Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 15, Number 50, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 January 1825 — Page 3
THE WESTERN SUN. VIMVKMXE Sy January 29, 1825.
In this days' paper 1 have given the governor, message as a state paper, it is at least equal to any heretofore furnished by himself, or any preceding governor of our state, since the adoption of our constitution it is well worth an attentive perusal by every citizen. In my next, I shall commence the journals but little business had been done at my last dates, but considerable appeals to be in a state of preparation, and a long session it appears is calculated upon. The election for Senator to the United State senate, came on on the 4th day of Ihe session, and resulted on the 4th ballot in favor of William Hendricks over Isaac Blackford, the votes being 32 Sc 30. The two houses then proceeded to the election of a secretary of state, and after four unsuccessful ballots adjourned. On the next morning, they again assembled, and on the 2d ballot, William W. Wick vas elected by a majority of 4 votes. They then proceeded to the election of a president Judge for 4th Circuit, when on the first ballot, James Ralph Erskiuc Goodlet, was elected by a majority of 18. On the 17th they proceeded to the election of a Piesident Judge for the 5th Circuit, vice Wm. W. Wick, resigned, and Bethucl F. Morris, was elected on the first ballot. No election has yet taken place for a Judge in the 1st Circuit it is presumed Judge Porter will have no opposition. q:jo:o:: -Indianapolis, Jsnuary 18. Last evening, between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock, the hotel belonging to maj. Thomas Carter, of this place, was discovered to be in flames. I he fire originated in an adjoining back building : yet, notwithstanding the rapiditv with which it spread; the greater part of the furniture was saved. On Wednesday, the 12th inst. James Hudson was excuted at Fall creek, Ma dison county, for the murder of Logan, an Indian chief. Laws passed by the fourth General Assembly of the state of Illinois, from its commencement, to the present date, and approved by the Council of Revision. January. 12, 1825. 1. AN ACT to amend an act entitled, an act providing for the election of Pi esident and Vice President of the U. States; approved March 2, 1819. 2. For the relief of Robert Hamilton. 3. For the relief of John Kain. 4. Providing for the jut compensation of Electors of President and Vice Piesident. 5. To make compensation to certain persons for their services in selecting seminary lands. 6. For the relief of Guy W. Smith. 7. Making appropriation for rebuilding the State House. 8. For the relief of certain lessees of Gallatin Saline. 9. To authorize the Auditor to issue bis warrant on the Treasurer for the purposes therein contained. 10. Incorporating the Union exporting and importing company. 11. For the relief of the Attorney General and circuit Attorneys. 12. To prevent cattle from being injured in the vicinity of salines. 13. To amend an act entitled, an act to authorize the administrators of John Necly, dee'd. to convey certain lands. 14. To authorize R. K. M'Laughlin and Elcazar M Townscnd, to build a mill in, or near Vandalia. 15. To authorize the incorporation of Manufacturing Companies.
16. lo amend an act entitled, an act appointing commissioners to lay out the roads therein mentioned; approved February 10, 1823. 17. Providing for the examination of the Shawneetown bank and for other purposes. 18. Forming a new county out of part of Wayne, Lawrence, Crawford and Fayette. 19. Establishing the permanent boundaries of Sangama county and providing for the permanent location of the county seat. 20. To amend an act incorporating the town of Vandalia, approved February 15, 1821. 21. Providing for the establishing a road from Gallatin county saline to Littleton's ferrv on the Mississippi river. 22. To authorize James A. Richardson to build a toll-bridge across Saline creek. 23. Formmtr a separate county out of the county of Edwards. 24 Forming a new county out of Washington, Bond and-Faycttc. 25. Authorizing Courts of Chancery Zo decree conveyances, in certain cases.
26. To provide for taking the census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the state of Illinois. 27. For improving the navigation or the Sangamon river, and creating a fund Tor that purpose. 28. To appoint commissioners to view and mark a road from the permanent scat of Justice of Sangamon to Paris in Edgar county. 29. Constituting and regulating the supreme and circuit courts of this state. 30 To authorize the Governor to lease the Big Muddy saline. 31. To amend an act entitled, an act respecting free negroes, mulattoes, serants and slaves; approved March 30, 1819. 32. To provide for recording town plrtts. 33. To prevent the disinterment of the dead. 34. Foi the relief of Joseph Reynolds. 35. ?'o postpone the sale of lands now advertised tor sale for taxes by the Auditor oi Public Accounts. 56 To attach to Madison county a certain tract of country lying between Greene and Montgomery counties a.id North of Madison CMinty. 37. For the removal of a road therein mentioned. 38. To provide for locating the permanent seat of justice of Morgan county. 39. To legalize the proceedings of the administrators of Timothy Nash, dee'd. 40. Providing statio nry and firewood for the use of the General Assembly. 4!. Establishing a public road from the Illinois town to the high land in the Prairie, and for other purposes 42 Supplementary to an act entitled, an act for the prevention of vice and immoraiity; approved January 31 1821. 43 7b amend an act entitled, an act to establish and regulate ferries. 44 Forming the county of Calhoun out of the iSouth part of Pike county. 45. To provide for digesting the statutes. 46 To amend an act prescribing the mode of trying the right of property in certain cases; approved February 7, 1823. 47. To authorize the appointment of public administrators. 43. To incorporate the town of Mt. Cvmel. 49. Concerning the town of Shauncctown. " 50 To authorize Adam Smith to establish a ferry on the waters of the Mis
sissippi. 51. Authorizing the conveyance cf land certificates in certain cases. 52. For the relief of the sheriff of Pike coun.v. 53. Legalizing certain records in the office of the recorder of Pike county. 5 4. To appoint commissioners to view and mark a road from the permanent seat of justice of Sangamon county to the Illinois river in Morgan county. 55. Supplementary to an act establishing the State Bank of Illinois 56 For the relief of the sheriff of Pope county. 57. To amend an act entitled, an act establishing courts of probate; approved February 10, 1821. The following elections took place in the Illinois legislature on Wednesday the 12th inst. James Turney, attorney general, and Abner Field, treasurer. Also the following gentlemen Judges of Probate for the several counties, to wit: In Pike, George W Hite ; in Fulton, Hugh R. Colter; in Calhoun, Alexander Jenkins ; in Peoria, Norman Hyde ; n
Vingamon, James Adams ; in Morgan, Aaron Wilson; in Green, A. W. Cavarlv; in Madison, Abraham Prickett ; in St Clair, John Hay ; in Fayette, Wm. Russcl ; in Montgnmcry, Hiram Rountree ; in Bond. John Gilmorc ; in Clinton, Charles Slade ; in Washington, Wm. M. Bradsby ; in Monroe, William Alexander ; in Randolph, Curtis Conn ; in Jackson, Joel Manning; in Union, Win3tcad Davie; in Alexander, Alanscn Powell ; in Johnson, James Finney ; in Pope, C. Dunn ; in Gallatin, Thomas F. Vaught ; in Franklin, James Paris ; in White, Jas. fatclifT; in Hamilton, Jesse C. Lockwood; in Jefferson, Rufus Rickcr ; in Marion, Joel Pace ; in Edwards, Jesse B. Brown ; in Wabash, Edward Mundy ; in Lawrence, Jas. M. M'Lean ; in Wayne, Samuel Leach ; in Clay,' Willis Osborn ; in Crawford, Thomas Kenneday ; in Clark, Jacob Harlan; in Edgar, Lewis Murphy; Died in France, Nov. 6, the duke Dr
J caiies, a peer of France, aired 85. 1L
rcgon, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from Mexico, delivered yesterday to the president of the United States, at a special audience, a letter from don Guadalupe Victoria, president of the United Mexican States, announcing the adoption, on the 4th of October last, of a federal constitution for those states, by the constituent congress. The Affair at Faxvardb. Navy Department. 18th December, 1824. Sir: In answer to a resolution of, the house of representatives of the 27lh inst. "that the President of the United States be requested to communicate to the House any information in .his possession, not improper to be communicated, explaining the character and objects of the visit of the Naval Officer of the United States commanding in the West Indies, to the Town of Faxyardo, in the Island of Porto Rico, on the day of November last, I have the honor to enclose lo you a copy of a letter from Captain David Porter, to the Department, dated 1 5th November, whu ' is the only information on the subj .ot. in possession of this department. An order has been given that Captain Porter should return to this place withont unnecessai y delay; and an officer will s ui from ihe United States to relieve him and take command of the squadron in a few days as soon as a vessel can be pre
pared for the purpose.
1 have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your most obedient servant, SAME. L. SOUTHARD. To the President of the U. States. UNITED STATES SHIP JOHN ADAMS, Passage Island y A'uv. 15, 1824.
Sir I have the honor to inform you.
that on my arrival at St. l nomas, I wa; informed that It. com Piatt, of the Unit
ed States schr. Beagle, who had visited
raxyat do, a town on the east coast of Pot
to Rico, about two miles from the sea, for
the purpose of making inquiries respect
ing a quantity of dry goods, supposed to have been deposited there by pirates, was,
alter being recognized as an American of
ficer, by the proper authorities there, im
prisoned and shamefully treated.
Indignant at the outrages which have been so repeatedly heaped on us by the
authorities of Porto Rico, I proceeded to
this place, where I left the ship, and ta
king with mc the schrs. Grampus and
Beagle, and the boats of the John Adams with capt. Dallas, and part of his officers,
seamen and marines, proceeded to the
port ot raxyardo, where, finding prepar
aiions were making to fire on u from the
batteries on shore, I sent a party of sea
men Sc marines to spike the guns, which
was done in a lew minutes, as the Spaniards fled on the landing of the party. I
then landed with 200 men, and inarched
to the town, spiking, on the way, the guns of a small battery placed lor the defence of a pass on the road, and reached the town in about 30 minutes alter landing.
I tound them prepared lor delence, as they had received information from St.
Thomas's of my intentions ol visiting the place. I halted about pistol shot from their forces, drawn up on the outskirts ol
the town, and sent in a flag requiring the
alcade, or governor, with the captain of
the port, the principal offenders, to come to me to make atonement for the outrage, guing them one hour to deliberate. They appeared accordingly, and after begging pardon (in the presence of all the ofiicers) of the officer who had been insulted, and expressing great penitence, I permitted them to return to the town, on their promising lo respect all American officers who may visit them hereafter. We then returned to the vessels, and left the harbor after being at anchor three hours. As we we e getting under way, a number of persons appeared on the beach bearing a white flag, and having with them some bullocks, and a number of horses apparently laden, no doubt a present from the authorities ot the place, which they informed me they should send me. There is no doubt our persons and our flag will be more respected hereafter than tlu y have been by. the authorities of Porto Rico. Every officer and man, on the occasion, conducted themselves in a manner to meet my entire approbation. 1 have the honor to be very respectfully, your most obedient servant, D PORTER. Hon. Sam'l L Southard, SecJT of the Navy, Washington.
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ICE is hereby given, that the
estate of Uriah l.nnn-. rlerd. late nf
. - - - r-t - V' - rT had five daughters by his wife, the dauh-Jtiox county, Indiana, is insolvent, and tcr of the chancellor d'Aguessau. Tlihat a settlement of the same as such, second of them was the heroic wife oi will be claimed by the undersigned, general Lafayette.. II. k G. WYAN F, sktmttrs Uatfiinu-icUf Jan. 1. Don Pablo Ob- January I?, 1825. fi-3t
Fifty DoHars Reward. RUN off fiom the Female Academy in Nashville, in September last, a negro fellow by the name of BILLY, He will probably attempt to pass as a free fellow, and I have no doubt will havo a pass and call himself Billy Hobson or Billy Woodson. I will give a reward of fifty dollar to any person who will dKcover him and write me word so that I get him He is of a small stature, his complexion a little yellow, has a lare bushy head of hair, very fine, and generally tics a handkerchief around it; he is much inclined to drink, is a first rate house servant and ostler, and is about thirty five years old.
I have absolutely sold him to Mr. James
mation given to him or my self, in Nashiille, will be thankfully acknowledged. January 10, 1825 tf N. A. M'NAIRY. The Editors of the Cincinnati Gazette, Chillicothe Supporter, Illinois Intelligencer, Western Sun at Vincennes, and Louisville Morning Post, will insert the above advertisement three times and send their accounts to this office. 100 Dollars He ward. AN A WAY from the subscriber, liJL.' ving in Howard county, Missouri, a negro man named DAVE,
twenty six or seven years old, about fivo feet six or eight inches high, heavy made, weighs 1 50 or 160 weight, copper colour, pleasant countenance and mild spoken, high forehead, when he ran off, (which was the 9ih of August, 1824) he had a lump on one of his hips & was somewhat
lame, originating from rheumatic pains, I will give the above reward if said negro
be apprehended and brought home, or 850 if appr ehended and committed to any jail so that I get him any person apprehending will immediately write to gen!. Duff Green, St. Louis, Mo. any information to said Green will be thankfully received. T ALTON TURV'ER. January 25, 1825. 50-31 Attention! !! A GREEABLE to orders received f from the commandant of the 1st. Brigade, Indiana Militia. The commissioned officers of the 1st Regt Indian Militia, will meet at the court House in Vincennes on the 12th day of March next, and elect a Maior O; nl. in mm.
j - J vvili mand the 6th division Ind. Mil'nia, vice Major Genl. Homer Johnson resigned. By order of ABRAHAM SNAPP, Col. st. Regt. Ia. Militia. Jan. 26th 1825. 50 7t HIMIE undersigned have taken letters iL of administration on the es'ate of William Chapman, deed, late of Davkss county, arid believe said estate snhent All persons having claims against a:d estate arc requested to present them ch v authenticated, on or belore the 2nd doi -If
August, 1825 and all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to mke immediate payment. ELIJAH CHAPMAN,? JESSE CHAPMAN, $ m December 30, 18J4. 4tt-St Borough Notice, OTICE is hereby given, that an election for 3 1 lustces bom c.ich of the wards of this Borough, will be Ik id at the court house in Viocenr.es, on Monday the 7th day of February next Joim Collins is appointed Judge, and E. S'out
Clerk for the Upper Ward D S. Bon
tier, Judge, and H. Decker, Clot k for th
Middle Ward John Moore, Judge, an 1 M. Robinson, Clerk lor the Lowej; Ward. By order of the Board of Tiustecs tf the Borough of Vincennes, SAMl. HILL, Clk. January 28, 1825 50-2t
Library Notice. THE annual meeting ot the shareholders of the Vinceennes Lib' j y wid be held at the Library room, on Monody the 7th of February next, at IO0Y10. k, A. m. Shareholders ate pirticotarlv 1 c-
quested to be punctual in theii alter. da cc
13y order, J. C. S. HARRISON. Librarian. January 28, 1825. su-2t
H. DANIELS. ( i T n 11 N' K V AT LAW.
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J j Vincennes la and will practice law
in the first Sc fourth judicial tircuiis. lie keeps hisolftce on water street, where he
may at all times be lound.
April 24. 1B24. 1 l.tf
TALLOW wanted ai thU cflice.