Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 12 March 1825 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN. "A'CiArAriBSl march 12, 1825.

Secretary of State. The National Intelligencer of the 17th February, observes It is said, and wc have no doubt of it, that the president elect has offered to Mr. Speaker, Clay, the office of Secretary of state, and it seems to be thought he will accept it. KJAUXILIARY TRACT SOCIETY. The meeting for the formation of an "AUXILIARY TRACT SOCIETY," as heretofore published, is postponed until Saturday the 26th March, (instant) at 2 o'clock, p. m. at Homer Johnson's school room. M The following gentlemen are candidates for the office of Major General of the 6th Division of Indiana Militia, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Major Gcnl. Homer Johnson: HYACINTH LASSELLE, GEORGE R. C. SULLIVAN, FREDERICK SHOULTZ. Knox County, ss. OOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS March Term, 1825. resolved, That this Board receive Nvith deep regret the noiice of the decease of their respected friend and associate, david lillie, Esq. and cherish a fond recollection of his services as a member of this body ; and that in respect for his memory the members will wear black crape on the left arm forthiity days, and that this resolution be made public. Copy Teste, 4-3t H. JOHNSON, Clit.

the home, in concurrence with my orn s 1 moment nas every tppearanre of the names, closely associated with the glory spring season the peaches, cherrrits, of the nation, and one of them further re- garden peas, Sec. arc in full bloom fic the commended by a larger minority of the ; orange trees arc loaded with ftuit. primary electoral suffrages than mine. ' The secretary of the navy having instiIn this state of things, could my refusal tuted extensive inquiries with respect to to accept the trust thus delegated to me, American Hemp, under a resolution of give an immediate opportunity to the congress, has rep irted the following conpeople to form Be to express with a near- elusions as the result, er approach to unanimity, the object of 1st. That Hemp may be. cultivated in their preference, I should not hesitate to the United States, to any extent which decline the acceptance of thU eminent our necessities may require, charge, and to submit the decision of this ' 2d. That, in the present mode of cultimomcntous question again to their deter- ' vation, there are some errors, which may mination. But the constitution itself, has readily be corrected, when more attention nut so disposed of the contingency which is paid to it. would arise in the event of my refusal. 3d. T hat, in its natural state, it is, in all I shall, therefore, repair to the post as- ' important qualities, equal to that which signed me by the call of my country, sig- we are in the habit of importing, nified through her constitutional organs, 4th. That it is injured in the mode of oppressed with the magnitude of the task v cutting and preparing it for manufacture, before me, but cheered with the hope of . 5th. That if sown thicker on the ground, that generous support from my fellow ci- j water rotted 8c prepared with care, it will tir us, which, in the vicissitudes of a life be for all purposes equal to any other, devoted to their services, has never fail- I 6th. That canvass, cables and cordage, ed to sustain mc ; confident in the trust, j manufactured out of it as now cultivated, that the wisdom of the Legislative Coun- are inferior in color, strength and duracils will guide and direct me in the path bility, to those manufactured from imporof my official duty, a id relying above all, i ted hemp, & consequently are not as safe upon the superintending Pi evidence of or proper for use in the navy And that

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that Being i in whose hand our breath

is, and whose are all our ways " Gentlemen I pray you to make accep

table to the house, the assunnce of my

this is the reason, and the only rcaon

14 why canvass, cables, and cordage, made

of hemp, the growth of the United States,

may not be used in the equipment of nati-

p;ofound gratitude lor their confidence, I onal vessels, with equal advantage as of

and to accept yourselves my thanks for ! foreign tabnc or materials Nat Gaz. the friendly terms in which you have ' A Roman Catholir priest has lately

communicated to me their decision. I been nut into close confinement in a ori

son in Philadelphia, for a violation of the

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Washington, 10th Feb. 1825.

7th commandment, under very aggiavut-

ed circumstances Bail demanded 87000. We learn Irom the best authority, that up vards "f g 1,800,000, were coined dui-

washington city, Feb 9, 1825. The votes of the electors of President

I and Vice President of the United States, ing the last year at our mint, prim ipally

ntetiirhnnre hdiueen the Civil and were, this day. counted out in the pres- j in silver New dies are anout to be cut

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Military authorities. We regret to learn tllcc inc senate ami nouse 01 neprethat an unpleasant controveisy has re serta'ives, when it -ippcvrtl that for precently arisen between some of the citi- siDtwr and vice president of the Jnizens of Miller county, and the military ted States, -he vmes were as follows tntinred at cantonment Towson, at the roR president

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I 'raw ford, Clay,

VICE FHRSIDF.UY.

J m kson, V -in Burcn,

'vlay,

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mouth of the Kiameche. which has alrea- Jackson, dy produced considerable excitement on Adams, hnth sides and it is feared, may result in FOR

serious consequences to the parties con- Calhoun, - 182 cerned. The circumstances of the affair, Sanford, - 30 as related to us, are briefly these; an of- Macon, - 24

ficerof the cantonment was indebted to a It appeared therefore, that, for Presicitizen, and a horse belonging to the for- dent, there was no choice by the electors mer, was levied on by a civil officer. and that for the office ot Vice President Shortly aftewards the horse was rescued JOILY C. CALHOUX, having a majorfrom the constable by a detachment from ity ot votes, was duly elected, the cantonment. The constable then callcd on the fiosse, recovered possession of Union of the Atlantic and Pacific We the horse, took the soldiers into custody, are nappy to hear tliat there is the fairest and placed them under a guard composed prospect of the prosecution of this most of citizens. A reinforcement was then useiul canal. During the last summer, Sent from the cantonment, who demanded the Mary Livingston sailed from this port the release of the first detachment, which with a company, who went in her lor the being refused by the guard, the former purpose ot examining the river St. Juan charged on the latter, and released the and the lake Nicaragua, and also of taprisoncrs. king the level and exp.oring the route Thus the matter stood at our last advi- between the two oceans. The Mexican ces. Th citizens have sent over an ex- government has given its sanction, and

press to the acting governor, calling for has warmly adopted the project, and we i - " '' '-u, na can a redress of grievances, and the affair it learn that the Mary Livingston has sailed ed h" re,,S,?n1 ! be,B resolved, as she

with a new figure of. liberty, by means of

wnicn tlie appearance ot the coin is expeeled to b n;uch improved. It is calculated that two millions will be coined dur

ing the present year. Freeman's J urn.

The canal in China goes from Canton to Pekin, in a straight line, upwards of

806 miles, having 75 locks, and 4! large

cities on its banks. Above thirty thou saud men were employed 41 years in ma king it. N. Y. Daily Adv.

A machine for drilling rucks has been invented by Cyrus Aldcn, of Roxbury. Mass by which a boy may drill as much in one day as three men can do in the

same time, in the usual mode.

A printer in France his been condemn

ed to two months imprisonment, and the payment of 2000 francs, for saying that

the king was a man ! This was the ex

pression he used At last a freen an

mounts the throne. The attorney gen

eral said that the king was nvjfe than a

man and the jury confirmed it.

Fifteen houses were destroyed by fire

at Columbus, S. Carolina, on the night of

the 15th January. A pious English lady at Boulogne, late

ly separated from her husband, has chan

is supposed, will be tctminated by a judi

cial investigation Ark, Gaz. Eighteenth Congress. rtOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES. February 10. Mr. Webster from the committee appointed for that purpose yesterday, reported that the committee hid wait -v. d on JOHX QUIXCY ADAMS, of Massachusetts, and had notified him, that, in the

recent election of a president ol the Uni

from Alvarado for St. Juan, to commence the survey. The execution is committed to Mr. Edmund Blunt, a gentleman of enterprising and resolute character, and of scientific acquirements, and we may rationally hope, from the surveys he has already made on the coast, that this important one will not suffer in his hands. X. Y. Pafitr. ITEMS. M mberg of Congress Mr Randolph, ol Va. Mr. Livingston, of of Louisiana, at present u embers of the

ted States, no person having received a house of representatives and Mr. Smith maiority of the votes ot all the electors j of Maryland, Mr. Macon, of North Caro-

appointed, and the choice having conse-

quentlv devolved on the house ot repre- . . 1 I

Una, Mr. Holmes, of Mississippi, fcc Mr.

Tazewell, ol Vit ginia, of the present se-

sentatives that house proceeding in the j nate ae the only members of congress

manner prescribed in the constitution, did j who took a ptt in the eventful contest

vesterdav choose lum to be President ot between Jeilerson and liurr ISilcs.

the United States, for four years com mencing on the 4ih day of Match next. And that the committee had received a

DIED At nis reid ncc in Boston, on the 6ih Ftbruaiy, william eustis, esq. coventor of Massachusetts Governor

certain answer, which he presented to the Eustis has been constantly and actively

house. The committee also, in further performance of its duty, had given information of this election to the President. gentlemen In receiving this testimonial from the representatives of the people, and states ol the union, I am dee ply sensible to the circumstances under which it has been given. All my predecessors in the high station to which the favor of the house now calls me, have been honored with majorities in the primary colleges. It has been my fortune to be placed, by the division of sentiment prevailing among onr countrymen on this occasion, in competition, friendly and honorable; with three of my fellow citizens, all justly enjoying, in eminent degrees, the public favor & of whose worth, tal ents and services, no one entertains a higher and more respectful sense than myself. The names of two of them were, in the fulfilment of the provisions of the ccnttitutien, presented to the selection of

engaged in the service of his country, U

has filled some of the highest offices in its gift; having enjoyed successively, the offices of secretary ot war, minister to the Netherlands, 8cc all the duties pertaining to which, he discharged .with the real Sc devotion ol a patriot. His remains were conveyed to the grave amid the high est civil and military honors. Niles. A desirable work. The New York Advertiser, announces that Ti'nothy Pitkin, e?q. of Connecticut, is preparing lor the press, u Sketches of the civil and politi cal history of the United States, from their first settlement to the close of the administration of gen. Washington. lb American Tea - The . tea shrub is now cultivated to a very considerable extent in the state of Louisiana, where there are at present growing several plantations of it. It is said to be equal to the best China tea. Ib. Charlaton, D:c, f Charleston at thit

says " to avoid nis company in this world

and the next

Indians. It is supposed that there arc 129.666 Indians Vvh live in the United Slates. They claim 80,000,000 of acres

of land. The Taylor Bird. This highly inter

esting bird is a na ive of Hindustan, and received its name from the ingenious

manner in which it forms its nest. It

first of all selects a plant having large

leaves, and then gathers cotton from the

shtub, spins it to a thread by means of

its long bill and slender feet, and then, as

with a needle, it sews the leaves nearly together to conceal its nest! Boston. There are now in operation in Boston, eighteen banks, be1 ides the branch bank of the United States, the aggregate of whose capital is a little over g 1 0,000,000. There are in Boston twenty-one incorporated insurance companies, whose capitals exced &6.'00.00; sixteen oi them having capi'a : ol g30o,000 each, and two of larger sums Xiles.

Administrators Notice.

all whom it mav concern, the sub

scribers intend making a final set

tlement of the estate s of Jv&cfih Wor.ds,

and Robert McDowell, deceased, with the Judge of Pioba'e of Crawford county, state of Illinois, on the Gist Monday

in May next

JOSEPH WOOD, Ym Mc DO WELL.

Match 7, ',825

Admstfs. 4-3'

TUG CE.YTS pei pound, will bi given lor any quantity ol clean Lwnen or Cotton RAdS at the wzsntern suk office, in cash receipts, agsinst good accounts. BLANK DEEDS lor tale ai this office.

8. 1. Berfaj, DEMIST.

A? 4rri,t : XT i -

..v, u...,vu in v incennes, ana iK en a room at Mrs. JomV hnti. rM

offers his professional scrvirrto ri-

tirens generally He performs all opera tions upon the teeth, and inserts from A single tooth to a full set, in a safe, easy and expeditious manner, such as is now practiced in the Atlantic citiev 52 tf Ftb 7h-'82V

9 HE subscribe!, urged by unprece dented circumstances most earn

cstly requests of all persons who know

tnemselvcs to be indebted to him, by note,

or book account, or otherwise, to call and make payment during the present month: As many of his most valuable papers, and notes of hand, were either stolen be-

lore his house was fired, or consumed by

that dastardly and vilianous act, he cheerfully throws himself upon the UDiichines

of the parties indebted: he has a rocm

tor the piesent at col Lasselle s, where

he trusts this noict will induce all c

come forward, and supercede the neces

sity ol any other procecoing to enable

him to obtain his debts, now the wreck of his property.

JOHN EWING. Vincennes, March 1825. 3-tl ICT" A tew barrels of SAL7 some

IR(AT a womans SAD DLh a LOOM.

fee. tor sale very cheap. J. E.

State of Indiana. Dubois Circuit Court, February Term, 1825. DWARD WOODS, adm. of thr csy tate oi John Graham, fih d in court

an inventory of the real estate ol Join: Gra

ham, together with the appraiscmi m of

the same, and suggested that the p i sonal estate of the decctiant was insufficient

to pay his debts Lis therefore ordered

by the court, that notice of this applicati

on to the heirs at d devisees of the tiecc-

dant be made by publication in the W stern Sun, a paper printed at Vincennes,

for lour weeks successively, that they ap

pear on the hrstday ol the next term, c shew cause if any thev have, whv the said

decedants lands should not be sold for tho

payment of his debts.

A Copy Attest, SIMON MORGAN. (Ik. February 26, 1825. 3-41

INFORMS he public that he contin-

jJL ues to cany on the Saddlery & Harness making business, at his sh'.p on (water street vincennes )

He aiso, wiil keep on hai-d a regular supply of LEATHER. of every description, which will be sold on reasonable fetms. He al so niaNufacturcs, and will sell al the lowest prires, Booh e) Shoes, of every diiKrription and quality. February ;9. '825. Utf Call ! Try ! Judfje ! " Cheap Wholesale is : Retail, Hat Store A PD P PRICE, on market street,

Jlli . vincennes, has constantly on nand, a handsome assortment ol hats of every description, which he is enabled to sell as low us any in the place. he now manufactures the Cortes, t? ( T(il Water Proof HATS, Which are ascertained to be the latest fashions fcTT'Ordcrrs fIOm a distance thankfully received, and specdi.y fil.cd. 43-ly November, 1823. Ann Joseph, Khoda Joseph, Morrison Joseph Nice Joseph. & Betsey Joseph, heirs and legal represeritatiic of Ailey Joseph, deed, late of Sullivan rmiritv Indiana

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lake Notice, THAT I shall apply on the third or fourth Ojy of the next tern-, of ircuit court, of ullivan county, Indiana, by myself, or attorney, for the appointment of Commissioners to divide the rial estate of Ailty Joseph, deed, amorist his several heirs and legal rcpioentativ ts agreeably to an act entitled, "An act to provide for the pattitior. of nal estate," when an where, any. or all cJ you may liltnd if yu thick proper. J FULLER i ON, n right tt fiis vfc Xancy Feb. 19. 1825. l4t