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(BY AUTHORITY.)
AV ACr
To authorise the issuing of Treasury notes for
the service of the year one thousand eight
hundred and fourteen.
Be. it by the Senate awl Home of Repre
sentatives of tbelJnited States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the [‘resident ofthe Uni
ted Slates be, and he is hereby authorised to
cause treasury notes, fora sum not exceeding
five millions pf dollars, to be prepared, signed,
ahd issued, in the manner hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Jimlheitfuathcr enacted, That the
President of the U. States be, and lie is hereby
authorised to cause treasury notes for a further’
ami additional sum not exceeding in the whole
live milliuns of dollars, or such apart thereof
as he shall d cm expedient, to he pn pared,
signed and issued, in the manner herein after
provided; but the amount of money borrowed
t r obtained for the notes which may be issued
by virtue of this section, shall be deemed and
held to be tn part of the sum which may be au
thorised to be borrow < d by virtue of any act
authorising a loan which may lie passed during
the present session of congress.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
said treasury notes shall be reimbursed by die
United States at such places respectively, as
may he expressed on the f.ce of such notes, one
y*ar respectively after the day on which the
same shall have been issued ; I rum which day of
issue they'nhall bear interest at the rate of five
& two fifths per cent, a year, payable to the ow
ner or owners of such notes, at the treasury, or
by the proper commissioner of loans, or by die
officer designated for that purpose, at the pla
ces k times respectively designated on 1 tie face
of said notes for die payment of the principal.
Sec. 4. Jlnd be. it farther enacted, Thai the
said treasury notes shall he respectively signed
in behalf ofthe U States by persons to be ap-
C [tinted for that purpose by the president ofthe
. States, two of which persons shall sign each
note, and shall each receive as a compensation
for that service, at the rate of one dollar and
t wenty-five cents for every hundred notes thus
signed by them respectively: and the said notes
shall likewise be countersigned by the commis*
sinner of loans fdr that stat 6 where notes may
respectively be made payable, or by the regis
ter of the treasury, if made payable in die.dis
trict of Columbia, or by a person to he appoin
ted lor that purpose by the President of (he U.
States, if made payable in a state for which
there i« no commissioner of loans;’which per
sons thus appointed shall also receive as acorn
pensation for that service at the rate of one dol
lar and twenty-five cents for every hundred
notes thus signed by him or them respectively.
Sec. 5. Jlnd be it further enacted, That the
Secretary ofthe Treasury he, and he is hereby
authorised, with (he approbation of the Presi
dent of the U. States, to cause to be issued
such portion of the treasury notes as the Presi
dent may think expedient, in payment of sup
plies or debts due by the U. Slates, to such
public creditors or other persons as mav choose
to receive such noli s in payment as aforesaid,
u( par; and the Secretary of the Treasuity is
further authorised, with the approbation ofthe
Piesident of die Unite d States, to borrow from
time to time, not under p »r, such sums as the
President may think expedient, on the credit
of such notes; or to sell, not under par, such
portion of the said notes as the President may
think expedient; and it shall be a good exe
cution of this provision, to pay such notes to
such bank or bunks as will receive the same at
par, and give credit to the Treasurer of the
United States for the amount thereof, on the
day on w hich the said notes shall thus be issu
ed and paid to such bank or banks respectively.
Sec. 6. And be itfurther enact; d, That the Se
cretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby
authorised, with the approbation of the Presi
dent of States, to employ an agent
or agents for the Purpose of selling anv portion
of the notes which may be issued by virtue of
this act. A commission not exceeding one
quarter of one per cent, on the amount thus
sold may, by the Secretary of the Treasury,
Ik; allowed io such agent or* agents, and a sum
not exceeding twelve thousand five hundrad
dollars, to be paid out of any monies in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated lor pay
ing such cbmmission or commissions as may be
tints allowed.
Sec. 7. Jind be it funk er enacted , That the
said treasury notes slmlfbe transferable by de
livery and assignment, endorsed thereon by the
person to whose order the same shall, on the
face thereof, have been made payable.
Sec. H, And be it further enacted, That the
said treasury notes, wherever made payable,
shall be every where received in payment of all
duties and taxes laid by the authority ofthe U.
States, and of all public lands sold by the said
authority. On every such payment credit sliall
be given for the amount of both the principal
and the interest which, on the day of such
payment, may appear due on the note or notes
thus given in payment; and the said interest
shall on such payments be computed at the rate
of one cent and one half of a cent per dav. to
every hundred dollars of principal, and ‘each
month shall be computed as containing tlfiitv
days. ° J
fcec. 9. .lad be it further enacted, That any
person making payment to the United States in
the said treasury notes, into the hands of anv
collector, receiver of public monies, or oilier
.public officer or agent, shall, on books kept
according to such Hunts as shall be pi t.scribed
by the secretary ofthe treasury, give duplicate
certificates ofthe number and respective amount
of principal and interest of each and every trea
sury note thus paid by such person : ami every
collector, receiver id' public monies, or other
public, officer or agent, who shall thus receive
any ofthe said treasury notes in payment shall;
on payment of the same into the treasury or in
to one of the banks where the public* monies
are or may he deposited, receive credit boht
tor the principal and fur the interest computed
as aforesaid, which, on the day of such last
mentioned payment, shall apgca- due on tl )c
note or notes thus paid in; and he shall he
I charged for the interest accrued on such note
I or notes from the day on which the same shall
I have been received by bin. in payment as afore-
I « a, ‘. Uo the <f*y which the same shall ho mid
him as aforesaid : Prtrjfrd , T i„ f . ” '
such charge or aefluctlon shall be made
respect to any hank into which payments as f-'
foresaid may be made to the U, Spates, either
by individuals, or by collectors, receivers, <r
other public officers or agents, and which shal
receive the same as specie, and give credit t>
the treasurer ofthe U. S. forThe amount there
of, including the interest accrued and clue on
such notes on the day on which the same shall
have been thus paid into such bank on account
of the U. States.
Washington, August 5.
The following are copies of letters from Major-
Gen. Brown, to the Secretary of WaL dated
TE2S, *)
ShiecnsUmn, July 22d, 1874. J
Dear Sir—On the 20th the army movtd, and
encamped in the rear of Fort George. GeV Scott
wi fi the van, had some skirmishing before the
main body came up ; but as the enemy kept dose
to their works, nothing important occurred. No
force was left in our rear; the Heigths were a
bandoned to the enemy, and we did hope that
the movement would have induced him to re-oc
cupy them, or clpse in nearer to ns, so ?s to bring
on an engagement out of his works. In this we
were disappointed. The army returned to-day,
and found a body of militia and a few regulars in
and about the Heigths. Gen. Porter putsued
them with his command and a few regulars, and
was so fortunate as to come up with and capture
seven officers and ten privates. They will be sent
to Greenbdsh.
Very respectfully and truly yours*,
Jacob brown.
Hon. John Armstrong, Sec’ry of War.
Head Quartets, Chippewa)
. July 25, 1814. j
Dear Sir—On the 23d inst. I received a letter
by express from Gen Gains, advising me, that
on the 20th the heavy guns that I had ordered
from Sacketl’s Harbor, to enable me to operate
against Funs George k Niagara, were blockaded
in that port, together with the rifle regiment that
1 had ordered up with them. I had ordered these
guns k troops to be forwarded in boats, provi
ded the Com. should not deem it prudent 'or pro
per to- convey them in h s fleet, not doubting j
but that he would have been upon the Lake for j
their protection, and that the enemy woiflcl have i
been driven into port or captured As gen. Gains ;
informed me that the commodore was Cbnfined
to his bed with a fever, and as he did mi know
when the fleet w uld sail, or when the guns and j
forces that I had been expecting would ev<n leave
Sackett’s Harbor, I have thought it proper to
change my position, with a view to other rejects
You know how greatly I am disappointed, and i
therefore 1 will not dwell upon that painfil sub- •
j f ct. And you can kst perceive how truth has '
been lost by the dtla>— and thecommand of Lake
( Ontario being with the enemy—reliances being 1
placed upon a different of things. The In- j
dians all left me sometime since. 1. is sad that i
they will return, but this you will pereefie de- i
pends upon circumstances. The reinforcements
ordered on from the w st have not arrived.
Yours’respecfully and truly.
„ e JBCOB BROWN.
Hon. Secretary at War. „ .
battle of bridgewatek.
The following is a copy of a letter from Capl.
L. Austin aid to Cen. Brown, to the Secretary
of War, dated
Head-Quarters, Hujfqloe, 29th July, 1814.
I have the honor of addressing you by destie {
of Gen Brown, who is now confined by wounds
received in a severe and desperate engagement
with the enemy on, the afternoon and night of
the 25th instant.
Our army had fallen back to Chippewa, the
enemy collecting every regiment froip Burling
ton aiid ork, and meeting with no opposition
on Luke Ontario, transposed by water to Fort
George, troops from Kingston and even Pres
cott, which enabled them to bring against us a i
force vastly superior, under the command of j
lieut. Gen. Drummond and Major-General Rial. 1
They were met by us near the falls of Niagara, j
w.iere a most severe conflict ensued. The ene- i
my disputed the ground with resolution, yet I
were driven from every position they attempted
to hold. We stormed his batteries directly in
iront and took possession of all his artillery.
Notwithstanding his immense superiority hath
m numbers and position, he was completely d
IcatcU, and our iroops remained on the battle
ground without any interruption. As, howe
ver, both general Brown and general Scott had
received severe wounds, almost every chief of
battalion disabled, and our men quite exhaust
ed, it was thought prudent to retire to our en
campment, which was done in good older with
out any molestation from the enemy—our woun
ded having first been removed.
Major-General Riali with the aid-de-camp of
heat. gen. Drummond, and about twenty other
officers with two hundred privates are taken
prisoners. i
The loss on both sides is immense—but no
account has yet been returned. The aid and i
Brigade major ot Gen. Scott are both severely
wounded, and captain Spencer, an a’d of gen i
Brown, most probably dead, having received i
two balls through bis body. Botfi Generals i
Brown and Scott are on tins side confined bv «
their wounds. General Ripley commands on ,
ute other.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir,' 1
your most obedient servant, (
tI „ . V AUSTIN, aid de camp. <
Horn Secretary o/ War, Washington, > j
I s. General Brown received his wounds 1
at the same instant, during a late part ofthe ,
action, but still continued to keep his horse un- ;
til exhausted by loss of blood. This probably ,
m»s rendered lus wounds more painful than thei
otherwise w ould have been. J
newspaper account of the late battle (
from the Buffaloe Gazette fhtrn, July 28. i
OM . t s c % ?* h iDstan*, the army under the com
mand ot Major General Brown, encamped above
luppewa, near the batile ground of the sth i
. , r ‘ ,V nformat . u:n received that the cn 1
my lad thrown a body of troops across the Ni’ l
agara. at the five mile Meadows ; but our com
manding general was not diverted by this move
the l>t brigade under B*ig.
moved past. Chippewa, and halted at Bridgewa
ter, a mile below CbippWa, in plain view of
Niagara Falls. Gen. S. learn’d that the enemj
under gen. Iliail, was approaching him. Bat
tle was immediately given the enemy, rear
Mrs. Wilson’s, at half past 4 r. >t ,• thejr can
non were planted about 200 rods from this po
sition, on an eminence. The enemy’s numeri
cal force was much superior tdgeneral Scoffs ;
his line'was far extended, and he showed a dis
position to flank; in order to counteract these
views ot Gen Iliail, he was fovght in detach
ments he -was charged in column ; General
Scott being at the head of his troops in almost
every charge. *
Captain Towson with his company of artille
ry, attached to Scott’s brigade, kept up his
fire with great vigor and effect. The action
was continued, and the ground maintained by
general Scott, for more than an hour, |>efor«;
the reserve under general Ripley, and the vol
unteers under Gen. Potter, were successfully
brought into action.
The ground was obstinately contested until
past 9 o’clock, in the evening, when General
Brown perceiving that the enemy’s artillery was
most destructive, decided to storm the batte
ry. Col. Miller the hero of Magagua, was
ordered on this erterprize ; he approached the
enemy’s cknnon with a quick step, and deliver
edhis fife within a few paces of the enemy’s
line; who after receiving two or three rounds,
and a Vigorous charge, retired to the bottom
of the hill, and abandoned his cannon. Only
one piece was brought off the field for want of
horse's. The enemy now gave way and retreat
ed ; t|iey were followed some distance. Our ar
my whs now employe d in securing prisoners,
and bringing off the wounded.
Tie cessation, however, was short, Lieut.
Gen. Drummond is supposed to have arrived
at this interval with a reinforcement. The en
emy renewed the action, while our troops were
busily employed in clearing the ground, of the
wounded, but the gallant Amerisms formed
with alacrity, and" after a close engagement of
20 minutes the enemy were repulsed. Ihe ar
my now effected the removal of nearly if not all
of the wounded, and retired from the ground,
it being nearly 12 o’clock at night; they retur
j ned to their encampment in good order. On
j the morning of the 2Glh, our forces under Ge
; nerals Ripley and Porter, rcconnoi.end (beer,.-
; emy near the battle ground, returned & burnt
! the Bridgewater Mills, and all the enemy’s'bar
racks and the bridge at Chippewa, and passed |
i the river to Fort Erie where they made a stand.;
' The enemy’s force engaged must have been I
nearly 5000; ours short of that number. Map j
Gen ILall was wounded and taken in the rear i
of his array by capt. Ketchum, together with i
one of his aids, the other being killed.
Ii would be impossible to pm the action of
tlie 25(h on paper. Considering the number i
engaged the history of modern wars will scarce-1
ly produce a parallel. The admiration of this
nation will follow those who fought, those who
fell—to their graves .-—their names will justly
be added to that brilliant catalogue of worthies
the heroes of the revolution; and the battle of j
Bridgewater, will be remembered by posterity,
with the Sume sensation as those of Bunker Hill
and Saratoga. *
Map Gen. Brown was severely wounded in
the thigh, (besides a con'usion on his body,)
in the hottest of the action, but continued to
command until the .enemy retreated. Brigadier
Gen. Scott, was also severely wounded by a
grape in the shoulders besides a severe bruise
occasioned by a shell or cannon shot, having
lost two horses killed. Col. Brady, 22d inl y
Majors Jessup, 25th, Levenworth 9th, M'Niel
11th, Brig. Major Smitn, Lieuts. Campbell,
Smouck, arid. Lt. Worth, aid to Gen. Scott,
Lt. Gamp, 11th together vvilli many others,
whose names we have not learnt, were wound
ed some badly
The loss ol the enemy in killed and wounded
was rising 800, exclusive of 200 regulars and 20
officers, prisoners. Our loss in killed, wounded
a«d missing is from 6to 700. Major M’Farland
23d, capt Ritchie, art. capts. Kinney and Good
rich, Lt. Bigelow, inf. and several other officers
killed ; capt. Spencer, aid to Maj. Gen. Brown
supposed to be mortally wounded; Major Stan
ton of N. Y. V, adj IJew, Pa. V. killed ; Major
Camp of the staff, lost two horses on the field,
but escaped a wound. The 9th, 11th and 25th
suffered very severely. ' ,
The enemy’s troops who made a dash at Lew
istown, drove away the guards under col. Swift,
took asmali quantity of baggage, and the effects
of several settlers [ illegible J of the volunteers,
and re-crossed the river, and some of them were
in the [illegible.}
From the New -Tork Evening Post Extra,
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
alrany, Tuesday Morning, August 2-
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
A letter from Mr. King to Mr Lee of Uiica,
tlated Buffaloe the 27th,-states that he had two or
three conversations with Gen. Brown since his
return, in which he informed him that the Brit
ish force was about 5000—ours about 4000 ; that
the killed and wounded (as nearly as could be as
certaintd) of the enemy about 1300 and 220
prisoners—our loss about 800 killed, and wound
ed. Wc took their artillery, but whether retain
ed or nor could not be ascertained. Gen. Brown’s
opinion was that our army were very unsafe at
Erie, having no means tocross, and the fleet not
there to protect them —Another battle must en
sue, as the British were reinforceing —Gen. Scott
is dangerously wounded Gen. Brown had two
balls extracted and was doing wolf Lts. Spen
cer and Worth are bo s h mortally wounded. Ihe
above I collected from Mr. Lee, who arrived 1 ,st
night from Utica.
From the Jiujfaloe C.azette of July 26.
On Ft idav last, three United States schoon
ers arrived at Fort Erie, from Erie, Pa. with
rising 300 fine regular troops on boaid, who
immediately joined the army.
Albany Register Office, August 4.
Our Ontario Fleet certainly Sailed
The wes’ern nail of last evening furn-shed us
with the following icuer from Har
bor.
TO TUB EDITOR.
Sacketi’s Harbor A ,
Sir—l have at length the grati^- ?Ust 1
nounce to you the departure of t h e ?° n 10 at
modore Chauncey having recovered Co *
degree of health to resume his duty * ‘ UlJic * r
veyed on board, and with all the f or V Wi ' COr
command, took his leave of the hat? UC(lerll
- The spectacle, sir. was ,° r , cir!'(hi
and beautiful. To see a fleet, con?" T
sail in all on an inland lake, some h,V f ° f|fß
miles from the ocean-sailing ma jester .
a bay surrounded with the mpstuicti,*7 M
ery—and proudly advancing to mec- T SCc:: ‘
and contemptuous foe of equal if \ a hau ß'»ty
strengih—was something co* novel, ?
ing and extraordinary, as tograt.fy t ’j 1e c lr,tere st
excite the admiration of the most
i stupid spectators. Suffice it tosav" th ,?! Uan<l
) nety and elegance of the scene exceed m
| ers of description, and would furnish ,? p0 **
I lent subject for the poet or the pain-er S*
15G0 militia,commanded by general Martin w
recently arrived at this postto continue3oh
in service if wanted so long. The office
commanding the regular troops on 'his vJ/ 0 *
■ col Mitchell, Gen (,’aines and suite haeinp- n * 15
ted for the westward immediately on the k S - lr ‘
| of the news of the recent hard fought actio??
Queenstown—in which major imi n;,n '
20 of his officers and SCO troops, were take? *
soners, and which you have probably r ?;?
some tiirfc since. . 1 ceiVt “
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELT.ICF.Ncer
We understand the President of the Ur,;-i
States has confer red hwet rank on the folio?
gallant soldiers, for their distinguished merit
the present campaign in Upper Canada.
. Br'gadierfcen. W. Scott. Maj Cer.
Maj. IT, Leavenworth, 9rh irf, Lt col
Maj T.S Jessup, 25th inf. Lt. col.
Maj. J. M’Nea!, Uth inf. Lt. col!
Capt. V T. ( rooker, 9th inf Major.
(.apt. N. Towson, artillery. Major.
( apt. T. Harrison, 42d inf. Major.
( apt. L. Austin,46th inf. Aid to MajorGm
Brown, Major. J
Ist Lt, W. J. Worth, 23d inf aid togen. Sat
Captain.
2d Lt. G. Watts, dragoons do, do. Ist Lt.
I,r. col. G. E Mitchel, of artillery, hac receiv
ed the brevet rank of Colonel, For his defence a
; Oswego.
I Major I). Appl ng, Ist rifle reg. Lt. Col, for
| his gallant enterprise in capturing the w hole 0 f
| the enemy,s force at Sandy Creek.
I From the Plattsburgh llerrf.d of the 29ili of July.
I Ou Saturday last, 2U. S. soldiers were shot,
at this cantonment for desertion ; one at Cham!
plain, one Monday last for the same offence,—2
or 3 others, we are informed, are also under sen!
tence of death,/,
We are informed by a gentleman direct from
'he line, that a skirmish took ptace on Wednes
day * vening ;ast, in Odletown, between one of
cur piquet guards, and a party of the enemy, in
which one of their Lieuts was mortally wounded
and 7 privates made prisoners ; the remainder
effected their escape ; our informant make no
loss on our part.
DUTCH MINISTER ARRIVED.
Poston, August I.
On Thursday evening last put into Marble,
head, the Dutch sloop of war Ajax, and the
merchant ship Prince of Orange, under her
convoy, having on board his excellency M,
Changuion, the minister of his royal highness
the Prince of Orange, to the United States,
with his family and suite. The ships were
bound to New-York, but put into our bay in
consequence of head winds. They sailed trout
Helvoetsluys, May 22, touched at Portsmouth,
England, and left that place Jane 6, The a
hove vessels sailed from Marblehead on Friday
morning, anti anchored same day in Light
House Channel, where they were detained by
head winds and tide until yesterday, when they
came nearly up to the Fort. Immediately on
her casting anchor in the outer harbor, on Sat.
urday, a committee of the citizens of this me
tropolis went down In the Constitution’s barge,
to ascertain the time when his Excellency would
land uptown, and to inform him that tha citi*
zens of Boston were desirous to pay him the
marks of respect due to the representative of so
early and distinguished a friend to the United
States as the House of Orange. He received
the committee with great affability— expressed
the pleasure he felt in this attention of theciti
zens of a country in which he had no particular
acquaintance, but to which he was tenderly at
tached. He wore in his hat the Orange Itibbon
with the motto ts Oranjie JSoven” Be is about
45 years of age, of an exaellent mein, of very
accomplished manners—speaks English very
fluently and correctly - r as does his secretary
of legation.
The desire of receiving this gentleman
an attention more marked than is usual on sim
ilar occasions, which arose from the reputed
eminent personal character of the Embassad ir,
was undoubtedly increased by the enthusiastic
interest which has been here felt in the libera
tion of the late oppressed nations of Europe,
particularly the Netherlands, and by the sym
pathy which has been lately felt in the fa ? e fi
Holland, as a sister commercial state. The at*
rival of this Embassador, from a country"' llol
for nearly twenty j-ears has been dependent on
France, is the first earnest which we have ha
of the deliverance of Europe; and a happy onl , el J
for the re-establishment of those commerce
relations which may bfe mutually so profi'- 111 8
to the Netherlands and to this country-
ROYAL PROCLAMATION
ON THE CAPTURE OF EASTPORT
By Captain Sir Thomas Hardy, Bart, comma 11
ding the Naval Forces, and Lt. Col.
Pilkington, commanding the Land
his Britannic Majesty, i,i the Bay of
maqttocldy. .
WHEREAS, his Royal Highness the
Regent of the United Kingdoms of t reat Br ,
and Ireland, has been pleased to sign l *. l .
pleasure that the Islands in the Bay of
quoddy should te occupied in the name m •
Britannic Majesty, and the said island? "■*'
been surrender***! t<v »)vm f w*