Indian AGairs.
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General Gains, believing the service
would be much benefited by adding to cav
alry of Gen. Glasscock's command, one or
two other troops or companies-and having
been informed, that the troops in Jones and
that in Twiggs are desirous To volunteer,
las requested the Governor to sanction the
acceptance of their services, which, we un-
derstand. has been done General Gaines
left Fort Hawkins few days since for Point
Petre--thc militia have marched by The
way of Hartford, as the nearest route to
Fort Scott The names OF the two men
lately killed near Fort Gaines, are, William
Strother and Thomas Miller--the latter
only was scalped. General Mitchell, A
gent for Indian Affairs, states,in late COM
munlcation to the Executive, that be has
given orders to Nj Intosh 10 turn out parties
Of his war, ors for the protection OF travel
iers on the public road and, that the bulk
of the nation within our boundary appear
perfectly friendly. He gives it as bis opin-
ion, that there is little Cause to apprehend
an attack on any par, OF the frontier, except
Camden county, so long as we continue in





4leman at the Creek Agency, dated the l7ih
inst. informs US, that the Indians are 10
meet there the lth of next month, when
the warriors who are to join Gen, Gains
will be designated.


MAedgeviHe Geo. Journal, Dec %


From the National Inteligencer Of the 9Th INST.


II has been stated in the public prints,in
a variety of shapes in some as positive
fact in ethers upon conjecture, that Mr.
Bagot, the British Minister here, had pro-
tested against the transfer by spain OF East
Florida 10 the United States. We have
taken pains to ascertain the truth of this
statements, and are warranted in assuring
our readers that it is altogether without
foundation.


Extract of letter from Washington, dated De-


cember 97.


"On Christmas day Elizabeth E. Walker,
public Minister of the society OF Friends,
from New York, preached in the Capitol be-
fcre large meeting of members of Congress,
public officers and lades.-She gave two
prayers, and an excellent sermon of two hours
and quarter Iength--and during all that time
she rivitted the attention of the meeting the
scene TO many was new, and 10 all interest
ing"


NEw-YosK JAN 1S.-Mr.M. M Moan,
editor of the National Advocate, and late u.
S Consul at Tunis, has been convicted in
the Mayors Court, of having intercepted,
violated the seal, and published the contents
of private letter, from the editor of a pa
per il Poughkeepsie TO the editor Of the
Columbian.