Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 January 1813 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1813.

THE WESTERN SUN, IS printed weekly at Two Dollars per annum paid in advance or an attested Note, payable at the end of the jftaf for Two Dollars & Fifty Cents JVo Subscription will be received for a iers fr:n than one year and Utili 9i be discontinued until all arreaf ages are paid, Whure papers are te-it by Pest, the person subscribing must Par the postage A rtR-ris R My ttts of n mort i ' breadth wit I be inserted three times for Qnk Doll AH, and rwiMTitFtvi Cents, for every after in ertion. To wwoid Unpleasant disputest it ts re quested of Advertising cast merit, ; they particularly specify the number cj times their Advertisements arc to og tvntinued 7 hose sent vsithout sttth Direct ivnt veilt be continued unfit forbid

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ciar, P dollars; to each private, driver, bombardier, matrofc, Tapper and miner eiht d . : I a s ; to each artificer, factiter, tamer & black fmith) not attached to the quarter matter's and ordnance depart men: I J dollars.

iurrections and repel invaiions, and tore peal tnr act now in force tor thole purpoles, pa (fed the 28th day of February, 1705. "

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the continuance ct the War wiih G. j of America, m Congress assembled That Britain, no nsn-comtniffioited officCI , mu(i i the lum of one million of dollars be, and cian, private, driver, bombardier) matiois, the fame is hereby appropriated towaidsdc(apptr, miner, artificer, fadvi-rr, tamer or traying any expeole incurred, or to be in biaekfmitb, rnliftediil the fervice of the U. i COrred under an adt, entitled ' an ail to au

'hoi ite a detachment from the militia oi the U. Sutcs,' paficd the lOlh day of April, 18 12 ; and alio under an acr, entitled 1 an act for tailing forth the militia to execute

it further enacted That , the lawso; the Union, fupprefs in fur recti

ot.s, and repel invaiions, and to lepeal the ..ct now in torce for thole purpofes, palled the 26th da) of February) 1795, to be paid out of any moniei in the tiealury not otherwilt' eppi opriated H. CLAY) " . . ker of the House of Representatives at H. CRAWFORD,

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t LA VVS of the U. STATES, fie KU fFSSlON TWrlllH ''JGKIS (By Authority) 'AN ACT to lothorife the transportation of certain documents lice ot pi Oo-je. BE tt enacted by A:-: Senate and ffoute of Representative of the L ntt i States jf America in Centre r asst bte That the Members of ton gren, the feeretaiy of the fenate, and clerk of thi houfe oi repclentatives be, and they are hereby refpectiely inthorifed to tranfmit) tree ct ; Itagt) the mrlT ire of tht prefidettt of the U S. u the itt tf Nov-mbcr, 1812, Itld ti t d U aumcnti atton p nying the la . printtt by order of the leriate. and o-, i rdei thi MM(e of rcprei&nativss, to any poli office vithir g V . S.ar and tirritorti! tl c i to win.!; thej ti y diecA, itiy to L co:itriry ttott itbltanauig. H. CL V, Speaker or tht use tf Repi 'setttatiVeSt tfasident cj the Sen tt pre tempore Jscvember, 12, S2 -APni-Vbr, JAMES M.DlsONT. 'jf.V AC T increafiMg thi pay of non letft mifiioned ollicei s, mufictans. privates and ethers of the armv and for other purpofes RF. it enacted by the Sr. t an . House af Kepri ..entatu t s e-r the C . . if America in Congress asset tedt Thai from and after the Sift dav of ! rr .. 1812, the ttftttthty ;av of the mm comn iioned oficert) muficians, ptitttea, dritii . .nbardie'. matt oiTr , Ippt . If tificers, fiddlers, frrief. snd blath Who hate eplifted or (hall Kereal ei the fervice of the U. Stttet I ConMnunnce ot thr war between th U S. mi America and their terr,:o U . ai d thi Vr.i'ed K;ngdom ot D. Brita - Ul .', nd the e-rndencics thtrei f, ft H M . to wit: To each terpreanl .a, " I quart ff Ittiitf fergtaot) 12 dollars j tof.-' fei tfca t and ptintipll muucioO 1 i M ( tAtk corporal ten dollara total -

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i ot tircr We are iftsbled to fl.ite from unqueflionabie authority, that gen Harrifon h.s uecli .-.I aci :ii com m i fQ on of brtga tan y"t ' ra(, which has been tendered him ; bec m i,, he w(;ulu then be the youflgeA ot all t,ie olHcers of that grade, now in the let1 cc ot the U S atcs gen. Boyd, tit cepted. He hS) OOWever) agreed to conti nue in tb i. . n.a id oi tiie north wellein

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tention to retire top.'ivate life. We hve been politely favored, by gtu. Harrifon with the following Copy ot a letter Hdtiircd by him to the lecretary of (tatef tendering his rtligoation as governor oi the lerritori ot Indiana HEAD QTJR i ERS, N. W. ARMY, tDelatoatt Vtc. 28, 1812. SIR , H AVING been informed that the fc-

natc oi toe Ui States, had poltponed a decifii : upon my nomination to the rank ot brigadier in the army, until it fliould be af certaiued that I would relinquifli the office i I B ivernor ct the Indiana territory : and, belirVMig that no fuch ftlinquifhttient had leru u filled on fiom Othett, under firniiar cirtumftancts. I re fu fed to rake the ieoui red detlarath n. I hate late I) l;eard, how ev r, that tl e nomination has been fan&i' oiiei, and although it is not my wilh to ?.c cept of the militar) appointment) 1 have de termined to reugn the cil office ; and ac cordwgll ifjueit the rrefident to receive this a? my tei't ;nation of thr government oi the Indian. tertitor, and mv Wlftl not-to

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Upon leaving ?v omc? 1" imejtitant a that Which 1 tlW ?ve up, ind to whiCll 1 have ! -en fuctellWt ly appointed by an Adams, a Jtfierfon and a Madifoti) I cannot but denv great (ttiafaCii n from tiie reAeeIon that I have been foitunate enough to execute ev j -imibd. that 1 hate re

I telvtd ftom lUc 4 tral govt -11.cn:. It

is a fource of Rill greater pleafure to me, tn know that during my adminiftration of upwards of 12 years, in which no fmall fliaro of the whole powers of government were placed in my hands, I have uniformly gtvoft to thofe poweis a conltruction the moll favorable to the liberties of the people ; that no infUnce of injufiice or opprefiion towarda an Tingle individual, has been charged againft me ; no civil officer deiivinp; hiiCommiflion from me has been difmiHed ; and that from the day of my affuffiing the government, to the ihy ol my de parture iron the territory , I have never ceafrd to receive unequivocal evidemri of atttChmCOl and afiedtion from is irizenc. Will you be pleafed fir, to afF:j'c the prefident of my eternal gratitude foi the many marks of his confidence which I have received and accept for yourfelf thi afiurafeCM of my greatell refpedt and elteem. Wn. h. Harrison Hon. Jas. Monr$4t Esq, Sec. of Slate. Head-Qtarti- its, N. W Abmt ' trankUnton, January 2. 18 13. GENERAL ORDERS. The commaf'ding general has received from lieut. co1.. Campbell, the official report of his late expedition againft the Mimffinei vi!l apes, The conduit of the Colonel Sc hit gallant detachment has been in every re ipect fuch as the general had anticipated. They bate deferred well of their country, and have Ihed a luftre on the north weftern army. In no part of tlieir duty h-ve they tailed. The otitcers vied with each oihei in fettu g a proper exaniple to their men, ani the conduct of the men was marked thro'out Ly cheei fulnei's, alacrity and obedience upon the march, and inviunhlc braveiy in the prefenceot the enemy. The detachment appears to have been Worthy of their commander, b. their commander worthy oft. ern Nothing c:.n cv'u ce more clearly the merits of lit u t . col. Campbell) than tbe confidence and attachment m intfi fled for him by his command, an attachment not produced by an improper indulgence or weak compliances, but eftabiiflied upon the folic! bafis of a zealous and punctual difcharge of his own duty, and a mild, human but determined ex-idtioii ot obedience from his fubord:nateu I roops thus dtfpofed, and thus commanded, will always be inttitcibte L;eut. col. Campbell's otlicia! account will be tranfmitted to the fecretary at w r ; it will be publifhej to the world, and the (lOlple narrative of rheir aCiotil will fcrm tiie belt eologi im upon the conduct ol the troops. 1 he g-n eral reqmfts lirut. col. Campbell) lieut col Simeral, maj. Ball, Ik. alt the other officers, non commifiione ! nfricers and p ivte3 to accept his warttiefl thank-, for their pocd conduct. The ot6cer;,, non commifhoned officers and private, who were fortunate enough to have an opportunity of d.Oinguifliing themlcives by their valor or good conc'ucT are a- f !Iows : Kentucky Di tga ns Lieut, col. S;n-rri, n.aj. M4Doweil,--Capta, Tro;;cr, flightly wounded) Smith, a;;d jVhnfon I ft lieuts. Hobfon ind Payne 2d lieut. Tiotter--Cwmmandant, Dilhman tVtgt maj. M ntgomeT)- e -p. Riddle-trumpeter, Vvilr.;au. Major Baits tquadron a nstetptg of the ZdU.S. Lt. ht Dj gaptts'emi 12 months i . S. V9 Dragoons maj. j3.I--c!ptairia Hopkini, Gairard, Markie, M'Clelland, (acting as 2d lieut. to cup. Hopkins) lit lieutenants, i li .. ihtly wounded) and Baity idjtttiftti Follcrtoii & War-