Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 January 1819 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN GENERAL ADVERTISER.

Bt E5ttnto Stoi t.J VINCENNES, (Ind.) SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, I8iu. Vol. io.No. 9

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CONDITIONS.

Ttte V'EXT! WW SIT.Y & GRXH ' . ADVERTISER is printed on t iry Saturday, al Two Dollars per annum, it pi.ln advance or Two Dot t rs Sc i n rY f.nts at the end of the - i r, foi rhich a h t : will he required. stth .. riptio i can be withdrawn until all arrearages ac paid Advertisements conspicuously insert tfl on the ttsttal terms. Advertising customers Will r,oe on fheira -erti m nt , the number of times - v fei tli. : inserted. Those vent t h directions will be continu

until forbid, and must be paid Tor ac-

c lincrlv.

i i m i i in "n in w i . mn .

titf the President of the U. States, W n Fii f. as. by an act of Congress, passed on the 1 7th of February. 18 ?. entl tl e ' M an makinffr provision for the

est a ilisbment of additional Land OtTices

hi the territory of Missouri, thc Pre si

lent of the United States is authorised

to direct the public lands, which have

been Iu rveved in th said territorv. to be

4 ' Lfn red for sale : Therefore, I, James Monroe, President of the United States, do hereby dcire find make known, that public sales for the dispQ$a$(agTeeably to law) of certain lands itl the territory o Missouri shall be held in Franklin, in said territory, viz : On the fir ,t Monday in January next,

f r the sale of townships No.46 to 52

irVsive and iract'l n &, I L i mihin 53 I

48 to 52 and act'l township 5o

48 to $2 21, 22, 23 On the first Monday in March next, for the sn!o of Townships 4 i to 5S nclnsive, in ranges 24 St 25 48 to SO 26 Ie 27 On the fl rst Monday in May next, for the sale of Townships 51 to 5 4 inclusive, in ranges 11 5c 12 51 to 56 13 51 to 56 14 Sc 15 rk in 5 (he lands which hac been, or '.l jyba reserved by law, for the support

v :;s. and for other purposes.

( n sale sivui continue as lone as

i 1 be necessary to offer the lands for f : in n no longer, and the lands shall b offered in regular numerical order, Given under nt v hand, at the City of V i ;hington, this 1 7th day of July, 18 13. J MRS MONROE. By tiie Preside in : JOSI V MEIOS,

Cemm f tfihe G t. T.. Office Printers of who ar" authorised to pub

lish tlr laws rrtVr T T Kt-t r v ill nnh-

h the ahove once a week till the first I bf May next and send their bills to the y General Land Omcc for payment July aa.-38 wtM

By t h e Pi s lien' of t h e C; i tied States, WftERE t , by an Act of Congress tm- ...i the third day of March, l entitled An Act to provide for the ascertaining and surveying of the boundary lines nxed by the Treaty with the Creel; Indians and for other pupos-

es," the President of the United States is authorised to cause the land acquired by the said Treaty to be offered for sale When surveyed : Therefore, I, lames Monroe, President ot the Unite. 1 States, do Hereby declare and make known, that public sales for the disposal (agreeably to law)of ceri i : .1 . i i rT' t

tai l iinns iu cue Aiaoama i errnory, hall be held as follows : viz. 'I'ov ns. Nos 12 in ranees 18 19 20

W 17 Sr is 10 II 12 13 "14 IS 16

13 17 18 9 17 1 9 80

19 1 Ml 16 17 IS

20 10

At St. Stephens ; on the second Moll hlV in Vpril next, for the sale of SAWa's. iso's 3 6 7 B T7 18 19 26 in ft. 4 17 18 0 20 : 17 18 2 t . 17 x A C1 b?., on the Rrst M ndaj in May

i i fne ue oi

i.No'S. 12 in R. 9 10 7 7 S 9 10 11

6 7 3 9 10 1 1 5 I0t( 1 1 eC pi such lands as h.ave been or niay be reserved by law for the use of schools D fr Dthcr purposes. The lands shall be oflTered for sale in regular numerical s ,('r, commencing with the lowest Dumber oi - ccti n, township and rangi ,

and continue three weeks, and no Ion-

per

Given under my hand, at the city rf Washington, the 24th of November. 1818.

JAMES MCRfiOE,

PROSPECTUS

IVv' the President : JOSI MEIGS,

Corsimissione of ihr General Land OffiCi, frT Printers who arc authorized to publish the Laws of the United States, will publish the above oiu:c a week until the first of "May next. By the President of the U. Stales. Whf.p. v. as. by an art of Congress, passed on the 1 7th of February, 1 3 1 s, entitled an act making provision for the establishment of additi -nal Land Offices in the Territory of Missouri," the President of the U. States is authorised to direct the public lands which have been surveyed in the said territory, to be offered for sale :

Therefore. I, J.vMfeS Movnor, Presi

BOO

cei

Shal) be held as follows, viz : At St. Lou

is, in the said territory, on the ifcit Monday in August, Octobei'i nsAiber, February ana pril next na three weeks after each of the said damjYorthe sale of lands in the land district of St. Louijl Thirlv townships shall be ofter cd atSsfcicl-yfeaie commencing with tnc

ratines west of the fifth

ieridian line, and proceeding

mos

v. eferl

At the Seat of Justice for Howard Countfft, in the said Territory, qthe first Monday in Septembers and Mfcyeioer next, and three weeks after ch of the said days, for the sale of laiujg in land district of ffbfoard County ""fWrty townships shall he offered at each sale ; The first to be in a square formand to include the seat of justice of the said county, as nearlv In the centre as the situation of the surveys w ill admit, and the second immediately east of the Ci st, and in the same form ; excepting from sale in each district, the lands which Jiave been or may be reserved by Vav.'iryJme v purposes. "V n Given under mv hand, at theity of Washington, the thirtieth day of April, o.;e thousand eight hundred and eighteen. : VMES MONROE Bv the President. JOSIAH MEIGS, Comm'r of the General Land Office.

the rivers ; also a

minerals Volume

now open for those who wish to subscribe for the

Books entitled

E. SANA'S TR.i J'EifSTJIR 0 eGH THE WESTERN COUNTRY. who was employed as agent by 13 or 14 hundred people of tha Eastern Slates, who wish to emigrate to the West, to explore the Slates and Territories west of Pennsylvania, and to give a brief geographical account of the same. These hooks uill be comprised in th:e Volumes. Volume first will contain a description of the States ot Ohio, Indiana and Illinois ; with an account of the 'a?e Durchaot

em oi tne umtea states, ao nercny ue- irom tne inaians in tnose states ; also tl the different settlements on c:are and make known, that public sales thc unsurvevj government lands Volume second will eoiltain a for tne disposal faureeablv to b.w of , r' T ? wunio boiim, win umiun

-tain lands in the territory of Missouri, complete and correct account trom personal QbservaMbn and exper-

lence, oi tne military oounty lands in the State pi Illinois ; having lived on and explored it for more than a year, aim a map of the same taken from actual survey ; al96a particular descriptioii of the fractional sections which lie on thc Mississippi and Illinois rivers thejp being the most important part of the bounty land, end will be sold at auction like other congress land, perhaps in one or two years on these fractional sectionfearethe Principal scites for Towns, Mills.

and terrie s within tne niinry tract la ving on descriptor of thenumerous Salt Springs and

tnird wiU contan a d? of the Missouri territory, particu larly of the military bounty land, and the settlements on them in that territory ; also a description of Alabama territory the states Of Kentucky. Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi ; of the settle rrtents on the Arkanaw, While and lied rivers, and New Orleans To volumes second and third which give a description of the military bounty lands, will be added a chronological t?Jle of the principal battles fought by land and water in the late war- between the United Suites and Great Britain ; also the names of the officers of the United States army. E. DANA flatters himself after 14 months travel, he i ahle to give the most correct and best information ever yet given of the Western Country, lie has taken unwearied pains to discover the most fertile and most healthy part of the country, and that part which promises hereafter to he the most flourishing. He will pjtva a true account of the best roads, and principal houses of entertainment on those roads, and the distance of one from the other, frpm the district of Main to the interior of the M issourie territory and to Prairie -Du-Ohien ; also the most expeditions and least expensive wav for emigrants to travel by land and water from the Eastern to the Western Country TlltebooUs will be delivered to suhscriberd Ori the most reasonable tclfhsnd be printed on good paper, and with large type, w The three Volumes vfnfMyp 8 Or POO pages, and he delivered to subscribers half boiihd atill 25 for the first volume 350 for the second volume, tfl 50 for tnthird volume A liberal allowaf.ee to tiiose who will subscribe tor 50 copies, etc. Will he a ided to volume first Edmund Dana's experience fro-n a youth, and the miraculous deliverance from dear It by that God

who gives, life, health and peace & a pious discourse to the masonic

Printers of Newsps p irs who arc authorise! to publish the l aws of the U. States, will insert tl J above oner a week till April next, ami send their hills to the General Land Office for payment.

By tne President of the United States.

HERE AS, sales of public lands Aver : not held at the seat of Jus

tice for Howard county in Missouri t jri itory, in September last agreeably to

my piociajWPrdaur 3oth of April, fraturnitv. ALSO a discourse on our rights of conscience.

1818 :

Therefoor, I, Jmer, Monroe, President of theTCJnfHItates, do hereby declare iimAffiKc kno vn, that the said lands shall olfered at public sale agreeably tlaw, at Franklin, in IRward ounty, Missouri Territory, on t'ncse bond Monday in February nest, ylz. i ,4 thirty townships in a sqiiarc forl4ld to include the seat of Justice of the said county, excepting from sate, the lands m 1

vucn mav iiave ncen, or niav ic re

The ii: st volume will contain from 150 to 200 pages, and will

be delivered to subscribers at the Offices of the Western Sun and Indiana Centinel, Vincenr.es, la at O N E DO LLAR per copy--to Don-subscribers at f 1 25 (pr-The fim volume v. ill be primed at the Office of the Indiana Centinel. Those Books are published from pure motives that ca-not fail of proving beneficial to the public an ! idividuals. 5 Subscriptions to the above wo k will be received n the Office qftlie Western Sun, fb which place the Books totU 6c forwarded

rved bylaw for other put posesthe Jor subscriber. as soon us published.

set

sales shall continue for three weeks and

no longer M Given under my hand at the city of Washington, the 13th of November, 118 JAMES MONROE. Bv the President. JOSIAH MEIGS, Commissioner of the tier.. L. Office. Ti inters in Ohio, Indiana, lllinoiant) Missouri, v ho are authorised to publish the laws of the l States, will publish the above once a week till thjdirst of

i t ! rvi uv v anil scnvl tin irwcoi; 11 ,

to the General Land Odkc U

ment. J'J-.s tF

Vincennes January. 16

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Casli for KAILS. CASH will he given for 10,000 good Walnut or Locust RAILS delivered at the Stone Landing, on or before the roth of February next. Enquire of E S l OC T.

No ember '

IAST NOTICE.

ng removed from Vin-

mcs,and wishingto close

all ray old accounts and notes once more

notify all those who are indebted lu the subsciibcr by either note or areqit -ver six months standing, to call between this and the 1st of January next, and make payment, as 1 am determined to collect without discrimination-1 am in hopes those who do not livflnox county will contrive to eon.cp.iy their debts, otherwise after the above date I will put all my notes and accounts in the hands of an officer in each county for collection let the amount be reat or small. 1 shall be punctual on my part in putting this promise in execution. WILSON LAfcOW. Deer; i ft. 2-jW

i Lot, 4?

LO I S IN VINCENNES, For Bale. TAM authorised to sell for Joshua Bond a HOUSE AND LOT, situa

ted on fifth Street, In which thc said

Bond lately resided.

ALSO,

A House &

Belonging to Danl. Sui'.ivan, in which

he now resides. The property wHl be il own, and thi. terms of sale made kl wn to a.v persou wishing to purcae on application to G R. C. SUJ.LIVAy. April 1st 16 18. 13--U 7 ALL persons having BOOKS be. longing to R. C. SollWnn, will eonlc a favor on lain returning tl i m to his OFFICE. U. H.