Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 August 1814 — Page 2

By the arrival of t! c Tgus, a fi w days fiftcr my capture, 1 was mlormed that besides the (hips which had arrived in the Pacific in purfuit ot me, and tbofc Hill expected, otters, were lent tocrttife for ISC i:i the China feav, off Sew Zr d.md, Timor and Nfw Holland) and that another fnga'.e ws lent to the river la Plata. To poffeft the EfleX it has cofr the Britifh government near fix millions of dollars, pod yet Br her capture was owinej entirely to accident ; and if weconCder thr expedition with whirl) nval contrfts are now decided, the action ; a diftl nnr to them. i I id they trot then flops boldly into ac:on with a force fo vcrv lnprrior, and having the choice of poGtion, they fimuld either have captured or dct:oyed us in one fourth of the time the) were about it. During the tcHton our con fa 1 general mr. Poin fete, called on the govr. of Vaiparaifo, and recjuefted that the batteries Blight protect the EffeX. This rrc.ueft was re f fl fed, but hepromded that fhould flic fucceed ID fighting hrr way to the common anchore, he would fend jii otftcer to the Biitifii ccr mander and requcft lumoceafe filing, but declined u I:".; icrce uvder any circumtran-c-s, p.r:: ti.re is no doubt a perfect under(tndinsr extfted between them ; this concUiCl added to the anifl-n.ee given to the Britifh, and thrir friendly reception after the action, t th ftrong bias of the faction v;hich govern Ghiliin favor of the Englilh, as Well as th'-ir hoftilityto the Americans, induced mr. P snfett to leave that Country Under thefe circu -.illm.ee;, 1 did not conCi ive '. would be proper for me to claim the rch 1 1 it; of n y llltp, Confident that thl claim would be made hv my govt rnrnene t more effect. Firrdinp fome difficulty in

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tor and Catharine fc with th ir cargoes J c::. dan prcd It. ind mr. Lvman and the Crew of ti e fir ,' fail d from Valp h i where the enemy their Blips to pot th ceedir.g to Rio de T

i g to England Ann. xed is crew to b- e x. h i Correfponnence h m . 0 If on th -: ft i i!t of the prtun cruize imountifi 1 have the ;

I h id taken the HecVa and burnt them

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On Wednefday laft, the er.fmy's forces! made a Gmulti-necus attack on fort Erie, c were repuifed by the troops in the tort, addled by the flotilla We have not been j sble to learn the particulars. The enemy, it is faid fulwed feverely, nd were driven I

in every direcTtion our loll but tnninp. A letter from It. Conkiiopr to capt. Kennedy, dated on boaui the Ohio, in the time of the acTion, fays 1 gen. Brown is now on beard, but suable to fit up.' Centinel. Washington, Auuft 10.

E::tracf of a letter received by the exprels

mail from Erie, dated on the 5th and 6th inft. 11 On Tuefd-n- evening, th- ?d inlar.t, a

lirr;e force of BritiC) regulars, militia and Indians, made in attack on Buffalo, having advanced up the river on the American fide. The American force there Confided of 4C0 riflemen, fome militia, and a few Ir.duns, which, on difcovrir.g the enemy, divided into three detachments and wailed in ambuftade until the Briiifh regulars ad v.inced within point b'snk (hot, when a deOruJiive fire was opener! upon thewi which m owed them down. The enemy gave way immediately, and (led to their boats. In their retreat acrofs the river, an American gUn boat funk one of their boats full of men. At the fame tiro-, the mnin booy of the Britifh army attacked gen. Brown's lines fort Erie, on the Cmada fide, with can- ; non and bombs, and af:er two hours canno nadifrCT weie ccm'e'IeU to withdraw, after ; r.ifetirg a fevere lofs. This is tin- third engagement that genl Brownfsarniy have had with the er.cmy in j that quarter The fpirits of tiie people at 3r.rie, were : m jrh dcprelTtd on the firfl rumor of this at fair, tut as foon as a vt iTcl arrived iroin II. i e, Upper Canada, with the obove iotel lirrrtv-, the sr.:ie1v ior the noble general Brown was rrroved on hearing the fortu ; mte i!f.:e. The particulars of this we will have (bortly Wafb Reporter.

crs of defcription, and would furniOi sn excellent fubjeel for the poet or the painter About 1 500 militia, commanded by genl. Martin, have recently arrived at this poft, to continue 30 days in fervice if wanted fo long. The officer now commanding the regular troops in this ftation is col. Mitch ell: ren. G lines and fuite having lUrted for the weftward immediately afier the arrival of the news of the recent hard fought aclion. Boston, Auguft 3. A rrentiemsn Who left Plattfb'.jrg on Saturday laft, reports, that there were about 2',v30 men at Plattfburg ; that on Friday an enemy's picket guard was furmifed, a lieutenant and two men were killed, ind d men taken oriloners- The troops were under marching orders, defamation unknown. It is faid by prifoners and deferters ihai thr Br iti Si force hs retreated from the head of tne lake tor Kingtlon. A 20 gun briii is expecled to be launched by the 15th of this month, at Vergennes the timber of which was, 15 day: ago, (landing in the foreft

tacked cur troops at fort Erie confident of their ability to maintain their pofition Auguft 11. Extrafl of a letter from Sckett's Harbor, dated the 3i of Augu.'t. 'The fqoedrofl were feen l.ft evening, by an Ofwego boat arrived here this morning, to the weftward of the Gallows, ft lading up the lake.' We learn bv letters received in this ciy tint gen. Gincs pafTrd B tvia on the 3d inlt. on his way to join gen. Brown's army, which he woul i reach by the 4th. He, with Ripley, wiN ab'v fopport the cam-p-n fo brHliaotly commenced by Brown

and ,cott.

Cpts Porter and Perry, and It. Down", ieft this city on Sunday for the north.

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Buffalo, Augud 2. ritifh Indian was dctelcd on Sunday the tillage of 1uIa!o, ss a fpv. i . t : imined he confeffed his crime, s immediately executed by our In

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The army remained at fort Erie. That place by great exortione has been rendered

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xtrad of a letter fora commodore HiU 5 .r, to me. 1-HhFK, April 4th, 18U Mj D.iir 5";r N eitlier in our converf.tioi.s nor in the accompanying letter, have 1 r'entiond y ur ivo?d-. Ai rihe mv

rrmiiioels in the aril iitance te torgetxol

nci : I conuder onlv in mv ler

fefllioii with my own, until the mafter may plef to call for it ; and altho I omitted at t!ie moment of prefentation, from my mind brinf much engromd in attending to ptoteffional duties, to off r i t e reftoration th hand that teteived will be moll gladiy extended, to put it in pofleffion of him who wore it fo honorably in defending his country's caufe L-!iec mc, my dear hr, very faithfully yours I . i i i L. n x Lii. p r- , . , K$aptatn 1 1 u t The reminder of the documents, from their tret lei trtb, nu not bring material in the cafe will i i tl e prefettt be omitted. Attack on fort Irit- anJ ButTalo - Repulsed.

T ie enemy have advanced from Chippewa, have taken a pofition near Frenchman's creek, about 4 miles below fort Erie. A battalion of riflemen has arrived at Buffalo, from Sackett's Harbor. There are feveral rumors rtfoecVmcc the arrival ci our fleet near fort George. KEW-ROKK, Augufl 5 3y the ileam bo;it Paragon, arrived this morning from Albany. Our Ontario i4 leet certainly sailed. From a gentleman at Utica, to the poft matter in this city, dated Utica, 2d Aug. K dear sir By a letter received from the Harbor, per exprefs mail, I am informed, that the Beet tailed yefterday morning, a; 'i were cut of fight at 4 p. ro The Bri ti In fleet were off the Harbor on Sunday (day before.') One of the paffengeri (an ofticer) in the Deamooat, ftatrs thst rjen. Izard'j army bad moved north ol Odletown. Tlie weftern mail of lalt evening furn lilud us with tha two following letters, one fiom Saci;:tt'3 Harbor and the other from

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. ! have at length the gratification

mnce to you the departure ci the Com Chauncey having recovered a

rcc 01 heaith to r.'iime ! is uu -d c:i board, nd with all er his command, took leave ir early this morning ri twas truly qrad and beautiful et, confiftiner of ten i il in ad.

Washington-City, Augufl 0. By the Picfident of the Unitce Stages of America. A PROCLAMATION, Vhereas grrat and weignty matters, claiming the cotifider ation of the to.tgrefs of t!ie U. States, form an extraordinary occafion for convening them, i 'Jo, by thefe pre fen s, appoint Monday the i9:h day of September next, for their im'Ting at the city f Wafbington'; hereby requiring t!:e refpecive fenators nd reprrfentatives, then and there to afTembte in congreft, i; order to receive fuch communications as m y then be made to them, and to confutt and determine on luch meafurt s as in their witdom may be deemed meet for the welfare of the United States. In teftimony whereof, I have csun d the feal of tin- U. States to be hereunto alHxed, and fjned the fame with my hand. Done at the city of Wafhington, the 8th day of Auguft, in the ear of our Lord, 1814, and of the Independence of the United States the 39th. JAMES MADISONo Bv the Prefident, Jaies Monk ok, sectj, cf staie We have waited with much anxiety the arrival of the detailed report of general Brown's late glorious but bloody viclory. Contrary to our expectation it was npt teceived on Saturday, though the Buffalo ek prefs brought private letters from Erie, as late as the I ft inft an extract from one of which we fubjoin EfttK, Aoguft i. 'Our army Hill remains at this place, S; are buu'.y employed in entrenching. The enemy's advanced patties are daily fkirmifbing vvith our pickets and foraging parties; nothing of material confluence has as yet occurred. We have jnft received a reinforcement of about 200 riflemen from Snckett's Harbor. I am happy to find that our lof:. on the 25th lilt was not fo great as was at firft apprehended, the battle being fuugbt at night, many of our men fcattered and fecreted themfeives in the woods, and have nor, until within a day or t.vo all been ccl leaed.

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From our Correspondent at Utica, Augufl 4. In this evening's ftage, arrived two cf the Rrrifli c plains t: ken at the battle of bring -waer, aod capt"" of our art y Cirt. ft ites, tn3r r.r met c-en. Gainei at Canandngua, on 1 ;s way to aTfj'-ne the com at and of the irmy, which was fo far from bc'Pi in d inger, cr ol furrendering to the enemVi that no intention of recroflinsr the Niagara eifted ; that the army had recrived reinforceroeots uncc the laft battle equl to the number loft in that engagement the armed -lTrls which lately arrived from Erir-, Pa. remained at Buffalo. Gen. Brown wa in good fpirits, and intended to refume the command cf lus forres as ioon ?s his wounds would permit. Cptin A. So-nrer, jr.wss living when rapt. left Buffalo. ' On. Ri.!) was at BufifIo, but about 200 U.i:i!rM prifoners were on their march ivr Greenbuili Notwithftanding the number cf brave men .vho had fuiim in t)ie two b:tt!ej, the

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SUnaar. Yeitcrnv ICO rect!,i3rs arrived

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50 k Ued a:.d wounded The abbvc infer nation bp . Gilchrift had from travellers i the fame d y ibout noun the enemy Commenced in tt k oil h,rt Erie A hea

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Yr ftop the prefs to -e the followmf important infmation, received by a veiic Which left Buffalo a: two o'clock cuciday

ike, tome hundred miles from

the ocean failing majeftically down a ba) furrounded with the moil pi&urefque teen ery ind proudly advancing to meet : haughty and contemptuous foe, cf equal, il not fuperior (rrrn.;t!i was fometbing fo no vtl, !o interefttng and extraordinary, as to gratify the fancy, ird eSccite the admirati . :i ci the m--it indifferent and Pupid ipec t a tors SntTice it to fay, that, the vaiict

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Augu.l 10. Private Correspondence. Extract cf a litter, dated ISulftlo, Auguft 3, 11 A n. 4 The whole of the enemies forces hav-.-moved up Wtthtn abnut one mile of our ar my this morning about day 'ig-i be crotTed over about 500 mtn in. 'I below iji-nk Rock his obv.ct wis no doubt to attack Buffalo and deftroy our flees, &c. Me ws gallantly met by 200 riflemen and a pitty cf volunteers under maj,r Morgan; after contending nearly 5 hours, he recn HVd the Niagara The lofs or gain by either party was not great. We loft 2 or 3 men killed and feveral wounded Capt Hamilton ii fuppofed to b' mortally wounded 4 We tiok feveral prifoners the enen-y's lofa was fuppofed to be much greater than ours the armies are frill fkirmifbing' Extract of a letter from Danville, (N. Y.) dsted Aoguft 4. M The poft i icier from Buffalo (rates, that yefletdiy morning heavy cannonading wt5 heaiI fuppofed tl'.at fori Erie was at

En if. Augufl 3. O.i Friday laft the Lady Prevoft failed for Snrdufliy, to ITi Tr. in carrying to fc-C Erie, t detachment of 500 troops. Genu MArthur and fuite, arrived in town on

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h.ere from Cleveland

We learn that the Bririfii who landed on the Anerican fide, a fiiort diltance belcVW Black Hock, and who were amcufcadtd by about 3j0 of our rifl- men, were compelled to rccrofs the river v.ith the lofs of 50 killed and wounded M' Arthur brought with hin 00 regulars to reinforce Brown 800 more expected. In the cannonading b:fore fort Erie, we loft 3 cr 4 killed the cuen 's lefb was great Copy of a letter from enpt. L. Auftin, aid to gen. Brown, to the fecretary of wsrj

Head-Quarters,

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oppolition on lake Oi tario, wttr to IV-rt Georr e. trro; and even Prefcott, Which c bring ?gainl us a force Val der the command of It. erei

ma, gen Rial!. '1 hey were met by us .i.'ar the t-dls ot Niagara, where a mon fever e conflict enfued The enemy difputed te ground with rtf Inticn yet v i re driven f. i:i every poCtion the) attempted to hold. e florK.cd hk b ; : t e r i s directly in front, ai rj took poff Oloo of all bit artillery Notwithftanding his immenfe fuperiority both in numbers and poGti n, be was completer defeated, and our troops-remained m the battle groui d without any interruption. As, however, both genl Brown and genl. Scott had received f vere wounds, almoft every chief of battalion difabld. 3nd onr men quite exbsofled, it was thought prudent to retire to our encampment, which waa dene in good order, without any mo1 Ration from the enemy our wounded having lirft bTj ftnoved. Maj. fen. RiaB, with the aid de C2mp of it. gen. Drommond 2nd aboui 20 n'her officertj with 200 privates, arc taken prifaa-