Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 36, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 August 1809 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN

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SATURDAY,

fY AUTHORITY) Eleventh Congrefs of the United States Firft seflion. AN ACT for the remiffion of certain penalties and forfeitures, and for other purpofes. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ef the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the prefident of the United States be, and he is hereby authorifed to remit any penalty or forfeiture which may have been incurred in confequence of the violation of any of the proviiions of the adi, entitled "An act to prohibit the importation of flavesinto any port or place within the jurifdicYion cf the United States, from and after the firft day of January, in the year of cur Lord, one thoufand eight hundred Sc eight," by anyperfon who may have been concerned in bringing into any port or place within the juriillicTion of the United States any flave or Haves, ovn?d by any perfon or perfons, who mall have been forcibly cxpclled from the ifland of Cuba, by order of the government thereof ; and the prefident of the United States is hereby further authorifed toreleafe all veffels and other eifecls, which may have been or may hereafter be feized therefor : Provided, That he (hall be firft fatknd in every cafe, that the perfon thus concerned in bringing in fuch (lave or (lives as aforefaid, was impelled thereto by circumftances which, in the judgment of the prefident of the Unitfd States, would juftify the ac" ; and without any intention on the part of fuch p-rfon voluntarily toevr.de any of the proviiions of the ?i aforefaid : An provided also, That fnch (lave or flvrs Hnll liavr been brought into the United States in the fame veffel, and at thr fame time as their owner or owners rcfpr!divcly. sec. C. And be it further enacted, That the prefident of the United Statts be. and lie is hereby authorifc d to make any arrangenent with the miuiller plenipotentiary of France, which he mull derm i ccelTary and pioper, for tr aifpvr tin Inch of the unfortimate exiles from the iiland of Cuba, with ;heir rtf-cU. (hall dtiire to drp'trt from the United .States, to any port or plate with in ti e territories of France, her tolomts or dependencies anv bw to the contrary notv'ithl!andi:u' : Provided Flut the vtlT-ls tr.ir.f,iortitrg the Cine lhall depot unly in r.illait. and without taking ou board any other c r than inch fca (tores as may be dreitjra nt crlTa! y for tlie voyge in ecry cfe. At.d to e:.-ble ihz pjrfident to cairv intofHVct any iuch rrun.nit-nt, t i for lu; ;lvi.nr, tt u ;'.rat sly, ni(!i ot thr I i J 1 l 4 1 tinf it toiJutc cxitri Willi t!r net eif i tes t t i'o iiilnur, : in r- br i:i ;.ctu 1 want ti.crc ot", there he -ppr ri..t: d tSc I'uiii of fittrew tlumfaii b, o: io nun h tilt rro( ai:ii-y hr r.rc lT r. or t! e!e oM-cU, to hr p.io ..nt of m . ir.nev r, ?h- trc Aurv tr)t other i .. 1 1 1 . . . ,.Si t' i.iii- - ' . u ; ; "uv i- i!-no mil 'i 'air ti-.i'tii . in irt(,' f t tin ac, he tiur t;t t!,r Frern h " ern nent, under luch ' ! I , 1 v ' . I . I : U i ; It! Ifli. ! iJIli.I : WC l.ii' ' rt of the :niti!.;cr j ! r i ;patentiaty ct Frrv, :: ui hr ;u J. inrntoi th" jurliUcnt inav be d-'jiini ; -rp-r r that ohj.c' Vr. C. And r fwlhfr :.; .'. , That !1 ( 1 4;i .a J t . m a wl f r Unt'd .V:t-i any n -. M,'i. i ' the .r J the 11. :p CU:j, f-iJ i:i u;unccof a ucucc vl

AUGUST 12, 1809,

the diftrirSl court for Orleans diHria, holden in March, one thoufand eight hundred and nine, be, and the fame is hereby relinquished and remitted to Andrew Folter and Jacob P. Girard, late owners of the faid (hip Clara, any thing in any former law to the contrary notwithftanding. J. B. VMLmUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GHKGG, President of the Senate, pro tern. June 28, 1809. ' - Approved, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT authorifing the accounting officers of the treafury department to give credit to certain coiledlorsof the cuftoms for allowances paid by them to the owners and crews of filling vcflels. BE it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress "assembled That the accounting officers of the treafury department, be, and theyare hereby authorifed, in fettling the accountc of the cob ledlors of the cufloms, to give them credit for the refpr&ive funis which have been or may be paid for allowances to the owners and crrws of filhing veffels, in lieu of drawback of the duties paid on the f-lt ufed by the fame, to the thirty firft of December, one thoufand eight hundred and feven. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President cf the Senate, pro tern. June 28, 18o9. Approved, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT making appropriations for defraying the expencc of Stationery, Printing, and all oilier contingent expences of the Senate and Houfe of Reprcfentatives during the prefent felfion of tongref:. 3 E it enacted by the Sena and House I J cf Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assern That for urfra)ing the expenie ol (Utionc ry, punting nd 11 other contingent expenses of the Senate and Houfe of Rrpreientativrs, during the prefent (VfTion of Congrefs, thr fum of nine tboufmd dollars be, and the fame hereby is appropriated, payable out of any money in the ticaiury not otherwife ajtpropriatt-d. J. B. VARNUM, Stcaker cf the ILuse of Representatives, ANDREW GWEGG, President cf the Scr.ut-: jio tcm. J-ne 2 8, Hiii'J. A IT it 0 v L Ij, JAMES MADISON. A Ar ACT freeing from p-.Oaj'r all letter: k pi krls I. CM, I 1 IkmimS J ' tl-f loo. 1") K tt tnaitid bv tin St .t: u..it II uir JLIl . '!f'i7:!.;fi;v; if the Utu:d Suit i oj . i tart :t in (.j.'rc$ a:?-t,-i''itJ t ail l"tte ai.vl p.. ket.s t-oin 1 h-o:-s Jrlfrrf.n, l-'.r prrfujrnt of the U. (inn; hs hlr, Ihiil r irfived nJ con voycel Ly p il, !:rr of pv'htfe. J. b V;'ir:i:M, Speaker of the i! v.r r f! - e.rr.t itive:. AMJKi.V Gl'.i.GG. P'c dsti: if the Ser.at. pro te:n. Jut- 2; JAMES MADISON.

CKo36. Late Foreign Intelligence. NEW-YORK, July 21. , The Nancy, in fifty days from Briflol, brings London dates to thr 29th of May. Mr. Jackfon, a Britidi minifter w ho is to fuccecd mr. Erlkine, was to leave England foi Hampton Roads, in a frigate about tlu firft of June LONDON, May 25. The king of Sweden has been formally depofed, and the government placed in the hands of the pi ince regent, until a new conllitution fliould be finally fettled. The infurrecVmn in Weftphalia aiTumes a formidable afpec.1. The noted Schill has augBientcd his followers to a vaft amotinf, has taken Bremen, and was fprrading them through Brunfwick nd Hanover. A French fqnadion is faid to have efcaped from Toulon, and thrown relief into Barcelona. Lord Colling wood will probably give fome account of the icturn of this fleet. Rear Admiral Harvev has been difmiiTtil for contemptuous language againll loid Gambirr. The emperor of AuOria is faid to have folicited pece, an afTcrtion which we do not believe. The archduke arct pted the chief command under the exprrfs Hijiulation, that no peace (hould be made -without his con fent and has declared that nothing hut the annihilation of the Auftrian armies, und ihe impoflildify of oppofingar.y further rel'.hance, fliouM make him confen: to tht lali depr'.d?tion of all miferies, futmidiuir to the will of Bonaparte. SURRENDER OF VIENNA. Ratisbon, M y 12. This morning the following bulletin and general ore'ers iiavt ir ;i j n?hli'rJ: "AHMY OF GEKMAXY, A Saxon Miicr or tf)uriei. who p, (Ted through Uar4(b n LH nig!t, has bright the mtf l!i mc, tliat on the 9:h Itu niajrily the emperor and kir rntered Vienna. hy the commandant, feigned) il J. L. FELIX." May 26. A mefTage from his maj-lty was bfl n'y.'hi dchvcicJ to both houfts of parlinv f t, itu tin the reftoration of the ai c if n t it 1 at ions ot l.-ientifhip hetwern hi tnajrliy k the rni-p-ror of Audria Sc his deiire to he enabled to aifird Ins unpen ! majrliv 11 co' venirnt aflillaiice in th' contrit if wh'uh hr k cgiged gan 1 tl:- inmtrnn errn y, an v;Il as to contn ue hi; !'itro' To tl r fuf- of Spniu attii i'.ntiu l i tr n'ed ! move i vote f ii. Ji: i ;ir.-e mili:cnr., f r ti-ilc ifiip'-itani ohj ,1 ' . i Wr reo ivrd t' i ti ' P i v':.f f ii r li e -0 h. Th y ot- h tt !h v. 't iirrt-tnt i; t n . '. i' j ' i j no; f.,.irr,. x'i vTithtnt t r !' r . 'If r art h O.Ar M Xi ! .;lo, tie .u 4 - r; , r of th- ( !' !i i u.v it vi the titivt s to to kc v :;. i, li; J 1 - ' ; i.'. l wt m. . i , t who tfjrif-! -i-J-dt'.. F tiK-j rnml, lnmi') )' fil it jo in' r-f , ? It jOji.l'r i, :! j i -1 i jiai i nr. Jrt. ! 'tn. 'I h 1 ii'mi K i it V if on 4 jf r mc p h'r in it in,- a - f' r.i b-.t a til ilk f;rr v u hr r t .j t1 th1'rrnclt lioin ttir r rvpu:-:, t' r I if rr: j"; fi'.nci.Jcr v4s I'ji'it-o' lh ' '' w:i thrj Ix'iiviardnl ai -i lt o Uir o! 1 ; r. I plates bu; aicaiuiti hv,nj Ucn tal.c:: tj