Indiana Centinel, Volume 3, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 October 1819 — Page 2

she

of thou-

beins

went up, amidst the concern

sand ot snectntors : on tue i

cinpiished, the fire works exploded, and

I saw t!ie balloon as a dark ciouu, ior an instant wNen it tok fire, as it appeared to nic from a spark. Madame B. was precipitated to the earth with the utmost velocity. She fell in a small street near Rue Mont jKIar.e ; when taken up she was not quite dead, but literally dashed to pieces; every surgical aid was given, but to no purpose, the survived but a few minutes. 1 am sir your obedient servant, J. T1MKWELL. Surgeon with Lord Somerville. Another account from a ftench paper : Melancholy Catastrophe. The - Extraordinary fete which was sime time ago announced at Tivoli took place on Monday flight, and has been signalized by a frightful catastrophe. Amisr.j; the numerous entertainments which had been proposed to

the public, was the ascent of Madame Blan

PARIS, July 5. LAOTEKC-EBURG, Sept. 15. - The number of suicides" in Paris, during: We . are informed that Messrs. Samuel the months of January, February, March,; Blackburn, Edward W. Tuppcr, and Waland April of the present year amounts to ter Low Tie, the commissioners appointed by 1-28, of w hich 33 arc females, 60 in the mar- the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and O-

hio. for the purpose of examining the vari

ous obstructions in tl.c unio river, passeti

oyage

at the

I A A. w .

tiosiruciioiis

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the remainder from deranged atiairs, gam- near this town. e arueimy nope miuugu bling and debauchery. The above period of their endeavors the dangers that have hith4 months, compared with the same interval clto impeded our navigation nay be roof last year, presents a surplus diflerer.ee cf moved.

'45 suicides. 1 PTCTDPccivr. T?irv

1M0 11VUJC1.U i mm considerable part of the flourishing of Maysville, (Kv.) was destroyed

y fire ou toe night of Friday, the 3d inst. lvele houses, together with the Post of-

The following interesting tho' painful article is among the late foreign news : Paris, July, 7, 1819.

Sin I am tnnr.h rnnr.prnpd to inform TOU :

of a most awful accident which happened ried state, Many of them ended their exhere last riirht at Tivoli. Madame Blanch- istence by fire arms, and 40 by ignited char-

ard has been prevented some time by the ; coal.---Of tois number 53 wpn!,Pr. fmm sKrrndirn in the baUoon. ! deed through dissust of life

i ocf ;-vkf cmi, o rvMr.fi flpal of wind : oriefc. indigence or disannointed Section. "mouth of the Miami, and

jJUk in 'ui in i'li "i v. . - o ii -

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committed the this place on Friday last on their v from domestic down, after surveying the ripple s tinted Section.-iiinnfh -of the Miami, and the ubstru

B. Meileii.

Clock & Watch Maker, Gold & Silversmith, RESPECTFULLY informs the Citizens of Knox county and vicinity, that he has established himsdt or, SECO.YD STREET, tw o doors below Col. Lasselle's Tavern, where

I town

fice were burnt; and nothing saved tow n but the spirited exertions of the

zens ot ashmgton, who Drought tne engine belonging to that town, (four miles distant to the assistance of the distressed in

tne citi-

SHAWNEETOWNjSep. 11.

Extra Session of the Legislature. Wc are informed that a petition is about to be put in circulation, praying (he governor to call an extra session of the Legislature as

early in the ensuing w inter as may be found convenient.

"To relieve the neonle from the onnrcssive tant)

taxes which the last legislature levied up- j ; habitants ofMaysville. on then), and to amend the judiciary law, J r " are we understand, the prominent and priii- j CORPORA I IOS TICKL lis. cipal ends, proposed to be thereby effected. At a meeting of a number of the citizens . ; of Cincinnati it was resolved, tiiat in the

SHAWNETOWN Sentcmber 18. opinion ot the persons present, the vorpo

. . . . - . . . - - ! xi r .a. .

The sale of lots in VamlaUa took place J ration money was me saiesc on flip Ci Initant. ;inrtpp;ili1 i.. nnhlir n. iculation and that, to the

ot anv in cir-

best of their

lie will

h hannv to attend to ail cans in

the lisie ci his protosion. He has on hand, and keeps constantly for

siU :m ncnrtmpnt t)f

Llesant Ireucti lure rieces,

Gold aud Silver Watches, Gold Chains, Seals and Ac;s, Gold Ear-hins and Breast l ius, Gold Finger liings, Dirks. Steel Chains and Keys, Gilt Chains, Seals and Keys, Gold, Gilt, and Cornelian Uut'tons, Silver Vencil Cases, and Tooth Picks, ' Silver Scissor Cases, Snuff Boxes, Lady's Combs, Comjinsses, Thasjjlwrus Boxes, Silver Thimbles, Dice, Ladies Gold JJounted Bracelets, Elegant Gilt Tabes, plated Pencil Cases, Purse springs, txc. &c. cVc. Ali which he vill sell low for Cash. Vincennes, Sept. 25, 1819. 5tf

it.

r.h.ird in a lurnimms balloon ornamented' tice. and continued two davs. The one power they wouiu support anu up

with artificial fire-works. Accordingly at hundred and fifty lots sold averaged S234,jBy the report of the clerk of the city Counhalfpast ten o'clock, this intrepid ceronaut, 22 each, and the whole amount ot sales was jtUt appears that there is now in circula-dr.-?.sed in white, having also a white hat S35133. The greatest sum given for any tion 28 0;2B C2, .

with feathers entned the boat. The signal one lot was 780. being given, the balloon rose gently, but' The town is composed of 64 squares, by throwing out ballast Madame Blanchard1 each of which (with the exception of the two caused it to a?ccrd more rapidly. The i appropriated tor the public square) is divi-

uuir

einht

Bengal firepots illuminated this brilliant ded into eight lots, eighty by one

ascent. The jeronaut waved her flag, and dred and fifty -two feet. There are

the air resounded with acclamations. Sud--. ranges ot squares, seperated from each oth

denlj' the balloon entered a light cloud which er by streets eighty feet wide, running due completely extinguished the firepots. Ma-west from the Kaskaskia river, whose dame Rlanchard then ignited the artificial course, past the town, is directly south, lire works which produced the efiect expect- The site of the town is spoken of in the ed, when some of the flying fuzees were higheat terms by those who were present sceu to direct themselves perpendicularly at the sale, who add that " there are several towards the balloon, and the fire communi- springs of water on the premises." catnl with its base. A frightful brilliancy instantly struck terror into all the specta- Sales of Lands at Shawneiown. It will tors, leaving no doubt of the deplorable be seen by the President's proclamation in

fate of the a'ronaut. It is impossible to this weeks paper that seventy or eighty paint what passed at this moment at Tivoli. townships of land, north of the base line in Cries of Agony burst forth in etery direc- this state, (in addition to what is already in tion ; a great number of females suffered vi- market) are to be offered at public sale, in clent nervous attacks ; and consternation this place, on the first Mondays in Decernwas painted upon the countenances of eve- ber, February, and April ne.ct each sale to ry one. The gendarmes instantly gallop- continue three weeks. These townships cd toward the place where it wa's presumed comprise some of the best lands in the state, she would fall, and the lifeless body of Ma- and will doubtless meet with a ready sale, dame Blanchard wa3 in a quarter of an hour The Sangamo country, so much celebrated conveyed to Tivoli. She fell from a height for its i ichues3, fine timber, cod water, &c.

o the Citizens of Vin

Specie

St. LOUIS, July SI.

War. The National

I Having

zi:n

cennes. an advertisement in

seen an auvertisement in the W.

r:tiiiir flmf f h.Til inn aivriv. trA of

tiwic ofleruii: a reward ot I en Dollars

Intelli-.fur my apprehension, signed by E. Stout. I

gencer gives the substance of a letter homlti,; it my duty to say that I believe the the Arkansas, which mmtions an outrage '. canses why I could nu'live with tnat man, committed by tlie Cherokees upon the Osa- are VtQ kuDun to all who are acquainted ges. The injury stated is the robbery cf 1 witli him; and particularly to those who forty horses, anil the killing of four men. jave ever h;l the pleasure' of being in bonWe have not heard of this affair, although far- to him. Having received numerous insome of the Osage chiefs have been in town ; ;a?ieSm idta and mortifications for a length.

that the statement is incorrect.

brewing

A difference is, nevertheless, between the two tribes.

The chiefs now here have come to complain to Gov. Clark of wrongs done them by the Cherokees.

About two years airo a band of Cherokee

warriors attacked a hunting party of Osa

of time, I at last told Mr. Stout that I must leave him. He tauntingly answered that I

might go as quick as I pleased. 1 replied

that 1

week.

ould

In Mr.

i -1, r .1 1 i' ii

wnicu i uiu, me iouowinpr

auvertisement

StouVs

you

abuses

, ges, killed man v, and captured a number ofjjnfr vftll njni so on i wnmpn and Children, whir-li thfv lrd linnin ' 'c ca ..x :

a I I W

see the manner in wr.icn a Dasc man

one who has been a faithful servant to bim,

land who has made so many sacrifices to his

ICCilli9, as a i aiiunai i.u.uut utiiigj .A oiuj

of more than 400 leet, in the Kue de Pro

vence ; the body was still in the boat, being;

caught in the cord a by which it was attached to the baMon. AVe reed hardly add, that at the general

command all the amusements ceased, and ; that no more fire works were played oft. A collection was instantly opened in favor of Madame Blanciard's family. The unfortunate woman was about45 years of age. Extract from a Paris paper of June 20. 181D. CHARACTER OF GEN. BOLIVAR. The Supreme Chief of the Republic of Vene.ucla, Simon Bolivar, was born at Caraccas, and cannot by any means, and cannot by any means, be considered an adven-

is among

that to be sold.

ILLLVOIS. The following extracts are from a letter written by a gentleman at this place, while on his return from a tour of observation to Illinois and Missouri, to his friend in Phila

delphia. The person who communicates

them for publication was permitted to

the letter from the writer's Porte-feuille

make what use ot it he pleased. He there

fore sends to us what follows :

women and Children, which they led home

in bondage.

Before one Osage nation

could

revenue

Mr. Stout

it wonld be

I 1 i . . m k

says in nis auvertisement, that

i; useless to describe his clothes,

is limi mrn rhanrre fiew." God knows T

the injury Governor ClarK interposed, ot-;uugilt to change thexi as soon as possible! fered his meditation and effected a treatyofi j jj describe all the clothes he ever

peace, i m was none at ?t. iouis, 'cro-'p.0j. r.n.

ber I bis, when a lare assemblage cf the

chiefs of each tribe was present. By an article of this treaty the women and children captured were to be restored, and the boun

dary line between the nations run andesta-j hlished, under the authority of the United States. ; Now, the complaint of the 0ages is, that the captives have not been restored, .

nor the line established ; and that the Che

naica , . , - . . irjl liuijc, uijucr uiese consiueraiu copyr.ok ,nt,r!ure Von their liUnt.inS Sroum,s-'tliat the citizens of Vincennes, whom I ilk &Andthech.e here come to give no1.ee to hy qU ,viI1 excu5e fln , n,or the United States, as the uarrantee ot the ..Aa A,0:ftn,i u u. :r i

' Dear Sir Having

returned from

the

frontiers of Illinois and Missouri, to this

place (whence, you may recollect, I wrote you enmy outward bound voyage) and ha-

vin-r only to cross toUlno river to

treaty, of these infractios, before they proceed to redress themselves. ' The Osages, a few years ago were a terror to all neighbouring people ; gigantic in their stature, and ferocious in their disposition. They are still remarked for their

lofrv stature and finn nprru Imf tlioic

. . - C ml CZ -"--" m-wv-v b LIILlt

turer. An indetatigabic promoter ot the Ii-. 0f the western country," I will occupy . ferocltv of temper has yielded to the influberties of his country, for 15 years past this day, which is a very warm on,e, in wri- ence of civilization. They are now ache tak-s, at present, the attitude of another tins to some of my friends in your city, counted the most peaceable" of all th Indi"VYashington. Descended from a Noble fiuni-; whom it is not likely I shall see again until 'ans. In 1S06, cant. Pike, who visit-d their

j, ne enjoys a patrimony 01 x;uu,uuu winter, my business calling me nrst

Huntsville then to Nagidoches.

me : viz.

One Cutton Coat, very much worn, Two Cotton Trovvsers, do. do. do. Tivo Tow Shirts, do. do. do. One pair of Shoes, do. Vo Stockings, no handkerchiefs, and but One old Hat. These are the clothes which he thought so useless to describe: and well he might think ao, for they are almost useless for any pur

pose. 1 hope, under these considerations

hicli

was occasioned by necessitv: and if rr.

Stout should continue to slander me, they will consider that he knows I am far from the contracted influence of his tongue or paper, and unable to answer him in time. It is one kind of meanness usuallv shewn by weak and base minds, to defame thz absent and defenceless. Yours, very Respectfully, IT Al I IXT CXITTTT

fraucks (about 40,000 come : rart of this est

' l k I abwkmvkmk vvtaia v m v mj .1 J .In.;

upon the success ol an enterpnze, the tirst well as those fixed by act of Congress

x i

dollars; annual mTt( in nnw p.vnptnlerl

The natural baundaries of Illinois, as bits. Their conduct with

: Nashville, Tenn. Sept.8, 1819.

to towns, said that they had become quakers , Vnw Nrvtr

AUGUSTUS POWERS, Informs the Public that he has onened an

ideaot which entered his mind, amid the; the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and; it is jrreatlr to be desired that the efficient' . ce cPP0Slte t!ie -tcani Mill, where he

pleasures ot rans, where he had came tor lak Michigan. A mnntrv so comnleftdv niornunn f un I will attend to

. . .... . . . -i . r-.. T luiviutuuii Ul 11 J I, L U U I

are has corresponded with this

the Cherokees

character : andl

the completion of his Education.

ntry so completely : interposition of -the jrovernment inav con

surrounded by nlvia:able waters can hardly' firm thsm in

For P2 or 1 years, he was well known ftil becominsr a populous and wealthy state. ; United States for the red nf iher

i I ... . ... . . 1 ' " '""

un ins. the Mississinni and Uno rani: wit n t ha wrnnce

agreeable

in the highest circles of this city

arrival, he was 2 or 23 years of age

had the Spanish figure : a very

expression ; black eyes ; lively and ardent ; regular features, lie was about middle bize ; expressed himself with great facility ; his imagination was brilliant ; his charac

ter determined, and in nothing has he fallen

below his first education. He

French as well as an Englishman

ard can speak that language.

emulous ot cainin"- instmrtion. and mnv

r 7 j

i r 1 .

e; largest rivers in

may conpare with

m-r .J ( an or Spanij He is active;;

be his

said to be on

a level with the science of

. 4 L 1 1 II ,1 11

menuei. all the pumic cour

ses and initiated himself into all the modern

discoveries. lie was the intimate friend of

the illustrious Humboldt and Bonpland, with whom he travelled a considerable time, to enlarge the sphere of his knowledge he traxclled over England, France, ltalvwitzeiland and a part of Germany. iie 4k,w

formed his character, and assumed his rank

amongst his species: was placed under the

auspices of Gen. Miranda, who placed that iati .... . .

9woia in nis nana which he has since managed so well. The taste and habits of his early youtl seem to harcdesigued him for a very ttitfer cnt career. The minister of foreign affairs of the Re public of Venezuela, Don Pallacis, is an an

cient companion andlnend of General Bolivar : when in France they lived together.

lhe minister is hia:3?li a cultivated and!

lightened man.

and as fcr lake Michigan there is nothin

like it in the world. Besides these, there is the Illinois river, a wonderful stream, which runs through the centre of the state. Buns I say : but it can hardly be said to run at all;

spea.vs for you can remark no current, nor any signs

of one, except from the sloping posture ot the rushes which here and there raise their

spindle-like tops above the surface of the

water, lhe kaskaskia and Big Muddy

are also navigable rivers of this state ; on

the former of which, some 80 or 100 miles

from its mouth, the permanent seat of go

vernment has juit been laid out. Browns

ville, a very promising town, is situated on the latter river, 3 miles from its mouth." " I have no hesitation in affirming tha Il

linois is the" finest country of land in North

America. The soil is principally alluvion,

superlatively rich. The Timber, the herb

age, the animals themsi Ives that teed upon it is evidence of this. Ami to crown all, so diversified is the whole fate of the country with woods and prairies, gently rising. hills and wide extended vallies, that one may choOSe a Daradisp fnr .i roaMonrP innlmott

the world : the Wabash j Bank of St. Zoias.In winding

any in r.urope oi Asia, atiairs ot the bank of St. Louis, Th

Enquirer.

dent

up the

Presi

of ajrency not

conveyancing, and all kinds inconsistent with his othpr

dut ies, and the multifarious concerns of his profession. All Kinds of collecting business in Knox county will be attended to. In a profession so closelv h!pnf!,l ;tk

cives

as among

r j

tins into

any part ot it. I confess I muld willinclv

make Illinois my home, if the object of which', Bank, against submittin

lamiuMv ui purbuuuiunot lead me another way. Its climate is nearly that oi Italy, and (a point ot resemblance that you w ill not expect) its antiquities arc equally curioa."

being

under the idea of its rrdmnflrin

i .t ,r i r4V

UOUUllUI. By order of the directors, N. GOUIIAM, Prcs't.

: 1 1 .i

ncc concise an me miner acnuire-

ments, he does not otrer himself as eminent, much less as a master of the liberal sciences which Und their assistance to the profession. Yet those clients who feel themselves less capable of settin- forth and delending their rights in a suitable and croner

manner, than AuGrvriTQ Pnu-ppc

sec nr 10 nonor him with their ii f i . .

win nnu inm not

business, industrv,

the nmmmpnt r n. i the sclcuce ot "tory ; embracing so manv

of embarrassment, "the delinquency of the ? ?.VonS Puin.ts so essential to man, freedom,

colonels James and It M.Johnson of Ken- !inev ' sCieiJ aPa government, and call-

tucky, in not paving the large sums of mo

ney (amounting t about S56,O0O,) lately awarded against them. Ontario" baxk. The Directors of this institution, feel it a duty they owe to the public, to state, that owing to the scarcity of money in the country, and the difficulty of collecting their debts without exposing their customers to ruinous sacrifices, they have been unable to redeem all of their pap'er which from causes unnecessary here to detail, ha3 of late presented itself to an unexpected amount at their counter. They have, however great satisfaction in the conviction, that this vtntP

of things is only temporary, and that the situation of the bank is such, as to put beyond all question their ability eventually, and as they hope at no distant period, to meet with punctuality, every demand that can be made upon it. In the mean time, they beg leave to

iiiuuuii inc lioiuers DI t he nmor rr : .

: to any sar.rifi.

wanting in

promptness, fidelity and car?.

AUGUSTUS POWERS, Jttorney at Ljir: Wccenr.es, Sept. 25, 1S19. 25tf ,

Lands for Sale. May De purchased, on very reasonable terms" for Cash, or on a short Credit, the following valuable tracts of LAIn D, lying near Vincennes, State of Indiana, Viz. Xcs. S5, 92, 103, 128, 131, 134, 15J, each tract containing four hundred acres, and two tracts containing 13G acres each Said lands were confirmed to Col. Francis Vigo, cf Vincennes: reference for situation toCoramissionera of land claims, Vincennes. JOHN HAYS,

Cahokia, Illinois;

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