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4 1 , f f - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 41814. ...'. .v v.'.t; "'v .J ...... .,: r , . . V ft''l'ft:X J- .p.,..--r ir t- . RALEIGH; (N. C.) , v- - ' ... :v' PRINTED) WEEKLY, BY ALEX. LUCAS. , ' Termtof tubtrription: Three dollaii per yci, one half to be paid io advance. No paper to be contiqucrl longer tfian tiirce mouths aiter a year's subscription become! due, and notice v tbqreof ihall hive been given. . - - -r Mkertwmenls, not exceeding 14 lines, are inserted thrice fr one dollar, and for twenty-five cents each subsequent inser tion ; and iu like proportion where there Is a greater nurubet of 1 net than fouiteen, " Congress. fellow citizens, and an injurV to the people. ' 3. Resolved. That the ilecisioa of tlie' raaio ritj of tliis House, not to consider the resolutions before named, offered by a member on Friday the 14(h inst. on the subject of the state coa.su ing trade, be and the same is hereby rescinded. And to provide against such abuse iu future, 4. Resolved, TJiat the follow ing be added to the rules and orders of this House, viz; .That every original motion or resolution, in writing, offered by Rny niember (the nature, reason aiid ohjec'tjpf.itheing first' stated by him, if he . see fit) shall be immediately received by the clerk MR. GASTON'S REMARKS On the hill to prevent the Ransoming of Vessels of the United Statest taken by the enemy. Mr. Gasto'jt rose to move-that! the bill he on tH table until to-rnorrov. In niakinsr this mo- Won he had no desien to delay the decision upon opeaKer, linmetiiaiciy aner reports trom nformation is given, that the disconsolate par ents, it they survive, may hear of their chil dren. ; . ' ' . . ..... ' ....... , . . ". '.. - Metitea Justice. -A white man, whose sa vugc? hearfhad induced him to adorn his person with au Indian dress, was shot near. Daniel's inn, It miles from this place, by Dr. Turteloit, while attempting to make his escape from the 'a'AfAffetea8 taken prisoner fi short distance fNim Buffalo, and was one among a party of In dians wilo had just plundered and set Hodge s and read, and thereupon be before the House ibnck house on fire. He was known to be a for consideration, to be disposed of as the House 'prominent leader among the Indians, stiniula may iudce ri;ht. And such resolutions arid ting them to tlite commission oHhe most wan- M. . .'. a . . van .St .. motions shall be in order, and be called for by ton aim cruel uaroarmes. mere is but om House, to be heard on this floor in behalf ef hisjnear Amaziah Wright where they yet remain, us "This circumstance has made- a1 ffpaf i .1 - i. Tl .i:u sTi. u.ii i ' '.-a' i . . .. i".'"M They Are the children of Job llejiljigton, who of conversation here mueh to the credit of out areupied the first building this side bt Hodge's j commanders it will probably be" distorted inta s tayeru, a mile and a half from Buffalo. This ajhundreddfffereiitsWiies liefore it is done wills ' 'select ctimmittefes ;' and if any question of pri ority arise, it shall be decided, in the r&ir of states, as m the cajie of petitions. The bill to encourag? enlistment, by increas ed bounties, lias passed both houses of congress, and will no doubt become a law. Thcconferees of tha two houses have made an arrangement relative to'the bill for increasing the bounty of soldiers, who . shall in future en list into the United States' army. There is to be no additional land given the pay per month ;o0,l tl.ia 1.411 n nnU;iilv fltr.inlme' siipIj n 8 dollars any citizen or nM-eommissionetl ocasion, especially as in the almost annihilated 'offivr who enlists an allied bodied man to have ntstp of our commerce, but little practical' ef- 8 dollars therefor. The recruit is to have 50 f.. t could follow from it. But he feared that iHars at his enlistment, BO dollars whenever his hopes had been visionary, and wished fori he is mustered, and 2 when discharge, or at lAlsnrr-tr, rii-ftftvpr. nr tn ftnahlo others tr dis- the end of five years. This Mas read in the .cover how it could possibly operate any goid -Senate, and concurred in by that body; end. its pas-saare, but to procure a little time for re flection." It had been ompIaud btetl ien fhvorable to this fcill, that aR the .;Wea ures, 9nggetedhy the majority, met Vvitli a systematic resislanee, and it was strongly in sinuated that to this zeal of oppiignation was a'tnbutable the opposition to this hill. For .timself he begged leave to say1 that he felt an anxiety to discover some measure of the major ity, which a regard for the welfare ofhis couu try, and a repec for the dictates of his . con e'ince. would permit him to support. He had l have tnereiore jtiven voua correct tiinMM.H ; brief account of it. - The End vmibn. mount ha j f sarne wrigui or meifci wtu the United States v anu inree or iourguns more, and the Statira i Hiiperior trf us by one or tno aruns. The disaiif pomtment is very great with us, for every soul calculated on taking her with ease. You ger rS we must trust altogether to our heels; '' ' Yours affeeiionately. , , 'Vj-!?J t ' -' : ." " v:: - A. CLAXTOrf, . - V',' WARSHIP. - 'v--;, The" ingenious and indefatieahle Ifnhprt PU J ' ton, we find, has directed Ins attention to the employment of steani-boaU for purposes of pub lic defence, in tin harbors and waters of the U. The following ! a -copy f a certificate f rrro some of our iutistTistiiii?iii8lu fl imvi.1 .fs ficcrsf whivh.l so Mrjjfieit in dscriplioii, so conclusive in the judgment given on if; that' no remarkaof ours are neeewary, and co.iTd n,ot t j add Jo -the- weight of f lie opinions given. We " hope it will meet that attention u here it shouldL to which its importance entitles iU-Jlurora : " NEW IONDOS, JK9. rf, 1814. -.sr- v OA Oil all hands it was admitled. that hiMiion of ransominsr would produce iu ")nvenience, but the committee of foreign re la ;ons believed this incouvenienc atoned for, b the great pnblie benefit it would effect. This benefit was said to be the suppression of ."collusive" captures by the enemy, covered un der the practice of ransomine." Now he could Tlie hill to prohibit the delivery ot JibellesI ounain, excepung aian, a uiacKsmuii siioo, t the pro-' goods to the persons claiming to own them, has used as an armory, and a small house of aJVlfs. individual 'passed the house, and is now before the Sen'ite.jSt. John. They came out of Buffaloyahout two The bill to prohibit the ransom ot vessels tafc- mnes, ana ourni an as lar as me brick house en by the eneinv, has passed to a third reading of Mr. W. Hodge, inclusive, in nhieh were 6 in the Jiouse, and will no doubt puss that body. . r 8000 dollars worth of goods, that were also .. . - lost. IVSK.VATE. f the Americans killed in the battle at Black JJondau.Jamiaru 24. 4,to(,k, the bodies ot 33 have been found. The understand how such collusion might exist whil? we had a coasting and our export trade ; hut now that the embargo hermetically closes o r ports against the departure of our vessels, he. was utterly at a loss to imagine how it was pr ictieable. - The object of ransoming is, to lie permitted to retairiffre captured property: The Only instance in wlilchj ransoming cajLpow take 'iUMB iaiifiefpyit lrT"AmeiCan veSielro ins from one foreign port to another, or return- insr from abroad ftomfi. nv iniliicemeni io Mr. -Jlfason submitted the following resolu tion for consideration : Resolved, That the Department of the Treasu ry is a principal and indispensable oiTice in the administration of the government of the United States. ... . That the duties of this office are at all times important'; that at the present time when plans of finance are to be devised, taxis to-be impos ed, loans to be obtained and large sums of mo ney to be expended and accounted for. these dii- ' collusive captures' under- pretence of ran-,!1-'"' have become more arduous, and that the wrong attending this transaction, that is, ever talstog him prisoner. A contribution was made in money, provi sions and cloth ing, by the eitizenei of Canandal gua, and forwarded onto, the relief of the dis tressed, who were flying from their homes and from danger. , , . PLATTSBURO', JAW. 12. Nisrht before last General Wilkinson arrived from Malone, reviewed the troops yesterday, We, the undersigiit-d,havj? this day examined, ana starts mis morning lor Albany: and says e mouei ana plans n a vessel of warulimif- he will be back again in seven days. j tel o us by RobertFaiton, to carry twenty -firur guns, twenty-lour or thirty f.my pounders, uud canandaigua, jan. 11. ' use red hot shot, to be jiropeiled by steam, at the The enemy re-crossed the; river into Cana-J speed of from 4 to 3 miles an hour, wiihf.nt ii,- da on Saturdav.the 1st inst.. havinsr completed aid of wind or tiderhe properties of vvl.ii h the work of retaliation , in tC way rathe- more .vessel are rT'hat without masts or sails, she satisfactory to themselvea than to -us. They can movewilh sufficient speed : thaF her ina ien no uauuiugs standing at uiacK kock or ciunj oejng guaniea, sne cannot be crippled i ni ucr Macs rc 80 iiucK as to be impenetra ble to every kind of shot-and in a calm or light breeze,'he can lake choice of psition or distance from an enemj. Considering' -'the ' speed which the application of steam hasalrea dy given to heavy tioatiug bodies, we have full u.inuriu c, iimi siiuuju suvu a vesse i move OH ! f 4am, in instance of the first derinHn, had , inregrHv.iuia iugrnie ot a eiinrpeirnx,s"' not been suggeste'i. nflr was readily conceiva- "'"' tie, . MiQ thossof the other class,' hp had per-jU'hargc them. pl?xed his mind hitherto in Vain, to find out that by his n, iI.om. .i,Hi tA nnl i vf me i resKK'iir oi enemy have also in their possession 69 prisoiir ers. - The enemy's loss, is believed to have been much greater than ours. The schooners Ariel, Little Belt, Chippe way, and sloop Trippe, lying near Buffalo Creek, fell into the euemy'g hands, and are pro bably destroyed. ; ( The tavern -house of- Major Miller, at Cold Springs, and the house of lieut. col. Granger, at Four Mile Creek, are not burnt as reported. "ftratns tiranger, brevetted a lieut. col. by what temptation aptuf ar.d ransom. It. would seem that if the fcip was not concerned in illegal importation land had no prohibited good. on board, he need ed no stratagem of the kind to legalize-her en tr,vinto the ports of her own conatry -if she h''l a prohibited eargo, it seemed etjually cer tain, that the process of capture sand ransom neither changed its diameter, nor; altered our lws forhjdding its introduction. Perhaps re- the United States informed the Senate that he had commissioned Albert Gallatin, then Secretary of the Department of the 1 reasury, to proceed to Russia, and there with others to ncgociate treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain and a treaty of commerce with Russia. ; ' : That pursuant to such commission Albert Gallatin departed from the United States in the month or May last, and-hath ever since been fl-wtiftn mJe-ht hflw lh.it ihpr?vepp nnsihilities 1 an 81,11 remains without the limits ot the U. of such a practice, not-withstanding iiis present jtaties" Tiew seemed very clear to the. contrary. He i I hat by reason of the said commissioning, wished if it were so, to know them, and on ' departure and absence from the U. States of the knowing themwoiil.l take pleasure in support- Albert Gallatin, the office of the Secretary intr any measures caleulafed to put down an in- 1,e 1eaisury hecame vacant, and is now jiiri'Mis practice. He hoped, therefore, that, va"t' tU Mil would lie on Hie table.1 , .1 lhnt 8,IC" vacancy in the oice of theSeere- Nn ariswer was made The motion for the larv of th Treasury affects the public credit, W!t to lie on the table, was "put and rei?cted. rHnrih the current service, emlingers the ge- Tli iir.8nrn tlifn etntpd hnll tliP I.Ml ner Wt'ilaie, and Oil .'lit UO-lonarCr JO-X'XIAt - I u . be evirnsged r 7 x :i M'ii!itn iiitcliince. A;r. Gaston again rose. And observeiT that as all lis effojrts--lind'l)ecn vain, to discover the piWlity of the practice meant to he put. down' ; .. . albavv, ja-nuart 2i. by this bill, atthe expence of aeknowledged in- 1 SUMMARY. ' J diji'haV iiijiiry, andtime to find qut such apos-1 A letter tanded to the editor of the Argus, fsibiiity had been refused. jhiin, he claimed f'ofdafed the lith, at Le Roy, gives (lie names of know of the committee who; reported this bill, the following persons killed at. Le wist on and nd of the gentlemen . who; Wished it enacted Schlosser, by the enemy , besides -those-we have iuto a law, whether any of tJiem liad been able, already . mentioned, viz. JN'iles Gil let. and a to find out a possible case. If they had, he beg; young brother, Mr. Mack, Mr. Trowbridge. S. fed them, tq tate it. and his pbjections werere-T'aftany, ind captain Rose. They Were found moved. But if they could, find iione'sueh.heXStripped, scalped and their hearts taken out. desired to he informed upon what principle be, Several families Were taken to Caiiada'r'and or any other person, ffouiu decently vote lor thei meu, women and children conhned together bill? . - 1 he letter adds, that Gen. Swift had advanced - A pause ensued all eyes were - turned upon! to Youngstown with'a small party,- where he i - -; rt w t. - u J .s.. j.. j tj.j. i i .. . . iih" v. i airmail ui im- v nrnmiiice i roreign n.c-Tnau capiurea a uriusii picKei or -z men, ana lations No7 answer was given The tjuestion kiiled . He kept his position, and the enemy New-York, Jan. 21. From teu'-0rleans Ve learn by lite Spark, that 40 men had been landed at the Balize from the British Sloop of war Herald; who des troyed the fort recently built there, so that the enemy were constantly committing depreda tions on that unprotected river. The Herald had demanded the national character of the in habitants of Barataria (about 300 pirates) they deelaredlhemselves French, arid said they intended to destroy all vessels they fell in with even Americans, they havine-five armed schoo ners and a brig out, the latter commanded by La fete, uud had made some valuable captures and smuggled the goods into New Orleans. It is supposed the crews of all vessels captured (27 in h umber) had been put to death, as no pri soners have been heard of. Besides the Her ald, the enemy have two brigs of war off the Balkee. Copy of a letter from Lieutenant CloA-tonto his L -father? dated -1.. H four miles ah hour,she could, under the fvira- -hie circumstances which muj always be gained over enemies' vessel in our ports, harbors, ba) N and sounds, be rendered more formidable to an enemy than any kind of engine hitherto invcri ted. And in suehase, she would be equal to the destruction of one or more seveiity-foin s. or of compelling , her or them to depart fiom our waters. We therefore give, it as our decided o pinion. that it is ainone the best ini. r.-iv f ibn U; States to carry this, plan into inimediatexe'- cution (Signed) STEPHEN DEgATUR, Jh. JONES, - NEW YORK, J AM. 10. 1814. We, the stihscrib.'rs, having examined the model of the above deVrribed vscl of war. to' he propelled by st.'iiau do f-lly eonVffr in tha above opinion of the jjtarticuhiiity and utilit 5 ' I -tl of the same.- (Sijjued) SAME. EVANS, O. 11. PERRY, v L. WARRINGTON J. Lirrt lS. was put, and the bill ordered to be engrossed. On Thursday, the 7th. in the ho'nse of r"e liaiiini iiLIii n a lift- IT i t. n- . .f At auim.l.nMtfte t ml till. 1ST. a AM moved the four following resolutions, the three! Geii. AViikins6n has were advancinsrncainsl: him The corporation ipfjthis city have riiade a do nation of gioog for the relief of the sufferers arrived at Waterford. first of whielKwre refused consideration, andt where welimlerstand-he has taken quarters for the fourth, according to a standing rule of the j the winter. .' . , Among the distinguished pcson arrived in this city as witnesses in the. casei of Gen. Hujl, i, i .vi c vcu. v..,, uii( ur. riiiits, ia;e oecreiarv t, i i; 4i.n . i. "Resolved, Tliat the Rpresfitativcsof the People in Congress assembled, cannot,, consist eiitly with tbgjyisicnlpfjUi.ejonsthtttioii hasjeJieved our appre" tee nature oi our government, renise to consul ' er anv resolution offered by any one of said Re- : prcse lit i yes- I h e r e tore !. .. 2. Resolved, That the refusal by the majori- tv-ift4his-llo4ueta-cn8i(lrlthe-.reaolution8-of fered by one .of the Repfesentutivcs of the Peo- le of Ciassncliusets, on rnday tlierllth. ol iSl'l, asiicrting the right off he people and cf the fespectivV' statcsto a free state coasting tfadc interdiejod by an act of Congress, was an infrip.ginrl of "the right of the Representa ftye, and oitlia privilege of a member of this hensions fr the safety of Distrr.U and Erie- TlWe were OOO'men at the farmer place, the I ud inn s -ii e UdiiiMscd, anduo -"a n nreltetisittns ree - r,"' 'v . Ll " .1 . BATAV1A, JA. 8. On the day that: the ciieniy entered Buffalo, Mr. Joseph Almy found on the road,-about two miles from their house, three chil!rcn,ihceSd t about ten; he took them into his carriage, fiitertained from the enemy. At Erie, a fo gftif etetijt Xo-Jtffgnd Iho- placo had a&jmbledr4ThefinalHin , M.ict!inian. New-London, Inn. 19, .. 1814. . -Dkak Fatmkr For "the two last days we liavelr?en allaiixiety j an American captain return.;d on parole from the Ramilies, 74, a few days since anj communicated to commodore De catur, ajconilltttioii-he had with captain Har dy, in which tlie latter v.aid " that , now that two frigates were oft", of equal force to the Uni ted Stales and Macedonian, that he should have no objection to a meeting taking place? but that he could not allow the challciige to come from tbe English commanders." The hint was em bpiced m a moment, arid captain Biddle dis ratchedvith a challenge lrom our commanders, ii the mean time eyery preparation was made, on our ide, for an immediate engagement, which we all supposed no objection could be made to, the crew of both ships were'called to- get tier, ann addressed by their commanders, who riiade kuowir to them the substance of the busi ness then on foot, they were answered by three hearty cheers.' . Captain Jones concluded his short aud pertinent address in the following words, spoken with great modesty, " my lads, our eruize will be snort, , and I trusty a very profitable one.'? Captain Biddle w ent on board the 74, a sirjal was immediately made for the two commanders of the English frigates, and they went jn board. Captain Hardy address ed them, " gentlemen, here are two letters for you;it rests-, altogether with yoo to decide on 1 he matter.' Stackpole, of the Statila. answer ed with tbeeatestffectationfponhTrniiT-iiiri it is the most acceptable letter I ever received ti- i .. : - . -.' FROM THE NORTH. The follow ing extract of ajctter to a gentler rman in this city, has just been received, it is 41.. 1 "a .' .1 . ' . i iic iiutfti niiormaiion irom mat qiiarttc ( - "DETROIT. DKC. 23. ' It is rumored that the British and Indian are in the neighbotl.ood of thp river Trench and preparations are making at Sandwit h rnrj Maiden by our respective cornmuiidaijta Io give them a warm reception, and the troops at this post are in readiness. " I presume you have heard that Gen. Cass is appointed our Governor,,, andis sw ora aceiul i Captain Biddle returned, and' related the cir cumstances as 1 have, mentioned. For myself. I thought from the, manner of Stackpole that he would be the nrst to tmieh, I am not able to sa that he did,' it is enough, that the captain oi the' Borer (sloop ot war) cariie m yesterday arifi and brought tUotn to hw house in Middlebury, made known that tbey had declined meeting inglyj tie is gone to Albany to attend the trial of Gen.-Hull. Col. Butler commend in his ab sence; General Harrison, it is expt eted herc will resume the command. Hrashinioti Oaz. Extractf ulttter-hQwlwm 'i. dated the itith inst. 1 Thepeople in and about Sackett's Harbor I are in considerable agitation . arid fear an atuck, w hich 1 believe is only delays!, until the ico iA strong enough to cross the river on." Mr. AV P. Gibson, passenger in the Swedish brig Skoenheren,from Gottenbnrgh, arrived at Boston, w as intrusted with despatches from St.' Petersburg, lor our government, but was not suffered to bring them iu the above vessel ; he brought private letters from Mess. Bayard & Gallatin. Mr. G. had not been informed of his disqualification in the Legation, at the last accounts from St. Petersburg. Mr.' Cl at, we learn, proposes to leave this ci ty on Friday next for New York, whence he is to embark for Gottenburg, HeArt Carroll. esq. of this district, goes out as his Secretary. W e are happy to learn that lieutenant 1'aci ET-r',' of the navy, who was reported to have been killed at Buffalo, has arrived safely at Lrie Jl weulthii citu. Bv the report of theritv eomptrollif of New York, it appears thuCihe expend'ililres of the corperatioh of that City Tor -tbepasteataiigfttViontoaf" met by the regular tunas, ana leaving a ruiance in ihe-Trecsurv. . . ... J,'aL-luieL COM. OI.IVER HAZARD PERRY. This young hero was yesterday admitted Br the floor of the Senate, as a mark of respect and. distinction. His receptini was truly flattering blH.' We hobe this may ever be th treatment of patrittisai and yaUr.it " 7 ? i
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