Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 24, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 July 1833 — Page 4

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From the Charleston Mercury, WHAT DO WE LIVE TOR. YVhatdo we live foi? is it to be The sport of fortune's powei ? To launch our bark on pleasure's sea And float perhaps an hour? To waste our time in idle dreams Of what may be to-morrow, To glean with care from present scenes The source of future sot row? What do we live for? is it to find The ties of friendship broken. That love's a sound to cheat mankind And dies as soon as spoken? To mark the woes on others hurled Nor weep their hapless lot? To hate our fellows curse the world To die and be forgot? No' we were formed to seek for truth Through the paths made plain by reason; To hail that light in earliest youth Which shines in every season, Yes! we were made to win below The boon hereafter given; To calmly smile at earthly woe. An 1 find our home in Heaven. irttf&cctumroit! From the American Tales. HORRORS OF BATTLE. The battle took place on tne margin of the Niagara river, an extensive plain, tvhich had once been covered with fine farms, but now, forsaken by the inhabi tants. and desolated by the war, it exhibi ted only a barren waste. The river at that place begins to assume some of that terrific velocity, with which it rushes oirer the awful precipice three miles be low, creating one of the grandest natural cunoai'ies in existence; the noise of the cataract is heard, and the column of foam .distinctly seen from the battleground. IDn tne other side, the field is bounded by a thick forest, but the piaia itself pre sents a level smooth surface, unbroken by rapines, and without a tree ot bush to intercept the view, or an obstacle to impede the movements of the hostile bo- !:.. or to afford to either party an ad manage. From thh plain the American camp was separated by a small creek. In the lull glare of the summer sun on the morning of the fifth July, the British t root-a were scen advancing toward our camp, across the destined field of Strife; their waving plumes, their scanet uniforms, and gilded ornaments, exibited p gay and gorgeous appearance Therr martial music, their fit m and rapid step, indicating elastic hopes and high courage. The Americans, inferior in number, were hastily put in motion to meet the -advancing foe; they crossed a small rude bridge, the only outlet -from the camp, under a heavy fire of the enemy's artillery: and moved steadily to the spot Selected for the engagement. The scene was at this moment beautiful and imposing I he Baitish line glowing With gold and with crimson hues was Btretched across the plain, flanked by pieces of brass ordinance, whose rapid uisc large a pi ecu ucaiu uwi mv iniu, ond filled the air with thunder; while the clouds of smoke enveloping each extremi;y of the line, left the centre only exposed to the eye, and extending on the river on the one hand, and the forest on the other, filled the whole back ground ot the landscape The Americans were advancing m columns. They were new Tecrutts, now led for the first time into action, anJ excep; a few officers, none of that heroic band had ever before seen the banner of a foe. But they moved ttteadiiv to their ground, unbroken by the galling fire, and platoon after platoon wheeled into line with the same graceful accuracy of movement which marks the vcution of the holiday parade, until the I whole column was deployed into one extended front; the officers carefully dres ed the line with technical skill, and the Whole brigade evincing, by it silence, and the faithful precision of its movements, the subordination of strict discipline, and the steady firmness of determine d courage. Now the muske'ry of the enemy began to rattle, pouring bullets as thick as hail upon our ranks Mill not a uig$er was drawn, not a voice was heard on our side, save the quick peremptory tones of command General Scj't rode along the line cheering and restraining his troops, then passed from flank to flank to see that all was as he ivished, he wheeled his steed into the rear of his troops and gave the command tolfi'e A voice was immediately heard in the British ranks supposed to be that fo th ir commander, exclaiming, 'charge the Yankees! rharge the liutlalo militia! charge! charge' The American general ordered his mm to 'support arms: 1 he British rushed forward with bayonets charged; but they were struck with a'inicmer.t when thev beheld those vh m their comtni'idei had tauntingly ci!ed militia, sta'-.ding motionless as sta tue; their muskets eect, their arms fo Jed across thei- breasts, garmg calmly o l the hostile r mks advanr u.g lutious ly with levelled bavoocts It was a re finement of discipline rare.? exhibited, end heri altogether u nexpected The A to'-'irans siood uuttl the enemy appro tched witnin a fe p. ce; until the focmca could see the fire flashing from

each other! Cjzr, ti6 etch could read the expresaioa of his adversary's face;

then deliberately was tne word given, the Americans levelled their pieces and fired and the- whole of the enemy's line seemed annihilated! Many were killed, many wounded, end some rushing forward with a powerful momentum, fell over their prostrate companions; or were thrown down by the weight of succeeding combatants. In one instant the ground occupied by that gallant line, was covered by flying Britons; in another, a second line had advanced to sustain the contest, while the broken fragments of the urst were rallied behind it. The Buffalo militia were now the assailants, advancing with charged bayonets. Then it was that the young American chiefs, who led that gallant host, displayed the skill of veterans, and the names of Scott, Jessup, Leavenworth, M'Niel, and Hin man, were given to their country to a dom the proudest page of its history.Five and thirty minutes decided the con test, and the retiring foe was pursued and driven to its fortress. None who saw will forget the terrific beauty of this scene; the noble appearance of the troops the dreadful precision of every movement the awful fury of the battleits fatal severity its brief continuanceits triumphant close. As the victors returned from the pur suit of the retiring enemy, a scene ol in tense interest was presented They tra versed the held which a few minutes before had sparkled with the proud equi page of war. There had been gallant men and gay uniforms and waving banners, and there had been drums and trumpets, and the wild notes of the bu gle stirring the soul to action. There had been nodding plumes and beating hearts, and eyes that gleamed with valor and ambition. There too had been tempestuous chiefs, emulous ol fame, dash ing their fiery steed along the hostile ranks; and there had been all the spirit stirring sights and sounds that fili the eyes and the ear, and the heart of the young warrior, giving more than the poet's fire to the entranced imagination. What a change had a few brief moments produced! Now the field was strewed with the ghastly and disfigured forms, with the wounded, with the muliilated and the dying The car was filled with strange, and melancholy, and terrific sounds; the shouts ot victory had given place to groans of anguish, the complaints of the vanquished, the prayers or the imprecations of the dying. Here was one who called upon Heaven to pro reel his children; another raved of a be Ireaved wife; a third tenderly aspirated a beloved name, consecrated only by that tie while cther3 dspi s eated their own suffering or pleaded pi eously for the pardon of their sins. Here were those who prayed ardently for death, and some who implored a few minutes more ol life. Complaints of bodily pain, and confessions of unrepented crime, burst forth from the souls of many in heart rmding accents; while some, as they gazed upon the fast flowing crimson torrent, wasted the breif remains in moralizing upon the shortnessof life, and man's prodigality of existence Many gallant spirits there were on that ensanguined plain who prayed silently; andorne who dared not pray, and yet scorned to murmur. Their compressed lips bespoke their firmness; their eyes wandered wistfully over the bright scene that was fading before them, and they grasped fervently the hands who bade them farewell. mmm Frrm th Portland Advertiser. Ta.ykee e ma.vagemext. Our southern brethren are perplexed to fcnow fcnw it is, that they wi:h rich land, a warm sun, and staple productions giving an income of from four to twenu per cent are becoming poor and cashless, while we Yankees are becoming rich, and are having money, if not in abund ance, at least as much as is necessary i It they would come among us, and study jour economy, the answer would strike them. Our little incident 13 no bad example of Yankee economy and skill that turns all things, even the worst, lo advantage. It may not be generally known that in many parts ot our state, our schoolmas I ters are not only boarded round, so as to save the drawing the pay of the schoolmasters board from the school fund that is, the choolmastcr is board ed a week here and three days there ac re ac-n-bk ofTol cording to the number ol chidren that the schoolmaster is often bid 'put up at auction, as are our paupers and the lowest bidder in the district takes him, as the highest bidder takes an article at a regular auction The writer vi this article when prepa ring to be a college boy, being skoit of funds, and with t o other means ol pet ting money than by keeping school, hired out as a schoolmaster lo; ten dollars a month This was all the school district could afford to give, as their fund as smull; and even with this small sum giV en, it was ncccssarv to board the school j master as cheap as possib e. The school committee, therelore, called the district together, into anew. near, convenient and comfortable school house, and in his presence,, a scene of this sort took place fucfic.irrr. 'What willyoutake him fo?' !f Bidder One dollar and tweoty five en s a week ' Auctioneer 'One dollar twCDty-Gvc, one liullar twcntvflvc.

2rf Bidder. -'Ono dollar twelve cents I

and a half.' 3d Bidder. Otit dollar Auctioneer One dollar, who'll take him for less than one dollar? One dollar. one dollar, any body less? Who speaks?' 4th isiAdcr. Seventy-five cent. 5th Bidder. 'Seventy cents nnu iiius me otus went on, me auc tinner exclaiming a ,! in th. time, till the schoolmaster was bid off at

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lorty cents per week! Yes, the lowest bidder took him on board at forty cents per week. On going home with this bidder, a sociable happy man, whose house had more comforts and luxuries than nino-tenths of the houses of the rich planters in the interior of the southern country, and whose table was a good as many sit down at, paying fourteen dollars a week for board, the writer held the following dialogue: How on the earth can you afford to boaid me for forty cents a week?' Answer. ! make money by it, and have your company in the bargain. How so?' Answer. 'Why, you will board with me fourteen weeks. The whole pay for board will be five dollars and sixty cents. My taxes are a little over six dollars. Now, I have bread enourrh. meat e nough, poultry enough, cider enough in short, enough and more than enough of every thing necessary to eat and drink. I have enough cf every thing but money. All I want of money is to pay my taxes. Bur, jn order to raise six dollars, if I do not get a town order for your board, I must make a journey to Portland, or to Bath, with three times the produce you will eat, and from all this I find it difficult to raise six dollats in cash. Therefore, I make money in keeping you to eat this produce, and have your company these long winter nights in the bargain. Thus you see I am interested in boarding you even at forty cents per week.' Now, we give to all our southern bre thren, es a specimen of thc maimer in which we Yankees live, and thrive. Let them do likewise, and their country will be thc lichestand happiest on the globe Here we are shivering in summer, with coin but three inches high to the most, while they are enjoying the blessings of midsummer, and have corn almost ready for the harvest. TO MAKE GOOD PICKLES Put a little Cream of Tartar into good stiong vinegar, and boil it, skimming ciT what rises. Put in grten peppers, and cloves or ailspice, so as to give it an aro matic taste. Put them in a keg, or stone jar, and cover then so carelully as to exclude the air. The vinegar should be scalded occasionally, to prevent moulding. Man most have occupation or be miserable. Toil is the price of sleep and appetiteof health and enjoyment. The very necessity which overcomes our na tural sloth is a blessing. All thc world does not contain a briar thorn which di vine mercy could have spared We are happier with the sterility, which we can overcome with industry, than we could have been with spontaneous plenty and unbounded profusion. The body and the mind are improved by the toil that fa tigues them The toil is a thousand times rewarded by the pleasures which it bestows. Its enjoyments are peculiar. No wealth can procure them. They flow only from the exertion which they repay. MARRIAGE. Thc more married men yoti have, the fewer crimes there will be Examine the frightful columns of your criminal calendars; you will there find a hundred youths executed to the father of one family. Marriage renders men more virtuous and wise. A lather of a family is not willing to blush befote his children. He is afraid to make shame their inheri tancc. X BY Thos. Beard, living in Harrrisou lowii?hip, Knox count v, on the Xlilth day of June 133, one CI1ESXUT SORREL MARE, supposed to he four yeas old next sprm-;, about fifteen hands hiiih, a 1 W ' f star in her forehead, some wfiitc down the i iuht side of her head and nostrils, her fell hind foot white no other marks or brands perceivable appraised to 30 by Jas. l. btatlord and Job. U. Harvey, before me, this the 0th day of July, 133. JAMES 11. COOK, j.r.K.c. July 13, l&33-i4-3t smmfntoiiMtov Sale. HSv OTiCE is hereby given, that I have XNl taken out letter uf administration In j l!i)01i the estate of William Bruce, (late of , Daviess county, lud.) deed.; all persons i having claims against said estate are rei lested to present them duly authentica ted lor settlement, within one vear from ibis date, and lhoe indebted to the same j arc requested to make immediate pay ! merit. The estate is believed to be iiiaol- ' vent. JBEKT STEVENS, Admr. h3a Ji-at lags J Kags ! Kags ! CASH, or If ORK, will be given for any quantity of clean Lxnnen vc Cat tor, KAGS at thC YffiSTKBX SUN OfflCC.

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MIE undersigned having taken out let ters of administration on the estate of Hugh Johnson, (late of Sullivan coun ty, la.) deceased, all persons indebted to saia estate will please make immediate payment, those who have claims against ! U1" frt" " 1U I11C "cm auinemicaicu bly insolvent. WILLIAM JOHNSON, Admr. July 3, lb33 2I-3t Vasdkuiu iu; ii Pkohatc Court, ) ir ' i .'III If ICVTf, William T. T. Jones, admr. of the goods, &c, which were of I f David McArthur. Vd. mL s' vs. I Jctltlon. The Creditors of said decedent. j N filing the complaint of ?a:l adniinstrator in this cause, and it appear ing therelrom that the estate of said decc

dent is insufficient to pav his debts. It is ? IO run 'vs a therefore ordered bv the Court now here.!dual wclZhi ot the wings on a given s

Thst the creditors of snM rnto rmti. ficd of the filing and pendency of said complaint, by publication in the Western Sun for six weeks successively; and that, unless such creditors notifv such adminisj tratorof thc existence and extent of their respective claims, by filing the same, or by statement of thc nature, description, and date of the contract or assumpsit, upon which the same may he founded, in thc office of the clerk of thc Vanderburgh Circuit Court, previous to thc final distribution of the assets of the estate of said decedent, such claims will be postponed in favor of more diligent creditors; and it is further ordered, That unless cause be shewn to the contrary, that a decree of distribution will be made at thc next term of tills Court, on the second day thereof. Attest, W. T.T. JONES, C7o. June 9, 1833 in-lit PROSPECTUS Of a Xorc I and Interesting Weekly Publication, to be entitled The Spy in Philadelphia, AND SPIRIT OF THE AGE. It is very philosophically observed by Addison, thiit our greatest pride m ists from doing good to each other, or, in other words. from being individually serviceable to society. This can be best effected by a proper application cf our intelligences, meting them out according to the necessities of the community, and less lamenting thc decline of public virtue than checking the progress of public vice: for ice retarded is virtue advanced. As the direction and discussion of measures of national and state policy are the business of the daily press, the full application of Addison's remark is necessarily neglected, and the consequence is, that vice, shielded by wealth and worldly influence, are abroad among the people, not only unsuspectid, but courted and requited; and that a publication is necessary which will not only detect, but exhibit these woUcs in sheep's clothing to public scorn a mat k by which others will be warned from their intent and a service be rendered to society. In effecting this object v. c shall pursue a" yet untrodden path; one where the necessary thorn shall be mingled (not concealed) with contrasting flowers. Thc vianntr cf the "S.y in Phtfaddihia" shall be perfectly delicate, and uncontaininated by cant or vulgarity; its censure shall be judicious, its satire chaste. Literature, and the arts shall find in it an untircd and zealous friend: l)ra matic and Literary criticisms shall meet with most attentive and impartial study, and sketches of the Bar and Pulpit f Philadelphia shall occasionally appear from the pen of competent judges, uninfluenced by personal acquaintance or professional attachment. To these recommendations, our lo etical column will add another, which, coming from an already popular source, will, we trust.be equal to that of more pretending publications. It is unnecessary to bemore explicit, as wc presume thc want of thc proposed journal is not only admitted, but generally felt. W'v. therefore place ourselves boforc the PEOPLE, and relying upon their love of justice and of public virtue, await their decision respectfully but confidently. CONDITIONS. Thc first number of " Tiik Siy in Philadelphia" will be issued on the first Saturday in July. It will be printed on fine white paper, in eight large quarto pages and with good type. As it is intended to render thc contents worthy of preservation, for amnsing or instructive reference, the advantage of thc proposed and more portable size will be evident. Thc terms are S2 per annum, payable in advance, r 50 if not paid before thc expiration of six months. Agents will be allowed a discount cf 10 per cent, on all subscribers they shall obtain, on remitting one year's payment in advance, or becoming responsible for the same, aad a gratuitous copy of thc paper. TiiESi'T IN PniLADKLraiA" will contain humorous engraiigs afttr the manner of thc celebrated Cruikkhar.k. They will be executed by skillful artists and be accom- . panieu wun comic illustration in pi oe or ! vcs ,ro. inc P oi onnai ana compc tent w riters. All ci ders must be addressed. pot paid to WILLIAM HILL, Co. No. 1, Athenian lluildiug, Phila. ('are will be taken to have th work carefully packed when sent out of thc city. y SubrcrinttOKs rccriml at fhi ojfia TIN AND SlIEET-lItON MANUFACTORY. 1 HAVE a i.akuk assortment of TIN WAUE on hand, which I will sell at wholes ile or retail low for CASH or PKODUCK, such afc may suit, at short notice. wo- k done N. SMITH. 50 ti inrrnnrv J.ni. fi1' BLANK DEEDS ALWAYS ON UAM, AMI l ull SALU AT 1.113

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VALUABLE IITtfEirTIOIJI T MIK undersigned, a resident of Vincenncs, Indiana, ha invented ami perfected a new and valuable improver,, icnt in tne application of innd, lor trie purpose propelling machinery ; for which he has .ww.. v.. .ui vKin irom wiu i .iucuw ot the Lmtcd States, designated J. L Co lean's Self-rug ulatixg Horizontal Wixumill. Occular demonstration is always. the most satisfactory and two mills arc now erected in the borough of Vincennes upon the plan of the undersigned , one of which has been in operation near two years. The perfect safety and entire simplicity of these mills, may be conceived from a brief outline. A horizontal wheel is placed on a vertical shaft above the house, with four cr more varies or sails standing in an inclined position from the way the windwheel S3 raCoT!f: i f thc wiad and thc W1"55 bcan on wic; wind, propel thc wheel: it illustrates a combinational power of weight and wind, with the principle of gravity acting on wind. Each wing performs one revolution on its pivot, to ono of the main wind wheel. Each wing has a bearing of seveneighths of its circumference upon the wind, and the one-eighth occasions little or no resistance. The power is in proportion to the weight given, and a verylight weight is suliicient to drive the simple machinery of a run of millstones. More or less power, if desired, can be j?ivcii while the mill is in operation, by thc lower pivot of each wing being placed on a sliding block, to which a rope is attached extending to main shaft passing under a collar on shaft at the roof of building, to a windlass on shaft inside thc house. There is nothing conjectural or complicated in the improvement mentioned; it is founded on a principle of nature-, and amply tested by practical experience. The use and benefit to accrue, cannot long remain limited; it will be found to recommend iteelf for utility, cheapness, certainty, safety ami convenience, to thc citizens of every quarter of thc UuiteJ States. To those who reside on the western and southern plains, aud to those near thc Atlantic or northern shores, it w ill afford durable benefit and great accommodation. No person acquainted with mills, who has seen the miil ot the undersigned in operaHon, has w itkhcld an expression of entire approval; and a strong recommendation , alter actual examination ot thc mill at work, could now be procured, signed by hundreds of intelligent citizens. The expense cf running gearing of a grist mill, whether the main shaft bo vertical or hori'ontal, is wcil known to all millrights; and the chief difference arisen from the driving power. The expense of a uiad.vhcel do peuds upon the size; one to carry one hundred yards of sail, will not cost one hundred dollars; and one carrying six hundred yards, may uot exceed live hundred dollars. The lirst mentioned size will drive a run of four feet millstones with a very moderate wind; and the last mentioned size will, w ith the same w ind, drivo six run of the same size stones with equal safety at all times. Thc undersigned, as a matter of chotco at the present time, would prefer to rccommcud a windwheel to carry aLout three hundred yards, say sixty feet in diameter, and to remove any possible doubt, the following assurances arc here made. Thar with the least possible wind it will drive; four feet millstones; with a moderate breeze it w ill drive two or three, and with a strong wind five run of thc same size, each doing good business. That it will make llour equal to any other mill, and requires much less attention to keep it in repair. That a boy of ten years of age may have entire and perfect com mand of it at all times without dit:;culty. That with garners to hold sul! cknt grain, and lead a supply to the hoppers, it may be left in perfect salVty for twenty-four hours at a time. The wind may blow from a moderate breeze to a storm, (both inclusive-) and change its direction as often and as quick as may be, and little if any difference will be perceived in the movement of thc mill. That m proportion to cost, it will do a better business than any steam engine, (expense of fuel aud engineer saved.) And 'thai for sau ing and grin mills, it will be fuud c. qually effective, and less expensive. Persons desirous of further information in relation ta this important discovery, will please visit the mill of the undersigned, or address htm by mail, pot paid,to Vincennes, Ind., whicli will rucwuu due attention Any person or persons, who will LaiM a good and substantial mill en ihe.aboie principle, such as the undersigned w ill designate to him or them in writing, in tha most prominent place hi any of the states, and attend to the same er.ou:Uly, shall be entitled to half the proceed "ari?in from a patent in the bUtc he or they may select. J. L. COLMAV. incomes, March U, 133 -3.a. Since the above was handed to the II!itor, a respectable and intelligent citizen cf this place, Willu Fellow s, Ksqr. well acquainted w ith machinery, and wi:h thu different principles uf windmills, ip.'c it as his opinion, that the aboe principle is at least five hundred per cent, preferable t j any hercic&re used. jf. Si;,-.