Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 13, Number 37, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 October 1822 — Page 4

BKLKCTED I'OETKY. From the New York Statesman. Gsdtaid "Let there be light "Let there be light !" Jehnv.th said, ArA nature sprang to birth ; 13.rk.ncs3 before his presence fled, And beauty crowned the earth. M.'.n, by his wnrd, from dnst he formed, And woman from his side; T i,-ir s'xils A'it'.i ure ctherial warmed, 'Vo Heaven's dread Kir.tr allied.

irson the gloom of s'n o'crspread V'.tt lustre of the mind:

Jo ii'.it the I i-ijp of Reason shed, A.i i man again was blind. II's v;alk was darkness, and despair Upoa his spirit preyed; We.iry and worn with calking care, Ah-r-s life's waste he strayed.

Th' Eternal s iv; "Let there be light

Aj.-nn :n Heaven was heard: t Ami 10! m -irs weak bewildered sight , The &arf Bc:!dJirm cheered. J i The S m f Righteousness, his beams ":vm the spir.t sheds; , Th" sle ep of sin, -aid rrrcr's dream, j Were o'er when Jesus bled. l')-'"ON BARD. A Tailor instead of bring the

Klijpart ot a mm. possesses the qualities ol nine men compined in one. d will be een by the follow-, in observations; 1-t As an economist, be cuts his coat according to his cloth. 2d As a gardiuer, he is careful of cabbage 3d. Asa sailor, he sheers off,

whenever it is proper.

MVg, or strap for it " Upon this toxvel of confession. Thus rhall occur. The place has been visit alternative being proposed to the thou wipe away and evacuate the ed by yellow fever. There is n t. . t-. Cmrt I'luilP mi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ft of tllV CinC tZlli llflt Vllf ffinlMi.-. rnriurr r r if'itAK iwini

pi lSUUtl , IIC UjiUil I' le m 3l iv- ihjihivivav. v ui w7iii. i. i-i wnv, J v.vriiJiispMiiiti uui n. m the case, strongly preferred the word ot the blood of atonement ! the town, but it is warm, the terngibbet to 'MickTe mouthed Meg," perat ure being, I think, twelve for uch was the nick name ol the From the JSat'Oiiul Intelligencer, or fifteen degrees above that of young ladv. whose real name was a Vitw ;k the pump water in George-town. Agnes But at length, when lie Pensac la. 4th .Vav, 1822. "e sod here is completely silhwas litterally led forth to exeeu I have been in this place about cious sand without any clay, tion. and saw no other chance to four weeks; and afier passing Vegetables can only be raised in escape, he retracted his ungallant through the immense and lei tile the spring by constant irrigation, resolution, and preferred the typi regions of the west, and seeing tie and they then but partially suecat noose of matrimony to the stately forests and luxoi iant fields ceed In summer they are burnt literal chord of hemp Such is of Ohio. Kentucky, and the othei up Tne only fruits are pearl e3 the tradition recorded in both states beyond the Alleghany; the grapes and fi-s The two last arfamilics and often jocularly refer- sterile piney. founts of Florida. ,,ve at high perfection The

red to upon the borders. It may were not calculated to make a fa sweet orange docs not succeed;

he necessary to add, that Mickle vorable impicsmn The Flori mouthed Meg, and her husband, das, as far as 1 can understand, weie a happy and loving pair and may be considered as a great forbad a very large family " est of pine interspersed with irre claimable swamps and intersee-

"Concerning the man you call hed with livers, whose banks ae M supplied and dear; the beef

your friend tell me, will he weep mbjert to inuuda;ion. the low (the only meat they have) is searwith you in the hour of distress? grounds, though rich, unfit for cul- i-'ely eatable, fowls scarce and Will he faithfully reprove you to tivation; and, as oon as these low mgh, a,id vegetables in small your fare, for actions, for which grounds are passed, the pines a- quantity and also dear. Fisli aro others are ridiculing or censuring gain present themselves. The m vaiiety and abundance but you behind your back? Will be g00d land is confined to the head (, not think of so good a flavor as dare to stand forth in defence, wateisof the rivets, and is in they are to the No; th. The flour,

when detraction is secretly aim- small proportion. Such is the bacon, kc. obtained from New ing its deadly weapons at your general physiognomy of the conn- Orleans are not of good quality, reputation? Will he acknowledge try--I do not think any put ofr and very dear In short livinir'is

you witn tne same cordiality ami adapted to suaar. and none. 1 feel nau anu nigh, and I would not ad-

behave to you with the same confident, to coffee. The staple friendly aMention in the compa of those paits capable of tillage ny of your superiors in rank and must be cotton. It mavieneal

( fortune, as when the claims of ly be deemed a sickly country 'pride or vanity do not interfere was riot at all disappointed i

and. as that is considered the e: i-

tenon of sugar-cane, I should think, even were the soil rich enough sugar cane could not be

raised here. The market is bad-

iUh As a olavaeter. he often

blandishes a baie bodkin. j with those of friendship? Ifmis- Pensacda. 1 expected to see a

,rnh. As a lawyer, he attends to fortune and losses should oblige village consisting of old ruinous man v suits. you to retire into a walk of life, wooden houses, upon a deep sauOtii. As an executioner, he in which you cannot appear with dy plain, but little elevated above, provides suspenders or gallowses distinctions, or entertain your the bay. The bay is spacious and for many persons. friends with the same liberality as meltyVell land locked, but too

7th Asa cook, he is generally formerly, will he still think him extensive for a good harbor, in a furnished with a warm goose. self happy in your society, and country subject to hurricanes. 8th. As a sheriff's officer, he instead ol gradually withdrawing hips cannot come nearer than d h s much at sponging. himself from an unprofitable con- within hall a mile of the shore. 9th. As a rational and scrintu- nexion, take pleasure in profes- which is very shoal, and there aie

ral divine, his great aim is to form smg himself your friend and no wharves. The entrance of

g -ul habits, for the benefit ot cneerluily assist you to support the bay is wide and to delend the lhin-ell and others. the burthen of your afflictions? town (Were it worth defending) Vo doubt the subject might be When sicklies shall call you to would requite another fort at the

invutlv extended; hut I think retire from the gay and bus Barancas. opposite lhat already

eroi'gh has been said to do au ay scenes of the world, will be follow built. The country in the rear, tne oppiohium so often cast on ou into your gloomy retreat, lis- lor seventy or eighty miles, is a the kniiihts. of the thimble and ten with attention to your -Maic of barren wilderness of nines, not

needle, and to muec the fraterni- sympathy " and minister the ba!m habitable; in front the Day and t. ti unite and enntiihute a suit of consolation to your fainting Gulf of Mexico. Ho that IVn-a-of clothes to their friend and spirit? And lastly, when death cola iscoinpletelv insulated, deri-

shall burst asunder every earthly viug its substantial supplies of tie. will he shed a tear upon your provisions entirely from New grave, and lodge the dear! renVm Oi lcans The l iver Heambia. brance of your mutual friendship emptying into the bay. is an inin his heart, as a treasure never to considct able stream subiect to

In Walter Scott's account of be resigned ? The man vvho will overflow, its only e;ond lands be7ihhank Tower. Peebles shire a not do all this, may be your com ing in Alabama, near its head wa-

humble servant. K ten aiio Ragged. Kulehlo.icope. M ll!tYOH IT AN G.

Ellb

a erv amusing in. ulent is related panion vour llattererl-vnur se-

ol iv e td the ancestors ot Mr "Walter eott : William Scott, (afterwards Bir Willii'n undertook an expe di'ion a;iinst the Murravsof Klibank. vh'se property lay a few miles dUtan. lie found the enemuptn their guard was defeated and made prisoner in the act ot diiving offtMe cattle, which he had collected for that purpose, hir liide-on Murray conducted lvsptisouer to the Castle, where

ters.

rensacuta. in my opinion.

can never be a pi i e of commercial importance It has no back country, no great rivers to convey

to the harbor the products ol the

interi'ir unlike new Orleans, the

emporium of the gieat region ol

the west. lv means of the noblest

rivers in the World; or even Mobile,

a very flourishing town, which

eommatnlsthetrade ol thctwoun portant livers of Totnbinbe 6c Al

ahama 1 d i-.t tliink that Pcnsa-

cola can t. .i. , ;hinn i

retreat in sunnncr for the inhabitants of the foi mcr cities The climate licreis hot in summer, but the heat is moderated by the da'v

ly sea htrrze, and the

ducer but. believe me, he is not

vour friend.''

A Medicine, useful to the Soul. A certain brother went to a physician, and asked him. whether he knew of any medicine by which sin could be cured. The physician answered him and said 4 Yes, brother, know and hear that one of miraculous powers

may oe lminu. m anu tai;e the root of spiritual poverty, and

l-is ladv received him with con- the flower of humil it . the leave

gi atulatinus on his victory, and ot patience and the branches uf

prater; mix them together, and

pounu tnem in me nwrter or one divnve. Add to them a spoonful of holt thoughts, afterwards put them in the sauctpan of conscience, and water them with the drops of Jl living tears VfHien kindle under it the tre ofaivirc We. and when it has boiled sufli eientl v. pour it out into the dish of discretion and mix it up with thanksgiving. Then sup it up itb the spoon of compunction and wipe thy mouth with the

enquired concerning the late to which he destined his prisoner "The gallows answeted Sir Gideon kto the gallows with the murdeiert limit na. Sir Up ilcon.M answered the considerate man-on, in her vernaculai idiom, "would you hang the winsome joung Lalid of Maiden, when v c have three ill hnoieil daugh tei s to nvu ry?4 Uighi,M answered the llaron. who'sna'chetl at t 1 e itlra -be shH either marry our daugutu, Muluc mouihcd

vise any epicure to steer his

eourre to Pensacola. Slusqui-

toes are a great annoyance, and musquitoc curtains are indispensable such, sir, is a faithful picture ol Pensacola. and. if it affords you any amusement, I shall be gratified. The advantages of the place, as you will perceive, have neen greatly misunderstood and exaggerated.

Ry a very salutary law. in the State of New York, the Court of Chancery is invested with a jurisdiction over the estates of those persons, who. by habitual drunkenness, are rendered incapable of conducting their own affairs. T1 hi j act very properly places them upon a footing with ideols and lunatics An inquisition, in the nature of a writ delunatico inquircn-

do. was lately issued, in the cac

of a Mr. II by which certain

persons weie directed to inquire.

by the oaths ot good and lawful

men, whether J II. was incapable of conducting his own affairs, kc This was found to be the ease; and the consequence will be that his estate will be taken out of bis hands, and all his acts in relation to it hereafter will be null and void. Union.

ni''hts aie

cool The winters are damp, chilly, and extremely unpleasant withfiequent and heavy laius. and much wind. The atmosphere at that season, erv unlav oiable to persons ol catarrhal and puhnonai v habits, diseases of the lung- be ing very prevalent. From the absence ol marshes, i eminent levels arc not verv common, but

Jtuocufu hih iudc sometimes

The Agricultural Soeit ty of Bucks county have unanimously recommended to the citi;:rns of that county, "to strictly prohibit the practice of gunning on t heir lands, inasmuch as it is believed that the present ahuming increase of insects is principally owing to the destruction of birds." Gcii. James fill kin son. who not long since took a trip to Mexico, for purposes as was alledged of a private and not a political nature, iti said, has enlisted in the MTviecofthc Imperial Iturbide.

It is stated that he had received an appointment under the government worth about M(HK)dol). a car. A pretty snug income for

a plain Republican to enjoy., Col urn. Star.

K O I It II h litteby y,ii'i, t! at hc s i.N Office of the Steam Milt, U kipL at the house of Mr. John 1). Hay. WILSON L.UiOW, Jtty. Yinsciuicty Ajail 4, ISiJ. 10-jE