Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 25, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 October 1813 — Page 2

and the two femor record majors ire ordered tor du y. Tne volii.trrrs will be commanded by thetr own ?i tT"! rrs. The captains of their rrfprcYive eonpa ris, When orgamfd, will furntfh each of them a waggon an J team to traniport thr baggiff, ticwf their companies thr expen ces of which Will he paid by the afrilUt deiruty rju it- I m dler. ANDREW J CKSON, f.hj, gm "2d Div. I militia

ffrasnifigtofi Citj, Seft. 23.

Copy of a lettcf from Com. Perry to tn

jet to r of the N . United Sta:es Sch waer, Ariel, fi t in L Stptt mber 1 3th, l 13. sir In my lafl 1 infarmrd you that we fiad c-ptured the enemy 's fleet on this lake 1 have now thr honor to uive you the molt import tot particulars of the action. On the morning of thr tCth mfti at fun riir, thy wrrr difcovrrrd from Put in Bay. when 1 I .y at anchor With the Iquadron undrr my c mm and. We got under way. the Wind light at s. W. and flood for them At 10 a. m. the wind battled to s. e. and brot' us to winJwird ; formed the line and bore up. At IS minutes be fori 12, the enemy com m nerd Sri . , It 5 minutrs befoie la, the 9cV')ii commenced on our part. Finding th ir fi e very drlbuctive, owing to thrir tuna HttMt atld its bring Itioflly directed at th? taWrence, 1 m .dr f nl, and directed the pthrr vriT-ls to follow for the purpofe ot tloting with thr e- nertiy. l.vrry brace and bowline being foon Hi ftt awy, Ihc became unmanageable, hotwithf tiding the great jtertioiis oi the railing mailer. In this fi tuati ti ftttTuftained the action upwards of two houii within cannilter dittance, until

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trr p-rt t her ciew either killed or wound-

Uargr ot it It BfAallf

enemy. I h tc her

whoi 1 Wat convinced irons, thr bravery a

feady difplaye

would !o whit

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v. laid to moon with thr honor oi tne n g. A' half pall Si the wind fpringmg up, capt. 3 Hi itt was enabled to bring h i trffrl, the jpfiagara gallantly into clofe a A ion I im mediately Went on board of her, when he fchttcipat d m with by volunteering touring the fthtt. which had been kept ant rn by the light n i of the wind, into clofe action It Was with il ti foe k able p in that 1 faw. I ion i

iftei I c of thr I perf c"tl the 1 itt, I hVw o

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on boai 1 the Niagara, rence come down a'tii

tne ti i :' 1 v l

brru tlcitt1

t'.i -t to have tuntmued to mAc cfiftance would have breu I wan

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01 ner uiav ot a')ic to t. k

lttd. At

ot the rem a I thr enemy w n hrr, and iir -r f!ur atrain tj

. . . - -1 m i i-

45 minutes p 1 1 1 SI, tne Utjni was iimuc ior tlofe action Thr Niagara being vcy lit tie injurrd, I determined to pals thro' the enemy's Hnd bore up and p IT d ahead ot tlirir two mips and a brigt giving a raking ftc to th m from 'he (larboard uiu, anci t large fvhr. and Hoop from the larboard flctr at hlf piftol Ih t diltance Thefmaller VrjTrj; at this 'inn" hiviik;-got within r-'pf and i annifter difl-nrr unu i thr direction of capt. KU ott, and keeping up .t Well dicdl ed (iri'. thr tWO Hups, a brig and a iihr. furrr ndrrrd, Ichr. and a iloop making a aio ttrrrin' to etc ape

Th fc fti c is and men who Wert immrJiatety und r my obfefvationi evinced Jie gfeatell galUntiy. k I have no ckattbt that s!l othrrs conducted themielvea aa became American officeri and feamen Lt .ir Mall, fi-rt of thr Lawrence altho' lrvrr.il times wounded refufej to quit thedetk alu!;hipman F rrr (doing duty as Irtlt-) and failing rcuflrr Taylor were of great t fid ou r to me I hte great pain in Rating t i vou thr drth of lieut k ol the ma rinr?, and niivlllurman Laub, noth of ttu-

I - iwrrnrr, an the SrorpI n, luiftng officer

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t'-r-y wrrr valuu!e anu pro Mr. .mblr-tuPi pUffrr, rd his l-rvio s on d-ck. w.i

f-vrr-lv wnttndrd litrin the aft io

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.f Is n mi " t .s flling m fone manner PU-. WHO ArA fi'v of a marin i ,i ryr - llrnt ld mutate try oi Tuti.rr, totnma

' vv finif r r ii.n h iVrd in a vr i h R"-vort, of thf

(HImd

untrrr in the C pa on hoard that veiT I

iherr

cat rxrc ution Lir ut. Iff the CaUdoiiia. biot

that vefiVl into action In the mo( ablemanir, and is an officer that in ail fituations nay be relied on. 'l'he Ariel, It. Packet, Scorpion, failing mailer Champ'.in, were r-nabfed to get caily into aclion, and were of great fervice. dpt. Elliott fpeA: in the bight-H terms of Mr. Magrath, purftr, who had been difpatched in a boat on fervice previous to my getting en beard the Ni agara, and, being a framan, fince the notion has rendered efTential ftrvice in taking charge of one of the prizes. Of capt. Elliott, already fo well known to the government it would be almoft fuprrfluous to fpeak in this action he evinced his char.eriflic bravery and judgment, and fitlte the dole of the action, has given me the moft able and eflcntial afTidance. I have the honor to enclofr you a return

of the killed and wounded, together with a (tatement of the relative force of the Iquadronti The crspt. and his foil It. of the Queen Charlott, and firfl It. of the Detroit re kilted. Capt. Barclay, fen ior officer, 8c the commander of the Lady Pievoft feverely wounded. The commander oi the Hunter and Chippeway fl'ghtly kvounded. Their lofs in killed and wounded I h-ive not yet been able to afcertain i; mull, however, have brru vrry great. Vrry refpecfully, I have the honor to be fir, your obedient fervant O. H. PKPRY. I 'he lion.W Jof.es, fee. of the Navy. Extract of a letter from commodore Perry, (3. S. Schr. Ariel, Put in Hay, 1 3th Sept. 1813. sirt I hve catlfed the prisoners taken on the lGth inft. to be landed at Sandufky, aKl have re quefled gen. Harrifoti to have them marched to Chillicothe, and there.

wait until your pleafure lhall be known refpc cling them The Lawrence has been fo entirely cut up, it is abfolutely neceffary Ihe Ihould go into a fafe har-

r. J have therefore direcled

Yarn ill to proceed to Erie in her, with the Wounded of the fleet, and difmantlc and get her ever the bar as foon as polliblc. The two fhips in a heavy tea this day at anchor loft their malts being much injured in the action. 1 lhall haul them into the inner bay at this place, and moore them lor the present. The Detroit is a remarkabl) fine lhip, fuls well, and is very ftrongl built The Queeti Charlotte is a much fu peri or vefTel to what has been reprelentett. The Lacl Pre v oft is a large fine fchr lalfobegyour inftruclions ref. (feeling the wounded, lam i'utisfieil iir, that whatever fteps I might take govt rned by humanity, w ould meet ur approbation. Under this impreflion, 1 have taken upon msfiii to promife capt. Barclay, who is tr dangeroufly wounded, that he lhall be landed as near lake Ontario a polhble, and 1 had no doubt ou Would allow me to parole him. lie is under the mipr liion that nothing l)iir teai ing this part ot the country will fave his life. There are alfo a number rf Canadians among the prifbners, many who have families. I hate lie honor to be, fir, very refpeel fully, your obt. lervt, r , H PERRVa j hi boH IT. jf ones i sec, turoy.

Statement of the force of the Unitcel Mates fquadron. 3ri Lawrence, 20 guns. .iacar3. 20 do.

3 do. 4 do. ( l burtt early in atflion.) 2 do.

2 do. 1 do. 1 do. 1 do.

Caledonia, Schr. Ariel, Scorpion, Somers, Sloop Trippe, Schr. Tigrcls, Porcupine,

St 2 swivels.

Statement of the force of the Bri-

tiih fqu Si ip Detroit

S lir. I . my Pr ovcll lin Idunrer Sloop Little B It Schi . Chippeway,

ron.

I on pivot

2 howil j-rs. I howiizrr. 5. I UO.

19 guns

o.,.r, rk..l. it A

i v. 1 1 Vilio' n . i v

13 do.

10 do, 3 do, 1 do. Sc 3 swivels.

63 guns. V . Thr Detroit is new lliip, flronrjly builtl mounts long 841 I8's k I3a,

54 guns. The exacl number of the enem's force has not been afcertained, but I have good reafon to believe that it excet ded ours by nearly one hundred men.

Lift of kilted & wounded on hrard the United States fquadron tinder the command of O. H. Perry, efq. in the action of the 10th September, i8U, viz. Two days previous to the aclion 57 men unlit for fervice inlmail veflels. Killed, Wounded, Total, Liwrence, 22 61 83 Niagara, 2 25 2f Caledonia, 3 3 Sotners, 2 2 Ariel, 1 3 4 Trippe, 2 9 Scorpiotl, "2 2 27 96 123

P7I

G. II AM BLETON, Purser. O, H. PERKY, Captain, and Senior Officer

War Department, July 14, 1813.

Notice is Hereby Given.

HAT feparate ropofals will be re

ceived at the Otlice of the fecretary

lur the Department of War, util tvrlve o'clock at noon of the la it Monday in No vember next, for the fupply of all rations that may be required for tlie ufe of the Uni:ed States trom the fir ft day of June, one thouland eight hundred and fourteen, in tlufive, to the tutt dy of June, one thoufand eight hunured and fitLren, within the tates, territories and diMrids, following, viz. lit. At Detroit, Michilont kinac, fort ayne, Clnkago, and in thrir immediate vicinities, and at any pl-ce or places, where troops are or may be ttattOQcd, marched, of recruited, withm the territory of Michigan, the vicinity of the Upper L kct; and the Hate of Ohio. 2d. At any place or places where troons

are or may be Rationed, marched or re cruited within the itatts of Kentucky and Tenncffee. 3d. At any place or places where troops are or may br Itatiooed marched oi recruited within the Illinois, lnuiani and Millouri teiritoi its 4th. At any place or places where troops are or may be Itationed, marchtu or recruit ed within the Milhihppi territory, thcitate of Louiliana and their vicinitici, north ot the G, Ipii of Mexico. 5th.. At any plict or place - where trocps are or may be liationcd, inarched or rccroited within the diltiiwt oi M-ine, and !tMe ut New Ilamplhire, and their northern vic in i ties 6th. At any place or pi ices where troojs are or may be lUtionro, inarched or recruited with the itate oi Vermont, and its OOf ' thrni vicinity. 7ih, at any place or places where troo; are or may be Itationed, marched or recruited within the (late ot MaflathllfcttS, the town ot Springfield excepted. Btb At an) place or place 8 where tioops are or may be Itationed, marched or recrui ted within the ltatca of Connecticut anu Rhode Jil.nJ. 9th. Ac any place or places where troopare or may be ttationcu, marched or reciui ted within thr ltte ot Nrw Voik, and iti northern vicinity and Wcftern. lUth. At any place or places whrrtroops are or maybe Rationed, marched or icciuited within tbe itate of New Irrfey. I 1th. At any pUcc or places wbrre troops arc or may be Itationed, marched oi rcciuitsd witlnn the ttate of Pennfyhrama.

12th. At any place or places wncre troops are or may be Itationed, marched or recrui ted within the llatrs of Maryland, Dtlawarr and the diitnCt ot Columbia. 13th At any place o places where troops are or may be itationed, marched or recrui ted withig the Itate of Virginia. 14th. At any place or places where troops are or may be tlationed, marched or reerutted within tne Itate of North Carolina. 1 5th. At any place or places w here troops are or may be Itationed, marched or recrui' ted within the Hate of South Carolina. 16th. At any place or places where troops are or m iy be Itationed, marched or recruited within the limits of the (fate of Georgia and its fou'hern vicinity. 17rh. Piopofals will alio be received, as aforclaid. tor the lupply ot all rations which rwy br rroured by the United States, foe the troops which are or may be itationed, marched or recruited within the town of Springfirld in the date ot MaflachufettS 't and for the armorers, and other periotlS employ d in the United States' Armory at oat place, trom the hiU dy of June, one ttiouiand right hundred and fourteen inclu live, to thr firfl day of June, one thoufand right hundred and fifteen. A rati n to confifl oi one pound and one qmrtrr ot beef, or three quarters of a pound of trltrd pork eighteen oui.ces of bread or flour, one gill of rum, whitkry or brandy, and at the r ate oi two ouaris of

fait, tour quarts of vinrg-r tour pounds of foap, and nr pound and a halt ot candles, to rvrry hundred rations. '1 he prices oi 'he frvrral Component parts cf the ration (h 11 he fpecifird ; hut the United S:ates rrtVrve thr right of making fuch .alterations in the p-i e t the component pirts of th ration iforefaid, ;s lhall Tiike the price ot earh part thrreot bear a juft proportion to the propofrd price ot the whole ration. The ratiom are to he foroifhed in fucfi (juantitn s, that thrrr lliall at all timrs, durunr the term of the propofed contract, be lutfti ient tor hr coal'omption of the troops tor fix months in advance, of good and wholefome pro villous, it the fame (hall be required. It is alfo to be permitted to a 1 1 and every of the commandants at fortifirct places or potts, to cali for, at feafoos when the iamr can he tranfported, or at any time in cfr of urgency, fu h foppUos of lke provitions in advance, as in the difcrrtion of thr commandant lhall be dremed proper. It is under ft ood that thr contrncior is to hr at thr expenfe and nk of ifTuing- the lupplies to thr troops, and that all lofirS lultaint d by thr depredations of the enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, lhall be paid by the United States, at thr price of the articles captured or deftroyed as aforefaid, on thr drpofition cf two or more prrfotis of creditable character?, and the certificate of a commiflTioned ofFicrr, Hating the cirt uni'Unces of th- lofs and the am. unt of the articles for which compensation (hall be cl.iimed. I he privilege is referved to the UniTd Sfatrs, of requiring that nore of the lupplies, whh h may be furnilhrd unrler any of the prr-poff d contracts, fhll be iflued, until thr lupplies which have been, or may he furnilhrd undrr the contraft now in force,, have been conlumrd. J. ARMSTRONG. ALI p-rfons indebted to the fubferi brrs arc irquetted to make payment hy thr 5th of October Bext we with to close all our accounts by that day, and -3r ueftly reqorft thole indrbt d to come forward and frttlr thrir refprcivobaJaacea ly giving their Notes or CASH. Jones y Dubois. Annul) 26th, 1813. 1 0 1 1 c c .

LL prrf.'Hs indrbtrd to me are rrque fted to mike payment hy the 20th of November next, by which time I wilh tj

clot

c mv accounts.

October 8th, 1813.

Chas. Smith.

NOTICE, rHE fubferioer being author ifed to attend to the collection of debts due Cieore Wallace, during his abf-nce from Ins place, he adopts this mode ot inform ng tbofc indrbtrd, that he is irliruded lov)Uce their accounts in the hands of an attorney, unlets paid in three Kontba from .his date. Invin Wallace Vinccnnrs, Aug. 21, 1813.