Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 44, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 November 1823 — Page 3

TIIEWESTEIIN UN.

VLVCEX.MiS, November 29, 1823.

From the Evanaville Gazette. Gentlkmen On the 1 4th inst. I witnessed one of the most extraordinary phenomenon perhaps, ever witnessed in any age. On my arrival at Princeton on the evening of the 13th inst. I was informed by Doctor Thompson and several other gentlemen of high respectability, that a young orphan girl, aged 12 or 13 years resident in the family of the Hon. William Prince, about 7 miles from Princeton, on the 7th inst. commenced sweating blood; or in other words, the blood run freely from the pores of the skin of her left cheek, from a space considerably larger than a dollar; that it continued in this wav until the eveninn- of thr. 1 1th inst.

j o - - - - I when it ceased; that on the morning of !

tne 12m a targe cirop oi oiacu Olooci, tne size of a larce bean, suddenly emitted

from her cheek below the eye, to which ,

was attached sundry hbres, tendons, or something which resemble the legs of a large spider, which legs or fibres appeared to possess life, by their manner of contracting and extending themselves, something similar to the legs of a spider; that shortly afterwards a lump of pure clean flesh, about the size of a large pea, suddenly emitted from the same place, and in a few minutes a solid, firm piece of bone, near one fourth of an inch square, suddenly proceeded from the same place, a')d that no hole, opening, or appearance from whence these substances emitted, " could possibly be discovered by the strictest scrutiny ; that the girl remained in perfect health, entirely free from the vn st distant symptoms of pain or soreness; and that no change of color or other singular appearance, manificsted themselves at that part of the face, more than any other part. Thus I have given, as briefly as possible, a history of the facts as related to me by Doct. Thompson and others, on my arrival at Princeton. Doctor Thompson shewed me, at the same time sundry pieces of bone and lumps of flesh, which he had removed from her face with his own hand. Notwithstanding: the confidence which I felt

myself bound to place in the statement of

those gentlemen. I could not persude even credulity itself to yield belief to their sta emcnts, in the fullness of their extent; or at least I believed that could I witness the facts myself, I could discover some hole, opening or appearance, from whence those bones and lumps of flesh proceed-: ed. But judge of my surprise! On the : next morning I made a visit for this pur- j pose, in company with Gen John I. Neely and Doctor Thompson, and soon found mvself bound to assent to the truth of facts, which puts even credulity itself to the blush We arrived at the house of Judge Prince at half past 9 o'clock, A. M. and were informed by Mrs Prince, that nothing of the kind had made its appearance since sunset the evening before The girl appeared in .perfect health, quite cheerful, and pursuing her ordinary occupation; I examined her closely, but could discover nothing unusual in any part of her face. She is a handsome, smooth skinned, plump faced girl, of an agreeable and expressive countenance After waiting half an hour, I was about to depart, presuming that nothing of the kind would again appear; when suddenly, the girl, who was walking the floor, turned round with a smile, when I discovered a lump of something like black blood, about as thick, and nearly as black as tar, near the size of a cherry, just below the inner corner of her left eye, which I instantly removed, and found the skin under neath perfectly clean, smooth and solid. Being assured by Mrs. Prince that in a few minutes a lump of flesh, and soon after a bone, would follow, we caused her to sit down, and examined the place with the nicest scrutiny, but no hole or aperture could be discovered In precisely sixteen minutes a lump of clean flesh, without any mixture of blood, suddenly made its appearance on the outside of the skin, about the size of a large bean, which Gen. Neely instantly remosed, when no hole or aperture in the skin could be discovered. In six minutes afterwards a

solid piece of bone, near one eighth of an inch square, suddenly made its appearance at the same place, which being instatvly removed, no hole or aperture in the skin could be discovered. Precisely fouiteen minutes aftcrwaids, a lump of clean flesh, as large as the end of a man's little finger to the first joint, suddenly appeared at the same place, and in eight minutes afterwards, a solid piece of bone, as thick, and about half the length and width of a large grain of corn, when the nicest scrutiny could not descern any opening, or appearance of any aperture from whence those hones and lumps of ilesh proceeded. During this time Judge Emmerson came irij and witnessed the

foregoing facts with equal surprise. In this way it has continued up to the pres

ent time; at intervals of from five to twen- J

ty minutes, lumps of clean flesh, sometimes an inch in length and as thick as a man's little finger, and bones of various sizes, one of which I am credibly informed, dropped from her face on the evening of the 1 5th inst. as large as a well grown grain of corn The girl remains in perfect health, free from the most distant symptoms of pain, either in the part af fected or otherwise. She is only sensible of a slight degree of twitching, or tickling in the flesh, at the instant those emissions take place; the color of the skin at the place is not changed, nor can any appearance of a singular kind whatever be observed. But a most inexplicable mystery is, that the quickness of vision, or in other words, the powers of discernment, cannot discover the commencement of those emissions of bones or flesh. The first thing the eye can discover, is the clot of black blood, (which emits first,

and but once m the day) the lump of flesh or the bone, as the case may be, protruded on the outside of the skin, which being instantly removed, the skin underneath is as smooth and as free from any hole, opening or aperture, which can be discovered by the strictest scrutiny, as the most solid part of the palm of a man's hand. I am aware, gentlemen, that in hazarding this incredible statement of facts before the public, I lay myself liable to have my veracity impeached, but from those who are acquainted with me I trust I have nothing to fear; to those who are not, I can only say, that I freely allow to them the privilege which 1 took to myself, that of disbelieving in part at least, until con vinced by occular demonstration. However as things are, I cheerfully hazard

my reputation by vouching for the truth of the above facts, to which I presume more than fifty respectable persons in

Gibson county will freely testify. Should

there be any son of Esculapius, who can

solve the foregoing mystery, he will mer

it the thanks, and allay the much excited

curiosity of all who have witnessed, or

assented to a belief of the same. R. M. EVANS. Evansville, Nov 17th, 1823. P S. The foregoing statement is made at this early period, in order to give all

those whose curiosity may lead them to

have occular demonstration of the above facts, an opportunity of repairing to the

house of judge Prince, and judge for themselves. Doctor Thompson who has

wittnessed, and who will continue to mark

the progress of this mysterious affair

until its termination, will lay a statement

of facts before the public, as it is prob

able the case will ultimately assume a

different appearance. Those who can

not credit the truth of the above state

ment are earnestly requested to repair to

the place as soon as possible

R. M. E. i Good JVeivs from Spain. The brig Prudence, Capt Ellis, has arrived at Boston, in 37 days from Malaga, having sailed on the 21st September. Capt. Ellis states that the French troops left that place in the night about four days previous to his departure, and that it was not known where they had gone. All communication had been cut off between Cadiz and Malaga Capt. Ellis informs that he was in the vincimty of Cadiz for several days during light, foggy weather, and heard a continual firing of cannon. Just as he was ready to leave Malaga, the American Consul handed him a paper, dated Malaga, Sept. 20th, containing the following important and gratifying intelligence, which we give in the words of the Consul. "News has just reached us, that Riego ufter giving the French a complete beating- in the streets of Jaen, leaving 700 dead on the Jield, besides wounded, proceeded on his march, and was in a place called La Carolina, rapidly marching towards Madrid, and was in expectation of joining with Martin, the Empecinado; and but little doubt remains that he is at this moment within a few leagues of the capital of pain. The authorities of this place, spread a report two days since that he was captured, but it was merely to deceive the ignorant, and keep alive the hopes of the serviles, more properly called the banditti of Spain. 'If the Government in Cadiz remain firm a very short time longer, the face of

affairs in this unhappy country will wear a different aspect, and Europe may have to thank Spain for saving all the continent from despotism. "The conduct of Riego while in this p'.ace has been reported in the Gibraltar Chronicle in a base and shameful light false in every respect and a tissue of lies He acted like a gallant soldier, and a firm unshaken patriot, and among all

the generals in Spain he has proved himself capable of acting for his unfor.unatt country in the true style of the old Ro

mans.

FOR THE WESTERN SUN. j Mr. Stout Whenever anv country has

arrived to peculiar perfection in any particular art, that country is bound in com

mon duty to all men to publish a full and

satisfactory account of the mode adopted in the cultivation of the art that the in

habitants of other countries, and future generations of men may be enabled by using the same means, to participate in the same advantages, and enjoy similar blessings. Thus the total of human happiness is increased, and the particular country becomes the benefactor of the human family. But this is only true of the useful arts. For example suppose the inhabitants ot Indiana excelled in the manufacture of 44 Windy Speeches," scientifically called cacoethes loquendi it may well be doubted whether the Lawyers, and the Members of the Legislature, and other public speakers, would confer a benefit on mankind by publishing an account of the

means by which they arrived at this ex-1

cellence, and of the secret in which their' perfection consisted. Most assuiedly it is very uncertain whether the knowledge ; of these means, and the possession of this 1 secret could be useful to any one that the :

inhabitants of a particular country have given peculiar attention to a particular art, and have arrived to great perfection therein, no more proves the general usefulness of that art, than a long speech proves its author to have been a great man or a long man or any other particular sort of a man whatever. Thus then, notwithstanding the excellence of our citizens, it is clearly an unsettled question, whether it would be beneficial to mankind to impart to them the secret of the cocoethes loquendi, and the means by which it may be obtained? It it would be beneficial, the publication cannot be too speedily made it it would be injurious, too many means cannot be used, to prevent others from applying themselves to it. i Respecting the Ars Fobbandi, there is tiot, there cannot be a doubt but it is otherwise with our present subject the cocoethes loquendi is, on many occasions of the utmost utility to some individuals at other times, its t fleets if not injurious, are yet very disagreeable, and may well be numbered among the miseries of human nature. A desire not to render any of the intended exhibitions of the approaching Legislature abortive, and respect for the cloth will confine me on this occasion to the bar, for such examples as may be needful in the exposition of my views of the subject.

i The art of Pocketing, the subject of my

intended Book earn: with it, upon its face, the most ample proof of its utility hence, probably I am giving a complete example in writing of the cocoethes loquendi in speaking and wherefore do I this? Wherefore gentle reader ? Wherefore ? Most certainly to shew that I can write as others can speak about matters, not relative to my subject. The cocoethes loquendi is useful in this it will enable a man to display his knowledge to shew his fancy or to prove his taste. Suppose a jury impannelled to try whether A cheated B, or B cheated A the case is a plain one the testimony may be amply commented on in a very few words of the law there is not a doubt the cococthes loquendi, enables the advocate in his address to tho jury, to comment on the stale of the roads during the last winter to give some advice respecting the best mode of salting hogs for the Orleans market to remind his hearers that the battle of Chceronea was fought long after that of Thcrmopolce, was followed by the overthrow of Grecian liberty, and was anterior to the birth of the Messiah and to compare the conduct of the last Legislature in their hostility tt) ei'u little words 44 which has not been, os u:; not be," to that of the Holv Altiar.c c 10 Freemasonry or of the Pcarc society and their patron the emperor Alexander, to war then calling to his aid rhetoric, morality and religion, the advocate will display a proper portion of hyperbole St of bathos, in a long discussion on the rights of property, enriched by a disertation on justice, and decorated bv a comment on Jacob's trade with Esau or on Rebecca's partiality for her father's images Or by way of episode, the learned counsel may tell the story of the old man and his stones, and the boy and the apples or the fable of the Mouse and the Lion and then, without doubt, if the jury can distinguish right from wrong and if the met its of the case are with him, his speech ill produce all its intended effect his client may get a erdic and his abilities as a lawyer will be placed beyond controversy.

But the sufferings of the court and of tho officers and of the jury, compelled to listen to his harangue, exhibit clearly the disadvantages of the cocoethes loquendiand probably each of these individuals will include the orator among the plagues of existence. If I have given a correct exposition of the art, the possession of it must be disadvantageous in the general. But if any doubt, and truly I cannot think any sensible person can doubt or at least it any such do doubt, let them consider the secret of this perfection." sufficiency and the means of attainment vanity and ignorance and these doubts must cease. That country which possesses the most information respecting any art necessary or useful to man that countty which has cultivated any such art with the most devotion that country which has gone nearest to perfection is bound to impart its excellence to the world. My native diffidence, would lead me to leave the performance of this duty in the present case to some citizen more versed it our mode of business but that I fear the modesty so peculiar to us all, would prevent the undertaking. But here, gentle reader, permit me to take you for a mon t nt lrom t e main subject, my Book to contemplate the beauties and advantugi s of modesty. t'NU

NOTICE. 3 INTENDED agreeably to publication on the 17th of this month to have commenced teaching School, but for several reasons have declined it, at lerst until I can meet with greater cncouiagement. H. A HUNTER. November 28, 1823. 44-3t. SHERIFF'S SAl-E. BY virtue of an execution directed to me from the Cletks office ot the Gibson circuit court and in ny hands, I will expose to wale on Saturday the thirteenth day of December next at the court house in Princeton all the right and title of George Godd in and to one hunt'ied act es of land, being No. 64 in the M'nitia Donation south of white river, taken a3 the property of said Codd to satisfy said execution in favor of Uenjamin Roads. Sale to commence between the hours cf ten and two o'clock on said day. JAS K. SLOAN, s.c c. November 27, 1823. 44 3t.

One Hundred Dolls. Reward. Aft ANAWAY from the subscribers

on aunuay evening, oa inst. a negro man named CHARLES, And a negro woman named ' PATSEY, Charles is about twenty five years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, slender made, yellow complexion, hart on when he went away a brown or snuff coloured coat, linen pantaloons, fur hat considerably worn and rather small. He took with him several articles of clothing not known. Patsey is about 21 or 22 years of age, short, thick set, quite blacky coarse features and bad countenances. She had on a white muslin dresi and rollerette trimmed with black ribbon. Took with her two plain domestic cotton dresses, one striped jaconett muslin dress and other articles of clothing not recollected. The above reward will be given for their apprehension or fifty for cither, with all reasonable charges, if delivered to U3 at yEtna Furnace, in Hart county, Ky or in any jail in this state so that we caa get them again. HOLDERMAN & WILKS. Nov. 13, 1823. 44 3m. pC7"The Western Sun, Vincennes, Censor Indianapolis and Enquirer Brookville, will please to insert the above every other week for 3 months, and send their accounts to this office for collection.

Cheap Castings. THE subscriber has on hand a large

quantity ot CASTINGS,

of every description, and of the very best quality, which he offers at six Is? a fourth cests per pound, by retail, or at a reduced price bv wholesale. Vir. GRAETFR. August 25. 1823. 3Utf Lost litre tpt of Land purchased from the United States PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that, nine weeks after date, application will be made to the Register of the Land Office at Pallestine, for the renewal of a Duplicate Receipt in my name, for the S. E. qr of sec. No. 10, Township No. 13 N. ot Range No. 12 XV. in the District of Pallestine, the duplicate receipt !0r which has been destroyed by fire Given under my hand this 15th of Nov 1823. 43-9t ESAU D. MORIS.