Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 March 1817 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN.

From the Press of ELIHU STOUT, Publisher of the Laws of tUe United States. Vol. 8. V1NCENNE8, (Inn.) SATURDAY, MARCH 8, is 17. No. 14.J

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AT a Meeting of the Conn- of Commissioners at the' l OURT-HOL8E in the borough of Vincennes on the loth day of February- A. 1 ). 18 1. ORE'uEi, that the following be the number of Justices of the Pfcace to be elected by the citieii3 of fehox otuntv, for and in the different Townships in this countv. 1 or the Township Of Vlneetinea For the Tvtmship of Palrm ra For the Townsiiip of Wmshin gtotl Fof the Tc vnship c: Buseron For the Towni I in of v idner For thll Township of Harrison For the Township of Decker AND it b further ordered that ri iecti mho held for the election of Ju ices of the ''eacc in and for the county of Knox at the different places apponited for holding elections in the different township? in s?i:l county on Monday the 10th day of March 13 IT. And it is further ordered that the sheriff advertise the lame in the Western Sun, and at the different places for holding elections. Copy from the Records Test R. iii: :T!, Cirr, Further Ordered that the following places for holding elections hi the diiferent townships in this County, he and the are hereby established) as follows : or V incennes To iO, nt the e House ; Palmyra T nahipj tt Ol John I to. Lie. Harrison Township, at the house of Wm. Gambit . ESO. Washington Pownship at the house of Wm. Bruce. Buseron Township, at ;ha Ky. S.im!. Clttre Widncr Town hip, at tl e Alex. Chambers Decker Township, at tl e Adam Harness. Copy from the Records It BUNT IN of housi house r 1 IX pursuance of the Foregoing i ! 0 ill hereby gltft r.otic ? that an election be held on the lOtti day of March u at the places therein mentioned, and the purposes therein stated j Vs. Jordan, D. --J a' Februarv i 1. 1 8 1 7. V ' 1 j r r jrj r s t s ' s r r ' - J -J J SaU- of Lots in H x rVon ot4 Morxr pleasl&jYT. ra rowii b a I ulaid out ";i an em . e si tion. on iN rrai ;i )n. No. 3 Mio sections No S4, u 3S in Range eleven wi i Is tv ( nt) miles noith frottl V bccni es.bnl it nc ;t ot Kivcr Wabiahi in Crawfoi . Illinois territory, one and a nti art r miiea vo w ihe Wabash, . : I . biii r tl La tnotte prairie, and cannot tn point of sit uation, be sutparsseo ) any in t le wes terti eottntt v, surfouti uletl b) tmextensiva atld fertile eniuix. thi .nt -.-e rt the baudsottie stream of I uoue creeks rutiiilng by ' the Town which ia navigable a baft ! the year, and afiordiiw at times watef a 'TV r.i lor miiia am! machi ierv rhe natural advantages of MOT.vr ' ;:. '.'. 7 ate ?s nature formed 1 ,1 hem, pood water fine timber ofthe best ov diiy in abundance) and frottl Oie face it thf country has a complcat represent menl of health no swatnfMh or o erfloweil land neafi ihe proprietors have taken pains hi laying out Uu I lain MOUNT rL&&

S.1.'T to give a handsome conation for the use of public buildings, with streets from 100 to 80 fret wide, frith the Sdrantage of an alley to each lot. It is thought unnecessary to add more, as any thing which could be said, would fall far Short of pointing out the many advantages Which it possesses over most other new Towns. TERMS OF BALE. The i.ots wi!! be sold at public auction, on the first day of pri i ne:;t, at the house of Nd ward N. Cullom, or on the premises, the purchasers will gie their bonds payable in three annual instalments with interest from the date Sc the proprietors will give their joint bo; d to give the purchaser a good and Sttfn cient deed, on their discharging their bonds. E X. CU'.!,M, JO. K ITC EL, W1LSO 1 LACOW rcbrur.ry Id tilt. (U) Hal&ot Lots in the ToWn of fir 0 1: k. f g town has lately been laid out g on an elegant BiuiT, situate J en west fraction No. 4, Township 8 North, Range 1 1 West on the 'Vest bank of the "Wabash river, adjoining the Uuion Prairie, which p;acc in ail stage of the water affords a safe harbor for boats. The numerous advantage:; which this place embraces, renders it as valuable, or more so, than ary town recent ; Ink' out en sa-d river the beauty and richness of soil which the Prairie affords, the fine water prospect, the abundance 1 stone coal, a quart y of lime stone an 1

stone for building, tl e best o! brick, and a rood tract of h t great supply of timber, arc r.z advantages ar.d wh it render c laV more ellisjible for a towj some stream of ivater cc crossing: at the head t i: the hi nuWhich stream t ft next convc town. In S' c. re !:a i bee cOtiV ! sii ifice the 'u.-x Ot tii A' vs. kc. i has been mad T rm qf at public auc on the r f I c house of tsl B ei s. rii lo :C Streets, 7 I 'lit ; i" rr la on t prem: The pttrahas in f.!,, e antiu l I ! I r 1 ' ill lt"!f payments with interest t' v xccUtine which bonds the pfofirietora will secure to Lhe purchasers a sufficient deed. JOHN V. IMCU MDSOK, ISRAEL HARRIS, Pr ftri 'ors. 1 ! I fV Feb vry 7, IS '7. 1 Vo ' th . iltXU H dr ';a Gazette. PERPETUAL MOTION. I'or ages past the World has been taxing its wiu for the invert tion Of II machtne to perform the perpetual motion. To this purpose much ti trie, labor end mone v h.a r been - pent. Without UC Cess, 'I'hnt such an invetitiOil Mould be ofincoficeivable utility tnttst ie obvidUd particularly if adapted to tbc purposes of mills, forges 6c other heavy machinery; and more especially to thoe parts of the world where sufficient streams and falls of water are not to be met with for those purposes, But is it not to be wondered at. that no one has ever, until very lately suggested the idea of an invention which would answer nearly, if not equally, a-i good an end (taking into consideration the difference af expense) ai the perpetual motion, viz. a machine that would only require to be put in motion at certain periods of time, say one llx 24, or

even in 12 hour. Sueb an one, we apprehend, would be attended with little, if any more trouble to the attendants, than a common water mill, which is frequently put in operation and stopped in the course of a ('ay'. Ve understand that a gentleman (Mr. J. B. Cannon) of Prince William county, Virginia has in idea the invention of such a machine ; and by hints dropped by him to some few friends, and From the well known and extensive (renins of this gentleman we have but little doubt that if he undertakes the excution he will succeed. And we hope the great benefit which would be derived by the public, and accrue to himfce S f fr m sue h a di sc o verv, wi 1 prompt him soon to undertake it. A SUBSCRIBER. ALBANY, Jan. 14. Trade to Canada, It is to be hoped that the extreme capaciousness of the Canadian oveminent, m regard to trade With the U. Slates, will have the effect of warning our citizen 5 from a market to which they are one

ek cordially invited, and ere v can tret their produce to the proffered market, thev find It seii St zed and confiscated for contravening some new order of his majesty s government In August IP ft v " or September, the introduction into Canada of Hour, beef, and some other articles was prohibited In a few weeks, iut as -5 merchants and others on Our northern frontier were preparing lor a new market, the nrsc order Was ncled. and the market -V 1 . tnrown o en, peone are a . . I. 4 it mow, beh our again dec ived ana. thither it. v I I u il Ull'j r 3 of 20 sleighs, they ives arrested, on the frontier, ec their prop n j 1 1 im lit I 1 n '. i ' i i erty sacrificed to a new trick of bis maiesty's servants. The folloWintr isextricted from the Canadt&n Con rant of tl;e 4th inst. coroboration of the facts above stated. " Wc leani from Si. Johns that about 20 American sleighs loaded with provisions, have been stopped al the Custom J louse. The proclamation ofthe governor for admitting provisions ha -ina ceased, thsy are in eonsequence forfeited. If the. e things are beneficial to the province we will thank some one who is able to point out itb benefits to communicate them for this paper." Alii. Argus. From Whs? TVeeltfy Register. Revolutionary Speeches Orations Scc. In pursuance ot the plan to collect and publish, and thereby preserve, a body of revolutionary Speeches and Orations, I addressed a respectful letter to the venerable President Adams requesting his aid in the undertaking. The following are extracts from bis Reply : 4 Of all the Speeches marie in Congress from 1772. to 1777, inelusive of both years, not one pen-

tence remains. eXrept a few periods of Dr. II it her spoon, printed in his Works. ' In the Vatican there is a picture of the creation by Raphael. A Afan is represented thirtuig into chaos, and buffeti: - its heterogenous elements with his fistg, and kiekino the Mohicules Organiques, its primordial corptai 1 cules.' into the Sfiblime & beautiful order of this Universe. ' My Capers are an urfinittessimal miniature of Raphael's chef d'ouvre. But I have neither Clerk, Secvotzry. or Amanuensis t) leap in : and my eves arc too biind and hands too paralkic, to jump in myself. Numa, buried his Papers and ordered them to be concealed for 500 yea: g. At the expiration of that period, the Senate ordered them to be burned, as dangeroi I to Religion ; that is to t'-e religion of t' c Phcuicians. Persians E rvptians. Indians, & Scythians converted by the Greeks into jretty7 elegant, and laughable fibbles. t tl is a serious question, whether I ought to bury t&y Papers r bum them. You would not publish them : Sc if you should, V .ry Would ruin the sale of your Register. 6 In plain English, and in a fev words, Mr. Piiles, I consider the true history of the American ReVolution, k of the establishment of our present Constitutions, as lost forever. And nothing but misrepi esentations, or partial accounts of It. ever will be recover-

t a. am Sir, with thanks for mm u nication, j our very c servant1 you, hu iTi JOHN ADAMS. 4 Quinceyt Jan, 3, 1S17 One Remark on the Preceding While we are compelled in a gvp-v degiee, to accord in the opinion given by Mr. A !ams, at the close of his letter, however rr -pugnant it is to our feelings and wishes; we still hope, with due deference to that Opinion, that much may be collected to show the form and body of that revolutionary period, and to pourtray the character of some ofthe leading Actors therein. Even these k partial accounts.' in the absence ofthe 4 true history,1 must be aeceptabie to the People ofthe Ueptiblic ; and may serve as beacons for Posterity. LATE FROM CHINA The editors uf the New York Mercantile Advertiserare indebted tocaj)t. Blakeman ofthe Ma cedonian, for the followkifif dctails relating to the British mission to China. The company's ship Lord Hughes, eapt. Campbell, had returned from the Yellow Sea, where she landed the presents belonging to the British embassy to Pekin. The infornsation by that ship was that the embassy was well received bv the inhabitants at the place where it landed, who furnished all the ships plentifully with refreshments and pec