Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 45, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 October 1812 — Page 1

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER is, isi2.

THE WESTERN SUN, XS printed wee My at Two Doll a us )tr onnum, miJ IN advance cr an attested Kotk, payable at the end of the year for Two Dollars W Fifty Cknts. Ao Subset tptton Will be received far a less term than Wtf year and Will 90i be discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Where papers are serf by Vast, the person subsc-iking mnsi pay the postage. dtWERTlXF V f no mer e length ihan breadth wil be inserted three times for Onp. Dollar, and rwKNTY-Fivi Cent?, fn every after insertion To ovcid unpleasant disputes, it is requested cf Advertising customers, that they particularly specify the number of times the r Advertisement' s ere to be continued. 'l'iirse ser.t Without such directions will bt c-miinucd until forbid and must be paid for accordingly. "All Lett r$ addressed to the Editor must be PoCt paid, or they wiU not be taken out cf the qjice LAWS or the U. STATES. (13y Authority.) AN AC T malting farther provifiens for fettling tht c: :ms to land ill the trnitory of MitVouri. BE, it enacted by the Senate and House f Representatives of the United $tts of America in Congress assembled. That the rights, titles ana claims, to town 01 village lus, on: lots, common field lots and commone, in, adjoining and belonging to thr fevetel towns or tillage! of Kirtaedes Sioux, St. Charles, St. L ui, :. Ferdinand, VilUgo a Robe it, Carondelet, St Gerevive, New Madrid, New Bourbon. Lettlr Prairie and Atkantas, tn the trrr lory of Mimuri, winch lots have been inhabited, tultiv nd or ) IV tr -J prior to the T7th day of December, 1803. Ihdibe, and t'ie fame are hereby confirmed to the inha bitintaof the refpetttve towns or villages afore f id according to thru lrverl right or

rights in Common tberetj . rrjvdea. I hat jiot'. ing herein contained Stall be con (trued t - affect the rights of a v perfotts chitting the fame lnds, or any part thereof, whofe claims have been CO fi ird by the board of totnmii&oneri tor adjufting and fltttling claim lo lnda in the faid territory. And it fhall be the dutv of the principal depoty f-irvcyor for thr raid teri tory, it Coon as may be, t i in v-y. or . o' r to be Purveyed Ind mat ked, (where tbr fame b II Rot ahe

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v.id COpiea nf the I 1 pU tn the Com miffinner OT" rVp ptneral Imd i rTii". ind tn the nttnrdet of lai : tit i ; rha xpnrr r1 turveying the fatd ut boundary lines lb'' he pttd by the United St a tea, out of any monies appfrtpriated '. Purvejring the publie lands : Provided ! it the whole rx peiuc Uuil Dot tiuccJ unec dollars foi eve

ry mile thut Dial be aclu'ii'y furveyrd and mai ked. bet. S. At:d be it further enacted, That all town or village lots, out lota or common eld lots, incluJeij in fuch furvrys, which are not rightfully owned or claimed by h i y puvate individuals, Of held as commons belonging to fuch tow ns or villages or that the prefident of the U. States m y not think propi-r torrlttve for mdit.iry purpo K"3. ihjll be, and the fame are turebv rcicrvcJ tor the fupport of fchoolsin the refpec tive towns oi villages afotefid : i rc ided, That the whol-1 quantity of l.i,;d contained in the lots refcrved for the fuppc;: if Ichools in any one rown or village, fhall exceed one twentieth part of the whole lands included in the general lurvey of riich town or villagr. b-c. 3. And be it further enacted, That evevy claim to a donation ol lands in the laid territory, in viitue of fettlement and Cultivation, wl-ich is Tibr;iced by the repott 01 the commiifioners, transmitted to thr ierretary r i t'e treafury, and which, by the

laid repott, IbaU sppear not to h,:ve been

confirmed, merely becaufe per mint on by the proper Spai.ifii fficer, to U ttle has not been Julv proven; oi bee; life the trcl claimed, although inhabitedj teas not cultivated on the 20 of December, 1803, or not t have been confirmed on account of both Paid cauIts ; the ime mall be confirmed) in caiV it (hall appear thit the tra lo claimed was inhabited by the claimant or fome one for 1 ic y(e prior to the 20ch day of December, 1S03 as afore fa id, ai J cultivated in right mouths thereafter, fubjecl, however, to every other limitation and reftriclion prefl ribed by for mer laws in refped to fuch claims ; and in all cafrs whrre it fli ill appear by the laid r port or other records of the coatd that claims to land n.ive not htei Confirmed

merely on the grrund that the claim v .s for a reatrr quantity than S00 .upfiis. French meafure. every fuch claim to the extent cl tVO rpMis, Hi i 1 1 be confirmed . Sec. 4- And be it further enacted, That the recorder ot land titles tor the faid icrrito y ihill, without del-, make an rXtraA from 'he books of the faid hoard of com miflionrrs of all the claims to land Which arr, by the preceding f .inn directed to be confirmed, a Copy of which be fn !1 trnf mit to the commiflioner of the general tai d ofti.e. and he fli il fumilhthe principal deputy fir vevor with a proper defcription of the trcls ib to be Confirmed, wherein the o i mtity, locality, boundaries and connexion when practicable with erh other, J thofe traCs that have been Confirmed b the hoard of tommiflioncrs fhall be dated And whenever plats ot the furveys as hervi Iter directed, 111'! have been returned to the fstd feeorderi nfftceg tt (h II b his duty to 'Tue for each tract to be confirmed, as afore.

faid, to the perfon entitled tliereto a cem ficate in feVOf of the party, which 111 til be ti i f iutted to thr commiflioner of the gene r al land office ; and if it ih ill aj prar to the fi isfadinn of the faid Com miffinner that fuch certificate h s been f i r I v obtained, acrdm to th tru- lntmt and meaning of - then in that cafe patents Hi ill he granted in hk nrantifr as is provided by iW fr tb Other lands of tin- U. Urates. See S And be it further enacted, That the principal d tur forveyot (hall turvry, or catafe to be furveyrd, under the direction of the furveyoe general, to. tatfrh of the lands in the fatd territory to which the Indian titie has been extinguilhed, as the prefident e( the U. States way u;.cCl, into towuOnps

of fix miles fcuare, by lines running c'ue north and luuib. and otheis croffiug thrle at rit,ht angles ; and alio the lands, the claims to w hich have been confirmed by the boara of commissioners, where the tame has not already b.tn Purveyed Ui.de-r the rfUihority of the U. States. And the faid principal drputy furveyor fliall make out a general and connected plat of all the lui directed by this act to be made, or winch have alretiy been made unUci ti.e authority of the U. States, which he flmll traiifmit to the furveyor v;- neral, who (h ill tranimit copies ct the faid plat or j;iats to the recorder of land titles, and the c om nolhuner of the general land office The rxpence of Purveying (hall be p-inl by the U. oatts: JPrcvi dedj The fame lhall nut in tin wln.lr exeed three dollars a nnlc icr evr.y mile that dull be actually Purveyed snd maikedt Sec. 6. And be it furthet enacted, That in all cafes v. re, by reafon oi the ii dc fit ue deuription of the locl fitnation and boundaries ol any tracfi, the claim to Which h s bem Confirmed by the Com mi fli oners, the f..me cannot be afcertaincd by the principal deputy furveyor, it lhall be the duty ol the recorder ot the land titles, on the application of thr laid principal deputy, to furnifh IUi h prci ile defcription thereof, as can be Obtained from the lecords in his (tfKt-, and the books of the faid board ol commiflton ers ; and tor the- purpofe ot the more Cor tecily afcertaimng the locality and bom ua rics of any fuch tr.ids, the Paid prrtfcka deputy llidl have Pree atcefa .t ail Pcafona. ble hours to the books and p pets n the re(order's office, relating tn lai ( claims, and, be permitted to Uur copies or foch ejttf Ota therefrom or any f them, &ehc may ihii k proper and netefTare fot the diiV barge i I Ins duty in executing fuch Purvey;;. And tl e faid recordrr flidl be allowed 2o Cents for the defcription of each tr icl which he (hah furnifh to the piincipal deputy furveyor og biorc 1 jid.

Src. 7. And be it furtf.tr enactid, Tl at eveiy pciton or perfons tlaiming lands in the territory of MttTouri, who rfrc ritual fettfers rn tlie lanes which thry claim, ami wl ct- claims have not been heretofoie filed With the recorder of land titles tor the faid territory, (hall be allowed until the fir ft day oi DeCembef next, to deliver notices in writing) snd the written evidences of fuc h claims to the fnidrecordet ; uid the notices

and evidences Po delivered within the time limited by thu act, lhall b? recorded in tin fame manner, and on p m nt of the fame tees as if the fame had been delivered before tin firltday ol June, 1808, hut the rights ol iU; h peifnns as fhall in gl reft to do ing within the time limited by this t, lhali to tar as tiny are derived from, oi founded on any aift of COOgrefs, ever after be bartcd and beCotne oid, 8c tl e evidences ot their claims never after admitted as evidence in nv coert of the U Stair I a gain It any grant derived from the U States. Src. 8. And be it further enacted, 1 nat the laid recordei of land uiles (hall imve the fune powers and peitoim the f me duties in relation to the Maims thus fi! d before the fiitt day of December next, snd the claims which have been heretofore filed, but not decided on by the Commiffioners, as tl f OOitrd ot enmm tfioners bad by former laws refpeAing rlain s fi..-d p- ior to the fi It day cf July, !bOH. except tl t all f h.s decifi ons fhall be fubj ct t the re;fi n ot rn -gre I. And it ih ill be the du v of th- f, id lecoroei la make tAtbecomm irmifr of the ene.ai land v.fic a it loft I the (lains

which flnll be thus filed before the fi0 day ol December next, 8c of the claims which have been alreaciv filed, but not decided on by the faid con n.itfioners ; together w:th the fubftahec of the evidence in fupport thereof, w ith his Opinion and fuch remaikl as he my think proper, whichrepott, together uh a lilt rt the clam s which in the opinion oi 'he IV id recorder, ought to bcoi fiimed fh.ll be Uid by the c n nmnflioner of the general land (ffue before rongrrffj

t rbtir ivxt h tllon, iei their deter miration tbereor. 1 he laid recorder, in addition to his PaUry us fixed hy 1 iw, fli II be allowed f y cents tor e v h tlaim whit h has heetl filed, but not decided on by the tommiffi oners; or which (hall be filed according xo tl is ad, and on which he lln.il rnak' a de. r if oil, whether fnr h denfimi he in favor of or ?.iinf the ilaim, and a further plhv. ai re rf 500 dollars, which lhall be p id fter ! e fl -' I ha e mdr his report to the rom miffionrr nf thr general I nd fjrf ; which allowance nf ff'v cents for each rlain' decided on, and 500 dollars on l f eon pie t ion rt 'he bufinefa, fh.ll br in full romprnfMts on foa his fi rvices, inrlndtrg rletk l ire, refpeding the claims to be decided on ac coidwg to tins aft. H. CA AY. Speaker of the Houfe of H' prefent 'tives Wm. h. crana ford, Prefidrnt of the Sri tr too te n pore. June 13, lb'12. ATTUCVtV, JAMES M a I fSON. PHILADt LPHTA, Sep: 16. A lett-r from New York f-s, tht gen. Hull Ua been emitted to hi p.,role, and is on I s w ay to YV (hingti n. M j. f-Jn!!, aid dr ramp to pen. Hull, pa fled through Ntw Yolk, on $trdvlarl Irr VV mir.jtton no doubt with gen. Hulls i cial letter A ! BANY, S ptemher 12. Dr. V bite, who left Jacket's harhor on Monda) Uft, reports that on that day the Britifh commandant of tie fsHi astro hasl lent a PummonS to fnrret d rr ; II ti e numiti ons of war at that rJM r . 1 his was rel it il lo Dr. YVhite by gen. P oun commanding there, j u tt as he wcs Petiti g rot, Evening 10 o'efrei The above ie confirmed hy an rjtpre(a juft arrived with difpatchrs to the governor. He further informs, that frrm the movea menta of thr fiuadron who ?r- 11 e fT t her harbour, an immediate attack is fp't"'d, and il m-de, they n nil ihandon, not having fjic.- it nt to rrnel an a'tack.

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tnattfiurgh on fvedfteld y K it. " Since I finifhrd my ftrttet. have 'of rrJ informed by gen. Me rr . tommsndlng at this place, that jcoJg Hkfci h.s MrimJ tr, Bl Cfl IU I in rn the liflrS. anr ,, f ,mrCj him that a British army 40C0 mm wtre on their march for this place, ny the way of St. Johns. The credit whird puHieks give to this news ind need kirn tr travel the difUt.ce in one hour and furty mn ute, k- If we cor,f;der. th?, at rT U plaee, it concentrated the grrateft part r f ;he m i 1 i -try H ores and a prt of the I'mv wftrh re to operate again ft Canastaa, we lhall re.clilv perceive the imne.'.arre of f4. lioo u the Britifh fur if the proviuoaa