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scribbles 42 yesterday, making twelve in thirty six hours, who have died at that place. It is probable that the United States in getting the Indians from this country will destroy at least ten thousand, mostly women and children and helpless old people. .A few years ago enrolling agents by various means seduced about eleven hundred to enroll. Of these six hundred went in one company, of whom, as I was informed by one of the company, only about one hundred and sixteen survived one year. The other company of five hundred shared, doubtless a similar fate, though perhaps, not quite the same mortality. Of the three thousand forced off this summer, it is evident by various reports that a great part are dead.

Aug. 20. A gentleman from Tennessee called a few minutes. She says he was told by a lady, who saw a a company of Cherokees as they were driven to Calhoon, that she was informed of a woman in the company, who, on being seized with the pains of childbirth, entreated permission to retire, but as this was forbidden, she was compelled to fall in the street, and in the midst of a company of soldiers, pass through the pains of a travelling woman. This lady said that she was also informed that in another company six children were born in like circumstances. We also hear that when the last company were taken over the river at Ross landing, a woman in the pains of childbirth walked as long as possible, and then fell on the bank of the river, when a soldier came up and stabbed her with his bayonet which together with other pains soon caused her death.