Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 March 1809 — Page 3

THE WKSTKRN SUN.

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riXCEXXES, March 4,1809.

Contrary to our expectations, vc have to announce in this days piper the palftge of the law dividing the territory, on the 18th January, by a majority of 32 in the iioufe of KrpreiVntatives of the United States ; and our delegate writes that he liad but little doubt of its pifiage in tb Senate. By a gentleman of refpeaability juft arrived from Louifviile, we are informed that a report was in circulation when he left that place that Congrefs had pafled an a& for raifing the embargo by a large majority-but did not learn what caufe liad led to the meafnre, letters have alfo lieen received in this place bringing the fame information we cannot vouch for its correctnef, and can only conjecture its caufe, if true. Mr. Randolph's piece appeared too late for the paper of this week, it (hall appear in our next.

During the debate in the houfe of reprefeotatives, January 9, on the bill authorifing the appoint inent and employment of an additioiial number of navy officers. Teamen, and marines, col. Troup of Georgia, read the following letter : Savannah, Dec. 26, 1808. An hnglilh floop of Var of 22 guns, came into Tybee on .Saturday lafl, and the lieutenant commandant, accompanied by a midshipman, came up to this citv the fame evening. Yeflerday morning captain Armillead and myfelf liad a confutation on the propriety of ordering this officer and the crew out of the citv, on the preiumpriou that he had atted in o. pen violation of the proclamation of the- prefident of the United States. The opnion of the dillriel attorney coincided. Captain Armillead ordered captain Houilon (accompanied by a ferjeant, corpo. ral and twelve privates) to wan on the Britifh officer and to clcort him arid his crew to their boat ; which "order was executed In half an hour, and the conditions com plied with without ill nature or force. An armed fhip is now lying be low Cock-Spur with 2,000 bales of cotton hanging. The officer commanding has invited the citi r.cr.s of Carolina and Georgia to exchange cotton for it, or that htM'ill give calh for cotton or rice, and the Hup will no doubt be fully laden in a fhort time. Jt i mortifying that fuch inducements can be held out with impunitv for yioliti'u; the laws of our country. There is not one armed veflR ii

ci ui cuecK. it is iai( ihe carries 20 Kims. Col. Tn.up laid he had lcarne in addition, that the Nririlh officer :;fter he had got on board his vev lei, had behaved in a very infolen manner, threatening among othi i things, to take w hat he called vengeance upon the town of Savan iiah. There was, col. T. alb laid, authentic information tha feveral f hips were fiting out ; Liverpool w ith a view of repairing to the Southern co.irts of the Uni t'd States, in order to force th cotton trade. To prevent the repetition of ir lulls from every petty Britilh olti ccr who chofe to put on faucy aiii

awl to prevent the forcing of the cotton trade in particular, col. Troup I aid he would vote to put our frigates into fen ice. He made manv other fenlible remarks

upon political opperations, which,!

nc iaici, mint always ne governed by circumlhmccs, fo that what might be wrong at one time might be right at another, and vice verfa. Adjourned, without taking the quellion. From a Savannah paper oj Dec. 28. The Britifh Government brie

Sandwich, anchored off Tyhce 0n

Saturday evening lalt, from Maifan, and iieut. Foley, her commander, accompanied by a mtdlhipman came up to the city the same night. About 2 o'clock the next day, captain Armillead, commanding the corps of United Stales artillerills Rationed here, having fatisfied himfelf that the officers were in town, and the brig within our waters, difpatcheil captain Houilon of the infantry in quell of them, with the following note. Savannah , Dec. 25, 1808. "I underlland, that you belong to his Britanic majeliy's brig Sand wich, which is now violating the proclamation of the Prelident of the United States, wherein he or. ders, that no Britilh lhip of war (hall enter the waters and harbors of the United States :.. This is therefore to order you to depart immediately from this town. A. B. ARMISTEAD, Capt. lit Rrgt. U. S. Artillerills Commanding. ' The officers of a the brig Sandwich, now in Savannah.0

This note was delivered to Iieut-

roley. Soon after, mr. Wallace,

Capt. Armillead conceiving thaf fufficient time had elapfed lot li( ut Foley to aecomphlh his bulinc! and that both his entrance and his (lay here - is a violation of i Ik (aws of the United Mates, which it became captain A's. duty in the prefent inlhuice, to enforce, abom 3 o'clock lent a fecund note b capt. Hullon, accompanied bv .

detachment order, of which the

following arc copies. 25th December, 1808. Capt. Houlton of the 3d regiment of infantry is ordered to fee

you on board your barge. You

will therefore without one mo ment's delay leave the city: and . . .

on vour arrival on board vnm

brig, you will, with all expedition leave the river, as your Hay there is contrary to the proclamation of the Prefulent of the United State s. A. B. ARMISTEAD. Capt. ill Reg U. 'S. Artillerills Commanding.

Lieut. Foley of his Rritanic ma-

jetty's navy. DETACHMENT ORDER. " Capt. Houilon will without delay have Iieut. Ft ley and his midlhipman put into their barge, and let ofl im mediate-ly The cap. tain is to fee that they do not rvland. A. B. ARMISTEAD, Capt. U- S. Artillenfts Commanding. Capt. Houilon found Iieut. Fo ley at dinner at mr. G. Anderfon's and after requelling an interview, informed him of the nature of his million, ana prefented him with capt. Annillead's note. Perm iffion was afked for Iieut. F. to finnilh Jiis dinner. Capt. H. Mated that his orders were peremptory, and would not admit of it. Lieut. F. and.his midlhipman were.thei conducted to their boat. Before

the Britilh vice-conful in this!d parting, captain H. enquired if

place, tent the following reply. lieutenant l. had any anfuer to Savannah. Dec. 25, 1 808. make to capt. Armillead's note. Sir Lieut. Foley hasjufl han- He replied, that he had not time to ded me a letter from y ou, addrefs- wrile 5 l)Ut wilhtd captain A. x ed to the officers of -his maje(ly'sile informed, that the orders Id be llricllv

der them to depart immediately ipromihiig to repair diredly on from to wn. I have the honor to "hoard his veiiel ; and proceed to - if rr i f i r i

iniorm you, that the Sandwich lLa UK!1 an P(ioie onpatch. Ut brought oflicial difpatcheV to me, ;ft town about half palt 3'oclock

on his majelty's fervice, for the11 "K: afternoon, on Sunday, purpofe ol carrying away the! A httle alter dulk, capt. Houfi Britilh prize, Sp milh Felucca, on was informed, that lieutenant which had heen frnm ii r. rtmn oley inlU ad of Koine to his brie.

- - - m v a - a w m - - und death, left without hands to as ,1C promiled, had gone on

nav igate her : But having lince V,oa(1 a veiitl at -t lve-t athom been libelled and fold under a de--"fig" MTntoUi, with a detachcree of the court of admiralty of ment infantry; was immedi he United States for the diltYicl ate,-v (,ou'n 1 order him to deol GeorRia Iieut. Foley, having l)art- Faifign M'Intolh reachec! no other buiinefs here, will depart Five-Fathom about midnight: to-morrow morning, fie hav not u ?I.KTC found the lieutenant and the moll diftant wiih to violate the midlhipman preparingto turn in.

laws of the country. He waited an" 'hipped them of! a lecono upon the colltdor, without delav, l,,JP . f and Rated his buiinefs, and his in- 1 nc u ,ntl wns favourable on tention of taking hib departure in !!u!aV evening, but the Sandconfequencc of the information he xvicn (,( not S to fea, and con had received. I have the honor t,,,U(-(I t,lc u ,loIe yeflerday at

to be, with refpeel, fir, your mofl t,,c m udi of the river. In the

obedient. mean ume, lieutenant roley has JAS. WAI L VCF added tnjury to iulult, and has not

Capt. A. Ii. Armillead, U. S. hl-v 1 IO,atc(I our ,aws bV dariiiR Artillerills. ito amongll us, but hat, .committed an out rage upon one In the mean time captains Ar. our vt At'ls, as will be feen bv niilead and Houilon waited on the follow ing affidavit, taken yellhe collector, who informed them frday. , hat the conful and an officer had Georgia. Chatham count?; died on him that morning, to ;,p.; p rlbnallv appeared before me ple him of the arrival of the Thomas Cumming, William Hov Sandwich, and thdt her objeel in fton. M Brown, William Ho coming thither was to m ike en- hrets, and John KHis, w ho being piny idpeclii.g a Spanilh ft lucca, fever.dly fworn, depo'le and fay, prize to the lirifilhbrig Fre that on the .night of the 25th infl ' iy. . w Inch put into this port in thefe deponehts were on board the idlic !s in Auqull l:dl, whole car- pilot boat Malaparte, proceeding o had been forfeited for a breach to lea Before coming up to a i the n:enue Liws, and the feluc- Britifh armed velfel K ing - oppofite i hcrlelf libelled lor fcamcii' wa- '1 ylee light-hotitc, thefe dc pourut

t3,:- i were fired unon fti hv -i dwt

from a mulket, and ordered to

omc to anchor immediat' Iv ; leponcnts refilling, were then lied at from a cannon charged with Deponents Hill rcfulin to

omply, were fired at a fecond

line from a cannon. Deponents

then put about the laid pilot boat,

nd returned to Savannah this morning, deeming it unialeto pro

ceed to fea.

(Signed as above.) Sworn to before me Dec. 27, . 1808. JOHN PETTIBONE, J. P. With great pleahirc we publifh the following contradiction of a tory libel on the executive of Delaware Hate. loth December 1808. Sir The fecretary at war, by a late order has reouired me to t.-ik

effectual meaiures for having one

tnoulauci three hundred and thir-y-tw o, officers included, of the militia of the Hate ol Delaware detached and duly organized, irmed and equipped, and held in readihefs to march at a -moment's warning, as the quota of this llate of the detachment of one hundred thoufand men from the militia oif the feveral Hates and territories, authorized by the act of congrefs f the thirteenth of M u ch lall.

Of tins number it is required that one twelfth be of artillerv. nne

iixttenth cavalry, and from one lixteenth to one twelfth riflemen.

mu the rehdue lnfantiy, or as icarly in thefe proportions as practicable, you will therefore proce ed md have the drafts eomnlt-

foori as poflible.

1 am authorifed to arrcnf nc narfr

of the above detachments, any

company or companies of volunteers, either of artillery, cavalry, 'ificmcn nr iio:inrrv ti-h w tf

. . m . . . , i ii w - ill 'IV

tllociate and otter themlelves for

he lervice, and it w ould be highiv gratilyinc to me if the ouot. of

the llate could be completed by

voiuniarv. ottt.rs.ot lervice. (Signrd) ..GEORGE TRU1TT. Adjutant gen. Green. , FIR.K ! About two o'clock Iris morning, the city was again darmed by the cry of fire ! It proved to h ive originated in the prining office of melfrs. D i.bbi'n and Murphy, near Market-ftreet bridge. Their printing m iterials occupied two back buildings; the ne containing tljeir three prelTes, i conliderablc portion of type (inluding a very handfome affortment. from 5 to 22 lines Pica) and il the etceteras of the prcf room ; ogether with one of mr. Ster- : ;gs frame dwtlling.houfes, adjoining, were entirely confumed. A few , whofe leelings the enevo;ent mind is unacquain'ed with, flood freeziir and gazing; but die promptness and indef.f ig ible xertions of the citizens gene ral!v, merts the hghell pnjIe. Indeed ii were van to attempt, iw a news-paper paragraph, todojuflce to thtr merts. Thf ir own envable leelngs, on r- flectng oti die hencfic.il and happy exr' !is to Hay the frVhtful ravages of die devoureg eh menf, a ihouf.md rmes exceed the prafe of a lellow-

ctzen.

Bait. Pap.

NOTICE. ALL p-rfcr.s indrbted to tlir (wtfcr. hrr, by boiiJ.netc, or bonk accuu; !, rr rcqi'ft'() to nukr piynirnt, hy ihr 20:li dy nt y,r urxt. and thnfr pcrf-ns Inv. inp dffth in n.y rfiirr, uil! ploO cII for thfin and difchargc thc rrrnrdin ff. J. I). HAY. Viaccnncs, Feb. 28, laov. U 3t

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