Weekly Messenger, Volume 5, Number 255, Vevay, Switzerland County, 19 November 1836 — Page 2

J vcksoxvw.i.k, Oct. 13.

Wc hear partly from rumor but mostly

danger of her situation, and cried pilcously for help, when one of the gentlemen in the next room tied to the rescue of the sulferer w hile the other held her hv the hand from

C near partly ,m:n iiua tivti tno. , - . , , . . r i .! .'i, t-t h ? ,,!3 oc,tl, ;,rd fortunately she was rescued from iiauau!te-' aainunH, laat ine u tacn- ( , .,, - , r ... , '.) ..... , :nj ...., :rom !H-r perillons situation, taken over the ments ot ler.aesste into h.tv e luslcd stras- -i- ', - , , , . . i i - ,,f .mrto.x, i r,ul111?! ani1 again conducted to her room. cimg Indians to tac n. lourtecn. It . ' . f . ..... .,

it is to he hoped tint ihe report atui general impresssians are true that even the swamps and hammocks t Florid; aifrd n safe refuge

lor the Indian, from the bo'd and 1

rave

Ten-

An incident heller calculated to call the svm

natives and anxieties of human nature into action could not h ive occurred. In consequence of the violence of the gale, the I' rovidenee was twentv six hiurs on her parage; her wood was exhausted, and it was nlv by burning the vessel's handspikes, the sweeping of her wood house, and such other combustible materials as were at hand, that she was enabled to reach the New York dry

Dock, several miles from her usual place ofl

lanoing

WEEKLY JUESSEXGEK. Winters Wtttrcat, Indiana.

Sntarday, November 19, 183C.

SURPLUS REUEVUE. On the last day of October, the secretary of the U. Slates

treasury reports . 16,830,520, surplus fund, of

which Indiana will receive about ,$1,0jS00. The state bank of Indiana has been directed pay over $-250,000 on the first of January next.

iicsscans. SiioulJ (bis cam:a!;n close tiie

war, as every friend of Florida devoutly wishes; those men will return to their own state, their friends and home, wearing the laurels of glory. At inc date of our latest intelligence, Gov. Call was slH at Fort Drane and the report says he is short of provisions and forage. Supplies rm;' soon reach him. It is supposed he will soau be on the Oflthl.ichooch.ee, and that supplies will be brought up that river. Forage has now reac'icd Voluso, and Major Fierce, with his command, h:;s undoubtedly joined the Governor. A gentlem in of the Army, in a teller to Col. Pill, of this place. ihroujii Uo-;e politeness wc arc indebted for a perusal, thus peaks of Major Fierce: r.. He :s a line, follow goinsi a hea 1 taking all the re-pon-Mbtlily to a:d Gov. Call with forage iJcc. without waiting as some ef the rest do, for a special order lor every ''half-bit he expends.'

maadVelwcen Ge:n JeVP and Gov. Call." is becn b)' Gov. Noble, to collate the

settled. Gen. Josup d.x:s not claim it, out f-ff-:rs to take anv command the Governor wiil give him. The governor gives him the com ma-idofhls own refill r, SO.) in number.

and the Creek Indians. 0 )J in number. The

left Tampa on the 23!.h ult. and are

to be on the Ontii'aehuchv. No ivjws from Gov. Cali : tima.

Reliance can be placed on the above statements, as they corns from a gentleman who ought lo know the facts, and i above missta

ting them. The In linns have donb?les concentrated their forces, and piobtMv the)- are in councils consulting whether to yiel I or light till thej ia-t m n of them is slaia. From the past winter anJ the Seminole character, we can hard

ly anticipate any other alternative than that they will, in one way or another, continue the warfare. jxlracl of a letter to the Editor, dated ' Micvxopx, October 8th, 1826. Wc arrived here vesteiday together with

Major Fierce, and obout 10'.) regulars. We ; mot 10' J of Gov. Call's volunteers under Col.'i

Cuthbert at Stantaifee, as an additional escort

Wabash Bartholomew, J Marion, Hamilton, Johnson, Shelby, Madison, Hancock, Boone, Cass, Miami,

19G 3G7 307 17 370 1G7 43 237

121

M.4RSIULL- Alexander Sebastian has

presidential votes of this district, and carry

the same to lnuiannapohs LYDL1.V.1. A member of congress writes

to a trout leman in Vevay. that 4 Indiana will

BY EDWARD A. IIANNEG.VN. 412

SEVENTH DISTllICT

Montgomery,

Tippecanoe, 200

Clinton,

rountain, Warren,

Carroll,

Klkhart,

St. Joseph,

l.aporte, Jay, Jggrrgate majorities for Harrison. First district, ti 10; second distr.ct, 1375; third district, 1118; fourth district complete. 87G; fifth district, 1132; sixth district, 2105; seventh district, C12; total, 9858.

uen.wiil "as ,I,,ne vcry w"ong in voting as she

11 iha, if Mr. an liuren should be elected."

ie.ee t!ie 2Slh ul- t!,",,v not s,,e ,ias alzcais sucked the hind teat, but will continue to root for herself.

.?ouri2cymaii Printer. A journeyman Printer wanted immediate- , at this office. A steady berth and good ages jiiven to a good, steady workman. Printer's KctrtNtt, October .

PLE.1SJ.T TOirXSHIP. The following persons are candidates for the ofhVe of justice of the peace in Pleasant tow nship, in place of Henry Rogers,whose term of service is about to expire: JOHN G. ANDERSON, AlillAHAM ATKINSON, HENRY ROGERS.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. OFPICIVI. RETUUXS. LYDIJXJ.

or to h'trrv on tlie provisions to the Governor,

who with IT;) ) men. lately arrived at Fort The following returns ar nfflrial- nnrl tbi

third. 1 hey left this I counlies arranged by congressional districts

Drane, probaMv on the

place on the 5th, and about 2d miles on to

wards S mtaflft-e, at U uiiel's place the' surprised and killed four Indians. The house is situated about 10J rods from the road and feeling themselves perfectly secure from observation, they were cooking and preparing a meal, but the suvtke let the secret out and tha volunteers surrounded them. Tliev all

ran and attempted to break through the line Orange,

but were shot down making no resistance. I err3

was at the house yesterday, and Billy (Omarlh- jSpenccr,

In s cousin) was along. lie examined the dead bodies, and is of opinion that they were Creeks. He says no JSeminole eer goes from home so poorly dressed as these were, one of whom was naked. We expect leave to night for Gov. Call's head quarters, and from thence wc do not yet k:i'w. The Indians have dug up almost every thin:: which the troops buried on leaving the place in the summer, and even Lisut Whcelick's grave was forced open on our arrival. They had dug to the collin but left itj unmoJested when they discovered it to be a grave.

ged by congres

as the several members are pledged, in the event of the election going into congress, to obey the voice of the people of their district, at this election. Majorities in the several counties, given vnly. Harrison. Yam Biken. first d5strict by ratliff boox.

Warrick, Yanderburgh,

osey,

Gibson.

ike,

Dubois

Stenmhofil

incident.-

-On Wednesday the

200 140 300

SECOND DISTRICT BY J. W. DAVIS.

steamboat Provflence. made a passage Irom

Providence to New York, amid one of the most violent gaVs of wind that has visited the Sound these many vears. She had on board

about two hundred passengers, and fortunate

ly reached her port of designation with receiV'

ing any particular damage, although three

.quarters of her passengers sufFerred severely liri '1 . ,i i

lrom sea sicknesss. v iviisi me gale was pi

ping to its utmost, an incident ol thrilling in

terest occurred, which it may be well to re

late.

One of the upper state-rooms was occupied y Miss Clifton, the actress, and her servant:

the next one by Mr. Costor of New York and another genlh-mnn a d the farther one at

the stern of the boat, by two resnectacble

young ladies belonging to Abington in this

state. V hilst the gale was at it highest pitch the chanr.bermaid was sent by Mr. Coster to the room of Miss Clifton en some errand, but mistaking her room, she knocked at the door of the one occupied by the ladies just referred, one of whom laboring under the severe effects of sea sickness, and frightened by the roaring of the elements, and still more alarmed by being saluted at such a time by an unknown voice, sprang from her berth in her night rlnthc nnil inifr.-td nf flrinrr In tt.n A - ...I.:. a.

opened into the saloon, attempted to escape from the window, which is onlv one foot

square! On getting out, she found a projec

tion ot about two inches only to stand on be

neath and around her were the raging billows of Sound. If she had released her hold, the billows would havefoimed her winding sheet;

put, fortunately, she became sensible of the

Knox,

Davis, Mat tin,

Sullivan,

igo,

a 7. rence,

Green,

Owen, Clay,

Putnam,

300

500

3S2

THIRD DISTRICT BY JOHN CARR.

Jefferson, 500

Clark, Jackson, 200

Washington, Harrison,

Crawford, Floyd, Scott, Jennings,

83 84 25 300

Counties, Adams, Allen, Athens, Astabula Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark,

Clinton Clermont

Columbiana, Coshocton, Cayohoga, Craw ford,

Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Frtjette, Franklin Gallia, Geauga, Greene Guernsey, Hamilton Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, J iFersoii, Knox,

Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Lorain, I .ocas, .Madison, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Mercer, Miami,

Monroe, Montgomery, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Preble, Putnam, Richland, ReSS,

Sandusky,

coito,

Seneca, Shelby,

Stark,

tYumbull,

Fuscarawa?,

Union. Vanvert,

N arrcn Washington,

Wavi

Wood,

William?,

Totals

OHIO. Harrison.

156 1955 301)

Yan Bcrex. 275

415 1517

FOURTH DISTRICT BY AMOS LANE.

Switzerland,

Dearborn,

Franklin, Rush, Decatur,

Ripley.

Ill 87 418 300 40

Firm DISTRICT BY JONATHAN MX ARTY.

Henry,

Randolph, Wayne, Fayette, Union, Allen, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Lagrange,

800

337 1320 500 125 50

SIXTH DISTRICT BY GEO Rf!B L. KIXNVRD. Morgan, SO Hendricks, 3H

52 738 1236 COS

850

296 53 811 3T6 1808 1008 122

C52

300 771 11 105 172 850 325 757 210 1315

05 199

622 491 491

938 103

20,G86 11,469 9,517

315 275 417

10 20 1081

839 107 244

26 410 375 C05

421 82 57

1026

117 510

1057

11,409

Green, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata,

Lancaster.

-ebanon, .ehigh, .uzerne, .ycoming,

Mercer, Monroe, Mifllin,

Montgomery, Northumberland, Northampton,

IrfC, erry,

hiladelphiacit. 4"CO-

'otter,

McKcan. Schuylkill.

Somerset,

Susqnchana,

ioga, nion,

Verango, Washington,

W ayne, Westmoreland, York

1500 177

2200 350

7S3

1250 1500 500 450

117

205 1081 700 10CO 200 800 800 261 172 S09

015 270 379 31 9.'K) 8K)

15,281 14,979

Scott,

Bourbon, Jessamin, Grant,

Fleming, Fayette,

Nicholas, Lousivillf,

Jefferson co. Shelby,

W oodford, Madison,

Clark,

Mason, Washington

Bullitt,

Nelson,

Ohio,

Marshall,

Wabash, Edwards, Lawrence,

KE.YTCCKY. Uariusox. 57fi US 22 ilo 550 512 200 7U 20S 4i5 300 491

400

Yam Bcrex. 321

VIRGLXLL 5G0 226 ILLLVOJS. Hahk:m: 17a :o

380 410

210 296

. x Brr.r:-:.

DELlirjRZ.

The returns received show a majority A,r

Harrison, of

MJRYL.LYD. Harrison's majority

Indiana, Ohio, Keutucky, Maryland, Delaware,

GRJJTD RESULT. 1 1. m. i) 21 1 1 10 .

1270

9,225

V. B.

Texas. The congress of Texas met on the

3d of October. A quorum being preset t on the first day, Richard Ellis was elected

pro tern, of the se:i:le, ai;d Ira Ingram, f

.Matagorda, Speaker vf the House. On th-

1th the various c uini'.!Jtts v tic Hppoin'cd-.

On the same day ihc t.fl'aial irlun.s nf tho voles given fur Prcid.-i:l, Vice Piesidcns, members of Ccarcss, &c. were rei;dcrcl.

The result was Jt i'.llt.v.t.: Y,r President llouslin, 3,385; AusIip, ZSl; mUh, 114; Green, 12; Art her, 4; Ru-k, I: For Vifc President Lamar. 2.7b3; Ua?k, 1,159; Zavalia, 23; and Nmilh, 2. The o;c f;r mail:-, taining the const ilufion in its present fcim was 3,199, and fur g:vii?;j Hncr lo C:ngrt to altar it 223. The vt.lv for the annexation of Texas to the U:-ikd States was 3,279. and for coiuinueiiig it a s naia-c Slcj.ub!ic 9u The members of the Tcaas: Congress are .-t iken of as '.s- sii,r a high oidcr i.-f iitft IIIgence and res j et lal iljiy. On the 5th. prtsident Burnet ei4 his nics.sige lo both houici of Congress.

Alleghany, Adams, Armstiong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Centre, Chester Clearfield, Cumberland, Draw ford, Dauphin, Delaware, Eric

Fayette, I Franklin,

rLWVS YL VJXIJ. Harrison. Yax Bore 518

450 1100 400

375 158 128 900

700 196 822 430

400

3310

501

900 500

ThcXpi eir Circular. A receiver of public monies in Mil higrm n-reiitly jfrpoed 000,000. A( c. luiiiti a, the n-noisition of ti f-.

treasury circular. h- h;-d lo h-po-it it in spi -cie. The dt j ..r;u ',,.,nli being 150 ir.iles fiJ. a team of seven i.Uv of c;;ttle, guarded bv three armed nu . va inph- wd t leven da in cariying Im uvwy V, iis jdaceof destination, at an (-x.f-ie of;J5M. Such are the clfects of the Presidcirt miserable circular. The New Oiloat s I!a!hin of the 2Gt!i says: 'The latent adices fr.m Mataincras represent commerce at a stand, Mexican troops desertiog f.u want d pay, clolhiatr. and food, and pn!ahlv from rat1(-"liilc indisposition U eiicounh r ihr m,.n tfSan Jacinto. Gen. Urrea has rei;;i. . and in (act eery thing wears a soiry aiprci for the Mexican causr, while the star of Texas U greatly in the ascendent'

Thr-b,;, !:,.:;f , jv,...-, New Y. rk fi.r Carfh.:- :!hn;, LuHioiilniirniiil half a ton oj g-r.i-iMio- en toard, lo, k lite at mvhiigV i ! i:K- :.?ist of August. The captain,