Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 15, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 March 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, MARCH 15, 18 17. No. 15.J

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Sale of Lots in the Town of PETERSBURG!!. HE scite of this town has been selected by the commissioners appointed by the state Legislature for fixing the seat of Justice for Pike county, and laid off by the county Commissioners on the most liberal plan ; the streets from 60 to 100 feet wide, and alleys of 10 feet, each inn lot containing one quarter of an ?:re, and out lots one acre, the public square, containing one acre, in the centre of the tov'n. PETERSBURG H is situated one x a half miles from White river, surrounded bv an extensive country of rich and fertile land, and in the centre of a large settlement of good farmers; it lies 20 miles from Vincennes Sc 22 from Princeton, from each of which places a public road passes through Petersburgh, to Louisville, and is on a direct line from Troy, the county scat of Perry county to Vincennes. Terms of sale Lots in Petersburgh will be sold at public sale, on the second Mondav in April next, on a credit of six, twelve and eighteen months, the purchaers giving bond and security for the unctual payment at the limes they be come due. JOHN JOHNSON, Agent for Pike county, March 3, IS 17. l4-5t Kerp your Cash at Home. raplIIL subs riber has row on hand, BL and intends constantly keeping, of his own manufacture, a supply of SCREW At tfKRS, of all siaes, and of a superior quality farmers, carpenters, and others, that may n ih to purchase, will, he hopes give a preference to home manufacture. JOHN B STROPES. Vincennes, March 4, 18 17, 14 tf Salt- of Lots in the Town of MOUNT PLEASANT. r illS Town has been laid out on an B eltigible situation, on North Fraction, No. 3 ar.d sections No. 34, k 3.3, n Ran :" eleven west it is twenty-uve Ucs north from Vincennes, on the west C ' 1 W 1 1 sine oi Kiver anas.i, m rawioru co. Illinois territory, one and a quarter miles from the Wabash) and adjoining the Lamotte prairie, and cannot in point oi situation, be surparssed by any in the western country, surrounded by an extensive and Fertile country, with the advantage of the handsome stream of Lamotte creek, running by the Town, which is navigable a pan of the year, and affording at all times water sufficient for mills and machinery. The natural advantages of MOUNT r L.i:.i .. i, su as nam i lorrr.tu D J D C "f AM t 1 K I u'ltiW f i t p . . I i 1, , K ...... uality in abundance, and from the face IV it:, . ' - - , ----- - . . i v , , v ill n of the country has acompleat represent merit of health no swamps, or overflow ed land near. The proprietors have taken pains in laying out the lots in MOUMT PLEA&ANT, to give a handsome donation Cor the use of public buildings, with streets from 100 to 80 feet wide, with the advantage of an alley to each lot It is U ught unnecessary to add more, as any thing; which could hi- said, would fall far short of pointing out the many advantages which it posbecs over most other new Tow ns. TERMS OF S A LB. The Lots will be oid at public auc-

tion, on the first day of April next, at the house of Ndward N. Cuilom, or oa the premise?, the purchasers w ill give their bonds payable in three annuai instalments, with interest from the date Sc the proprietors w ill give their joint bond to give the purchaser a gcd and sutTicient deed, on their discharging their bonds. E N CULLAM, v tf JO. KITCHEL, fcta WILSON LAGOW P Proprietors. February 13, 1817. (11)

Sale f Lots in the Town of 0 R K, Jwn has lately been laid out ran elegant BlufT, situated on tion No. 4, Township 8 North, Ranwe i 1 West, on the West bank oi the Wabash river, adjoining the Union Prairie, which place in all stages of the water affords a safe harbor for boats. The numerous advantages which this place embraces, renders it as valuable or more so. than any town recently laid out on said river the beauty and richness of soil which the Prairie affords, the fine water prospect, the abundance of stone coal) a quarry of lime stone and stone for building, the best of clay for brick, ana a good tract of land, With a. great supply of timber, are its peculiar advantages, and what renders it si'imore elligible for a town, i ; the handsome stream of water called Mill creek, cross m:r a' of said T air on which stre: Saw-Mill i im th operation next summer, allot wrluc convenient for th estabj town. In surveying the care has beeii tat.cn to )Wn of YORK, i rxn ide every convenience tor c purchasers, as to the size of the lo i, width of the Streets, AUeys, See. and a liberal appropriation has been made for public uses. Terms of Salt . The lois will be sold at public auctio i to the highest bidder, on the 20th day of March next, at the house ol Israel Hams, on the premises. The purahasers will give bonds, payable in three annual payments, with interest at the time of executing which bonds, the proprietors will secure to the purchasers a sufficient deed. JOHN F. RICHARDSON, ISRAEL HARRIS, Proirietort, Febru; ry 7, IS 17. 10-6v-df NOTICE. !.ie RF.NVRTT yp m. m Jft JJ, 8 S H Counsellor at Law, AT ELY from New York; olLrs his J profcfliontl fcrvicr to the reLlic Mr. B. hsi takea a ronrr- in Mr. Thcroas J new'i liufe, nearly cppnTi the (lore of Mr. Trimble, where he will cor.Oant'.y be found rea.ly, to afi'.rd Wz profefc nal fkdl to tbof who may be pleafed to call on hi-.n' I tf Vincennes, Dec. 5, 1816. Try all things, and holdfast to that ichich is best" PTilE undersigned having sold out J his stock of M r handiz , wishing to close his store recounts, requests those who are indebted to him to call at his office and discharge their arrearages by the first of April ensuing. 1 le now advertises (for the first time !) that he acts as a CONVEYANCER, and that he intends PRACTISING LAW in Gibson, Knox, and the two adjoining counties and if made WWth his white, will attend occasionally, in an) oth r county in the First Circuit. His practice as a LAWYER shall be lair, liberal and correct. He resides on Main street, in Vincennes. and may be easily found by a sign board over the door, inscribed. GEKl. V. JOHNSTON. February 27, 1817. 1 3 tf " " zTl ank p tJe ni ' FOR SAJLB AT THIS OFFICE. The Constitution of Indiana. FOR SALE at this OFFICE

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BY AUTHORITY. Laws of the Union. 14th Congress, 2nd Session. A.Y ACT, for the relief of William Haslett. BE it enacted by the Senate and JJouse of Representatives cf the United States cf America in Congress assembled. That the proper accounting officres of the Treasury Department be and they arc hereby authorized and empowered to audit and settle the claim of William Haslett on account of his ship Liberty, by ascertaining or causing to be ascertained the value thereof, at the time it "was delivered, by the request of ( haries D. Cox, Esq. to the Bey of Tunis, in a manner and upon such terms as maybe equitable and just. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That the amount thereof, when so ascertained, shall be paid to the said William Haslett, out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representative,

JOHN GAILLARD, President cf nate,pro tempore. January 20, 1817 avprovf.d JAMES MADISON. . . V ACT directing the discharge of OIi u- SpeUman from imprisonment, BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States oj rica in Congress assembled, fhai Oliver SpeUman who is now imprisoned in a goal in the State of Rhode Island on a judgment at the suit of the United Stoics, by which he was sentenced to pay a iine to the United States, be discharged from ires imprisonment, provided however. That any estate which the said Oliver SpeUman may have, or hereafter acquire, shall be liable to be taken to satisfy the sentence against him in ti e same manner as irhe had not been imprisoned and dia ' n ed. H. CI. AY, Speaker of the House of Represent a live: JOHN GAiLLARD, Praidev if the Senate pro tempore. January 22, 12 17. approved, JAMES MADISON. AX ACT authorizing a new edition of the collection of laws respecting- the Public Lands. hll it end', ted by the Senate and J-fju.se cf Representatives of the United Stares of America :n Congress assembled. That the President of the United States be S: lie i j hereby authorised to cause the collection of Laws, resolutions and notices, printed under authority of an act proViding for the printing of and distributfhg of such laws of the U. States, as respect the public lands" passed on the 27 d day of April, 18 10. to be revised, Sc the acts passed, and the laws formed subsequent to the publication of the said collection Sc relating to the public lands, to be embraced therein ; the acts to be digested and arranged in their proper order, and 1500 copies thereof to be printed, and preserved for the future disposition of Congress. II. CLAY, Sj:eaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN GAiLLARD, President of the Senate Art tempore. Januarv 20, aptkoved, JAMES MADISON. AJfjiCT directing the discharge of John Ric'.-.ud from imprisonment. BE it enacted by the S-nate and House of Representatives of the United States Hf America in Congress assemblrd. That John Ricaud, late pay -master of the 36th regiment of Infantry, now, and for some time past, confined in the jail of Baltitr re, upon a judgment at the suit of the U. States, which he is wholly unable to pay, be discharged and remain free from imprisonment, and arrest, on account of the said judgment, suits and Charges: Pz-idcd always, That the said John Ricaud secure, to the satisfaction of the District Attorney of the proper di-e-rict. all or any property or credits he may now have, or be entitled to for, the payment of said judgment, and all property he hereafter may have or acquire, shall be and remain liable for the payment of the said judgment, costs and

charges in the same manner as iftj s ict had not been passed. And pr vj rur tier. That nothing ir; this act cor.tah ed s iaJi be construed to impair the right Of the U. States, to any estate wi ich the said John Ricaud has assignee or conveyed to any person or persons whatever ; nor shall effect the iiabi:hv of any person woo may have been boilnd with an f " RlCaUd for t! Pyent Of any sum of money to the U States H. CLAY, Speaker House orp :rf JOHN GAILLARD, Prestden' of iAc Senat , pro tensor. J anuary 22 approved, JAMES : AJISON. AjVACT making a partial appronr tionforthe subsistence of the army during the year one thousand enrht hundred and seventeen. BE it enacted by the S r.c'r and Howe f Representatives of the United States cf America in Congress assembled That towards the subsistence of the army for the year 1817. there be appropriated the sum of 400 000 dollars' to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated H CLAY Speaker of the H v,r of Representative. JOHN GAILLARD. President of the Senate pro tempore, January 22, 1S1 7. affkovfo JAMES MADISON.

Exports oi' the U. States. From a statement of the secretary of the treasury to congress, it appears that the value of the Exports of the United States, for the year enc.ing the 30th September, 1816, M-as eighty-one millions nine hundred and twenty thousand four hurdred and fifty -two dollars; of which Sot 781 896, were of domestic rmterials, and s i 7 1 38,556 of foreign Of the domestic products exported S7,293,000, wei 3 the produce of the forest ; of agriculture g53,354 000 ; of manufactures, 1,755;000; ex uncertain origin 1 049.000. I he totai amount exported to the possessions of foreign powers, the largest arnount S33 184,558 was to those cf G Btainthe nextlargest 312.133 135 to those of Fi ance ; the next 8 539 718 to those of Spain ; to Holland and its colomes, S5 6 ,524 ; to the Hanse towns and ports of Geimany, g3,534,500 ; to Portugal, Brazil, fee. 2.270 389. The total exports from the several states and territories during the vear before mentioned w as in the following proportion : From New-Hampshire, - 1 40 293 Vermont, - - S? 2.5 94 Massachusetts, - - 10,136,439 Rhode-Island, - - - 6 1 2 7QA Conr.ectieut, . 5 )3 805 New-York, - - - 19 690,031 New-Jersey, - - 9,745 Pennsylvania, - - - 7,196,246 Delaware, - - - - 5 6,217 Maryland, - - - - 7 318,767 Virginia 8,2 12,860 North-Caroiina, - - 1 328,735 South-Carolina, - - 10,849.409 Georgia, - - . . 7,511,39 Ohio, - - - - - . 1,3;5 Louisiana, - - - . 5,6-2 943 District of Columbia, 1,680811 Territory of the U. States, 65,522 Total amount, 81,920,452 Virginia Xew Banks. The house of delegates finally adopted all the amendments proposed by the senate to the bill establishing certain new banks withba that commonwealth. This bill is now therefore the law of the land There are to be two bar ks ; one at Wheeling, tobe called the No th estern Bank of Virginia ; the other ar Winchester, to be called the Bank of the Valley of Virginiawith branches to each. The books tobe opened on the. 1st day of November. The capital sta k- to be raised by subscription shall not he less than 400,000. nor more than fe6 10 000, in share of gloo each. In addition to this capital stock, there is to be created, in the name of the commonwealth, for the benefit cf the Fund for Internal Improvement, a number of shares equal to 15 per cent on the amount of stock subscribed which s' ares are to be paid for in 30 semi-mnual in stalments. out of the dividends on. each, individual's share.