board will be prepared teib 1 burg. Ia the mean - ous:y ppeocd beiween the state com fu vrsgiofers and board, who have (ready received general fastructicusid on the subject Letters address the slate commissionsts 0 the boar Cofengincers jor internal improvement at "Cu nd; Unioztowya, or Pius in burg, would be received by them. | Upon Lhe ‘other subject: referred tos by the delegation, ' ol the/Susguebanna, t FECIgMBC LU Say, thal ssidersthe subicet op linportant one, ii will pot be pracucabie, consistently | withthe peocral arranpements adopt-| ct } ) tae 8} vr “a = < Hn i! vila 1a SUC We mca the surveyis ne Pres atthough he con-la dont GCL oly Cit | ed to earty into l.ct the act of th sab of Aoril fast, vader which heist nal improvement; (0 case a survey oty / | ue { i deiggation, huhor (0 be 3st ob 1.CC NE Ge. CRATIC PRE:S, | ITLY 32 < MURDER OF WM. BON SAL: | 1 Wednesday July 21, we attend- !! it the Mayod’s offizey for the pur of taking dowa whatever evi-!l ) i A lien’ Ss Tvant, | LHOUN. Fy S17; JOUL I “. HE DLM i o o> ols Po the commonweall vs John Lhompis on, |i Pim oly pe cessaiy, in the murder of Wm Doo sal df Delaware county. ve bad no notice, no the 19th, r the Mayor fur the use of his: nol {8h}! tend to contradict or illustrate] the evidence of the 2st. The fist witncss called wes , 3 Ey yy lemming JM Gaw, 4 E mga assists Christian Eckbart to keep y ii tavern at the sign of the soldier on | ane side and Brick Yard Cart on the | ether, where the Peruvian dollar of ' ithe murdercd Bonsal is said to have been passed by Thompson. On the fexamination of the 19th, the prisoner ‘had admitted that he was at Eckhart’s 2 bot denied that he passed the dollar * Eckhart the same duy swore that the 4d at | dotfar | in question was taken by him ® fiom a man of the same size and ap- 8% pearange as Thompson] M’Gaw § now swore that hodchas no doubt af al g the Drisoner 1s the same mani! _ Whowassed the dollar to Mr. Eckhart. | He was here shewn the dollar and 8 said—** remember, sald be, ¢ that § dollar well. Loever saw such a dol ® Jar astbis before. This is the samc i dollar. I have seen Wellington in Chester jail, and he szems very much Jike one of the men who was with Thompson 2t Eckhart’s when he pas- sed the dollar. fhompson, the prisoner, said he pevep had pars:d that or any othe ~ dollar for ping ov twelve months. He I! admitted, what on the 19:h he had de- nied, that he had seen M;Gaw at Eck x re Es n all poal’s. Enoch Bonsal, [The brother of W |" Bonsal, had been aflicmed on the 19th and was now called, he said he had | taken to Darby a bundle of old clothes, which were now produced, and which \ he said Le had shewn to Mrs. Warn: Yer and Mis Bonsal the widow of the deceased ; he declared that] Mrs War- ner told hire to tell the Mayor that ghe was confident that this green I eoat Wellington bad on the night of he raarder of Bonsal——and that this Bock coat was also worn Dy Boyce~and this striped Round-about i arab the precisc time af; Bunting’s door e in the state commissioners at Pilts-liar and he said i you don’t want this time, a direct{d cot macaton mizal LS atdvantage-jlor it ¢d bylwould change it. {mv hands. Bd i RIIOW i dl lmy wite, when the httle boy came edthor zed 10 make surveys for inter-{about 10 o'clock on Monday, May 24, wsquehanpa this season, as re-|somebody 3 be now swore that he) was cerain very respect- man znd the 24th the day. the day. clothes IE with us. dence should be oiicred in the case of{l don’t know bis other pame. charged, ov the oath of Jolin M’Lean (It belouged to a weaver who has run with having been a priocipal, or ac-|away, Thete had Prisoner and sworn, | beenla previous examination, of which |Round.about on Mr. Thompson often. Wel lived with them, debited to the poiiteness of hisjed with Thompson. 's which Le took on the 19.h, and day or Friday belore this accident 0 awblch we shall avail ourselv®s of, as (meaning the murder) happened. Mr. { myself that night, between 10 and 11 [This young (o'clock, and I saw him in his bed room o’ clock. going into the room. jacket, but he called him Jonu : and does not belong - d my brother was ehind me, and 1 handed him this dol- 1 i will give you two hail dojlars 1 said very weil. On our way od from James © Banting’s alte: usk, my brother said he bad got that oliar, and that Hunting bad said he I had it twice io We both worked for Bun- My brother was murdered that between 9 and 10 J’clock. oliar Hig. ight iting, in my own house, on the bed ile ready to go to bed wailing lo nd called me. It was 35 minutes af lop here.” er 11 when the doctor ‘was donel Join ‘ . iressing the wounds of my brother. Patrick Smu#n, (had been sworn on ie 19th and recollected to have seen be prisoper at Ickbart’s Taverofor one like md to play two games of Spake with as to Thompson being the He bad nade an entry in a book which fixed a mer, Mrs. Thompson, the wife of the yrisoner, was now called « This round-about, said she,lsomewhere elonaged to a Weaver who worked sireets. It never did belong to my Boyd.” wsband. I can bring the man who was it. 1 can swear it on the book. {15 name 1s Joha—he is a Scotchman. It did wot belong to Wellington or to Jane Henderson, was called for thejthat I have seen that gave his board. Wellington board- i thought it was 1 Monday now I think it wasa Thurs {'hompson was the house that night; he 22d of May. I saw him in bed{Jacket.” 0 Sunday norning between 5 and 6 I did not go into the bed ‘oom on Saturday night, but I saw him I was in the room for a candle on Sunday morning. He was at home all day a Sunday and, went out a Monday. I never spoke! ‘0 Mrs. Thompson about this matter, since she subpoenaed me. I saw that round-ahout on Thempson before ever Wellington was at the house. The prisoner’s wile again came ward and said—¢¢ It is not his own ime. It bzlonged to a boarder. lont reccollect his last name. o Thompson.” Thompson the Prisoner, was a Scotchman named John IHamil-| on at the house. The jacket is mine —Jt was left at my housea yearand a halt ago. Itis mine, and ofl the same piece as these trowseis. I never said g tbat I bought them, or thatl g from Bos Steel. Sure they can’t be wy other one’s property and mine soth, I can’taccount for all the coats being of different sizes.” (It must be pecied. evident to the reader that much o what we write down, was given in an- swer to questions put by the Mayor to (he witnesses from time to time, The bearing this in mind will In som measure account for the coutradic- tions which appear.) John P. Roberts, Sworn. I heard Thompson say, before your Houor, that he got the jacket and trowsers from Steel, and gave 30 cents a: yard for them. (Much was said here by Jane Henderson aud fore the sales dull. March for the present decline publishing.) was also on one of the murderers. "The clothes in this bandle bad been tak en by M’Leanifiom the bouse rresied him- Oathe 19th he said. 3d NOW repeatdd, that all the clothes produced belonged to Wellington ex- ept the Wellington striped Round- about. Thats mine, said he, it is from the same piece as the trowsers I have vow on) I gave 30 cents a yard for them, hnd get them from Bos Steel. I saw that areat coat on Wel. lington, but I [don’t know how loog 850. | Mathew Dapis (bad been sworn on the 10th and deposed that he saw the er at inckhart’s in Coates street, prison and played two games at Snake with him ; be was now called and s2id) t that that green coat, of some grecn saw him atl Ickharts. It was on a Monday. them about a dellar but I can’t say whatis wag e Lnoek Bdnsal, called aga'n, « Iam quite positife that that dollar is the same dollat J saw io tie bands of 19th affirmed that the dollar same dolar which ‘on the May he bad given to Wm. Thompson io Weed street when he James Bun og. (Bunting hadon the then shewn him and which had been pass- ed by Thenipson to Eckhart, was the 22nd of Bonsal.) “I was sitting, said he, on the sli of ‘know it because I cut a piece off 1 first saw Wellington in Jail. lwere both in together. ore! Het 122, Yores 22) ol John. jacket next door. other name, loether, She said Thomas 3 name of | John Howard was brought swering was sworn. He examined the striped round-about jacket, and sald—=¢ that is John Thompsen’s jack- ety and no other man’s jacket, owned that identical jacket. wrought with him between the two C hristmass’s. He aud 1 had a dis- pute about some moncy, and 1 sued) { \ as well as me. Anderson, cxamined the jacket he said—to the best of my knowledge that is Thompson's jacket. Liaw it on him ; it to be his. Thompson sa Thomas Boyd. The Mayor here began to review the Testimony and interweave it with observations when again the wile of the prisoner presented herself and said ¢ I can bring the 'brig Colon, of it. Our property has suf We redations of an uulicensed soldiery for (It appeared twenty five days. lthat Wellington was discharged April here to interfere for us, and can expect and the murder committed May no redress until your arrival. i don’t remember the last name Provost, from the circumstance of hay- I knew I said, I got the ing lost his credentials, can do nothiag, and trowsers from Bos Steel.;and moreover is at present absent i told you, Sir, that I got. my broken fiom the place. We therefore look arm by the fall of a loom, but after- for your presence with the uimost im- wards I owned it was by a quarrelipaiience, as well to represent us oo shore with the Spanish Chiefs, whe Wirs. Thomfpison, said that Welling-{ we apprehend are not disposed to b lion'never went at their house by any|very liberal towards foreigners, as i She did not know that{protect us against Admiral Guise, who! all the clothes came to the bouse to-jtreats us with (he greatest outrage and|cel of land, containin oyd was thelinsult. We were at anchor in the port the witness she got the sub-{ol Calloa when this meeting took Hhace) coat, was worn by Thompson when Ijpaena for, but she could not find him.jand after an unsuccessful attempt to/county, adj fromjcut us out, by Admiral Guise with Bresier, & others. liged to cutiexecution,and to be sold ae being erty of Frederick A. Richards, deceas- or ite about that jacket indi it was zbout that time for I was about it, for that if I did swezr, swear itis Thompson's jacket. are more people in the house knows it John Anderson come Sworn. \ John Morrow Sworn, | Having look- ed at the jacket he saidll have seen that jacket on Thompsonjand I believe I saw iton him last sum- We have bad no tilk about the murder or concerning ‘any|thing elise. John Hamilton, calied again, “1 am not the young man she sald gave that to the jacket; it was John Walker—he is 12th {and South 1 koow nothing pf Thomas \ id I know (nothing of] n boy I can bring him to the fore—that boy did not pay him, I bave not spoke to the man has detained under his guns the ship| since the murder, or shortly before [Providence and the brig Herald, be- [ swear thatis the jacket of Thompson {cause they fired on his boats when I was talking with Mrs. Thompsou|they came alongside 1 the night and fast Sabbath and she said Thompson'rcfused to answer when hailed. would be out on Saturday, for that the! clothes they got was Wellingtons. ican property" at stake, and we (rus! She asked me to swear that, that was you wiki com= to our relict as soon as Joho Walker’s jacket, and asked if I'passivle. did not know that that was Walker’s|part are perishable, and we think we ljacket, and if T would potswear it. 1}said, Ido not want to swear any thing'come so far to this our only market ou We have a large amount of Ameri- Our cargoes for the most Ihave a right to land them after baviog T I must this coast, aud from the circumstance There!of having cemmenced discharging whilst Callao was under the Patrio flag- This Admiral Guise will no permit us to do, and we are most anx- iously waiting for your presence, un. der the beliet that our rights will be protected. Your humble servants, HIRAM PUTNAM, Captain of ship China, of Salefh. PERRY B. BOWERS, Captain of ship Providence, of Providence. ROBERT B. MACY, Captain of ship Huro, of New Haven. AARON W. WILLIAMS, Captain of brig Herald, of Salem. "SAMUEL ERWIN, Captain of brig Ougtarie, of Phila- delphia. BURROWS, | Captain of ship Frederick, of Sto- nington, JUSTIN HARRISON, Supercargo of ship Huron. net § Gen. Having) John forward From the N. Y. Advocate, July 16. A DISCOVERY. Lately we learnt that gold was plen- I did not bring him be-{ty in North Carolina; in Mexico we : ntti Ae port. wv i We I heard some talk among [Arch street prison but what he said hs boats, we have been y [did not bear materially on the question. our cables and haul out, C John Hamilton, was calied and an- burnt up by a Spanish frigate, whict|cd, now in the hands, possession his boats set fire to and cut a drift, Alter being out he opened his fire}liem : on us at haf shot distance, and bas estate of said Frederick A Richards, cause I did not look afer him. jacket is John’s own jacket, ask [Jamilton to swear any thing about is filled with that precious ore. its being John Walker’s.” IHamiiton being called said « She ask-'oa, that » an event has taken place ed me to swear that it was Walker’s Aruba which swiprizes all. Very! Cows, three Steers, four small catile LATE FROM SOUTH AMERICA. Our correspondent of the Boston Courier bas transmitted us the copy of! a letter (which will be found below)! received by the arrival there of the from Valparaiso, and put- porting to have been addressed to Commodore Hull on the 1st. of March Jast, by the captains of several Ameri- for. can vessels at Callao, complaining of ‘bad treatment by the soldiers who late: has had it on many aly took possession of Calloa and hois- 1 ted the Spanish flag ; also by Admiral They Guise; and requesting Commodore Hull’s presence there to protect the rights of our ctiizens, said ¢¢ there arrival we perceive that the Commo- idore was at Valparaiso on the 27th of larch on board the frigate United States, whence he sailed on +Aprii for Lima. By the same It willbe seco by our hipping list that the Franklin, Com- ot them modore Stewart, sailed from Valparai- soon the 16th March in company with ‘the Colon for the United States. Franklin may therefore be hourly ex- Admiral Guise had declared ¢ Callao in a state of blockade and or- ‘off every vessel which appeared be There were about 8000 barrels of flour fat Lima, and o about 6500 were daily expected ia ves ‘sels which bad arrived on the coast— (MX. Ev. Post. Copy of a letter written at Callao, 1st. to Captain Isaac Hull, commander of the Naval oice in the Pacific. Sir—We beg leave to inform you the Prisonerithat on the 5th ult. a mutiny took about a third person, whose name we, place in the Castle of Callao, garrison: {ed by the Buenos Ayrean troops, with 7 hompison said that Wellington had a view of forcing the Peruvian govern a kit of tools when be was at his house.jment to pay them thew arrears, and (A kit of tools being produced, the! which ended 1n their hoisting the Span: of ‘Prisoner said) « This is his apron, [ish flag, and declaring for the King. ered all the dzp. have 1 went done us serious injury. The shij | ‘0 Thompson's to work the 9th of Ju-;China was in a sioking condition, fron | ly was a twelvemonth and then hela 24 pound shot which entered her The!have heard of the mines 3 but it may I did notjturn out that the whole western woiid It is stated, in a letter from Curac- 10 |considerable quantities of pure gold The prisoner, John Thompson, was have been found in the bed of a large fully committed, | 5 [ravine, and lumps of as much as three ounces have been dog from the cliffs ton each side. Some has been put on (board the Fanny, for New Yo:k, to be tried. One picce has been found as ‘heavy as seven ounces.” i Last Notice. N PETRIKIN are informed that unless they discharge the cers for collection. gence will not be given. LL persons indebted to HENRY several amounts due by them, on or before he next August court, their accouuts will be placed in the hands of proper offi- Further indul- a A certainhouse an lots of ground, in the town of A Centre ‘county, with the impro and appurtenances. Sgized a in exccution, and to be sold property of John Keen, / ALSQOy » By virtue of a like wif, will at the same time and place, A certain tract containing live hundred and witlf the improvemeats and ances, situate in Ferguson tO Contre county, called by the nam ¢« WHITE-HALL.? adjoining 1a of Philip Benne: and others. = 5¢ and taken in execution, and to be $0 as the preperty of Samuel Paik, ALSO, “LEH By virtue of a like writ, will be so at the same time and place © = A certain tract or par cel of land containing onc hundred an sixty acres more or less, situa Halfmoon township, Centre co adjoinieg lands of Christian King others. Seized and taken in exe ‘ion and to be sold as the proper Jacob Yoder, L 1 By virtue of a like writ, will be sold at the same time and place, CY A certain tract or parcel of land containing forty acres, be the | same more or less, situate in Spring township, Centre county, adjoiving | fands of Thomas Burnside and others. Seized and taken in ex€cntion, and to Ye seid as the property of Richard €2 rey. 4 ALSO. : By virtue of a like writ, issued of the same court, and to me directe will be exposed to public sale on premises, on Monday the 30th day tot August next, four Horses, K {eighteen Sheep, fifteen acres of Ryey one waggon, one windmill; plough and harrow, together with household f piture. Seized and taken in execus tion, and to be sold as the property of # Samuel Brown, by hi ZA 8 Joseph Butler, § Administration Acc’nts,s TAKE NOTICE, Taji That the following administration accounts have been enamined and {passed by me, and remain filed in m office for the inspection of heirs, le (Lees, creditors and all other persons it lany way interested, and’ will be pre sented to the next Orphans’ coult, be held at Bellefonte, for Centre cout my HARVEST HOME. rar — the 4tb Infantry, ATTENTION! The square in Bellefonte, or Saturday the 14 1 blank cartridge. tance will be wansacted on that day. By order of the Cafitain, J. YW. MILES, 0. §. July 31, 1824. —————— dp r— ROTICE, CHOPPERS will find employment a Clearfield Furnace by making imme diate application. P. A. KARTIIAUS, Karthaus, July 27, 1824, Skeriff’s Sales. no one Mr, pwn va will be exposed to public sale, o of August next, A certain tract or par g about one cining lands Seized & taken i a as loccupancy of Asher Hunt and Wi ALSO, | o wi the court house in Bellefonte, on Monday the 23d day August HExl, ! { i 2 { Bel Au Hel A Farmer's & Mechanic's OU are ordered to parade, at the Centre th day of August next, precisely at ten o’clock A.M. in your usual uniform, for the pur- pose of drilling. IXacby eigast, administrators ol the goods # member wiil provide bim-|] and chattles, nights and credits,’ self ‘with six rounds ol} which were of Henry Keller, late ¢ It is confidently expert- ed that each member will be punctual} in attendance, as business of impor. A few good COLLIERS & WOOD By virtue of a writ of vyenditioni onas, issucd out of the court © common pleas, and to me directed, the premises, on Monday the Sod day hun. | dred & twenty acres, more or less, sit-| gate in Baldeagle township, Centre of George agzirg taking an 2ss the prop: Richards, administrators of the By virtue of a like writ, issued ow of the same court, and to me direct. Iilow the water line, and before shejed, will be exposed to public sale ai could be lightened so as to stop th. leak, a great portien of her cargo wa: | damaged, and pevbaps ruined, the Borough of ty, on the 23d day of August next, confirmation and allowance Te . . The Adminisiration Account 0 Joho P. Davidson, administrator ¢ the goods and chattels, rights ane credits, which were of Phineas D vidson, late of Halfmoon townsh deceased. ia The Administration Account Thomas Moore, acting execuiqr. | the last will and Testament of Bh jah Moore, late of Hailmoon tow ship, deceased, : The Administration Account of Henry Granipger and Philip Shrecks | a3 | Logan Township, deceased, al. The Administration Account of | ¥ , vale 37 Adam Stover, administrator of the geods and chattels, rights and creds its, which were of Philip Fronfis, late of J1aines township, deceased, Py Ca. WM. PETTIT, Register, Register’s Offices Belicfonte, d July 19, 1824, FORSALE, JX OR iy. i y vide A valuable plantation in Halim township, Centre county ; contains 250 ACRES VX 200 of cleared land, 15 cf which ar mcadow, and a large apple orehand. the whole in high <tate of cultivation The boildings area | Brick House, EZeEo Zand a larg ® bask barn. If not sold at private sale before t 16th day of October it will be offe tat public sale on that day. HRISTIAN XK Lia 5 { ' z a B ING. lfingon township, July 19, 1824. CAUTION. All persons are hereby caut d ighment of thres po promisory noes which 1 gave Petey Emigh, cof Halfmoon tewnship, for $50 each, dated, severally, the 22ad November 1820, and payable ‘in i} years 1824, °25,and ’26,4s 1 am termined not to pay them unless cg pelec by law, or unless the person, or rsons, holding said notes, comply with the conditions supulaed in ap are ticle of agreement entered ito hb tween myself ‘and the said Peter Emigh. ; SHES Sa JACOD HOITMAN. £ July 22, 1824. SRA # ] \ o! ha Xe 4 Wis a TA i a bie lt
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