Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 6, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 January 1819 — Page 3

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VINCENNES .V.7 7v'.fV, y.r,-.!r9, 1319. fcOMM.l'UKA HON.) Rot TOM. It was evidently designed by nature that the icqusitietl MM diVusion of knowledge should be the most nleasttreablc employments of men. The taculty of speech fitting us tor society the various species an 1 degrees of genitu oi talent the predisposition winch iir m.'.'i h vs for one branch ol science, end er for i difft rent hind, afford sufficient prdof that we were all ordained foy tl m it wise and benevolent purposts, to cultivate a pleasureable talent! ind to benefit society by the result of our lab Cicero, th t luminary of w isdom, considered the pleasure of communicator.; as one of the chief inducements to the Requisition of knowledge; and to hewthat it should be so, Mrs. Barbauld pJFery justly remarks k nature has been much too frugal to heap together all manner of shining qualities in one brilliant mass.'1 L I ine advise every one then, to i i prove his talent and genius, and willingly bring the fruits of his study and labor Into the genera) stock. I irill not here stop to enquire whether this sjlvice bo necessary for the inhabitants of Vincennes, or whether they have heretofore been liberal in the communicatee i of their acquirements for me, as a transient sojourner, it is enough when I discover they now possess all of useill arts necessary lor happiness, accomiVrdby that degree of instruction ne'iy to r.inrn lite. I acknowledge m jit i - t i ar.ivca ncre, was nvaue ac quainted with your citizens only by a very unbecoming noise, produced as I have since learned by the rancorous spirit of personal and party distention ; be, after the intimate observation of a sh nl fe id : Ci . an I a visit to your the athk on Monday evening, my first impressions are completely revolutionised. This a; bociation for theatrical exhibiti ns, let me here remark, is admirably calculate I to bene fit your town ; under the direction of the taste and judgment di played at the late performance, it will toy materially tend to afford rational and elegant improvement for all. It will also serve as a preventive against all the ssar vices which lor want of such n, mav occasionally be seen to disgrace society The drama affords hundreds, of plays which present the most salutary lesions in the most feleasing and instructive form ; and rf i he would be almost hopeless who 0 vfuse to benefit by the correct tibli of character an-1 - found Iff w?re rmil ed a on the pevtormaees on appearnceanipait so spirMts, 11 ition into im.11 merit all the praise and encouragelit that could be given to perfection ...self. This subject has forced itself Qpon me here, and I have digressed too I tng, but as I informed you that my first impressions in regard to your citizens has changed, it could not be inapproprivera snow you wny ana wnerefere i. l-j ! ,1 AV vn oecommc: personam- acnuai ted with some of vour prominent ml do not cover their personal and political e like of each other, I had bee;an to doubt the correctness of my first opinion yet until I visited vour theatre, I could not correct them effectually there 1 found a large proportion of beauty, elegance and taste accompanied by the adherents of each parly. At that momenQhinks I to myself," Vincennes, that is irw rising with proud and rapid Strides to importance., must be very different indeed from what 1 had thought. 1 felt so pleased Mr. Editor to cherish this idea, that I have since adopted every suitable means to collect other proof-, ; and I am now perfectly satisfied of the f iCt. Feeling under this impression, much happier than was possible on my first arrival, and endeavoring to enhance 1 : 1 ... tti iiappipi-ss, oy contri'uitmff mv IT 1 thoughts to those around me, is the cau-e whv t trouble rou with this. 1 onlv n - ret t. - iv. that my intended st.w here cannot be prolonged, but if any tiling occur worthy of observance before mv departure, you may expect to hear Sgain froill THE TRAVELLER. THI VTHTPAr rOMMUKIC A.TION. .On Monday night last, we witnessed the performance by the Thespian Corps," of two verv humorous and highly comic pieces, "John Bull, or the Freeman's Fire-side?," snduTis all Farce." To say that we were deli ghted with tl e performance, would convey a eryinadequate idea of the enjoyment we rftceivd. The characters were well cas and

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admirably well supported, with the exception of one or two. Without derogation, we notice Dennis Brulgruddcry by Dr. S -r, Dan by Mr. S h, and Mr. Bruiirruddery by Mr. D h, as peculiarly excellent. Mr. S t, in Job Thornburu, did himself much credit, particularlv in the scene where he confronts Sir Simon with his sons base and dishonorable conduct tow ai ds his daughter. Mr. t n in Sir Simon was deficient in action and expression, tho' his conception of the character was correct merited and received applause. Mr. C d's P(rigrinc was very well sustained : we regret he did not assume more gravity Sc plainness of dress, an inseparable characteristic of age, at least in representation. Dr. I) r was respectable In 'rank. Of l.adu Caroline we heard little, and saw too much; she was at least indifierent. Mary was passable. We would have, adopted Dennis advice concerning his wife, "win rAohifcg in commendation could be saicml'W Ci lent" but hope that our remarkwyll TO met, as they are intended, totally devoid of invidiousness. In the After-piece, the characters were if any thing better cast. Mr. S h in .Yumfio, was truly excellent ; and if a few untimely and silly contortions of face had been omitted, the effect would have been far more favorable, and the character blameless. Mr C n relaxed very much, and appeared more at home in the character of Don Gortrz than he did in that of SHr Simon Rockdale, The music was good, but wanted varictv. The Prologue, spoken by Dr S r, tho' we believe not originally prefixed to the Play, was very well adapted, and it's object duly appreciated. The order and decorum observed throughout the performance, afford the surest testimonial of satisfaction on the part of the auditory, and of desert on that of the performers. The intervals between the scenes were unnecessarily frequent ; it woul(Ue advisable to unite 2 or more of the? scVnes, if practicable ; at least we WouIdLlggest the propriety of a drop curtainffor the next and subsequent performances. When we consider the novelty .of the situation, and the difficulty of commanding our own feelings so far as to assume those of another, we should not onlv pass over the imperfections which a close & minute criticism could invent, but ought to give them credit for the attempt, and praise for their exertion. We hope that the success of this Corps will be commensurate with the laudabinty of the object of its establishment which we understand to oe the purchase of a Fire Engine, ard the erection of a 1 r Y. X.

ited Ci I sving Mgne "Ha State ic acr to thi lllin- is intc !4i lit;.. in the ( j.tie K , ,rcsnt.. in Congress. rXei Senai taken th ft . TO THE PUBLIC. Fellow Citizen. , regret to be torccd be tore voiTov t Ehe 1 malirnant antl wilful incorrectness of Ml Mark Raf nett, who has made two publications, characterised by Ignorance, tolly and passion in which we, with others, are charged as being guilty of henious offences. In his first, headed tk protest " he said that our survey of the town was neither ' leal nor correct." Now, although we may be of opinion that Mr. Barnett is not properly qualified to judge with precision what is u legal" or u correct ' yet, we feel impelled by the strongest reasons to demonstrate that his declaration lninim?!u untrue. It is well knMtl Mr Barnett is a member of the BojfTa of Trustees, Sc he cannot be altogether .ig- r norant of the law of Congress which authorises and empowers the board to order and legalise whatever survey they mav think best. He cannot be ignorant (or if he be, be is truly ludicrous that an ordinance was passed by the board, conformable to which, we were bound in S heavy penalty, to make the survey. Now as we have strictly complied with the obligation we entered into, anche corporation laws on which it as faided,yMr. Barnett's declaration that oiw(urWai5 neither legal nor correct onlv rAectS dishonor and , discredit upon himself Unfortunately for Mr. Barnett's credit, he attempts to sustain his unfounded opinion by instancing the surrey, as it ef fects the property of Messrs Ewingand Colman : we say unfortunately, because every man in town knows that the streets could n t be changed bv us, or made in any particular different from the stipulations of the ordinance under which we received our appointment ; indeed it re quired the most unblushinwshsurditv to assert that any man eot fifty or bixty

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e ! i...t mnrP than ntv.hle hnr ur n the first instance run Front streit thro private property for the accommodation of Mr. Barnett, that we should hae heard nothing of this blustering concerning the ariation of the compass," or any thing else about the matter ? We positively assert, that Mr. Ewing or Mr. Colman never spokcto us on the subject. With regard to our proposal for surveying the commons, Mr. Barnett is cqually incorrect. We stated to more than one of the trustees, that we would do it less than any other persons, and we verbally authorised Mr. Ewfag to deduct from our written proposal, that it might he the lowest ; this We aie assured he did, before he advoiattd our getting the job ; therefore Mr Barnett certainly sacrificed for the Borough whatever sum Mr. McDonald's proposal called for over the amount ot ours, after the proffered deduction. But this is not all. Mr. Barnett states that Mr. McDonald's offer was the lowest; here he is again in an error. Mr. McCall's proposal was one hundred dollars lower than Mr McDonalds ; Sc why, according J- - - to Mr. Barnett's avowed principle of acuon, mu ne h ri u. ; ona,,r crs judge. Mr. Barnett Say V that his protest caused us to discover tfiQ defect in our first compass 1 What a pity it is, that Mr. Barnett, who, with magic wand can produce such wonder working pieces, Should in the end blazon forth his own defects, without either the pow er of attraction or repulsion, to eruide the needie of any compass ! ! Mr Barnett, throughout all that relates to us, and our business, is certainly made to manifest more spleen and folly, than we could have hoped was inherent in his nature. Whether this be ow ing to personal hostility, or disappointment in not being able to have Front street extended to his door, we w ill not stop to enquire ; the effect is the same, and so far as we could view it affecting ns we have here exposed. HOMER JOHNSON. SAM'l KMM1SON. Vincennes, Dec. 30, 1818. UiE.iP BARGAIN. sell for Twenta-Five Cents JO feet of Ground in the Bo ot" Vincennes being the same that fined by Messrs. Johnson and Emmi late survey of the streets. Refer ence can be had by making application to Mark liarnett. Wm. L COLMAN. r-ccembcr 30. 18 l. 6 tf WOO!) FOK SALE. f 2IIE Subscriber has on ha nil dr il dry "5 4 O A rw HTCKO f load, town. or C:ri dt li . : Jsnuanr 9, 1 JACOB be ROY HAVE RECEI ED 0 A C 0 .V S G If MR X T SIX CASES BRITISH BRY GOODS WELL A S S O R T E D. Which will be sold on very reasonable terms for Cash or exchanged for landed property. January 9, 1819 6tf A lint of Letters REMAINING in the Post office at W ishington, Davis county, the quarter ending the 31st day of December, w hich if not taken out before the 31st day of March next, will be sent to the General Poit-Office as dead letters. A B C 1ST D Abraham Auson Benj. Bratton Reuben Beall Col. Benefield John Burch John P Davis F. imund Damrclle Robert Dav F. Wm Findlemi Hary Bioui Caziah Bruce Wm. Beazlcy Jesse Colbert Philip Davis Nelav pant E. John Evans G. Aaron (iooden J. Wm. Jonet VI . ... 1 1 r .A. 1 . 1 iujh 1 1 aiw 13 K James Kin M. Richd. Mern Nich. Kidwrll Benjamin Mace Smith More And'w. M'Killip O. Jabus Osmon P. T. G Prentis 9 Thos Patton Reuben Perkins S Sam'l. Shrader T. Jacob Tommv Samuel Orr Smith J A'S. G READ, p. m. December 31, 1818. 6-"t MRS. WOOD'S BOARD JXQ SCHOOL WILL be re -opened on the 1 8th int. for the completion of the session already

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" .- v . . v -i i j u ic, ja. the quarter enoiug the otol lCcru. ber, 18 18, Which if not takm out in three months, will be sent to the General P. Office as dead letleis A.B ScC. lsasc Anderson, Robert Bratton. Thos M Currcy 4, Thos.Liark, David C, Cm esy. St aper Dclono. B Derr, Dixen, Win i -'uta. Joseph Uanicl S, C. r.uis J. v . hnih or L. tnact, M k i itch. L.eonaru roster. v.OT.u. joun ouugn, j. c Ltreen Meiahi Gray, Adam Glaze, W.H. Gerry, Jeremiah llaworth, David liu , Wm. Ho Ml.' II I A II 1... Hall. VJtUUUll L.M.StO. Andrew I ambcrt. Daid LyonafJas Livingston, Jacob Myers, C. Modesett, Robt. Manwaring 2, Josh. M. Martin, Peter MintOUge. E. Moe.n, Wm. OdeU. P.kR George Parish, 1-a .c Patten John Rident or Dr. Duty, El zabethRu mage, Wm. Reed, Elijah Raw icy. S. I'.U.StW Robert Sturgus, Wm. Poden, Benj. Shelby, Benj. i h:-ie, Mr. luimr, lumuei turner, I'ctcr 1 on, E. S. Usher, Chauncey Webster, m. Whhief 2 JQHX M COLMAN, P. M. Jun. 9 6JW N O 1 ICE. I !:e su'um . i 1 ea. 11csuj lerjiicsis mose macs eu to --.i - .1 1 . him to pay their respective ac( nts 00 or before the 1st of February next, he mtends renewing bis stock in trade which will enable him promptly to exc cute the orders of his customei 1 JOHN Vincenr.es, Jan. 9. C. HOLLAND. 6 lm NOTT1CE to the heirs and n presents titses of Jonathan Ruble, deceased. YOU are hereby notified that on the 6th day ot the next .April term of the Knox circuit court, I shall appiy to iid court to appoint commissioners to make partition of ail the real estate of sa;i Ruble, deed, lying in Knox county, state of Indiana. WM. HAROLD, heir in right of his wife Elizab :th, former ly Elizabeth Ruble. Vincennes, Jan 1, IS! . SHtlHIFt SALE, IJ Y virtue ol several cxecur.ons to me 3 directeii and deliverer . inst thai goods and chattels, lands awl tenefl c IMS oi James U. Uunkin, Nathaniel Dui yf Robert, Peebles, Morgan Eaton. Owen Davis and Joshua Dunkin, 1 have eiaed and taken two certain tracts or pa ret Is ok land situated in lladden towifcsfhtp in 'he county of Sullivan, one piece cor.;aii.irg three bundled and ten acres, aie. tlie other containing four hundred and eighty two acres, all which I shall expose to public sale on Saturday the 3 3d day of -rv. 1 8 ! 9, at the house of James D. I 10 o'clock A M where duo II he given by me. JOHNSON S.S.C. - 3t m "nr BY "ifofKi x ' f- l' cuit cv -:r of Sullivan : " l) x l,be exposed t - public dale i Bu' ,T tnwnihiri Is. .ov rniintvn'. 20th inst. at 10 o'clock A. II. at ir. M'Carty's ferry on the bank of thef Wabash, near Shaker-town 2 00 bushels of t orn taken as the property of James D. Dunkin, to satisf) an extrution in favor of Nathaniel Ewii suri vin partner of N. iiradin Jr. & co. where due attention will be given by nie. B. V. BECKES.S K C Januarv 9-6-3t STATE OF INDIANA. Knox County y PERSONALLY appeal ed bi Go re nu ,t he undersigned a justice oi the peace in and for said county. Charles Aih n and James Frances, and after having been sworn according tolaw. thty appraise an estray filly taken up by Samuel Moore in the county aforesaid. BusseroSI Township, of the following description, viz. The estray filly supposed to ho 3 years old next spring, UJ hands high) a star in her forehead, and a small snipon the nose, of a bright by colour, appraised to five dollar CHARLES ALLEN. SAMUEL FRANCIS. Sworn to and subscribed before mc (hU 30th day of November 18 1 8 DAVID LILLE J r. c k. Januarv 1 . J-3w POTTERi f

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THE subscribers have erecte POTTERY, at the corner of Church be Fourth streets, and will have a Kiln of Ware, ready for sale, -n Monday the 27th inst ROBINSON fc MORFORD. July 6, itilS. 32-tf