The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-19

ShSH SOunG " VI AOA6OtsOn sVp oOOu WbAt1 a view to the character of their fame. Lie still if you're wise being their best epitaph.
 The annexed pOetical squib owes it's origin to Lord Melville, who said " For himselfhe declared distinctly, and on his honor. that from the hour of Lord LiverpooPs illness down to the hour of his resignation, he had not the slightest communication of any kind or description, with any of his colleagues re- garding the formation of new Administra- tion, and that there was of course no concert or conspiracy to resign.
 "When they do agree, their unanimity is wonderful" q SheridGn's Oritic."
 EXTRAORDINARY CONFLICT.
 Amongst other publications illustrative of country, asd the fearful chances of, our bor- der warfare, are articles published in the Ken lucky Gazette, etitled notes on Kentucky They are brief but interesting skethes giving the vivid details of scenes calculated to im- to which the early settlers of that, and other western states were exposed. The following are the details of one of the most extraordin- ary of these incidents :l-Alb. Argus.
 In the year f79l, Capt. William Hubbell, who had recently removed to Kentucky from Vermont, with his family, and after having fixed his family in the neighbourhood of Frankfort, then a frontier settlement, had re- turned to the eastward on business and was second time on his way to Kentucky; by the Ohio River. On the Monongahela, one of the branches Ofthe Ohio, he procured fiat boat, and embarked with Mir. Daniel Light, Mir. William Plascut, and his family consist ing of his wife and eight children destined for Limestone, (Kentucky.) On their progress down the river Ohio, ,and soon after passing Pittsburgh, they saw evident traces of Indian foes along the banks and there was evident reason that boat which they overlook, and which, through carelessness, was suffered to run aground on an island, had become prey to these merciless savages. Though Captain Hubbell and his party stopped for some time in the low part of the river, it did not arrlve, and it has never been by them heard of since. Before they reached the Mouth the Great Kenhawa they had by several successive ad- ditions, increased their number to twenty, consisting of men, women, & 8 children. The men, besides those already named, were John Stoner, an Irishman and Dutchman, (WhOse names are mot .recOlleCted) Messrs. Ray & Tucker and MT. Fitzpatrick, who had two daughters also on board. Informa- tion received at GaIliopolis confirmed the ex- pectatiOn, which appearances had previously raised, of serious conflict with large body of Indians; and, as Capt. Hubbell had been regularly appointed commander of the boat. every possible preparation for formidable and successful resistance to any expected attack was promptly made. The nine men were divided into three watch es for the night, which were alternately to continue awake and be on the look out for 2 hours at time.-The arms on board which consisted principally of old muskets much out of order, were collected, loaded and put in the best possible condition for service. At about sunset on the 2Sd of March l79l, this party overlook fleet of six boats in compa- ny, and intended to have continued with them, but as their passengers seemed more disposed to dancing than fighting, and soon after dark, notwithstanding the remonstranccs of Capt. Hubbell, they commenced fddling, and dancing and drinking, instead of prepar- ing their arms and taking the rest preparato- ry to battle-it was deemed more hazardous to be in such company than to be without them.-It was therefore determined, to pro- ceed rapidly forward by aid of the oars, and to leave those thoughtless fellows behind.- One of the boats, however, belonging to the fleet, commanded by Captain Greenhouse, pursued the same plan for short time, but at length all the crew fell asleep, and the boat ceased to be propelled by oars fell behind, whilst Capt. Hubbell and his party glided forward steadily alone. Early in the night a canoe was dimly seen floating bown the river
 in which it was supposed there were Indians accommodating and other indications of the neighbourhood and hostile intentions of a formidable and savage party of Indians mo- ticed.
 It was now agreed, that should an attack, as was probable,he deferred till morning, every man should be up before the dawn of day. in order to make as great a show as possible, of numbers and of strength and. that whenev- CT an action should take place, the women and children should lie down on the cabin floor, and be protected as we'll as they could, by trunks and other baggage placed around them. In this perilous situation they contin- ued during the night, and the captain, who had not slept more than an hour since he lett
 Pittsburgh, was too deeply impressed with the eminent danger which surrounded them to obtain rest at that time.
 Just as day light began to appear in the east and before the men were up and at their posts agreeably to arrangement, voice at some distance below them in plaintive tone. re. peatedly solicited them to come on shore, as theresMere some white men who wished te obtain U passage in their boat. This the cap tain very naturally and correctly concluded te | be an Indian artiRce, and its only effect wa: | to rouse the men and place every one on hi