Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 6, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 August 1814 — Page 2

IumVii, to be ft cove red by i&ion of debt at the fait of the IT. States. Sec. 1. And be it further enacted, That it fhall not be lawful for the laid corporati on to enter into any negotiation on bills or Dotes, nor to deal in exchang-, difcount, or other commercial or banking operation, or other bufmefs in their corporate capacity other than to veft their capital in flocks oi chartered companies, or in public lecurities, or to borrow money as may be found neccf ary for the. carrying on the works propofrd : ami dividends of the profits of the Rock dial! ')e annually made, referving only at the diftretionof 'he director-;, fuch pronortion ns thry, or a majority of ftockholuers

fhall deem fufTicio nt and necefiary to pro mote or attain the object of ihh incoipo

ration : and

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it n-f 'air corporator.

not carry into eflfecl the intentions Of thU act within two years from the pafTage thereof, in that cfe all the powers hereby vtfted in them (hall reafe and determine. RANGOON CHEYLS, Speaker of the House of Representatives, E. GLRRY,

Vice President of the United States, and J

rrestdent oj ten oencte. April 13, 1314. approvkd. JAMES MADISON.

We were l ift evening favored by the fecretary of the navy with 2 copy of capt, Potter'? letter to him, giving an aicot:ntof 1 lis cruize and its unfortunate though glo rious termination, which is ol great length, but will be published entire in our next if practicable, with its accompanying papers. ATat. Int. N? w-Yor. July 8.

Capture of th United States frigate EiVrx, j

capt. rorter, and the arrival of the nip ueX J unior. Yeftuday arrived at this port, the Hop Efle J mior, opt. Cowne in i venty days irom Y alparaifo, (as a Cartel) with Diofl of the crew of the U. States I'larr EiT :;, com. Porter, taptured the 28th of March, in the bay of Valparaiio, by the Britifh frigate Phoebe, of 36 guns, and 320 men, Sc thr il 3 op of war Cherub, of -8 glltlS, 80 men ftef a bloody action ot 2' hours. The EflVx loft her full f third lieutenants, and I 5 ttjefl ktllfd, milling and wounded. 'Eh" KiVex had on board only 260 men. The lofl ft the enemy could not be afcer tamed. Capt Porter has arrived at the Niw Yard The following contains the particulars of the action. Sec I"- which our readers will perceive that, although we have unfortu liately lofl another frigate, th.e nnval g'ory of our country remains unfullied. United States frigate Essex, D. Porier, esq ammandcr, March 28 1814. Light winds and cloudy ; at day light got every thing ready to weigh expecting the enemy's Hups were to leeward, according to the report of It. Maury, who was laic evening intruded With in expedition to eff-ft this ; and we were much furprifed, at about half pa ft fix to fee both (hips clofe to the wea ther point of the B iy . Thry Hood within the point, tacked and ftood out again. At noon, the wind frefli cned at S S. VV. and encreafed to a ftrong jple. Struck royal yards and malts. At 45 minutes paO 2, parted the larboard ca ble, which cautid US to drag the ftarboard anchor. Cpt. Porter hailrd the ElTex Ju tlior, In fend her boat to take mr. Pointft alt on fhore. Immi di itely a f te r he left U3, capt. Porter pave orders to cut the cable. Which was el Mir, tod tail made on the fhip The en tmy's Hup- were at this time (landing in for Xhf port On luffing round the point of A'i.'ls, a heavy fauall ftruck us, which carried way our main topmaft by the cap. Two rr!n, Smuel Miller St Thos Brown, frll overboard, and were drowned, s we flippofe The fhip wa? wore and hauled to the wind on the ftarboard tck. The tnain

fail and matntopfail were cut away from ,

the yards, 10 is not to act agamlt us in Working into the bay. Gipt. Porter, find ittg it impofliIe to gain our t -rmrr anchor c;e, concluded to bear up f r a fmall utuated on the weftcrnmoft fide of the liatbor.

At 15 m. pft 3. came too with the brft

? lath ms witrr, and in halt f the Ihore. The wt Hern fort

(on tl- ViefV b rr E. by N. difUnce r m'llea The eaftern fori (raftetlo llle Bar fen) bore S. W. by V. 'if4ce about i...ic. ThU fOfl WU not 10 fightj a. we

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were inchored under i high bluff, that Icrcened us from it. There was a long 24 pounder detached from it on a nfing ground to the N. E. diltancc half a mile, and confccjuently fo much nearer to the place where we anchored. In this fituaticn, vre confidered ourfclves lecure. Gapt. Porter gave orders to clear the fhip for action, although he 'id not (1 believe) entertain an idea that the enemy would attack him. At 55 m. paft 3, the Phoebe commenced firing on our larboard quarter ; and at 4 the Ghcrub commenced siring on our ftarboard bow. In about half an hour, they wore round and Hood out to repair damages, They appeared to be very much cut in their riggingt their topfail fliects flying away. In this interval we got the third fpring on the cable, the two firlt being fliot away as foon as put out. They foon returned, and took their pofition out of reach of our fhort guns, and opened a mod galling fire upon us. The wind fhifting about tins time, capt. P. determined to lay the Pli'ebe aboard. The cable was accordingly cut ; but the only hailiaids Handing were thofe of the flying gip this fai! was pirtiy hoilted, but was uot fuflkicnt to wear the fhip off. We were now in a moft dreadful fitua'icn, as the enemy hulled us every fhot, and our brave f Hows were falling in every direction ; but were all fo animated by the brave, cool and intrepid conduct ot our heroic commander, that every man appeared to facitfice his life in defence of our fhip, and lor Tree Trade and Sailor's Rights," for which they were continually huzzaing fore and aft. An anloctty accident, however, took pl-e, which frultraited all our hopes, viz. the explofion of fome IootV cartridges in the main hatchway, which cauf-rd a general conlternation among th.e rr-w, ihc g re a .eft part of whom jumped ovcrbonrd. Gapt. Porter feeing now no hopes left, gave orders to fiie the fhip, but humanely confidered that many of his brave companiotlS were lying wounded below, he countermanded his order, and gave the painful one to lower curenfign, which W3S executed precifely r.t half palt Hx, the enemy did not ceafe firing for fome minutes afterwards Difting this interval fome of our men were Wounded, and four Ihot dead thus fell t!ie EiTeX into the hands of the Knglifli, after a reOftaUCU vorth the caufc which animated us. Since the action I have been informed by the firlt lt of marines of the Phoebe (mr. Burrows) that they palt thofe two unfortunate men on our life Buoy, which had been thrown over to the:::), and left them to perifh in the waves, without endeavoring to afford them the leaf! atTiltance. A return of the killed, wounded and miffing on board of the late U. S. frigate ElTex of 32 guns, 235 men, David Porter, efitji commander, in an action touhton the 28th March, 1814, in Valparaiio Bay, with the B itilh frigate Phctoe,of 32 gur.3, 320 men, James Hilly ar, efq. commander, and the il iop of war Cherub, mounting 28 guns, 80 men, commanded by T. Tucker. Killed, 08 Seirerely wounded, 33 Slightly wounded, 25 Milling, 31

Total, 152 During the action, the P.ffex Junior, lay in the port of Valparifo, under the guns of a Spanilli fort, unable to take any part in the conteflt After the action capt. Porter and his crew were paroled and bv arrange ment permitted to come home in ti e Eflex Junior as a cartel with his crew. Off the Hook they were detained 2 i hours by the Britlftl rz-e Saturn, in company with the frigate NarufTus. Capt. P. left the Eflex Junior, yefterday afternoon in one of her yawlt, with fix men, about 30 miiesoutfide of the Hook, and landed this morning at Babylon, on Long I (land, where he procur. ed a waggon, took on hoard his yawl and jolly tars, and reached Brooklyn about five o'clock this afternoon. We underftand the ElTex had landed .ill hr fpecie, amounting to two millions, at Valparifo, previous to her beiog captured.

anxiety to the failing of our fleet to cooperate with him ; and by the paragraphs in the Nortnern prints, it is more than pro babie Chauncey is now on the lake, if not at the point where gen. Brown expected to meet him. The fame papers inform us that the deftination of our fleet is luppofed to be the head of the lake for the purpofe of co operation with our military force now in Canada ; and alfo, that the Britifh ftup t ow building without which the Britifh fquadron will not probably come out to engage us, will not be fmifhed in lefs than 6 weeks. We have eveiy reafon to hope that the joint exertions of our military and naval force will, before that time, have effected very important objects. jV. Int.

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Wastungton-Citt, July 16. Gen, Brow 01 victory on the plains of Chippewa, with a mixed force of regulars, volunteers & a lew Indians, over a fuperior force of the enemy, is. we hope, the prefage of a feries ol lucctlles in that quarter. Gen. lire wn m bil letter looks ftrwirdwith

Brilliant Victory. Waskixhton-City, July 16. Copy of a letter from mj. gen. Brown to the fecretary of war, dated 5th July. 1 8 I 4, Chinpeway Plains. sir Excufe my lilence I have been m jch engaged. Fort Erie did not, as 1 alTured you it fhouM net, detain me a fingle day. At 11 o'clock on the night of the 4th, I arrived at this place with the referve. Gen. Scott having taken the pofition about noon, with the van. My arrargf ments for turning aUd taking in rear the enemy's po fition ealt of Chippeway was mde, when maj. gen. Reall, fufpecting our intention, and adhering to the rule, that it is better to give than to receive an attack) came from behind his works ahout . o'clock in the afternoon of the 5th, in order of battie, We did not baulk him Before 6 o'clock his line was broken and bis forces defeated

leaving on the fic-ld 400 killed Ec wounded. J

Pie was clohly purfued and would have J been utterly ruined, but by the proximity of his works, whither he fled for (belter !

The wounded of the enemy and thcre

our own army mult be attended to

will be removed to Buffalo -this, with voy limited means of tranfportation, will take a day or two, after which I fhall advance, not doubting but that the pilant ar:d accomplished troops I letd, will break dovn all oppofition between me and lake Ontario when, if met by the fleet all will be Well if not, under the favor of Keaven, we fhall behave in a way to avoid difgrceo My detailed report Hull be made in a day or two, I am, with the higheft refpect, &c. JACQB BHQWN. Hon secretary of vwr, GENERAL ORDERS. All t'TANT GENKRAL'S OFFICE. Left Division Chippeivay Plains, jf'aj, 6. Maj- gen. Brown has the fatisfaCtion to fay, that the foldiers of the 2d divifion, weft of the Niagara, merit greater applaufe than he is able t beOow m general orders -they merit the higheO approbation of their country. The conduit of brig gpn. Scott's brigade, which had the opportunity to engage the whole force of the enemy (th greater part it is believed of all within the peninfuU) removes, on the day of this

battle, the reflection on our country, that j

its reputation in arms is yet to beellablifhcd. His brigade Confifla of battalions of the 9th, the ! 1th and 2 0th regts. and a detachment of the 32d. Towfon's company of artillery, which was attached to it, gal lantly commanded, and, with it, fuftaintd the action. The volunteers and Indians performed their part- they drove the encmy'a Indians and light troops until they met the Britilh army; they merit the general's approbation- In the reports of killed and wounded, the names of the vounded officers will be given, in order that they may be rewarded with that honorable mention which is due to thera. By order of maj. gen. Brown, C. K. GARDNER, Adj. Gen. Copy of a leuer from com. Chauncey, to the fecretary of the nay. United States Chip Superior, Sackett's Harbor, July 7. SIR I am hapjay that I have it in my power to detail to you another brilliant achievement of lieut. Gregory, with his brave companions. I received information feme time fince, that the enemy was budding a laige lhr. at Prefcjue I tie I determined upon her dertruction, but deferred the execution until Ihe fhould be nearly ready lor launching. Finding the alarm extenfive down the St. Lawrence m confcqucnce of taking the gun boat Black Snake. 1 thouoht it a favorable

opportunity to attempt fomething a Prefqe Iflc. On the 16th ult. I direUci lieui. Gregory to take with him meflrs Vaughan and Dixton proceed with the two largefl gigs to N icbol rs ill ind, (witliin about 7 miles of prefque Ifle harbor) and there conceal his boats and wait tor fome tranlports which I h d information were expected there to take up prcvifions and munitions of war, winch had been lent up the bay of Quinta tor troops at York ai fort George, but, if thefe trsnfports did not make their appearance in 3 or 4 dws, then to proceed to Prefque Iile, and burfl the velTel on ti e flocks ; but with po&lite orders not .' injure a p'i rte builHir; or any private property. The day nfter It, Gregory a i rived bo the ro ft he difcovered a reffel beating ur, but jufl as he flioved oft to board her, a large gun boat hove in tight in little below bin . This boat made a fignal to the refTtl in the offing, opop which flbe tacked and flood for the gun boat. Lf Gregory :Voerd his beats as ve'l as he could, hut was ppre hen five that he had b en (life vrrc Thr gun hot 8c her convoy (wt i h v. a fu 1 o'" troops) ftc-od into Prefque Hie. Lt. G egory was Jeteroiined to arte-tain wh tser z had b en difcovered accord n Ij he fent one aT hit boats in the next r ight nd took r tf oi;e of the inhabitants who : fem ed hitu that it was known he Was o n the co it, and thit two rXDreTes had been fent to Kincfon in toi.u-oiiciiir. He therefore determined on executing the Iattrr part of his inlliuctions ix. made his arrangements accords- !y, lanceo, J?ced ceot.(pis the i)ouics to prevent ajarm, and fet lire t the ve'ffefj WhVcti WlVneteVlj ready to launch ; ffie wa a ft .) 're!! btnh vcT:Vl, to mount 14 gu is, ar.d WouhJ probably hive ber. launched in about 10 cl ivc. A fmall flor- houfe which Contained fiores for the veffel uoavpid ablji burt, a it was fo ne r th veflel thai it took fire from her. Lt. Gregon learnt frcrr the inhabitant that mucfi nrooefte' had been tnt up a few days previous, thit a company of the Glengary reti had ben flationed there, but had been feot to York a tew days before ; another company vnj oil its way from Kingfton to replace th -rn. The few militia which had been left to guard the vr(Tl and property, retreated upon the approach cf our boats. As foon as the rene! was ent-rIy con fumed, It. Gregory re-ernbarked his men without having permitted one cf them to enter a bou 'e ; finding the alarm fo frneraj he thot' prudent to crofs the lake immediately; hz Hopped ?t Ofwego for refrefiiment, r-ic arrived here lait evening, having performed a mofl difficult fervice with his ufual t allantry and gnod conduct. Lt. Gregory fpeks in the higheft ter;rj of commendation of failing mafter Vaughan and mr. Dixon, as well as the men under his command, for their patient enduran 5 of hunger and fatigue, and the z -al With which, they perform-d every part of their duty. I think, in jufticeto thefe hnve men, that they ought to be allowed fomethintf for the deftru&ien of this vcfTel tliey have, however, every cor JdeHce in the juftice and liberality of the government, and fubmit the cic mofl cheerfully to its deciGon I have the honor to be, 8ce. I. CHAUNCEY. Hon. IV. Jones, isfc,

PROCLAMATION. WHir.REAS circuml; crs of a nature highly importa t to the welfare and intereft of the territory, render it

necefTary that the legifl a tore fhould he convened at an earlier period than is fixed and

prelcribcd by law Therefore, 1 THOM AS POSEY,

Governor and Commander in P.Mf :

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over the Indiana I y. do ifTue this my PROCLAMATION Requiring the attendance of trie members of the Legiflative Council and Houfe of Reprcfentatives of faid tenitory, who my be elected at the enfuing eleaion on the firft Monday io Augttfl next, to meet at the town ol Corydon, the feat of government, on Monday the 1 5th dy of Auguft next, at which tine will be laid r.cfore them for their conn deration, fuch fubjects as will requite their attention. Given under my hand and the feal cf l. S. the territoty. t jcfT rfiuivitle, thi ICth day of July, 1 8 U. TH : POSEY,

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