Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 19, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 November 1828 — Page 4

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LlNiv-BY dermody.V lmh gcmus. hunger, and the inclemency of the As I tMkcd of ihc griefs of the days that were season, the British rolled in plenty.

;i .'.him au'ms uiiu suiruws severe, I ijast, I a i. i r . .1

How the May-morn of life was with clouds ov Pln:,,t i"dr uays m leuMinj;, llieir rrr.:ist. I nirrhf q t i hnllc rintc and rliccin.'itinn

How the blossoms of hope were all nipt by the tiui rrctinrr in qiinnnrd wnritv And beauty sat listening to hear! blast,11,.. ref,ng 111 supposed seuirit , while I he American chieftain was

Of trials and troubles and many a wrong,

And ot ills that beset me so near. Of treachery's snare, of ingratitude's tongue I told, and 'twas pleasant the tale to prolong, Tor beauty repaid with a tear!

planning a mode for their final extir

paiion A poor woman, with six

small children whose . husband was

at the Valley Forge, had made frc

quent applications for a pass. En

Oh! soft form of bcautvthat gladdens the soul,

Is aught as thy sympatin dear? roil, hrafrements rendered it impossible for lion tliv nriivht lifvimmp n with nptmrtutv I ' 1

When heaves thv full bosom at pity's control, "'"ihuhjis iv mi uiiu

And thv roses are washed with a tear! Uendered dcsncrale lrom disannnmt

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To manhood shall ever be dear, lows, MIC Started alone. Without a paS, and

'Tis tlu- balm of all ills, 'tis the cure of all woes, hy 01 nck curjcc tie nrUai ds, and And the heart rankling wounds ( t remembrance t , .

shall close, readied isrisioi.

Which beauty has washed with a tear. tf ...in un rntnnmhm mnnv

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v P-nii ihr Vlnhulclnlun Jm now "VIS m nroiners, ny me

a SisTP.n s Lnvi! There is no

.purer feeling kindled upon the altat of tmp committed many acts ot hi avcry. nm...t:.ine fhnnn c'.ci, n,,r. hut more in the character ol marau-

nnnrnmnnl,,! Invn fnr Uov hmlhrr. prS than Soldiers. TllCV WCI'C PlCll

n;c,,nr,bn ull ti,pp sintin.. Cll tun six leet high ; stoul and active : a

discontented with selfish sensuality : im rt piuii ' a,u ays cnat acier

r..:..:. . " izca their deeds in a way peculiar to

A'.A n.,,1 vPf ai cf.mri cr, themselves ; and they always she

devoted. Nothmffcan alter it. noth- . "TV" 1:

ing can suppress it. The world may

revolve, & Us revolutions eflcctchan ccs in the fortunes, in the character.

onger? Recollect the distance she

has walked the weight of the bag, &

recollect

"Hell and fury, sirrah ! why bid

me recollect? You plead in vain!

Depone, or Til seize you as a spy. "You wonft give this poor w oman her flour?" "No." t Then, by my countrVs faith and

hopes of Freedom, you bhall" and with a powerful arm he tek'.ed the

guard by the throat, and Inn led him to the ground. 4 Hun, madam, run. see. the guard boose is alive; seize your flour, pass Vine street, and you are sale." 'Tu as done. The uard made an attempt to ri-e. when the

stranger drew a pistol and shot him dead Therepoit of the pistol immediately alai med a whole line ol gum ds the unloituna'e man azed o ... a, ouodhim with a fearlessintrepidiiy. Th.cre was ore way to escape, and

that was through the w o-d. Seizing

the dead maiTs nuiket. he started

like a deer pursued bv hounds

"Shoot him down do w n with him "

was echoed from one line to another. The desperado was lost in the w ood, and aireneral search eommeiwed.

and in the disposition of her brother, yet if he wants, whose hand will so readily stretch out as that of his sister: and if his character is maligned whose voice will so readily swell in his ad vocacy. Next to a mother's unquenchable love, a sifter's is pre eminent

It rests so exclusively on the title of

consanguinity for its sustenance ; it is

so wholly divested of passion, and

springs from such a deep recess in the

human b som. that when a sister onee fo' d!y and deeply regards bet

hrothor, that affection is blent with

her existence and the lamp that nonr tshesit expires only with that of exis

ten'e n all the annals ot ; ime it i considered something anomalous to find the hand of a sister raised in an gee against her brother, or her heart nurturing the seeds of hatred- cnv or revenge in regard to that brother In all the alTections of woman there is a dovotedness, anl a depth which cannot he properly appreciated by man. In those regards where the passions ate not all accessary to

increasing the strength of the afiecti

marked partiality to the Americans

endered it obnoxious to the B nish.

and alwavs welcome to the former, to

whom they conveyed what informa

tion they could glean in their adven

tures.

Our adventurous female, having

procured her flour in a pillow case.

holding about twenty pounds, was returning with a light heart, to her

anxious and lonely babes She had

passed the picquct guard at Frankfort, and was just entering a wood a little this side, when a tall stout man stopt from behind a tree, and putting a letter into her hand, requested her to read it. ft he grasped with eager

joy the letter, hearing the character of

ner husband s hand writing Altera

pause, be said, - Your husband is well. a short time he will he with you .

monev is a seatce. articu amongst us I mean am nig hem but on account , f your husband'- parli dity to the cause of liberty, am willing t become his hanker." So saving he oanded h'T a purse of m ney - "31 meatis aie adequate or Would not

be thus lavish" seeing she wasabout to refuse it.

You said, sir, mv husband would

hemmed in by at least fifty exasperated soldiers. One sprung from behind a tree, and demanded his immediate surrender. fFis useless to prevaricate i eble; yon are now our prisoner, and your boat, which before excited suspicion, is now in our possession " 41 Son of a slave, slave to a king, how dare you address a free

man? Surrender yourself. Doale

never surrendered himself to any man. far less to a blinded paltroon away or you die : " and attempted to pass. The guard levelled bis gun ; but himself was levelled to his native dust; the ball ofDoalc's pistol had been swifter than his own. His case was no.v truely desperate. Dehind him was the w hole line of guards on I he north of him the Frankfort picquels, and on the left the city of Philadelphia filled with Dritibh troops One. and one only way presented Use if. and that was to cross the river, lie knew his horse, he plunged in ; a shout succeeded it ; c. ere he reach

ed halt the distance twenty armed boats were in swift pursuit Iii.noble horse dashed through the Delaware, his master spurred him on wit h double interest, w bile the balU whistled an.und him. The tide was

The object of their pmsuit in the mean time, flew like lightning The

mam guard was left behind ; hut the running dou n, and when he reached

whole picquet line would soon he a- ' the Jei seyshore. be tound himself imlarmed. One course alone pt esent j mediately opposite the old slip at ed itself, and that, was to mount his Market sheet On reaching the horse, which was concealed among j shore, he turned round, tnok out a the bushes, and gallop down to the' pistol, and. wiih steady and dcterminDelawate; a boat was always ready ' ate aim fired at the first boat. A

there for him. The thought was no man fell over the side, and sunk to sooner suggested than it was put in rise no more. He then disappeared

execution. lie mounted uts norce, in the wood. i he angt v. hari ased,

and. eluding the guards.be had near- and disappointed pursuers, gave one

ly reached the Delaware. look long curse, and returned to the Here he found himself headed, bis Fennsyhai ia shore, fully believing boat taken possesiin of. and him rlf ( Contiuuvtl on 27 juioc )

ons more in ere hoth and nure feel pee me shortly ; how do you know

ing m iv he expected than in such as are dependent upon each other lot their duration as well as their felici ties A lister's love in this respect, is

peculia. lv remarkable There is no u to sa t, c American commander

that, which seems so imnossible. and

now do von know me whn ni'vcr"

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JAMKh I.LK-8 improved fcteam liiatillerv.

sfllishiaiil'uMi:; i in its mitpoiiiins: lias ,!'at in ,u"ad. "hii-li. like an! 1 . "'';; ' i impi-ou .,t ym, wii. hauuC be ! nied. And it liv,s !,, On, natural im!,ul,c ; wltHkc. will shake ,1 whole A b personal .-harms ur,- not in the slight -ntnetit. ami exj.n. , J,PSP j to ,.., ,rc Thcc.rc ,Ih: h.vcnt.,, submit, !c ubt'o vm a iiS'.'y 10 Tc est dt-i-rcc necessary to its birth or niisoreants. but hark take that ! l",!!i,e ,,c!Kn",K ! ' '' j!-.ice toit!incih.

duration. W. "ad to the lelt. larewell So avinjrj v,:iC(H m iM?l;uv'lu a "uy's is in tuccchsfut opciation in Knox county, - be departed ; she ave one look but ! l pr"pcn. " mso.: Km, Capt. Wpl, V.ner7 ot Davic c.ui,iy, has Vinter ol l4i, when Lord Howe Stood. 1th slow and cautious Steps tloivca win ic any mloruiauon thai may be wanted bv tlu.sr whn . , i it .1,,.;, ....b.

hat possesion of Philadelphia, th.e Ube approached Vine street Already

Situation of the Americans who hopes spi ting into her beat t, already

could not. follow their beloved com- her tire burned beneath her bread.

atloia my I imKU U-ic Viw -:,t u. ihc pub.ic a nun.bcr of Ctmficatcs, lr,m ccntle-

niPl, nl tlnii1'vl'. Kf imciu j'l'il ii,... I - '. f . ...

- 'i wlSxr, rvcr.iur:;y, I ci.nc.scc, and Indiana, but dttn. it unt.cccsb.iiy, as an cxan.mauon U Uuim- in oncratinn. u-iJI -or,.,.i m.. u. .... . , ...

i mi mv. in3i cviiicncc oi incir

eouu nor ioiiow neir nehwed com- ner lire nurneo neneath her hread. ' utility.- lc, sons ui,hin t, :u),Pt ,ev mod, of Disui!ier. i c c0. ,iis of AW v mander. was truely ilistressiiiiX sub when the awtul word halt, struck nZ a,ui J'arke, Indiana, uin apply to Joaii Ashlky, Ksnr. ti Knox count who iect to the every dav insults of cruel terror to her soul. She tm ted nnd I hus l"n lM.d the exclusive ti-ht of my patient for the Ijmt ff,, r. i,r,.. ' Ul1 J' W 10

and oppressive toes Hound to pav found herself in the custody of a llrit- , a'- ,aUlliO1n2f0 38 m ".vr. to make use of, and vend . 1 ' . - " 11 to oilu t s to be used, the cr nsivr .t -.r .1 ;k i ... . .

olv,sa,ccto laus Predicated on the i,b sentinel -Your pass woman" o, 0,a,,r, ll'ason, curC, FtU ptZT llS m on- ua-y power ol a proud and 1 have none, sir. mv children' ramttrburgh. 7Wy. Gibson, r,kc and Uuu, i the sraie of i.,i.,rw'.i,f,iniu rZ

vindictive commander, it can be bet- l)-a the rebel crew : whv do ncs ot;a':'r?,rf n'abah dvard Wayne. Hamilton, White. Caiatm. a.d Pu,e. iith

terpu-.mv,. than deM, .bed. To ol, y.u, breed ene.n.es to vonr kin, ; H I X-Xd i T tai;1u,eeon,mnn nm-r,es of I,.,, them starve flour ,s mine off. ; ,,, ,y Improved st.,n, ".p J. 1o Jiiull"-t:!.ii ly ll-.nr. tnev bad to g as woman ami die With your babes." A , to pmchass ihe riijh- of one or more counties, ora state, will be aitcniUil to acfar l,itol a d'Mum'c ol" eioliteeil groat, was about departii,(r when hcc""n'lla"i; terms, by the subscriber. JAMES 1 U"-K " or l en. v miles, and even this i.JMi.l former messenger appeared His X,ZvTVv l2a . , u r ' 32-tf ' m.,.re was not -ranted them untilV wholedemeanoPuasehaed-hnm. ,"...J.""'. ar,"T.M pUrC,,aScd ,he "6 of , he above Improvements, r-.

D iss wa procured from Lord II .we. hie simplicity marked his rrait ie

a guards were placed airing Vine approached the juard with a seeming I

NOW notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern

Stieet, exremtin u om iieiaware to tear t lues arui hemjert him. in a sun-ir3liA 1 l)y v,rlUl ot the auihonu vested in me, I will sell, for housfs t ittt v

ehuvlkill. formini; a complete bar- pliant voice, to mve the poor woman 7?6 wr A-VDhe riht of the above improvement, cither smKie, or forct tmn i .i .i i- . n ,tj" i i- : . . . 1 or counties and uill also contract for the crectinn nf nf-.nro '

W1, JU1U pun, uu accom

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rier , oevonu hum- iohuju uic ncr iimir. rooi, uuor, exriaimeci woods extending as far as Frankfort, the guard, who are yon ? See yonwere stationed the picquet guatds der guardhouse! tf you interfere tms rendering it in a manner impos- here, thou shall be its inmate " sthie to reach the lristol Mills, unless "May be so sir ; but won't you crjve fuhr obtaining a pass. the poor woman the means of supThe commandcr-in chief of the porting her little family one week

moclaunfc terms On hand, and for sale, two sets of apparatus

jvnox county, septemDcr 19, 1828 33-tf

ALF.X NDER MASSEY.

WANTED; exchange lor MERCUAXDIZE, CORN RYE, and IIOGS-appIv to MASSRY & R. BUJiTIN, Jiu Knox county, July 10, 182g. 23-tf