Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 8, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 April 1826 — Page 2

THE WESTERN BUN. riXCEAWES, Ariut 8, 1826.

The corner stone of the Catholic Ca thcdral, in this place, was laid on Thursday the 30th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Champomicr, a numerous concourse of citizens attended to witness the ceremony. The Advertiser, printed at Cincinnati, on the 1 5th ult. says" The court house at Law renccburgh, (in Dearborn county, la ) together with the books, and other archives of the county have been entirely destroyed."

I have been requested to announce RATLIFF ZJOO.V, as a candidate to represent the first Congressional district, in the 20th Congress.

I have been requested to announce LAWREXCE S. SI(ULER,asA candi-

date to represent the first Congressional

district, in the 20th Congress

I have been requested to announce THOMAS . 11 LAKE) as a candidate to represent the first Congressional district in the 20th Congress. COMMUNICATION. DIED At the late residence of the .lion. John Johnson, in this comity, on the 'JOth ult. Mrs. Margart t Johnson, widow of James Johnson, esq. aged 75 years. The deceased and her husband were among the most caviy of the American inhabitants of this plan. Mrs. Johnson was for a great many years a member of the Presbyterian chinch, and died with perfect resignation to the will of her heavcnlv father. fFllOM NILKS WEEKLY llRoisTRll. Great Htifain and Ireland The reports that the Citecks wrecked on the islandof Guernsey were plundered by the inhabitants, appears to have been a base fabrication. Capt. Miaulis son ot the admiral has publickly thanked them for their p-C'icTositv and kindness.

InnV'ioti Leghorn hats are now extensively manufactured in Ireland, and of a very superior quality. The consumption of this costly article of female dress is increasing, (ha go quantities of these hats are made at Ithaca, N. Y The russ used is said to be prefetablcto the Tuscan wheat ) Greece. Ibrahim has summoned the grnison of Missolonghi to surrender, k offered favorable terms. They answered tint the terms of capitulation should be discussed when 1 c was under their valh This reply wis worthy of the best dtvs of 'viioccr. The opi'.hm is gicn that tn toi tress will not be taken, at least at preset t The Ci seeks arc making extraordinary efforts to defend themselves : 17,000 men had been assembled at Aros to march Against the Egyptians; and Nicolas, cad cvl th? Turk eater," had 500 in the defile of Corinth. Coloctroni, was greatly exciting himself. The Icha of Salonichi, having found out that the sultan wanted his head, is said to have resolved to keep it a little longer on his own shoulder, by setting up for himself having revolted. The Aus'rlan are (h eply en

gaged in the transport of Grecian women and children as slaves to Egypt but Aus-

tria is one of the u holy cues and protects against the f1:v civ of the blacks ! It is proudly stated in the Paris papers, that not one Ficnch P. air. is l- he found in the service of the barbarian. Th?;e arc two reports that the Greeks have obtained some advantages at sea ; that they hurnt one filiate ar.d two corvettes, and captured siv transports. That the commanders of the Egyptian vessels may tight valiantK, it is stated that Ibrahim has placed a man on board each," with orders to cut od tho head of the captain, if he tails in his dmy; but what if ttie man so placed, fails in his duty, ais' ? It is sta'ed that, from jealousy i '.he Egypthns, he Vurkish government has oficrc l to tuat with the Gsceks, a'--d allow them h'v :;l ''rms I'hey apptehended that lb i:n, if succcrssful, would take the Morca to himself, to pay lor the conquest of it ! Thee thing are perfectly consistent with Turkish practice. A suc-

What xrc see, the country was more quiet than could have been expected. It appcrs pretty certain, at least the accounts ' look straight," that admiral Miaulis has gained a victory over the Turkish fleet, burning one frigate, and capturing, undamaged, the steam boat belonging to the Pacha of Egypt. This will be of great importance to him in, the management of his fire-a'ups. '. . Ibrahim and Yusuf pacha do not appear to be on a good understanding perhaps jealous of one another. Ibrahim has been defeated at Elis with the loss of 500 men. The army of Rcdschid pacha has been much weakened by sickness k desertion. Missolonghi was not im cstcd the Turks had retired from the place. When the Spanish inquisition was ovctturncd a few years ago, and its books were seized upon and submitted to inspection, it was found that in the sin dl province of Murcia, one of the least extensive and populous in Spain, the provincial tribunal of the inqusition had actually instituted no less than seven thou

sand prosecutions againsts priests for attempting the seduction of their female

penitents. Radon, Jan 1 . Thcv cease not to pub

lish notices more or less c.uiious respect

ing the bands of brigauch of Luretne In one of them is the following The no torious Clara Wcndul, chieflinev. ol the band of brigands in caiiictn and southern Switzerland, is one of the mn remarkable phenomena of this kind. She is not more than 20 years old, is endow cd'vvjlh rate mental faculties, and of extraoi 'unary beauty. She is the muJumtis of" 20 murders, 14 ccr.Oagralion, and 1,583 robberies. ' Twoot the Mexican paper': v ere disputing about the pblicy ol invndin ; Cuba. The ofltcial journal argued it la v or of leaving Cuba, to settle its own destinies.

minister toe knout to her in her chamber, i and it was done. There is a great deal of speculation about the aflairs of Ilussia, but they arc worth little, and wc have not room for them. Some of the French editors will have it that Russia must be convulsed with a civil war. There docs not appear to be any prospect of it. N K V. -ORLEANS, FKIl. 23. Wc have in our possession, a file of " El Sol" printed in the city of Mexico, from the 29ih of January to the 12th insl. Although far from observing that silence, as to national affairs, which unilormly characterized the Gazette, under the uticitn rcgine, we have found less light than wc could have wished tin own upon the real situation of our sister republic. The following is a summaty :

The national Congicsswas in srsion. A law on the '-.object of natui aiizi'ion, was under dise.u-;i n A bill had passed., lor introducing camels and dromedaries into the countiy. A project was talked of. for making an i'on 1 ail way between Vera Ciuz and the. capital. A pioposition was iej'ct d, for taking off one third of the clinics on importation into Vucatan. A hiw bad passed, for the observ-

j ancc of a ncv Sain! s Day m the calendar.

The Pope's letter, occupying sonic Papal Hulls, innl attracted attention, on account of the superset iption, which was simply to" Genet r.l I'icturiu" and to the Piesident of the Mexican republic. The English residing at the capital, had introduced hoise tyeing, for the first time on the plains of Analmac. An American csscl arrived at San Hlas, on the '2 2- ol" December, alter a voyar of o) davsfroni the coast of Petil. 1 1 r captain l epai ted, that the. castles of Caliao slid held uuilorlhc Spanianls. Much disouuT was apparent iti tiie n nances of several of the stales composing the confederation. In many places, the

revenue proved insufficient lor the cur

mandant of the corvette to the captain of the Libcrtdd." This information is, in some degree, confirmed by the subjoined article from the Norfolk Beacon, c f March I. which, if true, shows that the heavy armed part of the Colombian squadron is already at sea, and near to the point of its destination. The twelve thousand men to bo furnished by Mexico, had already concentrated, and vcic merely awaiting the arrival of transports ; " Capt. Silsby, of the bug William, arrived here yesterday ftom Falmouth, (Jam.) reports, having fallen in with on the 13th, in the Golf Passage, and remained in company for three days, with a Co'ombian licet consigner of five frigates, two bi igs and ihcir tenders. They were standing to the i orthward' Frrm the f'Vvvr; Cct ol 'inert.

Rail Roads. It is but a few years since rail mads wcte in use; yet, in England, they aie superseding canals. There arc, in the kingdom of Great Britain, H 7 canals, while there arc about two hundicd rail roads. The rurcgate length of rail road', in that country, is estimated at 1 5vf.) miles ; and. in twelve mouths more, it is calculated they will reach 2000 miles. A vciy able pamphlet, lately published on this subject, makes an estimate

thnt, " to transport ICO ions o! goods 1C0

canals, fpavim: tollA will cos.

accomplished by hor-es, in 5 days i

to transport 100 tons I go miles, by locomctive swam entices, on rail loads, will cost 20 '25 accomplished in 26 bout s. This subject has excited great interest, arriong the civil engineeis of England ; and every estimate and demonstration, seems to result in favor of rail roads.

miles on

Vrw Rrartci of Trade. Within a few days, u man has arrived in this city from the west, with two barrels of musclci shells, which he wishes to have converted into o: n:mer.ta! buons. The shells were picked up in the O .do river, & arc about lour times as thVk as the muscle shells found in this (iu-i ;cr of the coun-

all assented, with the exception, v;s it is j uoduc cd by th . c'civy in the practice of ! try. We hope the suppiv vill prove p-

:ow, -'on - ! iclii-.n. It app-.ars that ihe wiiiors a ', hu dant. Parts ot tiio slnils ate

By advices fro in St. Pctcrsbuitjj, it appears that the empress mother, Maria

Peodorownn, had called upon thoolV-cers ,cn.. i.-xnenses of the hc;d s'ovei nmcnts. i- . . . . i . ii

oj au tne rciiments ;uavtere.l n me c-p- j t Guadjli ami m :m nv other uu

notice the

l;n Is, ana to tn-j anuses ir.

ital, to renounce the oath to v onstatt'.inc, ces, il.e pies had in ui and take thai lo Nicholas. To this they vices or the nri r Is, and u the

0"s.

said, of the regiment of

stantine's rui teimeni, r-Vid the in';- one

of his. at tliat limn w S. V j -i 1 ;iM'. ; The oiTsvjers. vo ae. to;l, "not oniy o!e - murred te. the. mpress'i eotnma-d, t'tji j

rcpresetiletS, in on;; tut icsp-.ciiul iaue,vta;c, t!i l o';;' a few day- had "tO-ip'-ed since t!uv !u;d s'vrm iVahv to CcM.tantineas tlo'it- em; r-, : -jvai it as wnoil inconis'eut with i' ui oa I1., to transfei it to any (thcr percn, vu.-hj---. in the evetil of his dtat in or at bis i repress older; that it would be. ths'tubn, the older of the succession to ;ct otherwise ; k that nothing less than t opstantiec's own appearance, an I an o:dei from I, is mouth, would induce ih-m t- consent " 'I'l.is detct minat!i'i, it in add d, vv t, repot led to the emp!eus met;Hr,whoh came extiemely iin!-p(nai.t :. this ict. tance to her will, and cen-cioos of the rhnu m- o'" even a delay of obedience in a Ivmian sold.iery, i;ave orders that tliv tcfractoi y r-. ;. -imetits should be immedtau i fn . d nn. if Uk ir consent was not ai oi.ee tend-.-'ed. llvr

s(iiit and

p;.ii:si.-ihe. monk-,, are r.;:t ( vin'entcd with i ei:. and ai p.umc.ts, bu a':-.o esnpioy saU'e ;.i;d puns, in pt!.M.;;;d wise. Mestco also posesscs ir.s radicals. A wriu-r openly cotulemns the s)ttcm of i-.ee pirn; up ihe --arriooni aluiij the sea eoa.it al San Juan de Uiioa, at Sacrificios, Sec. lie aiues that the black vomit will alvva'ys be a sufiicieiu defence a-

tainst Euiopeans,

coual.

m beauty, to the fir.est r.uhcr of pearl.

Phil. Gaz. To the politeness of col. Jar?ies Itlike of this place, wc are iinlebtcd for the following information lelativc to the State Road from this place to Port Wayne : 'i he distance fiorn Indianapolis to the

crossings of Wlritc river at S:rawtown. is 23 miles ; from thence to the Missis-

Mirch 2. A passenger, lately arrived j sineiva, thirty-two miles.

fioiii Camptarhy reports that three thou- j I he land on the Mississinewa is first sand Mexican ti oops were tpraiicred near ! rate, covered with Surrar, Walnut and othai place, and two thousand more were lht-'' valuable timber, and is generally vhiily epectcdlo anive there. The ob- I h'gh and rolling at the crossings thcro jeel of this junction of troop, had not i an elegant and eligible situation for a clearly transpired. Home conjectured, town and ferry. From thence to the rivthat it was put tly a defensive one, against er Salannma, t!ic distance is 19 miles the threat'; ot invasion hom Spain. O- j oli the bordcis of this river, the land is ibers tliovi'-t it mi.Jii uk fur an invasion i excellent and at the crossings there is a of Cuba Mcrrantile Adv. handsome site for a house of entertain-

Mirth i. Hy a gentleman from 11a- j oni, which wcuM ;dford to the owner

nromntt.Css

o'

on mis umg occasion, 'i . accoun's m.'V bv. rdied on, couhl ta-t have l.ieen

j sm passed by Cnthai inc lici -self. Ilcror-

dM s were obryed, atu a slauglter ins. an

vaua, we leaiu that active preparations

wei; (nakm lor the leeeotion ofantx-

i. -termiiiatiofi j p.ditum that miglU be sent against the i-

tjh.r.d, by Mexico or Colombia. The land lot ces were frequently drilk d, and

impressment v as tesortedto, to man the 'licet. Nwiwitlislanditjc these u notes of

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tly commenced of Uk- t esis i-n; ;egiment. j prcpai alion, the -citizens i;eneral!v ap-

peaied to leel qurc easy on the subject of an imasion ; and the majority oi the mercantile class appealed to doubt wlcther any torcc would appeal against them Lri. Adv.

ol whom between 200 and 300 nc s;dd

to have been saciilieed be lot e the remainder submitted. It tias ( v (m b. en stateil, but in this respect thei e. is touch ambiguity i'i the accounts, that the troops of ComUan'dncs rcgimcui retuined the fue, and that, in consequence, gteat nundjers of otiier tegiments lell. Ah ai-rec, however, in the loss of lives t-us'au ed by ihe adlicrents of Ccnstantiue. There are several v ct sbv- of tins affair. Ono says that 2 Ot? pe ; sons w ere killed before tranquility was restored; but, at the latest dates, eveiy thing appeared to be quiet. Some ol the assailing soul'iets were kill-damonir them general Milorodovitch, a distinguished otViccr. k v Lctie' s from Warsaw annou tier' that

the grand duke Constantine, had causeil

ccssul c:mu,vader ;dw..y proves an ob- I the oath lobe taken by all the icrnmcnts

jeet of suspicion, and prepares to defend

himseii against lus n ui government ; Ercrti London fiifier.s to the 20ri.Am. Ry these papers we learn that Constantine, at Warsaw, has fully, and vith g.eat apparent cheerfulness, acknowledged the sovereignty of his younger brother Nicholas. Thcic is much speculation on the aflairs of Russia, and an opinion cr-.m general that many things are yet to be explained. There were reports at Paris and London of the assassination of Nicholas, the pregnancy of the widow of Alexander, and of much display of a revolutionary spirit in Russia; but from

m that capital, (of Poland), and h id sent the same order to all the corps throughout the kingdom. The oath vras taken according to the following formula: To the emperor Nicholas and hU legitimate heir, the grand duke Alexander.'1 The empress mother is stated to beat enmity with Constantino's wifeand it seems probable that his relinquishment of the throne was brought about by her. He adored his wife, and seems to have been afraid of his mother and yet is rough and rude, and unfeeling. One of his numerous mistresses having proved unfaithful, he ordered his guards to ad-

CohiKljiai: Fleet Sai'mr' of the llx ledKion. A very short time will, in all probability, develop news of much interest, respecting the operations of the combined I'm ces of the te public of South America. All accounts ap.: cc, thai ihe island of Cuba, ftom its pioimiy to the republics and the lcbomcct which it commands at all seasons to inflict .sciiuu injury to ihe prosperity of the free stales, is the mediuted point of af.ack ; ami that the apptoachihg summer cannot pass without presenting the spectacle ol all the assailable points being in possession of the republican aims. The following extract of a letter from Vera Cruz, giv es some information upon this subject not hcrctolorc published : "The Coutadar (paymaster) of the fiigate Libertad, informed nic of a very a greeablc piece of newswhich he learned on board of his B. M;coivcttc Silla, which anchored in our port yesterday. At his departure from Carthagena, Colombia, an expedition of 12.000, commanded by Captain General Bermudez, was on the point of setting sail for the island of Cuba. I could not miss the opportunity of communicating to you this important news) announced by the corn-

no inconsiderable c venue Ftom tho Sulamana to the Wabash, the distance is twelve milts, and the land equally as good as on the i icr before mentioned Sc only twenty-one miles ftom Fort Wayne, one of the most p'nmiidng towns in the state. The 'o- 1 dntar.cc from Indianapolis to Fort Wavnc, is one bundled and twelve miles. The rosd was located on (by r-nd rolling ground and is from seventeen to twenty feet wide for the actual distance, is not surpas!-cd by any othcr in ;he state, having the advantages d b ing the best a-id the nric-t, at least, by ton, if not fifty miles ftom this place to the i ity id" IX-iu in tbc tenitorv of Michigan Ir.d'nriaf.olix Gaz.

Sugar and Tailow, are both wanted by the Printer, and will he gladly received in exchange ibr any debts owing him from subscribers, or for other work.

Jin Apprentice wanted. 1'FD immediately, at this ofY Y ficc, an apprentice to the Printing business, between 14 and 16 years of age one from the countrv would be preferred. E. STOUT. liags ! Hags ! Kags ! TWO CEXTS per pound, will be given for any quantity of clean Linnen or Cotton RAGS at the wes.nterx sun office, in cash receipts, against good accounts. Magistrates & Clerks Blanks for sale at this office.