Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 March 1808 — Page 2

ti,ljtv. Should ary want of power in tlir

court to io.up.l the rendering ol U lhninny

the court houfe door of hit county, of the

tract ol una to which the fiid tJX fhal

1 ... n !,...' 1 C nniii'ti il r.Pii'rv .'liu :i ; lie I II nrrp.ir. or t miirli li . mf oe wil

fv m i ru ci i u w tu u'M-1 ... ........ unit ii mi iv.1. i

alone on eltablilh guilt ot innocence, ami bring the tax due therein, to be laid ofl in

lorm ot a lquarc, or prrallrlorram, in

hunt comer ui the tract, detonated In

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fatisfy iultice, the legifiamc -uthotity on-

ly will uc competent io thr ie"iruy. TH: JEFF2-RS0N. January 20, 1808. PHILADELPHIA, Jtnuary 58. We utulerlUnd, that eighteen of tie unfortuntr young men Monging to Miranda's enterprise, and who were" captured by the Spaniards, lately made their escape from the prison at CaittugeiiJ. Of thi number, 15 vrerc unh.ippily retaken. The remaining three, we are informed, havrfortunately reached the United States in good health.

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THK WK STERN SUN.

the flirriff, at the time of f le ; provided That if the owner ol any tract, or tracts o land, for which the laid tax fhall be in ar

rear, or anv tier foil for him. fliall on the

i!y of" f. le, tender, and deliver to the flie

riff, at the place of fale, goods and chattels fufficient to make the f i id tax fo in arrear.

then the laid iheriff fliall not fell the laid

land, or any part thereof, but (hull make

ind Lvy the fud tax in arrear, by a public f le of fuch goods, rendenng the overplus,

(if any) to the owner of futh land, or iucl perfon for him. PETER JONES, Audi: or of Public Accounts. Vincenncs, 111 March, 1808.

PINCENNES, MARCH 9, 18G3.

MARRIED O.i Sunday evening the 28th ult. by George Wallace, Efq. Mr. Daniel Sullivan, of this place, to the agreeable Mifs Susan Sullivaw, daughter of Capt. James Sullivan, of Jcffcrfon county, Kentucky. Extract of . i letter from mfnber cf Con-

grefs. dated 29th Jan

INDIANA St. Cla

"The affair of the Static, 1 fuppofe will P f aw dimfls

NA TERRITORY.

air County Set.

WHEREAS 4 writ of foreign attach-

:nem hath ifiued from the court ot Cum

mon Pleas tor laid countv. returnable at

April term, A. D. 1807, againfl the lands

tenements, goods, tfFects, rights and creel.

its oi James Head, and Nimrod Taylor,

late ul laid county, at the fuit of Jacob A.

Boyes, affignee of John Myres oi the iauit

county, yeoman, tor lixty cloUais.-

Notice is hereby given to the laid las.

Head and Nimrod Taylor, that unlcfs they

appear and give fpecial bail to the action,

judgment will be entered againU them by

rietault, and the propel ty attacliea aupoiCQ

excite much indignation among you. Mi

Rofe fays he was on bord at the tim". A wan had enlifled, who declared himfelf to be of EfTex, England, until he came into Hampton roads, where he Hated he vas an American, and found means to convey a lettter to the collector at Norfolk, fluting this circumflance, and that he was unjufliy detained. Upon the fh;ps officers learning this fact, they ordered him to be whipped

which was performing when the proviflonj

boat came along hJc the Stitira. " Our affairs with England, as they were fome fanguine fome defpairing. A ftory has juft ftarted, that Mr. Role will leave here in a few dayswithout accomplishing the object of his vifit unlefs it was to procraftinate." Ken. Gaz.

JOHN HAY, ck. c. r. P RUFUS EAST ON, Atto. torplff.. Cahokia, 111 fc. 18o6.

NOTICE. "TCrHEREAS lctt'rs of adminiHration vV hive been grantfd by the judge of probate for the diflrict of Cape Girrardeau, in the Territory of Lousfiana, on the eftate of Elizur Spcltnan (a native of the Hate of Connecticut) deceafed. All perfons having any demands againft faid frtate are requelled to exhibit them according to law. I1 perfons indebted are re-qu-fled to come forward immediately and make payment. JAB EN SEELYE. adm'r. Cpe Girardeau, Oct. 9th, 1807. INDIANA TERRITORY. Auditors Office.

NOTICE is herehy given that bv nn adt of Afrrmhly, p.lTed at the laQ P-iho-! of the Le:fl"ure of the faid Territory,

INDIANA TERRITORV.

WHEREAS a writ of foreign at tichj- ent hath iffued out of the

General court of the laid Territory, directed to the iheridf of Knox cunty, againll the lands and tenements, good and chat

tels and effect?, rights and credits of Abra

ham D'Fraace, at the fuit of John Thonipfon,in a plea of trefpafson the cafe, by virtue of which writ the faid Iheriff has attached fandry property and money of the faid D'France. Now notice is hereby given, that unlefs the faid D'France, fliall ippar by himlcli,

or attorney, to give fpciai bail to anlwci

the faid iuit, judgment will be entered a-

gainli hun by default, and the eftate fo at

tached will be fold for the iatislactioti ol all creditors who ihall appear to be jultly

entitled to a demand thereon, and (hall apply for thatpurpofe. HLNRT HURS T, c. a. c. Jclin Johnson i Atry, for pltff. J 10 en Feb. 180. I if ygtj A WARNING.

THE books and accounts of M'Gowen c Latrief, arc left in my hands fir

collection, with directions if not fettled by

the JOih of March, to bring fuits without

oiiciimmation. E. STGUT,

Notice,

if any noa-rcUicnt chiming hndi in thiv rY gpn that I fliall aiake applicaTerritory, eith-r by entry, petent, deed for, hon to the coart of Common Plcs ol conveyance, bond lor conveyance, or othrr Kn.x county, in the Indiana Territory, at evidence of cUim, his or her agen or at- tn- nc1 March term, far a licenfc to cl'Utorney. Avail n-iilrct, or rrlofr to lift, his ,Jluh a Feiry on White river, on my land, or her InJs wtth the alTtiT.-t of the county ppofitc wiiere 1 now live.

wh;re fuch land tjav h'uve bero mrrrdl lOHN DECKER.

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Feoruary 5th, ItOI.

and loc?red, before the tenth day of Marcl

then next, w : r.ilt-nt, and the tenth day of Ma-nh, quadrnni-lly. thrre..f:er, the a"- :fo. lhall im.uediatlv prore-d f lift

an.l make a valuation of tht 1-nds (f fuJii r j . . . i. . t '

iion-reirjeiis, uim om oc in rus

Notice

county.

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Is herchv to all thofe indebted to the ef

per

of th

hundred acre, acco? di.ig to the quality l1 f William Kin dec. late of this place he foil, 'tr.d its r' !,:ive filiation biu',a comc forwatd innnediattly and difchargc

in making luch nfi-fl" r.-:it and valuation. jCne hmr, oiticrwifc fuits will be eommenc houfe-;, brn, and other improvements hull cd aait.ll the delinquents, without diltmc-

not be intliiaed.

tin ; thofe havii g demands agaiuft tin

nv

the

And further notice is tpven, that thr(f'ne are requeued to prtiVnt them tor fet-

-eoui.t tu joiiiua riumprcys, r.iqr. reli in in thiTplace. Francis C Clapper, adm.

iNew Mtlr.d,) c. 17, 18J7.

hi. pay.

fheri ft f every rountv, fliall,

tee.ith diy of Juit, anninlly d-m-nd f . i i- ty rr t

meiK or tr." i x"s, or i nn an-it ti, on earn inhabitant in his cojr.tv, in perfon, or by notice irv writing, left at his or her uluai phcr of rrfi ience. In cafe of non p yBiTit ot ti"s, by the time rprvurud, it

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An act for levying and tollcCting a tax on land and for otl.er puipoirs. Sec. I. he it e ucted Sec. That the courts of coTinon Fleas of the frteral counties in this Territory fliall wul.i.i fifteen uays after the full day of Jamiaiy next and within 1 J d..ys after the full day of J nu-ry qurtdrienni.illy thereafur, or at ai.y fpecial court by them to be appointed for that purpofe, which they are hereby authorifed at any time to hold, (hall appoint an allclloi

lor thepurpofc hereafter meiuiontd, t athof

whom before they begin the duties oi their rcfpective office, take and fubferibe the following oath or af!:ma:iou 1 tfcic any judge ur jullice of the f id county viz. I do fwear or hi.m as tha cfe miy be that as afTefTur for will to the belt nf my kill and judgment diligently and faithfully execute the duties f the office without favor affection or partiality, and ihrtt 1 will do equl tight and jullice to tut befl of my knowledge nd uudi i Handing in

every cafe in which 1 fliall act as aifeh'ur fo

help me God. A certificate of which oath or affirmation

(lull be delivered to the aflVlfoi refpedive-

ly, and a copy thereof tranfmitted without

delay to the clerk of the court ot common

Pleas of the county, to be by him filed in

his office; in caie of the death, rriu fal to act, rtfigiiation, or removal from

the county of the faid affeHor the laid court

of common Pleas fliall as foon as may be

thereafter at any fpecial court, to be

held for that purpoie appoint a perfon to fupply futh vacancy, who (hall take and

i'uLlcnbe the fame ath or affirmation as

the cafe may he, as by this ait is directed to be taken and fuhfrribed by each afTefior ; Provided always, that no fheriif or deputy

fheiiffof anv county fl.all be eligible toey-

ercife the duty of aiTefior under this act.

Sec. 2. U fliall be the duty ot the aud

itor and he is hereby authonfed and iaipow-

ered to apply for ami procure from the pro

per officers, and abftradt of all the entries

and locations and purchafes made by indi

viduals from the United States of lands in

the fev ral counties in this territory, noting where and on what creeks, water courfca, Sec. fuch entries and locations and purcha-

es have bten made, with the name of the

perfons for whom entered and located, and

uy whom purchafed from the United Stales,

and it (hall be the duty of the auditor to

tranfmit the iVid abltradts of entries and

ocatkins of lands to the clerks, of the rel-

pectivc counties by the iuit day of January

next awd the nrit day ot January quadnennially thereafter, which clerks ikiah deliver the faid abltraits to the rcfpective aU'cffort as loon as appointed. Sec. 3. '1 he laid aflcflors in the feveral counties lhall and they are heieby impewered and required as hereinafter mentioned to receive from each and every perfon anc

perlons reliding in the feveral counties, and

owning lanas in the fame counties, a lift un dcr oath, which the alfefior is herebv im

powered to adminilter of his or net, thei .. . . . i r . t i f i i i

name or nmes ana oi toe ianus wnicu la

flie or they claim in the faid county, eithc

by patent, entry, deed or conveyance, bond for conveyance or other evidence of claim

or purchafe from the United States whicfi the aU'cllor fliall let down in writing, and

tntreupou the laid all iior (lull m.ikc a vl

u '.tion of each tr; ct of land per hundred a

cres, according to the quality ef the foil I

its relative lituation, which he at the f.me

time diall lignify to the land holders, but

m making luch alTcmiient and v-luation

houfes, barns, and other improvements flial be excluded.

juflnefs of it wiihin ten dayi theifaficr, arid in cafe of failure, the faid flV(Tor fli .ll pr j ceed to lid fuch perfon or peifnns 1'lids it the laid county, agreeable to the belt infor ma tion he iiy plfc Is. See. 6. If at y itihabitant fliall ne!ec?l r refufe to re;.dcr fui ii acccitnt, or hll rtJidrr a f n I fr or fraur'nf-nt recount, he fliall be fined to the ule of the Teiritory in any In m not exceeding fi i ty dolh.ra with Coil, to be recovered in any court having competent jui ill.ict i i . by action of dcot in the n.ime of the airtfTor. See. 7 If any nn r-frlrnt c 1 liming lands in this territory either by entiy. patent, deed fr on vcyance b nd tor conveyance, or o;hcr evidence of claim, hi oi her agent or uttoiney, fli dl neglrft or rtfule t lift his or her linn's with the lTc (Trr of t!ie rountv whrre fuch land may h.vr hern entered and h,c;fd before the tenth day of March next, and the truth day of Mi.h quadrienmally ihereaftrr sgrecably to the reuifiiiony of this act, then the afTefTor fliall immediately piorerdto lifl and make a valuation of the lands, of fuch non reC drnt that may be in his ennnty in -the iTi-nnci rcquiitd by the third lection in this aa. Sec. 8. The faid aflrflors reflectively fliall on or before the firfl day of Apr il next

and the firfl day of April quadriennailly thereafter, m.-tke a fair lifl of all the lands in their rcfpective counties, in the foim following.

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BLANK DEEDS For Sale at ihU Office.

Sec. 4. The faid afiVflors fhdll advertift

at tne county town, anu aiiw in ttie next

public place in rath and every townlhip in

their counties that he t ill attend at a con

vc tiient place therein tu be mentioned, anc

as near as may be to the centre of popula

tion in luch townlhip, not within twenu

ivs alter iuth advcrulcmeut in, to re-

ceiveot ail peilons ichdent in the laid

townfhip.a lilt of all the lands wlii. h fuel

. r .. l.. . . i .1

pc-iou owns oy ar-y or runrr oi the wab

berare mentioned in the hid county ur.d

the faid perfons are hereby itqmitd to at

tend at luch time and place in their rcf

prciive townthis tiureior actcrdmgly.

bee. 5. In c.lc any fuch inhabitaint fliall not attend at the time and place nstified by the aifeflor togic in a lid of his or her uxafclc la.,cis in the laid county u above mentioned, it tiill and nny be i .w. ful for the ailrlFor to receive his or her lilt at any ti:ne, provided fuch perfon tender; fach, hi oi her lilt, and makes oath to the

Which nit they lhall deliver to ihe clerks of ;he rcfpective courts of Common Piers, on or before thelaft day of April quadrennially thereafter. Sec. 9. The judges of the crurt of rom mon pteas, or any two of them, fhall aflemule at the court houfe of their proper county, on the firfl Tuefday of the month "of May next, and the firfl Tuefdays of the fame month, quadrennially, thereafter and the clerks lhall lay before them the faid abftracts of afiVffment and valuation of landt fo made by the faid afTtfTois, in manner and form aforefaid, and the faid judges fli.dl and they are hereby empowered and authorifed to hear any complaints of improper or partial aflelYment or valuation of lands which may have been made by the faid afiVfiors, and to make fuch alterations therein as they or a mnjorityof them fliall think reafonablc and jult.

Sec. 10. When- the abftradt of aflVfTment for the refpective countirj (h..ll be thus rev iled and contdttd, the clerka of the faid courts fliall make cut two fair and correct tranferipts thereof, one of whn'b thry flall deliver to the fheriifs of the refprctive counties as collectors therein, by the 16th Jay of May mxt, and the 1 5th dy of May qutdrenni;.l!y thereafter, ai d the other they fln 11 reguhrly tranfmit to the ,iu. tlitor of the Territory,, within two months thereafter, and the original abflict with luch aherati. i.s nd coricctions as n.;.y have been made by the faid judges certified by the faid clerks fk?U by them be filed in their re fprctive office. Sec. 11. If any aflefior fliall neglect or rtfule to peiftjini the ftiviccnn' duty required oy this act, tie A for eveiy fuch uegleor reli; fa I be fined in any fnm r.ot

exceeding three hundred dollars ; and if a-

ny flerk fliall neglect or re ful'- to prifoim the lervice and duty by this tt required, he

(hall for every futh neglect or relufJ be fi-

mam tne lum ot one hundfed drlLr.

whjch fines fliall be rrmvcrrd wirh cr lhy

otoimation or indictment to, and fcr the

ufc of the Teriitory.

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Samuel Thorn,

Saddle, Cap 5? Harness Maker,

REPLCl FULLY informs the public he ln commenced hnfmrf no Main

tret t, nearly oppefite Johi I). Hay's tavein

where thry iry he funnlied with any arti

cles in bis i aiii.efs, 01. the (hortefl notice.

and made in the neatell and befl manner.

Vincenncs, Feb. 2d, ISOfc.