Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 22, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 May 1817 — Page 4

POETICAL ASYLUM. FROM THE KxF.TER V.TCHMAN. Extract from Thr Village' an Original Poem.

Though pleasure may your steps attend. And love and wine their joys may blend, And fortune add a faithful friend ; What then ? Thievish time may cease his stelth, Age may bloom in rosy health, And av'ricc wallow in his wealth ; What then ? While laurcHvreaths Ms brows surround. Ambition is with empire crown'd, Time its space and erth its hound ; What then ? All nothing ; Power is but a name, Pleasure is a taper's flame, Dust is wealth, and breath is fame, Wiiat then ? O then in truth's delightful bowers, Dcck'd with aramanthine flowers, Strive, as joy wings all the hours, To live. O, there, In virtue seek the charm, Life's iroods to crown, and ills disarm) And teach, at la-t, without alarm, To die. Frrn the American Watchman. Mortality and Immortality. What is the Body I Fragile frail, As ve; station's tender leaf. Transient as April's fitful gale, And as the flashing meteor brief. When long this miserable frame fk lias vanish'd from life's busy scene, This earth shall roli, that sun shall flame As though tnis dust had never been ! What is this Soul ? Eternal Mind, Unlimited as thought's vast range : Bv grov'liing matter unconfin'd The same, while states and empires change. When suns have waned, Sc worlds sublime Their final revolutions told. This Soul shall triumph over Time, As though such orbs had never rolPd ! MONARCHY $C REPUBLICANISM Extract from a Classical Tour through Ualy. lit the Rev. J. C. Eustace. Vol. 1 L p. 415. k While contemplating the splendid exhibition of the virtues and Vie powers of the human mind, ea'led into action, and perfected in those latter as in those more ancient commonwealths of Oreece and Rome, the candid reader will perhaps feel himself disposed to question that grand axiom of politicians, that monarchy, When lodged in the hands of a perfeetly w ise and good prince, is the best mode of government. u I1 peace, security, and tranquility were the sole or even the principal objects of the human mind in the present 9tHU9 of existence, su h a position might be title : and in admitting its truth, man most resign his dignity, and must sacrifice the powers and the accomplishments of his nature to ease and indolence Hut the intention of Providence seems to be very different. He has bestowed upon man intellectual powers and et dowed him with fonderful energies of soul, and hi w ill muM h thai those powers and energies should be put

forth, and developed and matured by exertion. Now, the more perfect the monarchy, the less occasion there is for the talents and exertions of subjects. The wisdom of the prince pervades every branch of administration, and extends to everv corner of Sf the empire ; it remedies every disorder, and provides for every contingency ; the subject has nothing to do but to enjoy and to applaud the vigilance and foresight of his sovereign. That a state so governed, is very delightful in description, and very prosperous in reality, I admit ; but what ar e its fruits, and what the result of its prosperity ? Ease, or rather indolence, pride 6c luxury. No manly talents ripen, no rough hardy virtues prosper under its influence. Look at the Roman empire under Trajan and the Anthonies, the most accomplished princes that have ever adorn ed a throne, whose era is represented by Gibbon, as constituting the happiest period of human history. Peaee, justice and order reio;ned, it is true, in everv province, and the capital received every day additional emoel lishments : but what great men arose to distinguish and to imfttortalize this age of happiness? The two Plinys, Tacitus, and Seutonius. Look next at the great republics in the days of Cicero, when jarring factions and clashing interests roused every passion and awa'cened every energ v ; when everv virtue and every vice stood in array, & struggled for masterv. See what talents were displayed ! what genius blazed what noble characters arose on all sides."

JOHN Mc.GlFFLV. fr Co. EspEfTFiLLY inform the Citizens of Vincennes, and the pubiic in general, that they have coinmcnccd the Mercantile Business aI AT S rREET, at the stand late ly occupied by HARLOW if TRIM BEE, where they have on hand A General Assortment of DRY-GOODS i? GROCERIES, H RD. 1 QUEENS Sc 1 WARES assorted, TIN J Also a Large Quantity of KRtttiAWA sal r, Which they will dispose of at the most reduced prices for CASH. March 28. 17 -tf Try all things and hold fast to that which is best." rgHIE undersigned having sohl out t his stock of Merchandise and wishing to close his store accounts requests those who are indebted to him to call at Ins office and discharge their arrearages by the first of Vpril ensuing. 1 !e now advertises (for the first time !) that he acts as a J fA CONVEYANCER, i S and that he intends PRACTISING LAW in Oibson, Knox, and the two adjoining counties and if made r.-jrtJi hi while will attend oecasionrlly, in any other county in the First Circuit 1 is practice as a LAWYER shall be fair liberal and corn et. He resides on Main street, in Vincennes and may be (aily found by a sign board over the door, inscribed. GENt W. JOIIXSTOX February 2 7, 18 17. 1 3-tf fvITiL practice Law in the Circuit Courts of Knox, and thr adjacent coin tics he rentes at the M Vincennt Hotel M Vincennes, 14, Feb. 1817. llltf

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Af I A1V NOTICE JNATHL. HUNTINGTON, Attorney at Law OF Conveyancer. HAS opened an office, under the same roof of Messers Hale and Wood's Apothecary Store in Vincennes, where he will be generally found ready, to attend to the business of his profession tf-5 Vincennes, January 2. 1317 To the Editor of the Western Sun. Claims for Property lost, &c. During the late JVar. Amfi.vrkKY and General Vgency, rl'a.shirigton City, 10th March, 18 17. sir For the information of your readers, shouid you think propor to publish it, I take the liberty to apprise you that the act passed on the 9th day of April, 1816 entitled i an act to authorize the payment lor property lost, captured or destroved while in the military service of the United States, and for other purposes," has been amended by an act of the late Congress, so as that ti e 1st Section limits the pro isio.is of the 9th section of the former act, to buildings occupied by order, as a place of deposit for military and naval stores c as barracksfor the military forces. Claims under this and the 9th section aforesaid, to be investigated by the Commissioner and reported to congress 2d Section provides for the appointment of special Commissioners as formerly who are requested to t ike an oath of o 'lice Commissioners authorised to appoint annent in behalf of the United States, to join with the soecial Commissinners when he may deem il expedient 3d Sec provides for payment of any horse, mule, ox, Vcip;on, cart, r ;: iji or harness lost in service, except when the risk was to have been incurred by the owner. 4th Section extends the provisions of this and the former act to cases of property lost, captured or destroyed in the wars with the the Indian tribes subsequent to the 18th February, and prior to the first day of September, 1815 and the 5th and last section, Orovfd that all claims of 200 dollars or upwards shall be reviewed by the secretary of War, and may be confirmed or rejected by him. I am sir most respcffuMv. JOSEPH WATSON. IrTTTThis agency wiil undertake to coiicct claims of the above description, and all others on government.

le PresiJe:U of the lT Sratci. HEKhAS by the first sect:(.nof an Act of C nfrress nassed osi the 3ist day of March 1808, entitleP a An act concerning tl e saic of the lands of the U States and for other put poses" the President of the U States is authorized to cause certain public lands to be offered for sale ; Wherefore, I James Monroe, President of tiie U. States, in conformity with the said act and other acts of Conp;ress, providing for the saie and disposal of the Lands of the U States south of Tennessee do hereby declare and make known that public sales for the disposal agreeably to law, of the public L inos, in the district of Pearl river, bounded On the west by the Chickasaw bay river. on the south by the parallel of the 31 of north latitude, on the east by the Mobile and Tomblby rivers, and on the north by tiie Creeks Santabogtie and Boi;ue iionio, (the one falling into the Tonibigbv and the other into the Chickasawhay rivers) Which have been suit: yed and returned to the Register of the Land office at St. Stephens And which l ave not been disposed of or excepted from sale by law, shall be held at St. Stephens on the River Tonibiby, on the first Monday of July next and continue till the said lands have been offered for sale. Given under my hand the eighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. J VMES MONROE. By the President, Josivm Mek.s, Commissioner of the General Land Office. March 3d 20-7utl June. ICB IS HEREBY GIVEN, nvn'i son wi&hinorto ourcha EEL HO AT, that tlrw can be accommodated ) plvitA to Mr. Bonner, on or before the 3d of May next, and if not lefrc the said time. The said KLLL BOAT will be solci at Public Auction, at 2 o'clock. JAMES E REL. Vincennes, April U, 1817 2o-3t

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Sale of Lots in WASHINGTON. (In liana ) '"I HISSeiTF being lately chosei, by a the ComfnisMonei s appointed by the legislature to fix the permanent B at of justice tor Da visa county, is situ J in the Forks ok Whit Rivf.r oi the Main state road, leading from Cinch . i and Louisville to Vincennes Sc is about 20 miles from the hutrr ir isa, withi four miles of that beautiful and n .i blc stream the West Fork of White R ver, r.t which place the road crosses said river, at the fa !s J his town is situated in a rich ar.ci fertile country surrounded oh ail sees by rich and wealthy farn era it adj ins Liverpool, on the ro t'., n Bouri little village containing 15 or 2 f mi iei and in which there m- , & i , . never filing springs whicl fl rd a u ' '. r.cv of stock water t! . oi ihs . . . . i there is also within L; mii s of W h ington, sik O-i.-j ali two Saw-Miiis, together with ail ti e a; ore advantages, it has o. r wljich few trv. :.- -i boast of, an advantage too wl ich shoi id interest every person wishing to purchase lots in e westem c untry, ;' is vantage is oltk Liverpool adfociJ x the town of Washii gton, has beer pettied about 7 years, 3 years .,' whicl ;t was occupied as a fort, and it - ppeara almost mcreditab e io say that t! ere i not durii g ti;ai time been . e death in it and such i the f k tliat duri a settlement of 7 yeaiL -. V ; .. r n the (! atl oi a :. L 4 re; -. ' t Washington in point of He u.ih : the garden spot tS Indiana The safe ef lots will commence on the second n on. day in June next. Terms of sr.ie will he made known on the day of aale by

'( ; I i y' 'If. V April 3. i 8 : v. 19VY Xi C KOI C E IiruiY GIVEN to a ; persons it holdi-i'. . i-y.A'i.-. : gr hisf t!- estSt of - i- i T Codd, deed that I v ' ' s ttle with the Gallatin county court at tic next June term of said court tr " iv. S.v Wn e 'i own, or o j ane r - y :t, at which tin i all the a d itorsol :ui. estate are required to bring in then ciuiins property mtl enticated GEORGE CODD. A d in i n i .-: : r, r 'or of the eafut : :f V h. T. CODD deed. April 1, 1817 19 8w furmerty Julia VanderburghGeorge R C Sullivan, and ffei n him tvif-, formerly fit I n Vand, rbnrgh and James Vanderburgh, n ira ai I devisees of Henry Vanderburgh, dec.

JTb t!?cti ' sJ in May next I shall make applica ion to the county COUrt of i;.x, to be lioiden by ti:c Associate Judges at the court hoe. .. tn Vincennes ; and on the .Monday following, make application to the Gibson county court, to be h olden by the Associate Judges at the courthouse in the town of Princeton, foi the appointment of Commissioners to make partition of the real estate of Henry Vanderburgh, deed, iying in those counties. J. C ALL, Atty. for Thomas Hempstead, one of the heir in right of Cornelia, his wife, f rmerly Cornelia Vanderburgh, and Guardian for Elizabeth and W'i;iam Henry Vanderburgh, infant heirs of Henry Vanderburgh deed. LOST,' EN Vincennes. on Tuesday oigbt the first Instant, A Bundle of Papers, Containing Bank Bills Any person who will return to the subs4 riber said Bvudlk containing the Bank Bids si all receive his thanks together With 4J dollars, and no questions will be asked nor no information given, who tiie person may be if requested. A BIJAH HULL. VlHCKJVHBI A Pa It il 1H17 1 ICT persons indebted to the subscriber are requested to make immediate payment. A II NOTICE T INTEND to apply to the County Commissioners for the county of Knox, and stated1 Indiana at their next term to be held in August next, for leave to establiah a ferry across the Wabash, from my land, commonly known by the name of the Stone Landing to the opposite liank. U. LASSELLE. April 4, 1817. lb-3t-