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\iiepul.nce that he wished to (end
a Walloon fiiil of co nbutfiblc mat
ter amiilft the French army He
thus got together the Iquibs and
other materials, neciflary (or the
execution of his projeft.
“ The fires fuhfideri on the i \ h
ami ?oth; three quarters of the ci-
were burned; among other pal
aces that beautiful one of Catharine,
winch had been newly furmfhed ;
not above a quarter of the houses
ternain.
While Roftnpchin was taking a
way the fire engines of the citv, he
5. ft behind him 60.000 muflors,
150 pieces of cannon, more than
600,000 balls and flu* lb 1,500,000
cartridges, 400.000 th*. of gun
powder, 400,000 Ihs. of faltpetrc
and fulphur. It was not till the
19th, that the powder, faltpetrc* and
fulphur were dilcovertd at a fine
eftablifhmcnt, half a league from
the city. This is a matter of im
portance ; we are now lupplied with
an.munition for two campaigns
We t very day difeover cellars full
of wine and brandy.
Manufactures were beginning to
flou'ifh at Molo>w; they art* def
troyed. ihe coi.fla ‘ration of this
capital will throw Rufiia too years
hack.
I he weather is becoming rainy ;
the greated part of the army is in
barracks at M fcov*.
1
From the National Intelligencer.
We have received several Lon
don papers of the rrn ‘ft recent dates.
They are principally filled with ad
drefit*s of the candidates for parlia
tnent, to the electors of the level al
counties, towns. iko for which they
offer, soliciting tluir support at the
eanvafs about to take place in con
sequence of the dilTolution of par
liament by the Prince Regent, on
tfie 29th September, to re uffemble
on the 2sth November.
Among other articles of the de
fc’iption. we find an add refs of nir.
V hitbread to th. electors of Bed
ford, well worth copying entire,
had we room for it. As we have
t *t. w>* f’ubjoin fi> much of it as
re'at.s to the rupture betwe n G.
B itam and this country.
“ America is added to the lift o(
our enemies, and i waging open
war again ft us, which 1 deem the
heaviest of all the calamities that
befallen this country. This
new war has been produced by a
fvftem of commercial policy to
which the late lioufcof Commons
lent its full support in its commence
ment ; upheld in its prog refs; and
abandoned when, as it has unhappi
ly proved, it was too late lor such
a dlep to produce its effect.
“ That fyllem was opposed by
tnvfelf, and others much more pow
erful than me. We made repeated
attempts to end it—lts effects were
forefeen and foretold. Our efforts
were thwarted, and our fpeculatn ms
| v/ere treated with scorn by the fame
Tloufe of Commons which yielded,
when too late, to the* irrtfifiible ev
idence of that dreadful l'cene of in
ternal distress, which ir would not
contemplate or believe, till it was
laid bare to the whole world, & had
produced a tardy and reluctant con
viction upon its authors & abettors.”
Asa fit accompaniment to this
fampie of the whig (entimenr in En
gland. we copy a scrap from a paper
of a different doferipuen (the Cou
rier) which concludes an abusive &:
tying article against our government
following lingular feironce
e: Hope, however, is not yet ex
tinct as to the duration of this (A
tncritan) war; but that hope is
founded solely on the counteracting
spirit of Federalism .”
Copy of a letter from Major-general
Samuel llopkins, to Ins excellency
Governor Shelby* dated
“ <)n Wabash. 27 th Nov 1812.
My dear lir By Col. Richard
Taylor, who goes on as quick, as
possible to Frankfort, 1 have ii in
my power to give you general in- j
formation of the movements of the !
armv since my last.
On the i nh, the army marched
from Fort Ilarrifon on the road for
merly made by Gov Harrison’s ar
my, and the boats set out at the
fame time. The length of time
the enemy had expelled us, made
it necessary to guard ourselves in an
especial manner. The rife of the
waters, from the heavy fall of rain
proceeding our march, and fome
large creeks, left us no doubt cf
confnlerable difficulty and embar
rassment; infoinuch that not until
the i4 s h did wt pals Sugar creek,
three miles above the road. From
every information, l had no hefita
tioo in moving on the east fide of
the VVabafh. The Vermillion and
Pine creeks, and other impediments
on the weft PJe, fuperadded to the
presumption that we were expefted
and might more easily he annoyed
and ambufeaded on that rout, de
termined me in this meafim-—The
boats too, v ith our provisions of
rations U iorage and military (lores
could be* more tafity covered and
protected, as the line of Inarch
could be invariable nearer the river.
I.t. col. Barbour with one battalion
of Iris regiment had command ol
tile 7 boars, and encamped with tis
on the bank of the river ahnoft ev
ery night. This so protrafted our
march that we* did not reach the
Prophit’s town until the 19th —On
the morning of this day I detached
300 men to lurprize the VVinebago
town lying on Ponce Paffu creek,
one mile fr.m the Wahafh. and 4
lrom the Prophet’s. This party,
commanded by Gen. Butler, sur
rounded the place about break of
day and found it evacuated. There
were in the main town about forty
houses, many ol them from 30 to
50 feet in length, befidcs many
temporary huts in the surrounding
prairie, in which they had cultiva
ted a good deal of corn. On the
coth, 21st ii 2r. J we were employed
in the complete deftruftion of the
Prophet’s town which had about .o
cabins and hus, and the large Kiek
apoo village adjoining below it on
weft fide of the river, confiding
dftibout 160 cabins and deft roving
c °™> reconnoitring the cir
cumjacent country, and conttruft
ing works fur the defence cf our
b iats and the anry. Pev.n oiks
ea'.t of u., on Ponce Paffi creek, a
party of Indians were difenvered;
they hid fired upon a our.!’ party of
curs cn the 2ill. and killed a nnu
by the name of Dunn, a gallant
f aldier in captain Duval’s company
—Oil the c 2d nv arris of co horle
inen, under the command of licut.
colonels Miller 6: Wilson, anxious
to Tory tluir comrade, as well as
gain a snore o mplet? knowledge
of the gronn k went on to a point
near tire Indian encampment, ft!!
into an amhulcad :, and tightecn of
our party v.-re ihllcd, v. ounded &
mining. Among tb f'e are three
hopeful young • fficcis and one* pri
vc * , "* m ej>. rv : '* ‘•> ’ s ) iTci
mcrit, viz. Mars, Edwards, Murray
and tht private Webb, prei timed to
be killed ; the other 14 were rang
ers. On the return of this party,
and the information of a largt al
femblage of the emn.y, who, en
couraged by the Ifreiigth of their
camp appeared to bt waiting tor us,
every preparation was made to
march eaily and engage the enemy
at every ril'que —when from the
1:10ft violent ‘lortn and fall cf snow
attended with the coldelt weather I
ever law or Lit at this feaion of the
year, and which did not lutifide tiil
the evening < i the 23d, we delayed
until the 24th Upon arriving on
the ground, we found the enemy
had deserted their camp bt sere the
fall of snow, and passed the Ponce
Paffu. I have no d.>ubt but their
ground was the ftrong*. ft l ever have
fecn—the ilcep rapid creek spoken
of was in their rear, running iti a
semi-circle, and fronted by a bluff
1 co feet high, almofl perpendicular
and only to he* pen*, bated by three
deep ravins. It the enemy would
not delend thtmfilves here, ii was
evident they did not intend fighting
at all After reenneoitering luffi
ciently, we returned t > camp, and
found the ice so actumuhned as to
alarm us for the return of the boats
1 had fully intended to have (pent
one more wet k in endeavoring to
find the Indian camp ; but the
fhotlefs, flnrtlt fs (bite of the troops,
now clad in the remnants of their
fununer dress; a riv< r full of ice ;
the foils cov< tee* with (now ; a rigid
climate, and no certain point to
which we could further direst our
opt rati >ns : under the influence of
the advice cf every fluff anti field
officer, orders wen given ami nea
lurt s pursued fur our return on the
25th We are now progrefling to
Fort Harrison through the ice and
(now*, w here v.v t*j.p ft to arrive on
‘.he I aft tlav of tnis month. From
Vmctnnes I (h -ft have the honor cf
adorefling your excellency again—
but before I * Lfe this l cannot for
bear expo fling the mails of tht of
ficers anil I .Lias of thi.- command.
After having at Fort Tlairifbn all
unfit for duty, we had in privates of
every corps about icco; in the t otal
125 cor thereabouts At the P.o
phet’stown upwards of ico of thole
Wert* upon the lick report Ytt fir
we have progrelfed in Inch order
as to menace our tneinv from any
annoyance ; (even large keel boats
have been covi red and protected to
a point heretofore unknown in In
dian expeditions ; three large Indi
an ellablifhments have been burnt
and diftroye , with near fifties of
fence, (betides many (mailer ones)
and ?.:l the corn &c. we could find.
The enemy have been fought in
t!*.c>r strong holds, and every oppor
tunity afforded tht *4 to attack cr
alarm vs ; a march ca the east fide
c} the Wabash, y.ithout a road or
cognisance of the* country, cl fully
100 miles peiftfted ; and this was
cScme v. ill: a naked army of infanri y
aided by cniy about 50 rangers and
spies—All ‘l*ir. w.i! have been done
in 2od:y.a Mo figlt, {.2 r.rarmr.r,
1: > complaint.
I ccvtaiii’y fed particular obliga
ti’ r to my friends ran. Butler and
<: ft. lay tor for their tfl’eftual ard
feadv aid in tluir lire, as alio caps.
‘.V lay lor of t!:c 7th U. S. regimcr.t,
tneflrs. Gift G Riche fen my aid-do
ceinp, :.:i i major my
lecretary, lor a prompt and 1 Ihftual
support in e\\ ry iiifnivce. ‘The
firm S: alnic.ft nnparalh !i*d defence
rs t ’ - t y 1 J-; ]< n hy , -
has railed for hi;,'. .. fibre r i <. ..>• }
after not to be flam, 1 ) n \ m..
logy I o col. Harbour lor h:s ofii •
car- like management in con-*l.a: 11 g
lie 1 onimandiug the h< .*. > toy tl ai.ks
ate due, as aiio to cols friillit anti
i ! eox, in. j rs Hughes & Slacker,
and tin* captains and fubaiterrs
tht* army gen* rally. i'rom Ikuis.
Richdon, flawkr sand Sulii*.:.n
the U S. troops, ! have toacknew
ledge my obligations for tt:* (tead
b. uniform coiiouct as v.el! capt.ii ,
B ckers of the rang*, rs, capt Waft,
burn of the Ipits, and tin ft.*.gen
erally. Lit me rdcr your e*\;t*!-
lencv t*i ('.ol. Taylor for more mi
nute informal ion—arid believe nn
with high regard, £cc.
SAM V 1.1. IIonKINS *
AN ACT
Increasing the pay ol the non-cotr.-
niiffioiied officers, muficiar.s. pri
vates, and others of the* army*
aiul for other purposes.
5 1- BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States of America* in Congress
assembled * That from and after the
thirty-firft day f December, eigh
teen hundred & twelv**, the month
ly pay of the non-con nnitu-reJ of
ficers, rnuficiaus, p iv;.tcs, drivers,
bombardiers, matri-ffes, sappers, mi
r.ers, artificers, fiddler’s, farriers,
and blacksmiths. who have enlisted,
or (h'll hereafter enlist in the fir
vice of the United States (hail dur
ing the continuance of he war be
tween the United States of Ame
rica and their territories, and the.*
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland and the dependencies
thereof, be as fu!i< us, to wit; to
cad: ferjeant major and quartet
matter f rjeant, twelve dollars; to
each ferjeant an<’ principal mufirian
eleven dollars ; to each corpora!,
ten dollars; to each n>ufi,iai), nice
dollars; to each private,
bombardier, nut refs, Upper, and
miner, eight doll rs ; to tacli artifi
ct r, fiddler, farier, and blark<n ith,
not attached to the quarttr maftt r
general’s and ordnance department,
thirteen dollars
§ ‘2 And be it further enacted ,
Thar during the contiManceof the
war with Great BritM, no non
commiflioi cd officer, inufician, pri
vate, driver, bombardier, matrols,
iapper, miner, artificer, fiddler, far
rier, or blackfrnith, enlitted in the
service of t!ie ITnited Stitcs, during
his continuance ia service, shall ho
arrested or lubjeft to arr< ft. or to
be taken in execution fi - any teb*
contracted before or atrer enlist-.
ment
§ 3 And le it furl l .r enacted*
‘That tviry n< n-comiiiitL t ed offi
cer. inufician, and private, v.ho Hull
after the promulgation (ft this -ft
be recruited in the regular army oil
the United States, may tar his op
lion, to be made at the time of tn.
lifl:rer.t, engage to fi.rve during the
pre fen t war with Great Britain, in.
Head of the term of five vtars, and
ffaii in case he makes such option.*
be cutitled to the ianu brunty in
i r.tonty and land, and to all other
: Ik-wanre. and be lubjtft to the
fc.nc rules and rcgnktii ns,
iv : i culifted for the term 9f five
vi ars. *
11. CLAY,
Epea!.:r of she si. of Rcprescriptive^
Wit H. C.RAWFoJcD,
Eresident of the Senate :rc te.apn .
I)ic mbtr I*2, ISI2
fi lpjrvrn
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