Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 2, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 December 1809 — Page 3
i KSTKRN SUN.
MXCEAWES, Dkcemrex 23, IS09. Strong evidence of industry, and of the liroduahiiicss of our soil. We can from good authority ftatc as a Uty that a gentleman in the neighborhood of ihib place the lall fealbn, meafureel and put up in cribs, upwards of eleven hundred buihels of good corn, from eleven acres of ground. The above facl nuift filenee every rumor of the barrennefs of our foil, or the induftry of our citizens. Thofe gentlemen who have taken subscripon papers for the Indiana Jullice 8c Conllables Guide" m iil pleafe return them to this office. Jolin Ingram, a poor creature of the gang of horfe thieves and count( rfeiters that infeft this country, "was to have been hanged according to fentence, at 2 o'clock this day, at Jefferfonville, (I. T.) But in confequence of the confeflions he has made, fome of which have already been proved to be true, &. the petitions that have been prefented in his behalf, Govt. Harl ifon thought proper to grant him a final reprieve, which was made known at the gallows. Lou. Gaz. Dec 14. CONGRESS HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, Monday, December 4. Mr- Troup laid on the table the following refolutions: Kefolved, T hat it is expedient to iuftru& the commanders of the armed vcflels of the United States to (lop and bring into the ports of the fame, all fliipsor vedels, with their cargoes, the property of the fubjects of the king of G. .Britain and of the emperor of France, bound to ports other than thofe within the dominions or colonics oi either. Kefolved, That it is expedient further to authorife by law the detention of ail flups or velfcls, with their cargoes, the property of the fubjciTts of the kino; of Great Britain until tiie duties to be regulated and aicertained bv law fiiall (it !f be levied and col levied upon the goods and merchandize w hereof the laid fhips or veiled fha!I be laden, and until the laid hipsorvefleh lhall have received due ! licenle to depart. j itlblved, That it is evpedicnt further to authorife by1 Jaw the detenrioii ot all Ihips or vedels, with their cargoes the property cf the fubj.ts (it the emperor of I ranee, brought within t he ports of, the United States, there to a-j
bide the final deeifion or order of government in relation to the fame. Kefolved, That an ad valorem duty of be levied and collected on ail goods, wares or mere handife of Eiitilh produrt or manufacture. Kelblved, That it is expe
dient further to authorife the prefident, on payment of the duties authorifed to be levied and collected on the goods, laden on board veffels the pro perty of the fubjecls of the king of Great Britain, forthwith, to grant licenfe to fuch veffels to depart and to pro feed to the port of original deflination without further hindrance or moleilation. From the National Intelligencer. By the arrival of Herculus, in 31 days from Liverpool, London advices are received to the 19th of October. The only intelligence of importance brought is the conclufion of peace between France and Aultria at Alienburgh or Vi enna, on the 3d of October. Bonaparte is faid to have been on his way to Paris. The Bricifh parliament had been further prorogued to the beginning of December. Baltimore Nov. 27. Arrived this morning the French National Corvette, Til lit, No. 2, of 16 guns, commanded by Monfieur Def molands in 48 days from Bayonne. She brings no papers. In converfation with one ot the odicers it appears that one hundred thoufand Frenchmen were in tlie vicinity of Bay onne, marching into Spain and that fome horfes belonging to the emperor's houlehold had arrived at that place winch it was underltood were fhortly to convey him into that country. No accounts of his iilnels had reached Bay onne, tho' accounts were re ceived of his being in good health. 1 his is the veflel re ported to have gone up the Poiowmac fhc brings del patches tor general I erreau; which were immediately for
warded to Vafhinuou where!
that mindlcr now is.
Foreign Attachment.
NOTICE is hereby iriven that a wrltoi attachment ilFucii out ot the court of Common Picas, of Drarbom county, Indiana territory, at the I'uit of Robert' Piu.t. aqainft the goods and chattels, fights, ere. dits, lands and tenements, of John Mend, erfon, a non-rrfident, in a plea of dt bt twenty frven dollars, feventren and a h ij cents, returnable to the term of Auult 1808, on which the fherifV of faid count) hath returned that lie has attached one mare as the property cf faid Hendrrfoti, Notice is therefore hereby jjivtii, tli.U ui:lefs the f.iid John Ilenderfon, do appear, by himhrlf, or attorney, put in fpecial bail, am) receive a declaration, pi Anient w:II be entered acpinlt him by default, and the property fo attached, fold fur the Lcnrfit of all creditors who nny appear entitled to receive a (hare thereof, and who will duly claim the fame. Satnl. C. Vance c. c. r. James Dill, attry. "? for plaintiff. 3 Laurenccburgh, 30th Sept. 1809.
Foreign Attachment.
OTIGE is hereby given, that a Writ of attainment illutd out of the
couit of Common Pleas of Dearborn county, Indiana territoiy, at the fuit of James Knight, againll the goods and chattels, rights and crediis, lands and tenements of Kicnard Reddy, a nou-relidtnt, in a plea of trelpafs on the cafe, damage twenty three dollars, thirty eight and a quarter Cents, returnable to the term of Auguft, 1808, on which the flienfF of faid county hath returned, that he has attached one mare as the property of faid Iieddy Notice is
therelore hereby given, that unlef the faid Richard Reddy, do appear by himfrlf, or attorney, put in fpecial bail, and receive a declaration, judgment will be entered againft him by default, and the property fo attached fold for the benefit of all creditors who may appear cn.itlrd to receive a fharc thereof, and who may duly claim the fame. Satnl. C. Fa nee , c. g. p; James Dill, attry. for plaintiff". 3 . Laurenccburgh, 30th Sept. 1809
LAST NOTICK.
AM. thr.e indrbted to the fubferibr t..- iniiiu, ih !e or book account, rt i.'t 'r:n;i V. a: ui'.lrli thev tlift har.e th-.i rtt.i-v'.t v c u jI arci-. by the fir It ot Ji'.uar) r.j'M, 1 ;is v, m! be conirnriu eu without cilr : ioT 1 ti olr whj h ive any 1 !.i:ns n-i n n.r ."re irijnrlled tj call lyr pay:ncnt k tliat time, aa 1 am about clufui n.y uuii ,.t I -. Thomas jonci. D:c:::il:i Ibjj.
PROPOSALS BY GENERAL W. JOHNSTON L. D. ( of Vincennes, I. 'J.J For publilhing by fubfenption A work) to be entitled THE INDIANA JUSTICE AND CONSTABLES GUIDE. This work fliall embrace a legal dcfertation on the life and progrefs (under
the laws of England) and prefent rei'pective powers and duty ot Julhccs of the Peace and Conllables under the Itatute laws ot Indian: it ili.ll likewife tontbin all the netefiary forms lor their rtfpecAivc oiiitcs, and be prelaced with the Conititution of the United States and the oidina2:tc ot the Temory. The utility and efientiulity of fuch an undertaking and publication, eipccull) 111 Indiana, cannot indeed it ouglit not, for a moment, to he doubted 1; is tlttrtbor hoprd that what is generally good, will be liberally encouraged." CONDI 1 IOSS. 1. It will be compnfed of one volume oitavo, of uetwt en one hundred and one hundred and titty pages. 2. It lhal! be p.iotcu on good common
paper and iliuht-u. 3. It will be put to prsLa foon as foui bun-red epics arc lu. Uribtti t ;r (v. hicb amount, i: a liij p. -I.-: v 1 1 i ?.r: iy uctr,(j tiie cx;!riiir whui; u;us ncitlfarily br 111 turrtd tor in .truaU. a c s 1: h i t ai;fl :5m. tin,'. 1. It i!l be (iciivrrr.i to Iuillmci3, in Viiiccnii'-s at one uolUr prr copy. 5. Tl.r number ot fnpi-s fubknbed for. r.'Uit ?)e uiui r.pon the 1 ji u nter bini' .unlit ly noti'icu that the vuik is rcaay tur J z ! , v c ; ) . I'' Subfcriptioni fr 'Ai 'above work will D". i-(eird by I l.r ft r r 1 i I ' It Mailrv. i:i tt.c Irmtury, hy cibrr ( - n '. b in-, u ., wl. tu'nlfipticn p-pTi m :,t for .rro dii i -v o:i'fs v, ..- ni-y l- I ti'.orablv diJ.'oicJ t'jwiU the ui:d:rtakn4'. EDITOR.
MEMORY 0? WASHINGTON. To the Citizrn3 of the United Stutcs, VTHEN your beloved WASH NOTON, the F.thcf efis coum.y, died! You faw wi:ii iurrrafrd f nfibih-v, the univerle in ters ! Amkricans! HV did your bofoms dilate and glow, when, at the rirtl meeting of your political Fatheis, following the nrrhsrholy eenr, y, u law the call for a MONUMENT wortly of thr fut hmr virtues you hoped to perpetuate, univerf lly appl ,uJed. How then, Fellow Countrymen, have ye permitted two whole years to pafs finer the noble and natural rtfolution w.s every where, individually form? d ; and the travtdliT O.llto ik i vain, Where is the NationI Monument, facrtd tn public ami private virtue; to the manes of the illuf. trius WASHING I ON ? Columbians! you owe to the world, as well as to yourfelveg, an apology, or an explanation, for the myflrrious delay of y ur acknowledged duty ; finer nothu c-n be ni)re true, r.an that a mere oifTrrrncr of opinion, rrfpecing the form of thr Monument, or the mode of its ekvatwrr, is tbe fole caufe. To prove this, let us arrr xt
once to obvi.te all diffiiultv. bv umtino- in
limple plan ! sccord with the annrxctf, now in operation :
TERMS OF SUBSCKIPTIOM
To a Monument ltred to Punlic rdPr?.
vte Virtue, dedicated to GEORGE WASHINGTON, to be rrr,d ,n the City bearing his name, by the voluntary contribution of Citizens of the United States only The lorm, and inftriptions, to be under the entire diiedlion of three Tr uflers. 1. Thefe articles of funffription for a Monument to WASHINGTON, m-v b
opened in any oiilridt orp,rt of th- United otates, provided that none but citizrns be allowed to fubftribr, and that no individual be allowed to contribute in his own name more than ONE DOLLAR, to this fubftription fund. 2. Thr name of rach fnhfrribrr flull be written in h book, and tr-nfnmtrd w ith the fublcription mnidrs, to either branch of the Bank of the U-.itMl St.trv 3. Torendn t!ic whoh d llgn a? fimple as may be, thrrc truOy wnri w-ll beloved friends, nan.rly, Bufhrod WWhington, and John Marlhall, Judges of thr Suprrme court ot the U. St-trs. b B-nj.m.n S ddart,late Secretary of the Navy ot the U. States, or any two of them, arr htrry , m. piwered and rrtpjrlted to drty tl.r wh. la detijn into effect, in fml- iiivrnrr an in their wifdom may b dernvd mott honorable
to tnc memory ot V ASH 1NG1 ON. 4. Should the turn hereby iclhcnd be n.orr than fufficient for a Mom nunr, cir Maufoleum, (whatever the ol ja of ur r f. pedi tr.y be cailr d ) thr TmiIK s a.r heirby equrOrd to fpprnpri.tr thr fi.rplu. rn in. creafr the fund which WASHINGTON" negan when in his Ut will -nrt u flnr nt he virtually bid thr comer lione of a Nation, al Univrrfity. . Phe Trudrrs are hrrehy rmpowrrd nd rrqu'-Ord to draw rhr Cut-C rip'u,tt mo nir? frtiin thr Bnkin which thr .irdrpolitrd aI dif'.re tinn, and alfo to o- pfit the "i i,rinM'i? fi ription t)o;-k, ri-f rr wirh the irm:,is ,;f V ASHING I ON, or in the Library of the Nation! Univ rtfjty, f. U' ded by WASHINGTON. Th.y arr.lfo rccju-ft-d to publub wh?vvir rh-y ny think fir, ft itemmts (,f thr ir 'voyris iu the important work, hereby confined to their care.
I'his is the price of one fione of the kind to be ufed. lr"7A Book i; citnrd at thr honf-
of Geo. Wallace, K o. whrre tt who feel
4 vrnrr:tirn tor t!ir Immortal Hi-ho, will oluntarii'y repair, ar u cd nnc Oonc to the
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