Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 18, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 June 1827 — Page 1

WESTERN SUM & GENERAL ADYBET1SEB.

BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1827. Vol. 18. No. 18.

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THE WESTEliX SUX, IS pubishcd at Two Dollars and FirTT cents for Fifty Two jVumbera which may be discharged by the payment of TWO DOLLARS at the time

of subscription.

Reserve and Franklin Bank of Columbus. The insecurity of the treasury vault as a place ot deposit, has for many , years, been a subject of conversation amongst the members of the legislature, ; but no provisions were made for any dif-

Payment iu kdvance being the mutual ferc.nt arrangement. In fact, jealousy Ira11 .. ... ,,,. against banks has so far prevailed that no

interest of both parties, that mode is so

licited. A failure to notify a wish to discontinue at the expiration of the time subscribed for, will be considered a new engagement. No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until all arrearages arc paid. Subscribers must pay the postage of their papers sent by mail. Letters by mail to the Editor on business must be paid, or they w ill not be attended to. AnvERTisKMENTs inserted on the cus

tomary termvtCT'l'crsons sending Ad-

prevailed that

direct assent could be obtained to lodge the funds in any of them for security. The instruments made use of by these daring felons, were two chisels and a large augur which they, it appears from the testimony already taken, obtained by breaking into a cabinet shop. The shutters of the back window of the room connected with the vault of the treasury was opened by prying off the bar which secured the shutter ; on entering the room they commenced their operations upon the vault which was secured by two large iron doors. These were forced by re

moving the wood and brick work. The

mortification to the gallant naval com- more than ordinary alertness, callantry manders on this station to see the insults and courage, having been in several en which have been offered to the American . gagements, and twice dangerously woun flag by the Brazilian government, and not , ded, but sustained a character unsullied.

iu uc auic iu rcuics lucui. n vruuiu s cuu ncr acx unuiscQverpn until nir

vrrtUrments. must specify the number , & ... , ,

of times they wish them inscittd, or they witMn the olhcr. Both were forced

will be continued unui orucrcu oui, aim .must be paid for accordingly.

From the Western Coui ier.

u The Farmer's Daughter." j"evf Invention A Machine has lately been invented by a gentleman in this county which bids fair to become an object of utility and general importance. General Woodward wc believe is the proprietor. Wc are not acquainted with the name of the ingenious inventor. It was intended for the purposes of carding and at the same time spinning Coiton, Worsted, and Tow. Its adaptation to these several objects is no longer a matter of theory or doubt ; we ourselves witnessed its successful application and practical effects. Tow was put Into the machine in its natural state, and after running through a set of cards, was converted with great rapidity into an even thread and turned upon a spindle similar to those of an ordinary spinning wheel The machine is simple in its construction, and as far as we are able to judge, the inventor

has been entire. y successful in the object

and the entire funds taken away. The treasurer hadevtn taken the precaution to proem c a faith hi I oung man to lodge in the office for public security This young man was abcnt for a few days to his friends, and in this absence the daring deed was done. The police and citizens of this place have been using their utmost vigilance and industry to detect the robbcts. Every one is satisfied that the Treasurer has used every precaution in his p;nvj; cr to secure the public funds. The most sanguine hopes are entertained that the thcives will be detected, ami the funds recovered. We shall give the earliest intelligence of what transpires t dative to this subject. Since writing- the above, a person by the name of William If. Rice has been taken, with whom were recovered, ten thousand d'dlais in paper ; and about two thousand dollars in specie has been found in the vault of a back h;mae in this place. There is but little doubt the whole amount will be recovered in a lew ru s. Two other persona supected of being ac-

certainly be more to the credit of the American government to retain their vessels of war at home, than to despatch them to this coast for " for the protection of American commerce," with such orders as are issued to their commanders. It is due to Captain Elliot, to state, that, immediately upon learning that the Spark had been captured and brought into this port, he addressed a note to Mr. Raguet, the Charge des Affairs of the United States, wishing to know whether his presence would be required: to which Mr. Raguet replied it would not. If the insult which has been offered to the American ffu:. by the capture ot the Spark, was the only infringement of neutral rights whici has been practised by his Imperial Maieatv on the American

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commerce, it might be . i . .

mtie are many otner cases some

them equally gross; which the American government have thought proper to overlook. The government of the United States have long since been in possession of the

'acts relative to these cases, (communica

declared.

At the disbanding of the army she reccived an honorable discharge from the same, and returned to her relatives in Massachusetts, still in her regimentals After the peculiar circumstances of her case were developed, the government of this state not only paid her full wages, but added a considerable bounty. She has since regularly received a pension from congress. Soon after she resumed the sphere of her own sex, she was married to Mr. Gannett, an industrious and respectable farmer. She has borne and reared with him a respectable family of children, and to the close of life, she received, as sho merited, the character of an amiable wife,

a tender mother, a kind and exemplary

palliated ; but neighbor, and a friend of her country.

The canal at this place is advancing

with spirit towards a final completion. 1 he severity of the winter, the wetness of the spring, and the high water of the sea-

son, have necessarily retarded the work

lor the last five or six months. With tho

ted officially by the Charge d' A flairs near return of a better season for it, the vari-

iwia vuui; anu syci nave iaKcn no sieps 0us labors are pushed on with renewed to enforce his government to do justice vigor and an increasing force The exo ihe citizens ot the United States, altho' cava'ion of the earth is well advanced ; the President, in his message, " has rea- and the enterprising contractors arc only sons to believe, from the fr.cndty dispo- wailing for the water to fall a little more, sition constantly manifested by his Impe- when ihey will commence on the rock at rial Majesty, the reparation demandcdHor both ends. Their force, we undeistai.d, the injui ies sustained by our citizens, wM .has increased rapidly, and is now estimanot he withheld." ted at one thousand men It is their inOne of the seamen of the Spark, whose tention to emplov as manv asthtvean

name h James Wycrs, of Philadelphia, place on the work; and as they give good i3 now detained on board the Biazilian wages, and pay the cash pn mptly, it is Admiral's ship, and is now confined in hoped there wid be no lack of hands. In

intended. This machine is lare;e enough complices tro iu custody. We shall be

for the use of a common family. It is put in motion by a crank, and can be turned with one finger and may bo managed with perfect ease by a woman or even a child. The proprietor has given it the name of the u Farmer's Daughter,' and we cannot but congratulate the public and the ladies in particular, on the prospect of being relieved from the drudgery of carding and spinning tow by the usual method. This machine offers great facilities for the increase of the coarser articles of our domestic manufacture; and we hes-

itato not to sav, tuat. it win become a

rhean and useful article of lab

1 ving machinery. It is suscepibl

5ni cnlanrcd to receive anv number ot

spindles required, and may be propelcd by hand, by water; or any other power. Wc arc informed that this piece of me chanism may bo seen in operation at Franklin. The inventor of so valuable an assistant to the manufacturer of cloth should be encouraged and rewarded. Aerostation Edmund Charles Clenct, and Eugcna Robertson, have formed a connection for the purpose of ascertaining by actual experiment, the practicability of a: rial navigation. Mr. Genet after retiring from diplomatic life, settled on Ids estate at Grecnhush, and devoted his attention to scientific puruits. lie believes that he has now matured his plans for propelling balloons through the air in nny direction and of any ascension and deecencion at pleasure. Mr. Robertson, the aeronaut, is so thoroughly convinced of the correctness of Mr. GenctV theory, that he has decided upon uniting with him in a practical experiment. Some time ago, Mr. Genet submitted a memorial to the New -York Literary and Philosophical Society, and a select commh. tee consisting of Doctor Mitchell, Doctor JlcNevcn and General Morton, made a favorable report ; and recommended the plan to the liberality of our citizens A subscription paper with a plate of Mr. Genet's contemplated aireostatic vessel may be seen at this office. A. Y. Morning Chronicle.

able to state particulars in our next.

Ohio Stale Journal.

i 11 3HUigtiu Amy 1 1 . migration from Europe to this country i.- evety year increasing. From Great Jlti?ain i; is greater than from any other part cf the globe: for since the fust of May, near three thousand steerage passengers must , have arrived in the different ships that sailed from England and Ireland. The I Jiolsvar arrived at Quebec from lielfast

double irons. 1 he Consul of the United

Stales, iM)u learninir this fact, immetli-

ately addressed u courteous note to the gallant Admiral, demanding the man j as an American roaman. forcibly taken j horn on boaid the brig Spark.

The Hra.-.iiian commander, in the plcnI'ude of his power, addressed a most inhiilting letter (which 1 have seen) to Mr. Wright, Consul to the United States, in

that case, they are very sanguine, that they will be able to complete the work in due time, and have the canal navigable in

ensuing srasnn, n me usual continu

the

ance ol low water should be cninveH in

j j ... the present vear. Stone has h

pared for the locks, and the pieaer part

of it brought by the aid of a steam boat

from the quarry, several miles down the river, and deposited on the banks, where it is to be used. The nrenaratinn fnr

mm

with 220 settlers ; the Camillus. at New

Yo U, with 153; the Howard Douglass, ! plc ot the United States will be surprised 18 1 ; Dalhouste Castle, 70 ; ship India, I to learn, that the Ciiarire d'Affairsof the

7G; Robert Edwards, 44; Clematis, G3 ; j United States, havine been reneatcdlv.

abor sa- Josephine, from Belfast, 158 ; Great Iirit and, latterly, most grossly insulted, by the e of be- am 15'2- To this list many othets might government of his' Impel ial Majesty, last be added. The New-York Gazette of I evening demanded his nassnnrm. nnH U

v. hic.h ho did not deign to reply to any

point ot Mr. Wright's note, and advises making the water-lime, to be used in the

ir. Consul Wright " m luture to be construction of the locks, are well advam

nmic laconic in Ins notes, and whenhc ced. The hands are healthy, and there i (the Admiral) shall have learned English, a flattering prospect of a rapid progress

ivuiu lumiraii win answer fit nor? pi .in the WorK. I'OCUS.

ivir. t.onsui Wright I" 1 he seaman je remains in irons. 44 From the fiiendly disposition mani

fcs.ed by his Imperial Majesty," the pco-

yesterday, in noticing the same subject, says : u From Saturday to Wednesday, inclusive, there were one hundred and fifteen arrivals at this port, viz: 23 ships, 18 brigs, 53 schooners, and 21 sloops. These vessels brought about fifteen hundred fi4stin!tcrs the greater portion of whom arc emigrants from Great Britain. Numerous other vessels from

evening demanded his passports, and is

now preparing to return to the United

States !

Vfw Orleans, May 9 The Revenue Cuttci Louisiana, arrive here yesterday morning with the Columbian sloop Bolivar, a prize. The Bolivar is lately trom Mobile, into which port she had conducted one of her Spanish prizes. It appears, as far as we can learn, that the Bolivar has been pirating in our waters. She had taken the schooner Antoinette, from Mobile, for Tampico, and chased

the schooner Issabella, owned in this city I T '1- . . r . -

irom lampico, witn tony tnousand

and

The American citizens here regret

Mr. Raguet's dcpaiture from amongst dollars on board some distance within the them; but the insults he has receiveel South West Pass ; but havine unshipped

from his Imperial Majesty's government her rudder was unable to overtake her are too gross to admit of any palliation. The Issabella gave the information at the

Daring Robbery On the night of the 7th May, the vault of the Treasury of this state was broken open and a large sum of money taken therefrom, being, as ve understand, the sum remaining to defray the civil list of the present year, except a special deposit in the Wcstcru

Wc repeat our wish, and our belief, Balize, and Captain Jackson imediately that the government wi'l not permit this went in pursuit, captured and brought her

affair to pass without explanation: and unto town, her crew consisting nl ihiitv.

Europe, now due, have also on board, as j that they will avail themselves of the oc- three, were lodged in prison last evening.

wc are mtormcu, a great many emigrants, cavi

and wc also learn, tiom a late number ol the Glasgow Chronicle, that several of the persons about to abandon their native home lor the United States, have long been in Glasgow, and were cousidet ed as the most efficient in their respective trades. To such persons a hearty welcome is always extended." Nkw Your, May 12., Capture of the Sfiark -The Philadelphia Gazette publishes a letter from Rio" Janeiro, which, after stating the particulars of the capture of the Spat k, (in substance the same as given in the papers of this city,) adds the following remarks : It is a general question here. What ! Will the government of the United States suffer this gross insult to her flag this piratical act, to pass unnoticed I Morti tying as it is, the Americans here, one and all, arc compelled to say, Yes 1 It may be asked, where are the American squadrons which, were sent to the Brazilian coast 44 for the protection of commerce in that quarter?" We answer that the United States' ship Cyane was here at the time the Spark was brought in, but since sailed ; and were there fifty squadrons here, they would be of no avail. It must doubtless be a source of

ion to make a settlement ol the ac- I he Captain ot the Bolivar was in this

count between us and Brazil, for all out- city some days, and we believe left here

raircs ot the kind. Statesman. lor Mobile on Monday. 4rtrus.

Xtrj-Orleans) May 1 1. Accounts arc " Falmouth, March 27, 1827 The Vi-

rcceived bv the Jane, which sailed from eilant Ketch. Lieuttnant Mn idith. is this

, . Havana eleven days ago, which state that this moment arrived fiom Lisbon, in ten

a vessel belonging to Labordc's squadron j days, having sailed the 17th, with deshad fallen into the hands of Commodore ! patches supposed to be of very considerPorter, and that thciemainder of them able importance, no less than the invasion had returned to Havana. Porter had sail- of the southern provinces of Alentejo, cd fiom Key West with his squadron. by a combined force of French and Spanjidvertiser. ish troops, amounting to twen'y-four i thousand men. The depatches have hten Another Revolutionary character gone sent off express. We have ourselves and one of a most extraordinary naiure. conversed with a gentleman, passenger Mrs. Df.hohiah Gannett, wife of Mr. by the above vessel, who has communicaBknjamin Gannett, died at her family ted what we have deemed right to reresidence in Sharon, Mass. on the 26th port to the underw riters room, and thereult. aged sixty-seven. The life of this fore, wc consider there can be little doubt woman must be considered extraordinary of the authenticity of the intelligence, and interesting in a number of respects. W BROAD 6c SON." But the most distinguished feature in the character of this lady is, that of her hav- The following fact, stated in the New ing been a hero in the American army of York Mercantile Advertiser, shows tho the Revolution. She enlisted a volunteer facility with which trade is now carried on in the Massachusetts corps, in the habili- with the interior of the country. A shipments and character of a soldier ; where rnent was made from the port of Newshe continued three years to the close of York, via New-Orleans by the 6hip Illi. the war. Extraordinary as this may ap- nois, which reached St. Louis, Missouri, pear, she not only, on every occasion, per- and was landed there in twenty nine day s formed the arduous duty of a soldier with and a half from the time it was taken

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