Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 August 1812 — Page 2

everv v- ion

uln. trior to the Cft Jay of

April, 1 101, Ii-td pure! -a ted any traft o. tracts of lad of the Uni ted States, not ex ceed.nr id the Wholf 640 acres, at any ot the land offices elUbl.lhed for the ditprfal of the public UbHl noith weft ot the nver O no, and Whoft lands have not already been t& (tally fold or reverted to the United States for non payment of patt of the pur chafe money, (hill be allowed the further term of three years, from the full day ol January, 18 I 3, for the n.ymentof the red due of the principle and iutereft due on acro.mt of furl) Durchafe, to he paid in four

iqual annual paytbebtt, the fit It whereoi to be on the faid fir 11 day of January, 1813 ; and in cafe cf failure in p ing any of the faid annual ptytbebtl at the time when the fiftieth dl bfccnic due, the tradt of land lhall be forthwith advertifed and offered for fale in the manner and on the terms and conditions heretofore prescribed for the tale of lands pm chafed of tht United States, & not paid tor w illun the limited tune. Hi clay, Speaker of tin- Houfe of Rrprefentatives. Ym. H. CRAWFORD, Prefident f the Senate, pro tempore. April 83 18 12. APl'ROVi-.B, JAMES MADISON.

AN" ACT to author fe the granting of Patents for land, according to the turvey: thai hae been mad- and to grant donation light! to certain claimants of Ubd in the diltncl of Detroit, and for other pu'j-ofes. BK itenafted by ttit Senate and Houle of Rfbrefentitivei ot the United Stttti of America, in Cubgrefl aiTembled, That j atent i mall be in anted to the prrfous whole claims to land btttb confirmed m the diftricl of D troit, in conformity to the iurveys whuh have btl made under the di rraion of the l'j'veor general, and the p,e ncral plat of winch h II been returned to the iecrfiary oi the t afury, not withdandmg the furveys loa'l bOt inrvety refpf&, cotrefpond with thl kUfcrlption of the tvas as confirm, d bv the commillnmers for avlluttibg land claims in the la iddiitritt : ProttvWft Th ai the con til mation of the com rnilUoners, and certiticatr of the rrgifter.

(haU, m every ether rtlgtcl, Bt contormable to law. Sec. 2. And k it further enacted, That every pei ton whole claim has been confirmtd by the commillioneis afore faid to a trail cf land bordering on the live: Detroit, and whole trac, as conhi mtd, does not extend in depth eighty arpeiu Freiuh meafure, Hull be entitled to a donation ot any vacant trail of land Itrj rent to and bark of thr land confirmed to him II aforrUul, provided that fu-h donation (hall not exceed forty arper.s, trench mtifttft lb ue Kth, noi i -i quantity of land thai contained in the ktt& already confirmed to hvv, bOf fhall in any cafe tbe ttaa confirmed as aforetaid, and that allowed a3 a donation, together exceed tight y arpens, French meaSure ib depth, S in all Cal. s heie. by rtlfbb of bCbdl Ml the fatd tiver, tx, of aecent prior claims, each ciai n -nt i annot obtain a tract equal in

q aotity to the trait ahea.ly tonliuned to blrb, the vacant land applicable to tbe objrft fliall b- divided betWetb the claimants i i f.u h manner as lhall appear to the com m ftioberi for ad pitting the claims moft e mutable. And every pel fob c Liming a donati m in virtue of tbn feci ion thH, on or before the full day of December next, deKw to the reglfteff of the land office at Detroit, a notice in writing of the 6 tuition & extent of Ins claim, which he lliail tile in luj oduc on receiving 35 cents from the partv or parties for each claim ; and it toch perfftb fttill neglrtl to deliver fuch notice within the time limited, his right to a donatiM under tin-: f ciion, Ml -1 1 beCOBie void. And the tomoiiffioneri for idiuUtng claims to land in the faid diltriit Ih-dl. as loon as iu.iv be afrer the mil cf December next, proceed to examine and deride, according to the pro i ft on i of ihia iVclion, on the glftillia ided as torefid ; a-id when it Rlall ppe r to the Laid CORtttliffionf M that thr f) aim all I il entitltd to a donation of land, Ik v lh-H ,vr a crrt'eatr, (tiling the cir cumliances ot the cafe, and that the cLim ant i entitled to receif a patent for fuch a tract bf land by virtue of this feition, which tail thdl be lorveytd in cm formit) with ti-,r deciGan of the commiffiaoert, n th HHlft of the partv, undrr the di rciun A the forvevor ei.erat, by fuch r hit iflif tjnts rvfiding tn the rid diftrift n the Lid iui-cy.n gCQOffft) QutU IpfiOUIt ior that our-

nofe. The expense of furveying mall be

:he fame, and the plats of furveys 8c trant-

-ript of the decifions of the commiuiorers

;n favor of claimants fliall be made and

transmitted to the fecretary of the treafury

in the fame manner ; and the certificates

m-anted bv the rommimoncrs thall be enter

"d with the remitter of the land office, and

certificates of the regiller be granted to the Dirty or parties on payment ot the tame

fees, and patents granted, in evrry relpect,

in the fame manner as isdneited by the 3a

feil.on of an ait. entitled 11 An ICt regu

latinp' the irrants of land in the territoiy of

Micblgini palled the third day ot luarcn, 1807. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That

the heir, of Jofeph Harrifon, late of Detroit

deceaied, be permuted to entered with uie

reffirter ut the land othce, tor t.ieuiiuict oi

Detroiti their claim to any trait cr traits ot

lard in the laid difiriLt ; rt tuct? entry iha

have the fameeftedt, and the commitlionei s

Ihcll have the fame? poweis, and act thereon

in the fame manner, as if the entry had

been made before the fir ft day of January,

1809 ; and m cafe cf a decilion in favor t

thrir claim or claims, a patent or patents (hall be granted for the lands fo claimed & confumed to them, any law to the contrary

notwittdlanding.

Ii. CLAY.

Speaker of the Houle of Reprefentatives. Wm. h. chawfohd, prefident rf the Senate pio tempore.

Ar.ii J 18 12. API'RCTEU) JAMES MADISON

AN ACT making proviGon for certain per

ions claimin lands under the feveral ails

for tbe relief of the Uefucces from the

Britlfh Provinces of Canada and Nova

Scotia.

BE tt enacted by the Ser.iic and House of Representatives cf the United States

of America, tn Ccnercss a sembled '1 hat

the following perfons, claiming lands under

the la, entitled 41 An act to revive tt con

tinue in force an aft entitled An aft for

the relief of the refugees tiom the Britilh provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia," palttd on the IGth day of March, 1804, thall, refpecVively, be entithd to the following ciuantities of land, that is to fay r Charlotte Hazen, widow of Moles Hazen ; Chloe ShinnOb, Wife ot James Noble Shin bob and relict of Obediah Ayer, deceaied i the heirs of Elijah "Ayer and the heirs of Ifrifl Rulibdj refpeitively S60 acres ; EliAver, juu. ind the heirs of Anthony Buck, K ipecAnely, 330 icrei J and that the foltowin ; peribni claiming lands under the act , .. . . if .1

entitled ls An act turther to proviue tor tne refugee! from the Britilli provinces of Ca- , and Nova Scotia, and for othr pur. pbfei,1 patTed on the Utthday of Februaiy,

1810, Iball, tctpectively, be entitled to tbe following quant!tics o land, that is to fay : The hens of James Boyd, 2 240 acres ; the heirs of Nathaniel Reynolds, the heirs cf Edward Antil! and Jafhua Sorague, refpectively, 960 acres ; Robert Sharp, John Pulton and lolm Marrifon, each C40 cres ;

ames Sprague, l)vid Pit v.ey, John Taylor and the heirs ot Gilbert Scaman-j, deceaied, refpeitively, 320 acres ; which feveral trails of land lhall be located within the boundaries of the fractional tow n (hips, referved .'x let apart for the purpofe of fatisfving the claims of the refugee0 from Canaa k Nova Scotia ; and the It cations lhall be made, and patents granted, in the manner and on the conditions prePribed by fotmer laws, except as for tbe time for making the loca tiono ; which locations lhall be maJc on th' da; or day: that the fecretary of the treafurv lhall judge mod convenient tor thl claimantj, uud thall defignate lor the purpofe H. CLAY, Speaker pi the Houfl of Reprefrntatives. Wm. B. CRAWFORD, Prefident cf the Senates pro tempore April . I, 1 1 i Aer&ovso, JAMES MADISON.

denied to col. Jones ind mr. Sloe, that you

had thus promiied me autborites, nay, o-

bliges me to treat you as you aeierve o thn- oubliclv telling you of your faults, ho

ping, that in tuture you may not again be

guilty ot lo bate a ceicuction oi pruiviir for be aiTured fir, that of all modes of get-

tintr thrnnoh the world, that ot duplicity,

and a violation of word and honor, princi-

uhi.h a man of lenfibility thould hoia

dear in life, is the mot uncertain and dam

na6te Having, when I went on to jv-i

L-aiV,a. told col. M. Tones, mr. Sloe, and

other gentlemen, that you were under pro-

mife to vote for me, and you having cenitu

my tlatement in jollification ot my vera ritv. and to refreth vonr treacherous mem

ory, I refei yon, col. Jones and mr. Sloe in

paiticular, and the public generally to cue

fobioined certiorates A. ot 13.

1 . - .

When I have the measure oi leemgyou,

which I hone will be ere long, 1 m oi, boa

willing, tell you femething whidi fliould

tiekle the car ot a man not callous to inc

fccliiiESof honour and fmfibility. O r t .n T VT

ti. VV. jurirs5iu. July, 1812. I A.I

I do herebv Certify, tint John Caldwell,

Receiver ot the land othce for the diltni

of Kahk hvia, in the latter part of lalt June,

previous to his or Uenl. V . JobnUon s aenarture fiorn Vincenne for Katk tk'a. lb

c . - . ... I

fotmed me, in politive terms, that he hao

promiied and pledged himUH to vote mr

and tunooit the election ot laid lcnl. V v .

lohnlion.a clerk to the board of comnnf

iioners for the Kfkatkia dillria -and that

faid lohntlon went from Vincenuts to Kat

kalkia, under the firm perfunfion, ae he not only informed me. but as I underftood from

a number ot relpeaable charatlers in this

nlace. that he would, as he had been pio

mi fed. received the vote and tuppert ot l;J

John Caldwell for the clcrkthip to the faid

board.

E. STOUT,

Vtticennet) July 24, is 12.

cial account of a declaration of war by France aguinft Rullia had been received. A letter from St. Peterfburg, April 24, fnysi war will undoubtedly take place between Ruilia and France. Their refpeclive armies are on the frontiers ; the guards, 48,000, have marched hence to the frontiers ; the emperor fat out this day. There has been a recent levy of 90,000 men.

Day ion, July 1.

Tornado. On Saturday last the

country above us was visited by one of the most dreadful tornados ever experienced in this state. It passed about 8 miles north of this

town, &. extended in ravages from a quarter to half a mile wide. We

have heard of several lives that

were lost, and an immensity of da-

mage in the destruction of houses,

out houses, fences, timber & grain.

In the latter part of last June, and a few

- - 4 days previous to the departure of G. W.

Johnston from Vincennes for Kaskaskia, he

in formed :ne ot his intended lournty, and

that his obiect was to obtain, it pratticablr,

the tlerklhip to the board of COIbtbiflioberi ot the land office for the K.lV fksa dillricl , I eiHuired of Mr. Johnllon what were his caK ulations as to certain or probuble luccrix he informed me that he h.d received from

lohn C Idwell, the Receiver of faid land

office, the most positive assurances cf his

vote and support, and that he thought It

hip hi y hrobacle that he could obtain tin

vote ot col. M. Tones, the Knitter, or ol

the third commissioner 1 tbeb adviled

mr. lohnlton to eo on, and propoted writ

iiuT to col. lours, nd othei of my t lends

in and near Katkatkia, in his favor w hit 1

letters 1 accoidmgly wrote ; and the one 1

had written to col. Jones, Itating to hlbi the ohiel of mi. Iohbftob viflt to Kat

U .tki.i, and his Qualifications as a cletk, and

that he 11 went ob under the absolute pro

mise from lohn Caldwell cf his V0te." I

read to faid Caldwell tin preinue ot mr.

Johnllon) obferving to him that I had

taken the liberty ot making ule ol hi! name bv afTurincr col. Tones, that he (Cald

well) had pledged himself to vote Jor and

support mr. Johnllon, as cleik to the laid board, and w ilhed to know of him w hether

fuch was the fact or not." To which he

replied, that "I was perfecMy jitfliftible,

r r that he had lo possttiviij pleagea him

felt to mr. Johntion. H. HURST.

Vincennes, July 24, 18 i2.

TO JOHN CALDWELL, Ciiver Of Public Monies for the DistrUi of Kaskasku. V I EVVIHO V'Uir duplicity k bife treatrnt to me at K.lkwkia, in promifibg to rote for, and fupport me as clerk m the oirvl ot comnulfioners ot" the Kafltaflcia t nd ct'ice, pievious to my leaving VmC en net for that place, and your ftiameful 5c Safe facrifict of that promife when the eleeioo came un j and your having n-car'y

Boston 7 unc 16,

The editors of the Chronicle

have received ft London paper ol May 12, and a Greenock paper ot May 13, received by the Adamant

from the latter place.

London, May 12.

NitV) War On Sunday the fhtp

Spartan, capt. Bacon, arrived from Gottenburg. Sweden, from which

place lhe failed May 15. The ac

counts there from St. Peterlburg

were to May 4 ; mr. j. Cj. I'arker, ol Gottenburg, ante lunger in the Spartan, informs, that the otU-

PHOKOSALS

For carrying Math of the United States on

the following fott Roads Will be received at the General Poit office in Wasiing-

ton C'ty, until the 29th day of Ai'gust next inclusive.

lAr INDIANA.

3. From 1 rf rfonviltc bv Charleflown.

Madifoni and Latirf nceburg and Franklin

C. h. to VVvne h. oni e in two Weeks

Leavr . ff-rfonville every oth Mon

day at 6 a. m. and arrivr at W -Vi e c. h. on Wednrtdy at 6 p. m. Leave Wayne MM. f i m 1

c. n. evt ry otiiT I I nOUay at b a. tn. ana

arrive at Jritci tonviilc on batuiday by 6 p. nn

Notes.

1. The poTt niiter general irny expedite

the mails, and alter the times for arrival

and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he previously flipuUtinff an ader.uate compentation for any-

extra expenfe that may be occafioned tl.eie-

by.

2. Fifteen minutes tlial! be allowed for

opening and clofing the mail, at all offices

wbere no partuular time 18 lpecihed. 3, For every thirty minues delay funa-

voidable accidens excepted) in arriving af

ter the times prelcribed in any contratt, tlsc

contractor lhall forfeit one dollar; and if

the delay continu until the departure of any depending mail, whereby the mails def-

tmed tor luih depending mail lole a trip, a forfeiture of double the amount allowed

for carrying the mail one trip (hall be in

curred, unlets it (hall be made to app-ar

that the drtay was OCCafloned by unavoidable accident : in which tale the amount

of pay for the tup will, in A cafes, Lc lor

teited and ictair.ed.

4. Petfoflf Disking propof If are defied

to Itatc their pricts by the year. Thole

who contract Will receive their py quarter

lv in the months of February, May, An-

gull and Nove'mtter, one month alter the

expiration of each quarter.

. No other than a tree white perfjn

fliall be employed to convey the mail.

6. When the nrop. lcr intends to conver

the mail in the body ot a Itagf carriage, he if i - ii . i r i

is ueureu to uare it in nis propoiait. 7. The poll maUrr fren'-ral referves to himfelt tiie right ot declar ing any Contract

at an ena wnenever our. iaiiure happens,

wnicn arnounis to uir iois oi a tup. 8. The contracl's are to he in oDeratMB

on the Ut day of Noveniber next, and contioue until December 3 1 , 1814, for the

routes No. 1 to 33, mclnhve, 8c lor the oth

er routes to December 31, 181 3.

GIDEON GRANGER, Post Master General.

GiNKiAL Post Office,

Wathington City, June 1?, 1812.

NOI ICE.

LL thofe indebted to nie are reqsj-ft.

2. JL ed to make payment on or before ti e

20th of AuffuO next, as I intend letti

. 5 OUt for Philadelphia tbotlt tl ac time, it is iope4 tbia' notice will be punctually attended to.

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Vincenne;, July 20th, I8I2