American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-07-04
A WESTERN HERMIT.

About IL miles above the junction Of Spoon and
Illinois rivers, Immediately the bank OF the for
mer, there has been living, for three years past a
man who had entiI ely secluded himself from the
world, and dwells in the midst of the wilderness a.
lone and upwards OF 60 miles from the residence oil
any human being His name is Davidson, he is a
physician, was formerly surgeon in the U. States
army, and was pupil to the celebrated DIR. Rush.
He has number of medical books, two guns and
dog, and quantity Of clothing. He has erected
himself small hut, and has about an acre OF ground
IN cultivaion-at the back OF his garden Spoon
river, in which he has fish trap. His food is wild
turkeys and other game, FISH, and the produce Of his
garden. He appears dspleased at the sight of a
human being
My informant saw him at his residence being
impeiled by curiosity to visit him, and inquired OF
hin particularly the cause OF his strange seclusion
lie said he had done SO, and would do so ever, to
Keep clear OF the wreched white people. His father
lives In Pennsylvania, and he has received many
sohcitous letters from him and other friends to re-
turn, but he has never answered one, and declares
it to be his determination to remove from his pre-
sent situation as soon as the whites approach too
near him. AS soon as his present stock of clothing
wears out, he says he will dress himself in skins.
Indiana Gaz
Solomon Southwick, Esq. of Albany. proposes to
publish poem by subscription, TO be entitled The
Pleasures Of Pouerty'--the price not to exceed so
cents. The following is the motto:
''Sweet are the uses of adversely,
Which like the toad, ugly and ycnomous,
Wears yet precious jewel in his head"
SHAKESPEARE.
" Let me embrace these sour aiyersitics
For wise men say it is the wsest course"
IBID.
Although we don't much like subscription pa
the CO pd
tor this work as soon as we can find paper. We
know very we'll what poverty is; but we have never
vet known the pleasures of it. When we ascertain
that there are such pleasures and what they arc
shall probably rank amongst the happirst OF NOR
tails. Mr. 5 is known to be man Of talents and
genius, and we hope on more accounts than one,
that every body will subscribe for this book. The
poor should buy ii for present comfort and the rich
because they know not how soon they may want
some consolation OF the kind. Com. .idC.
COMMON DRUNKARDs.--A law has lust
passed the Connecticut Legislature, and is appro-
we'd by the Governor, which provides that idle and
drunken persons be publicly posted; that all who.
sell spirits to such persons be fined 81 for each
offence, and it sold by licensed retailer OF taver-
ner, ms license to be Immediately declared null and
VOID The trial may be had before any justice Of
the peace, from whose decision there is to BIZ no
appeal.
Expulsion Of Gun-Pomdsr. Portsmouth,
IN. III 'urna states, that Wagon, containing
'everal casks OF gunpowder, stopped the landing
In lover, that the person having it in barge started
cask and strewed quantity on the ground that
a isa procured coal OF fire and touched the loose
powder, which communicated to the straw in the
wagon, and that the whole exploded. It is said
that four persons were seriously injured as likewise
the horses, and some Of the buildings adjacent