Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 11, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 January 1820 — Page 2

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fru th" Menimac and Gascouic vivr. - -The Units upon then arc .U8V m bands of tho United, -i-n. So much d mav be necss-' r thescite of the vnrin may be ;i up at two dollars an acre, ant j I may be t.i!;fii at will IVom the' mading country which is gencr-j loo pour to be purchased lor eg u ill! ril purposes. j uh, Iwuircr. h of. J.rui iDU.iF, o HlV.Mr-VoLNTATlVLS. nrcr'.Mnr.u 23. 1 Mr. tuut roi from the coTitnittrf on public lands- made an uofavnr-rVrepe-itmi the petitions the Vf iefit rSivinH Hiie, which was 1

ivd an d ro.i mi red in. la principle on which there were va-1 Mr. A. 'run the sumo committee lyn Oi)n0y jt wouid certainly dis I rrvnud a u.ho authorise the com- cuss the preliminary question. HeF n-ssionerofthc Land Ofiicc to remit suggested, therefore, that the phrascifc? payment of certain instalments t o!u,;v j)C 11l0liiflC(i SQ a5 not lo cx. r u- on reium h.t ia S5 auocetown, press any opinion of the house in am the si 'c ot lilmoiso. Twice rcad Opting jt. if a committee could not a c committed. ;am ee, as had just been stated, it ccrl:r. Ii-idricX', of Indiana, ofie rd ; u,luv could not be expected that the f r.r.oiiMdcralion the folio v. ing resolu- hou;c wou;d .opt such a form 0r cx

I:, r.f(j' v. i m;m t -c rommi'lee on ft rail.. . t'.c Pi.b'ic Lan-ls be initt uctVi tf en'i jiie into the rxp-riUrcv of ?o rc! idi: tbc law td foi fe.itn c that

ti q actual settler ;md cuktva'or of Lmvnacs. The house could not get t'e, soil shall hive a preference of at the question uuless it was brought te-i-ntry al;rr his lands vhnll have on a biii; and, in dii ecting the comb:? rorfrMctt to the United States, m;Ucc to prcpurc a hill,' he did not n I bctorc th-v shall be exposed to hrend to cxptess any opinion on the pu ) :c s.dr. piincipie of the bill, or intend that On thc-rp.'iontmrretolhisrc- the home should decide on the abstdiitun, the if nse. divided, without straet epicsticn. Had such been bis thba-c ; k it mJ.s agreed to Cl vol cst object, he would have stated in the i J resolution that it na expedient i?c. On mo'-onr Coot, it was e presumed that there were no ;,Vsorr,7, 'n the committee on members, bo knew of none, who ruV.K. lands n-histmct? I to cr.Miire doubted the constitutional power of i: to the expediency of icpesltntj: so COn-rcss to impose such a restriction much r,ran;eu entitled. A act to on the territories, and the only quesprovide lorth lifnoinlmrrt of a sur- tioa winch the bill could present was eyor or thcfnibhc JamU in t V ter- ' onc of expediency. The resolution liloty jf Iwwns and .uissnun,- pasvoV,4-t vi commit any member as to cd April '2K 1313. as authorizes the abstract question "referred to. saici surveyor to hav e the lai.d in the r. xvas opposed to the rcsonow slate or Illinois MlTveycd aceor- lution, because he considered it not e iliuglo th provisions of the said re- very fair wav of coming at the qucsf iffu act ;?:dto enquire ir.to the x- ti,a. lie wished gentlemen wouict pdienr.yofprovi.linrrfn'Mhcnppoint- exercise a little of' the candor they m-Mit tda seperate surveyor of the talked about so much, and not endeapnhlx lands withiu siid stac. : vcr to f ice the discussion on the

Df.ckmrkh Mr. .If. q- from the select committee to whom was referred an enquiry into th exprdienev of granting lo tee New. York Assvlum for the deat and bumh: a dovation of public Innd, and made a report thereon, favorable to ihe purpose proposed, accnmpaniul by a bill granting one toy-::ihip of I. i,d to said institution ; whie'k w.i twice rca I and committed. rh- lollowing me.sge was received f:om ih-j I'lvsidenlr.'" the Uni'.cd State;, by Mr. J. J. Monroe, his pri-v-te secretary : I'o t ,'i i Senate a : I ffrutr of Rr:re-

itu.anvcs n, it united oiatni 1 which had not been dUcusscd or conOn the 2od ol February, IfiO.l, a ceded fairiy.

message hum the President of the

L lined Stair m was transmitted to both mover of the icsoluiion did not wish bouses ol eon-ress, together with the to take the house bv surprise ; and, as import nf tiic fien seeeretary of tatc nuu.y members we're: absent, it would Mr. Madt,on, upon the case of the ' not "he proper to present a decision O.m'.sh biig-.mti:o Uenriek and her ' on the tesoiution now. The proper ci. go, belonging to the citizen of course was the usual oneto refer M isduu g. The claim was recom-; the cnpiirv to a ommittec. Let raymlcvl to the f.tvoraMe coiuidrition them eonsidci it; if they should icn i:ougres. In Vdjruary, 183, it port a bill, let that bill go to a comy. is pgain pseenied by a message mittee of the whole, -when the bouse ;m the IVcsidcn; to the considera-1 would bj apprised of it, and would be oi congress; bit has not since j prepared to discuss and act on it. He in on driinuivcly acted upon. t moved that the resolution be comnvitYhe inituster resident from Hen. ted to a eotnniittee of the whole i'.ouse ;-vuk, and the consul f.eue-al from;und nude- the order lor the second i-. hnvg, hiving rrcetrdv renewed , Mondav in Juuiary; because the . o;)l:?:uio;v. in hc'nrdf nf the respect- J irenibtrs had been prepared to amine r.wne. s of the vrssrd and cargo, Ijcipate, on that day, the discussion ot M-rmsmil heiewiib eovien of their eom-J the subieet in auolher form.

vm-ucvions, fur t'e further eonsider-;-'ioo of the legi-Vatui e ; upon whese t all the. do-.-iimevs relating to the ..dins are slid xistioir. J MKS MONi;OC. ' ) - r-;. ts :o. The mt :o was read and relcrdtt t;:e rtuomittee id" claims. -Kl-rilKTiOX ON SLAVTUY. Mr. ''u .'.'.r, of N. Y. roe and statv l!:at he was instructed by the comn it c to vvhmn !u I heen referred the i so ution of toe 1 5 th inst. directing p enquiry into the oxpcdienc of t?: oliihitiug the rxtensiiMi of slavery : i tiie ter'ito'ies ol the United States, i r.vh .(( l,e discharged from the fur.er eon-idi ration of the subject. Mr. T. gave as reasons for this mot tliat the coarnitlee had found t'. at, altera free interchange of opinis.thcv could not, consistently with .... r v eir l At as of public duty, come to -y ronelu'ni. or agree xn any report whieh eould pror.usc to unite in . My degree the conflicting icvts of t'.r h)iise on t!ie question. The question was taken on dis.a: injr tho cummiitcs from the fur-

"iNirTVayor then, as he observed,

to brine- tnc question before the . . i nousc, at a proper umc ami in a uistitut shape, and not with a view to i.niic a discussion on it at this time, moved the fallowing tcsolution : Res tired, I hat a committee be appointed mth instructions to rcrort a hill prohibiting the further admission of stives into tic territories of tht Cniicd Slates, west of the Mhtissip pi river. jir. J.oivnaes satu he snouiu nave lino objection to the resolution, if iis fl rr ... .1 J t. . . t .i I'Hfu wuuiu uu noming more man was slated by the mover ; but it surely ought not to be that the house would pass without discussion a resolution expressed in terms such as tne on bctore them, lleiore the honsc shoahl airec to instruct a nijUcc to ; a bill cmbr com mittee to bring in a bill embracing in.dieato an agreement of opinion on this subject. Mr. 'faster ditl r.ot understand the resolution in the same wav as Mr. House unexpectedly. . The adoption of Mich a resolution by the house won. 1 have the effect to spread an opi'.don through the country, that the housj approved of the bill they or derail to bj brought in, and that it wou'd hceomc a law ; and he wished no biidi op i;. ion to go forth. '1 'he resolution was worded as if the question of expediency was settled, and took every thing for granted. This he was opposed lo. Theie was a sreat ueat to ue srutl t t i on that outs-. ilon . aml he would not agree to a ; resolution vvh.ich should have the appoarancc of aumiitmg principles i Mr. S;ni!;u of Md was sure the sunp Mr. fi dr was sure, frcm the first, th.at n thing like compromise would grow out of the adoption arid reference of tho lot me r resolution, because one party founded their opinions, honesiiy, he hail no doubt, on what they conceived the solemn obligations of justice ; and the other patty founded thchs on the solemn obligations of an oath. As respected the discussion of this subject, it had heen referred to the second Monday in January, an I it was eonsideied settled that it would n:t come up before. It was, therefore, improper to take up the discussion now, in the absrncc of main members, who bad left here in confidence that the subject would not be discussed until a fixed day; and in a way. too, which would commit the house on the question. Whenever a member wished to bring in a bill, he always gave notice, and was required to do so; because a solemn character was yivcn to a sub jeet when entertained by the house and it was considered fair to give notice. Mr. M. observed that his objections to the resolution grew out of

before the house, he should support! the proposition. Standing here a y representative of the people west of) the Mississippi, he should record his vole against suffering the dark cloud of inhumanity i which now darkened his country, from rolling on beyond the peacelul shores of the MississippiMr. Tiiylor rose again to say that the discussion could not come up without abundant notice. '1 he bill would take its course at the foot ol the orders, when reported, and would corns up in its turn. The effoct ot Mr Smith's motion would be to discuss the subject twice first on the resolution, in committee of the w hole, and then on ihc bill itself. The discussion of tho resolution he conceiv ed was superfluous the question could be fully debated on the bill. Mr. Smith said, it certainly could not be expected that the resolution could be adopted with out discussing the whole merits of the subject, inasmuch as the resolution called on the house to sanction what there was a difference of opinion on. If the question was taken now, it would be taking advantage of the absent mem-' hers. !

Mr. Ifolf-rrs, of Massachusetts, die; not agree with the mover of ibis rcs-j; olution. It proposed to instruct ai committee to bring in a bill for aj' particular object. This proposit;o:.j tested the opinion of the house on' the measure ; because if be voted fori; instructing a committee for any objeet, it would be expected of him to vote lor the bill, when it should be reported, pursuant to the instruction unless lie wished to b3 thought inconsistent. To vott for the instruction would ceitainly be eonsideied as a pledge to support the object of the bill. He M-as not prepared to say whether he would vote for such a bid as the one pioposed or not he in clined to think he should not. Hut he was satisfied of one thing, and i that was, that this question was very j different from that of the Missouri ! bill; and he thought that bill ought

to be first acted on it had been once i;not only the soldier of general Long, already discussed and h-.d piiority ofl'aml Camanche traders, but those who the pr.opositin;i now before the house. hud peaceably settled in Texas, as Mr. II. observed that whatever he i'Yultivators of the soil. Bv the return might think about prohibiting slavery jVi tne Hag, capt. licard transmitted a !

in the territories of the United States he could enteiuin no doubt on the other question. Ills mind was fully made up and settled, that the house had no right to inhibit a state in thi particular. The convtilution of the countrv the trjty of cession, settled his opinion cn this question, nd forbade him to hesitate indcclaring thai congress had no pcurr to prohibit ihc exercise rd' this pr:vileg by the ate of Missou;i. Mr. l.ivt rrnore, of New Hampshire, made a few observations, tho object of whieh was to sh-wthat a vote in favor of this t esuliivicn pM t'gcd neither the heuje, ror ir.c nu i .bets individually, lo vole lor tic biii which, shauld be repot led in put suance oi i t; if adopted. Mr. 7t7wM aid he bad rot contended th.at a vote for the. reso utioi. would absolutely bind members to vote for the bill ; because they had r. right lo be inconsistent, if they chose. If they were consistent, however, the-, would not vole for the resolution, if they did not intend ta vote for the bid. Tiie question was th.cn taken on postponing the que'i'Mi, and decided in thr affu malixc, by a vote ol votes to 62. Di -enter, 29. The house on motion ol Mr. tides, proceeded to e nsi.lcr the t eulutiwns offered by him y si --re! ay. After offering a few rcu-arks to eluciuate the object oi the modification he wished t propose in the first icsoluti'n, as weil as on their o'.ject generally, Mr. Lunndes modified his first proposition to read .is follows ; I. Resolved, That the committee on ways and means be instructed to enquir into the expediency of piovidi.r bv law that any momv s. altnouls (j " ordered for the use" i.tthe iitp..rt ment of War, or of tiie Navy, by wan ant from the Treasury, which shall remain unexpected in tnc hands of the Treasurer for more than tw o years after the expiration ofthccalendar year in which the act of appro pri.uion shall have been passed, shall be carried to the surplus fund, as they would be if not ordered for the use of such department, excepting alwa) s nch moneys as may be apprepriatcd for a purpose for which a longer duration is specially asic;ned by law. I I c second rcM.lution wasthen read, and, with the iirst, as amended, agreed to by the house. December 31. Mr. Campbell, from the committee on private land cUims, reported a bill for the relief of persons holding con'irtned unlocated claims for lands in tht Htate of Illinois, which was twice read and committed.

militia be instructed to enquire into the expediency of furnishing the militia with clothing, when they arc called into the service of the United States, or the amount in money, in lieu thereof, in all cases wherein they furnish themselves. On motion of Mr. Whitman, it was

Received, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to lay before this house copies of such communications as lie may have received since 1816, and such information as he may possess, in relation to the illicit introduction of slaves into the United States, with a statement of the measures adopted to prevent the same. On motion of Mr. Whitman it was also ; Rcsclvcd, That the secretary of the navy be directed lo lay befor this house copies of such communications as he mav have received sine 1816, anil such information as he may possess, in relation to the illicit introduction of slaves into the United States with a statement of the measures adopted to prevent the same. On motion cf Mr. Cook, the rc.ncjrt of the secretary of war, of the -'Ht;; inst. relative to a communica tion between lake Michigan and the j-iver Illinois, was rcfcired to the ominitUc on roads and canals. WESTERN SUN. VINCKNNi;s JANUARY 22, If 20. NKW ORLEANS, NOV 27. By a letter from the Sabine, we ilcarn that en the 3 1st ult col. Pcitjs, commandant of San Antonio, with 300 Spaniards, appeared on the bank of that river, and that eapt. Beard, with a detachment of American trrops, was preparing to dispute his .passage into the territory of the U. ;S. when the Spanish officer sentm a dae: of truce,, with assurances of his n icndly views, and deprecating all ilea of open hostilities. The Snan.

jj.ards had previously captured all the , since ; that the ship went to pieces a- ! American whom 'they fell in with, .bout six in the evening ; and that he

letter, demanding from the Spanish : commander the release of all his A- ' Thcre was found about the first of tins metican prisoners, except such n1' in in this county, about i.o.i ,.:n .-.i i i c i 551000 counterfeit hank notes, on dinerh?d violated the laws of nations.. ,)anks Mr.NathPiiVcatch.ir.il I ins cennnd Mas immediately com-' Jsaac Mcck rrtcr(.(i tu. Cave for the pbed with, and permission was given: purpose of looking for Salt Pttre, when to the An.crirans to jeeure their prep-' they come to a hrvttle about half full of erty. An American officer was dis-, linseed oil, a hlock with two rollers, sup pMt.hed lo Nacogdoches to sec th 1)0S1 to be used for ktriking bank notes, arraneement completed. It is m der- 1 and search g further through a uarrovr sroocf that this party of Spaniards, ' "f of aJ?out I fcvt' in a rej apart- , i .1 r. . ment, they found the ntoaev. Noplutes Invmg cleared the province of Long's lmvc as v'ct bcc;i (i;,CCVCred,but it isexmcn. and Uiosc who had been enga-' parted tlicv llkew'e are e.ontealed therc- ; od im unlaw lul trade, will return to ; in. It did"ii'-t appear that the place had tho Ttinily, where thcr have I CC0 been resotcd vei-v lately, cr that matc-

me", oiicn, intcnccu toactanait stthCi Camancho Indiads. Caz. ALr.r.ANDRIA, (lou. ) NOV. 13.

' ,7'cirn b ? va'Kcr'doy la,t,at:dileeikd--Net Guilty, .md capt. (.rawiord having been n;acc prisoners by the rov allots, we are an- The foil-wire; gentlemen are appoint - li.ot 'srd ficm a respectable soul ce to cd by the Leiivhvur, c.nuiii.s:cners to rcr.tn.dict : our informant add.s that locate a sc. to for the pcrnimu r.t sct r.f the detachment undr Walker was gven;ir.'.r.t cf lrdir.na. They are tu ,tlra ted by the royalists and i cruised mect ; t lhi' TV AViffnin Onner, rii tl r,., t. I . Ji i . the vvist hiKCi hue r:cr at j-eeh. u. e i),itiii.t toiccs turn ni oci eccd to , i , i ,. , 1 f , t.n.e ;i.s nv.v le rn:.de knew n hy r rtcia-

Tiw. . i it- . .... .w..v.,..., c.. jMvi.i tne republic; t .r.s. Extract of a Liter, dated S t. Thomas' I);t. 3 i (t No recent recounts from Marp-?.-cita. 1 hree ratriot vcssris arc ' UlOIMh Vli j Iv 1 UU y IKl e 111 I L I V I iistanre so far treated the Amciiran vessels politely. Admiral lirion is at Five Islands, near St. IJarts, with his flag ship, and enc or two smaller vessels. The residue of his squadron Ate cruising among the Islands. iS A schooner anived here ycitcr-d-y from Mayaguas, (Porto Hico ) die captain of which reports, that he spoke a hi ig, three days since, full of men, w ho informed him they were from Aux Cayes, and were hound U Margarelta, having on board general M'Grcgor and officers. The Vick PKEsinr.vT of t!i Unitcd States arrived in this rhv vestcruay A at. In:, Col. Rioiiahd M. Jonson is elected a Senator of the United States from the State of Kentucky, vice Mr. Crittenden, resigned. Col Johm Adair was his opponent. The vote was 68 to 53, giving to Col. J. a majority of 15 votes in joint ballot of the Legislature. NEVr-TORK, DEC. 22. From Cadiz. Wc learn from capt. Macy, that the sickness at Cadiz had rather abated, deaths, dailf, from 65 to F0. The whole number of deaths bad been about 5000 the number ren...i;.ing sick from 5 to 6009. Two

Inward', the deaths averaged ICO per

to 13,000. '

The new Queen arrived at Madrid on the 19th ot October. It w.1? rmrir1tr tliat ? tril n(Tn-. ivc and defensive had been entered I into between Great Britian and Spam, in consideration of which tho former I was permuted to mtrouuee cotton t goeds into Spain and her colonies and also guarantees the Floridais, ar.d protects Spain in her possession oi" them. NEW-YORK, DF.C 21. I Melancholy Shifivrcck It is with 1 c:;tremc regret wc have to rcceriK the loss of the ship America, t'apt vibberts belonging to Mr. Chariet 1 Hall, of this city. This ship had been I out about 180 days from Calcutta,) with a valuable cargo of piece goods, v silks, sugar, Sec. and, being on the eve ' of entering the port, was driven ashorc during the gale of Sunday last, " at 4 oclock in the afternoon, opposite the Highlands, on the Jersey shore, having previously lost her rudder, and in a short time went tc pieces; ar.d, painful to state, Captain Vibberts Mr. Elmislie Garrigucs, and Mr. Ym A. Field, the two supe: cargoes, both belonging to Philadelphia, Mr. Minugh, the second mate, and eleven seamen, were drowned, capt. Viberts, and the two supercargoes were in the boat, diifting ashore, when the mainmast fell on them. The body of capt. V. and three others, drifted upon the beach, as well as a number of bales of goods, Scr. The sea was s high that the ship struck in four fathoms water. We understand that the America was sent out of this port by Phclidelphia houses ; the money for the vojae raised in this city, cn respondentia, atid insurance effected to the amount of about 200,000 dollars. One of the survivors informs, thit out of the whole crew, eight only were la0ie t0 t!o dul" ; 1 nomas Tarsell?, Ithc carpenter, died about four t ceks saw vc mangled bodies on the beach tne next morning, Captain Vibbcrtsihas left a wife and fur children, who resides in Sussex, N. J. ,,ai: iliU1 "ecu u.ieiv useu. la. uaz. Ihc tral of Th-azil Prathcr, clerk of Vv v as: nrr.trn crunty on" impeaclimcr.t. e; .r.::.o.u-'i ku'tc iiieni.;tie on .tur.m.'.tlf n oi the eoveri.rr. Gerrgr Hunt, of Wayr.c court yJuhn Cnr.rr,X V avettc ccurtv. S:rfihfn Ludl-Av, of nearliornco. J-.hn Gilleland of Switzerland to. Josef h ?ar'hzhmew,of Clarke co. Jcixr ?. Durham, of Jackson co. John TifitOTi. of Harrison county. J'rederiek' Rufifi, of Fosey county, William Prince, of Gibson counv Thomas Kjnison, of Knox co. IK A verv important resolution to the ir. -teu st of this state j'r.endly, passed the? house of rcnrcscr.tatives vesterdav . a x follows : On motion of Mr. Sullivan, Rrs dved 'l:at a committee be appointed, whoso duty it shall be. to enmore into the expediency and prc.t'c.ibility of authoi '.i: the governor ( f this slate to draw fr, and receive the y r rent fur.:!, a; '- out of the ..le cf uhthat the - 1 . i eoi uuitt e have leave lo report by i).!l rr ( thcrv, :e. Wiicii'U'v'i!, Messrs. Sullivan, Tl :- ma'io -tT.l iZohnan were apnoit.tt that crT.onittce. lb. The .VjZhem Boundary. On tliiz. subject the Montreal Cour.Tt ha ?.t aiticle, in -which it is stated that, xt. Highgate, the first station, r.caily era mile of territory is gained 1 y the Uritish, M )jy the deviation of thr recent from , the ancient line,,, At Richford milhr ihc United States gain ntarly half a mile. At Dei by the Iiritish abo it one mile, and at the interjection of the line with the Connecticut riv:r, they observe they also gain nearly -half a mile. Host. Vet,