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ws33T2:i2tf surf viceyi.s. juxe i. in. In put '.idling the proceeding f 'he cii.on at a public meeting, held at Mr. C! rks fr the purpose of making arrangclnen's fr re!e! rating the 1th of .Tulv, the nanv of John lv-vinu, Esq. one of the gentlemen app"in!ed on the committee cf arrun o meuts, was accidcntlv omitted. 1 Jinlire White ol Tennessee, has dclinrr the a jyointment of Secret a ry of War. Messrs. Livin-don and Woodbury are ivm i:i the di( barge of their respective d'.'iies of Secretaries of State, and of the ISV.v, Tiie Jackson (Mo.) Mercury informs, that a person h is t een arrested, and held to 1. ail before Judge Cook, charged with ha v iii:: opened the mail on its passage between Frederi. ktown, M. and that place, and takeno'.t and dost roved the letters. I have ccn authorised to announce Ceorf W. Ewing as a candidate fur Prolate Judge, at the August election. At an election held on Saturday last for a Brigadier General, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignati on of Brig, fieri Mvers, Col. James Calhoun, of Vashintwi-i, Daviess eountv, vvas elected At a semi-annual meeting of Vincennes Lodge, N-. l,on Monday the KVdi mst. the f :i wing officers were duly elected, t0JOiL B MARTIN. W. M. RH'.IAIU) P. PR !Ci:, S. V. e. ATil AXlEi. HAMET, J. W. iOlIN K. KURTZ, Treasurer. EL1UU STOUT. S.v rotarv. JOHN A. l)AIll)i:.NNK,S. T. Steam Boat Burnt. On the iiSth May, the steamboat Home took fire when near the mouth of Beaver ereek,and was burnt to 'he waters edge. The tire spread with svh h rapidity, as not to permit the passe u:ers or crew to save any thing, and tome of them were compelled to save themselves, by swimming to shore. No jive- were I -t. The Shiw.ioeiowu via .cue of the 11th iW. sas "By the Steamboat Louisiana, we learn that the substantial and well known steamer Daniel Boon, was snagged in the Mississippi, on Sjuday the 1th iust. on her way from New Orleans to Louisville. She sunk in about an hour af'er ltaing been run ashore. The Cargo entirely lost ' Steam Uoat Disaster. The Louisville Foe us of the t)'h iust. says "The S lph in ascendiug the river about '2 oYlock nn Saturday night last, a few miles from Vevuv, was run into by the Charleston, which was coming down, and immediately sunk; and we regret to state, that our worthy and esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. 5anias A. Fra.er, u passenger in theSy iph, was instantly killed. No other iife was OS: KOU THfc. WtSTKItv SUX. rillST PUINCIPLES. The nature of mankind, when properly studied, is one ef the most importance, and will be f und more or less selfish ; ami .all u-t upon first principles or interested motives. In my course through life, I 'have seized up on that certain fact, that 'the proper study of mankind is mm,"' ond have made :nv deductions from nature, and the best possible means of conclusion; and upon these conclusions I say that all mankind act from interested motives; whether lie is, actuated from a lucrative sense, for lame, glorv , or good name, it is immaterial; for when he acts, the moving monitor is self. There is a forerunner, r birth to man's actions, that ives tone to the performance of the act, and is to reward at an after day, wheiher it bo in pride, love, pit , 'he acquisition ot a oou name, or any tning else mat is the object ot the action. 1 know that mankind arc of unlike tcm - peraments; they are more or less beuevolent, and are more or less easy to be moved. 'The powerful inlluenee ofeduca - tion. the huir vvruht customs, and the continued habit of man, which resist na - ture. 1:0 lefue the natural ruling object of action. Give to kindness and eenev-

olenve their portion, and the man that ; the river, displaying eeonomv in the pre-! llKt Col. Blake and Jude Law so well perform one of these acts, ha his re- servation of the" bank, and forming a de-! iiiiderstood each other, that the Jud-re was vvurJ in something which was the motive li-htlul shade dunni the dimmer months. 1 T" S,P ro,n tne )Cnch Vi Congress, and V t his acting. The act when performed. As an instance of the growing population ; Colonel Blake is to take the place of the an-wers the p :rp.:-se of the action, and ot o sr town, said one of mv companions, Jge on the bench. Now ask eyery :l"s n t,arvor -Sin z tomv co-icIumup.s de- , that is the only habitation unoccupied in mau of common sone, if this kind of potratt from th-.M-haraeter of man; b man Vincennes, and I am n t sure that is en-; litic-al juj dery is not too plain to be by nature i se".lih, and must act from ' tirely so. We had now reached the ex- mistaken ? The one and the other may protecting pri.iciple ; tremitv of the town, and were in siht of, i:i van (,en" t5ie fact I aa understanding I have lo:i since denied the d-K-trincs a fine "brick steam saw and grist miU and (,f :lIl.v kinf1i lmt th people will judge

iiin;eresie i 'enevoience ami ilismStCO I'lMH'Vil I'licc :itii Jiciri u i-;e l natri .;im: and for a proof of iu o non I a;je il to the readeri -hb m'.i iTAiir.l moniior m.,o i 11 th.o t.r.. i a co.iMdoruuon for action. 1 am well anpn-e; in: thi doohiae is very sdioe!;ing tosoni '; th- over-hooe-t that "orav that ihey may ieccnot n;un, wm op- . . . pve n vi,n mat ouiwarti tpen!ie.s, vv ni; ii i a!ue ihv ir i:; -iusk . of epre-i ui. Wu .l-. and lU-c.U ire o unlike, that i liini -oine ni'Ui 1 1 K ' in.se.!, own these truth tin d ot; a- g. od men ;s th e man w no i uireadv cousciou ot thr truth, butas a. i, the writer i: s redd he is a mi--no hi' p , white ilent conscience owns flu- u- ilu nd be i die j .djc; let him be a oi . bit , o i idler u h tie sacred or the Gi--intciCLt!ed patr:ut in . the

ie - ortiorecrin er.ir.p, declare his cverlast-t ling love and intention fur the food of!

country, 1 care not which, trie tie ision is good. They may say I judge them by myself true, I do; and let them feel themselves, u 'as conscience, conscience thnt applies." Many at the first blush of this subject will condemn the position; but, let them take a dispassionate retrospect of all their acts of disinterested kindness and patriotism, and inquire what was the ruling motive to this act of kindness or of patriotism ? Suppose it is said they do many acts of kindness lor their neighbor without interested views; th it they never wished or expected to be the gainer. This I declare to be bad doctrine, because it denies the principles of self protection and of nature. The consi eratiori then for these acts is, that they gain the good will, get the name of lcing a kind and benevolent man, and that thev command the assistance and like favor from their neighbor. How much further do some men go for a good name, than for money ? and thus, after men have caught the good opinion of the people, they may the more easily attain something further. This is, or it might be preparatory to a man's own greatness; and this is the aim of all disinterested characters. i i . i 1 Again, suppose we are told that acts of benevolence have been performed, in which the benevolent parcould not t e known; in these instance we see the parties acting in a sphere far beyond the reach of fivor, and to or ratify whose conscience is their greatest desire; then to know thev have comforted the distressed or anhctea, is to them the highest consideration. Again and lastly, the idea of disinterested patriotism is to me most annoying and ausurd. I he facts horn which I make my deductions, are many. The patriot tells the people that he has the love of country at heart; that he is interested for the good of the people, and that he acts alone for the welfare of the people and love of country. Let us enquire why these assertions are made. Perhaps there is an appoiniment expected, or an office wanted; or there is a representative to be elected in the state or national legislature ; then the wonder ceases. Tin zeaio as patriot wishes to serve the people in that capacity for the sole consideration of 1 ov ; of country. I have known disinterested patriotism wrought to such a pitch, that in one instance, an acquaintance of mine in one of his stump speech deliriums, declared that he had "fought, bledand died for his country," and was ''ready to do it again." Surely that was as much as anybody could expect. It is asked by some what motive had Cincinnatus when he was called from his loved home and dear Etruria, to whom he had resigned his little fields to serve his country, but love of c iuutr 1 The answer is at hand. He knew to what height his patriotism had taken him; and to perpetuate his fame, he had again consented: and he knew also, to refuse would detract from his well earned reputation. Talk not of disinterested nio ives, but own your prompter, and be honest. The act that appears to be disinterested, is not so, if all the movers are known. This is but the foundation of the position of first principles it will do to build upon. VINCENNES. FOR THE WESTERN SUX. Mr. Stout, Having had occasion to spoo l a few days in your town, I cannot refrain soliciting through the medium of your paper an expression of my satisfaction with the general courtesy of the inhabitants, and of describing the imnression of my astonishment at the natural beauty of the situation . and scenery around Vincennes. I was politely waited on by some friends who wished me to accompany them in a sail-boat on an excursion four and an half miles up the river to Fort Knox. H iving been always partial to so rational an amusement, I j heartily accepted, and we proceeded forthj vvitn to the heach, which 1 toun.i covered i with munv colorei :d pebbles, shells and pe - formin"- a gradual and 1 tritlietions, and easy descent to the water's ede. Having embarked and spread our canvass, a fresh iv.in i from the south soon brought us to the extensive dwelling and warden of the ;li?e lamented J C. S. Harrison, a double! ! ; row of lame locust tree; wi:h weenin r willows and elms bound the orchard ne vt iii'il aisti er . it is the lar-rest nuiulirvr ot the hind in Indiana, and'is in a orosuer- ; (I ondition. On a beautiful eminence ..n r lo .,.t;;, t.,tP nf lilim.k ous c a iar and hbd.lv cultivated firm, which from the appearance of its barn, gives f - . ' ' proof ih;lt the proprietor must be one of ...

ihe -o ul old Dutch school, l.niniutetv at in Congress. The people will not be J may dimmish, time rseli can never subabove this rise, a Meep woled hill per- iransterred. OI5SERVKK.

above this rises a Meep wonted lull pe haps "JC0 feet above tlu level of the stream, on ihe ton .f which is a rich ta-

tne i tad, but partially cultivated. Alter lollowmg statement (saw the rhiladel-lo-io: sight of the prairu ui the west or phiu Saturday Courier,) we ate indebted lu ii na !e, the farms which open to the to a gentleman who left Tavetteville on

river v; ore few, anJ wo maintained our cour.-i: apparently surroun led by the priunlive 1 a--: when turning a point, the o.e l I iri ivu op1 to ujr vicu. , This place vi gariajaJ by troops uu -

dor captain Posey at the commandment of the last war, anil rem lined fortified un-

til its close. The natural beauties of the situation, perhaps, exceed any on the river. It is here for a mile bounded on the east side by a hiily eminence which by a gentle declivity terminates in rock, in many places overhanging the river. It is the favourite retreat of those who frequently in the season enjoy themselves by fishing and hunting. Having bid adieu to the Fort, we put about, and again stood lor Vincennes, where we arrived after sun set. We found the river crowded with bathers, who in no other fresh water stream could find a greater luxury. On the following day 1 accompanied a friend on a shooting excursion south from the town. We crossed the plain to the range of hills which in that direction forms its boundary, and w hich are distant about one and a half miles from the river. The sun shone with unobscured lustre upon our heads, producing a degree of heat which, were it not for the native breeze of the prairie, would have been oppressive. At the base of these hills is a lake two or three feet in depth, formed and sustained by springs. We here found the woodcock, jack snipe, partridge, meadow lark, pigeon, and field plover. My friend informed me, that at the commencement and latterend of winter, this lake was literally filled with wild geese, brants, ducks of almost every species, and a great variety of the crane. Over this lake are three embankments of sand, with oridges in the centra, forming highways to different points on the Ohio. Over one of these we crossed, and having ascended nearly to the summit of the hill, we sat down in the shade of some oaks to refresh ourselves with that inestimable luxury to the weary and tongue-parched . II T T iraveuer, com spring water. Having partaken plentifully, we again descended, and were much interested bv discover ing a swarm of honey bees settled on the spreading branch of a wild apple tree. Ve again betook ourselves to a seat on the sward, which vvas thicklv bedded with blue grass. Here in contemplation of the sene, the visions of Mirza on the hills of JJagdad, were in actual existence before me. Groups of lowing cattle were strew ed along the plain, approaching the town 1 lrge droves of sheep and horses were cropping the grateful herbage, or gam holing over the green surface of the nrai ne. On my right were seen the mounds of Indian antiquity, peering their heads above the dwarf oak that surrounds them. As though buried at the base of an interminable forest whose summit only sur mounted by the blue arch of Heaven was now embracing the setting sun, vvas to be seen the busy haunts of men. The buildings consecrated to God were conspicuous, one of which, the Roman Catholic cathedral, is a splendid structure. The columns of ascending steam from the different mills and factories, the exalted wings of a windmill, all shewed the spirit of Christianity, enterprise and industry which pervaded the inhabitants. I have travelled in many parts of our Union, on ihe seaboard, and on the great rivers of the west, but such a delightful combina tion of rich undulating woodland and prairie, with the clear rapid mass of water contained within the banks of the Wabash, pursuing its winding course in the centre of the landscape, h is never before met my ey e, nor created .such an ecstacv of feeling towards the great Author of the world, who had here presented a picture eclipsing all the fancied beauties of Petrarch's Vaucluse, and all the paintings of the great Italian masters. Surely, said I, if there is a land of promise a land overflowing with milk and honey, the inhabitants of this plain dwell therein. S. FOR THE WESTKRN SUN'. Mr. Stout, As our election approaches, combinations arc forming, and the people are to be transferred from one candidate to another. At an early period of the political canvass for the 'J:jrd Con gress, Co'onel Blake was announced as a ' candidate in opposition to Colonel Boon, I Soon, however, it was discovered that Col. Blake could not succeed, and a stronger man was sought for. Some said that the lion. John Ewing was ihe strong man; others uri;ed that Jude Law was the onlv imm th:lt C0,,Id beat h-el Boon. Mr. ' Ewins, it seems, was not disposed to stand I -he va' ui' Vol. Blake, -it seems, also. uu.uu.m.a.w ihlh iwoj wiothese changes. It was but winter hefnre lat that Judge Law sou-jht to be , elected Ju1je he was elected for seven s. Last winter he sought to be electi i r 1 s .... cd United Mates Senator, but failed, and resign- tus Judgeship, and seeks a Fire at Fai,tttevilU, A. C. lr the u ndav evening: Ten minutes before one o'clock, on bund iy last, the root ot a kitchen in the rear ot Kevls now tire preot building, . was discovered to bo on fire, the wiud

wis very light fmni t!,c S. W., hut freshened as the fire progressed; all attemp.s to arrest it uere in vain, and at 5 oVU-k all the business part of the town was in a-hes, except the Post olTice, which was a little detached, and was saved bv great exertion, it is what is called tire proof. The public buildings burnt are Two banks, two churches, two public houses, market, court house, Scq. Indeed every thing is gone below MclUe's wagon yard also the bridge near Eccle's, as well as his mills. There are about two thousand persons who have no place t. lay their heads. The loss is above one million of dollars.

Under the head of Postscript, in the New York Colonial Advocate of May 'JOth we find the f dlowing: Dreadful Shipwreck. We have ascertained from a gentleman in town, who left 15 iflalo yesterday, and was a passenger in the Canada last night, that it wagenerally believed there, that the American steam packet Henry Clay had been totally lost on her passage from Buffalo te Detroit; and that all on board, the number being 700 souls, had perished. We most sincerelv and anxiously desire that this melancholy tale may not be confirmed." Vandal ia, June 11, 183 1. INDIAN HOSTILITIES On the 26th uit govcinot Reynolds received intelligence, by express, that a band ot Sac Indians hid done much da mage to the citivens residirq; near Rck river, and threatened to take possession of the lands, and that immediate protec tion was indispensable. The governor delayed not a moment in requiring seven hundred of the militia to be mounted and ready to march, at a short notice, totbe assistance of their fellow citizens. A the same time a communication was made to general Gaines, the command ing officer of the United States troops in this section of the Union, who immedi ately detached six companies, in steam boats, io act against these troublesome Indians. Information will be transmitted totbe executive, by express, of the result of this movement, and in the mean time pieparation will be made (or the miima to march to the upper country, if necessary, as a reinforcement. A writer in the National Gazette ex presses himself very happily on the sub jeet of the new improvements of travel ling on land by steam, and relates the following anecdote; Anely Philadelphia 'The Sampson has descended from Manchester with a load of one hundred and seventy-eight tons, equal to the freight of a goodly ship, and that too in a period of time little greater than is u suilly occupied by the lighter engines in the conveyance of passengers. A friend of the writer, on leaving Manchester one morning, saw his goods under prepara tion for transportation to Liverpool. On reaching Liverpool he spent a very short time in town and then repaired to his vessel, wheis the goods had alreadv arrived, and were in part actually 'slowed away' in the bold." He illustrates the advantages in saving time thus: 'To see more clearly the curtailing influence of these roads on space and time, lot us suppose that at less speed by a third than, in this early stage of Io comotivc experiment, has been already safely accomplished, a passenger were to set out on a rail road towards the west. He might reach Lancaster in two hours, Pittsburgh in ten hours, New. Or leans in less than two days, and return to Philadelphia within a week. At the rate of conveyance ordinarily executed on the Liverpool railroad, the merchant might place his goods in Lancaster in three hours, in Pittsburgh in fifteen hours, and in New-Orleans within three days." GOODS OF LIFE. Speahincr of these, sir Witliim Tern pie says the greatest pleasure of life is Love the greatest treasure is Content.u . ri i I ment the greatest possession i Health the greatest ease is Sleep and the greatest medicine is a True Friend. Love seizes on us suddenly, without giving us lime to reflect; our disposition or our weakness favors the surprise; one glance from ths fair fixes and determines us. o . i Superior virtue and superior sense, from time out of mind have ever been cxposed to the attacks of knaves and fools. It is the course of our nature that few are known to be just to that which 19 not theirs, while many withhold thf rharirif; whirh ihno!r1 man. I believe in love in devoted, enduring, inextinguishable love; I believe in attachments which know no variation, except from hope to despondency; I be lieve in tenderness unintermitted thro vers of trialin truth, unbroken through years of temptation: I believe, in short, in affection which, though circumstance (Ccmmrrctal llrijort FROM THL LOt lSIVNV. ATlVERTlStR, OF MAV OS, 1831. General Remarks. Our la.st report was on ttic , in mst. .ctness prevented tt'ttni i i a r i cr vnrvn than K . the rth 0ljr ,urKct f0?thc last M-vi-n davs h nt btcn so brisk hs durimr the u'n ivim., j wee it-; neither ha-the trriva!s c: produce I

been so extend ve;thcre is now more in ..orc rhan was ctr known at am enc period fore. The weather s warm, dry niid duy.otherwise favorable for out door buMiit-s. The Misivs:ppi was yesterday at noon, fftecn inches below ordinary high water mark itiid appeared tHMonary. COTTON. The good demand which prevailed from the 7th to the 21st, has since partially subsided, cauii.g the transactions to be comparatively small this etk, at our present quotation tor Tennessee and Not t' Alabama. Choice parcels are scarce, and would probably obtain more; abf.ut three-fourths of the apparent business doin.fc; in thi description, is entirely cn owners'

account. SUGAR, of common and inferior quality is plenty and dull, both on the plantation and in the city. Prime as termed here is scarce, and in moderate request. MOJ.ASLRS is not over plenty, and but few s lies taking pb.cc; we quote as before. TOBACCO (leaf ) The list sale of irroortance was on this day week, at principally 1$. 2i a 5i fur crossed second .n. i nrsts, since when there has been bu; little quirv and less doing. FLOUR is verv plenty, and equal h as '.all an article at S 75 cents per barrel. The sales cf the week have been fair. CORN on the cob has declined this week, nd can readily be obtained at 37 J cots p.r barrel. Shelled in sacks is likewise abundant, but in better request. Shipments have already been made for the English Market. KENTUCKY liACiCtlXi and DALE HOPE. Oood quality of the former is hi 11 itC2 cents per vard. and of the latter .it 10 cents per lb. at which prices, sales have been made in octh articles, i he stock o: hand is not heavy. enutuaatcs' Department. For Ggvow -NOAH NOBLE, MILTON STAPP, JAMES SCOTT. JAMES O. REAP. For Li. Governor J) A V I D V A LL A C E, JAMES GREGORY. AMOS LANE. ROSS SMILEY. For Congress RATLIFF BOON, JOHN LAW, For Legislature-Mil DECKER. JOSEPH CHAMBERS, JOHN F. SNAPP, JAMES THORN. Camni:?r:rrs--THOMAS BISHOP, JAMES S. MAYS, WILLIAM RAPER, THOMAS MVLURE H0TIC2 IS hereby given, that we will attend at the next term of the Probate court cf Suliiomnty for settlement ot the estate cf Jacob Houts, deceased. JACOB HOU I S. VM. DIXON. Admr's of Jacob Houts, decd. June 10, 1831 19-3t. PAY YOUR TAXES! IH A E received the tax list, and hare to request that cverv citizen will call and pay their taxes as speedily as possible. Let me caution all against the danger of dday. JOHN MYERS, c. k c. June 9, 1S31 18-5 Board of Trustees. Jioruugh of I'mcenr.es, Saturday, June 4. 1831. 5 On motion.it was ordered, 'That notice be given by publication in the Vincennes newspapers, that the act of the General Assembly, entitled "An act relative to the I5oreur'i of Vincennes." approved January 2G. 1831, has been adopted, and is now in force. M. ROBINSON, Ch'n. Saml. II i i. i., Cl'k. June 11, 1831. 18-St SAEiUEL BRUNBR Has just arrived from Xcw-Orlcanx wit' A FRESH SITPLV OF OCERIES, CHINA, GLASS & UUEESSWARC, which, with his stock on hand, makes his assortment complete. June 10, 1331 18-tf. asurrott $c punter 1 ESPEC TFULLY inform their f.iends 1 and the public generally, that their NEW GRIST MILE U tm-.v rml,.ff.,l They wiH in futu-re endeavour to keep - I OT hand at all times, fresh MEAL and rA-u". wmcn they are determined to bC" f tair Ijncc'ls f"r CAS" onl- No orJtrs willbe accepted after this notification. u:i-uah.-arrr.Mn;.,. ' Those who mav have accounts at th Vincennes STEAM MILL, are informed that cash payments will be expected for every article they may havt purchased at establishment. Ihe proprietors are I)reP'ed to execute orders for PLANK, a LIM ot every description at the shortest notice, and on the most reaSGn:ifjic terfJISt ; jc. u. ij. have received a ccn-si-nment of 100 Barrels of KEN HAW A j SAL T, which they will dispose of low. I Viw'".i Miy 7, 1831. 13- if NEW UOODS. : o ; o ; & o ; a ; o ; TOMLINSON & ROSS Havf. just received from Piuladelfhia a handsome assortment of SPRING & SUBXMEU which will be sold low for cash. May 20, 131 LS-m NOTICE. VLL person indtbted to the late frms cf TilUy cr Scott, and Tillay, Scott Co. are requested to make payment to the subscriber, who alone is authorised to ie r i- c he same. GEO. W. ADAMS. Louisville, March 25, 1831. m. FRESH PLGLK OR S.LEb. the b A. at the Vinvor.es Sveu:u ilill for cash tidy. M. i I. F