the Crorgtlown Cettt.
OF AMEK1CAIC PBISOXEBS Hf.
. JAMAICA . . ,
TV. following ioteretuoffpaftica-
vixen! who came,pastcngrr ifat the
Crttl from Jamaica. : 1
r Sims. L.ieutrnni Lraton,
!r Hutr.brr. SAiliog-miSter ; raiJ
.u..,n Shields Evaos and , Bins.
,rd U men of - ihe late U. S. brig
Ihe grand. Jamaica fleet was ta
nU no the 10th cf May for England,
..w4 ronvov of the Veogeur. 74
Sns -cacuin'Dundai, ihe Garland
f. of uir. Capt. Davi.s ft L'2 gu ns,
icd :he arrotd schooner De Couvtrie;
ol 12 guns, Liieuu "w?
ri tnatc matle io ihe Kingston pi-?
prs, iiwascalaulaied that ihe vaiu?
ct fifty of the fl.et amounted to
l90000Ct)pourds, and it Was upi
rcrd that the whole number o ves
Irliihat woulrcform tne fleet would
cuke 120 saiU
In cnnsrquf nee of the facility with
ihkh provision may be rxpotter! in
ctotral br.ttoms from the U. States,
thx fl 'nd of J maica w-s plrntifulh
Sa; plied. Ag -n:lcraaoin Port -Roy. j
i, whose mrns oi iniormai?D arc:
dcrWed from an' authentic source,
aliulatcs thjt 1 1,000 bairels of flour
h vc fojnd .their wav to that Iltid
i- c hc dccUration ol war ag unst
B iUio, exclusive ol 13,000 barrels of
i u; by lictmcd ships; aou bread
gxukc rectivtd by the store ship
bom EiiclancLand Cork fleet
The privateer schooner Defiance,
Capt. Cha2.cl of Ch.u lestoo was cap
turrdoH Morant Bas, iu the cam
t
it of March, by the Nimrod gun
rkr and broucrht into Port Koyal.
Cipt, Chazel was slightly wounded
la heel; four or five men were
w . w ... . . .
tied, and eight of ten wounded.
The Defiance ' by superior saijing,
fru'd have escaped;' but' her m.dn
fcor.m having been shoraway and, her
krercau njjured, they were compel
led to surrender after sustaining a
ruining 6ght lor several hours. On
tc.ountol the skill displaytd by capt.
tfcazcl m nur cuvenug the Uchanct
tad of hisbravcrv in sustainiDg the
Xiff.rod's superior fire, -creat atten-
n o was pid himNin Port Royal.-
HioielLthe first lieutenant, and ?ur-
ffTo bvc 8ncc rctyOd in the ship
Klip of Baltimore;... ilr Freoeiu,
r-tci, ot Lharlestoo, was accidentalh
oucded in the right leg the evening
uiscnarce or a nisioi wnicn
othe binnacle. He was in Pi
ihhthe .Wp Hebccc. Sms, .hooal
"oval Hcspital and io a fair wayWf?h, rfllirf :tuit;mt,nt wa, n..
w?ery. it had b; en recommended
totalethe Dcfbnce into the British
krt,ce, as her fleetness would tend in
1 peat measure to give information
vsu MTtfli v UUVWItU 1
oct Jamaica and the Islands adia-
I A
ni there were about 300 Ame
hcaa prisoners olwar in Port Roval.
f mcof whom have been nine months
6 FnJoh j a great proportion of them
Tcrc pressed Americansr.who fe-
d to fight against -thcir,flag upon
file d-rhr.,; r-
VCtc of whiK thv urrf cliftrhurrr.
lr'm the British men o! war. and
Warded for their services by being
ureo months on board the prison
; Considerable dissatiitaction
LTk amongthe prisoner respect-swenoD-arrival
of cartels for their
vVtVanr. t-.u.. tt o ti i' :i:
wnh.which exchanges are made at
Halifax, &c. and the circum
r7c of the island of Jamaica being
r;eIycglectedlcd;thern to can-
ter ' wouiq nave to wea-
cut the whole' war there- No
tiV f -- t,c wucrca .to-.pass
lorming cartclsof such facili-
Presented thcmsclvesVm thii
I about SO have escantrl. '
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The prisoners' generally preserve
'rood health;; but the 'fieason' i ap-
proacAiog wnicn is uihi io iposc woo
are put inured jo the' climate ,Eve.
ry attention is paid by the Physician
of thcMarine Hospital atPort Roy"
Tto the subjects ot disease. Doctor
Macnamara, who is at- the head ol
Ue establish menu particularly distin
gV?iha hirnself by hi attendance snrl
einrnple j he bestows the 'same atten
tion on an ymeri an prisoner of war
as he does on a liritish subV-ct.' .
-1 he following rs a listot the names
nfthbsc: who have'Odied since July
last t
George V. Reed, Esq. cjommand
cr of the U. S.brig Vixen.
James Moncfiet, . prize-master of
theprivatetlr, Saratoga of N. York.
Christopher Reynolds, prize-mas
ter of the privateer Lady Madison of
Charleston. ' "
Joseph Selby belonging to U. S.
bxig Vitro.
Sylvester Strong, mate of brig Do
rothy of Philadelphia.
" Elias Peek, belonging to the priva
teer Joseph and Mary of Baltimore.
Klha iiobs, belonging to the Wil
liam Perm, of; Baltimore.
Philip Thonipson, belonging to
the privateer Poor Sailor of Charles
ton. '
Thomas Van Wycki belonging to
the privateer Saratoga of N. York.
laac Merrick, itclcming to Chat
ham, Massachusetts.
k I he Cyrus brpugbt out 47 Ameri
can prisoners of war. The whole of
whom are indebted for their liberty
to Dr. Macnamara of the Hospital ;
Capt. Harrison, commanding the C-
rus and those who were convales
cent, to the Masons of Jamaica Hos
pital. Capt. Harrison exerted him
self to get a j many.prisopersas would
be allowed to go detained his ves-
ici as long as there were any hopes ol
getting any ; was always with the a
gept urging him to give permission
hi some to return' with him, and did
nol leave the Island until he had ac
complished part of his object. The
Ancient Masons of the Island of
Jamaica," obtained the release of
those attached to the fraternity, by
application to the Admiral.
An American ageni for prisoners
of war at Jamaica is much wanted ;
although Mr, Turnerwho is agent
tor the British government, acts with
great promptitude ancj attention in
the dischargc?6r. his duties, yet, the
prisoners, wdhJd be much better sa--
tisncu ii, in tneappcais tne nave fre
quently to make,' they could apply to
one pi their own iqbuntrymen. . ;
Thc American licensed ships VVil-
li;m Penn, and Philip, of Baltimote,
and Rebecca Sims, of Philadelphia,
were detained and carried intojamai
ca by v the Southampton frigate, in
cases came on be
ir:. a .i r . r
A j i xr . u u t . .
court, judgment was pronoun
red in favori'the owners. " Pevious
to trial, ttaiir "cargoes,, mosdy flour,
were sold. .ntTpplication was. made to
captain vr?eman, oi me rniup, to
take some of the prisoners of war with
him; he publicly dc lured he could
not take one, and went so far as to. re
fuse a passage to a wounded. Ameri
can seaman, belonging to the priva
teer Joseph and Mary, of Baltimore,
although", he offered every requisite.
security to guarantee the paymentof
nis passage, ad cngiisn gentleman
who was in company with Wiseman,
coinmisserating te situation of trie
prisoner, ; offered to lay Jn. provisions
and water for hicn. A passage; was
still refused him. I He then stated his
willingness to advance" the amount of
. ' - Mm ' f t ....
ni passage' reiusai was still the
consequence- The captain ' of; the
t ! i. ' . t '
Yiuiam x-enn oemg unaer tne airec
tioncf the master of the Philip, ;, was
considered as a cypher. 'n
w,apr. riarnson, oi me yrus, ottered
io lay in provisions and ; water, t for one
.Salt of i he prboricr in Port' Royal, ar d
carry tnem in nis vesscj, prorirca pru
ioti would observe the same course'
cou'duct towards the other half: thlspror
position Was not acquiesce Jin. under- , i nc general wtn nprconcearjiqeep--ij.
Ant Mn.llmnc 'VW. Admiral WlSnf l! regret rtn thik.nainFi J nr.PsiKmiu tint WJiile 1t UiiOucbVihe rekfcmiftii blfoo&
command ng me Jamaica suaon, wouia ne inauiges me srnsiDi.uy 01 a consian 11
hsve given his assent for th liberation
)f i he prisoners.' ' i ' ' " ' 1 v
The Philip and WUsm Pennj sailed
for B ltimore towards the latter end of
March.'" -Two days afrer, the William
Penn put back Wh 6 feet watef in her
hold, which gave great dissatisfaction
io the prisoners; She will have to liciV
dergo considerable fepairs before she
will be enabled to s 'agai'i. '
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Remarks by the Ediifwt of the Richmond
Daily Compiler. ;
f Who can rxntemplate without emo
ions of sympathy! the fate of 'hose
orave Americans who, in such a climate
have been for nine months immured on
board a J3itsh priioo-shipji Ben trip
condition of an enemy thus situated
would ' ex' jte commiseration.'. " Wtiat
then ought to b; ur sensibility to the
fate of fi hds & countryman, vho eJcpe
rience ucb,su(ft rnjs fpr no other cause
thah their attachnjmt and fidelity to
their couhfiy ! Vc: tru j that mot a
moment more will be l at by our govern -ueiH
in dispatching a C.'el to relieve
these gallmt ci.izens.: It is time, in
deed, thauhejr wrre lestortd to the hJes-
sings oi liu? rry anu me comion.s oi uic
We observe with peculiar and grate
ful satisfaction, thrnnnty conduct and
hqmane a'tentiori of Doctor Macnamara
ard other individual in. Jamaica, to
wards the sufferers ; and it will ever
give us pleasure o record su' h ins a
ces o; liberality and ben volence They
prove that the coro's of humanity are
freq ientl too strong to oe broken ; and
1 ht -Philanthropy rejoices to retain in
b rids of kin-!ness th.se whom war
might dispose to &cs of enmity
SOLEMN AND IMPRESSIVE EX.
AMPLE.
From the New Orleans Gazette.
We , are indebted to the politeneafe of
a military friend for the following docu
ments. The first if a copy of the gen
eral orders (by Gen. Wilkinson) for the
day of execution ; the.lst is an address
to his fellow Soldiers, which the culprit
wrote and requested to be distributed
through the ramp.
EXTRACT or A GENERAL ORDER.
Camp Pass of Christian,
November 16, 1812.
' Called on lo decide a case , which af
fects the, life of a fellow man, the gene
ral is deeply impressed by the solemni
ty of the occasion, and . whatevtr may
hive been his respect for the judgment
of theA general court-martial, it was not
until he had sought the opinions of
council learned in the law, and had
made reference to the national execu
tive for advice, thai he found a definite
conclusion fur his Kovernment. Wd
ling to spare the life of a wretched nutto,
yet relucta t to shrink from an awlul
resp nsibtlity, the gtnerJ has passed,
reflected, deliberately examined the en
quity, and finally determined, that, al
though mercy may weep justice is in
exorable. - . f
At a general court-martial- of which
Co. Covington was president, com
menced at. New-O'-1 ans the' 7 hof Au
feust last, and continued, by adj um
ment u .til'th 18 h, Patrick. Ryan -was
tried for ' desertion from the service
of the United S.'tes, on or about the
21st of April, 1812, 'and for mutinous
conduct in a boat on 4he river at Pius-
burgh, in the afternoon of the 23d May,
io I?, .wnen in conunemeni tor rthe
charge of des'ertidn, in torcibl and vio
leiulv snatching at and drawiug, the
sword ,of Serjeant Jackson, of Captain
uanici nugncs i company, tnen in :ne
execution of his duty,' and without any
provocation whatever, ijunning the same
in the bell of Jiines Vh Campi a pri-
yate soldier in Captain Dime! llughess
company, of which wound the said Van
Camp died. , , .k '
''The courts after mature delibera
tion, find the prisoner Patrick Ryan,
guilty of the . charge exhibited against
him, and ' sentence the said Patrick Ry
an jo suffer the puidahmtni of death by
Shooting. 'r ") i ' .f4'!:v
The general - confitm? J the,, sentence
and. orderr the execution - of it ' at S 2
o'clock tut , Wednesday the Si b instant.
under the direction and authority of the
6'mmaridinV nicer of trie pos!,-bn the
jranu parade in Irpot ot the flag slah
and in 'presence of the Uoopiiho at?
o De under arnlr,, vvH - -
mah,', and must
e eveiy "-ac of a
"private soldier-which may expose him
to merited hishjnttwfaiUe;re;.
joicefs in the wisdom and humanity
.which 'determined the national legisla
ture to abolish the degrading, vife, a
bominable punishmerit of afmlA Who,
Wears the garb of honor, bystripe anij
blows, he considers it biscfu'y, to ap
prise the troops, that although he willr
protect them against every act of vio-
lerweland outrage, -i and will Ofpppft U
them in the. enjoyment ot iCyery Icgiti
mate right, it is his solemn and. inflex
ible re&olut jDn nefer io spare the life of
a man who may fo f4tt to his country
by - mutiny! or desertion. v "
t'ass Christian. November. 26j-a
Hear the last words of an unfortunate
"' - Sodier: " ' v
Bt other Soldiers You have all, no
doubt, heard of the crimes of which I
have been accused, and for, which I have
been tried and am now about to siiffei
the penalty of the law. r Ii i vry. pro
bable that rumour has multiplied my
crimes and exaggerated JT.y offences,
and it is that cause alone, that indue s
me' to make this 'Vtatenfentf in order to
place the subject in a fair point ofuew,
so that ho more tur'pitvd may be charg
ed to rnt than my ftences really merit,
i 1 have been charged with desertion
mutiny, and, oh my God ! niurcer, I
was tried by a coui t-mariial, found guijh
tyk and the sentence of death pronoun
ced on me.
Brother' soldiers I freely acknow
ledge and conf.-ss the crime of deseT-;
lion, but as tqr mutiny orvmurder I
have nu more kn wledge orijftcpllection
ibout them than the child unborn ; for;
mame io ten, i was in a state oi mtoxi-
cation, and everv noble facul'V cf th
mind absorbed in the uiaboticard de-
stroymg effects of spin Uus liduort,
'when it is alledged, I unfo"una ely crr
mil ret jnese-.aoominau?e crimes.
ifirst got acquainted wivh the man
whose death I m charged with or. tht
2d day of May, 1812 and on the 27th
cy of the sme moqih the renwutiicr
and accident happened ; and I must call
it an accident jncomprehensibic to man,
" The deceased and myself, were uni
forrnly in friendly and intimate terms
from the first moment of our acquain
tance, until the fatal moment in which
it appears he received, at my hands, his
death v ?und.
C- unttymen and brother soldiers
From the above statement I hope and
rust, that my memory will not be tar
nished with tht idea of my having com
mitted wilful murder No soldiers I
hve been tutored and bred up to abhor
he thoughts of improperly sheddf'g hu-
man oiooa, or leoprqrsing me uic oi
fellow. creature. "My religion and my
principles are opposed 10 such acs,and
all the ini.ulcatioiis of my youthful mind
were to impress it with virtue, forbear
ance and numanry ; out aias i all was in
one moment overthrown by giving way
o that bane of soldiers an:t citizens, li
quor. And now, my dear fellow oldiers
.... . I '. . ' ' ( ' t T . : ' 1 1
anew roe mis opporiuiry..riarK to ipe
words of a, man who' expects to appear
in the presence of his God and Maker
in a few moments. Avoid of all things
intemperance. 1 Shun spiri'.uu liquors-
as. you would deadly poison. Look a
around you and you wilhs'aywiihme,
that all y Ur misforiuiics-t hat air your
mkconduct -nay,r that all yourUnhap'
pinessf is in some measure founded a d
bottomed on the improper use of ardent
spirits. 'Sober orderly men are respect
ed, and well-treated in every si uaiion of
life, both, as citizens and soldiers; but
drunken men are the pest of society and
theworid fs compiled in its' own dt
fencei to treat WitKl''conteifi'pt''WyeH
ty such ofTehders and disturbers of peace
and good ordcr' J'f rWr:f
Drunkard, reform four moralschancre
ypur conduct, take examj leby 4 raie.
Seeobse r ve , ta kV notice ot the e fiecC of
single fit of Jntofcation.. .Shun 4 1 :
shun it I keep sober, act discreetly fmind
your duty, and L you: will 'be, respected in
your own estimatibn, ri spectcid oy yotfr
pfBcersVandbyyourcoum
isstill niore ihan all respectecl ; 8c$pprc
eel by ybiiri Cod andfyourSaviour;
, lt'mayOSe ex
thing of my birib", pare n age & . but.nb;
1 on! v wUh" .that mV name m r be bu
Hed in the Cdust witb?.my . bodjf ivA'aif
i ramies sintt ia oDiivioru: i naTe seen
brave mn ;'pf my; naine : arjdi.odrcd,
" nA' frrnst I shall dia lika asoldrtrJ ;L
jdeef:ancVmy'0rU;i
Rejections mihtithj
ewrv rfav: exoos more. and more tT . v;-;:'vj-s. S,
their cvejn-lpot'W
ail their deuriciatipd mSfii
which. we are so
. . r " - - - aJ
arid necsaiiV:-;
tm beacet tio.w. & -Do
ly engaged ;iand lifter
awingsarxmeiriove;or
when an opportnitbbrese o 1 1
endeavortmr ''tbato'ij-Uh'el'lirai- off
earthly .blessi Dgs; Stji-asr bee nmfp ?r pti
ly embraced by the ;administraiiont
we do ndt see in the;pretendecl pekte
papers orie-jolitary expre3Sionvsof hrf
or satisfaction. All is sullen sPencc
or .rSncoirdU32abue.;:g
In cohsediiehcb df an!bvertur 'for "'H? 4
peacerhacle thrpugrTthe; ro
of the iKmoeror ol li&sial'tnr ein '
X lem ed 'a f - the m oat' r d t s "tin feu'is teid .'l. A
uilities,andof dinrentolit&
ties, have beedselectecl by-thePr'est fvKKvf
dent tojcohduc"tth;ef'egpia I
the parrof'the'Unitedtate
dor W6ufdhaVe 3upposed;"ih
mer 'irew muti navemer tne aooro
ttiat judges thej British faction bthe
rules of (sandorwitl fall into the chost
The first comrnent itf the peace pa
per, upon this Fm por tan t; mission, is
a gross and. scurnlu attack ujjon one, ;
ot .thie envov, because hfe oyew his
first breath in anotfieVcutryVJ Ir
Gallatinit ia"true5i& a oatiyedf:Ge
tieya'i ajcountry which has for ages I
been lamed for the? prinipfes ;jof :civil
Jibetyvcherished byytii
r rom a settlement id our: coarttryv
and a long" residence - among- us, he.:
nas accuruiug io consucuiipn ana 1
hw, become citizen
SfafM- eriritlp'rl trv thf rnrnmrin nrJu'i 'r
leges and nunities of ;ptrc!ti- I .y
Zt-nsi' and; subject to the'samie'restjric:-; ; fifM
iiuus auu, Buiucus. xe 'nasi JOr 3
a course of years, sustained and dis
charged the? duties of some of the
hfgh est and most rtspohsftle offices.
with reputation and honor. And his
luuat cuuucu puiiuvai joppunents .
have alAya) i ackpdwledged ;
tits to be of: the; highest prceri. Rut' -integrity
and ta!eht$, however great,
arc ho shelter in these' times9-vagainst
the, cavils toaiignit " ; 1 . p
. If the spot on which arrnanis Bprn
is the test of his title to tbe cimfidence
of a free peopleVwhere'iri
of the boasted ijamiitoh t ' Aitho '
he was a pativejl d ihconsierabie ;
lslind;m the West-Indiesi he : ifei. the 5 1
ido of the arty; inhjs country who
now censure the mission to" Russia ;
and his opinions.were held upas en
titled to more respect than those of'.-H
the ;President,Senateland I Housei of i
representatives all t oaether -Add xtrvfr
at Jiis death, though he fell in a di;;..
people of America were called jibo'a
to canonize his memory.r
;?;
But the attack whichhasH
beea
made on Mr.uaiiacm, is but the begin 'PAf
ning-of thebsinjess
ters ripen, oeextchdea the cnde- -
metf associateaiwith rim; anoVMr - Yr' "
BaaMteVf:iiero
man;of r'itaie
the mission sUcceedaJaml lit r: 14-woi ? ; t'-1
accords wnh htsjcplleagaes,;thi Mffl''
rv, The Jacf is;it not peace an Acnr : - ;
eaelexm thtiead eraof Wi"
uoos;,Hn'to
c?oppe Jin- powers othosetH i I
whoj now nduct'tii ;'tp :
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