Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 February 1825 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN. VlXCEWESi FEBRUARY 12, 1825. This day's piper completes the 1 5th volum of the Western Sun and to such of his subscribers as have been punctual, tht editor tenders his best wishes, and hopes for a continuance of their patronage. To such as have received his labor year after year, without any return, (as he dislikes dunning,) he must be permitted to say, he is really in want of a little money, from each of them. By a gentleman direct from Louisville Ky. 'we are informed, that the Juiy cmpannelled to sit on the trial of Isaac B. Desha, for the murder of Francis Baker, have given in a verdict of guilty The sentence of the court had not been passed upon the prisoner, when out informant left there. This trial appears to have excited an unusual degree of interest among the people of Kentucky and we really sympathize with them, upon the unpleasant situation in which their chief Magistrate is placed. At the annual meeting of the share holders of the Vinccnncs Library company, on Monday the 7th February 1825, the following officers were elected. Isaac Blackford President. John Badjllet, J icob Kuykcndall, Ellas M'Namee, Lawrence S. Shulcr and Samuel JuJah, Directors. J. C. S. Harrison Librarian. The following persons were on Monday last elected Trustees for the borough of Vincennes for one ear. Upper Ward. J. C; S. Harrison, Wilson Lagow and Frederick Watson Middle Ward. Samuel Tomlinson David S. Bonner and Andrew G miner Lower Ward John Moore, Martin Robinson and Robert Hunter.

New members. Eighteenth Congress. house of representatives Monday, January 17, 1825. The House then went into committee of the whole, on the bill to provide for the continuation of the Cumbeiland Road, Mr. Sterling in the chair. The question being for filling the blank for an appropriation with 150,000 dollars Mr. JENNINGS, of Indiana, rose to propose an amendment to the bill. He did not detain the House by any remarks upon it, but, conceiving its provisions necessary to just legislation on the subject, if the house should adopt it, he would vote for this bill: if not, he should vote against it. Mr. J. then proposed the following: "Be it enacted, Ifc. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint one impartial and judicious person, not being a citizen of either 1 the afates through w hich the road hereinafter mentioned shall pass, to be a commissioner; and, in case of the death, resignation, refusal to act, or disability of any such commissioner, to appoint another in his stead, who shall hae power according to the provisions of the act, entitled 4k An act to authorize the appointment of commissioners thereinafter mentioned," approved May the I5lh, 1820, to complete the examination and survey heretofore commenced by vLtuc of the provisions of said act, and to extend the s une to the permanent seat of government of the state of Missouri; the said road to conform, in all respects, to the provisions of the said recited act, except that it shall pass by the scats of government of the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; and the said commissioner, and the persons employed under him, shall receive the same compensation for their services, respectively, as is allowed by the said recited act: Provided, however. That the said road shall commence at Zincsvillc, in the state of Ohio, and, to defray the expense thereof, the sum of g 10,000 is hereby appropriated out of the appropriations made by the first section of this act. Mr. CALL, of Indiana, said, after the nreat talent and eloquence which had been elicited, it was with much rcluc tance that he now rose to express his views on the subject under considetation But, said he, I feel it a duty w hich 1 owe to the people whom I have the honor to represent, to urge the amendment just offered. It asks but a small allowance for the location of a road through three of the new states of the AVest. Although it may have been said that the people of the western states are

clamorous in their demands on Congress, yet, when we take into consideration the great sums of money which they, for the last thirty years, have been constantly paying into the public Treasury, for the purchase of lands, and the small sums which have been expended among them by this government, their claims assume the character of equity, and your compact gives it that of justice. The inhabitants of that tract of country, once know n as the North Western Territory, for the purchase ot lands, have paid into the public treasury about twenty millions of dollars. Strange as this statement may sound to many who hear it, yet such is the fact. Upwards of eighteen millions of dollars have been received since the first land offices were established in that section of the country, and more than one million of acres of land were sold previous to that period. During the last five years of peace and national prosperity, Congress has appropriated upwaids of three millions and a half of dollar, in the erection of light houses, improvement of harbors, surveying coasts, and making fortifications, and half a million is now annually appropriated to building ships of war. These are but small items in the national expenditure, yet they are immensely large when compared with the limited appropriations for the western states. The resources of their inhabitants are very feeble indeed; the money which they procure for purchasing lands is obtained in small quantities, from emigrants, and the sacrifice of property in an uncertain southern market; this money is immediately deposited in the Land Ofiices, and from thence transported in wagons or steam boats, to the national treetsuryj to return to the West no more. I would ask, Mr. Chairman, who are these Western people who are perferring their claims ? Are they not your famers, brothers, and neighbors, driven by misfortune, and led by enterprise to ; seek a competency, or improve their condition in life, by contending with every difficulty and privation attendant on a frontier settlement? They have cut dow n the wide forests which they there found, and brought several fiuiishing young states into the great American family, and this I conceive of some political importance. They now ask a road to connect them moic closely to you, and afford a more speedy communication between them and the old states. If this were sought and granted as a matter of favour instead of right, the government would not, in my opinion, lose any thing by it. In the contemplated route the road would pass through much land still owned by the United States, the value of which would be much increased, and more speedily sold; so that in a short time the amount appropriated would be refunded. Towns, villages and farms, would immediately appear on its borders, and their inhabitants and owners contribute much to the opening and improving the road. , As regards the compact made betw een the United States and these states on their admission into the Union, I conceive Congress as much bound to appro- ' priate the two per cent, fund to making roads which shall touch or pass througn those stales (and that their contiactis not performed until this is done) as it was to pay thetlueeper cent, fund when demanded; this last has never been refused, but advanced as a matter of right, and as matter of right the appropriation of the two per cent, fund, accoiding to promise, is now demanded; both funds stand on the same piinciple, and are embraced in the same compact I must, thercfoic, hope sir, that the proposed amendment will succeed. The question was then taken on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. JENNINGS, and decided in iLe negative, by 73 negative to 54 affirmative votes. The True Fire of the Flint. From the New Hampshire Patriot. General Benjamin Pierce invited his revolutionary companions, who are now citizens of the town ot Hillsborough, N. H. to dine with him on the 25th of December last. The follow inf veteians attended, viz: .Vames. Places of nativity . 1ge. Ammi Andrews, Ibswich, Muss. 89 John M'Collcy, Hillsborough n h 83 James Taggert, Londonderry, n h. 8 1 Vm Johnson, Biilctica, Mass. 77 Wm. (i ainel, Boston, Mass. 74 James Cat r, Li'chficld, H. N 73 William i aggert, Menimack, n. h. 73 Wm. Parke!, Che'msfurd, Mass 72 Thaddtus Munroc, Billerica, Mass. 7 I Thud's Goodwin, Leominster, mass 70 Nath. Pai meter, Spencer, Mass. 70 Wm. Dickey, Londonderry, n.h 70 Danl. Russell, Andover, Mass. 70 John Shed, Dunstable, n. h. 70

Isaac Andrevrs, Ipswich, Mass. 69 Danl. Killam, Wilmington, Mass. 69 Robert Carr, Litchfield, N. H. 69 Zachariah Robbins, Westford, Mass 68 Benj. Pierce, Chelmsford, Mass 66 David Livermorc, Sudbury, Mass. 62 Samuel Morril, Manchester, n.h. 59 Nath Johnston, Andover, Mass. 59 On the arrival of the aged guests, they were conducted, to an apartment picpared for their reception, where they were met by the general and others of their companions in arms, who arrived early, with expressions of heartfelt joy and satisfaction. At about I I o'clock the whoic corps had arrived. After having gone through with the usual salutations attending the meeting of friends, though with manifestations ot an uncommon degree of feeling, the general made a short address, expressive of his satisfaction on meeting under his roof so many friends with whom he served in the revolution. He obseived that this day completed 66 years of his life, and that it was not only a very pleasing, but a truly astonishing circumstance, that he should now meet so many of his companions in aims, all citizens of HitUiunough, and only three younger than h.m c.f And concluded by tequcsiing them to put themselves at perfect ease, to rehearse with freedom the feats of the tevolution, and recount the periis and dangers which they socially shared. It was then moved, that, as they had early been accustomed to discipline, subordination and order, the aged and venerable lieut. Ammi Andrews, be president; St lieut. MColley, vice president; they were both unanimously chosen, and conducted by their host to their seats N. Johnston, was then elected secretary. The president and vice president participated not only in the toils and dangers of the revolution, but also in those of the Fiench war. The latter was the first white child born in Hiilsbotough. The president having taken his seat, called to order, w hile the rev. Mr. Lawton addressed the throne of giace in a fervent and appropriate player, alter which the company amused themselves with the narration of various anecdote-; which were very interesting. The following, related by our president, being shoit, we shall inseit it. '1 he warworn veteran jumped upon his feet, and, with the animation of youth, proceeded as follows: "When our troops weie stationed on Abiaham's Plains, col. Arnold was anxious to have a ceitain British sentinel taken. One evening, when, in my quarters with capt. Morgan, 1 set my swoid in the comer, and told him I was going to take a Bi tish regular. He said Andrews, you had better not go; the halter will be your portion; and asked me why I lelt my sword. I told him the colonel did not want a dead soldier, and proceeded to accomp ish my design. When I came within a red of the sentinel, I stopped, thought he saw me, but determined to wait till I heard

him cock h'u gun, when I shculd have said, I wish to go into the city; but I was fortunately mistaken. He saw me not, j and, as he turned his back to me, I jumped upon him, drew his bayonet from its scabbard, and uld him, it he uttered a j word, I had his bayonet, and would instantly put him to death. We went aboui aiud from his post, when I halted, ' and hallooed "all is well" three times, put i him on quck time, and shortly hud him betore coionel Arnold." ln the battle of Bunker Hill. Colombia River. The following is extracted Is om a manuseript furnished the editor ot the Ncwbuiyport Herald, by cant. Fredeiiek Cuminufoid, w ho made a voyage to the Columbia liver in 1821. " 1 he seasons hcie aie eiy regular. The summer is unusually pleasant, with little or no rain. i hroughout the winter itiainsa gicater part ol the time. Between September and March, thepicvai- j ling wind is liom the wes , which renders the river, for the most part of that time, almost inaccessib.e. " The residents have it in their power to live very comtottab.e. Gme ui all kinds is in abundance as aie fish, consisting particularly ot ihe stuigeon ai d salmon the salmon are pecu.iarly impoitant, St arc certainly supeiior to those obtained at the noithwaid. To the North West company, the post on the Columbia liver is ot great consequence all the supplies lor their extensive cl.a.n of posts west of the Rocky mountain, aie brought into the place, and fiom it arc cxpoited all the collections from them. " From every description of the liver in my power to obtain, I am led to believe that it is navigable fjr vessels ct 300 tons as high as Vancouver's Point, about 90 miles Irom the mouth. ' From my personal obs irvations, I should judge that the most practicable Sc expedient place to form a settlement, would be on a bay which is formed bv a

curve of the bank above Tongue Point. In this bay a veel n ay lie in six Sc ten fathoms of water, without being exposed to the tide or the heavy westerly winds. Washington', January 22. In the house ol representatives, yesterday, two bills ofgieat impaitance, received the final assent of that hod), by ha dson.c majorities, viz the bill authorizing subscription to the stock of the Cht sapeakc and Delaware Canal company. Sc the bill lor the continuation of the Cumberland Road. Nat. Int.

8. L. Bercy, DES'IIST. AS anived in Vinccnncs, and taken a loom at Mrs. Jones' he-tel, and

e tiers his professional sen ices to the citizens generally. He pci forms all opustions upon the teeth, and instils liom a single tooth to a full set, in a sale, easy and expeditious manner, such as is i ow practiced in the Atlantic cities. 52 tf Feb. 7th 1825. Administrator's Notice. PUBLIC notice is heicby pr. en. that the estate of William Shu r. ;-n deceased, late of Suliivan county s inWvent and that settlement as such wilibo claimed bv the undersigned. BENJAMIN SHERMAN, Jdm. Feb. 5, 1825. 52-3i Administrators Notice. TOTICE is hereby given to the crcdJJ lors of John Chambers deed, late of Pike county, that the estate of said deceased is insolvent, and that settlen.ent of the same as such, will be claimed by the undersigned GEOHCiE CHAMBERS, Jdm, Feb 7, 1825. 52 3 JtJlLV WlVLEaa. A BOY about 17 years of age, who recently lesided in Washington county, East Tennessee, and is now supposed to be in Indiana seeking his relatives, but not knowing where to find hem, his mother, Mrs Milly Bavless, takes this method to inform liim that she resides in Edwardsville, Madison c unty, Illinois. Feb. 1, 1825. 52-3t

. Shititfs Panacea. HE subsciibci having discovered the composition of SW AIM'S celebra

ted Panacea, has now a supply on hand for sale, he has reduced the price from g3 50 to g2 50, or by the dozen g24. All chaiitable institutions in the United States, and the poor, will be supplied gratis. If the citizens of the principal cities Sc towns will appoint an agent to order and distribute this medicine to the poor, it will be supplied. This medicine is celebrated fcr the cure of the following diseases: Scrofula or king's evil, ulcerated putrid soar throat, long standing rhcumatick afTtctions, cutaneous diseases, white swelling and diseases of the bones, and all cases generally of an ulcerous character, ai d chronick diseases, generally aiising in debilitated constitutions, but more especially from syphilis, or affections arising therefrom; ulcars in the layrnx, nodes, &c. And that dreadful disease occasioned by a long and excessive use of mcrcunty, Sec. It is also useful in diseases of the liver. CERTIFICATES. I have, within the last two years, had an opportunity of seeing several cases of very inveterate ulcers, which having resisted previously the regular modes of treatment, were healed by the use of Mr. Swaim's Panacea, and I do believe, from whit I have seen, that it will prove an important remedy in sctofulous, venereal, and mercurial diseases. N. CHAPMAN, m. d. Profestor of the Institutes and Practice of Physick in the University cf Pennsylvania. I have employed the panacea of Mr. Swaim in numerous instances, within the last three years, and have always found it extremely efficacious, especially in secondary syphilis, and mercurial disease. I have no hesitation in pronouncing it a medicine of inestimable value. W. GIBSON, M. D. Professor of Surgery in the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Feb 7. !824. JOHN SHINN, CHEMIST. N. B. For sale, at smith and PcarsalPs, N. E corner of third and Market streets. Each publisher of a newspaper in the United States, is requested to publish this advertisement once a month for one year, and send their accounts for p?v-ment.