Evansville Daily Journal, Volume 1, Number 55, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 26 June 1848 — Page 2

EVANSVIUE JOURNAL. PRINTED AND PCCLISHED BY WM. H.v CH ANDLER & CO.

FOR PRESIDENT: GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR, Of Louisiana . . - FOR VICE PRESIDENT: MILLARD FILLMORE, . Of New York. FOR REPRESENTA Tl VE, NATHAN ROWLEY. WHI ELECTORAL TJ.CKBT. SENAJOUUL IXECTOKS. JOSEril G. MARSHALL, of Jefferson. GODLOVE S. ORTH, of Tippecanoe. DICTRICT IXECTOKS, ti PUL-John Pitches, of Posey. John s. U.ivis, ol rloyJ. Milton Gkegg, of Dearborn. Pavip P. JIoLLOWAr, of Wayne. 3.1 4th 5th Thomas D. Walpole, of Uncock. 6ih 7th 8lh " öth 19th " Ijoveu. II. EousjE4u. of Greene. Edward W. McGimcuey, of Park. James t. Suit, of Clinton, Daniel D. Pratt, of Cass. David Kilca.re, ofpejware, CITY OF EVANSVIILE: MONDAY MORNING, JUXE 2ß, 1813. jDCT7Tbe Vanderburgh Democrat of Saturday publishes the 'Limenfof the Waa'iinjton I'tiion, because Clay 01 Scott was not nominate J by the Whig Convention. We refer our readers to an article in another column from the Richmon I Republican upon this tubject which is worthy a perusal by every true Whig. To read the Uuion s arlicje one would suppose that nothing would comfort it. There is no feign more encouraging than, this the friends of Gen. Taylor. Had Gen. Taylor been rejected by the Convention, and either Clay or Scott selected as the Whig candidate how different would hare been the tone of the Uuion s article?. When Mr. Clay was rejected by the Whig Convention in 1S10. the wail, ings of the ranting, whinning, old hypocrite, who presides over the Union, were heard throughout the length and breadth of the land; but when he received the nomination in 18-14, who was more abusive of that great statesman, than Richie? And it is fresh within the recol1 action of every newspaper reader, that when the Administration commenced this persecution of Gen. Scott, they had no more pliant tool to do their dirty bidding, to malign and traduce this gallant soldier, than this same man Richie, whose bowels of compassion are now so sensibly moved at his and Mr. Clay's rejec lion. What u miserably compound of stupid itv, hypocrisy, and deceit! 0Cjr,iitct3 are the data of all just reasoning and the primary elements of all real knowledge.' Says the Democrat, and we admit the "cor redness of the principle." Therefore do we contend that Gen. Cass is a Federalist. He commenced life by abusing Thomas Jefferson, editing a federal paperadvocating and de fending the federal party, and wearing the black cockade. His acts since then as minis tcr to France and Senatorin Congress have convinced us that he is still a federalist at heart and only assumes the name of democrat to acquire office and the spoils. We have pub lished no libels' against Gen, Cass, as the Democrat insinuates. The truth is sufficient for our purpose, and when that is all to)d we doubt if the Democrat will not loath its candi date as much as we do. A National Candidate. On the final ballot, in the Whig National Convention, Gen. Taylor received votes from every State in the Union, and he also received more votes thau each of his competitors in their respective geographical divisions more than Mr. Web ster in the East more than Mr, Clay in the West more than Gen. Scott in the Northern and Middle States and the united influence of the South. Therefore he is pre-eminently a national candidate. The Barsbubsebs Convention. News was received here on yesterday that the Convention of Barnburners which met at Utica on Thursday last, have nominated Martin Van Buren for the Presidency and Gov, Dodge, of is consin. for the Vice Presidency, We have not seen the procjediugs, which we believe are ia the city, but we learn that John Van Bu ren presided over the Convention. Hurra for the harmonious democracy, Whai poolingof wool there will be among the lokies now, and what a pleasant tjrae that party will have from now till November Hurra! wejsay for the harmonious democracy In Indiana, Taylor and Fillmore will be as badly whipped, and as completely routed, as IVOS Odilia XVIIUs UV1A iiv.vw jMmgv auwria Vista Democrat. r We bdivev it was'Old Zack tint whipped Santa Anna atBuejja Vista, and just such another flogging will he gjjrehis friend, federal aa, lu Novrrnber,

' From the TerTe Haute Express. COMJION SCHOOLS,

Mr. Donaldson Dear Sir: In some of my remarks upon Common School Education, I have said that in a well regulated system of Common Schools, instruction can be imparted for about one third the amonnt usually paid for similar instruction in select or subscription Schools; and I am informed that the correctness of this statement has been doubted by some and denied by others who have heard me. I therefore desire through your valuable paper, to give some of the evidence upon which I rely to sustain this statement. ' The Hon. Samuel Galloway, superinten dent of Common Schools in the State of Ohio, in his report for last year, page 9, savs: "It has been well established uniform experience, in all places where various kinds of schools have been taught, that education under a well organized eeneral system is the lai expense. The testimony exhibited in the let ters attached to .his re nor t nhnwi that ihm usual annual price of tuition in the Cnmmnn Schools, varies from 83,25 to 83,75. This is about one-iAinx of the price generally given w ... w.wvt uwtvvta. x appears irona me iasi report 01 me trustees and visitors of the Common Schools in Cincinnati, that th aggregate annual amount paid teachers was tf w, u uiai pupus were en rolled duriflz the rear. These fact would give 82,64 as the rate for each. As the daily A I ? . . - M M . aiienuance is repoueu at it is not probble that more than 6, or 7000 pupils may be considered as having enjoyed the full benefits of the schools. Assuming 7000 as the number, the price for each would be a fraction over 84. There can be no doubt that the tuition of that number in select schools would have cost at least $90,000. As fuller evidence upon this point, these facts, presented by reliable authority, may be given. In a single year, in Massachusetts, the amount paid lor private tuition was 8338,000, whilst in the same year, the amount applied to the tuition of six times the number of children educated in public schools was 8513.000. In one vearin Connecticut. 8200,000 were expended for the education of mCk I'All I H tftAtlb.nd AkM.lM J VI! - C 1 1 oitwij uiuuoauu imuiicu III UUUIIC OCuOOIS. Facts might be multiplied illustrating the NIUC If U til. The testimony alluded to in the above extract, is contained in several letters written to Mr. Galloway, by persons having charge of schools in several towns and cities of that great State, in answer to questions addressed to them by himself. The 4th of these questions was "What has been the extent and variety of branches taught in your school, and have the advantages for a thorough education been equal to those afforded in select schools." fd this question the reply froraZanesville was as follows.' Th rvm.-e embraces a full English course. A V W MB- ' - W inrlin1in(T fiTnlrn.naties. Natural Philotoohv. &c., also Latin GramnijranJ German. But at present we are without a Uc.rmart Teacher. There is no select school in the piipe in which the highest branches are taught, ft iuL bC?n tried repeatedly, but always tailed; I meaZ since the existence of the Public Schools. They are designed to be our very, best schools, and we think they are." The same question is answered bv the Super intendent, Trustees, and VUi tors of Portsmouth as follows: "The course ofstudv pursued in our school, was more extensive, during the year for which this report is made, than it has been at any previous time since its commencement. Besides the elementary branches of an English education, pupils have been taught in the United States and General History, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Botany, Political Grammar, (Mansfield's) Geometry of Planes and solids, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Algebra as treated of in Davies' First Lessons, and Davies Bourdon (through method of Inneterminate Coefficients, Summation of Series, and Theory of Logarithms,) and Surveying and Travelling, as taught by Grammere. Those branches only are named which have been pursued by classes respectable both in numbers and proficiency. It should be added, too, that pupils who have prusued these studies were first required to master thoroughly the more rudimental studies, Arithmetic, English Grammar and Geography. In addition to the above named branches, provisions have been made for teaching Mental Philosophy, Moral Science; Political Econ omv Rudiments of Anatomy, and Physiology, Geology, French and Latin Grammar. It will be seen by the above enumeration of branches taqght, that there are very few of our high schools that offered to their pupils a more thorough or extensive range of study, than that taught in the Common Schools of" this place. There ia no Private High School at Portsmouth and thisof itself might probably be satisfactory. The demand for a high school at Portsmouth as a central point by the neighboring country, ft supplied by a Common School. This que'stion is answered by the manager of schools in the city of Cleveland as follows: 'The extent and vaiity of branches taught in our Public Schools, is hardly sufficient to afford the advantages of a thorough English education, but ara very near equal to those afforded by our best Select Schools. No funds have been obtained except by taxation. Our classification consists of Primary Grammar, and High Schools. (The latter has been added withiu the past two years.) We have, in all, fifteen schools, taught by five male, and seventeen female teachers, at an average yearly salary of 8170 for males, and 8200 for females. (The maximum being 8500, and the miuimum 8133.) The whole number of children in attendance is a fiaction over 2,000. During a portion of the year instruction is given by competent teachers in music writing and drawing. The School Directors of the city of Sandusky answer as rollows: "The bra nches taught are the common English branches, the Latin, Greek and French languages. Algebra, Gaometry, Natural Philosophy. Chemistry. Aslronomr. Phrsioloy An. cient. Modern and Natural History, &c, &c : auuwe iuuik me advantage lor acquiring a thorough English education, as well as a thor ough preparation for College, eoual to those afforded by the better class ot the Select Schools. "We Iiave two grades of Primary Schools. of which there are five during the spring and Hinnmer term, employing five teachers, all fe-

feaiales, at an average salary of fourteen dollars and fifty cents per month; and seven durinr? f lio naaeartt farm am Jnt'tntT a1 oYlt fPflCh

ers, two male, and six female, the salaries of females the same as before, and the males at thirty dollars per month each. We also have one high school,, employing three teachers, one male, and two females, and an additional male a portion of. the time; the females at an average salary of eighteen dollars per month; one of the males at thirty-six dollars and fifty cents, and the other at the rate of about forty dollars per month. The above salaries, it will be remembered, are for teaching time only. The maximum salary that we have paid during the year has been at the rate of five hundred dollars per year, and the minimum fourteeu dollars per month; maximum for females twenty dollars, and minimum for males, thirty dollars per mouth." In Ohio rapid improvements are being made in their Common School System, but yet much remains to be done; but it will be seen by the above extracts (for example the city of Portsmouth) that where the whole people have united in efforts to make the Common Schools what they should be, they are fully equal to the best Select Schools, and supersede them. The 6 th question, of Mr. Galloway has a bearing upon the character and usefulness of the schools, and is as follows: "How are your schools classified what has beeu the number for the past year how many teachers have been employed for the same time, and how many of each sex?" The answer from Zanesville is: "I can scarcely undertake to give you the details of classification. The Juvenile Department in the Male School, fills a room, and may contain some 50 or CO little fellows. These pass then to the Junior Department, as they advance in learning. This Department occupies two rooms, and may contain 60 to 100. Thence they are taken as they advance, to the Senior Department, which occupies two roomsof the principal, or as it is familiarly called, the "Apparatus Room." The female Department is essentially the same in classification. One peculiarity of our system is that writing is taught by one who teaches nothing else, except singing. He has a room at each school, and the forenoon is spent at the female, and the afternoon at the male. A half day in each week, in each school, is devoted to instruction in Vocal Music. In the male school there are six teachers, including the Principal. The female is taught by six females, the teacher of writing and singing acting as superintendent thereof, o far as government and general supervision are concerned. This makes fourteen in all, being seven males and six females. The number of scholars in attendance for the past year, at any one lime has been about 500. ' From the city of Portsmouth, as follows: "The school placed under the superintendence of the principal of the Male Department, and accommodated in one building, is divided into three Departments, and these Departments are again sub-divided into grades, with strict regard to the attainment ot . the pupils. The division is as follows: The Male Department into 4 grades; the Fe male Department into 3 grades; Primary, or inin all nine wnu n, occupying rooms, are taughv b nine teachers, all of whom are females, except the teachers of the first and second grades of the Male Department." The answers to this question from Cleveland and Sandusky, are given above, in answer to the 4th question, and from Dayton it is an swered as follows: "There are, at present, three schools of the same class. In each of these there are two Ju nior Departments for boys, and one for girls, in which Orthography, Reading, and Writing are taught and two Senior Departments, one for boys and one for girls, in which the higher branches are taught. There is also one German School, in which there is one teacher, and the same branches are taught as in English. Having given above an idea of the character of the schools, let us now look at their cost. The 9th question of Mr. Galloway is the following: "What has been the anncal average expense of tuition lor each scholar?" The answer from Zanesville is "about six dollars.' From Portsmouth "four dollarsand eighty-five cents." The answer from Cleveland is "within a fraction ot three dollars aud fifty cents." From Sandusky city, the answer is, "The entire tuition per scholar, for one entire year amounts to four dollars and seventy five cents, which you will readily see is less than one half that would be required to obtain the same amount of schooling by Select School." In the State of New York it appears by the report of the Superintendent of Common Schools, that the average length of time their schools were kept, was eight months and that the average cost of tuition for each child that attended any portion of that time was 80 cents and five mills, and that the average cost to each child for the whole expense of the schools, including pay and board of lea che rs, repairs and building of school houses, Fuel, Stationary, Text Books and Supervision, was less than 81,76, The whole number of chit dren that attended school some part of the time was 781,347. But as some portion of of lias number attended only a part of the eight months that the schools were kept open the actual cost of schooling was more than the above sum of 81,76, If we suppose the aver age attendance tohaveben 400,000, one whole cost of eight months schooling to each child attending the whole number of eight months, would be about 83,33. In most high schools the usual vacations reduce the time of actual attendance in a year's schooling, to about ten months, so that eight months schooling may De said to be three fourths of a school year. If then, we add one fifth to above sum of 83,38, we make the cost of a year's schooling in New York about 84,00. But if we make no allowonce for vacations, and keep the children in school the whole 12 months in esch year, the whole of the cost will be about 84,51. The Com mon Schools of New York, New England and Ohio, as well as other States where they have well regulated systems, include, in most of the largest towns and cities, High School?,

lant, (composed almost wholly or boys and girls troVn 4 to 7 years of age) 2 grades; making

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capable of preparing boys lor College, and of

giving girls a thorough and accomplished education, all of which is obtained at the cost above stated. Compare this with the cost of similar schooling in Indiana. For instruction in the humblest of our schools we pay at least S3 per year, and the price ranges in the better schools from this sum to 822 per year, and I apprehend there is no seminary in this State where the range and character of in struction are equal to those of the schools of Zenesville, Portsmouth and Sandusky, mentioned above, in which the cost of a year's schooling would not be three times as great as it is in those say from 812 to 816 a year. In New York they had last year 6611 male teachers, at an average price of 816 per month, and 10,105 female teachers at an average price of less than 87 per month. In Astabula co., Ohio, less than one-third of their teachers were males at an average price of 812,73 per month, and more than two thirds of their teachers were females, at an average price of five dollars per month. These prices are too low, and perhaps lower than we can obtain competent teachers for. But is it believed we can obtain female teachers (board included) for 812 per month. This for six months would be 872, and for a school of 40 scholars, would be 81,80 for each scholar, six months, or 90 cents tor three months. That woman are the best teachers for all schools except the Male Departments of high scholars, is now generally admitted, where their usefulness has been ful ly tested. We have seen above that in New York under the excellent system ofthat State, near two-thirds of their teachers are females. In Massachusetts and Connecticut about threefourths of their teachers are of that sex. And when we reflect that these two last named Slates were the first of all the pec pie of the earth, that ever provided for the education of a whole people, and that they have been im proving their system for two hundred years, may we not hope to learn something from their experience? Respectfully yours, A. KINNEY. CGrThe editors of the different newspapers of the state are respectfully requested to publish the above. A. K. June 21, 1813. From the Richmond Republican. LAMENT OF THE UNION. We invite the attention of the reader to the followins funeral dirge, sublime and pathetic. He will find it difficult to realize that these fearfully solemn and unutterably touching stains proceed from the government organ: "The truly great man of the Whig party has been trust a&ide rudely thrust aside "Harrv of the West," whose whistle, like that of Roderic Dhu, would have 'girrisonM the glen At once with full five hundred men, .. Watching their leader's back and will" Has been "laid on the shelf;"' and at last. af. ter all his untiring devotion to his party, is in very mucn tne position oi Cardinal Wolsey, nucu uc citiauneu "O, Father Abbot An old man, broken with the etonn of State, Is conic to lay hfs weary bones among ye. Give him a little earth for charity!" "In our mind's eve, we see him, like Fits James, after he had chased the stag in vainafter he had seen his good steed "stretch his stiff limbs to raise no more calling in his hounds from their vaiu pursuit, when "Back limped, with Mow and crippl! pace, The sulky leaders of the chase; Close to their master's side they pressed With drooping tail and hurable crest. f "The orator.the statesman, the brave old civilian, stands at this moment a victim of feder al adoration and federal ingratitude! "And Scott the brave and gallant Soott who fought from Vera Cruz to Mexico who entered in triumph the city of Montczumas, and through whose direct agency the olivebranch is now entwined with the late hostile banners of the United States and Mexicohe, too, has been pushed from bis stool, to make room for a younger, "not a better soldier." "And Webster.too.the man celebrated bv his friends for giant intellect, and as capable of aoingnonor to any station, could find hardly a corporal 8 cuard to say "God save him!" But that same corporal's guard wilt scarcely desert him! aud when old Massachusetts speaks next November, the will scarcely have forgotten now io pronounce and that, too, with empha sis the name of Daniel Webster!" Who could believe, and yet it is the fact, that the above Is from the Washington Union? It is the organ of Polk which now converts Harry of the Wst into Roderick Dhu. Fitz Jamesand Cardinal Wolsey; which now pronounces Clay a "truly great man;" "the orator, the statesman, the brave old civilian"! that same Clay who, in 1814, was branded from Maine to Georgia by the same party as guilty of BARGAIN AND CORRUPTION 83 a DEBAUCHEE, duelist, and black leg, as everv thins in short that is corrupt in politics and infamous in morals! Who doubts that, if Mr Clay had been again the candidate, the same charges would have been again repeated? No oue, who recollects that the same lament was raised by the same presses when Harrison received the nomination in 1840. Then, as now, according to the democratic organs, Clay had been vilely victimized by his own party! Then, as now, their sympathies ran in a broad stream for the neglected and unrewarded Harry of the West. But no sooner had their pretended favorite been again presented than the wail of distress died away, and they who had raised it, sprang, like tigers from their ambush, upon ineir victim, ine same game nas oeen tried again, but witn jess success. Jt has proved the most transparent ot all tricks, the ino.st shallow of all humbugs. The Union, and other democratic organs, may thank themselves; ihey may praise their own immense discretion and sagacity, that Taylor is the Whig nominee. Thousands of Whigs have been convinced of Old Zack's superior availability, by the onen and undisguised anxiety of the Union that he should not be the Whig candidate. Shade of Talleyrand! What a miracle of tact and man agement! And Scott, too, the brave and gallant Scott. who fought from Vera Cruz to Aiexico, Scott who entered the Halls in triumph, Scott who won us a peace, Scott too, quoth the Union,

"has been pushed from his stool, lo make room for a younger, 'not a better soldier.'" Oh, Union! Union! Have you ever read Scott's letter to Marcy, or Marcy's letter lo Scott? Who pushed Scott from his stool in Mexico? H'Ao caused him to be withdrawn from the head of his victorious army, and placed not only a younger, but an almost untried soldier in his place? Who has reduced him to the necessity of entering his country, rather as a prisoner, than a great conquerer, entitled to a triumphal march through the whole length and breadth of the land? Why is it that Scott is at this moment entangled in a pettyfogging coutroversv with a Presidential favorite, instead of being received, with open arms, by a

grateful Government, as the representatives of graieiui minions oi ine American reoptef The veteran Scott will know and and appreciate the worth of the Union's tardy lauda tions. Daniel Wedster too, old Daniel; "blue-light Daniel"; the "pensioned advocate of. the manufacturers"; the "Hartford Convention Federal ist"; Daniel Webster comes in for a share of the Union s sympatr.etic woes! And Massachusetts is to show in November next her determination to average his memory. A sorry complement to old massachusetts! We shall see how it is received. But in the mean time, we venture lo predict, that the friends of Clay, of Scott and of Webster, will vie with each other in enthusiastic support cf Zaciiary Taylor. Their several Stales will be found pressing to to the van of the Whig fleet, nor suffer themselves to be enticed to shipwreck and destruction by the song of the syren. CAPT. ZACIIARY TAYLOR AT THE SEIGE OF FORT HARRISON IN 1812. Extract of a letter from Captain Zachary Taylor, commanding Fort Harrison, Indiana Territory, to Govrrnor Harrison, dated. Fobt Harrison, Sept. 10,1812 Dear Sir: As I had not been able to mount a guard of more than six privates and twonon-commissicned officers fur some time past, and sometimes part of them every other day, from the unhealthiness of the cornpiny,! had not conceived my force adequate to the defence of this post, (should it be vigorously attacked.) As 1 had just recovered from a severe attack of the fever, I was not able to keep up much through the night After tattoo I cautioned the guard to be vigilent, and ordered one of the non-commissioned officers (as a sentinel could nut see every part of the garrison,) to walk around! the inside during the whole of the night, to prevent the Indians from taking any advantage of US, provided they had any idea of attacking us. About 1 1 o'clock, I was awakened by the firing of one of the sentinels. I sprang up, and ran out; and orderred, the men to their posts, when my ordetly serjeact, who had charge of the uppei block-house, called out that the Indians had fired tl.o lower block house,which contained the pioperty of the contractor, deposited ia the lower part, the upper having been assigned to a corporal aud ten privates as an alatm post. The funs had begun to fire pretty sharply from both sides. I directed the buckets to be got ready, and water bro'i from the well, and the fire extinguished immediately, as it was hardly perceivable at that time. But from debility, or some other cause, the men were very slow in executing my orders. The word fire appeared io throw the whole of ihem into conluion; by the lime they had got the water and broken open the door, the fire had unfortunately communicated to a quantity of whiskey, the stock having licked several holes through me lower part oi tue building, alter the salt which was storod there, through which the Indians had introduced the fire, without be ing discoved, as the night was very daikjnnd in spite ol every exertion we could make use of, in less than a moment it ascended to the root, and baffled every effort to extinguish it. As that block-house adjoined the barracks that make part of the fortifications, mos: of t'.e men gave themselves up for lost, and 1 had the greatest difficulty in cettinc any of ray orders executed. And, sir, what from the raging of the fire, the yelling and hollowing Of several hundred Indians, the cries of nine women and children, ' a pari soldiers1 and a part citizens1, wives, who had taken shelter in the fort, and the disponding of so many men, which was worse than all, I can assure you that my feelings were very unpleasant ; and in fact there were not more than ten or fifteen men able to do a great deal, the others being sick or convalescent ; and to add to our other misfortunes, two of the stoutest men in the fort, that I had everv confidence injumped the pickets and left us. lint my piesence of mind did not for a mo ment forsake me. I saw that by throwing oil a part of the roof that joined the block house which was on fife, and keeping the end perfectly wet, that the whole row of buildings might be saved, and leave only an entrance ol 18 or 20 feet for the Indians,afier the bouse was consumed, and that a tempo rary breastwork might be erected to prevent . i. . uieir even entering mere. I conxynced the men that this could be accomplished, and it appeared to inspire them with more firmness and desperation. I hose that were able, while others kept up a constant fire from the other bIock-house?,and the two bastions mounted ine roots ot tne nouses, with Dr. Clark at their head, under a shower of bul lets, and inters than a moment threw off as much ol the roof as was necessary. This was done with the loss of only one man. and two wounded, and I am in hopes neither of them dangerously. The man that was kill ed was a little deranged, and did not get off tne nouse as soon as directed, or he would not have been hurl. Although the barracks were several times in a blaze, and an im mense quantity ol fire against tbem, the men used such exertions that they kept it under, and before day raised a temporary breastworks as high as a man's head. The Indians continued to pour in a heavy fire of ball, and an innumerable quantity of arrows, during the time the attack lasted, in everj prt of the parade. I bad but one other man killed, nor any other wounded inside the fort, and he lost his life by being loo anxious. He got into one of the galfies in the bastion, and fired over the pickets and calU ed out to his comrades that he had killed in Indian, and neglecting to stoop down, in

an inslaut was shot dead. After keepin

up a constant fire till G o'clock next rnorn n ing, which we began to return with some effect after daylight, they removed out of the reach of our guns. The Indians suffered smartly, but were so numerous aj to take off all that were shot. They continued with us until the next morning, but made no further attempts on the fort, nor have we seen any more of them since. We lost the whole Ot our provisions, bul must make out to live ou green corn until we can get a supply, which I hope will not be long. If you carry on an expedition against tho Prophet this fall, you ought to be well pro vided with everything, as you may calculate on having every inch of ground disputed between this and there, that they can defend with advantage. Fort Harriscx, Sept. 13, 1912. , Dear S:c:.l wrote you on the 10th inst giving you an account of the attack on this place, as well as my situation; . which account I attempted to send by water, but the two men 1 dispatched in a canoe after night found the river so well guarded that they were obliged to return. The Indians had built a fire ou the bank of the river, ' a ' short distance below the garrison, which gavothern an opportunity of seeing any craft that' might attempt to pass, and were waiting with a canoe ready to intercept it. expect the fott, as well as tho road to Vinceunes, is as well or better watched than the river; . . hut my situation compels me to make one oilier attempt by land, and my orderly serjeant with one other man sei out to night, with strict orders to avoid the road in day time, and depend entirely on the woods; although neither of tbem have ever been to Vinceunes by land, nor do they know anything of the country; but I am in hopes they will reach you in safely; I send them with great reluctance from their ignorance of the woods. I think that it is very probable there is a large party of indians way laying the road between this and Vincennes, likely about the Narrows, for the purpose of intercepting any party that may be coming to this place, as the cattle they got here will supply them with provisions for some time time to come. . Please, &;c. . Z. TAYLOR. His Excellency, Gov. Harrison... The paper i.containing the above letter has the lollowing paragraph. In addition to the above account pf4ne gallant delence of Fort Harrison. - from an attack of a i patty of Indians, pcthaps lea times their number, we have pleasure in staling that there is every reason to believe that the Post was relieved before the Indians could reassemble to attack it. On Thursday evening the 10th, Col. Wni. Russell, arrived at Vincennes from Illinois, with about 600 mounted Rangers and 500 . Infantry, with which he marched on the 12th, to sue cor Fort Harrison. On the 13th he encamped within 35 miles of the Fort, which ho expected to reach on the 16th," The attack on the Fort was on the night of September 4th. . The above is from a file cf neswspapers, of Oct., 1812. A young Prussian officer named Herr Von Grone, who at the commencement .of the Mexican war, was in the United Slates,, and volunteered his services for twelve months, and was wounded at the battle at the National Bridge, was recently kilbd in battle at Schleswig-Holstein. After leaving the United States, he again joinod the Prussian army, and in the first engagement fell while advancing against the enemy, having received a ball through the head. SODA AXD II LUE LICK WATER. AC. I IALLOCK has erected a fine Soda Fountain for the accommodation of the public and requests those who appreciate a cooling drink in a hot, dusty day. to give him a call. Also constantly on hand Dure Clue Lick Witpr from the Drennon (Ky.) Springs. my 26 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTIHR. NOTICE is hereby given, that the undersigned has taken out letters ot administration upon the estate of George Stull, deceased. - - All persons indebted to said esiat are requested to make immediate pnvnicnt,and those having claims against said estate will oreacnt them dulw authentic Bled for settlement. i he estate will probably be solvent. - ; je 22. II. Q. WHEELER. Adm'r. State of Indiana. Vnnderbnreh C .. set. Vomier hunrh Circuit Court, September Tt i in. A I) 1848. State Bank of Indiana, vs. David E. A. Strong, John II (iroesbeck, Francis W. Miller, Ruth Ann Miller, Eliza U.Miller, Jeremiah It. l'arnes, irawlord Hell, Willard Carpenter, Joel C. Mills, John liamnkle, (leorre-A. In Chanery jonn oarmKie, tieorre-A. Miller, George Ii. Hahn, Peter Voegle, John Rabbers, Mathias btahlrurfer, Horatio Q. Wlieeler, Vincennes Kuark, John L. fJittrolff, Eliaä Steiger, and Peter Kromenachrr. TVTOVV comes the complainant by John J. Ciiand1 ler, her solicitor, and files her Bill of Com plaint herein, and it appearing by the afii !avit cl a disinterested and competent wit new, filed thi the 15th day of June, 1848, that the said defendant, David E. A. Strong, John H.Uroesbeck. Francis W. Miller, Ruth Ann Miller, Eliza R. Miller, and Jeremiah R, Barnes, are not residents of the State ot ladiana. Notice is hereby given the said defendants of tha pendency ot this suit, and that, unless they, the said David L. A. Strong, John H. Groebeck, Francis W. Miller. Ruth Ann Miller. Eliza IL Miller. Jemn iah It. Barnes, shall personally be and apper before the said Vanderburgh Circuit Court, on or before the calling of this cause at the next term of said court, and plead to or answer the complainant's Bill of Complaint, the same will be taken as confessed against them, and the matters and thine therein 4nntint decreed accordingly. . S A M C EL T. JENKINS, Clerk. jI5-pf4. By R. 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