Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 22, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 July 1824 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN & MINERAL AB"EE,HSEM.

BY ELIHU STOUT.

VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1821..

Vol. 15. No. 22

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7'.7 U ESTEH.Y SKV, I foreign' news.

IS published at Two Dollars and , Tie hQ. aUiance It js reported, in-

with Ihcir bellies cut open, he dropped Milton, Saunderson, Moses, and lila Tcdo wn and died " lock, he is deprived, by a seven; ca.um'ni l .l.. .i r . - .

incrc was every prouauuuy inai wig ny, oi outward vision, I haii him on ihe

fifty lests tar lyty-iiuo jumoers, tcnjcci lo re-establish the order of the establishment at Sierra Leone would be enjoyment ot an ample and distinguished

","v-" ,t;7 wv- "''-'t,""; r- , knights ot ot. John oi Jerusalem, last sea- destroyed Dy me natives 1 ne Driusn portion ot intellectual light, rrtcnt of 'I WO DOLLARS at the time tC(l at kiata on somc island in the Arch- will have to make considerable efforts Tiuiy yours. Of Subscription. inoh fn rptmin thpir fnntinff nn thf rnnt. . Si A 1 1 T K I . T MMY'irr

OSCnpilOU. innlan tn rprriin their fontincv nn thf rnnst.

Payment in advance being themutual Greu( Britain and Ireland The pop-: Aar. Gazette. interest of both parties, that mode is so- f ualion of London, at the last census, was '

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ncited

SAMUEL L. MITCHELL"

Dr Pianiou has shown us a .etter re

ceived yesterday from Mrs. Plantou in

I 1.274..HOO nnrl it 5i ;nirl thnt icnrlrmon Africa. A Writer in Pnuknn'i nancr ' PhihtrlrlnhJ-,. itiift minrr iin. flv.i

A failure to notuy a wish to mscontin- , ,liater:ais cannot be had for the in- observes: ' As some nersons. not familiar iust received a letter from Cnl A.r.i:i.

thc expiration of the time suj-1 creasing improvements. with the state of the settlements on the wall, the American Consul Geneui in

There were in London 53 persons un- Coast of Africa, may entertain fears for London, in which he tells hei he Ld der sentence of death 6 of whom were the principal English and American kct- entered Hawkins discovery in the paur.l females; all convicted at the two last tlements there, in consequence of the ! office, there; and that already an order sessions. . ! victory gained by the Ashantees, and the j had bee, given by a gentleman for an entrance. The packet ship Marimon ar- death of governor McCarty, it may be . gine of 9 horse power for a boat on the rived at New York on Saturday last, proper to state, that the Ashantee nation : Susquehannah from Haver de Grace. She brought no is far remote from both Sierra Leone- o. news excepting the strange fact, that and Messurado. It is a nation residing ' AN ACT to pioude for the extinguish-

tnc latest loose newspapers were taken in inc interior irom pr v-oasi, j or wu ; mem oi me ueoi utie to tne united

out of the ship by order of government, miles below Messurado, and the cause Their contents, or what was the object f the battle has undoubtedly been a deof removing them, unknown. sire on the part of the English to get It was expected at Haver that La Fay possession of its trade, and especially of ette would soon embatk for the United its gold. The Ashantees are remarkably States in one of the packets; and it is ferocious and warlike, and possess abunsaid that he has declined the invitation to dance of gold The Dutch formerly held come in a national ship. certain parts cn Caoe Coast, which Jiave Italy The pope has made an addi- recently passed into the hands of he'Entional giant of 24,000 dollars annually to pl"lsh- Thc Fantccs. spoken of asjslain the congregation de propagandanda fied, uch numbers, resided nearer the coast for the special purpose of encouraging than the Ashantees, and are by no means the progress of the catholic religion in equal to them in war. That the Ashanthe United States of America. tees should vanquish the English and Fieemasonary is very rigidly prohibit- and Fantccs was to have been expected, ed inmost of the Italian states. but lhcre is no reason to suppose that Russia. It is now said that Alexander any danger can result either to Messura-

uc at

scribed for. will be considered a new

engagement No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until all arrearages arc paid. Subscribers must pay the postage of their papers sent by mail. Letters by mail to the Editor on business m istbe paid, or they will not be attended to. An v kiitiskments inserted on the customary terms. 57 Persons sending Advertisements, must specify the number ol times the wish them inserted, or they will bz continued until ordered out, and must b j paid for accordingly. Kcv-OrIeans Trices Current. jYf.ir-ORLEAXSy Ajiril 5, 1824. Bagging, Scotch, per yd 22 a 2Gcts. Kentucky, per yd. 20 a 22 lialc-Kopc, Kentucky, per lb. 6 a 7 Northern, 8 a 9 Bacon Hams, per lb. (sales) 9 a 12 Sides c per lb. 7 a 9 Beans, per bbl. - - S3 a 4 Beef, mess, Northern, per bbl &9 a 9$ prime, per bbl. - 7 50 - carp-o. ner bbl. - 6 50

has settled his defferences with the o or bierra Leone Turks though the contrary was asscr- . -:o:

Brandy, Cog per gal. (salcs)S I 25 a 1 50 ted last week; and it is aded that the cva- from them tori: evf.nig post. June 8

Imitation (dull)

Butter,, per lb. Cotton, new crop, lb. ' - 2ct. quality, Alabama 5c Tcnn. Coffee, Havana, best, per lb. Domingo. Clrecsc. Goshen per. lb. Choclatc, No. I, per lb.

U a

50 cts. 18 cts.

8

No. 2,

-No .3, Candles, Sperm, per lb.

mould do.

10 a

Cordage, 9 cwt. Corn, per bbl (in cai Corn meal, per do. Flour, sweet, per bbl.

16 - 13 12 a 22 1-2 20 a 10 17 15 1? 25 a 12 25. 3 50

Wallachia

The surprising properties of the Haw

kins' discovery in generating steam sul-

S5

Gin, Holland per gal. 90 a 100 cts.

American do.

lilies, per lb. Iron Swedes, per ton, Lard do. - - (dull) Molasses, per gal (scarce)

N.iiK cut, per lb. -Pepper, per lb. - -Pork, mess, per bbl, Ptimc, cargo, Porter, London, per dcz Potatoes, bbl.

Bum, Jam- 4 p. per gal. (dull)

Orleans, 4 p.

1 p

cuation of Moldavia and was actually taking place.

Africa. The defeat of Sir Charles ficicnt to every useful purpose, cspi cudly McCarthy by the Ashantees, is fully to propelling boats ol the largest size, confirmed. He himself was wounded have attracted and continue to attract the and missing, and only one of his officers attention of our prominent scientific men, escaped to tell the tale of woe. His ao will be seen by the letter below, whole loss of men, chiefly blacks, was a NEW-YORK., June 4, 1824. bout 4000 including 500 Europeans, j)r panlou the enemy being 15000 strong Phcy Sir, Since I had the pleasure of hear also sustained a great loss It was fear- lhis morning, and of scciniMlj, ed that every post on the Gold Coast slcam engine without a boiler, in oporawould be taken by them. They give no tjon b the workil)(? model vou possC3 quaners, except to young girls. They j 1JVC far ,ess hcsjtalion lh'an j (jri ; , had over-run the whole country, and are al, cspccted, -In complying with your n;

n a ' i - - "V"' quest, tocertny somewnat about the in a o which they put all the white liihabi- vention

11

- - g85 8 a 9 15 a 18 7k a 8

10 1-2 a 19 S12 a 13 8 a 9 6 a 7 - S250 a 3

a 2

81 55

45 cts. j Algiers, Bona, Sec. arc closely Blocfc

150

aded by the Btitish. Two Algcrine ves

sels accompanying a Turkish fleet, have been captured by the British. Capk de Verus It is stated by captain Harris, arrived at New. York, from the Cape de Verds, that the people there

were in great afflction in consequence provement on the work of so great otan order from the kmc: of Portugal, LQtnr

to take from them all the bibles that had been distributed among them by the con- . stitutionalists. A fine of g500, and imprLonmcnt, was the penalty for detaining ' nnc

uic.

e,

3

35 a 3

a 40 I

lous and celebrated James w ;rt, naq brought this machine nearly to a i)crfect

state; I was confirmed in this be'icf In"

a declaration mv friend the late RobeiV Fulton once made me, that Watt's engine was good enough for him, and he

would not presume to attempt an im

a

master.

Yet on witnessing the engine of Mr. Hawkins in actual operation; and learning from indubitable trsiimonv, that

small as it is, it has been employed to

50

' nrniifl n hn-t thrniirrh the vvrter with

Peru. The Royal flag by a raising eighteen passengers.' it struck me as a

of the prisoners and the sedition of a part

Ivdi, i lsland.pcr oush - (dim; 40 a 45 Gf the garrison, floats over the forties-

. Lixcrpoid blown, per sack, S 25 scs nf Callaol This

ground, do.

his Happened on the

2 75 sth February. The port was blockaded

L-mot, per cwt. (plenty) 9 ; y tjlc Peruvian squadron. Bolivar was GVins, deer, in hair per lb. 2 a 16 cts. i at Truxillo, about 90 miles off. with 6 Sliavcd - - 24 a 27 cts. ! or gooo men; but the royalists appear to Be.u'cr, - - g"2 a 2 25 I )e m greater force, and it seems most

bear, apiece. - i a z probable that thev will succeed in redu-

Sugar, La. on plantation, lb. G 1-2 a 7 . in town, - - 7 a 8 Havana, brown, - 9 a 0 i white, - 12 a 13 - -Loaf, - - 16 a 17 Tallow peril). - - 8 a Tea, gunpow der, per lb. (sales) gl 35 . imperial - do. I 35 , ioung In son, - - 1 a I 6 , hyson skin, - - 75 a 80 Wax.Uees, per lb. 30 a 33 cts. y.'hi-kcy, - - 37 a 40 Tobacco, choice fine, pcrlb. 4 a

prime, - - 3 a 3f , 2d. quality, - 2 2 1 X - - 1 5 a 2

. TO R .U. 77 OX ll l, 77; L).

ryIE Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania,

havimr recriv d a communication

from the Grand Lodge at Basle in Swits.iteiland, re(uesting exertions to be made tociiscover the place of residence of an individual nanvd Fackt rJiofen, of a distinuWhcd family in Germany, that feels iuuh interested in his welfare and have not heard or him for several years, takes J is method of retpirsting any person who may bavc. heart' of him or knows his preset nlice of residence to j'hc informa'ten to" Uicr'r A Iltrr, Grand Sccticiary, PhiPr..

tried project, or verified cxpnimcnt. which only required enlargement andcxtension to evince the simplicity, economy and efficacy it seems to possess . As I belong to the sect called the matter of fact men, rejoice to find the design of the inventor so far realized. It can scarcely be expected that persons who have constructed and procured steam boats upon the existing plan, will immediately change their apparatus; but it miv be rrnsonnhlv' ;nrinn;erl thst inr'i.

The Ashantees killed fouvvlduals who arc engaged and preparing of the force under Sir Charles fstcam vessels, will' adopt the construc

tion of Hawkins. I forbear to dilate on a subject fully explained in your bill of instructions; though I must remark that !r: k ity, steadiness and compactness ui' ! i-.

cing the republicans.

'The advices from the African roast arc

dreadful, thousand

iMcuarty, woo was wounded in two

places, and missing There were fourteen officers with him when the action commenced, and only one escaped to tell the tale of woe. Among the slain, are some of the principal and oldest merchants at Cape Coast. An officer on board the British ship of war Owen Glcndowcr, writes thus from Cape Coast under date of February 8. "V "All is confusion here. Our marines

Slates, by the Purchasers ol Public LunJs Be it ence'ed by the Senate and House rf Iirfiresrniariz'rn oj the United S atrs of -inieriea in L'ongrezs as

scnbled, That, in all cases where the

purchaser or legal holder, ol arv ceit!fi. cate of the puiclusc of ai v of ih pi b.ic lands of the United States, may havt btained a certificate of fuuhcr c e.it, under the pi ovisions of an kct; passu; second Match, one thousand eight bundled and twenty-one, entith d "An act 4oi the relief of the purchasers ofpubiic land. jui or to tin fi st day ol July, one thousand eiht hur dred and twenty," or ol the acts supplementary thereto, of the twentieth ol April, one thousand eight i undred and twinty-iwo, ar.d ol the ihitdof Match, oi.e thousand cigSt hundred i.i-d tv?tntv three, the pi i son obtaining such ccrtifieate, or the legal holder thttcof, shall be allowed, at any lime prior to hc icnth of Apiil, one thousui-d tigh: hundred and twenty-five, to file, w it: tin Register of the Land Office, in the diu ict where such land is situaied, a telii qiii hment, io writing, of any t-ertion, hai. secon, quarter section, or icgal subdivision ot a Iraciionul section, ma ;e ac carding o ihe pcovi-ions of the vxis i.g :aws. in rcitio. to the survey and ua:e ot the public lands; and any payment made, on ;.i y t act of laud, so rcliucpii.sheu, shal1 b, ; ppiicd to the payment of ihe amount due on any tract retained by said pumper, or legal holder of a ceitifi ate tt purchase; which relinquishnitnt shah be allowed only on condition that an, such pur chaser, or legal holder ol a ceitifi.atcof purchase, iclii quisha suflieient (luamity

al land thereby to compie-e his or her payments due to the United St: tes. ci any lands retained, or pay tin balance c ue, and wl.'icli may afteruaids btcon-e due, io money, bclore or aftei the time ot such iciinquishmeiit; and, on the payment of such balance in money, there shall be allowed, on the amount so paid, a deduction of ihe rate of thirty-seven and a half per centum: Provided, that nothing herein contained, shall entitle the pi rson making such relinquishment to claim any repayment from the United State-, on account of any lands so rclir quishet.: And provided further. That nothing herein contained shall authorise any discounts upon payments made by ic inquishmcnt. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, all purchasers, or legal holdeisof my certificate of purchase, of any o! the public lands of the United States, w ho may have obtained a certificate of further cicd ; it, under the provisions of the several acts above mentioned, or making complete payment previous to the tenth of April eighteen hundred and twenty-five of every instalment now due, and which shall afterwards become payable, shall be allowed, upon the amount so paid, a de

duction, at the rate of thirty-seven and r.

" !.-!f .

chanism, exceed in practical e7. . t : . ; j v ,M' ccmu thing of the kind I had ever expected i? . Scc 3- And be it further tr.ac ed That, behold. it shalt be the duty of the Register and

P-ceivcr of the land offices ot the I"

ltcd

It dclicrhts me to witness the cxer

tions of genious in any case; more so, . States, immediately after the 10th ot when they arc made (pardon the natri- AY1 eighteen hundred and twenty-five,

garrison Cane Coast Castle. Wc'have ! otic feelings, for I ought to be a citizen to ittv.rn complete lists of the lands rc-

been on duty, night and day, of thcse- of the worldYm my own country; and still hi-quishcd to t lie United States, withm

t I .1 . r. I I, .1.. ... !. A l.

more so, nv luminaries in the circ e ot 1 i-mvi .-.uu mjl.ii kiul. uau uc

my actual acquaintance.

YU understand by this time, that I

vercst na'urc Vc arc all ready Fpr haul work; and, as the Ashantec3 show

no quarter, hut torture those thev take;!

ex visvd to saSc ai other public lar.tk cf the United States.

if our lads arc obliged to land, (which is think so favourably of the invention, that

more than probable.) I land too no pris

oner will any of us be, that is determined. The country, overrun by Asfcah-

tes, is in a horrible condition.Evry

I wish it to be speedily and properly in

troduced, preparatory to its general ic ccption For if it docs not succeed, Ji

really do not perceive the icason why. Mnreh- one thousai d eight bundled rnu

Sc. 4. And be it further enactedlbni; the Register arid R: ceivcr of any land offic c, shall be allowed double the fees yiv-

cn them by the act of the second

nale old person and child i put to deathl Tell the inventor, though like Home?, twet.'.v-onc, for like services, to be

'r girls just arrived a a proper age arc p?."ul by the person or persons nvai!irt

-wed A captain L Estrange was r.o effected bv the dreadful sights which he saw on the march, that on seeing two children hung up by the neck, and two

The size of the whole machinery, is . themselves of the provisions of this act.

only two feet in width and three in length Sec 5 And be it fur 'her erucudt That furnace and all, and the length of the the provisions of this act be cxter. ded to

cylipucr seven inches.

1 tc : lots ar.O. o:t lets reserved !cr thr