Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 January 1813 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN. V1XCJ iVXI.S, January 2, 1813. in - . I, - The Editor prefcnta the compliments of the day to his readers on the commencement of the new year. Ettfaft of a letter frotli a gentleman of ftfptQal y to the editor. " Jufl as the mail was on the eve of its departure from Frankfort to Loui'viile, or. Peter Duelley arrived fro the army Under the ootntnand of maj. gen. Harrl Ion, am! fry-. rhU . . : 4 vPdition under ;1 " ;v:r.::r."i:d rf col. Campbell, proceeded as far as a lOWll called Little l yc r. wn, they took so fculpsol the Indians, and confunied their town the whites bad 9 killed, e 2 5 wounded, 15 of them mortal. That he alfo observed they were obliged to retreat. and that Tecutnfeh w as within 3 miles of thern with 1100 warriors, & li K s rc itly to be feared would overtake them11

Sine? the receipt of the abov c we hatre been informed a gentleman lias arrive 1 in town who confirms the above Ratetnent, and alio informs that the Delaware Indians have joined the coalition againlt the U. States. We give this, as we have received it, w ithout pretend log to vouch for its truth we fear however, it will turn out to be but too true, JVa: b ing t OfU Citu Dec. 1 0. Brilliant Naval ViftoryLetters h ve been received in this city Irotn om. Decatur, dated off New-London, btl the 4th inft. containing the information that on the 25th of Oft in lat. N. log. 29 dcg. 30 min. W. the frigate United States, under his command, fell in with, and after an a&iori ol an hour and a half, captured theBritilh frigate Macedonian commanded by capt. John Garden, mounting 49 carriage gun. The captured veilel is a frigate Ol the large H ctafs, 2 years old, 4 months out of dock, St reputed one of the bell faders in the Britifh fervice The Macedonia beingin windward had the advantage of engaging the United States at her own diitance, which was ft) great that for the lirft hall hour, the United States did not ufe her car ro trades, and at no moment was the Brttlfh frigate

Within the complete effect of the.

tnufltetry or the

United States. To this circumtUnce, & a heavy 1 w ell Which jivvailed, isafcribed the length ot the action. The conduct ol the officers seamen & marines, is laid to have merited the higheft commendation The fuperiority oi the American gunnery was Obvious. The Macedonian Jolt her mi. en mall, lore main top moft, and man yard, and was much cut up in her hull The damrrge (ufUitted by the U. States Was not fuch as to render her ic-

grape (hot of the

turn :nto port nrceiTary, had it not been confidered important that the prir:e fhoutd be brot' fafe into port. The killed on our fide, were John Mercer Funk, lieut John Archibald ?nt r Thomas Brown rlenry Shepherd, feamen WUlim Murray, boy Michael O'Donnel and John Roberts, mariners. The wounded were 5 in number, and are recovering. On board the Macedonian there were S5 killed, and 68 w ounded. Among the latter are the ill & 3d lie ..tenants, one mailer's mate and two midfhipmen Both veilels have arrived on our coalL

We are informed that general Wlnchfefter has moved with his army from fort Defiance, to the Kapids of the Miami of the Lakes. Supporter.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Augufta to his friend in Alexandria, dated 29th OeTfc. " We have been in Hate of llarvation this iome time pall It is di ft re fling to lee the number of negroes who crowd the ttreets begging from door to door, iome ol them reduced by hunger to the moll fliocking (late. Corn is felling at 40s currency, '4 dollars 50 cents; the btlfhel, for calh or approved bills at 130 per cent, exchange (29 per cent, below par Rum will not be taken in payment at any price, and the planters are obliged to give their negroes French fugar of an inferior equality in lieu of their uftial allowance of corn. 1 Floor has been felling this fome time pad at Barbadoes, Trinidad, and the other Briiilh iflands at 10 dollars per barret, eaih, or government bills. Lumber is uncommonly fcarcc, as none has been received (Ince the declaration of war. Three American veflels have been brought in as prizes, laden with flour." Public Lttnds The quantity of land fold at the land offices in Marietta, Janezille, Stubenville, Canton, ChiUicothe, Cincinnati, jefferfonville and Vincennes, between the lft of October, 1 81 1 & the 1 fl of Oclober, 1812, Was three hundred and ninety one thoufand

! lix hundred and

nd in the MlifitUppi territory during the fame time was one hundred and forty lour thoufand eight hundred and feventy two acres.

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LIST of letters remaining; in the poO oflicc, Vincennes, th quarter endititf

the liltdit of Dec. which, if not taken out

Hi thill 3 montiis. Will be torwardeu to the Qttltftl Poll office asdead letter;, viz. A Robert ttfoetfetij Thorn is Arnold, Jofeph Atldaj (-oige Atwocci, Ana AHwm, Charles K. Archer, F.Kii A infer, Alhbury Alexander, 2 Kdwaifl Athingly, Thomas Alkialon, brwris Allen, Robert Allen, times Alien, Robert Abeinath, 1 iios. Aikrrau, John Agins, Samuel Aihton, Ifaic Andcrfon, willtitn Allen, Jofeph AuguP.us, John & Samuel Adams. B Jofeph B. $gf, William Be r.iett, William Brovvn, W ill i;n Brlii, Dav:i BoltoJ, Raatrt Qi

ftxty four acres ;

Nan:jr Eerrj, John Brown, Anderfon Bjotht John Bradford, Thomas Brown, James Butler,

Levi Ccmpton, Hrnry Cliftrj ( Jofeph CollihS, T. T. Cntei deUf Elizabeth Corbu.y, Alex. Campbe!', David Coilii i, James Cooper, j John CUllotvay, 2, John GiHundtr Michael Dololian, Moftl Dols, Ifaac T. Decker, Elias Drury, Samuel Dufhafflj Thcs. Davir, Elias Dorfeyi Wm. E 'win, Vm-. Evins, Wm. FontlefJT, Ja?. Ford, John Fofter, Solomon Frear, J. Forbis, Wm. Graves, Liberty Green, 3 Charles Good?, Jofeph Gilli;, 1 nomas Crcgo. Jame': Htllf Eiifha Halli Wm. Heirs, Jas. D. Hammond, Robert Houflcn, James Harrell, Wm. Hattnij Robert Hdlhoufe, Jmes Hanlsjt, Fdmond Hogan, Jofepli Haikins,

Jas. Knales, Shldracfa Kitkland, Stephen Kc inifotl Jan.es Kelly, James Kelly, Jtfle Kin.uali, Thomas t; James Kcimedy.

David Lillie, Robert Lathom, Wm. Lathom, achariah Ltndley Jc!:n Marfhal, Wilham MarQlg Daniel M'Clurt, Jofeph Mitchell j ames Mayfield, Fhomas Martin, John Ma:his, George Macoy, George Mayes, Richard Mc.';y, John Ml(.artv, Thol. M'MUialtf James M'Ckdiand, rranctl Morton, John M on is, Rithard D. Neel, James Noble, Thomas Owen, James Uglevje. Diniel Pierce, 2 Wm. Perry, 4 Edward Pile, John O. Peters, R

Wm. Rout, Jas. Sc John Riddle, T. H. R ii hardfon, Ed. . (ieo. Robilyn, J. C. Richardlon, Nathaniel Robins, Divid Ftavil, Saml. Role, Jonathan Ramfev, David Robins, John Sc Nancy Ueed. S Daniel Sullivan, John Small, Daniel J. Smith, John Smith, Wm. Skile:, Tims. Spal 'mfj, Peter Scott, Jo; D. Subblitt, 2 James Stewart, Benj. Shacklctt, 2 Wm. Skiltr, (enji Smith,

Jacob Bufb," Samuel Bond, Samtiel BortofF, Thoma3 Bartoni ja:. R. Black, Thos, Baird, 2.

Adam D. Campbell, I titC Cowan, 2, Philip Clayton, Wm. Curry, John Cordry, 2 Solomon Coffman; John Cuvert, Daniel Comar, Daniel Carlin, D John Davis, Luciaa Duval, William Davis, Ch. T. Dumvan, 2 Thos Wi Dyfon, Jas. Dougherty, John Dilhman. E Ieodowick Earrjeft, John Emcrfon. F Georg-e French, James Fir n, John J. Framer, JolVpli Farlow, Win. Farmer, G Wm. Gill, 2 Wm. Grenvam, 2 John Gatewood, Amoa Gobcn H t John Hopkins, 3 Jonathan Harris, John Hart, Ja?. W. Flay, Jrthro Hancll, Benj. Hurft, A?ron Haikinf, Samuel Hendeifon, Sand. F. Flynes, Afiif.eld HuOtg Joiiih Hart, George Leec!1, J a-:, Ltndfey, 'i homai LawTon, M Ifaar Marfh, Robert M'Cuy, Peter Miller, 2 John Martin, James M'M:IIan, Robert Montgomery John M'V ay, Samt:el M'Clure, 2 Wm. R. M'Ciary, Arther M'Gaughey, John Marlhall len. Alexander M Rea, Archibald M'Corkle, John Moore, J ames M "Daniel. N Jolin Noon, las. Norton, o C. Ogneil, Wm. P.-ters, 2 Patrick Payne, 2 Richard Pugh, Howard Putnam.

Thos. Sellarf, John Savillt, William Staples, A. F. Snapp, Ann A. Sturgus, Howel .Smith, John itevens, Wre. 5imonds oolomon 5"pear. T QSc V Z. Taylor, Waller Taylor, John Timberlick, JelTe S. Turner, 2 John Tarvis, Owen & P. Todd, a Alfred Townes, Wm. Trigg, 2 Eiifha Trader, Wm. F. Query, 3 Wm. C. Vandeventcr. W James Williamfon, Ch. Wyant,

Andrew Williams, Jofeph Wood, Wm. Wdk.fon,

Jofeph Wright, Mitchel Woodard, Geo. M. WTatfon, Ifrael Wilks, Thos. Winfcott, Philip White, John Wallace, Edward Worthington Thomas White, Wm. Watfon or Edward Wilkes. Y

Jacob Yates, E. Tarmsrv 1 f 1 ft I 1.

Perfons applying for letters will pleafe fay whether they arc advertifed.

Bl" JOHN GIBSON, Acting Governor of the Indiana Territory, A PROCLAMATION. circumstances require that the Legislature of the 'lerritory should be convened; I have therefore thought proper to appoint, and do by these presents appoint Monday the first day of February next, for the meeting of

the same ; and

inc LjCKis aT:ve Lnnnr.i unt nr thf

II( se of Representatives, ck each and every of them, are required to give their attendance on that day accordingly, at the town of Vincennes. GIVKN under my hand and the seal ot the Territory, at Vincennes, this 18th day of l.s. December, in the year of om Lord, 1812, and of the Independence of the United States the thirty-seventh JOHN GIBSON.

THE fubferiber has opened a houfe of PUBLIC E. TEA TAINMENT in the town of Vincennas, at the upper end of Water Hreet, near the honorahlp Brnj. Parke'i where he tenders his fci vices t tbi public in quality of an

and he hop-s fiom his bctftg Well provided with all thofc things which generally afford rest to the weary his houfe commodious his bidding neat his fervants attentive ins I14U rs pxcellrnt, and juil from Baltimore and his (1 a b Ii rig and forage good j to receive a flure pi.,Dlic patronage. Joshua Bond Auguft, 18H, 39 tf

DOCTOR K. McNAMKE EARNEST Li requells his debtors to make payment, by t'ne 1 5th of December next thofe whole scrouhts are of long (landing nerd exp'cl no furthtr indulgetue Mo'C fori erauce on my part to collert, would not greatly hrnefi: them, buC raattriallv u jiue their friend. November 1 1th, 1812. 3t 50

N071CE. THE fuhfcrinrr having charge of the byfintfl of Grnr Walbce, during his abfence, tequeOs thoi'r indfbted to himt to pay their tctounts before the 1(1 Janu.try next, at which time he will make a remittance to Philadelphia. Irw'ri Wallcce November 9th, :Bii. 6t B L ANK D EEDS. Ftr aaic at the t&ce tf tht W. Smzi.

William Welton, Andrew Whitley, George Waller,

Henry Yakey. Stouts a. p. m. Oftl tiie Members of