Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 March 1817 — Page 4

POETICAL ASYLUM. Ai FECTATION.

Why. Affectation, why this mock grift 1 mate I bo, silly thing, and hide that simp'rini-; I Thy lisping prattle, and thy mincing pait, All thj false mimiok fooleries I hate ; For thou art Folly's counterfeits and she bo is righl t oli h hath the be tterplea; Nature's true Uh ot I prefer to thee, Why that soft languish! Why that d;m ling tone I Art s'k k ? art sleepy ? Gel thee home? begone. I laugh at al! thy pretty baby tears, Those flult'rings. fainting and unreal fears, Can they deceive us ? Can such mumtn lies mo e, Touch us with pity, or inspire with love ; No, Affectation, vain is all thy art ! Those eyes may wander over every part, They'll never find their passage to the hi ai t. From the Baltimore Patriot. GREGOR M-GREG OR. Having observed in your paper of Friday an article from Norfolk, relating t Sir Gregor M'Gregor's having abandoned the cause of the Venezuelans, w alter Gnding all his endeavors to establish anv thing like concert, discipline or regular government among them, to he utterly unavailing," 1 am induced to state a Tew particulars relative to this person, from which you may deduce the probable utility of which he has ever been to the cause in question. M' Gregor arrived in La-Gu-ayva. some time towards the middle of the year 1811. He announced himself as a Scotchman of rank, who had served in the Peninsula. It w as with difficulty that the interpreter prevented the absurdity of his landing, preceded by a Scotch hag-piper in full blast ; but his servants clad in the I J ighland costume attracted sufficient curiosity. M'Gregor for some time after lib arrival did not find th military employment, which appears to have been liis object visiting the Maine ; but during his stay at Carraccas he made himself remarkable alone for some English propensities, such as constant displays of horsemanship, a strenuous affection for the bottle. &c but above all, his bag piper was an inexhaustible source of wonder, or disgust, to the musically refined inhabitants of Caraccas. In the threatened civil convulsions which were about to explode when the earthquake took place in March, 1 12. M4 Gregor could take no part, as he had no employment, and was ignorant of the situation, the manners and language of the country. To Miranda he attached himself, and from him obtained, on the invasion of the province from the side ofOorobythe Spanish Royalists, under Mofite erde, the command of a few hundred cavalry whom, after themi.-t ill-jii;i l manoeuvering in the face of the enemy, lie contrived to lead into an ambuscade, where the greater part of them re slain, or taken prisoners, he himself escaping with great difficulty His ili-

conduct on this occasion was no

torious, and there were not wanting, those who accused him of absolute inebriety on the day he lost his cavalry, as well as that he was seldom otherwise, when there was a probability of being engaged. The writer of this knows, that this mischance threw him completely into disgrace at the time, and was oneof the chain of causes which induced Miranda in the month of July, 1812, to surrender the country to an inferior force. M'Gi egor escaped with various others, through the capitula tion made by Miranda, and he is Stated to have been at Carthagena when that place surrendered to Morillo. Hut it is credibly asserted, that his propensity to intemperance had not left him, and he certainly never has possessed the talents necessary to lead an armv, or to organize a system of things fit for a country struggling through the horrors of of an exterminating civil war. Among those who are at the ha; id of the Patriotic party in that part of Spanish America, is Arismendi, of the Island of Margarita, a plain, sensible man, whose energies have been called into action by the deliberate murder of many of his relations, by the Royalists. Bolivar, whose family before the troubles, possessed the largest landed propert y in Venezuela, and who appears to be considered the cheif, is a man of unquestionable courage, directed by but middling abilities. When bv the assistance of new Grenada. Bolivar was enabled in 181:1, to drive the Royalists out of Carraccas, the exterminating war hich has deluged that country with blood, was commenced, and may possibly, w ith too much shew of truth be attributed to him. C ertain it is, that his short possession of authority, enabled Rivas, the" Marat of that country to commit the most horrible enormities against the Royalists. Of the other leaders the only one with whom I am acquainted is Soublett, who signs himself Major General in one of the bulletins from the province of Cumana. This young man, now about 28 years of age was ono of Maranda's aids in the disastrous campaigned' 1812. He is a native of Caracas, and perhaps unites more of the qualifications necessary to enable him to go through the cart he i acting, than any engaged in the contest. fc is intelligent, active, humane, virtuous and brave. fM'Greffor is, as ofi wu J. o; com ing m conlact with such a man us this, is a sufficient explantion to my mind of the caosc of his re tiring from the contest. A few months will decide these aiinions. A friend to the Patriotic caMe of S. America New Olive Branch. It 1 recollected, that during la war Rfattht w CaT( y of Philadelphia, published a very popuiM" tsrancn. or l-auit? n OiU.T sides." This Essay related ex clusively to political parties, and was so much read thai it rapidly ran through several editions. 31 r. Carry has seized the same

idea, in relation to religious feuds, and is about to publish. u The Religious Olive Branch, or Faults on (nearly) all sides." It is to be put to press in the month of May, and published in July or August and to be ebellished with 40 engravings, illustrail ng the various scene s of horror, perpetrated by persecutors, whether Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Presbyterian, ele. etc. Richmond Compiler. Worcester Feb. jo. We learn from Smith field, (R. I.) that on the evening of the 4th instant a man by the name of Thomas Gulley, perished with the cold He had been to Providence with a team ; and on his return he had proceeded but about a mile from the last place at which he stopped, when, (as there are certain indications) finding himself cold with riding, he jumped from liis sled, but Was already so benumbed, that he was unable to proceed far and fell into the snow beside the road, where he was found dead the next morning:. On the same evening a labouring man left Aldrich's Tavern in Smithfield, for his home, about two miles distant, but was not able to reach it before he perished. His body was found the next day near a tree, from which, it appeared, he had with his feet, beaten the bark, in a fruitless struggle to warm himself. Another person was found in Smithfield, the same evening, almost dead withe cold ; but upon being taken to a house, he with proper treatment recovered. spy-

j Sale of Lots in the Town of M PETERSBURG!. FIIK sc'mc of this town lias been seJL lecteci bv the commissioners appointed by the state Legislature for fixin the seat of Justice for Pike county, and laid off by the county Commissioners on the most liberal plan ; the streets from 60 to 100 feet wide, and alleys of 10 feet, each h:n lot containing: one auarter ot an acre, and out lots one acre, the public square, containing one acre, in the centre of the town. PETERSBURG H is situated one & a half miles from White river, surrounded by an extensive country of rich and fertile land, and in the centre of a large settlement of good farmers ; it lies 20 miles from Vincennes Sc 22 from PrinceI i ., from each of which places a public road passes through Peteraburgh, to Louisville, and is on a direct line from froy, the county seat of Perry county nnes. Tt wi I i Mr, twel rMI r,j saie i.ots in r etersburern old at public sale, on the second in April next, on a i redit of six, ind eighteen month th itvi bond and security . t i i i . ' turcna or hp U1V1 in. JOHN JOT n nr. u-:t y rr fs - r r j- r . it IL. HUNTINGTOJ mey a? Law Conveyancer. S opened an ('.Tee, under the same roof of Messers Hale and Wood's Apothecary Store, in Vin ies, where he will be tr erne rally found ready to attend ioi!:l- busmess uT bis piofl tf-5 Vii ennes, Ja u ry2 1217 NOTIC B. L those indebted to John Houston Are requested to rail and nav off their book accounts, - dn&t th Irst d ty of April next) as they arc about going a ayt JOHN HOUSTON, : C March i4, 1817. 15-st

J C REILEY, & Co. WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS, SIL VERSMITHS W JEWELLERS II ESPECTFtfLLY informs thcir t u nils, and the public in general, that they bai c commenced the above business in all its various branches, in th use ! v occupied by Messrs. Hale Wood, and nearly onnnafi H,ri c

. 4 r i i w v oc 1 l'lTIlDK V;n n Iw. i i . their unremitted attention to business, to uwru me approbation ot the public. incennes, January 1, is ir N. B Watches 8c Clocks, of every description carefuly repaired, and warrant. I to forni.The highest price giv n for old Gold and Silver. vn apprentice, will be taken of good moral habits, to learn the above. CASH! Clsflf CASffriT" THE highest prices in CASH, will be tfiven for good fresh IS l I I EH. EGGS and rrojsrEr, by AKIJAH HULL. incennes, Feb. 2-1, 1817. 1 2-tf NOTICE, TnE subscriber , h g duly authoriX zed to adjust, and finally close the business ol the late firtn of JV, Bradingjun Co. hereby requests all persons indebted to the same, to come forward and discharge their debts.-If h 19 not convenient for any of those aunst whom there are book accounts, to discharge (he same immedi! -ly, a reasonab.e time for jrayment will f c;iven,provided thev emhracp p . mey cHiorace u.e present opportunity oi calling upon me, and giving their notes for the amounts ere ISAAC BLACKFORD. ineennes, Feb. 7, 1317. tf-10 KRMTAAV.V SALT Ol the first quality, for sale by JOHN DULY TN Busseron prairie, one mile from ( . Carlisle, which will be sold low for Cash, Furs and skins, or for produce, such as Corn and Wheat. 8tf January 23, 1817. I OR LE, A KEEL BOAT OF ten or twelve tons burthen she is almost nc w, substially built, and will be sold reasonable- apply to HN EWING. February f, 181 T. 10-if Keep j our Cash at Home. I 'HE subscriber has now on hand, JL and intends constancy keeping, of his own manufacture, a supply of SCREW AUGERS, of all sizes, and of a superior quality fanners, carpenters, rrd others, that may wish to purchase, will, he 'hopes give, a preference to home manufacture. JOHN $. STROPES. 'incenncs, March 4, 1817. 14-tf T c fir t MTILL p icti e Law in the V T Circuil Courts of Knox, and the ad jacent cotinltes he resides at the u Vincennes I lately Vinecnnes, 14, Feb. Mir. lltf NOI ECB 4 I.L p?rsons i idebted to me arc reil quested to make payment on or before the first day of April next, as I Intend s ttingr out for Philadelphia about tn e. Those whose accounts a;c one, two and three years standing, will do well loattendto this notice. J. 1). HAY. Vincenr s, March 2. 1817 i5-3t . v y" j. WRITING PAPER, For Sale at the Office of the Western Sun. JUSTICE'S BL INKS, To.: Sale a t this Otvicx. Blank Note Books, A N I) BLANK DEEDS, For sale at the VP ttn office.