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V jjgrt thzt A wJto'tdnW ofits Walls farms a beau
f tiful contrast with the 4fcrdure of jhe,t- tree "ar d
- ofihe' 'fields,- ihe hllfs '"Which rise r0n ""above
another, "preset an amphitheatre,' whence cj4
tivaUoais ixtemkd to the summits of the moun
4tar.s and it times the traveller "meets ith th
. 2m Timsnect of villaPed ftfclf Which magnificent tdl-
. . g- - - g o - , J : .
, .,' ; , nee erect t hei r castuiated ironts aqomea w un
Ju "jyoyefV' aihonggthe" kaff trees that .surround
ihtm.Tre purish church is almost always, welj
, gituated, and frequently .forms an Ancient ; and
beautiful frtgrnt iv of tioihicirthifecture The
v&cene.ia aisoucatuiioeu wnn numeiou cb&chucs,
v , vvrhich . precipitating themselves from various
jr ; iocks ar.ti mountains, orru agiecaiiie riytucis,
; ioioed-o which, w4 meet with those kinds of
i - mills fronji tvuence-lrriapiiiation seea those beau
j, tiful i)ymfms like the heroine of the renowned.
; v Knight Don Ouixote to issue. One, ot these
atreainss ihjjUMCuiresnije manner by the
7 TaHcy" orTolosd, the - ncieprXturissa of- life
Komans ; thu city, "very beautuu as wen as
smaU. is situated on : desirable valley near the
ivx Oria andAiaYt:rthe latter' crossed by a
rnagniftYient bridge defended. bya to ver. This
- ruy was built by Alphonso the wise, King ot
Castile, and wholly peopk'd by Sancho, the brave
: - in 139 V ; it has a parochial church, two respec
f "taUe, conveists, snd market every1 Saturday
W the greets are -well paved and lighted, and. all
V'ts environs abound in wheat, corn and cheanuts.
,v ..From Tortosa o Vergara, ar 12 miles; in
Oa'lea'vrng jBribiescth'e travcliet pmti tJalVy
mtersDrseq witn nana some ?mages ; ne a'r
WatlsTisetv a mountain rill his arrival at the toWn
of Mdnasterioi 6 .miles from Jlribiesca," aad H 1 6
front Burgos- From; the top of rhe T6untatn
he has a Tiew of the city. On descending the
mounbin Jie enters an, odoriferous valley,' full of
aromatic shrubs and wild flowera, snd. inv this
manner cot. tinues,. till hi arrival at Burgos,
which is built on roe' declivity of jet mountain.
Its castle, celebrated for the last seige which iv
underwetitrwas almost destrbVed, having scarce
ly its walls left, until the FrenchTre paired and j
fortified it; expending upon it the whole science
and power of engineer-
sine We th iDSwiU giva,you tne ' , ,,l,c'J:, UI,C urschoo
.. i j-n.--..: j .cattm, that I have had t other not to tSe-' seen, it hrti
tO-'encQUntftf .'fwU'' -'--:rf--:lv: .,. v v..7 . l1twca
'On th ytH, at day light the enemy's ho come down ?pon usv .although
hritri andvt.wo Jarce and blowine, heavv.from VV. Yh
'"-a in low. it
liO disivw
srhi. i , -i
..4- . - ' li .. - . r . - uvii n .
distant about fivror six miles, wind at f?i.:&ACi-ww.iagw?aoa. aPcnoV i he - gaie in "I
6 weighed with tbc:9fc and manuverS4o ga n verjr. rtucn andas I could :tiot g0 il4t0 N
the wind. At 9 having passea to ieewE vy" ciernnneu io run to Gene,;,:
enemy's line and ,aeat of his van &hipOn Bay, as a shelter for the sdnall vessels, and
Wolfe) hoisted our colours ann nreaa icwguo e opcciiwn DemgaDic to obtain broU;n
achcwner3,.werC;dis(virtd.-lkanng W,.N. W doUeto
Forign Intelligence
I i vi n.r,;i uriumu outaiu. uj lite f r'
lii'.l ; i.otlustnoes towns of Aieetu, Villa Fran
ca jnd VU R4S. Af'tr passing theseTyou as
cenu a mountlln ''an$L. descend by V7ergara, a
smsll butcheerfnl district, celtbjated Wfore the
French devastations for ill excellent schools,
wmcn .tne patriotic society, cnarged witn tf.e.na-
tional instruction, had established there. -From!
r SPAIN. . '
.. Extract (from the Port. Telegrato, 6 July.
Every day French officers are coming inasde
sertera ; in the military chest was found 3(000,
000, 'crowns, jfbe. money the solders have taken
from the prisoners and Wing Joseph's companions
exceeds that sum. the prisoners are about 3000.
aift! killed and wounded 7000. mng the French
officeia' Ladies and thoe of Juramema4ots,
Which, are about 400, there are three. Getiet-jl's
Ladies, including Madame Saxati, to whom Ltl.
Welhngton trave permission to return to France
76 coaches were taken," of which 36 belonged
ta Jost-ph, in which- were Count) . diaraouds and
gold handles .and ruany atwels !2
Jiead of cattle and sheep ffe ukt;n
earnestly reported on the SfjfiTStai G:n
Giron witl the Gallician array enrdrecTSe. Jiran
deLuz, where, it issaid a dtputii'ion waned -.on!
him from liayonne, offering 3vo0O;Q0p of ;eals,
and every necessary his array stood in need of
provided he would nrf. enter the city. Pamplona
has a garm;n of 5C00 men, and is one of the
Ve.rato Victoria are 28 miles, and the babu rQngest places ,n Spam. The r,nch Mr 700
iiiiiuiiiii iiiiiU a t v iiijib Kji 1.1 111 1 ivi rai miiii . . .
country seats,
almostjoiri each other,; make the road appear
i wore like a confined "rtreet than a high wayi
' ThJjury oft h freand road, and the agree
able prospect of Zarfavra, which wind through
Donnell in "Santona 400 meo -and in Bilboa
1700 men.A On the 26th June Ld- Wellington's
H( Q. were in Orquin. 3 leagues beyond Pamp
lona and 11 Jromllayorrne. On this same day
the VaUty , arid whose turnings are every moment ;h T w ' l r I. hT" -
..V .u- . ... 'rj m ' r. tis said theconvot m taken The 5th division
; v presiuiea tp me view ot tne traveller, torm a
fAqst enchanting coufr d'oiel, arid thia beconies
k commendable- foe the plenty and abundance
p whith 'tKpeasanta appear to enjoy, and that do?
-ree of deanlmeis which was to be found in the
iun8 The road tqotinues, passing fcy the town
of Iondr; ionf from whence it touches the skirts
;' of the nwHTitan of Scleras, tvluch it passes on Jbw
gr6und4n gereral the-country here offers con
- aider.bie positions for a retiring army, the
f'Vv oi:ains diminishing'aS yo approach Vitto-
' Lttria is one f the most agreeable eitietin
1 Spain, hituated partly Qrt the declivity of a
niqi?i' in, and partly in a valltv interspersed
-' witMMSHutiful country seats, forming from the
xnounrans,- a cnarrmng landscape ; many ot its
Vt&iivfo?? fcrgej the ; sides planted with trues,
;. hirh 're rtcred by several rivulets, sorines
i'iIR fcumatns , the citjrls divided into the new
')ad,ir.W wnVis,swt:'wned wish two kinds 'of
nan-, u ai present wirToruneu u nas a
Hituket surrounded bv an ekeatnt arcade. Hike
thtc.arjge at Lisbon) a Cathedral church,
,v tieiSdeMnany tnonaririesr and conents for
bo'xes. The RaJtAsylum is aa edHice
,thir!has the greatest Attention of travellers
. it is, an irwtitution- rn which , 1 50 fctudento arc 1
; gralu .tly5mpporied v, who are taught to reirf,
ritend cypbtr,'. and the chatechism, the state
'. lflXUc c.xincc of their eflucation... .-.
- Th'r p4K we!M jl; a"so wonhy of attention.
Te pi" ople arinuMS,triqus and actie, and one
i5 kees every where an air of imimation,, joy and
co;'itent " becaijie that fnc'ustry is sure to be era.
- pioyetf, "rvit9?li?n- this c'rty they have
;A thru JYhj at certain periods?
I jor ijip uninar.ica ypupgmen, one lor the young
rtf omerT, ''"TltlQr the married pcopl' ;
th-emait9of anientsinipHclty. and customs of
:' , rtmoteaniiuii;
, .. From Vitorlar to "Miranda on the Ebro are
twenty miles, pn leaving iVittoria .you cross
; thy iver Anenss on stprje bridge, from whence
ybu enter" t plaiffi in
' lendth'eUutuviited.a: eatremely fertile,
full of trees and wejl peopled ; tbe inhabitants
y thty count about "300 sedlerntnts, reckoning
v 'IpwW'l'and .yittagea;;' the road CfosJe; it in its
length, .tbejrayelfe (passea .hy;be';; little settle.
rnnts of Za Piieola and, Ar&uonihavintr. on his
5 Bidf,;the;riverv acebmpained ; by- -plantations ofl
trcts j he then ascends aanoutuain, from whence
he. deshehda CjMrroy'. andy strip, w hich con
V"'. tinues ": fotirj miJeSj ;eMipg at. llranda' on the
.'I Ebro.;, 1 ,Jiji -o-wh 1 considerable, .beautifully
-1 situated on tl7-I-.bfj,!bich:trsea. by a
landsnm brfeg2. of eight arcles irt the town
h at; market, Ptforned with many fonO'
tains. ;,it h suirsudtd on all shies ftxeept to
remains to beseige Pamplona, -On the 37th the
triumphant arroy entered the French territory,
and on the 28th Lord W a bead quarters would
be also there. . '
C -.exz, Jul;- 1.
Accounts from Aiicsnt arc to luue 23. Suchet
has received a reinforcement of SOOO men. ' The
Cortes have ordered our army la that vicinity to
benUcmented ' ". '
Juhj Z. We are well aisured" list. 12,000 of
the French were macic prisoner on Ihe 21st ult.
in the great battl. 40,000,600 resjs were found
in the military chest. Joseph "entered PJmpelu
nand tord WeHlrigton's H. Q. 00 the S5th
were within one league of tha place.
July 5. A depijtatirtn from the Cortes waited
upon the" Uri'ish Ambassador and congratulated
mm on the defeat ot the Trench. The. Cortes
have order
went to
hav unanimously vote3 an estate to Lord Well.
ington. v - -
Uina mention-that the remnant of the French
arm? had Continued its retreat frrrm Pamnf lnna
for France, by the road of Rorijevallc, having
at that place a garrison of from jo 6000 men,
under Gen. Canad. - -r ' ' '
July 6. Many tetters from Madrid, dated June
9, mention hetakisj of the French convoy .that
left Vittoria. ' , ' "
M ADR to,. June 22.
A solemn Te-Deum has been 'jerformed, and
icu de joie fire At the Theatre a Dlav ridicuL
ing King Joseph has been performed,.
June 25. Last night every house in this, city,
without exception, was illuminated.
. r Vittoria, June 22.
We are made happy by tieing restored to our
country again. Thanks to Lord AVellinion'!
Victory. This day is a jubilee, Jostpli fl jd last
night ; but we thir.k it impossible for hitn to reach
France.
JENOLAND.
London, June 23.
Madame De Stael is arrived in London
matiame moKEAu, me wue or uen. ivioreau
also arrived. .
From the Lwdon Morr.irg Chronicle, May 31.
1 he pa
next tack, he tacked and made au sin. ro
Northward. As soon as our rea.r vessels could
fptrh his xvaV. tsrked and rinde all ssil in
cbacu. In ihe afternoon the wind became veiy
light and towards night quite calm. The schoq
ners used their sweeps all the afternoon, in or
der to close with the enemy, but without success.
Late in the afternoon' I made the signal ot re
c'ali and form ?djn close order, Wind during
the night from the westward and' after midnight
squally : kept all hands at fpaiters and beat to
windward in hopes to-gain the wind of the ene
my.. At 2 "A. M. missei- wo of our schooners
f at disylight discovered the rriming schooners
to be the Hamilton rand Scourge." Soon, after
spoki- the Governor Tompkins, who informed
me that the Hamilton and Scourge both overset
and sunk, in a . heavy squall about 2 o'clock-;
and, tlisn-essing to rehe, every soyl p,:tished
exesnt sixteen. This fatal accident deprived
me it once of the services of two valuable Of.
ficers, Lieutenant Winter and Sailing Master
Oitgoftd, and two of my lt schoonersfrnDunt-"
ing together 19 guns'. This accident giving'to
the eff-my decidedly the supeiioily, I thought
he wotridtake advantage of it, particularly as by
a change of wind, he vjs jSgain brought dead
to windwartl of me. Formed thfc line upon the
larboard tack and hoe to- Soon afer 6 A.M.
the enemy bore up and, set studding-sinls, ap
parently with an intention to bring us to action
When he had approached us within about four
miles he brought to on starboard tack. I wore
and brought 10 on same tack. F'nding that the
enemy had no intention of bringing us to action,
I edged away to gain the land breeze in the Jf
ternoon. It oon after fell calm and I directed
the schoncrs to sweep up and eng;tge the ehe-
my. About noon we got a light breeze troni
the Eastward. I took the Oneida in tow, as
she sails badly, and stood for the enemy.
When the van four schooners wa3 within about
1 1-2 or 2 miles of his rear, the wird shifted to
the westward, which again brought him, to wind
ward ; as soon as the breere struck hitn, he
bore up for the schooners in order to cut them
off before they could rejoin roe ; but with their
lereA medals to be struck, i'nd a morJ sweePs "V 'ne oreeze soon mining toem ao.
be erected in hodi-afthB victor SflhLhev wer their station. The enemy
. . i.j;.i:.jff.'i .1 .. .r
uiiiililK IJIIUSC1I IHIiCU in IIIS HUCIIIUl U I Ull U1C
schoonersv ha-ikd h;& wind and hoe ta. It soon
tfter became very squally, and the appearanceoi
iw cominuing rso during tne mgnt , ana as we
had been at Quarters for nearly lorty hours, Otnl
being appi ehensive of separatfng from some of
the heavy sailing schooners in the squill) induced
me to rfin in towards Niaeara, end. anchor jrntU
side the bar. Gen. Bydvefy handsomely otV
fcred any assistance in, men that I might require.
F received 150 'soldiers ;nd distribytcd them in
the diflferenrvrsseU, to assist in boarding, or re.
pellinyj boarders, as circumstances might require.
It blew very heavy in squalls during the niffht-
Soon after day light discovered the enemy fleet
beating north ; weighed and stood after him.
The winds soon became light and variable, and
before 12 o'clock, quite calm. At $ fresh
breezes from north, ihe enemy's fleet' beating
nprth, distant about 4 or 5 leagues. Wore the
fleet. in succession) and hauled upon a wind on
the laboard rack. At sundown the enemy bore
:n. w, by N. on the starboard tack. The wind
for the. squadron, as we were all nearly wu II
Madison and Oneida, having Dot a sife 7
00 board when we arrived, opposite Gene
Bav After brind-incr .thf hno t. Sft
wego, the wind became light, inclining r0 cap
wnicn n.is; promngea our passage to this
sliall provision the squadron for fite
. . . . . . . 'J' ""tu
u ascertain whether' we could reach him withj
onr shot t finding they fell shorT, wore ana
hauled upon a wind on the ( starboard tacM,the
rear of our schooners thwi abouVsix mflea asr
1 1 "Tl- - i. ..avnr Ami Kailtft
tern. 1 np enemy,wore: w uw,soaivii r-r - -i,-) ,... j,ui, v.iiiiing to calm
upon a wind on the- aama lacW bat soon fihdingL which has-proldhged our passage to this day. i
that we should be able to weatnrr mm upon iyc s.ibu pruwsjun squaaron tor rite veeki .J
iirrirfri iin I ri ijirp in .u.ninn v j ... .
1 w" --r " - v..-i.iS,
more agreeable news than this communiciJ
.nt'tr. . ..'V-'.--. V,UH
vwiiyuiiiA, r
The loss ihe Growlejand Julia, in the nut
nerm which they have been lost is mortify"mT
the extreme, and although, their commanrid.
obeyed my positive orders, I am wifling ta
believe that it arose from an error of judginem
and excess of zeal to do more than was required
01 mem lninmng prooaoiy mat tne enemy i
tendsd -to bring us -to a general action uW
thought that by gaming the wind of , hitn the
injure him than they could, by forming 10 leewifif
of our line. From what I have been able m h;.
cover of the movements of the enemy he hat n.
mtontion of engaging us, except he cangetdecid'
edly the advantage of wind 6c weather,; and as h
yessels tn squadron sail fetter than our squadron
he can always avoid an action unless I em
gain me wina ana nave suuicieot day light to
bring him to' action bufore dark. His object ig
evidently, -to harrass us by night attacks, by
which meana he thinks to cut 6fl' our small, dull,
sailing, schooners in detail. ,7 Fortune has, Cvi.i
dentV, favored hinj husfar.. .1 hope that it will
be my turn next, and although inferior in point df
force, I feel very confident of success.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectful
your most oDeaitnt servt. , '
ISAAC CII.UJCET. ,
lUTISfl OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
. HEAD QUARTERS,
, Kin"Stony itihJln. iSldK
By accounts received by his ExceSency tl
Goyernor in chief and the pommander oftha
forces, from Commo.dgre x9u James Yeo, dated
off York, at half past one P. M. on the lith in
tant, the following particulars Jiave just been
transmitted, oftlie capture and destraetion of
four of tho enemy's armed schrs.
n Tuesday cveninij last, the 10th instan
tne enemy's squadroa' under Com. Chauneey,
got under weigh from .their anchorage ofi' ifo
oioufh of the Niagaj-a river, and with a fine
breeze from the eastward, stood towards our
nett, which was becalmed off the port at
Twelve Mile Creek. At sun-set a fine breeze
coming off the land, gave ua the wind of the ene.
toy, when onr squadt-on stood far them, on which
they immediately bore away from us under as
much-sail as the sehooners could carry, tokeea
up with the larger vessels ; the enemy formed
a line 5 theTike, Madison, Oneida and 6 selioo
hersf two ehoouers beinglaceif toWiftltvvalrtl
for the purpose of raking the masts of our
squadron, as they could come up.
At eleveD o'clock, got within gun-shot of tho
..1... ...i. . j , 1 1 . . , .
w..vv..v.o, t. utu i lit, uffuiicu a uiih&. ure, ami,
from their eoine so fast, it was an hour before
the Wolfe, ourheadmost shit could nass them."
At this time, the rest of the souadron was he-
tweco two and three miles astern of the Wolfe
and on her eomimr un with the Madison and
Pike, they put .before tho-wind and raaur sail
firing their stcrrfehase 'gUM. Sir James Yeo,
finding it impossible to get the squadron up with
the enemy, as the Wolfe was the only ship
which Could keen un with ih
r r- . - " T ww v y -
mrni mem uuu in iwo Bcurs. iQ windward,
is
naming to the westward, I stood to the north all which he captured, and which proved to be the
; "uu lu h" . iiunnaiiy-c, nv uai- orowicr anu juiia, eacn mounting one Ions 32
hzhx tacked to the westward, the wind harinar ! and on lna-rwrlvA runn,W T.
t changed to N. N..W. Soon after discovered my's largest schooners,-the ScoirrgTof 10 and
I the enemy's fleet bearings. W. I took the Aspithe Hamircon of 9 guns,,upset on thenicht of
our
11 It Illhpf
l- 1 . r .-. . . . .1 4 ' rHmwmryyAm m a. mu
.-.v?ards the hvrr by mount ai., on the top of
liich th .re ave yet tp be. seen the n.jnaW pf n
a nc 0i casev-wdrwantow ersiw h ic f i n iorj
mcr ftii,va served to ornamenrai'd defend it. It
1 (r-nsidjied byJ's position one of the 'keys
nofHfter Ebtcr lromr M i nda-orrrther Ebro 'to
B:b4edv re ?o miles -On haying .Miranda
rtie road negins; aimosttmme
the ro4int.-.i" of T'trccio, nne
the mountains ot uccn. t i he, ascent ro th? top
of Fe?coro is Jorg and. tircsoCie.i vTb road pas
j Ses by the 'two villagts oi Maya'go and.Peccorvo
; in its ."mctnt, Having pass-tl the summit oflhe
mfl!iUi.; the, travt Her begins to enlerjhe terri
; iJ? pssige form- d by irwb very jh mountrfns,
piVttted t. a dcfUe 'whtch 5s ,hrea1fned.y' por '
turns of f wk pp4'aclvrreary to fall.' ' 'Tus pas
tge, which h 'srgjJjLjeelwljV is ph-'boih
s much h ( her-fi-in tUo( heights pf pur gre.H
Aqu 'duct. It. is im osil le id imagihe Mjte
imj. e .nKlaoch 'I) ai d friglitf 1 than this - placed
jhich ihe f.t- .-p!e cIi th tbr.jat of rencbrvo.
r-. Uribiescw is on SuiciVnt ,'.c,fiyj surrou'rided w'lth '
WiVH. vhih fuiir :'cresoridmg'gatt!S. It "is situ
in'a pleasant vail.'y, oo 'he skif'.s of th;
'roouufirth'l.of .' jr)e?a:-:-Thi plain i c&litd the
rtiV vin . jf liutena ? it is ft nile and f oil of. groves" j
,rom - Ct-ibitst to Bcros .ait - 4. jnfits
ay;rupti in. the Momtcur ahhouncinb-
the intended jCouhcil at Pr aWue, elves, rise to imw.1""!"1! ct realising what we had been so long about one hundred.
portant considerations. It has been lore' on the j l0lVnj? .J. ; iut.bcrot 12 o'clock, the wind cha. , By theloss and cantorc of the two schooners.
tapis. -Our readers will recollect that a fo'rtnight
agove extiMcted from The Jnti-Gallican a notice
of this measure being actually dettrmined. It
was even saidatthe time, that' the Earl of A
berdeen was to,bei he Minister entrusted to re
present the Prince : Regent at jhis General Con
gressj The proposal evidently onginates in the
diplomatic aWress ' of .Boarjarte,' and that it has
been a loner time in his contemDlation is evident
fc orn tb request made Hy . tK vtAtnericln PresK
ucm 10 air j. u. wanen tor passports to two
persons to pasa freely td Russia, qmlcr pretence
cf, ncgociating Under the mediation of the Km
peror . Alexander, with England, but inrealTty
ged to V. S. W which bro't the
win dwai d r tacked to the northward
v . - .....
diately toascend LCf. :e 'vL'T 7.7. l"f
of the chain of : ;p a , ? ne rcn ieror takes
( . . ir 1 it. 111 1 11 in 1 1 l ii nsiui.c n 1110 .nnfm. ni - -1
'"ra.:" yi.i"f,uiji wiwkii uuiituiclllBl a'lU
enemy to the enemy's squadron has been reduced' to ten
at 3. tl. I trncuDla on1 muni . - 11 .
wind inclmmg to the northward, wore to .the lttfii,, iht th ufl o.
SOUtnivar.i nnrl wfGiu4ri nA J.. .u t... . . v - .
rr ",i,.o ";-""- ""u 'wa4,c "'anui long pounacrs and nas a compliment oly
!L 5 e5"1V0tmake a" faiL Al they en,anathatihe Madi9opTnounts22S
wv. vj. n . our: up ann steered tor him. At
5, observed the enemy becalmed under the land,
nearmg him very fast with a very fine breeze
from . N. V. At 6, formed the. order of bat,
le within fthritrt A, mifp rr ih Tu
wind at this time very light.
enemy.
At 11, the rear of
roriades with 340 men.5 Nine boat-loads of
troops Were taken on hoard tht srtrndrnn oft
- , " u "
Monday for the Putdosc. it is sunuosed. ofre-
peJling boarders. - - ; : -?.f n '
; ine Wolle has not received any materiai
damage, and not a aan was hurt on board.
Ims maritime pence ; and he says ,that the Ameri
can agents may 'arrive in good time to assist at
I ne necroua'.ions for ibe.htrer.- -
. ... ' . a.--- "I UWCCi OUU UWt, U.dllQ WilS ni
u S?ene,J I Upon the tn?my' bo The prisoners were landed from h
15 minutes the fire became General frm ihAiT.cf a
,..,l ,. , . . o-- !" uuiuitBkCa vi, me urowier were
m IS
my. At half past U, tho weather line bow tin therwwe mm,!. inf :
Ameiiom. Intelligence.
--V-- ."WasHikcTow City August 24.
Extract of a letter from Commodore Vhauntvy, to
the Secretary of the Aavy dated on board the
General 'Pikei tt Sacketf Harbor. $th
. Juint, 1813. ' -'k , ; k
" SIR-I arrived hre this day with this ship, j
t-h.. Mdiwjn,()nedl8, tSovtrnor TompMnsCon. j
Pert and i Lady of she
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quest,- Onrjrio,
The F,
Sine
ftve Ken,' much
rr ssed at the
Lake,
l?ir American ahd Asp I kft at Niagara,
e I had ihe honor cf addressing you last, I
icn nstresied and moyified : dis
losa of a part of ihe force entrifsffH
and passed to the, leeward, except the Growler
and Julia, which soon af.er tackpfl in Unrttiiit..
Jward, whicK brought the enemy between them
and me. Filled the main topsail and eded v
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!, Y tne enemy down, not on-
;Iy to engage him to more advantage, but to lead
him from the Growler and Julia. He however,
cfi nis wma iinm ne completely .separated those
vcsscis irom me re.totthe squadtoni ex
changed a few shot with this ship as he passed,
without injury to us and mae sail after our two
schrs. Tacked . and stood n ltt him at 10
(mklnight) findirtg that I must either seperjS
c resi oi me squadron or relinquish tne
saving the to which Tiad "seneratedJ I
v o--- ft titiioi. cuner $epei
trom the rest of the squadron or relinquish
hope ofaving the to which Tad mvtr
reluctantly gave up the pursuit, r'ejoined - the
squadron, then to leeward anH for,J ,h.'i;M
starboard tackT he firincr wa ront1w.A k,-,-
:og "-mhuv vvwvtn
our two schooners- and the enemy's fleet until "a
bout t Ai Mi when I nresum th, vi,.i
toimm aorUfedat being able to surrepOy force 80 mucR uper; $J
therwjge much cut un.
i Nothing could exceed the eagerness eni cn ,i
thusjasm manifested by the oltieers and men
serving 'on board our squadron for a close en
gagement with the enemy, and the OHly appre
hension atfd regret expressed by all were, that
thcif opponents, tholigh superior in guns and
- Mr bWill UA 1 1 1 I - M M m Ill" I I 1 1 V HI W IV
pifford them an opportunity of termidaling by a
uiucii uvijua tue contest lor aseenaancy on to?
Lake; ; -" . - :.
xr.;' PESPERATtTaCTIN. n',
. TheparticuIarseX the, action between the priTjr
teer,sch. Decatur at Charleston '-and his B. M
sch Dominico will be found in the fbOowlpgc'
tract from the VOofi;kk 1 ' ' ' '
" EXTKAtrrr -' .
Relatjon of the Battle between the American Pri
vateer Decatur, armed with ?'- fcaTh r3rrrVn.
ades, and oue Im pounder on a pivot.
in4Vomniarjde4 bylonttomiielH
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