'.J .: -
.V
$cy slibuM thinkicmfielvca, trader their dis
vrctioftary jtowciSj" just, ficd in' arceding. W , u
irue copy
perate a strietibn poe.tke fiditWfror; oUer mucJj ba(tcre(iT- I regret to sayifottibth.
n CUIUSTOPHER HUGHES Jr ,
JtWugAt of original protocol mile by the diner-
settling by such amicable treaties, land to the
UiiifedT States; a hat been ;hitherft practised ?
Th'ty answered; that it 'was understood; jbat
the Indian territories' should be a barrier be
tween the British possessions and those of the
United states : that toe United folates and
Great Britain should both be restricted from
inch purchases; of lands V baft that the Indians
icatt "Ministtrt? ttfths titnojirsfeonferhee tfoiildrtot le rcstricteif from selliagtoany third
'. heldutitk thi.Briti&tonmnianenffil party. , '.';.-, y.
: AUraeeUne' fce'hveei the CommTiitfnert of The meeting was, adjourned to Wednesday
Ws Bfitannie aiestr and those bfUhe lJ.
ytaei of AmerieaV fof negotiatinir ami conclod
inga peace, held at Ohut, 8th August,8l,
the follawiiiar Doiuts were - tfeen.ted bv the
Commissioners en the. part of Great Britain as j
'subjectsJW discission;',, ,$4. '.'!
The forcible aeusnre of mariners on board
10th August, i
True copy, ; C. HUGHES, Jr.
See. to the Mission Extraordinary y
(For cc nclusion tee founb page,)- : ,
Hi,
f merchant vessels, and the claim of ulle.
"igianee of his Britannic Majesty upon all
the native born aubject of Great Britain,,
? 3, The Indian allies of Great Britain to" be
included in the pacification, and a bounda-
Vr io be fettled between the dominions of
. the Indians and those of the United States.
Both parts ot this point are considered byi
the" British got eminent as a sine qua non
to the conclusion of a treaty.
3. The retision ot tne uounuary line oc
American Intelligence.
Vopyof a letter from Maj'. Gen. Jackson to the
1 l ' . Secretary of Mar, dated
Uciwl-uwicrs, 7th Military District,
..; t Mobila, St-pt. 17.
sir With lively emotions of satisfaction I
communicate that success has crowned the aral-
tbe 2$ pounders are cracked in such manner
nra informed by two; . deserters fronx tlic
land forced who have just arrived hcreiatKl
whom, I said for your disposal, that reinforce
ment is expected, wltentbey AyU doubtless ctf.
deavor to wipe off the stain of yesterday .
nlfyou will send the Amelia down, we may
prpbably save most or all the ?iip,i . guns, u. .- -..
ner wrecK. is lying o or j iw wau-T, auu
hard.-John.,Tiias;er, and fortvilie!i'r
'Cers and-seamen.
foty retty.
: M .. :, ; ."
yangerously
Severely .
Slightly .
Thole number wounde4 j
10
- 17
13
lant ettbrts of our brave soldiers, in resisting
and repulsing a combined British naval and
land force, which on the 15th inst. attacked
fiurt Bowycr, on the Point of Mobile. '
. 1 enclose a copy of the official report of Ma-
liveenihe territories of th? United 8tatc J 1littu;i,,i": 7 j' T
and those iif Greatritain, adjoining then, comraanded. In addition to the particulars
. .. a . - comniuniratMl in his loiter. I navp. Iparnt that
40 jwortii America. ;v ... rH.....,.: "',"" Ti."
. 4. The f Fishejf iesr.Respecting which tho
. British orerhment will not allow tbepeo-
ile'.of-i&ii Cii'fted 'Stiates tbepTlviledge of
andiniv nl dryiDg fiali, within llu terri
torial jarifldietioii of Great Crkni;i m about
- 7 an equivalent, ' - ,
Tho American CommisMoners were request,
td to say whether their insirjupiiou. from their
government authorised them to treat upon thee
teveral points: and to state un iheir part such
other points as, they miht he further instrucf
ed to propose fof diseussion.-.
' The meeting waa adjourned to Tuesday, the
9th August, on which day the Commi8i.ioner3
net again. '" . "
. The American Commissioners at this meet -I
tag stated, that upon the first and third points
: proposed by, the British Commissioners, they
were provided with instructions from their go?
fcrn'ment ; : and that on tb? Second and fourth
f thpsia points, there not havin existed here
tofore any .differences between the two govern
tisntl, tbey had not been anticipated by the go
Terument of the United States, and were there
lore, not prorided for in : their instructions.
v That in relation to an Indian pasifieaJion, they
koew that the government of the' United States
had appointed commisiioners to treat of peace
With the Indians $ and that it was not improba
ble that peace had been made wlih, them.
. The - American Commissioners presented as
fprther points (subjects) considered by tha go
verntaest of the United States as suitable for
. discussion. -.iV ' " - ' ''
i. v A; definition of bloekaite, and, at far M
- V may be agreed, of other neutral and belli
gerent rights. " : -T1 . ,
4 fTprfnin .lfliii f iniTmnitv to indlvi
t doal fop captures and seizure, preceding'
; nd sabsequent to the war. V,;X -
'.They further atated, that there were Va
- ' irious other points to whieh their instruc
,' tions extended, which might with proprie-T-
tty objects of discussion, either in the rte-
gotiation of the peac or in that of a trea
ty of tommereft, which in case of a propi-
tiou tcrmtnatioQ t thd present conferen
' ee- they Were likewise authorised to con
; . elude. .That for. the purpose of faeilita.
ting the: first anil most essential object of
peace,-they had ' discarded every subject
which was 'not. considered as peculiarly
- . connected with that, atml presented only
those points, which appeared to be itnnie.
-.?r : dfately relevant to this negoejation.
Tlie American Commissioners expressed
their wish to receive from the British Commis
lioners a statement of .the .viawe and objects of
G. Britain upon all the points, and their wil
lingness to discuss them all, in order that if no
Arrangement could be agreed to upon the points
- not in ,theirT instructions, - which woutil come
Within the scope of the po wer com nutted to
theiir-discretionrHhe government of tbe United
States might he pat in possession of the entire
and precise iutentiens of that of Great Britain
With regard to such points ; and that Wie iiri
tish government
of from i to 2S guns, Capt. thtfhon. Wm. H.
Percy, senior otltcer in the Gulf of Mexico ;
and tho brig so considerably damaged is the
Sophie, 18 guns, Capt. Wm. Lockyer. The
other ship was the Carron, of from 1? to 28
guys, Capt. Spencer, sm of Earl Spencer ;
tiia other brig's narao unknown.' On board
of (ho CaiTon, 85 men were killed and wound-.,
cd ; among whom was col. NicolJ, of the Roy
al ,marines, who, lost an eye by a splinter.
The land force consisted of 110 marines, and
00 Creek Indians, under the. command of
capt. Woodbine of marines, rjul about 20 ar
til criiits, with one four and anhali inch howit
zer, from which they discharged shells and
nine pound shot.They re-embai'kcd the
piece, and retreated by land towards Pcnsaco
la, whence they came.
By the morning report of the 16th, there
were present in the, fort fit for duty, officers
and mftn, 138.
some of them arc just covered. They ; will r X. B. More: than half the woundM v
not, however, answer for the fort is tliey ai-e in Wmsequenc6 o the severity and
too short. Ji f , ! their wounds, put on board aPortucSf?
By the deserters, tve learn that the ship wt called tbe Usboh Packet; ori the third? 7
have destroyed was the Hei mee, but bcr eom tertheartion, to wit, the 1st July 1
mander's name they did not recollect , It was Plymouth, England, . ,
the Commodore, who doubtless fell on his quar. Copy vf aktterjroni dapl Blakety to tfa
tcr deck, as we had a raking fire upon it at a-j t . , taryoftluMivy. ctt
uuuv utmuifu j ai ujoiauvv ui , wiuw vsmvj t . - O, W asp 1Or
ftnnounri tA . -
the arrival of this ship to-day at this place, Bt
the pilot who carried us, out 'of ; PnHQm:?7
N; II. I had the satisfaction to make you
niiaintrnl with our hsvinir !ift V .1 .
To Capt. Sands, who will have the honor of; ' ' ,8ih"jui Visii
handing you this dispatch, I 'refer you for. a' i5II1n.thl.UoAnof to announce to
moi'epartfular accountthcre is contained inmy
O tters ', his services both htforohd during the
nrtimi iviHrfif irwafiirninrtancn. afir! I rmci.
der fully justify ine in having detained hun. nuacd with our havingkft that place, a4
Cant. Walsh and several men were much burn- again had the pleasure of ,-addressi risrvon u
ed by the accidental explosion of two or three
cartridges. They aie not included in the list
tho French National, brig Oliver, and MJk
flaiuv iutpi, rcoati wo npOKCn Since
the Fort; shortly after it got under way ""T rv,u ai,u"3 V1 oaring whicm
to sea: after passing the bar they W wriunaw WWettet.rf,
. .A hnfa haivUn mnatnniW ,.', capatrcs ; a usi oi which wUI accomnanv ll.i .
'i-. ...... P -1 wr ' .w urn-
of wounded heretofore given. J aepanure irom me u. btatej. - Front ,
The enemy's fleet this morning at day break V"c " w soiung i conunaea to m, tba
were at anchor in tha channel about miles UWJ Pu.mi1eu ."l f our tnam (,nj
from
and stood
i hove too
ing between the disabled brig iand the oil
1 presume, the fo niter is so much injured
render it necessary to lighten her.
15 viinu tcs after .1 . .V.-T-The whole fleet
have this moment m.d?r!ml and ire ktaningto
sea.
I have the honor to be, very iTspcctfully, sir,
your ooeoieni scn-anr.
Wm. LAWRENCE,
Maj, GcK Jlnd. Jackson,
Com. 7th Military Pistrict
CAPT. BLAKELEV'S CRUISE.
Copy of a letter from capt. Johnson B'mkthj
the Secretary qf the JWoy,
. L. i. SlccJ W-ap, L'Or ic.it,
8 ii July, 131.
SIR On Tuesday the 28th ult. being then
Copy of a Utter froni Major Lawrence to Major in lat. 48, SO, N. and long. 11, 15, W. we fell
General Jackson, dated j in with, engaged; and after an 'action of nine-
Fort Bowycr, Sopt. 15, 1814, tccn minut4sa, captured 11. 1. M. hloop of war
12 o'clock t n..t. the Reindeer, William Manners, Es. com
ik After writing the enclosed, I was pre-! mander. Annexed are' the minutes oi our pro
rented by the approach of the enemy frunij cccdings on that day, prior to and during the
scnuing it oy an express. At meridian tney ; continuance of the action.
as to 6(1 Wl'th exception. This was the Gallii
w ten, u.h ytoo pinuiueu io rtturnwiti
tho prisoners, thirty eight in - number', aftr
throwing overboard the gmte.r part of hif
cargo, leaving only a sufnuemcy to ballad
her. When arriywi on oar cr.iizirv wound
I found it impfssihlo t- rtaitiam ?'kv tliinj
Hkc a station, and 'was iHi,!') ch'as", ' ferthi
up the English channel than wa? int nM
After arriving on sounding,' tLe ntimfcr of
neutrals which Were now passing krut rs ai.
most constantly in pursuit. It gives mt hki
pleasure-to stajt6 to you the very healthy rsa
(iitiohof JhfCcrew of the Wasp during-:l
cruise. Sometimes -without one on the sick
list and at no time any who remained there
more than a few days. Great praise is due to
Dr. Clark for his skill and attention at all
timrs : but particularly after the action with
th 'Reindeer, his "unwearied assiduity to tin'
n:r cities of the wounded was highly consji
cuous.
. The ship is at present under quarantine, but
we expect to be reJensod from it to-morrow,
to
Secretary of tho.Navy, Washington,
were under hill sail, with an easy un i favora-1 Where all did their dutv. and each nDiear when the wounded will be sent to the hospital
ble breeze, standing directly for the Fort, andjjd anxious to excel, iUs very dijbculttjdfsan(,': wry exertion made to prepare die Was)
at.4.1,-.M. Wo opened ouf .battery, whicli w;a8rcriminate. It is, however, only rendering for s,a - 1
retnrned from two ships j and . two brigs, as , them their merited due, when it is declared of 1 have the honor to be, very respecfuuyyof
they approached. The action became gene- licuts. Reily and Run, 1st and 3d of this ves- most obedient servant, J. BLAKELT.
rai at uuoui imnuira anu nm cn- sej, tma whose names win be lound amonir we non. trm. Jones,
tinned without intermission on either side un- those of the conquerors of the Guerricrc and
til 7, when one ship and 2 brigs were com-; the Java ; andol Mr. Tillinghast, 2(1 licut.
pelled to retire. The leading ship, supposed wlio was greatly instrumental in tho capture
to be the Commodore, mounting twenty-two of the Boxer; that their conduct and courage
32. pound carronades, having anchored near- 0ji this occasion, fulfilled the highest expecta
est our battery, vas so much disabled, her ca- tion and gi atified every wish, bailinc-master
ble hcing cut by our shot, that she dnued on i Carr is also entitled to great credit for the
zeal and ability with which he discharged lus
various dntics. 1 -
The cool and patient conduct of every ofli
ccr and man, whUe exposed to the fire of the
Shifting gun of the enemy, and without ah op
shore, withiiweoo yards ot the battery, and
the other vessels having got out of our reach,
we kept such a tremendous fire upon her that
she was set on fire and abandoned by the few
of the crew who survived. At 10 I. 31. we
OCTOBER . 1BU.
C APTURE OF A GlfrT-BOAT.
Extract of a letter, dated Sttt Mary's, Oct f.
I am sorry to inform, yon, that the eonroy
was attacked yesterday morning, between II
and 1 o'clock, at the'high point of Cumberland,
by ten barges ; they succeeded in captarinj
one OunTloat, commanded by Capt. Pa mi,
and nine Coasters, viz. Jack-O'Lanthern, Fish-
Uaick, Rtfchel and Jane, Celia, Jljax, Squcm
7 n . j i:' . . ...I.:. I
. . -.. . - - tJU - .... r . . -.
bad the pleasure of witnessing the explosion j portanjyj)f returning' it, could only be equal- they burnt, with another name not known. It
of her magazine. The loss of lives must have , led by tlicanimation and ardor pxhibitnl wlun i is.uow blowing' a sale, or I have no donbt tliet
, an we are certain no boats kit ( actually engaged, or by the promptitudo and l.ld make an attempt,, , The rapture of the
rce, whiclijd previously, gone 1 firmness with wliieJi .ewir-attemtrtrt tj1(rene-4 Gun-Boat will entirely pot a top to the inland
my to board was met and successfully repel .! trttle' as lflf enen,y bt able tooe tne same
! been immense
her except , three
to bef assistance, and one of these I believe
was sunk j in fact one of her boats was burn
ed along side of her..
The brig that followed her I am certain
was much damaged both in hull and rigging.
The other two did not approach near enough
to be B muclr injured, but I am confident
they did not escape,jas awell directed fire was
kept on them duringrthe whole time. '- "
the action a battery of a!2poun
led. Such conduct mav
well he "described.: ,
The Reindeer mounted'
m n m mm. IITIIIW
Jr 01,1 ca,m Jl j Extract of another letter, dated Jlmdia 7th Oct.
Burins:
der and a howitzer was opened on our
hnf Tirrtfiriiif tnino anv cvmitinn. nnrl wna e!,. I. a .
I giiin-RC inn rBPW Ky asW. Our lns q fmir tir ivata
uu ,.c j,.,. .uS. f t wounded. !.,
, X " " - . - I II
Towards the .close of the action the flag-' sct.
Kaff was shot away ; but the nag was imme- i sides.
I :i m nf nnininn that iKn Amplin. trade U
sixteen 21blb. carro-:.
j i tWUIIUVltl J r ilium UUIT'-'TUH WMT - V f7,
nades, two long C or 9 pounders, and a shif- beard of the Lacedemonian having taken six est
mg 12 pound" carronade, with a complement ; of the large convoy, and one Gu n-Boat (Pained
on board of one hundred and ' eighteen. men. and bad she been a day or sir hours soonerl '
Her crew were said to be the pride of I'ly- thiijk would-have taken the whole fleet, with
mouth. i the three Gun-Boats. The convoy passed St-
;ioun- Our lory in men has been severe, owinff in Andrew's Sound on Thursday, in sight of tM
rear,iart Wthe proximity nf thf iwn vr.il nm1 i Lacedemonian, at dusksbe sent in 7 barg"
any such arrangement.
i They, the American Commissioners. w?re
asked whether, if those of .Grejt Britain should
tnter further upon the discussion, particularly
respecting the Indian boundary, the American
commissioners could expect it would terminate
by Some provisional arrange uient;w!iich they
oaId conclu.d?,''subjcct to the r&tincation of
helr govern me'iit.',,' ' y-';"i(H:):?v?--
They "answered, that as any arransement to
wnieu iney couiu agree upon lue smijecj mui
Sreiuc smoothness of the pa. but chirflv "ne oi vour omuvan iHMoiotir
repelling boarders. That of the cnemv 1 ); taken that day, and fitted :op with ail
ever, wasTinlinitoTv mnr Mill Pounder, ana that nne large packet canoe
l i- 4 . it . , . . . .. IJJoiDhini whicn was taken some time aeo,w
H uy uioiipi oi. Kuicu ana wounaetion notn
diatdy hoisted on a sponge staff over the par
apet, While the; flag was down the enemy I grape, which , not penetrate far.
kept up their most incessant and tremendous foremast received a 2 lb. .hot which
lire j iu incn wvrc ; iiiiura n iruin uiv cur
Six round shot struck our hull, and many
The
fitlttl ouf as a roeket-hoatthe barees carrying
a brass 12-pounder, and manned altogether
With 21A picked meu from the ships they eani
up with ihe convoy about 10 miles from tb'
passed Sound, at miduisrht, and captured six and W
. a , a .- jmrm--- W r. . y Uru 'hKu,h Ulll oailO , VUU l"HM. tit WWVU vs m i -
una Ann t: p.. nssnon. aa uwi 1 imv'8 nwn i j.. . . , - . rr ..
, V x i - - - - ocai in urea
shot completely protected our rear, except j jhe Reindeer was litei
ner fwon frorti vnnr nort was bnrnt I tbetWr
Wprnllv rijf tn nirrrs in Jack-o.Lanthern and sehrs. t isk-IIawlc,
!the position they had chosen for their battery. ! a ii0e i1Pr VwrZ ka- Ul-and-Jane. ke. were carried ft all with foil
mt ii . --------- -- . i- uvt u k Lvy. i7w iruut9 i ... - . - t Til
I ' W hsiH ftll lnavpil ttMI it ia lintiprpaaarv .Ja i . mm TUa fJti, Kaa n.rltTA,! i.iMaiif.
withpeciHnrUy
iomniMiionei'i noaiu sav. iuai iuev consiacr ; tuns um . - a ..a
f d ft within their discretion to make a pfovii j "We fired during the action between 4 and j ti,)IU j0nes'
J.BLAKJELY.
' a s . ilivf uopp lnst-nni of 1 lid liiwisliinmf'B lnJir
ment, it was not possible themprevion to and mandid to; the wlmlebehaved-t we arm, and men were wonnded-
t" "-Wrecilneprisonct
lyLi.fac.orydtowhich'theysl
themselves, under the i discretionary, powers, fafceiy.nae ueen expecteu 11 om men cd mucl tm t cthtr with thcir baceaer, L, , .n',i. r.i,.rl,tn.' s. . .
Justified in .ccedinS.vw i , ? - v r ; moi 01 wuom nau never seen an enemy, ana. the Rcindcerwaon the eveni. of the Tsstb. 1 J ' T , y
TftO. UnUsh, Uommissioners deehned enter- VW w r,oi 17 : sct on. fire, and in a row honra blew nr.. n un ih. nr.r of the D.
ing npon thissivU
. dated Aug. 17, 1814 .
I have the pleasure to enclose you Crn
Blakely 'a despatches giving the rcsidt of u ""
cruize Jand especially of tho capture of tlic
Reindeer. This is another proud trophy
which will swell the glorious annals of ouf
littje navy. I believe ike Peacock has
the British shop of war' Vz'LtCkS. MJr
A.f uUsw Uo Xj'rf inaction intW'-.
fc'.jF lyi (Ul(b bllUI. OUV ACi7 j
Irish xhanrtH and sunk a toopo Aia .WiT
its being the Pea ; she isT known to
saUedJnjq'u'est of the 'Peacock'. , . ;
aional arfanrement' onttie subject, Conformable 1 Sflft truns," 'most of them double shotted, and
10 ine view 01 11 prcscnocu oyjner jiniien 50"
tenment, and proposed to adjourn the confer-;
ences for the purpose ..'of consulting their own
government on this state of things. . - . .1 -
-The British Commissioners Were asked, whe
ther it was. understood as an effect ojtpto-
Soaedt bpundary for the Indians, (hat mkM
tates would bp precluded from the rlglit of
purchasing territory , from the Indians within
that . boundary by amicable treaty with' the Jo
dians themselves, without the consent of Great
Brit&iaf And whetherut wtw understood to
after the first half hour hut few missed an ef-
-' '. . &pt-16,11 o'clock. Jl. M.
'TTpon an examination of our battery this
morning, w;c find upwards of S06shot .and
shot holes in the inside of the North and East
curtains, and Ni E. bastion, of all culihrea,
froni musket ball to 32 poilnd sliot. ; In the N.
E. bastion there wera three guns dismounted ;
one of w hich, a foiir potindcr, was broken offi
near the trunnions by a 32 pound shot and an
Secretary of the tiaVy; v
t List of Killed and TToundedi " '
KUIed 'r-, - -. 'l S "vy::
" Wounded r - 21
List of killed" a'nd.wonnded on hoard His Bri-
tannic Majesty Sloop of , War the Rein
- deer, in action with the United States' Sloop
ofWai'lhe Wasp, on. the 28th" June 181.
l Killed- -William Manners, . esq. command
er ; John Thomas IJarton, purser ; and 23
petty eiiicTrs.and seamen.,