and a half years. Subscriptions amounting to $100,000. were received in one day, in the city of New York, for the relief of the citizens of Texas, who are suffering from the ruthless and exterminating vvarfare of the Mexicans. Cardinal Chcverus, formerly Bishop Cheverus, of Boston, it is said, will probably be chosen Pope on the death of the present incumbent of the Pontificial Chair. MARRIED, On Thursday last, by the Rev. James Jones, Mr. William II. Mapks to Miss Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. George llcwett, both of this village.