Indiana Centinel, Volume 3, Number 20, Vincennes, Knox County, 21 August 1819 — Page 3

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THE CENT1NEL. VINCENNFA AUG. 21, IS 19.

Election Returns.

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Governor. if. Governor.

5- p '53 r: a & Harrison 847 58 C03 146 Dearborn 1015 161 002 231 Jefferson 447 G0 320 390 Jennings 189 6 G IGj Clarke" . 618 311 842 156 Fiankiin, 1087 SO 777 313 42(13 806 3.340 1401

O'.ir statement of th return of votes for 1 Representatives in this district, contained !

a typographical error. Tiie following is the corection. FOR REPRESENTATIVES. Ill Knox, Davis, Sutlivau, Vigo ij Owen.

Warner

Allen Blake Buntin Sullivan

1069

102S 9.31 C33 C47

FORT WAYNE. Fort Wayne, was evacuated on the 1 ft of Mav last Major Chunn's and Major Vose's companies, that were stationed at that post, are removed to Detroit. All the troops have been ordered from Detroit, except Major." Chunn's Company of Infantry, and one company of artillery. The abandonment of Fort Wayne is considered a very impolitic measure of government ; as the country is infested with Indians from the old Boundary line cn Racoon creek, through all the new purchase to Detroit.

FAWNSVILLE, UthJuiy, 1619.

Dear Sir- The liberty I now taVe with ou 1 have not taken with anv gentlemen since last bissextile. 1 hope"! stall not be so indelicate as to offend you ; for, ' in truth, Sir, 1 feel that my future happiness depends on your good opinion ; and Tour "cheek of modesty" is of a very Mushing . complexion. I wish vcu to think highly of raJ judgment and discretion ; and for this reason I take this public method of paving . you my respects. I likewise uUh you td believe I have ideas far above my ses I therefore come forward in such a manly manner. I much pleased when I see other ladies turn up their noses at you ; and your good sense will pardon m for it, sir, when you consider that it puts me out of all fear . of having a rival in my affections. People may rail at, and ridicule you as much as j they pleasefor my part, I think you arc : a fine young man," and while I have a tongue to speak, or a pen to write with,you shall not be " unntedfully defended :" and , I shall do it with sincerity. There is nothing, dear sir, that I like so well as the naked truth it agrees so well with my natural disposition. Some folks always go round about the bush to express their feeling? for my part, 1 like to come openly to the point at once. I despise all unnecessary preambles, when the thing is plain before me. O, my dear Judge ! Did yo knew my sentiments my respect for your qualifications, and passion for your person I am sure my feelings would be reciprocated ! Your darling image haunt9 me day and night, and I always see you surrounded by the Loves, the Sports, thzSmiles, and the Graces. Lately, to be sure, the Sports and the Smiles have not been so constant in attendance; as the Sports have been absent on business,and the hyp.:ckondres of the Smiles have been seriously affected. But you are generally encompassed by the Loves and the Graces; and, with maidens like me, such a fraternity is peculiarly enticing. It is thus lacknowledge my weakness 0,were you but sensible of your power ! I am a very Venus in love would to heaven you thought me so in attractions ! You are an .'Id on is in personal charms O, be not like him in coyness ! You are a chevalier in gallantry and politeness to the ladies do not suffer your only lover to be neglected You are likewise a perfect Daniel in judgment be f merciful to the enly female who will submit

p your decision. Beauly has such resistless power, That 1, a fond, transporting dam'e

Sigh for my transatlantic bo?.

Forme, how fateful was the hour,

MELANCHOLY EVENT. An unfortunate affair took place in Pal-

myra township, in this county, on Tuesday j When to the banks of Wabash came lOtlvinst We are informed that two citi- A youth so lovely and so coy J

zens, John banning and .won Meckel , My dear Sir, I should not have troubled were in company with some of their neigh- , with tJ3 Wic Ietterif j had not seen bours at a public house, and, without any , one 0f JOur communications in tl Western previous animosity were induced to quarrel , tQ uhich j haye been afl affe( for the amusement of two cr three ot the tionate t eyer . . , . .

spectators, who mad some trifling ivts s on the , management. You there uive an ac-

count ot your frolic down the river, when you so triumphantly celebrated the anniversary of American Independence the original declaration of which, I have heard some country people say, was drafted in 1776, by one Thomas Jefferson, of whom you have been such a public admirer, and signed by James JIadison, the President whom you applauded so loudly during the

late war; and maintained and confirmed

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issue, it appears mat at tae tnr i, jjecni i , ,

threw Jlannivg down, but that Jllannihg j Son collected himself, raised and turned him, pitching him upon his head, with a severe fall, which dislocated his shoulder, . fractured his collar bone, atid wounded his j

spine so severely that he died the nea t morn- : in"-. The instigators of tlequairel l ave '

fled, and

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of this

is now a l.f n d in the

countv. J be !eceas-ii wrs a

rcn without support.

To the Editor cf the Ceniivel. SlR I see in the last Western Sun, a no tice of the death of a large CALF of this county. Be so good as to inform us if the deceased belonged to the DULL family of

thi place ? We are apprehensive that

poor man and has left a wife and sis chilo- . by the 9v;cat antl Dood 0f Colonel James

Monroe, who fought and was wounded so af the batiles of Trenton, Germantoien and Jloivacuth ; and who was Secretary of State to Mr. Madison at the time jou praised him, too ; and is now got to be President himself. Well, my dear Sir, you all dined with captain Donhomme and I don't mean to flatter vou, when 1 sav, that (if I under-

stand the trench language) there was cer-

gome of Uie squaa are ueunci, or infc bouie . . onc00j man at the table. That was other visitation has befallen them, as the ra- r Ar. k,..:.. t.

triarchs appear to be generally in mourning. Your 3, MANY READERS. Vincents, Aug. 16, 1819. To the Editor cf the Western Sun. Sweet Sir In your last paper you gave is an account of certain One Hundred and Ten pounds of CcJf which "was nicely cleaned for market" in this neighbourhood. We are glad to hear that there is a new speculation on foot ; and take the liberty as friends, to remind you, that, as a faithful Editor, trhen you tell the truth, you should tell the ichole truth, and let us know, 1st. Who slew said Veal ? 2dly. What necraviance r bought it ? Gdly. Whose money paid for it? And4thly. If there was any "Salt" used in preparing it for market ? Wc are induced to ask these questions by the interest we feci in the success of all honest endeavors tr transport' the produce cf the country to another market;" and we trut, Sir, that we shall receive satisfactory anvvers in the net n-imher of vour useful and 44 entertaining" r.apor. Your honest fiiend--, TiDS LEGIONS." Viticenno. ISth Au. l S. Please procure a caicr;'.?. .

! the nirht war ot doinz business It was

3 magnanimous to retreat from the multitude whom you despised, and w ith a. few friends enjoy your flow of soul in the country. Pardon my diffidence, when I say, I regret that I was not with you. To be sure, it would not have seemed pretty for me to . havt been the only lady in company your powerful general might have attacked me for a camp -woman, which would have been shocking to my habits of life. But, I have read in some book, that in old times ladies were often transmogrified into many shapes and iince your celebration, my mind has been divided by two wishes : Either, like an ancient nymph, to have been changed into a real heifer, so that I might have walked incognito around your tabic, and bellowed when you huzzaed, and, as often as decency would permit, have shown my affection for vour nam, person and family by brushing off the fiies from your face with my long tail or crawled into a wooden coic. as another fond lady did, when she wanted to attract the notice of the lovely object of her affections. O, had those good old times continued ! How often have I since lamented that the age of such miracles is past ; that in these dull times men and women are too often taken to be what they really arc ; that a mask of any kind does not long assist the wearer; that religious and political hypocrisy is very cftcn csp-.3cd that gods end goddesses

arc turned into terafiuxz and 'cherubim 1 and, as I heard an old lady say, t:,e ither

day, old Jove, himself, has become a strict prerv terian ! Bat. as the case is, all a poor lovesick damsel can do, is to express her ideas as modestly as possible; so I must not flatter you; but truly I cannot relate to you the pleasure I felt on perusing your last toast, which was as follows : 44 By John Ewing. Lovely Woman- " Majestic charms in every feature shine, 44 Her air, her port, her eccent is divine " Now, I know you intended this entirely as a compliment to me ; and, indeed, I felt curiously when I perused it It is true I am but four feet high, and my eyes are directed a little obliquely; but I have the prettiest hair-lip in the whole county t course, I have an engaging look, and a divine accent into the bargain. And although my left limb is something shorter than th right, yet my right one is a good deal longer than the left, which, you know, gives me an air and a port inexpressible; and if my neck was only so long as my hose, I think I should hare a very majestic appearance. Now, Sir, the object elf my present writing is this: You know I ad'mire harmony, and am very fond of couplet9, and I know ysur capability and obliging disposition. As you deal in hardware, and have a very musical phiz, be so pleasing as select the loudest brass jews-harp in your shop, (if you have not sold them all at auction) and come to our kitchen window, and thrum me your toast over by way of serenade every dark night, and I willffeturn the compliment and display my talents by whistling some such verses as the following : 44 I wish I was on iome little island, And nobody with me but Johnny ray diamond: Johnny should fidget, and I would iing, And we would make the island rinz .'" " His heart it is made of the Low-land oak, Yet soft as the streams of sweet Killarney; His tongue it is tippM with a bit of the brogue, And a plentiful share of the nev -fashioned blarney.'" I am bold, Sir, in asking this favor, as I am still fearful such Platonic courtship is very agreeable to your constitution ; and that your fervency on the jews-harp will be the only test by which I shall ever judge cf the ardor of your attachment. Be this as it must, dear sir, vour comnlianr will bp vpi

entertaining to your warmest female friend, BIDDY BUCKS KLY. P. S. My compliments to vour neighbor ixrinagain.

Extract of a letter from a citizen cf Vin cennes, to his friend in this place, dated, ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 6th. On Wednesday last, 58 miles from this place, on the road to Wheeling, Mr. Joseph Taylor of the house of Eldar and Taylor merchants, of Baltimore, who happened to be travelling alone, was seized, dragged from his horse, and blindfolded by three ruffians completely armed, who tuld him at once they were high way robbers. Mr. Taylor was unarmed, he was led into the woods, about one hundred yards from the road, carefully searched, and robbed cf nearly gec.00 dollars: they kept him there tied cx blind folded until nine o'clock at night. All this time they were so near the road, that travellers, were often heard to pass, but Mr. Taylor dared not speak for assistance ; a pistol was constantly kept at his breast, and he was frequently and passionately told that if he made any noise, they would blow him

10 atoms in a moment. hen the) were about to take leave of him. they waited on

him back to the road presented him with his horse, watch, and sixty dollars to pay his expenses to Baltimore ; and after wishing him a pleasant journey and better fortune, they hurried away. Mr. Taylor soen found a house -The alarm spread like wild-fire; the hardy sons of the forest left their beds at midnight to join in the pursuit 'man enterprising citizens of the neighbouring towns were the next day traversing the cbiintry in every direction. Escape was impossible. The robbers were apprehended, yesterday, as they were entering the town of Newark, by a party cf men,4 who had pursued them for about 70 miles. They threw awav the money upon the first alarm, but it was readilv found. I have just had the satisfaction to see the perpetrators of this crime, loaded with chains. They were brought into this town a few minutes before wearrived ; they deny the charge, but their guilt is certain. Tomorrow they will be taken on to Cambridge, to receive their trial. r' - - ' - ir The attorney General from Great Britain has according to the latest accounts introduced a bill into Parliament making it felony without benefit of clergy, for English subs, jects to enter into foreign service. This without any force of construction, be regarded as t'ac opinion of the English ministry on this paint. For a lung time they have preserved a cold and sullen neutrality on this question ; but it i said by English papers, that the operation of this bill will g0 to deprive the Spanish patriots of nearly ten thousand men, who have, without the royal license enlisted in the Revolutionary cause. We may therefore, conjecture, that this bill, introduced by

the Attorney ftfiUenl, U preliminary to a system of measures still m re aosti'c to tho patriots ; for the uVstiaw officer of the ci own never would introduce such a bill on tiiowrt personal responsibility. But, it rnav be uitl what peculiar motive has England, at tho present moment, to shew hostility to tho patriots of Soath America ? What this secret motive is fcnfte mustdcvelope :itis a matter, we conceive, perfectly understood bv the different courts ; perhaps the cession "of Cuba, or some great monopoly. We have gained the t'loridas without the consent of the Err gli.-ih ministry, and it would be no wonder if they should obtain possession of Cuba without our consent. Morn. Chrm.

Lund Office at Vinccnncs. August 14t!i 1819. All persons concerned, are hereby requiV red to take notice, that in .three "month from the date hereof. I s ia.ll isue to William Higginsa duplicate certificate No. 1 150, dated Aug. -9 1815, tor the S. E. 24,1 N. 13 N . unlrss, previous to that date some legal and sufficient objections are made thereto. John Badoilct. R. L. (X I akc Notice. The subscriber having made arrange ments to deceud the river to AVrr Orleans the ensuing fall, and being entirely dependant on the punctuality of thoe indebted to him for the means of fulfillins those arrangements, he takes this method of inform ing them that he will receive V heat delivered at the Vinwnne Stram-Mill, un til the 10th of October nert. for any mon ey dee him. tie will also make a coutiact for Pork to be delivered by the 0l.'i day of November. He therefore hopes those indebted to him, will not noIect to pay on or fo.'f'jro that time, as collection- are ab-o!uiK necessary and must bo matte ARTID R lVtTTEUMN. August 7. C.,- -tf.

Ed;e Tool MAKING.

THE subscriber .a in;: returned to Vic., cennes, w ith a quantity of the best intends keeping constantly on hand, an as soi tment ot Carpenters and Coopers ToJs, of all descriptions, warranted. Axes, 13 road-Axes, Adzes, Chisels, Cooper's Adzes Orawing Knives and Axes, Patent Augurs, Mill Irons, ! inners' Copper Smiths Shears, Patent Pujnp Au gurs c?e. &c. Smith-work, in general, executed in tho neatest style and at the shortest notice. He may be constantly found at the old Stand at the Steam Mill shop. James Elsworth. Aug. iO, 1319. 20 tf. N. B. Wantev!. as apprentices to the above business, two active lads, of good cha

racter.

NOTICE. MY wife Elizabeth Johnson having a second time absconded from my bed and board w ithout any cause or provocation whaterer, I therefore- forwarn all and every person from harboring her, or trusting her on my account, as 1 am determined not to pay any debts of her contracting after thi date, and to prosecute auv person who may liaib .p her she took with her 8 dollars on tho German Bank of Wooster, the notes wera one oF g20 one of g5 and one of g3 ; also a suit of clothes nearly new, coat and Pantaloons of Blue Broad cloth and vest of black silk a suitable reward will be given foe the recovery of the money and clothes. James J. Johnson. Vincennes Aug. 19, 1819. The Editor of the St. Louis Enquirer will please insert the aboTe in his paper 3 times and forward his account to this office. NOTICE. I do hereby forwarn all and every person or persons, from buying or trading for a NOTE of hand, executed bv me in favor of WILLIAM MARTIN of E'vansrille, Indiana, for Eighty dollars, dated in July or August, 1819, not recollected which, due two months after date, as 1 have paid said note, and William Martin has refused to give up said note when called for. Therefire I am determined not to pay said noto again, unless compelled by law. Lucv Yandcventer. Eyansyille, August 11th, 1619. S9-3tp.