Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 June 1811 — Page 1

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EACH CENTURY HAS ITS PECULIAR MODE OF DOING BUSINESS, AND MEN GUIDED MORE BY CUSTOM THAN BY REASON, FOLLOW WITHOUT ENQUIRY, THE MANNERS WHICH ARE PREVALENT IN THEIR OWN TIME.— HUME.

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(BY AUTHORITY.) LAWS of thf UNITED STATES. AN rffCTauthorifing the difcharge of Nathaniel F. Fofdick from his imprifcument. HE it enacted ly the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the niarttial for the dtttridt of Maine be, and he is hereby utho: ilVd nnd directed, to dif. charge Natlnnit! F. Fofdick from his imnnfomr.cnt, upnn an execution ilfucd agr.ii.tt iiitn in hehtlf cf the United States : Provided, That t!i- fid Nathaniel F. Fcfditk fiidl pay and fttisfy all th- cofls that have arifen on the p r: of the United States in the IV. i d pralVtutinn, and (lull alfiijn and convey all the rfttr real and perfonal which J cnn- own, or b? entitled to, to fanr perfoil for the ufe a-d benefit cf the United Str.es, r.iul r tr.e direction of tiie fecictary of thr treafujy : And provided also, Tint any r 1 1 t r , real or perianal, which the faid Fof k may her?.iVr inquire fnall be liable to br ' A n and f.:!d in the fume winner, as if he !nd rrv-r hrm i ; pril ned difi !..ir ged as .ifr-lM.l: And pti ided also. That anv fiiity or k-i-ties ot f.uj Foldn I:, fhall fir it agree in w; r.i.t, under the direction r,t the ircrrtirV'd t he-1 ; , ! nty, s afi;t!.id, t!ia: i 'V 1. it :::' a'm-m my at pref-rt exiiV ; .1 Wir 'n-r :v. thill in no wife he ini; 'f!. -1' t: A Hy this h, r,r hv tht ih-iat. ' !.t i 'J Fokiiik lrom hi i:np;j. l'jriei.t. T. D. VAKNUM. r.;::'r cf the liv cf Jr er.tt.t-.tives. IA) ION, ViCC P fu! 'if .' ' Un.i d SitcS, ulJ f ' . ' . ' ' K " -t i;;',twlU FtpruifV 1", IS 11. JAMES MADISON.

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Sl'ii-tia.i'i C.n-re: z' , moLd. 1 I) it t'.br sl!-.-. : ? t. I-'-ter Audrain. t!.r 1:::: 7J do'.ia;:, being a balance due a- . tun-

penfation for two years fervices as clerk to the board of land commifTiners at Dftroit; from thr firft of July, 1807, to the firft of July, 1809 ; and that the fame be paid to him out of any money in the treafury not otherwiTc appropriated, J. B. VARNUM, S-beaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN POPE, President of the Senate, pro tempore. February 26, 18 1 1 Approved, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT in addition to the a& entitled, " An act fupplementary to the act concerning confute and vicc-confuls, and for the further protection of American feamen. BE it enacted by the Senate and Hou?e of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That in all cafes where dittrefiVd mariners and fea men of the United States have been tranf ported from foreign ports where there was noconful, vice conftd, commercial agent or vice-commercial agent of the United Mate? to ports of the Unitrd States ; and iti all cafes where they OYhII hereafter be fo transported, there hV.l! br allowed to the matter or owner of each veflel, in wich they (liall or may have been fo tranfported, fuch rea. fonable compenfation, in addition to the allowance now fixed by law, as fiiall be deemed rquitablc to the comptroller of the treafury. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN POPE, President of the Senate, pro tempore. February 28, 1G11 Approv ed. JAMES MADISON. AN ACT making compenfation to John Eugene LittcnfJorfei for fervices rendered thr U. States in the war with Tripoli. it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States cf America, in Congress assembled, That the frcret-try of war be, and he is hereby directed to ifTur a land warrant to John Eugene Litter.fdorfer, for 320 acres ; which faid warrant may, at the option of the holder or poff -fior be located with any remitter or remitters of the land offices on any of the pub lie lands of the United States, lying on the r fide of the Milliftippi, then and there ottered for lMet or may be received at the rate of two dollars per acre in payment oi any fuch public, lands. Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That the proper accounting ctticeraot the tre.itiry be, and they are hereby direct d to let tic the account rf John Eugene Eeitenldoi Lr, and to allow him thepiyof a captain from the !5thd.y of December, 180, to the 1 ill. d.:y of July, IP05. brin? the time he iVvrd dj:r.aut and ii:f"ect r ot the for-c-of tlie United States in l'-ypt, and on t'.jt cott of Af'icv J. 15. VARNUM. S:c.:!.-r cf ih; H we of IW.-escTitjtivc:. (,t O : CI. IN p,N, Vice rreud.nl f :h" UnA-.d States, and prejidri-t if the Sttit.te. A Pi'iiovt L b'r s 1.1 r v -Z 5 , I b 1 1 j mes Madison.

..V ACT prv.-idir:: ir ihr rci'ivi of thr Und i:'Ci - 'it-' 1 Jh ci N if.iv.ll-. in ' he llsi- o. f Yc ;ur (Tr", ic C.iionni t lie tte cf O o ; J t ) autl.orif- t!.e fifi-r aui rcciic -i' public iw-ic lo lupenn-

tend the public fales of land in the dif. 1 trict eaft of Pearl river. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stutes cj America, in Congress Assembled, 1 hat the preiident of the United butes be, and he hercbv'is authorifedto remove the land ot ficc, elUblithed for the fale of the public lands, ceded to the U. States by the Chero kee and Chickafaw Indians in the Miflilhppi territory, from Nattiville, to fuch pl-ce within the dittrict for which it was eftab Iilhed as he may judc moll proper ; and to icmove the land office from Cmton, in ftate of Ohio, to fome fuitablr place within the diftrict for which it was elUblilhed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the public fales of the public lantfs, in the dittridt eaft of Pearl river, in the Miflilfip pi territory, and alfo in the dittridt ot Kafknffcia, in the Illinois territory, be conducted under the lurpeintendcnce alone of the regitter and receiver of public monies lor the fnd dittricts, who arc hereby authcrifcd and empowered to fup-rintend the l-ne, in their refpective dittnds, any law to the contrary notwithstanding ; and they fliall receive the compenfation . llowed by law for the fupcrintendants of public fales in the dittricts aforefuid. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any tract of the public lands which has been fold, or may hereafter be fold, in any ttate or territory, wherein a land ffite is or may be ettabliflied, and on which complete payment has not, or may not have betn made, within the time pirf. ribed bylaw for completing the fame, and the tract having been advertifed for Cle agreeably to law, it fiiall be lawful to offer the fame for fale at public vendue, at the time and pl ce of the fitting of the ronit for the county in which the land office is kept for the dittridt to which the tract belongs, whether the court flrall be denominated a crurt rf cpjar ter frfiiotis, or by whatever other dtfiuation it may be known. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLIN ION, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. February 25, 18 1 1 Approved, JAMES MADISON,

AN ACT concerning Invalid penfjnuers. BE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Representatives of the United States of Amerua, in Congress usstmt.'ed, I tut th lecretary of wir be, 4nd he is hereby directed to place the following n-med pcrfw.s. whofe names have been tranf. nitted t con refs, put itiant to the act of the tenth ft April, 1 806, on the penfion Iitt in invalid peniioners of the United States, according to hr rtes, and to commence at thr times hereinafter mentioned, tl at to iv : J aines Trawbiidge, at the rat -ol 2 dol hrsi-nd 53 cents per month, to tomn.ente on the 5th day of June, 18 10 .Samuel Mears, jun. at the rate rf 2 d ,1 i.irs and 50 cent p-r month, to con -menu f-n the I0:hd?yof December, 1B10. EUmezrr Brown, at the rate cf 5 dt lUr yt inofith. to commence oa the C J day cl J a - 11 ry, $K 1 1. Ehliij Caprr.n, at the rate rf 2 d:ll .rs ni d crnts per n.on.h, commence on the tint d.v n' J ""rv, 13 10. Wi'lum V..drnir. at the rate of fa' do!l..r per tmn:!,, to crmniri.ccon the 24"J A

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25 cents per month, to commence on the 7tb dy of January, 1811. Nathaniel Auttin, at thr rate of 3 dollars and 75 cents per month, to commence oil the tenth day of April. 1810. Ifaac Viucent, at the rate of 5 dollars per month, to commence on the 22ddayof March, 1810. John Griggs, at thr rate rf 2 dollars and 30 cents per month, to commence on the 7th day of April, 1810. Patrck H;t, at the rate of 3 dollars per month, to commence on the 30th day of Augutt, 1810. William Buike at the rate of 2 dollars and 50 cents per month, to commence on the 10th day of October, 1808. John Long at the rate of 2 dollars and 50 rents per month, to commence on the I7'hday of Atiguft, 1810. Vincent Tapp, at the rate of 2 dollars and 50 cents per month, to commence on the 6th day of Detrmber, 1810. James Batfon, at the rate of 3 dollars p-r month, to commence on the 13th day of February, 1811. John Brown, at the rate of 2 dollars and 50 cents per month, to commence on the firftdayof December, 1810. James Cropin, at the rate of 13 dollars 35J cents, to commence on the 25th of Marih 1809. Smurl Wells, at the rate of 3 dollars and 75 crnts per month, to commence on the 22d dy ot July, 1807. Daniel McElduff, at the rate of 13 dollars and 33 cents per month, to commence on the 21tt day ot July, 1811. Edward Miller, at the rate of 5 dollars per moi th to commence on thf 3d day of May, 1209. Daniel Fielding, at the rate of 3 dollars and 33 cents per month, to commence on the 19th day f Srptrmber. 1809 Sec. 2. And le it further enacted, That the peiifitins ot the fallowing pfrfons already placed on the penfion lift of the United Sttrs, whofe claims lor an increafe of penlion have been tranfmittrd to conprtfs, purfuant to the act aforcfaid, be ircreafed-to the fums herein reflectively annexed to their names, the faid increafe to C( mmence at the times hereinafter mentioned, that is to fay : James Linccln, 3 dollars pr month, to commenc' on the 15th day of June, 1810, Dan Culver, 5 dollars per month, to coinmt.ce on tin tenth day ol jur e, 1810. JoiVph Whittemore, trn dollars per month t" commeiK e on the 12h day of buy 1 809 Pct'r Hemingway, 5 dollars prr month, to nn nirace un the 8th day of March, 1810. rtrnjamin Mttic, 5 dollars p'r month, to commence on th I 1 iT d'y t May. 1S09. EMha Rice. 5 llai s p-r mon" h, to t ,mnif ncr on thr 3 I It d y i t Matth, 1810. William Bailry, 2 dollars and 50 cents pt xv Ti-!'. to commence on the 3d day of Jul. IS 10. Jutu Knapp, 5 d; liar? pr month, to i!nirme on the 19th dy of November, 18 10. Sob. mon Reynr ' 5 drllar? p-r montli to commence on the I 0 I d ' I J v 181 I San:ur! Ecnn ii, 3 dolh.ra .m 7 S r.zt vt inonttj, f c -nti-coic on the 7t!i day of Febro iry. I 8 I I . Elraz'ir ilu' f t-. 3 dr!!..rs :mk! 75 cnts ;' r ni'i"h ' IT 11 c cn ll'c n I !Vt ruaiy, I H I I . Job B-rtr .n. 5 o'l .rper mi rh to crms.:r.cc cn the 2ith day ui Oituler, 1G9