Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 September 1826 — Page 1

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I,, s BY EL1HU STOUT. V1NCENNES, (1ND.) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER s, 1826, Vol. 17. No. 30.

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yiFTY cents for Fifty Two Xumbers, which may be discharged by the payment of TWO DOLLARS at the time of subcription. Payment in advance being the mutual interest of both parties, that mode is solicited. A failure to notify a wish to discontinue at the expiration of the time Bubacribed for, will be considered a new engagement. No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until ail arrearages arc paid. Subscribers must pay the postage of their papers sent by mail. Letters by mail to the EniTon on business must be paid, or they will not be attended to. Advertisements inserted on the customary tcrms.&CT'i'crsons sending Advertisements, must specify the number of times they wish them inserted, or they will be continued until oidcrcd out, and must be paid for accordingly. - -. -11 - - - ' FH M NILES' REGISTER. Indians. It is suppod mat not less than twenty five hundred Indians wcie Collected u scalp dealing Maiden, to receive the annual pledge of the love of their gic.ii lather over the water." The usual . ' s of drunkenness and fighting took ph " and caused the commission of several outrages by them, on their re turn, within the Michigan tcnilory. Maiden 1 wo can never think of Maiden, without feeling how difficult it is to torgK$ gen. llanison because he did n t bhAt fiom the map. It was England's 9cali market. We arc horror-struck vrhen we learn that the Turkish commanders in the Morca scud sacks of human luadi and human cars, well salted 5c duly preserved, t Constantinople, for the gratifi Mtion ot their smtan but forget the British commanders were lately dealers in scalps of our own fellow citizens, adults, females and infants c that, in the foi met w ar, bales of them had been packed lor exportation to the mother country" that dear mother" delighting in the evidedenccs of the murder of the children of her " daughte r" as Mr. Randolph-hash. For my own part, 1 cannot see why human cars arc more offensive to our sensibilities than human scalps. But there is this great difference cars are preferred by the Mahometans, and acalps by the Christians! so that we, in Christian charity, must hate the one and excuse the other. 1 cannot forget Uie.e things. Isaac Shelby the venerable an venerated heroe ol King's Mountain, in the revolutionary war, who also led his children, the volunteers of Kentucky, to battle in the last war, and fought at the Thames in U. Canada the first governor of Kentucky, and as sound a patriot and as honest a man as ever lived the pride of his tate, and die admiration of all who knew him personally, or by character being full of years and of honors, paid the gt Cat debt of nature at his residence near Danville, on the 1 3th ult. t tenderly, but not bitterly, mourned A uttjt honest man never lived ; a more rioftriinctucvcr died. Thus, one by one, fall off the workmen of the revolution yet a little while, and cone will be left " to tell the story of this ration's bi'th" and shoulder his crutch to shew how victory was won' by barefooted and half famished patiiots, kept together, at times, by ways and means so wonderful as to compel a belief that a opccial Providence acted in favor of the rights and liberties of our own dear native land, at the time of its trial. This remark brings forcibly to recollection a conversation that I had with my venerated and kind friend, that late good man and devout patriot, Dr. James TilTon, of Delaware, who taithtully, and I might almost say religiously, served his country, either as a medical soldier or in the medical staff, dining the revolutionary war; and, at the lime that it took place, was physician and surgeon general of the army of the U. States in 13 U; end 1 think that it is worth preservation, OS shewing something of the peculiar manner in which he was accustomed to cxprcsss himself, as well as because it may tend to exhibit the love of country and his confidence in the providence of his God. On a certain day, in 1314, when some disastrous intelligence had been received, Dr. Tilton was at my house. Previous to his going to bed, we had much conversation on the signs of the times" ana the existing state of things, and were both much depressed. I taid to him that,

tho I endeavored to keep up my spirits, I was sometimes almost tempted to despair of the republic, because of enemies and opposition within hav ing special reference to the sad doings then going on in the " nation of New-England." 44 In-

deed, my friend," said he, 44 things look bad the black cloud in the east greatly distresses me, but puffed his segar some- i time without utteping a wordj saw much worse times than these in the revo

lution !" adding something about 44 tories . ii , i"r.i . '

wnicn nas cscapeu inc. lie men came 10 a full stop, and was apparently engaged in deep and solemn reflcc ion, which 1 dared not to interrupt. At length, he suddenly accosted me with 44 Do you believe in God Almighty I" Though 1 knew his manner weil, 1 was not a little surprised at such question, bu. replied 14 Certainly, as every rational being must believe. " And in Hi Providence ? 44 Surely perhaps n )t in ali the specialities that some do,but undoubtedly as to general resutsv& a sunerintendimr care over the welfare of

Ma creatures." Well well 1 camlbR

see how it is all looks daik; but 1 feel just as confident in this belief as I believe in the Almighty Powkr, that He will, in His ow n way and in Mis own time, sustain us, and triumphantly carry us thro this contest!" He said this in all the faith of a primitive apostle, and with that firmness and solemnity that was so peculiar to him when he spoke on a serious subject. After this, he again settled into silence, uninterrupted except by the noise he mule in smoking; and he, unconsciously, took up a second or a third segar. But, in 10 or 12 minutes his countenance was lightened up, and he conversed in that cheerful and instructive manner, in which he was accustomed, when seaSfcd by the side of a friend W 7 Com. Porter has been appointed to a command in the Mexican navy, and, it seems with the rank of senior or superior officer, though only with the tiftepf captain. It is stated that his pay and, emoluments will amount to 824,000 a year. A letter from a waim personal fiiend of the commodore to the editor ol tins paper, says, "Do not be surprised that

com. Porter, whose aspiring mind caused him, in a moment ol excitement, t" infringe the harries ol discipline in hi---,u' n country, should, at the head of the u' .k d ; navies of Mexico and Colombia, bee nic j the terror of the Spanish coast. If I -yr

not, it is his destiny, to exact fro u the mother country, hy the brilliancy of ois achte cmcnts, an acknowledgement o: the independence ol the southern republics." From London fiaurs to the 23d of June. (treat Britain and Ireland The distress amour; the working classes continucs as samples of the state of the country, it is asserted that 19 or 20,000 erc out of employment in Guisgow, and 9 or 10,000 more in other parts of Lanarkshire. Speaking of the contents of theng lish papers received at Huston, the cdi" tors of the 44 Palladium" remark Bad times have returned again. The prices of goods have declined sales have diminished mote operatives have been thrown out of employ great failures were expected and the levenuc has fallen olV. Such is the gloomy picture, as it appears even by the London Courier. Siain Some Algcrinc easels of war have appeared ofV the Spanish coast, and greatly alarmed the people. It appears that both France and England arc urging Spain to recognize the independencies of what was the Spanish part of Hayti but the two powers cannot agree to which of them shall be paid the money that may be received of the Ilaytiens for such recognition each of them earnestly endeavoring to jostle the ether. The population of the city of Grenada continues to be encamped in barracks, without tho walls. Latthquakes arc still felt, and the pcoplehavc become habituated to their tottering condition; but the subterranean noises thai arc heard at intervals, arc sufficient to intimidate the hardest spirit. Prussia. A letter from Cologne says: 41 The king of Prussia has positively refused his sanction to the pope's bulls concerning the jubilee and the free masons. Our archbUhop has issued a mandamus, by which all processions or pilgramaje in procession, which pass at night on tire road, ate strictly prohibited. The civil authoiities have engaged to lend their assistance to cart y the ecclesiastical injunction into execution. EARTHQUAKE. Wc mentioned in our Tuesday's paper that a violent shock of an earthquake had been experienced at Bogota, Wc bavo since been favoured

with the following extracts from a letter dated at Bogota, on the 18th Juncwhich was written during the excitement naturally produced by this event. N. Y. Gaz. Extract from a letter, dated Rogotay June 18. Wcare all herein a state of great excitement and anxiety. Last night was the most awful one I ever passed. We were sitting at whist as the clocks chimed a quarter to eleven. At that mo ment w e were all sensible of the shock of an earthquake, not, however, violent cnough to make any extraordinary impression, and we pursued our game. About two minutes elapsed, when we experienced a most awful repitition The walls ol the house were dreadfully agrated, our candles were overturned, chaiis&c tables thrown from one side of the loom to the other we could ourselves scarcely maintain our etect positiors, ndwcre'so perfectly paralyzed, that we ruvtr thot of getting out of the house. Indeed my own belief was, that the house must fall before wc could possibly get out of it, Sc that it was therefore: useless to move. The ceiling was coming down o us in large flakes, and the fall of a large mirror at this moment, which we took to be a part of the house, added to the alarm It was indeed appalling never,never shall I forget it It passed, having lasted 40 seconds. We then went into the stieet, where crowds were on their knves praying mott fervently. A geneial rush was made for the square in which the palace is. Theie wc found thousands collecting and collected. Women and men just as they had jumped out of bed, with the addition of a blanket thrown around them mothers in the agony of grief and apprehension, clasping their children to their bosoms fathers Sc brothers endeavoring to provide them with covei ing gioupcs of females in every -direction, calling each others names, to be assured that all vvctc safe. Dismay and despair were general. No one could return home, and thousands passed the whole night in the t-quare. T oVvca, ' m I have just returned fiotn making a round ol the town to observe the extent of ti e d im tgos Several houses are thrown entirely down many ate rem asunder from top to bottom The cathedral, a splendid edifice, has one ol its wings rem Srom its base to the towei. Scarcely a house in the city is without injury mine has every one of its principal walls split in several places dining room in ruins the partition of my bed r oom has fallen in, and had I been in bed, I should ha.e been sevcicy b uiscd A sever e sheck has rot been h It here until now, since 1805 About six years ago, it is said, theie was a sdght one; but no injury was done It appeal miraculous ihat only thice lives were lost. Many n ho arc licit, and were at t araccas duuMg the. great earthquake there, say, i.uu this shock was much more severe; hut the houses being betterVbutit "here the injury has been less. . Half fmst jive I have been takinganother survey, and wa3 surprised to find that hundreds of families are sending beds and bedding into the plain, and erecting booths for the night. All fear another shock. lyih 12 oclocknoon. The night has passed quietly, and the alarm is subsid

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J DUEL.X)u you ever fight a duel ? No ! Nor send a challenge either ? Weill You aie fresh indeed I Tis an aw kw ard business after all even for the boldest. Ahcr an immense deal of negotiation, and giwng the paity every opportunity ol coming to an hcnoiable understanding, the fatal letter is at length signed, scaled and sent. You pass your morning at your second's apartments, pacing his drawing room with a quivering lip, and uncertain step. At length he enters with an answer, and while he reads, you endeavor to look easy, with a countenance merry with the most melancholy smile. You have no appetite for dinner"; but you are too brave not to appear at table ; and you arc called out, after the second glass, by the arrival of your solicitor, who comes to alter your will. You pass a restless night, and rise in the morning as bilious as a Bengal general. Urged by impending fate, you make a desperate effort to accommodate matters; but in the contest between your pride and your terror, you, at the same time, prove that you are a coward, and fail in the negotiation. You both fire and miss and then the seconds interfere, and then you shake hands every thing being arranged in the most honorable manner, and to the mutual satisfaction of both parties The next day you are seen pacing Hond street, with an erect front, and flashing eye

with an air at once dandyish and heroical a mixture at the same time, of Ptum rnsll and the duke of Wellington. Vivian Gray. WHISPER TO A WIFE When once a w oman is matritd w hen once sho is listed among the matrons ol the land ; let not her fancy dream ol perpetual admiration; let her not be sketching cut endless mazes ol pleasure I he mistress of a family has censed to be a girl. She can no longer be tiiiolons or childish v j x impunity. The antirl i,f cuit'-l , i sunk into vtcmut? ; : nd tin wen ih i valued pi iiicipsiiy her foru.i lusii; retirement, arnHif r pleasuie u t!- i urseryol her c ild en Ai d woe '. ' ' ! ;- ther who is .h ictd'o abandon lu i e'.rl-c-en during the gi . u i parte! iht d: o hirelings no, not ob'igtel; foi tii' 13 no duty so impeici.s, no s-.cni n r. t ence or tushionabh us.orr. s eon n.. i,ding,as to oVipc ;i( r to su.m u shameful neglect ; for m: -trm;. cure Ire fu r re mnnbrr hufierccdt s a. I o'her amies Inn.', matrimo.i- o. a, u r, gettie lady, no longer let youi ! ncy v :.T.dt to scenes of phasuf or ditsin;! Lrt home be ycur emure. your world! Lit home be now t!'e sole s( ene ol your w shcs, your thoughts, your plans, your exertions. Let h me be now the ; 'egv on whicU, in the v i d charycer . wifk, Ol MOTHKR, f MIS'lHF.SS Vutl St I f to act and sho e wit ?,a ndor In its sober, quiet sciiks let i htait cus :t anchor, let yo'i '.vii. ) ai d pursui 0 be centred. And h v nd w sni ' ail that shadow and si c'.'t yr: JMt '. ...g, gentle I: dy, let n t y in l:re. w..-der. Leave yoip- husl:n1 to c s iu 1 -fi himself by his valor 1 l is ta1, 's !). you se-.k lor fame nf f.on, y and let l-e snpbust iMrm (iod, J' im hii'b.v.d, y.ur chihiten, ui.o y ur -er an's eae for your biow a nt ver lading r! aj. e An ingenius writer says, i? a painter wished to daw the very finest ohjtct in the world, it would be the pictu.e cf a wife, with ey es exptcssing ti.e i r.it) of her mini., and a couii,. r ante beaming with benevolence, ont hand Milling to rest on her b ,som a lovely inbnt, the other employed in presenting a mora' page to a sccoi il sweet babyt who s'ai-ds at her knee listening to tie avoids of rr uth and wisdom Horn its incomparable- mollv 1 " 1 think there is something cr h,ie y in seeing a woman ooccine t'.ose l:tle donu stic disquiets wh.cli every 1, i-!irss ot a family has to contend w'.th. "'ir.g down to her h-eaM sr tab t n tki 1 n ii;g i ha chcerlni sr rluig o ti'.'ir:. e, am; end adoring to yn o't iiu,o cr.t ind pleaiar.i con vet sat rw ;ur. ng her !ii; ( circle But vain will Lu h r an iah!e ( fi rts at cheerfulness, il she he not asMs-.t d by her hu:b?ncl and other men. bet' aifund; and truly it is an unpirasan. sichl to ,ce a family w hen collected ioc;etber, instead of enlivening the quiet scene vrth a little good humon d chat, sitting likea n any statues ; as il each was unworthy he attention of the other. And then, when a stranger comes in O dear, such smiles, and animation, and loquacity I lLtt my lot be to please at hoae,' says hc poet ; and tiu'iy 1 cr-nnot help feei'.ng a contemptible opinion ot those ptrsons vung or old, male or female, who lavish iheir hood humor and pleasantry in company, and hoard up sulleness and siltnee 'or the sincere and lovirg group which ccmpoke their fire sides. Canal Digger. A canal dipping machine has recently been introduced at Paris, to be worked either by horse, manual, or other moving power. It is capable of digging ten feet deep, and a power equal to eight horses is required to work it. The machine will extract and carry out of the canal ninety six cubic feet per minute. It advances gradually in working, nnd digs eight feet in breadth atone stroke. Scarcity in A Carolina We published a few days ago a letter from N. Carolina, detailing the severe distress under which a portion of the population labored, by reason of excessive drought since the last Spring. In corrr boration of this statement, we find the following notification in the Warrentown. (N. C.) Reporter,of the 14th ult:- Aa: Int. A'ctice to Shif.iers of lirad Stuffs, etc. The continued dr uth f romil.t eaily part of the Spring has destroyed ti e prospect of a supply of Indian corn, w heat. oats. Sec. through the central region ot N Carolina. The first etTtct has been the withholding from market, by the holders of the usual supplies by which a large poith.n of our citizens have subsisted. Purchases can