Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 6, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 August 1814 — Page 3

TIIF, WESTERN SUN.

VINCENNESt fmtrSO, 1814

Watertoxvn, Jefierfon county, un- 1 the engineers,) and a body of gen der date of the 3d inft. fays. Porter's volunteers, about 600 4 Four hundred & fifty boats, loa- ftrong ot infry. and mounted men ded with failors, foldters, and niu- I The American Sc Britifh uounnitions of war, have gone up the (led have been removed irom St. Lawrence within a few days Chippawa to Buffalo.

We have converfrd with a cen-

Thc rreat length of capt. Fortcrs letter precludes it from a place in this days' paper, it (hall h i f a ftcr have a place A report reached this place a days ago from St Louis, that the Indians had defeated a detachment of five boats which were taking reinforcements &. provisions t Prairie du Chein, the report Rates, that two boats had returned, t!e other three fuppofed to have h ( a

: ;i! ciintund. We nave Riven

iKrtp huivp hnv rrrfMrpr! it

the next mail will no doubt furniOi us with the facls.

path'

The fame letter flates, that tleman direel from Sackett's HarChauncey's fleet was expected to boi u ho rtprcfents that the fleet fiil from Sackett's Harbor, from Mn N probability, failed from that the 4th to the loth inft. i Pce on Wednefday or Thurfday

laft, and. if the winds have been favorable, they are probably at this moment, in the upper part of the lake.

" The Britifh veiTels

The E- Clio?!. The election for a delegate to congrefs, and mem1 I 1 fl -

i rs to the territorial legiuature

took pi ice on Monday laft this day the returns from the different town Hups are to be made they had not came in when this paper v.w put to prefs, in our next we hope we fhall he not only able to give the refult in this county, but Gibfon and Warrick alfo. Cincinnati) July 6. Indian Treaty, By a gentleman from Greenville, we learn that the Indian treaty was concluded on Saturday the I6th inft. There were prefent the whole of the Shawanoes, Delawares, Mian s tnd Weas, and about three fourths of the Wyandots, & fragments of the Putawatamies, Kick- : 'os, Ottoways, Nantlcokes, Muncees, Mingbes and Senecas,

Washington-City July lc. Copy of a letter from Annapolis to the lecrctary of the navy, dated

Annapolis July 1 3.

that paired

up the bay on the 9th inft. are now anchored at Poplar Ifland, 25

miles below Annapolis. They

went down early this morning, confifting of one frigate, fchr. Atlafs, three floops and 7 fchrs. two of their prizes are faid to be the Frenchtown and Cambridge packets; as we have not heard of their plundering on fhore, their object

Extracl of a letter from rn olhcer in the army, to his friend in N. York, date' Utica, July is. We have heard this evening from our army in Canada. Muj. gen. Brown purfued the enemy to Queenfton Heights, where he was on the loth, and would wait for his baggage, !:c. 4k ! he enemy have retreated towards Burlington Heights, and ar-

appears to have been to capture ranS ments were made by the gr

their offmces, and are deGrous of returning co their duty : A full pardon is hereby granted and proc'arrcd to each and all fuch individuals as (hail within, three month from the dats hereof, furrendrr tbemfrlvei to the commanding efficer of any military poi within the Jm States o- the territories tl e-eof. In Ceftiroony whereof, I have caofed the leal of tht United Suites to be fiixed to thefe prefi-r ts-, 3rd G ned the fame with my hand. Done at the city of Wathinrjton, the fcventeenth day of June, A. D. or.s thousand t ight hundred 2i:.d fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States the thirty eighth. J A NIKS M V 1)1 SON. By the Prefident, J a 3i h s Monroe, secretary of state. All officers and foldiers ot :he army ara required tc continue their exeitions in detecting and bringing to trial defer tcrs fir oni the limy. A premium not exceeiinrr fifty dollar3 for each delcttrr will be paid by the commanding omief of the poft, garnfon or diHrift to whicb he m-y be brought and delivered. All officers andfoidie;s ?ie required to enforce the law gainO iurh citizen or citizens, as fhall entice or procure s foldier to defrrt. 'f he wurds of c he Uff are as follows, viz : 11 Be it enacted, 45Y. That eirery pet fort not funjeift to the rules nd articles of war,

who fh II procure or entice a folder in the

veflels h. obtain water, which they took in above Swan Point.5

nerai to cot him off. Gen Brown G ihe United State , to defert;

Copy of a letter from Point Look out to the poftmafter general. Point Lookout, 4rtb July

Half past 5 p in.

will certainly proceed in the con quell of that part of the upper pio-

vince, from Burlington Heights,

or who (hli purchdfr from any foldier, his arms, uniform cloa.hing, or any part thereof; and evey captain or commanding ofSeer of any fiup or vefiYl who (?al! entrr

fay the head of lake Ontario to on hr)ard rufb ,hlP or Vf!TeI as onc of bil

Maiden, and probably the whole, if the fleet co-epcrate, the Britifli

sir There are feven fail of the ! armV mi,ft Surrender ; ii not, ic is enemy's veflels, viz. two r4's two Probable they may effea their effrigates, mounting from 46 to 48 1 cac bv v :'at"r- T6 was to

guns each, one Hoop of war of 20 one brig of 18, and one (loop now oppofite this point, afcending the hay with a frefh foutheaft wind. They will in all probability reach Patuxent to night, which will augment the force in that vicinity to three r4s, four frigates, one floop of war, onc bri:;. three fchrs. and one floop ; m::lvi:ig an aggregate

making in the whole, as eft i mated 01 13 tail. by the agents, 4000 fouls. None This morning fevefal boats from of the Winebagoes or Chippeways the fleet landed at Smith's Point, attended. Of thofe which were when oppofite that place, who fet

fire to fuch parts ol the light houfe as was compofed of wood ; they aifo fired two framed houfes fituated cc::t:guous to the light houfe, which were entirely eenfumed. In hafte, 1 am, lr, W ith refpeel, c0 TH. SWAN'N.

fail on Monday laft, "

Chilli cc

trtJo i,.L. , J

10.

prefent, tin Miamies only objected to join in the war. Some of their principal cliiefs propofed to remain neutral. They were reminded by the commiffioners, that our government, at the beginning (A the war had earnefUy enjoined neutrality on them : hut as they had thought proper to become parties in the con te ft, they muft now continue fuch. When the council opened the next day, that tribe, except the two chiefs atluded to.

1 he Britdh prifoners who wer

clofely confined here as ho

on principles of retaliation, have j

I been releafed from their cuufmement by order of the government ; of the United States -and, on Sa

turday laft, they, with all the other prifoners who were kept here, fet out lor Canada on parole, efcorted by three companies of the 17th regunent United Mates infantry, who arc marching for Lower Sandufky.

crew, knowing him to have deferttd, or Other wife rrry bvvv uny fuch foldier, or (hall rrfufc- to deliver him up to the orders of his commanding officer, (h 11 upon leat convi&ion, be htird at thedifcretion of any court h .vir:g cognizance nf the fame, in any fun) not exceeding 200 dollars, and be iinpriloued any terui not exceeding ouO year. By order of the fi rretary of War. JOHN R. BELL, Assistant inspector General,

July SO, IS! 4. p53w

e, t r 1 r- t a f it appeared to be nearly fuhfidec rro?n lUaj. Gen, lirovirts Armv. r t 1 , , 1 ' Buffalo, July 12. From the 10th to the tnofAt On Friday afternoon, general ?ul,'1 tae dcalns exccetIed 4;o Pl

natt (. t s

daitce pre fa i r 1 preiidi keepir the t X

in in

came forward and received the I mhavk The treaty was termi-

me eve ning by a war P 1 1 1 1

l uiuai nyie. an ex- i

een difpatched to the knd the agents intend

Kins embodied till 'ders ot tlie Drefi-

1 : 1 1

brown caulcd a bridge to be thrown acrofs Chippewa creek, a bout two miles from the mouth 5 the enemy, while the bridge was

preparing, took up feverai pieces ot artillery, and fired on toe bridge party ; a battery which had been previouily planted was opened upon them, & after a ft w lhots they retreattd the enemy evacuated his fortifications, and, as is faid, has entered, forts George and Niagara. On Saturday morning, genera Brown, having erolVed the Chippewa, purfued the enemy, ck

1 name, rendered this meafure halted at Queenfton. e moved

from Queenfton and march for the vicinity of fort George. Since the action of Chippewa, the army have been reinforced by feverai detachments of regulars, a corps of bombadicrs (attached to

Mexico A dreadful contageous difeafe carried oft 25.800 perfons, or one fevehth of the whole population of the cify of Mexico, in three months and a half, up to

1 the middle of October laft, when

! it appearea tone nearly luoiided

per

day !

NOTICF,

OVE of us intend goin to Philadelphia ii) a tV.v Wrr;3. -ind fbail want Cash .nd rrq'jr-f .1! perfona indrhted tc us previous to the lfl day of July laft, to CjII and fettle tlitir accounts with cafii or nctes of hand. 7 B. M CJL U Co. July 27, 18 U n5 3t

LOOK HI H K, f WISH to purrhife fome tood fat aid

1 healthy BEEF CATTLE,

incebnes, f r wi i h I w

WILLIAM BADGFR, OCLCCA' and WATCH MAKER, end

JEWELLER

Y M'UK the pu

1 1 p ' y ip v c u n a "

mary price in cash or Merchandize, t!:ofj having to fell Wtould do wrll to -call on mc beiore they bring cattlr. I wi'.S rrtai! hrr f at diff rent prices accor

ding to quality I am in great hop.-s that

my former cuitomera will strain honor me

with their cuflom the more fa, as I intend

to ftrive fry fell to provide them and the public in g-neral, with good, wholefomCy and clean bet.1', John Br uner. Vincennf-;, July 18 14.

DANIEL MOOKK,

CHAIR MAKER S3 PAINTER

S ronm-ncd hnfjncfs in the mmrr

houfe below C. Grettr's Inn. wl.rrff

menced buunels in a room at Ch. Grae all orders in his line fhall br particolarlv Sc

com

dent for oi ganizing the warriors arrive. Thej will form a corps ol 800 er 1000 effeclive nun. who will, w e hope, rtoit on the eneim

a pait ot the cruelties w ith which I has lately difgraced rhe chrifti- I

ter's Inn where, he flatters himfelf from

his experience in the line of bis DfofeffioQ, and his attention to bufinefi to merit cn couragement fronj agen?rous people Vincennes, July iO, 1814.

f the

defenfive,

but reluctant retalia

tien, alfulutely neceffary.

New-Tor i July I British Rt infor cements. A letter ii om a relpeclablc gentleman at

Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,

Washington, lth June. 1814. GENERAL ORDER. he peliJcnt has been plrafed to ifTa following proclamation, of which du-

notice will be taken. By the Prefident of the United States of America. A PROCL A MA TIO N. WHEREAS, information has been received that a number of indivi duals, who have deferred from the army of tl.t Ucitcd State have become fcnfiblc ol

expeniouny asrenara to n n ittrr? hm l-lt from bis experierjee, ano attention to bufineis to be able to gi ve general fatiafAinna Vinccnnr:, 1 5th June, 1814. will give C fh for Hogs Bfifll-s, they having been icaldrd will not if jure them. 1). M. A IO0RNEYMAN PRCNTKR WHO is willing to work at Cfr and Prefs, and who wi(hei a prrm?nrit fruatiofl and ?ood w-ies, rn e -ct omrnodated at the office f)f the Wftern Sun.

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