Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 July 1825 — Page 1

8TEBN SUN k BNERAL' ADVERTISER BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1825. Vol. ig. No. 23.

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siness m ist be paid, or they will not be attended to. Advertisements inserted on the customary terms. $0Pcrsons sending Advertisements, must specify the number of times they wish them inserted, or they will be continued until ordered out, and must be paid for accordingly. ""Fellow Citizens. The goad of society in general, has ever been an object very dear to our hearts. To promote this, we are intimately persuaded, deserves our incessant exertions conscious that upon the proper cultivation of the mind of youth,, the common welfare greatly depends, we apply ourselves with unwearied zeal, to the instruction of the young persons of our sex. Whether adequate to the important task, we leave to the learned and impartial to judge; forgetting, for the sake of modesty, that in the discharge of it for better than ten years, we met with the general applause and unfeigned thanks of the numerous and enlightened communities, by which we were surrounded in Kentucky. Of such importance is education in our eves, that without demur, we leave all that is dear to us in life, to go to that quarter which has the greatest need of our assistance affording, if not the most shining capacity, at least a will the best disposed to benefit its inhabitants. Were we actuated in this, by sordid views, seeing our hopes without foundation, as well as our benevolence repaid by ingratitude, we should certainly withdraw without delay. Whenever an occasion of doing good to our fellow mortals presents itself, we encounter with constancy, every obstacle that may oppose its execution. Long experience has taught us, that prepossession like unto a thick mist, prevents men from seeing any thing in its proper colours constancy in aiming to benefit the pablic, will assuredly raze the difficulties alluded to, and equal in virtue to a gent C breeze, dispel the clouds of " prejudice this being remov ed, the most sincere friends arc; seen in those who had been regarded as enemies and designing persons. Firm therefore, in our purpose, we courageously and confidently pursue our end, though elsewhere desired, tho' solicited, being situated, we resolve to abandon the present object of our zeal, only when we discover that our neighbors are absolutely unwilling to accept our services. Happy ! yes, thrice happy the country, whose inhabitants duly appreciate learning. Lovers of literature, which they cultivated themselves, neglect no means of having it implanted in the minds of their offspring America will emulate the old countries that worthy ambition has long since, made its appearance in the union many of its states rival the most refined part of the Eastern Hemisphere. Indiana will imitate her sister states, many well informed persons are already a great ornament in it, and contribute to its respectability, who are confident of the inestimable value of a good educate -n, they will infuse their sentiments into the minds cf their children, and enco 11 age the same in their neighbors. In short, the learned will solicitously upport education: bxy will raise its standard and fnuly cling to it, Our solicitude for the improvement of the youth of Vinrennes, has been invariable tho the school is not quite as large as in the beginning. Thirty odd is not a number to be neglected; the f M-m'ng of good schours is rather to be regarded, than a larse number. A less number would deserve all our attention, and we should without doubt, bestow it nothing shall be neglected that will a .v 1erate the progress of our pupils, convinced therefore, that nothing is better calculated to lighten the task of teaching, and at the same time, to promote the advancement of children, than cniula'izn, and that nothing U more capable of exciting emulation than the hope of certain recompense to succ.s, n e purpose distributing Premium, every year, at the public examination which wc slvdi have at the end of our classical year: v:?. the last week of July, this will not be done this present year. The month of August will henceforth b? a time of vacation. N. R. As little is to be expected from children, who stay only three months at a school, none need expect premiums, who shall not have remained, at least six or nine. 17" Parents are earnestly requested, r.cvcr to be absent from the examination of their children. The 25th of this month their school will he examined. sistf.r HARKIF.T GAUD1NEK, sister JOSEPHINE HIGDON, sistf.r EUPHRASIA MUDOL. yincennes, July 14th, 1825.

Persecution. The Rev. Elijah Dod-

son, Pastor of a Baptist church at Lamot,

measures by which we should direct our

understandings. If we would conform to

Illinois, has baen excluded from the fel- ; these in good earnest, and not try to force

lowship of that church, for associating ! others, by a compliance with our pride himself with the Masonic fraternity of i and folly, to conform to particular regPalestine Lodge. Called upon by the ru- ulations, we should be acting more wisely ling elders of the church, to withdraw and more in conformity to the principles

himself from the Lodge, Mr. Dodson re- by which vc profess to be actuated.

fused, upon the principle that he found no impropriety in Masonry, and that he

would not renounce the So&y, until convinced of being in error. lVUs defence he proposed the following NlKestions to

Metropolitan.

Fort St. Fhillifi. June 3, IS25. SINGULAR PHENOMENON.

On the evening of the 1st. at half after

the church, requesting answers to each; j eight o'clock, the water in the Mississip-

1. Is a moral good a spiritual evii?

2. Is masonry a bin? 3. If masomy is a sin, wherein does it consist? 4. May I not pusue what course I please, if it is lawfu. .v d a advantage to me, provided I do not si. ? ; 5 When I have md'her done nor intended harm, why should I be excluded? 6. How can you judge of that of whicn you know nothing? These questions were considered as merely intended to puzz'-j the church, and the answering ot tnem declined, with a confession that they knew not whether there was much go )d or barm in the institution. Mr. D. was then excommunicated without further hearing. This is the first instance e have heard of, in this countrv, of a Christian asstbVi ation, excluding one of the members. of their church, from the circumstance 6being a Free Mason. Indeed it is a question whether ary other church in Christendom, has entailed the like re proach upon itself. Among Baptists, and all other religious sects, or denominations, their most pious men and brightest ornaments, are recognized as free and accepted masons. One would scarcely have imagined that the despotic example of the Russian Yutooat the superstitious tytanny of Fetdin md, and '.he puerile and infamous petsecutions of Louis of France, had penetrated liic recesses of Illinois, even to the sanctuary of Lamot. The bl:nd and bigotlt-d disc io hi irians of this individual crnrch ma- find consolation in the exalted r.flectio-; that they have expelled their pistor and dishonored themselves! Masonry, that sublime ami distinguished science, whose- ins", holloas, alive and vigorous, have existed al .o-t from the

very birth of Time, will exist until T shall be no more. Its benignant infu

pervades the remotest parts of cixatTon

No rude assaults can stop its march no vulgar prejudices retard its progress Within the bosom of its Lodge, no party spirit rags io underminig plovs against the peace and safety of the citizen- no treasonable combinations against the government no clashing jars of fretted discontent, and rancorous enmity exit. All is peace; all is haimonv; all is brotherly affection. Bound together by fraternal ties possessing the ta-isman which unlocks the mysteries of toe science, they cherish and exercise a hindered love to ward each other Does a brother languish and pine under the evils that frail mortality is heir to when; docs he rlv r .. . 5 ri , ii i ) i-

mr MRcoih : i o wnom win ne apply lew reliel? To him. V 14 1 ricr Ji runu g ives unknown, anil stwmt

And when were the calls of humanity nn heeded? The pulse of a Mason luust have ceased to vibrate, and his heart be as cold as the "clod of the valley,' w hen it answers not to the voice of supplication and diitres. " hvj? ttne of charity, which pcculi.u'y characterizes, and dwells within his bosom, is never reduced to a sfiark It animates, it wurm, it burns unceasingly, and is only extinguished with the

! lamp of life Masonic institutions, founded upon the kR ck of Ages,' borrow j much of their strength from religion, and ' a sanction from divine revelations. Re ; ligion and Masonry are closely connected. ! The more minutely their mysteries are examined, the more clearly their excellencies appear. They come purifiec irom the fire.

pi at rort ht. i'Jullip, and tor three or four hundred yards above, lose suddenly Horn six to seven feet perpendicular, so as to throw logs of the Jaigest size upon the levee, and many between thiee and four feet in dian.i er, some distance over it, carrying oft' i . e garden fences, and bearing down all the fruil tiees, in its direction, for some distance. It is supposed, the whole lime occupied by this cxtraordinai y rise, could nt have exceeded seven or eight minutes, (some say less than five,) from the commencement until the waters h?.d retired. The extent of levee, over which the waters were forced, does not appear to exceed half a mile; the greatest rise being about two bundled and fifty yards above the glacis, and neaily opposite the midd e of the eddy. On the opposite shore, its effect was very inconsiderable, and perceivable fur afc hundred yiM'ds only. At the time, there was very little wind, and n clouds, except, at some distance, to 'he N. E in which direction they appear! pretty hcajty rhe only noise 'heard, was that of an immense surge driven towards the shore from the interior ol the eddv, and the crashing of the timber brought with it. CINCINNATI, JULY 4. NEW STEAM BOAT. A new steam boat, whose engine has been constructed by Mr. Rutter, an ingenius and highly meritorious young mechanic, of this city, left Cincinnati on Saturday last, for Pittsburgh. Her whole machinery occupies a space not exceeding twelve feet square, and is proportionably light. The steam is applied directly to the shaft, and the motion is altogether a rotary one. It is one of the most simple pieces of mechanism, we hae ever seen, and yet, the mo.-.t ingenius. There can be but little loss of power, as there are no dc.id points to encounter and the friction is compar.tive.ly nothing. We wish Mr. Rutter, and th suj concerned UJJbe boat, the most complete success. thtnk, there is nodouhf, bir this hu;&ftuqoiill, ere Jong, reward ' i n most honor2Tiy, for the time and lab j" has bestoed, in perfecting it. Var Crisis.

LAVE''' FROM ENGLAND. New York, June 28 By t tic packet ship Siles Uichaids, Captain Iloldsidgc, the editors of the Commercial Advertiser having received regular files of London papers to the 23 of May, with Prices Curren Shipping Lists, Sec A Paris paper states that Ferdinand is willing to recognise the independence of Mexico, on condition that his brother, the Infant Don Francisco de Paulo shall be placed on throne, under the protection of Spain. M. Vailejo has been despatched to Milan, on a mission to the Emperor of Austria, with this project. Accounts from Madiid May 9, state that news had arrived that the troops at Sevii e, hiving nothii g to live upon, had risen and proceeded in a body to the resid nces of the canons and dignitaries of he church, v hose doors thev forced open, and pillaq-ed their houses, crying ''Down with th? clergy! Down with the absolu'c government. Greece. The Greek government has at pr sent 35,000 men under pay, and the number is diily increasing. Count Metaxos. of Ccphalonia, appointed com misary general of the army, has received 30,000 ia'-ire piastres, fir thp

Every day makes us more and moreVTmking purchases at Zante, which he is

rdoinir every day without the 1icrhtot

stacle being thrown in his way by the British government, which permits them to be embarked in open day. Some alarm has been felt in Greece, in consequence of the opposition of Mahomet Ali to the exportation of corn from Egypt. Many families at Samos, terrified at the preparations against Greece, have al ready sought refuge at Syria. It is said

the Mainotcs refused to fight; they are

vvtquainiea with the weaknesses, me m- . consistencies of man Every dav prn- ! duces tresli instances of caprice and restlessness of his disposition Ail seem to concur however, that human felicity is connected with the practice of virtue, and necessarily depends upon the knowl edge of truth the knowledge of those unalterable iclatnns, which Providence

has ordained that every thing should beatto every other. These relations, which are truth itself, the foundation of virtue, and consequently the only true measures of happiness, should be likewise ihc only

suspected of having some understanding with Ibrahim Pacha, though their chief, Pietry Bey, is at Napoli,

A letter from Constantinople of the 23d April, states, 4that alarming news had arrived from the Morca. Ibrahim Pacha is in a desperate situation: he is surrounded by the Greeks, who are hastening to the spot from all quarters. The landing of this Egyptian in Greece, has been the signal for a levy en masse. The masters of Christian vessels aniving fiom the coasts, consider Ibrahim as tuined." In addition to the foregoing, we had prepared a summary oi the military events which have taken place in the Peleponessus from the cc mmvr.ti nei t of the can.pargn to the of Apt7, in which ilu Greeks have been succes?l, but we are compelled to postpone itXinlil our mxt to make room tor the in tertsting inteliigtr.ee from Scuth-Amer-ca Turret. Sericus troubles tock place at Tiebiso: de, at the beginning ol March. The Par ha has lo-t his rn; the town is surrounded by the rebellious agas. No paiticula:s ol this ieolt have been re ccived. An agreement has been made between the Turkish government and the Pacha of Ei;ypt,by which the latter is to tcceive the revenues of the Moiea for 50 yearS if he can wrest that country from tho Greeks. Brazils The negotiation between Portugal anil the Btazits is said to bo finished. The Empetor vill keep tho sovereignty of the B'azn duiing the lifo o' Ids lather, and continue, to reside at Rio Jantiio. Wc learn, from the Arkansas Gaz tto of the 24th ult. t' at Messi - Sullivan and Brown, the surveyors, passed thiough thes Liille Hock on tht preceding Sunday,N on theii way to St. Louis, having com- : pleted their task of running the boundary I line of the Arkansas Territuiy. The foli lowing is given as the description of the line: "Commencing at the S. W. corner of the s'tate of Missouri, and running west 21 miles, crosses G: and river, and thence 19 miles, making 40 mi es west from the place of beginning, which point is established as the north-west corner cf the i Territory of Arkansas. From this point ' the line runs due south. At 43 miles, it crosses the Verdigris and five mi'es farI ther, the Arkansas river, about two miles ; above the former. Cantonment Gibson, which is the statute in the vicinity. Mtnds

on the left bank of Grand river, ab ut five miles east of the line, and. bj observation, in latitu ie 35 degrees 4') minutes nojth At 82 miles, the line tosses the Canadian livir at abou 40 miles, cios the Kiimiche at J..rk'a fork at 70 miles ctosses'hi Knm.cho again, ab. ut six miles from its n.ou'h ai d a 176 miles, which 's the whole length of the line, strikes Heel river at a point about five miles above the mouth of the Ki niche, and a little mote lhan ei'ht miles west of the suivtyed lands in range 39 west of the 5th principal meridian. The following extracts from the fieldbook, show the connexion of the western boundary with C. ntonmcnt 'I owson, (which, by observation, is situate in latitude 34 dcgi ees t minute north,) and the public surveys: The connection with the Cantonment begins at a point in the line 57 c-ains S. ol the mound between 165 and 167 mi!eS thcrcc E. 4 miles and 25 chains to the Cantonment. This crnncction with the pub'ic surveys begins at a pe int in the line 6 chains 52 links S. of the mound beiueen ' 67 and 163 miles, and thence E. 8 miles 13 chains to the post establishcu as tht corner to section 7 and 8, of township 9 S. in range 39 V. of the 5th principal meridian A correspondent of the United States Gazette states that a Mr. Magee, eight feet nine inches high, from the county Tyrone, Ireland, has arrived at Philadelphia. Shower of Sulfiher. During a recent thunder storm at Montreal, the rain, which descended in torrents, was strongly impregnated with sulpher, and the water, after standing for some time, was literally covered with it, and presented a bright yellow surface. At Quebec, on the 10th inst. the Thermometer rose to 95 in the shade, and to 125 in the sun The New. York Mercantile Advertiser savs theie are now seven frigates and 64 gun ships, and two large corvettes, building in that city. Mr. David Ayrcs, of Ithaca, New-