Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 9, Number 42, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 September 1818 — Page 2

BOROUGH ORDINANCE. AT a meeting of the oard of Trustees for the Borough of Vincennes, on Friday the I Ith inst the following Resolution was adopted, to wit : WHEREAS it is provided by the 2d section of the act of Congress entitled ,l An act to adjust the claims to lots in the town of Vincennes, and for the sale of the land appropriated as a common for the use ot the inhabitants of said town," approved the 90th April, 181 S, that the Trustees of the town of incenfufc Si navc Povver' an'' l')CV are thcrejautrrabised to dispose of a tract of land jflttjjjsting of about 5400 acres, winch tHpact of Congress entitled :. was Appropriated as a common to the use of the inhabitants of the said town, the said tract shall be divided into lots, as the trustees shall direct, of not more than fifty, nor less than the quantity of five acres, and shall be sold in the manner and on the terms which moy be by them deemed most expedient and advantageous ; and the proceeds of the lands so disposed of, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose, shall be applied under the direction f the said JW trustees, to the draining of a Pond in the AVtriritv of the town: and the residue of

the money arising from the said sales, if anv there shall be, shall See : And whereas, the said Board of trustees by its ordinances, have adjudged that wherever a power or authority is granted, all that is necessary to carry it into complete operation is also granted" and that the passing of ordinances for the survey and sale, entering into contract for draining the Pond, receiving, receipttwv. nml nirinn1 ni 1 1 mniiifp mil- in

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ceeus, etc. must ncvnsu ny uc aueuueu

with much trouble and cxpence, which

is authorised by the aforesaid act of congress ; but inasmuch as the ordinances aforesaid do not discriminate between the days on which the board will sit to transact the general business of the Borough and those for the separate and peculiar business of the Common : It is therefore R solved by the Hoard cf trustees of the Bofuogh of Vincennes

in com n council assembled That one

ay in each week (so long as the business may require) that is to say Monday

shall be and the same is hereby set apart for the peculiar and special purpose of transacting the business relative to the said common, if it should he necessary in the opinion of the board for the furtherance of said business to meet so often ; and the Clerk of this board shall, and he is hereby authorised and directed to keep a separate and distinct account of said meetings, that the same may hr ascertained, and the matters and things adjudged and ordained by the ijeard. may be viewed unincumbered by any other business. R. BUNTIN, Chairman. Test, C. H. TlLLINGll AST. Clk. a. T. B. V. -:o o: WASHINGTON CITY, Aug 6. The reported cession of the Floridas to the United States is reiterated in the Charleston gazettes With increased confidence', and letters are published from 1 lavanna, which assert it to be a fact, well ascertained there, and relied upon by the Spanish authorities. The rumor comes to us also by the way of N York, and apparent corroboration gains for it additional credit There are few politi cal events which wouid be niort important or more agreeable to this Country than the fair acquisition of the territory in question, and we acknowledge that it could not be acquired in anv manner so acceptable to us as by purchase. Most willingly, therefore, would we give credence to intelligence so welcome, if it were not in our opinion, contradicted by

the condition of our relations with Spain,

hen last disclosed by the Executive, 8

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nations. YS e do not doubt that the I ior-

as must, and will, at no distant period,

become a part of our territory but obliged, as we are. to withhold our belie from this interesting and widely circulating report, we concievc it proper to express our conviction that it is entirely groundless. AWfdiie Inrtlrgeneer.

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It is hardly probable the Venetians, when they were informed that a passage had been discovered to the Indian round the the Cape of (iood Hope, belie ved that it WOUld destroy their commercial advantages, that their city would lose the prerogative of supply ing the rest of Europe with the commodities of the East Nor do the inhabitants of the eastern part of this State believe, that a revolution in the course of trade to the western country will be effected by the Grand Canal ; and vet 'tis certain. But people are apt to believe in the Immutability of things which thev wish

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nations bias their judgments ; and when to the disinterested it appears evident, as the sun at noon-day, tnat a change will take place, they persist in disbelie ving it, as if by adhering to their opinions an alteration would be prevented When the Canal is completed, weste. Archantt can have their goods transCVtcn from New-York to Pittsburg neavs oon, and for less than 1 -4th what it will cost to transport them from Philadelphia ocr the mountains (o the same place. Asa native and a citizen of Pennsylvania, the editor fceis anxious for its prosperity. But his regret for the loss it will lustain vanishes, v. hen he contemplates the greav benefit the Canal will be to the nation Our territory h so widely extended, that different sections must have separate interests. The manners and habits of the people are different; and consequently distentions are lir.ble to take place, and a dissolution of the Union might be the consequence But the canal v ill open an rlmost uninterrupted water-communication betwec t one end of the country and the other, the intercourse between the inuaYtan'is will be increased, their nianncrseconic assimmllated, and their intcrcdfe same. It will, in fact, bo the gordioiiVknV that is to secure our cofederacy, anL whic'i cannot be loosened even by the sword of an Alexander. Genius of the Lakes. PROM THE CHARLESTON COUMKft. " Such h not s Ilion to her hero ftaidi And peaceful slept J migt'ty lice tor's shade. The spirit of Montgomery was never captive his body is no longer so. It has been restored to the bosom of that country for whose liberties he died to whose affections his name is dear in whose memorv it will be. immortal, lie was the champion of our infancy : We are the rightful guardians of hit grave. Let not his widow grieve, that she saw not his tomb until it was covered with laurels -k found there chivalry mourning the fallen warrior, and patriotism writing his epitaph in triumph and in tears The victorious generals of Rome were greeted on their return with orations and triumphs ; compliments equivocal, if not insincere. First in the train of the con queror. were his captives, who bated him, andthe remainder were chiefly parasites, flatterers and sycophants who regarded him with fear or with envy, and followed him through interest. Rutin the tribute which is paid to the dead, there can enter no ignoble motive. They cannot excite fenr they cannot reWard flattcrv they cannot defend thei Country No. they cannot protect them selves. The worms prey upon their bo c!y : andvwhen fas with the gallant and revered Putnam) these have achieved their dismal revels and all in the grave is motionless as it is silent, then comas the moral hyaena to prey upon the reputation of the magnanimous dead. Take his mantle if thou wilt ; w ear as much of it as thou canst plunder but it will prove to thee the poisoned shirt of Hercules thy torment until death. The noblest office of the living is o guard the dead The fiercest conflict in the Iliad was for the corpse of Patroclus; and the most pathetic Interview recorded by Homer, was that which occutred between Priam and Achilles, 1 hen the venerable monarch and affectionate parent threw himself with noble temerity into the camp of the enemy , and reclaimed the body of his so:i from hands recking with his blood The implacable Achillei melted into tears, and they wept together in heroic sympathy. Such is the tribute which Hornet has paid to i elings v hich admit of no alloy, nor deCeit, nor misconception. He knew that p etry is most beautiful, v. hen it is truest to nature. It was t similar impulse that dictated the removal irom Halifax to this country af the remains of the lamented I. av-Rfc-ret. It was a mournful consolation, die to his friends to hi relatives to the nation. The sailor from ihe tomb of Lawitsxt R. and the soldier from thai of Mo x-10 merv, may learn hew glorious it is to suffer for cur country. From the Lancaster (Pa.)Intei;igc?ieer. TB REMAINS OT GEN MONTGOMERY Were lately brought from Quebec, by virtue of a law of the lelatre of . York, and deposited benWb Vjwmonu meat erected to his memory jf$t Paul's Church, in the city Oi New-ToHfi The

ceremony was attended witnpiuch pomp and solemnity, and awakened many interesting recollections and much public emotion. This token of national gratitude (that rare public virtue) is laudable, and has, no doubt, a salutary efTcct upon the popular spirit. Gen. Montgomery uied on the bed of honor; and the consecration

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was all that the People could give, of he receive. Hut there are cases in which the same spirit of gratitude ought to have been exhibited long since ; the living bones of some of the surviving Heroes of the Revolution should have fit tfc4Mefit of

national liberality. It :s to ,b

however, that onlv the Remain o1

of these will be the subjects ofW

ticc. w We must confess that the 15th Congress would have stood higher in our opinion, if the bones of gen. Stark, the living c; aged hero of Bennington, had been replenished with marrow by mean o the public purse But sinre, by a sort ot pctifogging quibble, he hai be, n ccnsined to another j car's penury, we have little hope that any benefit of this kind can reach him in season. The last ;, ears of age arc precious ; and not one of them should have its cor f- rtS held back by a trilling point of legislative etiquette. Should he not live to taste the well deserved lioerality (ot rather justice) ot the Nation, bis Hemm i will, no doubt, be duly decorated with marble honors ; and then we n.j.y arpl) to him the Epigram suggested by seeing a monument, in Westminster Abbe) over the Remaims of a distinguished person who had pined out a life of poverty r.nd neglect : 'Twcs Bread he required ; but they gave him a Stone lBANK FAILURES, fcc. ! ! A respectable gentleman from Bufialo informs that a quarrel and confusion has taken place amoiijj the Directors of the Niagara Hani- The President is turned out, and the Hank is shut ! LET THE PEOPLE BEWARE. Death of Col. Dariel Boon. As be lived, so he died, with his gun in hi hand. We arc informed by a gentleman direct from Foon's settlement on the Missouri, that early in last month Col. Boon rode to a deer lick, seated himself within a blind raised to conceal him from the game ; that whifeaitting thus concealed with his trusty Vifle in his hand pointed towards i' Lk,iho muzzle resting on a log, his f i" to the breech of his gun, his rifle coccd, his finger to the trigger, one eye shut, the other looking alomc the barrel thro the sights in this position without struggle or motion, and of course without pain, he breathed out his last so gently, that when he v a found next day by his friends, a!though st:ff and cold, he looked as if alive, with his gun in his hand, jus in the act of firing. It is not altogether certain, if a buck lad came into the range of his gun, which had been the death of thousands tut it might have intuitively ol eyed its old employer's mind and discharged itself This hypothec's being novel, we leave the solution to the curiOU( . ALBANY, (N. Y.) Aug. 13. THE STATE, VS. THE UTICA INSURANCE COMPANY This important cause was decided in the Supreme Court of this state, now sitting in t Ids city, on Tuesday last. By this decision the said company are prohibited fromcarrying op banking opera tious of any kind, and their charter is declared to give them no other powers than those of insurance against loss " by fire or otherwise." Albany Gazette. CTnr. subscriber informs bis friends and the public that he has taken the atxn j well known ESTABLISHMENT in Vincennes, which he intends occupying as a T A V ERN, And that he will spare no exertions to gi e complete satisfaction to those who in y favor him with a call. He will keep i variety of LIQUORS His TABLE shall be furnished vith the choicest Vians the season will afford. Genteel parties will at all times be particularly attended to. His Stables shall be well furnished. He hopes by bis undivided attention to the comfort and accommodation of customers, to merit ScWeive the patronage of a generous pulbV Vincennes, Sept. 5, 1818. iCV tf TAi YARD, FOR S&LE.

T p WS to sell my Tan Yard, lying

rui v iHunuMU, itinson otimy,

Inft. a. Am j'mimr twelve Vats one po I

and iime'dl in good repair ; the seat is Well calculated for an extensive business, Convenient to water and bark and in the heart of an extensive and rich settlement. - great bargain may be had, by immediate application to JOSEPH P7.RRY. June 20,181 29 tf.

V N SMITH, yV Co. f AVE removed their Shop to the new house opposite . Laellri Bell tavern where they have on hand a large assortment of Jap a ririfl 1st PlaiW 7 .V. H ARE, which will be disposed of at Wholesale or Retail, on liberal terms. They con tinue to carry on in all its various branches, the TIN and SHEET IRON MAX UFA C TON Y. and will be happy to execute all order in their line. They have on hand a larpe assortment of IVOR Y CO MB Si VEST MINGS WIRE-EYED BUTTOXS. andafc set COUNTER WEIGHTS. The, have also a few BOOKS, F.n glish '6' French G RAMMAR the A-

MORTAL MENTOR f &c. lsrc.

Ginseng, Br, tt'ax, Jl'ht a '. Corn, Old Pevti r

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taken in exchange for TIX-WAReT Vincennes. August 22. 38-tf

STATE OF INDIANA Knox county, set. t

Injftl Knox C. Court. July tcrmt 181ft,

rancis Lassclle, complainant, r

vs Mark Barnett Ec others, deftndante. IN CHANCERY : THIS day came the said complainant by his counsel, and on motion, It is ordered by the court, that unless Jane Dubois, executrix, and Toussaint Dubois, executor of Toussaint Dubois, deed, defendants to the said complainant's bill of

complaint, appear here on the first day

ol the next ( ctober term ot tlJb: .... i S)

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the said contplainant, that the same ill

be taken as confessed, and judgment thereon decreed accordingly. Attest. 40-8t; Px. BUNTIN, c.c.x.e.

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NOTICE ON Monday the fifth day of October next will be let to the lowest bidder, in the Town of Palestine, Crawford Countyjlinois Territory, the buiicing 'COURT-HOUSE1 for said county ; the wall to be made of brick, 44 feet long, by 36 wide, three stories high. Bond and pood sccuii: will be required of the undertakerOne third of the money to be paid on the loth of September 1819 the balance on the 25th December 1819 at which time the building is to be finished. A plan of said house with any oth r necessary information will be made known on the day by LDWARI) H. P1PF.R. for the O-rn'y. Palestine August 7, 1818. 37-8w FOlTfL-lLE, A tract f Land laying in LusseroD rjL 7 Praii ic containing p jm 473 Acres. arTout enf.tcen milci above Vincennes, and 2 miles from Carlisle on the road leading from Louisville to Fort Hrrrison on which is an Apple orchard of i20 bearing tress, and 7o acres under cultivation and 4 good Sugar camps on the above tract.

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adjoining the above on which is a good house and out houses, 55 acres under cultivation all first rate land with Sugar Camps those who may wish to purchase will apply to Win. Douglass living at West Union, or otherwise ShakerTown, who will shew the premises and make known the terms of sale. benj pr'ce. wm. dou(;las.: February 13. 1 1 tf r

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Tflf. subscriber ha about 2000 weight

of Intfon of the first quality for sale, per

sons wishing to purchase will do well to apply soon, as he is disposing ot it dailyDANIEL SMITH, Living 5 rrilrs ea:.t of Vincennes Aur. 1 3th 1818. 7t

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ceiver's office in N'incennes, where the books are opened for thct purpose. D. PARKE. Agent. K. EWINOjJ Deputy J. DOTY, Agent: Vincennes, June 16, It if 30-tf