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VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE
or TH*
British American Co r onies t
Bt David Axdkrsow.
REHtWEB.
From the Boston Daily Advtr tiser.
WE have been favored with the peru
fa! of a work lately published in England, j
entitled, “A view of the importance ofthe I
British American Colonies , Ay David |
Anderson.” Theobjrft of the writer, is j
to impress upon the Britifti government j
and people, the importance of protesting 1
their American pofttfEons, and of securing
to them and the mother country by the
treaty which fliall be concluded with the
United States, all the commercial advan
tages which they are capable of recipro
cally furnifhing to each other. With this
view, the author has collefted a great deal
of information, which is as delerving of
the lerious attention of the people of this
country, as thole for whose use it was par
ticularly’ intended.
We believe that this book cannot be
perused by any one without producing a
more full conviftion of the fatal impolicy
of this war, and of the r> fliiftive mcalures
which preceded it. Until the commenre
ment of the reftriftive measures, the whole
woi Id fnppofed that the produce of the
United States was neceff.iry to Great-
Britain, both in the mother country and
her Weft India colonies. This opinion
gave us almofl the only advantage which
we pfflfid in the negociation of a com
mercial treaty with that country. It
gain and 11s the privilege of admitting into
the Britifti Well India pofleflions always
in Bruilli ‘hijis, and at particular periods in
our own, the produce of the United States
at the lame rate of duties as was charged
U)xsn the produce of Britilh colonies. It
probably gained us a participation in the
Kff India trade which was refufed to all
Bmifli merchants, except the East India
Company.
This opinion, which late experience bas
unfortunately for us jiroved to be errone
ous, gave us such an influence in our ne
gociations that our government stems to
h ive thought it omnipotent. Instead ot
carefully prolonging a delusion in the
mind, of the Britilh government and pro
pie, which lias obvionflv lu en productive
ol so valuable confeqitences to ns, we
have in the firft place ruined ourselves by
•ndeavoriug to accomplili by its agency
what ought, not to have been expefted
from it, and in the next place not only
101 l all the advantages which might have
been expefted from it in future, but even
produced a disposition in Great Britain to
de. i degree of intercourse with us
which her true polic would lead her to
court. Commercial relit iftion became
our only weapon of warfare, the only in
fli (intent of offence and detence. It de
prived ys of the ufial and proper means
both of aflailiog mr enemies andwcuring
ourselves. 1; in uuneceffary to mention
tlie millions of property 101 l tatliis coun
|ry, bv our embargoes and non-intcrcours
es or from abllaining from the prdinarv
nieans of offence and defence, such as
building Ihips and fortifications, while
those nr ferule expedients were on trial.
7he wh >ie nation has seen the inefficacy of
thole roeafures, and we hope is convinced of
their tolly.
I'lie two firft chapters of this work are
devoted to a general view of the Britilh
North American colonifs, particularly the
Canadas, their Ihipping and commercial
intereds, their climate, agriculture, pro
duce mid inhabitants. On this fuhjeft the
.author from 1 ispeif>nal observation dur
ing fevcral years rrlidence in Canada, and
from Ins aceefs to the projier lbtirces, has
been able to bring together a good deal of
valuable information. This view of tlie
ftite ol the country lerves as an introduc
tion to the more important i’ubjeft of the
succeeding chapters.
7'he third chapter is devoted to what
the author calls the enormous facrifice of
the Britilh flopping and commerce to the
Xhiited States, occasioned by the great
and unjust advantages allowed them over
the Britilh American colonifls. Tiefi
advantages are Hated by him to V.ave ori
ginated and existed principally..
“ In the relaxation of our navlga
tion laws in favour of tlie United States,
by opening ‘.!.• ports of our colonies to
then (hips;
“ In the admission of the produce of
the U. Matts into the United Kingdom,
*t The fame rate of duties as that of oui
own colonies ;
“ In,the advantages allowed American
ftiips in the countervailing duties charged
by the Britilh and U. States Governments
refpeftively;
“ In the irregularity of the amount ot
the Hutiescharged upon the lumber we im
port in general ;
“In the importation of cntmv's pro
duce bv Ikenfe, Sec. —and
“ In the high price of our ftiips, and
the great expciife at which they are navi,
gated, compared with those foreign Ihips
with which they come in competition.”
7 o eacii ot these heads he gives a
separate consideration. His remarks 011
the firft he clofes*in the following man
ner
“ I he minifler who would permit the
American or any other foreign flag, either
Jo enter the ports ol\ur Ealt or Weft In
dian, or auvrother ot our colonics—or ad
mit thv Americans to participate in tlie
King's fillieries On the fliores of Britifli A.
fnerica or Newfoundland—or Would from 1
any pretended’ accidental nectffiry (such 1
as has N-en fpeci illy held cut in refpeft to
the Wtft Indies) advise his nrajelly to
grant, by liccufe, of otherwise, luth a pri-
vifege. aught to be confidcred not only s
totally regardless of the interests ot his
country, but as aAually concerting and en
couraging measures for its ruin.”
Without entering at all into the author's
difenffion of these fubje&s, we quote one fur
therpaffage, which concludes thischapter :
“ From the undue advantages allowed
the Americans, as appears from this view
taken of our tranfatlions with that gov
ernment, particularly in the relaxation of
our navigation l§ favour of the United
j States, by opening the ports of our colo
nies to their ftiips—in the admiflion of
j their produce into the United Kingdom,
I at the fame rate of duties as that of eur
j own colonics—in the advantajres allowed |
their ships in the countervailing duties j
* charged by the refpedtive governments, it
I is evident we have been onci guilty ot an
I improper partiality towards them as re
| gards other foreign nations, and at the
1 fame time of injustice to our own colonifls;
* and also of actually connt-nancing a fvs
tem, which might ultimately tend to the
1 min of our own Ihipping.”
The fourth tfliapter of this work is de
voted to the extenfve, valuable, and im
provable resources and capabilities of
the Britijb American Provinces , as res
pedls the Britifti (hinging and commercial
inVrefts. The fubjedt of this chapter is
much more important to us than the
preceding. The author undertakes to Ihow
’ that—
j These coloniei are capable of supplying
tlie moft extensive demand which the mo
ther country and all the other colonies
| which flic p ITcfles, can afford for timber ;
1 that if these refdurces are encouraged to
flow in their proper channel, they are ad
’ equate to supply their W.-ft Indian fettle
’ ments With flour, provilmns, Ate.—and
that it Only requires a litrie well dirtdl
ed attention to render thm cap.ilile of
supplying the mother country with hemp
and flax.
j A little further notice of the contents
of this chapter, we are obliged to poflpone
to a further opportunity.
No. 11.
7ftie author in his Fourth Chapter pro
ceeds to give a view of the resources
1 of the Bi itilh North American Province*,
* and their capability of supplying the de
: mauds of tin mother country for timber,
hemp and flax, and of the Weft India col
-1 uiiies for flour and provisions. Tlie fol
low ing statements on this fubjeft we col
left principally from his work.
* OAK TIMBER
is exported from none of the Britifti Amer
ican p >ff,drums but the Canadas. Canada
produces the white and the red oak, but
the former only is exported. ’1 his is ofa
quality fuperkjr to any exported from oth
er part* of America, and commands in Liv
‘ erpool and other Knglifh markets, a price
about 20 per cent highei than that which
’ is brought from the United States, and
higher than any that is brought tr im the
north of Eutope, being estimated next in
value to the bdl Englifli Oak. Before it
; can be exported, it mufl be infpefted and
marked as merchantable. The quantity
exported from Quebec in
1804 was, lo .ds, 2,6 ;6
1806 do. 5,45 2
1810 do. 22,532
FINE TIMBER.
TV yellow and red only arc expired ‘
from thde provinces. Tlie red is not ex
-1 ceeiled in llrentnb and durability by that
which in produced i- tuiv other country.—
i The Britilh govei .nent have been for
| fome years principally supplied witli malls
1 from the American provinces. They are
1 here produced of the larged dimenlions, in
| the greatest abundance.— The following
quantities of timber, and of malls and bow-
I fprits have been exported from Quebec. (
Loads, Malts, &c. ‘
In 18 '4 1,012 115
1806 2.761 354
1810 49.271 7,655
DEALS, OR FINE PLANK.
The Canadian deals have been vt rv !
much improved within a few years. In
tlie mod populous parts of Lower Canada, 1
’ where trees fit foi malls and square timber J
are cut off, there yet remains an abundance •
of timber suitable for deals. Enough ‘
might be fumiflied for fupp'ying not only
Great Britain, and the V\ ell-lndies, but
all Europe. The quantity of deals and
boards exported from Quebec was in
1804 pieces 69,067
ißcfi do. 66,166 ;
ISIO do. 312,432
STAVES.
Os these, Canada affords a mod abundant 1
supply. The quantity is excellent, com*
1 manding in the London markets, prices e
! qual to those imported from Dantzic.
quantity there exported from Quebec, was
In 1804 prices, 1,061,195
1806 do. 1,803,234
1810 do. 3.887,306
To prove that the Britilh provinces are
, capable ot supplying tlie country
I and the Weft India colorties with lumber,
■ the author full observing that no one v#ho
is acquainted with those parts can difpnte
that the forefts are adequate to the purpose,
and that the only quellionsmuft be, wheth
er there is a fufficient population to prepare
& bring the produce-to market; and whether
any other market can come into competi- J
tion, so as to obtain the preference, then ,
dates, that in the greatest demand that has I
ever occurred, when a reasonable time has i
been given, for cutting, preparing and 1
transporting the articles, the market has ‘
! been uniformly-fupplied to the extent rfe.
I quired, and at moderate prices. In 1806 |
the export of lumber fronfctl'evßritilli pro- ‘
vinces, was but 95,975 loittls. In 1810, •
it was ipereafed to 311,114, witlioOtauy |
1 I
ftarcity having bee* experienced. Not
withftandfiig the imtnenfe Ih-pments made
from Quebec in the latter of these y< *< s, a
considerable number of articles rem uned
unlhipped ih the fall, and although there
was a prolpeft of a greater demand the
ensuing fe .son, timber was contracted for
at even lower prices tlian in the nreccding
year. During the whole perin.j from 1807
to ißiOy wlieii the rkTnmd was fi> greatly
increased bv the additional duty on timber
from the United States, prices, except on
’ oak timber, aftually declined. The in
crease of the exports of timber from the
’ port of Quebec alone from 18 06 to 1810,
exceeds the annual supply of the Britilh
i Weft India settlements during thpie years,
j He proceeds to give an efiun .te ol the
amount of oak timber both native and im
ported, annually used for all maritime pur
poles in Great Britain, including the sup
ply for the royal dock yard, and for bn Id
: irg and repairing merchant Ihips. He
dates the amount at 1 ;0,000 loads. Que
bec alone exported 22.522 loads in 1810.
It had than increased four fold in four
’ years and was capable of a further indefi
nite increase. Until the American Em
bargo, they who contended that. Canada
was capable of furnifhing such a supply
’ were ridiculed, but the event proved, that
’ this amount was furnilhed in 1810 with
the fame rafe that one forth part was fur
; nillied fome years before. Government
J have never experienced the lead difficulty
in procuring every kind of timber such as
square oak, mads, Ipars red and white
square pine, deals, (laves, &c. Contrac
tors have always been found ready to fur
nilh, at reasonable prices, the larged quan
i titie 5 that havf been advertised for.
Here the author remarks,
“ As an interposition of Providence [by
the indrumentality of the American em
'argo law] has divulged the secret, and
convinced us (I bad almofl said againfl our
inclination) that we were in pofilfiion of
an abundant, source of the moft valuable
Ipecies of national wealth, of which we
continued ignorant, and has clearly ftiown
us, that it was only our own impolitic laws,
and the improper arrangement of onreom
mercial Concerns by government, that nre
! vented our receiving the moft abundant
supplies from these colonies, let us not a
gain check the growing prosperity of these
, valuable colonies by regulations (itnilarly
pernicious.”
| He next proceeds to fliow, that the Brit
iili imports, being much more bulky than
their exports are on that account much
more important to their (hipping filtered.
Although the value of their exports is
’ very great, the bulk compared with that
of their imports is very ftnall. A great
proportion of their (hips on foreign voya
ges clear out in ballad, and the competi*
tia'n for outward freights is so great, t fc at
the profits are exceedingly, trifling. The
princiiwl dependence of (hipping’ m jhe
homeward freight. The amohnr of this
is in proportion to the bulk of the articles
carried. The Ihip ownercaresnot wheth
er his cargo be gr-dd dull or codfilli 5
whether it be pine timber worth l\ per ton,
or indigo worth (yoopf-rton. His freight
is ellimated by tiie quantity a.xl not by
the value. The timber lately imported to
Great Britain from her American provin
ces lias furuiSlvd five times as much em
ployment to their ftiips, as the whole of
their Asiatic imports.
j Previous to our embargo, the principal
part of the profits of this frefight was en
joyed by tlie ship owners of the United
States. Os 117,740 loads of timber an
nually imported into the Britifti Weft In
dies, the Britifti provinces furnilhed only
3459 loads. The remainder of the fiip
plies were *ot only furnift.ed from our
foil, but the freight on the traofportation,
estimated at /1.477,301 (lerling was earn
’ ed by the United States lliip owners,
j The in'creale of freight earned by Brit
ifti Ihippingjiin the export ol timber alone
from their A fierican colonies, from the year
1806 ti- 18 ip, is ellimated at 11,721,040
fterlmg.
The aiitbcp after this view of the advan
’ tages which lad refill ted to the Britiflt Ibip
,'ing interefl, from the differences between
lireat Britain and this couiMry, and after
lamenting the, facrifices which it bad un
dergone in the 30 years previous amity,
! concludes this part of his fubjett by ob
ferving:—
“ I fmcerely hope, that as the Americans
have even in opposition to Uteir own fil
tered, by wantonly and nialicioufty lend
ing tliemfelres the degraded tool of the
fcourge'of the human race, put a period to
tjiis peace and amity, that our eyes will be
so far open to yur own intertft as to make
the commenrernent of this war the termi
nalion of the sacrifices of the rights and
\ prlviledges of the British colonies and
British ship owners to that degraded
country.”
(To be continued■)
From the Alexandria Gazette , Sept. 22.
Mons. I’bknt.m r,
I have jusdis moment receive one
important intelligence from my friend,
wliifli I ftiall fend to you immediately.
Here is one exaft copy off de whole.
Extrack off a let fair from my dearfen
Jean Baptist to me, dis day receive .
“ Washington Town City,
17 Sept. 1814.
Mon cher Nicholas,
I a.n jus return. O, my patience!
I was so scare! I can hardly alnioft draw
my brefs! I feepofe de toree Gaaette fliall
(ell more as eight million lies about de
conflagration ; so I fliall give to you, my
dear one true hiitorie ofde bisnefs.
Tuddrr Wenfday momeen, last monfe, 1
I wa*to fbave de Secretarie, Mpn*. Strong- !
arm. When I find he was abtit halt- ’
ftiav^jTbegin to #aaf*r l®tle politique wu ;
him- I fay, Eair, I fie by de G42cttt Nj
tior.ale dis momeen, dat we is all fitfefrom
de ralkeely Angleelh. Safe! he reply
brufqement; yes! bedem if vmi isnotall
more fa fair as a bug-rug. Mais, Sair, I
hear some ]x*eple#pack de trunks for run
away. Hrlas ! Jean, he repty encore, dis
is de inftrnale toree who run away, dis
infamous canaille want for to solt de nati
, on to dat scoundrel admiral Cockhat; but
be dem, Jean, if dev lhall pocket de ginny.
I was delight to hear son excellence talk
wis so much furious courage againfl de
dem toree, and 1 was no more a fear for
good while.—-Bimeby, in the afternoon,
1 see Mons. Jaime, Secretaire of Marine,
come f ill in his gig—not vat de travil on
de watair, mais one machine wis wee!,
same as you drive cart.behind de hors. I
hollow to him for to let me get up and
ride aussi ; he say, no, no; I mud lake in
den itif. Den lie make speech, en 1 css nit,
loud arid butifool. “J-ntimen, ii dit, de
caniteel is gone war t 1 have receive ILh
eel account dat de Brectilh is got ninety
two toufeen four hundred eighty two men,
befidc Injeen not tax: lam not frighten
one linglt fcrimfhun, but I am in gr ind
hurrv for to go to Mungummerv to meet
de cowardly Angleelli.” Dis elegant dis
cours animate all de citeyeuswid de mose
lively desire to accompany de Secretaire
to Mungumtnery; fi> I take my caic of
traveling rafoirs, and Hart offtoling ail dc
way.
j “Alien', enfans de la pi trie,
Le jeur de gloire est arrive.”
Mons. Strongarm aussi difplayde great
ell anxiet*. to meet the Briteeh: he ii
hardly timetoeat next morne n at onemv
-1 ern about ten miles from here. O, monami,
he is one great eftateiran! he finilh his ed
ucition in France: and now he liiow us
how a city may be taken ala mode he
Paris. You know it is very common af
fair for the de capital o 4 ’ a country* to be
invade and dellro', by fire or lix ton Seen
men, while all de army ?.id : fences of
dat coun*ry were aitackiag f.r m ter
ritory. Certaißenient, dir i: very ton.inou
in hilloire: I could mention gr (, of many
exemplesif I had de books whhhgot it in.
Je vous falue,
Jean Baptiste.”
Eh bien, Mons. Prentair, whatyon fiiy
to you fie If now? You won’t take Cana
da in fix weeks; you won't fight when you
was v Itcf not to retreat; what de diable
fliall Mons. Madifom do wid fitch a pack
of ralkeely toreei Gen. Strongarm itave
prove dat you want to fold de nation, he
prove dat he appropriate more as hundred
million dollair to protest de capital; he
prove dat he would give you plenty rifle
to defend your chimney-corner, it lie was
not atiear to trull you wid .inns, because
’ you is worse as a gang of banditti; and he
prove dat because you won’t give ail your
money to lend to Canada, we is v*ijig- to
make paper aflign its plenty as it ..e :s; de
Ihoet, and ahopt the fame va!io.ri,( :
What, den, 1 demand in voice ot nnt
tion loud as coup de tonnetre, Ih u.’ toei iy
to yourleli? You was caule of dis ar,
and de honorable Congres lhall compel
’ you to carry him on. You have txren
traitetir ever since derevolutiori war, when
you wanted to flablilh one king if Motts.
Strongarm had not difeovoair de plot; and
. for dis raifen you have been eterneilenient
! always barking at dat mole butifool patri-
I ot and philofofair, fame as a dog, & lamer.
I have de honneur to be, Sair,
Wid de highell confideratipn,
(Signed) Nicholas Pedrosa,
Hair-Dresser.
BOSTON, Sept. 13.
ACCOUNTS FROM THE EASTWARD.
Yeflerdav a gentleman arrived in town,
who left Mathias on Wednesday, Cas
tine on Thursday afternoon, Wiscaflet on
Saturday, and Portland on Sunday morn
ing. and reports ihe following : That the
people of Mathias complained very much
of their defenceless htuation, and without
opposition ; no perl’oiial property had been
leiaed by the enemy call of Cafline, and
the inh ibitants were making every exer
’ tion to ft cure such as was exposed. All
the ports on the Penobfcot had been evac- 1
: uated by the enemy excepting Cafline,
1 which they* were fortifying. A fleet of 8
tail left that place 3 days before on fome
expedition. Much alarm existed at Wis.
cadet for the fa fit vof that place. An
exprel’s arrived at Bath at the moment of
his leaving, bringing information that 2090
men had landed at Booth Bay. At Port
; land they expefted an attack foori; the
inhabitants nearly all moved away, and
there were about 4000 troops in and
1 near the town, and every preparation was
making for a vigorous defence. ConGder
able alarm exifled at Portsmouth, and
many of the inhabitants had moved from
the place. ‘ * *
In convention with Sir J. C. Sher
brooke. and Admiral Griffith, the follow
! ing answers were made to qiieflions alk
-1 ed—that all property call of Penobfcot ri
ver, belonging to noii-refidents, will be
i we have fome
I gentiKl plan, which plan will be ftriftly
adhered to,excepting in fome extraordinary
cases, such as Mr. Hook’s wholr-perfonal
property has been seized and loUl, and his
real estate to fhau the fame fate immediate
-1 ly, in consequence of his abfeonding just
as the enemy took pofleffion of the place.
1 The inhabitants will be permitted to retain
theirarms for felf defence,and the preserva
tion of the peace ofcoiintrv,bv entering into
a compaft with him, not to use them againfl
i his majeftv’s forces ; that all veflels upou
1 the flocks, will not be molrfled ; all ves-_
i *els afloift will beconfidered as prizes, and
1 may be ransomed ; thjt he had dispatched
Ia comtniffioiv with a competent forct to
take ■ ffiffior ant 1 .. ‘z. U \ Jftls e..fj c
Penobfeot river.
It was alked Sir J. C. Sherlwpote,
whether fa- thought his country wotiE 1 re
tain all call of rhe Penobfeot ; to which
he replied, that will be determined by our
niinifters, who are or will be negociatieg
in Holland.
Sir J. -as then alked, fliall yott ex:ff
the oath .f allegiance from the inhabitants
t all of Penobscot ? He replied, “ the time
vas when oaths were considered sacred,
but I am lorry to fay their trie* ency lots
in part done them away—and I will not in
troduce them here.”
In a party of his suite, and C.ris. and
Majors of the Army, thev alt fpeke moft
confidently of being in poflclfion of aUvOie
Maffachuletts and Maine Seaports in”/x
wet ks, that they were pleated to hear ot
their making fortifications, as the’ would ‘
be for their use ! They di (cover the ut
mofi contempt for the American Militia.
, The office of the Kepi dry of Deeds, at
Caftine, was: :k n pcffelfion of imnirdiare
lyw their arrival, and the seal placed up
on the lock:—on Thwfday afternoon it
was opened, and they commenced an ox*
animation of the r cords tor the purpose of
afeertaining a ! ! lands owned by rmn-resi
d**nt—an examination of the Gounly
Treasury Books, was commenced the
fame da v.
I The British bad at Caftine on Friday
morning lad, two 74’s, (the Bulwark
I one) three frigates, one sloop ot war, tw®
I brigs, and lix traulports.
1 Tin,* Britifti were concentrating their
forces at Calibre for another expedition,
which Sir J. S. and Admiral G. would
command.
The militia to the Eastward of Penob
scot were making no preparati ns to ex
pel nr re lid the enemy—and several towns
had lent deputations to know his inten
tions.
Portsmouth, (N. PI.) Sept, rj,
i Short and successful Cruise. —The
pri*. ateer biig Portsmouth, Captain Shaw,
has jud arrived from a cruite of 10 days.
It is laid die has raptured THREE prizes,
and is now loaded with Dry Goods. ‘
I Eos ion, Sept. 16.
I Captain Griggs, late tnader of the Swed
iHi fchr. Eliza, arrived in town on Tueiday
night from Halifax, which lie left on the
6th iiiltant. Pie reports nothing new.—.
A brig of war arrived the day previous
from tile Chesapeake, with a cargo of ne
groes. A brig which came in previous
brought fever a I hundred ol them, taken hy
force from the plantations in Virgin!-i.—
About 33 died on the pafi'.ige, ai u a great
number were lick—they were men, wo
men and children—some were 70 y*- rs of
age, arid clind i The Arm file. i.nd; .9
and Acafia frigates, and fevei.d (locos,
were th” only nen of war in po’t. jhe
iau- U. h: jfaop Frolic w .s firm? out
‘I. he s,V , /mica fchr. hAd -;g.\n ht en ‘akeu
into the i : ‘ ice. hr tee ...It fleet w. ir.ii
iar Eng;anti,-arsiii pifc
fort rs ‘‘ ere lent.
The ftritill. biig Mary from Tr* for
Brer,. ~ wuh a valuable ..rgo of |psins,
currants and Tuiikey carpets, prize p the
Harpy privateer of Baltimore ar
rived at Portsmouth) has been retain by
the original captain aid one man—the
prize crew r.onufied old men, 2 of vhota
■were killed. ) f
j An Ergiifli’ diip ton*, full cargo
cfpTpe r P r '*e otht Bvder AAy , letter of
marque (hip, captain i Imrudike, of this
place., arrived in Mount Defeu Haroor a
few days since; finding that part ot th
countr in pdfictfmn if the Britilh, Ihe
flooil out again with a plot on board ; in
the night was becalmed, when llu* was
difi overed by r a Britifti frigate, at anchor
I near the land; the capt. 2.1 licu't. and fail*
ing-mafter of the frigate, tame in three
1 barges, full of men, two orione fide, one
! on the other as the captain of the frigate
| came over the fide, capt. Oxnard, the prize
1 matter, with the pilot jumped over th®
other fide into the pilot’s boats ; one of the
! barges fired on this boat, the firft fhot'ki'l
’ ed the pilot; second lliot wounded captain
j Oxnard (lightly, but he succeeded in es
-1 fefting his ekape and arrived lately ax
Portland on Tut fday evening ; thebargee
’ crews which hoarded the fliip on difierent
! (ides, mificok each other for the enemy,
I and an engagement ensued be tween them j
’ tire captain was (hot through the (boulder
[ and four men badly wounded, before the
I mistake was difeovered; this prize left the
raft of Sumatra 12th May, and was'eag*
tured soon after. *
On Tlim flay last, the fiddVrv on the
Niagara Frontier were animated w rth the
presence of their hemic commander Majjnf-
General Brown. 7'be wounds of thcVa.
jor-General are, wc understand, Airily
doled.
Major-General Scott is in Geneva, at
the boofe of Judge Nicholas, and is*--laft
recovering from his wound*.
General Van Nefs of the Diflrift of
Columbia was required to turn out hie
division except himself, to defend Wa'h
ingtoD. He expostulated with the Pia-fi
de nt on his individual exclufioF,’ hut ob
taining no latisfaftion religned his.corn
million.
•t
HUMOR. .
A captain of a veflel who profeflW to
be a quaker, being intuited bv one of his’
crew, laid, friend, I will not firike thee nor
kick thee, but (holding a handfj.ike over
his brad) I will let this billet of wood fall
on thee , and let the handlpike fill on his
bead, which knocked him in the feuppers.
Now friend, it thou art content', go utit®
thy duty, peradventurc the billet falßtk
again.