Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 46, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 November 1819 — Page 4

LtWISTOWN, PA OCT. S, Daring- Robbery robbery of tlie most daring nature was committed on Sunday last, in Bedford county A Mr. M'rarlandj a merchant of Pittsburg, on his road to Phil idelphia, tires stopped by David Lewis, the celebrated counterfeiter, and two other

Vlllians, atid robbed 1500. Thty took Mr M Far land into the woods and detained him from 9 o'clock in the morning till 4 in the afternoon. It is said Lewis's associates wished to kill Mr. M( Fa Hand, but by Lewiset interference they were prevented. The alarm was immediately raised and several gentlemen went in pur suit, and last knight the Vtllians were Caught at a house about two niilt-i below this town, and this morning sent off under a strong guard, for Bedford. Nearly all the money has been given up. An instance of the daring disposition of Lewis, came within our own observation Last knight, while surrounded by a number of persons, he, by some means, got a loaded pistol which was lying in the room, and unobserved, got to the outer door, w hen he called aloud aid sprang off. Th e h use was quikly cleared, and he was caught; he snapped his pistol in the face of his pursuers, and when caught and overpowered, he cocked and snapped again. Very fortunately, the pistol missed fi:c. NEW-YORK, OCT. 12. It is worthy of remark, that the steamboat Manhattan, of nearly 500 tons burthen is at this moment taking in freight and passengers for NewOrleans The superior power of her machinery has been satisfactorily proved, and no anxiety is entertained a to her success in ascending the Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisville, kc. This novel and yet splendid undertaking, cannot fail to excite the attention ofthose who have commercial operations in that rich and growing country. Gazette. ANECDOTE. On a review of the Prussia?! army by the King, there happened to be a French soldier who could not speak the Prussian language. I lis platoon officer told him the King would ask him how old he was? to which he must reply( in Prussian) 30 how long he had been in the service ? 6 months if he liked his pay and rations ? both. The King happened to ch K.gc his mode of interrogation, first Asked, how many years have vou been in the service ? Thirty. How old are yon ? 9idt months. Are you a fool, or I ? both. Lucicn Bonaparte is about to publish a poetll tinder the name of The r ' rnddr. ' orsica, the birth place of the Uonapartes, was anciently called f Vi nos, its conquest by the Saracens, In the 12th century, is the subject of the poem. By a letter from St Helena we learn, that the people on that islard know nothing of what is doing in the world beyotta their own ocean bound rock. Ah the newspapers w hic h arrive are obliged to be forthwith forw irdcd to Sir Hudson Lowe who, after he has perused, destroys them. It is said he is to be superceded in the government, by Sir G. Bingham A Census of the White persons in

the' Slate of South Carolina) has been recently taken, according to a law panned at the last session of the Legislature. The number is reported at 2 11)838; which, compared with the enumeration at the Census ofl8n, presents an increas of 14,165, in the free white population of the state. It is mentioned in the Fore?q:n Journals that M Gentz, the celebrated political writer has been invited to Carlesbad by Prince Metternich, in order to draw up a declaration in the name of the allied so v reigns to the

people of Germany.

St. Louis. Sept. 25. A duel was fought on an Island in the river below this town on Monday the 20th inst. between Col. John Smith, T. and Mr. Lionel Brow n, in which the latter was shot through the head in the first fire, and fell dead on the ground. The making of "Molasses from Wheat is extensively piactised in the interior. Two bushels will yield seven gallons and three quarts of treacle. 400 gallons of sugar cane juice has this year been produced by every acre of land of a swam) plantation in I)arien Georgia, worth 50 cents per gallon. Extract of a Letter from the Pritish Consul at Para (Hraeills) to a Gentleman in Kewbury-port, dated 1 8th August, 13 9. " The Small Pot, which, if I recollect right, commenced its ravages previous to your departure, has p aced every species of commercial affairs In the most deplorable state imaginable ; nothing is sold, and people are afraid to bring their produce to town. Our average of burials, or rather Heath ( for instead of burying these who die they are thrown into ditches ready prepared for (he putpose) has been at 'east Portu-Jive per diem for the last two months." Baltimore, October 2. Twenty-fiv nrw cays of ! ever are reported within the last 24 hours. October 8 It is with th most sincere satisfaction that we are enabled to state that the health of our citv is progressively improving. The health report of to-day gives no death by malignant fever, and but nine new cases are reported within the last 24 hours, and they are milder than usual. Boston, October 2. It is inexpressibly gratifying to us to be able to state, on the authority of the Board of Health, that all malignant fever has disappeaied from this town and that Boston is entirely restored to health. DREADFUL. We just announced the arrival of :u o troops at the Havana. They paraded in great pomp for abont seven hours In the heat of the sun, and we are told that 400of them were on the evening of that day sent to the hospital, to die of the yellow fever It was thought that a majority of the persons romposing this expedition would cease to be in less than a month. AUri Reg. Frrxrn Gaudahutie.AiWiccs. to the third of September, state that

Foreign captains or supercargoes a r authorised by the laws of Ciae lopue to sell theii caiocs without employing any other agent. IMPOR TNT LAW C VSE. Judge Mills, of the Fayette Circuit C ourt, has decided, in the case of the Bank of the Uh'Ved States a. Joshua JVorvtlli that the President, Directors and Company of trar bai.k cannot recover in their corporate capacity the amount of notes assignee! to them, that, having no light by their chaiter to" deal or trade in any thing, except bills to exchange, gold Or silver bullion, or in the sale of goods really and truly pledged for money lent, and not redeemed in due time or goods which shall be the pioceedes of their land," they cannot put chase a promisory note or sustain an action upon any which may have been assigned to them. Western Monitor.

Notice.

TJTILL be exposed to sale at the V y court house, in vansville on the 20th day of November next, at 9 o'clock, A. M a number of Town Lots, to satisfy the taxes against the same, tiz Lots No. 60, 35, 96, 95, 94, 93 92, 91, 90, 89, 88 87, 86, 85, 84 78, 77, '2y 111, I 0, 109. .f 5 04, 103, 102, 101. 100, 99, 129, 9 II, 58, 2 3, 37, 47, 46, 23, 33, 73, 120. 119, 118 62, '42 ANSEL WOOD, C. V. C Lvansvillc, Oct 20,1819. 44 3

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R-ies er 1 tn, N. O' It ans W. K. Breading. Vinrennes.. THEr HAVE OS UAhDy and intend keeping large and general assortment of DRY-GOODS, G HOC HUES, QUEENS end HARD- n A HE. All of which wii! be sold very low foi CASH. Evans ville, Ma 20, 22tf PROPOSALS By Worsley Smtth, For publishing by subsci irtion, A NEW WORK to be entitled GENERAL IXSTRUCTER, OR The office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, sheriffs, coroners, constables and jailors, in the State of Indiana.

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