Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 39, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 September 1812 — Page 2

th; perms-nt dVic new impede hf aw Opuli 1101. WAV and merchanci'.e impOf. t d int. the U. State n.all be lev rd fetid c (If fte I Up m all gOde, ies merchaOdtfe, witch fh II, from od att-r Tir PiIipS nf this , bf Imported iototfci II. States Grow arv I 1 "r'"rp' . And k ' I ' -r enacted, 1 bet an ad Jit on ot ten pu K-'-uni Hull be made t . thr f vtrl uii-i imputed by this act. in .-c 10 -I' fttch oods. tarf? 11)4 mercl, mJilV, itlhfttt, ftotn md after the psfl&ng of this , be in td 10 Oiips cr voids no of the United States Sec. S . .".die it further enacted, That

o.i -'.1 fltipa or veuels belonging wholly or to pars to cm lUDjrtii oi lnici'i' -wrv,., licit (ball be entered in the U. St?tct. or t! t territories thereof, theft wall be paid ill I IdittonaJ doty, at the rate cf cne ioUtf ird ifl y tent! p r rc. gee. 4- fro'tc if p rthcr enact er1, That theeddit,ioi duties laid Ky ton ::ct. Oii: b? levied a; ! colle&ed in the fame it.-, ntf tr,d under the U ne regulations and albw. I'ces, t to dt v I ' in ne'e t.l i CUflty time of paymeOt refpeC? rely, at are prefcri fa I by law in relation to the duties now in f rre, r:i thr arttclf I 00 which thi faid ad ditional duties w laid by this aft. See. I pe ir farther enacted. That ttttt SC (hall cct tir.u ;n forte fo long as t'nr U. States fhiil be engaged in war with G. B itaMf a .J Itil ' - expiration of ore veiT f:?r the contlul Ml of peace, and no longer i Provided hot vrr, Thtf the addilional duties laid by thil aft (hall be eollec on all fuch goods, w re Si merttfetidliei a (hall bsvt keen previously imported. II. CLAY, S Haktr of the H use of R'prescntjtives. Wm, h. crawfohd, president of the Senate, pro tevifgrii Tuly , 18 12 a f r r )tl d, JAME3 MADISON, AN ACT to TTr id 11 An Ci entiled 1 Ati U to ert.iMi!h a uarter mfterl depart rafrttt, and for other purolea." BE it enacted ky the Settatt and House $f Representative! of the United States o .laeerte, in Congreei nttemoUd i'hat ottiber tbt oviarter oaalergtneral the com f flary general, nor my it their deputiri cr atftftant doptitiett (hall be concerned, direcAty cr indirtAly, in the porthafr or Cale, for . rnmercial porpof s,ci toy article intendct for, making t part of, or ippertaining to their refpeeiee departmentti exc-pt rt K rm account cf the U. Sutei ; nor (hall tbey or either c( them, take or apply to bis o ieir c i ore notutnent tor oeDneiatintf ot ttntatini; at'y bufineis ifl ref ? deosrtments rtiier than What 3 1 ; may be illovred by t3w. - . 2, And hi it further onmttd That the artr r ma'.'ei general be, & he it herebv e lowered toa point one principal barrack matter, au i as many deputy b:-rack . r i as may from time to tiaie be ncI ' QOt eX-ierii. one to each feparatc barrack or cai tonment ; which faid princt pit herratk mafter (hall bt entitled to rce li e I', ne pay, rations and emolument as he principal foagP mafter t aod each of hi deputies lie fme pay, rations and emo1 meats as is b Uw ltned to deputy i'orage trafter. See 3. Andki it further enacted, That in additioO to the allowotioi toade to the quarter m after general and CtkHOliitary genZral refpeaively. in and by the ait hereby mended, it lliali and may be lawful for the fecretary for the departotent of war, tor the time being, tc illoW to them relpe:ve. y fuch fun s as in his camion th.U have rr I -J i . been iftually ins neceuairuj expenucu u. 1 ; : . dc cnts for cdlce rent, fuel, candles tnd extra clerk hire. r , 4, i .t further enacted 1 ha: II ejuirtft mafter general, tbe deputy quar ter . ind ill Uot deputy Quarter nutters ii. I! before th-v or either ot them er ope the duties of .heir appointment r petiely enter i I to bond, with fttfickot ri yt to be ipprov d of bv the feCfttary it anr, eonditii nedfor the faithful expen I are of a!'. f. ! c nooiea, an.d accounting f,r public p ojjr'-y uh ch m y t ome t t,-jeir hands ripeiv y ; and the quarter tnaer general lhali w it b- liable for any mo ney cr ptoperty that may come n-to tur hands of the fuborttinate oftcen of his depart mei.t. SiC S A J It further enacted, I'hat

tr: fsxth fecTiof) of the ae"l hereby amcr.eQ be, and the fame is hereby repealed. H. CLAY, Speaker cf the Hoofc ot Reprefentatives Wm H. CRAWFORD, PrtC lent of thr Senate, pro ten pore. M y 22, 18 12 AfPlOTED, JAMES MADISON.

Lrtracl of a letter from rrr. Saml, M'Cord of Urbana, who fvent out ntth captaifl BruOl'l efcc.-t, to gOV. Meigt, dat'd, 14 Una ana, AoguR 12, 18 12. " i rtturned to tuts place two t ours ago, end take the liberty cf g ving you an ac icunt ol our proceedings as Ur as the Miami r?pids. We arrived at this place on the fifth u.ft.on the fcth capt. Bru!h icceiv ed Tdr.s frocn j:en, Hull to remain at that phce for turi'.cr orders, ftati! that he Would be rcintorcrd with two companies ' from Sand oaky he, gen. Hull w.-u!d fend an eltort to n.eec 1 im at th.e river Raifin. i he evening following! I receded a letter irfinn mat. K. Taylor, ol Zanefvile from ti i river Ratlin dating that the day before, i the U. 5tatek' moil, under a uard ol' 250 rigemen, w is ittacked by the Britifh and Indians. This intelligence was given by one cl out men that made his e;cape by running all night. It is yet uncertain whether ;iie mail was taken or returned to Detroit. The man further dates, that he J. id himftlf in water among the rufhet, & while there, 1jv boih parties retreat ; tlir Indi -3U3 had iVvcral canteens, which be fuppof cd to br tken irgm our pmv, and appear rd to br pleated. The Britifn are in pof ftfttton ot Brownftown, and tmce the attack ' on the m-i!, the communication i. kop-ci. 11 On the 7th, an exprets came thro' our : camp, on his way with difpatches to gen. j Hull, f'om tne city of Wafhington ; the ' nature of which is nut known. On tne I 8th, an erpreis cine to the foot of the ra pids, in four d:ys irom gen. Hll's head Quarters at Ni jn,.l'.eiier, Niagara talis, to gen Hull. He IHtes that thi nature mf bii dif. atches is to inform gen. Hull that ihree BritiOi velTrls left oppofite fort Erie loaded with Brittlh troops bound tor Maij cen. On tl r evening of the 8th, a coin 1 pice company, commanded by capt. Roland and a detachment under a lieutenant fiom i Sandulky, at-c a lieutenant Daviufon, who j Commanded at the Rapids, marched to capt. j Bruth's two acd a halt mitCI below town what is called the old fort ; and the offic ers , unanimoufly agreed that opt. Henry Iiufh i lhoui take the command of the whole, and iciv;eant Wm. Story, oi the 4th regt. was appointed adjutant, and the fame evening thrv marched fiat miles. On their wav to the river Raifin, a man that had been fent with tn corel's as a guide to the river RaiGn, returned fcc dated that 300 militia wer; colieded t - join maj. Brufh, which in all pi abability will be lufficient torcc. I returned to Urbana on the 9th, Sc met mj. C itich, with an cfcort of 20 of Man ary's men, three miles this tide the Rapia.-, ml u h will overtake capt. B uth at the nvtr Uaifin. The foldiers were in good health .Mid firits. The exprel's that arrived on the (iattb) (l ited, that on Monday our army at Detroit brought to and captured two vtiTris, and found t: em loaded with cur foldiera that had been captured at tt t Mi chtlimackinak ; ore of the veflcla that wao captured was thr fame that was sent from the Miami ranids." From (If Argus, Extra. FR ANKFORT. Aug. 20. Ohio Volunteers Victorious! On rl:rd.v morning an exprefs arrive ' ( w 9 00 Georgetown trom gen,. Hnll to c Weils, and furnifhes the tciiowin in.pur tant intelhrnce : On thf 9th indent a fevere batt!e was fought near Brownftown, lietwee.o a detacii tnent o( 600 men, commanaed Colonel M Arthur, and the 3ntiih and 1 dians, a mounting to 600 : two nundr.-d euU s and tour hu".dreu ndut i The enemv were beaten biclc With viis Uklof one bun .cd at d fifty knl:d a-.d won i-d, and fix teen prifoners, together wub the boats u which they crofled the iVa.ts. containing quantity ot arm-, Sc . On army remain ej matters of the fir Id their !. fs is ftate at eighteen or twenty killed and leventy a unded. Capt. B ulh ig at the river Ran fin, waim a reinforcement. Ftve bun dre ! Britifh troops hive arr'.v-d at Maiden from Niagara The prifoners taken at Mi clitlimachiatc were pui to ard two kosu

by trie iBritiflt for th; purpofe of taking J

them to Maiden ; but they were all retaken in attempting to pafs the fort at Detroit. Gen. Hull in his letter to col. Wells, f vs, M I hope you will lofe no time in CO Of ing- forward with a very rHpedable force : the fall of MichtliOiacninac ; the tardy operations of our army at Niagara, and ! mo! ai! the Indium having become liol' le, h.we totally chanted the profpfif of tli.army my cor"mu,,:r vion is almofl cut cflf, and we have but fin at quantities of proviGons, and tlie moll fatal confequencti mud enfue unlefs the communication is foon op ened, and very ftrcng resufcrceirents arrive. The army had recrcfTcd the river, and were at Detroit. WAR DEPARTMENT. July U. 1S12. NOTICE IS HI R L2T Cl VE N, HA T leparate propolals will he received at the ofice of the ircrtary for the department of war, ootil 12 o'clock at noon of the firft Monday in Nvrnier next, for the fupply of all rations that may b; required for the ufe of toe United States tiom the firft dny of June, eigote-n i undred and thirteen, inrlufive, to the firfl day o June, eighteen hundred and fourteen, wuhin thr hStes, territories and diftricls following, vir. . At Detroit, Michilimaekinac, fort Wrayne, Chikago. and in their immediate vicinities, and at any place or plates where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the territory of Michigan, the il'te of Ohio north of the forty firft degree of latitude, and in the vicinity of the Upper Lakes to I ke Ontario, including fo t N lagara. 2d, At any place or places where troops are or my be itationed, marched, or recruited within tne tiai.es of Kentucky and Tennevf-e. 3rd. At Beile Fontaine, fort Ofage ind Belle Vue, and at any place or phces where troops are or may be ftationed, nrarched or recruited within the (late of Ohio, Couth of the 4 I it uegrec of latitude, and the llliIIOIS, Indiana and MiiTouri territories, except fort vVa) .,e and Ch.kago and f.he,r immediate vicinities. 4th. At any place or places where trcops are or may be Uationed, marched or lecruited within the Mtfiibippi territory, the fht of Louiliana and their vicinities north of the Guiph of Mexico. 5th. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited, within the diftri& of Maine, and ttate of New Hamplinre, and their northern vicinttiea. 6th. At a:,y place cr places where troops are or may be tUtioned, marched or recruited within the itate cf Vermont, and i ca northern Vicinity. 7th. At any place or places where troops are or ir.iv he ttitij"ed, m irclied oriecrui-t.-d within th- tUte of MafTachufetts. the town of hpnngfield excepted. 8.h. At a;:y place or places where troops are or may be Itationed, marched or ecrui ted within the ftatee of Connecticut R OQ l 9th lilatid. At any place or ices wiiere ti oops are cr nnv uc Itationed, marched or reciin ted within the tt.te of Nrw York anJ its northern vicinity, Niagara and iti append anciea excepted. 10. h. At any p!ic? or places where troops are or may ce Rationed, mirched or recruited within tl c te oi New Jeiiey. lit;;. A: ary place cr places nhere ti oops are or imv be Rationed, marched or a .ecru. :ed within the t":-:c of Pennfylvania. I2th. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, m-irchtd or recruited within the dates of 1 la r vi and, ueiawrc ana t.ne ciinriLt oi Loiuin'iii. 13th. At any pLce or places whrre trorrsare or may br Itationed, march, d or r Cruited Within the ttate ot Virginia. I4th. At any piace cr phces where tropiare or may be Rationed, marched or recruited wilt. in the ttate ot North C-ro Fin a. I S th. At -ny place or places uhe r tra ps arr or may iie Itationed, marched or recruited within the late ot iou:h Caro lina. 1 6th. A: Ocmu'gee, O'd Fie! is. and aa y p ace or places wbere roopisre orrn bMt- ioned, marched or recruited w,thin .he limits of the ftatc ci Georgia and iu i othero ritini y. s

5

f. PrpofaIs will alfo be receiverJac forefaid, for the fupply of all rations wh ch may be equirrd by the Umed Statea,. tor he troops which are or may be (iattoa ed, marched or recruited within the town of Springfield, in the (tate of Maffachuiftts : and for the armorers, and othrr perIjns employed in the United States armory .it that place, fiom the fi.ft d.y of June, one tlnufaud eiht hundred and thirteen, indulge, to the firfl day of Jooe,flC thcufand eight hundred nd fourteen. A ration to confifl of one pound and one quarter of href, or three quarters of a pound of faltcd pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum, wbi&ey or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of fa!c, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds cf foap, and one pound and a half of c -ndles, to every hundred ntiqs. The prices ct the fever a! component parts of the ration fliail be fpecified ; hot the United States ref rve the right of making fuch alterations in the price of the component parts of the ration aforefaid, as hall mwke the price of each part thereof, Dear a Jofl p.-oporticri to the propofed price of the whde ration. The rations are to be furnifhed in fuch quantities, that there ftiall at all times, during the term of the propnfrd contract, bi fulri c i -n t for the Confumptioa of the tro' ps t Micbilimackinac, D-trcir, Cbrkago, fort Ofage, and Bell Vue, for fix months in advance ; and at earh of the pofts cn the wefrern wa ers, for a: leart three months in advance, of good Jnd wholefome provifions, if the fame fnall be rrquire-i, It :rj alfo to be permitted to ai and every cf the commandants of fortified rlues ei polls, to call for, at feafons worn the fame Can bo tranfported, o at any time in cafe of urgency, fuch fupplies of like provi6ons in advance, as in the discretion cf the commandant (hall be deemed proper. It is underftood that the contractor is to be at the expencc and rifk ef iifuing tho fupplies to the troops, and that all loiTes lufrained by the depredations of the ere mv, or by means of the troops of the Uni'ed States, ihall be paid by the United Starr9 a? the price of the articles c?ptured or deitroyed as aforefaid, on the depofjtion cf two or mare pertons of creditable character, and the certificate of a comir iflicned ofiicer, fla Jrg the rircumftances of the 1of xr.a the amount of the articles for which eompenfation (hull he claimed, The privilege is referved to the United States of requiring that none of the fupplies which may br furnifhrd Und e r a r v ot thr propofed contracts, fhall be ilToed, until the fupplies which hive been or may be furniflied under the Con trad now in force, have been con fumed ; and that a fcoply i.i ?dvance may be always rec?uired at any oC the fixed pofts on the fea board, or Indisil frantier, not exceeain j three months. IV. Emits. The editars of newfpaprs who are suthorifed to pub lift the laws of the United States are requeued to publifil the fcr-po-xr.g advertifement twice a week for fout fucceffive weeks July 16 8t.

WILLIAM SMITH of Knox ccun, ty, appeared before me, and being duly fw in, faith that he obtained from the Rr-gilier of thr land office at Vinccnnes, certificate of the purchafc cf the N. Wg q-jrttr of fcdion No. 29. in townfbip Nr. 2, N. of rng- 7 VV. in the diftri cf lands offered tor f-le a Vmccnnea, ari that he the faid Smith luth loft tue laid certificate. William M Smith. mark. Sworn anu lubfcribed before me one c. the Juftices cf the Peace for the county of Knox, the Uth of August, 1813. E. Stout. LL perfons concerned are hereby reJLX cored to :-ke notice, that in three months rroin the dte hereof, I (hall iUue to William Smith, a duplicate certific atr. Nq. 3 ;r, dated October 4, 1808, for the N. W. quarter of fe&ton No. 23. in townfl.ip No. 2 N ct rar e No. 7 W. uniefa previ as i that time f me lajal ar.d fulficient cbj"c?.ions are made th-reto. John Badollet, Rfi-r cf the L. O. at Vin. Au?uft 11, Id T 2:2r BLANK DEEDS. Fcr sale a: the aSice af the W. iov,