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EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AND FOLLOWING NATURE IS THE MARCH OF MAN. Barlow. Volume II. LAWKENCEBURGH, INDIANA; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1826. Number 44.

PRLWED J1JVD PUBLISHED BY SPiW'E'l. n V ULIJY.Uco.

Oi every Saturday Morning . STOllY OF FRjLXKUX. Doctor Benjamin Franklin, after thf decease of his fattier, returned to Boston in order to pav his respects to hi mother, who resided in that city. Jin had been absent some years, and at that pe riod of life, when the greatest nnd most rapid alteration is made in the human appe irance; at a time when the queru voice of the stripling assumes the commanding tone of the adult, and the smiling features of youth are succeeded hy tin stro. g lines of manhood. The D ctor was sensible such was the alteration of his person, that his mother could not know him except by that instinct. which it is believed, can cause a mother's heart to heat most violently in the presence of a child, arid pointing the maternal eye, with quick and sudden glance to a bo!o ed son. To discover the existence cf this sliiirl by actual experience, the Doctor resolved to introduce himself, as a stranger, to liis mother nnd to watch, watch ijarrowlv, for the moment in which she should discover her son, and then to determine, with the cool precision of-the philosopher, whether that discovery was the eif'et of that instinct of affection that intuitive love that innate attachment, whieh is conjectured to cement relatives of the same blood; and which, by accordr, the passions of parent and child, like a well tuned viol, would at the first touch cause them to vibrate in unison, and at once evince that they were hut d liferent chords of the same instrument. O a sullen chilly day, in the month of J umarv, in thf afternoon, the Doctor knocked at hi" mothers door and asked to speak with Mrs. Franklin. He found the old lady knitting before the parlor lire introduced himself, and observing that lie hndijMM informed she entertained travellers, requested a night's lodging, she eyed him with that cool look of disapprobation which most people assume when they imagine themselves insnlted by bring supposed to exercise an employment but one degree below their real occupation in real life assured him that be had been misinformed that she did lint keep tavern; but thai it was (rue to oblige some members of the Legislature, td'ie took a number of them into her famiU during the session; that she then had four members of the Council, and six of the House of Representatives, who then boarded with her that all tier beds were full: and then betook herself to her knitting with that intense application, which expressed as forcibly a action could do, if yo-i have concluded your business the sooner you leave the house the helte r. Ba! upon the D actor's wrapping his coat nrou ul him, dfeciing to shiver with cold, and observing it was very chilly weather,! me pointed to a chair, and gave leave to warm himself. The entra-ce of her boarders pre ed till further conversation cdfer soon served, a ;d the Doctor partook the family. To the colfee, according to the giod old eus'om of the times, succeeded a plate of pippins, pipes, and Danrr ol -ii ie.tire s et. when the w hole 'unlU' f.wm,.,! m rhoMrful cmnlinrr cTn5. ; - ' " - """b circle before the fire. Perhaps no man ever possessed the colloquial powers to a mare fascinating degree, than Dr. i occa-

sdon, when lie displayed those powers to J,n . with suspicious caution, she collectgreater advantage than at this time. ed lier silver spoons, pepper box, and por - drew the attention of the company, hy;rjngCr from her closet: and after secu -

the sohditv ol his modest remarks in - slmctieg lliem by the varied, now and strirciog Sigots, m which he placed his ... ............. h he placed his iem with apt and SiiDjecis, and delighted in amusing anecdotes. Thus employed. the hcurrs passed merrily along until' cigat o dock, when punctual to a moment, Mrs. I ran;hn announced supper,

Busied w ith her household atlairs, she precaution, she retired to bed with her fancied the intruding stranger had q'it- maid, whom shs compelled to sleep in ted the house immediatelv after cotf.e, jlor toom. and it was with difficulty she could ro-j Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, strain hr resentment, when she saw him, mused her domestics, unfastened the parw ilhout molestation, seaj himself at t!)e lor door with timid caution, and was fahie witti the freedom of a member of, agreeably surprised, to find her guest the family. touietlv sleeping on his own chair. A

Immediately after supper, she called

an e'Jerlv gentleman, a member of the j to perfect confidence, was natural. Sre Council, in whom she was accustomed toiawakcncd him with a cheerful good mor-

outide, to another room complained hiiteiiy of the rudeness of the stranger told the manner of his introduction to tiie house observed that he appeared like an outlandish man; and she thought had something very auspicious in his ap poaraeco, concluding, by soliciting her friend s advtco with respect to the way

Jin which she could mo! easily rid herself!

' .n Ti i i . j oi presence i ne eiu g- nuernan assured her, that the stranger as certainly a young man of education, n. d to all appearance a gentleman ; that, perhaps, being in agreeable companv , he had paid no attention to the lateness of the hour. and advised her to call him aside, and repeat to him her inability to bulge him. She accordir gly sent her maid to him, and then with as much temperas she could command, recapitulated the s'rualiou of her family ; ohserv ed thai it grew late, ar.d mildly intimated, that he would do well to seek himself a lodgii ir. The Doctor replied that he would, bv no means, incommode her fa mi I v ; hut that with her leave, he would smoke one pipe more with her boarders, and then retire. H returned to the company, tilled nis pipe, aod with the first whdlj his powers returned with double force. II recounted the hardships he extolled the piety and policy of their ancestors. A gentleman present mentioned ihe sub ject of the day's debate in the H aje of Representatives. A tall had beeo introJuced to extend the prerogatives of t in Royal Governor. Tne Doctor immediately entered upon the suhject sup ported the colonial rights with new and forcible arguments was familiar with the names of the ii.tluential men in the House, when Dudlv was Governor recited their speeches, and applauded the noble defence of the C; amber of rights. During adiscoursc so appropriately in-j foresting to the company, no wonder tne clock Struck eleven, unperceived "oy tne delighted irde: and was it wonderful : lint the patience of Mrs. Franklin grew tjuite exhausted. S ie now entered the room, and before the whole companv, with much warmth, addressed the Doctor; told him, plainly, she thought herself imposed on; observed, that it was true, she was a lone woman, but that she had friends who would protect her, and concluded, by insisting on his leavi. g the aouse. The Doctor made a slight apology, deliberately put on his great coal and hat, took polite leave of the company, and approached the street door lighted by the maid and attended by the mistre-s. While the Doctor and his companions had been enjoying themselves within, a most tremendous snow storm, had, without tilled the streets knee deep and no sooner had the maid lifted the latch, than a roaring north-easier forced open the door, extinguished the light, and almo filb'd the entry with drifted snow and hail. As soon as it was re-lig ited, the Doctor cast a woeful look towards the door, and thus addressed his mother. Hy dear Mf.dam, can you turn me outj in this dreadful storm I am a stranger in this town, and shall certainly perish in the streets; You look like a charitable Ladv ; I shouldn't think you could turn a doi from your door on this temnestuOU5 joijt. Don't tell me of charity . said tn(, oifended matron Charity begins at The warmth of the parley had drawn, thecomnanvfromtheparlor,andby their! alJnjod interference, the ,v Midiici WHff rnn - m:nl t lr.fQ tUo K.mkp. ,,A . L i 11 l I 1 I... A 1 ,no oeu couiu ne nau, oe cuieioeu 10 rost Gn :in easy chair before the parlor jro. A'though the hoarders appeared to confide, perfectly, in the stra; rer's honesty, it was not so with Mrs. Frank-'

""".home. It is your own fault vou tarried! j"5- ' . . ,iU ' .,ablLMOl,a CfTv(hem, and being too weak to oppose thr'Fish. Black Fih delivered the h iter Isilonr. To be plain with you Sir, I do (irroriJf WI,h "jV1"" . .hre' . e W.aS; Indians, he entered into a treaty for' from Governor Hamilton to Color.el

chid- not ik-0 Vour looks, or your conduct I'. "V , Uim im(liili Jncrs wl"!Uhem; they were twenty-seven in num- B -one and asked him how he liked them? and I fear vou have some bad designs inif0''' uncn , h,m lJpiV' . u:raf10nI ol ; her, three having returned home with, Boone answered he wonld cornder theii

With nc ;r',;r, v.,,.!f t mv fs...ntlv l"1" '"'gJl!)OUl t0 "I- bltmcajor tllC SOIVO', u ih , . , hnn f.wi ..nnlf.nI. RhirL- y..K lhP r-irl. "P.rr.lh-

rir:vihe tmrlor door. b sticking n format Show anee sorinj'. and Thomas Shores

. I J !- over tR. i;Uc1 carried the plate to her! i chamber charged the negro man

chamber charged the negro man tojsince Gen. Bay) escaped, and applied; slo.cn with his clothes on to take the'thc People at the fort of their daacer.;

rr,eat leaver to bed-with him, and to! waken and seize the vagrant at the first !

noisc ; he made in attempting toplunderian Cadian scigo.

the house. Having thus taken everv sudden transition from extreme distrust ning; inquired how he rested and invited him to partake of her breakfast, which was alw ays served previous to that of her boarders. And pray, Sir, said the Lady, as she sipped her chocolate, as you appear to be a stranger here, to what distant country do you belong? I. Madam, belong to the city of Philadelphia !

At the mention of Philadelphia, the Doe-

tor declared, he, for the fust time, perceived any emotion in her. Philadelphia! said site, and all the mother suffised her eve. If you live in Philadelphia, oerhaps you know our Ben. Who, M ulom?j Why Ben Franklin mv B -m O" !j he is the dearest child that at ever blest nisi mother! What, said the Doctor i- Ben Franklio the Printer, your son ; why he i m most intimate friend: be at d I I dge i thermic riK m. Oh ! God forgivo me ! xclaimed the old Lady, raiieg her watery eyes to heaven and have I uti'ered an acquaintai ce of my Benny to sleep in this hard chair, while I, myself, rested on a good bed ! How the Doctor discovered himself to his mother, he has not informed us: but Irom the above experiment, he was firmI) convinced, and was often afterwards heard to declare, that natural affection, does not exist. Co "Tun American system." The editor of the Buenos Axri s Mercantile asserts for our (igoiti Mr. Forbes, the merit of having ti i. st protested against theijnury 'do kade of the coasts and ports of I hat republic, and that in doing so, he only acted in conformity with the 4iprincijdes asserted and defended bv the United Slates, during twenty years of commotion in Europe."' It is not unimportant that the efftrts of our country in bohalf of the freedom of the seas, are known d appreciated in these rising republics. I conformity with this protest of Mr. Forbes, captain Elliott, then commanding on that station, demanded and obtained for American vessels the privilege of previous monition, indorsed on their papers, before I hey could become subject to capture. We are not aware that the tiags of any other nations, attempting to enter (he ports of the La Plata, have obtained the same indulgence. O" the contrary, numbers of English, French and Dutch merchant men have been ordered to Rio for adjudication, without any such previous warnieg. The attenti n a- d ability of Mr. F. and of the na val officer on that station, are spoken of .vith high commendation, bv the American captains trading to the Lt Plata. Butt. Jhncr, Roastixg a Jkw '"fur the good of the church of Spiini Tne following are the particulars of the late horrible sacrifice in Spain, extracted from a private letter received at Paris from Madrid: The brotherhood cA saint Hrmandad" took the road to Valencia followed by numbers of associates, to sacrifice the unj fortunate Hebrew. All the thieves. smugglers, and assassins, surrounded the "pile,'" carrying the banners of the in quisition and saint Dominique, preceded) hy mvn.'cs, singing the psalm of UavidJ " St? 1 J . . ' , , ; nate victim, who was clad m a smockj upon which was painted various dev I i rh: . 1 t a k ; ull'U li u 5 n i-i.t u .um. me. . . V u , ' Cl g"; : 1 1 1' 1 1 ) 1 1 Y I ! . I : it- I ( I ( 1 1 W .1 1 1 ; i : ! fi i . . 1 1 i i j ii, i i. .....o:,..i i , , . ii 11 M 1 I ) I I J 1 I I I . -1 ! I I I ! 1 1 1 t -I 1 1111- lllll- V? - - - - ...... - --1 .. - - ! .. ,1271"" llVlTulS lO GroWls 115 CHCf. ' Notis on Kentucky Section 5. O i the 6th da of March, 1777, a

large party of 1. dians fell in with threeicheice Indian warriors had collected for

men, about four miles from Harrods-j ;burgh. on their march to that place;' one of the men, William Bay, was killed , w,

taken prisoner.and the third (James Ravicominir against them, would be taken bv

tojsinco Gen. llav) escaped, and appris-ed; ' .i On the next day (the 7th) the tort was completely invested, in the uual form of Alany shot were ex -

changed duri: g the day between the, B-ce, the indians knowing he would besiegers ar.d t lie beseiged,and some ex-' apprize the w hites of their meditated atetution done on both sides. The I:-di-:tack, postponed their march for three ans, when they retired, left their dead'; weeks. . This information was given b on the field a thing never done if theyjonc who was a prisoner with Boone, and can avoid it, and is the best evidence of-who made his escape after him. defeat. On the part of the besieged,! On the arrival of Boone, nt Boonesfour men only w ere wounded, three of borough, the inhabitant immediately set

w bom recovered ; among the woundediabout repairing their fert, w hich was in

was Col. M'Garv, who was afterwards a leader. Jlarrodr-hurgh at that time contained only 65 men. On the 15th dav of April, 1777, a par tv of about one hundred Indians attack-! ed Boonesborough ; they killed one man Daniel Goodman, and wounded four others, viz: Capt. Daniel Boone, Capt. John Todd, Isaac Hite, and Michael Stoner; the loss on the part of the Indians was not kr.orvrij as they carefully rcmov-

ed and concealed their dead and wound-

ed. On the 25th of July, 1777, Boor.esborough was strengthened by the arrival from North Carolina of fortv-live men; and about the 20th of August Logan's fori was also strengthened bv an accesn of part of the men ordered fron "Oil) Viiginia under Col. Bowman; the remainder of Bowman's men went to Harrodsburg. About this time the People of the country assumed an entire new attitude. Whenever a paity of Indians were known lo be on the South side of the Ohio river they were sought for by the inhabitant rather than avoided, from which circumtarce the Indians, instead of calling them the LonrrLntfe, a l ame by which the Virginians were known, they c: lied them Close or Sharpshooters, I; is due the memory of Gen. Ben'a-mi-; Leg, in and Col. James Harrod, to state, that at the mol petitions time in Kentucky, in the year 1777, these two intrepid woodsmen went alone from Kentucky through the wilderness more than two hundred miles into the settlements on Holsteia, and there obtained from Col. Isaac Shelbv two small kegs of powder, with an equivalent of lead, from a small store of public ammunition, then ii. the care of Shelby. They returned wiih it to Kentucky after this most h. z ardous trip in perfect safety ; and from the great scarcity of ammunition in Kentucky at tins time, it is believed that the distribution of this amongst the People was the salvation of the country. The Britbh Government occupied not only the military posts ol Detroit and Niagara, on the lakes, but also St. Vinceiau s, Kaskaskias, ar.d other places on the Wabash and Mississippi. Frrm these pests the Indians obtained supplies of arms and ammunition, and wi re theiehy enabled to continue their hostilities against the Kentucky settlements. Virginia, satisfied of tSie advantages of defending her western frontiers, projected the reduction of the British posts situated within the limits of her charter; to eifect which, her Legislature voted the raising of a regiment ot State troops and the command was given to Colonel George Rogers Clark, v hose military reputation and acquaintance with the ecu nin , fitted him admirably (or that purpose; the sending Lynn and Moore to Illinois the preceding April, was to obtain, information respecting the situation and strength of the country, and on their report the expedition ot Cel. Clark was predicated. On the first day of January, 1778, Col. Boone, with thirty men, went to the Lower Blue Licks, for the purpose of making salt. On the 7th of February, whilst j hunting in the neighborhood of the Licks ie was met by a party of 102 Iodians 1 Md Tii'rv It rnnrlinnni am Ihmr ii-i v mnncl liooneshorough. J hey made boone nnsv'oner; who, knowing that his companions 'at the Licks could not possibly escape

Roono remailirj a )risonPr wjth theler, there is a heavy cloud hanging over

f-wtians until the 16th day of June followi i . . 'Ot;, lit ii lit' iifiuf up r;otni, dnu irii - f . . .1

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Vl'U'cli'lV ill Mill I'V ( I ' Tl I ' ' f 1! a distance of 160 miles, during w hich hoi j ... .... r ate but one meal. He made choice of

this particular moment, on account of in- and said, "you killed my son the oilier formation received, that 450 of theiday over the Ohio river." Baune an-

the purpose of going against Boonesbo - rough, and fearing that the people of that place would have no information of the intention of so formidable n frtrrl . '" surprise, and entirely unprepared; he surpris was, tb . ie re fore, determined, at all haz - ards,toi danger. s, to endeavor to apprize them of their, i I". consequence of the escape of Col. a very bad state for defence, but, in the course of ten days, finished the necessa ry repairs. Some time in June, (177S) Major Smith, w ith 17 men, followed a party of Indians from Boonesborough to the Ohio river when coming up with them, killed one. the rest having crossed over. A they returned, about 20 miles from the Ohio, thev met another partv of about thirty Indians, ibey discovered the In

dians by a loud laugh, and immediately prepared to receive them. They tied their bt rses, ai d left niie n ei. wh them, with direction that if they beard an attack, to rush forward to it. Smith, with the otln r eight men, crept forwnid until they came near the li.diars lying in the grass; one of the Indians passed by Smith partly, and vent on towards the houses, nnd was shot by one of the whites; lie cried out his friends raised a great laugh, thinkir g he himsc If had killed a fox; at that mrmert, the eight men with Smith lircf on the Indiar:, and ru?hing up r uted them. The I.-dUr:?, notwithstanding, returned tiie fire before they ran off, and wound ed John Martin one of Smith's men. About the last of July, Hancock who had been taken piisoin r with Bnoi.e at the Blue Licks, made hiscscrpe frcm the Ii diansand came hcmc,ai d gave notice that a large part of Indians were preparing to make ati attack vi Boonesborough. On the first day of August, 1778, bnv irg farther news of the interned ii vasi on, Colonel Boone, w ith nineteen. n.eny et i ut from Boonesborcu.h, with the intention of surprijir g an Indian tour on Paint creek, a branch of the S( iota river with the view of takirg prisoners, in order to discover the intention of the Indians with reepect to Keiducky. Within four miles ot tl eir town, thev fell in with a party of 30 Indians, who had just started to join the combined Indian feiccs,' w ho w ere at that time on their march against Boenesbcivugb. A skirmith ensued, in which the Indians had one of their party killed and two wounded , three horses and all their baggage was taken by Boone's party, w ho eusUii ed no injury whatever.. Satifctied that this parly of h-diars

were on their way to join the main body destined tor Kentucky. Boor e ard his paity set out in n cdiatr 1 for heme, and on the 6?h c f August 1778, passed the main bod) of Indians, ui discevr i f d, and on the 7th arrived at Booiresbon.. The day after Boone ai d his party got home, (August 7) the Indian army consisting ol trom 5 to 7C0 men, v n.manded bv Cap!. Du Qut i;e at d eleven other Frenchmen, Mclurtha a kit g, ai d Black Fish a war chief, armed at Boenesboi ough ; they marcl.fd up in open view of the fort, with English and French colors llv irg. A Hag was sent into the fort by two men, who announced letters from Governor Hamilton, and demanded, in the name of his Britannic majesty, a surrender of the tort. The bearers of the f ag were directed te re turn and bring the letters; to lias mcssage the commander replied, that Bone must come out to him; and as a token of good faith sent Boone Feven roasted Butlalo tongues. Upon this Boone and one or two others went out, and when they came near the Indians, about twenty of them laid !ow their arms, and in troduced Boone to Molunlha and Biartt this country. This is called the 11 j i i i uuiu, juu unuw, f iiiiw iitii n lit tl nlii ...,..- i 7 t , U ! . (I I H fl M C 1 I . .t L I i ! ways beats. N ov. 1 r.m c r.1. to t.-iKO vou awav easy. '. I. 711 .. t . 4 i iien jiuiuiM ii. spoke swered no, I have not been there. Mo- , luntha replied ;It was you, I t:::Lked orj here to this place." The parties now entered into a conversation about the nature of the warI w hen Black Fish observed, "I have ! ro"t forty horses and mares for the old IVo!pleaud women and children to ride, and pressed the delivery up of the fort. boone demanded two davs to read the letters of Gov ernor Hamilton to his People, and to consider their contents, which was agreed to. Boone returned with his party to the fort, and read the letters of Gov ernor Hamilton to the People, calling on those who were in favor of surrendering to turn out; hut the) unanimously declined. During the two days of the truce thtf People collected into the feit, through private ways, all the cattle and horses they could, havir g determined to defend the place to the last extiemity, on the evening of the ninth. Colonel Boone re-" turned the following answer to the summons: "Wo laugh at all your formidable preparations; but thank you for giving us notice, and time for us to prepare fop our defence. Your etforts will not prevail; for our gates shall forever den ou admittaritci'1.