Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 1, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 December 1809 — Page 3
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This paper com mences the third year fmce its clbblilhmcnt and the F.rtitor is frrry he has it in his po-. cr to lay, that for the two years subic.riptinn, lie lias :;ct received ns much as would pay for his paper alone, for one year this Hate of things fhall not continue much longer.. .-The old Adage fays heis a crofs dog that bites before lie barks," which the Editor thinks cannot be applicable to him, as he has been growling and barking at some of his fublcribers for a coniiderable time. Any fubferiber wifhing to difcoiuinue by complying with the terms fhall be obeyed. To fuch fublcribers as have been punehi-ii the Editor tenders his grateful acknowledgments. Thofe gentlemen who have taken subscripon papers for the 44 Indiana Jufticc 8c Conttables Guide" Avill pleafe return them to this of
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Nashville, (TJ Aro. 24 Arrived. here a few days fince, captain Boote, aicLde ccmp to gen. Wade Hampton or South Carolina, together with a captain and two lieu tenants of artilierifts. We unclcrlland that gen. Hamp ton is hourly expected at this place, on his way to the Mil fiflippi territory, by order of tlurprefidcnt ot the U- States, to take the command of the army. Gen. Wiikinfon is to repair immediately to the cit) of Wafhington ; for what purpofc we have not been able to find out, unlels we take for granted, the reports which have been publifhed abroad, that he is to be arraigned for difobediencc of orders in not removing the army up to Wafhington. Milliffippi terri tory, immediately after the order was given, and iundry other charges. Extraft of a letter addreffed to the Editor from a friend. Shelby ville, Dec. 1, 18od. Dear V, 1 luve jull fcen a gentleman who is immediately from Natchez, He left that place on the 2d ult. at which time I j jo of the troops had arri
vt J at Vafhmgron, in the m.iu;hbourhood of Natchez. Alout 200 had died lictwccn Nevv Orleans and the place at which they now are, and almolf everv one thai has ar rived, is incapable of doing duty, owing to ficknefs. He ftates that of 1500 there are
captain ordered him to the
guard lioufe, waiting for fur
erally in good health. When ther information, and to fave he left Natchez, 3 gun boats his life. There is a war on were about 20 miles below, j all fides with the Indians a containing artillery and rifle- j mong themfelves, and we are
men wno are parading on to ; informed, the Soux, are now I . -1 r 1 I I 1 I
headquarters: Gen. Wilkin-
fon was till there, ivaicincras he underffood, for the arrival of gen. Hampton. This lafi gentleman, my informant
adds, he met betweer Nafliville and Franklin in Tennef fee, on the 24th ulc, battening on to take the command of the army. Before Wilkinfon ieft New Orleans, he ordered out a detachment of loldiers to put him a fugar plantation in order for cultivation, in the fwamps, upon which important expedition about 40 died. The difturbances at Orleans have coufiderably abated. The yellow fever has been particularly fatal to the E. lately imported from St. Ja-
go.
Frank. Argus W. Amer.
on the river not far from this
and we doubt iheir friendfhip to the white people. Extract of another letter from the fame place. There has been another Ofage killed a few miles above this, about two weeks ago, faid to be done by the Ottos. From every information 1 can receive, and from what I can fee, I do not heiitate to fay, that with a very few excepti ons, all the Indians on the Miflouri, 'are, at the prefent time in a Hate of warfare. We are informed that mr.
fackfon, has demanded and
obrained his paflTports from
our government, and that he
will leave this country foon
with his family & fuit. bomc
people fuppofe that mr. Oak
ley will continue here as
charge de affairs, but it is our opinion that no one will be left in that character ; and
perhaps no other minifter will be fent from the Britilh gov
eminent to this country, in
the prefent fituation of bur
affairs Alex. D. Adv. WAR WItTTeNGLAND! This is now the cry- But
we are flill of opinion that it
will not take place. Our go vernment will not declare wai
and Great Britain will not make it. We fhall remain in
a ftate between war & peace
a Hate of degradation and
apathy, much worfe than the molt ddlructive war. Ibid
a mod barbarous manner, we '4T-,mm-"--
buried the dead and returned. 7uu school . r.,n...:. ,1... I HEfubicnber wilhcs to inform the
vii nit; imiiuwiiiv uay a x
Miffouri Indian from the low-
St. Louis Nov. 19. Extradt of a letter from mr. David fobinfon, dated fort Ofage, Nov. 8th, 1809. On the 4th of this infK a hunting party of the Ofage tribe, confifting of five men, and four women, croired the Miflouri river, ftom the fort, to the north eaft fide ; they were furprifed by a party of rheloway's, who killed one man and two women, and an other man is miffing, fuppofed to be killed fome diffance from their camp. Next morning captain Clemfon, with a derachment of fifteen men, Dr. Murray and myfelf, were conducted to the fatal fpot, by fome of the party who had efcaped, we found one man and two women butchered in
er village called over the river for a canoe at thegarrifon, one of the defeated party knew him, and faid he fhot at and chafed him in the at tack, upon which he flatbed his gun at him on the land bar, captain Clemfon fent foi
the Miflouri Indian, and interrogated him clofcly, fuf peeling him as a fpy ; belaid he bore a flag from the lo way's to the Ofage's acknowledging the guilt of the torm er in the murder of one of the latter, recently on Blue river, he laid it was the wifh of the Iovay's to cover tin grave of the dead with pre fents, and be at peace; the
public that a lchool will commence
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ana te opened on the tr It day oi" January next, at his own lioul'r, in Bulferon l owii fhip whrrc a good clofc houlc will be fit. ttd up and prepared for the purpofc wl.rre, will be taught, READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC, ENGLISH GKAMM R, the LATIN and GREEK LANG U AC) ES, G LOG R A PI IV, Uv P i rents who fend rl.cii ch.idren may red alTu red that partitulir attention will be paid to their morals, as well as tuition. H'i II i am K Thompson, JJ. 13:h oi 1 l;t Month, 1809.
A UEQUES'r, THE p;rfon who borrowed Goldsmith's Essjjs life's iims, and Jintoricut AnecJjtes, the latter in French and Eighth will plctlr return thera to the cilice, oi the Wcllern buu. liLANK DKhDs For Sjc ,;t tijis Ojicc ALSO Blank liar rams. Summonses, and Lxicutunr: jur Magistrates. Fqv at iJbii OJtcc,
Foreign Attachment. TOTICEis hereby g iven that a writ of i. attachment ifTued out of the cout of Common Pleas, cf I) rborn county, li citna territory, at the luit of Robert Pitr, R,ainrt the goods and chattels, rights, ere. t'irs, lands and tenements, of John Hrnd. rrfon, a non rrfident, in a plea of debt, twenty fcven dollars, feventeen and a h .If cents, returnable to thr term of A uplift, 1808, on uhuh tlie Hieriff of fiid ccunty hath returned that lie has attached one marc as the property cf faid Htndrrfoii, Notice is thrrrtorr hereby triven. that unlefs
the laid John Henderfon. do appear, by hnnfclf, or attr rney, put in fperial bail, and receive a declaration, judgment will be entered aainft him by d-faUlt, and the property lo attached, fold for thr benefit of all creditors who may appear entitled to ret rive a (hare thereof, and who will duly claim the fume. Sam. C. Vance c. c. p. James Dill, attry. for plaintiff. C Laurenceburgh, 30th Sfpr. 1809. Foreign Attachment. NOTICE is hereby given, that a writ of attachment ilTued out of the, court of Common Pleas of Dearborn county, Indiana territory, at the fuit of J--mes Knight, agsinft the ir0ods and chattels, rights and credit, lands and tenements of Ricnard Reddy, a now refident, in a plra of trefpafs on the cafc, damage twmtv three
dollars, thirty eight and a qu ,rter cmts, returnable to the term of Airlift. 1808, on which the fhcriff of fnd ccunty hatli returned, that he has attachrd oi.e u.are as the property of faid Red.'.y Notice is therefore hereby given, that unlef. the fid Richard Reddy, do appear by himfclf, or attorney, put in fpecial bail, and receive a declaration, judgment will be entered againft him by default, and thr property fo attached fold for the benefit of all creditors who may appear entitled to irceivr h lhare thereof, and who may duly i laim the f-mc. Sam. C. Vance c. c. P. James Dill, attry. ") for plaintiff. V Laurcnceburgli. 30th a'ept. 1809
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