Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 November 1809 — Page 3

Till: WKSTKHN SUN

ViXCEXXES, Xjvb.Mr.nn 4, 1809,

It is wit!) heart felt fatislaCliun the Editor prtfents the We" Hern Sun to its patrons on its - original fizt- and " flatters himfelf he will not. again be reduced to the necef Try of apologifing for the lijce mif. fortune.

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The fallczving resolution has been sent cr. to the General Government by our Le

psslature on the subject of Governor

Harrison's re-appointment it passed

the House of Rsprtcentatives unanimous r, ami the Council three to one.

, VHERK AS, from the collifion of lvs.

and oth?r c ircurnfi tnccS, dotnts are ent-r

tained by the minoiity of the Legifbtue

pn thr conlhuitrtmility rt its oraniz,,tion

ari) 'he mior.ty from a limit ot concihati

on, having thought it moll prudent, not to .-. i i

prorc-'J to any o:n;r act oi legtiution than thr apportionment of thvir members under

thelalt na ot tongr 1; CKitrcm a know lede of the withrs of th ir coniliturn?

by petition-, as well a3 fio.u other fouuVs

ot in: ormatioc, ana nom a witir to exprels their own fentiments on the crifis in their

government, which is now appro iching,

viz : tne appointment ot governor ot ou territory, whilll they are anxious to avoid

thr npp-arance of inconfittency, by doi;

any ait, which might bear the fhadow ot a Lfgillttive acl, tliry cannot 'forbear from recommending to, a- d requeuing of the Prefider.t and Senate, molt enrntftly, in their

.Han ts, and the nimesof the' conftituents.

the reappo ntmait of our prefent Gove;, por, VViiTn'ii Henry Hrrifon. Becau'V,

th y are ienliblr h pdieilrsthe ooq wiih

es and afft tion of a gre.it majority of his

trlfow Citizens became they believe htm

iincerely att-idud to the union, the nrolp?

rity of the United States, and the admini

9 ftration'of its government beeaufe they

bflicve rim in a iuperior degree capable of promoting the imerefl of our territory, k

Irom loo experience, ana laborious at tt ution to our general concerns ; from his infinance over t!ie Ir.di ins, and his wife &nd

diiinterefh d nnmirent of th.it dtpnrt

a inent, and becaufi thev have contidene in

Ids vir'ue, treats, and repubiicanifm

J iKref-ire, they e.irntTriy recvjeii th? con

cum-nce of t lie ivmbers ot tlie -Council to

this rt-c. m;T:t tM'ati ir,

Resched That tliree copies of the nbovr

rrmonhrnrce lie m c!" out by the Cifik.

vIikIi lli4ll!)r fiijnfi! bv the ooe.ikrr nt tin i i H uiH, a:n oy the Prtficert rf the Le;;d

l itive Cnuu il, on v?ereof -) be bv thr Spe-ker, forwarded to the Pnfulc-nt of tlie "L'nitrd Srat-s, anrth-r to the Piefident ot t- Senate of th Uuited St it-?, and the

cr to onr D l. .t'c in Coni"r'f--. GKNi.. W. TOUTS TON,

S::caLcr cf the llmse of J prt-t ntatiz-rs. THOMAS DOWNS. l'rcsi lent if the Council, pro U rn. Oflouer 21 IK SOJ.

in.! the unremitted e::rrtions uTrd by VTIL ll-im ur.xnr jiahrisox, to oK.it!ze Htid Uitvipbr.e, t y iVt-cjuent rainiiu;?, the Nlihtia ot the 'I'crritoiy, vi-d tl e m ifirrly ikdl, and great nilitaty talents dif pl-yni in f m h his e::ertiotiF, togr'thcr with the anxious folititude withwhivh he has

ever Watched ivcr the peace and Inppinefs d t!n lVrntory, to whi.h may be "adilt, t:e conf;.!t i;ce rrp-'fed in him by the nei.;h:oaun tiibts ot Is-.di.ins, and the great facility and eJfe ivnh which he manages their thans, induced th4s mettiu'g to have the ucmcdt lonficlemc in him, as emminently Cjtulified to govern the Territory, not on!y; beraufe of his fuprriv-r militaiy talt.uts, tut !lohis integrity, puriotifm, .a'nd firm attachment to the general government. Resolved Tha: it is the opinion of tins mretjng that they have herein expretTcd the r-ntiment cf the Reuiment they com-

mand. I liereretore,

AmllcrJatr!; audit was reported in Lonuon, lit wotiL; return home in-Scptt'inber. Once for tiu-fc (i.)ries about general AiV.idt ona a, c totally dcttirute of foundation : the Vtafj) fl-oup of war, may be' cxpefted about the 20th NoVemner wiih the rc fult ot Arm!! rent's nerrociation, which are expired- to be a modifipation- of thc.dc crees of France in favour of neutral commerce Aurora. ) 1 he errand ikitifh expedi tion to Holland, was about to

4kouvru, i ku me I'reiien: a? requM- ' trd t reappoint, WILLIAM LKXRV1 1 'eturn to iMmland, as they

could not accompIiH) tli ob jeit oi the expedition.

HARRISON, to the goenmient of the

territory.

.Resolved, Thzt the rroceedincs be fijrn-

by the Prefidein of this meetincr, and

counterlined by tl e Secrrtnrv, and tranf.

mitted to the Pielidcnt of the LJ. States.

VTGO, Colonel Knox countj Militia, PAVID ROBB, Cipt.fin, ! . Secretary to the. Board From the' mail -of la ft ev

ening, vve conclude the. fol

lowing as certain :

' I hat peace has been con

eluded between Trance and

Auflria, and that Bonaparte

was on his return to Paris.

WelleUey, and Cuefla, had

oeen beaten in Spain, and rhcir armies nearly annihilat

edthat the Uritifh had been

compelled to abandon their ohjecVin Holland, and return

home ; and the Uory of Arm-

flrong's being on his way to

America, after having failed r

in his negotiation with France

is very doubtful.

From w liich we are led to

FROM SPA LV. From the Sultv: Gazette of Friday After we had'ppt our pa

per to. the prefs hilt evening, we received the ftilhnving account from capt. Leech, -of the brig Harriot from Cadie. Me informs us that on the 14th ot Aogjufl, "two clays previous to Ins. failing, ac counts were received of ano ther battle being fought be tween th.e combined armies

At a ?nteting cf the Of Jeers cf the MJiiiia for tUf county f A'.wx. held at I'mff!':, y, the IrJtana J erntcrv, en the 2thdnfGciJ-. 1809 Col, (ip')on ted J'CS'detit) end Captain Jjal A'. 0, Sic t . On tno-ti' n . t r tor i -n Ordr ed, 1 lnt n -n-n:-' r v i : 1 1 r.ti todr.if; a e', 'ui.'!i e:;.- cf t' e cortf.lrucc th r ne.-:;n.' ?m- h- toiv'tift of G )rrM'.r I i i. r '.Mi, a..- ; 1 . tl.t he in v be rr-a'-p.-i:. :? 1 to A.: r rrni: n: cf thia 'J er'i "). - i r t ' ri ?7 .:jr "rt.lit. Cpii'.V. i lo I J . . : i ;i : : vi i i ; c r , nn ap -S'! vi (!:,,: cc, icU:ria til. r 'I t'i . .1 rrp.--rt-d 'I - t i! va i n , ; .vrjr UN.VNIMOU hV Co cn-. . n. . :. 'i'i.at fmni the eN- f- d fju . ti 1 . - i r . t ii y. 1 i ' f!'ii . : ' v : ; u - - rr. - , rl I. tj-,rs of !: 'i;.' i! .s !

believe that England Vviii be

lefs arrogant, after having fufTered defeat, difgrace, and

xpended much money to no nuipofej in her demands on

America. In fine, hopes mav

be entertained of an advanta

geous treaty between her and

A merica.

The moll intcrcflinnr arti-

i Ir s we received bv hut nighes mail, are as follows : jlrpius Ur, America,

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New-Fork October 1 1. T he - fine fait iUiliug fliip Pacific, captain Stanton, ar icd at this port Jaft evening in 37 days from Livcrpooh from whence the failed on :iie 3d of ejjternbLr. Captain . I;as obligingly furniflicd theeditor of the iVcrcantile Aci v ertifer, w it!i a file of tiic omion SLatcfmtin fan ai.n :rinilleria! r ; t tiie 3 ii

u ingulf, and Liveij)o;l pi pf :-rs la the 2d .eptemier, a -veek Li'er t't-n hitiierto ie .iiv'cd i 4ir wiicii we have ii i I v n;ade tl;j follow ukj cx tiacrs We learn vcrballv, thai

and the French, in which the Britilh army, under fir Ar ther Welltfiy, was totally defeated, and tlie Spanifh army under general Cuefla, completely annihilated ; and that the remnant of the Jriinh. together with a fna!l body of troops connected with them, were cn the retreat into For ttig.il. The action took

j place between Seville, and

iVjadnd, about the loth ot Augtitl. - 1 he conjoined ar mics u ere proceeding tovvard Madrid, with good prolpedts of fuccels, wlien they were encountered by the French, who had received great rein forcements, and were thus en.

abled to overpower them. . I he fuprcme junta were b:ivi to be without jpprehcr.lion ol danger, not w i iiit aiming tinrcverfc ; and the news was a much as poliiLde fuppreffed iii Cadiz.

London, August 3 1 . We luveat length arrived prcciftly at that point of fdi !t:re and ti.laiier, w iiicli has long b.eu loi eften by Inch a. c.hole to exccile their under

(jur cxp; vii. ion t

It UKiUMJS.

UAvcd, Thii ti.e attriitisu -ii to, j general Ariiillruug, was in

' he sc. he hit i etut u- to ilwl.iuo mdjccehiuh ;ur allam ir:::y .i luo n da im.M nantly retire Ln t(ie flipei t : tumbers ; and ilciaae; Fir idia, in tlie hn of j pU s .1: , evacuated by ir John siuarr i hiis hat t jiSc d all our t x pr-dhrms ; C ihc eh1 r:s w nliit!: to ufir 'he term) of f. :iuvc had no inui c influence 01.

the ronrincnt of Germnnv Jian the protet! and xoniuiunication ot the ci dev.uic pope, now reduced tohispaftoial and prilline fimplic uy of character, a mere bifiiop . It is at length dikovcred that the expedi ion w is under t tiiken on erronious infoi mation. so far from the Dutch receiving us with ope i arms,' as. the city ncgociant, Who funiilhes miniilers with thac tutile intelligence, led then) to believe, the D. hate us with the ipirit of an envious rival ; our commerce has rifl-n on the ruins of that of Holland, once preeminent. We have def. troyed their navy, captured their colonies, ruined their trade and ex-peft to be re

ceived with open arms ! I he (erman papers contain no pofitive information of peace, but that event is putbeyond all doubt. I he F. troops inundate, and will now ultimately fubjugate spjin. Tin key is doomed to. tall, 6c a conjoint effort of F. 'and K. is certainly meditating ag iinft India. 1 hat the delfrudipn of our monopoly in A fia is the intercll of all Kurope, we think no one will be found fufliciently hardy to deny. To the lifts of T uropeaa monarchsis to be added A'i lexandcr Hcrthier, who fron prince of Keufthatel, it appears, is deflined hy Napole

on to reign over the countrymen of W. TcH & l!lL, once free republicans of Holland and Switzerland, may now 1 cfign liberty. Jt was reported in the city yelterday, that government had acceded in a proportion from F. and Aufiiia, to fend an embafiador to n couim els. to be held for ihe putp ie of negotiating a genera! peare. Lord st. Helen was laid t oq jcfu.dly nominated for" this purpofe. 'I he report exciu d 1 couhderablc fentatiou in the cit,, & perhaps had oiigin m fome ftockjojbing Ipecukf tion.

Hanks cf the Elbe, Aup, fs.' e hive rmrievvs trom Auflria that give:-any certa.n" y of war r r peae-j, and tlrj rviier.il .'pmkn t-f th.at tlie affairs of fur key wil .d.s. be Jecided in the .nllii.n o:v .ie!i ot peace, if ic (hould eally t.k:- place Uenerai i?ellrgradc has raben the omn'.Uv of tlie iilti i:-.us ; general llllict. (Vc 'thei gene rah will act under

im. I he ar ch hjkr 1 er oi !Mnd, is arrived in ijuheima, w ith Iris corps.