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7 Dome " l'HXLADKJPHIA, July 29. fixtract of a letter from Cape May, July 25 O i Thursday last, at eleven o'clock, A. M.j a si iop appeared in the offing, the wind N. E.' md made a signal j the whale boat, manned with pilots, pushed off nd boarded her, she was from Khmond, bound to New York, with flour and to lBaoTbfcT lhe windahead had concluded O -ut into the Delaware. The British sloop of War n J tender Pennsylvania, got under way and cut the sloop c&jiiUhet. they were obliged to lack and run her on shore The Martin continued ts rha till she ran ashore, wheie she "' lay 4 represented as having exhibited an affccUnft Bcefaev) her tjuf, and taring taken bis potltioa wUtw lOo Thrfcer-ivhierV4iavfrher rxisting amonirthe1 officers have almost entirely bow, he dropped the faul maphtne " into tbe we- subsided; and mutual efforts at conciliation have ter just as the centinel was crying out wit. Restored to the carrp that good humor It and har4was swept along with the tide, and would have monv which private feuds had in some' degree completely effected its errand but for a cause disturbed. Cqfiy ofeUetromJMyor CWin Jojiensrsi . .Dearborn. ';. VS. oirf XSedf gei June 3th;1 8 1 e. fcours, and had the gun boats been in Cape May .Toad, instead of New Castle, they might have tap tured htr As soon as the sloop ran on shore, the alarm was given, and: Lt Townsend, with his troops came and the militia turned out with a fitld piece and pushed for the shore ; by the time they got there, end ook possession of the sand hills, four of the enemy's barges, and ''the Pennsylva nia were near the shore but it is probabfe they willruver forget the 22d of July. One barge-was sunk. The loss they sustained we cannot learn, but do not doubt it was great. The next day some dead bodies, were seen driving. about in the aurf. For reasons best known to themselves, on Friday afternoon, the ships of war that lay off the Browriwcnt to sea, and Jiave left the Drla Ttare entirely free, there not being an enemy's vessel in sight at this time, Sunday afternoon. It Is supposed the Martin has receivedFsome dam age, and has gone to repair. The sloop being tery old, is gone to pieces, but her cargo is all saved. It is expected, that we shall not be now called Tories. The gun boats , may now come down and lay in safety. Another letter tame date. " 4 On Thursday last, the sloop Confidence, of Norfolk, Captain Moreysett, from Richmond bound to New York, came in Cape May Channel .the Martin sloop of war, made sail up the . Day, and cut her off, which obliged the sloop to run on shore near the- point of the - Cape. The enemy sent four barges and the Pilot Boat" Pennsylvania to destroy her, when getting very close we took the liber' y to give them a few discharges from a four pounder, and our muskets, which sunk one of the barges, cut away their oars, and put them nil in confusion, ajso hulled their tender the en emy made shift to fire what guns they had load ed but were so cut up they could not load any more, but drifted off with the wind at the same time the sloop of war was aground near Crow's Shoal, which if fortune had sent the gun, boats would at thartitrie made her their prize we have got the cargo of the sloop all on shore consisting of 600 bis flour and some tobacco. Much praise i& due to Lieut Townsend and the detachment tinder his command for their activity. The bey at this moment alt clear, as the whole of them went to sea on Friday iiight. Verbal accounts say that there were Suppos d to be from 80 to low men in tne barges, one of hich was' raked by the field piece, and se Teral men were seen to fall by the discharge 61 the musketry of our troops, ' who, did not loose a man, having taken the advantagi of the sand Kilt on the shore, behind which they loaded an then advanced to the top and fired on the barges Vtthtn ISO yaTas oi mejn. to SIR I have just arrived from my confinement m Canada with mf'4 ienj without ' our parole. Our return happened ti the following manner : I received orders at Burlington Heights on Mon day morning ( go to Ipngston : we set off ac cordingly under the care of a guard of, sixteen, merjij had with me 28 tnen. We all went on very quietly till four, o'clock in the afternoon at which time I gave a signal to attack the guard, which were stationed in the following order a sergeant and one man in the boat with my men, a Lieutenant and 13 men in the boat with me and two officer s. At the signal my men run along .side of : the boat I was in. Lieut. Showers or Wed them to fall astern. I ordered them on board: at which tim sthe officer ' attempted to draw his swoH. I seised him by the neck, threw him on his backtwo of his men drew their bay onets upon me. I immediately seized both bayonets at the same instant and thnew them on dp of the officer and ikept all down together ;, at the same moment-roy men seized the guard and wrested fiom them, their arms wo then having possession of -the arms changed our course and arrived here this morning . half after two o'clock, all safe. We have brought two boats with us. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your most obedient servant. - , CYRENIUS CHAPIN. My. Gen, Dearborn ! 1 Haerstown, Maryland, July 21 -To relieve the public anxiety excited by the imperfect accounts heretofore received of the cap ture of Col. Bp rstler and the troops under his command,: the following tetters from Colonel Boe rstler himself, and Cot. Scott of the United Slates army, arc published by permission of Dr. Br rstler, to whom they are addressed : Jhad of JkentariOf Ufifier Canada 25 th June, 1813. DEAR FATHER, It becomes my unfortunate lot to inform you, that yesterday I was taken prisoner with a de; tachment under my command amounting to 500 men after an engagement of about three hours, I lost not many lulled, about 40 wounded and five or six officers, myself a flesh wound of no . had arrived the evening not proper to be named here, but which may be easily guarded against in future experience, it ex- Dloded a tew seconds too soon, inc scene was awfullv sublime 1 It was like the concussion of an earthraake attended with a sound -louder and more ternnc man ine neavicoi , pca u j uimiwr. A nvramid of water 50 feet in circumference, was thrown tip to the height ot au oj u ieei ua ap pearance was vivid red tinged at "the sides t with i beautiful purple. On ascending to its greatest height, it burst at the top with a tremendous ex plosion and fell in torrents on the deck ,'. of the ship which rolled into the yawning chasm below, and had nearly upset t impervious darkness again prevailed. The light occasioned by the explosion, though Beeting, enabled Mr. M and hiscompant. ons to discover that the fore-chains 'of the ship was blown otf and a boat: which lay alongside with several men in her was thrown up m the dreadful convulsion of the waters. Terrible in deed must have been the panic of the- ship's crew from the noise confusion which appeared to our adventurers to prevail on board and they "are certain in that nearly the whole ship's crew hastf. ly -betook themselves to the boats. Though he did not succeed on this occasion in destroying one of the enemy's ships,31r. Mix is rather encouratred than -disheartened, tie is re solved to make another attempt as - soon as thetlearned that there was notthe smallest found time and circumstance will adrait, and he appears confident from the experience which practice has given him, that he will be able to, make; future triafs with a certainty of success. . Jr ANTON CONDUCT OF THE ENEMY 4 iiiw-mw- wiMinaccnienfc n e , pre ssnt af no opportunity of incensing the public mind, b exaggerated statements of British enormitiesaft pears to hav been neglected- This is pui'sutj as a system, and has had a very great "fi;cl -n procuring supporters to theadmlDtstration. Those who could not be moved by the noise about n. tional honor and seamen's rights, have been as! sailed in another quarter. Instead of appejlin-tj their prtdev heir sympatr tes have been awak'em. unu uiEir juugiucuis pcrverreq oy insiauous tales Respecting the conduct of the British at Hdmp' ton, in Virginia, so much has been said, tha; many places, we are well aware, one would hetx. posed to insult who should dare to doubt the irmh of the many. shocking statements which have been promulgated. Still for our lives we cannot avoifl declaring, that we place not the smallest cor.fi dence in the publications to which we hav$ ai,1(j. cu. i lie nccuuuia appear tu us so improbable tn themselves, so unsupported by evidence, allein against the enemy transactions so atrocious, so ir reconcileable with any of the notions we entertain of hurian nature that w'e must be excused f. yielding our assent to their credibility until we see them better authenticated. Several circum stances stlike, us as being singular in regard L subject. In the first place we have seen the r preientation of Captain N.Lee, a gentleman wtji known in Norfolk, and said by the democratic He raid,. of that'placc, to be fully entitled to credi -and he declares, that having passed thro' IhiZ vftf . at jMvit uiiiitutai vJiuniriArj r; , Aiien - in truth for the stories in circulation resp-cijj that place. No metThad been murdered in cola blood, nor had any females been violated 1. Aai v There are doubtless respectable inhabitant's Hampton, who are capable of drawing up a correct and satisfactory narrative. These must unqyes, tionably have perceived, that a great majorify (Jf the public is not willing to place reliance nn the vague and unsatisfactory statements which h4e WiuminctoKi July 51. Since the publication ofvujr last intelligence has been received, that the Enemy' sqqadron which had landed on Ocracock has returned to the Chesapeake. The danc-cr of an immediate inva sion is thus lessened. But who can say how soon j not have been natural for them, then, have Inrf he may again turn his hostuer-prows to our shores. The alarm, which was summoned so many to the post ol danger, will not, we hope, pass away, without benetii ; but while we must admit how accessible is our coast, we may feel strong in that confidence, which jhe unanimous rising of our brave citizens in defence of ih$ir home and country, must inspire ... On the 2,Sih a general review took place on the .parade ground ;"major general Thomas Brown, with his two aids, majors John D. Toomer and Alexander Hostler ; adjutant general Robert Williams, who before Iron Newuern, Extract c letter Jrbm Major General Lztf is ' the Secretary vf iVart'dated, ' Sackctt's Harbor, July 20 Our fleet has cone out' of' the inner harbor end appearances are in favor of its going to sea in ftrtv-eicht hours at farthest. . .; - A little expedition bf volunteers from itie rwintrv. to which by the advice of Com. Chaufi eey I lint forty soldiers, sailed from hence thrjn days since on ooaia ot iwo smaii row.ooais, wiyi a six bounder each, to the head cf the St. Law fence, where they captured a fine gun-boft mounting ay4 poujndeT, -.4 batteaux, loaded, 4 efficers and ft 1 men. Two of our schooners have one out to' convoy them in. The prisoners have been landed, ana are coming on unaer cnarge oi Extract of a tetter from Brig. , Gen. Botd to the Fort Georoe, July 20.' ! M have' the honor to report, that on the I ltt tcsj. the enemy attacked our pickets, ig a body Nf about 200 British, besides Indians 1etach wents were sent out to support them, : but with ihstructions to 'act defensively. -: After a contest )6f one, hour, occasionally severe, the enemy was dispersed." Our . loss waj 'trifling only 3 o? 4 bcuig killed, and a few wounded ; the loss of the enemy has not been ascertained, tut being ex-- nosed aome well directed fires of our light r tfllery, 'under the cothmand of lieutT Smith, itir probable their loss must have been comparitivety threat. Col. Scott, who had the direction of oor troops which Were engaged, speaks highly of ihe ardor and steadiness .of' both officers and men. s Beittg fought in detachments, many young , offi cers had an opportunity iti evincing their activity and bravery. To use the language of col. Scott, this afTair, .though small, served to test the merits tf the officers and men engaged. More ' ardor has Seldom been displayed. Capt. Van deursen fought his detachment with good effect ; and cyi Madison, with his picket guard, was fullv engaeed 1 hey could not lose their ardor imdcr rn&jor Cummins. , Captr.in Birdsall's ri. .'Atnu-n were nearest to the enemy in pursuit. .'Jrlaior' Armstrong, who was officer of the day. i t was active in conceutratine and f arrari'eine the V 4,Troop -na picKeis. vapi. owson, oi ine ar; tilery, was wounded in the hand while voluntari- :oI. Scott's orders ; and an officer-of the rifle corps was slightly rvounded.rf 1 cqnaf quence I am on my way to Kingston I shall write to you, every opportunity the officers i utder my command must say whether your son did his duty,1 need only stdte to you that I was 17 miles from Fort George and surrounded on all sides by more thjn my numbers, and the enemy's force increasing, while mine was constantly ili minfching, ammanition nearly exhausted, men wearied with a march, of ten miles without a mouthful of refreshment, then the engagenient, then to fight our way back the whole distance surrounded by w pods and .filled with Indians on the score of humanity I determined to capitu tate, as it was extremelyt'oubtful whether a man of us would reach , Fort. George. What I say above will be sufficient for you my country must apply to those under my command. '' Your SonJ' , f ; CHARLES. Col. Scott will' please seal and forward" the above.' ' '. r' ' ''Deah Sia, . ;'!. , I; pray you tp, believe that your son is not con- demned lor neingjUntortanate. :t JReipectfuHyi sir, ). - 1 ' .Your most obedient servant,1. . . !. ? W. SCOTT. l.C.Brstler. brig gen. AVm. Watts Jones, colonel Nixon and major Lillington were on the parade. The troopT .were reviewed and went through their various military revolutions to the great satisfaction of the major general, who in. an address judicious and animating, complimented them on their appeal ance. conduct and patriotism. General Jones then made to the militia companies, a few perti nent and flattering remarks, concluding with the intormation that their further services could now be dispensed with. I he companies ot captains Filyaw. Bordeaux, Ramsey and Moore, all of this county have accordingly been discharged. f wo companies from Stepson, commanded by captainslJ5ykin and Lassiter, one from Itobe 6on under the command of captain Sullivan, with two troops of cavalry from FayettevUle and Du plin commanded by captains Chapman and Hooks, have arrived -. here This morning under the commandof brigadier general Davis, attended by his aid major Owen, six companies of Infantry and two of riflemen from Anson, Richmond and Montgomery counties have entered the town. A general review will take place at 3 o'clock, p. it. at 4, the troops will march to the Episcopal Church, where Divine Service will be performed by the Rev. ' Mr. Etnple, and a discourse suitable to the occasion delivered. T " y : GOVERNOR HAWKINS, v; .Who on the present occasion of alarm, has ac ted promptly and judiciously, and who, in his cfii cial communications with he war department, has urged the claims of North-Carolina on the General Government for protection with com mmdable rirmnessp,:fo expected in thjis town. Picket Guards have been established at the most eligible places at proper . distances from town- ..r , a- :r . . ;, . . The;4th Regiment commanded by colonel Jlo land, j will be stationed j, io this neighborhood. uenerai urown is Dusuy employed in organizing MnnVAf r " Tiller ' ' Mr.E- TVfiX ot the Navy," a gentlerpan of inge. nuity and Enterprise,. has been for several weeks past preparing Tbrpedoes to attempt the explo siohof spme of the enemy's shipping in Lynhaven baThBrUisliirgttti ship Plahtagenet, that KV for a month bast been laying abreast of Cape Henry Light houVe, and has rarely had. the com pany bf any other vessel, appeared ;'tMn Mix as the most favor able object for trying his experi- menton' ":' , " :"' " Accordingly on the night of the 18th July, ac companied by captain uowman ot balem, and ".for. the United States' service the troops which are Midshipman Mcpowan, of the U. S. Navy, wlip inow m Wilmington ; the whole organiiatidn will volunteered their asauce during the whote offbc completed speedily Immediately on jhe ar, the enterpriie, he JU his place of jendeavous i riTai of the Major Gerieral.'col Samuel Ashe and ana proceeded down tothe mmagenet, 74, m a raa;0P a. D- Moore, offered to him their services I ''FROM, FORT .GEORGEfrr We have received inlormotionTojhe 16th inst. athlclrtj mellasranilTand the troops Were in higR spirit. " , ' Brigadier Gnrl Boyd Is in command. Gener l Dearborn had tken Jeave of the army, betwycri whom and him much harmony prevail SI j nf the moment preceding his departure is large open boat, which he calls the Chttafleake Revenge,' and from his previous observatioas! found no difficulty in ascertaining the posit ion of the ship. When;hehad.got to within 40 fathom of her, he dropped the Torpedo over in the very instant Tof doing which he was hailed- by one of the enemy s : guard boats. The machine was speedily taken into the boat again, and . he made his way-off in safety. On the night of the 1 9 th he made another attempt, and was again discov ered tre lie could accomplish his purpese. On the night of the ipth he) succeeded in getting within 15 yards of the ship's bow, and directly un der her jib-boom. There he continued to make his preparations for 15 minutes, when' a centinel from the forecastle hailed n boat ahoy V and be had to decamp. 7 The centinel not being answered fired his musket, which was followed b a rapid discharge of smaU arm3. Blue lights were made, to find out the boat, but filled v they then thtew rockets in different jBircctions, which illuminated the water for a considerable width as far as(hey were thrown, and . succeeded . in discoverinc the position of the nocturnal visitor ; ,when the ship commenced a rapm nre o heavy- guns, nec caoies and maac spme sail were dispatched in pursuit. " The darini? intruciera however escaped unhurt-lrTbe Visit was repeated on the nights of the 2 1 st, 22d, and 33d, without success, as ine , nip, having takenthe alarm, changed her position every night. On- the night of the 24th, however, Mr. M- succeeded in finding as supernumerary Aids and were accepted. . STEAM BOATS. , Jlr. John De Lacy, agsiit of Robert Fulton, Esq. has just returned to this place after happily effecting the object of his journey to the South. He has; ascertained that along the immense dis. tance frorq "St. Mary's to the head waters of the Chesapeake, there will be occasion for only six miles portage. To aid in clearing away the ob. struclions, it is contemplated to call the attention and pray the patronage of congress. ' , A memoi'i al to this effect is in circulation and will, we are confident, meet universal support. Intelligence i3 received this day; via Newbern that a British Squadron of 6 sail had left the Chesapeake, steering Southwardly. " 1 FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1S13. NOR HI CAROLINA ELECTIONS, Edgecombe. J. W. Clarke, senate- Joseph Far- slippedtmer, Ja mes Benton, commons. .. For the senate, what her botes there was no opposition.. Tbe poll for the com mons sioou, farmer oi i penton 40, li. Flowers, Granville. . Dr. Falconer, senate. J. Hare, W. Daniel, commons. Poll. Senates-Falconer 3 19 , Person, 316. Commons, Hre 677, Daniel 369, Yancey 551, Byjfocji 32. ' m m a 1 1 nr inn rlinlihf ta naMtiBu ...l . have alluded to, authenticated by the siaturti of two or three of thir number I Such a prj. cedure would have been satisfactory to the nation and until it orsornething of a like nature1 he don' we must cravejthe freedom of indulging our seep! ticism. ' . While we are on this subject, we deem it oaf duty to make anotherTcmark. With much .pain it has beer, seen, that a paper, opposed tothe av ministration, not satisfied with doubting that the British turned themselves into fiends at Hampt r, has stated that the American troops were guilts in Canada of the worst crimes lately laid at the doorr)f the enemy. This we cannot foTa rrjj. ment believe ; and, in our opinion, the vsarnjon of it, without the most undeniable evidence, is dip'), ly and glaringly improper. Surely we cannot b: lievelur own troops more rVpravtd than ttioe of the English 1 And if it be wrong to impute to'.ne foe conduct of which he has not been guilty, hour miich more reprthensihle and unwise is it to piv currency to slanders on our own men ! IVliattvur we may imagine df the policy of employing our arms against Canada, ana indeed of ihe present contest altogether, our men have proven them selves to be brave, and we have no doubt of thrir humanity, p IndeetLwe place no reliance on jinyt these talrs, nor do we belfcve them to have he n propagated, on either side, by prudent or libcvuj individuals. Mr. SINGLE TON'SrLETTER, Is connected with the foregoing subject, an 1 U curious enough to, merit some little attention. There i indeed, an aspect about this whole business which we neither like nor shall pretet d to approve. Throughout Mr. -Singleton's .couj munication, which most of our readers must doubtless have seen, there appears an anxiety, to fasten the charges of cruelty and barbarity on the British who. landed at Portsmouth and Ocracock, which in Uie end is no farther successful titan to discover its own spirit The gentleman himsilf , appears tenrave been well-treated; the ladief , were well treated ; and much money was paid for articles needed by the shipping. We cannoW either, avoid turning to Mr. Watson' Newbern : paper of the 19th Ultimo, wherein he inffrms ut of Mr. Singleton's return from captivity on board the British ships ; rod details the information which this gentleman furnished At the end jaf the article, Mr. Watson, and he is a firm demo crat observes: - -v'" . In iust ice to the etiemr. it is proper to state, that fromall Ihe particulars we have received, it is certain that their behaviour to the people Ocracock and Portsmouth, has . baen . extremely respectful. All the cattle, &c. were paid for at higher firicc than the owners would have asfcstl rhe soldiers manilested a oisposition to commit acts of violence, but were restrained by the o.-' ficers." :-'T, . . . Were it not for the attempt in. Mr." Single tons communication unnecessarily, as we hoT.Ito encrease the fever now raging among a portion of the people, the thing would be - rather laufthabl' than otherwise v The conduct of the British is pronounced wanton, avgc andjrrtf .Aiid wjli were they guilty of as it appears ? why of taking. away some cattle, ripping open some feather beds ; destroying a few law books and musty papers, arid leaving divers women and children without a $fcffcf suit to their backs. Well irt ell- tbi there is no great crae.ltyVn"VVe' shrewdly 'suspeetf there are thousands in the community who win'.' think the" law book, no great lois the (Mbtr beds may perhaps agutiv leseAved ; up, and -tne women and children garnished ap.etf wr.h ' habili ments proper, for their use.. Indeed, 4f we were: io judge, from the lack bfclothinr we coyld fancy, the flritislLliad penetrated a long way into thte ir terior. For it-would-nof be a - dimcult ' ma;ter five hundred miles from the, seaboard, to fintTcliil dren enogh whc7 far from 1 having a second XwL, to lose, have not a tingle one to Wear .Mf ktrippirg. the' women and .children be' a crime, Heaven have mcicy on our rulers ; for their war and tuxts arc, and will' soon 4)e, doing that fast en(juh.' lie ghosts of old-clothes and Jdwbo 'ks, are to rie up in judgment to substantiate iha clwrge' . ... o
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