Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 24, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 May 1816 — Page 2
1 ce of the U St ittt, either by imprefTment orco: : rxce; t in cafes where the nfk towl : the property would be exposed vi agreed to uo incurred by the owner it it fhail appeal that futh lfs capture or drflrucYion was Without lOJf Stilt or hegli gpr.ee on the put t the owner ; and any perfon who dilttng thf time afortfaid lias fuftained dinr-gr I y the death of any mch horle mule or x, in ConfrqtJence of failure on the put of the U. S.att;, to fornifh the lame with fi ffieient forage, while in the fervice at ire fa id hall be allowed and paid the v;!ue thrr? of. Sec. 4. Ana h it further enacted, That any perfon who in the time aforefaid, las acted in the military fervice of the U States as 1 volunteer r draft I militiaioan, and who Ins fortltfhfd hfttlfelf with arms uid military accoutrements and lias fuftained 4 damage by tl e capture of denfUction of the fame, without my Fauh or negligence on hta p"rt, fhil! b: allowed Sc pud the eafat thereof.
fl further enacted Tint i has bm imperiled or V i:v, fir the life or
lite War
deft roved loft
property
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wnere my pr p tk?n by public fubGltence of th
n;ui tne l ime i or Co:1. fun1 d C foall be paid t thr tt from the or tti iy : e ; 1 1 the tame v. hih Sec. 6. And nothing in t'.: flrucu as to en property or Hia ct i ve comrjei i
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army duririir thi
do 9 in qf
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fuch
t conti ineu in m e !s tlie owner of at
gl representatives, to re n For fu h lofi ordamaire
itinned where the owner of
fuch property or his lf.al rrprefeotatitea 111 ay have recovered or received I tisfacliotl f .r futh lofi from the perlbns who may haVf talcn or imprefl" J fuch property into the p'')!ic lervice & that every perl in claiming fuch tompenfatton Riall Bt the t;me of receiving1 the fame rc'. ?af all cHims he nay have again!) the officer or perfon who may have imprefTed taken or ufed fuch property in the public fe trice ; Itld that in all eves where the owner of filth property or hia legal reprefentatWe, may hte recovered or received fatisfacTion for fuch lofs or injury from tb.e perfon who (hall have taken Inch property into the public fervice the fMd officer or perron who.ftntl fo hate p.id fuch lofs or darn a jfe Hull be entitled to receive the compenfatloff provided by this act for fuli 1 ill of Jam e. Sec. 7. And be it further tnacted That the Accountant of the W.u Department! in idiuftina tnd settling the accounts of the JO o , different pa) rn ifters is hereby ittth r?z" to iltow to tl e offi era of volunteer cjvahy, Who furnt (lied their owtl horfet! while in
pr lie fefvtttt ir fhe rat day for each horf SO fui
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i'ucli i (Bret as entitled by Uw to keep in futh i iice agreeably to the rank of fuch intcer Sec. 8. And 'e it farther matted Tint when any officer noncommiflioned officer or pi ivatt i;. the env b v f( I vice as afoff 1 having h ft theit horfe or horfes, which m y have ncen taketi bv him into the fa id U rvice has rece-vrd From the U. States another horfe or horfea in Heu r iti put payment for the horfe or horfea so previondy 1!1 as a fore f aid Pilch ofRcer non-commiiu-oned officer or priv tc (liall be entitled to r ceive the allowance ol 4 0 cents n-r d iy, i'iir the ufe and nfk cf tb.e horfe on which he mu' have beetl fd teffiouttted Sec. 9. And bt ii fut ther enacted. Tiist any per fun who in the time aforefatd has fuftained damage by th deftrit&ion ol I ii or her houfe or budding hy the enemy while the fame wis occupied a? i military d potit tim er the authority of an officer or igetlt of the U. State -,. !l ill be iMoW d s paid the am iunt of furh damage ; Provided it llnll appear thu fu. h occupation Was the taufe of its deftrucliont Sec. 10. Awd bt r farther enacted That the lofs or deftruCticn as aforefaid as well a? the Value of fuch property, 0 dl be iactf tasiedbv the hett evidence, which the nature of the cafe will dmit ot and which may be in the power of the party to pro duce ?nd the amount there t, when eft a blifhed and afcettained accord i ig to the pro ViflOOi of this af, tn !l he puJ to the iuf frrer or fu(f r(.r v, of a,,y m nv 10 thi tfCafury not othirwifc apptop I ted Sec. ii. And ot it further enacted That for the more fpCedy e cution cf the prov In mis of thisacl, the Prefid i t cf the U. Stttea by and with the a.'vice and eoitfent
Ol the ben ate i; hereby authi jj?i'it one Commiuionef wh fe
be to deciue upon all c t j arifing Under this fl ; artd who in the dtaeharge of b.is duties fhall be ful t& to fuch fuWa 5c recti lit ni II fh .H he pre (V n - J by the P-t hdeot of the U. State?. - uch eommiffioner Ol ill receive a i a cuffipenfatiott fot bi ( r vj. ces at the rate ot 9000 dollars per annum ; fur the time he fliall be actual!) employed.
Which (hall not exceed two years to be computed from ll after tb.e 1 fi of July next : at which time he Hull enter on the duties I f I ill office And official comraunititioni to and from the commiffioner appointed under this act, fhall be frre ofpoOage, Sec. 12- And he it further enacted, That the faid COOimiffioner fo to be appointed, be. fore he entrrs upon the duties of his Office (i. il take the Following oath to wit ; " I. A B do folemnly tweaf that I will well ck and truly according to the bell of mv abilitiea discharge the duties of commiffioner under an ai of Cong re fa entitled 11 An aCTl to authorise the p tyment for property left captured or deft i oped hy the enrmy, while in the military fervice of the U. States & for other purpofei fo htlp me God ;" upon which he (hall procefd, to appoint a clerk and lhail proceed wnh j11 practicable despatch to t fi i! hflt UOder the dirtffiion or with the sffent of the Prefidentof the U. S luch iuI-s as Well in rrgrd to the receipt of applications of !a;muits to tompenfation for LiT-s providtd by this ad, as the fpecies ani degree of evidence, the manner in which futh evidence (hall be tken and authenticated as fhi! in his opinion, be the beft calculated to attain the objects of this id ; paying a due rrard in the cflabhlhment of Inc h regulation : rrell to the claims of irtcfividu ll jsilice as to the interen of the U. Sttts ; which rules 3nd regulations fti-ll upon his d option be publifhed tor 8 weeks, futt effivety in the newfpapers in t lie feveral Stares 6; Territories in wl ich laws of the United States are publifh ei!. Sec 13. And be it further enacted, That the IVid commiffioner (hall in all i .Ts in which the claim to compenl-tion or indemnity (hall exceed the fumof 200 dolbrs award a conm Olon to fome one or more discreet commiffioner in the vicinity of where the witnetfes are Hated to rfi le accompanied hy interrogatories to be propounded to fuch witneffes which faid commiffion when executed Ihli he returned together with the examinations to he taken in virtue thereof, by mail, free of poftagC) to the nflicc of the faid commifitoncr Sec. 14. And (ye ii further enacted. That in all adjudications ol the Faid Commiffioner upon the claims above mentioned) whether fuch judgement be in fa for cf. or adverse to the claim of the applicant, the fame (ball be entered by his clerk in a book to be pro. vided for that piupofe. And when fuch judgement fliall be in faur of luch cImoi, (hall entitle the claim nt or his legal reprefentative npon the production of a copy of fuch judgement duly certified by the clerk of faid commiffioner, to payment of the a mount thereof nt the trcafury of ihr United States. Sec. I5 And oe it further enacted) That no claim authorifed by this a (liall beat lowed iM- p id unlefs the fame fhll he exhibited within 2 vearc from the palling hereof. ' H. CLAY, Speaker of the H u?.c of Representatives JONH GAILLARD, President of t:e Senate, pro tempore April 9,1816. approved. JAMES MA Dl: ON.
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To the Public. CERTAIN Bar. Aaron Decker, having undertaken to dander mychar
actfr during my abfence on a trip to New
Qrlernsi 1 think it a duty I ow- t ntyfelf and others tocontradid the many tVlfr r prefentations contained in an advertifement publifhed in a feW numbers ot the Weftein Son feme time finer there came to tins neighborhood fome time lair fll a negro fellow which you have been informed of hy this mr. Decker w ho tailed him felt HiM Freeman, and after remaining here feme time, committed federal shefts lrom fundry ptfons, myfell ;s the principal loofer, ?nd liMr it t it bi obferted that mr. Da kr alb. rt palpable f ,1 houd when be f.ys the negro was profecuted for felony before Efquire Smith, t!r Facl is, the ni rro w' never profecttted at ill by any of the ;-:..e' grieved, but continued in the neighborhood uninterrupted I a? that time is making up a bot load of pork, and took 1 1 i fellow to affifl me, and whilft i:; my employ, tor fundry c fiderations be agreed to indenture himfelf to me, 1 toA an indenture on him, - and by ins cm lent fold it to this Aaron D.-ckrr, a few davs if. ter, the negro made his ti ape and has not been beard of (ince Ii (re baa been a By ini report here ot his beh g a llive, hut nO fatiifadory evidence of the facT has appeared. I vet hold faid Decker's note, and lhall ippeal to the laws of my country for a recovery of the amount we have another very fad evidence of his want of internity 3rd candour when Uyi the conditions on my part has not been complied with; I .!:i-rt that they have, rmd Will morr fully appear tt a future day on record 1 ihjuld no; have noticed this iiu'.e-
m.'s pompous advertifement, nor have troubled the pui lie wit!) fo pitiful a fuhje, but it remaining unoottced might induce ' oerfom it a diftance, who are not acqoaiattd with tl is gentleman's character to give ere1 it to bis bife Lurnlity, and malicious loheb.ooc.s, Josep IV- So White Oak SpfjogsM jjh 9 6. l ovvii 2,i.:s iur Hale. rftlHE fubferiber b-a laid out a number of lets on bio lard adjoining the town of Vmeeflneaj wl ich will be offered t public auction on the 6th of June next the tern1: will be, one tb.rd ot the purchafe money in bfnJ, cue tlvci .-t the er.d of one, Sc the remai;i',r wt ti e ei d ot two years, to hear interefl from the date of fale, but if the payments are punctually made the interefl will be remitted, and if it ti e end of one year the ourch.'.er of any lot m?y have made improvements on th tame to the a mount of hilf the purchafe money, a further credit of one year will be given without interefl if punctually paid at the end of tba time. William H. Harrison,
North IVmd, Ohio.
Notice to Farmers r lHE fubscriber will cortiact for Fork S and Tobacco, to he delivered him in nXt fall for which he will now advance tl em Goods at cafl) pr.ee, and will now receive Flour, Butter, Tallow, Bccs-Wox, TowLinnen to exch--. -ige for Mercbandifo he havi: u juft received a treil; (upply of feafonablc Goods. N. B Bailey. Vineennea. May 18 :6. 24-:i Indiana Temtoi-y, Jefferson Circuit Court. April 'Term. 18 tf5. f Anna Woodfield, Plaintiff, verfus.
Diniel VVoodfirKl, defrndjpt,
May 4, 18 16
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' Take Notice, thofe indebted to the fuhferiber
my note book account or othcrwife,
ill i i i i nr
arc arctn Ilea to com- t-rwaic and iettle on
the fame by the 15th of June next, as he expecls to Hart to the raft ward ib'out that time he hopes none Will difopnoint him. frv man Bla chman. Vincennes, May 16, 1815. TRUMAN BLACKMAN, HAS en hand a genera afiortment of Dry-Goods iS Groceries, which he will fell at the mult reduced prices fr cali or mofl ki ids of country produce.
Boot h Shoe Shop.
PJE fu fci r? refpeclfully inform the
citiz ns of incennes and its vicinityrt!;. ": the have entered into partnei fliip under the firm of Brown & Terry, for the purpofe cf c arry ing on the Boot & Shoe Making Business at tht-ir j,op, formerly occupied by .S". y?ndrerss. op polite H. Laffelle'i tavern they he juft received from tlu5 eaflwrd an ailortment of good leather, aod having- procured ood Wortmenf they will keep conRan try on hand a rrener.-.l aflortment of ' BOOTS 5f SHOES of the beft quality all oiders in their line will be thankfully received and punctually attended to. Jlbijab Proven, Sdmuel Tem. Vincennes, May 16, isi6. 24 tf
Indiana Territory,
Clark Circuit Court. April Term. isi6.
George GoodmaB complainant, versus Richard Terrell, dee'd. and the unknown heirs of faid deceafed, defendants. In Chancery. V iHIS day came thr complainaiit by 3 Alexander Dunn, Esq Ms connfel, Sc leve is given him to file his amendatory bill and it appearing to the fattsfa&ion of the C art that the defendant. are not inhabitants ot this Territory! therefore on the mo-tio-1 ol the CompU'mant by bis faid attorney It ta ordered that the defendants do enter their appearance herein agreeably to the ! tot the Uid territory) and anfwer the U '.) Complainants bill, on or before the fi'lt day four next term, to be holden on the fourth Monday in July mxt. Other wife tb.e fame will be taken as confeflVdj St the matters and tl iiHrS therein, decreed accord.
ingly. It is further ordered that a copy of this order be inferred it. the Weftcrn Sun for eight Weeks fucceflively. A Copy Tr ft. ISAAC SHE! BY. Clerk. ftssoluiTon of Partnership.
tViftllrt llim lifrrfnl .r Pa I h ft ft
M ifo under the firm of Aitah Ma-
Wassah B inm, was on Monday Lit. di fol
ded by mutual con fen tt all petfrms liaving c ! ums ar iti faid fvm are recpjtded to call OH Abijah Brown for fettlement, and thofe i debted will alio pleafe call and pay him thvir refpedivf arr uage?. Manaxsab Ihoivn, A i lb Brown. Vincennes Maj) 16, 1816. 24-tf.
Libel for Divorce
ON motion of thccbmptainani by AexanJer A. Tvleek her attorney and it appearing to the court that the defendant is a noreHdent it is ordered by the court th t notice of the pendency of the complainants petition be pub h filed in the Weftern Sua tor eight wetks fucci thvely, and that nrlets the defrndant be ?.nd '-ippear at the next circuit court to be held for the county of Jeftcrfon Indiana Territory and fibew cauff againft the fame, klwfwer tin-complainants bill, the matters and things therein, contained will be t.iken as confrlfed and decreed accordingly, By order cf the C urt, A Copy Teft. JOHN PAUL, CUrk. Auction & Commission Store. TOUS. UXT DUBOIS, INFORMS his friends & the public generally that he has commenced the above business opposite to Mr. Harnett's Tavern He pledges himself to do his dut to those who may favor him with their confidence. Vincennes May 17, 1816. A UC 7 TO JV IS. i LE .
8 7 H i 3 , he sold at t.hp mrtintt
1 V room of Toust. Duhnia
on Thursday next at 10 o'clock
A. 3!. a quantity ol' Dry Goods,
llard-l arc, frc. "iviiu r
known previous to the com
mencement oi the Sales.
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WARE-HOUSE. fWMJVi subscriber luis a good m Ware House well calculated for Storage. Totisaint Dubois. May, 17, 18i(. 21 -tf T. Wm. L. COLM IN" HAVE joft received a frefij foppl of M erchandize fuitable to the prefect feafon, which they Will dil'pofe of on the lowei) terms thofe who are defirOOS of purchafing by whi le fale, will do Wi II to call, as we will ft!! cur
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wuimc UUI.K ui (cuoui ai a. im an acvancc. N. B. All thofe indebted to us are ear ncflly rcjuefled to come forward and make payment immediately, as longer indulgence cannot be given. C7VVe will take a'l hinds of Furs in exchange for oierchandife. 3-tf December 20, 13 15. npAKE NO TICE th.t we n,,!l l3 J. Co the ntxt Circuit crnrt to be holden in and for the county of K.UOX, in the Indiana tt rnt: ry, it the court boofe in Tune next, or at the October term focceeding, to appoint conimitTionen to rivide the real eftateof Pet-r Bartick men, deed, agreeably to law and the laf will of the faid Peter
i5amc kman. cpccI. A lJ.ii A H A M B R RICK MAN, HENRY BARlilCKMAN, JOHN BARR1CKM NT, k WILLI A M SNYDER, Aonl 13, 1816.
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THE fctbfcriberi to the W.-hVrn F.'Ie, w!;o received their papers at the Pofl Odice in Vincennes, and are in arrears, arc informed that their accounts are Irk in the handf of K. Stmit. fnr rullriHiAn ... X
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pieaiant tt it may be to me to retort to coerciv- metiorei f.r toUeftiooi I tm in want of money, and mnfl have it I have therefore given p dlitivr cireainns for fuits to be commenced on ill unfettkd balances by the S 7th dty of May next. JACOB RHOAOS. April 23, IS 16. 2U. :
GjT manassah Brownt hai opr ned a (Imp in he boofe formerly occupied by jfohn Bruner, here he will ke.-p conHaiitly on hand a fupply of B00U & Shoes. AI. U.