Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 41, Vincennes, Knox County, 8 November 1823 — Page 1
WESTERN SUN k GENERAL ADVERT18ER.
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BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1833. Vol. 14. No. 41.
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Public Sale.
THE IVESTER.V 8U.Y, IS published at Two Dollars a nd
ihfty Cknts for Fifty-Two Xumbers v v -tfav of November next, all
which may be discharged by the pay- persorfal property of Abraham F. Snapp, ment of TWO DOLLARS at the time deedfeonsisting of a quantity of of Subscription. j WHEAT, COfV & OATS. . Payment in advance being the mutual 1 HOUSES, HO&S, CA I'TLE, tc SHEEP, V Interest of both parties, that mode is so- HOUSE & KITCHEN FURNITURE, viicitcd. j Txco Stills & Still Tubbs. A failure to notify a wish to discontin- , Four Yoke ot OXEN, Sc an OX WACGON,
The Afar. Propositions have been directed to be sent The oath maj be
ii T7 ;,i.. tKo lAth m KX "w b..w nit person woo usually ioios aim e solu on rnuay, in rvini the mail, in stages, from tins nluce dirent thr
. c ' o j( unu wiU3i as valine . . i . . r c. a t . 1
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ie at the expiration oi trie tunc sub
scribed for, will be considered a new engagement No subscriber at liberty to discontinue until all arrearages are paid Subscribers must pay the postage of their papers sent by mail. Letters by mail to the Editor on business m.istbe paid, or they will not be attended to. Advertisements inserted on the cus
tomary terms. C7 Persons sending Ad
vcttisements, must specify the number of times they wish them inserted, or. they wl be conti ued until ordered out, and must be paid for accordingly
also one four horse WAGGON.
And a number of other articles too tedi
ous to mention, on a credit of ten months,
to at. L.OUIS, oy ins way oi vincennes. nc as tne cu t umstanccs of the case will
Vaudalia, thrice u week ; Sc twice a week admit You will observe, that i e numfrom St. Louis to Franklin, Missouri. beis must be placed in the columis dcThe gentlemen who have offered to con- signated as having been hrwaidio in the tract for the conveyance ot the mail asa- mail, either ovir or under a hundred bove mentioned, are punctual, &c respon- miles, as may comport with the taci. sible in every sense ot the woid, tor the If there be two or moic newspapers due performance ot the undertaking, published m your i( iniu . ami maiie at which, if carried into effect, cannot tail to your office, after you have received fiom
prove highl) benehciai, no oniy to Louis- the publishers the returns, as above stat-
the purchaser Riving bond with approv- villc, but to our e.low uuzu.s ul India- e.t, you will reduce then, into one .cum, cd sccuritv.-Uuc attendance will be ei- Illinois and Missouri. Hcrcioio.e, the by stating in fibres, opp-.M-,- to c;,cli
y sm
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hands
New-Orleans Prices Current. jYew-Orleaxs, ')c:obern, 1823 Bagging, Scotch, per yd scarce) 26 cts. Kentucky, per yd. 20 a 22 Bale Rope, Kentucky, per lb. 6 a 7 Northern, 8 a 9 Bacon Hams, per lb. (sales) 9 a 12 Sides 8c c. per lb1. 7 a 9 Beans, per bbl. - - g3 a 4 Beef, mess. Northern, per bbl 8 10 prime, per bbl. 8 cargo, per bbl 7 Brandy, Cog per gal. (sales)gl 12 a 115 imitation (dull) 50 cts. Butter, per lb - 15 a i8 cts.
Cotton, new crop, lb.
2d quality
irregularities on the route we have cles- post office, the total amount of rmnrr
cribed, have been loudl) and justly com- sent to it plained ot, and produced many U serious . You are also required, to procure siminconveniences. Though we take thice ilar returns from the publishers of penodor tour papers, prin cd m Illinois, we have 1 ical works, which arc mailed at your ofbeen months ai a time, without receiving fice. a single number of either In the recep- j The printed form may be changed, by tion of our letteis we have sometimes ! specifying, in the caption, the i. um c of been almost as untortunaie. I he mail ; sheets contained in the painph'e ; oi a from this place is also ticqucntly sui char, manuscript return may he made, w: t ie ged with the numerous public documents the number of post offices to which the and blanks of various descriptions, which pamphlet may have been sent, are not nuit has been the practice to loi ward to the mcrous. A manuscript return'. - be
- Mabama & Term.
16 13 12
Coffee, Havana, best, per lb. 24 a 25
Domingo.
Cheese, Goshen per lb. Choclate, No. I, per lb. No. 2, No .3, Candles, Sperm, per lb. . mould, do.
Cordage, per lb. Corn, per bbl (in ear) Com meal, per do. Flour, sweet, per bbl. Gin, Holland per gal. American do. Hides, per lb. Iron Swedes, per ton, Lard do. - - (dull) Molasses, per gal (scarce) Nail. cut per lb. -Pepper, per lb. Pork, mess, per bbl, Prime, cargo, -Porter, London, per doz. -Potatoes, bbl.
Hum, Jam 4 p. per gal. (dull) N. Orleans, 4 p. . 1 p. - 35 Hice, - - - S4 a 4
20 a 23 0 a 10 17 15 13 25 10 a 12 8 a 10 8 2 50 88 a 9 8 45 cts. 11 - - 8ioo 8 a 9
15 a 18 7$ a 8 20 a 21 812 a 13 8 a 9 6 a 7 83 a 350
xunty. Due attendance win oe gi
ven by, JOHN F. SNAPP, Jam. October 30, 1823. 40-3t
SUIFF'S SALE. of a writ of Venditioni Ex- . .
as directed to me ano in my
I will expose to sale on Tuesday
thelth day ol November next, at the Court house in Princeton, all thc,rjght, title and interest of John V Maddox, in, and to a quarter section of land whereon
' nllhhft j .41, rut in 1 lt .t.Ott All tlu.n ... 4 . 1 . . L .l t f
Execution, in favor of James Duncan and 'UU,4V gu9 V4.,v :,vai a... .. auc oy a pumisntr oi a newspaper, Jane his wife -Sale to commence be- conveniences particularly to the commer . where the offices -o b,- inserted a,e f, -Wf
ciai part 01 me community, couio oe oo- and in such cas s you can arrange ti e ofviated by contracting loi the transpoitati- fices in alphabetical oider You wi l rcon ot the mail in s ages, instead ol carry- turn to this department, as w 11 the orig- ' ing it on horseback. This we are assured inal returns as the consolidated one which can bt done, and that too, lor a sum which you are required to make, would exceed very little, the amount. This plan has been adopted from a conheretofore paid to contractors on the same : viction thai this department does eroute. ! alizc much more than one halt the amount To some, the idea of establishing a line that should be received fn.m neu sp- per of stages, to run through a country which ; postage, and that no mode can he fl cmwas, as it were, but yesterday a wilder-:' al to ensure the collection of this n . unt, ness, may seem absurd ; but by those who txcept one that shall t nable this depart have witnessed the unpieeedenied in- ' ment to raise an accouri' against each crease of the population of the west, as ' posrmaster in the Union, fo. ti e pos'age
cfc j itiv iiHiuju j ui.u v.uiuiijLibiai lmi- ju in arm io UiS '-IllCe. 1 lie a
erprize ot our citizens, the establishment of the contemplated line, must De estee
med as a wise andnecessaiy measure, &
tween the hours of ten and two o'clock on said day. JAS. K. SLOAN, Shff. g o. October 28th, 1823. 40-2t
150 a 2
81
55
a 40
25
Salt, T. Island,pcr bush - (dull) 40 a 45 Liverpool blown per sack, 83 ground, do. - 2 75 Shot, per cwt. (plenty) 89 Skins, deer, in hair ner lb. 12 a 16 cts.
T , t
Beaver,
-Shaved
Hear, a piece,
a - 24 a 27 - Si
2 25 cts.
Sugar, La. on plantation, lb. in town, Havana, brown, white,
Loaf,
none.
10 a 11 S a 9 13 a 14 16 a 17 8 a Sh
NOTICE.
rTTttEubscribers having administeriipedftmh'e estate of Wesley Harri-
give notice to all persons who
havcyClaims or demands against the estatef the said Wesley Harrison, deed to bring them forward within the time limited by law, legally authenticated, that measures may be taken for their discharge.
FR ANCIS J. CARTER, MARY HARRISON,
Octohcr 16, 1823. 39-3t
jidmsts.
By the President of the U States. !T N pursuance of law, 1, Jamks Mon-
bove arrangement will effectually d- this. It is believed that the pub isbcis of newspapers will most readily lend their
cannot fail to meet with their supponl. aid, to the accomplishment of this object. The course pursued by the Postmaster ' 'I hey will expeiience from it tl e most
General, since his appointment has given essential advantage, as postmasteis will very general satisfaction. The measures be pin ctual to ii form them, when sub-
koe, President of the United States, already adopted by him, have sufficiently sciibeis tail to take their panels out of
do hereby declare and make known, that manifested a determination on his part, to , the post rflicis. a public sale will be held at the Land render the establishment as serviceable as I Postmastc s are now required io charge Office at Franklin, in the state of Mis- possible to the public. We are now in- the postage on new spat ers one quai ter in souri, on the first Monday in December formed that he intends to make some va- advance, and to apprize printeisol all panext, for the disposal of such of the lands I luablc arrangements with regard to news- ! pers not taken out ot their post offms ; situate within the district of Howard j papers regular accounts of which will they will therefore be . equit cd to ac mint county, in said state, as have been relin- j bc kcPl similar to those heretofore taken to this department, for the postage d all quished to the United States prior to the ' of letters way bags will be required be- newspapers sent to tht ir (lice , in : s3 1st day of October, 1821, under the pto-! tween the different distributing offices, they can shew, that subscribers hVncd to visions of the act passed on the 2d day of: and a ncw species of lock will be piovid- take them, and that the pt inters were duMarch. 1821 entitled "An act for the re- j ed for tne SrtlU m.ai! which can only be ly apprized of the fact, lief of the purchasers of nublic lands nri- opened at the disti ibuting offices. 1 his A most igid compliance with the du
measure it is oeuevcd, will tend to ensure ties Here enjoined, w ill be expected and the safe transmission of letters and cor- , required. I am, Sec
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respondence ot every description. To increase tne accountability of post masters, the various offices are to be clas
or to the I st day of July, 1 820," as are situate in the following described townships and fractional townships, lying north of the Missouri River, and west of the fitth principal meridien, viz : In T. 44 to 54 inclusive, of range 11 W.
44 54 12 45 56 yyf 13 47 56 (fx 14 48 56 y 15 48 52 16 Sc 17 49 52 - 18 52 19 52 21 51 & 52 22 Sc 23
no.
Tallow per lb
Tea, gunpowder, per lb. (sales) 81 50
imperial young hyson, hyson skin, Wax,bccs, per lb.
Whiskey,
1 a 60 a (none) 27 a 30 25 a 30
1 50 1 6 65
Tobacco, choice fine, per lb. 3 a 3
prime, - - 3 a 3$ -2d. quality, - 2 2$
-X -
1 a 1J
7
Tin $ Sheet Iron M.I X UFA C TO 11 V, WHOLESALE Sc RETAIL.
N. SMITH, HAS again commenced business, on the corner of Market and sreenrf streets, Vincenncs, where all orders in
his line will be strictly attended to
ALSO, at the same time and place, will be exposed, to public sale, agreeably to the provisions of the fourth section of the act, passed on the 24th day of April, 1820, entitled 4 An act making further provisions for the sale of the public lands," such lands situate within the abovementioned townships as have become forfeited to the United States pri or to the 1st of October, 1820, for failure to complete the payment within the pe riod prescribed by law. I he sales will open with the lowest number of section, township, and range, and proceed in regular numerical order.
Given under my hand, at the Citv of
Washington, this 12th day of August, 1823 Bv the President : J MES MONROE. GEORGE GRAHAM, Com'r 'if rtf General Land Office. Aug 13 1823. 33 1st m dec. ir NOTICR. pfONSIDERATIONS of an imperaJ tive nature will induce my absence from the state for the space of three months Turing this period, my friends
sed ; drafts will be regularly drawn on
them for the nett amount of their receipts j
and a postmaster tailing to pay up punctually, will be immediately removed. These arrangements will greatly en
hance the revenue of the pos'-office dc
JOHN Mc LEAN.
(C7This circular will be addiessed to every postmaster in whose vicinity one or more newspapers are published.
The above circular announces a new arrangement, adopted by the postm ,tcr
general, the object of which is, more com
partment, and will enable the Postmaster P,clclv to secure to the post office de-
general to make such additi nal arrange- ; Partnicnt the revenue accruing lrom ments, as may be considered necessary, j newspaper postage. for the convenience 6c accommodation of j Tnc Plan which has been thus resorted the people. Louisville M. Post. t0 is perhaps the only one which was In regard to that part of the preceding likely to be effective. It will devolve article, touching the irregularities of the , some trouble upon the publishers of maii in justice to the contractor between newspapers, but it will repay that trouble this place and Louisville, we feel it our : b' advantages more than equi alent. it duty to state, that he has been punctual, .NVl11 Put a perpetual end to the practice that during the whole of his contract, he ; lu many ot lhc P,,sl offices, in total i.t glihas not failed in more than tun nr thr, r ! Kencc of their i sfuction, of sLtTeiinc:
Job work will be done on the shortest Mr. Blake and Mr. Dewey, will attend
notice. Paper on a number of the Ohio to my business in court and Mr. George banks will be taken in payment for work, W. Ewing, will at all times be found at at its value. my office. tr:rThc highest price given for old MOSES TABBS. Copper, Brass & Pewter. I Vincenncs, July 8, 1823. 24-tf
instances, of ai riving regularly, and those failures were occasioned by causes be yond the power of human exertions to surmount and I am pleased at being en ablcd to state that the co;r. t jn l as again fallen into his hands. Si:-u u : ' .; proposed alteration be made. I Kir t.o doubt
lie would pcrioim it as iuu iinl'v, and 1
with as much regularity as he has heretofore. 3 Sun Editor. iN'ctc Post-Ojjicz Regulation. circular J Post-office Department,) October 2, 1823. sir Blanks are forwarded to ou, for the pui pose of obtaining a statement at the close of each quaiter, of the number of newspapers deposited in your officeJw be sent by mail. You will furnish one of these blanks quarterly, to each publisher of a new spaper in your vicinity, and be paiticular in requiring him to make a return, under oath, of the number of his papers mailed in your office, for the last three months, and the post-offices to which they wcic
p tpers to be received there which ate not
taken out ot the office by the persoi-s to whom they are directed. It will i0p off at one blow the mot bid cxciescem es n the subscriptions to newspapers, lc ing them solid and healthful ; it being in gc eial a fair presumption that he wl o p.,ys his postage regularly will also p. his subscription. The publishers of i.tw papers will, therefore, we should tlii k. not object to this arrangement- It win b s troublesome to the cditots of thi j aper as to any ethers; and, having vicwm it in all its bearings, they c'i;fi!eiitl believe it will be an useful and ::cceptblc arrangement as it respects publishers of journals of whatever description. As to the public, there can he no doubt of the jusMec, an even neccssit) of such an arrangement as thia. ' he people j.uv the postage on their newspaper at tl hc whole amount ought toacciue 'o the general poxt otBcc, and contribute to rlefiV the expenses of the transportation t ti ose papers. The small amour, of postage received at each post c ffice hs caused it to be sometimes disregarded altogether in the returns ftoin the de-