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Volume IV
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" - . 'A LKLLY YOUNG " i i ' ' ,
' , .Vrgro irotnan and tto JJoy CuUraty
Ile and seven years old.""""'" i
s 2'tr fmrtinj,, mfft U tSe Prim lemj
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EOAUDING.
v.- " -
Benjamin PtiUiar)
THE HISTORY
or
NORTH CAROLINA.
' Mr true it MLLLtMsosr, MSQuisr,
' T$ Jos received by WiIEub Boflaa, and ready fir UU
;Avery to suhacribm a. their piryin j g. TW price u
to-ubseriber is $ . '
t TUia lliftory ku been, eoaspUinjr fur these 20 years.
, - It U haniUotiM-iT prinUrd and bound m two 8ro tolumea.
!t contaiort uttl ad, k U hcliered, an accurate Map of
toe state 41-U
. Doctor JOHN BECKVYITH
TX EIXO obKgftl by HI liealth to leave Newbern, has trt-
tied in tbia Cit TTmse who may inquire hi profea-
' ' akmal service can find Uun at the Star Store, where be baa
opened aft extensive assorm?" -f
. .:. Drugt . and Medicines. "'
; ;'ENTRTAINJ1ENT.H ?
r IIS Subscriber retTrribis" aineer thank to the rub
)ie roneral fur pat favors and wishes to inform Uirm
that he will take twetity.ftre or thirty Boarder the enauinr
Aembly, if they thiuk proper to favor hirtt with their eos
torn. Accommodation eouaito any ia the city by the pub
Lc's humble servant ' . ' ' ,- ,-:
..."A ;..'' ; JAMES MEARS.V.
Bakigh, October 16, 181it i? . tA4? - "
TJ ZSPtCTFClXy inwr nVo, that be U dra'.roua of
A aocommodaimjr 2 or 25 Mrmbera or Awmbly tU
ensuing- araaioo. atihookl prioo of 80 ccnu per 1y. tie
braniaca good accommodauoa to thooe who may favor Lim
with their potranago. - -
IwW . . Jtatork.1 4.181X
politifal.
- V - . -'.notice;' vv- r
Auer,na indebted to tha 1 'e Firma of v4
Jam rhiwUon,tJ C; D9iuuUioiu,.Uie.Virinnttf C.
, and DonaUlnn. Ma-.fi!LM. ti r. will korrtiv tk miW
that if they do not come forward and make payment, V
fuuicw iKigroenia. at or betore the neat f avcrteviiie ou-
penor Count, to commence on- Mnndu thn 5,1 dsvafnrrt
, month, Vrita- wiUbc uaued ajrainst them withmit diarrimi-
nauon. I JOU.S MACMILLAW, AcUng-,
v" "- '" " Survirbc Partner.
. .FaetUvffle,&lliOct 1812. vi -42w r ;
rOSTIIBITA".
It Is ttident that tha Almighty mteixJed man for
ocicty, and it is as evident that be deigned Lws and
rulers shrajld be established amon'tbem. For so
ciety could not subsist or be secure without Urs,
and laws would be of no avail without rulers, nor
rulers without civil obedience. It follows then, that
tne aeity bas granted us the privilege to chooie such
uwt ana rulers as we may (Junk best to promote our
happiness. When ebbosine them we are exereia.
U15 the riRht delegated to us by tlte Almighty.
Then of course such rulers as we choose M are or
dained of God." The great Ruler of the universe
should be feared and honored above all thin cs, and
next to him out Chief Magistrate. Let us attend
to what the great patriot St. Paul said, u Let every
soul be subject to the hie-her powers fortherare
ordained of Ood J Whosoever therefore), resbuth the
rulets, restate th the ordinances , of God, sfid thty
that resist shall receive damnation.' Ilerelhje great
patriot exhorts all to be subject to their rulers ; as
tney are appointed by the Deity, they are unques
tionably ordained of God,, when fairly and honest
Four Ji:ie CrteV, had lte in t!. nlgV f t .
cooterAplrxd atuck, giJUntly cZerti r 1
and his anen s senice buthegtAmy ' '
too late. , Us how aain came forward;,
rerence wkh colonel Van RinneUer, a-d L
that ha might have the honor of a cotr.trarKl t
expedition. The tmngercent was rrta-V
ne4 Van RansstUcr was to comnatid one c
of 30O militia and Ceutenant eolone Chruu 1
luimiof the same nurnbef of refru'ottrt t.
Every precaotioo was row adopted ci to b-.
nd the roost confidential arid e.pericTd r, ."'
mmage them. AtanVajly hour Iq the nijlt,V
col Christie, marched his detachment, 'byV , nZ
road, from Niagara to camp. At seven io the
inglieut. col Stranahan's renuncnt oovcf, f
Niagara Fails At 8 o'clock. Mead', and not .
col Plan's ttgiment marched fiom the same p'J
All were in camp iq gtiod season " Agrcci h
my orders fssued upon this occasion, the two to.
lumns were to pass over farther and soon as
heig!t should be carried, licutenrnt colonel Ft'
wick's flying artillery was to pass over : then n;'I
they have.- But we have no more doubt of the exi j troops to follow io order ( A
tence of such an( alliance in spirit and fact, whether At dawn of d-y the boats were la reaiLocss,"',. i
by ratified treaty or informal understanding, than we j the troops commenced embarking, under the cotw
Have that Dewitt Clinton lives, though we see him 1 6f a commanding battery, mounting 'i : eighteen
not j and that Ueneral Is rock has talicn tnvugn we pouncers and 3 sixes. The movement was mm
were not present ai uis ueuia.
, f rim the Aw Ff S!ala, f dsmtamtic prfer.J
. THE KINO CAN DO NO WRONG."
In England, it is treason to suppose that the Kin;
can do wrong.'.Jn America, it is anti-rtfiuo'tean
ttan t the Federal party t Certainly tot ; and yt
'tis certain they betny nothieg ot tnat Ttoicni aaec
rirM r.x- Kim whL-h the now disnbr on all ocexji-
ons fgr the Pewcc Candidal e," as they ostenutlous-
ly dcoomin&la Mr. Clinton. Mca do not so readi
ly embrace the Interest of tktir meruit; s CederaU
1 Us now embrace the cause of Clinton. 1 ws gen
tleman will receive the support of the Federal Par-
ty, wherever such support a ol any value to wm
he 1s then the Federal Cawhdate. But, say certain
of hi friends, ha is the New-York republican can
didate ; tut is, the candidate of a few, section of
the p.rty heretofore designated as Republican, ve
it to 1 he is then the candidate of the Federalists k
of a section confessedly the minority, of the Repub
lican prty ; he is the candidate of a coalition, most
unnatural indeed, between the Federal party and the
secedcrs from the R-publicw party in the United
States. Is not this the fret f Itisnot'to be ex
pected that we. who are not priry to the compact,
should have it in our power to exlijhhthe articles of
this new treaty of l-riendship and Alliance ; pernaps
even tney may not have been urmaay ngneot scsj-
"J - NEW STORE. V7 : V.
J ' Chitrles y. Brewer & Cb7 '
TI Jt reccired and are now opemn g (in the
? f-", lately occupied by Measri. Marshall li MitM,) a larj,-e
1 ni general assortment of 1
i i." r j' , . St aph & Fancy 'Goodsf ' . -
Wluch they wiR aelt by wltolesulA and retail at the most re
' duced prices for t'aah.. -. .
4 . ;.i ,-. vi iRdlelgk Sept. 4 1813.'-,;
4 TREASURY; DEPARTMENT,
" June ivu4 ism
".!
'"IITFIEREAS In conformity with jthe provimons, made
' jV , by lav, for the reimbursement of the converted Six
for Ctut &utb cted by the second aection of (lie Act,
entitled" Art act making "provigion for the rcdompUon of
' th whole of the public ubt of th? United States," posted
' on the 1 lth day of February )!r it has been determined
hy the Commtaaiouera of tlie Sinking Fund, That the re
. bidueof the Principal of said stock should be reimbursed
on the first day of January next I'UBUC" NOTICB is
therefore given to the Proprietor of the Certificate of
r Gunvtrted pe Vent 5cJS?, created by the act atore-
said, that the whole amount of aitid Stock not heretofore
r reimbursed, will, !a surreader of tho Cettificatca, be
. paid on the first day of JWiary 1813, to the respective
Stockholder ,r their K-gal representatives r attomir
v duly constituted, either it the Treasuty or at tlie Loun
3 .Office where the Stock tana to be' reimbursed, may UieV
stand credited to the proprietora thoreof. . r j ,
- It io further made known for the information of the par.
ties concerned, that no tranafe-S of Certificate of V'v4
. verted Six per Cent Stock ftomttie boots of the Treasury
or of any Commissioner of loans will be allowed after the
first day of December nest 1 and that the int ereat on th
atnountof the Stock to be redeemed aforesaid, will ceasd j
, and determine on the day preceding the day hercry fixed
Jbr the reiraburaerocnt thereof. :.;.'': T'-4r?WfA;
7: .albert GAUATw.fi
1 June :'5;v8;Vul,
l ZhA
' -' r ' 'VO FRANKLIN COUNT Utftmm
ff .5 0OM Of flSAS AND 0A1T,13,-;
8eptmW.8eaions,l!812.;?; . -
ru;hnrne rinok tt Wife (Vance. John lijron & Jfaiv " v 5j
cy hi Wife, Martha House, Thomaa Yarboroiujb, j
Ja. Yarborough, Archibald Yarboiough, David g
YarbQroughand lUnryTarboroujjli, f I
Ed. Yarborough, James Yrbordugh, cn. urory
L Allen and Betsey his Wife, Aim ParUh, (widow
" of John Parisli,) . llcbecc Yarhoroogha
mp and Betsey his Wife. AlKria YavborottRrhi
V Fxiah Yarborough, Simion ClcnJcntsand' Butey j
r,R cim.m .I.-ftVrvi.'liui and Sail V bis Wifo,"1
.. v.-Knui(rh. l'&iaevYrboi'Outh and Pol-1
v I.II1IV. MV . V . I
IT appearing to the Coort. that Rebecca Yarbor8ugh,ff;
riaYarborooh) KeaiahYarboroueb,Jj4se Mri and
tfeyJus WiTe, andDrury Alten.andUctaey his -W ifr.ii-e
. not residents of ihift state i It is Orjfred, Uat uides the
aid non-reident sevtraHy appear vt..ihe Coiul of .Pitas
and Qaarter Scssiortrto be hetd tr the county a ftrc swt,
On the second Monday of December ncxt and plead an-
- sweroi' demur to the Complalnamr'pfcUtion.tiBatiltea rtre
1 will be taken frt confnto, and heard esparto as to them i
' and that publication thereof bt mads in tb &tar for tlue
weeks. - 1 Test, . 1 '
h ... 3tp45 ' 'r O. fIILL,jun. C. C.
w ' , Stop teIIor Thle ves l , 1
ON the Tth of bctobe? 181 2. ( fell in company with four
men who said they were frotherwts below Ntwv
- bvrn, and ''were bodnd fof'renncSsce. , 1 swapped l.oist
with one of the company Who 'aaid'his-haine wuS Williain
Ki'i ' i ince which.the borae has Ven povea 'from me ty a
M . 1-yon, atating that Uie one iil my poscsio had bet n
uAy : Cpeicriptiori'offa : r
t ' Wee were white,, and one muiaJ-4wo Of tlie. wlite'
iBenWerssmalltheothefargc-UoneXttaded i.hl
am told has a acar across the back part pf his hand-he Itad
i on a coarse broad cloth coat with sht kirta--hut proba
bly had more clothlng.--The Ugeat man had the only pfc
- of Saddle Bags Sncomnany-rtbe others had linen W allets,
u ' filled whh d::vy-;:i t
The horse tbatlUt Mr Kinghsre (if ftt be lus name)
I, branded on every quarter of the right buttock w the top
with u ana nia largo nv .... ------ -
' I Lyon informed me that another of tile : company had stolen
-X
, s,Vsk Couniy, Nov. S, 1813-
ly chosen by a mnty of the people. ' Our present to aaytthat the President docs any, wrong it is all
Chief Magistrate wks chosen by an overwhelming ' done by his ministers, as it is in Britain. If we blame
majority, why then do a factbus minority act dia. r Mr. Nladison for the cnp-trdooable neglect f which
metrically opposite to the divine precepts of the in-' the enemy has secured the Lakes form beyond our
spired writer, by calumniating the present Chief; reach i Oh! aaytbe Madisonians, this Is 4he fault
Magistrate and endeavoring to render evcry.mea-1 of minuter just like the British. If; the army
sure pursued by the government, be it erecso wise, ! complains that there is no moncyi it i the fault of
pbiQxtous to tliejpeople While Mr. Madison was the treasury-just as it is in Dritatn.' xlf Rogers lo
Secrctary of State be was considered by all parties ses an onDortunitv for a elorious victory" It is the
trt be an able politician, a man ot . real integrity end: fault of Paul Ilamilton.?' If a fort is surpriscd.and
stiicj virtua.. ; All .tho sploen of the minority s
then pointed at Mf.. Jefferson. BtU as soon Mr
JeUcrson reured to private hie, and Mr, Madison
became President,we sec those persons who were ex
toli'm; his virtues white Secretary of State, now-dc-cjaring
him to be destitute of energy, integrity and
virtue, and entirely under thoauspices of Bonaparte !
Such a charge heeds only tq bo mentioned to be tlia
hciieved,:arl the propagator despised.' The present
Secretary f- State who has filled offices of. the firrt
importance uixlerour fwrmei' Presidgnt with honor
and integrity, and who has universally maintained an
untarnished character, Is now jpid jto be 4cstjtutc bt
firmness and is charged to have taken, a part tjultc
inconsistent with his krmer conduct. ? Th Secre
taries of the War and Navy departments who have
heretofore ccquitted themselves satisfactorily in the
discharge of tho duties of their offices, are now said
to be quite, incompetent to the performance of ...the
obligations ittiched to i their offices Bui the Se
cretary of the-Trcasory Is not thought to be;deficlent
ift energy or abilities, but there are other objections
urged against tim, boM well founded thcyare, it is
not for me to determine. It must be confessed that
Hr. Gallatin is a cood Financier.1 but it Hi evident
that tnere are raiive; Americans s capable ns he is
of discharginz the duties attached to, the office he
511s. , No officer of the nresetlip vcriiment. noranv
of those who advttcata it, cScapb, the file calunmy of
a iey raging flraagoues wftosrd fcndeavoiing to
kindle jealousies "nod pre judices among'tlic pcrplo
for their own vila purposes. I ij9Pot mean that hop
est Federalists, such as Messrs,. Kirtg, JDcxter, Ch
mcron, tCt arc so prouigatc'$;l mtafuch men as
EU public prima", which ars . intended as vehicles o!
insiruction,;'with base calumnies, and those wto have
converted ihcir sacred jJUlptts into theatres of &5usc,
and such as headed the mcctineWld ia Fanutl Hall.
wh';o intentions appeared to oc tp cor.upt govern
men t and ,ronle r jaws feeble, and .to creatoahe- bc-
yerest aniiti-'uks amongst men who ought to Idck
!. ' t- - . V 1
iv i-wicpu i jinucr iiiosaTns govciriiiicn:, anti wno
ought to give Tnutual assistance pnd, protection ta'
taken by tlie enemy be&re our commailders hear of
tho wwr it Is tlie taull of Uoctof L.usUs "Ii we
lose an armv-H.it is the fault of the General." In
the midst of these 'disasters, King. Madison can dr)
no wrong
; ; TIIE.WAK.
OFFICIAL.
WASimrcroit Cfr, October .29
xu..'m.s 17 nHiiyiw i'juyi r a wrucieu tiic ore oi our oattery -lurected uuoa
'iilBiABit, oJtheNcto'York AMtia, to Mujor Gent-i-guard-botwe i and It was so'tfiectual'y'dcjne, t!
I'
uiT.uicren, dim a onss; nre 01 musketry was poutti
f. olulhe whole line of the Canada shore.- Cur bat.
terv then rirwnd rf h . iiji .
- J 1 . . . v w.u .law . c i:w i r
for some minutes, tda dark to direct muct firs vrlt',1
safety. A brisk caonrmade Was now' ope'net! tr' -,
the-boat from three different batteries oiir batter?
retained their fireVnrd ccasionally threw j.rr 'e
upon the shore, "and it was Itself served wkh sheb
from a small mortar, bf the enemy's. -Col. v
of the artillery, by hastening his march from l;'2
gara Falls in the nigiit, arrived in season ti rttn '
the enemy's fire with 2 six poundtrs. - . ; ,; , f
t nc ooais were somewiiat emoarracsed wuhtl.e
- " ...V 4. V li
htm f t... .1 . .
"ry point , iHit w me .flsiotusnmcri! r
all who witnessed the scene, tlus yan of the colir n
advanced slowly against the fire. It was a serious nils
fortune tothe van and indeed to tins whole xne3.
lion, that in a few minutes after landing, cd Van
Rensselaer received four wounds,1 Under adsevere
a fire it was difficult to form raw troops'. J By some
mismanagement, of the boatmen, lieot. col. Christie
did net nrnve unul sbme iime aitee thisv and v,
wounded in the Jhand .in passing the rivor, Color..;
Van Rensselaer was still abld to. stand jc aed with
great presence of niind ordered his officer to pro
ceed with rapidity and storm the Fort. This ser.
vice Was gallantly performed, and the enemy ' c' :
veri ilown the bill in every direction. Soon after t!
both' parties were considerably,- reinforced, and t' ;
conflict' wjs renewed in. various places many of i
tut ui j w siseiier oenina a stone euarajioia
-i where a piece of ordnance was now briskly ssrvel
vs I ordered the fire of our battery directed upoii t!.j
' m kisjtBT lJBABBouax,trmmUea by tAe latter- with 8 or.lO shot the fire was s!lertced."X.The ene-
to-ihe Department f : iriW4. Vi? s-;';. my then retreaved behmd a large store-house j b.:
a . t .'JlEib-QrARTsas; tEwtsWwK, ' ,a a :wrt time the route rcamelgenew!, and t -
t ; 4 ; rs-gQ y.s. oif iCiz fncmj Ere was silenced eceptffrofn a, one z
"t ' 1 ZVr'Z 'o.u'T ? ''J If Jbatteiyo far down tho river U6 be out of 1 1
,- In my letter of Uie 8th inst. t apprized :vou.that,...rKr.,. . A.
. . .vuuU'1TUU,uiiUwjihriiiwk.. 1... t .'
n crisis in this campaign Was rapidly ndvanciprr t &-. .tn .iii. u k . 'rA..;. i?l!L
mm twee worts) Wc.f itmannoyed, except irofthe tme unsilend mm.-
We will be tinged min czhonQur
':J Its h fn nir hmr. ?H mni:i sis04 fTTif 1?! !
r rVrtToT'f VT5!' ' nwT&np immediately the
--v, mvw csci,- paye, jtj, TJc& I committed to U -Ut
strong aisposiuon in tho troops to act; -1 lis
expressed to me through various "channels in
i f'iA r nit r,7 nt if m t's-tf thnH -Mar. k M,Lh.
jrri j 7; rx';'r;T vjr J ";llwptly met and routed by the
T ''c'w vv.-vM.ui wyvva t,w?. injj Tery slowly, J passed
quencrs to me, personally; of longer- withholdinir IrJid . v-t. .
I
myoruers unoer sucn circumsirances.H -:
I had a conferenda with " "i . -as' to the possi-
oassec
appeared Vomp!c'te s butiti tlie expertation of f
herttacks, I was ;Ukiri mea&ures for fortify: :
oirecti'?n of t'us stt-
Totten, of the engineers.
'were reinforced hv a d&
Was. ;tachr:vut tf.i-il Kimrt'rs.i tnl.n. ' Y'l.mi.
tnQ iVnfNf.v frWw nnrnit a fMi-init."rnfKnt Sv..4 '.trofv
rifle -nrtd' b;forets
troops were "embark-
immediately' otcrto ao
; but to mv titter eston-
lahmcnt,' 1 found, , thut bf ji- Very moment' hen
conplete victory was in our hands, the ardor of ths
,4 w pui w svo men siuwnus,,""" hvv...i, -.-r f ' i unenMged troops bad ctitirely subsided. I tcxle in
wha, for thetr own promoliOT, wouhl overspread our ., da and obtain correct u.fjrmationv Whw dixctaonsuVged men by every cWeration
happy land with opposition and diHtructtori, oN. w m 4th, h;a wrote to me that ho had procured to paW'over but in vaui ' Lieut col.' BUm, ' who
Insh w in ihc, treacaerous clisi; of sWthe n wha bore Ms letter to go qver ; Instruc- m been Vcuhded In action, returned, mounted l.ii
tachntcnt. ..buch persons shall .meet: with (tie re-.tions were given him ; he passed ovevbtained borsa and roethiorttvhthf.mf. ins IlidahoJutH
ceive and sec their imfiaencfc inihilated on the dlscoitThis was confitrcntiallY communicated to several of nanu. t ftr.i, tf v t - -
r ,niaUulQU!S UC SILT 1 1 3, - 'j- w'.mwt uv.wmvi!ii.nw iummutti ttcoi ttai W utu, , 1
ARCHIBALD.
. From tho Kalionnl bttchtgefcer.'
THE XEOBK C0AL1T1ONV
?.'? ... ;--v . v :h:i; T .ff - ; e.' ''.
Let it be remembered, and we begof our readers
no', to forget, that by all the professed Republican
pressewhich support the Anti-Repub!ica,n Ticket
lor'thc Presidency of the United States, the Ilega
tlih of a coalition between the Non-desciipts and
Federalists is pronounced, a viltiv calumny, a mon
strpys lanJer, a b.ase falsehood -and Ood knows
what other hard names. ' Let it 'be borne imtiind,
that such an union or coalition, f ? proved, is admit
tod to ne wnjustin uHe, ana suaiac-.a tn irsen ro con
tlcfrih thfe prelenHions of the 'candidate" held Map by
it. ' Let it not be forgotten that ' the Nort-descrints
gotten
themselves have affixed a character to such a" eoali
tbn, that we should not have thought of attaching
to it; We river sad such a coalition was base, or
vilcj'cr' horrible, or any thing else ; we stated the
fatts, tepoited to us without comment and the
denial of Gouvenxur 'Morris to thti 'cflntrarjr not
withstantUng, we yet eVpect tb pSxive ' thsi material
fact whfch we heve allcdgetl. But put that facretit
of View Suppose wehould not prove it ; Jo. any
ono at this time of day doubt the fact that all Mr.
Clir.toiis hopes, that all ,bi9 prospects of success,
feeble indeed at they must be, are predicated on the
knowledge that he will receive the support of. the
fedcrhf party I JAtid Is it to be supposed, that party
will give their votcsto a man who three , years ago
roost explicitly and publicly v stigmatized them as
desperate leaders of a profligate conspiracy against
the gd of our country," as actuated by hellish
princjplc8," as " a faction acting mi . obedience tp tue
hod of a foreign governmcbt" that such a tnan,
entertaimng and xpresi.itig6uch, opinions ef the
Federal party, will receive .on a udden ' their sup
port fpr the highest office in the govierament, un
less be has given some pledge of a clange ofcntl
rbent f Will any man believe it f Ui James Madi
on ever express himsclftn 6uch langjiage in vela-
Finding to my infinita mortificauon ,'tiiat no rctn-
? v s a w ... a n t. . j "
rn. Orders were also bent ,lo rreiiernl Rmvil. m . . . . t . T.r
asnd down iram x;uwaioa sucn ciernr.iirmnf nr i-
brigado as exists cumstances in Mthpt , vicinity - At tliis ci
mignt warrant, i ne attacit was to nave been mada
iinowkiij
omytii to hausted ind nearly out of ammnnition.'' all I coald
ki j ' - - .... . . . . i
sena them JMresh supply of cartridges
-itical moment i disnatched a note to pen
I waqsworth, aefrftmg hira with our situation-
at 4 o'clocVjn Jcngcf the , ,th, by Sr S
flXJlY To t anvrSK ? jJp5nl-fcv r6iS?AatCtfhe thought!
Heights. To JtoH any embarrassment in crossing t0 retrei.t,l,uVlcndeayour to send as many bests
the nvcr (which Is hero a sheet of violent ed
penencod boatmen wereprocuml to take the botoUw4g J, But tlS bi ts we're ci
for this service. - Ha went ahead, & in trtextrenie ' .r. W .C Jlvwk
J tUVtU JWSWIH.I. 1 CHV''U i:U t HUVUV IUUI V b.i -
La nTfCZ ZhT e,mcn wfiofbH. gainath: victory,-exhaucd .of
dm-knesft, passed the intended lilucefJlf "Up "the ri
ver t and there," iri a most extraord'inanr 'manner.
fastened his boat to th shore and abandoned the de
tachment. In this front boat he . had earried nes-rly
every oar which was prepared for all the boats.' In
this agonizing dilemma, stood, facers, and men
whose ardor had
the flight to one
atormes, which .continued, unabated, for twenty-
tugni nours, ana aemgea vno iwnoie camp, t-1 ho
approach of day light extinguished", every prospect
of buccoss, and tho detachment returned to" camp
Col. Van Ransselacr was to have commanded 'the
detachmcnt.?':-?,-;"-. ..'CyjgS..
After this result, I had hoped thrpafrence of "the
troops would have continued ntil !,l could submit
the plan suggested in toy letter of . jthe 8th . that I
might act under and in conformity to ;tho opinion
whiph might be then expressed., Butmy hope was
Idle, j the preyioasly excited urdw aeeroed to hav
gained new heat -tfroni, the i lat rniicarriage--.the
brave were toortified to.. Wop short of their, object,
and the timid thought laurels half won by an at-tempt-'
:,' ; X& & h "vV .
i On the morning of tho 18th, euch was the" "pres
sure upon mq from all quarters, that 1 became a
tished that my refusal to act roicht involva mn l
suspicion nnd the service in tlisgrace. v w v , ,
Uct. tol." t.hmtie, w!io bad just arrived at the
whona most severe and obstinate i conflict cotnnieiiC', ;
ird Cpd cohtinued stit half an hour, with a tremen
dous firei 6f cannon, flying artillery and musketry.
The enemy Bucccdecl in repossessing their buttery; ,
and gaining 'advantage on ei?cry Eidq the1 brave
p.lect
? 1 con only add that the victory was really won j
but .lost for the.wantor small rcinfoi cement One
tUrdpetrt of the idle men might have ttrvei alt
'"H cannot in -justice, close this. without expressinj
the very prtat obligation I am under to bngadier '
general VVadsworthi CoforielVan RenssMear, Co5
Scott, Lt Colonels Christie and Fen wkk, and Cap'-,
Lisbon. : Many others have also behaved rnoit g-1
lantly.'r ' " V w.Vfv" ' ' Va '.,'
'Oeneral Brock Is among their slain, and hi .
de-tamp mortally wounded. ' 'v"N ''.
'.''- i, 7, X ,t -Vrf v;f.
t V from the Bullaloe Gazette tt Qctiqha 20. ; v
? On Tuesday morning last, the British battcrici '
bolow-Fort Eria. onencd a verv licayy fire upon tb
ortific'atiomj and vlllage of Bkck Jlock, which con-
unucfl,wu;n intervals, spiritecwy au tiay.iui'
were returned fram our batteries having there ! w
larger calibre than ficli, sixes, at tho bresstirori-