Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 9, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 June 1818 — Page 3

HE WESTERN StJN.

incennes, June 7, 1 18.

At i meeting of a ninnhvr cf the ciiit'fns of Vinccnnea, and its vicinity) oft the tith day of June, 1818 E. Stout Was m u im usly called to th chair, and Gen). V. Johnston, appointed secretary CI. R. c Sullivan, Esq. thenaddrcss ed the meeting with animation and in the hu.j;ua;;c of patri n. show i:i tha tecrssity of celebrating the day that gavu birth to the I adept ndcr.ee of the 6, .:i s, and makii : arrangements for celebrating the approaching anniversaTv of American Independence) in a man par ch urSctenaatic of 1 a brajrery and patriotism of the citiiena ol Kh , and upon hia motion the following resolutions wvic u 1 nm us'v nUopt;: !. I it t .v 4' 1 day of July, is :m. toe ;iit day of u.e 44th veai of American Independence, and of the state of Indiana the 2d, be celebrated in the Vicinity of Vlucennea, in a mUitary and tepublican manner Jtrtai cf, r at the chairman appoint a committee of five, to select an orator ami marahels of the day, an 1 aiso t have provided by tome gentlemen a dinner under a bowery. VVhereup n -. Ii. C. Su!iva Saml Emiso:i . Y. Ikxius, Genl, V. Johnston and Fr Cunningham Wore appointed that committee. RrxQlvcdy That tho committee invite the Ladies of Vincennes and its vicinity

to nari ike of tte dinner

R m . .', i' tat subac notion naners

111 be K ft with the Editors Wh of the Sun, aetl Indi na Centtiicl, for every friend to American Independence, and lover of tepublican government t subscribe and partake of the patriotic festival. Rcivt That efcch of the E litort in this place be requested to give the proceedings of this meeting one inaer fion in their paper 1 L. STOUT, Chmn G. VV. Jon traTOit, S c y,

ah purauance of the above we not'fy ch'' fellow citizens, that an oration will be delivered by John Ewing Esq. at the court house in Vincennes, at I 2 o'clock ; ofter winch a p occasion will be formed u lev t e direction. R. Bunttn, T. H. B. ike, and 0. Dewey, marahatia of the d ay and march with mu ic the fair sex who nrtav nl i ti mhH)sh nnil vlhl-

Aiviiv. iiic- v. i. iii auuii, 111 iiimk, iu uiv; V Akgpeing above t' c ste;nn-mili, vhCre a inncr will hr provided by 'rk av nett, who will have p m ! I vir,Mu!lo on the Wabash to enliven the toasts. G. R C Sulliv a n, Sti,. EMMiaow, t,v i. W Bkckrs, f Gknl. V. Johkston Committer. June SSth, 1S1H. O OtnJi fnfes :-r Sheriff. ant

Bcnj V. B jcka, John Seott, W n. C. Vande venter Chas. H. Tittinghast, ar. l jaJamci Mabb. Candidates for ( bu;ity CommissiDnct, Samuel A lami. Candidates for the House of Re pretfcntaitves Genre R. C. S ilfivam R bert Bnntin, Jo'i MClure, Xoaep Warner, N ithl. Huningtom Genl. VV. ohnaton, o!in McDonald, Samuel Emmison, and Peter Allen

We have been requested to state, that

P Ike. Et. will if elected.

aerre his fellow citizens of the senatoriTal district composed of the counties of Knox, Davis, ultivan and V in the liexi general assembly, as a member of the solvate.

We arc authorised to announce PE:'BEN W. KELSON as a candidate for Congress, at the next August election It appears by the Pittsburgh papers t' : th ! Farmers Sc Mec tanica B ink of Pittsburgh have recovered nearly the wl e amount of t!ie money they had lost. oti ?f:hetemwi ; at Pr I .tellijpen :e reacherl here vesterday,of the loss of the steam-boat Pike, inline hence to Alexandri 1 R ipides, with a valuable car go, Ii happened we are told at noon day. While the passengers were it dinner. T ie b vu was croasin 5 a s in 1 h ir. a little o l this aide of the m Kith of !v jd river Wh in ahe struck a fong. as it is supposed a i 1 went down so sn ! Ie ilv as barely to X -i the peopl 00 board ti ne tn sawe their cloths It is said she ;vw lies in

e rht feet water

( )rl. pap.

Detftitrtv Fio f. This torn an 1 it" vicinUy hae been visited by arte of the ..Ujt destructive floods k.;o'.a for

many years. Tt commenced raining on Saturday ni :ht laM,:nl continued ith interval! during the 1 ct day and ni-f;l t. Ail the water c ui aa were raiaed tn a height scarcely evt r N i"r known, The d miage suatained is Immense ; but it is imp4 isibtc for us to form any thing like a correct estimation. Milllami have been broken, leiaissucj t avay, unadoa overflowed, and wauch grain in the h groutuls (li - :i il'l he injury dv e to property tn this tounimlone, la buppo svii to amount to 3 I or (0,000 dollars pt incipally cadsed by the filling of eellcrs where groceries were aored. Con. June 6.

MILLEDGEVIi LE, Ma) 26. Jhrom tfrn. Jbc&iOfl, to gfH (;as.cork tamfi on Hur a umiitA, 16 mile m fl ; ;rr r" r; GaUdi ilfoy 7. ' I cannot adequately express mj feel inga on the outrage us and inhuman at tack of capt. Wright and party, on tl e superannuated men and women f the

lUiV

Che

taw il!ai

e, hich v u re

ite. It v.iii he a stigma on the A merit an nation, unless the 1 eral govern men! use their endeavors to bring the perpetrators to juatice. 1 have ordered right to be arrested, and he si-.all Lc ti icfl lv a miiitarv court 1 have written the governor of Georgia on the subject) expressing my astonishment at his nwarrantabk inJterfeitmce with my dutioa. I Conp . . '..!.''(. c:i r n r s V r 1ch of your b'-ii;atie to l' ' t Y. i lv ; w iclk a hope that the brave Georj i 1 s' i,:T!cr your command who have encountered the dangers, fatigues and privations of a leu rr march, In an unfriendly country, mav be speedily reston 11, in health, to theii families and homes. tk I am now on my march to rrr,-,aro-la, which place 1 shall have probal !y to occupy with an American garrison,'

NJOTICE the public aie hereby in Cbrmcd thai stock in the

Jvuersmnville Ohio Canal

n . r.- no

( vaF

K IfHl'

pany

w he aubscrthed for r,t the Re-

s of!,cc in inccnne8, wh?re the

books arc opened for 1! at purr stj, B. PARKE, . nt. X. EWIN i, ? D f . fy J. DO . Y. S Jam - Vineennes June 26 1818 S -tf

JNKW GOOI

" 1 1 .mser ers l.ae iti t rc

)U t 1 -ecu v

from Philadelphia, at-.d .v r.a

pemng at t'neir store on Wu'er stio t

ed o-

A 1 T ESH St PrLY

ti g of

j Goods ,

Ttord-H Vre, Glass an I

( h bin-Ti rare, Src. & c. Allot which they are (: ahied to sell at the most reduced 1 rire i foi CASH. 8f tl . L. ( blmaiu N. "R. '! hose in l I U d to US Cot Merchandise either by note or book account, arc earnestly solicited to make p vmCnt immediately, as we are much in want of

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-rig

In-!a

J. s V T C.

NOTIC E.

.RE has lateh been committed to

Go d of Pose v cc'Uitv, Aiate of a Negro by the name of

Archibald Murphi -y

a m tarce, trc tc;rrv$ and ccP'Trions of such associations, and the state of ll.tir funds ; aiKl such tl U imaiien as, in the opinion of the secretary, ahali be mutt rial, in relation to the objvus vi d i itu-

iuiniii At'est.

THOS DOUGHERTY,

CerX- HoM4 f Reftreer, 'afivfM. o enable the Set retary Of the trta-

sun to comply with the imp wtai tnquiaitiona of the foregoing resolutions all

c.nip:;nies or incorporations, assoviatcd fr opening roads and making canals, which tliey may respectively concl e, require and deaervc the aid ol the government are initcil to furnish Ihia Department with auch information concerning their respective uudertakinga, aa is required by the resolution, and which maybe necessary to bring their chiims to the patronage of the government, before the Congreaa of the United Stat , at the commencement of their next ses. siun. Where a canal or road has been cr.mmenccd, the communication ough6l to slate distinctly the dimensions of the work ; the nature ol the soil ;;nd face of the country through which it is to pass ; iis git ateat elevation end depreaaion, ai d mean level ; the progress which has been made; the expencc incurred, and the whole probable expenae, estimated upon the ex trience acquired in the execution of the undertaking In all caaea ofcai als, the number and dimensions of the lochs the mean quantity of earth to be removed per mile ; the 1 ture and extent of the navigation to which they arc to be connected, should be distinctly made known. In every ease, the 1" ciiity of 1 btaining materials for the construction of roads, bridges and locks should be stau ! The

ae's ol incorporation, 6r articlea .

ciation ; the bv-laws which ha

kit sVdl be off. real f.,r sa:c Sa re?uUr nuwioricai order UcbUiii ith tv .vacst 1 unmer. Give, 1 under my hand at the C rrf

smngaoiahia itnh uav .t u laid. J VMES UO R E. Pv the Pre i I :

JQSIjM Mi CommUwhlU r f.ht G n rui I and"

r, biters who kre cuthoi ised to put.r.bli the laws ofthe United St i , m. 11 ...t the aboe u t r w-p-..c.s . a week tiU the fir?t ol ;ctooei next ...d s- mi t!u ir bill to the corral Lami j lor paj ment. 5

A Map of the Hui i Ie D engraved and a plan of tl e ao athoo will be engraved .is sp practicable and wiii bi ! 0: if viiic ; and at t e t I. . . ' .

P. inters o! t .e U - . ... noicj, s!:a!i have copies eft'

P 11

i 1

in.

a r

War I depart t r tfjfice ft 1; . ' IT e aic Mat t cert :t , aa well to 1 tancea as to the .;' 1 ? . , .

umc r,M ma, : ; ;un 1 d :a .c 18t! March 18 18 : a:.d pi itt variably b n i" . :. i.u 1 tiw'.s of the a n ic tit si aii

law

nic I by such 0 rtifii . tn !;s for penai na b

amps! ne, e Ye

laware, Man -

funsf-

ine sum expeno u ; 1 c aoioum kuii, in on hi'tiil ; ar.d t!ie nu-.u s :-,. 'Wi,;l. bility of enforcing the payment oike balance ; should, invariably be stated in every communication. And generally every kind information which can slied

ligln

UDon t

e undertaking.

WM 1 CR VWFO D, S, cretaru of the Treasury.

inters authorized to publish the

Laws ( ft hp United States, arc requested to publish the above for one month.

Mai 27 HO 1

t.V.olina, Sotfth ta.. it t, (J ,.S: v. I be t. i ( 0. U'.ii: tt r , t :f .. ,.f their service ahall have been feceir d ilotn the - vi r i v rinhi- r-i" . . '

c icted ; the amount ofthe fund ffk stUs. aed 01 agreed to be aubacrtded ; tnK aurnP 1 r n iiya

ai.uau Bumcnuvu , urc wmuuiu para m S.rrtnr:, f

Tl ie piibliahcra 1 fthe lau ,:n the oit d talcs vi 1 1 ive UlC aht ve h l :: .1 111 their papers lor t .vo roOl I . ., an : j in their accounts to the Wur Dcp rti t-t for adjnatment May St 3 . Ntw a id Important i. v Hon. 4 PATENT haa been oh-:ah.i'! by S o inEva .s fro thi I' .1;. ., S - s for an improvement c.i t! MiTHR WHKEh of which i .c foiJowii - i a schedule. The w heel is hollow, and the bu keti hanging by joints or bin ea to t!;. out cv edge, so us to fold with the cum t into the wheel a oinat arms for t at purpose, and to open agaip w en the v iter acta upon the cooira y si Ie of i e buckets, and t! e bucketa then e pr ce d oaa stream, w ith tn- jo; .1 or i-ir.w f. jm. 1 r .

most to, w a :i it 1 , b wine! : the arms that ends of the buckets, ia c arms an i joi;r.s to the b thai fit round t c ii .1 i a i, i 1

ine wneei must nc moved up t' e s t to lo'St: the bucketa, w .L - will then awing looai iri the iirr nl

Tue invention lias ! del a:il tlie p tenU

nearly re idy to be put ' .to opi 1 ion, in D Vts county, in ii; na. th ti can c ;;c: Ii.;hts to use tl '- i . . ment : y be had by application to George a C. Sullivan Rbq. or ILlihn Stoui in ' incn:: ;. or to the subscriber, living in

Davis cmlnty, Indiaiia

1 ,

NO rlC

rir!!l empl yment of an agent or Atorncy is not necettary in any claim a jainst the government. It is most generally attended with exjtencty and sometimes with actual lata C'.a; m i will bo promptly settled when the accounts and vouchera with which they are ectcd, arc transmitud to the proper office. Money will bo transmitted herover a r c i, Kir the sum due, (jr, WhereWier amount is not ascertained, a reeeiprfa bla 1 shaH be forwarded to the Treasury Departmenment. i "i.itarv patents, and certificates of military pensions, will be transmitted, in like manner, whenever the necessary vouch era are forwarded to the proper office.

.o'' Quiney Adams, I Ttn. II ( r iwford, J V Calhoun,

I ' ' Id i '. ue I Sr$ or 1 i -j is to a .1

tried hy .a mew . a I

1 m - m

of dark comnlexion,5 feet 8 or 9 iaWs " LrawningSHtei

ins. ani nvastnngton City, May 27 1818.

th 1

Evans

high, subject to the rheumatic pa

can write sufficient iv veil t tore J. is

pass, lie says his master lives in EasX- gress are published, aic requested to in

Tennessee, near Marvville. The owner sert the above, weekly forthn e months ;

is request tl to come forward pay charges, and take htm away JAMi S HOBBt SLtJT. r c. June SI. is is. 3w

lYeasury Dep trtment. 6tA Aat, 1818.

During the last session of Congress,

tresentatives adopted a

f. 'h'jaj)js a

C - '!' ,,. v.n. . .t , ni t . !C

he Uazettes m which uie acts of CorTaaa ti J. , . . v

jv'k ,: 11 irt.O, (-. vir - ... .

Western py, incini iti, and Conner? Louisvi Ic, pre i"-'m:-. mseii t e - hove three times, a. id forward their a -cm. its to t.,is office.

of which the

ie I louse of R

;cao.u 1 n,

copy, via.

In th House of representative wf t!ic

LTrrti -V q , f 1arcA r ), 1 61 8

T t fll .1

.' . : ., 1 .ut t-iC M'Cit t.i: - o

L't, t ;h

reasury be requested to prepare aiul

report to this II use, at their neat session, a plan for the application of such means as are within v c power of Congress, to the purpose of opening and improving roa Is an i maki tg can i;s ; to jether with a st it,? n vit of t i : on 1 rtakings oi that niturei v h.i :h, a, objects f puLlica imiv orem it mv :v uir.- a ! mv th

n nent : an ! r.lso a statement

and p pers in the interior will deserve the thanks of the community by giving it publicity in their respective districts, as it may be the means of sax iug expencc and loss to that portion of the people who are least able to bear them.

Ihj the Preside, if of tlte United

States

F. " T VS. by an act of congress,

passed on the 3d of anhijj'7

entitieo .n aci to autnorise me appointment of a surveyor for the lands m the northern part of the Mississippi territory, and the appointment of a Surveyor for the lands therein described M the President of the United States is author-

TAXES I WfLl comi nee th Collection low few days r.u.l in ordi r tl I I . TAXABLBS ; K SOX rriv be preparedj I will i form fl em

Unit such i oik v only as 1

1 1 t T -

k in (ic in u.e iuiik f;i

. m ucposii 'W'taki n '

: eceii ed

incct nes v 111

Mi p 11 mem 01 1 jvs.

Punctuality " i.! be exact dils therein e. ped all will comply with the re nisi tions (Tf the law . E. V. BECK.ES June 13, tftlf. 2SV- tf

i jed to select cei tain

,n.

(of

I I 1 01 RO

nmenced t

which have 1

gress which lias been ma le in them,

m ns an i prospect of their being comDieted the ouoltc imnrovementa carried

m m m

o 1 nv st itc 3

or ov com 1 imes, or mcor-

poratiom w?iich hive bean associated for uch purposes. So which it mav be deemed expedient to subscribe, or ad'oi U

towns, arid ranse the said lands to be I id off into town lots and the said lots t be offered ibr sale Therefore, 1. James Monros, Preaident of the Unite 1 States, do hereby declare an i make known, that pub ic sal for the di r sal ofthe lota m the town of Marathon, flieiTtofore called Milton's Bluff) on the a nth bank oft'-.e rive- Tennessee, (near the lcad of the Muscle SI ials) m Alabama Territory, shall be hejd at ffu itsvill , in the said Territory on I e sc on ! Monday in October next. 1 he sales ahall continue open for one Wieli and longer if necessary, and the

Notice. 'O r.ll those who n a ' : ' ' ' by account or otbei n t,

are Once more invited to r ..: th hr respective hahuiCs, as I ! clint:! be ines U re. for tl e 1

closing ami settling my a n are a:niivc ny customer t'..nV. Irom my inciuigi ce tl.

include t.irm in my no H ea 01 i fear ihey wttl fi id them 'Ive .' n for I am determined 1 treat a i ail I m those viej do not all fi if wen 1 on

- mc they

be pay

'.l C r p it f ,-there it moat (h. . t

Vioccnnesi Ai.l i.,

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