Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 August 1819 — Page 1

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JBV KMiin STOUT. V1NCENNES, (INI).) SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 1819. Vol in v

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'or t&rrylng M LS o" United At' received at the QenrrrJ Poti Offict Until Saturday the 2d day f Octthfr tttstti inclu ve. 2i7. From Cincinnati by Clevcs, turent eburg, Wilmington, 1 tanford. Vevay, Madison, Lexington, Greenville, Charleston nnd Uiica to LouisI ! f. f ' i t J I l M ( IT: ; f orllcti-illn 4 Lexington by Bethlehem once a week, j I JfVnmes. I.Ve Louisville every Sunday ?t "'ic it Chariest m by 9 a w at Le: ii 1P i by 3 w at Vevay n Monday bv 2 ft in and at Cincinnati the it T 14 sday by 6 fi m. 1 ,eeve Cincinnati every Wednesday ill 6u m p. i i ' j at l.eng?on on Fri-! day by 3 A- m and arrive at Louisville j!i Saturday by 10 a m. 258 From Lexington bv Vienna & Pi I o i Roost to Salem, once a week, Sh miles, Leave Lexington every Sunday at 4 ? ti and arrive at Salem on Monday b y 1 ) a n. Lcav Saletri every MtJnday at 11 a tn and arHve at Lexington by 8 m 269. From LaWrenceburg by Pe t r htlrgi K. to Burlington K. once a i w c k. L ave Lawrenceburg every Friday at s sim and arrive Burlington by j La - e nnrn ngion even 7aturaav at St tnd arrive at Lawrencebura bv 0. From Vevay bv Fdenuoro' k R plej c. h t Biookvttle, 54 mi'es. I Leave Vevay every Monday at IJ f , ; trrive at BrookviUe onTuesda by G ft m. Leave it'-ookvrie every Wednes day a 6 ;n and arrive at Vevay on Thtirsd ly by 16 a. m. 1 From H utford to Rising Sun, 8 Vies. Leave Hartford every Thursday at m 7 d ni k nte at Rising Sun bs 9 a Mi. L tve Rising Sun at 10 a m and arrc at Hartford by noon. 17 rotn Madison by Paris to PttM nstOM n. 40 miles. Iie Madison every Tuesday al 6 Ml arrive af BroWnstoWU bv 6 ti tft. Leave Brutvnstown every e inesdav at 6 a n; and ai rive at Madison by J7J From Hiov nstown by Palestit!". Bloomington fttld Dums Ferry at'1 P t Harrisoti) 120 miles, once in "tv. . . ks 1 Jeave Drownstowti every other 4 a ednesdny Ht e a m and arrive at I'V) t-Havvn on S urilay bv 10 a m L ave F-u t-l larrison even- Saturday : t 1 f: vi atld arrive at li. ownstown on Tuesday by I w. " From Bedford, K. by Madisoh, Vernon Lefcinp-t on nn I im -1 .nnHnn Bedford once a Week 41 miles. j Leave Bedford ever) Friday at t i n a ! arrive at Vern n bv 7 (i M Leave Vernon every Saturday at 6 a m and amvc at Bedford on Sunday by noon. 2T5. From Louisville by Shipping v irt, Portland' NewAlbany torydon V eedonia, Trov. Mount Pleasant, Darlington and Bvanaville to Harnto hy, onre a week, 4 4 miles. Leave L lulsville every Wednesday a 6 1 m ; rive at Corvdon bv noon. l at Harmony Oil Saturday by 11 u Leave Harmony every Saturday at' I fi m fc trrive al LoutsvlUt on Tues d V bv 7 ' m. 176 From FUrabetMown, K. by Philadelphia. Livonia Elizabethtown, Corydon bv Fredericksburg, Beck's Mills, Salem, Mascota, and valon to 13 i v m itOH tn nnce a week. 97 miles. Leave RHaabethtown eer Tutt day 5 A ! arrive .t Philadelphia by h m at Corydon on Wednesday by to a m Leave Corydon everv Wednesd ry at 1 ? m and arrive at Bi ow nsiown on Thursday bv r ? m. eavf lirowi.i jwn every Friday at

m and arrive at Philadelphia on Saturday bv 6 h m and at Elizabeth town on Sunday by noon. 277. From Louisville by Jeffersonville, Greenville, and Fredericksburg to Paoli. once a week, 50 miles. L ave Louisville every Friday at 6 a " and arrive at Paoli on Saturday b) 3 . m. Leave Paoli every Wednesday at 9 a m and arrive at Louisville on Thursday by 6 fi m. 278. From Louisville by JefTersonville, Utica, Charleston, Salem, i$oli, Shelby, Liverpool, and Hawki Ferry to Vincennes, once a week, 1 miles. Leave Louisville every Sunday at 5 a 7n arrive at Charleston by 10 a m anive at Salem by 7 ? ;n and arrive a' Vincennes on Tuesday by 10 a m. Leave Vincennes en cry Tuesday at 2 fx m and arrive at Louisville on Thursday by 7 ft m. 27 ?. Fi oin Vincennes bv Hazleton's Ferry, Princeton Harmony, Mount Vernon, Mouth of Wabash to Siiawnectown.once a we- k, 92 miles. Leave Vincennes every Tuesday at 2 ? m anive at Princeton by 7 fi m Sc arrive at Shawnectown on Thursday ! y 6 i m. 1 Leave Shawneetown ever y S.. at 6 a m and arrive at Vincennson Tuesday by 1 1 a m, s 230 From Vincennes by Palestine Carlisle, Sullivan c. h Sc Tcne-Haut to Foit-Harrison, 70 miles, once a week. Leave Vincennes every Tuesday at Warn and arrive at Fort-Harrison on Wednesday by 6 fi m Leave Fort-Hartison every Sunday at 9 a m and arrive at Vincennes on Tuesday by 9 a m.-. 281 From Paoli by French Lick, Dubois c. h. Petersburg and Columbia to Princeton.once a week, 77 miles Leave Paoli every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Princeton on Wednesday by 6 m. Leave Princeton every Thursday at f a in and arrive at Paoli on Friday by 6 fi m. 232. From Paoli by Mount StAj and F'cdoniato Philadelphia, K. Alice a week, 70 miles. Leave Paoli every Thursday at fm to and arrive w Philadelphia on Saturday by 10am. Leave Philadelphia every Tuesday at 2 fi m and arrive at 1 aolion Thursday by 10 a m. 2R3 From Salem by Bono to Bloomington. 59 miles. Leave Salem every Monday at 6 a 7v and anive at bloomington on 1 uesday by 10 a wz. Leave Bloomington every Tuesday at 3 fi m and arrive at Salem on Wed nesday by 7 fi m. 234. From Princeton by F.vansville to Henderson, KyGlce a week. 12 miles. W J Leave Henderaflp every Thursday at G a m and arrrveVJt"inceton by 6 m. Leave Princeton every Wednesday at 6 a to and arrive at Henderson bv 6 fi m , 28 5. From Laurettceburg by George town and BrookviUe 10 Salisbury, once a week 66 miles. Leave Laurenceburg every Wednesday at ;1 fi m and anive at SalUbury on Friday by 7 am. Leave Salisbury everv Friday at 7 SatupHnv bv fi h v . 286 From Wilsontown by Vnon to Brownstown, 53 miles. . A l eave B-ownsiown eveFflbilav at 6fl m and arrive at ilboniovvTi oh Saturday by 1 0 a as. Leave Wilsontown every Wednesday at I : Ni and arrive at Brownstuwn on Thursday by 6 tn. 287, From orydon by Mount Sterling to Portcrsville, once a week. 56 miles. Leave Corydon everv Wednesday at 2 fx m and arrive at Portcrsvtllc on Fhursday by 8 . si. Leave Portcrsville every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Corydon on Saturday by 10 7 St. 2P3. From Xacksonburg to Randolph c. h. Leave Jacksoufourg every Leave Randolph c. h. every 2 so From Hamilton Ohio, by RotSvibe, Nliliville, Harrison, New- lienI rei ton. BrookviUe, Connersville, rf?r loo, Ccnterville, Salisbury, Due Mill. Fairfield and BrookviUe to llton,once a week 58 miles. Leave Hamilton every Tuesday at 6 t m and arrive at BrookviUe same day bi 3 ti M and at Salisbury on Wednv sday bv 2 fj m. Leave Salisbury same day at S fi m

and arrive at Hamilton on Friday by notes. Statistics of Paris. 1. THE Post-Master General may! The population of Paris, (not incluexpeditethe mails and alter tne times tmg tne rural communes) bf thecen for arrival and departure at any time sus 0r ts, 7, amounts to 7 3.966 mdiduring the continuance of the contract, viduals, of whom 305,247 arc ma.es, he stipulating an adequate con.pcnsa- 331.905 3re females, and 56 794 not tion for any extra expence that may be I particularly designated, but iociuded occasioned thereby. under the co'lcctive designuioo ot 2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed both sexes. Houses, 26,80 Births for opening and closing the mail at all in 1 818. 24,4oG: of whom 1 3 45 1 were

offices wnere no particular time is specified. 3. I'or every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed in ny contract, the contractor s feit one dollar ; and if the de nue until the departure of an en" ding mail, whereby the mails tuned for such depending mail lose

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a forfeiture of double the amount al-1 females. Of the whole number, ' krwed for carrying the mail one trip 725 dicd in tbeir own Looses, a. ei 9,11 be incurred, unless it shall be 991 in the hospitals, priaons, kc. made to appear that the delay was oc- Excess of births over the deatl ft, 7 rasioned by unavoidable accident; in Marriages, 7,455. Children born out which case the amount of pay for the ' Qf wedlock, but acknowU dged in contrip will in all cases, be forfeited and 5eqUen e of the subaequ i.t mirriage retained. 0r their parents, 47o. Adoptiuna 2 .. Persons making proposals arc de- j 5n ,8,7 lhe number of births anion ired to state their prices by the year. ! ted to 23 7j9twt of the deaths to I Those who contract will receive their 21.114,anr! the marriages to 6.J82 nay quarterly in the months of May, They r ckon in Paria u ,9 itreew uust, November and February, one ' ,1 i.,twiu ... io xi

monin ancr me expiration 01 eacn 1 r- r i iua,irr- . 5 No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail. 6. Where the proposer imends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carnage, he is desired to state lUn his proposals. a v 7. The Tost-master General rVsfcnaes to himself the right of d 1 ciariMfvnTV contract at an enu whenever one tun . . it ore happens, which amounts to the loss of a trip. 8. The distances stated are such as have been communicated to this office and some of them are doubtless incorrect : on thii subject the contractor must inform himself ; no alteration jpllJ be made in the pay on account of&liy 4 VII.JI til V. 1 . ID l2Jlv;.l. 9. The contracts are to be in operation on the first day of January next; and are to end December 3 I, 1823. 10. The contracts for the new routes are to commence on the 16th day of November next. RETURN J MEIGS Jr. Post-master General. GkmKRAL Post-Officf, Washington City, May 26, 1819. vAT!(t!C. IV AT LAW,) necessarily absent to N. ork a few months, informs Ins Clients md the public t ; .it he has left his f rofessional Business with Messrs. JJlfll KM J oicers. V'ncennes, AugU! it 4, 1819-fY.l NOTICE. tne Board of Trustees t this Borough, July 2 , 1819, ti e following resolution was . d pted : Retoived, That the cleik of t! iDfanl of Trustees, be authorised to ieccive for the inspection 1 the Board, sealed proposals for Lots 01 part ei Lots on which, to erect a permanent wit inn tne Mioue wan i Tin yi Mie itn day of August next, in v7hic rTnTono s'1 s mc mity 01 KUt U.lta s,t j ;ita,nn aml pnee or terms of sale will i I 5 mQ ; na Hso PP 1 - moving the present Market-House thereon, and that he give public notice of the same : IN CONFORMITY with which, ti e owners of lots within the " iddlc Ward are hereby notified to hand- in their proposals; and workmen disposed to b o p; 'in for th.eWSf 1 - mov -1 1 ; the Market Hv-useVk) lind in the it s By order of the Board, v. J. URAL LEY, Clerk. Jul v S I, is 9. I9tf If NOTICE. Versors having business with tfiTeorge Hussej, during his absence will please appU to SAMUEL Hll. I ,,m who is duly authoiised to i t eeiviu receipt for any Money due $fjy& bushels of C0RJS for sale : Apply as above. June 26 tf

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were born in the i.ospitais. 4 11 ait LJiiiureri not oorn in weiticK a-1 mounts t0 353 . ol Whom 3 893 Of the 8,353 v ere fc0,n m hospitals. illegitimate children, 1 .Us b y and ?80 ciris have bten acknoWtcdeed bv their narcnts 6.255 renjain unuc l knowledged. Death., 25.7 6 ; ol wiiom 12.602 aie males, and -3 104 boulevards, 87 places or square . J I mitt iwtuv .1 1 1 ' - ji t y ' I cross ways, 121 entry s. 34 courts, (pia-1 ces for l i(lin? and uking the air ) 22 avenue8j to public promenades, 42 , ch.( lllar roads 56 barriers, 16 gates 1 16 bridges, 33 market places, 39 j cht,rches, 4 templet, 12 palaces, 3 1 I hospiuls, 37 establishments for public :tt:n . m.,.. a nui.iir L braries, 12 theatres, tc. The national cuard consists of 31, 9 899 infantry and 256 cavalry, t he! pennarmerie consists of U02 1 nu n. Sc 1 o . -17. horses, and a battalion of sappers, kc.of 576 effective men. I it 0:1 TllL BALTIMORE CHRONICLE. MORNING A JUST PIC I URE. Amrrk ns, in their march to national greatness, have no obstacle to fear but themselves There is not on earth a more interesting spectacle than to behold a migluy nation ac know led tring no other sovereign than the Sovereign of tin Universe, a governed by laws ofittown making It is a piece of moral maChintrj mon Cltliotts, mere interesting, tlian the most skiifui combination of mecl :.nical poweis can poasibly be. To I ehold the farmer quitting his hoe and spade, (he manufacturer his 100m the artist 1 anvil, the merchant his counting house, the lawyer l is de sk , and repairing to Washington, where they assume lor a season, the characters of legislators: where, in a state o exile from their wives and families, they perform that awful and hortoraDie trust, ana men icsori 10 mcir several occupations again, is indeed sue!s phenomenon as the world, with th exception of our westem continent, dors not witness; it exhibits such i: p ain and practical satire on tiths, on hereditary legislation, on loyalty that an American must be insensible indeed to the high prerogatives that he njoys, it he does not aiuc them as he ought. These farmers, mechanics, n;nchantt) lawyers, and artists, declare war, or conclude treatiet of peace they sentl forth the eagle that bca . our thunders and lightnings or th dove of me cy, with the branch of olive in her beak Our generals, m:i 1 aval commanders, with al 1 thrir r s pec ive forces, acknowledge no si.;)lioron eart! to these men thus iembled in the character of 1 t,is aors ; to these they bow in homage lecsuae the stern and imperial wUt f the country apeakt tluough thes organs A Frenchman, who, durinf he reign f Bonaparte, had visit our shores and attemhd the dehatei -t Washington, in-mired v i. e re rathe army which was to enforce, at tin point of the bayonet, the decreet o ur government ? He had only bcei u customed to sur h involuntary horn -r ; he was ignorant of that moraj Fo'nct that generally ptxrvM ingsen iment that energy, f opinion, whi itakes or unmakes a nation at once hat contn Is with a strength bejd I ill the fot e ..f ai mica or nav ies. Th se are Ihebltntugi gwtiwnteei And secured to us by our toottitniioi . hey are not theoretical visions .lil hat Sparkle lovely to the eyes, ;m splode at the touch of experiment : hey are blessings reduced to a peas al shape, and enjoyed by every A- ! rir ;in from his cradle to his l ;tw Ifrorn the nrst moment he breathe

the vital ar, ontii tf p . . . when his disenilK)di. d spirit i ts w iy to eteinitv. 7o pr rr-pr h flrivil'iff in ah h ft fmfrgri . J to hand h'm rt vn fr m . r.-i t n tojrnrra' iktrntdb i. ff si ad the i:s wish of evrry Patriot. isAND STTBM There has appeared in the lite' igencpr an extraordinary pnb i . ( datt U Central I cr d OjfSc ';. js, 1819. i he publication i stni . 1 with authenticity by the Migrate e of r. v'eigs. the we: Known CtXR ni -aioner d th ofF:ce. I' is rich in precious instrucin p

.t exhibits the land s stem (: -i e Unite.! States hi practical operation settling the winlernesi awdcofiver i g the t'eert into a fruitful fieid. A novel j m the recordt4 .1 pie, tne (act is given to the wot . , w tn a charactei of ii ('.iputalt reiirv T ! e commtsskner, indeed, doe? ot seem to have reeollected i m ovj. - i entific attentioi s n labors, in Isis dra position 10 award merited pvait to otitis m ho l af contribute; to t' e p actu al excellence of tne sy;t' :n. But his liberality towards tneta tniinot hide his merits fom tne public eve J Of the land system of the Catted States, as exhibited in :he pubti a :en, he hat said with truth. so tritt I e utiful, and pet Sect a syttem never before aJopteu Dy any gwverntnei t or nation on earth' In regard to the rig-ita, and dignity and latppinett tf mt H triuflnphtii er ti e leg 11 sti n of Europe, and :aiighs at the bjr.a;ic pomp tf Asia. . A.:o g a f. ee and hi ave pet pie. nut in a rude age, before genius and science had thrown a rank no- over the western world; among the imtone from the north, who lo-med settle ments amidst the ruins ot t . R( an empire, as w knw from th ei'o y of more than a Umarttasd e p st, there ws ad p;ed u svsten ol I :rit nal possession, which le.v! in vv I i certainty 8c security of titles to md ed 1 ttat s Their d 6 :e oftpprnechi g (heii obiects is obserthse in tho fonnt of their or la bxal ronveyv c et. With palpable dencioncy in tciet.cc the n ode was imperfecy ; yet h ma 1-s the value attacliod tt HadispytnbH a.d lit 1 s by the fret n en of ar Uanctti . I ge Centuries have elapsed since that sy.-tem was preve tt bv ctrn-e a- d buses in the 'ann tent of En . It has b en reserved id- the t?eerr..a of the United Stttei to reatixe tibjccte which were to desired but Coumj i t be at' -'rr : '. e i a'i 1 u! eh u.. ded a i : v sv-t'in ofem o in ' nippo i uring the sixth century t the c hi tian eta. Atul :tt(h objf cts are of ex' rv e important e for purposes of ruitivatH , and social irr prove nient. imc a permanent b sis of civiiisaition, certainty and stcm'nv of latid tit 1 $ are eminently worthy the st ttntion of enlightened and fret pteple ; for, in a system ot freed nntw j objects an essential : 1 6 ni is to ascertain the boundaries ol 1 nt ; tie next, o seture the tibsef vantc of such boun'aiies. Look at the svtf m of tl e Ui it d Stan s, wn'i reference to tht.se oha jectt ! No other cctsntry or a has produced a land swem so sub in c in irirr tai, so p- feet in ,t;ctn. so mat n fi n.t ii ptr.spcct It i- -,11-uspmi( w 1 t h draws WiadOB I 111 'flvj lofia the I unua ieaot right "Pjn Berth Wuh a .arce lnm Ht.vtn F-rth csithts an on the map of public surwys, ph; at , l y an decbue u the iongUwrnm u .i'ude ofevev furm M Te principles of tl e stem sre ught by asttonomiral a: d gt 00 1 Trial srif nee. They have tht ex. rtiudt of mathematical demons 1 a ten. rbey ar dwrable cs the gi'he Tl.e t'n'. ' to i:n d ' .'!..ii.rd, are de...i I from the ft:b':eauthr't ivhose am is t' ..J t. rnahnahl srightf j ssetsioo. The eflkacv of ihit protn power i recogsised :n t! nt it, winch is tmieised . urous st i r-cc. H is rrccg bn d ie the navigation wi'hout sa'ns r oris, moving on the waters wmm k 1 stinguiah and enrich this empiic of I e h na. See those VOttels with the agency f t,an advancing against the powru' rurrents of the Mississippi and 'e letasonri! Their course ismaikd bv votumet of mke and fie. which the civilised man obseres with adttirarton ami the savage with atonihmrni. Botanists, nunerdo r's, chemis'a, aiiisantcoIdvstorsL scholars, tohiiors ; the ke ol o. acei