Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 25, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 April 1808 — Page 2
dated the 30th Nov. say3, it isearneflly
hoped here by the friends of America, that an embargo will be laid in all your ports, and a prohibition of ill manufactures. Such meafures will be Ihure to bring
both France and England to a fence of jus tice.
By the new decree of Bonaparte againft neutral commerce, it appears, that the lead
pofllble intercourfe with Britain or her col onies, is a lawful plea for capture and con
demnation. The meafure is tyranical, hut
the wifdom of ourgoverment has preven
ted the confequences to us, by fecuring our
yeUcIs in our own harbours .SVanhah, Jan. 30. Accounts by the Nancy, captain Dorgan
arrived yellerday from Kingfton Jamaica, mention that news of the embargo reached that pWe on the 10th inftant, by a Danilh
veflel, bound from New-York For St. Domingo, loaded with warlike (lores, which had been captured and brought in by one of the Britifh cruifers. Provifions had
confrquently .taken fo great a rife that flour, which before was felling at feven dollars,
rofe immediately to twenty two. CHARLSTON, Feb. 3.
Capt. Lopez in 7 days
froni Havanna, informs,' that the alarm of an attack from
the Britilh, increafedat that
place : difpatches had been re
cewed from Spain, ftating
that three expeditions had
failed from England, one of
which was dellined either again ft Cuba or Mexico. He states, that there were 75 000 men in arms in the island ready to receive them, and that every clafs of the inhab itants were vieing with each
other in their exetionsto give them a warm reception, fliouldthey attempt a landing. A number of merchants had come forward and offer ed to loan the government any fums of money they might he in want of, and fuppiies of flour, &c- for the army. PHILADELPHIA, Zeb. 21. Meflls. Nourseand Lew is, left this city yefterday fo: New York. They are the
bearers o difpatches from
"VVafhington the one for En gland, the other for France. Portland, reb. 16. By an arrival at this port
on aterday laft; in 46 days
from Leghorn, we learn ver
bally, that Bonaparte arrived
before that place very uuex pecledly. He had but a fmall force, but he advanced
with rhat rapidity, that he
was at the gates of the citv
before the government were
apprize ! of his approach ; and
immediately demanded ad mitance ; which was granted Soon after, Bonaparte order
ed a very heavy contribution
to be lev u d from the citizens,
which was rigoroufly carried
into execution. Copknfiagf.n Dec. 8.
The merchants of this city
have foliated pcrmiflion to
rc-purchafc the merchant.
men Teized by the Britifh, but it was llernly rcfufed by the crown prince. Patriotic offerings, are offering in from all quarters, to enable government to -re-
ellablifh our marine. 1 he
Afiatic Company have offered
four gun-boats and 3,000 rix dollars ; baron Sefby has fent 10,000 rix dollars ;.and
one of the Aflurance Companies, 30000 rix dollars, One fentiment the defire of re
venge feems to animate ev
ery part of the Danilh mon
archy-
Extract from the fpeech of the Governor
of New York.
Gentlemen of the Senate and Assembly.
YOU are convened to deliberate and
decide upon the important concerns of this Hate at a very inteiefting crifis of it rr ' n- ? J:rn:
our puDlic anairs. inepicmc uupouuuu invariably manifefted and purfued by the
wife and faithful adminiftratorS of the gen
eral government, has hitherto fucccded irt bidding us from a participation in thofe calamities and miferies with whioh Enrope
is fcourged. It infpircd a fnguie hope that meafures, dictated by a fpirit fo con
ciliatorv, would be attended with contin.
ued exemtion from foreign infult, depre
dation or war. But the late unprovoked
and unprecedented attack upon the frigate
Chefapeakeby a Britifli vefiel, the unwarrantable pretenfions of G. Britain to ar-j reft and bair away feamen from our (hips
upon the ocean, to intercept and deftroy f .:u
our lawiui commerce wun nations iv
whom (he is at war, and the glaring in
fringements of the eftablilhed principles ofj
of the la wot nations, avowed and pract-
fed both by France and Great Britain, have 'eriously impaired the rights, wounded the
honour, aud ahViIed the independence ofj Lewis Nolin,
Jofeph Oneille
confidence in the efforts of our nmional councils to avert thero ; and for a firm and unanimous determination to devote eve'ry thing that is dear to us, to maintain our rights and our national honour.
POST-OFFICE, Vinccnncs, April , 1808. A lift of letters remaining in this ctfict during the laft quarter, which if not taken out before the expiration of three months, will be returned to the General Pcft Office as dead letters, viz. A
James Adams
Amable Arpan Thomas Anderfon.
John Braden, John Blaik, Thomas F. Blair, William Bruce, Robert Buntin, Thomas Carlin, Adam GUment Mad. L. Deneyant, John Doolin, Jacob Defanbpuch. Rickfom Ellis, James Goodlet, John Grant. Henry Hurft, 2. Robert Houfton, Phillip Haroks. John R. Jones, 5.
Thomas Jones,
Ephraim Jordan.
Robert Knox. Thomas Levens,
David Lillie, jr. 2. Luke Matfon, John M'Junkin, Henry Mace,
B
James Brooks,
Thomas Bradfhaw, Ruben HiggerftafF, John I. Bailey, George Bahbis. C Alexander Chambers, James Culright. D Luke Decker, Deniibn Darling, E F, Jacob Fiflicr, G . Robert Gilmore, H John Hatton, William HannaH,
William Johnfon, 3, Samuel Johnfon,
Thomas Lamb, M Henry Mills. William M'lntofh,
Wm. V. Moreman.
N & O Antoine Oneille
By the President OF Til E UNITED STATES,
w HEREAS by the ad, entitled "An adl, making proviflon for the difpofal of the Piiblit Lni.d, fituated between the United States Military tracl, and the Connecticut refcrve, and lor other purpofes,"
It was enacted that for the difpofal of the'
lands of ihe United States, lying on the river Ohio, between the Cincinnatti and
Vmcennes diftricls, a Land' Office fhould
be eftablilhed at J fferfonville ; And it was
further enafted, that the lands afortfaid, with the exception of certain tracts therein excepted, be offered for fale to the higheft bidder at the place aforefaid, on furh day or days as fhall by a blic Proclama
tion of the Prcfidcntof the United States, be defignated for that purpofe, in tracts of the fame fize, and on the fame terms and conditions as are provided for the lands north of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river. WHEREFORE I Thomas Jefferson, Prefident of the United States, in conformity with the provifion of the act before recited , Do hereby declare and make
known that fales flull be held at Jefierfonville, in the Indiana Territory, for the dif
pofal of the above mentioned lands, to.
commence on the fecond Monday of A-
pril, one tboofand eight huodred and eight,
and continue, for and during the Cx follow
ing weeks. -
Given under my hand the nineteenth day of November, one thoufand eight , hundred and feven. Signed V TH: JEFFERSON
our country.
Thefe events have diminifhed the hope
of maintaining peace, notwithftanding the
uniform obfervancc of iuftice and good
a th towards other nations, and have pro
duced the neceffity of reforting to energet-
ic meafures. The proceedings, adobted on
the emergency by our national legiflature,
will be found, upon an unprejudiced con
ideation, not only impsrtial towards the
contending nations of Europe, but alfo
well calculated to protect our mariners
& preferve the merchandife of our citizens.
Ihould an appeal to the fword become in
evitable. In fuch an event, property ofj
immence value will be fecured in our conntry, which, but for the embargo, might
have enriched the cotters ol the very enemy with whom we may have to contend.
The caufes of milunderltanding and ob-
ftailes to amacable adjuftment, arifiug from captures under blockading decrees aud from empreflment of feamen will alfo thereby ceafe to be multiplyed. The well known fas, that the commercial enter, prize of France and her allies has, from a
variety of caufes, become almolt extinct.
and that (he merely depends for her necesfary fupplies of provifions and other articles of foreign merchandife, and for the tranImportation of her colonies produce, upon the unreftrained commerce of American
nerchants, indepedently of the acknow-
ledged integrity and patriotifm of our pub lie agents repel the abfurd idea, that the lerent meafures originated from partailaity
to that country, or from any fubfervicncy
to her views.
Every liberal and candid mind will as
cribe the impofing an embargo, to a fini . C T
reredetire to avoui an interierence in r.u
ropean broils, to protect our feamen and to
fecure the property of our citizens, in the
'vent of an unnrocitious termination of
our negotiations with any of the belliger
ants. What patriotic citizen will murmer
t tha temporary privations and inconven
icncrs reiultinr fiom this meature, when
ke relled upon the vaft expenditure of na
tional treafure, the facrifke of the lives of
our country. men, the total and p-rmanent
lufpenfion of comtnerce, the corruption of
morels and the diftrefs and milery conli
quent upon our being involved injthe war
between the nations of Europe ? The evils
which threaten us call for a magnammau:
Howard Puttman, J. B. Pittman, Gilbert C. Ruffell, Mathias Rofe, jr. Mary Reeves.
Jeffe Purcell, Thomas Palmer
R
James Robb, Peter Romine,
John Springer, Samuel Scott, William Shepherd,' George C. Smoot, Daniel Sullivan, 2. R. & A. Shaw, Jacob Self, John Scot,
John Small, John Stork.
1
Waller Ta-lor JelTe 1 homas,
John F. Thompfon, Jofiah Trueblood.
Tab. Wftiburn, Elr, Welton.
Gail. IV. Joomton, p. m-
JN DIANA TERRITORY. St. Clair County Sr. , WHEREAS a writ of foreign attachment hath ifiucd from the court of Common Pleas for faid county, returnable at April term, A. D. 1807, againft the lauds, tenements, goods, efFecls, rights and cred". its of James Head, and Nimroo Taylor, late of faid county, at the fuit of Jacob A. Boyes, afiignec of Jonn Myrcsof the. fame county, yeoman, for fixty dollais. Notice is hereby given to. the faid Jar. i
appear and give fpecial bail to the allien.
judgment will be entered againft them i y
uciuuit, anu uic property aitaciieu uiipoica of as the law directs. JOHN HAY, ck.ee. p. RUFUS EASTON, Attc. for plff. Cahokia, 1A Feb. 18o8.
(INDIANA TERRITORY. 'fT7HEHEA5 a writ of foreign .at
VV tacbx ent hath iflued out of thf
General court of the faid Territory, direc-
ted to the fherift' of Kntfx county, agauilt
the lands and tenements, govzs tnd chat
tels and efTcclf, rights and credits of Abra
ham D' France, at the fuit of John I hemp fon,in a plea of tiefpafi on the cafe, by vir
tue of which writ the lid Iherih l:as at-
tached fundry property and money of the
faid D-France.
Now notice is hereby given, that unlefs the foid D'Francr, fliall appear by himfelf,
or attorney, to give fpecial bail to anfwer
the faid fuit, judgment will be entered againft him by default, and the eftate 'j at
tached will be fold for the fatisfacYion of
all crecjitors who ftiall appear to be juftly entitled to a demand thereon, and (hall ap. ply for that purpofe. HEXRT HURST, c.c.c. Jchn Johnson,) Airy, for pf iff. $ 10th Feb. 1808- 3w
PRINTING.
Handbills, Circular Letters, AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS, HEATLr ASD ACCUllArZLT PRlXtEB AT THIS OFFICE.
BfiCKKS.s TAVhlUtf, Vincenntss Indiana , Territory. THE fubferiner refpeclfully informs the public, that he has purchafed the houfe formerly owned by Peter Jones, Efq. and known by the fign of THOMAS JEFFERSON, And he is determined that rtt exertion, erpence or attention fliall be wanting, to promote the accommodation of thofe who
may pleale to lavour him with their cuU
torn. He has a variety of liquors of the firil quality, and his table plectifblly fupplied with the U( viands that the feafon affords. He has a fpacions flahle, abundantly furnillird with corn, oats and hay, and n attentive holilcr to attend it. From his attention and wifh to pleafe, he hopes to give general fatisf.c"ion to thofe who may favr him with a call. 3t December 7, 1807. NOTICE. WHEREAS letters of adminiflration have been granted by the judge of probate for the diftricl of Cape Girrardeau, in the Territory of Louifiana, on the eftate of Mizur Spelman (a native of the (late of Connecticut) deceafed. All perfons having any demand againft faid eftate are requeued to exhibit them according to law. And all perfons indebted arc requefted to'comc forward immediately and make payment. J A BEN SEELYE. adm'r. Cape GirardcauOa. 9th, U07.