Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 27, Vincennes, Knox County, 4 March 1815 — Page 3

THE WESTERN SUN.

VINCENNES, March 4, 18 15.

The editor feels a pleafure in again prefenting the WK-hYrn Sun Co its readers an apology might be neccflary was ii not generally known that indifpofition had been ihe caufe of its fufpenfion he therefore refta fatisfied that that will not be ch .rged 10 him on the fcore of p.t gleCI or as a fault, u hich all mufl acknowledge to have been a misfortune. The Indians have become really iron Iclbitie and I ' nhK on err

on lifting o so miles

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frtidHers ; one 1 im 7 pe; f ns, betwt en b( lo'i this pi ice, ha cn d, ope man kiile wounded on Buhe miles aboi e u a

within !O0 yards ol the Wails

fort H if n. jln addition to theabove we have a report ol t wo men having be 11 ku i I pear v llona 5c tne news bv the laft wetter n mail, wore the moil threatning afpecl.

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NASIIVILLK, Feb 6. Copy of a, letter from M j Gen. Jackson to Govr, Blount, dat d NKW.ORLEANS, Jan. 17, 1 si 5. S i II I enclose you a paper that contains my addrefs and gen eral order to the brave army I had the hpn ur to command on the dt h in ft. In additon 1 have to (lav-, that the prif nefs tak i on the rerVtrtatff theenetfty, 0 ite that their h :. l includ ig V illed, w oun1 ucd and milling, :s eft i mated at 6, 0 , and that gen. Keau is dead of bis wounds. When the numbers are known that were on our side, and i&ost badly armed it will not b accre dtted; and particularly when tin lofs of the enemj iscompared with my lofs; which in killed, lince the landing of the enemy, does not exceed 5 f. The unerring l and ot Pi ovidence liiielded m men from the showers oi balls, bom V and rockets ; when, on the other hand, it appeared that every bomb and hail from our lines, was charged with the million oi death, The spirits ot the British in this quartet" are broken. I'hej have failed in every attempt. They bombar ded Fort St. Phillips tor ninc days throwing upwards o I 1000 long bombs exclulfve ol small Ones, with no other effect than killing and wounding 7; 5 of the latter so .htly that the) are re parted !r duty ?)r Shields, purfef of the navy, brave and Tail 1 t tnterprile, vr .1 few volunteers and with som small boat; . purf:ed them as tlu y were eml : k ii ; took a transport burnt hef; fei ral (mail boats, with one hundred and odd prif. oners forthewantol force was compelled to parole 1 number bringing with him in all 70 prisoners, including two officers lhey have loll all theii valuable 1 fficers, and the Bow 1 r oi the .mm . Thia argument will havegreater weight at Ghi nt than an) other ; and I view it as the harl inger ol p. tee. When u see the braver oi

proud that you govern fuch a people. Tin y are worthy to be iree. Gen Coffee's brigade, for the whole time, literally lay in a fwatnp, knee deep in mud and water j and the whole ot Gen Carroll's line but little bet, r. Still they fultained their privations without a murmur, three thou! and Sand of arms more than I had on the ath, would, in m opinion, have placed the whole Bntilb armj in my hands. But the Lord's ivjtl be done Your nr 0 obedient fcrvant, Attar i iv Jackson P S Half pall 10 (clock, p. m. ! he picquet guard Wvq. the laft Qght ol die laft (ail ot the Bntiffc at half aftei 1 1, a m. and L ui liana ma) again fa) hei foil i not troddt n b) the lacriligtous footftep of a hoftile Briton 1 hey were cring for Sh;p Isi nd. VYlv ; des. titled from thence uncertain. F rem tb? Correspondent E:::rz lr lor v us IV ws Vre haft 11 to lay b ,f ;re our readers the highly pleating mteihgence of a Peace having I been ma le between the United States and Gr at itatn. In our paper on Motid .y evening the particulars will be given, as We ftiall have it more correctly and generally by to- orrows mail Letters have been received froin m onbers of Congrefs 1 gentleman in Lexington to t lie lame effect From the Pittsburgh G izette, Extra, oi F; bruar) 1 r, 1 8 1 s. pa 4CP An ex pre is arrived here diis morning from tle Poll Mafter General to the Poll vf after at this place, with the pleasing int lligence of peace being cn .Mide l betw cn the United States and Great Britain. The 1'oii Mailt r here was ordered to dtfpatch an expr fs to Detroit and Krie with the intelligence. To e p ftmaflev at Zjnefville, V- Price sir I lend you the shove, it is a copy of a h lid bill from the Pittfii jh i ! izette. 1 hough it is likely you will 't it through a ither channel be lore thiu icachobts refpect fully. lames P ember ten VV hee ii n g , Fell 1 8 , 1 8 5 .

it The bill wilt probably pafs the I reftif ution of maritirrjt? csr

nouie ii repretentatives b a nnan majority, it i in heved of about iix, of perhaps lc('.

Extract of a letter from the hon. J i ph H. Hawkins to the cditoi s, dated Washington Ch-, Feb 14.. Information has hero received lure wh-ch is generally believed, that peace concluded between Gr at Britain and the United Vs) afes, the 4 h December. From the Scioto G izcitz Extra Ft 6 . a 1. Extract of a ietrer from a gentle-

tures in ditierent latitudes, ; hoftilities are to ccafe as foon as the ratiheations ot the treaty are exchange at afhington. it is undeirtood, that ir. Bker is the bearer of the treaty rati6ed by the Piiuce Regent,- and will be ready to exchange the rati.;cations, when the Prcfidebt and the Senate have pafsed upon t.e fubject. v c are

happy to add that the treaty

man at the City of Walhuigton, j is thouohi in all refoeefs to b;

to the editor, dated Febuary 1 3. hnnmiriKU m t i lt;nn s- , , , nonouraoie 10 tnc n a ion, c. About 4 o clock this afternoon, an exprefs arrive dat the preftdents, to tnc negociators. 1 he Pre. mfour.hou from Bait imort bear- lident pdobably, lay it ing difpafches irom our Min srs j bctoic the fenatc this Jay. at Cxiient, co aining the r'a.-nn- J

nary articles of peace. The difnatehes were bro ' .a Mr. Carroll.

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lecretarvol legation to Mr. Clav. ft ireaii or reace iva

He landed at New York and pro. ftgned by the American and

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fi iltimore from w hence he forwar-

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comniiuioners

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(f. r rf them bv evn W ro rl ,v ! rn. - oncilt, Oil JilC 2A 11 01 L'CC

d rftand the prelident tttimedjatel) ember, and ratified by the commuaicated the intelligence to pr;occ rcocm on the zoth. congi els, and exprelses are lent oft ... , J c m rhrnfian i , ,, r. M V . M en r v C ar r o II . ( i tie OI

uirecuon xo ine line

arreft no loubt, the operation i ol our arms. ; All this 1 Ico n in fo authentic

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?cret aries of I he A mere v at i o n, c h a r g e d w kh

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though ahnofl incorrigdily incre- ! honeVs, and a Copy of if e tre

dulous to peaee rumors, lean .no more, now liifpend : full crV

We have been fo often

u itn rumors oi peace, mat

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! iTeVeijfcer, for h r n (ailed frourMfvmourh. in the

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untqinv. j Ri iti'h flolp of ivat Favourire v : on tire 2d ot i nil iry : and 3elieve w el jias arrived at tins port at S o'

initiated mod brilliantly a : an die clock la It evening, to every light of giafs I Allisftiri

and hnftki ; all im and o1?:'t

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will be bach an illumination .s the j T AM co. ivj. u; gainft nyfh C-tN never before MltnefTed. and tontray to my rxo fttioiii to

I o'tnorfow ng I expect there

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y?w v trt Ft b ruary. 24. Extract to the editors .f the Argus, dated Washington (:iy.F b 10. R this eveni igs mail the Prince Kegent's Ipcech to tne hntifh parliament, has been received in this dace. I havr not been able to procure a copy ol ii to forward you. He informs the parliament, that there is a profiect oi a fpet dy and honorable adjuftment ol their differences wilh America Whe- ' ler he is fincere, mult et be a fubj el "ft' mere fpectiiati u j tor fuch is the character ol the man and his minilters, that no reliance can be placed upon their declarations. We alio learn that petitions h oc been lent in Irom ftxiy man. ni icturing towns ni Great Britainl praying the Brinfb government to make peace With Vne.rica Phe nt n ly tlectc d fenat irs from Kentucky took t!wir Rats at a hi oft fortunate time. The Bmk

id in a form calculated toanfwer all the purpoles of gnVernmeni

Wa bin ton Citv. Fib 15.

, t t I flu red tbf foonri o 'i ; t;-. better. As I

v v c 1 1 a v e i u c u ica i ur c . I o i , r j m now on ny wy x the tilm r J tot 2 annpUnce, that the treaty Ot tnrwffwtinent, anaillrxp- ft monry to be

frte, between the U States i torW3rdd : aufj, Britain, as (ignedby F h 0-0 2

ail the com mi fsi oner ot both I kWG' H. c. Suiiiv,n, r

parties at Ghent on the 24th of December, 1814, 2nd w is laft eveni na delivered by Mr. Cirroll, 10 t he Secretary ot

State who immediately fub

mitred it to the

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onr wli.i is ownikj irir. R - , nd wr to I've co!lr. to comr forward ir

piynirii. 'j'ir: the ffetting oi thr Circuit cou r t in M a r c b

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Tiecnaieiy 100 j j hereas n . wife P ii) y,hi

he general principle ot the hrdg of S.h,, M,n.y a,,a Am, hi3

treaty IS a reitttUtlOli and re j wrf- (her parents) without try fufl I !!.

coc;nition or the rights and r1 . w , u O O ! - I i -fieri. v ffo r.r.r rn riav l

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(;e mav contr.A on mv at count. nd 1 Aid

m I'-.pes no honefl n j;i Will Jit l.cr in

I any part or t.

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f the Kentucky members voting nr it of" courfe it would hav lecn ! d without the hi, or even

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poisefuons of each party, ai

they Hood before the war wih adequate pro vi (ions to fettle all the difputed points of boundtsry, by coromifsioner lubject to t ! e? decifion of an amicable fotreretgn in cafe thr commifsioners do hot agrei in opinion. The rule ro the itlands in the bay ct PaiTaraa quoddy being controverted, ihe pofseGion will remain with the parties refpectively,

which no a hold therti, until JGfldf ytome,fi

i i i e co m m i fsi oners decide up n the title, but without pie judrce to the claim of eiihcf party.

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Ii i' i - ms Cone r:)t d, UBL.IG NOTICE is now herehy gi. v :i t i a t I mir.id Xc. ippl? to the

nonrd of corritDilllonera riSMtii.rJ by iht rntiilcd M n n frtr tfle r Jif i !' l"i:c!i orrfoni nz havr fttlfcrrd. or m v hereafter i'uff t, by the deftrulion r.: the recorth of the county of K x, wl w-ii to furocd i.y firr, at Vinrrrti- in ttle rar 114," I no roved S-ptrnhrr 7:h, 18 14 to perpctu at the ttlHmi'-y 1 ' be r v '1 . m e .! .'. ;.

t"jtior. r f ded ol trrfri ff )m no :i

the rou ' ' r-t k - of mv recotletflion th u J ' e . . . j '-

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Pio iodsare fixed for the Jttraary 27th i

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