Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 46, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 November 1819 — Page 2

BERLIN The project ot j constitution far the Whole Prustan monarchy has been submitted to the inspdetion of the king lhe spirit on w hich it is bund ed, as we are informed, is of the jn si liberal nature ; conlonnablc to the spirit of the age ami to the wishes of the people rtiters1 Prussia is about to rank amongst the ; iti ilia which enjoy the blessings of a representative govern mt nt We expect the most salutary resuits from this measuret not onlv to Prussia, but to Germany in gcnoral, Frnkfort, Ato 30; It is stated from ( arisbad, that t be Ministers assembled there) have concerted the means of generalising the measures proper to restrain Ottr public writers, ft is said that B project has been already agreed upon with regard particularly to news pap is, which will much restrain tbe freedom of publishing opinions. The project Will be sent by the different Courts to then- Ministers at the Diet) which will enact a general law upon tne subject. Maine C invention The delegates to meet in convention Tor the purpose of fotming a constitution for Maine, are chosen, and will assemble at Portland on the eleventh of October. In the choice of delegates the people have eelected their most able and experienced statesmen. Maine will be one of the most republican states in the Union . . . Pat, PREP VRA HONS. We have learned from a source entitled to the highest credit, that all the ship-r.arpeneters on the oilier side of L kc Ontario) have been collected at sackets Harbor and taken into pay by the American Goverment it is aUo certain, that letters have been received by American discharged officers residing in this country, from their Secretary of W ar. holding out inducements to them to re-enter the republican service. From the particulars communicated to us it appears they are. tv organising and complecting their light dragoon regiments. . Can. Cvhfi?r. The Board appointed by the Secictary of the Navy to exan m the Midshipmen who are candidates foi promotion, met on board the Washington 7 4, yesterday The Hoard is composed of Com Bainbridge Com Chauncey and the Rev. Mr. Felch. From the Buffaloe Patriot. About 130 fine looking U S. reenftvs, under the command of Captin Perry of the 5th infantry, arrived at th's village on Thursday last, from Boston and embarked on board the Steam-Boat yesterday on their way to St. Louis. We learn, from a source entitled to confidence, that the officers and crew n w attached to the l nited States" ship Independence) in Boston harbour, will be transferred to the United States ship CotttmSus) at Washington, about the latter end of October. Abr5 tk Beacon N R w Ottlf vs, SfcV r. 5 The IS, s. revenue cutte i Louisaiti Captain J. Loomis an I the alama,alsoa revenue culteri which

were lately built at NV.v York) arrived at the Buy of M ohn ycsteicia) h w ing in company Che Spanish.schoonii PhtiomenU) which they reraptured from a pirate on the 39th the Lry i o lugas. The pirate i also in. 0 that day tin f fell in with ati Amer1 an schoonc r, frotind from this port, on on hoard of Wl ieh the pirate nad piace I a number of Spanish gentlemen and ladles who had been passengers in the Philomena. From tiu.ir in formation Captain Loom is supposed that the pirate could not be veil distant and determined io look oui for her. Right hours afterwards) accordingly, he espit d two s iil, one of a hich stood for him and, on being required by the captain of the Alabama to send her boat on board, fired a volley of small arms ; she was soon silenced, however, and taken possession of. She proved to be a schooner called the Brave, fitted out at New Orleans, carrying two guns and twenty -four men and commanded by a man who calls himself Le Fage. Her prize, the Philomena) W?S about a mile astern durning the action, but was soon overhauled and recaptured In the slight cont' st which preceded the capture of the Brave, the Alabama had lour of her men wounded ; two of them, including the fust lieutenant, dangerously) the pirate lost six men killed. I he remainder of her crew, to the number of eighteen, were safely lodged in prison hist evening. The Brave had on board a number of Spanish prisoners, who are thus happily relieved from a cativity which, most probably would have terminated) if they had not fallen in with the revenue cutters, by their being compelled to walk the plank. The pirate had a printe d commission the date of which was blank, signed HUMBERT) Governor of Texan Gazette,

intelligence from the Missouri exfie ditian. Mr. P Kerr left Manuel's fort, 7 miles below the Council Bluffs, on the k)th inst. and arrived at St. Louis on the 23d. On the 11th lie met l'-c Western Engineer mnj. Long and party, 12 miles Ik low the mouth of the river Platte, ascending. He confirms the account of a robbery committetl on some of the gentlemen attached to this boat by a hand of Panis Indians. On the i2th he met col. Atkinson 173 mi'cs below the Council Bluffs. The rifle regiment and sixth infantry were in com pan V, under the command of Col Atkinson, ascen 'ing in a number of keel bonis in good health and spirits and expecte d to be at the Council ! luffs in twelve days, that is on the 24th inst None of col. Johnson's steam boats were in company. On the 1 4th Mr. Kerr passed Martin Cantonment (Cow-Island') ; saw there the steamboat Expedition, empty, and preparing to fall back) her cargo having been transferred to keels Martin Cantonment was abandoned) except by a subaltern and 50 men, who waited for the arrival of an empty keel boat to take the remnant of the lading of the steam boat Expedttion. On the 16th passed the steam boat Johnson, 25 miles aboe fort Osage, h frig to, ont of order. On the I7th, 13th, 19th, met 10 or

12 keel boats above Hoousltrk, a?c ending with provisions for the troops On the 20th passed the ste m I oat Jctl'u son, empty, and i u ig UOti the rocks high and dry. foui milts b low1 the mouth of the 6 real Os;. e It is now certain thai the t o. ps have left the steam boats and i c on in kecis, and that the) wil r. ivo (have arrived ma:, probability) ..i i e council . luffs in lime :o si: in r themselves before the commencement of winter, and to accomplish all the views of the government for the present summer St. Louu Enq. Large Growth. We have seen, of this years growth) a Peat from Dr. VV. VVarfield'a orchard, VVeigl tog .36 ounce Its longitudinal dinu nsii en were 17 1-2 inches its rircumference 15 inches. Ky. Gut. SURVEY OF BOUDAHY LINE IN LAKE ERIE. BUFFALO, : Y OPT 5. A truly distressing time the pari es appeared to have bad, who have b to employed, for the iast two months, in the survey ofthe islands of Lake 1 lie. Of thirty-three persons, consisth g of commissioners, secretaries stn ris, chain bearers, and boat and axe men, every individual hat suffered a serious time of illness, and thai too in . place where no medic d aid could be procured. We are happy to learn, how ever) (hat the survey ot the islands lb the mouth of Detroit r:cr has been completed) not withstanding these ac cumulated difficulties ; ti ou:-h, firm the continuance of ti e sickness, and in consequence of the death of Col. ogilvy, the surviving commissioner, ( ien. Porter has been under the nt : vsity of suspending the further prosecution the work for the prsent season Mr. Thompson tiie Astronunsieal Surveyor ofthe British, e or. missi one is. has returned, with ati his party, who arc now on their wi y 1 Montreal Mr. T. himself, owe of the other surveyors i nd il is laborers, except one, sick. Major Fraser, Secretary, and Mr. de Hussy, Draughtsman to the American pi -ty. arc sick at Black Rock both I ever we understand. COtrvalccent. Gen. Porter) with the rcsidm f the American party, of which on-y no) laborers are sui-' to remain fit for duty, are daily expected. LEGISLATURE OF TEN N ESbEE. TUKSDAT SFT. 21. . Evidence of iei el Whilt the. Clerk this day was reading tiie rules ot decoi um drawn up and reported by the committee appointed yesterday. Gen. Andrew Jackson was discov red to be aim u the spectators in the. lobby The Clerk was stopped, on motion of Mr. Grundy, who moved that the General he invited to a eat within the bar; the House unanim ously voted in the affirmative, and hr. members tendered the high evidcrce of their respect, by rising as the Ceneral entei ed. IMPORTANT! REATYWI1 II THE INDIANS. DETROIT. OCT. I. We understand that the Treaty viib the Chippewa lndinsha been cm.clutl j f .ov Cass . 1 r the c i.si. n its