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American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19
THE INDIAN SUMMER.


Indians Vars q the West.'
As connected with the history of the Indian wars
of the western country, il may MT be anss to give
an exploitation OF the tel m Indian Summer.'
Tins e&pression like many others, has continued
in genera! notwithstanding It's original import
has been forgotten "A Oackwoodsman seldom
heats this expression without feeling chill Of hor.
ror, because brings his mind the painful recol-
lection OF its original application. Such is The force
Of the faculty oil association III human nature.
The reader must here BE- reminded, that during
the long continued Indian wars sustained by the
first settlers Of the western country tbey enjoyed no
peace excepting in the winter season, when owing
Ito the severity Of the weather, the indians were
unable to make their excursions into The settlements
The onset Of winter, was, therefore, hailed as ubi
lee by the early inhabitants of the country vito
Throughout the spring and The early part o the ial
had been he mined up in their little uncomto' table
o's and subjected TO ali the lstresses CT the Indian
war.
| AT the approach of winter therefore the farmers
lexceplng the owner oil the fort. removed TO iheir
farms, with the joyful feelings OF tenant oil pri'
son. recovering his ielease from confinement
All was hustle and hilarity il preparing Tor wi0ter,
by gathering in the coru digging potatoes iatten
| ing hogs and repairing the cabins. To our tore
fathers, the gloomy months of NiGtsr were more
pleasant than the zephyfs Of spring and the flowers
of May
| 1t however sometimes happent that alter thr ap
PAT ent onset oil winter. the weather became warm
The smokey time commenced aud lasted Tor on
siderable number of days. This was the lndiar
summer, because it afforded the Indians an"ther OPP
porlunity of visiting the settlements with their de
strucuse warla,e. The melting oil the snow sad
dened every countenance, the warmth Of the sui
billed every heart with horror. The lear OF an
oher visit from the Indians, aud OF being driven bach
to the detesed tort was painful in the higest degree
and this distressing apprehension was ilequentI,
realized.
| Toward the latter part of February, we common
lily had fine spell of open warm weather, during
which The STOW melted away. This was denom
mated the " Pawwawing days !" from the supposilior
that the Indians were then holding their war coun
ellis for the purpose oi planning their spting cam
paigns into the settlements Sad experience taught
US That in this conjecture we were not often mistaken
| An extensive work entitled American Entomo
logy or description Of the insects OF North Amer
ca" has been undertaken by Professor Say, OF the
Pennsylvania University. 1t will be completed il
| five volumes octave illustrated with coloured plates
d,awn by the Professor price five dollars the vol
June.
/! superb square Piano, of unrivalled elegance o
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19
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American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19
FEATHERS.

M FRESH supply Of the best SOUTHERN
csa FEATHERS Just received, and for safe al
No. Ill yIGrhet st.
AprIl 2. JOHN X, BKINIkLE.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-11-06
IS /


and might, in all material points, be false aud de-
ccptiNc.
Thus matters now rested | went occasionally to
the cottage The Drlamcres were always glad to
sc me. Mary was rather more reserved than former
". She seemed hurt that should treat her with the
last coi'incss, or thought she seemed SO. re-
member once She called me to her as she sa, in
Little bower had three years before built for her
N the garden, and attempted to say something =
but the first word futcrcd on her tongue and She
i,rrst into tears. had no command of nysclf-I
could not speak, and walked hastily away. They
were then preparing her wedding dress Jacque-
Inc avoided me in public, and had always treated
me with great distance when he met me at the cot
tA5e reflected on these things, and at last re-
solved to visit there no more. The resolution cost
me struggles but once made, persisted in it for
ne time. Mary taken sick shortly afterwards,
md the wedding was put off in consequence She
recovered slo" LIVERY slowly. Some feared she
was gradually sinking into decay &; and as her
'eauty wasted away, and her spirits seemed to be
wholly dsslpatcd, sometimes heard surmses that
At least portion of the disease had its seat in her
mind. These sunk deep i'll my heart, but endur-
d in silence
Naturally fond of hunters life, and the forests
Aftoid'nS great abundance Of game, was induced
under all these circumstances, to devote a console
able portion of my time to this amusement, be-
'ause discovered that nothing had great ten
dcncy to dspe the melancholy found stealing up-
on me, as the active, busy, and bracing sports of
The held and forests. 1t about this time that a
singular accident occurred to me- wounded a
deer early one morning among the broken ridges
that terminate the boundaries of the Munccv hills
and pursuing 1t many miles to the North East final
ly lost the track amid the giant precipices Of the
Bald Mountains. Fatigued and thirsty wandered
along deep rayine in search of water and came at
last to the mouth Of an enormous cavern. which
opened at the base of a mighty pyramilic pile of
mountainous rocks, whose summit seemed to pcne-
rate the clouds. | entered it distance of about
hlrty feet and found the aperture grew narrow and
descending, lstened-the FAINT dripping of water
heard, and the GOODNESS and humidity of the air
bespoke a SPRING at no great dlstalicc.-Prompted
" thirst, and romantic desire to explore the hid
len recesscs to which this passage led, collected
a bunch of pine torches applied to my flint and
matches, and having fired the splntered wood, care
FULLY descended with my rife in one hand and the
light IN the other TO guard, alike, against the wild
beasts who might have made this trigAttul abode
rcuSc, and the intricac,es OF the unknown passage
When had penetrated the cavern to the distance
Of about sixty feet, it appeared branch off in two
directions; tnc descent became greater and the
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-11-06

| been the means of conveying deep wound to her
feelings; but that was to be permitted to
ask her forgiveness, or tell her when was diving
now much longed tor her happiness. Lost, lost
forever-the sepulchral gloom around me seemed
to speak out the words. | tried then to COMPOSE
myself and think Of heaven, the angels, and the
mysterious Deity but my mind ftvered, dis
tltcted' sunk beneath the fierceness of nv des
par that rived, and gashed, and frittered away nv,
| heart
At last kind of dreaming stupor fell upon me.
thought stood on mountain top alone, and look
ed abroad upon desoate world, from which pes
thence had swept all life. The sky was full Of
stormy Clouds that gathered blacker and blacker
until they burst in one tremendous peal of thunder
and the mountain sunk with me thousand miles into
the earth, and the rocks and hills, and rivers closed
III mighty mass above me. felt that my limbs
and body were crushed, and vet that could not die
There seemed to be dark open space, above me
and my fAvorite dog looked over the brink. and
ho"led most plteously. i tried to speak to him.
but death had paralyzed my tongue. I next fan
cled myself dead, and that nv soul was doomed tn
this dismal prlson-housc ten thousand wears. Ora
dually all these frghtfu phantasies subsidized bu,
my mind was lost | seemed to have Slept an age
when suddenly, pain, and distressing heart SICK
ness took possession of mel strugg!ed-my ewes
opened, and found my self III rude log hui. ny
only human attendant a care worn old woman was
stretched upon the floor, and my two faithful dogs
sat by my SIDE, anNiously looking in my face
they no sooner saw tins appearance Of returning
llfe' than they demonstrated their ga,ness by every
act IN their powerfully fawncd upon me, and lick
ed my hands and feet, and barkcd fori 10Y
was soon able to sit up and converse The wo-
man told me, that my dogs, whom remembered
to have left at the mouth Of the cave when enter
ed It, had come to her hut, two miles distant from
the spot, and by their behaviour induced her to fol
low them. They led to the cave, with every nart
OF which she was acquainted and with their as
sstancc she found me apparently feless aftcrE had
been there sixteen hours. | had entered it bv the
wrong aperture, and had fallen twenty feet From
the place where lay, however, there was an open
ing which had not found in the dark, and which
led INTO an upper cavity, through which she had
dragged me and conveyed me to hcs cabin re.
covered rapidly by her attention. and was soon on
my feet AGAIN. She seemed to be naturally a wo
Of kind heart but found her bitter against NV
sex. When offered to fix her in a more comfort
able situation if She would so with me 70 the village
she scontullv replied that she preferred her soil
tude-t was hers by choice. My offers of compen
satlon rendered her morosc an unconversblc she
refused to communicate one particular Of her life
except that She had lived in that abode two wears
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-11-06


gan to think of returning. paused here to exa-
NINE my situation, arched in on every side with
rocks dripping with moisture, behind me a faint
and distant CLEAN of light from the mouth of the
cave, and before me dark and narrow passage,
chilled with cold, though it warm day in Au-
gust, a kind of enthusiasm even then came oycrm.
resolved to descend yet little further Perhaps
did not examine the footing with sufficient care
| scarcely knew how it was. | rccullcct taking a
few steps forward, when suddenly stone on which
stood gave way. fell, the distance | know not
The first sensation rccollect was belief that the
mountain had fallen in and buried me beneath its
foundation the next that it was a momcntarv,
fearful, dcllrOus dream. But awoke had been
stunned by the fall. My torch had gone out and
found myself in darkness most horrible, blackera
thousand times than had ever witnessed or con-
Ceved. NV first effort was to feel whether the
foundation | stood on firm, the next was to
raise my and search in every direction for
means OF escape. 1t was in vain. had fallen down
perpendicular rock, many, many feet. thought
then struck Inc that perhaps there might be some
other passage which would lead me out In one di-
recton CROPPED my way few feet, but was met bv
flood of water which stopped my progress. turn
cd in another and another, and at last found mar
row passage, through which / attempted to force
my self, but it seemed to grow more narrow was
obliged to return.
Hope now forsook me. was already chilled to
the heart, and the water dropped on me perpetual
", cold as the winter rain from the arch above. |
sat down on the wet stones. and catherine all my
strength, sent forth shrek for help, so loud, and
shrill, and piercing, that thought the echoes would
be eternal-the cry seemed to come back in every
dolorous, and anguished, and heart-rending tone
In my frenzy thought had fallen into the caverns
of the lost, and that the shrieks of million fends
tearing my soul in atoms. At last the voices
died away but the silence that followed was scarce
y less horrible. Now felt what it was to be cut
suddenly off from all the hopes of lfc-to pass by a
rapid and ghtful transition from the possession of
health and youth-tiom every hope, and from all
the pursuits OF pleasure, to that unricd existence
beyond the grave. The world with its sunny skies,
its green fields, and variegated forests-its loves
its friendships, its alluremcnts seemed now closed
forever my sight there remained only the SLOW,
and ort,Iing, and namccss agonlcs of dissolution
and these were to be endured unseen, unpitied
and alone, far down in the bowels of the earth
where mountains were piled above me, and where
my body must remain till the last hour glass of time
Oh thought how sweet death itself would be, if
my eyes could grow dim beneath the light of the
sun, my quiverng lips be moistcne,l by human
breath Now, too, thought of home and friends,
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
FROM CALCUTTA.

New YoRx Feb. l6.-Ne are inde5t.
ed to the supercargo of III. brig Bramin,
for complete file of the Cslcniia Journal
from the Isl OF Augu., ~ tive iUth oi Sep
tember, inclusive. After an attentive ex-
animation we do not had any thing OF par
ticuIsr moment. The inundations in the
Upper Provinces had done very great da-
mage, particularly to indigo -rirhoot,
ons ut The safest indigo districts in the
Country. had bern completely ruined.
fne cholera uorhus W as raging with viz
c'"nce in some parts of India.
Calcutta. Sept. 10 We have receiv-
ell letters tr:n The Upper Provinces, men.
t'hn'ug the heavy raius ~ the regions a.
b,ve having flooded the rivers. several
hundred villages have been inundated by
hs!uge which swept away many OF our
feIluw creatures and destroyed houses and
property 10 agreat extent. The price ot
grain had risen in consequence, and II Is
even asserted that pVents were disposing
OF their offspring TO preserve themselves
AMI children from starvation. Inc corn
dealers taking advantage OF the distressed,
had advance their prices and CUmmeDC-
Ell a system at toresialling.
Letters from Nuldea and PafDa give
the most lamentable accounts OF me Ell
:ects Of the lac inundatiOns. Nuddea is
completely overwhelmed, and at Patna
the native population is reduced 10 great
state of misery by The destruction OF their
hats, ana have Consequently been Obliged
10 take To boats. Jelinghy has risen to
an unparaIl, led 6eigat; the Kishnsgsr and
the surrounding districts are one entire
sheet OF water, aud the lima oitants are 10
The ane state as those at Paina
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
A RIVER ON FIRE.

SPARTA, (Ten.) Jsa. 24--On Saturday
evening last, We witnessed a very novel
and interesting spectacle, al the Salt Wells
belonging to Mr.. Denton, on the Calf Xii.
Ter river, about three miles above this vIl-
lage. Rumor, with her hundred tongues,
bad been SO very active on the occasion,
as to prepare US for the exhibition of some
thing very curious, from hearing it pro.
claimed ON all sides The River is on fire!'
Determined to see tor ourselves, we mount
ed our Nag at 8 2. M. and rode to this
scene OF wonder.
As we approached within two miles OF
the Wells, our attention was suddenly y. ar.
rested, by seeing corruscatioDs of light
quvering on the edge of the horizon, which
was ilumined with an unsteady, Pickering
glare. Arrived at the spot, scene pre-
sented itself, that almost beggars descrip.
ton. A column of fire nearly 40 feet in
height, assembled from near the middle OF
the river, here about fifty yards wide, H.
Illuminating surrounding objects within the
distance OF two hundred yards.
We were informed by Mr.. Denton, that
in boring Tor Salt Water The preceding
day, they had suddenly struck upon a
VEN oI SulpnuTeOuS Gas' ~niCn, III as
cending, found another vent than the tube,
through rock in the bed of the river,
forcing passage through the surrounding
waters, which boiled with considel able
violence round the place of its escape
A torch,was then cautiously applied which
quickly communicated to the Gas, and a
blaze inconceivably grand burst upwards
TO the height mentioned, apparently from
the very bed of the river. The cloud a.
bove the blaze exhibited mixture Of CO.
lors beautiful hey ond description, and a
Vuddy dismal light, gave to various oh.
jects the hues OF green and red, yellow
and blue. For two elements so adverse in
their nature, thus 10 associate and COM
mingle as it were, presented such an ano
maly, as. for the moment annihilated all
idea, that fire and water delighted in Sc
psration. ReO,eg.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21

To the kindne., Of commercial friend
We are indebted for file of tue Gibral.
tar Chronicle 10 the Esd Dece N Ler inc!u.
sive. AiAsiy examination o, its conte nts
does not present us Win any inte;ligenc &C
OF uomsnl, which has not been; 30 store le>
ceived through other channels.
[Bat .american.
e. LISBON, Dec 5.-GoSeInment have re-
fused to admit, 10 deposit, several cargoes
OF foreign wheat and rye at present In
this barbor. and ordered the vessels to
leave it at the expiration OF the term
granted by the Transit Laws
*By late arrivals from Lisbon il ap.
pears that upwarttGf 100 vessels will, 10
consequence OF this determination of the
Portuguese government, be under the ne
cessity Of leaving the Tsgus iu quest Of
other markets.
[Gibraitar Chronicle Dec. &c.
Markets dull at St. Johns eth Jan. for
all kinds OF American protuCe-Aour IL
dollars. There had beenheavy rains, and
it was expected the sugar caue would be
injured.
Markets at ST. Pierres and Point Petre,
Jan 29lh, dull for American produce ex>
cept fish, which were in demand.
Markets at Port Spain, Trinidad, 10th
Jan. dull for American produce, and the
produce OF the island high and scarce
Martial law was still in force.
CRAVEN P. LucKErT, of Kentucky, has
been appointed by the President OF the u.
States, with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, one Of the Commissioners of Land
Claims under the Floridsy Treaty, in the
place Of James P. Preston resigned.
Nat Int.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
Attention!

"HE ALEXANDRIA INDEPENDENT BLUES
l. will parade at the market square, on
Saturday slst. al 9 o'clock, A. in COM
memoralion of The Eirth Day of me Illus
tr,ous Washington. PuncIuality is par'i>
cu!arIy requested. The roll will be called
at 9 o'clock precisely, and absentees fined.
BY order of the CAPTAIN,
febI7 w. D MUTT, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
Notice.

THE members Of the .llerandrin Ii.
Il brary Company will please TO take
notice, that an election Tor President g.
eleven direc: ors, will be held al the libra
~ ronm, Monday the 10th inst. between
the bours of 0 and g O'clock.
WIN. q. CRANCH, Librarian.
feb 10 2a2W
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
ALIXANDRlA:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1924.

We are requested TO state, that the ar
range,uentS OF the PericIeau Society, will
NJ; in =. re, IN any manner, with those
O, the Washington. Tie former will
NAVE with the military, at 10 o'clock pre-
c..ely, to the First Presbyterian church,
and at the conclusion Of the Grafton, a
collection will be taken up to aid the OPP
pressed and suffering Greeks, they will
then return in time to move with the lat
ier. -.
1, is contemplated 20 construct Canal
from Lake Michigan 10 the Illinois. 1t j,
proposed to be cut through a country most
iayorahiy conditioned in every respect
and 10 lie 80 miles in length.
The S,ate.House at Vandalia, has been
consumed by FIRE. The furniture of the
house, and of the Masonic Lodge, the
books and implements ct the receiver OF
public monies, we're destroyed.
The government OF Colombia has
authorized a loan OF 3O,000,0O0 Loans,
% certain extent, are supposed by many
TO strengthen government.
The pres ent king Of + rance entered in
10 his sixty ninth year on the 18th Nov.
last.
FREpERlcksBURG, Feb. 18--The Mill
House and Works belonging 10 Lawrence
l. Poindexter, situated on the Island and
a h tie above this town, were destroyed
by fire on Saturday night. The origin Of
tue fire is not known.
On the 3sth Of December the ship Bro.
moi, America. captain Stille, arrived at
Tampico, in 81 days from Bremen, with
a rich cargo OF assorted German merchan-
drz-. This. says the New Orleans IRIS: IS
the frs, European vessel which has arriv-
ed AT tina, port direct from Europe. Now
they have ound the way, others may be
expected 10 follow.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
's'iiE STEAMBOAT
-
POTOMAC

Will he in complete order and commence
running Oh WEDNESDAY, the 25th instant,
as heretofore, between Washington, Alex
andria, Norfolk, City Point and Rich.
moad-leaving Washington every Wed.
nesday. at o'clock, afternoon, and A.
Iexandria at 4 O'Clock Tor Norfolk will
arrive there The evening OF The next day,
and the following morning, say Friday
morning, leave Norfolk at o'clock, for
City Point s. Richmond ; arrive al City
Point before dark, and al kiChmOnl the
evening OF the same day
Returning, will leave Richmond at 6 O..
clock every Sunday moraIng; stop at City
Point for passengers, and arrive at Norfolk
the evening OF the same day. viii leave
Norfolk for Alexandra aud Washington
every Monday morning at 9o'clock. Fare,
including meals and table drink, between
Washington and Norfolk, II dollars; Alex.
andria and Norfolk, do 50; between
Norfolk and City Point, 4 dollars be-
tween Norfolk and Richmond, 8 dollars.
feb l9 It
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-21
Extract Of a letter to the editors Of the A.
rnarican Sonfinpl

Extract OF a letter TO the editors OF the A.
mericaE Sentinel.
Be pleased to report the brig Jas. Law
renee, Green, from Philadelphia, at Nsu-
yitas, in Ii days passage:
Within the harbor the }. l.. was attack
ed 10y large pira,ical boat with ten men
which she engaged L. beat Oft without the
loss of llves--but Der rigging was cut, she
had one shot through her bu lwarks and a.
mother through the water cask. ihis ooat,
il was supposed, to belonged a large
schooner al anchor within the reel. Ihe
pirates escaped 10 the shore and hid them
selves in the woods. There were three
piratical barges cruising along the coast,
connected with others from Havana
None of our vessels had been seen, and
murder and depreciation were again the
order of the day! A vessel sailed from
Neuv,,as the 18th January, and It was cur
ren,Iy reported and believed the next day
the pirates had captured her. The Law
renee kept a regular watch, with every
thing prepared Tor action at moment
warning. =,
Representations had been made to the
SPANISH government at Principe, VINO nau
pror.rsed to f, out barge 70 protect the
barbor aud its entrance, but this was mere
words--as noted pirate who had been
carried before the Spanish authorities, was
released almost Immediately, the Spanish
ofhcer declaring, he was obliged to do so
and dared not punish him. This passed
in the presence OF several American ci''-
zens.
lis high time that some OF our vessels
took look out on the north part OF the
Island: If it i, sot done speedily, great
loss IN property, and the sacrifice OF many
lives must inevitably happen, as these mon
s,.,s ire as ferocious ami blood thirsty as
ever"