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VOL. IV.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1812.

NO. 28.

THE WESTERN SUN, IS printed weekly at TWO DOLLARS per

annum.

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other artidr", ffQUiilte for toe troops, anH friF rally to procure iftd piovule itieiOi 01 tfanfpOft for the arntv, its ftores, irtttlcry a fid Camp i buipagf 1 hat the qjr'er roal tr r tfenef 'I fhall actount as otiMi as in (u i) he teouiredi and t If aft nine in 3 ttiOttthtj Urtth the oeparttiteftt ol w.n, inftich manner ns fh ill be prefer ibedt for pi opt- fty whitli may pati through his hattosi or ? hattoi i the In1 ordinate officefi in his QepartmcUt, rr that in y he in his or ti t ir c are 01 pi u 1 hOU and tor all mom s winch he or they rrMy exoend in difchafirintf thf-ir fefpedtivc ckiti: : that he Ih ill ie refpoiutble tr tlu'

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J. S if the U. STATES. - .7Tf - . (By Autho iiy.) AN ACT to (ftibtith a Qgwter tntfttti Department and t'r other purpo . liK;; matted 'v the Senatt and Uoutt tf AV)fjt v v uf thi United btatet qf AmtticU in Com ess assembledt rliat I ierr iv. Hid hereby il cflablitlied a ruar er tilo's department tie irmy ol Ihe Uttltt States, to i. i fifl 1 i c, j irtet mitlti fMinrili tnttf deputy tiiartci matt rs, tnd af man) afliltant tie put) quarter mafteri nf in toe opinion ol tht preddtnt l iiie uittttd Stattttbc public fertict may i tjutrt i the tiuafter ntaftei general and deputy quarter a! ra to he ninted by the prefideitt) I y Ittd with tht v ; : and ton lent ot the fe li.tr, an;! ti f ali'. l ut d put) tjU after maf ters hy tl .r pttlidmt ilont And he hereby It ttttHoriffd njorettvtr to appoint futh td iitiottil nnmbtf of deputy quartet o aitertg not ettcteding I'm; . t be taken from the i iu' I i rn .:!: d,l ret. -r.. ai i.i hit Jttdg

tnent tht publir t;vi m y r t j :

iti ini'i" o I all arms, mi . tnd renerallv all ar

i.-cted. Til ? tit i . ! of pur

hany deputy commilfaftea ai f the pftid :t oi the United lit ervite i re on ire to be

appointed by the prefident, by nd with tiie advice tttd confcht of the hunt'. And be it further enacted Tiitt it ih .i! u, the dot r tit i torn i n i It w v g'f nt ral of : ufth L ondi r the nu tion and In pert i lion the fc retaryof war. tor.onduci

the proi i ring and t lit it v ftor( li ctottii

tied i tl ply fi quiiitt lor th' military (er vice of tht United St-tfj ; and it fhall bi the fluty of the deputy fommiiiaritii when 1 1 recced thereto, either hy the ? tarv ol wi,. tit: com mi (fr v fit neral ol pilr

i ii i s. ;i in r ,i i ot r.ec Hi tv, nv tne com

in i

(h

of t be il irefaid articles as may be refjuinte for t he mil it irn lervire of he United St ites See o. And be it further enacted. That neither the quarter mailer p neral nor the comsooVn y i-riiei .1 l!i il! rhre ly Of itidt) t ly bi concerned or ititeretled in carrying on the bufinefji rl tr?i'e or commtrct. or be owiit r in v ;..d' o m i -rt, o' any fei v- lT I not (hill either of tl nu pufchtlt by him I-. If. or i not I ei in ti'il For him any public lands of any olur j ublic property, or be

, Of in Cafe ot nee i (7i t v

ngf rtenei 1 1 . quarter mailer general, oi

'piity puaftef malterSfto pufCO'ile all lUCfl

larSfWith condition tor the faithful perform i.eeot the duties ot their offices feipeUfe I)', which l)oiOs (hall be lodged with the comptroll i ot the trelury. Sec 9. And be it further enacted, That from ind aker th-l.!t day of May nrxt, fu nun h ot i! e ai entirjed 1 An act to r(t ib iih the ftiie purveyor i t public fuppliest' as rt laU S to tnr appointment and iri iCts ol i purveyor ol j.ui lie fupplierS, be, and the 1 mr is hereby repealed ; aiul in t he me n tune, the purveyoi Ih il deliver ovef to the con oi I; ,y general of one ol his deputies, the publii (tores and pn perty oi ll turts m his poffefTioiij who (li.Ii ic.npt to him i"f the i one. S ID A id be it jut t her enacted. I bat all letters and p cfcets tondfromth qur ter mallei general .'nd commiffary general d i ill in free from j Race S ei . 1 i. And be it further enacted, h it t!ure i.e allowed lor thr lompri lation of the nro Ti', n c'rtks in the Quarter ip.ihVr

peneral'i ofnfce, rt fum not tx .Ti,i g r

hundred dollars a yeai ; and for the compen Cation of the tl i !.s i the commijfry ge ntral, s fum not exceeding feventrrii hundred dollars pt r am ir.n, v ith loth books i. Rationery .s may c necefiary to ih Quai trr maftef genera ls and commiuary gene i rtl's depai tine , M s. vSec. 12. And be it further enacted 1 hit the qo tr r mailer po n ! be authoi ird to appoint a p incipal wai a in mailer, and as n ny waj gon matters s lir may judge nc c nary foi rh." fertice of the srnV, i"t rx reeding one lo ich brigade, n fr duty mall be. under the direction of the smarter niafb r firmer l or ry of his deputies, to ;,r') vide and conduct the wicirons and other

each of wliom (hall be entitled to the p?y and emoluments (1 a lieun nant of aitillrry. Set. i8. And be n further enacted, That this d Ih II kM, mto operation on the h.r!t dy of Apul next ; and that fo mm h of the Id fixing tie military ?e,c eftabliftiment ol the United Si t s, fsrel'p cV thr appoint, mentr.t military grnt ami affiftant milita ry Hg uts, be, U the fame is hereby repe 1ed Irom and tlter tht d-y; f)iit all tli le gents Ih. ill contti ot to p rr rm V tit tt f petiive duties in the mean -in.e. and un il thi deputy h affiOahl d p ty qua lt w ftrrs llmll hr appointed ard ifafjy t.) m i r on the e-X' cut ion 0f rhtir refprtiive offices to whom the f-sd m'tfitary gents and ffiltant mili a y agents fhall then deliver nil the public floras and pi prty in teir polTrffion. Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, 'i hat

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d to the pubiii

r v i r r by

Miiur ri mis acr, man m i,.1 j -d to military law, except tlu deputy rommifTat'tes.

tncu reu. i at

en j the prtficlent m y. and he hereby i

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in ti e

tin qn irte m ft rs, c o m m II i appointtne ate at rhri

ut! or-

i 1 the !' nate, t appoint

nv fti-r antral, depot y qo rtT i n T.iy p - neral, and d j iry i, or toy r them : whii h aos m h - fubn itr d to the f nn xt fi iuoni '-or their adv ice

ana cot I nt. speaker of tt: p.. . . ,t Mar. h 28, Apfxoi

H. CLAY,

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H. CR A W FOR I), the Senatt t o ten Pot e.

JAMES MADISON.

me ; n the

inti t n

propel tor

ry lervice ol tn United states

.c-.c. 13. And be tt further cnacttd, That no waggon in iiei dial I dirrcily or indirect I., i I . . A I

iy ic oui rrntii or inwrrriiea in ai

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npl v d in the

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the quart fo tht t ii Uadh I Ipril, l norl i ; I

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Iter gtenct.l ihill b entitled f and emoluments of a bii a id M th a :t ol t!i I Stb of I t ,', lor t w o additional u v (i . r'-r rO 1 1 1 v hen

public I CU i.ited State)

I ,iry f. ii. -.Kin

t. suffering ment, oth law i and -I

of Mir U his own ule

or

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ithd to itions l ut it

i ecetvt n y n wsars p i m mi n, n nrr day and t'r r Uv hoi tVs

... liken From the lm then Inch kdditlOftal bay tttd em ilu nents Ittall rw rqnl ;n the fjregointf proiitont tht afltftant deptit) quarter maHets. when not tab n from tht l;tie, (hall be entitled to St receive forty d I art per month, thttt rations pe J iy and iv Ynt (at e hoc I hui.it taken Irom the line, then fuch additional pay aud emolti Uttnts as lii ll b lil to the foregoing pi o vi(ion i.i-c. 3. And be it fw t ier en, tn. I hat iii td litlem t thttt lUitl I in t,t fi Id. it lb .ill be it dtitj of the quarter m A i gtn rra his I pastes It th t mtd . sshtti ljlf., . li ( .1 ' i the feci t of I . t i (Hucbtic mttita j ftsMrttt timp dquipagi -nd

hi.hnf:

:nn w

ltd depart flowed hv

AA AC T corcerniug the naval eftablifltme nt. TF. it enacted by tht Senate and House of Represent a roes of the Untied States o America m Congress asctmbled, 'Fl at tl e p fid nt of the U ited Stati i hr, and i . ...

' t f ftfi m iwa sr , . aasa

irf-i'f-f il oi

nmmill r general Ih -II oil nd

iujainft si y of the thibttmns ( f tl i i the parties fo (hll, upon coniciot forfeit t,i the United States trrt penalty ol three thou land dollars, ind may be impri lotted foi a term not eltceedin ; h I vi, and (hal bt removtd from i lh m, tnd be foretei thereaftei inrtpal !i- of holding ai y oiEcc ., hi United S::itrc.

S Ct 7 i th I jI v ' v ti r u. n I 11010 ; at o m w m . . ' v per centum v lion. Ilor J ilifal d dt Si r i ht c i in m il if fore he ei with fufficie

t it furt her ena t J. Th (t otHmifl " v ner.l of puf rret th mfand th. liars p i ( omu nf 'ii u to s deputt

y w "on

i

vire .i ci e U' ltrci t..t( s ; ni' in t'.e purchafe or fale of any horfrs, harnefs, waggons or Othtf mtans of trailfport, proc ured fori or belonging to ti"- Umtrd States, ex cept ii agent lot the United Stitf?. Ser. 14. And be tt further enacted, That the- p. int ip d W T,. gon ma(l i (hall be entitled to receive forty dolUrs pfr month, the r.i ttonsperd y and forage for one ho.?', anr! e;i,h Mi '.'on in tiler Ih .11 br entitled to rr ceite thirty dollars pr t month, two rations per day and forage for mr horftt

Sec, 15. And be it further enacted, That

the quarter matter general be authoeifed to Bppoi t one principal forage m -li r, tnd as many (n(tm forage mafters av the nature of tht fervice may require, not exceeding one to r ( i b ig uh , huff duty fh -I! hr, under the "tr- ftii n of th quarter m Rer gentral, or inyot his dVpttties, to provide and

u uvcr out i i" f neceii y nd pi per t

.1.- .I. I' I. f T s . m.

ui-inoi -M lervice qi me uniteo atatea ; brr fuitahh For rehutldi f) thr frigates Pallor (h II my forage flatter he dtr lly or l,d Iphts, General Green, New York and i itrecly concerned in the pine! fe or f I- Bottm. of an) article oi forage pi rprti h. or br- j s .. 4. A& be it fkrthtr enacted. Tint

loi I ;n tn t1f I

m empowrrrd t

Caufe to ie m. in d lately repaired, rqoippi I and put mr,. Jtu j f; rje .. frigate Chef peke Con ft r 11 at ion and Adams; and that lum not exceeding thirr buodrrd thouf nti dollars be, o..d is herttty aj i ropritcd foi th t pin p. ! . See. 2, An 1 be it further enacted. That the th i - and fe n n of 1 1 e fi y mat ' intrealeci fa fat as may b neeeff ry to i ficer. m in and 'qtop the v fi' Is fo to hr put into i iv., y Ufs to thr tootrary nots . 1 1 ! I a i . . ! i n hr . Se . 3 Ana be it fu th 'r enacted. That thr fum rt tw hundred thoul nd dollar sv torn l!, for thrte years, namely one thou fand eight hundred and tvf-!vf, I8:3. -n.l

18 14. be sppi ipriated rowardi th pori

.a.i fuj ply of a ftoi 1. ol evi ry den riptior i f tim -ei required lor flin huifc i r and other n vy porpol s ; and h r the firft ppropria

pi per tor tmn thereol hr m de m thr i ur. b h t.t rim.

u t

pt r nmmi. 'e il further enacted. That " i er il of pun hafes (halt, upon Ms dutir ?, nive bond irrtv tO hr' apDI D C( Kl

i the fum of ft'

ti the d puty mtti i

toitc c.u.h in the fum ol tea tboufaud del-

tnr . crei ry ol war.

d Stat s. ex. en; as an

igeiit t-r tl - Unit, d Stati I. Sec. if. eisMl tw it fttrthtr enacted) Ti a' ' tipal t if rn !! r (hall hrrntitled to and receive f r i i, .IL i - . - r month, three rations per day nd forage for tw.. borfes ; .nd that th- ol i focay oi ittt i fh .11 he rntitlrd to k r 1 1 i r SO doll 1 pet poo th, two rati , er il iy V. foi igc foi oi e 1 orfe S-r. 17. t. i'. :: f,: t'a en id i, Th .t ihtrt Oi il he ft ur cm dudori i f rtifl -y, why iii.iil uc appoiotcd i v ih 1 1 Went tfonc

thr Kin s ii rein Ip ifi alh ppropriated (liaM be paid not t i y n onies in the treaftfry nor othea w i ippri pi i tf d. ! c 5. And rt further en.:ctrd. That I h o , ,t f)i n DP t M , omAitiyt

With the iind of tl r j nv 'i Ih Stl nt w in t.imin Ih . I

With thole not in (on n ifli n, I rihlt.it ud in tht lei r I harbors of be snritme frosu tier u hi. h are mod tXpofed tt attack, to bs i irefully k pt sod yfed ts circurjiftaijccj may u cuue.

i Mrrtbe rua Uid o(, and,