Indiana Palladium, Volume 6, Number 47, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 27 November 1830 — Page 1

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DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, INDUSTRY, MORALITY, LITERATURE, AND AMUSEMENT. Volume VI. LAWJRENCEBURGII, (INDIANA;) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1830. Number 47.

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VALUABLE LAND wm sails PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that I will proceed to offer for sale, at public vendue, at Quercus Grove, (commonly called

Che bark works,) on Monday the 20th day of December next, between the hours of nine of the clock, a. m. and 8 p. m oo a credit ot TWELVE MONTHS, the following valuable tracta of land, io Posey township, Switzerland county, lodiana, viz: the north west quarter of lection No 7 (seven) in township two, of range one west of the meridian line, end the north west quarter of section No. 32 (thirty two) in township three, of rsnge one west of the first meridian line. The above property belongs to the estate of James Hamilton, deceased, and is sold by order of the Probate court of Switzerland county aforesaid. Further particulars will be made known at the sale Elizabeth Hamilton, Administratrix 45 ts. Nov. 6. 1830. t fl 1HE commissioners for building Fire(J proof Clerk and Recordfi's offices, on the public ground in the town of Lawrenceburgb will meet at the house af Jesse Hunt, in the town aforesaid, on ibejlrst Monday o December next, for the purpose of receiving proposals for building the same, when the plan will be exhibited which is to he of stone (o high water mark, or equal to the level of high street, and brick above that, and arched with brick; the length forty feet, the width eighteen feet, with a partition wall; height of eide walla to be ten feet. Mark M'Cracken, Ulysses Cook, Daniel Plummer, November 8, 18S0. -t 45 ESTRAYS. TAKEN UP, by Washington Jackson, on Double lick run, Lnwrencoburgh township, io Dearborn county. Indian, a DARK BAY OR BROWN MARE', very poor and (bin in flesh, supposed to be near 16 years old 14 1-2 bands bigb black mane and tail-- marked some With the saddle; no brands perceivable and with ber a bay sucking colt with some white hairs in its forehead the two bind feet white as high as the pasture joints; no brands thereon. The two appraised to ten dollars by H. VV. Cloud and Allen Wykoff, before me -and by me ce rtified. James W. Hunter, j. p. Lawrenceburgh, Oct 8, 1830 43 Siv TAKEN UP by Enoch Sacket, of Logan township, Dearborn county, Indiana, on OSf the 25th of October 1830, a bay mare mane and tail black a tar in her forehead both hind feet white about fifteen hands high supposed to be ten yeara old last spring Appraised at twentyfive dollars by Lewis Jolly and James Paris, before me this 6th day of November, 18S0. John Godlej, j. p. Nov. 13, 1830 45-Sw. TAKEN UP By Henry Wilson, living in Johnt-on Township, Ripley couoty, Indiana, oo the 4fb dy of Oct, 1830, one Estray HORSE a red Rone a star in his forehead a feather under bis mane, and a scsr by it has been docked very short shod all round and a Jump on bis weathers occasioned by a sore about fifteen hands high five or six years old no other brands or marks perceivable. Appraised to forty five dollars, by Conrad Overtarf and John Meclain, this 8th day of Oct, 1830 I certify the above to be a true copy cf my estray book Givnn under my band and eeal, this 3d day of Nov , 1830. JAMES WRIGHT, j p. (seal) 448w. Collectors Notice. NOTICE is hereby given to those in arrears for tAxes, to meet at the several places of holding elections in each of the townships, cn the following days, to wit: Randolph on the 29th inst. Union on the 30th do. Caesar Creek on the 1st December; Sparta on the 2nd do. Lughery 3d do. Manchester 4th do. K-lso Tth do. Logan 8th do. Lawrenceburgh 9th do. Io pay and satisfy the same: for after that time I will put cost on those who fail to pay on the above mentioned days You all know the obligations that I am under, and the forfeitures that 1 shall have to pay in case of a failure on my part to make returns I have heretofore indulged much to my own injury. John Spencer, C. D. C. Nov. 13, 1830. 45,.

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From the Miami Times. ST. JOSEPH COUNTRY. Mr. Editor Having lately travelled through the north part of Indiana, within the districts of lands sold at Fort Wayne and Crawfordsville, 1 am of the opinion that a description of it will not be without interest to your readers, especially to those who want good land. The north part of your 6tate seems to be but imperfectly known, and much underrated, from the account so frequently given of the Kankakee Pond?, and the land3 bordering on the south

eastern margin of Lake 3Iichie:an, of which I will speak hereafter. In passing the Elkhart and St. Joseph counties, I found a portion of good land, both prairie and timbered. The Elkhart prairie is a sandy soil, second quality, of beautiful appearance; but I am told it is principally taken up by pre-emption rights, under the act of Congress of twenty-ninth of May last. These rights, though just enough, have covered the choice spots of prairie along the Elkhart and St. Joseph rivers, and will prevent those now emigrating from procuring much prairie. The timbered land on Elkhart h in the district sold at Fort Wayne, and is Dot inferior to any timbered land in the state that stream affords excellent water power; a fcmall portion of prairie can also be had there. The seat of Justice of Elkhart county has been selected on that river, about 5 or 6 rni!e3 from its mouth, in township 37 north, cf range 5 east. There is some difficulty in relation to the law of Congress attaching a few townships of range 5 and G, to ihc district of lands to be sold at Fort Wayne, which, I am told, had prevented those towns from being advertised for sale in November next; and the people in these townships have reason to fear, that the benefit of the act of Congress allowing preemption rights to these pioneers of the west, and enjoyed by the citizens of the townships east and west of them, in the above mentioned ranges, will not be ex tended to them. But it is hoped thai this careless, or rather loose legislation, will be corrected, and that the benefits of the pre-emption law will be extended at the next session cf Congress to all in like situation. Travelling west I passed the southern bend cf the St. Joseph river, at the intersection of the Michigan road, where it is supposed the seat of justice ot St. Joseph county will ere long be established. The town, I have no doubt, will, iii a very few years, become one of the most important towns north of Indianapolis, and it 1 3 a misfortune that the law of the last session authori zing the opening of the Michigan road, did not cause it to be opened to the St. Joseph at this bend, where salt manufactured at Canandaigua in N. Y. of a uality far superior to any manufactured on the Ohio, is now selling for 3 50 per bbl. ol 5 bushels. One barrel of this salt is worth one and a half of the Ohio salt, and I am pleased to hear that 4 or 5 waeons from vour town have come to this place, through the prairie, without a road, for loads of this indispensable article. The people of St. Joseph county have strong hopes of effecting a slight change in the present location of the U. S. road from Detroit to Chicago, so a9 to bring it to cross the St. Joseph, Sc unite it with the Michigan road at their seat ofjustice. These roads now run parallel, and within 4 or 5 miles of each other, for near twenty miles. The proposed change will not increase the length of either more than one mile, and will save great expense. From the southern bend I travelled on the line of the Michigan road to Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the river des Chemins, or Trail creek, a distance of 35 miles. About twenty miles of the road ia through fine lands, mostly prairie; the last 13 miles before arriving at the Like is limbered land; about 4 miles from the prairie the land and timber are of an excellent quality, it then becomes thinly timbered and poor soil, until I crossed Trail creek, where I passed a grove of close and tall timber land, rather wet, soil inferior quality, and the last 3 or 4 miles as I approached the Lake the land is very poor, with scattering oak and pine timber. There was about 15 inches of water over the bar in the mouth of Trail creek. The Lake shore is composed of hills of white sand, and has a most sterile appearance, affording neither a good harbor nor site for a town, or farm. The mouth of Trail creek is in the

north west part of township 38 north, of range 4 west, in the district of land sold at Crawfordsville. Thi3 range is not advertised for sale. I travelled south in range 4, through township 37, until I passed the south boundary ol the Ten Mile Purchase, made by the treaty of the Wabash. I found the first 7 or 0 miles from the Lake poor, as above described; then about two miles of best quality of timber land. I then entered the La Port or Door prairie, this prairie is not all purchased of the Indians; there are 4 or 5 families living on the Indian land, who have considerable corn fields. I then travel led east on the Chicago road to the Kankakee branch; this branch rises io the north part of the Terre Coupee prairie, and runs south near the centre ol range 2 west, and enters the Kankakee ponds at the mouth cf this branch. I attempted to pass these ponds to make my way to the Wabash, and although I

had frequently seen or heard these impervious marshes or ponds described on paper or verbally, 1 confess that 1 had no conception cf them; and I am now ready to bear testimony of the judicious location made by Gen. Neely and his associates, cf the Michigan road. The summit of high land, extending east and west, near the north boundary of Indiana, from the southern bend of the St. Joseph to the south eastern margin of Lake Michigan, (except 6 or o miles immediately on the Lake shore,) is not surpassed by any other tract in the state, for both beauty and fertility of soil. The south side of this summit declines generally to the south, and is composed of the Terre Coupee and La Port prairies, which are from two to four miles wide; the north part is of about equal extent, and is covered with excellent timber. All the prairies have occasional groves of fine timber, and lakes of pure water. Water is rather scarce (or mills; the Kankakee branch and stcny creek, (both of which rise in the prairies and run south into the Kankakee,) will afford water power sufficient to drive light grist mills. Good water can, no doubt, be found by digging a few feet. In range one west of the Crawfordsville district, where a few families have settled on some choice tpots cf land, which have been located for the Indian boys under the tuition cfthe Rev. Mr. McCoy, at Carey Mission, I hear some complain that it was a very hard ca?e that these Indian voulhs should have ' each 160 acres which he could cf land reserved on not make his bread; mong the whites who bounds of any purout w mie i was were beyond the chase, and trespassing upon the Indians, no hardship was camplumed of. Well might I have taid to these uhile christians, go&: do as yc.i would be done by.' In townships 37 and S3 north, ol ranges one, two and three west, which are to be offered for sale at Crawfoidsville, in November uext, a man that wishes first r3te land, either prairie or timber, cannot well go amiss, and there appear to be but few looking land there at this time. This tract of country, bounded east by St. Joseph county, west by Lake Michigan, south by the Kankakee river, and north by the north line of Indiana, most of which is to be sold in November, will, erelong, make one of the best countries ia the state, and is strongly recommended to those who want good land in a country so far north that weavel will not disturb their wheat. A TRAVELLER. September 1S30. TIPPECANOE. A few week'3 since, we announced the laudible design, of collecting the bones of those who fell in the bloody conflict at Tippecanoe, and of entering them with appropriate honors: On the 21st ult. the giateful and solemn act was performed. History presents few instances in which supremacy on any battle-field has been contended for with more gallantry and determined bravery on the one side, and with more savage ferocity on the other. The mournful story of the sufferings of the Western frontier, previous to, and during the late war, from the incurlions and barbarous depredations of the Indians, are familiar to the most of our countrymen. Other borders of our nation and other out-skirts of our settlements suffered and bled but the calamities of this section of the frontier were intense and peculiar. The fertility and other desirable qualities of this region induced to it hundreds of adventurers and unprotected families. Close around them and amongst them

was a wily and blood-thirsting people, jealous of encroachments upon their former homes their hunting grounds and the graves where their fathers slumbered. Urged and supplied with the implements of death by a neighbor to them and a hostile power to us, until signally vanquished and dispersed, the hovered around these settlements and kept them bleeding. In 1 81 1, a division of the American land forces were embodied in the Indiana Territory. At the opening of the Congress of this year President Madisou in his Message says "this measure was made requisite by several murders and depredations committed by the Indians but more especially by the menacing preparations and aspect of a combination of them upon the Wabash under the influence and direction of a fanatic of the Shawanese tribe." To break up this "combination'" was the object of the expedition to the Town of the Shawanoe Prophet under Gen. Harrison, then Governor of this Territory.

Some time in October 1811, this expedition set out from Vincennes, resolved to give p-eace and security to the frontier. They proceeded up the Wabash about 800 in number. At the mouth of the Veimilhon a block-house was erected for the protection of the boats and heavy baggage which they were obliged to leave there. On the morning of the 3d of November the march from the block-house was commenced. The route was on the North Western side of the liver, and mostly run through the prairies which lie to the back of the woods, and broken ground generally borders upon the river. Parties of Indians were frequently seen lui king along the march of the army, and during the last day's march they were constantly in view. Several efforts were made by the interpreters to speak to them, but they were all in effectual. The march was executed in the most cautious manner and several dangerous passes were made with difficulty. Arriving w ithin about four miles of the Prophet's Town, the remainder of the way being open woods, the line of battle was regularly formed. In this manner they proceeded to within about 10 yards of the town; when 0 or CO Indians sallied out and requested a halt A halt was made and an interview demanded with the Chiefs. In a few moments a chief made his appearance, a mutual promise was made lor suspension oi ucbumies umu a general interview could be had on the following day. No convenient situation for encamping, where wood water cculd be hud, being found, they were informed that a creek and wood bud were to the North West, which it was thought would suit their purpose. Two tfficers were immediate iv cespatcned to examine it, and the situation was repor ted as excellent. The ground selected for the encampment, and where the battle was fought, lie3 about a mile back from the Prophet's Town which is situated on the Wabash, a few miles below the mouth of Tippecanoe. It is a point of dry oak land coming down from the North-East and projecting into a prairie. On the side next to the Town it is elevated about 1 5 feet above a strip cf marshy prairie. The ground gradually rises back to the rear. Close under the bank on this last side, runs a creek, narrowly confined within banks, which are fringed with willows and other brushwood. Beyond the creek is another strip of prairie. The bank all around this elevated point of land is ab rupt, particularly on the rear side next the creek. Across the point probably 1 SO yards back Captain Spencer's com pany of mounted rifle-men were stationed. The ground only admitted this line's being about 75 yards long. The front and rear lines were composed of United Slates' troops and militia the respective lines under the command of Majors Floyd and Bjcu. The left flank parallel to Spencer's and about 150 yards long, was composed of mounted riflemen, under the command of Gen. Wells. The encampment was the order of battle, and every man slept immediately opposite his post, all with their accoutrements on. The camp was strongly guarded by upwards of an hundred men. The attack was made by the Indians about half past four o'clock on the morning of the 7th. The night was extremely unpropitiou3 for the engage menl : It was very dark it rained and snowed and the wind blew Gen. Harrison had arisen and signal v ould have been given, in two minute?, for calling the troop9 to arms, when the assauli

was bugun. It began on the left flank the guards in that direction fired but a single gun, and fled into camp. In a moment the major part on the army awoke and were at their posts with their arms in their hands. The savages burst into the tents of the more tardy and battled our soldiers, hand to handj with a desperate daring rarely found ever amongst them. But in a ehort time the fires were extinguished and a solid phalanx opposed to the assailants, was formed around the entire encampment. Immediately the fire was galling aud the havoc excessive about the rear angle of the left flank About that point the line was soon broken, but directly reinforced by the presence and orders of the Commander Suddenly the fire run along the whole of the left flank and became peculiarly severe along the left of the front line here the gallant Major Daviess fe.l at the head of a body of dragoons, endeavorii g to dislodge a party of lindians from a covert of trees a few yards in front of the line. Directly a destructive fire passed down the frcnt line, and came round the right upon Spencer's line across the point, with unequalled fatality. Near this point and early in the engagement the brave, the veteran Col. Owen, of Kentucky fell. He joined the expedition as a private soldier but had accepted the appointment of volunteer aid-decamp to the General. Spencer fell Capt Wanickon the right of the rear line fell their ccmpanit6 were broken and principally cut in pieces. But with an alacrity and self devotion, for which a parallel can scarcely be found, the post of the fallen was instantly supplied by another willing maityr the broken line was repaired by other val. iant breasts bared for another volleyAround the point the conflict raged with the utmost ardor until the thick darkness was detpelled by the dawnwhen an tfftttual charge was made At the point of the bayonet the tavage foe gave way numbers were slain the rest were thuist back into the marshes, and put to a precipitate and final flight- Morning came up, and opened upon the ensanguined plain, strewed with the dead and dying. Thioughout the engagement every Indian struggled for the mastery with the fury and thirst cf the tiger throughout they were grappled by the undismayed and vanquished by delibeiate valcr. Of the American forces 62 were killed and 126 wounded. The Indians must have suffered much more severely. It is known that their custom to carry away many many fresh graves were seen in the vicinity, one of which was opened, and found to ccntain three of their slain and about 40 were found in the field where they fell. Having eulered the dead on the field where they nobly fell having destroy

ed the Town and the possessions of the Indians in the vicinity on the 9th, the army commenced its return down the Wabash. On the following day our fallen were torn from their giavcs, by the Indians, that their blanket? and scalps might be obtained. Gen. Tipton, one of the survivors of the conflict, was the first white man who re-visited the battle-ground. This occurred about ten yeara sgo. He found the bone6 of his deceased fellow soldiers scattered over the plain; but his calamitous situation at the time permitted hii collecting but a few. Political Clarion, Cincinnati, J"or. 19. Fire. The stereotype printing office ami book bindery, belonging to Messrs. Morgan and Sanxay, in the rear of the Daily G&zette otiice, was consumed by a fire which broke out last evening, between 9 and 10 o'clock, and which hail, when discovered, exterded so far as to preclude all hopes of saving the building in which it origina'ed. By the exertions of our firemen, all the surrounding buildings were saved. The loss sustained bv Messrs. Mnrn and Sanaxy, must be great, as their establishment was an extensive and valuable one; they were insured, but we have not learned to what amount. The materials of the Gazette, are scat, tered, and that paper w ill not probabiy be published cf two or three days to come. Tiller. A Duel We have just seen a letter frcm an officer on board the frigate Hudson, dated Kio Janeiro, August 20th, containing the following intelligence: "A duel took place on the 19th of August, between the Doctor of the sloop of war Vandalia, now lying here and her first Lieutenant Joshua Sands. The challenge was given two months ago by the Doctor, and refused by Lt. Sandsrepeated and again refused, and they were both tried by the Naval Court Martial held on board the frigate Hudson, last week. This resulted in the honorable acquittal of Lt. Sands, and the Doctor w as ordered home. Yesterday the Doctor challenged him again, and called Sands a coward, with other epithetsSands accepted the challenge, they met this morning in hio Janeiro, anj iLe Doctor wa shot thrcugU the Lart."