Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 October 1825 — Page 4
Poetical.
From the Lynchburh Virginian. C;KNL. JACKSON'S ADDHF.SS
To hi ar:nu cn the morning nf the battle cf
.Yesv-Orleans, Hth of January, 1813, in ini itation r.f Hruci's J Idrcss. Soldiers brave, to tactics bred, Soldiers ail, whom wrongs here led, lunv, till death, this breastwork wed. Or till victory ! 1 Yonder camp bestirs this hour. While these fogs around us lower, Sending in augmented power, All its soldiery. Who would to his fair one's home Let (and live,) these spoilors come? Miscreant, base born, worthless scum, "Let him turn and flee!" Who has honor? Who is brave? Life will risk, his name to save? Means to till a freeman's grave? Stay and tight by mc! By our country's sire's renown, Hv our vet unpulaged town, Wc will here our lives lay down, Or will victors be! We will lay these Hritonslow, Deal out death at every blow; From the rapine of the foe Save the town, or die'
PIHACY AS IT RK.ALLY IS. We hive read a pamphlet of about fifty pages, entitled "A Narrative of the shipwreck of the bng Hctsey, of Wiscasset, and ni'irder of five of the crew, bv pirates, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 18:4," which discloses scenes of horror and suffering that are almost incrcd ble. The author is Daniel Collins, one he only two survivors of the crew; and we are assured, bv persons of rcspectabilitv, that his relation is entitled to belief. It is well written; and as it is published for the benefit of an unfortunate seaman, we hope it will meet with a liberal sale. We annex a short extract, giving an account of thc murder of the writer's companions. v Washington Gazette. Q The seven pirates and four fish crman as before, now proceeded with us towards the beach, until the water was about three feet lrep, when they ail got out; the two fishermen to rac.li canoe, hauling us along, and the pirates walking by the. side of us. one to each ol our crew torturing us all the way by drawing their knives across our throats, grasping the same and pushing us back iinoj'r
the water which had been taken
in by rocking the canoes Y hue !
Some of us were in the most humiliating manner beseeching of them to spare our lives, and others, with uplifted eye, were a pain supplicating that Divine mer cy which preserved them from the fury of the elements they Were singing and laughing, and occasionally telling us in broken Knglish. that "Americans weie very nood hcef for their knives."
Thus they proceeded with us nearly a mile from the vessel, which we were now loosing sight of by doubling a point at the en trance of the cove before described; and when within a few rods of its head, where we bad before
teen the human bones the e.moes
Were hauled abreast of each other.
from 12 to 20 feet apart, prcpara tory to our execution.
The stillness of death was now
around us lor the verv Hood
cafes of feeling had been hurst
asunder, and exhausted grief at
its fountain.
mm-mn r nni n ' n l n imcpiir
the rays of the sun and -the clear blue sky presented a scene too pure for deeds of darkness. Dm the lonely sheet of water, on which, side by side we lay. presented that hopeless prospect which is more ably described bv another; -"No friend, no refuse near; AH, all is falv and trcachnvu -(round; AH that thev touch, or taste, or hreath is. Death'" We bad scarcely passed the last nailing look at each other, when the w ork of death eommen ceil. They seized Captain lliltun
by the hair, bent bis bead and
shoulders over the gunwale, and I could distinctly hear them chop ping the bone of the neck. They then wrung his neck, separated the head from the body by a slight draw of the sword, and let it drop into the water there was a dying shriek a convulsive struggleand all I could discern was the arm dangling over the side of the canoe, and the ragged stump pouring out the blood like a torrent. There was an imploring look in the innocent and youthful face of "Mr. Merry, that would have anpcaled to the heart of any one but a pirate. As he arose on his kness. in the posture of a penitent, supplicating for mercy, even on the verge of eternity he was
prostrated with a blow of the cutlass, his bowels gushing out of the wound. They then pierced him through the breast in several pla res with a long knife, and cut his throat from ear to ear The captain's dog, repulsed in hi repeated attempts to rescue hi master, sat whining beside his lifeless body, looking up to these
It was on the following romantic story of the Southren Inlands, that Lord Byron was supposed to have founded his beautiful poem of Christian. There is a cavern in the island of Iloonga one of the Tonga Is lands, in the South Pacific. Ocean, which can only be entered by di ving into the sea. and lias no other light than what is reflected from the bottow of the water. A young chief discovered it accidentally while diving after a turtle, and the use which he made of his discovery will probably be sung in more than one European language so beautifully is it adapted to a tale in verse. There was a tyrannical governor at Vavaoo against whom one of the chiefs formed a plan of insurrection; it was betrayed, and the chief, with all his family and kin. was ordered to be destroyed, lie had a beautilul daughter, be trolhed to a chief of high rank,
and she was included in the sen tence. The youth who had found the cavern, and hail kep the secret to himself, loved this damsel, he told her the danger in
blood hounds in human shape as I tiipe and persuaded her to trust
if to tell them, that even brutal i her elf to him. They got into a cruelty would be glutted with the I canoe; the place of her retreat w as blood of two innocent, unoffen- ! prescribed to her on the way to ding victims. , it these women swim like mer R idge and the cook, they pierc- maids; she dived after him. and ed through the breast, as thev rose in the cavern; in the widest had Merry, in several places with part it is about fifty feet, and its their knives, and then split their medium height is guessed at the heads open with their cutlasses, same, the root hum; with sta Their dying groans had scarcely laetites ceased and I was improving the lie: e he brought her the choi moment of life that yet remained, eet food, the finest clothing mats when I heard the blow behind me for her bed and sandalwood oil to the bljxod and brains that flew perfume herself, here he visited all over my head and shoulders, her as often as was consistent warned me that poor Russell had with prudence: and here, as may shared the ';:tc of the others: and be imagined this Tonga Leander Gs 5 turned my head to catch the wooed and won the maid, whom eye of my executioner, I saw the to m ike the interval complete he head of U m-cll revered in two had long loved in secret, when he
nesriy us wnuie length, witn a nan no nope .Meantime tic pre
single blow of the cutlass, and pared with all his dependants.
even without the decency of re
moving his cap. At the sound of the blow. SJanuel. who sat before
me, leaped overboard, and four of the Pirates were in full chase after him In what manner he loosed his hands. I am unable l; say his escape. I shall hereafter explain. Mv eves were fixed on
m
maie aiut iemuie. to emigrate
scciet to the Fiji Inlands. The intention was so well concealed, that they embarked in safety and his people asked him; at the point of their departure, if he would hut take with him a Tonga wile; accordingly to their
great astonishment, having steered
my supposed executioner, watch- close to a rock he denn ed them to ing thf signal of my death he wait w hile he went into the sea was on my right and partly be- to fetch her jumped over board, hind me my head, which was "and just as they were beginning covered with a firm tarpaulin hat, to be seriously alarmed at his was turned in a direction that : absence, he rose with his
brought my shoulders fore and aft the canoe the blow came it divided the top of my hat, struck my head so severely as to stun me. and glanced off my left shoulder, taking the skin and some flesh in its way. and divided my pinion cord on the arm. 1 was so se verely stunned that 1 did not leap
from the canoe, but pitched over
mistress from the water. The party remained at the Fiji? ;ii the oppressor died, and then returned to Vavaoo, wnere they enjoyed a long and happy life. This is re latedas an authentic tradition Quart, lev i civ.
ed the Fort. The English senior ollVer immediately demanded, Who commands this Fort?" "I did command it," said Ledvard, hut you do note," at the same time handing hi? sword The .llicer took it and stabbed Ledvard to the heart Thus fell this amiable and gallant officer. This was the signal for massacre, and many Americans were shot after the fort had surrendered. The remains of Ledvard now lie a short distance from the Fort, and, if we recollect righth, a small slab tells the spot where he reposes. Measures are now taking to celebrate the anniveisory of this battle, on the tjth of September next. The occasion will be interesting it will draw together many of the survivors of that memorable battle and the descendants of the slain We confidently hope from the hint which has been thrown out, that efforts will be made to erect a suitable monument to commemorate the ' taking of Groton Frt." will be abundantly successful Buffalo Emporium
Information to Vet sinners.
ST ATI' OF INDIANA
COUNTY oy
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October 12, Ifirji Conformably to the regulations cf the war department, of the 19th of June, 18:4, I. AB9 a tmgistivte in the county above nimed, do hereby ccr'.if . ti;..t 1 have the most satisfactory evidence (here state v,h :t the evidence is whether personal knowledge or the nffidavits of respectable persons, giving their names) that CD, who has this dav appeal ed beiore me, to take the oath cf iuer.titv, is the identical person in the pension Oitificaic
winch he has exnib.ted beiore me, number
ed
the
, and bearing date at the war t7;cc
day oi 18., that the. said tetri-
ncate was originally issued for him ; th.it he now holds tin- same m his possession," and claims ali the benefits arising therefnni.Given under my hand at' on the du and year above written. jjf 4 I, KF clerk of the court of ou7itv certify that AD, U a magistrate, as oV and that the hrei;oiug signature, pw - .,-,. to be his, is genuine, Ja testimony whereof I have hereunto :fi x.
eU my seal ol oihee, and subscribed mv
name, this
LF. Cln-k
day of in the Year
fthe court of 'count''.
One of the
most sanouinarv
battles fought in the uai of the
It wa-s a beautiful ! tnc '(' bUe' and was just rising : revolution, took pla'e on G o
from the water, not mv length
from her. as a pirate threw his knife which struck me, but did not retard my ilight an instant; and I leaped forward through the water expecting a blow from behind at e cry step. The shrieks of the dying had ceased the scene of horrid butchery in the canoe was now over Manuel anil were in the water ahout knee deep two of the pi iate after me, and all the rest, with tne fishermen, except one pirate, after Manuel. We ran in different directions
ion uejgnts i tit: ringioti lor ces were commanded bv Arnold; the Americans bv Col. Ledvard.
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. ..v. v v u-iiu.n it is i t-iuiit'ci m all cases
wnere tne l'ensioner has not received U ti
pend for one year ; pensioners applvjng without procuring the above certificate v. ill f -il in getting the pension money due The fureiroiu form must be pursued literally.
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principally inhabitants of Grton, I from the different foundri
and most of them heads of fami
lies, collected in the hurry of the occasion The Fort was in a poor state ol defence but the be. sciged and the besiegers fought with the most determined brave, ry and many a heroic American and no less heroic 1J: itiu bit the dust in that memorable battle.
cut by him. lie has for mrny years labored in the service of proprietors of o.
J tber foundfics. He now asks the patro
nage of Printers for himself. Me has also every description of Fire RuU. Sfiace Rules, Quotations, Jus''Ji ers. Leaders, Wc. RICHARD STARR. Philadelphia, March 26, 1825.
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