Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 42, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 September 1812 — Page 4

Filiow Citizens ot Kentucky. I liav received informui on from bit exce llency gov ftarrifon, commanding th Briny nortt) welt of the Ohio dated t ! i 5th "mil. at Ptqua, Ibui the B ilirtl 8c IndUns had ) . gcd fot t Way DCS Sc per hapi had taken it ; that it was Iht object of the enemy to pufh on to fort Harrtfofi and Vil kqwz, l he has requixedof tne to c?c nothing undooe to rfclie ve thofe places. In addition to this, in for motion is alfo received, that the Indians haVe nmrd-red 21 I 'rfotiS r.3i more than tveu:y miles north of tlie Ohio ! 6c that a very tEtenfive combi nation e lavages, aided by the BritiQ) from Canada, are momently e:pvCted 00 the frontiers of Indiana and Ilii nuts territoi ies With all this infcrtrjation helore us afid the requifition of gov Harrifon, that a number of mounted volunteers be requeued to march to Tneaid ?i our fufferma fell vv cititens

Miami, PiqUS, Septembe. 5ih, 1 S 1 2. I Oedr Sir, The Britiffa and In U.ms are now befeiglns fort ,

Wayne it is faid tint they

mean to 0 un to fort Harrifon and incennei harden riu.n j otir march, there arc but 1 50 B and L (hall give em ployment to the Indians in

this quarter. I

IVU1I VJy V HI II Ult, Wm. H Harrison. I

Brier, ecn. Win lock'

C o p y of a letter from govr. j Harrifon to govr Shelby, dated, head quarters, Pi

qua, Sept. 5vh, 1012, 4 lock, A M.

; direct on of fort Wayn Yours, Wi - -V Harrison

iit- Si

it is hoped that it will route the fpirit & indignation of the freemen ol Kentuc kyt and in ducr a fufficient number of them to Rive their fervices to their ci untry tot a hort period on this ittterefting occaQon It is propoieTi to accept the fervice Ol inch a number of mounted volunteers as may be adequate to the defence of 1 e faid territories ; and if ne cellar), follow il ? enemy 1 & v ; i y often fife war into their country) rnd lay wafte their tovr.s, '1 he volunteers will rendezveir at Louifvdle on the t8th day of tins month with at leall 30 days provifon. The whole wili be commanded by majoi general Samuel Hopkins ; an officer ct great merit and ex perienc. ohou'tt any com pany of volunteers n at be able 10 rendezvous oi; the day ap pointed, they will follow on, I td join the army on their luarui. ILentueklans I Ever preeminent tor their patriot im bravery and r'ocd conduet. Will, I am pcrluaJjd, on thi OCCafion, give to the world a new evidence of their love lor their couir jr, and a detcrnn m:ion, at every hazard, to 1 ' cue thrn ieilow men from the murder u onsot e r t w i atio ua r o a r tis t in y Conv of a tetter from govr Hal 1 ifoll to pen. V n.'.ock. 2 1 v J hcaci'Ouartcrs. 1 i e

The C: ttifli and Indi

ans have l.'eieiceil foi t Wayne, perhaps taken it. It h their dl topufli on to fort Har rifon and Vlncennes. You will, my dear fir, ieav nothing undone, I am convinced, to relieve thofe places, but it miiir be done by mounted men who will carry the greater part or their proviiiona Mil ler's regiment I hopebave marched from thp falls ; it auoht to he followed by z confiderable of mounted m:;;i. I nave atready detached coi. Allen with coo Kentucky

infty. (towards fort Wayn) !.e is to be joined by 700 mounted men that are ad van cing for tins, but i have been unable to move with the refl of the army, for the want of two etTenttal articles, a fmall fupply will be up to day, end the troops will be ready to march in two hours Goftd God what an opportunity I may lole of avenging my c untry, and faving the froo tiei , for the want of a few : ; I 3. However, we are amply fupplied with bayonets, and our fplrits are railed r the high eft pitch of md'gnation, and rcfentment (ills every bread. Barbourfs regiment bas no doubt been ordered to Ivdkaflda. Let it be followed, my dear Gr. bv fome mounted men 1 (hall fend anexpreis to Vincebnes irainii tely but I beo you to w rite alfo .by exprels) to general vVinlock, and inform him oi the particulars here given. 1 will thank von alfo to ord er colonel Buford to forward I up pi es of provifions of eve ry kind, that Compofe the ra tions. to Vincennet, and pro ide alfo, the means of tranf irtaiion from thence to the

' kH DEPARTMENT, July U, 1312.

npHAT fcpirate propofala v ill be rc JL c ved at x ctt.Le ct 1 11c lrcictny fof the Grpartme t ot wr, until 12 o';i :ck at riOOQ or the fia MoPUay in Novcin'uer PCX, for the fupply of h1! rations that miy he reouireel for thi uie of tus United A

States from iht firft djfkof June, eighteen luuidred and thirteen, in&five, to the fiili

Bay of June, eighteen hudicd ind four

teen, within the (rates, territories and diftricts tollowing, viz. Hi. At Detroit, Michiliirackinac, fort Wayne, Cliiktgo, sd ia then imuaediatc iricinitiea, ind any place or places where troops areot miy he (rationed, marched, ov

te jukcj, wtthm tin territory ot Michigan,

ti e it ite ox Ohio i.cith of the forty f.ft ie,k;ioe of latitude, and in the vicinity ot the Uy pet Lattea to lake Ontario, including fo t N iagai a 2d. Ac any place or places when troops are r may be Rationed, ni arched, cr recruited within the Ratei oi ICentucky ad I tnn iTer. Srdi At Bell Fontaine, fort Qfage and Vne, -t! - - ) piste or placet where troopa .ne or may fraticjned, marched or recruited within t!.e fltte oC Ohio, fouth of the 4. Tt cegre? ot latitude, end the Illinois, Indiana and MifTouri territories, cx media ;e vicinities' 4th. At any place oi placet where troops aie or may oe ftationad, aaarched cr :ceruited within the Milliffippi territory, the Date of Lou. nana nd their vicinities north of the Gil! ph cf Mexico. M'i. At ny pioe or places where troops re or may be Rationed, marched or rcci lited, Within the diftrt& ot Maine) at'd ftate of New Hampfhire. and their northern icinitiet 6th At soy place or pi acei whre troops are ot may be (Rationed, marched or recruited within the ilate cf Vermont, and its northern vicinity. 7h. At any place or placet where troops Ire cr may be Uationed, marciicd oriecrui ted within the lta:e of Maffachufetta, the towii of Springfield excepted. 8th. At any place or placet where troops art or may be Rationed, murched or iccmi tfd wit dn thr Rates ct Connecticut and Rhode liland 9th. At any place or places where troops are or way he Rationed, marched or recrui ted within the iUte of New York laid its n trthem vicinity, Ni?ara and i: depend--tuie excepted. 10 h. At any plai Or places where trooj?5 are or may be Rationed, marched or recruit within the ftate of New Jerf?y. lli . At soy pUce or places where troops sre or mav be (taticr.'J, marched or recruited within the Rate oi PennfyWania. I9th At any place ov placet where tr. o; -e or nv.y be tt-ttic-r-v , i.m: nrd r recruited within the Rattt of Maryland, Dei a -are and the drV..:i o! Colambia. I3th At any place or placet where trc j; . tre or may be Rationed, marcl d ot recr-j;ti'i within the lUtcd Virginia. I4th At any place or places where troops are rr nny be Rati r.ea. marched Of recruited Within the ftate c. North Cm. Iina

pcun' rf faltcu pc;k. elgbtCtn ounces cf irad or tiour, o.ie !! of rrm, v.!).fk-y or brandy, and at the rare of two quarts of .alt, t. ur quarts cf vinegar, four pounds of iop, and one pound and a halt ot candid, io every hur.Jud rations. 1 he prices of the levrral c np riM. t parti rfr t r ration Qiall be fpecified ; bu: the United States referee the ri; he of making i'uc'j al'.rrations in the of the component parti of the ration ifi efaid, (i.ll meltc the price of each part thereof, -:r a uR properties to the propofed price ot the while ration 1 he rations aic to be turniftrtl in fucft quantities, that iliere flnil at u!i t:s,during the term of the prooofed ecr.tr-t. be

lulhcient for the COO fu motion of thetroi oa

at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Chikago, tor

(Jia -e, and bell v ne, tor hx n onthsin fcdvunie ; jr.d ; C each 1 the pofta on the weftern va era, fcPr at !cafl three month in advance, of goad and wholefome ptovi(ions, it the fame Rall ie required. It is m o to I ! permi ted tr all ar.deveiy cf tils commandants ot" fortified places oi polls, to call for, at feafons when the fame caal be tranfportcd, Oi at any lime ih cafe cf urgency, fut h fupplies ol like provifions in ;d. vance, as in the difefction cf the commandant Hisll be deemed proper. It is undei flood that the contractor is to be at the expencc snd riile of ilfuiiig the fupplies to the troopt, and that ?. Idfes nea hy the depredation! cf the rnrmv, or bv means of the troopt of the Umtea States, (hall be paid hy the United States a: the price ct the articles (.aptuird cr def troyed as aforefsid, cn the depoGtion cf two or more peffoi s of Creditable characters, and the certificate of a commiflioned o nicer, Rating ;! e c tmRat res of the !cit. a"j the amount of the articles for whUti compenfation Qull lc claimed The privilege i3 referred to the United tates ot requiring that none ol the fuo plies Which i y be iur: ifhed ui;dfr any f the propof;d contracts, (hall be ifucd. cn, til the fupplies which have been cr may be furnimed under the contract now in force, have been co' fumed ; and that i; fopply iii

Iw vj r on ite

d rt any ot

1 - fea board, or Indian

d;::g threr months. rr . J . i 5 . newfptp It who are su I b ijvvs of th United

blilh ti c forfoa wck ior U Ut

TERRITORY,

ircuit coi

aJvancc may r;t the fixed poOs i. frontier, not tr.

i he e ... iors ci r. thoriTed to ruh!ifh I t3t-!s are reouefl . ing advertifement fygeffive w c'r rJ j U .y I o. 5 c. INDIANA

Dearborucounty, i i ; r William Hardin, libelant

againft. Amelia Hardir, formerly Amelia G?rev,

libel

On a Libel for a Drcorce. 0 l ICE is hereb) given to the afore laid Amelia Hardin, formerly Amelia

Gai:y, that the a lore faid W Htrdl , hat this d?iy filed his petition in t: e il.iks i mca ot the Circuit court in and for t s luid county el Dearborn, prayi.1': a livorco

6 . iorcai i; oi w-uiteiy, .J 2 :.--a- L ct"re the i iid

court at their term to be hotden at L .u, rencehnrg, on the third Monday in Oflobct next, to fltew caufe if any the can in; why the prayer oi tbefaid petition aught not to lc granted 'i. Cm Vance C!k. C. C. . Dim, atty. 500 jtt, Jfoi hi r!!al;t. tt 4 1

Iro.n tt

ii i that (he he

1 5th At any pie or placet wheie trooj are rr tn ) be Rattec h marched or recruited within the Rata of South Caro-litsa

16th. At Ocntttlgee, Old Ta r, niid at j

any j lae or places v. i.erc troops are or niJy he Rationed, marched or recruited within the lim s af the ttate of Georgia d ttt fonthern vicinitya T. P iaU will alfo be teceieed ae$a t'ojeidi, t v 1 tne fupply of V ruoyc Inch may be required by th United Stares, for the troopt which, .ue or nay br ;;'ion ed, marched or reciuiicd v .'hiu the town of Springfield, i. the (late ot LNfafT tin tcC': and fir fhc armorers, and ottier perfotta employed iu the United Statr ' auno ry at that pi ite. from the fi f t day oi' lane, ooetl ttfand eig-ht In.-nv ti and thirteen, ittcluGie, to tt.e firR day of J une, one thuutana eight hutidrcd a;.d fottrteeo A r.. I . COI GR gl on- p ,ut.d anJ one

OTRAY1 'r y er, liein

JH ' c ;trte;

quarters a! a

n I si it i s well, it b ; 1

ii) or Rolen iron) t! in Madifon court

ky, r,n the night oi tuc i'cu;'.ee a Rl a wb-rry ROAN HORSE 5vr or fix years old, about f . high, well made, t-ots and c nd Y.:i rack a lit;!c if oufhed ;

h-nd ieet white, (I believe) and a blacV fpofc

m tne white ot one or both of f-hi feet Bra Mil d on vhc r.i on tl t near G le, ; whoever delivers me ibehorie, and di .-" 1 the Hlief, or Leavers the hoi ie alone, or gives ne information (m thnt i get h.rn ageiitj 11111 be liberally re irded. Jcsepb Barnctt. J in- 26, IS 12.

'rf'aae!wafcat?weawawaetlJ FROM 'JHK PHI IS OF

e c r n rr -r

Pttjrrea to tmk toitobi avo a? TH'-. i.AWS 0 I Ttf INITED STATKl,