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 In last weeks paper. wo sOlq of the alfray that occurred e gave d on the night of the lllb 'ss' ;ea' Pq particulars of which we wo ',ls', b

 informed. Since then, otbe. bere no't most brutal and dastardly U; tGu'9gs perpetrated at the same nl,oa A'ada

 The circumstances copnae,.

 fray, and the particulars 4,S'ea of !. Fa those of the internal outrapes ,' a,. a' on private property, and ths 9'P ~, .0nn fenceless females, we learn r,de pef'qs tlmony to be substantially as ,eal e.n i'

 The origin of the aflrav d da,a, ,o,o's as the middle or latter oart ra'ss ss s last when some n of the soldiers !" ,,

 house of Nelly Taylor, a cbs,,te g 5el' jug of whiskey, and started 's'eAs aS their return to the Fort. Tbaa vn sued by the woman and Will;. insy "

 who overlook couple of sol1,. N

 posing them to be the ones Y,p's wba

 the whlskey, Nicholson comms,.l os ,l ping them, but desisted immeJi,,aII'' a,I'H informed that they were innocent a, ,, bery. A few nights after saaq tbis a.'l Der of soldiers were out from tbp, s and made inquiries at the sto,a r''li at son. without the limits of tbe P,1 p several persons, and among lbsn % Nicholson, whom they expressed a 7. desise to ''get hold of,n and ale. '' Rogers, whom, indeed, they s,ao, sa., cross, and beat in an unmerei(n % n..

 The matter rested here until flu" l'', the llth inst, when Nicholson @ m, number of the soldiers at a ar,oT, I, N house of Polly Spaniard, when i" time, a quarrel occurred, which % ;a,, the dance for a while, but which settled, and the dance resumed~N;'I and the soldiers taking part with oS.l

 Soon, however, the dance w,, terrupted and a dragoon. named w.; commenced fight, in which ii ,0,s, was joined by two of his comrsi,' sticks. Nicholson then drew bisE EnaI seemed there was a determin,tas part, at least, of some of the sol1isr, to insult and impose upon him. n stabbing one of the assailants nansl in the shoulder, he struck al Wv (who was still fghting) and kiei stantly. He then attempted to na,e treat out of the house, and in So dd attacked by the third, whose blow stick he warded off with his am. mi turn stabbed him in the side, as itbuI mortally. Nicholson then made ebs and has Tot vet been arrested.

 It may not be amiss here to renal the testimony of some of the solfs of others taken at the instance of C son, differs materially from lhe hn but from what we have heard, anlE dispositions of uninterested peroas! were present, we believe that lbea5ol statement embraces substantially de l the ease.

 The scenes of the night of the laI another and most infamous act inia| drama-an act that truly reflects ds!r on the military-an act that has a9s Warmest indignation in the brea highminded eitizen-an act that Bi demonstration of the feelings and r| that are cherished, avowed and paaf \ at least, a portion of that post, and \ should open the eyes of the goveaa awaken t to the very great impi demolishinq this nucleus, aroml gamblers, whiskey-drinkers and vie l ters cluster, thrive and fallen, at lle I and imminent peril of the morals a| dignity of the Cherokee people NJ scarcely sci in before the house

 Spaniard was attacked by some dgi uniformed barbarians, in the seuia| United States, who are placed haf | serve peace and prorect the r'asmfs| less. They were armed with clubs and only one are, which was usei 2 named Carpenter, for the purpose d ping down the door facing anialsos pon to knock down the helpless Fon were attempting to escape from lR which his dastardly comrades al time, from beating the women' lo n1 which was by this time envelOPa Death now stared them in the hte by fire, or the risk of it from theap1| penter's hand. was the only alaHaa1 them. They chose the latter, an severe struggle with him succeaa \ ing their escape. One of the V'aa verely hurt by a blow from the ap z dreadlulIy bruised with club anu ,, through the hand with bayone, tp otheas are more or less ''hacked '" heads and arms with knives. :,

 The house occupied by Polly Y together with all its contents anu house belonging also to Cher0Au and a short distance from the ro'' tirely consumed. And another el'l' the soldiers met with in the pralfle '' ed down and considerably injured

 The day following these bfuIal '' p' some of the soldiers brought as la' { heels could carry them, a report '0 7. U manding officer, that while ensassuIa; < wood, near by the post, they we,e CT. 7 on, by a brother of two ol u' 4, whose property had been OuIl' .b,, " previous and who had been so .s.'. sa. abused. It however, upon 'n' proved to be false. A..,

 In conclusion, we state llla, aS @, soldiers engaged in the deeds ol 1,, v, the l2th, have been idenlliled al'u ,.ra irons for the purpose of beng s-a'., ss the civil authorities ol the oa .y and that Col. Mason, the eoll'ia.