Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 March 1813 — Page 1

Lac;: C; ntuiiv has it's peculiar MoOl of doing Business, axd Men oi iDtD more by Custom than by Reason, follow without Enquiry, tl Manners wuiou are prevalent in their own Time. Hum,

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1813.

WO. 9.

THE WESTERN SUN, IS p n n t ed wet 4 'v i Two Do LI. A B S pe r ennurr paid i:i advance or an attested Nctt", payObli at the end of the year for Two Dollars W Fifty Cents. JVo Subset iption will be received for a (ess tctm than one year and liiii xct tc discontinued until all arrearages at e pa:d. Km erf. papers &rt sent y Post j the pet' ion subscribing must pay the posts;-;?. AuvRfirsvM?sr? of no more ienrth than

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breadth will bt

Onk Doll ah, and Pwen i v-I ive ts, j 'r every after insertion

yir. Ivjolf fiom the Committee appoint- i council on the bill entitled an at to amend pointed on the part cf the lejnflative coun ed to draft a memorial to congrefa praying ! the ait entiticc an act authorifing tbe court! til ta prepare and forward to the governor a further time to be granted to put dialers J of Common p'em to iffuc writs o4 habeas en anfwei to the c.-mmuracatmn zl,:z usv

lor the payment of public lands, reported a I corpus, &c. and that t!,e rink o' this houic I

memorial, m ha h

On motiont

inform the leg illative council thereof

v sa commit! ted to a comn

re ot tr.e

On melton of mr. vanst

made by him ihis houfe requeuing what nombei ol militia fbouid he ordered into hi ce and where thru Omnld n. .;..,-

whole and made the order of this day

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l lie iioui into according to cruer, re- : nu ; u g a oiicge scrota fattoea river, at

folved itfelf into a committee of the whole ! tbe place where the road ccofles Ic

on too Laid memorial, and !.er fome tim

fpent therein tnr. fpeaker refumed the chair

Ordered that a committee be appointed I and th u the clerL. ofthia houfe inform the

to enquire into the expediency, if any, of I leilUtive council of the fame, yni thst

from Vincennes ta )i:d hanks, -n ti'.r U:io r;ver aifo from Vincennea to the S In e

end mr. Noble reoorted that the coinnnMee ! Iick iu the Illinois territorv, anci k it thev

had coi (lilered the memorial, msde lome j i.ve leave to report by bill or otberwife progrefs therein, diid ueliied him to ik Ordered that the honfe adjourn till t

Icive to fit again o On motion tj mr. Penninvtotty Q'Jered that the bill entitled c An r.fl to

morrow ac tc?. o'clock; ana the hule njcurned accordingly

luesdaji February 9.

1o avai l unpleci quested of Ad

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they particularly specify the tin-.-., i tnnes their Advertisement arc to

ccni inued. i hvse sent t.'. rl he directions will be continued until

J incorporate the Vincennea Library Compa- . The houfe ;ret according to adjournrrtent. ny,' ve read a third t in.s. and on the caci- The fneaker laid bel'cje the houfe a rem1 . i tier!, that the fame d nafs with th amend- rounicatiofi from his excellency t;;e 'over-

, . d .n Civ Huitniative . nor, Containing letter trom ma if r YVnu k do now carry :!c t:i! ! Prince, refpftiinff the fate f tie kit wiug uncil una reQu II their ol the north weflern armv, s follows :

Kjui r. d M(rarland le that

meurs Nob!

tnitjuiittee. On ntotivn cf mr. Rdbbt Oiderei that a feledl co -rnittee he ap pon ted to draft a memorial to congrefs, :ecommendipg the command of any local troopa which may be orgai ized tor the protection ol ourextenfive frontiers to be pla ced under nerfona re fid i nor in the trriwir.

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lc a;;d occupy the rou elu i, and whole in tc reft m tl;e

nci that the c

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Ail Letters addressed to the Editor must be Post paid, cr they wili UQ& i-c tjhen out of the oMce

JO URN L cy the HOUSE OLr REPRESENTATIVES

oncurrence von en . 11 , i r ; :i aid ion i ! Ordeiec by th. hou I that a committee be into the neeety, if ( act entitled an at foi

and immorality, and crimes at. 1 puniOim

por Dil

On moti

(jcntit!tnen cf the L. However painful

:ivea merited tran faction,

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eiioui e ! owe you to comrnu

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rrning iv,r t tin- lofs q! a tu f our '' th weili tu ai my.

wtioie knoi hie them ro eiblc pofiti

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I country will ex.i.e them to make ufe of the utrncfl exertion to defend the fame. Si rr. e-: . . .. bi and Brown were appointed j that committee On tx ' n ef mr T ' r---f,r-rf I ' - t , 114 f m jif-. At it - , Ordei 'd that all further culluef- of this j houfe be p .flponed until the eommittct re.

wi tut, hi ;..,:iLiiik wili (jf.

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C mi tion " ' rj -it-c'l till three o'chxk

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Moi day Ft it uary . The houfe met agreeably to adjournment. TIk fptaker laid before the houfe a letter to G. W Johoiton, containing propofals for p ith g the lawa of the territory for the pr fent iellion--ltkewife a letter to the fycaktf )D the feme fubjec On moth B, Ordered ta he o; tl e t..' le.

Mr. Pennington hud t fore the fundry petitiona ol the inhabitants of riTun count, praying that a new t may be formed fi m he ccLLiy of I icn a: u Clai k,

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ne appomteu to c if any, of a:: tnd'n to lo enfe ai d i to rep rt I y bill c "Ncbie, fcro v, n n Oi fHOfj e i 0 dered that a to enquii fl into t!. mendii g the rA r publii i . ! i Sv hie an act fupplement

jc have leave to p i .v i I ft M

e i fry ccrr manu : and , that tn m v jur recon j " i a I o'jt wit h a! ic I y to wherefc 1 reo ue fi t ! medial ' . what 1 1

y mr. ouhivan. t he leerifl itive crt,

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l o- i r. . o icernioo: ooueing bat they her wife, i 3 WclC

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live due e i

fer in , and v. hei ie better to prcTtei ied frontier.

ant to adjournment' e legidatii : . oui yja hfi on th"ir amend

the bill from this hoi f, entitled o amend an affc aathorifii g the common pleas to iflue wri s v.i

certiorari in certain caira ccunc . nave appointed

mr. vv uion at.o mr. rlsibiton a committco

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"1 it- legjflative

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:ly with the committee ar

u r I appointed that committee, arri t&t Brown i od before th ; morial oi the comt -t Corns

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JN. GIBSQN. Vincennes. February 9, u 1 3.

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I inccnncS) bth February lft 1 3.

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On motion. Referred to a Pelecl cm Dill 5c Pennington e tin

Wayne county, l.r the rehct l! Ewci Kin

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Ji motion of mr. iVanr, Ordere I that ; ccmoiiti ;o draft a memorial to i .i.-.t the Ulea d ol ii he Mian i territory by inder a 1 v c i the :.jn :

wer ol

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Jn Motfi 'i of w. Noble y iteterred c AnengrotVed bill for the improvfRient of rcfcrrwl tnc

White water wis read a thud time and ;a:TeJ. at.d O- m lion, Ordered that the title of the f,'.1 bill ; An acTl fot i nprovii tbe navigation c hite wati . On mMii n f mr. Dill Kef ilvew. 1 1 st the circumftance !' territoiv require that tbepu tc rem removed to t place ol :etrr i.;c'.y they area: prifent scad i t! st i le comtnittec I 8 appointed to prepare a ! btingin a bill for ' removal ol the t rortry feat of g ' ernroei : of the Indi territorv, an' r eflTrs Dill, Pennington Evsssa were appointed that c nittee. Mr. Brown laid before the boufe a . i. i insweatism frott G. Hunt, lifting the fitu at. on cf '.he (rontkri of Wayne toui . He. and On IB tiotif Orde-erl that that part of Ciid cemmuniettion .ic refers to military aftiis be referred tc '.e con : it tee to whom was is

tce .o whom w?3

?iirie e

o an:e:.j the . t en v -.H' ta ol Comm ot habeas CO II i-jles, with n- am-n h Cre the r. . rnrren

IT ftlls to my lot to communicate to yo::r excellency the melancholy ncv s ol the totfll defeat oi bi iradier pen. Winchelter & a detachment of the north weilern army on the morning of the 2'Ja t !r.. at the river Raiun, ry a party of Briiifti : toons and Indians, put lew of the detachment, who were 1000 ftroog, made the (r cfcape, prhapa 40 in number. '1 he troops weie fof. tercJ. from the hums: ity of their general, to

d 1 quarter in ware hoofes ?'. 1 baroi amongfl the inhabitants of the rivei Raifin, c hci ii, J no information of an at.uV until the tornd i hawa of tvr enemy were raifed ;,; in It them. d I Their difperied (itoation would nart admit ,e ; f if iidable defence and they of courfe , j fell a prey to the feiociotts fvage '1 he I general, a-,.d all t! c officers, with the exry cept on oi one major and one captain, eft I a in oner tl e Gain. Tliis information wz r i -a j ven me :y e I. Wella of the 17th U. States ! regt. a tew days fu.ee oi 1 i s way treni gen. :5 j Fiarrifon to frovr. Shelby with dtfpatchea.

he cc!o-;el left 1 1 at place hut a ihor: tunc

o the melan&tioly cateflrophe ta-

poifited on the part of t! is hoctfe to anfwet the goverior' communication received t. ia ly, and that they report terreon. . it. Dtll tTcn the C'j;r.v. r. rre tr vh: ! as referred the goverror'a eomroonicati

on 'hjs d; , reporte U iV

t!.e commit tee I fi bmitted to

iouii 3 netx

' I t oniide i e

him Written opinions agreeably to Lis ie-Cjue'.

Mr. Evans laid before the !

tion for tie relief i f Junes fohnfoo

U-i mot: on f Ordered to be referred to the eomti it'ee to whom was rcfeiicd ;he auJitor r.r.d trtaforer'a reports Ct: motion cf mr. Noble, Ordered that tfcia l i.fe infift rn their difagreement to the amendment piopofed by the legiflative council t the bill to a. mend the adl auUionUng the courts of common pleas to ilTue writs of I ?. ' ea; nus

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hy t'n.s hoil :C.v; tnd inco: poi kc

lucennes Library compa-

y. On Ordered I - xndiueut

he honor to b. fr, witl lenti tzfi refpect and el eem v. ur oh: VV. PRINCE. Gibs

a: n ro;i rn in certain C eSt ar... '. ,'t a committee of conferrwee be appointed on the pr of this hoofc to at in cot iurietion with tin; committee appointed osi the prt of the legiOatite council, rd mr. Njt!a wa? appointed that c-.. rrnattic. 6'fi motion of mr. '', Ofcirrrd iivix the committee of the whole he difebarged from tl e cr Gdei --ton of 'he

... ex

C . motion of mr iV i ',

Ordered that a committee of threl he

itedsm the part of tl i houfe to ad

me live rial to congtr is on the he lande, I id the laid mer ittcd to the fomi-r r'Ci pointed to o i t tb fi l i A o tffage f the tej in r. ui)'van tnei . 1 1 th- leg . . i ,r ecu ... baa ap v.n :t;.. a con mitcee ill ...l. it . i .,.. C t

jcft of pub1 he recosn . it tee apt il

ace oa U.fUuvsj

.nt . ( fed by

ir; red i . Hon of . tuilitii ItWi y with fuch committee as i.y he -4.-

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