Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 13, Number 31, Vincennes, Knox County, 31 August 1822 — Page 3

THIS WEaTKllN &US

lrr'CKY. ES, august 3 I , 1822. Ki-r.ciioN h bt u R n s ( Co ntin urd. ) 17lll CONGHESS OKNKHAL TlCKKT.

Counti . Fl)yd. Jennings Hi on ht forward, 3223 5147 Vanderburgh, 120 117 Clark, - 267 768 Wayne, - - 425 724 Erankli:i, - - 350 789 Washington, - 238 825 Spencer, - 49 180 Perry, - - 46 160 Jackson, - - 111 460 Jennings, - 23 351 Lawiencc, 42 384 M-mvoc, - 117 296 Vigo, - - 6 412 Pake, - - - 00 225 Green, - : 70 75 Davies, - 171 263 Dubois, - - 31 121 Pii;c, 29 143 LIEUT GOVF.RXOn.

Coun!ic? Ann.

iderburg

Clark, Wayne, Y -auk tin, Spencer, Perry, Jackson, Jennings.

P Ik: 2234

133 201 111 45 81 103 12 41

U . ) . Pawl. Maxivrl.

2518 153 564 538 685 170 91 234 18

1170 00 47 417 406 21 00 3 "00

I 159 27 35 1 00 287

reports 500 famishes in th deepest want" of necessaries that at 5d per day. 600 laborers might be had as it were in a moment though 5ri will buy only 101b. ot potatoes. That one man said, " I have not tasted food for two days 1 have seven children you cannot give me work must I steal and be hanged V The papers are filled with similar accounts the people gather sea-weeds and nettles and boil them, and whole families ate ncariy naked, having parted with every garment that would sell for any thing, to procure a morsel to cat. Death had become familiar, and little thought of the wretched peasants fast three or four days, and go to sleep forever 1 One woman and tier three children had ncrished together. The

! starving surround the houses ol the rici j in crowds, to die at their doors, or obtain J so ne small relief he cries uf the chil i dren pierce the heat The most trifling

employment is snught for with eagerness it may literally be said that there is a rush of people to earn a penny 15l's woith of oat meal being received at a place, more than 2000 human beings applied for a part of it. Nothing,' says one of the letters " can now stop the progress of fever, dysentery and dropsy." : he archbishop of l uain, (of whom we have before made honorable mention) says "On my way to v asi ebar 1 pasd a multitude of half starved men, women & chiidien, at B.dlyglass and Balcara, seeking a share o' a handful of meal, which

215 .' could only keep, them alive, and no more.

The returns have not yet all been re-i I have sent to the committee a lull stateceivcl, but I believed there is no longer a ! ment of the hideous scenes 1 have witdoubt but that William Prince is elected ' nessed. If thousands are not sent to M lyo from the first District; Jonathan Jen- and Galwav, whole populations must die. ning, from the second, and also to fid Enough of these horrors yet the great the vacancy ; John Test, from the third, fear in England is, that the crops of grain For Lt. governor, Ratliff lioon, though will be too abundant in that country, and yet something doubtful. j the king and his noblesarc spending their . hundreds of thousandsln luxury and riot At a meeting of a .lumber of the citi- France. Some movements of the tens of K iox county, assem'j ed at the troops in the south of France, and the house ot general Homer Johnson, in the appointment of marshal Suchet to the toun ot Vincenncs, on Saturday the 10th command of them, have iiven rise to a of August, 1822 rumor of the probability of a war be-

Ua-.uel Met Hire. esqr. was caueu to tween France and Spain, the chair, and Win. E. Winters' appoin- js stated that pen. Be

ted secretary. Upon motion, Resolved, That our emtor and Representative in the next session of the Legislature be instructed to

pen. ucrton anu two ot

his suite have been arrested. Spain Gen. Quiroga is named to the comma.nl of the panish troops in the

nortnern parts ot pain it appears ev-

use ineir exeruons .u inra. au c- - that ,)mh Fance am, s . aC titled an act authorising the laying off f, , hB!u ,,,.

... , liviiuu UllU l) III lllb III IL'IUUI IIUUU 'l VII.

certain State Roads in this state, and ap

propriating 5$ "00,000 of the fund outxnnnly called the three per cent, fund for opening the said roads," and to appropriate if possible the bilance of said fund not expended, or so much thereof as the counties on the Wabash and White rivers mav be entitled to on a distribution of said fund, to the opening and improving the naigatton of the aforesaid rivers. Resdwd, That a committee of three be appointed to confer with similar committees to be appointed in the several C( unties on the. W.ibas 1 and White rivets, in order to carry the afoiesaid resolution into effect. Krsolvcd That the people of the county of Knox be requested to join in a petiti on to the next legislature to repeal said act, and that the committee appointed to carry the second resolution into eff ot, be requested. to draw up said petition, and request the signatures of the citizens of K - countv to the same whereupon, Da. del Mc.Clure, Xatoaoiel E ving, and John L av, were appointed a committee under the second and third resolutions. Rrmlvd That the meeting do now adjourn, to meet at the court house in Vmcennes on the evening of the fourth Moiulav of September, ensuing, and that the ci'tz ns of the county be requested generally to attend, for the purpose of forming an agricultural society. Pesilvdy That the proceedings be inserted in the Western un The meeting then adjourned O Mc CLURE, Chmn. Y? L- WITHERS. Srcty. J

Pyrenees but they dare not go to war without asking leae of the holy alii

ance " This part of Spain is much dis

turbed by insurgents, and it is most probable that tioops are marching only to re store and preserve an observance cf the

laws. But the French pipcts say, that the met chants' receive positive directions

Irom their correspondents in Spain, to stop all commercial adventures. Portugal. The rcpoit is. that a Portuguese army is moving, supposed to be intended to operate with the 1 constituti

onal army of Spain, in the ptesumed

controversy with t rance.

The troops which the people of Brazil

had relused t receive, have arrived at Lisbon, and vv. re. to be sent back again. A positive o-dcr for the return of the

prince now in that countiy, was also to be forwarded by a 74 gun ship. Russia. It is rumored that many Russian officers h ivc been arrested for disaf lection or conspiracy. It is quite possible 1 hat the fate of Alexander's father may be ids own. Russia isf Turkey. The question of war or peace is nut yet determined, but the piopicts held 0111 ae in favor of

INTERESTING FROM HAVANNA.

Extract of (l letter received in Charleston, dated " llavanna, July 25."

The Captain Genetal of this Island lied on the 19th inst. Here the greatest tranquility prevails. 'I he Yellow, fever has been and is still very destruc

tive. 1 he Emperor lturbide has ic-

established the Inquisition of the Friaisi

in Mexico. He will not permit the Eu

ropean Spaniards to return to their na-

tivc country, and he endeavors to ore-

vent the exportation of the great riches

belonging to the Spaniards who have

made their fortunes in that country. The people of New Spain are divided into four parties Imperialists, Republicans, Serviles and Constitutionalists, which certainly must lead to civil dis

cord "

An article in the Morning Chronicle cf the 18th June, stated as coming from their city correspondent, mentions that a letter from Odessa, of 21st of May, had been received, in which it was asseited that the I urkish army was in motion, but that it neither had, nor would retire from Moldavia or Wallachia, according to the agreement made at Constantinople ; and that the Russian army wai in no situation to enforce their demands on the Turkish empire, being without pay or clothing, and weie besides badly fed.

An Austrian C ouuer, atrived at Paris,

NEW ESTABLISHMENT AT MOUNT CARMU, ILLINOIS. 7jrHE suhsciibcr begs leave respectfully to acquaint the citizens oi Edwards county, Illinois and of Gibson und Knox counties, Indiana, that he has opened a large assortment of GOODS at mount e ah mel, which he proposes exchanging for ,' J.K; '' 'o-tN.PORK, i.ivi; catDEER SKIN.-, or any other produce the farmers havi; to snare, on the fTiot n c c 1 m 1 I linn

- ' Mvv'Miiuiouaiu' terms. A few of the articles he ofllts

lor sale are hrrc enumeiaied.

CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, and CAS rs r, 1 I b, in v anetv.

Ilk--v k FL ANNEL CALICOES, and BOMliAZETTS, cf all qualities and colour. Domestic PLAIDS, & STRIPES, ditto SHIKTING & SHEE'l ING. Steam loom SHIRTING, & WALTHAM SHEETING, IRISH LINN EN, of evrrv description. HAND ANA, MADRAhS, and SILK handkerchi fs, CAMHUIC, JACONET, BOOK.&LENO MUSLINS, plain and figured. VES TINGS, assorted. Furniture & aprr.u CHECKS "c TICKING BLACK SILK Hindkerchiet's.

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of the evacuatioti of Moldavia and Walla

chia; and says noting categorical, to af- -hud reason to believe, that war may not take place. I The London New Timesy of the 1 8th,

June, has the following;

Hlne arid Wllow NANKINS.

COTTOV CARD.-,. No. 10, Mens and V. n-ns S'lOES, GROCERIES, TFA, COFFEE, & CHOCOLATE, ...... w

iMUiiU, MADDER, COPPERAS,

"Eetlers were yesterday received in PEPPER, ALLSPICE,

e city direct from Algiers, confirming ALI PLTRE, ALLUM, PRIMS TONE,

v i.oat i-w Orleans hUt.AR,

I'OW DEK, SHOT & LEAD,

the

1 1 ! . . 1 1 1

me uisiressing accounu wnicii nacl pieviously reached England by way of Genoa, of a plague by which Algiers has been nearly desolated. We lament to bay that the latter accounts ate even more disastrous than the proceeding. They state that incalculable numbers of the inhabitants had already fallen victims to this dreadful disease; the survivors.

CUPS St SAUCERS, TEA PC) Fh, fee. cVc. A small assortment of HARDWARE. The principal pait of the above goods have been lately imported from the E st ward, they comprise an assuitrnciit ol between 5 and g6(.00 at original tot, ; nd shall be offered on such teimsasihc taimer cunii'.'t fail to think liberal, for the

as many of them as posseted the means, pro(ucc lK. c;.JhtlA, at n)ket price had shut themselves up in their houses, FRANCIS DICKSON, ji nu.

August oU, 1822. 313' JCT 1 be store will be opened on the 4th ol Septembt r. F. D.

ill business was of course at a stand, the

streets were des rttd, and a silent horror pei varied ti e whole town." Mr. Zea, the Envoy fiom the Republic of Columbia, arrived in London on iztU In.,.. l'..rx.i. i?....:,. vv.,

. . , ... . j JkU AN I El) immediate. v, a stand the obiect ol his visit is to endca- t . 1

vour to induce the Hiitish Ministers to rcconizj the Independence ol Colombia, and form a commeicial treaty with the Government which he lepresents. Courier,

BLACKSMITHS.

sober,

V f industriouk, good woiknun, to

take charge of a JHdcksmiths Shop, -- . .. l r 1 if I r

i'.uuui une 111 iic cc a nan iiom v inrcrr.cs on the state load constant employ and

good wages will be given applv to tho

True courage. An old officer of dis-' subscriber living near the Rev Samuel tinction and ol tried valor, refused to ac- 1 Scott's

cept a challange sent him by a young adventu cr; but returned the following answer: "I fear not your sworu, but thv anger of my Gml I date vcntuic my life in a good cause, but cannot hazard my soul in a bad one; I will chaigc up to the cannon's mouth for the good of my countiy, but 1 want couiage to stoim hell " Xdrs.

DAVID ANDREWS. August 29, 1822. 3l-tf

Beef! Beef! Beef! WISH to purchase a confide

rab!c

Cheap Goods and Household Furniture.

IE be sold at public auction, on' V Wednesday the fourth of Sen- i

tembcr, the balance of ti e remaining

stock of goods on hand, among which arc

number ol lil-EF CATTLEy lor

the Orleans m.tikct I c lculate on giving 7 no D liar k Ffty On;i per )unIt! t j ki it I, v ..1... ....

j - . soon as possible latge cattle would be preferable I also wish to contract fur the building of a flat bo'tnm b a'. JOHN HRUNER. July 18, 1822. 25-lf

peace it is stated that Alexander has I UAHDWAIIE.

approved ot tne panot pacincation orot f ty' VwVV v i T? about by the mediating powers, but trnrtSLK U b ' ' AUl!i,

the Turks have not yet evacuated Moldavia and Wallachia. We still think that Russia designs to attack Turkey but most pet sons suppose thai Alexander has delivered up his Lllow christians, the Gre ks. to the meicy of the baibariaus. 'Turkey. Preparations are making for a general attack on the Greeks, who, on the otiier hand, are eeuhur all in teadi-

I ncss that thev niav sell their iives dearlv:

Great Rritam Isf Ireland The bill for believing it better to die on the fiJd of the iclief of the Roman Catholics, which battle, than to be butchered like sheep, had passed the commons, has been rejec-;as they k 'ow that they will be, if they ted by the house of lords as was expect- yield themselves up. Those of Mr.ctdo-

ed the maprity ag inst it was 42

It was hoped that the British would ad

from nile's wekkly rkgister'

ynuu some GUOCERIES, Household & Kitchen Furniture with an assortment of

FUR IIATTS,

just their quarrel with the hinese at Canton, thiouh the exertions of the Hong merchants, backed by half a million of dollars. The distres-es of Ireland are on the increase The sum laised in England to relieve them amounted to 90.0001 but the local subscriptions v c said to he insufficient to hutt ccJii fir thsse tha' would die if hutrrr." w arcoums say that hundreds or thousands are pciishing for lack of food and ab ut twi months more were fo pass before a sup ply could be expected fr-nn the growing crops. A letter from one of the parishes

I 111. i niiiv. 11 uiiu . 111 j i .11 uum

1 Oivmpus ;

warned them, by proclamation, of what1

they have to expect It i? stiongly be. licved that some foreign ponei futtih

HATTERS TUIMMINGS, And some I1ATTK11S T O O JjS. &c JOHN JOHNSON. August 26 1S22. 31-1 t

NOTICK. HE subscriber will execute vtriting of any description, with ac

curacy and despatch, on the most reasonable terms Mechanic nnrl fit Iiptq ran

the 1 ut k, wiin money to opciatc a-1 ve their books posted, accounts drawn

Slate of Indiana. DAVlEb CIRCUI I COURT, July Ttrm, 132

Addison Smith, complainant vs Arthur Henric, defendant. Foreign Attachment. 0N motion of the plaintiff, by Joseph ' Warnei, his attoittcy, it is oulend by the court, that tinlcsn the said cicfendant shall appear heie by himself 01 attorney, at or before the next term of this court to put in special bail to answer this suit, hc court will proceed to hear and determine the same in his absence and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be inserted in the Western n. a paper printed at Vinccnnes, for four weeks successive ly. A Copy Trst, E. V ANTREES, Clk Dec.

gainst the Gtcel.s

The late d lightfui country of eres, vcems to have been completely dcsoJ.itcd bv t! ' urks. with fire and sword 3000 vounvx children wrre canted off to be honghi up in the Mahometan religion. It is suppo d that the nnr'n nt Pclopnnnrsns contained nearU two millions ofinhabitants A lat account states the po nidation at abou' ."40 ( 00 such is the effect of the despotism of the Turks.

off, &c. &c by applying at my office in

tWaiKet street. SAMUEL HILL. August 31, 1822. 3l-3t

GRAPES

PI AN be had at 125 cents rcr nound.

hi,. . -

H uunng the months ol September Sc October, at the tavern in Harmonic. FREDERICK RAP P. August 24, 1622. 31-3t

Lost Certificate of Lands purchased from the United Nates. PUBLIC Notice ishcicby given, that nine weeks after date, application will be made to the Register of the Land Office at Vinccnnes, for the renewal of a certificate in my name, for the north east quarter of Section No. 11, in Township No 12 north, ol Range No 1 1 west, in the Hittrict of Vinccnnes; the oiiginal having been lost. Given under my hand at Vinccnnes this 29th day cf August, 1822. 91-31DP GEORGE MITCHELL.