Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 November 1817 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN.

From the Press of ELIHU STOUT Publisher of the Laws of the United States, VINCENJN Eb, (Ind ) SATURDAY, NOVEMBEK t, 1817. No. 4S.J

THE WESTERN SUN. IS printed on every Saturday, at Two D liars per annum, if paid in advance, or Two 1) i ars and Fifty Cents at the end of the year, for which a note will be required. So subscription can be withdrawn until all arrearages arc paid. Advertisements conspicuously inserted on the Usual terms. Advertising customers will note on their advertisements the number of times they wish them inserted. Those sent without such directions will be continued until forbid, and must be paid for accordingly.

SALEM HOTEL KEI'T H Y

J Jenkins & P. CaUan," THE Subscribers ben: leave to inform their friends and the public, that they have received possession of the Salem Hotel, lately kept bv WILLIAM KELO they hope by their united exertions, to give gem ral satisfaction t all tl tosc who may please to favor them with, their pntforeree to thecomfort and convenience of the traveller, every exertion s:iall be SSed within the power of good waiters, - c ireful ami experienced Ostler, T e B R shall be constantly supplied itti good Wine and li juoi s of all kinds. CThe usi ess of MEllCH W DlINil

ill he continueMs u ,ua1 Their store

next door to thegflotel, where they have at present anowill constant,) keep on hand a general assortment of MeR' tUANDizBy which they will dispos fon moderate terms for Cash, or the usual credit to those customers, who have been heretofore punctual in their payments, Joseph Jenkins 8c co Salem, (Tnd. Oct. 14, j j & co 47 3m

JOSEPH JENKINS, . T A V NG taken into Partnership mr. P C M.I. T. the business in fu

ture will he carried on under the tinn of

Jose p J i Jenkins 8f Co.

Oct. 14.

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AFll- TY DOLLARS REWARD

lOR Apprehending and securing in any Goal in the United States so that he may be amen ible to justice a tud blooded yankee, by the name of BENJAMIN MOORE, who sometimes calls himself Moores lustan, who on the 2 1 st just, broke open my desk, and took therefrom in a tenon us manner, $49 50 cts. in Si ver and B mk Bills ; he also bore off a Bay Mure ar .om 14 hands high 9 years oiri, has 2 cars on the ofT buttock, and one on her near shoulder also, one silver Watch, l pair of Boots, Bottle Ireen coat, one Blanket l Bridle, Powder orn & whip Toe said Moore I as a remarkable scar by the cut of a swor I on his head which extends to his forel a . J s J DU IN. fVincennes, (Ind 1 0 f 3 1. 1817. tf-47 nth1 Editors throughout tfte stales will confer a favor on the subscriber, and on act of Justice to the commit tity. by giving the above Out or 2 iusti'tious. j j. n.

VpY LOTS FOR SALE Jft WISH to dispose f a number of JJ BUILDING LOTS in the town J m Bussbrom also three lots with two good buildings tl ei on, now occupi d a5 a store Sc tav : n also 4- or 50 ic es f tirst rate land, a joi ing t e sam A great bargain wi , be : n in the afeove property for a part paid in hand md a reasonable credit f r the balance JAMES April 17. Mft81 I

Military Bounty Land. JLj Gent ral Land Office 25th Sept 1817. 5 "OTICE The lands in the Illinois rerritory, appropriated tor bounties for the military services, having been survived and the surveys received at this office, the distribution of toe said

lands, by lot agreeably to .aw, will commence at this office on the first Monday in October next. '1 he surveys of military bounty lands in Missouri Territory are expected ina few months, when a similar distribution will take place, of whicameiy notice will be given in the newspapers. Taose who wisii to locate their warrants in Missouri Territory may send theWa'er the publication of that notice. ' Every soldier of the late army wl o has received from the Department ot War a land. Warrant, or a notification that it is deposited in this office, ma) obtain a patent by sending to this Bee t..e warrant or notification first writ ngon To be located in the Illinois Territ ry and. the patent to be sent to the Post Office at Signed, The patents of soldiers who have notified, or shall hereafter notify the General Land office ivt to deliver them to their agents heretofore appointed, will be retained, subject to their furt.sei order Members of ongress who have deposited (in this office) soldiers warrants or notific 'ions, may obtain pat ? it s for them by sen ling receipts which were given by the office and instructions relative to io eating the warrai I s Printers who publish the laws of the I n ted States wi 1 give the above so many insertions is wHl imouni to ten dor lirs, send a copy of the papers to tnis (office, and a bill ret cipte ?S te money will be sent by mai L JOSI H MUGS,

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The time of Draw-ins: fixed ! !

TILE GRAND MASONIC HA L

f 20000 HIGHEST PRIZE! WILL commence drawing in Lexington, on TUESDAY MORNING, 8th November nex: when the first drawn njanber will be entitled to a prize of

roe Thousand Dollars !

Titter the drawing commences t- e tick

ets will rise Tiiose persons, therefore, who are disposed to adventure, and who

wish for a chance obtaining the above capital prize of S-5- Uu will do wed to call and purchase wit iout delay, i Tickets at SI for sale by E. S i out. 1 at the Y Sun office. Vincennes. By direction of the Managers, VV. G. HI NT Agmt

September 25.

LIST of etters R

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ALIS 1 ot Post ffi

ter endin r the iat d 111 . . wnicr not t.f ken oi wiil be sejt to the G

as dead Letters i a cv n Joseph Arnold IVtrs E . m. Blat i Jesse E John Brady

C & T Jennet Caldwell Henry Clark David C as lier William uty Adam Du. ia.s James Dorriss E $c F

Jo ?n Yw tcher

Stephen isher

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Thomas Egen Jas. Fitz J( ! i aid

G & H

An ter X, Griffin Robert Hai per

George Lasie David Lorance

"Daniel Grass 2 Joseph (i din

Tiiomas Higgins K & L

Robert Kerr Minor LUwright

Stephen Leu .- M & N William Morrow John Neal P C li Jas. S. Petty 3 C harles Poike A nos Richards n S & T J is. K. v lone J as. Sportsmen R -bt. () Te vault James ThomTBfc Isaac Thomas George obine w & z Wm Wakefield Joseph Wasson 3 T tomos bite Li non Wiikins Samue Zimmernian JOlfN J. XEF.LV. P. M. Princeton, Sept. 3 , i s 17 . -17 47 3t ILL thn te inaU bted to the osi Offi c in Princeton, will please call and paif ' no r if tTRR.

Alt. rttiji n h i 1 .

rfipn cv ( tC( iseuor w imvc.

PS U ( IFPH !F in mnm xA.

joining the office of the Indiana CcntineL 16-tf Vinceniies, March 18 7.

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BLANK CHECKS,

Lexincto S

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virtue of a writ of Election to me directed from hisExcellencv Jona

than Jennings Go error and Commander in chief of the state of Indiana, the quali

fied electors of KLnox, are notified to meet at the places of holding Elections ii the several townsijips in said county, on toe second Moiiday in November and then and there proceed to elect ore rej presentative to represent the senatorial district composed of the counties of ! nox, Sn. Ivan and Daviess, to fill the place of . Blackford, resigned, at which time ana places the inspectors of elections of each township will be punctual in theft attendance. At which time and ; ces I am directed by Saml Emmison to open a P i for one County Commis

sioner, he said Emmison having resien

ed that post

B V. BECK FS Shff

Knox county, Oct. 14 1817.,

MODERN DAMASCUS. We were not only entertained, but to a considerable degree surprised- to learn from the travels of All Bey the situation extent, and wealth ot the Syrian citv of Damascus. T c name bi Damascus is so faiiii.iar to every person w !,o has been accustomed to read the historical booki of the Old eatament that Uie curiosity ofsucit petsons is very natural!) excited to learn its present condition and character, The country in which it is p aced is undoubtedly very &ne bu: t has heea so long under Ottoman dominion tiat we should, as a matter of on . expect to have found it, lii.e almost an other countries over which that dominion l.as been extended, blighted, degra; ed and impoverished. T e fact however, appears to lie otherwise hethei ? is is oing to accident, or the ns tui of tnc soil an i cii nate, and the o t dtu --ion of the city as respects commerce, oi ail together, or Indeed, to some otl er c iuses which we i.ot discfrr we ore tend not to know. woq seem j tave fared hi tter under Mahommedanisni tu an osi othei no: tl. . - ci "t .. ... n , ...

empire where th

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er of the prophet df Arabia hav

ed, as t'e following extr c from e

work of the above mentioned and instructive travellers ewt

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An Apprentice to the

. "i .ri m. 4 .w i J . i I . I, c5 Of , vvceiiii;e age of 1 t and 16 whoxan ic wed recommend, will be taken by

the subscriber, 1 ABU AH BROWN. On Second Street. -Vincennes, June 19, 817 9f

BNHAWA SALT

1 the iirst uualitv lor hv

JOH DLL T

tN Busseron prairie one mi.e from Car is:c wbicl wiii be sold iov foi Cash Furs and si n s, or tor Drodnr.e.

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suuii aaisorn ana w ne

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8ahllinsc Harness diking. JOHKC. HOLLAND. r EsPECTPtLLY informs the C Citizens oi Vincennes and the public generally that he has coinmenced ti.e r SADDLING BUHlNKf, t in all its various branches in M AR .ET STREE , nearly opposite Mr. C G reader's i vein, where he intends constantly keeping a General assortment of Gentlemen's cv Ladies' Saddles cx Bridles, of the be3t quality, for sale k hopes from his experience in business and strict attention to merit at iCasr a share of the puoiic p itronage A I orders in his line will be i lankfuily received &c promptly attended to.

Sept, 62.

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yJFgood bargains, plWISH tu dispose of I.ot So. 40 in 1 t"e old donation containing 400 acres

there is on thi tract a handsome prairie, and the greatest part of t.ie tract first

rate and ad good rajrming land LSO 2 acres adjoining the ( ommons of Vincennes, which I wpl sell entire, or ( in small tracts to suit purchasers, prel Burning no person will wish to purchase j without first seeing the lan . it will be

shown, and the tenm made known on application to r. vino May 15, id 17. liV

From the Travels of Al Hey We entered a k.'an two hours and half afterwards, caded Klian Srheik where we breakfastfrf. Onward from I s spot may be traced indications of the n ar approach to a great capitai, from tiie number of towns and villages w 'dch are to be seen on all sides. At haif pasl 8. having ascended some hilis irhicl had bounded our horizon, 1 discovered n immense plain to the east, with mountains to the north ; I remarked one particularly that w as isolated from the miners, of a pyramidal and gigantic form at the mot of Which i diatinwuisned j ,e minerets of the mos ues of amascup among aninfinity of gardens The p.o.in is also scattered over with villages cnboaomed in tiees and orchards, k t had' past 12 we arrived at the fi:-st houses of the city called bv the Arabs ch im k The traveller who approaches Da. m-acus, believes I e se s before him a vast camp of conica; ten r . sed 10 or 12 feet above t ie plane ot earth ; but on a nearer approach, be perceives that these tents an o ing eisethun an infinity of conical cupol serving as roofs to all the rooms of the touses In the outwar. 1 suburbs of the city. These ru mlas are white and nearly of the s-'oe form k size as the dove .houses oi E'ypt of which I ;af given a desci ption " 4 hose buildings, ne author supposes are erected in this form lo preveni tliem fiom being destroyed by the great rains of the country they being made of ciay or other peris-; able materials "The houses in the interior of the city ai-c built wit a ;noa ..odd m tci i is, and have genera y two stories and flat roofs; as in the other cities ol Afi a: they have but 4 windows small do. i Sc unadorned fronts ; tins ippea ranee joined to the silence that reigns in the streets, gives a dull and monotonous aspect to the city. The streets are well paved and have elevated footpaths on each side ; they am of regular width but not in regulai lines. 4 it is generally understood in the country, that the city of D. mascua contains 4 X),000 inhabitants This ca.culation is exaggerated without doubt yet I am persuaded that the population of the city, the suburbs 8c the gardens amounts to about 200.000 inhabitants, amongst w hom are reckoned nearly 20.')0U cat ioli Christians, 5,000 Schismatkks, and 1000 Jewish families. M It ia t: e reverse in almost ail the cities of the E ast, w iiich commonly contain many more Schism dicks than cat holies. " The grand mos Ue is magnificient on account of its extent ; at the outside of the entrance there is a most supcib fountain, the water of which is thrown to the height of 20 fe r. M There is in t' inside of the mofc ,ue a large court surroun led wit i tUertet aud archeii rcsun on square piiiars. Xri