Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 July 1809 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN

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VOL. II.

SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1809.

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AUTIIORITTJ m t m Eleventh Congrefs of the United States Firft seflion. AN ACT to continue in force " an a declaring the aflent of Congrefs to a certain aft of the lUte of South Caiolina, palTed the twenty firft of I)er,mber, one thoufaud eight hundred and four." BE it enacted by the Senate ant House of Representatives cf the United States of America, in Congress assembled That the att of the twenty eighth day of March, one thoufand eight hundred and fix entitled an aft declaring the confent of congrefs to an al of the late of South Carolina, paftVd on the twenty firfl day of December, one thoufand eight hundred and four, fo far as the fame relates to author:, fing the city council cf Charlefton to impofe and collect a duty on the tonnage of veflels from foieign ports," be, and the fame is hereby continued in force from the pafl4e of this acl for five years, and from thence to the end of the next fcflion of congrefs thereafter, and no longer, J. 13. VAHiMUM, Sfcahcr of the House of Representatives. GEO : CLINTON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate June 15, 1809. Approved, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT authorifmg the appointment of an agenj fcr the lard oOirr at Kfi:jf. hia, and allowing compenfation to the commiflioners and clerk. BE it cnaettd t the Senate and lints r cf Representatives ttf the United States of America, in C"ii ess assembled, Tint tht IVcretJiry of the treafuiy be, and he is hereby authorifed to employ an agent wticfe compenf.tticn fh.dl not eycfetl five h.nndred do'tar?. in full for hi? Itv ices, for the purpofe of appearing before the hoard of c.omm"ifIi')nerr, for adjnfling the t l.'ims to !nd in the K-dk iflcia diflricl, in bchalfof the United States, to invrfligate the claims f r anil to nppofe all Inch he may deem fraudulent and unfounded, s-c. 2. And be it further enacted, Thnt five Iiu n -red dollars fhil1 be allowed to each ot the laid ovniiiTtonei s and to the tlrrk wt tlie bo ud, as comprnf-ition for their fervicei rendcrrd in the year one thoufand tL'ht hun-Jred and eiht. I. R-''VAHSLTM, Stealer cf the I! use of Represent jtives, CEO: CLINTON,

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tion of the aft to which this aft is a fupplement, fhall, with the exception of feftion number fixteen, in each townfhip, which (hall be referved for the ufeof fchools within the fame, and with the exception of the fait fprings and the lands contiguous thereto, which, by the direction of the prefident of the United States, may be referved for the future difpofd of the laid U. States, be offered for falc to the highefl bidder, under the direftion of the regifler of the Unci office, and of the receiver of public monies at the place where the land office is efiiblilhed, and on the day of days which lhall have been defignatcd by the proclamation of the prefident of the United States for thatpurpofe, the fales fhall remain open for fix weeks and ho longer ; the lands fnall not be fold for lefs than two dollars an a ere, and fliall be fold in the trafts of the fame fize, and in all refpefts on the fame terms and Venditions as have been, or may be by law provided for the fale cf the other public, lands in the Miffiffippi territory. All the lands of the United States in the faid dillrift, with the exceptions above men tioned, remaining unfold at the clofc of the public f!emay be difpofed of at private fale, by the regider of the land office, in the fame manner, under the fame regu lations, for the fame price, -and on the fame terms and conditions as are or maybe pro vided by law, for the fale of tlie lands of the United States in the MiffiiEppi territory, and patents fhall be obtained for lands fold in faid diflrift, in the fame manner and on the fame terms ??s are provided by law for other public lands fold in the Miffiffippi ten i tor y. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the fuperintendants of tlie public fairs, directed by this aft, lhall each receive fiy. dollars a day, forcveiy days attendance on the faid fales. &T. R. VAUNUM, Speaker cf the House of Representative. CEO: CLIN ION, Yicc-President cf the United States, end President of the Senate, June 15, 18o9. ApPHOVh I), JAMES MADISON.

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. Washington June J 5, 1809. SIR 1 have the honor to indole the copy of an order of his majefiy in council iflued on the 2Gth of Aprir lad. In coiifeqiienie of ciTicial communications fent to me from his maj-fly's governincnt lince Hie adoption of that meafnre, I am enabled toafTurcyou that it has no connection whatever with the overtures which I have been authorifed to m?kc to the government of the United States, and that I am perfusded that the terms of tlie agreement fo happily concluded by the recent negociation, will be flriftly fulfded on the part of his maj-fly. The internal evidence of the order itfijlf would fully juflify the fcregoing conllrucuon, and moreover, it will not have efcaped your notice that the repeal has not tliTeby been made of the orders of the 7tb of Jan. Z07, which, according to the engagement I have entered into on the part of his majrfiy is to be abrogated with the other, orders, in confiquence of the adjuflment of differences between the two countries, c the confidence entertained of a further conciliatory underflanding. 1 have the henor to be Sec. (Signed) 1). M. ElrSKIKE. Department of State. - June 1 5th, 1809. SIR I have the honor to acknow ledge the receipt of your note, of tins day, communicating the order in council, ilfued by his Britannic majefiy cn the 2Cth of Apnl lall. - However well prrfmded the prefiufnt m ' y at all times have been that the arrangement fo happily efTrfted by the tare nt got iation, would be llriftly fulfilled cn the p.trt of his itiitannic mj-fi, hrr hasncvcrtlirlefi, receivrd with fatUf.tftion your rei-i'-wrd .ifi'ui.ince to that rlfed, with the furtiier afuirance, foundfdou official enmmunicaf ions to you Irnru vour government lime the adaption of the order in council of th" 2fih of April, that that order was not intruded to have any ronneftion wliatever with th-overtures vshirh you have-b"en authorifed to make to the government of ths United States. I have the. honor c. (Signed) H. SMITH, The honble. F). M. Er shine, Envty ext. to his L inajclly. ,rno m t v . c a v v i .: G . J j re i n Oifu e C ! h Dec I S 0 C . SIR In mv i ffici-I note the ?ZA of Septrmber, I i! 'td to vm t! probt'ility 1 1 1 t hnn altf! a ion t'. !;t h r m-iJ- in the .idet s i;i c n r.c ll. v it!; a it id .pt tlicir op.-ratitms, .sr rxuft!v to til- ? t r ' m! oi ivnov, and to c.'.h'.n- !' rraiti. J)lr'.litf to r."iiti A, r.h a mcie lcverej rtifiirr t;; on the en.' n ;. . A . t: i ll-.tei e;r. ; I nvvr !y rici-J-ntjl. ai d I it th- i .iii- '.i;jv' difi. i i' ird : iriTmti'-ii vt t .k:i.r ?r! .Tft.:; -e c I'jjch ivol d 'ci i ;c ;. , jo t'r r? 1 1 C i; fl: o 3 . thn

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