Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 July 1814 — Page 2

riot rrceeoSrrff one quarter ft-Aion more than I 2 May not the American people be 3if- American are not yet publicly known. The tl rttttantityof atrrs container! in his claim 1 couraged at the fuccets of the allies, but J general opinion here is, that the adminillra

or cl ri us and to deliver to the receiver of let this ferve to Simulate each true Ameri- I Hon would be glad to m.ke the Americans

public money the evidence of his claim, i can to defend their country, fhould it be at which fhll be received in payment for the thr expence of their blood and brains, number of aerei fpecifv d therein, and the 3. Bonaparte the fallen emnrror may rcli ue of the land thus entered which may France never feel his lofs, moie than he exceed ti e amount of confirmed claims feels the lofs of France, thus pail in fliill be paid for at the fame I 4. May tones no longer cloathe thernpner and in thr famr manner as thr other felves in irder! garb. public lands of the U. States fold at private I 5. May party diftinttions become oblolete fate. Ann if two or more pet font fliall make and let all true Americans unite in defence ?pplic ations at the famt time to entrr the , of our common caule. fame v or trafts of land, thr priority of 6. The American people may they fee right to enter flnll br decided by lot in the ! the day when toiyiim ih-tll be as icarce in pre fence of the refciftef of the land ofTire ; America as religion was in Sodom and Gonnd any perfoO or perfoni failing or retufing morro. to enter or locate his claim within the re- 7. The Federal Conftitution formida-

fervrd lrt aforefid, according to the , ble only to tyrants and knaves.

experience more of theevdsot war, before thry conclude t negotiation. Voj may f e hy the enclofcd, what they think of thr matter at Liverpool. I l.e enclofuie is a circular from Liverpool ; in whith the wri ters are decidedly ot opinion that no peace will be concluded with America. You Will tell your countrymen to tnke care ot their fliips and haul them up into the country out of the way. If 10,000 of Weiiington's men go. they may do a vafl deal of mifchief on the eoaft Mr. H miilton and Dr. Arnold, are net two of th" El gHftl commifTioners at firfl reported. It is now fjid that adm. Gam icr, Dr. Wi Ad.ims, and the under itcretarv

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proituons of this f, on or before the firfr I 8 I he American tair may tne uimu oi the colonial department, name not retoldav of My, IS 15. ft) II forfeit all right or late the virtusus youth to ails ot valour, & lefted faid to be mr. Smith will be the claim avau R he U. States, derived from nuke t!ie Biofl dallirdly coward formidable three commiflioners. It is moft probable toi firm .'tons under this aft or any f rmcr t in the day of battle. I the, plare of negotiation will be Gottennurg aWt 9. Gen. Harrifon may his government ' . but the two American commitlioners S"c. 7. Jnd 'e it farther enacted, That . learnt refpefi his virtues and at ilities as hrr do no: know, it (hall be the duty of the regiftef of the 1 much as his acquaintances relpect his per- May 14 M Lord Cafilereagh may not relai d office for the Kifk fkia diftrid, to j fun turn for fevtral weeks, and until he does, feialc our a certificate of confirmation to ' 10. Col. Will'am RufiVll the. pride o. we fear that nothing will be done in the each perfoo, wholr claim 6f claims are con- 1 Kentucky, the glory of Illinois, and the . way of retjor iation

firmed by this art, or by any former law, falvarion Ql Indiana may his government " Mefl'rs. B yard and G -llatin ftili conii

with'

Crrr

conh inrd to thr noiarr mereoi, ana iii.u , or apanun conipiraiors ir ne can get rainy at tne aomimirriiioi

b- fufficient evidence of claim within the 1 I. Lt. col. George Croghan - the hrro Mefl'rs. Clay and Ruffe 11 anfwer m firs. 3. meaning of this ac. to entitle the owner or of Sandufky May he boar promotion, as and G. tbaf the y are in doubt, whet her their

commiilions will allow them t. rone to

bin the territory of Illinois ; and fu( h , learn to appreciate his worth, aiid never nue verv anxious tonegocia e here. Mr. G. ifii ae .hill fprcify the Quantify of land j fuiw hun to be rank'd by beaidkls boys, fvs he 0 fl net defpair of making a pea.e, fi rrrd to thr holdrr th-reof. ard fli .11 , or Soan ih conlnirators. if he can get fairiy at the adfflwimitioit

bolder th-reot to a cie it with tpr receiver Well as he bears cannonading.

of public monies, fo: tlie qtfantlty ot land mentioned in furh certificate, within the r . r-i r r - j . i -n r

reierveo rr CX lOTCiaiu , anu v.mc rt-Ktiit-1 ui the land office ft i 1 1 receive the fum of 75 cents from thr ptrfon demanding and receiving filth cer'ificate. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That patents (hall be obtained for lands, entered tinder this a in the refcrved tr?.c aftrefaidf in the fame manner and on the fme trnns a? are provid d by law for other pub lie lands of the U. States. LANGDON CHKVES, St aktr of the Houit of RepresentatiMt E GERRY, Viet President of the United States, and President of the Senate. March i6, 1814 APfftot. J VMES MADtSOK.

Washington City, June 28. Copy of a letter fiom ccm. Barney to the fecetary of the navy, dated Sunday, June 26 10 a. m. f, j p This morning at 4 a. tn a combitied attack of thi artillery, marine corps, and tilla Wal ttiadf upon the enemy's two fristes at the niouth of the Cierk. After tsvo hours' engagement they got un

der wsy and made fr;l

hev are now warning

England.

Bos. Cent

e down the river

r ront:a mini i iu-

Nkw-York, July 1. Extract, of u letter from PLnfburgh, dated 23d and 24ch of June. "On Tuefday laft col. Forfythe, with a detachment of GO rule men, paflVo over into OJletov.n, when the enemy, having notice of it, advanced upon him with about 200 infty. nnd had he not retreated with precipitancy, would have cut him off. He retreated about half a m'.Ie this fide of the

ence, 8c I am moving up the Patuxent with j lines. x poRed a ptrt nf htS men in a honfe, mv flotilla. My lofs is act'ng midfhipman ! and the refidu around it, and gave the en-

for the

AN ACT

K h it enacted

of Represental of America in

the con-r ircoiiutii

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rr I f of fohfl Fitchlyn. J

the Senate ard House of the United States

assemoica, l m

f.jfficersrt the depart-

fifed and required to t account of j nhn Pitehl ter for thr- Choclaw In

fi,. nt of w -r hi-, and iiif-y are hereby au'ho

ttle and aditifl the n, late an interprr :ns. and to lltoW

him i reafonihle comprnfation t r his ft-rvi-Cf-s f om the fi'ft of Fc b'ur , 1736. until the 3d of March. 1789, the amount whereof flnli be paid rut ok' any monies i'l the trt ilury not otherwife appropriated LANGDON CHEVFS, Speaker of the H u$i Representative JOHN' GAILLARD,

President of the

Apul 18, 1814

JAMES MADISON.

A fquith killed, and ten ethers killed wounded. Mr. Blake, the bearer of this, was a volo t er in my btgp. He will give you eveiy other information

With refpect, he. ) Hon Jl . Jones.

BARNEY.

A PPROVf D,

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GOMMUNICA TION. The annivei iary of American iudepen clfiue wis ctlebratrd by a numerous and refp-cnle concouife of the cttlttettl of Warfttk county Indiana territory, at EvInfville, under a fpttfc US and elegant arbor prpred for the oct afion on the bank of toe Ohio rive r. The beau'y of the lituation, togethet with the importance ot the feCcafion, it this rventful cuiii, nude the fceie It once annimatiug, bcautitul and fllblimr Ao eh-gant and 'ppropritte oration was ieliverfd hy as M Ulifter, rfi This Venerable rmolu i' rv patriot, hating lur ived the days of iutF ring, like the durdy oak remaining after a itorm had pr dtrated (i i . .n

j ' r i rnpanions, noou pre nmnrni hiii mii'.h tlie (hootintf f unis, with lock whitened Jy tnan -trrs, in a 111 rt, hut pathetic addrrl tdd d con(5dernlf lutftt to thebe-u ty St fuhlimity of the orcafi.n. The com atny then partook ol an elegant repett pre pared for the occ frn the rvrning Wal I pent n lOnoeent mirth and r-j iciog wht re perfect harmony an(l f r tend tit ip prevailed TO s i s. 1 M'j. g'-n. w t ackfotlwfHif h be thr pride ot bis toun ry, and elUblilh in it the character ol a Wa(hingtoa

Copy of a letter from com. Rodgers to the feCretary of the navy, dated Philadelphia. June 25. sir On Sunday 1 ft the Britifh trigate Betvidrra captured a fmall Fhr. belonging to Indian river, a)out 10 milf-s above CapHenlopen , and after having her in pofTelhon 34 hours, ranfomed her for 800 dollars.

3 yefl rd v morning on the eve ot leav. inq this with about 30 othcers and men, who are employed here in the equipment of th" Gorrrierr,to join the flotilla, but recei ved information that the Belvidera left the bay on he 2 1 ft. The flotilla is now as low down as Egg III no Fhts. from which it came up to New Cafile only the day before the Rflvi dera came into rhr by for the purpofc of replenishing its proifions. With great refprd, he. JOHN KODGERS. Hon. Ji Jcncs,

It is with mirh ple,fure we announce that commodore Barney lias extricated him Irlf from his late hazardous, or at leal ule 11, petition in St. Leonard's creek and has arrived at Benedict on the Patuxent. Mrifrs. Bl ke 8c Andre ws, two young gen tlemen of this city, who had volunteered their jVrvices, left the flntilla l..(t evening, rhey do not add any tnatennl fadts to the information contained in rom. Bariiey'a htter. rhe enemv$ force conn (led of one N 4 i at re and a frigate Their lofj cannot be Calculated with any certainty, tho' it muft havf leen vr v r of iiderable b-tore they w u)d br Compelled tn reiirat. Onr of their f'igates was let on hr" by the red hot (hot

emy battle. A brilk fire was h-pt for fomc time, vhen the enemy retreated and left the colonel madcr of the ground Two of our riflemen were killed and three wound d Deferters from tlie enemy who -ve finer come in, ftate that tln-y had 3 killed and 5 wounded ; and alfo Itate that the Britifh have 5000 men in the vicinity of IAe aux Noix and la Cole. Onr fleet remained at the lines. Some fort ifications ha ie been erected at Cumber land head, and four heavy pieces mounted there, it is faid for thr protection of our fleet, fhould it be fo untortunatr as to meet With defeat. A detachment of troops are to march from the cantonment to morrow. On VVednefd-iy the fteam boat took down 120 Biitifh exrhaneed prifoners to the lines. The troops t this place are in fine health, and daily increafe in numbers and improve in difripline. " P. S. The 6th and 13th regts. marched this morning."

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Lworth'l 18 pounders, and rxtiniruifhrd forfome time.

F om the nirrowneft of the water, only thr lari buges of our flotilla could en..ge tlie enemy. Extracts of IcttT? from authentic fources, in London. LoNafK, May 12. " The Citil Coromifioocri to meet the

PROCLAMATION.

HEHP1AS circumftances cf ana

ture highly important lo the wel-

fare and interelt of the territo-y, r-rnder it necelTary that the legifiatare lhonld be con vened at an eailier period than is fixed and prescribed by law. Therefore, 1

THOMAS POSKY,

Governor and (ommaruh r in Chief in and

over the Indiana Ty. do "flue this my PROCLAMATION, Requiring the attendance of the member? of the Le illative Council and Houfc ot Reprefentatitei of fa id rerrirory, who may be elected at th.e enfning election on the fi ft Monday in Augnft next, to meet at the town of Corydon, the feat of govern ment, on Monday tiie 15th day of Augufl next, at which time will be laid before them for their co'.ifid-ration, fuch fubjedts as wiil requiie their attention. Given under my band and the feal of L. S. the territorv. at JriTerfonville, this 16th day of Julv, 18 14. TH: POSEY.

A LIST of letters remaining in the port office, Vincennes, the quarter iajding the 1 .ft dy of June, which if not taken out within 3 months, will be forwarded to the General Pdft office as dead letters, viz. A

Andrew A rrrflrcog, J amr-s Adams, James Andcrfan,

Thomas Aikman, Wdiiatn Agllrw, R bert Anderfon, John Aydrlott.

Edmund Bradford, He 2. & T. Batch, Henry Brinton, Henry Barnhartj John Bruner, S nil. B? miberry, John Bun if,, Margaret Carrico, Robert Caldwell, Elijah Chaprr n, Surinda Chad fey, JefiV Chin, N. CLypoole J arnes D'Xfn, Willimfon Tunn, Abraham D k' r,

Therein VV. D.-ipron.

B Andrew Burnfjde, Jam-s Brnnetj I aylor B Try, Divid Bigger, j mes Bafs, 2 John B yd, William Barker, C Wm. Campbell, Amos Cummins, JruhV Chaofey, Samuel Currey, Margaret Crefopj Win. Chnft. D Aaron Decker, j mes Duncan,

Green Dcpricft,

Robert M. Lvans, William Flowers, John Gftmbcil, 2 Stepl r n II ndy, Arthnr Harbifofl) Polly Holms, feffr Hollowelf

V ilion H !h man, Qrorgr EJr-drback, Saml. Homback, John Harbin. Thomas Jonrs, Ebrnrzer Jones, Ephraim Jordan, Wiliiam Jones.

J imec Edei kins,

Peter Fait.

avid Kinmanj

A. Little. 2 George Lereh, 2 Daniel Lane, 2 J-imer; Liker, Henry L. Miner, Arcable M Clure,

j'onathan Grahamj H Wm. Hrgiovr, Mcfes Harrell, Edntond Hollenao James Horrell, David H drick, Edmund H; gan, William Howard,

Ezektal Jones, James JunkUlj James liiff, K

Jarob I.mon, Kimrod LindfeVj Wm. Linnhy, Jcob. Long. M John M'fonkin, Wm. M Donald, 2

Auguflus M Henry, Rev. mr. Merrick

John Marfhall,

Wm M Corndck, I honia? M-rrtin, Cnelius Merry, Jofrph Mitthel

John Maxwell,

John M4Carter, Louis M C ry, M fes Madden, Thomas Moore,

John Murphy,

Rn hard M iXWell,

Archibald Meacham

N & O Tnomas Neele, Moiifieur Olivia,

James Porter, 2 John P-ge,

Thos. K. Plummer, Thomas Plummer,

R Abraham Rhodarmbl, John Robertfon, S

TT.irs Shaw,

James Sprow), Jofrph Stoker, Charles Sink, Jmes Smith, Joieth Shaw, ohn Smith,

Abraham Srarmnn, W. R. Stringfieldj Z Samuel Shaw, Trice Stafford, Joiin tone,

Samuel Sparks or James Lemon.

Hugh Turner, J. F. Thcmpfon,

)i(ha Trader, 3 J oho 1 bonopfon V

YO Publick Muskets. f LL perfona having in their poffeiTir

JL . any of thr Public Arms are requefl ed to brmg them in, and deliver them t me at fort Knox. R BUN TIN, Lt. comdg. July 7th, 18 11.

Efiac Voorhees. Cornelius Weftfall, ohn Weaver, 2 David WflfoD, Mary Wilfon, 'obn WfhK, Rr bee k a VV dkins, N. E. WelM.ll, Brice W. Witcher, July i 1814.

W Edward Wilfon, Thos- N. White, Danl. rr J. W right, Catharine White, W. B. WiUiamt, Jrnrs Wr(fll, Le(5-ard White, B r j min Yannt, J. D. HAY, V. Mm 152

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