Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 16, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 October 1814 — Page 2

Tor f-veral Jays tlis enemy were on their t) la Piatt :r r by lnd and water, and it being well under Hood tint an attack would be in .ilt at the f me time by their land & naval forces, 1 determined to await at an thof the approach ot the latter. A: B a. n. th look out boat announced the approach .4 the enemy. At 0, he an chored in a line ahead, at about 300 yards dill nce Irom my line ; his flvp oppofed to the Sarvoa, his bri to the Eagle, capt. R Henley i Ms galliet, 13 in number, to

the k

mc of Ins (1 nps a (Tilting th"ir (hip and

brig, the nthei tuifttng their gallie. Our

forty fc.arr.en in all three hundred 8c fixty feven. 1 ht Rntilh it i fuppofed lo It upwards of 100 killed.

Late from Detroit. Extract of a letter from a qentleinan of jefped ability, to thr Editor of the Chill.cothc Frcuonian. dated Dkt B 0 1 T, Spt. 1 G. M On the lOrh inlt. about 5 miles from town, one of our citizens was fiiot at by an Indian and (Virerely wounded. Since that

f on i g allies i period two more pave been fliot and lcalped

about a mile from the fort, and on" taken prifonei ; a)f one woman and child killed

nj much from ihe

remaining gallies with the Saratoga aud I and butchered in a (hocking manner, at a El !e. place Called Otter ceek, 40 m.'les from In this utuation the whole force on both j hence, and near the mail mad to fort Meigs, fnlrs became eng "d, the Saratoga 1 n it r- j There is every re a Ton to believe that there

leavy fire ot the CiOO ' area great many of tin fe holtile wretches

in our neighborhood! as one or more fa mi lie?, w ithin every day this Week, have been robbed and Itnpt of moil of their property, and the far the (I off at a diftance not exceeding 8 miles from this. Mhe genei .l opinion here is, that if we do not, very fi on,

dance I could perceive at the tame timet however, that our fire w s very deftru&ive to her. The ficonderogi It. com. C (fin, plan ly fuitained her full fhare of the action. At hdt pad 10, the Eagle not being able to bring her guns to b-ar, cut her ca-

ile, Sc ancli red in a more eligible pofition, receive a reinforcement ot mounted men. between my lliip and t!ie TiconderogA, ue (hall he completely furrounded by the where fne very much mnoyed the enemy, ravage barbarians" but unfortunately, leaving me expo fed to a A letter from another correspondent congilhn;; fire from the enemy's brig. Our firms the above (tatement, and adds, that guns on th? (larboard fide being neatly all the fettlen m the river Rouge, about five difmounted, or not manageable, a Hern an- nules from Detroit had ftrct thither for fa feci ' ir was let go, the bower Cable cut. and tv. leavincr thtir corn and (Train at the mer.

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cy of the lavages. P. S. 1 Sii ce writing the above, about 80 mounted men, of the Michigan militia, head d by his excellency governor C ifs, fecured the woods in this vicinity, Sc killed three Indians.'

Winded witn a

f t fh broadude on

the e emv's (hip, which foon after fur rend eied. Our broidlide was then fprurg to

bear on tiie brier, i

ich furrendered in

the

mil utes mer. oop that was oppofed to ti e Eagle k i m time before. It drifted down

the (loop which w s wit

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r i ' i nr

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f I

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e ot tneir

fu ik ; the others pulled re about obeyii g with o follow them, when all irt d to me to be in a

Extl 'cl of a letter frun a rrentleman at

t-IOaiia ,o IMS 111;

:n this place, date 0

U is D A N A , S'

ft b tl

n to th

it th; n became nec

I to the e-illit's, and

pumps W at the enemv's

i mattered condition, t

it Vi

irv to order

C afa in w

An c:pr. fs has arr. ed torn Detroit to M'Arthur, in fix days, ill which gov i iy g A H te of things h3 arrived i h your prrfmce, with the f rre at

r i

could rgitlf?

in on

leac

Thi

hull ;

r im idron t

to m ike fail on : the lower

I nearly all Ihi away, hung down -s gh it had been jufl placed over the malt

breakin a 1 irge

your difpofal, is efleutial to the fecuritv St prelervation of the country I he Indians have re commenced hofHIities on evf rj Ode of us : thv-v are murderincf '.he nermJe and

: up the lttl -ments. There is now force of them in the immediate vi

cinity of this plare, mod piobably within a nnie of it, with the avowed pur pole of attacking the town. We have no force adequate to th defence of the country, and none of the defcrioion nroner for th.e nur-

lh.)t patted p-i icipalty jufl over our heads, f;t 0f Indins Mv opinion is, that you

mould haften on with the mounted men with all p Tible expedition' The exprefs i came by water, the land communication being entirt ly cut off.

i wo mn weri kiiieci and tcaipeo witn-

Saratoga had 55 round fhot in her br Coiifiance, IOj. 'liie enemv's

i i

was not u whole nammotKs in riu a the dole of the aion, which thout intermiflion two hours and

Pe c I

Iter full by i g i ble, wh early in

Voce and hxknefs of It Raymond me without the iervhe ot that ihHcer ; moth ought fairly to be to him for his great care and in difciuliuinff the flop's crew, as

lieutenant His place was filled II "it young officer, It, Peter Gam I re rret to inform you. wa killed the acion. Acting It. Vallette,

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ii ti

in Lfrht of the fort at Detroit."

Alarming News ! !

f LL thole indebted to the fubferiber JL JL by note, or otherwife are dr fired to come forward and rlif barge thfir rrfpectivt balances on or htfore the fi.fi d iv r,f

W ok rl the 1(1 an I 2j dlVlfion ol guns With j November next All who nepl.a this noable rffeft Sailinir maftei Brum's attenti- , t:r. mt k.v, tn aj;a tU-F or., .... ,

an otlicer. Mai k D unntnst. Oaober 13, 1314. 16 3a

NOTICE, LL nerlona are herebv ran tinned no

to credit my fon Charles Dubois, as

1 am refotved not to pay any d"bts of his contracting after this date. ST. Dubois. October 12, 18 14. 163

ling

on to the fprings, and in the execution of the order to wind the (hip, jnd occafionally at th.e suns meets my entire approbation alio capt Young, commanding the acting marines, who took bis men to the guns. Mr. B-a!, rurfer, was of gfcat fctttCe at the tMins, k in E itrj ing my orders thro'oul the Ihip, with midfhipman Montgomery. Maker's mate1 Jnftin, bid command of the d divifi ui ; his eondecH djring the

action was tbt of brave and cor

c jr.

ihipmen Monteatn, VTia

"VV lliamfon, Piatt, Thwinar, Sc acting mid

I ipm.n B ildi rt

1 hot

in, all behaved well, S r ave V2 ir m-'r.i' p; valuable officers Ljflr y was twice let on fire byT J

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t eli

t from th.e enemy's fhip.

I clot-, fir. this communication

i of crratitude for the able fun

received from every officer and man attach ed to the fquadron which 1 have the honor to command. T. MACDONOUGH. rlere follows a lift of Hilled and wOttfl ded on our fleet :. 59 killed Sftyeight wounded Alfo 1 Hows a computation ot t' e forces of th.e two fleets I y commodore Micdonouffh vis American ti rt eighty fix gum Britifli fleet ninety five guns fup-nority of the Britifli nine guns and lib n two hundred men. We took on d the Bri'.ifh tieet after it furrendered t. icnty icvcu oti'.cc.-i and tlucc hundred lx

with u . ort I . ...

111 I I II. j'VMl

i ot letters remaining

otnee, inc ennes, the cm arter ending

lail uiv ot September, which if not ta

Ut within thtte months, wiil be for. d to the Gcncr.l Poll Oitice as tlead

v 12.

William Agnew John Allen.

Edward Bruner, J inn s Bl t. kurn,

William Black

1 -t mes Bnriier,

Anthony Badgley, George Bltfa

Mordicai Irock?,

m 111

Dn d Bonner

J. Biuce, V. Petterfon fcc D. blower. c: Samue' Ciitchficld, Margaret Crefup, J-h'V Cox, J hn Carfon, John Conn, EcbtCCft ChillBCtj Mr. ChriAiin

Mry Devor?, A bner Dunn, William Drake, 2 Aaron Dcker. Benjamin Faton, James Edmonlton, Leadiwick Earncff,

Charles Dubois, Abraham Drcker, Giccn Depnctt,

J feph Evan?, Richard Eaton,

Peter F 'if. Tbom' Flower,

John llaac Feefil, Bifhip Fhget,

Parley Fotd, Betfey G a ml in, Elijah Goodman, Simon Gonfallis

John Findley( 2

Robeit Gill, William Gill,

Robert Hunter, Ad?.m I-Trpefs, William Hopkins, 2 Thos. Uollingfworth Ranfom Higgins, Ifaac Hutfon,

D A

Toiiufn,

Zeba Howard, John Hunter, William Hawkins,

Job

Abraham

Thomas Kenedy, Jdmes Kinman.

Jocob Long, Edmond Lifton, Gabritl Lcmen. Elii ih Mays, fofeph Milburn, James M Kiddy, William Miner, Samuel M'Cutchen, Barnett Moore, 1 fa iic M 'Coy, JeiTe Munden, Joim Max. dent, John M'Conncl, Jt fliua Nichols. Woolfey Pride,

John or H. Price, obert R 'per, John Renolds, 2 D vid Reaugh, Martin Rofe,

William Harmon, 2 Jcffee Hollowell, Henny, (belonging to

capt. Beckes.)

J Peter Joner,

J a mes Jones.

David Kinman,

L J .hn Lindffy, Wm. Ledge i wood, 2 M Hugh Muthatlerit D m i i MHcnry, James ?Toorhead, William Mayes,

Thomas Morris, Thomas Meed, Tames Mooney, J. &c E. Munden, Robert Miltord, Archibald Meacbtm, N

Samuel Potter, Jeffe Rum 11, 2

William R per, Ephraim Richardfon, Mathias Rofe, Hugh Rofs.

Reuben Sullenger, Leonard R. Snyder, 2 Wm. Srringficld, 2 Wm. Samples, Michael Starner, T

William Thomas, Waitman Tripplett,

James Taylor, 1) niel Treavis Michael Thorn.

William Welton, William White,

Edward Wilfon,

Margart-t Wilmore,

Newton E. WcRfall, James Wdliams,

Moles Wiley, Thomas White, Shenff of Warrick county. 127 J. D. HAY, p. m

Was Department, July u, 18 14. 0 Notice is Hereby Given, THA I leparate propofals will berecei ved at the ofiitc of the fecretary for the department of war until 12 o'clock at noon on Saturday, the Lit day of Decembei next lor the fupply ot rations tliat niy be required for the uic of the U. States from the lit day ot June, 18 15, inclulive, to the lit day of June, 18 10, within the Itutei, territories and diflri&s following, .z. lit At Detroit, Michilimackinak, fort Wayne, Chickago, and tlu-ir rrfpeclivc vicinities, and at any place or places where troops ire or may be Rationed, marched or recruited, within the territory of Michigan, the vicinity of the Upper Lakes, and the ttate of Oaio. 2J. At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recrui ted, within the liate of Kentuckv and TennelTee. 3d. At any plare or places where troops are or may be Itationed, marched or recruit ed, within the Illinois, Indiana Sc MiiTouri te r r i t or i c s . 4th At any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or secruit ed, within the Mifliffippi territory, the hate ot Lou iu ana and their vicinities nortli ot th.e Gulph of Mexico. 3:h. At ar y place or p'ares where troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recrui ted. within the diltricA M .me and ftate of New Hampfliire S; their northern tteinities C;h. At any place or plates where troops

are or may be flationed, marched nr recruited within the ftate of Vermont and its northern vicinity. 7th. At any place or pl ices where troops are or may be 11 itionecl, ninnhtd or recruited within the Hate of Mafiachufctts. 8th. At any place or places where trrop3 arc or m.y be Itationed, marched or recruited within the ttjtcs of Connecticut a: J Rhode Iiland. 9th. At any pbee or places where trooos are or may be itationed. marchr d or retrui:ed within the lUte ot New York, nd its northern vicinity and w fi rn. 10th. At any place or places win re troopi are or may le Rationed, marched or recruited within the ftate of Nrw Jerfcy 1 1 th. At any place or places whore troops are or may be Itationed, marched or recruited within the hSte of PrnnfyWania, 12th. At any place or places where trrrns are or m iy be Rationed, marched or recruited within the fiates of Maryland, Delaware and D:ftric"l of Columbia. 13th. At any place or plares where troops are or imy be fiationeri. marched or recruited within the ft te of Virginia. 1 4th. At any place or places where troops are or m ay be fiationed, marched or reciuited within the flate of N.rth Carolina 1 5th. At any p'ace or p1 :r es u here troops are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited Witnin the limits of the flate of Georgia and its Ton t hern vicinity. A ration to confifl cf one pound and oi e episrier ol be-t, or three ouarters of a pound of lalt d pork, Id ounces of bread or floor; one gili of rum, whiikry ot brandy, and at the rate of two quarts ot fait, four quarts o

vineg-ai

t ttr p

ck one prut

ar-d a h It ot candles to every hundred rations. 1 he ptices of the feveral c mponei t parts of the ration (hall be fpecified, but the U. States refcrve tl.e riojit of making lut ii alterations in the puce of the component parts of the ration aforefaid, as ft) all make the price of eaih p-.rt thereof ber a jnft proportion to the propofed pi ire of the whole ration The rations are to be furniflted in fuch quantitif-s, that thrre fliall ;it all times, dunnir the term of the propofed contract, be fumi ient for the confump'.n n of the troops lor fix months in dv net-, f gfood and whole foroe provifions, if the fame (hall be required. It is alfo to be permitted to all and every of the commandants of fortified places or pofb, to call tor, at featons when the fame can be tranfported, or at any f me in cafe of urgency, fuch funplies ot like provifions in advance, as in the discretion of the commander fhall be deemed proper. It is undei flood that thr contmclor is to be at the expenfe and t ik of induing the fupplies to the troops, & that all loflVs, fuftained by the depredatior s of the enemy, or by means of the troops of th.e V, S. thai! he paid by the U. S. at the price of the article cap-iued or deftroyed as aforefaid, on the uepontion of two or more perlons of crediblr characters, and the certificate o( a com1 mi lit oned officer, Hating the circomRancg of the lofs, and the amount of the articles for which rompe j;fation fliall be claimed. The privilege refrrved to th- U. States of requiring that none of the fupplies whir h may be turnifhed under any of the prop. !'- I contracts, mall be ilTued until the fupplirt which have been, or may be furniflied under the con tr ads now in fence, have beca coo fumed. 2m JOHN ARMSTRONG.

Dissolution of Partnership I" H K p rtnerfhtpof 14 fohnflon & Hirrifon" is ti.ia day diffblved by u.u'u I conf-nt. All thole who havr hiv denial da aiinft faid firm, are reouetlrd to r; o tf m torw ad for fettlrnient and t' fe

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B. are r

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immediate payment to Benj. J. Harnlbn, v. ho is fully authorifed to intivc tnd receipt tor t!ie fame This being the ferond call, it is fully hoped it will be attended to punctually ; thofe who fail mult not exp-cl much further indulcnce, as M a Hitch in time, fves oiae." B y . Harrison G 11 Jobnstdn.

inceones, bept. 26t

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The botlnefs will in future, be attended to by the tubferiber, who hai now on band, and intends conflantly to keep as good an alTortment, and to fell upon as resdbnabln terms, as the time will permit. Ihnjy j. Harrison. Sept. 26, 1814. BH 4t