1
1
i!
i:
; Crn WaMter fro Cc aiHL-y t?
: tury cf ib : :ty. : v '
' -v. 5,Sblp General Flkr, Kiagara
l- - . . .n Hits Ser,,lM3. . r. i
i-.Arur I Kid the hoQored
V.' drcsiinjVottootbferiSthl coatlnatd
tohlotkaae t&eenemY unuujc -i
vhcb the wiiid; Hawing hcivf from
V , the wVstWard; the' enemy. baDQTU
i toa-SiogiiSwJ ittoingt be,
' could "col move fro rolbar pace wjih-
.ct change :cfwmd; I S
ut X rtwajoed but a fe w houri at.the
. hirbor.and left luYday Tighten' the;
Yfihe 18th?Lurdid not ar.
fleer cri Ljikc Ene. .It .this' should.
high' txpcctjiucmt totmtd ot his U;
'I Have leirot IfbU1 w5
ciaUrdepeisdcd upont that vwe did
thtenerhy much more injury in .our
tenetcVoilhcjlUH-
pected. : . I,6nd that we kiHcdCaptaid
aSlu!caster'of the RvaV George and
a nurKbef ofii5 mcrit'".and did eqosi
dere tnjarVtD thirahip, a well as
aevtrarbfthe other ,ve3vcK
troly nnfo'rtunitethat; e "could nor
havi brcughi the oefnywto a general
action on that 'day, as I am conbdent
that be Tictory ould have been, as
tornctVaithupooXikeErie, I,
hotrever.hive consolation (0 know
that every taitioxi wit used to bung
him to dote actions -tf we did not
ttttreed it wis not oaf fault. ' '
i hire the honor ta be, Uc;
, isaXc CHAUNCY.
The hoc WiliUta'JooeJ. ' ;
'fiii Stern!?
U a. ckocacr Ail. Put in-IUjr.
" Sim I hate the honor to acquaint
f on that about' twelte'-lhjndredj troops;
were yeiierday transported to a mll
lsnd, distant -shout" 4- letgucs-fronr
ialden, TwtitilbsoindioR it bfew, hart,
ituh frefiutnt sqoiIUtf. I'hit day al
ihouRti tue wcather'is not settled, -the
aqusdron Will agiin take orer asnuny
.xnoTeV .W .only 4wait forJttorabJe
w eat hereto rnsae.a final more. I need
not awure you; tir, Ihst ercry possible
exertlon'mllbe rosde by the officers
and men tinder iny comroand to assist
K dTnc of the arinyi and it affords
tne grest plcasuro to hare it irrTny povr- J
ertoaythat toe itmwi uarroouj pre
Tailt between, the arniYnd myj.
I furo ibt honor tobe, Sec. .-
p. H. PERRY. ,
The Hon Wm. Jo9iv ' ,
&H fa lexer f mi. tiett
ru.Uf tu scrgt s fit ry. . . -;
U. SL choQccr. Lxvrm a w caj -Erie,
0 23d Sept. 181X.
Si a I bare the honor, to a'nnqonceto
ytxx tny tatc aniral hero vriih the U.
tchocnef Lawrence. She hss on board
all the sick wk! wouoded of the squad-'
roo. I Bavc msdc such varrantments
as "will contribuio much to tbdr relief.
Died of the typhus fever, Richard Wib
liams and. Henry VanpooJ, rntrines,
during our passage frbra Put;la.Bay.
N 1 hate the honor, to be, cc- C
, JOHN J 'YARNALL.V
TUUoo.WmtJoEs. . -Secretary
1 tne NsTy. ,
ZxrxrX of s ktter 'Rom MJ.Cm. ITarntMi.!
tftthe SecreUry a Yr, aw iicd
Ogrter- - 11
, 2a J itImL 22, 1813.
TheEteater part oCtb troops are
hereith.me, and tnij vnoie wlI 1 do
lreTebe upby 12 o'dock ' l,thn pro-'
cecdas frffsihehliddle Sisfer, tn,the
course or to "bight and toTnorrowri' and
in 1 he. following night get so iear thje
;netny"a coast is to bnd two or three
miles belowMalden by eijht o'clock In
the mornlnjv. I'bese mosrjcctsrrotfi
however,, be rettrded hy. adt erse winds
.Com Prr gites inc. eycry ,ass
tance la bis power." , i
, Dutl ngton V. Oct 3.- ,
Latest accounts from "the Northern
Army, are to Wednesday; laaf: The
army .was thenencaorped at the Four
Corners, (so called) Chetuugei fony'
miles west of Cham plain.' -
Cmmcdorei'DonouBb, re 10der-.
stand lta'aaenta cballcrijo by a Oaf; to
Commodore Steel, tbc DnUsh Com
mander to come out and right him.
-The xhirtl-Unmade of nbo rrorthern
cWssoritif Abe Militia of the Stath of
Vermont arrived at'tbia, post oft SararT
5y and Swnday On Wednesday'
tvaBrlgade was reviewed by his Ex
;cJhaey ihe Camtnander in ChicX
? cooiheia windBothavioglavd lwn tattl Ubom it roty concern.
' 4 ' WcourtG'daHoithe: pwrOo ' XbtTee honor to . beV-; -
iroyV.'me in til its devils, Qtna wi
Sia't thatli may) he has immomhi:
?r4MmUtra-tibt diwppoIOtCd rthC
VOa lundrj,hjr .fifteen -hcrdrcdBU- rsJS td&riltJU Bctatftaattf leQ?Uiell d!d d S
ferld Head toVWathicrthfeni; tc. tn&
IT vf . f . RutyCenU- ltObserveo,;A "mqctr -w mih j t- 'Y v----r .yy- irAusdsra .r.- nuvs, bonds nj , . ,l
s v tnate fc:ea utoicu
gtmi!al:dowmcnttifhai
3- rn-il-. take .the: libtrr to eo dote,
fnV tr JnCWrmaiien. a copy of a prpcla-
!tnaJonl Admiral the Tight honorable
I Sir John Bbrltie Warrej Cart. K B &
KCi commtnder tnehierf &c.vr .; ;
And I am to request yoa will bate the
. of hit tnjrtj' sbipf rid veueli etnploy.
' cUnd to DethpioyU jn m Vr
" Uwrtf.ee,5 snd aJojijt the coast of JJors
nSeotU.'tbe Islands 1 St John and CP
j.Brron. the Bay of TUndyV nd . U and --
bout thb Island of Bermuda or Somtrs is
Uodt , and In the West Jkdi;&c. '
k A - PROCLAMATION,
Whereas hfs Tloy'al Highctti the
Princ Refctnt has caused his plcisuTc
to be Mgn' fied to the right honorable the
Lcrds Commlssionera of the.AOmlraUyj
to' direct that 1 ahould institute a attict
.arid nVofotit hlocktde ot the port ana
I barbbi sef New-York; Charleston Port
Royal, Ssvanah, and pf tha titer Misv
siisippi, in the United pistes, or. Aihf
dca, andmiintslb,' and enforce .the same
according to the usages of war in simi
lar cstesi Atd.likewise that the minis
ters of neutral powera' should be duly
notfi:d thatall the mea urrs authorised
by the hw ef nations will be adapted
and exercised with trspecUo alt vessels
which rosy a'teraptto violate 'the said
jblocksde ; I do tbervfofe, hereby rt -1
,quire and direct you tp pty the umot
regard and attention to'bis royal high
ness the Pflnce Regent'i commind,
I before rrentioried, and by every mrans
hn Tdur'DowrT to maintain and enforce
the moat strict and litrorout bbckidc cf
the'-porta-of 'NewOTorki Chsriestun
Port-U:r-l, Ssvanah; and of the riv.r
IMisMssipi m the Unittd states 01 a
Imerica.actordingly ; and in pmausnce
j of the powers in mq vested, I do funhef
;decl air, from the firvt 'cf Septtmber,
11313, all'theToutlets from the Albemarle
(ana. rimp'ICO. OOuat coinicticu uj -
I land navigailon with the port cf Nor-
:ioiv. thr Ttririi of Keaniort ana ucra-
1 v r .
cork. Not ih Camlint. Cape Fear river,
and Ceerpe.Town.Snuth- Carolins", arid
Rtinhur nd Darien In GeorirVj, in a
state cf "strict and ricorous blockade.
Given undrr my hand, on boanl his
majesty's. ship San DrmingoVXhesa-
fe-kt, lt September, lsia.
SlgtedJ
JOHN OOntASE WARREN.
Ta the"rt!tcrive flie ofRcera, captain com
minders nd CommnxJinEr ofHcrrs of biff
. msiestv's abips and vesim employed and
- to be employed on the A mcrictn and Weid
. JnUia itatiooa, aoa ail oiners wnom a may
concern. ,
t fly coramsnd f the Admiral.
trA. TH011A3 FOX. Jr.
Secretary.
Extract of a letter from ah officer of the
u
.8. army to the Sec 01 War, dated .
1 Cmilicothk, Sept. i?8. 1813.
Altho much-has been said on the
subject of the baTbsrities of the enemy
td our countrymen, that the fortune of
war have Diacea in tneir power, ano
which had been supported by proofs un
deniable .j .still some, even those honor?
ed with the proud name of Americans
pretend iodoubt the authenticity of their
oriein I am. therefore, from a sense of
duty to my country ana my tnjurea tei-
tow bretnren inarrasj.inaucea io raasq
known toycm a confirmation in part from
tho llps ora Dritish officer now on his
parole In this town, of tho enofmitiea
COmmueUy JOUr -stiuict j aw iVBi&ui,
ana .nami,opposuo sn wcj, oj mc
Indians underthe command ot general
Proctor. . In eonversauon with him, he
infoTed me that after the irnTcnder of
the Kent ncktana . under col Uudley at
fine Rapid'a; of the Maima of the ;iaks,
be waa dear general rroctor s tent wnen
one pur 'unfortunate otliceni fame up
and asked the general where they
were to be quartered V that Proctor iin-"
periousiy onlerea, mm on tnai tru 01
ficer reured but u few yards, when he
was met by a -small' partjTbf Indians and
inhumanly tnurde(ed under' the eye ol
Proctor."" , ;
Another instance ,he relates. of a sol
dier that .was taken during, rhp" last
siege ;of fort . Meigs by a "partyof In
dians arid conducted itb the British jje
rie'ral'a .cam jvr painted "blacky (a1 marT.
tkev alwavs afox to pHsonrawhenTen-
tencp of death is "pTonbunccd.ori"lhem),-
:fhafsonie one of the office rs (bethinks
uentanantrcoionei anon, laiciy iuueu ai
Sandusky) "went to their general to" fri-
icrcctio lor, idc.dooc captive, inai ne
wasj ordered .off,. and: severely repri
manded vfer intcxeliog hliriielf far a
lSiar Wehad yeAerhayrmngr.and
riiKhtprtscedindho Of most aovere
Mii.V T Kv .xtitnesikcBd' "'-It ' toVEL
mericed about 6 M; atNE.'ind
veered tq jN- Py ,ywn mv'-m
ihe greatest'. force and contmuedunui
about,lA.,ls atfwbicKUmc.theue,
wtuch hid risen to an uncommon height
ceased io flqwi incfef: about pne hour
we. were wvorea wua r-". 4
2 oclock';the : le: ietTenced at"
W. and blew until day break with tiquil,
indeed tf thinkr increased violence
Here the destruction commenced ; eve
ry vessel in,tbe;haibor droves on.sbore
oraunkat their moorings; Gun vessel
No: 1 64, John R.'Gray soxti coromanaer
ftf 2fi louls'on board at the time she
went down' only she were ' saved. ; Mr.
Grayson and two "rfien reached the
marah xn the fFlqrida sid arid with
great difficulty supported themselves
through the night and until 11 o'clock
next day,-, when they were discovered
and taken off. - Mr. Lecompt,' midship
man on board, and Women were taken
off from an old wreck about two and a
quarter miles down t rje-riter tyetwecn
this place and Point Peter, tov which
place they were taken.; No. 161 in or
dinary, lies sunk a little above the har
bor. I am in hopes ah e Will be got up.
No. 62, the same which was reported
as condemnable, which lay off the town,
having on board the men attached to
vessels in ordinary,-sunk at her-an-chors,but"
fortunately no lives Were lost.
No. 160, 138, 62 and 163 are on shore
above high water . mark tbey will be
got off with little damage. . The two
lermer are in ordinary. No, 3, hospf
ul vesself parted ber csbles and drifted
over a body of marsh about 3 miles,
and is now on the Florida ahore ; I have
sent her assistance and hope she will
be ebt off. No. t68. John Hulburd,
commander, lying off the south end of
CimerUrtd,not being able to fetch into
this river above Point Petre, run for
the barbor oi FemandinaV and an
cbored above the 'town, from which
situation he was driven some miles
oxer marsh tftid is now on shore about
6 of miles . from this place with the
0s of his muinmast. The Saucy Jack
privateer; of Charleston; lying retvdy to
11 sail, IB now JjiJig tuii itu ui j, uu a
marsh that must be at least 5 feEt above
the level 01 low uae. ancaraws 14
ill .'. ,. -
feet, seven neing tne common rise.
This town has suffered much : seven
inhabited housea blown down, and se
vera) in frame but no lives lost ; much
more fortunate than its. neighboring
town Fernandina, where, I am told by a
gentleman just from that p!ace,that)2Q
houses are blown down, cvery-VesscI in
port drove-on shore, except a 'Swedish
brig, and a copsiderable amount pf mer
cantile property destroyed. ;
I have the honor to be'kc.
HUGH H. CAMPBELL.
' JWwprf, Sept. 27.
The capture of the Jscljooner '-High-Jtjer,
o( 5 guns, by Commodore Ro do
rks was very cxtraonHnary On ma
king the schooner to the Souihwaiid of
XNaniucKci anoais, sc oqiiicu me pri
vate British signal, which was answer
ed by Cora. Rodoers, and fortunately
proved the private British signal for
thru day. Upon seeing this the High
uysr came immcuioiciy iu mm. worn.
Hodokks ordered one of. his officers to
dress in a British uniform, and. manned
out a boat and boarded hi in. The Lieu
tenant of the schooner did not wait to
be boarded, but manned his own boat
and boarded the .President, supposing
the President to be a Briush Irigate.
l ne oriusu bicuu w on Dparu ior
some time oeiore ne discovered .ms
mistake. The officer that bearded the
schooner from the President, asked the
officer left in charge of. the schooner,
for his private signals and instructions,
which .were . j immediately, handed : . to
him ; .by this stratagem',' Com. Honov
ers has obtained possession of the Bri
tish Private Sindls and AdnQ ' VaR
k a ns Instruction On" examininc:
Admiral WAaaiN's Instructions, Com
Rodger discovered the number of
British squadrons sationed on tho A-
merican coast their force,' and rela
tire position -atj th pointed instructions
to all of them if possible to capture the
Presidents. r . - ,.;. e w r
American prizes, - :
, 576lBrig i . from Lisbon for London
Udet with wool, rice 'and cotton,: captured
bvthe letter of tnaraue schooner Gramasl
or Baltimore, oi her' passage from France ,
byrnt . , - " -' ,
t 577V 578 Twd small .vessels captured by
the privateer boat Terrible pf Salem. ; 't'.t
- 579 9c boon er Lilly, from--Port, aa Prince
for Londori.capnired,by thj; fetter of marque
scfaoooer Pilot of Baliimorei and rireniiD
after taking bui some sugars, &c ,'
. 80 Uriff alary. Ann', from St. Lucie for St
John' N; B. laden with 180 punebcona of
rum. and I4f hhds aaalaaseti eapturedbyi
f-S>ix? sr-ctf tain dercr', f5.of
M ALDkN 8c DETRdlT OUkS! artSg-,R..W
-abetters ierer tms av,Teceiva
ty tne ; oecretarv'- ot : wanrom
vwm - .
had' that MayVlanded aboultoifea
DCiOW7J.iaiaen, ana tqok pp&sessunt
of tJie place' about one hour aftet-
wards. ; Then&
the town, and previously destroyed
evexy thing, 1 4 Indians 'rwere cap
tured;vGen;"H;;intended 'pursiiing
A letter frbni ColSmitn
ClU8kv. datea vcu; recetveia uvis
morning by ihe exprcSj, statea that
uen. narnson wa m pursuicoi, ne
enemy. ..v.,
,v-'.. ' , , ,: v!
" From' the Pittsburgh Merctiry f
y. : Cleveland, Oc h , I
cc
By tnforrnation. just received;
we learn that our army arrived in
Maiden im , Monday last, .but met
with no opposition, as the enemy
had evacuated. and burnt the ; fort.
Gen. Harrison was , about to pursue
them. It was stated there, though
not generally believed, that the ene
my were to make a stand at Sand
wich. They took up and destroyed
all the bridges on their march It
.was also, stated that., the enemy's
force -consisted oY 700 British and
000 Indians." - '
- . Clevelandi rOctoW . A
u Imny last of the 1st; JnstI in-
i formed you of the landing of Gen.
Harrison ;and the troops under , his.
command, at Maiden. In addition
to the above, ve learn oy ; Captain
'iDobbin, of the schooner Ohiby who
arrived yesterday from DerrptV our
army marched for Detroit on the
28th September, and took 'posses
sion of that place xm the aame day
The British .had -evacuated and
burnt the fort, vand citadel and all
thejpublic buildings. The friend
ly Indians took thirteen or fourteen
of the savage enemy and" brought
tnem m. a nave learnea - noipmg
further ox iniportance. ttist un
derstood that cvur army will follow
up the enemy. All the men had
left Sandwich with the Brhisb ar
my, leavihg,some women and chil
dren.0- . - -. -.
. . . - . ,v' - ' -
1 gfrg (gter
SHERIFF'S sale.
WILL BE 5X)LD,
At the Cbort4jou?e,.'in RatberTordton, on
, Monday the L3ih of December netti,
rPHE foJbwtug Tracts &f Land lying in the
Couuty of JKuiherford, or so much there
of as suall be necussary to defray the Taxes
uue inereon ior ipe-year loxar, wit tne cost
ot advertising, etc.. . ; . r ;. 1
66 Acies on the waters of Crooked Run.
joining Valentine Xrat; belonging to Le
muel Lemons, and not returned, r s 7
500 'Acres, joining Richard Goode land
others, bekrTng to.Wra'.'M'Gown t not re
luroed; . . '' " '.; - '
135 Acres on Brushy Creek, belonging to
Joseph Henderson.
V IOHK li. ALLEY, Shff.
, Sep- ia. , ;
NOTICE;
BY the decease of Robert Vivlori' Somer
vell, late of CraavHle County, Nortb.
Carolina, an infant, certain Propeiry which,
aaa ne irveo, . vouia ,m time pave oeen nis,
hath descended to other persons.- Those perr
' . j t .. .1 r. .'. . . 1
sons qesirpus toi mKing av-saiisiaciory ana.
honorable arrangement of bia affairs, request
all persons, who were indebted io him tf come
forward and, give bond send security, err make
payrooHW aa soon as possioie ana an 10 wnom
he was fatrljr indebted, 10 present their ac
Minta to the bubscriber. properly substan
tiated, bef re the second day of January '"nct.
deem their presence, necessar, wUl auend,at
tbe bouse of the ubscribeT, in order that a
fiaal arranceme&t roav be made. '," r
, r iv JQHM SOMERVELL
' lZj Jgertfof the JJeateeu
Mecklenburgh County, Virg. " cf .
EXAMINATION.
RALEIGH ACADEMY.
- si-
A public Eiatoinltjo vof ibt Staaenti of
.-this IWstitut iow wal commence on Tues.
Uv the 2d of November and end bathe 10th,;
A number of interesting Orat tofts will be de-
Jivered dunnghe:ocCasiO041 vV j
an iBterest Jn Literary Exhibitions' are tie
bt disntissetSTnntit, tia w!wie 7 basinesr.be
or not.-.
1 -mmnt compare rrr,- f fe
. - .. , - vi 'wrraai
V
Kalf-per centum on teim '..r
cpramff to the following ... .7
?rot rteed)hg one dollar. on,
fe?v one dojtw, and noxcet
doUart ,; two centK. v n5 two
ceni.
. If above two and not pvmJ:-a.
lart, three cents; : "'"s lflfe
Ifabove three and 'hor
i ana r not exceeding twentv
tfoJIarSrvlwentyeeiitt. ! - 5 m?
. abntenve hundred and not iT:.
one.tbeasandJio1brsV' teitdblian; ' " 5
&a fjgnd dollar TtOy dollars,
. Wi any. bona, polijraiibn it'ontuxcmi
erf as afaemid;. dhcounted by anv iu,h toil
umpanict or &inJtcr, ttntt on any fatim
ImdbiU or biUof exzhanPe hbvc fyty doUutl
nnd havmz 'inc oi' tnore ttulorstrit
ibt following Malt - v
- t not eaceediog one handled dollars.
centa.- j .. . ; v .
If above otie bundled tnd not cxpo.;n.
cwu hundred dollars, ten ccnt &
If abope two hundred id
Hvc hundreddoftarii, iweriiy five cents.", .'"
XC above five' htib-ed ar.d not extcedln?
one' thubsaod dollvr?, fifty cents.
T If 'above oni thbosand and noteicettiin
een hundred dollars, seventy Ave cents. "
P;s" If above fifteen hundred and not exceed
ing two tboosand dollar t, one dollar
It above two thousand and net -exceedm
three thousand dollars," one ddlar and fifty
cents. . "
If above rhrte thousand and not exceedin?
four fboosand doUars,, two dcMars.
If above four thonsand and not exceedW
6va thowvind dollars, rvro dollars and fifty
cents.
If above five thoesand and not exefedin?
seven thousand dollars, . tbree dollsri and
('yceota; '.; . v
it above seven thonsand and not exec din?
eight thousand dollars,' font dvilars.
If above eight thousand dollars, five dollars
AH whichrsaJd Sramps liave for therr le
gend, the dSjtvis above specified, with ihe
device of an Eagle bearmg a shield. .
An Treatury. or other notes, tsswec for th?
ose or benefit of t1e United States, m pu-su
Snce of any act of - Congress, or drahs "or
bills drawn by ; the Treasarer of he Uined
States, or checks payable at s'kht upon an
bank, .company Or banker, are exempted
fstni":4urv,afcd-Nar''not required to be
stamped and no doty is charged on a second
or other copy.-cf a set of exchange.
When any person shall deposit any
v? llum, rchment or paper at the
rjS:e of a GoiiectpTi accompanying he
same with a list specifying the number
and denominatrQiv of the Titainps which
are to be thereto- afitxed, it will be the
dutv cf the. Collector' to transmiUhe
samevxo ine ouie 01 ooiiuHuwvuti v
Revenue, where uch peperg parchment.
:8c veljuni will be properly marked or
sianiped, anil forthwith sent back to the
collector, who will deliver the same,,
pursuant to the order of the person
fVotrv whom it Was received '
Statnns on paper will be. transmitted
from this officeAd the collectors, who
will delivet the 'same, on ' the. payment
off the duty, to Vthe person apply
therefor. In case 'of stamps rttjaired
on vellum prparchmenf, the vellum or
parchment must invariably be trhsmttr
-tedrougn-i collector, to ibis t (?ce
Whence ; it, Will b'q returned stamped to
me; collector, subject, on the payment
bl thedutyi to the oder of the person
from wbom k was received.
Any person, other than an officer em
rPloyed in collecting 'the levenue u Ue
United .'.States,- who .shall, apply
Collector JX his; ofilce for the .purss5
at one lime of a quins y ef ?:a
tSiuparchmenv or pupsr, ihe duji
Upwards, shall xiceive f.om.htm ,
quantity of vellum, parchment or P3PCC
420 said person v-viog d wn ihe.ap
L of said dutresfter dutcnng
from ' seyenAaiiUone bill c
thereon',. f:, . ';.v. .-j
Ui.tn under mv hand t Wh.
APTOR RbBlNON hasjuit rec
feBMediel
street, ra;
' " ,--.---r-ri L ..,nnlv f FreS1
7nnaMe wrms
win perron, ... , V,4f Ccid Leaf na
jew artcie! orf pAaWfortis 4
attempt the aniifafwa 14.:
KtmAcW -V '
Few arttCiei ot arawi w' " fcrria ana
trie.
V