Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 August 1823 — Page 3

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to the war in Spain, a postscript, which ; states, a recent arrival from England, and j intelligence that the French army had I been renulsed near Madrid, with th lnt

It is surprising to view the situations ; 0f 1500 men this affair seems to have in which the same place at different sea- txVen nlar.e sinrp. the. defe.rtinn nf AhU.

sums cairns in regaru 10 neaun.-it is on- Dai Evansville Gaz.

ly tnrce yeais since, when at this period of the year, the town of Vincenncs was avoided by the passing traveller as a modern golgotha. Pestilence was stalking through our streets, and death was sweeping off daily one or more of our inhabitants. Business of all kinds was deserted, and nothing was to be heard but the rumbling of the cart, conveying its burden to the church-yard, or the occasional walking of the few inhabitants who were spared in mercy, to assist their suffering friends. The effect of the sickly season in eighteen hundred and twenty, has been se"rely felt in this place, in more ways titan one. It caused a general stagnation of business, and deprived us of some of our most valuable and useful citizens while at the same time, it prevented others from coming among us These effects are now wearing off, and the persons who were acquainted with the scene at this place, at the period to which I allude, would probably be surprised to learn, that there are now a number of families in town, who have moved here for the summer, merely for the purpose of preserving their health yet such is the fact ; a number of families having within the last month moved from Illinois to this place, to remain during the sickly season. And I venture to say, that no town in the west, at this season of the year, is more healthy than Vincennes. The causes which have contributed to render this place sickly, can be, and, will be hereafter easily removed, should they

again occur and I do not hesitate to say,

that nothing is wanting but a proper spi

rit of industry and enterprize, to give to

Vincennes that rank amonsr the chief

towns of the West, to which she is so

iustly entitled Nature has done every

thing for us, and shall we not improve our

advantages.

The following persons have been elec

ted to the Legislature from the counties

Jv folio winrr, to wit :

From Gibson, John Milbournc,

Sullivan, Palmer,

Vanderburgh St Warrick, Robert

M. Evans, Davies Sc Martin, Jas. G. Read, -Pike Sc Dubois, John Johnson, Vigo Sc Parke, Thomas H. Blake, Harrison, J Z zor. D. Pcnnigton,

-Clark, R W. Nelson, J. Armstrong

-Moyd, A. S. Burnett,

-Jefferson, D Hillis, CP. J. Arion,

-Jennings, W. A. Bullock, -Crawford, Elisha Tadlock. -Bartholomew, Mr. Ervin, -Jackson, William Marshall, -Posey, John Schnce,

-Lawrence, Vincen Williams,

Isaac Montgomery, to the senate from

Gibson and Pike counties. Comwntion Question.

Washington, for convention 233 vs. 1291

Gibson JeffersonVanderburgh, Parke-Vigo

BLOW TO

RATES. After our paper was prepared for the press last evening, we were favored by a friend in this city with the following letter just received from an officer of Com.

Porter s Squadron. Aa Int.

"Mataxzas, July 10. "I have the pleasure of informing you

of a brilliant achievement obtained a-

gainst the pirates on the 5th inst. by two barges attached to Commodore Porter's Squadron, the Gallinipper, Lieut.

Watson, 18 men, , and the Musquito,

Lieut Inman, 10 men The barges were

returning irom a cruize to windward; when they were near Jiguapa Bay, 13 leagues to windward of this port, they entered it -it being a rendezvous for pi

rates: they immediately discovered a large schooner under way, which they supposed to be a Patriot privateer; and

as their stores were nearly exhausted,

they hoped to obtain some supplies from

her; they therefore made sail in pursuit. When they were within cannon shot dis

tance, she rounded to and fired her long

gun, at the same time run up the bloody

flag, directing her course towards the

shore, continued to fire without effeci;

when she had got within a short distance

of the shore she came to with springs on

her cable, continuing to fire; and when the barges were within 30 yards, they fired their muskets without touching boat or man; our men gave three cheers, and prepared to board; the pirates, discovering their intention, jumped into the wa

ter, when the bargemen, calling on the name of "Allen," commenced a destruc

tive slaughter, killing them in the water

and as they landed; so exasperated were

our men, that it was impossible for their

officers to restrain them, and many were

killed after orders were given to grant

quarters. Twenty-seven dead were conn

ted, some sunk, five taken prisoners by

the bargemen, and eisrht taken by a party

of Spaniards on shore ; the officers calcu

late that from 30 to 35 were killed. The

schooner mounted a long 8 pounder on a

pivot, and 4 fours, with other necessary

armament, and a crew of from 50 to 60

men, and ought to have blown the barges

to atoms, commanded by the notorious pirate Diableto or Little Devil; this statement I have from Capt. Watson himself, and it is certainly the most decisive operation that has been effected against those murderers, either by the English or A; merican force. This affair occurred on the same spot where the brave Allen fell about one year since."

of the capture of Maracaybo by' the Colombians, under col Manrique, during

the absence of Morales, with the greater part of his forces. The despatch of col

Manrique. conveying this gratifying in

telligence, bears the date of June 27,

1823 ; but in this there must be some

mistake, as will be seen from what follows ;

We have this afternoon received the

Curracoa Courant of the 5th of July, containing a letter from Maracaybo of the 25th of June, and another from Aruba,

(nearby) of the 1st of July, giving a de

tail 01 the events which transpired at the former place up to the dates of said letters. From the first of these letters it appears that on the 8th of June, the Colombian squadron came to anchor within pistol shot of the city, and opened a tremendous fire upon it. Morales was absent at the time, at Mojan, about 7 leagues distant, with the main army of the royalists. Only 150 men were left in the garrison, and these held out until evening, when the Colombians entered the inhabitants and troops retiring to a place called Viga, two miles back. At the Viga, the royalists were met by four companies of the regt. of Cassadores del General, who, being joined by the men who retired from Maracaybo, were gallantly led against their invaders, by their commandant Prieto, and at the point of the bayonet, entered the town at nine

o'clock P. M. They found the Colombians in the greatest confusion, and killed and wounded upwards of 200 of them. Commandant Prieto was badly wounded in the affair, which so disheartened his men that they retired with the loss of 1 4 killed. Prieto died that night. On the 10th gen Morales arrived at Palmerojo, with the main body of the army, and on the 17th, having been joined by two other divisions, entered Maracaybo without resistance, the Colombians having retired to their vessels, which afterwards came to anchor just out of gun shot. During the absence of the royalists the town h?d been greatly injured. Many of the best buildings had been burnt, and the houses completely sacked. Boston, July 24. Capt. Bancroft, who arrived here yesterday in 35 days from Amsterdam, states, that about five days previous to his sailing, news arrived there that the Spanish army had compelled the French to evacuate Madrid.

pretending to act in its behalf, shall be viewed as legal, or obligatory, valid, unless the same has been authorized and ordered by ordinance, resolution orcder. And be it further ordained. That the Clerk of this Board forthwith make out three fair copies of this ordinance vhich he shall place in three public places within the Borough, and insert the same in the Western Sun. Passed August 15, 1823 JOHN COLLINS. Chmn. e. stout, Clk. n.r b.v.

convention, 215 vs.

convention, 208 vs convention, 1 14 vs. convention, 76 vs. convention, 196 vs. convention, 44 vs. convention, 56 vs.

258 282

To Correspondents. The production of A," is interspersed with many correct sentiments and just observations

but these are encumbered by much oilier j

matter which would be uninteresting to many readers, and is quite too long for a newspaper essay. I should be willing to lend my aid in correcting the evils of which " A Townsman" complains but his production is too personal for publication. " Unus" shall have a place.

" A Subscriber," and u Another Sub

GREECE. At the end of April last Smyrna, in the Levant, was again the scene of riot and bloodshed A Turkish regiment of 300

j men, just arrived, spread themselves ov-

186 er the city and fired upon all the Greeks

736 j whom they could discover. Several of 790 i the latter were killed and wounded. The 1016 Pacha interfered and caused the regiment 34 . to be sent away.

When the new Turkish fleet was on the point of sailing from Constantinople in April, the English and Austrian Plenipotentiaries near the Porte, went on board the admiral's ship, and very solemnly exhorted the Captain Pacha to practice forbearance and humanity towards the deluded Greeks which the Pacha did most solemnly promise! The daughter of a Greek, called Spatar, has traversed the islands in the garb ot a warrior, and called upon the young men to enlist under the banners of their country. She recruited, by her activity

and enthusiastic eloquence, sixteen com

panies of 50 men each, placed herself at

scribcr," shall appear in our next they their head, and proceeded with them to are inserted as advertisements. Aapoli di Romania.

I shall deal candidly with correspondents, and hope they will with me. Indiana Almanac. The Editor hopes to have printed, and for sale, by the middle of October next, an Almanac for the year 1824, calculated for the meredian of this place. Niles Register of Aug. 2d, says " A letter to the editor, dated at Vincennes, says It is wished that the regularly ann unced republican candidate fir the presidency may be supported in the Register " In the name of wonder, who is he ?" And I would enquire" In the name of wonder, who is' the writer ? Since our paper went to press, we have been favored bv a gentleman with the perusal of the Eastern Argus it contains, among other interesting articles relative

LATE FROM SPAIN. By the schr. Tom, from Cadiz, whence she sailed the 22d June, we learn that the King of Spain had arrived at Cadiz.

He refused to leave Seville as King of

Spain, and was taken by the Cortes as a

private individual to the Island of Leon,

and there reinstated as Kino:. Cadiz

was blockaded by a French squadron.

We learn also from Captain Tatem, of

the Tom, that the male inhabitants of Ca

diz were arming almost universally, with

the resolution f defending the Constitu

tion, that some of the disaffected soldiery

had been shot and that the news fiom

Portugal was of an unfavorable charac

ter. Xat. Gaz.

new york, July 26 We yesterday

published from a handbill, issued at Car-

accaa on the 4th of July inst. an account

From the Af York Statesman, July 23. REPORTED SPANISH VICTORY. Captain Mason of the brig Hannah, arrived this morning from Santa Cruz, Teneriffe (one of the 'Canary Islands) in 30 days, states there was a report there the day previous to his sailing, that General M1NA, with 8000 troops, had attacked the French army of 12,000 strong, and gained a signal victory, having taken 4000 prisoners, The news is said to have been brought to Santa Cruz by a British packet, but we do not learn where from, and are not disposed to place any

confidence in the report.

The grand malady, says the Spring

field (Mass.) Federalist, which affects the whole system of a newspaper estab

lishment, should be technically termed, a

"pecuniary depletion" or vulgar empti

ness of purse, and this originates in the

almost universal indifference which is

felt upon the subject of newspaper debts.

Many people seem to have formed an

opinion that printers live ufion old news

papers, and fatten upon old type metal,

and that a little pure cash would jeopardize their institutions.

It is a fact, but not generally known, that the common strawberry is a natural dentrifice; and that its juice, without any previous preparation whatever, dissolves the tartarous encrustations on the teeth, and makes the breath sweet and agreeable. :: Borough Ordinance.

Sheriff's Sale BY virtue of an alias fi. fa. to me directed from the Clerk's office of the Knox Circuit court; and by the direction of Samuel Judah, as attorney for the plaintiff, I have levied on, and will expose to public sale on Saturday, the 2(Uh day of September next, at the court house in Vincenncs, a certain house and lot on the south east side of the second parallel street back from the Wabash, containing fifty English feet in front, on said street,

being the same now in the possession of John McGiffin, and forming the one third part, and on the north east side of the entire town lot, conveyed by Wiiiiam Jones and wife, to said John McGiffin, by deed dited 7ihJuly. 188. as the property of John Mc Giffrn, at the suit of John Sheets, assignee of Wm. Harlow. JOHN DECKER, Shff, at.c. August 23, 1823. 30-sjg.50-4t

Y virtue of a writ of fi. fa. to me directed from the Clerk's office of

the Knox Circuit court, and by the direction of the plaintiff, I will expose to public sale at the court house in Vincennes, on Saturday, the sixth day ot September next, between the hours of 10 o'clock, a. m. and three o'clock, p. m on a credit, payable the 28th day of March, 184, the purchaser giving security in replevin bond, a house, and part of lot No 89, in

j Vincenncs, as the property of the P. evi

dent, Directors and Company of the Bank of Vincennes, the State Bank of Indiana, at the suit of William Mieure. JOHN DECKER, Shff k.c. August 23, 1823. 30-WM-2t TfJ Y virtue of a writ of fi fa. to me di1TD rected from the Clerk's office of tho Knox Circuit court, I will expose to public sale on Saturday, the sixth day of September next, at the court house in Vincennes, between the hours of 10 o'clock) a. M. and three o'clock, p. m. on a credit, payable on the 22d of June next, hall of lot No. 138, in Vincene.es, as the property of Thomas H Blackburn, at the suit of William Welton 4 JOHN DECKER; Shff kc. August 23, 1823. 30 -;w Sheriff's Sale. BY virtue of an execution to me directed fiom the Clerk's office of the Sullivan Circuit court, I will expose to public sale on the third day of September next, at William Hill's the undivided half of the south cast quarter of section No. 14, in township No. 7 north, of Range No. 10 west given up by said Hill on an execution against him, in favor of Aaron Thompson. G BOON, Shff s.c. August 18, 1823. 30-2 w

The Heirs and Legal Representatives of Antoine Caty, of Vincennes, deceased, their assignees, and others interested, will TAKE XOTICE, THAT on the third day of the sittings of the ensuing Circuit court in and for the county of Knox, commencing its session on the fourth Monday of September, now next, I shall motion and apply to the said court to appoint Commissioners to divide the real estate of the said Antoine Caty, amongst his several heirs, legal representatives, and present owners, agreeably to the laws of this state. THO i AS CRISSUP, in right of his wife Peggy, one of the heirs. Vincennes, Aug 18, 1823. 30-4t

A DECLARATORY ordinance respecting officers of this Board. WHEREAS the authority and powers vested in this Board of Trustees by

Charter, and by an act of the congress of

uie uniieu states, can in no shape or way whatever, be legally assumed or exercised by any officer of the Board, except in certain specified cases, when authority and power is conferred by ordinance, resolution, or order, adopted by the Board in Council . Be it ordained by 'he Hoard of Trustees if the Borough jf Vincennes in Common Council assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That no act performed, acknowledged, or done bv the Chairman of this

Board, or any other officer or officers ap- . pointed by its authority, anl acting, or J

FRUIT TREES. IHE subscriber havii.g a large nursery of young APPLE TREES, situate in Walnut Prairie, Clark county, Illinois, three miles south of darwin, invites the citizens of the Wabash country adjacent, to qive him a call He will

sell at six dollars per Hundred, and tak

m payment. 1 rn, puttie, y.uuuu, 1 ncai, and almost any other good trade, but the

above articles will be preferred, and al low a liberal trade price for the same -The purchaser shall have the tight to choose the trees ; none need be affraid of not being supplied, as there are at least 40,000 fit to set out W. B. ARCHER. July 7, 1623. 24-tf

Printing neatlv executed at

this OFFICE.

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