Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 28, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 June 1816 — Page 2

he U. States, to be paid out of any monirs the treafury not otlvrwife appropriated H. CLAY, Speaker of the Hwe of Hebrestntatit$ JOHN G ULLARD, President if th& Sen;e, pro tempore, April 27, 1816 apphovkd, JAMES MADISON. From the Boston Paladium. Distressing Fire at Newfoundland. St. Johns, Feb. 17. Between the hours of 8 and 0, on the night of the 12th inst. a fire was discovered in the house of Edmund Walsh, in Gairibier street, about two floors from the south side of Duckworth street. The inflamahie materials of which the buildings of the town are constructed, excited the most a'arming apprehensions. The wind blew furiously from the southeast quarter, and rapidly bore the flames to the range of houses forming the north side of Duckworth strei t, while the all devouring element also extended its ravages to the South, against the wind, and westward, towards the cluster of the new buildings lately erected on tuc extensive premises of Messrs, Crawford 6c C'o. and hv five oclock on the frtorrfing of the 13th inst. alt the buildings between Sawyer's corner, at the east end of Duckworth street, and the new Methodist Meeting house at Gill's shute westward, and from the corner building on the King's bench, fafctng the ordnance wharf, to the erections opposite Messrs. Hunter's & Co. in wafer street, comprising about 130 houses, were Completely destroyed. In these are included the houses, in the Custom house lane, north of Duckworth street. The Custom! house & adjoining buildings happily and narrowly escaped. The aggregate pecuniary loss has been moderately estimated at upwards of ,100000 and about 1500 persons have been driven to seek new abodes, in the mist inclement month of a Newfoundland winter. TTre it becomes our indispensable duty to state that the bulk Of the lower order s of the community stood, during this afflictmg moment. With their arms folded, surveying the disastrous scene with an apathy disgraceful to the human character. Many of this description, instead of contributing their efforts to arrest the progress of the flames, or to aid the unhappy u ferers, apoearii i ed to have no object but pillage ; and the distresses of their unfortunate fellow ert atu cs have of course, been considerably aawavated bv the depredations committed bv monsters in human shape. Upon the property snatched from the flames ! The season at which this misfortune has befallen us, gives a stronger colouring to the picture of distress; hemmed in by vast and impenetrable barriers of ice and snow, that insulate us. as it wrre. from the civilised World u interior to By to, but a frozen trackless wild I yet the calamity" we lament Mnks in the scale of comparison, when we carry our thoughts to tV very narrow escape of the storr and magazines, the destruction of which must probably have levelled all distmcti'Jiu. by reducing u popula

tion of 12.000 souls to a comparative state of starvation. It would far exceed oiir limits to enumerate the whole of the individual sufferers bv this dreadfill catastrophe ; amongst other valuable property and premises destroyed by the devouring flames, was the new Methodist meeting house, a building simply and neatly executed, and only very lately occupied for divine worship, not a vestige of which is now to be seen ; it cannot boast of a chimney to point out where it stood, it was built by voluntary contributions of the inhabitants of Newfoundland, at an expense of Upwards of 1200. Fmm tJ)C Hudson Whig, May 7. DtEDat Athens, opposite this place, on the 4th inst. the Hon. SAMUEL DEXTER, Esq. of I? ston, Mas. aged 55 years. I am informed by the physicians who attended him from this city, that his complaint wTas a scarlet eruptive fever supposed to be similar to an epidemic prevailing in and about Washington. It may be proper to state, that Mr. Dexter, arrived here from Washington, accompanied by his family in the Steam Boat, on Sunday the 28th ult. crossed directly to Athens, to visit his friends and felt some indisposition that evening ; but did not think it necessary to call medical aid until Tuesday was able to walk his room till Friday afternoon, and si iddentlv loosed his earthly existence at 7 o'clock of Saturday morning. He Was hurried at Athens on Sunday afternoon. The Common Council of this city ha 1 previously mai e arran ge m ents fo r at tending the funeral. At 4 o'clok the corpse preceded by the clergy and attending physicians, &, followed by the mourners, the common Council of this city, the Trustees of the Village of Athens, and citizens mov ed from the house of Andrew Dexter Junr Esq. to the church, where Divine Service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Prentiss. The funer al was attended by a numerous concource of people, whose mournful silence evinced the solemnity of the occasion.

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The Town of

CARMI

'HEfale of Lots in this new town will commence on the I5rh of July

next on the premifes they will be iold to the higheft Kidder on a credit of twelve Sc twenty four months. This place is the feat cf Juftice for White county, Illinois territory, about 30 miles from the Saline the fa diftance from Shtwneetown, fifty from Vincenr.es, and ten from Hrmony. When we take inJo view the quality of the land, and the convenience of navigation, tvr are juftiSrd in predicting this will fhortly beccue a place of hunnefs. LEONARD WHITE, LOWRY HAY, Proprietors June 13, 1815. 28-5t

V incomes Lodge, JVo. 13. MASONIC NOTICE.

IT it hoped the members of the Vincennes Lode will he punctual in their attendance at the Lodgre Room on Monday the 24th inft. at 9 oVloek, a. M. to celrbrtr the anniverfary fe-ill of S. John the R'ptifL Sojoufntng Brethren are refpeftfully invited to attend. A M ifonic f-r-n on will be preached by the Revd. Mr. Kmcfi at he court houfe, to commence at 12 oMock Rrfrefhment will be provided at P. Jones's Inn. G. W. JOHNSTON, A. HULL J. THIMBLE, Committee, June 13, 1816. 7 . Peaceable Notice f l.L th dfe indebted o me by note or f ntherways, re tafftenly reCjneftrd to C ll rd nufcr pvm-r: betwren this and the I 5th d y of July next, to Mr. M -thi s Rofr, jon. who is uthonf-H to receive a d receipt frr the fme. I wi(h you not to w ait to be fued, f r I am determined at this time not to commerce fait ag-u.ft any, hut I would recommend ill to cH nJ ff t tlr I f that time, lnd not trait to fee utid feci what wtll be the confluence of prjcrauindtion. June 8, 1816. 2B-4t

J Receipts for Cash, I L.L perfoni indebted to th- fuhferiber CjL re h-reby informed tht he having declined bufinefi for the prcfent in this phce their accounts muft be fettled by the 20th of July next, excofrs will no longer be received as offsets. CWh or Notes can alone be received by Mr. Puce, "who will attend nt my old ftand for the purpofe of fettling the accounts of Owen Pcil'ey. June 14, 1815. 28-4C Last Notice. f LL thofe indebted to me will rail Sc Jf. frttle on or before the 10th of July, as nolo'. ger indulgence will be given. Peter fortes. Jurse 12, 181. 28-3t Indiana Territory, O Jefferson Circuit Court. April Term, 1816. Anni Woodficid, PUintiff, Vf i fus. Daniel Wndfi-ld. dffrndant, Libel for Drear ee. ON motion of the complainant by Alexander A. Meek hr-r attorney and it app-flrinr to the court that the defendant is a norpfident it is ordered by the court that notice of the pendency of the complainants petition be puMifhed in the Weftern Sun fir eijzht Wrrkl fuccefii veiy, and that unlefs the defendant be and appear at the rrr f irmit court to bf held for the county of J, flr-rfnn Indira Territory and fhrw roff aainO the fame, 8c anfwer the complainants bill, the matters and things thetetn, contained will be taken as cor.fcfled and decreed accordingly, Ry order of the CoOrt. A Copy Teft. JOHN PAUL, Clerk.

INDIANA TERRITORY, HARBISON COTJNTV,

Harrison Circuit, April 'Jerm, 1816. Perry, (a man of color) coplauiilnt, arr.ii. ft Viliiam Stith, defendant, hi Chancery. HIS day time the complainant by JL William Hendricks, efqnire, his attorney, aod on motion, and it appearing to the fattsfa&ion of the court, that the d--fendant, William Stith, is not an inhahitntof this territory ordered 'hat the l':id defndnt do make his appearance before the HarnTm Circuit court, at their next July term, on the firP; day of the term, and then and there anfwer the complain an's bill at re! ml!, or otherwife the f-mc will betiken for confrfird, and the prayer tbereof avrarded accordingly and it 19 further ordered, that this order be puMifhed at lft eirrbt weelcs in the Wrftern Sun, a public newfpjper of this territory. A Copy TeO, R. M HETH, r. n.c.

W. JOHNSTON

Boot Shoe Shop. THE fubferibers refpetlfully inform the citizens of Vincenncs and its vicinity, that they have entered into partneilLip under the firm of JLJ Brown & Terry, for th purpjfc of carrying on the Boot fe5 Shoe Making Business at tl eir fbop, formerly occupied by . AHdrews, oppofite H. LafTelle's tavern they have juH received from the e.iftward an aiTortment of good leather, and having procured good workmen, they will keep confhntly on hand a reneraf afTnrtment of BOOTS & SHOES of the bell quality all ordrrs in their Tins will be thankfully received ai.d punctually attended to Abijah Rrdwn S a m ucl Tie r r y . Vincenncs, May 16, IS 15. 24-tf

Read This. THE subft riber has lately opened in the corner ftcre formerly occupied by Mr B. J. Karrifon next door to N. Bredng's Sc Go. a handfome aiTortment rf goods fuitab'e for the prrfent feason. ronfifting of, Dry- Goods. Hard Ware, Queens Ware, Iron, Castings, Groceries. Which he will fell on reafonahle terms Also Bottled Porter, by the dozen, Vinegar, Sc. Src Arthur Patterson. Vincennes June 7, 181G. 27-tf

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S jufl received from Pittbnrgh, and

opened at his Oore at the N. E. end

ol Main lire ft, in Vmcennes, where he intends keeping an elegant and extenfivc if. fortin'- t of Boohs and Stationery, of the firlt qiidity, whicb he will difpofe of upn m-'derate terms His Collection i juMi. ions, tor home uf ; and he would wtlbn.-ly engage to Miroifh Merchants and otb-r. tipon fuch terms ?s will rna'e it ad-vif-tl f r them to purctiafe of him, inH ad r f importing. 3-tf Vmcennes, D-c. 20, 18 15. A few pounds of WOOL icant ed at the office of the Western Sun,

A PROCLAMATION. By the President of the United States. Whereas by the aft entitled " An act granting bounties in land and extra pay to certain Canadian Volunteers," p.'ITcd the 3th of March 1816, it wns enacted that the locations of the hnd Warrantl of the fa id volunteers fboold ik be fobjeft to fuch reguhtions'as to priority of choice, Sc the manner of location, as the Prc&deBt of the U. States fl.all direil Wherefore, I Jame3 Madifon, PrefidcnS of the U. States in conformity with the provifions of the aft before recited do her-, by make known tht the laud warrants of the did Canadian Volunteers may be locited aree-.hly to the faid af, at the Land Office at Vincennes, or jrffer fooviile in the Indiana Territory, on the firfl Monday in June next with the Regifleri cf the Land Offices ; that the warrantees m:y, in perffnor by their attornie?, or othfrjepal reprrfentatives, in the prt fence of the Pegis ter and Receiver of the lnd diflricls draw lots for the priority of location, and that fliould any of the warr-mrs not appear for location on that day they n?y be located afterwards, according to their priority cf presentation : the locations in the diiiriil cf Vincenne3 to be made at Vircennes, & the locations in the diftri of Jt ITcr fonvillc to be made at JeiferfonvIIIe. Given under my hand the fjcfl di of May. cmethoufand eight hundred and Hxteen. JAMES MADISON. By the Prefident, JOS1AH MEIGS. Com'r. of the Gen. Lund Office. May 4 25-3t Town Lots for Sale. THE fufcriher has Lid out a number ol lot on his land adjoining tbe town of Vmcennes, which will be offf-red at public auction on the 6th of June next the terms will be, one third cf the pertHftfe money in hnd. one third at th end of one, & the remainirrr at the end of two year, to bear intecft from ti e tlte of fale, but if the pivments are punrfhplly m.( the intereft will hc remi'trd, ar d if a the end of cne year the purchfer of any lot m?y have made improvements on the Lm- to tre a munt of half the purchafe monry, a further credit of ore y ar ui'I be given without in ter eft if ptnclually paid at the end of that tim'. IF i Hi am H. Harrison , North Bend, Ol io,

May 4 1816,

PUB ETC XOTICE. THK sale ot Gei !. Harrtfwii Lots adjoining the town rf Vincennes, is

pouponra mi me aria cay ci oeptembe next. R. PAHKH, Atty. in fact for Win. II. Ilumscn, VmccniKS, Jnni, 1,1816.