Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 August 1807 — Page 2

CONSTANTINOPLE. Epril lL fdnetT-s wirh It fall of the line, ah4 a great A lliiin .m fleet of trn fill rf the line has numbrr of trocm t;iet?kr it. The w olr

( , fjroiird the iUce of the fcrsjlilh fquadron, (force cnnlifts ol trur Ruffian and four Prul

whirr h z auitrcd the Archipelago. It an-ifun (hips of war.

ctored a little nfow Tenedos, and has ta

ken pjOVifion oftiiatiftand, where it dif- GERMAN FrYLAU, April 25.

ern'mked men. The captain pacha) Tins day we heard the firing-on Dantiic

imiHiaflv detached fixtcen fail of the very diftinftly. kit tmuoffible the place lmr f.-cm hi3-er. and fiilrd from the Dar- can ho!i out lone. The emncror has re-

--7 1 0 t dinH!M, with the intension f puffing them j moved hisrefidence ntarrr to that city ti

tud giving baUle to the Ruffians, expedite the tiege but the head quarter

ftdl remiinat Fickenftein. The army alio

PARIS, May 25. Hill retains the fame pofition en that fiae.

AiJf-hjiiticletters announce that a French Marfhalls Brrnadotte and Soult, are on

officer difpmhed by the ambafidor Se-(each fide ef the Lower PaiTcrae. Mar-

baftiani, tnal repairing ta his majrfty the (halls Hey and Davouft are upon the conemperor Napoleon, communicated, on paf- necting medium between Davouft and Maf-

ung through Vienna, to his ex-general An- lena. 1 he utter remains upon the IN a dreoffi, our ainbaflador it the court of Au- rew. ftria, the important news that the army of The Ruffians have long talked of giv

the Ruffian general Michelfon, had betn ing us battle, which is highly mceflary for inv-fted by the Turkifh army and com- them to relieve Graudent2 and Dant2.i(. t . . 1 i --ii: t - m Ck.lt I . !. - 4.. tk.('.l.( wirh

picieiy rouieu. intelligence vs rciciu .nui nonivcr nicy lumcui muimma by the fame channel, that the captain Pa- feints and preparation?. In a ftw days pro

r h. vaUt harl mfT-d tin Dirilanrlln with ba W thLv will have th mortification vf

IS fhins of tie line, put to flight the Rut- finding they have loft their time, as the

fun fquadron ftitioned off Tenedos. 1 hcie fall of Dantzic will add the force now be

two events are neither lefs glorious for the (fore it to the French army. Thus the fit.

- - - O j Ottohnn arms, nor lefs important, for the nation of the French is highly advantagefate of the Porte, than the expulfion f the eus for them ; on the other hand vc canEnglilli fleet from before Conftantinople. not account for the irrefolutious of the and amply made up for the lofs of Alexin- Ruffians. Gen. Bennirgscn has been at

dria. fn Ihamefullv furre ndered to the En- his head nuarters at Bartenften for this

gli(h general Frafer. The town of Thef- month pnft. His troops form a lire from ulonica, did not fallow the example of A Conninfburg through Helibuig, Paffenlexandria : upon the EnglifK prefenting heim, and Ortelhug. Upmi the whole the thcsnfelves before that place and fummon Ruffians feem as if thty wifhed to act upon ing it to furrender and fend away the French the dtfenlive, whichis afcribed to the emconful, the Pacha aifwered them with can- perors arrival, previous to which they did xtxon balls, and immediately took fuch mea- not think proper to undertake any thing of fures as made them judge proper to feck importance. their fafety in flight It is reported that the emperor Altxanssbssji der was expelled from Mentel at gen. HAMBURGH, May 15. Benningient htad quarters, accompanied by If any treditbe due to letters from Co- the king of Pruffia, however it is certain penhagen, the fudden removal of generals he had not arrivtd the on the 26th. Cathcart and Stuart, who were to command The Prefbu rgh Journal contains $n itnthe Englilh expedition, befpeaks an inteii- portant article from Semlin, dated April tion on the part of the Engliffi government 21, from which it appears that the Ruftf yielding to the willies of Sweden, bygi- nans after having three times ftormed Giurvin j bim the command of this expedition, gtwo, has taken that fortrefs, and ronfewhich is parted to be already at lea, tho' quentty that gen. Michelfon had pafied the this feems improbable. At all efents his Danube ; his advanced guard kid already txcellency marftial Brune is to fet off to- reached Rudfchuck. On the 2d of April marrow for Srhtwain, where he will for the Czcrni Georges, after a very fevere aftion prefent crtabliffi his head-quarters, Two with the Turks, paffed the Morawayr ;with thoufand peafantry are workinp; at the Tor- 32,000 men, and proceeded beyond Nifla, tifications of Roflock, ind the army of ob- on his way to Sophis On the 29th fervation is preparing a warm reception for March the Servian Syund received an adthe Eigli'h. A part of the Dutch troops drefs by a Ruffian Courier, encouraging forming our jarrifon, and a ? ery ftroog de- them to pafs the Morawa. tathment of gendanerie, fct out yefterday, Tht Prefburg Journal further obferves, it is believed on their way to Stralfund that the junction of the'Ruffiani with the It is afTerted that the reft of their comrades Servians, was hourly expected.

will lean follow them, and will in theirl

turn, be replaced by other troops from Ifirburg. The communicatiwti with Swedilii P mrranii is at prefent fufpended The lafl ccuriar froa Starlfund is not yet armed. AMSTERDAM, May 16. A letter from Ria, of she 22dof April, K. S. gives the fallowing particulars On the 1 5th infl, the ice 'broke in our fiver. The floating ice, occasioned by it, -was more daogerous than it has ever been

known finee Ja nuary, 2744 ; nor was tle

city nut of dangtr till yerterday. I he wa

ter has inundated feveral places. Some dypkrs hive been broken down, and all tht

bridges dePiroyed ; a breach has even been

nade in the wall near the cittdel. A nuns ber of houfes have been catricd away or de.

ftroyed, fo tht the damige done it very

great. Out of five Englifh fliipj, which arrived before the breaking up of the ice,

three were daflied to pieces by it, and cart

on fiiore. LOUDON, May 23. The command of the Ruffiaa army on the Danube is no longer tcfted in genera! Michelfon. This veteran and racritoi ious officer having ben unfortunately attacked by an appopleAic fit, the emperor of Ruffis has f und it rcffiry to transfer the command to another. Gr nei al Knorring it rhf peifon to whem this important cbargo h.t been committed. The Army General Fox his ariivft1 iVom Sicily ; the army tbere is fmce cooi rnasded by general Muort ; bis namo is firnihar to all. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 11. The Ruffians have fucceeded in taking the lfland of Tenedrs by florm ; we received this intelligence on the fourtb. Tbc ciptaiq P.cha hat failtd to the Dar-

Irm tkeGctteniurg m?il.

MALMO, May 8. Reports have been received here to-day from Stockholm an other places, that a ei era! action had been fought between the

Frencb and the Allies, which lafltd three

days, and terminated in favor of the latter

but I cannot trace them to any au

thentic fource. Negotiations for peace

re at the fame time UrJ to be going

on. The king will leave Malmo for Sral urd, to-nscrrow 'accompanied by Mr

Strattou, tht Englifh minifler. The queen

and prince toyl, together with the dutch cfs of Brufwick O. Is, are coming to Got

tenburgh, to p-fs thrir Witfun holyday. Ten thoufand Pinlh ins aie expected at

Stralfund immediately.

mil. He f.iv t!at the reafen the

i ;lifh did not bombard CordUntiuopI

tor fear of the vindiaivc threats held cut by the Turks over tke Kritift f-cttry at

SmviPa' That k the Rtiffiaii k French

umies amount to 000,000 men, but that they fet m mutuary to fear fo horrible ah encounter, and that ptace 'tis Ibppofed

will be the refult. That the EncliUi go

vcrnment are fending 30,C00 men to aid

the Ruffians That the Ruffians nndcrrtand killing better than the French report-

ed That the Kuffians have 13.000 men in fouth Amerira, where it is believed they will make a f rious impreffion and l.e

hopes that America kas not refuleci the treaty, the general idea' being that the

Britilh has granted too much I . .

I lay befor the readers the fuccetdii?

letter, received yc fterday through the medium of the poll office, as dated at tht clofe ; it is printed exaaly as written. I

have no reafon to belive that it is an irn-

pofition.

Sup:rfcnpton. Mr. JAMES CHEETHAM, 14 Editor of tin American Citizen, NEW-YORK.

From Halif x, favored

by Mr. Johnson. J COU TEN T t. Haifax, HOT. " I am one of thofe unfortunate men,

who have been preffed on. board Britifli

liips of war. Lam an American born a

native of New-York, and altho' I never

expect to get back again, ftill 1 naturally

have a love for my country thcieiore J

a!ce this opportunity of letting you know

your danger. The Britifli cxpeft to land an army in your country about the mid

dle of Tanuirv next. They have 1200 hds

from the age of 14 to that of i5, exercifed

daily thefe unfortunate youths are to be

Lent along with the army. I wifh you

would follow their example in the firft in-

(tance, and have your young men even

rom fourteen and.upwards farmed in 4 u-

niform body, and taught their manual ex

ercife. I am certain tke American youths if they have one fpark of the fire of '76 within their bofoms, will cheerfully come forwaid in fupport of their country. I niuft conclude ky faying that if the nar rows were fortifyed, it would annoy the! Engliffi . greatly : for New-Yoik is the firft place they mean t6 attempt to land at. I with dear fir you would publifli this m

your patriotic paper. I am yourt, Sec. I. u Extufe my not figaing-my name, for ifit fhould be known, I would be certainly exalted on the gallows. 44 I fend this by a young man, who I fupdofe will drop it in the poft office.!' ;

C i..llr.BC lliliww iCi.3, nu .tic U'pUJdliOns 2. e, wasjpainll imprrffmrnts will not be lrStxi!!;-

inaintaincd. Should it be fo your r rj.,-, ciations will be at an end." Believinr this to be u principle which the Brr.ifb w.i not reiii qutlh, ic is rcafonable to coiiilnde, tlut from the obftuntcy cf tolb gtvein incnts war will en fur. 2d. The principle which prevented ?n arrangement between Mr. King and tie Britilh minister, having been made a Oipu lation indifocj.liLle in the foi niation of 2 ntw treaty ; its r.ot beiag- inferted in tbt tie.ity rccv ived laft March ; the treaty being rt turned with ibis sine quancn ; aid the Bitiffi mmillry having had fnfficirit time to coiifidcr and bttermire ; "we brlievc the conduct of the Lecpaid wts io

confeOjUcnce of direct otdcrs from that jo. veint, and that go?enimeit has rcfolve (

put in prattice her fyflcin, and wait for in yield the priiu iple, or fight for its maiiitainance. 3d. We believe it to be tl t determinj:t;cn of our admmiflpation (we will not fy of ongrels, nor of the people, for we have not had the tool expreffion of their will) not' to yield the principle cither en t!.t liigh er narrow feat ; certainly not on - the liigb feas ; for if fe they have not giv, en the inductions "which infoKnation fup. pofetb be tcfrect aclvifet ut were given, to lefifta fearch for men by force. From thefr and other reafont," we fear that the Britifli miniUry and our adminiftration have taken fuch decifive and oppiite lands, that war ir.uft enfue. Bos. Gat.

aTO THE .WKSTSRN, SVIX

COPENHAGEN, May 9. Our at counts from Dantiic are contradictory in the extreme ; fame re ptefar.t th-

place as likely to furrender ev?y day, anc

others fay it may hold out t lent; tie. In the night of the 39th, the be'fijisTeis

three times attempted to orrn the place.

but were repulfed each time, and obtained

n armiflice of four knurs to kury the dead.

Travellers fay the place has not fuffered

materially by the bombardmtnt. All the

w w waggons and korfs at Knnnifjiberg, have

bee n put in reqyifiticn. and perfor.s fmd.

nir a horfe out of tne place are lubject to

!ieay penalty. A numbar of flnps have

ailed from Copenhagen to Koningfbcrc;,

and other Prullun ports with proviUoua.

Frcrn the Ar. Yrk Amtricmn Citizen.

A gentleman refiding in New Jerfey, has favored the editor with the fubjoined extract. J keard y fterday from my brothtr cf the 10th infiiUy,dtcd LgJidon, 26:h A-

NOKFOLK, Jnly 16;

PATRAOTIC. Ycftetday morning arrived their quarters in Portsmouth, captains Peyton Randolph's and Kichardlmi's companit s of Hjht infantry, and captain Braeps company of militia, liom Richmond, at tht fame time captain

Colling Rubei fon's company of light in. fant;y called the u Republican Blues,"

from Pcterburgh. Thefe. companies are

Messrs, Srour Jt SmooT9 The Friend to.the CQmmiffionertCic., will obey the foleran e all of Meffrs. Bado. let fx. Ewing, given in your lull number, fofar as he is boundby his fumcr fironii. fes, end no further ,ner (hall the, drcid.of 14 disgrace," ncr what 1 fliould much' nWo abhor, the poffibilily of xnakirg myfelf 44 a real object of pity" to thole gemlctDen, make me fwei ve from the line of conduct I am at all events determined at all events to purfue, (thir opinion to the contrary notwitbftanding.. v . - Thij ..much wculd have been performed in your prefent number,-but." fiorn. una

voidable coufe&taif it is poffible it (hall bo

done in ycur next. Jt ii lipped , thar nho dcly of a week cannot bemateriar. AnFRIENDVcOn . the receipt of the abeft, we iwiffi. ed to make fume vremarka,. But.tKc- Isu hour In which it was handed in precludes the polllbility they -ihball however ap pear" in our next. . . . . . .

-IJ under the command of major Ambler. U;,d part of IVid tract of land I 1 hey thrugh never enured to the "tented t0f as affig, cf Hemy B. P fit 4," from what wr have lren may be re-Lf ihcirf of fil53 izzoh Rca

To all persons concerned,

NOTICE is hereby given that 1 ffiall 'rrialce applieation to the next court of Common Pleas, of thecounty if Clink,

r SA I o m. 1 f 1

111 nit ii-umna Jiiiikury,io e JlCia Oil IIjO fecond Monday in OAober next, to appoint

tnree commm.cnrrs, tor the puip

vioing a tract ox lane in tne llli

containing 500 acrct, known

hfla ky the heir3 of Jacob Reager, dec.' one

am entith d

Reagtr, one

Reagar.

Abraham Efibfcr.

JeffcrfcnviUe, I. T. fi 4t

5 -

il) to, appoint uipofr tif dilinois Grant.

bv Ko. '7.

Aug. 56, 1807,

Ited on in th hour of danger, to afcend to

the almoft 44 inacceff-ible breach." With

uch men podeffing fuch feelings, Aaiiciica nay defy a hoft of mertenaiies. Y fterday afternoon a e'etachment from he Battallion cf ( avalry, under the com

mand nf major M4Rae, fet eff Irom the raftem fhore ff Princess-Anre, where we

re informed the fcuadion under the com-

inand of commodore Douglas ridrs, fr.ugi at anchor clofe into the (here. If thtfel

d.vrktj veterans, DoogLfs, Haruv ardtfr$ or tnc pupcfc of dividing three tracts

Humphries, kc. air dalpolcd to trv tl.e t Ia"a ,n tne iiinois grant, in the faid

NOTICE IS hereby gitn that I flirtll apply to the next icuit of Ccx;mcn Picas to be hol-

den for the county of Claik, in the Jndia-

na 1 erritory, on the fecund Monday in October next, to appoint three comniiffiei-

I'piri: of Virginia, thev will have an eppor

tunity, ai d wc have no doukt but they will requiie all the victories they ever gained on ihe ocean, to wafti away the difgrace they will meet with on thHaod from thefe pitraotic funs of Virginia. We do fear that war with England has become inevitable. The grounds of our fear are 1ft. In a letter from the fecretary of

ftate to Mr. Monroe, we fir.d the following

14 From every view of the fubiect it is

retfcnablc to expect that the exception of

county, to wit : Lot No. 10, of 300 acres.

ouw cret in f,o. 9 ; and 300 acrtsin Ne. 2 owned by the heirt and rtprefentativee f William Sullivan dec. and myfe if. JOHN HARRISON. Auguft 26lb, 1807. o iw

LOOK HERE,

YOU may hive Cotton Fl.ir, cr Wool, en Yarn and Cloth, of every kind'f.

loured Blue, in the ocit wanner bv the fub-

lcriber near Vinccnnct, Palmyra townfhipT

wn Wm, BRASr.L IQN.

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