Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 May 1824 — Page 4

Poetical.

! ing a variety of capture both of

merchant and vessels of war. In a

gale, he was separated from the

O M1S SEWARD'S KIDULlv j rest Qf hj fQrces bnt was rejoilied

The last BriUkhoro Messenger conuui lhcm q Septcm c following -.ii'tick-: - ! , 1T . . , , .

He then cruised ahout the

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if- nntm.in Th, newsmners innrm us ntT.

thu the i:tc rcichrued English poetess, E. coast of Scotland and forS!? med the daring plan f levying

Mill, "ini a jiii. iiiu.i. - m i t - . p liiif; to the person who should solve it. . contribution Upon the town Ot

Here is the riddle:

The noblest object in the works of art. The brightest gem tint nature doth impart, The po lit essential in a lawyer's case, The well known signal in the time of peace. The phv.ighman's prompter when he drives the plough, The sddier'sdutv and the lover s vow, The p) met seen between the earth e. sun, The prize which merit never yet h is won, Trie miser's treasure and the badge of Jews, The wife's amhition, and the parson's dues. Now if your n bier spirit can divine, A corresponding word for every line, Hv all these lessons clearly will be shown, An ancient city of no sir. dl renown. The sdutfan next ?:v k.

:;:cho;:;

PAUL JONES.

and in

sme of its cresting of

C vipers novels has been some

time before the public The he

.The lt.

scrubs, the most

Leith. T ms was to be effected

by putting himself off as the commander of a British squadron, till his plan could he put in execution, and then to demand a ransom of the town for 100.000Z. on the alternative of suffering a total destruction of the town. This de ception was discovered, just as the squadron had hove to before the town of Leith On this he immediately put to sea, and on the 22d of September arrived off Flamborongh head While here, he discovered the Baltic fleet, con voyed by a frigate and a sloop of war, and after the most desper ate battle that has ever been reeor

ded. made himself master of both

ro nf the tale is well known to of lh The captured frj?-atc

its readers as tne ceieoraieo raui was the fipran:c of50 mins. the

Adrlioeatinn ol hischar-!sl()wp 0f war tlc Countess of

J nes.

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actcr has anoeareu in me iyw : Scarborough. In the former, ILi.nps'.urpII-toncal Collections tlere vver 137 tilled and 76

from which we have gathered the

foil oviog particulars John Paul ;

J ies was born 10 OaUvay county Scotland, in 1747 and could la claims to but humble patronage. His father had been a gardener to the Earl of Selk'nk. His original name was John P-uil The son received the game name, and was taken into the family of the E ti l of Selkirk, and was there educated under a private tutor. At the age of fifteen, from what cause is not at present known, lie took up with seafaring lite and after a regular apprenticeship, become mas:er of a vessel, engaged in the W. Indian trade. In one of his vovages 10 T bigo. a mutiny arose in the ship, wnich was quelled, but not without the death of one of the mutineers. When arrived at

Tih.igo, he delivered himself up t r ial. and was acquitted. After a equina!, he returned to England, and iv a? threatened with imoris Dement in order for a new trial Frelmg probably the injustice of SMrh a measure, he quitted his

at Montreal, in the American f explain Its principles, it being the Revolutionary war, he bad intention of the inventor not to twelve Canadians with him, make them known to the public, whom, when the British Colonel until they are demonstrated in saw he ordered to be paraded and actual operation on a carriage ; shot as rebels, without further i but we will venture a general ceremony. Upon hearing this, j view of its advantages oer any Allen stept up to him. and open-1 thing of the kind heretofore invert

ing his breast, said. 1 am the sole j ted for this and all other purposes

country, and too'c re tune in Amcnca. on the eve of toe revo lotion. It was here that he added to his paternal, his mother's m uden name, J vines. On receiving

a licutcnants's commission, he embarked in the expedition under Com Hopkins, against New Providence. At his return, he was appointed to command a si op of PJ guns, and a shor t time after to a ship of 18 guns. In this he cruised, in 177S. around the coasts of Scotland. Hear the Earl of Selkiik's house, and carried off the family plate, which was afterwards restored He. Ian led also at Whitehaven, in Comhei landshhc but without causing material injury to the inhabitants In crusing tin same year nil the Itish coast he dis-

covered a Isntisti vesse . hv thr?

wounded, in the latter, 4 men killed and 20 wounded. The Bonne Homme Richard lost 105 killed and had 137 wounded More than 1500 persons were on Flamborough head spectators of this bloody conflict. Jones seems to have been a man capable of the most daring deeds, both froni his bravery and his acts of deception. An in

stance of the latter occurs in V case of attack upon an English frigate superior to him in force, off the island of Bermuda. Happening to fall in with this frigate he was immediately haded when he iTiurocd the name of a ship of the British navy. This satisfied the English captain, who as the sea was rough and as it was near night, ordered him to keep com

pany till the morrow, when he would send his boat aboard. But the morrow never dawned on the hapless Englishman, for Jones getting up within pistol shot distance, discharged a broadside into him. and immediately weariijg ship, discharged the other, when the English vessel sunk, with ev cry soul on board her J.mes was then in the U. S frigatv A ricl. On peace taking place he returned to Europe, and going to St. Petersburg!!, was honored with a commission in the Kmp; ess Catherine's fleet, when

cause of those fellows taking up

arms against their King; and now, here is my breast put your bullets through my, heart, and let these men live." Upon hearing this appeal, the Colonel hesitated a moment, and then said, kI will not kill you now but you shall grace a halter at Tyburn in Eng land, damn you;" and as to the twelve men, their lives were spar ed, and the Colonel sent them home to their families Allen was taken to England and afterwards back to New -York, whee he was exchanged. While he was at New York, the British of ficers offered him a large tract of land in America if he would de sertthe American cause and join them? he told therh that they put him in mind of a stor y he had read in an old fashioned book he had at home, where it savs, the devil took Christ up to the top of a high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the earth.

saying. -all the-e wilt I give unto thee, if thou wilt fall down and

where steam engines have been

used. A ten horse power engine may now be made to weigh from one to two hundred pounds, occupying the space of a child, at the prime cost of 150 dollars, and working at an expense proportionally advantageous In fact it seems fo combine the use of the greatest power, with perfect safety, in the least possible space and weight The inventor has several different methods of generating his power and caloric application to the same engine Home of them offered all their own supplies without any attendance whatever, We have seen a letter from London stating that this engine had been secured 3 months since, in six different states in Er.rope. FULTON. THE OFFSPRING CF MERCY. When the Almighty was about; to create man, he summoned be-

uwuxhlr, m." tvl.Pn M Hp omP1 fpre ,,,m ,he ane,S f "IS aftri

tinw. the poor dtvil had not o' " u foot of land in the uo- Id ,on . T-1'?'- 1tH01! i innml 3 Route's Point Unrbweer. r0l,"d ,,,s huhkn ,l,n,n.e. .

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Passion for Gamhfr. Cnl Justice; die will not be

Francis Edgeworth, an ancestor . equitable to his brethren, he will ofthclate3Ur.R L Edgeuorth, oppress the weaker 1 was a man of great wit and gaie- 'Create him not.' said the an ty. fond ot Ids profession quite a d d Peace; -he will manure the

soldier and totally regardless of money. Besides being straitened in his circumstances, by having for many years a large jointure to pay to his mother, he was in vol ved in difficulties by his taste for pi a' a taste which. fnm indulgence, became an inesistible passion. One night, after having lost all the money he could c rnmahd. he staked his wife's diamond ear rings, and went to a- adjoining room where she was sitting in

earth with human blood; the fust born of his race will be the slayer of Ids brother.' Ci eate him not.1 said the angel of Truth; die will defile the sanctuary with falsehood, although thou shuiddest stamp on hiseoun-4 tenanee thine image, the seal of coi fidence So spake the angels of the attributes of Jehovah; when Mercv the youngest and dearer child of the Eternal, an se. and clasping his ki:i-c-b. Create 1 im Fail'ei "

Ci rnpany, to ak hei t lend tl em ' sad she in thy iikeness. the oarto him. She took them bom her hog ot thy loving kindnt-s.

ears and gave them to hirn sa jW her all thy messengers foi sake

him I wih seek auo suppcit him, ar:d turn t;is faults to gi-od. Be-i-aij-e he is weak I will inrlinp

ing that she kr.ew for what )ur pise tie wanted them, and that he was welcome to t em They

weie placed for and the colonel n bcwels to conpa.-sion. ai;d hie

was so fortunate as to win back all he had lost that night. In the

warmth of his gratitude to his

thi l;!dih llndtM' him t"ncin.r tr ! i i. . i i . . i

- v..v.. , Wne, 11c ui ner ueMre. took an serve, he was transferred to a j oath never to play w ith cards or command under the Prince of dice burnt; irne aftei wards he Nassau, then acting against ttW was found in a hay yad with a Turkish fleet Here by a sue,-! fnend, draw ing straws out of a cesslul stratagem he put the Turiha rick, and betting upon which

kimi ncci nun mc ouer oi rue i should be trie lorgest. Prince, wdio wantonly set it on j .

TriT:irhr BohUti Palladium. INVENTION.

lire, and thus barbarously in vol-

ved the crews in one general des truction On Jones' retirement from the service, he went to France, and after living through

th.e first stages of the revolutiun.

name of the Drake, in the harbor dud ,n ,hc Cfl ' 1 an5 ln t,iC of Waterlord, audehallend hlT : ar 1792 AraW.

to combat Toe challenge she accepted and was beaten.

lo l ie summer of 1 771) a squa-

Anecdote of col. Ethan Allen Courage and generosity acting

di M) was fnted out over w hirh togetlicr, aie two very nleasant

- V I ' Mr. Jone was appointed com- qualifications in men, arul often ma uler. He sailed in the Bonne produce something worthy of H .nime Utchard of 40 guns and particular notice. This is cleat ly 414 me:i. V is squadron sailed illustrated in the following anecfr mi hVan -e o.i the 1 1th of An dote ot Col. Ethan Allen, gust, ami was gueceiui in mak When he was taken prisoner

M;td to atonement Wlcn he departs frvm peace, from tun It, from jusdi e. the consequences of his wandering shall deter him from repealing them, and shall gently h ud him to amendment f The Father of all gave car. and created man. a weak, faltering be

ing: but in his faults the pupil of

Mercy, the on ot ecr active and meliorating Love. Remember thy origin. O man!

j when thou art hard and unkind

towards thy brother. Mercy alone willed thee to be. Love and Pity suckled thee at their bosoms.

When T see a man openly pro-

. V I oiennic set f general intr

i.u.s and "-team Lug tne. A oung gentleman f this city, after 12 months study and experiments, has accomplished that great desideratum, the uncxcp tionable application of an elasde

power, to the propelling of land! fessmg friendship, and know hint

carriages. We have been favor jin secret to level arrows of reed with a sight of this engine in vengeful insinuation. I avoid him

m"ic than the artder. for his venom is more envenomed. Uefol knowledge can have na enemies except the ignoiant. It

operation, and fiom the novel, scientific and economical prinei pies upon which it it founded, w e cannot doubi of its complete suc

cess cnenshes y truth, delights the aged.

rrom the conlidence tnat has ! is an ornament in prosperity, and

been placed in us we cannot hcie j yicldi conifuit in adversity.