Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 46, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 May 1814 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN.

VINCENNES, May 14, 18 14.

The lad mail furnifhed us with a variety of important details, both foreign and dome (lie, from which we have fclccled the moll importnnt lor this days' paper. Wilkinson's official account of the affair at la Cole Mill is received, hut varying To little from the flatenient iven in our lad, that its publication is omitted. Governor Clark, with a d tachment of about 250 men, left St. Louis, IS we are informed, on the 2(1 or 3d inft in fortified boats, for Prairie du Chiene. No information has been received from captain Andre's rangers

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Conrcfs adjourned on the 18th lilt, to meet again on the tail Monday in OcAober. During their iirtie. they putted 84klWS and live rcTolutionSa

We are ftUthoriO d to ftate that

' n Wilkinfon'a late movement Was not purfuant to the views of the w ar department. ThefevieWS (or nrdefi) ftdvifed him to feizc hokl a given polltion on lake Champlain, and tdmonifhed him sgainti an incurlion into Canada. Nat. Int.

Boston, April l 6, A letter of the nth inft. from rortfmouth, fays, that late accounts have been received there clireel from Halifax, that an armament of three T4'u and a number of Irigates, were preparing at that place to attack rortfmouth, and deftroy the 74- building there. The letter adds, that every thing v in motion at Porfmouth, and that an cxprefshad been lent to his excellency governor Gil mar.. The fortifications on Pierce's ifland have been repaired and every exertion has been ufed to rend i P o r t i m o u d i i n : ;? re g I . a b ! e . London, Fi bruary 9. Since the arrival ol mr. Sniveller the ftate tnttTenger, feveral meetings of the cabinet have taken place. The la(l continued 4. hours On the council breaking up, mr. Brown, meffenger 6i Hate, received orders to hold himfi if in reading fa to let out for Chatillon fur Seine. February 23 It is w'nh ri gret that wc have to announce that the laft attack upon A )!n t rp h.s ail (I. Tltc Knfelifh troops under the command ol gen). Graham have been obliged c retreat, and the 1 have retaken Morxham. Ths!v Is mult be attributed to the precautions that the Frew h took to Ice ure their vcflela Our troops & :h : ol the Pruffians, were not ol lUe same opinion 1 we urilhed todef. troy the fi and they the town. The French covered the decks ol their veflels with ftntw and fane!, ami the fnow fall in formt ti a fort of piaiicring, upon which the

6ombs falling did not occafion the-

leaft damage. After a great lofs j

of time and ammunition, we perceived that our fire, tho' well directed, did not produce the leaft effect, and the enemies batteries having killed a great number of our men, gen. Graham determined to ccafe the attack. Our lofs in this unfortunate afLir was about one thoufdiid. Bulow having received orders to go to BrulR Is, ck our force being no more than 7000 men, the garrifon of Antwerp made a vigorous fortie, ex fucceed cd in taking poifefiion of YYrerxham, and on Monday of WeltWcfcL The laft news from Spain, announces that, after the order of the cortes, the Spanifh army no longer acknowledged lord Wellington as their commander in chief. Baltimore, April 1 7. Letters from Annapolis, yeu rday morning, ftate that the 74 and two tenders that formed the van of the enemy's ftjtfadron, got under way from Sandy Point Saturday morning, and dropped down to Sharp's ifland, where they anchored ; remained there yellerday morni g, with their heads to the northward, wind flrong from north weft there were feveral other fail below, but the weather too thick to difcern their force A letter from Norfolk, dated 13th, m ntjons the return of a flag that had been defpatched by govcri ment. i he perfon charged with the fuig (ail ouiecr of the navy) learnt on board the frigate that ihey had received late accounts horn Europe and that there had been a general peace concluded in I mi ope (the news was nat generally beijeved in Norfolk, caufc not Hated.) No anfwer was received to die defpatches, in conr.quence ol the abfence ol ad n. Cockburn up 'die bay the anfwer promifed to be Pent on lhore to the Pleaftire Houfe when received ; there were i( pi i I oners on board the fleet, taken from the bay and river cralt it was thought an attack was meditated by them on fome point by their uuuiual refcrvc and maneuies.

in making the late attack on the eh- J

emy ai 1a oie mm, eonirary 10 the views of the feeretary of war, v. ho it isfaid, advifed him to hold a given petition on l3ke Champlain and admoniihed him againft an incurfion into Canada. It alfo reported that a court martial has been detailed, & is to meet at fuch place as the prehdent may direct ; and is to confift of mnj. gen. Izard, prelident, and brigadiers gen. M "Arthur and Gaines, and cois. Ripley and King, members. It is reported that general Izard will take the command of our army in the north. Gen. Porter is to take the command of the military Ration at Norfolk, KxtracTi of a letter from a member of congrefs to his friend in this place, dated Washington- City, April 2 4. 14 The court martial fetitenced gen. Hull to be calhiered and (hot, ior rank cowardice ; but recommended him to the mercy ofthe prelident, who intends to remit the sentence of death,'5 Palladium. Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated April 12. M A frigate will be launched here in about two weeks, ihe carries 08 guns in all, and anotln r mounting F4guns is building rapidly; the principal part of the Ihip Cai pentera here are ordered on 10 ihe lake commodore Rodgers is to hav e command of the frigate ; file ih to be called the Guerrter ; und the 74 the Pennft Ivania."

REMOVAL. O IV E iV RE1LLT

HS removed his STORE Co mr. G. WalUcc'l old fhnd, and Ltely occupied by J. B. MCU 8c Co, as a Qorc, where be will fr!l his prefrnt ftock of GOODS unafcally for Caftu Vincennes, U:h March, 1814.

MW jiift rc-ccivrd a frrfh fupplf of CQFFEE, which I will fell by ih quantity low for calh. O. R.

C 1 H A Yi;D from the fubferiber fometime m Auguft, 18 13, a d.irk -ay horfe about 7 yrats old, branded on the lefc hip ind (houlder A I), has a fmall Rar in hit forehead, a natural pfer Alfo a yoong lorrel m-irr, 3 yean old this fpring, her legf white up to the knee, a white ftreak down her face, inclining a littfe to the right I J -, not branded- Ar.y perf,n taking uo faid crratur-? and drlring theoi to 'me in Vincennes, or giving Un h information that the my he got again, (hall be ic-ionably rewarded bv, JANE MA LLETT. 3y 5th. 1814. CASH VVANTKD. AS I intend flartiog to Philadelphia hy the loth of Junrnex', tltofe ;.ndrbted to me wil' plrafc to call ind tttlc their accounts by that time Brmg anxU out to fcH r.iy prefeiH ftock ot GOODS on hand, thofe who may will) to Durchfa

ww, uU lu aiiu ire my pretent nri-

ces.

OWEN REILLY. Vincennes, M y 6 18 14. r?I hvr K nhiwa SAL T bv the bar1 flr m

rei at i i o cents. Q. 9

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Nciv -Orleans, Mctrtb 2 5, A letter Iron! Alexandria, on Red river, dated 15th inU. (lutes, that gen. Toledo had pallid thro' that place a few da) s before, on his way to Texas that he informed i " I .1 .1 I i j- i X

his menus tnat he naa railed nine regiments, who were on their way and would join hi m very foon on the frontier.

Notice.

A perfons are cautioned againfl purl chafing, or ufcmg an umr from Jn4boi Bond, rcfidifig in thi?plce,o Molly ( wor,un of clof) and hrr chili Abraham, as the title to thr f.id frmntsg is in Willie Hmry Harrtfeo, and which he will not iratnfev to thr i'4id JoOiua B nd, or to Itlj prrfon purilMfigor Ukiotf an ilBgnmrot of thrn, from I irii. Qnbihaij ofW. H, Harrison,

W. 1 Vinrrnne , ?7th April. 1814.

Horrid Massacres at Fcnczuctla. By the arrival of the fchooner Achilles, Trownbridge, from Laguira, (at New York) ue learn that during her Hay at that port, the mott (hocking outrages and aflaffinations were daily committed ontiie property and perfons of ail the European Spaniards at the place. That in the pace oi eight ciab upwards ol 1600 perfonn ol this tlefcript ion were put to death in the mod Inhuman manner. Like excefs were alfo committed at Car. raccus. The Achilles, and all otlur veilelsin port, were embargoed for 65 days, by the fell-fty led p irruts, OH ing to their tears of being compelled to embark in the event of the province falling into the hands ol the royalifts. N. Y. Ga::ettc. It i Rated thai genl Wilkinfon lias been arreiicd for his conduC

J NEW S I ORE. BR A I) L E Y kS CAMPBELL, IlAVli jult received an elegant and general amort men t of MEKCHAN DlZK, Which they hue opened in the jed honfe lately occupied by Owen Retley, ppui)tc Cb Grartti's Inn, which il.ry ciicr tor ialc on the lowc't ten:.: ior Clh. Vincennes, 1 2th May, 13 i4.

L6. N E V GOODS

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yOHNitTOIi &? HARRISON H A V opened a large ana elegant airort-

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ClotftSt CrtllicoSy Muslins, Dimitiest Bjjks,

Hard mare, Queens ware, Potter

iron, 6iec, best quality Cotton, Sugar, Cojfet S Groceries generally Yin ware, nnd Farming tools. In the houlc immediately above mr. Oncill's which they will fell on the moll rcaionauic terms. Vincrnnes, March, 1814.

LOOK. HERK,

1WISH to contrac for the rxokinn- Q our hundred ctiOtyflod good mcrclianta b!e BliKK, to be made m ramcKTOW, Giblon county, Indiana ler.itory fhe un dcrtakrr h.j.c expeel to h.vc the Bruk coir.plctcJ igfttoft t i: r 111 el Sept. n-xt. ROBt. M. EVANS,

rfit lit A?::: tfi, L814.

for Gibson count

W DIANA TERRI I'ORY,

HARRISON COt'NTV,

PERSONALLY apprarrd before the ifndetfigmd a juftke uf the prace im andforf.n Cdooty, Jofio Httfft, lrnir, who beinr doty fworn, depofc th and f ynh, tluthe lofl or miflaid a Certificate obtained Irom the Rrgilrrr of thr Lapd Omrc at Vincerme 4. datrd in May, 1807, for the louth eaf) qa .rcer of h&ian numbrr dx. in range four rai), loWn three fouth. Tf.ia deponent further f ,yrth, that he hs neither direaiy nor indirectly difpnfrd of thr fme. JOflN HURST, .rr.r. Sworn and fubfcifrd before me this 2 2d diy mi Febea try, 18 14. DAVID CRAIG,;, p.h. c. Land-Office at Vincennes, April 8, 1814. ALL perfons concerned, are hereby required to tkr notice, that in three montha from thr date hrrrcf, I mall iiTue to Jo ha Hu. ft, fnr. a doplrrate certificate No. 92t dated May 30, I8GT, f r the bvth rail quarter tf lVetio.n No. 6. in tOWftfhip No. 3 tou:h, of ranr No. 4 raft, inlefl previous to that tin", fotae lrg.,1 ar.d fufficieat obeAioiU arc inHr therrto. JHHN B A DO L LET, Reg liter oftbt L. O. V.

hive Dollars Keivard.

rNAWAHfroin the fvhlcrtbef on

ne 6ch ii ft. I tVph Waikrf. an ap.

prentire to thr Httino rufirn-rs, abobt 23 years old. pideon toed .iik! a down tool A perfon: are hereby cau ioned agatofl fisrhorin ful apprrnticr, as thry may rr(t ffured thr law will br rigidly eaCorerd thm above rrward will be to any perfon on hu delivery to RICH RD P. PRICE. Yinctniwfj LoUi Myi ui4.