Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 12, Vincennes, Knox County, 17 September 1814 — Page 4

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Commodore Barney, after having loft his horfe, took pofl near one of his guns, & there unfortunately leceived a le vcre wound in the thigh, and he alfo fell into the hands of the enemy. Capt. Miller of ihc marines was wounded in the arm fighting bravely. From the belt intelligence, there remains but little doubi that the e nemy loll at leall tour hundred killed & woun

ded, and of thefe a very unu

Our lofs cannot, I think be

eftimated at more than from thirty to forty killed and 50 to Go wounded. They took altogether about one hundred and twenty pri (oners. You will readily underfland that it is impoflible for rue to (peak minutely on the merit or demerit of particular troops fo little known to me from their recent and h a If aflemblage. My fubfequeni

Copy of a letter from brigadier general Winder, to the fecreiary of war, dated Baltimore, Auguft 27, 1814. r,iH When the enemy arrived at the mouth of Potomac, of all the militia which i had been aurhcrifed to alienable, there were but about icoin the field, from 14 to 1500 und r gen Stanfbury near this place, and about 250 at Bladenf burg, under It col. Kramer; the flow progrcis of draft, and ihe itnpei ft organization, with the inefleclivenels of the laws to compel them to turn our, rendered it impoflible to have procured more. The militia of this date, and of the contiguous parts of Virginia and Pennfylvania were called on en made, but the

former militia law of Pennfylvania had expired the lit of j ua' portion killed

June or July, and the one adopted in its place is net to take elk ft in organizing the militia before October No aid therefore has been received from that quarter m After all the forcetli.it could be put at my difpofal in that fhort tine, and making fuch difpofitions as I deemed belt cal culated to prefent the moft refpe&able force at whatever point the enemy might Rrihe, I was enabled by the moll ac live and harr; Ring movements of he troops to interpofe be fore the enemy at iiiadem'hurg about 5000 men, including 350 regular;, and com. Barney's cormnand,, fWuch the !ar gelt portion of this force arrived on the ground when the enemy were in fight, and were difpofed of tofupport in the bed manner the pofition which gen Stanfbury had taken. They h id barely reached the ground before the action com mrnccd, vhich was about o'clock, p m. of the 14th infl. and continued about an hour. 1 he conteft was not as ob ft iDately maintained as could have been defired, but w as by parts of the troops full uued with great fpirit and with prodi pious erhct, and had the whole of our force been equally firm, L am induced to believe the enemy would have been rep ul fed, notwithlianding ail the difadvantages under which we fought. The artillery from Dalcimore, fupportcd by maj Pinkney's rule battalion, and apart or capt. Doughty's from the navy yard, were in advance to command the pafs of the bridge at filadenfburg, and played upon the enemy as 1 have fincc learned v ith very deftruciive effect, But the ri fie loops were obliged alter fume time to retire and of courie the artillery fuperior numbers however rufiicd upon them, and made thejr retreat neced'ar, net however without great lof on the part of the enemy. Maj. FinUncy received a fevert wound in his right arm afrer he had retired to the left flank o! S t a 1 fbury's b;i. ;Je. 1 he pd;t and centre cf Stanfbury s brigade confining of It. col. Ragan'sand Shuter'sre giments, generally gave way very foon afterwards, with the exception of about 40 rallied by col. Kagan, after having !o(l In:, hoi le, and the whole or a part of capt. Sower's company, both of m horn gen. Stanfbury reprefenrsto have made, even thus deferred, a gallant (land. The fall which It. col Kagan rectiet1 from his horfe, together with his great efforts to

fu tin I is p -lit ion, rendered htm uoable to follow the retreat ; We have thereioreto lament that this gallant and excellent r fhi, , ha been taken pi diner j he his however been parol t .. nd I niel him here recovering from :!.e bruifes oecafi oned b his 1 alb i he lof cf his iervices at this moment is fc ( ious. The 5th Baltimore regiment under lieut, col. Stcrretr, be ing the left of brigadier general Manfbury's brigade, ftiil, bo vever, Rood then ground, and except for a moment when ot them recoiled a U -w Reps, remained firm, anJ iiood

ration In England they would make peace before they feparated From France we le3rn that every thing was tranquil, and 1 no news' flirring which indicates, that the mild and beneficent reign of the Bourbons was in efficient operation. Every day of the tyrant's reign, rave birth to news in abundance. 1 he Brinfh army fatd to be direcle 1 by fir G. Frevoft f to the number of 7 or 10 000 were in t he vicinity ot the vicinity of the line, This force is principally compoJed of troops from lord Wellington's army, and from the numerous reinforcements continually arriving in Montreal, and advancing onward, thac it would be nearly double in a (hort time ; and li was added, that great numbers of waggons had been provided apparently to accompany an olfenfive operation. Both

movements for the purpofe ot I commanders appear to pre-

prefcrving as much ot my ! ferve a commendable fecrecy force as poilible, gaming rein-J as to t heir intentions; and forcements, and proteAing conjectures of refuks mufi

this place, you already know. I am with vcrv great ref-

ii01fr

therefore be at

One thing, however, is cer

peel, fir, your obedient fervt. j tain, if offenfive operations oa

Hon. J. Armstrnn

W. H. WINDER.

until ordered to retread with a view to prevent them from being put Ranked. 1 be trtx e, un ' r bi igadier genera! c.mit!), of the diftricl of Columbia, with the militia of the city and Georgetown.

v iii the reirulars and fome detachmrntsof Maryland militia. Banked on their right b com Barney and his brave fellows and lieut. col. Beat, dill were to the right on the hill, and Diainta ned the contefl for fome time with great efFeft. 1 15 not V- ith me :o 1 1 i t thecoudod ot com. Barney and bis ron m I, nor can i fpeak from obfervatioii. bein- coo r e. bui the concurrent tefttmony of all who did obferve iPem, i gj left juftice tor tiieir brave reQflance and ttie deftruclivc effect they produced on th enemy.

Extract of a letter from the potlmafler at Waflnngton, to the poftmafler at 1 ittl burgh, dated, general pofl once, Washington City Aug. 27. 11 i he enemy alter a flight refiftance, took ppffeflion oi this city on the 24th inflant, burnt the capital, prefidents houle, treafury and war ofh ces, and powder houfe, om citizens dellroyed the public fliips and principal ilore hou fes at the navy yard, as well as the three bridges. Three or four private buildings were alio dellroyed by the enemy. Fhey retreated early venter day morning and are fuppofed

now to be on board their (bin

in the Patuxent. four frigates are making

their w ay up the Potomac to j

deflroy the fhipping. The land troops had noc time to accompli (h that objeft. The general poll office was not injured." Philadelphia Aug. 23. From the Boston Lentinei AuzInformal advices hum En

Hand and France to about the !

Sth July, feme weeks Jateit, have reached us. All wc1 have from Fnpland is, that the Englilh envoys & ours, had gone to Ghent j and that it was the general expec-

one fide or the othei are much longer delayed, t!)i, like the uvo laft, mutt added to

wue-uson s re iiuacta cam

paigns.

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Montreal. Aug. G. The refloration to France, of the right of (idling on the banks of Newfoundland, appears impolitic, untefs, however, fome Qipulation has been entered into by the contracTmg parties, which will in tu ture exclude anv pretentions o the Americans to trouble thole waters on any pretext, there is great conlolation, happen what will, it) knowing that Tally rand is in principle an avowed enemy to the American republic, and all the members of the admmiftrati on. T here is reafon to think t!)at, by being liberal to Vance, flic in her turn, will be generous in aiding tocruf'i the Eighteen Headed Hydra, (landing between the Atlantic and Miffiflippi.

Albany Aug 2 3. From Sackett's fiamcr wc learn, that our fleet (till continues to blockade the ene -my's at King ft on.

PRI M T

FROM THE PRESS OF E. STOUT.

inn Of TIIK LAWS OF THF. T r.

TED STATKS.