Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 36, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 August 1817 — Page 3

THB WESTERN SIN, --Tt VINCENNE8 : l . r . . uIfM Saturday, August (), 1817. .... ... .... lr. tsaac Iliac kf or d. i his gentleman in tiic warmth of his zeal to main tin- power and emoluments of various offices u ieemi to have forgotten it he

ever knew" that an Independent press is the surest bulwark of the peoples freedom 1 he seems to have forgotten if lie

ever knew that the people have a right to enquire, tor by eiHjUirj they learn, and none will dislike free enquiry under Otir tree government, hut the unworthy, Or those who would he tvrants The fatherof our country the immortal Washtngton has saiu, that kv even error mav be tolerated when truth is left free to combat it M But we are left to infer by Mr. Blatk ford's M firebrand" denunciations mat, with some other arrogant holders of office, he thinks the people and the press have no higher or nobler destiny than to shew false tlaitery, or slavish submission. By fair inference from his attack upon us, we are obliged to view tnis as his opinion In thus thinking he deceives himself) and would deceive the community kUcii conduct in us wouid not only be nosthe to out principles) to the best interests of the country to the principles t; .it estabiisned our independence) but to an knowledge) enquiry) and political rectitude. Sueh conduct sha.l never be put su d by us, nor w in the people hereair sanction it in Jujp They know 1 1 1 v 1 1 rigntS) and theywnl. uphold no man who dares infringe ti.eLi.

Tnese remarks are tlw nly reply we

sha.i maku to the billingsgate effusion tnat censured us tor the performance ot a duty and as we shall ncvet he regardless ot either tee dignity' or utility ot our pivss, we may, for having noticed such vituperation, owe an apology to our subscribers. Let us alt rt member) however) that these things should be on record for Mr Biackfoid may a gain place himself before ti e people, and Wnen he does, a just judgment snounl await him. We should be glad if Mr. Isaac Blackford wia condescend to inform the people of Knox Whether he did, or did not, state a jbossithte falsehood in his reply to 1 Independent Freemen," when lie iays "u is evident that the sooner the Variants COUid be called in, the sooner the state would be relieved from the interest they were drawing) which w as e erv day encrcasing considerably the pubdc debt.1 We will briefly sfate the facta Mr Blackford know that the money to take up the Territorial Warrants, or twice the amount of them was borrow ed on interest from the hank of Yinccnnes. : e kn or should have kti'twn that a Considerable portion of the Warrants were drawing no inn res- and he knoWsi or should know, that the state is, by the at rangement they made not only paying double the amount nf interest that wouid hue accrued upon the warrants, but that a portion of those very warrants, to pay Which money w as borrowed, and the state debt thereby increased, are at the same time laying in the hands of men who performed services) or paid value for them, no better under the late law than blank p per Mr. Blackford we believe knows all this to be fact althou ;h he w atitonly abused u-, and has, as we believe clearly committed Ids vera ity as above stated Vet) if the people will forgiv him, we can independent Editors always look for abuse When they inform the people of the misconduct or unfitness of the unworthy wiio aspire to office Mr. Blackford is now electe d, and he stands bound as a man, or a gentleman) or a legislator, to she the people he has not suited a falsehood in the sentence N4rtroted above, Daowfrao It, e River, on Tuesda July 29th Ma JO! I N JO NSO, Bged 19 years, formerly of Princeton. Prepar to meet thy God." We have SCCounts from the Spanish Maine vis Marthuco that the patriots have obtained an important victor) over the royadsts. Whet ier ti is alludes to the fall of Anustura, and Guayana, or some subsequent battle, remains doubtful as we have no paitU ell. rs, It is not Usiikeiy that the batUfi has lKe,i between

the newly arrived royal troops and the patriots. If this should turn out to be the fact the event is peculiarly auspicious to the latter. Alb Argus.

kNOX.

G. R. C. Sullivan, John M'Clure, i!fd Isaac Blackford) we believe are eicc tedNo the House of Representatives from ti e counties of Knox Daisanu Sullivan, in our next astatement of the pons shall be

given.

For Congress, KNOX COUNTY.

Posey, Hendricks,

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St Mary's, July 5th, Th Last sunday the Patriot force) (as I wrote you was expected) took possession of Amelia Island) under Sir Gicoi M'Gregor, their commander. Though there were in all about two hundred men on board tiie ti an sport bring and a schooner (the only vessels that were engaged in tnis service) yet Amelia was taen by the small force oi sixty-five orCevYnty men. Their commander landed wiji

this small party from the brig- tha

come to anchor between the points o

Cumberland and Amelia, on Amelia beach immediately opposite to the Vessel, from whence they marched to Fernandina, a distance of five or six mites. Fernanciina, the name oithfe town on Ameiia Isiaud is defended in a front by a fort mounting seven carriage guns, six of them long eighteens and by two block "houses in the rear, which command the only w ay by which an enemy can approach ; and w hen it was taken there were at h ast forty men in the place under arms. The Patiiot party were obliged to cross a creel, in which eer mun was up to his waist in mud am. Which was immediately under the fire of the block hauses. Though they might have been cut all to pieces, yet not a single gun was tired. Such was the panic of the people within the town iney c.io not even discharge their guns before they surrendered i have been down to Amelia to view the new order of thin&S) that place being only nine miles from St Mary's where I had the pleasure of seeing tiie celebrated Patriotic General SirOregor rvi'Gregor. lie appears to be about 35 years of age ; his height is about five feet eight inches, and tie is somewhat inclined to Corpulency I is appearance is sueh, to meet him even in ordinary life, with ordinary people, one would stiii fanes there uas some thing uncommon about him.Jbflag has been hoisted for Florida, lee nVid of which is white w ith a blue e f tA rwish it was in my power to send you copies of the proclamations which ! ave been issued, but I cannot obtain them ; the puriportof the first was, as I understand, to endeavor to establish some discipline amotlgst the seamen and solders, ot which at pre se nt there is Very little, and induce them by bounties to enter the service for a certain lime as now they are nothing more than Volunteers ; e second, to quiet the minds of the inhabitants, and allow them six months declare themselves in. I'y the LiteV p roc 1 matt on, as 1 have understood, the rioricias are taken possession of as Territories, dependant on the Kepub ie of Buenoa Ayres. It i generally supposed that as soon as a sufficient force is collected they will march to St Augustine) from w hence, if they are successful, which is extremely doubtful they will immediately enter West Florida

The inhabitants of the adjace

Mi.ee, at present are generally no

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able to the new order et things ltinj

been surfeited with revolutions) more particularly as almost every person is attached to t:.e present Governor of St. Augustine, whose character cannot be extolled too highly, Vet they have been agreeably disappointed in the object ot t,,is visit : they feared it was for plunder vet not a single individual has been molcstci in person or property. Every one speaks in the highest terms of the char

acter of the commander, who i. a hie and affable to ail, and also of t ce rs generally., among whom an young men of the finest appaai

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wiiii'mi irnicn no greai unue-;iaKa.i r

prove fortunate are not so. we II ooservc

amoivjjthem a ought, and perhaps may b , after they ha e been regula ed by time. There appeared u me to be a!)out forty am men attached to t'.is expedition as officers) or who expected to be made officers Sir Gregor M'Gregor staea I imself in Ids proclamations as Brigadier Genersij romrnwisi(0iic4 by thv

c cessic offi-

highest republican autliorities in south Amciica. Exiract of a letter from Pernambuco, dated May 25th, to a gentleman in Philadelphia. M Since my last by the w ay of St. Parts I have cone nothing of business, as nearlyall the inhabitants deseited the city, Which of course caused a total stagnation of business The port was b.oc kaeed w ithout and an embargo within, which left me no alternative but to wait till a change of affairs. On the 18th of this mdfrth the Patriots abandoned the city and tredn all ciiections some of their leaders hanging themselves Sc others shooting themse.ves and the same day the fortifications were taken possession of by the inhabitants ; or rather the Portuguese sailors from the merchants ships in the harbor. A scene of great confusion took place ; but fortunately no lives were lost After the admiral ot the fle et came on shore some kind of order was restored. Nothing of business lias bee n done since, nor will be for 6 or 7 days to come, as there will be days of feasting and rejoicing at the downfall of the Patriots."

ORDINANCE, Regulating the I arket. Sec. 1. B E it ordmnrd by the Trustee of the Borough of Vincenne.s in cmm'tii council assembled, and it is- Ik reby ordained by the authority afore .said, That there shall be a Market held every clay in the week Sunday excepted, foi every kind of butcher's I eat from five o'clock in the mornings till ten o'clock in the same, from ti e first day of June ti!i the first day of October. Scn.. 2. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That the sum of twelve dohars per year shall be paid in advance by each butcher occupying a stall, beginning at the north end of the market house, and that the pi ice of stalls shall be diminished one dollar each bom tha north end to the south end of said market house.

it furt

by 'he uuthority aforesaid, butcher shall he bound to a chairman of said board and

4Aduitn d

liiit each

by pavn ig

a per-

r ceive

the sum required, shall

mil to occupy said staits in writing Sec. 4. And be it fur li r ordained by the authority aforesaid, '1 hat anv persons selling butchers meat during said market i ours out of the market

house shall pay a hue two nor more than iter

ce, which fine si a

offt

ai not less than dollars, for each 1 be recoverable y justice of the aid Borough

point some other fit person protem. who shall receive the same compensation, H be subject tl e same ru es as the regUiar market master : ErovuLd h Wri new nrVtrihcUMy That the said Market Master, either standing or protem. shan previous to atteiuDtimr the exercise of nis

A U duties take anu subscribe before some justice of the peace an oath Lithtui.y and impartially to exercise and disc hat go tiie duties ot his office ; which oath si. all be filed with the cierk ef this Board. Sec. 7 And be v fun her orduinc d by the authority aforesaid, That each and every person who attends within this Boroun for the purpose e;f disposing of any articles whatever, either by weight or measure shad anu it isheieby ered encumbent uponthcin to eaiijHnn the afore said Market Master, tofheke their Scdei weights and measures teste inspected and marked, as being conectT before they use the same, and in fail in so to do, shall on information as before mentioned, he subject to a tine not le.s than two Collars. Sec. 8 And be it furth - r ordained by the auth ri(y aforesaid, That the Mar ket Master to be appointed under this ordinance shall, and he is hereby authorised to procure at the experce of tiie Bo.nd a complete set of weights and measures suitable as standards, for the preservation of which he shall be responsible. Ad ordinances and parts of ordinances coming within the perview hereof shall be and tin- same are hereby repealed. Passed August st. 1817 G W JO N TON, Ch'm. fir-, tern, C. H. T I I.LI N Ci H AST. Clk. R 7 ?. V A a ot Letters, REMAINING in the Post-Office at Princeton, the quarter ending the 30th of June lb 17, which if not taken out within three months will be sent to the General 1 ost-Odicc as dead letteis

A Ezekial Allerd Philip Ameck

rurih r ordaiued aid, ThatweneI on Vcik: each week com-

on complaint b: IV, e peace residing in i Sec. 5 And be it by t he authority af. r, . ai martlets shall bdays and Saturdaj s in

mencinp; at tJu- hoin-of sunrise and ending at twelve o'clock and that a fine of from two to ten dollars be and the same is hereby imposed on any person who shall sell or purchase anv kind pi meat, fish, poultry, butter, eggs, clteese, fruit, nuts, potatoes game meal, flonb turnips or ve:itables of any kind w htit-" e ver during market hours, (that is from sunrise till tweve o'clock) except in the market house; on the market square on said market days (viz that is Wednesdays and Satin dave. ) 6. Sind be if further ordained bit the authority aforesaid, That it shall be and it is hereby made the duty of the chairman of the Boaul immediately io appoint some one fit person as scalesman oi- market master whose duty it shall be to attend at the market house on each market day, during the hours the'safrie is directed to be kept open and attend to the weighing- and measuring of e vP& respective article w hich may be offe red for sale in the said market He shall preserve order in and about said market seize all unsound provision, and toake- Mie h disposition thereof as the chairman of the Boarel mav and shall deem propel' to direct It shall be his further duty to prosecute for all offences against or violations of any of the provisions contained in this ordinance He shall continue in ohVe one year; bill in case of death or removal bis vacancy s all he supplied In Appointment by the chairman. e shall receive seventy -five D nts per day, fu- each general market day as a full compensation for his serie e-s, to be- paid hi in by the i orouih i reasurer upon, the certificate feffjfie Chairman He may be removed yom office by a majorit) of the Hoard for irj lect of duty or improper conduct ; and in case he cannot or does not attend market on the respective market days, It shall be the dut oi tnc Chairman to up-

John Barr A Basley Jesse B.rncs A . Canpbell Jenet Lo:weil Thomas Dais Morgan Eaton Dunul Cirass Henry Hills James iluekloc Lewis Harper.

w B;.ck Henry Bcure John Carrcll William Clark

Adam Duglass

John Ehlrichre

Y. C. G l issom Stephen Hurst Alston Holder J Is? K Putyman Knales

Sary Johnson

L & M ' David I arance William T.athom Peter Lahew John T. More head

James Mnrtm Piiiiip A. Meak

James Montgomery.

J;ime'sP;itton Diarlpc PM..

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Joseph Rasborough John Rob ,ison Nicholas Robinson E. Roberts 6 cr T James Sands William Shook Joan N. Trusdell Lewis Tac Rett. V s u Mrs. Vanada Josepi Wasson K:iza i.Mn Joseph Wiifcs 2 Venson Wood James Wailand V James Young. JO X I. NEELY, P. M Princeton, June 3o, 18 1 7 5u 36-3 w Twenty Dollars Reward. CTRA . ED from the subscriber living O in the Americ an Bottom Monroe county, about 22 miles above Kaskaskia, on the 13th dav ot May last, a YELLOW BAY MARE.

15 hands high or upwards, 5 or 6 years

old last spring her main cut off Sc k

wiui wiuw nans, targe ears, nigh we-j ers, (hoop rumned short dock k sNi

tail, some white hairs in her forehead,

supposed to be branded en tie near shoulder, but the letters not legible, hrd on wnen sne went away a middle sized : ELL with a leather ' oliar and ('.cnble

buckle fastened on with a buckskin

whang she was broucrht fsom 1 ii.ee-i

h st hili 8t supposed to have been iaist!

there or in that neighborhood, and wh

last heard of she was making direct for that puce. The aboye reward will be given for delivery of saiel Mare to me or 15 dollars for information so that I e:-n e;et her agaim PAP: ALL DHL RV. Monroe r'ountv,

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