Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 7, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 April 1826 — Page 2
flXCEMES, APRIL 1, 1826. . Extract of a letter from II. Boon, Esqr to the Editor, dated Washington, Fe
bruary 18, 1826
16. Tills morning, at 4 o'clock 45 min
ute?, it fell to 40 below zero, where it re
mained till about half an hour after sun
rise.
I put about half an ounce of pure
quicksilver (mercUry) in a teacup : 1 also
put about the eighth of an ounce of tha
" 1 have the honor to cive you for in same in a clear nhial. laid them with mV
- , 9 formation that, on the 16th instant, a bin thermometer on a dry board, on the survras twice read in thc.ll. of Kepresenta- racc 0f tne Snow, about level. The mcr
tives, and committed to a committee oi cury ,n koth ti,csc articles fioze solid as K the whole, making an appropriation of fjf- tmc remained so from o'clock till the Ty thousand dollars ; and to authorise the sun was iaj- an nour jn tiie m0rning. President of the United States, to nego- Thc mercury in the teacup broke, by jai - tiate a treaty with thc Miami, or any o rjng jinto five or six square edged piether tribe of Indians, for the extinguish- CCSj as SqUarc as Kass would break.1 Tnent of their title to lauds within the A man so we arc tohH took his whis-
States of Indiana and Ohio; and for thc key from j,:s pocket, arid found it right of surveying and locating a canal frozcn anl huist! However, with literal through the lands reserved by the Mi- ,san froij ,e puUed off the glass, and
ami s contiguous to me waoasn im r. ale me whiskey. Should this, kill Pa" antl at lh!s limeJ. Greece. A Liverpool paper, of the 4th
Ihave no other expectation; it win peoi uu fulnishcs the following, as thc latest creat importance tothe State of Indiana, acC0unts of Gieek yffiiis:
as a State and particularly to that por- The news horn Gicecc brains again to
tion of the State, through vnicn,ine n be highly interesting Several important ver Wabab immediately passes." advantages have lately been gained, to the cause of independence. The siege ol I have been requested to announce Missolonghi, it is already known, was fiRATLIFF BOOK, as a candidate to re- na)y abandoned in the middle ol October, present the first Congressional district, in and Karaiskaki had subsequently attacked the 20th Congress. the Turkish encampment; in that neighborhood, with brilliant success, and ( arI have been requested to announce ried off a rich looty, and many prisoners. JLAWKEXCk S. SHULER, asa candi- By the German papers, it appears itiat date to represent the first Congressional the Turkish commanders had quaVrcllcd, district, in the 2uth Congress. and that JusufF Pacha had been disgraced, b for not properly supporting the SciaskiCr, h I have been requested to announce j Ueschid Pacha Meanwhile victory atTIIOMAS II. li LAKK' as a candidate ' tended every enterprise of tltc patriots, to represent the first Congiessional dls- Gen. Gouras; with some otheft, tiller trict in the 20th Congress. ! "e orders of Const.jtinc ltozzaiis, hav- . ,-, ihg resolved todiivc the I'tirks out ci Sacommunicatios. lona, attacked them in their (juarlcia, ami Mr. Sfouf. It is high time that the at- ; after killing a great number of t icm, comMention of thc Hoard of Magistrates was : pclled their advanced post to t:.U iliuh;, turned tothe slate of the court house, leaving in the hand ol 'the Greeks a'dtheir The citizens of Knox county will not he artillery, inumti'i'.s ol war, and baggngu. satisfied to incur the expense of building This achievement iccovcrrd Sah.ni., and nrw court house; and to pay thc rig its inhabitasis were rctbininL td tlicir taxes that expense would occasion for dwellings. Thh evt.:n hajl e iu.d the it would certainly require several thou- crthuV?am ol the G:ccl; pbpu'h.n, r.n l sand dollars, when two or three hundred under these eiicumsianees, ti e military dollars, expended in time, will secure to chiefs oi Missolonghi, had it solvo! m
them a good and convenient coun noo.-u ;uu m; miui uroiaiatuv, u nmun for mnnv vpr lioZZUlis ; Guilts to attack t tiC C.ZV.iU
of U?sehid lailu . on every side at or and itestio il. i tie tr-rpi r i (pat el, 1 been f'.Jnm-hfV. 'veto nroeccdi'Mr
join tir;' ee n. .': v-.f.ti t!c liisl ud iet came tiom Mibsi.i r: In t lie Peloponnvs'-'sv jth'mg li,.d taken )!ace, since the auivai o! the l.yj)tian lleet. Everv p'leei.ir.io h:I beeh tulont-
for many years.
The north wall of the court house is giving way near the bottom, nd it not speedily attended to, the building must tumble down. I have been informed by several respectable workmen that thc defective parts of the wall can be taken out & a new wall built up without affecting in the loast thft hallmce of th building asu1: at an
i
Hi
to
CLXpensc absolutely trifling in comparison erl by thc (-reck government, ill defence lo the cost of a new house. of thc public safety. Hydra, Spczzia and
This is a serious matter and the board ( ISara had been loriihcd ; the peopje
Candia had been supplied with ever thing necesary to Ur:ir maintenance, againstthc enemy. Tl e regu'aily disci pi lined regiment formed at Narcli di Ro
appoint a committee to examin into thc j mania, was increasing d .ily, and Coi. Vib-
of magistrates in comtnoti jusiicc to them
selves and to their ieliow citizens are bound o take it under their serious con-
sidet alien The least they can do, is to
V; State of the court house, and to enquire in
to the prrctuabihty and expense oi re..pairing it and then to adopt the proper measure? to secutc it Itom destruction. UNUS.
COMMUNICATION. DIED. On the ICth ult. in Vinrcnnes, Mrs. Navcissa J )n.-s, consort -.f Mr. Morgan Jei.es, anvl on the tVlloWsng ri.iy her infant daughter, seven days rid ; the child was laid ir. the -inns of its m.ither, and wiih l:cr k.iv s'i;.cd to V.r iiSeiit tomb. K tb.e grand levt-lliT. h .s vuni-ia d the liul; i d of a ten-
i -. neiit at
dcr and afKcti. v..iU wile, an I
S' '.
v.tv of OhC
vier was o ganizmg r.n ti:c r
Athens. At Gosio, u u : sco'a! b::dv ct ravaly was forming, vn lev ti.o duetioni of the Neapolitan iki era!, 13osaiol. The Greek General. Si:!i:;i, 1 id emoiled kself in the regular winy, and all the prejudices, at first jo iior!y felt aa , st tht iutr cmUjcIiou ef a rccii-r it i ji ii . . uere at ! ast disappeatint; ; uc sueccss the i'.vp'ian force of Ihr-a'un Paeha. I1...' iu;qiiiii. ' r;nvinced thc Circeks ot the iKtes-
sitv oi eenformine; to the ad, iee .1 their
mnit r fricjids.
Th: government has lutelv manifei-ted
great jealeusy ol thc r eiu otin.eit,
who were assisting th ro. 'i'lie intinjak
ey suo.-.i '-lr.i; between the l' reneii govern
ment a'id toe Poena ol Leypt, has proba
bly led o ti.is feeling. Pi or.) Whatever
e. iuo, however, it may ha c ai isevi, it is carried to an extreme length General
Roche, atul all other Pienehmen, were suddenly dismissed, Lieut. Col. Arnault, who had just an ived with twtrr.y artiller
ists, 5c ail the materials ot a rannon foun-
cf its brightest er:r:ments. SELIiCTEl) ITEMS. Departed this life on Wednesday the 15th instiot, at the rrsideiiec of her brother, Dr. .rnrt Hay in Charlistovvn, IVlrs. Anne G . Jr :iir2ifs , con"soit ol I lie Hon. Jonathan JcKTiirgscd 34. la. Int. y T:attsbnrt;ri,X. Y. F ft 22, '.826. Uxt-.rcccdentcd Ccld. Oa T'usday iSc
!Vedn"-day of Hst wiek was pib.tbly t;o dry, had stiflejed tlic mortification, ol ha
coldest weather ever cxpern nitd i i the ving his vices rejeeteu
United States. Wo did not aseeilain )tow low the thcrmomcicf su::!v in this place; bat at Fort Covington, h-nteen miles distant, a thermometer sun' to 40 devrrees h.low zero, and the meicury
froze! How tnu-jh lowrr ati alcolu)! ther-
inomctcr would have sunk, it is not
known ; p-rbahlv. however, not more
Than one or ivo degrees, as mctcurv cx
posed at thc same lime, nan a lorn time was dead (or apparently so,) the next in congealing. A degiec of cold. sutTi- morning, in thc road, about 100 rods from
f s t-ient to freeze tnrrcm v, was never before j Ins fathers house. On the 11th a coro-
noticed in thc United States, and pobably net 's inquest was called, :who pronounced v never in so low a latitude as 45. Thc cold- I the cause of his death unknown. From
est weather wc recollect to have heard of, I this time thc body wasoSscrved to dis
in this country, was 32 below zero. Int. cover various siens of gradually return-
The following is an extract of a letter I ing life; and, after funeial ceremonies on
from Dr. Bates of Fort Covington " Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1826. "Sir: Yesterday morning, before sunrise, the mercury in my thermometer (nhich i$-cci:raui) fell to 30 degrees bccrro. Ai noon yesterday it stood at
on the forehead I Ttoe young man's father i
refused to have him buried physicians
were called, and several experiments were tried, in thc hope of restoring thc vital spark. All, however, proved unavailing, and after keeping him till Thursday, thc 14th ult. thc body was committed tothe grave. From the A'ational Advocate.
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many years ago, we believe, put on a similar appearance, and his fiicnds kept him nine days, delaying, from day to day, thc funeral, and making cxpciimcnts to revivo or resuscitate him. Thc physician persevered in his efforts, and intrcated thc the family to allow him to proceed, and finally he begged them lo allow but fifteen1 minutes longer, and in that time he revived, and lived many years. Oiir Boston friends will learn with some surpiiac, t hat there is now exhibiting at Faria, u the wonderful Sea Serpent alive from America, " that il wr.s "taken alive with zrvrntren others," when a they were out in search of the Grcul one," whiih' is more than 300 feet long, and was frcqdetnly seen. A second advertisement follows, from which we learn, amotif other curious things, that u Pure tianspdrcnt wnj- can dies" arc 11 made of lac best eicrrlaceti" We assure our fcariers that this is a French iui'1 not tin Friah invention. On the iiitli of Fctiriiarv.
1331; there will be a great eclipse of the sun, visible to us. At I lh.2('m. A. M.a small biack dent will appear on one side ol the sun, which will ineiease to the ffiiddieof the eclipse when only a small edge of light extending beautifully ih'vn ln i. ..: I i. . ii i ..." i d.
eaeo siutj win oe -.i-iiuic. i lit w i:oiea.Jy-
JMl.w. . awiv .111. so gte-v, that the large
and ob..'.r!ty will shade terus'.bi things.
Commodore Porter will cm. batk at N. 1 for i!e !co in a lew days. He tikes with him two tons, and he is accompanied by Edmund Lw. Esqr. of this citv .Vf . Jour. 4 A trentlenmn of Cambridge,
Engiai 'i. i as-lately invented a time keeper, sj siiup.e in its consti uction, that its entire movement consists ol only one common wheji a iU a lever. This ingenius
, I piwee of mechanism will neither require
I Hie opt ration ui winding or cleaning.
In several instances t lie best c fleets have ocruned iiom wearing Wash-leather over ilaiinel, as a preservative against the consequences of those exposures to which ail are mote or less liable. A waistcoat of this material, will, in many cases, supercede the neeesf Uy of. and prove a inoic effectual barrier og-dnst cold ihanu great coat; aed ol'eneven al
ter the establishment ol a rheumatism, winch refuses to give, way to the m i. powerful medicine elothiiKg th;; pat ts. .with leather will most frequently effect an easy cure. It is .a tbihg of far greater vi'lue and importance, that youth should be pcrlectly skilled in reading, vviiting, anvl speaking their native tongue, in a p.opcr, a pohtc and graceful manner, than m loiiihg among foreign laligv.ages. h is ul u:o:c worth ind advantage to gentlemen .oid ladies to have an exact knuwldge f what is decent, just an elegant in K;.r,'i h. than tt be a critic in foreign lottgues The very knowledge of foreign wo.ds should b: impioved to this put pose; and in order to obtain this accomplishment, they should frequently converse with those persons and books which aic esteemed poihe ai jl! elegant in their l.in j. It is said that Mr. Perkins
From the Sclem Gazel::. Another reicrted cnfiture. A lcttcr from Manilla, dated Oct. 1, brought br the Ganges, and icceivcd in this town, states, that an English vessel which had arrived at Manilla, from Singapore, reported that thc brig Leandcr, of Salem, hed been captured there by an English gun brig, and oi del cd lo Calcutta for adjudication. Thc Leandcr passed thc Stieightsof Simda, August 28, bound lo Canton, fc, we learn, had no merchandise onboard. Wc do not know on what pretence he could have been captured, and hope that thc repoit is cuonious. It will be recollected that a similar repoit was received a few weeks since, respecting the btig Gov. Indicolt, of this port ; and it is possible that the Manilla report originated in the detention of that vessel. Should it prove, however, that the Uritish are thus intei rnpting our commerce in the India Sc?, we hope our government will take thc matter into consult! ntion. Would it not be expedient to tend one or two of our idle ships into those f eas, to guard the interests, and pio'cct thc propcity of our riiizcr.s engaged in thc India trade a trfde of the utmost importance to the finances of the nation. The Mexican Government has prohibited ioicicm cssels from bcit engaged in thc coaming trade of that count! y.
Late intelligence from Hayii represents ever ihim; tranquil. Theic were seventeen kail ol Trench ships in the harbor of Port-au-Prince. A public dinner had been lately given to tho Consul of France. and other Frenchmen. The latter were "hail fellows well met" with thc natives; dunking together in the shons :
i. the daikt.es wiJeJ '1 walking arm in arm along the streets. jest s:a; swiii appear, ; !t has been rumored, and
wc oc neve on good authority, that a Privateer is now fitting out at Savannah, under the Colombian or Mexican flag; to man which, a person arrived in fhis city a few days since, to enlist sailors. Thc Hritish Consul, wc arc told, has, in consequence, sent to Bermuda for a man of w ar, to be despatched to thc mouth of the--River, to take out every British subject w ho has deserted from 'the ships of that nation, and mav be found on board. When Mr. Drayton finished his speech yesterday in thc Houc tt Representatives, there was i-beut twenty members started for the floor. Theieis but little prospect, therefore, of thc speedy termination of the discussion now in progress, unless it shall be arrested by some motion or resolution cut of the ordinary course. Nat. jour, The N. Y. Nat. Adv. in re. murkmg on thc complaint of thc scarcity o r..oiey. says, ' money is :is ph nty as ever, but the insecuiit- of thc finics, determines the ho'dcis to ! old on." S ugar is among the articles uhxh -.av be easily cultivated far bcvond jf.t c and. It is expected that thc pre s lit oop in the utlc island of Santa Cmz, will ih;-. year amount to 40,000
onus which ws toe produc of 1816.
Dnfiatch of Business. M. CulDcn-
pcr, hq. of Camden county, N. C. buried his wife, courted and married another, and was buried himself, til in the space
six wrcKs Having been a mournful
of
widower thr:c weeks and a happy bride
groom lor the same space of tunc.
JlJlV.
From the Eiuie Falls Frirnd.C Singular case. A friend, who isVcll
acquainted with the tact, has jiven us the
following information: A youni; man na
med Davenport, aged about 19, and a res
ident of West Brunswick, in the north
part of this county, was returning home from his day's work, in usual health, on
the evening of Thursday, the 9th ult. but
the 12th, thc coffin beini: opened for the
view of spectators, thc corpse presented
a most unusual appearance the colour
had returned to the cheeks thc counte
nance like that of a person, in quiet sleep
and large drops of sweat were standing
Land for Sale. sfibsc-.iec,- will sell on thc most . reasonable terms, thc old
IVcstfatl Farm. Lot Xo. 48.
in the Donatior, cenuinirir- 400 acics, 75
has sold the secret of his steam gun to thc of which arc under fence, good orchard, B'.i'ith government; and that he rcicct- brick dwelling house, See. 'Stc This is
ed a munificent otter lor it made by one consider d one of the most valuable farms
of the continental Powers. It will throw in Knox county, S: is onlv 4.1. milr fmm
Vinccnnes. Thc terms of sale will be
If ihis were done in thc ordinar y way, 15,- cash, or credit, or Rood merchantable proooo ounces of pjwder would be required duce delivered in Vinccnnes at thc price
every hour, oi 15,000 pounds every six given by the merchants thc title is in-
hours. I his would cost obeut 425. Mr. I disnutuble.
SAMUEL JUDAH. January 17, 1826. 49-3m
Q NOTICE
TWhcreby given, that I inttnd mak-
Perkins believes lie can throw the same
number of balls with five bushels of coal, which would reduce ihe expense to 3. or
4. for six hours.
n. rfh
vjh me. tftiiui-uiiuai;, luiiii jng a nnai setirement of the estate of
uiauioru, inc r.uiior oi ine Kentucky jamc5 Biggs, deceased, with thc Judge Gazette, entered the fortieth year of his 0f Probate nf Crawford coontv. and xizt
editorial labours. The Gazette was the 0f Illinois, on the first Monday in Mar
first paper printed in the western country, next, at which time all persons concern-
except tne ruisuurg oazette. ivir. u. is cd may attend if they please.
now in the seventy-scventh year ol his age. ELIZABETH BIGGS, Admstx.
Ilie IrUStCeSOt thC Uni- March 8,1 826. 6-41 1
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-v.u, u. i,....- umuv a iiw.i, 1 tv u L y o per pound, will be bv which it aDDears that 12.713 acres of I f... or,.. -i r.
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ianu oeiongmg 10 mat institution nave 0r Cotton EAGS at thc wesnterx sum
. i r & ""- omtc, in cain receipts, ajramst Jfoorf ar rents, the sum of 8276,956 17. There c0unts. &oa ac rpmrint jt ftr ILIAl tnrmm on4 tt I
is supposed thc aggregate produced by I x-LAIN Jv JL)rlSJDS for sale at
tuo viiioit riu exceca j inis-omcrc,
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