Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 39, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 August 1808 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN. VIXCEXXES, Avcus20t 1808,

hood, in all appearance, oT the or. dr is in council hci'u; repealed. Lord flaw, kclbury has clecuircd in the houte oi Lords, tliilt iiotlr i,.:

yet had acenrred lo induce hi

The inhabitants of this town have been frequently severely afflicted with the ague and fever, & billious complaints, which commonly occur in the months of August and September; and it is now well known by every person of the lead observation that they are to be attributed, in a great measure to . the putrefaction of the grass growing in the river opposite to the village. A great depression of the ri-

ver which generally occurs in Au-

gust, almost suspends the motion of

its waters, about a mile in length, and in wedth, about half the river. In this part of the river the grass grows luxuriantly; and as soon as it begins to float on the surface of the waters, it putrefies, and becomes the source of all the agues and fevers that ; afflict the town. A few hours labour of the people of the town would remove the nuisance; and yet, from the time the place has been inhabited, not a solitary exertion is recollected to have been made to remove a sprig of the grass. A few of the . knowing ones may have paraded the

bank of the river, bewailed the indolence of the wretched inhabitants, and returned to their dwellings, cursed the country for its unhealthy climate, and awaited with stupid gaze their turn of the dif-

ease. Who, and where are the trustees of the town ? What are

Is not the preservation of the health of the town an important branch of it ? And is it not well recollected that the town was incorporated with a view expressly to that object ? The river is now nearly at its lowed stage of depression, the grass begins to appear ; a few have

fallen sick ; and will the people in-

majesty to make any change res-

pecting them ; indeed 1 do not see how there should ;as Napoleon instead of relaxing his, adds others still more severe; that is, or is to be issued. Eleven thousand men have sailed from the Downs to alsist the Swedes, and, as is believed, to conquer Norway for them."

LOSS OF THE SCHR. GUSTAVIA.

Extract of a letter from the supercargo

of the schooner Gustavia, captain Arnold, St. Thomas, June 14, " This will communicate to you the un-

fortunate news of the loss of the schooner Gustavia, which was capsized in a white scuall at sea, on the 29th May last, being ahen only one day out from St. Bartholomews bound to Philadelphia. She was up. set in the most astonishing, quick and sudden manner you can posibly imagine, not having time to procure anything except the boat, which we saved with the greatest difficulty After remaining upon wreck for

seven hours, and using. every exertion to right the vessel by cutting away the lanyards, &c. when finding all exertions abortive we thought it most advisable, for the preservation of our lives to abandon the wreck, and this we were obliged to do, without having either water, bread, or any kind of provisions whatever.

We continued steering a s.w. course until the morning of the fourth day from the time we left the wreck when we reached the land of Porto Rico, and remaining in that island fifteen days waiting an oportunity for America : but none offering in all that time I concluded to come to this island,

and have engaged my passage in a brig

bound to Boston."

destroy the means which the enemy is known to have been for some time engaged in preparing at Flushing, for the annoyance of this country. All uncertainty as to the real primary object of the expedition will be removed before many days pass-over ; as to its ultimate object, there is but one opinion, nor has any secrecy been affected respecting it. The force goes to Sweden. May 5. At the close of 'Change yesterday, a report obtained circulation, that Bonaparte had issued a decree at Bayonne, directing an immedi-

ate embargo to be laid on all A-

merican vessels in the ports of Spain, the immediate seizure and confiscation of all American property in France, and thimprifonment of American citizens. We cotdd not, however, trace this ru-

finer to any authentic fource.

1 his irate of things between America and France, excited expec

tations in London that America, being obliged to decide in attach.

mg herfelf to cither England o.

trance would adoot the former

for her airtice. The prefurap

tion joinecFsJo a great innux of

money in the market, created a

considerable elevation in the fund

on YYefJriefdcjy in London. ConIbis which flood at 67 1-4 on Tues

day were on Wednefday at the

dole of the market, 63 3-8 1-2.

diately clofed and drefled, hopes of her re. covery are entertained iU..d 1. .3 borne n refpe&able characterand had not-sand checks to the amount of more than a tl ,u-

?nd dollars in his pocket at th- time h-

committcd the dreadful deed. Furtl cr par.

iculars we have not learnt, aid pofhbty

omc of thefe mw not be per fed !y correct

oui wc believe they are fubftantially fo.

1 rue American.

r At Martinique the price of louris sixty

d'Alars a barrel, and the inhabitants in

Itate of revolt, and ft irvation At Do

minique tiour is Fifty DolhrsU. S, Gazette.

nve

the rifane of a four or

illnefs ' rather than employ

a few hours in removing the caule thnr will inevitably produce it? if

tlievu'ill. thev really deferve the

curfes of Heaven in every ihape

in which they can be lnitictea.

Thefentiment and ftyle of die vrrfes bv a. fc Native of Kentuc

ky " i:i this days paper, difpiays

a taile and, genius in usaumui. for poetic compolition which does honour to the head and heart oi the writer The Editor returns

him his thanks, and will icei nun-

ftlf much cratihecl by a continu ance of his correspondence.

A dreadful fire has lately occurred at sa

vannah, by which property to the amount

of one hundred thousand dollars was del-

troyed.

Win uazette.

A hor i.l trin? :

dletowr. Arrrtt:

ti"! place

Mid-

From the North American. Fxtraft of a letter to the Editor, 'dated London, 7th May. Coming from a very reipectable and well informed fource, the information it ccnUns may bt relied upon. . 14 People are exceedingly inter cited about America. England, to mv allondhment, fullers very jittle'as yet from our embargo. The Hrazils, and tluough them Mexico, arc cxpecled to makr ui to Mancheller and the Nr.; ih, in -crcat meafure, for the lols of American trade. Irelandk was fuppofed, would feel it moll; but ihe has already raked together "o 000 barrels of flaxleccl, wmch t.l tl.rrU of her conlumption

in ihe vcar ; and lomc is ex plctl K, arrive underhand Irom Knflia. .. ,i, ..r. oftlu! country I pallet.

.1 .A. in mining to London.

all theneccirariesol hie were c rcaibnablc. There is no hkeh-

LONDON, May 8

About twelve o'clock yelterday,

his excellency Lord Strangford.

die AmbaHador, and ,bir James Gambier, Con fid General from our court to that of the Brazils,

had their final audience of mr. Secretary Canning. They then

vilited his excellency th? Chovaiier de houza Coutinho, (the Porrutruefe Ambaificior at Our court)

Jbu two o'clock Lrd Stranjjford 'ogether with mr. Bymg hib St1cretdry, and feveral a?U indants, lef town for Portfmoutli, where tli Kuryalus frigate is in readmefs to convey them to IVutugurfe South America Sir James Gambier u iijs attendants left town about the

iamc time. A number oi mcrchants, who are fending out good-

to a vail amount to tne iirazas.

together witlv their fupa cargeb

and nearly 200 cmigranth, irom

Ldbon, will be carritd out in

tranfports. and merehai.t yeiless, under convoy at the fame time. Two Knglilh ladies "landed" at

Deal the night before lall, frojn

Holland The embargo iussbeen

t;tkeu olfthe Dutch nmts.

The funds continue riling; thvb

three per cents, role about a hitt

per cent, this morning for money, under the imprelliou that the loan

vvill be Ids than eight milli' .vi;

and that it will not amount to

more than fi::. The force, naval and military, that has for fome weeks been collecling in the Downs failed ycilcrday for its dellinati 0:1. As the expedition has now failed, there is no longer ;u:y ncerility for conce ding its d dlination. The general opinion in the military circles, and among the officers employed in this fcrvice is, that the fail objeel is to attempt to

us. V .,z Read !j n u? tliffc s t. : J wi'iov oi j!; rcin-'tahlf? .

t rrt 1

tie?. 1 ljccrillti!. pi

y :i -jo mouth county) inamt, tuc fallowing : hav-Keen rci.ited tn

i in the Accad?my, 9 Mr. i :r;? tipje p.ilt paid his ad11

i's. i.onovcr ot that place,' ut 40 ye jrs uf nfjc nd of a Ii ricl-. His fui: hr.d not

th- -lav above men.i 'Vuiirin who lived in

one pnr". or

the iuli!n: to invite

in s.

Conovcr to fee her ';;: tcrnoon. Tiiif silt did. Mi's. Coiurwr, i- LriovInirl at vvhofe furgrilion the ifvitu:;n vas given, c-iuie. Mf. Read, to-jfc t.ccuon of thr ihfcncf of tlie i.infilaov, t . ul nrs. Conover to jco in (f irs with 'li'ii to t.is room,

hc at a. it refiiiru, bu: )ii ld trliing her

that r.e a ;".e;r ot vvrili 1 thrrc wIi'k!)

private nacurr, fh; conlvrnlrd to c j. Aj latin as they v. er- in ihe room, he Iockea t!iu dour ard nut the key in his :o:ket

-hC thr

knetr

windows were already faitcned !)ds her f.tdown. she l: -Jown on

foo c of ih" b-d. he then too!: !:cr

bcf.vrrn Ids. ,d drawinir t rnzor which '' i;;id cosice!ed attemptr ! by 3 ruJ;'n nd vitlrnt ftrokr to cut !:.r thro v., hlicv . Ui j Le had accomrdilhed h:i nur-ole, I:. ir.dii'.! - cut hi? own thr- t Irom -at in

ear, as t:? ut on her kneesin, howrvrr, hi" hd ret civ;-d of t!ie (IroWe j;.on hrr ctn. ;r

Hefli on th- one ii le oi' rtt.it l.id ojrn to t!v2 bone, and ro'iii.i J. jv iu;k 0:1 the o-

jj,)e ''".id vei?;5 rre laid

C'ivrn hunfrif the f.i-

er wouna

With kelldh

ner cn: : 0 Utho, tr

t,jrr ii.!-. h 1 w in.:

ojr' , heh ui Cc tcj y cfr.rn hunir t f-alhf -viiru lie 'it . t lived th-it h pro1- bly n.Jt x Va. Vt

nr. in his niUi.lrrous purpufc, he

f itl t fnih

r thro it

atrd hn HroliCi n itli tne razor twice

retained hrr ftrrnjrth and his

Ihe parried the razor from

mh reteicved the wounds on her 1 . t M I.l f

in.nnuat len:".!. vrntru ;ue razor irom

him anJ threw 1: cnke t:oor. itill bent n hfr tl"ath, he prriTed his hand upon her mouth to fmothrr her, and continued in Jut pofitiorj until fnc fell bek opon thr -d and his lufs of blood loofened his hand. ;Ifr fcreams now allarmed the nrihbors t-r?:hc doer wai breken open and the hor

rid fpctacle pref-r.ted itfelf to view ! Bjth .v. Urr'm in blood on the bfd and Hie covered with ftore and gafhe ! He exfired rflmsft inlhntl) but farcical aid bein fptcdiiy procured, and her Moaudi imuic

PHILADELPHIA, July 11. By the bri Thomas Tefteifon, arrived

at New-York on the 8th inlh from Ma

deira, we have received the following im

Mad Kin a, May 26. Report brought from the fqudron off

Lilbon by a trarfport 10 days from the

deet, carrying emigrants, from Portugal

or tne Joraziis. That the Spaniards had rifen and attack

ed and beaten the French army that had entered Spain ; that the Biitifh fquvdrort

on Ladiz was hourly expected to join the

panilh fleet there, to protedt and convoy the king of Spain and royal family to South-

America.

The accounts of the arrival of the

Prince of Portugal at Rio dc Janeiro, and

he. capture ot tour Spimfli frujnes, with

40 millions of dollars is alfo mentioned by

the above veffel, as being cuncnt in the tlcet.

T-ilv 1 1

Our renders will rcnllcA. that In Satur

day's Gitz-tte, wc rtatcd that the Spaniards

baa riien, attacked, and beat the French irmy tht hid enteral Spain; that the Britim icjuadron ofiCadi was hourly expected to join the Spanifli fleet, there, to protect arrd convoy the king of Spain to South America. This news was communicated to us by capt. Van Beuren, of the brig Thomas JefTrrfon, from Madeira which place he left the 26th of May, and he received it from a relpe&ahle mercantile houfe in that place. At firft we were inclined to believe that this was a mere report, and not enritlcd to much credit. Cut from the following intelJigencr, which we. ycfterday received from enpr. Sheffi-ld, of the fchr, .VLiiy Ann, we are indu cd to believe there i.i fome foundation for the news per cipt. Van IVuren. Hear what captain Sheffiehi fays :

Contain Shefileld, on hi; arrival at Gib-

.-4lter, the 14th ofM..y, fuund 28 fail of

mutui tranfports, full rfHtroop?, getting .Meier w iy, and was informed by an officer in the henhh olfice boat-, which boarded him, thar they were hound to Cadiz, to take pofTelfion of that ptace, which he faid the Spaniards hnd given up to the Britiih. Captain .Sheffield, r.sme through the Gut with the above fleet, and left them (leering !or Cadiz. A certain print in this city has publifhrd feveral grefs mifapprehenfions rcfpeiSling the feizure of the llorcs of the fliip O-fng-; in England. We fhall now give the

truth from thr Ivft authority On the arrival of the Ofage at Falmouth the furveyor of the port fcized the fibres. A rrprcfentation of it was msdc by Mr. Pmckncy, to Mr. Canning, who directed !ie cotTunijTivr.er of the revenue to order thr fiorc? to be returned (which was done) j. id a report to he made of the improper coi)dncof the fuzing officer. It was the .minion of the collector of Falmouth, that ;!-e furveyr would be difmifTcd, as he was . wot thlrfs charr cer. Mr. Mi? ir(ield, who l ft this city a few Jays fince for Philadelphia, and vho was ti. return to go home in the packet that 'vai to have failed on Friday, has in confrquer.ee of letters by the packet juft arrived, proceeded to niiTton. It will be retolIrc'Ud that Mr. Mansfield came out as fccretaiy to Mr. Role.

KOTICK

The nutnerfhip of V. Bullitte arc! C.

Smith, was on the 4th day of June difiblved by mutual cor.fent, i: s hoped that all

thufe ii.dcbtcd to them will come lorward immrdutelv and fettle their accounts, as it ii their wi.1i to have the bufincfi of the Firm clofed as foon as pofiible. Vinccnnes ith Juuc 1608. V. liULLITT, C. SMITH The bufmefi in future will be carried an bv Smith ar.d Co. Who have jull received a large afiortm?nt of goods he. from I'hilad-lphiakBaltimore ; which theyr arc determined to fell o rcafoiiable terms. SMITH, H Co.