Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 15, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 March 1816 — Page 2

p t r lot caufe, and to continue hoftilities a. g liofl the ro alills. Gen. B divar Oated, tint when tlir SpantAl fquadron entered the hirbor of Ctrthtgcna, the land forces (rovalill) entt ted the City In the rear, and put evey foul to the fword 12.000 women &c clnl ien are Hated to have falttB victims to thrir harh-tritv. W'.enit w.t arrertined thtgen. Bolivar led to J .mica, the royal tit I uefpatcbed a Uttall Vettel that tllmd to intercept him, olfni g reward ol S 000 dollars to any onr who would d; Hi oy him ; a So uiiard who U iderto k the iob, had well nigh fuccerded, htvnn; tabbed hy Otiftakc another perfon vho W4s all rp in the general's bed. The Spaniard was afterwards retogoiled by the general, taken, and dctUered up to the Bnt i fit govtrftfBC nt. A great number of C thger.ian privateer.; .. ?re out at the tune of the furrender, nd tiiey are now At talking in all quarters for IlKlter 6 or 8 WtreoU the feu t h fide of HifpanioU, a few d .v s before the Uover fAiled. C'pt. Elton alfo confines the aeconnt received vi Baltimore, of Chrtftophe having been defetted by a body Ol Ins foldiers Th- following are ihe parti ul us as turn Mori by tapt, Kton. Chriftophe landed Beit Jer mie, on the 17th of December, 200 foldiers, enh hati.ig three mufkets, with powder, bU, &c. Und 2OO0 dolm, In j tn old Go-war in the wood', who had been for five years living i the mountains to annoy Petioni party. On the 18th the 200 fotdietl killed their C mvmnder, rnd entered JeteniK, furrenderel themfelvei with their equipage e. cam, to the tommindant at that place) who fct th-m at liberty. "I'hi s is the fecond inflance of that Krbarian's fjldiers deceiving him in tht fame way. The beautiful rorvtte fit p gtnit Git", formerly of New York, taken during the W it I ml (Vnt into &ngl Mid, had arrived at Il'vi. nd been purchafed by Petion, togt the ith niofl of the mnfk tl which wtre br.m ; U front Carthrren 111 her, w m o? thr Virgin Mary, valued at 80 oi qo 000 doll is had been htot' to 5t. D tmingt ft nm C rtingrn in a fi hr. baton pin ; t i N- w Y m k. it wat taken in fecority to- payment of a cato oi prnvtnoni carried into Ctrthagent by that vtdtL Th, CtUbrattd k'OSKlUSKO.

Thofe Americans who r d i y s which re ally 1 tried w o

ti :t forget to ei q lire af'e' the I

in mber the fouls will

ot a

4rV

Humh-r of difcotrrefted foreignere who ! d d their tOUOtry in her Itruggl for independence. AtttottgA them, few rank hi her in efteem than the gallant Pole, whoft mme is at the head of the article j and whoft "teal in our ceufe, and f rvice in the engi fe-r drpanmrntof the arm , Wtll he rem mbered with gratitude. Hr was one of th IV fo-riners to whom tlu iltunrioWl "VV ih ton continued his fii ndfhip untvl thr cl fe of his lif'. Thii dittitiguifhod Poltwhofe fuffertngl andfer'i -sin hi.-, native country, re the thtn- of the liiftorian, is now v I 8 1 6 ) in Sw.-zrrl tii, i ; in lOtoplete retirement, tultiaatiog a f.na'l farm, and enjoying the reflect tool of a wrll Ipent life. While on this fuMcl we cannot omit repeating the followi ng mecdot of thia thief, at related by Mifl Williamain a lue 1 Narrative of events in Frame.' Pol i lh regiment forming t part of the advance puud of the Ruffian at my, unaer Bartklayde Tolly J8I4) tr exp-lliu,r tb French from froyta f chrd upon Foo tainbletUt Tht troops were foraging lii a neighboring vill ge, &t were h ut to cowKit difird-r? which would hate caUled con fidtrablt lni's to the proprietors without be iirh- to thrmfelaea . Curb s perciig the bnk or forcing the Ih.icts of fomc fi(h ponds, When thry w rc thus employed) and thir officers looking on, they were 1tonilhed to fiear the word ol command, bidding them to ce.ie, proOOftmed in tlsrir nun KanartaaMre. iv orrfon in tle dtefs ot

" " O ' t

the upper 1

f peafanta they ceafed

their attempts ' fuh-r Ipoliatlon, Sc drew near thellranger. He rpMented to the troops the ttfelefl Mifchiel they were r out to commit, and ordered the n to withdraw The officera coming up, were lectured i their turn. St rWard With the f-1 ' ifl mifll rnt the laws of predatory warfare ekpltift ed to tli-n 1 Wi"-n 1 bad command in thr army f which your regiment ki part. J plinithrd vrty fev-rt'v fyt h -TCS as you fee m ti aothorif Ky w pre fence a;d it it not on th fe f -U1 ir i s. ' ut on v HI, that pu 1 fh n-nt would 1 . v t .1! ( v .' To be thul tutor d Oy a French t,ir,rr, ui thrir OWll I lOM er. in fu h iu umit anrs and in fuCli tefinsa's a'mll patl endurance Th! 'n h I th- peafantl at the lamr time taking t fT rh-ir hats and furroundir r the fpr-ker. at f to p'otr him m call oi vt ence ; vi itg rhe old 'in ogrt their own fol 'trrs auxicullv gzmg on the feature of the

flrmger, were feiaed with an involuntary Scott and Gains, of col. Brooke, captain trembling. Conjured more peremptorily, Ritchie, and maj. Holme?, for their rnilitatho refpeftfully to dtfclofe his quality and ry fervices and character ; and in honor of hit name the peafant drawing his hand ncroft captains Warrington and Heuley for naval his eye to wipe oif a ftarting tear, exclaim- fervices. Argus, ed with a half flifled voice, 1 1 am Kofkiufko !' Tht movern-nt was clcdtric the fol. Mr. Hug"r, in the houfe of reprefentadiers threw down their arms, and falling tives, fubmitted the following rtfolution; pro'drate on the ground, according to the Resolved That a committee be appointuflonT of their country, covered their heads ted to examine into the proceedings oi a with find it the proftration of the former congrefs, on the lamented death ot heart. Qn Kouviufko's return to his houfe tfcfcfkGeorge W afltington, and to take in the neighborhood of this fcene,he found in I pLleration what turther meafures it a Rufli in n i! ,;.uy po efl-nblifli-d to protect mytBe eAcdiiit to adopt at the prefent it. The emptor Alexander hairing learnt timeWPtWnon to that ftcrcd and intcrfrom Mardela Harpe, that Klr:iufko refid- eOmg fubje. ed in the country, ordered tor him a gu rd m of honor, h the country irnnnd him efi aped Thi minifteis of the Allied Powers by a all plunder and contribution. K hViufko note to the duke of Ric helieu, has announhad withdrawn fome years fince from the ced that the duke of Wellington is by the guilty world of Bonaparte to cultivate h lit grt powers ot Europe appointed generaltie farm, reircYmg every offer which was ifTimo of all the f reign troops left in nudr him by Napoleon, who had learn to France. How very galling for Frenchmen appreii?te his worth. K' fk nfko knew him to fee their brft and braveft commanders well I called on him one day to hid him ftiot and thrir troops difbanded, while a fofarewe), h vp re-J n t li official paper of reign, an Englilb general, b in command in

the morning his addrel's to the police on the France of 150, COO torcign troops-

Ten Dollars Reward.

Strayed or Holen away frora my waggo:) bcot fix weeks ago, e dark blown horlV.

15 b?nds h'wh.

II. O 7

j w v.u, j main nu uu, a w in ie joo

on his near cheek, and one on hil near tVrc leg, both hind lega white. Alfo a browa mare, heavy main and tail, U hands high. 9 years old, a white fpot on her fore top 1 will give the abo rew,rJ and all readable expenfes to any pcrfon who wi,j dcKfef them to

Tm. Collim.

BulTeron, March 6, is i6.

15-

A Timely VvarnI

A MAN in thecharaa.r ofa" Merand the garb of a mlem, by the name of JoGrph W. Soan, pedlinj at the White Oak Spring,, in Gihfon county, prevailed on Hotea Smith, Efq.uire, Jufiice of the Peace of f;id county, to 'let Inm (Soan) have, or keep a nerro man by the name of Bill Freeman, (who c.me to the countiy in Emanuel Stukey's employ, and who wasprofecuttd before Smith for felony) upon whom he took an indenture for two years but being informed that the rvegro was a runaway flare, he covertly fold his indenture to me for eighty dollars, for which I gave him my note of hand, conditionally ; and although the condition oa his part, has not Keen complied with, he unbluftmgly refufel to give up my note .1 now hereby forewarn any and every perfen or perfons from taking or pur chafing my

..v,.v, .w. .ui ucivrinineo not to pay it.

t Aaron Dcckc

j .iuiy, I o I tl) 5-3C

Navy Commissioner's Office,

TISih January 1816. HK board of Navy Comn.iffioner'l will receive, until the 1 ft day of Apnl next, propofals for furniflimo- f..i-

lowingdefcription of articles required for

Cannon, (Hrronade and cannon locks, Ball, round, grape, cannifter and lead, Sahpetre, fulphur,

t.annon and priming- nowder.

Muiketr, piHols, fwoids, boarding pikca

Copper fhea thing afTorted, fay i of 13 ozs. Jth of 24 ozs. 1 8th of 25 oxs. 4h ol 23 ozs. i th of 32 ozs. and 1 8th of 34 ozs. Copper bolts, fpjkes, flieathing nails aborted. Lead in pigs and meets Anchors from 300 to 8000 lbs. Iron Kentledge Hemp, American. Twine whipping, fewing and feire. Iron for fhippmg. Staves, Ifgerpipe, hog (head 6c gang cafe Buntirg, Seamen's cloathmg hats, ftioes, trowfers, fnir's and ia kets.

Flmnel and wildbore for cartridge. Lignum Vitae and points. To he delivered either at Wafhington, New York, or BoOon. Perfons tendering a fnpp'y cf any of thefr articles, wii! be pie a fed to f:e p rticolarly the kind the greater! aid the leaf! quantity of each aiticle they may be difpolrd to fornifi and on the envelope of the tenders, they will endoife the fubftanec Ot their prop fals in the following form ; " P opofals to furnifh for the ufe of the Navy made bv in confeqoence of the Ky C mmiflioners' advertiftment of 18:h Jsnuarv. 18 16. W ith thofe whofe prorofih may be accepted, the commtffionete will enter into contract, and m csf s when the articlea are no' to be immediately delivered and paid for, the contractor will he required to vr fatitfaflory fecur.ty for the prformuice of their contr els, and it will be wrll f r thenr to accompany their tendera with the names of the perfoftt difpofed to become their furetits, and evidence of their competencv. On the firft day of A."r',l. and not before, all the tenders will be opened and afted upon. JOHN RODGERS, Preetdt.of the Board cf NaiJ Commissi ifitrr. January 20, 14 it Administrators1 Notice. ALL perfons indebted to the cflte of John Hatton. dec. are requ-(ted to call on Mr. Henry I. Mills, who is -t! prifed to fettle them, on or before ti e tl. ft

day ot April next a-ul all the le having demands aimll faitd rftatc are alfo deOcd to prefeoi trWtn to him by the fme time properly adjftftrd for frttlrm.-ot. PATSEY HATTON, Auninistratnx. February :9, 1816. 1 J-jC

fubteel of recovering his freedom, being

nanvd to the command of the Potifb arny

Kolkiuiko heard me with a

by Ronapar'e.

fmile, at niy Credulity ; but on mv Ihcwincf

him tlie iddrefi with his ngnature, he rx-

Dcm. Pre ft;.

A letter from St. B-irthoIemrw, dated January 8, dys 4 L.fl evening a Dutch t0 gun Oiip, with a number of trarjports and

claimed, 4 This la all a forfery Bonaparte troopi arrivt-d t St. Eud-Ga, to tnke

knew me too well to tnfttlt me with any poffeffion of that ifiind, St. Martin's and olFer in his predatory expedition, he hat a Cutracoa, wlrnhphces will be immediately d-pted this mode, which 1 can neither an- given up hy the Lngliflt as foon as orders fwer nor refute, and which he attempts to arf' received bom the commanding officer, color with the pretext of liberty. His no- fr Jmet Leith. Governors and other op

tions and mine refpeftintj Poland are at as cers tor the ifunds luve arrived in tiiiip.'

great a d-M ince as onr icntiments on every

otner lot jec. ritts. tj.tz. oouni America. l nr inuepenoentjov-

gy-'a cuirneiu or i e w vrenaua nag inae gr)B 'nsparte has netthef written h.imfelf, pofall to this country, through our adminor p-rmitte6 any of his attendants to rl ' Jamaica, of an exclufive trade ; and write, any letters from St- Helena to Eu- Wf a,c enabled further to add, that on a rope. Tt is faid, that minutes have been BtWllar bfis, ft b.as been in our power, for taken of all his politic opinions and con- two years pair, to have treated with the terfatiom on his way to his place of exile, whole of Spanifli Ameriva, which, even in hy the Bngriffc fuie3 fent to watch him. 1 (ubjeAed tlate, has been in the habit of J'hefe mi lUt ? are iu the po He (ft on ot the confuming 12 millions fterling of European Cabinet of London, and, with additions, miports, hut w hen regenerated and rccovermifreprefentationa, and perverGona, will fd from the exilling ravages, will ;iT!.rd an doubtlefs ippear hy prce meal in the mio- annual and permanent vent for douMe this ifteril prints Napoleon fays, that the lam, fince it is a facl that not more than Confederacy, of alies was on the point of "f fixth of the population of that extenbreaking at the eve of the battle of VVa- ded country has hitherto been clothed in terlo : and if he had beaten in that action European goods. Spanifh America there.

would have dilfolved in 48 hours.' Nor.hern paper.

fore, prefents to us an opening equal to all the red of Europe, with the advantage of bsttcr returns.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

Toe i ,i a tu.e ,t Virginia has turned looo Dollars Reward. its attention n n rffiiient manner to the o i c . r r ; . A r . . uwr , Kanaway trom the fubfereber. within a lunirdt ot internal nnprovi ment. A law r,... u i i n f-,r t , J, , H ' ' . . tew years, his whole eftate ; ronfiOinp; of has b-en palh-ii crea ting a fund denomma- krtl,r,c iinj. e,,. ti, i P i . a . ti u i r i i i . noi1tcs lands See. I hev gradually .and alted 1 he ruod tor Internal Improvement moa imMrf.B,!kll ni. ' L.. .f'lL..-

and to he applied excluhvely to the purpo- . : ... lY,6 f r i . ' . Put ,n m0110'1 by the magic art ofUN-

Canlt)th principal rivers and of more ,v. A fon who wi t mt intim itrlv comiretiou hv mthlir hi.rhvi. jir r r f . .7.

fellion of faid e!late, (hall be entitled w ttaW

above reward. lT All perfons .ire cautioned to beware o! faid Intemperance, who, as 1 am told, has eft ibhfln d fevcral places of eendezvous through the country, where number of the incautious ate daiiy feduced.

intimately connecting by public highways,

the din rent parts of the Commonwealth.' The fund is to confift. of all the flork held by the tite in Banks, and Turnpike, and Navigation Companies, together with fuch dividents as may accrue thereon, and bonds or premiums as may be hereafter received, t r privileges granted to Bnls. The care ot this fund is Vefted in a corporate body to

beftyted The Prefident and Directors of mm-

t!ie Board of Control,' to be Compofed of THE fubferibers hve entered into partthe governor (preftdent ex officio) twelve J nerfhip under the & rm of

cirevors, to conuil of the trealurer and at toriiey general of the flte, and ten citizens thrre . I' whom (ball rc tide vveilvT4rd of the All eghanv and the Blue Ridge, three between the Blue Ridge and the head of ti.Jr water, and two between the line and the teacoilt. No application of the fund i to be made, except my fpecial authority

w n t is tne amount ot t'i3 tund WJYV v r- 1 rr I m r n cv orho, roduai, we ire not . A UHUGGS C MhMCLL.

HALE . WOOD, the purpofe of orryirgon the

Apothecary Business,

n co' neclion wi.b the pr (flite of Physic cP Surgery, 1 hey have jufl opened a large aod general aiTortment o f

not Ippi iZ'

The prr It-lit amount is believed, however, to be not tir from a million of dollar?; and may be hoped to produce very valuable, be nefiu not only to Virginia, but to the UuioW M iyfi illc E -.gle. The lecjiflture of Virginia have chefen tbe folkrtwtng cititeni tocompofe the board ol Public Works, under the late act conflituting a fund for Internal Improvement, via Alexander Smyth, Lewis Sanders, J bn Stokely, weft of the A leg ban 7 mountain ; Andrew Alexander, Jjmes M. liar(liall, hetwf.-n the Alegbany muf,tain and

at their Apothecary (lore, wter (Irtet,

incennea, (in the room lately ccipird by William Mc.Intofh, el'4. as a ftorCl aAich n... .. .11 I'll ...1 . r 1 1 VLB

" 1 " , "i f.c irtit u r ie.au r a

fonable terms as any in the Wdirta

' . v k o Keep iu 1 1 a 1 ojqgj a

will meet the demands of the place, and m.ke it an oojeel for Phyfictani and retailers to procure their fuppliei ol them. The practice of Phytic and Surgery in all their varirus branchec, Will be attenJrd by Doctor HALE; and all ca;U in either line of bufinefs, will be gratefully received and

rcmy

lly

the Blue Ride ; Thomas leffeifoii, Clus

execute rj. 1) Win M HALE,

Mercer. William 1. Lewi.. hmm th T FK KM I AH WOOD.

Blue Ridga md the head ot tide water February 39, 1816 n:f

J hn M 1 cer, Littleton V,

tvv

hn Mercer, Littleton W. Tatewell, be- dT ween the head of tide water and the tea f ISAAC BLACKFOl Murhaodjoft anxiety U evinced by sdlor (it LOW 071 ranches of the govei rent of Virginia Vt'ljmiCt'V.

it U

t-r tne ratiy inption 11 me def or ot the Chefapeakt B nrr l k ivri nnteot

Kef lutiuna ive pad -d the I the fame (latCj in honor of maj

i for the A NY bn fine fa in his profefllon will be ; ' tc- Jl thankfully received ana punctually

attended to he refides

e o

incennes, ana

f tun be tound always at home.

l5-:f

in horn

March ::, IS 16.