Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 10, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 February 1809 — Page 4

POETICAL ASl'LUM,

SONNET.

Away ye fpe&ered vilions of the night,

Mor haunt the ihort-liva moments or

rrpcfe : Ab ! why with waking thus unite, To toocSi with deeper (hades my fecret woes ? Why, when fofc flumber feals with Lethean power, The long protrafled troubles of the mind, Muft these irife, ill-omend and unkind, To fane new horrors on the midnight hour ? As if the lingering day could not fuffice,

Though rankling care entwines around my heart, And bids my fond expectant hopes depart, And bids defpair's terific form arifc. Lcng and forlorn my days and nights appear, Nor peace, ner pleafure, can I hope for here. From the London Morning Chronicle. OA A LONG NOSE. Heavens ! what a nose ! forbear to look, WhenerVr you dri ik, in foont or brook ; For as the fair NrcifTus died, When hanging- rer a fountain's fide, You too, t!it limpid water quaffing, May die, my worthy fir, with laughing. THE FAIR DEFENDED. Unftain'd by vice, the lovely Eve, Nor clo.hes nor v,fturc wore ? 'Twat fin firft whifpered her to weave Tii aicufing robe flie bore. Hence do our fair who virtue lo?ej This bade of fin detefl ; Their purity they boldly prove, By going quite undrclt.

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ANECDOTE.

greatly diflatisficd ; and, when at

times it came to cat with okl Bru

tus, a dillike was evident, which

eavors to fave his life ; he No corrcdl account has been e without hifitation, burll received from any ddlanec of conthem .mi! rvt his nillol feculence ol the damages fullained

bed end

therefor

in among them, and fired his pillol t a t r I

at lall made him leave the houfe;!at the landlord, who fell from his

and notwithilanding every fearch.feat ; the re It oi the gang were was made alter him bv his mailer, druck with adonilhment, while

he could not be found, the grazier made tor tne door, lei About four years after the doglhimfelf out, and lied with rapidity, had eloped, the grazier had beenlfollowed by the dog. A muiket driving a herd ot cattle to a ncigh-was fired al ter him, but form.iateboring fair,-where he difpoied of'ly did not injure him. Willi all them, received his money, and-the fpeed that danger could create, was bent on going home. He had lie ran until day. light prefentcd a proceeded near ten miles, vvhenjhoufe ; and the main road at no

he wav overtaken by a temped of ereat didance. 1 o this home he

immediately went, and relutecl all that he had feen to the landlord,

who immediately called up a re

The fotlr-vin hu::orcvs advertisement is ccpitd from m late Alexandria paper : c Tliofe perfons who have been in thr hbi; of (telinc? my fence for fome timr paft, are rtfprtttVily informed, if equallv agreeable to them i: will he more ccnenient to me, if th-y Ileal my vrcod ar.u Ieve the tencr for the preient ; and ?s

r tr.e pims miv ne aiiencea

getting

with lomr little inconvenience, the gate i left unfaHcncu for their accommodation. J. SWIFT."

of the houfe in the wood. On

entering the hmife they therefore began to explore the appartments, ami found in the very clofet, the appearance of which led the grazier to attempt his efcape, the murdered remains of a traveller, who has fince been adveriifed through all the country. On coming into the lower room, the dog began to rake the earth near the fire place with his feet, in fueh

a manner as raifed the curiofiiy of

all prefent ; the fergeant ordered the place to be dug up, when a a trap door was difcovcred, which on being opened, whs found to

contain the mangled bodies of

many that had been murdered,

the landlord himfelf, who was not quite dead, though he had been ihot through the neck by the gra

zier. 'I he wrenches in m their quick retreat had thrown him in

amongd thole who had formerly

fell victims to their cruelty, lup-

poiing him pall recovery. He

was, however, cured oi his wounds, and brought to jultice,

tried, found guilty and executed.

Thus was the life of a man preferved by the fugaeity and attachment of a valuable dog.

M ISC ELLA NT.

Inter c:tiug Xdt atfce. DONALD AllCHER,

zicr, I kept a

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atte'u'.i.g

nc d?t; for the

iviii'i-c.e oi

rt e uu t.i" moiM'-

tai-is. a !'. r iee the animal perfi)rmed wjrli r!,- wutK;it vifjlcnci . 'i'liej-ra:;irr ii.tv;ig i young puppy yiv.-M him hv a iri iV1.. brought it If ne !o hiv h ju!r. and nas re-

J t

whenevc-i

The puppv w;: v ::rf.!lcd.

lhcep cicg would f.uil and appeal

the ol

wind and rain, which raged with fuch violence as to caufe him to look for a nlace of Ihelter. A

fmoke that came from fome bulli-lcniting party, that were quartered, rs convinced him that he was nearjupon him ; the fergeant of which a houfe, to which he thought itlaccompanied the grazier, in feai eh

was prudent to go, that he mignt learn where he was, and procure refrelhrnent ; accordingly he crolfed a path and came to a door, knocked and demanded ad million : the landlord, a furly looking old fellow, gave him an invitation to enter and be feated in a room that bore a veor indifferent afpecl. Our traveller was hardly before the fire, when he was faluted with every degree oi furprife and kindnefs by his former dog lhutus who came wagging his tail, and demonltrating all the gladnefshe could exprefs. Archer immediately knew the animal, and was aftoniihed at fo unexpectedly, finding him fo many miles from home. After a fhort converfation with the landlord, he was called to a room and left to take his repofe. It is neceffary to obferve that from the firft moment of Archer's :fttival, the dog had not left h'm a moment, but had even followed him into the chamber, where he placed himfelf under the bed unpi eceived by the landlord. The door be. ing lhut, the traveller revolved in his mind, the lingular appearance of his old companion, his lonely

iituation, ana tne manners oi tnole

about the houfe. the whole of

which tended to confirm Ids fuf

pifion o! being in a place of danger and uncertainty. His reflections

were foon interupted by the ap-

proacli ot tne ucg, no came

fawning from under the bed: and

bv fevcral extraordinary gefturcs,

encicavoreu to direct nis attention to a particular corner of die room,

where he proceeded, and law a

light that calied up every fenti r l . 1 1 1

meni or norror : tne noor was

ilained with blond that feemed to

flow out of a clofet which was fe cured by a lock, which he at

templed to explore, but could not open it. Not any longer doubt

ing his fituation, but confidering hiinfeif the" next vitlim of the wretches, in whole fociety he iiad feot, he refolved to fell his life as dear as pollible ; and to periih in

the attempt, or eflect his denveiance. With tliis determination he pulled out his piflols, and foltly opened the door, honeit Brutus at his heels, with his fhaggy hair erect, like the briftels of a boar bent on dcftrucTion. Me reached . 1 1.. n i ti '.1

ine notiom ot tne nanswnnas much caution as pofliole, srd lillened with atteirion a lev m;.itiies, v lun he heard a -couvcifution iM was liAd between feveral per'ons. v l. j he .had not fecn when ie fir it came into the houfe, " hi jh left him no room to doubt nf their intentions. The villainous landlord was informing them in a low rone, of the bonty they would find in the pole Hellion of Ids guelt, and t!v moment they

were to murder mm, tor that pur-

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LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4. We have experienced the cf-. fe6ls of the moll tremendous and fudden fwell of. the Ohio river, ever known or heard of at this feafon of the year, by the oldell refidents of this place, by a difference of about 15 feet; and even the Spring frefhes have nevei reached the fame height but once, which was nearly twenty years ago; when the water was two oi three feet higher. The prefent frefh has been ac

companied with the fevereft cold of our winters, which rendered it

peculiarly diltreflin to thofe whole property lay vithin the reach oi the flood. The whole plain from Louifville to Sluppingport, below

the lecond bank, was inundated and the flreets of Shippingpon were na iga!)le for boats, but a there wa no current there was no material injury orlofs of property fuitained, except what arofe fron the improvjclence of thofe wh, did not pay attention to the fafet

of their Cattle, and Ho

leuucnce oi tne damage

by the late frelhes, ;ut v e are fearful of hearing of fueh ddlrefs particularly lrom the rivers and creeks that feed the Ohio, the wrecks of buildings tint have drifted paft this place, induce us to fear there has been great dcilruotion fome w here. Much praife is due to captain Beach who indullriouliy ailifled and accomodated fome families who were dtiveu from the ground floors, on board his fchooner which lay in the dream before Shippingport. Mr. 'I'arafcon's Mills at Ship, pingport, and mr. Bullits Mill at Clarksville, all near the foot of the

rapids, are now emerging from the flood without appearing to have flittered any material injury. Mr. Berthod's Warc-hcuVe at Shippingport, contained property to a very high amount, which canfed much anxiety during the fwell of the river; but we are happy to find that no injury was fuflainecl. We find it dated in fome of the Kadern Prints, that 'the Governor of De laware has refilled to hold in

reaomeis ne quota ot mnitui, required fro. a that Suite by the U

mted States, until he fiiall be inlot toed for what purpoie they are wanted. Kentucky Gazette. Copy of a letter from the Hon. Benjamin Howard to the editor of the Kentucky Gazette, dated, Washington City Dec. 14, lsos. Dear Sir, I have in conjunction with feveral of our members called upon the Polt-mafter General, with a view to date the intolerable abufesin the tranfportation of the

weltern mad, and to infill upon an immediate correction of them. A fpecial meflenger is indantly to be lent along the mail rout tf) difcover where and with whom thofe abides originate, in ordee that the corrective may be efficiently applied : and m addition the whole arrangements of the

made out

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ie. la; nr. u ieiiei wis.

immedialelv concluded that

no time was to be lod in doing hisjfeent.

.Some linall and hg.it buildingwere raifed from their foundaiiom there and in the lower part oi Louifville but were not carrict) away. Mcafuring from the furface ol the lowed dage ol water, the 6hi has raifed about 3 1 feet on the bai at the head of the rapids, and 5 feet opposite Shipping port fo t!u u c find the furface as even here a at any other part of the Ohio: near the fhore on either iidc of tinriver, a boat might afeend with nearly the fame facility as to de

trran cements

wetfrn man is to be

and fubmttted to the rr -refenta-tion, in order that it niay receive fuch improvements as their information may enable th-ni to fugged. I fhall not lofe fight of this lubjeel until relief is ahorded. 1 herewith inclofe you a lid of the officers, in our date, lately appointed in the army of cooo. The preiident has ordered a confiderable part of our regular military

force to New-Orleans ; the precife number I have not learnt. No vote has been taken upon the rcfolution refoecVmg a nonmtercourfe with France and Gre.,t Britain. By the next mail 1 fhall, 1 trud, lie able to flate to my C(n-

itituents v. itn tome certainty, the oourfe which,- will be adopted as itrefpecis the belligerents. At ny rae as foon as I can do it with :ertainty, I Iliad not lofe a moment making the communication. I am. Sir, Your friend, Jienj. Howard.

A few copies of the Acls )a(Ted at the lad fcflion for falc at fhis office.

E. STOUT.

RI.VTFI TO THK T I'

THK LAWS OF THK

..;toi-.y akij of IVi.D STAT Li.