Indiana Palladium, Volume 9, Number 27, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 20 July 1833 — Page 4

Old Crimes. This amusing ballad has been long circulated anonymously, and has been generally much liked. Its authorship is now made known. With the exception of the first verse, the origin of which is still unascertained, it was written by Albert G. Greene, Esqr. of Providence, Rhode Island. Old Grimes is dead: that good old man, We ne'er shall see him more; He used to wear a long black coat All button'd down before. Kis heart was open as the day His feelings all were true His hair was some inclined to gray; He wore it in a queue. Whene'er he heard the voice of pain, His heart with pity burned The large round head upon his cane From ivory was turned. And ever prompt at pity's call, He knew no base design His eyes were dark and rather small; His nose was aquiline. He lived at peace with all mankind, In friendship he was true His coat had pocket-holes behind His pantaloons were blue. Unharm'd, the sin which earth pollutes He pass'd securely o'er He never wore a pair of boots For thirty years or more.

But good Old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown He wore a double-breasted vest, The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert He had no malice in his mind No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbors he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay He wore large buckles in his shoes, And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze, He did not bring to view Nor make a noise town-meeting days, As many people do. His worldly goods he never threw In trust to fortune's chances He lived, (as all his brothers do,) In easy circumstances. .Thus undisturbed by anxious cares, His peaceful moments ran And every body said he was A fine old gentleman. From BlaclauoooVs Magazine for April. TOM CRINGLE'S LOG. The day following we weighed anchor, and stood out to sea with our convoy. "A iine-of-battle ship led and two frigates and three sloops of our class were stationed on the outskirts of the fleet, whipping them in it as it were. Nothing particular happened for three weeks. VVe made Maderiain fourteen days, looked in, but did not anchor. "On this evening we had by this time progressed into the trade, and were within three hundred miles of Barbadoes, the sun fcad set bright and clear, after a most beautiful day, and we were bowling along right before it, rolling like the very devil; but there wr.s no moon and although the stars spangled brilliantly, yet it was dark, and as we were steurnmostofthe men-of-war, we had the task of whipping in the sluggards. It was my watch on deck. A gun from the commodore, who showed several lights. "What is lhat Mr. Kennedy,' said the Captain to the old guixner. 'The Commodore has made the signal for the sternmost ships to make more sail and close, sir.' We repeated the signal- staod on, hailing the dullest of the men in the neighborhood to make more sail, and firing a musket shot now and then over the more distant of them. By and by we saw a large West Indiaman suddenly haul her wind, and stxnd across her bows. 'Forward there,' sung out Mr. Splinter, 'stand by to fire a shot at that fellow from the boat, gun him if he does not bear up. What can he be after! Sergeant Armstrong said to a marine, who was standing close by him, in the waist; get a musket and fire over him. It was done and the ship immediately bore upon her course again, we now ranged alongside of him on his larboard quarter. "Ho, the ship, ahoy Hillo?" was the reply 'Make mores3il sir, and run into the body of the fleet or I shall fire into you; why don't you, sir keep in the wake of the Commodore?" No answer. 'What mean you by hauling your wind just now, sir?' 'Yesh, yesh,' responded a voice from the merchantman. 'Something wrong here,' said Mr. Splinter. Back your maintopsail, sir, and hoist a light at the peak ; I shall send a boat on board of you. Boatswain's mate, pipe away tlie crew of the jolly boat.' We also backed our maintopsail; and were in the act of lowering down the boat, when the officer nttled out, 'Keep all fast with the loat; I can't comprehend that chap's manoeuvres, for the soul of me ! He has not hove . to.' Once more we were in pistol shot of him. 'Why don't you heave to sir?' All silent. 'Presently we could perceive a confusion and noi3e of struggling on board, and angry voices, 'as if people were trying to force their way up the hatchways from below; and a heavy thurani - ing of blocks, and rattling of the cordage, while the mainyard was first braced one way and then another, as if two persons were striving for the mastery. At length a voice hailed distinctly. 'We are captured by . a " A sudden sharp cry, and a splash overboard told of fearful deeds. 'We are taken by a pirate,' sung out another voice. This was followed by a heavy crunching blow, &s when the spike of a butcher's axe is driven through a bullock's forehead deep into the brain.' . "By this time the captain was on deck; all the hands had been called, and the word had been past to clear away two of ;he fore

most carronades on the starboard side, and to load them with grape. 'On board there get below all you of

English crew, as I shall fire with grape. The hint was taken. The hip at lensth came to the wind we rounded too under her lee, and an armed boat, with Mr. Treenail and myself, and sixteen men with cutlasses were sent on board. We jumped on deck, and at the gangway Mr. Treenail stumbled, and fell over the dead body of a man who had hailed last, with his scull cloven to the eyes, and a broken cutlass blade sticking in the gash. We were immediately accosted by the mate who was lashed down to a ringbolt close by the bits, with his hands tied at the wrists by sharp cords so tightly that the blood was spouting from beneath his nails. 'We have been surprised by a pirate schooner, sir the lieutenant of her, and twelve men are now in the cabin." 'Where are the rest of the crew ?' "All secured in the forecastle except the second mate and boatswain, the men who hailed you just now: the last was knocked on the head, and thrown overboard." We immediately released the men, eighteen in number, and armed them with boarding pikes. What vessel is that astern of us?' said Treenail to the mate. Before he could answer, a shot from the brig fired at the pirate showed he was broad awake. Next moment Capt. Deadeye hailed, "have you mastered the prize crew, Mr. Treenail?" "Ay, ay, sir." "Then keep your course, and keep two lights hoisted at your mizen peak during the night, and blue Peter at the main-topsail yardarm; when the daybreaks I shall haul my wind after the suspicious sail in your wake." Another shot, and another, from the brig. By this time the lieutenant had descended to the cabin, followed by the people, while the merchant crew once more took charge of the shin crowding sail into the body of the fleet. I followed him close, pistol and cutlass in hand, and I shall never forget the scene that presented itself when I entered. The cabin was that of a vessel of five hundred tons, elegantly fitted up; the pannels were fitted with crimson cloth, and gold mouldings, with superb damask hangings before the stern window and the side berths, brillantly lighted up by two large swinging lamps hung from the deck above, which were reflected from and multiplied in, several plate glass mirrors in the pannels. In the recess which in cold weather had been occupied by the stove, stood a splendid cabinet piano, the silk corresponding with the crimson cloth of the pannels. It was open, a Leghorn bonnet with a green veil, a parasol, and two long white gloves, as if recently pulled off, lay on it with the very mould of the hands in them. The rudder case was particularly beautiful. It was richly carved and gilded palmtree, the stem painted white and interlaced with golden fret-work, like the lozenges of the pine apple, while the leaves spread up and abroad on the roof. i The table was laid for supper, with cold meat and wine, and a profusion of silver things all sparkling brightly; but was in great disorder, wine spilt and glasses-broken, and dishes with meat upset, and knives and forks, and spoons, scattered all about. She was evidently one of those London West Indiaman on board of which I knew there was much splendor and great comfort. But alas! the hand of lawless violence had been there. The captain lay across the table with his head hanging over the side of it next to us, and unable to help himself, with his hands tied behind his back, and a gag in his mouth; his face purple from the blood running to his head, and the white of his eyes turned up , while the stentorious breathing but too clearly indicated the rupture of a vessel on the brain. He was a stout portly man, although we released him in an instant, and had him bled, and threw water on his face, and did all we could for him ; he never spoke afterwards, and died in half an hour. Four gentlemanly looking men were sitting at the table lashed to their chairs, pale and trembling, while six of the most ruffian looking scoundrels I ever beheld, stood on the opposite side of the table in a row fronting us with the lamps shining full on them. Three of them were very small, but very square molattoes; one was a South American Indian, with the square highboned vis3ge, and long, lank, black, glossy hair of his caste. These four had no clothing besides their trowsers, and stood with their arms folded. in all the calmness of desperate men, caught in the very fact ot some horrible atrocity which they knew shut out all hope of mercy. The two others were white Frenchmen, tall, bushy, whiskered, sallow desperadoes, hut still wonderful to relate, if I may speak, had the manners of gentlemen. One of them squinted and had a hair lip, which gave him a horrible expression. They were dressed in white trowsers and shirts, yellow silk sashes around their waists, and a sort of blue uniform jackets, blue Gascon caps, with the peaka,from each of which depended a large bullion tassel, hanging down the side3 of their heads. The whole party had apparently made up their 'minds, they saw that it was in vain, for their pistols and cutlasses, some of them bloody, had been laid on the table, with the butts and handles towards us, contrasting horribly with the glittering equippage of steel and crystal, and silver things, on the snow-white damask table cloth. They were immediately seized, and ironed, to which they submitted in silence. We next released the passengers and were overpowered with thanks, one dancing, one crying, one laughing, another praying. But merciful Heaven what an object met our eyes! Drawing aside the curtain that concealed a sofa, fitted into a recess, there lay more dead than alive, a tall and most beautiful girj, her head resting on her left arm, her clothes, dishevelled and torn; blood on her bosom and foam on her mouth, with her wild

sparkling, black eyes, protruding from the sockets, glanced and glared with the fire of a maniac's, while her blue lips kept gibbering an incoherent prayer one moment, and the next imploring mercy, as if she still had been in the hands of those who knew not the name; and anon a low hysterical laugh made our very blood freeze in our bosoms, which soon ended in a long dismal yell, a3 she rolled otf the couch upon the hard deck and lay in a dead faint. Ahs the day! a maniac she was from that hour. She was the only daughter of the murdered master of the ship, and never awoke in her unclouded reason, to the fearful conciousness of her own dishonor, and her parent's death. "Tom," said Bang, "that is a melancholy affair; I can't read any more of it. What followed? Tell us." "Why, the Torch captured the schooner, sir, and we left the privateer's men at Barbadoes to meet their reward, and several of the merchant sailors were turned over to the guardianship, to prove the facts in the first instance, and to serve his Majesty as impressed men in the second."

CHARACTER OF THE DUTCH. It is well known that a habit prevails almost every where, of underrating and disparaging Dutch character and Dutch men. Nothing is more unjust and yet nothing is more common nothing testifies more equiv ocally of the ignorance and prejudice of those who indulge in it, than this habit. England is called the mother country; but if such of our population, whose ancestors migrated from her shores, are proud of their origin, much more reason have they who are descendants of the honest burgomasters of Holland, to be proud of theirs. Holland though occupying a territory not larger than i the state of Maryland, was the first among the nations of Europe to take a stand in favor of liberty, and, single-handed, maintained a sixty-years' war in its defence against the greatest odds. At a time when France and England were yet enveloped in bigotry and superstition, Holland had achieved for herself civil and religious freedom, and opened her bosom as an asylum for the oppressed Ilugonots; while others the pilgrim fathers, sought a refuge from persecution in the wilds of America. Holland for a long time took the lead of all the surrounding nations in commerce, in science, in arts and in arras. For the invention of the telescope microscope thermometer pendulum, gun-powder, and printing, the world is indebted to the Dutch. And the best and most correct translation of the original scriptures, in any language, is that in the low Dutch, made under the auspices of the Synod of Dort. Troy (N. Y.) Free Press, Industry. Man must have occupation, or be miserable. Toil is the price of sleep and appetite, of health and enjoyment. Ihe very necessity which overcomes our natural sloth is a blessing; the whole world does not contain a briar or a thorn which di vine mercy could have spared. We are happier with the sterility, which we can overcome bv industry, than we could have been with spontaneous plenty and unbound ed profusion. The body and the mind are improved by the toil that fatigues them. The toil is a thousend times rewarded bv the pleasure which it bestows. Its enjoy ments are peculiar. No wealth can pur chase them, no indolence can taste them. They flow only from the exertions which they repay. From the Easion (Pa.) Democrat. MORE BLOOD. ,;Those gallant souls who shoulder guns, And twice a year go out to training." The 1st Battalion 07th regiment assembled yesterday, at the house of Jacob Kemmerer, in r ork s township. As usual a number of vali ant deeds'wereenacted divers bottles of beer and brandy robbed of their treasures and mountains of gingerbread ?miefethrounrh,in a soldier like manner. After the parade, the officers of the battalion returned to Smiire Kemmerer's corn-crib, where the following parody on a popular song was thrilled forth with great effect, amid the flourishing of hoehandles cornstalks and wooden funs. MILITIA TRAINING SONG. Tune "Blue Bonnets o'er the border.1 March! march! ye rips and rapscallions, Why dont ye, ye blackguards, march forward in order; March! March! ye tatterdemalions. With brave captain Pop-gun, the pride of the border. Many a mother's son Shoulders his rusty gun, Many a lad loves rum and hates water! Fall in and make ready quick, Long Tom and sterdy Dick Dont hold your heads like a sheep at the slaughter. Come from the tavern where whiskey is flowing Come from the grog-shops, where whiskey is low; Come from the streets where your valor you're showing Come with the bean-pole, the cornstalk and hoe! The drums are a drumming! The Jtfajor is coming! So turn out your toes move your bowlegs together: Throw your segars away, Now let the music play You're training for glory, don't mind shoe leather! March! march! &c. Scc. The York County Farmer has over his marriage head, a representation, of a company of girls employed with rods and lines fishing in a pool "for husbands. One has caught her chap by the waist, and holds him dangling in the air, in an apparently very uncomfortable situation. Another has caught a label with the figures 10,000 upon it, Vindicate, perhaps, that money and not a husband is her object in fishing; and a third has just got her hook in the mouth of a likely looking fellow, and is in the act of pulling him out of the water.

STATE OF 1XD1AXA; j Dearborn Covnty,) Dearborn Circuit Court, March Term, 1833. 4lh April, 1S33. Aurelia Collins) versus I On petition for divorce. Asa Collins. ) r n HE plaintiff, by her counsel, comes

U and proves to the satisfaction of the j court now here, that Asa Collins, the defendant aforesaid, is not a resident of the state of Indiana; It therefore, on motion of said complainant, by4 Lane her attorney, is ruled and ordered by the court now here, that notice of the pendency of the bill or petition aforesaid, bo published for three weeks successively, in seme public newspaper printed in Lawrcnceburgh, Dearborn county, notifying and requiring the said Asa Collins to be and appear before the Judges of our Dearborn circuit court, on the first day of the next term of this court, to be liolJen on the fourth Monday in September next; then and there to answer to the bill aforesaid, or the same will be heard in his absence, and a decree entered thereon accordingly. JAMES DILL, Clerk. 14th June, 1S33. 22-3 w Treasury Department, ) April 12, 1S33.$ IN the late conflagration of the Treasury building, nearly all the correspondence of the Secretary of the Treasury, from the estab lishment of the department to the 31st March, 1833, was destroyed; including-, as well the original letters and communications addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury as the records of the letters and commanications written by him. With a view to repair the loss, as far as may be practicable, all officers of the United States, are requested to cause copies to be pre. pared, and authenticated by them of any letters (excepting1 those hereinafter alluded lo) which they may have at any time written to or received from the Secretary of the Treasury ; and all those who have been in office and otber individuals throughout the United States and elsewhere, are invited to do the same. That this correspondence may be arranged into ap propriate books, it is requested' that it be copied on folio foolscap paper, with a sufficient margin on all sides to admit of binding, and that no more than one letter be contained on a pense incurred in copying the papers now re quested, not exceeding the rate of ten cents for every hundred words will be defrayed by the department. The correspondence which has been saved, and of which, therefore, no copies are desired, are the records of letters written by the Secretary of the Treasury to Presidents and Cashiers of banks, from the 1st October, 1819, to the 20th February, 1833, all the correspondence relating to revolutionary claims under the act 15th May, 1S28, and to claims of Virginia officers to half pay, under the act of 5th July, 1832, and to applicants for the benefits of the acts of the 2d March, 1831, and the 11th July, 1632, for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States. Copies of some circular letters and instructions written by the Secretary, have also been preserved: and, it is requested, that before a copy be made of any circular letter or instruction, written by the Secretary of the Treasury, the date and object of the circular be first stated to the department, and its wishes on the subject ascertained, LOUIS McLANK, Secretary of the Treasury. April 22, 1833. 1 MM It i rf-imo JL.l n NOTICE. A MOS LANK, Attorney and counsellor at "ilLaw, will, in future, give his undivided at - icu'.iou, to nis projessionmy ve consulted at his office, on hijrh street near the clerk's of fice, at all times, except when at Court will attend the Circuit, Probate, and Commission er's Courts, in the County of Dearborn. The Circuit Courts in Franklin, Switzerland, Rip. Jey and Decatur counties. The Supreme and District Courts at Indianapolis. And will attend to business of Importance, either civil or criminal in any other courts in this, cr adjoining states. He trusts that his long and successful practice, will insure him his former liberal portion of professional business, when the public shall be assured, that all business entrusted to his charge shall receive his prompt attention, and best efforts, to bring it to aspeedy and successful close. AMOS LANE. Lawrenceburgh, June 13thi 1832. 24 LAW. DANIEL J. CASWELL and DANIEL S. MAJOR, Attorneys and Counsellors at Lair, have entered into partner ship, and will practice in the third Judicial Circuit of Indiana, particularly in the Counties of Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley and Switzerland; Also in the Supreme Court at Indianapolis. Office on Short street immediately opposite Mr. Ludlow's large brick building; where D. S. Major will tt all times be found, unless, absent n business, ready to attend to any professional services that may be required. He will also attend to the sett'ement of estates before the Probate Court; and of claims before the Commissioners Court of Dearborn county. Persons wishing Deeds Mortgages, Powers of Attorney, or conveyances of any kind, can have them drawn in a legal and unexceptionable form, by calling at their office. All business confided to Caswell & Major will receive the united and strict attention of both. Lawrenceburgh, Oct. 13, 1832. 39 tf New Goods. THE subscribers have just received from A General Assortment cf

leaf. It is also requested that the copies be ,0WlPS "s 1UIJ ,. written in a plain and distinct or enKrossin Twent' ck of Rround. including cuthand. Where the original letter can be spared ,ots No'T. and Vn .lhf low.n ,"f ,l'awrc,lce; it would be preferred. The reasonable ex. burKh, adjoinmpr the in lots, m the lower part

Hardware, Groceries, BOOTS, S22CZS, ScG. also, FRoai JPittsburgh, Which they will sell low fur Cash or en time. N. & G. SPARKS. May 11, ISa?. 17-tf

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'SMIR mbscribcrs having j.t i revival Tom M. Van AiiEiniiA a general ksortn;eut vi Hats, Shoos, Boots Hardware, &c. lSOAn assortment of rSADDLFRV, Q,uecnsvarc, Glassware, GIWCEMFS, Sjc. v. TOUSKY &. DUNN. Ap'ii 13, 1S33. I.. ni7TjTO.i.v.i; i " Dr-vunortx Cou.vrv, Dearborn Circuit Court, March Tr.iu?, 133. 4th April 1KJ:1 Anne Coleman, ) Qn ;t) ,f iU. rer.ws J Roswell Coleman,) rSHE complainant fcy her counsel, rrme, m.. an I it appearing to the satisfaction of th court that the said defendant it not a resident of the state of Indiana; It is therefore ordered, on motion, by paid complainant, by her attnr. nev, that notice of the pendency of the aid bill of con. plaint be published for three wrtkn successively in some public newspaper printed in the county of Dearborn, at least Ihitty days prior to the next term of this court, n ititj u-.g the said defendant lhat, unles fie be and pear on the firtday of the next term of this court, to be Loldcn on the fourth Monday in September nest, then and there to answer ti the bill or petition for divorce aforesaid, the court wilt hear the same in his abjence, and a decree will be entered therein accordingly. JAMFS DILL, Clerk. A. Lam:, at ft; for coir.pt t. Mth June, 1833. J-J w Sale oiv Valuable Kcsil Estate. FUMJC notice is hereby Riven, tlut, the undersigned, commissioner sppoin'e I by the Dearborn Circuit Court, to make side of i the following describe.! lands, tenements ?c he reditaments, belonging to the estate ot r-utruel G. Vance, decM, agreeably to the order uf the court aforesaid, rr ade At the March term, 1813, will expose to sale by public out cry, at th court hcuse door ;m the town of Lnwrenceburgh, m thr fourth Monday in July next, to commence at 10 o'clock A- M.t on th? termc ani conditions hereinafter set firth, the Jolof the town and binding on the river Ohio, in eluding the larpe and beautiful brick mansion house.erectcd on the premises, by the cJeceased, some years ago. In lots in the town of Lawrcnceburgh, Nos. 21,22-fourth of 187 and 183-43 feet front, and rear of No. 37 half of No. 50 and No. 21, 53 and 51 in N?w Lwrenceburgh . The right of ferry across the river O'lio, at Lawrenceburgh, forr -boats, ferry-house, and the privileges and apptrtenances belonging tu said ferry. No. I. The N. end of fractional Sec. 21, town 6 range 3 W., in Dearborn county, con tailing 84 81 hundredths acres. No. 2. The S end of N. half of the fraction aforesaid, containing 72 6" hundredths acres. The N. E. q-. of Sec. 20, town 5, range 1. W containing 156 acre. The N. half of S. II. qr. of the aforesaid Sec- containing 75 acre; ar.d the west half ot the N. K. qr. of Sec. 18, tow n 6 range 2 west, estimated to contain 80 acres.. The highest b elder will be the purchaser One fifth of the amount of the purchase money required to he paid in hand, at the time of .a!e; the remainder in fonr annual payments with interest from the dale of the purchase; i these payments to he k cured by notes and mortgages mm the purchasers on the proper ty sold. STLPIIHX LUDLOW,) Jl'HSi; HUNT Co:n. THOMAS TOllTLIi, ) May 18th, 1R.VJ. 17-tx. A CARD. i rmilR sutfenbfr ha just received 1 & MllJ sPLEJMili assortment of a XEIf BUY GGO&S FIIOM PIUL.WtlLPULh Consisting in part cf Superior Mulberry, Tdue, Brown, Snuff, Stct I mixed and Olive colored Broad Clothb; Blue Casimcre; Fashionable Striped, Blue and Stctl mixed Ci.ssineJt; Scarlet, Be d, White raid Green Figured and IMain Fbnnils; Square end Luun Merino Shawl?; Fancy, Crape, Deluun, Cashmere, Gauze and Silk J)r s.s Handkerchief; Plain and Figured Bobbmett; Thread, Ifobhinctt and Cotton Laces; Black Bolbinett Veils; Green Be raze; Black and White Cnpo Ribbons; Pick, Straw and White Florence; Black and White Satin; Lcliorn and Straw Bonnets; Bleached Muslin; Broad Shcctin?; White and Black Silk Hats; Drab, White and Black Fur do; Boots, Shot s and Brooms. A largo asssortmrnt of Hardware, Cutlery, Saddlery, Glassware, iron and Nails; Cast Steel Cross-Cut Saws, Fresh Gun Powder; Voting Hyson and Bh'ck Tea; with other articles necessary for th; accommodation of customers. JOHN P. DUNN. Lawrenceburgh, April 11, ISM. RJ-tf Jut SJeeexvcU in ROM Ni.-.v-Oki k.vns, a lar'-e supply JF r MOLASKS, vt And for sale by SHAWM PROTZ.MAN. June 1st, is:i;i. BAIHMILS MaeUrd. Si-P' ror by J. M. DARRAGH. April I8,ltf;:i. T K; and IlOX ';.!,-rr.. "..r m1'Ot V W.V.

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