Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 51, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 February 1826 — Page 1

WESTEKN SUM h GENERAL ABYEBTISEK.

BY ELlllU STOUT. VINCENNES, (INU.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 182G. Vol. 16. No. 51.

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A list of Acts, 5c Join Resolutions, passed during the session of 1825-6, in the Indiana L gislatuic. An act to repeal an art entitled 11 An act authorise g the administrators of John 11. Piatt, deed, to sell certain land therein mentioned "

Legalizing: the proceedings of the

school trustees of congressional township

No. 13, in Fayette county.

To amend an act entitled, " An act to

establish scats of iustice in new conn

j tics,' approved Jan. 14, 1074. Legalizing the marriage of William Wright of Floyd county. Requiring the secretary of state to procure a letter book for the use of the state. For the relief of Alexander Dick. For the relief of Benjamin F. Barker and Henry Waggoner, and for other purposes. Providing for contesting the election of gvvcrnor and lieutenant governor. To improve the navigation of Laughty Creek. For the formation of a new county out of the counties of Montgomery and Wabash. To anient the art entitled, " An act declaring certain streams therein named public highways'approved Jan. 20, 1824 Legalizing the proceedings of the boards ot justices of Vermillion and Hamilton counties for the year 1825. To provide for the more certain return of the votes for governor and lieutenant governor. Providing for removing the obstructions in the river Patoka. Authorizing thesurviung administratrix of the estate of Harvey Hcth, deed, to sell and convey real estate. Authorizing: John W. Cox to erect a mill dam across the west fork of White river. To authorize Jacob Cayler to dig a mill race through a part of a school section in Wayne county. To authmizc the lessee of the ferry across White river, near Indianapolis tocrcct a dwelling house on said premises. To improve the navigation of the Muscarinic!; rivers.

Appointing commissioners to rc-localc

the st at of justice of Madison county. For the relief of the heirs of Benjamin Warner, deed, and for other purposes. To amend an act, entitled, " An act relativc to county boundaries," approved January 21, 1824. For the relief of the trustees of the school sec. No. 16, town. 14, in range No. 13 east, in Fayette county. For the relief of revolutionary soldiers. To establish a state road from Liberty in Union county, to New-Castle in Henry county. Amendatory to an act, entitled " An act to locate and establish a seminary in and for the county of Union," approved February 7, 1825For the benefit of the securities of N. W. Marks, late sheriff of Rush county.

act declaring Blue river a public highway, and for other purposes." For the benefit of William Reed. To authorise the associate judges of Switzerland Circuit court to hold a speci

al session.

To legalize the proceedings of the trustees of the Bartholomew county library. For the formation of the county of Tippecanoe. Concerning prosecuting attorneys. Establishing a state road fiom Rockport to Boonville. Legalizing the acts of Jacob ft Lowe, clerk of the Circuit court of Monroe county.

For the apportionment of senators and representatives to the general assembly. To authorize the several townships in certain counties therein named to elect township officers, and for other put poses. To change the names of certain persons. For the relief of the collectors of the counties of Shelby, Switzerland, Washington and Jefferson. Amendatory of the law. and for the better advancement of justice. To incorporate the town of Salem, in Washington county. Incorporating a seminary in the county of Gibson, and tor otlu r purposes. To amend an act, entitled 44 An act regulating divorces," approved January 22,

1824.

of the general assembly relative to purchasers of public lands. Relative to the agent of the three per cent fund. A joint resolution. Respecting the agent of the state, at Indianapolis. For the benefit of the securities of Martin H Tucker, deed. Providing for publishing with the acts of the general assembly at the present session, the laws of the United Stales, relative to the naturalization of aliens. Explanatory of the act requiring the secretary of state to procure a letter book for the use of the state.

Disapproving the amendment proposed by the Mate of Tennessee to the constitution of the United States. A joint resolution. And memorial to the congress of the United States on the subject of providing a further extinguishment of fie Indian title to certain i...nds within this state. Respecting the court housj of Marion county. A memorial of the general assembly of the state of Indiana to the congress ot the United States, on the subject of the Cumberland road. from nilks weekly register The following extract of a letter from a distinguished member ol congress, in answer to a note on the subicct oK the

claims of our merchants on the Frofc.Vj

nation, nas uecn puousneci in nic newspapers : " Washington. Dec. 23 In reply to ' our inquiiy on the subject of the piobahl adjustment of the claims of our merchants on the government of Fiance, I can on'y say, gem rally, that the prospect is

regaroeo nerc, and in my opinion very

Authorizing the leasing of Ryces1 lick Reserve. To amend an act, entitled An -act declaring certain streams tbcriin mimed public highways," approved J. nu ny 20, 1825. Making general appiopriations for the year .326. Legalizing the proceedings of the board of justices in Hendiicks county.

Authorizing the hoard of justices ot justly, as in the highest degree untavora-

tiibson county to vacate ccitam streets in the town of Princeton, and to vacate the town of Highhanks, in Pike county, and Sandersvilic in Vanderburgh county. Appointing an agent of the three per cent fund. To authorize the qualified voters of the first school district in Clark's Giant to elect a trustee. Attaching apart nf Pike county to the county of War t irk Legalizing the proceedings of the enm-

missioncrs of the ccun'v ot C!av. and hv other purposes. For the better improvement of the state toad fiom Indianapolis to Rushviile. Supplemental to an act passed at the present session, entitled 44 An act authorizing the leasing of Ryces lick rescue. For the relief of Sau.uel Mv(le : gc. To amend the act, entitled 14 A:i act 'to authorize the location of cerium state mads. Providing the mode of opening and repairing public roads and highways in certain counties therein named. To provide for the payment of the balance due to the contractors of the court house, in Indianapolis. For the relief of pur chasers of lots in the town of Indianapolis. Amendatory of the several acts for assessing and collecting the revenue. Legalizing the proceedings r the school trustees of congressional township No. 2, in range 4 cast, in Washington county. Appointing additional trustees for the state seminary in Monroe county, and for other purposes." Declaring Busscron creek a public highway. To improve the navigation of the East and Went forks of While river. In addition to the act, entitled 44 An act laying off certain state roads, and appropriating g 1 00,000 cf the fund commonly called the three per cent lund, for opening said roads, approved 31st Dec. 1821. To provide for printing Sc distributing the acts, joint resolutions and journals of the present general assembly. Incorporating a White water canal company. Reviving k amending the act, entitled

14 An act for the incorporation of the town

Lie. The attempts of the government to

nrocurc their adjustment, vill not of

course be remitted, but as no turther elucidation or argument can be picsenttd, there appears no room for inhering a more auspicious result than has heretofore at

tended our representations on the sub

ject."

Indian Schools. The government of

the United hiatus pays 13,500 annually

' for the support ot schools. Sec. at 38 sta-

i lions among various tribes of Indians.

Of the schools. 16 were established by the

Amciican Board ot Foreign Missions,

by the Baptists, 6 by the United Foreign

Missionary society, 2 by the Mo avians, See. The society of Jesuits have a Catholic school among the Indians of Missouri, which receives 800 annually The number of teacher s, (including their families) at all the school, is 281 ; number of scholars, 1 159. Fires. We never recollect to hvc read of so many extensive fires as have lately occulted Boston, N. York, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Charleston and Petersburg, have I ecu singularly unfortunate On Wednesday the 4th January, about 50 buildings were consumed in the place last named, on Old sticct and High sheet no estimate of the value of the property lost is given, but it must have been very large. The conflragration was awful, and distinctly seen from Richmond.

pocket full of spoons, a silver mounted

sabre, Sec. women took whole pieces of goods. Sec. One Greek exclaimed' Oh that I had been cast among the lurks

I there should have expected death and

met it ; but heic, among christians, I expected charity and protection, and have met with plunder and abuse "

A mechanic s institute has been form-

To provide for the continuation of the of Law? enceburgh, Dearborn county, In

survey ot the state roau irom I erre- . djana territory," approved Dec. 26, 1815, Haute to fort Wayne. and legalizing and confii ming the procccEstablishing certain roads therein na- lVws of thc s.lia cmp0iation, and cxtendmcd. i im; thc right of suffrage, and the .powers Providing for ascertaining the expense ol thc cit;2ens u.j,im hc samc. N of supporting thc poor in this state. Making specific appropriationalfor the Authorizing thc trustees of the Cam- ' ycar l826. bridge academy, in Dearborn county, to Supplemental to an act re-idating the hoU real estate, and for other purposes, j jU(15cial circuits, and fixing the time of l or thc relief of Jonathan Giffotd. holdim; courts therein. For the relief of William ouse, late sheriff cf Union county. Supplemental to an act, entitled u An Jcint Resolutions. A joint resolution

Pay of Members nf Congress From thc fir st congress in I7S0, inclusivfc., upthc 4th of March, 1795, senators and representatives received g6 per diem, it g6 for every 20 miles travel. From the 4th of March, 1795, to the 4th of March, 1796, senators received 87 per diem and g7 for every 20 miles tiavel, and representatives only 86. Fr om the 4th day of Match, 1 796, until thc 4lh of December, 1815, the per diem was 86 and the mi lage g6 to senators and representatives Fiom thc 4i h of December, 1815, until 4thof March, 1817, each senator and representative received 81-500 per annum, with a proportional deduction, for absence from any cause but sickness. Thc president of thc senate, pro tempore, and

thc speaker of thc house, g3000 per annum, each. From the 4th of March, 1817, the compensation to members of botl branches of congress has been 88 p&r'

diem and S3 for every 20 miles travel. M

Great Britain Is? Ireland. The Greek brig of war, capt. Miau'.is, which lately visited England, in the hope of obtaining the protection of that government, was wrecked on thc morning of the 1 1th ol November, at Aldcrney. She had a valuable cargo, which was plundered by thc inhabitants on the coast. " Even a young man of great respectability, carried off a

ed at Bristol ; thc first lecture was delivered before about two hundred mechanics. It is mentioned that 400 meeha.

nics have subscribed to it, paying 2s 6d

per quarter. France. The enormous sum of 18,400,000 francs is paid annually to the citv

of Paris for thc privilege of keeping pub

lic gaming nouses, which, says a Paris paper, is a larger amount than is received by all thc collectors of the direct taxes in thc capital. Sfmin. The following is a passage in a note delivered by the papal runcio at Madrid, on the subject ot the inquisition ; " The motive which had incuced the holy see to consent to the re establishment of thc inquisition no longer existing, this establishment becomes null Sc without eff.-ct ; and, besides, his holiiics c;nsiVeiing it impolitic, under pioent circumstances, because thc effervescence of the passions, added to human weakness, might somctimt s tender the tribunal of the inquisition hurtful in the hands of partics, by turning it aside from the holy ard primithc object of that ir.qnisitfcn, and thus rendeiing it mote odious than profitable. It i added, that thc pope has also dcchued, that, if Spain shall net speedily icduce, or come to some lirderstrndii g with her late colonies in America, that the interests cf religion will require him to recopnize the bishops, &c chosen in thc new governments, pain is in a state which warrants a hope that " any change must be for the better." Germany. -The Bavarian army is about to be reduced from 40,000 men to 20,000, or perhaps 15,000 Nothing can more strongly prove the confidence of the continental powers in the duration of pence. Turkey A great branch of thc revenue of Turkey arose from the capitation act, or literally, the annual rarsoni which was paid by its christian subjects for thc piivilcge of wearing their heads a year longer. So ample a source of wealth was this, that it has inoie than once been the

only argument which has pi evented a general massacre of the christians in Turkey. The probability now is. that if ihe Greeks arc subdued, great numbers of them will be transferttd to Egypt, to serve there as slaves. Greece The lutkswerc still before Missoloi ghi the Greeks occupied the defiles by which they might retieat, and were harrassing them. Ibrahim was yet waiting thc reinloi cement from EgyptThe insurrection in Candia does not appear general, and, indeed, seems to have been nearly suppressed British vessels of war, at the request of the senate of Hydra, had gone in pursuit of two Greek piratical vessels. The Greeks are very much confined .vithin the walls of Napoli di Romania, and Ibrahim has threatened that he will carry it by storm, and put all lound therein to death, unless it is surrendered previous to the anival of the tioops from Egypt There is a report, which does not appear at all probable, that the Greeks had met and defeated c dispersed the squadron from Alexandria. It rather appears that they had collected their forces to defend themselves. Colocotrina had received some supplies of money for his troops, and appeared resolved yet to win the independence of his country. Letters from Syra state, that the pacha of Egypt had sent a letter to the Ilydraotcs, stating that, in const quence ol their attempting to destroy his fleet before his eyes, he had swom to destroy their island. In consequence ot this menace, great prcpatations lor defence w ere making at Hydra, where forty fi e ships weie equipped for service. The Greeks lately sunk a British vessel off Candia, because they were fired upon by some Turks who were on beard of her. A single Turk, and three of the sailors were only saved. She had 600,000 colonatis, (we do not know the value of 'this money) on board, fcr Ibrahim Pacha, and the Greeks did not know it till after she had gone down. The plague is said to be raging among thc Egyptians in thc Morea. East Indien. It is stated that the Chinese have refused to assist the Siameso by arms, but have offered to mediate be