Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 38, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 August 1808 — Page 1

THE

WESTERN SUN

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1808. NO. 38.

THE MORALIST. Be singular if you pleafe : but Irt it be in the clevuion of ysur thoughts, nnd.thc recTitude of your mannert. He tint car diQinguifli himfe!f ct.y by the abuse sf others, h a defpicable creature in every country. Some men ufe no other means to refpec"t than by infilling on it; anrA it fometimes anfwers their purpofe, s it does a.highwayman's in regard tomoy. The vulgar trace your faults those yu have in common with the mfelvrs ; hut they have no idea of your excellencies, to which they have no pretentions. (BY AUTHOR ITT,') AN ACT, muthorising the secretary f the treasury f pay tj the comptroller of the treasury, in trust, the amount of cer tain bills drawn by john Armurong. minister from the United Stales t the court of France i $u treasury of the United Stales BE it enacted by the Senate and House if Representatives of the United Slates of America, in Ccugress assembled, 1 hat the fecretary of the trcafjry be, and he is hereby nuthorhed, ar.d d:rec"Ud, to pay into the humU off the comptroller of the treafury of the United Stat-s, the amount, in citHi, of the bills drawn Ly John Armllrong, mirtinVr frevn the United States to the court of France, on the trea finer of the United States, in ftvor of Nathan Frc r?3, D"t;ton and Hil!, pur fj ant to a linuidatioti ;jJc hv the Proverumriil of France under tliC convention conclude between ihe. United Suten and lY.r Fieiicl 'ovcrnmen', on tbc tliir.rie t!i day r.t April. in thr year oti - thoul'und eight hivn'red ar.d thee ; nt.d alio th- amount of tne tullj drawn by the afor' faid miti.ilcr, on the fajd treafurer of the United States, in favor of Infrph Sai ds, pjrfunut to a liquidation m ule ondr the convention afore!" id, which 5nu fo p:;id to the comptroller, ' fli all be Id by him, in trull, to pay and fstisfy fucli pfifons. aiui in fiifh proportions, ai fit !! Sr p.djuded or decreed by the courts hcrrafter fj feifjed ; and the faul funs fh a l be by the comptroller depofited in the office rsf diu ouut and depofit, in the city t;f Wa.'hinton, fur f'.felkeepiur, until fucli judgments or decrees iliali tak: place. Sec. 2. And he it further ercctel. That ail fuits or pioce-Hiugs at hw or in equity, to eii. ,A clain.s aginH or rer. wr t c whole or a.;y psrt of the fuin lc depruted, r,n arrountof the biils (!r.wn u fvor of N.iiW.m Freres, Drnton and Hil. Ihdl he cr rr nu nr ed on or bfore t!r fvf day of November urr.u i:i tie circus7 cr.urt of fourth ciicuit, h dden in the dilt.ift of Maryland, and 11 fu'.? fir po cedir.gs ;-t law r;r in ep-jity, to elUbhll cUims r.;':"i!Pi cr to recover thr v. h.cle or ny :a r ? r.f tie fnm fo c'rpr fi-d on aicounof the bilh drawn in fivor of Jofph Sethis tlrll he commenced on cr b e f . r r. tiic d) forefaid, in tlie circuit court of t'r. prone cireuit liolden in the di!.;t New-York or in the circuit court of the diUrift o C: lumbia for Wafl i ton county in ic Jttritf. aid any or ei'.ftr party 2ggriev-( hv the judgment or decree of either of tlu laid courts, may remove the f-me tf the fuprcue tcuTt of ti c United Stales, in th?

lata; fame manner, and on the fame terms and conditions, as appeals and writs of error are now prolViuted from the Lid courts. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That whenever a final judgment or decree uSall he entered up by either of the faid courts, in favor of any perfon or perl'ons who may have eftablifhed a right or claim to the whole or any part of the faid fums ib paid to the compcroller, and depofited in virtue of this la w, the fiid comptroller mall diredl the cafhier of the faid office of difcount and depofit, to pay the amount recovered to the party or perfons'cntitled under fuch judgment or decree fo rendered b V the faid courts. J. B VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S. SMITH. Trestdent of the Senate Protempore. April 25, 1808. Afprovkd, TH: JEFFERSON. AN ACT to make Plymouth, in North Carolina, a port of entry; to change the name of the diftriA of Ndnjewioy U th -it of S:. -Mary's, and to mke Avgufta,to in the dillridt of Maine, a port of de livery. BE enacted by the Senate and House of representatives of the United States of America, in Ccngrcss assembled, l lut from and after the thirtieth day of June next, a diflrict fhall he formed out ot the dii'lril of Edentnn in North Carolina, to be called the diiiricl of Plymouth, which fliaU include and comprehend the rivers Rb?noak and Cilhie, and all the waters, creeks and harbors belonging thereto. The town of Plymcuth fhall be the port of entry and deliery; and Windfor and Skewarky, ports of delivery. A collector w 0 for tlr diftricl lhall be appointed,' to rcfidc nn kf-ep ins oitice at tne town ot Plymouth, ho (hall he rntitled to receive three per Vtm. comrrilLon on ?I1 monies by him received, on account cf the duties arifing on goodi, warfS and men hrtneize inrportcd into the faid diftricl, ind on the tonnage ot fliips and velTel, and the other enioUiments and tees of office rfUblifhed by law. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Tiut from and after the thirtieth day of June next the diftricl of Nsnjemoy, in the (late of Maryland, fhall be called the drfnicl r,f St. Mary's, and the collector fhall re fide at St. Mary,s rivr, which fiiall be the pyt of entry and delivery for faid oiOricl, and N inj'-nioy a port of delivery ot,ly,to vSich a furveyor lhall b appoimd, whi firll bentithd, in addition to the tres aru emoluments already allowed oyj - i ..til.

I f t t it ' m ' i w- M ms Z'c? "JC,!V" a U'"T f "e 1",IM,redV V the Umta Statt, cr ;rd fifty dolly.. , .ncrica in Coms cu,. U,J, Tl.at the I h,t ,1,. ,w cf ,vL.au.U.in the d.ltnft of , Flom 0?ea liJ t0,,n JonV, to MilMge. -1-ii.c-. fti.ll L..- ,-,d .,rrcy .. confuted a vil,c and iom tl.rncr to Alhe rs.Ofcrom ;,.rt ntl.vrry.Sobc.nuMfd to the dif. S,a,u to MilVcvillc, and from thence ,a r I!.,t!, 2,A r,,bj,a to the f,r.ie rclhv r.n.s Co-jrt.Hfr to the 0:(on on

" . rr i r' ,; " fU"rr yrii ir m very in tne ui.itea Mates ; and there uiall he appointed a furveyor, to refidc at lie faid port cfdelivery, who fiiall be engird to receive a fJarv of one hundred ui fifty dnilM, annually, in adilition to other r.rio'uments allowed by law.

J. B. VAHNUMt SpcA.hr cf tie House of Representative S. .SMITH, Tresidfni of the Senate, pr:cr:pie April Ti, 1808Arrao ted, TH : JEFFERSON.

AN ACT making an appropriation fupply a deficiency in an appropriation for the support of government during the prefent year, and making an appropriation for defraying the expencrs inci q dent to the valuation of houfes and lands, and the enumeration of flavei within the United States. BE it enacted by the Senate and House. f representatives' of the United States f

America in Congress assembled, That to make good ducnucnty in inc appropna ticn for the contingent. rxpenfes of botri Houffs f Conjrrfs, authorized by the aft of the tenth of "February, hft, the further fum of feven thoufand dollars be, and the fame hereby is appropriated. Sec. 2. And be it further enact edt That a fum rot exceeding five tbeufand lour hundred and one dollars and twenty, f-yen cents, the balance of a former approprii tion to that amount, for that object naring oeen carried to the credit of the furplus fund, to be O.lid out of anv monie in the tr-afury, not otherwife appropriated, he, and the fame is hereby appropriated, if ,r dtfrnvincr the further exnei.fr inridi-fit the valuation cf houfes and lands, and the enumeration of flaves within th United States; . J. B. VARNUM, Speaker cf the Ihuse of representative: S. SMI TH, President of the. Striate, protzmport April 18UU. ArrnorKD. TH: JEFFERSON. AN AC T for the relief of Georgf HuntCf. BE it erected by the Senate and Haute of rcprcsenlaUva cf the United States of America, in Cov2tess assembled. That the proper accounting oflicrrs be authorize! to examine and fettle the accounts of Georgr Hunter, cf Philadelphia, and In the f Hid fettlement to allow him a credit for fuch quantity of fdtpetre, the property of the United States, delivered to him for the purpofe of being purified, as (hall be maJe appear to have been tbftroyed by fire in hi wurehoufe. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker f the House of Representatives; S. SMITH, President of the Senate protemporti April 25, 1808. ArpaovjLD, TH : JEFFERSON ANt ACT to eRahlini certain pofhroadi ifl the Rate of Georsia and Ohio. R!: ; cet,d !, L TT,r OI!Oi',myleee. From MiHeoVevi'.Ie to Putom Court. Houfe and from thenre to Morgan C'o jrt-Iioufe, and to Randolph (ourt-llojf-. From New Lifbon to Canton in Ohio. J. R. VARNUM, Spczlzr ef the House of Representatives. S. SMITH, F resident f the Cenate, prxtmpore April '22, 1S03 ArpjttviiD, TH : JEFFEHSOK