Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 49, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 August 1815 — Page 3

n'dsbintonCitij, July, tU

Copy of a letter from Captain Bid

file to Commodore Decatur, da tfd United States'1 Stoop Hornet oft

he had furrendered, was exactly 22 minutes by (he Watch. She proved to be his B M. brig Pen um, mounting fix teen 32 lb c.ir ronades. two king 1 2's, a 12 lb carronade on the topgallant forecaftle w itn fwlvels on the cap'hrrn and in

the tops. h iie had a fpire P r

it an a AcUttba March 25 1 w 1 5.

Sir I have the honor to inform i f r van! To as tofighl both her long

h, that on the morning of the I Runs of a fide. She failed from

23dinft. at half paft 10, when about Kmrland if) September latt She

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quarters, fully affured me that 1 of two thnufand two hundred

r hi ir condnCt in action would be miles in ! 1 1 1 1 - A . .

marked witn cooineis anci intrepi

dity.

1 have th honor to be. Your obedient fervant.

to anchor, of the north end ot the

ifland of itiJlan d'Acunha, a fail v. as leen to thi Southward and eafl Ward, fteeettng to the weft ward, tl e wind frefh from die S S V. In a few minutes Ihe had palled ro the weft ward fo that we could not fee her f r the land I im mediated made fail to the u t fhvar 1 (iiortlv after getting light ol her ag -tin, per

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was in rur upon uecK man tnis (hip by two leer but Ihe had a

creater length of keel, gicattr ant tar&- By this letter it appears

,a n. r, 1. . s- , P.it nr rvncrti.n was r )M -n

(warks, than this (hip,

h'! n fp fts, a n marka-

1V. I oi ht r i Lus. The

ii Saturday cvenino the

S'eaUt Was hi (1 tried on the D spatch, another sreain boac latii, built in Bridgeport! & owne-1 a well as the Kmerprize, by the Mononoahcla and Ohio Nteam Boat Com. party, V e ai e happv to leant thar fhte is likely a of 1 cr the mofl I ing 1 ue expectations of the ingenious Mr. French the

fitted to capture the Wafo, a veflel engineer on wiioie plan (he

of one third greater force than the is condrucred. I 1 is expectHornet, and the Penguin was cap ed that when hfer works are

The following letter frm Admiral Tyler to Capt Dickenfm, found on board the Penguin, hirnifhes im finable proof of the fuperior fk'll and courage of our gal-

cm-m? acknowledge a compile- ! turcd h-v :he Hornet, aftt r an acdi- in cor0n)ere operation, Ihe fo, 10 Afimf,.n-m,. I On of 22 minutes in which the dif- , , . , , ment o 132 ; 12 01 tnem lupemu- 1 A . , will pa(3 through the u vr

rnerary marines from the Med way

ceivedhtr to bear up before thejf4, received on board in conic-

wind. I hove too for him to come down to us. When fhe had approached near, I filled the main-

ipfad, and continued to 3 aw th" Up white fhe continued to come

down ; wearing ocoafionally to prevent her palling under our (tern At t 40 P M bring nearly within mufket loot diftance, lue hauled her wind on the llarboard tack.

homed Knglifh colors, and fired swain ; amo

queiice of rheir being ordered to cruize for the Aim rican privateer Young VVafp. hey acknowledge alio, a lofb of 14 killed, 28 v. ounded ; b(lt Mr. Mayo. v:o was m charge of the priz, aiTnres me that the number ol killed, wascertaih-

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pariu oflofs is dm di incredible.

CaPe 7own Jan Dear Sir, You will fee by your orders, I and intelligence K fend voU, the purport of yotir

at 1 he rate hour Kc

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milt s an

o Mone p per.

A or iv ate letter mentions

rf ih

nrnize. In thr event oi votir m. et s t,llt' Je reports in CKCU-

ing this fatd Wafp meaftire his lation in Europe that the af-

force well before you elbfe with lied powers had required

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mkllhi

nu n loft

e rt ct iveci on

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a gun. VV e immediately inffed too hoifted our enfign, and give thtenemy a hroadfide. The aclion being thus commenced, a quick .and well directed fire was k v up from this Hup, th enemv gradually drifting nt arer to us. w hen ar in 55tn he bore up. apparently to run u s on hoard As foon as I perceiv

ed he Would Certainly (cdl onboard I this morning before day-light and

11 ureartr ion: nr kui-o is

; mmw C-ipL. Dlckenfon, who 1(1! .ii the clofe of ihi. achon, and the boat-

the u ounded. is tle

i lieutenant, purler, am! two

omen Kach of the midfhip-

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noarci, in an, ot wiiom h i vc

wouikW. fiavmg removed the prifo'iers anfl taken onboard fuch provifi ns anr! (lores as would be uftful to us. I fcuttled the Penguin

lour

it: ice !ied of their

hini. Ifhe has long 18 pounders Bonaparte to retu:n to Kiba

wmcn i (lotiiu vou car n.e nolu,f 15n frn f... r . r, ,u

chance, but very clofe, and never ; u..,,..,....,

ici nun ooiiro o, ks uc is 10 much higher than you w hich gives i lorn great advantage I have de- I fired 12 matines to be lent vou

from the Medway, to keep a con ftant fire u hs tops, where he has guns. Il you L e nor hear any

ciays ; and tnat in arf cr, 1 od

he tlefioned that retreat tor the refidencc of ihe King cf pILa.,, Bait. f ed. Uaz. ah cm i u, fiprzi JThe news of the rt-imof Na-

I poleon to rrance reached us ves-

thing of him in the run pointed irrday. Wefitid.it difficult to es

pre fs the emotions wlocii tnis event excited. Crowds were af

oul iit your ofd rs, (ate rare fine return before your provisions an

I calitd the boarders fo ar to. 01

ready to repel an attempt to hoarn us. At the inftant everj officer man repaired to the quartef dick, H'h re the two v 1 he 1 h were coming in contr.cl. and eagerly preffed me to permit them to boanl the enemy : hut this ! would not perm;', as it was evident from the commencement ol the acliou that our fire was greatly fupertor both in qutckn ffs and in effecl. The ene mv's bowsprit came in between our main at d mizen rigging on our ftarboai d ltde, affording htm an op : runitv to board us, if fuch w as

his defign, but no attempt was t., idij. 11 ere was a conliderahle fwell on, and as the fea lifted US ahead, the enemj 's how fprit carried awa (ur mizen fliroud, Rern (!avirs and fpanker boom, and he hung noon our larboard quarter. At this moment an officer, who w:is- afterwards rc; Ogniled to be !"r M?Donakl, tin firll lieutenant ft- ! ihe then commanding officer, ca led out that they had furrendered I directed the marines and mufkc -try-men to ceafe firing, and. while on the taflrail afking if the had furrendered; I received a wound in the neck. The enemv iuft then got clear of us. and his fore ma fl and bowfprit being both gone, and perceivmg u wearing to give him a frclh hroadfide he again called outth.u he had furrendered It was with difficult! I could re Rram my crew from firing into him again a he had certaihly fired into u alter h iving furrendered From the firing of the firft gun, to the hdl tunc tiic enemy cried Out

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ihe went down As Ihr wascompletelj riddled by our (hot. In r j tofemaft and liow fprit both gfne j and hef mainmafl - cr ppli d iS to ! be incapatile of bt ing eCured, it ,

t. Oiv-h,r:-.- vem-g Leach fembltd in different places. .I palace. I hr people cue! down

aimbt rland

Inu a fortunate eruife.

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ie at r!its 1 utance

from home 10 aitv mpt fending lur

f ft l;o

fhis Hi

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g!c round (Tic material 011

1 not re n her I t I. ini hei

i e a fin- , not any

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'he ich

a new hut 01

curi (i our

now Compleff ly

ipi eis 1 or am k r-

ciu ; nut navM laiis and knotl ricrp.ii c w e r: Ij in all 1 vice, VV c wi

of compliment, and ha! unit upon

the lick lift the morning of the ac- i

tion Kncloftd is a lift of killed and wounded. 1 lament to Hate that Itetit, Connor is w ounded dangeroufly i leel great folttude oh hi account, as he is an officer ol much uromife, and In !-I would be a ferious I nib to the U rvk;e It is a mofl plerffn g part of my duty to acquaint y ou, that the contluCt of lieuts- Connor and Nevfl

ton, svir. oia' r.e. r, ueutenantj

Brownlow of the marines, fail in d

mafter Konme, and the other on f.eers, fea men and marines I have the honor to command , was in he hight ft (i BrTt e creditable to (hem, and calfs ftr my war me ft recommendaih)u. I ca not indeed do juftice f 0 tlieir merit I ne Tatisf c t ton win h wai dtffufed throughout the Ihip when :t was aicertained that the firangcr wtm an enemy's Hoop of w ar, and 1 he alacrif with which every one r paired to

am I-., ; . u ly yours CHA. I V LER.

Capt ttickenfon, II. Al. Sloop Penguin Latest ft jm D.ticit. Kxtracl of a letter, to a gentleman in this place, dated. D. tvou July 9i8t5 14 Or the firft ol inly, Fort Maiden, w as delivered over to the

e the cortes I

f 7 v:ncknne

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ill w.ttz on th&

fecn -a. M . i, Aiiult. it is hc,rd

th - Mf-mbcrs w.., hr nuitnl in thrir W

tendance, as the intnagrrs for the cDfuinat year art Co tf Chofrn n tht cItv. Vtniefioes, July 27, 18 I 5. LOOK THIS WAV ! I H.YVK anumlvrol c od NEW ROOKS.

htcfa I will st-!l (Iirp fot Cash I h.vc one of th- h DCelLARI :n tow

1 Hindi, and the American troops

marched to tins place. The men , :n wm" 1 7""' mrrt n',,c,,2r l"

. i ..... ri Ku . .t 1 r n

w no were

enhfted 1

e war,

1 It t f ) i-' fi li'i'-c niiifl. rf I i.iil !?j xt: t i .. . .

eighi nn n Ihort ' 7 , ZZ , . V . Inccnn" Ju, 1

discnargcd. un tne 5tn oi July, !

G( iu IV John ton.

the troops left tins for Mackinaw, under the command of Colonel Butler."

NO I fCK,

I A to whom it nny conrrrn. w!)er-

Steam Boats. Arrived at this port on Monda) lafl, the Steam Boat enterpriz Sfireve, oi Bridgeport, from Nevi

1 intend letting out f i PhiUdrl.

o pbia aho-jt the Sthdmy o4 Auguf next, all thol who arc iodr.Sicd to mr by bord, note or boolc sccoont, reetrnrftfy rrn-.irf ted to c all iiid py lh i- accounts between thi and that timr I litter myf If from the indulgence I h-vc r;vrn on n v old -ii

toutivs, iiidi iriry win or siirnura 10 w

out jiii, and voar CotHDiince wail much

Orleans, in bailalt, having dif. oblige your friend Mid humM- frrvant.

cnargeu ier cargo rt rittsourg. i hhe is the firft Ream boat that Junf 2S'h' 1815

lever mace the voyage to die i mouth of the Miffiflippi aid (jack.

She made the voyage horn New

rleana to this port, in fifty four

das, twenty days of which iere employed in loading 6

unloading ti eight at different

IV li on JLazow.

4 : 7 c

PPLtCA rtON will he mJr I v the

luoK'tbrr tr thr Ctrcuti Coorl of the

county of Iviox, at th. ir inx: Nvrmbcrr frm. for a ferry to he t , b i i llird at the rapids of White river. JVilliam Harris M v 30, 18' 5. Cjr Vny f m wiffiinc to n gaf ir, thr bufinefl tA krfWftg poHi Ju!-, ip.

townb on the iXJdlillippi and I obta as sood ftod : th" ' vr 111 r j oncd phec di any m th- terntoy. VV. M.

Kjunf, iu i iiai ii i c wdb omy 34

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uayb in active iei vice, in ma kino her voyage which our readers will remember mud he performed arrainfl power tul current?, and is upwards

I (K SALK I H WE for UU a UUhf f-nart A re gro IVo m an CI i t ,

. t w . io. r if

liiv t i t .'e. (till i.j'

39 vers to ierve .pplv to

Gibfoi; couTtyj July 17.