Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 51, Vincennes, Knox County, 26 December 1812 — Page 4

LATEST FROM BUFF ALOE. A letter from a gentleman In 13ulialoe, to his friend in Pitt(burgh9 drued November 23, iS I 2 fays, Our army arrived hereon the iSth in good health and foirits. On the expiration of the armiftice, our fort at Nia gnra opened a heavy fire again!) fort George, the refult of which was, that a (lore horde and blockhoufe at fort G eorge wvtc burnt, alio three dwelling houlesin the town of Newark an l a BritUh vellel lying at fort George wa: entirely deftroyed. No uimajie was done on our fide execot five men killed, three of them by the bur (ling of one of our cannon. Great preparations arc making here for an attack on for; Erie. The enclofed handbill (gen. Smyth's oddrefs) has had a good efiecf. i i upnofe from 600 to 1000 volunteers are under

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are erected at and near Black rock, on which 24 pounders. J either the enemies barracks i8's and long twelves are to be placed to play on fort Erie, or Rores. and to cover the landing of our troops. The gentleman who J Hie rcfiduc of the troops has charge of thefe batteries informed me that the cannon were under orders tocrofs & would be placed on them this evening. Boats are ready fuf- ! reinforce the regulars when ficient to carry 3000 men and 10 pieces of artillery at once. I our informant (tarted. It 1 here are about 300 Indians here ready tocrofs, but general! was gene, ally believed thai

our troops wouid be in poilei lion of fort Erie that night. Our men w ere in high fpi rks, and ail fully determined on the enterprise. The Pittf bui h and other v olunreers all as:i eed to crofs. Mercury.

from the upper battery at Black Rock, under cover of a heavy hrc from our three bat. teries there ; tliat thev effected a landing and carried two of the Britith batteries, that the Britifh retreated down the river to their lower banery. When our informant let t there tlu three American batteries were (till pouring a heavy fire on fort Erie, and the remai ning aritifh battery. lie dip tindlly law a large Sre behind the britith batteries, which he

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Smyth informed them that not one of them mould go oer the river until the whites had taken poffeffion. 1 confidently believe that to morrow night, is fixed cn as the time to crois, but it is an entire fecret." Mercury.

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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the left wing oi the north weltern army to the editor of the Lexington Reporter, dared Camp 6 miles below fort Winchefter, Nov. 13, s To day Logan and two of his Indians ft ar ted towards the Kapids, and returned a bout ten o'clock at night, himfelf and one of liis men vouu-

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aa knit, tneung unetda, accompanied oyeight veilcls, each which had been taken from carrying a long thirty tvvo pounder, failed from Sackex's the enemy. Logan was (hoi harbor for the purpofe of Mfvveeping the lake.' through the bodv. and theo-

tiier Indian through the hip the one mortal, the other but flight. I have nor learn? aii the particulars of this un fortunate affair. From the very dangerous fituation of Logan, it was deemed improucv that he fhould indulge in anfvvering queftions, although his compofure, prefence ot mind ard cheerfutnefs would willingly have fathfied the cu riofity of all who might cbofe to make enquiries about rhe battle in which i;c had been engaged. It feems in paffing from our camp, they were early in the day taken pi ifon eisby a party of eight, 01 which Wynnamac ( a celebrated hoQile chief) was one,

one oiher was confidered as a britifh officer from his drefs. A bout fun let the prifoners refolved to liberate themrfelves or rail a facrifice. Thev fuc ceeded in killing at the fame inftantj Wynnamac, the bri -

It was currently reported an.i village iaf! week, that a general (

between the American and Britifh forces on lake Ontario,

that com. Chauncy had captured two or three Britifh veflels, and fo difabled the 11 oval George or Prince Regent, tliat ihe with difficulty made the port oi Kingfton. If the above be trre, it gives us the complete command of Ontario, and will prevent the Britifh from reinforcing this feafon. BOSTON, November 24. Yefierday arrived in Quarantine roads, the Britifh tranfport fhip Royalift, capt. Clark, 24 days from quebec, with 1S0 ctiicers and foldiers of the 4th U. States t eg:, taken at Detroit and now releafed on parole. One foldier died on board, and fevcral are laid to be lick. Another tranfport failed in company alio for Bofton with troop:, of w inch fixty are laid to be tick. Two other tranfports were to fail foon atterwards. '1 he foldiers as they arrive, arc to be lauded at fort independence. IMPOK I AM r. Dir ect from Black Rock AVe fop the prels to inlert the follow ing important article.

A gentleman arrived in town laft evening, direct from Black Kock. He politely called at this cince and gives the to!lowrtog important information. He fays he lett Black Hock on the morning of Saturday the &8th tilt, about nine o'clock. Between day break and fun rile of that inorningj a number of our regulars cro0ed over

tifti oflicer and one other Indian as Logan expreffed it) the five rcmaitiing, after difcharging their pieces, fled with precipitancy, leaving thole that were killed and t wo horfet. 1 fear t lie beft efforts of our furgeons will be unavailing. He lias fought brave ly, & will die firmly I Ihall deplore his lofs, as I would that of a great man, for he is realy filch." Zanesvillc, December 9. A mr. Dor alius anow, ond of the inhabitants who f?d

from lower Sandoky after Hull's lurrender and now redding in Clinton informs u3 that a party of 9 men, including himfclf, Iiad returned to the lettlement, & on the 1 2th Nov. were engaged in diging potatoes, while one man io d fen try, A party or 17 Indians approached undifcovered & fired on them, killed a mr. Pomroy and wounded a mr. shannon. 1 he whites then retreated fk the Indi mscamc forward ck fclped mr. Pom roy, wiiile lea I ping him the wfnres ftole up under cover of a matdh, fired on them and killed 3 Indians, at the fame time yelling out for the others to head them. The Indians ded precipitately and left fix rides, which were taken, together with 3 fcalps. Mr. shannon is expe&ed to recover. Ve have been politely fan vcred with the perufal of a Setter from gen. Harrifon to gov. sheiby ; from w! lich it feems the gen!, contemplates moving on fhortly with about 3000 men it will be dh'licuic ( if at all practicable) to provihon more. Argus.

Gen. Harrilon has been anpointed by the prefident a ma-

I or general, whicn snpom

ment was confirmed by the Icnare cn the 2d inft. Supporter The bakiniore American fays, that 4 a preliminary agreement is fuppefed to - -been made between mr. Monroe and the count D'Onis in behalf of spain, tor the ceiTi-

on of the Floridas, under reftriclions to the U. states.' A rendezvous is opened in Niew York, for Teamen, &c. ror the U states late britifh (loop of war Alert.

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