Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 49, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 January 1824 — Page 4

Poetical.

FROM THE Xr:w-HMPNHIUK SKNTINLL. GAOL REFLECTIONS. A PARODY. Fair promised sunbeam of tcrrestial bliss, 31 .r'dLint boirs arc you corns to tns?: MOXTGOMF.RT. I k v bv the Iron-bound windows I saw, I, t kiu cheerless and sad, the j.iii-housc wus iK ;ir: ,A i vuu, u a ijuui man s m utui, uivu ,

Wii: furnish hi;ti, rent free, a residence the General had taken the prCCail n"rc ; tion to surround himself and the It v. is night and on straw that lay scatter- prisoner with a strong detacbc vi around, ment. A reverend priest addrcs I wo oris ncrs were bound bv a soniiuhck. . . 1 , . s,Hn: ' tsedthe court, and descanted at EV.i Uj keeper was mute and I heard not large Upon the enormity ot tile But the'strons bolt that echoed poor liber- j "Hence;' he i presented to tbem n 's knell. j the holy mother oj God as lnsul- , , . ted ill treated, and sactilegously And here, in this lonely dark room, I ex- J ri-u-ncd violated; and finally wound them

Willi companions disgusting to soul and j i ) eye. Who would mock if I praised them and r ire when 1 blain'd, 'Tis iiiiserv to live and 'tis honor to die IV.- the moon's p irtuiUight that gleams faint thro igh Ui grate, I i m just see the corner where I'm to reel.nr; 0 j)ii , e wise legislators, mv fat :, An i gain let the bl- ssi, gs of freedom be iniiu ! o : : 'P'r nliicr and the Virgin M nj Dvi.ing the I'eni.itna w i i string detae niv.it from Vw flench ann o-cupi d one of t: ri cioal itics i i t ie interior of -nam. Toe Spaniard hae 1 heen celebrated for t hen biitl ii mI upcrtitinu adoratiti) of th Vug' May The in'tab iia its of t ti pi ice, in pn ti ;.la? we e lote I f r their ma .y -ta t , dedicated to her in all hen e-mrcbev The cathed al excee d-d ill others in the sizeoftbe vini iin i e spienoo'tr oi me rone-, tue jewels and precious stones te votive offerings of misguided z ial.- Iverv oa t the imi' va sto iled with diamonds a. id ad i ned with old A trench sol dier was n-ited f n ois hvoio his c.oostant and uoreinitting at tenrion the earliest a d latest ma-is. lie was ooe day accident ail v left alone in tl1 'hureh, at te t e first mass had concluded, b e iriet and sext.in. He im m velv srize I t i'' apprtimitx n - i iv ertuii the jeweU of the sa etc 1 im ivr to liis own ne a d scu ticle. el did he strip hei , t hat w e i he m iis rt ned t.-ev f t i I her h i ids a lit feet hroUm oiV it eyr.s !hii out. ail not t e Vt: " ot a sinirh s lis left Toe o.'rrid and im 'ins acii It1.: a oed all the ve.igea e ot t'.i. dV.-hI'm! ehureh. Inun ns( iv v i,d. we: e offeced. and evorv m tos were us 'd to discover il e olV .ider 'IViev at length suceee di'd in p' ovnig t lat thiss ddie t;i; the nniv p'ron who had committed the crime. A depu tai n ioimedia(el waited upon the cominaodc' in enief reqnes ti .4 this culprit to be delivered over to loe secular power . Gen who was one of the illn in ;m I rnin -e and nossessed ot

lir ral principles refused to dc. I man svvears the .-acted Virhxerthis inanlo an eniaed rah !&in gave tnese to him, and you

ble who w ould undoubtedly put O him t death without the shadow of a trial lie replied, t at he

would try the soldier bv a milita !the swiuier. if you heteatier accep rv and ecclesiastical' tribunal y P'esent. unless before w ltues would decide the cause him-elf Irom an saint or apostle evil" e wa- proved guilty, he would en il" tiom the holy bt. laul hitnthen, w ithout hesii.it mn. surren ; sell, 1 w in instantly hang you.

der iim; and appointed the next v . k for the Itea ing - f the cause. This proceeding wa hy no means p'-aant to the in itated Catholics.but toey had no remedy but pa-tie-ice () the app .inted da . all tnecici uitne ck,), and cay

'adjacent place assembled in I

crowd, the court was tilled wttb monks, friars priests bishops. .archbishops, and even the pope's s legate, who happened to be there at the time, appeared among the ecclesiastics The populace, also, eager to witness the punishment of so audacious a heretic. and ready to sacrifice him, sur , , j -n . up lo tie highest pitch of ftiry a gainst the devoted offender His oration was received by the bigo ted enthusiasts with thunders of applause, and imprecations ot veu ! geance; already they saw him ti-. ed to the stake and expiring in toitures at an Auto dafe. But the judge, cool, collected, and temperate, turning round to the man. asked him: You have heard tne charge what is your deleneer 1 hat I have taken the jewels and diamonds from the Hdy Virgin's biatue. I admit; but I positively deny t;at 1 robbed her ol tnem. A- I was prating to her and beg gi:g her interposition in my he naif. a- a poor and needy soldier, w iiu a lamily of six children and iuii, ing hu nix -canty pittance to support tnem 1 suddenly lieard a voice from the statue exclaim The Holy Vrgin has heaid your prayers, boe i ids seen your dev otion, and pities y.ur lot l uke tnese jewels and other ornaments w nicii the piety of my worsnip pers have presented me with, and relieve ynui necessities. 1 am a spirit, and need them not. My tailntut followers wih soon te (iidce ttiem. and ou will be les cued tiom want and misery Astonished at mis heavenly voice, and not uaiing o uisooe it. i converted (hem to my own use, and blessed the hiendly lnterpo sition ot our hi. sseii Virgin Abominahtt ua: ! audacious ieten! ex maimed the assemiy Tne judge ordered silence, and i in ning u the priests ot the outhe otal, i i.us adiiresed tnem: Was an v i'ih pi exeat at mis time? Ju o e. up. no toey. D yoifvbe ii f h pa-stule. accoi uing to yow ai iicio oi hum, mat 'ii gin na yxnctr io convey tier win ui an iii4rue inaiiner, and to animate i an iiiiuge? tins was a question ? lovoivmg tne mnacidous power and sanctity ot tne Holy mothei ; and to urii) it, would at once ! oveitlirow oei power and reduce j her It) the lev el ol a meie. moital Toe) . theieiore. w ith some hesi tation. answered, that it was not onh possible hot haa heipenii hapiuned 'i'hen I deciee, as the , 1 .,... cannot uisprovc nis asseuion, mui the man is hereby acquitted oktne barge; but addiessing himself to Tiom tht Baltimore Chronicle. Mr- Geiald, when on bis trial belote tne .cotiish Court for se Union, made use of the following Ouid and bcautitui language.

"Men may perish, hut truth Is c-1

terna! - tbe i ode vinds ot tvrannv

s o - ---- may blow from every quarter, died days Upon another oeeabut freedom is that hardy plant sion lie was sent to the Rhine that will survive the tempest and with a view of conciliating the instrikc an ev erlasting root into the tcicsts of the Catholics and Promost unfavorable soil " It is true, testants In one word, of all the that whatever freedom or patrio- sacred College he is the mot tism existed in pain has been . modern man. and best acquainted trampled in the dust; but even with the causes which led to the prostration may be necessary o - present state of things in Europe, ensure t he vigorous and trium His library is said to be the finest

pliant growth of a nation hereafter. Mina stands amidst these wrecks and ruins, not solitary, in deed but urand and magnificent He beholds the fall of his native? conntrv. and laments a destinv beyond his courage and physical eneudes to prevent Contemplate now Mina with his little hand of perseyuted patriots in the uiiun tains uf Catalonia, surrounded by rocks and pi icipiees. and Feidin and entering Madrid in triumph. at the head nl a f reign aimy which spectacle is the most an j gust and magnificent? II w d. es i artificial majesty shrink h - m such j a compuiis.ii Mem in the con temptation i duty, and holdini: j no compromise wnh dishonor i Iua remains overpowered, hut

not conq -Cied At the head .; aim U,I,,K. " soiu men 0,5-. a armies or loaded wit . letters and ! lHU,l,d It w as boileil in a iargc chains, he still remains a hero ' irn pt inril it was tender, then On the seaffdd if ne he doomed saild with butter, and theuserto such punishment, his heart will Nec 11 P latge deeep dish.

remain uns acn ith a siern serenity, he will view the apparatus of death, and his free born spirit take its fl.ght to the skies, amidst the admiration of the sur rounding spcetators Tiie i-nmuy. Ignored bv lv . ing tne place where such a char acter hist saw the light, cannot long remain in servitude. H it Ireedom. w u mnv trown upon pain. pepairs t unveil the whole o lories f .er eoontenatu e ' to Greece. rlv,.at fairy land en deared tteverv e'asical recolle tion the laud of mmance, of immortal sng and of heroic, died the seat ot !iei"e- the lepository . ( f gci ins appeal s now to he blest

wiro sons worthy .t sires in his . vaile. on w hieh va- the toliowtorvimmoifa! W at miMi be the ,o endot sement -This with 'Hlet tion of Ii ; , when he turns hasie- do tint detain this let'eras his eyes to ad, Gu-eec- to he you do sometimes-post haste.1'

",,m ,,ll","M .u.i. the feet nt oppn-i..i: in his native land and so triumphant arc! ie hom neeuotn .-owe-ni" oeieam torioui, in the 3Ini-ea hai musi ;ic mitiK. w en oe i inem plaies Spain and Greece, eonten -4 t.- i I . . I. I... ...... 4 r dino t'nr freedom in the same cenmrv Wiii Ik- not feelhimsed a banished man m his native lano hdiovv tiie icireating spirit o lib Crl to tt-e shores ol th Aielipe lago. and exclaim Ifr!e e liberty du.elL there s my coumrtj. ' - Mfcft The character of the pnseiit Pope ,stl, s (.iven i hc.rh T' 1,1 vyum,l,ai . ,'t,,a Ii is nitt :i m :iltn tun

T . . Yjbuu i'inn to their assistance.

ueanb oi mosewoj- si' -i nvr tne teviv al of the ig'-tu-. tohiis ttation of the days ol -us VI. The name id Let), which he tias a-sumed is at once an inuex to his tastes, and a guarantee ot his fu ture conduct. It is his l)oast that, upon all subjects lie feels precise Iv as Leo did and that he will reign by the arts and for Italy, if possible We all remember the itnpoitan mission upon which 'ne was vent to Paris in 1814 whih was to explain some pans of the extraot dinaiy Concordat of 1801. and the reason for which he was chosen fr sii h a mission was that no other nun emulivi 1 1 1 .1 1 i V j canabie witU him ot di&ciiufging,

the important duties of it TTc

remained at Pans dtuiiur the himat Home. Scraps of History In the reign of Henry VIII. there did 1,01 ttrou ll' England any vegetahie or eatable mot, such as carrots parsnips, cabbage. &c. Turkey s. fw Is &c. were introduced there about the year 1524. The cm lent shrub was bro't from the island of Zante. A D 1553. Pocket watches were brought the.e fioru Germany. A 1) 1577. About the ar 1580. coach.es weie iotmduced A saw mill w as erected near London in IG33. but afterwards demolished, tiia it might not depriv e V e laboriiigpoor of employment. Tia tra introduced int.- Knglan- in looti. and v on became a fashiondm using. A young lady went, the other da to see sme friends m K nt, and sayinir s' e ntet aw a eorv h iu.t:mjus Iim ...... ...... ill.. " 1 (T'J. ilun Ml.. I.... r. i . I. . ;uk uer uiio one I'll Illlll I'llt 1 I ilSrf V lllfr here and there one ditfeieiit from e est she asked ti e reason. The geoiit man said. -That is the ma e hop w hich Bless nie "said the innocent y uti' la dy I rr knew the; e w a -u-h ' toing a- a n. ale hop before: I hail le eiy cautious how I diink heer in fuuue. ' o- o::oo j Reveugv. A lettei lately passed iht,uih a nost j-ni -H ii itiic 'jMiecletk to resent iheafhont j tic cieiK to resent ihealtmnt added ttie fol.wiig: -T e.eaii anient mm, I, ob m tliiM ei air pr u m-id ir i. Dr. Gi aham's Want Dr. G-a; am beinii ot. hi tatif afc Cnelm lord, in Kssex in on es to , p nn te the sa e of his medii ines, tld toe country people, thai -lie eame there tor the guno of the pdiic, not for wat trM -o. faith, . miV uid Anurew. '-uC have' enough of that at home." x ....... (llilm:iln,L . . hdy iulmg , a ,asp wnv un. to.tunae. overturned. . A pert their obsericd it was a very shocking sigi.t. Very shocking indeed' lepiied te gentleman, to see a new married couble fall out so soon Sbesiff's - ale a B i vniuc ar i ccuuon ducctcu to IfJ) uk and in my hands, I vv ill expose to si.e oil Wednesday, the I 4th d ot J.nudiv, instant, at the cout iioum- in Frii.c ton, all the riot and tihe t Jacob Zi MMieniian, in and to one acre oi land dj lining he toun ol Princeton on the We.t, and known by Wheelei brick y rd lot kvyed on to satisfy said execution in favor of Benjamin Itoids ailr to iomn.encc bt Imii. the houis of ttn and tw o ci- k, oi. s n, da . I 1 I.' V I f v ' t- . r. JaiiUaiy i9m.' ' Ji

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