Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 22, Vincennes, Knox County, 25 April 1812 — Page 1

THE

WESTERN SUN

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VOL. IV.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1812.

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(By Authority.) AN ACT Laying an Embargo on all the ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, for a limitedtime. Be it enacted by fhe Senate and H use cf JRcp esentat i s of the Un-.tcd tiatis in Congress ussono td. That All Embargo be, nnd hcrehy is laid for the term of mu ty d ys from and after th-- paffingnf this .rt, cn all ihip and eflu Is in Ihff ports and plars within the limit! and jnifdirtion ot the United State!, cleared or not ileared, bound to any foreign port or pi act : and that no clear wrr be furntftled to any lhp or v-lTil bound to inch foreign port or

pine, rxcrpt vr(Tls in b I ! 1 1 with the Confcnt of the P- fdnt of the Unii' -State ; and that the Prrfldent be U tfcnrlfed to gv fnch inrtrurtion! to thr c(h t rs of the revenue-, an I ot the my 8c ttenut cutters of the United Stated a flnll app-ar h R id pled fof cnying the tap Iota full tiT rt : frovid d tint no thing hereto tpnt i tied lit dl he tonft ued to prrvent the departure of soy for in fhip or vefi I, either in bjllift or with the goods, waret or merchandise on board of fuch foreign Hop or vrflrl, when notified of this artSec. 2. And be it further enacted, That touring the contu un ce nl thl! art, no rrgiiler m fea letter veflrl fli Ii be allowed to depart from any one port ol the Ui itrd States to any other within the i .me. nn ItPs the urdl'-r, ownet, Conugnef or I rt or offu.h VtatttOlaH fiilt give bond with one or more itirrttftt 10 the lo)- rtor of the c'iltrirt, from which Ihr is hHtnd to depart, in a fum of 4thlc the value of the vt fT'-l and carjjo, conditioned that the gooHi, ware and merihaodite with uhuh (lie Qi til be loJen fli .11 rrl .nded in ionic port of the UtUted Stares. S' c. J. .'nd be it further cmattcd That if any (hip or valcl fh -ll, during the too timfttni e uf tl 1 1 art, depart from any port of the (Jntttnl ratr with v a ilearance or permit , or if any (hip or VtflVl Mi I!, contrary to the p'uvili on of this art, p'occed

to a foreign port or pl.ice, or tr-de with or put on board of any other (hip or v IT I a nv Rncrj-5 wart-s vn mert handiz , of foieign or dnmtlln growth n manufacAurr lu h Ih ys or vr(T' Is, yoods, w irrs nd nnicliMi U'Z-, f J i -II be wh.d'y fof itrd, and if i h f'tne Ol 1 1 not be feiz d, thr owiutS or a ent ti hter or frrs, "f air) III h Hup or vcfT 1, 'oi rVrty I u h iff Htt fnrlei ..u' p y a fum - q mI to donhl the duo of the llnp ' (T I ol iao, and Ih !1 i cr thftt Itrr he llloWfd a ii 'it fordtttir-l on any g'nd?, Wafel or m t h..n' ijr in pottftl by nilfl or th- in intO an hf rhe bortl d The Unit' 0 State I aid ill- m To r of inn in iw rJef of fill h fh p oi f (Tt.d, as wrll all oth er p rfont who (h li ktmwiogl) betonrrfn el in futh prohibited foreign eoyage, (i-ll 'ach itfp.rtiv ly forf-it and pay fum not excetdmv; twenty thoiif nd, nor b is than one thoufaiid dollar, forevry uffVnci1 vhethrr thr vt (Tt br (Vird aha 'conenmnrr? or not, and the oath 01 iffiftnatlotl of t v Riaitet or f ofnntanaM , knowmgh rl f nd'- tr agiinO th prpvifioin nl this fee

tionfihdl evf-r thercMttef kt inadmiflil lr h foe any tollr Aof of the c uftoins of thr United St ates, S c. 4. And be it further erar'ed, That a!! penalties nd foifeitu ei ariung in de , or inru rrd by virtue of this act, Rl y I e Hied for prof.M ntrd and recovered, uith c($ 4 fuit, by irtion of drht, in the name tfthe Unitetl Sutis of America, or by in dirtment nr inform tion in any court, h vinn tomprtent lorifdicion to try the f me, nd (hall be dilitibutfd md accounted fr in the manner prtlcribrH Vf the a0. ekitit led " An art to rtfftilate the collection ot durie-s on Importl and tonnage," p Bed the (rrond d y of March one thoufand frven h Una) red ard ninety nine j .md fuch penalties may b; ex muned, mitigated or remitted in like Dinner and under like condition!, regulation! and rennet ions, ;

are p- rineel 'nthtril-ct ana oneOtfd iy the entitled A" art to privi(ic fol mitigating or ren i ti' j the fttrfrltttreii penalttf! and dti-bi)itiei sccrotng inert

rm r i s th run m riMunea. p mo tne tl iicl d y of M h. onC thnufuid frven hundred nd ninety f en, aod made perp fu I by an rt p iff' d the levfnth d y of F Hni 'v nne thoufand right hunnrrd : Pr -i dtd 1'hat -II penal in md forfeiture!

winch Ih ill h.-ve been mi urrf 0 hy t if mi- 4 this art, previous to th- expirati ill tho r of, m ty anrl fl" 1 1 thereafter he recovered and ditlributed i" like m Miner, 'f this art had continued in full force tnd xirtu". H. Cf AY. Speaker of the ffouit ef Ftprtentctires, WM. H-CHAW FOl?D. president of the Senate pro tempore Ap il 4, IP12. jfrpprwid, JAMES MADISON. CONG A 55. HOUSE OF R FTR F F.MTATIVRS. Monday January 9. BRITISH IN7HIGUE. The t 'Mowing M t ff p. as r-reived fr rn the PicHdent rf th- United States, hy Mr. L I w .rd C his srcr.-taty : 7 41 the Senate and Home ef Repteseata t ves of the U. States 1 lay before Co.ogrefa copies of rertir Documents ft bilk rcrntn in the Depart

mrntif Stte. They prove that at a rerent period! wtittfl ihr United Siatt s. not ithltanditig the w.ungs luliainei! hy them, teafrd not to ohVre thr lws ef peace, and n ii 1 1 hty towards Gieat B'luon, aliiJ in tl e m u1 It ol amicable pud (lnms and lit ci tttoii! on the pari of the Brmth govern niei t thmuoh its nuhlic mituller here, I

fecret Rgen't of that goVctninentwa! i nfploy ed in rcrta n St te s. nvre tfpfttatly at thr feat of government in M .ff u ' uft tts, in to meOting dit IT rtitm to the tonfututed au th.rines td the nation, and intiiguts witl the tnl fl rttt' for thr pii'pofe ot bringing ahoul ufiltance to the laws : and eventu ally in concert with a Bin fli force of de ft toying the union am! forming the rauern part tinrrtf into a political connertion w ith C 1 1 a. Britain Iu Addition to thf I ff rt whith thedif Coveiy t! fuch a procedure nught to havr on the public councils, it will not fail tu tender moie dt r to tin he arts t I II good citiiem th t happx union tf theft tlts, wl ich under divini trovideoce is the guar sntee of their librrtie!, theii fafty( thtii tranquility and then pn fperlty J.N MES MADISON. Alarth 9, 18 12.

Mr Jionry to Me Monroe. Philadelphia Feu. S I, 1312. Tc famts Monro Esq Svtrttttry i f Mc't uc S;p Much obi iv liolt ard exprrinre

ha i t oit itil ed me th a the ii juries nd in lults with wkii h the U. S, have been fa lono 8t (o frequently Viltted. It which ChuTc ti eir pre tent em ban aft men t have be-n owiiin to u opinion entertaii ed iv foreign Statei that m any me a fore tenciir to w t J thtii pride or provoke their boilility. the government ot tbis country could nrVer L duce a gr'at majority of its c ti. z III to oucur" And m my tt the evils which fl w from the Ii fiuence of tl is opmion nn the polity of foreign natic n , may be ten OVeO I v nv ?rt tint can produre unanimity omoHjg all parties in Air.erica, 1 volunt rily tender to yotii 6r, In h means is I pt lT Is, towaro promoting fodetirable and unportaot an hy i wLhtc Ii if iccomplilhed cannot fail to t tinguifli, perhaps forerf thofe experts

tiona abroad wl-ic Ii m v protrrt indnn. ittly in acctnn at ion of rxifling differ entts, and rlii k In kjrrfji of indudiy and prcfperit in ii ill empire. I have th hong raiifottt herewith rhe D M um-nts Cor rtfpondcnct rrLt iuy; in important i fli on in width 1 was m ployed y Sir J mes (t i, th lat- ( v I no I Cj t t ol tor Biil ith Province in North Imcrtcit m the wintef of the y r 18'. 1 he public 'tion of thrfe p"p-rs will de m M Ilitr a frt not lefs Valuable than the good Irrary p pi'rd ; it v.-:ll prove that "ii r h .ure ugl f to he pined on the prot iTi "s ot good f ith ot an adminiftration, win, h l y i f net of difattrOUl events, l a fen Into fuch hands as a Csftleresgh, a t VV. II fl y or 1 Livtrooo! I (hoiald rath ri I into thr lunds of the flupid fubtl terttii to wh m the pleftires and ttie indo Irnce if tin le Mitiiftcri have Configned it In contribsiting to the gfod of the X.J. State! hy an expofition which cannot (! hmk) fail to f lve a- d melt all tiivifion nd Hi funioo among fl the citizens. J fluicr mylcli witb the fond expectation that

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when it is made public in F.ngland it will utd onr great motive to the many that alleady rxdl, to induce that nation to wnh ir iw all confidence from men whole polninl Career is a fruitful fourte of injury and rmbarrdfiment in America ; of injilltlif 8ft mifrry In I land ; of diftt-fs and appre hention in England, and contempt every v here. In making t his r ommunic atinn to you, fir, I deem it em umln nt on me difonrtly nd un qtnvocdly to ftate that 1 a opt no ptrty views ; thut 1 b-ve not ih.mtd any tf iry political rpinior s ; that I neither fteknor d fire th patronigr or t ountenance of any government or P.rty ; and that in addition to the motives already t xpr: : am ii flurnred by a jult refrntm. nt ot the pri fidy and diffionot of thofe

who fiill violated thr conditions upon I it h I received thrir toi fi lence, who have injured nn- and dif ppninttd thex pert tioi s of my fiit nds, una left me no i hoice hut between degrading atquiefrenci in it juH te. and a retaliation which is nectuary to fttuie to :ne my own re Ipert. I his woud will be f It where it is merited ; Hiid if Sir Janvs Craig ft ill live his llnre of the pan will eyite no fvmpathjp lliong thofe who are at all in the fecret of our oniir rt ion. 1 have he honor to he, fir, your moft; obedient fervant 8cc. Sec. (Signed) J. HENRY. Mr. R I md, Secretary to Sir Jmes Craijj late Governor geneial of the BuMfll Province! in North America, to Mr, He i) i v. Application to undertake ihe mission to the United States. Mod ft ret and coi fidenti il Quebec, 26:h J muary 1812 Mv dear fir, The extraordinary fituation at thi; time in the neighboring flates has fugg' fled to the Gl vernr.r in chief the idea of employing you on a fecr, t and confidential miflion to Bolton, provided an S'l-angement c n b( made to meet the important end in view, witht ut throwing n ihjolute obfla cle in the way . f your prof (Ticnl pur

fuits. The information and political ob fervttiooa heretofore received fom yon were tranfmitted by lis Excellency to the Secretary of Statet who lias cxprrff.-d his particular pprobatirm of them, ami th-ro is no doubt that your able exerution cf fuch a miflion as I h-ve above fujefledt wou'd give you s clim not only rn the G vr-rnor general, but on liis M j fty'a mimfters which miht eventu dly roniri bote to ytoir advantage. Y u Wtll have the j?oodnefl tlierei!re to acquaint me for his Excellency's information, svhether yop ci old m k'- it convenient to eng-rge in a million of this nature, and what pecunia y sffiflance would be rr qoifjte to enable v u to undertake it witbont injury to your felf. At pref nt if is oi !y nered ry for me to add. that the Governor would fun ifh ou with a cypher for carryii lg on your corrc fpondonce. and that in ftaCr le UadiM prty in any of the ftates wiflird to c pen a C ornithinic ation with this eovernmert their views might be communicated iftuongll you. I am, with frent tuth and r f-srd, my dear l:r, your inert faithful, bumble icrvatit. (Signed) ff. W. RYLAND. OAn henry, Esq,