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

but the Americans, with an indifcribable prthenfions of an attack f.om the Creeks, euthuli'f.n nd impetaofity, in dtfpite t,f have bern reprefented Ly me, at their re-

every exrrtion of their officers, rulhed into the aolbufcaoV, where m4uy pieces of the Cannon ot the enrmy were opened upon

them, bv which tbey were moftly deftroyed';

f.i, h h w re not, retre-itrd in contufion,

quell, to the government tliro' the medium

or tneir own letters, wnich, trom time to time I forwaidcd to the war office, and which have br-en there received, but the receipt of which has produced no anfwer to

Invinff el ry thing behind them. Genera' me, further than that gov. Holmes had ord-

"1 do, I !v:. K mj er cc Perry, with about ered out 6 companies, which it was fuppof. BO others nvc arrived at Nacordoches. & ed I hid not heard of when 1 wrote, by

report fays, atHMtt as many more at Trinity, j which I prefumed, I was to underlfand, that W. B. Wilkinlon, who w a s in the battle the government thought it unneiTaiy that

adlmg as aid to gen. Toledo, arrived here ytrerdv, ond returned this morning with ammunition, Co enable fuch as were at Na COgdochet to mate a llan i, and as far as pitfible, cover the retreating remnant of the army, who nie hourly coming in. Three hundred families hud left St. Anton" and La Babii for this place; 200 of them women on loot, eftaping from the Vengetnce of the Woody Arradondo, who at Altiroia Sc. Saltillio drftingniQied himlelf by putting women and children to death. It is probable 300 Americans are loir, 8c the h !e country between Rio Grand and thr Sabine, will be defoUted. We can yet form nothing like a of the vhole num. -b.-r kilttd. From per ions who are horrly arriving ber-, we are led to believe we ft) 2 11 in a few day. have feveral hundred of the mttfl wretched of homan beings, fleeing i ova tl ei C Mintry and their homes, to lave th ir lives. Doctor Forfytbe is fafe at Na

cogdoches Win. S'oCUm, the two (ro.n

ley's and Cs(on of the MtfTiffippi territory j government in all circumflances would

further aid fhould be afforded, and if further aid, or aid from TennefTee Ihould be fent them, it would be fent without their authority. 1 cannot fay more than that it would be highly laudaole, for as many of our fellow citizens to go to their relief as think proper to go. finding them fc Ives with arms, proviDons, &c. relying on the general government Compenfating them for their patriotifhi in affording the crmrTry a benefit and their bleeding fellow citizens on Tom big by relief from the tcrturc of mercilefs favages lead on by their mere lavage ft isnus and allies, the Britifh and Penfacoia Spaniards, as many of our fellow citizens as think proper to go on to the relief of thofe diftreflVd people in the way above propofed, raty go, Sc my mod earned defire is and will be that they may aft with fuccefs ; bjt as an executive officer, I have no inftrucYions from government to older fuch a ftep to be taken,

I cannot however entertain a doubt but that

are miffing.- How fafe we are here i: doubtful, a ihort time wili fhew us-.

Nashville, Trading Hon

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hereafter -fan&ion their going.

WILLIE BLOUNT

m i lN a f : f?t b':TPa",n g!vcn the prem

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months wolonteets, ant' pcrhi iti . men, many women anri t nertv to a larce amount, wa

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an ! every t mi "Xfrpt o or 10 It was Mtated by bout 750 it i I itc i) inin g tnefti exp -iHi of V i hi ih officers A fmnll

To SELL cr RENT,

itcs on which I now live, to any per-

fon who wifhes to t:ke eitner of my propo : tf I rent it will be for the term of five years, and if f fell payment to be made in that tune, at five equal and annual infLlinehts thry are at prefent occupied by me a a public honfe, and is tolerably weH fiiuated for the bufinefs -but I am anxious to fell or rent, that I m ?. v return to that fweet

manner' ajf living, the following of my

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cf i j.i 1 frft twii Ji id. 5'OK i r.ed 1 1 T ri I

1 Alabama was attacked the rVday. bv a vjt 60 Indians, rO fight '! 4i.vu-.iij were

y lois on o'.u tiif. h ve been deftroyed in

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'S, Sept. 22d, 1313.

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I Omce is ?go removed to J D. HAY Three months dVance will be rrouirrd on all coming through thus o4bVe,foi

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c u tty wmcn it to !h -e in I tr? A n fidei bl g o the trdinc: t e pi tl N of Vb' Ibou'e o John V r i d d I y psrtl tr a r ve fro:

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: oown im mig ht lave c he red. I The yonng

thr n uit r commencing the lit of October enlutrg tbofr in arrears ol" the qu irter ending the G0h June laH, will plealis to lcttlc their accounts on or before the next pofl i5-y. No perfoti, otlu r tlian t!ie adif t.u ts can be admitted into the office during

th,

g or doling ot the mail. J. D, HAY, P. M. r.es, Sept. COth, 1813.

NOTICE.

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f Choctaw , till fome y ur quarter tb t.tk e

r''.M'r of then-. My I ' f V CHI fir. to j v p i u '"' s to the ; ,mm ' - i ia Cers of tic Tmn IT e troop-, (fhould ;.nv be fei t nd I Will not n ubt kt) ' r, rh brtiteclio to tb- oods as c ire limit a nets may r q jire. Kxrufe th? hafty iciv!!, our ft net; H r not h nhed, ;od wc ate in hourly esnetion t m -1 - c I: . md I muft to w rk. H'fnrcUui'v I have the honor to he '',,ir r;. ! r v T . G. 0 UNES, U. Z. Factor.

t'r- ',eJ U ., J f k r

i . uMtiu(ut urns diii 'KP- vers Oi Willi arn Vp!I lar nl' frt

deceafesi, will, by their tttorney, mike p plication to the court of Common Pieas for th.e County of Gtbfon, on the fecond lion day of November next, for the appoint 11 t oi tommifitoners to diviJo the real rflate ol the fa id deceafed. lying within

Gibfon, ajrreeabU t his will

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cbly to a law

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Widow. F x r' tr: WILLI A M TURNER,

j in r of his v$ife, fonn - ,V Ann Wells

I. ; BECC V WELLS.

WILLIAM WELLS, Wk. W WN K wells, TCM.l Y W ELLS,

The 0"ruf

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f the lrtters of m STrs.

rrik ihd O n', refpecjtil r the h.irbari tie- of theCreek in the Tomhigby fettle rKnt, rcc .!! ns 1-nl i ami more eafily imay .-.rd thoi I can defrriV, rf-rihlly as I I .ive i"-t ref ri'rd inl-'ucins t', "i (Tiivrrnnent. to fend thofe expolrd and 1 (fen n 5 people iiU ilihfl tbci utu&uonp ind tp-

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S VMUEL G. WELLS, VLLV. P. WELLS, Jk. JULIAN WELLS, A oerufl 10th, 1 8 1 3.

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J NOTICE. i LL thofe indebted to Doctor Edward JT. h u!l, :oe rtqneftrd tv- come forward and fettle t tariff copts ilie hs othorafed me to receive and rece ipt for the frtme. Rvbeft AHson. July 27th, 1 B "blank deads Ir .i- a; the ewee of W. Sun.

War Department, July 14, 1813.

Notice is Hereby Given.

THAT fc-parate prouofdls will be reJL ceived at the OtHce of the fecretary for the Department of War, until twelve o'clock at noon of the laft Monday in November next, for the fupply of all rations that may be required for the ufe of the Linked States from the fird day of June, one thoufand e i q h t hundred and fouitcen, inclufive, to t lie fir ft day of June, one thoufand eight hundred and fifteen, within the fUtes, territories and diflridls, following, viz, Ht. At Detroit, Michilimsckinac, fort Wayne, ChtkagO, and in their immediate vicinities, and at any pl-ice or places, where troops are or may be Itationed, marched, or recruited, within the territory of Michigan, the vicinity of the Upner Lkes and the

i ft ate of Ohio.

2d. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or re crnited within the Utes of Kentucky and Tenne ffee, Jd. At ary place or places where troops are or may be Rationed marched or recruited within the Illinois, Indiana and MhTouri territories. 4th. At any place or places where troops are or maybe llationed, marched or rt-cruit ed within the MifTiifippi territory, the'ftate of Louifiana and their vicinities, north of the Gulph of Mexico. 5th. At any place or places where troops are or may be itationed, marched or recruited within the difhiil of M ine, and iUte of New Hampfhire, and their northern vlCfnities 6th. At anyplace oi places where troops are or may be Itationed, marched or recruited with the. ftate of Vermont, and its northern vicinity. 7th, at any place or places where troops are or may be itationeU, marched or recruited within the Hate of Maifachiifetts, the town of Springfield excepted. 8th. At any place or places where troops are or may be itationed, marched or recrui ted within the ftaces of Connecticut and Rhode I (land 9:h. At any place or piaccs where troops are or may be fUtioned, marched or recruited uuhin the itate of New Ycik, and its northern vicinity and weftcrn. 10th. -At any place or places trete troops are or maybe flatiout-d, marched 01 recruited within the date of New letfey. 1 th. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recritrd Within the itate of Pennfylvantai 12th. At any place or places v here troo. are or m.r be Itationed, marched or rci rutted within the Hates of Maryland, Ddd ware and the di(tric ot Columbia. 1 ilr At any place o places v here troops are or may Oe Itationed, marched or recruited within tl,e itate of Virginia 14th. At any place or piaces where troops arc or may be it.iticned, marched or rcciui ted within toe itate of North Carolina. 1 5th At any place or placer, where troops are or may be itationed, marched or recruited within the itate of South Carolina. 16th, At any place or placcs where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or reciuitcd within the limits of the Rate of Georgia and its fouthcrn vicuity. 17th. piooofals will alio be received, as forel id. for the fopply of all rations which m.:y be required by the United States, for vhc troops which aie or my be itationed, marched or recruited within the town of

dpringhc

111

the itate of Maffacbufetts ;

oid ir the annnrcrs, and other perioi.s em pfo)rd in the United Stitcs' Armory at mat place, trom the fhtt day of June, one thouland eijjht hundred and fourteen incluiive, to tnc tiill day of June, one thouland eiht iiundred and hhc-cn. A ratios to coiJilt of one pound and one quarter ot beet, or three quartets ot a pound ot laltcd pork, eighteen ounces ct dread 01 n1 ur, one gill ot rum, whitkey or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts ot Laic, tour quarts ot vinegar, tour pounds oi foap, and one pound una a halt ot candlci, to every hundred rations. The prices ot he fevcral component parts ot the ration ih dl be fpectficd ; but the United States rclcrve the right of making iuch alterati ons in the pne of the component parts ot titration aiorcfaid, as ihali nrnke the pi ice ot each part thereof bear a jult proportion to the prop )icd price ot the whole ration. The rations are to be furnilhed in fuch aai.'.i'.ic ; that th:rc f ull at all lifBtS Uu-

I ring the term of the propofed contract, be

luthc lent tor the conlumption ct the troops tor fix months in advance, of good and wholefome proviiions, it the fame ihali be required. It is alio to be permitted to all and every of the commandants at fortified places or poits, to call for, at feafons when the fame can be tranfported, or at any time :n cafe of urgency, fuch fupplies ot like provifions in advance, as in the difcrction of the commandant fnall br deemed proper. It isunderftood that the contractor is Co be at the expenfe and rifle of iiTuing the fappties to the troops, and that all lolfeii fultained by the depredations of the enemy, or by means of the fc-ons of the United States, fliall be paid by the United States, at the price of the articles captured or deftroved as afmef id, 00 the drpofition of two or more periods of creditable characters, and the certificate of a commitTioned officer, fiating the cir un: Itancec cf thr lots and t!;e amount of the articles lor which compenf.ttion fiiail be claimed. The nrivileof is reft rved to tiie ITnifrd

1 1 o " j States, of requiring that none of the fup-

plies, winch nny be iurniiivd urrier any ot the propofed contrails, fliall be iiTued, until the iupplies which have been, or m?.y be furnifhed under the central now in forcC) have been confumed. J. ARMSTRONG.

Tivo Hundred ck Fifty Hoar$ WrILL. he given to nny ce-.fn or pertons that will apprehend and drliver effort Knox, Indiana territory, the following foldiers of the United States army defcrtcrs from faid fort, or Fifty Dollars for either of them) and ail reafonable expencci paid.

joKm vaaaspey ageu twenty f!-e y-?-s, f vr leet eight in

dark complexion and grey eyes, ilands remarkably ftraightj thin vilTage, and down call look4 Jonathan Caste aged twenty four years, five feet eleven m ches high, born in F'ennf) ivania, light hair, fair complrxion, and grey eyes 'tis fuppofrd that this fbfdicris in cr about Cincinnati, OhioJacob By an aged forty four years, fix feet Mgb, blue ryes, light hair, and dark complexion, by pofeffion a faimer he was enliiled from captain Perry's company of rangeis, and it is vey evident he is in the neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. 7 homas Stokes aged forty one years, five feet (et$ti inches high, hU(k hair, and dark complexion this tellow is either about Shawneetown, where his wife and children livrs, or on Cumberland river, TennefTee, where I am told h'tj brother rr fides. James Kelly, a f.imou? hand at defertion, formerly belonged to the Britiih navy, and ccferted and joined the army of the United States, hs defer ted from fort Km-x with a ball and t ham to his right leg, and is about twenty five yc jrs of age, five feet ten inches high, and red complexion, has a i waggering walk: jnd a down cuii: look I am pretty well convinced he is with tiie aforefaul Stokes. T Jj. H. Richardson Lt. 7th regt. U. S. left July CSth, 18 13. IfTT3 I be Louifvifle Courier, Kentucky. Liberty Hal!. Cincinnati, Ohio I'rtdonian Chillicotbe, Ohio the Examiner, Nafbvilie, TennefTee, will plcafe infert the a oove fix times in their refpefthrt p-pf-rs, and forward their accounts to the oflif e of the Weftem Sun, Vincennes, Indiana ter. ritory, tor payment. 6 T. H. R. Ttn Dollars Reward. STR AYKI) from the fubfciiber in the firks ol White river, fometime about tie lOih of May la ft, a forrel niare with a bl zc i ce, ieven years old laft fpring, about 14 hands high, no brand recoMedtrd, iome fdle fpots, and has a rem .rkablc white t;n round the root of her (ail, a natural trotter any peiion giving furh i formation that Ihe may be got aain, (ball receive a reaf nable, or the above reward if dtlivered at Vmccnncs. John RhodcrmiL AtlZtlfl 1313.