Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 February 1826 — Page 3
THE WESTERN SUN
yEYCEXXESy FfcBitUAiiY II, 1826.
This number completes the sixteenth volume of the Western Sun and the Editor must beg leave to remind some of his subscribers of the old adage " He is a cross dog that bites before he barks" wcrcthey to be bit,. they will please to remember they have been grumbled and Igrovlcd at repeatedly. To such as have Seen punctual, he returns his acknowledgments, and hopes lor a continuance of their good will and support. " A Spectator" Has been received, & laid upon the table by consent how it tnie-hl have been disposed of under other circumstances, is uncertain. At the election on Monday last, for nine trustees lor this Borough, the following gentlemen were elected CJenl. V. Johnston, John Collins and Kichard P. Price, for the Upper Ward S. Tomlinson, D. S Bonner and Andtew Gardner, for the Middle Ward John Moore, Martin Robinson and John Dunning, for the Lower Ward. The Vincehncs Thespian corps, have in rehearsal, the much admired comedy, entitled " A Cure for the Heart Ache" It is understood they will per torn; on or about the 22d inst. COXG RESSIOXAL SUMMAK Y
great beyond all precedent, and it3 cause is as inscrutable as its termination is hncctta'm. We arc informed that the best notes in Boston, payable at a tutu re day, arc offered at a discount of one half rmd two per cent a month ; or in other words, that the interest of money is at the talc of eighteen and twenty-four per cent, petannum I this su.tc of things is unprecedented in this count! y, ami unless soon terminated, must lead to serious consequences. Portsmouth Jour. Mr. Robert C. Uenman of Johnsonburg, Sussex entity. (NT. J ) it is said has discovered a mine which is pronounced by many persons who have examined the ore, and metal extracted from it, 10 bo pure silver. From about four ounces of the ore, three quarters of an ounce of metal lias been obtained. Great alarm appears to have been excited in New York last week, bv
a tidiculous story of angels appeasing to
fie system in Greece, vrt as in the rest of Europe. At Taganrog, the actual sojourn of the reigning Empress ot Russia, there ia a population of neariy I4,00 inhabitants, of w hich more than tw o thirds are Greeks. Extract of a private letter of the Mlli instant, liom Li crbctn : "The Nile h.s retired veiy piompiiy this year, and the next harvest will be ttill lebs a-
bundant ihm the last, which was far from !
heavy. ' h j twpot uuion of com is expected to be prohibited, and this will exercise a crv unfavorable influence upon the finances; of the coimtty." The German papers announce that the southern pan of the Morea, particularly Corcn, Mod-in and Navarir.o, continue a prey io the ravage of the plague. The Egyptian soldiers as well as .he inhabitants, ai e dv ini: hv hundreds
There is a report of a new"'
watchmen, and predicting tin- disim tion popular commotion at bmma, of a five, i
O.i motion of Mr. Scott, of Missoini, it was Resolved, That that the commute on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of allowing all those pet sons who have heretofore purchased public lands of the United States, and paid a pait of the purchase money therefor, but which has been forfeited in consequence of a failure to complete the payment, to enter lands at the minium price for the amount ot money
thus by them paid to the United States, j
and forfeited. Mr. Scott, of Misnmi. offered the following resolution, which lies one day on the table : Resolved, That the Sect eta y I the Trcasmy bediitcud to commuuiea-o u. this IIou ,c the amount of money paid by the purchasers of public lands which have become forfeited to the United States from the commencement of the land system of the United States to lite
of the city. Rumor soon swelled the talc ; j
the angels were preceded by a man without feet, who walkc by. A new born infant also had some agency in the a ft air. Altogether, Mich a story was made tip that hundreds lie said to have quitted the city, to get clear of the desti ut lion, which
is picdictcu to take place on the 19lh Ja- 1
iiuary. Nal. Jour. The fever at Tangier was raging to such an extent thai the inhabitants weie failing dead in the streets. Madam Joseph Bonaparte, hadnnived at Rome with her dau-'ht' r,
-i-ich has destroyed I'iCQ he ;ves and of a I rightful massacre. It is alhrmcd, t hut ;
the French ships of war in the port of that citv i;reatlv conti ihutv ;!, ;;r.d,at the same
tin " vigorous ineaM" to prevent th.at j ut.iortunate city in.' o ire desti uction. j Mr. liufu.. king, and Air. j
llurlaui.-, i.ie Co'mr.bian Minister, were piesentedio the king of England on the
1 lib of No; ru ber. S A meeting; of the citizens oi Vashingti n h..i, been heid for the jnr1 o:c nfdi:cstir.v- a nian of Representative j
Government for the distiict of Columbia,
who is to be man leu to the ton ol Louis ! and memor dizincr Confess lor such an
establishment.
Tea of an inferior qnality
Bonaparte.
The German papers state
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tint the southern pattol the Morca, par- ! ,,:'s ocen ralsf'u t,iC las season m lian!;-
and Navauno, j 1:1 co- 1 a 'rem bccu louuu it) a uox 01
that article impoi u d. The Philadelphia Democrat Ptcss, says1, notwiihj.iandirig tlie daily arrival ol fiotatrjrsi IV cm N'.". Sc.o'i.i, Ire-
ticuhuly, Boron. Modon
continue, a prey to f ho lavages of the ph'gue. The Egyptian soldiers, as well ;;s i!'.o inijabitc'.nts, are v on; by hnndr; dy.
A society established in Pafor the purpose of building s'"!ii
h ats of iron, on th;
5'h
of
No' embe
present time. Mr. Ft ivif .?, from the Select Comn.it-
launchcd one upon the Seine, which wt laofjet h)njj, carries 125,000 kilioriin. 01 about Z5 tons, ami diaw, but ! -f inches of water. It we'nrhs a third Ics th?n a vessel of the same tonnage built of wood. Seetal other similar boats ate building at the same establishment, and they ate expeetcl to be of gicat bcmfit to the trade of r.v is, by expediting the transport of g;rd. On the itfih of Doe. l7T-.
,ci! in our A One
tee, on so much of the President's Mes- j " about one thon..nd v.nhn ) . n people, sage as relates to the subject, made a re- 1 dressed as l.i.han-v' 0 -arde.i the ship import, accompanied by a bill to authorize j canor, th; ti lyi.:g ,t veiitis wharf, Bosthe cstabiisitmcnt of a military post or j to, and threw overboaid 111 e.hcsts of
posts, in the Tcniloty of the U. S. cn the Pacific Ocean, and to provide fo; the exploration of the coasts and waters ; Mr. Wcklffi-, of Kentucky, otTe red the following resolution : Resolved, That it is expedient to provide by law for the cxaminuton and survey of a route for a canal, from the river Mississippi, at or near the mouth of the river Iberville, to the Bay of Bensacola, thence to St Mark's. Mr. mcklijr,- merely stated that as a resolution on toe subject of a canal across the peninsula of Florida had been some days sir.ee, laid on the table, by the gentleman from Mass. (Mr. Webster.) and as he considered the one embraced in the piesent res.duiinn was not infeiiorin importance, he was dcstioua thut his resolution shonid he laid on the table, with
hat of the -en'!eman Irom Massac hu
tea, consigned to a number of merchant-
in the citv. In commemoration of th.
da; tnr entet nrts.'
vnipersto n.
;e to a il. (
aj s a
N. . paper, and ot the unl;tv:i;vn" v. ht
i.ius joggci:, omy, me eraUio ot American mptata, 300 ; heuu na;.t, 200;
libettv, a rcr,v,-c te.'Me nusnb-r - 1 rciiih:men assetnbled or. Friday, the iOlii Dee in that village. A neat and ar ; rcr iate
land, Cana hi, ce. li;c tio .v market t a do lar a bud. el.'
bee p:ip,r ;dsr) st;ocs, ;l3t tvjtlvc ilvm
zand bushels have been recently shipped j
Horn t:;;-.t poi t tor Ji.sten The names of the two ships of the line which are now building at Chariesiown, Massachusetts, are Virginia and Vemonf, and of the frigate Cimbcrlayid. and the hip of the line building at Forlsmbuth, (N. H.) has been named Alabama and the frigate, Samve, Perhaps it would not he umiss to inform our readers, that ut. tier an act of con-M-':ss of 16th Sept. 177o. each soldier a.-d olVnier, wd.o engaged lor, ar.cl
j eotirrd to serve duiing the war, or undischarged by congie-s, is eniiileil In
(juantity of lar.d, according to tin ir rank
'.v s : 10 a colon. 1, .nH) acres ; to
to a major 400 ; to a
nsign,
i.S; ; d to a noti-cotnmis.jtot.cd
100.
(ii"icer
or so.sicr,
A 1; ac; .)f land in the state of Ohio, has
address was dciv(.rcd; c a go:d:y m:m- i-en s;t apart by the U. S. government.
sone
her et toasts anu nalnolic
the festivitv.
ei!.-c ; 1 to s .t: Tv these claims. Manv Deisons
A JMadiid letter stated tihti
HI
the government are said to buing preparations for an c:tped:tion agin the American colonic?, altho' it is not kitriw:. what are the grounds of the tcport, ll is certain however that exertiono are making in se era 1 ports to fit out vessels. The value of the vintage in France is said to be greater this ear than
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setts, so ' ha' v one was called up, the J ,U1 a ,( I,s "F"1''!'1' oeiorc. other nvhi a'so be consulted by the j A French paper fi-tlltCS that House. ' commodoie Rodders i:mueii v'dssatisficd On his motion it was then Jaid on the ! ujUi q refusal of the Otto i.au Porte to
tr.
i admit American ve?rels to the naviirati-
Mr C rid if, of Xew Jersey, offered the ; on ()f thc Bosphovus, k has sent a tllrea-
fol low in
1 v. :
solution, which lies one day
on the ta::Ie : cv-ja-r, inai me posi-
niaster ;!;eT.er.d b.e instt ucted It) report to this house, whether the revenue of the depa. tmeut wtmld not be increased, and without deu'munl to the public interest or convcnien.ee, by gumi; to the depot v pest motets, in ail eases, an adequate pecuniarv compensation for tb.cir services, and wit:iN..i';.i!n,; fiom them the franking privileges Agreed to next day. Mr. Vir: Ki -:sscl.:t r tiToi eu the followmg resolution, wfiieh was l.ud on the tajjc : ResjiveJ, that the speaker be directed to procure-a copy of the most ap-
tening letter to th.e Ileis Kfl ndi.
In the packet ship Corinthian, which invs ai rived at New York, hawn left Liverpool on the 29th Nov. Mr. Ansley is announced as a passene; , bringing despatches from the t:itisli t;oo'.nvniMit in that ol the United States.
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A expeuiuon 10 me nouiftj Sea. is abotit to be despa :ehed v frm f
riar.e.c to examine the latitudes in whi?Jt
it is now almost admitted
two shi'
n.tl
celebrat d
us a lae:, t lie and uidoftu-
Pen ou:
: me
e wet e 1 eek u.
A letter of Nov. t(Hh. from OstcnJ, -lates tiiat within three or four
i ::tithd to land under this act havf; not yet , et ei". "d it. 'i i is notice is therefore given to thent or their heirs, that they may receive their repaid. It matters not in what ttate enlisted, so they served duiing the revolutionary war. A London paper of Nov. 10 says the stagnation in business seems rather to increase than to diminish. In the terms of accepting the Ilaytian fond, the French ua e acknowtdgcd that the credit on that island is better than that of Spain. The ncv French ambssador has sent in a note to the Spanish ministrv, objecting to the ptotection extended bv them to the Royalist Society, w hich is a secret society, and therefore one of the associatiotis for the overthrow of w hich the Fiench forces cnteted the country. He rentat ks, tUat if permitted to goon, tee royalis society uiil distuib the peace
of Euiopc.
IlYMr.XLlL.
AY
n levers swear true tu.th.
proved portrait of general (leorge Wash-
;'ntnn. nf bill teiu th. to be executed bv i
one of the most eminent natixe artists of! days different iishing boats have picked
the United S .e-and, wh.cn provmcd. ! "P il1 sea, tnore man aw ouus n our,i
rr bci frame ! .1 suspended in the panne 1
of the fire p'..,ce, on the cast end cf the
The Journal de Bruzclles
cotttains the following aiticle from Franklot t : Uupan the faith ol letters from St.
Petersburg, intelligence ot hin itnpor
tatice is circnlatini: in Clermanv.
It is
hall of the Iv ue, opposite the pottrait of
gen. Lafavctic. SEl.i.CTFl) ITEMS.
J said that the Fmpeior Alexander has de
The demand for money at i clared, in the most poitixc manner, his this -iuiv tlr.,.e.jhhout N'!V F.ngland, is j intention to carry into execution his;,id-
ll:e list'ning Ar.gels st. -nd ( n the e;o!dcn b-rt-tlentents -i Hea en.
V And w i ft their ow tn tin eternal t'nrme."
MAURI EH On Thiiidav the 9th inst. by the Hev. Si'ttd V. Scott, Albert Cr. S!o, Es(j. of Shawnettown, 111. to Mica H.irriet G. White, of Knox county. J Apprentice wanted. "V'jrANTEL) immediately, at this cfy V ficc, an apptcnticc to the Print-
inli business, between li and 16 years cf
age one from the country would be preferred. E. STOUT, BLANK DEEDS for sale at this ollicc.
To the People of the count; of Knox. AS complaints have been Y V made, that m the collection of the Kevtnnc, lor the state and county, lor the year 1825, errors ivcre committed by me, and my deputies. Iking uell assuted, that if errors were made, they wetc not wtentior.cl, and wishing to rectily them, should they exist, 1 now call upon all persons who may third; themselves in any manner injured or aggrieved, to come lot waid and the most amfile satisfaction shall be made them. Ym. L. WITHERS. February 9, 1 826. 52-if 3IAl OF INDIANA 7 "J M1E Editor rcsp&cttully informs the i ublic that he is now prepating, c will shortly publish an Improved Map of the State of Indiana. This map will contain the principal lakes, rivers, cteeks, Indian boundaries, Indian reservations, range and township lines, taken fiom the latest surveys. also the county boundaries, as established by the legislature at their session of 1325 county seats, and all other principal towns stats roads, Sec. also a part ol the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, and Michigm territory. This work will be printed on copper plate, on fine medium paptr. Pi ice fifty cents, colored. JOHN SCOTT. November, 1825. 52 Subscriptions received at this office. Public Notice. IJyJTE shall, (by our attorney) apply to V V the cnMimg Ciicuit court, in and for the county of Knox, upon the third day ol the term, for the appointment of Commissions s to divide the real estate of Charles Dudcvoir, (called Eachine) de
cease', between hts several hens and legal representatives, according tothcsta lute in such case made and ptovided. AMBROISE CORNOYER, in rigit of his ivfe, formerly Gene vieve Dudex'oir, MARIE DUDEVOIR. February 10. 1 826. 5'l-4t
Cheaper Cheaper Still.
CIT GliAETEIi.
o.v m ah ke Ty betivccn 2d Is 3d streets 'TTAS just received from Philadelphia JjL anc' Baltimore, and now for sale, an elegant assortment of RICH k FAS II ION A DLE DHY GOODS,Computing nearly etery article needed
by the raitm.-r, or the Mechanic A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF HARDWARE a CUTLERY ALSO QUEENS & GLASSWARE In very great variety. LADIES, "1 t f f cl r GEN I I. EM ENS, & I CHILDREN'S JMIOLS. A very complete assortment of GROCERIES. All of w hich w ill be sold on the most accommodating terms, for cash 16-tf Yinctnncs. June 1825.
Cheap Wholesale tr.Jletait, JIat Store. H D P. PRICE, On MARKET STREET, JLH :9 vincennEs, has constantly on hand, a handsome assortment of iiaTsoI every description, which he is enabled to sell as low as any in the place. HE NOW MANUFACTURES THE Cortes, & Oval Water Proof HATS, Which are ascertained to be the latest fashions. fcOOrdcrrs from a distance thankfully received, and speedily filled. 43- Iv November. 1823. INFORMS the public that he continues to carry on the Saddlery & Flatness making businei,s, at his shop on (W ATER STREET VINCENNES ) lie also, will keep on hand a regular supply of LEATHER, of every description, which will be sold on reasonable terms. He also manufactures, and will sell at the lowest prices, Boots Shoes, of every inscription and quality. February 19, 1825. Utf
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