Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 21, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 April 1816 — Page 4

POETICAL ASTLCfM. Ffom the Federalist. Saturday Nigbu Swcrt to the feu! the pining ray, That uthtra placid evening in ; VSrn with the rtill expiring day, The S-bath's peaceful hours h-gifl ; How tjrrvful to the anxious treaft, The facred hours ot holy reft. I love the bluth of fffal bloOOH Whrn morning gilci? night ft Men rear, And dear to mr thf BMlUmfttl vloom, Of Autumn,' fhbath of thr year Bot purr-r p!rafurr. j.ys fuMune, Aw'it the dawn of he'y time. Hufn'd is the tumult of th- d y, VAnd w udly ores and nGnei ceafe ; WhiW f ft the vrfyrr hrrrZ- pi V, To"hy.vr. rh r'd return of prace ; O f-afvn b!r(, O moment! givm ! To turn the Vagrant thoughts to Heaven. Yh t thr' inoKd in lurid night, The lotlteftctl trim of naturr 1 ide ; Yrt mid the gloom tan heavei ) liht, With j y, the enntdtc foul prrvade ; O th n Grrat 5 urc? of tight divine, iVith brams ethcnal, gl-ddm mine ! Of' as tht hattdWH) 'urs ftiall rome, O raife my thought from earthly things, An d heir mr to mv heavrniy home, On living Pftith'a tmmottal wtns Till thrlaftglram of life decay, In one eternal Sabbath Py ! Best (Aire For 7"' cubic. By S. Osborne B?n B-ick, a phih t jhf r Wat, In the penuine f nle of thr word ; And he held that repining, whatever the cauff, Was unmanly, and wrak. an i abfutd. "VVhrn Mat Mope was IT-ailtrJ by trouble, Thtt(tl in m italt, as pure ?s a vrll ! ; H- Gh'd; md eailaimed Lifers bubble y Then bkw it away with a piftol ! Tom Tipple, whrn tmu le "u t'u 'ed, And his Fortune and credit were funk, Bv a too coirm n error deluded, Drown'd trouble & nude hnnfelf drunk ! Put Brn had a Way of his own, Whrn grievance! m-de him une-fy ; Hr bade the dlue devil? begone ! Brav'd trouble, Sc m de hui iVlf buiy !

remain unnoticed amj unex- ing from them, all of which plored. were explored, but were Tlie firrt one we entered found to terminate by going descends f i om a place which a few rods. At length a nar is nearly level in a wood, the row pafTage was difcovered, entrance of which is about which being followed a fliort fufficient to admit the en didance, opened into a large, trance of a barrel : the de- vaulted natural bdl room, scent was about the deepnefs which W3S ftraight about 20 of common Hairs until we feet wide, the lame in height reached the bottom, which and when illuminated had the was tolerably faiooth & level 5 molt brilliant and romantic it was from 10 to 15 feet ide appearance imaginable, drops and about the lame 111 flight ; like dew hanging from the the pafTage widened from the fpar, and glittering in the rays entrance until we reacbeo the ol (he candle, rendered the bottom, which was luppofed fcene truly brilliant and canto be about 100 feet below not fail of enrapturing a pertheiuridce of the earth ; in ion who is fufceptible of the some places the roof was feeling caufed by the con niched and Imooth, and in temp!at!on ot grandeur iubothera rompofed of lagged limit y am) beauty. I his ca. rocks which in fume places vera is aboui a quarter of a appear to be almofl ready to mile in extent, and exploring quit their hold and threaten it is at tended with no difficulty the i nti uder with in I) ant death it being capacious and fmooth After proceeding about a hlf after leaving the entrance

our d ys. real of enjoyment ;

VTheil formw rmHtt And potsotll fh I

Tlie 'u'rft Ipeiific h fvs for trouble and grief, is employment !

a mile, where the timid are apt to hive their curiofity dampened and rclinquifh their refeart hes was a narrow pad ige aboui io teet in length and not more than 3 in height and pelting thro it was attended with c onOderahle ex-

On one fide is heard the murmuring of a dream of water which i difcernable at different pi tees thro' evenues re(embling pot t holes, a dream of water runs in the fame manner through the whole

length of the for mer cavern)

ertion and difficulty ; alter at the extremity of the cave

which we entered the mod remai kable pat t of the cavern proceemng about onequar ter of a mile further, we t a me

to a pond of pure and exceer

ing cool water which was abui 70 or 80 feet in eircum-

are a number of pff'iges leading different ways, which are as perfectly Hraight fmooth and as regularly arched as if they had been hewn by tlie hand of an arnfr tho not very cxteniive, A oidoi fired in

feience & apparently in fome one of the pallages made as phces very deep ; we threw loud a report as a 6 pound in pieces of broken rocks cannon would in the open air.

which defcended with a roaring rumbling noile for Ionic time before they reached the bottom ; the water front this cit cum dance was judged to be at much as 40 feet in dept h. bove rlus w as a high and re gul ir felt lupported arch from which hung great quantities ofmaicafite or Ipar. refem blino icicle tome of which were tranlparenl and beautiful but 10 tit ter ibe ihtMcdii-

olities or this place would ex

n torn ? places t lie tide of the cavern are computed of a crydallized fubllance which is tramparent and appears to have been formed bv the oof inr r)f lime water from the rocks which is peiritied and very much refembles ice. Atone place in this cavern was dilcoveted a hole in the rock about 12 feet from the bottom of the cave fo fin a II tii at it admitted a man with ionic difficulty ; but on enter.

WATtRAL CCRlObtTT. F om The Cunk U Recorder In the town of bethlehefll 12 1 let from Albany, have been clifcovered t v o remai ka lle cavern, which merit ro be clalled with the fir fl ot natural curivifities and claim the attention of the cutiuus and the admirers of tl.e oiks of y nature. Tbej ere explored

a (hort time hnce b) a pat 1 1 ot young gentlemen from Ca ito, v hu were tio U Is gratttied than aflonithed thai so jjieat a plienomcnon iliould U long

ceed the bounds of a newspa-fj inn-was found to be the ptls per, On: the talent ot the wi- fage to a large room where ter. we found tlie horns bones After leaving this cavern, of a deer which appeared to curiofity excited the party to have lain there a great num iiit another which was about ber of eais, ami probably a quarter of a mile diltant were earned there by fome from the former place and bead of prey tlie fear of which had never been txplor which has probably brm the ed. 1 he entrance into this redrawing caufe of leaving n at the toot ot a precipice ot this fubterraneous curiouty lo

rock about 50 or 60 left in long unexeloi t d.

caution, James dretched ouc both arms at full length before him, but unluckily a door tiiac dood half open, pafled between his hands and (truck him a woful blow on the nofe 1 Dickens !' muttered he when lie recovered his fenfes a little 4 L always heard I had a plaguy long nofe, but f vow 1 never thought it was longer than my arm before. A IwoiToNE. ybout a week before our line of battle (hip the Independence, failedor the Mediterranean the venerable John Adams, now 4 fcore years of age was invited by the commander, to vifit his (hip. He was accompanied by a number of gentlemen of his neighborhood, & among the reft was Jofiah iPuincy , Esq, Mr. Adams review ed and examined the (hip with admiration contempl ued her uncommon drcngth of ftru&ure, cSc had the false florv of her being too low in the water cleared up to him ; and was convinced from his pretty thorough knowledge of thip;, iths nurture of which had been a fa voi he dudy I that (he was in feveral relptrrts tuperior to any fhip of any other nation Befrdethe flrurture and fine arranfemem of the Independence, he view ed with de, I ght the healthy hearty well d re (Ted and cheerful looking crew, as he walked the gun. decks on which were arranged 600 brave and fmiling American tailors the tear dole from his fy es w hen after re. covering htmfelf he turned round to the gentlemen ac. companying, and laid with his characteristic emph dis, 1 Let Mr. Strong fay what he will thefe are the bulwarks of our Keligion ! Qn which Demofthenes,' vho was ac his elbow bluflied and hem, med and choaked and ti ied to fpeak but could not: while all the red clapped hands, & the tailors fnickered from Rem to item. We pledge outfelves for the truth of this anecdote, i uiikee.

heioht ; a current ot an ilfues

from its mouth almofl tidiicient to blow out a candlethe entrance was cjuite narrow, not more than con veil ietitly to admit a perfon ; the

Cairo, Jul) 25.

ANLLDU1E. I gentleman having put our a candle by accident one night ordered his watting

descent Wat quite deep vtujil man who was a fimple being J we reached the bottom when to light it again in the -kitch-we were ufhered into a capa- en; but take care James emus room, but rather roughadded he, 1 that you do not and rock . I here was a nuttV hit yourfelf agaitdl am thinff ber ok winding pallages lead- in the Jaik.' Mindful oi the

Spc ctachs For Lawyers. A poor man having an af. fair of difficulty, wifhed to have the advice of a neigh, boring lawyer Indeed my ti iend 1 laid the law er, not expecting any great fee from the man's appearance your .affair is fo intricate, I cannot tee where to begin." 1 he man took the him and giving him t w o half guineas ail he h id, laid 1 I her e's 3 pair of spectacles for you sir.'

j? few pounds of WOOL wanted at the ffie of the Western Sun.