;.. - ? ' r ' i ; r-i- ' ' 1 1 - i r-1 " .j. . UJrf i -i I, ii ,t. .. t .-ij.j T ,' i r . i. ,,!- . j , . V i j . )" ". i ' ''i . .' 111 . .V.,i j ,. V rv ' i. .J-JE I " 1 ' l,f ' t . ' ' " 7-- ( ; r- - ' 1 , " '. , r- w
Srf arising frohj the wle 4 of mcrchindi2$,i attd
tJVnfv five cenu for ererr Aunired doHflP&of the
purciias,e money arisioj from :le ;htp? - flf
f ''"V
decUcd by the following yptf i ;
Far 'he hill ;. '-i.ViX';'' 'W,.
On moUon of Mp..?, the Hoise thep a?
fesolved iiself ftt comauitee of the . whole on
I'ue, several bills for laying internal .'duties, Mr.
Kelson in thehairj and the bjl! laying duties
on Qarriagea for -the conveyance pf persooi was
first 'takij -p "kkfi'':'" . V' "!v v ': '
: After considerable debate, the bill was reported
to the House with amendments, and, having been
farther amended the pill was ordered to be en
grossed for a third reading. h ;
fought rrf than two to uhtil tfte jBrtillerjr had
eifpmqea.tnye .woi ouis amraynmon, airti ,inen
sori'ehdere.ci " ail at thetim of thfaui render
the inorniant made Wt.escVojeiyJt should
havbe4n deemel prop r to r'main seycral hours
in' a posjtipni, surrounded, with woods withof t.
ther risking a decisive, action, or eiffecting a retreat
remainsjo be actoucued iorK aswell 'Mhe,.'r6-;
ject Pf waftiri for a"remTorcemenf from a distance
oi. fifteei-"ie xte'en" miles 'V.'.. yii:r'y,,,.
, , No inrmatibii has been received of the killed
or wpunded. ; Ths? enemy fleet ha4 again arrived
in our neighborhood . ' . ; ' . '",
. 1$ t-. Witbllcspect and esteem, ; ,
.V ; ' : M'- ' ', am,."ir, yours, fee. "
i- k, H. DEAR0ORM -t
Hon. John Armstrong, t
Secretary oi Wu. , : .'..,'.,'' ".
FROM THE NORTH WESTERN ARMY.
ifrMTATB CoRaKSFONDENCK. i .
j Camfi Meigt, June 23, 1813.
Information has reached us, by two men who
: escaped from Detroit, that Col. Proctor intends
) to besiege this phce again, and that we may" ex
pect htm with 1500 regulars and 4000 Indians
the first fair wind. The result cannot, be doubt
ed, as we have repaired the fortification conside.
rably Col. Johnson's regiment of mounted men
arrived ?ast night. Col. Anderson's regiment is
i expected tomorrow, and Gen M'Arthur wiih
500 recruits, will be here miiJFcw days, which
will give us a respectable force. Our situation
will be much more advantageous than it was at
lthe former siege, as the men will not be worn
I Hnwn hv fticrnp. Cien. Harrison - is rtnrrtpA
It is reported m the public offices, that th here tomorrow. It is supposed that the enemy
Jwve received information, that the British forces j has retreated with aU his force from Lake Onta.
are to be concentrated in the Chesapeake, in r-lo w;,h the interition of cutting off thU nlare
cr loutrikt blow; ' md ! We shall be prepared for them at all points and
m any shape he may make the attack.
- FRIOAY, JULY 16, 1813. '
The Supreme Court of this state adjourned on
Monday. ' f '
Government have it it) contemplation to pro
cure a law for a considerable additional loan, be
iire ttye adjournment of.Congress FcdrRtp.
Oen. 4fmstrong is very soon to set ourfor the
frontiers of Canada, to take upon himself the
direction of the army. Ibid.
Worth Catolina not Blockaded. We understand
. that a Russian vessel, : via London, has arrived at j mcothe, July 2.
Wilmington, North Carolina. Letters, state, that The Express mail has just arrived from Frank,
the Russian Captain, while in London, applied to ; linton with thc r0nowjng important intelligence,
ine nivy council to Know wnetner wortn won, of whicn we Are indebted to the politeness of
na was iuciuaca in ibc ojomqc ui pan oi me jovernor Meigs. If ever there was a time
American coast, and was informed that it was not j when the services 0f our fdlow citizens was ne.
included. . Bolt Pat. ;!cessary, that time has now arrived and our wor-
' rK ! thy Governor relies, with confidence, on the dis-
The President continues in a most favourable positl(jh 0f the peopie to repci invasion by a.i im
itate of;onv-ilescence. Our readers may con- j mediate and voluntary recourse to arms,
elude, from our future silence on the subject of i
his health that it continues in a progress to per- CT I V - jinklintonyJuly l
Jfct reinstatement. Mt. Int. July 10. ' , u mTf "c?lved ? ,et!er
j iruilt wppvl oailUua-.jr, udiBU una hiui lllllg, ill
We learn
that Maj. General Dearborn isabout r "f5J- two men had arrived express at I
to withdraw, from Fort George to Albany, proba- , o cioc. .irem uUUr, .v.ng .moima
bly until his health shall be re-established there
Ip await further orders.- Nat. Int.
THE DIRECT TAX.' -
The bill for laying and collecting a Direct Tax
Vithin the United States has been passed
tion of an attack upon that post, yesterday even
ing, by 300 Jndians. Col. Ball's squadron, and
Ma jor Groghan's battalion were five miles in ad
vance of UpperSandusky this morning, and were
pushing on id Lower Sandusky.
Gen. Harrison with Anderson's regiment, left
This bill proposes to lay upon the U. States afanou8.K'r n 'or.1"? aPas
. rr. r . r . ' t.rr !! . Johnson's regiment had reached that Dlace on
, - o - i --
he 2ith ult. My letter further atates that firing
a Direct Tax to the amount of Three Millions of
dollars, apportioned to the states respectively, as
jplows :
.New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont -New
York
. New Jersey ,
Pennsylvania
Delaware
, .Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky .
Ohio
North Carolina
Tennessee
Pouth Carolina '
Georgia
Louisiana
96,793 37
316,272 98
34,702 18
118,167 71
98,343 71
431,141 63
108,871 S3
365,479 16
32,046 35
151,62) 94
369,018 44
169,928 76
J04.150 14
320,238 S3
110,086 55
151,9Q5 48
94,936 49
$8,295 U
; The bill also apportions the 'quota of each state
mqng the counties in the said state. Each state
Utoy, prior to the.lst day of April, vary, by an act
of its Legislature, the respective quotas imposed
by this act on its several counties or districts so
sis more equally and equitably to apportion the tax
lereoy imposed. r.acn s.ate may pay its quoin
had been heard for two days in the direction of
the Rapids. The Gerr. must have got into the
Fort the day before the firing pommenced.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedi
ent servant, -
. J.C BARTLET.
His Excellency Gof Meigs
' ; NewtYork, July 6 .
A coitfi , de AJain. Yesterday forenoon a fishing
Smack was seru out from Musquito Cove, by com,
Lewis, who has the command of a flotilla of gun
boats stationed on the Hook, tor the purpose o
takinz bv stratagem the 6loop Eagle, tender
Iq the British 74 Poicters, cruizing off and on San
dy Hook light house, which succeeded to a charm.
The &mack, pamed the Yankee, was borrowed of
some fishermen at Fly Market, and a calf, a sheepV
anda goose purchased and secured on deck. Be
tween 30 and 40 men, well armed with muskets
were secreted in the cabin and fore peake of the
smack. Thus prepared, she" stood out to cea, as
if going on a fishing trip to the banks, three men
only being on deck, dressed in fishermen's apparel
with buff caps on. The Eagle, on perceiving the
smack, immediately gave chace, and after coming
of Colonel Bperitler. composed of light trtilfery,
they penetrated about If or 18 tnues into the ip
brw,,afc a : pl&e called
t;hey, were attacked byjabout 00 rcgalars, brsldes
militia and.a' large numb'ir pf , Indans'f tne iJir?
tie, lasted ome time, heiiiripe
into an open field andenta" flag and offered to
to . .Vurrenderi finding tfiemselveS TOinpleTelyMF-'
rounded. The answer of the British officer wa,
that theymust rsurrf hder to thej tndiafisVj ! I
This was refused, ; and. the battle coBtitiuecF j a
reinforcement was dispatched yesterday, but could
not get to our troops. Ve know not yet " how,
many survive nor how many are prisoners." ! V1'
, It is stated that Major Chapin, ofBuffaloe, with
JO or 80 volunteers, were With the above detach
ment; that the object of the expedition, which
was to cut off the enemy's supplies, was accom.
plished and that the detachment proceeded far
ther at the particular solicitation of major Chap
in ; and that our loss does not exceed 360 men',
a company of riflemen and Borne 6ther corps hay.
ing come in who, were, supposed to have been
taken prisoners. A letter from Geneva states
that the detachment, consisted of a part of the
14th, 20th, and a company of the 6th ; and that
captain M'Chesney was wounded - in the arm.
We give these reports without vouching for their
cor3thess.: . ""'.. "M?
. "Naw-LoiOow, July SiO. '
Nothing of importance has occurred here since
my last. The movements of the enemy ff t his
place for the present have apparently settled into
a regular blockade. Nothing serious can be ex
pected until they have finished their southern ex
peditkn They are however, molesting us in the
small way. Their barges are busy. They yes
terday towed a sloop out of Four Mile river, la
den with flour ; also burnt two others off Plumb
Island. A very small force, even two or three of
our revenue cutters, well manned might soon
put a stop to this business.
BoSTbv, July 3.
Arrived, ship Frederick Augustus, Eldred, 6
days from Halifax, in ballast. . Spoke nothing and
The , epemy has remained atifet; tn HamPfop
Roads? since pur last, without haying made; as far ; : ;
)6 vre can learn, the srnallest naovemerit. -.y "'
? LATE FROM HALIFAX.
Arrived at Wiscasset on the 30'h-bUnrtt (ship
Salh, Barkerfrontv HalifaxV;; The' Sallr aijed
the 22d uinrabTrd"cmpa
44, (arm ed en flute) for he West Inis. T-here ,
had beeo no late arrivals from Long I; land, bnd '
nothing particularly pew - at Halifax th2Jd.c
A passenger ; in the above ivessel ifttorms n
that lieutenant Btynp and. the btberurviing offt"
Crs and seamen of the- Chesapeake ,7i XUal Wert? ,
wounucu) urc an iasi : recovejjjng. pmmooore
Broke was also said to - jbe recbvering,,indv,had
walked J'tiibwii. yty , '
About ) 800 'Americans remained" In Melville
Island prisoa, Halifax, the 20th ult.aU in g(od
health. '"f;:: yyi
We understand that Mr. CKarlef RedheffJr,
who has excited no little 'attention m thislclty r ai?
rell as throughout the United Stales, at chim
ing the honor of discovering a principle self-jnov-ing
and perpetual, is about to embark in the car
tel to sail .from New York ; ihisweekzllet fiaf
associated with him, in this voyage tor the honors
and emoluments el Ibis discovery, one or more
gentlemen bf acieace and inteltigencewhore
ultimately to participate with him in the profits of
his invention.? - " ' -' - ':; ' :
itr'i ' .
STATE OF. NORTH CAHOLlNAV"-
Secrttary't OJlce, July 14 T813.
The Reports of Cases decided in the Supreme
Court of North Carolina, since July Terni I804
to July Term 1813, inclusive are how filfl in
this office, and ready for publication. ,' These ".re
portst is believed, will fill up at least 5 1,000 '
pages of the common octavo size,' Tbe Legisla.
ture having directed these report to be published
for the benefit of the State, sealed proposals -will
be received at this Office up to the 10th day of
Tcember next for the Copy light of said imports
for seven years. The person. contracting for the
Copy right will furnish this Department wih
saw no cruisers. No vessels nau been sent in j sixty six topics oi saia reports lor ine nseot tne
since the Porcupine, She was chased upwards of j State. ' WM. HILL, Sec.tfStatt. :
100 hours by the Valiant 74, and Acasta frigate I 002,3. ' V ; : -?v . '"
before they captured her- was out 40 days from j.""- 1". rvJii- t.r-j 11
Bayonne for Boston,1 with a very Valuable cargo Va akaiAv f T?S 'HU, J
i-r j . -.u .u t - . - ta - X AN A WAY from the Subicriker on Wednesday, rlie 23f of
-Sailed m company With the La Hogue 74, Jt june, ane-ro man named NED, about 23. years of ag"
bound on a cruise in BostOP Bay, as was said-1 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high. . Said negro was bought of Mr,Sm
d.i r, r J o i . i u:n -r b 1.1 ' . i .. .' i.-....- - r .
rassengers, Liieuienani vm. .unr ourgcon i Q, i.otkingnm coumy, . v. our wa-Drougiji ir go.
B. C- Edgar; Chaplain Saml. Livermore bur
geon's Mate Wm. Swift f Midshipmen Wm A
Weaver, Wm. Berry, and Francifc Nichols, and
56 seamen, Of the late Chesapeake frigate, and
16 others of different vessels seat into Halifax
total 76. ' "'.
Boston, July f.
BRITISH SPECULATION.
Prom a Halifax Paflcr of the i9thof, June veex,
( tract tnc auQwutg t
" The Warren brought London papers to the
12th and Glasgow to the 15th of May. They do
not contain such details of successes .as we have
latterly been accustomed to s but they bring us 10 a
point where the greatest difficulties present them
selves ; where the victorious Russians having dri
ven the French and their Allies beyond the Rus
sian territory, have now to combat all the jealou
sies and jarring interests of Austria, Germany and
Poland. We have seen how much Bonaparte
if i
Aim
ing about Salisbury. N. C. aa his wife was sold to Judge Loc
ot that place. Whoever will apprehend (aid negro and secuieV
him in any Jail that I may get him again, shall receive the.
bove reward, and alLreasonable charges paid. ; " ' "
. THOMAS 1X0$.
Chatham, S. C. June 08; 1113. , . ... , . Wtgf.
FROM Mn. Warren's in Wake connty, on Saturday thet
insr. my negro man PHIL, very dark complected, 3 feet
0 or 7 inches high has some grey hairs, and is knocknee
t
He
is an excellent carpenter, and a pretty good fiddler, '' I have rea
son to believe that he has gone off with a base white woman by
the name of SALLY POWEL, A, generous reward will Jie
given to any person who will apprehend the said Negro and Qy-ijf
liver him to the subscriber, 3 miles north of l. Sutherland U
tore. r HENRY GOOD'OE.
July , 1813. , r -f;;, r?
0,
HALL'S -
DR 7 GOOD GROCER 7 StORE,
orroiiTi the MAata-T-novii,
ONtAtNS 4 handsome aisortment of DRY GOOOS thA
has benefitted bv 'this clashing of interests for. i w GROCfiRlESrwhich will be sold fot cash. There uua
meriy, and should he ever again be able to as- hMd 'ioop wuroodSUQAR, -
aaaiwa aua Ml us wvjw Tritai StViiH v va
uui.iani.& auii& n.ii 11 v aiiuvuvit iui ... atf
demands of Denmark were too exorbitant to' be
lereoy imposea. cacn i i.ro may pay h quo u wUh hct and findin she had u?e 8lock 6n dcck
into the treasury of the United States, and thereon tordered her to eodown to the Comfflidore. then
ahallbe entitled to deduction of 15 oer centum ! L.. c :t j: tu- ui r u.
1 iaiu ucioryf tne nrsiaay ui iviMii.11, ioiij oiu yt
TiOercent, if paid, before the Erst-day of May
iQthe same year, 8cc
listened to, still neggtiation is going on a word
that every Briton this side the Atlantic sickens at
j the sound of, which has brought us into straights
it- 1 1. . j 1 r li 1 .
mail u vc cost us; at ueiugc ut uiuou 10 extricate u
from in Europe, and made us contemptible in A
mer.ica. Dantzic holds out. Thorn has capitula.
ted, and the fate of Spandau grows doubtful.
Nobfoir; July SV
A-The enemy has made several movements with
in the last three days On Saturday, a ship of
the line, three frigates and a brig, went down
Hampton Roads and proceeded to sea- Two of
the vessels that went up James River, came down
and anchored in the Roads on Monday afternoon.
MQRE BAD NEWS FKOM CANADA.
- CSfiy of a letter from Major. general Dsasbors to
tftc Secretary at War, dated.
. .. Head Quarters,
Port George, June 2Slh, 1813.
osed I I SIR I have the mortification xi informing you
of an unfortunate and unaccountable event which
uccurred yesterday. On the 23d,. at , evening,
Xieut. Col. Bjotv tler,rwith 570 men, infantry, ar
v tillery, cavalry and riflemen,- inlue- proportion,
Was ordered to march by the way ot liueenstown,
'. o a place called the Beaver Dams, on . the high
ground, about eight or nine miles from Queens
town, to attack and disperse a body of the-enemy,
collected there fonthe purpose of procuring P pro
visions and harassing those inhalants who are
considered friendly to the United States. . Their
force was, from the most fiirectinformation, com
' posed of one company of the I04thv Regt. above
0 strong j from t50 to 200 militia, and from 50
to 60,Iarlians.. At eight o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when within about two miles of the Beaver
Dams, our detachment was attacked from an am
buscade V but soon drovethe enemy some dis
tance Into the woods, and then retired to a dear
field, and sent an express for a reinforcement,
saying he would maintain his position until rein
forced ; a reinforceirient of 300 men marched im
mediately under the command of Col. Chrystie-i
but on arrivingatQueenstown, Col. Chrystie.re.
cfeiyed authentic information that neuti Col.
Borstler'with hii command, had surrendered to
the enemy, and the reinforcement returned to
A maniwho belonged to a small corps of
mounted volunteer riflemen, came in: this morn
ing, who states that the enemy surrounded our
'detachment in tha Voodsi and towards 12 o'clock
condensed a ceuend attack.. ?in our troops
smack answered ayeaye, sir, and apparentlyputv-fi,,,
up the helm for.that purpose, which brought him .n . .. fMfl(l uftM2 ntr w;unl:
a ong side the Eag e, not more ihan three yards ; . " aftcrnoVn they weighed again and stSod
niif a mmt m taefAiv4tf o Tf a vrsn Irtaifai atMm
given, when the a. med men rushed on deck from , aD 'the admIra,9t . friMtet
their hiding places, and pourea into ner voi.ey . d - u shipS lloop of war or transports.
and drove them all down so precipitately into the
hold of the vessel, that they had not time to strike
their colors. Seeing thejjeck was cleared ot the
enemy, sailing master Ferclval who commanded
the expedition, ordered his men to ceases firing.
Upon which one of the enemy, came out o the
hold ar.d6truck the colors of the Eagle. '(She had
on board a thirtyptwo pound brass howitzer, load
ed3 with cannister shot ; but so sudden was'the aur
prise they had not time to discharge it. The crew
of the Eagle consisted of H. Morris, master mate
brthePoicters, WrPricer midshipman, and 1 1
marines. Mr. Morris ,was killed, apd Mr. Price
mortally wounded j one marine killed and one
severely wounded. The Eagle, with the prison
ers, was brought up to town yesterday afternoon
and landed, at Whitehall, amidstthe shouts and
plaudits of thousand of spectators, assembled on
the battery celebrating the 4th of July. - '
V : New York, July 8. .
The steam - boar, which arrived yesterday,
brings some additional intelligence respecting the
recent battle at Beaver Dam. 1
Just as the steam boat was about to sail, it was
rumored in Aioany, inat tne nnusn- -j uike
Regent, oh Lake Ontario, had been captured by a-
. e.L. a aM..!. iiiadfvn -'" " .. '"
jThe following is copied from the Albany Ar
gus of Tuesday marhing x't ".f :-. - ;
Extract of a letter to the Editor cf the Argus,
- ,- 7 dated '' ,' "
:y'r NawAaf, June 25
A detachment of our troops consisting of55T
meni left this on Wcdjdjy, urtdTcfmjs4
The enemy has landed about two miles below
Hampton and pitched some tents, but from, the
small nnmber of tents the force is not considered
formidaf'2 ; perhaps only to recruit their men. .
Eleven o'clock. At this moment the remainder
of the enemy's ships, which went up James River
sbme time since are in sight, hear the mouth of
that River, beating down, with a view to get into
Hampton Roads. J -v. -
What all these movements indicate we will not
undertake to determine : our opinion" is, that the
greater part of the force, is bound to sea, or. up
the bay. " The enerhy tannot make any : Impres
sion upoh this plase with his present force. But
V. : .' . 1. .'I IJ I 1 . .
now soon ne may De oacs snouia ne aeparx, or
how soon he may be reinforced it is impossible to
say. - -r ' "... '' ' .'
-;" July 10.
The Privateer Anaconda, Captain Shaler arri
ved at Ocracock from a successful cruice, having
captured a British Packet from Rio Janeiro, with
75,000 dollars in specie," which are deposited in
the Bank of Newbero ii also the Brig Mary frorcj
Gibraltar to Brazil, with a cargo worth .80,000,
and the brie Harriet from Buenos Ayres to Lis.
boh, iaid to be worth 100,000 dollars, f "",
Oar readers will recollect that it was said tnai
the Anaconda was cruising in company with i the
Essex frigate, on the coi it of Brazils but we
understand that this is not true.. .The Anaconda,
we understand, spoke a Spanish brig, who inform
ed that the President frigate, Commodore Rodg
ers, was in. the . West Indies -had made many
prizes, which sire destroyed, and lahtled tJfc pri.
ars in Sti- Jj'ifrttolomtws'' . '
And alrOyit every article in the .Grocery Una.,
ttaletgh, Jupe 11.
' , Notice." ' ;
THE subscriber ukes this! method to infofpS
the public that he has removed to Hillsbo
rough, and taken the house formerly occupied by
William Bond, and lately by Henry Thompson
and. Cor where he has just received anew aijjt
general assortment of both ,
" DRY GOODS AKD GROCERIES ;
and as his terms are cash or country prodJ
(no credit) he is determined Jo jellat very rfc
duced' prices, - T r v
7 - DENNIS HAKGISv
June2S, 1813. -..;99 5t
State of North Caroling
- ROWAN COUSTTf. .
Court of fileeu and quarter sememty May term 18)5.
Elizabeth M t.
T, John Newai7- Jlent, levied
IT appearing to the satisfaction of the court thlt
the defendant, John Newnaji, is, not an inhabit arft
of this state ; it is ordered by the court vthat pub
lication be made for three weeks successively in
the Raleigh Minerva, that the, defendant . John
Newnan appear at our court of pleas and quarter
session to be held for the county of Rowan, t
the court house in Salisbury, on the second Mon
day in August next, and enter his plea to the saii
suit, or judgment will be entered according ' tp
plainiirT's demand. . '
Copy from the Minutes, : ,
' ,. TEST, ' -,.
. ; X . JOHN GILES, c,
900p ", ' '
State of North Carolina,
ROBESON COUNTY. ,
Court of fileas and quarter tetsioni May term, 1 S
James May and others, T "
TfieT administrators of r . t'tv share. :
John M'Kaf, dec. J
: IT having been made appear to the satisfaction
of this court that John M'Coll one of the defend- :
ants to this Petitloni. is a resident of this state .pf i
South Carolina ; it is therefore.prdered that pub
lication be made for four week successively in the
Raleigh Minerva, that unless" the said John M'Coll 1
appearat the next term of 'this court toV held ;
the 4th Monday of August next, andplead, : an
swer or demur, the petition shall be taken ptp
cohfessaag Sjp, and heard evpprte.
m..
H.A I
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