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Volume; V - w r gi kcnmx tflif 4'rmt JGfWrrsi Hi letter. . y.j'.irar, J. 30. ill Mar Eiai.lh just ditched bv the tomwiading Cctr. i. the Li-)U iauKiff :ict of the ti.tire detrux. Jtioe of another anuy. " Geucral.Vim.h.tlie Jwith th rrmnaat of tJs'army. arrmmling U upward f nv hundred mro, 114; pi nonet of w.vj to the brave 4it regiment sod U per Ca nada militia , (n this business lh bravry ef every per-i engaged .wis nvt conspicuous, and great credit i due to the judgment abd prompt decision of C. U Privtor; - . '. Oar toss is great, abao linen! aed S5 wounded, including Tgu' axd rri'.itia. A noog'lhr Utier arc c4. Su .GrOfge, captvTal. Ion, add Lieutenant Cieaio,.orihe44ist, tap'. Mill, late of the schooner Nijcy, lt d Mr. Gordon, of AratWt'tbureru' t he vicrorv, ho. 16 those means 'which vour majesty will htid jq the power of your empire and in ihlovc ot yoaf "ut)jcta. . .V "'ByMhett eirtnsidrratiorifljftrie minister of your majesty; at ad eitra mating, propdss , 1st. To unite lathe active army , the hon ored cbhortsCof natibtal guards. 8ndTota!l hut one hundred thousand jnen of. the conacriptions of 1819, 1810, 1811, 3d, .To cause aUv? of 100000 men oi th CfcriLpuojT a j t j-v wjikvc u i of In gairisoosj arid trir "camps on our frontiers and on our coa,,ryho w.H' thus be ab'e to march whenever it.may be necessary $0 assist the allies of vour majesty. - By 'his immense display of force, the inte tests, ihe influence of France, and the safety of her allies w;ll be guaranteed against all nn favorable evetits. The French people will feci ihe force of the circumsances ; thev will ren der a rf w homage to those truth, so often pro -claimed by your m.jf-sty fmm vrt throne, to wit ; th-t txV-re can be no trnnqii'ity in Eu rope r'if England is not compelled to conclude 'a peflCi I'kVm W firorra! WftUwoti. by er.dea.: vouring tocoou;-! tbe Lddii) of tbtlr pe'ojJe. Dty J the itaiea it your aasjcv.ysire, thtrt frew cou'nttiea where her audacity aol tSe pjjrcjrrraf beardtKWXaaiicraNaveBo creat ed di'conV-f n4''g ho whom ti frastrt Uxev pujlic uanq y At court, a jMtxf f4 corrupuoo ;, 1ft the . camps, dastardly fjgtljitorai and in cktra,1n fiuc,in th Sihool. andrcria UteTmott tcoerable in.tttuti6ns, tVociiucal e?tbu.h:t are"eduluuly empkn ej ra stducir.,5 y their iraiduoua doctrines, fhftit ,ho iod4 coirraeouiTy and fiihfulK jnnta'tt' ih dt!oritv confided in them, ana jhoe whose only duty is to obey. ' c0drr suth. circun.sw.icts,-Ytre, and whil f,. intr-otionc. even ct an allied prince, could not guarantee the advi ntrrgra uhtch your poltH tcJ .v.tjtnougui - .vu, , v, . ctMTdf,. ih. ...mher of the' lxromcs,n" imperious duty to nnve recourse . 1 , u j ihc prucners are equal to th force we had en q:tVd. I he battle was f u$rht atab ut 20 miles lrin DtrIt, Kiyer u Haisin, or the 3d b at. All did their duty, the Indians b. haved no bly, and the instant th-enemy submiurd, thtii t troi-araacc, as on former accasions was strik- mlv conspicuous. y uaail-)yfd, p-rvads all ranks here, and - 1. . f L .f wc arc rtauy i.ijt an in r ' pportui'liy to eon vmce the tnemv, that h has m- trt&inff' H;fE- . . . - 1 r' r "'irS t encounter OcfTe,he comfur IT-rr Canada. Aft-r the battle great numbers nvre of pri- sontr wej-e bri' g'r.g i- In ihi- I dians. '1 hey t ok another arui , , iz. 4 0 iare. h es fr. n Kenturkv, and killed 1 00 men that had them in charge. Extract of a letter from t Fotrrsbi.r Vivlnn'cer, d.ted 1-(X)I ot the Miani: Uail.l. 1HI. fe!. Jil3 " We are within forty miles of Maiden, a:; etpect ro b" in possession of it ia 20 da) s from 110.' We are at this time veiv busy mount mg fi ld, pices, anfl making every preparation lor aciion the strength of our army at this ime consists of abnu; five thousand men I'he time of service of a number of the Ohio in 1 Kentucky troops will expire in a few days 11 consequence of whiclj, Gi-nerat Harrison 'tad the whole of his army drawn up this morn ing, and made a long peeihv requesting then .v'iGt:s for a few days longer mentioning hit Maiden was in sight, and that he had .t'ithin die last twelve hours obtained ;m ofi'cial iccount t the stn-ng h of the enemv, and that here was no doubt no his mind but he would e able to accomplish his designs," Fivm another, daU d 19th Feb. 1813. " We have at this place about 4,000 men. he tents are pitchi d and we form a hollow Square; the G-tn-ral and all thr fit-lil rffic-rs, n i, ht: Petersburg Firgirjia Volunteers in the ventre. In a speech delivered t Gmei:.l Hifrison yesterday, h- promised us that we vh-dlbe in Maldtn tu 13 d-iy. 2'4. enee:tv4i a our vicinity We have had to he chi lights on our aims. General Hairlson has this moment ordered our company and three m ire to .march immediately against about 200 Indians, which some of our spies discovered :ast nigtit, distant about twenty miles." From the jilbamj Gazette, Feb 25. Extract of a let cr from Cot. Macomb, commanding at Suckft'g Harbor, o Gen. Dearborn, dated Hack etU Harbir, tf, a. AL ttb. 23rf. " I have ;h'u moment received an express rVo.. cap.. Fursy h, informing me of the ene ny's h 'ving su. ceeded in driving him out of Odensburg, yesterday morning at nine ot-cTock.-lt was not done without a severe con est in which the enemy suffered very consid erabiy. The enemy attacked in wo columns jl about 600 men each, at about 8 o'clock in the morning. The captain reports t'wtnt) men killed and wounded, among the latter L-.. Biird t and front the cpolness wi'h which bi-, ftfleitten fiied, th;it the etciny must have lost threertim-'s that number. The capt. retreated with ail his force to Black Lake,- about nine miles this side of Ogdensburgh." jf. B, The enemy had more than doublr the number under Capt. Forsyth. Their werr no stores of any consequence at Ogdenu bu gh. THE WAR. Copubf a letter from Brig. Gen. Winchester ; noztr aprisonerof u-arj to the Secretary oj a Viar. Malden, Jan. aaci, im.i. ' Sit-A detachment from the left wirg ot the K juh-Westeru Armv u.der my command at French ?Fown, on the Riv -r Ra's'n, was at ta;ksidnne S2d inst.by a f jrce gr. atly supe "VHI rmttntttT J HeWd"Uy-. . -tfiVctJ (dec-Xff ar tillery. The action commenced at the owi pf day ; the piquet guards were driven in ; anci : a heavy fire opentd on the wh le line, by whieli Jt part thereof was thrown into disorder ; aid. bsiog ordered to retire a small distance, in or dcr to form on more advantageous grour-d, I found.the enemy doubling our It ft flank with - force ' ad rapidity. A destructive fire was sustained f':r som time ; at length borne down bv numbers, the . few of us that temained with the piuty thai jetritd4rom the lines suomuted. trie r -main- .i der ofour forct it) number about four huudn d continued V defend .themselves with great gal lanfry, in an umqivd contest ngairist Small arms .and artillery until I was brought in as puso "her to that part of the field occupied by the e oemv. At this latter place I understood that our .troops were'defending themselves "m a state of - desperation, and was inlormed by the comand inc? officer of trfe enemv. thar he would afford ,them an apportunity of surrendering them selves prisoners of war ; to which I acc eded. "I was more ready to- make the surrender from - betrig iassurtd, that; ' unlets done 1 quickly, the buildingsr adjacent would be immediately set OQ.fireyand that no responsibifity would be ta rjtto for the conduct of the savapres, who were then assembled in great nunfioers in this critical situation, oein "tnserre the lives ht a number of g desirous to cur brave fel lows,- wHdstiit held Out, t sent a flag Wf the m. 1 4nd agreed with the com ariandirig officer of the euemyj 'that they ioutd be? surrendered pri rjbner$ 6r1iVv on con4itir, of being protected Troni the sarrres, allowed t retain their pri C?atV property ;and, r having ijtheir side arms re i't0ntedo'tlKiD.''its'impo8ibIe for me to as- terUiri with ctrtaintythejoss we have sustain 'ed iii'thli action from the-tmprarticability of knowing th( number who have made their ej- ; jThlrty.Sve ofScera and about four hundred und eizhtv seVeili non-commissioned officers Imcl i tjriVates1 'art prisoners; ofWari A list of the names of the officers is herewith enclosed '. to rovu ; ' O lir lbstln killed is 'consider able. , tHowever unfojrtuoate may seem the affair ot ye6terday,. I am aauerea oy i jayueii.ian no ;tnaterial efrorlaiharge'abJe upon myself; and ' that ftill lei 4 censure, is'deaer ved by the troops yVith trv? exception vf that, portion .of pur tTorce which Was thrown into disorder, i)d tVoops Jwye ever Behaved jlrepidy;v-,,t xZfi have ihejib hbnor with; "more determined in - to be with high respect, ;..'r.,Cpn0rf;, V l0USE OF RLPKESENTATIVES. T i - MiCL'Vr. SPEECI f ly s ra itr irom aunowieogiog inat,iiad the orders in council been rrpeaed,. as they have b-eo, before the war was declared, the declar ation wculd have been prevented. ' In a bidy BtlmertAts ai this is, from Which the de dafation eranatej, it is impossible to- say, with, any detee of certainty, what would have been the effect of such a repeal. Each mem ber must aniwer for himself. I have no heU Uti-io, then, in taying'thit I have alwt) cob iderrd the iYpressinent f Aai'-rtcanf sea. men ai much the most serious aggn ssion. J3ut, sir, h iw have those orders at last been rrpi ajed i G-tat Britaio, it is true, has inti m ued a wjll.ngness to suspend their pracu-' wiU t,kf place on the 30lh;April nc -.v.. ., uuv.u( 9l.u -..t.lC3 cuijtri ii tn-nm nUKi n Ih.wauce lo ti crew BiaT, TAT- 1311 Ute ar inJ cj, cl ereuc4 5u 5- AVe(.have" daily stres sou'h ptstiar tbetoch this rtngvmsht.-' The rojtli. not dom arrive.- Until yesterday twri northern mzIIs in tu eht 1 crjrers artriUite the. failure lo l?ssJ7 one ofiht roitractort between lUVTp : -'. -lurj, of jwKose con Juct.tn jrariohsX ttr'; ' 1 4 tljey generally spefik with muictf I the rataUcMVInaujfurxl $ uecU, tut owigil""' ' ot f, l"t mU bv5 not nceittd.it, li tUnV"l. pt ' next ij,' --T-'-'V .,1- . '' , ' if . It will be teen Lr the Prfrlhiatiejia V v EtcellencyGbvw Hiwkini,- p.Uhcd Kl. -;J paper, that tho Elections forrufcaibcU cl ',) of tne right to revive them upon certain c ntm- Cjnstitution of SOfiOO dullari for: e jcU of tl v gencV s, f which she constitutes h rsell the ; sts.de'Mj6yed ty tiie-m, t 24.000 to tUe crew .tt?V' de judge. She waves the ttn.pi rary ue uf I Wsp (of df tru don nf.the Kit:lic4 Ti e HnuseS tte rjd, but she suspends it in ten ore m .vtr oir iy-ad.. Sunp sing it was conceded to; gmilemrn tbatswch aiepral of the (d-r-io AK-if.V V0 plce ' the 23d i f JiiCe lat," cctpti-naWe' itis, being' in.wn bcf..rt-1bt war. wnultC have i retendt d the war, dot-sit follow that it ought to induce us to lay down ur arms without1 the redrcks of ar.y other injiry ? D es it follow, in ad cases, that that which w.uld have prevented the- war, in th-fir-t insta ce, shou'd terminate the war i Bv 10 means. It req lires a great struggle for iauo a, pi one to p.-acv as this is, to burst thro' (Cone haled in page 44) Tebruary 24 eif nci rt,se'tMivc hav passed prKUiUui(rtli4 usooi H"r lu.eiKvS on vru American veswis. , - The furt3er cAi.leratiou .of the f iuce-icnof t nnn tmtv itiul'iiHl uv w.4 TittlKi-.n(L . ' tlenien n.ive been )x1nWiIif tii' l'ieiiQVHf:Se -A-nnte, Msj- General of tb army of the V-;!. via, Jjmrs ilkinsormTOWia BliKa- ler uent-.na. William 11. Hanson; ow jsui Vcivct toe Ken. : tocky.MJJOa; I tf&tiiZk ! Willi m R D viei f rmrrly GovemOrcf-fJ.Csro- " j . KnaWMWstcr to tanieV'-rAiaT" Vv i I Wade H mDtoil, now a llriff idler Gencr6L.-:fv'' ' ' OmVu. iinti.rr.rtrm ru. it t-uw --.3 11 Morp in Lewisite toVerior cf New-YofU. , V ' vh' If Gen- Dvie-so lKpe 'hewiJI, ceptsof.iW - iippoititment onereil him, it Will be asu'ojctt ol gnif i; 3 l uluiioti totLe 'iMtMMiJWere he Commander K Cwefi"- i T 0 the Senate att Hons of Representatives of n unquesuonality heotieht to br.-wc amlti bve b t ter (IlSCipiyiC luia mrcuercsniuu;nnic,, l !, frrewt talents, hcisbn1d,acUyen: priii g ,Tha " U Suites does inot'at present ibit ui ciHieo. Inntei1 'X j the U Slutts. I lay btrfore Congress copies of -a Procla. mation of the Biilish v Lieuienaril..Gc.vtri o f the Island of B rmuda, w hich has appeared under cinum stances leaving no rl ubt of its au- henticity. It recites a Uritish 0;derin. Coun cil of the 6ih of October last, provTairig-for the supply f the British West Indies and o iher colonial p 'ssesi ais, by a trade under S;e cial licences ; and is accompa'iic d bv a circular instruction to the colonial g 'veaiors, which coafin.-s licensed importation from ports of th United Sta.es to ihe pi rts of the Eastern Sta-es exclusively. ,v" Jlie g .vernment of Great Britain has alrea dy introduced into her cdmmerce, during war, a system which, at once violating the rights of oth r nations, rind resting on a -mass of f "'rgcrv and p rjurv, U'iknown to other times, was ma king ar; unfortunate progrs in' undern if inj ii.se aHncipl'-s of mora'ity aud religi iV, Which, ar 'hf best founuatinti of fi'vn Wi.4. I'he policy aow proclaimed tohc world it trV- duces int her modes uf watJ ir;- a. SViteil) e quallv disti gui hed by thi; deformity oDls features and the depravity f jts i character ha ving for its object o diss'Jve thellesof ailegi- a ice, aid the sentiments 1 loyalty jju tb. ad versary nation, and to seoure and sepetate its component parts the one from the other,. The general tendency of ihese demoralizi"g and disrrg iizing ontrivances will be reprobated by the civilised and Christian worlds atid tlte tnsuUiig attempt on-the Virtue, the honor, the atriotis.n and the fidelity of our brethren of the Eastern States, will notd'ail to call firth aU th ir indignation, aud resentment aiwl to at tach more and more all the states to that hap py Union and Constitution, against which such insuiuous and malignant ai ti fie t are di ected. 1 he better to guard, nevertheless against qualified Kir rugn. Military conn nana, inun uciuut -;'t W tliotn S hsmUtoi;iateinfthitii..'',,s a ifioiined Ka.;:'! ioi-.'iv'tlit1 ITiiUml tt?. srti.y;;-;-i.V'-?f,vv';''x t From th tteoortcf t'ie Francii minister iX F-' , T reitfo Ueladoi s,.and other liifiirmau)r.'sK;'hniV' that Ducrnhparte niifc Tearful apprelH-i si'r,s iT k ''X i temal enemyvOr of lijU;rnal convulsi. ns, or itli. :) It appeal's ttvafwhert BuuiiapiirWi!ipcC f'oiri Ids tirmy he tntvelied thfouh P'luiy,, "Sxwy Vi d Suvahnah, March 4 We have beeri prdittl Iv favored wiih an extract of a letter frOm a gentleman, in Sr. Man's, to his friend i dii city, dated Feb, 27th 1813, from which we d. rive the following. : t ' V- On the evening of the 22d ult ' brigadier general Flournoy received ah express fva camp Pinikheylsuting, that the volunteers Sent against the Lotchway ofSeminoIe Ihdians jiaj returned, and had'compleulv defeated thtm. Since then, 1 have conversed with sevetaj of ihe volumeers they state, that they had hre engagements', tilled 38 Indians, ,Wouuded ma n, and took seven prisoners-buint three hundred, and eighty-six house's; destroy' se 'yeral thotijand bt?hels cf corn, took fou bun dred; Worses, and aibout thtii ' saie number pf catde. The Indians disappeared emu ely b fore1 the" dttachments lefi the settlement t' Mr., Vyildear, Vho had a son murdered and scalped some months tago byrthesesavege4,went on the expedition' and found his son scalp In one of their houbs.riThe'e'wi etches had - ailsd ta- keel i'p the e:ofemimtaj''pS their :peaus mu pmueu iim in- irn, pa&ot.H Teimirssee . yoluntcers;" under ih coramand of colonel Williauis r .wasliintd. and . -t'.'L'!ii.-' A--.i..' i.r -L' seven -wounciea., nis is -1 ie ,ony 10s me uwniany, uniier tnonume m ine .uuKe ui y mwua ' 4 ; wltlroiily- a slnRle itUiidani - In Strain vi-tV ti.ir.B rctnaini in-'ttie 'snttit f'6ttej J FloUf ttly--: 4 4oilafa.it 4'lonl;,,f'' 1 Since, (he liliickadeof tlieTChesapeftkr, Flovtr 1 fallen fWirnl 1 dollars. w seven srtd tf hiitf.f-rfri j Wclearri fflii ftfuririgate tili ipntiiide d jdvg theB'yyy and 'wVe-jrunrd,jbrSuhdhy-ig by 2 g-mbng' Isitnot diHgicefobhaltitf (ijitt hf v-wjHie;tpe. th1t'4tjftin1,ftw.c?. from jur iwjtfyVV hat-'are tiiedalrlWi:-.Vfr Thrre ibrely htfer ofttd JpeTat beUer 'r)pp.rtu- hitv Co testing ibwmc.rret.)jrf ; jThw brig t9U(k7mpimitpi$, ftniifid t"i fi it -Innoifci was i hased On"b' thf bloA '. kadirigsquacirtinWas ton and'hra arrived -ac": BtaU'ort. N,Gi)fe if ' ship" into FnrljmptathH r6und"to-Bra8il; fifGargrf irivoicediX' CO15 I fia arrived at Su' Vtary larM'ParHmouibvt Salern. B tiHiC''Pfltvi-'A uencc, vi'i.tnsivw-9 01 B4.,xiJOiio- ipnm, a : yrf, asnington,;,wcnm!un)a -r,0rv,napeg premiuni- to b: given is ual prohibition of anv ttade whatefe z ns or inhabjtants of the United Stated wjecial licences, whether relaiinfir to ports ; ancWin aid thereof, a proHibitioii'of allistatidin'tf afmtsriita"'6'Vn',ibicb hatVercariv iti;, 'i (1119 I Ol peribn of KVirariniJl it will be" retriembpfed -has raised ! 1 t 1 expyriauons 1.0m wie j. oiaies in re ignjpoi; creased inc ou wt taxes nu furcaav evrii, 1 torn s ; f. w of which are nctually iempltyld, sOmrlm')rfrs n ; fh'au staieiand iri soma r,' whilst muitip1ing c unterfiMts of. -.thel flags degree; a wikeh and incouraginjc' thit asto tue Use wnicn (Slav uiuiwatejy ue made 01 papers are covering n vi rr t'rrn tf t tt tr, . ' ',f-? JAMES MADISON ; ITie order above referred to permits. (!nv portation of bread s'uffs into the. W. Indies in any vcsvl tkceptxFrepcn, unpe Ivctpifi'tpm. the governors' ofj'the islands. The circular' 4& structs the said g ivernori to "ive' the prefer ence4o vessels of those : power who are ta a" mity with (i. Britaitr, but if such- were, not u( be obtained, license nvght Vfc gtantett , tf AVxie rican vessels, and fit that ivi.the inxpaitutioti arte to be confined to the EATEWr:PoRTii! if tli articles wauttd can De procured o tnpse ports ,nC' thai'f'.forceyV'-rhC' .'tis irer j rnpo'sed -': dial t LantlsJ Tlio,uw,f biavesTJiir8ef, Mules. ; J TVcroXarr4agta awpfwteeidings Miltrij; i raft Yai:Bl-Coi3v Pits',' Fortfej 'rid' FumaCes-i :: fwi) ie, f lif ?ha n;s; : Pe tllar v Kr paper. 1 'Plays, VehHef s of Lottery. ;'.tUk'ctstvManuJac:..V- ;tovi&r j( oifctO;, JAp6tht carierf, J hj sn iiw, f ' Auctiotiej Groctrs, Cluks oT CitriV Free'.- inet;;w9 i;u,Mi mbi.ujcs, wiu . iresiueti --i uicm; .ftim 'dxi 1 1 "'fi, iaid-thtre tbatUhfe General ';;J t04rSijrarhV bodndtii protect the whejr, aftd rtht ii Wodil employ its armieV to a "moia; Uu- I '.The House tooVttpthi reported bill foe prohibit" tog the use of foreign liceticesT Mr, Wrijjlit opptwed the bill. Ite said it Was ma natibn'otis in trie. Drititth to ptrmitXis to trade, 5 hnd tiiit by" p tWoir the bill we should prove the greatest enemy toour&ive&ki i' s-,-t'":"'-' . 'V('- nelson repueorun warmin a sunuorcoi r.v MrJ.Wriehtfaaid if the constituents tif i.hat"t?en bill. tlcman, like. hiSoWri'bad mty tSousihd barrels 1 of flour on hand wluch.; they itouju not: consume antf were not permitted to sell, they won d tell him, tiic lafdit hiirnose. .in tit (piuliiin 'irAlr'owri ir'iur.tvie j frm iva5KMl, than id conquering Cii.ada and ;.i the .Fl?rida';' '-t-' VV 'Perpetual 'fltpttofrmffa dupes to this imposition,:? j have now -bocome he sUi idiug j? st of pi tUw Idt. hia. .' I .-Ouane and RedrK-ffcr are? at aviai ',tv, 'M vAtht Pt.il j atlfilphiJ punfctevs. IiaVe'i't- 'TiW 'f)rm Wtwei;p tl-': j Irihh JbuU liM tlie Jied-fieijer 'is'ttt&solved-" A", - ' -ti .W ' " ;5 1 ' '! i neanearCtnrfiv, lVtJ of an irflaTtiatlonVrf tie hjnrs. v Mi ExceiU-wT JotU B.1ULOH . qm M.r.iMer ti-on the. -Uuited . Sn-ftito. tie. pwX .of f .nie. . His v (UUv torea'tioaAlly Ue und expiru e f ju ey t Wilsia, iii int jucleH'uiit M'jii, where lis dud Ikhni tetail by L'bipane 4 j puijr tw meet Mm. He l-eacli; d .. hut plwe just Uf fii- l..prtt Uft it, iii.J !iaJ th honur M convrtOK' Vt h bitn e.r1y Aw hou i', w liwii .lie ias in- i.rucicu wmuiTi to runs, wui waaovenkui y Gcich r v-. Bri&GchrV 'S. 'limy. ?' whole' deuchmcntiuet wuu sem- :v;:im .j - At whiW M. AuC(, i.tr : -f
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