Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 7 September 1816 — Page 2

afcertained by aftual guaging, tnd the proof thereof. And the exporter of fuch fpirits (hall, moreover, previoui to potting or lading the fame on board of any fhip or veffel for exportation, give fix hours notice it leaft to the collector of the cuftoms for the diftritt from which the fame ire about to be exported, of his or her intention to export the fame ; and fli all make entry in writing of the particulars thereof, and of the cfk or veflVU containing the fame, 8c of their refpe&ive mirks, numbers and contents, and of the place or placea where depofitrd, and of the port or place to which, tnd (hip or veffel in which they or either of them (hall be fo intended to be exported ; and the form of the faid entry mall be as follows ; Entry of domeftic fpirits, intended to be exported bv hire inter: the name or names, on board of the insert the denomination and name of the vessel, whereof insert the name of the master, is mafter, for tnsert the port cr place to which destin- , for the benefit of drawback.

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And the (aid collector (hall, in writing, dfredl the furveyor or other in fpe&ing officer to infpeft, nr caufc to be infpe&ed, the fpirits fo notified (or exportation, anJ if they (lull be found to correfpond fully with the notice concerning the fame, ar.d Hull be lb certified by the f. id furveyor or other infpeing officer, the faid collector, together with the naval officer, if any there be, fli all grant a permit for lading the farne on board of the fhip or veflVl named in fuch notice and rntry as aforefaid ; which lading (hall be performed under the fuperintendence of the ofh rr by whom the fame fhail have been fo infpedfed ; and the faid exporter or exporters fliall likewife make oath, that the faid fpirits, fo notified for exportation, and laden on board fuch (hip or veffel, previous to the clearance thereof, or within 20 days after fuel) clearance, arc truly intended to he exported to the olace whereof 4 4 notice (hail have been Driven, and are not intended to be rclanded within the United States or the territories thereof. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for ail diftiiled fpirits which fliall e exported to any foreign port or place, and which fliall be entitled to the benefit ofdrawbark, in virtue of this t, the exporter or exporters fliall be entitled to receive from the collector of the cuftoms for fuch diftrteY, a debenture or debentures aflinable by delivery and endowment lor the amount of the drawback to which fuch fpirit are entitled, which fnall be received in payment of di reft tax-s and internal duties it the collection uiftritf in which the fame (hall be grant ed : Provided akvays, That the coll-ctor aforelaid may retule to grant fuch debenture or debentures, in cafe it fh ill apprar to him that aov error has arriien, or any fraud been committed ; and in cafe of fuch refufal, if the debenture or debentures claimed fhall exreed 100 dollars, it (hall be che duty of faid collector to reprefent the cafe to the comptroller of the treafury, who (hall determine whether fuch debenture or debentures fliall be granted or not. And provided further, That in no cafe of an exportation of fpirits, entitled to drawback, in virtue of this aft, fliall a debenture or debentures ifTue, unlefs the exporter or exporters fliall, before the clearance of the fhip or vefftl in which the fpirits were laden for exportation, or within twenty days after fuch clearance, mke oath or affirmation tlut the faid Joints notified for exoortation as aforefaid, and laden on board fuch fhip orveifel, are trulv intended to be exported to the place whereof notice shall have been given, and are no: intended to be rclanded within the United States ; and fliall moreover give bond, with one or more lureties, to the fatiifaclion of the collector, in a fum tonal to double the amount of the fum for which tich exporter may be entitled to claim a debenture, conditioned that the fard fpirit?, or any part thereof, fliall not be relanded in any port or place within the limits of the United States, and that the exporter or exporters (hall produce, within the time limited, the proofs and certificates required of the laid fpirits having been delivered without the limits a fore f aid. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the faid bond fh all be drawn, as near as m2v be, in the fame form, and may be difharged in the fame manner, as are, or may be preferred by law in relation to cafes where drawback is allowed on the exportation of msrehacdife imported into the U. States,

and the like penalties fhall bs incurred, and proceedings had, whether in regard to officers of the United States or other perfons, and the fame fees be allowed in cafei rclative to drawback on domeftic diftilled fpirits, as in cafes relative to drawback on foreign fpirits ; and the form of the faid bond and of the other documents, oaths and affirmatians, not herein inferted, fhall be preferred by the treafurv department. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That in all cafes in whichdrawback fliall be claimed for fpirits made out of molafles, an oath or affirmation fliall be made by two reputable perfons, one of whom fhall not be the exporter, that, according to thair belief, the faid fpirits were diftilled f, om molafTes of foreign production : with oath or affirmation, in cafe the collector of the cufloms fhall not be fatisfied therewith, fhall be fupported by the certificate of a reputable di tiller to the fame effect. Sec. 6. Ar.d be it further enacted, That t:i addition to the duty at prefent authorised to be drawn back on fugar refined within the United States, and exported therefrom, there may hereafter be drawn back on fuvh refined fugar, when made out of fugar imported into the United States, the further fum of four cents per pound without deduction, which (hall he allowed under the fame provifioni with the duty now permitted to l:e drawn back ; and, furthermore, on the exprefs condition that the perfon exporting the fame fhall fwear or affirm that the fame, according to his belief, was made out of fugar imported from a foreign port or place; with oath or affirmation, in cafe the collector of the cufloms fLall not be fatisfied therewith, fhall he iuppotted by the certificate of a reputable refiner of fugar to the fame effctt, and that the drawback on refined fugar, heretofore imported, be allowed, fubjeft to the regulations applicable to the drawback of duties on otfefer imported artit les. Sec. 7- And be it fur ther enacted, That fany prinjupilor afiiftant collector cf the internal revenue or collector of the cuftoms or other officer, fiiali negTedt to pei form the duties enjoined up' n him by this act, lie fhjM, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a fum not lefs than tOO dollars, nor more than 500 dollars. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted That the fum of 250,000 dollars be, and the fame is hereby appropriated, to be paid out 6f any moneys in the treafury, not otherwife appropriated, to be applied by the fecretary of the treafury, Under the direction of the Prefi lent of the U. States, in the hire, purchafc, or building of ctittom boufes, ware houfe s and flores, for the purpofes of collecting and fecuring the revenue at fuch fd?ces, and in fuch manner as he fhall deem mofi expedient. H. CLAY, Speaker" of the House cf Representatives. JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate pro tempore, J t Aoril 30, 1816. APPROVKd. JAMES MADISON, TROM THE LONDON GLOBE OF JtJNE 17. NAPOLEON S EXILE Extract of a letter from an officer, brought by the Hannah, which arrived on Satter day from St. Helena : St. Hklena, Appil 21, 1816. Sir Hudfon Love arrived here a few days back, in the Phaeton, after a tedious parage, anJ took upon himfelfthe reigns of govern ment. The day after his arrival, he proceeded to Longwood, accompanied hy the admiral and his own ftaff, at 9 o'clock in the morning ; but in confectience of fome want ot form in waiting on him, (fuch as not having firft aiked it what time it would be convenient to receive vifitors, and probably the unJeafonablencis of the hour pitched upon) Napoleon rt fufed to fee either him or the admiral ; for the latter of whom it is faid, by the by, he has no great affection. The next day, however, the raiftake, whatever it was, was rectified, and Sir Hudfon Love was introduced to him ; but it appears that he would not fee Sir George Cockbum, whether defigncdly or thro fome milhke of the lervant who was ftationed to announce vifitors, I cannot find out, but fhrewdly fufpect the former. After a few minutes converfation, sir Hudfon withdrew, and sir Thomas Reid and the reft of the ftaff were introduced, who were received with preat politenefs by Napoleon. It is whifpered thit an offer has been made to all or fuch f his fuite as might be delir us to return to Europe, of allowing them an opportunity of doing fo, by proceeding to the cape in ihe firft inftance, where Lord Charlefi oVmerfrt has orders to fee them provided with a paffage ; and that fuch of them as are not willing to abandon their old mailer in his adverfity, muft fin a paper, the purport cf which is, that they are willing to remain in the illand t. long is Napoleon Gull be de

tained in it, and to undergo fimilar reftrictions to fuch as it may be thaugth neceflary to impofe on him. I underfland that they have all preferred remaining with Napoleon to forfacking him, under even his prefent calamitous circumftancei. It is alfo reported, that he may have a plantation houfe inftead of Longwood, ffiould he prefer the former ; and that on the arrival of the whole of the 66th regiment, he will have the liberty of extending tits rides over the entire of the iftand, faving and excepting the batteries. It is truly ridiculous to read the contradictory accounts with which the newspapers are crammed, many of which contain grofs f ale (hood ; and one would fuppofe at fiift, that they had never been fabricated in London. Such are the ftcries of his recounting to young ladies (with whofe archnefs and ingenuous candor, particularly the youngeft, he certainly wa9 confiderably a mufed) the hiftory of his campaigns, with all the loquacious vanity of a fchool boy defcrtaiing the hair breadth efcapes he had encountered in his firft fox chafe ; when the fact is, that it is a fuhject which he fcarcely ever touches on ; and never without having been afked fome quetlion concerning tiem. I have heard from nerfons who have been as often in his company, when with them, as mofi people in the iftand, and have had opportunities to hear him convcrfe for hours, that they never heard him touch upon that Uring. In fact, it is of a piece with the Munchaufen hiftorian of his breakfaft, who mode ft ly ftates that he drinks a pot of porter Sc two bottles of claret at chat meal; when the fact is, that there are few men more temperate than he in the ufe of wine. I underftand, from unqueftionable? authority, that he never exceeds, during the day, from a pint perhaps two thirds of a bottle of light wine, and never has been known to tafte malt liquor. The ftori3 about his voracity of appetite are entitled to a ihvnlar fliare of credit. It is certainly ungenerous iovillify a fallen enemy in fuch a manner, particularly when in your pow?r. With refpect to the external appearance of the rock drflincd for his future reiidence, imagination the n;ofl exuberant in the terribltr, could not picture to itfelf an abode fo dreary and frightful, otupend'ous and perpendicular volcanic rocks; without a trior ft 1 of vegetation, elevated 25CO fret above the furface of the ocean, having their fummtts crowned with ragged and enormous rocks, eternally menacing deftruoioa to the paffenger crawling up the zg-zjg paths which the hands of fiives have laboured in the flep fides of thefe hideous maiTes of rock; diversified certainly by deep and horribly yawning ravines, whofe lava colored fides impart to the terrified beholder a good idea of as many gaping chafm burfring forth form the infernal regions. As you advance into te country, the eye, fatigued with a view of fuch a complication ot a! that is frihful,

contemplates with fatisfaction the Itfei

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of that, which is horrible conflitates beauty ! If the Devil was ever allowed to emigrate from the infernal regions, and ws afterwards obliged to choofc an abode fimilar to the one he had juft cruitted, he would certainly fix his paw upon st. Helena, which carries ypon it9 red fides undoubted proofs of having derived its origin from that element with which his Satanic MajeftyJs fuppofed to be eternally furroundrd, aid excepting the abfence of that, I do not knoW that he would gain much by the change. The fdlubrityof the climate has been as much exaggerated by fanciful writers (fome of whom have only heen two days on the iiimd, and have afterwards given n defcription of beauties which never exifted but in their own brain ) as the topography. In comparifon with fuch claimates as BataVn, and fome others in the Eaft Indies, dtftructive to life, it is certainly confiderably fdubrious; and in confequence of having been principally, reforted to hy perfons on their pifTage from the above mentioned ijajgeful climates, and afflicted with fcurvy, wfckh

readily yielded to the water ere fTes

which the fides of the fcanty brooks, di J -l r : L i vJ

iiru v. i . m ;uc lidinc ui rivers aoouriu.jpi has

acfjuired an ondeferved reputation. However, it cannot (at leaft in the mountairs) be termed a very unheal ty claimate, tho' it is certainly a very difagreeable one, as it is extremely hum d, and for a great part of the year you are enveloped in denfe fogs, or, if vou budpe out, encountered by heavy fhowers, which penetrate in a moment a good fearnought. If you wifh to ride out without a certainty of being wet to thf ffcin, vou ought to have men ftationed witVeJ lavs (if I may ufe the word) of great cats every mile. Bonaparte, it is faid, haschrift. ened it " The Isle of Mists amid Desolation." Previous to Bonaparte's arrival here fuch WU the fcarcity of frcih meat, that when

any of the famifhed inhabitants wanted a little frefli beaf, not then being permitted to kill even their own cattle without leave from the governor, (which wai not alwiya to be obtained) it was well known to bo cuftomary with them to precipitate fome unfortunate bullock, while un fufpect ingly grafing on the fide of fome of the ravines in the interior, down in the gulf below, in order to break fome of his bones, and thereby obtain a pretext to cut his throat and partake of his flefh ! Since, however, sir G; Cockburn has arrived, men of war have been appointed by him for the purpofe of bringing cattle from the Cape. This cruel methode of obtaining frefli meat is no longer prevalent, as the reftrictions upen flaying bullocks has been taken off. Nevertbelffa the defired object of fupplying the ifland with a fufHcient quantity of frefh beef cannot be attained, as great numbers of the Cape cattle die foon after their arrival. Longwood, where he refides at prefent, is the only plain on the ifland, udoo it grows numbers of melancholy looking, ufelef trees, called by the natives gum wood, which being all of nearly th- fame bight & fhape, give to the whole a fouibre appearance. This, when connected with the frcluded ftate of the perfon inhabiting it f-parated, as it were, from this life, imprefles you with an idea of being in an immenfe charnel houfe. It is, however, the oriy fpot in the ifland where a carriage can be driven with horfes ; for you muft know, that previous to our arrival, the only vehicle of the kind in the ifland was dowry dragged along hy bullocks. Plantation Houfe and Grounds are an inftance of what art can eject in a place denied every thing, but mifts, hy nature. His Iimifs are now about 4 nvles in extent, where he my go without hir;r accompanied by anv Britifh officer, & hy diVit of taking, like Hawfcr Tirunion working op to church to be married, he may conGderablIengthen his ride. Had'rle ever any intention of effecting his efcape from this cage, the view rf it 2c the precautions taker by sir G. Cockburn, muft erenow have perfect ly convinced him of the otter impracticability of it. Thnfe about him fay, that he never had any inrrntion of the kind, ard that his fole ambition now is to be permitted fr ? nis days in England. He is gffeatfy difTatisfied with his fojourn here, and frequently, I underftand exprefTYs his indignation at the conduct of the roiniftera In fending him to th; remote and hideous -nrk. The letter;: you have ffn in the prerf describing the 1 icli-s of the iibnd to he gresfly ignorant, and only able to articulate jres or no in anfwer to a cjueftion, are fsife and fcandah us, as there are feveral very fine, fcr.iir)h 5?.;d entertaining girls en the rock, (f me oi whom have even been educated in England) ard who form the principal ornament in fociety here.

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Advertisement. m he fubferiber has for fle on very reaX aoqable terms : Two good Hills of a reafonable fi, eighteen mafli tubs fmgIing and douMinrr cags, with other ftilling utentials the fiill houfe in good repair, wherein they now Hand; together with my right of the excellent feat, within one

quarter or a rnife ot baton's mill. I will

engage to the purchafer, ifdefired 6 or 70

bufhel of corn within one and a half mile of faid mill. I will likewife fell rheap for eafh 3 or 4 good cows and calves. The fooner the application, the terms will be the better given bv me, - JOHN F. THOMPSON.

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Indiana Territory, Jefferson Circuit Court. July Term, 1816.

Benjamin Dixon, Plaintiff,

vs.

Wltl

Peter Wooley, Sen. . , Vtr Krnn.. Defendant's.

Chancery. ON mation of the plaintiff by his attorney, it is ordered bv the Court, that NOTICE of the pendency of this hill be publifhed in the Wtftern Sun fr ei-ht weeks fucctfTively : And that unlefs thDcfendan's's fliall be ard appear here on the firft dy of our nex term of this court, to be holden on the firft mondy of November next ; and anfwer the comply ants bill, that the matters and things therein contained, will be taken as coofeffed Sc decrerd accordingly. A copy Teft. 70HN PAUL, C'crk y.c. Auguft 27, I8J6. 30-3". For sale at this office, also Blank Cheek Books, and Checks ia sheet.

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