Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 21 July 1812 — Page 4

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POKTICAL ASYLUM.

THE TORMENTOR A petrifying plague there is, Which Court lite fweeteft cup bf blifsi And clouds lite 3 brighteft fun; Of happtnefs the worlt annoy, The mortal foe of every joy, Videlu it- A dim I

Not old Medusa's fabled head, "Whole dreadful eyes could turn, 'tis said The boldest form to stone ; E'er quench'd the blaze of mirth, or ty'd With magic spell, the form of pride, Like the aforesaid dun ! Hard fares alas I the luckless Wight Whole steps can, neither day or night, This rude tormentor shun; Who, at each corner, crook and turn. "Where'er his weary feet adjourn, Is haunted by a dun ! Ambition drops her busy schemes, Avarice awakes golden dreams, Blithe wit adjures his fun ; Pride sinks her bold aspiring craft, E'en potent Genius stoops opprest Before the mighty dun ! Muse ! tell how oft thy angel song, Has led my Captive soul along, With more than mortal tone ; How I, entranced whilst thou hast smiled, Have wak'd-- the sweet enchantment spoil'd By an intruding DUN ! Let toil my hazard limbs embrown, Let want and sickness weight me down, Gout, fever, cholic, stone ; Give me a scold in marriage noose, And e'en OLD NICK, himself let loose, But save me from a dun ! Pattoca, July 10th, 1812. Mr. Stout, ON looking over the 29th number of the Western Sun, I see his name affixed to an address to the people of the United States in vindication of the character of the militia Who served on the late campaign against the Shawnee Prophet and his partisans.---"That the militia have been basely slandered by the tongue ot calumny, as well as by the insidious pen of col. Boyd & captain Prescot is a circumstance of which I am well apprized--- but I was not present, nor did I act any part in that committee-- I now an nounce my entire approbation or that address with one solitary exception,-- it is there said "the militia were well pleased ar being put under the command of so distinguished an officer, &c."--I object to that statement, by asserting

that the men whom I had the honor to command, were never pleased at being put under the command at col. Boyd, though the respect we had for governor Harrison as well as the constituted authorities of our country in general induced us to submit to be commanded by col Boyd, however lightly we might esteem the table ot his Quixotic enterprizes in the Indies ; I am, however, convinced that the militia in general, treated col. Boyd with that respect which was due to their commanding officcr, nor do 1 believe that any part of the conduct of the militia could form a pretext for the unofficial and ungentlemanly conduct which was so familiar to the colonel during that campaign. And again, I do not wish to be considered one of that meeting which entered into the resolutions preceding that address, wherein John Badollet and Nathl. Ewing, have been perlbnally cenlut ed, as I am not fufficietitly acquainted With the cuxumllances of the meeting which it is faid they gave countenance to impro peily, to lay whether theil conduct vvas fuch as to deferve the levei e animadverlions eoi.taincd in that resolution or tut, and admitting their

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highly censurable 1 am unable to fay with that refolutiofi, that fc it is of a piece with all their conduct, ekc.,, my want of acquaintance with t-iolc gentleman would make fuch conduct in me highly im proper 1 hope you will give tliij a place in your paper itlin m IL ; y grove, CbUlicotfjC) July 4. Colt Uuillitp Who went ex prels from this place with dii p itches h orn the war depart ttient to gen. Hull, returned

on ) ueloav u(l, tie left th

ai my in good health a&! fpi

nts, on the 2 1 it ult. fwth;n

75 miles ot Detroit, It ib expected they will have tea ched there within the couiTi of this w cek, colonel Uunlap itatcs that captain Lucas had returned to the army from Uetroitt who reportedp that, on the American fide, feven unh s trom tort M.dilen, about 50J Indian! had embodied Cx othen daily ai living. Gen. Hull march! with the gieat il in cuuiipechon, and loitiiib ins camp every oighu A letter received by aoen tlettlatl in thu place trom Bal umorC itaus, that a large

mob collected in that city on the night of the 22d ult. and completely demolished the houfe and pr inting olRee of the editors of the Baltimore Federal Republican. One man was killed by the falling in ot a part of the houfe. Another ditgraceful proceeding ot the tame kind took place in Sa vannah, on the yh ult. MrMitchell, editor of the Ame lie an Patriot, was forcibly dragged trom hh houle to a neighboring pump, when th rioters continued pumping on him and other wife maltreat

ing him, till he w as foiebly

rcfued by his friends.

Mitchell attempted to detend

himfelf with his pill uls, but they milled tire. Defence of jYciv Tork. From the dull) atcefllons of (Irength to tlie fortifications of this harbour, we teel more reconciled to the ap proach of war, than the (hue ot our defences has her ! totoi e warranted, (Jn Governor's tdand, v e underftand, there are upwards of 1000 effective trooi)s, and feveral hundreds on the fortreflV's in the vicinity, and iheir numbers are in creating every dayCby the ar rival ot detachmrnts ot new recruits from different parts of the country. Oi cannon and ammunition there is undoubtedly great abundance. And when the force under general Oloomtlld is tomple ted, independent of the hue body of volunteer artillerills t this city, ue (hall be under no a p prevention for the fecu t it v of New York again!) any Jifpolable force in Kurope v hie h may be expelled to come againtt it. Columbian, We are extremely h ippy to find that the war meffage, ot the executive to congrels,

ahmonilhes that body and the

nation to rely upon their ov!)

valor, relom ces and exertions j profecute the war juit ciehired, and to Commit a jutl c aufe into the hands of 1 he A I mighty Difpofer ot events avoiding all connexions which might entangle us in the eonteits or wars ot other powers.1 1 hU is the true American o licy. We have Vagcvl war tor our own rights; and we believe that our own means under Providence, will carry us fafely through the patriotic conflict h there then a real A merican w ho M ill rc fufe his iervices to make the war

fuccefsful, his country happy,

band of brothers, let all bury in oblivion the petty Orites, which have heretofore diilurbed the harmony of the republic, and cordially unite, heart and hand, to bi ing the enemy to a fenle of juflice. Let all remember, that whatever may have been hitherto done, the honor, the glory, the greatnefs of their country, not its adminiflration alone, depend upon the vigor and fuccefs of the American arms in the preterit eomrft. Surely patriotifm, unadulterated love of country, is ror generous and too nob! - a fee-

! ling, to be chilled by the little

bickerings and relentment oi:

par ty. Lancaster 1m,

Irishmen the Champions oj Ame tican Ltbtrty, In the c ent of a war, berween the U. States and England, the Bi ir;ih ttoops will have new enemies to encounter, in the per Ions of the Iiifli

refidingin America, who may I at the fmalltfl computation, furnifh an army ot 20,000 j men. and ith fuch facility i tliat it will not he neccliurv

ro feduce them into the ranks bv the offer of bounties. I heir attai hment to their new country-, ami the abhorrence of rhe men v ho drove i hem h o 11 the land of their fathers, will contribute to make them the mod formidable enemy the Brmfh will have to contend with in the new woi Id. Irish Magazine. ALEXANDER BUCKNER HASelUblifhed hireGdenein Chirlff. ion, in the C uuty f) Clirk and JVrntorv of huliana, mtd will p, ,acf Uw in the Courts ot Cl(1,k County, H rrifoti nd JrfferronAtfo in the G nrral C urt IC Vtocennei. All liuGnefa with which bm my beint.uArd with, will be attended to wjfih purmlity A!! Icttffi direfted to him on hulfcieft, mull be poll paid, other. Wife they will no: be taken out of the offu e. ChriftUn Graeter, Thomai Tones Tt. Wtf liitn, Hc Sc Ge rgc Miner, Luke Dec ker, Eliu M'Nnee, ttobert M. Erknt, John 8c Chrlei Boothe, Samuel M.(ire Stlvy.ChWn phei Wy.nt, M-rk B rnett, Kl.h,, Stout, John Bradford, John St.uk, Abraham F.Snapp, Abra

nam n nacr, ina nil others to whoa in v A ind - ht d, G I N I LI MKV, V()1T will pteafo to lake HotiCftha Iftiall ipplyto the next court ot common Pleaa for tha county 1 f Knox, for the purport nl t kn the bem 61 of tl s j acl f,r the relief ofperfoni imprifoued for debt. . join Mill, r. June aftb, 1812. BLANK DEEDS. T"-r C a O it- l.a atda -.1 .1 lr ,

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