Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 24, Number 27, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 August 1833 — Page 4

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FEMALE ATTRACTION, There shines an all-pervading grace, A charm, diffused through ever)' part Of perfect woman's f jnn and face. That steals, like lijht, into man's heart. Her look is tn his eyes a beam Of loveliness that never sets; Her voice is to his ear a dream Of melody it ne'er forgets: .Alike in motion or repose, Awake or slumbering, sure to win, Her form, avast transparent, shows The spirit's light enshrined within. Nor charming only when she talks, Her very silence speaks and shines; Love gilds her pathway when she walks, And lights her couch when she reclines. Let her, in short, do what she will. ' Tis something for which man must woo her; So powerful is that magnet still Which draws all soul and senses to her. MOORE. We are aware that the following lines have been before published in this country but perhaps it is not known that the author wag the celebrated Mr. I lone, who defended a prosecution for libel befnre Lord Ellenborough some years since, and was acquitted. They will bear a second reading. "Fill the cup, the bowl, the glass, With wine and spirits high; And we shall drink, while round they pass, .To Vice and Misery! Tush q uckly round the draught again, And drain the goblet low; And drink in revelry's swelling strain, To Reason's overthrow! push round, push round, in quickest time, The lowes: drop be spent; In one loud round to Guilt and Crime, And crime's just punishment! Fill, fill again! fill to the brim, T loss of Fame! Qu iff, deeper quaff! while now we drink Our wives and children's shame! Once more! while power shall yet remain, E'en with its latest breath, Drink to ourselves Disease and Fain, And Infamy tnJ Dtath!" Fi n the Western Monthly Magazine. TH ti WOD IllVGR MASSACRE. Read bef'ir he Illinois State Lyceum, December S, 1 832. By Thomas Liptincot. Among the various incidents of the early settlements of Illinois, and those ol the last war with Great Britain, there is one which I do not remember to have seen in punt, that well deserves to be preserved among the records of frontier Ziardinood and suffering I reler'to the massacre of a woman and six children, by the Indians, in the forks of Wood Tiver, in 1814. The following is given as an authentic sketch ot the tacts, taken from the lips of captain Abel Moore and h'n wilt, who were suffeicrs in the transaction. Travellers, who have passsd on the di rect road from Edwardsvillc to Carroll ton, will remember, at a pleasant planta tion on the banks of the east branch uf Wood river, a short distance from the dweiline: house and powder-trill of Mr. George Moore, an old building, composed ol rough ound logs, the upper story of which projects a foot on every side, beyond the basement. This, in times of peril, was a biock house, or in the common phrase, a lort, to which the early eettiers resorted for safety. Pursuing th-: road about two miles, to an elevated point on the bank of the west fork, where the road turns abruptly down into the creek, another larm, now in poshesioi of a younger lamily of Moorcs, ex hibits the former residence of Reason Rcigon; and mid-vay between those points, resides captain Abel Moore, on the same spot which our narrative relates. Wiiiiam Moore lived nearly ao-j'hof Abel's, on a road which passes towards Milton. Upper At"nis from two to three miles, and Lower Alton four or five miles distant Irom the scene of action J appears that while the gallant rangtts were scouring the country, ever en the diert, the inhabitants, who tor several yeirs hid huddled together in forts, for fear of the Indians, bad, in the summer o! 18U, attained to such a sense of se curiiy, chat they went to their farms and dwe. lings, with the hope of escaping tur ther depredations. In the forks of Wood rier, were some six or cigii families, wnose men were for the most art, in the raopinc service; and wnose wonenao l cnuuren vvere tnus tctt to unor ror anti . . . ,, . 1 cciena itiemseucs. i tie diock nouse Which I have described, was their place cf resort on anv alarm; but thc inconvemencc tna uimcur.y oi cuisie-ing so tht ;b.v, induced Hiera to leave it so soan qs v,-udenceat all would permit. N r hid their innabitaots 'orgoMen, a.

tni lt the daggers, l duhes of social! not knowing but a large body ol the salt h.. iv- !.eir higher obligations to their j vage foe might be ptowling round ready Cr v r The SibbAth shone, not only j e p ur a dea llv fir e upon them at every Upi" t'ie bjuietic circle, an gathered ' iiomnt. A neig!tbr ind six of the ro inJthe fircsiJe aUar, but its nill jived euildre-i of the little settlement, were light v?ai shed on groups collected ia thc i probably lying in thc wood, withia a

rustic edifices trhich the piety of the

people had erected for dmne worship. It was on the baDoatn, the iOth ol July, 1814, that the painful occurrence took place, which I now record. Reason Keagon had gone to auena uivine worship ai the mectine house, some two or three miles ofT, leaving his wife and two chil dren at the house oi Aoei .Moore, wnicn was on the way. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Rcagon went over to her own dwelling, to procure some little articles of convenience, being accompanied by six children, two of whom were her own: two were children ol Abel Moore, and two of William Moore. Not far from, probably a little after the same time, two men of the neighborhood, passed separately, I believe, along the road, in the opposite direction to that which Mrs Reagon went; and one of them hmrd at a certain place, a low call as a boy, which he did not answer, and for a repetition ol which he did not delay But he remembered and told it afterwards When it began to grow dark, the families became uneasy at the protracted ab sence of their respective members; and William Moore came to Abel's and not finding them there, passed on towards Mr. Reagon s, to discover what had be the same ptacc Mr. Moore I au not been long absent from his brother's, before he returned with the information that some one was killed by the Indians. He had discerned the body of a person lying on the ground, but whether man or woman, it was too dark lor him to see without a closer inspection than was deemed safe. The habits of the Indians were too well known to these settlers, to ieave a man in Mr. Moore's situation Iree from the apprehension of an ambuscade still near. The first thought that occurred, was to flee to the biock house Mr. Moore desired his brother's family to go directly to the fort, while he should pass by his own house to take his family with him. But the :u ht was dark, and the heavy forest was a! that time scarcely opened here and there by a little farm, while tht narrow road wound through among the tall tret s, from the faimof Abel Moore, to that of his brother, George Moore, where the tot t ws erected. The women and children thcieforc chose to accompany William Moore, though the distance was nearly double by the mea sure. The feelings of the group as they groped their way through the dark woods, may be more easily imagined than described Sorrow for the supposed loss of relatives and children, was mingled with horror at the manner of theii death, teat lor their own safety, and pain at the dreadful idea that the remains of their friends lay mangled on the cold ground near them, while they were denied the privilege of seeing and preparing them tor sepulture. Silemly they passed util they came to the dwelling of William Moore; and when they approached the entrance, he exclairiied, as it relieved from some dreadful apprehension, 'Thank God, Polly is not killed ' IIov do you know?' inquired one. 'Because here is the horse she rode. My informant then first learned that his brothei -in. law bad feared until that moment, tha bis wife was the victim that he had discovert d. As they let down the bars, Mrs Williams came running out, Thcy a?e ail killed by the Indians 1 expect!' The mournimr fiiends went in for a short time but hastily depaited for the block house, whither by daybreak, all or nearly all the neighbors, having been warned by signals, repaired to sympathize and tremble. 1 have mentioned that Mrs. William Moore went, as well as her husband in search of her sister and children. Pa sing by different routes, they did not meet on the vvay, nor at the place ol death She jumped on a horse, and has tily went in the nearest direction, and as she went, carefully rioted every discernable object, until at length she saw a human figure lying near a burning log. There was not sufficient light for her to discern the size, sex or condition of the person, and she called the name ol one and another of her children, again and again, supposing it to be one of them asleep At length she alighted and approached to examine more closely. What must have been her sensations in placing her hand upon the bick of a naked corpse, and feeling by further scrutiny, the quivciing flesh from which the scalp had been torn! In the gloom of night, she could just discern something, like a li'tlc child, sitting so near the body as to lean its head fust on one side and then the other, on the insensible and mangied body. She saw nolurther, but thrilled wit ti horror and alarm, remountcd her horse and hastened home; anJ when she arrived, quickly put a large i - - - W 1 i Uctlle Q, watcr ovcr ll)C fjrei ,ntcnd,ng t0 i l!efcmj hcrsclt with scalding water, in ca3f. Qf attack T'ncrc was iittlc rcst or refreshment, , fl3 tl we be SUppose(j, at lhe fort that nj Thc .vo,lu unj children of thc vicinity, togeihcr with thc few men who vere at home, were crowded together,

come of his sister inlaw and children; ! graves, which were careluliy dug so as;1-11 i,Ju u,,r w.v . -"'r-j and nearly about the same time his wife j to by boards beneath, beside and above went across the angle dncctly towards j the bodics-for there could no ccfiV.s be ; . . fi. , . ... Le ;

mile or two, dead and mangled by that

dreadful enemy! What subjects of tho't and teeling: About 3 o clock, a mes sage was sent to fort Russel with the tidings. In the morning the inhabitants under took the painful task of ascertaining the extent of their calamity, and collecting uic remains iur uunai. i ne wnoie par ty, Mrs. Keagon and the six children, were found laying at intervals, along the road, tomahawked and scalped, and all dead, except the youngest of Mrs. Rcagon's children, which was sitting near its mother's corpse, alive, with a gash deep and large, in each side of it's little lace. that friends husband this mortal remains of ix of those whom but yesterday, they hid seen andetnbra i ced in health; and there was oie helpless s little one, wounded, and bleeding and dyirg, an object ol painful solicitude, but 0 1 . 4 iw 1 scarcely ot hope. youin, cnieuy was committed the painful task of depositing their dear remains in the tomb This ( was performed on the six already dead, on that day. They were interred in three i provk-cu, in we absence ui nearly an uic s men and the giaves being filled, they were ieii 10 receive in aucrtimcs. wnen peace had visited the settlement, a sun pie covcringof stone, bearing an inscrip tion descriptive of their death. It was a solemn day, observed my informant, to follow seven bodies to the grave, at once, from so small a settlement: and they too buried under such painful circumstances. Could we have followed that train to the grave in w hich their little church and cemetciy were cmboweied, would we not feel that the procession, the occasion, the ceremony, the emotions, were ol a character too awlul, too sacked to admit of minute ob servation then or accurate description now? The seventh, however, was not then buried. The child found alive re reived every possible attention; medical aid was procured wi-th great difli;ult, but iti vain, it followed wiihin a day or two ar mostOn the anival ol Port Hussell, a fresh tnc messenger at cxpicss was nas tened to captain (now general) Sajnuel

It were idle to speak of the emotions his means will allow, re.pecttuUy announce , rTTMILKL wiiltc 9id at public sale, on

filled the souls of the neighbor JJ Tuesday the f.ih day ot Av.z'i

, and lathers, and mothers, and A t r , i . a i next, at the late dwcllinsof William Cd-

, whoirathercd round to behold "l;:",; , Uins, deceased, on the Wal ash nver two

awlul spectacle. There lay the lM?.,,v : mile below incennes, all the pcrsnya.

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Vhttes'les company, which was cnjca-

Ri !gc Prairie, some lour tiiilcs tatl oi Ed watdsviile. It was about an hcur after suntisc on Monday rr.oming, when the gallant troop ' arrived on the sp"l having rode some liftccr. miles - ready to weep with the be reavt d, and to avenge them of their ruthless Ices. Ab.l Moore, who was then one ol the ram-crs on dulv, and of course absent at the ca'.astiopht, was ptrniiued to rennin at home and assist in burying his children and relaiives, and the company dashed on, ccger to overtake and engage in deadly conflict with the savages. I regict that I have no uecknt jccount cf ti e particnlais ol this interesting puisui'; ii.d that my memory decs not hold them with suflieicnt dislmctness, to warrant an attcmp at the narration -At Indian Creek, in what is now Morgan county, some three or four of the Indians were sv en ai d one killed; aid it is a current report among the rangers that net one of the ten that composed the party, survived the latipuc of the retreat bcloie the eager trocp. Tutierr s ADVICE FOR Manu Lands mak? I'ght work.' Eve ry one knows how discouraging it is work alone. i he man who iciU alone, can scarcely feel the cfueisol his labor. lib iivis i.'uimiO; a.M'i! jiv. uiiii, iiuiiiiiit' fl I . n . ,. 1.1. .K In lll.til.lll. Itlnt .1.1.. I to excite eniulution, and if he Ins a great deal to be done, or some great undertaking on hand, he will piob.ibly grow disheartened, and give up in despair. On the contrary, when seveial hands are engaged together, the eiTcct of their :. " ii :.. - , . U...M.U ..u. i3 hu IVM work seems to progress with rapid, strides; the labor appears to be lighter, anu caui joo i ih'oiku juuiiu uiau uiey i u:.K:n:.i...t..-.i .v. anticipated. It sometimes happens, that the father of a family toils like a klave, while his sons, whoareoid enough to assist him, spend their whole time in play, idleness, or mischief; and that thc mother is worn down with hardship and fatigue, while her unfeeling daughters are lolling about, or sitting by and looking on. And it someli r.es happ ppens, that parents compel to labor without doing any vcs. their children thing themscl Not Thrifty says this is not right. 4 All the family, says he, ought to do some- j thing suited to their age and capacity, j Every little helfis. It will gtcatly light cn c ich others burthens, sweeten their bors, and promote lamily harmony. It will tend to establish habits of industry and good order: and ensure a competen cy and independence t rt, a. ft I. . .... m mm. mmm .A r. M t i A Jt, M ft n .. , , . t u , i . those larmcrs who arc weak handed, to exclnnge work with their neighbors. .... s r . . , u; . , Woere a prone1 spirit oT friendship and i ii o,, ut . good will exists among neighbors, no - .1 t .t J ., Mi n. -ir lm niorr n?Hftf trim t Ii t mutual interchange of services. The . . . . . ' r . m i society of our Iriends is at all times agrecible. By 'his interchange, we are enabled to enjoy it, and to combine the

pleasures arising from the intercourse of!

friends, with the useful and necessary pursuits of life In this W3y society end good fellowship may be cultivated, toil may be made a pleasure, and its fatigues scarcely felt. tiii: Journal of Belles Lcttres. HEW ASD STRIKING CHARACTER ADDED TO T7ALBZ'S SELECT CIRCULATING LIBRARY. The Proprietor cf this work, anxious to gratify his readers to as great an extent as 'fkc Journal of Relic Ar.'frr, cn-brarir." luce to four pages additional mutter, will be given as an accompaniment to th Circula j."'S library, and will contain: . l- t-tly reprint cf the reviews anu nr.tiices cf new books, from the weekly aad . mci;lhlv ioc:ical rf LoJitlo;i &c j ! j x 1 ., reviews will ho carefully selected with reference both to imparting correct in- j formation respecting such bci-ks as arc- ie-: printed in America, ai.d to cenvcyin;; litem- j y intelligence in regard to wcik which tirnni wtAr dc.Vi ... ;mT10riailt addiih.n. bv ir.ear.s cf! juhich his numerous subscribers will frc-j micntlv avetu the : expense cf purchasing rw iiited on the calculation v the reputation of the'.r such books as are that their titles or the reputa author will sell the edition. "I his part c f j the JournaV will embrace a considerable a- j mount of extract from new becks of trav- j els, memoirs, biography, novels, and in fact j present a bird's eye view of new pubhea- i ! tions, c-ii ly dilfused through the Ui.ion, by ! means oi tue tacimies oi man transport;; tion. The London Literary Gazette v.illbe i i r m i iM - . rulled for this purpose, while the "Critical Notices," of the London Metropolitan, the T-,nhlv Xru? AT(.i.tli!v t w. fl... f ...n'.n'c liluckv.ood's, i ait'i luhuburuh. rr aser's. and i.thcr r.Iagazincs, idrcady ivgularly re - ceivid by the editor, will be freely used. 2 Varieties, embracing literary ancc - dctes. new discoveries m scicnre and arts.

i sketches oi soncty and manners abre.u!, ;it-. , .. , 7I . ,-ary and learned irant.actU.ns, short notices heir a l"M ;lnCC 1,1 tonihio-. .. ....... i.,i.c .,..,1 ... , , 4' ;. 4 ...... ! bv 1) o'clceU a. m. oi said da v.

tion intcrestitnr to lovers of rca(.i:.r. v. ith occasional sj.eeinK:;s i f tlie humorous de-ipartint-nts et the Iondon prt.ss, v.hich are : v.uhin tlie bounds i irood tatc. aad aie f ' jiow published in no other j.-uiual in An.eti 3. A regular II-1 f the new boohs published andin preitss in London and Ameiica. 4. Occasional original r.cticcs of new Ameiican publications, with extracts tmhracir,; their piomintut features cf excellence or ih' f ct. 17 o additional charge will be made for tlie ftreat itieie.ihe of ie;sd:iur matter. It! w.li tie contained on th. ontau.ed on the pages it the cover' iinai v, and therefore subject sub- I who leeeivc their nu:nbc: s tiy n;ail J of the Lii fccnbers who iceeive then- nu'.nbers by to no additional expense ei potru'e. A. WALDIE. Several applications having been made to ascertain the manner in wh:;h the original une(iuivocaiiy I he presei!tatuaef a copy by the pi.biijer shall not be a passport to praise, when the met as cf the w ork do not warn.nt it; so that I me wt.i K do not v a: r;.i;t it: so that " . , : " V . . b ' First books shall r,ct be noticed the next; day after they are received; and, secondly,' they shall not be rev iewed belcie they hrc been read. W'c h::vf tin iv.val rr. ,i tn t-i-.f i r -mi ---.""" V 1'" i ii'if. i.Kil u v." t it- I'm, iLi- v ... t,.i U into the error ot ;.n unlucky wight, who t0;"nueine prciaiory ixierence to them had 11 1 r . rueeu. ) miMitite, reiaineu: i nis predica ment was worse than that of the London ed itor, who criticised some nassatres cf! Cooke's acting, ar.d found when lie rose next morning, and his paper was all over Loadoa, that the play had been postponed! ! For the lest, time must develonr r.!ir' give such as deserve it a careful perusal. Thc pectus. aruUome technical difhcultics always attending thc first issue cf ;i i : i , . . . . i new juwinai, mate Uie present numoer but new journal, make the present number but a partial specimen oi Us rutin e promise. Subscriptions received at thhcllic e. I j ? ufj rt i j I c r . i ii i f I i. ... . - . ! TIIF. commissn.iicd .lii t-rs of thc first Kegimcnt Ind. Militia ar? hereby notified to meet at the C )urt-iio:ie in Yinu:o c )uri-iio:ie in v inlof An-iM next, for the a M;ijor (leneral to cenncs, on the 10th of purpose of eleetin:

depaitmentoi notices tl new book a will be i ii , r i , .i , . , conducted, we take the preat early oppor-1 icnd.s and the public that ho tunity of stating that, at li-.st. tl cv sliall -",s Purchased ot I- redenek Lapp!u tt most uneritiivocally be UNHOCGII P. 1 Goods, (lormerly called the Harmony

in iiis anx'.etv to ;je the lust to b'.ow the nel- : tho assortment complete.

iows ct eiitictsm, read the pre tace ct.Iv c i a 0 nr.rcbaso would do w .1 i : i i . t

! mai l"' " i .iv c.y entered ins appro determined to sell very

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iuj ins uuiL.w uLuinen, nati oeen omitted.

i ron;,na,uI thetith division to fill the place! Also, one third of the half of j -f s isiicd. S lands purchased by Christian G C Jul IN I-. SNA PI', Col. HL-urv Hwrst,at sheriff's sale,

AV'-. Ind. M. ,. o loo -Wf? -f . S?SPtV,t? ? iiOtttr. VjfT l l.lla ol utlnunis:r.ili.:i l all and singular the iroods. chattel. Hits, credits, and cftVts of Jacob Ciiap.j pel, deceased, late ot I'ikc county, having ( been granted to me by the Probate Court! of Pike county, notice is herebv pivcnJ - . . . that said estate is insolvent all p?iotis i , . , ., . . ' . , , . . .1 t- .. q itvited to present them lur rvttlement, I 1 . . , , . . .. inJ those indebted Ui mak; inhiie liate 1 , cimmhm-v midi.im i payment. olLl lILN CllAl I'LL. I Pike (ountv, Julv L, lshS ,J.-.5i' BLANK DlfS ALWAM 02i UAM, ANU loU SSLL AT THIS

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BS herebv civen, that 1 have taken out letters of administration on the estate .f William Collins, (late of hr.ox county) deceased; all persons indebted to said estate arc required to make immediate payment, and thoe holding claims against I - - a a said estate, to present them within on J year legally authenticated for settlement, j Said estate is believed to he insolvent. ZACIIARIAII PULLIAM, Admr. July 10, IST:U-3t !:;uods and chattels of said decedent, Cwt;sUtinj: of 23 ACRES CP CORN, a quantity or

Five head of Horses- Jf ONE CCW Aim CAtor? J Some Hogs, v a ""4--f

Household and Kitchen j A crcJit of n;n0 months Le g;VCI1... ' T, , , , fc ! a,!(1 purity required. ZACII A1UAII PULLIAM, Abnf. vf William Colling, :V rV. Vinrcnncf, July 10, tMM--J5-3t. N OTICE is hereby given, that an c. lection will be held in flic sevnal i lui linn in uiiua vttm vu iv'iui: utv ! , . . -, - . j;,!h Au-ust next, for the purpc ot e!v llIllT I'ilU IllL IUOCI I' 111 t UII" rl ' I III ' united flaxes : oiw ccnaior anu iw ; prceulalivcd to the State Leplatur ; I tj:c County Commissioner; and ont? ! School Commiioncr. The Inspectors ot' t ,,,,!,, :.... JOHN PUltCLLL, iShfj; Jnly lb3J !-Mit Tj" V J(J-m Kusscll, in Jellbrson to.rn-T-ship, I'ikt: county, la. a. CfJES. UT ROAX MARE, about j-even vcars old, rhut four ec j hands three inches hiuli. lilit inar.i; and tail, tbc i.H hind foot part white. Xo othT marks or Isrands pereeival !e; t praised tos:.j.iiy james .irnnue vuxi I . .' T f 1 P 11. Jj,u j'.i' bctorc me the IJlh dav ol 31jv TIIOS. PRIDE, j. r.p.c. July 20, i?:e it ?ore.) and ht'.s removed them to the room lormerlv occupied bv I'homas I). Utrrw X- f. ..i. T-.rL-..t tiront i-.nro In. hf l-.tr . ; Co. on ?Iarket street, vvhci A "w &w W IIAiV lv received a frxii sitply or SPRING a SUiftlSER GOODS "Ji WJK't y hieli ataiea to tire lormcr rjtoclr, neil-.r.i i hose wi.-Jiih'' f ell to call, as he Ij low for cu?Ii, o: pproved J. MADDOX. Vinccnne?, July 1, LSSJ 'J3-tf To Rose Anne (1 ratter, "triduw of Christicii ( trailer, late of Yv.icamcs, ijT.vcr Count;, Indiana, deceased. Ma pa?: on will please to take No.term, fur the appointment of CWmissioners to an and set apart to vu our - .h.v,,.r i,.;,r.d fMUr,,l ,.-,t.: I ... 1 ; tllc. .caij Christian Grader, cur ancestor, i- i i . .t i A i c,"eJ' S!t:Jatu "J f Knox; agreeably to thc Act to reul:itj tt1(. c-,;, Chriim Or-iftrr r,..r .,n I Descents, Distribution and Dower;' hieh rea estate is as follows, to wit, lot acre ffCdp.d rate land, River Duchees. Town lots in the borough of Vinccnues So. ui--; uuuuuuuui iiiccin.i--M'. H, 100, I'd.-), 1", '3!1,00, 1m. undivided Graetcr and viz. -ItH) ! acre?, donation. No. I'.li 75 acres. h.i. tion, No. 1 1I; acres, location, No. ' T i 115 &. HC; 101) acres, donation, So. ILacres, locali-m, .No. 5,5; 130 acrcf! i ...,:.. v. in . ' ivvativuj ii. HLNKY UilOKAtV, Guardian for Europe (i racier. S. SMITH, Guardian for Frederick A. Grader. July 1.1, lSn.1 2l4it. TIN AND S1ILLT-1RON Li ANU FACT OR IT. 1 II A L a i.AKCt assortment cf TIN A lie. on tiaiul, which I v. ill sell at wholesale or retail lo tor CASH or PKODUCL, such a may suit. Job vvoik doneat short notice. N. SMITH. Yincesncs Jan. si, X332. 50 tf