The Adams Sentinel from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Page 3

GETTYSBURG, Dec. 4. Thurfday lad, by the Rev. D. Conaoghy, Mr.

ISAAC A ion of Mr. Peter Bercaw to Mifs I all of this On the fame day, bv the Rev. Conaughy, Mr. Centre to Mifs I A A a of John M'llvaine, of Adams county. The piece figned LYC-CRGUS, (hall have a place i our next week's paper.

Yeflerday was the i i i i a day of meeting of the Pennlylvania Leeif. lature. From Chillicothe, Nov. 23. Battle -with the Indians.

A i battle is reported to a been fought between Governor Ion and the Indians, and fiom the information we have been enabkd to col lect, we are inclined to believe our my has bsen Poft Matter at i pfece, received the fol lowing note from the Pod Mailer at Lexington, i on the way bill a mail wssclofing on 18 inftant A bloody a has Hcen fought by Harnfoo and the Indians they loft about za equal tho' cur lofs is men of merit." In addition to the above, we have been favored i the following extract of a from a gentleman Louif- ville, to his fnend this place, dated the 16th mft--" I have juft heard from our army agaioit the Indians This was pott day, ard it is irn- poffible to depia to you the expreffions of anxiety the countendnccs of all the citizens this place--the whols of them bsine; i mere (red for the fate of a child, a or friend, in ti muft he'e give loole to a falling tear for the faig of our and your a friend amtf Sommer- wile, who heroically fought and htroi- died 10 the caufc of a country, a he was but a ftianjjer in. 1 his inttlligeoce may be relied on, ray dear lir. I got it in a letter a brother of ra.ne, who was at his fide defending i when it happened. They were JD a mefs together, aod my brother vini? received a part oi his education Mr. Sommervillc, and knowing i to be a particular friend ef every part of my a i a he i him fo a i a -My brother gives an account of 176 of our men killed and wounded.

Did 1 I i a ther of Mr. Sommerville, I wou a vvmten to him When we are itranjieti to 'his young man a fuch i for his lofs, a hofc of his parents be. From my foul I lie wh hem 1 he parents of Mr Sommer vi l'e te- fidt within a few miles of this place." Nov 15. We (top the pn-fs to announce the important i i brought by Dr M. Scott, a i this even mg dlreaiy Vincennes.

This gentleman has politely favored us i the following a i a of a BAT between the troop? Gov" a aod the I i a a a a i Dubois of Vincennes, a i ac this place exprefs from the Gov. a that on the 7th i a the Prophet and nis party, confifting of about 700 I i ans, a profeffing i i i on oth in the evening, a they the next a i i come into ihe camp of Harnfoo i a i flag, lod: take i by hand in fiiendfhip, made an a a on his a about 4 o' the morning ot the 7 th, and ont-nucd the battle 6, when they vere put to flight. There were left ha ground about 50 or 6o In. MM, with fome wounded fup- pofed they fuffercd confiderably their wounded, but the not the Ind, a are habit carrying them off, together with as Tiany their dead as poffible. ie Governor fuftiioed a a injury as WSPAPERflR I report fa75, of about Some fa 7 there were 160 or 70 killed and wounded.

The Governor in a letter 'o Dr. Scott dates, that among the killed were Col. A. Owen of Shelby county, Ken. aid to the Governor, Col.

Jofeph H. Davies, of Lexington, Col. Ifham White, formerly the U. States agent of the Salt Works, S. Spencer, of Corrydon, (I.

aod his two Captain Warnck, Thomas Randolph, Efq. and Mr. Mihon of Vincennes--That the Prophet's town was burnt OQ the morning" of the 8th inftant, the corn, amounting as was fuppolcd to about 5000 bofl.els, was ta ken or deftroyed--that he expected to commence his march on the jth to Vincennes, but it would i on ac cc.unt of the wounded and the precau' tions neceffory ft prevent annojance from the enemy. Captain Dubois re ports, that a a i i was alio ktl led tbe engagement--that the troops under' the Governor's a beha ved i great bravery, TAo much cannos be faid in favour of Col. Boyd's regiment of regulars, and Major Floyd's detachmenf, wt)o fuftaioed the heat ot the action, and acquitted themfclvcs i hsroes.

Indeed, the army did wonders, confidsring the i a a i jj.es under which they laboured for an a a was not con emplaned by the troops generally, after the profeffions made by the Indian chiefs on the 6 That col. Davies lived i houis a the aclion, and a Capt. Bane ol the regular troops, was nor dead, but ex peeled to die every moment fiom wounds-- bat the Governor icceived a (hot through his hat, which ed the fkm on the fiHe of his head, and had his horfe wounded. Judge Taylor, of JefferfonviUe, by the iide of the Governor, had his hotfe lulled, which fell en him, and he remained ID that fituation i relieved by a pet Ion pulling the horfe off him It will be a i a noticed, that the troops under Gov. Harnfon did not exceed of the Indians at the time of the engagement, he hi' ving been obliged to leave troops at the different forts on his a up.

A account fays "the army of the Governor bad lain for three days within two hundred yards of the Prophet's Indians were i in a a they weie not a a a i i a i had forbidden an attack to be made. The Governor had not the peimiffion to act as circumflances and the occafion fhould dictate. It was in vam a col. Davies, urged the propriety of attacking the I i a IB open day, and at once effecting the object of the campaign and fecurmg the a i ftom nocturtul mcorfion, and confequern The Governor could not tranicend his mftruftions. The Indians made overtures of adjuftment.

The adminiflration bad fent out the army to A to fight. On the morning of the 7 inft. were to'bnng to the Governor's camp the white flag, and fettle all differences. On a fatal morning at 4 o'clock, the Indians having (ftrange 'o tell) i exciting alarm, put to death the p.ckct guards (in all 26 men) made their attack npon the governoi a their tents. It was then a colonel Davies chaiged upon the thick eft ranks and difplayed fuch a as a i aufpicies, rrtight have been greatly ferviceablc to his country.

But efforts w-re unavailing, He received three balls in his breaft and fell from his horfe. He expired about nine hours." SAVANNAH, NOV. i e. SERIOtJS FRACAS. Witb-n the laft three or four days, fome fenous difturbances have taken place between the American fcameo, and the crews of the Fiench privateers La Vengeance and L' Agile (or la Fran cais) which had been lying this port for iome time paft.

Inveftigation into the merits of the cafe, by the proper authority, being yet uncompleted, we are unable, as yet to lay before our readers an accurate detail of particulars as could be wrfhed. The circumftances, fo far as could bs afcertamed, appear to be these On Wednefday night iaft, a quarre! originated at a in tbo upoer of the bet weso fome teamen party of the privateers' men. A centre enfuedj in which thrte'Ai can failors were thel. ponents much bruifed by bludgeons. The three Bounded feamen, we uu derftand, are fince dead One of them, belonging to the brig Hetty, captain Fountain, from Philad.

named Taylor. The names the others, or of th vel" lels to i they belonged, could not be afceitaicied. The (eaunen, yefterday, me fo ex. afperated r'nat they deteimined on being avenged by deltroying the accordingly embodied ibenilelves lalt i and, before the uvil or military Lad the knowledge or opportunity of i i in tuc transaction, fee fire to L'Agile, and her to the water's edge. La Vengeance was then taken lion of by a detachment of the Savannih volunteer guards conveyed to the upper part of the town and remained in their cuftody i between and 12 at night--when tl fejinen procured a ilghtei-boat, and a parcel of tar and other combultibles winch i the bear, towed towards the ueffel, and obliged the guard to abandon her--for their own a as well as to avoid the painful tafk ot Tiring oil then fel- lowcitiztns.

The loou caied, and La Vengeance ihared the lame fate of the L' Pievious to the dfTctnblage of the feaaen, a feveral of the crew of the privateers had concealed them- lelves in a vacant (lore Anciaux's a where icems they had fume arms and a i i depoflted. On the fcamen a i to get on board the pri vaieer, they we. hred upon from the upper windows of the ftorc. Captain Miller, of the Champhn New York Packet was dangeroufl)' wounded a i one of his eyes fliot CD the other nauch i the bridge of his nofe broken, his hfe A fescnan wounded (fince dead) and a Culojred pcrfon (wouoded) were fliot marly at ih: fame time, and in like tnfnacr. Ooe of the crew was killed on the bluff, yeftcnjsy, in the affray and a died iq gaol laft night ot his wounds.

Several others, on bjth are wouoded, but, we Dot dangeroufly. a of a hundred of the rioters are now in gaol. From Portugal. BOS TON, Nor. 20.

A Lifbon paper has been received in Salem, containing from Lord as late as tht of September, an abftracl of which lows By the letter of Lord Wellington, dated at his head quarters, at zues, on the 2oth beptetnber, we learn a the Englifh had an action i the French on the 25th and 27th of September. HIS i i a the Englifh behaved i great bravery, and he is particular in the praifs of a of his officers. He fays a the enemy a i united their forces to relieve Kodngo, and having been Itrongly reinforced by troops from Spain, which had come from the a i of Naples, and i army a. i 60 ooo men, of whom 6000 were of the a a i i i a 5 pirces of cannon, he could not to continue the blockade of Rodrigo, therefore, not being i i the nfque for fuch an object, he had adop. tea the plsn of his greater fecnrity He then ej.hilms an account of the vent of the aQions of Boden and Aldca da Ponte.

Lord Wellington in the acTion of the 25th the heights of Bodon, befides the Portoguele, total lofs, i lieut, col --3 captains--; hetu i quartermafter of horfe--12 er geants--3 drummers--139 foldiers-- 87 borfemen, killed wounded sod miffing--In the neighbourhood of Ho, drijjo Aldea da. the aftion of the 27th of September, total of i major--5 captains--4 lieutenants--2 fergeants--i drummer--36 foldiers-- 23 hoifetnen, killed and wounded. On the aSih the Englifh were at Sonto, about a lesgue from place the on rom Cadiz. Capt. Wads, of the (hip Jupiter, day, trooi C.diz, lj5 fum.ihcd o-p Of (bat.place to th, 't.

iro(n the following was traoflued. On the 3 och September ths comman." dcr chief received the letter from lieut. a en. dou under date the from his camp at Xitnena, which has been delayed no doubc by codtraty winds. MOST Sia I haftcn to i a to your Excellency, tor the information of royal the council of complete viftory i has been obtained on this dav, by the arms ol his a General witii a i i i of gooo men, chiefly i i i the other divifiou which I defeated on.

the 19 at Alcala had been for one diys m-juceuvung in trout of our prefenc pofiiiun, but fiuallv fallen into the (nare which I had laid for him, by our repeated the dci.vuy of the troops I hdvs the lion i miBind, Having by thefe means been sble to (urpn'c i etijTagcd him, and finally put hiai to fliwh in the dtreelion uf the camp Sc. Roche, i i a i a molt i a i refiltaoce. It o' clock in my troops arc IQ clofe i at their heels, over tha mo(l a and tugged mountains, the i i of Alcald, ths placethry find refuge in i fi union. At this moment a cumber of prifoocrs are brought in, among" hem a a a i of grenadiers, and a culonel of cue Pohfh infantry, November 4. The lofs of the eucmy has been hor- i I cannot at detail the circu.nftanccs a c.

NOTICE. A Regimental Court of Appeal, be Held the 201 lUjinnent in the Court.houfe, in Gettyflb on 4 the 9 of i perfons aggrieved from the Battalion Appeals of (aid Re. giment may a for redreis, I I A MEREDITH, Col. 29, TO BE SOLD, Ac private file, A complete Turnpike with or i two fet of --ALSO-Good Waggon Horses. ROBERT Oeuyfburg, Dec 3, 1811.

THE SUBSCRIBER Being appointed Treafurer, and Payee tor the fjblcribers to the Conpwago Biidge requefts all i to pay their i i i i delay, to prevent the i a a con, fequencps which otherwile i i ably enfue. THOMAS PEARSON. Peterfburgh, Nov. 29, i i NOTICE. i of an order of Orphans' Court of Adams i i he expoied to public fale, on I A the 20th of Uecemb-r loft.

Tract of Land, Containing 130 acres, more or left. fi. i the of a i A. dams couury, a bounded by lands of Trone, a i Klcck and others. I be fold as a ofjoftpb Flore, deceafed.

There ars on ths premifes a two Uory log i houfr, a a i doubie bsra, an fpring and fprmg hojfe, and a large orchard. A no acres of the land are cleared, to whereof are good mea. dow, and the whole well watered will commence a dock, P. M. on the premifes, s-hers due attendance i be given and rhe conditions of a made known by Va.

lentme Ftore, Adminiftrator. By the Court, A DUNCAN, Cletk, 3, 1811. For Sale at this Office,.