Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 41, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 April 1814 — Page 1

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LAWS of the U. STATES

fcSCCND skss:

13th congress.

(By Authority.) t AT A C T risking further provisions for filing the ranks of the regular army encouraging enlinments, ana autncrifing the re-eniiflrwent, for longer periods, of men whole terms cf fcrvicc arc about to expire . BE it enacted by the Senate and ffousi

who Ihall after the firft day of February next, furnifh, or procure to be culiited according to law, an able bodied man to ferve for the term ot five years or during the war. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That any non-commiiiiontd officer, mufician and private, who has been recruited in ihe regular army of the U. States, under the authority of the act of 8th April., 18 1:2, entitled "An aft in addition to the aft entitled 1 an act to raife an additional military force, !; parted January II, 1812, may be re enlifted for the teim of five yeatsor during the war, and that every non-coinmifii oned ofheer, mufician and private, recruited under authority of the aft of 29th January, IS I 3, entitled 44 An aft in addition to the aft. entitled 1 an aft to raife an additi onal military force, and for other purpofes M may be re enidled for five years or during the wr.r. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the non-com mifiioned officers, mufrcjans &. privates, reenlifted under the authority oi

the precedu- faction, Ihali be entitled to the bounty allowed by ti is aft co recruits for five years or during the war. LANG DON CH EVES,

Speaker cf the House of Representatives . 8. aHN U M , aP President of the Senate, pro tempore January 2T, 18 14. AFPROVh D, JAMES MADISON.

(hip the Ganges : Provided, The faid Hi

chard Dale will relinguifh all chlms to the rations to which he may be entitled. Li. GLAY, Speaker cf the House of Representatives J. B. VARNUM, President of the Senate, pro tempore January 11, Id 14. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT to amend the fetfenth feftion of the aft, entitled M An aft to Uy and coN left a di eft tax within the United States." BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States cf America, ih Congress assembled, That in every cafe where the leg idat tire of a

llatr (hll not Convent prior to the fir ft day of Tanuary, 1814, no noticed the a flump tion oi the quota of fuch flate of the direct

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while he was comrnancer cf the 17, States' ! to be delivered to the members of congrefa

during any lemon, and to all other perfona authorifedby law to ute the bmks in the laid library, upon their application to the li brarian and giving their refponfihle rece ipts tor the fame, iri like manner as for o'her book?. And that fo many other f the laid copie s (hill be tranfmitted in like mannt r as the acts of congrelsare tranfmicted to ths executives of the fevera! flatrs & territories as AmII be fniTicirnt tofurmfti one copy to each executive, one copy to earh branch of: every (late at d territorial legiflature. one Copy to ench univerfity and college in each ftate, and one copy to the hiflcrical foiiety inccrporated or which (hall be incorporated in each Hnt.-. And that the re (1 due of the faid 200 copies be d'-ponted in th library of the U. States fubjeft to the future dif portion of ccngrefa. H. CLAY, Speaker v,' ihe '' w of Representatives.

J. B. VARNUM,

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n order to complete the prefent military cf-

tablifhment to the full number lothorifed hy law, with the greatcll d fpatch poffible, tlre flia!i be paid to each eflfeftiee able IAed man, whvifhall, af;er tiic firfl diy cf

Feb bary nest, be enltfred i'-to the army cf ces of ihe boule of iptei

the uXtates to (eree ior five years or du ting the war, at his etcftion, in lieu of the h unty in money and of the three months pay at the expiration of the fertice ttOSf allowed by law, the fum of 1 34 dollars j'J

A. . ACT IBiltlng certain partial appropriations for the year one thoufand eight hundred and fourteen BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stafes of America in Congress assembled, That a fum of 1,500,000 dollars be, and the fame is hereby appropriated towards defray-

ing the expvncts of the military eitablilh

mcnt of the U States during the year ! H 1 4. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following funis be appropriated tor the purpofes herein reritrd, that is to iy : Towards defraying the compenfation granted by law to the members fti the fenate and boufe of reprefentatives, tbur ofiieeis and attendants, during the year 1814, the fum of 50,000 dollars-.

Toward-, defraying the contingent expen

tative

the ycai 1814, 10,000 dollars.

Towards defraying the contingent -x pticcg of the lciiaie, during the year, 1814 3000 dollars.

Ihitr fh.Jl be allowed u;uil the

biu ;rv n xt for makirvsr oavmeni

receive thereon the fame luch payment had been rn Jay of February. H. GLAii

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JAMES MADISON

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j. B. VARNUM,

President of the Senate, fro tempore. January 17, 18I4- APPROVED, JAMES MADISON.

AN ACT to eftabliQi the mode of laying

of; the territory of Indiana into diftnfts, for the eleftion of its r embtrs to the Legiilattee Council. BK 't aw ted by the Senate end House of Representatives of ihe United States cf America, in -Congress assembled, 1 hat the honfe of reprefentatiees of the Indiana

territory be, and it i: hereby empowered,

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d liars cf which to be p id St he recruit is eoltfted, SO dollars i be muflered snd Iiav iDinorpc lor firv.ee, and 24 doll fhall be difcharvrrd mi ferei wife children, rr if he fhii hav or cl.ilJren. tiie parei :s of fuch miiTi'TpJ ofHrr or foldier, enNMed before direfted, who m i. be killrn, or die in the i rvice F the U i'a'I He allowed and paid rb" fai 4 dollars. A d aftei the faid I

Tebruirv nex. fo much of the ft, entitled 11 t -rf-ft 'rjr- iaati in rt States puffed )ai uary to raci- ''Av bodied Hisr rrvn t t tlf V. Stat,

therein Hated, an auv - ce ol J4 .:o:i4i on iccount Of hi1? payi lhall be, and the tame is r.f': cby repealed. ;-c. 2. And re it futi '.,jr enacted, That the fun iff i jiu dollars li- li be nan! to auv

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navy of thi the fom ot Sec. 3.

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V. States, for te ye.ir 1814, me million of dollars indie it further r ::led, That

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of Htchard Dle, Semite atui Huuse the United States igj . ,

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the proper accounting officers aa the navy department be, and t!iry are Heft by authdti fed and required to fettle and adjiifl the ac cour.t of Richard Dalr, and pari to his ere dil the amount of focli fea ftarei s maf

from time to time, to lay ofT the faid territory into five diftiifts for the cleft ion cf the members rr the leg ilative (ounctl of the territory aforefatd Sec. 3. And be it further $nctem That the diOrifts eftablifiied by governor Harrifon in the yesf of c.:r Lord, hd, fhJl lemm as the lawfully autborifed ddinftr, for the election of members of "be legiflativc rouncil of faid territory, nntil the hcufe of reprefentatives theteof I) i a SI hsve exercifed

the power tefted in that body by tiie fiift feclion of this aft. LA KG DON CHEVES, Speaker of the House of Representatives E. GERRY, Vice-President of the United States, ar.d President of the Senate. March 4, 1814. fritoirB JAM!., MADISON. RESOLUTION for the printer! and dlf. tribution of an additional number of the Journals of Gongrefs, and of the docui lents pu: lifhed under theif ordrr. RESOL IA) bj the Senate and House f Representatives of the United States of Amenta, in (.ongress assembled, That of the public journals of the fenate and houfeot repreientatives of the prefrnt and -very future tongrcfs, commencing with the prefent fcfliofl, and cf ti.e documents puolifhed under thC orders of the frnate atui

oi tne noc- tt repreientativei reipecsiTrry, trom the cornmrncTnent of the prefent . . long there fiwll b- p rh ited v p:.e be. yond the number el tally r ' ted, ol which A ,ai i s r t . l-r

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non eooimiuioneii nffieer, .Jier,or citiaeui i hare been fuiuiihed turn by the U. S;stes of ;hc U. .i;c. ; iht (cat ef goi moiiilt,

To the citiieo officer! 3rd foldiera of the 4th regt. Indiana militia, who marches! to the rrh, f of fort Harrifon in thsj month of September, 1812. Friends and FelloW Citizens, BEING informed that a few malinrnart r!,3'-?fters sre e 'eavorir g to imorefs your minds with a belief that the ordrr3 which I ifftied, calling yotl i; to fervice after yen were di ilTt-d at Vincenns (hortly afte? your return from the relief of fort Haeti. Ion, war an aft of mine unruihorift-d by the aft:ng governor ; I therefore feel it a duty which I owe to you, and to myfelf, to make a brief ftatement of fafts thro the medium of the Weftern Sun. On our return from the relief of fori

Hatrifon, his excellency John Gfhfon, asfta ing governor, fent fofme, and direfted m: to Ration t!ie men under niy command at the creed near Vande r BurgtT'a farm, at tb: fasHe time reqoeficd me to .uldref th- men in hts n ,me, and return them his thinks for their good Conduct, prompt obedience to orders, ac. at the fame time he told sne tTraiTure the men that on the net m-orin at ;o o'clock theyfhould be di charged tho ' rvice ; in wh;t m -nner I r mp!ir:' wit: thli re cue Q y u already know. On the ner.i morning his excellenty ordered me to n:ul,er and difcHerge the men under mr command when mr. Sullivan (as mutter mailer; cme to mufter t'nr men, heobferved to me, that thofe m-n were to h- mnftered on furlougfi I replied, that his exCellenry had given me ordrrs to mufler ?nd difcharge thaie men. and bad f-id nmhtOSJ about having "hm mufterecl on ftfrloutrh mr. Sullivan faW no more, m Uttered :hr men, and I dirftrd "hem to return to their homes, complete ly dricharg-d as I cor.'.U-

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Some fhort time afterward co!. WITfiHI and sayi if hd made arrangements to meet at the book; cf rapt. Ctuv Of a CertafQ morning to prof c;; te our j arney to Virginia ; on my x ute to c$t. Crow's I met ccd. Wilfon a i the houfe of maj. Kri h, with ao ord. i fn m h; rXtt '!rru vrd, , ;., -if to V iocennei imm-d telf, snd di ;fting me to order all thob . 1 the 4'i ,e gttntrrt who ha.? been difiaiilfed on fuifongh, to rrp-,ir to Vincennei irnmedi ty, J copfiuered ha t jart cf the 4:h

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