Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 September 1823 — Page 4

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A 1 TKAC HON 4ND RfcPULSiUN. A FAB LI:. Repulsion to attraction cryM "Why do yo i draw mc thus aside." Attraction answered in a crack 'it I pall this way yon pull back ; WcVr both endued with equal might, To keep the equilibrium rii;ht. Should you, Repulsion, push too lnrd, The universe would soon be marr'd; And I to quit my destin'd law, Saoald sooa the world to ruin draw; Then ne'r to join in friendship chute, Tis opposition keeps us safe. ' Thus, in a nation, parties view, S.. nc .iv and others that pursue. The quarrel has a good effect. For it th -jsr ciie at us, these detect; strike, Hut should they leagues of friendship Why then they'd all be rogues alike ! MISCtiliLAXY. aneodoth. Much about, the same period is tlutof Mr. Bisset, the Rev It. S. was minister of (3 e: he used to relate the following adventure, in which he was enaed during hi attendance at tlie University of St. Andrew's. It then happened, as perhaps it does still, that many of the students in divinity were the children of parents in the lower ranks of life, and instead of having money to expend in luxurious pleasures, their finances were har civ sufli "ient to supply the neces sarics of life; and many of them were of necessity obliged to live in the plainest and most frugal manner. A number of them were in the practice of employing

a cohler in the city, in the way of

Ins profession; he was an old bachelor, a droll sort of humorist, and

fond of good living, both in eating and drinking, in the course of their visits to the son of 8. Crispin,it had been observed, that a largs stock of hams hung in the chiimey; and more than one of them declared that the siht made their mouths water. At last, one more artful than the rest, related to them that he had dreamed of having descended the collier's chimney, and made prize of some excellent hams, of which he was just about to make a meal when he awoke. Tnis as he afterwards aclcnowl edged was a fiction, invented for the purpose of sounding their ooinions upon a dc facto exploit. One of the party observed, that there would be no great difficulty

in periormmg the teat, as the cob let 's tenement was only of one story and himself the sole occupant of the premises; and concluded bv saying, that were it not for the turpitude of the action, he should think it a good joke. The feigned dreamer now struck in, a id undertook to prove logically, that so far from being criminal, it Would he a virtuous action to deprive the cohler of bis hams: 'For," said he, uwe have all ob served, that this vamper of our understandings is much given to tippling in excess, even to beastly intoxication; whereby lie debases the man, injures his health, squantiers his hard-earned money, and neglects his business now neither mm nor beast drinks, except

when thirsty; and thirst is promoted and increased by the injudicious and too frequent use of salted and smoked meats. Ergo. t.uc a way the cause, and the effect will cease hence you must all be convinced, that the cohler would be a gainer, by being de piived of a tew of his supeitlous hams." Thus, between jest and

earnest the measure was proposed, and ultimately arranged, that a marauding party of three should make the attempt ; one to watch in front, another in the rear, and the third to make his descent by the chimney. Mr. S. was one of the trio, drawn by lot, and a night fixed for the expedition. The nocturnal depredator des cended with facility, and had succcded in stringing the plunder about his neck; but Facilis descensus 1vcrni, Sed revocare gradum suficrastjue cradcrc ad auras, Flic labor, hoc oius est, says the prince of Roman poets; and so it happened here; for the marauder, in re-ascending, lost his hold either with hands or feet, and lie suddenly "tumbling all precipitate, down dashed," with his prey, and "rattling around, loud thundering, ' lay sprawling on the cobler's floor. The noise made by this sudden retrograde motion awakened the man of leather, who called out lustily who was there? Receiv

ing no answer, and still hearing a rustling sound, he leapt from his bed, to investigate the matter. Apprehensions of detection and disgrace now alarmed the intruder; but while the cobler was groping his way, and endeavouring to procure a light, his visitor, by rubbing his hands on the back of the chimney, had succeeded in blackening his face completely; and judging that neither the cobler's physical nor mental vision would be the most penetrating, calculated upon effecting his retreat either by stratagem or effrontery. While Crispin was

lighting his lamp, the other was conning his tale; and when the darkness was expelled, stood full upright, grinning and turning up the whites of his eyes. His appearance, also, at such an hour, might hare appalled men of more courage than the hero of the awl possessed, who, holding up the lamp, and standing at a respectful distance, in a faultering voice said "Who or what are you?" "I come from Pandemonium," re plied the student. "I never heard of the place what do you want here?" said the other. "Satan, my master, sent me to you, with a present of hams!" I defy the devil and all his works! In the name of G begone!" cried the cobler, while his teeth chattered with fear. His agitation was favourable to the escape of the plunderer, who now conceived the hope of still carrying off his boo ty, and, in reply, "Well, shall I blow the roof off your house? or will you light me to the door?" Glad to get rid of this unwelcome visitor, the poor man walk

ed backwards, unbolted his door.

from which the other made his

egress, with all the silence and

despatch possible. Next morning the cobler discovered the depredation which had been committed on his property; but when

he related the story of what had

taken place, embellished by hi

terrified imagination, it appeared

so ridiculous, that it obtained lit

tle credit, and was supposed to be some dream of his bram when intoxicated with strong liquor. The fears of the depredators, and their dread of discovery therefore, soon subsided: but when their

finances were recruited, they col j lected a sum more than cquiva lent to the value of the hams and contrived to send it privately for the cublcr's reimbursement.

MARSHAL NEY. It appears by an article going the rounds of the public prints, that the unfortunate Marshal Xey, who was shot at Paris on the restoration of the B nirbons, was an American by birth, was born near Elkton Maryland, and that his proper name was Michael Rudolph. His history is briefly this: He commenced his military career, and received the last rudiments of his education in Cap tain Lee's dragoons of the Mary land line, during the Revolution, from which he was honorably discharged. He was horn in Cecil county, in that state, and after the period of his discharge from the army, be removed to Carolina, where he married, but his ma trimonial connexion rendered him unhappy, on which he left his family, took a vessel to the West Indies remitted the proceeds, and declined returning to his native country, since which no trace could be found of him until the

French government, after the ex edition of Ney, took possession of his papers and made the discovery. Gen. Lallemand, when in this country, while travelling through Maryland from Philadelphia to Baltimore, confirmed thi by a reference to the circumstance. Bridgcton JFhig. From an intimate knowledge of the Rudolph family, the editor of the Aurora is enabled to state, that the circumstances alluded to in the above paragraph, actually occurred to Michael Rudolph, and that he was not heard of by anv of his relations since his departure from this country, until late events have shown to what distinction the brave American arrived, and to what a disastrous fate that distinction finally led him. Aurora. He who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes, for he must be forced to invent 20 more to maintain that one.

BOROUGH COLLECTOR'S SALE FOR TAXES. I SHALL offer tor sale, at the courthouse in Vinccnnes, on Monday the twenti seventh day of October next, for the Borough taxes of the nrescnt vear. and tin

thereon, the following lots, and parts of lots of ground, in the Borough of Vincennes, unless the said taxes and costs are previous to that day paid thereon. Sale to commence at ten

O ClOCK, A. M.

Owners jYames. Jo. John Findlcy, h a 124

J. Donavan, h a 15

same - 16

J. T. Moffat, h a 123

Sarah Jones, h a 140 R. Montgomery h a 6.5 same 66 same 67 same 63 Widow Bomhey, 54 G, R. C. Sullivan, 52 same 53 same, half of 92 same, 141 same, 268 same, half of 314 same, half of 315 same, half of 324 same, half of 325 same, 432 same, 23 same, part of 193 heirs of T. Dubois, 24 same, 25 same, 132 A. Mc.Clurc, part 20 Abbot, part of 23 Francis Lassellc, 26 Ambrois Shapper 27 same, 28 A. F. Snapp, 36 same, half of 80 Rebecca Hall, half 36 L. Burway, jr. part 37 Fr. Dickson, part 39 same, half of 126

A. Patterson. 70

Wni. Burtcli, Reynolds and

Bonner, : 150

Fr. Longdo, part 73 neirs M. Burdtlo, h 74 Pierre Cartier, h do Rene Compo, 75 Thus. Coulter, half 80 samt, part of 81 heirs L. Bazadon, 86 same, 100 same, half of 173 same, 1U3 same, 14 Benj. Chadsey, 97 heirs W. C. Vandeventer, 101 John Breading, h 153 same, halt of 3o4 Hvacinth Lassclle, 1

same, same, same, same, same, same,

same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, heirs Peter Jones, same, part ot same,

T. Hempstead, hf 14

Tax.

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m 25 50 13 87 6i 18

) 312 313 314 oj4 4oj 40 4U 4L?4 4j8 463 4'0 493 17 42 59

117

241 243 J 277 lt0

widow Dunno,

I Joseph Turpan ; Philip CaU, half Jos. implant, half i Chas. r . While,

Rene Gieinor, lit

Lewis Dupree, Id 240 same, halt oi 143 IsadorCaraer.pt 113 Anioine Petit, pt do heirs of Ant. Puit, 119 same, 158

371 60 75 IS 8 71 do do do do ldh 3U V2 do 25 56 25

25 7 3M 18 15 n - i O 75 29 18; 25 6 6i 1U do 6 7 ., Si 75 50 25 M 8j 56J 50 10 do do do do do du

d-1 do Uo do do 50 56 do 13 ti do do do do no do 10 25 37 i 10

215 235 236 216 221

Owners Xames. jYo. Tax.

Chag. Barsalow, h 120 widow Sulmy, hf do Joseph Ouiettc, 122 same, 155 hrs. D. B. Riley, pt 146 Fr. Vachet, half 156 Martin Robinson, 169 vVilson Lagow, 191 Michel Dubois, 210 Jerome Creely, pt 261 Chas. Creely, part do Robt. Hunter, hf 157 widow Teriac, hf 151 Wm. L. Withers, 152 1 Pierre Dubois, 166 Isaac Colman, pt 172 1 K. B. Carter, pt 181 same, 185 Fr. Cunningham, 194 1 same, 195 A. Lemron, part 200 Fr. Jackson, half 201 Mary Cottee, 202 Ant. Compo, half 203 Alexis Pecor, half do Francis Boucliy, 209

Thomas Emison, Same, same, same, heirs Bcnj. Reed,

same, part of 230 same, 280 same, 278 John Reed, half 263 liens Win. Reed, 301 same, part of 300 same, 302 Fr. Tcshey, half 242 L. S. rmuler for son 253 same, half of 2a3 i i

;v. i). i razor, y ll. Rucharville, pt 47 same, part of 129 M. Rucharville, pt 47 same, part of K9 John Teepie, half 356 same, half of 383 same, half of 357 A. Burgaw, half 4S7 J. CSl W. i. Colman jQ9 same, pait 244 same, 256 same, half 260 same, half 281 same, half 283 same, 17 ft 264 same, half 285 same, 290 same, 17 ft 315 same, 323 same, 17 ft 36 same, half 353 same, 334 same, half 338 same, 344 same, 358 s.iine, 19 ft 405 same, 27 i'l 406 same, 17 xt -109 same, 11 ft 410 Same, half 415 iamc, 140 ft 438 same, 3j It 461 .-ime, 467 Same, 468 same, half 4b7 suiiif, 4S8 iame, half 302 Same, 1 it 503

3dl 382 4 13 14 15 143 ItO 186

same, same, Robert Bantin, same same, part same, same, same, same.

10 do 25 50 56 12 do do do do do do 25

6i 61 50 75 25 50 12 37i 25 do do 5U 6 do do d0 do do

do do 4 50 i6i 50 12, do 25 61 do d(, do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do 15 25 U ! 50 15 li do

Owners JVames. Robert Buntin, same, same, same, same, same, half same.

o - 224 227 228 229 230 259

2

same, half 2C0

same, same, same, same, half

same, same, same, samW same Ncn Residents,

same, part of 108 same, half of 160 same, 197

same, part of 85 2 12

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si do do do do do do do do do do do do do

264 265 266 281 412 413 417 429 435 46

to 25 37l I2z

same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same,

same, half of 284

211 239 204 205 205 245 246 247 243 255 257 275

same, same, 138 ft same, same, same, same, same, 133 ft same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same, 131 ft same, 127 ft same, 137 ft same, 139ft same, same, same, same, same, same, same, same. same, same, same, same, Same, same, same, same, 115 ft same, 121 ft same, 120 ft same, 113 ft same, 116 ft same, same, 1 same, same, same,

same.

293 3U3 305 311 316 322 3x6 c OJJ 339 348 376 3b7 390 392 395 400 403 405 406 409 410 411 414 410 4.0 421 422 423 426 727 433 443 444 445 451 452 4G1 462 464 466 467 479 483 493 500 501 502

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14 feet of No. 21, listed

to the lairs of Win. Breading, owned by the heirs of Dade voir, 50

VLiccimcs, September Cth, 1S23.

WILLIAM LINDSAY, Hirzufh CJ.Uc'.ir.