Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 37, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 August 1809 — Page 1

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VOL. II.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1809.

NO. 37.

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FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, THE LAWS OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY, Comprising those Acts formerly in force, and as Revised.

(BY AUTHORITY.) Eleventh Congress of the United States— First session. AN ACT concerning the naval efstablishment. BE it enacted by the Senate and House

of Representatives of the United

States of America, in Congress assembled, That the presdent of the United States, in the event of a favourable change in our foreign relations, be, and he is hereby authorifed to cause to be discharged from actual service, and laid up in ordinary, such of the frigates and public armed vessels, as in his judgment a due regard to the public security and intereft will pernit. sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the first secyion of an act, entitled An act to authorise the employment

of an additional naval force,' passed at the

last session of Congress, as rerequires the publicc armed vessels to be stationed at such

ports and places on the sea coast, or cruise on the sea coast of the United States, and Territories thereof, be and the same is hereby repealed. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW GREGG, President of the Senate pro tem. June 23, 1809. Approved, JAMES MADISON.

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AN ACT to fix the time for the next meeting of Congress. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That after the adjournment of the present session, the next meeting of Congress shall be on the fourth Monday of November next, J. R. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. June 24, 1809.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON,

STRASBURG, April 26.

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and took poiTefTion of the bridge. That corps having the next day advanced to the village of Rhor, near Abeulburg, it had to fullain a mod terrible attack from a French corps, which had purfued and attacked the rear. This explains the number of piifoners, that have been taken, belonging to that army, confining of 80,000 men. On the 2 1 ft, it loft thirty .pieces of cannon, the lofs in killed and wounded, is not yet afcertained ours was very trilling, when we confider the importance of fuch fignal fuccefles. As late as the 23d, the emperor bad not more than ten hours repofe. fince his arrival After having worn down four fine horfrs, he was obliged to obtain a fifth on the fir Id of battle. Among the Auilrian genera!; that were flain, general Staremberg is mentioned, Letters from Ingolftadt, that the roaring of cannon continues without intermiflion, and that the Anftrians are not to be allowed one moment's rclC-in their flight.

C-ipt. Maflit Informs thatnrnfhal V1lefley, having incorporated the Englifb and Portuguefe troops, by putting them by companies alternately to make up his regiments inarched to Oporto, and demanded the furrender of the town, which Soult oollinately .and peremptorily rcfufr,d, when "Wcllefly prepared for an afiault, which Soult perceiving, fled from the town, and crcflVd the river on a bridge of boats, which was prepared to be blown up as loon as , he had rrolTed. but by fome miftake or accident, fire was put to the train and bU w up about 1000 of the rear of the French army, and 500 of the citizens w ho were taking their flight with the Fienth. Soult and the remainder 'made their efcape, as the Englifli could not crefs the riverfor fome time. When captain MafKt.lcft Lifbon, it was fid and believed, that there was not a frenchman in the kingdom of Portugal hut fuch as were prifoners, the others have fled to Spain. Phil, paper. THE NEW MISSION. The new million from the emperor of

Ruiiu to this countiy has necotne a lubj- Ct of a very intertfting nature. We will zrid a conjedlure, tint t!r pnwctsof t!ie continent an about t lta.'dilhig nt w Maratitne code and I. aw nf Nations, in which the O ean will he rrlb-rtd t it? native freedom aiJ bet-ome what iwod and nature intrndrd it 'hr common hihwy ot N?tictiS. l. tltis rvrnt we fl:(u!fl hear ju nmre of pr-.c!s::uitt on hhifkaurs, t;r of r fie : neither ihouhi we Vc nbiiyd to hive rtcourfe to an fifteen wnil embariroThis mifiir-r, it is very probable, is to mke the pmpofil to the Arr.ficafi govenmcnt. It this iIkjuIJ be th- -Ci, Mjd our govern. n--nt actept the prpoLd, the commerce of this countiy will hnii a trady adniiifion to :!! if;- p -r t s -.f the Kurnprn centioT.!. It th-y rrjrft it, wo liny t-adr tn Enlaivi ild hack, hut no wlirr.- rl!r Should tlii ')? the wcflurfl ftite ct flais, it iniill h hi.-li'V important and tiM'tnentou?. It .Ira'V the -ilu of ti e tiwhzrd world to a ch.fr. and pNtc Co;iimcrcc in fime. pennarcut fi;uatiun. Iht. CI if jn.

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reforted toby general Wilkinfon, to obtain poflellion of the public money, fo necefiary to fupport his extravagance, the following extradt of a letter written in 1803, and nowr extant in the War Department, exhibits a pretty fpecimn : Frem gen. tt'ilienson o mr. A Abrams, military agent at Ntvj Orleans. u Apropos, I received from you at New Orleans, among other funis, twenty five hundred dollars for fecret fervicej If you have not abeady, do not notice this in your accounts, which will be immediately cfillrd for, I offer you as an equivalent, D'tiphin Jfland, near the Mobile. Mr. William Simpfon is inftrucled by thismaik to give you every information on the fubji 1, and he is authorifed by me to pafs into your hands the titles which he holds for the fame. To this you may iV'e!y accede. More of th's ancn." (He then wanders from the fubjet, and points out the many advantages attendant on the office of military a-rent ; that the

troops will be in force at N. Orleans, that a rupture with one or both of .the belligerent, if unavoidable. And near the conclulion of the letter he thus resumes :) "The island, in point of foreign as well as domestic advantage, fertility of soil, and salubrity of climate, is, as, you will find, a terestial paradise. Sec Simpson and you will be perfectly at your ease. HIGHLY INTERESTING. ' Tenth Bulletin of the French army EBENSDORF, May 23. After describing the form of the Danube at Ebensdorf , the bulletin state, that on the night of the 20th, the emperor crossed the Danube accompanied by Berthier, Massena and Lasnes--they took a position on the 21st, on the left bank, the right wing was at the village of Efsling, and the left at Grossaspren Both these villages was taken. At four in the afternoon, on the 21st, the enemy shewed themselves, nd attempted to drive our advanced guard into the river- Vain attempt ! The duke of Rivoli was first attacked Grossasperin, by Bellegard he manoeuverrd with Molitors and Legrand's divisions, and rendered all their attacks abortive- -the duke cf Montebello defended Essling-- the duke of astria covered the flank with cavalry. The actions was severe. The enemy having 200 cannon, and 90,000 men being thr remains oi their armies. Gen. D'Espagne divided I h corps into squares, but he was killed with a musket ball at the head of his troops and gen. Foulens was also killed. Gen. Nanseuty arrived in the evening on the field of battle, and distinguished himself highly. At eight in the evening the battle ended, and we remained masters of the field. During the night Oudinotr's corps, Hillaire's division, and brigades of cavalry, crossed from the right bank to the left. On the 21st, at 4 P. M. the duke of Rivoli was engaged with the enemy who made several successive attacks on the village ; Rivoli at last completely defeated them. The enemy occupying a large space between the right and left wings, we took the resolution of penetrating their centre. The duke of Montebello headed the charge. Oudinot was on the left, St. Hillaire in the centre, & Bondet on the right. The centre of the enemy could not withstand us --in a moment all was overthrown. The duke of Istria made several fine charges. It seemed all over with Austrian army, when at 7 in the morning an aid de

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