Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 February 1809 — Page 3

e fpfci Ay the happy and equal one under -which we live. Ik fore I quit thi part or

tne iu ))ct, i uujit an: um wnat lecurity

of the Wabafh, there are about the number of 1 IOOO, and filof fa id liver, about th'

number ot 17000, and that ti e population

i Your committee, after maturely confidering thiJubjee ?re of opinion that there exifts but one objrtfion to tfie tftablihY mcut of a feparate territorial government, weft cf the river Wabafh, and that ohjec tion is baled on the additional expmfe

whicn would in confccjuence thereof be in

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we nave, admitting naves are intmUuceU ot each icaion is in a Hate of ranid in r l : . . . i m t . . I-

inm mis icn icory,. mat iney win nor., at. create.

form period not far cliftant, be fed upon hemp feed, as thef he nientim.s to the foiuhward arc upon cotton feeds ? none tli it I can fee more than his and his adhe rents p jrole, which-he and thry, as lie informs us, pledge through interest and which they will be induced to break by the fame powerful motive i ! Whether the Slim I have nor finifhed lej lining to, is the f ime Slim Simon, who anfwered the Citizen, I know not, nor is it material for me to know, as I am well allured his malicious inuendoes and inferences will not afiel me, fo long as he re mains in his prefent character, -and 1 defy him in his real one for Slim .Simon to fay if not in direct terms, yet ftrongly to infer, that the meaiure (of calling upon the candidates) was pre-concerted 14 between the Citizen and myfelf," I deem as an infiduous attempt, and declare a malicious falfehood. G. V. JOHNSTON. Feb. 11, 1809.

THE WESTERN" SUN.

VINCENNESy Feuru art I84 1809.

We received the bill for dividing the territory, winch has puffed two readings and was referred to a committee of the whole houfe on Monday the 2i January we have received papers to the 12th, but - cannot learn from any of tkem its fate -we feel a plelfure in Hating that a gentlennn has juft arrived from Walhington, who allures u? the bill will be n-je&ed. We have alfo received the report of the committee upon th.it fubjeft, from which we prefent our readers with the following extract :

" That the line of demrkation, which

thrrugh R-himore two d?v r.gn, from Cir-from the SpftiuauV TIt- report tint the bile, on tl.tii v . AnmuolU, where retreat of the divifion rf the Fienh army they will be brio in iutc of rt auinel's far w;.s cut oft i.y the patriots, is an ulc Itory, immediate cmbaikauon. oiiinting as 'we imagine, from a move Jlhnr.tr. nnr.i f tne French fours to deceive their 'adverdry. Ti e communication Irrm the From the Bcstsn Puiudium fjjn. 6, 1809. ir.tr of the French armir-s in Spiin, with Frimcr. was without imp f2im-nts, and the FKOM EUROPE. laft regimuit dellsnrd tor the Sparifii war, Yefleidiv arrived ;it this port, the left Pris the full October, fo that it is fihooner eju u capt. Mall, in 85 days c ertain the Frerch writ in great force ill from 0.herte. Sailed from that place on Spain by the middle of that month

curred by the government of the United; the 29th of iN'nvrmber. About ten days What (f.n'ii ;u us in tins opinion is, the States. But it is alfo worthy of ohfervajbrfore bis dep mure inte lligerx e lu-d been c ution ohfi-i vrd by th Spaniards in all tion, that the incrcafed valueof the publiclrrceived fiom Corunn!y that agrest bittle .their inovcments. They f mi, in faci, to Unds in each diftiicl, arifing from the pub-jlmd been fought between the Snanifii troops have adopted the Fabian nvdr of w rf;irc

hcinltitutions, which would he permanently 'anu people, contending for the independ- and To have anijuloed that intkulir.ltic fixed in each, to comport with the conve-jence of "heir ccuntiy, and their invaders, impetuofity wliith r :raceiised th.eir firfk

the French, in which the former fufT-rrd a proceeding. 1 he Eniifh, as it is ufual defeat, with the lofs of 30,CC0. This with them in att to their allies, had not news had not been ofiicially received at come up to reinforce their friends, nor was Oporfo, but was credited by fome. The it probable that any part of them could

ture produced by the contemplated ten po-i Poi tu.uefe : however, appeared . to he in jorn the Spaniards, bclorc a decifive ki

rary government, and your committee, (be-jgood ipirits. The aftiou, it was faid, tookr1011 lolc place. ing convinced that it is the wifti of alargelplace near Pampetuna. . j , - , ,M , twmnwmmmtvmmmm msioritv of the citizens of the faid terVitorv I If it Should prove correct, that a battle.! I

that a fepejration thereof fhouhl take place)jfo d'iMlrous for the world, has aken place,). Tnr Mjarni nation of Indi.ms, hrve brot' deem it alvays juft and wife policy to jit mult have been fought early in Novem-j'in a,,t! delivered up to the governor, one

her and our next arrival iiom England nrown narr,tuppoirc! to have been Ilolrn,

niencc of the inhabitants, and the augmen

tation of emigrants, all of whom muft hecome immediate purchafers of tbefe lands,

wonld tar exceed tht amount of expendi

will probably furuilh the particulars.

Letters from Oporto in the 25th of Nov.

are, blent as to the above information.

about 9yeais old, 14 hands hih, branded on the left ftVuluer. biit not li-dgihle, a little white on htr off fide foic and hind

bef-n with the

q;rant to every portion of the people of the

union, that form of government which ia the object of their wilhes, when not incompatible with the couftitution of the United

States, nor fubverfive of their allegiance to Bonaparte v; as faid to be on the Soanifli ;oot' heavy with fo-l, his

the national fnvereinmtv. Your coinmitteelfrontiers with an arrnv of ?on nnn and . Indians liner Lift tall the owner is drfiied

therefore refp?afuliy fubmit the following the French army emraired was reborted atito Culllr frwrd pve property, pay char

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relolution : Refolved, That it is expedient to divide the Indiana territory, and toeftablifh a feparate territorial government weft of the river Wabafh, agreeably to the ordinuce for the government of the territory of thr United States, north weft of the river O hio, paflcd on the J 3th day of July, 1717.

150,000. ges ana take ner away. s - . j JOS. BARROXy Int. The fnl!nW;irr nrntlone. m, kttlF. 17fh. J809. 12 4t

In this days paper we complete the jour nals of the legiftative council of this tern tory. TQ CORRESPONDENT Gulliver, is inadmiiTable, on any term?

jthe writer though may have it printed hi handbills, which fliall accompany the paprr by fending his name in hi? own proper hand

the Wabafh affords between the eaftern 8cwriting and accompanying it with a lew wftern portions of faid territory, added toward dolUrs. the wide extent of wildernefs country which! The piece over the fignature of Wad, is feparates the population in each, conftitute' under confideration. reafous in favor of a divifio' founded on the ICT Writers who fend their production faundft policy, and conformable with the in hand writing other than their own, wi! natural fituation of the countiy. The vaft p'eafe add their wn name in fheir own wn dtft uice from the f?t.lements weft of the ting, orinclofe it on a feperate piece ot p.. ".Vabalh, to the prefent ft it of territorial go- per.

ernment, renders the adminiftr.tion ot jut-1

tice burthenome and eyuenfiv to them in

the higheft degree. The fuperior courts of

the territory are ov law t-it u hilv'o at V m

To A Cit izen oj Vincamcs.

Sir, as a candidate I feel hound to an

cennes, at which place fuitors r-fidirg in fwer your firft piece, and candidly mull U

every prt of the teriito'v, are compelled to that I am in lavour of opening the door attend with thrir witneiPs. which, to thofe emigration wie as well for the Eftern, , who refide weft' of the Wab -fh, amounts the Southern ft ue rnd, as a candidatr to almoft a tot-1 derial of juftice. , further fay, that 1 will fupport fuch me u The great difiirulty of travelling thro fures as majority of my conftituents wii an extenlive and loathfome wildernefs, the direct, waut of foori and nthc-necefTiry accmmo-Vv- Yours &c. dations on the road, often prefents an infur- D. SULLIVAN, niouutable barrier to the attendance of wit. P. S. As to a divil'ion of the territoty weR.gy and even when their attendance is am firmly opofed to it. obtained, the accumulated expenfe of profe- D. S. cutiug fuits, wheie tle evidence is at fo re- l m te a diftance, is a caufe of much -mJr- CONGUb.SS. ralTmrnt to a due and imnutial diftiioution For the two laft dys the houfe of re-r cf juftice, and a proper execution of the fentativea lave L-rn occupied with the laws for tin red-f fs of private wrongs. mrndnu n'S from th-- frnatr to the bill If 4t In acVlitioTi to tiie above confidfrjtions employing an aJJuioiiil num'nrr of fe ame. yu committee conceive, that the fcatter- &c. The fmatori J amendments (as w ed fituation of the fettlemrnts over this ex- have abwdy informed the reder ot ti teoHve tenitory, cannot fail to enervate the paper) pro idr lor manning, - quipping, an-pnwr-rs of the executive, and render it al- fii'.ing out all the armed vrfi'.-l of the U m )f impofiihle to keep that nut of the go- nitrnd St. res. The firft amendmerr veinmf')t in order. .which involved the min queRiou, wa, o It fti'th-r appfrs to your committe", Tuefday, agreed to Yes 64 Nays 59 tint i dixifion of rhe faid tftritory will br- Yefterday the f"bj-d was rehmud tninr a matter of ru-h?. uoder the' aforeftid After tonli ierablc disunion, mr. D. H

artii L of tl'.e rrd

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ftate g

rovtrnin',nt

t 'ivfinm-i

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hti.vr thr urn- Williams mivea to commit :nr nui dn.i a

fti'll ift.iblilh thrrein a mendmrnts to a committee of the whnh r j . . . c...

in imfritc in. ;on r. in oiurr CO :n;ra an OI) ) r iu U l i V "

tfje

conveniences whic!i would h- removed l,v refj-iudinp the vote of the previous dn

ThidrfW torth a variety of oblrrvations

-r ot rntlemm, but

Emperors of Ruffia and of France to Great

Britain, we gave to our leadeas on Moud y in an extra Iheet ; and we now republilh them in the, Monitor, to wit ; 111. Hanover to be reftorcd to Great

Britain. 2nd. Rrunfwick to be rcflored to the

hrirs of the Duke.

3rd. Holland to be reftored to the Princr of Orange. , 4th. Prtogrtl to ' be reOnred to the Due of Braganza, or become a Britifti

Colony.

5th. King Ferdinand (of Naples) to re:in Sirily. 6th. Jofeph Napoleon to become King -f pain ai.d the Indies. I repeat, the intelligencr may be relied o ; I received it from Rordeaux by the ate arrival ; nd my rorrefpondent, inti-

oately aroainted with French polity, ms fe nt me other interefting communica-

ons, which 1 will hereafter mske known.

Monitor.

ASr,

NOTICE. the fuhfcribei intends to fet out

rom this place on the 2oth of next

mor.th, for Philadelphia ; he rt quells that thofe indebted to him, will fettle their ac

counts before that time.

GEO. W ALLACE J

Vincennes Jany. 20. 109. 8 5w.

PROPOSALS BY . GENERAL W. JOHNSTON L. D. (of Vine ernes. T.T.) For pubblbit i by tVnfi iptioil A wrk to he entitftcl The Indiana J uftice and Conftablcs guide.'

PORTLAND. December 22. Murderers Rescued! We are infonned by a gentleman direel rom Caftine, that on the night of the 16th Ml. the n?en confined in that place for the :ttrage and murder committed at the Iflr t Holt, were attempted to be refcued by a 4nd of rvjfiam 15 or 20 in number, dif uifed, armed with mulkets and other veanon?. Thev entered the rraol-hnnfe in

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ie abfenre ot the gaoler, demanded, t

ys of the perlon to whom they were ennlled, with a prefentcd piftol xt his breaft : iving obtained them, they proceeded and ulo ked the doors ; when 4 of the 8 con. 'if-d rnflied forward and efcaprd the vigi.ice of the guaid, (two men) who. irr.me. iutely clofrd the prifon doors and fecured he remaining four. Hre we hvo a convincing evidence cf e at complices of thr BiitiOi in this coim

v, in the fate of all authority ardi

This work fliall embrace a legil defertation on the life and progrrfj (under the laws of England) and prerent Tlp-cTUve powets and duty of uftuts of the Peace

and Conftabhs under the ftatutr laws of Indianait lh-11 likewife trntain all the nettffaiy forms for their rrfp-cYivr ofiSers and be prefaced whh the Conltitutioit of the United States and the ordinance of the Terriory. The utility and tffentiality of furli an undertaking and pubheation, efpecially in Indiana, cannot indeed it nutbt not, for a moment, to he doubted -it is thrtfore hoped "that what is generally gocd, will be liberally encouraged."

CONDITIONS.

ronfiwiance with the dictates of 1 1 : -i nreliorr nvpTS. only wait thr watch vjord

i l-t nw ana jiiuice ac rn-tnee. I nere if rbe preten bd 44 txc'usixc friends tf or-

1. It will be comprifed f one volume octavo, of netween ere hundred and one hundrtd and fifty pgcs. 2. It fit -1 ! beprinted on good common pper and ftitchrd. 3. It will h put to prfs2$ foon as four

hundred couies are fuif; ribd for (which

amount, it is furpefrd will barrly dehay the experfrs winch muft i ccrfTniiy be incurrrj for m .trnals. rpi 'ft mC. pri'ti'-g.) 4. It wdl be urhv,ftd to 1" '?ib'.is, in Vi:c-nnrs at on" dlhr p-r t (-ry.

't r and gciti ,;jrrnjcnr.'

BOSTON. D-cemhrr 8. Ry the arrival of the Moliwk, C. pt Atkii s. in 23 dyi from Liverpool, we

xe reenvrd oiir ii!

the 27th O

5. The ru r.brr of c y'v 1

muft be pud upon tl" publicly notifud that the dt hvei v.

Iu''b

d hr:!

-d f rt

fur

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the m "

an immediate (Vpir itltiri, would

reA tendency to rncouu e and arc .-Irrate to;n a iM n'

migration to eac n (iiiukt, a;r i rnn rov !'i" iiom ccj l ion - - j ' . -additional ffrength and frcurny t " t hof,- 5 S Nays 59. "1'lie houfe then adj-uirned. out pnfts of the Unitrd States, rxn.fd to Mr, Smilie yt-ft-rdav Reported a bill pro th- i.iroa h o!" a f-v.v- neighbor, on whofr vid for an exfa f ftionrf conrefs.U an friemilv difp-fitior.s no primanent reliance earlier day. The bill mentions the fourth can b-'plac'ed. Mo: ;l-y in May. Mr. Khri prop drd - 41 V mr enmrnitt" hive no certain dati, refolution in f o'intrr.aci ion ot nr. l)uia' on wbith f afcrtiin the number of inhab- motion clhn fn iufotmation relative to i'.Mts in each frAioii of the teriitnry ; but naturalized legmen, from tlr tio ft accurate information thev

are enabled to collect, it appeais, that weft A bedy of about 500 troops p-Ucuj

YOU SALK.

ics i t Krvtim ooer T TPf)N r"loiM-I- Trrn. thr tf.lloiri . . ' . r I I .... .t i.i

iwn to the til VC.crr tiom London. V- tr!! ol bnu.-iut n, ,n ut ...u

fb-ir ror.trnts are by no means flittering 4 i), r.:r. N-- Ml, ud , t cf I by -10 :o the Kr?t!i!h CJUife. 'i.rpi. ioini r.r Laphti.tr, t h.- N. In Spii.i. although no decifive blow hac i W. f:dc ..f h Wabafli ; for ttrnis apply

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yet every -onrraoce avr

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dreaiiful note ot peepet atiofi' cm the put of the French ami es. MarHial N-y great ar.d rxpe'ienced oiTicer, has the rmmand of tlie French foirri in .Spiiu, 4id w?s taking his mafurf aa'nul :hr enemy with reat cire urr.f;rrtion. 1 h iinnortanfe of pofTellin Kihjoa induced bun to advance towards that pUce, vhich he took o:i the rft of Or.ber, with twelve thoufiud men, without the Uaft reliftauce

ir a

mi v uicei 'f to.

HYNCIXTHE LASSELLE. Nov. 21, Id03.

NO'ICK. hereby forwaTi .11 prions from trufini' my wite S lly on my ac-u:at, as I

i:u determined to py no more debts cf her contracting BENj. BECKF Fcbruary8, I80i. 11 if