Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 41, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 April 1814 — Page 2

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vrrre on fjtTougn, exrept maj. IT. M'Garv's b ttalion. I could not conceive why g hi Ofbfuti fhould (top c f. Wilfon anu myfrU on our journey, by ordering us both into fervice, when I COttCdered there was or.lv one battalion of our regt. in fervice. Qn mentioning this circumftance to col. Wilfon. in pref-ncc of maj. Robb, and ex preifing fome diiTatisiaior on the ocafi on, tmt WiMon informed me, that gen!. Gihfbn conCid ird the whole of the 4th rr-p:'. who had been at furl Harrifon, on f.p!ouh -!i ivir.rr dirtied mr. Sullivan to mufter tlietn iti that way. On my info'm ing col. WiHon the true circuftance, we concluded tliit ftTltC mifunde r danding had certainly taken phce between the rrovernor. Sullivan and m ft If, I therefore determined o order tlie whole of thofe men into fervice, go with hufte to Vmcennfs, fee pen. Gibfon, and afcefllltl whether it Wis the whole, cr M'C-a-y s battalion only. vhichhe intended to be embraced in his general order; if I found lie c died for M ( iory's bittttiotl only, I would leturn with -11 fpeed and rountrt m ill 1 mv orders before the men left their botltfi as thegovernor's order appeared to be a pre fling one, 1 kttew not wi.at thr emr rgetn y might b , and therefore believed it was better te en by ole-inT too many, than too f.-w men, jarticul irly whfti it was in my po ver 16 frO to Vmcennec, come to a proper Under ItanditUT of the general order, and return in time to countermand my ord r (it I found it Wil an improprr one) before the men left their Inni'' 1 proceeded with haftc to Yincennes to fee the govet nor, on m-nti. cning the oirrumliancc to liim. he told me thst I mutt order all thofe of the 4rh regt. wiio had Seen at fort HarriOm into fervice immediately ; obforved, that they wcte con fide red on furlough I replied "No, general, (with a dttt difference to your excel lency's opinion) thofe men weft ccmple tely dift barged the fervice in puiluance ot voir excellency's order to me " he replied I ell rerrdlrcl fivng you iuch orders, but I aftet ward i directed rnr. Sullivan to muft r and difmlfl thtm on furlough and if mr. Sullivan has not done bis d iVy I Will punifli him for it' I replied 41 the fault (ii any) 1 ptefume is not in mr. Snllivan, for he to'd me wIumi he came to mullc r the mn, th t they wr e to be muftered i.vi furlough, but Alien I told him your ejtetlltnty'i oder to me, hi muil rol and diftharged the rnen, "wuhout inf lining them that they v erf tottlldered on furlough," be replied, that

mr. Sulhvan h din ht t Cr- in p'et eorr to the Oo

cftu r," thit exprtff d ith much warmth ; he then (fttl for nr. Su'iivan, an ejtpleiMi turn to. k ptaCe bv wr n h 't api eired tht hi! eyrtllrm v's order I I ' mr. Sullivan Wire iuM'Ojuent to the ordrrs given to me, bn n u SuMiv n fuppnfti g thit the orders give.i to me weie fuof cu ot to thofe which b - bad ret rived, muftered th" men Without i ifotming them th t they weft confi i rd cn Ittflough On ibis explanation t king blare i all pitiei ai;3eared fatified, nd pn DibfttO ordered me to ordc-i t!ie wbo'e f thofe men into ft i ice, and Rill periled i faying that they were COnfi ieretl on furllfih and tlvt the muOer l 1 lli uld be i idt in that way I th n inform d genl. ( bfon that 1 had ordered the whole of t toff men kltO iei vice, Otlt that 1 was fear

.1 h y would not many ot them obey

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tlr ifi h Hut it llow citii rr D t have hern under the netc Qi I ma v. ii with mi addrefi oi

o tjtere t Rot lot the envious and m dtfpofitieo of fotnt of my perfooal iowiffkl me, who, like " a drowndi W u! l i 'ch at (It aw." and arr n !r jvdniui td met ud ice vur minds

- --- -- --r r i m mr, in ordef to unit me m the efiimation of any rennirymtO that they imglit build on tnv ruina If th fe - nth men cnncoieed I had acl ed impmprrly in my official cpti v. why did t" 001 nlt and bri g rnr b f re the p.oper iHlmiial long finer; ail tie forejfO Mi cirtomi lancet 1 ar been ton fn.ee fa rndur to 1 one nl ihofi Htl no n ; f vfr i im th ir orii, (),. t'ir other hu d it iOy pen Hem an eoitfider inniiVlf ii jn.u ' me in an indieidiial capacity, why ti t i!e U d fattsf Akw I 1 ' eld myfell bound by e-N ir of in nor to account tor my con d t ) eetlemajB wUg v) tv.i.lijtr

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T appra! to the candour of the citizen fficcrs and fohliers, which I have had the honor of commanding, whether 1 haveevei mtnifefted a difpofition to harr-ifs them ur.necefTarilv ? 1 have had tverv flattering inducement to believe, that no filch an opiitioQ has ever prevailed.' Unfortunately for me, I have obtained a uortion of public confidence in tlie bounds of my limited acquaintance, M very unexpectedly to a few characters, that they appear to at as if they would never forgive me ; I therefore make this addrefs for your fatisfacAion and jullihcation of my ft If t in contradnflion to thofe calumniating invective?, v-hich a few difanpointed, malignant characters are fo mdullnoudy heaping upon me--1. would i.ny unM thofe gentleman il ceafe viper, thou bitcli againlt a file." ROBt. M. EVANS. We would recommend our readers to a lerious and attentive berufai of the tola lowing report and dociiinents, they Will not find them uninterelting Editor. The report of toe committee for revifing the militia laws, to whom was referred a memorial of the legiflature of the Indian territory, praying compenlation for their militia Called into the fervice of the United States, tor tiie put pole of pro tecirg the frontiers of faiu territory a gain ft the ravages of the enemy, THAT ail the information which the committee have been able ro procme on the fu! '-c of the laid memorial, is contained mi the letters hereto annexed. There is much reafoi to believe that the faid militia have been regularly paid by the U. States for all the IVrvices which they have performed. If the facA be otherwise, the exiting laws authorile payment to be made in every cafe where the fervice fhall hive been recogni7d and fancAioned ly the prefident of ihe U. Statrs, No evidence is fubmitted of the performance of any fervue which has not been io recognised and fanclioned. The committee, therefore, fubmit the tollowing resolution : RtSolatd, That legifl'tive provifion is not oeCelfary on the fuojeti of the faid memorial.

To the honorable the fer.atc antl boufe of

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cc)iurrj met tor the year 1813. -I he memorial of the legislature of the Indiana territory, refpeAfolly hSewethi That in the litter part of the winter in thil p xlertyear, or the Commencement of the bring, from the alarming and expofed G tuition of the territory afore laid to Indian hoHilttiei, fell excellency gen. John Gibfon, the then acting governor, ilfui-d an ordef calling into theferekeof the United Stitrs, '6 compan'iet of the militia tor the purpofc of protecting the frontier! ot the

tern ory itoreiaia, and to prevent us inoa bitentt from bring uNughterfd, width, in a tertain degree, had the dtfied etLc. S me of thofe compomes remained little upwards of three months in lnvlce, and tome ot them remained in terviic a horter period Since the order retired to dTued, and thofe 16 companies were difcharged, other Companiei of militia have been ordeied out for the protection of the frontiers of this territory , and muftered into the tervice of the U. States, by order ot his excelleucv Thomai l'ofey, governor of the faid territory Your memorialiitt will iui thrr reprefent, that many ot thole men who C I mooted in p irt, thofe 16 companies, in tooitOjueiue ot being called into the fervice of the U. Statrs for the protrclion as at. refaid lad fpring have been entirely preaented from r.M1.',; g of crop?, and meplure ibly deprived of fupport tor their families, nd many havtog purcbaied moda trom the U. Stalet and being prevented from improVing their frms rei den their (ituatlOQ pre eartooe Your nnmoriahlts will further Oite. that mufter roll have been made out for tcvoe nf tool", companies, and forwarded to the ferctaty at war ; and tome of the otlicers Commanding thofe Companies

1 ha-e torn rded tlirir fubfiftence accouits, I ind the refidue Of the molter rolls and fnb If re accounts, including 1 1 .- whole of

:!ir mill ti that l ave performed fervices uu der the order of general John Gibfon, the t! eo acting kjoveroor, atut the or-Jcr ot his excelleoey Phomai Pofiry, thr pit lent governor f the territory aforefaid, will be

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Your B&exnofialiRtj itaibftg f) that

your honorable body Will caufe tbe companies of militia refeired to, and all other.that have performed duty previous to 1U winter, to be immediately pid, as lhall feem in your wifdom ju(t and right. JAMES NOBLE, Speaker of the houfe of reprrfentatives. J As. BEGGS, PreGden: of the legillativc council. Dec. 15, 1813 Approved. TH. POSEY. House of Repreeentatives, Jan. 12 18 14 sir 1 im inftrufted by the committee, to O Inch was referred the memoiial hercwitl inclofed, to immune whether there are any documents in the department of war, (hew ing the necrtfity of ordering out the militia therein mentioned, without the authority of the U. States. And all?, to afk the fecretary of war to communicate any infor maton in his DoflVlIion, winch may hetter enable the commiitee to judge of thr pro priety of making provifion, by law, for the payment of the detachment io oideredout. I have the honor to be, Sec. JOHN W. TAYLOR. The hon. John Armftrong. WAT Department, Feb. 18, 1314. S!R I have the honor to indole the repot t of the paymafter of the army, on thr fubjedl referred to this department by your letter of the ?,h of January. I have thr honor to be, very refpedlfully, fir, your molt obedient frrvant, JOHN ARMSTRONG. The hon. Mr. Pay tort chairman, Sec. houfe ot leprefentHtiveSft The paymaRer of the army, to whom has been reterred by the honorable the fecre tary of war, the petition of Uir lrgida ture of the Indiana territory, which was referred to him on the I2ih ii ft. from the 11 Committee on fo much of the mef fage ot the prefident as rel ites to a revi fion of the militia laws;" !ia the honor to Report ; Tint for want of a proper ch fignation in the petition of the companies, as well as of the periods for which compenlation is petitioned by each, he is unable to Oate whe therany,cr:f any, what compenfation has already beer, made to them. That there is a diOricl paymafter for the 'erritory aforefaid, duly furnifhed with funds and inftro&iont to pav the regular troopi and militia, that may from time to time be callrd into the aclu il fl rvice of the U. States within that territory ; provided it br fliown to him, that fuch calls of the mi litia arr mae'e in virtu- of authority from the government of th U. S. or that when not made in virtue of fueb authority, previ outiy rereivrd, the call fhall have been re cognized St fa&ioned by that government : and provided alio, that proper multer rolls of the fame be placed in his hands. That there are now in this office accounts and vouchers of the f id ciift.ic't pavrmltcr, tor payments made to militia of the territo ry aforefaid ; ind that he is alio now enga ged in making other payments of a u mdar nature ; but for the want of a due fpecifi cation in the petition a fort faid, it is not pofllble to af ertain whether the milit';3,

who are the fubjed oi it, have been paid, or j

authorited to hr paid or not RetpecUully, Rob ERT BRENT, h m. u. s, a. Army pay office, city of Wafhington, February I, 1814. Hon. Jom dnmstrongt secretary ." ivar. AH MY PAT FICK, Citv of Waihington Feb IS, 18 14. sin At the in 0 a nee of the hon. the chairman ot the committe on fo much of the menage ot the prefident as relates to a reeifion of the militia laws,' 1 beg leave to encli fe, as an appendage to the report w bich 1 had the honor to ninks to you on the Ilk inft. the following documents, namely : Copy of a letter from B Parke, elq. to the hon. the fecretary of war, dated 1 Vin cennes. Feb. 1813.' Copy of a letter tiom B. I'rke, cfq to governor Pofey, i f the Indians territory, dated Vinccnnes, Aug. 28. It 13." Extraa ofalettei froa. rapt. AmbrniV Whitlock,difirud paymaftri to Robert Brent, paymafter of the army i I the U. Stat-s, d.itrd 11 Vincennes, Sept. 8 1813. "With greotrefped, I have the honor to be, fir, yout molt obedient, ROBERT BRENT, P y Mufter V. State: Army. The hon. J rho ArmfirODgj secietary of Wir.

viKcrVKF.?, Feb. Sd, 1813. Sir Several orders of the acting gor ernor of this territoiy, lor certain militia corps lately in tne fervice of the U. States, having occrffioned a difference of opinion as to the remarks, that ought to have been made on our anu tier rolls ; I have thought it might be proper, as far as regards the trrop then nnder my command, to fUtc the h Io v ini; f & to you. On the 2lith Sept. lafl, afrer the militia hd returned from fort Aarriion, I was dirffted to furlough my company until the 24th of the lnie month. On the latter lay, we had an indefinite furlough Oft. 7, I Was cnlh'! on for a fmail etcort to urd the n'ail trom Blue river to this place A lt' e al order callrd the company to ,;ethrrk C)ctober 93, iojt was no fooner paI ided, than again furlougbed till the 3 I ft. On that day, we were ordered to march to the frontiers, where we remained till the 10th Nov. We were thrn again pei mitted to return to oUr homes till the 1 9th Nov. and were then muftered and difcherged Naw, from mv mufter roll, nothing of all this appeirt and I was inflrudKd that ic was not nec ff-ry that it fiioulc'. My forage ard provHon n turns will be fund rot ro orrtl'pond wit fa my m utter roli. I was direct d to giv- neither forage or provifion to r y pei fct- on furlough ; and the order was implicitly udhered to.- I havo the honor to be, B. PARKE. Hon. Secretary of "War, (' fo be continued in our next.)

INDIANA TERRITORY. KNOX COUNTY, John Cummins, complainant, arr a inft

Mary Wrlls. Ann Wells, Rebeckca Weltft William Payne Wrlls, Polly Wtlls, Samuel G. Wrlls, Yelverton P. Well?, 5s Julian Wells, defendants Fo ein Attathment WHEREAS a writ of foreign attachment has been ifhVd from thes clerks office of the faid court of Common i lea;, in tavor of John Cummins, akraintt the goods and chattier, lnds b( t nements of the fid Muy Weils. Ann Wrlls Ieherkca Wells, William Payne Wells. Polly Welle, Samuel G. Well-, YcUertOn P. Wells and Juli-n Wrlls, aul retornable to the November term of faid court, in the ve..r 18 13; whi h was returned by the flier i fT of faid county, to be lrvi-d upora certain property thereon fpecified : Now notice Is hereby given, that nnlrfs the Paid T iry Wrlls, Ann Wrlls, R beckca Wells. William Payne WMIs. Polly Wrlls, Sam llel G. Wrlls, Yrlvcrton P. Wrlls, and Julian Wells, does appear r 'hemftlvesoff attorney, and enter bail to e f a d rtichment, that judgment will be rnf-ird againft ther, and the property attached bo fold for the benefit of the faid John Cum nuns, fee. ROBt. BUNTIN.

k Circuit court, Knox county.

Clei John jo Attv.

INDIANA TERRITQRT,3 KNOX COUNTY, j David Soy der, complainsnt affainu Robert Adams, defendant.

Foreign Attachment. WTHERE AS a writ of foreign attach. Vr ment has hern dTued from tho clerks office of the laid conit of Common Pleas, in favor of David Snyder, againft the goods and chatties, lands tenementl E Robert Adrn-, and returnable to the November term ot Paid court, in the vmr 1813, which w..s returned by the fl eritf ot Paid county levied upon certain property tl.reon fpecified : Now notice is hereby given, that onlefi the faid Robert Adams does appear by himfelf or attorney and en! ter bail to the faid attachment, that judgment will be entered ap inft him, and the property attached be told tor the benefit of the laid David Snyder, &c. ROBt, BUNTIN, derK Circuit court Kncx couuty, JOHN JOBMSOat, Atty. tor pl:n. PRINTING IN AI T. ITS VAKIVTY. MBAT11 AB accurat; ; v Bxecotks at THIS 01 c ICt.

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