Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 April 1814 — Page 4

Cincinnati, March 19.

GOOD NEWS. We hatten to lay before our renders the following letter from col. Builer to en. Harrilonhy which it appears that k Vldtory has been cbtai tied by a Imail detachment of troops over a much luperior force of ftritifli regulars, mi Rita and Indians. 44 Detroit, March 7th, 1814.. 11 dfar SIR by lieutenant Shannon of the 77th reju. U. iStates inlty. I have the honor of informing you that a dc tachment o! the troops under my command, kd by captain Holmes, of the ?th regt. U. States infey. have obtained a fignal victory over the enemy. The affair took place on the 4th inft. about 100 miles from this place, on the river De Trench. Our force con filled of no more ctoat 160 ran gers and mounted infantry. The enemy, from their own acknowledgment, had about 240. The fine light company

yal Scots is totally def

; they led the attack llantly, and their com

fv fell within ten paces

ur front line. The light

ompany of the Srh has alfo

fuftered feverely, one officer of that company fell, one is a prifoncr, and another is laid to be badly wounded. In killed, wounded and prifoners . the enemy I of) about So whilit on our part, there were but 4 killed and 4 wounded. This great di (parity in the loli on each fide, is to be attributed to the very judicious portion occupied by captain Holmes, who compelled the

enemy to attack him at reat di fad vantage : this, even more than his gallantry, merits the laui el. Capt Ho'mes has jut) re turned, and fornifh a detailed account o the expedition, which (hall immediate!) be tranfnicted to you. Very refpe&fully, youi Dlofl obedient fervanr. H. BC7 i LEU, Jr. col. com. Ditni:, Maj. Gen. Harrifon. P. 5. We took 100 head of cattle alio from the enemy, intended tor Long Point 01 Burlington. f x The following additional infoi mation was communica ted by lieut. Shannon 10 general 1 1 an ifon : Capt Holmes detachment

27th and iSth rejm. tc capt troopr, unfef when they fur

lih their own horfes. While on this fubjecl, I will add for the information of the public, that the Creek wjr had itlfctriffin with the Britifh authorities in Canada, it is known to me that in the lum

M'Cormick'scornpgny of ran

gets. Capt. Holmdfc advanced, with the intention of at tacking the enemy at Dcla ware : but finding them too ftrong, he retreated to the Eighteen mile creek, where he fortified his camp. The enemy followed him, ccapt. H. again advanced to attack them : but finding their num bers greatly Ibperior, he thot' it belt agoin to occupy his o riginal pofition, and await the attack. The enemy came on about 4 o'clock in the even ing ; their majitia and Indians were pufhed t the rear to intei ecpt the retreat of our men whiUl the regulars attacked in front. The pofuion was well chofen ; the enemy had to marc!) up a fleep hill in

this iituation they were expo profound peace between Enfed to a deftru&ive fire from lanu and tha LT. States, did

our lines, which obliged them not form an item in the ca

was founded, it was certainly neverthelefs, one of the molt

njullifiabie acls of that nati

on, and of itfelf a fulficient

came or w ar.

Your obt. ferv 3 nt,

Pimm, Mnrrh 1 . IftKL. JOHN JOHNSON

Messrs. Pet tit 6? Strain, sirs, The deputation of Indians whom I lately met in council at Dayton, have a

reed for themfelves and ti

A bill is at its third reading in thehoufe of representatives having palled the fenate, and will probably become a law, appropriating half a million of dollars for the purpofe of erecting one or more floatinobatteries, to be moved by

mer preceding gen, Harrtfon's j ftcam, on the plan of Fulton's

campaign on the W abaft,

l ecumlch, and the younger bluejacket, were detached 911 a fpeciai million to the Creel; nation, to prepare them for the part which they have late ly been acting. 1 he battle

of Tippecanoe wi s the elf

of the fame influence A It ho' the interference of the Britifh officers in Canada with the Indians who refuled within our acknowledged limits, exciting therii to a&s of

hoiliiity againfl us in times of

war fliip which has heretofore been noticed in the public

prints.

Kat. int.

LtST of letters remaining in the -joft

filce, Vincenrfs, the quarter i

the lift day of March which if net talc within 3 rnonti.?, will be forwarded

n otic

Abbott,

ill

ii I!

to retreat, in wich they were calogue of grievances upon alfo greatly expofed to cur which the declaration of war

fir

Ic wtis underftood that c?. Molmt was obliged to le.

the enemy's wounded to the care of the inhabitants

Richard Arnold. Gapr. Ci-r, Manafah Brown, Edward Beavy, George Borr.h, Wiiliam Barryj Morris Baker, Ruben Bend.

B riias 3r?;r, Ifaac Brimbenyi John Bruce, l"!iz.i C Buckneri John Barlafi, Samuel Bakir,

James Chamh

John Cmrar,

Fredci ick CtaycoflDbj Benjamin Combe

j ohn W. Cooke, John Chenoweth,

acob C!

1 icou unuic,

1 Green I?epr;:1e, Abrahain Decker, E Robert M. Evans, David Flora,

r f- r

Nicholas Decker,

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tribes whom they represented

Norfolk March 4. RECRUITING SERVICE ' ProgreiTes at this place

with unparalleled rapidity.-.

vVe do not know to a certain

the war againfl the Criiifli nation a very large forte of them ran be railed for the approaching campaign. Af ter many fruit lefs attempts to draw the enemy from the barbarous S: inhuman courfe which they have purk:ed in die profecution of this war, our government has been re luftantly compelied to yield

(o tiie employment or this i;rcie3of force in order to meet them cn their own ground ; it is a courfe which has been impofed upon us by neceffity alone, and whateei confequences mav c;rov om 01 this meafure in the further profecution of the war, will be charged by all honed and impartial men to the proper accounr.

I am forry you publifhed what you call the fubftance ot my proportions to the Indians the ftatement is defeftive, and not ahogetticr correct as tar as :t goes ; I have no notes of what L faid, otherwifc 1

confilled ot felcfl men, drawn ! would lend you my (peech at

to take up arms and join us in that fince the pallae of the

law for augmenting the pay

fiom each ot the companies ot

U. States inttv. at Detroit, belonging to the 241

length.

When m actual fer-

vice th.c Indians are to receive the fame compenfation as our

and bounty to foldiers, at leail half as many men have oeen recruited at this place as during the whole time previous, back to the declaration of war. In pronouncing this belief, we do not include re enliltments ; tor the greater part of the 35th and 38th re giments of 12 mouths men, whole time ot fervice has lately expired, have re-enlifted for five years or during the

C J war. The facl is, that the inducements for enlilling arc fo powerful that the rai mull be fpeedily filled ; nay, we doubt not that an army or one hundrod thoufand men could be rai fed upon fuch terms, in lefs time than a t the of that number couki be recruited under the cid Rablifhment, fuppofe the war only to lad for one year longer, and there is great reafon to believe that a year will be its limit, the foldier will receive, befides clothing and (ubfiftence, at the rate ot torty five dollars per month being five dollars a month more than his captain !

James or Thomas Greenfield af

Geo'e Humphrey A Hi dc!-' Hunt, A rthur li.'.iry,

! ! ; .it

Heaekiah Holli?ajr, 2 Tianiei HatletOQ, Peter Bann, Jonathan Iiorr.back;

Willi jm B. Irvin, K James Kinnrn,

D;vid Jones, James Junkin. David ICinman, David Kennedy. Jofeph Long, 2 rVIofei Madden, John M'Catcban,

Elizabeth MBride, Jofeph

Abraham Murphy, Jm. G. Montgomery-g

Ifaac Lambert. M James Montgomery,

Pctfr Mallory,

Tohn Mills,

Jamrs Murphy, H..s Newkirk. William Peter3, 5 Dante Pt ttr, Leonard Pi:ice. Martin Rofc,

i.obert Morrifon,

;'..wbasd Newkiik,

James S. Petty, R Hachanlel P. cbins,

Wm. G. Reynolds, MQnfienr Ro-.ix, Mathtas Role, 2 Hudgh Robinfoo, (Villiam Kpcr, Allen Reeves, Silas Rifley, George Rovr, Dr. :J Pvoob, s

! William Smyth, Charles Sinks, j Wm. U. Sin ng field, juim C. Slorum. ! T

John Thorn, V W Jofeph Wood, Mr. Weathers, Geotre Welfli.

John Thompfon, Mary 'l iins. J imes Ventioner.

it ion, 3

V I.U.J,

V V

James Wilton or Robert Falls, 2.

J. 1). HAY, ?. Bf.

3 I it March, 13 14.

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