Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 17, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 October 1814 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1814.

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HE VD-QU K rERS, 7th Military District, Mobile Sept. 19. SIR, I enclofe you the general order of the 15th intt, which givet you in detail the glorious victory obtained by maj. Lawrrih e jud his Imlc Spartan bind, over the c unbilled attuk by hnd and water, of the Britilh Indians and Spaniards

Mij. Lawrence, his have filled my hiiheV I

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I alfo Iticl fe you Copies of col. Knoll's pmclamtion and orders, and thofe of fir William Henry Percy G -I. Nicolls has 1 ft an eye in the en y;, rtnent ami Gf Win. H. Prroy a Hup. from which it is t air to pre fume we will not be troubled again With their proclamations or orders. A. J CKSON, Maj. Gen. Com. Cot Andrew Kynes. M P, S. The fort wis never fummoncd rrWi when theriiliitl Wis (hot away, then stone the land force attempted a charge

hj feeing It aam r u e J , t ry backed out.

.ircumftances proving a determination to

put the garrtfod to the fword or tomhawk. If. w. Mobile, StpU 17. GENERAL ORDERS. Oar Companions in arms h.ve triumphed ovei the enemy t 4 o'clock, p. m on the 13th irit. fort Bowyer was attacked by Sluperiof Britilh naval and land force, Slid the enemy was rrpulfed at ill points. Their naval force Confided of two fhlpS from 24 to.28 irons, mounting 32 pound cartonades,

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pound carronades, with three tenders, all under the command of fir v. H Percy The land forces confided of 100 marines tin 'cr col Ntc H . 3 K) Indians under the command of r apt. Woodbine of the Brittfli irmy, and a battery ol 1 1 J pounder and hoitter, uovler tl e direction of a Britilh captain i tht royal attrtlrey Out efiecivc DHO oppoi'cd to the cncniy

was about 120 men, of whom not more than 90 were engaged. The lrading Hup, called the Hermes, com. fir W. H. Percy, having approached within the reach ot our guns, our battel) opened upon her ; the guns of which were firrd in fucceflion s thi y could be brut' to bear ; and at 20 minutes alter 4 p. m tin eiuagtment became general. Abitr. this time thr enemy on lliorr, with col Nit oils atthr h-ad of the marines, c-pt. VVood jmr at the head of their aliirs the Indians and the captain f t he rov-d artillery, with his battery, were put to flight, by two uitchar ges ot grp" and canniller, from a 9 poun d r- At 5 p. m. the com. (hip iwung head on, to otn battery, when we were enabled to rake her fo rffedually as to (llence her tiu s. Having cut her cable with our hot, Oie drifted out and grounded ftern on within 700 yards, which agin .fTvirdrd us mi op portunity ol raking her, and we continu d dmng fo while there waalight enough to fee that hrr colors were flying ; jufi .bout fun f-t the other veflVls cut their cablet, and ftno'' off with a liglit breeze, under a tre mendous fire ftom our battery. At a qnir ter pafl 7, we difrovered the commander's (hip to be on fire, and at lOp. m. her mag azinr blew up. We cannot afcertain the precife lofs of the enemy but from cir ierter?, who came in the morning -tfter the battle, we 1 irn tint th- commander and only 30 men efcaped from the H im ea her crew being on irinallv 170. Th.it 85 were killed aiu',

wounded on board the Chiron. The lois on boare the brigs is unknown, but mult h ve ben very great, from the circum It nc . f one of them being infinitely more expofed th?5n thr Charon Our lofs w is 4 privates killed and five Wounded During the hotteft pnrt of the 6ion our t3. ii i a being ihot away, thr fi-u wis imm diately regained under a hra

vy fire of grip- itld cannihVr, and hoilld on a fponge 0 ift'. and planted on the paraph":. By command of m j. gen. J m kfm, A. 1J. H VYNE, Act. Adj. Gen. BRITISH PROCLAMATIONS, Sec By the hon William Henry perry, rapt, of his majeflyN llnp H rni-s, and fenr. offi or in the Gulf ol Mexico. You ire hereby requeued and directed, ft- having received on board an otliirr belonging to the fir ft battalion of R y 1 col oni ' marines, to proceed in his majefty'g Q ",) undfr your command, without a mo m nts hils ot tim', tor Barataria On your arrival at that p! -ce. you will COmmunicrte with the cinet perfms thrrr j you vill ure them to throw themfelves Uh der the protection of G. Brit iin ; & 111 uld von fi ul them inclined to purfu fuch a Rep you Will hold OUt to them, thu their pro perty ihll be fecured to them that thr (ball be confidered Biitilli fubjecli, and it the concluuon of the war, lands in his m j ity's colonies iti America v. ill be allotted to them. In return ft thefe conceiftons you will infill on an immediate celTation ol h f)dittei aint: Spain ; and in cfe the) fh 'ul I have any Spnifh property not difpo fed of that it be rf-forrd, and that thev pu' their n val frce into the hands of the feni or rfti.er here, until the commander ii chiefs oleafure is known. In the event ol their nn bein inclined to ac cfT-nfiv

-jiiiill the U. Sta:ci, yoj will do ail in j

your power to perfuade them to a 0 1 ; (Tt neutrality, and Rill endeavor 10 put a (top o their hoftillties againlt Spain ; fliould you lucceed completely in the objedl lor which you are fent, you will concert fuch medfures lor the annoyance of the enemy as you judge heft from circumftances, having id to the junction of their fmall armed vef lels with me, for the c;ip'ure of Mobile, He You will at all events, you' felt, join me with the utmoft defpatch, at this poft, with the account of your fuctefs. Given under my h md, on bc-ud his ma j Ity's Ihip H-rmes, at Penfacola, this 30ch day of Auguft, 18 14. V. H. PERCY, Capt. Nicholas Lockyer, e(q. commander of his ma jelly's (nip Sophia

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W. C. CCLHIBOKNE.

By the lion. W. H. Perry, cnpt,in ol his ma jelly's flnp Hern;r3, rt::d fear. onKei ot ihr (iuii of MeXltO. Having underftood that fmie Rri:iO, merch mtmcn have be-n detained, taken into and fold by the inhabitants of Barataria 1 have directed captLockver '-i bis m ir 1 1 j ty'l il ;op Sophia, to proceed to that place,

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and enquire 1 to th fitive orilers to dem

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and in cfe of Tetufd to deftroV, to his utmo'A every veiled thrr, as wrll as to carry deOrudion over the whole place, and t the Itine time to aiTure him ol the co operation ol all his m Ity's n vl tone on this !'ta tion. 1 tmltat the fume time that the inhabitants of Barataria confulting their own intereft, will nut m -kc it neceffary to proCerd to luch extremities. I hold rmt at the fame time, to them, a war inOantly deflroAive to them, snd. 011 the otlif-i hand, (liould they be inclined to rfflilt G. Britain, 10 her juft -itld unprovoked war Sg ii (1 the U. States the fecuii'y f their property, the bit Hi gs of the Britilh corfbtut;on, and mould they be inclined to fettle on the con tineut, hnds will nt the conclufion of the wr be allotted to them, in his maj fly's Co lonieS in Ameiica. In rrturn tor all thele cone (Hons on the part of G Britain, I ex pc?t thai th- dirccln-n of the urm cl v fT Is Will be put into my hands (for which rhry will be remuner ated ) the infl int ceifatioii of hoftilities giinfl the Spanifo government and the reftitution of any undifoofed of pt pertyof that nation, fiiould a y of us inhabitants be inclined to Volunteer t It-ir fervices into his m j fty'.s-forcfs. either n Val or military, lor il - Ifd Irrvirr they Will ee received, atid i!" any Britifh furi ct be ing t Barataria, wifhrl to '-turn to his na tive fc-untry, he will on joining his maj f tv'a fervice, recei'-e a tire pardoi . Given Uttdef my ha-,d on board his ma-j-llv'-ftlip Hermes, Penfacola this Ifi dy

18 14. W. H. PERCY, Capt.

Monfier Lafiitte V true copy from the original in rr.y ITi ihon. W. C. C. CLAIBORNE. Head On irters, Penfacola, Aug. 31, 1 H 4 sin I have arrived in the Florid as for he purpofe ol annovr g the only enemi G. Britain his in the world As Prince and England are now friends, I call on v 0 d your brive followers to 'ntrr mtoth.e fcrv uf ol (. Britain in which you fhall have the rank ot c .ptain Lands will be given to ycu all in proportion to your rcfpc&ivc

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ranks, on a piece ta!;iny place, and I incite you on the following terms : yiur p p rty fliall he guaranteed to you and youi perfoQ protected 1 return f.r whiah 1 flcyr uto cealc all hodilities agdinlt Spin or the 1Ii s of G. Britain. Yo'jr Ihij s nd vr IT Is to beplacd u det the o d rs of the commanding - ffi er on this 0 tion, until the commander in chiefs pleafur i: known. But 1 guarantee ti.eir fnrvalne to you at all rvents. I herewith enclou ou a copy of my protlamation to thr inhabitants of Lomfi na, which will I truf, pint out to you thebo Oorable intr.itlons 1 f my government you may be a uf lul ffi ft ant to me in forwarding th m then ifre it yon rfetermii e, lofc no time. Th- be rer of this capt MWiI 'iams, will ftisfy ynu on other points y u m iv br anxious to learn ; a will cat. L. of the Sophia, u !io carries him to you. We have a powerful r inforCement rn its w y h- rr, and ! hope to cut out fnihr otlif r work i1 r the Americans than oppr-ffinj thr mhahitants ot Louiliana. Be expeditions on

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nal 1ml Spaniards, 1 en andlpri ifl, whether fettle a t;aie in Louiuana, n vm

re in this juft caufe. The American ufurpation in this cou try mull be aboliOied, &z ihf lawful owners of the foil put ii p IT: tfion I am at thr head nt ?. I 'Tgr body of

inuians, wen armeo, oi manded by Biitiftt offiri artillery, with every c . 1 r 1 1

me powenui a 10 or a r niprous Spamfh fquadrdn of (1 p- and vt

Br not alarmed, inhabitants of the country at our appro-tth he lime R" d fith and diunterefted efs wi ith I as diftinguifhed the conduct ot Britons in Europe aicomp-'i-s th ni here. on will have no f-ar of litigious taxes impofed on you for the purp fe ol arrying on an u,;jnfl ifid unnatural v your proprrty. yoPr 1 WS, tin prait- ai'd tr mquility of y ur ron'try. will he iur anrcr(i to y u bv men who will fufifei no infringement nf lh-irs rrfl itfured 'hC th fe bra vr men only burn witl an ardent cir firr ol fatisfacioo, tor the wrongs )i-y have fuff red fri m r!.e Americans, to i in yon in liberating thru I uthern frontiers

Irom their yoke r cl d : mit- formerly prefrribi The ni-'ns h -.vr pi t tie m-'H I lemn m ne (iip-htrll d-cee, ti;- p-

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rn elves m ii jure in the rr perties ot 1. 1 Englifh . whether

ary nut enrmies to the-ir 3 fathers. f. vr anj

spaniin rrenr n 01 ti ititn, will ne a certain protection N r d ire any Ir ." m put his

r hereof, under penalty rn countrymen. Not n I .'in rnt to dr th

foot on thr thrt Hi 1 ! of drarh f' hi iv even an enn v ''' except refift'og in ai rinp help' In Wmep men, hv thr 1 1 ;noJ c to rh-m, will t it he mrirans bloftl for th ror.duA, latrly on in a neutral territory

s. Ai d 11 for injo-1 I I -1 Iwn, the Red ndi M and 'rrattnenC loflibl in lc the A1 m w 1 , . ,. i,,jm2 1 L'.ctirr.bia, and with-