Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 15, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 April 1819 — Page 2

YELLOWSTONE EXPEDITION. Copif of a letter from an officer of the YttUm Stent expedition to his friend at Belle Fontaine, dated Martin Cantnnement. Jan 14th, 119. Sir The conduct of the Kansas, si nre our arrival at this plai'e. lias been so audacious and even outrageous as to induce Capt Martin, the commanding officer to seize their chiefs, with several of the principal offenders and confi no them to the guard house In irons. Those reputed untophistica ted beings are deeply versed in Iptrigite and deceit, although the si vie of the har is a lang itage as little known to them as that of China. After a punishment of a few duv confinement, the commanding officer arraigned them before him specified the char gt exhibited against them and admitted thetli to plead in their own behalf. They were charged Us. with theft, stealing both public and private property from the garrison, while permitted to encamp near it. Thus repaying our civility and hospitality with insult and ingratitude. 2d. With having repeatedly robbed our hunters of their game, ammunition and wearing apparel, thereby breaking the bonds of peace and friendship, which they bad pledged themselves to observe. Thus proving themselves false and treacherous, unworthy either our protection or confidence. In reply to these charges, their chief rose, and after casting his eyes over the guard of soldiers which invested him, thus addressed the commanding o flicer : " Father Your young men arc prescribed within certain bounds, not one of them can pass that chain of sentinels without your permission, thus ever within your power you govern them with ease. My warriors impatient of restraint a- the wild horse in the toils of the hunter, brook no control, free as the air which they breathe, light and impetuous as the Antelope, they bound over the mountain and moor, in the pursuit of pleasures which nature has ordained they should enjoy. To confine them to one valley would depric them of their subsitenee, they would pine and die in penury and want Father These woods and streams are ours. The bevcr Which inhabit this river, and the buffalo which range in these Forests are ours, their skins afford us clothing and a shelter from the rude blast of wi titer ; their maet a luxurious sutaistance Shall we then, wn arc lords of the forest, quit the pleasures and the advantages of the hunt, and like you, confine ourselves to one solitary valley, to practice dis eipiine and subordination, to liv e in idleness and indolence. No, Father In pursuit of the Elk and Antelope, we will snuff the morning breeze on the mountains in the evening repose am mg tile lilies of the vale, revelling on the spoils of our hunters, and the embraces of our wives. Father -These pleasures we invite you to participate; we also invest you with an equal right with ourselves to take meat Irom our forests and tish from our fountains ; as free I v, as the ireat 8 pint gave them to us.

Father We love and respect you, and mourn that there are bad men among us, who have done vou wrong. Their actions. Father, were not within my control. Punish nokthe innocent for the guilty. Free our hands from these chains, we will seek oukthe culprits who have injured you; although they crouch in the . thickest glen, or lie concealed in the recesses of the most iitaccessible mountain Father We will deliver them to you. to punish to your satisfaction, for the outrages they have committed against you ; and pledge ourselves that should one of our nation at any future period evince an evil dis position towards you we will give him to your power, that with the rod of correction, you mav open his eyes to reproof." The sophistry of this address, however, did not deter the conmmanding officer from severely flagellating five of the culprits, who were recognized as the o Tenders ; after which they were permitted to retire ; strongly enjoined to mend their manners and morals. lam happy to inform you that the promptness with which capt Martin, seized and punished these offenders has made a desirable and deep im pression on the minds of the whole nation, since which they have evinced the most peaceable and friendly disposition, uniformly whenever they have met with our hunters, courteously taken the burthen of game and borne it to our camp. Notwithstanding the reluctance evinced by our troops on their embarcation, anu their present exiled situation, the utmost cheerfulness, harmony and good humor prevaiK eVe rv one appears enraptured with the expedition and " for bold adventures eager. " This happy change may I think be attributed to the uni form and correct system of discipline which has been observed bv the officers, and the prompt and regular manner in which .they have been paid. One of our best soldiers lately received an accidental shot in the knee which has eventuated in the loss of. a leg ; on which the commander immediately' very generously presented him with a donation of seven hundred dollars for his future support. The troops are remarkably healthy, and the season beyond description fine. mm PUBLIC LATVDS. From a fair estimate which we have seen made there appears to be 160,000,000 acnes of Land admitting of cultivation belonging to the people of the United Htates. This immense tract of Land, estimated at two dollars per acre produces 320, 000.000 of Dollars, a sum which is more than thirty times the amount of the public debt. o1 the U. 8. and whiehrwould discharge more than two-Jhirds part of the whole nationadebt of England. If we have a public debt, therefore we have public resources, independent of the taxationand the ordinary revenue, whereby this debt can be re i mb u rsed , w it hou t scarce 1 y d i m i wishing the resources . J1 he whole population of the United States, at this time will not fall much short of eleven millions, of which number, the male adults might be estimated at abouttwo millions so that, was this immense tract of Land divided among our citizens, it

would furnish to each of this rlpcnntinn a frirm of ir4"t Imti.

1 ' - HrpH an-ps nt , r M nnt . . i . lonary. mere is actually tins quantity of land which belongs to jthe l people of the United States, when the Indian title is completely extinguished, all of whirh lies within the northern temperate zone. & S.as a healthy and .admirable climate, and is intersected and watered by some of the noblest rivers in the world, affording the most extensive alluvia! tlaCfS aim j . i . every Cieserijninn and variety of surface and soil, which UIvites the residence of man, and promises, as a reward to agricultural i n d u stry, e very production which can contribute to the subsistence, the comforts & the happiness of life. Those who consider what were the limits ofourfronttersettlements thirty years airo, a?id the immense forests and wilderness ... . . . . . . . . v i , - tfli- 4 i i . . . . m 4 i . I i i I wiiiu fTiium wiwsuuiipciiw, and with a population of two or llOt more than three millions, have yielded to the enterprise and industrv of our citizens Sr and indust.y O our IttZI ns, now become toe seats of CIVlhzation, ot wealth and of social happineSS, Will not be incredulous in believinjr that the time is not very distant, when this J . muuciist' niumrv win coiiiain a population equal to its fertill fr rtnr rvtrnf And filf lirviinrl . VT V.IVI . i I I I Will II 'II" I I this country i vastly more fertile than in Europe, yet without anticipating a denser population than an average of the civilized parts of Europe, it will furnish room and means of rjiM '.idh ii' v I'm iv;vu iiunuiru millions of souls. Let Russia boast of her extensive snow l ,..;i 1 A o i i n Clad Wlldsand England of her immense East-India colonies Wrested by the strong aim of nntiw from h lawful nrkcccc"Clof"o lM . i i . ) i i ... I ... -I or. i vt toe extensive and fertile regions of the " Western Country.' will he the pride and glory of every friend of liberty, and every true hearted Ames im WT- . I , r can. av. Republican. From the London Morning Ch ronicle, October 2. We see a navv mrowini? to Such a miffnitude on the other i rii t . -1 side of the Atlantic, that those who have our maritime suoesupe riority at heart have the best founded cause of apprehentr i .i r a sion. What are the tunds de voted to the increase of thi navy which so justly alarms us ? We are so accustomed to the expenditure of great sums tor little objects, that we can ill form an idea of what great objects can be performed bv the expenditure of small sums by a really economical government. The expense of the establishment at Windsor exceeds the annual allocation for the rapid increase of the navy of America. It exceeds loo, the whole of the civil expenditure of a government which causes itself to be respected in every quar ter of the world a a government that has never found any difficulty in obtain1N men of abilities in every department. The lay lords of the admiralty, whom we are taught by ministers to look up to a the nation rviniv rn;f the

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. . ... . . . W ashunrron. Will resurn his t i mat ue may receive a rivu appointment. to wit, that of Governor of Florida. " - v- -- General r. Johnston, I"! AS resumed the practice of Law, Jim conjunction with hrOfge IV Lindsay. i heir practice will extend throughf a a . m ltVTTit ie rourtn circuit, and in the acounty of Knox in the first circuit. They have established their office rruKcwni wucreincy win aiso ex- : r ..: . i i iii i ecute conveyancing in its various branches at the shortest request. From their attention to business, they hope to obtain asliare of patronagf from a liberal public. m il 3d, 1819. 14 tf ' ; l O the CltlZeilS of OX COUNTY -u..;i... u . j subscriber having returned r. . mm , , . . incennes and settled himI to Vinccnnes and settled himpermMMsnUy, offer, in, Kraca in t)w iM'iptiro mM PhVStC and Si ? , ? . . , y Those who rish to consult him mav hnd him vrenerallv at his hon next door below Mr. John Ewiog'i store, ROB't. ALLISON. MrTni fURLW NOTICE. AS XeirtJtgcourt of Knox c wtrm ensuing May Term to appoint commissioners to divide a certain half lot of ground in the boroueh and town "J'f, a"a tate of Lewis Barrois deed, situate in l'7- . . a Ki.nv m,mtv (ic whirl, i ,.,.n county. ()l which I own the one half, by purchase from the leyal heir. JAMES. C. SMIRL. Johnston Sc Lindsay Att'ys. Vlncennes, pril 2 1819. 13-tf FARM TO RENT. wish to rent until the 1st March 14 F.ifiM of about crK cleared oround. j tilrMr fmnA f HI. t T WT ' . . . ivciung n.iuse, rvitcnen nn smoke house, on river Duchee about seven T"1 !m VmcennThe place is ln r-'pair, a fine spring md some fruit trees on the aame, it irithin one mile of Drenning's snw an ! grist mill, and very healthy situation. For terms aPPly to the subscriber, or Thorn is wuuiui! "luuu uur nine ui me J). 4.CC CH.Vs. SMI ! H. April 3. 3t l.,llr . ("II Ulllhln nnn nil.-. T 1 LandaOfBce at Vincennes, 4 (7 April 2, 1819. AJL jjcrsons concerne 1 are here by required to ta'.e notice, that i:i t! ree months from the date hereof, I shall issue to Joseph Frazier a dunlicate certificate No. 4 127, dated Octoher 14, 18 17, fr the N. R. nr. sec. WOj 1, t. 1,N. R. 13 west ; unless P? t0hat. rtme, tome legal and su.hcient obiections arc made thereto. John BadolU-t r I n n aiaoneti r- ' - BOYS! HOYS ! HE HIGHEST PRICE IN Cah or Hats. will be given for any quantity of good RABBIT by the subscriber. R P. I RICE. 9 tf January 25 JacobSfJ LeRotfi HVVE JUST RECEIVED, 2 Ton of best Juniati Iron. 10 Casks 4, 6, 8 !c LOd Mailt Sc brads Spvdes, Shovels and Axes, Anvils and Vices, fbaat quality) 6 boxes 8 by 10 Window (ilass. A If ASSORT MEKT OF GLASS- WAREt crc. January 23. 8 tf HAT MANUFACTORY. T HE subscriber resoectfullv inrma his friends and the public in jc at he continues to carry on t attins: Business in its various branches, at hU Math Street, in Vinrpnn.. where he has on hand and will at all times keep an extensive assortment of FASIIIO.YABLE HATS, which he will warrant shall n t in - - mmw w w mmrnm t i . t - oncet ihsU ilm hau in. u. i tte aamt quality can be procured eiae-.-i tV ' , 1 . I - V ' ' W J : 1 - J I wi e re i ic returns m rhiniri rn hie ota cwomert tor tormer favors, and II m n pledas himself that . u i j,mri 1UUl DC wanlin to merit a continuance of their patronage. RICH'd. p. PRICE. - wrari tr a distance thank tully received and Dromot v attenrUr!

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I , 1 r m - rncnuea asa euoa icncr ui auu,.mon English School, will meet wit wacs by applying to either of the Subscribers six miles above Vincennes- daNl MT.i URE cam THouPsnnf Knox counts April i -u-3w FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. . ,, . . r,r :flrMrn,;i.;iltfc ? ? su 1 find the runaway negro man named JUjSIwUjM ut a mu- " . m m w mw t luttu coinniexion, nc.tr six leet men. t 9 v raw boned and tolerably well made, with one of his eye teeth out or one near u, s scar orer one ui an etj,ra r i. : . tueracijwn look when spoken to, about 32 vcars old be ran awa from liourbon county, Ky in October 1118, it is believed that the negro Joshua has tied to the state of Ohio, Indiana or Illinois, in company with a family by the name of Carpenter, consisting of an old widow, four d.iuehters an two sons eor5e antl onn fteorse is aoout 10 years oi aije, John 14 years, i . . , ? 9 c , . 7 . daughter Pacience is of dark skin, . . . K,fj u: mJi2 . . . ,..., d,rk , ' plexion, Sally is spare and thin viz- ' S 0 ' - aged with black hair: thifam:! ! I been apprehended for stealing a horse, and bcft.re raun-ht was makinir to the state of Ohio, and Joshua in company, and the latter wan brought hark and a ttw d3B bcfrre .his last clomcnt so',lc f fa was "en in the neighborhood where the negro belong. cd and there has been no appearance ot ai,y thcm since ary person who,evt r wil1 Kivc suc,i information of V may be able to get hina. nan mini. inc dii'ivc u nuiu, 1L. would be necessary for the person that may have a knowledge of the negro to direct a few Tries to James Matson Bourbon countv K.y. or to the priming ofTice where this may he insert d staling the place where they live that I may come and sec them as tl ey may direct nie rh( re the r.egro is to be found for which the reward will be given by me Iambs !Itson. March 30. u3w rFhp fip)ri )rr?'cc nn1 1p gal representatives of William Mc CI nre. deceased, will please to TAKE A'C1TICE. PTTIHAT c,n Saturday the 6th day of -i the Mav term of the Knox Cir cu't eottrt (state ol" Indium) for th e present year, I shall imke anplieation 0 sai l court for a partition oi the real estate of sai l deceased lying in Knox cou ;tv sforesaid, it being the sair.e trict on whicli Mrs Margaret Mc.Clure now lives, and my claim, sn urdivide I eighth pu t of which said lam!, xvas c r.vcved to me by the sheriff of Knox t ounty as tiie interest, c iaim 8c title of John M'cin:e,one of the .heirs and representatives of said deceased M- Chire.) to satisfv two executions John Ewing vs JohnMcaure JOHN EWING. April ig, igtg. u-w Public Notice IS hereby iven, that on the 1 4th day of May next at the Vincennea Ho lei between the hours of ten a. m. and six p. If. on that day I shall, agreeably to an act, entitled 4 an act for the relief of such persons as have suffered, or may hereafter suffer, by the destruction of the Records of tLe county ol Knox, which was consumed by tire at Vinccnnes in the year 1 8 1 4,' ii ti oduce before the board of commissioners by tht act appointed evidence of the f jrmar existence of a deed, and t lie destruction of that deed with the records aforesaid by fire, for Five Hundred Sc T wo Aenzs of Land, on the cast bank of the Wabash, about 17 miles below the townof Vincennts, and commonly known by the name of Claypcle's Hill. GEO CLAYPOLE. April 1st, 1819. 14 3vr G li. C .SULLirAjY, IS J. CALL, WILL hereafter practice law in con junction in the county of knox, those who may wish to employ them mar A - I . ... . P" inw mcnuon ana exer turns ot both. They have made ar. rangeroenti so as one or the other wilt always be found at their cfTue m Vincennes, early opposite the PostOffice CoLLicriNO Busixksr win be particularly attended to in Kno county. They will also attend to Toaeyancing upon the shortest itice, and undertake agencies not inmm. ElTr, thcir p;?te110"- The I ostiec of Letters a UrrtifH trt k. A-tff - . .w on business must be paid. Vincennes, I eb. 1 1 II tf A situation for a Ynrvr, rra 4 w - " ' if . A TOUNO WOf4v.k;., mmmAm ,

n v 'pvjt uiciu ana ooa wages, dm-S1 "''tsoffice'