Indiana Centinel, Volume 4, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 January 1821 — Page 3

SATURDAY JANUARY 27.

QCcmTj: unlcalion.

TO TIlC EDITOR OS" THE CENTlXZt. Dear StV, I sea in vour last paper, the

much talked of law entitled, 44 AN ACT

fo prccide a summary mode of collecting

dcots vt cerium cases which has aireauv

Hird Timet. The following lines are

extracted from the Carrier's Address to

Post They brieQy portray the sitaatioS "?de ?. mu no,5e throJ5:! ' ll'c of our country at tfii, time. It will be c.lly T ' . ... r. i n. 4ir omnion of ths law. that it is partial, mvi

recouecieu mc iew ivtk xiawi auu . , . . ,i,Vmr PAY SPECIE for their note., ; yet such JOuS and oppressive, and a mo . I 4ui .K. ..r,l .Weian tht .v tind of violation of tUe prmc.ple ..f public jus-

tub b ""t - j 7 tice currency is almost out of the question in , . . . UJ-.We copy it merejyls corrob tir I

.1 1 an ifitnce -of neglect hating occurred a at distant poet office nothing since. nd the fact being established to the sat Action or the Postmaster General, w have the pleasure to state.thit he immf

liatelv uischarsrtd the offender from of

fice. We deem it proper to mention the fact, for the information of publishers as well as postmasters, and a an

in writing to you,

rumored in the best

present law

come security for one of the Funks, who was inprisoncd n Kentucky charged .;!?, offence against the laws of tnat

rate, Tpasains a counterfeit SJ 00 note ..f th Patriotic Bank of tne District of.

Columbia, hut Funk not appearing

Trutnao s recognizance ,ul'-"

in order to exonerate himself U3 prowj-

kni! niece and came to

i v. f "

Public Sale.

Favette

far as

a r , . 1. , n!nrr. I 11U il 1U LU-'ak.

nsuuucc voai iiiioroiiiuoii mi sminai 1 v . . . :.:!

Tiiscondtirt. frnm nnv onarter. will be Washington where he lodgCll Him M J".,

promptly attended to'by the Postmaster while he went to procure some persons Ln.miJ J to assist h m in taking his prisoner to

Kentucky. runK in mc mean

i n iiKrtv. went none nun

UU Royal

of Saxe Cobou

wait upon her Majesty

i ' "w I 7 1"

norant that tne aanrajeru me mc?rc 0f ourold favorite national tune of

cause ol me geneiai o9de .but that dpess uot coni. Still o'er Columbia's lakes aiyl plains, ovtn(r with the dignity and taste of our Peace waves her wand. and Plenty reigus, ..pmiJ'vnipn. it was altered and rwuend-

if i .i i. i -. ....

lifelines Prince Leopold, took possesion of a house bel onjin? t. url hns felt it bis dutv to one of the family, assembled a number t...-.. ti rfV,L f hU associates and prepared tor hi-

ri iMimsiT. liinfc l . -.. . i e

led on Wednesday, but then only left defence. Trumbo a Uo coliecicu

his card with a view to prepare Jier Ma- w u assist m rc-wu. u... -

esiy .o, a .uiurc mC.v..; " V ' iv:t, dw.f .lend :

A land of corn, and fruit and honey,

Of every thing but trade and money. Things have been bad enough of late, Times changing at a monstrous rate ; Mouths have iucreased ; and, to supply 'em, Jlich harvests, but no ensh to buy 'em : Our fields grew ample wheat and rye Our pork with any pork can vie ; Cider and beef we have in plenty ; And wiae.and spirits to content ye j; But not a dollar to be seen Ji dollar ! not a pistarecn !

;r He then goes on. and gives the follow- January 24, 1821. Anrr hnrr hnt iust tribute to PART ;

vhich we likewise recommend to those .who live by it ; and it will remind Ucm f their employment last summer. ' Party that fearful hurricane Which makes sad shipwreck of the brain, And ragin thro' the bosom s lair, Olouses unholy passions there , Party that madness of the many i (As wrote some literary zany) -A madness of the deepest hue Solely to benefit a few No more with feud and lawless not, Make havoc of the public quiet, Devoting to stern sacrifice, -'Employments, duties smpaUncs.

ed to the style in which it now appears. Be this as it may, I was secretly presented with the following verses, said to

be a true corv of the law, as it first stood,

vilh a request that I would h ind them to

-rt fnr nnhlirntion : SO that thO's'e. wllO

I . 1.. ,

migiit not at iirst understjiml t;e lecnnicat ve.rbiase of modern legislation, may

see the law in its plain transparent dres, exhibiting its eal spirit, temper and

intention. Your compliance will oblige

vour friend, who is also A LI313 OF TIIE-LAW

THE .Vfr LAW

GOOD PEOPLE, all, both short and

tall, This is AX ACT, intending That rogues shall stand, while others ' fall, And dupes shall pay for lending. Yankee Doodle is the tune. That suits some people, I know ; And this will make'Hh bankers soon

Pull out the readj rhino !

her majesty apprised him that she was

ready to reteive him and he immediate-

waited unon her at Ilrandenhaih

House. He remained with her m:jety

for an hour. The meeting was embit

tevetl hv painful recollections, but upon

. ....

the whole was highly satisfactory to ootu

parties. It is stated that one ol the Koyal Dnkcs intends paving a imilar visit.

We lament to state, that on Friday

nijiht her majesty was seriously indisposed. Wc have pleasure in adding, that

she was yesterday somewhat better, although still extremely weak. ".::::::':".:"":r: PoUGIIKKHPSIK, DeC. '13

Distressing We-are informed that

last week, while the family of Mr. Jere

miah Ellis, of PiatteUill, Lister county,

were employed in boiling a Way culer,the stick upon which the ti annuel and a large

:;ctt!e hung, give way, and turned the

hni'irtrr lumnr nvnr two of AlT. I'-itUS S

cluidren, who sat Pelore uie nre ; unu

I J I it . lL..u i.tllN

was azeu two years, aim mc oiuer iuji ,

lew hours, anu tne

one surviveu nui

otlier three days.

the name or

Trumbo :rot in but was severely woun

drd and confined, a very brisk fire wa

kent un from both sides at the door lor

hich Abner Funk was

lanernu slv wounded. Trumbo atlcngtl

fleeted his escape, but so great was mc

ilann in the vicinitv, that many peopi

went armed . that night, and durst not meet until they enquired to what party

they belonged.

C OMM UN rt AT 1 0.V COLD WEATHER. Mr. Blackmax,

Please to mention, as an

evidence of the extreme cold weather, that yesterday moininc. my dog Tuxser s

tail was so frozen to the eround that he

c ould not cet away ; and there he was

nulling and yelping at a loud rate. The

wench run out with a tea-kettle of hot

water to thaw him loose but she only

made bad worse : for as soon as loicsa

felt her water, he made a pitch between

her les, and tumbled her Hat on her

O.V TUFsHUAW JAXIURV 50. W ILL be oftVrcd for ale. the ners rill

: property of JESE SIIELMIRE, deed. 't , : .r .

lu.mh is,,,- ui a pcneral assortment ol

MEiicitfimnzE,

AMOXG WHICH ARE I Superfine Cloths, Fine and Common, du. Casiinres, Vf lwt. Cords. Flannels Blankets, Domestics. Hardware, Cutlerv, Sadlery, Iron, Castings, &c. Terms made known at the time of

sale by,

ELIZABETH SHELMIRK, AJministrr.trLr. Hindostan, January 17. 40-lupd

From the Catskill Recm-far.

7!imnr. It is rumored that the fodow-

: f,w U tn he. reDiintcd in a certain

tner in this town, for the information of

the voters, on the day of election ol Trustees for the Borough, who are also Trustees for the Commons. No doubt it vrill have considerable effect, as it contains the only reason certain men will have for offering themselves as candidates . FABLE FORELECTORSf

A Fox, swimming across a river, mp.A h ontanded in some bushes

Pe"cv 1 ihP hank, so that it was

Tvnicn gre rr- . . ... whllr

swarms of

flies, which were galling him, and suck-

So, Sf.ctiov 1st. It shall be so Be it by its enacted, That helter skelter, on we'll go, Like numskulls, half distracted.'. Yankee Doodle, keep it up !

We are the great and many !

back ; and the instant her head touched the ice. it stuck fast, and there she lay,

r-nirfviimident Writes I

s as follows:-" In. Ireland, as in A- jSn, seeing be?, thought she had therefore my terms for th. property. w,U nerica, times arc very dull, owing in n til flU ' 0 lie Winced over the fence, be prop. r. innate. I vna'so sell somft

Pay your Debts ! IT IS MY WISH TO PAY MINE BUT, unless I can collect money fimri those who owe me. it will be impossible forme to do so. .Therefore. I uisdi those

indebted to me, either by Note o- P-o.k account, to come and settle immediately, or I must bring suits aainit all who ill

0 avail themselves of this notice. 1 JVISlfrO.SELL A GOOD NEW. STORY FRAME HOUSE,

Near the Steam-Mill, 20 by 50 feet, well

finished, with a good Kitchen and Cellar, Smoke-house, and a never failing well uf excellent watrr. On the premises are some first rate young bearing Appletrees. The well known beauty and excellence of thi place, neds no arther descrip

tion, as whoever wishes to purchase will call and judge for ihemselrcs.

1 imes are hard, and money scarce-

us

merica, limes are very uun, ,M6 " tne-fits : so

great measure to the depression of their j u ronched her up. but she left a bunch

principal stay and suppott, me iiuen Qr NVOoi ant scap behind, full as broaU as

trade. All, however is pretty quiet, es- r iiand. Then Jonathan, blowing his

peciallv in the north.

excellent

In tiie south there

Household Furniture,

On moderate terms for Cash ; which can

,erfi nose in a hurry, broke it off, as short as a b (, nrem:.M i.v anni:r!1,:nrL

While others pay, we'll diue and sup, have been some riots, o. no grc.u conse- ; stem ;and running to the fire, he to the subscriber, ke lords of Indiana ! . quence except to those who were con- stQck it on vrong bidc up . an(1 M ie II nOTl T)

impossible to extricate lumsell Wthus, exposed to wnole s

ing his blood, a Swallow, observing his . Stress, kindly offered to drive them n Rv nn means, (said the t ox)

for if tKese should? be chased off,, which

are already pretty wen gorgeu, and more hungry swarm may succeed, and I should be robbed of every remaining drop of blood in my veins !

siAfhin As the uncertainty of the

Vvcathcr in'thls country has hitherto preonn!A from nurchasing a

yenieu uiah pi"- . ...htnntial vehicle for sleighing, the fol

lowing answers very well for a temporary , .v m indebted to the m-

suosmuie. - r ..fl :f . f the late assembly for the title

'i r m 1 1 r m"" hoping it will be no offence to borrow

from them. . , Get a couple of gp?d hickory poles a counle of small benches

l - cnm.1 .nrp

CraivJ

Like

And this is wh3t we mean to howl ;

If anv man. uncharlcrd.

Shall promise FlhlI,&notpcr?7 tUU li,

Yankee- Doodle, dash away ! We'll make the law and judges ; So every dog shall have his day, And gratify his grudges. And, Section 2nd. Be it laic, That any scrap of writing,

Which vo l can iind bv nose or paw,

Shall stand for his indicting ! -

Yankee Doodle, all your powers, Your laws and constitution,

Are rotten (lax compar'd to ours :

So, keep it up, contusion !

Then, Section 3d. JVedo enact,

corneil in them. Irishmen will some- , t it i think, altho' the women

times light lor the sake ol peace anu qui- jt . unicss he should hap-

etness. The. rage for emigration is be- fn break it over azain one of these

cold mornings. This from your friend, EBENEZER. January 25, 1821.

n-Jrmmrr fn sohsidH.,,

O D

then procure a

INDIAN CHARACTER. We have obtained the following let

ter, as a singular proof of the devotion

and hardihood of the Indian character.

when uninfluenced by civilization We

are pleased at being able to state that a . i v. it. .

corresponding magnanimity exists in me

W ar .Department, and that orders ate aiven to liberate the' old chief who hail surrendered himself in the pla'ce of hi

son.

Administrator's Sale of GOODS

Jit Auction.

AT THE STORE,

11.

anu iasien n , have a light, cheap, and convenient ma

chine, learnedly called A C-R-A-T-E-P-O-L-I-S !

Good news from the Treasury.--It wil be seen by an article from the National Intelligencer, that Mr. Crawford, our national financier, has made a second re-

5t annears he has discov-

Lpd'that in his first he made a trilling!

mistake' of nearly three millions ot doh-v-.i. i, ;t eems he recom-

ars ; mil "whicuuh

Like unri-rht legislators.

t-i' . rV va i ii .i :

'1' IV C UA 1 O Ml Ul IU,lll5irnu ui .

To choke ADMINISTRATORS !

Yankee Doodle, that s the p;an

To help the poor and needy : To punish, in his grare, a man, And render justice speedy ! And we'll enforce this handsome clause, For one year from our landing ; So 'a:vf thing in better laics, To ihe contrary notwithstanding ! Yankee Doodle, we're the boys To make the people thrive, Sirs : Tis good to raise a little noise, To prove that we're alive, Sirs !

And, Section- 4th Each lucky dog,

Who holds a STEAM li 1 LL Dollar,

When others tumble in the bogs, Has our free leave to FOLLOW ! Yankee Doodle, now's the time To push the frolic further. We'll bail you all, for anv CRIME Excepting DEBT and MURTHER

FINALE.

This Act shall give you all the gripes, And cause some funny capers,

So soon as Brandon sets the types,

mends after all. the borrowing the same And -tJ Jt iu hi, papcrs

1 nttnn Itll 1 nilll till lliv

sum

year.

.V. Y. Evening 1'ost.

Washington, Jan. G.

hitv again devolves on us

..linpinc the decease of another

,r .i ril.o National Legislature. !

Th "lion. JpllN M-r of

the

Yankee Doodle, here it comes !

While trade and traffic lingers. We'll make some fools cat off their thumbs, To spite their little fingers!

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Br the late accounts from England, it

' ' r llnnre.entatives from the appears that Lord Erskinc had recover-

tne n -v ro.pr,bv af-Ld tVoin the illness with which he was

. aS y-, after in the House o. Lord,

v i, Tin u-as a man oi

illness ot two wci-m. .mbble character, and lias left at home,

The allusion in the letter to the Britr

ish flag," we presume, refers only to a jjaTCv occupied by JOHN M. PREN Hag of the North West Company, having rigs", late of Hindustan, deceased, oi

no connection wiui tne uiiumi .uovciu-

ment. We are also gratified to learn that the murders referred to have nothing of a genwral hostility on the part of the Indi-

uis, being the unauthorised acts ol sou-

ary individuals.

Contonement of St. FetersXov. 15 18C0.

Sir: W hen I had the honor to ad-

Ircss vou, on the 10th itist from the

dispositions then manifested by the Sus-

sitongs, I had no hope ot obtaining the

surrender of the murderers ol our peo

ple on the Missouri ; but, contrary to

my expectations, one of the murderers, and an old chief, self devoted in the

place of his son, were voluntarily

hrought in and delivered up yesterday. The ceremony of delivering them was conducted with much solemnity : a procession was formed at some distance from the trarrisnn. and marched to the

- - center of our parade ; it was preceded by a Sussitong bearing the British Flag; the murderer and the devoted chief followed with their arms piniond and large splinters of Wood thrust through them above the elbows, to indicate (as I un

derstand) their contempt ot pain ami death. The relations and friends ol the prisoners folldwcd. and on their way

Joined them in their death sung. When

they anived in front of the guard, the

British nag was laid on a lire prepared

for the occasion, and consumed; the

murderer give up his medal, and both the prisoners were surrendered. The

old chief I have detained here as a hosr

tage : the murderer I have sent on to

?t. Louis, under a proper guard, for tri

al, presuming that is, a course you will

Sanil. Parr.

Vincenres, Jan. 24, 1821. 40-tf H. D.WHEELER,

AND J. Thompson, RESPECTFULLY inform their friend and the public, that they have purchased the shop lately occupied by James Lis-

worth, deceased, near Mr. BDRTCH'S Grocery, where-they intend carrying on

in all its various branches, the Black be Whitesmith's

Ilusincss. They have now on hand, a quantity of AXES, and intend keeping

an assortment pi Edtrc Tools,

...i u u-ocW known, as w en as neic,

lYUeiciic .""-- i

Washington, Jan. G.

The. Postmaster General issued, some

n larre uuuiuti .

.nent'his unexpected .dJre

friends to la- two or three years ago, to all 'Deputy

Postmasters, a standing order, to give

notice to the Printer thereof of any

newspaper which should remain in their

- . .. .ntlpm n nfTire. respectively, uncaueu lor, or iun

Extract of a letter . - h " , ; ; nn . lh- ncrson to whoin it

J i .l.,,l.ll.n

W-icKiri

Cordon papery isiU

The election for clerk "I "1 ingfoi. ...rur.ty tBok place n Mom ay he Ut insl. and resulted as M!ok, " u -181 votes.

OIlll kit I llM T . Christopher Haniion Joseph Green, I E. L. Phelps,

ilasil trrather,

1 ii v y both CAST EXGLIgU jjjj

Will be sold at Auction, a large siock oi su,el

GOODS, Con4stinp of a great variety of Hardware, Cutlery, Glass, Nails, Iron Steel, Groceries, Woolen and Cotton Cloths, Drugs and Medicines,

Books and Stationary, Soap, Candles,

Crockery and Glassware. And a great variety of other articles suitable for Traders or Family use. ALSO A QUANTITY OF Furs, Skins, Hats, Hat

ter's Trimmings and Tools.

ALSO A VARIETY OP

Cattle, Hogs, Horses, &

Farming Utensils. tcZTM liberal credit will be given for

Bonds with approved security, and sale

continue from day to day, until said stock is disposed of.

CHARLES SAVAGE, CHARLES R. BROWN, i(minisfrflfors. SARAH M. PRENTISS, Administratrix. Hindnsfan, Jan. 21. 40-1 w

approve.

I am much indented to

Misfer Colin

5 Dollars Reward. Pocket Book Lost.

WORK can be had on the most rea. sonable terms, at the shortest notice. ICT H. I). WHEELER, I as TW O . Carding Machines, On hand, which he will sell reasonable, Vincennes, Jan. 26. 40-tf

PROPOSALS FOR P1WYTLVG BY SUBSCRirTIOX, The Indiana Gazetteer. THE GAZETIEER will contain a description of the several Counties, Towns, Village's, Rivers, Creeks, and other remarkable places wilhi i the stale of Indiana. It will be compiled by A. Brandon of Corydon, and put to press

as soon as three ituuurea suostriuers thereto arc obtained. CONDITIONS. 1. The Gazetteer will be printed on good paper and handsome tvpe, and

bound in pamphlet formfur seventy -five cents each, to subscribers. .

2. Anv person obtaining five subscri

bers and becoming responsible for .the

pay, shall be entitled to one copy grans. Corydon, Dec. 27, 1820. C7 Subscrip:ions received at the Centinel office.

Vincennes Chapter,

of Roval Arch Masons.

, for his great LOST, on Saturday last, a Red Mo- . 5 jj i62l.8eofR.Jt. ' 2357. affair to a "hap- rocca POCKET BOOK, containing g41 ' Vherets, WILLIAM W1L-ON, athe murderer Steam Mill Notesj two notes of hand, out 5 feet 11 inches high, with sandy

Campbell, the interpreter

exertions in bringing this an

pv issue : the delivery of

is tube attributed solely to his influence and a number o! other papers, of no compiexion and dark hair; a over the Sussitongs. - use to any ncrson but the owner. Who- ther CHARLES WILSON, With the. highest respect, I have the ever should find the above Pocket Book, reet'6 inches high, lvp bei . . . "... ....... .i ' n- i ii "

ouuei iu

and his bro-

ahout five

leen etneletl

to be, sir, your obedient servant, and leaviug it at this office, shall receive frt)m th s Chapter for unmaonic conJ. SNELL1NG. Col. 5th Inf. the above reward. duct, all Chapters will please take no- , ,lr W r PITT T PilTrtV . 1

WM. C. FULLERTON.

284 99 91 3

The !r..i;.w, lis hten conTestci, oui

Ian of opi?:ioi) that it will be con-

should be addressed, and to state wheth

er thenerson reiused to receive the pa

per, or was dead, had remove, and, it so, where to. This .order, we believe, has been generally observed by .the pep tiemen to whom it was given, but, having reason to believe that it was in some incrtrtrott lie? lected. we promised, iu the

..rtUn. lief iir-mir- it anv case ol

nrh neirlcct should come to our know!

ed to lay it before the Postmaster that the delinnuent

might be dtult with Rcurdingl;'. Such garment: Trumbo some tine ago b--.

January 26, 1821.

40 5t

Hon. J. C Calhoun,

Secretary of War.

From the Hillsborough (Ohio) Gazette, 'Innnnnnc T I'linonr of December -28. UlCCniieS LflDfarj .

On Thursday last an affair htppened THE Stockholder of the Vincennes

tic JiPPonlinsd V.

2v order of the V E. H. F. 9 E. BOCDINOT.c.

Blank Cards.

in Fayette county, between a host of th I Library, are requested to r. czi at the

vunk family anil a party ot the citizens vmcennes Ii headed by one Trumbo from Kentucky, of February

re requesien to r. czi ar tne th. ti.T1X'J

Funk family and a party of the citizens Vincennes Hotel, on MONDAY, tht 5th 5C7" me Fiaur I'? '.'a a

y, 1S21, at ii o'clock A. M. ' .

handsome assorimri" vj

1 r

SuitahU for Commission v?rct3Z!' ; Ball lidrt tyr.

in which one man was killed and several

more badly wounded. The following particulars were obtained from a person who was present and witnessed the en-

03c cf choosing

DIREC

A punc-

tor tne purp

. . . - .

It 1Kb lor tne ensuing yer. tual attendance is requeued.

B. PARKE, President. January nCth, 1820, " -10 f!t