Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 28, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 March 1815 — Page 1

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THE WESTERN SUN, printed weekly at Two Dollars no mnwm, tOi'd in advance or an attested Ho T ft i payable at the end of the year x r Two Dollars (J hnv CftMTS Jo Subscription wilt be received for a less term tnan one -year and WiV not (PeV discontinued until all arrearages are paid IV::: ft A papers are sent bv Post rir ertOM subscribing must pay the postage if ft J 1 If I 1 f If y r v ( n (i r?; 0 r le ng t h i h a n becith WiU 6c inserted three times fat Qky Dollar, and IVknty-Fiye ChNrs.yir every after insertion. To Moid unpleasant disputes, it is rer usted of Advertising customers, that they particularly specify the number of tuxes their Advertisement s art to be

tontinued a host sent without such directions will he continued unci forbid end must be paid for accordingly All Letters addressed to the Editor tnust be Tost paid, or they Will not be 1 1 en cut of the office nt AUTHORirr. LAWS or hie UNION. THIRTMNTU OOMSRKSS, 3i SK5MCK. 4 V ACT further to extend the right of itifft i.r and to increafe the number of tnembrra ol the Legislative G uncil in the Mifiiffippi territory BE it enacted by t!ic Senate and If u of Represent. tttVCS ef the Untttd States cf America in Congress assembled, rttet each and ever) free white m.Ie perion, beinfj a ntiz-n of the L'. St.'rs, w ho (hall hive attained the age ol il r ire, tod who fh.'U have paid County ot territorial tax, ind who llfo lhll lvc refided one year in fatd ttrritorv pre viou? to nerl elcdli On i and be at the tioie of inch ch'cion a relident thereof, (hall he entitled to vote lor tlrembt rs I the h ufe of rrprrfmtatives ind del ite t i c mgref i n thr territory I ire faid ; any thing in the nrdoioce, ot in anv ni relative to the government of laid t Itory 1 1 the nfttrary not with (tending Sec. 3 And ha it fltrther enacted That the Honfe of repreftntittvet ol the territory llorefatd be, md thet hereby a: e tutUorrted to nominate eight perfotii being titiftetti of t'ae IT. Stitc? to the pre fide nt of the United Stetes, four of whom ihall he appointed members oft!r leg dative cfttfRcil for did tem orv, in tdditton t j the number lifted? provided i my fl or ordtausce j the con UNGDOM CHEVES. ScaU: of the H use of Representatives. K. GERRY, Vice President of t'ic Untied Staff, and PrtSidi nt cf the Senate, O jber 25, 13U h eooOftD, J MADIS0M H&OTMTt&N oftowertof tfte joint Li III ry C .n h tt-e A Gngf fstocoota6 for th t?ui c I" lit of Mr Icfferfon'i l torn v. RESQLVED j the Scute nnj HeujN

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ef Representatives of the United StgHfs cf imerica m Con . scmql J,ri' the j int Library Committee ol tl houfes ofcongrefs he, .mi t: ty are be rib y anthorifed an i enioowercj to gsntmn trn on Lihrfrv thrir pa?"t for the purch K ol the of mr. J; fterfoni late preUdefit of States, tor tin' utr of both houhs of con gfefs and that th.r committee l7 ' tl -terms of thr fatd contract before Cotljtrefl for their ntltication. L vNGDON CHEVES, Spcakrr of the House of Repres ntattves K GERRY, I ice President of t'ic United States and Preetdi nt of the Seriate November SI, I814 apprqvvp. j MKS MADISON AN ACT for the relief of John C. Bui brrt, of Chatham, in thi (Ute of Connrr!icut. Bl it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United St ah 1 of America in Congress assembled, That 1 hr fecrrtarv of the treafury be, uU he is hereby luthorifod and required todifchargc f'om his impTifonment John C. Hurlburt, of Chatham, in the iUte of Connecticut, now confined in prifait at Hartford, in lai.i h..tc, on an execution obtained again ft htm at thr fuit of the U States 1 foovided however 'i hat nothing COI trinrd in thil rid i' alieN oneratr mv nrooerty which the faid ohr, C. fiurlburt now has, of hereafter ratv aerruire from the jUi(;"ietit arc' execution ubtan led againil htm b Speaker of t' Test den! f the United St a tel. L INtBDON CHEVES, 1, January 0 V JAMES MAD fAr ACT to paovide for leafing lands ref rved t r tbt fuppart o. in the Miuidippi territory. on BE if enacted of Representatives of the unite, of Anterica tn Congress assentbh thr Couftty Court i" ?r!i count" . i rat in t(r MiJTiilippi territory, Ot all be. and ia hereby authorifed to appoint a number of agrnts, not exceeding five, who fiiall Iiave power to let out or leal? fot th purpofe of impro ving the fame, the feclions of land r.fervtcl by congrefs Tor the lupport of fchools, lying within the county fvir which the agents refpedlvery ore appointed, or to let them out at an annual rent, aa they fhall judge proper ; and it !oIl he the dftty of thr (aid agents, nnder the direction of r!ie county court? refptcively, to apply v. ith impartial! ty the proceed i ari.i. p from the rrrt? of eacii feAion as aforefaid, te the purpofe of education, and to no other uft wnatloever, within th" ptrttculaftowWfliip of fix mtfrs fquare, or ft iclional lownflitp wherein fucn fedtion 1j (ttuateo, in futh manner, that Jill the ciriz.-; ? redding therein may partake of the b rnefit thrrrof, accor.hi to the tru-in-tent of the relervation made by conu-refs. v'.r--. 1. And be it fkfther enacted Th far the purpofe of forming the aforefaid feelions into convenient farms, the tLaM irrnt (hall 'uvr power to ijy ofT the Tmr into h:s of not 1- Is ti'an ICG aerrs. no more than acre:, except in mfe of frteional feAinns ; and in every cafe, whe 'her of leifes for the impmvrmr ot cf the lota, or for an an no I rent, the fte fl rr b u -u in a fut table penalty, n r to com ftjkii walle on tf.c preoifci by dtftfoyiog ol

MEN GUIDED XORE CY CUSTOM B T R I A S C N FOLLOVI W 1 T M prevalent in their own Tim E.2Lr y.

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tirrber or ren-oving of Hone, or any other i i- jury to the lands whatever. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, 1 hat the i'aid agents ihall have fell power within their iefpedie counties, vlien and luottcn s they think proo.-r, by Irgl procels, to remove any per Ton or penoni from the pcileffion of any of the iforefaid reierved fee tio- s, when fuch perfon or per f on 8 have not tsken a leafr, and refufe or uegleft to take the lame ; and it hall moreover be the duty of the faid agents to inlpedi and rr quire i;to any wiftt or trefpsfa committed on any of tlie rel'er .to iVclions iforefaid, by Cttttmg and carrying cfT ti:np'-r or iionr, nr ' o ther (iamage that may he dene to the i.:::e; whether by prrfoii' reading thereon oroth ers ; ahd the fatd ar.iti ar hereby tuthorized, when waf'.e or trefpvfl 0)all Le com mi t ted, to proceed agatnfl t'ne prifon r l, - i 3 - the laws in in n a' d ..' tv 4t-J anions in the ca." z aforefaid fl)a!l ultained by the agents, I - A nges fui !i recovered (h I! be one hal 1 I srents. ;snd the o'her I -if t to re 1 at.; 11 o the fame puip:te is the proceeoa ol rents frOm the land on Whicfa the domsfre was fuftained. Sec, 4. And be itfurtfjei enactea That foreac'i leaf? -:i-c: : bv c ;rrn's. they I 4 fha'i hi entitled to receive t'e liim rf two dollar?, to be paid I y tivelv. the i . rr, r-lpcc Sec. 5. And be it further enacted That every leafe which my he granted in virtue of th:r 3 , ( !i-ri:f: ' K the termination of the territorial 1 rn crovemfitent, in thr faid territory ; sr;d !h'4 ! 1 ve any forc or efTea - rr 0 a l ; anuary 1 of a ftati t fucceedirrg the ef government tl.rreir, : etf, That outftanding rents may ' i, andi ;? 3 for wafie or trfejf n i be recovered in the f-mr marr-r the leales had continued in tuirtoree. LANGDON CHEVES, VAl ot ih tfittse mf Ttttoresent .itives. f the JONH G AILLARD Tiesidt::' of the Senate, pro tempore. January 9, 1615 aPFOVF. TAMES MADISON. y - i ma ' - Extract- of a letter from commodore H. VniporiM wwn.i..vn. o.vui nuurr Savannah, to the fecretary of the navy, dated Saa inch j anuary 29 131 The enemi have evacuated St. Ma and withdrawn to Cumberland ill and, aft Yfiroying the fort ai Poir.t Fi trc and blov ing up the mr :ne. Previous to the.r IraviBg St. Mary's tbry primed thr houfes with tar, ready to fire them if moleiled in their retreat. From the Savannah Republican, Jan. 28. St. MARY't EVACUATED. An ofneiaJ difpateh reached town this morning to g-n. Fh yd, which Rates that thr enemy rvnnitr.-' St. M irv's j d point lYtre 00 Toefdaf UO, aftet boming tne barracks ?nd blowing op the lort af th lot rrr pl.c ; and tftat '.ure n) 00 dco t aannah is nttirlfat ry ketr o- left. A private 1 r t i " r to a gafttlemvn in t! it pi e, fi im Amelia fati rf racuaed St My's on Tuef UO o'oo'1 tr' r v v ti reg to-v too Id lay SmI ands on th t thev irtend pec ur'mfj. Comheilnd ifl.nd s ;hir head qoieeeri 1 bat thsj incendiary Cockbum comaiands

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