Western Eagle, Volume 1, Number 17, Madison, Jefferson County, 24 September 1813 — Page 3
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told the Committee; and much better ever should it have been had he remained totally silent on the subject, than have acted as he had done, the part of the Pharisee in the Scripture who lifted up his hands and eyes and thanked God that he was not as
tntnt of lioittlkCff tu fcuf fart, ttfured to uV.b fleet U hourly ospeld, mih fWu 5 toirU th eft my; in doles 'tshlch .the- ptifcft do duty, and ajfier suffering tj toiiuie f Wilkmob'on hit d. crtuiv'6 Heel ' ii; ex received threes fvounda; the. crew p the fort I tc i r obstinacy. ncto confined" . ha f.f lume dl)i' been huveriug vit lliis ti e cijemy fought -flh . as jnuch couia.' as itronafa "of wa'r. WtiAt aa .iafenalV , . ahd, bravery as thai r.f, the. 4 Dee at r. r e d
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v S(jc IDfgtern easier - Jik r-'rr f-- JirJ'rJhM JUDlSOiY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1813
Appointment by the Governor -- Jonathan Lyon is apppointed high Sheriff of Jefferson county. Vice John Vawter lately appointed
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governmeni musi uiai ox ifuai bf, yvhfch'if-'leaU and etoiFa? ei ou- utlta iu. ring peace, 'ntl ii'npriiOfn, scgprs and ai'at tc 1 him-dtirfng Var! -'; .a',,; Ma J amen Ifdmmund, lotVn-tergeaMof thii town, has recently recieed intorinati. on of a brothcV, whom himself and . rela-
tiVrtf had lonsf srnca numbered with theai
Idol dead
tthn veara a
wit h val r nd n rcpidity.
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iHra arm tn'y
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tiscaitie uS4!t. and th5 trew west tiirht-
Ai All'
lo.tnyHVt, -dated at yfatertowtnt tatf d itrxhind to hand vtith catjMses.ind throw-
jake vueetat backer ingroia snoi; witen tho captain ort!teen6A
the arrival of our Lake
Harbor 6u the'lSth inatint,- but forc6t to my and principal of!lccra; belni: Ullrd. th
incnitfn, inai in ine gaie or me jwnairg uccs covrrru wun cca pa woctaep, ir a Tcaday-. each of our ;re?i!a IokI anamhor; EngtVah' colors were hahlcdJdo'A-n .by the. Thif Conquest fprirnfi: a fcak. which it was conquerors . In coiiequence cf the orders
lie was hnprecsed aboot eifch-. at fital feared ;"'fd present- )r from givtn by the captain of the Decatqr," tr'?,
go by the rutuiera lintish, lia reacJiriifi her deatjned port Her guna .yeasei were then aeperated the rlir.p
been ever amce held in bondage, -and ia still detained on board some of their floating Pandemoniums. ' . ,
Marshall of Indiana Territory.
c6mmunicati-d.
The lift eVemnss
mail brouzht rioth.
of ininbrtance. in audition to What
had received before.. It however
were taken oh board the Pike. 1 VVheu 1 am saua bexng in the worat Mate poarhle. left the harbor: she waa hv5 down for " Iluring the com$it whtchhitrdan hour, th purpoee of repairiiig. The ichr cap- the king's ship Princc.es Charlotte vernatuturd from th Hrituh called by them (hi ed ailrut pec tat or of thescenc, andaa ooti
iMAf oj .xtiouctsrer. dui now nmea jne aa ine veaeis were uiRenptgea irom eacn.
A Few days ago ueneral George Roger iw-x, having beeri found fo be too weak other, she tacked abopt and Atond to -ti e Clark received an elegant 8YOllD,which to c.irry her guna was diflmantlcd. No annthward ?he had railed fom 8t Thuthe General Aemblvof Vircinia oted event of inement has recently occurred in xnaa for Kn2:h'tid. under convov. i& tkr'J
alrengthVns the probability tliatthelTnthh bim about a year since. On the handle of this (piarte'r. It is rumoured' here, hut I ,Uin latitude, ofthe Donunco,
nrt v.hn SKnnlH tKla the oworQ there is a representation ofthe believe incorrectly, that Oen. Ijcwis Is a . .s
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tie true ofw?ch we have no reaaon to doubt Oeneral and hia 1 mops. Uovernor ITaniil- bout to leave his present atation, and to
ftr have resf- ton who tommanded the Untiah and Iri- ptoceed.to the eastward. General Wilkin-
We of the Territorv of all others ha ve re
tan to feioice. It will eeclualfv cdt off
el communication between the Uritisb . Indian savages- will deprive the latter of the aervtces of the former and effectually
tfnfecble the fowny hordes of the NorthIt will terminate Indian wars and fears of lad ian waVfai'e throughout the territory. . , - ' GLORIOUS NEWS, tff ariijshfcet oh Lnke Erie t talent lltttli mirtfl nf tli xtrfii.A mail rr
Monday erenin, we have recieved the important and gfatifyinz intelliseoce of thd c-iptur of the whole BVitiah fleet on Lake Krie, by the Ijhitcd States rquadron uncier' the c.ommaod of Com. Perry. The particalaf of lh ehratrrmentliTive not vpt hrn
."O a j recieved; but it apprara that the Dritish had" ma.ine J I heir fleet with an extra propdHiwof menin ordet4 to be prepared for boar2tr? Oh the reciepf cf the abbvo v tifornviilon, the' tfvn waV illlimtnated.
Previous to the'enntemeht Gen Harri-
on hud removed trie afmy from Seneca to
bard a Latin motto, t. Stc semper lyran- George.
DRITfSir DE8EIITI6R.
We have feiven )t as' art opinion that the.
dians, delivering his sword after his'aur- son' after a atay of four or five days at the epirit of desertion .prevaljit ariiong the render of St. Vincennes. On the scab- Harbor ia'to repair immedialily t6 fort British, aeamen cV sofdietfais one enmb
q$ the lat e mov eme.Mt of the enenj vd fleet, : and gbin farther fjjoWn, the ifay. Incorroboration of this .,ae have heard of. the desertion ofone party of three,' another
oi live, anoiner ot aeven, another or eieea
ii" engra
ved, A tribute to courage and patriotism presented by thd state jot Virginia , to her
beloved son uen Oeofge Holers Clark,
IiESPElUpE ACTlbti. . CHARLESTON (S.C An. 2l
'Yesterday arrived atthia port the tine
who by the conquest of Illinois oi St. Vin- rrivateeer schooner Decatar, captain end ahotherof nineteen, bealdea many sini
cennes, exienaeq ner empire and tided in voraTniqueuiron,irom acruieot ttodays; gie awruoua. e aaa me following cir-
me ueieucoui ucr uueriics.
Thus always of a tyrant. . J. Canandagua July 27. -Our IndianS--XV have Veceived authentic information, which enebles na to assure our readers that the fndtkns who
bringing in with her ts prizes his B. M. cumatance which has been related (to ax
schooner DominicO, lieut. O. Wfc Barrette, oy e reapectable gentleman, thinking; it hre commander, captured on thd 16th inst I)as prbbability on its side: It ia.atatedth&i ! arid the British ship In-noon T'rader rapt.' part of a regiment lately brought f rani Sinclair, frdm Sorii.m bound to London' Cork.bein eaampfd on Ktnt Ilaid vitV
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eaptm-ed on Ute, following day. ... otier tmcpsT the privates most of ths.fo' Extract fmm the toff look of the Decatur. Iriamen had formed a plan to seine thoir Relation of the battle betw'eed the Amer- officers and off fn body to the maiu. A re-
latelv assisted in defending BUclc RbcK: n ian privateer Decatur; armed' with aix sident on the iiiand having some how
from the attack of the British conducted
themselves in pucli a way as tn'reflectgreafc honor Upon themaelve and to put to1 rliame the enemy's boasts, of thteir superior huraanity. The Indians'brbughHn a number of prisoners without injuring a hair of their head Not a single; instance of to
mahawking or scaiping oecured, although
t3Jt. carronades and one 18 pounder on come acquainted with their intention; aiid ri.rvt. With 10 men, commanded bv beins a loyal man discovered the rlot't
Monaeiur Dominque Diron: and hi Bri- the commandinz oCScer th a party wero1
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the margin of the Lake preparatory totheir frequent opportunitiea offered. ' A British
niarKnn, wnicn was ccmainpiuiej im sis J;ate1y to take place. Supporter.
offirer,capt. Sanders, was ahot down by an", Indian, who advanced towards him; and the capt. was in'' momentary expectation of being tomahawked. Instead of which the Indian commiserated his sulteriHtra and
pisea on i lie graierui captain la
tish Maietva schooner Dommee. of
twelve 12 lb. ;carronades, two long 6'a dhe brass' 4 bi eibd bne 32 lb. carronade on a piVbt, with, S1 men, commanded by lieutenant George Wilmot Barrette-
caorieu oy ooaromg
auddenly sammoited,trie'dt arid tsn efthenx' immediately hanged. - , . , Bait. jfriiiricsTt.
V 8. Rrit2n4gna.nf'th IVtstern $ittethalof Lake Eric, September JtW 1813 4 P. M . . . DEAR OKNrtRUt,,
We have met tho enemv and' thV ricana ! Compare this conduct of the iintu
a.re burs! Two ships, iwotriR, one acKoo- tared vare with that of the civilised ba-
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nsr sna one sioop
. , IMPROVED CANNON ,v A field piece on a new construction hoi
On the 5th Aucust,13l3,l!it. 8,3.north. latc' invented , and, cait by Mr.'
hm . standing north st hair past 10 in the Hume, at the armorv iu Richmond. ( Va ) , morning, the man at the masthead, disco- Thecatridge with ball is rammed m at thd' vered 2 tail to the southward--al .1 1 these breech, and it may be tfrid twice in the vessels were ascertained. to be a bImo and a timerequisitefcr a single discharge of can
tin is de'ter- 'ehooncr at Half hast 11 w6nt about and non..n the usual way. It if, simple-hi its
minrd tn rfturaffl lU liwnu Mi..!U . alnwl nm,-Am Wm UmJm la. reAonnfiitrM SlTUCtUre and perfectly sal. '
suits pie present. Christiana I men ! A me- half past found ourpel vca abreaet
ct the ncnooner, which houied Knghsh '. ncwL.Qiiion.JiiIv SO"..
Your'a wrth great respect and eWteerrt. 0. H. PERRY. Major Gen. Harrison. . . Sept. Uth, 151 V DiiXR SiR We have a peat number of eris.mers, whieh iNvish to land. Wlllou e good" r.s to order a pinrd to recieve then 4ud iofofm'me the place Consid4)te nanbef s have been killed and wounded oil both aide. Prom "the best infor
motion, we have more piisonera than we fi'ave mefi on board cur vessels. In gtcut )ruteyoirr very truly. O. H. PERRY Gen. Harrison. COMMODORE RODGERS AGAIN. f . . from ovacoaar.arONDHxt. JlJiitn- r Ptrtriot (jire. Sept. I. -Extract Utter from a ncntLmah in . fttckkutltothe tdUors o the Patriot dated; Jug. Z si. I waa irfformed by a gentleman on Knt liland veJtefriay, at whose' house pet.eral Beckwith and .Vdiniral warren had their head quarters, that they recieved dispatc'. h on the 22nd Inst from IMiUi, of Com. Uod-ers having deatmyed IS sail of the bomevvard bound Jkmaici fisef, off the links 6f Newfoundland, and had taken and manned two others for America, onea v4liab)e pavket, with the ' mail, both 6t whirti were retaken the uxt day. X feO m ihiand 8 frigates were dispatched after hftn. and that theV had informstioh "of "their' belne twice' wihlu I v' hour nil of him . V I oTcMrve you some iuterestiug specrj. lllive opinion of Beckwith and Varren, during their' stay on the Iland. but have Jptl leisure at present The I.Undera (etptjcially those of thepvrr clasoci) are left
tvretched indeed may wiih not a morsel
mane, magnanimous British ''eh boaid the Chsa peaked and at Hampton, and draw' your own concluT6n!i!ef
ccTora: at IVclock the Decatur wore round Information has been received here that
half an hour after the sclfooneV&red a shot' frigate ataticned off New Iiaveu, it"
Without effect; the captam then gave or- running down Sound on Monnay last,'
We understand tbat the President! has
2hani the
Cotbrt'el'm
confered on maior Geoire Croitian. the
the brevet rank of Eientenarit Culm
ders to prepare every thin for action, to. struck opposite Plumb Island, and. it so da. load all the cannon'end musketrj jto have maged that she has gone to Halifax toWthe crapplincs; words, -&.6. ready, and Pr. . ' ,
baning previovsly got up the necessary am- Cojmtoodore.Decalor sent off four lrmunition, water. &e. from below, ordered ges with about CO men, on "Monday even-'
the'anny of -the United State,Mo rank the hatches to be fastened down. At2 f'grby hayejuat passed Ivereon their reV from the second or August, 1813 a day o'clock the Decatur wore ship in order to turn to the bqundrcn. . By a heat tliat which will ever be conspicuous in the bi- take the aehboner abaft; she lired another .Ilt eff for the purpose of f pejilrifg them gophy of this youthful hero, while it at-' ,f,ol Thich passed over us; at a quart e"r W etrn they have been at Gardner's 11ford a mcinorahfo proof of the gallantry 2 w "red our long gun" acrl hoisted ud there; captured one lieutenant, and Spartan valor of the little band under American colors at the rack we'fired'onr two midshipmen, and 5 men. r - . , biS command in th fortresa or Sandusky." ? piece a second and third time; which she" - --" "' ' Sat Int. riwered by firing two guns from her bat- INDlANATERRITOrlY, . - tery; our distance was now about half eiin IIAltRiSbN COUNTY: S
shot; it waa now half past 2 o'clock, the flpnp m I fYiiiW nrvtnmlt' schooner evinced a desire to bear awavob- "encrai OUn, pCpiCIUbCr
WW t As Xdt rutetligtnrer of Sept. 4 AVe haveen private letter from Strkets Hsi bor aa late as the 26 nit which states that commodore Chauncey iniendeJ to sail on the next day, aj-iin in qnest of Sir Jme Yoe.
A faUe and scandalous account of ou'r fS6 t0 the Decatur except some trifling pliant commodpr's late interview with Sir DJ"ry to, her ringing: after having answerYeo baa been fabricated at Kin a ton, ancd her by a sho from our 18 pounder, the lt!AJ I " ' m.n1m nf tV' Tlx.t... -. 1 .- ' J
away;ob-
servtng this the Decatur hauled opon the larboard tack, in order to present her bow to the eiieijiy; 10 minutes after the enemy
ureu awnoto oroaosiae, wmcn aia no aa-
Term 1813. Elizabeth Green, vs. } Pn petition of divorce. Jonah Green; This day came the complainant by her counsel & it appearing to the satisfaction
of the court, that the said Jonah Green, is
mil.t.aVl mrmr .f mivnar.M n.Sl m : ft ! Contain t ttk TlA.alllf rT A n
sua of vile comments If ChaunceyV Wn' hit post, in order to carry the enemy not an inhabitant of this Territory on mo-
wre not tufScient to refute the cal-, . J, boarding; it waa how about 35 minutes tion of the complainant by her counsel, it t?,r iam tlrt.ih,At;ir... .t' iast'2. the distance' ahnnt Tvitrd hM is ordered that unless the said Jonah Green
word
umny,
can conf i
dtrei
rmhisstatemcut.andnuthisslan- .crewofthe Decatur havine cheered pre - appear here on the first day of our next
s to shame. parstory to boarding, our tire of musketry General Court to be holden at Corydon ' r ;: commenced and was veiy wall kept up; in the county of Harrison on the first C03l?rODOlE DJRyErti the rsemy bearing sway in onier to avoid Tuesday in April next, and, answer this
have at lertth ascertained the real the boarding selred the opnortimitY.to fire complainants petition for a Divorce from
:.rii.',.....-i .uf .i. .i.: n-k hrmi)i!i' inin t.i.k i !?-j the banns of matrimony; the same shall
We
natui
seamen is to occupy
call
He has been appoin
our men and materially, injtired our ri
be taken as confessed and the prayer there-
ted to taVe charge of the flotilla ofharcea, gmgf and sail. The Decatur continuing OI
to ioiiow up in manoeuvres ot the enemy , lised in the paper called the western Ea-
gun boats, and other vessel destited tor
the defence of the Chesapeake Bay. Yt
command is one'entiiely seirate from the
navy; and he is to receive his orders immediately and exclusively from' the honorable the'secretary of the departcieat Com
modore uoaboN,
endeavored onlfeemore tc board her, which
sheoae mote avoided and fired another broadside. Tiie captain of tho Decatur baying ordered tlte drum to beat the charge the , crew cried but to boardfat that motneut endeavored aafn to board her, which the ene
my coUid m Ipger reSt, and was effect.
who at present com-
minds here' has been appointed to thefri-
of proviivns,-furoltuiT e clothinj save- pate lYr.te!latin'n, row Iving 'at Norfolk.
wrliat they sandio --oui few have'eicap- Con. -DXnK.nir has aceledthe cbmmand ed by rnir.t g ; into her stern over our bow-
e3 the general ravage. . gtvtix to bmi. 11 hig. tprit, mir t tbooil funning into her mainV-$ Toe enemy's" s!iip:in bare povtd V "' " sail' 'It w'aa now Inlf pvt 3 the fire from' d6n aboatfopUc aadn.rpMslaoil,and ExU ctf rf a teftrr frvm Fort Gtorze Ja. tU artilkry and taukelry was terrible
1IX VUIHTIHIl.cn UUU MIW , MVJOt VI M.W !. '
Oi-eat Oiscrtaniu - " ... . A" ' ,N ?
Tn Inn IaII .VTTt'l vrf.i.-h r: l tlii
il'J Jr there were twelve imprese4 Amori tin seamen, . sam&'of who.W ll bfin
"MM in slavery fie'yeais. . T iee unfor-
wu n :iiii vi w own now. J he en. v.ij'T-
-The'attaekoftrredinstwst rtadelcmy not being able to 6 ,enSa himself
ty tii? wnoie oi i.ia enemy a -.uw um .Irnmwd aloo aide- and itww.in this post- nd Ue rife of
tha iatnupn, no duupt, should he taa in an ,tiob that cart. Diron ordered hi hW titrveof sele,""-
atl
us
listed in the pijper called the"VVect"ert, Ea
gle, printed in this Territory for eight weeks, successively
Attest. . . H. HURST, c. d tT. ;. , Sake Notice. The snbscibcr officrsforsdle' his . house and lot situated on Alain street the third Jot from Front street, well seated
ior Miniic ouines ot sny description, Jn orderto supercede enqunes on that sutjectv
lieiakea this opportinily to inform the p h'u, "
pace isjl2;Q00
property from this to tle
The frequent lmpjrtiumtiis
e&ipt tpon oureitrenchrnynts, to draw ersw to hoard arnitd ttith pistols, sabres, Persons on tbefsubieit of purchase preinto the woe Ci.. Ceiu iiliams with J itc. bich orotr waa axrite wftK tf.I vioua'lo his rainina liisownrirint fa ell
apirtof hi brigsde advanced some dis- prompt nejs of lightningilr. Vincent Sa- induced him' thus pufcliikiy to make Lia'ct! !hlo the plain, but it was coords red nth.tiratprt.ie master, and v? vter master knoWn his ditercunalioo and tentu, inextnttoaHuwiu . . . t JOHN BOCTIL ccJ v ' , Hidixco, Sept. Citb 1813.