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UNITED STATES.
Dinric: of Georgia.
IN ADMIRALTY.
The President of the United Slates to the Mar
e/ial of said District greeting:
[L.S.jSTITES, cleik.
Wherea* a libel hath ibis day been filed, or
the admiiW'y side of tbe said district court, b>
Thomas Mooie Newell, commander of the pi t-
Taie armed schooner Atas, in behalf of himself.
• his owners, officers and crew, against the ship
Thoma^Gibbons and cargo; in which said li
bet is alledged:
Firstly, That the libellant did, otHhe twelfth
day of tbe present month, October, seize, cap*
lure and detain, on the high seas, the ship
Thomas G bbons, having on board a cargo of
merchandize of .the growth, produce and ma
nufaciure of the united kingdom of Great-Bri
tain and Ireland or a colony or dependency
thereof; a great part or poition of said cargo
being, as this libellant is advised and believes,
the property of British subjects and merchants,
alien enemies of these United States.
Secondly, That the said ship, the Tho;
Gibbons, had on board, at tbe time of the sail
capture, seizure and detention, a British pass*
port or license, granted by his Britannic majes
ty's privy council, aud signed by one of bis said
Britannic majesty's principal secretaries of
state, protecting the said ship, Thomas Gib
bons, on her voyage from the port of Liverpool
in England, direct to any port ’ of tbe United
States ofAmerica, as well as the goods laden
therein, from captute or molestauon^by any
ship of war or privateer bearing his said majes
ty’s commission, and extending the said piotec-
tion, to‘the said vessel and cargo, back to the
port of Liverpool, in case the said vessel should
not be permitted to land the said cargo or any
part thereof in any port ol the United States;
for all which particulars and others, this libel
lant reiers this honorable court to the said pass
port or license’exhibited to, ahd filed in the re
gistry of this honorable court.
Thirdly, That the receiving of the protec
tion under the said passport or license, as be
fore set forth and alledged, is a trading with
the enemy, particularly contrary (as the libel-
lam is advised) to an act of congress entitled ;
« An act to prohibit American vessels ftom
"proceeding to, or trading wiih the enemts of
the United &aies, and for other purposes.’* •
Four h!y and lastly, This lbellant alledges and
propounds that war and a state of hostilities ex
isted between these United States and the unit
ed kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, their
colonies and dependencies, on the eighteenth
day of June last; that the said ship the Tho
mas Gibbons on or about the thirteenth day ot
August last, sailed from tbe said port of Liver
pool with the cargo aforesaid on board destined
and bound to a port in the United States, with
a full knowledge (as the libellant is informed and
believes) of the said war existing between these
United States, and the said united kingdom of
Great-Britain and Ireland, which voyage and
trading (as this libellant is advised) are contrary
to the act of congress prohibiting - American
vessels from proceeding to, or trading with the
enemies of the. United States, violative of the
laws and usages of nations in a state of war , and
of. the allegiance of American citizens to the
try*, and whereby the said ship and cargo have
beCothe liable and subject to capture and sei
zure by this libellant, as commander of a private
.armed vessel of the United States.
And the said libellant prays the honorable
court, far aud in the bebaif aforesaid, that by a
definitive decree and sentence of the honorable
court after said ship and cargo being within the
limits of the % district of jurisdiction of said court
the said ships and goods therein laden, therein,
or so much thereof as may apppear be Bri
tish prop t er*y, be condemned, .forfeited and dis-
tribued as prize to the libellant for and in the
behalf aforesaid : and the same libellant further
prays, that this libel may be filed as supplement
ed, and in addition to the Jibsl or prosecution of
the U. Slates praying infractions that may be,
or are alledged against the non-itnportain, or
non-intercourse laws of the United States, in
the said libel or prosecution of the U. Spates.
Noiv, therefore, you, the said marshal, are
hereby commanded to cite and admonish, all
and every person or persons, having or claim
ing any interest, in the said ship, the Tlioma,|
Gibbons, her goods and cargo, or any part
therereot, to be and appear at a special court
of admiralty, to be held at the court house, iu
the city of Savannah, on. the twenty-ninth day
of October, to answer in the premises, and to
shew cause, if any they can, why the prayer of
the libellant should not be granted.
Witness, the honorable William Stephens,
’ this I4th of October, 1812.
Thomas U. P. Charlton.
Proctor for .Libellants.
All persons interested in the foregoing moni
tion will take due notice.
John'-Eppinger,
' .- . BOSTON, September 29. * jM ,
Lord Wellington's Victory.—The
Howard sailed from 4hs Downs August If,
out put into' the ilsand of 5c. Mary’s, Reilly,
whence she departed cn the 24th. While
there, a paper was ; p«ccured which contained
lord Wellington’s account of the defeat of the
French, at Salamanca, and the events imme
diately subsequent. This paper was given to
.dmiral Warren. The latest disj arches from
lord W. were dated July 28, at Oimedo,
which is about 30 miles soath of.'Vailadoiid.
e<! sixty miles and back again in four days atfd
a ha!i, after accomplishing the object of the ex-
‘pcdi'icn by destroying the corn, See. at one of
the Indian towns. This army consists of 6000
men.
At Urbana, in Ohio, there are about 1400
men under arms.
About 1000 mounted riflemen,-under the
command of general Hopkins from Kemucky,
rendezvoused at Red-Bank about the 20th ult.
About 600 men under the command of gen
eral Winlock, were on their march to Vincen
nes on the I6tf
In the great batde, the British Iiad-^OO killed _ HL JPj
and 1900 wounded: the Portugue^ 400 killed It is supposed, when, these forces are concern
and 1600 wounded. The loss ©f tSI French in
killed, wounded and prisoner, was “reckoned
July. The result of this brilliant affair has
. been most decislve and destructive to the ene-
constitution, laws and government of their couu- my—their loss is 11 generals and about 17,000
J cnt’A i«km on/? oorfVft Isqva mam J 1 * _ r it
then in killed, wounded.Kp. 'prisoners; of the
latter upwards of 10,009. We have taken 3
eagles, 4 or 5 standards* 19 pieces of cannon,
military chests, baggage and women—the num
ber ot prisoners already arrived at Ciudad
Rodrigo, are 7500 excnlsive of the wounded.
Of the generals- two are killed,- Toy and Tho-
imers—five wounded, Marmont and Bonnet,
(first and second in command, are since dead)
Ci3-isei and two others; Martiniere a id three
others, prisoners. Our Ipss is also set^:re, sup
posed about 5000. The wounded are 2420
British, and 1314 Portuguese. The divisions
mostly engaged were the 3d, 4th, 5th. and 6th;
the latter has suffered dreadfully, as ha- also
the 4th. In the 5th the Queen’#53d and 6lst
were the sufferers-; the enemy’s cavalry got
amongst the 53d and, I am told, cut them up
so severely, that they had only eighty men left.
Tile 61st lost 600 men killed and wounded—
out of 26 officers, 14 were wounded and 7 kill
ed. Lord Wellington received the day after,
3000 British that had been disembarked in Lis-
bon. The Spaniards, and the 1st «<r light divis
ions, from the nature of circumstances, were
not brought into action. Several reports are in
circulation, one of lord Wellington’s being in
Segovia—however, it is confidently expected
bi« lordship is ers now in Madrid. The con
duct of the Portuguese, both cavalry aid infan
try. is beyond all praise."
[[£7* All the accounts yet*'received of the
late events in Spain are from the British and
Spanish unofficial sources, and great allowances
must be made for their usual exaggerations.]
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Marshal.
For Sale,
4 pair of BAY HORSED, young and accus
tomed to draw single or double. Enquire of the
printer. Julv 21—07
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In
Washington-City, October 1.
In addition io the account of the gal
lant defence of Fort Harrison, from an
attack of a pary of Indians, perhaps ten times
their number, given in a letter from capt. Z.
Taylor to general Harrison, we have pleasure
in stating, there is. every reason to believe that
that post was relieved before ibe Indians could
re-assemble to attack it- On Thursdayjeven-
ing, the 10 h u'tt. col. Wnt. Russell arrived at
Vincennes from the Illinois, with about six
_ hundred mounted rangers, and five hundred
genteel family, as a Dry Nurse, or to j j n fa nlrv w i t h which he marched on tbe 12ih
to succour tort Harrison. On the 43th he
Wants a situation,
take care of children, who understands sewing;
and is willing to be useful In a family. A line , , . ., r . „
directed to Mrs. Melvin’s on the Bay, will be j ® ncam P ec * within uj miles o, the Fort, which
• jtpniHiatelV at*pndsfl to. ”9 • ^ expected »o rcacn on tho 16tb.
| Fort J Jayne, the situation of wh : ch was con-
h-
If,
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Strayed
Into the subscriber’s inclosure, some months
ago, a dirk colored -STEER, with a brown
hack, also a white spot Sear the tail, about
three years old, no brand, both ears cropped.
Also, came to the same place, about five
days ago, a black * HORSE, about fourteen
bands high, abouttei* years old ; there is oh
the left fore-shoulder, the mark of a brand, re
sembling the figure of 2.
The owners of the above strays, ard request;
ed to call either 6ri the subscriber, in Savan
nah, or at his plantation, on Augustine creek,
on Mr. Wm; Boztnan, prove their property,
and take them away. '
J. Bond Read.
sep 26—-115 ' .
at 17,000-—Marmont was, wounded.
Every British lieutenant-general was wound -
ed.
A letter was received from sir Howard
Douglas, (acting with Santocildes, who had
joined lord W.) dated Medina del Campo, Au
gust 2, stating that his lordship’s head-quarters
were that day at Cueillar, (ea*.t of Olmedo)
and that the*French had abandoned 4000 sidSi
and wounded at Valladolid.
The British were advancing, and daily mak
ing prisoners. *
Joseph Bonaparte had approached to Sego
via, but learning the dispersion of Marmont’s
army, retired again.
illuminations were general in London
after lord Wellington’s dispatches were x pub-
iished, and the prince regent immediately cre
ated him marquis of Wellington.
It was still expected in England that the re
peal of the obnvxious orders in council Would
produce a peace with the United States.
It is again averted, that Russia and Turkey
have, made peace.
The British were sending further reinforce
tnents to Spain.
The French had evacuated Sb Andero, a
asa port in the north of Spain, and the' British
vessels entered the harbor.
Twenty new admiralff have been appointed
in England. Among them, S. H. Linzee. esq.
Salem, September 28.
The British brig Hannah, from Oporto, and
schr. Mary, from Lisbon, arrived here yester
day morning, prizes to the Montgomery—sail
ed Aug. 12—brought no papers. The captains
report verbally; in addition to the accounts be
fore received of the defeat of the French, See.
that lord Wellington had advanced to Madrid
and taken possession of that city—that the
loss of the allied army was very severe, suppos
ed 7 er_8Q00—that it was reported in Lisbon
.that the siege of Cadiz had been raised ; and
the captain of the schooner informs, that he
was boarded on his passage by a British brig
of war from Cadiz, which gave him the same
intelligence. -
We have been favored with the following
particular^contained in a letter from-Oporto,
to a house in Quebec ;
“ Oporto, August, 7 1812,
Allow me to congratulate you on the de
cisive and glorious battle of the 22d of last
month. We, as yet, have only a few particu
lars, as lord Wellington is vigorously foltawing
the remains of Marmor. I’s -army. The follow
ing is an extractof a .letter which may be
calculated on as authentic: “ This battle, in
which the enemy were gloriously and com
pletely beaten, took place about three miles
from Salamanca, on the. afternoon of the 22d
sideied critical, is also relieved, by the army
under the command of gen. Harrison, which
reached that place on the 12th ult. A consi
derable body of Indians had besieged it closely
for several days, but retreated precipitately on
the advance 6f tbe army, having previously de
stroyed by fire several buildings outside tbe
fort. The Indian towns of Elk-Hart, the Forks
of the IFabasb,and the late Turtle’s town,were
destroyed by detachments of tbe army that
were - sent out on that service. The Indians
had fled froth these towns with every mark of
precipitancy. - The . whole army displayed
- much spirit in its operations, and the greatest
order prevailed. One of he detachments sent
* cut,.under lap cpmmacd of cd. Wells, ifnarch-
traied, they will move towards Detroit, retrieve
the! disaster at that place, and tetalia;e on the
invaders—a service in which all tbe troops dis
play the greatest anxiety to be engaged.
> 1 W Octobers.
The Secretry of the Treasury returned to
Washington, on Thursday evening.
The Secretary of state is expected in Wash
ington, to-day. '
The following extract of a letter from a res
pectable source in St. Louis, Missouri territory,
exhibits a most distressing picture of the dan
gers to which thejhhabitants of our Western
frontier are exposed, in consequence of the fill
of Detroit: The fact of the horrible massacre of
the garrison of Chicago, our readers will recol
lect has beqn already announced.
““ Fort Chicago, on the Illinois, was evaluat
ed on the 15th ot last month, and the officers
and soldiers put to death one mile from the place.
Three women and nine children were among
the slain; the credulous capt.-Wells, (Indian
agent) had his breast cut open and his heart
roasted and eaten by the chiefs present. Fort
Madison (Bellevue) is now besieged‘by 400
Pottowatamiis, Kickapoos, and Saukes. The
factory is (jurat down; by the garrison or In
dians, we have not been able to learn which.
The Indians have 200 warriors stationed on
the Mississippi to protect the besieging party,
and upwards of 500 men in small parties, h3r«
rassing our frontier. The enemy expect a re
inforcement of 1200 Siouxs. SHfcs, and Foxes,
with 150 Winnebagoes, to break into our settle
ments. st These savages are rendered bold, and
are more than themselves by success. We
have but seventeen regulars troops at Belle
Fontain, and cur seettlcments are so remote
from one another, that you will; no doubt, hear
of the most heroic examples of bravery from
this quarter, as we are determined not to lose
an inch of ground as long as life last, or pow
der and lead can be had. This moment a spy
has come iu ; he observed a number of wound
ed Indians carried from below Fort Bellevue;
three hundred have gone to Vincennes settle
ment to besiege Fort Harrison.”—Intelligencer*
NORFOLK, September 30.
Yesterday arrived here the ship Georgians,
capt. Chamberlain, 9 days from Halifax, where
she had been carried on her passage from Liv
erpool to this port. She, with four other ves
sels, were released by tbe admiralty court.
There was nothing new at Halifax; the ac
counts of the capture of the Guerrierc, and gen.
Hull's army, both arrived the same day ; the
former produced much mortification, which tbe
latter could not alleviate. The ships of war
left at Halifax, were the Africa of 64, and Ju*
non 38—met the Shannon, of 38, going into
port, with the ship Hunter, Stafford, from Liv
erpool bound to Philadelphia, a prize.
British account of.tke capture of the Guerrierc.
Halifax, (n. s.) September 14.
with the liveliest feeling of concern, that
we announce to the public, the capture and des
truction of his majesty’s ship Guerriere, captain
Dacres. On the 19 h of August, in la*. 44,
42, n. Ion. 55,33, w. She fell in with the Ame
rican frigate Constitution, captain Hull—they
engaged-the Guerrierc soon became complete
ly dismasted, unm anageable. Captain Dacres,
his first lieutenant, master, master's mate and
64 seamen wounded ; his second lieutenant,
Mr. Ready,ji most excellent officer, and 15
seamen killed—and in less than an hour and
an half from the commencement of the action
the ship was surrendered. She was then in such
a wrecked, lcady state, that it was found neces
sary to remove the prisoners, and on the follow
ing day she was set on fire, though fast sinking.
The Constitution had 7 killed and 7 wound
ed, among the former was lieut. Bush of the
marines, and among the latter lieut. Morris
and the master. She requiies new main and
foremasts.
The Constitution, we understand, is o ne of
the, largest, class oi American frigates, 600 tons
more burthen than tbe Guerriere was—mounts
55 guns, long 24 pounders on tbe gun deck,
and 32 pound carronades on the quarter
deck, and had a complement of 450 men. The
Guerriere was rated at 38 guns, but the Bos
ton paper states, had 49 mounted, long 18
pounders on her gun deck, and carronades of
the size of the Constitution’s—her complement
of men, 342, but her third lieutenant, Mr Pahl-
man, beat.. Roberts of tbe marines, and up
wards of 40 seamen, had been detached from
thfr ship in prizes, indeed the Earl of Moira
schooner, was fitted out, officered and manned
from lie r. ' V ’ • : •
The above is bad news, but, thank God, we
have also received a tolerable stock of good,
and which, to our Canadian friends, is of much
more importance ; the brave governor Hull,
who, not long since, “ waved his country’s
standard” over Canada, and invited tbe inhabi
tants to a free fiarticifiation in the blessings of
the American constitution, is A prisoner—aye,
and 2,500 more SUCH WARRIORS, and all
this was done WITHOUT ANY FIGHT
ING ; without the sacrifice.of a single drop of
British blood. The surrender ot Detroit and
the whole province of Michilimakinac. to the
GALLANT general Brock followed.
Mexican Revolution —It is reported that
the revolutionary chief, Ryan, has got posses
sion of the ciiy of Mexico, where he had con
voked a congress and had been elected chief
magistrate of course. Gen Adair is spoken of
as commander of the volunteers from the states !
but says, he will not act unless authorised by
government. Col. Magee, late of the Uni'ed
State's army, crossed jhe Sabine, and took Na
cogdoches. It isra singular Spanish revolution
in which the will of (he majority is so uncer
lain as to require American aid to decide it l
Our accounts are to August 16.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, during the action beiween-his ma
jesty's ‘rigcie Guerriere aud jhe “ Yankeir
Cock Boat," called flic Constitution, o» the
19;lt cd August'last, the following 24 persons
deserted their p'osts, made their escape out ftf*
the pprt-hplcs, ar.d have not since been heard
of, viz. James Johnston, Moses Yirgen, benja
min Hinworth, James Greenwood, \Vm. Cole,
James Johnson. 3d corporal. Webb,, marine;
John Criswell, James M‘Gill, James i?uttec-
witch, William Raysdon, JFilliam Afammocst
Robert A/ittwoft, A. Joaqtfm, John Jacobs,
lieut. James Pullman, Ms. Garton, John New
man, Robert Winn, James Guy, Robert Scott,
lieutenant Roberts, Johni Flavid, John Hosey.
And whereas, a due regatd for the honor and
loyalty of his majesty's seamen, induced me,
when in .Boston, to represent that the said
deserters - were only “ miffsini?"—now find-
:ng that they have not arrived before mo
in Halifax, nor in any port of his majesty in
these provinces, I am strongly of opinion
the said deserters roust have taken refuge in
the duelling of Davy Jones, and are there con
cealed under the wings of Mother Cary's
Chickens; Should, therefore, any of the
crews of our frigates, chance, by unlurktt
meeting with the said { * Cock Boa’be obl>
ged to- visit the dwelling aforesaid, \ reward
amounting to the value of all the remaining
apparel, tackling, guns, &c.of the above named
frigate Guerriere, which now remain in my
possession, shall be immediately paid for their
apprehension.
Given under my hand at Halifax, this 10th
of September, 181.2. . Dacres.
N. B. It is said that one of tbe lieutenants
lost his head before he deserted, and many of {
the others their legs and arms, by which they
will be the more easily recognized.—JV. York
Shamrock, Sept. 26.
State Trial.—On Thursday last, at 9
o'clock a. m. at the circuit court, then sitting at
Norwich, in the county of Chenango, came on
the trial of general David Thomas, treasurer of
this state, for having, as alledged in the indict
ment, attempted to bribe Casper M. Rouse, to
vote for the incorporation of the Bank of Ame
rica, in the senate of this state. The trial -lasted,
with one hour’s intermission only, until Friday
morning, past tour o'clock, when the jury re
tired and returned in a few minutes with a ver
dict of not guilty.—A ew- Yorfijiaper. .
A circumstance, worthy of notice in the
Greenland fisher/, has happenedthis year. A
whale, taken by the men of the Aurora, of Hull,
was found to have in its back a harpoon,'belong
ing to a fisherman of Davis’s Straits. This set
tles a dispute among naturalists, whether the fish
frets* the Straits emigrate to Greenland.—Lon
don paper. - ^ v
Tbe following is believed to be ad accurate
statement of the .fiTritish ships, and vessels of
war on the Halifax^tation and on our coast.
Ships.
Captains.
Guns.
Africa,
‘Bastard,
64
Acasta,
Kerr,
40
Shannon, .
Brooke,
38
Spartan,
Brcnton,
. 38
Statira,
Siackpole,
38
Junon,
Nymph,
Saunders,
38
Epworth,
38
Belvidere,
Byron,
‘ . 36
Maidstone,
Bsrdett,
36
0< pheus,
Bigot,
36
jEAus,
Townsend,
32
Tartarus,
Pasco,
.20
Indian,
Jane,
18
Lynx,
——
18
Prometheus,
Robinson,
16
Brigs. ■ -
Captains.
Guns.
Colibri,
Brown,
18
Goree, Byng, 18
Ringdove, Dowers, j 18
Recruit, , Senhouse, 18
Yg. Emulous, Mulcasterj r 14
Plumper, Bray, y 12
Schrs. Captains. Guns.
Paz, ——, 10
Five each of 4
Norfolk Ledger, September 28.
A new species of Ducx/nc.—On Saturday,
a substitute for a soldier io one of tbe camps
near this city, being detecting in pilfering
ducks, bad a dead duck slung about his neck
and libelled, “ this I stole from a fellow-citi
zen?’ and was paraded in front of (he regiment
all day—by which time, no doubt he thought
he had u brought bis ducks to a fine market.”
—Aew- York Columbian.
Chatham Artillery 1
Be at your Laboratory, next Saturday af
ternoon, at half past three o’clock, in lull uni-'
form—blue pantaloons. Fail not. ^
By order of capt. Stiles,
Roberts, f. s.
oct 13—122
Company orders.
In consequence of the postponement of the
squadron parade, ordered for the 17th inst. the
meeting intended for the 15th is put off until
Monday, the 23d November next ,• of which,
each member will take due notice, and appear
on parade at 10 o’clock of that day, as directed
in the former order, R. F. WILLIAMS,
oct 13—122 - Capt. Chat. Hussars.
*** Taken from on board the Bri
tish prize sebooner Minorca, now lying "at
Bfeck Oyster Bank, on Thursday night last, or
Friday morning, her fore-sail; square-sail, fore
top-sail, top-gallant-sail, flying jib, and main-
iop-ma3t-stay-sail, three 60 gallon water casks,
.■ne 120 gallon do. lately tarred, and a new bar-'
ness tub. Whoever will give inforn»aripn r ibat
the grades may be recovered, will be suilably
rewarded, on application to
Robert fPaXts;
sep 24—-m—114
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