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Vol. IV.
MlLl.EftGEVlI.I.E, SEPTEMBER 29. 1813
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No. 49.
■Pnrntin.
Boston, Sept. 4.
Ti r » e letter of marque schr. Sabine, of
.kiltimore. Oapt. Barnes, in 30 days pas-
t "ge from Nantz, [France] arrived in our
?- >rl)ar this afternoon via Gloucester. The
p lowing information is collected from
• he passengers.
1 he Armistice between Russia and
T Yanee had been prolonged to the mid
<:ie of August, during which time Bona*
tiiirte was augmenting his army verv
: nch—It was the general opinion iii
Franca that peace between Russia and
1 ranee would soon take place.
News had reached France of the arri
val of Messrs. Gallatin and Bayard in
Copenhagen-had not heard of their pro
gressing any further.
The questi m concerning the Russian
Mediation between Great Britain and
America, has been asked a passenger
who came in the Sabine—the answer was
that letters had been received in France
direct from England, which stated that it
had been rejected in toto,
French papers have been received by
the politeness of Mr. Sheldon ; they con
tain no further information.
The accounts from the French army in
Bpain, are no later than has been received
by arrivals in the U. S.
From the Salem Register, Sept. 3.
A gentleman from Gloucester last e
vening favored us w ith a file of the Paris
Monituer io the 23d July, [received by
the sclw Sabine 36 days from Natz,J from
which wie follow ing are translated :
The Duke of Vicenee [Gen. Coulin-
eourt] & the count of Narlionnr, ambas
sadors of France at Vienna, have been ap
pointed by the emperor his ministers jile-
nipotentiary at Prague. The count of
Narbonnc set out on the 9th. It was be
lieved the Duke of Vicenee would set out
on the 10th. The count Austell, plenipo
tentiary of Russia, reached Prague on the
13th.
A covention was signed at Newmark for
the continuance of the Armistice till the
middle of August.
On the 7th July, the emperor of Aus
tria was within two miles of Prague, where
lie will tarry some time.
The French Emperor on the 12th July
visited all the fortifications of Magden-
burg, which is one of the strongest
places in Europe. He left Wittenburg
at 3 in the afternoon, and reached Dessau
in six hours, and reviewed the troops at
that place. He left Dess&u at 3 in the
tnorning, and was at Magdeburg, at which
are encamped the three divisions under
Gen. V&ndamme.
Strmasburg, Jiily 8.
The troops which have passed to Menzt
through (his place last week are nume
rous. Battalions of infantry and cavalry
in the best order and a geat body of artil
lery, All these troops are with their lull
compliment.
Paris, July 5.
Count MiUernich the Austrian minis
ter, had reached Dresden, and had seve
ral conferaiiees with the duke of Bassanu.
Russia has obtained of Prussia that ils
f aper money should pass in Prussia ns the
'russian paper hud depreciated seventy
per cent.
Copenhagen, July 0.
Day before yesterday, the American
armed vessel the Neptune passed through
the city, with music and (lags displayed,
celebrating their independance, and the
the late Victory in Upper Canada.
Frankfort, July 14.
The number of troops which continue
to pass is incredible. Y esterday so much
infantry and eavulry arrived as to rrowd
all the city and villages. Our garrison
consists of two regiments of infantry of
the line, and of numerous detachments of
cavalry.
Pavia, July 10.
A numerous convoy of artillery from
Turin arrived this day, and will proceed
to Verona on the morrow, whfcrc it will
unite with the grand park of artillery of
the army of observation of Italy.
Augsburg, July 3.
Many columns of French and Italian
troops are passing the Tyrol for Ruvaria.
These troops are accompanied with many
regiments of cavalry.—The men are ex
cellent, and the horses are of the best kind.
The Tyrol is in high spirits; the raising
af the conscripts in the whole Kingdom
proceeds with great activity, and all the
youth pant for glory. A great number
enlist voluntarily, 'flic Prince Royal
was at Saltsburgto inspect the troops.—
Every thing is done to render the Bava
nan troops excellent.
Lyons, July 18.
The coni ingent of the department of the
Rhine for the 4th regiment of the guard
of honor has long since been complete.—
It is composed of young men of the first
families in the department They are
distinguisned by their good appearance
and education. They have been review-
411 Qud excited general admiration.
Hamburg, July 6.
They continue to work with great acti
vity upon the fortification, and they have
made great progress. Besides the inhabi
tants and so!d>ers employed upon these
works, they have put in requisition some
thousands of the peasants on tliedeft bank
of the Elbe.
Bamrrro, July 8.
Part of the troops expected here have
arrived.* The infantry are quartered in
the City, but under severe discipline.—
The utmost care is taken for the subsist
ence of the troops. There is to be es
tablished in this neighborhood, a camp
for the second division of the army of
observation of Bavaria.
—: -■> q ——
Itoston, Sept. 3.
BRITISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE CAP
TURE OK THE CHESAPEAKE.
Translated from the Pqris Moniteur of Ju
ly 30, received by the schr. Sabine, ar
rived here.
London, Julv 12.
Despatch of Capt. Broke, commanding the'
frigate. Shannon.
Halifax. 6th June, tsts.
I have the honor to inform you that be-
ing on the first of this month near the
light house of Boston, I Imd the plea
sure to see that the United States frigate
Chesapeake, which we had been watch-
ingfora longtime, was coming out from
port to give battle to the Shannon. I
placed myself between Cape Ann and
Cape Cod, and made sail afterwards to
facilitate her coming up with us. The
enemy bore down upon us in a brilliant
style having three American flags flying;
and in nearing us low ered his royals —
l kept the Shannon close to the* wind,
hoping that the wind might lull. At
half past five the enemy hugged the wind,
and came within hail" of our starboard
side. The action then commenced, the
two ships steering under her topsails.
After having exchanged two or three
broadsides, the enemy fell oil board ol'us ;
her mizen blocks entangled in our fore-
rigging. 1 went on the forecastle to as
certain her situation ; & seeing that the
enemy had abandoned his guns, I gave
orders to get ready for boarding. Our
brave fellows chosen to execute this or
der, witli their oflieers, precipitated them
selves on Mio deck ofthe enemy ; driving
e\ery thing before them with irresisti
ble courage. The enemy fought despe
rately but in disorder.
The fire continued on the spar deck,
and in the tops ; but in the space of two
minutes the enemy were driven sword in
hand, from all their stations. ’Ihe ene
my’s flug was strAck.
1 have to lament the loss of many brave
men of my crew who died gloriously.
My brave first Lieutenant, Mr. Watts,
was killed at (lie iii>>iiicnt he was hoisting
the English flag. My Quarter-Master
Mr Aldliau, w ho had volunteerd to lead
a detachment, was killed on the spar
deck ; and my old and iiiithful Clerk,
Mr. Duron, was killed by his side.
Having myself received a sabre wound
at the begining of the action w hen char
ging a party of the enemy collected on the
Forecastle, I could do no more than give
orders until I w as assured that a victory
w is complete, I then directed my second
Lieutenant Mr. Wallace, to lake the,com
mand of the Shannon and secure the
prisoners.
The enemy had about seventy killed A
one hundred wounded.
Our loss amounts to 34 killed, inclu
ding oflieers and mariners.
itfomc £tlt.
FROM THE SCIOTO GAZETTE.
Lower Sanduski■, August 27,1913.
Extract of a letter from Major Croglian,
to his friend at Seneca Town.
“ I have with much regret seen in
some of the public prints, such misrepre
sentations respecting my refusal to evacu
ate this post, us are calculated not only
to injure me in the estimation of military
men, hut also to excite unfavorable im
pressions ns to the propriety of General
Harrison’s conduct relative lo this affair.
His character as a military man is too
well established,* *to need my approbation
or support. But his public services en
title him at least to common justice—this
alfair does not furnish cause ef reproach.
If public opinion has been hastily misled
respecting Ins late conduct, it will require
but a moment’s cool, dispassionate reflec
tion, to convince them of ils propriety.
The meas.ires recently adopted by him,
so far from deserving censure, are the
clearest proof of his keen penetration, &
able generalship. It is true lliut I did not
proceed immediately to execute his order
to evacuate this post; but this disobedi
ence was not [as some w’ould wish to be
lieve] the result of a fixed determination
to maintain the post contrary to his most
positive orders, as wall appear from (lie
following detail, which is given to ex
plain my conduct.
About to o’clock on the morning of the
30th ult. a letter from the Adjutant
General's Office,[dated Seneca town, Ju
ly 29th, 181.}] was handed me by Mr
Conner, ordering me to abandon this post,
burn it, aud retreat that night to head-
? uarrers. On the reception of the order
called a council of officers, in which it
was determined not’to ..andon the place
[at least until the further pleasure of the
general should he known] as it was
thought an attempt to retreat in the open
day, in the face of a superior force of
the enemy, would he more hazardous than
to remain in the fort, under til its disad
vantages. I therefore wrote & letter to
the General couched in such terms as 1
tlio’t were calculated lo deceive the ene
my, should it fall into his bauds, which
1 thought more Ilian pruhnhlc—as well as
In inform the General, should it he so for-
tunnte as to reach him. I lint ] would
wait In hear from him. Iieftrc 1 should
proceed to execute his order. This letter
contrary to my expectations, t|as received
by the General, w ho not knin ing w Imt
reasons urged me to write in i4tone so de
cisive, concluded very rationally, that the
manner of it wns demonstrative of a most
positive determination to disomy hisorilei
under nnycircumstances. 1 wits therefore
suspended from the comm ilidof the furl
& ordered lo Head-Quarters; hut oil ex
plaining to the General my reasons for
not executing his order, and my object
in using the style 1 had done, he was
so perfectly satisfied w ith the explanation
that 1 was immediately reinstated in the
command.
It will be recollected,that the ordcrabove
alluded to, was wiittm on the night pre
vious to my receiving it ; had it been de
livered lo me [as was iitended] that night
I should have obeyed it without hesita
tion ; its ifot reaching me in time, was
the only reason w hich induced me to con
sult iny officers on the propriety of wait
ing the General’s further order.
It fins been stated that ** upon my re-
prc.scntatioiisofiny ability to maintain this
post, the General altered his determina
tion to abandon it.” This is incorrect.
No such representation was ever made.
And the last order I received from the
General, was precisely the same as that
first given, viz : “ Thai if 1 discovered the
upproach of a larger British force by water
[presuming that they would bring heavy
artillery] time enough lo effect a retreat,
I was to do so ; but if 1 could not retreat
with safety, lo defend the post to the last
extremity.
A duy or two before the enemy appear
ed before Fort Meigs, the General had re-
eonnoitered the surrounding ground; and
being informed that the hill on the oppo
site side of the Sandusky completely com
manded the fort, 1 ottered to undertake,
with the troops under my command, to
remove it to that side. The General, up
on reflection, thought it best not to attempt
it, as he believed that if the enemy again
appeared on this side of the lake, it would
be before the work could be liinished.
It is useless to disguise the faet, that
this fort is commanded by the points of
high ground around it; n single stroke ot
the eye made this clear to ine the first time
1 Imd occasion to examine the neighbor
hood, with the view of discovering the re
lative strength anti weakness of (he place.
It would lie insincere tosay that 1 am
not flattered by the many handsome things
which have been said about the defence
which was made by (he troops under iny
command : But I desire no plaudits wliicli
are bestowed upon me, at the expence of
Gen. Harrison.
-1 have at all times enjoyed his confidence
so far as my rank in the army entitled me
to it, and on proper occasions received his
marked attention. I have felt the warm
est attachment for hint as a man, uud my
confidence in him as an aide commander,
remains unshaken. 1 f e! eve y assur
ance, that he will at all times do me am
ple justice; and nothing could give me
more pain than to see Ins enemies seize
upon this occasion to deal out their un
friendly feelings and acrimonious dislike
—and so long as he continues [as in my
humble opinion he has done] lo make the
wisest arrangements and most judicious
disposition, which the forces under his
command will justif), 1 shall not hesitate
to unite w ith the army in bestowing upon
him that confidence which he so richly
merits, and w hich has on no occasion been
withheld.
Your friend,
GEORGE CROGHAN,
Major 17tli Infantry command^
Lower Sandusky.
Lower Senaca Town, Aug. 26, 1813.
The undersigned, being the General,
Field Hnd Staff Officers, with that portion
of the North-Western Army under the im
mediate command of General Harrison,
have observed with regret and surprise
that charges, as improper in the form as
in the substance, have been made against
tbe conduct of general Harrison during
the recent investment ot Lower Sandusky
At another time and under ordiuury
circumstances, wc should deem it impro
per and unmilitary thus publicly to givi
any opinion respecting the movements of
the army. But public confidence in the
Commanding General is essential to the
success of the campaign, and causelessly
to withdraw ortc withhold that confidence
is more than individual injustice j it be
comes a serious injury to the service. A
part of the force, of which this portion of
the American army consists, will derive
its greatest strength and efficacy from a
confidence in the eommanding general,
and from those moral eauses which ac
company and give energy to public opini
on. A very erroneous itiea respecting the
number of t he troops then at the disposal
of the general, has doubtless been the
primary cause of these unfortunate and
unfounded impressions. A sense of duly
forbids us from giving a detailed view of
our strength lit that time. In that respect,
w c have fortunately experienced a very
favorable change. But we refer the pub
lic to the general's official report to the
Secretary hI War of Major Croglian’s
successful defer.ee of Lower Sandusky.—
ii that will be found a statement of nnr
whole disposable force and he who be
lieves that with such a force, under the
circumstances which then occurred, gen.
Harrison ought to have advanced upon
the enemy, must be left to correct his o :
pinion in t he school of experience. On a
review nfthe course then adopted, we are
decidedly of the opinion, that it was such
'* was dictated by military wisdom and
by a due regard to our own circumstances
and to the situation of the enemy. The
reasons for this opinion it is evidently im
proper now to give, but we hold ourselves
ready, at a future period aud when other
circumstances shall have intervened, to
satisfy even mail of its correctness w ho is
snxious to investigate and w illing to re
ceive the truth. Aud with a ready ac
quiescence, beyond the mere claims of mi
litnrv duty, w e are prepared lo obey a ge
neral, whose measures meet our most de
liberate approbation am! merit that of hi*
country.
Lewis Cass, Brig. U. S. A.
Samuel Wells, Col. 17 R. U. 8. I.
Tli. D. Owing*, Col. 28 It. U. S. I.
George Paul, Col. 27 It. U 8. I.
J. C. Barth tt, Col. and Q. M. G.
James V. Ball, Lieut. Col.
Robert Morrison, Lieut. Col. ,
George Tod, Mai. 19 U. U. S. I.
William Trigg,Maj. 2811. U. 8.1.
James Smiley, Mtij. 28 It. U. S. I.
Rd. Graham, Maj t7 R. U. S. I.
George Croghan- -*•**•«• •*•’•»•
L. Ilukill, Maj. and Ass. In. Gen.
E. D. Wood, Maj. Engineers.
From the Lynchburg Star.
Two recent discoveries in the neigh
borhood of Lynchburg must contribute e-
ininently to the numerous natural advan
tages, already enjoyed by the inhabitants
of this town and the surrounding country;
nay, they must prove beneficial to the
community at large—namely Marble and
Coal.
On the lands of Mr. Robert fVriglit, of
Campbell county, on Opossum creek,
within seven miles of this place, a Mar
ble Quarry of immense extent, ranging
from S. E. to N. W. and nearly vertical,
nd near the surface of the cat tit, lying
letwccu two limestone quarries has been
lately discovered ; and workmen in that
material, from Pennsylvania arc now en
gaged in quarrying and rough-dressing
certain pieces for buildings already com
menced in town. The nature of the quar
ry may be estimated from the first attempt,
when a block 12 feet long, 3 broad and a-
bout 18 inches thick was separated with
little eflbrt. Such ports of the block as
was not exposed lo the weuther, on ft>e
surface, are of a light «ky blue, and sus
ceptible, we are informed, of the finest
polish. 'I he lauds of gentlemen in the
same neighborhood arc also believed to a-
boutid with marble; and that these are u
continuation of the same quarries of lime
stone and marble that hove been some
lime ago discovered in tlie-lower edge of
Nelson, bordering on Albemarle ; and
that cross Campbell county to Flat creek,
in tbe same direction stated.
In sinking a well lost week, at his new
buildings, within u mile of this place, we
ire informed that Mr. Deison crossed a
small vein of excellent coal. Persons
conversant with the indication of nature,
peculiar to this fossil, have for u long
time conjectured that the lulls to the N
\V of this place on the lands of Mr. Lynch,
Mr. Deison and Colonel Edmund Tate
arc full of coal. Should this turn out to
be the case, the advantages of such a sup
ply of fuel to Lynchburg must accelerate
its progress and prosperity. The magni
tude of tbe object, and the incalculable
value ofthe attainment will lie the best
recommendations to investigation and tri
al.
SECRET CORRESPONDENCE.
[TRANSLATED.]
Baltimore, 14th June, 1809.
The Minister of France to Mr. Robert
Smith, Secretary of State.
SIR,
The federal government is going to set
tle all its differences with Great Britain,
and to make a treaty of amity, of com
merce,and of navigation with that power.
You, as wcUa* Mr. Gallatin,have mani
fested to me a desire also to make a new
convention with France, to take the place
of that which expires on the 20th Sep
tember next.
I will for a moment rail to your consi
deration [arreteroi votre reflection] this
double object, which ihe federal govern
ment proposes to itself, and the difliciiltiea
of accomplishing it in a manner ndvanta-
genus for all Ihe contracting parlies—My
just deferrence for your government sir,
does not permit me to make any observa
tion on the haste with which the executive
has received the first overtures of the
English ministry yet composed of the
same men who very lately discovered a
very manifest aversion to every specie* of
conciliation, uud who joined to a denial ol*
justice to Ihe Americans, every asperity
of form, of tone, and of style towards the
agents of your government.
if I have supposed that this very haste
was necessary to satisfy the wishes if Hut
people, if whom foresight is not the first
virtue, others may see in that political
proceeding a precipitation, perhaps dan
gerous, and if it does not lessen [ne hles-
sait pus | the Dignity of the Executive,
may at least produce consequences preju
dicial to the true interests ofthe Uni oil.—~
It is on these verv interests, much inure
than mi those of France as its enlarged
and liberal policy, its principles of univer
sal justice, and ihe elements of wliirlt its
power is composed, have placed it beyond
all attacks jnorsdetoutesleaattaintes}—
it is only on the interest of your govern
ment that 1 fix my attention and invoke
y ours under n circumstance so delicate.
. My correspondence with your prede
cessor is enough to convince ynu,sir,thatl
have not left him ignorant o f the dangers of
the crisis of Europe, and its inevitable e f
fects on the destiny of the states of the JD
merican Union. Positive and multiplied
information on the events of the other
continent and their probable results, has
enabled me sometimes to raise the veil
" bii h yet covers the designs of the first
powers of the political world.
I have thought that it was not incom
patible witli my duty to submit to the wia-
doni of your government the new changes,
which the changes brought about in Eu
rope offer ft, Ihe coin.ncrical
.. , .V l «!.i ,, ttfi{y result from their refusal to
accede formally to the principles uf the
maritime confederation.
It does not belong to me to examine
how far the preceding administration was
mistaken in its conjectures; hut the ver
bal proposition, whir It you have made lo
me, sir, Id conclude & new convention, [a
proposition which I have subinited to my
court] necessarily leads me to some ob
servations on the respective positions of
France uud the United .States.
Y our government looks to nothing in its
treaties, but to the interest of its foreign
commerce. This is the principal object
of ils policy. France considers foreign
commerce only as an additional [aeeessb-
ire] to its system of general administrati
on. Numerous canals of communicati
on, which aid its rivers, and in multiply*
ing their directions, procures for it all the
opening necessary to keep up in the inte
rior, aud with its allies, that immense cir
culation of nil the objects of their recipro
cal wants. In France commerce is not a
power [puissance J in the state ; it shares
with other national professions the pro
tection of the government, which only ho
nors them with its support and encou
ragement in proportion to the degree ol*
their utility and importance. In short,
foreign commerce is not considered in
France as an indispensable thing, although
it is so considered in the United States.
Y'ou will then readily see, sir, that
France has not the same interest, whii h
the federal goveihment lias to make
a treaty of commerce and navigation with
the United States, while it is evedent,
that whatsover may he the disposition*,
the icsiilt docs not offer an equality oi’ud-
vantage to the two governments.
It is only then by means of political sa
crifices, that one can re-establish the ba
lance in u eoiiimercial treaty, and also
render it of common utility to the two
parties. Besides [and 1 have not suffer
ed it to remain concealed from the
administration, which preceded that
of Mr. Madison] ran the federal go
vernment believe, and 1 appeal to your
discernment to judge if the U. S. have not
given causes of serious and multiplied
complaints to Fram e during the Icrriblo.
conflict which she lias had to sustain a-
gainst all the armed powers of Europe
Notwithstanding the popular infatuation,
<Sj* the hurrying off of the public opinion, <£•
the public favor towards n power systema
tically inimical us welt to the Uniti d States
as to France, i w ill appeal lo the authori
ty of all the- sensible men of y our country,
sir, to know, if for more tliun five year*
past the federal government has conduct
ed itself towards the French government
in a maimer to merit the udvuntugea
which you expect from a new convention*
it would be useless mid too tedious to
examine here what has ulrsudy all tl£
light of evidence, whether (lie preceding
administration has not taken ihe worst
course which it could have taken to avoij
collision with the two principal bellige
rent powers. The Americans have ap
pealed to the rights ol* neutrality, and tor*
