Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 7, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 August 1807 — Page 2
prtrui:, in manrer 21 herein rfciiicd, orchard WinJfr, Peter Wifer, Alexander lW!! previous to hrr amval, t tns- poi t i Willuci, Joftph Wtuteboulr, George her t'ritination, tAc on bod any negro, Drulyard, 'louluint Chaibnnf, Richarti ni'j'.uto, or petfon of colour, oiher thin Wtrfcngton, and John Nevs nun, fr three x.j? foe clfied in the mauifrfts, as afore fa iJ, hundred and twenty teres, each ; -which fecv?ry fuch fliip or vrird, together with her verai warrants may, at the option of the tackle, ppre and furniture, flull be lor- holder or poiTclTor, be lorattd wi.h any reIntfd to the ufe of the Unites btatet, and giftcr or regifkrs of the land offices, fubfemiy be feixed, profetuled and ceudemned quent to the public fles in fuch ifiiie, m any court of the United States, h-tving any of the public lands of the United States jurifdictinn thereof; and the captain, maf- lying en the weft fide of the Mifiifuppi. er, or commander of every fuch fhip or then and there offered for fale, or may be veflfel, dial! moreover forfeit, for every fuch received at the rate of two dollars per acre, n-o, mulatto, or otifon of color, fo tranf- in payment of any fuch public lands.
psrttd, or taken on Hoard, contrary to thej SeiL 2. And be it further enacted, provifmns of this act, the fum of one thou.That double pay (hall be allowed, by the land dulUrs, one moiety thereof to the U-Tecrctary f war, to each of the before na-
nitcd Stated, and the oth?r moiety to the med perfons, agreeably to the time he cr
ufe of any perfon or perfons who lhall lue'they may have ferved, in the late entrrpnae
for, an l p'-ofecutc thr fame to tftect. jto the Pacihc occon, conducted by Meiirs Szct. 10. And be it farther enacted, Lewis and Ciarke, and trut the fum of ehThat the captain, mafter cr"conimander of.ven thoufnd dollars be, and the fume here
errry (hip or veiTel, of the burthen of forty by is appropriated to diftharge the fame,
tons or murci tronl and alter the tint day out ot any monies in toe treaiury not o-
ot January, cue tnouiana eigne nunareaitutrwue appropriate.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. S. SMITH, President of the Senate Pro tempore, March 3, 1807. APPROVED. TH : JEFFERSON.
and right, failing to . ft wife, and having on board any negro, mulatto, mc perfon of color, to fell or difppfr of as (laves, or to be held to fervice or lthor. and arriving in. any port withi the juiifdietion of the United States, from any other pert within the fame, fhall, previous to the unfhipping or putting tn (hre, any of the perfons aforefaid, or fuffering them to go 011 fhore, deliver to the collector, if there be ene, or if
rot, to tnc furveyor refiding at the port oil
her vriivtl, the manifeft certified by die collector or furveyor, of tlie port from whence flie failed, as is herein before direo ted, to the truth of which, before fuch officer, he Oul! fwear or affirm, and if tke collector or furveyor fhall be fstisfied therewith, he fhall thereupon grant a permit for unlading or fufFeringfuch nero, mulatto, or perfon of color, to be put on fliore, and if the captain, mafter cr commander of any fuch (b:p or veff-1, being laden as aforefaid, ftll neglecl or refufe to deliver the mani left at tke time and in the manner herein directed, or fhall tar.d or put ?n fliore, ttliy ngro, mulatto, ir perfon cf color, for the purpafe aforefaid, before he fhill have delivered his manfift as afortfaid, and obtained a p-rrr.it for that purpofe, every fuch captain, i 4 TiT, or commander fhall forfeit and piy ten thoufand dollars, cue moiety thereof to the United States, the other moiety to the ufe of any perfon or perfons ir ha (VsH Cue fur and prufcute the fame to cfNATHl. MACON, Sj?$cr cf the Nsus of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON,
Vice.r-ev.dtr.t cf the United States and
President o f the Senate, Mireh'2. i807. APPIlOVfcD, TH: JEEFEUSON.
AN ACT authorifrW the fettlement of
accounts htwen the United States and
William Eaton.
BE it enr.ctcd oj the Ser.a'e and House
tf Representatives cf tie United States of
America tn Congress assembled, I hat the
proper accounting ottuTs be, arm are here
by authori2-d and dijr?Vl to liquidate and
little the accounts tnhfifting between the United States ai V Uim Eaton, late conful at Tunis, rpn j and equitable p'incipleg, ur.der the direction of the fecre-
ta; p of Hate.
NATIT: . MACON,
JT FFER50N.
nDfMfi:".rn to ?v!rfTrs. di u t;r;r cc;rpani-
ri T - . f If. r- rt .
circker oj xne ri-'ise o; iieo-esent ,tt es S. SMITH, Prerieni rf the Se-iate fr:fense, M uch 3. lSrr. appkovf n.
TH
A .V ACT malsi t -Eruii and Clarke,
OPS. HE enaciei hy the :te ar.d Hsusv cf Representatives of :Lt Cr.tted States of A nrrtrj, in Ccrress Lsse-r.r.'ed. That the fci:rrtrv ofwir b-, r.'J l.e ii erehy di'rcted toiuar lnd warrar ts to Meriwether Lewis, and W'Hiam Cl.rk, fr one tl.tvj14 ml lix hundred sitnt, ..ch ; tn John Oidtray, Nthanl Pfy ir, the j cirs or rg r-prr-fn tuivn of C mH- FUyd, (dreeafed) Vitri'l- (i sf,, WiliMm D--if.on, John ColIms. J.-.hij Cl'rr, P.-r Ctnzute, Jufcph Fi'lJ. K'uhen Field, R.ihtt Fra2icr, Silas Gocdrirh, George Gibfnn, Thomas P. Howard, Hugh Hall, Francis Labruche, Hu,;h O'N-al, John SI. MJs, George Shanwon. Trim I'Mti. John BiptiO" Le Pje. John IL T bom p fan, Willi tin Wemer, Kt
AN ACT for the relief of Daniel S. Dexter. BE if enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America, tn Congress assembled, Thap Daniel S. Dexter, of Providence, and ftate of Rhode Ifland, be difch:rged from his imprifonment upon a judgment obtained againfl him, in favor of the United States ; Provided hqwever, That he (hall fir ft affign and convey all the eftate, real and per-
fonal, which he may now qwri rbeentitled
tOj tn fome perfon or perfons, for the ufe and benefit of the United States, under the direction of th fecretary of the treafury; Provided also, That the faid judgment (hall remain in full force ajainftany eftate which thrfaid Daniel S. Dexter, may hereafter sfauirr and that procefi may at anytime
be thereon iflued agaiiift the fame : And
provided, That nothing contained in this
ad (hall be condoled to difcharge the late fupervifcr of the diftricl of Rhode Ifland from any legal liability for not taking bends
of the, faid Dexter for the faithful difcharge
ol his duty, n t NATHl. MACON, Speaker of the House cf Representatives. S. SMITH, President of the Senate protempore. March 3, 1807. APPROVED. TH: JEFFERSON.
-FOR THE WKSTIBN SUN. Messrs, Sro vrUt Smoot,
IN your Wes
tern own,' f the Strinft. I obferve the pretended cnxieus friendly solicitude of a would be friend to the Ccmmifiioners of the
Land olfice for the Difti idt of Vincennes,
iuvitinv an enquiry into their conduct du
ring the falrj of the United States lands Lord Bacon fays 'the breaking off in the miilft cf that one wasnbout to fay, as if he took himfelf up, breeds a greater appetite
in him, with whom you confer, to know ninrr." -As having been meafurably cucrned in the fir$ smd conft quently in the
rtdiuro (if any) which idle difceurfc has attached to the c ovducl of the commiflionei s kc. I woulc; !.r to krif.v, ard here d!l upon t!:i? over solicitous friend to anlWr, Wl.atpnfons he intends hy l is 'ki. Jcrs to include in his retort of the idU tales of ftme with her hundred tongues ?' How this fupertilious 1 f;ied t the rommifilcners cc.' ot in poiTrflion of the tale of the 4 foul pl-y j raifed ty the crmmiffinners c if lit is i.ot row aiding as the cmispavj to fome other perfon ? As 1 do not brlit ve the 1 fr.et d to the comnnfiioners fee f3s at any perird of the Ulrs prevented by any cf the coiniLifTton. ers kc. from biilciiu? or purcrufin, ncr do brlieve he nas bid against by any bystander ! 1 Fame with hrrhundied tongues' has told tht 4 friend t the cormniflimeti Sec scrrtcthinj I fuppofe about a feast anu fits' chagrined that he had not a fingei in the pie.' If the friend to the commifllne rs fjec. in l:;s kc. cc.' ir,::: ds cr wishes t'j intltide r.ot ctfty the ctnimifiitners, hut fu pr: 11 -terdant, c !. ir. J crier, he willcrjxr
to recnllrft tl.at I xv.s c.i to tie C-U.Mx A.U. atta. !. to. an nMn.n.P.ra. ard I d.r l.im to u,: y. lAc l' ' M lu;'l r I rU"' f,y' .,- unwarrantable crdufl on my H" J'" "Cli.";t v C,' -L i,a. 1 ratlKr t!,ik is. it bi ' See. BE.NJ. U. I h ILK, CIcik.
ccs.' are entitled to be placed in the rank
of ir.umdo iir allufion, that thfy are intended to include not only myfclf and the tlciks, but hii Ixcelleniy Governor Harrifon, as iV'perintendant cf the le?, than whom, Do perfon in the territory poiTclTes a f.ircrer more unfullied reputation quite worthy of the imitation of the 4 friend to the ccromilTUneis he happily indeed would it hefer him,cula he boaft of the fmalleft scintilla of Governor Harrifon's
qualifications. In troth Mt. 4 friend to the commilTioners &C 1 trcw you have (after having ranfacked the Englifh vocabulary) miftaken a figure I in what Dictionary do you find the word preconcert,' applicable in the way you (1 fuppofe) intended it ? Your csuduA in thispmicular publication puts me in mind of another frying f Lord Bacon's 4 in things that a man would not be fecn in himfelf, it is a point of tunning to borrow the name of the world as to fay, 4 the world f;ys, or 4 there is a fpcech abroad' In fine, I think your whole piece is of a piece, and is tht effervescence of a heated brain, and will no doubt be confi'gntd to its merited fate. As you are foldier. GENl. W. JOHNSTON. Auguft 10th, 180f. Messrs. STOUT & SMOOT, Editors of the Wei tern Sun, Gentlemen, I HAVE often and repeat
edly heard it obferved 4 Speak honcft
truth, and fcorn n.can lubterfuge, Nor act Polypus, and change as circutn-
ftanccs offer' V
Mr. Parke from behind the fcenet l!l ha ! ha ! ha ! and what of it ? dees Mr. IntereftedObfervcr'think that by detracting from the abilities or merits of Mr 'Parke, that he will be able by his little cunning, (for I'm fure he can't pretend to influence) to seduce the htnest if not (as Mr. 4 Obfervcr' farcaftically obferves) 4 enlightened Reprefcntatives of the -people into his views and thereby fecure a vote or ttvo for his
partizan f If he does, I hope and flatter
myfelf be vvill be mantedly dilappomted. 1 would advife Mr. Interefted'Obferv1 er' hereafter, that before he attempts irony and satire, hz would , make himfelf .something better acquainted with the .art more than he appears to by his producXifJii in your paper of the 8th inft. for there, he has, as the faying is, made a cruel bad figure, I would farther advife Mr. 1 Intercfted Obferver' to take some of his favourite sti viulus aduleirated and refreshed with the congealed flud ef the Vial ash, to induce him (as muft heretofore have been the cafe) gain to belch out 1 is satires againft his intimate friend, Lord Bacon fays, 4 we are commanded to forgive our enemies, but never our friends he alfo fays, piofpeiity dcth beft difcover vice, but he may venture to take my word for it, he never will purge cur political maladies, by his wifdorfl, prudence and patrietifm, nor Uflen our 4 weighty tind tuincus debt' by his li uerality his lancets, cathartic's or pium, cannot change our fituationfoc the better, or the tayorie, .1 hope we'll not fuffer him
to pinion, and I'm lure he's not capacitated
to ho$d wink us. Mtrc anon, A Republican.
At a mretuip of a number cf the citizens
cf Pahr.yrg. Township, at Mr. 'Jclin
Durham's, on the fit si day cf August, 180T", the fllcwing Re tit'uticr.s wtrt unmntmous'j adepttd, Resoi'ved, That ovir RepreferUtives tc the General AtTembly, be, and tLey arc hereby inClrucVd and requefted to entiea. vour, and ifprjtTible obtain a reduction ci the fees of ti e er.er.'l court'.
Seeing the rltcticn or choice of a d?!r J ptr to leprcftru this territory in ConjferI
At a meeting of a number if the citizens cf Harrison Tt.vniship, convened at lh?i jamin Bcckes's Eur. the fellow i g resolutions were proposed and utiar.imQusly adopted.
I ft. Pesehed, That the rcfolutions puffed at John Durham's on the firft day of Auguft, do mee: our approbation.
2d. Resolved, That cur Reprefcntatives do endeavor to have a vagrant act paflVd. 3d. Resolved, That our Rcprefentatives endeavor to pfs an act agreeable to the Ordinance of the Territory arid the Con ft it iu ion of the United States, giviwg validity to the u"wzrd of arbitrators in civil cafes, when one of the party is defirous to have hiscufe arbitrated. . . . 4th. Resolved, Trnt our Reprcfentativel eiidevcr to pafs an ac to prevent vice ai d immorality, by fevere fire . on thofe who keep gaming houfes, or ether htufes cf bad fame. r . 5th. ResQived, That our Reprefentativea endeavor to have an act palled to authorize certain perfons to fell the lots purchafed by the court, to erect the court houfe cc. o, and that difinfercfte d perfons be ap pointed to put chafe other lots mtrc fui table. . 6th. Resolved, That Berjamiri Beckes, Jo furnifh out reprefentatives with- a, copy of this days proceedings.. . ' - . BEN J . BECKES, Prcfidt J. MARSHALL, Clerk. .
To all persons concerned,:
NOTICE is hereby given that T (hall make application 'to ''the 'next court of Cemmon Pleas, of the county; of .Clark, in the Indiana Territory, to be licld on the fecond Monday in September .pest, to.. spi iippoint three coainJiHioners, for 'the-y.ur-pofe of dividing a traft of land in the Illinois Grant, containing five hundred; icres, known by N. 67, held by; tbe heirs ''of Jacob Reagar, dec. one third part of . faid
ui miiu 1 aiu cuvtweu iU, its aiiigucc of Henry B. Reagar, one of the btitv of
faid Tacob Reas:ar. '
Abraham Eppter. Jefferfonville, I. T. i 4 4c Juljr i4th, i807. : T
DELPH WARE.
To the Merchants bf.the Weilern
'Country. : . Gentlemen, WE beg leave to infoim yu that we have and intend keeping icr fklr, an aiTortment of Delph Ware, fuitable fcr our trade, and grj more. reafoiuble terms than it can he brought from the 'Atlantic fcaports. We therefore folicit ygur fvoms, and invite you to give a call aj manufactory, n your journey to Philadelphia or BAhimere, whc fuch goods as you may plcafe to order (if nt on hand) ftull be numif-ctuif d by the time yuu return. For your gv rr.ment, we take the liberty of ft itirv;, the diftance from Zancfwlle to Walhiiton (Pciinf)lvar.ia) tbrcuh this place, is nearer tbatr by Wheelinri and a better roid. No whcie on the 6l;io, canycu be fupplicd with boats on more real AAt ternis, or, with greater expedition , and, that when the river is ivigable fiom Wheeling, h is always To from this place ; and by taking water heie inftead of Wheeling, would fave 9 miles cf Ui.d C3,rugeand the fupericrity cf this rord ir equI to nine more. Ve !i.a.c Ifocn hand,. a general ailuit. men 1 cf
STONE WARE, .
s tob? made U ti e enfuir.g It fliun l thrP'41' M' ouht
I'gifluture ; Rczahtd therefore, That cut
icpielentatives do lupport Mr. Pike, as fuch drleate, ar.d iti cafe cf cppofition, or his dechnii g to offer, then they arc heiehy inftructed to ftbtain a public dei taction from fuch other condid4te f his piinciples, and have fufncitnt prof at,d iluijiic of his mnral chir?rr snd patriotic v(w ind thlt our Reprcfe nt-jtivs vote Iwr none
nnt
r
will plrafr both In
k cur ci Jen will icet
qtiiality and ptite.
with every a'.irution, irai Or tr.lciiien your Ob:, fcrvt,, S. HaAcvsell &f Co. Lte r.haiL'ftoun, nw Weft BVuimore, 16 milrs kbove Wheeling 111 A;jil, 1807, 3 Svr