Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 51, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 June 1811 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN

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VOL. III.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1811. NO. 51.

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LAWS of the UNITED STATES.

AN AC'l fiipplemcittary to e att, entitled ' An concerning the commercial intercom I: between ihr United Statrs iirJ Grcst Britain ::d Frcnce ar.d thrir dependencies, and tor other purpo..r RtLrestt I i".c cf trtt U .liid ti'.ulcs cf fill T I C i7 ) $ ( -v f v i i !i-C 1 vc!Tr! 1 v.it;lty y 4 ci....;:i cr ti:'.eus of t!i: Unhfd Sr. tc-. wliith iJull ! -tve c! ;:. r : v J trcHi a no;; prior to t'.r '2 i 11 I'e'irury, li.il, nti 1 1 c ii'-rch-inuit. , c .::cd v! .!!y ! y a vitin or ilizcs i.i t'.v i'i.it. 1 Sitc, ii".r.2Jilcd la I"':' h v-Hr!, ;..!! t? lul.lc to iVv.iw of fort .'ur , on :. ..t ri My in tr or r-f.n'.ru is ; ; ' .n o ti,r orovif. of the to !:jc!i : p. is a U!;;.'!cti ciit. c- v . . ,., r n,. t . J . . . . l . . 4 , , I C iXkvW, ilia i: C'i- ljrri: i sii lot'-vkc or mo d.fv ' r ru.'l , :h ;t :i..v fh ;U irf? to

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dife which may in purftiance thereof be fci zed, prior to the fudt being afecrtaiurd, wliether Greiit Britain fliall, on or before the 2d day cf February, 181 I, have revoked or modified her edi&s in the manner above mentioned, Hull ncvcrtheltfs be reftorcd on application of thcpirtits, on their giving bond with approved lecurities to the United States, in a fum tquai to the value thereof, to abide the decifion of the proper court of the United States thereon ; and any fuch bond Hi all be tonlidcrtd as fatisficd if Great Britain lhall, on or before the 2d day of February, 1811, have revoked or modiiif-d her rdids in the manlier above mentioned ; Provided alsc That nothing herein contained Hi 1 1 be lb conltrued to affeci any thips or vefiVls, or the raiyoes of Ihipj or vcil'els wholly owned by a citizen cr citizens cf the United States, which had cleared out for the cape of Good Hope, or any port beyond the fame, piioj to the 10th day of November, 1810. J. I). VAUNUM, Speaker of the House of RepresevAaireez, JOHN POPE, President of the Senate, pro tempore. Msrch 2, io 1 I Approved, J AM liS MADISON. AN ACT to enable ths Georgetown Po tcuiac Bridge company, to Itvy money

lor t lie ot)j cl ot itu liicc; ;:oration. I'E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uaiicd States of Araetiea. in Covrress cstei.iJicd, That the directors of tlie Georgetown Potomac Bridge company, be, and they are htrcby nr.;. jweieu to tall a general meeting of the Itov khoIJris ol laid company, to be held at Georgetown, i; the dilliict of Columbia, Ly c;;uht;.'; public notice to be given of the tiu.c Hjiii place of Inch meeting, in the National Intclh'ctni er, and in one ot the nrwfpaptri nnntt J in each of the cities of New Voil:, Piuladchilua nd Baltimore, in four fcctllivc weeks, the I j ft time at lead 30 days iicfoie thr day of holding the laid ger.cfi;! meeting. nd if, at jfnch general mtctir-', tlie UwCkho'dcis p:cici,t, by ihmiIclves or lfgil (cntaiivcs, lliull dctcrr.ii.tc t j rtbuild ti;e bri:!gc at or near the LittU- FrtiK of t L c liver Potomac, (lor the purpofc of t'lcdtirg which, originally was, thj ohjri'l of their incorporation) tl:e hcldrts ul two thirds of tiic ftork reprt fented at ti. it tiirctin; concurring, thru it lli iii and ii Ay be l r.viul f jr tisr duedtors ot i. i'J c-.mp:ii.y, or any two ot tlfui, nd tbty airl;-ii-by empowered to idiris upM, aii.i c il-cl lu ;!i li.e Hex klnduci s oi the iai.i ((;:;, -ii. y, idch fum ar.d i'utus oi mon,y,;s ii.-!l br iiv-c,i'. iy to py iu ilchts ahcady rcti'--d, .i::d c i y .or hrrrhv r u pow cicd dldj i.;.n, ;.J co!hct tiom the Hoc i.i.ohi.

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hv authorifed to frll the faid fliare or, (hares of any and every delinquent ftockholder, every fuch fale to be made at publ.c auclion, in Georgetown aforefaid, on the day fpecified in faid advrrtifement. Provided, That no more fhares fiiall he fold than ftiall be deemed necefVaiy to levy the fum and fumsof money which OmII be afife-ficd as aforrfaid, and that the furplus, if any, arifmg on any fuch fales, ftiall, by thr dirtciors aforefaid, be depofited in the bank of Columbia, for the ufe of the owner or owners of the Ihare or (hares, fo fold. And the faid directors, or any two of theus, lhall tranjfer, on the books of the faid company, to the nurchafcr rr pure balers, the lliare or fiiares fold, and if demanded give a certificate or r?rtificafs thereof, tinder their hands and feals, which (hull fecure tc fuch purchaser cr nurehafcrs, a valid title to the fame. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives, GEO : CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate, Approved February 22, 1811. JAMES MADISON.

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AN ACT providing for the fale of a tracl of laud lying in the lUte of 'FennelTcc, and a tract in the Indiana territory. BE it enacted by the Senate and House

of Representatives of the United States o An:enca in Congress assembled, i hat the commilfioncrs appointed by an aft of the legiftature oi the ftate of Teiinrfi'ec, paflYd cu the llth day of November, 1809, to fixou a fcite for the town of Pulaflci, in the county of Gi!-s, and ftate aforefaid, and their I'ucceftbrs in oftice, he, and they are hereby authorifed, on pjeducing a receipt from the receiver of public monies, for at Iesft one twentieth part of the purchafr money, to enter with the regifler ol hud Hue eUablifb' d for the lands ceded to tbr Umttd

States by the Cherokee and Chukafaw Indians, in the Milliftippi territory , a trcl ot hind lying in .1 regular fouaie, and cont fining 610 acre?, which his or m y he fiXtd on as a fcite for thr town of Pahftii, , as aforefaid, at the fame priie, andon t!:c fame terms and conditions of y yment, s arc provided with icfpeil to the otber public lands fold ot priv ftc fdc at thr faid office ; and 0:1 completing thr j -ynrnt of the purchafc money, a patent (hall be granted therefor, to the fail coiiundlionrra and thvir fucct.Tois in oHue, in trufl, for the ufr of thr f.id county of Gilci, for the purpofe aforefaid. ilee. 2. And be it farther enacted, That the commithonrr ppomt'd by an act ot the Irifl .tine ol ti r Indiana territory, to fix on a proper i t v the perir.antnt feat ot govrrnmeut 1 r the faid tfmtcvy, he, and t!.,y ne h reby authenfd, ai.ii- their iiiccfdaus ir. ihl.t f, 1 i.-on a the ii.rvcys uncer the tutl. rr.y of the LVitrd c rs. Hi di Ii.ive iicrn i;.dc r)t thr laiida hu h thrv lhall fehct, and o:: ;i:rt;uui a rrcrint s I iioir. the rf ; ;v rr cl j c d.i n.i-n.wu tr at Iralt ;::e r x v t-1 ; 1 1 1 r p.-rt 1 i liV pur h-ilr nrt:rv, to rr."r . :!:' rr;;.::cr ( t :!; ind t 1 : ic t Iv-i i;i v. ,,di th.- I.i.,. 1 c L , .'i n v j ;cr ( irtf.- . y 1 1 A I i d .:

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uu tncir iuc mors in omce, in trult, for the ufe of faid territory, tor the ourpofc aforcfaid. 4 I- B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States, end President of the Senate. Approved Feb, u.ry 25, 181 1. James Madison. AN ACT eftaMifhiug Navy Hofpilaly. BE it enacted by the Senate and Ihuse of Representatives of the United States ef America, in Congress asscmbUd, That tie money ccllecltd hereafter bv virtue of the ac-t, entitled "An aft in addition to An aft for thr relief of h k 'and dibbled frmen," flul be to t)p frcrclaryof tI:c navy, the fecrctary of the treafury, ai d llz iecretary cf war, for the time being, v;lo arc heithy appointed V board of comn iTioners, by the n.nif and (lylc of coroniiffioncra ot navy hifpitals. which, together with the turn of 50,000 dollars hereby npprrpri. ated out of the unexpended balance of the marine hofpital fund, to be paid to the com. miihoners aforefaid, (hall cenftitute a fuud lor navy hofpitals. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That all fine impofrd on navy cfiicers," feamen and marines, (h.ll be paid to the conimiiltoners of navy hofpitals. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the comn iftionen of my hofpitals e, :.nd they arc hereby author. led ard reqn rrd to procure at a fuitable plate or places proper (cites for navy hofoitals and, if tile nccelfary buildings rrc not procured with thefiitc to caufc Inch to br rrrctrd, having due regaru to ecoi omy. MUt-ivm? pieferer.ee to In h p! r.sas wiih nn fl f. inei.in cp i d Ir ail tiilt vdl acmit of ful frqurnt acdit;cns, as the ln: ds will p. rnot ami cirt ondlaucrs rfcju:rc ; and t!c commillionrrs are required at onr of the ftahlill mr nts to provide a permanent afylum for difabl-d anddecriptdnavy ollit ers, fcanirn -ai d mariner. Sec. 4. And be it further tnacicdt That the feeretaiyof the navy br j-uthoiifed and rrqu red to prrprre thr rrrelTary fides and regulations tor thr.g..ve:nn.ci.t of the inPii- . tuiion, and report the fame to the ne:-;t fc ffion of cc:v'f Is. .Sec. 5. And br it further enacted, Tht wl.ro any navy c freer, fram.an or marir.:-, Ihull he .dmittcd inio a 1 aiy hiTidtal, th?-t tne inftitutioii ftiall he tlluv ed one r ation p-rday. Lui;;g his ccntinuancr therein, bedrductid Iror.i the at munt of the Uni:ed State v.ith fur h .f.ier. fr. nii or unmie, i.w 1:1 l.ke ninurr when o v fii r,

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