Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 October 1814 — Page 4

Copy of aletcer fro.n maj. gen. Brown to com. Chaunccy. &cad-narun fyeenstewnt July 13, isi4. My Dear Str I trrWed sit this place on the ioth.ns I allured you, that with the bleflii g ui God I would. AH accounts a gre that the Force ct the enemy in KinOon is very tight meet me on the L i;c (hore, north of tort George with your

within nine miles of thofe Heights. J hat you might find the fieet iotnewhat of a cenveni ence in the trarirfporeation of provisions and (tores for the ufe ol the army, an agree

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c pei ation that will bi eak the power i ; the enemy in Upper Canada, ai dth; tin a fhorttime. At ail events let me hear f rom you ; I have lookc d for your fleet with the.greateft a:i

tot doubt my ability to meet the larch in any direflion overfns r ii r me the neceflary fupplies. ge and Niagara, & carry Burling it r t r i

direct to run eiton ana

lety hnce the

enemy in the field, fl comury, your fleet ca; Wren threaten fori ( r ton Heights and York, arry that place. Foi

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hlf nrn-n.1.inr fo attend ifS

fleet and we will be able. I h ive no doubt, to i et tie a piano. ! . .

1 am ready to bciieve ; but, fir, the fecretary of the navy has honored u3 with a higher deftiny we arc intended to

1 feck and to fight the tnemy dee:. This is the great pur ! pofj of the government in j creating this fleet ; and 1 (hall not be diverted my effort! to effectuate it by any finifter at j tempt to render us lubordi-

appendage of

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two of his veffeb are now in Niagara river.

le to uU-t me at th

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head cf the lake & that

immediately, ha c the goodnefs to bring the runs and troops' i) - nit" to or a'i th a I have ordeied from the harbor: at all events have the n c a r m v potitenefs to let me know what aid 1 urn to expect from the " - i " fl , n . T . . , n we have on fleet or ldl:e Ontario i here is ::or a doubt retting on mv .

t we have between us the command oi lufficic

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, , . , . , .r . and deii ruction or the enemy : means to conquer L pper Lanaaa wiu.in two months, if there 1 t it n i c i a on i Ina'! alv a's cnecrrully is a prompt and zealous co operation and a vigorous applica ' " J -r 4 r 1 - . 1 . r i unitft vviia any military com ticn o; thele means; now is otir time before the enemy can , . t . , - mJider in the promotion or be greatly reinforce :h Ycurs truly. ,hfUSW,W

JACOB BROWN, I Z - r J J am ur, With great conii deration and refpeft your

; in on out. lervr.

Signed j

Com. Chauncey.

Copy of a letter fr u. s. sir Your letti i 2 fick bed, !iardly a to replv to it. 1 he

yaw with my fituation. the pn c my views cf the extent of i From the ten' i of our let! r?Rd calculated much oponthe rantiot 1 .-rt ! v L-.ive ;.-.-:cn lubjeel at Sackett'j harbor ,

Niagara. nation to

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v(?r, off Kingston August iof ism. I tih ult. was received bv me on ear it read, and entirely unfitted J gen. Gaines to acquaint probable time of the fleets (aiiino;,

co-operation with the army. , would appear that you ration cfi die fleet. Vou B converfation we had on this evious to your departure for

1 then pro. fed toteelit n:y duty as well as inch

to

I. CHAUNCEY.

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RETALIATION.

JvoshtiigtoH Ctty , Sept 1 o. Copy of a letter from vice admiral Ccthrano, to Mr. r rVl f Tl t f' I His Britannic Majeflys hip,

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ent river, t8th Aug. 1814

sir Ilavincr been call

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o afford every au'Uncc in my power to the army, cx

loco operate with it whenever it could be done without loiin

fight of the great objeel, or the attainment of which this Meet ed upon by the oovernur ee

had been created, to wit the capture or deftru&ion or thejneral of the Canadas, to aid enemy's fleet ; but I then diflinflly dated to you. that this him in carrying into effecr was a primary object, and would be nrft attempted, and that I meafures of retaliation againO j )u mull not expeel the fleet at the liead of the lake, unlefs - the inhabitants ot the United that or ihe enemy fliould induce us to follow him there States, fer the wanton def 1 wiU not Puffer mylelf tc believe that this converfation was ; truclion committed by their mifunderftood oj .has fince been forgotten. Mow then fhaii ( army in Upper Canada, it has 1 account tor the intimation thrown cut to the public in your j become imperioufly my duty, efpatch ;o the fecretary of war, that you expected the licet : conformably with the nature to co operate with you ? as it friendly, or juil, or honcW ii th jvernor general's ap able, not only to f an opening for the public, but thuslplicauon, to iflue to the naval to a ill f I them, to infer that 1 had pledged myfelf to meet ym loi ce under my command, cn a particular da) , at the head of the lake for the purpofeof j an order to deliroy and lay co-operation? and in cafis of difaffor to your army, thus to j wafte fuch towns and diftricls turn their refentment from vou, who are alone refrionfible. I unon the tmft. a mn !,r

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upon 11 e, who could not by any polhbihty have prevented or retarded even your difcomfiture. Yen w ell know, iir, that the beet could not have rendered vou the lcalt fer vice during - o yoor late inrurfion upon Upper Canada you have not been

abJejo approach iai;e Ontario on anv ooint nearer than reiort to fever! rii-c whirti

tiwnitown, and me enemy were then in poflelfion or all the DUrrtrv between that place and the fliore of Ontario ; fo I 5or i n communicate with VOU withoui makina

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Circuit C 70 or CO (HlleS. 1 WOUld alk- of wUzt nnftihle

he fleet could have been to you either in threatnine or in

11 fort Gi rge, when the hallownefs or the water : illficm of devattation, i Blone a uld prevent an approach w ith thefe fhips within two ! (hall be equally gratified it 1 il o1 that fort or Niagara! lopretend that the rieet could the conduct otjthe executive 111 ler the kaft affidtince In your projedled capture of Bur-of the Uaked States will aulin ton Heigh , on your route to Kingftoo. is (1 ill more ro- thorife my flaying fuch pro Dl&auc ; tor it is well known the fleet could not approach Iceedings, by making icpara

tion to the fuffering inhabit t ants of Upper Canada, thereby manifesting that if the deftrudlive mealures purfued by their army were ever fanHoned, they will no longer bu permitted by the govern, ment. I have the honor to be, firf with much confideration your moll obt. humble fervt. A. COCHRANE, Vice admiral and commander in chief of his Britannic majefty's (Lips and veffefs upon the ZVorth American ttation. The hon. James Monroe, fecretary of Hare, See. (The reply by Mr. Monroe fhal! appear in our neet. . Wc are informed by fevera! merchants of Alexandria, that ai! the (hipping nd pro

perty carried off by the tifli jquadron does hot exceed in value one hundred th.oufan J dollars, The fhips were all worm eaten, end the Flour that was not already four, would have become worthleib Lft a few weeks. The tobacco too was laid in at reduced pi ices. Captain Gordon, we underfland affigns as a reafon for net enforcing a Uriel cemDiiance with the terms cf capitulation, an in difpofition to diflrefs the merchants, having attained his purpofe by degrading the miniflration in tlie humiliating capitulation agreed to bv the principal city under die immediate government cf mr. Madifon. Fed. Ken,

We underfland orders have been received from the navy department, by capt. HuIJ, for the launching or ihe (hi 7 Of or the line j u (1 completed an the navy yard in this town. A olive preparations are now making, & this beautiful fhip will be launched forthwith. For elegance of model end excellence of workmanfhipfl there is not her fuperior in the world. Ports. Oracle.

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found available.

I had hoped that this contort would have terminated, without my bcinc: obliged tc

contrary to the uijcreor c;vi lied warfare, end it has been with extreme reluctance and concern that I have found myfelf compelled to adopt

r I SHE partnerftip of James B. M C !i Ji nod Jones 8c Dubois, trading nndr the firm of J nes R. MCa!I k (Jo. is .m day diffolved by mutual cor-fent.

All thofe wlio have any demands atraii ft faid Grrn. are reqoefted to bripg them forward for Settlement aid thole who are indebted to faid finri, are requefled to make immrdiate psjrmeot to J. B. M'Call, who is fully authonicd to receive the iir:c. Jame B. MCaltt

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Sept- 17th, 1814,

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FROM THE PRESS OF E. STOUT, PRIKTFR OF TBI LAWS OK THE U KITS D STATF.S.