Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 24, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 May 1833 — Page 2

scs a these occurred duringhis stay at that unfortunate Island. He sars the drought is not the principal cause of tie poverty and wretchedness of thosv Islands, and thinks there is no chance of their condition being bettered under the .present government of Portugal. Trom the Columbcs Sentinel.

ASSAULT AXD BATTERY OX THE PRESIDENT. The indignity rrccn'ly offered, by lieutenant Rakdoltk to the president, os far as we hate heard, has produced 'fcut one sentiment, and that is of bitter execration It is the first outrage of the kind ever witnessed in this country; and on this account, independent of others, ought to be met with the most pointed land blighting rebuke. The offender, Uike the deluded man who set fire to the ttemple oF Diana, may have gained him oelf immortality, but it is an immortali ty of infamy. ' In the governments of the old world, 3iings and emperors are surrounded by Iheir body guards and satellites; and e ten these defences are not always sufficient to protect majesty again3i abuse There, a large portion o the people con eider their rulers as a species of foe; and -on some occasion treat them as such, without regarding the sanctity of station, or the menace of the most dreadful pen alties. In this country it is otherwise The presidency is an office created by the '.people for their own benefv. , From themsoves they elect an incumbent, il luslriou for his wisdom and virtue, and venerable for his years. Presuming that liis own integrity of purpose, and the -general respect ol the country, will be 'his safeguard, no one has suggested the propriety of having his person surrounded with armed men. The law which punishes an offence upon the humblest citizen, is the law, and the only law, 'vhich will reach an offender against the person of the president and this leaturc of our government is one of which every "freeman ought to be proud. An account of the attack on the president will be found in the following article: 'From the Globe. jpcrsondl attack on the President cf the United. States. A gentleman just arrived from Alex endria gives the following account of an -atraci'ius atMck upon ht President of the If iited Statee, as he was yeserday morning on his way in Frcdericksbu. gh, vhert- he had been invited to 'ay the cornerstone :f a monument to be erect ed to the mother of Washington: 'The steam boat t'ygnet, in which the -president and several members of the ca - inct, accompanied by many other gentlemen, were going to Frederick-burgh, topped on her way for a few minutes at Alexandria Many persons from the - Avhart came on board, and among then Randolph, late a lieutenant in the navy. He made his way into the cabin, where the president was sitting reading a news paper, and advancing towards him, as if to address him, began to draw off his -gloves. The president, not knowing him, and arcing him at some diflicul'y in getting off his gloves, stretched out his hand towards him, saying, 'Never mind your gloves, sir. Randolph having then disengaged himself from his gloves, thrust one hand violently in the president's tace, and before he could make use of the other, received a blow fsora a gentleman standing near with an utnbrel la Almost at the same time, two other -gentlemen in the obin sprung upon him and he was pulled back and thrown down. The moment be was assaulted, the president seized his cane, which was lying near him on the table, and was forcing his way through the gentlemen svho had now crowded -ound Rmdolph, insisting that no man should stand be tween him arid the villi m who had insult ed bim: that he would chastise him himself. Randolph, by this time, had been borne towards the door of the cabin and pushed through it to the deck. He made hi way through the crowd on the deck and the wharf, being assisted, as is believed, by some ruhrm confederates, "and made hi escape lie stepped for a few minutes at a tavern in Alexandria, and passed on beyond the District line The grand jui y. then in session, in a few minutes found a presentment against him,3nd the court issued a Bcncb War rant. A magistrate had just previously issued a warrant; but befoie the officer Could arrest him he was gone ' The cause of this oun age is supposed Co be rhe performance ol asacreddu v bv the president, who had ordered the name

of Randolph to be struck from the rolls !erly lett by Mr limberlake had been of the n.vy tor a pecuniary defalcation, I sent to ,he Fourlb Auditor of the Treasand lor ether misconduct. ur'' and was answered in the affirmative. Nevertheless it appears by the evi From the .Vaticucl Intelligencer. dence of those who were directed to It m with no ordinaiy feelings of re-j take the inventories, that although tbe prct and mortification that wc have learnt j money was counted, no inventories of that a violent assault was committed on (the store wrre taken; and by he re-

the peison ol the President ol the Uoited States, yesterday, on board of the Steam B ut. whilst at the wharf at Al cxandna, on its way to Potomac creek, by Mr Randolph, lately a Lieutenant in the Na, whose Jimision trom ser vice by the pieidcnt hae reccntly'been made pub.ic We have net heard tht circumstances o' the assault in such a trunncr as io justify our attempting to state them. Of the main tact, there ii no d ubt, end the particulars of it will !oubtlct be st'ed from authentic soui cc;. lYo consider ihe occurrence a

one iteeply to be litnwtea In eftry tell-!

lion in which it Is onsiucrcu, uu . v ery view which can be taken of it. From the Alexandria Gazette. An incident of a most painful nature occurred on board the t team boat Cyg net. as she stopped here on her way down yesterday. An assault was made upon the president of the United States by Mr. Randolph, late of the navy. At the first blow, wc understand, almost a hundred arms fell upon the assailant, and he was with difficulty rescued and carried on shore. We have never known more excitement nor more feeling to be manifested by all our citizens We are induced to mention this . matter, which ought indeed never to be published, only because we know that reports of it will be circulated throughout the country and printed elsewhere It was an affair of a moment; but it is said, that, from the feeling produced, it is wonderful that the assailant escaped with his life. So great was the public indignation at this outrage, that we believe almost any measure would have been ad apted to express it. The president, was naturally highly excited and exasperated. He de patted amidst the cheers and good wishes of the great crowd which bad assem bled. In the confusion of the momment, no attempt was made to arrest Mr. Randolph on the instant, but the court being in session, he was immediately presented by the grand jury, and a bench wairant forthwith issued for his apprehension. From the Louisville Advertiser, We perceive that Mr Hammond, of the Cincinnati Gaznte, fully justifies the attack of Mr Randolph on the Presi dent ot the United States It may, he says, tiright1y be considered as retributive justice Hammond pretends that the provocation received by Randolph was great that, in consequence of dim rulties with Maj Eaton, the friend ol the President, "Lt Randolph had been sub jected to many degrading imputations, from all of which he had been fully and honorably acquitted by a court martial, Sunn after whirl, the PrPnif en! arhttralily dismissed him from the naval service of the country, thus deptivir.g him ot employ and casting a stigma on his reputation William of "England durst not so to have proceeded with a naval - . - - - - - - - - officer, under the circumstances This is precisely such a notice ot the indigni ty offered to the Chief Magistrate ot the A ertcan people, as might have beer expected from a man who did not hesi taie, in 1824, to libel a venerable lady to answer political purposes. His apology for Randolph s conduct is also in chaiactcr. But, "truth is mighty and will prevail". We believe Maj Eaton was, indeed, in some degree concerned, it. the investigation of the conduct ol L Ran dolph as Purser of the frigate Conslitu tion. Maj. Eaton, if our memory serves us, was charged with having appropria t d the property of the late Purser Tim berlake to his own use when it appear ed that Timbetlake died, indebted seve ral thousand dollars to the government The investigation before the Court of Enquiry (which Hammond 'alstly t rms a court mar Hal.) demonstrated that Randolph was the cause of the defalcation ol Timberlake The decision of the Pres ident.nn the case is conclusive, and cannot fail to satisfy honorable men of all parties Decision of President Jacks on cn the Proc edngs of the Court of Enquiry in the case of Lt R Ii Bandolfih I he President of the United State has carefully examined the proceedings of the court of Enquiry charged with the investigation ol the conduct of Lieut Robert B Randolph, in connection with his account as acting Purser of the Iri gate Constitution It appears by the evidence of Capt Patterson, commander ol the ship, that upon the death of Purser Jotin B Tim bet lake at Port Mabon, on the 2d day of April, 1828, Lieut Randolph was ap pointed acting Purser, and that verbal orders were given ditecting an invento ry to be taken according to law of all money and stores, public and private, left by the said Timberlake which were about to pass into the possession of the acting Purser: and that it was reported this duty had been performed with the exception ot some stores which were stowed away under ti.e ship's provisions, she being nearly ready to sail lor the U States. It appears by the same testimony, that when the ship arrived near the Light House at Boston, Commodore Patter, i son cnquifetl of lieut- Rudolph wheth cr ine "memories ot tne money ana prop - i . r i cords and files of the Fourth Auditor's office it also appears that no account, ei j rner of the money or stores was furnish ed to that office by lieutenant Randolph, or any other person It lurther appears, fh3t in the setttemenl of his accounts at the office of the Fourth Auditor, Lieut. Randolph neither charged himself with an? portion of the money or stores left by Mr l imbcf lake, nor gave any intimation that aoy had come into his possession. It 'uMhrr appears, that after lieuteo Jant Randolph had completed the pay-

tneofctttoe amp's company on ht arrival in the United State, he had left nt the public money put into his hands for thapurpose upwards of 820,000, of which upon the settlement of his accounts he returned into ihe Treasury a little more than g 10,000 applying thereat to his own

use, and that he refused to state in tus defence betore the court o! enquiry in what manner this surplus of funds had accrued. It further appears, that in the year 1829, having arrived in the U. States in July, 1828, and his accounts settled in October cf that year, lieut. Randolph paid to Thomas Norman S60O of the hinds remaining in his hands on account of Purser Timberlake, proving that he was not ignorant of the fact that all those funds had not been accounted for in his previous settlement with ihe govern ment. It further appears, that the accounting' officers of the Treasury were ignorant of the money and stores left by Mr Tim berlake until an unaccountable default exhibited in the settlement of his accounts led to inquiry into the means by which it had been produced; and when in the course of that inquiry it was ascer tained that money and stores left by him had come into lieut. Randolph's possession, the latter, whencallcd on, refused to state the amount, or render any account of them, although beacknowiedg ed that he had a memorandum ot the a mount of the money, indulging in pas sion and threats unbecoming of an officet of the Navy, and not to be expected from a man of conscious integrity. Considering these things so clearly es tablished by the testimony, the President cannot approve ot o much of the find ng of the court as declares "It does not ap pear that lieuf. Randolph said any thing with an intention to mislead or deceive the commanding office! in relation to ta king ot inventories oi articles left by Mr Timberlake, oi ot the disposition made of them;" nor can he approve of the o pinion expressed by the court, "that the before mentioned neglect ol lieut. Rn dolph, and the irregularities in his man ner ol performing the duties of acting Purser, and in keeping and making out his accounts, did not proceed from any intention to defraud the United States or Mr Timberlake " These conclusions, in the opinion of the President ae incompatible with lieut Randolph's failure to charge himself with the money and effecs o Mr Tim bci lake, with ;the misinformation given by him ts Commodore Patterson in re lation to 'sending ihe 'inventories to the 1'ou rt h Audio' , tvit-huhc'c ppFopriaiion to his own us z before the 'settlement of his accounts, of near ten thousand dot lars of the money sent to nim at Boston to pay off the ships company, shewing that he had an accurate knowledge wha would be the result of that settlement, with his payment o 600 to Mr Nor man af.cr the settlement ol his account, which is a confession' of In3 knowledge that he had retained money belonging to the United States or to Mr. Timberlake, with his relusal to give information in relation to the money and property left by Mr. Timberlake as he was bound to do, ai Purser of the Navy by law,- and with the manifestation of excitement and the violent language used by Lim when called upon for explanations. And fiually, instead ol coming forward and correcting tbe errors in his account which have been developed by the court of enquiry, and returning into the Treas ury the g4,30S It -which that court af ter liberally admitting every claim ad vanced by him with a show of evidence ' find to be still in his hands, unaccounted for, he has presented to the accounting of. ficers ot the Treasury an account current, composed in a great degree of items which have notoriously passed to his credit, or are unfounded and frivolous, shewing a bal nceof about g600 in his own favor against the United State thereby evincing a determination not to refund any portion of the money which he has improperly applied to his own use, it it be possible to avoid it In the opinion of the president, the facts wNch appear in this case, and the conduct of lieut. Randolph throughou the investigation, prove him to be unwor. thy the Naval service of this Republic, and an unfit associate for those sons o chivairy, integrity and honor, who adorn our Navy The Secretary of the Navy j is therefore directed to dismiss lieut. i Robert B. Randolph from the Naval ser vice of the Uni'ed States And the President trusts that the most efficient means will be resorted to by the i Navy Department to prevent in future inai total neglect and disregard ot the rights of deceased officers and their families, which formed striking characteristics in this case (Signed) ANDREW JACKSOtf. April lG'h, 1833 From the Globe. The following r solutions, passed at a greeting of the people cf Alexandria, were handed to us for publication: TOWN MEETING AT ALEXANDRJA On the Outrage commuted ar. tlx President. At a public meeting of the citizens ol Alexandria, held at the Market Square, on Tuesday,4be 7th of May, 1833, agree ably to public notice, Bernard Hook, Esq the Mayor, was called to take the Chair, and on motion, Chr Neale, Esq. appointed Secretary. The Mayor having briefly explained the object of the roteting, Thomas F.

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lea address, cmoocying uie yu.. ,.u amplifying and illustrating tbe principles of the following resolutions, offered them to the,conideration of the people assem-j bled in the public square; and the resolu lions were severally and unanimously adopted. Resolved, That the citizens of the Town have learned, with mingled sentiments of regret and indignation, that a flagrant violation of the public peace, and of the sanctity of the laws, was, yesterday committed on board rhe public Mail Boat, whilst lying at tbe wharves, by Rubt. B Randolph, on the persoa of the President of tbe United States. Rttolved, Tat, whilst despotic gov cmrftents, Testing cn principles of tear, have "becrt'necessarily sustained and protected by force, and in the milder forms of monarchical governments, though in some degree distinguished by grea er se curity to he persons of their Chief Ex ecutive Officers, it has nevertheless been thought necessary to surround them with armed geards; it has, heretofore, been the proud 'boast of our republican lnsti tutions,that obedience to the constituted authorities, was upheld by a sacred rev erence for the public will and that the moral force of public opinion, alone. spread a panoply ot defence around the person of every officer in the discharge of his official duties more enduring and certain than the array of armed men. Resolved. That in the outrage which has bet n committed, the principles of our free institutions have been violared; and that in the manner and circumstances of its perpetration, there is nothing fottnd to extenuate it or allay the feelings ot an injured and indignant people? that in the history of our country, it is the st'iimc within the knowledge of this people, that an attempt has been made to gratify a personal vengeance for the results of an high dilicial act; and this blow at the fundamental principles of our institutions has been struck by an arm, to which had once been confided the high trust ot upholding the flag and defending the character and honor of his country! Resolved. , 'J hat this outrage on the dignity ol the people, in the person of their Chiel Magistrate-, calls for a gene ral expression of public indignation. Resolved, That the Chairman be Te quested to enclose a copy of the proceed ings of this meeting to the President ol the United States, and also cause them to be published in the newspapers of this town TilE undersigned, 'Commissioner of the 3Iichurin road, v'll on the days and at tlic'pkccrnrmcd lelov, let to the lowest bidder by public -outcry, the bridging of the streams, grading the hill?, and causewaying and turnpiking the swamps on such portions of each mile or section of the Michigan road, as he shall previously to, and on the day of sale designate. His object will be so to apportion the work as to make the road passable fi-r wagons, and as near as may be, all equal ly good. 1. At the court-house in Madison, on Saturday the IStli of May, 'for bridging the streams, grading the banks, and causewaying or turnpiking the swamps on such portions as he may deem proper, of each mile or section from fto, ouo to 15 inclusive, 2. At Brown's, on Big Graham, on Monday the 20th May, for similar improvements on sections 1(5 to 20 inclusive. y. At Napoleon on Tuesday the 21st May, for similar improvements on sections 2b to 35 inclusive. 4 At the court-house in Grccnsburgh, on Wednesday the 22d May, for similar improvements on sections to 50 inclusive, 5. At French's inn, on Thtirsdav the 23d of May, fur similar improvements on sections 51 to 00 inclusive. 0. At the court-house in Shelby villc, on Friday the 2 Itii May, for si nilar improve ments on sections 01 to 75 inclusive. 7. At Doble's inn, on Saturday the 25th of May, for similar improvements on sections 70 to SO inclusive. 8. At the court-house in Indianapolis, on Monday the 27th May, for similar improvements on sections? to 100 inclusive t. At Eagle Village, on Tuesday the 2Sth May, for similar improvements on sections lUlto 111 inclusive. 10. At Georgetown, on Wednesday the 29th May, for t-imilar improvements on sections 112 to 121 inclusive. 11. At Kirk's inn, on Thursday the 30th May, for similar improvents on sections 122 to 131 inclusive. 12. At Michigan Town, on Friday the 31st of May, for similar improvements on sections 132 to 111 inclusive. 13. At the house of M ihlone Shinn, at the crossing of the north fork of Wild Cat, on Saturday the first of June, for similar improvements on 'sections 112 to 152 inclusive. U. At the seminary in the town of Logansport, on Monday the 3d June, for similar improvements on sections 153 to 103, and for sections 1 to U north of Logansport inclusive. 15. At the house of Thomas Martin, at the crossing of Mudcrock,on Tuesday the lth of June, for similar improvements on sections 10 to 20 inclusive. 10. At Caippcway, at the crossing of Tippecanoe, on Wednesday the 5th of June, torsimilar improvements on sections 21 to 35 inclusie. 17. At the house of Samuel Tabcr, on Thursday ths Oth cf June, for similar im

provements on sections 3C to IS inclusive. IS. At the house cf John Rush, in thc town of South Bend, on Friday' the 7tU June for similar improvements on sections

1U to 1 2 inclusive. 19. At the house of Joseph Lrfcin.. is the town of Lakeport on Saturday the 8th June for similar improvements on sections 20. At the house of Calvin Lilly, in the town of Laporte, on Tuesday the 11th June for similarimprovemcntsoa sections g3 to 02 inclusive. 21. At Michigan city at the mouth of Trail creek, on lake Michigan, on Wednesday the 12th June for similar improvements on sections 03 to 102 inclusive. The time in which the work must Ic completed, the number of rods to be causewayed, or turnpiked on each mile, and tho manner of doing the same, the name cr other description of the streams to lo bridged, the manner each bridge is to bo constructed,and the creek, and olhcr banks to be dug down or graded, will all be mado out in writing, and deposited at the res- . pective places of sale, except where tho sales are to be at court houses, then they will be deposited in the Clerk's offices, ft the inspection of all who may w ish to become contractors. Persons "examiiv the road will observe that the mile posts are set at the northern end of the mile. Oa the day of sale a bond with at least two good securities will be required of contractors conditioned for the faithful crformance of their undertaking. . When tho w ork is completed, the contractor will bej entitled to scrip, or a certificate exhibiting theamountduc for his contract, which will be receivable in payment for lands donated for the construction of the road, or redeemable out of the monies arising from the sales of these lands. No doubt need be entertained by those wishing to contract, of tho solvency of the fund, as more than half of ihe lands remain unsold, &, tho scrip now in circulation amounts to but a few thousand dollars. The commissioner by virtue of the discretionary power vestedin him by the general assembly, reserves to himself the right of withholding irom public sale any section, mile or part tliereof "whern in his opinion the same cannot be let at a fair price, or cannot be sufficiently described, and afterwards mako such private contract as he ma) deem beneficial to the road. The attention of bridge builders is solicited, as it is expected that good substantial frame bridges will be contracted fur over Buck creek, Sugar creek, Brandy, wine, ClilVy, Big creek, and such others as may be thought necessary between Indianapolis and Madison, and Fall creek, Eagle creek and Big Wildcat, and oilier sireans north oi Indianapolis. r . fcales-wilitrtnnnxnec each day between the hours of 10 and 12. WILLIAM POLKE, C. M. R. Chippeway, April 4th, lb33. M-Ot ' ETOTICB! THE subscriber having taken out letters testamentary on the estate of Kot ert Elliott, (late of Knox county, la.) deceased, with ihe will annexed, will nffor for sale on Tuesday the 4th day of June next, at the lafe residence of the said de ceased, all his personal property consist inir ot Horses, Catllc and Hoz. Wagon and Gears, Farming Vtcntxli, Household Furniture, Beds & Bedding Some Corn in Crib, Wheat and Oats, graving, Sec. Terms made known on the day of sale, All persons having demands against lb' estate, will present them authenticated for settlomcnt; those indebted, will plcaso call and make immediate payment. 'IliO estate is believed to bo xolrent. JOSEPH McCLUBE, Exr. May 15, 1833 lG-3t 2XTOTZC3 Mr. Lr.wis James Sir Take notice, that I shall, on the 10th of June next, proceed with the county surveyor to relocate and perpetuate the corners of forty -eight acrcs of land purchased by ineof you, bein part of Fractional Sections thirteen (13) and fourteen, (11) Township seven South, ttange ten West, in the district of land vU ferod for sale at Vincennc3. Yours, Vc. DAVID AKIXS. May 13,133 lG-3t STATE OF INDIANA. VANDERBURGH CIRCUIT COURT, March Term, 1S33. Moses Noble, 1 n ... n; vs 1 Petition jor Dl Abigail Noble, alias j vorccAbigail Corbine. j ON affidavit of a disinterested person filed, it appearing to the court here that the defendant is not a resident of th state of Indiana, on motion of the petitioner, It is ordered that the defendant appear here on or before the first day of the next term of this court, anJ answer the petitioner's said petition, or the matters and things therein contained, will be heard and determined in her absence. And it is further ordered, that notice of the pendency of this petition bo given, by publication of this order four weeks successively in some public newspaper in this state, at least sixty days previous to the first day of the next term of this court. A copy Test. WILL. T. T. JONES, c.v.cc. May 18, lS33lt-41t. BLAIJG AXW.VI5 03 HASP,. AXD FOR 9A3 A