Indiana Centinel, Volume 3, Number 50, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 March 1820 — Page 2

MY DOG AND; MY SIIADOV,r. In a solitary excursion through a wood, Major Ilaldcn fell in with a man, whose singular appearance attracted his attention. He was - sitting on the ground at the foot of a beech tree, eating a crust of bread, which he shared, bit by bit, with his dog. His dress betrayed the utmost poverty ; but his coun

tenance czdiibited the every symptom of

cheerlulncss. The Major saluted mm as he

rode past, and the man pulled off his hat. Do you see ? said he to his dog, smiling.

What can tne do-r see ? asked the JMajor,

whose curiosity was much excited by the man's

fcppy looks. The struuger smiiea again.

Ave, said the man. m a humorous tone,

" wl.h to make the dog take notice of your civility. It is so uncommon for a well-dressed Person on horseback, and an officer besides,

to lift his c:;p or hat to a tattered footpassen-

rcr like rue.

Who are you then ? said the major to the

man, looking at turn attentively. A child of fortune.

A child of fortune ? you mistake without

doubt; for your coat seems to speak other

tase. Mv coat is in the ri:rht, sir.

joke in this coat, the only one I have, it is of

as much value to me as r new one, even u u liad a star upon it. If what you say do not proceed from a disordered inind, you are in the right, countryClan. A disordered mind, or a light mind is sometimes the gift' of God, at least for children of fortune of my case. My fate once hung heavy on my mind like lead ; but care now passes

through it as the wind docs my coat, and if that be a fault it makes up for a great deal of misfortune. But, says the major, whence did you come and whither are you going ? That question is not difficult to be answered, sir. I came from my cradle, and I am

fiOW going straignt forward to my grave.

ac-

ES&S&il iijil 'ioa wls cTtMaleJ by the cour!, because frygr iTaT i flHmi SU 77 .VJ !.lct stating the facts to be proved by those

From fte Indiann Oracle.

Trial for Murder

The Circuit Court lor Dearborn county

closed its sesiion on Saturday last the whole

of the term was consumed by the trial or Amasa Fuller, on an indictment for the mur

der of Falmer fVarren. Few trials have ex

cited more general interest, as well from the character and appearance of the prisoner, as

from the circumstances which led to the atro

cious deed The circumstances were briefly these: Fuller hail, for some considerable time prior to the murder of Warren, been at

tentive to a young lady who was residing

with her uncle in Lawrenceburgh ; about the last of Nov. 1819, Fuller left this place fur Brookville; while there, the unfoituimte deceased commenced an intimacy with the young lady to whom Fuller had been before

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two witnesses. Another motion was men made for continuance by the counsel fur the

prisoner, on affidavit of the tact that popular prejudica ran so high that the prisoner could not" have a fair trial. The opinion of the

court was : That f the fact thus stated came

to the know ledge of the prisoner subsequent to the former motion for a continuance, we would listen to it; but as it docs not appear that it did. the motion is overruled. The de

fence set up on the trial was Insanitj. It, however, appeared in evidence that the prisoner had been thought by those witnesses who had seen him, to be more gloomy and

melancholy than usual, and as ;t something disturbed his mind ; but nothing like-insanity wiii made out. After a long ami patient hearing of the tctii.H ay, which was very consistent and positive, and after a:i able defence by the prisoner's counsel, thejurv

ieiired and in about two hours returned

Jittehtim

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T. Lang & J. Frazer, HAVE commenced the BOOT t-UOE-MAXLYG BUSINESS, in a part of te building occupied- by-Messrs. Shaler, ll'oui Co. on Water Street, under the firr, f LAyz J Frazer. They have on hand an a sortmeat of the best stock, that could be procured in the Western country, which they, intend manufacturing into BOOTS & SliCEd of a superior quality, and -most fashinr.ahlc stile they most respectfully solicit that degree of patronage from the public, wMc;i

they nope oy ineir unremitting cicrcs to

merit.

Viucennes. March 8. 4o-fiv

attached : their intimacy resulted in an en

gajLetnent of marriage, w filch was to have been into the court with a verdict ot Guilt:.

consummated on the fatal 10thJan.l80. It Saturday morning the sentence of the Court appeared in evidence,that about the middle or v. as passed, by his honor Judge Egglestun, lastofOec. Fuller, then at Brookville, recei- that the prisoner at the bar be remanded to ved a letter in the hand writing of Waneu,& his place of confinement, aud be theutc con-

13 I cn slonei Dy tne vouno lady, enclosing a ring, ducted, on Frid ay, SUt of March iut. to , Ji as., . in which she renounced all feelings of at- the nlace of execution, and be there handed

tachment towards him, and returned him by the neck until ne be dead! Fuller p;esthe rins in pledge ; that after the receipt of crved throughout his trial, and at the time

this letteFuller appeared gloumy and uiel- .the Judge pronounced to him his awful doom, ancholy, and on Friday, Tth January, he 'nt kii days were numbered, a stoiu, iniles-

icic JircoKViiie on uot, ana arriveu at iav- countenanc l. i t j. i . - ;

rcaceuurgn ia lue evening or uiai uay ; auer , .- T?,;

V4Ai114&X 44 rV ytivttiu 1UI11UVI y liv went into the house of the young lady's uncle, ncrt to Mr. Coburn'a hotel, where lie

nut un. arid wa thurp. frenuoritl v between the !

time cf his arrival from brookville aud the 'Extract of a letter from General Long to a

day of the mauler, meeting Wan en at the j gentleman oi this place, dated house ; he several times attempted to quarrel Uepublic if TeA-as, Fort IVidkzr, , with him. which Warreir as often declined: ' November 50th, liii'J.

on aatualav, oth Jan. it appeared that Fuller l I received your letter from Nashville, but

bj.rowed a pair of pistols with the avowed M tuat time had it uot in my power to return

Texas Again !

With these two stages of my life lam well quainted- In a word, I am endeavoring

SPUING GOODS.

Kilffour, Tavlor & Webb.

riAVE just received, i AHE :;ow o?"i:;c?, 1MPXISISG A GENERAL ASSORTMENT British, India, French, And UometiQ Dry Goods. Hardware, Cutlery,

Glass Ware. Groceries,

10.

and

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desigu of shooting at a mark, in which amuae- Jou an auswer, in consequence of the near . JJJi'9Tffl IV J $ fi T. HT iiie:t venutA s. rnl vouM.r mtu iu approach oi a superior torce o the eueuiy. " kji-jlulj jl

ueuiy

soften my fate: but Iniust have something very

engaging, for my dog and destiny remain faithful to me, and my shadow also but like a false friend, only when the sun shines. You shake your head, sir, a if you meant to say, I have made choice of bad company. I thought so at first, but there is nothing so bad as not to be useful sometimes. My destiny has made me humble, and taught me what I did not before know, that one cannot unhinge the world. 3Iy dog has taught me, there is still love, and lideiity in it, and you cannot imagine what line tilings one can talk with, Slid respecting one's shadow! Respecting on's shado ,v ? that I do not unJcr:tand. You shall hear, sir- At sun rise, when I am Tfalking behind my long towering shadow, what conversation I hold with it on philosophical subjects. Look, says I, dear shadow,

art thou not like a youth, when the sun of

life is rising, the earth seems too small? iust

7hen I lift a leg, thou iiftest another, as if

thou wouldst step over ten acres at once; and When thou puttest down thy leg, thy step is scarcely a span long, so fares it with youth. He seems, as if he would destroy, or create

a world, and yet, in the end, he does none of

those ttnngs, which might have been expected from his discourse. Let the sun now rise higher and thou wilt become smaller, as the uuth boasts less, the older lie grows. Thus compare, you see, the morning, noon and evening shadow with a hundred things; and longer we walk together, the better we get acquainted. At present I can forego many tilings which I lbrineriy considered indispensible necessaries. The shadow is my watch

and my pedometer -and sometimes my ser

vant, and sometimes my footman. It is only A pity, that a man cannot eiist in this shadow, as his shadow does in him.

Well, and what do you say in the evening

to Tour shadow ? in the evening? a man's shadow then is a Tery serious thing the best mc.dst a real hour glass a true memento mori When the shadow runs forward before one becoming longer and less visible, as if already hiding its head in the darkness of eternity, while behind one is the setting sun, and before one a rising star the shadow then seems to say thou art on the brink of eternity : thy sun is going down, but lose not courage; like me, thou wdt become always greater; and before thee is already suspended a better star, the first ray of eternity beyond the grave. . ith these words the man became serious and the ni-jor also. Both Jooked at each Other in silence. Hem, said the major, you must go with me, countryman. He took "the

6trangerby the hand and conducted him to his

LEXINGTON j RY March 11. The enow which commenced falling on Tuesday last, and continued until Wednesday, h generally admitted to be the greatest in Kentucky smce the vear 1784. It has been stated at fifteen inches in depth. .In 1784 it was from 19 to 23 inches.

meat he requested several voung men to approach ol a superior

uarticioate: on the afternoon cf that dav hcif danger,, difficulties

asked Mr. Hitchcock if he would 20 out : time past have be-n great. Naco

and hunt with him, he replied that he wouid, jdoches has fallen into the hands of our ei.eand would go for his gun, Fuller answered, jmies, who now have a strong force in the I do not huut wilh suns, but with pistols. ! vicinity of this place, to wiiic.i 1 hud iemo-

On Sundav. 9th Jati Fuller f eined cool audlved most cf mv forces before their arrival,!

collected, talking on various subjects uilhllor the purpose of procuring provisions, &

nis iciiow ooaruers, ec tieciareu ne uau iiiuy. SLa AIJS pi au aiveioi,

pretentions to

On Monday morning

Mr. Hitchcock

hotel, what w&

FOR SALE JIT KfLGOUK, TAYLOU & '.YETIU'S. 10th March. 4H tf

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$ 0 & m 0

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the vouiij' lady 111 question, uiiy mues irom nercj are tne on'.y loituieui ' - - v "vv3

, lOlh Jan. ha asked ' places now in our po.oBion ; but heioie yiu f r1j 4escrjp tnn s he vc ry Cire.

, when up tu ins room at the : receive tins 1 expect to be in possessMo on - S r rPnairedaud warranted, hv Zl

the best way to to load a pis-1 La Laiiia and t. Aidouio. My broiiierTl ft ISAf'V vm rni-rv

tol and the surest wuv to kill? and observed ! with a large .Indian foice, is combating witn I am afraid that this pistol has not enough the left wing of the iloyal army, aboui forty powder in it, how shall I shoot it oil' so as miles north of this post, fr equent engage-

not to be heard ? It must he oLserved that meats take nlace between the two torccs.

W arren's office is under the same roof with but nothing decisive had transpired the last Coburn's hotel.) Fulier went doun stairs, "accounts. The whole amount of Royal force amhshortly alter came up saying, 1 have 'between this and Rio Grande, intended to shot it oil, and no person heard me. Ful-jact against u, is estimated at GOO strong, ler then iooaded the pistols with powt'.. and It we can once force them back and bieus.

four slugs each Hitchcock told him ne ho-; their spirit thev are entirely undone.

ped he had no evil designs duller replied,

I huve not, but I will shew you some tun." Fuller then put on a great coat which he

had borrotvetl trom Mr. Coburn, and teeliug

1 have invself endured irreat hardships.

1 1 vvitiiin the lew last mouths, in attempting

to force a passage with a small party trom; Nacogdoches to this place; three tnne If

lainnir

into iL hands of

The vcierable Isaac Shelby, cf this state, has been lecently visited by "a paralytic sti-olfe. This circumstance has endangered the life ot the patriot, and has deprived him of the ua of one half of his body.

UdmpUroj Marshall, Esq. we understand.

his had a similar attack ivhilst attending

if it had pockets, he put one pistol in eacti 'lost every man that was with me, part being

pocket ol the coat, and walked down stairs, Kiiicu, aud part nuvm? previously asked ilitchcockll he could the enemy.

discover that he had pistols. It appeared further in evidence, that Fuller left the house, came back and went out again; he was been by Mr. Farrar, who was standing in the doorut his house, ne.vt but one to Warren's Uiiice, to come out of Coburn's bar 100m about a yard behind Warren, v. ho unlolked the door of his office and enteied followed by Fuller; in about 3 4's of a minute Mi. Farrar heatd the report of a pistol in Wurren Of.ice, instantly ran there, and attempting to open the door, it was stopped by something, and looking down he discovered the body of Warren lying crosswise the dour and upon entering the ottice discovered Ful

ler stanomg beside the body, and the room tilled with smoke and the smell of the powder; Warren was not yet dead, but struggling in the last agonies. Mr Farrar siezed hold of Fuller exclaimed," good heaven, Fuller, is it possible you have done this?" Fuller re

plied, 4,1 am a man and have acted the part of a man ! 1 have been ridding the earth of a viie reptile! 1 glory in the deed!!!" The pistol were found lying on the counter in the office, one discharged of its contents, the other still charged, a writing was found on the floor, the substance of which was, that Warren, in the presence of Almighty God, swore to renounce all pretentions to the young lady, and acknowledge himself to be a base liar and a scoundrel ! Fuller said, after his arrival, that he had presented this paper to Warren, desired him to sign it: he refused he then offered him a pistol, bid

ding him detend himselt like a man: this

W arreo also refused and that he then shot

the cowardly rascal. The body of "Warren

was pierced w ith a wound just below the pap

of the left breast. It does not appear that

Warren had even taken any undue advantage ot Fuller, or even spoke a disrespectful

word of him to the young lady, or any other

person

The procution was conducted by Amos Lane and john Test, esquires ; the prisoner

was amy ueiended by Charles Dewey, Joseph

lVattr Strett. V

t uiceniies, jan. , icsu. --ii A CJ1RB. ' Peier Gcay Tailor, (on MARKET STSEET, flbry.) respectfully returns his sincere thanks to his friends aud the publico:' Vir.ccnnes and its vicinity, for the libera! encouragement that he has'received, and hopei by assiduity, and punctual attention to business, still to merit a hare of the public patronage ; his woik will be in the most ionable stile, aud at the following prices, vu-

Fjr Making Coats, from

J'anUihonHy from -

35 arch 10.

5 to S6 O'J

i 50 fj 2 CQ 1 5:) 4S-5w

V'e had a small rencontre a few days ago, where, i think, the enemy must have affeied considerably hut, as both patties left the gtcuad, their loss could nut be ascertained; we had. only one man killed and on? wounded; we succeeded in taking several prisoners, and are confident that their killed was considerable. General Waiker was attacked, and repulsed the enemy 0:1 the

iiio lirassos

than ten to

iug this place

i nave me pleasure to add, that the hrst ves-j iiec I would Iip ;r . ,.i ....1

To the Benevolent.

A YOUTH, U in search of l,U frit-mis, anil

, on the lUth, where thev more: nani of IVY ,v f.,tua JL : t , xnvi

one. lie succeeoed m ream- IVY. and mv t Prk i

with the cwniuand in cilery. Absalom, thrv nr frn, u !c 1

, , iiu mc ?ia:c in i rii.

sel that sailed under our lla;, returned to

Galveston, a few days ao, with a prize of Dry Gttods, a few Afiicaw slave, dollars in specie, after a cruise f three weeks

oil the Isle ol Cuba. On to-morrow we com-

mence paying our troops for the lirt tirue, and intend to continue it every two mouth.

I hope my Tennesse friends vill not f.trel me in my present difiicunie. as 1 am reso,-

ne a letter to Princeton, Indiana, fur I iaend to reside in that settlement sninp.tiini..

Jamks ivy. Princeton, la. March 7. 48-4nd

i o lac Frisonrs of ilaisin m

and tort M

13 WO I kll:un ll-n 4'... 1 1

ved to see Me.nco free ar:cl ihdt.-enotnt, ... . r,aT, ;o-ic , it,, n., cf 1), wh. at to perish in the attempt. The mlubitantsj own e.Ts,, r ;jsevtd many of you fn.m in" are anxious for my success, and only wait a! diu captivity, have eref.,fore refold t reprotecting lurce to unite with us, bat until; o-iv r-inuneration t or., r.r ,.f r,.n r.

belief, that if thev wore entitle to ai v, it

tlieu they are not to be relied on.

X.ashvills Clarion.

Gen. JACKSON. A memorial has been

presented to the Senate tf the United States!

by Mr. Kin;; of New York, from Major General Andrew Jackson, on the subject of the lleport made in the Senate at the close of the last session of Congress, on the subject of the Seminole War, and the incidents connected with it. Mr. King moved, on account of the length of this paper, that its reading tni?ht hf f!isnnc0! xi tfV, orrl ko :. r.

printed for the use of the members what turther disposition might be made of it, if any, he had not determined in his own mind. The reading of the memorial or remonstrance, was required by Mr. Roberts, and part of it was read; after which it was ordered to lie on the table, to rive those wh..

(chose an onDortu flit V n F riinnmn (tia?.

S. Benbam, Daniel J. Caswell, AVm.C Orew'over it, before the question-should be takSamuel Hichardson, and MerritS. Craig,eu on ordering it to be printed. The Mp.

- owvwwv. iu a 1 1 'U ICI II1S, ailU contains poiuted allusions towards the committee of the last session, &c. Nat, Intell.

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esquirrs. me counsel lor the prisouer

moved to continue the trial, until the net term of this court, on an affidavit of the

aboenco of two material rritacjicj. This

.moii oe mn.ie d? t:.e Cnitcd Slates. Contsress have at last consented to do this act .f justice. Kut, to enable those gentlemen to obtain t..eir claims, it is necessary for the. prisoners themselves to state in writing what tr.ey Know as to each case, and swear to, and cause the same to be formally ceitiHed by a Justice of the Peace. The undersigned have been appointed Agents to take these depositions ; and willgH s

loeir auenuance tor that purpose, at any time in Lexington during this, and the eneuin month, where the ransomed prisoners, or those who have any information respecting such cases, will be pleased to call on them. Such as caunot attend here, will be p!ea&al to inform us where their depositions navbt? taken; orwher information respecting ucU

I cases can be pi ocured. I rWMtn. rm. -

inu. j. BAIiK, JOHN LOWRY. Lexington, K. 22d Feb. 1820. 48-f 8C7noctor Bowek, of Georgttown, will communicate to us any information whicii maybe given to him on these subiects. anS

laid any person in tuking deitics, &Z:m