Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 13, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 September 1814 — Page 1

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Saturday, September , m-n

THE WESTERN SUN, IS or :'rd tttet ty at Two Dollars per annum, paid in advance or an attested Kut k , payable at tfte end of the year r i wo Dollars & Fifty Cents.

J I t.ie artillery on both fides ; it eli term I i rn on rear and Will not j . a ,ouJ and hould b

out any confiderabl" lofs on our par!. At 6 p. m. one of their lhells lodged mj a fmll ma ;azine in fort Ei ic which ws fortunately almjft empty. It blew up with an cx plofion more awful in appearance, than in jurious in ita tffrds, as it did not oiiable nun or derange a glin It oCCafioned out ft momentary ccflVion of the thunders ot

was followed

bv the Britiih

isconttnuca until all arrearages are j arrnv. which w is tnftantlv returned on our

- j j y

part, and capt. Williams amidft tiie fmOki

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of the explouon renewed the contefl by an animated roar of his heavy cannon. From the fuoppfed lofsoi our aratntinitr on, and the Confrouent depreffion luUi an event was likely to produce upon the minds cf our men, I felt perfuaded that this ex

ploG'.m WOUid lead the enemy to ftuault, &;

disputes it is re ' made my arrangements accordingly I Um The battle new customers thai onexed paper No I Is a ropy of it. gen. i ry on the right, bt

tt mes their Adv

number of

riisemenVs are to be wse sent without suth continued until forbid if,. trrrdikt

ai' rtions Will ri and must he fr.u

All Letters addressed to

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Drurnmoud's ordT ,ind plan of attr'.cl;.

'S he night was daiU. ir.d the earh part

of it raining, hot the. fait

our favorite capt Williams) audit:. M'Do a ' uoogb.and Wafmoogbj with their braVe men, were ovcrtonie. lhet'.vo former, n irveral of their men received deadly Wounds. Our bullion was loll. Lt. M'Donough, bri!)ir levrrely wounded, dema!l(id quarter It was refufed by col. Drummoud The lie u r. tlien ft iz d a bandfpikei and Dobly defended hinilelf until be Oiot down wiffi i piih l by the monllrr who had refilled him quorctr, wfio otten reiterated tbe mder Sjive the damned Yankees no quarter ' ibis officer, whofe bravery, tt it had been feafoned with virtue, wculu have entithd him to the admiration of every foidi t r- tliis hardened murdered (eon met his fate. lie was (hot through the hi call by o! the r :;t. while repeating the order 1 to give no quarter1

The battle new raei with LnCreafed fu-

it on tne i it sue enen

v.f.-rc repulfed and put to flight, il

Ic i'rom the centre ! or ex .1 rt inforci ments.

I centtbt I l nt

at their j i o ai d brie gen I

l i. iii.tu ! as (

and judgment in his preparatory arrangements, s sv-ll as military fkdl and rourirt in atlion, which peoti 3 hitn to he ft or thy the Confidence 01 his country and the rnava volunteers who fought under ! im. Of the volunteers, captf. Bouhton ana Hid.:ig-, with ilv ir detachments, polled on tht-riglit and attached to the line commanded by capt. Fr.llcr ol the veteran 9;h inf. liandf'Hv'y contributed to thr rr-pulfe of t lie Itft column of the enemy m der t o!. Scott The judicious prepar-ticU'S arid ftrady

conduct of It. col-

a!?, c-m- JnJing

rtrVirvtTu !' rt hr o 1 1 1 !. -1 y 1 ui 1

not, one third ot the tri

:o!rs. At half pa ft 2 o'clock the right co j oi the corps of artillery kept uj

ten l 1 n

iu:!;!i of t'ne en

en eloped in darknefs and principle s, was ditlil

ic bed, and though j and defirultve lire With his field pieces on j Towfon's battery emitte

heard cn our

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OFFICIAL ACCOUNT t TLE at FORT 1

Copy ct a letter from britj;. cen Gaines to

1 L..

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Division, Ft. Erie, C. C. Aug. 23. sik 1 hve tl:e honor tj communicate t a information 01 the department of the particulars cf the battle fouffht at bis place on the 1 5 thin ft. between the left of 'In- 3d divilion of the northern ar under mj command, and the Britiih jrefs in the Pentnfult ot t.T. Canada, com

ic it, and promptly marked by ourmuiketry under m j. Wood, a 1 I cannon under capt. Towfon Be'm mounted at tiie moment, I rep ; r p c3 tn the print of attack, where the fheet of fire rolling from Towfoo's battery and the mufketry of the lr ft wing of the 21ft inf under mai. Wood, enabled me to h e the enemy's column of ibout 1500 men approaching on that point ; his advance was not cheeked Until it h -d approached

le flier,1? ttten

o anp

ic 101

m ;. Trie

man's gallant eiiorts, aided b

imole, havinij 1 iiled to drive tbr en

- i- .IV- -,-i r 1- r. ri

Wll

ten feet ol our

A lb

i'sx an abatt

r ve

. 1 1 .

ine 111 ortgade, merit approbation! To m.ij. ?.. K-r, chuf engineer, the greatell aredit due for the excrlh nt arrangement and iktlful execution of his pln3 I 1 fortifying anddrfending thr tiuh , and for his rorrecH nd frafonsrWt fuiKrfton toi r. pr,.in the baftton. Maj. Wood of the eil 0 ..rer;, alio errtly contributed to the prei vious meafures of defence. He bwd accepted ti e command rf rejft of inf. (the 21ft) lor which he has oftn proved himf If we 11 qp fifierf, hut never Confpicttoutl

mil ;nt flieei l.trd up tlic ble chatgei he ! k . - h tei ms of

ip ce, ana r (;U

mde between batte

in.:

t r 1 1 1 ler i fl

7 'P-

;" !.i t!.? l ift, dpt. Bird

a fll of the 4th rifl regt. witb .t demt. ot 1 i-fli-:nen, gallantly rUthed in thro' the g.te way to their afllftance, and with feme infty charged the eftemy, Lu. was repulfed, nd tiie capi. Ccverely wOunded A detaebmt. imm the 1 1th. I9'.h and 23d infty. under cunt. Fi ller of the I 1th were introduced o-

the o nicer s rind men engaged, particularly opts. Marfton ar 1 p-s ; i m, Bi Ml- (ot the 1 5h. doing duty with rh'- e:h) and Hall; eitfigns Brnn, lona, Cummings Se Thomas of tb 21ft, and Really ar.d Gi.-en f thr 19 h.

M j. Hindman, and the w,h h ti'lfry ur.der the command of thr

of the ar teXialirnt

ver tiie interior baftidn, lor the plirpofe i f 1 ofn-er, difpl yed a ccl re- ot g ll nriy and

barginB; tiir enemy

M j. H, ffi(Unt

manded I 5 , : 1 tu in United A

1 v

i iflied f

ften D utnmond which ter 1 I I i f ' t I I. V f9 r t 1" "1111 l itfcU. iw l.K'I Ui i lC rican irms. n on he m 11 gin c f the lake at ol the -Vs' ra rsve-r. being isionl .1 plain 1 2 to I S tret aice o4, the water, poue fling few bad been (Irengthened npoi f pai p t I 1 eallwoi ks, , ; ; battis, with two hat in Id ; ea. Tire fmail tmE ie, with a S4, 18 and 12 i the fl rth eaft, 5c the Pou

1! 6 pounder

ned ; a column of the enemy ittempted to ! infpetor general, very handtomely tenner-

pais round the abattis thro th water where ed his fer ices to lead the charge 1 he it was nearly breafl de-p. Apprehending charge was gallantly made by capt. Fofter

that this point Would he carrlr'!. I ordered

hment of riflemen and

with

fupport, hvt, havirg met

t h

ty to its .e gallant

mminder, n i. Wood, was aiTured bv him

d his polit iort without

reinforcements. At this moment fhe enemv Were repulfed, bm infi n ' renewed t!e charge and weri again repulfed. My at tention was nuir csilrd to th- right, where ourbatteriei and lines were foon lightedby

k maj. Hall, but uwiftg to the narrownefs of the palT-ne up to t:e h'li.un, a ! dieting only two or three men ahrr-aii, it 1. ilrd. !: Was cftv-n repeated, an 1 35 aften (he k L The enemy's force in the bal'mn was, bow

neces ana Biminiinc a i v

of cannon Dun ath of

ever, muc n cut

o-jr artillery ni;d final I aims. At u is mo ment every operation Was arretted by thr

c-s At n.i rd m thr

( XI

Tion ot

11.

end ol thr ttcne building a-1 i ornincf tin

contefted baftion T

jfnl Rrl

on'lt.itt:'r!'-s an t:'(Vt brilli nt

it announced tiie

left cnBtmnsof the enemy under coli nels j feftored At this moment capt. Biddle wa

oug n, ai

good Conducl not to br for pa IT d The p.irtitUlai Gtution rf rn. Tt wfn 1 i the murh l-m nted Capt. Willi ms and Sirut

'-i 1 .11,! , n , 1 k,f !

a 1 1 r 1 . " 1 ii . v 1 1 , .!( r ady defcrib d . witl tommards, rendered thr -the Courage and foi Z ntsingef ar d It ( hi hi -; h tern's by m i. Hii To. f.-n, as th t ot I CaptS. Biddlr, ai1'! I" a 1 1 rnd rit'.ht ot tbrir rnt;

thr it (hot tt the right, h i': r d font. and annoyed the Indiana and lit? hi t pops of the

th-ir reipeclivo m ft confpicuoua 1 duel of lfeut is fpoken of in

id captain

ttaj. I) nhon. n t''e centra 1 . ' ntS, tl :trV

1 m

was t:e f eoemy approaching lr m the win-ds. Lt.

t w

n ws

I 9

ne ir the edcre of the 1 .ke, th

i.ie.

I u !: ea!t an defended by ' a m ii.l hi , IvvCS I II II Cur rear Was d by a lorkf

t fXtei :or pi

tilt lit

it w

rir h

Willi

;.: un 1 ow I I 1 , v i ' h m

v o on :

tort

Urummond and ScTtt ; the latter Was re ordered fo caufe a field piece tor p !rrd fo

Ceived bv the veteran 9h under thr com as to enfilade

mand of capt. F ft.r, and rants, fioughton ! glacis. The capt

-Mid rlardtng! companies of N Y and Pa. ol. aided by a 6 pound r Uidicioufly polled by mj M'Ke-, c!n I engineeri s was moil active and ii'rful at this "nil; they Were repulfed Th it ol the centre led i y

col !) umii nd w 'S nt 1 ng kpt in tl eck it approached at onCe evety iffailable mint of the fort, and With fcaliiti ! 1-r

Foirtaine, in his Seal t meet the enmy wns utifortunat ly Woundrd a d m , nri-

'"fivfti From one rt DrornDtiV to hi nis Wti4

foner 1 . d 1 ii t

th If d v

nve

ufi Itrf,

P IO'-. Ollll

j, n not rec ove reo

re Coutbnon in the fhouldrr, rr-

the em m 's fh ik

lervf d hm 12

Beld pic with ViVaCitJ and effect. Capt ' worthy ;1 Fanning's battery likewife played Upon j aoutred

t! L-m at this tin

The detachment of Scott ;

did

nt hr-

f'K

t " p ' ! C f J W

with pre at t f- iH . The the Niagar

ene'rv ma t . w momenta entirely tie- 1 mand ofc-p

t Hr9 rp the tro:i ni"r ; the a 1 r .; by Hi j. 11 9th oc Std inf. of maj gn.

Middle and ran

fcendr d th

a r t i 1 1 r 1 v c

1 f . . & f 1

I I th

ful

)-t, but Was rrp

w r t e

p fted

ti t

Hi . o 1 a

1 r .1 id. ;

litt 1

chi; 1 e .

i h 1 1 . 1 . r w S! 1 r tpr

I " " I ! mften cliei k' d, bu1 the ei , rd round in the ditch con ered

i 1 l.ird (a thr heavy 1 lout

:rm OU'

lean o, 1 1 . it, or one tr 1 1 1 ' i-r 1 r , j avi f no 1 er;

I the h Id 221 killed, 174 Wounded, and 186 1 With the ai I ft !i ut prU inersj uiduding 14 fli ets kdhd i ci 7 : bombardiers con n ai

1 a manner hndr had

e com a Ai e f f m and r 1 ri of

th'' wa

f r

r nv

lnoibl

int t c

11 nor O! 1

-l

!, ar.u ac; ii knefj I w hie IS rr .. r it

Cl lr

pi nonersi

A Nr-e pr

a d that they c

rti

urvive ; trie II 1 tly wounded, it is prcftl ,,-1 W.lirr; . r 'i'

itippy, inucii credit is d

j or the jodictous diipofision of the lelt v..

to the act :n, and for the flea

repulfe.

r,ii,

Bi Ufi h ton St 1 1

The good 1

in and Foot, ai

r h 1 1 c -Uriri r r d '! nr Childt.

I pe BH rr h It. Mn in

C "'Ti

vv t;

I p-

id k-: ftiarply

V Ul.

j: nonadet w hicti W s i ui battcrii:, H ltd

D ivoni

gallant artillerifts ThegaliAOl fpirrts r-i i

unn. rdiate Comm nd, c t

1 fetetal times l pai m e 1 3 heard, ord 1 s t

no utrtti .1

l tie prompt

-Ic urith which he complined with myofd -'S lot r 'i' t .1 1 cuttiig the action.

to ir!vr ;i I !''. Peni Port r, commtadinff tin IS . 1 .

" j fa. toll DiAfii :fted a degree oi vigiUncc

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Lnr-tir. Font

Igw f l tP artllli ; 1 ou Bi ;hr-:i, 2 1 n i n ta ; -.j.' ; nr.J c. p-. BtdfaU

taken priffiOf fj writci from Lhe BrtulhcAisa