Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 20, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 July 1825 — Page 1
WESTERN SUN & GENE'EAL AI5TEKHSES,
BY ELIIIU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SjVJCURDAY, JULY' S, 1825. Vol. if, No. 20
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riB IVESTE SUN, I the "CoPPcras rock," pieces of which are v 4S published at Two Dollars and used as a substitute for copperas in dyIFTY cents, for Fifty- Pzvo jYumbera lnS' . which may be discharged by the pay- wf for. thfe m&re "f mentof TWO DOLLARS it the time the best flint glass, is found in Pcnnsylr c? i . vania, Missouri. &c. oi Subscription. ,r, w , . . T , ,
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various oxides of iron. Reds of iron are which I founded my justification. Therefound in Havvlcy, Mass. and '-specimens fore, to redeem my pledge, I submit ulC of this ore can hardly be excelled for following sheets Dp" richness and beauty." At Salisbury, Con. The pamphlet comprises about ;co a mine of iron ore has been open about pages, embracing the proceedings of the 70 years, and the ore is still very ubun- Court, the testimony of witnesse, rfocudant, and yields some of the best iron in mcnts, and the defence. From the lat-
countics, Pennsylvania, yield the United States. Near Red Rivtr, in ; tcr division of the work (the defence) v,c
interest cf both parties, that mode is so- wimmcb, rcnnsyivania, yie.u me umicu iar u ... . . - - v.., u...; .. . . r I annually about 16tons of slate, of an ex- Louisiana, large masse ot meteoric iron , have to city made as many extracts as 'Tfailure to notify a wish to discontin- ! cellnt lity. have been found, one of which, weighing our limits would permit, or as nepa,k .:.,.; nf the lime Riih-: Auvaculite occurs in numerous beds, more than 3000 pounds, is now in the per reaoers arc disposed to pet use on a
ue at the expiration of the time 6ub
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in North-Carolina, and answers the dc- museum of the Philosophical Society, of v.ngie topic. Wc v isa we could have
scription of the Turkey oil-stone. It is New-York. Meteoric iron falls from inserted it entire, as it is ucli worth an preferred by carpenters to any hones in the air in all parts of the wot Id, and ap- attentive pciusal the market. There is a fine bed of v.a- pears to be formed in the atmosphcic bv j The comm odore, in his own word?, ter hones, twentv-one miles west nf Chan- some nrocess hitherto unkiViVn i : rest Ins vindication
el Hill, N. C. A'aive Mag-net is found in Rnodc IsShell Limestone. A stratum of Lime- land, New York, Sec. stone, composed chiefly of oyster-shells. An live Cofifier is fou ::i several states, commences near Eutaw springs, in South but is abu da::t only '-he N. W. TcriiCarolina, and exteivls through Georgia toiy. near Lake Sup:: ior. On the liver
and Florida, to the Gulf of Mexico, at St. Onone :an. 30 miles scull, from the Luke, j
Maiks. It sometimes disappears under there is a mass, weighing by estimation, i by extracts tiom vattel,that the authcrthe sand The basis of the land forming 2200 pounds. Native confer exists in it'.cs of Foxardo, by permitting the ni-
1 . On the laws of Nati ns." 2. On "highly approved precedents-' and 3. Oil 'the Orders of the Secretary of the Nay "
On the first count, the defence shows,
AMERICAN MINERALS. From the .Vew-Hampshire Gazette. Samuel Robinson, M. D has recently published in Boston kA catalogue of American Minerals, with their localities," calculated for a guide to those who are making collections. It appears from this catalogue that the United States possesses abundant sources of some of the most isctul minerals, and of the stones used in jewelry. The folllowing account of the most valuable minerals found in the United States, we have drawn from Mr. Robinson's work. Air re. (Salt Petre) is furnished in lat ge quantities from caverns which abound in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri. In Madison County, Ken. there is a cavern more than one third of a mile in length, forty feet in brtadth, and ten feet in height, the earth of which yields from one to two pounds of nitre per bushel. This cavern extends entirely through a hill, and affords a convenient passage for horses and wagons In the Cherokee country, near the bank of Tennessee river there is a cavern 50 feet high end 1 60 feet wide, through which a river flows 6 feet
deep and 50 feet wide one bushel of j
uie i. il. oouiuiary oi the umi oi lcxi- w nateiv, Mass. co is formed o itjandfiom thence it pro- Prnr, (a species of turf used for fuel) ceeds to Alabama, where it forms a ba- is found in 16 towns in Massachusetts, sis of a 10;) miles squaie. and includes and in thrre or four other stau ; six countries. It then passes N. V to Yelh-v Ochre is obtained in great quanthe Chickasaw country, where it termin- tity, in Wiiliamstown and R i.uboth. ates near the Mississippi, extending 600 Mass. It i abundant in Georgia, miles in length, from 10 to 100 in width, Lead ere (sulphuret of lead) ins been and probably 300 lectin thickness In discovered inalmost every stue in tiie Usome parts it presents immense banks of nion. The vein in llampshiie Cour.tv, loos shells, 10 or 15 miles in length, with Mess, is 6 or S feet in tii tmc'.-r, aiid ex out the mixture of any other substance, tends at least 20 miles frun Montgtiery The tower and fort at St Murks, and the to Whately. The mo-t imunrtant local church and government house at St. Au itv of lead ore, which tlx United States gustine, in Florida, arc built of limestone, or the world contains, is in .i!;uu L compoicd entirely of shells cemented to- has been explored at various n;ac s ftom gcther the river Arkansas to Prairie du Chi u Parfied Jl'ood, ( vood changed into : on t'ie Mississip;)!, a di-s'aiice. ;l Too stone.) An excessive druuirht, in 1800, niies. The number of mints v,;wV.;;Ih displayed to view on the bottom of the in Missouri, is 45 end the ::-.uiifcvof Mississippi river, near Natchez, a fkt of , lend annually smelted is cs? insuted fd. more than 100 paces wide, which was 000,00 nonudo. Flic c:vj vkM;,, -ii 'ftA
probably never before visible to human
eves. On this flat were to be seen trunks ; of trees in a compile state of petriT.e- j lion, bearing no m:nks of timljer bnt l!,.e ! form. On the same fi.u lie thousands of' bodies, of all sizes, fsoni the bulk of wrdnuts to that of lare pots, which have the j appearance oi" j nc. Petiincd trunks' and blanches of trees are often found in '
1 otiscr states. 1
lifiso.n Scit suiplie.te of urignesia, is so
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eannyiemsHom a n- i.uuuus oumic. j abundant in a cive near Corvdon, In I some places in Kentucky, large mas- j that it is carried awav bv wa-on loads. aesof nitre, nearly pure, are found; atul at ' t sometimes appears in masses weih-
the head ot values s?.nd stone impregnated with nitre sometimes rises CO or a 100 feet high one bushel of this sand-stcne yields trom 10 to 20 pounds of nitre. Alum is found in 10 II states, in small
82 per cent r.-i !;;ettu:ic scud e?:d I..C
. .Indcr is ehicfiy sulphcr 'i'fje old---,t mine -. the slate, was discovered ie W There arc rich lead mines in lilt n an-i the X Y . Territory. A": '; go-;! !iv, 1 ;.-) fcund i: the states of irginia, VCoiti. Caroiina. A'w'ivc x'tiver hash en found in smell quantities, in 4 or 5 states y'vic and Afmancfte cxisti'; several plaees in the United States. Ma:r.;a:iese ore is abundant in Pl.iinlU-'d M sss. Pottei : fiorcrlali an i aie c!au are a-
ppears m masses wejirh- nundant in several states In S wnv,
ing 10 pounds, and a bushel of the earth . IJerkshire C?o. Mass. there is a bod of ot the cavern yields from 4 to 25 pounds ; poreclain clay, (the c'ay of wki-.Si porceof s?i. Epsom salt is found in the Mam- ! lain or china ware r, raade :Vet deep.
moth cave in Kentucky.
Mercury combined with sulphcr occurs
quantities. It has been discovered in j abundantly on the shores of the Lakes St
;nd ot" unknown extent. Crauhilc (irom wliicii black 'cad is pre
; iui -Vi i k t.tji 3 ill 1 m m I 4 aialt?), I I 1 1 I U
Sheffield, Le den, Conway, and Ware, in ; Clair, Huron. Michigan, and F.rip. Tv ; arc 12 lor.aliiies of this mjnom! i--. Mi.s.
INlassacliusetts. in snetnein, pounds oi ; occurs in the soil in the form of black and
red sand, and in banks of claw It yields j by distillation about GO per cent of tr.cr j cury. ; Pcfr.)!eu?;it or mineral oil. is found in I
it can easily be collected, nearly as pure as that of commerce. It occurs in several counties in Ohio, where it is collected and used for dying. In Arkansas, there
1$ an accuvitv, where 'Hoc ooscner, on , vaiious parts of Ohio and Xew York. On removing a lew loose slates under his the eastern continent, netroleum ucncral- !
k w teet, will discover the upper suitacc ot ! ?v flnw r... thr tiri:,;.,, ,,ri,n,;,. ..r i
TTianv tliOMsnnd tntis nF Aln.n nvr : -I r.. 1: . , . ,
I j w " uou ti,).n iieiesione' rocKS. it is usc: m
occurs at Cape fcaoie m Aary!and, where j the place of oil for li-'.itnin- house 120 tons oi alum have been made in a strmts nml riin.rii 0 "
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streets, and churches
'ear . r i O f the stones i:-cd in jcwelrv. Rock, Flint is found in several state? and beds j C, vstal, Am?thvr.t, Praise. Chalced-nv' offAatin Missouri. S Co:iiciun, Jasper, Agate. Zircon, A:U Buhrstone is quarried to furr.nh mill- j laria, Nephrite; Emerald, H,, vl, Prrcion , stones, at aummrton, T.Ias m Y:rgm- . (iarneuand manv others have'b en ivyu ia, Pennsylvania. Georgia, and Indiana. ! the United Slates. Almost all the On Racoon Creek, in Indiana, huhtstnncs , stones iust mrr 5 rd r,.,i ; 11 ......
cover an area of iO cr 15 aeree. On Sar.d shire count-
The Top'z
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creek, in the same state, the locality is been found at Goshen and Midd'T Id
-e acres m extent, and nractical millers 1 Afrms. nn.l 00 v.! r.f. oJc ; tt.,:,.i
- ..v.u ill uiu UllllLli nave pronounced this buhrstor.e coual, it ! States.
1
Cos! abundant in Pennsylvaria, Oliio,
not superior to the French Riirr.
iryfio::! (Plaster ot Pa;iO is abundant
in Onondaga and Madison comvics; on j
Unandaga creek, near Cayuga lake and in some other places in New -York. It is found in Virginia, Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas, kc. Mrb!e is quarried in ?Iassaci..u.-.?tts, Vermont, Kcw-York, Penrurh ani.-., Missouri, a;nl several others stcb. At Lanesborough, Mass marble to the value of S'0,000 is sawed annually; SQP0O worth is annually quarried in Sheffield; and the amount from the West Stockbridge is estimated at from 25.000 to 3 , 000 dollars per annum. Quarries of beau
tifully variegated maible are opened in Maryland In S wanton, Yt. bkrek. rtev, and dove marble arc quarried. . Ccfy'ieras, (sulphate of iron.) is found n several of the states, and m arufactories of this article are established in Vermont, Maryland, Ohio, ami Tennessee Reds of pure native copperas are found in caves in Tennessee. At Cummington, m MaEsichusctts. there U a rock c?.IIed
Vinr
una,
other atates
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lenmsee, and occurs in rhc cord of Pei nsvlvania
13 said to extend over one thiul pr,rt of the
state. Coal is found in South I ladder, and in the Southamten' Iced mines, in Mass.
Salt. It is said that an extensive plain
80 miles . Irom Osage, presents in j
ury hot weather,
white salt, from The hunters and
saehusetts, and 22 ;n New-York.
Ticonderoga, N. Y. three tons of black lead arc prepared for the Market annually. From the Washington Citv G -ze'tc. COM. poutfrvs dkffnct:. A pamphlet, having tir.s object in vViv,
; has just been published in tins ci'y Ci'- ! titled 'An Exposition of the Facts :d j rirciunstanc.es which justified 1 he E:;- ; p nhtion to Foxardo, :.nd f!ie conpeqneu- : cos thereof; together with tlr: pmc ediu oTihe Court of Enqu'ny tl.eieon, i.eid by
1 nrfici fit tiii" iloiifii-.-ihii tnr S. rri't:i n-
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The following dedication precedes the T'.x position lTo Jo:i. Ql isci- .4n.ixs President cf tin United States; Tf.is lum b'e c7rt to vindicate my conduct a l charae'er is u;.;st lcspectfully dc licalcd by his veiv h -di w njj faithful sei vant, I) FOR I VA. WashinrTen, May ll, 1 825 ' A fact in relation to the Con it of En quirry is stated in thts advei ticment to the pamphlet, w ith tint candour and intrepidity which disiinuisheb Crun. Porter in all his transactions through life. 4Rv the conduct of the Ccuit,' we me-
ralcs to take shelter tht ic, became a par
ty, in a mctenal degree, so as to justify his hostile visit This being ihe principal point, which gave bnth to the proceedings of ti'-c Court, it is wtii considered; and, as far as we can judge tiom a single rcad'n g tiie charge ot violating his instruction, by forcibly invading the dominions ol a foieign power, is ably met, and satisfactorily refuted. Rm. without the au.hotity of cmi-uni jurisis, his duty to his country, and, more especially, the honor of ihe flag under w inch he sailed, imperiously demunded reparation for th insult otT red by the forcible detenu 1 of our officers. Com. Porn r well knew who lie h;,d o tic -A with; and was aware that an armed ntgstiai,o?i was the only method to cnsuie the success of his expedition. In the second position, the Commodore tins a parallel be-ween hi? cae and Gen. Jackson's incursion into Florida. "u 11. g the late war, to chastise the lioMitc Indians, and cites, in .aippoit of his premises, sever. 1 pertinent passages trom Mr Adams Vindica ion of G. n Jackson in ichiion to tiie caj)tuie ot St Va ks iu-l Peusatola This pait of ! is delei.ee is a home thrust to the sophistry ot his ptorccutors. Mr. Adams. wh;i i:as the power cf reusing the opinio n of the ourt, is now Pi evident of the U S. and a ill not, of course, be expected lo countenance a principle at vatiance with what no adoc.a:das Secretary of Mate On this point oi the argument the Commodore's position is impregnable. And lastly. uhc order.- ol the Navy Departm'.nt,M which he appears to have obeyed to the strictest letter, and which cc:n to hncst him with full powers to proceed, in the pi otcc'inn ot the persons and pioperty oi our citizens, on shore as wc as on sea The case of Lieut. Piatt was in point: he did not hesitate to bring it to issue in an instant; and succeeded in making an tmpi ssion as lasting in the mjnds of the I'oxai ';ians as it wib be beneficial to the ir.tcu-tot f lie country His ordeis appear fully to justify the cxlicmitics he resorted to As we have been obliged to be hikf, wc conclude by i.pn ..sing a hope that he mey be Lonor;.b v at quilted, and speedily restored to his command, and to that honorable station for which his expedience, intrepidity, :.nd gallantrv, so eminently qualify turn Natchitoches, May 24. A'eiv Mrx.crjA w.u- belonging to an expedition fitt-d nut lor trading to Santa Fc, trom St Lnuis in 18 22. arrived here a tew days iinc. , t i,e way ofChcwavvw av, (Chiuahn) Dur ango and Saltillc, across the Rin Giandedel Norte, by St. Antonio, to Nacogdoches. He left Santa Yv in August last, and states that the trade in that country is !uc alive, and the inhabitants friendly to the Americans. Wheat, Ik s'ates, is raised in gicat abundance on He Rio de! No:tc, and transported on mules to Guavmis.
an mcruvuion of clean j Mime is meant the circumstance that the and otlicr ports on the east side of the two to six inches thick j Court pcrmitt'd tl.e Secretary (it tie Oulf of California from w hence it is shinindians agree in report- j Navy to be a judge of l is own mandate, ped in exchange for Mlk, Tea and Sugar.
mg tiat rock sa:t, as white and clear as vr'uch commanded the Com. to be tried . to China and India.
a;um, exists in the Pawnee mountains,! by his inferiors instead of iis peers No
near the Arkaa
rock salt are f
i.vunuams eastward ot Jenersoii Lake dividual could ,c remained tl
ro'i errs arc rduind-mt in the New-
- - v . - . - - - - . . - i j I I 1 m 1 mod in thecrcviees of the j from i's pres-nre ' No fig ward of Jenersoii Lake j dividual rou.hl hwc remair.c
h mind
England States, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and some of the oilier states A laver of iroaorc trom 20 t 30 miles broad, and from into 12 inches thick, extends from Little Falls. N Y. to 30 miles beyond Niagara river, a distance of 250 miles. In Massachusetts there arc 17 lo
calities of b?rj iron ore, and many of tho J
u m-
icie r.ficp
sue!) ridiciilous 'conduct.'
JdvertitenjenX The reader will hear in mind that, when I was recalled from my command to account for the afT-ir at Foxardo, I pledged myself to justify it. Hy the conduct of the' Court, to which the subject was referred for investigation, I was driven from its presence, and prevented from making the explanations en
have settled down into a state cf ci iiiza-
tion. They manufacture c loth, end ariou implements t f l.usband ar.d war, for the supply of their neighbors. Tlu y w ere not long since at w ar w ith the intcndency of Santa FY, r n account of the perfidy of the con nu r cler ur-der whom they scred in an expedition against the royalists, near Durango. Eif-ecn of their chiefs had been murdered, and they abandoned the republican cause for a Mme. The new EOYcrnrucn; las been com-