Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 31 July 1813 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN.

VINCENNES, July 31, 1813.

The laft nail furmfhed nothing new front our armies, but confirm the account pubhfhed in our A of the capture of ic. col. Bcerftlcr, with a detachment of upwards of 500 men the official account oi that affair will be found below. From liurope we have nothing of moment, but great variety of report from the French and allied armies, ot victories and defeats, but of the moft vague and contradi&ory caft however, from every account we have been able to collect, wc are induced to believe nothing had tranfpired of any momeijt at the date of the lull accounts. On Saturday and Sunday night laft, the Indians dole a number of hoiies From this neighborhood, and it'rj generally believed fmail parties cf them are (lid fkulking around our fcttlements, as trelli fign is almeft every day feen they have though been hunted in every direction, both by the citizens and rangers, but without being able to difcover their hiding places. Benjamin V. Beckes, has been appi inted by the Governor of the territory, Sheriff of Knox county, in the room of Permenas Beckes, Efq, deceafed. Washington July s. Cop of a letter from major genl. Dear borne, to the fecretary at war, dated, HEAD QUARTERS, Fort George, Juneft5tb 1813. sir I have the mortification of infor ming you of an unfortunate &. unaccountable event which occurred yefterday. On the 23d at evening, It. col. Bcerftler, v ith 70 men infantry, artillery, cavalry and riflemen, in due proportion, was ordered to march by the way of Quecnflovvn, to a place called the Beaver Dams, on the high ground about 8 or 9 miles h em Queenftown, to attack and difperfe a body of tiie enemy, collected there for tiie purpofe of procuring provifn ns & harraflmg thofe inhabitants o arc conlidered friendly to 'he U. States. 'J heir force was, from the moft direct information, compoied of one company of the lG4th regt above so Drong : from 150 to 200 militia, and (rem SO to 60 Indians. At 8 o'clock yefterday morning, when w ithin about 2 miles of the Beaver Dams, our detachment was attacked from an ambufcade ; but soon drove the enemy iome diftance into the woods and then retired to a clear field, and lent an expref for a reinforcement, laying he would maintain his portion until reinforced ; a reinforcement of sco men marched immediately, under the command ot col. Chryf. tie ; but on arri ing at Queenflown col. Chryltic received authentic information that It. cj!. Boerftler, with his command, 'ad furtender-

d to the enemy, and the reinforce-1 was one frigate at the time in fight nun returned to camp Jn th" offing under way They atA mati who belonged to a MAX tempted to take the fchooner along ;orps of mounted volunteer rifle- fKje pl the 74, but the wind & tide men, can e in this mon.ing, who would not admit. Signals were itates, that the cnrm furrounded niade, boats came from the 74, & our detachment in the woods, and ; the men about 100 began to unload towards l o'clock commenced a! the veflel.

general attack that our troops (ought more than two hours, until the artillery had expended the whole of its ammunition, and then furrendered ; and at the time of the furrender, our informant n-ide his efcape. Why it fhotlld have been deemed proper to remain feveral hours in a poll t ion furrounded with woods without either rilk-

mg a decihve aQion, or effecting a retreat, remains to be accounted for, as well as the project of waiting or a reinforcement trom a diftance of 15 or 16 miles. No information has been received of the killed or wounded. The enemV'ifleet has again arrived in our neighborhood With relpecl and ctteem, 1 am, Bf, yours, &c. . Dearborn?. Hon. John Armftrong, Secretary of War. jCi

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OFFICIAL ACCGUr.

Extracl of a letter fronr'giera! Taylor, dated, Norfolk -27th June, 1 8 1 3. 4t Yefterday 2 Americans were brought up to me. They had efcaped as they laid, from the veflrls in Lynhaven, having been detained in a (hip from Baltimore to Lif bon. i hey inform me that the Triumph 74, arrived two days ago with a reinforcement of 4 to 500 troops; and the enemy have finer been joined by a brig & f hr irom sea, the latter apparently full ol men. Nc movement is making to day, but the boats and tenders have come out of Hampton full of men and are laying among the Ihips in the Roads near illoughby's. Their land forces, by their own accounts to thele men, are 5 coo men. k I have this moment feen a letter from a refpeclable and intelligent Virginian, now in Lifbon, who announces the failing of this fleet, on the authority ot letters trom Kngland, for the avow ed pur. pole of deftroying this place and New - Voi k.

Richmond, f F.J June 30. The unfortunate ft males ol Hampton who could not leave the town were luffcred to beabufed 111 the melt fhameful manner, not only by the venal favage ioe, but the unfortunate and infatuated blacks, who w ere encouraged in their exe tiles. NEW.YOHK, June 27. From NeVf.JLondon. The facls mentioned wc have from an eye witnefs, and we give them full credit. The fchooner Eagle failed from thi port on the 5 in It. On Frida) afternoon, at half pll 2 fhe was ta ken by the barges ot the Ra millet of 74 guns, then the only veflel ai anchor of New-London, about 7 miles horn the light houle. There

While they were thus enaged, the Eagle blew up, and every man, boat and veflel were blown to atoms. The crew of the Eagle had pre v ion fly caprd The objedt was the deftroftian of the Rami-lies.

ROTICEHE farther having lately declined bufm-fs idRh'S pUte for a time, in

der to fettle the numerous accounts no?

open in bis books, he therefore hopes that thofe indebted to him will take the earlieft opportunity ot calling- on him, as he intends leaving this place about the 10th of next month, he rcqurfts thofe to whom he is indebted to prefent their accounts before that time. G forge Wallace Viacennes, 17th juiy, 1813.

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NOTICE. thofr indebted to Docler Edward nil, re requeued to come forward their account1! he has wutlmrifreceive and receipt for the f.me Robert Alison

:rHC7th, 18 13.

ALMANAC'S For sale at this office.

WANTED AN Apprentice to the PRINTING BUSINESS, at the ofice Qfoe 'Fes tern Sun. J heost-Office, 15" again rcwoved to . STOUT'B whert it will be regularly attended to by the A. D. P. M. BLANK DEEDS For sale at the office of the W. Sun

Tvjo Hundred St Fijty Dollars Wl! L be gvrn to uy pifrtn or per 1 n$ thit will -pprehenH and delitef at tort K .ox, Indiana territory, the following loidiert of the United SttrS army de. frrter from fud fort, or Fifty DoUftft for either of tftcm, nd ill reafjn-ole cxpencci p-id. J$in Gallaspey ged twenty five years, five teet eight ia ches high, born in Pennfy lrania, dar k hair, dark complexion and grey ryes, ft-nds remarkably Itraight, thin ViCTdge, and down Cad look Jonathan C.isto, ag"? twenty four yers. five teet eleven in ches high, born in Pennf) 1 vania. hht hair, fair complexion, -nd grey eyes- 'tis luppofrd that this foidier it in or about Cincin nati Ohio. Jacob Ryan, aged forty foUr years, fix feet hih, blt? ryrs, light hair, and dark complexion. 6jr profeflion a farmer he was enldted from captain Perry's Company of rangeis, -nd ie is very evident he is in the neighborhood cf Cincinnati, Ohio. 7 horn as Stokes, aged Forty one years, five teec frv-n inchel high, nlatk hair, and da.k complexion this fellow is either about bha wnec town, where his wife and children livrs, or on Cumberland rivrr, Tenneffee, where 1 am told his brother re (ides. Jama Krih, a famous hnd t dtfertioo, formerly ne longed to the Rfitifhn" iiid defer ted and joined :be armv of the Ui ccd Sttrs, ho drlrtted fr.m tort K" X wi;h a bill arid chain to his ng t leg, rid is ahotit twenty fivr years of age, five feet tro inches hijh atid red cc, rnpl xton, hs a ffcgTing walk and a down Cft look 1 ani Otetty well Convinced is wirn the afore p4 id 5:.kes. Th. H. Richardson L:. 7ih regt. Us S. li ft. July 28th, 18 13. 7'i'hr Louifville Courier, K-ntucfcy, Liberty H.l!, Cincinnati. Ohio Frrdoniaa Chillicotbe, Ohio th.e Examiner, N (hvitle, Tenneuee, will ple-fe infVrt the a. bove fix tiinrs in tbrir refpeifltve papers, and forward tln-ir arcnunts to the office of the VVrnrrn Sun, Vincennes, lndijna territory, fo payment. 146 T. H. R.

LAND-OFFICE AI VINCENNS, Jutff 30 h. 1813. 1 IT is hereby made known that purfuant to an act of Ccv grefs. tnt?tied " An provic'i..? for ihe fale of rhelamls of the Unitrd Slates in the territory north welt ol the Ohio, and ab-n e ihe mouth of Kent ticky river,' paded May ferenteen, one thouiaod eight luudret & nifiery lix, and to the fe vera I acU amendatory the fam( , the following tr&clf of land, the rnertit on the arrears oi die putchufe money whereof lias not lH-en paid on the days that the fame bet.ame fevcraMy (!:n, will tie expofed to public fale at Vincennes on ttie lixteemh and (evenfremh days of Auguil next, and Told to toe hightit bidder oti tiie coiidniona preferibed bj ttic laid ads.

Purchasers Kamcs. J Dili's Mrtiw, J.h George Pfrimfner, J Be K iino all, Pierce Chamberlain, Willi am McCortnickg BenjamiD Cuambers,

It is further made known, that d the intereil accrued on the arrears of the purcnWe money of the following iracls, be not paid on tht- days that the lame will refpeebveiy become due, they fhallalTo heexpofed to public fale, at ihe lame nmcand in the fame manner as the above it cited trads.

I Section, Tovnh. Range. Arrears due. J DC, i S. W. 2 4 3 S. I 12 VV. 240 S. W- 26 3 S. 4 E. 240 s- K 34 3 S. 12 W, J 2;0 N. VV. 2 1 3 s. 5 E. J 240 N- 22 3 S. 12 VV. 240 E. Fc,r. S2 E. Frac. 3 i 3N' 4 VV- ru3 SS

Samuel Luckett, same, Mofes Hogget, Dennis Pennington,

j E. Frae. 2 N . 4 VV. I 99 ! S- E 35 1 N. 5 W. 240 j S. W. 34 2 . 5 F. 60 I S. VV. 47 3 5. j 4 E. 240

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If at any time previous to the day of fale, tWalance due on any of the above tracls. together with intereft. Ihall he puitl, no Lie ol inch ira(-f will take place. The lale to begin at ten o'clock on the Gxtotfhth, and to terminate at three o'clock oi the following day. JOHN BADOLLKT, Rtgistft J ibc Land Ojficel