Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 11, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 September 1814 — Page 2

Anfr:: feels fufticicntly fecure in Lcr hopes ; well fatisfied that the flag of M'DoBotiirh will not be (truck, until the laft exptring profpcf.X of refinance (hall have vanished. To his hands Hie frankly configns the honor of Champlain, with the fure con. viAton, that while life vibrates in his bofoni her colors will be kept waving aloft. Returning to Ontario, if it be true that on tlM. 1 ike the forte of the enemy has been augmented uy a detachment from England) we cannot but doubt that htre alfc the cor:teft wil! be equally frvere. And Itno' in tK;: equipment) we fee but one corfpicuou:; charct-r, cap!. Hickey. and he of no enviable renown, yet in a cafe where the honor of com. Yeo is at ftak1"', we muft fuppofe that no mconndcraule vaior will be displayed. Rut when we view the conduct of thofs I I - r men employed by our country to oppofe them ; when we cal to mind the ficill of Chauncey the undaunted magnanimity 6 Jones and the fortitude of Elliott) we L"comc eir-d with pride ; and lofc every Jbadow of defpair. Alive to the thrill of fnfibility, men like tbefc in battle will think of the generality of their countrymen, and cling to their pods. When that cootliit 01 ail c i oimen're, on which the fate of CanBUI is f'iipendd whm ?!! becomes i:ivol1 : I in the turmoil of battle, and the limpid waters are Crimfoned with blood- when the t'.w-rin earle, perched on fume aged oak, witches with anxiety the progrefs of t lie fight and dats bis eye o'er the pillars of his hope when death he oeftrucYion are every where expofed to view, and victory fcems vibrating on the pinnacle ol doubt -then Oi-.ll thefe men, mailed in the armor of exaltr J courage, f:and forth ondifmayed, aBiidft the appalling tumult, and with enc tremendous effort win victory from her trembling frat." From t lie Virginia Argus. DYSENTERY 5i giving the tc .owing remarks 3 nlsre in vour ufeful paper a few l a times, you i!l contribute to the benefit of the public. To induce the public to ofe the medicine l,err defcribed, it may be proper to note that I learned its efficacy from the Indians in Upper Canada ; & when in New York, aout this time laft yc r, the citizens were much ami&ed with the complaint) but upon tiling it a cure wis rffe&ed. From New York. I came to N t Art, where a number of people were fuffering under the difeafe, but having feen the good effects of this medicine in Nf-w Yoik, 1 in formed the public thereof thro the newfpaprrs. and had the fattsfa&ion to find that in a little time the relation r;a? inferted in a number of papers, and the medicine generally uiVd with the b' it. ei&&s even at the prefent time there are witnefles in RichIT.ond of its virtue-. Take the root of cattail fig) brmfe aivl hoi! it ir fweet milk, and let the peifjn iffiided fop it warm or cold. It is a harm! f medicine, and a fucking Child iniy ufe it without injury. It is belt to let the dife ife continue a few dys before

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Will be enough every hour the firft day and morr the next ; no meat ought to be uled but ripe fruit is benefit M. SMITH.

lofs is confiJerslle ; but I thinlc not one tenth as great as that of the enemy's. I will not detain the exprefs to give you the particulars. I am preparing my force to follow up the blow. With great refpett 2nd eftecrn, your obedient fcrvant. E. P. GAINES, B. G. Honblt, J. Armstrong, PITTSBURGH, Auguft 17. To the Editor of the Pittiburgh Mercury. Bujfalo, August 15. We have (rained another brilliant vie0 tory ! The Britiffi after bombsrding fort Erie two days, undertook to carry it by ftorm. This day at 3 o'clock in the morning, they approached the upper and lower extremes of the fort- b?t vere reoulfed with lofs. The enemy renewed the attack with fuch determined refohition and fuperic numbers, that he actually fucceeded in gaining the lower baflion. the (tone build

ing and three pieces of artillery, infant the baft ion was blown u

explofion defiroyed about 2C0 of the enemy 3nd threw the relt into confuuon. He retreated precipitately from the fort, leaving many of his wounded behind M Our lofs in this affair, does not errceed 20 in killed and wounded that of the enemy including prifoners. Is efrimatcd at 1000. More than 200 prifoners have been landed at this place, and are now cn their way to Greenbudi- a great number of wounded are yet behind. M Gen. Drummor.d ftiil occupies his for mer pod t ion around the fort, but as yet is ver quiet. His force is ftill fuoerior to

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I lay at Kingflon. It was believed that the J brigs had gone to the head of the lake with fupplies and troops. Com. Chauncey, it is reported, on wliat authority we do not

know, had Rationed his heavy (hips near the Ducks, and tent the refidue up the lake m purfuit of the enemy's brigs. On Sunday, about 240 of the Britifh prifoners captured at Chippewa and Bridgewater, pafied thro' this city, guarded by a corps of Pcnnfylvania volunteers. FRANKFORT, September 3. Highly Important. The Ealtern poftnder ftates, that he was informed by the rider who met him at Mayfville, that he had feen a letter received by the poifmaller at Chillicothe, which contained inteHieence that the Britifh trooos on board the fquadron mentioned in the following articles, had taken poflrflion of WaHiington City. There were no letters

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the city to this place.

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Washington, (P.) Au. 22. Juft as otjr paper was iiTumg, we were informed that com. Chauncey, lud fucceeded in feparating t!;e Britifli fleet, and had 4 of their vefiels blockaded in the mouth of Illiaga.a river Good news if true.

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From t'u Nat tonal I nteliigenccr L?;tm, of August 2'J. diorioub News ! ! The Botfjlo ezprefa hs this moment brought t'n.e following glorious news. C pv of a letter ire::, brig, ar. Gaines to the (ccretsry of war, dated Heal-Quarters, Fort Fre, Cr. C. August 15th, 1DM. DE A K SIR. MY heart is gl ddened with gratitude to Havtn and j iy to my country, X l hive it in lay power to inform you thai the pliant army under my command has tl h morning beaten the enemy Commanded fcy l;rut. pen. Dri,rn:nond, atrer a fevere :i ot" nar thrr e i.ours, commencuur at o'clock, a. m. They attacked us on each flank, got pnffc (Eon of the falient baftion of t!ie old iort Erie, w hich was regained at the pott Ol the bay nrt, with threat fl uhter. 1 rieetiemyt lofs in killed and pri foocri u atwu; 600 near 300 killed. Our

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LATEST AND TIOST DIRECT J ROM LAKE ONTARIO. By the Steam bost Richmond. rrcrr the Albany Register (second editionO f August 12. SIH, I have this morning received a line from an oL'icer on board the Superior, the rub (fa nee cf which is as follows " That on the 7th in ft. they gave chace to, and ran one of the enemy's veifcls on flicrr, about four miies above Niagara. That the wind being frefh, they lay off and cn, with an intention of getting her off, when the wind lulled. Frabably anticipating our intention, flie was abandoned by her crew 20 minutes after blew up. She was an hermaphrodite brio-, formerly called the Prince Regent and mounted 14 guns. There are two of the enemy's briq;s and one fchooner in Niagara, blockaded by the JefTerfon and Sylph, and the Oneida -the Jones is in the oiling off this place, and the refidue of the fie tt in the vicinity of the Djcks and the Kingfton channel. I '.sr.t yefterday in the Growler to fpeak the Jones. Put (he was under way, working to the windward, probably in chafe of fome gun boats that infcil our coafl ; but we could not overtake her. Abut I J to day, a cannonading was diilinctly heard, apparently a national falute, and at I p.m. a brilk firing, which refemblcd a partial engagtment. The wind was too frefn to afcertaifi exactly the direction, but appeared to be between Kingftcn and the Royal Ducks Albany Argus, Auguft 17. Destruction of the Frir.ee Regent We underiland that the Britifh brig. Prince Regent was run a Chore lad week by her crew, near the head of Ontario, and blown up to prevent her being captured by our fquadron, which had cut her off frcm the Niagara, whither Ihe was going with fupplies tor the Britifli army. This information is contained in a letter dated at Sackett's Harbor on Friday, the writer ol which had received it from a midfhipman on board the Supeior, by a boat which had come in from the fleet. A gentleman who left the Harbor on Thurlday, informs us, tha feveial citizens, who had been prifoneis to the enemy, had arrived with a flag of truce in the Lord of Lake, who reported that ail the enemy's brnjs were out of pert, a:;d; that his fhips

BALTIMORE, Augufl 18. The Enemy Reinforced and at Hand. JbkpreiTes arrived in townlaft night from Wafiungton and Annapolis, with accounts that fix 74's, 8 frigates., and a number of tranfports, to the number of 4 5 in all, came into the Savon the 16:h and 17th Sc were proceeding up. Ic is fa id three fail were in fight of Annapolis yefterday. An exprefs to maj. gen. Smith from the preHdent of the U. States, was received yefterday, requefting him to held his brigade in rertdinefs to march in 15 minutes, upon the order of gen. Winder.

From this day's Intelligencer

important from Below, Extraci of a letter receiv? d yefterday mor- j ning by exprefs from Point Lookout. " The fleet at Point Lockout was augmented on the evening of the 16th by 30 fail. There are now 46 fall in ail at the Pijint, viz. 26 Clips, 2 gun brigs, and 18 fchrs- fix Chips appear to be tranfport fhips. Be fides this force there are 3 frigates off St. George's aland, and 2 on the Jituxent river making the whe'e fquadron at Sr. near the point to confiPt of 51 Tv, o of the lire of battle fhips are admiral's cue J carries a red the other a blue flag. A part

of the S-et ilood up the bay on the Ifth (Wednefday) at 5 a. m& Frcm the Norfolk Herald, Atiguil ISt The EnertiV.

Yefterday a brig and a fchr. came in and I went up the By. A perfon who arrived j in town from Cnpe Henry t!iis morning, re-

ports that he faw laO evening at fun down ten fail c'i large vefTets Handing into the Capes3 PHILADELPHIA, Auguft 20 Powerful Reinforcements. Arrived, fchr. Patfey, Gumming s, from Elizabeth City, N. C. with rice and tar to A. Eringhans. On the 15th in ft. faw 23 Britifli fhips (landing for the Chefupeake, and was informed that 8 others had p-fled in that courfe the preceding day. They were fuppoied to be frigates and tranfports. Loss of the schooners Ohio and Vomers. On Friday night laft the enemy captured the LT. States fthrs. Ohio, lieut. Conkling, and Somcrs, S. M Darling, at anchor uti fort Erie. Two deferters came over the following day, ftated that the party enggged in this enterpriie was the crew of the veiTel lately ran afliore near fort Ni?.gar3, 150 in number, and 100 foldiers. They embarked at Point Abinoin eight boats k got clofe to the fchooners before they were perceived ; when hailed, they fa id they iaid they were going to fort Erie with pro viftons trom Buffalo ; after a fhort conflict, they took pofTcfTion of tiie velTcls, cut the cables and dropped down the river. 1 he fchrs. cairid each a 12oounder c 14 men.

"VVar Department, July 14, 1814. Notice is Hereby Given, THAT feparate propofals will be received at the cff.ee of the fecretary for the department of war until 12 o'clock at noon on Saturday, the I a A cay ol December next, for the fupply of rations that may be required for the u!e of the U. States from the lit day ot June, 18 15, inclofive, to the IR day Jaoc; lS16f wtthitt the ftttcf,

territories and diftrics following, 2. lft. At Detroit, Michilimackinsk, fort Wayne, Ghickago, and their reipe&ive vicinities, and at any place or places where troops are or may be ftationcd, marched or recruited, within the territory of Michigan the vicinity of the Upper Lakes, and the ftate of Ohio. 2d. At any place or places where troops are or may be ftationcd, marched or recruited, within the ftate of Kentucky and TennelTee. 3d. At any place or places where troops are or niay be (rationed, marched or recruited, within the Illinois, Indiana 6c Mifiouii . territories. 4th. At any place or places where trcops are or may be ftationed, marched or recruited, within the Mifiilfippi territory, the ftate of Louifiana and their vicinities north cf the Gulph ot Mexico. 5th. At any place or place where troopi are or may be t3tioned, marched or recruited, within the d;ur.c?t Maine and fat? o

New Hampshire 8c their northern vicinities 6th. At a; y place or places where troops are or may be (rationed, marched or recruited within the ftate of Vermont and its northern vicn;.ty. 7th. At any place or place? where trcop3 are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited within the (t-te of Malfachufetts. 8th. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited within the fUtes of ConncdVcut and Rhode Iftand, 9th. At any place or places where troops are or may be (rationed, marched or recruited within the ftute of New York, and its northern vicinity and Weflern. 10th. Atar.y place or places where troops are or may he fttioned, marched or recruited within the ftate of New Jerfry. 1 I th. At any place or pldces where trooos are or may be ftationeo, marched or recruited within the ftate of Pennfylvani. 1 2th. At any phce or places where troops r,re or may be ftationed, marched or recruited within the (htes of IV! dryland, Delaware and Diftrict of Columbia. !3th. At any place or p'ace3 where troops are or may be futioned, marched or recruited within the ftate of Virginia. 4lth At any place or places where troops arc my be flattened, marched or recruited within the ftate of North Carolina. t5th. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited witnin the limits of the ftlte cf Georgia and its iouthern vicinity. A ration to eonfift of one pound and one quarter ot beef, or three quarters of a pound of laked pork, 1 3 ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum, whifkey or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts ot fah, Tour quarts of vinegar, four pounds of foap, 8c one pound and a half of candles to every hundred rations. The prices of tke feveral component parts of the ration fhall be fpecifjed, but: the U. States referve the right of making fuch alterations in the price cf the component parts of the ration aforefaid, as (hall make the price of each part thereof bear a juft proportion to the propofed price of ths whole ration. The rations are to be furnifned in fuch quantities, that there fij all as all times, during the term of the propofed contract, be fufficient for the consumption of the troops lor fix months in advance, of good and wholcfcme provifons, if the fame Ihall be required. It is alfo to he permitted tr all and every of the commandants of fortified places or pofts, to call for, y t fcafons when the fame can be transported, cr ?t any time in cafe of urgency, fuch funplies ot like provifions in advance, as in the difcretion cf the commander lliall be deemed proper. It is undcrftood that the contrr.cor is to be at the expenle and rifk of if::trg the fupplies to the trcops, 8c that all lofies fnftamed Ly the depredations of the enemy, or by means of the troops of the U. S. (hall bs paid by the U. S. at the price of the article captured or deftroyed as fore f aid, on the deposition of two or more perions of creutble characters, and the certificate cf a comqaiffioned ciTicer, dating the circumftance of the loit, and the amount of the articles for which compenfation fLall be claimed. The privilege is referved to the U. States of requiring that none of tlie fupplies which may be furniihed under any of the propofed contracts, (hall be iflued until the foppltef which have been, or may be furniOicd under the contracts now in foicc, have been cenfumcd.

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JOHN ARMSTRONG.