The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 4, Number 13, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 June 1827 — Page 4

POETICAL.

From the Western Citizen.

.'J\ PARODY o.v THE IltrXfERS OF KENTUCKY,

,!£g gentlemen and ladies bright, VTho'refond of martial glory, Just listen till I can recite

A most heroic story— •For which I trust you'll ne?rbe sad, But think yourselves quite lucky," It's of McDuffinfatesfWi# clad,

And Metcalfe from Kentucky, i* McDuffie—Cumming's bold McDuffie, $ I. The lutestring lad, McDuffie.

Tou've heard, no doubt, that McDuffie Is famed for words and squatting Be is likewise the Protegee

Otsoue renown for plotting—" And like his friend who cried aloud," Is very bold at writing-, 5 I?ut when called out, his spirit proud

Is een to sink at fighting. O!

McDuffie

-the speaking lad Mc

Duffie,

The vnghting lad McDuffie.

I 'spose you've read it in the prints, "How M'Duffie attempted "To moke our Gen'ral Metcalfe wince, "But soon his scheme repented "For he with ritle ready cock'd, ''Thought such occasion lucky, •'And soon around the Gen'ral fiuck

The hunters from Kentucky. O! McDuffie—the fighting boy, McDuffie, .' The lighting boy McDuffie.

But Metcalfe said, that they outright Should meet at thirty paces— That each should stand like men upright,

And

snuslv

keep their places

Por to (lor?:, I J,- and sq»tting He wns :i foe and stranger And to every kin'! of plotting,

In times of peace or danger. 0! McDuffie-the squating boy, McDuffie.

The dodging boy, McDuffie.

KcDiiff. he said, a rest might choose, Uhlesshp thought of flying"— Or a good broadsword he might use,

Had be no fears of dying Tlu for him, whose hand was steady, lie wasn't scar'd at trifles''— .3i cDuff would find him ever ready,

To handle swordsor rides. McDuffie—the nervous lad Mc.Duffie, The nervous lud, McDuffie.

McDuffie found 'twas hard to fight, .,/.For death was ino^-t appalling, And so he thought4- inglorious jli

Was better &r than tailing— And Jiamiiton, his gallant aid, ji Slipt in between most lucky, And jav'd him from the gun and blade

Of Metcalfe from Kentucky. 0! McDuffie—the warrior lad DcDulii .', •The warrior lad McDuffie.

Should factioni ts your peace destroy, Disturb i^ fin a trifle, Just caM

!or

a 'Kentucky bnyf

A A a Kentucky rifie\

•,.r*Wll hear no more 1 boldly say, -|MJf bloody minded j' Jtling— Stern vulor'spv ^sn-ill ooze awayt

And ei-l in.bixiuke and writing. 0! McDuffie—the bullying lad McDuffie, 'The bulging lad McDuffie.

,*."And now if danger e'er annoys,'* Be it foieign or domestic, -Just send for "the Kentucky boys," -^And they will ever risk it— ^They'll iloek around their stedfast frirnd, "*And from him ne'er will spver

OPVom foul those they will defend 't'heir ^talesman Clat,forever.

-0! Mi-Duffie—the patriot lad, Mc- '•••. Dlifl)!', .. The patriot lad, McDuffie.

JQI!V50.V.

Tofll

3 1

From, the Actional Jjurual. Ancient Troij.—'J'he following interesting extract of a letter is from an officer in the Mediterranean squadron, dated

S- Frigate Constitution,

an,

4 Port Ma.tan, (Minorca,' ""sr K'" tote* 1-7, 18'27 "The day we visited the shore was thp 4th of July, and while your good people were celebrating tin* glorious juluie**, weijlso were Rot unmindful ?f fh^ day, and one of our party read, on the supposed sife of ancient Troy, -the declara'ion of American Independence. *-\nd now vou wilt ask my opinloij b1i the point so much disputed among the learned, niieili^r ancient Troy cid

—Wr exist or whether Troy and the Trojan war were a mere fiction ot po r-try I really am unable to decide

We could discover many particulars that are described in Homer Iliad, •md the writer I think must have been on

same ground but not a vestige

the

of ruins, point out the city, remains to be seen. There are, indeed, aeveial spots that nearly answer to

description, and some of the officers who had no duty to perform on board, visited these grounds each day we were there, and say they came away more uncertain as totheactul site, than alter the first day's visit. -1 "From the supposed site of I_roy» we next proceeded in an easterly direction, (o the remains of an ancient city call ed Alexander Troas, about three miles distant in traveling to which we saw several large cannon balls, lying

of them, lam informe^lor thejargpst cannon or mo' tars, weigh 7 cw did not, however, see any as heavy. After wandering about tor some time among the pillars, throguh the wood*, (for the whole remains of '1 roas are cove ed with low grounds and bushes we came to the magnificent remains oi a building, supposed by some travellers to have been a palace, and by others a bath. This last supposition is rendered more probable, Irom tue circumstance, that earthen pipes are found in t'.»e upper walls, and that an aqueduct is at this day discoverable, leading from the building. Let it have been what it might, it must have been a spacious and splendid edifice—V\ found the most of its interior choked up with f-a^ments and vast pioces of stone, which have composed these stupendous walls. They are of an enormous size. Some of wtiich 1 asured on the top of the remaining wall (t irty feet from the ground) were nine feet long, five feet high and lour feet and a halt thick What is more remarkable, these stones are laid up with so much sk ll and regularity, as to require no mortar or ce inent to keep them together.

The "West side, which rei»a'ns more perfect than either of the others, is supported by twelve arches, ten leet wide at the base and thirty feet apart, the whole length of the wall being from 480 to 500 feet. The perpendicular height of the arches is about ~2 feet hese are the most perleet remains of ancient architecture 1 have ever seen. The walls of this building are composed of a sionv pctrefaction ot cockle shells, and to"this they are probably indebted for remaining in so much better state of preservation than any other, as the other buildings were probably composed of marble or stone which has been conveyed away. CIre«.t quantities, I am informed, within the recollection of the inhabitants of this vicinity have been conveyed to the shore, and Ironi thence transpoited to Constantinople these baths are situate about two miles from the shore but ttiei are some -few traces of remains to be iound nearly to the waier's edg^. "About a mile to the north and east from this place we visited the hot baths, to wiiic'it the inhabitants formerly resorted for the cure of leprosy and tho following day one of the party took with him a thermometer, which rose to 135 degrees in this spring, rom here \\e set out on our remrn over the plains again, on which are situated several hillocks, supposed by some, to be the tombs of distinguished personages. Two of these hillocks, which are situated near the shore, and exactly similar are particularly attractive. 1 hey tise in a pyramidical form, not unlikely we thought, to be the tombs of Achilles and Ajax, of which Hotter writes

As night was fast approaching, we rode hastily over the plain, and arrived at the classic river camauder, near its mouth We here found our boat lying in the celebrated port of Achaians where Agamemnon's fleet lay so secure. The Scamander is smaler than I expected—a dull sluggish stream At the mouth of 1 he Scamander we embarked for the ship, where we arrived about eight o'clock in the eveniug, much fatigued, but gratitied with our excursion."

Ji Snake Story —It has been confidently asserted that a black snake of 'North America, has the property of expanding itself to such a degree, that he has been known to swallow a bulk t»vice as big as his own,'

Our informant states that two of these reptiles having lately come in contact, and both feeling-Ibe same demands of appetite, the first assailant begun on the tail of the other with so much vigour that he soon made his antagonist look about, who, believing in the doctrine of retaliation, began to pay him in his own coin, au^ thus they began mutually to swallow each -ether until not a vestige of either was to be seen I most sincerely wish that the contending parties of the day may vnot go and do likewise. .1 •. ... 4*/.'

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The wise maa has his follies no less thanthe fooi.

er5

scat.t®J

ed about beside the path and a little further on, many remnants of granite miliars vet standing erect, measuung from four to five Veet in diameter The balls which arc made of t«e pillars, supply the fortress of the D-rdan-ells.ar.il have done, so, I believe lor aboNt three centuries The ba.ls are from 1 to 3 feet, in diameter, and some

Wool Carding

AND

Cloth Dressing.

riie subscriber wishes to inform, the .. public that he has taken the

Carding and Fulling

ESTABLISHMENT

of William and Joseph Kilgore, on Big Raccoon Creek, four miles east the Wabash,and having provided him^ self with new

,,f a superior quality, he hopes to be able to execute all business in that.line a satisfactory manner,

rhe

June 1, 1827.— 11.

WOOL

«i 1 a rwl a UonflDl fit

in a sausmnuij must be well washed and cleansed all hard substances, one pound u, -. ease to accompany every ten pouad* of Woo!.

Price of Carding 8 cents per pound. Persons coming a distance can have (heir ROLLS- home with them, as there is water power hero abundance.

Also,

Fulling, Dying

DiamlSifr

CLOTH,

«n all its various branches. CLOIH DYED any COLOUR that is fancied.

Linseys, Jeans,

and all kinds of FI~1»VJ*"ELS and

BLANKETS

dressed in the best manner^ and on the most reasonable terms. All kinds of produce taken in pay at market prices.

From his experience in some of the Kastern establishments, he hope- to merit and receive a share of public pat ronage.

Samuel Lowry.

N "B. II he finds sufficient encour agement he intends to put into operation. •Spinning and Heaving Machinery. as he has them on hand. S. L.

~T A E NUP~~"

On the third inst by John Cumming, Hamilton township, Sullivan county. Indiana,

A Sorrel Ilorsc,

fifteen hands three inches high, supposed to be six years old, hind feet white, a blaze in his face, and considerably saddle markel no other marks i»r brands perceivable Appraised to sixtv dollars by William 15. Eldridge and Jesse Kearby.

A true copy from my book of Esuay. GROVE POMF.ROY.

Justice of the Peace,

May 10, 1827,—3 w.

Noticc.

The subscriber respectfully informs his frienda and the public gewruUy thnt he has commenced the

Butchcring Business,

in Terrp Haute, where he intends to «ell BEEF lower than ever it has been sold for CASH. lie also informs the public that he will pay two dollars per hundred for fat Cattlet between the ages of two and ten years.

1). C. Cresey.

June 1, 1827,—1 Itf.

Save

Those indebted to the Subscriber by Note or Book account, since the first day of August last, are hereby notified that unless they come forward and settle the same before the 20th instant, all such notes and accounts indiscriminately will be left with the proper officers for collection.

EDGERTON & ELLISON. June 1, 18^7. 11 tf. ,.v

ntate of Indiauaj

Wise Si Sturgus, vs. William Belcher

lAV

Vigo County, ss.

Domestic ss Attachment.

HE RE AS on the 14 th day of

April, 1827, on tho oath of John Wise, of the late firm of Wise and Sturgus. a writ of Domestic Attachment, issued a»ainst the Goods, Chatties, Rights. Credits, Monies and effects of the said William Belcher, to satisfy a debt of Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents, which is alledged to be justl) due «aid.firm of Wise and SUrgus.

Notice

Is therefore hereby given, that unles' the said William Belcher* be and ap pear before me at my office, in th town of Terre Haute, on the 15th da of June, 1827, at 10 o'clock, A. M. •aid day, I wilt proceed to hear ar determine the said suit in his absenc and judgment award, it the claim *ati«lactorly established.

S. S. COLLRTT, Justice. of the Peace,

May 25,1827.

STRAYED

FROM the subscribers about the fir4 of April, last a

iBrown Mare,

0 or 10 years old, about fourteen an in half hands high, h.avy bodied. An oerson who will return her to the sul bribers, living in Terre-Haute, rjve information where she mav found, shall receive a liberal reward.

CHAM BERLIN & KIDDLE. May 25, 1827.

Masonic Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that the Fes tival of St. John the Baptist will be celebrated at the house of Mr. Israel Harris, in the town of Terre-Haute.

the 25th day of June next all the neighboring Lodges and ransient Brethren are requested to attend. liOBERl' STURGUS,

HAS JtiVT REf'EIVEU FROM ,f PHILADP l.VUI A, and is now opening a handsome assortment of

sprijiq- & summer Gowk

well lected and adapted to the market—which he offers at the lowest casli prices of Terre-Haute.

April 20, 1827 5lf

Noticc.

The Subscriber hereby informs his old Customers and the Public generally that he is now ready to reo'ire and

CARD WOOL.

His price will be eight cents per pound, paid in Corn, on the first day of February next, ar ll2 1-2 cents per hushel, or very soventh pound ot Wool.— Approved notes will be required.

Those who live in this vicinity will deliver their Corn at Terre-Haute, and those living at a distance at some convenient place uf deposite in their neighborhood, that will suit the parties.

It is desired that the Sacks containing wotfl should be marked with the owner's najnc- O le pound of Grease must be furnished to every eight pounds of wool.* s.

Sec'hi 'P

Executors iNolioe.

THE Subscriber having beea ap pointed Executor to the last will and testament of Jfhn Brockelbank. dec late of Vigo County, and in pursuance thereof letters testamentary having been granted to the undersigned— NO-

ITE is hereby given to a!! thrrse who are indebted to the Estate ot the said doe'd to make immediate payment, and all those who have demands against said estate to present them duly authenticated within one year from the date hereof As far as has been ascertained the estate is solvent.

SALMON WRIGHT. Executor

Terre Haute'Feb. 19, 1827 —50 )in.

•&PRLVG JIND SUMMER

1.. II SCOTT,

All orders in this Line of Business will bo thankfully received, promptly attended to, and executed in a superior style.

The subscriber also*wishc9 to inform the Public, that he has now on hand and will keep constantly fur sale on reasonable terms a quantity of

Cabinet Furniture,

for which most kinds of Merchantable produce will be received in part payment. ,r

ABNER A FULLER. 1

Terre-Haute, May 10, 1827.—Bit.

IV. I) IUJY&

PATENT SPECIFIC

©HOTBOT*

Far sale at the shop of, C. B. Modi^ett, Terre-Haute, price 50 cents. Oct. 14,182G.

Administrators Notice.

THE subscribers have taken letters .f Administration, ctut of the Clerk's ffice, in Fountain County, on the Esate of James Helms, senV. late of said •ounty, deceased. All persons havng claims against said estate, are hereby requested to present them for settle ient, within one year from the date ereof, legally authenticated. All per^ns indebted to the estate, are requesttti to make immediate payment. Thf %tate is pcabiibly solvent.

J^MES ABBOTT, JAMES HELMS

Juoe2 1827.—12,

Adm'rs

GENERAL LAW!) JtiniLi GEJSCE OFFICE I have opened a General Land '"gence Office at Fulton Court

IJ!k

in the Military Bounty Tvact tnthere I offer for sale 147 quarter^ ions of Land belonging to mvsplf, irge number of Lots belonging to' ers, which 1 am authorized to°sell° he most reasonable terms

I will also sell, exchange or selects

•juy choice lots for others

I have resided on the

„11(

will I

'end to recording deeds, pajino--redeeming lands sold for taxes—r ing information of the situation ofkf together with any other business ami raining to lands that may be renuiJ

Military

5 N. 3 E.) four years Having eral knowledge of it, and belfevi® ?he Garden of America—Seein»' much of it uncultivated, and kno5 the inconvenience which land hovT labor under, as well as those wishing

become settlers, induces nie to of my services to the public. I ha general field notes—several p^' notes of my own taking, together

'er.

a large map of the tract, arid a co plete copy of the auditor's book fort, county, which will enable me to ny information required.

Persons wishing to sell^can "set ft, own price, or leave it to rny discret they will forward their title

with a power to sell, or send a lh[ their lands, with a p-omise that am, per conveyance shall be made when^ er the purchase muiiey shall be depc

auau ue cepf

ited (subject to their order,)

ith«:itfc

St Loui

Vandalia, Edwardsville or St LonV-

may be required My fees for sell a single quarter, is 10 per cent, on purchase money for getting

sio»

deed recorded, 50 cents paying on a single quarter. £5 cents For, greater number of deeds and other b' siness. a suitable discount will be ma —the difference between cash sent our state currency, will at all times allowed

•*. i" i-

Fulton C.

All letters post paid, or enclosmz sufficient sum to meet all disburseuier will receive prompt attention,

OSSIANM ROst

Januaay 11 tii 18^7-4

UNION HALL

CARLISLE, LVD I. XI THE SCBSCAIBCIl HAS OPENtiD A

i©rirs)i

•f tk" -i&i

Entertainment,

at ihe above place, which he intend' shall be well supplied with tbebest r.f country affords unremitting -atiefi* tion shall be {jiven to all those who iijj favor him with a call

JiKNSOS* RIGGS,

May U, J8C7 —4vv.

.»

2T LOOK AT THIS:.

^A VALUABLE

Scnu-AM, Grist-Mil!,

AXD

DISTILLERY, SJiilLili

Together or separate, to suit pu chafers, lying on bruits Creek, million county, 3} miles below Cliuto 1} from the abash nvcr. A' 1errc Haute.s 'At ?. common slat of water in the spring sea«on an Orlear Boat can be taken fi oni the Mill to tl river with ease. The above preiw* can be had on reasonable terms lorpr CASH in hand, and a reasonable it the balance in annual payments

The country around together said premises, is as well furnished w1, good timber as any in this Stale, t» l-'arm is well watered ami well ii«jW ved It is not necessary to give a jxuticular detail of the advant igps, lis person wishing to purchase wi'l to set for themselves.

ICpCall and sec the subscriber in'-, on the premises. 1

Micn.via.rvnoN

Maj 12, 1SJ7—Btl'...

Insurance Oilice.

The public are hrreh/ mtlijtti

i-r.

Protection hmi)'(i)

OFfURTFOM), CO.Y.YZCn I Has Jjeen receutly established place, and that I am iully autlion2^ issue both

b'irc 8c Marine ro''c11'

From tho wealth and hi^h the Company, and from the l^v of premiums, I anticipate tho »-m results to the citizens oi th,(»

C°Uatry-

.. L. II. SC0%

Terre- Haute, IMay b,

WANTED

1 or

thousaiw

fiNQUIRE AT riHSJ