Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 34, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 July 1812 — Page 1
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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1812.
NO. 34.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
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the prefident ot the I Fmted States upon La t.t..v'tmy piool ot huh wound and uifubil ity being produced io the fecrttary at war agreeably u fuch rules as he may pi t Lube : travtdd 1 he rate ot' compensation tor tucli wounds ami difabiltttcs iliali never, for the higheit diUbduy, exited half the monthly pay ot fuch officer) at the tune ot being to WOUUded Of dilaidrd, and that the rae ot compentatiou to a nonCommiflioued officer and private, hall n vei iMt-ui five
LAWS of the U STATE (l Authority)
AN ACT for the rehet of tl s Officers and Soldiera who ferved in the Uil taivpaign on the Wba(h BlS tfuute.l ty the Senate and House vf Representatives of the United Suites , T America, in Congrtss ossemo I bat the otiicrrs accoi ding to the rank afitgtied them aiK1. whnh they held on the ithday of Hovembeti 1 8 1 1 the ndncomnnllioned uIHcera and fbtdiera of ihe tolunteeri and iilitiai and the legal reprefentatWea of thofe .l;v Nvie killed o died ot their wounds, cotnpoling the arm) th t ferved in the lte campaign on the W aha in againU the hoitile Indiana Ihll receive the fame compenfati on whit I) is allowed y lv f r the militia it tie United States when called into a&u al iVrvicr t" 'h U ted States, S-i 2. And be n further enacted That
to the i i k whi h tlse n00 comnvtlion of the volunteers
or militu, who lerveo m the lui campaign, id who werr kdlnl or died ot wounds re ceived in i lid i i vu r, le ivino n widow, or it jo widotn, lhall have Irft athilH oi chiraren under thr igf ol lv - H , foth WldW or it no widow, t'uih ihild ofilnldren th II be
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entitled i m nthly i"1 titled at ti t!'.r wound the term i
death or int n i ire the CKpil the half pJ lhall a Ihe crated v th rr at: of I ) allow m e to I dece iV J, bei aid no I r
receive the half of the ich thr dece fed was en d his dath or receiving h he died, oi and durinir
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dollars per month; and all inter 101 difabili tit.'- (lull entitle the perfon to difabled, t. reieive a futn in proportion to the highell difabilityt but no pen lion ol a commiiiioned ntluti Ih 1 1 in- tahi.lated at a higher rati than ihe h .It pay ot a In utenant colonel See. 4. And be it further enacted Tint any perfon or perfons belonging to the laid army, who may hive had a liorle o borfes killed during the late battle on the VVabath the i cin, lhall be entitled to and ieceivc the v..lue thereof! P ovidea That the proof ot the .due ot fuctl horte or hoilts hull be by atli-iavu ot the quarter mallet ot the co. winch the owner may have belonged, or of two other credible witneffi i Sec. 5. And be tt further enacted, That to the heirs or leijal reptcteutatives of every perfon who was killed, and to every perfon who was Wounded in the Laid campaign, who were purchalVts ot public lands ot the United Spates, and wbofe 1 r ls had not) before the 7th ot November, 181 1, been actually fold or reverted to the United States tor the non-payment ot part ol the pure ha fe money ) a further time ol three yeati Ih.dl be allowed, iti addition to tin-tun.- allowed nv former law , to complete the n payments which further time ol three years Hull com nnuce from tite reipettv tunes when their p tyiprms thould tmve btcn Completed atcording to former 1 ws. H. CL V, Speaker of the House of Representative? Wat. 1 1. CHAW rOHD, President of the SciiutC) pro tempore Apn! io, iti:.
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r pr iviuon for the
United St.it.-s the Senate and House the Umted States rress asctmbtcd, 1 hat
the prefident of the United St tts br, and he hereby is authortied and rmpoWerrO to
appoint to many dillriCi paymall rs as. in
his judgment, the fervtce may require ; am: it fuch paymaftera are taken from the line
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h vr ye irs,
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I reipecrivelv receivi I in addition to then
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cafe exceed the pay ind emolument!
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itd or children of fuck re is ho w i low, lh l! be w ile ihrrr i- a child u af.refaid : Pro
n !h til be allow -w or to tin i htld i,an tha hall pay
aj dedt i hat no gi -1 u i td in any Cate to the Wi or ch Idt ea ol any . ot a licutcuant coloi
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ken from t!ie line.
thr fame pay and cniolu ot infantry. I further enacted. Thai
the p :nt of thr United Statrs ne, and
ttiev llinl rece; menti as a maj S r '" .J
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not payrnilter to e u h regiment on ce el ibtifihmefttf who lhall receive fame pav and CQiolumtnts. as a
captain of thr regiment to which he belongs t Provided Thai ll diftriel and tc gimental paymafters lhall be fuhjecl to the uhs and articles of war, and give fuch bonds to the United States as the fecretary tor the department of war my direct, for the faithful performance of tln-ir duties. And it mail be the duty nf tl p con mand ing officer, when requeued by the pymaft r, to furnifh a capable non-comm ffioned ( tli cer or foldier to aid him iti the difehaee . lus duty, who, w hile To employed, (hall re ceive double poo. Sec. S. And be it further enacted That the prehdent of tlie United States h, ;nii he hereby is suthorifed to appoint from the captains and fuhi Iters of the line of the army, to many infpedors us the ferviee may require, not exeeeding one to each brig d ; nd .'' iii ol infjir.'h i ; tli 'H each irceive 24 doll os per month, in addition to his pay in the line. Sr-. 4. And be it further enacted That each brigade major, provided hv I u, ih II be allowed 24 doll irs per month in addition to his pay in the line. Sec. .. And be it further enacted, That the general commanding the army of tie Unit d Stites Hull be allowed a Secretary, to he taken from the line ot the army, Who mail receive 'J-4 dollars per month in achli tion to his pay in the lim-, and (hall be al lowed forage for twohorfet. S. c. f. And oc it farther enacted. That in addition to the non COmmitHonrd officers atd privates allowed to th rejfirnent ol lictht artillery, erh company ITi II he eivi tied to twelve drivers of artillery, who (hll beenlided ti five years, unl Is fooner dif Charged, ami receive the Wm? p- v, rations stul clothing, us the privates of the army : 'ri;rin, Sin h drivers of artillery fli-ll n all twines be liable to do r'u'v in the rank'-, when the company lh 11 not he mounted. Sec. 7. And be it ftnther enacted. Tht
fo much nf the 4' tt tor ritbli(hing rules ind articles fnr the government of the vr mi"S id' the United States." as BUthorifra the inOieion of rorporral pnoilhment, hy (tripes or ladies, be and the f me hereby is repealed FT. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives VV i H. CRAWFOHD, President of the Senatet pro tempore. May 16, 18 12. APPROV K D, J MKS MADISON, Ar ACT to authorife the prefident of the United States to a t er la in and tit n : te t ert jin bound ries. BE it enacted by the Striate and House
of Representatives of tu United 6;t of America tn C. r; asumbicd, That ttic lurveyor general, under the direction of the prefident of the United States, b-, aid tie is hereby authortfed and required, (i toon tlie conlrnt of the Indians caft he obtained) to cMite he furveyed, m rketl ind tie: a ted, fo mtu h i t the weftrrn and n - itliern boundaries of the li..te ot luo, which h iVe not alreadv been afcertained, divides fiid It -te from the territories i t In dlaita and Mi I i.- in, agreeai-'lv t. the boon dattes as eftablitlied by the at, entitled 11 An act to enable the people of tl e ealtern livifion ot the territory m r:h w II ot the river Ohio to form a conflitutinn and lUte government) and for the ad million ol huh 1) ite into the Union on an en. il footing with the original dates anJ tjr other pur
pofts," p (Ted April 13:h, 1802; and to caufe to he made .i plat or Uu ol fo much ot the boundary line tuib from the foutherly extreme ol I ke Mithigan to hike Erie, particularly noting the place where the faid line inter fets the margin ot laid hike, .n d to n turn tl e fame when made :o rongrefs : I rovided l h t the whole experle ol furvrying aid making the hud boundary lines (hall not exterd tivr dollars foi every mile that (h II be aduali) furvryed -and marked, which fli-ll be paid out of the monies ippropriattd foi defraying tdc eXpi nle ot furvey ing the u' Ii' I n Js. H CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives VS m . H. CR I CUD,
President of t,c Senate 'to tin May 20, 18 2.
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A P I'K 0V fe D.
J VMES M A DI SON.
. Y ACT f-r the r. Ik f of John N. Stout. I i it enacted by the Sen. te q il House of ReJ.rcsthtiitiVtS of the Unttea States f A met ii.ii, in ( mgress essemtitd I bat U e counting ' tii r t' i! e n fti y drp rtm- nt h- , n l tl y re hi rel rii i e' d to ai mfl and fettle lh acerjmt ol Johi N,
S t ut, ol K ntui Lv, and i-ll w him the h m ol t7 o H r and I S c- ntf, for !ei s i d com p nl i ion as a j i I i , 1 1 r r r n out 1 1 g, tui fiAing i nd ieir Hi g A n hib LI H milton a prifonei it the United States. I I. CI A V, Speaker of the House of Representatives W m H CH AW I ( ID, President oj tht Senate pro tempore Mi 2() is 12. Approv i D, J MES MADISOK. AN ACT f r the relief of Thomas and illiatn Strrlhly. RE if enacted by tl e Senate arid House of Representatives of the United States oj America in Congress assembled. That ihe act nunting fniti3 ot the trefury de partment be, and they are hereby authotifrd lul directed, to fettle the acioui ts ot I'hnmas Stir Illy and William Str(h!y ref pet4iv'ly, faff (uiletlors of the int n Ire. Vi t or in the dlflrtCl ol Olun. bv IIowp p" to I id I horn s fuch further credits l i all accounts I uncoil cted revenue a h Hi II Ltisfaiorily prove io have been drli -ied over by him to other collect o a, at d Inch (nm as he Ih 'II attnr.r to ie entitled t. tor 1 i- attendance as a witnefs in b hall ot the United States ; rarrytttg tb balnee, it' any, which may appear du to 1 id Thomas, to the treo'it i I faid William, in his account with the United St.itH. Cl AY, Speaker of the ffoafe of R prefentrivf, Wm. h. craw ford, prefident of the Senate pro tempo;?. May 22, 18 I 2. A ppa os a d, J AMES M A FT -ON. 7 Vie following important letter from go vemor Nsntan Edwards, total, William Russell, at this place, has been aohtefo furnished Jor publication. sin, LA ST ni rht I had the pleafure ofreceivifg your tetter of tbi li h n It. I had previoufly been not tit d of y. being ap pointed to take tr.tuio.l.f the Corce.aVf lined f 'r the defence of oen aVontiera, t . J. 1 wi :, I -IT-re voo. Bneerely gratinVd : your hciag fcteded foi that purp icwi.:.