Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 45, Vincennes, Knox County, 7 May 1814 — Page 2

date Apri! 4th, 1811; tnd mail a!fo com- 5 fure; r.cct aarlly dependant upon u flati of

war, have had their eiicit, to preclude in a r:reat meafure the ordinary opportunity cl legislating on local fubj-CU. In time o!

W2r wc mult calculate on privations, !x like

pletf-th" payment tor the noi lh weft quarter of laid lection at the price of eight dollars an acre. Ti.e miiments of the purchafe money for the r id nortbweft quarter (ball be confioered as due and becoming due on the refpectiee days fpecified tor making payment in the aforefaid certifii ate of the regilter : and the fttlfi of "20 m rltirs paid en account i,l the pun lufe money of the faid noethwett quartet, !k which beCafnC fotteitrd by nonpayment of part of the pn rebate money, (hall, by the regtfter and receiver of public monies for the Laid dift i&, he- placed to the credit of the fail lames Crawford, and be conftdered as part of the purchafe money for the did north wed quartet feci ion ; am) the faid fames Crawford his heirs or efltgns, fhaH be entitled to s patent for the land contained in the writ half of the aforef,d

' Vi-n, on his con pie

fr rati i t i

Ml' V

chafe money acc.

raymcnt oi to the pi o-

vilions of this act. LANG DON C Shaker of the House of Retn

E. GERRY, t t President of tJie United States President . f t h t SV n i? t e . March 9, lbi4. APPROVED James madisoi

cntatives.

and

I even went lb far as to tell fome cf my

friends, confidentially, that I wifhed to decline, and no doubt tome have calculated on it. It was my intention, and I certainly

other? we Ihouid learn to bear them. j Ihouid have declined, if my mod fu6(totial

The defence of the frontier of our terri Ifriandeifl d.tT-rent pares of che territory tory have not been org letted. With much had not urged me again to become a candi fatbf .idtion, 1 have learned that tht rangers I date Since I have been honored with your a far as could have been reafonablv expec- ! confidence and the dilcharere of a trilt lo

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V Of'

for the r lie I ;f t

BK it enacted bv the S

sintativS of the i n a tit Con t : a. : t

v Farm

Hex

State

Chat

the fecretary of the treafury be. snd hereby authorised to cauleto he.'iic

trd, have guarded the frontier inhabitants

from the mercili IS attacks of the favages. They will be continued in ferricc as long as their fervtcca will be nereffary, and for this purpofe a law has polled during the pre Tent feffion.

A law has paffed giving a further time to J

thofe purcbafcrs of public lands who purchafed prior to the lit day of April, 13 10, to lonijiie their pay menta This law has been publifhed ibr.ie time (ince and therefore rrn ders ai-" particular cl fcription of it unnecei iry. Art t !ms pnlTld ti.e houfe of re prefentativ s sutborifing a fubdiviGon of the quarter fccltions of the public lands. If this scl fhall pals ths fenate, h I e?;peC?. it willj tiie poor man will be enabled as well as the rich, to procure a pL-ce of land without the hatard of lofing both his money aiid his labor by a forfeiture to the U. State. It will enable l lie induftrious man to (ecure to himfell and thofe defendant upon him the iu:e and comfortable means oi fubHOance "l h? committee to whom v. as referred the refolution and remonUrance of the Irgilia

is ; tiv? council of the territory againit the re Q diviiion of the territory into ddtricts for the

uit! at the enfuing congrefllonal election, j which fncltfreci the enemy, wit!) fome little

'heft; they made a 1 ally to take it, but with lofs. CapCa M'Phcrlon commanded the piece and was wounded thro' the neck -nd hip ; the h:t-r Ibppofed to be mortal. After his fall, iieut. Sheldon of the heavy artillery, took the command of the piece. He fought till every man abctit his was either killed, wounded or driven away, when he loaded & fired the piece bimfelf, difchar ing it (the match bring gone) with th fiofh of a muiket. He was foon fupported by infantry The attack nontinued until atter fun let, when, no imprriTion beinff made or the mill, a retreat wai ordered to Odletown, The heavy artillery arrived at Ch mplain thr t i i , ht. Our hi"s is computed at from 100 to 150 killed and wound d No officer v.-s killer?. The wounded are capt. M Fht-ribr, lieuts Larrabee and Green ol" th.e artillerv, enOgn Parker, of the infantry, and enfn Carr,of the rifle corp:.

The writer of the letter,

from his impriTonment tht city ol New York : J nt iny nta.ee, roi ( i fid Henry Finning ma' acquire P.i I! be liable t

rienry ranni Prt bided hovk pei fonal, whii y have c,r ;;er. a the fatisftli

cle Ct unan

.iif

tin I

tuoment, ir. ti e i sme manner as it

he had n t ben imnrifoned and difcharired : Av.i provided furth -r, That nothing in this aA Contained (hall be fo cot; ft rued as to af fedt the liability ol any co-obligor that may I) we he.-n bound with the Paid Henry Fan nin f r t!ie payment of any money to the United States. L ANG HON CHEVES,

S.eakt

V T

w aiv.n

House ct Representatives

G KRlvY,

the

Unite

rr j aCC ut tuua I a 1 4 Ai'vn oved, TAMES MADISON.

For the Western Stjn. BtB STOUT, AN" opinion war; rot Ion-, ftiice pal li hed i:i your papert as having been gi en by ht$ lionoi ludue Parke, u-i.th an aCt

affed it the 1 aft leffion of

re-n: ii!zniif courts

Mr 1)t

kiy dMU th leva

pretend f i r.al-, i Ins I; lb 'u

our

juftice in at ion W is ot to cu

lt"!

; i i u i c , he trrri mconfti brt the ion nor

m very .

i id li. eitl Cot1

1 1 e e

u or i ii u r be food ouently, I

the Hi w fyftem is not a! not eflablifhed from the Judg Sun, fome Jr-v

petiert rh..t

hole, at Ot

i is m ne, tii.

t t n e v it raul i whnl i i ; ; u1 , Q i h (-V

1 Ihouid be ond to hear thro tlie medium of your I rots eltplanation and jjRi.

fic iti n of his opit ion upon i fubjeck ct Fo i Blttch importance to the quiet of (niters & ! t r(i4bli(hment ot order, I perfume the j Tudoe will not befitate to lay before t'r.e i

public his reafont. A Mi mbtt c; Soch ty

WASHtKCTOH-Cll Y, llth April, 1814. J Fellow Citizens of tndtau .nJti

At er a mtlg and to me an uuraprcxcu abfenct fr m theterrit cy the tir.ie iadraw in .7 v iv near when 1 lhll strain return The extra feffinn of cm grefs ot left M..y, the death of my heretofore only furvrving l-.irrrt mnA th I', Lin U t mv 1 1 Ul 1 1 '.' , C Oil

r - j

members of the council, were

iuy ci opinion, cnac, nowevcr eijui

j the re diviuon may have bern, tin; law in lore? did not authotife it. It as I ti:en t!:ot: moll expedient to author ife the houfe of reprefehtatives of the territorial leg llaturc to lay off the territory into dif i tr:Vi for the election of the members of

lue legtiiative counciU Cnnr;rels refofed to pafs the biii requiiing tne iudores of ther-nera! cou' t to perform the duties . lUtgned them by the late organisation of the judicial fyflem of the tenito ry. I made uff or conttderable e:;ertion to prove t':e . :T ft which would arife if the bill Ihouid be rejected, aiiv! the beneficial e'leds that would Bow from itspanage into a law ; but the OppoRtion hat was made to it, on the ground, as was alledged, of the a. of the territory being un cnlhtutional, defeated it be a Urrc majority. An act has pa (Ted the houfe of reprefen t-itives x is now before the fenate for their concurrence, making providon for paying lor thole horfes that were rendered ulrleh- ... conli qufuce of wound-, received in the battle oi Tippecanoe,) Toe pay mailer rreneral of the U. S. has directed i apt. Whit Itk, now of incemtea, to pay t'ue cootpa-ni-i of rangers lately commanded by cap's.

i fey ton, r.s well as ne mill been Called into the fei vice of . : . . . .i

1 fc .v . III UUI kC ! I IvOI , IUI IUC UIU

i frontier. i provide for the more tfT ftu ;! the ffvintitr by giving a triT ery actual littler, and the bill ..oi pre emption to certain ve mcde improvements and id, have not vet been finally i the houfe of repre fentativea the prelent contracts for car1 in our territory lhail rxpiie,

larsjr ;a h IT lie w .

important, my firft object has invariably

been, to tender U eviy frrvice in my p iwer. So far as I may have aquired any experience tft public buHnefs, that eNpeneuce has been entirely devoted to your d var.tarvr. l0 exped to p!cle every peifon would be vain. In common with ali man hind we are fubjedx to erroro Sc prejudices, and it therefore does not become any man to claim prrfrtion to himfelf, or exuci it at the hands of any other. So far as my prcfeot views are connected with public hte, they have fjr thtir objMSl the welfare of our territory more parti- ularly, and the promotion of virtuous m n Feliow citizens, it is worthy of our attention and it fhouid be our Rudy, to dif penie with every prejudice pofiibly k unite in forming for ourfelves a charafer on lib erl and virtuous prio roles, which vi 1 in lure our lu u t happinefa and prtfp-r'ty A different courfe muQ neceUarily produce cottfuiion and difcoUtent at iiome, 8t even tually deprive us ir. a great mewfu e f the confidence of the general governmeiit.

With recrard to tie enfulntr election I

f el but little anxiety , except what may a ' firength of the fortifi

rile from the p. fu 1 1 t y ol loung your good opii i in, in eonfequence of incorrect im pr' tfions, U. Qatcm n s unfounded in truth, which iiave been indultnoufly made, during my lottg abfencf. Whatever nidy be tlie rtfnlt of theenfuing election, 1 lliall nevei . rnfe to remember with fond recollection

the franlcnefs h Gncerity wliich I have ex )

i-nced at the hands of fo mnny of my t Mow citiz-ns, and th y may reft aiTured. that my betl cflforts (hall never be withheld, when their intercft, or the intereft of the - ritcry Hi all demand their e::ertio!?. With fenttments of unfe,g;ie reipec, I fob (bribe myOlfyouts very obediently, JONATHAN JENNINGS. BOSTON, April 3. Constitution Frigate arrived. Yi (terday afternoon the U. States frigate Conltituti n, arrived at Salem from a truize

.rf fummarv. fan

ei A-ii

s ne

foregoing is a b

an eye witnrfs to tiie i therein ftatcd.

The editors of the National Intellieen cer have fen more detailed accounts of this tTir; but the main facts they glean from all the accounts are, t:at the battle laftcd

two or three hour:, :

wneneverne attempted to malt

on our hue, and with Confidsurable lofs -r that our lofs was about 70 killed and wonn ded, th.t of the enemy hnng believed to be much jester; and thst, owim to the

srepulftd

re ;n eliauit

er and hid li

rea if vn'TJ o tore it ,

.nirits, without accomi : Ihinc its redAion

on that day. Gen. Wilkinfon commanded in per Ion. Southern I dian War AUGUS TA, March 25.

cxoftilities will aain comnienrc tnit frnntta ii, . ... At - .

troops of the U. States, confiOint?

IroTl

tdX tl e Ot C

ot the 8rh regt. one rifle company, Sc two ! cf dracnons. with th Camlin:. r,!;

r, - - v him inuuiii c .

at fort Hawk ercct.-u t'-.r-

he diff tent f,-,rt

Floyd ;

ai i

two divilionSf com ma nd d hv

thofe from T'orth C'ro:i!ia amounting to 1200 men,

luuhin, pnucu ruro vv aiinrrtcn, iil Wilhes county, on Saturday k Sunday la ft, on their way rn the gei e.al rendezvous. tl:. . i . ,

ul mite, AVfien utmca. wii yinounr

uuui j,auu ""u-CTi .vV men an rt

the particulars of which we hive not , " ',- ui t i, i n i ,i rp,t to deltroy or reduce to order and ol been able to learn. W e underttand flu ,. , , ni IUUM" u r j i i n- , f uience the holhlc part o the Creek nti, -i uaschaled i liours by t t:d a frigate . , r r I '

that file run into Marblrhead yiterdri noonbut that harbor being iufecuie. Hie w?s tightened and tot round to Salem It was faid tiie Britifii men of war threatened an attack uprjn Marbh head. Upon the fiifl news of this language the New England guards mar- bed to the defence of that place and !nd pa fled Chelfea bridge before they were informed of th.e fafe arrival of tiie fiit1 ate at Salem Several (hips of war were feen eff this port yrfterday, having in company a brig fuppofed to be a pri2e

Midalebury Columbian Patriot of

it 6, 1814.

but Biilefs fupplies fufBcient far the r-c-

pedition. making the neceflary advance for delay and accident, fiiail accompany tie troops, no f;:rce, however brave or numerous, can perform any important feivice to their country in this war Experience bat taught us this teflVni, zna w? fincerely hopf it will not be without itt effects. The fort at Detroit, which is now calli I fort Slielby4 has been fecurrd by four lint I

pit k

I- ... A.

pre

'.m iti

point! ; and a ; p deemed imp Gible. W oi i-hr fort. c

Will take place the lat'er part of next j from

Ul it.

i f r f

'r or autumn, a more convenient and tory arrangement to the citixens ge ' wil be adopted by the poftmaitei liticrd Hate ot Europe 1ms latterly

lie a matei ial change, htch 1 a had in producing in ti-.i country, a

I be embargo,

1 1 il L

he r.

1 1 u res .

e meaiurei con

From (he Fi on tier. At a lace hour lad evening we were po-

a ietic,: , to hib

ated Friday morning

tavoreel

uli tnc peruial ol nan in PI at tlburu

:s grca'. Irntii renders

cted with it, will te ri pealed before the

With recrard

nrr mv earlier

i a ( i . ti

my p

h I

I 0 U I 1 , .

I pin c -1 . . v U CO'1 ' D f :rt the I fei v. ir.

i r n f act t he bo u ne f ' I the t p i it rat formerly. Behdf t!;e u

legiilauoD) tht jprtfari ofpuUlc 81

nrci-nt PeUion.

:o t'-e probable duration ct th.e ivn, Variou

pillioni arc entertained Lrtit terminate vl en it may, it has produced evidence con

e, that the American tars have nobly

i n impracti- J fottained their character, and tland nnrival

L 1 1

VI til

ii n of congrefs, tranfacti but h is now in op aw nt of the

T h

d in the annals of the world. Altho'our ar like e r.ts on thr land have not l.een fo glorious as thofe on the ocer.n, vet li lee teen re orded difpl iys of valor, ard iey not unfreqoent, which were never furfed in the days of modern warfare

lefa the battle on the river RaiGn, and r fence of Sandulky under the command il. Crognan ; the battle of the Thames i s i . i' sta

I an i tne neiznis o: cuceritc:i.

mm in tended to cLcl;.;: being a candi.

friend in this tew

April I. 1

poiliole lur us toiive any thing more than i Itafty fummary of its content.. The iinpoi taut facts communicated, are, that our army advanced into Odletown on tlu 30 tb ult. with the view ot attacking tbe enemy at La Cole mill J that having 010 Ceeded about two and a half miles, it was fount! they had miiUken the load to Montreal lor that to the mill ; that on wtieelim to regain the road they had miffed, thwere attached Ly a picket of 50 regulars x 5 00 militia, who rre 'heltercd in a bam.

rhey were loon ciiipeiled by tiie ore ol piece of light artiilrry, with tiie lofs of i n

taken pnfoner, S three deler;ed. ()ur !cl

was 20 killed v.d wounded ; among t!; latter eiHn.ii Parker through the brealt. MajTrs Bernaid ?.nd Tottcn bad heir hor fes met uiu;er them. The arrn- pi iceeded hy a crofs road to Ua Cole Mill, where they arrived between 3 a. d 4 P. If. with the light artiilrry an one 1 2 pounder; the 18S being prevented coming up from the bada ft oi the roads. Thz 13 pounder wu opened upon t he mdi,

raj e thelli ot about I

les am. pi 0 reotdi

poll oi j;f"at (liength.

PITTSBURGH, April is Hy the arrival oi federal gentlen Eris, we have b en in termed, tla' live of out fmall vrfiels were t.!, the bar, with the intention r i f part ot them to Long Point to l ! . n - il-. !.,n fl.. " .t

v.iv utu.uvu ! tur enemy in ina

-i trimmt 1

(h irp

1 4

I oi t

T.,o

en frrm f u or :n ever nding 4 ii rtain

i 0 v n !C lit.

a i.oi

cc the o;IKrs to Putin Bn- to bi

:he Detroit and Qj-en Charlotte, to I ted for feivice the rnfuins feafon.

I he f hr. Somers, which h d remained at t ni.. i

uxitnii uuimir me winter, li.s arrived

h.rie. She I 1 1 M ilden the 1 1: i

orings information that our trooi s h d r.oc evacuated that pott. The enemy have noc Seen heard of that quarter fore their cefrat on the river Thames, by capt Holmes, bout the beginning of lfl month. An mcer who was in that engagement hs urrived here. He came to Erie in the So--ners: " It undeefiood that W. H mpton, feme ime airr, resigned his c oimii&on of mai ir

the army of the U. SNal au

a fenarr,r in

Pen vie- G. V. f!mnKu

' w w . I .

en. in

J U barton, sppointed

itTref f

nt h Ugj taken his feat. i.