Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 9, Number 27, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 June 1818 — Page 1
THE WESTKRV SUN h GENERAL .fDVERTTSER.
li Fii.niu St out. VINCENTNE8, (Ino ) SWIHDAY, JUNK 6, isis. Vol. 9. No. 27.
CONDITIONS Tiri west :h v sum & gf.vMRAL ADVERTISER is printed on every Saturday, at Cwi Dollars per annum, if pai 1 in advance or lwo DotBe Fi rv K s rs it the end of the vcjliv br which b note will be re uired No Subset iption can be withdrawn until V.! air irages are paid, Ad- tisements Conspic uously Inserted on tli u itial terms. Advert! log customers will note on their ? Ivertisements the number of times Ihey'wish them inserted ' c sint Without sti directions will b i continued until fori i !, and must be paid for ac-
ect in
(or jturnontTK)
LAWS OP niE UNION
AX ACT to provi - 4V paiyng to the State of India . irec per cent, of the nett proceeds ai ising from the sales of the United States' lands witltyfi tuo same. Jih i: cn.z -ted ; f'i" r tattrk. Houttc f Refit tntuti v of) v ' i -V titr$ tf An:, til S i'j Oartgre a m.1 '. Pnat the Secretary of the treasury ih di fi 1 time to time an whenever the iiarteriy accounts of public moneys ol the several land offices shall be Settled, pay three p'Tccnt. of the oett proceeds of the lands of the United ites lying within the state of Indiana, which, since the first day of December one thousand eight hu m r d and sixteen, have been, or hereafter may be, sold by the United States after deducting ail expences incidental to the same, to slice person or persons as may be au
thorised by the legislature of the said
state to re i e the
same, wnicn suns anOiied to making?
thus pal I, di ill be
public roads and canals within the said sta'e, In conformity to the provision on this subject, contained in the act, entitled An ac' to enable t u people of the Indians territory to form a constitution and ttate government and for the admission of sue a si ite into the union, on in equal looting with t le original states" and to DO other purpose whatever ; and the aaSiual account of the application of the same, shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, by such ortircr of the state as the legislature thereof shall direct ; and in default of such return beine; made, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to withhold the payment of any sum that mav t hen be due, cr w hlch mav thereafter become due, until a l -turn shall be made, as herein required. IT CLAY, Speaker of the !!xe je of R p escn itives JOti O .LARD, President oft ie Senate, pro tempore April II, 1818 At ve U J lMES MONR )E. AX ACT for the relief .r volunteer mounted cavalry. . jBe it enacted bu th 6' nat & Houtt of iteftretttitativ e of ihc. United State f Am rica. i'i Congn ta acmbl rf, Phat every officer, non commissioned officer, or private who served in any volunteer cor;s of c ivalry during the late ar and furnished his own horse or horses, while
in the public service aforesaid, shall be allowed at the rate of forty cents per day "4bf each horse so famished which snch officer, non-commlsstonc officer, or pi-i-vaie, was entitled by law to keep in s ich Service. And that when any officer, non ommissibned officer or priv ite, ui I cavah v service aforesaid, having lost I le horse or horses Which may have been taken bv him into the sail service, havi , 5 received from the United StS i another horse or horses, in lieu or in part ptrment for the horse or horses, so preVioasly lost as aforesaid such officer, fton-commissioned officer or private shall be entitled to receive the allowance of forty cents per day for the use and risk o- the horse on which he may have been j remounted. H. CL W. Si aker cfthe koutt of Refireientmthe JOHN (; VILL K ). Presi.!, t' r::- S na:r f:ro temire. April 1818 approved; JAMES MONROE. AN ACT for the relief of William Edwards ai 1 John G. Stubbs. 2) - it ritei ttd sy the 5 nate Sc Haute of ft rcsentiz:ivct of" ihe Unit . State .f Am tica in Congrei(eMblcdy That the a. Hinting i fficers of the Treasury IJe-p.u-ii ?nl b' k they are hTely directed, SMi equitable principles, to audit and settle t. a... il; V lliiaiu Ld wards and
John (. Stubbs, for the respective expanes incurred under contracts entered into between E ward riffiin, surveyor general of the United States, snd the s vid . illiam E 1 ards h lohn (i. Stubbs on the 25th ofAui usUone triousan leight hundred and fifteen for surveying lands the lninois territory ; and the amount found to be due on such settlement shall be paid, respectively, to the said William E Iwards and. fohn . Stub1)., out of any moneys m the treasury not otherwise appropriated : Pr x idrd, that the sum to be allowed shall not exceed six hun I red dollars in either case : And provided forth t that no allowances shall be made to them or either of them, for personal services bv them renden d. H. CLAY, Speaker of the house ol Representatives J diN G VlLLARO, jfM President ofthe Sei it , pro tempore. 'April 3, 1818 Approved, JAMES MONROE. AX ACTto provide for the erection of S OUrt House, :ail and Public ofiic.es in t'.e ounty of Alexandria, in the Disti ict of Cblutnbia Bi tt et acted by the SettOte and Hout9 oR$firesen ati-oe f thtXJnited S u-n of Amerind in Congress OMnembifd That ii shad atid miy be lamul for the levy COnrtot the c5uty of Alexandria in the District of Co umbia, toerect, o.' cause to be erected a good and sufficient jail tor said ounti ; and, whenever the lew
court sf sai 1 c u r v s'laii transmit tot!,.e marshal a certificate, thai the j dl hereby provided for, is far finishe 1 a . to l)c ready for the reception oCpers ns. it s tall be tie duty of t:ic mars a! forthwith to remove to the sail jrul all prisoners wiio siiaii at that tim' be confined int::C present jail of said county. See 2. An i it further enacted, That the Said levy court mav cau se to be erected, if they de vn ep ;dient, at t le epense of the county, a good and convenient court nous:', and a fire-proof office for records, to be built of stone or brick, read that it s tali be the dutv ofthe said
court to cause the jail before provided for, and the said court house and Vin e, when erected, ro be kept ; a ;dKte. of repair nd if it should be cW:v. ed expedient by the said court, tov erect the said court house and office in anv (f ther pi ice than the present market quare the said court is hereby authorised and empowered to piirchase within the limits of tiuv town of Alexandria, a lot ,f ground not exceeding two acres for the erection ofthe said buildings and of the said jail, and for no other use whatever. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That the levy court of the county of Alexandria Shall, fi .n time to time, as it shall be necessary levy on the titheables. and other taxable property within the said county the su ns of money which shall be necessary to carry into full effect the several provisions of this act. II CLAY, Speaker ofthe House of R presentatives, JOHN c;a LLARD, Pr sident of the Senate pro. tempore. Apt h a, 18 s. A,.;v. o ed, JA ES MONROE.
AN CT ; !loaiog a IdttlOrial salary nod Clerk I ii' tO.the survevor for the Iihnois and issouri territories and for o her purposes. Be ft ena "ted by the Senate & Tlmse of. P hr tentative f the United fbabs ff . f m ti a in C n yrr ; tsc m b 1 the Surveyor of the lan ;s of the LWiitcd States ia the territories of Illinois and Missouri shall hereafter be allowed an am ual co npensation of two thousand dollars, in !eu of the compensation now
fixed by law, and shall also be allowed 3 clerks whose whole compensation shall not exceed twojtl ousand dollars. Sec Z And Se it further enacted) That the accounting officers of the Treasury Department be authorised to adjust and settle the accounts of William Relator for his services as principal deputy surveyor, and surveyor of tec llinoi i ai d isjppri territories, and to allow him, in a .Tut ion to his salary as fixed by law. the following fees, that U to say ; for examining and recording the surveys executed by anv of his denuties, at the rate of twenty-five cents for every mile ofthe boundary line of the surveys executed under hisdirec tion in the offices aforesaid Provided, the alio wanes shall not be made en the surveys of private claims in anv case where he has received, or is entitled to receive, similar fees from individuals. April J, 1318. Approved: JAMES M0NRO.
ItEYSOLnSfclJONSER. $ A have; jot received, A General Assortment " MERCHANDIZE. From Baltimore and Philadelphia which they will sell low for CASH Fincennes: Water-Street cue door below P. Jones's Tavern.
January 82, i s I
8-tf
"X
J. C REILEY, j CO. f Watch and Clock Makers, Sil-
itch far,
rsmith's & Jewellers,
RESPBCTFULLt informs their friends and the public in general that they have ri moved their shop to the house lately occupied by Mr. BadolctVas the Reiister's office Where every description of WA t CHES & CI OC S, will be repaired and warranted to perform twelve months. They also continue to manufacture all kinds of Silver-Ware and Jewels. The hi hst price given for old GOLD & SILVER. April i 20 tf AV FOR SALE, Ay'tvs.ctf of Land laying in iiusserca f trairie containing 475 Acres, about eighteen miles above Vincernes, and 2 miles from Carlisle on the road leading from Louisville to Fort 1 Irrrison on which is an Apple orchard of i20 bearing tress, and 70 acres under cultivation and 4 crocd Sugar camp on thb above tract. ALSO A TRACT COMTAtNIXGt 300 ACHES, adjoining the above on wl i( h i. a good house and out houses, 55 acres' under cultivation all first rate land with Su jar Camps those who may wish to purchase Will apply to Wm. Douglass living at "'est Union, or otherwise ShakerTown, who will shew the premises and make known the terms of Sale, a !'Kr J PR CE. . Wm. DOUgl vs. February 13. 1 1 -tf
War Department,
Pension Office March 26, 1313.
end regulation fo r 4 u f)$ ta n Hating
claim t'j fteniony tu be ohi tved uud r the law fCongreof the of Axarch, 1818, viz : The couimisidons of officers and the discharges of the regular soldiers of the si ny ol the revolution, (if in existence) applying for pensions under the above aet, will, in every instance, be furnished to the War Department ; and the rdsmatures ofthe respective Judges, certifying 10 these dases, must be attested by the seal fihe Courts Where su h Judg 3 preside. The person applying for a pension to declare, under oath, before the Judge, that, from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of Lis country for support. Approved, J C. CALHOUN. "The publishers of the Laws will give the above insertion in their respective papers for two months. 21 2m,
Notice.
THE SUBSCRIBER,
"tVyrI IILS to prepare to go to the W Eastward, and wants cash Ail persons indebted to him are requested to make payment immediately. Suits will be brought on all uotes and account-, oi long standing, that remain unpaid, after the first day of Julv next. J B. McCALL Vincennes, May 8, lbi8. 23 8w
7 J. CALL. Attorney at Law
KEEl S h (n'e on skconb street, opposite the POST-OFFICE Vin ennes. 9th January 1818, 6 tf Blank Sote Books Fur Sale at this Office.
GEORGfe EVING, RESPEC FULLY informs his friends and the public, that be has purchased out the late firm of .Y. R. Breading if Co. in addition to which he expe cts to receive in a few days a quantity of
Domestic s? other Sea . in am
GOODS
All of which he will disnose of vrrr 1
. 7 r lor cash or anv kind of coantrv nroduco
Furs, Peltries StC; 20 tf. Vincennes, April 18th.
LE is W .
Indigent Revolutionary
Officers and Soldiers,
9
LOOK HERE!
A LL the Revolutionary Otncers and S , Soldiers resident in this part ofthe country, that are in indigent circumstances, can, bv producing the necessary evidence, have it cei tilled gratis and recede such inform. .tion as may ensure a pension to the meritorious by applying to. E STOUT. Mav 23, 1818.
NOTICE. 1 HE subscriber living in Vincenns$ hdb a Letter from a gentleman iivin in rennessee State, directed to Mrs. Las-
THEB onks, Knox County, imliai
State, uicennes. If she will ti
this A Ivertiscment, she can call and
the letter. 4 A V 4
T?HAS. MAIL. May 231 1818. 26 3w. BLEGTOiid OF kMuX. fj Ualified electors of Knox county are hereby notified teat an election will be held in the different townships at the several places appointed by the County Commissioners lor liolding elections cn Monday the 22d day of June next, to elect one Associate eudge to supply the vacancy occasioned by the removal of William Caruthers Est,;, at Which time and place the several inspectors are hereby required to be punctual in tneit attendance. B V BLCKES, Shff. K. C. May 30, 1818. 25-4w
PORTERSV1LLE
THERE be sold to the highest
bidder on the 2 uth day of Juiy next, a
iiumocr oi irfOts in the town ol Portefsville,
the county seat of Dubois county. Portersville is situated on tne l ast Fork of White River, about 14 miles above its junction with the West fork, there is not a more beautiful scite for a town 011 said river, and it is probably not surpased bj any in the western country it is hi;:i and dry, in the heart of an extt n sive and fertile country, and is 00 the uirect rout from Louisville by Corydon to Vincennem it is 2'j miles from Washington and about the same distance from Petersburgh, and about aj miles from Vincennes the sale will continue for 3 days if it should be thought necessaiv. TERMS) one third in 6 months one third in 13, and the remaming third ia eighteen. Juhn Niblack,
Dub is county, "Mar 18.
Ag n I) C.
1 r .
Th
Bank of Vincennes, J e State Bank of hutiamm.
18th, Mav 1818. "0 KS are opened at the Banking .U House for the sa'.e (,f Fivl lit nDnrD ShabBS ofthe Stork in the I cm of Vincennes, the State Bank of lnuiana. JDu Order ofthe R zrdy William Prince, Cash'r 25 tf
t