Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 13, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 March 1817 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN.

From the Press of ELIHU STOUT, Publisher of the Laws of the United States. Vol. 8. VINCENNES, (Ind.) SATURDAY, MARCH l, 18 17. No. 13.

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J. L. Mc.CULr.OUGIT. HAS just commenced the practice of MEDICINE in Vincennes those disposed to employ him, arc assured that the most assiduous attention shall be afforded to patients entrusted to his care. His shop is kept in the upper part of Thos. Jones's Red house, on Main street. 6-tf Vincenncs, January, 1817. P S J S S f J s New Cj? Cheap Goods. THE subscriber has now open a lare and general assortment of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. HARD WARE, m CUTLERY, fff QUEENS WARE, V TIN WARE. BATS, SHOES, BOOKS, $ $c.$C suitable for the present and approaching seasons. Those goods were selected by himself with care at Baltimore and Philadelphia, and he believes he is enabled, as he certainly is disposed to sell them in a way that should be pleasing at pnt es the most reduced Payment will he received in Corn, Furs, Skin. Beeswax or any articles of ountry produce that may suit for exportation at a fur price. JOHN EWINO, Vincennes. Jan. 3 . 1817. 5-tt fry JOHN EWINC5 has an agency for sehing articles manufactured at the Pittsburgh Iron and .Vail Factory any of which he will dispose of at trilling advance on the Pittsburgh prices, and carriage. CUT NAILS made there of cvcry description he has now open on retail at 25 cents per pound. COTTON in the bale SPUN COTTON assorted and FACTORY C OTTO V with a variety of other DOMESTIC GOODS, will be open for sale in a few day?. 6 KENHAWA salt Of the first quality, for sale by JOHN DULY TTX Busseron prairie, one mile from Jl Carlisle. hich nil! be sold low i ; Cash, Purs and Skins or for produce, luch as Corn and Wheat. 8-tf January 23 1817. f J, NOTICE, it . BENNETT, Attorney & Qmnsellor at Law, A TKl.Y from New York ; ofTcr his profrflionsl let vices to the publk .

Mr. R. has tkrn a roun Id Mr. Thomas Jones' houfe, nearly opp ut the flore of Mr. Tiim'de, where lie will Con(tlW?y l found ready, to afford bit ptofeffiohal (kill 1 thofr who may hr pi fifed to csllon him 1-tf Viiccnnes, Dec. 5, 18 16. , f .. CALL YLV'' practice Law inthe t Circuit Courts of Knox, and the adjacent counties he resides at tnew Vincennes Hotel? Vinccnnes, 1 1, Feb. LSlf. 1 1 if

CHEAP GOODS. HARLOW 5 TRIMBLE, HAVE just received and for sale a general assortment of

Dry Goods Groceries an! Ware lueena Ware, & Tin Ware Among which are : Cogniac Brandy, Madeira Wine Claret in Bottles Whiskey Cider Prime Green Coffee Loaf Orleans Sugar Hyson j Young Hyson, Teas Best Quality Kenhawa Salt Dressed Calf Skins Upper & Soul Leather. Like Wise a complete assortment of IN DUN GOODS, which will be exchanged for ail kinds of Furs Sc Peltries, or sold at the most reduced prices for CASH. a. f f I ..... .. ...r n 10' Jk.hu. uy j, 1 oil. t3uAU those who have uns counts with us, will do well to led acail rind settle off the same, as we are determined to have all cur accounts up to the year 1317, closed. H. & T. IAT a meeting of the Hoard ofComtioners at tnc COURT O SI in (borough cf x incennes on the 10th v of F bruary A. D. IS 1 7. ORDE IE that the following be the number of ustices of the I eace lo be elected by the citiiens of Knox county, for and in the different Townships in this county. ) or the Township of Vincennes For the i ownship of Palmyra l or the Towns! in of Washincrton For the Township ofBuseron Forthe Township of Widner For the 1 ow nsl .i p of I ! am son 2 For the Township of Decker 2 AND it is further ordered that an election held for the election (f Justices of the I cacc in and tor the county of K;:ox at the different places appointed for holding elections in t..e different townships in said county on Monday the lOi-i day of March IS 17. And it is further ordered that the sheriff advertise the same in the Western Sun, and at tiie different piacctfor lMiding elections. Copy from the Records Test. U. BUNTIN, Ci rk, Furtlicr Ordered that the following places, for holding elections in the different townships in this county, be and they are hereby established, as lollovvb : For Vincennes Township) at the Court House ; Palmyra Township, at the hous of John Hogue. Harrison '1 o .vnship, at the Lease cf Wm. Gamble, Esq. Washington Townshi WmBruce. Buseron Iw . Ci the houte of K y. Sand. . lure. Widner Township, at the house of Ilex. Chambers. Decker Township, at the house of Adam Karnes Copy horn the Records Test K. BUNTIN, Cv.rA-. IN pursuance of the foregoing, I do her; by ;ive notice tl at an election will be held on the I Oth day of March next, at the places therein mentioned, and for the purposes therein stated. J As. JORDAN, D. Sh K. C. February 14, is 17. r r r f , r JUSTICE'S BLANKS, For Sall ai Till Offics.

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e of Lots in the Town of tOOyr PLEASANT. HIS Town has been laid out on an elligible situation on North Frac tion, No. 3 and sections No. 34, 8c 3i, in Range eleven west it is twenty-five miles north from Vincenncs. on the west side of I liver Wabash, in Crawford co. Illinois territory, one and a quarter miles from the Wabash, and adjoining the Lamotte prairie, and cannot in point of situation, be surparssed by any in the western country, surrounded bv an extensive and fertile country, with the advantage of the handsome stream of Lamotte creek, running by the Town, which is navigable a part of the year and afford -ing at all times water sufficient for mills ant! machinery. The natural advantages of MOUXT P LEAS A VT, are as nature formed them, ';oo.! water, fine timber of the best tjuality in abundance, and from the face of the country has a compleat representment of health no swamps, or overflowed land near. The proprietors have taken pains in laying out the lots in MOUNT PLEASANT, to give a handsome donation for ti.e use of public buildings, with streets from 100 to 80 feet wide, with the advantage of an alley to each lot 'tis tVm -'.t i.ji.ct.e -sary to add more as any thing vh:ch could be said, would fall far short of pointing out the many advantages whh 1 It pu messes over most other new I ov ns. TftflMS OF SALE. The Lots wiil be sold at public auction, on the first day of April next, at the house ofNdward N. CuHom, or on the premises, the purchase! s will give their bonds pr.yb!e in three annual instalments, with interest from the date Sc the proprietors will iivc their joint bond to give the purchaser a good nnd sumcient deed, on their dibcharging their I -w ' . 1 ' E. N. CULT, M, JO. KITCI.EL, WILSON LAGOW Proftrietot. Fchruarr 13, 1817. . ill) Sale oi jois in the Town of Y 0 R K, town has la'elv bceTi laid out I 01 . n elea-ant Bluff, situated on west flac i'in No. 4, Townships North, Range 11 West, on the West bank of the Wabash river, adjoining the Union Prairie, winch place in all stages of the water anords a safe harbor for boats The numerous advantages which this place embraces, renders it as valuable, or ;uo-e so, than any town recently laid cut on said river the beauty and richness of soil which the Prairie affords, the fine water prospect, tiie abundance of stone coal, a qu.irry of lime stone and stone for building, the best of clav for brick, and a good tract of land, with a great supply of timber, are its peculiar advantages, and what renders it still more elligibte for a town, is the handsome stream of water called Mill creek, crossing at the head of said Prairie, on which stream there will be a Cirist and Saw-Mill in operation m the course of next summer, all of which privileges are convenient far the establishment of said town in surveying the town of york, cue has been taken to provide every convenience for the purchasers, as to the size of ti.e lots, width of the Streets, Alleys Sec. and a liberal appropriation has been made for public Uaes. Terms of Su. The lots will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, on the 20th day of March next, at the house of Israel Harris, on the premises. The purchasers will give bonds, payable in three annua) payments, with interest at the time of executing which bonds, the proprietors will seture to the purchasers a sufficient deed. JOHN F. RICHARDSON, ISRAEL 1IARRS, Proprietor. February 7, 1317. 10-6w '""'BLANK DEEDS, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. The Constitution of Indiana. FOR SALE at this OFFICE

Law of Indiana. AN ACT supplementary to the act entitled An ret or .nizi.ig and regu.atin the militia of the Indiana Territory." Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the Gener cl Assembly of the S,ate cf Indiana, That the militia of this state, shall be divided into divisions and blades as follows to wit ; the counties ef Knox, Sullivan a. id Davies, shall form tne first brigade, the counties of Gibson, Posey, Warrick, Perry, and Pike, shaii form the second brigade, and those two brigades shall form the first division : the counties of Harrison and Ciark, shall form the third brigade ; the counties of Orange. Washington and Jackson, shall form the fourth brigade ; and those two brigades shaii form the second division ; the counties of Jefferson Jennings Switzerland and tXearbOrn shall form the 5th brigade ; the eounties of Franklin and Wayne, shall form the 6th brigade ; and those two brigades shad Joim the third division. Sec. 2. It Is hereby made the duty of commandants of regiments, battalions and companies, who reside within the different brigade e.Ltiicts as herein laid off to meet as such place as s! all here :er be directed, on the third Monday in February next, and then and there to proceed, to lay ofT said biigade districts into regiments, bnttadons and companies t e officers of the first brie'e, shall meet at tiie court bouse in Vii cennes in the county of Knox ; the officers the 2d brigade, shall meet at the court house in the county of Gibson ; the officers of the 3d brigade shall meet at the. house of Anthony Livers, in the county of Clark : the officers of the 4th brigade shall meet at the court house in Sajcm in t;,e county of Wras'1ington ; the officeis of the fifth brigade saall meet at the court house in the county of Swi zerland ; and the officers of the sixth brigade shall meet at Connorsvi.ie. And it shall b.?the duty of the s udor officers coiii-ituiing said meeting of board of ffiecss to transmit within ten days there! after a ccpy of their proceedings, to the adjutant general's office so far as relates to the number and boundaries of regiments b) them e.tab.ished ; and it shall be the duty of the adjutant general, to number the r.jspecihe regiments, from one up to the number cf rements formed in the state, Provided huivcvcr, That no officer who resides the distance of 50 m i;es from the place of the meeting of the officers of such brigade shall be compelled to attend said meeting. Sec. o. It shall be the duty of the offieer highest in command, in each and every U.Ua.ion established as aforesaid to adverlic an election in some central place, in each and every company district in their respective battailous on the 3d Saturday of March next, at which the qualified voters shall attend, and elect 1 captain, one lieutenant, and one ensign to command the respective companies, which election shall be conducted as directed in the act, to which this is an amendment, and the clerk and judges of such election shall make return of the, same to the senior omcer of the brigade. And it shall be the duty of the senior officer in each regiment, to advertise an election in some central place in the regiment on t lie 3d Saturday in April next at which the qualified voters in their respective regiments, shall attend for the purpose of electing one colonel, one lieutenant colonel and one major, to command such regiment, and when met, shall choose 3 juugesand one clerk, in the manner directed by law for c noosing a cierk and judges tor company elections and when sworn, shall proceed to receive the votes between the l ours of eleven o'clock A. M. and 4 o'c.ock P. M. of said day, and after having received and counted the votes shall declare the persons having the highest number of votes duly elected, and shall forthwith make out a certificate of the said election under their hands arid seals, a .d deliver the same to the officer highest in command in the brigade, vsho shall tiai.amit the same with the certificates of company elections, to the adjutant generals office, and the adjutant general shall lay the same before the governor, who shall issue commissions accot dingly. Sec 4. It shall be the duty of the o iiters tommiwi-vdk, puraUvUiee vi this