Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 7 June 1823 — Page 4

Pop. deal.

loR Iili: WKbrr.KN SU. :g addrrss to a. friend ufizn leaving Ireland .'is native countra.

Is there a time wh'jn sorrows sm;irt, With keenest anguish strikes the heart? Is there a time when swiftly flow, Down the p.ile cheek, the te.irs of woe? Tis when we loose the friend who still Was present in each hour of ill; Who, when the time of sickness came, And wreck'd with pain the feeble frame; Calmed all our griefs with soothing sway, And drove each dismal thought away. Then the full eye with tears oerflows, And the sad heart no gladness knows; Hut feels oppressed with darkest grief, That will not, cannot take relief.

Such is the grief that now we feel, But Oh. a brighter scene appears, A ad sweeter rays of pleasure steal. To light the darkness of our tears. The sacred tie which friendship wove, No tinuvior space, nor charm shall sever; But only firmer binds our love And only "makes it live forever ; For brighter days of bliss shall rise, Aral the dark clouds shall flee away. Which now obscure our gloomy skies, And hide the lustre of the day.

Our lives shall yet be tinged with joy, Though now with sadness and with pain, And pleasure sparkle in the eye. We only p irt to meet again. S. o : ; . . . O . . . ; . MISCELLANY.

sued against him, and he was ta-' ken that evening at his mother's house. On his being examined and searched, marks of blood were discovered on his shirt and

trowsers; and in his pocket were knife and a remarkable silver coin, both of which, the landlady swore positively were her uncle's property and that she saw them

in his possession on the evening

he retireu to rest with the young man. On these circumstances.

the unfortunate youth was found

guilty. He related all the above circumstances in hi defence; but as he could not account for the marks of blood on his person, unless that he got them when he returned to the bed, nor could he account for the silver coin being in his possession, bis story was not credited; the ceraintv of the boatswain's disappearance, the

blood at the pier, traced from his bed room, were too evident signs

id his being murdered; and even

er, where their boat was waiting: a few minutes brought them on board a frigate, then under wa lor the East Indies, and he omit ted ever writing home to accoen; for his sudden disappearance; thus were the chief circumstances explained by the two friends, thus strangly met: the silver coin beiog found in the possession of the young man, could only be ex plained by conjecture. that when the boatswain ga e him the knile

in the dark, it is probable, as the coin was in the same pocket, il stuck between the blades of tinknife, and in thismanner became

unconsciously the strongest proof

against him. On their return to England

this wonderful explanation was

told to the judge and jury who

tried the cause, and it is probable

they never afterwards convicted

a man on circumstantial evidence

the judge was so convinced of his guilt, that he ordered the execution to take place in three days. At the fatal tree, the youth declar ed his innocence, and persisted in

i; with such affecting asservations, that many pitied him, though

none doubted the iustness of his ! wise. A much m re cruel fate

sentence. terminated the exigence of that

The Jack Ketches of those gallant officer; for he was doomed

London to a m ister sail maker, davs were not so expert at their to endure the most excruciating

got leave to visit his mother, to trade as modern ones, nor were tortures, indicted by the band of

spend the Christmas holidays, drops or platforms invented; the the ravage loe.

She lived a few miles beyond young man was very tall, his feet ' The overthrow of this brave

Deal, in Kent; be walked the sometimes touched the ground, hbtle army who traversed the wil1 mnev, a.d on his arrival at and some of his friends who stir- derness u ith their ill fated comDeal, in the evening, being much rounded the gallows contrived to manner in search of their savage fatigued, and also troubled with give the body some support as it enemies is well known; and their the bowel complaint, he applied was suspended. After being cut last scene of action has now be t the landlady of a public house, down, those friends hoi e it speedi- come familiar to all who are ac who was a (u ai ited ith his tno ly aWay in a Coffin, and in the qoainted with thi section of the

thrr. tor a nighi's lodging. Her course ol a lew hours annimation latent U:uo. It lies on the San

was restored, and the innocent dusky plains about 2 I 2 miles aved When he was able to north of Upper Sandusky, on the move, his fr iends insisted on his road leading fr om Delawaie to quitting the country, and never Lower Sandusky, returning. He accordingly trav- The morning after the defeat.

Fmm an English Journal. SINGULAR CONVICTION, (Upon Circumstamnl Evidence.) In the ear 1723, a youth who was serving his appi entices1 up in

HISTORICAL UI2MIMSENCC.

I believe that it is a general re

ceived opinion, that Col Craw ford, who commanded at the San

dusky plains, in the battle with

the Indians, in 17. was slain du

ring the action; but it is known

by many that the fact was other-

bouse was I oil a d ever bed oc copied; but she told him. that if he would si ep with her uncle who had lately come ashore and was a boatswain of an India men

he should he welcome lie was jelled h

glad to accept the otVei , and alter

spending the e ening w ith his new cmni a le. the retired to rest In the middle of the night he wa aitacked with his c niplaint; and aw ikening his bed fellow, he askti him the way into the yard The boatswain told him to go through ti e kitchen; but as he voud tint! it ditli ult io open the door, into the aid. the latch beini out of onier he desired him to take a knife out of Ins pocket, with which he could raise the latch Ti e ming man did as he w as directed and ahrr remaining near half an hour in the ard. l.e returned to his bed but was much surpri-ed to tind l is c mpanion had i wen and go c. Being i n--ipat iem to visit his mother and t'lienus. he al-o arose hefrre day and pursued hi jour, ey and ar lived home at n ou. The land lady, w ho had been told of his in ten'ion t depatt early, was not smpri-ed; but not seeing her tin clc in the morning, she went to call him S e was d eadh llv

night

to Portsmouth Col. Craw foid was tukm by a

where he entered on board a man s :outmg pa;ty of the Indians, and

of w ar on the point ot sailing for led in triumph to their en amp

a distant part ol the world. and as

he changed his name and disguis ed his person, his melancholy story never was discovered. After a few years of servi e, during

ment, on Tvamoehe creek about

three miles wet of Sandusky ri ver. where am. ng a very extensive a-sembiage of Indians he was prepatcd for torture. He was

which his exemplary conduct was fastened to a g'ape vine; the vine t tie cause of his promotion being li.st tied round his neck.

through the lower grades, he was and then round the tree, so as to at last made a master's mate, and give him an opportunity of w alkbis ship being paid off in the est iug round a small distance from Indies, he, with a few more of the it; a circle of burning coals was crew were transferred to another then placed at a pmper distance

man ot war. wnich had just am irom the tree tor him to walk up

on; tnis fiery circle the intrepid

commander was compelled to tra

ved short of hands 'mm a i li tier

cut station. Wnat were his feel

iogs of astonishment, and then of, v erse barefooted. This however.

delight a d extacy, when almost! did not elicit so much as a groan, the first .one he saw onboard his ; or a sigh, which much exaspera oew ship w as the identical boat-! ted his enemies; a it is well

swain lor whose murder he had i known that nothing is so nleasino-

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been tried, condemned, and executed five years before Nor was

I took place I appeared the boat-

shocked to find the bed stained swain had been bled for a pain in with blood, and every inquiry af the side by the barber, unknown ter er uncle w as in ain. the a to hi niece, on the day of the lai n) now became general; and on young man's at rival at Deal; that blither examination marks of when the young man wakened biuod were traced from the bed him, ami redied to the yard, lie room into the street, and at inter- found the bandage had come olV

vals d ovn to the pier head Uu- his arm during ihe night, and that m ur was immediately busy, and the blood w as (lowing afreshResU'picion lell ofcnuise on ttte lug alai med, he arose to go to the o-ng man w ho slept with him, barber, w ho lived acioss the t.i.o e commuted the minder, stieet; but a piessgang laid hold at o t rew the body over he pier ol him jut as he iett the public intd the sea, A. warrun. was is- house; ihey hurried him to tue pi-

as to see their victim shrink from torture. After try inn in vain for

the surprise id the old boatswain ! some time to subdue the dauntless much less when he heard the sto j spirit of the dauntle- hero, one of ry. An txplanation of all the I the Indians indignantly siezed up-

mystei ious circumstances then on bun & toie ofi liis m-:dn Tint

------- --j'. still unsubdued he continued to traverse the burning circle with j. ii. .... .

a urm and diirni bed sten. noL-mo-

defiance upon the savage host that surrounded him. At length one of the chiefs in a rage at the unexamblcd hardi hood of the dauntless warrior, seized a large fire brand and placing it upon his skinless head, held it there for a shoit time; when (probably from the heat communicating with the brain; he fell and instantly expired.

Tims peiished the gallant

Crawford, the early friend and

:ompanion of Washington. This story is well authenticaed, by the white persons who vere suffered to survive that fatal

event, and were present at the

scere of their commander's suf

fering; and also by many of the

dd Indians who still inhabit the irighborhood The place where

this tragical scene was acted is dis

tinctly pointed out by them, even the tree to which he was fastened is still standing. Such transactions should never be oblr crated from the memory of the Ameiican people. It would not, perhaps be an improper use if a small sum of money should be expended, in erecting a monument in commemoration of the event. Delaware Patron.

MOUNT ARARAT. Yon Kutzebue, an ofiL-er of the Russian army, who travelled with the Russian mission in 1817 into Persia, and part of Armenia, is the li;st traveller w e ever read of, who had seen mount Ararat, on which the a: k of Noah rested. Many labulous accounts be says are told of this mountain by the inhabitants in its vicinity; but that it is inaccessible to mortal foot, owing to the steepness of the sides, and the perpetual ice and snow with which its sides and summit are covered; a Turkish Pasha having a few years since made the attempt and failed A few years since an immense quantity of ice and snow slid down from the summit of the mountain into the vally, and the inhabitants told him that a plank of which Noah's ark was composed, came down with it. An Armenian convent stands at the foot of the mountain, or in the valley, which, they say, stands on the very spot where he first kneeled down to pray when he first descended from the mountain. They also alledge that the city or village of Erivan, which stands on ttte plain in the vicinity of tl c mountain, was built by N ah shortly after the deluge. In short, the Armenians in that quarter, and they seem to be the only inhabitants who seem to have any knowledge of the ark or the de

luge, say that Noah planted all the villages and cities in that vicinity, w bile some of our hi'Molians alledge that be travelled immediately and founded the empire of China. Kotzebue gives few other particulars with regard to Ararat, or of the traditions of those living around it, except thoe above no-

heed. V hatever traditions there are, ire all preserved by the Ar-

menian church The height of

the mountain he di es not give,

though it must be ol considerable

height, being always, as he says,

coeied with perpetual snow, and

us summit above the clouds and surrounded with mists.

ST. PAUL CATII2DRAL. This structure was 30 years in building, and cost seven hundred and thirty-six thousand seven hundred and twenty-two pounds sterling It is live' hundred fr et long, and two hundred and fihy leet wide: the summit of the doom is three hundred and forty feet high.

Maxim Bew are of self-indulgence no business can possibly thrive under the shade of its influence.