Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 50, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 November 1817 — Page 2

: eu sV . I uoycl manttt rs ; in fine, by adventurers m o disconti ted in Europe with thcif existence and fortune, went to seek towards the poles a term to their Wandering Life, an unknown and other destinies One day or other, the barbarous of this new world will take their rank ataong civilized st ttcs. 1 he colon ivs of America intended to become integral states and 0 :e niea, yet a desert, wiii be peopled bv European colonists. CvL Frrm 'he Ffjif l Journal, A very heavy ah- of wind was experienced on Jake Erie on I ucsd.tv Sever, tl vessels were 'Liven down the lake mid softie considerably injure ! The Schooner Nautilus from the port of Sandusky was upset about 50 miles above E rie. The pascngers and crew succeeded in saving t emselves upon the side ef the vessel, Until she drifted down the lake ne riy off Erie, w icn Lieu.. M wetJ6, of the . army, late y from Stckets Harbor, as a last re so t. left tl e vessel &: attempted to read) t:ic shore by swim ing; being exhausted, having been on the Wreck forty eight hours wit tout any kind of sustenance, he was overcome by t'ic violence of the waves, and soon suuk to rise no more The remainder of the passe ncrers and crew were soon after received by a boat from the shore e Pak t Boat President Monroe, owned bv Wti L Hodtre, of this village Was also upset o'T unkirk The crew were saved by the a distance of tec boat from the shore which took them off after tl.ey had been in the w iter several hours. Some trunks :of clothing, Sec were Sost, one of which belongs to a Mr. 1 cck, of Auburn a pascnger. A clergyman trave ing a road that led from a noted tavern overtook s ma'i on horseback, who had treated himself so kin tly with good stuff, that Vis, bodywas subject to a constant vibration from side to sid.c: for the sake of good company die made exertion to keep ids horse along si de of t ac clergyman's , to the great hazard of loosing ins seal n the saddleFriend said the clergyman, " whoever, you be, you seem to be very happy," M j licj)c, said tiie man, I sal! be hapy in the next world: I know vou very well,

thoucrli vou are u

luainted with

vou ar- the very man who converted me.' " Very posible said the clergyman' and it looks like some of my

rk wnieh I si.all be obliged

to do over again

3fo

HUMAN GRAND U RE, The sketches of C vuteaubriand during his iTraVels in G eece' ales ini-' K,fvpt and barbary., may p. ease the enthusiastic reader We copy tiie follow ine CaffJtill o i f rSPART Sparta was then beforeme ; arid Its theatre, to which my good fortune conducted me on my first arrival gave me immediately the positions of ail the quarters and edifices. I alighted and ran up to the hill ot t le citadel. Just as I reached the top the sun was raising behind the hills of Mane aion. What a magnificent spectacle 1 but now melancholy! I he solitary stream of the Eurotas running beneath the remains of the bridge Babyx ; ruins on every side and not a creature to be seen among them I stood rtaotionless, in a kind of stupor at the conten plation of t lis scene ; a mixture of admiration and grief c iecked the em rent of mv thoughts, and fixed nv to the spot ; profound silence reigned around me. Determined, at h ast to make echo speak ina spot where the human voice is no longer heared, 1 b louted with all im might eonidas ! Leonidas 1 No ruin repeated tl s ratename, and Spar ta herself seemed to have forgotten her hero

k' The whole cite of Lacedemon is unctfltivated tiie sun parches it in silence, and is Incessantly consuming the marble of the tomb- V en beheld t as desert, not a plant adorned ti e ruins, not a bird, not an insert, not a creature, enlivened them, saw millions of lizards, which crawled without noise up and down the sides of the score ling w'a s

A dozen half wi d horses were i here and there upon the wit icred o w'n.iiii.Ml woe rtiltivat i a Few

melons n a corner ot t at Magoula, which gii s to 1 . - Vernon I oh ie v of expresses. But this nlv a considerable Tui also ne ished in this &C4

it? buildings are ove t row and the index ot ruin is itself but a ruin"

,i!

entre ; and

I - ,'e-nai name I i small grot i Mi oula, Form -is i a e !as ne of desolation

N't OBK, Oct. 2. Capt pillman ofiheschr t-niily, arrived at Norfolk on Sunday, in 18 days from St. Jago de uba, reports that the schr Highflyer, formerly of Norfolk, had been seized by a Spaniard, who was under the impression that she was the Amphytritc, also formerly of that port, but which had been taken from him 14 se,a by a Carthagenian privateer Ti e Spaniards had several hands at work, cutting her to pieces to find certain marks unjier her cabin ceiling Which some oiWe workmen deposed to as the marks of the Amphytrite. It was the opinion of our consul at St. Jago that she w ould be con

demned.

Truth is indeed the noblest characteristic of man , but we should know how to be discreet and sincere at tiie same time e that makes unguarded truth the iu!e of his life rushes tike fsadus naked into the ranks of war ; the lustre of i is moral beauty may for a while suspend the blows of his assailants, and he may by miracle, escape unwounded ; but the award of prudence i- not to be bribed by any result reel her voice even in the hour or triumph will pass on him the sentence of puni - : ment.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE F KENTi; RY. GRA Y) MASOXIC HALL LOTTERY HE Managers of the Masonic Hall a Lottei y, for tiie benefit ot the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, having given bond and security in the penalty of S6 ,ooo, a? required by law 5 now submit to tiie public the following Scheme of a Lottery, the proceeds of which win be applied to the building of a Grand Masonic Hall io that town, and it is intended to appropriate is part of the building to the use of a Charity School. Tiie aid and patronage of the friends to the craft, and the lovers ot Charity are respectfully solicited.

SCHEME.

F I R T C 1 Prize of g20,00C

10,000

5,000

w A

NOTIC E. LOO TH1 WAY,

'And iitij your Debts.

f HE subscriber wishing to set out for Phil AOEI.FHI a bout the first day of October next, wishes al t.iose who are in ebted to him by note 01 book account, to call and pay the same on or before the above time he also wishes to inform his friends and customers in general that he has on hand a quantity of the BEST QUALITY KENHAW A SA LT. which he will sell low for cash ALSO a quantitv of MB CHANDIZE, which he is determined to sell as low for cash in hand as ever was sold in the place fither by V OLKSALE oh f v IL Your comply ir.ee with the above will confer a singular favor on

your humble sc

4 y

S t J I 2.000 7 1,000 1 T0my 600 20 f 200 35 loO 50 50 100 20 2000 1 5 6500 10

8-785 Prizes. 11215 Blanks.

is S20,000 30 000 20,000 10,000 7,000 5 000 4 500 3,000 2,500 3 000 30,000 65,000 200,000

VILS(N LAGOW

Vincennes, uir 27, 1817

-tf

4iOO!) BARGi I rISII to dispose of :

VINS,

i ot No 40 in

5 the old donation containing 400 acres there is on this tract a handsome prairie, and the greatest jnrt of the tract first rate and all good farming land VLSO 204 acres adjoining the Commons of Vincennes, Which I will sell entire, or in smail tracts to suit purchasers, presuming no person will wish to purchase without first seeing the land, it will be shown, and the terms made known on application to F VIGO.-

days drawine.

20,000 Tickets at 10 each, 200,000 Through the whole scheme thei e will be but little more than one and a quarter blanks to a prize. STAT ON RY PRIZES. The first drawn ticket to be entitled to 5,000 The first 2000 Blanks, glo each The next 3000 Blanksj 15 each The first drawn number on the 3d

Si, 000 do. 5 th 1 000 do. 7 th 2,000

5,000 1,000 10,000 1 000 2,000 2,000 1,000 I'),T)0 2a00 5,O60 25,000

The Prizes of 5,000, for the 1st' 10th and 35th days drawing are each

payable in par! by a p icket of 400 tickets

valued at

do. do.

do. do. loth do. do. 13th do. jf do. 1 5th do. Is j Ifth do. &o. 19th dcJPdo. 20th do. do. 25 1-. do. do 3 ith do. do 33 d do. do. 35th do. do. 40th

M IV 15. 18 If.

tfv

TU'-X LOTS FOR SAL

to dispose of a number ot

B rJTL D 1 VG LOTS in the town

ot noJjK'iov a'so three lots with ;'o goodmiildings thereon, now occupied as a store tavern also 40 or 50 acres of tirst rate land, adjoining the same great bargain will be given in the above property for a part paid in hand, and a reasonable credit for the balance. J v F.S DUNKIN. April 17 2 1 -tf 1 8

1 of 1 of 1 of 2 of

10,000 5,000 2,000 1,000

10,000 5,000 2,000 2,000

7 TVS

And an e Ual proportion of tOO's, 50's 3 )'s, cic occ. rizes will be paid in current notes ot Chartered Banks in 90 da-, a after t e conc ision of the drawing, subject to a deduction of 15 per cent It is expected the Tickets will sell very rapidly, that the commencement of the drawing will soon be announced, and will be continued three times a week until completed I he list of each days drawing, both prizes and blanks, with the stale of the

'en vour Cash at ILmuv

TIE subscriber bus now on hand-

and intends constantly keeping, of 1

his own manufacture, a supply of SCREW AUGRRS, of all sizes and of a superior quality farmers, carpenters and ot ers that may wia to purchase will, he ! ops ,e;ive a preference to home manufacture. rOHN D. STROPES Vincennes March 4, is 17 -u-tf I

41 EN I ERTAINMEN i

Fi -a n tis Cu n n i n gh a m .

W AS opened a House of Entertain i J : , at the corner of MaRKR k Fn Th r.iEF.Ts. in the house lately occupied bv foshua Bond, where he hopes ! by attention to business, to receive a

portion ol pubiic patronage he assures ttiera that no exertion on his part shall : be antins to merit it. 4 1 tf Vincennes, Sept 26. i8i7. J

Wheel will be regularly published in one or more of the Lexington newspap r. Outers for Tickets from any part ot the United States directed to W. G. LUN I , Agent for he sale of Tickets. Lexington. Kv. enclosing the cash, and postage paid, will be attended to promptly Tne current notes of Chartered lianks throughout the union, will be received in payment. Priz s not called for within 12 months from the completion of the drawing will be considered as donations for the objects, ot the Lottery, and applied accordingly

GABR EL TANDY 1

I nvj ..s nvnna.i,

JOHN ILFORD, V. H RJ H VRDSON

Lexington K Mar h 21, 1817. $?m ickets for sale at the office o the Wfs 1 kkn Si v. Drawing to commence 1 5 th November next

v , . 1 ' r ' 1 .

H-'nA) aoiiars I lie reserved

ketsare from i0,00l to 11,200 inelu- ! ve the first 400 numbers for the first i

iv. ami so on regularly. ACTUAL FLO ATING PRIZES.

Saddling Harness Making, joux c. mtLAm). RESPECTFULLY Ulfoim the citizens of Vincennes nd the public generally that he has corav menced the SADDLING RT'SIXESS in al1 its various branches in MAR KT STREE i . neat ly opposite Mr. C O: eater's tavern. Where he intends cotistantly keepn.12; a General assortment of Gteniletiien's cx Ladies' Saddles & Bridles, of the best quality, for sale Sc hopes from his experience in business and strict attention to merit at ieas' a share of the public patronage All orders in his line will be thankfully received Sc promptlyattended to. Sept, 62. 43 3m I Have for Sale, About 130 Acres of Prime Land, N River Duchis, near esquire Drin

nen s a i. - o

50 Acres LJniocated, .y PAIR OF Superb Pistols and Holstem, A handsome SWO'R ) and an eicgan GOLD WATCH! G VV. JOHNSTON". October 18 17 46 if

THE Subscribers hep- leave to infornft their friends and the public, that tl.ey have received possession of the Salem Hotel, lately kept by WILLIAM KELSO, they hope by their united exertions, to give general satisfaction toaii those who may please to favor them witi: their patronage to the comfort and Convenience of ti e travdier, every exertion shail be used within the power of good waiters, and a careful and experienced Ostler, The B R shall be constantly supplied with goou Wine and liquors of ail kinds. WCJThe usiness of MERCHANDIZING, will be continued as usual Their stor is next door to the Hotel, where they have at present and will constantly keep on hand a general assortment ofWT-?-CMANMZE, which t, iv will dispose of on moderate terms for Cash, or the Usual . eredit to those customers, who havo be 'n heretofore punctual in their payments, Joseph Jenkins co, Salem, (Tnd.) Oct. 1 4, j j & co 47 3m

JOSEPH JENKINS,

W 1 AY KG taken into Partnership mr

P CALL X- the businesa in future will be carried on under the firm of Josejyh Jenkii s 8f C o. Oct. 1 4. 47 3m

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD spprehending and securing in g any (ioal in tiie Untted States so that he may be amenable to justice a full blooded yankee, by the name of BENJAMIN MOORBW. who sometimes calls himself Mooret Dustan, who on tiie 2 1st inst. broke open my desk, and took therefrom in a felonious manner, S49 50 cts. in Silver and Bank Bills ; he also bore off a Bay Mare about 14 hands high 9 years old, has 2 scars on the off buttock, and one on her near shoulder also, one .Silver VVatcn 1 pair of Boots, Bottle Green coat, one Blanket 1 Bridie, Powder . orn St whip T ie said Moore has a remarkable scar by the cut of a sword on Ids head which extends to his forehead. J S J DU.VKIN. Vincennes, (Tnd ) Ot t. 24 1317. tf-4T Editors throughout the states will confer a favor on the subscriher. and an act of Justice to the community, by giving the above one or 2 insertions J J. D. I RINTING OF All. KINDS Xeatly and accurately executed at the onice oi tiie Wesiern bun.