Western Sun, Volume 5, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 May 1814 — Page 2

Well THNttffeti and of thi Tevcral territories of th- U. States, 2,200 dollars. F';rd'tr ) ing the e.peuces of the 10 preme, circcit and diftndt courts of the U. JStitrs, including the difrif of Colun.4-. a and ct kirors and witucffes, in aid ot tl,e fun J: I r if ng from fines, penalties and for feiturea, and for defraying the rxpences of profecutions lor offentes egamft the United States, and for the life keeping of pnfonert forty thousand dollars For the &ayrjffeiit of fundry pennons granttd by the late government, IGO dolors. For thr payment of the annual allowance to the invalid pen fx ners of the U. States, ninety eight thoufand doHar. For the maintenance and fuppnrt of liht hotlfet, beacons, buoys, and public piers, f! ike ipes o channels, bars 5c Ihoab. includfrig repairs tnd improvements, and contingent etfpeoces, 69,100 dollars ot 28 cents For the fallowing objects, being the bal nce of former appropi rations, for the fme purpofes ttfrled to the ftirptus Kind, viz : For Creeling light houfes at the mouth rf the MiStflippi river, and at or near thr pitch of Cape Lookout in North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars. For building a light honfe on the loath point of thr Cumberland ifland in Georgia, four thou f and dd'ars. For building 1 liht hotofi on the fouth point of Sapelo ifl nd m Georgi 5c plac. buoys and beacons on Dob ay br 8c Beach Point, 4,494 dollars and 31 cents. l or placing buoys and beacons at near the entrance of Brverly harbor in MalTa

sf America in Congress assembled, That the fecretary of the p ivy be, Sc he is hereby authorif-J and required toadjuft and frt tie the accounts of Edwin T. Saiterwhite, late a porter ot the U. States floop of war Hornet, upon principles of equity and Juf. tice, and to make him fuch allowances as under the circum,rTance: of his cafe fha!! appear reafonable. LANG DON CHEVES, Speaker of the House of Representatives, K GERRY, Vtce-PreiJent of the Unit id States, and President of the Senate, March II, Id 11. appkovhd. JAMES MADISON, AN ACT for the relief of George Wilkinson. R". :'t enacted ty the Senate and House rf Representatives cf the United States of America, in Congress assemcied, That George Wilkington, ho is now cot. fined in the di!t:i& of New York, at the fait of the U. States, on judgment obtained on a bond conditioned for the observance of the embargo adls, be, and the fafht is hereby difcharged from his confinement. LANGDON CHEVES,

the Ho

0 dol!

For erect ir-j two lightc on like Erie, irjjs :

on or near bird luanu, c ifle, four thoufand dollars,

F r rer t i: tei For liirbni

tue

cing t'vo bsacons ana buoys at or mtrance of the harbor of New Connecticut, 100 dollars. CfUg bUoVS at the entrance nf the : E'. own, iii MalTachufcits,

1,443 dollars and 43 rent.. Forphring buoys ar rr fietf tfl main har nd New 1 1 . 1 t bar (iff Cape Fear in North Carolia, two thoufand dollars. Fr erecting a beacon on a point ot land near New Inlet in North Guciina, one thoufand tight hundred dollars. For torn oletin n d fitting up bf ill the light houfes wi;h Window Lewia'a improvement", in iddition to the lurrs here tofore appropriated fof that purpofej forty thou fa rid dot'ars.

For drfr aytng the eX the public hods within ries ot thr I. Stalest G'

For t

foners of wa For the c

Went, twenty thoufand dollar

l or tht expenfe of punting 1000 copies of thedigefi of ftanofa&ureti nurfotiH to I refolution of the houfe of reptefehtatiires of thr 9th of July 1813, 1,250 Hollars. For thr fnpoort of 4 i . k aod di fa bled feaWn, in addition to thr funds already Ippro priated by !uv, "20,000 dollafSi Fer the falarieS, all ances and conting; ent ejtpenCel of minifters to foreign nation! h of fecretaries of It ration 89,400 dollars

Jtoenfes of mtercourie

E. GERE "i ,

Fice-Presiih t cf the V

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fupport a id fa

r, 100 COO c intincent rx:

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tontmgen m IT Sr

in nations.

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C ft v thoniat.d dollai . r nt ejtnc es ot intercourle w

Larv pnwrts, ten thoufand c m.ts, F.r the relief ind protect ion ot dtftreued Aftteritan f-r.rr-n. 30.000 do i I art. Fnr eXpenfel of agents at Paria ;m. G prrh geti Ifl rrliti n to priie Caufet & captttfe of rafnericifl fenels, 4000 dollar! Por the dtfchargf of fueh mifcellaneous r'aim5 atr oofl thr Gr- States not otherwiii p tvlded f r, mail hal been admitted in du- cou'fr of fettle men! at the tttifttry f vr thotil ind rl illirli S-c '2. And hi it farther cracttd. That the fetei 1 ipp op utious h rein before gntde 'h II ptid and difchafged out ol tlr i (oft OOOdoltata referred for thdebt of the U Sta ea( oul it any loonies in thr trcalu-v not ntnriaife ppropriateti , L WT.nnN CHEVKS, S taker of tht House of Representatives E. (rl WHY, I'ilc Ptttident of the United Stales, cn.i 1 Xititnt of the Stt ate. March 24, 1814 Arrpovhu, JAMES MADISON.

A V 4CT f ti e relief of ?Uin T. St terarbite, late a purfei f the Hornet H8 it mete J fa tht Senate and Houtt mf Reprttenktti$4 tht Unhid Sktits

1 AP PH OVKD.

JAMES MADISON. By Wednesday Mail. BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY. Cony (,i a letter from lieut. Kicolfon to the feCretary of the navy. Savannah, May li, 15i4. Sir iiave the honor of informing von ot my aruvl here in late ins Brit. nnic ma jetty s brig Epe'vier, of eighteen 32 pound carronades, c?pt. W,-lr?, aaptared by the J top Peacock, on Friday morning the -29th "ft Cape Canaveral, after an aclion ot 4.5 minutes, in which time the w;s iriicii cu: up in hull, fp rs, rigging and faila, with up .v;i!ds of dvt feet v;trr in her hold, having the advantage of the Weathef age. She h;is loft S kitled and 15 wounded, a mong the latter hrr fnit lieut. who baa loll his aim. I .an happy to fay the Peacock received no material in jury her foreyard and 'J men (lightly WOnnded ihe received not one fi,o.t in Iit hull Tite brig had upwards of 200,000 dtllrs on board. 1 hs'.e the honor to be, See. JOHN B NICOLSON. ihe hen. Wm Jones. Copy ot a letter from com. Chnuncey, to the iccret?ry rf the nnvv, United States ship, General Pikt SatktttU Hariti Afaj 1, Itl4 sir I im happy to have it in my pow er to inform you that the IT. S. Oup Su periof4f w5 launched this mornings without (ICC- lu C i! I , Foe ruperiOf r. an uncommon beautiful well nu;it (hipi fome thing larger than the rteifdent and couici mount 6 4. pun?, ii it w -s thot advilable to put as many upon her Ibis fhtp y.s been built in t he Ihort fpace Ot 80 daysj and when it io taken into view, lhat two brigl ohjtO tons each have ilfo oecii built, i igged yd completely frtted for fervice fince the firftvLFcbru oy, it will be n knowledged that the mechanics employed on t!;;: ttation havr ('one riieir duty. 1 have the honor to he, fcc. 1 SA A ( '. CI: A U N C E Y 'i h.e hott VS m j onct N i v. i ouk. May , . Efctrtct of letter from . n uth eftecmed tiimd. dated New Lotidoui May 4, to the editors oi the Mercantile Adverttfer ' A Ran has iu!t come Up here from the

l r the

ig iquaoron ot i mding

R mepauengeri from Swetn.'Ji vefiel, lx u i J I I rum thili tax, Whicfa was bui id in here It was order d not to entrr any port in the U. Stateti Th paffengcra Ratt4 that he Commandant - ti tnis i rt has retcivc-Li

I ite oraert Irom Bermuda not to le t

c .

we s

s ; very port Wai ordered to te under liloc Itidti ihey further Oatef that late advicei w Bermudaf fay, that an irtninsee hti lav It n place between all lha powers of Kurope, Sc that i congreft it non Cuing in France for the pUrpOIC of tM Ctin that ni jefft.

A IwUn from com. ChiUftCey to the fe

cretary of the navy, dated Saclcett'j Harbor, April 27,lt4tes that three boats from the enemy had been deicovertd by our uuard boat-, who fired on them ; the enemy di: not return the tire, but rowed away and made their efc pe the fix barrels cf powder were found the next day, in the water ncr where thev were fired on, with which it was believed they intended to dettroy our hrje fiiip now building. Essex Frigate An arrival at New "Yark from the fouth fcas, brings the following account. The EfleX had tken up to the 10th January, 22 fail, thins Sc bris ; he had crui fing in company with her, two lliips of 22 guns each, and two bugs of !6gUOS each ;

had h ailed op the remainder of ihe prises in j

a tmai! creek (not ftated where) and dtffltantl"d them ; had taken poffefiion of 3 (mail iflands in the vicinity of the creek, and fortified t with 100 nieces of cannon. With this fortification, together with the Elu x, and the armed fnips an:J brigs in company, capt. Porter felt himfelf fecure fafe from any attack that might be made from any quarter. The ?;cersar.d crew of the Ef lex were in good health men, ammuni ion and provifions plenty fbe was not in want of any thing. She had not met with any BritiOi Cruifers fince her arrival in the SoutSi Iras, and h,ad not been molefted by any bo dy ; in facTt, file had the fo'.e command of thole feas.

opention on the part cf the American and Britifli governments. It ought, however, to be recollected, that this fubfrquent pro-C-eding carrot leffen the inf .n y of tbotc individuals who have traitorouflf and vi'lai not: fly interfered to aid tlie priloners in etcaping The fame black and damning ttain will iafVn on their tb racters, Sc the fame fi put Ibment await their crimes, if detection lhall defignat- them. Bos. Patm PARIS, February 27. Tl e colors mently Uken t y the emperor t orn the ailird armie;, were thi6 day prefented to the rmprefs queen and rwent, in great ftatf, by his excellency the miniflef ot w.-.r ; Whoaodrefftd hrr :noj Hy in ti:c following word? :

Mai

rr .ers trrm

e er. ce-

oor taut

Portsmouth, May

Tjpe new and elegant United States (hip Wafp, of 20 guns, rapt. Warrington, fil ed fro'.n Portfmouth on Sunday the 1 fl in ft. on a cruize. From the Neiv York Gazette, May 6. The crew of the frigate Macedonian failed yrfterday for Albany, on their way to the lukts. Burlington, Apri) 29. Gens. Chandler, Winder Ec Winchefter, are exchanged the two latter odicers patTed th.ro' this town on Tuefday lafi

ror c.iJ! me cetorc your majettyj to lay r.t your feet new trophies taken fi cm the enemy of Francr 4 Att'e time when the Saraeetts werei d' f at d by Cfi oh s Mari 1 in tfce pJaina oi Te rs tnd Poidliers, ihe cai'nl wa? -dotn ed mi h the fpoih of a rat o:i only ; now madam, tint no 1 Hi r d ners tbau thofe with which Frame v a tl en threatened,

nave nuuent tortn niore n

and ulm h were atte; ct v. it

cu!ry to obtain, your a ugutl fpo'ufe lenders you ike homage of rbefr c ! ars t.:kcn from the three grat pOweti of Eurrme 1 Since sji infatuated hhndnt ! -. has raif 1 agat fi us fo many nations, thofe even which Fiar.ce iiad placed in a Hate of independent , Sc for which liie made hn I p-rraS tcfi'-es, my it not ke faid :!it thefe colors have been conouered fiom the 'a !)(.!e hurooe ? Wen our enemies liilenine y no other Council but reven?, in foite o r uie ordinary rules of war, cierermim d i.no.i p;-ne crating into this empire, lea vrng behind thrm tlie ' circuic n( ftron'g places whic!H

encompafs tliem

(-..le5; ; when they ot

u i .

kett's Kar-

From Siickctt's Harbor.

Extract of a letter, dated ' S

ber, April 20, 18)4. "As this is the fpot, to which the eye. ot the whole nation i at prefent fixeii, you will, I pfcfuuie, exp"C to hear what is go ing on ; in doing which I rei much plea luie, as I am able to fay what mufi pleafc every true American Our naval force con ufta ot five fine v(Te!s in Cofiimimon latl year ; alio two fine oris, now nearly ri ged, to mount 25 long C2's each. A Ihip that will ne launched ahout the Erft of May to mount V'O guns, 32's and 24's befidts fe vefal Well ami d fchooners, that will an tver for t i;her batteries or tranfportsj the whole compoting a force I bflieve amply fumcient to enable our gallant Cbauncey, not only to chacc the knight, but alio to drub him. 14 From Kinglton, dil'tan: about 30 milrs from here, WC learn that they have built two large veilels, the I : ft ot which was launched three days (Voce, fo that they will toon be able to come upon the lake. 1 his inturRiatlon w as received here the evening before hill, by cm lookout fchooner by tlie Lady ot the Lake, the commander ol which lieut.

Gregor, in his report to the Commodore, 1

lays that he entered the harbof ot Kinglton, within a mile of their tJeet, . aftrr l aving recennoitered, gave them a gun. '1 h 19 pio duced a general alarm in the town ; they oeat to quarters on noaid the fi.tt, and the w brie military force ( Which c sntiits of about tut ned out, expert n (ran attack from cur tied. He then woie ihip, and ttouu out cjt tiie Harbor. 11 We have fur feveral days paft expected an attack here, in COnfeQUenCC t having learned that the enemy had embarked 3000 men ; but find (ince tliat he had a fpy a inons u; (who by the by, came vcrv neat being taken.) This fellow informed tha OUI ii e-r t . Which they fuppOied had gone to the iied of the lake, w s (till ia the H r-

tempted bv a daring m

themfefves mailers of the capital, without provioin the means of effecting tl.eir re, treat, ainlit a populatioo exafnerated r5 their conducE how is it. thit acquainted ea they ire v h the gcmtUS, talents riv.1 cha?acler ol the emperor, they were no: detr" red from this r iantic enterprise ? In a hV days they have learnt the error of their cJ. eolations. l he hold & r.-'pio operations which have juft defeated their defigns, have impre&efl the mind of very one witfi tlie glorious r" follcdion of :he memorable campaign ct Italy it, he year 5, and 0f thofe that have followed it.

i It ?s againu the beft (eiitt) of

1 Coalealed aeainll us. 3t the battle

mireal ai d Vane!). imp. and the er at Montereau, that the ten color

preftnt to your m a jetty on the n-.rt of the emperor have b-m ttken.

1 The pledges of Fenrh the p'-etatre of no.v and fttl lt-s, (hoold the obflinacy of long the war, Tl sis noble

heart of all rrenchlneo. You partictpatfl i'windam ; you, wtio, ever confident in the geniua o! your :'.-;rU(t confort, in theifcr'-j and love the natinn, !i ve continued to

e l o.-pa I r-Iont-rfi ecu t which I

uor are reater fm the enemy i l ope is in

oi i

circn

waf

Virtues ar d cf

a fteadinefi ol C ul a d ;he admiration of Kuron Her Majesty ansm 1 M . tiie duke of f t l . i

I behold with a lively emotion, phiea which you pre Cent tome , the emperor, my auguO confort. 1 They are i;: my e)e the pled f.ife'y of tlie country. Let t round their mouarch and their Their courage, led bv hie penius, iocn completed the deliveranc ct torv.'

Of th an, tour 1

lai

Of war, ie tro:dzr of

of the flock : x '.- ll have te rri

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MKjUt to lJ

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bur ; thev then d

ked,

cave

the project- 5 well for them, for had the) ventured, tiiey would moil huu redly h.dvc been cut up, as the barber il not Only well fortified, but i'trongiy arriloned." Pres. R RJALLIAT1QN. No friend to humanity can tail to rejoice at the mutual relaxation of thofe retaliatory mealurcs, which h?.d commenced their

wete bio

m . 1 1 , ( ; iii t e r o

! emperor.

His ma fly !.'::; y the troops belc

Pns. the imperii! the r:atu nal uard

61 20.000 men of infantry and c; i i .s magn ficent review J::r-ced menle crowd of fpecators.

)f.y

we:

the

Mor

gtng te thr garrifon ct juard, and chaffeors (f 1 h re we re upwards

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