Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 25, Number 10, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 March 1834 — Page 4

iJoetical aspltint

iJark -dealing power, around thy way The wrecks of human grandeur lay; Oblivion's waters cold and bl?.ck, 51 oil nnwanl iti thv gloomy track. And darkly hide from mortal ken. The traces where thy curse hath been. The proudest things that earth hath known. The gorgeous splendor of a throne. The crest and kingly diadem Thy peeiless arm hath scattered them: The power that shook tha world with dread. Lies crusUM beneath thy mighty treed. Successive years around thee How, Yet leave no traces on thy brow He ceding m:d destroying nil. As firmly new, thy footsteps fall, As when at first thv coum was given, And thy dread limits p.iaik'd by Heaven. Mysterious power! still deep and strong Thy tide of vearssh ill roll along. The sun si: all leave his heme on high! The moon and stats ot heaven slmll die; But thrvi "halt be the last to fall. Tin- conqueror and the rjul of dl.

finpg with the dc'tcn of finding some fa- . .. . . m

vnrahle point at which to hx his abode Qui commence the practice of his r,rfessifo, when he wn? accosted nc.r a village by mounted traveller, who mentioning that he was a planter of the county, invited the

voiin" advocate with all the freedom of

western hospitality to dine at hi- house the f.dlowins day. The invitation was accepted; and the eastern gentlemnn arriving at the mansion of the unknown host, found

a lanre party collected, the majority of

winch were well acquainted witli eacli

himself, and invited apparently in ttio srmie manner. The rii nncr however was

nA through with sociably enough, and all

felt that easy confidence in the fellowship and uood feeling of each other which is the

soul of pom! society. The host then rising, described briefly the state of the North-west frontier, and produced a commission from his pocket to raise a corps :,nd mnrrh nt imce thither. Thev Crilis-

tedtoaman: their entertainer providd

them on the spot with the necessary store and munitions, and the land of volunteer

started in a few hours on the inarch to their border. The name of (he noble host, was not

mentioned, but the eastern adventurer, who v. as elected a lieutenant on the spot, and soon after became a captain, was said to have been letter known since as cotoucl, general, governor, and lastly Air. Secketauv Cass.

ful kind, upcrior to the very be?t among us, for speed and endurance. The celebrated naturalist Mr. Audubon rode one of them more than three thousand miles continuously, without his loosing a meal or complaining a dav; and an intelligent officer writes tn Mr. Skinner, that "no one has observed th Osagcs galloping over

STOTIC3.

rrpAKENUPby Emanuel Jl Hull, in Vanc erhiirgh

county, Pigeon township, OITSSTBBR,

supposed to be seven vtars old, marked

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their boundless prairies, under their fervid th a crop and sbt in the left car and in sun, and maintaining this gait for hours, tjhe r1?!u car an imdcr slopc Valued at viewed their muscular and handsome steed S111 DavlJ KmShl anJ Thomas I. and compared his own jascd nag with tho Jonnon' bounding and restless animals around him, .,r ' J,P but has confessed the superiority of their February llNM. b .H

norses. ' inerace is supposcu to ue oe- tctsvv t v ivin VA ;

1 J X AM i t J .S A 1.1 M. a. ft.. A I

O COMPtAHCP

OF I.X90LVSCT.

Aril.i,n ef-rtr ttirnilfrfi

M W Mil - M

tnc cc eoratea Anna ousian norses 01

Spain, brought there by tho Moors, an

thence to Spanish Amertcan provinces. Arrangements have been made through the agency of several officers of the Army, to havc'H'tnc of the best of the kind selected and imported into this region, for the purpose of improving the stock

IESS PKOnATE COAHT

February 7Vrm,1831.

mticl Comer, Adm. &c. ol

Joseph btenenson, deed. I hill txn

vs t SOLVENCY.

The Creditors of said deed.

STATE OF INDIANA,) MARTI rfiOSATff COCHT,) February Tern, 1834.

John Shepard, Adm. of "

I eyton iAugiaas, flcco. vs. Tho Creditors of said

Vey ton Douglas, deed. J

rnHE said John Shcpard living file JJ his memorial in this court, shewing the condition of the said estate, nnd cmplaining that the personal property, (there being no real) is insufficient to pay tho debts and demands outstanding against it: It is therefore ordered, That the filing and

pendency of the said complaint be made

known to the creditors of the said Fey ton

Douglass, deceased, by a publication ol this order for six weeks successively, in the Western Sun, a weekly newspaper

published in Vincennr;. and that thev kT

ND now at this time comes the said

VV. complainant, by McJunJx in, his so- informed that unless thev notify tho

SKETCHES OF THE WEST. The intelligent correspondent o! N. Y.

American wrhesas follows from Monroe, in Michigan: The M-mroeitcs are driving people in their way. They are now building a steamboat of tho largest class, wlm h will cost not less Mian L"i,(KK), to pl directly between here and Buflalo, and this morning I saw launched a beautiful schooner, for the lake navigation. It was the first launch that had eer taken place at Mon

roe, and the occasion caused a general

INDIAN AVARS IX TTIE 1VF.ST. "An amusing incident whkh occurred in a second Indian expedition against

Wheeling, serves to bteak the gloomy uniformity of these chronicles. The house of Col. T.Hic, outside the fort, contained a supply of ammunition, and was garrisoned by seven or eight persons male and fe mile, besides his own family. He was

'determined to maintain it. 'I he savage

armv approached, and before tiii:iii upon the fort demanded the surrender of the house. A brief and well directed fire was thereplv. The women, as usual, mould

ed bullets, charged the guns and handed

The present eompiifation ef years erro

neous. "The recent eclipse of tho moon.

savs a foreign observer. has enabled us to prove, that our present computation is defective bv no less than three years.

Correctly speaking, the year 1S34 should

lienor, and files his bill of complaint, sta- said Administrator of the existence and

insulficicnt to pay the debts and demands the same, or a statement of tho nature, utstanding against the same, and pray- date and description of the contract or us

ing generally for relief; is therefore or- J sumpsit upon which the same may bo

tiered, on motion of the said complainant, founded, in the ofiice of the Clerk of this

that the creditors of said deceased be no- J court previous to the final distribution of

titled ot the hlin find nendenev of said I th ncot of th cstntp. of ih snid rVre

be lS;i7; f.r Joscphus tells us, that short- by puDncation jn thc Western Sun, a dent, such claims will be postponed in faly bclore the death nf Herod, during newspaper printed at Vincennes, for six vor of the claims of thc more deli-cnt

wnose fivfrnmeni u e cavio, r was mini, vvceks m succession ; and that unless such creditors. A copy Test,

mere occurreu ii wuiipsu m uio "M creditors notify the said complainant of

ino.uguioi mo i-.nur -n i m.uui , lJC existeucc and extent of their respecand it has been astronomically demonstra- tivc ciaiin, kv f.linrr tho n,no. or n in.

tod that this eclipse took place in the ment of thc nature," desciiption and date fmr'.h year prtccdmz the Christian com tlf the contract or assumpsit, upon which putation of tune, consequently, modem the Slimc lnav be foundcii :fl tllf! llir,rfi ot

i i .i ...i. I.. I . '

cnronoiugy is mree wuo.o jcurs iu cnor. the Ck,rk ,)f tjlis COUft prcvunJS to ,lC fi.

nal distribution of the assets of said de-

i.biia iv. iluoiuks, Uik: m.f.c. by, S. L. HALliEItT, Deputy. February lf, 1831. 5-t

THE STEAM EOAT

We. SYLPH, -- Capt. Ro. Tablltot,

o vv,u,cui Mm uu iu9ifui w in i u ii'ii piv curing tno season as a

h.iiu. hii ..v.i v,,.... ..v.. navoroi tae claims ot tlie more deligcnt y y

turnout ol the inhabitants, who hurried to ;them to the men, enabling them to fire Xyith

I so much vivacity , as to cause the assail

ants to recoil. By night they attempted to fire the house. A savage craw led to the kitchen, and while waving i brand iu the air, to kindle a fire so as to communicate.

nt, received a shot troin a black man,

old acquaintance in goou circumstances, a crcditors. A copyTest.

lew days since, to borrow nine sfumngsA JonN VANTKCKS, CIA: n.r.c.

ana as an ap.uogy ior mo appuciiiiuii, Mt- February 15, 1S3-1. 5-0t

1 . I . 1.1 I I. I,.

ted mat, niinougn sne uau consiueraoie

debts outstanding, she had not been able STATU OF INDIANA,

to raise a stiver since the removal ot the daviess thohatk t ouRT

deposites. Boston Post.

acei-

thespot.a mile or two t fi. upon horses d

every variety of appearance. There yvas the bulluccked French pony and his scraggy-looking Indian cousin, the sleek spongy-looking Ohio horse and the clean-limbed quiiJklv Catherine Kentuckian, guliop-

int lK?twcen the swift but shutliin; Illinois which sent him yelling away.

pnrer and the high acticued tight looking jdent which promised the s;iags success, ISeu Y u'k imtter. Everyone rode as if j operated in favor of the beseigeJ. A fr a wager-and when we drew our reins (small bo.t from Frt Piti, oound to the the talk about horrr !Wh superseding al- j falls of ihe Oiiio, loaded with cannon balls, ri.'4C th.e iutcreft of hv; schooner, shewed lput to shore at Wheeii :g. It was steered tha' the Mnreites, like Ca'iiie .nd N.jby one man wb , though slightly wounded Vordv , deserve to be celebrated for their reached the ton. Th" beat of course fell judnrnent in these matters. ( into the hands of the savages. They had A very goo-': jmm! full band of Amateur ; b.ui? iu al undandee, and a single cotinou 3Insiriinscomped of lX'.-pet 'able privatt ;yvoui;i have enabled them to l atter dow n

individuals ot the viMajjt-, came at lust j the pasisndes. iecessity wnn the reu, ns upon he ground, iiul changed tho sub- t with the w hite race, is the mother of inven ject t the name of the new vcvsel which Itiun. A h dlow Uvs was procured with a several wanted to alter be fere laurichinir, ; ca ity ifcaliere as nearly fifing the balls from the hrteknied one of the Di:oa to ihe ' as they couhl find. To render the new more characteristic sound of Tecmneh, ; piece of ordinance safe, they adopted the the spot being so celebrated in the uenury ' ingenious expedient (X applying chains of that Treat chief. uYui knew Tecum-i they oittuined fretn a blacksmiths shop seh then sir,1 said I to an old get;t!eman, : hard by, and, only twisted them around who, I yvas informed, hftd been field officer . either end ol the wooden cannon. It wa during thc late war, andenr.ged in sever-J thu hcai!y ch;uiie!, and pointed towards al battles. ul did sir, and he was as j the palisades. Their imaginations )T thorough a tree.t'etr.an and as high tvned 'settling the walls battered dow n, and thenv an officer as' any in the BriMsh service.' : selves entering to apply the tomahawk amt The chief, you know, actually held his : scalping knife, they applied fire. Like commission "as a general officer itumcii-i the over harmed gun of lludibras, the ateh from thc king. "What ito you think wooden mchief blew into a thousand then sir, of hi massacre upon this spot I j fragments, killed a nam! er, wounded more remitted. "The barbarity of that act, ir, and left the surviors standing in mate aswas only 'in accordance with Indian ideas j tonihment at the folly of meddling with of warfare. The disgrace of it attaches ; tho iu cottons of ihe white men. entirely to the linjilish officer (Proctor.) ! kl Aasperated to frenzy , they turned from who permitted, peibaps sanctioned, the j the dis' onfuure of the h ; cannon to the atrocity. Tiie old ot'ieers blood seemed j issault rf the house. A deadly lire again to kindle anew as he dwelt open that . horii c"tntelled them to re ire. Meanwhile hie slaughter of a force which had capitu- j the ammunition was failing, and unless u lated on honorable terms. with a fill roli-1 supply could le obtained the house must nnee on the foe lor protection. I asked i vied. It was proposed that some one hoajd bim about the sick and wounded, who were 1 make a sally among the savages, and burnt M in the hospital or shot to death as jbrit g from the fort a keg of powder. thev rati shttok'oe; ihro"gli the flames. "I jThouth the enterprise was forlorn, volutt

1. when the leers ottered to assume it. A

Xym, and the Footpad. Corporal Nym cliuiib to his cash (when he nets any) like a paragrapltist to v "sh'-cking accident," or a broker to his "premium.''1 The other

dav while travelling from Boston to Lowell, he w as slopped by a footpad, who demanded his money, in the politest terms imaginable. "My dear sir, quoth thc

Corporal, "vou are barking up the wrong

saplitiL!. You don t know me, I presume.

"I have not tho honor.'' "Well, then, lam a printer!'1

The footpad wa off. "1) d dry pick

ing then, I kuow l1 Lowell Fimes.

Short vs. Long. Says Long to Short,

''how are ye, lop?' "io;,- repeated

Short, "I hud rathor be as small as a top, than long enough to rccjuire si hours to oi asleep all orcr. "You had ha ? Well.

I had rather be ten hours idling to sleep.

than so short as to be obliged to mount a

cabbage-leaf to hiccup." Bost.Fo&t.

An eccentric w ho used to say that it

wasn't w icked to lie, swear, cheat or steal, and that he could prove it by scripture. Thus, it was not wieked to lie on a bed ; to swear to the truth; to cheat the devil, or

to steal from bad company, A country clergyman was boasting o

bavins been educated at two colleges.

"You remind me, said an aged divine

. . i i 1 1' . i

oi an lusrunce i kuom , oi a can mat sucked two cows?' "What was the consequence?" said a third person. "Why, replied the old gentleman, very gravely, "the consequence was that ho was a very meat calf.1 A visi'or to Surgeon's Hall, lately re maTke ),wlrMi show n a number of dwarfs, vV:e. preserved in alcohol, "Well, 1 never th Might that thccYutl could be in such spirits.''

saw their bones, tie rep. ten,

ruins w ere sti 1 rt ent. Irro.e on with the corps of Kednk ins vhi h 'dvanced soon utter inio litis country ae.d subsequ atl so eagerly avenged their com: try men at the battle of the Thames. 1 walked to the spot where the

lte, with several

voting sis-

ler of Coi.Ziuo, who had j ist returned from a boarding school in INiibid'dphia, yv;. o.ie of the number. When reminded of the advantage of lleetness and force which a m m wou.d have over her, the heroine rep'oed, "that tbeb stof a woman would be I os- teli,arraugiiig her dres fir the

A met their

others. Hichard M. Johnson was one of purpoe.-he i conded towards tlu fort. The the number. We looked into the pit, and I esteger under their uaMve impili-e, stt-od

c wild -see me charred t ones and uiMiiom- wrapped m aoeuraiieH, ne.ii outy Aciattn

Regular Packet between Cincin

nati and Lafayette, touching at the inter mediate ports.

The SYLPH is vcrv light draught, and

to enable her to prcceed at the low stages of water, a small keel boat will be kept

ready at the mouth of thc Wabash. Her cabins have been newly fitted up, and the

boat being in excellent order, oilers a si

penor conveyance for both goods and pas

senders.

W. D. JONES, Agent, Cincinnati.

J. C. BUCKLES, " Louisville,

February 8, 1831. 3-tf LOUISVILLE, Drugs, Medicines, $c. Q RUPERT y LINDEXB URGER,

Main, Sd door cast of 5th cross St., Louis'

ville, Ivy. sign of the Golden Mortar, and opposite the Union Hall.

jfi-AVIXG entered extensively into thjfr

February Term, 1S31.

William Bratton, Administrator, and Ma

ry Routt, Administratrix, &c. of George

11. Routt, deed. s

vs. A

The Creditors of said Estate, v

HILL OF INSOLVTNV

A M) now at this time crnc the said

V complainanst,hy Mc.Jvnlin, their so

licilor, and files their bill of complaint,

stating mat thc estate of the said deceased

is insufficient to pay the debts and de

mands oustandini! against the same, and

praying generally f jr relief: It is therefore

on motion, ordered by the eourt, 1 hat the

creditors of the said decascd be notified

of the filing and pendency of said bill by

publication in the Western bun, a news

paper printed at Vincennes, frsix weeks

1.1. I I Y

in succession; anu mat, unless such creu-j Tl&TTf1 T57TC5TTCf0 itors notify the said complainants of the AMJSf CUOdAi3y

existence and extent of their respective j in all itj variety, respectfully solicit tiro

claims bv filing thc same, or a Ftatement patronage ot country Merchants, Phvsi

of the nature, description and date of the cians and dealers generally, assuring them

contract or assumpsit upon w hich thc same that all orders entrusted to them, bv letter

may be founded, in the ofitceof the Clerk or in person, shall receive the most strict

of this court, previous to a final distrihu- and prompt attention, and all Medicines

tion of thc assets ot the estate of the said warranted to be of the best quality.

deceased, such claims will kc postponed in N. B. R. y L. having made a rransrc-

mcnts to receive direct importations of Drugs, &c. will be able to sell on as reasonable terms as any house in thc western country. January 31, 1S3I. 2 llw DRUGS & itfJlCnS. DR. J. MADDUX

AS just received and now openings in thc house formerly occupied bv

Dr. E. McNamee, a new and fresh supply

rauus, uiis, ivieaicincs,

favor of the claims of the more delicnt

creditors. A copy Tost, JOHN V ANTUEES, Clk. n.r.c. February li, IS! A fMt

SCT.

Why-

is a

drunken

black man like a

bruised whiteone? l)e give it up? Because hes black and blue Two cats and a mouse, tw o w ives in one house, two dogs and a bone, never agree

in one.

hcred limbs ar. i

bodies, plainly

the deepest corses

sometimes half burnt ed, a s--:av

' ! Will '1 I 1

11 - a "

WhetWi rrived

V IV" M

The men muttered ! at the fort, I VI. JSilas Zatie, who com-

Cot. .!. sp.'ke not a ; mande A the f - t , !i led a tabic eh:h yvith

ke ot powder, bound u

verd lad the tears rained trotn in e es , the contents id awe

like w ater, an i furnitii: aw ay. he ec! iim rovtud her waist and sent lorth this fair

and admirable Umswcinan on her glorious i m - i i : . . i . . c .

errand. i ne riiiaus uiseo oi nig me

ject of her misivo, w ere oo bigcr chain

ed.

ed into inaction bv the daring of the

smtaw !: Bat she escaped untouched thr uiuh the yh de volley of balls, and reached th l?r in safety. A party soon

abler relieved the fori and rai

. t ' . t t i i-

" I here lies tne oest oto.a t i ientocKv, . ft k i

no ami out like water. I hue given as nearly as I can the very word of the eteran Cobmel in liosribini this sad specta,.j0 Of the ttH young men mu.V' ied ber, the greater part were stu--dent-at law, young physicians, and mrchan's, and the sons of opulent b'nt.ers, and iu shori. the very flower of the youth of; Keiv'ik "lbe on ent tlirew tb whole of i that state mocv ;rnin:. Speakieg if the r ,.:os who were eoaverncd in the eariv Cp tions ot these reaions, I have heard a trt d rof iotreling accounts from dif A ivnl 1 ergons of thv f rmntt ai of heeral ;

ccii Due hee, ihough I may very ' hoist s ol thc prairie, south west tit Cann, bU io 'ry u t u'c.dl the particulars, toument tubson. 'l'he horses that are ". 1 ..." 1. :. ... t . . I r- , 1 J ... I 1 .1

xtd. Mill ' i mo on iuo u. oi anotn- ton no running un iu nerus uor mar

A graduute ast country , extending v.ctward to the

w ho K clv m . ttttain, or in the p- scs-ion ot

Q VtT. accounts and notes due Tavlor

vV, Watson, are placed in the hands

o Nitmiel 1 1 1 1 1 t r settlement all those interested yvill please call and settle, to save costs. TAYLOR & WATSON. March 10, 1SU. S 3t

TAKEN UP

(f sN the'd of Fehrit.til 1 . 1 Mil

X. rv !-., uv i nom

as C. Stewart, living in Clay township, ikc coun

ty Indiana, one dark bay m.irc. si vears

old, tourteen and a half hands high, no

mm.

sed the sk-r0 , olbcr marks or brands perceivable; ap ' j praUed to fifteen dollars bv Jacob Ere

The American Turf Register for January, which made it appearance regularly on the firs?,t oataiu a letter addressed bv thetdttor J. S.Skiuuet, l.,to Gen. Gratiot, of the United State Army, on

ho importance of procuring thc best wild

deric and George Tray lor, this Sth dav of

i .March, l'U. I do certify the above tube

ot inv est ray

Chancery.

a true copy

book,

cr. I w t'l yen'ure to repeat.

c U i It uti t d,e

2-aO oee . tec tdly a'.ie tt d b h- at, a-i the t . j;e chiefs are represent-d t all Alii-gi hrouh: laie f Kentucky s per-. accounts Vi of the finest and must pov

SEUASTIAN CONCJEIl, J.P. Marek It). lvM. n ;it

TLN AM) Slir.ET-lKDN

HAVK a i.akgk assortment of TIN j WAKE o;i hind, which I Mill sell at

whoh-Mk' or retail low for CASH or PUO-!

IKl I such a may suit. Jol wot k done at .-rt notice. ' N, SMI I'll. Yiuccanes, Jau. 21, 183J. 0 tf

STATE OF INDIANA, Vanderburgh eottnty.

PKOHATil COUUT O I VANPEKnuKnir eorMT

Fcbruary Xwn, 1 b3 1 .

William Anthony'

. v Elijah KirTi V rthr

A Nl) it now TKrk-ncarin.T to the sat

isfaction oficourt that Berry Anthony, CiarissIobytsrhomas J Dobyns, WrnrriclfIc(iary, lianuSIcGarv, Jonathan Miliary, Mutthcw Talbott, John P. MvricK. IViscilla .Mvrick, Micajah Alsop and Thomas Alsop, defendants in this cause are not residents of this state, On motion of thc said Elijah Kinz, it is ordered, that the said IJcrry Anthony, Clarissa Dabyn", Thoma J. Dibyns, Warrick McCJary, Daniel Mc(iary, Jonathan Mofiary, Matthew Talbott, John P. Myrick, Prneilla Myrick, Micajah Alsop and Thomas Alsop. be and appear here on or before the first day of thc next term of this court, and answer the matter and things contained in thc interrogatories in the answer of thc said Elijah King, exhibited against them, or the matters and things -'terein contained yvill be taken as confessed against them accordingly. And it i further ordered, that this cause be continued until the next term of this court, and that notice of the pendency of this Hill, Answer, and Interrogatories, be en by publication of this order lojr weeks successively iu some public newspaper of this state. Copy Attest. W. T. T.JONES. Clerl: By.. ii. JONES, d.c. 'March 8, IS:U. 7 h

TO PRI2XTTHRS. HE undersigned continues to manu-

Jlye-Stuffs, e);c. Together with a variety of PATENT E3EDZCINES, So celebrated for the cure of Scrofula or Kings Evil, Tetterous Eruptions on tho Skin, IlhumatismandGout,aII Sprains & Biuiscs, Colds, Coughs & Consumption, Dispepsia, disease of the Liver, Worms, Bowel Complaiuts, Fever aud Aue, Soro Eyes, and almost every other disease incident to the human family. All of which are warranted genuine, and will be sold o the most reasonable terms. Vincennes, Nov. 20, 18JJ3 1 1 tr FOR SJBlLK IT WISH to sell my Tavern Stand, now L occupied by Col. Alexis IeRoy, situ

ated on Market ?trcct,in the borough of Vincennes; also tb&

Jlnd Two Lots

formerly owned by I. C. Johnson; stttT, ated at the cast end of Market street, in tho borough aforesaid. The Tavern Stand is in a healthy am? nleasant nart of ihe fKiroo-rh? m.t tb. rwtK

facturc the Franklin Printing Pr(ss.er house ivel! ralculatil far ,;,..

Ho has for sale several second b uul Stans-j ,amilv aa likewise in a pleasant and bury and Ilamac Presses. Also, Chases hcalthv situation. )f all sizes. Composing Sticks. Brass .

i ui luitiici o.iii.uiar,incjuireoi i. 1 . Ellis, Eqr. and Zachariah Pull iarn. both

living in inccnnes. n. JOHNSON. Vincennes, Ind. Marcii 15, 1833 7" tf; OF EVEUY DESCIUPTIOX. DtfNE WITH DLSPATCa T TKU vTFKF,

Utile, Gallies, Copper mmld, Inking rollr Xrr Art All iS u.liirli !. iniu.lu

1 1 . r. .1 ... ! living in inccnnes.

. "I'm itii ani iiiit'in inr 1 lit nrriwii. 1 -

modatioti of tha-craft. Hi establishment is on the corner of Elm and Eighth streets. SAMUEL S. DICKSON. CincinnatiiXow 30,