Indiana Palladium, Volume 2, Number 10, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 18 March 1826 — Page 2

INDIANA PAlAAPiPjSL J. SPENCER, D. V. CULLF.V, &, CO. Editors and J'roprietors.

Senate of the U. Stales, Feb. 21. Mr. He.idricks, from the select committee on Roads and Canals, to whom were referred a Resolution of the Senate, and two Memorials of the General Assembly of the Mate of Indi ana, on the subject of a canal communication between the navigable waters of the Wabash and those of the Miami of Lake Erie, made the following Klport: That, in the opinion of the committee, a ca nal to connect the Wabash river with the Miami of Lake Erie, is an ofcjVct worthy the tcnt.on, and one which should employ a portion of the means, of the General Government. It

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..... . , ....ui,,ons ol Peol',e a cno,ce ot markets, between

would onei to an Eastern and a Southern 'tht' Ea an(l tl,e Sonll 5 woull el)Me them to nr L'fl,!v,n,r.s in , n.n, n.:se!ec' lSew io,k orVw .rlea"s' as.,tie sea"

view, for the transportation of troops, military ........ v. . , - -r- " - ' w.

stores, and munitions of ivar. . . .... , , 4l 5 'them severeh alter the came ashore. r. ' , , i . 4. , . r.L borne ot the lands through which it i?.rr . J -This canal perfected, and the markets of the I , , r, , ... or i,.,,., t his privateer iiad committed manv uer? :,'r.u iv: 'supposed the Canal will pass, are alrea- ,.. . 4l , .. , ....

jL.JSiiiu Lia j.iuii die aiouceo initu , . . i t . .i o. r L,r i in- i t Joy surveyed and prepared tor sale. to the states ot Indiana and Illinois; whuh, at i . f ,( M .... present, have no means within their power, of ? aM 1U

approacnmguiose maiKets with the heavy pro- 'V , ' . . Irecovery of whose treasures is now at-ition, shall he punished hv a line ol httv ; had char ged her mind. 1 ho company ducecf the country. By the aid of th.s canal, , climng the pieseiit y ear. it is m had 'talares, and shall lose, for the space of .thinking the bride had only been si ize.i the ma.kets oi Lou iana and Florida are mw,e deMrable that the c ,c.i : .on he qdjly JlVwu, ofdolars cn !mar(1. jfivo years the right of being electors or with a n,omentar whin,; ordere d the eay oi ..ccess, to the North western puts of:Mde; Tins uill be necessary, to de- There are now huildin-!elect"ed. 'mnncian io strike up -come haste to the Ohio; and to the I errimry of Wichi-an, which situate the grant which may be appro- "ticnenow iiiiiGin ti.uui , . Oden-i are at present excluded from the SouU.ern mar-1 printed. Ite location will give, ins an- at Amsterdam, tourteen vessels-two h 1 he relapse into such a crime i.ddi g w lu n ,he and Ji O kcts. It would be the point of urfion between aneously, great value to the adjacent. h vessels and punishable by a hne ot 100 talares, and .immediately began dancing ami all he

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the Ocean and the Lakes, from the South, and perfect a chian of inland navigation, from New Yoik to New Orleans, through the great interi or of the country. Olfhp v.rmiK rni-foe hr trfiicli f!iN clisin ol'ln . 1 . . , .... .w.-.j ........ ...... . , .mam j navi inn maybe completed ih.s is De - . . ., . . . on lhi nrin?r ilu-pt htii I hp rxirt;iro at r nrt Whviip hi'lvvppn thp. S Iliirv' ami ll-sp vnfpr; of tlie Wabash, is lesj th,n ven m.les: and.

although no survevs have yet been made, by,tllV Purchasers of extensive regions, which the elevation of the summit level has! 'he toregoing considerations have in-

boen accurately ascertained, et the fact is tain, that, in wet seasons of the year, the Indians and other inhabitants of the country, hve frequently passed over this summit. :n pTf)jrues and cano. s No sufficient dita is within the p.nvpr of the committee, by which they can state ihe necessary length of this canal. That it must necessarily be continu-d to the Little Wabash a disiance of twenty five miles, is the opinion of some, whihi others suppose the navigable point of the Wab ish proper to be selected for so important a work, will be found lower down, at or near the mouth of Tippecanoe, a distance of about 100 miles. Whatever the distance may be, it will follow, wirh slight deviations, the valley of the Wabash, an 1 will need, on the whole line, but little Jock30. The Miami of Lake Kric is formed by a junction of the St. Mary's and St. Joseph's, about three miles below Fort vV ayne. This stream admits of good navigation a considerable portion of the year, and its value is best known to those who were engaged in military service on the .North-western frontier during the late war. 1 he principal wot It bein accomplished, lateral canals would be more easily effected, and would be very much within the power and the means of the itate. i hese, overshort portaj-s, wouhjjonnect the Wabash with the W. branch of White riv. r, and with other streams to the South; with the rivers which empty into Lake Michigan, and whh those which run Westwardly, into the Illinois and the Mississippi. 'lhe route of thi3 cand is believed to be more direct for an inland navigation through the interior of the country, than the routes through the state of Ohio, or that through Lake Mich'gan and Huron. The mouth of the Ohio river, on the South, and the outlet of Lake Erie, on the East, may be' assumed a3 the points through which the inland trade of the country must necessarily pass, to the various markets. Between these points, on the northern route, through Lakes Michigan and Huron, tlvj distance has heen estimated at 1600 miles. The route by the Wabash and the Miami of the Lake, is estimated at something less than 1000 miles; more than 600 nearer than the Michigan route; and it is said to be 150 less than either of thc route3 through thc state of Ohio. An act cf Cottgress heretofore authorized the state of Indiana to survey and locate this rou'e through the public lands; but, the state being destitute of the means of constructing the canal was unwilling to incur the expense of its location, and the act on this subject has remained a dead letter. The state is still unable to proceed with the work, without the aid of the general government. i he committee believe that the improvement of the country, in a national point of view, is the great object of this Government; and that th;s object ought not, on the prtsentoccasion to be abandoned from considerations of a few secbons of land, in a district of country in which but little of the public lands have yet been brought into market, and ivhere very few settlements or improvements have yet commenced, to create a value for the public domain. Estimating this work, frotn its character and position, to be one of national importance, one in which several states are deeply interested, the committee recommend, io favorof the state, a 'grant of land of three sections in width, on each su!e of ihe CinaL Th s aid is not asked in a form which can be burthensome to the Treasury. The land in that quarter of the country, though of comparatively little value without the contemplated canal, would, in the prospect of such improvement, become immensely valuable to the 9tate, and rnablo her to complete lhe work. I he committee further believe, &. they are strngf lied in this belief, by facts of frequent occurrence j in new countries, that this donation will ope-: rate in favor of the Treasury, ami not to its injury; for, a few sections adjoining such grant, (he canal beins: locatpd, will sell for more than both the sections an J the grant, without the prospect of a canal.

Ti.eimporlanceof this canal, in a military jany regular assembly for religious orps-ient power?, in order to obtain a foreign , ground that such honors were not grr.npoint of view, must be obvious to all; and it is litical purposes, except with tlit; consent protection The legislative senate de-lied to their own countrymen. He was

believed that no person wi.o Das any recoiitc-j0f the government. They were lined tion of the history of the late war, will ask for; fifty francs each, and the cost of proseargument to prove this assertion. Of the mil- ,:,, uTho Rmubnrw nre restored1

lions expended in that war. how much is it rea sonable to suppose was squandered for the want of such improvements for the want of . L'-"- vutiui fiuu ill ltJ (fni i llJl. Union were difficulties of this kind more heavily felt, than on tho North-western frontier vbai facilities of communication between the military posts on an extended border, would thus be afforded! By the aid of this canal, in time of war, an army could be withdrawn from iUnner Canada, ami nfcp rmitinn nn i hp hank! at-jofhe MissisHpp or lhe Gulf of Mexico, in less ' ;,m.ft (han a . , neet , , onlinan,v sai, jfrom Quebec to New Orleans. In time of er. I ( , . t V- . w. I n n l.-y rrltrlif vunria, .a.." ...i i iii is will. iii ;i 1 1 1 1 ii i ii. i 1 1 1 1 1 1 . lit- i' - - - - ...... ... .... - . 7 icountrv: attract the attention of emi 'grants, and g've irnpul.-e beyond the power ot any other measure, to the set tlement of the w hole Wabash county. - ,i .1 .. 1 (i.,i I M'lti irr.ri. itnr ,t ttm 'in. c . ".'..niiniiiivi..jii.iuvJii.ii.iniiio win.in thc of ,!U,iaiia yot M i 'g to the United btates; and tins an-; - 7 1 propriation of a

small portion ofthe puh-Ina(le n',ieve tho severe burthen on I open a new avenue to'ie i,luustrv of the country, and many

,,C iailUS, Will 1)111 op cer-jdUCCtt the Commit tee to report a bill. A BILL. : To greint a certain anantitjj of land to the Sfnlr of Iti'l nun. Inrliir ).' rnnvr )f iitir the vatcrs of thc W abash river zcith thoxc of Lake Erie. lie it enacted by thc Senate and Hctlisc of Ih preventatives of thc United Suites of jlme.rica in Congress assembled That there be, and are hereby granted to the State of Indiana, for the purpose of aiding the said Slate iii opening a canal, to unite the watersof the Waha.-h river with tlioe of Lake Erie, a quantity of land equal to sis: sections in width, emhiacing the land on both sides of ami most contiguous to the said canal, from one end thereof, to the other; and the said land shall he subject to the disposal of the Legislature ol aid State, for the purpose aforesaid and no other. Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted. That so soon as the route of the said canal shall be located and agreed on by the said state, itshall he the duty of the Governor thereof,or such other person or persons as fiay have been, or shall hereafter he authorized to superintend the construction of said canal, to examine and ascertain the particular lands to which the said State will he entitled, under t:ie provisions of this act, and report the same to thc Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said State, under the authority of the Legislature thereof, after the selection shall have heen so made, shall have power to sell and convey the whole, or any part of the said land, and to give a title in fee simple therefor, to whomsoever shall purchase the whole, or any part thereof. FOREIGN NEWS. Great Britain and Ireland. The London Gazette announces the appointment of C. McKensie, esq. as consul general to Hayti, to reside at Port an Prince. The great octagonal tower of Fonthill Abbey, which was of the height of 276 feet, lately fell to the grund with a tre-

mendous crash ; burying a large part ofunily, the council of the empire, and the

the edifice in its ruins, and yet without: killing any of its inhabitants, they havmg occupied a remote part ot the migii-, ty hu ilumg. The late general distress caused by the banking establishments, will probably have a tendency to prevent a multiplication of them. The desolations caused by them are terrible. On the 29th Dec. so dense was the log, that the shops in London were light ed up all day as at night. The total number of deaths in tlie ci - ty and liberties of London and West-! minster, including all generally called J London, was 20,G72; and 25.G34 chil-

dren had been christened in the samejate in a general assembly, having taken

time, Out of all tlie 20.G72 persons, w ho died, only two were more than 1 00 s years old, whereas, out ot the 5,013 who died in the same year in 1ST0 York there were seven who was upwards of 100. France. Thc subscriptions for the relief of general Foy's family had nearly reached the sum "of 700,000 francs. It is ominous. A small party of female Quakers, having met to read and expound the New Testament, were recently arrested tt St. Etienne and dragged before a police court, for a violation of thc 290th article of the penal code, which forbids

cution.

Spain. The duke del Infantado, the new minister in Spain, lias proposed to raise wavs and means In imposing a tax -it- r I ill , n?t,,l- ,nnmM15 UI " ' LU this project is pursued, the duke will not lo!r kecT hls P!acc Lct tlle K,n" want money as much as he may, he roust not touch the fat things of the chur h.l Th. Colombian, nrivaieer General Soublette, was amors the vessels that on thf szh coast, near Gibraltar, in the late destructive gale. i 7 mentioned under the Gibraltar head.A f(w 0ftiem reached the British ten itorv, hut about 70 of the crew fell into the lK..id of the Spaniards who fi red upon them durins the storm, and treated - - 1 pifu.u iun on me coast, a iu cau-eu ine ;', , ' . .destruction of much Spanish property. I The ships that are sunk at Viro,the each. In 1811, it was estimated that there! was no less than 700,000 paupers in the kingdom 1 he 'Trow nm ' i ) 1 . 1 1 1 n 1 1 11 wliirn

nun 101 war nom 'iuu 10 iuuu ions io, iiuriiiir jne, oi me i imiis oi a cueci ...nv t.nv . ...

'beitiir 5,500,000 save about one pauperjhas obtained it, and does not extend to j 1. .. ' l I

n ,.v,. v. , . - in eight persons ! Great elKa ts have heen

work' houses have been established and those who are able, are also coni-'the 1 1 1 J I - ..i I TV .1

neneu to cultivate the and. tlence the number of paupers is decreasing. Italy. T. 1 t the Hospice of St. Gothard, the snow had risen as high as the roof of the houses. Tho mail was overwhelmed the 12th of Dec. by an enormous avalanche. Szeeden has marie a treaty with Great Britain for sunnressinf? the slaw trade.

and the right of search is reciprocally have made all preparation to meet the admitted. Egyptian reinforcements; and a letter Prussia. At the theatre of Ka'nigstadt, from Xante, dated Nov. 19, snys The at Berlin, a kind of petty farce lias re- intrepid defenders of Missolonghi, percently been performed, in which Napo- ceiving that they are on the point ol Icon Bonaparte appears, followed by Ee;heing attacked by sea and by land, have Roustan, and general Bertram!. Hi resohod to sacrifice their lives for their does not utter a word, hut gixes the or-;country, and have taken a last farewell der for battle by a sign, It w as upon of the world, amidst religious and militating express condition that the piece was i v ceremonies after a general review, in approved by the censorship; but the vv hieh each chief embraced the soldiers, sensation produced by the exact imita- at the same lime the bishop giving them tion of his person was so powerful that a his benediction sprinkling the holy a second representation was f .rbiddtn. jter on their shoulders, which were decoThis speaks volumes of the state of rated with laurel. At the same time society in lYu-sia. But the chief of thc j were embarked for Xante and Cephaloconspirators agan s the rights of human! nia, the archives of the government, as nature, has passed from works to re-! v ell as thc old men, women and chilvvaids; and the people of Prussia ma jdren the separation caused the greatvet force tin; kh, to do that which hek'Sl grief. All communication is still pledged his kroyal words'' to perform, 'open with MisS( hu.ghi, by sea and by by giv ing them .a constitution. At prc-.lui.d, and numerous bodies ol troops

cut his will is lhe gospel and the lore. Jiussia. We have nothing new from this country except sundry reports in the Paris papers that Constantine has abdicated in favor of his brother Nicholas though the tact is acknowledged that no

advices had been received from St. Pe-jed iu transporting Greek slaves to Egypt, tersburg, later than those which states' ho were capluied and sent to Hydra, his having been proclaimed emperor, were put to death w ithout ceremony, there; as is shewn below. The land forces of Ibrahim, in the

The loilow ing is the decree issued al;Morea, on the 1st September, consisted, Petersburg, on the receipt of the newsjaccording to M. d'Accourti, of 15,830

ol the emperors death. 2Cth ot Nov. old stvle, (Dec. HU 'Divine Providence, in its inscrutable decrees has ju-t visited the Ru-sian em pire with a calamity w hich no lunmmge! can do justice. 4iA courier, who arrived from Taganrock on the 27lh hist, has brought the alllicting news of the death of the emperor Alexander. "On the first news of this calamity, th e august members ol tnc imperial taministers assembled at the residence of!

M. the grand duke of Nicholas. HejW'c have but just now paid the last ho-

hist, .and alter him, all the functional ies

w ho were present, as also all regimentsjyou may recollect ever since his arrival of the imperial guards, took the oath of in this country, has been alllicted with tidelity to his majesty Constantino the diarrhoea, so common among all strantirst. gors here. In his case, from his v ery adfcThe minister of justice, the general ant ed age and intii mitiesr it has proved of infantry, prince Labanoll" Rostovvski. niore than usually obstinate, and though

has communicated to tlie general bly of the directing senate of St. Petersburgh, the denlorable new s. that his majosty the emperor Alexander has just by the will of the Almighty, and after a distressing illness, died at Taganrock on

tiie l'Jth Nov. (Dec. l.)Thedirectingsen-'seen

the oathot tidelity the legitimate heir, hi: majesty the emperor Constantine, de creed the measures usually taken on such occasions for the notification of this event, and the taking of the oath of tidelity to his imperial majesty' Greece -The following decree has been issued by the provisional government Whereas some Greek subjects, influenced by improper suggestions, or by the ill-founded hope of being able to w ithdraw themselves from those duties which our laws impose on them, address themselves to tlie consuls and agents of dilfer-

crees, (hat

1. No Greek, of whatever rank or condition he may he, shall demand or obtain, in Greece, the protection of any foreign power. 2. He shall not be considered as a

foreign subject, if after being absent I Mr. Silas Sratton, of Sullivan township from Greece, he rehires to his native in ahington county, Pen ma, was a country under any other protection, un- few day sago delivoit.d of fivecahes, all less he has acquired that right by natu- perfectly ha med,wt 11 haired, and about ralization in the states of the power in; the size of a fi x. 'I bis is such a sigular which he declares himself to be protect-'play of dame nature, that we should have ed, according to the laws there establish-jdoul ted tlie truth of the ahovestatcn.cnt, cd. (had it not been given to us attested by 3. Any protection, granted to a Greek, the evidence of many credible persons,

by any consul, vice consul or agent of a foreign power, out ot CI recce, without legal naturalization, shall be of no value : and those who shall have obtained it, shall not cease to be considered as!

Greeks, and consequently subject tothe;atida b;ill which he gae in honour ot

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duty which our laws impose upon them, jthe event. 1 he company assemnicu,ma4. Such protection, obtained before Igistrate and lidlers w ere pi osent, as w ell the promulgation of the pre-ent law , as the bride and bridegivcm. 'l'he bride shall he considered null; but those who being solicited to rcceie the ting, she shall obtain it after the said promiila-'prremptorily refused, obet ving that she

citizen. 0. The right of protection, legally ohtained, as mentioned in the sec ond" pa -

r:iT;'n 1. is roritund to uni rm V who;Ullt (liiUteS llUIll aiise eilUieci lilt.

. , i - . . jproperty situated in Greece, which is governed by the laws of thc country . 7. Those who regularly enjoy tl io protection ot a loreign power, lose all rights granted to the Greeks by the 1 organic law. o o. The ministers of the interior and of justice, shall execute the present law. which shall he inserted and published in the Bulciin des f.ois. The Signatures follow.) JYapolia di Romania. 1 lie Greeks appear resolved on de'fendinir themselves to the last. They have entered, as wellasa great quantity ol provisions. I'hey will defend the battaiics inch by inch, as there is no hopes of retreating. We are not sorry to hear that the Christian captains of the vessels employ ! Eg) plians, ol whom eighty were artille ry-inen, o,l pioneers, and 1 obj cavalry , independent of the Turkish garrisons, w hich were there before his landing. He had lost in combats 14,000 men, and 300 by sickness. DEATH OF GEN. WILKINSON. Extra: t ol a letter from a gentleman ol Ballimore, dated Mexico, Dec. 30, UJ25, communicated to the Editor ol the Baltimore Gazette. 4,1 regret to inform you that our old friend, General W ilkinson, is no more. nors to this brave soldier. 1 he General,

assein-lyielding for a time, to medicine and diet.

has continued to assail him to the hour ot his death. For the last two or three weeks, he has been so unfeebled, by his disease, that he has been unable to take his usual exercise on horseback. 1 have him almost daily during this period jat his favorite little villa on the La Verge where lie has resided for the last summer but his constitution was now so broken down and his stomach so impaired that I completely despaired of his recovery. Nothing but large doses of opium could at all mitigate his disorder, lie died on the night of thc 2Sth,in the hands of a few friends, and his faithful creole. His body was brought to the house of our minister Mr. Poinsett, and his interment took place this afternoon, in the Parish of St. Miguel. As an old soldier of the Revolution, every eifort was made to procure for him military honors; but these were peremptorily dei:ied, on the

followed to the grave by the most distin

guished military and civil officers, and by all the respectable foreigners of the city." Plan orX.tinr. A cow belonging to who have seen the prodigy. hep. Georgia Wedding. It appears from the Dairen paper that Mr. John Odena lately invited his friends to his wedding. .... ..I jdant e stiilcontmuer toretur oner hanu to -hdm Odena, and the lady hostos of the house,f arl'ul, perhaps, that some unpiesroom with a club, and drove the whole - .1. r 1 1 1 j company into the street. I). Adv. The following curious circumstance, is illustrative of the natural history oftho fox: Not long since, a boy who was on the shore of a harbour in thc District oi Maine, saw a fox godown under the bank and cover himself in celgrass, so thai there was no part of him to he seen, when he sw am oil to a hock ot ducKS of thc variety called Coots, that were in the harbour. Just as he reached the spot, the boy observed considerable commotion amongst then. and afterwards Reynaltl returned to thc shore with one of them in his mouth. The lad stopped till he had hilled the Coot, and then drove him away, and carried the bird home. MA RKE T A 1 ' A L W OR L EAJVS. SUGAR on the plantation, has rather improved since our last, and is now genially held at 7 f onts per lb. for the best qualities, at w hich a few sales have been clfected. MOLASSES continues to meet a fair demand at 20 ee'nts per gallon on tiie plantation, and w e understand that some holders ask more; which no doubt may be obtained, a 3 there is but little for sale. FLOUR continues dull at 1 50 for shipping, for w hich there is but little demand. Some particular marks are occasionally sold at the bakers by retail, at 1 62 1-2 a S I 75 per bid. PORK is one of the dulest articles in market, and rather declining m the pi ice oi late, ow ing to some forced sales since our last. Arrived this week, 515 bids, pork in bulk, including what is termed hog-round, sells at 4 1-2 cents per lb. GREEN HAMS and SHOULDERS, as they are called, make a considerable article in thc commerce of the western country, are generally brought to market in hhds. containing G to 700 lbs, and put up in pickle after the manner of pickled pork, has met a fair demand at 5 cents per lb. LARD. Arrived since our last 43G3 kegs, and is somewhat dull at 7 1-2 a 8 cents per lb. CORN 1 ias of late become scarce, and now retails at 2 25 per Hour bbl. of ears. Bacon, hams, lb. S to 0 cents, sides G to 7 ; dull. Cof'ce, Havana green, lb. 17 to 18; sales. -St. Domingo, lb. 1G to 1G 1-2: scarce. Cutt-m, choice Mississippi and La. lb. 1C, to 17 cts. Fish Mackeral No. 1 , bbl. .5 25 ; 2, 4 ; 00. Flour, 1st quality, bbl. -1 50. lhnj, per cu t. I 25 to .si 50; sales. Lard, lb. 17 to 18 cents; dull. Jlolasses, gall, on plantation, 20 cts. Purh mess, bbl. Si 10 50; prime, 8 50; cargo, i 50. Jiicc, perewt. 3 50 to 4; scarce. Sugar, La. on plantation, lb. G 3-4 to 7 cts. do. in thc city, 7 1-2 to 7 3-4. Havana, white, lb. 13 1-2 to 14 1-2 cts do. brown, 10 to 10 1-2. Loaf, 18 to 21 ; Lump, 17 cts. lb. Tobacco, 1st quality, lb. 5 1-2 to G cts. Spanish, lb. 25 to 30 cts. Whiskei;. gall. 28 to 27 cts; dull. IVilit 's Prkc Current, Feb. 1 Yezo Orleans February IG, The price of beef in our markets has again become excessively high. Vesterday morning there was a very small quantity of that article in market, lit to eat, and its current price was 25 cent: per lh. Louisiana Advertiser,