Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 46, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 October 1817 — Page 3

The Canal, We ire inform 1 t tat contract! have been nade for tne construction of the Cafbl for a distance of about thirty miles, and that the 6rk is progressing as fast as iras expected Mr Tim ,'hu Hunt, of Boston, a gentleman w 10 !ns had rrtUeh experience in making of canals, having been for a rmmbt ofvears employed on the Mid 'ti e x canai, near Boston, has contracted tovmake some paitof airs, and has already commenced his wotk. Ulica Obs.

Tee in Vuojiist. A .....1 . T l.!nMti T1

r nine viuni ;n v '.vim i'mh

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Webrb ice this mo

'enn

in (2 th

Audits ) as thicR as common o e leatn er, W aich had frozen during the last

bight

TUK WEST RUN SUN-

Vincennes. October is. 1817

We are authorised to aiinoune the fol sowing persons as candid ttes for the Leap si il ure, R BERT BUN riN, Ju. Gk.v'l. V. JO I STON. JOHN L. M'COL OljGH. SAMUL1L KMKH ON. IMPOIiTAN T. Nkw- ouK.Sept 14. We have seen a letter fro n a gentletnan at Gibraltar dated June 2 1, stating, that the writer had conversed with an officer belonging to the United States hip Peacock jusl arrived at that place fro ti A gierfl and Tunis. ro n tlie latter pi ice they had brottght our Consul, Mi . Anderson, who w is induced to leave there owing to his hating been treated in a irmnner that Woi!d not justify his re fnaining lohgef as the representative of the United States T e Qey, for some time previa Is to Vis departure, would Tiot permit him to ronv i'i his presence, m consequence ol his refusing to kiss his hbrhness's band. He has also detained

an citizen,

there an A n

in.'- pay nont for property sold hi

tiesa to the amount of several thousa I do 1 irs rhe Peadock left hem get h Ihci fortifications in order and it is t e general opinion that their w i;' be a brush tritfrthefff, soon after her joining the Iqtiadron at Marseilles. s d 1 sai1 is loon is she can get a supply ofproisiotis and water. Latest from South Y nrriea.

Evtract of a Ivttrr fr m V . Th ma i i a friend in P'i.ui I ihia. " W hate just receive I very favorable accounts from the Patriots Oil the mam. T i v are in possession of the Whole pro fince of luav in.i, S. general Paea, alter rousing the provinces of tiasonare and Socorro i;i ev (Jreneda advanced to the river Apureatthe head of 4 too troops In the province ol Carraccas. The pat riots In Margaretta are now disp.aylng all t ieir pa riotic i n rgy against Moiiilo and his 5 0 ) barbarians oi iilo has ffecently received an order from the adored Ferdinand to put to death all the Inhabitants of the ceiebt ati d i. md wiom he may meet wiili men, women and Childi ett M w sv i ilk, iy Oct. 3. On Fridav evening iast, boat arrived attnis port with 1 i passengers from Germany men, women and chi dren,oti their way to theWabeh tojoii t fami It of the HarmoniteSi now at i .a, place Thev informed acountrymen of theirs in this place, that one of their company (a female not married! is sister to mr. Robb

who la the principal at the Wibash set- J llement, and who is now it P iad phixl

Waiting for the arrival ol more o thou land being expect I ; these i e i that 5o crossed the O i in w ien t ley did. It excited much curiosity, a Well a sympathy, to see these it a jers in i land of freedomVand a land which hea -

St.

on has so singularly bl

Com m u nicatt il

h Pa

Mr tract of a tetter ft M St. Th : ... - reef 9ttfUtmk r 2. to a p ntl man m th ei't. We have accounts here, that Vdmir Batott, through tiu I nportu kid - f officers and uoordinates, made . m ate attack on the royalist! ui Augualtlta,

which tcrminited in the entire defeat of the latter, and the reduction of the whole rovince of flulana to the contrwrof the p itriots. A p irtofthe land and sfa force of the royalists surrendered, and ft-sur-ving remnant of the army escaped to Grenada. ft ton has proceeded for Margaritta, with tne intention it is said to dispossess the royalists of that island. No further particulars of the expedition i.ave readied here ; hut letters have been received containing tne amount cf what is above stated."

Captain Taylor arrived at New-York in 23 days from Tobago, brings information that a Spanish schooner had entered tl at port from Au -tistura, wit advices i h it the royalists had been completely defeated at the latter place Eighteen vessels in ail had escaped passengers, six of wliich had passed Tobago. The above mentioned schooner had on board one hundred and fifty passengers, royalists, who had made their escape at the time of the reduction of the place. Pa'riot

I Have for Sale.

out 150 Acres of Prime Land,

X N River Due his, near esquire Drift

jr uen s, a i. . o - f 50 Acre.? Unlocgffed, A P ttR OF Superb Pistol and Holsters, A handsome SWOR ) and an elegant GOLD WATCH, G. V. JOHNSTON.

October 1817.

45 tf

Libera! Encouragement.

J f W L. Colman,

II IV E ft s r UF, B I

ti uore and 1

I V 1J ) hiia jib

71 ROM B

ana are now opening at tneirort A N E W A N D 0 K V 1 1 U A L ASSORTM F, NT O V MERCHANDIZE Suited particularly for the present and appi oa i s o c vsrs t I.VG OF Woollen ) Coffon. & r DRV GOODS. Silk Grocerie&i

Hard,

INDIANA. j BY AUTHORITY ul THE LEGiS

nox Circuit Court, to wif LU'M' 11 ,xr'ML M' May Term. 1817. f GRiVD MA SO IC II ILL

Lewis Peckham, ) , m d k B t f 1 sra r

JLJVJ R JL MJAMM JL

vs Selinda Peckham

Divorce.

IT appearing to tne satisfaction of the court that the petition has been lied, and it further appearing that the saia Selinda Peckham is i ot an inhabitant of tois tate. Therefore on motion of the Petitioners counsel it is considered that unless tne said Seiinoa Peckham appear here at the next February term ot tc.i- court, 8c answer the petition aforesaid, the same wiil he taken as confessed and decreed accordingly and tnat this order be inserted in the Jl estern Xun" for eight weeks successively, i este 46-8 w ROBV, BUVTIN Cl

is r

Electors of Knox.

kr virtue of a writ oi Election to me

fected from his Excellency Jona-

nan Jennings Uo.enior and r.nmmahHpi

f J - i v i i in chief of the state of Indiana, the qualified electors of K;;ox, are notified to meet at the places of holding Elections in tiie several townships in said county, on the second Monday in November and then and there proceed to el. c. (.he representative to represent the senatorial district composed of the counties of nox, Suiiivan and aviess, to fill the place of I. Blackford, resigned, at which time and places the inspectors of elections of each Township will be punctual in their attendance. B V. BECKES Shff. K C. Knox county, Oct 14, 1817. 45-tf

t i HE Manageia v: .. iVi ail J Lottery, for the benefit ot the Gi md Lodge of Kentucky, having given bond and security in the pen;: -! -6 i required by :aw ; now submit to the p lie the following Sc erne ol a Lottet i proceeds of v 1 ich will be appiied to tl building oi a Grand Masonic II town, and it is intended to appropriate is par of the building to the h ty School. Tiic aid and patronage ot e friends to the cr f , anu , ,e kuvcr- of Cnarity are respectfully solicited. SCHEME.

3 4 5 7 10 20 35 50 lOO 000 6500

FIRS T C L A S S. 1 Prize of g- . 00 is 20,000

1 1 ,000

000 000 600 200 loo 50 20 15 10

30 uOO 20,000 1 ; '00 7,000 5 000 4 500 3, X) 2,50O 3 00 30,000 6;, ) )0

8.785 rizes. 11 215 B.anks.

g20u,000

Lat Notice.

IIF. time having : ssed w!-,en th

20,000 Tickets at $ 10 each, 200,000 Through the whole scheme theie will be but little mere than one and a quartet1 blanks to a prize. STAT ONARY PRIZES.

L taxablcs of Rnox should have ffcrT

The first drawn ticket to be entitled

5,000

fhe first 2000 Blanks, io each

Tne next 3000 Blanks; 15 each T.iC first drawn number on the 3d

W AH

) 7: ( h ici, T r, and G (t18

Shoes assorted, 8fC. -c. AH of which will be sold at very reduced prices for Cash or the following articles of trade or Barter at a fail price, to wit : Wheatj Deer skins, Corn, Fur skins,

Bees Wax,

live, Barley, Oats,

Honey, Tallow,

lin

Butter

V r' S-Pork Tow

flfvs lard, ncn,X Whiskey, Linsey, ' Beef hides. Besides many otuer articles not necessary to numerate. 43-tf Vincennes, Oct. I8th 1 8 1 7

W JITTtTT

I I M

turea on Philosophy.

rndersi ;ned proposes to elivcr

nng tne eusu ng wmvci ui un 1 k - T- - " - !.. . .- L".

U VVn L M' KKMO 1 jv lIliTlUli. XV

0 Courses fLectures oneonNatural

i i - t i

Ma hemetu ia . and e ri-

e t iU and one on Moral Phiiosopi ) inuid e be blest ttti 1 health, eai h course wi . e nbi ce 1 collection of facts iid illustrations, and applications ofaii o the arts of .ife. md to the happiness ti man equal both h resp ct to num er and importance to tuy thing which i co itained in any course of the kiml in o s- ies Both cours 1 will comence in the 2nd M 1 ay of November be tuiued tii v e ast week of March Eiht Leetu st eat and ,,. (i icra Examinations, will be giv,i each week iv r M BISHOP. Lcxinlon, K Oct. 1st, 1817 g r 46

days drawing, gl,ooo do. do. 5th 1 UviO do. do. 7th 2,' '0 do. do. loth 5, )0 do. do. 13th 1,000 do. do. 1 5th 10, 00 do. do 1 7th 1 000 do. do. I nh 2,o j do. do. 2oth 2,ouO do. do. J5th 1,(00 do. do 3 'th l0,;;00 do. do. 33d 2, 00 do. do. 55th 5,000 do, do. 40th 25,000

their slate and county tax lor the present year ou who have neglected to cornply with t ie laws of your country, are hereby notified that the most effectual

measures to compell the payment there- !

ot Will immediately be taken. B. V. BEC ES, C K.C. Oct. 14, 13 '7. 4f"tfJfc

TIN

MANUFACTORY.

'HE Subscribers, respectfully trive notice to the Citizens of Vincennes

w lti... i i ; . . . , .

aiiu me puo:ic generally, mat uiey liav commenced the working of

Tm Plates 85 Sheet Iron,

in all its various branches in the Red 1 1 mse opposite Mr. Oraeters tavern, in Market trfet where Merchants k others nay be supplied, Wiiotesale and Retail, On as i;oo''i terms as from any other shop in the western country. Tiv 7 have on hand a small umottntent of J A ANNED TIN W IRE,

100 GROCE WIRE Eved Button

A few copies of the Immortal Mentor,

Man's Unerring Ouide to a healthy,

wealthv & haonv life, an invaiuable on'

Book, Aii rizes will be paid in current notes A few Dozen Fancy Rush Seat and of Chartered Banks in 90 days after tne Winsor Chairs, or a superior quality to conclusion o me drawing, oubjeci to a any before offered for sale in this Dart of deduction of i s oer rem

it is expected the Tickets will sell i very rapidly, that the commencement of tiie drawing will soon be announced, and win be continued three times a week until completed The iist of each days I rawing, both pri

zes and bianks, w tti the state ol t ;e

e regul irly published in

The Prizes of j,jvj, for the 1st 10th and 35th days drawing are each pay Abie in p .t by a packet of 400 tickets vaiued at 4000 dollars 1 he rese. ,cd tickets arc from 10,001 to 1 1 ,2 Mi inciu sive the first 40o numbers for the first day, and soon regularly. ACTUAL FI O STING PRTZES.

1 of 1 of 1 of 2 of

1o,ujO 5,0'jO 2,000 1,000

10 )00 5,OvJ0 2,000 2. J00

And an equal proportion of 100's. 5 J's

the count rv

Cash or Tin I Fa re given for Old Pewter Copper Brass, BEESlViX N TALLOW, W LLBETA ENINEXCHAVGE

..... Wrm .ice., will b

J fini' tv infin1 fit ti p. a'Vi;urtnii n

r I II S.

A L S 0 FOR SAL A LIGHT TWO HORSE, Jersey Waggon flj Harness. KOLL & SMI I H. August 15. 38 tf

AW PARTNERSHIP.

:0FD& H. H. MO ORE

per

ILL practise law in conjunction

in future m the s estem a d mid

dle circuits, and occasionally in the eastern circuit ; and aiso in the supreme be Federal courts Those who m y wish to employ them may depend up- n the united exertions of both ; one or the other may be found at their law Office in Corydon U tters on buaifiOM must be directed to both. .33 tf Cory don, May 17.

Orders for Tickets from any part of

the United States rtir -d to W O HUN r, Agent for

he sale of Tickets, Lexincrton, Kv. enclosing the cash, and postage paid, will be attended to promptly The current notes of Chartered ' anks throughout the union, w IJ be received in payment. n Prizes not called forwitiin 12 m on the from the completion of 1 Irawh iki be considered as donations foi t!e object f

of tiie Lottery, and applied accorawgiy

(, UR EL T W ) I THO BO OLE Y, J(M1 ILFORD, W tl R1 HARDSON j

Lexington Ky March 21 18 17 frT i'ickrts for saie at the otfn i he Wkstk r v Si v. Drawing to commence I5ch Xovem ber inxt

a a