Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 10, Vincennes, Knox County, 17 April 1824 — Page 4
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Poetical.
J'"r:m the A. V. I'.vrnit.g 101. AUGMENTATION BY SUBTRACTION. A Rustic, bred in country lite. Had iasl remote from noise and strife, The morning of his d i ; M flow'ry meads, and fertile- fields,. Where nature in profuMo:i yicldsj Her store of com and hay. To luxury or want estranged. He pU.u.di'd the soil, or voodla:;d ranged, Or reaped the j;r-ldcn corn; His nervous lim' braved all fatigue No sleepless nights, no f.ml intrigue. D.sturbed his thought of morn. When seated round the cheerful fire, I1U wife and prattling babes conspire To cheer his winder's night; Content, he then k It happu r far Than does the hero in the war, Who gained the sanguine light. B it auxi-vis thoughts invade l;is mind. He feels with his o vn w utts cntm'd, The wants of others grow; A rising family now vhvc II, s da'iiy bread, and m Idling care S.ts heavy on ins brow. One winter's day, when threshing corr, Al-'ine he thought, within theharn. Well tiilcd with cares his head; lYrplexeo and in a thoug vtfal mood, Up mil's Had wVleaning stood, And to himself ue said: Fr-vn two take o .c, and three remain, Fro n two take two, and four's l ie gam; And three fro n two leave, nve: If t is goes on, my master's cow Will -e'er get paid for, that 1 knovr, Wiuleheror l's a live." The master, unperceived, was near, And did, with due attention, hear This strange comitsio dr iwn; Not comprehending by what ride Tney were produced, for he at school H id ne'er such problems known. "What rule is that," said he to John, "You ground these propositions on? ay John, "Subtraction, Sir." 'Prove that," says Hodge, "and as Hive, To thee the cow I'll freelv give,
'sold at Sheriffs sale, on the 27th 1 were so much pleased with their1 of February next. j experiment, that they were per-
The author of the Wavcrly feetly willing to pay tor it, and ac Novels, has written a new work, cordingly they presented Jock
i called the Alabama Almanac,! with filty guineas, for the uncasi
for the year 1821, which will be ness they had given him.
sold by the cross or single dozen. O . O I UT) IT T T X'M" T7VTJT HIT
Wants a situation, a young j r; -
. . I l W . i Ill tllV t.lllll UIM III. man ol the utmost refinement, L. , w " ...k
who can come iycll recommended niimlM.r of w,. haj a8Semb,ed
as a teacner 01 tne languages ai-
so ground and lofty tumbling.
summersets, back springs and a
variety of amusing and interesting tricks of the slight of hand.
Cooper, the tragedian, is said
to have lately beat the celebrated
horse Belipse, 4 miles and repeat, over the Long Island Tuif.
The new State Bank it is
thought, will give the highest
price in cash for clean linen and
cot l tin rails.
It is believed that the Iluntsville
Rank will resume the payment of
specie, in the course of a centu
rv.
The (T'atest consternation pre
vails in Paris in consequence of a
report thnt an old apple woman
had her leg broke by the rumug
a way of a horse.
The Steam Boat Rifleman, in
ascending the Tennessee lately.
struck upon the court house
steeple in Florence, hut little dam
age wa& done. Ahihamian.
Q in the corner.
as usual to talk over the events of
the day, in Crawford and Donal
son's office in 'Market street, that
the circumstance of the General
Monk being in the Delaware
Bay capturing or overwhelming
the coasters, came under consid
eration It was resolved that a
committee be appoincd to obtain
money and fit out a vessel for the express purpose of capturing the
General Mom;.
The money was obtained from
the bank of North America, and
in subscriptions from the house
of Conynghem and Nesbitt.
Willing and Morns, Mead and Fitzimmons. Thomas Leipcranu
! John Wilcox. John Wilcox one
I of the committee, purchareH the
the Myder Ally, from John Wright Stanley; the Command of her was given to Captain Barney, and volunteers chiefly from
"Four years acjo, my wife ami I itumd by wcvlivK'k's sacred tie, Noidvere more blebt than we; A .l e fcrjie second year beun, T ics aVmsi embraced my tirst born ?on,
Then one from two made three. Another year rolled o'er my head, Mv 'vite again was brought to bed. Th is two from two made four; ' T'.v is then the cow to nio you sold, Which h vs been wort iicr weight in gold, A id is so to this hoar. A'enher son in one year more, ln;reaed my stock of -ig stM'e; V vis I'.iree fro n two m nAe five." "Taecnv is thine," said Hodge to John, 1 tVeciy own s'u-'s fairly won: Loiig may she live and thrive." MlbSELL.I.YY. CROSS RENDING. Tt is reported that the Holy Al li.mce are to meet at Vienna i March next, to regulate tin 3 price of Irish potatoes.
The Duke dWngouleme is
said to have been lately detected
in stealing a silver watch ulued
at live dollars! A mm in our city, has undei
ta' en to eat tor a wager at one
in il a cart load of pickled her ri 4S, horse and driver.
If is saul that the D ke of
"Wellingt)!! lost in one night tht
enormous sum of fifty cents in
VOWFR OF IM AOINATIOV.
rrhe celebrated J)r. Cidlen. of Edinburgh, had in one of his lectures, stated that imagiir-tth-n as sometimes the cause of disea's A few of the students being lies:-
injured to "Mr. Stanly. tue money
appropriated for the oiniu was re
paid by tlie government.
Phil. pap. NFAV STEAM KNC.INK. It is stated in the Philadelphia paper that there is now in opeiation in that city, a steam engine without boilers. This invention which has so generally been attributed to Mr Perkins, in reality belongs (it is added)-to !r. Hawkins an aged and blind man. The latter gentlemen tor a number of years past, inconsequence ol his want of funds, has been unable to test the truth cf his discovery, by exhibition of a model of the machine. By the assistance of Mr. A. Platou of that city, this important invention has at length been brough to practical use. and the public have ivnv an opportunity of being satified as to its merit AH disadvantages, which arise from the use of boilers, are obviated in this machine, and by its generation of steam, all
the dangers incident to the pies-
rnt method, are efleetua.iy removed The difference of weight and room between this and the common engine, will be in the
rates ot ten to one in favor of the
the regular service were engaged; j former; it requires but little fiii , seercsy was fortunately preserved and its fp'st cost is comparatively as to her declination; a commis- j small. Cld water injected into sion as a letter of marque was du- the cylinder, which is kept in a ly issued. In a week Barney furnace is immediately converted was ready with his young ofli-1 into steam. F-tur strokes with a errs, one of whom was the late hand pump are suflieient to wo; !c Col. Patten, post master of this the piston, when the waier h eity, for the expedition. The 11 thrown into the cylinder f:om the A. sji'fd Barney gave orders, condensing tub The quany when i commanil you board, fire of water used, is proportioned
rous of bringing the remarks of colly and deliberately, and with the power to be ob;ained. and vtheir learned preceptor to the test effect; and wp.en I order you' tt) pcriment has proven that lite of experience, left the city one inc. do yon hoard She went more than half a gill is o.nlv re. summer morning expecting to down ths bay in gallant stile., dis- quired for a four hor-e p..iwer. fall in with a simple waggoner, guided as a merchantman under a It is sincerely to be hoped, U: t ith whom they were acquainted heav y press of sail, with two pi- the inventor of a m.i.d.in-
u 1 i ...i.,u t 7 1
iui un uihiiu, uuc on uecu auu uii:m promises 10 ne oi mjcIi g; j ih.e other below, in case of aeci t ral benefit, will receive the cn-
S iiney saw tlie General cotiragement to which his talent
'ith whom they were acquainted
and who tney knew would come to Edingburgh with a load of i.i . I ran
coals mat uav rney arrange.!
t 'Cinselves so as to be atthedis
tauce of about a quarter of a mile.
h orn each other. The tirst, on
meeting the man accosted him ; ins: lnck. what is the. matter with you? You seem very imwtll.,'"Unwcll,,' said he, "deii
'ae't is toe matter wi' me. I only
wish 1 was in Edinburgh to get
dent.
Monk, ;.nd preicnded a des'neto and his ()erscvcrence entit'e him.
escape. The Gen. Monk immediately pursued. Barney saw that he could nnt s;ul tlu Tt.vi A
sailor
Bull Amer, havinir a mind for n
S'uie.
We are informed that the
Commonwealths B.uik ot Kentucky have emitted upwards of two millions yards of Bagging. Siunewhat damaged. lrs Lump the wife of Mr.
John Lump, of this county, was yesterday safely delivered ofthiee dozen crosscut saws, of a superior quality. .
Feidinand the VII. present
my pottage In a tew minutes he was met by a second one who with a very serious countenance, aid. -Dear me Jock, what makes you go abroad in sucu a situation? you look as pale as death -I feel an uncommon pain in my head."' said Jock, "and begin to beaufu' tried as I am gainging along the road." He was asked a similar question by a third The poor fellow now began to believe ne was really indisposed. i!e
lelt sick at his stomach, and to use his own words, -ilka bane in
Monk and ordered the drag an- n(,e- a,,d being unacquainted with
chor overboard the consequence a horses riging. (as hcteuned it) was tlie rapid approach nt tlie uas vcr.v niV in harnessed I ia Gen. Monk. Barney with a loud uag. when he happened to place authorative tone ordered to pre- his saddle the contrary way. A pare for. boarding. The com- person near him, observed to him mander of the Gen. Monk de- his mistake, when Jack looking reived, directed his men to line stedta-tly at him and giving hij the side of the vessel, and repel lind a twist or two in hi mouth, the assailants. j said. -How do you know which The moment thev were at their I Ua' 1 am going to ride.'"
posts, Barney cried Fire! The;
commander of 'the Gen, M and several other ofli ers instantly
fell. The Gen Monk returned the lire; hot it wa- too late to retrieve. When Barney ordered ' his men to fire, they boarded without resistance; a horrid sight met their views: near! v one
One Hundred Dolls Reward. ' i, AN A WAV fnmi the subsci b rs p, on buiuiay cci:i!ig, 2d iast. autjjjo man naim il
CIIA'ILES And a nero vvon.an named PATbKY,
Charles is about twenty five vcars oi'
a.e, 5 fci t 9 or 10 inches sicj .Oer
hish.Hly was sac sair that he ! lunr.lreil kUlcl a,ul wounded lavh . ' l0VA"a.
could scarcely ang ony farther. ; n;....n h e deck, the blood ran in coat, linen pantaloons, fur hut consiileia-
in iroin ne uiuna uen now to nauu sm
up his head He made shut, to i
crawl aion till befell in
fourth who told him that
ed like the picture of death
I
''1r lo.-V T..-1' n.nn lllf Uirtl 'lllfl ....-,11 tl f
need na tell me that said -Jock
"I find that I'm na lang for this world. O mv head! 0 my back! 1 eanna stan ' O do mv guid mas
ter, let me lean' on your arm, and
arnica v tth eibt nine pounders, LWHn ,lHn fscvcral. articles of clothin- not
...".i i i i- i j i i c Kwuwu. l aiscy is about 2 1 or 2 t '"? with the and a lull di?cipuned torcc of one nf t . , :
he look hundred and thu ty men. coarse features and ha,i r, ,1rrn,r.rM
. Yon frhe llyder Ally was armed ! slC nud n a white musWn drcs and t,u
K-.ig of Spain, it is said wants takr me into the hoo's, or I shall
two apprentices to ' the tailoring dee by the sitle o' the dvke business, who can come well re- Jock was accoidiuly put to htVl. commended. received medical aid from those By adv ices from St. Peters- on v hose bkill lie leposed the ful' burh we leain that Alexander, lest confidence, and was well on
Kmpcror ot Uoia. and the pies- the cumuii du! It is no mote
with lour nine pounders and one hundred and twenty landsmen Tlie Gen. Monk lost in killed and wounded about one hundred. The Hvder Ally lost four or five killed and one or two wounded The victory was ob tained in 1.5 minutes, and was one of the most brilliant achievements, during the war. The Gen. Monk was aftervvards pur
chased by the government, and
rib''-n,
eat King ot li.luud wiU be uun fair to state that the students 1 the II) der Ally was letuined un
krette tnnnntd with black
Took with Ucr two plain domestic cotton drescs, one s.ri; td jacr.nett rr v.s'.'ia dress and other articles ol clothing :;ot recollected. Tht above reward will be r;ivcn for th.cir apprelu!.si-;n or fifty for cither, with
all reasonable charges, if delivered to u.s at na rurnace, in Hart cor.rty, Kv. ' in any jail in this state so that v.c c . v.et thcin ajain. HOLDEUMAN S WILK -Nov 13, 1823. 44 r i Jnkxote DOCKS Ter sale at Lhi oilico.