Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 May 1823 — Page 4

signs of returning life, and by the

next mornins he was able to con-

imitiyAmteAmmmmttmStittmvwsc with bis generous preserver

THK SNAIL.

PY wilmam cfiwrr.R. Ti rrn or leaf, or fruit or wall, Tiir Srrul sticks close, nor fe.vrs to fall, As it he grew there, home and all Teg ether. Within tint houc STurc hr hides, When d.uuer imminent betides, Ot tui in, or other harm betides Of weather. dive ImthKhnnn the slightest touch, Hi, m;U" -cnlk-ftim; jiner is such, He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure, Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself h;is chatties none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus hrmiit-like, his life he leads, Nr p inner n his baii'juet needs, And, if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who sreks him must be worse than blind, lie an 1 hi" Ikhim.' are so eoinbin'd, If iiiuhngit, he fails to find Its master. MISCELLANY.

advanced with caution towards lie offices was affronted by some bis bumble dwelling Providence clerks, and was advised to cornsmiled upon their endeavors I plain to the principal, which he

You probably recollect, said The v crept to the brow of a crag did thus: 4 1 have been abused

the stranger, of seeing yesterday beneath which the parties were here by some of the rascals of a vessel near your harbor. In ; dividing the money of the stran- this place, and I come to acquaint

mat vessel it was my mislortune , ger ana watenmg tneir opponu ; you 01 u, as i unaerstood vou are

to be a passenger; heaven grant

that the lovelv hemp: I have left there has not fallen a victim to

prefidy and ingratitude I am a

native of America, but have resi

ded in France where by my industry, I acquired a considerable fortune. Desirous of spending

my last days in the land of my

forefathers, 1 converted my prop

erty into specie, and with a young and adored wife embarked in this

vessel. The master and crew I

loaded with presents, but this on ly served to increase their rapaci ty. I had no fears either for my life or property. Last night their diabolical plans for the destruction of both were put in exe&i tion. I was alone on the quarter deck, when a deep groan caused me to turn, I beheld one of the passengers struck down with an axe, as he was approaching to join me. The ruffians with horrid

veils rushed forward to secure

indeed which at Present contain another victim; but though nearly

more than a simile duelling: vet a overpowered hy my sensation I

cenlurv am the traveller would was enabled to reach the taflfrail,

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JTr c the r-i tf'-f; en df n t Stat man. A SINGULAR STORY. MICHAEL BURN.

Among the numerous islands

in Gaseo ba, there are but few

have been cheered with the mingled hum of business and plea

sure; and could have rested be-

nity sprang upon them. The principal.' Eng. Pap.

confusion of guilt, and above all

the intoxicating draught rendered them an easy conquest, and they were carefully secured to await the punishment of their crimes. The fisherman and his comrades

From the Western Censor. WHITE RIVER. It is highly probable that few persons, except those who are res idents in the state, have a correct

then rowed for the vessel and knowledge ot this river, and of

fears of joy bedewed his weather ! lhe country through which it

beaten cheek on finding that the

wife of his guest had escaped uninjured. When he descended into the cabin, she at first seemed unconscious of his approach, so much had her senses been over

Hows.

The White River is lost by mingling with the Wabash about fifty miles from its mouth. As you proceed up it a short distance from the mouth, it divides itself into two branches of

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When at length, she aroused from | nearly equal size. one called the

the stupor in which he had found | West fork, the other East or her, she told him that she was the | driftwood fork. The West fork only survivor of those who had | is much the longest branch, taken passage in the ship and O ! From tms f),ace (Indianapolis) to she exclaimed. I could share their j u nere xi cnle, s the Wabash, by fate to me far more welcome ! tl,c course of the liver, the diswould be tlie waterv rave of mv tanre ,s nearly 400 miles, being

husband than what I fear, the embrace of hiti murderer. For

and dropped into the sea.

The darkness of the night, the

presumption that I could not

neath many a hospitable roof the reach land, and above all the work the power of injury, and that

ruins of wVkIi are now scarcely death which was still un finish- j though separated from one whom vissihle They were formerly cc prevented pursuit, and 1 made ; she loved, she should never want

some moments the tears of the fair and disconsolate mourner un maned our generous fisherman; but at length collecting himself, he bid her not despair; that the

objects of her terror were beyond

LTOV-

eq.ient attacks of iuVnce for my guide. But whit e were ahandon- was life? The being for whom

a protector while he had a single arm to raie in her detence. But he continued prrhaps your husband may he still alive. Some of the passengers have been picked up severely wounded indeed, but not beyond recovery; at last he unfolded the happiness that was in store for her. But with all his caution, nature sunk under ex cess of emotion; and he trembled least all his labors should have been bestowed in vain Tneir joy at meeting no pen can adequately describe. Suffice it to say that alter kneeling to that Being who had restored them as it were to life, the first care was the

inhabited by fishermen, but on an ettort to iloat, tf listing in IVo

account of the fi

the Indians. thece

ed,and ht-inor of sl'mht materials 1 wished to live was deserted at

soon sunk into dc-ay. Near one t,lc. moment she most needed my of these ruins and not far from assistance. Di imod C u e. is the grave of The shrieks of the dying broke MiciiAiiL RruN an occurrence upon my ear, and I fancied I while he lived there should ics- could hear the voice of my wife cue lis name from oblivion imploring mercy. The thought One evening as he sat at the wis agony. Three times I atdoor of his hut but listening to tempted to gain the ship but in the waves which broke on the vain she was fast receding; at last rocks which sur rounded him. his regardless of my fate, I murmur dog who was lying at his feet, ed at the being who upheld me. suddenly sprang up. and darting I debited death and ceased exertowards a projecting cliiV, plun lions in order to hasten its apgcd into the water. T c fisher- proach. From that moment till

in in presuming from his earnest I revived at your dwelling, reason j ullfare of the fisherman. A sum manner that something had at- left me The humane fisherman sufficient to render him indepen-

trat ted his attention, hastened to did all he could to comfort, the the spot from which the animal hapless sufferer The consolalihad leaped hut the night was too ons of religion were freely offered, dark to discover either the dog or and he taught him submission to the object of his pursuit, ami the the divine will of him from whom murmur of the wave prevented he had already received such even ascertaining his direction, manifold mercies. I have no II iving for some time awaited his doubt continued he, but they retur n in vain and supposing at j soon w ill land in the vineinity to last that he was in the fruitless . divide their plunder: and Ictus

chase ot seals that frequently make t heir appearance, he retired. Scarcely however had he sought his pillow when, the well known bark ami scratching at the door, announced not only his return, but anxiety for his master's pres cn 'C. He opened the door, the

dent, was immediately bestowed

on him, and the only return they requested, was. that they might retain the dog who had been in strumental in producing this joyous meeting But here the fisherman pleaded in turn. He said that his reward had been greater than his labors deserved or his heart desired lie hoped they

indulge in the hope that these J would not charge him with inouteastsof society will be brought gratitude; but the dog, he said, to justice, and you restored to ; patting him on the face, had been the partner of your bosom. J his only companion during the Animated with this idea, he lng and dreary winters he had fisherman rose and approached passed among the rocks, that the window ; and as he anticipi j there was no other living creature ted, the vessel was distinctly seen that he could call hi- friend and

dog whined, pulling him gently as 1 standing in for the shore. Not a in fine, rather than to pait with il wishing him to follow and : moment was to be lost. Raising one so faithful, he wnuid return suddenly left him the stranger in his arms, he earn- the bounty; preferring his hut. Having lighted his lanthren, he ed him to his skiff, and rowing his poverty and his dog. to wealth left tne hui, the dog hy his bar- around a steep bluff which screen- and solitude. You shall not part, king directed the path; but on ap- ed them from observation he says the stranger and sorry am I

pioachingthe shore pidge of his (placed him in a cave retired and to have given a moment's pain to

remarkably serpentine in

course; and from here to the head, near Greenville, in the state of Ohio; about 1,50; making the whole distance by water considerably over 500 miles. It runs across almost the whole extent of the state. Its principal tributary streams, of which we have a full knowledge, are Fall Creek, Eagle Creek, White Lick, and Eel River. The principal part of the couptry through wh ch it flows, from the mouth of Eel River to the head, is a level rich country, and is populating rapidity. The Driftwood fork heads about the Ohio line. and in its progress south westwardly, receives Sugar Creek. Flat Rock, Clifty, Sand Creek. Muscatatack, Guthry's Creek, and Salt Creek. The Muscatatack reaches within a few miles of Madison on the Ohio river. Several of the tributaries of this branch are navigable during freshes for flat boats. The country toward the heads of both these rivers is flat and level, with a good soil, and rolling and thin as you descend to their confluence. Both of them are navigable for flat boats and keels in the spring freshes, the west fork for upwards of 450 miles, by the course of the river; and the ood tor about 250 If they were cleared of trees and logs, thev might be rendered navigable at almost all seasons. It. is said that two hundred and seventy Scotch families are making preparations to emigrate to Upper Canada in a body, the ensuing spring.

surprise to find his laithlul animal

and a human being to all appea ranee a corpse It was evident that the dog had just drawn him from the water, but there were no marks of violence on his person. He opened his waistcoat the bodv vas vet warm: and filled with the hope of restoring animation he bore it to his hut.

secure He then hastened to a hart so feeling Take this said some huts a few miles distant, in- he presenting a larger addition to fo med them of the bloody tran-, his former donation; and if it be saction of the past night, and con-! more than sufficient for your own jured them if they were not des- j want. I know it will he employ -titute of courage and humanity, ! cd as all ought to be in allev iato aid him in boarding the vessel ' ting the distresses of your fellow

which was now at anchor: A beings.

small but determined band was

promptly collected, and under the

A gentleman

In a tuoritune ilie stranger gave diitction of the fisherman they passing through one of tne pub

Watches 8g Clocks. J. JTT ILL be repaired in the best man V V ncr, and on lhe best terms, jew. elry, fiilvtr work and engraving, will be made unci done on the shortest notice, and almost any kind of country produce taken in payment on water street by, Wm. BADGER. Vincenncs, March 7, 1823. 7,-tf NOTICE. "T WILL civc merchandize, for a few hundrtd Bushels Kood WHEAT, deivered in J & W L Colman's mill. with.

in a few weeks. Alio for one or 200 saw logs. A. PATTERSON. February 1 ,1 823. 1 -tf

A Complete assortment of Magist rates Blanks for sale at this oflict: also Blank Deeds.

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