Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 12, Number 1, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 January 1821 — Page 1
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VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1821.
Vol 12. No. 1.
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SAruRhAr,i ll'titch yy CocA; Maker. Stlvei
TWO jv j ,L !S p ,i .miium.if paid i Smith (111(1 JeiVCllcr
udvmc, or TWO I) )LLli.S & TF-
P 15 ESrECTFULt.Y
informs his friends ami 21st of June.
Extract of a letter fr-vsi brigadier gvii. Atkrnso.i, t the liJcrttMy of Vv rr. V MAX KI.IN, OvtobtT IS, loCO. sir I h ive the honor to acknowledge the
I receipt t vi-ur coimiuinxaiions o; mei.iu
j if niiiractajus rcsncc-
VY CL:CiS at end of the year, for, g'a .j,VA Uic public in rcncral that liCjt'mg the occupancy of fort Os agr, ami in re-
.llation to the complaints made by tne Of. ic
:l M 4, V.'.ll OC lV'lUlT'JU. K-i rpmnvfil hie clnil- tn tbp llOllStihltC
No subscription cu'i be withdrawn Un- ly oCCUpicd by Mr. Patterson as a vc be parties
til au i!tai;;'-i ''i- p-'oi. wncre even description oi
irzafchcs and Clocks,
ait , ' i .... v-... . .-d ri w ri s k v v" t conspicuously m-
and
I left Council R'.uflV on the 1st inst
came dow n the waggon road that lieutenant
Indian ardent. His impartial and dignified onduct towards the In. bans, lias made a .cry fav urable impression on them; and it requires iHahinej but .t s.Pid.ir course of (mluct, .n the part of the ;:gtnt(-f goven.nu: i to j)trpetu ate tlieir frier.dhip. With the highest rcsjtet t, sir, 1 !iac the
iiouor to be, vcur most obedient s. w ::,t, II. ATKINSON, Jlrig. (Itn. CV;w.;;-. )t.!i Mi!. J)(:! The hon. J. c. la Lou n, .Vcc. rf I fur.
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tteit V . ; ;u ,r, on!bc repaired and warranted to pciovm fields lj:is:1:e:ie ue, ..; a. Advertising oisto neih i m),c on ,olUhs. He also continues to overtook him on l.ruml river . abpnt for i:xtract from tl0 ks,c fi rovr. prarr! their advcrti.cnuT.t, the number of t' .Llun all binds of a?,mC1ftS mcUlAn lf ?Cth 11 ! W1 U to the UgMaUn t ef North Carol de Uicv wish them i.eried-mosc sent nunutactuu aliumus oi Ins wag-on, team, and party, in good coiub-! lhcrcd N(:vt.lubc j0. Who-U Mtrh Mire dons will be continued Slhr.V-V(lVe (lUll JCWCU. tion. As soon as I get Ins report on opening; .t AHmv n,c. prlmanlv to ol:e:t vcm :,t- . .' . " . . i r...i.. 't... i : : : c, nnT 71 the road, it snail be forwarded to ou, as ' , -, .
i in rrrtrr'T
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do. do. do.
R 4 aVABLi: AT 7iA'. iLlUVE. opecie, Bink of the U. Stales and branches, Incorporated Banks of 15-Mton, (?lass.) Vew York Bank, in N'ew York, . Manhattan Co.iipany, do.
M-jciunic's Hank,
Merchants' Ut:io!i,
Hank of t;ir.ric.-., toCanU of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Do. of North Amctica, do. Do. of Philadelphia. do. r.m?r':i St lec.lvanic's Bank,
Mecincic's Bank of city county,
Comorcrcial bmk of Penn. do SehovlkiU bank, t'.o. Bank" of Noitbern Liberties, do
f Vi.m iv-dc of Baltimore, Baltimore,
Ivlechanic's 'oank,
do.
Merchants doFranklin do. of Baltimore, do. Conunerc'l U. Parmcrs bank do. Fanners' Sc Mechanic s do. liankof Maryland, do. Do of Baltimore, do. Hnnk of C.( dnmbia, Dis. of Columbia.
W.Mills, jr. cj Co. Commission Merchants n?YANyILLF, (isd.) Slcss. Calvin Sanfison,& co. 1 cincinI lav den I fa than 12 Ji antes. J Dati't Hirfs & co Louisville. X-'b!e Miller New-Orleans. John Mc (HJJln Vinccnnes. riiF.r have os uanDj and intend keeping1 a larqe and ir en era I assortment oj DUY-GOODS, GROrEllIES, ' QUEEXS and ILUllhlVAUE.
shall the report and typographical sketch nt embarav-u.cnts v.hich Umv U r the hcutenant 1 aicott, ot the roate ;;crcs to St. Uvch c or d htct u niQlA;s tir:.t d moll. lVcl. i8, rV1C-! J' ,V.c;lswr tV'm, .V'f'and 1 might av, more inten.pen-.e cii-
IUUHS, lOV liai lLOU , Uie UIMUUOC l .U.UL c,lss;f(1, ,lK!Tl r,tO,.v awrtrrvlvtr,! -
miles ; the distance across, to St. Peters, is.fnr :t -hut .n , ;f-tt n, ' ' . .it t,,;:
cstioiatcd at oOU miles, trotn a behet that :irf . c..rt: ., ... .
the Sac Indians are secretly not-le to the;. t,..itI. lli0;,it,. , -
whites, I hae deferred haj r.ig tne conntry lo cxst lA.lWl.'n cn.diu,r (khlor. lhe across to Rock Island, and Prairie ou Uiem, om. stl.:v:n . n. nT,1v trt . ,i vtf..i
explored, for the present. Ilhc inP;iu:cc ... w;.. tl,v f ,r,;f:,r ,h(,!1
The ague and lever has bc(.n prc alcnt at ....... f:,:..i,. ...,titi.Mi i,.,t !,
the post above, ior tne lat two niontlis, bu cy l;f j iQ
uiere is eel reason u, oe ncv e v uu - b:nd their t icfims had and foottnat thev n.aV icon disappear. Only "one oeath h as occur-j 1)e lhc nK)lc lviy .m ()1)C(Iicnt sacriiicc. J. ed among the troops, truni the 1,-th April toThe clhrr C(IVK,ilv ;ri0nliniltc and n r.irdHs, the 1st instant, and that lrom a ewe ot thcjtif the ohiig:.tioi rf justice, seizing with a:dtyphus. jity and inipasslcned i:tal the ou st trivrd i)re1 he new barracks were m a state of for-!to:ts U) uvcn tVon) tlieir shouldei s tlieir due wardncjs on tne 1st instant ; indeed most ol p(,ni(,n t;t- thc disUvs,L.s (;f lhc C(,p:t, . du. the troops were quartered. 1 he rooms wereCtd as nu;dl hv t,H.h. own p,n. ,.ud:iK'cs put up with round logs, and hewn oown ":th-jcXtrilY.Pjma hc ,mv i. ....,1 111 ' - t . . ...1.-,!,. - i rt l,.itftti I ....
oiu aau Niuim , u : v- u, c oi uio nu.wi.,, 1 hat much, x es m rv nuirj; ( tho-ecm-
ami oo mooK vi u,i i.i.. ua i v.c v v,. iKurassn.ei.l s r.,;. le i n-Iv aufib-itcd to th?
ereo witn Minifies. Kjooa uricK. cnrmiies
, ill 11 1 r 1 OV.it IliaU'w HI in."!L UIV. 1 UlLIir-) tUili V i w -w
All ot wincn win oe soiu very iow iui siduc no dou,)U conipjott.d by this time. The CASH. barracks are dry and conifoiaable, and will Evansville, Mav 20, 22tf proba!)lv last some 1 rears ; a plan of their
" 7 T " construction, and of their defences, shall be 1 A ti t i t i cl 11 IT L tl C I 0 1 i forwarded to you on my arrival at St. Louis. ,r. , r ,, . Our croo suniasses rnv expectation; of
suoscriocr rcspectiuny imoiuib ro , doubt th more lhall
his friends Sc thc public in general, m ooo bushels. From the nuantuv gathered
Union bank of Georgetown, do. that cJTttityres to carry on thc jand mcasmed, from an acre, which, I bel:ee v-irmrrs' St Mechanic's bank, do.j thiifiDfr lhiilirii -ielded not more than an average, we should
i),.,.:.,t;n iUnl: of Washington, dod. A. Cf 7. D. . . . .'count uu c.i ;-e than LkOOO bushels.
i uiuut o . - (in nil itt .u ifin'i nranr. ne.s. at us SO) i-
r?Ecr, in Vinccnnes. where iL..i
he hay6n hand, k will at all times keep lo-v.v. . r.ii pvAmkivp nv;nrtnn"iit of St:!! '. 'v
Bank ) Washington, do. Do. of Metropolis, do. Union batik of Alexandria, do. Bank of Alexandria, do. do.
Fashionable Uatls,
:0'-.r
ant'
unreal enable multiplication of Banki-, and excessive iv.ue f t their j)kper far b yond their capacity tn redeem, will net be denied. It, therefore becomes vour imperious duty
m) to regulate tl.ose mouied institutions as to give stability to tin. ir issue.-, ;md pre ci:t,s-.sfar as practicable, the runious conscquer.-vs resulting to the community from the ersatilityof its character and the fluctuation in it, aluc. This obligation is surely as strong as thcugh the power to make mc. uy and to regulaie the alue thereof hrd Ijeen exprt s?lv oelegated ; for unless something is dene, v. iut will prevent the recurrency of similar em'Mrrassments even after wc ;tre temporar.lv relicv-
eu irom tiic present pressure
(Madi
Except Notes of a less denomination than Five Dodais A Will TLOCK, r. r m. (cORIlF.eTfiD WEEKLY.) Tcrrc-Ihute, 8th Sept. 1320.
t to aivd in
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F-inner s bank ot Wasninion. uu.iwiueM m; win naiua.Mii.iui i nI u-. Farmer's & Mechanic bank of Indiana,of elegance h durability, be excelled by b:n ;c.;-
.Madison, lnu.; any in tr.c J . Dtaies. niu pnous siuui , .-. .
also be a, low as Hats ol the same quail- " -u.-
v nn lir. ni-nrmcd ri ;P W h P IV .-I I O l'C- A.?!
' ... . 'IS 1(1 ViNuvrif:i i' tin' it O M:f! n I'iVi'
t.1,-110 tinnt-c tn iu (i ( mstnmcrs tor .V :. . o
V 1 - ; . iialt a croi). Jt ti:c . v;e:tructive visitants
lormcr tavors. and pledges immcu mat h:id made tlieir :o.;.e;.r.mce six eeksso
it, tl
Phe a-
produced HtZ ', bushels of shel- . it -. ".'s Ci t finite dry, an al-!.-. inking of '2: p-er cent, would
'! ,v 1 1 '," 1 'ulk-1 fi'l ir;l- I anticipate that it will be said that it is ha-
i;,p v i.i .,u .,e as auimi.ua as 2:irdousto Dress the banks at thk tim,- r-m
nor will the product ot turnips ; :lltempt the anontion of enei - t:c n ec' ,un -
f V,-' Ml ,U tii'i !;J.!)iV IMUUT 4L'UUit,,r t!... ,-..,.1;..,, f .1.,. . I .... . c
t tiie kAtcr. v rass-o -1 nt",f, . . nr :., ,,o. . .1, .. . ... 1
' nivi "wini, til. ii, .e i;ai better v, ;..it, until the patient is restored to he.dth, before we call in the ph) v.;i.,n. To cbiatc this objection which iccriuinlv more spechms than solid, 1 would be disposed to give tiie banks their own time to i t : ume sue-
::. .i ali the lost week
and s'.rip. .1 the turnips of their .cy were s we.il grown, however,
j A? Land Office Money.
f'f Krr.inrr's Ofliee at I incenncs
f Qft September, 18 20.
fllE Secretary of tiie Treasury liasj
directed tnat m adouion iu Mv.v.v
... . I .1 f T..i.1 vilntfH:
Zz Bib- ot thc lianu 01 me umau o.u.
and Branches, the notes ot the toliows inc banks be received in payment for Public Lamlssold in this District, viz : AH the incorporated banks in the town of Boston, x In the cities of Philadelphia. NewYork and Richmond, (Va ) In the city of Baltimore (except lhc City bank of Baltimore,) 1 11 i!ip District of Columbia (except
the Merchants and Franklin Banks ol Alexandria.) k the following specie paying banks in thc state of Indiana, viz The Farmer's ami Mechanic's bank at Madison, Indiana. J. C. S. HARRISON,
ll ciiMiavnii'! t. t .m 1 o 1 ;. ,
.IT . .. 1- .. . .,, ... ti-ni.tinrv In . - . . . . .1 1. 1 .....i.iv . ui.iv, u;nv ii, s .1 it
mem a continuance of their patronage, oi corn. I hey strud it even at that late tIiUt if ater this von will not , Ht bv tl e RlCfl'D. V. PRICK, 'period oi liaif its knxes. Tiie l,.wnee Jn- kno,vicr.go vnt: have gained f Orders from a distance thankfully dians .est Uieir whole eroj, by their ravages vou b)VAi !r: disfranchised and raz.: d to vour rrrrivo.l and nrmnntlv attenclcf! In. ' Wiarerstand th.'.t at the l .arl ol Sel- erv foundations, to which .Oir.ul.-1 1,-
January 30. 6tf
Liverv
If h
.Stable
r ".2:1 C''::1: : r':.r!.n; ihc licuvicvi cur
iiuiiivjij uit u vv i 1 v.iii.uv.1 v.iv..-vi ij i. u i;uvs.
Tlieir cliarters, it may be thought, alre-dv
1
is nov
el 10 vent
all h
keeping
jtliem. j
1 It V i' .".!'.' i -i iv tf I iiv- tli. -iv. i?ivrrtv.- ..
I. , . , , " ' -: v" , . v -i;itinie I'm- me pavineut ct their notes m .tuere isnodouht.mtwesh.il be able, alter sp?clc ; 1ut v lusinifc$t lh.4t from jgatnernig trie next crop, to subv.st oirsclves.ca.lSc. or olK.r ,.;c cA ,y:a(.v pm plentdal abundance by our own labors.- m.;ltcd wilh deiisioS, -n.l t!;e on, itulx'ul .We haxe cut and preserved -Otonsot hay c.f t,,, -Mnks !US bc.com, alnu '.L . wmch wiuue su.ne.ent tor our horses ano, if in this particular, 1 am wron Ishoaldbt-
...v. i- ,1! ,vt ill i.' t (tn nirr-i , r ,,. . 1..
n . t a-on t ic inn' :im rnmn'.n: mim 1 lie Indian trmes o:. fin-' .Missntiri. r.nr.tt-' ..i i .1. . . "
h i v tviiw 1. v v v ... .- ... . ,Maeiue.in.eiiiiisiraiion ; it rnrkt, tiieso-i S Liverv stable on Second street, and uue Iriendly towanls us, Our opportunity it is kn,vvn t-Me ,)(.tu. , ; , r
N. Smith
if W SECOND SlllEET, f Opposite Cel. iMsselle's Hotel, J CION'ITNUK to carry on, in all it: J various branches, the TIN & SIIHRT-IUON MANUFACTORY, And will execute all orders with promp i in h. on reasonable terms.
X.B. All kinds of JOB WORK done
at the shortest notice
ler
: supplied with a good stock ot "l Jl,WSoi u u.-.a iol;;.siuon, new m.o.i!plt. mav no l,-';-fr be deluded bv fie vaeariti
ler, aiul will pay strict attention lo S: .";,. ; . ; l"1 l ' :rtl :i,;l 111 rend.
orscs left in his care, his rates of,blea;at tmc & tnc mu,r th.. ch:tCfg :xt X ,:1 (Ttn,r.'5- -1 zm
horscs ... en of the three bands of Pawnees,! , t!i ,,l i. ! S
By the year - - 1 ot the Kansas, of the Mahas, of the Puncas; d.tfu.ulties ; he the people tl: month, - - 10 jot the three band- ct .n.kton Sioux, oi the the- n.dul-ence in pntligal and extraweek, - - 2 50, Uton Sioux, and of the Sione Sioux, rcsid- il.ibit?, : :e justlv chargeable for a fall frti- , i. i Iimi'' n hinpi thel.ri'Tf .it. i 1 rl u-hnm nvn. . . ". !.
tngni, - i ,"- " - s ... v. " "u on, ana gr;eionly are thev sustahiii'ir tin-
lay
night,
1.1 i i. , , i
50, Tl : ..-.i.i t.i . .. iytm'V' s OI -Lnt ,ltAe justiee, t.;r, t)iev niay
II ,vin ,kn turn n niinihrr of horses. v -v- . ' . l IO ' w?. o.- s.nu, under tl.e
iiv w.v "-'' I ' " ri u in in D hit t u
to bite, 45 tf
Vinccnnes-Nov. 17, 1820.
15. WELLMAN, mm '
-IK
eeountrv JjO miles below m
tiie Mandans, sjteak lightly of the cr.nungibK.od,
oistrcssing pressure, t(
MSA 11 Tin; ST r. AM-MILL.
espec i Fi Li.v informs his friends k
thc public in general, that he null!
i -
. . . .niii-continucs to carrv onmc
takcTi at TAR niacksnuthwg htsniess, 29 tf Vinccnnes, May '22. In all its various branches, at the J'eu,fi'"".itif'" i-V near the Stcam.Mi.l, and believes
BROW - A. fW , Ihimscltto be romplctelv master of ma-
in future practice LAW in kiiu- all kinds of warrantable Tools, such
mction,
ILL ir y V V couju
in tne connuo u as,
Jan A'-io r, Sullivan itfc, -warnn, Ijicral I HOIS. UT(KV AXCS.
J)u!ci and ivr, and in the Supreme, j. .i usl(ldzt. mid (dl kinds Court One of them will at all tunes be, . rp . , ftund m their otbre at aslungton, t-; j i cvnt during thc session of courts. 0x IlCA'tn litllOWS Making
All orders and CO ATA' iJ A C A Trill be punctually attended to. ll:hri?tiilf:ril 10, 1820. 20tf
P U I X T I N , Neatly executed at thc SUN Office.
Can be nad at the shortest, notice. He H itters himself horn his long experience in the above business, that be will at least merit a share of the public pattonage. Vinccnnes, Oct. 10. 40-6tn
of the troops ; and the friendly disposition of the Mandans i ah-o questioned. In these
reports but little confidence sin add bv placed For my own part, 1 hae not the leat doubt but the presence ef 4o!? trcopi would be (juite sutl;c:ent to overawe them, and make as taorable an i'v,; resi'.n as cadd be desired; ami whieh . nut hope will be authorised early in iriug. There certainly is ii.t the least. .ee.lty, w ith rpr n.anag-ment.
f i carry i . ; tin- v . . full effect . in 1 . ; o .' tercourv; Whib- v tncntifuieal . i ade was p .v vl t : i . ees of cannon on thc ric
horses arid mounted artillerists. After the-
troops were reviewed inline, and in passim; in roninvii and cpiick time, they were carried throagh various e i h.'i 'us, ..nd the artillery made to pass over the p' tin at thc full sneeelof the horses. The display had the edect ( n the minrlv t f the Indians, that it w a intended to inspire, wliieli w as m M faorak.le, as to th:' appearance and efficiency )f the troops, uial of the practicability of uing ca n n with ease and efV. ct. The stea-.n )oat " L. ye''lit:on," was also pet in motion. :o tueir ereat astonSliment and admiration. Major OkFalle.:i lias been zealous and indefat'ujublc ia thej (.Isckarjc of hi duties as
: a eminent into . a friendlv in0 v S. v . of thc above r ! 'A thei bri-e-.. , w it 1 1 two pie-
.t.
, .
u;.r.ed witli
e shed, ;u,d to Ije still shedeiinc:, dr ns t f
nui is it euaitan e. l won h :vL- t n-,
the should not only suffer tor their own misconduct, hut for thy misconduct of others? I apprektnd net. Thc farmer must r.ot or.ly ei'.eup the pro.f.tt his farm, but tl.e farm' ts(lf to meet the ihmandk of his creditors. The same may be said, fit the merchant, ;md ndied of even br - ncii r f induvti sa'. e that of the stockholder, -aid the stockholder alene. Hut by st rne pvl ies of legerdemain, m--omprtlansible to a plain n.an.thf banks, -.lien hard preyed, instead of making ths ortiinary sac ri!a:ts to meet the demands of hioiee, indignantly close their vaults, and leil the holders oi their notes wh mtrfF.ible c;:.tem)t, that it is true they hae irn'.e half a nalhon oramiliion of specie on liar.d, aiifl in addit'r n thereto, have such funds r.s midit, probably answer as well as ;he -pecie, and tliat although their funds have cost them lit tie or nothing, the premium having been adanced bv their needy customers, for thc purprn- , f o'jtaining additicnal aecntnmodation :.t bank, tliat they ne. ertiu less have it in thei- poj.er to make a pror.t thereon and enhance the ir dividends, and t!i it upon a full iew (.f alltliecircumstan.es, it will be to tl-e interest of the bank to decline pavmtut together. Supp:.e an ir.d;vid tul w as to he . u'.lty the ?.une conduct, would he net ce5. miiers dly stigmatised, ; wt uld he no lesdrvedly incur the epiilict f a sttinillcr? By w h..t specie e rwp:ua.r- ll.cn, wr iu wlu;