Indiana Palladium, Volume 11, Number 42, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 31 October 1835 — Page 1
PER CENT. DISCOUNT MADE ON ADVANCE (OR IPS ON HALF YEARLY PAYMENTS:
VICTOR JI. COLE. Terms $3 PER YEAR.....33 M0.
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From the Indiana Democrat. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN INDIANA. No. in.
Xhntl ee have Uanats or nau uuuu. Every reader oflho various pub l't'o ! - j ,nust have seen something o I. cn tro-cry J f.L. iwecn the respective uvocai ,,,.,,, Itll.lf... Jl 1113 lUlluv.-.-j , the pr.l-.h.t their u - e"j7 e ccurVc of toe be filled up, and rails ;ould, in U.e aur t u , oJ id upon them; while, on tue ether iia.i , won 1M the navocaies - - -- , , l i rf rana s have represeiucu tr.-. road policy as a mere buimic wi,c d Volumes have been written, and . .- knn sorted to. and tne resource i rf scientific men haustcd, to prov tion, that nF nnnrOVeniCIik Uiusw , . I v .i a irnii ift mv reaui-vs I do not propose " T " bringing the with calculations of tins sort. 1 prcicr ur. , 0 . whole subject to the test of actual fVni j the first introduction of rai roads into -scounti, when the people at arge -u. y . .,P,r nract cal operation, taee laoonuus hnvn been , . . I f ..-,t.i r 1 1 I T 51 I f .i,"nrr.Spnt neriod, after both species li.t-itinns. mav of improve y-Olf IllVP cxtensive.'y adonted, are in cany lice th-re is less necessity for them. i obVc'viPo- traveller, who, at the present daj , wiM uAke tJ4 tour of the United States, will, in the in successlul Tin mu Y cf improvement kc'?netheW rroiectors; .na-pni t ie iiffncsiHiit;-'!'-".'" ..," that tct.i nf i-. : . t!ins,vllohave pie, and. fu-Ms in their construction; and hs canm . it,t both enecies of improvemet cannot ' invested r.;i tr norceive, tnat botu spec ia 'J iui,iui-i"-" j are contributing largely to our naiiuiuti well as individual prosperity. in iho innuirv which I propose view in to institute is . 1 . . r- 1 . facts, the inCiUtry this: Ill xchal silunnons, aim j.. .Vr circumstances nrp canals found, by the ex tabs the most useful improv under what circumstances r.:cre va .1.l st Thi L. Li a LJ.Vit seems w me, is u ; v i - f ; - . anr IPfTI- . ..Tbfff- . . . without reference to the purposes o r ..... , , , I Ul.lt "4 tan-ui" - - r- !ivfi narrowly escape tfio canals of fital tnistak' t- United Stntes, those hirli have been aiienoeu iin,"tJ" . .... jj ...:,k the most distinguishtd su-ces?, ami wincn imic" ' , Hfl-cnr-uon the internal commerce of the coanrv l - Er e canal cf New York and the canals ot Oo rand foremost. Now let us ascertain he na-u-HO . ... 1- .t :0,r,.rsf fur which these 1. i,i th most important t'ire ot canals form tho r ianne . i nc York canal I".'"..: te Lakes with the Atlantic m.rkets The country bor.lerins on these Lakes, and ... 11 h 'i I rn tho I lvir" south and west ot tnem.c oo .... uu"" ' o . - . ...1 1 li 'i t nn f; - r.fihft nroducts ot the soil to mar ct tbe Cjnni, ie " - -- " . tne ira,r - - , . and otll ket, nna tne Ie'u 7' " nts t f an cultural York canal. And the same maybe said in regard t0Ge ran rs obstructed in tl.s country those .i Jirmr eitieofthe eastern and midur'"u1esSa 0 fevU to be n-.ost productive, both "t o So .tockholdet. .nd eon.cm.nee to tho milic. ul what are tho purposes lor wh.cl. anj , "nro-rrre-it is squired between these cities! 1 he 'V;r.'- : Y,,rk has no agricultural product.ous or h -5.L r to send o Phil.delphia. nor has Baltimore lor the city of Washington, imw an n.- i - rulous cities. Thoir inhabitants are witnti.v.) ..trv-red ill mercantile and inumu jliui ' " . j j a. , f . niiremtie. " . ;r! v.... ,),nr,r freouent occasion to iravt-i ....... o-c ctv to anotner. .unv.u.... " . . ".m f.om cverv part of the Union, very often visit e E ..t and although their business may be chiety "i r-ciKint, vet, from curiosity or some other motc cy frequently pass from one city to another. Thus the route between these large cities presents -Mr Mil throivs of travellers. ll the rif-rc. that in situations where traits- . . f?.,- nnd ether Jieavy or bulky arti.1 lln.thntil-C Mill! til I 1 1: 1 UUCllltw 1 .&1.m kuc, nrcC ?xin UJ ! .l .. ,Ti;c . canals have been attended ,,r.cfirross. ami mat wiwrei v-w..-. , "iu - : . . . t. r.rt .-onr.iiion is suitable improve- 1 Jir , ,n,o. CTannls are un: li vv. r.icr.t, whil e or tu imi Id 1-. r.:.r-r.-i ec- .1-"- ,v nrnuaint- . 1 Jt will iaru.., - ;lt,.r:.l nroduci 11- 1. v .ftrp:;i :mi. l ..... - 1 1 t Ions w!.ich annually seek conveyance ; . .- i 1 1 hit tl rail road en the ., t 1 ilirs amount 01 i- d a ' ii'i iluiwui" i .n.radiate to the wants of the nd on the other hand, it would be an ranal in lieu of the Baltimore , read. In situations nice S nni rr-noctc with a common carnar In. applying these facts and conclusions wuu. . ... -.. ri . .., ,...i fv st-.nt circumsi..Xlttll - a -1 y-i a unccs. WC nave o:.i 1 a. -rk:0 I O it that wc need arti- . ' . I . r' ;,,tu.rrnlirSP! IS I Cill.lV 1 11 1 1 . 1 .1 . m v - - - t To it rhieUV to lai ui-,n.-,nUv for the purpose ot tale v..i i1,M.,.nt mir soil, anu conv . . i-ir 1 t! 01 uviu-iiouj v -w - - ' . . . 1 niii b i-.rt essential to i.n-- bu,--. . 1 . . 1. .-ii.nAr-t nt' till. tides wh.c i are mo,i -:r . - q man life, and tacrc.urc, u. v , ,oct Iikptv f.wi 1 in-Aruet -a'.sI ner eui.'-"0? v ' 1 Citizens, ny tnen u"j . . . . . . e uteri w ... . . . . r . ;il B'lon convert our .ii. TSie ngnculturai nw v Jinnee in:. 1 t(M.PJit9 of the ar- . .1 . ,.t4ri'iiiri: i, oiij 1 . A. . .. . T L II 'I Tl 1 1 I' OU1 with rciVrei.ce to tac " . . be attained on - i"ii "in s inuii. 1 . tl.m nii--tiiitl. Wllcll i fjet it is only Sails W the transportation of passcngeM. Time it
on bctn sices, ua ( - . .. i CUnerior iv when trav- - .. . ... .c ct.inrn. trie- ic tint mips to rail riuus a sujicuuiui ,
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e, l.'",VUI.C-!li,e maia obiect, which we cannot aware to
trar.sporn, o ; -? IodiM at ,fie ,,resent time, and ... -
penence ot J ; VV T.p i.wL-p. when it could not pass oc-
are j Ud remain in his granary at home as , -
t'nc imnrovemcnt is dcs!gnea,is ruim-i . S S Public mindtthan to produce any prac-
;V: .l rcod. Many writers on the subject iwb hnfrthis error7, and through their influence on IV: "minimi, statesandcommunit.es it is be::ev-
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routes, . n, M- . lhe principal;
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?iVr::L have proved eminently useful,
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ringirg tn us in r u , v,. . .,,e costrction and use o, ootn ' State
r a n e- ".'Indiana t, must ever be, essenuahy an , niet. u da X advocatG a genmam c. irf r oil is the best in the Ijiiiou . should construct " .... which shall agricuUuraletatc. lUr,usu f intcrn;a iniproerncnt
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e-nt.. - - 0fcur prosperity ana woaiL.i .oou .ucAu- mueu " ihee works may be less ever form thej '.f Vr ?nterc-ts or pursuits, whether lho,i3h the investment m thtse v. or ah a ttat.-. ll-r n ;reJionnl, have their profitable. The amount of c l" oe basis in L;1 ; iVcncotiragcd or depressed. . w,ll not, be the only one itli the . tnl in nro,3(.rto:i as tats is ti.- oliieilv 5 tjihlish nff the policy cf the stale on ti..
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Itc1 ins C" -I ti.at Vei,, .i io.;ro.e,,,en, a , n, the merits of the t...u t,t pruh.ee. Dr. 1 nn 11 1 indirimin- ted, Lu becftiitc it i chieny m reg becn
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not mone in the sense in which ruiKim ucu when applied to a cargo of flour. '1 he advantage of a sav ing of time, in this case is only equal to . the interest on the value of the cargo, during the al time required for Us transportation which in
. :. dl t tin t.ikell into IUO Bttuuui. Sof nr, this advantage is of ' P svi ' of time to a pas.on- :. :' ,n,nv c4ses much more than money, n i VhU not bo an adequate compensation tor delay in his journey r b(J worltt j His personal attention to ten times this sum, or ne her advantage m me suue of the w, ...;. , , . nmount: markets wortn an nunuitu inw- -ider such circumstances a passenger woiilu ; and un( rather pay ten dollars for a passage in mice ..uu.?, - ... l..,-e. A ilia it pnii itiiv m i;suui.iiio ... , . . ...i... : -tannic i n fiuble, notwithstanding the great cost wiui vw , d auJ kept m rCpair. 1 he trawiU always prefor the most rapid conveyance - - will al x jp wl.e lhet er j Cct lhc cheapest conveyance or u m bmu j t!lt? en?rth of time it I-rf 1 1 T . i - U 1ZU1 L ll,li.wv i'hetime will come when Intieen which rail roads will be found preferable to rTnal- but that time has not yet arrived. ;mnnrtant advantage over , " I. Urr- rtrvHTipri'itll tOWnS und cities do , :.. .!.,. il,nr ran ha USCtl Rt "11 I't.ascsa . - - . . .1 ..II r-a iiwin HI the year. , ThU rJZyn canais. hi n 'U.n..v; ,., it moationca, is inoi.iiitv uj ... .t.i.h is modified by circumstance-. " m . i." cousiderable . .mportanco o , . .ill tlios-c rnmw mv... lean i rtPumiH.... . . . ..ic.t v .1 ... 0.-.MT onrn irt 1 rhr . iiiaaiiiw" - w f ,ionofthe Ohio :,rl;!LVnnPrice when applied to i: hut it loses . , i- tlmt nnnnpf t . . . . 1 1 . i. with the lake tiia.ni' " v v Ohio or Pennsylvania ,v...v.. v o........n ai,v;.rs be onen ciiu'tis. v'"""" 1 - - . 1 earlier in tha spring than Lake 1 , I - in tfiic I ;? LtJ 111 111 n III'" one must I quite scon a lilt- . Ji..ini'ifTPa perceive that the farmer wouta oere n- mil roau, in Inro.' -it t -Irf nOTlS till - , - alt2 but adapted to the purposes o ranelor, re.onU.hey c.i, ; ' ' ""Ij".,,. who!e transportation must. WW Will hr .me bv the State or company, .v. be. 3Ior.opolies of every kind are evils, aim uiougu thev mav sometimes be necessary ev;is, - t should never he .... .-i- .1.., .,,,.o n uppt ran be eue.teu i.ii.'.M 1 .'ii . . . . - - - 1 . tif.ro jiriv meinoii prosentsitseit oy wnicu m j - ,.f,.amU without them. The greater P6"". and the valu.blc water power genera y created by their construction, are advantages which should not be overlooked in the comparison, though I bhall not enlarge upon them at presciu. .nrcriiPil that rail roads in our State will be less co 11 una w v... fc, ifVe appeal "to the experience of the country on n we apijcai . ,. n the arirndlv in t heir construciion m-.. but .his point, we MHTtZlZStcimMeA b," a ment. I ll.-innl rvt " 2d. ThaTof the whole length ol' road here men . I 2.11 miles have a superstructn.u o! t,.u -3 l.t -.- r-? nil bcr rails with iron plat - 1G9 miles of iron rails on i timber foundation; t;0 miles of timber rails witn etonc foundations; ana j ;n-rcsroV; oVr.;Mson permanent stone fooodation And by reference to the tamo docu.ueut t waj hf cppn in regard to canals; . Le seen in rc principal canals, o. 1 11 t r1 in llie Oiniva v j.-.-.. . - , ,PH SU . L: r Xw York, Pennsylvania, . "- Arnrwis,n,i and the Acw tmgianu States, amounting in a i wm.u, , ' oo i - o-i in mi oc !i n vn cost an t average per miio oi .. , '!'!... ..f ll.ncni'llia SI1 f.rTr,rt"f& -.u. h'hiu ,w.nn miles arc but u. A . n ft- .ccp;S0 miles arc Rl VllC i-.v-- ' . , r i nnfl thP rf- 1 M' 30 ft. wide at the surjaee and .1 ft. deep and the re mainder 2071 miles have 40 ft. surlace ami 4 j ,p rG. depth of water. that our inlt must not wijrbo so costly ternai improieiuv..- ... -- - , pnpr. ... I . .,rriil-ftni"IlL& 111 I ....MllltC 111 as IHt'cV uuo'w - iv, nnticeJ. l ne et-!in v.-- to together with the comparain et.n.tv, . - : . -r , i..k., rrhn ucn a conclusion. Still I see - n,v... - - j ha ... . -v lfV ! 1. i 1 . L I. Lilly t . 1 lrt nmiortion here shown to e..fet utl"7" , proportion iri m jn. nd CanalS 111 Ol!lr ; "thmr rnn. diana, if they be equally i "v' answer the and ol suniciciit ,0 rtf-t!. ronntrv. "1 ..... ...... ' . . . ! . . , I " ..v - - nrri!ror.ce lomia But it is proper to remark o.-, ... - U dllld , - ... f nnestion ct cost, mat tu o'- - . ...! - ...... .1 .,nM... win t-uui. 1 l - 1 ... . .-v ...lip 1 11111 r niu i.titled to much mo t i,,-.-. ttiMc. with due tttnt the true r.i cf others, exprebu - nctrtlrtiun cf ca 1 .l . rrniMll r, ex p res . tprests ot Hunan . ? require .. , ? .,11 ca vv 1P1 stn r..;i mil .4 in an ca&ca when nais in ,:-.hl- and 1 1UA ' r .j itr 11 . ii.iuivi canals are cy any "'"A t,.:a nninion. driwn pract have reasons tor tins 1 iri if there be any part m " .,Jpr:tr' extend its bcr.cuo w .t, ct..t., wliern. -. . . . . n.-orr trr-i nu um- . . e- ht of lhc summits ;-c " v. .,r,ot h' made I which ..- -rv.. ironi me u'""''" ja,minp then, raiiwaus or r . I ...iii-j tf! I ucic...""- . 01 lV; , : . " ..l .onld be constructed. aii earned, the prpcruy, " , , ' tIip , v 0ftne whole people should ue r.; - "o.t ,f the E.fst 8 well as tne ; .. Nnrt,, shoUid receive a reepeciThe McAdamized road is an improvement
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ement; ana w.-.irc . lo iu. It :s quito as well that . r.vtu-t t; he vnr.r t int. IHJllit UUtll -UUV. it llu 1 ly , '
1 lt That ten of the principal rail roads consuc ted in the Estates of New York. Penney vama , New "-scV, Maryland, Virgin. South Car;hna d Delaware, amounting in all to mutb
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same route, than any hew or y . wi bc , . - .Mff . .... Crogb,n returned
1 ... -..tc ,vliiii it is now in 10 v ! f,(iPr 11 was ascena;iit.
cou . y , power P- - noft. cllcaRed in surveynS r,inn, ' Ibeina i..r.ml f ' jrcnunS re-
aasurcmy iu , maue uj 1 road, may sate- . v ' ' Thud reset red to aiso-
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rc roau. uic e.psv - , , h0 in.lrrmpnt express u utu. o . - . . 9 1 . .. Jaforonpft to the luuirmcni 1 . ...,1 , .i.r nrnviil ot tins cxprets,
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which has been longer muse muie . cither of the others, and its advantages ought to be familiar to all. In my opinion, it should hold a rank nearer to the railroad than is general Km assigned, are more accessible to all. On some of the routes in this state, where rail roads have been .propoed, a good 3IcAdamized road should perhaps be preferred. .. ' HONOR TO THE CRAVE. Concluded. We add the letters of Gov. Cass and Gen. Duncan, and avail ourselves of the occasion to express our gratification that the honor so nobly won has received its appropriate reward. Washington, June 4lh, l&o. Sir: I Inve had iho honor to receive )our letter of 29ih ultimo, and in answer beg leave to observe, that the incidents connected wnh the defence of Fort Stephenson at Lower Sandusky, by Col. Croghan, are now matters of history; and that from my personal recellection, I can add little or nothing to the principal facts, which are well known. 1 have always considered the repulse ol Iho cuotnv, at that place, as among the most brilliant achievements of ihe last war; the defences wre incompetent and hastily constructed; ihe !he dcspariiv of force was great; the rcs.siance was vigorous and successful, and an unusual number of ass ailants were killed and wounded. I Ulieve the capture of that post would have produced very unfortunate effects upon the operalions on the frontier. Eve n if it had not compelled General Harrison eventually to fail hack upon i i .,nF.. unci! tf
tho settlements it woiuo ir.ivu v.,...v.- ... ... I t!..i Ttwi:int. It tlliiTllt II... .n.nnn' c iriwiTis. UlllJ i J niv ' - cnomy's ir . nd .o the l..vi.conrBcil tlicm - - ; , - . aUack upo ur .(KlU al CIcX. ..... , ...... .cUat Erie. lino, aiiu ii m wui ... mm... ,i.,rir..,.i .n .1 nor aiim: d vessel, and with it, ,osa lfoUr N ival ascendancy upon tho Lake or the capture of our boats, would have puseiu.-u .1. attainment' ol tho cpj-cis oi .uu - atul 1 the Indians flushed with success, wouu: nave 1 .1. . r.....,.;ura .rrihtn. rarrvni'? with spread along uij ...mi.v - . , iliem the usual noruns m son ......- R-iiifT at the time within hearing of tne guns fired hv'he UritisSi, and watching with anxiety- the i?sue,hc importance attached lo the result u Iresh in my recollection. Very respectfully Your obedient servent. LEW. CASS. Hon. VT. C. Preston, Military Committee, U. S. Senate. Wiiington Citv, March 125ih 1831. Dear Sir Your letter or the 20ih has been received, and I most cheerfully comply wiihyour request in "ivin such an account of ihe transactions at Sandusky us my memory at this late period, and my time will ernble me to do. m About ihe20.li of July, 1S13, General II irr.son, then at Lower Sandusky, hearing, tint the British irmy h d crossed lake Erie to Fort Meigs, being about five thousand strong, immediately changed his head quarters to Seneca, seven or eight miles up the Sandusky River where he assembled his lorc s then on the march from the interior, leaving -han with about 15U men lo detenu rori as abandoned, should tho enemy advance wnn an.ilery, but if not, to be defended to ihe IjsI cxtrei mi v. .... Hirrion, withlrs force, then small, had scarcely left us before Croghau commenced putting the . i which wis only a stockading ol small round x R fow ,0 sorehouseF) in a proper stale o . wli;c h(J evinccd great judgmeni, anu .miiiin.-T nresaverauce. During the ten or twelve days that tntervenco between the time that General Harrison left us, and the appearance of the enemy, a ditch was dug, Lr feet deep and six feet wide entirely round .he Fort outside of the Blockading uie g.uu.iu .u. j - ua - mril,n for ,!ic enemy. 1 , tw? i iio C.rl .nic f i:iri'll OI llllillt'l Uliu u.ucii Ull . . . , ,;coii sirnc of I ort i i .:..- ti. -it ini I'lii iin iiju 1 " r. UMiiiu.uu ...... . -a.,Jllo. ; nm had started in mo uircuumui - and Camp Seneca -On receiving this intelliuncd to retreat from his position, Snd immediately sent n express to lorl ; son, which arrived about sun iaGTWSl n'u,n to burn the fort wf.h all the munition i , 1 . T I I I 7 and stores and relreat without aeiay 10 xic-ou v;.... ters, "ivig also some precautionary instructions ilecS border Croglnn instantly placed it in tllnndsf the oflicers, wto were aU presen vn"o.ni - , . .. ..iT..,in..r. and required ihem to consmei u -i'--"."" ,1,IU rul . r,.lw,,Mnrr Mr flmnhnviiiT . . .1 . .......rtol t' r.l Itlll'V 111" .'1 1 -. ... ... I I I I . ... - . - - 1 . m on undo tu...- --i-- j . - . .1... - , W:1S farmed, and on puumg uio 11. 1 11. - : ... . it. I.J W " - - . . . ..1 . I . .-.a..-.CI question, beginning as usual, wiui mo jyu.io. 1 that a majority or us was to tion. immaiNiv-.j v.. -.j 1 , II....:,.,.. A ...miriPf Lt. Col. i 111, Willi 11IS r 1:. ...1 UCn ...r with orders to arrest Cioghim to Head Quarters, (which w:i3 han, bring - t . . TT.1 done.) mand. and sent anotner olticer to laue ine cocn- ., . . napfi'isncc ol h;s not arliy una mm-, 01 vw..-wn J . . .....na !ili;I fil rltrmir anreeablv to ins ex)"llu.. orders, ihe General ahandoneo ., ' . . -lll IflU'V AIT 1 II.1IV.I&I a thounh Irs munitions r.u sioves o.u j.w -r V tobeonfiro-as soon as Crogl.an i siould reach y i..,.iM,.d that f Croahan had Senocnjand.t is not douoRa " " . arrivo.1 according to orders Gene H.rn. on .,.uld have ;r,;;i!,ihe1" 3- ''. sot froniier, ...ir a?el nl Eri, ami me " . .. . a, Cleveland, (.ho ..esl.uc.ion of Inch rdiiert of llie invasions and movciiiciiia Lake) at the mercy m .... ... r Af er being detained one mgh , Croghm .. , I... ..A trr.iiiat:lt'U. ill 0.3 was com re.urned lo .n. , u.u- . ,--,elcritab,0 jy maud an occasion which f,v- ' .vhit h to the officer, and soldiers in the for ; d..cl. could only be equalled n mtenst y of 2 hJ ,l,e cinnriii and mortificalion fe U t l n s arrea E,neciallv was ibis event pleasing to tl io ccrs who hid iustained him in ;inr solved a ihoy were, when he was arrested, to share his frtte.be il "ood or evil-sim'-nrrlS. re.urn, the enemy, so I"S P. . nnd demanded a surrcn--7 Ensin ShipP
. . 1. T.i 'i. .....iill tvr lilrivvn tint j " " jt - r t. .nv riniiitrv. ihoii"h not naroeneu mm rn-ulhood, was then and is now enougi. lor nC. But of him I feel no delicacy m saying, injustice has becn done lo him in being overlooked by the -rovcrnment and by the cironeous stalements of historians. , rnn, M'Afcc, the historian of tho lale war and Daw son, ihe biographer of general Harrison, have studiously kept out of view that the object of the invasion was the destruction of our ships under Commodore Perry at Piosque Me, and boats and stores at Cleveland these w re looked upon with great solicitude by the British were reconnoitred and on one or two occasions, were attempted to be destroyed bv landing the small force on board of their fl-ct Thev have Mso fail d to account for the movement of the whole British forces down the Lake in the direction of Cleveland and Erie, before their defeat at Sandusky, which was attacked to gratify their Indian Allies, who demanded the scalps and plunder of the place. They have hep out of view the fact thai General Harrison had determined to retreat to the interior after burning all the supplies which he had collected, that he ordered Major Croghan to abandon and burn V or Stephensoti; that his relusal to oocy uuu ...... w - rive at Head Quarters, preventing tbis retreat and consequent destructions of our Heel millions of public stores, and exposure of five hundred rn.leb of frontier to the combined enemy. Both have stated that General Harrison never doubted that Major Croghan would be able fo wpulso an enemy of near two thousand, and which the say he understood to be five thousand, with one hundred and thirty men (his elective force on the day of the battle,) one six pounder with ammun tion for only seven shots, and about forty rounds I Z small arms; when the fact was no onou, that General Hairison was heard to say during the 2 ,ln ih, firinc could be heard in Ins camp, "T ,r rrrohan "the blood bo on his orr. speaking ol orgnan, i" ... r head; I wash my hands of i no. Quoting for a moment, nor did any on -zlh him, that the garrison woold bo cut oil'. With great respect JKCASm Col. Prestcn, Mil. Com. Senate. From the Zodiac. THE POWKROF THE PRESS. Tins much lauded power is not n.ag.cal, though confess, l m.8I.W. depend, upon Uw3 as un form ."d indispensable intelligible asany in pnysics Ti e phrase, lit. many others, is much usee bu rarelv allied lo definite conceptions. A gene.al :S....ion of, be real influence of pr.ning ; m y prepare .be way for an .mpress.vc V TPJia novJei mia oi ouHiiittioo v.w.... .i. l I m.nnnplr'll I'll wiui : d U rZ ; li inuTlipYied indefinite. If one mind rc'A, .verfully .ffect anod,er by re ,ug . . : ...or of ihr, mind over mum. hv ilustrattng a principle-, u ' . aLchHions; if Demosthenes could move al Athens wMhone controlling spirit of courage; if Peter the hermit, could spread through Europe tho musings nnd burnings of his solitary, bosom, and create one all-absorbing impulse of fanaticism, then the press is oowcrful. True, tne living spuuiw. . - I . i .1 .1,. nn rrnt llui ms nd through boll itic eye uu ui .y, -j. more entire mastery ol uus nearcrs, ml...r .in r.nofl to his en liut the press ia lire i n.tt..ru nfihi-. world, and ol tune ii brings itaaSdicnccofatnUlion to hear, and wban
to assure oenerai irrocior umi u - lo Imll first! - I need hardly say after what : has been related that their appearance, relieving us frcm our long suspense, vas hailed with seeming joy by the Major, and most, if not by all, of his command. The excitement produced by what had occurred, and his return just in time to meet the enemy, inspired his command with an enlhustasm rarely, il ever surpassed, and which alone renders man invinr U Tho fort was forthwith besieged, cannonaded and bombarded from the gun boats, and ihe batteries on land, for nearly four hours, without cessationduring all which time, every officer and soldier appeared to be animated by the cool and manly bearing of their commander. , I well remember his expression at the first sound of the bule given by the enemy as a signal for ihe charge upon tho works; we were sitting together; he sprang upon his feel, saying, "Duncan, every man to his post, for in ten minutes they will attempt, to take us by storm. Recollect, when you hear my voice crying relief come to tno with all the men that can be spared from your part of the line " He instantly passed up the line repeating tho "order to every ollker, and had scarcely got the men in place, before the whole British Army, divided into three columns, marched upon ihe fori and made a desperate assault, continuing it for near an hour, when they were repulsed w.thalossof killed and wounded, estimated at the time to bo near double the number in the fort, and is stated bv English writers to be about ninety. " Dunn" the engagement I saw Croghan often, and witnessed with delight his intrepid and gallant conduct, which I firmly believe never has been surpassed nt anv time or on any occasion. In the heat of action I frequently heard him excl iim, "Huzz ih my brave fellows, we arc hewin" them to pit co?; "live minutes more and wo II blmv them to hell. By II x every officer and soldier has immortalized himself, occ cc. and throunhout the whole alViir evinced the greatest solicitude llv llu safety of every one but himself. The sag icily displayed in arranging the cannon so ?s to open a mask embrasure to rake the enemy in the ditch, at tho point eviden Iy selected by ihem for the breach in placing logs on puis near the top of the pickets which could be tilted off by one man, and being from 20 to 30 foci long, ol heavy timber swept every thing before them his lack in piling bags of sand against tho pickets wherever the enemy attempted to m-.ke breac.j with their cannon, by which means each point ol attack grew stronger from the moment it was assailed are worthy of any general of any age. You ate right, sir, in my judgment, 1.1 saying that the Government has not done-justice to Uol. Cro-'han, for h conduct in ill it tdlutr, which is without parallel iu tho military annals ot our "'Asm myself having acted but a very subordinate pa.t, I never did nor do not now set up -any claims for distinction. To know that I did my
I j , . .-w... , electric chain of mind the most extensive and perpetual along which, thought and sentiment and purpose. can spread themselves Irom the iounidiu . to numberless recipients.. To go a little more into, detail. The press enables one -man to afFect in . nnevear. a million of minds, or two, or ten millions just as powerfully as he can afTect one, by a witten t .. t .rnio on 'ltio rpmnwl nf v communtcaiiou. jiv..s v . - - the Indians across the JVIisjissippi" a scries of articles signed William Pcnn. Whatever may have been their merits or demerits, they were supposed to have been read within one month, by two million persons in the United States. What an audience for one man to address in one month! surely no man mispendshis time, who is writiDg what is worth reading. The press enables a writer lo address his descendants to the end of time. How delightful lhc thought, that a thousand years hence you will be. moulding to virtue some youthful heart,, descended from you end your children. It enables the readers of four continents to learn the facts of geography and government, of science and literature hi each, as perfectly as their own; the men of a thousand generations can live back amid all former periods, converse with sages, listen to orators and poets, accumulate into one, the wisdom of forty centuries. The press is the grand depository ot facts which forms the basis of all science; it is the eve Hasting herald of departed worth; embalming every form of poetic beauty, and collecting every .rem cf pure and noble sentiment; presenting a perpetual series of portraits which defy the corrosion of lime, and make permanent the fleeting peculiariiies of every age. It stamps eternity on science and places each generation in its infancy on tho vantnge ground attained by the last toils of their predecessors. It is now the moral ligament which binds in cordial fraternity fourteen millions of freemen, scattered under fifteen degrees ot latitude and thirty of longitude; differing on every point of religious belief; with constantly clashing and rival interests fully contrasted in the character of their domestic relations, North and South, ami in their traits of individual character, Last and West. Yet the press softens their prejudices, removes misapprehensions, and. spreads under tho eye of fourteen millions of legitimate sovcrings.tne exact state of their empire. It is the ally ot Liberty, the defender and propagator of J ruth, tne appointed dispenser of light, the nounsher of mind, the main spring of the lree governments, and the dread of political and religious despotism. IN one but despots have tried to chain if, for none better than they have understood its power, and none bul they have dreaded its influence. To bo still more minute. A man is reading a ncxvsp.per containing an account of a new application of power to machienery. It strikes some deep and vibratory -i... hrensr. He starts as from a dream; thousand "mechanical thoughts, vvu cn imvu andered oft in idle roamings through his mind, ... "... . .... 1. ! 1 a now rush impetuous together, lie .as ojscoveieu a new principle of arrangement. They fall in one after another, rank and file. He fl.es to h.s tools, constructs a new machine for navigating rivers; and presently the rivers, lakes nnd seas arc ploughed by Menm; and the commercial condition of the world is changed as if by magic. the power of the press. The world felt it through him. wa The oyster season in London. According to custom, no oysters are allowed to bo sold at the fish market. Billingsgate, before the fourth day or Annuel. The scene is repiesemed ss being very curious. At least five thousand people assemble, impatient for tho honor of twelve o'clock, at which the hatches of the oyster boats are opened when ihe rattlingof oyster knives is heard mingled with tho cries of many voices. . - n, . At least fifty sail of vessels lie in fiont of the market with the real -Kent." on board, for which from $1 87i cents to $3 00 per bushel are readily b SuclHs the rush for tho first chance at the newly arrivi ed feast, that persons are iremteniiy ku-u overboard, in the melee, though a we. vet the only casualty oflho occasion. While this ea in. and stuffing go on board the oystermen, the sWs -contagious" ore filled with every sort of vehicles ready to set off on a peddling tour through 1 ft a ita ca the city. :.;na r.rri'ailin'T amonTe gormandizers in relation to this subject Lonewhich promises good luck for the rest ot tho. eao any person who is so fortunate as to oaf oysters on the first day of tho season. il. o nnnninr hi uuiau.'u"" c The family of Siamese twins departed this dly- ... , r,.. t :Arfw.1. Neither of them on luesuay la&iiui - - could be induced to remain longer m .. j and they went as they came, in me u, .... .. . - ligament of brotherly affection between ; lhc t. boys, Cheng and J2,; h.n2 OSi Willi India rubber teu-rjiy; and in their intercourse, while traversing the American continent, there has been no illfeeling towards each other, save in one or two affairs of the heart, entertained by the eldest brother, ho consummation of which were prevented by In younger, lest the affections of Ins brother should become ciiatranged from' himself. Thus jealousy, the green eyed monster, is ever ready to thwart ihe courseoftrue love, and ruffle the stream. No matter they will yet meet twins to their mind, in their own prolifick country, or nature has committed an egregious blunder in making up its amount of lonnin felicitV. Sunday Morning Neics, Oct. IS. Tho great boat race for $1000 a side, between the White-bailers and the Jersey Blues took place on Thursday afternoon. Tho boats alarted. from ,he Thatched Cottage Garden, Jersey city at toll past three o'clock, and the -5 boys came in victorious. I n a,8, . lh.rlv.srfiVi fCi: t nch Z KiS minutes. Mr- Lynch tne i garden presented tbeci w hj w t on ltr comtnff n. knQwled he .,,1 neUlb -the. Jersey men,' and ara of thetr neightionn, n not her trail to tho nrranains - !.....--; n , y tun of $5000 Sunday Morning Neics, Oct. IS. We notice, in a late Springfield Mjss. Wr lIie marriage of Mr. John 8. That tcjM W That. 'J'he priest eviueyu v: - . r'i . .1 It Ull""v ww-...
thev arc dead, it fnrnihroi annilipr. Here 13 t"3