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only ii-.w n! liberty tattti, tli.it la.. peiS 'ti could not .help it tW it was probable if

.iro .int-i ui tt.e crime, ' "- i"-j f-. , .... ....,.... u

were instigated by an ir.dividu l filling a high

ttation 1.1 society. Judge. I empie, wnom oui - i 1

r-'a(l-r. m tV

hi.nseli at his n sidem -e near Mont pc-

tint he h id defrauded the

United S;ates treasury, to an immense amount

'nviag been ori .!

air ! Indeed from all we learn from thh

exiran dinary man he seems to take peculiar

.1 . kM.ij.i l t.u t iLi'icllrA x. l-.l . 1 w. f-.lrl . 1 cnairwr if run

freely, rron hi confessions before and since the trial, we learn that he had for a long time meditated the murder, and that he intended to include some others, beside his own family,

t:viTi--an o" fjrrred claims for revolutionary !ia the miss-acre that he had prepared V.:z .town of San Antonio commenced about 3 p. in

on the Jb;h of Icbrnnry, the Mexican army hoisting a black l!ai; aloft as indi atmg no quar-

ravalry under Folisaios with 500 mules and bagage of all kinds. These were seen and numbered by captain Hermit, of the Texian army previous to the engagement. The Texians in the fort were infantry and some cavalry for foraging expeditions under the command of Golonels Bowie and T ravers iiuuibering about 200. The assault on the fort of Alamo in the

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pensions, i iiiuiu in u nis ir mo must mevi-jaxe veiai ii::rs lor me. puipoat-. hum tri'dv he discovered, h oaag.-d these persons! prevented by some casualty from etiecling his

under a promise of a large reward, to commit

i lie aron, in the hope that the nie would destroy every trace f his g i . 1 1- In this, h nvevr. he wa disappointed ; the most valuable la,Cii and vouchers of the treasury department w ere rescued from t he tin mo.s.and among them the proofs of his delinquency. Unw-irds of a year ago one of the incendiaries w.i-: :is rested at Syracuse, hi this state, ly Mr. C. Finch, a p dice officer of Aewark, N. J. on a charge of f rgrv c m milted oh three

of th? h inks at Philadelphia; bat on his way to that citvhe cn'rived to-chile the vigUae.ce of the oiheer and ma le his escape. Knowing, however, that he must eventually be retaken, he made a virtue of nct es-it v, and voluntarily surrendered hiaiv.lf under tiic hope of pardon, Jo secure which, he communicated to the police all the circumstances in relation to the burning of the treasury oflicc at Washington, admitting that lie was part ice ps criminis, and

through his exertions, the actual incendiary

other accomplice have been apprchen-

and are now on their wav to Washing-

and his other accomplice have been aporehen-

ded

ton. hen we are permitted by our informant we shall give a more circumstantial detail of

the occurrence; foi the present statement must sutitce. .V.

object. During his trial he exhibited no emotion and appeared o take less interest in what was passing, than almost any other person present. After the evidence was through and the argument of the counsel, the Jury retired, and in about one hour, relumed with a verdict of - Guilty."

Wiien nrougnt into court to receive his sen

tence, and being asked by the court if he had any thing further to offer why the judgment of the law should not be passed upon the verdict of the hii-y, he answered that he had not

that he would rather not be hung but was in liferent about living that they might kill him if they pleased. The sentence of the court was then delivered in a very able and impressive manner by Judge Bigger. The court and many of the audience were

deeply affected the prisoner alone appeared totally immoved and impenitent He was sentenced to he hanged by the neck until dead,

on Fn'diy ihs '2dth day of April instant.

People s .lav.

the above Y. Cour.

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Wmtvv

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uYuuva.

S.-Uuril.?r, April 23, 1S3S.

Oa the first in-taut, the steamboat Tccnms:h, arrive 1 at Log ansport on the upper Wabash, with a full freight.

'Eclipse ofthzMjon. On Saturday the 1st of May next, we will have an eclipse of the .Moon:

h. Beginning at 2 Kciiptic opposition S Middle 3 iLnd 4

I) iraiion, tvro hours digits eclipsed, nearly four degrees, on the south lirnbof the moon, from the northern side of the earth's shadow.

Travelling Wural. Twelve thousand bushels of American wheat w ere expoi ted from

New Yoik to England, and there landed.

The same wheat was re-exported back to Xew York, and there sold two weeks ago.These facts indicate a changeability in the wheat mai-fcet of very unusual occurence. Cin. Whig.

m. 2 morning. 0 a

Iireniiarir? in BjhIoh. The Boston Ga-

iet;e of Wednesday says, it Ua circum

stance to hr declared a circumstance redu

ced to a melancrndy certainty that our city

is, and for soma months has been infested by

gang of desperadoes, 'who from some cause

or other, ar" detri tinned to set hre to our

dwellings and to reduce our beautiful metropolis to a heap of smouldering ruins! On

Monday night, or rather yesterday morning, there ere no less than four or five attempts, in ditfereut tedious of the city of this description!"'

TEMruavxci: The great cry about Icrapsraace m.jJo by some ioik, is onlv patching an uil civalc. a religious kind of of a thread h ire ;1 jk, to catch birds with chaiF, drunkards may continue tosign temperance constitutions, we shall not interfere with them; but will lend our aid, in another wav, to

lesion the evil of hard drinking moderate drinking, "a little wine for the stomachs sake.1 we think adds to health prolongs

life, and encourages stability and morality. Head the following. y drunkards whether members of a temperance society or not a heal on::. "4As we were entering the front door ofour office on Monday noon, wc saw an image of a human being phased exactly in our path-way, vast within the door. It h:al been placed in a chair, and as it resembled, in some degree, the t-gure which a tobacconist places in front of h's shop, we thought for a moment that some ofour waggish bos during their noon-

i ig, had been hauling a piece of sculpture of that Jiind through the jiMtters, and we proposed a lecture to them; but on approaching the article nearer, we discovered, by several senses, that the material was what bad been a human

being; but long steeping in alchoholic composition had, not exactly petrified but completely s.vinined, the thing; and the creature that

had once been the companion of gentlemen,

was so na-ty, so completely he-daubed, that a well fed hog would have squeeled him out ol

the stve. We thought it a dot v. how ever, ar

we caused it to be swent out of the office, to

say oae word of eer.s'.ire to the bovs w ho were

laughing at it, thut they ought not to ridicule.

with sucn emphasis, drunk or sober. One of

the I ids turned up his nose in a most expressive twist, at our remark ''Do you call that a man?1 said he; a man indeed! ifthatisa man, I'm gla 1 that Fin a boy." And then they placed tiie thing upon its legs, and rn it olf the euuare.

It was but the common lot of a man whose

health held out against drunkenness.

THE MUIlHERKil'S HOOM !

Iswc Heeler, alias Isaac Young. thc

monster who murdered his wife and three

children, near Liberty, Union county,Indiana. on the 27tli day of February last, was tried

and convicted last week at the Union circuit

e.o'.in. i ut: tiiutiiv.t i-uiis mm was con

clusive and positive It appeared that he had

deliberately prepared his axe, and while his wife wast3opmg down by the tire, with her

infant in her arms, with one blow dashed out

her brains, and afterwards chopped off" hrr h"a l! His children being frightened at the

deed, had by that time crawled under the bed, from w hence he coolly dragged them out

one at a time, and with his axe ait their heads entirely off"! He did not pretend to deny the murder, but said that he was impelled to do

i he cee l by ?om? irresistible power that !x?

FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO A BATTLE. The fallowing account of a victory achieved by the Mexicans orrr the Texian is from the Mercurio of Matamoras of the 7th inst. It is dated 5S:m Patricio: To Cel. U Jose MGuerra. My very respectable chief yesterday at 3, p. m., we commenced an attack on the rebel columns, below the habitation of Agua dulec. The surprise occasioned them by our ambus

cade was such that they did not perceive us

till they were in our power. 1 hey fired a few pistol shots, but so very badly directed

that thev onlv wounded one horse. We

charged them in the ph-.in for the distance of

two leagues and a half; and pursued them as

if they were savage horses (mestanos.) They forgot they carried muskets and pistols with

which tliev had learned to direct their fires

Thirtv-two dead were found on the field of

battle and we took 4 prisoners. Among the slam were Colonel Grant, Major Gen. Morris,

a captain and lieutenant ot artillery, j he fact is our troops pursued them with poised

lance, which was sumcient to achieve all.

1 am, etc. NICHOLAS RODRIGUES. The New Orleans Bee publishes the above

and adds,

The rumor of the capture of San Antonio may have originated from this capture of San Patricio. Thc latter place is on the left bank of thc river Nueses, about (30 miles from Goliad and 180 from San Antonio. During the above transactions, the main body of the Mex

ican army under Santa Anna was at Saltilio,

whence it could scarcely have gone and cap

turcd San Antonio, in time for the tidings to

Have readied nere on Sunday last unless ;.s

conjectured, a detachment under Coss had

previously been sent thither. If Santa Anna

disperces his forces in this manner, he may

meet his late sooner than expected; for an in

vading toe in such a country cannot well suc

ceed eventually by dispersion although at

tirst stratagem and surprise may be ellectual.

Santa Anna continued hi Coahuua: and

thought proper to act by proxy, in forwarding

detachments. General Fernandez was

Brason of Santiago to superintend the block

ade of the whole coast from Louisiana to Vera Cruz, which commenced on the 3d of Feb.

1 he insurrection at Acapulco, has been quelled; and it appears that General Bravo

acted for, not against the central government in that affair.

ters. The garrison being well supplied with IS pounders planted on the fort, made them ply with dreadful effect, sweeping companies of the assailants before the shot. The Mexicans surrounded the fort on all sides, but on all sides were they saluted with its artillery. This continued fill? pm, when thc Mexicans thought proper to evacuate the town, and retire to an encampment within two miles, after leaving 500 of their comrades slain before the fort. The provisional government of Teias being informed of the contest, an immediate

draft 1-3 of all Texians capable of bearing

trms was ordered by the acting governor.

lint so eager were the Texians in general for

their prompt and certain tnumph, that when

the order reached Matf.gorda, not one third

only but all able-bodied citizens volunteered

Numerous companies were immediately on

the march to ban Antonio, to drive thc Mexi

cans beyond the Rio Grande, or leave them on the field of battle. They will act on the offensive in their future operations.

The Texians have abandoned Copano, and

fortified Labadie or Goliad, higher up.

There are now TOO men stationed there, well

prepared with artillery and ammunition: and

disposed to play checkmate with the wing of

the nlexican army, under general urrca,

lately encamped at San Patricio.

The following distressing account of the

starvation ot the rattle and sheep, is from the Vo.i,U.....U "7 XI - r W5 I

Private letters confirm its truth. Hundreds of caltleare dying in this country from the want of food and the unexampled

severity of the winter and spring Wc yester

day heard it estimated by a clergyman living in the interior, that one tenth of the cattle and sheep of Orange county had perished previous to the deep snow of Tuesday last, w hich must greatly incrcae the distress of our farmers. Thc average depth of snow and ice is now. and has been for 1'2G days, about three feet over

the whole country, and there can be no pros

pect ol any grazing until May. In thc mean time the stock of hay and grain has been di tributcd until few have retained sufficient to

last until the middle of April.

To nil tThoui it may concern!

W II Eli HAS, it is believed that LYMAN W. MIX, in his lifetime, when settling with bis customers, closed various accounts by

due-bills, many of vhich yet remain unpaid, and have been mislaid sothattlie undersigned has not

been able to find them he therefore forbids all persons indebied as aforesaid, by due-bill, from paying the same to any person, w ithout his consent.

Persons w ho have given due-bills and were not

notified of their heiof a-siTd or 'transferred "'e

vmus t the death of said Mix, will please give me information of their amounts and oales imme

diately .

JAMES M. COITON, Administrator. Mountsterling, pril 21.

TO THE PRINTERS OF THE U. S. J. S2ITTA"LI,. WOOD LETTER CUT I'Ell & ENGIt AVER No. 21, Fr vnklin Place, Philadelphia. "rapESPECTFULLY announces to the I'rinMjL ters of thc United Slates, that ho has cum-

utciici-d the manufacture of wood lettkhs. ' Wood letters of every description, from fuur to thirty-four lines Pica, or upwards, made to order on the shortest notice. Ornamental leH&rs of entirely new and most splendid patterns, for heads ol ne vp;ipcrs, title, lines -V:c. fi,.n lio lines Great Primer to any

size larger.

ll:s type will be made of materials of the best assortment, well -easone.l and r tared by rn ichi-

nery, iuTonteJ for the purpose, which ensures the mo.-a ex ict a- j istment. Specimens will be puoiished as early a porsiLle KsigTAvisis wood. Executed with ne;iisiess ad proniptitud?. Heads f-r newspa;-rs, fac-similies, ornarm::t:il and pia.il ru'.oa tc. cut v:ih the greatest accuracy in t e lit:;-. I or weod. Old cant iwalal cuts, ornaments, &c. engraved ovr, and taade equal to new for half their original

cost. A liberal discount for cash. Six months credit online most iw-rovcd security. Orders from the country promptly aticnJeJ to." All letters must be

pest paid. IList of JLcttcrs. EMALTNG in thc post oflce at Vevay Indiana, on the 31st day of March 1830; which if not taken oit in three months, will be seut to the General Post Office as dead letters.

Lindley Amelia Mrs.

Plcasa n t To w ns h if . (jr We rrc authorised to say. thai JOHN G. ANDEIli-'OX.isa candidate 1 r Justice of thc Peace, in said tow i.ship, in the plate of Henry Itogers, whose term has expired. Etcetera Tickets, Tnc Election to tdec place cn thz ",lh c.Mr.ISSfi Thc f dlowii;g electoral ticket w;;s farmed

by the friends of William H. Harrison for the presidency, at their convention at Indianapolis, on the 1 1th December, 15.

Gen. Milton Stapp, of Jefferson cottrfy. Gen, Marston G. Oak, of Washington ' Gen. John G. Clemlctim of Orange Amos Decker, of Knox k Albert S. White, ofTippecntv -- k-

nrannn

n V

rows, Lapuri

Col. Austin W. Momis, Marion

Achilles Williams, Wnvne Maj. Enoch M'Cariy, Franklin

The following electoral ticket wa? n-oned by the friends of Martin Van liurcn, for thc prcsidenev, at th'ir convention, on the bih of January, 1830. John Myers, of Knox co-nliV William Uockhill, of Aliei' Jonathan William?, of Moir;an George Wr. Moore, of Owi-m William White,!!! VcrmilUon. J esse Jackson, of Scott Marians WiU -tt. of Muih KHsha Long, of Henry Thomas C." Stewart, cf Pilv county.

FOR REPRESEXTAT1VE. Daniel !clo.

ss.

STATE OF LYDIA.YA,

SWITZERLAND COU.YTY.

In the Switzerland Circuit Court, March

term 183G.

Mary Wright i vs. Mary Wright widow of ) John wright sen. dee'd. ) In Chancery

John wright jun.

barah ainn and JJustus Vairin her husband, AND now on the 23 1 day of ?J .rch !S3f5, the complainant by Stevens her solicitor comes,

A. Andrews Joiinathan Atkinson William 51. Brander William K.-adfora William U-;ys Jfd'erson Kanta Andrew

Iktteus P.iiiiip Campbells William Cramlal! Abraham Curnene J. dm D. Co William I). Cain David Eq. CottouJohn Esii. 1. Don John Dilhnan Andrew Dj.11 das DuloC. Daner E. Egalestwn Joseph C. F. Kancher William

forwoou James fjardner William

anu tiles her bill in this behalf proving tin fureclo- j sure d" a mortgage &,c. and general and special t relief Audit nrioH:win li llin s:i t i 1. in nl"

the court, that two of said defendants to wit, -Surah -1)VViln A ndrew Vairin and Justus Vairin her husband, are notiesi- " ,',y ?.

dpn siflhi slnlH lr is i.or..l'.iro r.r,l...o,l l,v i,l ""'ay v I eil 1j.

U....I f .i.: :.i i i:i.' i - v.uiiianu J nomas

the term ot4 weeks successively, at leas'. Ut) days before the next lerm oflln court, in the Weekly Messenger, a weekly newspaper printed and pub

lished in the c unity ol fe.vuzerlaud and stale ol la. notifying ilicin, the said Sarah and Justus Vaiiin,

in appear at the next term oflhis court, to wit, on

the thud Monday in September 1S3G, and on the first day of said term, and defend themselves aaiiist said bill, otherwise the matters and things therein contained, will be taken against them as confessed, and a decree rendered accordingly &c. And it is further ordered that a suhpeena issue as to the other defendants A c. and this tause stands continued &lc A true copy attett. EDWARD PATIXyy, Clerk. Clerks cilice, pril 13;h, 1833.

IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS A NO1JLE VICTORY. The New Orleans papers of the 17th inst contain highly iiitcreiing intelligence. Wc annex the particul u s of the late siege by the Mexicans of San Antonio de Behar. 4The besieging army was commanded bv

Generals Sesma mid Cos. It consisted of 40

companies of iufmiia, jiumherins at an ave

rage of 60 or 70 meo cech ; and of about 150Q

Lance Alfred Lewis Crosbv Lyons Maria Miss McCullum iNiel JlendenU.II II. Di. McLel'an James Malin fra Merphy J ease Meipliy Ja?. McKay Abisha Mans W. IV. Neal Wiiiiaiu A P. Philips Gabrial Pinhps Joseph Place Mrs. Per ley fcusan Peters Henry Capt. IS. Robinson Sidney House James s. Sutton Parnnlia Smith John Said WiMinm Schenck Philip Siiects Francis 'V. riiompson William '1'hoin-on nnicl Tiimlin Ix;vi '1'irrtl Wodvuv Tardy Frncis 'J'nincham J unes V. etz John 2 Wilcox Daniel

Wilkie William Wilson (Ir.ice Walter audia Walker Mr.

Adsssiisslstrntor's S.ilc. TfA. he sold at i!ie late retideiae of Ly- ' loan W. vh'ix. dec. in .'J am'stc; l.f g. on Thursday. lh -2irt cf J,?il vat. all the persona! propr-rty ;f -;:itl I'.-ccJcit consisting in part of household and furniture, cne yoke of oxen, one horse, a quantity of corn and oats also dry goods, aod groceries, being his entire sleek, in trade including a quantify of patent medicine. The sale will commence at If) o'clock on each day, and continue from day today until all is sold. Terms all sums of three dollars and under cash, over that sum twelve months credit given, but I '111 11 .A

ipproveu securnv win ne requireu. one aitcnlance bv JAMES M. COTTON, adm'r.

March 30, IS33. Sheriffs Siilc.

flinton Fleasant Miggins lartin Iligins Alexander llarvev Pruct a J. Jrdinson Gabriel 2 u.

Knox George G. Kerns Jacob '2 Kaler Elizabeth Miss It. Lindley Kiancis S. Lewis James B.

JOHN M. KING, p.m. Vevay, April 1. 183.

Damage 27 62, with interest and costs

Srwel R. Eaton, f ;r 1

the use of W m. Cot- j ton admiiiistraTor, Sic

rs. I

Dani(;l J. Sheldon, J

T"$T5 virtue of a writ vlfvri facias issued out t.f the clerk's ollice, ot Sv nzei land county, 1 slia I expose to public sale, lor cash, at the

court house door in Vevay, on

Saturday, 2Si3 April, 1S3S. (')etweeii the leal hours.) 'he ISciStiS and 5'r?fiis, for seven years, f the east lialfof 'be north cast quaner of section nunibeii'd twenty seven, in towns-hip three, of range thru west, containing eiahiv seven acres;

and if the rents and proliitsafousuid, will noised

for a sum suthcient to discourse said cub;, interests and costs, I shall forthwith sell the rr:ii

simpi. ofs aid land.

RALPH B. COTTO?.,Zhrijr. Sheriffs oflice, April 1, piintei's fee j?l .00.

SherSfrs Sale.

Wilh?.m Cotton, adm'r. 1

of the thc estate of lien-

Debt-.CC!

Co-i5artmcrsM5. 7 HllE Uiidrisigned take this method of informJ ing their Inends and the public generally, t'sat ihe have associated themselves in ihe ineieanti'e businos:,. under tiie firm of Clarkson tx:.

Dufoiir. and have jus: received and ojienel a gen

eral assortment of Dry Coods. IJroccries, Queens

Glass and I in ware. Oils and Paints, Dings and

medicines; boots, times and eastings in the store

Mrnn?riy occupied ny Joiin l . i;u our ft on, on

b erry street, opposite to Pleasants & Mondenlmll, Inch they offer, on as giMid terms as can be bought in t wesn in ex- hange for all sorts of Country jir .ducc and even Casli will not be refused, we iooe by strict attcnti n to business and fair deal-, i ig I.- merit shar,; of public, patronage; we only wish thos-. who wish to purchase to call and examine for themselves, as we paid "Crt.vA" for our good, we are satisfied we can sell as low as anv merchant in this sectiou of country who im 'Jusi' for iheir goods. - ABNKR CLARKSOiY PiillltKT DUFOUR. Vevay, March 2lst, IS36. TAXES! TAXES!! T'l KKt; will be a meeting held at Mount Sierling. on Saturday the 30th day of Anril, to ak into consideration the TAX LAW.' A general attendance is expected.

1'

The statu of Indiana, Switzerland Co. . Robert S. Cotton 1 vs. Plaintiff demand &S.0C1 Daniel J. Sheldon

O TjCE is hereby siven, that by viitue of a writ of domestic attachment isc,,n,l i

and directed to Nathaniel Mix, constable, onesirnlMrd,two Hnvi!s,one stand, one little wheel, o t e three pail kellle, one chair, two bedsteads-, top ,.f aucy bedstead, one eupbminl, ami onesquaie tahle, hive been attached as the property of i uniel J. -Sheldon, at the suit of Uobert S. Cotton, and that I w ill proceed to act on the said writ, at my office in Mountsterling, in the county of Swiizer land, on the ninth day of May. A. I). 1S3;- owhich the said Daniel J. Sheldon will taUe notice Samuel beal, j r. April 10, 1S3G.

ry Cotlon, dec. with interest m.d

m. j costs Haniel J. S.icldon, J V virtue of ;i u rit ofTci i facias, issued cut XjIv of the clerk's othce, of Su itxeriand c. inuy, ! shall expose to p idlie sale fur cash, at tllo co;nt house door iu Vevay on Saturday, Aprii 23, between the Irgal Aoi.o-5, iheESc4s and FrofiJs, for seven years, of the east half ol the north east quarter of section nu inhered twenty seven, iu township three, of . . ... ...

r.ine in roe w esi ; couiainm ein-y seven acres;, and if tbeients and profits af.rasaid will not sell for a sum sidlh-ient to discharge said del t, interest and costs, I shall forthwith sell the ct" simplCofvaid land. RALPH B. COTTOX. S.'ierif.

ShenfT'

oflice, April 1-

pliatei's f-jegl oth

TWEEDS and MORTGAGES, can at ; times he had at 12 cents single, at

til

Gardner's mill,

Alfrey s mill, Short's store, Justice Meal's oflice, u Gazlay's, do. " G reen's do. w Tapp's do. Jain's cV.

-vBiSitsa. Colonel's quarters, April I, lSHC". f HIIE batt ilion, composed ol'ibe fth (.'.th, Tth H and Udi companies, will iniistc-r at Jasoer li.odet's i n the 1 3 1 Ii day of .May next. The battalion, composed of the l.-t.iiwl. 3dt and 4 h companies and tiie" Helvetian Ari'illei ists," i!l muster at Vt vay on ihe 1 l;h day c31ay nex'. The reiiimentnl drill muster, will be holden t.t Iount Sterling on the 5;h and tiih davs of August next; and perform camp duty timing tho night. The regimental muster will be held at V vay on the 31st day Octob.cr next. The roll will be. called at ten o'clock, A. M .on each day. The court for the assessment ot l.ne will sit at the court-bourse in Vevav . n the Hist Monday in November next-nnd the court of appeals nt the same place, on the first Monday iu December ncx'. v RALriicco:To.t0.