Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 38, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 October 1823 — Page 4

f lJOLticul. - MKKT AGAIN. Joyful words, we m-ct ;i !

Through the souls of iVionds at palling;

ht in sL-aiit lo incci ag mi ; Vhhi vc walk this vile of tear?, C': Uj) is'd ro lud with rare and sorrow, (ti.vMii t " d iv and vorai to morrow, "M.ct ag liu" o;irhsui cheers. Jen fill w ords, iS? c. Far in exile, w n we ro am, O't vir I i t end' drmvnt. weeping, h n ' Htcnt ii;ils keeping, "M -.t ii'i" tr.uopnrts ih h mc. Joyful words, iso. V!u-n th'i- wearv world past. It pp;. !hey w'h--pints so-.iring, V . t f.-rait exploring, "M.ctg -a" in ill o 01 it 1 tt: Jo. hi words, ike. M SC L Hi A Y. Fito n rur-: T- VDl Ks' !-l TK't vuv c ni F.T. ! lie Scenes of a SnUVei EXTIUCTKI) FilOM HIS JOURNAL

I Inst a fr-.ead, Ai.'l hi ih it fii ml a Hero. Eiv.vin w is I !i' son of a wealthy t.irnitM ?i iog in (i1 itttn. Con iv on -in Uh intrepid soil had cur; it the tire, of pa riotism T.ie w j.vs l his beloved co-nvrv ha i prompted to the field of battle his hiloer and oldest brother and be I riged to follow An opp irtunhy soon oftVed: the traitor Arnold with bis 11 ui tin.; batteries, armed w ith thuud eriugcannon and infuriated troops, a . b ed at the oiling o! the ha bor Sear a suid the dawn of day g im nice 1 in the eastern hnrnzon an I the signal gun thrive sonnded

mv brave fellow?' cried a veteran companion next to him. ' Tis pure blood.' said Edwin, as he saw the ctimson stream color Unearth beneath his feet. 'Iletirc my sim of Mars.' saitl the veteran

your wound must be dressed. The thunder of cannon and musketry now shook the fort to

irs foundation and the Genius of

Columbia wept as Ledyard de livered his bright blade to the bar barons Hriton. who stood hefrt him as his conqueror. 'Thus 1 re eeive. and thus I return a rehePj sword.' said the merciless mot)

ster, as he sheathed to the hilt the steely claymore in the body of Ledyard! Vengeance sounded anil Hew like lightning through he ganisnn. Edwin could stand no longer: his before powerless arm seemed new strung, and with i mighty choi t he caught is faling chief. The sullied blade he drew from his body, and plunged it. yet waim and bloody, through

Hie murderer. At this noble deed a shout rent the air. and fifteen ah rrnate I) itons and Americans shared Mie fate of Ledyard and the English chief. Edwin received it through his body, and fell lis eyes closed to the light of d;iy.

about, when pressed for more

curious information, be said, pre

facing it with an oath, may bap. mother you wont believe me when I tell you, that easting our anchor once in the Ued Sea. it a as with difficulty we hov e it up aain; which was occasioned b a large wheel hanging to one ol the tlukes of the anchor. We hoisted it in. and our cajftain ovei hauled him, and discovered t was one of Pnaivah's chavriot xvliecLs when he was capsized mj the Ued 8ea. I can believe thi?r savs slie, 'but never taik to me ol

Hying fish.

A Lunatics Cunning A ve tylaugnable incident lately oc eurred at the Lunatic Ashim at

fianenter. Knglaed A parish

nffu'er tVom lue su igubourliood ol Middleton totdv a lunaii' to the asy lum )uisuant to an order signed by two magistrate. A-the

man was respectably connected.

a gig washiied lor the purpose.

and he was peisiiailed that it was

meiely an exclusion nt p'.casuic on which he u as going. l: tot

course of the journey however.

si-'tnething occurred to arouse th

suspicion d the lunatic with re

load eie it reached its destined

plae B'iried beneath a heap of s'ain.

the .-darm. u n a he was aroused the inanimate remains of Edwih

were found by his anxious motiier. Thrice was his bloodv body turned over ere her tear dim-

the vital spark lay dormant lie ,peci to his uai uestinaiion, t).t lu

was put into a cart, which the tin said nothing on the subject, made feeling wretches heaped with the no resistance, and seemed to en-

l 9 mutilated carcasses of fathers and y his jaunt. Wren the an iv

sons, to roll to the foot of the hill d at Lancaster it was too late in

Fortunately the wheels of the ear ithe evening to proceed to the asy riage struck a projecting stump . lum and they took up their quar and turned over, emptying its ters for t he night at an inn Ve

from ;is slumbers. Au enemy w is a'out invading the domestic fi v-ides of his friend-s and neigh1 . and his m g aa imous soul thirsted for glory. Accoutred in the o nly arms t he dwelling atVord"' ' f nth ne rus led to join his as F---n"led countrymen Toe brave hi mtfntunatc Ledvard com

r eatlv in tin; morning tiie luna tic got up and searched the pock

ets of t'oe ofiicer, where he found

the magi -i rate-' order for his own detention, which ol course led him completely into the secret With that cnnni..g which mad

med eyes recognised t lie child of. men not unfreqt'ent ly display, he

her bosom. Lite was not vet tied, the vital spark yet glimmered, the feeble pulse yet faintly vi brated as theyconveyed him from rhe iot. 'If it is heaven's will.1 said the

in cried E bvin and liis eompau

ions mi tnat memorable day a afflicted mother, as he opened his

dav lonir to be remembered

Wbi!( tilt1 legions of Arnold were la i ling to p ea 1 devolution over t e hod of nis n itivity. E n t (ris would iccched her dauntless ha ul amang whom with burning a lor -too l V, Iwin: the tire of ina lliood blazed in his eyes a his e mm m let ordered every man to :is pot. A'cead v had tlie work of death com nence I on the opposite side of the river. Already were the il imes fa-t spreading over New L ;idon when thMhea l demand .was r ii ide for the surrender of the iruTism and its bold defenders.

eves for the last time; 'if it is hea veil's will, I must not murmur, lie has fallen, bravely fallen and wreath of glory encircles his mai'tial brow.' Edwin smiled cast a long lool at In!; honored mother, then elos ed his eves forever. Can time erase such scenes as these from m v recollection? No. never! while memory holds her empire, they are engraven on the heart of A SOLDIER A sailor, who had been main years absent from his mother, u ho lived in an inland enuntv.

Toe indignant answer of Ledyard returned to his native v illage alter

w is retUi i" l to tne naughty trattor. and E.lwin grasped with a ti nicr iioht nis tindock. Rank after a ik o! the approaching enetn fell beneaMi the deadly lire of oMi he! oes. Edwin, more forward than t'ne rest, mounted the parapet; tht nodding plumes of a R Moji caught his eagle eve and the leaden messenger winged its tlig it -he fell bith.g the ground io death ' Tw is well done said his comrade, who had mounted with nim Edwin turned to re ply when the dreadful shout of "surrender or die!" met his ear; at

a vatietv of voyages to ditVerent

parts of the globe and was heartily welcomed by the good old wo man who had long considered him as lost. Soon after his arrival, the old lady became inquisi five, and desirous to learn hat

made the best, ol his way to the asylum, saw one of the kccpcis. and told him that he ban got a sud mad fellow dou'u at Lancaster, whom he should hiing up in the course)!" the ua ; adding "lie's a very queer fellow, and has got very odd was. F r uist ntce I should not wonder if he uastu say I was the madman and that he was biinging me; but you nit st take care of him and not be lieve a word that he sa s.'VJ'he keeper of course pi unused coiji p'.ianee, and the lunatic walked back to the inn. where he tound the overseer still fast asleep, lie awoke him and they sat down to breakfast together "You Ye a verv lazv fellow to be lying all day I

the keeper, saying "Tin is tbc

man 1 spoke to you ab ut. voti will take care ot him- Jinvr ! is

head, and put a strait waistcoat

on him ' The men immediately laid hands on the poor o-ri , er, who vociferated loudly that the other was the madman, and he f e keeper; but as this only seemed to couth m the story previously told by the lunatic, it did ?mt at all tend to procure his liberation, lie was taken away, and became so very ob-trepeious that a strait waistcoat was speedily put upon him, and his head was shaved secundum artem. Meanwhile the lunatic walked deliberately back to the inn paid the i eck oning. and set out on his journey homeward. The good people in the cnoorv weie. of course not ahitie sui prised on finding the wrong man letMr: they w ere ah aid that the lunatic in a lit of fier.zy had mnii'.c cd tin1 overseer; and they a-ked him. withguat titpiiiatinu wnut . c had done with ? I)one v ifN him." said the madman, -why I left him at Lancaster As lum as mad as h -1;" which indeed, was not very far from the tioto; foe the wits of the poor overse r were w ell nigh vcisetby his unexpected deaention and sub-rquent tieatment. Further inquiry was forthwith made; it was ascertained that the man va actually in the a-ylum. A magistrate border was procured for his liberation; and heieturned home on Wednesday la-t, wit'n a haokerehieftied round his head, in lieu

of the covering w hich nature had bestowed upon it Declaration of Independence The following anecdote is said tohave occurred on the day ot signing the declara ion. Mr Harrison, a delegate from Virginia, was a large portly man Mr (.cry, uf Massachusetts, was slender and spate A short time alter the solemn transaction of signing the instrument Air. Harrison said, smilingly, to Mr (icrry, 'w hen the hanging scene Comes to be exhibited. I shall have the advantage over you on account of my mzc. All will be over with me in a moment but von w ill be kicking in tiie air half an hour after I

am gone.

ii eeuaiu rai l-ian preach;

was holding forth not much to the satisfaction of his audianee. He did better last year," observ

ed Santeuil the poet who was

ptesent. A byestander asserted

have had a good long walk this

M I 1 1 11 J ' V v. W . V .

Mii'iimc muni, atvi me f- i fi,,l( i,,, l . i, r . , . . . . . ... , ; that he must he mistaken, tor that

eiseer. s.muiu uue io nave a

walk in self after bre.ikfast: per haps yon will go with me" The lunatic assented; and after break fast they set out. the overseer lea ding t he w ay towards I he asylum intending to deliver his chaige; but it never occurred to him to examine whether his o;.i was

safe When they got wit.'.in si-dit

e s one time hereeeived the con

strange things her son John had j nf , he asvlum'tne lunatic

.i i i

seen upon tne migmy ueej Amongst a variety of things that Jack recollected, be mentioned his having Irequently seen i fish -Stop. Johnny says l is mo ther. dont try to impose such monstrous impossibilities on me. child for in good truth, I could as soon be!iec you had seen tlvinn

claimed. Wnat a line boose that W Yes said the overseer. - should like to see the inside ot it."

the present exhibitor had not pt cached at all the year before. That is what I mean," answered the poet.

ten's ol a musket w hi-di shattered , cows for cows you know John Vis right a- m 'Tis iiothin said ran live out of the water. Tlr rehe as the mangled limb dropped ; Io r tell me honestly w hat yo p w e. t sh his stile .Sc he stagger- ha e seen in reality, but no ta!sc ed down tow at d.s his olace io ire bunds. J hnnv Jack felt him

rnu :n c .

i ne 1 1 1 temper oi many wo

men, maue Diogenes say. that when he saw a woman had hanged herself upon a tree, that it was the best bearing tree that he ever saw in his lite Mai riage is just like a sea voyage: he that enters into this ship, must look to meet with storms

'So should I " obseived the luna ; and tempests tic."Yell." said the other. -I c ioice of a wife by the dare say they will let us look ears, not the eves through, however. Til ask." They w ent to the door; the overseer They w ho have a true relish rang the hell; and the keeper ' forco!iveration enjoy them elves whom the lunatic had previously in a communication of each othscen. made his appearance with crs excellencies, and not in a tritw o or three assistants. The ov umph over their impei feetnn. erseer then began to fumble in his - ...

pockets for the order, when the BLANK J)EED lor sa,c at

tanks. 'What, so soon disabled, sell aftroiKedand turning Ids quid lunatic produced and gave it to j this offlcc.