Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 February 1817 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN.

From the Press of ELIHU STOUT. Publisher of the Laws of the United States. [VOL. 8] VINCENNES, (Ind.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1817 [No. 12.]

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J. L. Mc.CVLLOUGH. HAS just commenced the practice of MEDICINE in Vincenncs those disposed to employ liim, are assured that the most assiduous attention siiall be aiforued to patients entrusted to his care. 1 is shop is kept in the upper part of 1 hos. Jones's Red house, on . uin street. 6-tf incennes, January, is 17. New & Cheap Goods. THE subscriber has now open a large and genera) assortment of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, in no ware, Q CUTLERY, 0 QUEENS I TARE, TIN WARE, JUTS, SHOES, BOOKS, $c. frc. c. suitable for the present and approaching seasons. Those goods were selected by himself with care, at Baltimore and Philadelphia, and he believes he is enabled, as he certainly is disposed, to seil them in a way that should be pleasing at p- ices the most reduced. Payment will be received in Corn, Furs, Skins, Oeeswasc or any articles of emntry produce that may suit for export. ion it a fair price. JOHN EWING. Vincennes, Jan 3 1817. 5-tf lOFJOHN EWING has an agency for selling artic es manufactured at the Pi'.sbu rgh Ir j :i a n d Vail Fa ctot u any of which he will di spose of at trifling advance on the Plttsburtrh prices, and car riage. CUT NAILS ma le there of e-vei-y description, lie has now open on retail at 25 cents per pound. COTTON in the bale srrv CDTiT 1 V assorted, ai id F. i V TO R V CO Tyv) v with a variety! fot! r DO WES

s -f it win dc open tor sale in l a few days.

KBNHAWA SALT Of the first nualitv, for -ale bv JOHN DULY a X Busseron prairie, one mile from Carlisle, which will be soid lot for Cash, run and skins, or for produce) such as Corn and Wl eat B-tf Janu in I- toll . 'I ' r s s r T s s S BANK NOTICE. E the under! gned Stockholders of the Bank of Vincennes, by authority of the Charter in such c ase provided, hereby give n tice, that a gen era faceting of the So, kholders will be held at the house of Peter Jone in Vincennes. on the last S iturday in 1 bruary next, for the purpose oftaki ig into consideration the 1 ate act of the Gei efal Assembh entitled M an act adopting I c Bank of Vincennes ns tl e State Bank of Indiana and f r i ther perposes. Approved January tnstaj i N. EWING JOHN JOHNSON ( SMITH J D. H AY J. B Mt C VLL W LAOOW li P VRKE E MnN VMEE A U VDOLLET PE rER JONES GEO. EWING E. STOUT. Janu u . - J w

CHEAP GOODS. HARLOW tf TRIMBLE, HAVE just received and for sale a general as sortment of Dry Goods Groceries Hard Ware Querns Ware, j Tin Ware Among which are : ;Cogniae Brandy, Madeira Wine Claret in Bottles Whiskey Cider Prime Green Coffee Loaf I) Orleans Sugar Hyson $ Young Hyson, Teas Best Quality Kenimwa Salt Dressed Calf Skins Upper & Soul Leather. Likewise a complete assortment of INDIAN GOPD&, which will be exchanged for all kinds of Purt k P lri or 'o'd at the moat reduced prices for CASH.

6-tf January 1317. k. - "J K 'Ail those w!,o hae unsettledaccotmts with us, will co v.cn to call and settle o? the same, as we arc dctermi ed lo l.ave all ou .ccoui.U i:p io the year 1817, c'oscd. H. ksT. s v v v .X j-. i .' r j- s .' s s s tf NOTICE. XMr. BENNETT, Attorney & Counsellor at Late, m A l ELY from N w Yr!: : off I J pfoft ifio-.Al fcrvks 1.15 D U 1 1 K B. h s t.tk: n ro M r. 1 hem is h''il?, nearly :: Mi. 1 rlmhle, ht t; h will t ' m ilf, f)tr'd rt-swy. to aifcjj his prc-iT: ! fcill to thofr .vho my plesfrri Call on hiifl 1-tf ViectMifCf D-c. 5, 18 16. j vy NEW G )DS. BRADLEY O BAD0LI.ET, X T VE jull opened in the hoafe recent. L 1 Iv occupied Hy N. Breading 5t Co. a iiiili alfutment f MERCHMS"D1ZE, wll adapted to the prrfrDt l1afon,wich tbry ',vi! fc for C O'. 2tf Vincennet, D c. 10. 18 '6 X NOTICE, g jyiyi all persons having demands 8 i.iiyrffist me to present Liem for settlement and al indebted to me to call previous to the first of March no:;t 1 setl e up their respective balap.ccs, W .1. . L . . .11 ir.ero paymeui or note. n my counts unscutea ai mac utne v.iu oe lodged in the Hinds ef an attorney for cot lection. ABU All HULL. February 5, IS 17. l0-3w j- j- ' r J y s s T a meetine of the Board ioners at the COUR f-HOUSE in Korough of Vincennes on the I Oth day of February A. D. IS 17. ORDERE ', that the following be the number of Justices of the Peace to he elected bv the citizens of Knox conntv, for and in the different Townships in this county. i orcne township oi incennes 1 or the Township of ' almyra l l l l 2 2 u. the Township of ' ashingtoB i or the Township of Buseron Por the Towns dp of Widner For ti e Township of Harrison For the Township of Decker n i) it is further ordered that rn ciection be held for the election cf Justices of the i eacc in tn I for the county of

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Knox at the different places apnonited For ho ding- elcclions in the different townships in s. k! county on Monday the lOt i day of March 1817 And it is farther ordered that the sheriff advertise the s -nie:n the Western un, and at the different places tor holding1 elections Cony from the T,ecords Test. ft Bu n riN, ci rk. further Ordered that the fo: owing places, for holding elections in the ciffcfent townships in this county, be and they are hereby established, as lb lows : Tor N incennes Township, at the Court House ; Palmyra Township) at the house of John ffogue. Harrison Township, at the house of Wfn iamble, Esq. Washington Township, at the house of Wm. Bruce. Buseron Township, at the hcuse of Ky. Saml. M'Clure. Widner ownship, at the house of Aiex. Chambers. Decker Township, at the house of Adam Hai ncss. Copy from the Records Test. i. nu ;tin, a rk. IN pursuance of the foregoing, 1 do hereby give notice tjiat an election will be eld on the loth day of March next, at the places therein mentioned ana for the purposes therein stated. J. s J R AN. D. ShJT. it C. Pebimary 1 4 , 1817. s r r f f s r S j s , e r ivment f taxe I wil sell JL ciuc do v I nst the tollowinj tracts oi ... or so tax and 1 thereoi as will pay due thereon, at the n Vincennes, on Fri unless sooner naid- s ( ou se to 311) CK, M 1 ntome i Geos C;ii . jOv. llo ber. l i 16i 12 03i Gc 1 3 Ad n f John Di same. p. r. same, onu :. . odllWi house & lot, 4 Baptist Degea a hou 5 J 83i Heirs of Gai lin, 40 one house a'ld lot. William Han ikon, 520 Abraham Holddrj loo Fiiltp HicLling, 400 and 4 horses. Louis Longdoj 40 i horse k hcuse & lot, Wiiliam Morrison, 1 00 Wm. Mahony, house and Joseph Lapplant, 300 Wm Mc.Connal, 400 Donation lot . vo. !4 400 2 o 94 91 1 66 S 1 06 o Ml 2 74 3 06 .ot, 3 2 9 entered in the name of Wal tcr Xeel, Donation lot No. 86 100 2 Daniel Pea, loo 2 Ruthei ford, one lot James G. Read, house ii let, John Simple, 500 3 Joel Westfall, 100 2 and one horse, 66 65 21$ 16 .4 30 I 46 Lands not taken doten by the L Josepn V ard, 400 Joseph Ann lee-ate, 32 2 1 o 3 3 3 q J 66 45 38 83 83 45 1 Joseph Rodarmel, lso Gabriel Kfolan, sen. 400 De Hetre Widow, 400 Louis Ler.cvne, lou Jean lit. Ouiliette, 400 Jeaii Bt Fatrin, 100 lacque Riendo, 400 I 4:1 1 83 Antoine Drouit, 1 dit Roucharville, 170 2 Kendo J. Jacqueme 400 Heirs of B regard, 400 Isaac Bergen, 160 ames oarrett, 18'J 3 o Z 9 1 83 3 67 1 45 1 65 formerly owned by William Ledgerwood, B u sseroti . o Zebulon Hogue, jr. 100 B '. BEC S. K. C February 3. lb 17. I0-3W BLANK DEEDS, worn ALB AT T1US OFFICE. The CbmtHution cf Indiana. FOR ALK at this O Fl-'ICE

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(BY AUTHORITY.) Laws of tie Union. !4fA Congress, tnd Session. jiX ACT bu ) e eitivio an act to regulate the dudes on impoi ts and tonnage. Bli it enmeted by th Senate and House qf Rrfyreen a'ives of the Upiu d State uAm rie4 in C ftre a.scmbi d Tnat the tonOage duties to be paid by sl ips or vessels which shall be enured in the United States, excepting only such foreign snips or vessels as shall be entered from any foreign port or p'ace to or with which vessels of the U States are not ofdinari y permitted to ro and trade s ail be the same as are provided by the act c ititied 4- a :ct imposing duties on the tonnage oi ships or vesseis passed on the 90th day of July. 17J0 : Previd d a' 1 -:ajs. That nothing in this act contained shall be deemed in any wise to impair any rights and privileges which have bean or maybe acquired, by any foreign nation under the lairs and treaties of the U States relative to tne duty on tonnage of vessels. S?c. 2. And be it further enacted, That on all foreign ships or vessels, wi ich shall be entered ; ) the U. States before the 30th day of June next from any foreign port or place, to and with w iich vesseis of the U States are not ordinarky permitted to go and trade, t c;e shaii be paid a duty at the rate of two dollars per ton. And the duties provided bvthis act s ,all he levied snd collected in the same manner and under the Fame regulations as are prescribed by law, in relation to the duties upon tonnage mow in force H CLAY, Shak. r of the Mouse of RpfirtaepttLtrvett, JOHN G A ILL ARD, President of the Senate fir a temhorc. January li isi7. ippnoren, JAMES MADISON.

A dCT,V:c. tine: the discharge cf Na tl aniel Taft from imprisonment. BF. it enacted by the Senate and House qf Representative r, f the United S airs of America in Congress attetnblcdj T iat Nathaniel Taft who is now confined in jail in the city of Me w-York on a judgment obtained against lam in favor oi the V States be discharged from his imprisonment : Provided h&wey r tlrat any oate, real cr personal which Use s" i Nathaniel T ft may have, or berezS er acquire, shall be liable to be taken to satisfy the judgment aforesaid in the same manner asiP s had cot been imprisoned a- (i disci argCd nd Provided further, t'.at nothing in this act shall be so construed as to effect the liability of any co obligor that may have been bound w Lth the said Nathaniel Taft, for the paynent of any sum ct money to the United S:ates. IT CLAY, Sfi "akcr :f ih Houe of Rrfirrspntative. JOHN O AILLARD. Prrsidehl tf the Senate, ftro tempore. January 14 1317 approved JAMES MADISON. NORFOLK, Jan. 10. EARTHQUAKE We are informed by capt, Bell, of thei schr Decatur, (arrived here yesterday ) from St Bartholomews that on h.is homeward passage, on the 3 1st nit, being in Icit lJ7 5 A. ion exnerienced an W. bis a ssel uncommonly severe 1 shock, from a sudden convulsion c f the cpa ncnsiiiiuv! as mav vc u'.i'v nnrwMl . . rr - jy :n earthquake the concussion of the water was accompanied by a rumbnng' sound, usual on such occasions but the effect on the vessel was such as to induce those on board to believe that she was going down. So violent we the? undulation which she expeiiercd that the compass was nearly unshinned, and capt. Bell immediately ordered a trial of t e pumps, but iound she made no more Water than was usual tl.is happened at 1 P M. at half past 12 the s- m. v renn another shock was very sensib y f-,but it. duration and violence were less reBaarkable than the preceding one We had heard several cf our citi?frs f ... . . state 1 1: .it fiev lelt a chocs neic on ;e. sajnedai and about the same hour.