; 'nmVevJV Idioi LA ?wcJ Aetata tie ooJ,
- tgt dared t xcr iptt turn fWa.1;',
i . X cm triable form orrct eVira'. of the e-
- ftey'a Lrc. . , Tb isotr arie4 much t their
t ax&ooort I the who mde thero loaetV stated the
i of Indiana wra b-rottd eompvriaun rxaier than
' kan ever been bfOBgfet ioto the Etld UCire ; nom.
'; H arrlvad after tb,aig eamet)ccd. I have
., caused itxit eampi 00 tha svuib-eas. tide of ih ri
, . tf to'be, pruruUrIy examined, and ike general
Vjpiflkx) it, that there could iA have Wn der on
- "tat tide than. 1000.6T i20d they were indeed the
I . cGkient of the enetnri
' ar I. "hae (he honor to acknowledge the receipt of
onr uvoursof msHth, 18th and 3dtb uit. and 4th
; . ' 'M' l wnlofry to form you that Major Stoildard di
4d Vie oifchf before T leit the Rapids, of a fei k-j iv,
,' 'tToda',! alijftt woaod from a fragment of a
L the'. 'which struck him ' 6a the thigh. Several
r have dual ia this w?y froni their great and unatiid-
wij'o wrjosOre t the cold r but perhaps, there never
.c-re t$ ronny hstaiicet of desperate wounds being
the rrcper JXV jun'i ""V J .EEELlt
Ul HI HW r'W -r
order, aod waa Lwrtjioe, ti nvea b erier of Unle.
when be wat met by cap 3hw, end ordered to
inarch iafc the jirruan at open order, the wfcJt
: . S. fikeb; tq A well,:1; .v,
; -. TJ ftablU captajj Brad will recove r.
i f-), 1 1 bU frotn 4ll4r f "rPr Sandusky, and
' ' X Ujuj jjilion at Oeteware or frat.kiintoii
tmiiL. the ir?op ar6 fscnali)eil.- ' Qenrrtd Clay,
, "jwho.'eommartds bftba Rapid, ia a man 6f cap jguy
" ' avxl cntirer to bj relief on-'.' ! ' ,
X lho riJnor.49bey.V'itU great respect, Sir,
.'jottrkflmbleaervent, - -
V," lVi : :AVM-KENllY HARRISON.
r-tfjiejiovloit AaHTa6,
' - fY'peereuiryf. War; -,
'1 : f7 ' f W : . - " '
-Zt Rttirft ei the killed an4 wcnmOed in the ?ieecof
- Mtiyi Jiejg5,aa ijie, scleral tonics of thfe 5tlt jost
ruuro.
When toy own brat taxied we wtra met by t
men who took charge of the bout at we uodervood
to bring hrr onder the protection of the fcrt bue
riea. Ikjicriag our baae to be (hue aoaJe Sd
we forbid our aerrnts to carry any ponton of il, but
kudedthem with ceanun bil wUich teyooreo
the firt Our lj;e w! lowear Ukeo tj the
Ind'utis in a very abort time after we left the bo
Upon receiving the orde of capuin ilaniiu:i I
jsked if he hoJ broit;iir pikes toipike tle cue
my'a canoou. To W.tich he fep'tied he had plenty.
I am, sir, respectfully, v
Yourbedient set rant.
, GUl-hN CLAY, Brig. Cica.
Hit L'.xceCtrntu
Mijor Gen. IfjMitliOH.
-. friYed froA Gn UarriaaeHhJi.hejpAlcbes fjr ha
beti. and U ia hi pirita, amt anaiowi to muxJi
lor Fort A expreK h- ifu anoioefM ar-
txrC djtel on the Sih mv- OkUc C&u ull. thee
hemy'a coluaiuta ahewed ihcouerac oppovte Fort
Mdn.. (a the 27th a nrty of Indians neaaed the
riTer in rear of the Fore-- Oa the 1st, 3, and 3d of
Miy,the enemy opened their batterica and kept up
n ineeMjntand treuteuduot fire, from 5-3 and 8-3
Ixiwitxera, one 34 pounder ami aevertl lighter pie
cej ; tfte a'e'.ls and bll during that period, shower
ed in the fart, but little execution was done, only 8
or 1- man killed during ihJt period 10 the Fort
Silas M"Uulloc, a Wave and r.dktnt Man,
tuohi til's lin. On the night of the third the eive-
my erectetl a mm ani morur battery oa tl.i" aide of
uio li, wl, nuiiui - joi u vui lutes, wi ,,-,f,.
vm lmcamutc a mure rcicciiui uimucc. f- .
. . . , , , , ... L. 'r., ... rr whl
oiUi o ciucr on tne niirrii ci me m, on tinker,
t
r.ived in a Ixwt from Genera! ( Ly, to infurm the
P. S. Captjin Hannl'.on on deli , enns the orders (ienend of his aproach, and th:-t hr. would reach
f Ger. Hanisrn, observed mat the oljcct uf Ln-; 'ort Meigs, in alwut two hour t.eneial Hr.invin
duiq ind nurchinu a portion oi tae troop qn the ; deierniimd on a general sally, and snt an officer
right bahk " as to the ottemian of the Indians to General Cl.y, dixctin him to land S00 men
and by thus enpiging ihcm afford as ojportuiiy to j some slioit dintancn aboe, to utuck and ci ry the
the Garrison to makn. a aly mi by a Ircuhmis' eiieniies lotteries, wke their cannon and destroy
.. ..' ' r . , .w: ..ru.. i ri t... j-
roure aurpriro nu wrry uie uaiicnes1 ana caiuiuq -nuiciy. vc,inu vj unni iu.iiciy ac
tke ptolic ats-W-aaoraS I U 2 ' '
there are reaof enf disposed
14 mis-repreaent the lnoaaa,' afwl. IT.'
Cc4. Hi.recpeciioj lodlJoVaalrT!4 v
Oiu trooptiuukpowciai of ttt towt ,i v I
on the 1 $Ui Katant ; hpd . rwery
cshedooihePedllo, wkkn fcUwlllf i
l ibrt part of Vest l lorida cUraed I
1 bav tie ortobe.wkhTokJrt.',
, Yu Excellency'. SSLu ?
who anttj
Lurntihe' PriiLV, .t
which was hf.-ly mi csftjtc rfi Charleston p ' "
th;it i0 of her men were- drowned by m,,"'
the bo.it that after the gnns were Lhidc3
assisted ly tl.e tiubt'u, fired oa tticro frtmifh. J3
mr isilonmnt jays 30 or 40 men rcre nj
bars ,,ut lii t t .e KngUsh finally t
erepir&
From A'rwrorl A prntlcrnU
. , : . i v " . .
the fiiit; li rfi
of 'the eucniy belovr the tort on the nt bmUt.
'' G. C. Brig. Gen
A true copy,
G. CnoauAX, A. D. C.
V. S Infantry, 7; TO killed," 00 wpimded, asjrrcgatt
U $vl)r4v. do: -; JT 'r Uo. ' do.
Ivf huicby' .Militia 3l
viiu Mifitu. a dc
'Deticlimcnt6F )
4L :2 do.
'-.o d..
9 .lo.
t'iial
do.
do.
1-29
20
r?
, 4afr.yaf Hie J. "do, "A 3 do.
t alkiUed81Hdiuiidig3, totd idled &.sH3und.d269
i ' . C'.iJJi.w.t .i ir.i n, " .t o ' . .. .
inajw iwiimio uim nukui-ue former aiea oi
K J A.l I. J If... .M ST
- -. Vis woundd, the Tatter tliithtlr wounded." .
' r.iJi4rf,JUr1 tha i above were kilfud m the sorties,
anq ono hundred. anJ twentr-todr wounded ; the
finance, eiglroiei lulled and wounded within the
:a-...-... . .......
3 t -i. irf O'. FALLON.
4fcrff Mtttlaht Adjutant General.
t Pir letter frv0 Gen. Ctayt to Ge. HeirtUon
.. . CampatFort Meiirs, Rtay lSlS,
' descending the Miami ;f the Lake about roidway
the Rapids. Wiibr !2do of the1 Keatuckv troonsin is
a L - .1 . :: It .... ' - ' .J.
, nai ivuuoidcu unuis, j, w.ismet oy uaptatn Hrnflton
fc , nu a Buoanerii;; wno aenvepca uiq ias he. said; the
f rdera.of Mnjor-Gehifal Hamaon to the lbllowinK
, h - "-- , -t
V V"i must detach about 8u(? men from ygtir bri
4 ; i ftadej-.wlio syilt '-iM ata'pnjnt I will shew ubont onr
- or one ano a naimues aooye the f ort, ami I dl!
conduct thera, t tho British bsiteries on the left
, iwnk tlK? mer. . 1 hey must; take possession oi
t i tha eperoie canrfon, fpike then:, cut down the car.
, naiSa trdTetufn to their boats."
OjsetyiitgUial1 the Bijitish force at their large
1iUt.erie';wat inconsiderable, but; that their majn
' Ibrce ra M theold "gai rison abor i miles below
on thtraatrie side of the river; that the Intliari forces
j nrere fcmefly on, th nght oank pf the river ; TJie
! balance of the men under Jfour command must land
tnxlUt tint bank:oppotte. theJ first 'lauding,- and
iriglil. !iheiCyhro;diilt;''the: Indiahi to the
Fort . objej ying har the route thus to be taken
I; - iVould -h ifans.tf)ytiii&wh;fai' there, in
' . wrnpanj'' wttli Capiici IfamiltbnV wha wjuld land
x i tho Peroguc ai thty pqintoii $6 tigjlt bank, at wlikh
j k tb boats would. land. 3- v -, - -
cV, Tovarfdestendin4hVriver
' uir w"" vtuci iunitv n nne oi tuie u.
i fyv .Hjv yitiv iiu5 hjssiuoii accoroing
i yo bis rank; il)ol UuueyV the eldcst colbnei, led
."ih van? nol iji ihiorder the i)ver hadeen de-
tended, irMsodbCGrtPt, Hamilton' had Arthur.
, v sJ these-ordersj5 jbeing'iii the todteenfh bout from
v Ke from, I dUtcte' himj W proceed utinicdiately
ftf Coli.Dteyidtr 14tti take the men in
' fderij On the kbttrik of the river and post bis
(CabtvlIamyton'sYsulMltemori the ti-t, bank to
poduct;l.vwith' th -men in 4be "six rear boats
to He ForVI rdcVed,tKe,'f boats it the rear 'to
falUn a lind; & tbe
r j wpidiff of theurrebUrove iour xf the toar boats
; ' fhorftin tkefliisrTrpttoWlovl'.' oti, accdrdingjor
ler, wh'ihitmialnaiioit ' time sqflkktit
V .. .. i.. . .,.7.7-
inaq. rear. f a,o aJKaccrfiivnoxrtJc. ..w
aldqg tb,f;wsbt until opposite Cbirbud
i ylvalanmnir.!; fhererltound no mtWuiV -..j.
layed longer tliao he expected in passing the Ua
pids, and the detachment dcsiincd to make the at
tack, ihJ not reach fie ktiidini' until pear nine"
' clock this, however, did' not pievent them from
(making the attempt, and never was any thing more
Cojiy o a letter rvm.Cen. IV. II. Ilarruon to Ike coi"P--dy successful ; the lour batteries were im
Secretary of IVar mediately taken possession of and their defenders
Vead-Quartcr.. Camp Meigs, May idlS. a their Cu.u.onpikl. The work was
eir tv .iv . r . . 1 "one, but chat -confidence which always attend mill-
Sl.R-ITiave tho . honor to inform you that the I Ua when successful, proved their ruin. Although
enemy having been several days making prepara-1 therc w .ime .uffi ' m t0 rttnm t,lft . .
T? SiTf,;, - Pn!' acCf0m-,Uskh-! f-w a reinforcement arrived to tl.e enemy, they re
ed this dav the removal of their artilleiv from tht . . . , ' 7 .
opposite bank) and about J 2 o'clock kit their ch-
j muined upon the ground, in spite of the. repeated
caninmenf below, were snnn miS;.rVirl ar.3 rvnt .r:.i ...... . . .
1 "'-' "v 10 ci.duscy.m an agiee-, an.used aud duwn
nieiii emtrca inio oeiwcen uen. f roc tor and my
self for the discharge of the prisoners of the Ken
tucky miliiia in his possession, and or the exchange
of ttie officers and men of the regular tioops which
were respectively possessed by us My anxiety to
get the Kentucky troops released as earl as possi
ble, iiiduced me to agree to the dismission of ali
the prisoners ! had, although there was not as ma
ny of ours in General Proctor's possession. The
surplusage is to be accounted for, and an equal
number of ours released from their parole, when
ever the government may thinlc proper to direct it.
The two actions on this side the river on the 5th,
Were infinitely more important snd more honorable
to our at ins, than I had at first conceived. In the
sortie made upon the left flunk, captaiii Waring's
company of the 19th regt. a detachment of 12
muntfcs volunteers under maior Alexander, and
three companies of Kentucky militia under colonel
Bos Well, defeated .at least double the number of
Indians' and British militia. "
therostlvc4 to be
into the wooJs bv some faint
skirmishing, whiie the British truops ftid an im
mense body cf Indians were brought up a severe
action then took place. The Bntisii ini mediately
intercepted the ittreat of our men to the plain and to
the river where they wouid have been under cover
ol our cannon ; but about 1 iu only of nearly 800 ef
fected their escape to the boats. When the balance
of General Clay's force made its appearance ai.d at
tempted to land above the gai rison, their flank was
attacked by a large body ol Indians. General Har
The sortie on the riRht was still nore
the Britisn oatteries in that direction were I.ff.nHrl
bythe grenadier aud light infantry companies of
the forty-first regt. amounting to 200 effectives and
two companies of militia, flanked by host ol ln
di4tis. The detuchmcnt sent to attack thnc
iUted of all the men oil" duty bt longing to the com.
panies of Croghan and Bradioi-d of the 1 til rert
Laigham Elliott's (late Graham's) and Waring's
of the 19th, about eighty of maiot Alexander' vol
unteers, and a single company of Kentucky miliua
uiwler capuiin Sebry, amounting in the whole to not
more than 340. Yet the event of the action was
uoi a moment aouotiui. and had not the Briti..
troops been covered in their retreat by their allies,
the whole of them would have been taken
It is not possible tar trooDs to behave bntv !,..
- a -vi wui
vuis am wirougnoat an the officers exerted them
selves to execute my orders, and the enemv, who
iwu a mil view ot our qcrutionS from the opposite
shore, declaicd that thty bad never seen so much
work performed iu so short a time.
I o all the commandants of orps I feel partku-
obligations. These were colonel-iViilUr f
19th iatantry, col. Mills pf the Oliio militia, 'maior
Stoddard rC, the artillery, major Call of the Dia-
goou$, ai!Oi.jor Johnson of Uie Kentrkv
Captain Gratiot of the engineers having been for a
uu uiuun niuwpsea, the task of fortifytnc
fus (posf devolved on capt. Wood. It r,. ,$
have been placed iu buttw band. Peririit me to
recommcnu mm to tne i'vesider,t, and to assure you
that any m.;rk of his approbauon bestowed on lapt
Wood, would be biuHiv irratifvim- t n, T'i.
' t iaw n
i"3tt-t mrto the Ipvt as Captain flamiltoti had nro-
I vTnjisfed-,"; .Jttej.aae''irrdUettpt1to cross' the: mer
oi tnc twpi who wuiiebsed hls aIXU(m, exerta-.ns
from major Huki'l, acunE iii3rii- i
my aid ds campmaiui Graham, lieurenanf n'i.-..i'
Ion, wno has done the dutv ol assistant u,i.,....
general in ihealwenu- 0( major Adams, and P,
volunteer aid de ahip John Johnson. Esn. 1
cd, the most useful assistance. i
I have the honor to enclose vou a list nf K mu'i
and waunddd tbiimg .tfa siege ynd iu the two sor-
had at first expected. . "TV - 4
. VVant of hlecD t f K "osilrp In Mr....j ... s...
nwc luiien aimos: ever djy U some time
i ' taeaves running wo lagfi.tol the
- "imeanvine-qown--w. airreat . ldewil
point
river,
boat
t. about the boAanrl roft'ed thf '.bfotyjy'.wo ioiid
olonwl Pudlef pxxasioiied all tJicXboatt (I presume
v, hi iuc ixui -ej imj ymuM wertjinout of hail
- ing distance o cross ver and laniV with a Colonel
ST- '7' -!Bwr wen ;defca,tcd laiidlnR oh
i, w'"' f;uueavoreo jo cncOf -one Dr. the
; rightrevch'ithout a guide : But btK.re a L?uline
' could be Gectedre received brtriSr fcvhvthe
I enemy pn ihofA wbicirwas felutjiedAi-i V bt wp
j on both tidts. n And Jt was in this tmavoble aito.
iUon tompellcd .to.inake to l'6rt. Meiskjtlf no
pother forc? than about mcnch-oard.rtkevother
- ., i ' i 21 7 .-" -yMu iv receive laeeue
r.nd loin Colonel DudleV.'bVlt from .-i past, renders ma incn..M, .r .v...:.,..;.....
iJent to lKma 1ah.d cn t;e point tercsun particulars amongst others amost extrai
s v wirn mm. lieini rlearl h-.ilH t-n hr.o . 1 orrliroirv hrnnMih,ur 13. I. .... .
.. ; " r a s, on the sub
ject Of the Indians wuhin our bpundiy-tj.it shall
form 'Jhe' suhiect of a cormiiunkaticn to b ,
J.oniorrow or went dy, and for which! will provide
pa safer conveyance tlja.i that which" earHes this
Autpe prnwicrsand desertcrt agree in: aarintr
:irfornfn given to major Stoddai by
ty la-id, f the Biih Ivaiing-raunchcd a Vtoon a
war tlus spring ia incorrect, and 'the most of them
TJ onewhich ia. now boikling will not be
lamichotf for many weeks. . ' '' '-.?.-
' hri ' honof to ber th great respect
jrour bumble servant, r , , w"' .i ; -t T?
J;'C:.W: IiE5jJiY HARRISON.
lion John Aimstrong, See of War .' "
' iTrm! Ml becd l"nne'l, ordered by .captum
Mfamilton immediately to- embark end land on the
v , J. iJV iMillU PlIUIB BUUUL a TD1IA nnnVa. 1K tvM. ...
" ' v . uiv. tuik. Ull
...t- .L.-f,r-.- .. . . were
T ;Pirkb the Kn
rison immediately ordered out a detachment con-
sisiing of part of the 13th U. S. regiment, about
100 twelve months volunteers and some militia,
they however succeeded in diiving tlie enemy en
tirety off, pursuant to the plan General Harrison
had formed.
An attack wa then made upon the batteries on
this side of the river, conducted bv Colonel Miller
f the 1 9th regiment, with part of bis regiment the
aforesaid volunteers, and a lew militia ; this attack
was also completely successful The enemy were
driven from their works a rrumbei! killed, and two
British officers and 41 privates brought into camp.
This attack was intended ig be simultaneous with
that on the Other side, and it was nearly so. Not
withstanding the severe loss we have
I Kentucky miliua, the events cf the day have bert
-w w ...v . ...... ..i in ins, x iiy uyvatn
inent under Colonel Miller suffered vcrv little : &
had the miliua been contented with executing what
they were ordered to do, every object which had
been contemplated by General Harrison would have
been accojnj-lis- ed. f
Genera Hari .son writes confidently of his ability
u nuuiiuun wis position. i nope iu a very short
timo we shall oe able to relieve him. Poor Ken
tucky ! my heart bleeds lor the loss of her gallant
sons she lias bled freely, yes, profusely, during the
present war.
New-Yokk, May 18.
Extract of a letter from XcwLondw, datrd the
8lh of May.
" The Inspector ol New-London, on Friday eve
ning last, took charge of a flag, with the pris.'bncrs
takon in the Fox, and returned on Saturday?'"' Was
treated by Commodore Hardv with every attention ;
uucu on uy mill ana tnc urst lieutenant to every
part of the ship, even to the births of the officers.
The Commodore expressed to the Injector a to-
ui3.nui,iuu.iuuTi k aonorrence ot then conduct ut
uuuinoiu, m uurning tne rielt lice less towns
auu villages ; antl uutlci standing by the officer who
went to New-London, that some families were niov
u.g fr jin there, he begged hi in to assure the Ladies,
mcy may re iy on ins Donor, that not a shot
should oe fired at any dwelling, (at least while he
had the command) unless he should receive very
positive orders fur that purpose, which he had not
the most distant idea wouid be received he hoped
fvuauic vi luaMujj iew-j.onaon a viit,
not as an enemy, but a friend. On the whole, Hur-
uy luuai us a nooie lellow.
CREEK INDIANS.
VTa letter J rem Grn. Fiwirvov to Hi9 Excel
Ifncit Governor : Mitchell dated' fort Stodderl.
' r v JTIn Passhl3 th.ixgh the cAunUy of the
Cyctk Indians, and within a few miles ol the town
where the Gran4 Council of the Nation were in ses
sion, I 8nt ;oem a letter, making known my inten
tion to jwss through their cbuntty, & who, and what
l.was. ... 1 Ticy OrdciedTout a W a ua
long tf should think fit to keep therb-declahnf
at ths,same time, thai they felt no apprehension for
.B7,Ci7, ua uie moians who killed the man on the
post road, and all the Indians, except onc who vein
concerned in the fhurdcr o(ihe families near,he
mouth of Ohio, had b.cn pu to jlcaUi by the orders
of the Council. That fifty men were in pursuit of
the Indian who headed, the party, (wbohaUesca. i;
ftt.d U was expected tfiat be would be takes. I have
good reason to ljelieve,;:md do bcliif e, flH,t t,ine
Indians were Ulled by-ordoftl Councii, i.sT
passed througn the Natibl. Thcv . - ,i .
!hey vwll liate notluxig to? do with 'the preset ivar ;
" I r7 I'w w.ui tnc u-a. Js-wiU tut
tfempt to change lids
e can we ask 'of ihii
urstie" ihts, Jinc 4f copduci
eupporr, 'cou.fenace
Georgia pailliuiarlv.
f ivill take such steps, 5s
and mr informant says
tnc
in s-tting fire to tnc Holkar iu tue
destroyed her.
A gentleman arrived at Boston f(m Ktirv,a
informew that the British had threatened to drS
New-London, in casath'e Governnr A, i
uua li u i
orexcheilgea Stcoivl Lieutenat and someif .k
men belonging to one of the Frigates, taken flW
barge that was lately . i.ptured -that tiGoJ
hadrcluscdto ex.hangc, unless they bad men '
boaid belonging to United Stat .a Vessel k'Tu
British had men enoug.j on board taken from ft!
fishing smacks, and offered three ia exchange Lr "fe
Englishman but tho Governor wonjd notexcterw
unless he had United Sutes' men for English i im
ol war's men. Several families had left New-Loi.
don, and it was expected every moment ihatibe
English wcu'.d atuck that place. .1
Pert UrUt j!, Rhode-Island, May J4, '
Arrived tbc ship N mcy, of Pool, England, Tkc
m.is Tiiorn, prise master, laden with -00 tons salt
and a quiuiiy of raisins, Icn.trw and other xroh
priz- to the privateer ship Verktowif, Andrew V.
lici-, of New-York. She was captured on the'lfta
April, on her voyage from C.dii to NcwfctindlM
X.v-YorkyMay 18 The f rigates United Siatft
and-Macedonian, got upderway from the quano.
tine grounds this morning and passed by this ch
-r lB iiiicuuOrt OI gOlDglDlr
Loog-Iaiand Sound. The UnUed States-rwijA
ed or. the flats a little above Brown't ship, yhly
where slie stuck about half an horn-, Until tlia ris.
Mig of the ide floated her. She then Stood Wit&k'
her consort, and they both passed through Hurlnti
about 9 o clock.
Extract of a letter to the Editor of the 'Metm
Advertiser, dated Boston, May 5S
" Arrived this evening, brig Charles, Oxnarf,
30 days from Cadiz . Sailed April U in ca witfc
brig Punchal of Pniladelphta. Two days out off
Cape St. Vincents, was boated from the Heltra
Brrush sloop of war, with a Convoy from Cork,
boundi bCadu and Gjbtaltar, and treated prthctv.
Pn VTednesday, May Wjffi
Charles was bearded from ta'Hogue, riileltaW
some time, plundered, and threatenid m h.
(notwithstanding she had a license) and at last ml
aicu, muring nome tue captain and crew of the
ship Actcon, Rogers, from Cadiz,' for BottOjTwita
a license.
ut rea ana sr
Raid his gov
long enough, and if it did not cut an end m tU
the navy should : that he hint hrn' ...: t ...
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dangerous coast a long time, and almost every vW
sel he chased and brought to, had a license 1 W
Capel, of La Hogue, treated the American a6tik .
and nassno-ers vn-vill. t .inn. :
. . . j ".... Him wrivaie Drooer
iy, nn permuung the vessels to be nlundered. T
very picparauon was matte for burnine the Charlev
but at lerfgth she was released as be lore stated. '
I he officers of the La Hogue said they had a.;
sen tnc nrivateEr hriir Mnnt
a .cruise, and the brig Diomecle, from Manilla 'tor'
aalem, with a rich cargo. N6t knowing 'of thenar
she run down m La Hogue. The cmcrS,
and vessels had been sent to Halifax, under cunvor '
ol the Nymphe frigate. . , ' j
" La night (May H) about 5 leagues to th.V
b ot Cape Cod, the Charles was boarded from t&V
enedos In co. with the Sliarmon. Treated polite
ly and the offers appeared much Surprised at the
conduct -of Captain Copel. Said they bad ton
cruizing about here some time, uiKll-adiiot nioit
ed any coasting vessels, but expected tjpda ever,
day to destroy all fhty met. Knewef CbtmnOi
Rodgcrs being oat. baid tliey.auppose'd ke bad
passed tncuuna log off Cape Ann, ' f lad heard the
Curlew had been chased, and greatly, outsailed tht '
Presidetit and Congress. v Vv.' :L .
ROdgcrs squadroned well, karJtuftwi iii.t in.r? X
Late- atll authentic from the 'Mexican Printer.
Communeattd for the Vedai Xtts v
cMtqckfAtrUiiUih:
a Nothing has occttrfed woce my last bf liie 2015 :
ult. worth mentioning,. Accoifiits from the. wist
i he Actcon hadjust been taken,. phio.
rt on fire. Fhe captain of La HoW
ernment had ner'niittM' lh
, ciy -contradictory, bnes part?
giving the . lU-pubhcans all the tidvtges tlv
othsrwys, -jccoyiyeceicd aWrSiifrrcrf ,
mon( irom Ciiiivai,ua,;iind thaf his .iefreatTfrpm
beford lAb ilua, Wis a stagern csdculated tQ tlrt
me enemy from ..-their 'eutrmrhmwa' 'A .r,n
, -l ls'P'acc,'0 day, who is stdtd GerT?.Tol
9ci ne -llopr'esitaUve i.Pt4Shhfa fXfci
gojlispanpthu Cortesi bui, bebg fcttj
ed ly ibat (xidy, of nyvihg view? favourable to,
Ihwapanwii caine, Was ppph ih ptof being
in
Spec
too.
p(4nk.of being at
,7 . ' " ip '!ls.vr.rajt ins 'cscapafiom U
, Getl. ,'Tufcdj is'on wali la 'tifcZi&
command cd tin? -
Pi p vlnCcs of M e jufcd he U x tM atrf .le.
camp and ruterwetewbo .eprnpose the' trhole
b!Vmte
tiitfcwav to this tUrr. h.', ,..,'. J i; . '
UU1 41111 'l
ptivateer FT1
.JHre to fight Jlisvay through to tho garrhon'."
., ,,, I b (Pblqiiel embarked, latided as he conceived i
i .i juaiiy k peace
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