Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 24, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 May 1812 — Page 1

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VOL. IV.

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1812.

NO. 24.

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(By Authority. ) AN ACT to continue in force fof llnrtner time th- fiid fe&ton of the (, entitled " An acl further to protect ihe c vi merer iltd feamtn of the United Strifes ajinft the Parba:y powers. " BE ft tnactei by the Senate and House cf Representatives, of the Unit d States cf America, in Vonjrrcsi assembled, That m much ok the act pa(T d on the 4th day of March, 1804, entitled M Anad further to protccfl the commerce and fcamen of the United States again ft the Brrary powers," ns is contained in the firit fe&ion ot the faid acl, and Which wis revived anil continued in force for the time therein mentioned, by an ft, entitled 11 An nc". to revive and continue in force, fof a further time, thr fird feftion of an acl, entit'rd ' An a't further to protect th! romm-rrr and fearmn of the United Stites aaind the B irbary powers," paflVd on the 12th d iy ot lanuary, 18 10, be, and t he fame is hereby continued in force on til the 4th day of March. 18)3: provided hivever. That the additional du ty lain1 hy th- faid fetliOn (hall be cellecflrd ' on all hiih g ods wars and merchandize liable to p y thr fani- i fit all have been imported previous to that d tv. H CI. AY, Speaker of t 'ne House of Representatives. GEO. CI. IN I ON, fice President of the United States and President of the Senate January 31, IS 12. Approv t d. JAMES MADISON. AN ACT to empower the fecrrtarv of the

treafutv to decide on the cafe ot thr (hip Eliza Ann, belonging to F.z ki I Hubhrl and in the cafe ot the (hip Mv and Frances, belong to Nathaniil Godda rd . lie tt enacted by the Senate ad House of

tjteprfsentat'.ves of the United States of

Amertca in Congress assembled. Thai the ifecretary of the trrafurv be, and he is f ere by tothorifed and empowered, to make thr

fame decifunon the catc of tl c .inp Lliii-

Ann of New York, ptichafed by Fzekiel Hubbel of William Lyman, the atfttng a gent of Jolhua Jones and Edward R Jo es f New Ymk, trading under the firm of Jofliua Tones and Son, and in the cafe of thr Oifp Mary ard Frances, of Bofion, own ed by Nathaniel Goudard, as he would have made, had application been made to him previous to rhr removing oi the difabiltty incurred hy the faid Etrkiel Hubbel and Nathaniel Goddard : Provided herotver. That nothing herein contained fiV'l ht fo confrnird us to rellrictl the tecrtary of the traftiry from requiring fatlsfa&Ory proof of the fairnefs of every f having relation to thefe trai.1 (ft ions. See. 2. And be it further enacted, That a funi not exceeding 14( 0 doilais be, ;;id thr Irinie is lurthy ippropriatrd out ot any monies in the treafnv not Other wife appro piatecl,to render effectual thr dec 1 0 n of the fecrrtaiy f the treafury, fliould ir hr in t vor of the fod Ezekiel Hubbel and N ithantel GoJdaid, or tillicr of th- it. II. CLAY. Speaker of the House of Representatives GEO. CLIN1 ON, Vice President cf the United St t ?, end President of the Si nut e. January 3lt 18 12. appr on D, JAMES MADISON, A Ar ACT to :-!ter the ti:ne of holding the ddtricl courts, within and for the diftrict of Connect tcut BF. it enacted by the Senate and House cf Peprrsrnta.tves of the United States of America in Congress asetmb'.td, That thr dtflrtcl court within and for Ibf 'iriiidt ot Cnn'clicut, Oia!l hereafter be holben on thr fourth ToefdayJ of Frbreary, May. Attguf) atd November in each ear, any law to the contrary notwithflanding ; and thjt all afionk, fu'ts. writs, procefs, plr cl in, hvc or' f r rocerdinys, ( omm-ncrd, or to be contm-nr-d. or whi h are now plead ing in th- diOric urt, in f id diflfriAi rna be retur ned to, and Hull br continued to thr difl-ict Court, to he holden on the fourth Tuefday of February, 18 12, as ii hereb) orovicled. H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives GEO CLINTON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate. February e 1 8 12. AFPRUVr D JAMES MADISON.

BRITISH INTRIGUE. (Continued from our last J No. 7. Boston, 3!arch 7, 1809. T have row afcertained, with as much accuracy as pootble, the ccurl intrndrd to be purfued by thr prty in Mai fachulettl that is Oppoied to the meafures an ! polities of the adminidration of the -rif i! goaernmenu I Invr already gi en a decid-d opinion that a declaration of war is not to be ex p-flrd ; our. contiatv to all reafonible cal . u'ltioo, fhould thr Congreft p (T-fs fpirr. and inurp-ndenr e enough ?( pi -u e then popularity in eopaedy by fa Orot ig 4 toe. I tjre, thr eifl-.ture of M fTi butVtrs wtH ivr ihr tone to the neighboring (tte; will dedarf ufcii pennattant until anew

election of members; invite a congrc la, to be Com po fed oi dclrgatrb iron, the tedrral Itrttes, ndrrrc a leparate government tor their i ommon defence and worn man intcrttt This congfefs w'ulJ probably begin b) ibrogating the off- i.live laws, and adopting a plan Lir the m int inanca ot the powet and aujnortiy tlius adurueda They would by fuch an act be in a condition to make and receive propofala from Great Britain ; and 1 ihUl leizr the Sift moment lo opt n i one I'nondeni e with your excellency. Scarce ny other aid would be iieteffary, 8c pet haps none rt quo td thn a f c w veff Is ot war from the H l h.x Ration, to protect the maritime towns from thr little n-y which is at the difpofal of the national government W hat perniaiient connection between Grc-t Britain and this feet ion oi the republic would grow out oi a civil comn o lion fuch as might be expected, no petfon is prepared to defcribe ; Inat it feetnsthat Unct reliance mud reiult of necellity At prrVit the OLpcfition party confine th u calculation! metrly to rrfilt'-nce ; and I i an iillure you that at iliis moment thty cl not Irrt'y rntrr'.ain the project ot Withdrawing the raftern ftates from the I nu n. Boding it a viy u'pcpialar topic although a c ii fe of events, tin it as I have Ire r'y mentiniiec would inevitably produt e r.n incurable alienation oi the New I ngl t:d from the foothern dates. The triKh is, the common people have lo long regarded thr conOitution t the State v. it:i con pi cent , that they ate cow only difpofrd in this qn.rtcr la trent it like a truant miftrefs, wliom thr y would for a time put way on a It jarate maintenance) but, without farther and grest'r provocation, would not ahfolutf ly ropudi tte. Ir wll not bi known in hat utuation public affairs are t. remain 'til ihe meeting of the n-w Congtefs in May, at which 'iine ilfn this I g'lltutt will .gn aflrnt!e. The two months that intervene will be a period ot Utttch anjtiety. In all 1 h vr Written, ' h vr hern carrful not to make any impretTion an logons to the enthufiafltc ronfiiience entertained by the opp b ion, nor to (he hopes and txpeilatiotiS th t animate the fnrnds ot an rlliance between the northern ftates and Great Britain I have abftradad myi'tlt from A ti e fympatliies thefe arr Calculal td to infpire ; bee ule, natwithftanding that I ft r th u moll co fidei Ce in the integrity t the intention ol ihr le-drng cha

in tl ii p ilitii -! Jr ma. I t annot tor,t tii v nnive their powef rroiS a inconftaiit multitude ; who, unltfs

in 'he iimance under confederation they form an e act pt ion to !l general rules and xp fiei -e, will -acl incouiiftently aud abfaruly I am, Sec. A. B. No. 8. Boston, March 9, 1809. SlF .In my h t:er. No. 6, I took the Iibertv to exurfs niy opinion of the probable efT c"t ot the nonintercovfia law intended to ne enacted ; and of the mode hy W I ich Gret br 1 1 ai n m y defeat the real intention of the American government in p ur!iir it. Rut as the fort of impunity reeom mended miht in its application to every fpeciei ol Commerce that would he earnJ oo, hf deemed y G. Britain a gmtrr -vil than wtr itfelf, a middle courfe mifht -fily be adopted, winch would deprive France of rhr herf.t r e fit I r i n o- from an inlercouiic With America, witbVtj in toy

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great degree, irritating the maritirat dates. The high price cf all American produce in France iurnifhes a tr mptation which mercantile avarice will be unable to refid. 1 he conh quence is obvn vs. But iidtad of condemning the vcffrls artf cargoes which may he arre ded in purfning this prohibited commerce, thty fliould be comprll. ed togo into a Britifh port, and there be petmitted to fell them, I think the frier d s of Engl nd in thefe dtrs wt uld not utter a complaint. Indeed, I have r doubt that if, in the proO-cution ot a lawful vryage, thr Bntidi c ruil'ers fliould tret American Ihins in tliis manner, tl eir owners Would in the prrfent date of European maikets, think themfelves ery fotunatet as it would give them the trcu' !e and tx pence t UrCang in the neuttal port, and trom thence re (hipping them to England, "ow the t ed market in Europe lor the produce i i ti is tountiy. The (jftvr mmfot rf the United States would probub'y ( r mpl in and Bonaparte become peremptory ; but evn that w t Id oi ly tei d to rroder the oppoution in the northern dtr; more refolute ?t d accelerate the di(T lution of the confederacy. 1 he gener( firy and j t . H ice of G Britain would he ey.!' o, . . d the commercial dates exult in the f i c c U f individuals ovrr a government inimical to commei ce. ;tnd to v. I i fr aaeafurrs they can no longer fobmit w i h p tient a qm fcepr e, 1 be eleCtiorS arr begun ; and I prrfomo no vigilance rr induOry will be r n irtd to infurc the foccrfg of the federal party 1 anij Sic. A. B. P. 5. TntcT'igerirr hs rerhrd P. C rr , that a nam intercom fe law hat actually p (IrO, snd that Mar inique has furrtndLicd to the Britith forces. No. 9. Boston, March 13, 18'"?. SIR Yon will p-Mtive by the accowntl ti:at will rear h you in the public p prs both tiom Wafhiagtoti s.nd M -iT c hnfetts, that the federalids of the nortliern flatus hive

lucteeded in making the corgff belirvr, that with fuch an cpnofition as they would niake to th gV( r;mitnt, a war mud be confi ed to theif own territory, arcl might be even too much tor that government to fuftain. The corfequence is, th t after .11 the p-irtde and menaces with which the fr ffion c onimencr d, it has been fuffc red to end Without carrying into efT-c! any of he pi.-ns of the adminiOratMM), exrept the it t- id'cAion of commercial interccurle with England and France an event that was anticipated in my former letter. Under what new eirCnmdancr the congrels will mf't in May, uill depend on tl e I) ite eh dtioi s, and thr changes that may in the mean nmr take place in Europe. With regard to G. Britain, dir can ft arce miftafcu her true policy in relatic n to America. If prace be the firlt objedt, eveiy h!m h can irritate the maritime Ratea Ought to be avoided, becaufe the pr- vailiog difpfiiioa of thefe will be generally fufficieail t k-rp thr government from h adding any h Ode meafure. It a war between Amenta at d I rautrbra grnd defideratum, loaaethiow more mud br donr ; an indnlgenl root ihatory policy niud br adtytrd, whith wil' leawaj the democ rats WSttMMBt I pietext f r hodilities; and Bonapafte, whwfe pfu ns ?r- toj hot for delay will probabfy Comprl this government to drt ide w bethel of the two great belligerents 13 to be in emmy. Ta "'i about a frptrstieat of th ttaUa uuwler adtmct