Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 January 1813 — Page 2

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evening befoff , lM thl lay of 01 I Isgfatiof ft! Ms capital will throw Rufli Thomas Brown,

J ames Butler,

, e that tht cinrr became known. I ICO years back.

u frtiind in theboufeof the inife fable Rof. I Tne weather is becoming reanv I the

- papers, end a letter hail wn;. greateil pari oi the army is in bauacks at j Levi Comnton,

ric'iei ci

lit .rj w - i thl prodigious rap. diiy u was an ocean ? Ulfif. Cl til ;bi. f which thtre were

ht Red without niflms it.

. . i .n ,;, i

Motccw, one or -

ties in the world, " n,ofe u'' the Koatiini fti l tht eaehenge, to ttoi tr, and lM hotpitaU On the 16th a vi ileit wind arcfe. Three cr four hundred ruffians ft fire to the tity m 5:0 different p-ce? at ti e fane motne n t. by order of the P9trtiOf Rohopchin. live ft X the of the

was QU It ot v-.-ioq J UN nre iprvw

j :.0f above K H Li:r.:c innnerile mtiga

7 rtta, netrly ell have fallen a prey to the t c -i. T ":e Krem m has been preserved. 1 iicir JcTs is incalculable i r Bti .Tia, for her ron merer, and for her nobility, who had I"; ill t i6re It is i ot - lirreti ig its value to ftatt it at many millions. About 100 of thefe incendiaries have hen apprcher.de '! and fliot ; all oi them declared they acled under the orders of Ref topchin, and the directors cf the police. Thirty thousand lick ai d wounded Ruf fians have been burnt. Tht riche ft cormieril houfei in Knfha iff i lined. The flioch muft be COJ "(Arable. The clorh rvr;, the (t - md the equipment! ot the RuU Tun army hate brm ton fumed They have thus left evfri thing, ihey would remote nothing becaufi they always thought it irtv poffible for ms to reach Mefcow, Sc beta u fa they were Willing to deceive the people. When they faw all in the hands of the F. they contrived the I orrV:le project ot deitrwying by fire ths fit a capital) th; i)0ly etty, tli- centre of tht ampire, tc they have

redored to becrra-v, 300,000 refpetlable

inhabitants Tins is tl

el rn, executed I y ie;

Idoicow

David Coilins, ames Cooler, jolm Calloway. 2

The following i3 the plan of Britifh operat.or.s, which is generally lpok?n of in Halifax, to take place early la the fpring 1 A Itrong naval and military force is to uc concer.tva:ed ihis winter at Bermuda a number of black regimcuti of regulars

trona Jamaica ara other W. I. illandf, with John Ctnu.idcr.

two or three regiments of regular from Hal it a X, and feverat from England, are to , Michael Dcloh.an, compote the force (about 12,000 men) I Mofes Do fa, vli.ch ,s to invade the South and eredt the i ji.Mc T. Decker.

n o . . . . I '

itar.Uarvi ot i ebemon. lliafewill be protected ui their landing by a (trong naval and maiine force.' That fuch a fcheme ii in eon tempi at ion we do no: doubt. Let thole the molt interetted look to it. This is to be done in retaliation r-jr the iueaiion af Canada, and the invitation givm to the CanauiafiS to revolt and join tne :epuohcan ftandard.

Henry Clifton, lofeph Collins, T. T. Criteoden,

Elizabeth Corbury, John Ciiiy, 2 Alex. Campbell Solomon CoiTmaOj

Ja?. R. Black, Thos. Baird, 2. C 'am D. Camnbel!, Juac Cowan, 2, Philip Clayton, Vm. C i . rv

John Covert, Daniel Comar, Daniel Cariin,

jVesa Bedford Mtrcury

i.ir ol RuQop-

A British Fleet on the Coast. A Norfolk paper of the 7th ult. contains the following article : After a lapse of nearly six months, thwar is brought upon our coast. By our memoranda it will be seen, that the enemy are in considerable force off the capes. It is believed, that the British a admiral had divided his first into three civilians ; two of the divisions having a ship of the line with some smaller frigates, and the other division

composed of four or five of the larger class

of frigates and some small vessels. These divisions are probably stationed, one off

Elias Drury,

Samuel Dnrham

Thos. Davis,

Elias Dorsey,

Wm. Erwin,

SI 3

Wm. i..

Wm. Fort! -ry, J r. Foid, John Folt"r, Solomon i' rear, J. ForbiS

i'he resource which thr Urtny hie! found

arer.i Pequcntly much dimintfhfd, however, w- hate colleeied c id a re (till colltting, u sjumber of nectiTaries. All the re'ais are

u u,, firm - ar i t!'? inhabitants

had faeed many

They enJ:avored to Hop the pro

HOW I oik another w ate hi nor the en trance

i 1 r I r a - 1 i -i -i rr Ml

ns 11 )eraieo n in inc i oi 001-011 ov aim tne tmru on tne t,n i

epaake Thefe divifio. 3 are, no uauut intended to obftrull the return of our fngatcs and the entranee of fuch prizes as they may make

nr.touc ;ti Dy tne nre ; during the lait 2 hoUi

mm irticlei.

g-efb or the fia nes, bnt

rovemor had

tiken the ! o I precaution to cany tm oi

deltroy all the engines The ar;ry is reeotring from it fatigueSj it has ah mdanec of bread, potatoes cahba

ires anu otnei vcrt .au1 v. rii. uicu 1 4

v. I

ne, brat.d"

gar,

cciice, and

lion

fllort, iirr-vifions ot all tort?. The advanced guard is 90 werfts on the road to Kaflatl, by srhich tht enemy is retreati Rg Another P ranch a deaneed gutrd is on the toad to Su Peter(burg where tf.e enemy h.is not a angle foldier The temperature is ftill that of autumn.

Win. Graves, Liberty Green, 3 Charles Goode, J oieph Gillij, Thomas Gregory

James Hal!,

W m Heirs,

John Davis, Lttctas Duval, William Davis, Ch. J'. Dumvan, 2 'J i.os. W. Dy(oO)j

Ja?. Dougherty

j obn DithmaSk

Lradowich Earneft, Jolm Emcrfou F George French, James hhnn, Jot.n J. tramer, Jofeph Farlow, VV m. Farmer, G Wm. Gill, 2 Win. G.-elbam. 2 John Gate wood, Arnc. Cobcn, H John Hopkins, 3 Jonathan Harris,

John H.

jas. D. Hammond, jas. W, Hay, Robert Houlton, Jeti.ro Harrell,

jjmes Harrell, vVm. Hatans, Rorert Hiiliioufe, J ames Hanley, dmond Hoan, Jofeph Hafkiiis, j hn Jones, I lios. Jones, J ames J oim,

ing

The foldiers have to.

,d Continus

i ml ten th and f t c i iv sre

f. nd, a rnimber of peltftts .1 id furs for the ayintet Mofeow Was the depot of thole ai ikies Tn't-nT' Ji-st Btdhtin MoatioW, Sept. 20. Three hundred incendiarirs h ive been arrrited and (hot ; 'they were provided with fiifet, fix Intbci lon, wbtt.li they had between two pieCtS of word ; th y hsd alio fvpnbs, which they threw upon tht louts ot the houfes. The Wretch Reftopchin had thefe prepared on the pretc e that he vvi,';: ed to feud a balloon, f;dl of COOlbuflible matter, imid the French army. He thus got together the fquibsand other materials

i er-Tars- tor the execution ot his project

The fires rubftded on U IWtntieth three Ql arteis

burned; among Othti slace tl.at beauti ful one of Catharine wl i i bed iew ly furmthed ; Hot abOYf . ; lattef ol the houis renin in. While Roflopchin Wis awiy the fire engines of the city, he lift behind him lixty thoufand rnufket?, one hundred tad t ftv piece: c'. cannon, more than lis hundred thoufand balls and fi.ei's, one million five hundred tlioufaud catndgep, four liundred thoufand pounds ot gunpowder, four hundrtu thoufand pounds ofialtpetre and ftilpbur It .as not till the nineteenth, that the powder, faltpetic and folphur were aifcuveiedat a fine tftabliihment, half a !eat -e from tie city, 'i list matter of inaportanee-we are now ' iplitd with amSjltttton fis two tea paigi u every iv u iLJver cellars luii ot wine and bran, dy. Xfanufa&urei were bagining to Rourift a; Mokow -t tbew ire dleftrcyed. ri .s , . - ..

J Knoles,

phen ICennifon,

British Allies. tflCT of a letter from an American gentleman a. Halifax to his friend ;n Wafh ington tity, dated Nov. 9, ISiJ. 11 Since 1 nave been here about 15 days) Up tardea! 29,000 barrels oftiour have been brought in by teflela u;.der Sweditfi anu pamfn coiois moil of the Ihipments a. e trotn Bolton Hie whole brunt of Britifli malevulr.net teems to be directed apamif cooMijodoie Rcoers 1 hope oe will think of tiie in fpiption on the monumcn: at Wafliington, M Rough old commodore, touii eld commodo.e,'' kc. Sec. 44 'lis whifpered here that the Indians in this quartir Will all join the A'nerlcans a gainil tli BritlOi ; 1 liavc heard feveral navy omctrs (late, (anj it was fuppofed to come from admiral Warren) that Pction ot St. Doanii go, has petitioned the Britifh government to land him in the Carol in as, or on any pait ot the American foutbern frontier that he may form a junction with the ne- .; cs in that qua? tcr.

1 tlO American privateers annoy this place I , fa . 7 ' tn . - u i r Richard Molkey, to a degree aitomlnii'lv miunous; ica-.ce- I , , . , . ; i, i t . . ... lohn M'Girty. i a aav lia.cs hilt trr ws ,ri cnminor m lt ' 7

i " " I tg - I - liMu,,

James Kelly,

fhomas . James Kennedy

David L.ilHe, lioUert Lathom, A in. Lithom, Zachariah Lindley

Benj. Hurft,

Aaron Haikins9 Samuel Henderfon, Saml. F. Hynes, Afi.field Hunt, Joiiah Hait, 1 James Johnfon, Francis J itkfon, liddC Johnfon, J ohn Ingram. K Shadrach Kirkland, James Kelly,

Jetfc Ximoall,

George Leech, Jas. Lu.cley, Thomas Lawfcn,

John Marflial, vViliiam Mar lb, Daniel M'Cluie, Jofeph Mitcheij j ames M) fiehl, l ..-i - Martin, John Ma this,

George Macoy, i ft T

i j-orie es.

..z li.u their v

nr. i.

taken and lunk

great many of them are wounded I iiav?

lames M'Cldiand,

let out twice for home in pritifh veilcis, Campo Beila, and have been twice chafed in hv i.iie vivilant American privatcera"

LIS 1' ol letters ici nainina in .he uoft , e X"

JL JL onice, V inccnnes, the quarter endinff

the lad day ui Dec. which, if not taken out within ;l months, will he forwarded to tne

eralPolt office as dead letters, via.

A I h mas A i Bold. Crcoigc Atvi ood, Ch oies K. Arch r, A Eh bury Aiex.nider, 2 i homes AlkiRfon. Robert Alien, Robert Abercath, John Agios, lfac Anderfoo, Jofeph Auguftus,

ji i l a n iei ion,

It h Au

Aara A 111 ton Elias Alttfer, Edward Athingly, Lewis Alien, J ames Aliv 0, ThoCi Ailtmafl , Samuel Alltfottf illism Allen,

1 I c C I N .1

joun ck fMinaci rmiiauu B

Jofeph B Bigger, William o.own, David B I iml Narc- i'f iy, . q Bro w n , Anderfoti Booth, j Bi adCo fdj

Francis Morton,

j J oim Morris,

Richard 1). Necl,

j ames Noble,

Thorn a? Owenff. J smes Og(evie lmiel Pierce, 2 Win. Peri , 4 v ard a'.c, J oho O. F.-ters,

M Jfaac TIarPi), Robert M'Coy, Peter Miller, 2 J ohn Martin, James MMillan, Rodeit Montgomery, John MVay, LaniMel M'Clure, 2 Wm. R. M Qunry, Arther M Gaughey, John Marfhall, fen. Alexander M Rea, Archibald M'Corkle, John Mcoie, J ames M'Daniel. N John Noon, ! us. Norton, O C. Oncil,

Wm. p.-ters, 2 Patrick Payne, 2 Richard Pugb, Howard Putnam.

John Stevens, Solomon Jpear.

Wm. itrorids,

Z.Taylor, John Tioabeflick, John Tarvis, Alfred Towu-s, Eliflia Trader,

Wm. C. Vandeaenter.

James Wi . amfon, Andrew Williams, Jofeph Wood, VVm. Wilkifon, Jofeph Wright, Geo. M. Watfon, Thos. Wit,. cot:, John Wallace, Fhomas Whitej ward Wiikes.

Jacob Yates,

O & V Waller Taj lor, JetTe Sm Turner, 1 Owen & P. Todd, 2 Was. Trigg, 2

Wm. F. Query, 2

Ch. Wyanr, Wilharn Weltnn, Andrew Whitley, George Waller, Mitchel Woodard, Ifrael Wilks, Philip White, Edward W rrtfaingtoa Wm. Watfon cr Ed-

Henry Yakey. E. Stout, a. t). mL

January 1(1, 1813. 283

THE subscriber has opened a house of PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT in the town of Vincennes, it the upper end of Water street, near the honorable Benj, Parke's where he tenders his services to the public in quality of an INN-KEEPER, and he hopes from his being well provided iVilli -ill tYrCm k.nM 1 '. l. nr .

t..m ... njingj wmcij generally aiL .od rest to the weary hia houfe commodious his bidding near his fervants attentive his liquors excellent, and juit from Baltimore and his ft ibiing and forage good j to receive a fiiare public patronage. Joshua Bond. Augurt, 1819. 39 tf

Ten Dollars Reward DESERTED from fort Harrifon, en the 3d of tDrcember, 1812. WILLIAM AG NEW, a private foldier oi the U. States army, aged twenty one years, five feet nine inches high, fair hair, fair complexion, gray eyes, born m Hamilton county, Hate of Ohio, Sc will no doubt make lor the place of lusnativity he took with him iundry articles o uniform cloathiog, a U. States mufket and a blanket cappoe, a I To a fmall bay horfe, branded an the near buttock, U Sany perfon who will apprehend faid deferter, and deliver him at this poft, or to any officer of the U. States army, fliall receive the above reward, and all necetTary expences. John Weaver Ensign, Commanding lltjar.uary, 1813. l Jt Forty Dollars Reward DEbERTED trom my company about the til ot November laft, Henry Addington, and Thomas Bristoe, both from Ohio county, Kentucky and about the 1 5th of the lame month James Addington and Thomas Brafhiers, both frcm the fame county thsy are all young men, and fnppofed to liavc retu-neti to Ohio county. Ten dollars reward wiil be given for eacl; or e.iher of the above named defcrters, and ail reafonable chrL;cs paid, if delivered to me at this place, or at any other place where the Kentucky t'ops may be Rationed. R-Jjt. Bar net, Cqpt. 6iJb rcrt. A. D. MVir.cennes, 1 Oth Dec. 18 2.

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W Hi im Bennett, i illiam Belis, Robert O. Bell, Jacob Bu (lit Samuel Bond, . . m ei B i '..if, a . . .:. Barton

V'm. Rout, Li H. Kichardioii, . C. H ic hard ion, Dav id Ravil,

I o ) ithan R m fey, ' j hn k N am Reed.

D : iel Sullivan, Daniel J. Smith, Wm- bKiles, Peter bcott, J imes Stewart, Wm. Skiler, 'Thos. bei'ais, William Staples,

J;s. & John Ridcil-, Ed. be Geo. Robiibn. Nathaniel Robins, Sjui!. Itcfr,

David Robins,

THE fuhferiber informs his friends nd the nublic in irer.eraL that hm hn n.

1 peued a I BOUSE of ENTERTAINMENT l in 7 -. t : ii 1 1 -1 x .i i .

n jcutiivuviun r s.in ue large a: a convenient houfe fort erly occupied by maj. Harrilon He fiattera .....:.e... that from

John Small, John Smith,

. ipp e or. nana, at all time: to

Kan

the lar-:

accomn.odate Traveller., . ho may

Vk our

cs. opaldin

. Willi A. j.. g ,

J OS D. Subbhtt, 2 Bel j. bhacklett, 2 Bei j. Smith, John Sevillt, A. F. S;iapn, Uwwel oi.ti.u;

mm wun a cai: wmie iney itay, aa wi$n

the neceuary provifioas for tranelling t.,ro a wildernefi country. Gentlemen travel

j ling with their families can be fern, .Led I with private r i ..... He -l.o ketr- a i'erty ior tie tr:. r tat ion ci triTellera acroid the river, and to .i.ich aUentioa will a'.:o be paid by i ti Marsttn G. Clark.