Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 May 1817 — Page 1

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AN ACT To amend the ret u anthoris;ng the payment Ur property lost, captured or destroyed b the enemv white in the miliUry servic e of the U States, and for other purposes," pissed on the ninth of pvii, Oils thousand eight hundred and sixteen. Be it ena t-d h j the Scna'r and House of R fiMitHtattvei of the United States cj l fit&iH CaHgre&H assembled That t!"" (M seetion of the a t. entitled " an act authorising the payment for property lost. Captured or destroyed by the encuoy white in the military service of the U. States, and for Other purposes." passed on the 9th of p; 18 16. shaii be construed to extend only to nouses of other buildings oecupted bv an order of an offircr or agent of the U. States as place of ueposite for military or naval stores.

F or as barracks for the military Forcoi of the U. States ; an I that in acting on all el.1.! its arising under the aforesaid 9th section, as well as those whereon cm missions are HOW returned and rem in undecided as those on which commissions Miay he hereafter executed it shall be the duty of the commissioner Appointed in virtue of the act afore ; id, careluih to c .mine Slid Investigate the same and to repon the fact In such ease t Congress as scon as may be, that such provision m tv be made for the relief of the pes peetivo Claimants SI Shall be deemed just and proper. Sec 2, And be i further enacted That the i dd commissioner shall in all eases tin which the claim to compensation of Indemnity siall exceed the sum of 200 d i!ars award the commission to some one or more discreet commissioners near the places where the witnesses resi le. wno shall before they proceed to act take an oath or affirmation before so uc officer authorised by law to administer the s me, that they will faithfully & Impartially execute the duties assign e l to them in said commission, to the best of their judgment ; and the said Commissioner shall accompany said commission with direction as to examination V of witnesses n oath or affirmation which the said commissioner or commissioners so acting as ln reh authorised to administer ; which said commission, when executed together with the examinations taken in pursuance thereof) shad be enclosed Seated and returned by mail to the oflBceofthe said commissioner Prot . fed I r That in acting on examinations taken bv virtue of the act to w an h this is Sll amendment, the said Commissioner shall be authorised) in ad cas.-s where he shall adjudge the facts not to be sufficiently disclosed to allow a pist decision between the claimants Jjc the V States, to award a new commis

si' n as aforesaid ; and, also in ail cases in which the said commissioner shall deem it proper to appoint an agent in behalf of the U Slates, in executing said Commissions , and it shall be the duty ot the commissioner or commissioners taking evidence in any case, to make inquiry whether ;n evidence ma be had which may le f.ior..hle to the interest of the I' States, audio take such evidence a&d transmit the same to the said Commissioner in like manner. Sec 3, And be it Junker , n'acted That an) person in the Late war aforesaid "ho

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has sustained damage by the los of any horse, mule, ox, w ai;on cart, boat sleigh or harness, while such property was m the military service of the U. States, either by impressment or contract, except in cases where the risk to which the property would be exposed was agreed to be inceried by the owner, it it shall appear that SUCh loss was w ithout any fault or negligence on the part of the owner, shall be allowed Sx. paid the value the rcof Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the provisions ot this act- and the act to w hich it is an amendment, shall he, and are hereby extended to cases ol property lost captured or destroyed in the vrs with the Indian tribes subsequent to flke 18th day of February, and prior to tlm 1st day of September, 1315, in the same manner as il lost, captured or destroyed i:, v late war with Great Britain. Sec. 5. And be it fur, her enacted That all claims allow ed bv said Commission! r of (j dollars or upwards shaii be reused by the Secretary of Yai,on a statement of the facts made to him by the aforesaid commissioner, and may be confirmed or rejected ; and the amount of all claims allowed by the aforesaid commissioner less than 200 dollars and those of 9 00 dollars and upwards, if confirmed by the Secretary of War, shall be oaid in the manner prescribed in the lutlix.

1 4th sections of the act to w hich thims

an amendment. II. CLAY.

Si eM kerof the Ihu 1 e f K , re tentative. JOHN OAILl.ARD, PfCtident if the Senate fir? tef?i'ore. March 3, usir spprovpDi JAMES tAUlSOX. AN ACT To provide for the punishment of crimes and offences committed within the Indian boundaries lib U matted by the t&fttate and II. use l R i?chc,i afivva rf me United lte tf AlHi hen in CtirigftM ass ?IW hied That if any Indian or other person or peions shall within the I'' States end whin

:uiv nun. iik'vict nr wm mW.y km: ,

to any nation r nations, trihe or trihel

inuians commit any e , ne, onence ot misdemeanor t iiich it committed iii any pine or district of COtlhtry under the sole and exclusive uri i tto 1 of the 13, States won d by the laws of the Unitevl States he pUnis led with death) or any other punishment every such offend. t, on beintr thereof convicted, shall suffer the like punishment as is provided by the laws ot the 17. Sut S fol the tike offences, if committed w ithin any place or district of country under v e sole k exclusive jurisdiction of the U. States Sec 2 . hid be U further enacted That the superior courts in earn ol' the territorial districts, and the circuit courts, & other covins of the U. St ttes of similar

jurisdiction in criminal causes in eaqh

district of the L1 Suites in which an

offender against tins act shall be fu st ap"

prehended or brought tor trial, shall ha e and are hereby ested w ith, full power and authority to hear, try and punish all crimes, offences and misdemeanors against tins act ; such courts proceding therein in the same manner as if such Crimes offences and misdemeanors had been committed within the bounds of their respective districts: Provided That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to effect any treaty now in force between the U. States and any Indian nation, or to extend to any offence committed bv one Indian against another, w ithin any Indian boundary. Sec 3 And be i fnr ht r enacted That the President of the U States and the Governor of each of the territorial districts, where any offender against this act shall be apprehended or brought for trial shall have and exercise the same powers for the punishment of offences against this act, as they can severally have and exercise by virtue of the 14th and 15th sections of an act entitled ' An act to reg-

u'.xn tr.uK-aiu intercourse wim u: Ki

rn tribes, and to preserve peace At

frontiers," passed 30th March, 18

the punishment of offences there!

scribed. H. ( LAY, Speaker of the Huse of R f:rcKcn'a'he3 JOHN OAILLARD, Prcsi!n' of the Se-ia'e fro tempore March J 1817 approved, J A MLS MADISON.

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To fix the peace establishment of the Marine Corps. BE it enacted by the Si nate and House of RefirikentQtivet of the Uniltd States of Anurica in Congress an scmbled 1 hat the peace establishment b the Marine C orps shall consist of the follow ing officers, non commissioned officers musicians and privates viz : 1 Lieutenant col. commandant, 9 capt. ins, 24 first Lieutenants, 16 second Lieutenants, 1 Adjutant and Inspector, 1 Paymaster and one Quarter-Master, to be Ukcn from toe said captains and lieutenants ; "3 coiporals, 42 drums ar.d fifes & 7 so privates. Sec. 2 And h- if further enacted That the President of the U States cause the provisions of this act to be carried into effect ot) the 1st day of ' pril next, or as soon thereafter as circumstances w id admit, and cause any supernumerary office ra to he discharged from the service of the V. States ; and to all persons so discharged) there shall be paid three month's additional pay Sec. 3 And be it funher enacted That the President Of the U States may, in the recess of the Senate, appoint any of the officers authorised by this act w tech

appointments shad be submitted to he

Senate, it their next session, for thl

advice and consent.

11 CLAY, Speaker ff the I! , use of Iepresetna fives' JOHN GAfLLARD. pr '.sidnt cf tir Senate prj tempore. Match 3d, 1817. APPROVED JAMES MADiSON. AN ACT Making appropriations for the support of the Navy Of the U Stales For the year one thousand eight hundred and sc enteen p ,, 7 '( .. fry ftc. Senate and TTotise hretcntative qf the United States if Ant, ricaii Cot $res assembled, That for defraying the xpences of the Navy for the yeal i317 tl v following sums be and t icy arc uer.".y respectively appropriated : that is to say : For p iv and subsistence of the officers) and pay of seamen, l '.)2 73 2 dollars. For provisions, 496 7f. dollars. For medicine, hospital stores, and all expenses on account of sick, including those of the marine corns 1000 dollars.

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For repairs of Ve For ordnance, ar ry stores 1,000 le Tor t he purchns nhur, 20,000 do! ' u

els. 3:5,000 dollars, ion, and miiitais if salt pet re and sul-

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I 'oi navy parks, docks, and uuarves,

1.50,000 dollars. For contingent expenses, including freight, transportation and recruiting expenses, 350,000 dollars For o cpenses in procuring p;old and silver medals, and swords hi conformity with sundry resolutions of Congress, 15,000 dollars. For p iy and subsistence of the marine COI pS, 187 3 )8 dollars. For clothing for the same, 3 1 166 dollars For military stores for the same, 1,188 dollars. For contingent expencesfor the same 1 4,000 dollars. Sec 2 And be it further enacted That the several appropriations herein before made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. U CLAY Sfieaker of the House of Representatives. JO IN GAiLLARD, President rf the Senate pro tempore. March 8d, 1817. approved JAMES MADISON. AN ACT Supplementary- to an act entitled u An act further to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War, k Navy Depart menu." BL it enacted bu the Seuate and H UStt f Ri preventatives of the United Star en of America in Congress assembli d. That nothing contained inlhe act of the 3d of March, 1809, enti'lki M An ar t to amend the several acts fifc the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War and Navy Departments" shall be construed to authorise the President of the U. States to direct any sum appropriated to fortifications, arsenals, armories, custom houses, dock navy yards or building of any sort, or to mu-

rations of war. or to the nav of xho. nrmv

or navy, to be applied to any other object of pub ic expenditure H. CLAY. Speaker of the Hou.e of Representatives JOHN OAILLARD, Prexid'-nf of the S rial spro 'empire. March 3, 18 17 approvkd JAMES MADISON. AN ACT Supplementary t ) an act entitled " an ct concerning the navai establishment " Be tl enacted bu the Serate and House of ReprctniQ ivr of 'he United S-a es of im erica, in Congress asseihdied, Tiiat every purser now in service, or who may hereafter be appointed, shall instead of the bond required by the .ct to which this is a supplement, enter into bond wiili two or more sureties, in the penalty of 25,000 dollars, conditioned for the faith fuJ discharge of all his duties as purser in tiic navy of the U States which said sureties shaii be approved by the judge or attorney of the U. States for the district in which such purser shall reside. See. 3. And be it further enacted That from and after the 1st day of May next, no pet-son shall act in the character of purser, who shall not enter into bond as aforesaid, excepting pursers on distant service who shall not remain in service longer than 2 months after their return to the U States, unless they shall comply with the provisions of the first section of tiiis act. If. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN O VILLARD, President of the Senate, fro tempore, March 1. i.sir pprovjed, J MES MA ,TSON. -amm : : : -v : 3 : o -:: : : o : : mm An important discovery has been recently made in the literary world, by the Abbe Mai, who has found, in the Ambrosian Library a work entitled Epitome Dionysit Halycarnassensis, which contains the Books ofLivy fiat have heretofore supposed to be lost. SHIPWRECK. By the arrival on Saturday marning of the schr. Industry, Cant. Hitchcock, in 9 days from Savannah, we learn that the brioGoliah, of Boston from Havre de Grace, bound to Sava inah, with $10,000 in specie on board, was cast away on the night of the 17th inst on the south Breaker-head, near the Tybee LightHouse. The vessel was totally lost the crew and specie were saved. Com. Adv. Captain Baxter, of the British brig Robert, who arrived on Saturday morning in 19 days from Tobago, informs that a severe epidemic, supposed the yellow fever, had raged among the inhabitants of that Island through the greater part of the winter. He believes that the desease has swept off at leat one tenth of the population since the first of January The disorder is attributed to the long prevalence of northcrlev winds, accompanied with unusual coldness of the weather. ib A few days ago a christening took place at Rothwell church, Where the united ages of the mother and daughter, and aunt and her niece and two sisters, all present at the ceremony, did not amount to nineteen f ! Lon. Pap. BLANK CHECKS, Exe -ntio is Supeo ios 8ftx, For bale at tnis otlice,