Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 29, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 August 1823 — Page 4

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Poetical.

dians. This cooled, but did not

extinguish the ardour of my com

panions. e proceeded and set

ed by the savages that at first they make good wives, must be taught than those among us, being 5 c knew nothing of our settlement all kinds of house-work. hat 6 inches long, and an inch and forthev were all west of the O- saith the scriptures? 1 hose who half thick. The form of the hea

for they

hio. Kentucky was never inhab

What land is that, where onions grow; Where nr.iideiis' necks are white as snow And checks like roses red you know; Where jonny-cakes arebak'd from dough That land where milk and honey flow? Connecticut. What land is that, whence pedlars come A thous.-ind miles or more from home,

With tin, with brass wood trenchers; some

With patent nutmegs and new rum; To gather up the coppers! hum! Connecticut What land is that, where parsons live, Where men hear Gospel and believe; Where humble sinners seek reprieve; Where women stay at home and weave, Nor gad without their husbands leave? Connecticut. What land is that, where I can trace, Mv nineteenth cousin by hisface; Where once I fish'd for little dace, And never learned the duce from acej

Where grand-mother this night says grace?

Connecticut.

What land is that, when we behold, And all its history unfold, Vml all about the land 'S told, V$Y like most things but some we sco!d?

n! gentle reader, that is old Connecticut. MISCELLANY. From ihe A7. Y. Statesman. VISIT TO COL. BOON.

The writer was induced by cu

mountains, and the abundance ofl and that now, even when old, 1 1 leaving behind them not only

game in that quarter. Naturally wish to retire beyond the second their foetid excrements, but their

romantic and fond of the chase, Alleganies, vivocky mountains j eggs, ouncu in tne ground, irom

I induced a few families to go and You know all this is false. Pov- which is produced in the follow-

settle bevond the Alleganies. We erty and cnterprize excited me to ing spring a much more numcr-

soon formed a small and enter quit my native stare, auu puverty uus progeny oi tnese evil inva-

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prizing company; but on our way and despair my native land. ders. rl hey are borne at length thither suffered manv Drivations, On parting he desired us again over the sea, an element with

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and on one occasion a part oi our to visit mm, uui buun nc uicu at u, wuu nicy nave not iormeaan conmanv were killed bv the In- very advanced age. acquaintance.

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A TllAVLLiiii. iney descend upon it, as thev

do upon the land, and are drown-

INDUSTRY. ed. Thev arp driven hv thr

tied a few miles from Lexington. Without a determination, it is waves upon the shore, where thev

Here we built a log fort, and at impossible to ne nee anu iiiutpcn putrely, and render the air so corfirat Were iinHictnrhprl hv flip Tn dent. Boys must learn some use- runted, as to breed the. nestilenre;.

dians. I afterwards was inform iui trades, ana gin, hi uiuci u i nese locusts are much longer

of the head

will not work, ought not to eat; is like that of the horse. Hence foi there is no other way in which they are often compared to hnr-

the great body of the people can Ses. In some instances, it is like

be supported, but by honest in- the human head.

dustry. Their teeth are sharp and are

Persons in active employment, compared to those of lions. There

of blood, from the many wars oc- are the most useful members ot are different species of them; eight

casioned, dv tne violation oi tms"v-,v-v " 6...-.v IUUK uccu, m mc iiuie. comoact.Soon however our healthy and happy, than the idle iV. Y. Obs.

frtrf time nontinnalltr cnrfrkilrtrlrl and dissipated

bv the red men, and their contin- t H"iiebt industry tnust always GreeilCUStle upH rripc; in thp virinitv thrpw a be respectable, and those who el-

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gloom over the most courageous. ll : 8HC u """ of sn ti iii -u & i nut nsensih e of itq merit Peo cond Monday ot September next, Pressed by hunger within the not insensime oi us merit, jeu the LOTS in the town of ureEjXCsis-

fort. hundreds of miles from a P,c Drougnt up in idleness, are mbeingthc scat of justice, establishwhifp ;pttlpmpnt and threatpnpd commonly mischievous, and be- ed by law, for Putnam county. This

with instant death if we left our come a burden to the public; they

t . i i nr ifirrft'c jipih'p in pvi ni r

residence, we were certainly in a - ,r b I excellent country, which is improving perilous situation. For proviso SlOthtUl 111 that Which IS gOOU. I rapidly, and, from the quantity of first

ions, we depended on the name of r 77., rale Iarmi,'g la in the county, the nu

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The following account is ex- other local advantages, must in a short

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CONNECTICUT. What land is that so nicely bound, Dv Massachusetts and the Sound, Khode-Island and New-York around; Where Yankees thick as hops are found; And hasty-puddings do abound? Connecticut. What land is that, when George the King Did o'er the sea his fetters fling, And think to link us in their ring, Which gave the cry, "there's no such thing. Whose sons did Yankee Doodle sing? Connecticut. What land is tint, dicre folks arc said To be so scrupulously bred, To be so steady habited; Where hartv girls and boys are fed, With pumpkin pie? and gingerbread? Connecticut. YUkt land it that, where old time walk?j wIn steady space o'er maple blocks; Forsakes his dass for wooden clocks;

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W here heads tcMihign win meet wim tnocKs; ,te(j by the Indians DUt WAS ala..,i lo.wl ipi'p mm i if fewer rnr.ksr I ,J

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Connecticut I tJJ3U'J uuuii uum inw in.

memorial kept as a general hun

ting ground, and was called Ken

tucky, as its name imports, land

is situated about 40 miles west of Indianapolis, 30 miles south of Crawfordsvillc,

and 35 or 40 north, or nearly so, of

the forest, and left our hut over

night, hunted the succeeding day. ,racte(j f.om nibIjcaI A; pcrioJ oftimc surpass most of ihe coun-

iy towns in us ncignuournoou. GREENCASTLE

in returning, and I with others cJ t0 cIucidilte thc Hu, c.llhfri ritir m HiPir nccicfnnri' ?i

.c mucu, , m, x m a Bu V.iST bodies of locusts. Called BloonunKton.

aicm-uuiucr nan an muiaii, le- l ,,. n:llt!1ia , 0..m- r The terms of navmcnt will lm. nne

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ceived many severe WOUnds. At A . r t, t . r fifth in hand, and the balance in three c-

another time OUr fort Was Storm ; fpi. , u nual annual instalments, with intcrcs ed and well nigh carried, but .a ..J J, ' 'hfrVe V rC"" "hereon if not paid punctually on or be r t . 4, 4 , ' A, lar order, when they march, as an fore the time thev become due.

iuiLunaie moumit sirucK me; me LPfrtlf Al ,t.flll:Mi; fllolf AMOS RonF.R rsoM.

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inaians ana DacKwoousmen are r.. . ,i. n- ... .. . ,. for t,e countu of Putnam.

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i. ,Uu Tu "' 1,1 hiuiiiiiill, r lC KJtors of the Western Snn.

. uuiuiiimj r W'heil tile bllfl had risen mnmnpr- Vinccnnes: Indiana Farmer. Sn rnr

person Ihe summer before his 'e liadtliese I ordered some ah, d .,... ;, imeWgencer, Charlestown , will

death, lie then lived with his large 11 Dorea, ana tne noies in , . . n. . I each please to insert the above lor ciei.t

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SOUS O I IOC OatlK OI Hie l!SSOtlll 'tU VUII MUUUCl. UlC CAIUUblUIl .I! fl... .J ,m wauu .unTaiumui diujuiHSlO lilU

river, 40 miles f.om its mouth frightened away our enemy i ic .e numoe , an 1 2. P LL

ucnaa on our journey, heard "owever auer many giruies 11V ..,.,. llf 1(1 nr 10 FIFTY TlDl I JiliS! np.wnitn

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mucn, oi ins suumung society anu "c sjuuuucu uie country anu i"e i ...u ,l ni

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fleeing to the woods upon the ap

proach of company; but this our experience soon proved the mere invention of travellers. We had an introduction to his son, a substantial and respectable planter, who soon made us acquainted with his father. He was then old and feeble, yet in every gesture and sentence, you were impressed with his former energy and deciMdn of character. He was cheerful and talkative, and prevailed

upon us to dine with him. After dinner we entered into familiar conversation with the old patriarch, and. from the g rrulity incident to old age, hc related much of the history of his past life. We observed that we were happy to find the report of his death, while

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Indians; and our fields were wav

ing with corn and our friends set

4 or 5 in breadth, and

are so deep, that the sun cannot

R ANA WAY from the subscriber, living in Union county, Ky. about 1 5

:end upon the earth, they COVer his name since he runaway) he is 24 years vast tract a foot and a half hio h J aSe!.3 l J or 8 '"hcs high, a c!,u.

seen

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nonplMtP ihnuirrli u,. I or 0 nines ueiow ine ieu uanKs. antl a

tlino- around US, and We then CX - ... bout six from Morganfield, on Sunday

peered to pass together manv ban- " !"c UJ W 0 .mS111 n.Kht, the 3rd of this in.t a negro rr.an.

t u 1 1 .1 1 dIK1 l?,niga temporary darkness named .mthe land. Tne sound of their I'HILT,

I,. . r 'J" -C7 Wigs is tcrrinle When they de- (but I lvc understood he l, cl,nrcl

cvtcuvoai vntDLu uui lailli ti tles, and once again we were thrown into poverty and despair I determined to quit my native land, and seek refuge with my deadliest foes and trust to fortune

for their magnanimity. With my

numerous family I came to this place, and for a horse bought a Spanish patent then surrounded by ravenous beasts and savages, who considered me as the instru. ment by which they lost their hunting ground, (Kentucky.) I'hey pitied my helpless and

wretched situation, and were too

11 the air IS cold and damp or if has a round full face, a small scar on one I hey be Wet with the dew, they side of it, bow legged, turns his toes in . r a 11 . 1 . I 1 a . .

remain where they happen to be I wnen nc walKS' lO0K wun "im a D"niic oi till thev are dried .m l .,,! ! c.loatlinS of different kinds, and is well

ressed ; lie nas a lorgcd pass as a free

man, which he will no doubt use on all

without foundation. He smiled "'S1 minueu to crush a fallen foe.

and said, -many heroic exploits! and chivalrous adventures are related of me which exit only in thc regions of fancy With me the world has taken great liber ties and yet 1 have been but a common man It U true I have suffered many hardships and mir aculously escaped many perils; but others of my companions have experienced the same. When I was young (in Virginia) I heard modi from the surveyors of the

fertility of the toil beyond the

They were kind and generous in

their intercourse w ith me and never but once stole my projlerly, which the chiefs soon restored But within a fevy year? since the eeion of Louisiana, the country has much improved. My descend nt and others are comfortame and nothing embitters my old age but the circulation of the absurd and ridiculous stories that I retiie as civi

lization advance; that I shun the

they are dried and warmed

with the sun. They decamp at length in good order and march almost in a direct line noith. Nothing stops them. Tiuy fill the ditches whicn are dug for them with their bodies, and extinguish by their numbers the tires which are kind-

led- 1 ney puss over walls and

enter the doors and windows of

houses They devour every thing which

is gieen strip off the bark of trees,

occasions he has a silver headed cancf and is remarkably keen and smart in conversation. -I will give the above reward if secured in jail so that I can get him, or all reasonable cxpences paid if brot home. JOHN PAYNE. August 7, 1823. 28-3w

FRUIT TREES. rTHE subscriber having a large nur11 scry of young APPLE TREES. situate in Walnut Prairie, Clark county, Illinois, three miles south of dahwiv, invites the citizens of the Wabash coun- & nd'nrrnt t r nivr him r f II 1 I ...Ill

anu cvLii ureak Ulem to pieces by ' sell at nix dollars per hundred, and tako

their u eight- They make a loud ' pay

payment. Crn. Cattle, Cotton, Wheat,

noise when eatin The nreatest 1 an d a,moat an' lner trade, but the oart of the. ev.l ,s fh,r rh. r..ct iabovc a,.licl?s Wl!" be Pr5ferred and al

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my oi locusts is likely to be sue

ceded by another, a third and a

low a liberal trade ftrice for the same

Thc purchaser shall have the !ip;ht to choose the trees ; none need be flraid of

fourth which consume all that is not bc!rK suPPlied a5 lhere arc at leas;

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ground in an

pearance, as if it had been burnt over with lire. When thev have

coiiMimed every thing, thev fly

July 7, 1823.

W. B. ARCHER. 24-tf

Salt, and Fresh FLOUR.

white men and seek the Indians, Jaw-ay in tne direction uTthe wind ,"'e br"'e YoHNWJbK"

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