Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 21, Number 11, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 April 1830 — Page 4
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POKTICAL ASYLUM
LORD iiYKON'STKIUUTETO WASHINGTON. The three following beautiful stanzas were interval to he added hv lord Byron to his Ode on Nap.deon; which, Mr. Moore observes, "were better never printed, but for the just tribute they contain to Washington, which art worthy being preserved." There was a day there was an hour, Vhilo earth was Gaul's Gaul thin When that immcasurcable power Vusated to resign, 1 l?.d been an act to purer fame Than gathers round Marengoe's name, And gilded thy deel Through the long twilight of all time. Despite some passing clouds of crime. Pint thnn, forsooth, must be a king. And don tho purple vest, As if that foolish robe could wring U;n.r.mbr;ncc from thy breast. Where Js that faded garment ? where The gewgaws thou tvast fond to wear. The star the string the crest ? Vain, fro ward child ot empire' say Are all thy playthings snatched away f Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the great ; Where neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state? Yes one the first the List the best The Cinc'mnatus of the West Whom envy dares not hate, Bequeathed the name of Washington To make man blush there was but One!
MlGKIiLANBOUS.
A foreign author, 'in his work, gives the
fnliowiny not trait of the American women :
I'Slu: ia I'cncrally gr ju -dul in her figure, slow
in her att, mild in her looks, ptoud in her rii'-m engaging in her conversation, delicate
in ner expressions, quick at blushing, chaste
in her ins nners irujvuving on acquaintance
.erous to a fault, ready to weep with one in
distress, solicitous for the poor, sincerely re-
liiiius, eminently humane, constant in her at tacmnent, a iond wiic, a tender mother, tena cious of her word, jealous of her honor, piu
dent in her conduct, ci cumspect in her house
and what is very natural, cannot keep a secret
Female Fashion Women eovetn the
world. Men may prate about superior intel
cc their power of doing what they please,
their independence, and so on but it s all
moonshine, mere whistling to keep the spirit
tip and the women know it. For more thai
two years the presses of this country and
they are numerous enough heaven knows,
have united in denouncing and holding up to
ridicule a certain fashionable part of a ladys dress; and all the doctors from him of the
flowing wig and golden headed C3ne down to
the veiiest quack that has compounded a pill
or peddled soda powder, have clubbed their
wits and arrayed in glowing and flowing col
ors, a list of mortal diseases long enough I
should think to extinguish every gay thought and throw the chill of the tomb over life's
brightest hours. These have been marshal
led before the bright eye ol the fair, and what
has been the result ? The ladies have met
the denunciation of the press with a proud de.Miance ; and to the warnings of the physician have announced their determination to die their own way. in despite of death and the doctors, and my woid lor it they will. II ffcrencf in larjs The Pacha of Egypt a year or two since, decreed, that every able bodied man twenty one vears of age and upwards snould have at least two wivt-s. The law in North Tatoiina is that every man that ha two wives shail be hanged. So much for the wisdom of lawgivers.
BIRDS. If, as no one can deny, the study of the animated productions of Nature be one of the most delightful that can occupy the attention of man, it is equally true, that of that wide
and varied kingdom, the chosen province, the very paradise, is the birds. The gracefulness of their forms, the exquisite delicacy of their covering, the inimitable briliancy of their colours, the light and l:fc-giving transparency of the element in which they live, the singular variety ol their habits, the delightful melody of their songs, and the most singular fact, that, with organs apparently more unfitted for articulation than many of the quadrupeds, they are the only animals that can imitate man in the wonders ol voice, and rival him the intricacy of music: these, and a thousand other qualities, with the bare enumeration of which we could fill a number of our journal, render the study ol birds
aiavoriteoi every eiegani mina. lven mc
fleetest of quadrupeds is heavy and lumbering, in comparison. We boast of the grehound, which lies panting and bteathless upon the earth if it courses round a moderate-ly-sized field, or the race-horse that is exhausted with a three-mile heat; hut what are these to the little Swift, that can awaken from the eyes of an English cottage in the morning, and nestle in the date tree on the borders of the great desert of Sahara before the sun be down? That Itttle twitterer is the very puck of creation: it cannot, indeed, "Put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes;" but, at the rate of 250 miles an hour, which is considerably within the computation of Spallanzani,it can cincture the globe in less than four days, and thus be from England to Africa, in the brief space of four hours: eVen the cider duck, apparantly unwieldy as it is, could breakfast in Eastness and sup in Kent; a d, let the storm blow its worst, the golden eagle can dash right in the teeth of it at the rate of forty miles an hour. American Farmer. Revolutionary Anecdote. The following fact took place during the period when Washington and the half starved, half-clad troops weie in winter quarters at Valley Forge. A young man not quite twenty, from the western part of Massachusetts, was on guard before the General's door, marching back and forth in the snow, oh a tremendous cold morning. Washington came out and accosted him, "My friend, how long have you been on guard here?" "Nearly two hours, sir " "Have you breakfasted?" "No, sir." "Give me your gun and go breakfast at my table." He did so, and General Washington marched the rounds until he returned.
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SALE OF VALUABLE
0
LAND.
BY order of the Probate Court of Cass county, at its March term, 1 830, the real estate of Francois Lafontain,late of said coun ty, deceased, will be sold, to the highest bid der, at hi ; late residence, commencing on the FIRST MONDAY IN JUNE NEXT and to continue trom day to day until all is sold. This land is an Indian Reservation, containing 640 ACRES.
It is situated on the margin of the Wabash
river, and also on the Canal Route, 12 miles above Logansport, and 5 below Miamiesport.
There is an excellent Brick dwel
ling house on the premises, and the
Tiiv Steam Engine The following animaivd dec iption d the powers ot the steam engine i It nn the pen of Dr Arnot, in his wotk "n b Element of Physics: 1 In the piesent perfect state of the steam-engine, it appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regu ates with perfect accuracy and uniformuy the number of its strokes in a gen lime; and cunts or tecotds them, in.iteovir, to tell how much wot kit has done, ns a clock records the beats oi its pendulum; it rcu'ulites the quantity of steam admitted to
work the b iskn'. ss ot the fire the supply of
coals to the fire It opens and shuts its valves with absolute precision as to time and manner it oils its joints; it takes out any air which may accidentally enter into patts which
should be vacuous ; and, when any thing goes wiong which it cannot of itself rectify, it
warns its attendants by ringing a bell ! Yet, with all these talents and qualities, and even when possessing the power of 600 horses, it
is obedient to the hand of a child Its aliment i coal, wood, charcol, or other combustible;
it consumes none when idle; it never tires, and wants no sleep ; it is not subject to malady
hen originally well made, and only refuses to
work when worn out with age It is equally
active in all climates, and will do work of any-
kind. It in a water-pumper, a miner, a sailor,
a printer, abottoo spinner, a weaver, a black
smith, a miller, &c and a small engine, in the
chaiactcrof a steam pony, may be seen drag
ging after it on a rail road a hundred tons of tnetchandise, or a regiment of soldiers, with
greater speed than that of our fleetest coach cs. It is the king of mechanics, and a per tnanent realization of the genii of eastern fs ble, whose su'rnattnal oovws were occa siona.lly at the command of man.1'
tiii
land, though not improved, is not
surpassed in point of soil, by any on
tlu- Wabash. It abounds with never tailing Springs, arid has some good Mill privileges.
The terms have not been determined, but
will be made as accommodating to the pur
chaser as the situation of the estate will jus
tify.
Persons wisning to make an advantageous
purchase, at as early a period as possible, on the Canal line, will do well to attend.
The land will be divided into lots to suit
purchasers.
FRANCOIS GODFROY, Admr. March 10, 1830. 10-3t
THE subscribers are now opening in the new Store on Market-street, next door to Messrs. Burtoh Sc Hkberd, a large assortment of substantial and fancy Dry Goods, with Hardware, Cutlery, Queensware, Glassware, Hats, Shoes, Groceries, Sec. Sec. all of which weie recently purchased by one of the partners (who had every possible advantage as to price and quality) in New York and Philadelphia, and will be disposed of on the lowest terms for cash; or in barter they will receive at fair prices, viz: Wheat, Corn, Rye, Pork. lieeswax, Cordwood, Saw Logs, Feathers, Dried Apples, Tallow, Domestic Linen, Beans, Deerskins, Onions, Sec. together with all ther merchantable articles, the pre duct of home industry MARRON & HUNTER. fid M 8c H.now possess the Columbian Steam Mill, and will with the requisite encouiagement, continue the Store in the vi cinit) of the Mill: they want to purchase immediately fifty thousand bushels of Corn. and twenty thousand bushels of wheat, and shall at each establishment study to accommodate customers. Vinctnnes, Dec. 1, 1829, 42 -tf. Fast of Letters 15 EMAIN1NG in the Post Office at , Princeton, Gibson county, Indiana, the quarter ending the 31st day of March, 1830.
which, if not taken out within three months, will be sent to the General Post Office as
dead letters.
Ay By C, D, E. G. Sanford Arnott, Walter
S. Akin, William H. Barker, Benjamin F
Brough, John Ballad, Germin Brittingham. Nathaniel Chamless, (er John A Brooker,)
David Caldwell 2, Daniel Catlin, William
Duglas, Joseph Edmonds (or Robt. P. Craig,)
jetterson Li Linssam, Jonathan urant.
, Jy A, Ly My A; P, R. Samuel Hall, Rev. Hiram Hunter, James Jarrell, Wilie Jones, Esq James Kell. William Lander,
Esq John Lucas, James A. Lynch, Adam
Miller, John M'Intire, Achilas Montgomery,
Elizabeth Nixon. George W. Prince, Mark
Parvin, William Richey, Uriah E. Reynolds.
5, T, W Y. John Spillman, S B, Saw
yer, Stephen Strickland, William A. Vertrees Martin Wright. Dicey Wallace, Chas.
F Wallace, John Withrow, Rev. G. West,
John Yager. JOHN ARBUTHNOT, P. M. April 1. 1830. l0-3t 411 List of Letters
F&1AINING in the Post Office at Car
lisle, the quarter ending the 31st day
ot March, 1S30, which, if not taken out
within three months, will be sent to the Gen
eral Post Office as dead letters. A By C JD, Ey F, Gy 77 William An
tiam, James Brodie. William Catling, Geo.
Clark, William Clark, James Case, Joseph Dixon, John S. Davi, Eiizabeth Ellis, Alexander Fuller, Adam Grant 2, Samuel Guy, Martin Holmes, George Houts, Clark Hunter, Wendel Ilinkel, John Houts, Canady Hughes, ly 7, My P. i?, Sy Ty Vy TJohn Inpie 2, Chester Ingram, Isaac Jones, Alburd Law Joseph Latshaw, Mrs. Mary Moaler, John Maxweil, Rev. John Miller, James Miller,I Mathene, Nelson Mason, John Purcell, Hezakiah Riggs, Sullivan county SherifT, Miss Elizabeth Shepherd, John Teray, Nathan Tayior, Elijah Veatch 2, Delilah Whipple, George Whitman, James O. Wat
tles, James Walls.
J. W. Davis, Post Master. Carlisle, April, 1830. 9-3t 431
PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, A TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE STATE OF INDIANA.
THE subscribers, having been concerned ia the publication of this work, respectfully in-
form the citizens of tms State, ana tne puoiic, that they have made arrangements to insure its speedy publication. Some may have come to the conclusion that its publication was entirely aban
doned, in consequence of its not appearing at thr;
time expected by its author; hence, we deem u proper to say, fcr the satisfoction of those who
may have manifested a disposition to patronize it.
that the delay was occasioned entirely by circum
stances beyond the control cf its author. The
undertaking is one which requires more labor.
and necessarily incurs greater expense, than ma
ny are aware of, or than the author at first anti
cipated, i he delay, however, will afford the publisher an opportunity of presenting much new and interesting matter, which has been brought about by the late session of the General
Assembly, which will, in wme measure, make
the delay rather advantageous, than otherwise.
bunice it to say, then, that the work is progressing, and will be completed as soon as a due regard to correctness v. ill permit. We deem it unnecessary to beg the patronage of our fellow citizens to this work, as we feel confident (from the patronage already received) ther will take a pleasure in giing it their support, especially when they consider it is the production of their own, and not of another state. To those who have not had an opportunity of examining the Manuscript, we would say, thatH was presented to the members of the Legislature, at their session of lb'29, and pronounced to be correct, and as an evidence, we refer to their signatures on the prospectus, or to the Representath es themselves, residing in the different sections of the State. Great pains have been taken to obtain correct information in relaton to the North part of the State; and we arc much indepted to those gentlemen who have long been engaged in the Indiau for the information acquired. The manuscript is now in the hands of Mr. Wm. Woodruff, of Cincinnati, whose character as an engraver is well known to the public; we may, therefore, say the work will be executed in a style not inferior to any in the United States. CONTENTS ND CONDITIONS. This map will contain a raricty of useful anC interesting matter, not usually published in maps. It will shew the Indian and County boundaries the Scats of justice and other towns the surveys as registered in the several land offices the location of the several Indian tribes, their villages, and the number of their inhabitants Comberland Road State Roads Wabash Canal-Water courses the Form of Government of the State Fact of the Country Soil Prairies An tiquities and an inttiesting table showing the quantity of 1st, 2d and 3d rate land in each county tho number of inhabitants Lawyers Doctors Merchants Printing Offices Mills-Muchia -cry, &c. The whole to be neatly executed vn copper plate, handsomelv embellished with a view of the FALLS OF OHIO. It will be neatly executed on a fine sheet of paper, (2 feet bv 3 in size.1
handsomely colored, varnished and mounted. Price S'l 01 The scale will be nine miles to the inch. J?" Any person procuring six subscribers, and becoming responsible for the same, will be entitled to a copy of the work Post Masters, Prine ters, and the agent for the Miami Times, are requested to interest themselves in getting subscribers. Persons who procure subscribers are requested to send a list of them to the Publishers by the first of June ucxt. THOMAS J. EVANS. JOHN SCOTT. Logcnsport, Feb. 1830. c
Fine Fcramst Coarse do
85 3
Hats Made & Sold, by d R. P. PRICE,
XCENNKSy iNDIANJy)
w In the house lately occupied by
ftmeo If McArthury as an Iron store, on Se-
con etreeiy one tioor aoove Market street.
The prices of hats in general, are for
Beaver. - glO Fine Castor, 8 Coarse do 6
Hats made in the shops here, are in gene
ral, much superior to those imported from
the Eastern states, for the latter are made of
the coarsest wool, and naped with rabit fur -the farmers would fin 1 it to their interest, at
least 25 per cent, to purchase from the man
ufacturers. I pledge myself that my Hats shall be made in the beat manner, of superior
stuff, and in the most Fashionable style. RICHARD P. PRICE. February, 1829 2-tf VZTPOKfCy CORXV OATSy will be re ccivedin exchange for Nate. R. P. P.
fAi List of Letters
-fri) EMAINING in the Post Office at
uyj Washington, the quarter ending the
3 1st day of March, 1830, which, if not taken
out within three months, will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters.
Ay B, C, Dy Fy G. Peter Ammeman,
Reison Brand, Robert Becket, John Barrett,
Joseph Boydc, Toliver Colbert, James Dick
son, Joseph W. Davis, William Fuller, Eli
Farmer 2, John Gates. , 7, A', Ls My H. Samuel Houston, Jaob Heizer, Ranson Hawley, William Jour
ney, Anthony Johnson, James Kenedy, David
Logan, Samuel Murray, James or Colvin
vloore, John M Caffcrty, Richard M'Crack-
en, Robert Matthews, E. H. MMunkin, Seth
Roddick, Charless Russell.
5, Ty Z7, T, Jfr. Sanford B. Scott, Edward
Strupey, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Suther
land, Andrew 1 hompson, llliam Umderhill, John Vsntrees 2. Joseph White.
JOHN MURPHY, Post Master. Washington, April 2. 9-3t,36l
6 ADDISON & MERIUE.
OPPOSITE the Union Hall, Main street, Louisville, Ky. Keep constantly on hand a very extensve and general assortment of Dutch Bolting Clothsy a very superior article, 34 and 40 inches wide from No. 0 to No 9 inclusive, which they offer for sale on reasonable terms. jCTM'he editors of the Beacon, St. Louis Missouri, will plcace insert the above about three months and forward their account for settlement. INDENTURES for Apprentices for sale at this office.
PROPOSALS BY BLACKVELL Sc II ALL, VANDALI A, (ILL.) For publishing by Subscription A New Periodical Work, under the title of the ILLINOIS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. TO BE EDITED BY JAMES II ALL. THE object of this work, will be to develope the character and resources of Illinois to urnish accurate information upon subjects connected with its present state and future prospects to awaken and cherish a taste for literature in our new country to advance the cause of education and to aid and advocate every plan for the moral improvement of our population. Its pages will therefore be devoted to the publication of well written articles, original or selected, of the following description : Statistics of Illinois, Descriptions of Scenery, Local Peculiarities, and Characteristic Manner in the Western States, Essays on Rural Economy, Scientific Papers, Notices of the Fine and Useful Arts, Criticisms on new Books Sc Pamphlets, Periodical Essays, after the manner of Johnson, Addison, and Goldsmith, Biography, Talcs, Lit crary Intelligence, Fugitive Poetry! CONDITIONS. The Illinois Monthly Magazine will be publish? cd at Vandalia, at the commencement of every month. Each number will contain 48 pages, octavo, neatly printed, and done up in pamphlet form. The price will be S3 per year, payable in advance. The first number will be issued ic August 1830, provided a sufficient number of sub scribcrs be obtained.
Jy-Persons to whom the subscription naners
arc sent, will please return them by the first dar
of June next.
-The Editors of papers in this State, the
Republican and Beacon, St. Louis, and the
Journal, Indianapolis, and &unt Vincennes Indi-
ana, win please to give tne aoove a tew insertions and the favor will, at any time, be reciprocated! Vandalia, Feb. lu, 1830.
Hags ! Hags ! Hags ! CAS If y or WORKy will be given for anj quantity of clean Linnen cr Cotton rags at the VESNTtti sun ofBce.
A fow pounds of Wool wanted.