Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 47, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 October 1812 — Page 1

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THE WESTERN SUN, printed vveelly Uf Two Dollars "o cnnnm, Jfotia in orfrcnce or an attested Note, fhyabie ct the end of the for TvTo Dollars t5 rfcfftf Cents. JVU Suhscrif.ti n tot it be received for a iess term than one veer end ivili mot le discontinued ur.t;, ail arrearages are

?fpe papers are sent by Post, the per

son itkmttibiHg must pay the prstce. dnvFR-risFK : n i s cf r. more tthgth :.V?w i eaith tv.tl be inserted three times for Ottfc Doi.la' iftta i w Hi t y-Fiv e f'.;-sr:i, fbi tf.ij after insert on 7 o avoid tnpltdsdnt d:cput-s9 it is request tu df Advert :r:r.? customers that thev pa: tici.iar iy specify the number of times their Ad crtisr-:.- oi's are to be cortmued. Tho&t str.t witiovt snch directives will H I'Tiiiv.ued unt;! forbid

cd must be p.-.id accdruiHgty Ail letters tindr-issed to the Editor ?.. he Vest paid, or they HvtU not he tken cut cf he cf.ee, LAWS of the r STATES

(By Authouty.) AX ACT miking further provision for the Ghtps of Engineers. BE if enacted by the Sen :tc and House 9f Represent cf the (Jutted states tf America, t-x Congrttf &tttMttft That there be acU-d tO the cotps I eng io-nrs. two captains. lWo frit li utenmts, two fe iond lieutenants, With the Ufttlt pay and emoluments, according to then- gfitatl rrfpeCtively ; thd one p'ym'.tter, to be taker tioni the hfcbilttftti of engineers, tun the pay and tmo'.u ments of a fegimthtil u.ymaOer ; and that there reattached to tot i Aid corps, cither fo-n troops now in Lrvice ftt bv new thi ..mentc, 3s th prebJcnt ot the United Stltt may onetf . t 0U1 iVfgtinti lour corporals, one t-achrr of muli , lour nnifiti;.ns. 9 artifice is, and 62 men, which i en-comm tiioned ottettt mUucttfti) IHm c-rs . 1 men. trerther With the art'hvets and men anea ) oii ig I ng to tht corps d

eng'.nee'S. Itlttll lit t ormtd Ihtd l otnp-nv, to be lUded a iomp.ii f lal OtAtftbAraitirt fip pers ai'vl m no?;, at-d 'je onhce'i i 'n hr corp? of enoMieer-, according is the i I manv!ntr 6mter of th t corps ihv, with the approbation ftf t! c prr hi of thf tT ted States direcl. atul the f-d non vo-n-n l!i med oBicers m 'i ' , arliftttH R , be allowed thf fame py to ero -luinetus e allowed to hr non comioifli med otUcers rtuMtcians, I a" i IfleU lit the regi. inrnt of r ; ' i 1 Iftti 2. I J"."f'.'e'- HMfiei, That te nni't.uv leiiHI) Rial rohUA of the tttjM f infrinetrs, ittv th toHowittg p - I (Tors, in o to the Ififhtli of thI rllfh htHTtnre and itiwlltg I 'adv p idfd. vi2. o o ftf atftt ot Rilttftl KM ex perimetm! . :. wh thr py .vl e itlltmftlH bl a li-iitrntnt tolott I, t" nrt an iSttf of the i ps, a'-d 't I ken ttOW the co'ps then fo rttUth h kidittdM tfl his jiM- attd HntlttfAHltl (halt HJttal th f of a lieutenant tftt&fttl t p t-d t ftl all theniitui, Hilb the k)a an J emolu .uciui il

a major if net an officer of the corps, and it taken ttom the ccips, then fo much in addition to hts py and emoluments, as (hall fqual thole of a major ; one prelefibr of the art cf engineering in all its branches, with the py and emoluments of a major it not an. officer cf the corps. And it taken from the cor;-s, then fo much in addition ta hi pay and emoluments as (hall equal thofe bl a major ; each of the foregoing protVf- (' rs to have an afllftftnt profctTor, which affntaut profrilor mall be taken from the molil pioininent charc'cAeiS cf the efnee s or cauets, and receive the pay and emoluments of captains, c no other pay or emoluments while performing thofe duties: Provided, That nothing herein contained lliall entit'e the academical ftafl' as fnch, to a;y con n: tud in the rrmy (Vparate t cm the ac. dn y. Sec. It And be it further enacted That the cadets heretoiefrt IbbditltfCl in the I t vite of the United States, whether of artillery, cavalry, rifkmen or infan ti y, rr that m v m fu uie be appointed ?s heretHattfl provided, Ih III at no time exceed 250 : that they Way be attache' r thf difc-etion ct the prefident of the U. Stat?, n! 'Ind-nts

t-t thi military If ademy? Ittfl be funjeot tu the eftablilhed rtgUlatlDhi thereof ; that thry fli 11 be arranged ihtd cumpr irs it non comn-ifjiTned blficet'3 and private?. 16 coiding to the directions cf the fedfhmlilo1 ant ol engineeis, and be ctrlvr:ed fiom the taid corps, tor the purpoh i of nnlttaiy inltuci m ; that thtr (hall be added to rai l, compmy of carets, four ntttUtiahi) and thr lara torpsfljall be trained Iho taught all the du'ies of a private, mm ci mnnllion ed officer Att offif tf ; be etv am eu at lealt tht?e menti s f ca-. h. yeat, Itli tayghl it! 'hr duties ItltlattVlti a reguiai t-r that the c- udidets for cadets be not r ider thr age of 14, nor above the sg-r of 21 years that ea-.h cadet. p-evioufiy to 1 pp ?intoient I y the prel:der?t of tht U Statts, hail be Wtil vr;iVd in reatiinn-. Writing

ai itl - irti:, and 1111 Wt Utill Ugh Iftttltl v nh the tOhftAt of Ins parent aiid guardi an, ( y wi h he thill engage t( fr-re five yevt. urlrl ibbhet uifcharged ; &t all fuch cadet? (hall bt thtltlW to and receive the piy and etn -luments now allowed hy law to e "ts in thr mips bl Chglh ei?. 9tt 4. f Maf fa it fu-the- en. cfed. That

when a mv ca di t ihall fetti a fegttiif degree lr. n the ac idnnical (t (T. I t .er going tUrby ll ail the clatf, he thU be entider ed as among thi c i d'dates for a commilTi. on in aoy torps, arcordi 'g to the duties h tt - be judged competent to pet form ; h in Cdfe th tt (hll not at the tune be a vacam y in Soihcc-'!?. he may be atti'hed tQ it at tht difvtei'.iu of the prelider' of the Lr. States, by hrrvrt if thr I wdl trade, as a ("upei nuni II v I m r, w I ith the utu I pa

and e.n dummts i f Inch graffe) until a a rancy Ihall happ-n I r'rcv:d-d I Int tliere Hlaltftal bt more than one fupn htttttifV I ti er to mv ooe company at the f.-me I me. S c. It A-:d L - it f'wther enaitcd That the fum I -f ItOOO iidlltfl be, and tin fnne i Ktttby ipilrbi n d. to be pnd out t ao oonx- lit tht trtitWy B6I atRtfWift appro 0 M .-J, fof tftttihg bulldlhgii attd for pro 1 tding Ih apar itU a I 'u aT . nd all Atfctl uty nnptementt. and for tuch tDfltlltgtftl v ' i d - ii may te ntctnafy md pr.p-r m the judgmm of the Dftfidet.t of the U. Vtates, W fnch n mOituinm. ltd o A nd be it further enacted, Tha' hMnmh of tte fi6 h clion of tlu acl.tntit ltd M o tv ftltUtf the military peace tllablilhu;iit," padvJ the (kftUtlik Jay wt

laich, I HC ?, as confine! Iht election of the commander of the corps ot engineers to the faid corps, be, and the fame is hereby repealed. H. CLAY, Speaker cf the Houfe of Kept E fentatives Wm. H. CRAWFORD, Pffiient ot the Senatr pro tempore. April 9) 1812. APFPvOVFD, JAM ES iMADISON.

AN ACT to alter the time of holding one cf te terms of the Dillndl ciuits in the Ditlrict of Maine. BE it trusted iy the Senate ard House cf xupresentatives cf the United $jtes of Ami i c-fi, in Congress assemoUd, 1 h at fiom and ;t:tr the palling cf tl is nil, the dsftria court cf the Ui 5tate tor the d f tridl of Maine, thali be hoiden a WU'taitet within laid dilUiO, on ti e fecond 'rytfday cf iSepiembtT, anniKdly, Ihtttld ot the I It 1 iief. ay of faid month, ai y thing. Ih any former ac, tc toe coutrarv rotu ithltAtldthgt Hi CLAY, Speaker of the i&ft$t of Kt -rtse at ivr. GEO. til I H I ON, Vtii Presid.:i cf i Ac Untied States, and President of tnt StMiitti November 28, III! - Ai:ri;."V! D, J VMES MADlsONi " FRANK FOH T, Oohn If. The mounttd nun t Otti thi? (lite who j lifted gthtrtl Maml- n tor a (hntt ptrlod wne difrhtrgtd by him on t(:e $id hi 4 h lhit and have with I trw rKttptibi s rr'ur ned to khtlf hhtMtSa We havr giv n b I w

ieveral txiracl? IfOtfi IttttfA retriveJ by u tilt hi ot this pl? I and LtklhgtOh fiom the ati'-y, Tiie leader will gathtf frilttl IfiVlH

a;i tn- nuvm;tion it .u. impnrt.ncew-e

are ii botttuthh ot ftom the aioy. Oie circumltancc V wer, weo not Ire menti dfttd Ih tin fe letters, hi li is, that a nuni her hi Indians (of the hetttlc ttihe) Riti com- i ' aftd lotntd the Mili),Pr rather kill

o r J rv teclton fiK come in at on tuoe they did not come in the night as has been rep rt ; ; 1 ut ihhtlt tht middle of the day. Thty repref( nt that the It diaos tlut arr di!;- fed to bt friendly to the whites, have been forced to take up prnts Iglll ft us, cr tl ev Ihd then frpws i ruld be ffl tf n red. Qt tht il w it gtn Hatti oo, we prefume no one pattn ItUtly i t irfittd ; t ut all m y ration illy cotulude, he wiW marIimto Ctttldl as fbOh as it is pr tu tahll . I he artry was btludlfig forts aid bh tk hoyftl at Ihort (t igcs. to ftnd r I t-. :ind fitilltltt the tf anthdf llldtt ot KfQitittli G n FLriifou itrltedih Lehinnoiti it is Cm!, md wit matting evtf) meitin to pro U't CthtlilnfffdF tht aunv (wh are lmlt left! ute of fm b as 9811 Id bt fuUihle f r nttt lit that tlitnii ) gtttt e xeititmt wtte making to porthife ami tbfWtfd a fuffibtfltt qoantnv i I prrdi ins. Pfhffl LtbtltOA tht ii n. Inttltded jolhtng tie Yllginiim and Fen fyUiniat i, 4uo v i h them T cttd to

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troops at the font ftt the r?pids I f thf Miami

hi thr Ik', from the htt (ilcuUtir n of 'he i ffl -rs in the irmy, it w. uld be heiweer 5r 4 n eeks before a juncn Could bt tffccfd it thf flpids, tal id amp from thi 4 h i Uinta It Will of imiflt be November b f re the Noilh WtkltfH amy tttthtl D.troit. Atgus. 1 ovti our Coi i f ponaenli 1 F t ).,-. -e Oti 6tl Si 18 12 Tlc.Nurth Wtllcrn a..ry urdcr the

command of gener?l Wiurhefter, marched from fort Wayne on thr 22J Sept. and purfued Wayne's route down the Miami, towards the idd ton DrfiaiHc, where it arriv. cd on the 30th. During the latter part of the march we weie fuqumtly annotd by the enemy. Our advanced party ot fpiea fell in With a party of Indians, aid a (mart fkuiwifh enfurd, in which one of the fpiea was Uightly wounded, and frveral of the rneni) the exact lumber could not be ali ertaim d oid) tiom appearance as the Indians, whenever it is pnicab!e, carry otT their dead. 1 ht day oefhtt ei bgr, I kig iett of the r-gnlars, with 4 men, were unfoitunately (urp.ifed by this party ot Indians, 8c (r atptdi 1 he I aft of enfign Liggett is much to bf lamented, as he was I promifing youi g (Titer, fefitArkablt for his travery and intiepidity. He' had left the ti inpany of fj H With mi foUf companirms, With I vittwr to examine the count: y around fori I), fiance ai d had advanced frvrral milrs atiesil of th-pirty, hefi they were k'll-t'. T! is annoyance (torn the enrmygre t'v letatdrii our hlUVettltntli n it w as inip fiil le to if

teetain to any degfti of cut u :, t'eir (itUatihU or FtnFei In en Uing the river, however, thell whole movements were dif covered. 'I he BiitHh with th'ir nil'ery ffdttl Detemtf aid a large paity nf Indians, Weft prhgtt fling towards fort Wayne. A her engaging Ottt fp'es, and annoying ouc d IBCed i uard, thf -y r i ed to the tight la bout and ft netted precipitately Owing ro 'hcprculiar Iruttnm hf the army, (heinjj thoft ot prov tl kill) it was imp'fiihe by torctd fMarthtl to Ihtfrtept then Inppliet havr- lint ( te;n htd the mr. " G' v Hainfoh returneu t" the urn v on the 2nd Odtobr-r. and wdl Agllh id II coinminder in thirii having reteivtd that ap point h II nt fr. m the pri tidtlit of thi U S. gen VVIhf hener will a fetondln tnmmard, W are m-w. Raftered moie than evrr with a profptct Of ruccrf. the timpiign I entertain rot tht left doubt) will prOaUtt InCllCttltne btnell th the country, anr ttr minate to the h or indglory hi the K ' ntuiln.ns. I hf enemy his in e -vet y dil ectiou retirated before us, ItfeViflg an rlttenfitt ttflltOry t bf rrru; i' rl I y our at m , w he i e a ftum of fort fnd p. (Is will he aftabllfbtd in Old r tO facilitate the fupphes nefTary tor a fp edy conqm it of LT. per Canad .- Very estenuc irrangemtnti have teen m id" Ihd IN now making to ICCOtftplilll th t ohj. ct. M Htdooiftert will rontinui itthii plict f r f vetai dayi ut til foital le foftintath i s, it re houftii k tw leeAed In 'le n' an 'ime the aro Will be augmented n i at the RnUtdlt (46 notes below thi - pUff) bn Virginia k PentifylvtnU trM will oiti"

October 4.-' G n. Harrifon informed the irmi fwdyi toil ht had no doubt fi rr dotumenti which he had jufl rtctWed, that the irmi tlrneti etorr t,r vvhrle BHt (b I rte o( Uupet (..anada. Mr rvr ut to day tr - j. m Mr right win of t e umy f-ut will rej 10 UI p.ain at th R pidlWaa mean time wi (hall he engigtd m rebuild i of the old fort and prohably HmU not march In nt t U dtr rhier wri l-hn" thil drpendi

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Oil the movements of the Wouiler oh the L k'-.' 7

Ar. t'tt f Atne rfufe-41 There if rid tl llbt AOt "Ut Re'. Hiinlon il IIIVtRrg Hith m'fl rXttnGvc dilcretionary powfre. . WftlJ & il ifMI M hit WaWat ftfCt II cwl