Indiana Palladium, Volume 5, Number 3, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 24 January 1829 — Page 4

MISCELLANY. From an Irish Paper. BARNE Y B UNTUNE. Ooe night it blew a hurricane, The waves were mountains rolling, When Barney Buntline turned aside, And said to Billy Bowline, A strong north wester's blowing, Bill, Don't you hear it roar now? Lord help 'em! bow I pities all Unhappy folks ashore nowl Blow, blow, blow! "Fool hardy cbaps, as lifts in towns, What dangers they are all in! And how they're qiaking in their beds, For Tear the roof should fall in I Poor devils! how they envies us, And wishes, I've a notion, In such a storm, for our good luck, To be upon the ocean. Blow, blow, blow! "Then us to those kept out all day, On business, from their houses, And late at night returning home To cheer their babes and spouses, While you and I upon the deck Are comfortably lying, My eyes! what tiles and chimney pots About their heads are flying! Blow, blow, blow! "Lord help those folks who rashly take A voyage in the stages; Some packed on top, some stowed iosidd, A 8 snug as birds in cages: Crash down they go, and are all killed, While when our vessel can't ftaat, Without the risk of broken necks, We snugly take the long boat. Blow, blow, blow! "And often times we sailors hear How men are killed or undone, By overturns in carriages, By thieves, and fires in London, We've heard what risks all landsmen run, From noblemen to tailors; So, Billy, let us thank our stars That you and I are sailors. Blow, blow, blow!7'

mit the possibility of a passage over

them. Into one of these bays, the resistless spirit of the storm drove the quivering boat of the fisherman, and a gigantic wave, rolling forward like a mighty-conqueror, dashed it against the beach and buried it in the bosom of the deep.

For one moment Smithers lay halfjsteer'em-well a-smoking.'

senseless amid the boiling flood, the next,

thinks there's something about 'em worth Uo bear a royal streamer at the topraos hunting for, and he don't like to make head. At the desire of his companions,

uie weiKcr ui v 5,'u amiusi

a noise outside he s more upon m& sharps than he was about the lighthouse

job. Wasn't that a game trick, Bill?

jwe've had rare fun amongst the split tim

bers since, none but old Ironhead would have had pluck enough to set that old

THE SMUGGLERS OF WYRRAL. On a Bleak October evening, some years after the middle of the last century, an old fisherman named Tom Smithers, after a long and weary day's fishing, which had been Rewarded with very little success, turning the prow of his boat towards the shore of Liverpool, to seek in his humble cottage, rest from the fatigue he had endured. As he rounded the northern head land of Hilbre Island, he frequently cast an anxious glance upon the white feathery sky above him, which already began to be veiled with dense mas?es of cltfuds, sweeping across its marbled canopy, with a rapidity which warned him that the wild spirit of the north western blast was awakening the Demon of the flood to aid in the horrors of the coming storm. The orb of day was just sinking be

hind the waste of waters, and dyeing Al. - J' 1 J. " l D

me aisiani waves wiui a crimson nue, when he discoverd a solitary vessel far to the windward, with sails close reefed, as if in expectation of being very speedily attacked by the approaching tempest. With the hope of being enabled to reach a place affording a greater shelter for his frail bark, ere the threatening

storm overtook him, our fisherman gave every inch of his canvass to the rising

his still sinewy limbs were struggling

amongst the foaming breakers, with a

- perseverance and exertion, which shortly proved successful, and landed him up

on the sand of the little bay in safety.

Lre this the gloomy curtain ot night h;id

enclosed the scene in ten fold dreariness

and gloom. The wind swept blooming over the ocean, like the roll of distant

thunder, and died away in the numerous

caverns around him, with varied mur-

murings, like the wailings of departeefj

spirits. Smithers leaned his back against one of the surrounding rocks, regretting his lost boat, yet thankful for his own preservation, when a light flash suddenly glared upon his sight, immediately succeeded by the report of a gun, in a direction with which he was too well acquainted not toknow what imminent danger the vessel from which it proceeded must be in. "Aye, aye, you may fire," cried he bitterly, "but it will be long before you get any help on these black shoals; sooner will the land pirates dash out your brains with a handspike, than throw you a ropers end to save your lives. If I had my boat yet, I might do some good, but she has deserted me, like all other friends, and left the old stump to wither, by itself." Again the signal gun of danger roared

aloud as if appealing to the heavens

themselves for pity and assistance, and then all was silent. Even the ruthless winds appeared to be abating their furv and wailing over the destruction they had caused like the remorseless groans of the convicted criminal, when it is too late to recall his crime. Poor Smithers, after listening in vain for a renewal of some sounds from the vessel, (for though signals of distress, they proved that she and hercrew were existing,) he turned disconsolate towards the rocks, and entering one of the largest caverns, threw himself upon the

ground and endeavored to forget hi?

woes in sleep. But before the power ot

slumber could steep his waricd senses ir

oblivion, he was started by the sound of

harsh voices near him, apparently approaching the cave in which he lay. "Haul him along, Jack Brown!" cried a hoarse voice. "But he won't come," answered another, at a greater distance. 'Then hi t him, knock his brains out,' replied the first speaker, 4he's given

us more trouble than he's worth already,

and its Jike enough to be his end at last.' Then there seemed to be a confused

noise, as of a number of men in dispute,

and immediately after, the whole hand entered the mouth of the cavern in which Smithers was crouching for he had sprung upon his feet at the first noise, and as they drew nearer, had receded into a deep and narrow fissure, which wa3 fortunately at hand, and effectually concealed him from the casual observation of passers by, though at the same time they were distinctly visible to him.

He saw (by the light of several lanterns

t-TiicM lo'c mminff hnrlr- nnri it hp

hears thee call him old Ironhead,' he'll make thy head softer than it is and there's no need of that any way,' said the other speaker, and immediately afterwards, a number of confused voices, were heard, and the sound of aproach ing footsteps, when old Tom immediately made the best of his way to his former hiding place. Scarcely had he attained the requisite spot of shelter, before the whole crew hurried from the cavern, no doubt in search of further plunder. Tom followed them at a distance, and saw by the light of the moon, which now beamed at intervals through the scattered clouds, that the tide had receded to a sufficient distance from the projecting headlands, to atfbrd a safe passage between them and the subsiding waters. Round the western of these headlands, they had, doubtless, dragged their pri

soners on entering the bay, and behind it they again disappeared.

No sooner had their retiring hgures

ceased to be visible than our adventur

er retiaced his steps to the cavern, and,

fainting with fatigue and exertion, to which she had been so little accustomed,)

the seaman watched his opportunity as a tack brought the vessel near the strand, to hail her with that cry which every son of the ocpan so well understands. He was successful in his efforts, and a few raiHutes brought her boat in coutact with the shore. A short statement of their situation aad danger, induced the midshipman to convey them to the cruiser, which was Iving at a short distance from her boat, and on being received on board her, a few words determined the officer who commanded her to steer direct for the caverns, and attempt to surprise the ruffians in their den. They according!) made towards the spot as quickly as the still adverse, though now not boisterous wind permitted them, and by the assislance of their boat, landed the greater part of their crew, together with the fisherman and stranger, both of whom were resolute in their determination to Jake their part in the struggle which was to be expected with such a merciless and daring hand of desperadoes. They had taken the precaution of bringing a dark lanthern from the cruiser and with the fisherman for their guide, they proceeded with silent steps to explore thn smugglers' retreat. For some time they feared the inhabitants were ab-

withas much speed as ne was able to i?enS f)r I,ot a sound arose from the inner I ..... . I il l 1 L .

,'Xert, felt his way along I lie low narrow passage until he reached ;be stone which 'erminated it. This, with Jittle exertion, he removed, hut startled hack on perceiving a light on the other side. After a pause of some mii utes fiiMing no ound to follow the removal of the barrier, he ventured to step forward, and bund himself in a large square chamber, in the midst of which stood a rough ta-

de, composed, of spars of wood spliced together, on which was placed a lamp, hich, from its appearance, had probably been purloined from the cabin of vine stranded vessel. From the corner of the appartment a iarrow, though lofty passa ge seemed to iead farther, as if to some inner room A-hilst around every other part of the vails were piled casks of spirits and toac'co, surroujided by every description f goods, evidently the spoils of such illfated vessel as bad been cast upon that desolate coast. Aflar a hasty glance around, to ascertain that none of its murderous inhabitants still remained within the cave, Smithers raised the lamp and proceeded cautiously along the passage before him, which after a gradual and winding des

cent of about twenty yards, terminated

THE subscriber bat for sale at hii Nursery, in Manchester, Dearborn county, Indiana, between 18 and 20,000 Apple Trees, moet of them engrafted witb choice fruit, collected from the different states in the Union,

but principally from the nursery and orchard

of James Matson, esq of Ohio, consisting ol 57 kinds, suited to the different seasons. The

rafts are from two to four years old, and will

be warranted the kinds they are sold for; lo two or three yoars more I will have a supply

of engrafted pear trees fit for sale. MARK M'CRACKEN. January 5th, 1829. 1 3w N. B. Peisons wishing to get trees, either natural or engrafted, can be supplied at any lime for many years, as expect to continue my nurstry with new additions every year. A. HILL--Tailor, $ ESPtSCTFULLY informs the citizens of ill. Lawrenceburgh and ila vicinity, that he has commenced the TAILORING BUSINESS, ntxt door above John Gray's Inn. From an eXV perience of 18 years at lie business, he Hitters himself that he can render genet al satisfaction to those who may give hitn a call. Lawrertceourgh, Oct. 2-lth, 1823. 45 List of Letters I EMAINING in the poat-rffice t Lswrence. I urgh, Ind. on the 1st dy of January io9. which, il not ufren out in three months, 4 ill be sent to the General Post-Ofike as dead setters

ave oven when they reached the ston

barrier which alne separated them fro in their foe men's hold. Smithers removed the stone, but or stepping forward into the chamber, stumbled over a fragment of rock and fell. The fall was instantly succeeded by the discharge of a pistol, the ball of which

enteied the shoulder ot the commander of the cruiser, and in a few moments the

whole band was awakened from their sleep, and engaging their assailants hand to hand, with the ferocity of tigers But those few moments were sufficient to admit the whole of the beseigers within the vault, and, although the ruffian fought with all the phrenzy of desperation, even desperation itself is a weak

opponent to the determined courage of

iinush sailor?. Amid the confusion, the

chief of the bandits had almost forced his way to the narrow passage which afforded the only possibility of escape, when a blow from a hatchet with which old Tom had armed himself proved thai hisfciron head' was not proof against tinstroke of justice, and levelled him with the dust. Scarcely had five minutes elapsed, ere

thirty lawless men lay breathless in tin

in a chamber much smaller than the last Jmidst of their ill-gotten spoils, and left not

in the centre of which rose several wood

en spars, as a support to the roof, which was of a much softer and a more sandy nature, than the passage which led to it ; r j i .

m uue oi uiese spars was ilea a person

f A . I .

a ioe to contend witn their victorious m

vaders. They had returned just at day-break ladeu with plunder, and thrown them

selves on the earth to sleep, totally care-

preeze, and bounded over the snowy! which thev carried. about a dr.zo.n ruin

crests of the curling waves, as fleetly as;an like men pass into the interior of a

ioe swanow SKims me smootli surface oil cavern, forcing alnnn- n nPnn whn

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the lake. Tom Smithers might also be consider

ed a child of the ocean. He had been

edtrcquently and strenuously to resist their elfbrts, and attempt to look behind; l f. x r 1 1

aim i.i a jew moments. lour otners an

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a brave tar, on board the vessels of thepeared bearing between them a female-Smithers make known the purport of hi king, for twenty years, and a better sea-; figure, apparently in a state of complete! havi "6 j0Jned lero,and the hopes he en-

'insensibility.

So soon as the glare of the lights had

who appeared to be about 40 years of;'eS3 about the present state of tleir pris

age, habited in a military creat coal.

j which still displayed a great profusion of

ornamental lace, though much defaced with mud and dripping with water; to

another pillar wits bound a female figure,

seemingly just arrived at that age when youth and womanhood are blending into one. Her slight form seemed to be prevented Irom sinking to the eailh solel

by the supporting band which fettered her, and her dark tresses fell streaming

round her lorm, as her rue-id

nearly insensible upon her shoulder.

With as much precaution as a sailor

COUld POSSlb V Use- did hnnnet Tf.m

drooped

man never stepped from stem to stern.

On the loss of his left hand by a shot, he had been strongly recommended by his

otneers, and rewarded lor his good c )n

tertaiued ol their escape. But still the possibility of deliverance hnd a moment before appeared so distant, that the

upon the Jofty roof, Smithers stole from tl)ril1 iioPe was now so sudden, that the

begun to cast a faint flickering reflection

iuc.bT1receiiring. management of, his place of concealment, and followed!101 a,)d helpless female sufferer, a

iue-iigiu-iwuw ai uory iaKe, wnicn ne the plunderers at a cautious distance.:st,e liearcl guttered a faintscream, and

held

I with manv extra rnmforfs until 'tu r .1 ,

i i if- ii v i,i il Mil h 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 mirrv n -i ma mci

within a short period of the time alluded : jn a lofty and wide extended arch, it th

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to. When that building had been eon-

gradually diminished in height, until the

sumed by fire, no one could assign anypaSsencer was compelled to stoop low to reasonable cause of the conflagration,; continue his course, and through this deand it was attributed to the carelessness file, our hero, (if so we may call him) of our Door old-seamen, whrk tihc oort-! t Ai a rn. . '

. 1 it , 7 "wviu -.pursued mesiepsoi me retreating crew.

ingly compelled to remove to Liverpool to purchase a boat with his scanty savingsand endeavor to obtain by fishing, a precarious subsistence for a wife and daughter. Let us now return to the direct course four narrative. So Long as the light of day permitted our tar to distinguish the solitary vessel behind him, she ap

peared straggling fearfully amidst the

raging oinowsjand he had barely time to take in his own spread sail before the hurricane burst with all its fury on his trembling bark. Those rocks, at this time known hv tho

Dame of the "Red Nose,1' then extended!

lost what little consciousness had slill re

mained to her, A few moments had only elapsed ere

tne seaman s knife had severed the cords

which bound the father (for such he was)

ana nis gentle daughter. Raised in the arms of the sailor and the sire, theinsen-

until the whole band stopped, and oneofjSlble iUr one was borne swiftly beneath

the foremost removed a

lanre

stone,

the

Ith

e overhanging arches, until the sea

ureeze once more greeted the captives and their rescuer with its reviving fresh

ness. I he rouph hi

wivJ CU I.IUU IV ltd v .

muchfartherintothedeepthen they doatljustas he had grasped it he heard a voice

present, iorming numerous cavern, and

enclosing within their projecting pro"motories several spaces of smooth sand which when the tide rose high, were completely cut off from all communication with the land on three sides, by the waters dashing against their rug ged barriers, whilst on the 4th or south

ern, quarter, the rocks rose with crests

which seemed like a termination of

vault. The partv disappeared through the

cavity thus laid open with a celeritylexPended all their fury,lhoufrh the waves i i -l i.i . i. i i..

wnicn snowed mat the vault beyond; IJrtU IUM-Cl 'gained their usual calmmust be sufficiently high to permit them!ness as thennxious parent supported his to move erect, and the stone was imme-j unconscious child upon his breast, while diately replaced in its former nositionJ the worthy tar bore water in his hat to

. it . . i t

presenting an obstacle to the further sight of the seaman: Near this he remained, listening to the retreating footsteps, until they appeared to die away in distance. lie then stooped forward

to endeavor to remove the stone, but

close bevond saj'ing:

'This is a queer job, Dick Williams, what dost thou think old Ironhead means to do with these live stock? why couldn't he knock'em on the head, as he always did before?' 'Its little I know or care either,' replied another, 'belike he thinks the lass'll

make a craidly house kpfnr. nr nnh

far too lofty, and fronts too steep to ad Swell at jr'the whiskey casks, or may belie

bathe her snowy temples. The aDulica-

tion, with the aid of the still fresh blowing sea breeze, quickly recalled her senses to their accustomed station, and the fugitives hastened alone the shore with

as much speed as their exhausted charge could bear, not without casting many a solicitous look behind them, and often fancyingthey could distinguish the sound of their pursuers' approaching footsteps on the wavering gale. Just as they had gained the point where the Mersey unites his waters with the channel, they could discern by the light of the breaking dawn, a small vessel brating out of the river which the experienced eye of Soiithers sooij observed'

on, and an old man

oners, feeling confident of iho impossibil

ity of thoir escape. Only three of the cruiser's brave men fell a sacrifice, but many were severely wounded by the desperate marauders. Those times are now long passed, but they whose curiosity prompts them to explore the antiquities of Wyrral, mav see

tha remaining traces of the Smuggler's

cavf .

A few years rnlJed

was to be seen each sunny day, with his blooming daughter beside him, sitting on a beach at the front of a lovely and comnjodious cottage in Gloucestershire, relating to a group of pleased and listening children, the providential escape of their motherand lheirgrandfather,Sir Charles

Montgomery, on the shores of Cheshire. That cottage and the land around it, was the gift of the beings he preserved,

and that happy man was old Tom Smithers. Valuable real estate for Sale. By virtue of a decree of the Dearborn cir

cuit court, will be oflered at public S3le under

tbe direction of the subscribers, cociraissionera

appointed by sail court to sell and convey ccr

tain real

lleniony Henry B.kcr A. or idnu.fclm Jos. M-k?r Willinn Jiefccb Job A. .;te&ti Ancil Urnn&n I'tv-maa iJiue Wdli-m Converse Leicr3ter fi

? '.olden John or Mry

Cornelius Lienor

Jtoss Aaron :rct8 Elijah Oill James Dunn G. II. G(ge Mhrit H. Miss

fiurman Nancy Mtss

(iayle Mury Aivn Miss layman l'ollv Mrs ll&rringrnn Wilium Hi I and.-! James 52

Hudson Jason S. Mann Jeremiah Miller David Murdoch Jarusha NEtner Thcrnws Pf chard tA Kobiuson John liable B. G. Stevens Stephen C. Snycier Samuel

Miss Shook John ji Smith Jhixien O. Care ot Raiiry Steven Spring-t-r l)vid Toothmnn George

Vance Samuel C

Vmcen Charity Wood Enoch U. Withend John YVikorT Jacob ISA AC DUNN, p. ro.

of sid day, on the premises in the county of

Dearborn, in the state of lodiaoa, two hundred and eighty acres of land, being the Northwest

and part ot tbe fcoutheast quarter of Section 12, town 7, range 1 west, &.c. lying od the

state road leading from Harrison to Brookville. There are on the premises tiro tenements, two wells and three springs of neverfiiling water;

75 or 80 acres cleared and under fence i an

apple and peach orchard, out buildings, &c.

terms and conditions mil be made known

oa the day of sale.

GEO. WALDROFF, ELIJAH EADS, ABRAHAM HYTER,

Commissioners. Near flarwsmi, Ohio, Dec. 24, !23. M 4iV.

TAKEN UP By J s ph Lenover, of Dearborr Cour.ty, Chaser Creek Township a BAY MARE, White face, som u hite hairs about tue hips, creese fallen, fcbout thirteen snd & hilf

hjied3 hifth, no mviks or brands perecivablt-

Appraised at twcive couars by Samuel Graham

Administrators' Notice. PUBLIC notice is btreby given, that tver have take d out letters of sdministratiou on the estate of Ralph ildridge, late of Frnklin county, and state of Indiana, dee'd, nd n qaet all persons indebted to said estate, to make immediate payment; and those having claims against said estate are requested to present them duly authenticated for settlement, within one year from this date, as the estate is probably solvent. Notice, Is also giren, that we shall proceed to sell at public vendue on Tuesday, the Sd of Feb ruary next, at the late residence o tbe deceased, all the pergonal property of the said deceased, consisting of horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep, corn, wheat, oats in the aheaf, hay, wagons, farming utensils, household & kitchen furniture, and sundry articles too tedious to mention. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock on said day, where the terois will be made kaowa aad dud attendance given by us. JOiiN VVILDRIDGE, JAMKS WILDRIDGE. Administrators. January 6th. IS29. 1-S One Cent Reward.

3 EFT the service ot th subsrriJ her, on Monday the 15!h inst. un indrntured boy. named JOHN l)iKUKt, ag-ed about fiftten yeirs, with black hilr, and blue tye3. AU persons are forewarned iiorn employing or harboring him, who

would not wish o ini ur the prnnlty of the law in such case. Whoever will return him tome, '.n tbe sta'e road, four roiU s west of Lawrenceburgh, stiatl be entitUd o the above rewrJ. THOMAS TOWN SUN D. December ' 9 IS28. 1 3w Fm after Rags!

ftF The PRINTERS at the Palladium Office, Lawrenceburgh,

authorize me to oiler

jou for small bundles (such us I am carrying) of clean Linen and Cotton 2 3-4

cents in CASH per pound-

estate, lata the property of James

Hartpence, dte'd. on Saturday the 31st day of aT1d or Jots of 100 pOU2lds and January next, at eltven o'clock in the forenoon i -.o i At

upwards $3 per 100.

DICK RAGGED.

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