Indiana Centinel, Volume 4, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 December 1820 — Page 2

-ri:iK vr VTK OF ENGLAND. Ftom the Democratic Pres. The answer of thcQuoen of Kokand, to the. British Seamen, which wc publish to-day, is of so strong a "radical" character, that we cannot prevail upon ourselves, to publish without accompanying it, with some remarks. The character of all the answer of the Queen is RKOLUTlONMlY. They strike at the throne and constituted autnorities of the country, et they arc received and published, and circulated and applauded, throughout the whole British Kmpire. Coining from the Queen, and situated as she is, they cannot be prosecuted, as libellous, although the same sentiments, from any other person, dare not be publishpd. Vet it is obvious, that coming from her they must have greater influence than if published, under any other name. The popular feeling, which is in her favor, makes whatever comes, from her. rn re sought after, more quoted, and of more authority, than if it had heen sanctioned by any other individual in the kingdom. When the character of those answers, is considered, and when it is recollected, that her cause is espoused, liot osijy by the most of the people, but the Whig party, and a large portion of independent and highly respectable Peers and Commoners, it cannot but be befieved, that thev must give additional energy to tlve mass of discontent and "'disaffection, which is known t have long existed in Great Britain. The Queen is now the rallying point of all those, who, have heretofore been denominated Oppositionists, Reformers, Jacobins and Radicals, and they now have what they never had before, a common centre, a common standard and one direction is given to all their feelings a" wishes. In this state of public opinion, to whom does, to whom can. tLie King and his Ministers, look for upport, but to the army. That they do look to tho army for support, is evident, from the fact of their having concentrated a large portion of that army, around the capital r where agitation and opposition, is most active, and to which place the eyes and ears and hearts of the nation, are directed- Without taking into ur estimate, the discordant materials, of which that army is composed, the interest, which its commander in chief, the Duke of York, has in, to a certain extent, thwarting the views of the King, vve may bo permitted to look at the probable effects, which may be produced up on tile army, by its concentration, at a point where information and opposition and feeling, are most influential. S long as the army, were in various parts of the kingdom, one regiment in one plac, and another regiment in another place the impossibility of ascertaining the opinions of the separate corps, must he obvious. But .hcn they are brought to a point, when an opportunity is thus j$iven, of consulting together, of feeling each others pulses, and of ascertaining ach others opinions, we cannot but start "th question, what will be the corise cjuence on the British Government, if th s consultations and opportunities, fchould result in their accordance with the opinions and feelings of their fellow sub ject? Authority, discipline, the esprit du corps, all which has heretofore bound the army to the government, by adamantine chains, are now broken or endangered. They see. the heretofore God of their Idolatry, the Hero ol Waterlo o treated with contempt; pelted with mud and his life jeopardised bv a mob, and not one of that mob brought to punish

ment. Nav, so far as it is from being' resented, that a subsequent guard is appointed to defend Wellington, if he ehould again be attacked. The act of presenting arms and paying the homage due to the Queen of England, t; a woman who holds the language she does. xcite enquiry, and lead to any thing cut a reverence for the government which persecutes her, and which they arc bouud to serve. .The knowledge that the People and the Queen's party are ready to tail them as the Deliverers of their country if they refuse to act offensively a-gam-t them, and the late revolutions iu Spain and Naples, affected by the army pas.ir.g almost under their eyes, are circumstances calculated deeply to impress their minds and prepare them, in certain events, to take part with the Queen and a,r;,,s: the King. It is imposible to look Without trembling anxiety and interest toward Great Brita;n. If she were revolutionized, what consequences would result to mankind ? They would be greatly beneficial 'or disasterously ruinous ! jS, middle course is to be looked for. Al' nould depend upon who should be r.1 .,.,1 in authority, vv hat a nounmess Jielu lor speculation is mus wv.ntu. THE YELLOW FEVER. New-Orleans, Oct. 26. "Wehavethe satisfaction of announcing at length that this malady has entirely ceased its ravages in aur city. No cae of A decidedly malignant character ha pnoared during the last fortnight; & , cc..rd iny the most eminent physician have mv? n it as their opinion that those who ive retired to the country may return to their hame with perfect safety. It is a singular peculiarity in the history of the malady of this year, thai the towns atid villages on the Miinssippi. a K...-U NW.Orleans. have uniformly es .... 1 " ilitia ,-vKAL'nntan caped "it ravages, while the Bay of St. v i.:iUrtn rnnidereri as one of most. juiiur iiiu.vn"-Stlubrie-us spots in the lower country K.: hpp nfflicted in a nunm-r that thro BitA T .vv---ir..ihe nhad.: d the scenes ol ditie.v irliich we have witnessed la our o n cty.

At that place the Jiseate has been fatal la-y.i.id example, and counts amn;j it f ictim some of the most amiable and estimable persons of whom this quarter of the world can boast. HISTORY OF MUSIC. Frtna the Edinburgh -VeriVtr. Haydn was born in 1732, of very humble parents,, and distinguished himself by his musical genius before he was 1-2 years of age He composed several pieces before he was 18. He used to practise from 16 to 18 hours everyday; and was in a state of extreme poverty till 1T58, when he got an establishment in the family of the Prince Esterhazy. After this, his life was very uniform the morning he spent in composing, and the evening in performing and superintending the performers in the opera. The total number ot his compositions amounts to no less than 990. When he sat down to compose, he always dressed himself with the utmost care had his hair nicely powdered and put on his best suit. Frederick II. had given him a diamond

ring, and Haydn declared, that if he happened to begin without it, he could

not summon a single idea. He ciuh'lto titusii it. I he Strang miI no ob-

write only on the finest paper: and .va as particular in forming his notes, as ir he had been engraving on a copperplate After all thee minute preparations, he began by chusing the theme of hi subject and fiiing into what keys he wisii ed to modulate it; and he varied the action, as it ere, of his subject, by imagining to himself the incidents of some little adventure or romance. Such singularities, however, seem to have been common anions composers Gluck. whe: he felt himself in a humor for composing, had his piano carried into a beautiful meadow, and with a bottle of champagne on each side of him, transported his imagination to Elvsium. Sar ti.aman ot gloomy imagination, preferred the funeral stillness of a spacious room, dimly lighted by a single lamp. Cimaroa delighted in noise and mirth : surrounded by a party of gay friend, he conceived his operas; and, as the ideas presented themselves he seized and embodied them. In this May he planned that beautiful comic opera. It Jfatvimonin SHgrcto. Pfesiello composed his Barhiere de Seviiia, and La Molinara, in bed And Sacchini declaclared, that he never had moments of inspiration, cxeept his two favorite cats were sitting, one on each shoulder. Mozart was burn at Salzburg, in 17?6, and is well known to have been a prodigy of early talent. When only three years old, his great amusement was finding concords on the piano; and nothing could efjual his delight when he found a harmonious interval. At the age ol four, his father began to teach him little pieces of music, which he always learnt to play in a very short time : and, before he was six, he had invented several small pieces himself, and even attempted compositions of some extent and intricacy. The sensibility of his organs appears to have been excessive. The slightest false note or harsh tone was quite a torture to him ; and, in the early part of his childhood, he could not hear the sound of a trumpet without growing pale, and almost falling into convulsions. His father, for many years, carried him and his sister about to different cities for the purpose of exhibiting their talents. In irG4they came to London and played before the king. Mozart also placed the orari at the Chapel Rojal; and with this the king was more pleased than with his performance on the harpsichord. During this visit he composed, six sonatas, which he dedicated to the queen. lie was then only eight years old. A f".y years after this, he went to Milan ; and, at that place, was performed in 1770 (he o ,cra of Jlithridates, composed by Mozart, at the age of fourteen, and performed twenty nights in succession. From that time till he was nineteen, he continued to be the musical wonder of Europe, as much from the astonishing extent of his abilities, as from the extreme youth of their possessor. Entirely absorbed in music, this great man was a child in every other respect. Mis hands were so wedded to the piano, that he could use them for nothing else: at table his wife carved for him; and. in every thing relating to monev, or the management of his domestic affairs, or even the choice and arrangement of his amusements, he was entirely under her guidauce. His health was very delicate; and. during the latter part of his too short life, it declined rapidly. Like all weak minded people, he was extremely apprehensive ot death; and it was only oy incessant application to his favorite study, tht he prevented his spirits sinking totally under the fears ot approaching dissolution. At all other times he labored under a profound melancholy. which unquestionabl v tended to accele rate the period of his existence. Iu this melancholy state of spirits, he composed the Zauher Flote, the Clenienza di Tito, and his celebrated mass in D. minor, commonly known by the name of his Requiem. The circumstances which attended the composition of these last works, are so remarkable from the effect t;iey produced upon his mind, that we shall detail them ; and, with the account, close the life of Mozart, and this loni: article. One day, when his spirits were unu ually oppressed, a stranger of a tall, dignified appearance, was introduced: His manners were grave and impressive, lie told Mozart, that he came from a jvYson who did not wish to be kn;ivn, j tequest he would compose a solemn 'mass, at & rcancra, fur the soul ot a

friend wnoai ne nail recently loir, atuU

w.iose memory he a desirous of commemorating bv this solemn service. Mozart undertook the task, and engaged to have it completed in a month. The stran. ger begged to know what price he set upon his work, and immediately paid him a hundred ducats and departed. The mysterv of this visit seemed to have a very strong effect upon the mind of tlie musician. He brooded over it for some time; and then suddenly calling for writing materials, began to compose with extraordinary ardor. This application, however, was more than his strength could support; it brought on fainting fits; and his increasing illness obliged him to suspend his work. I am writing this requiem for myself! said he abrupt ly to his wife one day, ' it will serve for my own funeral service;' and this impres sion never afterwards left him. At the expiration of the month, the mysterious stranger appeared, and demanded the Requiem. I have found it impossible,' said Mozart, to keepmy word; the work has interested me more than f expected,) land I have extended it beyond my first design I shall require another moUh U'cti.m ; but. observing, ti.at fr this additional trouble, it was biitj:it to increase the p-emium and laid dovn fdrv ducats more. jnd promised return at th4 time appointed. Astonished at his whole proceedings, Mozart ordeicd a srrvant to follow this singular personage, and, if possible, to find out -a ho he . as ; the man, however, lost sight of him, and was obliged to return as he went. Moz-irt, now more thin ever persuaded that he was a messenger froui (he other world, sent to warn him that hi end was approaching, applied witii tre-m zeal to the Requiem ; ami, in spite of the exhausted tate both of his mind and body, competed it before the end of the month. At the appointed day, the stranger returned ; but Moart was no more ! Philadelphia, Jmoi 8. The Masonic Lodges of this city and neighborhood assembled on the istinst. in grand procession with the Grand lodge of the state, for the purpose of dedicating the dificc which ha risen like the Phajnix, from the fires in which it was some time since consumed. The new edifice is much improved in everv respect and the spectacle of the procession was very imposing, at once from the immense number of brethren, the happy order of the. procession, and the total absence of cmfusion or irregularity to which undisciplined bodies are so liable. There wa an oration delivered on the occasion, and the musical service was equal to any thing ever witnessed in tiie U. States, the festivities were as usual conducted in concord and kindness party passions are never compatible vith the rites and obligations of this most ancient and distinguished fraternity, which though like all other tilings that are human, are too often abused by bad men, presents one of the most extraordina-y institutions that the annals of mankind can afford any account of ; and which can be traced in its most distinct and sacred farms, to the my-teries of Elu-ia, and to the epoch ot toe oriental Boodh, and is retained still bv Brahmans, who bv the particular observance of those rites and duties, are known at this day, and traditionally from times much earlier than that of Danus or Cadmus. Aurora. Windsor, Vt. Oct. SO. It will doubtless afford our readers ahundant pleasure to learn that the legislature and the citizens of ttountpelier, have escaped from a most awful inundation, which, in consequence of the great rains on the 9ih and 10th inst. threatened that village. Indeed, we are told that the village was literally under water, and in many houses the water was several feet deep. The bridges were swept away, Jv. until "the waters abated the members of the legislature from the east part of the town were transported to the state house in boats." It is said, had the rain continued much longer, the whole village, state house and all, must have been a heap of ruins. The damage in tne vicinity, occasioned by the trcshet, i- said to be considerable. From the National Advocate. At the present session of Congress, the national revenue should be the cardinal object of attention; all other questions are of minor importance, because Con gress will be called upon, not only to supply the present deficiency, but to adopt such measures as shall tend to make the revenue correspond in future with the expenditures of government, and without decreasing the means of defence necessary for national purposes. The three alternatives, taxes, loans, and econ omy, will doubtless be discussed. As to new loans, they should be at once abaruloneu. I his, " borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry." The nation has credit to anv amount, Nut that cred it should only be used under pressing exigencies aim never in lime oi peace u it can be avoided. A system of borrowing will not onlv swell the national debt, but in time will produce a neglect of our .resources and an extravagance in the administration of government. Money being procured with facilitv, the nation will be plunged in debt with impunity; and instead cf making the national income defray the national expenditures, there will be an increasing annual deficit, which will lav the foundation of serious troubles. Tax es aie called unpopular the people will not Le pleased with them ; yet we can cotcrccive bow they caa be avoided

and wt never wilt belim (hat tie peo-f

nle of this conntry will reluse a reaonabl? assistance to defray the expenses of government. Economy and retrenchment may be insisted upon, and we think- they should prevail ! yet all the retrenchments which can safely be made, in army, navj, and other objects, will nett but a very small sum; and if a new loan is determined upon, a system of taxation should also go into oneration, although there will be a great difference of opinion as to objects which should be taxed.- A report Irom the differeut collectors of the Revenne as to the raot unohjectionable articles, particularly luxuries, and the easiest of collection coming under their observation, would tend to facilitate the discussion of the subject. At al! events, a permanent system must be adopted, and the sooner the subject is broached and discussed the better, for prociastination' will but increase the difficulties i :o: 3 :.o JIazic No one can doubt that the acbievementsof modemsciencehavecon terreii on monais, powers wnicu me an cients hesitated not to copfer on their inferior jods. What in the (lark ages was called magic is what we now perforin. The elements obey us. We ride upon the clouds. We weigh the orbs of heav en in the balance, and unravel the threads of liirht. We descend to the abvsses of the ocean, and redeem the treasures it it has s'a allowed, ff'e call the lightning fron heaven ; we impose a talismanic yoke on the destructive fire-blast o! the mines. FFe command, and fire impels our barks through the hostile but submts sive surge. Our commonest houses arv supplied with a licht more wonderful, obedient and romantic, than the illumi nated palaces of eastern enchanters, or the visionary cities in fairy land. A ma gician was scarcely permitted so much power by the creeo of superstition. Individuals, therefore, like Bacon, Wilkin son, and Winchester, or others, who in darker ages anticipated many of these discoveries; or Socrates, who retained them from the common people under the bond of secrecy, were in fact magicians. o far as the commonalty could define the word. A machinery founded upon these secret powers over nature may thus be apparently magical and yet strictly true. English paper. JVew market for Cattle. S-mc citizens of this county (say the St Lnuis Enquirer, cf June 14th,) have contracted with the Earl Selkirk, to deliver to him 120 head of cattle principally cows, at his establishment at the confluence of the Assinabon, and the Red River of the lakes. The drove is about setting out Thy have a long road through the woods, and many tribes of Indians to pass, and an attack upon the way, may not be placed among improbable events. The earl's establishment, consisting of a small agricultural colony of Scotch, a fur trading company, anil a military garrison, is in lat. 50 long. 23, 'vet from Washington city, in a direct line about 200 miles : the cattle will probacy marsh 11 or 1200 miles, the Indians willing. Jir-I orfr, Octoher 21. A VERY GENTEEL HOAX ! ! A hoax verv much after the London style was yesterday played off at the ofhcH of the National Advocate, and at tracted great crowds of people, and (as U stated in that paper) some ladieg. Four or five beautiful engravings were cut out of some novel or other publica tion and underneath was written, ' this is the Queen J" and " this is liergami as the painter did to the picture of the bear. They were put into gilt frames, hung up in the office, and the public invited by the editor to view them The crowd was immense to get a peep at the roval pair! Now it turns out that the picture of Bergami is one of Suwarrow Polish generals ! and Queen Caroline is an exact likeness of one of our Cyprian queens, who was lately a tenant of the penitentiary. Columbian. From the Southern Patriot. A correspondent surest that the following Son;;s, in Fielding's-Farce f " Tom Thumb" gives a very lively notion of what is now passing in England : tueen iiouauoua (in a passion.) Tremble, then, all who weddings ever made, And tremble more who did this match persuade, For, like a worried cat, Til snit. I'll squall, , I'll scratch, I'll tear the eves out of voo . all. J King, (very cool.) We Kings who are in our senses, Mock our consort's violences ; Picking at their moods and tenses, Our own ways we follow. Vhen a husband onccgives vray To hi wife's capricious sway, For his breeches he, next day, May go whoop and hollow. All's well that ends well ; and we wish that what at present looks like Tragedy, may end in Farce. Extraordinary Surgical Operation. (Performed in London, July 1820.) From Thompson's Annals for the present Month. The most surprising and most honorable operation of surgery ever performed, is without any contradiction, that executed by M. Uicherand, by taking away part of the ribs and of the pleura. The ratient was himself a medical man. and not ignorant of the danger he ran in this operation, being had recourse t Wat h

- also Vnew tnathis disorde f was otherwise

incurable. He wa attacked with a can ceron the inttrnal surface of the ribs & of the pleura, which continually produced enormous lungosuies. inai nan oeem in vain attempted to be repressed by tho actual cancerous part of that membrane. As soon as he had made tac opening. the air rushing into the chest occasioned the first day great suffering and distressin? shortness of breath ; the surgeon could touch and see the heart through the Dercardium, which was as transpa rent as glass, and could assure himself, of the total insensibility of-Uoth. Much serous fluid flowed from the wound, as long as it remained open, but it filled up Jnwiv by the means of tha adncsion of the lungs with the pericardium, and tho fleshy granulations that were formed in it. t length the patient got so well.that on the 2rth day after the operation, he could not resist the desire of ;oing to the medical school, to see the fragments of the ribs that had been taken from him, and in three or four days afterwards he rc- . turned home, and went about his ordinary business. The success of M. Uicherand is the more important, becau-e it w ill authorise in other cases, entei prizes which, according to -received opinions, would appear impossible : and we shall be U'ss afraid of penetrating into the interior of the chest. M Uicherand even hopes that by opening the percardium itself, and using proper injections, wo may cure a disease that has hitherto been always fatal, the dropsy of that cavity. Tlie Jew and the Christian. A Jcv7 and a Christian were conersin;j fa mi liarly by the side of a well, when the former happened to fall in without receiving much hurt, and the christian flew f-r a ladder to help him out As he was ea gerly endeavoring to put it down the well. It is not worth while, says the Jevr I'll make no use of your ladder to-day is Saturday. He remained therefore up to the chin in water till next morning, when his friend oanie to know how ho had fared during so cold a night. The ladder ! the ladder! (cries the Jew) for the love of God biinjj back the ladder Heaven forbid ! (replies the christian) to-day is Sunday. A dangerous case. A regular physician being sent for by a maker of universal specifics, grand salutrtrium- . Ke. expressed his surprise at being called in on an occasion apparently trifling. li Not so trifling neither."" replies the quack ; " for to tell you Ihr truth, 1 hive by mistake taken some of my own pills. Louisville, Vor. 22. Influenza Thi epidemic has becomo quite general with the citizens of this town ; almost every person we meet seems more or less afilicted with it. and we learn that it is general through the cou nt ry . ICy. Herald, Our latest advices from Frankfort, furnish nothing of importance having tran pired in the Legislature. The lat mj. formation leceived, states the Commonwealth Bank bill under discussion in the Senate, where it is likely to meet w ith, many amendments. Its fate in that body remains doubtful. Ib. The Savannah Republican of Oct. 2V says " We have received information via Havanna, that the Cortes of Spain have absolutely relused to cede iho Floridas in any form, to the United States." ConrDon, Jmor. 16, In the Legislature of Kentucky, the new Bank is still under consideration, and probaldv will pass, though their politicians difler very much on that subject. We have understood that nearly one hundred thousand dollars in specie has been sent from the land office at Bniokville to be deposited in the Bank at Mad ison. Sa van ah. Oct. 28. Number of deaths, from 20th to 27tti incluhivr, 14. Total number, from 1st to 27th inst. inclusive, (exclusive eX blacks and people of color,) 207. The following description of a deformed person is taken from tlie Liverpool Courier of Oct bc .5. There is such aa object we can easily believe ; bnt that he can perform as there stated is incredible. " There is now exhibited in this rUv a Mr. Lcdgerwood,n native of Glasgow, the most extraordinary phenomenon or the present age, being born without hands or arms, and with only one leg, and foot, which Providence has endowed with such singular and amazing pow. ers, as to supply the want of hand, and arms: with this only foot, he write well, feeds himself with 'perfect ease, dresses and undresses, shaves, washes his face, combs his hair, uses handicraft tooU and weapons, with surprising dexterity, in short docs almost every thing with eae and agility, that other persons are in tho habit of doing with the aid of thei? hands." Veracity The great have never beett remarkablf for veracity. Pope AIexanderthe 6th usd to say, when r-minded of promises he never intended t? perform, 14 It U true I did make a promise, but I did not take an oath to keep it." From the intelligence of the last whalinn; ships arrived in England, some of which had proceeded about lat t; -iu opinion prevails xY. t the dinner -hihave fsuiid a ?sae into th- J:,afic