Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 21 August 1813 — Page 3

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I ; " Whs. August 91, !9i3. The laft imil furnithed a vai iet

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c r reports from the N. Wcftci

army, which v have Intel b( fa

our readers in detail, in this day's p per- - it alfo (urniihes lomfe rum rs (rom our Northern arttty, which are slfa given Iti t day's pa. per from our foutherti frontier w hava nothing new to uflVr our readers As was Hated in our laft, captain Aiulre nith his company of rangefa, darted on Saturday lad, !ur the Mi flour i territory Captains Bigfer and Dunn, with their compat)ies ol rangers, are expe&ed to arrive at this place wry Ihortly, the former w(ll Iproceed on, and tor u part oi the force urU'mid for tn ; contemplated e diuon again II the Indians Iron; the M iffoti n territory, the latt r, u r under ftand, are to be Rationed upon the frontier i of this county, API win I'MKNTS By t he Pi -..v. nt filijah Sparks, ciq, ol Laurencebin ,h. attorney general of the Indiana territory CoL John Vawter, of this place tnarfhal of faid territory. West Eagle I rankftrii Augu t 1 ; Kx tract of a letter from cap! C. Todd, to his excellenc) governor Shelby, dated New Port Aug 10. Dear Str On yefterday cvttitng a letter was received in C in cinnati, from mr l C Bartlett U. M. GeheTal, dated at Franklinton, Rating that die Britifh had a bandoned fort Meigs, ernharked their trotps and landed thtiti at some point on the Sandusky bay, i?!ia ir to attack Lower San. dutky Gen Harrifon, who, with a coniiderable body ol regulars & mounted men, was nine miles in the rear ot' that place ; having been

apprised of their intentions, oid ered maj. Croghan, whocommanded at Lower Sandufky a regular force eftimated at 600, to defend the pen whilR it was practicable, k Qiould it prove untenable, then to h treat. The enemy attempted to florin it ; on the iirit onfet, they were compelled to retreat with the lofs o' one major one captain and 40 privates in a Ihort time tin y made a fecond attempt to llurm the

In the nnnals of any war or any people, can a more decifive or gaU lant defence in- in (lanced ? more Ipecialiy aguiftft an enem two or Inte times in number. As t!ie immortal P1KK lays, it w ill turn die fcalt oi the w ar m that quarter pre fume you have underfiood

Lewis, to trie fecrery of War,

dated Sackctt'a Harbor, July 20.

M Our Beet has Rnne oUt ot the

inner harbor, arid appearance;

Tivo Hundred & Fifty Dollars

I the ! )f J I .L be given to any prfon or p-r-S are ' v W will apprehend and cirliver

in ravor ol its goihg to fca in lorty at K "oX' 1 di ! trrri'( rv' thr ,M,iow- ... n I'M loWirri ot il c Uim-c' mv . dc-

eight hours at Urth fl,

A little expedition of volun

teera from the country, to which,

loiuirrs ( 1 lie UtWrG at t s r i1,y .

fcrtrri from fkl fort, or Fit y U Hirs for

tltbef of thfin, ftbd r-..!. tuul? cxpenies

John QMa$pey

hy the advice of com. Chauncey,

that on the march ol col, Dail s I lent 40 foluiers, uiled from hence iged twenty fire yars, five tea eight in

Chrs high, born in Pennfyfvni)i, daih tiar. fj.irk COmDleXion Hliri irr evti. flattdfl

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bquadron to Lowe? Sandufky, it IS days fincb, on board 2 fmall row was attacked by s Indians, w ho boats, with a fix pounder in each to

saw hi i idvance guard only, ffrohi tir circumftance ol the main bo- ( btring under the hill) and were all furrounded killed and taken.

mark it M, ltrt,iit. t!u:i v.lT rr. d;vi

the head bi the St Lawrence, catt loo.':-

where they captured a fine gun boat mounting 24 poundrr, 14 batteaux loaded, -t officers and 61

In a perfonal e 1 fl i 0 1 , eol B.ill had , men tw o of our fchooners have

i thfc fatl&iacti 11 of dKpatching one pone out to oonvo) them in. The

tl e worth) alli( s 01 Ins molt prifoners have been landed, C; are

v Chi ill? an Majeftj ?c capt. Hop. kiis killed tw o Indians91 P, S. From an e pr Ph jufl arrivctl from I. Bartlett, the aliove 13 confirmed, & in addition I have the pU aiuri to inform 5 on, t! it pn the charfe, the enemy alio lofl one colonel, one major, two captains and one lieutenant. Maj. Crogh in in vcr fired until they afcended the pickets the enemy were theri (hot ddwh like black. bird .. The action took place on the S( (. Oi the sd inft. r,(ton men marched From Franklintbn lor Loter Sandufby, ioo miles diftanf. Officially, 1 5 ova) m arms in the hate. The above may he relied on.

Jonathan C isto ato tw-nty four yrrs. f.vr feet fffVfn in" chrs high. bon m Pcnnf Ivania, light i.ir, lair contplrXion, and grry tjrr 'us fnpo fed that r Lib loldicrii in or abcui CiniiaDftti) Oliio. Jacob Rynn, gfd forty fooi yrrs, TtU fret h'xh, Mue ryct, light hair, and datlc iofnpfxkn I y p.. ir.'uon a fa rhrra he w. 3 rnlifted l(m captain Prny s cntnnany of ranireis, and it

coming on under charge of a detachment of dragoons, A u tfer from a getltlemah at

Nalhville, to one ol the editors ol Vf r rv!'Jr,,t f u 1( t,e netgiiboibood of

Vincinnau, e"uo. ? hdmas Stokes t Iged fnrty mir yean Ive feci f v-n inch-i high, black h', .-.nd cik Compirxion thit fellow if ritlier aliout Shaawuettown, tr!)--r j, v, 1 fV and cnifrfrrn livrs, or on Cumberland ritefj IVnntffte, v-litre I am told his brcjtl rr rrf;d; s. fames Kettyn a fniooS hnd it drfertinn, formerly longed to the Britifh navy, and defer trd i.rdl jai:ir(j thr .rr.iy of the United States, be dtf-rtrd from frr K(i-x wi h 1 h i! arrd chsin to l is right Irr. Pi'jd 19 ahotft twentv r... r r ' . . . .7

ari-.l red Complexion, h a fw,

the Argus, Hates, tint it is eon templated to lend a force of .i,;,,d men ( i'cnneUv C militia againfl the Creek Indians, who have manifeltr.d a melt determin ! hodility.

Cbitlicbt :V, AUg

Hv an exbrefs fmr.

which arrived in this town on laft

w o O CI I

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e lin g, about

for( Heneka, we learn that on Fri-

Pittsburgh August, 6. By the Express m Ene Kxirat of a lettei from gentle man tit hr ie, to hra fi i ud in thi tow n, dat d, Ki ie, Aug 2. K- A II 1. I J ks . 1

.ui i ltiiii ia ;,re nu v l a-.f"' m ,

taking the vefTels over the foai ; mod of tlie fmall ones are over I without any difficulty, St 1 etpel I the brigs will get over beiore evlening. The enemy V vefftls have j not been letn Cnce yefterday mor- , ning,

.I. lOUl tv o miles

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an : th

icKt day i ur I

on thi. fide ol Lower Sandufky, lite udvanded guard ol BallS Iciua(Iron Were fired on, c in number, by a pirrty of Indians, whili on tlieir march fi um S. neka to lcs . ei Bandufk) they killed two ol our hoi res, and w oundeel tw n men, when orders w ere given l r a charge, which was gallantly exe-

imme itely put i he rc. Ute, I he iays (called CM t .

wi nt out from Sentka, and found 7 Indians tlead they followed the trails of two and faw much blood,

and alio fi otn (igns, that th had killed about laiftall. The Indians have all left tht i i ids die 1 1 trails arc 1" ,i various du cl ions leading to the mouth ol Saudulkj Hay. On laft Sunday our fpleS Came in from Lower Sandufky, who Hate, that on Saturdaj evening lafl

they faw 9 Britilh vefTeh t auch

it the moutn ol San lufkv Bay.

Great ligns arc leen, but no Indians.

ma a ii'iu ti convinced I

July satb,

l :-K i nC ') thr af-r

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rmons

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To the Rditorol the Mefctiry. Buffalo, Aug. i, 181 11 AS n in us I u ill ult tell you

that com. Chauncej has arrived at fort Nisara, with a re en force -

men bom haekeit's Harbtir has j

gfiiH i o w aros ine neaei ol ! to pa) g ii. V ineent a jfi I iroops ,u fori George ar ! imtrching i ( i rs to coop

V. s -M jo; Chapjn nas jik m the Beet.

Chillkothi vi!e, Ten bove Ox t i n :i I n r w

ville Courie, K crnnti, O i Y the Examiner

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Vinccnnts, Indiaftl tcr 7 n. B.

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NOT1CH, HE fubfcrJber being ittinorifed to

. i c . to me, H 1 1 ) a r r be a 1 1 no Wjaic ft will put riecefliry (if my

with) of immedi it i?itd hr (Kinds nf i colli ct thtm timi I

- undej t "r:ll-U is

.1.. f xrm rt, , XV Ml v. rt?r I j ' ' 'it. forward and I h '., arf ct- ! arr indf bi rd for their nvp, ie diOrreble not f f)!Tl: IV r (J

tend to tli i o'i Oi ion

B Wallace, during ins ahfencf fi m he adopt t!iis mode of inform ife indebted, th.t he ii Inflructed to

place tiirr accounts m

at ! :n at

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tornev, uskis a;J in imcr months iron this date. frwfa Walldte Vincennes, Aor. 21, IS ! J.

f net ter calculated lo n inyff, JosLua Bond

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4in Wells, I re of f

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ptcketting, when they were again

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compelled precipitately to iLtr. ;tt. ka, a company oi j y ivi-li f.t.il lofa ii 90Q uneifi tUm I i ni hv :i r:irt r Inifl

field fttid one oi their 'uodts. A mong tlic kiiicd cf the enemy was unfortunately found the notorious ami unprincipled tHiotj he fhould htvc been referved for a more fi nsJ vengi snce, as his death w as ioo honorable lor the villanous deeds oi his life Major Croghan, had one man killed and thretpwputided the e nemy nevet Qred a gun oi any dct CI iptioHa

is. IG in

i oi rixL- boys was vv un

ded, and another had his cloths much cut with 1 ullets, i miffing. On Thurfdt) lall. fix miles '.his fide of Lower Sandufky, a ptrlon in company with a poll rider, was killed by the Indians 'fie poll filer lbapd med his horfc era a n. ped tn the woods the Indiana w rc hca;:l around him all night ExtraQ of a letter from maj. gen.

ce.i i -a. wi,!, by oi(ir ittornry, make no catt ii to thr CoOrt of Common i'leas for e co.m'v ' I Gibfotl, on tli frco::- Mon ot November i)cxt, tor thr ippoinf nt ol commimdnera to divide the real .Ite ot thr 1 .-J (-.-- fd. Ivi.n; n-jff J county nt Gihfon, agreeably t,. I u will J Conformablv to a inv of the Imiiina

territory d J Mary Wells, WIT.!.! M TURN KR, In ri?;t pf his Wife, f rtntrly Arm IVcils.

REBECG WELLS, WILLIAM WELLS V -t. WAYNIi VVELL3,

V IJ Y W RLL5, 60 c i mi 1 1? i tar 171 t e i

. ' V 1 w 1 . I . W. V V I.L.I. 7 , V El V. 1 f ! I S, Jr. JULIAN W F.LL5,

hands hip h, t o b .. ; lie fpotji, d bat I

round tfif root ol o t ji,v ii'ifi'n giving im m iy he got . '' foaiblr, oi the iOove rt Vtncenn0, AuliR 12th, 18 , 2.

ri o rhr hntrl thaj th -a hi ,7C r ( i t 1 " i.

v. I it I 1 1 . c ;r J rr.t'er

hr. odarmtl.

no ; icf LL tnole ' pbted to DoC!or T. ' rj x Scull, are r--. rfted to tin e f : -J l id irtrlr thrir nt r, nni he 1. if su hoiif-

i-d mr to r-tcive ar.u ree for t

TnKr 27th

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U As 1 1 U AN Appn riiicc to tlw

1NG BUSINKSS, at the office of the Western Sun

i he Pn-r ( rj.r-f 15 a.- 'n rrrr?o(!t F,. $'f U ' -' w' it n ill be rrr;u!r'v :rn:.f to hy the A. D. P. Ma