Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 August 1809 — Page 1

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(BY AUTHORITY J Eleventh Congrefs of the United States Firft sefliom AN ACT fupplementary to the aft entitled u An acl making further provlfion for the fupport of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt." D E it enacted by the Senate and House

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the bank of the United States, any thing in any aft of congrefs to the contrary notwith(anding. J. B: VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate, pro tem. June 28, 18o9. Approved, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT authorifing thedifcharge of Jofeph Wilkinfon, junr. from his imprifoument. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Jofcph Wilkinfon, junior, late colleclor of the port of Detroit, in the Michigan territory, be di ft barged from his imprifonmeht, upon a judgment obtained aejaintt him in favor of the United States; Provided however That he fhdl fir ft af fign and convey all the elUte, real and perfons.1, which he may now own, or be entitled to, to fome perfon or perfons, for the ufe and benefit of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treafury : And provided alsoy That the faid judgement (lull remain in full force acfainft any efhte which the faid Jofrph Wilkinfon. junior, may h reafter acquire, and that procefs may, at any time, be thereupon iffued againll thr fune. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate pro tcm. June 28, 1809. Approved, JAMES MADISON.

AN ACT making an appropriation to finiii fli and furnilh the Senate Chamber, and for other pwrpofrs. BE it enacted by the Senate and Ifouse of Representatives of the Uritd

States if America, tn Congress assembled. That to drfr.y the expent.es of fitiilhmg and funiifhii'g the permanent Senate Chamber, its Committee ronms, lobbies and o ther anartmenti, the fum of fifteen thnn f 4iul dollars, is appropriated, to be pid on f .uiy monies in -he Trcafury not other wife aprrri.trd. sec 2. And.be it further exacted. Th to dr fray the c.p"nce incurred in fitting u; thr temporary ente Chamber, and repm iiir and providing articles of furniture, tli' further i'am ol hxtccn bundled JulUr3; be

appropriated, the fame to be paid out of any monies in the Treafury not othcrwifc appropriated. . J. B- VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate pro tem. June 28, 1809. Approved, JAMES MADISON. . AN ACT to fufpend for a limited time the recruiting fervice. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That fo much of the aft, entitled " Ana to raife for a limited time an additional military force," as authorifes the enliHing of men for the term of five years, unlcfs foon er difcharged, be, and the fame is hereby fufpended until twenty days after the nest meeting of Congrefs. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate pro tem. Jene 28, 1809. APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

Rattle and capture of Ratisbon, on the .23d April. The 23d on the point of day, ve advanced on Ratifbon, the advanced guard for med by the divifion of Gudin, and by the Cuiralfiers of the divifiohs 'Nanfouty and St. Sulfpice, were not long in percieving the cavalry of the enemy 'attempting to cover the town. Three fuccefilve charges were made, all to our advantage, hacked and cut to pieces, 8000 of the cavalry re pafed precipitately the Danube , during thefe actions our fliootcrs trird the town, By an iiuonceivable difpofition, the AuOrian general had placed therein fix regiments to be faenficed without reafon. The town is furrounued by bad walls, by a bad diuh and by a bad countrefcarp The artillery ariived, a battery of pounders wasoprned, an iffue was difcovered by which, with a ladder they could defcend into the ditch, and remount afterwards by a breach we had made in the w ill. The duke of Montebello caufed a battalion to enter this breath which gained a poftern and from thence the tity. All that refilled were put to the fword. The number of prifoners exceeded 8000. In confequence of their bad arrangements, theenetny had not time to cut down their bridge, and the French pa (Ted it, mixed with the Aulhians to the lr ft fide. This unfortunate city, which they had the barbarity to defend has ItiiTerrd greatly. It was on firr part of he niht, but by the affiduity of grnrral Morand, and his divifion, it was cxtinuilhd. Thus at the battle of Abenfbrrg the emperor beat ftperately the twocorpi of the archduke Lewis atd gen. Hd!r. At tPie battle of Landfhut, he took pofiV flion of the rntrr of the communications of the enrmy Sc of the general drpofit of their magazines tid artillery. Finally, at the battle of K k muhl, the IV ur corps of Hohendlrrn, Ho'"burg, Kollr4th, and Lirhtenltcin wrr Jefrated and put to mute. 1 he corps of qn. B-llrgr-de arrivrd tfie morning after "he battle ; he ccuh! only be a witnefs t :! e taking ol Raiilbon, when he n:d to 13ohcu:ia

i ThefirQ information of the militnrv nn

erations which have opened the campaign in fo brilliant a manner, will be followed ia detail of all the deeds in arms which hVe rendered illuftrious the French and her allied armies. In all our combats our lofs has not exceeded 1200 killed and 4000 woundrd. The gen. of divifion, Cervoni chief of the etat major of the duke of Montebello, was flruck by a cannon ball, and fell dead upon the field of battle at Etkmuhl. He was an officer of merit, and had difiinguiihed himfclf in our fir ft campaigns. At the combat of Perfinggen. Hrrvo. chief of the etat major of tbevjuke f Auerlladt, was likewifc killed. The duke of Auerlladt regretg very much this officer, whofe valour, intelli. genceand aclivity heefieemed. The gen. of brigade, CUment, commandant of a hri. gade of Cuirafficrs, of the divifion St. ulf- ' pire had his arm mot off. He is an officer of courage and of difiinguiihed merit. . General Schrain has bren wounded The colonel of the 14th chefleurs has been killed in an attack In general, our lofs of flicers has been inconfiderable. 1 he 1000 men of the G5th, which had been made prifoners have been for the mod part retaken. It is impoffihlr to flirw more valor fic more good will, than is (hewn by our troops. At the battle of Eckmuhl, the corps of the duke of Rivoli, not having hren able to join, this marfiial remained confiantly near the emperor, and carried the orders for the execution of dilT-rent manoeuvres. At the aflV of Ratifbon the duke of Montebello who had drfigned the plnCc of paff ge caufed the ladders to be carried by his id de damps. The prince of Nf nfr hate!, in order to encourage the trorps, and to gie at thr fame time a proof of confidence to the allies, marched fcveral times in the van guard with the Bavarian regiments. The duke of Auerfiadt has piven in tnefe diffrrrnt afiYirs, new proofs of the intrepidity which c haraclerifrs him. The duke dc Rovigo, vri h as much earnefinefs as intredity, traveifed the enemy's bgions fr quently in order to make known to the diffeicnt columns the intentions of the emperor. Of 120,000 men which compofed the Aufirian army, all were rr.gaged except the 20.000 under gen. Hellegarde. In tin F. army, on the c ontrary, nearly one naif did,, not fire a muflc-t. The enemv allonifnrcjat the rapid movements brynod c;ikulation, have found thrmlVlves deprived of their fool i Hi hope, and are tranfported (rt m a delerium of prefumption, into spproaching defpair. SECOND BULLETIN. Head-Quarters, Jfufdorf. April 27. O-i the 2p n April, tie day .ftrr the battle of 1. n MlUlt, the emperor left that i y lor Krfiilb'.n, and fought the battle of ? KiLmuhl. At t!ie f4me time he fnt the marlhal duk- of Htria wih the B ivarin diifi m, to f.ll upon the Inn and to follow the two corps of the Auftrian am: v. which were beaten at the battle ofAbcnfberg and Landfhut. The marfiial duVe of Ifirii arrived at Wiilbiburrj and Neum mV and frur.d an e-ijuipa-e i t pontoon bridgr?, erected, more thin (i) w aggons, Urge cafes wi'h quipak'e, and tjnk in his mairh fVom 15 to 18 000 prifor.rM. Thr Aufin n corps m-t the otliei fide of Neuraark, a crips of relerve, which artivedupon tic Inn. They rallied