Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 94, Richmond, Wayne County, 28 January 1826 — Page 2

per cent, fund, for opening said rcsds," approved 31st December, 1821. 72. An act to provide for printing and distributing the acts, joint resolutions end journals of the present General Assembly. 73. An act amendatory of the several nets for assessing and collecting the revenue. 74. An act incorporating a White Water Canal Company. 75. An act reviving and amending the the act, entitled, "An act lor the incorporation of the town of Lawrcnceburgh. Dearborn county Indiana Territor), ap: proved December 26, 1815," and legalizing and confirming the proceedings of the said corporation, and eitending the right of sulTurage, and the powers of the citizhns within the same. 76. An act making specific appropriations for the year 1826. 77. An act supplemental to an net reg

ulating the judicial circuits, and filing the !

time of holding courts therein. JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 1. A joint resolution of the General Assembly relative to purchasers of Public: JLacds. 2. A joint resolution of the General As semhly relative to the agent of the three per rent. fund. 3. A joint resolution of the General Assembly. 4. A joint resolution respecting the A gent of the State at Indianapolis. 5. A joint resolution for the benefit of the securities of Martin H. Tucker deceased. C. A joint resolution providing for publishing with the arts of the General Assembly at the present session, the laws of tiie United States, relative to the naturalization of Aliens. 7. A joint resolution explanatory of the act requiring the Sec retary of State to prorurea Letter Book for the use of the State. S. A joint resolution disapproving the aRiendment proposed by the State of Tennessee to the Constitution of the United States. 9. A joint resolution of the General Assembly. 10. A joint resolution and memorial to the Congress of the United States on the subject ot providing a further extinguishment of thr Indian title to certain lands within this state.

1 1. A joint resolution AmhU respecting the

.Uiri )ii county. 12 mpniorial of the General Asem blv of th" Statr of Indiana to the Cor gre-s of t:,i U ited State, on the subject of the Cumberland Road.

of the General Court house ol

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That for the purpose of electing Representative s to the General Assembly, for the ensuing five years, t!:2 etste shall be divided as follows, to wit: The counties of Wayne and Dearborn shall each be entitled to four Representatives. The counties of Clark, Washington and Harrison, each to three Representatives. The counties of Franklin, Switzerland, Jefferson, Orange and K.'.ox, each to two representatives. The counties of Fayette and Union, each to one representative and one additional representative to he elected each year alternately, by one of the said last named counties, commencing in the said county of Fayette. The counties of Rush, Decatur, Ripley Jennings, Marion, Jackson, Scott, Floyd, Crawford, Lawrence, Monroe, Gibson, Po

sey, Sullivan and Vigo, each to one repre entative. Tiie counties of Vanderburgh and Warrick, to one representative. The counties of Spencer and Perry, to one Representative. Tiie counties of Pike and Dubois to one representative.

The counties of Daviess and Martin, to one representative. The counties of Greene and Owen, to one representative. The counties of Putnam and Clay, to one representative. The counties of Montgomery, Fountain, arid all the count y north of the aid last named counties,and north of Vermillion to tle Indian boundary, to one representative. The counties of Morgan, Hendricks, and all the country north of said last named county to the Wabash river, to one representative. Tiie counties of Shelby and Johnson, to one representative. The counties of Randolph. Allen, and

the country lying north of Madison and;

Hamilton, to the river Wabash, which is I

not in this act attached to other districts, to one Representative. The counties of Henry, Madison, and Hamilton, to one representative. And the county of Bartholomew, and all the country lying west of the same, and east of Monroe, to one representative.

AN ACT, For the apportionment of Senators and Representatites to the General Assembly of Indiana. S-c. I. Be it enacted by the General sembty nf the ,, of lnlihnn That for the purpose of el.-rtiug S-nators to the Gen eral Assemlly of the State of Indiana, for the ensuing fire years, thr state bp. and the f.-imo i hereby divided into district as follow, to wit: The rou-.ties of Pnsev, V .derbureh and Warrirk shall form one district. The counties of Spencer, Perry and Crawford, one district. The counties of Gibson, Pike and Dubois, one district. The counties of Knot. Daviess and Martin. on district. Tiie counties of Vigo.Sullivan and Clay, one district. The counties of Monroe, Greene and Onefi, one district. The untie of Parke. Putnam, Montgon.ery. Fountain. Vermillion, and all the country north of said three last mentioned counties, to the Indian boundary, one disfrict. The c ounty of Harrison, one district. Tiie counties of Orange and Lawrence, one district. The county of Washington, one district. The counties of Clark and Floy d, one district. The counties of Jackson Scott and Bartholomew, and the country west of Bartholomew, to the east line of Monroe, out district. The counties of Jefferson and Jennings, one district. The county of Dearborn, one district. The county of Franklin, one district. The counties of Fayette and Union, one 'district. The county of Wayne, one district. The counties of Rush, Henry, Randolph and Allen, on di-trirt. j Tne counties of Decatur, Shelby, John ! son :md Morgan, one distric t. j A. d the c ounties of Marion, Hendric ks, ' Hamilton and Madifci-n, and all the country north of the j.aid three last named ; Coutie, to the Wabash river one district.' oi d each of the-nid District shall bz cnti-j tlsd to oiitt Senator. i

NINETEENTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION.

From the N.'ilmnni Journal. Monday. Jan. 9. -In the Senate, a bill was introduc ed by Mr. Van Buren, from ttie Judiciary Committee, 'further to amend the Judicial System of the United States," which he accompanied with a few appropriate remarks relative to the importance of tiie bubject. The same commit tee reported a bill 'prescribing the mode of commencing, prosecuting, and deciding controversies between the State, without amendment, but with the expression ol

their opinion that it ought not to pass. A very important and interesting report va-; made dy Mr. Lloyd, hah man of the Ccm-j inittee on Commerce, concerning the abo-j lition of the discriminating dnties on ton-j nage and import, accompanied by a bill for that purpose. Mr. Job stun, of Louisiana, j brought in a bill about the surveys, plans,,'

and estimates, for ascertaining the practicability of the Florida Canal: and Mr. Noble offered n resolution instructing the Committee on Roads and Canal to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the President to cause the necessary surveys, plans and estimates to be made, for uniting ttie waters of the Wabash with lake Michigan, and the Wabash with the waters of the Maumee and White rivers; and, also, the waters of the Maumee and Wabash with the Ohio, through the valley of the Whitewater. In the Home of Representatives, the resolution offered by Mr. Cook on Friday, calling for information in relation to the survey and laying out of the road from the right hank of the Ohio to Missouri, was agreed to, A resolution was laid on the

table, by Mr. I. Adams, of N. Y. asking forj information from the Treasury in relation) to the persons who had received compen-j salinn under tin act of last session appro-'

relative to the two routes which have been ji We to keep the cc!:?:crs under their colour designated. The hill? relating to theJu-j vrhesi once the yinter had commenced, diciary System were postponed and made , As to the Captr.in Pacha, after having the order of the day for Wednesday rexl. spent some time ci Alexandria, he has rein the House of Representatives, the j! turned with lib squadron to Boudrum, discussion on tht Judic ial Bill was resum-l! where he is waiting for the sailing of ihc

ed, Mr. Buchanan having concluded the

observations which he commenced the day before, and Mr. Magnum having taken the floor in opposition to the hill. Several resolutions were adopted. A resolution in-

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! Egyptian expedition, i m oincer is not without apprehension, as the Greeks arc ! hoverir.g about him; and it is believed that he will take the first opportunity of mnkinv

the best ofhis way to the Dardanelles, to

troduced by Mr. Wickliffe, of Kv. for a pass the winter quietly.

committee to decide on the expediency of i Great Britain and Irelan d. The imposing a tax on boats and vessels naviga- Greek brig of war, rapt. Miaulis, which ting the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, for lately visited England, in the hope of o!thc support of the sick and infirm in the taining the protection of that government, Louisville Hospital, was laid on the table, was wrecked on the morning of the 1 1th Wednesday, Jan. 11. In the Senate, ; of November, at Alderney. She had the bill, from the House of Reprcsenta-' valuable cargo, which was plundered Datives, to authorize the Legislature of Ohio ! the inhabitants on the coast. Evcn a to sell certain lands, heretofore appropria-j young man of great rcspectihility, carted to the use of Schools, underwent some j ried off a pocket full of spoons, a silver discussion, and was laid on the table. The i mounted sabr. &,. women took whole objection urged was, that Congress had no j pieces of goods, &c! Oae Greek exebtimcontrol over the subject; having, by the ed 'Ob th it I had been cast among the compact giving its assent to the admission , Turks ; I there should have expected of Ohio into the Union, granted all its j death and met it ; but here, among Chrisright and title to the State. The other j! tians, I expected charity and protection, business was uninteresting. 'and have met with plunder and abuse." Exclusive of the discussion on the Judi- ! A mechanic's institute has been formed

ciary hill, which called up Mr. Magnurn, i in Bristol ; the first lecture was delivered,

in conclusion of the remarks he had offer-; before about two hundred mechanics who ed yesterday, and Mr. Wickliffe in reply, j hi re subscribed to it, paying 2s. 6cl. per the only business transacted in the House J; quarter. of Representatives, consisted of the intro-j Africa. A Portuguese schooner of duction and adoption of resolutions. Mr.! niuetv tons, has lately been captured by P.'iclps introduced a joint resolution, propo- j; the British, that had two hundred and sing an amendment to the Constitution, in I! eightv-four slaves on board! Their conrelation to the election of President and dition was horrible. When lying down, Vice President, which was read and order- ; they must bee stawed one over the

ed to be printed. Mr. S Hinders laid on the table a resolution, cKllii for information from the Department of State, as to the. newspapers in which the laws of the United States have been directed to be printed, and the exp -e annually paid by that Department for publication of the laws, and public printing. FOREIGN AFFAIRS .

Greece. The Turks were still before Misolonghi. The Greeks occupied the defih's by which they might retreat, and were harrasiing them. Ibrahim was yet waiting the reinforcement from Egpt. The insurrection in Candia does not appear general, ar d. indeed seems to have been neatly suppressed. British vessels of war, at the request of the Senate ot Hydia, had gone in pursuit of two Greek piratical vessels. The Greeks are von much confined within the walls of Napji di R mani,and Ibrahim has threatened lhat he will tarry it by torni,nml put iumi therein to death, unless it is surrendered previous to the arrival of the troops from Egypt. There is a report, whhh cbes not at all appear probable, that the Greeks had met and defeated and dip T-ed ll e squadron from Alexandria.- It rather appears that thev had collected their forces to defend themselves. Cb otroni had received some supplies of mnnet for his troops and appeared resolved et to win the independence of his coot. trv. Letters from Syra state that the pacha of I - - A I .... 1 . " I . At I 1 I "

igpi nau seni a leuer 10 me iiirioie-.

stating that, in consequence of their at

tempting todestroy his fleet before hisei

he had sworn to destroy their island. In consequence of this menace. great preparations for defence were making at Ilvdra, where forty-five ships were equipped for service. The Greeks lately sunk a British merchant vessel ofl Candia, because they were tired upon by some Turks who were on board ofher. A single Turk and three

sailors were onlv saved. Site had 000,000 !

other! This damnable trade prospers j exceedingly. Ttie day of reckoning will

come, it is as certain as that Mjroa is just;'' and, as Mr. Jelferson says, many should tremble"' when they think that He is so. Brazil. The people of the province of Ceara are suffering dreadfull by famine ai.d yet other parts of Biagil are abundant Iv supplied with provisions. They are aboning tiie province. I3ast Indies. It is stated that the Chinese have refused to assil the Siamese by arms 'ut have offered to mediate between them and the Engli-b. The last ire losing great nu nhcrs of . their troop3 by sickness. It is said that one whole corps was in the Hospital! and that a fresh army will be required! On the 14th July last, there was a terri'de i-ruptien of the volcano Goyton, in t!e inland of Java; seven hundred thousand coffee trees were destroyed and five hundred thousand damaged.

Marixand. Tiie aHairs of our state he

lm to have an improving appearance. A ;Spirit is abroad to favor the inakit-ir of iro ids and canals; and the bill which j'.iss m1 the Senate, almost unanimously , for the ! political liberation of pr-rsons held in servitude for consi 'ience-sa ke, has !een alsc pnssd b; the House of Dr-Iegate, lo to ,VJ; 5 a late disgraceful part of our co: iituti n i abolished, ami .lews are fr- n. :lt i probable, also, that s.methii getticient ' will be done for the promotion of edmation, which is exi ee iiiodv want-d. Be-

ees. f1 sio'es, e have a verv xcelient Governor

and executive cuncil l.tteh tde't-d; a rf, what is really surprising, ofe of ti.e 1 .-t has been taken from tl.ecitv of B iltin.i re? Surely, we seem about to commence a i ew frr l And. indeed, it is time that we should, for our state lias been M.l vane ihjr bac kward for a long while getting ono day older and two days worse, as the saying is.

riie legislature have deputed Messrs.

cotonntis, f we do know the value of this mo-! Chambers ofthe Senale.and Guldslioroiigh

ney, on board, for Ibrahim pacharmd the ar'd Lee ofthe House, to proceed to the Greeks did not know it till after tdic had Legislatures of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey gone down. and Delaware, to bring about some rerneThe plague is said to be raging among dy for the alledged protection which runthe fVviitians in the Morca. jlawav si ivesmeet with in those states.

rj. Kxtrictof a'privateletterof the Istinsf. from Vienna: 4vYe have letters from Constantinople to 'October 10. The following is the substance of their contents:

Towards the end of September the Di-

B altimore still goes on rapidly to im

prove, in every respect. Capitahnnd ere dit were never more firmly establi-btd than they are now very mmv valuable buildings were erected last jear, and a largo

van held several assemblies, which werclnum,'''' ,H- l,ut "P thv VrvM TxU '

remarkably stormy. Some of the mem

bers, who did not coincide in opinion with

pnatini; ; 250,000 to pay for properly dc i the m ijority, were upbraided by their colstnicd by t!ie enemy duriiit; tiie late war. j leagues as partisans of the Greeks. In

A communication from the; Treasury was received, giving a statement of the tonnage ofthe United States.

Tui'.soav, Jan. 10. In the Senate, the

line, it whs decided that the rorte, formally rejecting all intervention of foreign powers would use , the utmost efforts to

enter upon a sixth campaign, in order to

resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Nolde,j bring the Greek rebels into subjection. providing for a suney ofthe proposed ca- Tartas were ,sent in the PeloponeMi?,as well nal route to connect the waters ofthe riv-ijas to Ibrahim Pacha, to make known to er Wabash with Lake Michigan, the Mau-!j them the resolutions of the Divan, and eumee,and the Onio, was taken up and a- j join them to push their operations w ith the dopted, alter a few observations of Mr. greatest energy, notwith-tnndii.e the ?ca-

on the subject. The bill for a suiey of! the country in Florida, for the proposed1

c anal and ship channel across the i emnsu

Our population is increasing, and there

are not many vacant tenements. Among the new establishment is that of the ''Main land Institute for the promotion of ti e mechanic arts," which already consists of more than three hundred members, who, I as individuals, are among the most efficient I of o'jr citizens;. and that it will be pusher! 'on to the success which it is In ped for,

th"re cannot be a doubt. Great good to the rising generation is expected fiom it.

audit will be devoted to the

ment of useful talents whe rever foui d.

JViUs. Arrucw colony. Two or three vre!s

have recently left the Uuited States, will.

encourage-

la, was referred to the consideration of the !' toman Empire-; hut the execution ofsuvh

committee on KoacJs Canals, fllr. John- j ; project seems imposihlr. as none of the fou BUbmittinKocie explanatory remarktii firmans of the grami Scrinior would be a-

it.

sou was so advanced, n wn even in contemplation to try a wiuter campaign, a

thing unexampled in the annals of the Ot- jl a number of free blacks, for this cchiy

among tin ni were several n.c thai ic. A (piicfi'tg ofiice has Leen sent frtm Tcslce.