Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 January 1812 — Page 2

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In 872 a Comet and a most excessive: heat and drought which cut short the grain In 874 appeared in France myriads of grasshoppers or locusts of a remarkable size, With six feet and two teeth harder than stone. In 1250 a Comet appeared in February and was visible for a month Mortal diseases prevailed, and authors relate that the fish on the English Coast had a battle in which eleven whales and a multitude of other fish were slain and cast ashore. In September 1636 was seen a Comet. At Lille in France fell a storm of hail, the stones of which weighed a pound.--The above are cases where the Comet first appeared and afterward came the terrible effects which then were traced by our learned author to their source ; just as certain medical gentlemen among us, trace the yellow fever to certain other diseases as signs and precursors, taking good Care always to wait the appearance of the latter before they Venture to foretell the certain the certain consequences of the former And as long s they confine themselves to this method of predicting what is about to happen after it has already happened, it is safe enough, after it has already happened, it is safe enough, although it is not easy to see what benefit can ever result from it. notwithstanding their assurances ; even prejudice itself must allow that it certainly betokens far less skill than to predict the event before it happens. But the following narrative presents us with a cafe, where one of those planet struck gentlemen actually made the attempt which I publish, that the world may see and judge from the result how much credit is due to those con

ceited philosophers, who to shew their

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and learning, care not

What uneasiness and groundless alarms they create. Judging from the experience of nearly 2000 years, we have jst as good Cause to afflict ourselves with forbodings of every evil from the appearance of the sun, or seven stars as from a comet. It is recorded that in the year 1712, Mr. Whitson having calculated the return of a Comet which made its appearance on Wednesday the 14th of October, at 5 minutes after 5 in the morning, gave notice to the public accordingly, with this terrifying addition, that a total dissolution of the world by fire was to take place on the Friday following. The reputation Mr. Whitson had long maintained in England, both as a divine and a philosopher, left little or no doubt with the populace of the truth of this prediction Several ludicrous eents now took place. A number of persons in and about London seized all the barges and boats they Could lay hands on In the Thames, very rationally concluding that when the conflagration took place, there would be most safety on the water--A gentleman who had neglected family prayer for better than five years, informed his wife that it was his determination to resume tint laudible practice the same evening : but his wife having engaged a ball at her house, put it off until they saw whether the Comet appeared or not. The South Sea Stock soon fell to five per cent, and the India 11 : and the Captain of a Dutch ship threw all his powder into the river that they might not be endangered. The next morning however, the Comet appeared according to the prediction, and at noon the belief Was universal, that the day of judgment was at hand. About this time 23 clergymen were ferryed over to Lambeth, it was said to petition that a prayer might be penned and ordered, there being none in the church service on that occasion. Three maids of honor burnt

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buy each of them a Bible and Bishop Tay-

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night in discounting n t s and ham ing out fpecie. ) Phurfday confidersoly more that f .000 k millrtflVs were legally married, inthef.ee of feveral r ':rj. ti,iMs. And to crown the whole fane. Sir Gilbert 1 1-a t'- r :..;- heat director to the Bank iiTi: d r !-s to all

the ie offices In l.n'::,, requii to ,v k ep g'ood h r , L,f bartii ul r eye up n the B m k of 1 T os ptmid the ; ! ; v t, ,)(( bu- from the " roni les f i ' learn -hat poor VVl itfc was trej Open ridicule notonH bv ': prp, by claffc. of p ojfe d , tcrwmui ilalf ricl incntt

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CAKTOKM!fiWT, J 'tnccntits, Jattumrj SOth, 1812. Having iince the formation ot our corps been placed under the command of col. John P. Boyd, and WitneiVcu the ardent To licituJe ev.nced by him for our reflective mterefks and hooor, as blenced with the honor and reputatiog of the 4th U. States legiment of infantry we Oiould julily be confidered as deflitute of evciy military principle both of propriety and duty, ai well s manly feeling, were we to omit this puMic avowal of the det citation with winch v:e viow the vsriou? public atloni that have been made in the news paper oi this place called tl,e Weftern Sun, evidently intended to caufe didentions in the Corps The abufive and vulgar piece contained in the

w.per ot Saturday lad, together w ith others

We have b fore observed, having the fame obiechave excited our indignation, and

. we declare that we vn w them as fcurrilous

1 attempts o degrade and leflVn the conleOUence of our com maud ing rdficer, and to

Utpuve him of the rcipect due his character. (Signed) G. W. VR F.SCOTT, Capt. 4th Kegt. Infty. ft. C. BAR I ON, Cant. 4th Infty. O. G. BURTON", Lt. 4th Infty. C. LARRABEE, Lt. 4th Infty. EBEN. WAY, Lt, 4th Infty. J. L. EASTMAN, Lt. 5c A. Agt. 4th Infty, BENJn. HILL, Lt. 4th Infty. GEORGE P. PETERS, Lt. 4th Infty. LEV1S PECK II AM, Lt. 4th Infty. JOS! AH BAC N, Lt. &c uarter Mai'lc-r 4th Infty. GEORGE GOODING, Lt. 4th Infty. The evidences of the above charges are b fre the public, they can judge lor themfelvea, whether a finale xpreuion in any of them dm be conihucd to imply or embrace the regiment) to produce tiif;.reeable fenfations in the bread of any of its members, (col. Boyd only excepted) or produce diif ntions in the corps but as thev, or a pirt of tlirm, have tl ought it nrcelfary to deel xrr- that to have ben their idras as to the views of thr pieces, I have no htlitatien in faying that I refpec at Ieail a great pi r t oi t!ie regiment as gentlemen aia as foldiers, that nothing could be farther from my with than to produce party diflentions, in.. i

or ciettrov that harmony anu oou underII inding which is fo neeffary in military bo d:t-s ; ti:.it they were aimed at col. Boyd alone, who, I (hall always ut'itvc deferved at lead all tint wai fiid. With refped to the refolutions adopted bv the militia of this County, and thole ot the volunteers from Kentucky embraced in the bove general cenlnre, it would be prcfumption in me to make any remarks EDITOR. New-York, Dec. S. A mail from New-Haven reachcfi this city yc fterday, after nearly four days travelling, a tliliance ol only eighty miles the lallol fnov

i to the taftward is unprecedented.

It has drifted in lbme places, as high as the houfes the rnacls are impaflible, U is needlefs therefore to calculate on the arrival of mails. Gazette. Natch z. Dec. 21 , W e have been iniormed by a gentleman of the firft refpedabilil) , that letters have been received at ihe Cantonment, VValhington, trom encral Hampton, dated town 1 Mobile, cxe. Hating that I. chad

i p fit ffion of all the country claimed by the United States, as tar as the l ere lido ; and that an amic tbe arrangement had la ken place be It ween him and the Spanifh authorities. It is fur thci hjid, that all

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have been ordered immediately to march to Baton Rogue Mobile. VafhingtonCity, Pec. 31. The bill trom the Senate tor raU ling an additional military force, together with the report of the committee of foreign relations i: opofmg an amendmc nt to it, were ye fterday before the houfe of representatives in committee, going to reduce the force to be railed from 25 to 15,000 men, was negatived in committee of the w hole, by a majority of from 15 to twenty votes ; and the committee proceeded to confider the details of the Senate's bill, until the uiual hour of adjournment. The court martial lately fitting at Fredericktown on general Jamt s Wilkinfon has adjourned fine die, and lcveral of the members have reached this city, the judgment of the court, we learn, cannot be made public, until it lhall have ; en (lanped with the approbation of the executive. The convention of the Orleans territory, alter adopting the coniiitunon of the United State.s, and appointing a committee to prepare a conftitution, adjourned for a lew days to afford time tor a communication with their conftituents on this interelhng fubjt t. A memorial is to be prefented to congrels, praying tor the annexation oi k iorida to the territory.

The bill from the Senate for railing an additional military force of 25,000 men, was on Thflrfday ordered to bcengrofV'.d for a third reading ; and was yefterday read a third time, when a debate commenced on the qucllion of its final paffage, and continued until the ufual hour of adjournment. There appears to be no doubt of the paffage of the bill. &at. Int.

Take Node. I GAVE Dauici Hazleton my obligation, wearing date on the 10th of Auult Cr one hundred dolbrs, payable on the Hi day ot January 18 11, Otherwife one bun d red ana fix dollars, payable on the lit ot J anuary 1812, in Pork or Beef. Now having fully difthared and paid ti e required Contents thereof agreeable to n.y contract wiJi laid HazI?ton. I do hcrrby forewarn all and every perlon or perfons from buying or purchifing iaid obligation, as I am determincd not to pay it, ncr any part ct it farther than I have already paid. jNO. F. THOMPSON. January 2d. 18 12. LAND BUTERS LOOK 10 1 OURSELVES ! ! ! 1 'J any ptrfon wifiies to pure bafe and im JL pr"vr on a lure foundation, and to br hi poffeifion of a high, hefartfome and he.l thy fituation, fuch may be obtained in Buf feroli tiu i flnp. on the new public road

aciin from v incenoes up to, and through ie !irw nurchafe. chntainincr 20 ai rr a

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corn, wheat, tobacco ;md meadow; two thurda oi laid lands are as heavy timbered as ny ni the county, Confiding of walnut, l icLlt, oak, hickery md a(b, the othet third handfome prairie. On the premifea, there is a good conimodiua cabbtn, 37 by 17. two rooms telov, with a Ure entry bv twern, vfi. for the comfortable reception of a gen-it-', fan ily,) in excellent fmnke houfe, 11ablea, criijba, a:d otl er neceCT.ry hufrs. Thrtr is a fi Id of 3 or 6 acres of f'efli ground, alfo a jood pafture, od fmaJI e.xc lit nt ;;;:aiov, all unuct i;oofl fener, jufl

before the door in a !;ar,dfome view, in (fu prairie, there is a 19 acre field, alfo under good fence there is not one pannel, upon premii'es but what is all well ll keci and ridered (as is generally called.) The faid lands are bounded on the fouth and eaft ny heavy timbered put lie lands ; and on the north and weft by public prairie. 1 he titles anu boundaries are indift utab'e. I am defiroua and determined to fell, a2 am no tarm-r, and the country not nailing my occupation. To the purchafer, the terns fhdll be made as eafy as poll. Ic, and a bargain may be had. A further dcfcripiion is deemed unnecefTary, as it prefuieli that no prrfon voul i wifli to purcbafc witli out viewing the premifes any pcrfon wilh. iiu;- to be well fettled, and to follow the occupations of Farmer Mechanic Afemhant cjr. ( Doctors only exreptcd) are reqoefted, and will do well, to come, fee and view the premifes, and judge for thrmfelve? neither taking my defcription for the excellency thereof, nor that of others to therevertr, if it generally is to be found that pr fems inclinable to fell lands, are too apt to vilify their neighbours, and extol the luperrxtcllence of their own, or their connexions thedefign of fuch is obvious; therefoie lifti n to, but regard not fuch come fee and view, and let your own eves and judgments determine for yourfelves . The premifes will be Oiovn, on application io, ( tnd the e;olier the better) tile intentional and determined Vendor and propriciorj now living on the premifes William l Tbotupson, Knoxcountv. fi. T.)

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July 22d,

H HEREAS His Excellency WilV V iiam Henry Harrifon, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Indiana. 1 erritory, hath ordered that the citizens qualified to vote lor members to the General AIT nlbly of faid Territory in the feveral townflnps . f the county of Knox, (hall hold an election in tli-ir refpecive townmpa on Saturday, the 8ch day of Februaiy next, for the purpofe of electing one fit pcrfon to frrve as Shenif for the county of Knox. Therefore Public Notice is hereby given, in porfuancc of the order aforefakl, there v.jil he held an ele&ion oh the faid 8th d v of February next, in the feverp! tOWl (hips where perfons will be appointed for 1- Idhig the .:inr, agreeable to the law regulating the rleclions of faid 'IVrritorv, JAMES CROW, ShfF.K. C. January 18, 1812.

ALEXANDER BUCKNER HAS established his residence in Charleston, in the County of Clark and Territory ot Indiana, and will practice law in thr Courts of Clark County, Harrison and Jefferson Also in the General Court at Vincennes. All business with which he my be intrusted with, will be attended to with punctuality All letters directed to him on business, must be postpaid, other-wise they will not be taken out of the office. INDIANA TERRITORY. COURT OF CHANCERY. Special court Sep. 9, 1811. John Holker IN CHANCER Y John Edgar, J THIS day came the Complainant by his Counsel, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant resides out of the Territory and he having failed to answer the plaintiff's orignal bill. Herein on motion of the complainant by his consel it is ordered that unless the defendant appear and file his answer to the orignal and amendatory bill will be taken pro consesso, and it is further ordered that copy of this order lie published for three weeks successively in the newspaper called the Western Sun, published in said territory, the last publication to be thirty days at least before the said first Monday in February. Atteft. H. HURST, c. c. e

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