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BOB
TUB
WEEKLY REGISTER.
CONTAI>
iITIi II ASTRONOMICAL,
STATISTICAL
H'KArillCAL,
BIOGRAPHICAL
DOCUMENTS, ESSAYS, AINU FACTS;
TOGETHER WITH
M>J K ;;s OL THE ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, AND A RECORD
OF THE EVENTS OF THE TIMES.
U. MI.KS, I.DITOR.
Hate olim mcminixscjnvabit. VIRGIL.
<>M MARCH TO SEPTEMBER, 1814. VOL. \l
.
BALTEMOB
AM. lUHLlAHtD T THB KBITOR,
,c jTcanklin Jpjcfltf,
atxr ooo^ TO TUX au.uciUMV cuntc-sop sc.
TO REMEMBRANC
:OF Till.
BALTIMORE MILITIA,
MET, OK WITHSTOOD, THE CHOICEST TROOPS
OF THE FOE,
SEPTEMBER 13, 181!
And died in defence of their altars and fire sides, their
"wives and their little ones;"
WHOSE GALLANT HEARTS SHIELDED THE VIRGIN FROM POLLUTION, AND THE
MATRON FROM INSULT;
2211)0 preserbeU tljis ttj> from plun&er anfc conflagration
AND
ALL THE MURDERING BUSINESS OF WAI?,
WAGED BY A
NEW RACE OF GOTHS,
OUTRAGING THE ORDINANCES OF GOD, AND THE LAWS OF HUMANITY:
THIS VOLUME OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER
IS REVERENTIALLY DEDICATED,
T-LX
BY THE EDITOR.
\KTrculture. oroprtH of
MUton, governor
\ I'n i. iiiCO
cape
Alexandria
Annual appropriati< ;
American pritonen 43 215 181 prUti
I. brig
Annsti-oiii,', Ken. tLe priratecr
Appal;.'
Architecture, uaval
defei.
fahchoud rtapecfeaj
Jftn.by Franc'.!
Banks, of Pennsylvania
167 195
national
152
of Mus<>achusett*
165
of New Orleans
104
38,358,371
Barclay, capt.
Basiett, sailing inasti-r
38
iialtU- on the Thames
135
on lake Kric
152
Dnker, capt.
44
Hutttrits, Hoatinp
44A 441
l'.;i\ti-i-' lu.trliiiii rv
3
jQ 153 215 281 372 431
Uavard ne minister}
l.-i".tl. y William
69
304 43o
I!i!)|i-s, pri/.c
Hill to repeal (lie eniljavgo &e.
388 4/5
41
Hiisel, col. 10 ^eJieral
Bitfdow, Mr.
112
burc
184
Hluc 1.
17, 67. 175 407
408 443
Bouaparte, Napoleon
Laden
427
Boston-fisherman .1; "mol" 100; JcftnCCJ
431
prvienti tu PtlTJT
Vf9~ ^2 17
(jaiutte
CpnftiK'1
47 94
100
119
226 3iy
175 18 L
4(i
80 115 116
lit
133
94
U
4
220
9ti
129
3'.
429
46
175 182 220 407
247 283
427
427
221 241
318 351
27*
Bounty lands
D
.
11 j
..lie of
britnh , iV, m
.
to llic-
plot at Cbilicutlie j4ft 2 .
C4
'
1C5
iiid.. '< a-
luMfca .,!.
* a Jlft : .i-.it Main norc 101
.il 1
\s , ., .
in i:t.
Anil
rmborg
. Mr.
1- 430 438
113
vart, at Sa-
111
. .the
210
a
ROT.
-
miuiiti, lii-ut. gen.
'' 1 "-' c L % i.i.tu;j C-JL ol the
g
,-.
ii>i.
M:t\li-i
.
Jlil> jr.
:ureri
Jack-
143
v IO COI.
7 77 98 1-0 .
3" 428 '
h. j...
HC.J
i, d.c
195"
com.
1*7
.:ili report ol' ilic
181
f.iri 336 337 4-1
IViiii.
I
noluiii of
liiijin-iiiix i.t. .
1 3 7
n-jiort ol tlit v
BM
319
ptaui
. .aiii
itura
, a.U
).]rlll liy
102
tin- lake 4 6 na-
. : 415 447
:
i'.>!iiiiaii> tuti^r^ idii.il
BtlOil
X. \\ ''410
'
,ry
5
(.., 11. 1
391
ji-ij.
401
<ou
.
40 37-4
43ft
31 1
'
,
-.1 I 1 .. N> i!, ;:..:.
208 300 318
tloop
Rufuj
K.I
.
HO
i
80 ...:
"/
318 3.43
1
-
'1 Wii 110 U
4
. | ,
1
. -
5 (
.
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fuu.
*
i 11 V
t
I
41
%z
I?inliata37 s,
JP *i tV
1 K.V ^ *"*!"
(rtj
u jco. <lar-
C/tj".. <i*- : "u.; 4ji
JLanrifuxcN oTEcrape 15
ioo
court 44 111
41
debt Mvift.gen. 40v:
n
i
Q
45 114
133
r
^uelx-c p
rasa
R
282
. oi .
i. bri:;
40 61'
...inufactures,
2^0
.
pn v
L C'.lUr
. . CNpt.
- 'iV
'
S7 415
'
34
) 317 367;
ih authority
ite:nurk> on the president'*
Refipioui
1 lit.. n. DI-, J 1 H
Toiiipkins, gov.
Torp. 165 175 318
1'onwd.i 358
,'gling
l'reson 38 211 2iy 304 353
371 383 411 44)
TTieiltS
20:
True Rloodtd Yankee |
.183 37o 384
< \peiuliti. n-> 105
Report of the >cci\ tary of ilie
Treasury notes 1 J7
Trial of gen. Hull 154
356 38?
navy
Tiviitv. preliminary, at Ta-
committee of forcigti
302
-,-n 131
' i inufactarcs, ckc. 207
rt'Lr '. '
tin- sen 1 , tary of state
of alliance 377
P
-
on impressment i'i;
Munroe's 201 251
UIIU T 1'
the same on our relati-
\r
1ft
.(14
-.ins 222
;he llect on
on". \\iihKrance 127
of Mr. Woodward on
Vessels captured on Erie,
406 4 u 417
canals 137
pur. Ill
Oration of Mr. ' 310
of the N. Y. committee
veraioni militia
.
, I'.-ii 1.3 on 26l
..i council 3>j
on ill 153
on ilie petition of J. G.
Virginia militia 12 213 298
318 411
Marshal* return of inauuliti-
>i*.go all 2U 223 224
1'
C'u:..iv 1Q7
Jefferson, on the fuhe-
Viper privrtrer
Vesuvius, niiiuiit -7
..nre 4;
_-U lUUiutou
"70 41C
'.-ague 244
':trn>trv 264 320 -110
''atiiM-ut 279 25;J 410 4,11
.-u, British 48 316
contrast to Ii8
r rmon 27'.*
lici
,.<;( and remarks 1 276
lUeoloinzation by Cobbett 307
Register of militia" 321
Rhode island militia 410
Ritte r.^im.'nts 115
Ititehe, caj)t. 4 1C
Vegetable oil i;^7
U
I'giy club . 441
Lh.Jr, privateer
United State*' statistics
gazette 349
15: 24}
- -d
Ri\rrs oftlie west 417
Union 337
'apt-r ! , 21 1
Ripley,gen. 222414
w
11 of 245
W( .. 303 o7S
Hockaway 388
Rockets 425
Wallace, major 115
-Warriors return" an one I
board
isu r iC'Mieral
Peace \vitli \m.-ni'a".?22;!<-
u llnglawd a;id
Human Catholics 360
Hog <!, com. 13 38 44 101
278 314
Washington, George 409
Washington city, captured -i \~
Washington's nephew*
417
:
375
i. sloop nf war 1".2 179
"> 1P5
R(xl^frs capt. John A. qf the
U. b. sir my 69
Russian statistics 5
Wareliam 280 317
Wales, the princess 383 403
Webster, Mr. yii
' 213 447
and Cossacks 141
Weekly Register, conditions 1
Yason, cnl.
I Vim William. ! . 1 4
Wellington's soldiers
t% We.sit*rn country""
ruin. 12 17a I'.M .771 241
bacLctu luirboi -I'J 117 128
" Whippini's" 304
320
Yrry ji; ,
IYlni->>|.a.ii.. 15 04
\olin.
165 17i> 244 281 431
Sanc!y creek 212 265 267 278 280
Saturn ra/.-e 241
Wilkinson gen. 129 146 166
[his vindication] 176
Wilminirton 277
.t
banks
baiity JacL, private(.v 2-1 225 371 - Wilson/ Mr. () ">
wcq
Saybrook Wi Winder, gen. ll 146 4i{6
"ny, Josbua
S.-alping knives ,te sold 376
S.-ituntL- 2st Wilco.x lieut. deatUof 3y*
<;'h<a -jiO
in honor <}f 17"
Selinvlkiii 152 \yi||e', 423
Schwertskotf, Mr. \Vright, Mr. 1
207
Svonrge, privateer v
i j i ; 5
Scoittgeu. 400 440
rr-:n. I'. B.
Miarp'-s isltind 15 J Yeas and nvs in the house
1'ortir, c.,|,t. 3i
Shrp bivuling 333 334 409
Sli. |!iv, ^ov. 1A5
of representatives: on Mr.
Wright's motion to MI--
__.
2^1 ."!5'i
SliifUng owners 430 pend the embargo 15;
.MHI
Sirilif s, the M
pn the loan hill 33; on
I.'S Iftl
Steve trada 1.12
the naval appropriation
3 4 j 3 visions in ' m
Smith, ma]. :"" 431
:i the Y:uou claims
Smuggling 1- 1'i 3-J 4J "7
; on the embargo
... .
30 J 407
-,,,n ,'7 104; otx the
I'est ri'lt-r
Sin (!/*r, gov. 72
motion respecting dis-
46 103
tillers 77; on the bill to
hit
don 102
amend the act for calling
428 4 -.*,
1 1 1
H(1 y irs 220 374 384 m
Spy hiingeil 102
oiit ill-- n.ilitia 7i; on
Mr. Dt-sha's motion re-
> w 201 228;
Im
14
t and Ihc 1': . fail of 104 230
f anting treasury i
',011 Mr. M'Kii.i's mo-
107 St. Ch: 3V)
lion 110; on the bill to
N'
H I t.. th
prohibit the exportation
'...'.land Gore's
110 Stonv 1'oint il).
. H- 127; on licenses iT.
. before the
. Louis 355 390 426
Yeas and nays in the senate:
. . h.-ut. col. 11 >
on the'Ya/.oo hill 15; on
.late 121 175;
:
. .;>iv. 9 .554
rapt. 112
on the appropriation
bill 41; on the loan bill
'.
Steam ' 197 226 320
72; on the embargo
;
VI->M-N of war
question
tli- , na\-
YV/.oo claims 15 3542 report
.
tr 12S; <h~ps 01
! mil Stock- f the U. S.
y of 217
oft.be. corn. 43 77 79
Y, a. a;id nays in the legisla-
dy 'ickiii'-r looms
ture of I'emm Ivauia, on
cutut. ; Promatiom .188 1 : 372 42<^
', the 2182V. 2'J5 Surpii/.r privateer -56
the ban Ling bill J
York, the duke of
.nnah
Tfirk^rivat.tr 95
MLES' WEEKLY REGISTER
No. 1 or VOL. VI.]
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[WHOI/ N" 1
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CONDITIONS OF TIIF. WEEKLY
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"
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It is packed "with great care
Printed and published by H. NIIKR, South-st. next door to the Merchants' (J<>< it J 5 fttr otmitm.
condemning those that would destroy it, or ,
its bonds, 1 offend any, let th led. I have
no part, intd ~ > irdly dim.
.'-lion alluded to.
.;is, it is one of the most serious misfortunes
i by the people of the I'm?* ,.-*&
that rather than fairly disavow and abandon
THK PARTY to which by accident, through in
or even by reason and reflection they n
tacted themselves, too many, indirectly, support and
encourage others in a cour>e of ; which
they, as individuals, seriously deproca'
demn. I do not pretend to say that cither
tvo great pai I c.f this censure , but there
is a portion of one of them, under the cornel
of fcderalitrfn^ to whom it applies with full force w-
Let me ask those wlr> realty an- "federalists," who
honesth j,
Ad- '. :md guide of their po'.
faith, how it they Can act witlf the i
at Jlosiun a faction that daily fiies in the fact: of the
most bolt-inn precepts of the illustrious d
in'jtun cliarged us al\va\ ^ to speak of the
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LD
those of GEXTLEMEX
tlilitoriul retrospect and remarks.
The editor looks back on his labors of the last
us to "frown intl/qjianth upon the first Jii-u'ninr,'-
attempt otie portion of the union, from th
rest, or ciifi-ebl'* t/if sacred ti'-s (hat nov> Hnle it*
'
::ths with aron.ciousmsstfuit he did all that niigh't excite'iis to'l
- ability allowed, to requite the great OUP d, lty to (.OD t
th.s feeling of honest pride, c ial, intellectual an
purl* .-' 'UK directed us to suppose a dissolution of
the union as impossible ai. toa\oid dealh ; uith the
view, that while a looking to the t.t ainty,
lhe m.nrovement of our 1
OD the former shov , by so-
, ual and c ' intcrcour
:; : at .nd-istry, is amply supix)rted n , a ,l S) bridges and canals and nther per-
, :'.g Bubcciiptiona-of the w ,. r ks, to "strengthen the bonds that made Us one
of the Tinted SUtes <> people," and rjmet the h . t of jealousy tha*
la/oiY/trn infJuencr might' introduce to diver'
n inserted in th, - and check the ; 'blic.
laat s Iponed, not negleel^l : 1, an LlttU . (lid l)iat t , uan 1)C 1 1L ., C that in ti-. or tif-
death, mer '^adK;
1 futru-
i. Just at the time when the names ..f the
yrs in the i ,vy njficially appeared, so ma-
that in
apuhl
other, whi.
hall I ; d,"tl,at
1
nd safety nf m un.i it, m -
Y'.'L Vi
-
-
11}
WEEKLY Ri R SATURDAY, MARCH-."',
2 .....
ith inefiV; f.ir withdrawn 1 1 -:om the /.-
e the confidence ot Uieo
-f the anti-feikwl, or JTrj/i
': .srur:, and -some other towns in .Ua.^z-
months pa-*t, led vis to expect a
tin- met. ting of t righj
had
I and di-Ci'iruly advoci-.trd, by
ted to
...'/;;/, us its natural con-
i ;ind outrageous
, were diligently used to .
e was ascribed to our own g<
.dl that was
died to the enemy a character
railed
lerfullv pow-
r ful effect upo'i
li is the nn,\
on which ! moved to vi-
i to the loss of life*. If proof of
rail to m. v
on and 2?t<rr. The former -\\ as ' r the times, and pat> -dap-
it part\-, respected for his talents andlpaJied with the force and fervor of treason. But
-the latter a desperado ; .'there was a redeeming spirit in the people.
i harac.ter typycally said to look up "to a j Such were the circumstances under which the lc-
ir a throne" as his destiny rl??//r challenged gislature convened- The governor's speech was not
Jfwniltoii ; he accepted, and went out to fight, so- calculated to still the wicked passions that had been
lemnly protesting against the barbarous custom. He.] s ti rre( ] U p . respect for the office forbids that /should
of the duty he owed to Clod, ! s peak of it as it deserves : It has been inserted in
to himself, to his family, to the law and society, wi ISTKII, and the people have judged it. The
nore belongs to him than in the tygvr who,
of Ui8 own savage propcnsityi having gorjyedtiinwjll
to the luP, yet nestl. s iji the bowels and blood of his
victim, insatiate of murder and delighting i" death.
stood in tlie back ground, mourning at th
I up in the fear that he might he cajled
! beseech my readers to pause on this ;
, in reflecting upon it, we find charity for the ju-
replies of the two houses went much further than
his excellency had done ; they appear us if drafted
for the chief' purpose of provoking civil war. li\
e the impropriety of ve [the debates upon these, the most disgraceful senti-
!l resume her empire; meuts were avowed : it was proposed, or talked of,
''lit" - let us hold the
. and expose vice ; but always be
.UK! encourage virtuous principles.
' believe, that the body
- ' political parties of -the
: of either f;f them, are traitors to indc-
luttvcr opinion I may hold of those who
lave seized the reins in several s'
^ e have some distinguished instances of that
.limi
-;ioken of. \Vhat shall
Jfjhn *lit(i>n.<t, and of h
to open custom houses to clear out vessels in opposi-
tion to the laws of the laud; that they should nego-.
ciate a loan, and raise an army of 30,000 men to re-
sist, "to the shedding of blood," the constitutional
authorities , and one hone at fellow fairly declared
that he was ready to change the constitution of the
United States for that of f.'reat Britain, "monarchy
and all," &c. &c. Be it noted, that thejf who said
these things were, (as members of the general court
of !/<.
free will and
.' swwrn, duly sworn, of their own.
_.id accord, to support the constitution of
rd and accomplished son, Jo/i/i Quinciy Jtiamit .^ j the United States. To crown the climax and render
th-' t. and high minded orator, //"////flm'the ignominy complete-, it is stated, that some of
a playhouse,
e respectable (these speeches were c
. and the enlightened ky a crowd of smugglers and other Itriiiah agents in
le UTJium Plwner]^ gallery ! But, when the froth and foam had spent
ous and 'itself; when one of the most -distinguished of the
r and [I bei venture ' faction had fainted through the excess of his inward
,i kings, truth and pati.iolisin,. putting, forth their
i icuons h-nul like }\inh c:uiie f.>i wa xl, and made the guilty
* . .. MV^IIVA tiivv- * :.".! 14^^..
dreu' back ; and tlie:.
war" with a power of
taU-nt that no one expect-
tl.c faction with a lash of scor-
jcorn their empty mena.-vs. Trr-
thc leaders; they were afraid to go tor-
named to recede; so they compromise
with dishonor in t'ie enactment, ot several /;//// "Haws
and many furious resolutions, i see 15. onrfC.J spcaft.
hem, whil.- thev wen- halting between the
two opinions, Uie J!,,*t*n I'utri'.t Isad the followm]
' ! ^T," unsoi-. and in ,MOMS, and put to scorn their empty menu.
and i-or ri - d the le
' u-ould
p. Such
invincible an
d their
that these two opiirons, tjie Qoston Patriot liad uie TOIIOWUI^
. hut It ' ; ,.iragr:igli, whicl, is quoted with pleasure, ta
jrivinea finish to this p-u-t of our essa\ : .
ii A\ ' . i>..'.j!^l fn**T*/\n
Turn which way thry will, this British faction
thoughtlessly. Ihavereasa .-disgrace. To a-ead back their- steps
ri<rttlut 8 hall give by omitting to strike, after live years threatening
I bullying, will sink them to the lowest depths ot
' ty piece* mp , -^
ntcrupt To udriiiicc Mid commit t-he
FILES' WEEKLY REGISTER EDITORIAL REMARKS.
,:AI. TREIR DOOM F01UVF.R ! Independent of \ ': ., they might, with half tl;,? trouble
of the L I the nnm'
t'the petition-makers) slu-i.
i
with ;
them*
":e proceedings of A^ain, ;>ecie hud bet-!i det.i
-. Oneof tli
h.ir^e nth'.
ret to blind ll <
people .atributing- to the United
,t a like. : '>L> civile t!i.
'it tl...
i ihe case. 'I'o fill tin- clamor mi
the public feeling, '
in ;i mill by \\ 1 roar. Thus thr
tlicm to the, foaming- and fretting uniil they wound then.
up
, t'the lit*!.-
might assume ':
sunk into nothing.
It is, ho\\.
document, and be "returned from vlieru, th
I ii T '"' Fur heighth, r.
: the body p
'i wouL! i
lly starving! ing 1 , with surest n in the /
M.pnosed their condition
')dy said it,"
, m:i\ h:i|), bej;un to think
u-ed t i be. Well,
rims duly and truly prepared, the next busi-
tiett was to initiate them 11 of the plan.
i
';:onstrance read} dra\vn
re induced to s
L in triumph to the legist. t
JHatit. I called "run VOICK OK TH
. so much (-
jfi-t tl.t
wretche<l -lie faction, iti
tiermen,
t
must be
\ to llw
' of \.}\c people of the state, which is sot.
wholesome. '
, in the statistical tables I design to
hollowncss of the pretension of certain men ..
ton (and in some of the lit'J
s. .uls each) as bciii the puardian-
simple fact is stated for tiif pi-fscnt: In tl
(a term seU -. of the greatest commercia'i
activity) the miphty trading t>
facture, one third of \vhicli,by u j-easmnble <:
tibn, v. ! from the '
.
ports and places, tl-
of abor.-
, that Ji^: ;n had (
.'
.
, , of the I.
.. I mean :
branch ixt, thouv;!
i,r
purpose ol
*
4
MLF.*' WEEKLY REGISTER-SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 18U.
ce of our r and of
* .rial of these
'806, and contrast it with
"!,e inconsistency and want of
-mrit of tUs
:in<l grovel
! i.ive originaU-d in
.ct it, it would "sell powder
Dutch merchants did) that
-; of these "friends of com
<- just, notwiths.'.
than the were 1 : .
it raised the great clamor for "trade !"
.in .rks
izan. " Spe.'tk of
.irh. I A.V A PAUTIXAS
nmoir. T m> i
i'or I h*vo reprehended the antifederal conduct ot
I am a "/' for I have fol-
T, and "frowned indignantly"
inion. 1 am a '
:ng that cur glorious institutions
*h, in defiance of the secret
' . -nJ tlie intrigues of am-
kingdoms und prlncipalilies shall be
.iin. Let the policy or impolicy of
government be questioned as they
: ight they should be, because, if evil,
a simple and sure remedy, in the freedom of
.;e the course of proceeding- ; but I
1 ">ve their country, never to injjf'cr
: ig tlie union to be a subject nj
tnt.
I hv.-.j o:ily to add, that too much has been done
*.n co;: British, faction. 1 have always con-
v- attempt to please them like the sacnfi-
i indian nations to propitiate the gwtl
-.'?. I am proud of the ground that
.s been conceded -every thing
k&4 failed, by the good sense of the
'. they, of "big swelling words," are put
>/^ for scorn to point her slowly moving
at."
Believing that this sheet may be preserved long
after t' t dictates it* content s shall be cold,
I s'tb" :-ticle with with my name, that my
.<!s may refer to it, and be assured
ral princiy/.
Baltimore, March, 1811
If. MLES.
TO TOL EDITOR. OF TQE E*Q.VniOT.
Having perused in your paper of this day, an ex-
he Yankee," under the Uead of "Synop-
I tin- .Massachusetts legislature"
and li:i' t he same paper a piec^ dited
28, under the he-ad of "grand rebel mu-
myself n^ a federalists who fought the
revolutionary battles of my country, imperiously
called orvto disavow the infamous principles advo-
i:i those speeches, and bv that caucus.
that it has been ctnstitutiofnitiy declared by the go -
vrrnnifiit thnt circumstance fenders it the duty
real federalist to exert all the means in his
'o prosecute the present \vrvr with vigor and
effrct I rejoice that in the just prosecution of this
war, two of my boys, as members of the company of
irg A'oluntt-ers, have already fcught the bat-
heir country, and old as I am, permit me, Mr.
editor, to assure you, that in this war, even I shall
again be prepared whenever the occasion may require
it, to rendei to my beloved country every "ifer vice
'which may be in my power.
W. BFA'TLEY,
Feb. 10th, 181-1. a Virginia federalist.
Colonel Bentley, says tlie editor of the Enquires
who addressed the above, served as an officer through
tlie revolutionary war afterwards was called from
the rank * to tlie command of the regiment of militia
in Powhatan was also elected from the same coun-
ty six years successively * member of the legislature
afterwards was [unsolicited] appointed by presi-
dent Adams commandant of a regiment.
(B.)
Commonwealth of JWasxachutett*.
An act declaratory of the true intent and meaning of
an act entitled "An act to provide for the safe-
keeping of all prisoners committed under the au-
thority of the United States in the several goals
within this commonwealth."
S.T.. 1. lie it enacted by the senate and house of re-
presentalivtH i* general court assembled, and by tirf
authority of the t;a?nc, That nothing contained in an act
entitled "An act to provide for the safe-keeping all
prisoners committed under the authority of theUni-
ted States, in the several goals within this common-
wealth," shall be so construed as to authorise the
keepers of the said goals to take custody of, and
keep within said goals, any prisoners committed by
any other authority than the judicial authority of the
United States.
And whereas several prisoners of war have beeu
committed to goals within this commonwealth, un-
der the executive authority of the United States.
Sec. 2. He it further enacted, That the keepers of
the said goals are hereby authorised and required to
discharge from said goals all such prisoners of war,
aftf r the expiration of thirty days from the passing
of this act, unless they shall sooner be discharged
by the authority of the United States.
TIMOTHY BIGELOW,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN PHILIPS,
President of the Senate
Feb. 7th, 1814 Approved,
(C.)
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
In the House of Representatives, February 4, 1814.
The memorial of the town of Deerlield, and se-
veral other towns, against the existing war and em-
argo Read and committed to Messrs. Lloyd, of
the Boston caucus, vl, tin- existence of
h Influence, or who is willing to rebel against
the govern i: dilution of his own country,
: :iih"c*d with the name H'< d<
'
r,such men, and
against both.
- cnt v.-ar \vhich "is complained of, I will
.ether I
[ micrtit have approved the de-
> 1-; immaterial , it is sufficient
CALEB STRONG.
->mc'Mb^r of the M-iksacluisetts legislature, or of Boston, Mills, of Northampton, and Howard, oi
Newburyport, with such as the hon. senate may join,
to consider and report. Sent up for concurrence.
TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker
In Senate, Feb. 4, 1814.
Kea;' and concurred, and the hon. Messrs. White
and Allen are joined.
JOHN PHILIPS, President..
THE committee of both houses, to whom were
referred the memorials and remonstrapses from the
WEEKLY REGISTERMASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE ij
to\vns of* Deerfield, Gem, r '.ford, North- their numerous memorials from all quarters
ampton, Southampton, \Ve.th:mpton, Newbury, cummonv.-eu : -spnir of
Xewburyport, Northyarmo !. Brookfield, I dress from that government, .
Ruckstown, Machias, Cas'ine, Brunswick, lIadIev ( ,"Tn PUOMOTE THE orxrRAi wrirvrr "
Athol, Goldsborough, South-Hadley, Ellsworth, that tlie voice of the Neu-F
Urev - A-ich, Rowley, Belfast, \Vh.,te- interest- are common, is lost in the rxit-onal c<
Warwick, Belch- Dartmouth, Chester- that the spirit of accommodation and regard
field, Ashfield, Wendell, Shelburne, N'ew-Salem ,tu -1 snf lrntge. which produced 1
and Beverly, together with the petition of sundry stitut ion and governed its early ad:
inhabitants of the towns of Plymouth and Penobscot, been sacrificed to the b; . and to'thr
and the report of the committee of th ue aggrandizement of one i at the
on the petition of sundry fishermen, inbafeitantfl of expense of another.
Boston, have had the same under consideration, and, T i,_ c
f..llv to report- ' CSC P' nions ar not confined to tl
That tl-re i .11 parts of the common- >te whose im
wealth, a fr.r, and in many parts a settled belief, > 1! - SS ed ' an<1 uh ^
that tJ ?' foreign and domestic policy pur-
sued by the government of the United States for se-
veral years past, has its foundation in a deliberate in-
tention to impair, if not to destroy that free spirit
I'.rcise of commerce, which, aided by the ha-
bits, manners, and institutions of our ancestors, and
the blessings of Dirine Providence, have been the
principle source of the freedom, wealth and general
prosperity of this recently happy and flourishing
people.
That this belief appears to be not mwre the result
of the late measures of govcrnm-nt, which are com- ".' to all f nj , a reverence f
plained of as oppressive, in their nature. and repue- . lon> *la '" ts spirit and r,.
nantto the principles of the national compact, than, 1 ! nsure Uu 1 l . union an ' 1 ^ablish that h.r,
of an survey of the general system in' ' f. re a . " Damped with the melancholy com
dueed by the fate, and pursued by the present ad- ; "' lt t , b:isi ? ' **** union }l "
i, in opposition to tlie declared wishes, ^ : ac | tical JP^ccl of its principles ; and that t!
and frequent remonstrances of this ection of the rablllt 3 r lll -' it constitution has been en,- _
a perversion and abuse ol its : VI
before tfieir eyes perishing
houses, and starving mechni .
are loudly responded from t. : .e j'n.v-jV, where lh
pie generously sympathize in the [-; .
their brethren upon the
in their ruin their o\vn approaching v. rt- .
is are the forms, in whicr ' .Tients
and feelings have been expressed to the legislature ,
but the tone and spirit, in all, are the s.
all discover an ardent attacSment to -
these states, as the true source of secur';- x
victim of %i-
. ^nd destructive experiments. The people, in
It may gratify a laudable curbsity to be inform-
ed of the population of these towns". Tiie amount
of those enumerated blo" 58,303
t, Brcwatcr and Ellsworth
(supposed) 4,000
Sundr}- inhabitants of Plymouth and Penob-
scot, 500
men of Bostop"
But of these 37 have recanted 37
'
.f ; he-
memorialists have called to n.ind I
cumstances which led to the adopt! itioniil
constitution, and the motives which prevailed ii[)un
them, or upon their fathers to consent to it. The'
remember that they had a sta'
upon the principles of civil liber:
to enforce them ; that they enjoyed th",
t, (if external and internal comr
they were subject to no res; mm, but t
mon good: that their enterprix.-
and that their rulers were devoted to their ha;
or immediately replaced by t 1 *
,f ti,,. they then h;.<l v >
5 |ai their lish
t'beinjftai:-,
Grand total population 62,8051 to tllf ' t ' - '^ t , :> '
The iter the * nd cnt "1. :ul :?
Innd ; but it is presumed the j . '
' ; that the con;!
>uld prodtiD
their del
:g all this '
full) III
.
-
m thf
h
'-r Ux-
.;io!is in t!, (
'. to the
'tosr ttfiposetl\o h-i\-e r-'n,
rd, i^abon' \ population of the eitiei
mort than the ;
uproar ca;
^^sTTuCkj
port
vfch
srJ
801
hLKLV REGISTJBfU-SATURBAY, JMABCH 5, 1SU.
.
olating the cotintry. !lut the tneinor
1 their complaints at this most un-
ppy and disastrous war; nor at those nii-
..icl'i, in the unprep.r u which i*. was
Hut they com-
f the war
people u I. : .Mil treasure arc
i)e wasted against th> of the na-
!, :uul not tnjtion. 'i ped, frohi -.. he conduct
tdebtedjof ;is at war, that t 1 . is and mis-
ient to such a state, would be compen-
nrotection from their own govern-
rty. might, in the liar 'iiat, if the usual outlets of commerce were
rf its - "d dis-
(1, ami
illy put in practice, but since boldly and ra-
tion, h-is d
is ; and h'ts
iction
' frame of government which the
"1 their children are doomed
/hid. ; )vernmeiU.s have scarcely
Hicted without being overthrown
, I'thcnenu' catises
have brought them to this unhappy conviction.
i power grow up in the southern and
.if the union, by the. admission and
states, not contemplated
>;n, and not warranted by its
pr.incr an almost infinite pro-
nation, which threatens
shut, new one.--, would be opened ; that the
with neutral nations would h<- and encou-
.ans would be supplied tie.
dent government to meet the exactions anil
contributions, necessary to defray ah enormous and
continually increasing expense. Instead of this, th'-y
find that, in proportion as the demand-
mcnt multiply, the means of complying with them
are cut ,,id coasting
trade, the poor remnant which had been left them
of their once flourishing commerce, are prohibited
by an ac.t more unfeeling and odious than the Boston
port bill, which roused the
dence.
This act is denounced by all the memorial
the warmest and most energetic language, ar, a gross
and palpable violation of the principles of the con-
stitution ; and the Vcid'dK their opinion
that it cannot be submitted to without a pusdlani
l-'nglamljonce mous surrender of those rights and liberties which
ctu.il in the national councils, to their ancestors brought to these shores, which they
t colonial complaints, unat-
! to and disregarded.
-,een this strange and spurious power be :
-resj and rea-
:-eviy edict, \\hich issues from tlie no-
1 republic, with as much alacrity
,uious parliaments of an .unrestrained
c seen at first an ill-concealed, but
an open and '. jealousy of the
. and power of the commercial states, opera-
'inual efToi ' .i-ra's and destroy
'.rimerce^ \vhich is their life and support.-- -
\.i.ve seen this spirit exhibit itself, in fomenting
rig subjects of dispute actually arising
d natio'ns, especially in a state of almost
i the greatest commercial tat
in deceptive pretences to conciliate ;
. '.option o! . of exclusion maintaii
, and in submitting to the nume-
and contumelies of that great enemy
fought and bled to maintain, and which, we, tlieir
descendants, ought to be ready to defend at the same,
expense and hazard, Or forfeit tlie character of
freemen.
such a display of grievance*, sufferings and
apprehensions before them couched in terms of af-
fecting eloquence, and breathing a spirit of firmness
and resolution to procure by some means competent
relief, your committee cannot but be forcibly im-
pressed. They believe in the existence of those
grievances, and ip the causes to which they have
been ascribed. They believe that this war, so fer-
tile in calamities, and so threatening in its conse-
quences, has been waged with the worst possible
views and carried on in the worst possible manner ;
ir, in difficulties thrown in the way of forming a union of wickedness and weakness, which
s for a j:.'ir;d!( 1 the annals of the world. "NV.
believe also, that Us worst e' t to come ;
that loan upon loan, tax upon tax, and exaction up-
on exaction, must be imposed until tin- I
the present and the hopes of the. rising generation
,, in the \arirai.--i measures of are destroyed. An impoverished peopV ; will be an
; .ion, practised towards our own people, in
u-tation acts, in
. intended to be perpetual, and
>f the pe<;;
i war, which
: stances ar. '
I in the history of any nation,
- :i up to the councils of weak
'oriulists see in this deplorable descent
^termination to
'.ut spirit of commerce, which has
the handmaid of civil and religion
:1 to break the free spirit of this people, by
t'.iem cf their usual .employments, and
f. commerce to populate and
-
t-nsl;v\vd pt-oplr. An army of sixty thousand meii
become veteran by the time the war is ended, may bn
'rument, as in former times, of destroying
even the forms of liberty; and will be as easy to
establish a p-
been for fmir ,nble for the
untry 1 \Ve think it the duty of
ivncratiun to stand between tin
and d-
Committee are of opinion t!iat the late act
laying an embargo is unconstitutional, and void ii\
provisions; not upon the harrow ground
that the constitution has expressly prohibited such
acts, but upon the more broad and liberal ground
that tlie people never gave a power to congress to
enact tlu-m.
A direct 'prohibition would have weakened tlie
argumenA a uinst them, because it would hav:.
MJJ> UT.I:KLY REGISTER .MA.-- -F.TT* . ATURI; 7
an apprehension, that sucli i>o\ver might be ( h. the union, the result of oppr -
ed. 'ninate in i* than
th< -
le with d;-
iirp.-, and even insist upon
.rations of power, or
i'uture
.cts of violence hy the
^on, without
i corn]
r it comes. When-
ted, ;.
'. unau-
tynd t
tution.
of the
: -".l tllC
> into an o; . i^Imut
>- L aiul tlit- i
. will ackn
his victim, no peop ;
our union, avd thus lias it Hut -1
Jl
: iticiil life.
; % in concert with Otl
n, is no: .;!uce"a powerful, and
.
;ned it to i
.tion :it t: liidered tliat tliere anf reasons \\hifh ir
at the present moment to
id the forms of law, that t!. - reasons |
i-ild supp'
IMC-, cr all
ire the res':. , -. on thr ]>.i
mid Inre f
tin- people c'f this commonwealth,
'oppressed as t] rr., will :*- I
their feelinjrs of indi^nnt.
nonstrate to
.il'.h in tht-ir
wait I Uial interpositi.
vernmcsit for their relief; and the con.
not tl:..
to refrain from affording .
aid r *nent t tli.
"1'lie r.omrnitttM "n doubt t!
mini
propc iite-,1 etTor-
comn,'
lie committee c
ther compact
*.
''1S^ I
WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1SU.
the subject of peace, because no artnis*
or proposed ; for they conceive it
govern
usands
of hi-
itT, if lie be
irrible sacrifice would be fruiti--
:nc c->ld, :i peace
won! red
loubtedly ;
the burtliens which the}
- , but it is not to be forgotten, how the
fi conducted, ho\\
' continue, and hou
> n brought upon us, un-
,-d. "Without war
<. xper '. commerce may be des-
troyed. iiu!< It the little hope that it w
f be people of Massachu-
( mmercial st;,-es shall exert
s in bringing back the constitution
. first principles.
Under these impressions the committee beg leave
to conclude by recommending the, adoption of the
;uns. AH which is respectfully sub-
nutted.
3\j order *f the committee,
1). A. WHITE, Chairman.
"Resolved, That the act laying an embargo* on all
nd vessels in the ports and harbors of the UnU
." passed by the congress of the United
States on the 1,6th. of December, 1813, contains
; 'institution of the
'Jie rights of the people
.nts of the state of Mas-
sachusetts, : -om its earliest settle-
ment, the right of navigating 1 from port to port
within, its limits and of fishing on its coasts ; that
the free exercise and enjoyment of these rights are
ul to the comfort and subsistence of a numer-
ous class of its citizens ; that the power of prohi-
biting to its citizens the exercise of these rights was
delegated to the general gornrnnvent; and that
all laws passed by that government, intended to have
such U we thertf'Tc- I:;K< I'.-.lltiitiona', and
Resolved, That the people of this commonwealth,
V have a right to be secure from all unreasonable
searches and seizures of their persons, houses, pa-
POTS, 1 their possessions ;" that all laws ren-
LLable. to seizure the property of a citi/'-n at
cretioiv of an individual, without warrant from
, issued on a complaint, supported on
mation, under the pretence tluit such
property ia "apparently ou its way towards the ter-
torein nation or the vicinity th.
'itrary in their natun-, tyrannical in their ex-
ercise, and subversive of the first principles of civil
Tha*the people of this commonwealth,
\-.A_L_ .! ..
I 'icral court at an curly day in their first ses-
sion.
lit the house of representatives, 1'cb. IB, 1814.*
; . and accepted.
ir concurrence.
'1 1MOT1IY BIGELOW, Speaker.
m
.',urf at the to-im of NEWBVUT, Jamiam
. 181-1. (EiTii vcrs.)
with regret and astonishment, fhe
appointment of two commissioners to jiegociate a
i th (.reat Britain (after accepting an over-
in th:it nation to treat). who it is well known,
'.renuous advocates for tlie present war and
xtravagant pretensions to national rigi.:
up by our government, which, if persisted in, all
hopes of peace must be abaudoned.
" In this alarming state of things we can no longer
lie silent. When our unquestionable rights are in-
vaded, we will not sit down and coldly calculate
\vliat it may cost us tn defend them." We will
not barter the liberties of our children for slavish
repose, nor surrender our birth-right, but ivith our
We remember the resistance of our fathers to
oppressions, which dwindle into insignificance when
compared with those which we are called on tn fndiirc'
The right "which we have received from God, we
will never yield to man." "We call upon our state
legislature to protect us in the enjoyment of those
privileges, lo assert which our fathers died ; and to
defend which we profess ourselves 7? .?/?)' TO JIF.
SIST UJ\TO JiLOOD. We pray your honorable
body to adopt measures immediately to secure to tib
especially our undoubted right of trade within out-
state.
" We are ourselves ready to aid you in securing it
to us, to the utmost of our power, "peaceably if we
can, forcibly if we must," and we pledge to you the
sacrifice of our LIVES and PROPERTY in support
of whatever measures, the dignity and liberties of
this free, sovereign and independent state, may seem
LO your wisdom to demand.
SILAS LITTLE, Moderator!
EZRA HALE, TW/i rl,>.rk:>
Proceeding* of Lincolnvitte.
At a legal town meeting* of die inhabitants of
Lincolnshire, convened the 9th day of Feb. A. D.
1814, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the expediency of petitioning the president of the
United States, or the legislature of the state of Mas-
sachusetts, on the subject relative to a repeal or
amendment of the embargo, law ; after due conside-
ration, and the sense of the meeting l>eing taken, it
was voted to choose captain Josiah Stetson, modera-
or. by a large majority, and to choose a committee
>f five to draught resolutions ; and the following
gentlemen were chosen, viz: Philip Ulmer, KMIJ.
Nathaniel Milliken, captain James Mahoney, Mr.
lohn Mahoney, and major Jacob Vlmcr, who drew
A right to" be protected in the enjoyment of | up the following resolutions, which were accepted
Itfe, liberty, and property, according to standing! by the town by a large majority and ordered to l>c
* and that all attempts to prohibit them in the published.
enjoyment df this right, b;, , 'ing under, * "" '' ' '
fc.utive instructions only, arid armed with military
force, . --dom and altoge'-
mgnant to the constitution.
'.ved, That as the weft grounded complaints
of the people constitute a continued claim upon the
government, until their grievances ,,-d. the
'
::. 'in ir'nls arvl re inoustrai" '. to the
-ommittee aforesaid, be delivered to his excellency
..-iirnur. v.'ith request that iie or his sn.
(be laid before the
That this town has full confidence in
the administrators of our present republican govern-
ment ; that we rest in full assurance that they have
wisdom and energy to support the rights and inde-
pendence of the free and enlightened people of these
United States. Engaged in a war urged upon us bv
a proud, haughty, and tyrannical nation, we feel it
our indispensable duly to use our utmost endeavors
The meeting u"is < allco! at the request of twelve
men
MLE9 WEEKLY REGISTER MR. DEXTER S LETTER.
: p -yn it in the most vigorous manner, until we (will be duly inquired into, with a view to ascertain
ran obtain a permanent and honorable peace; a the circ <m which the seizure and ..
pence which shall secure to us those sacred rights
which were obtained by the patriots of
which we are determined never \ r to the
pride ot' Britain, or relinquish to the vain i
I
i- do not hesitate to raise our
in Mipport of the. war until it bhall terminate
.
red, That we view the late message of the
chief magistrate of this commonwealth to the senate
and house of rep ^ 'ing a spirit
of dissolution of t . ind rebellion against the
tion in question were grounded, and by which hi-
conduct therein ought to be tested.
Accept assurances of my consideration and re-
spect.
Letter from Mr. Dexter,
From the Ho:'
TO T
The delicate propri-
utry, forbids tit at a man, stand
general government, rather than a spirit of union, <l'<^<-> <>r office, should add: If ti,c
peace and h^-monv, among a free, cnl.ghu \MU\\Xt had consented to being placed m that
. Inch ought "to be the chief stud. '.'!" n J 1
.1 such as'
the threats, nor
the flatter of cont'us
lie answered while nt home,
a candidate for office, republican ; . in the
vicinity of the scat government, where lie now is.
j; by a rebellious party in the legislature
..t.-xte.
Retohced, That a brge majority of this town will,
at the risk of their lives and property, usv all lawful j " " .
s to stipport the laws and constitution of the! '.'*? in 1U .
I'rme ,1 will hold in utter contempt those U I l ; l 1 rt "' s that " ow d \ v . ldc Uie C0 . UI V'
vho m ... P to evade the same; and such as men . wil1 not ******* tfus ! ? * ' rulirect n or lin r
our utmost endeavors to bring toi wnrth >' mot|Ve thc othcrs xvhcn the:: ' inU;l
published an opposite statement.
This singular state of things seems to require an
explanation^ In performing this duty, he ma\ d
'
and respectability in both t'.r
rri
Mf STETSOV, Motivator.
, clerk pro. tern.
(F.)
Detention of apccie at New York.
The following is a copy of the message of his ex-
cellency the governor communicated to the Icgis-
e :
"*n of the Senate and
'\-wn nf the Ifaitse of Rtprcsentddrcs.
! 'gislaturo in
: of the 27th of January last, I transmit
ted to thc president of the United States a copy of
Mution, together with the i- ;<lcnce m
support of thc complaint of the memorial^
"of thc abuse that was committed ; and at thr same
to tin- president, e\'
of thr ';.it orr.issioii,
ire tli uioiicv unjus i
i-d and flftamed . ''ild le
.tor from (
< this morning received from the p'
be la: .crrtary.
n;(.\r,
Prcri(lent' at*uxr to tfu- If tier front go-
\\ '*
SIR-
ii the h.in
, .
.cs are stimulated I- ; or dtfkem
will si-e S'-rne mischievous [)tirpose in
jmere atten^pt to be und his own r
'and to explain his olycctions to that of ot!i
Hopeless indeed would IIP to acquire
influence by pursuing a course uttens-iv
e s ot both parties that convulse the r.ati'.ni
active spirits have both power and inclination to
diminish any man in public estimation. who opposes
he projects of their ambition, while thc nav
inertia of ial patriotism prevents support from Uios<
i/en.s who agree with him in opinion.
The principal subjects, on which politic.
' divide, are the sxstem of restn<
cminneroe, and the war witk (ireat Hritain. On the
former, the writer differs radically from the party
c-illed r>-publi.'an, and In- chus.-s tln-\ ihoul
T snnie tinw he is utterh unnblr to T;
Hie le.id'.nu 1 ineastin-s of leden:
. !iy a en
k, and
.
that the ra->
.
rinciples
in all countries, but (specially in the A
public, to bold sacred the union ol >. !
, inton, probal'!\. tliat has prod,.
gul a- l.u-t of his bring nominated for the fir-'
'iinnionuealtli !-\ a jx.litical par'
111' ll'lCs l! it l)( !
Tl-ie i.bjectiom a< 7-iin.t tl
winch hare governed '! be
'
liar.
* - mid t..
I pen
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10 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1814.
procured on hard terms, \vhicli government has no
;'iate funds to re
tt it aims afktkl blow at our unexampled
general improve-
rounded, none will deny
that t ' proof of them would be
too elaborate for the present occasion. A wise policy
\rould not have resorted to an untried th
ifeinous
:n the be I 1
unanimous t
:',rm and temperate i
against the first unequivocal imp ition of
OUT national rights, induced Great Britain to make
compensation ; and during the administration of
ADAMS, the pride of France \vaslmmbled by an ap-
peal to arms.
This is the only mode which the experience of ra-
tions points out to guard against injury and insult
accumulating by submission until the patient sufier-
mtry be annihilated or enslaved.
On the other hand, when the government were
"kicked into a war," the writer did not feel himself
mt lih-rty to practise indiscriminate opposition, to
paralyze' the public energy by degrading the re 1
sources and magnanimity of -our country, and exag-
gerating those of Britain, to justify the public ene-
my in that admitted of no exc.use, and
thus diminish the chance for a speedy and honorable
peace, and ndangc- the union of the states. It is a
: ^rital law of every civil society, that when a
settled b. 'ituted authority,
lual is bound to respect th^ decision.
The mo:vr>ntous question, whether war \\;is ;<
' >nly be
restoiv aty to which Great Britain shall as-
sent, and reasonable terms are not to be obtained
from her by proving to the world th-.it we are unable
or unwilling to maintain our rights by the sword.
every citizen to examine the con-
unquestionable, though in speak-
untry he may be overheard 'by her er.e-
Hat this right, like every other, may be abu-
~.Vhat good efTcct is to be expected from cre-
ating division wlnMi engaged in war with a powerful
nation ih-ii has not yet explicitly shown that she is
V, illiiig to agree to reasonable terms of peace ? Why
make publications and speeches to prove that we
are absolved from allegiance to the national govern-
iM'i hint that an attempt to divide the empire
might be justified? Uut the writer goes further;
never doubted that the British orders in coun-
<eil, when actually enforced, where a flagrant viola-
lion of our rights and national honor, and conse-
quently a just cause of declaring war. As to the
!>cst time of performing this painful duty, and the
best manner of conducting the war, he has differed
from the government, but surelv they are competent
to decide on the-,e poir.' .tc opinion, thougl
it ]^ (! -.ubrmt. On
such occasions, regret for the refractory principle
JH our nature, which scatters through nations the
,1 of war, will rend tlic
bosom of t! kut if lie !> a!s;>
:;:uions and just, this will not. tempi him to
violate his duty, r repine at tl. lent of
i. The history of civil soo that it
rrible necessity, and man must submit to his
destiny. Still greater evils are produced by pusilla-
nimous shrinking from conformity to the mysterious
law of his present condition.
The ferocious contest that would be the effect of
attempting to skulk from a participation of the bur
ilamity. Yet fierce would be the ct;r
i raged pa:" .'jittered b\
. rgvrited under dmerei
vmiments about equal in number, and viewing each
V.isett- during the revolutionarj war, art
overwhelming majority silenced opi)osition, and pre-
vented mutual hinoc, but in other parts of the conn-
more nearly equal, neighbors
': )t each other in their houses, or ir.stanth
langed their prisoners. Divided ^lan.!
such would probably be its warfare. Inter-
minable hostility between neighboring rival nations,
<ild be the consequence of accomplishing Bi
severance. Foreign faction would convulse -. a
them ; for a weak state can no more maintain its
rights against powerful nations, without t
support, than a feeble man can defend himself among
giants, withoHt laws to protect him. The question
would ever be, .which powerful nation shall be our
ally ? Great Britain and France would each have a
strong faction, but patriotism would be unknown.
The .energy of the state would be exhausted in
chusing its master. This slavery would be aggra-
vated by despotism at home, for constant wars would
require great armies and resistless power in rulers j
and these have ever been fatal to liberty.
If the question be asked, what is to be done when
we 'conscientiously believe that a ruinous cu
cs is pursued by our national rulers, and ihe
dearest rights and interests of a great part of the
union disregarded and sacrificed; the answer is,
examine the conduct and expose the the errors of
governmelit without preaching sedition. Give libe-
ral support to their measures when right, that you
may be credited when you show that they are wrong
Indiscriminate opposition raises no presumption
against them* but it demonstrates that the minority
are in fault. Truth is powerful and will command
success, but error naturally tends to destructi
every system, perfect enough to be capable of con
tinned existence, a t/.v medicufrLr exists that will
restore it if not prevented by improper management.
Quackery may prolong disease, and even destroy the
political as well as the natural body. It is not diffi-
cult trt point to the intrinsic principle of conva-
lescence in oi ir body politic; and to shew that the
redemption of New-Finland is not only possible, but
probable. The natural shape and division of politi-
cal party would be very different from that which nou
exists. The eastern and southern Atlantic states arc
made for each other. A man and woman might as
reasonably quarrel on account of the differences in
their formation. New-England would soon be re-
stored from nihility in the political system, if im-
proper expedients for sudden relief were abandoned.
Something may be drme to accelerate its progress ,
but reproach and invective aggravate the rag HIM;
of passion, and confirm prejudices which are already
inveterate. Magnanimous moderation, 'candid clis
cussion, and experience of ihe Utopian pr
would do nnlch toconvi .t y of \\\<- commu-
nity, that oommeiv.f is entitled to protection ; that
it i, too vahuble to the public to be sacrificed ; thai
ntradictory and unreasonable for the govern
;-at expenditures necessary by z.
Uon of war, and at the same time dry up
the only productive source of revenue ; to ask for a
loan of twenty-five millions, and at the same moment,
destroy the confidence of the commercial p
the country, where only capital stock exits ; to lay
taxes -' - - "' - < -
to produce popular odium, but the
product of which will be inadequate to relieve the
public necessity ; -and to prosecute at an enormous
thensof war, by severing the Union, would not > a useless and hopeless invasion, without
WEEKLY REGISTER-EVENTS OF THE WAR.
11
: credit, ai ' '' a * issuing from a legislative body, a
pic. Then cr ' or discontented or ambitious de
ought nott ..njmagogues ; that the friends of our country and go-
on the element where < > rest assured, the people of this state
our brave countrymen liavf et internal i i with the same promp-
umph. lequat
g our ene-
mies to imitate the j: .le they
affect to scatter I.
I'ER-
Thig letter ha* - -.arks in the
ter. /'
, and it
I be electc.: notice of the
i nf it Ini the faction J is
' from the L
c.-xter is precisely
.'.in iho
maintained
. from the growing favor which the
Democ \hibited towards him.
their interest , or sound more cor-
and thoroughly their partizans before the\
ie them to office, better than the democratic
. Dexter, it would serin, suits them exactly.
m the ardor with which th
port him. We shall hereafter shew that they ire not
iken in their calculates.
" The principles advanced in his letter wll para-
(Ycctually, as if he did
'ion to them in son.
quence is it to Xew-Kngland, that
; s opposed to the embargo, if he is in
titude they will the invasion of a cruel, vindictive,
?e foe.
, with regret
and disapprobation, the conduct of those of our re-
uho, in
attempting to thwart the
paralize the energetic pr
retard the speedy return
>f the war, and
le pen
'cd, That whilst we approve the prompt ac-
ceptance of our government
tions of peace on an or
we repose an entire confidence in the wisdom, tirm-
tess and virtue of the executive a;
meat, and fear not to put-'to the !
that man holds dear, in defence of the inestimable
1 independence.
Council Chamber, February
ncil,
'\vv INGTON, I':- .ident
House of .-ISM 1814.
Head and concurred in. By order of the h
i.i'Hirv
u. This gc-
tained in Cana'da, as one of the hi
the Hritish g-uvi-rnment in tl
that the tlnited Sta'es had t'oir..
adi'. return hither on his ]\
and of taxrs, of loans and ralii
cut the militia, when we know that Kentucky a- 'o our government, tl;
all the soutl. declare that the embargo is has not transpired. About to return to t
ire ? j was invited to a splendid ent? .
ly pardon >Tr. Dexter a tlweti.
^upports t!.
.'
-r dinner the fol
'.rank. ():.
-
of New -Jrrsv \.
tionswere
>r.
i
'
'rave who . "What
>e and greet
,-,<
1
the last toast. ', 1 \ ! . !
jurie ,
hint '
ciul-
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cnce, Die win/-
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NILES WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 9. 18U.
toju>t. vl expectations which had f
dulgently entertained b
After repeated bursts of applause tlie following
flDasta were given :
- ' feel that their
count:, i them, not by success or disaster,
. r the sufferer as well as triumphs
t -'.or.
TV ner. I '.ington The author of tlie
rfl ..'ion of independence The mission to Gotten-
.
The seamen of the United States M.ty the hand
that impresses them he broken, and he that sub-
iBcribes to their oppression he its victim."
TOLCXTF.ETIS.
v : *?nfral WinderLawrence He has
taught us how to conquer and how to die.
The sons of Maryland,
found with honor to themselves wherever the enemy
Appears, from Canada to the shores of Chili.
/. H. M'Cu'.'.cich, vice president Our brethren
cf the teest Were we to withhold our praise, the
Stones In the streets would cry aloud.
y J. If. Mcholson, vice presidentOur brethren
jn the east M.iy they recollect the time when we
Were brethren indeed.
By major Armistead, 3d regt. of artillery Our
officers and soldiers in caftii'ity An eye for an eye, a
tooth fora tooth.
Ilere general Winder arose and said, "He was sa-
tisfied that tlie very short time which was allowed
ilim to remain with his family, would be a sufficient
apology for his retiring so early from this flattering
ficene The last toast," said he, "will remind you of
the state to which I am about to return, and that
Tny country may ere long he called upon to carry in-
to" effect for me, the principle contained in that toast.
Jo any extremity which may arrive, the sympathy
Tthich has been so warmly and so promptly evinced
towards me. by so many of my respectable fellow-
citizens, will form one among the many strong incen-
tives to fortitude and will, I (rust, assist me in sup-
porting myself in the bitterest moments as becomes
B soldier."
The general then retired, and the sensations of
the company can be better conceived than described.
Judge Nicholson afterwards proposed W ./me-
Tican Re^ulus returning to the modern Carthu^*-.
TRADE. A boat loaded with mutton and shoes,
bound from Connecticut river to the blockading
squadron ofF Jfe-w J.ondon, was taken at Lyme, about
15 days ago. The traders made their escape.
AXTI-COXTMERCIAL. In the "Star" of Feb. 2, (says
*he Long Inland paper) we gave credit to a party
from Sag Harbor, for rescuing some cattle from the
wiemy at Oystrrpond Point ; we arc since informed
tjiat Uiis patriotic act was performed by captain Fre-
derick King, who has so highly offended the British
(and their friends on shore) that he is obliged to
r.ce for his person*) safety.
REcnciTiNo. We hear from all quarters of the
2>ril)iant success that has attended the recruiting
service, nndor the new lav* ; and believe as mum
men as are desired will be obtained, by the time
that we shall want them.
VIRGINIA XILITIA. Return for the year 1813
Infantry, including officers . . . 68,330
Cavalry, do. do. ... 5,217
Artillery 2,254
Total strength .... 75,801
BALTIMORE VESSELS.- Three of our schooners, with
valuable cargoes, arrived at New York, on the 23d
JBlt
cosscnxrTie*." The trial of certain
persons at J' , by a court-nvirtial, fi-r *'
fusing militia duty, is called "the entering wedge of
a horrible French conscription .'"
A MCE AHTrn.r The following neat -volunteer
TVrry's dinnrr in Philadelphia.
Com. PEHHT, the hero and mrrch .1 t, who defeat-
ed "the royal navy," and deposited the hour
kind of mercantile military," in the banks nf n\-.
CLAT A*I> KUSSKI. took their departure from New
York, in the corvette John *1dams, captain .?;^7/,
on the 23d ult. We wish them a pleasant voyage
and a successful mission.
; itries at Philadelphia, from the
18th to the 25th of February Iron, 14758 ha;
121 bundles, from Stockholm Goal skins 540,
merchandize 4 cases, coffee 3U) l>-trs and 3 barrels,
sugar 350 hhds. 8 tierces and 326 barrels ; with s -
veralless important articles, from St. Itartholomwr
Abstract from merchandize entered at the custom
house of the port of Newport, from January 31st,
to February 4th inclusive, viz.
2550 hoxp's, 112 hhds. 43 tierces, and 220 bbls
Sugars; 616 hhds. 64 tierces, and 60bbls. Molas-
ses ; 812 bags (102, 160 Ibs.) coflee ; 40 bags j,i
mento ; 2166 goat skins; 404 hides; 187 quintal:
pigcepper; segars, a quantity.
THE FOTTOWATIMIFS. The chief Black Patriilg^,
and 10 of the warriors of the Pottowatomie indianr,
arrived at St. Louis about the 8th of January, to so-
licit and make terms of peace. Governor Clark lu-H
a council with them. They appeared very humble;
and of their own accord offered six of their number
as hostages for the good behaviour of the tffibc, who.
were retained.
MILITARY.
Fromthg north we have nothing particular except
what follows. The troops lately at French mills, hac?
been marched to Sacketts' Abr&orandpartto Platf -
burg, with all their stores, &c. Whatever buildings
had been erected were destroyed. The Hnsi'in Chro-
nicle of the 28th February, says "We understand
by a gentleimn who arrived in this town last even
ing from Burlington, that a party of British troops,
consisting of about 2000, under the command of
colonel Scott, lately crossed over to French Mill?-,
and from thence proceeded to Malone, and Ch;i'":ni
gay Four Corners; but apprehending an attack from
the American army at Flattsburg. they precipitatciv
retreated in the midst of a violent storm of snow and
hail, on Sunday evening, 20th instant, towardsGoteau
de Lac. They enquired with much earnestness
about Forsyth's regiment, and appeared to owe them
a particular enmity.
About 60 regulars had deserted from them and
were with the American army at Plattsburg. They
were principally Irish, and stated that on-: half the
regiment to which they belonged would desert,
should opportunity olfer. The gentleman from whom
we procured the above intelligence, was made, pri-
soner by this partisan corps, but having a previous
parole in his pocket was released. He had sent an
express to general Wilkinson, apprising him of the
movements of the enemy.
The British officers, prisoners of war, ordered
from Burlington to Cheshire, Mass, have all, except
two, violated their parole of honor, and deserted to
Canada. They were, however, arrested and confined
in Montreal prison, by the enemy.
Tlie senate of New-York have passed a bill, with
liberal provisions, to raise 4000 state troops to serve
one year.
THE CREEKS. A body of excellent men 1020
strong, has marched from South Carolina agai:
Creeks. They are chiefly volunteers*
WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OF THE WAE
IS
BRITISH IOOT. ' 15 On Fri-
.-;!, information which could be depended on,
reived by colonel John B. Campbell, com-
manding the United States tr n>ps in thi st.ite, that
.'.isa prisoners encampd in this neighborhood,
had laid a plan to rescue th :rnm the cus-
tody of the marshal ; und with them, to force their
u Canada. From what \ve have beei\ able to
it appears that a correspondence had been
kept up between the officers and the men, ever since
the last confinement of the former, in which it had
..tcided that the latter should rise upon their
in the night, sei/e. their arms, and after re-
]
NAVAL,
An additional enemy force has appeared off the
.
!oop of war FKOIIC, captain Bainbritlge t
d from Bostoti; and the V. S. brig .
lieutenant Parker, from Salem. The former is spo-
ken of in the highest terms of approbation.
The following U
:tion, 44 ; E-sex 32 ; Adams 26; Frolic IS;
Syren . r-i
PatilcsnAe 14.
The Peacock yloop of war, 18, is also ready for
sea at .M-v York ; she is thought to b*
vessel in our navy, and her appearance on the
^ r their ollicers, to set fire to the town, :r > spoken of as bcauSful b<v ption.
1 to some i British dominions. A valuable brig w.;s captured by ' e f i, of Su-
,r, might pro-jlem, in her late cruise and married aud ordered for
jeen carried int. , hrul it not ! the United States. Two da\ . vrhati
\ of Providence. left IKT, >lie was fallen in with by two Frerv
Two : Ji officers, lieuts. Stokoe and Pr. captain Damerell, the prue master, snppos-
.r intention, under an injunction of ing them to be English, lioib'' ^."iflug. Bui
'.lemn of this town, who, being a; the French commodore sent a boat on board order-
s-red as a common friend. ; ing the officer to set fire to her immediately, aa
nan, however, having collected all the j there were three other vessels in sight ; which was
formation, acquainted colonel Campbell done under the belief that she wa^
.th, who, with the concurrence of governor
immediate orders to put the British
When the prize master and his crew were carried
board, and tLe matter was duly represented, the
otliccrs in irons ; the prisoners' guard v.'as doubled; I commodore expressed his rcgryt for what hid hap-
the militia i out, and remained on duty pened, and told the prize-master that the nev
'iole night; and every precaution taken to sel he took should be given him in compensation for
. .nper. These vigorous mea-j the brig destroyed. On the same day the frigate
1 clK-ct. Order was quickly] captured the Portuguese brig Prince Regent, from
I ihe hopes of the prisoners soon vk-l New Haven, bound to Cayenne, .rgo of flour,
,ce <he discovery of tlic plot, the Uritiih lumber, &.c. and according to promi>e, >lie was giv-
knowledgcd it ; and say that
. formation thereof to one of our fellow
knew that if the attempt was
would have proved most fa-
*.-\l to " ' ,. Much credit is certainly due to
;iT>b:ll for his zeal and activity on this
on.
-oon, the Hriti^h officers who were
ere sent to Frankfort, (Ky.)
. strong escort.
TUirisn coMPLiMJC'JT. London t Dec. 14. "Sir
en up to captain D. and crew for reaMMis as before
stated. The Prince Kegent being short of water,
captain Damerell put into St. Harts, whore he found
the owm?r of the vessel, who immedi -
her-of the governor, and she was ordered to be de-
;:p to him, which vas complied with.
Copy i,f a letter from commod' to the sccre*
tarit of the navy.
United S:u:. i'i-esident.
if , ba;
I lnvc to acquaint you that I arrived at my
inili^im \v'lui*f,-l . AsVULAUilj MSf. I . A*T.~"~ -Tl i . , *
Philip Broke is to be honored with a gold n ? dock .
he worn '.he capture of t! - .e honor to detail
to you the partio
I.i pursuance of \our iliivctio: 1 from
: ; and althiiugh I ex-
pected to have run the gaun!
M|u.t(lron ili.. 1
eentingllie i
tured the Amecican iich< - and bound
, only after a
, in cupt'iring *.
il force, H' .uiler in the
nu-nt, implieilly 'out
;>litnt-nt to tin- superior
[| it kny \\
!ar case, x%
b. 18.
I
\v ii 1 .
which ! I
;md n.
from 11; .
!i
,1 knowing
from un I
I- iii
st ind
thin i's
<,but arc pi j
I
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1814.
'ong. 55 and lat. 19, being carried that far eastward
ale, accompanied by sue!.
render heaving too impractical .
lite risk, when '
!, and to which
11 from the n winch
manifest disposi-
1 to avoid a
xhat on ud the other an Indiaman un-
der lit ! 'en, for on a
.ich 1 coul' 'lie licadn.
>nd Uie
other a ship of equal or little infe: (jn dis-
covering their decixhv, : y, and suppling
:hem to be the enemy's ships I endeavored during
xeeding nivjht to separate them by steering
differe ccasionally thewing a light :
Imt was unable '.<> ie headmost at one
iear that si iot over us, whilst
l\zr consort was but a few hundred yards astern of
her.
I now directed our course to be altered, made
sail, and continued the remainder of the night to
?hew them .a ligir dly, but to no effect, as
r.t day-light they were discovered to be in a situa-
tion to unite their force. After this I shaped a
course to reach a position to windward of Barbadoes,
on a parallel of longitude with Cayenne, and did not
meet another vessel 'till the 30th, when falliug in
\v ith a Portuguese brig, and receiving information
that she had oeen boarded 36 hours before by two
, store ships bound to the West Indies with
^00 troops on board, I crouded sail to the westward
'n the hope of overtaking them ; in this I was again
anted, and after a pursuit of four days, haul-
:;er southward to gain the latitude oi' Barba-
.ind in that situation en the 5lh of January,
captured the British merchant ship Wanderer, of 7
ii ns and 1C men, from London bound to Jamaica,
partly loaded with plantation stores, and aftei
i'rom'her such light articles as were of most value
sunk her. In the same position on the 7th, I fell in
with the British merchant ship Prince George, in the
*er of a cartel with prisoners, which with
'her other British vessels had been captured
French 44 gun frigates, the Medusa and
Nymph, the same ships I had fallen in with 14 days
On board of the Prince George I sent the
TS captured in the Wanderer to Barbadoes on
On the 9th of January, while still to wind-
ward of Barbadoes, I captured the ship Edward of
6 guns and 8 men, from London bound to Lagni
in ballast which vessel I also sunk Having learnt
,u-d as well as those oi' the
Wanderer and Prince George, that they had been
separated in the bay of Biscay from their (vnvoy,
'.ing of the Queen 74, two ,..nd two
sloops of war, I was induced, owing to a belief that
the convoy was still to the eastward, to remain to
ard of Barbadoes until the iCth January ; when
finding they must have passed, I changed my ground
and ran o'fF Cayenne, and from thence down the
coast of Surinam, Berbice and Uemerara, through
between Tobago and Grenada ; thence through the
Carribean sea, along the south east hide of Portorico,
through the Mona Passage, down the north side ot
Jamaica and oth'-r leeward islands, without meeting
a single vessel of the enemy, or any other than -3- Spa
nish drogers and one Swedish ship, until I got near
the Manilla Reef; near which, after capturing and
sinking the British schooner .Jonathan, loaded with
rum and dry goods, (the most valuable part of which
3 took on board) I hauled over for the Florida shore
and struck soundings oil' St. Augustine, and from
run on soundings as far H.S Charleston, pass-
i;n 4 or 5 miles of Columbia island, and is,
,aU as the weather and depth of water
without meeting a single vessel except
hound to
i, in consequence of having,
sprung a 1-
'n, (which was on the llth
inst.) 1 stretched close in with the bar, and made
to two schooners lying
I] ion Koads, and which from their appearance
>e public vessels. After remaining all
day off the bar with colors hoisted ajitl the before
mentioned signal displayed, without being able to
communicate with the schooners, 1 stood to the
northward, and at 7 o'clock the next morning disco-
vered and chased a ship to the southward, which af-
ter pursuing S or 9 miles, led me to a second v
from the mast head to be ii large frigate ; un disco-
vering the third sail, added to the manoeuvres of the
first and second, 1 was induced to believe them Ji
part of an enemy's squadron, and accordingly hauled
up and stood for the former, to ascertain her charac-
ter , and after making her from the deck, perceived
; a frigate as reported. I now tacked and
shortened sail, believing that towards night 1 might
be enabled to cut off the ship (which was either a
mall frigate or a large sloop of war) and brig, from
the third or largest sail, at this time nine or ten
miles to windward ; in this, however, I was not able
to effect my purpose, owing to the weather sail (be-
ing sunset and dark) bearing down for the others.
Judging 1 now from the manoeuvres that after dark
they would chase, I stood to the eastward under
short sail ; believing that in the morning J might
find them in some disorder ; at dajp light, however^
owing to the haziness of the weather, they were not
to be seen ; consequently, 1 v/ore and stood back to
the westward to make them again, and in a few mi-
nutes discovered two (one on the lee, the other on
the weather bow) to .which I gave chase, but after
chasing them half an hour, the weather becoming
more clear and t\vo large ships suddenly making,
their appearance (one on the weather and the other
on the lee beam) I changed my course to the east-
ward, when the four immediately crowded sail in
pursuit ; but owing 1 to the weather, assisted by the
enemy's manner of chasing, I was enabled to get
clear of them without difficulty in a few hours.
From this I pursued a course on soundings (except
in doubling Cape Hatteras) to 18 fathom water of)
the Delaware, where, in a fog, 1 fell in with a large
vessel, apparently a man of war. Shortened sail to
topsails and cleared ship for action, but she sudden-
ly disappearing and in a few minutes she, or some
other vessel near, being heard to fire signal guns, I
stood on to the northward, from a belief I was near
another squadron. From the Delaware I saw nothing
until I made Sandy Hook, when I again fell in with
another of the enemy's squadrons, and by some un-
accountable cause was permitted to enter the bay,
although in the presence of a decidedly superior
force'; after having been obliged to remain outsidQ
seven hours and a ha!*' waiting for the tide.
1 am, &c. JOHN RODGERSJ
Hon,.Wm. Jones, Setfry of the Navy.
Banks of Columbia.
The following is a summary of the "statement cf
the incorporated banks within the district of Cc-
" laid before the house of representatives
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER CONGRESS.
Banks
Capita! authorized by l:
.illy paid i.n
, ihe secretary of the treasury, purs-
,olve of that body, FeL jw
4,000,00
3,171,955
- in circulation
'> other banks
liscountand intere^l i
vnd notes discoi:
.f the I'nr
of other hanks
v>m other banks
*
Real estate,
paid.
,M6 63
these
) was read a third time
vote :
. Brent Brown. Con.
in, GXJTC
Lambert, Morrow.
.1 c. Gaillard, Lacocfc
P.
Thn; i,ual minor busi-
1 tee of
he speaker)
took the floor, and supported the bill in a speech of
j\ Mr. Bay*
) on theopposit ,ed.
r o. 25. The loan hill was taken up
Mr. U'nfht spoke in favor of the hill, and was fol-
lo\\'cd '' >nn on the same
<>r Ueld by, each other. .
nparative Statement
>? THE pOPl'tATM>.\ AXT> I.AXD FOHl >.S ill' HU
J> I.N THK W *H.
#;)/-* f .
or nlmiH 1
'at Britain
/^OO 306,7SO
XX) 5^0,000
1 in 54 ;
ria
r.OO 3^0.000
6J |
KiiicUom of I':
20
44
ogoj 100,000
104
,001 30,000
111
00 10^)00
l^tlCFllf of " -if\3W
^0,000
$0,000
-
I 7*
-
-."(X)
105,00^,339 1,091,760
42-116.000
5QO00
' 40.000
lfi.000
31
15.000
10,
lf..r.n,-,
?4,000
11
9
6>tOvoM
20,000
i
* 7 .1.000
|,
.'.dy, Ffl>. '2' nor matters be*
X disposed of 'I
lution submittt V
the appointment of ial standing
committee, to be called u committee for public ejcpenr
Mr. Kppes explained his object in submit*
rrsolu* , h that the dutif.-
l>e assir I committee would fu! :
"uring the session, and was necessary to relieve the
, .'om much of tin
') it, and which it was un-
able properly to consider,
The resolution was then -passed without opposn
tion ; and, on motion of Mr. r.ppi-s, the committee
and mean i from the
deration of such duties as are embraced by the reso-
hit iun, and the same referred to the committee for
.iscussion on the loan bill was then resumed.
dickering spoke three hours against the loan and
Uhe war, kc. Adjourned.
Monday, Feb 28. Mr. Hourdin of S. C pri
a petition of sundr
praying the aid and patronage cf congr-
ing an inland water communicatior
.erred .
from
Jonathan Roberts, (of IVnn.) a member of the In
ving been
The 1
j
1
irks
v'.d br
i mo-^
IK
16 MLEb' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 5,
n, White,
n of Mais. Winter, Won' 1 . V
. Btall.
Philadelphia. Dittoof twelve spind
Ditto of twelve spinning spindles, and six
>"'. ' .' :')0. A mnchiiu* with twelve spindles
;i-, B ndtwi,tin,r. n
i. sku.mr, smith of Penn. 1 1 ing (the small balls the ladies use, commonly sold
! roup, Udrtr, Want of N. J. for j,,,,,, 3 . 1U() to j j yuu e;vch) uccor j, %r lo their Sl2r
.,,-nup^unthe question | and ^ene.s) | 300. A machiiK- with twcnty-four
->fr. Stanford spoke again.,t, S^^ - ^J!S^^!S tt^^J*^ {!?
f Vt. in favor of the bill A motion
for t'ie I -. lost by a small majorit\
and M ' ^ik in favor of the
bill; "ii his giving way for the purpose, the house
"Med.
THE CHRONICLE.
ff:-it;-h Si.'' .' The British chancellor of the
iTXcheqncr, in calling for tlie ways and means for
armng on the war, stated the following subsidies
1 be paid to foreign powers ii'i 1814 :
For Russia and Prussia 2,500,000
For Austria 1,000,000
For Spain 2,0(.0,000
For Portugal 2,000,000
For Sweden 1,000,000
F6r Sicily 400,000
Vor future application 1,500,000
10,400,000
The house of delegates of Virginia have postponed
<o the next session the proposition of the state of
-:ce to abridge the period of service of the
Vnited States' senators.
The civil war yet rages between the rival parties
of Pelion and Christophe, the sable chieftains of St.
J)uin<
Jonathan Roberts, esq. is elected, by the legisla-
:' Pennsylvania, senator of the United States,
room of Michael Leib, esq. resigned.
A .V.c-rJ/.v/i vessel has arrived at Savannah from
< .ottenburg; 85 days. The captain informs that the
king of Sweden was dead ; Bernadotte then becomes
king. That he was informed Messrs. Gallatin and
Ha', ard has gone to Stockholm. He brings letters for
M (rallatin and Mrs. Havard. This vessel has a
twisting, or six doubling- and twisting and six bal-
ling, $ v >oO These machines can be easily turned,
the two first by children of from five to ten years ot
ai;-e, tliu other by girls of from ten to twenty. The
machines occupy an area of twenty-eight inches
square, the six the same size of the one in the patent
office, which is about twenty -two inches square; tl\r
child that attends them has nothing of consequence,
to do except turning a crank, taking off the full and
putting on the empty bobbins, mending a thread
when it breaks, which very seldom happens
Those machines moderately worked will clear
their expences in one year, besides accomplishing
more than double the work the girl working them
can accomplish in tke same time before, b) hand
spinning.
A carding machine of ihcfi^t quality mi<I the sarfif
size, will cost $200 This machine' will card ten
pounds of cotton in twelve hours fit for any size
yarn under what is called in Virginia seven-yard
thread. A roving frame or machine that will rove
the same quantity for the same fineness, 50 dollars.
If the thread (yarn) is wanted finer, the cotton musl
be better and put twice through the carding, and
three or four times through the roving machine.
The carding, roving and spinning machines an*
distinct and separate machines: the first (carding)
worked by a girl or woman and fed by a child ; the-
second (roving) worked by a child, the third worked
by a child or girL
The weight of a carding machine will be about
150 Ibs. roving 50 Ibs. and spinning from 50 to
150 Ibs. according to the number of spindles and
kind of work they do.
I have spun upon a six spindle machine six pounds
of four yard thread from sun to sun in the month of
July, 1812.
cargo of dry goods and was bound to Jlmdia island, The most satisfactory description of my machines
but put into Stivantmh in digress Another Stuedtxh j is to work or se* them worked. Mr. Clay, the speaker
vessel, laden and bound as aforesaid, has also arriv- of the house of representatives, saw one of my ma-
edat Georgetown, S. C. in dixtrexs. The lat'.erwas chines ut work m Peaks Museum, in Philadelphia,
detained by lieut. Monk, of the U. S. sUooiiei-Young a few weeks ago ; they have been approved of by
almost every one that has in my hearing given an
opinion of them. When they nave been calumniated,
it has always b^n by the "Friends of Britain in
America," who still adhere to lord Chatham's doc-
trine, "don't let America make a hob-nail for herself."
Baxter's Machinery.
F..rtract nf a I'tttr from J\1r. John 1}. Huxter to a
f Mi-ami in th>: cit of ll'uKhington.
" \Iy machines are much improved sincr this time
f>ur years, the pc-riod I rmliarked at Philadelphia
for the county of Lunttiburg. Experience has con-
much, and I InTu-ve thi-y are now in such a
;hat they can with safety In- n-r.riwd into
any familv in America -itlu-r fur ilom< ,iic. economy
or for profit Tlr very c.on McK-iMbly raised
in consequence nf the iunn-ovi nuiit", but more in
.uence of the rite of, TI-IA thing necessary that
conipo-.es the machine .y article i;
i>nly requisite to be mentioned as a criterion. (' inU
thut Were 45 cents a foot three yaps ago, art; now
90, and ovilevs must be given for them four months
in ikdvance to ser lire Uie, article. v
A m.icliine of thx spindles <; r -n-nning only, is
POSTSCRIPT.
The loan bill passed the house of representatives
on Thursday last 97 to 55 -yeas and nays will be
recorded hereafter. It. was decided by calling for thr
previous question (93 to 53) or it might have been
debuted until this time ne\t year. Hut the debate has,
perhaps, been the most interesting andfingeniouR
that lias lately occurred; which we design to take
i'n II notice of.
* The report on the l-iilnre of the campaign will J*: coiti-
uiciu-cd ncii utck. HI,<| hy tlic ;iii\ of a supplonicnt or Nipple-
Dietitt, eompkted forthwith, in as compact a body as ponible.
l !.* price of the pamplilct, containing tlwje document*, is n<
dollar; they wjr.,M ih,- rt-aJt-r, oi'U* UKfUSTr.H ^-- '
JVILBS' WEEKLY REGISTER
M
If.ec -
-rtion of til,. highU
Tom tli. idcnt
- a letter frnm the
^undry docu-
i \v:ir, complying with their rev>-
I
Jan; JAMES MA IV.-
25, 1814.
Srm Tn compli.xnre wilh the resolution of the
,
At i-
\c,
M ,k '.".:; .1 total (of r
King
British ships ut the former, uv.ul.'
object; York and tiie i'
there, the second; George and Kri'- the third.
The - shoul<J
not he les* thsn 6,000 -
oau-e in this first enter-prise
nothing must, if { nee.
?stt'nf site/; information as mrsj The time for giving execution to '
nf the urn* clearly iiulicu*
',cr. 1^' The r
""n- -re*. cs of n:ivig:itj:- , \\\<\
Ontario i:;
arising from ice !>y the 1st d'iv of April.
I'n'li .vesix wct-k?
for the expedition ,
I'revost to give it .my disturb^.
Should this outline be :ippr - for the
i)e made and expedited in fort.
uformatifin, (not improper to
d i
-. >n the
'.ur to submit tin-
.iifl to offer to you. sir, the
MTV high respect with which 1 am
.:'!lt,
JOHN ARMS fun
: VTT OF WAR
>, Jkc.
.
1
penden.
fci'trurt of a letlrr frojn ,
general /ifitrboiit, t:
"Win fy 10, JS1J.
" I hive the president's or ;
>oil MS expedit'iMUsly :s possible, tile out!.
paign which you will immediately institiije and pui>
.uii^t rpper ( ':d
" 1st. 4,000 troops will be assembled :|t Sa
Harbor.
Vmn will be brought to^ethei* at Buffaja
and its virinitv.
"3d- The firmer of tliese corps will
ed and lransp\irt-d under <
led
I
:
.. V.'liol--. J
.
On thi
:i(.t to
e roiti-
J th.it
yinff bd
rim
Its til '
n i/>e t\\o euros.
The c
r
dill--.
:i Ht,
under the
rrc
egX7-
18
MLES V V REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1814.
" The adjutant general lias orders to put the most, letter of the instant, li:^ a hearing also on th*
southern detachments in m .;it and to tin- same effect. If the enemy br,
U-. The two bi lamplain \on really weak :it Kingston und approachable In bin!
reach their
.e of destination by the -5th of March.
will, I think, he the shortest and
new raised
i \\ til put into \our n < much pri-
ution.
The\ -ked hy re;
bor is in ! that the principal effort will !>
Made OQ the Niagara i'i n with general
's Harbor and to
-ame, it
.o intimate, even in orders, that the
n of the two brigades now at
Uke C
February, I 1 ?, 1813.
SIR" - of the 10th w-
evening. Nothing shall be omitted on my part
in endeavoring to curry into etiect the cxpeditioi
large magazines of provisions or
iiamplain will he unsafe unless a considerable
part is removed at some distance from the store, or a
considerable force is assembled at Burlington and vi
cinity by the time the two brigades shall move. Ano
tiier motive for having a large force on that lake, will
t> ", tint ofpreventing the enemy from sending- almost
his whole force from Lower Canada to Kingston, as
soon as our intentions shall be so far known as to at-
aisf'ictory evidence of our intentions in rela-
tion to thr conquest of Upper Canada; and unless
an imposing force shall menace Lower Canada, the
enem'ys v.'hole force may be concentrated in Upper
Canada, snd require as large a force to operate
against thsm as would be necessaiy to operate to-
Montreal. It may be adviseable to draw out
a body of New-Hampshire militia to serve for a short
time in Vermont. Vou will judge of the expediency
of such a irj -a.su re; but I do not believe that there will
be a sufficient body of new raised troops in season
for taking the place of the two brigades.
I this d:.y received a letter from colonel Porter, in
which he informs me that general Winchester had
1 at S'iagura, with such of his troops as had
escaped the tomahawk, and that they were crossing
parole; he states that at the close of the ac-
.1 in who bv wounds or other causes were
, i-'-h were indiscriminately put to death.
Such outr.ir(ous conduct will require serious utten-
lly when British troops arc concerned
in the action. I am, sir, your obedient servant,
II. DKAllUORN.
Honorable John Armstrong 1 , secretary of war.
and ice, l',ke (who will be a brigadier in a day or
two) may be put into motion from lake Champlain,
by the ' route, (MI : lr !i;lis) and with the
/.<<> bv:, ' bere it may
be thought best, destroy the armed ships an!
and hold Kingston until you can join him with the
other corp> d--.--.tin.-d. for the future objects of the ex-
|'dition; and if |-.n-SM-d In I 'n vost, bet'or-
junction r- in be effected, he may withdraw himself
to Sat k'-tt's Hvirbor, or oilier place of security on
our side of the line. This would be much the shorter
road to the object, and perhaps the safer one, as
the St. Lawrence is now every where well bridged,
and offers no obstruction to either attack or r-
Such a movement will, no doubt, be soon known to
P'vvost, and cannot but disquiet him. The dilemma
it presents, will be serious. Either he must give up
Ills western posts, or to save them, he must carry
himself in force, and promptly, to Upper Canada.
In the latter case he will he embarrassed for subsis-
tence. His convoys of provision will be open to our
attacks, on a line of nearly one hundred miles, and
his position at Montreal much weakened. Another
decided advantage will be, to let us into the secret of
his real strength. If he be able to make heavy de-
tachments to cover, or to recover Kingston, and to
protect his supplies, and after all maintain himself
at Montreal and on lake Champlain, he is stronger
than 1 imagined, or than any well authenticated re-
ports make him to be.
With regard to our magazines, my belief is, that
we have nothing to fear ; because, as stated above,
Prevost's attention must be given to the western
posts and to our movements against them. He will
not dire to advance southwardly while a heavy corps
is operating on his flank and menacing his line of
communication. But on the other supposition, they
maga'/ines) may be easily secured; 1st, by taking
them to Willsborough; or 2d, to Burlington; or 3d, by
i militia call, to protect them where they are. Orders
are given for the inarch of the eastern volunteers,
excepting Ulmer's regiment and two companies of
axe men, sent to open the route to the Chamdiere.
The southern detachments will be much stronger
than 1 had supposed. That from Philadelphia will
nount up nearly to 1000 effectives. With great
espect, dear general, 1 am yours faithfully,
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
General Dearborn.
Hi-atl quarters, Albany, February 25, 1313.
Sin I this day received by express frm colonel
Macornb, the inclosed account from major Forsyth.
His known /.eal for a small parti /.an warfare, has in-
AVar A' -nartni. m, Frliruary 2-J, 1813. luced me to give him repeated caution against such
. York, and till very recently measures, on his part, as would probably produce
v arrival here, I was informed, through ra- such ret alia I ing strokes as he would be unable to re-
els, that a winter or spring attack upon si*t ; but 1 fear my advice has not been as fully at-
Kingston was not practicable, on account of the snow, tended to as could have been wished, lie is an ex-
which generally lays to the depth of two, and some- 1 cellent officer, and under suitable circumstances
>f three (Ivf, n\, i- all that northern region du-'
ns. Hence it is, that in the plan
would In- of important service.
I have requested the governor to order general
nnrmnicated, it was thought ,afi-st and, Brown out with three or four hundred of such militia
k by a combination of navajf as he can soonest assemble, to join Forsyth; and I
and military
not hy directl
and to approach our object,
crossing the St. L-iwrenc.e on the
ice, but by setting out from SackeU's Harbor, in
concert with, and under convoy of the fleet. Later
information differs from that on which this plan
was founded;
Fors}t!t\ 1 . >:
at i.Mst,
:' ilr-
and the fortunate ivsne of major
expedition shews, that small en-
may he successfully executed
The ad 1
have ordered colonel Pike, with tour hundred of his
command, to proceed in sleighs hy what it is consi-
dered the shortest anil best route, to the neighbor-
hood of Ogdensburg, or to Sackett's Harbor. On his
arrival at Potsdam, or Canton or liussel, he will be
able to communicate with Brown or Forsyth, or both,
and act with them, as circumstances may require.
The affair at Ogdensburg will be a fair excuse for
ivmps in that direction; and by this move-
WEEKLY RF/.mT.!! WBLIC DOCUMENTS.
19
fljen t i; certained whether th >* is represented to b? determined
distance >" 1 * will undoubt-
1 ' ' "' edly m:/ power for the purpose."
, pve him a wunn reception ; but,
if his force i -uould make
an attack b<- fore our troops arriv ' eenbush
ilt may
Tul.
poet and considc.
1'rom I '
more '. ..;' of what it Wv
. hom 1
..), ih:tt there w 'I'be no ditiicuhy hy that
II.
iias not yel from NY".
I
i.y were pre-
ce.
m, vonr
II
out*, secret
.iiform th.i'
: in taking <
meet him"; lu'.tln-r !
.'.cad on t ;
!.!'
n, p:-obal)ly roii'Hiiii '.i.;r tci . thon-
The ice
The tr
400) h:<\
rn here ye1
killed bv thorn. \\\-
.n to us,
ing the 1 1
etgtitornine
I conld not ;/.-t .ill tin- \\oundi
,.< pro-
unded.
.! 1 Will 1'
Yours, with due res]
i \\ii\
nlir iv. < o
bur.
Extract of a letter J 'ran: n' Dearborn to the
sec
Alhaii), 1-Vbrnaiy - 1
Ul u it! i
. be fully re-
lied or . ?' I'/Ki-'.s
command t<. ' without de-
H.:l Quiirr, n, Sack, ti\ I! . I SH.
SIR ' I that sir '
at
si^nin^ as
k, and haviiip
1
will arrive in ca-
will be
placed in tl>
Our may be estimated at ncarl
thousand of all d?scri;
ivcyinjj a
( 1 1 1 .
trorn him to-
i-y'important at this Un><
oV hi* n *
n to entertain somi do". ^r sir
'i dl not relax
ivircd to pive him a decen'
rif Pike si ten: M anv
I am in \' :"( .f olVu:ers of < whole,
force, exclusive/)!' seamen .1;. . \\howill V
1 to the vessels and I.
lion until my force shall
ly 3000, ' nro\\n\\llc, :uui
on the road leading from Kinj .nd. Within
two or three days I may have 30'J more imliu
11 not probably \
the l/)th : : ' move-
: 01 iv par'.
think it adv.
hall ho
.
-'neral
rf was but a m:dl ;
ll .
"'fT-
i
<u.
I
'! tin- a pro.
M
KILE3* Wi HA IK II -, 1814,
: odies of troops have lateU pa^ t -d up fron mmend the employment of .
.d ; but i.' force, and noAe* that I can think of, d're
MI it If our fiist step in tin; campaign, and in
B quartrr from which most is should
, ::inlete.
Phe public will l<se all confident .:;<! ve
aseto hate afty in ourselves. The PM--
pens u campaign, has main a-hantages
1 er his antagonist, all of \\luch, hewever, a
and r; the militia hi il-jesu)t of hi* being able to carry his whole force
td in. ugh on each against a part of the em m\ "s Washington '
:iinst the He-Asians in Ne\\ .'
arisinir
.: The: difi> 1 beating thmi, recovered that moral Stn
:-.-g.u\N llie c;>" a self-confidence. \\ hirh IK- had lost by many pre.
: :, cannot be I ceding disaster* We are no\v in i'
ur thousand ifcen, I tratiou that he Was in, after he crossed tl.i
rcMiiibtaiu-r of militia ar ; but like him, we may soon get on o
again, if we are able to give some IK-
opening- of the campaign. In this
1 ,rk's regiment and a com- provided >' r employ ;i| r a'n^t his \
at Hurlimrton tor the pre- posts be sufliciently heavv. Th-
I have ordered general
march
ft at Hurlim'ton tor tl:e pre-
"ent will be filled in a few
vcruits for the three re-
L march fc.rthis place to be sent to
and colonel Larned is ordered there to
;i with n-ichus's dismounted dragoons
and other detachments from Pittsiield."
-.'i'jr-gcncral Dearborn to
tltc secretary of .
:.'; Harbui, March IPtli, 1813.
"It was ytnterd-.iv unanimously determined in a
icipul officers, including commo-
dore f. 'hat we ought not, under existing
by their own strength. Thf\
tratiun that he Was in, after he crossed \\.
ware; but like him, we may soon get on our legs
again, if we are able to give some !
w-.
lor tell
i
ajid out of the reach of reinforcements : siivi there-
fore a force that shall overwhelm them \\. .'
leave nothing to chance. If I had not another motive,
1 would carry my whole strength, merely that their
first service should be a successful one. Tin- good
effects of this will be felt throughout the campaign.
" \ have hastened to give you these thoughts, un-
der a full conviction of their usefulness ; and shall
only add, that there is no drawback upon this policy
When the flee* and army are gone, we have not! HMO;
at Sackett's Harbor to guard, nor will the place piv-
a.t tempi on Kingston, be- \ sent an object to the enemy.
net. The harbors in this lake
. no open so as to admit of the ves-
i until about the 15th of April.''
letter Jivm mftjofr-gcnerdl Dyarborn tr. tfie
, -id thoT.it ilatc ; proposhig to pans Inj
". tuttl uttuck fork, &c.
k-' or destroy the armed vessels at York,
.nplete command of the lake.
:.;icey c;n take with him ten or
i to be commanded by Pike ;
/.k, frur. thence proceed to Niagara, and at-
n-gc, by land and water, while the troops
-r and cany forts Erie and Oh ppe-
ih:)si: at forl George; and then collect
cur whole force for an attack on Kingston. After
.'ure deliberation,- the above was consi-
dered by commodore Chauncey and myself as the
most certain of ultimate success."
-:t of a letter from the secretary at 7tar, to major
cil Jh urborn, dated,
"War dcp.irtuit.-ii!, Marrli 20, 1813.
Bitches of the llth and 14th instant,
Ifov/ then would it jvad, that we hud lost on-
object or, the Niagara, while we had another bri-
gade at Sackett's Harbor doing nothing r"
Extract of a fottbrjram major-general J)earf/orn to tli?
secretary at war, d.
All:aiiy, April 5, 181 I.
"1 have this day been honored with your letter of
the 2 ( Jth ultimo As troops canu t with safety b^
transported from Sackett's Harbor to York or Niaga-
ra in butteau.r or flat bottomed bout;,, I must depend
on commodore Chauncey's armed vessels, with one
or two other sloops, for the. transportation of OUT
troops, and was considered doubtful whether more,
than twelve hundred men could be so comvvvd.
which number I considered amply sufficient for the
i wo first objects contemplate:!; but as many as can be
transported v/i!.h safely shall be .sent. The co-opera-
tion of the troops under gen. Lewis may be relied <>n
IJoyd and Winder are with him, and nothing but
dutragettus gales til wind can prevent stfi
"The troops from .Maryland and Pennsylvania at-
rived last evening. They, \\ith the other detadi-
from Sackett'fl Harbor, and one of the JL\1, from ! nienls at l.ircnbush, will proceed towards lake On-
i :i received. The correspondence I Ui n<> witliin tw, M ,r three days. A* soon asp,
between you kndniajor Murray, in nation loan ! ' ndlrigoU' the troops,! shall move weal-
exchange of prisoners, has b'-'.-u re. furred to the de-' U;u ^-
: pnvtnu-nt, April 10, 1811.
c;i;i Tul. . :iat gener;il Pirvost !ia?'
nol beien able, or willing, to ir.'mforce Maiden, Erie
;, has b'-'.-u re. furred to the de
partmerit of state. The alteration h: tl.'e
campaign, so as to make Kingston the last object,
instead of making it the first, would appeal- to be
iry, or at least proper; but the force aligned land (leon-v-, and that In- !' i-> a- ,cmbled at Kingston
tf> the attack of the upper posts, is believed to be ! a force of ?rr or - . " men, (as stated by
too small. you) we mu-t r,-i.r[i K le that he means to hazard his
"Accident may prevent a co-operation of the mort western posts, sliorten his line of defence, and
corps of Buffalo. That sent from tackett's Harbor place his right flank <;n lake Ontario.
Should have in itself the povrer of reducing foi-ts Tliis arrangement is no doubt, in consequence of
I'^eorge and Erie, and holding in check 1hr militia our preparations at Sackett's Harbor. These gav>:
Who may be sent to support them. The ships can him reason to fear that we meant to cut his line of
give little aid in the business, except merely in co- communication at that point, which, so long as he
vtring the landing Double the number you purpose has a hope of keeping the command of the In.kej it
one of infinite important!
ot be too many, Various conside-
MI !> v. .'.... F.U-PrW.lC DOCCMEXT.-
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Kingston :
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ry ai'd na\ai me;
A few
Francis, stops all iim-rcou:-* '"any of th<
: i which case, cannoi,, militar
UMiot'ln- con-| IM :tb ' vou'.il hav,
jj stoni I thing that could be done wa
'KCUCC'l ).U, .
;-<i of tlu- t
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of tlie St. L:t\vrcnr<' by our
;inn\ ran \^
under maji-r r.v.-y'h t : .
from indiuiis and ol
manded in petson. lie had collect)
in UK- \ re the wind
f , . I .. i I y., .. I 1
: and establish,.-
ioi;,thatt! Indians. \1
Je old
M. plain, or by
"w to be set-
ud h<* no i!
more mu:nentous period
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'i It.
' i.e enemy i . rence
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while t- and
4th. i
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do one
tip tlic
rnplly as possible, with other troops ; i
tf sharp ami
enemy was !
own, and a-
U JO men, and the t
ing for the shore* the en
MM,!! as t!i-
an. I funneil on tnv
landing, tiicy ad\ance!
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loss in the action in the morning and in earn ing the
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mded ; among them were a full proportion
of offi ilthough the enemy had a decided
advantage in point of :it the
commencement, t] i than ours,
particularly in ofii
(i the giv . ..',n that the small
if the fleet could work into the harbor
a gale of wind directly ahead ; but as soon
got in contact with the batteries a tremendous can-
nonade commenced from 24 and 32 pound.
was kept up without intermission under a lu
from two batteries until the enemy's butter
carried or blown up by the explosion, which undoubt-
edly hud a powerful effect on the enemy 1 am un-
der the greatest obligations to commodore Chaun-
cey for his able and indefatigable exertions in every
possible manner that could give facility and <
the expedition. He is equally estimable f<
. sound judgment, bravery and industry.
The government could not have made a more tortu-
lection for the important trust he holds. Un-
fortunately, tl>e enemy's armed ship the 'Vnnc.e
this place for Kingston four days before
we arrived. A large ship on the stocks, and nearly
planked up, with a l.ir^e store of naval stores, were
set on fire by the enemy soon after the explosion of
the magazine. There are no vessels fit for use in the
harbor. A considerable qiuntity of military stores
and provisions remained We shall not po-
means of transporting the prisoners from this place,
and must of , - them on parole 1 (r>pe
we shall so far complete the necessary me-
this plat o in the course of this day as to be aide to
sail to-morro\v for Niagara, by which
this by a small vessel, \\itli notice to general !/'. !-
of our approach.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
H. DEARBORN.
Hon. John Armstrong, iSVr.Yw /" U'ar.
H-ii'l-'iuai-fis, Niai;-u-n. M:iy .", 113.
-I arrived at this place last evening with com-
modore Chauncey in his fast sailing schooner, the
f t)i- Lake : u e left the fleet with the. troops
on board in York road. The wind has been so un-
favorable as to render it impracticable to <
this place with any prospect of effecting a landing.
I have had a conference with generals Lewis, IJovd
nnd Winder, at which commodore Chauncey was
it I did not find the preparations at this place
as complete as could have been expected ; but as
soon as the wind will permit, we shall make a de-
scent. Commodore Chauncey has returned to the
\\\d will sail for this place as soon as he shall
'tie wind favorable for crossing and landing
>"ps. In the mean time we shall be preparing
to act in concert, General Boyd will take com-
mand of the brigade lately commanded by general
Pike. We find the weather on this lake at t
son of the year, such as to render naval operations
extremely tedious and uncertain, especially when we
have to debark troops on the shore of the lake, where
there are no harbors. Westerly winds are n
ry ; we have none but easterly. I have no doubt of
ultimate success, unless harrassed and dispersed by
the elements.
I enclose a return of the killed and wounded. You
will observe the loss was very small excepting that
produced by the explosion. As nearly as 1 have
been able to ascertain, the loss of the enemy amount-
ed from ninety to one hundred killed, two hundred
wounded and upwards of three hundred prisoners.
1 have not been able to ascertain precisely the num-
ber of the militia put on their parole j T presume it
could tint In- less than five hundred. There v
immense depot of naval and military stores. York
was the principal depot tin- Niagara ai:d l)--troit ..
withstanding the immense amount which was
d by then 1 more than we could
bring off. G'.-iu-ral Shealle's baggage and papers
fell into mv hands. Th< valuable ac-
ave not had time fora full examination-
of them. A scalp was found in the executive and
legislative chamber, suspended ue^r the speaker'^.
chair, in company with the mace and other emblems
of royalty. I intend sending it to you with a <
account of the facts relative to the place and situa-
tion in which it was found.
With great respect, I have the honor to be, sir r
your most' obedient servant,
H. DEARBOKX.
Hon. John Armstrong, Sec'ry at liar.
Hoad-qiinrten, Niagara, May 13, 1813.
Sin Commodore Chaimce\ with the fleet and
troops arrived here on the evening of the 8th, and in
the course of the night the troops were debarked in
a very sickly and depressed state. A large propor-
tion of the officers and men were sickly and
tatrd. Tt was deemed expedient to give them timr
(o recruit their health and spirits, and in the mean
time -for the fleet to return to Sackett's Harbor, and
take on board one thousand additional troops ; and
orders were despatched to Utica, Rome and Oswego,
to have the troops at those places forwarded here in
boats from Oswego. Backus's corps of light dra-
goon-;, about four hundred, principally dismounted,,
and five hundred of the. llth regiment from Burling-
ton, have been ordered to Sackett's Harbor. These,,
with three hundred volunteers, and a full company
of artillery, are to form a garrison at that place.
Additional cannon will be mounted. General Brown
of the militia has been requested to hold three or
four hundred men of the immediate vicinity, in rea-
diness to aid llif garrison, in the event of any attack
My intention is to collect the main body of the
troops at this place, and as soon as commodore
Chauncey returns, and the forces from Oswego arrive,
to commence operations in as spirited ami ellV-ctua':
a manner as practicable. This change in the pro-
posed system of operations, has been rendered ne-
cessary by a long series of the most unfortunate
winds and weather that could have occurred at thi-
season, and such as could not have been contem-
plated.
Colonel Scott reached this yesterday in boats from
Oswego, with three hundred men. He wa-
days wind bound in different places, and narrowly
escaped the loss of his boats ami men. 1 had ex-
pected him on the 3d. I had almost given him u{%
for lost
General Harrison is invested,- and presuming or*
the uncertainty of events, I shall make c;d<
of a reinforcement to the ni-uiy of British and in-
dians from Detroit. We shall he prepared for them
and I shall consider a concentration of their forc~
rather as a fortunate circumstance than othe;
I observed in a former letter., that on my urrivat
In re on the evening of the 2d, the preparation lo-
an immediate co-operation, were not as com;
could have been expected. General Lewis was at
14 miles distance. Winder, with his command, ua r
-it Black Rock. The boats had not been transport*"!
from Schlosser ; not one of the scows completed
the heavy guns and mortars not placed in the batte-
ries ; two 18 and two 12 pounders not mounted ; but
with :dl these defects we should have made an attack,
on the 4th or 5th, if the fleet had arrived with the-
y} } as was expected.
MI,ES WEEKLY REGISTER PI hl.lC DoCCMENTS.
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I have the honor to be, sir, most respectfully,
your obedient and humble servant,
II nr.AKUORN.
if 911. J
-The light troop* under it,'
Scott and major Fors\th landed this m
o^clock M
nand of light artillery, supported
them. <Je landed imm
, and generals Win.:
The land-
,1 by the Bri-
,/idity of our
\e (com-
lillcry)
(1 made
t..\vn. 1 had received satisfactory information that
untain, at a
, where lie !.
of pr>viM. -us and store-, :,i..l that he liud been join-
from King's ton,
I had
m calling in the militia, and
had pn .\ihe\vou!d 'he strength
in uctiun, by which an.
; oops
from !'.
precipitately ; continu.
i
reach the Lead of the \
route. Lieutenant-col i took possession
of fort Krie and its depender.
fort had been abandoned and the mairar.iues blown
the po
'. commander, for his ind
co-operation in all its important movements, and es
in its operations this day. Our bat'.eries
succeeded in rendering fort iicorge untenable ; and
!;e enemy had been beaten from
ud it nee. tiring a
.1 setting t.
<lly by di tie rent routes,
tit troip.>. pur.-':
troops having bttrn under a
the morning, w.-re too much
iher p . ,i" f. ,;i
morrow
,
;l men, entitles then
e ; and t! in ->ur loss \\ ith
i \ve consider ihe advantages
"lishituj. \
:led and t
iled and u!n- hun l;-ed a!>
1 have o turn wit
the point of landing. The ( delay to this place, and if the uv
ition to that ai> cut oil' \', ^ : L> ut _
, MS , inluntbrtunau-iy \\e have pU-uty of rain but no I
^ m.. iirtter iu a few hours.
I shall ailord eoiiiivioilore Ch ,
my po\\ei in hi- ]
regular tr.'.|)^,. \\\- | M \,
J taken
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.rtillrry
stTv.mt,
.'(fa May, 1915.
blown
inch did h-
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continue in thi' command of lak.
"ii to the i > are to
be put in close confnu m
Ill:iXi .msideratioo
and respect, your mo ,nt,
.:.' John
If. Dl.AKIH)!
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Extract <-f a litter from ma / >. born
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NILE.V WEEKLY REGISTE&- SATURDAY, MARCH J, 1814
, :s n.
There was a mistake in the arrival of tin- express
mail. Since writing the :bove the enem; '
passe -hip* and tour h
>m iiutispositfon,'
toco- 'Ms point. U.I). '<>t only of the Niagara
K'-*l-Quart.Tt, For. ^lu-lln r
SIK I h:ive been honored with J ' >>. <i' << r lit- has been
th uit. and a duplicate of one &f the 19< :;ce; h'it \\
of April. renders i* I :pt:''n.M f mind-
)y painful to ftend to the current duties ; and unl "hi n | the unfortunate cir-
my health improves sooYi, t fear I dhati be compeii ;' <MH- two brigadiers,
. where my mind m<y be more Chandler and Winder. The particulars
at case, for a short time. Colonel Macombprneee Btinrs, marked :\ which he
* ! H'gan tew't,'
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*ra,.Vjiu- 14, 181V
dcopj ot'<
i two hundred men, with thecoiQinu
t's Harbor. Lieutenant c ' -y, lias
. the way of' O>w. ^a, io the Harbor, with
,. iment, where he will he joined by several
hundred recruits. Ife took rhnrge of thf provis,
>m thebcsi information !>e could coll'
ly a ro'isu! the scene of
Deration, as you will perceive by the enclosed
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i. The light corps spoken of,' were captain
, Nicholson's and Hiddle's compa'
/nnmodore \\ill not probably ven- the 2nd artillery, serving as infantry. These three
tureout until his new ship itiitf;r sea. The enemy gentlemen, and c:r ':< r and Tow.son of the
the comnvnul of the lak-% ami as long 1 as
that is the case, any oftensiv- is beliv ibis
must be suspended. I had intended placing a small
garrison at fort l.r'r, a;;d a stronger one at fort
s-une regiment; and Leonard of the light artillery,
are soldi'-rs who would honour ai. The'ir
g:dlanfi< aiul that of their companies \ve:v rrjnally
conspicuous on this occasion, as in the aiVuir of the
(Jeorgc ; but as you have directed otherwise, I shall |27th ul(. V vu.-v. of general Chandler's encampment
select. j as guarding the only harbor on I will be snfHcient to show, that his disaster was owing
.them shore of the lake. Detroit will be the 'to its arrangement; its centre being its w
on lake Erie. I have by the request of- point, and that being discovered oy the enemy in the
commodore Chauncey, detached 200 men to aid cap-! evening, received the combined attack of his whole
-. removing his armed vessels from lilac.k : force, and his line was completely cut. It is said,,
Me. Commodore Chauncey is un-i though I cannot vouch for its truth, that genera)
wiilmg to aj:pr(i.u.h Maiden, unless he can have a j Winder saw this, and remonstrated against it. The
reinforct-in.-nt to general Harrison, of our regulars. I gallantry of the 5th, 25th and part of the 2"d and
/t extend to Maiden, I ask light troops, saved the army; of the 5th, it is
ymr directions on this subject. The commodore is
that his fle^t, on lake F.rie should proceed
with troops to Mi(h:lim:t:kinuc and St. Joseph, as
ss sl)all [>e decided at Detroit. On
taking >f this place, the inhabitants came
in in numbers, and gave their poroles. 1 have pro-
mised them protection. A large majority are friend-
that when the day broke, -lot a man was missing; and
that a part of the 23d, under major Armstrong, was
found sustaining its l(?ft flank. Their fire was irre-
sistible, rind the enemy w-ts compelled to give way.
Ciiitld he hare been pressed the ne.it morni/ip; his des-
truction iaUs inevitable. He was dispersed ii
directio7i, and even his commanding general was
ly to the United States, and fixed in their hatred j missing without his hat or horse. I understand ho
against the government of Ore at Britain. If they* was found the next evening almost famished, at K.
should generally b made prisoners of war, and'
taken from their families, it would havr . most un-
!e effect upon our military operations in the
provinces. The whole country woukl be driven to
a state of desperation, and satisfy them, beyond a
doubt, that we had no intention of holding the pro-
distance of four miles from the scene of action.
"Lieutenant M'Chesney's gallantry recovered a
piece of artillery and prevented the capture of others.-
H<- merits promotion for it.
" On the evening of the 6th of June, t received the
order No. 4, and joined the army at 5 in the afternoon
vinces. The same effect would be produced on the ! of the 7th. I found it at the Forty-mile Creek, ten
Jndians, who are now principally quiet, for fear of
losing their valuable tract, of land on (Irand river.
I had authorised the civil magislratr.s to combine in
the due exercise of their functions, and cannot, with
propriety, revoke this authority, unless specially di-
rected.
The whole of our troops, officers and men, in the
action of the 27th discovered a degree of ardor and
ruddiness for action, which evinced a determination
to do honor to themselves and country. Th* animat-
ing example set by colonel Scott and general Hoyd,
in landing and repulsing the enemy
cular mention
ter, major Armi
ules in the rear of the ground, on which it had been
attacked, encamped on a plain, of about a mile in
width, with its right flank on the lake, and its left
on the creek, which skirts the base of a perpendicu-
lar mountain of considerable height. On my route*
I received No. 5 and 6. enclosed.
"At 6 in the evening the hostile fleet hove in sight,
though its character could not be ascertained with
precision. We lay on our arms all night. At dawn
of day struck our tents, and descried the hostile
squadron abreast of us about a mile from the shore.
Our boats which transported the principal part of
repulsing the e :-my, d< .rti- om . h aj r,r a! r e an ,i camp equipage, lay on the beach;
t an, gr-ailv indebted u> colonel J'or- ! it was l a d ;:. 1(1 culm . aml about six, the enemy towed
istead and c.ipta-n Totten, for theu- |in a lar sc i, ooncr> w hi c h opened her fire' on our
judicious arrangements and skilful execntion in d< '^ s ,
molishing th- eivmy's fort and hattcri'-s. and to the : c< ^ '|, e ; nt r ,
officers of the artillery generally, who had the direc- 'i' \ vso ,,' s C(
tion of the. guns.
1 have the honor to he, with great respccl, your
most obedient servant,
II. DEAKBORX.
JJon. general J
secretary of
s soon as she stood for the shore, her ob-
evident, I ordered down Archer's and
Towson's companies with four pieces of artillery, to
resist her attempts. I at the same time sent captain
Totten, of the engineers, (a, most valuable officer) to
construct a temporary furnace for heating shot,which
was prepared and in operation in less than thirty
minutes. Her fire was returned with vivacity and
effect (excelled by no artillery in tfye univevsp 1 ) v h: nV ;
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m it my duty to iropr
letailed
;.. th-
army and Indiam :tn l h . ave ' wer to do.
ted, and \s hen tin- day
i .-xcep' 1!'
' the field f)f battle.
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In a fVw nir
iino, and u .
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a short halt the whole
arrived '; j\ M, r
> our appro. ]). Ti:
pill- lieu, and, s.-m f.-ji in v. itl
i-turned'bv the artillery of the centre, command ' - A U"'Hia!
,nd attain i Williams n
- , ,- .1 -.1 . i- .' nnr imvMnrp nfirsii<H The pursu <
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line of march,
from sun-set. I had ordered ti
: , by frequent cliar^c S <: break
>ut effect, being obliged io give
ed fire of our brave In
Tlie Uih aiul 14th ' (which had beer
d the pi-'-c-dinr; rveiung) were act
. "iid advanced with much ardor to
i in hopes uf ^ Iiarinc; with 'die. irallant 5th a,nd
35th, 23d and light troops, the gto;-y of another com-
bat. BUt the unfortunate capture of br"
. Wintlt-r, who were tuken in the
action unk lown to :tny p.;rt of the urniy and hurried
inf) ti,.- Uie future opera-
tions <
v '
, >resent to conini.md.
:r loss so small
were in tiie r< :; position ior lh>- iiii-;ht near
tiie mouth i,t -li'niM
they arrive) whic! i
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\ Com-
pany of artillery, '
14th on the spot \vhciv
n h.ilf to tin-? e ' :i mil'-
- f\j
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:in d i,.f r
positive
:or the troops to l:;v if.-.
to my > \\ere kindled; b*>
whether this , ; e iir?.s
of the 5:ii, ^iiic!: .':ont, and by my orders
res on our L-ft er.nMed t?u
think it 01
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of
.at
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us. 1 d.>! exnrc; tin
- \\halstepito pursue in the
'>iied by the cap Lure o!
,
the ammunition of 15 any of the
. i had rcc(mrse to a council
of the -fwliom a majority coin-
Mii^ht to retire to
t "t->\ -niile Creek, where
\veconklbe ^ ith ammunition and provi-
i-'-main im'ii fui liier or-
: 'f.irdfd by I !; - ! i'. :
1 major Jolmsoi 1 , and
^ and \\'a I -'ivcs in
.etc.: in their power.
;
and br position in a nigh 1
in which the yelhi of the Indians mini;-! d with tl path unki
!oj about to attack us in rear. 1 ins'
intimidate. The- ' so lonel Miltnn, with the 5'Ji, t-
dark v.us the night that our arim < .-yuid IK,' \-jth such circumstances as
I, the alarm \v;..-
ig of
; was ins'.an
and the L\5th, which l.-y nerir me,
stantly formed, as ueli ;:s the 5i !i ,
was on the left, under the immedi."
\\ iiuier. Owing t
other cans-'-, the . \ , tluit the\
were not hailed, or an alar:;. y wer^
within three hundrcfi \ ar
ed os from >eeing (jr kiw
wl.at j)oint they intended to
'aek w;i A v/ell due'-',
WHS opened upon ' and fro;,
the whole line-. A
in our real", in the
iruaj-d, and tii. ueivpecUal ;Ir!i llie eiieniv IKK:
the sin
and a c
i from foe ; in on
under, a h"
'.tifiraiionot'our bra\'e art:l!'-ry. 1 pre-
it was on th.
nerals who were disti.i . \-^ (air
:.vf.n to figiit. The squadron of dragoons remained
steady at their post, but c.oind not
plan-, knowing that I could call him t
any oilier poin' , . ;y, at any moment. I had
I, thai the artill ' rovered, and di-
io be formed
.o far to the right, (hat their right should cover the
artillery. At this niomeni I heard a new burst of
fire from tip- M on our right, and not able
account of the darkiie.ss of the night, a;-d li:t: thick-' to It ich took place, I set Otrt full speed
fless of the adjacent woods. Much credit . ;- :';^h ! , to take measures to prevent my
the troops generally, but loo mu<~i gh! flank from being turned, which T expected was
cuid ci * -- f - of tlie 5ih and U5t': : : . ; object of the enemy. I hud proceeded but a few
JULES' WF.r.KLY REGISTER PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
my horse fell under me, by w;
, i.'ijun . !. lime xvhen i
cd, but I :
/Vow
I though. '
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ling
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. ,i to be the 2.3d, in rear of the artillery, brp-
June 9, 1813.
w Yurr letters of the G st. li:\v been
-Li'.iKat-
/ >:ie<! by th --neiie*
i he
form; bull
llh t wholid i'U-
j the head of their column I 'In iv:.r
.- immediately disari
, the column to its r s -ar. It \v.
larkn.-ss nf tin- ni^hl, to
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the fire, put ',
I'- .-.-my.
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.e any thing- tlja; might h ''e, i^ omit-
Sed. Ti:
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; have retire<l,t
a junction with . ot-ps at
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two pii.; ;uue with yoa the pus-
: c\\- vo Affect
is the
.11, of which sornr of *'
; tin- s'tUiitlion (.1
I did hope and expecl thnt j;viu-ral \Vnul.-r,
.tun,
vh, (v.!,., I h:ul
fitii! " .lit to
nation) to attack this cotumn, which
'o :idv;mt:KV; b'^t, I"
learned that he hud fallen
:e, hc-
rr.jor V:n Ih- ^'l > nt^. To
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i:, and our
t him, must be
, ;md iv.)t to :i \v;iut of
, .', i;c:u-r;dly, bc-
.Iily'wfH ir.idrr ull t!,'
I
'ion, in making up your opinion
, and i
i)-\ 1 I,-. i on the n;
t:. Lk V ', ;;iu
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of it
ruble por-
tiu:i
:,nd the ivi';a;i(.T havin;; 'net-n t\'
to heidth, the sicJv l,.v.'- becorrr-
diii'in to I]
buti' ' ; iirh
oii^ht to i v will
[>rob.il)!y bt; lit t
my h ..d of t! r
:>(>ut oOU ifti-n h
f Ui
hall continue to :
hon.ir to i
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force during the period v
the troops at
Harbor and cut <
i uniting them to\.m;
Kingston
i, l wo things
ly of militia should he
draw to that point the
pton should
uld amount
I men, ind tt)C naval
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1 1 attack
Led perhaps
The ohje- but in pro-
ightto
: -tches I have been
procure of King-ton and its vicinity, I have
n i ilon 11 be made on the
o battery on Navy Point.
' -11, battery, and harbor are all at
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commanding one.
B>-\vare of dividing your attack.
point, but let that point be a
ve me, general, very respectfully and faith-
ful Iv \
JOHX ARMSTRONG.
ral Leicis, Sack-ell's Harbor.
u the secretary of war and
major general Harrison.
Ext r ii' ' "f>-om the secretary of war to major
ll'iiliam ff. Harrison, < !
\V:r.- department, March 5,
"I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
you- : . 'i and 2'Hh ultimo.
;ens'.on of vour movement in advance,
appears to have been necessary ; but though this
the case, yur demonstrations against M d
.ul-1 not cease. These you will make in such
^hi!l be best calculated to keep up the ene
"etv of thnt post, and of the
r wintering- there. You will be more
able to appreciate the value of this policy when I
that we shall very soon be in motion on the
i and St. Lawrence.
1 did well ::i stopping the march of the two
f these will be r;u-ed in the
of Ohio, and the ihirdin that of Kentucky.
"Whatever these troops may fall si.
number b contemplated by the laws UK
.'.1 be raised, in*!- ,iy b^
made up from militia < .v hence will
arise th- of strictly attending to the pro-
gress of enlistmei ts, .so tliat in tl:-
failure, wilich may !>e readily foreseen, time i
left for resorting to the other expedient."
"War <V;,nrttTH-m, M
Sin Your letter of the 18th of Februai .
:ne cause, delayed much beyond ti.e usu:.l
course of the mail, and even some days a
ceipt of your despatch of the 20th.
You will find by my letter of the 5th '.r.stant, the
plan prescriiy ,r part o}' the enMiiny cam-
paign; and to prevent any ill effect aii.sing from iis
miscarriage, a second copy is herewith Inclosed, h
is probable that colonels M'Artimr and C:
both be promoted to the rank of brigadier, and will
be assigned to the command of the two brigades in-
tended to form your division of the arm;,-. In the
enumeration of corps making parts of this division,
I did not mentioiKhe two regiments of the line, the
17th and 19th, parts of which are already with you.
The tilling up of these would be an important "ser-
vice, and you are requested to promote it. If you
are at ease with regard to the safety of your present
post, against the nt.tac.ks of the enemy, and have se-
cured to yourself the means of subsisting it, there
can be no motive for cither reinforcing it by new
drafts from the militin, or retiring from it. If, on
the oilier hand, your force should be so reduced 'JM
to make your stay perilous, without u further rein-
forcement you may employ the two regimen!
in Ohio, or so many of them as may be necessary to
your object. If again, the policy of adding to
your force he forbidden, by the difficulty of sub-
sisting it, and thei-'- arises a combination of both
facts, viz : a want of force to maintain your ;
position, and a want of means to subsist a larger
one, in that case, and in that alone, you will retire
to the frontier settlements, and interpose the wilder-
ness between you apd the enemy.
These directions have not grown out of any sug-
gestions to he found in your letters, but have ;
regiments from Ohio. ' To 'have addedto your force P**tW* by a oircumspectioji which it is
your object is restricted to the mainte- P n 'P (>1 ' toextend beyond the mere limits of existing
:\>\ have been a
expenditure of both public spirit and
public rr
now at an end, and yet near-
ly npprmcii.-d t > that which is coming, it mav he
'o communicate to you the president's views
in relation '
" It would appear that Maiden can only ;
cessfully approached by the route \ou asv now up-
on, at two se.is-Mis of the y.:ar mid-winter and mid-
summer. The former is pone, and to wait for the
be hardl less disastrous thaii
itself. W!r for us to do is to k
1 ground till the lake opens, and then to ap-
our object by water, and under convoy of tic-
of w:u building at Presume !:.!<. Tir
h f! at and ready to operate by ! ^ -I" Ma\ .
IJy the sam- time' boats for the "transportation of the
troops, a train of artillery, baggagf, &c.
constructed. Cleveland is belipv^d to be the pl-u-r-
best fitted for this purpos:-. It v ill
tlie depot of the troops to bo '.'inploved on Lh<
dit ion, which will be the 24th' ;
' , and tlir-:t , p;-ovi-
circumstances.
I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient ser-
vant, .rmx "ARMSTRONG.
general Wilt i am If. I/urrit'jii,
Frunklinton t Ohio.
War t1< pnrtmem, Marcli n ,
Silt The government have the intention of build
ing a number of boats on lake Krie, for the purpose:
of transporting troops on that lake. Cleveland is the
point larthe.st v.est, where any portion of tli.
be made with suflie'u-nt expedition. If the -whole
could be made there the better. ts will
be of the kind known by the name of .Scher.ectady
boats, narro- Mid flat -bottomed.
.11 carrv from forty to fifty men each, with
taeir h' ms and accoutrements, and provi-
sion for : is proposed to commit. 1lu>
siipcr'ni'. .ice to you, and to h--
stow upon vou, pr<> bar vice, the staff appoint men.
if workmi
Mind at (;'- " tfu
>u will take them from f'lUcsbnrg. Such ma
teriaisas you may want, ptber th
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Ctfullv, Tam.sir,'
Jcssitff, Washington.
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ive sent on without d-1 numbers on
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and for coasting
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Yuii; rouiul tlu-hiKt- at .my
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, n upon the pr'pe r I regular tn ' itcdin\,
track f>r muking the attack round tlu- he.ul o' the . iux ii iar y corps of unlit ia shoui
lake " In>m clcve!aacl ionly objection arises from t!..
h.m \vell disci-| troo p so j i t j,. lt acscripiion. This, how t-\er, coul-:
pliiv ller number ofjbeanobjoi TV short timr ti.
me;i \oukl be neci-ssavy to unploy \l monn-nt
..:ffht be obtain* f or t | u . commencement of tne march trcrn tl.
.;c fixt-d, and the militia m'.-iit be taken to that
. f militia, or Undisciplined regu- 1 p - mtj p,.,. Accomplish
; K - procmvd. Iran ^-.- no reason . tun) ; , > month*.
point ot bee il ju-ccss-i
cm^.i
'v accumulated ma y : ^\ ,~ which ap;
at the rapids ot h in situations to be in country; nuiuhers nui>-
''"". tint which ought |o be produ
Mt hough the scious valor and intrepidity, which ::
\- of transporting thr prov
r.ir :in army, round th ,
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BILKS' \YEI.KIA REGISTER SATURDAY, MA 111 Ji
. have bee
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it impair
a/;a u-il), ! h iiid, ci!l for
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if the*
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^position, t'. ainthe
indof the like a new question w ; ! :
v - .-\\ dl take an olT'.-nsi-
, ich can be given lo the
i thousand effectives.
mint* this point. l'h
id in the fidd, for the defence ol V .]"-
~i tlvm-.ind men. Their number
i hitherto limited by their means
not like'\
jer any ve-y material change in their fkvav during
More than seven thousand
' be unnecessary on our part.
. ".ould !.ve. im-
'ate of the treasury.
;uins only t , tl Jy and
distinctly, the kind of force the government mean
mpVty in orVvnsivc o, if it can
Wh' inturc, M t!. :on 3 adopted
the measure ->f au.gmen.ting the army to fifty-two i e-
xpressly iu the view of
. cessity of employing
iicnls of actual invasion.' In
this policy, the president assigned lo
district of the United States, f >or
<, which, if filled, and super-
added regimen's of the line, now in that
ive a to-
yen thousand men. This
l;ef, that any em]
ary, when it shall have
Till, however, this lie do.ie, or a.1
ill time be given for the experiment, MI many
.re to he called out, u'j shall U i
of your posts on the Miami, and
provision on the l.ilcc. And .-,!;,! 1
i loss forluiiat*-!
- Kvntucky and Oiii", 1 h IM in oUier
' tiie; naic e, and in that
to call out so ma>;'/ nii'ifia
I thct1<fai*nr.i; and (ii-gam/-
Lhc ndi.'s already precribed, await
- of the president in Vour camp at
pida.
'J'ot';
to Lee|> tliis dt^Mnmcnt re
[aeiiMy i'ltonne I of the actual condition oi
. and ; as well \\\
"itio i, I health ; nnd that
Spoils shall mr.Itidr also
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ity for giving this order, v'iic.n i
' viption from your
cV^-- n- li-s eve:- beer, received at the
.:.i'-geueral's yffice. Your iroportion of tl e
Captain Adam?
.1, ana
-.Wici-.d ot \our
: Vrthur and
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ii-om th>- Lau ;
I ".1 jn on \vrll ill i (Jin...
I am, s-r, wry iv>.j,reifullv, }o:ir r,,
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ons, as laid dov
your letter of the 4th, is im iliuihi the best that
could have been d< event of the pr>
;s issue to the r<
mg hi; iii i ntire-
1; dircr.t^d 1 cutiou of the campaign in
that v
i. oiliing- to be feared fs to the ul
'MS ...f tl." CMIIltiaigll.
' I sh'dl cv.-- -Mis of the
; but in the event of their landing
at Lower Sandusky, that post cunnot bo.
it, in such an event, to be evacuated. The
stores there are nut of much consequence, excepting
about 500 sland of arms, which I will cause io lu-
removed as soon as the roads are practicable .i\
[iresent it is impossible."
Extract of (i letferfrom tlm secretary of war 16 in<i]ur-
general William H JJarris&ii, dat<'<l "
\\':ir Dcpiii'tinint. ?-Iay H, i
" Your letters of the 21st and 25th ultimo havi
been received. 1 never meant that yon, or your aj-
tillery,or stoj-es for the: camgaign, now colU <
fortMeigS, should be brought back to Cleveland im-
embarkation. My intention \vas, that the boats built
there should move along the coast in the wake of
the fleet to .Vandusky, or to the very foot of the
rapidS, if that were practicable an i
taking in on the route what was wanted. Th<
b'lilding and built by major Je.su p are not d<
but strong and ln.uK sided, and ver\ ciiiiipi :
the navigation of tii- lake, particularly between the
chain of islands and the west shore."
Extract of a falter from the secr-etAry oftw?
) ill H illitim 11. JIarriNon, dutrd
V. :>r Or^Mi'UMfiif, ]\t:iy 21. 1M3.
"Your future requisitions lor oidnancr stores
vill be gov-M'ned by the quantity on hand at fort
iinton, aiv.l by the number and
calibres of the pieces you projjo.se to take with you
against M"alden. Your whole train, U 1 :>m well in-
to, -med, amounts to thirty-five pieces, of which nine
arc eighteen pounders.
c 'Hi. was, on the 10'di instant, r,?.
Lexington, (Kentucky) on their way to Cleveland.
You v ill give it anv i.tiicr point, of rende/.vous you
may think proper, and .viopl such nu-an , to a.ssemblr
the other parts of your division as will be most ad-
viable. On this head, I would but .suggest that the
meut which shall best ma^k yoi:
and most imjjressthe enemy wi'li a belief that your
inarch to M.dden will ]>; hy land, will b-
dijiig <')r th.- 2$th, 27lh and 28th regiments
lias been {(;!-\\'acded iVom J'Jii'adelphia.
"The last accounts of the boats preparing by
major Jesuy were f vorablo. Tiiat officer will ne-
cessarily report to you and take your orders?"
NiLES 1 WKLMLV REGISTER CONG R
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explanation, that of the vessels of war ordered to
b-.i built, t\vi> of '.'; i , three
.iTul that
considerably 1
M'lv'nn, it u
.u thought best fitted tor the
li iril reading
more floating butteries fur the defence of the ports
and harbors of tli ates, \vus a third tim*
read :ind passed. [These butteries are to be built on
t vol. 5, p:-'.ge :J65.]
ngrossed bill making appropriations for the
support of thr navy of the United Mates was read a
third time and passed without debate by the fol*
lowing
, Archer, ATerr, Bard, Bar-
without o
in of passing the bill authorising I Jj^"""
the building of one or more floating batter. .-hiiii'i," do.u-h, enlpvpper. Owthiu it. i>'..
third r UC debate a Duvall, Knrl-, F.pp-s, Farr.,w, Fmai, T . Fi<k of
.is. v i . ... i.\ . -,,\ j i ,
Vt". 1-isk ..(' N. Y. li.ni.->
Funvthe, Frai...
, Gritftll, f'rntndy. Hall. H:irrii, Has-
lirouk. Hawrs, Hupkini of N. Y. Hun^ >ull, Intr
lia:n, IiAvin. Ir\ \ .J.> l m-i<m of V.,. K iinnly.
Mil. Kcrr. Kcr.h:iv. Kin^ot' M.ist. King of X.
i,. l.ovrtt. LovMiil.s. I.\l.-. Mat-on, M'Coy, M-K
k>r, Moffit, Muutgoiiivry. Muure, Moieley, MurfuT.
>Y
C. L. li--rU, Li vv-
s.i:i. Nc\\t.*ii, Parker, Pearson, 1'ickens, Pipv, ;
J. Kt id, U. Hrail, Hht-a. of r-iin, ]{h--n ,,( IVnii. Kk-), RiJp; -
U-y, RiugeoU, Riuu, Robfrtson, Hu^l -s, Si.^i, S,\ii r. Srj tj ( -i-
Skinner, Smith of V;i. Sthiitonl, Stuart. Sun-^-s, Tannebill.
l'i \lin-, Tdiair, Trou|>, VK-. \\anl of Mn. \Van of N. J.
\\iiit:-, \Vliit. -lull, \Vilco\, NVillJunii, Wilion, Wmur, Wood
V. did no 1 see why the experi-
ment n.'ed be tes* ;i scale as by the
apprc; I 'Kim ronimemled
the pl'iri, and Mr. Smith, of X. Y. who had inspected
the model of the Mo i :>ar rularly,
rose, as he said, with rehiclam.e, to op;,o^e his ojri-
r'.on to that which appeared to be entertained by
,vntlemen (fed'.-ralis(.s) with whom i;
actud. He said Uiut the perfect efficiency of ...^ ,. lllt
tiiis model had been proved to him, If n<-<-.essarv tojWriitlit, Yancey 11.
of ,,ur waters, as he believed it to beJ^^g^JjJ^JJ^^ Hllfly ' Kent
tue expense ought to be .v, objection; hi.s only ob.| The'engrossed bill makSg appropriations for the
jectiontotlie present appropriation was, that r. was sin)lnn . L ()f thl . military establishment for the ye.v.-
llch -. Ib 14, was read a third time.
He spoke of the opinion of commodore Cambridge, , r ,.. , .. ,_ . A , ,. ...
with v -.versed when at Hoslor, last sum- _ , Ml '- ^ V a l ot M . s> W * s PP secl to th t e bl11 and . Mr
mer, of lete protection sHch a floating bat- ! , Milcon 9 P ke , ut v len S l ' in sup]) ^ t ot lL ~ at a lale
,1 to Uic harbor of Boston. The plan Uour ll P^sed.-Ayes 82 ; nays 08.
which effect, was, J/~'Wr/f/, Jfarch 7. Many private petitions were
!up
thing of the kind presented and referred; and several reports un sucl
ever ; overument; the men would be (petitions mad*.
ited, and Uie steam engine by which j -^^r. Ingersoll, from the cominittee on the judi-
eiicd would h it o'. ivach ; clary, reported a bill prescribing the mode of corn-
oft:. 0:1 iire by red-hot shot, t!te fire ( mencing, prosecuting and deciding controver-su-s
cou! : lished by water from the between two or more states, which was twice read 1
l*i*"i ' "it i
!iai the same engine would keep board-
j the fi.ciiity with which hot water
could ; on them in almost any quantity,
-Mr. I [eed it was an experiment
and committee
Tin; annual appropriation bill for the support of
government, passed through a comn,:tue of the
whole, Mr. Stanford of N. C. in the chair, and the
blanks having been filled with the various appn;-
but so was every useful invention when fir. -a. put into priationi for the civil list, S^c. was reported to the
ie true question was, is it an experiment house. The question on one of the items* of appro-
'vhich there is reason to believe may be beneficial to
the cou: i try? lie believed it was, from the evidence
which appeared in its favor. It was moreover strong-
.mmended by the secretary of the, navy,
priatlon was, on motion of Mr. Bigelow, taken by
yeas and nays, viz. on the appropriation of 50,000
dollars for the contingent expences of foreign inter-
course. On concurrence with the committee of the
letter winch lr- desired should n'ot be made public, I whole <> n tn ' s article of the bill, the votes stood,
measure nn\v proposed should .*v adopted. I'"or concurrence 69 Against it 5'J. Tlif. other a])-
Ti^e bill theivfort had th- sanction not only of scvc-
rul of tin: n\ost distinguished naval officers, of the
.lav-d commit";r of this liouse, but also of the exe-
cutive authority.
The question on ordering the bill to a third read-
ing was determined by jeas and nays : For the bill
So th'_ bill v, ;i, ordered to be read a third time.
Saturday, .Wurrh. .>. The engrossed bill to au-
thorise the president to cause to bv built or pur-
chased such vessels as are therein described, (not
more than twenty vessels, carrying not !
ight, nor more tlnn twenty-two guns) was read a
third til u- and passed.
After some debate on the bill from the senate
propriaiioiis \\erc permitted to puss without oppo-
sition; and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.
Tnesihni* S.Jarcli 8. Mr. fJrundy from tin
miltee of foreign relations, to whom wus let'errrd so
p.iur.h of the president's message at the commence-
ment of the session, as relates to the^c matters, re-
ported the following bill:
A Biilauthwiriiii; the luc <>f the f>oris and harbors <>f ihe Unifal
Str:'i:.; b'l f</rtii,n vi'tscly of tear.
Kr-ii n'. 11 the I'n M.l.-m of tfu- Unitrd States may
;m.,w fj any furriifu jmwcr or j>o\v-vs, or th.ir subjects, -as iti-
c:is- may he, in a.u ; ty \\ith the United Siai-b, to tit out, .'inn, and
iqnip lor \\ar, public and private iliips, to dispose ot ilnu pii-
7.< s r end profiire supplies in tlio pons ;>nd li:uhir; ut' the I'ninil
. IMI- av will In- consiMi nt wiiti ttu- obligatiAiM of
T'uitcf! Sta't-i tootlur j:wi rs in amity with 'In- Unili <i
Provided hm'fVcr, thin no prwilrge Howed in any *u<-h ('"A--.
in tlH;
, l . ' p<,rs ;;iifl nuirki -.it' tli" I'.n-im po^M 1 , to which, or the sutijectt
pei ofttcei s, by our letters of marqu,- a;id prn , i,i c j,, th.- privihgc aii,-said t., ay be iiiiowt-d in tin- American
; ml liarlx.rs.
';L it furl hrr cna'tcil, That the PresHlcht of the Unfted
. and he i* hereby antl-'-ns-d, to tafke adequate bondi with
sulHcj.-i.t sin-fiifs, oi' tlir owiifrs of such pi-ivatt-i-i'.H, ami toailopr.
nucli other ifClUations to s-curi' the line pcrtormancr oi' tho l">r-
i-.i<iii, \vhdu-\tr. in lii? jiidgineiU ciixunisiniices mav
jowing one hundred dollars bounty for each prisoir d'ufu-v it shall : 'knovyn diat a like j>rivi
of war, brought into port a:vl delivered to the oro-l 1 ""- '^'^ l " A""n^"' ai-n,.-.l sf.ips, pnMi- *.,<] private,
i jort and markeu ol tl, i^mtni poVfr, to* which, or the S
per officer.,, by our letters of marquo ami \>:
it was pass'-d ayes S3; nays 55. It appc-u-cd. b}- tiie
remarks of the gentlemen" that the balance tor .-.-x-
cliange was about 2000 against us ; occasioned
chiefly by the vile conduct of the enemy in making s"c'"'tlieri
*TM07aer % e/ war of those they had impressed. ' KJufre^tT
The bill from the senate to authori.-,e th'.- resident i The bi
present The bill was twice read and referred to a 6<
ise. to be built, equipped and employed one or,' committ* . of Die vj
FILES' WEEKLY REGISTER -BRITISH VERACITY
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"Slight
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for the purpose of counting
himself,
enumerated them if i.
Thedoctoi
under his ovni inspection. "\Vc h imipu-
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pensions from their count'
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most n- nuAitn is now
ruvd the fifth died of n -
equator, mv* month aft
ceptihle of the clearest and i>>
not one ofn /during 1 the tin.--
was on boa'-
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after we left St. S dv <
"This Yankee ?on of h'!ir.->-
him into eternity, ;c." No man w!
nant HofFrnai iiatc io ]>'
Tnfamo'i-; raluw/ H. II.) \-> a
for g-oocl 1 ; , for hum
ings, for gentlemanly lnd corre '''in.^ tot!
How is for his
fied i 'enan< (then ni
man,* who was pre^'
:>ui own?-.'
ni.li, bv ,
which M
nibl"d in
v e bf.t-n nv
ral 7/7-.- -'ulispositi*:
i to the
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from the Java, and v. h
asserts, that no s 1 .: lion xv.is r:
contrary, that he (Mr. fr.) by fine orders of 1
repeate'dly solicited Dr. J.to visit the rj
ken of, and endeavor if jiossible. io reli
that, he neglected t-v^r to fie; him until '
'h- shij-), when ': into
the boat at the do *
rharge had been fo'iirlf.i in Uii
reported Mr. H. ii
the Constitution ? The ward r:>
Constitution will recollect to have hc-ar.l j
frequently spoken of during \\>~ <
man monster for his conduct to ;
nate sailor.
T leave the punishment dn
calling in question the "';;
I'.aving 1 fabricated himsclf.su .
without even a coloring of truth,) io t:
()f the Constitution wlio may Irue the
of an opportunity to take him h;
When tlie oiri'-o'-s of the ,T \
rt. St. Salvador, the)-
; i le for the humane and
1 .ul expericnr.'-d ; nor, was this co -it- ; ; .
.*ite sparing of iiis acknowl
- on. After having suffered every fYi;:;r 1rom tliv
Sun of the Hon. Mr. German, of the U. S. Senate.
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Oit Suumla
dr I/ic
tt-ml o\rr tin
V', :MM| tv.> cart loads ot
mil. . from tlie mills, a
nit fi.nr oYloek in tin
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:u> movrnirir
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1 n,-n, into r t t..,rt. r< at Pin liu K rni,. On t
/i lie n|>
aiui took (purlers h.-re, vlneh had lirrn pivpared
thf iiin- Mai! and the
iT ili-ir ln\:il suhji-cts scat-
1 iiiarrhed it
vi puhirs. pro> inriaK.
::vy militia, and thrir
artial l*>dy amused them-
i Mill* until on- oYI,,H,. ]'. M. ai'u 1 tlieii
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, 1o the
:cil
"Co , Feb. CL i
has !>' n ; \ wnl sail \\\
JH! inlets between
.1. Tne ' r;ue on the
;vii'iii<'iis, or
svnt i heir boal
d in that
'<>, very much in-
1 i Als'i
Mid !'U1'U\1,
M
.il Hi' (he inli:ibitaiits: Hint fvorv \t:\\'-
M, | of
oi.nlil '.. MI| ; ix- puhlic property, and carried
_li ailing, without di-n-rimlieition between the in-
di\ioual :i!il (lit- inil-.lic, it is bdirv.-c! t!iat the ene:ny carr'n d oil'
uf hundivil Hnd fifty and two hundred barrels of all sorts
(provisions, o'il and bad, puMii- and private.
ion of the enemy, or the defection of the
Hi the- quarter invaded, the intelligence of this invasion
i.uiiwn hin- h'ior<- tw,-|v- i.'clork on Monday t!ic txveiily-
' iy. from two thousand
'if artillery nnd a body
;>' d theiii^ht before n Clinntf-,
ChHU-aupuay, on their way to this place. C/ -
ni-ril M'iluinson instantlv mourned his hnrv, n
this
alcn d
ttie tr
i:ndrr -jrius. and at 5 "i-Irck tluvc rS<iiiv:iiid IIIKII niiirchitl in two
"> nu-i-t t\tr ft*-, nndt-r col-irujs I'.iss 1 nnd I'nrdy. with
S--M-JJ jiiiocs of aiiilhry. Tlie ir< -m-ral fulluwcd half :in hour nf-
ft-r. ar.d ut 1.4 iiviock. K M. liad ivnchrd ilohjiisoii's (icii mill.-*)
vith thi-lu-ailot the fixmt column, vhrn hf v:> -itt hy adyicv, that
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( d thi-ir r. tn/nt from Cli;irvati<:i"y at four
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Moniint. nnd movrd ort' UIK'I r siK-li sensi-
to indue*' tin-in to cut down the bridges which our troops
I lie detachment was of consequence
d to iheir quarters tlie tn. my hein^ forty mil.-s ahead
" tnd tlie pursuit of course \nifi. About elev
:!i<- t \vri-t\-first. tin- front
iln from-h. irilN. :ni(! ti
irty nnlrv al
efevf n oYl
tliis
f the rin-my was in- 1 ab<jui
eighteen mile*.
, thi* )>oor inliahltants on the roads
n pilU^.-i! -jf tl'.'.'ir Hll, ^ii(! i!seene:.iy Lave lost nor.- than
nr.tr hunlrfd repujar trt'Oju hy desertion; titty have reached tliis
1 it Un-piiMi-d a la; . ok tlieruadby Malone
'f> ilitrbor. Thu, without flriuj^ a run, the eneiny ha vi
loss; and iln;% <ii their plundering v
fiedition*. Colon. Sc(>tt, of tl>e 1')3t! r.-i,ninc'ijt. and 1'n uteiiiint.
-.>lon-l Mori i>i<n nf i : foi..iii8iided. If the virinr
rt-jjurpri':- of a tingle individual, couM Iiavc u:i!iid theintelli-
II the day t!i.' (ii'Ti.y evm;-d the St. Law-
rc-ncc, and !i;rl he ,dvrr.fi;rrd a\ t ; n< he aid, vi-rv iVw of the de-
^ \\oujfi I I:IVL- > ;, unk*t bf exchange.
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"iie'Tiy forco- iiou' in the Ch'fKipeake under
T-ufh':in C:jct:!>i>rn, ror,s;.>.?s of two 74'.s, '2 frigates, ^
I-jiie very little bu-
iii> Darby Allen, of
attack on coinmo-
'iMi* paper and con; i
: that con.niodore Kodg-
. ihe humble name
of tXir'py Allei), !. >i th:it the \\riter
-f th:sle;t . . i rank to himself in a much
ship t!i:.'i -ut would be \'er\
lo have 5tn o;';>ortuni' y oi'maLing hin^.elf bet-
to Iiim."
:he fonut-r with his arm shoi oil' aiul a musket shot
wound.
" The saucy J'mitfrnt." Extract ef a letter
FeS. i':J. in: id.- the Liglr,, S m l\ Hook, from :u
Ollicvr of the Frigate President, to his friend in
" Situations in wh-el; l.cen p^ccd this
jcruisv, will, I think, add lustre to the well establish-
ed e'....;.iru:r of Com. I\od^-
After passing Uie- li^;, ( rnl sail.one large
sail to the windward !; cke-.i our maintopsail and
cleared ship for action. i came down
within gun shot haui.-d her wind on (he larboard
tack. We continued with our fttaintopsail to the
iiiat.t tlu-ee hours, and seeing no probabilit)- of the 74
gun ship's bearing clown to engige the President
gave her a shot to w.! id ward and hoisted our colours
-when she bore up for us Iy when within
alf gun shot, backed his numlopsail. At this mo-
ment al! hands were culled to muster aft ; and the
Commodore said a few, but impressive words ; though
it was unnecessary forwh:<t oth<-r stimuhmt could
true Amerie..ns want,than iig'. "isly in sight
of their native shore, v liere Im vinbled
to witness the i-nu;i;^ ineni r \\"i/,e .ship to engage,
but at tliis iii Cutler being discovered off,
itgain to lake in the puo: ; and 'In- Ilritisli
74, (strange as it must :.pp.-;ir) in. kin;; ^.'il to the
.southward and e s \\ a d ; (>:<. rs \\ e e given lohaul
aijoard tiie fo;e and main tacks, to inn in, there being 1
then in siglu froir. our deck, a frigate and a gun-brig .
The commander of the 74 had it in his power tor
5 hours to bring ns at anv moment, to an engige -
ment ; our main-top-suil
time."
to ihe mast during thai
Moitr. TiiEA'joy. -7'Vo;/ tie lioston Yankee.
>ijd!i Ji/i;-clo~.v t Jucoh Jh'ge'w, and Mr. J. TF.
Jenkins, of the town of Kane, (Worcester count} )
u-ere yesttrday examined Iv.-fore the lionorabl-. judge
D.ivis on a cliarge of '.r.titorously giving aid and
comfort to the enemy, and assisting in the escape of
certain llritixli firitonvrs, lately confined in Worces-
ter goal. Tlie evidence was numerous and as fol
lows :
Mr. Unikr\yM(l testified, that seven British pri-
soners came to his house Ofl the morning of the 13th
January, and demanded breakfast, which he gave
them, and received a live dollar bill in payment.
'['he prisoners enquired "for the KIGELOW8, of
7/flj-jr, tor Marshal P.igelow and for Jacob Higelow."
Mr. Underwood stated that he had heard of Mr.
Prince's proclamation after the prisoners breakfast-
| ed at his house he went himself in pursuit of them.
\V>!i well -. r.c !,: p~ thai , :t pi. 7)nr?>;> .'}!.'.! may I on the road to J5.;rre, und saw four of them taken at
we siv)iii(i lik^ 10 /.rr vn.ii ; .geiow's house.
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.li:i>e i on lu-r cruise, xvaa
Uock-iWav beach (>". .].; by a 74 .\
Mr. f Hirer Jirooks, deputy sheriff of Barre, testi-
Ilcd Thiit Mi-- Adams asked him to serve a search-
i\ arrant on Jacob Bigelow he refused to do it at
iliut late, hour At 8 o?clock Mr. Brooks said he \veat
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OF THE WAR.
t/ Bigeloxv's h.ir^ gnized in 2000 dollars, with two
i--h, to appear at the district court
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10 t.;ll \v h. r i it had not
the d d gu.ml thu' ''<//* (LonS. cnfcr.Ji.
have h i the depti ix lull\, wilfully, AIR! f e -
I, "nU's &?"," and v ':totjsly a'uling Al -r^rd lit i
;-isouers < nemies of his
11 t\ken. .'idovcr,
,n.' In-m 1..
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[& ; iliat in the month
13 in number, an.?
km-; h --cape tl:
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th two
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him the s*me, x\!> . . : iie prisoner
lite bar Attending oi>4 "guide. "1*1
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to a neighbouring w , ,-ui, h!l ,i ,
u-as x< ' x-d until Uiree I \\ln-u
Mil Lodge hmii)
d, liaxiiig again !
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. a thousand dollars and would
eight o'clock in thv .. ith (
:iiul the horses : they then pvoce-<
.:ch, in the same main
T:m'mpd testified that j tending on foot. 'I iiurcli about
! *>tli January at 8 o\-j. k in the niornmj- \vlu-n CL.
i requested to go there the hotstsj \\"e^h aim I .acted them to th'j
-!i prjsrmej's. jACObDigela v
v tns in hit power to trans- 1 not finding Any, th<
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,- d Testified that
the pi. :; r],t intf> |j
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SILKS' WEEJvL'-. -ATUKDAY, 3IARC1I
id they
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npreheiuled wUhin the
,1 m virijie of
u-'d of the
..'io:O should
veption of such posts as
;.<s of the enemy.
-!)U.
') -c. 1 1. I'll '.t lia:;
. to the ministers of iVlendl\
relations of
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- -d to dt-
places
-.on or under I he control
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d Pro-
's of Ins
; in amity with his mn-
;.ny trade now iaw-
)ii ; i ;o he notified
^ by the latest
i tic, that the coas.t
fJetWC*.- : of Dal-
l p:u-t, no longer
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lent of coast
lion of such
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:ncl \ l.^li of i'
Xeitii . ;iy thing b;it h:ml
iave i'.'ft
!)'.t :i I'.-ir
r ihfnis<-i'
!i id beet:
or, tin.- alii
* tlu.'iT), a circumstance mip:u-.ik!!'.\l in th
. y of nations.'*
l her of th.
deputations from the legislative botlyRml th- conn
cil or State, appointed to >-X:M!IPI'- J he documents r-
to the jrroposais <;f tlic ailictl ir-
lirmly represented ;m-l insisted that nu>;-'
terms should be ottered. This, perhaps, is
/, feeling himself gettihg strong again,
roka h.s accejjtance of die ;>iv.-linnn.i\-
()ien, it LS also s:ud tiiat l'\-rdhunul was :ibou>
I'arLs tf> re-.-issunu- tix* goveni'. MIL On
th.e whole, \\
form an opinion. The chief
Wellington's army is nir.ch
tion. it was thought in L< he would not
hoki his position much Ion-
There has Ijeen a change in the French mmist
u'hich it is said, lias delayed tlie expec-
ilicntofour own aflair-:.
TIIK C1IKO
winter
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COj'ni <,f a Idler from lieut. Creighton, aiinmun,.
United States bri:; A 1 ,
the nari.
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Sin Having this moment lj rough t to .
p;-iv:iteer afier a long and anxious chace oi
lunirs, I avail re he opportunity she ;J V
'of giving you
jsels under my i
wliich I irnstyou will a])prove of, \\ '
.i.own to <
them the first, a brig, had >
cer and r.ine men, which 1 now !):
i on the 7'h iinrrsMt, [ ca]
': ; p, botli ,ake avoided
i prav
you, sir, to ; :.ore C(;mi-,
lit of a large convoy, in
; days
;h c;jr.i>'uleratio;
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No. 3 OF VOL. VI.] HALTIMOKK, SATURDAY, MARCH l\\ 1814. [WHOLE *<>.
lire oliui memirusse jni-abit. \\
Printed and published by H. NILK-, Southt ;i \t door to the Merchants' Coffee House, at J 5 f*r annum.
The Supplement for \<>1. V.
en put to press. The want of returns from
majority (say four-fifths) of the agents,
impossible to ascertain the number of
those who had subscribed for it; and the editor was
compelled to commence it, (that it might be pub-
son), on calculation. The number print-
ibout 900 short of the retfithir ijuuntilu of the
> the simple truth of the matter.
A}J> want it, whose names have not yet reach-
ed u*, will see thenece- . -oeeuy n[>[>\
HIK M \rLS.
The editor receives many loud complaints of the
detention of the KCCISTKR. The .Yafionul Intelligencer
ich on this grievance; but the editors of that
paper may receive consolation on being 1 informed,
that tfu-ir paper frequently reaclx >witin a
>cforc ours, of the same date. It is
useless to complain. The state of the roads is such
to the min/tw;:;! and wettwirj, in the winter season,
and the bui< '.t of the mails sometimes so
hat, I believe, the whole cannot be got on in
due time. We recommend that homely virtue,
ers; and tor ourselves desire,
i to deserve it.
, ral clamor
, to bear this honorable testimony.
man in the interior of
.tes to me :
.1 trance of my most sincere
; certainly by no ordi
'ild my mmlx-r-, have comr eve;
tor more than a year, a ruutr of upwards of fifteen
men of generous minds been deceived by the ir-
.ftily led into n
odisgnce the officers of the :oe the
Tiany difficulties they have ' . / (from 1 he
want of military knowledj^
lisheartening them, in shainefulK negketinj
ully refusing tli>
"What manner of a man"
Smith? Who ternten; who r'ell
riously ? Wii i in their duty, or
more /.ealous to ]>erform it? Was then,
the army or navy of the Tnited S<. *
ant to his country than Pike'.* ll<- ITU : : -
soldier. H:K!
was a favorite of H'di>f; an>! on se-
s. "Hi- ii-11 v. Ijcre h -:<l Lha
k\id of his men." \V ho \v; 4 ^ >,>.<; jitc;
the youthful Ikiitenant Smith, ot " >
most accomplislied \
ages ant l udx for the 5th vol. par-
tins numbi
itudlbedulj iti:
age he hadrvceived the ht-.st mil.tary eciuc;
country afforded, and had ptofltted Ly it
utmost. I have he:*rd of astonisbiv
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skill; and, at H'iltianu
with the same <: II
rade of rev .
ha.i beui at a pa-
I rejoice, most heart il > I of omr
avy, liowrv-er iminoru! -f it may S
\votild confer on t], -.-d them >et
greater and more wlid marks of respect than they
uve received but I would treat the soldier* uh.>
<is -wcllnt their country, in lh
[ would not IK? made a tool of to r'-
in form, but n!Milniely in fact) tli-- spirit
.irmy, ;< ; . i iinlilK -rcnrv that IIH
.it and disgrace. T'ur
sons that im! to each c!
men the sume, but tike highest jnarlc '
my power.
Proceedioga of
J d bills were
A rmx -, I \.,v v 'l
AIM wayy,
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:e of] passe- 1 ,
'he services ^vs. for v
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Smith, biunc.
that in
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MLES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATTRDAY, MARCH 10, 1811.
of tlu ; ,t to the
monie 1 .thdr.iwn t'
the ordinal grantees and their o\vm-i>,
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Bt in the c
nday in Augu.-' .
the su:' . and on
;' all conflicting cl&ir. land, of
.ich board three months public no*
tllbeprev: That to the companies
>se claims shall be thus
>hall cause to be issued cer-
tificates of stock, bearing no interest, payable out
s of public lands in the
nentof the money
due to i td the expences of surveying the
isfied such stock not to ex-
:itthe following sums, in the whole to
the per- . .:. To the persons
ime of or under
Upper .Mississippi company
Tennessee Company
isippi Company
Georgia Company
Citizens' Rights
Making an aggregate of five millions of dollars.
The certificates thus issued are to be receivable in
part payment for public lands sold after their date,
in the proportion of ninety-five dollars in every hun-
"Maining five being paid in money' The
of the purchase money pniA info the treasury
gia, and remaining there, to be set over and
paid by the said commishiouers to the state of Geor-
gia in part payment of the sum due to her by the
"''tits to be instituted against all
350,000
600,000
1,550,000
2,250,000
250,000
to establish a A'atio nr.2
to a select com:,
of the bill
Hunk; and i
writh instructions i tablish that
hank v. it h pi ' ; bram-he-;. The motion was
lost. In the course of tin- ob.-.rr\ at ions upon il, Mr.
tonk occasion to sa\ lhat he was opposed to
such an establishment.
*Wn:-</i 1 1. The house was bu.silv engag-
ed in transacting.! '.nor business tliat
occurs; ;!u> attention of Congress ; but
'li;tt it :<|>J>t "'V for us lo>
notice* except the passing of a bill to allow Jtfory
iinn.
i-al bills for local pur-
:-<-lief of individuals, wen- ]>
Tin- bouse in committee of the whole, spent
time on tlie bill for the better organizing, pay and
iupplyofthe army.
Monthly, March H. Mr. Wood of Mass, from a
select committee on that subject, reported a bill
granting pensions to the officers and se.um-n serv-
ing on board the Revenue Cutters in certain cases.
Twice read and committed.
The engrossed bill supplementary to the act for
the relief of the ofiicers and soldiers who served in
the late campaign on the YVabash, was read a third
time, passed and sent to the Senate.
'i iie bill for the better organizing, paying and
supplying 1 the army of the United States, as amend-
ed by the House, was read a third time, passed and
returned to the Senate for concurrence in the amend-
ments.
Mr. Gaston after some introductory remarks, sub-
mitted the following resolutions :
Jieadved, That it is expedient to repeal the act
laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the
ports and harbors of the United States.
That it is expedient to repeal so much
as mav be in force of the several provisions of an act
h.ive fraudenily withdrawn any part of entitled "An art to interdict commercial intercourse
the purchase money, in such manner as the'boardof between the United States and Great Britain and
commissioners shall think most < f.'ecUtal to compel *>ce and iheii dependencies, and for other pur-
md the same. If the poisons claiming P'
, ."'-tended act V r the legislature of .&?*ofi.<?J, That a committee be appointed tf>
a before recited, shall neglect or refuse toj l)1 '. in g in a bill or bills pursuant to the foregoing re-
)' of the compromise hereby authorised, the
United Slates are declared to be exonerated and
discharged from such claims, which are forever
; and no evidence of any such claim shall
:'ter be admitted to be used in any court what-
1 any grant derived from the United
Tliis abstract embraces all the leading pro-
visions of the bill.
:' illowing gentlemen compose the select com-
e of represent at i\es to whom the
v, of N. V. Troup,
of Geo. Wright, of Aid. J-'isk, of Vt. Robertson, of
, of Ky. and Ingersoll, of Pemi.
'^' / ' 7 ' vend private petitions
d.
*'' '--d tliat many persons in the Uni-
n tlir- h;bit of melting our copper
u consequence of the price that the material
v selling at. He stated that for th
ilO, 11. 1 } ; t :id lj, t!u: v;;luc- (.f ih.- r,-nts and half
cents coin.-d at the mint, was equal to &io,090
a:;d concluded by offi-ring the following resolution:
"Jtegofoed, That a committee be appointed to
rnquire into the expediency of altering the copper
solution.
The question was stated "will the house now pro-
ceed to consider these resolutions ?" And Mr.
Grundy'of Ten. having required the Yeas and Nays
thereon, the question was decided as follows:
For consideration
Against it 86
So the house refused now to consider the said re-
solutions.
-it, March 15. Mr. Lowndes, of S. C. from
the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill con-
cerning the pay of ofn'cers, seamen and marines in
the navy of the" l.V.h-d Slates. [This bill authorises
the president to lix the pay to be allowed to the
petty officers, midshipmen and seamen, and that the
hi be authorised to make an addition not
per cent, to the pay of those en-
of the United States.
The motion was agreed to.
The remainder of the day was chiefly occupied on
a motion offered by Mr. "Fi'sk, of N. Y. to discharge
>.he committ.ee of ways and means from the further
in particularly hard and disadvantageous
service.] Twice read and committed.
Mr. L. also made a report unfavorable 1o the pe-
tition ot'.J. A. Chevaille agent for Mbd.EeautnQrchais*
Mr. Oakley, of X. Y. from the committee to whcm
was referred the bill from the senate for a compro-
mise of the Yazoo claims, delivered in a report fa-
vorable thereto.
The report having been read, was, together With
the bill from the senate, referred to a committee of
the whole, and ordered to be printed.
The report is as follows-*
.R CONGRESS.
the senate, em i_< tor the in-
.on of certain cl
;<pi territi.:
under I u, that
,'s appears to be very extensive, and that
;f their enquii-i! ;, they
Mew tiial any one oV
r .o the pro;
As to the "amount of money actually paid hy kona.
'
1 it "f>r< : - .--e par/era
[-rices at whic:.
tor thisopinion j^- third te lands in
i the title- < :
' Ui; l ' ;,Mderit impractical I , any
iiiction \vlndi r.,
tit tlic highest ju.l
exi< i. ;unt of ni ' with
out devoting to the enquiry fn '.attention
led on cor. ommittee could bestow on it, during ny
it would lead to an -
n of all the p:v ,me-
ettlementoi 1 viduids now interested in these claims,
. J might be connected with the pur,
d in .1; With sa l es O f tlir 1 -ilhtl.fl>
t an future Indian wars in .onsecjuen: _ rtur-
lucU the settlement of the territory must c ] laseb :in ,i s;i l es .
h the extLii>rv n .
ocean, wh, ' ' that P art of the rwohUioi
*3 '!!^?\ m "!!! u ^ ! p ., c " c l! ''^ f .!^-T"
--.uul with the '"
ilch such a pojmlation must
!:.vl that there are
t ctcd with tin- ;
, which in the opinion of the committee
favor of c
ie original act of the state of <
might have been pp>cim-d hy fraudulent and cor-
the cwmmit-
n extended,
'laimants, or those under whom
ere brmu fule jjtirchasr inmedi-
'
t;r;4iit. The committee
'
-
it may
.
ginal C(j!up:iJ:.-s -Oie iirescnt ohiniants derive title,
and the amount of money \\ithdrawn by any of the
original grantees or per hem or
the committee also refer to the air
to a document accompanying the r
sance of an act of con-
sent of
limns with thr state of ( *M'g the
territoiy," which document is contained in a volume,
UK- Jtfth day of D , 1809.
The committee also take the liberty to r
.me tbovementioned, as containing iTuuli
ition in rel.ition to ' -.1 pro-
!
\-. ith the Mil-Sect undcrtor
report of the commi.s:, , :
I
.nal grant of
i the house.
i.-CL
^arks on the r<
.
had bc<
.
,Mhehot
e wriU rcmart, g JC au Ujont . to a debate 10 the senate on the. loan bjl.
" the
'jnire
t bcprsc
li'-niitlcJ
. .is agreed '
MILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1814.
\l!- 11 LANKOUS.
,!lant veteran the su
to wintry, was in
d from the decision, and Judge Johnson kav-
;lined deciding on a point on which he hid
not tin>t- to m.ik un opinion. We propose to pub-
lish the opinions dtlivnvd -m (his question, as well
as on the important case of the British licence.
VKAIHK, of the 16th U. S. infantry, a distin-
at
present
of
were
S matters 1'he nava: . |iC , - ncss of the hunian kl , uL >
o invited, and the entertain- Vui ^ V1CT01I1ES OVC1 . thc allies ot - En
-. -njUicu-d m a bril ham |)ern ,, onorab , ]lolict . d al lVfrt - U ;,, W A, under di-
rection of the citv police.
- toast was, in- net, the. M(|% , D _ A New- York paper savs, tha"
mceof those- that pvce.ll it as follov.s- ' t]ie coUecto,. of ^ port had received "peremptorj
r ifitcan be obtained without the sacri- iol . tU . rs ,, todeliver up ' tha specie belonging to thc
.itionul honor, or the abandonment of man- Jiogton b . ink clc . la ; ned nn :i sllspicion that a violati-
time rights; otherwise, war, until pence shall be 1
'.linut the sacrifice of either, 18 cheers."
After the commodore had retired the president
'' Comnt9(igre Rodger.
The zealous patriot, and
the brave commander IK- h.is three times traversed
Tin, and thus proved, that the flag of his
country is its own protection. 18 cheers.
[Tin following liiu-s (ays the Columbian) hastily committed to
IK.JWT cm that cf.i\, %vtrt- sung by one of the company during the
emenainreeBi.1
THE V. AKRIOK'S KKTrHN.
rt urn of commodore RodgertU Wem-Tvrki
' /..'. i:J''cr offering batrle fo a British xhi<i of
th< 'I'nniAnurican Star
O, strike up the hnrp to the warrior returning,
' tlic- toili :iint tla: tempi its ol "cician'i niufjh \vave~-
"J'h.' In arts <it lii? fcnthtvM. \\ith grmitiidt- huniin^,
i>lall heat to the nniulx.-ra wliicTi welcome thf 'irave.
Then ht-re's to tin- hrrcx-s. hi^li-sonndin^ in story,
Who'rc- ^alUntl\ nut. and li.ivt- coiiqui-r'd the Ibi-,
And /?('i/jf /-i-. l,i'.:\' > .1! in glory.
\Vhos "reaHy, and \ti ;nl\." to gi\' him a blow.
OYr Thr t'linl.frniost M>:,<; his hroad IUIIIIUM-S w-re waving',
Like- an t Hi'le in air. Thrift; lit swept o'er the flood,
The Jin ts cjl proud Britain with vigilance, hravin^;
And hu dertls who shall say they're not noble and good?
The woundi he rect iv'cl, tor his country contendiirg,
The hardships rndar'd shall th( y e'er he iort<t)i?
The slanderous tongues, V;u'nst his lair fume (mending.
And the hands that deface may tiny wither and rot!
For freemen will chemli the roiiph sons of Ocean,
\Vhv\: no party plea when a (be may assail-
But undauntedly 11} to the scene of commotion,
To fight tor their rights, till they die or prevail.
In the bosortl of M/f7i;v/x did fear ever mingle
\\ ith the mild do
Dare the enemy
No! out fiies fro
Columbians! one cause, and one suul, and one spirit,
Inspires all your sons who contend on the wavt;^
And prejudice ne'er shall eclipse real merit,
Nor fortune iure\iT coquette with ihe brave!
Then join the glad son;j, worth and valor commending,
Fan the flame which in < ach patriot bosom should burn,
%nd all honest he-.irts. in true sympathy blending,
"Unit- in a tirast to ifu: warrior' 1 * return!
SCPIIKMK Cl)l J!T UK TliK UMTEH STATES. AmOllg
the very important decisions made during the term
of the Supreme Co art, (says the JVational Infel-
Ugencer) is one announced on Saturday last in
llu- case of the Venus, which decides tti^ principle
that an American citi/eit who has rf-moved to Kng-
iand in time of peace, and resided thr.ro with the
(iruTfio miincmli, and was carrying on trade and com-
merce there as a merchant, on the breaking out of
u war, is to be considered as an enemy, ajul his pro-
perty, invested with his hostile character, is sub-
ject to capture on the high sea:;, though the. pr<-
perty mifc'ht haw been stopped before a knowledge
of the war.
On this opinion, we learn, the Court was divided,
CjSief Justice Marshal and Judge Livingston having
doM- of IT. \CK or the Earle of WAU?
meet, wiih loixe esiial and single?
om the roar of his thunder alar!
()U (jf . t , )e ^.^ was
HLOCKAUK. A Spanish vessel that arrived at New-
port on the 7th inst. has the following endorsrnicii'
on her register: "Pursuant th an order fwn Sir J.
B. WAHIIK.N, admiral of the lilue, and con,
in chief, &c. &c. tltene are to certify, that I IHIT>*
boarded the Spanish brig- St. l'io t and -Darned ff al.
the ports in thc. Untie d States '//' . Jmerica !icinr f tinder
a state of blockade, except Newport and Huston. L,
en under my hand on board 11 J\f. step Aforcissus, oj/'
the Delaware, March 2d, 1814 J. U. Luwthv, C; : pt.
VALUAULK AnuiVAts. The ship Barclay, with 1800
bbls. and the Charles with 1700 bbls. of oil, have ar-
rived at Xewbedford and Nantucket from thc Pacific
ocean.
COMMKIICR. A late Hostmi paper says "The Swe-
dish consul general at Washing-ton, has written to
the vice consul in this town, under the date of thr
2d inst. stating to him that the secretary of the
treasury would issue orders immediately to ihe col-
lectors throughout the United States, to permit. neu-
tral vessels arriving in any port of the United
(other than their destined port) in distress, for want.
of provisions, or by contrary winds, to proceed to
the nearest seaport, provided they do not break bulk-,
and that neutral vessels now at the Vineyard will be
permitted to proceed to Nrw-Bedford."
SXOOOLTOQ is very actively followed in Vermont,
But the vigilance of Ihe officers of the United Statt^
and the frequent seizures made, may check the pro-
cedure. The villains go armed to protect their
"trade?*
liiirrisu i'nisi)\>:ns. The cartel ship TJostwick,
lately sailed from Salem for Halifax with UM ri-
tish prisoners 160 of ihein were (Germans of !>;.
Watteville's regiment. The latter manifested a gene-
ral disposition to desert, and about 1 JO of them are
said to have escaped.
1'riii.ic I'lusoM-iis. In consequence of the late
proceedings in .VaasacttuxettSy (see thc act page
4,) Covernor Sntnlcr sent the message that follows
to the legislature of I t ,-nir;--irania, who acted upon
the business immediately, and with but some 6 or 7
in the minority, instantly complied with the request
of the government :
To the senate and house of representatives of thc
cojnmouivealth f Peiuuylvania,
There is not by any existing law vested in the ex-
ecutive an authority such as is requisite to a com-
pliance, on lus part, with the request of the secre-
tary of state of the United States, of the letter
convtying which a copy is herewith transmitted to
^jtcli branch of the legislature. Its importance will
insure it an immediate attention by a general assem-
bly, tlutllab already given proofs ef its zeal to prO-
NILE*' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENT'S Of THE WAR
mote, by every just and honorable mean, the
object for which tl.e nation is contending.
.jjx bxvur.ii.
Harrisburg, Mtv-ch 1, 1814.
[en,
irtmfnt (if tit a tr . '. 1 1 4.
Sin The conduct..- and
1
under the claim of pei pnual allegiance to the Bri-
'f war,
45
a number of llie young and active had
pressed into the - i>pcar b.idlv
treated. The whole account, which is ^r
length, iin.l "ther testimony, is dis-
.1 to the British name, it' it is not fayou! dis-
Tiu: KMRASST. The following, said to lie a letter
from V. irsi .,pjK
the Ifo , ;t,ng"
copy it to pi\ , .:nple of llie sluii' thai Houta
celled the government of tin- United, in '
<rt to aji: -peusablr n "After th- arrival of the Bramble, and before tlie
i'.ritish prisoner* having I nomination of CU; >ent f,.r him and
been into close cast , v o:n tin- Hn 1 ^
thus S' , tlie ;jre>ideiu r
> -d and
confined in ./. Philadelphia, whither
i without delay, and placed
Mtperintendance of John Smith,
veniment to
You h.t me into thi> , -, ,,t, ,i o
to lu-lp me out of it ? And it ws fm.tl!
b a view to conciliate the HOU them au.
vrn jxople to pe.u
in;. . in which no menu
i ot the United Sutes for the dis- made about tiie right of impresnaetit, but enter in-
nsylvania.
honor to be, with great consideration,
.fllble servant,
JAS. MOXKOE.
S nyder, governor
of th? c*nun0nweolth of PeiauytvtatM,
we learn that all sorts of provi-
de and high tli^re, "
which w jj dollars ]*r barrel.
.:-,o very scarce."
About 5u > Amu , ; mained there, in-
fcmously us-d. An intelligent gentleman recently
Yrom Bermuda obserqsa ;
.mcnt the unfortunate American prison-
n board the prison ship at Bermuda,
.tion of government. The bread,
lour, and [- mt kind, iod
uitity that is ban-ly enough for four is given'
Itv-l" i... . . 1.. 1 ^ i
to the best arrangement tlu\ c.Hiid ..ho it t!.<.
tice. Clay was to star.d and Muster ai>out it at hVst r
itually agree to the treaty with th.
commissioner.-. In tlie mean time tlie u
>t up and preparations m.:...
for a vigorous campaign. C!.-\tj.i\.
gratuitously and I 1.
an Upon Whom 1 can place the . liOftCe,
and have not the le.-st doubt of '
INDIAN Coi \<IL. Tlie fnllowing i \l
of the [>roposions made by Mr. J,
\\A" tlie United States to the chiefs of the E
noes, AVaj-andols, Scnec.is, Miamic
timies, O'.taways and Ki - .nvei.td in
c .uicilon the 6th in>t. at l)a\ton, (O.)
.My Brothers, chiefs of thcdifii-r:nt tribes.
.11 in thcnume of your (.,
['resident ; I .stand in his shoes, and th.
.nine, \\hilelwas on board, several '.which I >|K-.tk unto you are his words. You v. <. 11
America! 4 , v amen came from the squadron, who know it \\ as \ our Father's \\ is!) thut uu should rc-
.\> as prisoners of w.ir, and inainijuiet and take no part in the present v.^r
"
You were warned to >hut your em-s
Miisellors but war hat] ...when
..' t'j dtt' rut'.
i (l|) ii\ M-\\'
of the
found you at i ,j - men
after they h
won Kibe gu;l
tats. Sln>rtly a:
knew. Tin !
\\lienJleft ery, he sent his annie. and \ ou v.
i tin- prisi
ot dirty cocoa per man in the morning, and rain since that tune, we find }<>u
, at other timrs innst beg for until UK .itcu at the n>er TJiame-, and you
', a (il . tt, ic tin-own on \<mr :
11 by the hand, .. ,1 t.Kl
and \oti .
id down t quiet an .
on the polled !
ith 1
mute.. i .li.iut
i.l hold v
-
seenii*, In
nanim
-t, thinkn,
, dit:>.
I
li.ill !)<
'iddren
NfLES WEEKLY REGISTER SA lARCII in, 1314.
and clothed at the publi r land th !e storm o
bound 1 1 to the
t-M you whe-
ther t'
is not teen
ed. But it. iy h ivi. fullv
the i will act against the "JBi..
illy.]
Boston Patriot. It is a
.1 ruin; :nul tin- appr
I',")!!
'
..ring all his
;t delay, on bo:ird
LIGHTS
up, like r >', and
u hy the Mi' rt Trimibull, and
bv the officers and men on board (he
-'i'i
;. ,t there is at this moment, a truffle I The gentleman from whom v his informa-
ii plainly s:iw tlie lights, and states, that they
more d to our national interest than three heavy gtins from the ships of!
, or even partially suppl\ ii my, '^ intei \als d' about ten minuh ; 'hat he
the enemy with j o'much
more extensive. // V ;>.v
try an i -OLD to Canada,- find
"s. It is well
'A' pounds sterling- are daily
ther informed, by an officer from Fort T rum-
bull, that the lights were- continued dun
night. (V.
MILITARY.
Daniel Bissel, colonel of the 5th infantry, Edmund
h is the demand at ' r. Gaines, colonel of tlie 25th infantry, and H
ment for gold, that it will bring 1 upwards of
e, for the purpose of the above-
jTter.tio 1 ^ ouUl it not be well for our go-
it into serious consideration, and
would not the British find it difficult to furnish sup-
pay their troops, was it not for this in-
tercn
n.vnuoR AXT> EHIK The New York pa-
pers of the 14th have the following paragaphs re-
:ig these posts.
v'.f If arbor. We have seen a letter from Sack-
,-bor, dated the 1st inst. stating, that during
it e r, the crews of the U. S. vessels at that
;id con :t ructed two forts, under the direction
left in command during
nee of commodore Chauncey, and that they
would ; ied the place had it been attacked.
Much credit is therefore due to the naval comnian-
*nd crews, for their readiness to plough
the land us well us the ocean, in defence of their
cmmt;
--We are under no apprehension of
attack, here this winter. The season is so farad- 1
vaucerl, and the lake so open, that to attempt it on
the ice, or in boats, would be the height of folly in
ind if they intend to march from Buffalo to
'Jie brave Pennsylvania militia will give
. warm reception, before they can possibly get
at us.
Our new Hock-house on the Peninsula is finished.
. octagonj and mounts eight guns, and is com-
pletely adequate for the defence of the fleet.
n the Albany Argus
The volunteer bill, reported in assembly as substi-
tute for that which passed the senate, passed the as-
sembly on W -cine sclav, by a majority of six votes;
without amend;!
colonel of the 2nd artillery, have been re-
spectively promoted by the president, with the ail-
vice and consvHt of tlfe senate, to the rank of bri-
gadier generals in the service of the United v
It is stated that the British troops at St. Johns,
St. Andrews, &c. have been marched to Canada.
A letter to the editor of the Jlbavg Jrgus, dated
Sackett's Harbor, says "the enemy lost, in their
late excursion into this state, 300 and odd men by
desertion. This fact is placed beyond a doubt."
Our letter confirms the destruction of the li-
the French Mills, and the capture of 200 bbls. of
provisions by the enemy ; and intimates that the
latter might "and ought to have been prevented.
Carlisle, March 4th. On Wednesday afternoon,
marched from this town, the quota of troops under
the requisition ol the United States government, and
the orders of governor Snyder, of 501, the comple-
ment from Cumberland county. Their appearance
was truly martial, :md their spirits animating. They
were all volunteer*. Stout, hardy and better looking
troops have not passed through this place on any
casion.
Tiie same day arrived abotit 120 U. S. cavalry, be-
longing to captain Liltlejohn's command.
The Easton, (Pa.) paper says, that more than one.
had been enlisted in that borough since
November last,
NKW YoiiK, March 15. Extract of a letter from
s, (It ) dated March 8. "There are some
movements in our army three regiments left Bur-
lington the 6th inst. for the north. There is building
loop of war, of '2Ci guns, and f> gullies to carry
t\vo large guns, which the commodore of this place
thinks will be sufficient for tre command of the lake.
The enemy are building at St. John's 12 gallies to
carry two guns each, und likewise one brig of 20
of operations, such as burning 1 farm houses and steal-
ing sheep, with more serious outrages on the per-
r*ons of individuals, may be expected from rtiifian
urn, who has the command.
The enemy move about oc-iguns, and one schooner of IN guns. The two N
casionally ; but effect ht.le as yet. An active course at the isle an Noix are in great, forwardness. The
brig will have long 24 pound.
NAVAF,
A British vessel laden with sugar, a prize to the
Comet, of Baltimore., b-.-mj; short of provisions, late-
ly put into Porto Kico for a. supply, But the govern-
! and gave her i:p to the English claimant.
The president of the United States (says the
Charleston "Tames") ha>s been pleased to appoint
sailing-master Jiasse.tt, a lieutenant in the navy for
!-tnt conduct in repelling the attack made by
M(K ' rs Language fails to express the
indignation that rushes through the blood, on seeing
articles like the. following We trust yet, though
late, justice may reward the infamous hirelings of
the "MISTRESS OF THE SEA," that pensions
wretched knaves to assist her to blockade two frigates
and a sloop of war! The nation that blockaded atL\BOL of the enemy's boats on the U. S. schoon
.Europe, is in league witlr traitors to manage three \fator, under his command, in Stono river, on the
small vessels! - Pshaw ! 'tis too disgusting
too abominable to think of.
, JWarch 15. We have conversed with a
gentleman who left New-London on Saturday last-
he informed us, that on Tuesday evening preceding,
night of the 29th January last.
The British have forwarded a considerable num-
ber of seamen for Kingston. The fight on lake On-
tario, at the opening of the season, and a ,
battle there must be, will probably be one of tbt
MILES' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OF THE WAR.
' ' Hill.)
-ult with confidence ail
'Sag that bear*
right?,* umphant.
The privateer Diomede. '
captured and manned si She brought
arc building on lake
.
Viper, c:pt
I
and an-
lie Tvns quite
but a \( nth of
ami sailor. . had so much in;
with U.
iip. Hi: tell i',
tarter-dec!. .
in the act of sending down
ind expired inst..
He had [).-en m ig aloft, and
ne up to t : u occasion,
tish Ship \
'0 tons,
<p-gkl
I
1
. with tin* c-:x-iiK)ii!"-
ly is known to governor Wright, the it
in,) 3 (
.nd pounds sterling.
,, of Halifax, from St.
urn.
,'i) Ilfi-n-j
lilids. 17 tiiTces.aml 7-1 bbls. sugar*
d in.
cl-ii-ned do-
: to piMl-
I ! I'll-
some ol if i heir honor,
'ion with the ". ; ."s'i:;ll
kerp our lit 1 ' .;i in port, which we now !>e-
lish C'/j.,
American f,<itrinti-;n:. I'AK
'
lionor to inform.
i sliore,
' >ni tlie
the hoii..r, be.
.!. M:\VI-.
M i r it
" I !
,
four in il 11 ile and
an halt : London ha:
. .1 frigate, ;tud one or two smaller
I. /it
i
- : , > OH Me ;
of each month. '
THE CHROM( I.K
rioting, v. as Hannah Smith,
eight child ivn, who \v.t- I of taking .
butter from ;ic,art, and forcing th<- o\\
for Is. per i
- in the
evc-ninr.
-uptions of wliu-h the hi-
! '
not done any cons,
began h_.
f L\.t.
'I'his infl.innii-ibli' ni.Utar, |
UritUh
. b '
I
'
i II II
d by
.
48 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1614,
it led
stock-
I'ittsburfh manufacturing company, are permi
V> continue their op--rations but the present st. .
holders are not allowed to subscribe for any addi
,ock in any of the said banks, until after the
tixth day of the opening' of the books of the same.
This bill creates about -J;> new banks!
British Statistics.
The following table, exhibiting a concise and
striking view pf the internal condition of England, is
extracted from a Uritish paper of 16th October lust.
TABLE
Exhibiting at one view the depreciation of our cur-
, the disproportion bet w ren the acb-ance made
in the price of labor and the fall which has taken
place in the value of money; with its consequent
progressive pauperism, from the revolution of
1688 to the year 1812.
5
vJ-_? |^
to
^
81
|
Jl
<?
5
** t
S J I?
2
f
tl
*CJ -w*
q
&)
u
i
1"
c
1
16871 3d
80
6s.
24
665,362
563,964
1776
6*
^7
8
15
1,553,163
695,177
1735
6
40
8
16
1,943,649
818,851
1
7
34
9
15
2,645,520
955,326
1803
10
10
12
4,113,164
1,039,716
1811
12
20
12
12
5,922,954
1,247,659
1812
20
12
15
9
16,452,656
2,079,432
Public Documents
KttOM PAGE 32.
a letter from the secretary of war to major -
general Harrison, dated
V.'iii- Department, July 14, IE 13
" Orders have been sent to captain Perry to com-
municate to you the naval movements, and to concert
vith you the necessary co-operations.
" Of the militia, you are authorised to take what
in your judgment will be necessary. Such of the
Kentucky militia as a^e in service would be better
tit t ii a new draught. There is (of Pennsylvania mi-
litia) one regiment at Erie, armed, equipped, Sec
These are subject to your command."
"War Department, August 5, 1813.
The best interpretation of the late move-
nients of the enemy in your quarter is, that De Rot-
tenburghas detached to the aid of Proctor betweer
lour and five hundred men, and that with these he
j.-, attempting to save Maiden by attacking fort
Mcigs. If tliis conjecture be well founded, it sup;
'ie true policy on our part, provided the flolil
1 1 was over the bar. Go directly to Maiden urn:
l.-av.- Mr. Proctor to amuse himself with fort Mcigs
There is no objection to your appointing the serjeants
to other offices pro tempore. Captain HutW has
been appointed nvijor of the 32-1 regiment and lieu
tenant M'Gee captain in the 42d.
\ 1 am, sir, very respectfully, your moat obedien
eervant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG,
Jfanwn.
Extract of a letter from major-general ll'itium 7/ k
Harrison to the secretary at war, dated
Head Quarters, Scat-ca town, August 2_>, 1313.
" I am exerting every lu-rve to complete my \>YC-
oarations for crossing the lake, us soon as I am rein-
breed by two thousand of the Kentucky militia.
That number is indispensable, from the sickly state
>f the regular troops, of whom 1 shall think myseU"
"ortunate to take with me two-fifths of the aggregate
amount."
Extract of a letter from major-general Harrison to tl
secretary of tt<ar, dated
'' Head quarttcs, Seiieca town, Atisjiist 09, 1813.
' I slnll be able- to embark some day between
the the 10th and 15th proximo, with upwards of
2000 regular troops, and 3000 militia. Kver-.
tinn has been, and is continued to be made, to prc-
>are for the contemplated oftensive operations ,- but
as we could not navigate the lake until our flotilla
came up, nor accumulate at any point on its margin,
the stores that were at Upper Sandusky and fort
Winchester, during Proctor's late invasion, it will
take the time 1 have mentioned before the embarka-
tion can be effected. It might be facilitat
moving the troops that are here immediately to the
lake, and then waiting for the Kentucky militia. Hut
so extremely unhealthy is the whole of the southern
store, from Huron to the river Ilaisin, that the most
fetal effects would follow the keeping the troops up-
on it, eveji for a few days. You can form a correct
estimate of the dreadful effects of the immense bo-
dy of stagnant water, with which the vicinity of the
a'ke abounds, from the state of the troops at Lower
Sandusky. Upwards of ninety are this morning re-
orted on the sick list, out of about two hundred
and twenty. Those at fort Meigs are not much bet-
ter."
Extract of a letter from major-general William H- Hat* -
rison to the secretary of tear, dated.
Head-quarters, Bass Island, September 22, 1813.
"The greater part of the troops are here with me,
and the whole will, I believe, be up by twelve o'clock.
I shall proceed as far as the Midd'le Sister in the
course of to-night and to-morrow, and in the follow-
ing night get so near the enemy's coast as to Innd
two or three miles below Maiden by eight o'clock in
he morning. These prospects may, however, be re-
tarded by adverse winds. Commodore Perry gives
me every assistance in his power, but his crews were
so much cut up in the late action, that he cannot
lavigate Ins vessels without the aid of my men."
War Department, Sackett's Harbor, Sept. 22, 1813.
SIR Information has reached me though various
}Ut unofficial channels, that commodore Perry had
captured the whole of the Hritish fleet 'on lake Erie.
If this be true, it is matter of much personal and
[Miblic congratulation. It enables you to make sure
of Maiden, and as a subsequent measure, to carry
your main body down the lake, and by throwing
yourself into I)e Rottenberg's rear, to compel him
to quit his new positions before fort George. After
general Wilkinson shall have left that place, there
will be found on the two sides of the Niagara, a force
amounting to three thousand men, who will be sub-
jecled to your orders. By giving this new direction
to your operations, you wiU readily perceive of how
much more importance it is, in the opinion of the
executive, to be able to expel the enemy from the
country lying between the two lakes Erie and Onta-
rio, than to pursue the indians into their woody and
distant recesses. A few days will put us in motion
from this point.
Accept my best wishes, &c.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
MLES' WEEKLY REGISTER PUBLIC DOCUMP.v
Headquarters, Amhentburgh, s Jwich is the point at which Proctor W ,
5>ni I have the honor to inform \cu, that 1 land- vou pvirsue him. From Point aux Pins,,
army under my command about three in:: ^reisagoo .:ith:im, on tlu- 'i
liis pSee, at three o'clock this e- ;;0 ^ more than twenty-four r.
out opposit.on, and to; k po-oession of the town in
ur afu-r. Gener 1 1'.- < '<T has retreated to
Sandwich wi!> hi> rr.-_ri!i:ir troops and indiv
icd, and IravclL-d buck to Sandwich, the
enemy's
and hin iled to surrender. But of the
ing previously burned the fort, n.'-. .tcticabilii . L>est jud^v. Ai
and public store bouses. Ti.e . ihe. map.
oi ground. I v. :m sailed f.
the
, 'Lough there is no
lie has upu.
i\>t one in tile army. I
think rmself fortunate to be able
i nivuiir ih
-lablii,h
himself up. ; miks trom
ten.
ih great respect, your
most obedient hum >le servant,
I.I.I \M I1KNUV IIAHIUSUX
Irmstrong,
' .'Y/i/771 H. ILi.-
.
Httnl-qiiHi: r, tlu riwr
Tliaii. -nil, Octobers, 1813.
*'I have th ii }ou, that oy t!
"jngof Providence, the anny und'-r my command has
ned : comj)le*t - >ver the
The second ami iv-.erve follow to-day.
Yours with great rt>
J.
r.j-tniU of n letter from inn'.-
11.:..
. after my letier tn yi.u !' tlu- !:":!i instajit
\va.>. wr. 1 . .iitiinncd i'. i
\vitli d--- :n \ -u, hail li-l t Bss bland in tlie
schooner Chippewa, \vhir.h had been driven from thf
mouth of the Detroit river in a violent storm ; at-.u
from the circumstance of a q
loni, r lnj, r to ;lie ()Hicei-.-,,whic.li was knmvn
. iwd on the 1 ike vlu.iv, she
lieved to have beer) L>st. A
,the arrangement t
the Indians, although I had no informal
movement of tlie army on luk
Combined indian and British forces under the coin- to embark general M 'Arthur** brigade and the ha*.
mand ' >r. I believe that nearly the ; talion of the t'nited States riflemen, and ]
regulars are taken
the former .ire til the superior officers, ex
ceptiiij' tor My mounted men are now
in pursuit of him. Our loss is very trifling."
Extracts of a letier from major-general JItirristn to
the secretary of ::-ar, diitcd
1)> troit, October Id, 1813.
talion ot tlie I'mteil Mates riflemen, ami p
>r killed ; \\-\\\\ them down the lake until I could i -
.tacliment of >iie arm}, under tlu> command
. ulier-general M*Arthur, has been for some
certain information of the movements of the army
under general Wilkinson, and what v
fro me. 1 arrived here this morning with
do re Perry in the Ariel, having 1
of the ilei-t t I>ass i.slund. It is probj'.
be hnv tiiii evening, when we shall iiiu; .
ceed to BufTaloe."
iljctruct uf u letter
ii.
Hea4-qoanen, iii.rtnii.. . N. ^
"I have tlii-> moment land.-il at this pi . ,
board the sih'Miini- \riel, v. birh is
ah whirh I lefl I
^ at this place for ti. v prov
u soi'ry to iu-
t ' r, that from llue ef'tects ul' a vio-
11 now no pro['- nnpJish-
ing i. >k ('Ijject, ' 'illi-
! \i Arthur's b
The otli-
-il- and will be up in a short i
; <, tro<ipi \.iih m< .
'.ur and salt provisio;. , d, but not more ih:i on.- thous i
}ou, \ou will no doubt lu-
"Upon a consultation with the two brigadiers :.
:.- with tin: despatched that \\:
.
I
n two or ti, . ;
r ribtaini-d in ihul lin,.
i 1 lu- ahlr '
1
*
municn
"'
I
n
'
:>andonment of '! '-th. tin
\\ e
.
50 NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1814.
SIR T have the honor to a
rs of the 5th ar
which with
movem
ce entirely competent to oar
object. To bring 1 this '. vu the lake you
readily
'". tills point T shall
st a communication with you
and p'
M'Cl'.ir .
ch them in
similar movement, ar. ! U on tht> 9'h
.top until' 1
I . \\ here I " .port, lie yet
"Thi- .-ressary the
;mny of ihr n
now in
*'.rts George
Mid Niagara and their dependenci
-r 16, ISM.
Snt '
miner, and informed me that lie
?.*!ti
:;nist sui-rende;- or r
c'stima'
The capture or destruction of th: "hi be a
operations in
a time when they
ought to have c-
' where I may
have the pleasure of seeing adjut . ' Gaines.
I am. respectfully, your most obedient
servant, JOHN ARMSTRONG.
)r-general Harrison.
E.rtnu ' from the secretary attvar to gene'
I ,k.- ; :nd th.it : Advanced,
rendering the navigation dangerous to the
'hut. ii wa they should be embark-
ed as expeditiously as possible. As a very small
part of the militia and volunteers had arrived, and
i of Sackett's Harbor appearing to me to.
immediate reinforcement, I
not think
\\l\i\ Novembers,
1813.
i , .
"I h t colonel Gaines on the way
to his i Tlie deputy pay-master shall have
to attend to th- brigade- vou have brought
with you. Captain Butler will act as your assistant
ral. ami shall receive an appoin'ment
as such. The officers of the several corps compos-
. division (as well those at fort George as of
's brigade,) not indispensable to the
command of the troops now in the field, should be
immediately despatched on the recruiting service. 1
need not invoke your attention to a subject so impor-
tant to the early and successful opening of the next
campaign, and to the extent and character of your
iar command. Will the whole of Cass's bri-
gade be wanted to the westward ? In the event of a
with the savages a less force would be suffi-
cient ; and, to hasten and secure this event, the pre-
sent moment and present impressions must be seized.
Of the warriors, sueing for peace, one or more
should be sent by the nearest route, and by the most
ious mode, to the Creek nation. The story
of their defeat by you, and subsequent abandonment
by the British, communicated by themselves, would
probably have a decided effect on their red brethren
of the south, and save us the trouble and expense of
beating them into a sense of their own interest.
f wrote to you from Wilna, it was doubtful
"k would be made directly upon
Kingston or upon Mo;. sons exist for pre-
e, and have probably dcter-
il Wilkinson to go down the ^
rence. In this case, the enemy will have at Kings-
ton, bc-sid'-s his ileet, a garrison of twelve or four-
teen hundred men. Had we not a corps in the neigh-
borhood, tir i render
1 ion of our fleet. To prevent
this it is deemed advisable to draw together at SaCr
kett's Harbor a c military forre. There
arc now at that p en four and five hundred
men of all desrriplions sirk, convalescent and ef
Colonel Scott's deta< i/out 700) are
on their march thiilier, audit is barely possible that
1 Randolph's (not arriving in time to move will
the army) may be there also. This does n<> :
tbrce hundred and fifty. M'Arthwr's brigade added
' take upon myself the responsibility of post-
>onin;.f the departure of the troops for the lower part
mably to the directions contained
in your letter of the 3d instant.
"The information 1 received yesterday from two
respectable citizens that were taken near to fort
Meigs in June last, and who made their escape in an
open boat from Burlington, confirms me in the pro-
f sending them nff. These men state, the
we*8 hitriyutff to Kingston from York as fast as
'da#s going down in bouts and the.
militia bring the latter back."
The troops are now all embarked and are under
the command of colonel Smith, who is an officer in
whose capacity and bravery the greatest reliance may
be placed.
I shall set out this evening for the seat of govern-
ment.
1 have the honor to be, with the highest considera-
tion, sir, your humble servant,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
Hon. John .Armstrong, Esq. Sec'ry of War.
Correspondence with governor Shelby, in -relation to
the north western campaign!.
Frankfort, Aupust J, 1813.
Sin A few days ago I was honored with a letter
from general Harrison, under date of the 20th ulti-
mo, by his aid-de-camp, major Trimble. In it he
says, that "he had just received a letter from the se-
cretary at war authorising him to call from the
neighboring states such numbers of militia as lir
might deem requisite for the ensuing operations
against Upper Canada." In pursuance of that power,
he has made a requisition on the government of
Kentucky, for reinforcements, and has referred me
to major Trimble for information, &.c. &.C. and has
in warm terms solicited my taking the field in per-
son. .Much delay would have been the inevitable
of 01 del ing out the militia as infantry
in the ordinary mode, by draft. As mnnnted i-<,liu>.-
leers, a competent force can, 1 feel confident, be casi-
1\ raised. 1 have-, therefore, appointed the 31st of
this month, at N'-wport, in this state, for a general
reude 'vons of mounted volunteers.
I have the honor uf enclosing, for the information
of the president, a copy of my address to the militia
of this state on the occasion.
The prospect of acting effectually against Upper
Canada will, I have no doubt, call forth a Ian;
to our standard, and they will be immediately march-
ed to llie head- quarters of the north-western army,
Bodies as will be;-t, facilitate Ibeirmov
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51
there the can act as foot or mounted, as cir- '
Camp NVnr RurHngton, September 7, 1813.
SIR \ hund,
C Tr : -omthepr
quest the! ' ; l ' !> lc ', u
and that yo I to apprize m-,
eel in your <V . Pth, and it w.-.< found
le.
rdmnee
>r to be, most respc
The ton. t It? **c
:ai 2 infantry is not \- .i.,i
Sni-lhadtheb order tor, ?,h o
communicated to your excellency as promptly a*
.
MST
- -.-ry, the fff -
id that it was not till the re-
arrantr
bilWl t i i ^ IIM >^niv\.i-inATv\_i g^v nv, i *i .-? ,ii i .11 i^;v
for tin- land transport*! cd to the 2Uth anil
'roffice for tr,
r.ttat governor Shelby's ktter
to the president
War Office. ^ . 1813.
SIK Tn the absence of ti y of war, I
inform your excellency, ;
I
for the detached
militia required I ilurison.
the ilelachmc-nt under
"d on the ;in"iM.
, to whom you are refer-
information relative to tt^ir
ind the po. your troop* will be ex-
It will bt excellency to kr-.-p up
with JT*M. This i<-
i\ the mo
militia
:"iil it it possible he may find
charge a part of your j
Intl
i'er, and direc' attack on the Isle
out of th<- I
immense strength, and r . but by
the narrow wit \ ll< ! i expli-
citly con-iulted upon that poii !i must
be by the pla: a. I had < cnthly
return t -ni;th will
4,000 < ;
come on, with numps and n,
totally destitute of the least in>trn< . much
must not be ( xpecti-il fr-MTi .;
in representing tlic fore.
5,000, f fievartJ
militia (twelve months men)
-, some distance up '
Ff any have p^one to Kingston, tl,
* ronsist
I . ct information from \ 'inpthe
state of things above, but shrill n
for it af; r 1 am r.
I h:ivfil,.- honor ti be, ospectful!
received from th through the secretary
of war.
perfect j.
excellency's nw '
I
irt neat
Hi* e.r<
gd-
Corre' '
jor-tf
\ of lh<'
Uke ; '
.
.
,
will I
\\'. H ^
Honorable Jattn .Irmttr- V.ir.
SIR You i
A h<
it necessjiry f.,r Inm'to 170 i:r
'.-( n linn hn-f I"
' what-
!um from
' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1611
PYom general Wilkinson I have not heard asUla-
Lie since his arrival at tort (ieorge, \\hich
the 4th instant. He must now be on the point ol
moving-.
The 10th and SJd regiments are in march
i..i r**t i.. i A i /* . - 1 .. i
.insurmountable difficulty occurred which at .nit*
i. diTii. d all human exertion. The drought had been
for
Tlattsburg. The latter was destined for this place,
but learning that it could not leave Philadelphia
before the 12th, I have gi\rn to it the shorter march
and nearer scene of action.
It is much to he regretted that nut nuval means on
lake Champlain should have fallen so tar short ot'
their object. To our operations an ascendancy in
the narrow parts of the lake is of infinite r.
A well chosen position on the plains is the alterna-
tive of most promise. It may keep the different
corps of the enemy in the state of separation.
With great respect, I am, sir, your most obedient
and very humble servant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
>r-general Hampton.
Head-Quarter*, Cumberland Dead, St^tember 15, 1813.
SIB I have got my forces nearly concentrated at
this point ; and, with M'Donough's aid have put a
ilopperon the lake which ensures tranquility while
mv preparations are going on. AH now depends OH
the quarter-master-geueral, and J believe he will sur-
mount every obstacle.
1 am, &c.
i&crctanj of -mar.
I shall soon be ready.
WAUE HAMPTON.
Sackett's Harbnr, September 19,1813.
DEAR GESEBAI. Chauncey lias cijased Yco round
the lake and obliged him to take shelter in Kingst
Ttoe commodore has now pone up to fort George to
bring down the troops. We are ready at this point
to embark. It may, perhaps, be the 30th before uu\
forces will be assembled and in motion. Your move-
ments may of course be somewhat delayed say t<
the 25th or 26th.
It is believed in Kingston that sir George Prevost
is about going to Quebec. Will he not stop at Mon-
treal?
Yours faithfully,
JOHN ARMSTRONG
General Hampton.
Head Quarters at Link Chazcy, September <i2, JSl.
SrR At 6 o'clock, p. M. on the 19th, 1 dropped,
down with the army from Cumberland Head for the
shore near this place, and Landed at 12 o'clock at
night, and an hour after had the light corps of the
army in motion against the advanced posts of the
enemy. Snelling's command against a post a little
over the line, 'on the lake shore, and Hamilton's
ugainst Odletown. The blow was to have beei
struck at the dawn, and the corps were to unite at
the latter place, twelve miles distant. Both corps
v/ere misled by their guides. Snelling finding- him
self out of his way for the first point, pushed for the
second, and as Hamilton had taken a circuit to gel
below it, Snelling arrived first and fell upon th
jncquet in a house, which he killed or took, exoep
two or three, and the main body escaped.
Hamilton arrived soon after; the army joined
them a little after nine. A few deferable indians
continued to lurJk. about the distant bushes, and fre-
quently crawled up and fired upon our sentries dur-
ing the day and the succeeding night.
One was killed upon his post in the dark, and two
or three others wounded. They were frequently
drove off and the thickets scoured, but the\ conti-
nued to hover round as long as we staid. Tnc an.iv
had on their backs five days provisions, and my in-
tention was to push through the wood, reimve all
obstructions, and repair the roads for our supplies,
su-tillery, baggage, &c. which, was to follow ; but an
uncommon, and I had some doubts of th(; practica-
bility of procuring \Viter for the troops, hordes anil
-, but the points of Odletou n, L t Cole, and-
the river La C.idia were represented to me as a sure
csource.
The troops, however, soon dried up the wells and
<>f Odletoun, and the bech of l.u Ode and
i.lia are represented, from au'hurity not to be
>ned, to be dry. The troops began to sutler
xtrenu ly, and the few cavalry and arldlcn horses
hat arrived were obliged to be sent b;ick to Chain -
)lain, a distance of four miles, for water. Thedif-
iculty began to produce effects the most to be
dreaded.
It was m*t a time to hesitate : the general staiVand
commanding officers of corps were called together,
and there was but one voice.
TJie Chutanjry runic was adopted. It was circVit-
ous, but ufibrded water, and was practicable in less
time, all obstructions in the other considered.
The army fell back in the afternoon of the 21st
and encamped at Champlain. The Chataugy road
takes oft' near this place, and the army will advance
on it seven miles this afternoon. The baggage is
low advancing on it. I hope to arrive at Ch:xt:ni;?y
on the evening of the 24th. lean from thence join
yon at any point you may advise on the St. Lawrence.
My object is Cog-na-wauga, opposite to La Chine,
about forty miles from Chataugy and ten from Mon-
treal. I have my guides and information I can rely
ipon. This position will present three points. If I
do not hear from you I can take either or hold
as circumstances shall indicate.
My first movement was unexpected to the enemy;
must draw him into some confusion, and will p-iss.
as a feint so soon as he hears of my route loClutua-
gy. My force is less numerous than 1 exported. It
is raw and of a description that will be forever tall-
ing oft'. All lean nay ix, it shall have all the capacity
I can give it.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your
most obedient servant,
W. HAMPTON".
P. S. Since writing- 1 find all the. corps cannot leave
this ground before the morning, and that it \\ ill be
the 25th before we reach Cliutauey. V, If.
lion. John t3rmttrong t Sec'ry of Jt </>-.
Sackett's Harbor, S< )>t. 25. 1813.
SJH Your letter of the 22d instant, \\ as delivered
to me last night. Commodore Chauncey left this
place on the 18th, in the intention of running- up to
fort Cuorge, and covering the transportation ot the
troops from that point to this. On the 21st he had
not arrived there ; the effect, as I suppose, of ad-
verse winds. This circumstance will necessarily
bring after it a delay in the execution of our joint
operations, and will indicate the propriety of yoiu
not advancing beyond M alone or the Four Corner*,
until you have advice of our movement. The dis-
tance from this place to Malone is about 130 miles.
An express can reach yon in :]() hours, and will, ot
course, enable you to gain the village of Cogrumttiiga
as eariy as may be proper. You will give such direc-
tion to the militia corps assembling or assembled at.
I'lattbburg, as you may think most advisable.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient
servant, JOHN ARMSTRONG.
vMujor-geiieral Hampton.
Ilead-Quartrrs. Pomoroy's,
i :< miles !roi)i ClMUUgy, September, ?5,1813.
SIH I had this moming, at 3 o'clock, the honof
to receive your letter of the 19th, and finding so
much time on ray hands, the idea has oct-urcd, that
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53
. greater adruntage may arise from a c'. r general Parker is at Plattsburg hastening
our me: -is, and the clearest possible concert ami u , and presiding over some arrangements
"ling in their application. Of even- mutter
nnd thing relating to mint-, colonel Atkinson will
give you as full an ide.i ; u ith Tile
hst five d.i\s. \Yiirii \ou shall have reflected
arnn;
tli.t w.-rc thought necessary. I have directed the
commencement of a petty -n-ur, or invasion of the
' hamplain, by Colonel Clark,
uho has some volunteers, and brigadier general
:!) who has at rny instance cal-
fully upon them,
. :r.'jre precision and l-.-d oul his brigade of militia. The latter, I un-
-:ice. , turn out but badly, but they will make
f the troops, with the ex-|to, ;>pose, from 600 to 1000 men. There
n a source i inculcated by the artifices of the British,
solicitude ' icful and corrupt neuti 'o lines, for
by the first the purposes of gain. 1 have directed these officers
to break the truce. And should other mean:,
,n of the mischievous urchin, \rho, to
:;v, that
' ut not in ti;
-e mercury in th
at lea
get two [>ea(-
inild tliem up togrtherby tl.
it i* really time eucli individual should take his side,
and that tr.iitors to either, should meet their du*
reward. AYhat I am aiming at, however, is tran-
r, th-ti I m . ; iity on the mini, by kicking up a du.->t on th^
create a dr. proper point*
. full and vv and under- 1 Of Hopkins' militia, but about 250 have arrived,
more than 50 or 60 of them have c<v
<rt shall h me in the ; 'he line. Such I'arko;-
shall hve.vcuted to il,. d to keq> on the lines below,
and power. :! the uhirm he could with them :.nd the*
I have the honor to be t sir, your moat obedi change of habit ha-; produced
.niongni) ran M-idic- :
ed. Ilnli-vf the number has accumulated at thi*
> .;0'.'; and, I am afraid will inr
is in considerable force about 12 or 14 miles
Le an attack on one of my out-
.ihoOOor 400 regulars, and as many liuli-
on tlii- al t' the first instant, but he fell
very humble servant.
E E1AMF1
ioar.
Extract of a Iftterfrmn (he secretary of war to rtutjir-
\\r\r !) i>nrKiH-nt, $-pMiiiljrr - ; , 181.^.
" I . ; liave taken i better calculated
doubts with regard 1o yo'ir 1 '"' 1 ' bad ham' 'id Snelling well posted \vit!
k than any other. // o\vji and \Vuod\s corps. The attack was mad:
mcJi you. In the present state of the cam-! w th Indian*:, and the regulars lay in ambush. But.
, run no , n -Iling lashed upon them with sucfh rapidity upcti
e practibabte and sure. Had their f!. ,11 skampcred away together.
> ahic to ! i the lu-ud of I IK ir ( Lieutenant X.ish, of the .vld regiment, and one man
! seized the bank of i' -.imlfd. If the Indians lost
: '.vould h:i\e b" ;'n-in oil'.
the whole, the- western nv . i II hover about us and shoot at our
' ' .pie are [mur d N.
M time, c4H)Ugh to render I. u n m much haste, and havr ncithrf
indofcou; i^ r . You must take it
1 will only entrea'
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i in a striking d .'ich shall o?/r junction, c
might be considered //V. , ..; known vigilance and *kili
precipitate- ' least, that make it unn ofpre--
Tliese are points fat 'caution against th the enemy while
with you \vho guide you remain within stroke of him. The dragoons
have not sent nn- the will pass the St. Lavmici near the Coteau de lac.
Their presence, on ground
kif of gaining,
;ldded to a force of -1,000 effective infantry, and a
t to inspire you with
u our army, new a> it is. High
led ; but the moment
*. lien it is perhaps necessary for us to
: < at as much as we are worth.
The 19th is at hand, I uded in the esti-
.e militia may serve for es-
us.
vl Clark U -il war on the
contemplated. The enemy's
;. where nearly disappeared.
>ncenu-atiiig, no doubt, on points in my way,
the honor to be, sir, very respectfully and
,
Hampton.
JOHN ARMSTRON
trulv, vour obedient servant,
VT. 1 1 AMP TON.
The hon. Central Jlrvstreng,
Secretary at War.
We have had an intelligent deserter of the regi
ment of C.madian fencibles. He states the enemy';
force near us at 3,000 ; but when put to the detail,
gave it as follow* :
13th regiment two flank companies and part of a
battalion, 300
Muron's French regiment, two- flank compa-
nies, 200
Canadian fencibles, colonel Robertson, 150
Colonel Shaburry's roinmand, vultjgucrs and
Indians and some fencibles, 700
Two battalions incorporated militia, 751
The whole commanded by col. Williams, 2,100
Sir George had gone along to Montreal. He
brought down thirty-six boats aad about 600 troops,
included in the above.
Sackett's Harbor, Octobtr 16, 1813.
Dear general Your favor of the 12th ultimo has
been handed to me by major Parker. The Niagara
Ilead-qum-trrs, Four Curiirrs, Vov.l, 1813.
Sin On the morning of the L'lsi ul'imothe army,
commenced its movement down the Chat.eaugay,
lie purpose of placing itself in a situation which
vould enable it to fulfil its parts of the propo-
combined operations on the St. Lawrence.
An extensive wood of eleven of twelve miles iu
ront, blocked up with felled timber, and covered
jy the Indians ami light troops of the enemy, was a
t.Tious impediment to the arduous tusk of opening
a road for the: artillery and stores. Brigadier gene-
ral I/.ard with the light troops and one regiment of
the line, was detached early in the morning to turn
these impediments in flank, and to seize on the more
open country below, while the army, preceded by a
strong working party, advanced, on a more circui-
tous but practicable route for a road. The measure,
as will be seen by the report of brigadier general
Iz'ard, which I have the honor to inclose, completely
succeeded, and the main body of the army reached
the' advanced position on the evening of the 22d. '
The 23d and 24th were employed in completing the
road and getting up the artillery and stores.
I had arranged, at my departure, under the dtrec-/
tion of major Parker, a line of communication as
far up the St. Lawrence as Ogdensburg, for the pur-
pose of hastening to me the earliest notice of the
progress of our army down. I had surmounted
twenty-four miles of the most difficult part of the
route, and had in advance, of me seven miles of opet\
country, but at the end of that distance commenced
a wood of some miles in extent, which had been
formed into an entire abatis and filled by a succes-
sion of wooden breastworks, the rearmost of which
were supplied with ordnance. In front of these de-
fences were placed the Indian force and light corps
of the enemy, raid in the rear all of his disposable
force. As the extent of this force depended upow
his sense of danger on the St. Lawrence, it was a
cause of regret that all communication from your-
self or major Parker seemed to be at an end. As
length reached Henderson's harbor, and moves this
day to Grenadier island, whither the division here is
moving also. From this point (Grenadier island,)
we take our departure either for Kingston or for
.treal. The enemy broke up his positions before
fort George on the 9th, burned his surplus stores,
arms, 8cc. and moved rapidly for Burlington b.iv,
* which he reached on the 1 1th instant. Advices from
the bay of Canti state, that he is coining down to
Kingston, ami th:*t his sick and convalescent, to the
number of 1200, had already arn\rd there. He will
bring with him about 1, ;ves, and thanks
to the storm and our snail-like movements down tin-
lake, they will be there he lore \\\- r.m reach it. The
manau-vre intended is lost, so far as regards Kings-
ton. What we now do against that pLc.c must be
done by hard blows and at some risk. The impor-
tance of the object may, however, justify the means.
In the other cas;', (an immediate descent of the Su
Lawrence) the army will make its way to the isle
Perrot, whence we snail immediately open a commu-
nication with you. Under these circumstance
S? it was, however, believed that the enemy was hourly
adding to his strength in this position, if free from
the apprehension of danger from above, an effort
was judged necessary to dislodge him, and if it suc-
ceeded, we should be in possession of a position
which we cotdd hold as long as any doubts remain
ed of what was passing above, and of the real part
to be assigned us.
Our guides assured us of a shoal and practicable
fording place, opposite the lower flank of the enemy's
defences, and that the wood on the opposite side of
the river, a distance of seven or eight miles, was
practicable for the passage of the troops. Colonel
Purely with the light corps, and a strong body of in-
ry of the line, was detadied at an early hour of
the night of the 25th to gain this ford by the morn-
ing, and to commence his attack in rear, and that
was to be the signal for the army to fall on in front,
nnd it was believed the pass might be curried before
the enemy's distant troops could be brought forward
to its support.
I had returned to my quarters from Purdy's column
will approach the nvith of the : " o'clock at night, when I found a Mr. Bald
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1 the column, l> in mo-
f the quarter master pev
v. ho put in my hands an open p iptrr containing in
struct ions to him t'ron>
,;jfr sunk rr.\
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P. S. I was preparing an c
to-morrow but for the fortunate
call of colonel King.
npy,
JOHN HOOMCS, Aid-de-camp.
TIead-Qtnrter*, V..uC Corners, November 8. 1813.
?in I had the honor to receive, at a i
s, your communicati<
d with the sense of re-
' uf deciding upon th.
ir co-operation.
AS tlie opinion of vour officers,
t,f ertectlng thejuflCtion at S: - llts C. has worn off, all have assumed their
g the most immediate, until I , "d sufl'.-ring from the
sclosure of the amount of your supplies >: ' ;ved tliein <)f '^ spirit, which
ion. Colonel Atkinson will explain th'e reasons c ," !ls ,' ltuU; , ( i my best hopes. Wliat confidence can
.'. ould have rendered il impossible for iriu tc
I said in rny letter to general Wilkinson, "that xvha;*
accomplished by human exertion shall ln> at-
tempted to meet the objects of the campaign." I!u
! he uncan lid' not to own, that manv cir-
.: impwpirious. Tin- force is dropping
1 alarming extent.
report the , i1 little
. df their oriiriinl state at Chateaugy;
ami, \vhich is mo.v i n .^, the officers with a
few honorable exceptions, are sunk as low as the
nd privation as budK -
rodured by clothing 1 ,
have brought more thaji each man could have car-
ried upon his back ; and, when I reflected that, in
throwi'.. upon your scanty means, I should
i in your most vulnerable point, 1
ate to adopt the opinion, after consult
ing the general awd principal officers, that by throw-
Kick on my main depot, where, all the
t transportation had gone, and falling upon
the enemy's Hank, and straining every effort to open
a communication from PiatUburgh to Cognawaga,or
icr point you may indicate on the St. Law-
! should more effectually contribute to your
.11 by the junction a{ St. Regis.
The way is, in many places, blockaded and abatis-
cd, and the road impracticable for wheels during
winter ; but by the employment of pack-horses, if 'i
not overpowered
starving,
1 hope to be able to prevent
I have ascertained and witnessed the plan of the
:s ;ij burn and consume every thing in our ad-
My troops and other means will be described to
, colonel Atkinson. Besides their rawness, and
sicklincss, th;-y have endured fatigues equal to a
campaign in the late snows and bad weather,
u:id are sadly dispirited and fallen off; but, upon
this subject I must refer you to colonel Atkinson.
With these means, wiiat can be accomplished by
human exertion, I will attempt, with a mind devoted
.o the general objects of the campaign.
W. HAMPTON.
A copy,
.10IIX HOO.MES, Aid-de-camp.
'fa major -general Wilkinson.
I lead-Quarters, Tlattshurfj, November 12, 1813.
SIK 1 have the honor to inclose a copy of a letter
i have received from general Wilkinson, and of my
reply. Tiie forage at Chaieaugy had been nearly
<:onswmed before the expedition down the river ;
and in return of the army, enough only could be
found to subsist the horses and teams two or throe
duvs. All accounts concurred in the report, that
" -neral WUkinson had not commenced his opera-
, and that no descent down
the liver was intended. Hence, the necessity for
.ending oft' the cavalry, artillery, and provision teams
to iM.tttsburg for subsistence; and hejice also, the
;!)ility of a junction at St. llcgis with more
provision:-; than must have been consumed on the
inarch to that place. Cieneral Wilkinson had no
.-pare transportation for us ; and the junction would
nave ivdr.ceu the stock of provisions to eight or ten
: the whole. The alternative was adopted
impression of absolute wcessifrj.
The army has approached on this rute to the
ad leading to C.'.azy, a few miles from the lines,
it tu-Jiicrht. I c^nouly vep.-at \-:h:^
the best officer (and I have a few surpassed by none)
feel under such circumstances > It is painful to hold
up to you this picture, but it is but too faithfully
drawn.
The quarter-master-general has been ordered to
procure on hire 400 waggons, and I shall attempt to
open a communication on the direct route from the
town of Champlain. Success, under the circumstan-
ces I have mentioned, must depend upon the efforts
and force opposed to me. The demonstration, how-
ever, can but produce a partial good.
On the route I took, the enemy burnt and con-
sumed every thing before him, and this I understand
to be his general plan. If the same course precede
the advance of general Wilkinson, and my feeble
force should b'e foiled, the consequences are much
to be div-aded. Hut the Rubicon is now passed, and
all that remains is to push for the capitol.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your
W. HAMPTON.
1 Bii
most obedient servant,
General John *1rmstrong t
secretary of -u>ai\
Extract of a letter from major-general Hampton tff
the secretary nf war, dated
Chazey, November 15, 1813.
" I have the honor to enclose you the copy of a
letter I received the last evening from general Wil-
kinson, by colonel Atkinson, whom I had sent to him
for the purpose of settling the plan of our proposed
joint operations. Of the consistency of this letter^
with that of the 6th instant, and my answer, or ot
the insinuation it contains, I shall say nothing. Upon
so plain a case, and an attempt so unworthy the oc-
casion, common sense will afford every explanation
I could wish. 1 shall make the necessary arrange-
ments for placing the troops in winter quarto,
commence my journey to the^southward."
Head-Quarters, Near Cornwall, (U. C.) November 1- .
Sin I this day had the honor to receive your
letter of the 8th instant by colonel Atkinson, and
,v ant language to express my sorrow for your de-
termination not to join the division muk.
command with the troops under my immediate dr>--
dcrs.
As sucli resolution defeats the grand objects of
the campaign in this quarter, which, before the
ceiptof your letter, were thought to lie cornplei
within our power, wo suspicion being entertained
that you would decline the junction directed, it will
oblige US to take post at the French M"ills, on
mon river, or in weir vicinity, for the winter.
1 have the honor to be, respectfully, sir, your mos:
obedient servant.
J. WII.I
Major Geufrut Hampton.
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hopes on iliat ln-rul be fulfilled, though but for a
iiist avail < ; the circum-
. to give lo the campaign a new ami ii
This c:aiPi! and fortified, our fleet contin'i
head of the ri-
:rg, and lukr *t. F;
pied With a li-w gnu b
ntreal, in
i :'anip''ji:. 1 if only iiAturu) diHicn'
the execution of tliis plan, Would be ]
a branch of the < . which m
cl ; bnt at this se30n, though deep, it ia b .
-'. fully
submit*. r
Socket? fttirktr the
ami l*:;iv(>
Tnrincd by circtunsi
"irposc Our forces on the Ontario should! plans su^gcV.id under tl
be co- .as' .ion
they arc now divided, is compi . -d and ad -
-.ncentratinn is more d
-'ib, vhi<~h it
ts against Maiden, \rill
, hntli to us and to the
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terday. The m.vi-lty of the 1 I
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leratinn of it wlijc'i i* '
n; frontier and control t! . niino Tnyst-lf to
:;. atid F.ri(> to t!,. ttions touching the project 1 ult.
ur inn>^d upon the pen,' !t" \r t - cr>mni:wui i .(without
''iciirojc*
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en I
.'imn of militia or vo
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be put in m-'ticn from tlie \
the ri' er St. Frann
take post on the right bank of lake St. IVtre, will
a battering train of travelling carrii . -li/e-
Cither to I. retire when tin
I m or other c:rcum> ;!d render ,
Sis letter, I will beg leave to cal
your attention to several specific points, on which I
1 authority, which I deem es
! to the salutary discharge of ibc high and so
. ru-t about to devolve upon me.
V copy of the instructions to major-general
Hampton, for my government in the correspondence
to e-is'i^ between us.
til I be allowed a private secretary, which
is necessary, and of right belongs to the command
on which I am about to enter ?
' require permission to take for my aids-de-
as aie best fitted to discharge
the important duties of the station.
i a-,k authority (or is it understood that I
possess it) to supply every defect of the munitions
o:' war aid transport by land or water bv means of
'horised agents.
5th. I entreat that ample funds may be deposit-
ed in proper hands, to give effect to the department
of intelligence, without which the chief will find
himself hood-w,n'ced.
6th. I trust no order of whatever nature will be
to any officer under my command, but
through my hands. Tins is not only necessary to
conduct of the public service, but it
is vitally essential to the preservation of sound sub-
ordination, and is comformabie to the rules of ser-
vice in all ;. ,,nuch as he who is responsi-
ble for all should have the control of all.
7th. I hope I may b* expressly authorised to de-
tach from it:- ' all persons who may rn.ini-
:?st a temper or dispositions to excite discontents,
to generate factions, orimbitter the service. Tnis
is indispsnsable to put down seditious spirits, and
to harmonise the corps.
8Hi. Should u r e move against Kingston in the first
instance, the. willuii
of
force from fort
-vill enable (he enemy to re-oreupv that point,
and for a brief period to harras our frontier on that
strait. May not the militia or a body of volunteers
be called forth to relieve the regular troops at that
place, and prevent discontents and complaints.
9th. For the maintenance of the necessary autho-
riU of tUe chief, it is hoped the .secretary" of war
will decline and forbid all corresponrlenc" with h;s
jubordinatc officers, except in cases of personal
ince.
10th. I beg to be advised of the means of connmi-
between our military positions, and parti-
cularly from Sackett's Harbor to Burlington, which
:>!:o!i!d be rapid :md infal':i
Jlth. I ask authority to equip the whole of our
horae ar'ilLry, and to mount the whole of our dra-
. because these arms will be found all impor-
'jvc-ry combat wiiich may ensue.
impression of the dread responsibility
'.''liir-h awaivs ii:?, and a correct sense of ihe public
t \pectatioii which ac.' must be my
apology for giving you t-> much trouble.
With perfect i\>pee.t :, I have the honor to be, sir,
your obedient se:\
JAMES WILKINSON.
AVar D' j.artmenf. Aiir-u
Sm I 1,'jve given to your observations of the 6ti;
all tin* consideration they so justly merit.
The maiii objection to any plan, which' shall car-
ry our operations wide of Kingston and westward oi*
it, is, that in the event of its suc< res tV.
my unbroken ; it but wounds the
'<;/.' ot the lion, and of course, is not calculated to
batten the teni.inatiouof the war, either by increas-
ing our own vigor, or by diminishing that of the
enemy. Kingston is the great depot of his rrs.uirrcs,
and so long as he retains this and keeps open his
communication with the sea, he will not want the
means of multiplying his naval and oth.-r defences,
md of reinforcing or renewing the war in tl,
Kingston therefore, as well on grounds of p< ;
o r military principle, presents the first and grca't ob-
cct of the campaign.
There are two ways of approaching this ; by Jjw
ect> or bv indirect attack : by breaking down the
enemy's battalions and forcing his works or by
seizing and obstructing the line of his communica-
ion, and thus drying up the sources by which he is
lourished and maintained. Circumstances must go-
vern in choosing between these different modes.
Were our assembled bind and naval forces compe-
tent to the abject, a direct attack would no doubt
>e the shorter and better way; but if, on the con-
rary, our strength be inferior, or hardly equal to
hat of the enemy, the indirect attack must be pre-
erCbd. The.se considerations have suggested the
bird plan, to be found in my note of the 23d ultimo.
To give execution to this, I would collect my force
,t the head of the St. Lawrence, make every demon-
tration of attacking Kingston, proceed rapidly down-
he river, seize the northern bank at the village of
lamilton, leave a corps to fortify and to hold rt,
march upon Montreal with the main body, effect
here a junction with Hampton, and take a position
vhich shall enable you to secure what you gain. OnV
his plan, the navy would perform its part" by cccu-
ying the mouth of the river, and preventing a pur-
uit by water; by clearing the river of the j.rnu-tj.
oats of the enemy ; by holding, with its own, the
passage at Hamilton, and by giving- support to that
position. If the enemy pursues, it must be by land,
without subsistence, (excepting what he carries on
his back) and without artillery. If he remains sta-
tionary, his situation must soon become even more
serious, as the country in which he is cannot long-
subsist him. It will then but remain for him to fight
his way to Quebec, to perish in the attempt, or to-
lay down his arms. After this exposition, it. is un-
sary to add, that in conducting the present
campaign, you will make Jffnf *f*a \n\ir ftrimari/ ob-
ject, and that you will choose (as circumstances may
warrant) between a direct awl indirect attack upon
that post.
1 have the honor to be, with great respect,
your most obedient servant.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Jl'illchifton,
\f district No. 9.
"War Department, August 9, 1813.
SIR In answer to that part of your letter of the
6th instant, which calls for information, 8cc. on cer
Lain enumerated points, I have the honor to state :'
1st. That general Hampton's instructions go only to
assemble and organize his division at Burlington.
It is intended he shall operate contemporarily
with you, and tinder your orders, in prosecution of
the plan of campaign which has been given to you.
2d. The senior major general commanding the prin-
cipal army is entitled To the services of a private
'arv.
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3d. The ordnance and other departments of supply
i ihe dis-fict (So. 9.) are subject of cour.se
to your orders.
-master general of the an
.fth. All orders to subordinate officers pass from the
t to the udju' . '., to b?
communicated by him to tte general conun
tlie district iu which such subordinate ofh
c fc permission , iry for remov-
men. All such will pro
i for
ton.
confidential reports
.oh men
only shifting the
' ! >ntreal and produce precautions \vhicri
; too late i
fleet.
. -nor T vi
of which by the !' :ifor:ii.ttion,
''oiii me at
fort George, avt mbly <-f S'.ch a body
.in and put :dl Cinada in
counter motion, \v h;?e incidrnts b; Control
of m:m ma
procrastinate my move-
A force
I here is
d volunteers (vo whom tlio
! M ivh'ich
*ifideiui.il letter of general
1 1-1
v. ill declin
-.nications, and particularly
>rdination.
nil, expro d in extraor-
.' artillery corps MM!) be
bought for both.
I .should be directed to
. Price (uverage) not
I ha\ with great respect, sir,
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commamling // northern army.
i g the change
>rjre wicii
ments and t! he p^posed
^ion on tl. rmont ahouU a corps
of militia be dr.i\*n from thence. n-> nu .
>\ them, until gent-
has crossed Cham
It would be highly interesting to thr public ser-
should I I:
I
ut the 1.5th of
osition fT the safc-ty of that fn>ntier,
mid fur the security of the V4St mast of ordnance
and Ntorcs which 1 r there, 11
.'itlmrity indiijv ressary
prompt movement.
With high consideration and n - t, 1 m, sti^
your obedient .servant, .1 \ MKS \\ ILKINSOK.
Hon. John Armstrw t Sec*ry of 1 1
SIR '
next day to i
ttling tlie p^int of nmal vf>r >re we
commit ourselves, an.! ^>n can-
not be li i. In the mean time thec-x
, and if thr m^ans t
I fear V:-o will 1 to spin out the
campaign, aiul gain time 1> .M, and
the organization of militia; but if l-r will nu'
mu>t blor'i-
moinent our arrangeiueitU air mature
., tricks
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that this',
1 . ( attention. All m\ rfFo;"
11 o br , . George to v part
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tomv information, sir Jan
. insi. with the two
i aptured schoor.i > his squadron, no
bubt . -li sir tieorge, but did not get
rle.ir of the Ducks before the 2
.vlicr general U.;yd is warned of this move-
placed en Ins guard, lie ought to
t" tin- cut-in \ what an awful
;,\1. It's::- C.eorge beats Boyd, and
ies, Chaunce^', my prospects are blasted, and
iipaign will. I fear, he lost. If sir (.ieorge
heats B.ml, and Chauncey beats sir James, Kingston
vet nij -. but should both tlc knights be
.and <>ui- quar: can i'nid transport.
n (ot which I have fears, us I found next to
none here) then we shall certainly winter in Mon-
treal, if not discomfitted by some act of Uod. If 1
r-mld have mustered three thdUfcand combatants on
"his ground, with transport to bear them, I would
-.o\v have l>een before Kingston, \vheiv sir fieorge
Las le/t only one thousand five hundrt'd regular
five hundred militia; but our ut-
)u/>t force is short of two thousand five hundred,
us you will perceive from the enclosed return, and
u-e could not have found boats to transport one thou-
sand.
Tlie enemy having determined to change his sys-
tem of operations from defence to offence, is as-
sembling his whole disposable force at the head of
the lake to attack fort (George; thus placing himself
at too great a distance from .Montreal to give season-
able succor to that city: he certainly presumes on
our imbecility and we as certainly should take ad-
vantage of his presumption.
Tlie militia called for should therefore be imme-
diately arrayed and marched to this frontier, and
major general Hampton should without delay cross
' "..iHiplain, and commence his movements to-
wards St. Johns, taking the isle au Naux in his route
:, as circumstances may justify.
Four thousand of the best appointed yeomanry
should be ordered to rendezvous at Hamilton, on
tiieSjt. Lawrence, for eventful operations with this
division; and the residue may accompany or follow
Hampton, to draw the militia of Montreal and the
disposable force of the lower country to the east of
the St. Lawrence, and thereby make the island an
easy conquest from this quarter.
Sir George Prevost it would se^n has taken his
part, and deluded by the hope of reconquest, lias
abandoned his rear to our cnterpris'e, and we might
now without the co-operation of our squadron, safe-
Iv occupy Madrid, and cut the communication of the
two provinces with this division only, if we had
transports; butof this we are totally destitute*, eve-
ry boat we command here being at this time absent
v/ith a detachment of eight hundred men, ordered to
make a ieint to the westward under pretence of re-
inforcing Niagara before I was apprised of sir
(Jeorge's movements.
Sackt-u's Harbor, Au~. "50, 1813, i o'clock P. M.
< tn i have commenced, barely, the arrangement
r,l' the department of intelligence; an intelligencer
left Kingston or its vicinity, last evening to tell me
that sir t.eorge lYevost had commenced his opera-
tions against lloyd, and had driven in his piquets
und taken sixty or seventy prisoners, but had been
repulsed from his line of encampment. Tlie militia
of Montreal are at Kingston, and reinforcements by
single hundreds are arriving frequently; four hun-
dred men are expected in the course of the week.
The force at Kingston is 2000 men (regulars
1500, militia 500.) Major general Darrach com-
mands^ and they are assiduously strengthening their
v--Tks; Si;- James Y< sailed wiih &ix week? pro-
visions, expressly to co-operate with sir Ceorge n*-.
the head of the lake; a double battle and a double
victory offer a strong temptation; but I will not be
diverted from my course.
1 hav- wri'.tcn governor Tompkins on the subject
of a draft of militia for the strait of Kiagara^ to
supply the absence of our troops of the line and
prevent clamor, but have not been so happy as to
receive an acknowledgment of my letter.
JAMES WILK1NSOX.
'i. John *%rms(ruiig' t
secrctarn of icar.
V.ard.-i>ari mi-ill, Si-pt. fl, 1*13, Sackctt's Harbor*
})ear $< ncral I arrived here yesterday . Nothing
IK'W, excepting that Prevost has returned to Kings-
ton, fieneral Hampton will go through the cam-
paign cordially ami vigorous!)', but will nVign :.t
the end of it. lie will be ready to move by tli
with an effective regular foive of 4,(>(A), alula mili-
tia detachment of 1,500. On the supposition that
sir George had decidedly taken his part, and h;.d
cho.^-n the peninsula as his champ de bataille, Iliad
ordered Hampton to wove immediately aguiiiKl the
0e aux Xoix. 2,000 militia will be promily as^-m-
ble'I at Champion, twenty-four miles from this place,
and on the route to the St. Lawrence. The place
.ted, as offering too objects, and of course
leaving ins knighUhip to gut*-. '1 o have pushed
them directly to Ogdensburgh, would not have had
that advantage. A larger draft vould have been
difficult. Another view of the subject is that this
part of the plan cannot be confided to militia exclu-
sively; they must be propped by a regular corps,
otherwise the back door may not be sufliciently clo-
sed and barred.
The battle on the lake! Shall we have oner l!
Yeo fights and is beaten, all will be will. If he doe.
not fight, the result may also be favorable.
Yours cordially,
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
JJ 'itkin son.
Extract nf a Idler from infyor-rrfnei'al If'ilkinnon t^
the secretary of -.car, dated fort (Jcorge, l\th Stp
tcmbcr, 1813.
"I have indulged the hope for several days pas*
that I should have been enabled to address you m
propria persona:, but in this 1 have been baffled by a
severe and unremitting malady which obliges me U i
resort to the pen of a common friend.
"I reached this place the evening of the 4th.
Commodore Chauncey at that time occupied tlu^
harbor; and sir James Yeo with the British squadro;
was vaporing in front of it. This state of things con-
tinued \\ithout any material change, until the even-
ing of the. Tth, \dien a light land breoce gave to
the commodore an opportunity of standing out to
meet the enemy. The two squadrons were about tw<,
leagues asunder, of consequence an action appeared
inrviU'bk-: yet so it has happened, that, since thai
period, until about five o'clock, yesterday, P. M .
these two naval armaments have kept from four to
eight miles distant, without having exchanged :i
single shot, or done to e;ich other the smallest visi
ble damage. The British uniformly on the retreat,
and the American in pursuit.
"(Jeneral I'oter !J. Porter left me to day, properly
authorised and instructed to bring into operation a
corps of the Six Nation Indians, which he proposes
to increase to 1000 men, by volunteers from the
militia, and is disposed to be busy and active wher-
ever lie may be directed.
*'I hear nothing of brigadier general M'Clure, and
the New-Y.ork militia. I shall mature my plans for
embarkation, as rapidly as the difficulties which
may oppose nifc can bt matured; but we are greatly
NILJ-.S WEF.KLY RF.f.iSTER PUBLIC DOCU-MEKT^.
lefi^etTt in transport, and have not received a single i enemy expert tranquil winter quarters in tJfb
ft- >at from Os\vt tfo or any other pUce. Stror I. for the numberof barracks proposed > >
i the transport of Jbe built will not receive more than 1,400 or 1,60(1
, ordnaiu: ammunition, -men, including guards, ordinary and extraordinary ,
cloth ir.; . it shall I
.'-ing 1 to ft mi ford for many things which within four miles of this place. mAing a wide in-
liiiitvd I -should find : I pray you to vestitu:
+mt him on the alert, or I may be caught in the snow, or slu.ll 1 break h ; .m up' with our prospects the dc-
.te this iMuler much dc-yri;-. on is embarrassing; change the .ndon*
:i, and :oii, t of the chirf '.' : our course
;-ect and esteem, your mo^t o!>-- fl .
or capture tbo \\}\< 1.
W1LKINSOX,
. '
to the se- m:l >' ' M * estimated at V>'jo r-
rate on these points and give n
:it delay.
ndcHVor to scrawl 'J' av ' . ^gtnera^
notliing since nny
!:i-t; l)-:t t^> si.|,r.i, ot I.iS >
;>ect to the advance squadrons, we are
of anlhcntic information, but
1 by d.iily minors as u ild and t\-
. inconsistent and contradictory,
in end of this state of
. v/hich damps our exertion , i .
:-es.
f the troops from
.-cat dcli<-
: and it v
r.,py of :i communication f, i-m H committee
of which i*. H. Porter is chief, will fully Mifllec. t
have responded in the most c 'urtt-
reference to \ou 1 viTninuticn o:\
mentous ocr
answer. Now U-t ;ne intreat ou
. ^ t
should,
n.portant than elsewhere. f The lctlcr ot '
ation: K-t me
d U 11 me how;
besajch. Hie boats from Oswrgo :
-must I iv ' . .11 n.iu'nv a; ;il ' r ' '
he*t tro-ps whirl, enfeeblwl ( am foel ' lp t() chiMhood, but shall loo*
the main :,tt:.. * ' A) "I 1R n battalion on ,
fth .hou-n itJ i'uly yours,
and
:
iope the int . m the mean
-
.
hundred men
J\. WILKINSON.
n. John .irmitrong, $fcrftnr-i f af
F,.it <.
Sin, I am ordered '
ward tin
mittee f>f Uuxv, of \\liu ii !' I', i'
aiul the otlver a letter 1:
oiwr a K ,an, ti
.1 of an assocati(n in and r
.
I 1 :ior to be, }04ir
.
-
are *
,
.
Tft
tccretary of war.
i
T of infantry n- i
t'> : \t\.
Sin-- i
.
an abV
.
f*
sb,
.
62
NILE-S' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 18H.
daily arriving from head-quarters some of \vhum order and authority. The lateness of tlie season
represent that no offensive operr > be uiy the anx,rt\ ot' the membe-s in. luce us to reqi;
dertakea on IT, but that the regular arm]
is immediately to be nvuvhed, either -
to attack Kingston, or to tin- \\est to join
i hxt nil attack i> to he made
On tht ' Cea in th-- vicmiiy of this place.
- these cir 1 to en-
quire of you whrtli.-r vich a force as v.
our p" I bv you to efllc.tuate
your plans, tnd if so, in what numbers, and at what
i ct is to sally out upon the enemy
at foil O -orge, we could bring you a respectable
force. But, on the contrary, if you meditate an
attack ut some other poiftt, and the withdrawal of
the regular troops from lort f!. '!*;, and placing
> itier on the d 'Tensive only, by means of mi-
litia, we would observe th:it our prepared force is of
such a character as could not be engaged in this
service.
Upon the supposition that you intend to withdraw
the regular troops from this frontier, we beg leave
to submit a proposition for your consideration.
We believe we are not incorrect in saying that it
earlv and authoritative veply, that the association,
may be equipped according to l:t\v, and he useful to
'intry this season, li may not be hardly de-
corous for us te s iy it, but we mu.->t observe that the
subscribers will prove to be obedient and brave so\~
n their behalf, \ am respectfully, your obedient
servant,
PANL. RODMAN
w-general Wilkinson^
or ojficer commanding fort George.
Fort George-, Septfnlx-r 18, 1813.
GENTLEMEN Your letter of yesterday which rcach-
ed me last evening, gives yovi a claim to my acknow-
ledgements, and those of your country. Hut as I
am altogether unauthorised" by law or instruction to
sanction ypiir plan for the levy of a body of volun-
teers, and as your anticipations, propositions, and
suggestions embrace a range and a character upon
which I have neither right nor authority to deliberate,
I have considered it my duty to transmit a copy of
your letter to the secretary of war, now at Sac ke It's
would require nearly quite as great a force to de- j Harbor, by express, for his deliberation and decision,
fend this line of frontier against a given force of the I I hope he may find it convenient and proper to
enemy, as it would to attack and subdue that enemy, i meet your view's, and have only to add, that you
Sir George Prevost has ordered the militia of the 'shall be advised of his answer without a moment's
upper province to be called out en masse. They
are to assemble on Saturday next. And if, after your
departure, the enemy oppo r 'le here should take it in
his head to retain all his regular force, and play off
His skill against the inexperience of our militia, we
Height have occasion to fear a repetition of former
scenes in the present war,
Our proposition (in cae of your leaving this
pbce) is, that we be permitted to raise between this
and the first of October a- volunteer force of from
1,000 to 1,200 men, exclusive of indians. That we
ad 1 to it as many of the militia stationed on the lines
ft.s may be willing to join us. That we be furnished
Vviih a small train (^ay four pieces) of fisl'd artillery,
\vithexperiencedofTicers and men to 'fight them;
and that with this force we be authorised to invade
ttu- enemy's country.
Should yen think proper to confer such an autho-
rity on us, and direct that the volunteers shall be
furnished with arms, ammunition, provisions, &c.
delay, after it may reach my hands.
With high consideration 'and respect, I have the
honor to be, gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
J A- WILKINSON.
To Peter B. Porter, major Cyrenius Chujrin,
Joseph MfClure.
Sackett's Harbor, September 18, 1813.
DEAR GENERAL Ouf information from the other
side of the lake amounts to this : Prevost goes to
Montreal. The whole regular force in Kingston'
consists of ten companies of De Wattcrville's regi-.
ment, that kt Prescot at two companies of the same
corps, and about forty artillerists.
De Watterville's regiment was made up in Spain,
is composed of Poles, Germans, Spaniards, and Por-
tuguese, and completely disaffected. "What a pre-.
cious moment my friend is this.
The commodore was brought back to us yesterday
by adverse winds. He goes this morning let not the
great objects of the campaign be hu/arded by run
and receive pay while in actual service, we pledge * f J y . thes e' a ccomplished, his race is run.
eur lives that before the close of the season we will ., ..5L C ,_ tV _ ,; nr i^ }nVL ^A_ n ii ..KOVP. ne-
occipy the whole of the valuable and populous pen
insult opposite the river, and either capture, destroy,
or di. -perse all the enemy's force in this quarter.
You mav perhaps make it convenient to send an
answer lv the bearer, captain Hall.
We arp, sir, most respectfully, your most obedient
servants,
R. PORTER,
irs cri.vpix,
JOSEPH M. CLUEPv.
Wilkinson.
Cuiiandaipun, Spj)tember 1-J, 7813.
SIB A large number of p.itnotic citizens of this
and the adjacent !r,\vus > anxious to do their duty in
a. crisis so 'interesting to the nation in general, and
to this part of the conn ry in particular, have asso-
ciated themselves to volunteer their services to the
TJnited Slates for the residue cf the campaign at
leas*.
In order to effectuate their intentions however,
it will be necessary tlut their movements should
Deceive your approbUion and sanction, and that they
should be assured of, that the corps, whether a com-
pany, battalion, or (as is possible) a regiment should
Va received, organized, and countenanced by your
Kingston, or the point
seized, all above pe-
rishes, because the tree is then girdled;
In speaking of your artillery you do not include
the guns taken at fort George, and which will be ne-
cessary for its defence. A small garrison will be
sufficient against assault : seige we need not dread.
It is already too late to live in trenches. Porter, of
the artillery, would do well to command the place.
Tell him from me he is a brigadier by brevet.
The means of transportation are now with^you^
hasten your march, and may God bless you in all
your enterprises.
Your truly and always,
JOHN ARMSTROMG.
General Wilkinson.
f a letter from major-general Wilkinson to
the secretary of ivar, dated September 20M 1813.
1 :,m well again, and that's .1 good thing, for I
have been during my sickness somewhat of a smell
ungus.
Now indeed would be a fine time to slip into the
St. Lawrence if Chauncey could keep sir James
block uled above Kingston and command the river
below at the same time, and our preparations were
completely matured, but it is an herculean task to
NILE .KI.Y REGISTER EUROPE,
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mvpirt; L hen prep.,, conn-
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Lawrence of
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listrihntii
to been made by Bonaparte, intelligi 1 '
i acquainted with th
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. j tuke post in u.lv.ince
,^able. I :>
. ii'ccL to this order.
ivice confirmator of a
l c xtib.it o;i like F.rie, in wliicli it is ;.
vju.i.lr.)!! on :
' brought t uto "I'u
l;or at tlit- islancl>" h .- '
caj)Able of i>emj,' floitcd. The acti--
six h<
\vill cancel y,
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be up for
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>
him the com:
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point where
combat
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-tly, on account of
i to liave been '!
to produce. T:. '.inn in i\.<
hie con'. -- to the
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the ancienr nai;
:. it ion of
: if mad-
, fill a volume.
In the table of France, v e
\\\-.n .ill the anr<-
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N1LES WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 2G, 15U
land] and the /f'vri<in province. To the cro\vt\ ol
lie, in 18t)8, appointed his bn>ther
in l7Gt> ; but lie i* m>u- t-xpelleil
ji-orn the kingdom. Tiic present constitntion of
Switzerland w as elict.itM In Knnnp:uu- in I80o, on
\vhich account Jit; is styled Mediator of the confe-
denu
The 7/,VVa/ /"rrir-jr were ceded to the French
by the treaty of 18U9, containing the pr >
of Trieste, C.irnjol.i, the Circles of Villuch
nnd Carinthia, anil all the counties on the ri^Iit of
a CarnioU to IJosnhi, including Fiuine,
Istria and Castua. The princip.V.
buch, containing 20,000 inhabitants, and - ;
J trade. HetAvcei:
h and Slst (^' July la. ....'.'Is entered.,
and 19T departed from that port,
'i.r:oi, emperor of France, v :>^ horn Angus'.
i first consul in 17W, and
consul lor life in 180? He took lite title of rtnpt-
r v.May l\ IHO-i, was crowned king of Italy May
at, 1S05, and \vas married March if, 1810.
-Maria Louisa, empress queen and regent, Arch-
duchess of Austria, \vus born U: ^. 1 J, 1791. Na-
poleon Francis Charles Joseph, prince imperial aiiol
king of Rome, was born March UJ, l w l 1
Geographical Table of the French Empire,
V8 IT KX1STDD IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1815
FRANCE.
ell formed by fhc Xo-
liutial Asstmbfy, 1790,
id tincc
4i i/ subdividing 2 old
rorrLi- AVCIEXT XAMKS.
T r v. Frcrvc, as it e fitted at the time of
revolution, including all tnc
ancient fr<. -
Maritime Alps;
Ionian,
X>yl-.
SeheUl,
Srorwts,
Jnnappe,
iys,
Ixiwer Meuse,
iPeyx Nellies,
Ourte,
Sacnbre and Muse,
Hotr,
Sarre,
Ubine and Moselle,
Mom-Ton nefre,
Appenntnes,
ZMotiteootte,
Cienoa,
Par: or ~
Nice, Monuco, 5cc.
210,478 Gt-nevau Territory,
431,9(59-
636.438
472,366 J Hiflnaut, Austrian Flanders-,
491,143 ^ Brabant, Liege, Luxeux-
367^1 R4 j
3.2.26 I I
180.C55J
f , 310/4 ^Clpves, GueWrr?, Juliers, part
277,5P6 Treves, Cologne, &c.
269,706 Cologne, Treves, fcc.
04 9 - 1fi ^Ment/,AViir,iiLs, Spires, Deux-
*>4*,iSlO > fwvnfc R.-O
213,465-j The i.it;unan republic, the f
2H9,823 ^states of 1'arnia and Plcentia,<
400 ,056 J and tut kingdom of Ktrurisu L
TOWJTS.
rop. AS'D.
Paris,
54.7,755
Bordeaux,
90,992
Lijle,
54,758
Marbles,
06,41i
Naiiu,
77,162
Houen,
87,000
<Cnber5,
Nice,
Geneva,
115,128
10.800-1
18,473 >>1793 '
22,759 J
Brussels,
Ghent,
66,20 /-)
55..61 I
Luxemburg;,
9,002 1
MODS,
18,291 1
Bruges,
33,632 >179^
Mnestrich,
17,^63 J
Antwerp,
50,318 I
Liege,
50,000 J
Naniur,
1 5,085 J
Aix CbapeOe
24,419-j
Colotrne,
42,706 j
Treves,
9," L^o
Coblcnu,
10J591 r 17
Mentz ,
22,325 j
These 85 departments incluii.
as it has been bounded, without in;':
trrial variauwn, since the iruity jt
Nimeguen,in 1678.
by the Kinp of Sardinia, by
Ueaiy, May 15, 179'i.
All these province!, which had been
previously, by a decree of the eon-
vention, annexed 10 the FrencU
llc'public, were ceded by the Rm-
j>-or of Germany by the treaty
of Catnpo 1'ormio, October 17,
1797.
l*tiese territories were coded |to the
French Republic by Jtli- treaty ot"
Luuevifle, Ti "
To,
39^,237 |
SesU^
Stura,
Taro,
AriK>,
"Mediterranean,
Ombroue,
Home,
Trasimene,
Mouths of Scheldt,
!Mouth of Rhine,
Mouths of Mf-nsf,
Souths <
Xaitern Knu,
"\V>itiTii Ems,
>'risi land,
XJppcrr Ym-ll,
Chiava", ^
Savone, 30,000 J^18 02
Genoa, 75.861J
Alexandria, 30,000^
Turin, 79,000 f ,
7,020
.Sept.
Simpion,
Mouih* of Elbe,
ivionthsi
ElBS,
202,733 |
431, 438 J
376,558 Parma arid]
584,475^)
318,725 >-Dut(;liy o!' Tuscan- ,
189,307^
or. AQO \
30o;oOOJ TheRonianStatcs '
76820 1 Wands of Walcheien, Beve-
$ land, kc.
257,580 Brabant. Guelders, Sec.
.1 >3,600^> Mansland,
145,000 | Ovt-r Issvll
158,^.00 | Kasf-1-n.'WL-l-ir.d,
191,100 r-GroninpeU &c.
IT.SIO') prielsmd,
1U2.700 I GiuM, r-,
5r7,500J Utrecht, &c.
6.S>00 The Vallais,
r}75.97*n Harah^n-jj. I.ube-.-k,
327,175 l f enbure, Oldenburg, Alinden.aiid
415.018J part ofHanovez aud AV.-stplialia.
339,355 Fart of the Circle of Westphalia.
35,000 1C08
Ivree,
l.\iri)ia,
Leghorn, 45,ooo S-1808
Sienne, i -\oooj
Rome, 162.000 ^Jnne
SpoK'tO, 8,000 > 1809
Bois-la-tluc,
HaBiie,
Zwol,
Aurech,
42,150-1
Ifl.OW |
2,533 [
Ciroiiint'en* 26,044 M810
Leeu warden, lf-,504
Aruhcim, 9, i7
Amsterdam, 20l,SJ
Sion, 7,000 1800
Bremen, ' 37\7ZB >1810
This country wasocdodl". tlu'tirn-
\\ of Luneville, in i-S'M to the Dak*
..f Paniiii, aud was ti.rnu.-d into tlve
Kingdom of Etruriiu
The .StinItholJer was r>;i>ollcd fronj
Holland in 179-1, ami the French
have governed the country ever
since, in varinn* torms. In IV'JH it
\vas formed into the Hatnvian lie
eublic, in iRoo into the kingdom ol
olland, tor Louis Bonaparte, and in
1810 was annexed to the Fr. enipire
The annexation of these conn
tries extended France to tin. Bal
tic.
phalia. Munster, 25,000 1811
Kingdom of Italy.
T*'enty-fo*r Depart- The State'"! of
Trients, besides Dalnia- Creniorla, Mode
Milan,"}
na.Bii- j
rot'. Towys. j MI A ii.
lia and the island* of logua, Mantua, Haven- U - vJ '
I>alm:itia, Ragua, Sec. >.a, Venice, Verona, W>/>00 Padua,
containing 9,000 square Guastalla. the republic j Brescia,
miks.
of Ragusa, gcc.
Milan, 120 V 000 T!s canntrj* for a frw 'years borr the name
Venice, 170,000 of the Casalpine Republic. In 1302 the govern-
Verona, 50,000 jneiit vas rec.jfni/l uiuk-r the inline ot tin-
,?7.000 Italian Republic, }iona|>art<^ being president. It
42,000 l>ccamc a kingdom in 1804. Napoleon. I is
Bologna, 61,000 king. Eugene Napoleon, Viceroy of Italy, was
Modoua, 27,000 bora 1782.
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Sometimes called All the continental part
<1
Naples,
Bari,
160,000
30,000
tle Kingdom of Na- of the ancient kingdom of >6,000,000 Tarent
pies. Naples. Reggi
rB?ia.
Joachim Napoleon [Mural] succeeded Joseph Bo
itura 38,000 naparte, July 15, 1808. He was born 1771, anOiiiar
o, 1 4,000 ried Maria A. Caroline, sister ot N'apdleou, J8QO
SILKS' WEEKLY REGISTER RHENISH CONFEDERATION
Confederation of tin-
[rou- :SOG.J
Bavari.\ divided
tt
n of \Vr< tpbalia, di-
vWid into ie t ; ilntci.
Wurtembur.
. .r.
uia.~i
Nisi,- I
I 1 n iti
the prii.
ficc. J
'1 his KincJ>ni is madrnp.
.r pan ot tli. J
l'.UtM.IH dl>Ml|lllll< W^Mcfa I , ,m nnt-nnn
IHV uiitlu- l.M lu.iksol ttu- - *' 500 2,0-^,000
fBr
K/Sr
rr.-mh.irK.,
'-nig
Hetaci
Marburg
i MM
30,000-)
30,000 (
30.000J
a'. '
3 1. 700 |
I1.500J
llgrl
Kingdom of Sawny.
i;rand Due by of Warsaw.
ranoot awitioris. >
of Waraw"1
Kaliicd, l\.vii. Ilronibevg; >
c;rcnd Dupby of Frankfort. i
Coill;ili< '-. JiC.
<nuiJ Duchy Of Ikrr anil In the CirUe of Wcstplia- i
Ra.
Starkrnbnn:.
Biihoprick ot WurtzO
iir:r. in 1 ranconi i, on ilic >
2,570 l,r.00,400 .S.
6,100 :
Drrsdon
Crand Duchy of Baden.
:>'iib\ ut'Hcfse Darm-
stadt.
Gruml Duclg ot V.'urubuig.
.
Uebtemtriu,
7 In Ut-rphalia
S NCrtli ot Meut/,,
InSNvabia
On th.- Oaniibe
In Wj^tplwlia
N. K. of Frankfort
In
In UVstphalia.
4,0:0
t,l 77,000
312
Hati>bon
iTHNktbrt
2/>00
969,300
HHhcin
( urUi
C,-0|
Dujseldorf
1.-500
565,800
J>arm
Wuruburs
850
49
300,000
14,000
\s,,l<U,.ir-
lied.!'
160
39,000
Si ^iii..:
a
45,000
iVintein
5.000
48,000
Arri!btirr
22
4,000
J
.' o.ooo )
.
60.000 i
10,0003
8,000
12,000
5.00Q
^
90,000
*
',* The prccctling except Westphalia, Saxony and Wuruburg, were the original c
i tiring jnint'tl the allies at diJJ'n'cnt thucx since theijfar 1807 .-
Sjx^WrimHr
11G,OOO
AVi-imnr
6000
R0
^xr-fiotl.a
.
In ibc Circle of Franconia
44?
14A
43,OO(J
8aMHeldbu nr'i
88
L'C.'I
J
1 V<
4(y>
AuiiiV .
5 ',000
8300
>.
Ut
1). uniiM
MOO
I
,
.mil i
80
23,000
45,000
MM
4OO (A
1 within chcS
J
240
Schlntz
Inrf
l.ohm.tctn
1 i
.* Oi'J
<,,
liUdl
ti- fu>0
AruUi-n
930
; inliiir^
j.
'
.
BILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 18U.
jurisdiction of the king of Prussia, t
Hanover, Sec. being re-establish
(c) Frederick of \Vurtmbcr a % was born in 1754,
L.)lte Vug,
diuffhier of George III, of <ireat Britain,
born, 17GG. Ihekiiu ;nccd the <
racy, on condition of retaining- his title and his tcr-
(rfl Frederick Augustus, late elector of Saxony,
;-n December 1:3, 1750. iv ie king
iparte in n ISO", and *'as acknow-
by the treaties o*' Tilsit in July following
"j'd the confederation in 1807, and
tame year appointed hv duke of V
He fell into tlie power" of the Allies at the taking of!
Leipsic in October last. The queen of Saxony is'
sister of the king of Kavaria.
(e} Charles, archbishop, grand duke of Frank-
-. prince primate of the Confederation of the
Rhine, was born in 1741. He was formerly arch-^
of Mentz, and archrhancellor of
the empire, but after the annexation of Mentz to
France, archbishop of Katishon, 8cc. This is not
Cardinal Fe.sch, tlie uncle of Bonaparte, as lias been
stated laU-lv in almoi*. all the American j>
Fesch is archbishop of Lyons, in France, ami has no
temporal jurisdiction whatsoever. The prince pri-
mate of the confederation has no jurisdiction over
the states except his own, inconsistent with the
complete sovereignty of the several princes.
CfJ Charles Louis Frederick, grand duke, was
born 1785. The troops of this Dntchy were com-
manded by count Huchb'.M'g during the late er.in-
p .iigm. The grand duke potent ed. himself before
the allied sovereigns Nov. 15, last, and renounced
the confederation.
(g) The giMMcl duke of Berg and Cloves, i?
Loins N.ipoleon (son of the late king of Holland,
who now lives in retirement in Switzerland) born
1804.
C/iJ Louis X. grand duke of Hesse Darmstadt,
was born 1753.
("ij Ferdinand Joseph John Baptist, grand duke
of Wurtsburg and archduke of Austria, was born
1769.
Ck} Charles Lewis Frederick, duke of Meck-
ienbni-g Strelitz, is a brother of the queen of treat
liritain, and was born 1741.
charged with unofficer-like conduct ami cowardice
Sentencc-ii to be struck
my: confirmed. <J:ij> .vn, of the 30th
1 with unofiicer-like conduct and
::-uck oil
vr-unt Co-
. of abandon-
ed from
, and to be confined to the
.1. Cap-
tain ; Lh, for "unofficer-like anil
ungentl : -.duct," Js.c. lumorubly acquitted :
confirm-d. \}\- ; n j unoffi-
'e conduct, Stc. found guilty, but recommend-
ed to mercy on account of his previ"-
vior : sentence confirmed, but the re-
of the court refused general tJ-'ilk-i-
"cowardice being the most unpardonable offence in
the catalogue of military crimes, ti\ asrv. only evcept-
ed." Dismissed the service. Lieutenant
of (0* g
MISCELLANEOUS.
l IM CANADA. A Boston paper says "We have
received a Montreal paper of the 5th inst. It men-
tions tlie meeting of the parliament of Upper Cana-
da, at York, and contains the speech of tlie president
of that province, gen. Urummond, on the. occasion.
He congratulates the legislators that the attempts
at invasion had been successfully repelled recom-
mends provisions for increasing the efficiency of the
militia mentions that two of the members of the
parliament had deserted to the Americans, and ad-
vises the confiscation of the estates of all Canadians
who join the enemy, and the appropriation of the
proceeds to the relief of the loyal subjects who may
suffer by the war."
COURTS MARTIAL. A court martial has been held
at Plattsburg, for the trial of several officers col.
Dana, president. Lieutenant Benjamin P. Harrett,
of the 29th infantry, charged with cowardice, wa
found guilty sentenced to be cashiered, to have his
sword broker, over his head, in the presence of tlv
army, to be published as a coward in the newspapers
ifirmed. Lieutenant Frederick G. Gates,
r unofticer-like conduct and neglect of duty,
and lor fraud, in charging for a ])rivate waiter when
he ac'ually employed as a waiter a private soldier of
the army; sentenced to be dismisst-d smd to refund
the money he had received: confirmed. (} When
room is afforded we .shall publish the reports of these
trials at length, for tin- u.sc of military gentlemen.
EXPOUT OK SPKCIE. ALtiiv circumstances hud con-
spired to convince us that the. British without, and
thle English within, the United States,were preparing
to drain this country of thffprecious metals so that,
if possible, the financial operations of our govern-
ment might be checked, rnd the wide extemU-d
system of bribery and corrupt ion of the enemy pro
moted. For ;i considerable time past J3ri!>
vcrnment bills to a mighty amount have been in the
market, particularly at Jioiton; and they have been
sold at enormous discounts : on this reduced price,
also, a high premium, of 4 to 8 per cent, were paid if
the amount were made up in gold. With these tempt-
ing 1 baits, besides fat commissions for transacting
t!-K- business, and the good inclinations of many, it is
not to be wondered that the enemy's designs havr
prospeird exceedingly. Here is the true cause that
has made some of the banks overflow with specie, anil
enabled them to harrass and distress others. THE
CAPITAL IS BlMTISH.
The prodigality with which thfe darling measure
is pursued, excites no surprize. Many years ago,
widen by the subsidies of the Gernum man-butchers
(the princes who sold their people at so much per
head) had drained Great Britain^ \ specie and great-
ly shaken the confidence of the people in the go-
vernment, the famous William Pitt entered into a
contract with certain merchants to this purport :
that t.ltpy should send iwto Gwrmtny a vast quantity
of goods, on which he insured a stipulated profit.
These goods were to be disposed of for any thing
they would fetch, if paid for in gold or silver. Tlip
plan succeeded ; and though the specie so obtained
cost tlie British government from 50 to 100 per
cent, more than it was nominally worth 'Pilt had on-
ly to issue half a ream or a ream more
it; and, in the amount of millions of tin? public
debt, it was of no consequence. l>ut since that time
John Mull has got better reconciled to tin-
tor specie, tlirni^h he wants it worse than ever.
The letter below is of high importance in con-
sidering this .subject. We regret that it was pub-
lished ; for it might have led lo the detection oi"
Stewart, and have brought him the just reward of
his interference. It also shews the vile business that
is carried on under "neutral ?:ags," chiefly owned
by the "well inclined" Americans. - We hope that
s will act on th :
NJLES' WEEKLY REGISTER F.VBNTS OF THE WAR.
67
tie attempted to be export e .v, we re
forfeited to the imforn'-r, :mdtt.
-to be the penalty of his c
-rect t'.e jv
ie of war li .
M- hands
of the boots of the cu; : .
heofti-
tlie Americ m ; . on en-
quiring for papers, the c.iptain IVT ...d none.
Suspicion was e\ -fiff the cap-
.
..s superscrip.
t -:-tw*t or
nor o^Fcer o/ fus majctty't ttup* off .Yn*-0n-
d Sir J. B. Warren."
(COPY)
nnu, Feb. 17, 1814.
The government of this island as well as :
i, experiencing 1 considerable diffi-
. and Mr. Stewart, who
esty's consul at New London, be-
'rVred to procure moi
ted States, I am desirous, in order to aid the
.ent, as well as to promote
tile operations, t: <ild be given
;)lans of the :.!. :ied gentleman, in
obtaining the supplies of cash In- und
f, I have t<> n<i'irst, that, ar
ou will be plc^'-d to
on boa. ^nip, under your command,
carried a 1
>ns whom he u ill en^ai^" ; and that \<u w ill
also fo:
.ne to time, coming to this island ; or in the
.
The vessel bearing this let-
.-wise sufler to remain nn>
;t she should not be permitted to go ill'
I hav r to be, sir, your most obedient
butnh
onouf ; of' fficer of
hit mujctnfa thipt nj; don.
HALTIMORI SCHOOL IRS. A nbargo
was la
at sea, la
block. i rhe greater
A e lean), we Ircl re the
.
tachment of 300 prime riflemen anil sixty dragoons,
marched under m
terror i ^uard the lines
We understand the orders of those officers are to
i with-
:
\ -. I
-nugglcrs look 01 see
[We learn that col. Clar'. without meet-
ing the enemy except , ai-
miiggled goods, wh, \\ and brought
m with him.]
..nithatth.
port h:is been ins
jf the Ui>;
i 'id boats, whet! t >art
of the bay, on giving bonds umi.
Coast- MI foreign port*, arc
rmitted to proceed to tin
ing bond.s. Motion Chronicle.
THE ARMI The following frou.
il shi-w the "K
7" man may go to sen ^ rr-
/i^on." u From the dcbu: <-rs
tliat ^
and 6000 privates' But we !tili rtt
ters, and act like those v :
>;eilition to hui\t and <
Indians, nnd "kill them in st\ ,
. he had *':t compnuii of \iln i!ei r ^^crr,ne.i
.i'h't httti hrcn a'
and who still remained in the field a\v.v rder
of the governn.--
intr
are honest Amei jire culled B
:ds and 1\
I'm waggon loads fcf Gotfien
Imtt,
the em!)
sail of sh
1
tion. Coflce at 1(
was not for the small supplies that are *r
y
I
are a
1
txl as to read the lollov HH- \v ,tt, c
8th m-tarr .
'v- hundred
1 riflemen,
possession of the frnn
OonnecUcut r:vcr ; an .
as srrvi
purpose.
Ijnth
i
NILES WEEKLY REGISTER SA'TCRbAY, MAR'CH|2, 1814
sachusctts, and son . :i respect- ithe rek'aM- of nn American scainaj detained aga"u-.5>
able farmer in that t >w;i, \ 11 on board the frigate Statirn.
vice of H. B.m-.yes'.r, mtii,-!:: mth of August, 18 , I! .. -in 'I haver, burn in the toun of Creewvii ' .
and his been detained there ever since a, -Ju- commonwealth <-l impiv-s-
will, refusing t eiit.-r or : .d into the naval service of (iivat Uritain, in the
vance, or any pur t of h ; .. p iv. oilier than what \vusl nmuth of August, IM'j", and detaim J O-.T Mi.i-e.-~
indispensable, and has.bc-.-n furnished him in s,lojv'.| Abo'it C> years ago, when tm> S'utim v>'as jnit in cuin-
He was t: to the Statira wken il mission, he was transferred to her, ;ind lias been.
on commission, npwardn^f MX \eurs ago; has been (constantly on board her to this day.
kept on board l**;r, and is still UiCfC. H \vr>< in her ( 1 am informed* ruvi in f.;ci it was staled bv optahv
tmmanded by captBramley.wheu alic, Stackpole to lk-nt. Hamilton, who was charged with
brought oat M t ^lections and certificate* I the flag, thnt the hte general L\man, our consul at
from the selectmen of Greenwich were forwarded to I London, made application to the Inrds rommUsion-
the British consul at Norfolk, to procure his dis*|era for the. discharge of Timer, but they weie nut
charge, but without effect. The sains documeatijsatisficdwrth the evidence of hii nativity.
were laid before the kvd commissioners of tlic ad- 1 John Thaycr, the father cf I [ii-am, assures me,
jniraUy in London and his release demanded by gc- ] that the certificate of the seli-rlmcn, the town clerk,
neral Lyman; but they wre wt sujfi- /.<. .';'-! and the minister of (.re^n wich, were forv,;>;
:'.' The san>e documents have baen forwarded] some time ago to Mr. Mitchell, the resident :...
to the resident agent for American prisoner* of war for American prison*. i-s of war at Halifax, but does
at Halifax. Tae man himself has toM capt. Stack- j not know the reason why h- wax not released tlit-n
pole that he wHlnot fight agajiujt the tlag of his couri- The sov. ! a ; wril ' JH to his fuihei- and informed him
try. [that OT< representing to capt itackpole that lie was
"0;i Monday l-i>t (March 1-tth) JoJm Thaycr, the! an American citir.cn and would not tight against his
father, applied to commodore Decatur for assistance {country, that cu;;t. Htuckpole told him "if they fell
in procnring the release of his son. The commodore [in with an American man of war and he did not do
distantly despatched a flag accompanied by tlu; fa- 1 his duty, he should be tied to the roast and shot a'.
Iher, furnished with certificates from the minister,! like a dog."
town clerk and selectmen of Greenwich, l . captain; On Monday the 14th i:ist. John Thayer rerjuested
Capel, the commanding officer before New London.! me to allow him a Hag to go oil' to the t*neiny and.
Tli son recognized the father at a distance from the j ask for the release of his son. This I granted at
ghip a*\d told the first lieutenant, "Jfy j?W, air, there
ixmij fatter.'" The old gentleman on meeting his
ofi, was entirely overcome, and burst into tears.
Tie son spent every moment in enquiries respecting
fcis mother and sisters, the friends of his youth, and
the minutest circumstances of his home, the farm
and its concerns.
" The father returne.l, but V;ft the son a prisoner
not of war; but an iui-*illing slave in the service of
the eneing.
"Thig young fnan by his industry, intelligence,
seamanship, and sobriety, has been promoted to be
a boatswain's mate in his Britannic majesty's service,
once and addressed n note to capt. Capel, stating
that I felt persuaded fliat the application of the fa-
ther* furnished as he was with conclusive evidence
of tUe nativity and identity of the son, would induce
an immediate order for his discharge. The reply iii
enclosed. The son descried his father at a distance
in the boat and told the first lieutenant of the Statira
tli.lt it was his father; and I understand the feelings
manifested by thooki man on receiving tire handoi*
his son, proved beyond all other evidence tlhi pro-
perly Ive had m him. There was not a doubt left ou
the mind of a single Hritish ollicer of Hiram Thay-
being an American citizen and yet he is cla-
and acfUally piped the side for liettt. Hamilton, whojtaincd, not as a prisoner of war, but compelled un-
\vas charged with a flag. His JJ. M. is in his debtjder the most cruel thrifts, to seive the enemies f
twio hundred and fifty pounds sterling, which he will his countrv.
cheerfully relinquUh as the price of his freedom.
These facts can be substantiated by the oatli af Mr.
John Thayer and the letters of his son.
" When young Thayer told capt. Stackpole that
lie could not, and would not fight against the flag
'I'll aver ^ias so recommended himself by his sobi'i-
ety, industry and seamanship as to be appointed a
boatswain's mate, and is now serving in that capaci-
ty in the Statira and lie *ays there is due to him.
from the IJi'itish government about two hundred and
of his country, that gentleman* told him that if they i fifty pounds Stirling. He has also assured his father
fell in with an American man of war and he refused tha
hat he has always refused to receive any bounty or-
to do his duty, h>: should be tied t tk<- mt.v.t and foil advance, lest it miglit allord some pretext for deny-
at like a d9g. Captain Capcl replied to his father's \ ing him his discharge whenever a proper applicatioa
solicitations, that he has no authority to release his j
oii; it must be done by the commander in chief, wJio
is at Bermuda; and captain Stackpole, confessing
that he has no doubt of his being an American citi
/en, cannot give him up without an oracr from tin;
admiral; if he docs it on his own responsibility,
lie cannot get a man in his stead but if the admiral
orders his discharge, he must provide a substitute!"
should be made for it.
I am, sir, with the highest consideration, your mos't
obedient and humble servant,
STEPHEN DECATUR.
l.U'T.UN CAI'i:i.*S J.1.TTKH KNCLOSF.D.
Mis It. .)/. ft/tip I.u Untrue of
J\'. J,nml'tn t UthMarch s 1814.
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
J of your letter, together with the certificates of ex-
Copy tf alette fnmcommodore Jtocatur, to the *cciv- ! cllji>I1 K ;" ld d 8C W e mn. panjlr, frtrwardc-d to
tnm of the navii VUU :<1 r colonel Barclay the comimssa-
U. S. ship UnitedSutei, New London, TMarch is, ISM. ' 'T general of JJritish prisoners of v/ar; and I beg to
Siul have the honor to fu/wurd ti you ciiclosud 1 , .return you my thanks for your polite attention.
a despatch received by me from catit. Capel, the com- * regret that it is not in my power to comply with
mauling olll.vj;- of H-, 11,-itish squadron before this your request in orderingthe son of Mr..Iohn Tliayer
port, written in rcplv to an application of mine, for ; to be discharged from his majesty's ship SUtira,
...._j._...- . .... !vit. i will forward your application to the command-
* L'hts is a misnom :r. Tae creature shoul 1 b^ culled .er in cliief by tti?; earliest opportunity, and I hajjje
bartjiwiGyih, Vund,i' } &nd sawrt. &v i^''- 1 - /.-> 'Joubt lie will order iii* iuantdijtls; discharge.
NJLES' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OF THE WAK 9
and cut T ^> \ st Indies swarm
/ ? Tates, has arrived at Pro-"
. s'u, with great consider .
your
* and St. Bartholo-'
! KQ discharged Amerio
her is o \vned bj a 3fr. Pre-
IM Puiis. She has been thirty-scvci,
t ssels urril
a -c she totffc
1 hcW it 6 days-
*""' ' l>urnt 7 vessels
was about
in company with the
men
I tf she was
' lurL '- - T - 1! in- spoil< is b ties of Turkey
' ' i-aw v-ilk.wci-lung llXKJOlbs.
,ms 46 prxrks of the best bkin 4
r > kins 160 dozen tff swan skuis
- d taken i-
'I'll .Mm .Mam*, for Gotlcnburg, witft
1 4. "I I'- - ,, i, oar j was S p ken about thfc
adetachmem of troops beipp sent () { March, all \vrll.
i.niaml of captaHi Holmis, to! T ;K.- pr'p. ' . :un-d by a frimrte
lr " n l )s ll i it Halifax, oh the %tli
iken about Febnu ad ken tent i* fora m<
i \nii-- - ' la ware towns; a skirmish I _, .
- :ifcd in favor .,f oui 1 UL V" 1 "- I . t ,' s sin S ll ^ fhft v.c have n.-
redan o. Iinal nccount ot the capture of
,- bas been published in th,-
NjrisDr.lndcrw^k'srepor
it ,;|tJie killed :,nd wounded on board that NOM 1, m thr
Sanawich. * ctien Wl11 ' tl:c slot) P { %var Peh can, cm tl* 14th of
"V : "'" li; "- w captain, vtly wouhdrf
Mj in tin- l.<:ul.
With a flag of truce, I M" V^lwMnls, miihliipmiin, killed.
'* Orummond, : SS&fcMuAdL do.
taken pri-.i : ,,.!, y,' tU>.
Tlic oili'- 'rtiiiui-i!.' u "' ---- t! "- l3 "'
^iHuikci.
[.Au:. ///i. j
Lbat UK- jx.si
think, suci; di
ddl
.uJ-
\l.
The <
Hall
\v m. :: dx.
thr sailing of many ve^r stout
f them are
iRitant pc>
a
'
1 off*
*
<r^,
-
-
i
lists. .. -
MLES' WEEKLY REG -SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 181*.
A- in..,'
, aiul
ted on the ?5th tilt, to av.-ul capture, both vessels
being closely pursued by a frigate or razee-
By the enclosed report from lleut. Renshuw, you
witt perceive the chase continued 70 hours, during
which time ! ler the necessity of lightening
overboard his guns, cutting
starting his water. This is
the third time \ve have been chased by superior force,
and in every instance the <rrod fortune of the Euter-
prize has been wonderfully manifest.
In obedience to your instructions of the 2d Janu-
iving the United States, ! passed to the
*J.>f Kormuda, and having reached the lati-
tude 01 16 min. N. and long. 62 cleg. 23
jiiin. W. I bore up, ami on the 29th January made
\l.i, hence by
>;nas down 'iu* north skies of Porto Itico and
.rd passage, .-'.long
vili side >f .1 imaica, round the west end of
situation to the other vessels. At 2 A.M. tucEn'.ev
prize joined me and at day light the Mars, but from
the cxtiv-me darkness of the night the Eliza WHS lost
sight of about 8 in the evening and has not been!
-nice: all the following day was spent in search
of her, but without success. At noon by observa-
tion I found we had drifted a degree and a half to
the northward of the place where we made the cap-
1 Vom the slate of the weather immediately
after I .spoke the Eli /a it became necessary for all
the other vessel^ to work offshore, and lieut. Gam-
ble must have been sensible of the necessity of doing
the same with the vessel tinder his charge; and as
he hud six men and plenty of water and provisions I
hourly l->okfor him at this phce, or e\pict
of his arrival at Sarannah. Afier removing the- pri-
soners from the Mars, I intended to hare returned
to windward again and remain :i few days off' the Cat
Keys; but at 4 r. M. discovered a ship which wei
gaw- chase to, and which ultimately led us through
i IK- passage. It being now out of my power to get
to windward, I shaped a course to the northward
and eastward with a strong gale from the southward
and westward; in hopes of meeting With some strag-
gling vessels of the convoy., and having proceeded
as far in this direction as [Thought my instructions
would authorise, without seeing a single sail, I al-
tered my course to the westward.
The tZattlesnake has been under her topsails the
greater part of the cruise, except when in chase,- or
avoiding superior force.
Lieut. Renshaw has rendered me every assistance,
and has discharged his duty v/ith Zealand ability.*
The Enterpri/e is as gallant a little vessel as ever
you recommended, but was continually taken from [floated at the same time one of the dullest in point
the station by vessels it became my duty to pursue, O f sailing; she has escaped capture to be sure, but
as well as the prospect of falling in with the convoy ! altogether by good f>rtur.e and the great exeitions
that had passed the Havana about eight or tea days| o f her officers and men. I assure you, sir, she has
previous to my appearing off that place. (caused me much anxiety and uneasiness from that
I have the honor to enclose you a list of vessels j particular alone. On board both brigs are about 70
captured and spoken during the cruise; among the! prisoners, among them is a midshipman and nine
former you will perceive the private armed schooner] men belonging to the frigate Belvidera* The Rat-
Mars of 14 guns, aivl 75 men. Tins capture affords jtlesnuke will require some repairs, but all 1 believe
me the more satisfaction, as siie belonged to that can be done by our own carpenters; her mainmast-
nest of pirates commonly called Providence priva-; head is badly sprung, and will have to be fished, and
leers. She is a fine vessel, built in Baltimore, and j the upper p'artof her stem has worked loose in con-
well calculated for public service, should govern- 'sequence of the shortness of the scurf, and the very
men t require a vessel of her class. Another priva- careless manner in which it was bolied; but rest as-
leer was in company with her, but night hud so far sured, sir, she shall be ready for sea with all possi-
advanced it was impossible forme U> prevent her 'ble despatch.
escape. The Mars having taken us at first for En- I am happy to add the officers and men of both
glish brigs, between 20 and 30 of her men took to fcriga have enjoyed the highest health; not a single
her boats and landed on the Florida shore to avoidJd ea ih having taking place on either vessel. I regret
impressment; notwithstanding this she ranged up i being obliged to return so soon, but as it became ne
alongside of the Enterprize with tompions out an / d| ce g Sar y 1 trust it will meet vour approbation,
training her guns. Lieut. Renshaw ignorant of the I have the honor to be with the highest considera-
Cuba, through the Florida passage, and so to this
place.
In the windward passage we were chased by a
and narrowly escaped capture. For the p're-
servation of one and perhaps both vessels, I was
under the necessity of separating, but was joined
again by the Enterprize offcape Antonia on (he 14th
February, conformably to previous arrangement.
On the 10> h of February we were again chased by
aline of butl- slnp, but outsailed her with great
ease. The same v-.*s -i, which we learned to be the
Bedford, 74, pursued the Enterprize, when on her
join me off' cape Antonia, for nine, hours; the
latter escaped by a monocuvre at night.
T should have" continued to cruise on the ground
circumstance of any of her men having left her,
gave her a broadside, which killed two and wound-
ed two others of her crew. Lieut. llenshaw's con-
duct was perfectly correct; it was the indiscreet
and fidiculous parade of the commander of the pri-
vateer that caused this unnecessary bloodshed. At
the same time the Mars struck, we took possession
of the schooner Eliza, from Nassau, New Providence,
to Pensacola, laden with salt. In passing the
prize 1 hailed lietti. Gamble, who had her in charge
and directed him to scuttle the vessel and cui uway
her masts, take to the boat he had alongside -and
join the Enterprize then in pistol shot of him. The
wind and current having set us close in with tin-
Florida shore, I was under the necessity of working-
to windward, and directed the Enterprize to do the
same as soon as possible. A light was shown from
the Rattlesnake, rockets thrown and false fires oc-
burnt during- the night to point out our
tion and respect, your obedient and very humble ser-
J\0. O. CREIGHTON.
Hon. William Jones.
Secretary of the nary.
Copy of a letter from lieut Itenshuiv, commanding the
U. S. brig Enter prize, to lieut. freight on, dated
U. S. brig Kntcrpri/e, Cape Fear
River, N. C. 7th Match, 1814.
Sin I have the honor to acquaint you wivii the
arrival at this anchorage of the United States brig
Enterprise under my command. The enemy's fri-
gate that caused the separation of the two brigs
Rattlesnake and Enterprize, on the morning of the
xli'th ultimo, continued in chase of the latter vessel
for upwards of 70 hours; during which time she
was repeatedly within 2 1 2 miles; and on the morn-
ing of ihe 27th in a calm, observed the enemy mak-
ing preparations for the hoisting out of her boats.
To a light breeze Bringing up at this time from the
' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OF T.'IE WAIk.
which brought tlie F.nterprize to windv arJ,
alone is attributed mir esc:,;.".- or'
.>. itliin gun
chase, by the
, a> the o-
o4ior and 15 of oiy gun> \\t-i o th
this painful
'<nt be-
from signal b
.
.l.VM
/ thf brigs Tint
, .nwl .irrn-J. bmn.r
:-i haMng
i.*,bord-
.1 v.. .1 i::ui, buunJ u> Leeward,
. Ixjanl'tl
.-
\V. hoarded t>
Sound to Jamaica ; ,
1 rl,,- Anir-
-i U> St. Jajo de
"
'
Mnd :. BOTU
tfilHQ
Schooner Curfew, ladn with f!<?h and oil from
rt ,nto M.trbtehead, by
tm.
. m St John's
.,kl l)iirnt.
, full rtu.lt vt / tons,
.
' ', \\itii u njighty
. white lead, dry goods,
, but the property
From the piiprrs found on
board t > :
, armed with ^2 long twelve
pounder>, tVuiii Sn
cargo < ; ^oods, sen; Batz,
pounders,
.'Tides, tullow, Stc. from P,i:-
.
an- in addition to the prizes already
ie bv U'i 1 - -
t, full of the richest spoils
:
Irm d tc
laden with ti
ds, &c. ca
by the Ic-.:.-!- of marque sch;
on her j
sunk. The D hllc h:ul previously capUared and
manned a verv valuable
. ,
825. Ship , With a full cargo of drugs M,
k
iled a /,-
bui fi\.; .. , r down fo.
-
ftl into
.
i
.
..i. I hx.l nboiit 46 hliiuk--. oit hou<
.
.
.
nU>f ;
.
FILES' WEMKLY
SATURDAY, MARCH 26,
v.ur. On the 28th was chased by a frigate. March 8
ml light;
'li.^hi.. U i ihe*9th Was rhased six hours by a
'".e 11th, in sight ot'L-n>r Island, a
with a brig in c '-'n within muski-t
hauled upon a wind and escaped. On i'.
a frigate on the weather quarter
standing tor ilu- schooner uiukT a press of sail; at
half past t\ *a\y fl'vM<-r frigate on ihr uv:ither brain;
m'mites past (\ saw unntftcr friratc on the K-c-
"igate 011 tile bow; :l 10
jninutt ther tVigate on the Ice bow,
a brig of war in sight right ahead! -row/fit
;-i>il in chase.- but th<j Tuckahoe ouitnunu. in-red Wie
Yv'hole of them!
"dgn, of and for Li\erpol, of 300
"fled cargo, scut into Portsmouth,
America of Salem.
The great ship Diana, an on 1 urd bound
Lidiaman, laden with t-pars, captured by the Ame-
id !>urnl.
Schooner William, laden with sugar, cofl'ee
:.:id iiiolassfs, from Martinique for St. Thomas,
captured by the Diomedr, run! sent into Savannah.
8J.5. Schooner Mary and Joseph, from (irenada for
fit. Thomas, with 66 hlids of rum and 7 of sugar,
sent into New -York, by the Diomede.
856. Krig Bykar, laden with earthen ware, hollow
ware, v^c. sent into Gloucester by the Fox.
H.>7. Schooner Ho^re sent into Uristol by the Dio-
mede cargo rum, sugar and lime juice.
".rig Rimblcr, from Cape Francois for St. Tho-
:r,as, laden with coffee, captured by the Kattle-
>-.)ake and Enterprise, and burnt.
8;>9. Schooner Eli/a, captured by the same laden
v. ith salt.
S-10. Ship Lridy lYevost, of London, in ballast,
s nt into Wilmington, N. C. by Uie letter of marque
invincible of Salem.
841. Schooner Susan and Eliza, of Bermuda, laden
.vitU 120,000 Ibs. coffee, sent into Wilmington, N.
< :. by the Mars of New-York.
842. Schooner - , called a Spaniard, but with
:. British license and a. good prize, sent into New-
port by the \ iper.
843. Schooner
valuable; laden with dry
and provisions sent into North Carolina by
the Fairv of Baltimore.
THE CHRONICLE.
The nomination of Return J. M, .-,-. eso. to the oflice
master <eiier:l \\iis unanimously confirmed by the vnat
li app.-ars that two of the Fr net)
the I5riii-.li connm rce in tl.
f liar li.n e lai. '.
.\\\- hi .-11 i-i.pturei},/
an<i carried to Bartadoet, by the V, nerabl. . o 74 -
In New -Jersey -.in act has been j>:i-,v il to \ , in truueei thees-
I'.iitual drunkards and gambit rs, ami to prr>i -ut drimlvcn-
Dets and gatnblii^, \lt<r tlie conviction oftlicbi: criiws, no act-
or d. til is \nljil in I.IM i- spectililt their e-:
It isnoteHsytoin.il;, up a. i opinion on tbe b i;ifc- of things iir
Europe, the shreds ol of intelligence brmp vague. desulior\ ami
i Vuleiifly jtartial tut lo.Ui si I. ... ,-% , r, that thft
Republic of Holland H e\i'mKui!,botl. 'J-h. i Her lia*
MCamedtM titleol -So\erei;,'H I'rinee of tin Netherlands." ami
from every thinp \*. se- there is reason v> eoiielude that the irn-
v.Tiinieiit will he <Ajf / V,'<V. The British |):q
D| annexing all that true* of eoitntry knoWn by tin- i;n. ral name
terjtrineipality. It U uudentuod that the young
ju-iiK-e ol <>rrtii'<.' is to mMrrythe <lau ,h; i-ol'tii prine.-
presuiDptive lii-ir oftlie tlirohe of the I Hired KHiicdoiif. ^<mu:
aceouius say, that "it .IH i, n -,)opsr>f tire Alliev h;i\- emssed the.
Hliini; and that sonn lar^i bodit have marched for Italy, through
Switzerland. Of Ht . Hfjyintic, we know nothing:
ccrtuinly some speculations are oflVi.d us tbiriRh it were possi-
ble that'an army of the A|li s, entering Fra ice on tjiv route t
I.r/unx, miicht form a junelion with him. It was rumored in Lon-
don that ^deputation from attcit-nt Xorniandy, had made a direct
application to the French prince* ot' the house of Buur/mn to i*v
tnrn, promitiiig to raiae the standard
fee. It tvr--
thinly appears that limui/iarti- is m<.\t i losdy pros-sett ; but the ]>(<>-,,
Itest em faithful to him, and if they are and continue so, he will
rive out the invaders. He is making extraordinary exertions;
ocolh-ct and organize his troops ; aiw tle\ uppeartube actuated^,
i' ith a hi^h spirit and ^reat /.eal lor tin service: The next arrival
from Kurope M ill pmhahly i^ive us intelligence in a regular shape j
of eNentsof mighty importance. We are im-lided now to heli-A*
that the British have succe<d>.-d in di\ertiirg the Allies from thei'r
ilesiufii of uukinii ;i liberal peace v ith France ; but tlie at-
counts, as before observed, are so desultory Uiat we hate not what
t' ealenlatr upon.
flt-rfion. We have not yrt vi-peivrd cerlain ar-'
counts of the result of the bte election in S'ew Hampriiire lor go-
vernor, council, senate and assembly. )1ut fhis is admitted, that
the "repubHcans" liave ; tined eoniiderahly on their opponeuu, it'
they have not defeated them.
( lovernor Sutler has rejected tlie bill for incorporating farty-twol
new banks, that passed the legislature of Pennsylvania. We re-
retthat wo have nor room W insert his; nmsons for the procedure
ot withstanding, bee-omen law,
gre
this week. Rut the bill has,
jeenpassetl.iii both homes by two thirds of the members voting iu
iivoi- of it. \Ve fi-ar it will be fruitful in calamity.
844. Brig Falcon, 200 tons, 10 guns, fr
ii.r liie (Jape of (.ood Hope, laden with
from London
dry goods,
sterling, captured oft' Madei-
ra, and sent into Bath by the America of Salem.
8-15. Brig Superb, .sent into Charleston by the
Mars of New-York.
1 a1
846. Scli'- , l;ulen with rum and sugar,
s lit into "Newport by tke Viper.
, under Russian colors, from 1'en-
.-:iroia for London, laden with 1,100 bales of cotton,
-ent into Savaninb by the Saucy Jack of Charleston.
. British.
Tota. -itcly arrived
,! suti , "d for, 3<J vessels: estimated
al tj^e value ,UOO.
gj- It is calculated, that the lute dec -si-is ol' the
.su pi-cm c court of the United States, regarding 1 ves-
. ling; under Hritish lic..-n.-.es, k~. Ta;,d ^(.-ijc:;-al-
jv, an'o rtifiti, o',i tri'.lv Jiriti .) \vifltlirow
, Uo tbe hands of the o\vn.- armed
Proceedings of Congress.
IN SENATE.
Satnrduy, March 19. After disposing of soino
)rivate business, the senate resur.ed the considcra
.ion of the loan bill.
The question was taken on the amendments re.
sorted by Mr. King, from the committee to whom
the bill liad been referred, and negatived, yeas 8.
nays 19.
The bill was then read the third time by unani-
mous consent, and on the question "shall this bill
pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative as follows :
YKAS __ Messrs. Anderson. Hibh of Geo. Rledsoe. Hnnvn. ('haw-,
Condit, Fromentin, C'.aillard, German, Giles, (iiluian, llowi-U
I .acock, M<irrow, Kobrit*, Smith, Stone, Tail, Taylor, Turner,
Variium, Wortliington 22.
NAYS, Messrs. Goldsborouph. (iore, Iluntcr, Klnp, Lamber:.,/
Mason f'p.
proceedings of the llous'e of Repre
sentatives,
Nothing of importance dc^ne.
hill undecided.
in tv})C, must be omilteii.
The Yazoo
to 8 ill <', m and J
TliK DOCUMENTS
rnrnishcd at a call of the House of Representa-
tives, on an enquiry into the causes of the failure of
our arms, so completely monopolizes our pages as to
exclude many tilings dc-sin-d to be inserted. lUn
y properly belong to this work and must have the
precedence. We v/er^ wrong in saying that thcsr-
<):ipc-rs, which ^dl Tn- n,:, <l,Uur, would cost the pa-
iic enormous amount of /.' /n<nr!^>i and Jifty
,':ind d'll-ars. Nne of these prizes have been notice<i
our list. The whole of them may be \vortl; x Jiol
.vll/jiis.
only, jtronsof the liK'iisTKii but ffirai cents; tliey will
cost iliem CroiN '20 to '^.'j cents.
We iH'V.M- commence one of these long coijtimier?
series of documents without becoming hevrUly vea
I'i'sd of th-i' '
NILES WEEKLY REGISTER.
. \ i
[WH
dim mcmimsxc jttrai>i:\ i n. i L
Print-
Vivy of tli<- t'ni'
.lf/rrcA 18f
I to bo
it tlic following in
. and in
one at Philadelphia. 1 ner, it is
i\ the month of December
would have been,
vcral so 1
urn d:nai r -
(1 bv tlir middle
at Pli
ly
.ir, Mitlinrisoil by lav.', linv?
rill bet itird inatu.
of go ' \hich arc i
three more i
Tipping nttliciu-
!>cen ntirchasc^l at Philadelphia;
;rrn shore ol ^
Iwve *>
yrd i!
>rgia; and preparatory
ic force
\v OrU-ans, in vessels
i, M fast as men can be procured
10 tim-
i been proi
i.ir*, WM J"
f head
I
arc pt\ ;
>cs,amou'
y, but
.
account of t' i p'irchasr
,t>er.
;ippro-
( .
folk and this j<l;irc, of a q
ii'.rk stutl, h<-^m^, and :na^t ;
>liip^ .f ?4 jruv . t'.vo 44gim
he par-
hicli ai-eno yet in the d^p.'.rui.
-
I and a 'I 1 and for fit
- :tre churge*lile i:;
appm;
- live oak tim't been
made, as ihr tr:i impracticable
would Ix-
, ild b
>
', the fr;
the form and
the par' .
1
I
A ih
, I'RDAY, APKIL ,', 1814.
On ii
s months'
i
a ion.
.
s
boring,
last and smelting
ydraultc engines, rope \vorks,
luck, and work .she; -
us head of \\ater,
. commanded in this vicinity. Here a!
,.d and d<'pot of timber, and mate-
, and the principal dockyard for
repairing ships of war. Such an
my of our seaports, accessible to
ships of the line, would form so great a temptation
.ert'ul enemy as to render destruction certain,
(ted by forts and garrisons of the most
formidable and expensive nature.
'.-nces at the pass of the highlands,
.11 doubt on this subject, and
'ie necessity of a large protecting force.
~>u is a deep, bold, noble stream, of
igation. The surrounding country
pi-oduces abundance of iron, and large quantities
1 the banks. of the Hudson furnish ava-
naval purposes. Thccommu-
u-rn lakei, is more
direct . >le to the distribution of naval imd
.tn any other situation that can be
selected. The only objection of importance that I
iiggesied, is, that the Hudson :;t this
, the ice a fortnight sooner, and
opens a fortnight later, than at New York; but this
objection is greatly overbalanced by the exlraordi-
Ivantages of the situation.
In order to select the most suitable situation, a
* examination, and Mirvev, under the direc-
".nenred officers, aided
appears to be indispensable,
i which has been prevented by the
, and consequent occu-
rs t qualified for this service.
irdinary seamen, and
by law, i^ indefinite and discretion-
'lent, as will appear by the follow-
of the 21-st of April,
vol. K, I > the officers, seamen, ordina-
.iplains,
<: u-ters commandant,
lieutenants,
1 midshipmen, and
<.-amcn, ordinary seamen, and boys,
lie same date, page 152, autho.
lent to man and equip tlus gunboats.
The art of the od of March, 1807, vol. 8, page
307, authorises the employment of 500 additional
:en, ordinary seamen, and b
The act of the 31st January, 1809, vol. 9, page
..uthoriscs the employment of 300 additional
, and 3,600 additional seamen, ordinary
h of March, 1812, vol. II,
of I he navy
: \ to officer,
1 equip ll;<
the building 1 , oi" 1 manning,
Nfarch, IS 1 :9, au-
jir( side-lit to build six s!o'-ps of war,
build, or j)iorurr, sueh a number of sloops
licr armed vessels on
j--ub!ic . ri quire; ftl
.ul lo employ the number of seamen, as may
be necessary for such vessels as are authorised by
!a\v to be put in commission.
act of the 3th of July, IttU, vol. 12, page
10, authorises the president to cause to be built,
equipped, and manned, such number of barges as
"ie in;iv deem necessary.
Thi-iv is no correct data in the department, bV
which to ascertain the actual number of seamen, or-
linary seamrn, and hoys, employed at any one pevi-
ul. The longest period of enlistment being for two
/ears, and in many cases for the flotilla service, fo'i-
a shorter period; the number is constantly fluctua-
ting, and, consequently, cannpt be correctly ascer-
tained; but it is believed, from a general view of
the subject by the accountant and myself, that the
number employed during the year 1813, has consi-
derably exceeded the estimate "for that year.
There is not at this time, in the department, suf-
ficient data upon which to estimate the number of
gunboats actually fit for service; some have under-
gone partial repairs, while others have deteriorated.
The following will show the number on each sta-
tion, and their presumed condition, vi/:
Portsmouth, X. H.
Newburyport,
Boston,
Rhode Island,
1 .ondon,
New York,
jn service
do.
'do.
do.
do.
do.
Gunboat*.
6
In ordinary, fit for service
Delaware bay, in service
In ordinary, fit for service
Baltimore in service
Potomac, do.
Norfolk, in service, and ready for ser-
vice but very lightly manned re-
cruiting as men oiler,
North Carolina, in service
South Carolina do.
do.
New Orleans,
-38
/
12
-19
1
5
6
125
\Vhei. lered that six large sloops of war
have been builr, equipped and manned, in our sea-
ports, and three sloops of war and one ship of 26
guns on the lakes, within the preceding eight
months; that three 74's and three 44's will be added
;:-, b\i\.ioMcharcyetto be manned, and that
\\ still exists for building one 74 and three
~oon as suitable materials can be had; it ap-
pears to me that any further provision at present for
the increase of our naval force, would not add to
its efficiency, and therefore, is not necessary; ex-
cept such as I have suggested in my letter to tjie
KILES' WEEKLY REGISTER UNITED STATES' XAVY.
75
t-iken into V . I
still very deficient in : .ly and
rapidl- i^le numb*. - to our
\n of the naval committee of '..' mmand are re-quired to nv-jetthe
the honor to j in tir the regular i parti-
, of tliat i. ;g. Those
.
,a ac-
to form the officers fur tke ships of war, ought not
to be
There are olher intrinsic
-e unknown on board our .- : ,
The temptations to insubordma'.
much greater in ti ! amphibio-;
t the rigors of n
it and gre;. >n, dis-
..ting for this sen ice.
and liver-craft men, seam v sea-
men who have famili. . il mr-
"f emplo\", will >
under a local commander of
force, but their
fabricate. The
important parts
will
m number,
-e no\v, ami \vill
ricating
i
With the r ise of our naval foi
don oryoungoffi A
- tew in nun
Theret ,ive the
whicb they
.iiul acquit
it will
llu-i; 1 accjuiiv
'
ur T-J's and frigates,
on th-- 1 . f sufti-
i nihjectof aerioua
IDC of our commanders; and the
.1 system precludes the
,;crience from any other
i promotion. It is true, sailing mas-
special
n why
.ml v.diublc clas hould
.'Jed to promotion as midship-
orooted lieuteuants, under
!
. honorable committee will br
Appreciate the arguments which 1 ha\v
, r their consideration.
the propriety of aug-
,d to increase tin.- nuni-
in the same proportion
the ;rin\.
I tl*- recollection of the
: ml part ti
i nil ('he i.
'
n which r
tli.it ii
ripe.
ink in our naval servir
by ivgular gradation, connn:.
.nfluence, and distinguished c
cannot
present regulations. The nece.s*ity of ti
nvs which I ha\. . has induced the
employment of a few acting officers wi
but without rank, i,i two of the most irnportar.'
tions, viz : New-York harbor and the '
bay. These appointments appear to ha\\
confidence in these districts, and the success in re-
cruiting for the service on tl, nsidev-
ing the unequal competition of the military and pri-
vate service, has been favorable.
I u.mld, therefore, take the lilv .resting
th;- utility of providing by law, for tin- appointment
of tour captains, with the same I rk ami
authority in the flot.'lla
and emoluni tains in UK- na\ \ . and twelve
lieutenants, with the same relative rank and autho-
rity in the i:
emoluments, a.s li Nut limiteil
.mporary i-m[)loymeni of the flotilla \
rank in the na\\. other than in the tlotilla in
1 by the rule-> and re; I
it ot the i:
great imp
I roiild have 1 mean
n of the na\ y department ; for the
tlte r
.ring a period ut the nv>^,
Hi \\liK 1 1 I rrr..,
a-, v
.ure to
be,
c pee* so
Jel i berate
mrlf, or
And. aa it
m it noy
ffor. chairman
7$
KILEs WEEKLY REGISTER-SATURDAY, APRIL 5. 1814.
\\ V nr.l'Aim! </ 4th, 1814.
ition 1 have the honor t.i U-aimmit, lierewilh, :i li^ of the *hips an<
. 'ion, and iuuu of the commander of
illy,
nt servant,
\V. .K)NF.<-
The i ', chairman
of the naval committee of th* sc-
1 of tin- naval force of the United States.
TES.
STATIONS.
COMMANDERS.
KANK.
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74
Building at Portsmouth, X. II.
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74
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Building ut Clurh s'o\vn. Main.
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Fligale
/ 4
New York
John Rogers
Captam
44
Ni'\v London
Stephen D:-qatui
Ditto
44
Cruising
Charles Stewart
Ditto
44
Building at Philadelphia
8
9
Tibia
44
44
Building at Baltimore
Building at Washington
10
.. under sailing orders
Charles Grtrdoii
Ditto
pen
3 f >
I'oruniimtli, N. Hampshire, fitting
John Smith
Ditlo
M
New London
Jacoh Jones
Ditto
13
32
C roiling
Davitl I'orter
Ditto
15
Adam*
\ Jams
Corvejte
24
24
Cruising
Cartel to Gottenburg
I'hark-s Morris
Samuel Angus
Ditto
Master commandairt
Sloop
18
18
New York (guard ship) \
V-w London
James Biddlc
Ditto
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Peacock
18
18
18
Portsmouth N.II. under saling orders
v ork, under sailing orders
Johmon Blakely
Joseph Bainhridgt.
l.^wis Warringtoi
Ditto
D.tt.>
Ditto
Erie
18
Baltimore, ready lor sea
C. G. llidgely
Ditto
13
Baltimore
Robert T. Spence
Ditto
18
Washington^ fitting for sea
[officer
'rleans
Danl. T. Patterson
M. com. commanding
M
Cruising
John Dowifx
Master commandant
A lf||
16
Cruising
Bomb
BriC
Nt-w Orleans
16
Savannah (guard ship.
39
16
CruNinj'
George Parker
Ditto
30
tun
Schooner
14
14
14
Cruising
Cruising
Charleston, S. C.
John O. t'reiglitoi
James Kciishaw
John 1). \l>
Ditto
Lieut, commandant^ 1
MiiNi-r eonnnaiidanr
Mich]
14
Charleston, S. C.
Lawrence Kearncj
Lieut, commandant
Ignited States' naval force on the Lakes.
VESSELS.
ATES.
STATIONS.
rOMMASTDEBS.
BANK.
Ship
24
Lake Ontario
Iaac Chauncey
Commodore
20
AVilliamM. Crane
Mastrr commandant*
Brig
10
Thomas Brown
I.irnf. rominandant
Schooner
14
M. T. Woolsey
M:isf'i rominandan*
:'kias
6
!j.r Elliott
Mi(lsliipnianeom.
8
5
3
Samuel W. Adams
Lieut, eommandan'r
3
Henry Wells
Ditto
'ricaji
2
Wolcott Chaunc*y
Ditto
11
2
JohnSti
Sailing Master
2
Philander A. JOm i
Lieut, commandan-
2
2
Lake
Bomb
1
Mervine P. Mix
Sailing Master
17
-nee
18
Lake hue
Jesse D. Elliott
^M. com. commanil'n!:-
18
[offlcei
Ship
V)
n Charlotte
Ranter
10 r
[Captured from the enem
I^idy Prcvost
Sl'i
123
<':il' '!
Brig
2
Sch<K)ucr
4
2
pion
2
Vortupinc
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23
'I*"\';'. r
1
1
Montgomery
'Jjnunodoi-ePrebk
Sloop
8
8
8
Lake CUamplaiu
T. Macdooougli
1
M. com. commainling
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Gunboats, bar
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Barges
/i':.i.t.';flO
f0mr.v
l..-nj
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6
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10
1
;itor
i r jrnrt & cutter Ajtp.
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Flotilla
M
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fit
Depart men'.
\v. .FO\I-:S.
of C
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mint on the subject, winch ,
i 10.
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he intruded to enquire into the
lowing vessels whose cargoes shall co:
j tn< -.1, bark or lime, lo prorr,
i judge of Mary- 1 place ; :l statc t(( UJle or nu
, .ilium Nelson, jr. marshal of the an adjoining state, uiui
IV) in the messago of I rulations as the pn , fc ),aU
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, 179!): of that granted direct ; and also into t',
Chief .lustice of tin: fore chiefly employed in ll
Same ms'u
be employed ai^uin in the
and of that granted to o n ,],,
..sition of Mr. U
-iij\vs : for (
>cd now to consider the iv
: dnriug ill of the
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WEEKLY REGISTEU-SATURDAY, APRILS isii.
.tended to the usual
irumeiit, the committee reported the
rith certain
of the bill to a third
. whirl) \\.-is decided by y-:is and na\s, the
i!i\\ = Jiir tlie b
adjourned
.i/i/ivA 19. Nothing of importance
i 21.- The Yazoo business wu&
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then concurred in the report oft'.
mitte<
: some other
imittee
in the
chair, on the bill t
1 nitcd States to permit the
fire o 1 v wi'Ji a c:irgo to Sierra Leone ;
together with the report of the committee of com-
merce and manufactured against -
[Tb: ..Ted on the petition of Paul
CulFe, !,ich our
t to have read in on-
is sulficiently ex-
' he title of the bill.]
bill underwent a discussion of a verv diffuse
nature, and of no ';'le l,:i '
t of the '
:-osvenor, Pickering,' Tagg
:IT.AV, Duv.il and Sbipherd,
in the coir.
was supported by
art,
\vton, Wright, M'Kim, Kerr,
: Vt. and In^er.^ull.
pported on the ground of the ex-
;; - ; the
philanthropy of bin v,e\\v ; tlie benefits to humanity
"f which a success in these
productive, the benefits which
result t.) i; --.ates, particula, '
, institution which w -
would res
the es-
N lr. Wright explained bis ir.otp-
supporting the present bill, in a speech ot c<
Mr. Irving, of New York, foi
and gave bis reason why he should vote for tl
Mr. Forsy the opposed the bill, and was replied to by
Mr. Oakley the committee rose ai ! tb.-i'r
agreement to tlie bill, 70 to 44. The bill b<v
Vfr, Hull, moved to strike out the
first section of the bill, with a view to the in
<'f a dii ; ion which he ottered, not chang-
ing the principle, but providing for an earlier pay-
ment of the money therein mentioned iiuo the trr'a-
sury of (Georgia, negatived. Mr. Forsytlu
to strike out the 4-th section. Negativ
'. Other amendments were proposed, aiul
"I by Mr. Gaston was under consid,
when the house adjourned.
Tuesday, Jfu, ! house agreed to all the
amendments of the senate to the bill for tht
organizing and supplying the army, except one.
The bill for the indemnification of the Ya/oo
Claimants was then taken up , several amendments
proposed and disrusv.'d, and the house adjourned.
trcdncsdai/, March i>3. Mr. Brigluim presented
the petition of sundry inhabitants of Sntton, Milbu-
ry, &.c. in the county of Worcester, Mass, stating
that they are manufacturers of scythes and mill
saws, and praying that duties may be laid on the
importation of those articles. Referred to the com-
mittee of commerce and manufactures.
Yuznci claims. The bill was again before the house.
___ Mr. Ti-'jup moved its indefinite postponement, and
rul character of Mr. CulFe was fully credited" and ent ered at large into the merits of the subject, ve-
generally admitted, it was said that'the bill would 'bemently opposing any compromizf wbu
violate, in favor of a foreign mission, that, policy ( ^ ):ite ensued, in which Messrs. Farrow, Kppes,
nviiich we had re fused to infringe for the sake even
vite t; on of free blacks, a part of our
population which we could well spare, &c. &c.
On the other hand, the bill was opposed on va-
rious gr- mids. Whilst the excellence of the gene
...t 1 v i i
*>t our and fishermen ; that Mr. Cutt'e
ir.ight depart in neutral vessels with his companions,
but that it tvould be improper to permit him to car-
<i cargo, \vhich was not at all necessary to his
tpagating the gospel ; that his vovnge
} Vfllll(1 -olicy of existing laws,
independent of the embargo policy, because Sierra
< i lenient; that as thK
British BetUement, in the possession of a nation
rte 1 to be the bulwark of our reli-
gion, tht-iv was no occasion for parting
from the United States to enable her to carry her
into effect, &.c.
thisdrbate was considerable con-
! something like asperity as t<> the cha-
sh nation for religion and humani-
ty, in which Mr Pickeringof M., Beside,
r, Kerr of
he principal deb on the evi'l
which Blight result from transporting i
slaves from this country to a British
The question, however, appeared to t 1
lurn on the expediency of permitting, under UK- < \
istenoe of the restrictive system, a cargo to jro out
which must necessarily sail under British licence
:t was argued would not be granted unless it
onsidcred advantageous to the interest of th"
. .that such trade should be curried on.
and IJarnett opposed, and Messrs. Findley, Clark and
sk of N. V. supported the bill.
Mr. Stanford rose to reply to a remark made by
Mr. Clark respectingthe mutilation of the documents
in the oIKce of the clerk of this house, which estab-
lished the fraud in the purchase of the Ya/.oo lands,
which fact Mn S. had asserted some days ago. He
now reiterated the assertion, and his statement was
confirmed by Mr. Mucon of N. C. and others.
A good deal of explanatory conversation took
place on this topic, during which several motions to
adjourn were made and lost.
Mr. Nelson of \ a. declared his intention of op-
posing bis voice to tlie p.-. lie bill ; and coni-
mcnct d a speech in opposition thereto. After pro-
:i motion to that
<ul the house adjourned at half past 5 o'clock.
'2-\. The Ya/oo claims' bill
After MI <n, (Jholson,
before the bouse.
st and St-jnford bad opposed, and Messrs.
Lattimore, (delegate for the M^ississippi Territory)
and Wright hnd supported the bill, the
question on a motion for the indefinite postponement
of the bill was Uken and decided the bill as follows:
indefinite postponement
YEAS Mean, Alrvnr/er, Alston, Anderson, Archer. Uard,
I?:irn< If, Htnll, Howcn. Mi-own, Kin-well, Caldweil, Ciillioini, Con-
.ard, Crawford, C'r, i^hton, Crouch, Cuthhert, Davis of Pen.
I>( nojelles. Dt-sha, Du%';ill, K;irlc. Kppes, Kvstns. Farrow, Franklin,
; Vf.rsyiln-. <.liolsjii, (;oo<hvi;i. Orilfiji, Orunclj, Hall, Harris. H-.uves,
!uj:hajn ; Irwin, J<jhuscm of Va. Joluison, OT
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i;S WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL-
i, whose name is Spr. ;t inu-
l of cour.< been naU:
ten to lay be-
the following letter from
Butler to general Harrison, by which it appears that
a been obtained by n Miull iUM:,
. a much superior force of British
< /;
n.int Shannon, of th-
-f of inform*
tt a detachment of the troops muler im
..d by captain Hohr.es of the '24''
.y, have obtained a signal vicU:
: place on the 4th inst. about 100
miles from this placemen UK i rench. Our
force 'f no more than 160 range
mounted infantry. The enemy, from theii' own at-
knowl- -lit 24-0. The fine light conk-
..tally destroyed ; they
illantly, and their commander
: -jn paces ot our "front line. The light
company of the 89th has also suffered severely ; one
officer of that company fell, one is a prisoner, and
another is said to be badly wounded. In killed,
wounded and prisoners, the enemy lost about 80
on our part there were but four killed and
four wounded. This great disparity in the loss oa
tach side, is to be attributed to the very judicious
position occupied by captain Holmes, who compel-
led the enemy to attack him at great disadva:rtage ;
even more than his gallantry, merits the laurel.
Burned, and will furnish
the expedition, which shall
immediately be transmitted to you
Very respectfully your most ob'dt servant,
H. Bl'TLKU, Lt. col. conuCg JJetroit.
Harrison.
ny's force as stated by tJie prison.
Royal Scots 101
89th regiment 45
Militia. 50
Indians 40 to 60
236
P. S. We took one hundred head of cattle also
from the enemy, intended for Long Point or Bur
lingtoo."
^ AL.
>rivateer Comet, of Baltimore, has arrived
at Wilmington, N C. fiom a crui/e in which she
Captain 1 I
a del iMt of
(fed.) l!V>o l .>; for Pfemer, (rep.) 19,026. Te:,
to be liL-ard from, which will not materially.
vary the result. Jt is probubK- that in conseqin
- then- has not been an election by the
The "republican" nett gain is A:;, votes,
war. They have
:iieml.ers in the house of re-
, but there is a .small tujori-
ty. The senate is also "federal," but the council is
"republican."
OPEAN A:'; MRS.
lly the arrival of the brig Humbler at Boston,
with a valuable, rargo from . \\ e. have
'> the 9th of February. "\Ve have also
/ datck to the 31st of January, r/u. Jiermiuh 1 ..
Ti>e substance of the intelligence
The original preliminaries of peace offered by the
allies and acceded to by Napoleon, have been done
away, probably by the interference of Castlereagh.
Yet a congress of the ministers of the belligerents,
say of Franc*, .iustnn and J B !rtit-
/, was in uession at Chatillon, in France, at the
date of our latest advices. On the 6th of February
thedtTke'of Vicenza, (Caul ncourt) the French miiv-
ister, gave a dinner to* ( , and tin- other
diplomatic character* the next day they all dined
with Castlereagh. "The best etiquette'' appears to
lave been observed, and the French and English
ministers were "full of attentions" to each other.
On the 9th a courier from Lord Castlereagh, for
London, passed through Paris for Calais, which is
said to be the route by which the couriers will
proceed, as being the most direct. What these
plenipotentiaries are doing, i* not hinted at the a-
bove is the whole that we have of the ir proceedings.
The allied a^nucn hare entered France in ^real-
force and parties of Cossacks had advanced as far
Fontauibk'it, about thirty three miles from Paris.
Napoleon left I*aris January U5, to put himself at
the head of his armies, and some partial battles
took place on the 3d and 3d of February near Bri-
enne, in which the French claim the advantage ,
but nothing of importance was done. \Ve have no
certain accounts of the force of the French armies
between the allies and Paris, but suppose it
very considerable a private letter
they have
made
prizes ; the chief of which we
hem of their valuable effects.
Ad'.n .c ha.s arrived at
rid is to superccde \Varren in the com-
<ted ilmt h'rs force
vill consist of U) or 12 ships of the line and mam
1000 pieces of artillery, and the force may be three
hundred thousand strong. A part of the veteran
army of Spain passed through Paris the 4th Fe-
bruary to join the emperor ; and the good dis-
positions and zeal of all the troops is highly com-
mended. The allies appear to have committed
great excesses in France. It is particularly noticed
that the) destroyed the house and curious gardens,
Sec. of the celebrated Riijf'tni t then occupied by his
grand-daughter, mad. Buffo*. Kntrendunents have
been raised round J'ari.-;, for the protection of the
capital, in the event of a defeat of the grand army
- or -3000 marines, under ma- :uul troops ^"erc pouring into the city from all quar
. .chois. That he will also bring wjlh him to ters '* MC "Hies had made an attack upon lu twerp,
ast "a strong body <jf riflemen and battering!^ were repulsed with los.s. Indeed, the strong
"ckets, shrapnel slicll.s, with j towns and fortified ]jla(;es appear to be generally in
jdl the ammunitions, &cc. necessary to give ei'lcct toU ncnan ^ s ^ tne Frewch, and being well garrisoned
.-.gines of destruction." and in the rear of the allies, may ive a good account
of them, on their retreat, if Bonaparte shall beat
them. The fleet at Antwerp of course, was not taken,
nor has the Tc.rcl fleet fallen into the hands of the
allies but it is not said where it is. Some of the
places in JfolUuulzi'v yet held by the French, but in
general that country is wrested from them. IVel-
THE CHRONICLE.
The editors of the . . state
that it is the positive determination of many mem-
..rress, that the subject of the National
Hank should be brought forward in some practica-
ble shape before the rising of -the present session.
.-Hampshire ejection. Ileturas from 193 towns
liuvc been received. The votes ure for CHman
not taken Kayo-nne, as was reported, nor
is it probable he will be able to advance ; being op-
posed, not only by the army of tioult, but a volunteer
army of Basques 20;000 strong, under the Uasqut
WEEKLY REGISTER PUBLIC DOL
general Ilia-espy. Tlic-c people h.ive a peculiar
Wfiguatje and habits, differing " tm '
French ; un<l uro one <>f the hardiest races of lacn
determine
:n Jlordeaux, says that tlie i
, end ; hut another ii: - , ll K'''"- 1 '
alarm ' that city. It t'i.. us that
Public Documents
ited in thr
.- but we deemed moat i;-efui '.
-.e red into some >
,f .Spain, wlio has >cnl th,
dial it may be
tlie following '-official I5ni!'
, Hr.Thornto
with;. minister plenipotent iary, d<
n his majes
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luce Denmark to
a the. slave trade and
.
tt.r
ut tlif militia stiitum-
mis were fired ;n celehwtion Ku.iiu:in\i-i.i|.%nia> ioi '
eaee with Denmark.
t lichl by /- .
militia.
t
land troop* are
thing i .Vf, but he is j,
,.l of that city. .Marshal Sitchet
is still
:.g to unite witii - in the k
.ot including
, at Ah-x.in-
in is levying with success ;
and the people a;
' .quarters of t!.
.unication with N
lie had a numerous garrison. Ti.
prince of the Ni-tle;-landY* has appdinti-d a minis-
Tej- plenipotentiary to the i ".d it- is
,n paper of the ;ll.st .Ian. that his
: ic princes:, (Jharlotte of \\
volum-
ill that have iraclie.i -'ad :s
1 1 in the xibjug.uion ,
Krancr,
j)'il him of all hi* po>-
States. If, ;
T"M!' toflmrvl.'.oa'ti
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t' cootinuii
M!I..!I- by a nqiiiMtiuu UJHUI
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lur M.
\oiu^ faithfull) am.
I)K\K Sill- 1
. i <.r ti,,-:jj, aii . khallemj
--ililc i tii-i't.
en hundred mm wen
hi-liirr yt-M< nlay, but u strong ii^t. rly v .
lilt- to i.
Tin- v. Ill-It- i-.n-r. :<v thrre t^ouwnd c omh
tin' tcarn-
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.il.lc ti> peuclrati- tlit-ni IK-I'DI
i.- inlin-i'iHti.
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BR SATURDAY, APRILS, 18U.
,,!U, nil the ;sl
.i< h will i-u nmand the
h-jurs alter tl.t
: in ope
, hOUSC>S,
i da sin-
will not material! . . iliat ac-
belovv.
Kured. Jwlging
from tl. tl
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vt i the
1 ;ic of communication hi>only
i Ijor.
I nmli-r tin- 1st :.iul Mb hewli
MHII tlx reforc is, tliHt i
dop- Cli u
that place benoi largely reinforced; .-unlit U
.
allow us to n:ivi'.;:ite tli l;ihi s. cyrely. v In- ollr
with the
i.e h.inds of th.-
, h- has
, my \):>.i-
ituation,
and several of our schooners returned,
uid the win. > anx pro-
Indians, to whom
.mda talk, and I lo<h
first object, otherwise, w.- ,},
.1011. \ ARM
Harbor, 5th Octubcr, 181,3.
\V:ir Department, October
JTOU and the com
uid distinct understanding
pl-in of operations, and the kind and ilcgn
in betake a position which
shall ha\- . shutting in Yi o, and of covi rin;
sc.-nt ll|j
II the snhjert
U ince ht w ; .!f
, lur. ni-e . lb it not prnbahlc- that a |>:irt of the
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. the enemy might look at it, and what wouldJfurther naval as
itia and 800 regular troops, j being possible, ought to In n
.n-nadi'T Island", K'C-iijiy ti
It' \v i-an he covered in ^
d should attain that. M < IT)
ihould we fail (a contingencj-, \vliiih
naval aid \\ill hi n-
iition oi tlie si i-ontl jinrt of the plan. As th.
' id-boind, and the commodore hn*e, explanations on the
tdilyand convcnieiiily f:'i\en. Let me know th<
.. . believe wu- yours tuily,
'. and still c. JOHN ARMSl'K'
i .M.r us with this \or-gencralWllkinson.
, !-,martoi
.and of colonel Scott. V.V have just had an alar'
It' among the fu^t on parade, I have witnessed a wind-bound, and
'i I shall profit Si-.ift. heton- I |.a\e him, which will ; ma y Df , r-adilyai.
hein:t 'hank Almighty <Ji>d. the
soon U-iuar you, bnt it is in his power, by adver*
and by -a. I mo\.- with about 3,?'
;i. and God preserve you.
.TA. WILKINSON.
The honor tfil f Jvhn Armstrojig.
'jurnnl of thf xcrretary of
Herbor
.i>vn, and
i/ii"t of
1 oninion,
iv, and proposed
"^ lr that [;
. ilkinson
. ! -.(natters, Sackett's llm-'ior, October 9, 1813.
DFAR SIR 'I'll, c-oinmodore and m\s If ha\.- Uitht-rto under
stood .neh other p^vfei-tly, and 1 think we shall harmonize to the
.nd. He tn ready to sail the moment the wind s.rves; and \,u
usured that nothing essential to give e-tlei-t to the opera
tioiis of (he arms und' T my command, and to accomplish the vie ws
ui the government, has been or shall IK- omitted.
Kespt-ctt'tillv and truly >ours.
JA. WILKINSON.
if an, j'/hii Aj'in.ttrong, secretary of ivnr.
f n litter f/-iini gnu-nil ll r ilk~!ii\-ii t ' of ti-ar,
'The diminution of our force by disease and various <
and more espei'iHily. the uncertainty of the period of our move
inent against Montreal, n-nderit necessary, in my judgment, that
\on should revoke the order of march you have given tw major
.; ral Hampton, and that he should !>, directed to inarch for
i .rrisville. as rap'^lly as may be consistent with the health of his
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;< >n Mon-
! 800 or 1000, and demolish a
mjutsh his force, destroy his re
llle. as
troops. This proposition is founded on the presumption, that
make tlie reduction of Kingston aiul the compi'/sts of the upper
provinces, the first objects of our operations."
War Department, October 19. ;
SIH I received yourh'tt.r ol y< sterday, and .should h
swerud it more promptly, but that hnsi:ies, ot i!n south and \vist
required my immediate attention.
had
V.'hen on' the -Ith instant you r> turned from fort George. \v t - hail
i -. .... the prosjiect of a spei-dv concentration of our for.
= sassssssssi
-..-(plence
t iing, and even repairing a single
is attack it may b< IUL-
. i.at the reduction of the place may cost more time tlir.n we
, ,.,|
i'-w day
1 in' pla'-.., i.iir otvn force
will b- .
ul si> k , and
i, or overtake us
. Submitted to th- honorable
JA. WII.Ki-
ill probably arrive
two.
t good, and t
bots.
.eneigliljorhn.
and his ' :
ilson i.l' Kintou does n . ' or 1,000
i[ia\ t.irce ocrn jneil a em
iis fleet was at the hi ud of the lake, and his garrison at Kingston,
hundred men. r//< ; -
it \\.,s no do. ibt vise to decide as we did, that our first attack should
he carried surainst thai plau- : but do tlit^u circuinstan
.1 ? 'I'll.- e\p, .-ted concentration is but now
..tli of (), ii)l).. r; ;t r. iiifort nieiit of l,5no men has been thrown
i ha. i^il into port there, and our
.h. r riisnalties. is according to>"'
ment, rlimhiishcil and di.i.'uiishing. 'I'o reinstate and :i
, i-il Hampton IVom In
Mge to Morrisxille, on the St. I.av.renc. .
plac'-s are distant upwards of one hundred mil. s. A marcU of
sneh I. i.L'tii at tl 'he year, and in the jiresi lit condj
lion oft' i is with a train of art ill- ry. with
;nd with H'lits and ba.^gai;v, cannot be [ -
foi-jKed 1:1 ,, to vshiehlUUST be added the tii.
: Diking tliearrangemi
.ing also the subsequent om:
..ris'.ille to the moeah of the (lunnaiKKjiii i'.-
nitrai-t the moment of junction till
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Admonished as w av by th" storms which have assailed us i.v
ten days past, and uh-eli have not yet ceased. I cannot but think
th;i a i souldof itself be fatal to M, .
fnl;-r eircim^tance-, lead f. tie- s-im.- conclusion. Beginning oi
op-i-HMons Iromtii.- month of the Gaunanoqui river, \.<- snail It
a march of twenty-four mil -s to Ki-i-ston. aiK 1 through a cwunirv
-.liinie of inhabitants, an.i pervious only by
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Mqjtrgencr^. m ihe aitdU-r\ and
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Lady : ..n-h lin-tunate-
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iieeai ih, ii,.n- impracticable to the iroop N I \\ill land th-m ,.n ih,- ..j.pusjti-
untry to the St.
tin i iiijny Loriis CM NIK! in a :;i\ ,-n rrndr.
I condition in which thai \>\ . eral Hampton ,>, . mV i,.e t,>
Is wl'twohuiuh (lection whether he should
i.'l wait tbean i.im.tml i
h.Mil.l
id menace Clumibly? If hri<.>trnin;
plan, be-
. ,,,/.! ,1 iH>lhi:u;. ;ind
lurm d. and if In- m.-
indallihff-.i, eopj >.) a m-mnfandnm from colon, I Swift will
''lit, I Halt' r n,)se!i'. to >onr snt istiu-tion.
Lad. Thusoi.
>ur obedient sex- oi the /n ..,,1 what we may expect to
VJUlt, on the IMJIK'.. I i, 'iut \i i m ',,r be ji.'iin-
ful to lead more than six thc.us.n.,1 m.nto Lattl,- hoo^vinkei? ; ami
Xltmct- ..r-Sfuu-al \VilUin,!intothi-seerL-!arj - V1 ' f :li ' "y efforts Co t>u,cure intelligence from Montreal have
nadier Island, Oclou-.
ca a'ul-ilt-eamp, (apiaiu No( . , fiom tlic secretary of war to I-.-IHTH! Wilkinson
,vhicb you inusL bo s'it)j,;ct, in thu ii:ijej,- ; ! x\. u - dtjuitmt-nf, Isl
"-'"" i " Pivvost will pi-ihap; lie found liel\vn!i the ,-otcaM de La- and
iftt the Clothin . If vise, In xvill attempt L. hi lit ^o^lhefol,
armsofthemci^andi m r junction with Hampton. Avoid this,h\e nothing tu chance
Harbor) can settle on your own terms. A junction with Hamp-
,11 inables jou to give the lau. '
I proximo, if , m.wuu WHICH l sftall join WM
"",'' } !".'",l"' "' niness,and Oiearrival ut colonel
, m.x-tme.and a, kept me here last evening. M
1 bc ] a .|j i,, ,, eucainiied at French nu-k to-uu ; -ht ; N\,ll lake to-moirow lor
..inuiion. at a suitable iluianci: a!jo>t IVe,- fl " :il organizatioiiand an-angement and tlie next day e4th
prepare to talce Prescott ; uy preierence 1 shall not diaturfa the
- I lte--p up the -i ''it sixteen l >!at - ; > be**"* I l'vc not time to spare. '
huinh. t' li\i- humlrei! militia, W i" ':"!
Irom a'.d (,, N..II are ol tl.u
. j.r.vcr than tbe l m
The i. b and rain, wi ' Cirenadier LdiuwL
,:,mcnt\ intcnal , ( ^"^-'' Hampton has made a i.iovoii.eiir ij,wai<.
.id detachint-nts, as thev can ' ^^ "V Ur h ' rlin - :l1 " 1 "^L^L 11 ! w "i' tJie -n.-my, I,,- ntjrnl
bent . .uilibein P.iuh creek, about twenty ^i" 10 ^ Four Cornen t until he had n-.t.ce oTyour pproach^-
irfy oppr.sii- to Oanan ..... i. which puriuoi, 1 1 hastened to intwm him by expres. (who woukl reach h.m m 4s
ill sail from tht | ) j< ' :l "" 101 ! ' tll: , a " the at '! > ;1 v '. ( ;" l<l I' 11S *
. ,,,i,,-. and will i,a ; '" (1 tllHt '!" "'.V i( " >'"" ^" ll '^ ; " "ami toiu
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...ir" whence he might expeci to hear from yon; that he must put hm-
hi - ""^i"."-, "V ! Iilk '' :i ' > . 0iiti '" 1 Vvl ' id ' U ?" 1<l ''"- ''"I
k -4ml xvell between thi ., l11 ., , -
ti,:i( it it ii. M , inw ,, at to join you. or wind, should d thuideol
approach q
.-..noil, ami r. tioi-th bank ut .1*,: S . Lawrence,
. .;is to ao-
i uudci proviiional OJ
Hampton u'ui s cu -ml joins you. Iflie renfhins on the south lia
Mon road to his eapit.i!. In the full
of my laith tha,! you are in Montreal, and that vo.i lia-.^ .
. :indvj/-ti on all the advantages that tli.- n-rors of an enemy
'' ' may have riven you. 1 u ral. cordially \oiiri,
I--I <l"> i" - 'ihy ; j. ARMSTRONG.
< .i|tain Nourte. 1 rejoi'-r tha 1 your difficulties are SO I'.ir siiriiioiiii-
v. h -ii Mm \vi'.
! \\,lkms<H, to ^.secretary
:,yl , "'
winch l am authorised n. ; I <.n !h.
authority, that on tin- 4th ,,t the present month
;,tA,,t. eal consisted sol,]y oi four hundred
rs, which had been sent up from que-
npiu.uiinuy has been lust by tUc
.M-.\|-rlinr\ I.', vitliin t!ir pi-niii^il.i. II.U/IM.II cap,i,-e of majoi ; 'l-t>l).
\vill ro'it Inm ,>ut. l rrniuiiu \\ith \<- Head-quarters. French Mills, adjoining the provi
line before you. Mum-.-ral lalct-n, Canada, November 1
<M\, Hampton timel) notice of your approach, and ol ' t ve to refer you to the journal which accompanies
and hour of junction. ,],;, particular* of the movement of the eorp nn.|,-i-
Yours sincerely, , tlv ( ,, urn, ami down tin Si. l.avM-ciu-e, and will endeavor to
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J^" ' hl ; , i,|.,l)|r,lmiiultu detail to you the mure striking and importaii
, -non. ,,,d uiy departure i'ro.u G.xnudiei Island,
' trrfr.:ninai.,i-.f,'i-nu-;MVilki ...... I to the leerfctarj at the foot of lake Ontario, ou t
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"Y.,n - rofthe hung on my rear; and in concert with ah.
but 1 ^u.ibous
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Ml , rriDAY, Al'RIl, 2, 181 1.
'Ill lit illl-MIII)
action; n<! m.-ij-r Cumrajogi <Sd duty \\\[h ilu- ftii
icr, left Sackett's
mcL
.Ifd ; returned in que>t of them,
and to order tY . supply of winter
clothin, >n the island, who
were J, Mute, observed at night, on our
way up, many fires on different joints of the coast ;
.:.' omild not call at them ; reached the
harbor at midnight.
Octo' ' O.-dcrs given for the shipment of the
clothing; many stragglers picked up and embarked
tor Grenadier Inland ; col. Coles arrived with two
hundred men of the 12th regiment and sailed for
ne place ; the Growler equipped, manned,
I'liniislu'd \vith a skipper, and sent to Oswego for
is Randolph and Scott (who were expected at
that ;>hcc) n:ul as many men as she could carry.
We sailed for Grenadier Island; arrived about 8
o'clock at night off the island ; weather blustering,
nt rain. All (his time the general's ill-
.-ontiimej without abatement.
'>er2lth. Hard rains with heavy gales. Still
chor oft' the island.
th. The general landed ; and measures
were immediately taken to seize every pause of the
prevailing storms to slip the flotilla into the St. Law-
: >y small detachments. In these deceitful mo-
mentary calms we found it impossible to traverse in
safety (he arm of the lake to Gravelly point, though
. ; only nine miles. In the teveral attempts made,
i ashore, and much provision and
clothing lost. French creek, nearly opposite the
point where the enemy expected we should land to
attack Kingston, was made the general rendezvous
of the troops, and brigadier-general Brown ordered
on tf> take the chief command. The expedition of
tiie Growler was so far successful, that on the 3Ist
colonel Ji'in-lolph, after a j: tge, reached
Grenadier Island with two ( ,-i thirty men
of the 30th regii.ient. On the 2d November com-
modor. rt, entered the St. Law-
rence, i . '/fiich creek, and took a
position t'> comma!)' I the north and south channels.
:-om the
liberate and
it captain MTi.
jlli the gc-
.vneral ivn-
16 chief part arrived in the even-
rried t,u .-,l,ore, and lodged
'!, Ins maladv ii n violence.
voted to final at<
for the sailing of tlie ilutilla. V.
'ing.
niber 5th. Charming day. The flotilla got
My, and without .'iccid< nt fell down and land-
in the night below .Mori isvilk-. The
ral suspecting 1 he would bo followed by the eiuin},
as in tli. ,,i.s course had been discovered by
three of their look-out gun boats and a gig, and
knowing that two of their armed schooners could
jeopardize his movement, gave order* for the flotilla
J'rescolt, then seven miles below him, in the
course of the night. But some confusion occurred
arising from the novelty of the movement, and the
order was countermanded,
November 6th. This morning the health of the
general appeared better ; he ordered the flotilla to
descend to a point within three r.ules of Prescottj
and the day being fine, got into his gig, and pro-
ceeded to reconnoitre the place. In the mean time,
the powder and fixed ammunition were debarked and
placed in carts, to be transported by land, under
cover of the night, beyond the enemy's batteries.
As soon as the general returned, orders were issued
for the debarkation of every man (except- so many a$
were necessary to navigate the boats) wh*o were di-
rected to march, under cover of the night, to save
useless exposure to the enemy's cannon, to a bay
two miles below Prescott ; and arrangements were
made at the same time for the passage of the flotilla
by that place, the superintendency of which devolv-
ed on brigadier-general Brown, the general officer
of the day. About 8 o'clock P. M. we had so heavy
a fog, that it was believed we could pass the British
fortress unobserved, and orders were accordingly
given for the army to march and the flotilla to get
under way. The general in his gig preceded ahead,
followed by his passage boat and family ; but a sud-
den change of the atmosphere exposed his passage
boat to the garrison of the enemy, and near fifty
twenty-four pound shot were fired at her without
effect, while the column on land, discovered by the
gleam of their arms, were assailed with shot and
shells without injury. General Brown, on hearing
the firing, judiciously halted the flotilla until the
moon had set, when i't got in motion, but was per-
ceived by the enemy, who opened upon it, and con-
tinued their fire from front to rear for the space of
three hours ; and yet, out of more than three huw
In the -,f the 1st November our vigil-mt
enemy havi: ', ewn amid the storms, our
movement :. ,-k, attacked
the detachment at that phe < '.eral Brown,
about sun-set, \vi brigs and two
schooners, with many boats loaded with infantry for
landing, should their a sufficient
impression. Ver ' am M'Phcrson of the
light artillery erected a battery of three 18 poun-
,id returned their fire with such spirit and
eflect that they fell down to a harbor below, beyond
its range. NYxt morning the attack was renewed
and rcpellc-d, and one of the brigs was with great
difficulty towed of)' by lh- squadron, which put in-
to Kingston channel, behind Grand Island. We lost
Uv.e killed and four wounded> T.ie enemy were sttp-
dred boats, not one was touched, and only one man
killed, and two were wounded ; and before 10 next
morning the whole of the flotilla (except two vessels)
reached the place of rendezvous. About noon this
day colonel King, adjutant-general of the army of
general Hampton, arrived and waited on the com-
maiuler-in-chief whom he informed, that he had been
to Sackett's Harbor with a despatch from general
Hampton to the secretary of war; that he had no
communication, written or verbal, from major-gene-
ral Hampton to him (the commander-in-chief,) but
that not finding the secretary of war at Sackett's
Harbor, he hud thought proper, on his return, to call
for any communication he (general Wilkinson) might
h::ve to make to general Hampton. The general had
intended, in the course of this day, to send an ex-
press to general Hampton, with an order to him to
ig the following or
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form a junction of his division with th < o'clock, flotilla go
1? the St. i clock, at tte
iving floated .les ui
ere we encamps, ight
if ill. In ,
v. ,0, IBM.
.-.tows, eit: !i witU
en nm in* ' , excepting
..goons who
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.-runs, the gt-iuTul earnestly
commanding c/.i. oments and
elite corps of about 1200 c the in properly
litit.-d, in order to uvoj., po6i-
ble. li.
ry prt' M s OIT
our re.ir from m..king an ad k, and
them. The
got un-
Lick. Four or live
i tered the first rapids of tlie river,
; them, t\vo pn
; iarp fire upon th
sage boat, but without any further ell'ect than c\ . T tins
Lieutenant-colon
our light
within shot of iho pieces of the i i a reproach to the sei^
'icr side. In ' come to to-day at Hurnliarts iiear Crab
an time n. front will be ti.
elite of colonel Mtvcomb, landed his riile:i
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It- of vid'ett- in his route,
ing. In case of EH attack in
tation, the corps under brigadier general
Hn.\\ n are to co-operate \vitii eac
precipitate^ ,,! \ v ith dc^
.11 strictly attend and see thai tlie tlotilla j.
ve he received a rep . cs'in the prescribed order, and will
:> had routed a party who pre.su;:. im."
ut two mile* below, ojid capture, 1 ,
mber 8tb. This morning tlie flotilla leli
Brig. gen. Drown marched, and about noon was
. by a p.trty of the enemy ne.*r a bloc!^
saut, erected to h itsda-
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ight, app;
> order
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'heir march, v ben son ~n the
'Ight tO fl:
in chi"f that the enemy \\as advancing 1 ii
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ihcm. ami the flotilla >
i'ier contradicted.
-;n'cVn-g th'-ir movements and
re, after this, successively
1'est molestation from the enemy, ami
IT the head of tli,
0:1 tn Tliw \iews of the .Ainerl
c.in and ]i:-itt-=h command- .
sion^ precisely opposed. The first being bound b>
us of his government, and tlie most
duty to ]Mvcin;t ite his de-
scent of th<- St. La wrence by
1 i i iv \jt LI 1C Ol, J XI \\ rCrllCC L)y CVC1*V 1M"IOI 1C IDLC
'. which impressed him wit] ist | )V ,i u i,. s ri , u .dh- imperious
( iemy had determined to at- t , r, '.ml, and if poNsibi nt such d', B
It thon he found himself victorious on this
day, it was certainly in his power to have ejected
or the other object; and as he made no :it-
' ,OGM as the flotilla should put off
and t!" nimence their march; he r
ipate them. He the: ilorn 1 Swift
t with instructions to brigadier-ge-
xv!l ll:i(1 ! (1 l>v the order of |,. |, a( i no f -. til . ea . ounc ] on wl , lcl) to claim " a v , e .
the preceding i. commando! th n-v.
incnt on shore, to form tint detachment into three
t. -mp: to efi'.-c' either, it follows inconlestibly that
->
cohtrr "ce upon the enemy, to endeavor to
12th. The flotilla sailed early this
. ,k them, and to take their art'illcry. Soon af-i moi ; M ff "'! passed down the saut without disco-
n commenced, and for the numbers j vcr '% r Cither the boats or troops of the enemy, and
[y warm and bloody for up- |:u T ' in the course of the forenoon, at Barnharts,
s of two 1- idi time, in open ^ { ] }C commanding general received a tetter
:^nd fair combat, the raw undisciplined troops
of the United States, braved and frequently drove
1he best troops in the British army. Descriptions of
-. have become too subservient to the gratifica-
personal vanity and the acquisition of popu-
every man who has taken part in a
action must know that there is nothing more
lifiicult than to do justice to the merits of a battle
in all here i'. is hard to find two officers
lighting side by side, who agree in opinion as
";> the propriety of measures and the conduct of men
The fortunes of this day were various; sometimes
f>nc line, sometimes the otlr-r giving way. Unfortu
nately during the shifting^ of the action, by the
niih, a young officer of the highest
jjromi HIV got possession of a field piece,
ilir: only trophy they obtained. It is difficult to speak
ubers engaged on either side, be-
'nent under general Boyd consisted
nf a'i indvlinite number of his o\\ n, ('ovington'f
'. s, ordered from on board the
'ten them, and save the ha/ard of the
ending the saut. Neither Coving
nor S\\a;i. .--out were
V> have taken part
; n the act 1^:1, \vjth this detacliment; yet they both
1 the Held, taking command of that part of
It \\hidi belonged to their respective brigades,
thibited (Jie same same courageous con-
(InctwhichdistinguUh^d general Boyd on the field;
'lie gr--at less of 1\i- .service brigadier-general
f:d a mortal \\ouiul when enco\irag-
.:igand leading on his detachment. The numbers
' mid not have exceeded six-
neen hundred mei\ while those of the
enemy are reckoned, by spectators, at from one to
v.-o thousand; but 'tis probable did no'
1,500, consisting, as we arc inform-d, of d'otach-
iientsof tli- i, and 104th, tue voltigeurs,
id (rlengarian regimeitt.
"With respect to the courage displayed by our
>fTicerp, it would be useless to enter into details,
*ince they all manifested in their respective
intrepidity. The names of the mertorous
lead and wounded will be recorded in another pluee.
The firing ceased by common consent about 4 o'clock
1*. M. our troops were formed in battalion in front
of the enemy, who were also in line, and they se-
parated, the enemy to their camp, and we to our
boats. The troops being much exhausted, it. was
considered most convenient that they should cm
bark, and the dragoons \vitk the artillery should
proceed by land. The embarkation took place with-
! from major general Hampton, by the hands of colo-^
nel Atkinson, his inspector general, which blasted
all his hopes and destroyed every prospect of the*
campaign. A council of war was called upon t he-
receipt of this communication, which wa's submit-
ted to their consideration whereupon the council de-
termined that the conduct of major general Hampton
in refusing to join his division to the troops descend-^
mg the Si. Lawrence to carry an attack against Mon-
treal, render it expedient to leave tha left bank of
the St. Lawrence, and to remove the troops to French
Mills, on Salmon river; on the 13th of November
this recommendation was accord ingly*carricd into
effect; ample time having been given to the enemy
to hav*e tried u second action, if they had dared to
run the hazard.
1'l.rfrart of a letter frstn major ^
the secre.tani of -u-ar, dated French Mills, A orem-
brrlT, 1813.
<r After what has passed between us, you can per*
haps conceive my amazement and chagrin at the
conduct of major-general Hampton. The game
was in view, and, had he performed the junc-
tion directed, would have been ours in eight or ten
days. But he chose to recede, in order to co-operate 1 ,
and my dawning hopes, and the hopes and honor of
the army were blasted."
Es tract from the gcnrru? order of general Wilkinson
of November \3.
" The troops are to embark without loss of time'
et are not to be hurried in leaving the Canadian
shore, from whence the commander in chief is com
to retire by the extraordinary, unexampled,
and it appears unwarrantable conduct of major-gr
leral Hampton, in refusing to join this army with a
livision of 4,000 men under his command, agreea-
>ly to positive orders from the commander in chief,
and
war,
as he has been assured by the secretary of
of explicit instructions from the war depart-
ment.
"Thus deprived of a large portion of Ms pro'
miied force, the commander in chief feels himself
bound by a sense of regard to this meritorious corps,
md of sacred duty to the United States to spare
the lives of brave men, and not to hazard, the cha-
racter or interest of the nation, by an unequal con--
Tict. He witli lively regret and the deepest morti-
ication, suspends the attack on Montreal. But lj
assures the army that it has not been abandoned."
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Colonel Pttrdy's report to
ft' the
!retreat ped on
the i.
neral to :
'it four thousand iin
raits \vlio '
volutions, of suhnrdi-
t irein to their views. On the 19th or-
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.ced the mv *
tack them
front.
! the artillery, to om
after suv.
nice of
sun . vt morn in -
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fired on from of the river. .
that nig]
w notliinpj of ti.
that way, a, '
lul U-d us ii\to a thick cedar gro.
ic Urn
knew not 1 -. -
I
i him tliat
ed with the count r -lirect
such a;i n. At i
Hampton told me lu- h:i 1
who h:id :i orrfert Ln .
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I of the enemy at that
sequeni
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of misconduct o1
!iut (if acting in .'y of sut-
ler, hut .sanctioned it by pun-hading of him.
1 iairton, <!
.
- B
1 lie mm at this time- W r " tin.-
:-rnpy in '
'
. under them t!
rd the
i v and on, . pt or-
-inglr gui,
a H-prtition
.ok to c!r.: rdingly
done.
. vableiu th,-
thatsti | -d by fatigue,
v.-ay dangerous, and in
should
the ciicn, nieiit, many
r their disposition to sleep,
and it , \vci- nf tl '> keep
in the morning of this 1-tst
attack, that his i-pprehensions
for the first .<! made the declaration above
quoted. The next morning we crossed the river and
moton ; 'on the 28'.h ihe array re-
miles, and on the 3U;h and 31st march-
. -'gay. The troops at the times of
ere not i'n a situation to endure further
; and it is an indubitable fact, thit many of
ilit.'ited they were unable to pro-
on its march from the pb.ce. of
: attack and actually did not reach _thc main
.iitil the day after the brigade had joined it,
ne not even until the army had reached the
'orners of Chalaugay.
my knowledge, during our march into
vmained at the Four Corners,
, did general Hampton
nd off a scouting or rt-connoitering party (ex-
i one or two c iscs at Spear's in C;oi;uU, when
: iched a few dragoons for this duty) nor did
l our march from
I to our arrival at Plattsburg, ever
:.t, fl.uik, or rearguard to be kept up,
eat part of tlie time we were in situa-
. evident lv required it. True it is, these
.isionally sent, out, not, however, b\
. "it by the orders of the officers command-
:.; without their
anvstr . nhout the
. > by whom they
ant Morris, ot the
33d regiment, who w;ts arres:
,rdice and misconduct before tli-
i October, 1813, the timv of the .sk
with tl,- ' Ormstown, or CliatM
t|l instam-e ;) of refusing to an-
whom I reported to him as having de
posts in time of action ; of daily ; i
couniermanding them ; and ot im-
proper manner with the subordinate t n .
the army, as a reference to the orders issut d
will show, mark very strongly the capricious.-
his conduct and the total want o; in his
intentions,
Such has !>oen tlie gcix^ral's conduct on some oc-
casion-, that I Iwe, in common with other officers,
b;-t-n induced to believe that he was under the in-
fluence of a too free uae of spirituous liquors.
I must, in justice to ;.;emr.d Hampton say, that
the expedition he planned, and which 1 have called
"difficult and fatiguing," did, at the time it was
suggested to me, by him, meet my full approbation,
and that 1 have since se>n no reason for changing my
opinion of its practicability or use-fulness; but I
must also say that it required competent guides ,
and these ^'is I said before) he promised to furnish
me, but did not.
I am of opinion no officer that has served und( ;
minor-general Hampton, on the late campaign can,
or will contradict thi* statement.
(Signed)
A true copy,
ROBERT
rrunv,
infanlrv.
-.
:der, dated Chataugay,
November
the general says he has paid the first attention to
;, and has granted them indulgences which
1 murmurings on the part of some officers at
It is only necessary here to observe,
fricer of the army can testify that the
y much neglected as far as regards com-
.rters and transportation, and that they
"d along th 'irough which we
marched without care or attendance ; and it is pre-
!.: that many have died in consequence of this,
who might have been saved to them^-lvcs if not to
The general, indeed, at the time this
order was at - after our return to the
Four Corners, did older transport ion for the sick to
Hurlington, but this is the only instance to my know-
ledge.
The commissary's department is worthy of notice.
My order for provision was not sufficient ; nor could
T obtain nny but by spechl lirr use of g ( n.-ral Hamp-
ton. The comm: en constantly
i;i the habit of soiling the livers, Sec. of the beeves
to officers ; and though I represented this to general
Hampton as unusual and improper, he refund to
take any other notice of it than say ing, "the com-
missary is accountable for all parts of the beef, even
fo a pound or ounce of tallow i" nor did he taka
II. II. M'PIIKRSON,
Cuptuin and secretary.
Extract nf a tetter from the secretary nf war to major-
general Wilkinson.
Albany, November 18, isi.t.
"My last advices from you are of tlie 3d inst.~
Report says that ttie garrisons of Kingston and Pres-
cott have found means to overtake your rear, to
bring it to action, to handle it roughly, and to com-
pel it to retreat to the main body. To this I give no
credit :
"1st. Because moving with the celerity necessa-
ry to your objects, it is highly improbable that they
could by any exertion, have been able to overtake
you
and
Uecausc it is quite incredible, that finding
in your rear, a heavy corps capable of disturbing
tho main action of the campaign, you should not have
ilrctual measures to beat and destroy it. If
1,600 men w<re not sufficient for this purpose, 6,000
. ; and the garrisons of Kingston and Pres-
cott destroyed (though we failed of getting to Mon*
treal,) the upper province was won."
K.I tract of a letter from viator-general Wilkinson tc
the secret an/ of -war, dated French Mills, J\"ovenr-
' -24, :
. have had the honor to receive your letter of the
1 .5th instant from Albany, and hope my despatches
have reached you which "left this on the 17th.
"With respect to the unfortunate issue of the
campaign, I disclaim the shadow of blame, because
I know I have done my duty, and more than my duty,
and so do those with whom I have acted. To gene-
ral Hampton's outrage of every principle of subordma*
KI.Y Kr.UHlT.R Vi DOCCM; !
91
;TI must
:o jus-
>"i v/liich t, ..ilit.iHi
B i
P
.
.
14th
KifU-rrv
tlit to
<l:Uo
1ij titan; ^ " * oj***,
' 1^14
"
A. Y. XICOIJ.,
Inspector g
!'! The Uvo ropimen's '!
it-*! in tii is return,
mid extei.
'
njnirv in!o tlie term 1 :
your a rim
ihoiiM
:nost severe at 1 . I'.ne mu->t IK-
it, \VJIC-
, noticed and
- c) t-n-
.
ari table
Hampton. ! will not
ry thing re . prehend, in any l.tarv oflicer
iu therewith.
'
clothing, or of his anus, lias
l!|)li-d, ;ni(l
i. \Vitii regard to
i l lock-
ing ^1.
vided' by the r 1
rto. The in)
I am, sir, YCT\ f ir most obedient
.10.
t defeated the ol-j ct of ;i rnnip.!
>cdicnce of orders, nnd then witbou' authority, fur-
,'uipjbed all the efficient officer! of the
commanded on ntiational frontier, in the vicinity of
an enemy, \vonld incur heavy pen .
c'ntcd
rns ^f
-m Oic
< .
: f >f a let:- . ~
t!io f
1 Si 3.
.
I thnt
, iinds-r
tftfc im;
I was undeceived and
-ments,
* -nres-i
"Tnoiv is an in-
'
:it tllC I: :IIN OUM (1
utincofdu-
om major r : tothr
ffrrt
.
. frre I
"ie, and how (1
it my rear
'
Dtttrtir I
<U ftail
Attract from tftt rtport / tl
i itent army, i&owtng- the to/^U- num'
UiCfm- m
5 13- te c my fkUiin every protccUun in your p
DAY, APRIL '., 18U.
natch to the gnn-bo.its of
.or to deli.
.tank you '
ting then
, but {
. 'ii, and
lamma-
1 will leave
' -urels in this
happiness in that \vhich is to
dr country under-
.i.v. WILKINSON-.
.
light to do,
; v. ill do it.
of m\
'i
I'ort.-r informs me that lie had commen-
m fort
iiit prevented hi;;
c-M-rying his intended at Two
! t IK- Serjeant so fur a.;
nrrounded on the ice, and wr-re made prison-
1 >rt I'/rie was iminedi.-itely reinforced, and
he had given over any immrdiate movement."
rom color. ...-nt) to
in <
\\ ,i!;i
lior ofV
Dear to'f You*- favor of this day's date has this
Johnson.
jiformnt.ion thai. I can get, theene-
ator in t!< of Kings' on, and I
i h-ive nothing to appnHiend from them,
.itch hoth chanm
.ile any part of my '
s .ibove in;
xpectation of being attack c ussign^d for this precipitate movement ;
- south channel; in that case I the. succor of Proctor, who is reported to hav
quire all my force, as he has added a number entirely defeated, if not taken ; the other, the
If, houevcr, sir James I of Kingston* endangerec"
<.r-i>viir
I-I Georgi . Mouil
Sin \Vilhin the last. five iiuntn >.td tin;
honor to receive your despatch by "The Lady of the.
Lakev"
The enemy has treated me v.-jth neglect. He con-
tinucd in his old ])osition until Sal ', (the
'.)th) \\hen he took up his retreat, on FUivlini^ton
heig'ht.s, and has ahund'tiicd thin vr//';/'' /iriiinaiilu.
et down the north
.nt force down to oppose
I will remain in my present station until yon pass
.it, but am anxious for that evt-nt to take
. as the fleet can-
not HI cept with a fair wind.
i th:t after a few days a spell
fids will set in, M'hich may detain
ice makes, v.-hirh would endanger the
i to its linrd
If it is possible for you to eommuui-
., when you pass IVescott, I
irticular favcji-.
present en<ei-pr ; "irod with all
n wish; and that
l>e duly appreciai.-d i>\
intrv is tlie [)r:t
1A--U- -iv, yottf tViend
and humble so \'an<,
/ up-
on :
Corrt-'j :id co/o-
.
l$12.
Sir As tl
Cunada side of I hi
:>-ctable, :it>d s^;
to be competent ' tackwf th
:\s thes".ixm has tuw furnished you with a bridge,
' <or letrea'. as for ad v I
ad-
visahle that you do not permit circumsianc'
vorable to csc.i|)e without making 1 a s':
points of the enemv's line, as may be wnost within
your reach. If after feeling the enemy at fort Krie,
you should find yourself able to extend your attack
t<) fort
it will be desirable; but of this you
lanirered by your movement.
We have had from the enemy many deserters, mos'
of whom concur in the latter supposition.
The British burnt every thing in store in thin
neighborhood, 3,000 blankets, many hundred stand
of arms, also the blankets in the men's packs, an:!
every article of clothing not in ;
are supposed id have reached Burlington
heights last evening, from the rate of their march
the night before. 1 have information of their having
passed "the 40" by several inhabitants who hav<-
come down. They add to what was staled by the
;-s, that two officers of the. -list had joined
general Vincent from Proctor's army with the infor-
mation that Proctdr was defeated eighteen miles tin-;
' Maiden. T ca',
iht: same soui-c.es of intelligeii' ,-, it appears
Ihat th i-' of ihe 100th, and tli.
mov<-d from this neighborhood ihe day after our
tl'ii.lla left this, the :id instant, but with what desti-
nation is not ci.rlainlv known.
. first report, -d (} mean ' I the !!r;' : ,!i camp)
that these regiments had n,., ',, d to support 1'ioc-
. it is .said, v. rote that lie wotdd t>
I am '"><" be.
low. '!
en known in tin
eluding thai
of the enemy will concent!
v.o has beon commissioned lie',:
colonel, marched late last, evening tip lliebnV
about 1 "ler li-s C(- d was
followed this morning by get,' d J'or-
ter, with about 1000 men, indinus :.nd militia in-
cluded. There is.no danger of their coming up
lh the enemy, or tl
of a total annihilation,
dd be in gn
NILES WEEKLY BEGISTBtt LEGISLATURE OP PBNNSYLVAKU. 93
Vincent took hence \vitli hii
,
nr approbation, I c*n send the aorses thence
. iuml.
I ha-. nig-ht aiul
improv t, and near!
hleinh .hing to be
_
. '
it the mouth f t. '
:
the highest
/OM, con
.
.
kc the
M * li:l ^' -jjo on th? l.V.h of n-
i iHi-iti.m^li
without the possibility
iy of
', and without the possibility
MI the plory
that transport will be
on the
I
U you
.
!!h istcn in\
, days.
l
llint plan-
.it th:it pi-;-
; which m
e; t -,tl\ h.ai- bcc-n in
ut the oj a an ;iii,j)':
:tni)iinniiion, Iptfor*
..lit.
"Tun Niagara, 0:1 tlw Mlh Octnbc:-.
the immediate co.i
v. ln>,
h hri-
. ' hire.
. trails
of hri^adii r (;. IK i:*l M >
ip.mniul ot this i
1
i
ol' tl.
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1
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.r' j.KLY REGISTi-.R SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1SI1,
I'luis impressed, a.; .o the probable consequences
' the bill, itVnuctcd into a l.iw, I should betray ihe
.. ii'1 were to
e. ;ii-r t'r>m ill.- rep
-Kiini'id to in--, but t<; sin-ink
further ai'd from a responsibility which ( cmv.ider myself in
::c!i 1 C:ui!U>t but th ' > .mul to assume would be mir,in:il. I
lg any objections which i,i;i\ haw ari.v. .
:i, 'out of t!i^ fluc.tiutions of opinion amongst the iru m-
T of tiie general assembly during 1 tin- p'-mli
tte bill under consideration, fmd to refer to thru*
ivnild become the i.*\v of only to show lio\v the hopes and U-ars of the MR-MI
..... s tlirm.v-Ui-s \vere raised and depressed, and'.
it would tend only Uitfir opinions altered, by circumstances wliich would
}p iculator, v.lul-.- it not at all influence others. Tlie bill is retun
i the poor aiul ; reconsideration, under the most perK i .
duly to our comlnon constituents, to t'te
.ic, and the- union, require-, me .solo return i'>.
- t on pu|-i. 'ing the judgment and motives of the
a ste* ' < 'i' ;<"-
- ;>i-cl in proportion
uniformity of p.- i nis bill I ;
, effect. It '.
file acts of illegal associations I;K! proves tir
'
i -nme.nl . Xav it carries on its face
legislature^ and trusting to their liberality in view-
in'/ niv conduct, 1 remain their f6lf6\v-citiz(?lf,
Sl.MO.N SNVDEK.
J/wrisbnrir, IVthJIan!:, ISM.
HAJIUISUI tit.;, Al ;;!ay t'.ie house of
iit.ttive* pror.teded to reconsider the bunk
bin, aiul the votes being taken agreeably to the d'.-
-mt for the infraction of the restrictive provi-j reel ions of the constitution, \veve MS follows:
cont.tins and in mv op'mion troes far to en-! fv " tllf biu : ~ ^^w. Allsimnsf, H.BH. n..llin-<T % Bn
the infraction of "all law. ! CUl " 1 ' Cn -' m ' Dc'ji,. nick,,,. i)i,,<n,., J-.imuk,,-, F, g, r,
I >VrKi:.n, Forster, GrafK. fin.M-h. Hart, .T. Hays, S. !I:ns. Heaton,
ft is a tact Well ascertained that immense Sums Of , ]Un-i:arin, lltiU.n, Hudson. II>d<-, Jonln. K-rr. Krefw. Ki
'
Jiave beui drav/n from the banks in Pennsyl-
1 jierlain oilier states, to pay balances for
. V.iicli ca-tern mercantile cupidity b:<>
-i into the United States.
niice, I>in;>itiier, U. M;i-lny. J.
1
'.l.n\. MlXWfll,'
i. .!:
P. K*e<l. Hei^art, llink-'r, Roomette, Uothrock, Seller, !
W. Marks, (1,
veil. M'C-ill, M'Comlr, Mptzpir. Mill. i. Millik, i,, J*ob
iii-s Mi'rlit-IJ, James S. Mitchell. PliMner. Potts, Primer,
i, and is'still so g-reat
. - in Philadelphia, auJ in some other
parts, hive stopped di.-coimling any new paper. 1
a. patriotic legislature Is this an auspicious era
IO try so vast an experiment ? shall we increase this
r shall \ve indirectly aid our internal and
nifl fiv-1 fchiuudi Shrrve, K. Sinltli, S. Sniitli, Souder, Stavnc. Stevenson,
1 .toy, Wallace, Watson, Wctou/ Winter,, ami St. Cluir (speaker."
external enemies, to destroy our funds and embar-
rass the* goy.jrmn"nt, by the. c; eating of forty-one
nk.s which must have recourse for specie, to
t:ut already much exhaled source? Is there at
this time an intelligent man in Pennsylvania, who
r es that a bank note, of any description, is the
representative of specie? Is thrre not just ground
a-. A knowledge that forty-one new banks,
having a nominal c-ipital of more than seventeen
juiUions of d ilhr.--, upon t!u bare payment of one-
fiflh part, shall have t!ie right (the. inclination to do
so cannot bedoubtcxl, under the predominant spirit of
Speculation) to throw into circulation an additional
ove.rwheliTimg Hood of paper, and thus totally to
destroy the re-naniing (,on!M"ii';e; in that medium;
and will not a hoarding of .specie and a ruinous de-
preciation ot bank notes be the natural consequence
<-h a state of things.
O.i the ground of principle generally I may confi
clently say that industry is the only permanent source
of wealth, it secures subsistence: and advances our
interest by blow, yet sure and regular gains, and ii>
It pre.-sevv.Uive of morals. Kot so speculation,
: p
Mhich this bill seems to invite.
contrary effect,' depending on no fixed principle: it
opens a field for the exefcUe of ingenuity, ever on
the bill. M*- ssrs. Addavnv, Bow!, Brooke, Gartner, Chev'
icy, ConnHly. Courtney, Darlington. Hiiane. Fatkcnlluill, Fn
. Tfilidiiiai). H"lnies, M'Coy, MnrfHY, Pow-
ell, .1- R..-U, Ueirr; Kowlainl,Kii|M rt,Snth- rlandand I'liompson.-;..
Two-thirds having agreed to pass the bill, it was
sent, together with the governor's objection to the:
senate, who immediately proceeded to reconsider^
and, on the question, shall tUe bill pass? The ayes
and noes were as follows :
AYES. Messrs. Beale, Brady, llurnside, Frailej-, Graham. Ha-
i.iiltoii, Jarrett, M'Karlaiu-, M : SlMrry, Poe, Rabni, Ralston, Ross,
Sliaiinou. Shearer, Shoemaker, Stroiuan, Watson, Weaver ami
KOBS^Meiisn. Bninl, JJjirclay, Bi(Mle, Krwin, Gross, I.ainl .
Lovrie, Nevbold, Tod and Lane, sptaker 10.
So the bill passed.
Congressional Papers.
Letters from the secretary of iviir to the committee of
and inr.ium, in. relation to the number <>f militia
calleil into public service in 1813.
\\:ir Department, Feb. 10, 1814.
SIR In answer to your noie of the 3d inst. 1 have
the honor to state :
1st. that the aggregate strength of the army 01^
the 17th day of Jan. 1814 was 33,822.
This amount will necessarily be lessened by the
expiration, within the year, of the terms of service
of part of the troops. It will also be increased by
the alert to take advantage of the unwary in the
accidental variations of tilings. Tlie success of the
rspeculator by profession tempts the farmer and me-
chanic to forsake his accustomed honest pursuits.
launched on the wild sea of speculation, ever ex-
to deviations from rectitude; his moral prin-
elples become weakened, and eventually all sense of
.'.tative iustice is destroyed.
Spaomutative justice
It has the direct recruits. AY kit the average amount of Ibis aggre-
gate will be during the year (vvbich I understand
\vill be the question proposed) can but be conjectur-
ed. It is to be hoped that the new inducements to
enlistment will complete the establishment by the
1st day of June.
2d. That the amount of regular troops in Februa-
ry, IK 1.3, was 18,945; in June 27,609; and in De^
cernber, 34,325.
3d. The aggregate amount of volunteers, during 1
iti" 1&J.3 'vas CL'OO.
NJLES' WEEKLY REGISTER RUSSIAN STATISTICS. 05
4th. The discretionary authorr -und exposed; the illegitimate
officers camnrund. n districts to cull .>ut mil .n J-llth M l-loih of the \vh..i.
that employed by k^.vcru., 1'he de.uhs amounted
a.ctua.1 an 1 menaced invasion, make it .
.rate e-.tin; .11 the
ttia! service dun: . Joiu l-4tl ;.'..)r,-
uad herewith ci,
armv.
\Vi;'. pect, I h\ ! to be, ,".
vjur in oid 2
sell;
CO'':-
The p ; l:i the
s, and 5'
- iites during '
!, from the documents
, to an-
swer i th tiuil il
\v hicli irns of
. to the
ins inform. i'
- place
k r P l r-
. men and \\
i a M-id.iwrr and a
Si number of bir
cm-red in July, October and January .
.
'
with precision :it tin-, nvnn n', the a imiarv an
of the militia "n
dur'nv . fix>m tlie bc^t inf.
ueortice b\ rict and rc-
jjimeir ,11 have
been r 1 t'tc p:t\ ments coin])!.
ly on account of the . they took
tion !. iis moment, it will IK d in summer, vi/. in Jr.'..
imber in the v
.ring the v , '. i" September, N.I \vmbcr
includ; \ I , 'I "f chohcs (2858) they were for the pi
1'ayn ..IMIV. children, below the :i< .in ii-.-
tf ere tan/ ^;
. kinyton.
War department, Fib. 10. isu.
flammatory i
orally between the 20th mid 4('th \ .
times as many mm as \\omm ; fy,
to your request, t! . - ! f ro m .sin.-.il |)"..x 1J7, all children ; in
'
mums ami'
the honor to .state, th.it w h<
^500,0
have em l>
nt,
.
fun in 18(
^
'" the
r .i
.
,
96
BILLS' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1814.
Proceedings of Co/.
*. 31. Tlie bill niakinp romponsa-
.idu:ils for private piv.
\ the enemy v h: e of tin
,ul the third time. Hut <jii
fiie table for further amend u
edfrom tl of the
. 'to the
.<jis. See last number
79.]
v -msiness done, in consequence
(>f UK -n, a member from Vir-
ginia.
Saturday, .?//' 2. The speaker communicated a
letter : ' -rotary of war, enclosing a state-
>f contracts made by the war department ri
'.3, which was ordered to be printed.
..:r communicated also a letter from the
secretary of the treasury, accompanying a state-
ment of "receipts and expenditures for the year 1812.
M Wilson of Pa. submitted the following reso-
lutions :
Rcs'ilved, That the committee on military affairs
/d to enquire into the expediency of a
us b\ l.iw for opening or improving such mi-
routes In- land and inland navigation as the
f the United States may find necessary to
the o. .' the war the present year.
That a select committee be appointed
to enquire into the e of u provision by
;- the progressive improvement of the routes
nmunicatioo by land and inland navigation
_-hout the Unit" ,:id the territories
ml plan con-
to whom was relYrred the message of the
Hi of Thursday last, made the following re-
'IVie committee tf foreign relations, to -vhom was refer-
;'( nt of the 31 st JWarch,
:hc Inntse. tfif f>jl/< : -.
REPQR I
g into consideration the great importance of
: i mended, the committee think it
a dn'y v. hich the) owe to the house and the nation,
i he grounds on which their report is founded.
Uniting with the executive in the policy of these
sh to explain the reasons which
have produced that union.
( >f the past it is unnecessary to take a review ; the
attention of the committee is drawn with more soli-
itude to the future.
Previous to the late changes in Europe, the bear-
ng of our restrictive measures was for the most
.fined to our enemies ; the obstruction to our
;ommercial intercourse with the friendly powers of
he world being in a manner insuperable. At pre-
,cnt a prospect exists of an extended commercial
intercourse with them highly important to both par-
ies, and which, it may be presumed, they will find
in equal interest and disposition to promote. Den-
nark, all (iermany and Holland, heretofore under
the double restraint of internal regulation and ex-
.crnal blockades and depredations from a commerce
with the U. States, appears by late events to be libe-
rated therefrom,
Like changes 'equally favorable to the commerce
jf this country appear to be taking place in Italy
ind the more extreme parts of the Mediterranean.
With respect to Spain and Portugal, in the commerce
with whom the United States have great interest, it
nay be expected that commerce Hiay be carried on
without the aid heretofore afforded to the enemy.
Should peace take place between France and her
enemies, including Great Britain, the commerce of
he t r nited States with France will fall under the
same remarks.
I in a report bv AlbfK ( ill. it in, l;it< 1 S(*cretar\
ury, made in the , ;n pursuance
of a re.ioliti.ion of thv senate, passed in 1H07 ; to be
1 into effect as soon as may be practicable and
':ent after the termination of the war in whicl
' Hited Slates are now engaged.
\Vils')ii supported his motion in a speech o
considerable length.
After some remarks by Mr. Troup, the qucstioi
on the fii-bt resolution was taken and lost Uie se
cond was laid on the. table.
Mr. W'-b-'.'-r of V II. moved that the house now
!t into a committee of the whole house
report of the secretary of state, made at the
, on the repeal of the Berlin and Milai
: >n on Mr. Webster's motion was de
:1 nays in the negative, as follows
for the motion .17, against it 7".
he house refused to take the subject now int(
deration.
M -. (.:-undy of Ten. submitted the following re
:
H committee be appointed to en
quire into the expediency of establishing a nationa
|>:nk ; and that they have leave to report by bill 01
otherwise.
On a motion indefinitely to postpone flic subjoc
of this resolution, considerable debate ensued. Th<
h->use adjourned without a decision.
-.'///., .Jpril 4. The unfinished business being
postponed wit
Mr.
that view
from the committee of foreign re
The
irge
considerations of an internal ivitnre
a repeal of these acts, at this time, are not
less forcible than those which have been already
stated. Among those are the following ; The com-
mittee are persuaded that it will considerably aug-
ment the public revenue, and thereby maintain th$
public credit ; that it will enhance the price and pro-
mote the circulation of our produce, in lieu of spe-
cie, which has, of late, become so much the object
of speculations tending to embarrass the government
Mr. (J. then, leave being given, reported the fol-
lowing- bill,
A BILL
To repeal an act entitled "an act lay ing an embargo.
on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors ot
the United Slates/* and so much of any act or
acts as prohibit the importation of goods, wares
and merchandize of the growth, produce or manu-
facture of Oeal Hritain or Ireland., or of any of
the coloni'-s or dependencies thereof, or of any
place or country in the actual possession of (.real
P.ntain, and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. II* it riutcted, &c That the act entitled
"an act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in
the ports "and harbors of the- ( mtrd States," passed
on the 17th day of December, 1813, be and the
same is herehv repealed : Provided, That all penal-
ties and forfeitures which have been incurred under
the said act shall be recovered and distributed, and
may be mitigated or remitted in like manner as it
the said act had continued in full force and virtue.
2. And be it farther enacted, That so much of any
act or acts as prohibits the importation of goods,
MLES WEEKLY R:-V;;- n-LR CO>
wares or merchandize of the growth. , witUdrew his motion. Eciure he withdrew
manufacture of Great Uiita.
of the colonies or cle] edioncy of
place or country in tl. ;ij, the pre.-
Britain, be and the ai. '. 'he pr.p: "-dir^
.
curred in virtue of UK
in fr.i:
nothii' Mr.]
thori/e or ;
-
Mr. V
;UtiU that they shot::
. that the i
li the Uni*. | front tin
to depart in such ship
>r furnished um'.;
lum of the president ,
.. the tv. a b
g been twice iv
mad* .iiotio!) to refer it to u con.
Sjectedto .oe.be-
hill, conpl
.
hut the bill be re-
committed to tin .'ted it, with
speaker, the
.ihovin having preference, ac
II to a committee
of the \vh- .dcd in the afUrniuti\
.
Mr ^ ; n'utn of ti
i^ that !)ill the
,1 that th:.
dicated on the continuance >!' il.i
i which, ii
1
bill should be before tl.
then hi- a |>
vie comtni''
ion.
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S1LES* WEEKLY* Ki:fl*TLR-MATl7RDAY, APRIL 9, 1811
\vlncii he (Mr. ( u'ith a
Ul that
Iliuj;- to e\-
...m from Keutiic'-v
:[}' to deny to the
gentleman the courtesy of having his resolution re-
it not lor one consideration. It' the
-ian would add to his motion a proposition for
such further tax as should be necessary to redeem
the notes when they became due, he should concur
:i. Hut he asked of the hcu^- u> take a
ew of this subject before thry ret'erreii
Dilution. In his little experience in 'be woriu
id found it . , when liis busiiu
j^mall, to be cautious in signing note:;; and so ou s -hi
the government to be exceedingly cautious. If there
point 0:1 which government should be
cautious, it should be its credit and a regard for
tlie credit of the government would not justify the
issuing of i without providing for their
tion.
.Mr. \Vright said he most cordially concurred
\vith the, gentleman from Kentuck , whose whole
jfml he knew to be devoted to the best interests of
hV> C'.mntrv as he had proved by his zealous volun-
tary personal co-operation in the war during the lust
campaign but he wished to add to his list of taxa-
ble articles several others which he named, viz:
prizes, a tax every body would be glad to
-.tddk- and carriage horses, certainly articles
of luxury; houses and lota in the district wf Colum-
bia, which u :npt from the direct tux; and
a continuance of the direct tax on land.
Mr. Jl.iriKU of Geo, was of opinion that many
articles would bear taxation equally as well as those
which had been proposed; but it would be in the
power of the committee of ways and means or of
the house to add any that might be thought proper.
lie was in fav-ir of this proposition. lie wished to
-ry possibje mean* taken to enable the govern
incut to carry on the war in which we are engaged
lie was well convinced we had resources enough to
carry on the war, and that the people would pay
a-iy thing, and bear taxes of any description to sup-
port the war. The people possessed patriotism and
love of country enough to induce them to support
;^hls of ihe country.
Mr. Stuarl -.I'M 1. moved to amend Mr. Wright's
proposed amendment bv including in it "also race
-, icares and fillies."
M. Taylor of N. Y. said he regretted to see the
this business was now taking. The conunit-
vays and means had not been in;'Uentive. t
; ; >ject embraced in this motion. If they had
p/>t met the wishes of the house, it would be better
. 1 to them a resolution of instruction in a ge-
torm, without designating the articles pi
posed to be taxed to raise a revenue to defray the
interest of these treasury notes. O.i that hend, il
the resolution were so passed, he knew it would be
grateful to the feeling of the committee to receive
Any representations of individual members on tht
subject of the articles which it \vould be properto tax
Mr. "Wright of Md. said he hoped it would not be
considered as arrogant in men devoted to the bes
interests of the country, after waiting till the last
moment of the session without hearing from the
committee of ways and means on the subject, to
call their attention to a project lor supplying the
treasury with the necessary funds. The only obsta
cle to obtaining loans, was the omission to provide
the ways and means to pay the interest} and thi*
v.-as an object worthy the attention of the house.
Mr. Wright's a uait's motions \\ejc
Mth disagreed to.
The queii. Mr. Ue: hu's mo !
ion
i . ( >pes of Va. s-.id that the committee of
ind means would be happy at any time to r.
. ructions from the li.uue ; but it was due to
-'ate, that the system to be pur-
sued during the war had been decided on by con-
the appointment of the present com-
nitteeof ways and means. It had been decided that
> lould be laid suflicient to raise a revenue to
;xiy the interest on the old debt and on the new
lebt to be created by loans during the war. It was
true that, in the report of the secretary of tin
mry at the commencement of the session, it had
>een stated that the. revenue of the present year
would fall short of the necessary amount 750,000
dollars. It had been shortly afterwards stated to
the committee, however, that the proceeds of the
internal revenue would so far exceed the estimated
amount during the present \var as to cover the sup-
>osed deficit ; which intimation had been since for-
mally confirmed by a letter from the secretary of the
treasury, which had been recently presented to the
louse. The committee therefore had only to con-
sider, whether it would be better to take up the ge-
neral subject of providing the next year's revenue
at this time, or to leave it until the next session.
The committee, after considering the unsettled
state of our foreign relations, the uncertainty of the
continuance of the war, &c. had thought it altogether
impossible to decide what amount of taxes would
be necessary for the ensuing year. It was impossi-
ble for the committee to decide whether or not the
restrictive system would be in force during the next
year and of course they could present nothing
more than a mere guess of the amount of revenue
which it might be actually necessary to raise during
the ensuing- year. It h:id been therefore thought bet.
ter to let the subject rest till they could act utuler-
stamlingly, and the means could be proportioned to
the end. On this view of the subject, they had
postponed taking it up until the next session of
congress. Other considerations had an important
bearing on this extermination. All the internal
taxes being now in operation, it would be improper
to make a change in them, because any change would
effect the whole system, and instead of inert
the revenue would diminish it. As to the direct tax,
in several of the, states it was fully paid in, whilst
in others it was now collecting, and of course could
not be revised or modifiied and it would be much
better for congress to take up the whole subject on
their netting in the fall. So much for the payment
of the interest on the loans. 15ut, on the subject of
treasury notes, a suflicient sum was already autho-
rised for the service of the present year. For one,
he had no wish to sec* paper money introduced as a
general system ; and whenever it came to that
question, that we cannot provide for our pecuniary
w:nts without establishing a paper money, he was
for reducing those wants. He did not believe trea-
sury notes could be circulated to an amount greater
than our annual revenue, which he estimated at some-
thing more than eight millions of dollars. The
amount of treasury notes beyond our revenue must
be in the nature of paper money, representing no-
thing- and possessing only a nominal value. He
merely made these observations to justify 'hf course
of the committee of ways and means, and to shew
that they had not been inattentaiive to their duty.
Mr. lia.nett said if the motion now before the
House had answered no other purpose it had brought
out information of v/hich he before knetv nothing.,
Ki.Y , -CONG!, v
>f those who v
var a r
'.
:
I ulv.
t<.Ul UK-IT
unitlee
in:in ;t-
.-.- in any other meaning than tha: u: mo: j, m xv . ^ . !l( n j
ild prove
i[)j>ort the- \\ at : "t lull. '
tfentU-imn,
The rights of his country. Hut,
.
, which li-
it ; but \\'li<
Mild
'
-s opposed I
.
For his part,
':>ut could noL fin
submitted to tint commit'**
it
Id
;
hill on the subject., lie u\mld \
.
soft ti> any this J
The cjUL-stion on the adoption of '
f '
irons.
>w,
'. :--ni
, he \\-ould not h'j-
- resorted to, t:
.
1 what he had said
i for the
-.ha and
Mr. Harnett -rtain ot'it.
: tills motion
..Illl It.
^(> the house
'icki m
ki n ri|
.crm an opj- . '.i:h ho
had predicated on * .ich liad been t\-
uhy on lh.;
"ip.
[The
(and pn
-
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The ho'iM.- then r
\
.1 tlut
is pro-!
The question on i ,
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*y
100 NILES wi-:;-:ivLY u ::R SATURDAY, APRIL 9, isu.
The following gentlemen coin- believe that the president has assurance of an ar~
pose tUe commit:-- repre-
sentatives on the bank question iu-rs impute it to the moral impossibility of pre-
Ten. ' i nting smuggling, (which is draining the countr.
(.. Ward "'
loghan
After the privat- bills and business had been dis-
posed of, M nil fixing t!
jneeti:i. n the third t Octo-
ber!
I igham of Pa. with a view to fulfil tin
tion he 1 during the debate of yesterday,
ing resolu
Bes'j ' the secretary of the treasury be
directed to report to c
general tariff of < >1\ t' ( the f.\isti:tg
Mtuation of the general and local interests of the
U lich H : --mie remarks, Sec. was passed.
Tiie bill to amend the judicial system \\ as mdefi-
postponed.
; ie select committee on the peti-
tion of J. A. Chevillie, ageni of Amelie Eugeii-j
Beaumarcl^ i^tponed indefinitely.
.c/,;v, *lf>,lL Ci. After some other business,
:>--niof dill .,; Ilntain; white-
tO the Wail'
the interest on t!>e accumulating debt, &c. \\ o
flint p:u-t that recommends H removal of
-irictions upon the importation of British
it is
1 that the embargo ought to
I and, be.-!<!es, in d. ^ be l;i\v, the
-"el-lied b\ our traitors
\\e very much tear that "the r
of the counting-house \vill render nugatory the pro-
i'd our manufacturers b, r the a
ment of double duties- If these duties are really
and honestly paid on goods imported, and they can
-old lower than we can manufacture them,
the manufacture should be abandoned; but this is
not the case : for the fact is, that \ve- r;<n nuke many
important articles as cheap as they can be made in
/.uro/if, if in. 1 Others, hcAivver, in the in-
himvy of their manufacture, require sure protection;
and \ve apprehend they ni:.y br seriously injured by
means oi' false oaths and false invoi< >f our
elf into a committee of the [regular importers won't- 1 ; but
whole on the bill to repeal the embargo and non-im-'We should have shoals of 7-J//;-//.v// and ,Srt//c't . ,
mere mat-
portation laws, and to prohibit the exportation of (thoroughly initiated into all themysk,
specie. Mr. Galhoun supported the bill chiefly on! ness) to whom the verity of an oath is a men
the ground of the changes that had taken place iu.ter of interest or convenience who have been t
Europe, which he argued ably saying it would place i by twenty years practice, to swear to any thing "or-
--*----- ---- - - dered." The establishment of a tariff for dry goods,
and a provision for the ascertainment of the quality,
the commercial nations of that continent in the same
situation with respect to Great JJriU.in that we our-
selves had been, and become the means of compel-
might lessen the opportunity for fraud.
ling her to abandon her system of paper blockades, 1 '!'HK MANO-A.-TL-HKHS, Sec. of Baltimore have had
fcc. He said, it was true wisdom to adapt your, a meeting in consequence of the late message of the
conduct to circumstances, Sec. Mr. Webster' fol-i president ; they resolved that a petition ought to bt
lowed, and spoke on the same side. Mr. M'Kim | prepared and presented to congress urging them to
moved to strike out the second section of the bill, [make effectual regulations to secure the full pay-
negatived, ayes 31. Mr. Oakley moved an amend- ment of the present rate of duties on imported
Oakley
ment that went to do away all penalties incurred tin-
der the acts proposed to be repealed lost, ayes> 52,
nays 88.
Mr. Calhoun moved an amendment to the second
reported
goods, as well to protect the honest importer,
to support our manufactories, &;c.
.-*-A vessel lately arrived at Savannah
with a cargo of sircar and coffee; thirtv disks of the
section of the bill, little more than verbal, going to latter, some/io-i; had their chief contents mrUimor-
include in the repeal so much also of any actor acts jphosed into Irish linens, threads, kc. to the great
as prohibit the importation of the products of Bri- joy of the custom house officers. Several sei/.nres
tish territories in neutral vessels, &c. Agreed to. ' iave also been made at Boston and iu its vicinity;
Mr. Bradley moved to strike out the third section
lost, after considerable debate ayes 60, nays 80.
After some further speaking, the committee rose
and reported the bill to the house. Mr. Bradley re-
1 his motion to strike out the third section :
but the house adjourned without a decision.
[From these proceedings there is little room to
doubt but that the bill will prevail -as reported. We
are pleased, however, to observe that a disposition
is manifested to support our manufacturers for the
proceedings of Thursday, see last page (104.]
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE PRESIDENT'S MI.S,AM-, in.erted in our last
number, came so suddenly upon the people that
hardly one in five of the community could exactly
understand its whole scope and meaning, at first";
some of which were valuable.
ONTARIO. Numerous bodies of chosen British sea-
men have proceeded to Kingxtun to man the enemy's
fleet. As the force of the hostile squadrons will be
pretty nearly equal, we look-out for the hardest
battle that ever was fought on the water We have
full faith iu the justice of our cause, the skill and
courage of Chawicey, the gallantry of his officers
:tn-l men; though we^cannot view the prospect with
indifference.
HUSTON Mun. A certain Mr. Johnson, inspector
of the revenue, made a seizure of some goods on sus-
picion that they were smuggled; an account o/ the
iffair is detailed in his representation to the collec-
'or, inserted bi-low. This is the second mob that
has been permitted in the religious town of .Ro.sto?/,
that modestly said to other places, "stand aside for
am more, holy than thou " A little while ago two
gangs of pious men amused themselves
firing
t gmis and small arms at each other, as has been
to which perplexity the ambiguous construction of j recorded in our "book of the chronicles ;" and now
one of the sentences greatly contributed. But in the same gentle supporters of order and IftW, have
the debates and proceedings of congress, the full abused an officer of the United States, when in the
intent U clearly manifested.
The reason, for this sudden reversion of a favorite
execution of his duty. What would the rightevus
folks of Boston say if we were to call these assem-
policymay be better understood hereafter: someiblies a Jlri(is/i "banditti?" Will these incidents
are inclined to view it as pointing to peace, and to i t.each them ciiarity for the misfortunes of others ?
JJILES' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OP THE WAR.
101
4 obe deprecate printer, if he had stated in his papetf
see that it is more tolerable because it hap; I pirtled 'uin house iu
: hard
-;c h influence "and the
n him like
-
I told \V<
house officer to exam.
u my auil.
my commis
1 had iid author'.- -'.out :i
t, and lie \voul
r timrs
I
impor-
tant otl , :\s answer the question.-
That b! | to be attributed only
* the ; cer ; we are glad that;
-roach though she has no
John Roul-
stone, ;\uil, r.uij- nirti*.
i -. i . i .
from -
])er1iaps, mine*!
ill* *
1 him am
1 him if he could pi -'btsthath'
tie was in d
. if he \\.
ity to take ihi-tn. I thru m .Inv.l Mi
I had called Mi, to -jssi-a m<- to dr,\t-
the tea- \ nuntbt r .
fbeen to twenty, followed mr, who it
iildfi'd }>ro|)li > , \\ hu
a num-
, but the 1 ', and |>ut in
tne ci;
* . . '.Itvmftnl mill
'. . -
>i:t tin-
I on liifi fur.
surrounded, by a uil>,
dl IK
ustomt
:n:iti(M
I
I
<t and honorabl
' rind put down a spirit for robbing, and the
. niadt- aS*".ut it the better.
n, but
' tbr those
broad-
farrd h
-7did public dinner u'a*
IT' V '" ' vncj's inn, Hal 1
on Tim; .us and
of the
->i<trd !,y niajm- M'Kim, :>i>,\ \
;
inp, having peer! the occasii
->nors to their
Ic-servcd s'
titude^
/e and
.
! -count of his
'
.
.
"
.
'
. UT < -
\rner
d U'lghabk-
bungs
.
did not permit :. .1 it so
ed, that t 1 . it was
>t his kingship : : to reduce-
the fir- . -n!
i letter fi-om our
\ iti'd thf 1
1 from St. Angus-
governor of that place,
ly irritated against ' n. Un-
American president, o: treacherous
promotion if the rebellion in Florida, had deter-
mined to challenge and fight the president in single
. but as the governor of the island of Cuba
captain p-weral of the two Floridas, this
could not well be executed without his con-
> obtain whie'i i<; s:*id to be the object of the
in question. It remains to be considered,
rnor of St. .1itgiistine t *f nn-
fhus to meet a s ! m-
>-;i'ii anceitru, -i-itliont departing from
; irv.rtN INDIA vs.
.
lepiitation of Indians whom 1
I itch viou, have agreed for
iii2 trine* whom thev represented,
iu tie- w.-ir against ihe
1 force of them can be
iin'.^ campaign. After m
!
MTUTAtl
F general .'< ted at J1;
'
''gloM, where it will i mulgated.
At our last account r. fi-oin the north, p
Ollel Cl.ll'
ehmcnK, pretty T.uinci-ous and well
-. : re in C'tuada /n bn . i' lake
Chtlmplain. Cl.irk !i ul
stand of arms, &
sytli was r.:ui'\ mi,' on Ins usu:d active parti/an war-
fare. Ti <s iiavr g'n-en tht- most point,
drrs to their ?i)rii to respect private property. They
have fallen on several valuable lots of the >
provisiivv-; ; in ,l ^.x\!s. Our afl-iirs in tliiu
quarter of the country look \\x-ll; and it
the campaign had opened.
There has been a good deal of marching and coun-
termarching by a detr-chiiient of /' army,
under i The tioop.s p
through Auburn, X. V. on the 19th ult. and rrtuin-
ed towards Sackett's harbor on the 23d, in
quence of an express, at tb.
<lay! We are entirely at a loss to account for these
movements, at present.
])es -rtions from the enemy appear to be frequent,
j [bow many of them are spies ? it would be well to
keep them safely at least] nine came into Batavia
tltcr* from .Jfr. Johisonto t -. 0]n fort Nia ' on tlu . lyth Vll t.
CO J fr./H'r, dated J'iyui Juslice has ^ lenf?Ul OVt . rtaken onc of thc Jlonlos
of .spies that has penetrated all parts of thc United
States. An Englishman of the name of /?<;
"spite of the defects in our own laws, the corruption
of some of our citixens, and the arts and cunning of
the enemy" WHS recognized and sei/.ed near I'latts
[; though one of our citizens (a
t; divw th-j enemy from the bar- ^, m)( . t , K> feUow ' s n:tme , j n f aim ?) t . X e rU .d
-. liich thev have pursued i|,i msc lf ( ;; pl , lf . m ,. tl,. release of the primmer. l!ein|;
in the prosecution. of this war, our government has ' aminc(]j ]}td . e> , , ( -knowledg e d himself to be a
occn reluctantly c to yield to the employ- ser , reant in the 10:3(l n . ?imF . nt O f British infantry
nentol this spee in order ' them He ' was hu , ol) th(J 2 g th uk in presence of the
..- own ground; it is a course which has been
whole army.
1 upon us by necessity alone, and whatever R is said tl|al gencra i CA SS has resigned his com-
' of dl ' 'c:is.r- m the mls8ion inth e arnlv> being appointed governor of tho
further prosecution of tiie war, will be charged by Michigan territory
all holiest and im;virtial ine;i to the proper account.
. sorrv VM; ' what you call the sub-
i the Indians, the state-
ment is defVdivi-, and not altogether correct as far
I \-\.rc no nV
ti'ould send -eh at lengtli When in ac-
:he Indians are to receive the san
our troops, unless when tliey f.irni.sh
llieir own lr,
While
lionof the public, tnai tlie i < .".i its origin
vitli the Hriti-'i authoi M-ida; it is kuown
tornethat in the summer preceding general 4iarri-
sou's < i th" Wabash, Tecumseh and the'
younger Filucjacl; -il mis-
sion to the Civic nation t.o j. ,1 for thc ])art
which they have b<-e:i latel) a- ting. 'I'hc !>attlc of
Tippacanori was the i i ;
.
I \\-ill add for the inl
r p-iMi^, that th- ' iiad its origin
The CAor/*ron Courier states that an expedition
is fit ling out in the \Vst Indies, supposed for Geor-
gia. The force is given at 6000 men. That .such an
expedition is preparing, is probable; but the amount
of the force is exaggerated.
\V- have nothing important from the Creek coun-
try s'uice our last.
'/;//, f J'>-7i;i. ' ..Ifarr// 25. About 200 draft-
ed militia, and upwards of 5UO volunteers, from
nties of Cumberland, Adams and Franklin,
on Friday and Saturday last, and on
ay proceeded on their march for Erie, where
VI'!'
i" iiiterferc-nce of the Rritish oHicers
i.'. ( -anada \\it!i the Iivlians \\Iio resided within oui
1 ledged limits, ex<-,it'mg tli. in to acts of hos-
*ili'iV against us in times of profound !>
I'ngland and the United States, did not form an item
: .m tli^ catul'j^Mu of grievances upyn which tlie de-
they are to be stationed for six months.
UtOM -J-IJE ONTAHIO MESSENGER.
J/? 1 . Strrem.
S, v Uciiig solicited by some officers of the Unit-
ny to publish the following correspon-
\ ou will please to give the same a place in the
I.ie.ut. gen. Drummond's comnmnica-
r,,,u, to which the following is an answer, stated in
substi.nce, that he wished to know whether the atro-
wntx act of burning Newark was the unauthorised
act of an individual, or by the order
XILE WAR.
Th letter b^ing- lost > can government had compelled
full, b ihe purju
Ihc employment of Indians bv
tier, as
>^ar;i, iii \vluch u.
i :nd infirm
..rand
led in
order '^, that he barbarity
I 11 \i;\ r
impu-
..nd burning
'
\ \ \
us coninninicution Tin. 1 Hunts of a KritUh vessel of war attcm; '
American foviT
in Nidiol.i ! '*'>) '"" '
. U.I) i'K ISER, \ \ .-Ibratofrbytli.-..
:
.11. Admiral Cochrane con rmcr ;
lie littler, in the Wimlu
a painful duty whieti dpvolvs on me of l)nrl.im , in t!c Leewu
1- in then,
I court mar
!i unadulterated disobedience of orders and nepli
n to ^enerul sentenced to 1 -vice furor...
I reprimanded by the st-<
Irjirrd.iti'i'
.- th> su'oj. ' i^somMy of Jdwntca
\vhichlallude. sir .//>/; It. tl'nrrcn, on the defenceless si
your view
-ion ; the v
that islrmtl. In n-.'-sequcncr. vessels
en detached for its ;
ircdby th-'
in ricaof Salem, and
pursuit of the enemy, wu compelled
enter the Sf'ruiixh port ol t .Inlv
nn the
r.itation ('
'
> wantonly in- consul, but Ue brig and
-
; aild C
ate, cfpu. frovi
-ites and a
.
MM:* WL:I;KLV REGISTER SATiTxDAY, APRIL 9, isi-i.
THE CIIRO : , Hani, Harnett, But*
; '.opted. to ., well, Clopton, Conaixl, Crawford ^DonoyelUs*
- . ''!. .Franklin, Hall, Haw.-s, Flawkins, Ing-
Invin, .lohnsmi , .Maron, M'Kim,
I the Spaniards do not appear on N ' ' \cwion, Ormshv,
, Tannehill)
if, \\ hi'eliill, \\ ilson oHVnn. Yaiuvy. $7<.
.
of York re-
William Perm's Deed,
I-HOM run iMii.v.Ns, t> 1'
''ure -scitnessethi that \\ V I'ackenah,
.als, I'artqu.-sott, Jems F.ssepenauk.
ii >'.r,i'- Mi'lrcl l-imvm FVnnnc \r.iol.l,,lo \ '
hill was passed and sent to the senate for
concu
Uekellappan Econus, Machloha Metth-
i Powey, Indian Kings, Sachem
right owners ot all lands, from Quing Quthgus, call-
'sh Held marshal has latelv-^1 n , uck r > V( - k > unto ll ,P himl c:ille l Chester <
i; ;,_ all along In the west side of Delaware River, and so
, ... anmim . iid creeks backwards as far us a man
c thunder cloud, fell on can ri<lr - in . Uv ' () tl:i , vs , wilh :i llorsc > tbr aml in cons '-
v.[.,j,., in i/, , Pera ] ofti^nj deration ot these foUpwing goods l( , us in hand paid
bl.i.-k oj] d secured to be paid by William Penn, pro]
1 1 much burnt t;ir >' aiul governor of the province of Pennsylvania
roke.nthey are of a di an ' 1 territories thereof, viz .- 20 guns-:o fa. horns
Thire are about te.'i of our countrymen m-^'l'Cout-20 fathoms stroua - blankets
1 I -..ft ... Ill IK L . ,->^.,..l^.. 1 !' !
:it-({ by the iincltristiiin. \H;Y.UI\ i:s.
JO kettles JO Ibs. powder 100 bars of lead 40
nvever, that thev are not compelled to romakawkt 100 knives 40 pair of stockings I
a five communication with barrel of beer20 pounds of red lead100 fathom
.,:i|>pilv supplied with many V VHm pV m 7 3 ^ S ^t 1165 - 30 P ewter spoons
of thecomfons and conveniences of life, through 100 awl Wades 300 tobacco pipes100 hands of
; -ir fellow citizens. The officers | ^bacco-JU tobacco tongs-JO steels-300 flints
iVedlsll consuL SO pair of scissors 30 combs 60 looking glassess
The "ma^uiiimity" of those who nrate about the ~ 20 ' J eedles-l sk.pple of salt-30 pounds of su-
,! fi, <t/,,,/,,',,..., ..I- /. 11 g:u- 5 gallons or .Molasses 20 tobacco boxe
i kingdoms, and the "balance o
e proceedings of tin- allies in respect
mt , uv , nilic!l a) mrkt Thev have screw boxes- string of beads-Do hereby ac-
harps 20 hoes 30 girriblets 30
100
wooden
ii for Pofaerania, in ex-
tor that cguntry, was only adding insult to
nury.
In comparative importance it stands to *Vo
1 is w> 10.
knowledge, Sec. Given under our hand, Sec. at New-
Castle, 2d day of the eightn month, 1685.
The above is a true copy from a copy taken from
the original, byEphraim Morton, now living inWasli-
ington county, Pennsylvania, formerly a clerk in the:
j land office, which copy he gave to Wm. Mutton, and
from which the above was taken in Little York, this
7th of December, 1813. A. M'C.
POSTSCRIPT.
DOVSl
. .'/;:-/7 7. After many propositions to
wneiul the bill reported by the committee of foreign. KxErrTlow _p a ,7H 3M //i, K. Dec. 17.-On Thurs
relations, to remove the embargo, &c. nil which d Joseph Warburton, late seamett of his majesty's
were negatived, it was ordered to a third reading,, s ,.j p t ^ v ,,. Vi w!l() rilll !lNVay with that ship's prize,
following vote: and was afterwards found among the crew of the
on, Anderson, Archer, P.ay-
il, Bigelov !5oyd, J'.rad-
Calhoun, Champion, Cti-ippdl, f'il!(-,, Clark, C'om-
American ft'igate
executed, in pur-
suance of his sentence, on board his majesty's ship
/ J r/>i(f, at Spithend. lie had been brought to a
of tlie
of his crime, acknowledged the propriet
wanting in feelings of fidelity to their king and
lor, Hale, Harris, Ha- try, ahould tl< of tlieir king and country
[iimpUreys,Hungerford, [ngerspll, t) ,: ( . xU . n d<-(l to them. l"l- behaved with great tirm-
' - l:if:k . i- --Island, Jackson of Vtrg. negaj though llf; ^' :ls i>:1 ' 1 f ' n>m betraying any ins-
Mf " f ' ofMd. Kerr, bility to his awful stale. He was attended by the rev.
-
, Kingol .M.i'-s. Kmgl N.C.
M( . \ lmil . s r | i;i]) l ;i i n O f the Prince, and w : as about
ier,
.herd, skin-
ijth of W If Smith.of N. V. S,nitl, oft a.
Stanford, Muart, Sturees, larrirarf, falbnadcre,
Taylor, Teifair, Thompson, Udr'-e, Vose, WardV
U'ard of x. .1. wht-nton, u hite, wiicox. 1 /' '"'"'' 1 f > recollect that that volume muslnotp*
'lays. Vv'uiter, IVright, UJ. }6oW(f?I '"d.
'p/ lf , Stnwlcmcut tn the 5th volume
or ((< ^ ^ 7reeks hewXm Those
. 7
it, or Aw* 'o have
WEEKLY REGISTER.
.
ML 16, 1814.
[ WUUI I
.Urn menunisse r KUIL.
1 and puM . at $ 5 per a
Finances of the United States.
rom the tfcrcti. rasuiy to the chair
man of the con; vis.
,rch28, 1814.
SIR I have ha "
of the i'. : - ifh has been
constant pressure of current busi-
of a deficiency of 700,000 dollars
in the estimated receipts of the treasury during the
I in the annual report rnadi-
i nt at the commencement of the
present t' congress, and in relation to the
enquiry whether those receipts will nut t.
:-able th-in was then estimated, or whether,
with a view to that object, it is nt the ore-
to the treasury bo nr, one mil
lion -)f doll.
if public i -
'
ry, which at
Georgia, may be esiima'ed ;t ih>> sum -
annual report, vi/: six hundred t'
Since
sumed and paid their quotas of d
; he act of the ;1d of A;,
net amount of t!ix- , -.hesc state
796 76. Tli- v
states amour
timated that one half will be collt
to the treasury before : 1814,
making with the quotas already paid, two millioua
of do!.
.de additional n i the A11 the internal dutics> with theexi
to submit the following statements and re-
in that report the receipts during the present year
^ere estimated
1. Customs. On account of bonds oulstanding on
the duty on licenses to distillers, will ;
payment into the treasury of a conside:
duly, uce ar, be
: 314. 5,503,000 yoml the en ' d of lhe y ^. Hu:
On account ot duties circumstance, the amou
those duties durin.
ll4 ' ;in million eight hundi
come payable during the
tsame year,
500,000
'ic lands
3. Internal rcVL-nues and direct tax
600
3,500
'-; are anticipated from s<
.:
The custom h -rued
about seven hunch- al dollars :
been paid into thr
The rtveiuie arising from the postage of 1
f.-es on ; i siu^lry n,
including an- :ner direr-
iluties, may r*
~ -The receij*ts (in tlc.->e account'- ;
;c than tJ.
The result of ti
luring
the year 181 . < dollars.
During 1
lu diiiiin
a. Thes ubtlf s
tlunng the year 1814;
.
1 duties
'
. <lf the
reipu d
I rmn '. . .L '
rus'.
Public I
1 iuciJola
,000
50.000
1
present \e:ir will
< norh
.n^f the
,
.
i nitdi 1 "
-
' in ih<;
.!nu."
M-. T! .
'
106 BILES' WEEKLY REGISTERSATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1814.
no in form a
-rme
.'it on the subjec-
ilec ting
in case
I -it he
cas lonincitu-
Mrly such I
. ..hie.
cm-ring to the : I on this subject
(which are sufVicie::
. to the coinniitte-.-) it appear.- th;- opi<>n firs 1
i' stills work-
' capacity, to p.iy b\
net of 3rd Mr
md the duty on the c-ipacity of the still made
- ; from uhich it may he in-
ferred the opinion then prevalent was in favor of the
A duty on the quantity of spirits dis-
:f the same could, without much evasion of
M-, be collected, would, it is presumed, be
.oductivc than that which it might be deem-
per to impose on the capacity of the still.
tar the progress of improvement, in the coun-
rallv. or a change of circumstances in other
< "nsidered as having removed the
of the difficulties formerly experienced in
igthe duty on the quantity of spirits distil-
led ; or how far it would be advisable to adopt, to a
extent, the course formerly pursued, and im-
pose th tilled, in cases of
larg-e distili- dly, and of all those carried
on in cities, towns and villages, (except perhaps sucl
as are on t very >:na!l .-c'di-) and on the capacity of
the still, in testions proper fo
the consideration and decision of the committee.
The present law laying duties on licences to distil-
lers, v -en in operation u sufficient length
to afford the means of forming such opinion
on the subject as ought to be relied on. From the
( s received in the department of the proceed-
ings under it, there is reason to believe, as alreiidy
stated in answering another part of your letter, that
the revenue arising fV<>m this branch of internal du-
ll c-xrei-il the sum at which it has been esti-
mated.
t have the honor to be, very respect fully, sir, your
obedient servant,
G. W. CAMP15ELL.
;><.?, chairman of t/ie
.id meant.
Public Docum,
;:;! r.ir.r 9S.
m which you receive the command of it;
^il v ill be instructed to deliver
;..uiy to you, with b'-oks, papers, cloth-
ining to it.
DC: .rbornat Alba-
Ail.jui.uit and iiisju
V>.iJtii,i,toii, Jan. 22, 1R14.
; a true copy from the 01 iginal, as re-
corded in th
.T. R WAUIACII. Adj't Gen.
from adjutant-general Thomas 11
!)earburn t dated at
Jice, 8thJ
"The conduct of captain Leonard at Niagara has
>eon represented in a very unfavorable light to the
secretary of war, who has instructed me to send cap-
*ain (.eorge Armistead to relieve him in the com-
nand of the company at that post, and I have in-
itructet) captain Armistead to proceed on his jour-
icy immediately, and to wait on you for any instruc-
ions you may think proper to give. Captain Leo-
nard must not exercise command until his conduct
las been inquired into."
Atljutant and insju-rtor-gemTal's nfi'cr.
Washington, ~:d January, 1814.
The above is a true copy from the original as re-
orded in this office.
J. 13. WALBACII, Adj't Gen.
Extract of a letter to the secretary of war from major
Ge-ji'gc Armistead. Fort Whenr^, January 19,
1814.
"Captain Leonard was not arrested or brought to
rial during my stay on the front ier ; nor was he ever
istructed, to my knowledge, to give me the corn-
v.-i). T, me.
That captain Leonard (1st. regiment of
.rtillery) be arrested, and that his place he stij)plied
<ptaiu Armistead, of the SMITH- iv.<;iinent.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
ant-general
F.,r tract of b'tter from adjutant-general Thornus II.
^ to captain (!rn,-qe K.
this office, Feb. 8, 1813.
Armittead t dated at
mand of his company."
War Denarnnrnt, October 4, 1813.
SIR Understanding that the defence of the post
committed to your charge, may render it proper to
destroy the town of Newark, you are hereby direct-
ed to apprise its inhabitants of this circumstance,
and to invite them to remove themselves and their
eil'ecis to some place of greater safety.
I am, Sec.
JOHN ARMSTRONG':
Brigadier-general Jll'C'lure, or offi-
cer commanding at fort George t
Upper Canada.
General Harrison's orders to
Heart-quarters, Newark, ifov. 15, 1813.
DF.AH sin Ueing ordered u> return to the \\
ward you will be pleased to resume the command
which you received previous to my arrival at this
place.
The orders which you heretofore have received will
/i i/r,n. It will b<t nr<-fs,.u-y that yon keep a vi-
gilant eye over the disaffected part of the inhabi-
tants, and I recommend that you make use of the
zeal, activity, and local knowledge which colonel
Willcocks certainly to counteract the
machinations of our enemy and ensure the confidence
of our friends amongst the inhabitants. It will,
however, I am persuaded, In- your wish, as it is your
duty, to guard the latter as much as possible from
oppression.
The volunteers which were lately called out will
be retained as long as you consider their services ne-
cessary ; the drafted militia, until further orders are
received from the secretar of war.
There can be little doubt of its being the inten-
>Snt "You will please to proceed to Niagara, in I (ion of the enemy to send the greater part of the
:he state of New York, and relieve captain Natlu- troops which they hnve at Uurlington and York to
iiH'l Lr-on.'ird in the command of the company of ar- Kingston, and to make York the right of their line.
tille*ists now at that post ; which company is to be They may, however, have a small command at Bur-
" and mustered in yotir name from and at'.cr lingtoitj and those may be so securely posted as t&
WEEKLY REGISTER ITBLIC DOCUMENTS.
107
render' .:id their business
...ntyof
plies .. - ithenei,^. ,ut into .v:
<ur di-
the upper provim
Mnthepxib-
1 feel t to be
mcom
ble luyoiir
rj sincerely, your friend and o
\\ M Hi ,' HI SOX.
ire.
Fort Georg?. Nov. -
Sin M i^r-pfcneral Harrison eBtburkedwith
i bi>ur.l tin-
up the coninruul 01.,
i
not
oit of s ;
re which took pl.ice hct'.vecn th-
. :ich arc 1
1 1 to have been
<il Harrison.
o.MUr judg-
ment, ; mr projc.
.;MSf Mllfln 1
-.our conn . >t more dc*
<^xcnsC
the ;p;
'
to snbn,
make, however great rauy be my <:
lionor to bo, with the utmost re
GEO
, -ral Il.trr,
, u-e boU u-
'ml A* abandonment <>t
rtt Your k-tti.:- lo r.
been receive.!, i feel n
'"
volunteers have repaired to thu] . rpeditionJ
' '
volunteer-
.!, m:idc in conform:-
and reque ares ill , u)i ler the ex;. fserv-
,in; .11 lake cav
s in-
-
I am making] f1lffltu (irf rtmovin: .
'
be sc
A <len<*rtrr cam- ' '-present*-
.
ir stores an<l deuc).
-.m- it u s.
.
.
<^nly printing
tutvigat,. . ^ vciy
,
<i At*
.1 am
.on.
of wor. L m prupn ' <wc
- ember II,
108 NILES- WEEKLY REGISTRR SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 181 1.
T will fi.ir?ct payment to be made to the volunteers
: \our health and hap-
',
\YM. HKNKYllAKlilSOX.
Cbtre.
Extract of (i letter front &:;
to tit'
.
mounted men have returned from the head of
it ot' the. ene-
ln\'s piekrts at Stom CI nel Wilcocks, Who
.uded, reports, that from : r. forma-
tion he could collect, the enemy*s force cor
to til teen huiv.lred regulars^ and nine
hundred indian warriors. They hare discharged
apparently intend \vinleri;
iiii>ni>.
mid be very desirable to dislodge them from
The measures which you have adopt.
your command on the Niagara frortier are
lent
vrm of service expire*
.uhrr, \vitlulr..\v from the frontier, there- ran
hi- ID impropriety in continuing the officers who
compose the court martial, until the} discharge that
"Although there is no law authorising the presi-
dent to give u bounty to such militia ::s will remain
Be after their time c-\pi:v:,, still, as it woiilti
render } our force more efficient '' draft,
(-vcn if the mm could be obtained.) I ha\ no hesi-
tation in recommending tlut\ou adopt, surh further
I :s will ensure the protection ot fort < .
JUKI the Nugent frontier, until other means of de-
fence can be provided.
"Tor tliis purpose the paymasters, serving with
vow troops, may tie required to imke such payment*
their position, "but I fear my force is insufficient for J> &*&* you shall think prop.-r to order."
that object. At this inclement season it might bc\ Extract nf a letter from hrigurfler general
attended with serious consequences to attempt any
:r.ore thun desultory excursions. The volun-
teers who have lately come in, must, howi
Y. militiaj to the secretary of i?ar t dated AY-
agara, Dec. 10, 1813.
*' This day tbt. ad fort George left to be defended
ly employed, or they wifi return to their homes, by only sixty effective regular, troops under capt-
Tiie drafted m'ilitia on this side the Niagara are, per- [tains Kodgers ami Hampton of the 24th regime,', oi
qa.il to any troops in the United States. Ij United Stages' infantry, and probably forty vclun-
Jiat their t'-rm of service will expire so soon. 'eers. Within the last three days the term '
vice of the jmlitia has been expiring, an.l they have
re-eroased the river almost to a man. Foreseeing
the defenceless situation in which the forl was left,
J. had authorised some of my active sub: Items to
raise volunteer companies for two months, and offer-
ed a bounty m addition to the month's pay. It is
with regret I have to say ihat this expedient failed
JVrmit me to suggest the propriety of offering a
small bounty to such of them as will volunteer to
serve a longer time after their present term of ser-
v for one or two months, or until
c.m be sent on to supply their places
: ;ld I move with my troops towards the head
of the lake, i.Ue grea'u ' can promise
. :K', lo destroy some contiguous mills, f producing the desired effect. A very mconsider
and to bring off' a quantity of fiour, which is be-
coming scarce with us."
Albany, 25th November, 'S'3. '
SIR Your letter of the 17tii instant has been re-
ceived, and I hasten V.O inform you that a requisition
for one thousand militia, to take the places of those
now wi'h you, has been made and will be complied
vith as promptly as possible by the governor.
You say nothing of the volunteer corps which ge-
nei-;d Porter engaged to raise, and which w..s long
more than defence.
able number indeed were willing to engage for a
further term of service, on any conditions.
"From the most indubitable informal ion, I le::ru
that the em my are advancing in force. This day a.
scouting party of colonel Wdcocks' volunteers car.it
in contact with their advance at Twelve Mile civic.
lost four prisoners and one killed; one of the former
they gave tip to the savages. This movement deter-
mined me in calling a council of the principal iv^u-
lap and militia officers left at fort George tins morn
authorised bv me. If in this eftm-i, he has "^ T !^ v a11 f corded in opinion i that the fort as
what are voii to expect from militia drafts j! lot ten * ble Wlth tlie ~MBt of force left in it. J,
with their constitutional scruples? On the other i "- 1 co "< (>( l^ce , gave orders for evacuating the fon
hand, shou succeeded^and shoidd general r n't' r , Wl ' ll |, ut **** ]} "* brought
;mon of the intentions and movements^ ** U * ht artlllei T' and m , 0! * |. thc ; jrms .
ftlie enemy be well fou.Kled, vour force will be \V ll WK e > ^'" Tumill '. )n > &c ' and ahull doubtiesa
have time to dispose ot the heavy cannon before the
enemy makes his appearance. The village of New-
ark is now in flame* die. few remaining inhabitants
in it, having been not iced ol' our intention, were en-
abled to remove their property. The houses weix >
generally vac nit long before. This step has not hem
ken -withoiit cuiniKcl, and is in cmifunniiy with the
"cncy, disclosed to me in a former
communication.
*' The enemy are now completely shut out from
any hope.* or means of wintering in the vicinity of fort
George. It is truly mortif\ ng to u.e that a part ol
the militia at least could not li^ve been prevailed on
t'jcommu ii >r a longer term; but the cir-
,ce of their having to live in tents at this in-
cli.ment season, added to that of the paymaster's
coming on only prepared to furnish them with one
out of t/irer month.',' pay, has had all the bad effects
than can be imagined. The best and most subordi
natc: mililia that have yet been on this frontier, find
ing that their wages were not ready for them, be
came with some meritorious; exceptions, a disaii .
ei and ungove enable multitude.
Tin- ; 'juit the Ni i-
:>t an\- particular time. If is movement,
r oi' arrangement with
comrr. icey, and this was nece.ssai ily sub-
. lions arising from weather and
season.
. In the application of you* present force, and in the
means you take to enlarg-- and continue it throu^h-
'
- \\-intei-, you w'll
|>\ the orders
t from the commanding general, at the 1 ime
he lef. you, and b)
you.hereuftci'.
such others as he may give to
I am, silvery respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN ARM STRUNG.
JBri.gadier general Jl ( Clai -e.
Extract of a letter from Mr. Parker, C. C. nf the
war department, to general Jlf'Clure, dated war
office, jVov.27, 1813.
*1n the absence of the secretary of war, I have
had the honor to lay before the president your let-
ters of tike 19th and 21st instant, with their
N1LES' WEEKLY REGISTER PUBLIC DK tMI;'.
109
"Decem-cr 11. I have this moment rer
coming >m the governor of t
.; requisi'ion on .
)le that no
1 will rendezvous on th.s frontier, which will,
'
ii tuve to be
.
.
i'tlo until tii .''ping '*
In 1 .i] . within
means, to iifi'ord UK
tion contemplate
if war i
16ih of the
-11 res to pay
. iiins uu-
wuhouL lo:>s
I am, &c.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Shehlen'i, .Vet-. 4, 1 ;
.' of a letter f:'om
. ..' George
[Ilerc f..l!i>Nvs the letter of ^neral M'Clure to
iinciiiK the fall of Fart S^ugc vol. 5,
D-
jjbttract nf the morning report nf : r
ara, commanded b;i c>
Capt. I. y, total]
(>.pt. Hampton's
Peck's
do.
Lieut. Fixaerick'j do.
88
118
do.
do.
17
9
J. head quar-
tert t Afiagara, J)ecemb*r 1J, .813.
> of vv-nti
Total present 324 abs<.
j r>69
LOO'
JOHN \V1LSON,
Extract of a lelte
ci-elary of .. - Butuvifi, Ijth Deccm-
lorious fact, that on the night on
opuirec!,
much intoxir
I 1 . M. I in . iredtlul
up ; ih.,
I
coniiniv.i
but tin iv was net I
,icer. His uniform attachment to Briti
i the cucu.
ind appear to n , c :n . M( )icion l|(at thrre v
be to;-- j. Several hundred ituh-
>\\ licuicnant
-.-I nbout luo of liis regiment of .
.nth longer,
: iniliti.. uhich I li.i\r-
I tli- rol.iue!, with
o open a hot
,,ut will
'
it.iiiiul
-id iif'\
I
:ll III.-
picion that
rd to ibis d
tro. '^ly,
,uv will p-'.ietrutc into tl.
Country, ami lav waste all before in.lr.u,
'i
but not
of all n;y i-\erTions ' 'i-orclination,
.M ..it ini'nn .
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line.
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rendezv. . ii om lnnui
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Uyiu
pircd in tltis
a't; and unt>^
Y REGISTKIl >ATl;RDAY ; APRIL 16, 1814.
that I h:ivc been induced to make some 111411
their c .
\
,;,u;i the
,. illi the detail.
the most
.1 \vas/.v/
commanding ofl
; !y said, was at his own house
he fort, and all the officers appear
'
as much
id cap-
..nips .n
:ii tVuiii it. Their
led, 1 am alM)
M iii the fort.
Mr. Varnum proposed to incorporate-
in the i)ill so thai it should not huveellect until the
M. \ negatived.
.
repealing the embargo; the \vords "<. \eept as inner.
- exportation of provisions."
n this proposed amend -
ment M ;<> derided
JV the .!.,. -11, Lacock,
Kobinvm, Turner, Yarnum ami \\hnrtuii-0.
Gc '
t, Dan, i. Froiiicntin, tiaillar/. (irrnmn,
-.,!iNhorontjh. ' . Urn, (i i, KM.
bcrt, Mason, Morrow, Smith, Stone, Tait, wdli, Wortbbigtou J4
The question on the bill's passing to a third read-
ing as amended in striking out the third and fourth
as before stated, was then decided as fol-
lows .
I'm- tfa bill. Messrs. Anderson. Bilih of Gco. Bihb of Ken.
his reaches I B^jwg-Ch)
> three thmtSund militia. All,
> 4 ' them, behaved in the most cow-
!- : iann*ir. They hVd without discharging a
j -my continued on this side of the
Saturday. "All their movements betrayed
Iraan, GokbborOugh, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, K.IIR,
ii>- rt, MUMHI. M;n,.w Kobrris, Uubiucon, Smith, Stone, Tail,
il examination I am Weifc, wtarton. WonMnKton 29.
"ix^i 7 SfeSsS^ 1 5ffij3K&
.ud Indians, lanuea at . . . " ,
i read a third time to-morrow, f I lie bill was read
ng mid
morrow. [The bill was read
llic next day and passed by yeas and nays nearly tl
above.]
HOITSK OF HF-FRKSKNTATIVES.
TJiursday, April 7. The hou.se resumed the con-
sideration of the bill to remove the embargo, &c.
.':.: f -he p.sien. A vast quantity of j The motion to strike out the 3d section was nega-
; in the town uninjured, and the j lived, ayes 70, nays 78. Mr. M'Kim moved to
i.,ur miles above upon the beach ts] strike o'tt. 'I.e. second section and supported his mo-
:,ey Irive made D-
i/iue in UIL i >f \i'(j.--ira.
i probably retain it, until a force competent
to its ; - in its vicinity."
the deposition 'if Robert Lee, inserted
in vol V. p:igc 397, which concludes the series.}
Proceedings of Congress.
J^' -jV7.it, Jpril 8. The bill from the house of re-
\ peal the embargo, non-importation,
KC. \vas received and read a first time.
lion by an able speech, a sketch of which we have
put upon
Mr. Cnlhoua replied, and opposed
v Mr. Anderson, of Tenn. j Clark, qomstock, Coudit,
the motion, because the duties to be paid (the goodt
Ijeing chiefly received by foreign vessels) Would not
amount to less than fifty per cent, which he thought
v.oul 1 suih'cientlv protect the manufacturing inter*
e.,-4. Mi*. M'Kun's motion was lost, by yeas and nays
a? follows :
YEAS Messrs. Bard, Harriett, CaMw-ll, Clopton. Connnl,
Ci-awtorcl. Dnoy1I-s, Dcslia, Evans, Franklin, (iiiflln, Hull. I!;u-
brinick, Haweg, Hawkins, Iii^liain, .lnliiHun ni Ky. I^'Uiri-i. J.)h,
M'Kim, Moore. Nelson, Newton, Ormsby, Parker, Piper, Pott, r,
William Uct-<l, Roam-, Strong, 'I'ronp, \Vo.v1, VVrigln. Y:,n
N* \YS-Mrssi s. Ak-xaiulcr, Alston, And. rsou, Airlicr. Bayliet,
til, Bifj.-low, BOWMI, Bi.yd, Uradhnry. Brwkenridge,
jin, Krown, IJut.kr, Callioun, Champion, Chappell, tili'\,
,/; : / . ,. l f I!* r*. t- . / .I,..!.* f i n.Ii
that the usu;d rules of proo i-ding be dispense^ with
.;nsent, and the bill be read a second
[Tli quirts, by a rule of the Senate, an
Un .niuK.us consent.]
,;:;c!e to this course by Mr. Smith,
l>y others.
, of N V. o the gentleman
the e.\ t' withdrawing his opposition to
withdrawing his opposition.
urged the prompt passage
others did not see
the necessity of deviating from the rules of the se-
nate. :id the rule being with-
drawn, the bill was passed to its second reading to
Man il. The committee of foreign
relations reported the bill from the house of repre-
fientat, c-aling the embargo and non-im-
portation la\v>, '.vi'.ii air.-jirimenis, vi/. to strike out
the 3d and 4th sections. |l ,o:;s prohibit
the departure of any American ftekrnan or citizen
from the ports of the L'ruLed St.
reign vessel^, witliout a passport i
Mr.
of the bill.
r, Cuthbert, Davenport,
, Cox, Creighton, Crouch,
iof 1'enu. Dm all, F.arli-, F.lv,
p'-ppcr, Cui
fcop^s. Farrow, FindK.y/Fiskof N. Y.Forney, Forsytlto. (laston,
f;hol-.(.u. Cioodxvyn. (mnnlin, Cmisvcnor. (irtindy, Hale, Harris,
Howfll, Hmnphrt-ys, lljingfrtbr<!, In^crsoll, Irvine:, Jai-kson 'it'
K. I. Kfin..-.l>, Krot <>f X. Y. Knit of Md. K< IT. Ki rsl,:,\v. ICil-
bourn, Kinpr "' Mass. King of X. C. Law. L>'.\vis, Lovrtt, I. nu sides,
>r:ic.m. Moflit. Murlree, MarU.II, Oakh v, I'cnrson. I'iol rri,,-,
Pickius, Ph;v,.mf. I'.ist. Jonn Hc(d, H(^ <f 1'cnn. KJu a <>l' 'IVn.
Rich, Wi<lflv. H-in:;-o|d, Itohcrtson, Uvi^les, Si-vii-r, Sryhcrr,
Sharp, Sli.-rwood, Shiphi-rd, Skinnir, Smiili <>t N. H. Smith of
N. v. Smith of 1',-Tiu. Smith of Va. Stanford, Stuart, Sti::
irart. Tadmadee, Tajh.r. T.-lfair. Thompxcm, \ r osr. \\ard of It-
.\. Whiton, White, 'Wilu>.\, Wilfou of Mass. Wilson ol IVi.n.
Wint.'i HO.
Mr. Xolson of Vii-g'inia,
opposed to even-
part of the bill, moved to strike out the first section
lost.: yeas L'J. nays K>6 the \cas \\cre
'I. s^r^. liar.!, i' .mrti, C'aldwfll, Clopton, Dcnoyt lies, D< slia,
l-.<rlr, 1 riiuUHn, Mall, Hawkins Johnson of Ky. "I.ylr, M;KC,I-
N-l-,on. Teuton, Onnnhy, iMrker, K.uauc, Strouj-;, Troup, "White-
hall. VaiR-.-y. 22.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading 114 to 38, and, being read the third
time, passed by yeas and nays, as inserted in the
last number, |>age 104.
r'ridijv, >l/il H. The house was busily occupied
in various business, but nothing occurred necessary
for us to not ire at. this time except the following.
Mr. Grundy of Ten. from the committee to whom
was referred tlie resolution respecting- the
of state. J This amendment was agreed to by yeas ment of a national hank, moved, under the instruc-
and nayr-- j t j on O f t he committee, that they be discharged from
For the amendment further consideration of the subject; whipl)
Against it
NILES WEEKLY RF.t.l-* TF.R TECVM&EH.
1U
Saturday, .f/nV9. Mr. M' Kim of M ; compensation for liorsci owned bv
,n of sundry manufacturers in thr i .unu-or> killed in ihs service of the
neighborhood of Bultimor 'h.it the i
i;ue laws may hi
greater cer <Mc
importations of goods and that the unpor
cotton goods fro;:
1'cferred to thr commit-
tee of comnu-rcc :tn 1 manuftctn
A b;!. appointment
Ticers for the flotilla service, v
The engr 'in pur :
iblic lands in th N '
and th I bill to ai:*
territory,
third
l
senate for c
t^ik up the i).
M
incurred i
11. Several private- petitions, &c.
;.tril 1?. Mr. Lowndes of S. C. from the
committee ot' navul :iH'air;, irp^rtird a bill authotit*
(>m t!ie
nr squadron on hke Eric ; whicli was
- ordered to n
Supreme Court.
Ertrac: <. i'.Jjlvr tf th.
'. 16.
"The
! their session, durinjj 1 wlj'u-li tii
-
HI in her
are the following :
> to the public .
vat curbed v,
tish, i,t
nation, !
-
Ci-pt tlu-
.,nd committed.
idinp the
authorise tl. ing further proof, and will
such volunteers ai m-ty org \ for the
public service.
, the hou:e took up the bill
. Id and silv
1 to postpone
many
\vliicli were negatived, one
to linv.' " I''" hill to t'i- en.i ..f ih-
..greed to, and ordered to a
i-eading.
, were then post-
and
took tip the message of the senate an-
I nig the em-
!:iK-nts (to strike out the 3d
e do agree to the
i\v:
!
debate by
68
a few
.
residing in
was dec
1 Lheir property liable to com 1
captured previous to their putting them<c
Vnce
--:-
4th. > tough bound fo or
Jjon or :ny oilier fri
as did Sawyer's and Allen's, "to t
'-"ii.-innic in with the!"
'i'jlc to condemnation, \.
uld estabii.sli l!ic.r ij;ii"r.
accompanying tlie pr<.;
.
.
IV
Fnm Uro-iotf* ti'n of the cumfHiijnt of the north
-
,
.
112
WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL IG,
in this perilous predicamenthe drew a pi.>vii from
hi> ind laid his daring oppone-
h^ nlood
deprived him of strength to stand. FortuntU
the :
v.'urh svrnrci hin reach of thvir uuna-
three s- right thigh and two in ti.
arm. Six Americans and twenty-two .
w. ' 'IVcumseh
trains of blood aim*
i >r TErrv- iboriiji-
r < ; :M the -M'h } ear of his
fell at the battle of the Thames. IK-
S high,
(>f t.l-
!>le of sustaining in a very
Ct and
lofu his motions quick his e\es penetrating Ins
e rn, with :m a:r of hauteur in his e.ounte-
naiu t'coin ;m elevated pride of soli 1
it did nut le.ive him e\vn in death-. His eloquence
ive, fi.cur.it ivc an
ic : being of a taciturn habit of speech, Ins
words were few but always to the purpose, llis
dress was pi un he was never known to indulge in
tlie ga\uly decoration of his person, which is the
practice of the indians. He wore on the
.' h a dressed deerskin coat and panta-
loo: .id that he cwild read aiul write cor-
rectly ; of this however, I am doubtful, as he was
irreconcileable enemy to civilization, of course
I to rrh-;h our .uts.j
Ii-- xi ;>ect a fiuwig-e, the greatest
perhaps, since the days of Pontiac. His ruling 1 ""
maxim in war, was, to take no prisoners, and he
Strictly adhered to the sanguinary purposes of his
soul he neither gave nor accepted quarters. Yet,
paia - it may seem, to the prisoners made
by other tii!)f->, he was attentireand humane. Nay,
in one instance, lie ue burk-d his toma-
hawk in the head of a Chippeway chief, whom he
n mxssacT-cing .>ome of Dud-
<y had been made prisoners by the
British and indians. 1* had long been a favorite pro-
" ject of this aspiring chief to unite the northern,
futhern Indiana, fpr the purpose of re-
Mig th"ir CUM n try as far as the Ohio. Whether
this grand idea originated in his own, or his brother's
mind, or --sled by the British, is not known
but this much is certain, lie cherished the pl.m
,1 enthusiasm, and actn:.lK visited 'lie C."-ek in-
dia 1 . . ail on them to join in the undertaking.
II L to 'he sale of the indian
lands. In a council at Vincennes, in 1810, he was
found i-qu-d to the insidious arts of a diplomatist.
Jn one of his speeches he pronounced general IJarn-
eon a li-ir. H- in almost every bait |e with
t!:e Americans from th: time of Harmer's defeat to
that of the Thames, lie has been several times
ul^d, and ;.;ht the h-itest of tli
A f- AV minutes before lie received the fat d lire of col.
Johnson, he had received a musket ball in his left
iinn, y.t his efforts to conquer ceased only with life
"When a youth, and before the treaty of (.rcnville,
he had so often signalized himself,, that he was re-
puted one of the boldest of the indian warriors.
In the first settlement of Kentucky, he was pecu-
DliYC in seizing boats going down the
killing the passengers, and carrying off their piv"
!!;" made frequent incursions into Kentucky*
be would invariably murder some of the seV
pe with several horses laden with plurr
der. IT- ahvays eluded ])ursuit, and \\hentooclose*
, (I would retire to the Wahash. His ruling
B to have been glory he vas catvl'-ss of
wealth, and although his plunderings and subsidies
nnisi have amouir un, Ke preserved.
r himself. After his fall on the 5th of Octo-
M viewed with great interest by
the officers and soldiers of Harrison's army. It wns
s:i.e tjnsc before the identity of his person was
sufficiently recognized to remove all doubt as to the
certainty of his death. There was a kiiul of fero-
cious pleasure, if I may be allowed the expression,
in contemplating the contour of his features, which
was majestic even in death.
of
* Pronounced in SiuwanMoe, Teeciimt/iee. There
are many words in this language, which have the lin-
guadental sound of M, such as Chilicothe,Sciothe,8cc.
f I have just learnt, that he could neither read,
Vfrfte, nor speak English.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AN ATIMISTICK is much spoken of in the newspa-
pers, and many wild conjectures are afloat respecting
it. The following, we believe, are the facts: Sir
Georife Prrvost has made an indistinct and not well-
defined proposition for an armistice, on the side of
Canada, and in regard to land operations. Measures
have been taken clearly to ascertain what he means;
and it is believed that if the British land and naval
officers have authority to propose, and will propose
an armistice, the president will accept it. But there
will not be an armistice on land, unless there is also
a cessation of hostilities by water. Some time must
elapse before the result of the proceedings in re-
spect to this matter is known. These hints have
been communicated to the editor in a way that as-
sures him of their verity.
THK CAHTKL schooner Chauncey, sailed from New-
York for GtjUtnfjiirfr, on Sunday l^st.
CoKin:sr-o.Nj)r.NeK. From the Philadelphia Ca-
zette. "It i5 said that Mr. ffufiis /'ing has lately
received a letter from sir JJ'il!i<im Scott, in which
this distinguished jurist is represented to say, that
Great Britain, notwithstanding her elevated rank
and high influence among the nations of the earth,
is still equally disposed and desirous to meet the
United States on terms of perfect, reciprocity."
"Still equally disposed," &c. ll'/ien did Great
Britain manifest a disposition to meet us on terms
of "reciprocity?"
CAPTAIN STKWART, of the frigate Constitution,
received a public entertainment in Mmlison JIull,
from the patriotic citizens of Sakit:. The officers of
the frigate were also among the guests. Every thing
was conducted in an elegant stile. At the head of
the hall was placed a row of naval pillars, inscribed
in letters of gold, with the names of our heroes at
the foot of the hall was suspended eighteen circles
of laurel, meeting in the centre, over which appeared
"the union of the states." Immediately in the front
of the orchestra, and inclosed by the circles repre-
senting the states, was amosi superb original paint-
ing of the old philosopher teaching his children
the difference between breaking one stick .singly,
and a bundle bound together. This piece was from.
the elegant pencil of MissCrowninshield. The sides
of the hall were decorated with original paintings of
our naval victories, encircled with laurel, &c. In
the evening there was a ball, where beauty united
with manly patriotism to welcome the return of the
heroes, who did not make the enemy "ours" only
because they did not "meet" him. The toasts were
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER EVENTS OF THE WAR
such as our fathers might have dr..nk in 76 T. ! I tor the Indians. F. ! :een Bay lie
president, secretary of : Fo* rr?er to a certain point where th
Kodgers, and .our naval victor-. I, and he procured
complimented, and the Uni'.-ntec
Allen, Burrows, Alw\ :
, '
are inserted as shewing the spirit
ior, exciting- the Fals, Avoirs
went on. .t-s and
.
L'ne purpo
- hall unite
Thtfrigatt Con -HinHon The pride - me:
;trv whether with h ' li0 *'"icli
, n _
our country-
lies the -Ji ukillful
step elu.les his fleets. . "'
ffutnfn
'. bantrr tbeii . are.
Our relurniwrfrigatf M
M! i-ve-ry I-
,' defend I
to the
look to it in vain tor protection.
Columbia
it rmnlito tlu> giorj of '.
and be as terrible to the armies m"
/r<Js///';;7o;iV"
i/ /A? /or<'s Patriotism shall stifle the
. that \voiil.l !i:va'h disunion, nml bl
.IiatxvonlJ scvi-r the honds oi our country.
Rise Columbia.
-ewarthad retired
v . -
e trom a s<,
, wlun any single ship of tl
.1 liuzard the cumhat.
\ >[.. N 1 KF.IIS.
.tizens of S-lem First
.
.
i honorable war
ven-'M-able John Adains
iiutrv
:' it* navy.
i, S. C-
fur his
L'. S. bi-i.
'
ivs \\\- ar<- re. illy afraid
.
counc Is,
direr* ,
-h influenc
//
ii.it he \vill
your 1(
this sort nny take pl.irr; !> I
A sufficient force to act; or
.
l1 he will
!e, and tlu informatics
rect, and \\\
^011 10 (1 .ll!>t I
i
upon thi^ M'
a letter from r
' i*.
Sru The Indians hav- rcati/cd n,\ .
b\ r. commencing '
Tlie int'n-ination which I
.
(
S
Tilt- i ' ! <>f him p..
iiis |>l:irv. he was at '
US, and vii.
of tin* 1 1 *
.
t!)C UK-'
'
'
. .
have sufK-.-i-d h'tlr from tl.
.
.
.17 the savagfi in th
.".I :i'id in
i
1
u itli
iiut
and c
> sci/.c<
;
I
of protccv
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 18U.
depopulating the territory. The settlements arc
*o insulated an.l drt.iched, so equally exposed, and
the |K> -. that it would be
impracticable to' ' . in- loc.d im-
it would tv
less it \rcre mounted, which 1 Lave no power to or-
der.
the homv to be, respectful',
roost obedient sc D WARDS.
The following from a late Qnetec paper, shews
v.-hiit is s r ill < " u " l tliat quarter. We should be glad
lo hav ecl\ of the governor.
A great number of Indian chiefs had been at Que-
bec. Among them chiefs of the Ottawas, Chippe-
lawnese, 1' . I'oxcs,
C'ickapoos and Winnab^os. They wc-;-e well re-
and entertained, and kid valuable presents
made to them, i ed to light against tlie
Americans, but to - en and children and pri-
Tliey had all returned to their tribes. Te-
cumseb's sister was al '-c, und ldy I're-
; many presents including mourning' or-
naments.
In the speech of the warriors to gov. Prevost, they
said,
"Father. Listen. You have told us by the talk
of your warriors, once father, twice father, that
we were to fight on the flanks and in the rear of your
varriors ; but we have always gone in front, father;
and it is in this way we have lost so many of our
\oung warriors, our women and children.
i. Your red children want back
their old boundary lines, that they may have the
lund.s which belong; to them : and this, father, when
the war began, you promised to get for them.
"Fat/ier. Listen. Your red children have suffer-
ed a great deal they are sad indeed they are piti-
ful. They want your assistance, father. They want
arms for their warriors, and clothes for their women
and children. You do not know the number of your
red children, father. There are many who have
never' yet received any arms or clothing. It is ne-
cessary, at present, father, to send luorc than you
formerly did.
"Fatl.er. Listen. At the beginning of the war you
projn'iM-d us, when the Americans would put their
hand forward you would draw yours back,
father, we n><['i>\st wlr-n the Americans put their
hand out, (as we hear they mean to do,) knock it
away father ; and the second time whni they put
out their hand draw your sword If not, father, the
Americans will laugh at us ; anil say our great fa-
ther, who lives beyond the great lake, is a coward,
father.
Father Listen. The Americans are taking our
lands from us every d-y. They have no hearts, fa-
ther. They haw no pity for us. They want to drive
i:s beyortd the setting sun. But, father, we hope,
although we are few, uul are here as it were upon a
little island, our great and mighty father, who lives
beyond the groat lake, will not lorsnke us in our dis-
>ut will continue to remember his faithful red
children."
E.rtractfrom the governor** reply.
Jfu Chi'il'-en I thark the Great Spirit that I see
you in my own dwelling, and converse with you
face to face: Listen to my words, they are tin-
words of truth you have already heard this from
my chiefs, and I now repeat them : we have taken
each other by the hand and fought together ,our inte-
rests are the same we must still continue to fight
together for the king our great father considers
you as his children, and will not forget you or your
at a peace; but to preserve what we hold.
and recover from the enemy what belongs to us we
must make great e .,nj I rely on \oiir nn-
iaunted courage, with the i
.iul warriors, to drive the Big Knives from" off our
lands the ensuing summer.
' ; u!dren Our great father will give us more
w..rrio'* tu.m the olher side of the great
who will join with you in attacking the enemy, and
will open the great n>:id to your country by which
\i'ii used to receive your supplies, and which the
enemy having stopped, has caused the distress and
scarcity of goods you complain of for I huv.
been in want of goods for you, but could not send
them.
Tell your brother warriors, tfhom I may not see,
that these are ray words, and that although they
are to destroy their enemies in battle, they must
spire and show mercy^to women, children, and all
visoners.
l/y Children 1 have but one more thing to recom-
mend to you, which you will not forget you know
that the only success the enemy g.iined over us last
season was owing to the want of provisions. There
\* as much waste at Amherstburgh the consequence
was, that you and my warriors were forced to re-
treat. In future you must !>e careful of provisions,
and use of them only what may be necessary : for
in war tlney are the same as powder r.nd bail we
cannot destroy our enemies without their.."
CANADIAN- AFFAIRS. The governor-general and
the parliament of 7,ower Canada, are completelv at
"out.;." The house of assembly, having framed and
prepared articles of impeachment for high criinVs
and misdemeanors against Jonathan Seve!, chief
justice olT the province, and James Monk, chief jus-
tice for the district of Montreal, presented tha same
to sir George I'jwist, with a request that he would
transmit the same to the prince regent : they also
urged that the said Sewel and Monk should be sus-
pended in the exercise of their official functions un-
til said charges were decided upon, &c. The go
vernnr refused to accede to this request. The house
adopted several spirited resolutions, among which
the following
Itesolved, That notwithstanding the perverse and
wicked advice given to his excellency the governor
in chief, on the subject of the constitutional rights
and privileges of this house, and the endeavors of
evil disposed advisers to lead him into error, and to
embroil him with hi* majesty's faithful commons of
this province, this house has not in any respect, al-
tered the opinion it has ever entertained of the wis-
dom of his excellency's administration of the go-
vernment, and is di'ti-nniiH'iJ to ad'/pt tfic meaxurt's it
had deemed necessary for the support of government,
id t/itj dffi 7/o.> nf the province.
They also resolved that the. governor, by said re-
fusal, had violated the constitutional rights and pri-
vileges of the house and appointed an agent to
manage their affairs in England, appropriating 1
to heai- his expences.
e ndrnire the loyalty of the Canadian parlia-
ment, ami recommend their conduct to several of
our own legislatures.
Uy late Q //// /. papers received at JJoston, it ap-
peal's that the disputes between the governor und
the assembly had proceeded to extremities, lie
/ the parliament of Lower Canada, ordering
a new one to be immediately chosen. The following
paragraphs are extracted from governor Prevost'a
peech on the: occasion :
" It would have afforded me sincere gratification
to have witnessed that unanimity and dispatch,
among yourselves, and that liberal confidence in me
which the emergencies of the times, the situation of
WEEKLY REGISTER' > OP THE AVAR.
115
the province, and assurances coir
inconve-
dresse, grv
\\\ rvgret
niences to the publ.c s-
cannot hut Kim-nt th*t tlie course of proceed-
'
ings adopt?-.:
ducth
uniforius like those of the privates, excepting as to
re |vennitted to wear
the un,: t the but-
- be the
,
Id.
Yellow in- :i fop officers and non coin-
ed officers.
ami r -f the mil ' var.
and I regret that in -.bleob- .1. ;. 'MI, Ad'j.gen.
.
,hed in the official
than the .try or tho^e docum , , ! y , and
d at \ViUiumsvilU-, J
also Mr 1 ,/ that n, cc of
inthefort He escaped and i now at
for belief that
the decided ascendant; .ne Pro-
s in the
i, also, the house of assembly have
resolved that the
Icclaring ID .rbitrary aiul
,ten ling to destroy
province.
DKTU r are many reasons to helieve that
the enemy meditates an atU'-k un D^i-^K. It ap-
pears : '-ill .
:*fa, ("Gev.J J\furch 25.
inmence from tins frontier in
the troops of the United
States, - u't of the 8th regiment, one
us, \ritli the Caro-
-ms, and in the different
uer.il Flo
tlllOUIlt-
I
'.hrough \V':ishington in VVilkea county, on
i their way to tl.
:-ce, when united, will amount
: men nn army suflicient to
:ice, the hos-
-'ipplies,
j tny the
It would appear from the extract of the above
ncntioncd letter that general Cass tu/t/fosn!
t the time of its surrender.
How hf came by such incorrect information major
Wallace cannot sa\ ; but it will appear <
tlie following statement-, t ! !y four
umdred miles from Furl Niagara at the time of
i tore.
orr or CKRTIFICA .
I d' certify that ' in \Val-
hce of the *5th U. S. inf.ii
Four corners, on the morning the 17th of I
be:- la.it, :.iul that 1 left it on the 19th and went to
Alb my by way of Pl.iti.^burg, and as I passed
through that place on the 19th, and on the
said month I uidsee the m.jor in Albany.
(Signed)
AIM || M.NHUA1.'-
This is to certify that from nts de-
LCC, il appears lli.it ,.
- - "' " *' '- '*'
bv Ihu V.
min \Vall.iCr of the 5th
>n the day lort >.
(Su
.11 not be v.
Avn
17, 1814.
The ! officers, pri
vales :. rifle rcg
^le breas 4
rach ';
black '
A w
ith^r caps, with a pi it e at I
*
front. Ithi' a j
For field or a<
Cj"Thos >i who !
Copy of ut.al.Su!
', tuitl tt'titixm.
:nih. J8I4.
by the
oint au
ro, an
Chants, Oiatl
are m^
.
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1314.
in defending others he might think n
coupk 1 possibility tlu*
Gill's marc',. nditia,
whom he had pur> .cended
the Thames to intercept him, determined me to e
ercise : lowed by the order and >.o
Strike at one river.
On t fifteen mile* from De-
ice that tne enemy iiad
uiion of dr
m et him in one
hour; .misled of a lignt r
from t. otts, mustering for duty o
. .d twenty m company from the 89th
not known) C.tldwi ll's
d in the centre; the enemy threw his
nd Indian-
and commenced the action \v . i-lis and bu-
unding from the north, >uth. nu
regulars at the >ame time charged down the road
from the opposite s cle of the heights, crossed 'he
within twn'y su-;>s ot'lnc- An
the most destructive tire. But his front section was
puces. Those who followed were
.mned .i.id wounded. I
Indians and NUire^ >r' a militia, amo'iiiung in -dl to
xbout JuJ men. My command originally had not
exceeded one hundred and eighty rank nn
Hunger, cold and fatigue had brought on
and though none died, all were exceedingly d
ed, andsixt n ordered home as unable to
continue the march. I resolved therefore to .
the conflict on equal grounds, and immediately re-
five miles for the sake of a good position, on
^tern bank of the Twenty Mile Creek, leaving
captain Gill with twenty rangers to cover the rear,
and.to watck the enemy's motions. \W had encamp-
ed but a few minutes, when captain Gill joined, af-
ter exchanging shots with the enemy's advance, in
vainly attempting to reconnoitre his force. The
Twenty Mile creek runs from north to south,
through a deep and wide ravine, and of course is
L east and west by lofty heights. My camp
was formed upon the western heights. The enemy's
upon the opposite. During the night of the 3d all
was quiet. At sun rise on the 4th, the enemy ap-
peared thinly upon the opposite heights, fired upon
us without effect and vanished. After waiting some
time for their reappearance, lieut. Knox of die ran-
gers was sent to reconnoitre. On his return he re-
ported that the enemy had retreated with the utmost
precipitation, leaving his baggage scattered upon
the road, and that his trail and fires made him out
not more than seventy men. Mortified at the suppo-
. a and his ani .lyonists continued in evince a
mation that bespoke at once 'heir bold-
id security. Ue therefore abandon
charge and took cover in the woo.- is at .litt'-ise-'":
;i, twenty and thirty paces of our line,
and placed sdl hope upon his ..mnmni:ion.
Our regulars being uncovered, were ordered to
:iatthe brow otj the heights must partly
screen them from the enemy's view. The firing en-
creased on both sides with great vivacity. But the
is over. 1 knen" the* enemy dare not unco-
ver, and of course that no second charge would be
attempted. On the north, west and south front
the finng iiad been sustained with much coolness
and with considerable loss to the foe. Our troops
on those fronts being protected by logs hastily
both
per-
1'hc eiih-my at last became per-
thrown together, and the enemy not charging,
Liie ntle and t;i rm: -ket were aimed at leisure,
told
haps always
suaded that Providence hud sealed the fortune" of
the day. flis cover on the east front was insuffici-
ent : for as he had charged in column of section?,
and therefore, when dispersing on cither side of the
road, was unable to extend his flanks, and as our re-
gulars presented an extended front from the begin-
ning, i$ is evident that a common si2;;d tree could
not protect even one man much less the .squads that
stood and breathed their last together; ana
yet upon his regulars the enemy relied for victory.
In concert therefore, and favored by the shades ot'
twilight, he commenced a general retreat after one
hour's close and r:;-.;ll;,nt conflict.
I did riot pursue for the following reasons. 1. We
sition of having retrograded from this diminutive jhad triumphed against numbers aiul discipline, and
force, I instantly commenced the pursuit, with the
design of attacking Delaware before the opening of
another day.
had not however proceeded be-
yond five miles when captain Lee commanding the
advance, discovered the enemy in considerable force,
arranging himself for buttle. The symptoms of fear
and flight were now easily traced to the purpose of
seducing me from the heights, and so far the plan
succeeded,
advantage.
But the enemy failed to improve the
If he had thrown his chief force across
the ravine above the road and occupied our camp
when relinquished, thus obstructing my communi-
cation to the rear, 1 should have been driven upon
Delaware against a superior force, since found to be
stationed there, or forced to take the wilderness for
fort Talbot without forage or provisions. Heaven
averted this calamity. We soon regained the posi-
tion at Twenty Mile creek, and though the rangers
were greatly disheartened by the retreat, and t. a
man insisted upon not fighting trie enemy, we deci-
ded to exhibit on that spot the scene of death or
victory. I was induced to adopt the order of the
hollow square, to prevent the necessity of evolution
which 1 knew all the troops were incomp
perform in action. The detachments of th
und 28th infantry occupied the brow of the heights.
The detachment from the garrison of Detroit form-
ed the north front of the square, the rangers the
west, and the militia the south. Our horse.; and
were therefore under no obligation of honor to in-
cur additional hazard. 2. In these requisites (num-
bers and discipline) the enemy were still superior,
and the night would have ensured success to an am-
buscade. 3- The enemy's bugle sounded the close.
upon the opposite heights. If then we had pursu-
ed, we must have passed over to him ;>s IK- did to
us, because the cruck could be passed on horse Inrk
at no other point, and the troops being fatigmd and
frost bitten and their shoes cut to pieces by the fro-
zen ground, it was not possible to pursue- on foot
It follows that the attempt to pursue would have
given the enemy the same advantage that produced
the defeat.
Our loss in killrd and wounded amounted to a
non-commissioned officer and six privates, but the
blood of between 80 and 90 br;*ve Englishmen,
and among them four officers, avenged their fall.
The commander, capt. J'arden of the 89th, is sup-
posed to have been killed at an early stage of the
contest. The whole American force in action con-
sisted of one hundred and fifty rank and file, of
whom seventy were militia, including the rangers.
The enemy's regulars, alone, were from one hundred
and fifty to one hundred and eighty strong, and his
militia and Indians fought upon three fronts of our
square.
1 am much indebted to all my regular officers,
and trust their names \vjdl be mentioned to tUc
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER-EVENTS OF THE WAR, H7
annv and to the war department. Without intend- |BriiisSi prisoners lately held in retaliation, but
tipn, it muv !> arkn nvl-.!-.' : -- .-c:nrd from Worcester iai!. have also arriv
w
is of lieuu )' "" ' ne
28th and Jackson and Potter of the -
them to the m..i;:
of the M
before ti
acting
ed States' schooner
command
.:
.1 in deluding my opinion
.
i and pri-
,t imm.miu. '
-ccstcr jail, have also arrived in
-tood that Jf'adf 1/awpton has resigned
hiscoiii' val in the armies of the
. It is also intimated, that the en-
into the conduct of major-
nson has been instigated at the desire of
to adii, that the
>;i, which said that hr
liad been :u .al) false.
..bably those that
'ibn ', hnve occa-
in sight from Boston, JMarblchead,
The squadron off Jferj- London varies hi its force *
but is never less than one 74, one frigate and
our n irch.ng in their stoc -\. -f war. The others ply of!' and on.
not permitted to take a shoe even from the | N ed ai Philadelphia from Sbtftrtft
j //' .Id be clear
. of 5th inst. It adds "The !',
I have the honor to be with perfect respect, sir,
your most obedient 96
(Signed)
A. II. HOLM!
Captain 2th Inft.
an and it dej
r.ritish official." \s the campaign opens the
, a tine
,,m-n of tl; i'}' :
Quebec. I8tb March, 1811.
Gem 1 1., excellency the commander
received from lieut. i;ea. Drum-
mond, the report of captain Stewart,
. of an afl'uir which took place between the de-
f that officer, and a l-o-
. on the 4th in^t. ul Longwood, in
.are town,
art reports, that receiving a report late
on tho night of the 3d inst. f-->m
! the Bank companies of ti
.Jit company ol
...d with It.};
I
t
.:
ish
have launched t v
bid the keel of
It is doubt. and
armament for their i Our fleet was pro-
g rapidly, and expucu tl soon to put t.
gland
lays from
A M .n'i ^cted the Bri-
tish naval force will be superior to the American on
nsuing summer.
Tht CoJistitntim,'V\\t> official account of the late-
cruise of the Constitution frigate has not yt"
1 ; but a detail of it has appeared in the Eastern
I, She proieeiied to tl.i- '
NV. For 17 'lays did not see u sail ! ised
a brig of waf into shoal water, >ti' ti
vine, Surrinam. chased ar. '
also >: ji-:l I ;. 'he shore.
lured the ship Lovely Ann, and next day m.de j.
ol the i'ritish kin,: ; I'.tMon.of guns;
, on tljcsc...
.
to be a
.
k P. M. tl ' her u ind to
Lh Ward, when she waj pla;nl\ n.
(.,'oiil itnt ii.n wa>
n uhips
dusk a fresh
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M U cli g:>e tin
1U>
: 11 Passage, and v
: 1 1 1 r g
.
I
. Ui: eonst, . d from
led
NILES WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL Id, ISM.
by the : \<?r lions, and arrived at
head safe, if
sion, and such other !u
at, star
of ever. i this celebrated vessel,
: ihle officers arid men
.
* ! r.
returned in safer;.
poor negroes their clothing s They K-ft the
;'ie miljti-t C'-uld i-'.-tcli them, ex
small party who t hoi with thm'-
Who hhail s:iy that th- t "//;<;.- riant-
v of a nation "co/t-
tending for 'Out upon
'h '. their canting adherents J
s!o->p of \\ not in tin-
reported. Thatveve;
int', ,,(}; and the crews h
to other service
ic enemy; who, it
is said, has ordered that all his frigates should run
.,er !
On t if the 7th instant, -
barges and launches, entered th ' ^ river,
it day light on Friday
.,', iived two gu 1 ,- i, ami landed
upon the whirvos. The alarmed inhabitants thus, _
_-d from their beds in great confusion, v. O^r.oo vrLLAr.K.-r^ ^ ,
-:ied by the enemy their object was to J" lately returned from Oxvego ar
-ippinf, and that if they were molested P ohtc enm ' h to ravor * Wll!l ch^ute
Internal Resources.
while do' to\vn should share the- same
fate. necessary means of res ist-
ii'iit so la- . the inhabitants
were nnder the necessity of remaining quiet, while
the British proceeded in their work of destruction.
Tin I in burning from 27 to 30 sail, about
one third of which were square rigged vessels, and
remained atPettipang during the whole day amusing
themselves on shore by pitching quoits. In the
evening they departed and reached the mouth of the
river before any sufficient force had arrived to cut
them oft'. ne of this destruction lies about
14 miles from
It is again reported that the enemy is building
'Is of war o:\ lake Jlttron, at a place called
Starch R. Arrived at this port
'erday morning, the privateer schooner Fox, capt.
Ic, of Baltimore from a cruize. She left Balti-
more in September last having taken eight prizes,
of which, the kind's packet Lapwing, after a
re action of fifteen minutes, in which the Ivip-
wing had hsr captain and fourteen killed and wound-
ed. On board the Fox, one killed, the captain and
three or four severely wounded. Captain Jack suc-
ceeded in securing one of the mail bags, the rest
;ig been jthrowu overboawl. The packet was
id ordered for the United States but was
afterwards retaken md sent to Jamaica. The Fox
chased off the Bal'r/:e by a Rritish sloop of war.
rush vessel, from. Havanna, arrived at Bos-
ton, was b<ardf-d a few days since, from the Junon
frigate, and suffered to pro-eed after taking out of
\merican /Hissenwrs, who had been to
Havanna on business!
Ur.Oi'KAKK 01- Tr. C III. UPTAKE.
,:;>s arriv'-d in the Chesapeake, on the
2d or .jd instant 'is a reinforcement. The enemy's
fleet now in the bay is s'ated to be four 74' 5 fri-
gates, and several smaller vessels. All of them,
except 2 frigates came up the bay on the. 4ih. Some
were off Sharps island on Wednesday la.st ; and 8
boats were seen to go off towa- M-IMI Shore.
It does not appear as yet tha*. t!vy have done, much
damage., the bay craft and the. ;OVPS
being more on their guard than the
A party of the enemy, however, entered Wiocomico
some days ago, in pursuit of a schooner, und being
disappointed in getting her, they landed and com-
mitted the usual barbarisms on the property of the
people on sltore not only in "robbing the. hen
houses," and taking off what might be useful to
them, but in destroying furniture, ripping up beds,
breaking windows, and the like. They also burnt
the kitchen of a Mr. Edwards, and stole from the
. ..,
from i respectable merchant of the village, of tiu*
business transacted there during the lust u inter.
The curion-. Y:l to h-- ;;'.:. S-M! with the
perusal. It should be borne in mind that it is hut a
f-w ye-irs sinre the plnce where O\\egn is built \vas
a wilderne.-s.
During the sleighing 1 there was on the road from
Ithaca, HIP head of the C:u;iy:i Lkr, to Owega,
from 500 to 700 sleighs : Then- are now ; ,t Owego
(March 10th) about nine thousand five hundred tons
of plaister; and 2,5' JO barrels o*' salt. : To trans-
port thes^ to market will require 200 arks, which
will cost about 100 dollars each. Plaister, the arks
iven in, is about 20 dollars per ton at. Owego ; and
the salt itself will bring 6 per barrel making in
the whole,
9,500 tons of plaister, at g23 $190,000
2,500 barrels of salt, 6 ' 35,000
9 arks to carry salt, 100 900
205,900
The oats consumed daily, allowing- one bushel to
each team, (many of tliem had from 4 to 6 horses)
would be 7'JO bushels.
Cost of plaister at the bed, 3 to 4 dollars per ton.
CONTRAST TO THE PAUPER LIST
[See page 48.]
The following is said to be a pretty accurate esti-
mate of the valuation which government has recently
made of the following great estates.
Duke of Northumberland's 150,000
Duke of Devonshire's ... 120,000
Duke of Rutland's * 105,000
Duke of Bedford's - - - 100,000
Marquis of Buckingham's - - 94,000
i hike of Norfolk's .... 88,000
Duke of Marlborougli's - - 85,000
Marquis of Hertford's ... 75,000
Marquis of Stafford's - - - 75,000
Duke of Buccleugh's ... 73,000
Earl of Grosvenors ... 70,000
Earl of Lonsd ale's .... 70,000
Earl Fitz William's - - - 66,000
Earl of Bridgewater's ... 66,000
Marquis of Lansdown's ... 0,000
Marquis of Downshire's ... 58,000
Duke of Portland's - . . 56,000
Mr. Coke's (of Norfolk) - - - 54,000
Marquis of Sligo's - - - 47,000
Sit- Watkin William Wynne's - - 37,000
Sir William Manner's ... 33,000
Sir Francis Burdett's - - - 30,000
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.-,1V ; *y of .Middlesex, b>.
,,/. T. ' brigadier-general in the arm/
1 commandant of military
i i
riCLE
.
known until slatiire, vrhen^s^/ct No. 1 accompanied with an affidavit, that
K unined. The political application h.ul been made to gen. Caching for a copy
tntatives is doubr-
jui. It 1st of 187 members, and the mijo
,er bide, will not exceed six or eight
'ret ion. Returns from 291 town*
:
, tor Strong 44,908 ; for
l,57(J-
d upon the duties ot March, in.st. before a general court-martial at tor:.
;\d of the dated Jvstes
Jess . .ppointed, a sen itor in
\ ice G'. //". CV-. ned, has
taken his seatin the senate.
m Bordeaux, i Washington
..te that the Popi:hal been sd at liberty, and
/tome, prior to the 29th of January last.
:rlast accounts from Spain it was reported
i :id had arrived on the frontiers, and that
aad rejected a safjanile treaty with
I-' ranee. They have also published a decree fixing
;ner in which he shall be received, &c. a-
inong oih^r provisions, it prohibits the entry of rim
.'h him, even if in the cup.'icity of a
"domestic. Tlie Cortes have assumed a ground 'ha'.
we are pleased witlj it is true, they think it rvcces-
sary to retain poor Ferdinand-is a king, but seem dis-
posed also to restrain the powers ot the monarchy,
which were stupidly enormous. We have seen a
copy of the treaty alluded to it makes peace; ac
of tit,; authoiiu by which hi- la.iiKd lo hold said
Hull, winch liad brt-n refused The court
- ->rpus to issue, dinrt, ,1 i
raj Culling, ordering- him to have the body of the
said Hull before them with the cause of Ins deten-
tion. In obedience to this writ, general Gushing 1
trough' the said Hull 'nito court on Tuesday it.
1 returned upon the writ the cause of his
detention which was that said W. Bull, on the lltli
Independence, had on his own confession, been con-
victed of the crime of desertion from the 6th regi-
nent of infantry stationed at Burlington, in Yer-
moni, into which he had voluntarily enlisted as a
soldkr, to serve during the war that he had of his
own accord, returned to his duty, by reporting him-
self to iHujor Campbell, in the service of the United
S atc-s, ami w..s ii'\v un lor arrest for this cause.
Witnesses were then produced to show the age of
I'Jull who testified, that he w;s born in August
1795. Bull's affidavit was then read, which stated
that lie w..s a nai iv e of Boston that he had for some
ime prior to his enlistment, se ved Dr. Williams,
>F Cambridge, as an apprentice to the business of
n apotlvecary ; that on leaving him he went to New
York, where being destitute of money and friends,
> on the 3d May, 1813, voluntarily enlisted into
the 6th regiment of the army of the' United States
i hat lie at the time stated his age to the recruiting
officer that he had not then, nor had he now any
knowledges Ferdinand and his siirr.essors : i.rivr>s up parent, guardian or master; btit that it was at this
the place.s yet in the hands of the French ; obligates 'time his desire to leave the service of the United
nand to maintain the integrity of the territory States, and to return to his friends.
cause all pUces to be evacuated by
.tish ; provides for a support of the maritime
principles laid down in the treaty of Utrecht; res . 'res
, '-y of those who abdicated
with king Joseph ; and for a general return of pro-
perty U.st uud held in consequence of the wir, .'-ml
the return of prisoners; and provides for the sup-
port of king Charles and his wife, by a pension of
$1, 500,000 per annum, to be paid quarterly by Per-
il is reported, but in such a loose manner that we
, dined not to notice it, that Paris had f.llen
into the hands of the allies that Louis had asceml-
General Cashing stated to the court, that he
claimed to hold the prisoner as a soldier, duly en-
listed into the army of the United .States, by virtue
of the act of congress, passed Jan. 11, 1612, and
en f i'led "an ac- to raise an additional military force,"
and of the proviso in the llth section, which is in
these \vords, viz. "and provided also that no person
under the age of twenty-one years shall be enlisted
by any officer, or held in the service of the United
States, without the consent in writing of his parent,
guardian or master, first had and obtained, if any
he have." On it being intimated to the court by
general Gushing, that it was .1 question of impor-
ed the tin-one, and that Bonaparte was to retire to tance in a military point ot view, and that he should
Corsica. To balance this, perhaps, others say that |VV -j s h for the aid of the district attorney : the court
:-te hud defeated the allies and taken his 'adjourned the hearing to Wednesda> morning, the
n-law pns.mer. Either of these things may i ;K 'i being committed in the mean time to the custo-
haveh) at we have no faiUi m the present dy of the sheriff. Th question was argued at
repo* ther. lengthen Wednesday morning, by Smith, counsel
Geii* Tins gentleman has passed ( for the United States, and by gen. Cashing, oii the
through every grade from that df a pnvate soldier to validity O f the contract; and by Thatcher, coun-
his present elevation. He was too young to be y, se l for the prisoner. After the hearing, the court
soldier of tjie revolution. He enlisted into the west- took time to consider ; and on Thursday morning
ern army about the year 1789, and passed throughlchief justice S -\\vll, (justices Thatcher, Parker
the grades of corporal, st.-rgo.in 1 , sergeant-major, and Jackson being present,) pronounced the unani-
ensign, lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenantrcolo-
neland colonel to that of brigadier-funeral.
True American.
Interesting military question.
Hoston, ('Mass.) March 2-3. On the complaint
t>f Ann Powell, to the supreme judicial court now
mous opinion of tlu- court, upon the construction of
the above proviso ; that an infant under the age of
twenty one y.-ars having a parent, guardian or mas-
ter, and having his assent in writing, might enlist
into the service of tiie United States ; that the infant
in 1 he~ present case not having any parent, guardian
or master to assent to the contract, he could not
bind himself, and that having express d his desire
in session in this town, that William Bull, her bro- to bef-eed from the service, he could not be held*
wai unlawfully re-/ l^x-rty, at JThe prisoner was thereupon discharged.
NILES' WEEK S'T REGISTER.
No. 8 o
'.lim metni
'
Ini I'apcr
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tin? ;i:tines
ice in the I
. vhich Uv
i whicli
they be > . where tlu . M; with
i;i the
lers for
lions request information of the
.
1. T!.
cument.
leved fir--
tenbtirg.
.
iheirt
'.'c-re sent into 1 tK
tobefoti!
iantarily entered into the i
11. Y\
It is ; ~.e of the c
t!
thnt ti
assig-ned for their
. , they bf<
lc relative to natu- ground In ur^incr th.-r
:id no protertio'U* or that th^ir protectioi'
irregular; thatofhrrs Im.l be-
lit i:i war,
'
'icr; of'th--
/, d nation has
it ret:ili:ttiou \v.is inflicted by
ly
rounds
prisoners; were impostors; h/ul at'<
di'l n-
infi-rrorl tfi:it t! 1 " public author!' -id, t<
whom this d
the application, than to
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II, Ml .
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Mr.:- \VLF.KLY REGISTER-SATURDAY, APRIL 23, isu.
opgori'. ite with theirt; and from
li.irged, C" 1
d. Without
tore made to
of commo-
Is data from
uhich be formed. On this pciint,
. ' .iud the
lie British ship the llrajron, and com-
roodon and tlie coalman let- Cupel, deserve
which tlie alleged purposes of the enemy again sf
Mfy-thrce prisoners in question, under all the.
circumstances which belong to their cu.se, even
though many of them may not have brcn regularly
naturalized, are countenanced by the proceedings of
iropean nation;
Thai if no instances occur of retaliation in the
fe\v cases requiring it, or in any of them, by tlie
governments employing such persons, it has "been,
as is presumed, because the punishment which had
also p. .itention. If the British government been inflicted by the native country, might be ac-
order a strict search to be made, through tiiej counted for on some principle other than its denial
. navy, for American seamen, it would thn | of the rijfht of emigration and naturalization. Hud
be seen how many of our native citi/ens have purti-
1 in the lot of the unfortunate men mentioned
>-jondence referred to.
:uch these docnmerts present, in
A conduct of Great IVitain, with
the government, employ mg the persons so punished
by their native country, retaliated in such c:
might have incurred ihe reproach either of counte-
nancing acknowledged crimes, or of following the-
example of the other party in acts of cruelty, ex-
the p;-- and conduct of tlie tJwited States, I citing hprror, rather than of ful filing its pled'ge to
' innocent persons in support of rights fairly obtained.
and sanctioned by the general opinion and practice
of the nations of Europe, ancient and modern.
All which is respect fully submitted.
(Signed) .TAS. MONROE.
Department of state % *Vpril 14, 1814.
Embargo and non-importation.
In the folio wing speeches of Messrs. Calhoun, Web-
ster and JIFXim, (delivered in the house of repre-
sentatives) the manner in which the message of
the president of the 31st tilt, was viewed and
supported or opposed, i< shewn.
IIOCSK OK REl'RV.SEVTATIVES.
6. The house, on motion of
cannot f.iil TD nuke a deep impression in fuvor of the
latter. The British government impresses into its navy
-iti/ens of tho U. States, and compels them
.. in it, and in many instances even to fight
against their country, while it arrests as trail- uv-i and
!i death, persons suspected to be native
Jlr.tish subjects, for having fought under our stan-
rainst British forces, although they had vo-
luntarily entered into our army, having emigrated to
the United States and incorporated themselves into
the American .society The United States on the
other 'mnd, have forced no person into their service,
nor have they sought, nor are they disposed to pu-
nish any, who, af'.e.r having freely emigrated to any
part of the British dominions and settled there, may
have entered voluntarily into the British army.
The remaining enquiries relate to objects other
than the immediate conduct of the parties in the pre-
sent war. They demand information of the conduct
Mr. Calhoun, resolved j: self into a committee of the
whole, Mr. Pleasants of Virginia in the chair, on
thu bill to repeal the embargo and non-importation
of (.i-cat Britain, and of other powers in past times, | acts, and the bill to prohibit the exportation of specie.
oiit limitation in tlie retrospect, in circumstan- The first mentioned bill was first taken up ; and
bearing on the question of retaliation. The in- the first section having been read,
ui'vinn required relates to tlie following points; Mr. Calhoun of S.C. (the chairman of the com-
1. The conduct of (Jreat Britain and the other mittee of foreign relations) rose to speak to the
nations of Europe, as to naturalization, and the em- merits of the bill. In order to judge of the pro-
ployment in war, each, of the subjects of the other, priety of the measure it embraced, it would be ne-
\sto the punishment of their native subjects jccssary to go back to the nature and character of the
taken \:\ arms agai.ist them hi the service of other' wav in which this nation is engaged. It was, as it
powers. I had been emphatically and correctly stated, a war
3, Examples of retaliation by the latter in such j for free trade and sailors' rights: and such, Mr. C.
| said, must fee the character of every war in which
These enquiries necessarily involve an extensive j this nation is engaged. We are so far removed from
.xearch in the history and jurisprudence of the na-i the European contest, that we shall never enter into
f r,tm>pe. For so important a task the other (the struggles for continental power in that quarter
duties of the secretary of state have altogether dis- of the ivorld. Not that we should be indifferent
qualified him, since the call was made. The ap-
proaching close of the session does not leave him
for more than the following observations;
That all the nations of Europe naturalize foreign-
That they all employ in their service tlie subjects
spectators of the events in Europe, because the
changes there may have a considerably bearing on
the affairs and interests of this country : but the in-
terest we feel in these events is not of such a cha-
racter, as to make us a primary party in any of these
contests. But one circumstance, always accompa-
of e.icb other, and frequently against their native I ny ing the European struggles, will more or legs in-
couutries, even when not regularly naturalized; Ivolve the rights of this country in them. Of such
That they all allow their own subjects to emigrate a character is the British commercial or maritime
foreign countries; policy, which in its effect tends to destroy the free
That although examples may be found of thepu-' ' " i- " ' - ' - 1 -- *- '"'"- --~^-
* 1 /' * I ^ . _ i " , .1
to
Vishment of their native subjects taken in arms
against thc-m, the exumplrs art; few, and have ei-
ther been marked bv peculiar circumstances, taking
trade of this country, and also to infringe th rights
of our seamen. In this point of view, it is a matter
of great importance that we should duly reflect on the
character of the present contest, to decide what part
them out of the controverted principle, or having! this country ou^ht to act, and what principles should
1 ' "" 1: of Britain,
and
_ ^ r will
little exception, been prevented by a sense, o'-' equity always have a strong 1 bearing on the United States.
and humanity, or a dread of retaliation. It is .con- j But that policy will not stop here; it will al Feet the
Silently believed that, ,10 ii Uui3C can be found in interest of every Country in Europe, and place them
, ,
proceeded fi*(>m the pass ioAs or policy (>f the occasion.] now govern our conduct. Tlie policy of Uri
T'.ven i:i prcsi-cation and convictions having the lat-j which is to contract and limit neutral rights,
ter origin, the final act of punishment, has, with 'which, if not resisted, would annihilate them,
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER EMBAKOO,
123
intryinre
.
unite those countries,
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tionsof tho> enemy. In t!,., ,
generous policy <.ught to b- pur.
world. What is the condition of England ? As be-
.t Hrit.iirs, llierc are many nations
-edition. Kussia,
..my, IVnmark, P. ussia, Spain, for
i-ven s!
ige in tlie ciicum-
>f Europe outfit not the restrictive
:>e, anil pariirnl <v v , he
rthern powers of Sweden a< lich justified and re-
sure ; having- dc-
untied, and
Mate of thii
temporary,
father than a ;-
^pc was bhut
I
;-.ojc we
n the mr , ve t i, at
1 when the
Hut in a.'.
. -:it of r.i;; 'ii, the f.t'rt is that we ar
Uin, and no Cr trade, and oui^lit to propit
-tod in the -li has the sa
same
in r,iir<i)( , ce. In one
1 to f'ritisli comnviT''. In
* :.e friendship of
Holland, J< : -vie, and of all na-
ti'.n, who have a deep inter. to the?
ong impression,
- - -1 in tlu: ivstrirtive -; >f ir ports t< limn, and the mari-
>'m ronlinwd, they would
in timomake common r -)i a t \ n
ir weight would !>e thrown into the scale.
. thr ruitt ' r to avoid war, not
i tl^ irsf.lutiou at that time
tlie extraordinary s':tte of tl:
1 Y.t the sir
' HritMin n the na
">m a u ar into \\ iiich \v . ' !i us to counteract the policy of Britain. It wouM
i. Such was t!: p of the cm- "<t. he drcorou-n or wise for the United States stand-
f mg from the posture of the
<t day, !: -I to without
T sin impression on any
-r tliere \rere then no neutrals.
. that in this vie\v of the re-
, it ought to Uave terminated at the
rrt of the war. To be candid, Mr. C.
'iat was his opinion; and, when a motion \v
made bv a gentleman from Massachusetts t that
) h.ul advocaUd it on the ground
-
,
i;cy was o||)0i^- to U'ar.
Tul, hut it was
nany mrjnbers of the
,; willi liim iu that opinion,
-lion at that time.
n not tii'.-ii ternjina'cd > T| U :
re of that time. Tl; rid,
^ up for tlie freedom of trade, to pursue a course of
policy calculated to irr. itions witii whom
\ve may have common cans**, \\iiat Iind the empe*
ror of Russia said in relation to our war with Rritain,
when apprized of it > He had cxp:vsr,-d his solicitude
for trade tvith America :.r.d rei^reted that mir differ-
ence with f.\ Rritain would interrupt it. Th ^
Ui.l .-xpresicil at the moment wlien all France
and her allies marched against him, and he did not
know how won IVancv would plant her standard \:i
h: capital. That sentiment must Iwe still greater in-
rtuence with him now, whvn l\is^vniy is repelled.
The same feeling which gove*
*ia in thia rejjpi-rt, must in a
govern -
interests are Uae same. !
:a on the p^i t of the allies,
licttudc had been cviaccj or. . '.i.ch it*
"itry slicv.i .-xtVnd the hene-
1
-
fling motive which pre-1 for years i na on
!>c( n open trade.
the c
said, had this,
rest reason to ie a* oun, with wh)m w* trade.
,-k-d, wo...
f. She n'
it to prv\ ".ir-ih.
U \cs-
MLES WEEKLY REGISTER SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1814.
.uid vex
, -tic modifies
i lucra-
.-nt. of Europe not beneficial
urh so to the l T nit'-d States.
will thus he pres- -n'.ed will
1
1 Mil, when the pn>sprrt <>r it^
pmdur
sulv.it ion, :ind any departure from it is leading cer"
tainly to political perdition :uul he did not believe
:,; in the calender ever h:id a set of followers
:>osed io troublesome enquiry than the fol-
lowers of this r. .strirtive system. The authors of
-'fin, however, had well understood its oh-
ject; the o]>posers of it also understood it and that
i' had failed to effect its object, the late message of
the president sufficiently provedi Tii- eir.uvcter of
"in, like 'hat of many oilier tilings, would
ry well known or generally u uniil
isk of gentlemen It was now -!i ge
with hlir.s'-If, whether, if the re neral execration; its tru
v ould be ten
liousc in favor of putting it on ? He e->n-
its true features would now b
character correctly understood.
The opp'Mn-n's of this system had always '.ol'd
ot. If it v. ' it was not a system of polic\ truly A-
Mt month, would there be ten votes
>ew:il ? He believed not. If <h<
mhruce il under present
to pre-
rir'ue -\ stem
mencan. Tiie house hud now been told this w:.s
system of measures connected with the uiTairs of Eu-
rope which should fUicHiHip, and nse :.nd fall vvilh
the politics of tliat country. This had been frequent-
ly said by its opponents, but never before acknow-
AVhat then, h<> asked, Ledged by its friends. On what ground was the
; :i ' A regard to con- 'system now proposed to be given up but this That
r I ought always the state of tilings created by the predominance of
_
.:iit in governments or I French powe> on the continent of Europe 1
the duty of men, to regulate
Hiduci without any regard to events. True
;sts in properly adapting 1 your conduct
i o circumstances. Two things may chancre our con-
any particular point ; a change of our own
opinion or of exterior circumstances, which entirely
rhange the reason of our former conduct. Men can-
ight forward, but must regard the
their course. Inconsistency
sina change of conduct when there is no
of circunvvc'-s wh;eh juslify it. Those
'ho adapt their conduct to a change of circum-
' not inconsistently but otherwise.
would be inconsistent if they persisted in a
of measures after the reasons which called
and the system winch depended on it ought 1
also? That, in fact, no effect couid be expected
from it but bv its co-operation with the views of
France. Mr. W. said he should not now go into a
view of the co-incidences which might be traced,
or take this occasion to shew that the first embargo
was l:iid at the commencement of the con'. 'mental
system in Europe. From the nature of things how-
ever, the measure could have no effect but from
such co-incidence. How was it to operate on Britain?
By denying to her a market for her manufactures.
What quantity of British manufactures did we an-
nually consume? To what amount, so to speak, did
we refuse a market to iier manufactures? In this
point of view, he said, we consumed about one
- changed as to require a course di-l twelfth of her product, or one sixth of her export
-. Mr. O. said he respected the
many friends around him, because it in-
j their determination to persevere in any sys-
tem, and adhere io any measure which they believed
the interest of their country to require. But ac-
cording to the view which he had taken he- did not
view such a persistence in the restrictive system to
be the dictate either of wisdom or sound policy.
WCTO m.uiy other observations which he might
HI tlii-; .subject, which he should at present
though the amount had been estimated much lower.
Could it be supposed, that by refusing to purchase
this small amount of her Avhole manufactures, we.
could compel her to comply with our terms? It
could not be supposed that we could, whilst we at
the same time deprived our own citi/ens of the mar-
ket for the whole of their surplus produce. The
truth however, was now acknowledged; the system
had been introduced as a system of co-operation
with France. [Mr. Calhoun" here asked what the
ar to urge. As to the manufacturing interest, gentleman meant by co-operation? In one sense he
in regard to which *>me fears had been expressed,
>; Million Vtvted bv ihf lunise yesterday, was a
strong pleug-e that it would not suffer the manufac-
unprotected in case of a repeal of the
restrictive system. Mr. C. said lie hoped at all times
and under every policy they would be protected with
further remarks he reserved until he
hear the- to the bill.
Mr. Wcb.Uv of \. II. nr-xt took the floor.
He
.1, thai, it had fallen to his lotto be
: - at tie office Uiey were now about to perform,
of iv.tding <h- funeral obsequies of. the restrictive
system. He rejoiced in moderation, be felt a tem-
perate "Xultat ion, that this system, which he con-
ceived pernicious as to ourselves, and imbecileas 1o
foreign nations, wa.s about to be consigned to tlie \7h the contrary, how much
tomb of all the G><pulets. He congratulated his
frr-nds who had predicted this end, )hat they had
lived to see its existence terminate, &c. He went
on to speak figuratively of the restrictive system,
which he said was something like a system of failh,
.umself hadtiot used it, and now denied its applicn
tion.] Mr. Webster said he did not jilhule to the
gentleman's sj)eech particularly, but to say that the
effect to be expected to be produced by the restric-
tive system' was from its pressure operating: at the
same time and in the same manner with circumstan-
ces in Europe. That was what he called co-opera-
tion, vix. the denial of our market to England ope-
rating with and depending for its success on the
French policy prevailing in Europe. Now, Mr. W.
s-aid he objected to a system of policy depending on
the fluctuation of affairs on the continent of Europe.
I /*t me. ask, said he, if the people of this country,
from the first introduction of this system to this
""oment, have been apprized of this circumstance.
declamation had
been heretofore caused by the assertion of that fact!
The people had been taught to believe that the ene-
mv \oiild be made to feel the system by the opera-
tion of its mere pressure. Yet" the house was nov-
told, it was to be- abandoned, because the state of
to be acted, not to be deliberated on; it turned to I things wh'rch was to render it effectual against the
been bel-ieved to be esscnttal to our pointed 'en?my } hW ceased to exist. The great error of and
MLES' WEEKLY REGISTER EMBARGO, &c.
Abjection to this - is, that it!. r- and w'uhout regret. Something lian
ry to make the politics of in regard '
oa tho- e niaiiufuctui-ers from loss,
currer. 'iun in the
now ar^ed tor ti\e t.-kin;; ' -
.-.inufd lie did r
I i lu- Khme, I'... . ; ii not to
inf> i: uld doubtless be a. regular tariff of duti<
perhaps be '}' to <l..uble t!ie duties 01
th:U until U: manufacture o. :
nt the purpose <>r' v
nut be
of thi^ s\slcui Lil I"' lnt\ oi
, ct to iiS polic \
. in. I variable. NVitii i\ |n.-c'. '
. Mr. \V. thought it iK'(;essary t r
j)')licy. li t.tct too, notori^ .n. He. ws
. :ii in this couiury to whorq | uufactures or anv otlitr inteif.-,i in u hot-bed ; IH--
.1.-; uncomuici; to be v
'itrse ot
would not legi>iatr toft rashly in '- thenr.
Ail in;umf;*ctiuvs compatible u.ii,
the country ought to be f'-
.L-nt there was not a time, for the last never wished to see a Sheffield or a Biitningli
-m could calculate on die per-! this country, lie spok
l.cy toran. '"id Ihe prc-j manufactXH-ies, &c. and to ,
i the ti.. ill.- different |. .
.'<i by which the pol. tics of the government! their own course, and not p,v.
i, h.ul nev. ..itol'ne |u . The trite
of iie constitution did not Ci.'
vermir.il to . habits of \
..iU-\, but i >
of ii lo pursue lh-ir <v.
Mil U')l i'l.
as on oliier p MIHS, to see 'urnin^
to an honorable and correct c
Abandoned BO uddejuly?jdonmeut of the embargo h-.
told it \\ ill i'urlher, when
r' r:\nce was crusheil, tlie> | periuam
would
Mr. \\ to the pre-i.. . tv> t!>e p
v. h'.ch parsed tl ' ..l/Jt'tlT. XI:'. M
M imporUil ion act,
by introdur
1.1 th-
now
Onth'.' cvjntrary, they hud ho-n Ird l.> lu-i
by tlu- ! . 'ration,
> wuh
our n\: : ..trd ijy wlacii othors
ciared to be unjiisi. and uu-
lound"
d that the reslrictive
strikeout the sec.
'..l.^ Ill acts.)
Thi v
i
Paul \H the ar^;: ..
, bill v. r: '
; to hr
o lock-
at He a .
.
.1 a lit-
I
I
tlu-ir prop ll'tj fr.i,
.
I
th lll.lt !
L inanu(a~
: porl.>
:uce ct
126
. ; .a SATURDAY, AI'iUL'J.:, 1SI4.
it)' \Vrtut was lh-j encourage m-i.t which they r..
i; Din tlif g< . 'nirtii duties
prohibit!!
...TV tiling v
.',.(> is f the \\orld, and
Ml. Most ()f \}\l
importations being in neutral bottoms, the discrimi-
nating duly ot Id per cent, on such importation!! in
I II 1 ' I !
..: IM the producu of tl -. es-cis would make it 43 percent, and when
fell unwilling to m.ik.- the- ueiv added to this the freight and olii-
c cannot c\M incident to a state o war, tiu: actual duty on foreign
: o reason why this^md premium to domestic rtutnu on Id not hi
restri '-'d, and not bel*-vmg : n\ , less than ffty fier cent. Y>'JS ii wise to extend to our
solid. ' , be said he Would anufacturcr* further cnc< than t'uis ?
oed would result i During .1 >tat'- of wir, | -^imiihi.-, v.
imposed !>\
turalK given to manufactures a slimidu.*. v
that it could not ' 1 to be continued in ;-.
the a:: .n;ts of time of |) -:<rv ; and \vl^n peace Collie's, come wile'-
1 b"cn : pence will, the v.cissitn.le which manufacturers
obligc.ltoi r>f employ ing j must experience \vill be mucli greater :<nd injurious,
Much of the Capital j to them, if besides the double duties th
rs, luuaily i-in;'-i -.tern were retained, than it. ought or would other-
i ot these circum-; \vis> be. The gre.it. requisite to the due encourage
manufactures now was, that certain maim-
in his Mr, M'K.m u.!, iis- duties now ini- fucturcti in cottons and \\ocltns, wliich h..ve kini')
posed ua imports ast? a'mnci -I'lfy vifli-,, -r.t. i:; all or- . Ukesi root ifl) our soil, should have a moderate hu'l
dmary times for the protection of manufuct;. :;u:i!i<-nt protection ensured to them, lie knev.
doubted whether ' vifticicnt to support thai '< i*>t how that object could be 'rater HK-ctrd ifimi i>
interest ag.tinst t!r- siiock w!:ich v.ould be {elt byj t!e scheme of establishing 1 a new lariiT rtf duties
letting in xipon them, without restraint, a flood oil Which this house hud shown R determination to
British munufactu;-e.s. The maim factaree of Great I adopt. To continue the prr'sent. nrni-"im|)orlati(i
B.itai- ,, !T\(.t.ipiiori^ dlvft()e<.kin;r, dammed' system merely lo protect m:tii;iiaetuu-, when they
up, for several years pas>t. If they were l;-t ['>^~ ujv| rec'j'n ccl already so much protection, would be dan-
on our infant establishments with iheir Mipenor ca-'erous instead of being beneficial v> them. Another
])it.! and strength, he feared our n:.imUucluring in-; circumstance that he had adverted to now operated
stitu'ions would bj much disturbed, if not over- 1 to ei.c.oni- .go msnnfactures thjft heavy expenditure
thrown. Ht: did not b-.-lieve the double duties would for tue clothing of our annv. The povcrnmtn:
"be suflTicu-nt to gu-uxi th^m, though he admitted) could and did regulate thosfj expenditures as far :^.
they wer,- sufti -lent and n:ore t!un sufficient in jpo.s-ib!e for tlie encour;t^crnent of manufacture. 1 -.
ordinary times for the purpose. If there were am j Hiving replied to the main point of the gentleman'*-.-
-ity, however, for the proposed repeal of the ; argun;eni, he would not follow him through the
^prohibitions of importation, lie niigiit vote j wholo of his remarks. ,lsto her manufactures, Mr
M should be glad lo k'low wliat was the |C. said, that all Europe \. as open to the enemy. The
.ncii c.iilcvi lorih this provision of the bill. 'very circumstance of (liis demand for her manufac-
itcd. Are we uf- ttire, which det;trovs the efficacy of our non-impor-
* _ r> i . i *'
ferin.^ for clothing or for any article \vli:ch we have
been in ihe hal;t< of obtaining from Great Ijri-
taiii? He believed not, and therefore conceived it
to run t!ie Irizard which would result from
this experiment. He admitted, that if n'-cessary to
p^.s such a p.-uvision, t!ic interest of the manufac-
turers was a consideration subordinate to tlie general
good; thoi^ii he must remai-1: th it il was p.ovcd b\
uniB uf the marshals in IfclU, which however
inaccurate w-.-ix- t!ie best data we Cv>uld resort to,
tbat the domestic manufacture^)!' tlie United Slates
ted to about t\v;> Imndred millions of dollars.
Utioii sxs'em, by enhancing their price in the llritish
maiket, would furnish additional enctiuragent'.-nt to
our manufactures. Could it be expected under the
present circumstances of the world, that our non-iru-
portati:):i, violated as it constantly v/as b}- smuggling
and simulated papers, could produce much ciK-U
lie believed not. All the arguments he had yester
day urged applied as forcibly to this provision of the
bill as lr> that which contemplated a repnd of the
emb-igo. lie hoped all the provisions of the bill
would be permitted to share the same fate.
Mr. M'lvim said he hat! admitted, when up before,
: S from the United States in domestic pro- ( ti.at. the double duties would be abundaiuly suflieient
ducf:, iii t!ie mcst f'. t \orable years, had not exceeded , encouragement to manufV.ctures in ordinary times;
t.ixty millions oi lioll.trs. Jl hence fcsuited lh.it the) but whenever IJriti .h manufactures are let in, he be-
inanufacturiiig was m:>n: import;.:/, to the amount of li-ved they would not only break down the manu&ic-
-lustry than the agricultural inl--| turers, Iju't the importers" also.
At least an hundred millions of our manufac-1 He had seen times like that which he apprehend -
lurei'fehul tound a market at our own door, a mar-led at the close of the last war, when an inundation
"ket not lia! ^.tions by any cue- 1 of Ilritisli goods flowed in. Mr. M. said he wanteil
w/. Tliis aiaten-v-nt ol' the value of our internal to hear some of the reasons explained why \ve should
Xnanufacttiref ougfit to induce the agricultural inte- dec-Ian; to the enemy that we cunnot li^ve without
n this house and in the nation, winch must h<:r manufactures. The double duties, he repeated.
derive uo important a benent from them, to reflect ; were a .sufficient protection in general to manuf:..
i the expediency of ai:y measure which might Jtures ; but until our niannfacimes accjuired grcatei
-tendency to i'ijure our growing manufactures.! strength., he did not wish to see them subjected to
z considerations induced him to believe that an I the pressure they would experience from a repeal of
enlightened policy did not require the government : the nor. importation.
O< tli'.tf timr t v t. tl r\. ,^*t>. *t. .*. -.1 Hi f 1 1 i *
at this time to remove the restrictions on the impor-
tation' of British manufactures.
Mr, Calhoun of S. C. said, he hoped the motion
Would not prevail. He thought the gentleman was
mistaken in supposing that our infant manufacturing
Mr. Calhoun said that to tlse last part of the gen-
tleman's argument, the answer \va.s decisive. It was
well known that there was nothing more difficult to
execute than a non-importation la\v, as well by di-
rect smttggling as by false papers. This hazard
natitutioos would be embarrassed by this measure, ought r.yt to be encountered, unless there was a pros
WT.F.KLY REGISTER CONGRESS.
127
piv.vrful good to r:- Mr. .Mr. i moved "that * committee 1
led th-.it no such , pointed to enquire imo the expediency d
- give to the courts of
fi
-
MVP jurisdiction in ai.
.
i be.
ipt the 01-
that r
The i
>f tho
Pr<
Yeas a: : inde-
t bill to ; uon ot
trid the honor in p rt
to represent, the fdlK-t-tor- \<
. could be persisted r
r, Tli?
I levy ->n ; -:
tor
.mil, \vlu-rrsur.h a disposition pre*
BfC.
'
incidental conv
involved in it.
Tin- motion was agreed to by a m.nor.'.
, ,7/n7 15. The enf
for the M-;
:il f..r the year 1314 ; and the i
,'u amend the act laying duties on lice
' ( ' rawl " (v,h:ch thin day passed through a comiui
" whole) u'e-rc read a thin:
<>r v a -
M-Co>,
1'ickir.-..
r concurrence.
Barm tt, BoB,
Couan!
D-*h
Hawk
.1 of K
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1 -i Mr. Kingof Mass, afiersome
.; the following resolution :
"Jtein.'i-ctt, Tii:it the c.Jinnnttee on foreign relat-
be and they arc hereby instructed to enquire into th- j i, \ ti [\ respecting a national bank was indefinite
:i tlnr 2dil- )ne d.
'an act to prohibit i 1 ;,,n For the relief of John 1) II..;.
.ted l?y authority nf .. .,, ,|, c p.,ynient of J5.i d
lv.n*d')ni and IreUml,' and ; im ount of money belonging to th
th.it t ;.d! or <i.ii' r with all his other pi
wd to c.>i ..inch he lost also three infant cl...
The bill requiring the permanent residence of thf
^r&iattorney-generalofthet * ut
government was passed, and sent to
6 then by :. I
ivfu.sed to extend Oliver r.vans'* patent I'.*;-
t->ok pl:i
,ed on i of tilt
through a committee u' the v.
M,WUS
,d a third time, re
ut to the
11 lo allow to the pavma- 1
--.ites ^'J.'JU
n S-
The amendments of the s-
in th.N
ut tl-e
I tra
1
vcs a r<
' was ukc: .
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liouscs,
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S- WEEKLY REGISTERSATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1814.
stcreta
" On the
, lation,
. U) hill).
1 hough
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18th inilii
!i inst.
Uraill }
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, llamon, Jl f K. 1,
. Miilt-r, Moiitivincrv. Oal
l\'arM)ii. ; :;lcs. Slidl't-v, Sherwood, SinitL ot
Vof, \\"i,i., .
s. Ak\:iiidt.-i, Alston, Andn^oi), Ardu;
wen, Butler, Carton, Cail.ouu, Cillcy, Clarl;,
Cotnstofk, Creighton, C'roucli, Cu
ilpepper, l>a\is
i indlt-y, Kj^k i)l' Vt. ]'or>yl!n. T-'
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i'joodv.\u, (.
(irilli
I.U. !
l.T'll. <..l|..|>,.|l.
Grand;
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Humphreys, lrMi.tr. .1'ilnivm ol Km. Kt-iii,.
Kilbourn,
.
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northern' Iron
i to en-
tlie northern Kiidnorthwesleru front ivr, and tl<
comm.: > sil during of the
'lid that the\ have power to
and p.ipers. .
On the question of proceeding iv ler the
hiiion, ilie votes ha 1 , il and
;d:icehim: ; e.-Aion of Mr. Trotip of (>eu. v>as as
that I slu<
not : ; tep in the
l.L before his
le upon the cl.
:dennut\ *houl.. I deter-
igly upon lus mind the
f an inline ii-ite dect>io:i.
un which 1 inter. -^nt this note
-.L-d that the duke of Yiccnce liad set out
. 4 o'clock, A. M. for tlie head-quarters
;ors, which was then said to be in
rlund. The general impression at Paris th -t
t\ai\ was that the emperor would set out immediately
.itz, where his army of reserve has been form-
<:e he crossed thellhine. This circum-
stance induced me to believe that the note would
duce any good effect ; I therefore determined
nt it. The emperor is still in Paris, and
1 regret extremely that 1 did not adhere to mv first
determination, notwithstanding the absence of the
minister of foreign relations. From the situation of
. it is impossible to foresee the delavs to
v. inch this j Business will yet be subject.
In the first and o:.ly interview winch 1 had with the
duk. of .lie said expressly that the obstacles
which his absence had thrown in the way of the ne-
gociation should not occur again. Two months have
now elapsed before the same obstacles are present."
i'lsent of the senate to tile bill authoris-
ing the purchase of the vessels capltiivd 0:1 Lake Krie
i captain Perry 5,000 dollars in addition
:f the prize money allowed him by law)
passed through a committee of the whwle, aiid was
.rre-.l m.
m of this amendment was stated by Mr.
:><, that although captain Perry was in
fact C' i' the fleet on Lake Erie, he would,
according Lo the construction given to the law, only
i 1 .. l .
his i liare ;'s commander of the particu-
'
ight.
Vrcher of Md. presented the petition of one
I sixty American riti/i-us prisoners of
v.ar on board the prison ship at N.s:m, N. P. p ray-
Mnoiv, N.-Uoii, Orinshy, l')ck. us, I' M .
1'lit-a ol K(,l), rtsoii, S , Sliarp,
Smith id' Va. Strong, 'luundiiil, Ta>ior, 'I'.liair, Troup, AVil,on
oi Pcnn. AVri.i;-li:
So ttie iiouse refused uo\\- to proceed to consider
the said.
After passing a bill to ino-' Lrics of the
secretary of the senate, and of the clerk of the
house of representatives, a committee was appoint-
ed, as usual, to wait on the president and inform him
that the session was about to close, which having re.
ported that lie had no further communications to
make to the house, and having received back the
bills that had bet-n left with the president for his
signature, the house adjourned sine dit.
MISCELLANEOUS.
. A letter from Bordeaux, dated the
5th of March, states that our coiiiniissioners had.
been met at Gotltnbnr?, by the British commis-
sioners, and that peace was expectc-l.
Clay and Russell could not have arrived at that
place until about the middle of March, but it is
v-f-ry possible that M-s.rs. . Idai,^, (,'uflutin and
ay have received such instructions by the
enabled them to enter on a neg(.
there. The Dramble arrived in England early in
Febru
. Accounts have been received at
^month TV 1 . H, tliut appear to be relied upon, sta-
ting that a British for*: of t;. ..I a number
of frigates, is fitting out at Halifax f>;r the purpose
. eying the 7 ! buildini.-; ilie/e. As there is no
may be taken to effect their Speedy ;| u t town, and some time has been al-
release. lieferred to 
