Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 October 1825 — Page 3

THE WESTERN BUN. flNCENNES, octobeh 1, 1825. The 5th letter of Mr. John Ewing, on the Improvement of the WaSiMi," is received, and shall appear next v; 'r;. STATE SEMINARY. The term of the first session was closed yesterday. Some of the gentlemen who constitute tlic b-Kxrd of Trustees, as well as several of our town ctti'eivj attended at the hour appointed, tor examination cf the students, in their Latin Grammar. The result oi this examination was such as reflected honor upon the young gentlemen, it carried conclusive evidence of their assiduity, and diligence as well as of the fidelity, judgment, and unwearied attention of their instructor. The method pursued, we can pronounce without hesitancy to be every way calculated to facilitate the progress of the youthful mind in the attainment of the firs, principles of the latin tongue Those who have formed any acquaintance with the study of the dead languages must be already apprized cf the necessity of a thorough progress at the first commencement. This end being obtained, the subsequent improvement will be more rapid, less burthensome ami consequently more interesting. The exhibitions of oratory and composition, were such as far exceeded general expectation and may reasonably be considered as the prelude of the high character and fame, which at no distant day, will attend this infant establishment. Indiana f inrette. We understand the governor has appointed John Law, Circuit prosecuting Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, in this state John Kingsbury for the Second (). H. Smith for the Third Amos Clark for the Fourth, and Calvin Fletcb-

for the Fifth. Ind. Gas. FOR THE WFSTEllN SUN.

tiR. editor. It gives mo pleasure to say, that since my communication of the 1 7th inst. accounts have been received here, that govr. Troup, finding the national government was not to be bullied into his measures, has suspended the survey of the Indian lands in Georgia. The labour of the mountain is over. Vox et fit dtter 'ca nihil, i lie name of govr. Troup, of Georgia, is enrolled upon the same dark page wit a the names of govr. Adair of Ky. and govr Strong, of Mass. Like beacens on a dangerous coast, such characters point to the rocks of many a shipwreck. They must be noticed, St known, and recorded on the chart. Geoigia determines to enter immediately upon the lands of the Creek nation, ai d ourvey them. The U. States, bound b the very treaty under which Geotgia claims, to protect the Indians from enctoachment for a specified time, objects to this hirh handed iiuasute. How is the question to be decided f By (he force cf arm, says govr. Troup i le cost what tt may, the survey sh iU be made ; although it may bt soon recorded, that l Georgia was. hame, shame, si ame. Such language, let it come from where it M ill, can never be heard without a Irown, by every friend to his country. It the misunderstandings, which from the very nature of things, must sometimes occur, betwrcn the states, or between ?. state and the nation, are to be decided on th- bat tie held, let the constitution ot the U. Siatcs be burnt at once, and the haidest ffrfid off. I reckon then it woti d soco be rcrtVrdcd in earnest, thtt Gcrgic ' Iwl.ed the tiniu would thai suon CMii..-, upon 'he wings ot the wind, wl.cn the despots of Europe, in the height cl il.uir ftlory, would point to the western shares oi the- Ai 'nuc, and say, with a contemptuous smile, a Refitibiic was. Let the language of govr. Troup be adopted, and his doctrine reduced to practice, that cue of the states may resort to arms agaiur-t another, or agonst the nation, whenever it fancies Used aggrieved, and the great po

litical svstem, by which they aie united and preserved, will vanish like a dream. Then will be applicable to our unfoitunate country, the melancholy strains ot the Manimn bai d, 11 I'uimus (r , s fait n'-L'.Vi." This must never be. No Ideas tending to such a icsult, must be hi istcd eie thev bloom. Sugttctinns, like those of govr. Troup, must be distinctly marked, and decided.) condemned Individuals i e up a pa; t of their natural l ights, that the balance tiny be protected and secured Upon that principle, the American States have yield d a part of their soercignty, lor the general welfare. The constitution presctibes to them, & to the tv.it ton, tin it pioper limits. All most tirjve in their tespective oi bits, harmoniously togcfier. The making war and pare ; the formation of treaties, their cxpla ution, Sc enforcement; belong to the fcai mat g )vernment. Let these be usurped bv the several states, and their union Is a an end. P'neul O fxrocul ! este fir rfani" y' hi now twenty-four states, all happily united by one common bond. Thtir

perpetual union is the first xvisli of the American patriot. Dissolve that sacred charm I and the genius of freedom will be heard of no more ; she v. iil disappear like the beautiful Jrw, when the Sun of her glory declines in the west Dissolve that sacred charm I and the demon of despotism will erect his standard, upon the ruins of that holy temple, which the heroes of the American revolution, have fondly dedicated to the Goddess of Liberty. CLARENCE. Vinccnncs, Sept. 23, 1825. Free Masonry among the North American Indians. " Those signs of Free Masonry which modern tiavcllcrs have found, are also thought to be of Welsh origin. Travellers describe certain private societies among the Indians, which apparently ret-emblc our lodges of Free Masons. Their rules of government h admission of members are said to be nearly the same. No one. can be received as a member of the fraternity except by ballot, and a concurrence of the whole is necessary to a choice. They have different degrees in the otder. The ceiemonies of initiation, 8c the mouj of passing from one degree to another, would create astonishment in the mind of an enlightened spectator. Is not this practice ot Euiopcan oiigin ? Iuthceasly pciiods of English history, the knowledge of Free Masonry was mostly confined to the Di U'ds ; and Wales was more fruitful of this description of men than any other part of Europe. They were almost the only men of learning in those days ; they executed the functions of priests, historians, k legislators. Those in Wales, in particular, animated their countrymen to a noble defence of their liberties, and afforded so much trouble to the first Edwaid, that he ordered them to be baibarously massacred. This ferocious tyranny was carried into effect about the year 1822. FewOnly of the bards survived to weep over the miseiies of their country. Hut a similar institution, it is said, prevails among our Iroquois. These have never been stispeted to be of Welsh extraction. Still they may have derived the signs from those who were. We receive the information from governor Clinton, to whom it was communicated by a respectable Indian preacher, who received the signs of the mystery from a Mcnonie chief the institution, therefore, must be pre vatent among the Menonics. as well as other Indians. In this secret institution among the Indians, the members at e very selcct. Among the Iroquois, the society consists of five Oneidas, two St. Regis, six Scnecas they are said to have secret

signs, and ptetend that the institution lias existed from eternity. The period of

their meetings is unknown : but they ?s-

scmble once in thtcc years, as deputies.

utnlcr p-tence of other business. Masonic Mirror. from GUEF.cn,

I he bug Atctic, arrived at Huston

Horn Havie, btought Paris papers of Ju

ly 2!-, which, sav the Daily advertiser,

lutmsh a v;neiy of accounts from Greece

Letters fnui Trieste, of July 4, say

that Colocotto'.i, who had assumed all

powers, civil and militaiy, had caused

iince. Mavrccordato, and the late Min isfcr of Colietii, to be beheaded

S'.'r'i v r, ti e general tumor in Zante. It v::s added that Goiira had declaicd a

re.ie.st Col-j oironi.

A letter from Corfu, of June 7, reports that too garrison of Missolonghi had ask

ed to capitulate to Rescind Pacha. A

luir h'.Mu the same place, dated June

23, says "the catastrophe which seemed to tin eaten the iibeitv of Gieecc, has

passew away. It may even be hoped

tint m. i cesses are about to icpair the disasters which signalized the first

j months ot ibis campaign." The letter goes on to state, that Rescind Pacha must have suficicd severe losses, as Jussefhad suddenly passed over to Lcpanto the greater part of the garrison ot Patras, to oppose the Greeks, who, afttr the ictoiy of Salonc, had advanced upon that place, and tiiat Patras was garrisoned by only three hundred men it was hoped the Greeks might indemnify lhemsees for the loss of Navatin, by the possession of Patras. Colocotroni, fifteen days belore, had assembled under his command 20,000 Morioles all armed with muskets The bay ot Mania could also bring six or se cn thousand men to act in concert with him. NEW YORK, SEI'T. 3. Wc have one day later news by the Moritano, from Havre. The intelligence lioin Gieecc is no; so unfavorable as was imagined. Several Get man journals announce, that a vessel from Coifu had btought intelligence o! a naal action hav ing t ken place off Suda, between ti c Greek licet and the Egyptian squadroi , in which th? former, cunsU'jng of 7o ves

sels, vS3 victorious. The Egyptians lost 17 vessels. A private letter of the fifth of July, from Trieste, says: "We are assured that the Egyptian squadron has returned Lo Alexandria for reinforcements." M:ivracordato. Letters from Trieste,

! of July 4th, say that Colocotroni, who

lias made himself master of all the military and civil powers of Greece, has caus cd Prince Mavrocordato, the friend of Lotd Byron, to be beheaded. Journal des Da bai s. NEW-YORK, SETT. 6. Wc make some extracts relative to Greece; aff airs looked rather better, but much depends upon Colocotroni, who now has the entire government at hi3 controul. He has played false, and has been forgiven. If he continues faithful all may yet be well. TAIUS, JULY 26. Letters from Constantinople of the 28 June, have the following paiticulars: The accounts arrived this morning from the Morea, positively announce the defeat of Ibrahim Pacha by Gen. Colocotroni, now director o;'thc Executive power of Greece. The details of the naval battle between the Greek fleet and that of the Captain Pacha, informs 113, that the latter had three ships burnt, one of which was the fiigatc which hid his Measures onboard and captured some transports, which had most of the ammunition, and the rafts intended for the siege of Missolonghi. The Turks had made a general attack on Missolonghi on the 17th June, but without success, and consequently with considerable loss. The death of the Seraskier was spoken, of, but a piece of news which seems more certain is, the death cf Gen. Boyer, who served in the army of Ibraham Pacha, and whose wounds, received in the taking of the Island of Sphactina, have proved fatal. On board the great frigate which was blown up, in the battle of Capo d'Oro, there was a crew of 600 men and 200 officers, most of them Europeans, who were

to direct the works at the scige of Missolonghi. 1 he transports taken by the Greeks, had on board the greater part of the train of Artillery, also intended for the seige of Missolonghi. All the prizes have been taken to Hydra. GENERAL SUMMARY.

ggars on Horseback. Horses are so plentitul in Buenos Ayrcs, that beggars take their lounils, and ask alms on horseback, without diminishing, in any degree, their claims to sympathy. 'These beggars do not extend their excursions, and thus call in question the old proverb, 44 set a beggar on horseback," Sec. A subscription for the Greeks was made at the Paris Exchange on the 12th July, and nearly 400,000 were collected in one day. National Road. The first division of this road, from the river, embracing abotit ten miles, now under contract, and undergoing the operation of grading. Contiacts have also been made for the construction of the bridges, and preparations arc making for building them. There is no scarcity of laborers; they can be had at almost any price g6 per month for common laborers, wc understand is the highest wages given, c many work for less. St. Clairsville Gaz. The New -York Commercial Advertiser says, there is a young man at Hartford, Conn, deaf and dumb, who is quite an excellent printer. Deaf and dumb boys, if educated, woo d generally make good printcis Nothing disturbs a compositor so much as conversation in a printing office; and from the evils of this, the deaf and dumb w ould be exempt. Gold Mines in Amherst. There arc several gentlemen in Amherst county, Va. near the Folly, digging for golden

ore. 1 hey have an experienced Miner from Europe assisting them, and present appearances cncouitigc them to expect a. rich reward for their labor. Virginian. A Eat Office. During the last three months the receipts of the Coroner of N. York have amounted to no less a sum than 134 dollars. The ladies are requested not to read Aa. The Wyoming Heraid states that Miss Maiy Smith, of Pittston, has repeatedly spun 120 knots in a day. Wc have no objection to those cniovinn- th

elegancies of life, whose fortunes war

rant it, but the interests of the country arc mote pr motcd by the 120 knots of thrmd

spun by Miss Smith, than by all the street-yarn that has been spun these ten vcars. U. V. fin.

Queer Case The Grand Jurv of St.

Lawrence County have found bills of in

dictment against the Judges of the county for tepcated and vexatious neglect of duty, and for suffering the terms to pass without opening the court. Nat. Int.

HY MENIAL. " Go thou and do likewise." MARUIED-On Thursday evening, the -d bcPt; '.y the RCV. Samuel T.Scott, Mr. C.corsc yitIlt. to Mis. Eliza Dcuthard,. both of Knox cnnisty.

The sub-

now prepared to tak.e a few boarders by the week, month or year, afier the 1st of October next. CAROLINE SMITH. Vincenncs, Sept. 28, 1825. 33-tf Board cf Trustess of the Prcsbyterian Church, September 24th 1825. ORDERED that public notice be given, that the board will meet at the house of Abrm. Smith, on the Innrl Ki-

longing to the Church in Knox county, I Palmyra township, on the first Saturday in November next, for the purpose of I leasing the place for a term of years for

iiiiyieivemcni a true copy. B V. BECKES,Srcy N. B. Persons wishing to lease, will please come prepared to enter into bond for the performance of the contract, which may be agreed upon between them and the board. Jj. V. B. Sept. 25th, 1825. 33-tf Land for Sale. Iam legally authorized to sell Sc convey Four hundred acres of Land, belonging to the heir3 of Fiancis Wilson, deed, at a reasonable price, lying one milo from the Mrs Decker's Ferry, on Whito river, in Gibson county, Indiana the land is good, lays high, and well adapted for farming, is well timbered, and has several fine springs upon it. DANIEL SMITH, near Vincenne: September 28, 1825. 33-3t

Just Keceived, 20 bags Havanah COFFEE, 20 kegs Boston NAILS, assorted

iv ivcgs VV.M 1 1. 1 A O, 1 barrel GLUE, 75 barrels Turks island SALT, 40 do Saline do. 2 tons waggon tire assorted. And an assortment of Shirtings and Sheetings, Plaids and Stripes, Which are offered at a small advance. Wm BURTCH. Vincennes, Aug. 1825. 28-tf fcrrThc highest price in CASH or GOODS, will be given for clean BEES WAX and merchantable PORK thti fal1 W. B. bcrs will pay the highest price in cash for any quantity of good Bees- Wax. MIEURE Sc OLNEY. September 16, 1825. 31-tf Division Order. 6lll DIVISION, INDIANA MILITIA, Scfitembtr 20M, 1825. IN conformity to the " Act regulating the Militia," approved January 20, 1824, I have, by virtue of the authority vested in me, made the following appointment to compose my Etaffand military family, viz: John ewing is appointed Division Inspector, with the rank of Lieutenan: Colonel. ALl'XASDKR M ASSET, and GEORGE R. O. sullivan, arc appointed Aid-de-Camps, with the rank of Major. Josnm warner, is appointed QuarterMaster, with the rank of Major. And it is strictly ordered, thnt

officers be observed and obeyed accord

u.g.y. H. LASSELLE, Maj. Gent. Doctor J. D. Woolxerton.

Oft ESIDES in the house lately occuJLA pied by E. MWamcc, and will devote his whole attention to the businesa of h'i3 profession. He is fully authorized to settle the accounts of Doctor M'Namcc, and will receive in payment, wheat, coin, pork, tew and Jlax linex, gin sang, beeswax or lurnber, if delivered in Vinccnncs, by the first of December next, after which all unsettled accounts, will be lodged with an officer for collection. He will aho receive any of tho above articles of produce, on account of his own practice, if delivered in their proper seasons, and within si:; month-; after the services arc rendered. Vinccnncs, July 13, 182r. 2C-if Jin Jlpprentice wanted. "JTANTED immediately, at this cf. y V ficc, an apprcntico to the Printinfi business, between 14 and 16 years of age one from the country would be pre fcrred. E. STOUT. "

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