Indiana Centinel, Volume 4, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 July 1820 — Page 1

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VIXCEXXKS , (MV) S Aru R DAT , J V L J

NO. 14.

LA.VI) OFFICE MOXEV.

The Receiver of Public Monies has

been instructed to receive in payment for Lands sold in the District of Vin

cennes, notes on the following Banks,

viz :

Bank of the United States & Branches,

Bank of Virginia and its Branhces,

Fanner's Bank of Virginia and branches,

Bank of Perm. (Philadelphia). of North America do. Farmers and Mechanics Bank doMechanics Bank of City & County, do. Commercial Bank of Penn. do Schuylkill Bank do Bank" of Northern Liberties do of Maryland of Baltimore of Coluinhia (District of Columbia Union Bank of Georgetown do Patriotic Bank of Washington do Bank of Washington do of Metropolis do of Alexandria do New York Bank, New York Manhattan Co. do Mechanics Bank do Merchant riank, do do. Union Bank, do. Bank of America do. Bank of Chilicothe, Ohio. State Bank of Indiana, at Vincennes. Bank of Illinois, at Shawnee-Town, Bank of Missouri, at St. Louis, Bank of Mississippi and branches, do. of New-Orleans, do. of Louisiana. No note of less than five dollars is re ceivable. Corrected Weekly.) J

giving an estimate of the expense id .nerchandise. imported into the United making, each section of the road afore- States, as imposes a discriminating dutv said. on ton

vessels of the United. Stf fi. i nd he-!

the commissioners, surveyors, chainbear- tween the goods imported into the Uni-

r"i auvi uiufi ntrLcssury asiianif, i ini iaies in loreign vessels, anu vessels be appointed in pursuance of this act, of the United States," to French shins

1 vessels, and the goods inporteu rein, whenever the government of

form their respective duties, and shall France shall accede to the provisions of

receive, in iuii compensation lor their nie act above rclerred to. services and expenses, each commission- Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That er six dollars, each surveyor three dol- the tonnage duty laid, ami directed to

lars, and each other necessary assistant be paid by this act, shall be collected one dollar, for each day in which thev and paid according to the provisions of

shall be necessarily employed in the the act. entitled ' An act to reiilatp

service aforesaid : Provided abt ays, and the collection of duties on imports and

U is hereby enacted and declared 1 hat tonnage,' passed theseconddayof March,

noimng 111 uus aci contained, or mat one thousand seven hundreu anu ninety shall be done in pursuance thereof, shall nine.

be deemed or construed to imply anyobli- Sec. 3. And he it further enacted,Thzt

gation on the part otthe United Mates.to this act shall commence, and be in force.

make, or to defray the expense of ma- from and after the first day of July, one

king, the road hereby authorized to be thousand eight hundred and twenty, laid out, or of any part thereof. II. CLAY,

bee. 3. dad be itjurther enacted, I hat Speaker of the House of Representatives

BY AUTHORITY.

ten thousand dollars, to be paid out of

any money in the treasury, not other

wise appropriated, be, and are hereby,

appropriated to defray the expense of

laying out the road aforesaid.

II. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN GAILLAKl),

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

May 15, 1820. Aprvoved: JAMES MONROE.

JOHN GAlLLARl).

President of the Seiute pro te npore May 15, 1820 Approved, JAMtfS -MONROE.

priated the sum of two thousand dollar?, teen, be, and t::e same is hereb t unim.

to be paid annually, for ten years, out ued in force for three years, and no Ion

01 anv money in me ireasurv not otn- er,

erwise appropriated.

II CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN GAILLAKl,

President ol the !ienate pro tempore. May 15, 1820. Approved, JAMKS MONROE. AN ACT for the relief of Richard Smyth.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoe

II. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN GAlLLARl), President of the Senate, pro tempore. May 15, IbilO. Approved : JAMES MONROE.

AN ACT to amend the act, entitled An act to amend the act authotizincj

the employment of an additional Naval force."

AN ACT to provide for the expense of

surveying certain puts of the coast of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

of Representatives of the United States ' enacted by the Senate and House of America in Congress assembled, That f Representatives of the United States

the Secretary of the Treasury be, and UJ America in ( nngress assembled, That he is hereby, authorized, in the settle- the second section of the act, entitled ment of the account of Richard Smvth, '-n act authorizing the employment of late collector of direct taxes and inter- an additional naval force," parsed on the nal revenue, for the territory of Michi- thirty-first day of January, eighteen hungan, to credit the said Stm th with the died and nine, be, and tue ame i he caoiount of public moneys of which he 'y, amended, so tar as ;o utho-iie the was robbed in the month of April eighteen enli-tment of able s a.nen, ordinary sej hundred and eighteen: Provided, That men, and boys, duiing the Cintinuanc the amount so credited to him shall not the eivice or cruise for which the exceed the balance now standing against ,aii e tl ? ,,ot however, to ev

him on the books of the Treasury. ced th p iod of three years. H. CLY, H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker of the Huse of Representatives JOHN GAILL R1), JOHN GAILLAR, President of the Senate pro tempore. President of the Senate, pro tempore. May 15, 1820. Approved : May 15, 1820. -Approved:

JAMES MONROE. JAM K S Jl ON ROE.

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lh it enacted by the Senate and House AN ACT for the relief of the legal rep- AN ACT to provide for repairing th nf flrp re sent atives of the. United states resentatives d Tench Francisfdecea- roof of the General Post (ifficv. and ..i l . i-i .' IF I -l'l . . '

uj America in t ongress ae intuit. 1 nai, Sed. to procure an engine lor the proteo-

AN ACT for the relief of Thomas Lei- for carrying into effect a resolution di- Jh it enacted by the Senate and House.

tion of said building.

V1' reeling a survey 01 certain pans 01 nie of Representatives of the United States of He it enacted tif the Senate and Hou& lie it enacted by the Senate and House of coast of North Carolina, parsed on the America in Congress assembUd, That of Representatives of the United States Representatives of the Unitul States oj nineteenth day of January, in the year the proper accounting officers of the of America in Congress assembled, Thafe J.nerica, in Congress assembled, That one thousand eight hundred and nine- Treasury Department be, and they are the Post Maste General be, and he hero there he paid to Thomas Leiper the spe- teen, the sum of five tlu-mand dollars be, herebvauthori-.ed t audit ml Pt!,. hv is. directed to murr fh mnf M

cie value of fo jr Loan Oihce Certificates, and the

numbered two thousand eight hundred to b

and ninety -nine, two thousand nine ey

hundred and four, two thousand nine

d the same is hereby, appmpriat-d, the accounts of Tench Francis, deceas- G.-neral Post Oftict be paid out of any unapropriated mon- ed, late purveyor of pubbc supplies, in covered with slate; in the I reasury. iUr, manner and upon such terms ns a?d keep, for the pro Sec. 2. dnd be it further enocv, That mav annpar liut anri rnai.atiia r,.o..r. din.r. :, ,.n;np nn,

to be repaired and and also to procurer

for the. nmfpr.tion nf snA t.nil.

dnd be it further enacted,! hat rnav annear iustand rpninrtflhlo Pvnt-i. uliri"-. an en-'ine nnd annawtiK. fr tr

hundred and five, two thousand nine the sums re pectively necessary to car- ded, i hat the sum to be credited to said tiii juishing fire, and to caue to be buili? hundred and six, and issued by the Com- ry into effect the Act for the relief Francis, after charging him with all pa v- a suitable house for the tafe keeping of missioner of Loans for the state of Penn- of certain persons who have paid duties nients made rnnn nirfin nr r,nr.m,u r.. such eo.rlne.

persons wno nave paid

1 ai. . r t,i. t- I. x . i a . 1 . i T. . , I.. . 1

syivania, in me name 01 1 nomas ieip- on certain goons unporieu mm asnne," his use, shall not exceed the sum stand-

er, on tl;e twenty-seventh aav ot eo- aDnroveu the eleventh day or April, in inr t. lii jlt.f- ,.n t) r i... 'iv......

ruary, seventeen hundred and seventy- the present year, and also the lt Act tor ury nine, for one thousand dollars each; the relief of Walter Channing," appro-

Laws of the Union.

IGth CONGRESS 1st SESSION. AN ACT to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to lay out the Road therein mentioned. Whereas, by t ie continuation of the Cumberland road from Wheeling, in the state of Virginia, through the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, the lands of the United States may become more valuable Re it enacted by the Senate and hous ef Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint three impartial and judicious persons, riot being citizens of anv of the states

aforesaid, to be commissioners, and.

in case of the death or resignation ol' any of them, to appoint other and like persons in their place, who shall have power carefully to examine the. country, between Wheeling in the State of Virginia, and a point on the left bank of the Mississippi rier, to he chosru by said commissioners, between St. Louis and the mouth of the Illinois River, and to lav out a road from heelin-r aforesaid, to the point so to be chose on the left bank of the river Mississippi; the said road to be on a straight line, or as nearly so as, having a due regard to the condition and situation of the ground and

ments made to anv person or persons for such engine.

sec. tsi. mm be it Jurther enacted, 1 bat tWe be, and tiieieis hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of the mone ariinj IV., m the postage of letter- and p.u-ktsr

ui:i suui us nr.iv De nwresar'. to- i'.pj purposes aforesaid, nt exceeding sis thousand and twenty dollars. H.'CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN GAILL AUD, President of the Senate, pro tempore

iay Diy isuu. Approved : JAMES MONROE.

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the Housof Rppre-entative?.

JOHN GAlLLARl), President of the Senate, ' ro tempore. May 15th, 1820. Approved : JAMES MONROE.

and also the specie value of two Loan ved the eleventh day of April aforesaid,

o!hceCertiticates,numbered tvvothousand shall be paid out ot any. moneys in the

nine hundred and sixty, and two thous- Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and nine hundred and sixtv-one issued by 11. CLAY,

the Commissioner ot Loans for the state Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ot Pennsylvania, on the second dav of JOHN GAlLLARl),

March, sevpntppn hondrnd .md spvpntv-1 Prpidpnt of thp Spnntp. nt n.fpnionrp. I tv rsnr it

.7 . ..... j . . , r. ...j v i lorinerenei 01 Josnua scw

tune, tor one thousand dollars each, May 15, l2U Approved, som, Peter Crook, and James Rahb

wiucn certincates appear to De outstan- JAMiw MU.MlUb. - it enacted hntha .Tp ii.0

ding on the books of the Treasury, with 0f Representatives c f the United Stm?

i.iterest, at sia per centum, annually, out AN ACT to amend an act "making res-0f America in C7?r7v n,hlpt1 That

of any money in the Treasury, not other- ervation of certain public lands for the proper act ouotui"-oflii er of the l'r eawiae appropriated: Provided, that the naval purposes" passed first March, surv Don.irtmot.t lx." nml i, ;u i,0n.u

said Thomas Leiper shall first execute one thousand eight hundred and sev- authorized and directed tr Hiidit nd rr- of Renrewdatives of the United Sn.ul

1 .1 1 . A.. il. . A. ..i" At.l L I .. . . . - I . . '

ami miiver u me comptroller 01 me vmeeu. te the claims of Joshua Newsom. and of America in . nhtrress asremLUd. That

m mm v . m m m mm at mm i j w

ireasuiy a bonu ot indemnity in such ue it enaciea oy ine xenare ami uouse of peter Crook, for two hriP Mr.h J the Secretary of tJ.e Dentmnt ,,r U

..I 1 1 111 in . i j . ? . tr 'x- .I i.-i i . 1 - . - - v, . ....

suiii, anu with such security, as snail uc oj ifepresemavves oj me umiw amies aml of Jamcg lla51 for gl.ven horge a, j be ;ifl(, he s . ltrc,v autlioriatecl and em-

satisfactory to the said Comptroller. ot America in congress assenwiea, inat it..ed to havu been i-TinrpsHil infn th.

m -m m . m I . I i . f . f 1 C7 1 -m '

It. UL.AI, so much ot the n.st section ol tne act ot public service in the Seminole

AN ACT to inc ease the numb r of Clerks in the IK pat turrit of War

Re it enacted by the enate and Hjuse

- l A. I ' I I " . " f t

c powereu ro employ six amutionai clerk'3

war : in o:s jenun meni : ata that the sum ot

i r- i it r n . g, I . ! C . j. .1 r t I. 7 " v " "1 1'-?

peaKeroitheuoueoiuepreseinauvcs. congress passeu on uiem si uay 01 jiarcn, Provided, That such impressment, and ix thousand dollars be, and the same is JOHN GAlLLARl), one thousand eight hundred and seven- the value of sajJ horsPs4 when iinpre8S. hen.by appropriated, for their c.:.nicn-

President otthe Senate, pro tempore. teen, entitled An act making reserva- U, be gatiSfactorir proved . that said sation ; to be paid out out of any money

.May 10, loau. Apnroveo, uons 01 certain punuc iauu lor navai horses vvere not roturne(1 to their own. in the Treasury, not otl.prwise abnria

JAMLS MOMIOL. purposes," as empowers tne Secretary ot crg . anJ (imt any compensation which ted. This act to continue in force fop

u,t1m'. lu aFr"1" a" "l may have been allowed and paid Tor the one year, and no longer.

AN ACT for the relief of the inhabitants and surveyor, be, and the same is here

of the Village of Peoria in the State by, repealed ; and the duties and servi

of Illinois. ces required by said section be perform

service of said horses, after the ti'.r.s of

their impressment, be deducted.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That

Re it enncted by the Senate and House ed in future by such surveyors of publw the amount thereof, when ascertained as

water-courses over which the same shall be laid out, shall be deemed expedient and practicable. And said commissioners shall have power to employ able surveyors, chainbearers, and other necessary assistants, in laying out said road; and so much of the lands of the United States as may be included with in the same, shall be, and U hereby, reserved ami excepted from the sales of the public lands. The said road to be eighty feet wide, and designated bv marked trees, stakes, or other conspicuous monument?, at the distance of even quarter of a mite, and at every angle of deviation from a straight line. And the said commissioners shall cause to be made, and delivered to the President of the United States, an accurate plan of said rad, so laid out bv them as aforesaid.

vrjth a written report of their procee

dings, descrihius; therein the state lines

crossed, and the marks, monuments.

courses, and distances, by which tin aa'ld road bhall be designated ; descri

bing, also, the water-courses, and the nature and oualitv of the ground over

which the same shall he laid out; thev

shall, moreover, divide said road into

sections of not more than ten nor les than five, miles lou;, noticins; tlie mate

plm that may beue.d in making aud

of Representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, That,

every person, or the legal representatives of every person, who claims a lot or lots in the Village of Peoria, in the state of Illinois, shall, on or before the

first dav of October next, deliver to the Register of the Land Office, for the district of Kd wardsville, a notice in writing of his or her claim; and it shall be the daty of the said Register to make to the Secretary of the Treasury a report of all claims filed with the said Register, with the substance of the evidence in support thereof; and also his opinion and such remarks respecting the claims as he may think proper to make ; which report, together with a list of the claims which, in the opinion of the said Regis

ter, ought to be confirmed, shall be laid

bv the Secretary of the 'treasury be-

fore Congress for their determination.

Vnd the said Register s'oall be allowed

twenty -five cents for each claim on

which a decision shall he made, wheth

er such decision shall be in favor or a-

gainstthe claims : which allowance shall

be in full for his services under this act.

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JvJIl.N GAlLLARl),

President of the Senate, pro temp ire.

May 15, 1820. Approved : JAMES MONROE-

lands as may be designated by the Pres

ident o: the United States. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN GAlLLARl), President of the Senate, pi tempore. May 15, 182U. Approved,

JAMES MONROE.

AN ACT to impose a new tonnage duty

on French ships and vessels.

Re it enacted by the Senate and House

of Representatives of the united State: of America in Congress assembled. That

in lieu of the tonnage duty now paid on French ships or vessels, there shall be

paid a duty of eighteen dollars per ton

on all French ships or vessels, which

shall be entered in the united States anv act to the contrary notwithstanding

Provided, however. That nothing con

rained in this act, shall be so construed

as to prevrnt the extension of the pro

visions of the act, entitled " An act to

repeal so much of the several acts im

nosing duties on the tonnage of ships

aud vessels, and on goud$; ware?, aud

aloresaid. be paid out of any money in

toe lrcasury, not otherwise appropriated. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN GAILLARD. President of the Senate pro tempore. Approved, May 15, 1820. JMKS MONROE.

II. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of 'epresentatives JOHN GAILL Hi, . President of the Senate pro-tcM'pore May 11, 1820. Apprwed : JAMEs MONROS.

NEW GOODS. Charles Mnith,

N ACT making appropriations for car

rying into edect the treaties concluded with the Chippewa and Rickapoo nations of Indians. Re it enacted b j the Senate and House

of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That,

or the purpose of carrying into etfect

the stipulation contained in the fourth article of the treaty concluded between

he United States and the Chippewa naion of Indians, on the tweuty-fourth of

September, oue thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and which was ratified by

the President ot the United States, by and with the advice aud consent of the

Senate, on the twenty fifth day ot March, oue thousand eight hundred and twenty,

there be, aud hereby is, apprpnated the

sum of one thousaud dollars, to be paid in silver, annually, forever, to the said

Chippewa nation.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That

there be, and hereby is, appropriated the sum of two thousand dollars, to carry

into effect any other stipulations cou-

taineu in tne saiu treaty. Sec. 3 hid be it f urther enacted, That the sum herein appropriated be paid ouc of any monies in ttie Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 4 And be it further enacttd, That,

lor the purpose ot carrying into effect the stipulations contained in the third article of the treaty concluded between

the United States and the tribe of Kick

apoo Indians, of Vermillion, on the thirtieth day of August, ie thousand eight

hundred and nineteen, and which was

ratified bv the President of the United

States, by and with the advice an! con

ient of the Senate, on- the tenth 'lay'o!

.May, one thousand eight hundred and

ueuy, there be, aad ig hereby, jppro

AN ACT for the relief of Thomas Hunter. Re if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives f the United Stares of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the

Treasury Department audit and settle

the claim of Thomas Hunter, late a soldier in the niheteeth regiment of United

States infantry, for retained bounty, pay,

and travellmg allowances, due him at

the time of his honorable discharge;

ami to pay the amount due him to Ster

ling Johnson, his attorney in fact, out f

anv unappropriated nvncy in the I rea

ury: Provided, that the said Sterling

Johnson shall make and deliver to the

first Comptroller of the Treasury,

bond, in such sum, and with such sure

ty, as the said Comptroller may direct.

to secure the United States against a re

payment of the sum which may be allow

ed aud paid as aforesaid. II. CLAY, Speaker of the house of Representatives JOHN GAlLLARl), President of the senate, pro tempore May 15, 1S0. Approved: JAMES MONROE.

AN ACT to continue in force the act,

entitled 44 An act to provide for reports' of the decisions of the Supreme

Court," approved the third of March,

one thousand eight hundred and sev cnteen.

Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the tct.cntitled 44 An act to provide foi reports 'of decisions of ' the Supreme

Court," approved the third dav of Marc:

lone thousand eight hundred and sqtcu

hjs yor RECEIVED, From New- Kleans, bn as : tment of Dry Goods.

Liverpool y Qnccaswar

And Groceries

Of the best quality,, selected by his own

insertion : W Inch he offers on rea

sonablc terms, for CAsil.

JO Also a quantitv of Kenhawa Sa't.

Vincennes. J r

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Masonic A'oltcc.

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'Pub "i.vciiV.vts Lhapt h or Roval Arch Masons. Will meet regularly on the seromlMon-

day in each month, commencing in July

uist. at their Chapter Room in vmcen-

ues.

By order of the M.E. II. P. E. ROUD1NO T, Dep. Scribe. Vincennes, July 1. 12-3wr

31. Bbls. Whiskey, 2 do Pencil Brandy, Just Received, on con gnment, for ale, low for Cash, bv . . ... . KILGOUR, TAYLOR fit WEBQl , YiiKcnues, July 3.