Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 March 1826 — Page 2

THE WESTERN SUN

rjVCEAWliS, march 11, 1826

ever. Vesseh clear for the coast of Africa, and bring large cargoes and land them on the coast of the island. Those who want, may purchase. The price of a good negro, is from &300 to 350. No

one says any thing against the trade, be

vre have, on the 'whole, so far, had a mild and open winter. . For a fortnight past the sleighing has been usually good. The harbor at this place is at present closed with ice, an obstittction which sel

dom occurs St geiferaliy docs not last long

,'ery one is interested ; and if the ! We understand that at Hath tlie merely

fell to 27 degree, and at Brunswick The thermometer in New Yoik, in the same days, langccl at 10 deg. above zero.

cause cv

chief magistrate of the place gets his bribe, he cares for nothimr further. -.The

Mexican and Colombian squad ron$are expected at Matanzas in the mnJpof March, and it is not impossible, that the place may go into the possession of the Colombians, without much resistance. Boston Courier. NEWS PATERS. " Intelligence is the life of liberty " An Ameiican,and not take a paper ? I should respect him more, and pity him less, if 1 saw him with a newspaper although destitute of a coat and breakfast. What could be a more noble specta than a trecman, who would no sooner

prive himself of those articles which we.

Uiier Canada. The Quebec Mercury, after bestowing praise up..n the inhabitants of Lower Canada, for their attachment to the patent state, says, It is with pain we have bel eld an intemperate ef fusion of a widely dim. rent leefmg in the Province of Uppet Canada, and wc n ort deeply deplotc the souice whence it ciiginatcd ; and that wc dtf?.d any imminent danger f?o:n the vaponrmrr of such spirits, but tha. we rearer tr t'r.d emigrants cf supeil'ij clas-, and the tons of ctr.itantr, who held, w Hit bono' , hitib

situations in 'be Ue;i-lruie ol that P-ov

call necessaries, tlian to remain ii;niant i ince, K-mg then support to anli-15; itish of the world's history in this wonderful j feelii gs."

The

v'.rc- rga'" st the mcmbrrs' ; at a tluatrc at Yoik. UurH

The Wabash is high, and rising flat boats arc constantly passing out. Disappointment in the receipt of paper compels me to issue the Western Sun on half a sheet a few weeks at farthest, no douht will bring a supply, and the deficiency shall be made up in supplements. The last mail from the east, brought no papers from farther east than Maysville, Kentucky. The act passed at the last session of our legislature, for the relief of Revolutionary soldiers, exempts all such as served either in the army or navy, from paying a poll tax, or a tax upon personal property. To obtain the benefit of this law, the veteran must make oath of the

fact, and obtain the certificate thereto of a magistrate and the law provides, that magistrates shall render their services herein, gratis. In consequence of not receiving a supply of paper, I am compelled to omit at this time Mr. Ewing's oration it shall appear as soon as paper is received. charlestown, February 25. A singular and melancholy circumstance took place in this county about 6 cr eight days since, at the house of Mr. John Fry. The precise particulars attending this circumstance we have not been ab'e to collect, but our informant states them, in substance as follows : Sometime after Mr. Fry and his wife, together with their infant child, about two months old, had retired to bed for the ni.vl-it Klof-l- Km- ttrlirt iva lnvinrr 111 thfi

same room, heard the infant crying, and j dearest hopes ; but the history of the pre- ; fci-aid tune was p'.uy sng, v hie Mr. V.' called to Mr. Fry, who " half awake and sent times concerns us mote especially ' resented, ly ohiihg llv Ivv.uuul,"

because these tunes ai e our own. . wno heieunon begged pard n. But who is so selfish as to think of none j If the callintr hr " Hail Columbia.' St

but himself: Who will not 'nave an eve to the intelligence a'-nt h:,"i : Who will not regard the innonce, .,cac;., h.-.;.,)i-ness and elevated state of society, whb:h comes from disseminating knowledge ; and that cheapest and most ircncral diffusion ol general knowledge, the ciro.! of the newssaner ? h ! '' w '1 "et

age. Un the other hand, what nc-c ub

ject anci base tnan to thiowaw.yen vi trat m in:

clous indigencies, an hundred times the Canada, a i. ctv.bet of the I.c-islaiine,

price of a paper, and for the wa.-t of oiic j born m fJr at Bi :ta:n, dsncd tl;c music

remain unqualified fur the dLc' arges ol our public duties. The history of past ages is useless, but the history of out own tim si-s indispensable. Men who undeitake to stir without it will grope in the :lrck darkness ; an I will bo unable to judge with accuracy of public an tirs and will be t esponstble to their fan. id. s. their country and their God, for their leiusul to acquit e knowledge.

The history of our ew.i times is a m it

ter of peculiar concern to u , ix;1

is the age of astonb him'- el an

SELECTED ITEMS. Iron Bedsteads are now made at several of the founderies near Philadelphia, and have been adopted for use in the public hospitals. Their principal advantage over wood are, their durability, beauty , their light weight incase of umoval ad abov e all, their fieedorn front bugs, w turns, etc. When com. Hodgers was at Pat! as. seven Turkish widows whose husbands had been killed at Coiinlh, were bi ought en boatd the North Carolina, by the (fieeks for sale. '1 he com. gencrousty paid their ransom, gave them their libcity Sc s i t the in to Smyrna. Yilcs. '! here arc in the U. Hales ten b.shops oh the Protestant Episcopal chuich one arc hbisbi p seven bishops (.!' i! t II. m iii Catholic and live bishops o! the Mct!.oc:ist Fj isc j si Ih Gen. James Wilkinson, died in Mexico, in the ia;ur pmt of l)ectn l i ia-t From the returns received t t: c flicc ot the xclic:i;v F -f

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o p!av ' II ;il CiMitu ,ia hut it appeals that the fidicis eid net know the tune ; when another n; '.nhc:i-, the soli ol atl einigiant. ea led f r Y.'.nkec D'fd c." which was sUuck u;, when the n.cnd;eis' paity insiintlv a.ioe, i;nco ci ed ca it. at the same tiioe t the audience to itiii late their ( x m i ! ! ! !nt siysthe Mere my, l t!i te is a lad irati'in'' to this, which (m.d;v teno to sliow that the darng uhlirsi l iroes is net diiVici.lt to v lierk. The tun

it j grams sn, m the 1c t o! his lo; any o

our nerhbfMi: s. aitenc. tcdio ti!;c ( iV

ges too 'fiat ettect our i:crer.t antuour i.at ot llr. Van r...ug. net, wine- tnt V

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lie: . : nLi,.n (d t' a: : lv.s t i is 2 '2 ' ' . popirri'v- i i th-e st..ie s;ou l,C 6.4 j-! ; ..n lil.e liAsi, on

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half-asleep," laid his hands on the child's

feet. Sc finding they were cold, wrapped I them in the bed clothes, and again fell a- ! sleep. Nothing more was thought ol un- S til the next morning, when, to their utter astonishment, the child was a lifeless corpse. On examination it appeared that the flesh was eaten from off its face, head and temple, so as to cause its death ; and tha it was undoubtedly done by what are called NORWAY RATS," ss the boy,

at the time he called to Mr.' Fry, hcaid

them running from the bed.

an,;ee

( die, had b en.

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t hy A-mv, H'ou -. Sla'cis. in ia'-

et::y. an fier-dinner hohc. it was suflii)'.u liy i..iieini and t gra? ing to u.r

. . . r . -v.- p i pat.itons i.ic makirir the in asion 41 ; but, !l, as wc Ikuc tearn lok.ioc , , a n , ;,, , .

So.i!' ) p;MR. i.) as consum- . n vdnt sfay nn n.h.g last, is e'.imali d ;!t C ' (f CO.

Wc have convened with a gent ennu. w:.o cit Veia t iuz obcuttwo v ceUs :-rr,t f j.a. ( repicsentcd to be in a vc i floui isl.h.g cotihtion. Since the fall ot the casiU, the impioi cmcnts that have been macic for convt i.'Ki ce and ciih; lliahment, appear like tl e effect of magic Louisiana State (iaz. If we were to credit accnmvs ' irtctf om Mexico and Cdon.bia

sufficiently, how imp-.;' n an au: Kiiy , ii.eti

of virtue it mav becon-e : Do v u tl-.ink i ;:? y

' hovt much myio eilicient it in .v !e t!;an

ne- Delia ed in cod b od. tlie 7;ui

. v "'v; . who. li s aj.parer! , is. we ;ue o.v.it(i', so lo'cii'M to the fcelintrs ot

e.ih-; iinenis, tl.at v. e cannot think wi'l, ;.t im v luture neiiod, entiusl

The above circumstance ought to be a ccn the pulpit? how much wider the

and inoiM ill e lasting

puflicicnt inducement for persons whose premises are infested with those troublesome and dangerous inhabitant'-, to use extra exertions to rid them from the country. ' Ind. Int. TUliLIC LANDS. ry a staement recently laid before Oonrcress, it appears that the total quan-

P tity of laud sold at the la' d ofiVcsin O-

hio honi their iustituiion to the 30ih ot June, 1825, is 7,602 19: acrc, and the

quantity of land survey cd, and remaining j m cntcipnse unsold is 7,630.83S, making a total of j land surveyed in that state of 15,233,032 j Extreme

acres. j tracts are worthy ol iceotd, as instances j In Indiana, the total ofland surveyed of such excessive sexeri'y ol cold as!

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circulation ol v si-ntin. i lory ai they are, !r ii.it

its impression : Hut aboe all, wh U i;vm- that can boar to send his offsp.i:- u; "n ifi y ot i .1 unfitted to take an aeli .c parN;ift it, and limited in tlie power ol b i;TTf,li?;kil to themselves and ethers: The vfcuni;; o! either sex whoaic ignorant of i Lei i rimes, cannot come in competition who others. Small, indeed in compai isou. is their chance for exalted chat aclci s, or success

to the same period is 3,2 1 095 acres, of which 3, 155. 482 acres have been sold, 5c !

10,056.612 remain unsold. In Illinois, the total ofland surveved is stated at 21,663 818 acres; of which 1, 192,519 acres have been s-ald, and 20,177, 297 lcmain unsold. In Missouti, the total ouantitv of land surveyed to the same period is 20,1 8 1 926 acres; of which 926,080 acres have been sold, and 19.355,345 renjain unsold. In Louisiana, the total quantity ofland surveyed is given at 3.5 1 8,762 acres ; t?T which 139,861 hive been sold, and 3,378, 900 remain unsold. In the teriitory of Arkansas, the total qu.mtity of land surveyed, between the periods, is 9,286,8 i5 acres ; nfw'-i L 32,433 acres have been sold, and V : V:, 362 remain unsold.

In Michigan territory, the total qu int ty sin vey ed is 4.532,1 33 acres ; ofwuie

247.902 acres have been sold, and 4,28 1, 230 remain unsold. In the states of Alabama and Mississippi, the total quantity of lands surveyed

wihm the same periods, is 3L399,060actes ; of which 4.609,2"8 acies hae been sold, and 26,789,360 remain unsold. In Tallahassee, West Florida, 405,782 acres have been surveyed; of which i2, 427 acres have been "sold, and 261,354 remain unsold. The aggregate lands surveyed within the above p riodsin all the states and ter ritories is 119,528,163 actes; of which 1 7 949,1 60 acres have been sold, and !0l,59,302 acres remain unsold. Xct. Jour. Matanzas. A letter from a mcream tile fiicnd, at Matanzas, dated Jan. 14, states that the slave trade, though not carried on openly, in that port, is as brisk as

mm n p'e -ious guardians with the care of

ti;ir lih- ities and piivikges as Hiitish su:j i c's ' Mr r'othcrpiiil has been dismissed ! from the ( flice of King's piiniei ir- Upper Ca nudj, ti account of his oj.p-.vitionMorhc ie us ol tic pi eseni admiiustra'ion. x This colony is not quite as tranq"TTftr liheial as Lower C. njda. (,n a bi'i bev

hue ti e Assemhlv, to exKnd to the

mericans rertain p ixihcs, Mr. Hnlph made i.u animatid speiih. but in answer to it, one of the tnn.bcrs, Mr. Jonas Jones, said' Mr Rol; h's languatjf is foul, ird'.iinous rtid sc.ii dalous ; lie (Mr. liolph,) has a vile demcctatic heait, and ought to be sent out oi the country. Mb. 1). Adv. Canal Commerce. In 1824, the number ot tana! h.-ai armalsand depaituies, at the post of Albany, was tw o huiusand six hui.drtd and seventy twt Nl)uring the last ytar there wcic nine tWilsund liehundied and ninety lour a: rivals and departures at the sa'i.e port. In lbM, htteen thousand seven liuntliccl tons ot meiehandise were forwarded to A.baiiv. bv the canals. 1) 111 I'Air

The winter has fa'ulv s;t w iHi ttfcahisi vi.:ir.iv(ntv.tiHf.f.,i1r1,u..it,,,.

. j invv luuiKii'iivi i n; lltlll" i- it. .

Coiu The loKiVlmr ex-

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scarcely have occutuvi w it, in nainury : (Jo shy 1'V.n 6. Cold Weather. W e dne.d:y lust wus said to be considerably colder t.vm the iate cold Tuesday, so of eo spoken of. Wc are toid, that on Wednesday iiiouiing, the thermometer ieli, in tins iihigc, toeieen degrees beiow zero. f

full compliments of siouns of snow and

violent cold. Indeed 1 1 ? c sec;iiy of cold on Tuesday night wasgnaUi thau h.as br;n experienceii lor scvctal -ais. The mercuiy stood, in various viu,;i;ions and exposures, Irom 12 to 1 7 U.s-. ecs b'.dow zero in Boston, Hoxbuiy, Ale itorU, Salem, .Gloucester, Sec. A woman was Itozen to de:uh in Scuthac street on l uesdav oiht k a stac coachman on the line i et ce.. (i o'on Concord, was found fioz jn stiiV upon his box on the road, hoidu ; ! e i cins hkhis

j hands. Me was dead, i'nd tlie reins were

e.ieoeoeu u lii, inattiuy WCIC opUBetl

to he Ttit, belorc they could be exti

ted irom Ins grasp.

ii me morning oi J;cc. 3? nch. ster (HnglaiuJ 18 lRss,es. rn-ar ;:ifoid ciccnt, gae w, sVet lell he liter Iiveli. wj:h a n tVe-

tlie hinhlv

foie May next. Much v il, dene, d upon

the capacity of ihc chief who will command the expedition, but nn- e in the I armor.v oi the allies, whether success will attend the effort. Jhid. A man lately starved himself to death at Middle-town. (N J.) It would seem from the account, U ?.t he lived 14 days without eating or ('linking.

n the morning t j)cc. 3,

at Mane!

the !-

into tl

mci;drus ctash. ()wir.- 10

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uai i;cn;us siaic uiej irai net n in during th.c list two day s, the in! abitants o! tlicm, and ihicr a(?join:ng r.e-, had lefi them, with ihcii on st va!n;b!e tfltcts & thus pieei.i-da h ss ot I i es w hich otiici v. isc would I a c hc n .Mtndjnt Accounts from Madrid of the 24h N'.,v. states 'h t the pu.ai e ff the Escmid was n li e; gieat fens weie ( nteituincd cf its total instruction, together with the valuable collect'u n of paintings, and other uoiks of art, contained within its wails. The Burmese war was still without any immediate piosptd o', u rmination T L e htad quaitei s cf hi British was still at Prom, from which intelligence was received to the b'. gii-nirg of Angiist. Thetioops wcicsti'llin ti.eir quarters, waiting for the rainy season to he om r. A itnoit of a biiiliant urtmv

died and ninety-two tors ol merchandise weie for wauled to tlie Noithand Wes ,

exclusive ol a large numbci brought to j aMcr an nrnunse -.Iaughtei of the enemy ah i". .. : . .. . . . .11.1. ..I.. .1 I . . .

ioauy, ior us own supplies ; the item ot Iron and llardwai e alone being upwards of three thousand live hundred tuns.

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Portland, IV.n. 3 Tuesday and Wednesday last weie the coldest days which have been experienced in this town ibr many years. Wc dent kliow hut we might say with correctness, "the coldest within the memory of the present generation. In thermometers in different parts of the town the mercury lell to 23 degiees below zero ; and on the hill mar the C)bscr atory, it lell as low a 24. It has heretofore been considcied a rare occurrence when the mercury fell 12 degrees below zero. Notwithstanding this extreme cold turn,

In 1824, theie was cmy about one mil-

, lion of pipe, hoghcad, and hancl .staves

brought to Albany. Dining thb lastear they amounted to fie iniliion eight Ifunditd and eleven thousand; rnd a frnmense amount prepaicd for maiket, were kit behind lor w ant ol boats lotiansport them. In 1824, there an'ncd in the same way, about one limulie'il aiul tuciitv.nn Inm U

Hour. Dumiil: the last vear. lhei

were one hundred and sixty five thousand barrels. In 1824, there arrived by the canals, tight million two hundred arid ninety-five thousand six hundred and ten leet cf plank and braids. Dining the last year, the number was little short of sixteen millions. 1 he number of different boats upon the Canal is supposed to be upwaids of two thousand, whose contents aic estimated at seventy thousand tons. The number of toi s of vessels owned in Albany, and doing business on the river, is only three thousand fiye hundred.

nan i ( a ik u va cntta, but not mi r- v. n r f.

fich'ly known upon the subject. '1 he sieki e ss in the at my l ad ; ha ed. The Virginia Free Press rematking on the spiiit oh improvement in the present ae, says, that printers, who have but recently been accuomed toreccivc a slice, as a fee for publishing marliages, arc now complimented with an entire loaf.

It is said that the celchraU IT V 1

eci i.otcnzo uow, has lately been ordained a Deacon, and an Klder of the MethoN dist church, at Nt w York. Daily stages now run hetween Buffalo and Cleveland. It is little more than five yeais since the mail uas carried through the whole of this route, which is 200 miles, upon the back of a horse, and only once a week. The London Morning Post says, that information has been received which leaves no doubt of the fact that tho emperor Alexander was stiangled.

BLAXK DlSEDSorlt this office.