Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 25, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 May 1817 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN.

From the Press of ELIHU STOUT, Publisher of the Laws of the United States. Vol. 8. VINCEXXES, (Ino.) SATURDAY, MAY si, 1817. No.

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THE WESTERN SUN IS printed on every Saturday, at Two Dollars p r annum, if paid in advance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, at the end of the year, for which a note will be ivjuired. No subscription can be withdrawn until all arrearages are paid. A Ivertisements conspicuously inserted on the usual terms. Advertising "nstomers will note on their advertisements the number of times I 4, i .i i i -. i thev wish them inserted ! hose sent ! Without such directions will be continued until forbid, and must be paid for accordingly. ar 'win BY AUTHORITY Laws of the Union. Alh Coftffr S3, 2nd Session, AN CT Concerning Invalid pensioners. BE it nacted by thr S. na'c and House of F fir scrra'iv of the United States Am ritain Congress assembled, Te at the Secretary of War be and he is hereby dii Mctedto place the following named persona oh the pe sion list of invalid p nsi tners otthe U Sia t , who shall b ! entli e 1 to a id receive pensions according to the rates and Commencing at the ti aes herein after mentioned that is to sayt Johnson Cook, at tl e rate of 4 dollars p month, tocommence on the 27th of Kovemhet Joseph Will inson, at the rate of S3 pr month to co nmence on the 23a cL y ot' Dei eml er, is; 6 William Maxwell, at the rate of 4 Aoitara per m nth tocommence on the ith ol Octobei . 18 16. E ish i L ster, at the rate of 8 dollars pi r mouth, to commence on the 5th of ember 1 8 i 6. Daniel Col omy at the rate of4dolls. per month, to commence on the 1st of August 1816 Benjamin liaile, at the rate of 4 dols. per month to commence on the 5th of Dv c .nber 18 15 Jo in li mey, at the rate of 4 dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of October 1 s 1 fi. Uriah Warren, at the rate of 4 dollars per month, tocommence on the 5th of December is 16. Jonathan D Carrier, at the rate of idollars per month, to commence on the 28th f February, 1 s . fi. Joan Myers, at the rate of 5 dollars 33 k a third cents per month, to commence On the l 5 1 of November 1818. James Newberry, at the rate of 4 dolls, per month, to CO nmence the 19th of Aprii, 1818 V iKiam Arnold, at the rate of 4 dolls, p nivMuh. ') commence on the Jd of O. Lober, 1 B 1 fi. H .1- Lowry, at the rate of S dollars and 5 cents per month to commence on Hie 1 ith of February 1818, Jest M'Annally. at the rate of 8 dol- j lei s per nv nth, to commence on the I 8th of July, 18 1 ; Apheus Hid. at the rate of 8 dollars WSt month, to commence on the 1st of T ! i i . I R 1 fi. Jones, at the rate of 5 dollars Sc 32 C i ts per month, to co.nim r.ee on the it i f November, 1 B 1 8, William Wilson, If ti e rate of 4 dollars per month, to commence on the $th ol November 1816 John M'Ciure at the rate of 4 dollan per mOttth to commence on the I Oth of September) 1 vS 1 r. RobftH Warrel. at the rate of 8 dolls. per month, to commence on tne 9th of September 18 16. W Utiam Carter, a' the rate of dolls fend 33 cents, per month, to commence on the 7th of October 1818 William English) at the rate of 8 Mi per month, to t uumence on the 9th ol September, 1816.

Henry Doherty, at the rate ot 4 lolis w per month. t commence on the 7t:i ot I October, 18 1 6. George Heudrick. at the rate of 4 dol-

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John Ilinkson, at the rate of 4 dolls.

per month, to commence on the 20th of September, 1816. Jcptha Brown, at the rate of 4 dollars per month) to commence on the 1 4th of December, 1816. John Miller, at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 2a of January, 1817. Aaron Stafford, at the (rate) of 5 dolls. 33 cents per month to commence on the 8th of January, 1817. Eiias Ware, at the rate of 4 dollars per month to commence on the 16th of January, 1817. Daniel Moffett, at the rate of 4 dollars 2 , per monm, to commence on tne astn ot AugUSt 1815. Frederic!; P. Ste venson, at the rate of 8 dollars St $0 cents per month, to commence on the 6th oi January is 17 Sion Holly at the rate of -J dollars 6c 33 cents per month to commence on the 28th of February, 18 16. Robert Lyoh, at the rate of 4 dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of November 1815. II ;hry Tsfmet at the rate of 5 dolls, and 33 rents per month to commence on the 7t' of December, 1816. Mark Miller, at the rati of 4 dollars per month, to commence on the 16th day of December 18 15. George vi Grittin, at the rate of 2 dollars k 6;i cents per month, to commence on the 1st of February, 181". Glover Baker, at the rate of 2 dollars per month to commence on the 29th cf October. 1816 Nathan rosby, at the rate of 4 dolls, per month, to commence on the 14th of February 18 17 James Heard, at the rate of 8 dollars c 50 cents per month to commence on the 2 Ha of FcbtuiVy, 1817 Joshua Penny, at the rate ef 6 dollars per month, to commence on the 2vth of ! February, is 17. Enoch Bctrmtm, at the rate of 8 doils. per month to eommei.ee on U.e 1st ay of J inuary, 1 6 7. Maiyne Baker at the rate of 4 dollars per month to commence on the 1st day of January, 18 i 7. Reuben Fhacklerat the rate of 4 dollars per month, to conn tencoon the L-t 1 day t f January 1817 Sec. a. Andb ttfkrt&er nacted That tiie pensions o: the fol lowing namcii persons already placed () , the pension list of the U States, be increased to t'; sums herein rcsp ctively annexed to the:r v miea ; the raid ItH ie .se to c 01, - mence at t' c times herein mentioned, & be in lieu of pensions they at present rej ce: - c ;at is to say : Nicholas W ich, at tle rate of 25 dollars pet month; to commence on the 1 3th day of June 1815. George Shannon at the rate of 12 dollars per month, commencing; on the 11th of September 1818. Ii. C AY Su aki r 0 the House t ' V prrsentalives JOHN GA L ARD, President f- f the Smat irv terntore, Iarch 3 Ibi. mphovkd, JAMES A.ADiSON. AN ACT To alter k cst.;b.ish certain Post Roads. lie it t nactt d by the Senate and House cf Representatives of the United States America in Congress assentbied) That the post road hereafter named, be discontinued. In Pennsylvania. From Wvsoxbv, Orviileand Warren toNanticuke. Prom Silver Lake or Montrose, to Binghampton From Winiam sport to Jersey Shorn. I i Virginia. From Libeity to Fin castie. Indiana. From Brook viile, by Bath and Lewistown to Saisbury. ; Kentucky From Isbelviile to Ea imprille From Greenup c h. to Little Synad Salt orks. From Danville by Casey c. h. Pulasky e. h. Wayne C h. Burksvine and Columbia to Dam ille. s c .ind be It further enacted That the following be established post roads. In Main . From Jayby, Jaypoint, D txfield and rloiwuriStown to Humford. From Anson to So.on. ; A Hamfthir From Dunstabic by Nottin'cmi West, 10 Peiium. 1

From Ackworth, Lempster and Unity to Newport. From Ossipee, by Effingham, Partoonfield. In Vermont. From Craftsbury by Thelyvale and Montgomery to Richford. In Massachusetts. From Gioton by Pepperel and Hoiies to Amhert N H In Connecticut . From Bridgeport by Weston, Redding & Bethel to D annum From Stanford by way of Men Canaan and North Ridee field to D anbury. From Colchester bv Chatham, to Middletow n. In New York From Canandap;ua by Bristol, Richmond, Livoiiia, Gennessee and Warsaw to Sheldon. From Oswego Falls by Port Glasgow and Portland and along the ridge fcoac by Carthage to Rochester. From Moscow by the state road to Bu ffaio. From Oswego by Montrose Pa. ai d the turnpike to Milford, ti ence in Hamburgh in New Jersey, to Jersey ei y From Pouhkeepsie, through Beekmantown to New Mi ford. From Ba fi by Angelica, Hamilton, Cerestowu Pa Can tiers port and Jersey shore to Williams port. Fi om h , to v. pies From Angelica by Nund and Leicester to Bal t i-.i. From Salem, by Hebron, An vie and Foil Edwards, b S.u dy Lii. From SI ingston, bv Hurley Mail ;c-

town. Rochester, W awansink, Mama- i kiti; g to Milrord, Pa. From Madis( n by Petersboro. to the Sullivan post office, at the Chittenengo creek I New Jersey. From Trenton, by ! Birmingham, Lambertsville, Prattsviile, Frenchtown Mi ford and Hughe' Forge, to Easton, Pa. From B&skingridge, by New Providence to Springfield) in Essex county. .. Penn. ytvania From Newton on the Somerset great road, by 1 airfie.d meeting house to A magh From GreensburgU, to the great Salt works, to Indiana . rom Conneisviile to Mount Pleasant. From Kittauing to Ros burg. From Frankiin, by Oii Creek Town, Centrevilie, Bioomheid and Union, to Y 1 rford. From Lewistown by Bellville M'Aleavy's Henry's and Pebei burgh, to Alexandria ; or, from L w . . ty Beliviiie y uie s v.. toii s nuiiS 6c A From . omeisdorl oy Rohrersburg1. Pi e Grove, Kiinkei stown and (jfeoietown to unbury From Meause v ille, by Wysox, Pike, In id 01 Wyaiusinfc creek and Windham to .Mo;.tiose. Fiom ?leauseviile, by Sugar creek Smit 's to Putnamville rom Putnamvine by C umbia spriniriiel . At ens ai.d Oid Sneshiquin, to Meaiisviile tiom Moatroee, by Orwell aiid Warren to At ens. From Shick.shenny by Huntingdon, Jackson and Evern viile, to Jeiseytown. In Maryland. Fiom Westminster by Taneytown Sc Emmittsburg to Waynesburg Fiom Baltimore, by Randaistown, Freedom and New Windsor to Uniontown. In Ohio. From St Clairsviile, by Harris viiie, Cadis, Flushing, Morristown. Belmont and Barnsville, to vVooclfield, thence by Diilion's, on Capteen Creek, to . t. Clairsviile. From Dayton to Monroe. Fiom olumbus to Granville. From London, by Spi ingfield, to Dayton. From Newark, by New-Lebanon, to Lancaster From Cincinnati, by Carsons, Ingerson's ferry, or town of Miami, Ciarke's stoi e, and arrison, to Iirookvitle, Ind In Virginia From Cha? lottesvinr by Gr.tyham's store, to Brown's turnpike. From Liberty to Salem From Clarksburg, by Lewis c. h. to Point Pleasant. From Hint's store, in Pendleton coun ty to Bath c b In A' ntuck-: Vrom Chattelsburg, by Little Sandy S. lt works, sie's mills, 0 rings ville, and Mouth of Bald Laie, to Paris Frmn Louis ile,by Middletown, Ncs

Castle, and Twin meetinghouse to Boone c h. FiOni Russelville, by Elkton ana Ewingvilte, to Hopkinsviile. Fiom Hopkmsville, ! y Greenville, Madisonville Bel vi lie, aii. Aioi lif.eid to BhawneetoWn ( In i na ) From Eiizabethtown, by P..i.ade!phia to Corydo?; (Ii .i na) From Danvi a , by Liberty and Sornerset, to Montkeao From Monticeho, by Burksville, to Glasgc w. From Burksville to Columbia. Fron Uppei Blue-hck, by Mdorfield, tv Owinvi e. From fc t Lliam, by B dft rd to N w C stie. L v"o? h CarrJr?a. From 01gantown, by Ruuieiibrdton, to Greenville, S. C. In Trimester. I'n m Bot-yaid to S 00 , f , h. F:ora Dandridge by S.,v'cj-; v:Te, to

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. o c "c . cr. F'On v . .;.'t, by Jolin Hunts, to id h V 1 t;. F.o ! Mt g ntown. by lr. Chota, 1 elHco Plain, Bf GrifRns, to Camesvi le, G c In S urt Car :.'. . Fro bv y Hill, n P i hi ish, io Lower Chreemns, or ferry, ocot? igo tarn Par-iyginbot-to ins. Fi om Carnbridge, by Stujffl( town, to i kens ii e. In Georgia. From Washington, by Elberton e. h. and Danielsviile, to Car nes Hie. In Indiana. From Cory don by Shoemaker's 'I'roy, Mount Pleasant, Darlingtomand Evansville, to flannony. From Cory don, by Fredericksburg to Salem. From Lexington, by Salem, to Paoli. I rom Vincennes, by Emmersonviila and C iriisle, Monroe and i erre llaut, to F01 1 i ai rison. From Madison to NewT Castle, Kentucky. From Madison to Vernon. From Lawrenceburg, by Decatur, to Wilmington. From Hamilton, O. by BrcokviTe, Bonnersvi.le, Waterloo, Centrevilie. Salisbury, Dunlaps ville and Fait field, to Crookville. From Princeton, to Ilendersonton, Kentucky. II. ( LAY, Sieaker of the Houst of J? hrrsmtafix"-. JOHN GAILLA; ! Pr siden of th St nat , fro t mfiore M w.i en 3, 1817 k v a o v an, JAMES A 1SON. AN ACT Directing the discharge of William Smith from imprisonment. BE it enac eJ bit the S na'e at:d house of Reftresen'atrves of the Uni ed States of America in Congress assi mbid, hat William mith, who is ;.ov conlined in ti e ji ii ot ti e city of Charleston, in the district Of South Carolina, on a jud,ment obtained uiri inst 1 hn in favor of tho U. S a s be ( ischarged fiom bis Inw prisonment : Provided, Thai anyrst.nef . eai 0 pe sonai, w hich t e s iid Willi ami miti may now have, or he renter cquire, shall be liable to be taken to Bat i fy the judgment aforesaid, in the same manner as if he had rot been imprisoned and discharged ; and that nothing in I is act shall be so const o rd as to affect the iiabi i v of. ny co-obligor tha'Vnay have been bound with the said William Smith for the payment of any sum of money to the United States. H. (LAV, Sii ak-r of the ffvusc f R fresentatxves JOHN G ILL ARD, President of thr Senate, firo temfiorr, March 3 1817 SPPROVKD, J ME") VIA . ISON Nrw-Vork, April 16. The account received here on Sunday from Jamaica of the death of P: -o'ent Petion, proves to be untrue. Letters received in town yesterdry bom Port u Prince, date I 23d M;.rch, state tiiat h T o then Ui ooi ncuiUn