Western Eagle, Volume 1, Number 18, Madison, Jefferson County, 1 October 1813 — Page 3

We wish it to be understood, when we speak of England, that we meant, "The government of England." There is much virtue and talent in that Island; but unfortunately all that virtue and talent are rendered non effective by the corruption of its representatives, the licentiousness of its nobles, and the profligacy of its princes.

Extract of a letter f rum a Volunteer in

sjuaieyt company, lonis jrtena in this place; dated.

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1 havotlio himneffto inrorni Veil that i . . . i i . .

LUt evening Captain Dudley arrived

er fmm camp Seneca Harrison! head

rpurlers J He says, from ever information .which he has been able to obtain. ; Gen." Harrison will make the long expectsd movement for Maiden about the 16th ' or 20th of , this mouthl fliat about that time the "reinforcement from Kentucky will get up. and that Gen. II assuf ed him that on hia arival hi forces will be sutlienty strong to authorize the move. nent He also brings information that Col. Johnsons regiment will be herein three or four days.' Gen. Harrison is erecting a -U Fort t Camp t eneca -it will be cou-: , p'eted in 8 or 10 days. AY have nearly Completed a Fort at this place of the following description, viz. About MOyarr quare, a strong block-hbufte at each cormr pickets of 14 feet in length d Tin width, and let into the ground 4 feet. Against the pickets on the outside earth i thrown' ip 4 or 5 feet high and a ditch about nine feet d?ep;attd 5 wide; the side dug horizontally. From the block-house each eutrenchrnent can be raked completely by fcannon.' The fixuient on the inside are, yet to be made It will be very strong.. "Today we commence the demolition vf Fort Meigs it will be completed in 5 -or 6 days. '". : "Gen. M'Arthur commands at thin post t present He had been ordered here for the purpose of making arrangement with the regular troop for a speedy march. tariy yesterday morning four deserters trom Maiden got into thiscamp.They state the enemy it that place are ingreat hurry and confasionTliey expect Gen. Harrin daily. They (the deserters; estimate the enemies forces at M!dn,at $X regulars, 1000 militia (called into service for a hort period) and about 3 or 4000 Indians. They have taken all the cannon except I piece out of Maldeiu and placed them on board their fleet, and on batterie erected at the most probable place of Harrimn's landing. Ttiej nave also maae consmera-" bte fortifications at Ilrownstcwn. ; "The denertera further state, that some time before they made their escape, a party of Proctor's followers (Dixon's Indians) ad. mada rather free with some of his BritannicMajestyV snhjec'a beeves & other provisions; which ofleude-i Proctor and Teeumseh so much that they offered their joint forces to chastise the offenders They tDixon's party) were obstinate; Bloody work ensued, and Dixon lost many of his brave soldiers; which so offended him that he swore he would no lorter be the ally of fich people, and gave them hgbail for his 'upright eooiuot.M , . . .v

MADlSON, OCTOBER 1,1813. Appointment by tki Governor; -Capt Jacob Rhoads Coioner.of Jefferson county, vice John Maxwell esq. resigned. . ' 0:yy Ave have not jet received a detailed account of the late illustrious event on Luke "Erie. The last extern mail brought nothing further on the subject except a letter from an oClcer on board the fleet," stating the force on each, aide engaged. We are K mever assured by private le ters to this pUce, that the long wished for movement of the N. W: armj-.across the waters of the Lvkc, has taken placethat. General Harrison embarked in a few days after thedes tructien of the British flee't on .Krie but that Vis subsequent movement were not ltnown. He in air probability entered Mtlden without opposition, and hat to doubts, eie this time, in:de dispositions for occupying more, extensively . the province of Upper Canada. , The brave Croghan accompanied Com. Terry oh the Like, and vvitieed the strikinofthat rltg which had prejepitately withdrawn from the "Va mparts of Fort Sie-thenso,-! . . Or severe letter of a l ite dae from Virwen.ies ind Fort II rrii on We learn ' that a nunberoftrrop ctnisi1ngtf uiounte ! Rtngera, Militia ami ome regjJara under the comoind of General Howard, et.out from St Loui the hh int on an ext-editloa for CO divs u th Illinois -ri-j!tfVrtjot the raj,j,Va it is lil U t0 llo"k rixer hn,nch of the Ilhnolsr . V,e: may-thorlly expect to V -V-3 Jnl5rs!ignewi from vtnr 4&.Volum that ciptain J)u;juii,

i on inrrtsutj ti.at tia events 'pt .verygrc At importance had traitiviHied mhcq they, ti"t armed that1 pUie . 'I'he niui Remarkable i occurrence is stitcd as follow Three tneii belonging to the dctatchmc'nV ent in advance uhdtr the command ef t llrenton having lost their horses and beir ' in pursuit 'of them, ten ' miles blrw

place, discovered two men in dirtv'anna r1 lmhcr ih

skulking into the busnes, Leheving them ied to the list of those already a'cepmed by' to be Indians, ore of the men .(ired his our navy: but the pleasure and satiffac ion piece and. killed one, the other being" ala r- wtth which I shonid 4ivo you the foliow med made known that they were negroes, ing account, is gtetly Ieencu by the death Jcob Lewis (one of the party) fired on ot the brave Caj)t. Burrowa. him but missed him, the negr then VaidV On Friday lajst the U. S. brig enterpriev down hi arms, made towards them to give William Currokg coua-uiinlcr, iefi thu himself up. Lewis having again charged port ona cniise, aud yesterday afternoon hi gun and at the dUUiK-e of about 40 fail in with, H i. M.'brig Cter, J. aiUli yards took another deliberate shot . aTthe comtnander, mojinling l Ibib. carronade nfirtunae Negro wh s Jt p,fed thro' and 2loiig nine' pounders, between Cate his right breast Jolcrauly highup,tl'iis is the Elizabeth and Sequin Islands, oJVthir ha8rh daj since the affair happened and he is bo when a severe action fook place whicii hkely to lecover. He says he is the pro- e"nded aftera cohllict of 45 minute by ihe perty of Williaui Small of 8hawHnoetosn cpure of the Boxer. The io on board and that the fellow wbovVi killed belou- the Faiterpnzc is her brave and lamented' ged to U dUaiii Thompson of Levirigston ecminander aud two nen killed,' and seven county Ky 7 . . t woundedjand on board the Boer, thel-cm-' Captnm Dunn's company were well & . manner killed ana between 40 and 50 ff in high Jpri's. Nothing kmwn on the ccrs and men killed and wounded. The subject cf their return to the frontiers of antet prize and Iter prize are at anchor untheir own eouniy - der the guns of. Fort Preble. The fre.h ; - wind from N. N. W. has prevented their r!? f a t'Uer fn,m '-Vapt. II C. getting t-p to" the town; but they will get lalbott,nf themh rrt U. States Into uptbUevcpmg on the turn of the tide hi friend in thi$ place, dated Xini a Several small vessels and boalb went off Srpt.SOtk 83: ( : ' this morning as soon as the two mseia M . Dkar StaIt is with great pleasure peared in sighr, in which several' surgeons that I avail myself of an opportnnityof com- from this town went to offer their pfofenimumcating to you scnie pleasing- (nielli- onal assistance, as from the appealance of gonce from the flotilla on Lake Erie, ami the Kails and masts of both vessels it cemalso from our North Western army, which ed they must have had a severe action lutelhgence we have from a source th it One of the boats which went down has may be relied on or at least I haero doubt just come tip from the Enterprise ffom of its correctness. . which I have received the foregoinc par--,Va thfe ,0th of tni Jn9t- h Britannic ticularsjhut we must wait a few hour for Majesty's fleet and our fleet on Lake aria lnore correct details, which shall be for(tinuerthe comniand of Commodore Per- warded to you as they are received In Ty) had a severe contest which laste.d four theymean time I anf providing nece-wries hours when Com. Perry succeeded in capi forthewoundel and shall despatch thisto tunng 2 f ships, Z brigs and 2 schrs. amoun- you by express, with a request that, ifthere ting in the whole to six vessels. Thepri- ate particular directions which you would soners taken ofthe enemy were more than ih to give respecting the in'erment of equal to the number of men that were on the body of the brave Captain Buirows as board the American fleet,from the best in- well as the late commander of the Boxer, formation that we have there was taken you would he so good as to let me know 900 (pi ioper Our force consisted of 700 and they shall be properly attended to men on board the fleet, amongst whom There will undoubtedly be every mark of were Col. Croghan with 200 InfL part of respect and honor paid to the funeral by ihotn were the men thaywet e with him at the citizens of this place, which the time ueneral Harrison On hearing or ihe sue- have your vmhea know on tlua subject--cess of Comodore PerTy, immediately pre- The funeral will not take place uutil Wedpared for a move for Malden,where I con- nesday the 8th inst. tidently hope he mnvhashis head quarters. With great respect, General Harrison with ' his force which I hae the honor to be, Sir, consisted of between 12 and 15 thousand Your roost obedient servant crossed the Lake several "days since but SAMUEL STORINavy agent what is done, yet remains uncertain, how- Isaac Hull, Esq. commander V. 8. Navy, ever ve may auppose with a great deal of Portsmouth, .Sewhauipshire. ' propriety that he was in possession f Mai- In addition to the above, it is stated in oen within 2 days after he landed on the the public prints' that the EnU-prize rates otherside. ' 14, but mounts 16 guns vit: 14 18 pound . . Carronades and 2 long 9's; and had on isxtrnet y a letter rnt Lieut ft JmUrgon, lnmrd, when she seiled from Portsmouth, a volunteer on board Com. Perrt,s 1 0,2 persons.including officers, seamen and squadrin, uuted Lake Erie, Sept. 11, marines. The Boxer is stated to be'nearJ3 . ly a third heavier tonnage than the cnterYesterday morning about 7 oVloclc.t he i ' prize. . enemy.a fleet hove in sight iii a course'for The dispatch from Commodore Ilnll staus; our flleet immediately made sail to ted, that the officers who fell onboard the meet them the wind being light we did not Zi'nterrize and Boxer, were to be buried get up with them until 20'm:nutes befcre with martiul honors, on the 8th iu Port12 o'clock the action lasted until 4 when land,

the enemy vessels struck t the brave vankees.s as they call usTheir force consisted of the Detroit 19 glim,, very long end heavy- Queen Charlotte, 17 32 pouimI Carronades, Brig Hunter, 8 guns; schooner Lady Prevost. 13 guns; schooner Chip-

awiy,ar.asioop L.itlie Uelt, tarrying 8 guns each, making their force 05 runs W all

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rnenund trie otl.nr troofsin ths- tlitTeiCLt ForU'a-nount to about ,1223- tz.a. Aid 1$ soiici'etl frcin ocr sfate. : - . . , FIIO.M FOli r 5'ioDpAllT. ; : T.xtraii vj'a irt-er from i p.. ' f; Jbe arnty tp hhfritn l in A x cUz datcS -'. Caup ilou.NT Vi:aNo.; Atif. 13 " DjsA&.Sitr, . ,k ,: ' , r uWe arrived he m on the CCth ult. after a piarsh'of 25 daysi.-, The I)by miiitia had an ergageniCntwith the Indians in wh,ich theN former, had 2 kille.t

u it wuunueu; Ul5 number ot IiidiaTis

kiiied er.wounded is not known. Msavti

seen an expi es from Cof. Hawkins. I!e says the number'ef In'diahe whoarff frierC lv ro the Government ex e;d tl et ouihe hftiie partyami that they released tl.e Big warrior, who h , tood a tieie that wouhl h ve done honor to an exrariencedtetcfa, lie alio aaju that "theie i about' CSCO i f theGeorria mimirotnheir march to join ti .e B J. VV arrior. . We ex pect tU 7th t egi . ment here in a lew da v s - ' '

late jnd JJ"ir5:rrs

i liOJl FUAiXCE

BOSTON: SRPT

The schr. Sabine fleti

Capt. Jame BirnesJ arrivedat GWcter

yesterday morning, in 36 days frorrfNaitz, (France with a valuable cargo of French goods. The folloiying intelhaertce h

eengers... ; , ' FtToM THB ARM1F.8 ' L - The Emtieror cf Fram e wa t ffi,n

the Armistice had been prolonged tor the middle of August. (30 dava toner). Private letters from Parta stated the Empress was to proceed to Mayence, to rejoin the Emjeror. ""n ' . The English had taken Passage a port in the North of Spain, n4 had bombarded St. Sebastians. - AMERICAN J iV5 TEHi ' A JulyJ2lh the United States brig Argust, arrived at L'Orient, with the American Ministers. Mr Crawford having 'captured, and sunk the British privateer', (formally American schooner) King of Rome.

vuiii. wiiujjtn iihu urcn ncuru irom on Bergen in Norway, and the Eriglsh paper a state that two of their frigates had pasted up the Channel in pursuit of him. We understand "that a passenger In the ship Dumfries from Spam, which arrived tViu,rt in .1.1 retjort lU r" tohia Bailing, intelligence had reached Cadiz, that the British frigate Magtclenne, h:d been captured off Usbonby an American, supposed the President. This rumor we think tends strongly to confirm the accounts whicn have reached us from Halifax, of the capture of the above frigate. lb

Letters remaining in the Post Office in Madison Indiana Territory which will be sent to the General Post-Office as dead Lettersif not taken out by the 1st ofJanuary next. Samuel Alexander Delia Morris 3

Elizabeth Atkinson, The widow Moore.

AAvful Massacre ! ! NashvuLe, Sept 14.

I MIU It 1 A PIT IIS TKL LitiENC E

An espies arm fd on Sunday Ust to His Extei lency Gpvenor Blount from Fort fli Fitnt kin . C . .0

every one of their vessels were well man- ',e dtredful slaughter of several hurdred ,ed; "with healthy men Ours would have of our Fellow Citizens by the Creek Idtlln ln!ri V1 nail ... . 1 1 1 i - l ti .m u AmA aAv V.n.. 3 I

Spanish cr British cfllceTsTDn the COih of

xiugusi, acuut vu savages attacked r ort

Robert Brenton,

Thomas C. Davis, George Donner, Solomon Deputy, Henry Fix, Jesse Fugit, Daniel Farley, Thomas Fream,3 Ally Hensly, Mary Hoagland. Thomas Jones. Abigal Lewis,

John Latti

David Mckay.

Charles M'Cabe Thomas Neal, David Owen, John' Parks, William Pringle,

ErnestusPutman. 2 John Ritchie, Jane Shirk, Usal Ward. Nancy Winsaw. Joshua Wilkinson,

Nancy Ventioner,

ateem. a stockaded Fort about 10 miles above Fort Stoddart and 35 below Fort

Siephens, defended by about 175 fighticg men, in which were 120 or ISO women aud children. - .

They made a desperate assault: with

been tolerably well inauned had the men .11 L.. . . -

an wen weu w baa about 75 sick men on board our fleet, which consisted of vessels carrying 39 guns. ' We have nearly 2 prisoners for every ore of onr men onr vessels as well as the eneinj', are very much torn to pieces. IVASfflNGTOX CITY 'cnW ii

SIXTH NAVAL ACHIr.VAl EN T ' axes thev cut nwav the nickets. andat the

Vojryof a letter from captain William time tired tie block-horse. The as liainbridge la the Secretary of the Ao- a,Je(J defended tliemi-elves very gallantry; vytdattd lies ton Sept, 7. but as soon as one Indian fell another took 8111. 'hi.s station and axe. Atter an opening was lhe enclosed letters will give you Ihe In- ev ed they rushed in and. hutchered the formation of a brilliant victory ,'gaired )iy wl'.-tea w ilhe ut ixercy lVli j. Beasly t.f t!ieU. B. brV Entyrpiixe, over his 11. ma- u oujhs, men fell us theyer.trred jelly's brig Boscr. pf considerable aupefio- rm,,S . Mr Sleems and aeumber of rity of foive Nothing that I can say would Borneo and children were burnt to death add to the tustre of the gallant ection, n tne hlock houe. Eery soul cf the :which so decidedly spr'ak. for -ia self! whites rished except 8, and of the laBut I -a mot rest rain niy deep regret for dians about COO werekitled.j r ' the Io of so valuable an ofihrer; as the On the: Thursday 'follcXving an aUael; brave Heut. Burrow. -. was trvide cn fort Rinkfieldr hut vroed

unsuccesi ful; about 10 It dians were kilkd , A number of families vvcre butchered on Be r et Creek.- . The inhabitant of the- Mbila country havo abaudf ttd tlcir dwelii'us titi ttttc:

John Lattimore

JOHN SERING, Post master Madison, 1st October. 1813. '

Cheap

Phaye Ihe honor sir. , l o 1 with great respect,

JUST refeived from Philadrlnhta

row opening next door to the Printing office, an elegant assortment of Dry Goods Groceries, Consisting of Cloths, Cali?

cos China; Glass, Qxmis- - ware, c ' VVIIlCIi will le sold lew for c.h bv , Wm RHOADS. Crt Five Dollars llcward. Strayed or tiolen frcm

the subscriber rear lladifcn I JtCcr-'

ten ccuntv, about Ihe midu e ef may last; a bay ilORSF, Mirdln hiariiht je On the r.esr ihiul.sr I 3: brat !cd with tie ht;er l hel as a white spctrn 'erch sit'o if I.Uj ccl to tthtrltst -i ( r HiSrks rtr-

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JACK JOHNSON

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