Indiana Gazette, Volume 6, Number 15, Corydon, Harrison County, 28 March 1822 — Page 4

L'OETUY.

ITftStt A.J.ATE CVLiaM LIBERTY. W k .ft t A Breathes there lae man waose mne trees Is sunk in languor's fatal rest. Whilst o'er him, 'mid the gathering storm, Oppression rears her hateful fcrm? 'Who, when her foot to earth would tread Those rights for w hich his fathers bled, Hopes cot, nor strives to stay their fa'.!, But one by cue resigns them all? Breathes such a mam? I "ill not ask What country gate him biith: He divl not spring froa Ctglijh mouTi, For such a soul, thus tame, thus co!J, Would rouse his angry sires of eld, And drag them back L) earth. breathes there th" rretch, whose feeble era iVtr, pierced the firra cf Slavery "Who never felt the glow of shame O'er spread his chsek at Freedom1 name.Nor blush to see himstlf accurst. Of Staves, the tericst and the worst? Breathes such a wretch? O'er eastern c'iCtJ, Unheeded, let hia roam; ;51is law a naughty Tyrant's frown, A den of slaves Lis heme. There let him drrcll, fur crimes like ihesd May well the dastard spirit please; WLr buruir.gsuEs and deserts dry Tarch up the springs cfctergy, "Where, even language owns the sway That tramples ou the Soul'4 decay, An I cannot find a word to tell Tl t sound which Freemen love so well: Tbre let him direll, to Freedom lest, Contented, if he can, Whilst nature, shrinking from his shade, G!uil view wich scorn the things ihe made, And blusli to call it M aa Hut I, whom northern climes hate rear5, lVhoe cheek the cutting wind has 6eatJ, TThose ear hath fancied as it past That Freedom spoke in every Wait; W ho?e foot bath wander'd with delight, O'er Scowden's cliff and Skicidaw's fcelghf, Vhere Bi itain's ancient sons defied 'The haughty Romans' bafiled pride, TV'ho oft have trae'd the historic page f The record of a former age. Which pains my hardy sires of yore, The hopes they felt, the fears they bore; Should I thus nurtur'd, basely tame, Renounce the glories of their name, And quit the path they trod? "Whilst busy infamy shall trace The recreant level of his race, Ilis children's acorn, his sire's disgrace The outcast bf his God? ?ever! Oh! NeTcr! NeTer! Curse the thought hat dwells on ease by Freedom bought! hether the heart that does not bum Justice weeps o'er Freedom's urn ' . .hat eye in darkness set "i'xAzr views nor views it with regret! v-c ae the choice my father's madeI mine their battle cry, n fighting for the risjitt of yore, : .ntless and brave, each warrior swore 'To conquer, or to die." From the Supporter and Scioto Gazette. VILLAGE TALEB. The Graves cf the Forest. There neither name nor emblem's spread, . "To stay tic passing pilgrim's tread.' Lord Btrok To me a neglected grave ia d melancholy 9ight9 for it apeak not only of the vanity of prith but of the treachery of friendship and the forgetful. Ssess of humanity. An over olmdotting willow, a little drooping flower, or even a ctus. fcer of mournful ivy, tells a soothing tale, while, we reecg. nize the tears of affection, aud the tender care of undying 3ovc as the origin of their growth. I once paused on the banks of the Hasquehaunah, by the aide of a gmall plain, which appeared to be crowded with the monuments of mortality, though far from any settlement which could have furnished to the tomb so many tenants; enquiry resulted in the information that the spoil of a desperate battle was there deposited, un honoured save in the simple tale of the villager recording their deeds of heroism. There is no account of Augustus and his little band of raarryrs on the pages of history. IWore than seventy years have rolled along eince those shores,

oliero they are bow inurnoti, echoed to the peal of their musketry aud the savage shouts of victory. And at this distance from that period even the faithfulness of memory but

obscurely traces the event. The settlers in the interior of the then colony of Pennsylvacia were rustics, living in a manner as unadorned aa tha rude forests which surrounded them; but in the village of Haverhill, if the accomplishments of art were wanting to make life splendid, the beauties of nature were not sought in vain to make it sweet. Love had found its way into the silent hamlet, and the angel cheek of beauty smiled amid tho soli, tudes of forests, and breathed spells of happiness around. There was one Bweet girl, thfc daughter of a Mr. M. to whose nuptials the villagers had been invited in the evening of tho day preceding the catastrophe which peopled in the end this tittle spot with tenants. She had given her heart to one, who, though born h bred among the mountains and the Vvood9 of the deserts, was as fond and fervent as the warmest; but in so doing she rejected the addresses of a foreigner and stranger. Leroy when the success of his rival was beyond a doubt, left the neighborhood precipitately, fif without occasioning a suspicion of bis intention, passed over the. Susquehannah to the encampment of a tribe of Indians. Having received intelligence of the time when Charlotte VI. was to become the wife of Augustus, be prevailed upon the savages to attack the settlement, with promises of large booty and no resistance. Just as the villagers were gathering td the cottage of Mr. At. a horrid shout echoed along the vale, and a band of In dians, led orvby Leroy, rushed from the adjoining wood upon them. The attack was too unexpected to allow of any resistance, and a general flight and massacre ensued; the father, mother, and brother of Char lotte perished, their cottage was reduced to ashes, and tno defenceless daughter remained a prisoner. Augustus had disappeared amid the tumult, cone knew how. Slated with the success of his villainy, Leroy accompanied the heart broken Charlotte and her cruel captors a long day's march and they lighted their fires for the night, at the going down of the sun, on thfc spot covered with so many graves. When the Indians had all assembled, Leroy addressed them in language to this effect. "My friends, you listened to my proposals; I have guided you to victory; I have but one request to make; that captive girl I claim for my service; give her to me that I may revenge myself for the injury she has done me: when my rancour is satisfied, t will yield her up to the fate you choose to consign her to.91 Tho Indians herd hid with careless approbation, and the tuQuU of Ins feslings tfwhad

from his eyes aud curled upon his lip, as he turned towards his victim. At this moment a bullet

whistled by his head. It was Augustus and a chosen band of friends who had armed themselves and followed the assassins, end in an iustant, they were in the midst of his enemies. A dreadful slaughter followed. The savages triumphed, and not one of that little company of heroes escaped. Augustus was among the prisoners, and Cbarlutce was still Uninjured. V hen the Indians found their victory complete, they proceeded to dispatch all the captives that bad fallen in their power; jut when they came to Augustus. Leroy again interfered: "My friends,'' said he, "give him also up to me; he shall first witness what shall be to hiti fair worse than death." After much persuasion they consented, aud Leroy cat down to brcod over the revenge he now seemed sure of. Hut having drank too deeply, a sudden drowsiness came over bim, and he sunk asleep. Augustus had watched the dawning3 of hope, aud now looked eagerly around to see if any moved. All was still save the gentle murmur of the breeze: the heavens were cloudless, and the moon was just hiding herself among the trees. He listened: a deep and long drawn cigh fell softly on his eart it was from Charlotte's bosom, and it reused him from his apathy. With one effort he loosed his arms, and soon regained his liberty; to liberate his fair companion in suffering was an easy task, and before the', sun arose they were be yond the reach of pursuit. The bones of Leroy are buried in one of these graves ot the forest; for his savage confederates, suspecting him of having favoured the escape of the:r prisoners, tortured him to death. JSL sojl answer turneth away wrath. The horse of a pious man,, living in Massachusetts, happening to stray into the road, a neighbour of the man who owned the horse put him in pouud. Meeting the owner soou after, he told hiin what he had done; "aud if I catch him in the road again," said he, "I'll do it again." "Neighbour," replied the other, "not long since, I looked out of ray window in the night, I saw your cattle in my mowing ground, and I drove them out and shut them in your yard; & V 11 do it again ." Struck with the reply; the man liberated the horse from the pound and paid the charges himself. Elegant Extract 'Life is shori; the poor pittance of seventy years is not worth being a villian for. 1 What matters it if your neighbour lie enterred in a splendid tomb? sleep you with innocence. Look behind you Al t it.-- A 1 if inrougn tue tracts 01 lime: a vast desert of ttnnucibcitd ages

lies open in the retropct: through ibis desert have yo2 forefathers journeyed on, unti wearied with years aud sorrow, they sink from the walko of men. You must leave them where they fell, and you are Jo go on a little further, where you, will find eternal rest. Whatever you may encounter between the cradle and the grave, be not dismayed. The universe is in endless motion; every moment big with innumerable events, which come not in slow succession, but bursting forcibly from i revolving and unkuovn cause, fly over thia orb with diversified iufluence." ST r I Sheriff's Sale. TI Y virtur of a Ctri3i;t writ of Verv .0) dltioni trxpoiiAs x-cutu:n to mo directed trotu the clerk's office cf tho Harrison Circuit Court, Indiana. ir fiver of John liowman, Administrator of the estate of James To in I in dte'd. against James Smith: 1 shall exposo to Sale at the court houae in the tovm of Corydot) on the S2dinst. between the hoiirs of 10 o'clock A M and 4 o'clock P. M. of said day. the north east ptut of Lot no. 36, the 4th part b? said let; also the north half of lot no. one hundred end fifty one, laying and being in the town of Corydori, given up to me to satify the abovementioned execution. Where due attendance will be given by me. 3 . PaAdacka, a. c. March G. 133w. MdlLTlJC WILL GIVE LIBERAL JtHl. CES FOR

Bear Slciua, Grey "Fox, Iledox, MLinkf Jftuskvat, Ouer, Racoon, Rabbit, Cu'vdon. Feb. 13 10 3tf. IiADVEiS SCHOOL Mrs. Mitchell and Mas. BA3ri2l will teach young Ladita commitu their care, the following branchi - cl education, vif. Reading, Writing, Anthmetic, Grammar, Logic, Rhetoi ic, Geography and Composition; Aboplain Sewing, Sampler and Gotton work. The School wiit commence on Monday the lith day of march, Term, and hours of attendance may be known by applying to Mrs. Mitchell or Mr. Baker. Corydon, f eb 28, 1322. 123 HENRY HURST & ROBERT A. NEW, CouuseWors and Altoruieft atlAaw, (Czrydon, Indisni,) PRACTISE ia conjunction in the Harrises and Crawford Circuit Courts. An engagement r.ith cither will secure the serriccj cf both. R. A. New will draw contracts and deeds with neat cess and despatch. They may be found at their respective officef, Ctt. Srd. 45 tf.

By Absolem Fender, Hung in Lawrence county, Indiana in th? Spicu Vail, ONE DARK, DAY MA HE, Supposed to be ten or eleven yara old, about thirteen hands three irtcheo hiRh, with a large ?itar in her fcrc head, with a small snip an her nose, her left hind foot white, no other brands discoverable appraised to fifteen do) lars by Richard ticasley and Jesso Qasley. Given under my and pnd ecfcUhio 1 2th day of feb . 1822. JOEL CONN ELY j. p.