Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 20, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 September 1813 — Page 4

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Hi? tniunigtit wah ihe tVaman keeper Where rabt in death the Hero Deeps Where, ir, hit tountry'a colours, bleedt Brave laVTrkvcf, Ihu'J forctl.tr dtedli And as be tf It in lilei t I tntM ht, The (pot v h Iftl h bravely lough t i ne te.ir$ ri lorrow ami m cy$

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If cn the iitk tl Thy foul unrorq Thy country tl li If cor.cjuer'd y The cold grivt i

That oft hat bufd tht Arid fame fii ill tell to fu And time llitll ''ir to t. The bldi dy confl'd on The. tile that tells of tfi

Ail Weep 1 1 1 e i i u "." c f rm pvtni.l'd, nifl h ex ends, no m 'c from thee, . v i irits free. i flttil hold thy htm

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fcutbfar b - - kh fctitttl of war. The minute Itroke the it Ijr km. -, And pitys drop iiobij flw Ami i mvv the rtfournful penfli.it Wifptg , here m'l, in peace the 1 icro u cpo $

An 1 ll' ly nvni's Bpott I 1 be batge that brats hitlt flow o'er his birr ! U Crili A hove h pUc'd hit fjithf fso more is heard nt v The bi tVt rffpt ft t' e ha' No watlike .17: ns fit) it

Hufh'd in repole the War tier rttW

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Captain Lawrence, after he died.

wrapt in tus coiru

lei deck 'of the Ghefapeaki

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Tl'C f dlwirg i'Tirs a c :r.e:i I. . ;:. n Hi. ; ifaX paper of the I 4th July. 1 Iv y are th tonctuding vt r fes of a piece written j on the late unhappy conflift between the 1

Uti-'.K eake anU .Mi3nnon. I And f on the b! ody conf o'er, The rfrin rannnri'i heard no more, An ttvfu! calhi fucceeda the fighf

tl the mad,'3 of hlghti 1 lid the brave that ft l) roar tl'.ir funrrl knelt -r'. (... rs now ttieif r.;rav?, Ith the peati iul v ave.

' tUc TnJlatiS tliat tli? civil

war tliat lias raged for hv time among the Creeks orig in a ted with the Brirttb in Ca r.adar- tliat as loon as the eliicfs friendly to the plan oi civilization are destroyed or put to Right with their adhe rents, they will be ready foi active holhlny agciinft tht friendly (iK.ians on ChatahocliC and the expofed part: of our frontier fettleoicnts, and will attack them without

iKier this

I rcqcH you to tea

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i I ilion of 3 meditated attack. Mote than Indians iave been killed on both fides fincc the retreat from Tookaubate!iec. f. hav e dii ected ail in danger to fly to Chatohoche I lent yeftdrday forariim and atntntinltion for thd Indians at Tookaubatcheoi Chiefs are with tae ck will make a (land at CowetaU together with the Indians of the neirhboutlntt o o towns and CO operate with our troopS' Two or tliree hundred Ihould befent them w liOUt dclav.1 A talk from the friendly chiefs was likewife received re(ierday by his excellency, from which wc have made z few hafty extraAi : 11 It is natural for friends to acquaint each, other w?ith their (Ituatiotl Jt is ten days finee we left Tookaubatchee Wc iiave received vour laft talk, ind are happy to hear of the good w iflies of our friends & of tiieir willinoTiefs to help us out of our difficult tela 1 he Oakfufkei ec the towns round th i't are (HU kitlinsr our principal men, and ail who have taken your talks. We are much fi ightencd. and in preat diltreft, and are obliged to d to you for aililiauce. fhe enemy's force is 2,500 trc: w c want as many or yopr people ; with our aid tlHly w ill be able to beat them.

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a; e much in want of euns

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it could be convenient tor you

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MMiedgwle July U The clouds of war thick

im round us. A rupture with by their being painted with

field pieces.

You may know the enemy it

they Ihould come among ou

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the Indians appears now :o be Inevitable May the fignal for combat be the hrual tor 1 1

their deOrulHon ! An exDfei

from col 1 law kins to the go Vcrnor arrive 1 I t(t evening w i 1 ! i 1 1 . 1 following important Information : Cretk A ncy July -r. i( (ur runnei s have all come n t It reduced to a ti taitlt y by t lie concurrent tefli Itiony ui a number of refpec -

red clay : but we have heard of none going that way yet. 11 In addition to the above, which was pubhlhcd In an ex tra Jheet on 1 hui fday, wc iiave jolt learned that orders have been iffued by the cxe cutive tor affembling troopi to (uccour the friendly and put dowll the liolide udians. 1 he force contemplated to be Ailed on this occafion will

ceiiliit we underpai d of two

regiments of drafted militia Clark's ik Daniel's divilions) and 4 or 500 volunteers of this ltatc, and 1,500 militia from Tcnneliec, ck the regt.

. V. rerrulaisnow attending1 the Milliflippi, having been; lately directed to join the N. i Weflern army. The troops from this ftate and the (tateof !

Tenneffee it is expected will form a junction in the Che1 okee nation, and proceed thence acainft the Creeks, vv bile the regulars attack them at fome other point. 1 he general government having taken cognisance of tins bulincfs it 13 likely no aelive op ciations will commence till orders are received from the war department! unlef there is fuch imminent clanger

of invafion as will not admit of delay." Our own troops,; however, Will be forthwith ordered to the frontier, to aft ; 1 as exigencies may require.

It is yet uncertain wlio will head the expedition Chilli cot be. Aug 1 1. On the 10th inft. capt. Le Britten of the Driiifli army, arrived at head quartets with a Hag of truce. The objeel of the flag was, wc uuderfland to iiave the pritoners taken by maj. Croghan paroled, and to

have libel ty to fend a furgeon ; ... 1 . 1

to attcnu tnc vvounued neither of which was complied with. The general anfvered that he had reported the prifoners to his government and that they v. ere beyond hi1, difpofal that the wounded were as well taken care of by our furgeonSj as they poflioly could be by tliofc of the I5ri tidi that wc had abundance of hofpital (rOreSi aud that it was therefore unneceiTary for gen. Proftor to feud aid to the WoundedWe underfland that cap:. Lc ' rirtou was flruck with a do 1 iihment When major Croghan was (hewn to lm, and exclaimed1 Great God, it pofliblc that fill h a youth could behave with to much

following is a tranfcrlpt of the general orders this morning ifTued to the troops by gen T)oyd ; "It is with extreme fatif. faclion anil pleafure, I am enabled to announce to the army on the Niagara frontier, the capture ot the enemy's fliip Royal George, and Ichr. Prince Regent, by the united States fliip Madifon, alter a fhort bin iplctVdid engagement of twenty minutes." 11 The particiilars have not yet trahfpired only it is Hated thai the engagement com . itt'ettc'ed abou V) o'clock yelterday trior;;, no about which time a ffVerc cinhdnadin1 was heard a: tins place) anJ that o .e of the hrft (hoes from the Madifon tore away tbtf mainrtiafl from the &oyal Geoige. The enemy's veffeli wet e on their way from Kineftoij to the head of the lake, loaded with Hores and ammunition, orobably intended fot' the luitifh army in th C neighborhood. j he veflels it is laid have been towed into the four mile creek. ,5

To the Citizens of Rnon eountj9 JntiitaA J ct ritory. Take Notice. ' I HAT I Hi all at the next term of tho J court ot Common Pl-a?, of KnoX county, to be held on the third ?Tondiiy lr Novr id her nejtt, apply F-r ao order to bo madle In court, to rnablifli a Ft-ny acrodl White rivrr, fnrn thr high 1 'nrls, comruonly ctlled thfe Boat Ya(L on White river, below what's Uflefi U.fe Matibo'l run,

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in this roui'tv and (Knultl t f

court :ht rrr,t tfl pder ,it tlnt-tnni, I fhall st the following trrrv, to br he-Id eti the thtd Monday m May next, 3pply fof the iai'ic. hacic Miner Vir.crnrfs, Kot rouotj ,

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NOTICE rV" HE under finned, livirs and Ifpntf-s of

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Fr0pi tie Saratoga Patriot. A letter has been received at lhi office from fort Geoi ee dated 26th July. We cannot vouch for its authenticity, 1 ho it appears to be confirm

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Wlllirm VVf !!Q l r, for IftT

'Ceafrd willt by thcii attomry, make no plication to thr ronrt of Comma.') Pirn: !uf the coiP'y of Cibf.n, on the fecond !on Jay of rJcvetnb- rxt, for th- appointi ont of Cotnmiftioncrl to diviJe t !:e rral rlt.ne ot t!:e 1 j id deceased, fying Wlthm fata County bf Gif-lon, agreeably to his v. ill and contounally to a law cf :ae I-uiuni territory' Hart wKti WidoVt JF' X tutrix. WILLI M TURNER, t rh'it 6 h: wife, formerly Ann Well$

REBECCA WELLS, WILLIAM WELLS, Wat. WAYNE WELLS.

POLLY WELLS, "o samuel (;. WELLS. 1 :s ?

YELV, P, WELLS, Jn. JULIAN WELLSg

Aogufl 10th, 1813.

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1 !ic letter (lates

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with pleafure that 1 haften to inform you of a fpleodid naval victory on lake Ontario. information was lad night brought us by the difpatctl veiled, Lady of the Lake ; the

NO TICK. LL thoCo indebted to D.(or EdwtW Scull, jtc rtqnrQrd to cop? foftrari

and lfttlr thrir ifrnnnt hr has ant' c-'i'

cd me to receive and rerr riot tor th-lame. Eobi ft Ali wn. July 27th, 18 13.

FROM rm PS ESS CF E. STOUT. pRI.VThR TO fll TfciKHlTOl.Y A VD OF T H I LAWS OF TBI UNITED STATU.

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