Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 31, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 April 1815 — Page 1

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cuminno". oi imminent ojrger irnrqva j proviuon,. in every retpect, a were prr u m powerful invading army, in the detcttccHt J bed for the mktfg of (weveya and granting

all the individual, lm i -nd politu l rrE.t4 of patents by the ct, entitled an net - utlior

held der by nun. Coiigrrft delare and proclaim that the brave Loud. aniens tie re well of the whole people of the United States. Resolved That conrtTs entertain I high feufe of the generoftty, benevolence and humanity difplayeu by th people of New. 0l -r-nsin voluntarily affording the bed accommodation! in their power, and giving the kindeft attentions to the wounded, not nhty of our own army . but To to the wcun tj ' h" rrs h Vat QUIIflfd I ft Resolved, Th t the prelident of the United States be reqoelted to taufe thr tore

iming patents to iuue for lands located and

ftjt vryrd by virtue of cert -tin y irgini-i

folutiou warrants,' pa (Fed on the third d

of Mirth, one thoufaod eight hundred an'?

even. LANGDON CHEVES, Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN G a ILL AH D President of the Senate pro tempore FebtUaty 22, lol5. aipk v."- d, J V M liS MADISON.

Ay ACT tor th r lief of Isaac Smith and

Br itton Cahiw. II.

BE enact d 6y th Senate cvd If,, us

United St a

iou;g relolutlons to be Cornniuntt ated to his excellrftcy the rverror of Louisiana,

accompanied with requrft that he caufe i of America in Congress assembled h

theirreattfl DOluble pttbltcitv o r civen to ! the1 comotrollrr nl the treasurv ne -nd I

Y Reprt st ntattves

from the royals down. At 3, we h-d the wind quite light ; the etten y who had now beo joined by brig, h.d ItrotH; brerze ' d wc.'r coming up with us rapidly. The fctdyttiion (mooi.ting 50 gu s, 24 j ound is it 1 1 ? rt a iL, U ,J ... . I

ii . ii v uiaui urity ti ll HOW ;t 1 i I 1 1 i f ' OS Mrithii gunOtot, nd h -d romnencee 6 e

with her bow croni w hirh wr n nnuMt' .,1

in ftcrn. At S I clt, lh h-d obt iai d j p tition oo (in (larboard q ".rt, witl o ialf p iint blank p r t fhot, on wl i- h n it ;..-r u Hero nor quart' i u 113 avoyli b 1 e

were now (reertug K. hi N. :i wi i remained with her in this . fifi . .-! hour, in the hope thai (i e w. 1 with us on on broadfide in whi had prepared my c rear t ka rd,

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iijrmation ol th

LiOUlStar i. LAKGDOH CHEVES,

Speaket of the House of Representative in H GA1LLAHD.

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BY AUTHORITY ---------- LAWS of the UNION. thirteenth CONGRESS, 3 1 SESSION.

of the

RESOLUTIONS expressive

sense entertained o Congress of the gallantry and good conduct of Com D. T.. Patterson, Maj. D. Carmick, and of the officers, seamen & marines under their command, in the defence of New-Or leans RESOLVED by the Senate and Houss Representatives of the United States

America, in Congress assembled, That

Congress entertain a high sense of the valor

and good conduct of commandore D. T. Pat-

terson, of the officers, petty officers, and

seamen attached to his command, for their prompt and efficient co operation with gen

Jackson, in the late galant and successful defence of the city of New Orleans, when assailed by a powerful British force. Resolved, That congress entertain a high sense of the valor & good conduct of Maj. Daniel Garmick, of the officers, non commissioned officers and marines, under his command, in the defence of the said city. on the late memmorable occasion. LANGDON CHEVES, Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN GAILLARD president of the Senate, pro tempore February 22, 1815 -- APPROVED JAMES MADISON

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JAMES MADISON.

T for the relief of Salto.

Company t mere halt s, of ihc city Y k RE It enacted Ky the Senate anc aW n . r rr.

(y representatives or tue u tinea

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is ui-rrpy auu onz: u 10 acioii ano 1-me, i eci;ir.hlt terms, the ICCOUhtS of Mthru Wilfortdeci d ci, late cllrctor of ihe rti

rect txo(; ttnd internal revnu 1 ,r the

eenth difl'it. in the ftate rf P niifylv'r.i

and to allow any credit which the I el . theW Yi!( -n mii-ht liv daimrd

the Uittd tes, :is nlliet o n jvid -merit obtained .,jt the fuit of the United Statr-j, igarnll ifaac Smith nd Bi ittor

Caldwell, as fecuritiei oi the faid Mathew

his continuing in y.,-,.

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of fwerrro, in Congress asset the kceounting nfllioM of the 1 and they ire here by author ii n to examine j.nd fett!e the t'laini Son c Gowptnvi merchants, of N v York ; no to illow t!

Hu' linn from th dutiei pyrthlr on uoafi t i 1 v of j imported into the U i'i te I St a tr-s o-i account ol ! mae inftatnen during the voyage, .3 the petitioner a wuld have been entitlri! tl su H th fu'vrv ir'I meafurc merit nf the u"l deftn yod during the voy age had Her:, made t;:h the ipprobati ti S; content of the Ci llei tnr of the tuft 0 ma at Mewpirtf where the l-m was landed, hNGno' CHEVES, Speaker of the H 'tse of Representative) JOHN G Vlt.L RD,

r r;e Senate, pro tempore, IS 14 A P P R f V v n JAMES MADISON,

LANG DON CHEVES, Speaker of the h use of Representatives JOHN G MLLAHD, President of the Senate prn tempore February 22, !S'4 approved. JAMES MADISON. Washington Citjt, March I. Copy of a letter from Com. Decatui to the Secretary of tie N vy, dated,

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my f'U'it lootn roi tne puipoie or brinnr. H'ir -Jie eiv my nhem, and although th ir Hops nllf rti were drawing ij f (! , 1 f It f :. taoed I (hould hr enahlrd to tbrotaj him ut nl thr ri-mu;i before tht-y ctu'd come up, ind wa? not Without l opes, if the nihf proved d'lc (oi whi h there ws rvery sp-

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RESOLUTIONS exptefiive; of the fenfe entertained by Gong re fa ;t thepatnotifm

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RESOI.VKll h the St . it

Of Representatives j the I Amerit j. ru Cong . is Co tffev' ''tertai'-. a I 1 1 tl .; fi !r hty. K d f I o-t!-ji lie af i1- II -- nr LoO ar.i uuajuifBOtlU) It pped fr.;

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AN ACT giving further time to rornj'ete th- furvrya and obtain the- patents foi lands located under Virginia Rcfohition W irr ints. BE ;f enacted bj the Senate and House of Representative of t!e Untied States of America in Congress assemMea i f. t the officers rd foldieri ot the Vlrfinia line on continental eflablilhftient, or thrir 1 -1 r pre lent i tires, to whom 1 md warrants have iffued by VKtue of any resolution of the le gtflitute of Virginiaf as a bounty forfervi res, which by the laws ol Virginia, p.lTed prior to the cefnon of the worth weftetti ter lit'vr to thr United States, entitled fu ' odficera ot I Idirr:, to bountv lands, 5c wbofe toi it ion ot luch warran! lhl! h-iv; beer m le prior t the twenty tlurd d v of M I h, OOt thoufand il'1 hundred .iiH eleven, fit Ii be allowed 'he further tiaajc of . rr. r . 1 . .

i ' 1 1 m i f r i . i 1 1 1 t . 1 1 mj- r r

the ir I'M ret 3 ori obtain

11 . 1 r r .

- furvevs mill be TL-

1 ted on the aforefaio h attona

SIR .The painful duty of detailing!

capture of the Ute V States'

dent, by a fquadron of his Britannic H

j lly's Ihipti (as pel Margin) has devolve

upon me. In my communication f thr l 4 h, I m.idf k own to you try ioteotion 1 f proceeding to fi 1 on th t eveoino . Owing

to fome miftke r Ue Pilots, the hVp in going out grounded on the Bir where uSe Continued to (ttike heavily lor an tu-u' Jc n half ; lth Ugh fhe had hn ken fever a 1 of li e r rudder hr-icesi and hau received futh other mate t t-i 11 j j y is to render her return into port d fii ibl . I was unable td clo fo frinn 0 e Itrong wefierly wind whtth w s . .1 1 1 , .

tn.n oiowinif. i. nm-o now. n ten watei

it became nrreiiary ti tore- hr 0V1 Bar before t'- ti t tell, in thh wj fa

d d by 10 o'limk, Whefl we Qiape rourfe 'lonr. the th re of f-f,i 10

5(' reile$i and then ,'teered S K hi K At Soclot k. three (hips Were dift overed ahed at imm dia-ek hauled up the Hip and p.ff d 2 miles to the northward of tfum. At daylight, wr discovered u Qttpa is rbafr-, one 00 each uuitr, ,1 H two alrersi, thr leading Ihip of the enemy, a r z-r ii 1commenced firing upon us but wi l out t f f ft. At mcredtao, thr wind became lighi and hiffl 4, wt h ,d increafed nwr diAaoc. f roall the Uaiee hut the itk fhip i fieri Iikch was alfo a large fli p . had g tried and coot u-u to rrin upon us ConfitJetaMi we in n It Iv occur 1 1 all hm! i In lih

1 ren Utlp, ffartiog water. fWit-t: .h- mchors, throwing overHo: d prer' ifwMW j v a S I c . !prr ' . r ; . b.iits. anl rvt-iv artuh

it the fame mfTM.t wr did. Ik our fire t

menc d at the fame time. We Continued f-titr-rd flreii i fouth v. i'.li (rt '"in. r f.ilg I t two hi '.1 s and . half, when wr ompletely fuccefdrd in difmantling her. Preioofly to her dropping entirely nut rf the actional th-re were intervals of minutes, when the O.ips were broadf.de and broadfid, in which die did not fire a pun. At t; i? period 1 h - 1 paft 8 0 Clock ) although drh, 'ir c&-r 1 irj of the fqu drotl Were in fight a: d almoft within gun fliot. Wf were of coorAr conso pellfd to h.i:.don her. In refuming our former ConrCc f r the purpofe of tvoidit g th- fquadron, we were compelled to n ri nt i . 11 1 t

on. 1 uern to our ncwgonip nut lutr w - his P-ite, tho' we were rh,ji CXpof d 91 tl within r-i,p;e of his puns foi h!t an hi ur thnt he did tn.t riv til I imf !f of t is f vriiblr ipportunity oi rak'Og nt. Wt f-n. ritu'd fi is courfe urn! I I r I n k when two) fi !'i mips of the en v (the P mooa itai Tenedoa) h tl come up The Pomona I; -rl opr.ied hrr fir'- on 'hi rbord b w, fvithirj mufkrt Pa it ; the othrr about two c;ih'' ! ng h after n, t g a r-Ii pofiton OQ our quarter ; tod the refl with the excep

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