Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-05-22


what it may lead is not clearly froeseen: we
hope we shall be excused for avoiding it alto
geather.
E.1FThe Circuit Court for Fayette county com
mences its session to-day.
The lNnIANs.-The Lexington (Ky.) Observer,
after noticing the reports which have been circulated
in the papers of this state relative to the frontier In
dams says:
"These reports of Indian hostihtes &c &C., are in
general, we believe, entitled to but little credit The
last Indian war profitable speculation to the
State OF Illinois, and often boosted of as such,
having cost the Government between six and seven
hundred thousand dollars, large portion of which
was paid for supposed services rendered by ''volun-
teers," who never struck blow, and perhaps never
had cause to do sou
Ii the editor of the Observer had been little better
acquainted with the circumstances of the war, and
the sacrifices and losses attending it, imagine he
would have come to different conclusion as to the
profit of this business. The Indian war profitable
speculation! How SO. Three thousand men, mostly
farmers, and belonging to the more industrious part
OF community, spend great portion of the spring
and summer in "A hazardous compaign- that portion,
too, which, il it be unimpowered, renders the whole
year a blank to the farmer, and receive in return,
what!-A little more than 90 cents day for their
own own time and toll, and 30 cents for horse and
equipage. Our farmers would think themselves doing
rather poor business, could they not realize more
than that sum as day laborers, saying nothing about
the failure Of crops and losses for want attention to
home affairs. The Observer looks at the sir or sepe,
hundred thousand dollars appropriated to pay lli-
volunteers - only the
in his view to an enormous sum- but when parcelled
out to the numerous claimants, it is but pitance to
each, and would fall for short of fair compensation,
II dollars and cents were all citizens looked at
FOREIGN !NTELIiG ENcE Liverpool papers have
been received at New York to the End of April
1t appears probable, says the Journal of Commerce.
that the great monopoly of the East India trade is
about to cease. The effect of such event on Anne
rican commerce is considered uncertain; the general
belief is that it will not be favorable.
The Irish enforcing bill passed the House of Com
mons by large majority Mr.. O'Connell in an elo-
quent speech its final passage, gave warning to the
British ministry, that the passage of such bill would
be certain means of serverng Ireland fIam the En-
gish government. The bill originated in the House
of Lords, and having passed thai body it is only
necessary that the amendments of the House of Com
mons should be concurred before it becomes law
The intention of the British ministry to abolish the
slavery system IN the colonies distinctly ayoWed
| The account Of the defeat of Don Miguel in an
attack on Pedro's armv the 4th of March, is confirm
ed. the loss of the former is estimated at 500 ir
killed and wounded of the latter, 90 killed and st
wounded. second attack was made on Oporto
March Oath, which resulted in much the same success
with the former assault. The Miguelites were repu
sed with loss of from six to eight hundred killed
and wounded-the loss PeGro's side did not ex
coed so. Admiral Sartorus is it said has been super
coded in the command of the feet, and Crosbe SEN
to command in his place. Another account state
! that Admiral Sartorus had deserted the service o
Don Pedro, and was threatening to blockade Oporto
FIRE.-The grist and saw mill owned b,
Mr.. Mr. Lee, in the eastern part of the town
was on Tuesday night last, between l2 and
o'clock, discovered to be on fire. The fire
seemed to have begun on the outside of thu
building next to the water, and had communi
Gated itself to the Notwithstanding of the whole
of one side nearly, before discovery. The
Notwithstanding was Immediately removed
and by the timely assistance of neighbors, the
flames were extingulshed without matera
injury to the frame work The fire is supposed
to have originated from spark dropped in the
combustible matter about the building, by some
gentlemen who had taken light with them il
a fishing excursion about the premises in thu
early part of the night The damage is no
creative understand the mill will be in ope
ration again soon.
| THE CHoLERA.-This strange disease has abatet
as rapidly as its commencement was violent. WI
have made inquiries of physicians, and find tina
not single Of fully developed Cholera has com,