Indiana Republican, Volume 4, Number 178, Madison, Jefferson County, 18 May 1820 — Page 1

lie Inaiana MemiMican WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRY. VOL. IV. MADISON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY iS. 1820 No. 178. t

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ruPT isnr.n by x,oik;e Sc A HI ON", I . VERY THURSDAY.

- CONDITIONS. the "UKPITSLICAN" will ; . (i Ih crcl at the oTicc for two .!fl!S':s ncr anna;;!, paid in ad-v.ru-c ; f P'l vithhi two months r -u i-cn:):n. t I he cons'i1 ;dvam e ; tno do'lar and i'.ftv il pi.il Wlt.ll'l t vt I c - : an 1 i! ree dollars if not ; tar vi-J r t x;;iiv-. r ni'a he discontinued rc:ragci arc p i: :. a'! c.-ises a siiscti ;.. r nva ;t .1 u e pur.ct'ialh at ihe nd oi .r of ri i ue Ui- n to di- o iV C nr he v ill .1 . ,r ;no:hcr vi ars ;!hc-cri;:ii';n. A-b erttsements n;t v --Ir;,: u :: w h ins t;;ri f r on'- (. A ir; 1. rortiu, ai id if rK:v v.-dl U r 1 1 d at d td f'l: a ? , nii r!t. tn r.ditors M't 1 MV L an d - O hicc, J e ffci 5 o r 1 vi ! ! e, August 1 $tb , 1 S 1 S. PKRSON.S wishing to make transfers of lands entered in this o lice are requested not to in ike th.Mii on the back of the Register's certificate but on a v.-p irate piece of piper. It rc .ju nly happens that by transfcritig' and assigning on tiie hick of ceitificaics, theybecome 10 mutilated and defaced as to destroy the contents. I he tcllovving form may be ued. " For v.i'.c.e received I, A. B. of county, do assign tramf -r to ( ... I). of county all mv 1 itrht ii tttte to the iiu iner section -o. m township r.o . (North of .South as the case may be) or , ,

range No. l.ast or tne jet- tns respecting yoa and yenr c:fcrsonville District. Witness Vtr. AIUjthe 'words were ur.der.nv hind and seal this day ot cncd, tint they might not

iV,o. A. B. (Seal.) Test," rhii asr igntnent being acknwledcil oefore any justice t,t the peac. , ami certified by the clerk of the comity of its being such, will procure a pai .. .,? w, u-lirrp tht 1,,.,,. or r'rt k's certifieu? iiaopensto be on a differcut tveee of paper from the assiiMiment it vvdl be proper for than to set forth the particular - a. . . I J . It will be well tor magistrate and others who are in the habit of writing assignments, to preserve a copy ot the foregoing as their guide. ' ho-e who send to the oftice to et their business done, will iie-ise to be particular m describing in plain legible hand, the tract thev wish to enter, and to write their given names at full length. 4 SAMi. GWATILMFY. i.jxd oma: mosei . J !.si cfbarAs. ire r.;Us cf wvUb are rcce.vaHe caib fer the i.;!e cfp:..':e L:kJs at - ted States and Wink of the Uni b ranees, B.t!ik td Virginia ks: branches, Fanners bank, ditto, Bank id F.-nn. (Fuiiadelphia,) Bi ik of North America, ditto. Bink of Philadelphia 44 f i'mf r-- Meelianics do. Methmks bank td City and

County d.. cul at uamuu, even during your ab- utation of any man, and have deceive the Ucst wishes ''mn:rcia bank of Pen. do. whom you lived, th.. innc our conSauoi to long since uiscavercd, that it your friend. - Jtuukillbank ditto, Chesapeake had been prepared u, w , is not even an unerring critc W. CARPER HinUoi :;unhernLilerties do. for action, you would not nave jou. . t of rlon 0f ncngnai courage. I C:n. l:jt:.r. Hiat-uiJaStiiiwiciuDiluuiorc. resisted the attack ct the Lcop- A,tomhiMi .po- I

ditto, Union bank ct Baltimore Mechanics bank " Merchants bank of Baltimore, J 1 Jlinilll Uillft vii Commercial & Farmers do. Farmers cc Mechanics do. Bmk of Colum. Dist. of Col. Union bink of Georgetown do. Farmers & Mechanics bank Patriotic do. of Washington 3 Bink of Washington Bmk of the Metropolis Union Bank of Alexandria Bank of Alexandria, Bank of Potomack, Farmers bmk cf ? ? 5 j J 5 ) New York bank - New York, Manhattan Company ditto Mechanics Bank Merchants Bank Union Bank of 9 Bank of America Fanners and Mechanics batik Bmk of Chillicothe, State bank of la. Vinccnncs, Bink of Illinois at Shawneetown, Bank of Missouri St. kouis, Bank of Mississippi Natchez, Bank of Orleans, Orleans, Bank of Louisiana, Except notes of a les denomination than five dollars. (CORRECTED W 1. E K LY.) CORRLSFONDLNCE Between tcmmodose Stcplien Decatur, and com. Jas. Barron (continued J In mv tetter to you, ot 1 1 t.. June, althougn I disavowed the particular expra sicks to which you inviteo my j.:o-miuu, ntjor required that I tnouid apnr; . X(VA nf mv not having n rn si ent re-?i)ecun you. i . 9 informed vou that 1 had had , , n!JrK K.j tree convtrui v . . , . t J iA to attract your particular attention. Had 5 ni have ash. cd what those ircqucnt and free conVcrsation were, I should u,th the same irankness, have told you; but, instead of tinj.;nir A demand of this kind, ) our h. ..... !...! i-it Inn,' .4.1. ,M,ruinn. if cor. 1TCtlv understood by you, repCVed vour irit,d,M iVc. t hat ' mf,ht CorectIy understand v hi fi!ia mean, I addressed ... t I . - 0 f (he villi June nnd endeavored, bx urJerstcriti? certain precis tc'UK to convey to you mv .-;', .,.,d,. To tl.iV 1r ,.tt--r I npvpr rrrrivt'dn la--ply. Unu. f f ir;" rii ruxn-. iv.ee i. ,v . lnd'cd it expedient, at ,r i ,vn,,i;,,lt ,f thH time, io state as distinctjv as nuv be in mv power, the iicts u'vm which I groan 1 the unfavorable o.pia.ou entertain, ami have vv i . ic .1 1 cxpresied ii )i ji muut . , since i hp court martial unon vou while 1 disclaim all personal enmity towards yoj. Svnne time alter you had been suspended from the service, for your crnduct in the adur cf the ChesapeaKC, you proeeeuu, tioned it appears-that you " cdloMrLyon.thc era! at Pernambuco, with f"u . . . .1-

Bank of Mar viand

i;, T mhe Ute come subject to the sevsrt wouU meet ycu-but thu, on ? "'1 B- ny I venture t cr.munm.Mon rum the litt come uj du scores, I should be mud, bet- a you tond copy oHhtm "PUJcr vet u t ChntortbeotTenccs ter pieced, to h4Vcnotbl3 to

ard; assigning as a reason, that

you knew, as did also our goveminent"; there were deserters onboard your ship; that the president of the United States knew there were deserters on board, and of the intention of the British to take them: and that the president caused you to co out in a defenceless state, for the express purpose of hiving vour ship attacked and dFgraci td, and thus attain his favorite object of involv ing the U. States in a war with Great Britain." For confirmation of this intormation, capt. Lewis refer, to Mr. Thomas Goodwin, of Buitimore, the brother cf capt. Ridgely, of the navy, vvhoieccived it from Mr Lyon himself. Refcrenc: was in ide to Mr. Goodwin, who, in an ofhcial communication, confirm, cd all that capt. Lewii: had said, The veracity and respectability cf Mr. Goodwin are also beyond que-tion. You will be enabled to judge of the impression m.'de upon capt. Lewis's mind, by the following s'ron-j remarks h. made on the subject kI am now convinced tliit Birron is a traitor, for I can call hv no other name a man who would talk in thN way t--?n Fngiishman, nd an F.nglisliuun in t ahce " 1 hese communications are now in the archives 01 tl:e navy department. It, sir, the alTair cf the C'hcsapeahe excit ;d tiie indin mt feci-m-s i t!:c nati 'ii towards Creat .ltim; and a ;s everv one a dmitt, one ot the princmai uuscs w.ul.i i. j the .... late wa. ihu it rot be dove i n la take an active part ia the war, lor v nr ow n vik r Patriotism out of the qu s i -d Bit. -ir, instead ct nnoing you in the foremost .ui':, o.: an occasion vvldi h so rmpfiatt c illy demanded your be t c::vtions, iti:,iid, and is crcdhcu, that you were, auer the commenccment of the war, to be found in the command of a vca- . d viihii '' under Brili. h ii:i::s,! 'l"hou-e?!i urd. by urfrunM, to av.il your.di ofSo:r.c one a the opportunities which were everyday occurring, in privateers, cr other fast sailing mer.1... o-. l orr nun f I I ' I I V4 SI l- S . A 1 1 I 4 1 , & t V France, and other places, tore turn to your country during the ar, it is not knowr, that vou manifested a di,;:a,iUon to do so. excepting m the instance, cy t.: Cdriei t . i . John vou mil us. i 4.-u must luvt known, vou could not b- p:rmkted to teturn, without vioLlinj hsrchaiacter asac.rtcl vc.u have been op1 UU . pressed. You know, sir, that, :Sr, as vou , . did for years, irom tne coumi y, without leave from the governmcnt, vou subjcc ted voured to be stricken fri)tn the rc.s. V :u kn ie- aUo. t!at by the 1 zh article of the act for the belter - - - t v-rnmrnt of the niw, all before stated, to my Knowedge X mand; and 1 do know,, th-. mvn dnrm'T vour ab-

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you injuriously to ''junior o:a-

cers, I have to remark, that such is the state of our service that" we have but few seniors, If I speak with n.'Hcers at all, the probability is, il will be with a junior. Go vour return to this country, your efforts to re-establish vcurseif in the service were know -n, an I became a subject nvet satieu with oiHcers as ot con well as tnhers. In the many and free conversations I have had respecting vou and your conduct, 'have said, for the cau-es ab :ve enunierutevl, that, in my opinion, you ought not to be received again into thr r.aval service; that there was not employment ior all the otlieers who luxd faithfully discharged their outy to their country 1:1 the hour vt tiiJ, and that it would Ik; doing an act ol injtntice to cmplov ou to theexclusion of at:)- or.: of them. In epeaking thus, and endeavoring to pi event our re-admission, I con-rtive i was performinn: a dutv I owe o the service: 1 r i t that l wis contributing to trie preservation of its respect atuh. t v. 1 iad vou made r.o ct4 fort to le rc e mp-loy ed itier the war, u is more than nrcdMV.z I miirht not Law neken of vou. If vi t; continue your cfforts, 1 shall certainly, from the same teeliuLvi (d 1 u d i c dutv bv wl'ich I have hitncilo been ..vtuatcd, be constrained to coa. tinue the expr siou of mv oyu! and. I can e.sure you, th.it, in the interchange ol o'druHi v.hh other ollieer? t -I'ctt in,T

; 1 The objects ct your comuu'.nicitt'ji: .d i!ie e vl, asexpre ..ed )v ou. nov ) ou, now claim my i;oti';. 1 oe. profes to vvx:.ul:r me a 4 h ivinv tii ven 'en an tnViti. ti:i. i ou n that vou r.ivc ft I been told, tf it f. ive "t nintiitgly and. b o istingly observed, tint 1 would ciieerfudv meet v u in the lield, and hoped you veoul J y et act like a man.' One would naturally Invc supposed, that after having been so recrntly led into error by -rumor which coat J not be traced, you would haw reccived. wit i some caution, suh. " 1 - sequent run ) An events, that you would nave rndeayorcd to have traced them, before 2guu venturing to act upon . i you have pursued this course, vou would have discovered, t ii it me. latter rumor were eouahv unrounded as the former. 1 never invited you to the field; nor hive I expressed a hope that you would call me out. 1 vvai informed, byaen. tiemau with vhu:nycu h id con.rrrti i, . v..4wv. ow... . ... , . lUi p-1 bjme tune before our June corres:cn.icnce, with the Intention of calling inc ciut. I then but. e I to that g:n:lemm, a, I have to ad others with vM.om Miavc that fighting duels, uner any circumstances, can rahe the ren-

on, i mve never sv.et wit'i !" ' eto oierve, icar yjir obmo; e that: one v. Iio tl)d ih t en- t would hive been hater attiiclv ca tict'r wi'h ir... rained, h.ul you have mule this

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should regret the necessity of

lighting with any man but, in my opinion, the man who makes arms bis profession, is not at liberty to decline an invitation from any person, who is net so far degraded, as to be beneath. his notice. Having incautiously said I would meet you, I will not consider this to be your case, although many thin!: so and it I had not pledged mysdr, i might reconsider the case, As to " w eapons, place, and distance," if we arc to meet.

those points will, as is usuM, ' 1 be committed to the friend . I ' miy select ini the occ?ion. As , far however, as it may lie left t me, not having any particular F prejudicein tavorot any particu.' I'

Jar arm, instance, or mode, Mmt on the contrary, disliking them all,) I should not be found fas tulious 011 those poun but should be rather disposed to" icld vou any little advantage or this kind. As to my skili in tiie u-c more in of the pistot it exists vour inmucdnatK n than in reality for tiie lasC twenty years I have had but littie practice and the disparity iii our ages, to which you iiaVe been pleased to refer, is I believe J rot more than live or six years! . It wouhl have been out of tb z common course ot nature, if tHc vision of either of us had bc u improved by yais. From your manner of pro-cv-d:ng, it appeals to me, hat ) s.i li.ive come to the detc mi1 . 11 i ti to light some one. and that jut l ave m lected ir; for that puposc; and I must take decision durifia: our late war. when yn-ur lighFmg mi-.'ht fuvc ... f. i . iaitutcu your C"fn,ti y a iweli ;u yourself. IheitylC'd your c inxnunicaticm, eo.d :iic matter, did not deserve ov. dispassionate and histoiicii a notice as I Invc given it, ar.d had I believed it uould receive no further inspection than your;, I hhouhl have snareil iiiys.elt the trouble. I he cmrse I adopted with our former correspt.ndenee, shall pu ui v.ah this, it 1 shall deem it expedient. 1; ttM mim V 1 bldlll'.N 1).,A i ' - To Com. y ames liar r on t IlJinpton Virginia ff.XTP.ACT). Norfolk, 24th Aug. 1S19. Kly dear commodore Nothing had transpired here previous to my arrival on the subject of the correspnndenee; but i lady a Miss I think her fiame is, from Hampton, has stated,' that a correspondence had taken place between you and IV which she feared would end in a meet mrr. Hie fears ot tlna idv arr. at direct variance with the opinion of your friends Iicre, who think that lie docs not rur-: po:e saying more on the subject. As it seems that it U known at Hampton, and even hv . pleasure, he says, attend to your wishes. ivcceive tne uesi wishes

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