Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 27 August 1814 — Page 3

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crs. The Mi on both fide: is imflienffe -but no account has yet br;n returned. 1 DC aid an ! brigade maj. of gen. Scort are both frverely wonnded, and c3pt. Spencer, an aid cf gen. Brown, moll probably dead, having received two balls through his body. Beth rretis. Brown ind Scott arc on this tide confined by their wounds. Gen. Ripley com;:'3nds on toe other. 1 have the honor to be, very rt fpeflfully, fir, your Deft obedient Per van t, L. AUSTIN, A. D. C. Hon. Secretary cf IVar. S. Gen. Brown received his wounds at the fame inlUnt during a late part of the action, but dill continued to h-eo his hcifi until eathtuftcd by lofi of b!o"d. This probably has rendered hia wounds m ire painful than th.tv would otherwise have been

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THE WESTERN SUN.

PIXCd l A iVSt August 27, 1814.

The territorial legiflature convened by the proclamation of the governor, met at Corydon, on Monday the 15th ind. We have received the fpeech of the governor to both hottfes at the opening of the feflion, together with the anfwer of the eouneil thereto, and his reply, but not in time Tor this days paper, (except the fpeech) the anfwer and reply (hall appear in our next.

Jeffe L. Hoi man, was chofen pre-

fident of the legiflative council and G. R. C. Sullivan, fecretury. William Hendricks, ipeatcer ox the houie of reprcfentatives, liaac

Branham, door keeper to the two houfes.

They have pulled an act adjouf j

nmg the general court until the fecond Monday in March next. By a gentleman who arrived at this place on Wednefday night laft, we arc informed, that the two Reefs on lake Ontario had met that the moft dreadful conflict cnfued, which refiilted in a complete victory nn the part of the Am ricans -five of the enemy's velfels

funk, and the reft captured corn.

Chauncey fell in the commencejnent oi ihe a 61 ion

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ing each to attach to it that credit which he may deem it entitled to. Extracl of a letter from a gentleman in St. Louis, to his fi iend in this place, dated Aug. 16. M The fituation of this country is critical in the extremt die Indians are in confiderable foree on the Miflburi have driven off one fcttlemcnt of about forty families,

id are now in poiTcflion of their

Marms ?. Rock they have a hand some Fort at the mouth of Grand river, below Fort C(ngc, "" this eitabiifhment is deemed moft dangerous in its confequences, as it Will certainly bring ov r the Mif fouri Indians if it is not broken lip the party at the fort is compoled oi Soux, Foxes, VVinnebajes and a few Qiages. Kaskaskia, August to. From undoubted authority we learn that It. Perkins who com. manded at Prairc du Chein, arriv

ed at St. Louis, on the 6th inft. with his command, it appears that alter tlirec days and nights fighting, our fort was furrendered upon capitulation, the terms of which were that the Britifh fhould efcort and protect the lieut. and his men from lavages as far down as the rapids of Hock river (the place where our boats were defeated we have not heard of the death of a Gngle individual on our part ; & ot wounded we have heard of no more than the It. and two other men. We Under ft and that confiderable alarm exifts about Cape Girardeau, and between that place and the mouth of Ohio in coufequence of its having been difcovered that the fouthern Indians were paffing in that direction. Thefe accounts are confirmatory of thofe Of genl. Robertfoh (head of the Chickafaw agency) lately publifhed in the Naihville papers. Wc have alfo heard of fome murders being committed near the mouth of the Ohio but we cannot vouch for the truth of thofe reports. Gen. Howard having made a requifition on the governor of this territory for feveral .hundred men, die latter has for fome time paft been aftively employed in railing them, and is gone to fort Ruffe 11, the place of rendezvous. FORT MACKINAW, Lt. col. George Croghan, of the U. States army, has taken pofiefli-

on of

Sis poft The enemy eva.

I arrived her? to day with 200 regulars, they fail to morrow, under the command of genl. M'Arthur, for Buffalo. Col. Miller's regt. 500 ftrong, failed from bandufky for the fame nlace. ERIE, Auguft 5. We havejuft learned by the arrival of two fchrs. from Buffalo, which place they left yeflerday morning, that on the afternoon of the 3d inft. the enemy made a vigorous attack on fort Erie, which continued during three hours, and were repulfed In all directions, with great lofs. The lofs on our fide is faid not to be great. Previous to the attack on fort Krie, the enemy fent a number of boats loaded with troops, towards the Buffalo ftde, about three miles below, which were cut up confiderably by one of cm armed fchooners that had dropped down tfie river for the purpofe. I expect

j tins manoeuvre cn the part of the

enemy was dehgned to draw our troops from fort Krie, to defend our o Il iide Ciiarlesion July 22. Highly Interesting, Extracl oi a letter from a gentleman in Amelia to his friend in this city, dated Amelia July id. 4 The mod alarming nt u s has

reached us concerning the inhabi-1

tants of Cuba. Ferdinand the Vllth having refufed to adopt the I

new conilitution, the pedple of Spain rofe againfi him. The ar-

Look Sharp Jont blame me!

jY accounts ere ooiv left the bendi IV J. of E. Sxout fcr colleaion money irill be lived by calling udcu, and fe tliog them with bin) fpeedily. "

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NO I ICE. LL thofe indebted to me ire rrq'fted X to make payment to E. Stout, Esq , as I hive put all my notes and accounts into his hand for coHctfViGr:. ?. L, Coleman

AugUlt 9th, 13 l1. rJ

NOTICE,

IEING . ucii in want of Cafli, all prr J) Com indebted to rr.e will be doing m: a Icindnefs by coming forward and dif:har ging their refpeftive dus unlcfs this no

ticc is attended to, 1 lhall he com Delicti 4 I

though reluctantly, to Richard F. Price. Angufl lOtb, ! 8 14: u7 ;3c

LL perfons indebted to mr are rtauef' .L jL td to make payment immediately j particularly thcte vi oic ac(ounCi or notes are of long landing, which il not paid foon

will be put in Kc hanus of a proper oliic

lor collection. Cvijj iS ill 1 1 ij . Aticfuft I2tb, 1&14. q7 3t

Thne Dollars Reward. STRAY LH or ftolcn from the fabferibei about the fir it of Mr-, a 13 iy Ilorfe. 5 or 7 yeirs old, ibodt 15 h..mds high, Itar in !iis rehead atul a white foot on his nofe, branded with the letter O on the rear moulder, h;s Come white feet, a natural tioter -when he went aw y chafed

with tnr chains has io;::e laddie mrks 8c

is very bd to catch Any pesion who wilt de liver laid horfe to Thomas I Withers, ia ViHcennes, or co hi fubferiber, living- at Mr. niton's hdrfe mill, nbout 6 miles eaft

incennes, rn the road r;ut leads to the

cuated the place and plundered all

the neighboring inhabitants, who refufed to follow them to fort St. Jofeph'a to which place thzy moved. After garri foning Mackinaw, col. Croghan proceeded for St. Jofeph's. Wc underfland from authority fully entitled to credit, that adm. Cochrane has refufed pcrmiflion to the prefident of the U. States to fend a flag ve (Tel, with difpatches to the American commifiioners In Europe. We Hate the fact without comment. The conclufion is inevitabtet and cannot be u;i:laken. Demo. Prefs.

From a gentleman at Krie, to the editor cl the Pittfburgh Gaz. Erib, Auguft 4.

This moment a fail boat arrived j ded and difcharged.

uy is in his favor. -When thinews reached the Ha van nail, the people were exafperated with the king every (lore in the place was flint up mohs collected every where, abufing Ferdinand, and committing every fpecies of de predatioii and plunder was the order oi the day ! the moft alarming fcene that could poffibly be imagined was witnelTed. How this will terminate God only knows !

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here from BuSalo, in a pafTdge of iJ j hours, with an officer ol the army on board, who gives an account of the ikitilh having croffed near Buffalo with about 1000 regulars, and a large force of Cananian militia and Indians ; the regulars advanced to Confeckety, near Black Hock, when they were firev! on by a party of 300 riflemen, and Irom jo to 60 killed and wounded, the enemy broke and retreated in great diforder, the riflemen did not purfue them, but attacked the Canadian militia, who were croffing the river, poured in upon them a moil dreadful fire, m.my were fcen to fall, and the militia retreated in great halle ; the Indians had been fent round to attack Buffalo in the rear, they were met by our Indians una completely defeated.

Extracl of a letter dated S ton in

ton, (Con. I July 15.

" This harbor is frequented by the enemy ; we daily e;el an attack. On Thurfday lait a neutral vefTei was loaded at thefe wharves with live ilock tk proceeded immediately to the enemy, even in fight of this place ; this I learn is the Jd velle! that has fo ina-

Frefs.

iotko of White r;v? r, or give information lo y.i chc fdbferiber m ty and liitn, fh'.ll liave the above reward, iu.d all reafooablej charges paid.

Augufl 9th, 1814

(i?:iiiCtr lit .on q7 tot

A False Rt port. TTirHAEREAS it rrported that I pubV W jfly declared myfelf a Tory or a5 lea(t in favor of king George) which report when I heard, whs much to my mornfnation and fu-prifr for if I know myfr-if, I

think 1 am trjr v r i-r, snj d-ny the af-

he propagator there- ' it ma ana he daft)

lertlOO, ana ooidiyu' of is a Ii;r, be hin: w not ov.-n it. Atfgufl Stb, 1314.

Ell i is Abizer. a7 3t

NEW GOODS MJST RECE1VEB BY THt SU&SCPIEER

Calicos' assorted, Fine Cambric A Muslin.

mm I, Fancy l.t no - mm Plain

Elegant Silk Sha

mm. L.QttOn

-Cotton Stockinr'?y Black and GLve Vtlveti Drab and Olive Cord. Fashionable superfine Cloth) Sewing Silk, With a variety of other articles, which will be fold with btl .lock of Goods previoufiy on hand, at the moft reduced price", JOHN EWING. Auguft I9tbj 1314. nfi tf C?J E- Wdl bargain for, Pr-rV, Baton, Lard Tallow, Brrj Was, Racoon (kins, or well cleaned Ginfeng Root to be dc Iivered during the eT)iiing winter ar. fpriog a: hii Itorc in Vinccoscs

five Dollars Beward, STRAYED from the fubferiber fomfl time in Mary a brown ftud horfe, near ! hands high, 6 years old lafl fpring, (lar in his forehead, one Iiind led white ur? to thr knee, and a lump on th- ftsne tg juli above the hoof the iz of a hen'a ecrtr, branded on tlie left fhoulder J E--he above reward will he pud to z'o's perfon wSj svill deliver fid horfe to me in Ymccrmcs, befjdes all reafonable expences. H. Lars; fie. AupfuR 18rh, 1814. n8 4t DANIKL MOOR I CHAIR MAKER & PAINTER X AS commenced bufinefs in the corner X A. boufc below C. Graeter's fnn, where

nil i.rders in hi . line I!. ,!1 expediottfiy attended to, from his experience, ana nefs to be able i giee-ge inceones, 1 1

ularly Sc : bimfelf to hui-faclion.

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fcrT1"! will -ive C-Hi for Un.

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they having been fcaldcd will not . jure them. D. M, NOTICE. NE of 09 Intend going la V", iladel

s phia in a lew we ' , in 1 'I ill .. m Cash ind recjuefl all perfons imi ht-d t us previous to the 1ft dy of July in(t. r

call and lettie men accour.ts with cafh or

notes ol band. w u-; ; 1014 a5