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Bach Century has its peculiar Mode of doing Business, and Men guided more by Custom than ey Reason, follow without Enquiry, the Manners which are prevalent in their ovj Tibie. Hum.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1314.

THE WESTERN SUN, IS printed weekly at Two Dollars per annum t pu:J in advance or an attested

an o t k , payable at the etui of the year

A new frigate, with 18 fail of tranfports

under her convey, having on bo-trd tw

an, laft from Bermuda, arrived .ibout the

lStbinfh and were waiting orders, A letter received in town, d?ted London

for Two Dollars & Fifty Cents. 1 JhJ? 5th, ftates that our com mi ffi oners were

at Lyhent, but that the orttiui commiiiionera had not left England, 8c exorelTed a doubt whetbey they would immediately, or cot.

The forr.m ending officer of the troop-; of Natchitoches i determined to orsnie thr

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regts. (2000 thong) from the Mediterrane j r roHinc; of the Sabine by the Sp-miirds as

far he may be ab!t. The letter a!fo fUtes that gen. Ryan has acceded to the new go-

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Alexandria We under fir. nd that all the flour and tobacco, including about 200,000 brh. of the former, and 40'J0 hhds. of the l-itrr, were L id to the enemy. Some meri h i net, whofe nanjes we have, callrd upon the r:-iril C ockburn, the dsy after the en-

y, and m 'w'o a lgal

vernment ot bpau;.

Bv Wednesdays' Mail.

oarfjain aim lair lor tne

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L Shall r."y: who 4 aal ere to the

Washington Cit, Sept. 21. Cop of a letter from com. M(Donough to

ire fecretary of the navv, dated U- S. j

imp S-rratoga, oft Plattiburg, September 1 1th, 18 U. sir Tr Almighty has hrenpleafe to gras.t us a figual vicory on iakc Cham;;! kin in ti.e capture cf one frigadc, cue br.g and two iloops of war of the eneniy. I have the honor to be, very refpe&fully, fir vour molt obedient fervartt. ' 4 J . iv i Li Is e'J Uj Li Hon. W Tone:, See.

been Hxed for vcur fefljion of the prr feni year, I was induced to call ycu together Itiil iooner, as well that anv madrou icv in the rKi;lin': provihons for the wants of the treafory might br fupplipd, as that no delay mighr. happen if providing for tbereftilt n the negociatici s en foot with G. Britain whether it fhuid require arrangements adapted to a return ol pece, rr further and mere efT. iive prov1.'.: c m for prufecutmg the w r,

i ll t refuit i:

if r

i hand, the r-nal of the orders in council. Ee

the general ptcificattoo in Europe, which withdrew the ccofton on which irrprelTments from American velTrls were pactifrd,

lugarlt expect ntrns that peace and rtr.;;:y

may be re eftabiilhed ; w

he otbt r hand by gov rnment to ac of the rm"rnr oi giving effeCl to its

enemy, gr

j, i tuwru in c i

?nan lu( n

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Latent fmrn Enjrland.

From the Boston Daily Advertiser of Ait'

gust o I . "We hnve converfrd with f-versl gentle men from H lif x, who Lit there the 23d Ulft tronn whom we learn the following : The Ju'v picket arrived at HalHfaX the 2tQ from Falmouth, bringing London da:-s to the 20th July they contain very little reflecting our aB lirs and nothing fatorable to : c4cc. The papers fHte that II the A

mei it an comrniuioners c had arrived at Ghent Mi ted i! lily. The Britifh c. nnt left England, a;d vi.e

bad

Wis,

witn deOru :ti :i eve;yvr:- El

willing to c f : tie EngliHimen drii ha e : I tu

iy to furrendcr tlieir ; lh.t the'' mav ret a q own It is high time

orot

;2Ke

j Copy of a letter fn

received) to the

Fort

stR -I hve t the Britifh armv

n f

alaii j a corps of aitnle!

hnlen, 8 ftronc litrht cc

ry. 3 h

s i a itn.'ji,i u . Sept. 1J, 18 14.

on cl

w CG

men ot ar? fQ

rea-

r' f ior ti

in t;ie re

and that wietches, fucb as thofe who m:;de the Alexandria cap-tuliitien, (liquid not he permitted any longer to exiii in an Arneii can community.

PITTS

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A lettei from irentleman at Buffalo, to

;r ci the Piltfburgh Gazette, dated

edit.

ill! a-.

amounti g in all to a

bout 1 1000 men, after inveflinfif this plac on the north of the Sr.ranac river Gncc th 5th in 11. broke up their camp and railed th

i ielge at 2 o'vioii this mor..;n ;. They ?

i now retreating precipitately, leaving Lhei

ilC-v IUU WUUUUCU SClilllU. The enemy opened his br.ttrrir vefter morning, end ccnunued cannon d:rg, bora barding and rockot firing until funfet ; bi this tu: e our batteries had cumphte! G iencca thofe of our opponents. The light troop: and militia sre now ii lull porfuit of the enemy, making prifoner in all directions. Deferters are continu !

.'i;.;'' the t untry. This i crea the two ;r e frea: con

report t

The pipers

new c

1 -.r

bad been app

was v

vailec i ti. g the would tti Th.- Fre ox t . f-; ftria s t alii d fo

c fy, cc it was ant between th

w A mce w ?. s

war againi the intoxic 'le of a gf o4i t rifihes h

re compel ec vi

ht refufal of tin H itifh pt the offered mediation Ilnbia, by the delvs in

o'vn orrroirt oi aoirecc

bie ai', by the prim i which t'.e w.r ;s new , to infei that a fj irtt of njorc violen than evi r, and profperity of tiiis lence is befl explained nt cireumftances, thnt Europe, ior an tquiliall it? (lates arjfsin:! the s been t Ic id without

left IV Art

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fi reefs with thefx mrn before hr eyes, fhs till further araodixing midable in iis abtifes to

-d ccnnncr

le civilized

torce

and

St-pt. Tj 1814, fays ' The Brititti (lill continue to hold their polltion in the neighborhood ot fott Eir'-, and throw (hells into the

rort daily, which however do but little iirju-

y. Almolt every dy there is a tkirmif(fc

between our pickets Sc the enemy, ID whicM aD(J honorable to their country.

oor i are Kliieo anu wounueu on eacn tide ; Q::r lofs is trininrr indeed, havintr ov.

0 ,

rc. tne oay neiore yeueraay tney attempted to j neefficer and 15 men killed, & Dnc officer c I dnve our pwfceta from tne woods where a j ana 30 men mounded. iLS battery was eredrng ; cur men focceeded j The militia of New York and tbeolun

in repuiui g incra ; out on a ircon i arr?ri: trers Q Vermont have I

coining in, ib that the lofs of the Britifh army in this enterprise will be contiderable 1 l;c officers and men hae all done their

duty. The artillery ar-d engineers have 0 performed their functions with a zeal and d

preciuon hiefhly creditable to tliemicive

Bat wivatever may have infpired the en emy with thefe more vu lei-r purp f s, iher public councils ot a nation, mere ahl to

n loidiers ipeak witn e

en exceedinlv

i . .i r ' r

i t . ,a . . i i . . . '

m our WCiC ouugcu 10 give way, ana a . ferviceable, and have evinced a

i c f t!

nfitier Au- i heavy (hower of ram coming on ti

The

a uonuoq paper or ac unt of the c ipti : tlv's 11. op of w

Il inners, rating 18 pur.; mmt of 25 minute?, by t ot war Wafp, c. pt un : ! End for 1 t 4 "-: Ion it '4 bad been crufiiig U day . wji to windward ai d i ir Ode yard srm to yard an ed the action twice ber enptain Manners, attr Wafpi but i- I ulfed-

capta i

contains in s Britannic er, c tptain an engage States ii )oi) , off .fU2

e t!v

II ii

Manners

com moncheaded I y board the le of them tvilled on

ho'd tht h"i"v ti Heindeei Die w i C r p I . B deer w

fent t

received

tveii f

in lo Blattered i late that wti no the neNt oay by otot of -! . The wourord of the Rein a ton board neutral v-fT-1 ar, 1

S iK UJ .l. a tCOuli. V. ...

obliged to return to ca: was killed in th:s affaii ,

a a cegre;

ey were patriotifai Sc bravery worthy of themf

V 1 1 C I

( t

I n

tne itates to

liey

killed

11.11., !IU d OOU

anu wounded on our pirt.

ilite the lofa ot the enemy at 10( wounded

belong

reipectivety

The ftrencrth

Within a few d ys a l.i-e reinforce-

ment of militia h;

lions ate n

ciiatei-.

they will be captured

ircd h

1 n e c k . ii r ,

e --a r;

the garrifen is only 150C and ine. r to be with r-'c fl rpc

n .am tnan it vas to ar cjui-e its inoepen

ce, and with a devotion to it. rendered

more ardent by the experience of its I bfCngS, can never del. berate but on the means mofl cif ctu 1 for defeating the extravagant view; or unwairantablf p.-lHons with which alone the war can now be pu fu d againH tis In the events of the prtfmt Crtmpsigri the enemy with all his augmented means nd wanton ule ot them, has little ground

c in feel it in the prizes acinfl th' s

for exultation, maris he

Luccels oi ms recent enu

and the neighboring town rr

Alexandria ; 1

i ne ui luiii nn

; prepara rvc r immer c i v .4 4 or

contains

England,

St. FR NC1SV A letter from a g r refpe&abtltty at H. .p... lowing p-r graph. A letter bas juft be Johnfon from codlor ! it an e;:-:i ei s h-.d an

from St. eVntonio, with a geii from the t.irg of Spain, to th Spaniards that 1 500 troops wi ly marched from St. Antonio t. that liavu Pierre will be tak

i r

he Sabine P'i. i.

: by the Spaniaftk if not oppofed by the American troops and railitia oi the country.

The hon. the feet; In addition to he nav il battle w the Britifh loll 10 largeft veiTel ; ar.d 1 15 killed and ISC on board our c

ir wounded except commodore was kiHet

CI vi a r. e above, we learn th moil fanguinary : th killed on board the

were bold on ot

oi thi

tr Atl

th of which his retreat ; his attempts were In his other incorGoni if-r, I; : s progr- fs often

rr.

had

!pinw more

r total lois was

n ring his arms, than in proroot ng anv ob ject ot legitimate wart re. And in h- two inftances mentioned, however decly ?n be

wonnded. Every officer i regretted on our part, he will find in bit odore's veffelwas killed tranfiettt fuccefs, which interrupted f - a

tun

rom

the N

Extr S ot. ZOT

;a tes

PRESIDENT' MESSAGE. This dav the preiident of rhe U. !

tranfmitted to crgirf? by n r. E Coles. Ids tecret3-v, the following mefftre : Fellow Citizens of the Senate, ar.d f the House ef Representatives NotwiUinandinc: the early dav which had

moment or.Iv the ordinary j pblic bufil e ftt

the feat of crove rr.rrnt, no COtnpf nfatiofi

for the 1 fs of character with the i rW I -

! s violations ct private property deltruction ol public ed (?ces. prettific

1 is

monument lizrd a 1

tl by the law: of ci-.i-

C?n uf f ie we can apir! to a fm'es of atchievements, which have piven new iufrre to the Amrrican Ain s. Brudrs the brill t. ant incidents in the ciinor operauoaa of ti e