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.1 . a VI I L J '1 r f i 1 I', hi 1 C. a. (!. 4. Ik" 1 " 1 I Vf f if ft a . . ; ja&whicfcsWed" the site . , J t uvtrm but et far trim tk Isu the BtcVi Alter fee kad siuifid J .t!l lUt U-f oeT did e LtleoJ to lewvt lUir ta poU ea the keijVUt he rtttrn 1 , its towards tee i withia Utiv er ttuee iwh uf were 1 M "J pJ : , a raadoai cut DM ahet, fftn raa ef the frigates lyler eearwher the centre ef Cray's end if J new u, ptiKd directly thrwrK kia boJfnd .vt .t:Ai.....rlk. nMiknl( tools that ever! .....;,;..- t.t to nor assistance and, la Mi-Slui. .r.tt.-nntinc to cover the rfih-.ji.priM. ' SA .wn.lM ihe r at -iit m me laceo iw nr- , uioner wat iven io .nr. It. un tva er three feel from the trowed. , ' pitched forward, awl fall dead upon kit bee I 4 kl canied tedrbrd, whtre he wa inter Ted, Uk tilths respect and henourt we ceu.d - exhibit to the suanet of a great and good nan. lit was air bosom friend ; we had grown a; 'together o term of the tretttst hitima.y ai.d I -LrrJ hira aa a brother. ' My position in the battle, tnrre the retu't of accieu, titan any reguiarny pi n the right of thelioeat the rail fence, which .affnrdeil oic a Tair view of the whole aceie ol actiou. ' Oar men were intent on enftmg I'otn every oBkerwhomthejeould distinguish in the BruMi line. When anjr. f them dicove d one lie wtildinstaotfyexelaini'i'.'icrO teetkat oJJicit, tet ushavfthotttkim, wheu two or thie ' uould fire at the time moment j and ai gur sol x , 4krt were excellent uurktmen and rested their roSiiker over the fonoe, they were sure of lu ujc.ct.Ae officer was discovered to inoaat t ear V the position of Gen. llewe, on fhe left of the ' British line, and ride toward our left j which a cjohimn was endeavouring to turu. This was th only officer on horseback duiiua the day, and a he apprdacheil the rail fence, I heard a num - ber'of our men bscrve, there,' 'wo that officer on horieback," "let us fire," "no, not X.yet(.- wait until ha gcu to that little knoll,' . nw" when Uey fired and he instantly fell dead from Ids horse. It proved to be Major f it ciirii a distinguWed officer. TltC fire of the nemjr was toba!ly directed, 1 should presume that Jorty-nine balls out of fifty passe;! Irom i;nc to aix feet over oir head, fui I ii' tici-d fti apple "tree, tome paces in the rear, which hud scarcely ball in it Icoin the ground as hih as a man' head, while tlie trunk and branches above v. ere literally -cut to piecei. ' 1 commanded a fuM compnnv inaction and hid onlr one roan killed and five wounded, which was a full averuge of the loss we sustained, ex cepting thvae who lei! wl!e sallying trom tilt re doubt, when it was stormed y the Britisli column laUiBdtii i.aCtH "tok ef tla tcael I hariet been etUe4 1 .w tta w "'Jrl ,Z iMvrr.aU iUk'a conduct a 5tkrbtk darine tV action and tao retreat, that be t tobjTeWeenah.'' regained at t wetr the f BoaVr n;t wW ther retreat, wiu vc t aw. U V rwBw- ael form by hie tldetl taw thea 'to&Vr when weretre'! "wwiwj """""" tHat dWtanre himve'f dnf the whole of the ae k., Kj t.rf wrh him oearlr at hnra at tt.aared. Na rrinfrtrcement rf tned of a. Ej, U ti.re t Vol. fctt!cta rtccrZj rub h& ia LcgUflu t've work U tfiCch eiKMled. LaU Loodjn ropers mention seTcral reetUr. tt tut difomauc corpt at the hot of ili kin. ita rmiaitr at Paria The general epioioa aras, that these begeciatieat haTc for their object the ealUerttridfatef Ue array of occupation. t U,e courte irf Uie enseieg umer. They likewise epeak t.f the general tnccett ef! manalactarea, particularly m cwiton ana ttia rvftd. which would not be purctaeJ as fast a wao'ed, cta at an advance ef fifteen per cent, Cemble at FJin. rnrh rrfrtte.l 'n c-npf'' with Colonel Grr-l burg, n Uie Tin lt uwalh, at which were pre- rith, and hi h I rre. without Uitciarjrin; a B tlu nrst literary characters, sir W inle muikef; hut what it',inreaa'.rni'hine,,ltfrjcoii wa4 jn the chair. AtuuR bx worth Colnnel GrrrUh was ffrrr?H f-e f 'orrai-r'.! JH hu:dred guineas was prccoted tu Mr. K.eu tri'4 e lirW, mfprM(' r rrrrie-fi while n-t a ,rtrr Jmiier. wordas Mid assint t'e n,,dirt .,M neral "'J Tin; Journal de Commerce of the 34th of March Rin. rrliotf rrfMrrfi"sr B;fchny.nnf ! , C(in?Lrt ( icportt ..c lat. ee!s of ti e U. States Sim nit only f- .ti tri-. ';u even " ' '' wcre Al eui-rotU iu t:.o pons of bpaLi, GrrrisA rommand.l a regiment. an ! l ate, r ...... Seen at hi. head. Ilia regiment wmom acj M. II uutau, who caJed bunell I.um XVII. rion. alth.ns'i ordrrel-hnt ahe w,s ... ,uit .dcinuvd to . years irapnsonmeur. .fiun..' .ml annesred t' hr in i'i- i'un-; 1 he value of tiold arwl Silur Coin iviUcd Irom tion of adjutnt r. nernl. nhr was he not di,.vt- t .e Trrncn .ilm; cuing tUc ycarendu x t;ielt edSv J'.f.iiTi tfjiirit, or the regiment eni into ' ot September bst, J.mui.ted lo65.6lT,765 (ranca action under the MVir ofTirer present with it ? , &l-ut Jaurtecn mrliurs of dotim. Wien Gph. Fdtnw's ephemeral ad unac-j The ship N;p:unt, .!' 80 guf-s, was Lunched rU".tA'dr p'PuHr'fy uh,ide or Ut.eu away, at 'Qriuil Hi t.t hu r put o! Marcii. c;al5ujrt!i. 1 L crpiudu I the rattiott at La Cabrtia, tH vte-vf Lt armed at Mart'cy,k'Me tie lad tbeir prU cipa farces, I 00 cavalry atd a small bBinUra iBtaatry, who a'.ao had beta deleated by bti ' Morale, and diipersed.. Morale t Lillea JCj tok t stand ofcolourt, 40 loads ef anutiBtitian, ' 100 ke(et, &c with the lost on tit pitt of killed and 4 wunoded Taad Uiaib prehAbly ky ' met'e accident MvtilU bad been iaibtJdT that ." General LaTrrcbad btatea the TattleU tie same day, and compelled them to fall backs ' Victoria. The poAtenpt to the letter meoiloar that atal. o'clock on the iCth. Mori 11 a took Vitl, U de Cura,dtperirig the rairiott, who were Hying v" uy the road ef Sao Juau, followed by Uie iira pan ralry. . y r , A letter fivm Pee: to Cabcllo, dated from EflJ. 1 racbico iCili March says n tlic Kth March, " brig. gen. Morale marched from Valencia witk ; '"' 9 fe-mpanic, and was followed ly Calzada wth 300o men. ()u the I3lh the Gtn in Cl iff &'' more tro.ijrt also follow ed Morales, and on the 14th the latter met a small party uf the Patiiuts ' (etween (Jaaraca and Sau Ju'rfjin, wno fled to . Cabrera u?iifd tneir farces, 1500, Ic waitrdfuc ' battle at Tsptapa Moralct gave them battle and owrrtUrew tliem with the bss of 330 m privnte feelings to gratify by making m?nt i" re'ati.'n to Gen. J'utnnm, a 1 flnd the tnind of the rv"U'e were renMy.ed f on j hi shackles ofa deluiv tvance.tne en cutirnn-! .trifM r.laf.mr tu Cunker lbll weM'-'vtrrdj an I nlk-fl of in n vry diprent cig-'f, and the election of the unfortunate C"l. Gerri!i as a r.p; ?oat considered my.MerioUS and inexplica ble event. I hare tlii utatr- never had any intercourse with him, and was nnlv in the army whore he was present, for a few months ; but, nt this late pjriod, I conceive it a duty togie a fair and imrartnl account of one of tie most important bsttl.s during the war of independence, and all the circumstances connec ted with i', sr. far a I had the moans of lu:ing correctly informed. It U a dutv I owe to posterity, and the charac ter or those brave officer who bore a shai o in the hardships of the revolution. "Nnfhin.w like discipline bad entsred our army at that time. Gen. Ward, then commander in chief, remained at It is quarters tiCcmbrige, and apparently took no interest or part in the trans actions of the day. No generaf offlrer, except Putnam, ippcaml 'Ut. nor did anv officer assume the command Our total lota in killed was eijhfy-eight, and j nndr rtake to foi nvthe troops, or Rive afl7 orders. Ltit-rry. FHOM SOU I M- MK!UCA- TrcutkUtml fur the .ViDcricaii Ctulkx.1. R'.i'i.'BLIC - T 11 Y '!. Decree of the Souiie, and i(K0 horses and mule !e thcrt followed -1 : "V ".quality. rVrectinc the lwayi.d'ion of tte Rcnerdfif dlvl tioii, Boyer, to the effi-c of President of Hayu. The senate, considering ihat since the fouxlatio.) of the republic, it has never experienced ?n event whicli was so painful, or cl: plumbic as that which has jusc aficcted u' foriuato and siedfatt Hayti. , Considering that it would be to expose ib irniainder to Ja V'ilia tie Cara, attacked them aain,at.d drove tlicm m confusion to' Ba. cachica, vlieu he anin gate battle, ar.d kil ed "' ' an I woundfd fro-n 800 to- i0CO men, took '100- loads of ammunilvn, ZQW borate apd tnulea UOO mukuls, and all fJollrvai's equipage aod , papera. The battle fioally terminated at I ' Fuerta ;the Patriots lost many superior officers, a-nong them an English Brig. Gen. Uolivar and Urdancta were amang t'.ie wounded. The Roy. al lo iva only one hundred And fil'y men. Taa letter adds, ' Our G.mi. Mnllo recfivM e Hlight V wound witn a lance, but hit sword immediately sent the wretcl" wh iad given it to him to tha mansion of the devils with the other jieobius'." A letter from La Guira dated 2tst MarCh, sayt public to evident danger, to defer the election of 1 " New victories have been obtained over the iu a,s well as I can recollect upwards of two l.tm ' Ut ed wounded. Our platoon ofUcers carried lu In the tourse of the action, after firing away hat otnmnnition I had, I walked on to the bijh e ground to the right, in rear of the redoubt, with an expectation of procuring from some of the dead or wounded men who lay there, a sup p'f i -While in that situation I saw at tome dis tance a dead uiati lying. near a small locust tree. As, 1)6' appeared to be much better dressed than ' tkur men generally were, I aaked a man who was passbg nMs, ifliB icr.ew who it was. He replied re''kii) Doctor Wirren, btttVaa well acquaited wiihhi1 public character. - We;had been recently appointed a General iu our service, but bad not taken command. He was Presidrtitof the Provincial Congress then aUtmginVtitertown,aod having heard that there . vauld probably be an actionhad come t share in w hatever might happen, in the character of oiuoteer, and was unfortunately killed early in th$ action. His death wes a severe misfortune to bit friend and country. Posterity wiil appre ciate hit worih and du honor to his n.emory. He - it immortalized as a patriot, who gloriously fell in tfee defence of freedom. . rThtf number of our tiops in action as rear St I vvas able tw ascertain did not exceed fifteen ' iundredi 1'he force of the British, at the com 1 ' mencementoff.be actio:!, v a-etinjaTed at annul the aame. number, but they were frequently rein- llirced. 1 " t -Uad our ammunition held out, or had we been to pplied with only fifteen 'or twenty rounds, I flave no doubt but that we should have killed and wounded the gieatcr part vf tieir army, and ronipeiled the remainder to have laid down their Anna $ for it was with the greatest diflicnlty that they We're brought up tho last time. Our fire was a deadly, particularly to the ofiicers, that . it would bare been impostibi to have resisted it, but for a abort time longer. ' t J did not see a man quit his post during the ictiort anddu not believe a frfi-gle soldier, who "Wat brought into the field, fled until the whole "army w as obliged ro retreat, for want of powder a,uduaU, J ' 4 The total l-ss of Uie Bi itwh was about twelve hundred j upwards ef five hundred killed and between tix and teven hundred wounded. The "JVeich fustlecrs suffered most severely ? they -eyujiejluto action five hundred strong, and all A ere tilled or wounded but eighty three. ,el;wil mention an extraordinary circumstance tu !kv. how far the terrrporary reputation of a - mau jyay attect the minds olH classes of socie Oetieral Putnam had entered our army at the . jtutnenccniant of'the revolutionary war, with wch an universal popularity as can scarcely bow be conceived, even by those who then felt whole force of it, and no one can at this time Otter any satisfactory reasons why he was held fil fUcK high estimation. -' " '. tiiurlhe battle of Bunker Hill he took post on ' 4$ttivity towatd Charlestoun Jcr, where , . T4W him on horseback at we pasted on to " , UreUe HtH with Col. Qerish by his side. I he'fd the gallant Vo, Prescott ( who command ed in tbiJ i-edtoabtJ-obaerye, after the wer, at the . table, of bb, Exx-nUecci Jaf liowdoin, then . Gavernur l (his Ci ruwonweullh, that tie Kent fire neisetigera during the battle t.i Gen t ; reqaeatiog: him to come forward and take Ile comiiafid, 'tlicre bej?j no genepl officer pre- ill lij? coursvs , . r- Pol. Stark; who directed his regiment to reserve their fire on the retreat of the enemy, until they advanced again- Tr.very platoon officer wa enxafttl in disc!;aro;ing his own muskef, and and feft his men to fire as they pleased, but ne ver without a sure aim at some particular object, which was more destructive than any mode which could have been adopted with troops who nnt inured to discirjlinc, anu never had been in battle, but were still familiar with the use of arms from boyhood and each having hia peculiar manner of loading and firing, which had --been attempt to control them by uniformity and sys tem, would have rendered . their fiis infinitely less fatal to the enemy. Not an officer or sol dier of the continental troopi engaged in uni form, hut were in the plain and ordiuary dress of citizens ; nor was there an officer on horse back. (Signed) IT. DEARBORN- Host on, Jiprit 58. FROM ENGLAND We were last evening favored with London pa pers to the evening of te 27th ulti and Liverpool to the SOth, received by ship Falcon, Copt. Lewis from the latter, pbce. When the present British Parliament is di. solver?, Mr. Waithaifjoneoftie opposition lead 'rs in London, whose speeches at popular meet ing have often been mentioned, is to be a candi date for the city in the election which will follow. The Princess of Wales has commenced a suit Against the assignees of the Duke of Brunswick, for I5,000i lent by her X6 feer brother. Payment whs tesisted on the idea that the boi ds were not in the hand writing of the? lite Duke. - The London papers mention that Bernadotte now King of Sweden, does not live with his wife. His lady is sister to Joseph Banaparte'e wife, and daughter of M.CIery, a respectable merchant. She resides at Paris. i New duties upon importation- and transit have been laid in Hoilanr". Some of them are disa greeable to the British, who contend th3t they do not conform to a treary triads at Vienna by the Congress, June 4, 181$, as to the Rhine, See. A British editor says the U. S, will get bjrac. quiring the Fibridat; a regular supply of pitch, iarK terpentine, masts aml'ship plank I btsideY five, oik that after 100 years exposure, acquire a stony hardness. '' A London paptr says the Spanish Surveyors speak unfavorable of the Russian ships ; but they are to carry 2000 troops to Peru, & 300 to Mox ico.' ' - The objects of the English Missionary Society lately attracted the particular attention of the se cond ton of the Duke of Athol, aged 19. And after investigation considering its object. in the highest degree laudable, he determined to go on a mission himself, and his family opposing his design,- he absconded for the put pose of effecting, it put waa found a abort time afterwards and res tored la hia friends. . The London Courier says, British overtures for admitting American vessels to their Colonies were" rejected, because Qf a condition that, the British' should be allowed to trade with the Ibdians in the U. S. Territory t, ; . Accounts ha been received in England frcm India, oveilad, of ttevevol defeat and fight I the' Peishwa of Poonahi'! ' '.v f . ' ;Tb Hia'oC Brida;bdabj4j.' M4J, the citizens who stull hencel'onb direct the ex. ecuuve power, io the place of the virtuous Alex andkii 1'etiok, decxascd the same wlio was the idol of the Haytiuiis, aud who, on that account, merited the surname of Fattier uf his Coutryi Wnerefore, exercising the rights conferred by the 123d article ol ;ue cons' ituaon, Udocreea as follows: Article I Citizen John Ptter Iloyer, general of ui,iaiuii,commauuuiK ine guura oi the govern ment, and the urrondisemeikt of Port-au-Prince, is named President of Hayti. Article II. The preaexU decree stall be ad dressed to the Secretary cf Siatr, exercising tL.e executive authoruy, to have his execution to fol low it, ;.nd to be printed and published througout ibe whole extent of tho republic. At National Palace of Port au-PrinCe, the SOch March, 1818, 15th year of independance. PANAYOTY, President. L AMO THS, Secretary. in tfu name of the republic. The Secretary of state, provisionally charged with the Executive Power, havine sstn the vacancv cf the presidency, orders that the above act of the senate of the republic, be printed, published and p xecuteJ Va.B tia lurm and tenor and that it be invested with the seal of the republic. Given at the national Palace of Port tu-Prince, 3lst March, 1818, I5ih year of the indepen dence of Hayti. JN. CME IMBEKT. By the chief of the Executive powei. , TheSecretaiy Geueral, B. ING'NAC. The Chief Judge, A. D. Sabv ubis. Idbertj. Equality. REPUBLIC OP TIATTI. ORDER OFTHEDAY. Jahn refer Buyer, President of H'Jtyti We cannot, we think, commence the exercise of the power wliich tKe nation haa delegated to us, bet ter than by itviitntin;- the gocd iess that charac terized all the actions cf om illuntrious prede cessor. We have, cast our eves on suffering hu. inanity, on those who, although culpable, have need T a moment of indulgence ; wherefore we have thought fit .to proceed agreably to received principles, and not in opposition to the spirit ol our laws, by enlarging all prisoners who are not stationed by capital crimes bearing the penalty of drath. This favor b extended, for this time, ro thoe under sentence, either on account of an oft'ence against public order, or a fault against military discipline ; tbe prisoners Ir r debi shall also be enlarged on furnishing security. We trust, that by this act of clemency every one of those who shall receive the benefit of it, vill consider himself bound to conform t de laws, never relapse into his fanl's, and prevent us lor the future from employing a just -severity. Declaring that rtotMng s'tall ever divert lis IVom the greatest Watchfulness over the pubiic order. the i espect due to the laws, and that we .v, ill always be inflexible against tlios W1m- dare to ooritravehe themr - - ' Done at the Rational Palace of Port-au-Prince th' 3l April,. 1818, the 15th'jear of the ia depencehce of Hayti. S BOYERj ' Uy the President ; The Secretary Qeneral, B. Ingihao. VENEZULI AN .AFFAIRS. .By the arrival' of the sciir. Teicgrapb. Capt. Whitmarch, from Curracoa, we recciveU papers of the 8th March, They contain some deta'.ls of the war in Venetucla, which we have not room to give at length, ' : The extraordinary Caraccas CJatette of 15th Majcb, contains a despatch from Bfigl Li Tor re dated Cncuisas t5th Alarch .informing of the retreat of thelndependents from Victoria.'! An other dispatch of tire same date mentions that lie was ihrWmed bv a snv that th I had abatidoued Victoria and Conseio. and were laturig oava. lowaras vina fie t;ura, A third despatch states the -Indefe-identa jhad been yiiperseu ac Aiaracay. sunrents near La Puerto. Colrado and Lripez made the attack, and toon a fix? r ward Moi ill, came to their assistance and decided the battle- The insurgents were 4000 in number.' Jfillegeville, Jlay 5, 1818. EXPEDITION AGAINST THECHEHAWS - In our last paper, ; we biifcfly coticedtl.e issue of tr e late expediiion against the Cbehaw Indian. Since then, the official account of that f-ffiirhas' b:en received, and will be found below. Respect ing the policy of this expedition, there are varicus opinions ; and . with regard to ils tragical result, many contradictcry staieraents. It is asserted & so far as we have heard it expressed, public opi nion favors the belief, that the town destroyed was friendly : and some of its warriors ire stated to be now with the army under Gen. Jackson On all subjects, but more particularly on one which hat excited much interest and feeling through the country, it is our duty, as faithful purveyors of intelligence, to collect the Jacts, so far as we are able, and lay them before the pubiic. With that iw. tit mu uuvuiubrh af fOfl t "A wc shall Clieerfully give a place to any other ttate ment,b'iculted to ahed light on an occurreucei involved in great doubt and uncertainty. We are authorized to state, that the Executive" has been long since convinced, by information de , rived from respectable sources, of the hostile dis position of the Indians living in the nciebhorbcod of Fort-Early, on Flir.t nver particularly Uuwt under toe inllusnce of the Chieis rtleinma and Ho'pavnt'. To quiet the appieuensions ol ttii, frontier, and prevent depredations in future, CapUf .. VV right of the militia stationed at HartlorJ, witkfl such volunteer as he could assemble, was directed . by the Uovenior to chastise Hie towns above Hi' ' med. Unfartuuatcly, the detachment it is bcitoy.:. , ed waft misted, either by the ignorance or design -: of tbe eludes, and fall on the old Chehaw Toaa (suppossed to be friendly) which was laid in ashes - ' and many of its wretched lnnabitants put to d;atttf llarlfard, (Ga ) April 3sr 1818. His Rtccllency Governor fta a vs Sir 1 havs the liuiior to Inform you that sgree able to your orders, I took up the. line of march from this place on the 2 1st. instant, witn Capiannr : RobinsorA and Rogers's companit s, of mounted gun-men, Captains Dean's acd Chila's irfaniryf togstber with two detachments under Lieutenants ; . Cooper i-n:i Jones, captain l bomason acting a Adjutant, in all about 270 effective men. ; inp nignt oi uie aia l crpsasa jp lint nver, and at day break, advanced with caution against the Vhehcw Town. The advance guard, wnen ; within half a mile of the tpw;i, took an .Iodia-t prisoner, who was attending a diove of Cattle, end w; , on examination,' found soma of them to be the prov 4 ' nerty of a Mr M'Duffy (h ho was present) of Tel, iair County - . ' ' Ti-e town was attacked, between 1 1 and 12 . clock, with ptisitivo orders not t6 injme tbe wo uven, or children, and in tbe course of two hours, . k the whole Was in flames ; , they made some little resistance but to no purpose. ' From the mast accurate accounts, 24 . yarriort? were killed, and owing to the doors of the houses' being inaccessible to cur men, and numbers of, guns bung fared at us through the crevices, ' they were set on fire ; in consequence of which, num-; btrs were burnt to death In the houses ; in all pro bobility from 40 to 50 was their total loss ; some , cooraerable number of warriors triiade, Ibeir esfr, - Cape.,, by taking to a thick swamp a very large parcel of powder found in the town w:-s destroyed; '' It is; supposed their chief is among-the Jain---t The town it laid completely desolate, without the ;4 loss of a man, ; We re-crossed the Flint toFort- Early the same evening, makiug a complete- , march of 31 miles (exclusive of destroying the '. town)' In 2'houitei.;r.".if , r ':''?.te' Tbi, conduct of ,ti)eoTicer .aod widieH .on tbiv , , occasion, fas Well as on all othcVs) was hitrhlv cha" TheCaraetM' iaiWedMpatchfiom.Gen.Mort I It) A -.v. t,:.n '.:
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