Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 April 1819 — Page 4

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Jixirucf Jrsm a new Porta1 by . o. liar ret. WOMAN, tlm Jayr mc. Heaven ! to sweeten lattemlife, ArW mend mv wavwird heart a ten der wife. Who soothes met though herself w ith anguish wrung;. Nor renders ill for ill, nor tongue lor tomrue ; Sways by put suasion, kisses off my frown, And leigns, unarmed a queen without a crown. Alike to please me, her accomplish'd hand, The harp and homely needle can comi mand, And learning with such grace her tongue applies, Her rery maxims wear a iy disgui e. Neai for my presence, as if prince: came. And m jflest, e'en to me , with bridal s'laine ; A friend, a playmate, as my wishes call, A r-vlv tmrSfc, though summoned rom a ball ; 'fche hi1 Is in eye that conquest youth a hietd Lovei Uritholit pomp, and pleases unpcreeiv Oi Prom 'he American t)ailu Advtttittt. WASH IN tit OBI i FHEWELL AOHR! ss ! To his Officers. The Picture f the declaration of Independence, bv Got. Trumbull, will be Viewed with fco eomm ;i interest, by those who now experience & would Ihinsmit to posterity the bless ini ; for which they are indebted to tha mem v able iistrument. Colonel Trumbull has done justice to hi subject; and the success of his first in this department, only induces us to wish hf may make a second. W'z could point to many inter estuig groiines ; but perhaps imTe would so deeply interest oiik Countrymen, as the Farewell which Washington gave to his OiVi ers after the evacu ati.m ot Xew-York bv the Rrittsh. The scene i thus des cribed by Marshall On t!ie 35th of November, 1783, the B'i ish troopsevacu ated New-York : and a detach tnent from the rVmeri an army took possession of the town. Washington military course was now on the point of terminal ig ; and. previous to divestin himself of the supremecommand. be was about to bid ad ry to his comrades in arms. This atlertinig interview took: place on the 1th day of Decernber. At noon the principal of ficers ojjthe army assembled at prancis(taverfi : soon after which, their beloved comma idet entered the room II s emotions were f,o strong to be concealed. Pilling a glass, he turned to them and said, uwith heart f '11 of love and gratitude, I Qow take leave of you ; I m3b pvontly wish that vour latleT ilavs may be as prosper out and nappy a your former ones have been Rlori nis ;i id honorable." Having drank, he added.4 I cannot come to each of vou 1 1 take mv leave, but s ul be obliged to you if (Mich of von ill c Mie and take mc by Uhs han .' ( K iox heing neai est tume 1 to him inca pable of utterance ; Washina ton ffrasjed his band and cm bra ied him. I the same aff ; late maunc e took leave of en h succeeding ofB er In evei eve vas the tear of dini i I sensibility, 8c not a word Wtas articulated to intercept the maje)ti - ice, and the tenderness -tf tlie scene. Lift of fVahhigtcnvol, tv p.560.1 3. This noble scene worthy of Golonel Trumbuirs Pencil. There is not an American, who would not be wrapt with en-

thtisiasffl to behold the aemblagfe of those glorious chfcfs v1io,fighfcing sidf? by side thrW a long and bloody Wfcr," so eJi inentlv contributed to achieve . vi - j that liberty avi independence, which the Declaration Was dc-

signed to perpetrate. After this a'Vrvtionate farewell to his brothers in arms, the next sublime incident in as!nnton s Lille, was ln re. si gnat ion to Congress. This, we understand, is one of the jjubjects upon Which Colonel Trumbull Hpm rn tn pvArrU i i "in "iii ufMiH io exercist i , , i .i . his pietural talents, Can the

series ne compline wunoux a the district of Marietta and for the representation of the present location of claims and sale of certain Scene? 1783 lands in the district of Vincennes " - r the president of the United States is authorized to cause certain lands to be You had better find ont one offered for sale in the said districts, of vour own faults than ten of Therefore, I. James M nroe, pretfn,t pimiViKai, sideitt of the United states, do here-

! 1 J i .1 j He who knows the world will not be tno bashful. He who knows himself will not be too impudent. Prosperity makes triendsadversity tries them. OF EAST FLORIDA. , r ..... kt T , Extract from hlUcott s Journal published in 1814. Rat Plortila i but little better than a wil.Wns the - , soil M not superior tO that of West Florida, and none at its nnttrk1 trfa.a Mkiift . United States, it does not appear eqnally interesting. 1 1 is, nevertheless of ai immense importance to the U. States, being, from its present sitn at ion Well calculated to ive seeurity to the commerce between the Atlantic and the western states; and may be considered one of the main keys to tne trade and of the Onlf of Mexico. On thewestside.it affords two remarkably line harbors ; one is known by the name of Hillsborough hay, (Bay T mipa, or Bpiritu Santo : the latitnde is stated to be 27 :ir norr ,, and the lonsritode 83a west of Creenwich. It is very cjpa cious, and will a.lmit sel over the bar not dravVing iiijit man ic-Ci nam oilier harbor is calle I bv 1 Spaniards B cca Gran le ; and by the Bnirlish Charlotte Har. bor : stated to be in latitude 20 43 north, and 82"4ifcftYVCst longitude It lias fifteen QptH water on the bar, a id ood anchoiture within. Exclusive of 1 1 1 i rt i 1 ii 1 1 i r i wvr air - ft . . S . . 1 n . I - A v - . .- al others, well calculated for Coasting v essels, that draw not more than seven feet of w&ter. The Florida Keys a 1 likewise furnish a s;tvdt ntUither ofharbois proi)er for coast : . t i t mi! rsris, una avtvtnia,,us station lorcnnzeis ; particularly t hat of Key li.ibv'ani'. situ ated at the northern entei ance of the Reef, and capable of commandin the ivhole coasting trade wrhich should ta'ce tlie passage, This being the enterance of tlie Reef, arl the m st proper place to Mpart 1 1 irom n saiunaj nor would be one of the mostyelii 1 1 D e positions on the whole v vi i i M i nti (mi 1 1 ti tinent, for a lighthouse. B it, instead of any advantage !riiig derived, either t vac United States, or his Catholic Majestv, from these favorable situations.thev serve a dens ami hiding places for the privateers Rnd ptcarojns o the tehilma Inlands, by which t!:t tiVdtiftVf both nations ts sutteretT m w m 11 mensely in spoiliatjons ; and, extraordinory as it may appear, it is no less true, that nearly the whole coast of U Florida, so far maritime possession gives ft light, is under the dc-

hiinion of the Bahama Islands ; the coast and islands being tin. inhabited, even bv a single solitarv settlor, from ppalichy almost round to St. Augustine; r i i i i i r from which the inhabitants of the Bahama Islands cut ami

cany off, without interruption, as mucll of the valuable ship v:: .t as thevfind necessary .wTo eoneiiient. : - tiy tluL President of the United y States. by .n Act of Cogren passed on the eighteenth day o ' , , . March 18 iH. entitled ''An act pror t, , , .... ...

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by declare and make known, that nublic s?.les for the disnosal faerreahlv to law) of the lands belonging to the United States within the limits of the tract ot 100,000 acres granted in trust to Ruf'H Putnam and Others for the Ohio Company of Aissociatei by the act ol the 21st April, 1792, 111 1. 111 9 ' i r snau ne neio ax .vicrieita on tnc nrst Monday in June next ; wl that pubiw iur uw uivn SreGimy 10 law) of the lands belonging to tl e United tej In the tract set apart for th loca.Uan ol Prvate claims by an S V ,.":u"5 claims 10 ia;iu m me tnoiana I erntorv and State of Ohio," pasaed the 21 st April, 1806, shall be he'd at VinccM.M- s on the fir' t Monday in July next, exrepting such laiv s as have been or may be reserved by lav for the use of schools or foroth er purposes $ each sale shall continue sis .lavs, and no lonerer. Given under my hand at the City ui vYwaiuiii-iuii, mc ui nay oi March, 1819. 1 KS MONROE. Bv the President r JosixH Hfttos ommissionerof the General 1 and ( ffice. March 25 ft 6 1st July. 77" 7, 7, - , T?7f y ..'j By the President of the United States. WttCRKiS, hv an :ict r j f Contrress . O passeowrcn t ie 3d ot H.ucli, 5, entitled 14 An act to provide for the ascertaining and surveying of the boundary lines fixed by the treaty wi 1 the Creek Indians, and for other purposes," the president of the L'uitea vaies is autnoiiseo to cause tne lands acquired by the said treaty to be offered forsuie, when surveyed. Thc'-efore, I. James M roe. oi ' ntofthe United stati s, do hereby declare and m ike known that public sales for the disposal (agreeatUy to law)ol certain lands in the ten fc m.i ft 1-1 I . . I Hnntsville. in said tc iitorv, as f llon : Un the fust Monday in Inly nex. for the sale of townships 9, 10, II, 12 13, and 14. in ranges l and 2 we t 9. tO. 1 I 12. 13. and A. , , r i . n. 11 is ,i. i.i i . v i v v v i ft i r in ran east '2 and 13, in rani kM a fm 4 east 11 u una i j m range , ast. On theltrst Moi in a ptember, for the sale of townships 9 nd 10, in ranf 3. west i. 10, li, 12, 1314, IS 16, 17, IP, 19 3 an i 2 i, in ranges 4 aiM h; si. wn cue nrst .mnn i in Nov r . he sr.le of tovn-' v Q IC ?nH 1 1, in ranges 6 8c 7,w -9 md 1 .in range 8 vest 9. 10 and U, in range Q, Wi St 3. 10, tl an I in ranre 10, 3, in range 3, and :-t.in we it 0 0, 1 1, 12. ar IT, W St 9, 10, It, lrante i2, west On t' e first Monday in Jar.narr, 1 8 2n. for the ft m . 11 1 :. t and t , in r 11 ges i3 a d r; wrest tO It, i. 1 3 ami i t, in r.nge 15, west ?i i2, 3 and 14, in ra: ge 16, arest 12 a I i3 in range i7 west. And sales shall be held at ( aha ha, in the said territorVi on the fn st ot towns Hi2 i3, H nd 15W In ranges 9. I . u l3, i3, IS mnd 16, in range 8 11 in lanire 7 10 ;tnd it, In ranged 8,9, lOand tt,in ranges KTtnd tti 9, i0 anvl ti in range tS. r.xc ptianr such la:,.! as hive been, or si ail be, reserved according to bw, for the use of schools and for otl c-r purposes. Each s.rtefciiall hniM .itw ti ti-rk ,.Lv-i-.1 tn longer, and shall commence with the lowest number ofs township, and ran ere, and proceed in regular r.u merical orler. Given under mvhand, at ti e Ci tv of "ashinr;ton, this S th dy of March, 1819 w J KMES MONROE. Rt the Preside Jostau Mcios C :"niissioner of the Genera . A OtTicc. March i-116- 1st. January.

By the President of the V. State Whas by the Act of Coo, ress passcofthe :th day of Api : , 1816, c:itilarfrVn act to establish i la VCT ""T f lhc QHunct Ot Kaakaskia, the lands lying north of the Basel! e are directed to be aoki at Edwards vi

Therefore, I, James Mo r i . Pi Went of the United States do h reby ??cJfaw.T"' PubH.c tales shall he held at E l w;rdviHe, hi tu-r m;;. u c ... da in August next r.r ih riu. i . rj - "iv in - ''ii ll (agreeably 10 townships, via : Townships iu ! i- r . , , dian hue; excepting inds . . r, , hare been reserved law for the use of schools or for nth r dutdoses ; the sales shall continue for three weeks and no lone; r. and the lands sh ill be offered for b-nc in regular numerical order. piven under mv Innri at the City of Washington the 20Ui d iv of March 1819. I WES MONROE. By the Presi lent : Josr H Mftios, Commisoiner of the ( ieneraJ Land Offic March 25 fl S Ist June! By the President of the United tf States. isjfty an act of Congress, BWVth Februai v, 1 0 1 S, WKPrPrn passccfHin ftvf? entitled an act niakintf provision for tlu. estabiiahment of addition tl L in Offices in the territory of Missou i " the President of the United States is wthomed to direct the pu'.Uc lands wliicli have been surveyed in the said territory, t- be nT red for s..ic : rherefore, 1 James Monroe, President of the United States, do he bv declareocniakeknovn,that public sales for the disposal (agreeably to i ivr) ol certain lands in the territory r, Mtssuiiri shall be held in Franklin, in said ti rriiarv. on the first Monday in January next, fftr th,. W. .,fTei Inc ft W ft ft.ftlV' J V- ft 1 No 46 to 52 inclusive and ) . S N R 1 tract I township no i3 T. 48 to 52 and T. 5 3 ' 20 Pract'l r. 48 to 53 M R. 21,22 23 t)o the fitt Monday in March next, for the saie of Town hips No. 48 to 55 inclusive, in hs 24 St 7$ 48 to 50 26 he 27 On tlie first Monday in May next, for the s;de ot Townships 5 1 to 5 t lnclusit t , in i a..:cs 1 I and 12 51 to 56 13 53 to $6 14 and 15 excepting the lands which have been, or may be reserved by law for tlie support of schools, x for other Dumoses. Bach sale shall ( ontinue as io: e ts may be necessary (o offer the lands tor 8 ile, and no longer, and the lands shall e offered in regular numerical order. Given inu r n,v h.etd at Oic City o Wasl h 'ton, this 17th day cf July, t8i8. 'r.s MONROE. By the Pre r ' !otn. Gen. L O. . are ar Irorised to pub I the L. i'n will pub;c a i till the tat send '..:r bi.-. ike v tmav i. et BythePr nt of tin United :ars. WHEREAS, bv an Act ol Conte p -.sed oti the t'd day 01 Marei-. 1815, ernkled A ;o provide hi the ascertauiin2 .1 mrvey ing ot the boundary lines fixed by the Treaty witu the r -. k !n iai.s and for other purpos 1 e Presi em of the United States is authoii t : to tause the land acquired 1 j the sain 1 reaty to be ofifi red for s.e when surveyed ; Therefore, . James Monroe, Presi dent of tiie United States, do hereby declare and make known, that public s,i3es for the u'posa! (agreeably to law) ot" sertaln lands in the A.jtnan.a Territory, shall be ield as fuiios; iz. Town's. Vcs. 12 in ranges is 19 20 T. 17 k 18 a. 1 M.i:.:3.i4,i3,iG 18 fft i7 lfi 1 It .i7.i8 20 i At St. 5teptens ; on tVe ! Moin'ay in April next, for ti e ;.t of Town's. N's. i7,u.rJ6in r. 4 x7. 1.19,0 3 l7,i8 2 1 r 1 At Cahab on the first Monday in Muy 1 ,xt for thesaleof 'I r Urn'! wQ I r W O O 7 7 B i0 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 1 k 11 except such lards as have hern or may ne reserved by law for the uveot schools, or tor other nnrnoses. The landl sliall he offered lor s.i.e In rt 1 ular PU mertcal order, commencing with the lowest number of lection, township and rane,e, aud centinue three weekt, and no lonrer.

f Washington, the 24th ot N -ember, i.3. J !T MONA )t Bv the Prcsi U n. . JOS1AH MEIG Comm'r of eke G aeratLand Qfftca . Pri:iiei-s :n- a::i 10 pubhsh the Laws of the Untie J N;a:cA, will publish the a ve (MMSC a week until the first of VI iv next. g ir. c .suLfrrjy tr J. cJiz WILL hereafter practice Uw i - onjunction, in t e county of Knox, those w'i nny wi i t ; .v uvn : ?y defend upon the att hi and exertions of both. They have made rangensents so as me or th other wjif aKvavs be (bond at Hi ir c ,r-. re in Vincennes, early opnsfte the Post OTice CoLLKCTfKO ih'MNR w't be particularly attend I to in Km county. They will al attend to Coo vevancinr upon Hie shortest I ftcj and ftndertakf; a r n ies nn ineonf parable with their profession. T ie Postage of L-u- j a ! essed to thci on bu&iness ma be ,iaid. Vincennes, Feb. 2 1 . II tf 150 doiXars reward. " V s iway from the subscriber livi ; near Middletowiv, Jefferson c-jun-ty, Kv . in ilattn m in nai . wenty-one years old, about 5 fret 6 nches lias a scar On his forehead aivl a fresh scar o er liis left eye, penera! !v r.-r.iies wryimi when spokea to. chews tobscco. wii drink too frre soni-tr.nes, ta'ks vcrv f ee, has a neav fr t ; i! ilarmed ; ha I with him a dark drab full .::!i roundabout an-d pat I iloons i light drab cloth coat, new white varn ?oi ks wool hat, crarse shoes, 8cc had a small red pocket bi,j:: and plenty of money with lum. I will give the above reward iftaken out of this state, if taken in this state twenty dollars, ana' ccvired in any jail so that I get him aain and it brought home a'l reasonable charges will b paid by mc. FRANC S SVO" DEV. Nov 12, 1618 f27-xiii- m ban SALE. I AM author! ed 10 -eil lor Joshua bond, a HOUSE .i.VJ) JOT, situated o.i Fifth Street, in v. hih tle s.,nl Lund lately it ivlcd. - ALSO, A HOUSE AND LOT, J belonging to Daniel Sulliwn in wl ich he laiely resided 1 he prone rt) will be shown, and tne ti 1 ms ot sale ma le kn iv j. to any iv.i,uii vibuu iu pun , j .1Cwiion to G. R. C. SULLIVAN. April 1,1818. la-tf S 7 LL persons haviog fiOOA'S belonging to Georrc R v Sallivan. will confer afaror o!i hint by return bg them to his OFFICE. HAT MANUFACTORY. HE s-nl s iber respeetfally info, ms his (. feiuLs . . i ti e nni.lic in general tliat he contiiiiies to ca:;y on tne Batting IVimess in ail its various hrnr!.es. at shop on Mdiit SrtErr, im Vincennes Wl re ht bus o! . l md will at a!I times keep an t xu nsivc assortment of F.I HIOXABl E tUTS which he will warrant shall not in p rt of 1 legal ce St dunbilbyi be excc led by any in the U. States. His pricei s mil also be as low as Hats of f e sii 1 1 quality can be procured elsev. I re Me retW ns his thanks to his old customers for former favors, and p! t s '.'mself that no efforis on 1 is part shall be wa ling to merit a contr uar.re oftheir patronage. RIC 'n P. PRIt E. Orc m trom a ilistance thankfully received and promptly attended to. fanoary noth, !Ri3 6 tf i INE HUNDRBH DOLLARS RE WAN RAN AW V.Y frnm tl nbsc h on S adaf 1 i-ht the 2 "il bstt. two 4- r N - S '-c.a n r ained - rAFPORll, r t v. w T'. e man is Vnwecn 45 and SO : v ' ' ; '-' 11 i : ct ! 'r . has a rery bead, wc? hear tied HTerentj , ad. has a y saury !o w free;y and h uch addii i to g, Tl V. ta nnd 4f y rsofagi ;s licisabi I . hih, wears hi r U'u tied an the tcp of her head, baa a si:i.pie look, and talks veiy little I v ll give the shec reward if tn sen out I ie state or fitty dollars if taken within the staie, so t;.ut I get them. a yunoKiki Leu:-rilloj Aug 99 r.-Zw

Given unrler mv ha. ?. it the