Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 22, Number 1, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 February 1831 — Page 3

vinct.nnks ri:u 12. 18 J 1 Thi nam T rotnuienees the d- I volume of tli WeMern Sun Dirin- the pat t ar. !h'' editor Ins enlard iti.e, and "bv procuring additional materials, added f it.s appearance. The character f Jv S in. an I tho principles it has advocated, have been sustained bv the American people; and the editor hones bv eloe uit Mition to render it tmre deserving of piHi". patronage. To sin h of his old friends ns have ustaiu id him hv prompt payment, he tenders hi-; acknowledgements, and liopes tor a .vi i.in :aie e of it. Tho-e in arrears h? Jl.itlcrs hims-df will nt continue so.

Great Kclipw. On this flay the Sun will e aim totally rclipsed, eomm.uirim; in t!ie Mexican Hay, and will p:is-aer"-s the southern part of Louisiana, over the status of Atahama, (Jeor -.ia, South Carolina, N-t:!i Carolina, Virginia, Maryland nnd I) daware, and dsinpear in the Atlantic ocean. In some parts of these rA:, the Moon's shade will appear centra', surrounded hy a bright circle. Oil the 'J'.'ih of January last, the fof. lowing uenttemen were eleeted Judges o Probate, f r the several counties in Ihi rvu hv pint ballot of the tw ) houses. Tii M-Ie-ti-jn f the Treasurer was at the same time, after eiiiht unsuccessful bal-fo-tin;:, p spoiled until Saturday the Oth of February. John Dement, and James Hail, Ksujrs. are tlio prominent candidates. for the count v of Wabash, Hiram Bell; Jo 1) i ie--. John Turner; MT):ioii2b, J -.nr.; M. Campbell; llau-ock, Wesley Williams ; M aeo ipin, James P. S.ait'i ; Pop S.utuni Y. Hodge ; Johnson, CampLc'd ( rimer ; Lawrence, alenthu: J. Bradley ; Kn , John B. tfar.burn ; fy -!es, James P. Jones ; M'Leau, Sand. Durlcn ; Fulton. David 7wv' ; Warren, !).iuid.cid, ;.H.k, Richard I. Ha:7iU- ; La S o.ie. Joseph Cloud ; Putnam, C'.',o Krp'u non ; It uiiluiph, Diright Hard ; Clinton, Robert Crockett. The following paiagtaph is from the proceedings cf the house ol representatives of this state, reported in the Indiana Journal ct tiie 15th ult. "An ami Ttdment of the iaw regulating fen it :s, so as to p.ermit regularly ordained j)rcacb.ers to pass ferries without pay, which was igrecd to in committee ol the whole. as negatived in the house, by a large majority nine voting for it and fi li against it " VY wish the Journal had given the names of the tune members, w ho veted for depriving ferrymen of their natural and inalienable rights. That man who could, in direct violation of his oath and the constitution of our government vote ior a law compelling ferrymen to ferry preachers free, would not have to stretch bis conscience much, to compel the merchants to supply them with all articles of wearing apparel free St of the best qua lity to ? 'ho tailor to make his clothing Up free tbe shoemaker to make tus shoes free the hatter, blacksmith, tan lift, carpenter, cabinet-maker, farmer, tavern keeper, and in fact, let a man's calling or occupation be what it may, when t he fxreacher calls, he musttum him out the hes' he has, and without charge too! The legislature has certain';, the same liberty to invade the lights of anv nun, as the ferryman, and Ms invasion would find no stopping place until we had. a holy finest ho, d Iiootid anil spurred to ride over nv We Hgain repeat that we should like to know the nanus of those traitors to It lierty We w:..i;t to hold them up to public view, that their constituents nnv koo v th.oi and trent them in future as izy d-"se c U'vsfrn Annitator. U v . EN von Josiah S. Joho.ai. oit:siticu, has ijcen re-elected m the senate o :he Uid ted States br six vears I'mm the vd, next March, when his ptcsrnttenn v, ill oxrure. The votes we e for Mr John son '29 lor Judg Daw scatter ing 2 Raton Rcutre Gazette A ii n c r 2 ' ,y o f ill n n ,; .v O n e o f t h c a r t i v.les in ihe Illinois Monthly Magazine is on .he subject of the geolegy of state I he mineral wealth of Illinois is yet but impliedly ascertained The emigrants who for a few years past have ro.vdcd to it hae been made irp prin ::pa;:y ol farmers and mechanics of men who have broken the suifaceof thc ,lhc ies.i so:!, nat to make scientific discovcric uni 10 raise liivi means ot suos!stertcc. Accident, however, and thc occasional cutsurv examinatiens of scientific tra vtPers. have bfiown tliat fertile state to abound with sources of mineral wealth, v. hL n a'.rcM.ly begin to De ctiicientlv cxph cd I't.e Illinois Monthly Magazine states tint evidences of the existence ot copper to a considerable extent have been discnveied The fact of the existence ol si ver mines in the south em part ot the state is said to be un ques'iaucd. "A few years ago a smaU q iaou'y w as raiicd, and counterfeit dul iir were made cl it. whir h u-cn- murr than the Spanish dollar." Lead is also: aupposed t exist abundantly in thej not 1 1 1 'j t i p u t ol Illinois Besides these metal .ot!o.-1 t c soil abounds with various alu.ible natural productions. -ait sprues cx;st ;:i d:htfrcnt parts ofj

the state, and salt is already an impor j tant article ot m ojof.tc.'ure. Cv! (;. l.ich ;

ts rendered n. .. t. iy Juab:c bv the 5c:in.i'y ol l : t es i'i s.oej part-, ot Plm is found abundantly in nny places j I'hc snrinirs and streaats in some sectiens arc said to be impre; rcerKitcd with kno ot one well, says the mu:.-ziuc, , so strongly impregnated with balphatc of magnesia, r Eps'ni salts, that a considerable quantity ol this article his annually been made for sale, by simpjy evaporating tbe water in a common kettle. Nut far from thig is a well con tainin a sbarp and pleasant acid, which liars not been analyzed The water is a 1- . 1 . . c powerful tonic and a'iingent Sulphm springs and chalybeate waters have aiso been tound " The trustees of the Illi nois College are said to be about to institute a professorship of ircoloe-v and mineralogy a measure which will no j doubt, have an effect to awaken inquiry "',V1 ' t - - .U1UH blc results. nrrl pvnp.iimfn nod icai tr. ntp iu ,v t in.Mj.MJN.-i.asi: v cancs.jay morning, the ohi inst. about an heui al ter sunrise, there was a heavy fall ol snow accommpanird with vivid lightning and heavy thur.der. I his is a phenomenon; but probably not an unnatural occurrence: lor it is said that t lie atmosphere is more highly charged with electricity in winter than in summer; and the wonder is, that there is not more thun derand lightning in the former than the latter season. The w inter, thus far, has been uncom monly, and at times, intensely cold. Snow commenced falling on Thursday two weeks, and since then snow cui

tinues to cover snow, in almost daily sue-I stale ot Iliinois, in the room of the late cession. The navigataiion of the Ohio j Hon John McLean, were presented, and is completely obstructed bv masses o! I Mr. Robinson took hi seat Mr LivfiVating ice and a dreary winter, such it ingsion's i esoiution, to enable scna'ot s

is said as has not been known here tor 8 . or 10 years, rules the trembling year. SfiawnectCKn Gazette piTT-arinnr, .tax. 21. The Shot and the Maih. Last evening three c istern mails w ere due, those of Tuesday and Wednesday not having arrived. The snow is state.! to be from four to six feet deep on the mountains. Whether it is so deep as is reported, we will not venture to say : it is however sudieioni.lv deep to cut off all communication from east to west. We are not iijueh disposed to find fault unreasonably, bu we must say, what will scarcely be denied, that during the irhole 6i:r years of air. Adams1 administration, we had not so deep a snow as we now have in General Jackson's second year; and we do honestly believe that. Ihe hero,1'' (is quite as much to blame for this snow, as the diplomatist w as far the drouth whidi he was accused of brini'i' upon :orth-Curjli:id. Gaz. BALTIMORE, JAN. R. The mow siorm ot Friday and Saturday last, seems to have extended toeverv section of country from whi-.di we have advices The York, (Pa.) i ia.ette of yesterday mentions the non arrival of mails from north, e.ist and west, and states that the snow which fell there on Friday and Saturday w as sochas they used to have hi "old times.1 Many of the lanes leading towards the town were completely tilled, the snow having drifted into thein to the depth of five to six tee!. Farmers wh had come to market with their wagons on

Friday evening, were compelled to r;-iei as was the bill supplementary to the main in tow n till Sunday, anil ;hen could severl 1-VA'S for the sale of public lands ; take only their horses hon, loavim; ;h ur ! antl lhe bl11 to amend tt.e act lor the paywagons la hind. The Ihirrisb tr (Pa.) ! nK"!lt of ths three per cent, out of the Chronicle sas the storm visited tha't qu r-1 3a!cs ot tns Phlic lands in Missouri, ter withjrrwit severity, und supposes that j Mississippi, hod Alabama. I'he imthe snow which fell duriic tho two ilays . peachment of judge Peck was resumtd.

won dd pr od-.ee an average de: Kit ot 'at 1 least two feet. The v, ids were rendered I almost imoassaiue, and there was a -one-i ral f.viluiO of the mails on Saturday and i SuiiJay. STEAM CARRIAGES The Liverpool Mercury of Novero i her 2Gsh. sa'3' that the Planet, a new steam carnage ol kir. rvevenson s con struction, had reached Manchester from Liverpool in the short snsce of sixty udnules The same paper adds. 'On Tttesday last, a gentleman ct our acquintance Ictt Liverpool at seven o'clock in the morn mg. transacted some business at Manccv was seen on our ExchanCe at clexen o'clock the same forenoon." w Mr Ingcrsoll ot Pennsylvania, has proposed to the legislature of that state, resolutions lor abolishing the nunish - merit of dsath, and impi isotiment lor jtij., Thc kinr of the Netherlands Ins preRented a targe goal nedal d to Edward Livineston of Louisiana, in return for a . copv cf his code of criminal Laws, with the following inscription. ! "The King of the Netherlands to Ed 1 ward Livingston, for tbe presentation by him of his code of criminal law for the state ol Louisiana " Mr;. M-M-an, th- ,oho widow of the late eanr Willi, o, l,rM tbe fa - ther of Anti-M-Konrv, in u Tied, ami -trance to ted, to a M i i h ppnhtti :m of th- 'ate of New i ar; i..i!!i ei ni.v b i::dr T en Y"rk ;hirt' f-nr tkearaivi iht ).a::drci u:i l niaetvsix.

Tiv- d'everr. a C ;m i c.ron.e;) i, (tr 1 jj!ature. the adoption of sow nra-!

v-ire to p;ovt nt the retell of ard pints j;j tiKlt vt;,tc. Strrrm Don! Acc'dcrJ. Oii 1)1 ni dit of

tii"k-il.tint.thes!e.tmer.(ii:o.WAs.iiM;-,St.

r..u:nl Jbo IKer creek Jiar, 110 miles be low this tity. Tiie Amazon was KtnK-l; near the bow, ami went down in about one minute, in ten teet water in' 1 tie ac.Mcent occurred a tew minutes af'e ni jht when the watch was ubout to l(; rehired. All hands were, of course, on The !,f thu il Wahi:eMn inede every r !.- . .. I new le exertion to save and relieve thoM; v, ho were on board t ii 3 Anni.on. A'Xpcrlher. I'om.-iiir A bill has passed the senate of the Uri ted States appropriatiiv' twenty thousand Kellers for extinguishing the Indian tkk to ! uu.us m j,i nuKiiri. I o Of UMiMsani, iie i-o- , poMiicn snoutu sneu a nooa or icars ujjo.i this occasion : for the annvc pi iation is noi , . . , n i c . I tldiinr nid!',' tmr liic 1 lint.- in tlijt rt-Tr policy, of dui chasiuir the Indians' lani'.s'and removing them west of the Mississippi, ; practiced by the administration. Ind. Pal. CONGRESSIONAL. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5. In the senate yesiei day, mesages with accompanying documents werecommu nicated from the president of the Uni ted States., relative to the late ai rango menu made respecting eur trade with the lit iiis !i and Wesi India colonies. I he credentials of the election ol John M Robinson, as a senator trom the in cases ol impeachments, when crivine: meir votes ot guilty or not, to give at the same time their reasons lor their respective votes, was laid on the table for further consideration. The bill for equipping; and mounting certain companies ot the United Stales troops, not to exceed ten companies ; and the joint resolution for the trans mission of public documents, weieread a third time and passed. On the motion ot Mr. Woodbury the senate then went into executive business, in which they spent the remainder of the day. The house of representatives yesterday adopted a resolution not to attend in the senate during the trial of judge Peck, until other wise ordered Vaiious other resolutions were adopted, ami the house afterwards went into a committee of the whole on a bill relative to a change in the disposal ol land granted to the Illinois canal, which occupied ihe day. THURSDAY, T A V 6 " In the sena'.e ycstei day the vice-president presented two communications one from the secretary of the navy, t ran; milting a statement ol the disbursements of the contingent expenses of the navy, lor the year ending first September lasi ; tiie other from the secretary at war, transmitting a statement from the second auditor ot the treasury of the dis burseotcntof the contingent expenses of ihe military establishment, lor 1850 i'he bill to repeal the charges for pans ports and clearances granted to vessel of the Ui ited States, and the duties on spices, was read a third timed and pass The maiugers, jade Peck, am! his counsel Msis Wirt and Meredith, took thcir Places at 12 oclock. Mr. Mere cmu maae h,s opening iecn lor the defence, which occupied an hour and ten minutes; after winch, ihe first witness, Robert Wash, Esq. was cailed and examined. In the house of representatives yestcruav, among the resolutions offered, was ! one by Mr. Chi'ton, refenitnr it lo the committee on public expenditures to in quire int the expediency o adopting some resMilation to prevent members.

absent from the hou e of congress with be tvansinitieU to the secretary ot the treaurr . f . sarv , be, and the same is hereby renealecl.

. per diem allowance during suehab ' f cnce Thcre was a motio!1 of i blcriCerc ma(!o' ancI withdrawn, to lay! i the resolution on the table, and the reso- j i ,ut,on as finally adopted by a vote of - I 5T to 2 1 . I tiere were several commu- , nications laid oerore me iioum ; and atter lho furthering of sc ve i al bills on the j j table, the house went again into the con- j j sideration ot the bill authorizing a 'tiangc m mc disposal ot land granted 1 ,f inJ 1 ,un0!S ucnigan canal 1 lie , bill was finally rejected F1HC AY. JAN In thc senate of the U ruled States, yesterday, a i cport was read from the sc ctetary of war, in relation to rejected : JiIcamns ior pemsioa,, maue m pur suance ot a resolution ot the senate, passed at the. last session of congress ' yU kln on ,eavs- introduced a bill set,,,n upart a portion ot thc public lands i fr.r thi r o 1 1 v: t inti (if t h p i n. Pp i i rr . - ; were presented by Messrs. Tyler, ' Uayne and Woodbuty; and resolutions were ul)ni:tcd bv Mf.Ssis Hervbicks. Kane liarton and X i)le A i.uinccr of bibi wei e rt:ad a second Mn-e, and lass ed to a third i cading ; an i the bill to dl ter thc tiii.c oi h,-)!;Oirr l!:e rule terra cf

jibe circuit ccr.fi fifths h:stiicf of West I cntit'Scc was passed

I b senate, having resolcd itself into a hiKh coint impeacliment for the uial j of jud-e Peck, of Missouri, Mr. John A v a.Kcr, late sbcrsir ul the count of L-iui, state of Missouri, and the lion, spencer l'cttis, a number cf con grcss, were examined for the rcspoi d cnt. After the conclusion of the cross criminations of these gentlen.cn, the court adjourned until 12 o'clock to day In the house of lepresematives. Mi. Vcrplanck, from the committee ol ways and means, rcj)orted the militai y appropriation bill for 1831. It was tcad tvice, and referred to a committteeol the whole on the s'atc of the Union

r. vimon movca a reconsiaeiktion o! graves will alone remain to tell ttcparsthe vote rcieciir.ir the Illinois am!tin'j'stf.in,Prii,M .,.. nr.rr..

Michigan canal bill ; but afier some dis cusston, the bubject was postponed lilt i nurseay next. The bill for the construrtion of a rail r HO! ti JJaltimoro to ashine-ton. was, after an animated and intertstimr eeuate, in whicn Messrs Doddridge, II owaro, lirown, Scmmes. Whittkstv, Hoffman, Cambreleng, Ibi e atid Ir.c'r (soil, joined, committed to the commit tee on the District ct Columbia. The Illinois three per cent bill was read a third time, and passed ; rdtci which, the bill extending the copy right term was discussed until the close of the sitting, and finally ordcicd to be en - -rib. - l i'i' "z'ldmg tins clay. !... Laws of thk ukitkd statks, fass.kd AT TIlK SECOND SKSSI0S OF IHi1 W K I. T Y -1" ! !l S T CONGRESS. AX CT to change the time of holding the rule tea in of the circuit court for the district of Yet I cnnew.-e. i! c,:ac Rtirr&fn: reacted bu the Senate and IjUic tativct (.f the Vuitrd Statu .f I ni erica in Ccr.rrfis um-t rnbted, Tuat it s'rdl be the dntv nf the District Judg? o4 T:nnessce to hold a term of the circuit court at Nashville, for the district of West Tti.nesste, on the first Monday in March, in each year, who shall have power to make all necessary rules and orders touching any suit, action, appeal, writ of error, process, ple.vlir.gs, or proceedings, that may be pending in said rircuit court, or that may have issued returnable to the cirCuit ecairt to be lumle.i on the lirst Monday in September next, preparatory to the hearing, trial or decision of such action, .suit, appeal, writ of error, process, pleadings or proceedings ; and all w rits and process may hereafter be returnable to the siid courts to be holdcn on the first Monday in March, in the same manner as to the sessions of the circuit courts directed bv law to b. held -t Nashi viile on the lirst Monday of September in each year; anil ihe wi its and other process returnable to the said circuit court o.i the first Monday in September, may btur teste on the first Monday in March Skc. 'J. J.id be it further enarfd, I h the said District Judge sh dl have no-.v to adjourn from day to day, or to ar. oia period of time, more than three mouths I tore the September term ot said Provided, That no final Jud.uics t b? eedcrcd at same t( rm to beh-Id b tie.- i);:,..vt-t Judge, except by the consent of bet!; parti.. A d : v f v St e v ks.v. Speaker of the lira it' if P: t.rrsenta'ivea. John C. Camioun, Pre:ve:it cf tht lunate. APPTOViir, I3i:i Janaarv, lri.Jl. a sim '.;v jacivSON. AN ACT to axc.vd an act, entitled "An act to provide tor paying to the state ot" til- t A" ni.H.iiMimi.' 1'i-r u'liumi i'i me-mi u pi o- i ceeus arising irom tue sale oi tne puoi'.c linds within the same" lie if enacted by the Senate end House cf Re!rcsenfativci c f the United Str.'ex of America in Congress assembled. That so - ...... - - - - i much of the act, entitled "An act to pro vide for paving to the state of Illinois three -per centum of the nett proceeds arising trom the sale of the public lands within the ' H em tin. ,uie oi iov iuiynv. t.nrj.i iium ttiw ! -imi " nmmwi-d thn twelfth of !)prpm!er. i eiehtecii hundred and twenty, as requires an i niul d account of the ajiplicatiou, by the f,aul statct of thc s:iul threc Per centum to i APFHGvkd. j.jui January. iojI li hen Iji-cr-f swear true faith.

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The lut'nin's .ing'l htand on the golden plat of said borough as surveyed by LatilnntKt cf Heaven. ' jojin50n und Ennson by No. 87, between ,lr,J vtaft 'L3!'-! :the abovc namcd John and Michael and . ' " - Eleanor, Michael and Mary, and John, HaiTirU--('n:'irrday the Hhh : Minaret and Juanna ot January, W51 , by A. i. Robert, L, j. ; JOHN WISE. Mr. John S.yktf.r, and Mi S vLLy Hot- February 3d, 1831 5:-4t LiM'.swoit ni, daughter of Thomas llol-: -. - lin-sworth. ' j Kag3 j RagS fJaSS J Ab- "n the 'Jnlr.f February,! CASlf.uv WORK, will be given for

! by tb ?arne, ?dr. John (Jakwood ana Mi-s Jl M il vkl IJavi-. We aitiMr i Kk !ov. oi,d tt at Petkii Fit ANCi-eo. Jiw He olutirn o y IIe:o, a. d Se.rgiant al-Aroo ot the H e.-,e of I). I ejjatcs, died ev. Monday, and, aijrccaiilv j

Jo his c!ylcp rcqtifsf, was buried with tbc JiOrior of war on I ucday 1 ho

House passer appropriate rcolu'iens relative to his funeral, and adioui r ed lor t'Jy. i here re but few of our readers who have rot heard of the powers and valor of Fjia.vcisoo when a young; man, and tradition will long preserve in Virginia accounts of hi military adventures and achievements. Col Johdan, another Revolutionary veteran, ai d foimerly Sergeant at Arms ot the House ol Delegates, also died at his resiJer.cc in Albemarle County One by one, these Fathers of the Republic are leading t fie scenes of their earthly glory, and a few short years will ren;ovc them all from our sight. Their ,1cx Gaz. ATTENTION ! ucrr.urcaSflijt?-nfnutrr PT!MIK members f the V;nccnnes Lightlr.fantry w ill meet at the tavern of Col. Christian Crie-er, onSaturday the lihh day of February, and proceed to the e ieetion of one Captain, one Lieutenant, and one En.siirn. to command the said company and a due return make of the same, I order. MATTHIAS To? IJ The eleetiiju w iil cornmen e at 10 o'clock A. M., and close atU P.M. February i, 1S31 1-2. ImOTIGE. LL persons hav u.g ; ccaunts with us V ot one year's s.anciing. will please tome tot ward and s ttle the same on dr betote the first dav o' March i-.exi MARRON St HUN" ER. Ftb' tiaiv J'2, !8. J 3 1 tr ??t. MY hihn Mnn VlvV'-v c-.ii, in Pigeon townst.ip, 'tLJyi J: Vandei burgh co , three u.iies west of Evausville, a dark bay mare colt, supposed to be three ycat s old asi spring thirteen hands high ; a star on her forehead, and a white spc k on her nose; lc(t hind foot white halfway up the ieg ; a litte white on the left hind loot, and the inside of the left lore toot white; no odicr marks or brands perceivable appraised to Five dollars by George Kdmond and Henry D Smith, before me the 14th day ot Jan. ! 83 1 . A true copy fioni my estray hook. A. FAIR' TULD, j p v c. Jan 12, 18:11 5-3 SIVIITH Sl TRACY'S Tin & Shed Iron MAN ITAtTOIiY. ON the coiner of Market anu Second streets, have on hand fur salr a iarge anrl general assortment cf Tin ; and Sheet lion ware, which they offer ! i at leduced nin es Tinware will be

t 3 y sold whole sale and retail uponadvanrt . tngeous terms o purchasers. ! Vincennt s Or .oiv 24. 829 C 7-1 T

A LL those indebted to the subscribets by note or book account, arc earnestly requested to rail and pay tho same on or before the 20th of March. ROSE & HARPERS. Vincenncs. Jan 29. 1831. 51-tf Knox Circuit Court. IZARtlt TEH'J 1831. I jJohnVc, t 1 j Mich?el Burns, and Elleanor his wile, I Michael Connway. Jc On petition f2r jaly wjfc an. j Jo'Iirien, Mar,R . . p fiartttion of ret! I estate 0 ' C T I !Karat u BrienU Ju J ' anna O'Brien, heits I at law ol James J O'Brien, deceased J Xotice is hereby Given, irrii r c-.. a ... T' ing term ot the Knox circuit court, to be holden at Vincenncs. on tbe ;Grst Monday of March next, I shall ; move the said court, to appoint com1 .ir-.i,.- , m t Ir f nirnhnn f . f oil llii certain tract cf land containing one hundred acres, situated in Knox county, beiing part of Donation lot No. 211 zth also of a certain lot in thc borough ot i Vincennea kt;own and designated on tho any quantity of clean Linnen CaUCn if.ta a thc wesntbk sun ofiioe. BLANK DKEDS for sale at the XV Sun, ofllcc. Magistrates BLANKS tor UI?nois for sale a: ilus ofneq.