Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 37, Vincennes, Knox County, 18 August 1812 — Page 4

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POKTICAL ASYLUM.

THE FAREWEL (if American FWatfttftr fJ fPVr. The trumpet iourJ, rr.y couoiry calta, A hoftile bana net Taoici invade ; I 0 to brc their cannon balU, And dye, in blord , my balllc blade. 0 Mary gmtlc and finrcre, Grieve no:, I pray, wirn thvfi wf part ; "Vtpe from yetif rye the tender tear, And baaUh fjrrow fon your hen U For IhottM I, cowarJ liice, await The foe! approach in martial pride, And fer :um torce cur t'rm houfe gate, With LaU and Rapine by bli fide 1 could not bear the keen rebuke Thy fcicnmi Wottld fpetk til that dread I totitd not bea thy I tlpttfi lo k hour When haggling with theit ruffian power

bring iry war-he; fr ; I'll away, i; -t i i.iv :...1 i on ihc (Irani ; Ani they fl J.i forely rue the day Y ley datJ ftp in our cc-a to I -nd.

he a valiant hoft

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Of Freed om'i font irayd in fight; And 1 will feck tht bloodied pott, And cotubat v Uh iriant! night

lit weep not, Mary, if I falla

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' Death i the c Til tor Aj (

OH lot f all

And teieh our htcle blooming boy, That lift is nought wib (lately weo ; Ttath him to yield Up with j y At iVecdom! call) on honor! bed. T ' h'm 'twas that OUT heroes fought ; And Mary, be thou lL.re to vcl Oor little one, that thus he ought To light lor thus Ins fctfetf felU Extract of a letter from mr. aha Slase ian, of the Cin ctnoati light infantry dated S. ndwicti, Upper Canada, July 14. iSn. 11 Qn Sunday I all at break of day. wc kit Detroit for the Britilh fhorrc which we made in 20 minutes rowing About 1000 men nude then fending fafe, ficfent the boat back for 1,500 more. We marched totiie tune of- an fcee d ad!e two miles and to tered a fpacious yard, Where a bcautiU'l gardeo orc'iatch and meadows ijrrounded a larc elegant houfc, defrrted bj is tyrannical ow n r, ecl fcalps of Indians Here wt hottied the ftandai d of hbert) and made lYt.z our head quar

1 nc urnim troops a

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m so: c!7 for MuIJcn. On out fi; t) appearance the frigh ted inhabitants hid in fields c

woods, except the men a

turned fcy our party, from feveral 6 pounders, until they had exprnded al! their car

bleitridges, when iheywcreobli

to hear ar ms, whom they for ged to retreat. Receiving

ihortiy, a frtih luppiy, they returned to ti:e charge, and foon obh;?d th.e Hunter to liau! c ft. Thofe who have returned from the army, ipeak highly cr gen. Hull, and lay that be has tl lj confidence of the troops under his command.

ceu aw ay with thenp at the

point pi the bayonet. Every

uoui i eti t 1 a twill v a:;u

pri loners, uen. null ittued a proclamation to aii the inhabitants to return to their homes in peace, which they arc-doing bv hundreds. The conllant

defertion of the Dritiiii trov: :

offers fair to leave them n ea-! We make t; is Oatement in

(y conqueft : I s It night 100 came to We have taker;

great quantities of flour, pork

wheat, wliifkey, fire arms, 2 fmal! cannon, and many other ai ricles in the king's ftore hou ies, At a place, 40 miles a bove tins, on the river Latrench, there are tjoooarrels of ilour. We hitve lent a party u lake it Two veffeis not far from here, loaded with pro vi Hons are lent aifer. Three millions dollars wot th of tur is on its wa down, tor which we have planted very lieavv cannon on both (ides of th.e rier. It is iS miles from here to Maiden, which we ate preparing to attack with all pokTible ipeed. We have 12 twenty tour pounders, 20

confequence or the various r

ports in circulation, to the prejudice of that gentleman. Ohio Cent

am convinced, and e xperience haa proven thp fcf , that you have wurrs knawing at your Vitals ! fome tery defigning characters, uolvts i) lambs clothing, gong about feeking Whom they may decur ; of thofe tharacleis, I ferioufly advUe you to be aware. For your legiflature had much better be compoC ed of honetl farmers, than de&gntng Judges, or men who promife but to deceive-. 1 am informed that feite B. Thomas, one of the- judges of your general court, hdb declared himfelf a candidate for congrefs, boaltir.g of

nimndmg popularity, and ex-

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Onondago Vulley July 8. Since the declaration of war every thing goes on bnfkly in thefe well em wilds. 1 here are already 5000 trcops at

l '.aara trom tiie counties r Ontario, Genefiee, 5tube:!

day I aft, confiderable numbei of waggons pafTed thro' here loaded with arms, ammuaiti on and Diovels. We are of opinion that there will not be much mGre noife on our fron tiers without iome fmoke. Yefterda) she company of

volunteer riflemenof this to

under the com in and of r;i

twelves iS nine pounder,, 6jC Criliolf affcmb,ed ior tli?

pre fling a belief and intention cf becoming your delegate and retaining hisjuflglhip ! I may be deceived in the fum oJ talents in your territory, and that rnr. Thomas is the onh man of talents and probity among ft you, in uhich c.-.e thtr may be fome rcafon in heaping appointments upon hi$ head ! & his election as delegate may add dignity to your territoiy, in as eminent

a degree as his clerk fliip to the

board of cojnmifiioners t.T your land office has done ! ! But I have

chanty enough to believe that he is

brafs held pieces 6 pounders,

purpofe of marching to GAve

mortars, lv iveU, howiuers, at the of coKFleming

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L,cuauc .UM u.uo--iwV ThU company v, as compoie tramps of horfet 400 riflemen Lf men ot lhe firll rerpca4btL aH2oo mufltet men. Our ityfuch a$ auornieS phyii company 6r(l formed in hne cpterpriiing young of battle on this Uore--in five Ldef aod mcrChnnts.minutes we were all formed. We: Voture to iav lhal a Col. Cals's and the tb U. 1 L l-rsxi- ' i

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not the only man in your territory entitled to your confide ncc ; if fo, ou ought to 1 "collect that 1 a monopoly of office extremely dangerous in a free government.' Th.e judge may poifibly fuppofe that I am his perfonal enemy, iuch, citizens, is not the cafe, for I've never as yet troubled myr(f with analizing his private virtuts ! hut his political conduct and character ! contemn, for of thofe 1 have bad

regt. crofted firfl ; our notice was fir it attracfed by fome

o lief as a lipnal

women wno were

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not marched to the Frontier to affert our lights cx avenge their wrongs from any ) -

cr the union. It is worthy ot

or tneir approbation anu cne ' t n 1 . , f remark, t!icy ei e an tederunited huzzas ot the two re- n a m n , aliits and Wammetonians, m. jo regiments ot colonels Findla and M'Arthu. joined To the Citizens oJ ipc Illinois Terby the cm tens of Detroit, ritort who were culleAed to near YOUarcnow about tmerging one thoufand, was aniw nod 'liHO the fecorid granc oi territorial v us with three cheers. We j government. This ftep in your an-

tin.n proceeded to raifu the naU will icnm one of the mod im

portant traits, as well in a political as physical light, and in entering into it, y ou lhould 00 it with judgment and energy. 1 am iavorabij

becauie

sufli':'! n? evidences. ith him.

with John Caldwell, the receiver of our land ( Mice, the counfels Sc sound principles of Coke & Blackdone, have given way to the abominable and dangerous ones f Bollinbroke & Ched rfieWLow cunning atid the gtolfeft duplicity ite their citadels. For what haa neen the conduct of T. towards mr. Piatt, the attorney general o? your territory , a to the clerkmip of the board of commiffioners ? A(k mr. Piatt ! and what ha fc sea that of C. towards G. VV. John fton, in n fpt to the fame appoint men! ? col. Jones, who was r A . , mm JL

preient at ii conerlation in rv !?r;iU

kia betv.een C. .'dwell Sc JoVnlan

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American flag.

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1a&. Hall

By tl.r at rival of a gentle-1 inclii ed towards the iup,

man

trom the army, we learn witn me Aincan or tne tiqui-

that r , nMil liari i f- irrt.il) mcau, am i: a. 01 liuuoin. u

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dent .nnen: to re-nair a hriric i,!5' u,c 6'" 1 cam, on

to necellary in the choice ol tiiere'-n

ovci a ai.'u i iivc. wii.un jour ... u 1 . prelentativts woo will l(;rm your nnle; ot Maiden, which the Urft kg,aaturet as welt as in thatoJ Briiifh had attempted to de- your delegate tocongrtfs. From (troy, after tiie rencounter the iidancyol ou politics it can-

mentioned :.i ine ieitei s ot the noi uccxucu mui jourr gnn

iyh. While

in rc

" - . tt. ,l U ,( v - J the party were mrc can 01 w ill be comp fedolSo repairuiff the !;-:is-hu! " 1 ' u

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1 , . talc to affert, thatl am fully pcrfua-

iaUcu up hu, nw.tjcd a large majority oou

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j ion evicii nces againfl Caldwell ! I admonifh yen, citizen., of Illinois, to have a care of the infiauating arts and ambitious defigna f fuch men. 1 In p? you have virtue, and pofTefs determination enough, if not publickly to cxe urate, yet to exclude fuch characters from any participation in 3 cur c, uncils. VERI TAS. Auguft, 1312. WOOL TALI 0Y. A t-'.v poundi i f wool, arJ a quantity 01 i allow wntfp, I ,r irkich tsfn Will bo icn, raqutre at thii cd'. BLANK DEEDS. For sale at 1 ie of! cc of ttr W. Si u

OF

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pr 1 ?.'t 1 r to TKf raaaiToai nd of T H K LAWS OF iht V If 11 B t ATEi

iV.v, i jco Indians

M iu'wOi i ins i;rc . as re-1 mous ana pd Li fiirmueis- cut 1