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A WAR SHIP.
The ineeniwus and inde
fatigable Robert Fulton, we
find has direded his atten
tion to the employment of
fleam-boats for purpoles of
public defence, in the har
bors and water? ot the U.
btates. ihe following is a
copy of a certiijcaf® from
feme of our moltdiftingutill
ed naval officers, which is (o
explicit in deicrjption, and
iu tonclufive m the judg
ment given on it, that no
remarks of ours arc neceiiary,
and could not add to the
weight of opinions given.—
We hope it will meet that
attention where it should,
to which its importance ci
tifies u. j
Kew-London , Jan. 3.
We, the orijlei lignrd, have
this day examined die model !
and plans of a ve/iei of war, i
submitted tor us by Robert l
Fulton to cany twenty-four 1
t J - j
gum, twenty-tour or thirty
two pounders, anti life red j
hoc shot, to be propelled by j
fleam at the (peed of from !
4 to 5 miles an b nil’, with
out the a:d of wind or tide,
i tie pi Opel tics of the vtflcl
are :—Thar without masts
or jails the can move w.itu
it fficient lpeed—tiiar her
sides are lo thick as to be
impeneti?hie to every kind
ol shot, and 1:1 a calm or
light breeze can take choice
of pciition or diilance from
an enemy. Confldering the
lpeed whkh the application
of Iter.in has aiieady given
ro heavy floating bodies, we
have km lonhueoce, that
fiiouid mch a velfel move
only 4 miles an hour, the
could, under the favorable
circumflances which may
always be .gained over en
etrnes’ vtilcis in our ports,
harborfc, bays arm founds, be
rendeied more formidable
to an enemy than any kind
of engine hitherto invented.
And in iuch a case, she would
l e equal to the deflrudtion
ci one O! more or of
compelling her or them 10
oepai! horn our waters.— |
We, ihtieloie, it aa our
cie; Hied opini n, that it is
among the belt intcitils ot
the United Staus, to carry
this plan lino rnmieoiale
c ..ecu non.
bT : Decatur,
Signed, IA : Joncs,
J. biL'OLii.
A ao-loth, jau . 1 cth.
W'e, the fi.bftribc having
o
e van aud the model of the
g >'Ot c dek r 1 bto veiiel of v. ar
»c ' e j . ope lit d bv fleam, du
inky concur in the above|
t p*mou \i i 11 c p i av,i *caol li.y
ace ut.li'y t t 1 he lur.c.
b a ’ft: L tvAN',
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From the Bos ten Paiiiot .
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We should not be furpri
zed were it eventually re ap
pear that America had feme
influence in producing the
present date of things in Eu
rope. We know the utmost
cordiality has always extfled
between *he American gov
ernment and the Emperor
Alexander. We have every
reason to believe that the
Emperor has frequency cor
•refponded w ith the late Pre
sent Jeiierfon, & probably
with IVir. RJadifon. The
rehdence at the court of St.
Petersburg of the Hon. John
Q. Adams, ourlmiiiifler ple
nipotentiary, who may be
viewed m the tight of a con
flit uent part of the govern
ment itlclf, 6c whole ability
1 and zeal in the cause of hia
injured country no one can
doubt, ftrengihens our be
lief. Thele able llafeftnen
have probably laid before
the liie nature of
, ihoie maritime neutral rights
for which we contend.-
i hey have doubrlefs diltuff- f
cd liie fubjcCt of the arbi-|
trarv, urjuit, tyranniwical ]
of England by!
i ka, and France by land, and
the leiuit may have been,
the present combination ct
the aliies, lor the important
and holy objett of fecuring*
to themselves and the* otluu j
powers of the world, men j
lovereignty, rights a id in-1
dependence. Should thU j
really be the case, they wiih
have the prryers of every!
good man thioughcnt tie
uaiverle, ior the piofperity
ana lull fucceh ol tlicir uuiy
great and glorious cause.
When we refledton the do
cuments ficm Ruth a lately
laid before Congitis ; when
we find the noble hearted
Emperor taking io lively an
mierefl in cur concerns ;
declaring he is “ convinced 1
'ive lave none evt'y thirty tn l
our p’/uer to preserve peace,"
and throwing the blame
vvi.cie ir belongs, upon dLn
glicnd, although in her cause
iic has been Miking his li/e
and that of iiis people, in the
j field of battle; .when the
j friendly mediation which he
offers is haughtily and in
iahiogly rejected by Britain ;
when we ichect on thele
ihnigs, we cannot but hope
th.at our pielcnt funmics wili
dually prove delightful re
alities, and that the whoie
‘ivorld, txciolive cd Engiarfu
and h ranee, are about to enter
iota ore grand and stupendous
Coat.iian, to euro me lyrdnnt
* cat pr u t usns ns u] nvai
nations . and to secure to the
different powers cf tie earil ,
tour sox in:gmy ana .deepen
, id Id. L \
ho.' ton, februaiy i 2.
hides Jr cm Can. Rodgers.
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St. E <*rts. Capt. Rathhon’e of i
«his town, who cant r psUVnger
I<n ihe Pc informs us, that he
• saw a Rarbadoes panes, which
j ft• led ihat Commodore Rodger*
‘ had captured (60 nides to the
windward oi that island) ten
I sail of the London flee , all of
\ whtch he burnt except one,
; which he pave up 10 the pti- ;
, loneis, after taking out the most
valuable parts of their cargoes.
The Birbadoes paper con
tainad the names of the vefleis
captured—and fur;hcr (fates,
that previous to Commodore
| Rodgers’ capturing thoie vef
(eL, he fell in with a fiiip which
had been captured, with a num
her of others, by * French fn
gate, Conr. Rodgers threaten
ed :o fend them to ihe United
.Stales to retaliate for the conduct
or the o'itiui government reia.
uve t«> toe ca*te! which he sent
new Enginfid on his former
cruize; they werehuwevei per.
nun ted to croceed.
Only ab us eighty fail out of
ne-r y two bundsed, wh eh had
failed under convoy from Lon
dun, had arrived at Barbados;
ai d :t was apprehended 50 or
60 bad been captured or iotf in
he ga:e which dtfperfed the fleet.
It was conjectured at iiaibadoes
( ‘hat Corn. Rodgers had gone in
J puiniii of the Coik fleet of 60
1 ui:, tinder convoy oj two (loops
|of war; aOCotdiitgly, three fri
gs e.s had b.'eu di.patched in
puriuil of him.
N E W-jBI,BFORO, Feb. 8.
, Victory at Bayanne.
Lafi evening arrived he>e the
; ■"* 'o ! t*e!f 'choonpr f
j it) 46 Oa-, s front I. (bon. Capt. |
' fe r* y o? F airnaven. a
j in he Vugenta inforros that a
ev hours previous to failing an
I exp efs art .ved in Llbm from
j Lord Wellington, announcing
a comp ete viftory over the
French army under Ma r fli a I
hoult. It appears that Lord
Wellington h*d been induced ro
o uer the SpanUh part of hts
army toreiwa to the Pvrennets
, j
m conhquence of the cruelties
exetcift-y by them on thereon- .
uy per-pie in France; that he- ;
)i‘g *hus reduced, Soult attacked ;
hnu on the ifh December and !
J turned his leit wing; but was 1
ieptdb*d after a very fanguina*y !
conflict, that on the isih, • gth
and 14th the fighting continued
wt h mcreaftd fury ar.d finally
ended in the total overthrow oi
the French.
Uspiain Ter y fa> s ther xprefs
reported th•:t the aTeJ cr va -
ry charged th«* F«ench arttieiy
wbef) in lull liter, and carried
o eu.; and the infantry on both
iidc.i m in;ined a corned with
i; '* b.ayorurt, man to man, for
lcvrtalhou.s, lhe number Jolt
wc did not lea n, hut the expiefs
fl'ted that Ihe U mglver was very ,
fpcat on botb (ides. Lord Wei. i
i;ng on itdi a ( otce (to blockade
Bayonne, aid has advanced
j ('Mil thet purr, mi! s towa-d
1 j idorucuux. Ihe action took
piece in the open touuiiy.
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I’l< F NCM an OFN'T
Os Lotd IVe’ihig'vn's Invasion oj
Time.
Bay ui\ t. Decent' er 13,
Th* ei> iuv tost > n tb,' 1 o so 31. fl |
lib 'row 10 o laneumm; Pm \
J h>- s*rn g l> s |r e
j ; n ahow. (I a dis «*• i- <l, jo aii»ir k,
| 1: 1 Hir*i•> ’ 11 g Alar'!,a! w on t ; .n ,
j «0 , i»vc<i 11 ■»., b\ tau Mfg n'i l.ii* I
j i'u ').-iiv»on .VII t.g nr« a.'U V It J
»‘ r«r •tj c to I) ‘a ■ 1 k 11 .t > <ll, y.
U*w ... V. C»ii. J L UII ad liC ,-t- !
I
lack wi'h tbe divisior s of infan*ry,
« brgade of ca» airv, ami l’S p * ce-.
of c<*!ini>n. General Albe, « h
'bi.o division, «rra(ked in front ,
Cen- Dorricaij m tii/* riphi ; as*
sisted by Gan i) rm»gn a . d’h;
a;tack was very bmk, an^durceed
ed 'ey well Ihe * nemy hrough
op f*esn tro»p», and w r h^ou^h
»wo division* and a brigade, which
1 had not \ e t bo*n .ng-ged. The
1 tnenj' wa* checked ! and ibe cum
bat coti'inued tii* rest ot the day,
w: h advantages supported 011 our
skL.
We had 400 kil'ed »nd 2500
wounded. Ihe loss of the eiicu y
must have been m rre cons derable
We have taken only 30® English,
among whom are ,rv c ,*| u: j cr!>
Gens. Mocq ie y a '.d
have been wounded. Tile tuuu y
took, uo prjfioOcrs. •
The following proclamation was
irsu“d by his sertue li? hf 1 n-eS3 the
i'ruice of G auge, imua c Uiaitly on
lu» iauding iu Holland.
PKOL.LAM ATION.
William Frederic, hy the Grace rs God,
Prince of Orange and 4cc.
I'o ail tnouf 1 who *h.-sc pre*en*s
or i.ear rr ici, greetitT.—
be if m*deknown :
Dear Countrymen. —After oine
fe(*n yr-a'S of atA.uu e and ruffering,
[ Uavti will* iu ar'.leU joy,
your iJ,.auuaOwS invitation to come
aan-ngii you. i am now a'fiv.-d,
and I trust, under Di v ! Or provl
(icuce, t!ia» I sh.r|l be the o.eans of
restoung yon to vour auctea irds.
P'-od'.nce and pro*per;iy. dhu is
a>y s ©le object, Mid I Have ibe
• infactien to snrine you that ii i
equally the rbji-ct of the allied
power*. U ii in particular, the
wish «! the t* iacc Uegrnt of the
United Kingdom of G/*#t Briuiu
and is eland and ct its goverruien*.
Os ibis you viil toe cooviuced by
the umo'inoLs assistance which
; that powerlul coun'ry is in.rne.iu
i finely going to give yo i, and winch,
i trust, wdllay the foundatieu of
liS'.s*? 'Tld Ik intimate tie* oi irii-.tid*
ship r.u>l ajiar.ee wiuen have so
long madu the hippiiues of boih
states.
1 am c ouic; ; dispose J aid
mined (« aoU loigtt every
thing that, has passed. We
ail b «t one common o>j’cT which
lb to heal die Woocds of uaiive
coomry, jknd to res ore it to t,s rank
and ftp lend or auaougst liaitiotifi,—
i he rr v/vai el tr.uje ind cotuwii rce
w.tl, i :rast, be the iitoniediate con* 1
»«quenci; wl my reiurn. Al’ party J
! *P»r : t luust o« ter ever baniahed i
• ttom alooijgsl os, Jv u tklori shsii
1 he wan; g on uiy pan, tai I oo ihat
i oi uiy family, to ai->ert and secure
| your ii»depeiidcacc,and 10 Oioaic’e
| }«ur happine-s and weUaie. Ivjy
Hd. si sou, wiio, under the itnrnar
tal Lord Weii.ogtu/I, has proved
ln,m*eif not unworthy of the i’une
ot In* uacts'ora, is on his way to
join in.', mute, Ihereiore, d«ar
couotryineu, with heart and b oal
with hjc , and our common country
vv li flourish agiti.i, a. la the days
of oiu, ai.u vVe. liull ti an .uni uiuui
p‘ived to ou< posterity the bJessing.s
wc* nave m ,»cd fioxii our aaucu
t> « *
Given u d-r my sea! and sigaa-
u r, Oectuiu. r 1 I*l3
(h gued) W. l<\ Ff. OctAKGS.
By ctomariaud oi hia b.ghness,
f j. Fagll
To the Editors oj the New To, k !
Met can ti c A din tist r.
Baaon, Saturday evening. 1
It is 'cpoitcd to da,, that ibe
Ann Alexander, wn ch lately
i anived tioiu L;ve poo), brings
I information that Mr. A-iams
bad wri (en tu B e Am.-iiia
Agrntinr \ J it/xio a<u Lo» don,
•md 10 Mi. S. Wtilnnoi, ihnt a j
j pfar.e w; uld Jpectji v lakt: p'id«. c
' bciwccn L'*gia..d and die Uni"
i fed Siaie.s, the iiCgouaiions be
ing in favoiubifc naio ; a"d ihnt
he info;n at;.*n lied i.ecn Lot !
j e.xpiefs in Liv'.-rpoo, to be j
bmiitTit out to du Ann Alt x. i
1 - ,* •
* u. ,
'
The Riiffiin sh ip E
from London, j» •>«•!>#,
iNcw ;'°" onFnday. S »,Ui
f,om '*« Down.,, No ._ ' 1
company with three- p fu!l} - *
(one .nived on Wed,,,'/'
and one Swedilh lhio, J
Botto'. Jan. ,9th, i„i„
■ ong, 01, was bca:dcd from
lm »" '"K i,e under A,,)..,
coioi s j 29, long. 6
from another Innate; u .
71, long 06,' tram a Dug 0 f I
waT » n; lifts unknown.
1 he lirtulh biig Youeg H„r
barm, laden with dry goud ,'
glal,ware and coal, lion. Bn!!.!
for Madeira, (prize to the err.
vateer (i I.enter Tompkin, '•
arrived a. Newport},* McjJ
I here was a report at New.
port yeUerda . , (uroujjht h v *
pilot) that the Uui cd State** f rj .
ga<e Lssex was oti Block if] a , :C j’
We have received Haiif**
(Neva Sco ia) papersra the 4'(v I
1 *‘hrua»y. The Tcnedw f»i K a( C I
failed on the 20 h Jan. « 0 r ih c
<he W ell Indie?, a'ld rbe Maid
ftone on the *6.to fee Bermuda
The Super 0, 74 , Mane-aui I
ingate, and a Hoop of war, have 1
ar nved in £nglaiid from a cruize I
on the Brazil coaU, in Icarchui J
Ameiitan Ingres.
1 I
From the Plattsburg Repub
lican of February 3.
Seventy>lix perloris, who were I
taken priioners at BufLioe and 1
its vicinity, airivsd 10 this place
on I hurfday »aft, having le ( t I
Monties I on Tucfday. We I
undei fiaiid they were excha'-gt-d I
for (he militia taken by Colonel I
Cia-k, at Mhsi'quc, !a(t fall—
A hey tta*e that the enemy hive I
two vdirls building at JHogtion, I
which are punked up, one o I
t them taied a 44 gun frigate.—
Between KingHoa & Mnnireal, I
they met imwcnfe quantities of I
ordnance, ammunition, and mi- I
, li'ary ftorrs of every delcrip* I
I non, goij g up. Cal. Crapm I
at lived in Montreal foine days I
befo;e our informants, and was 1
iem iuimediaely to Quebec. I
Mi jor Milsrd, aid to general 1
| Hopfdmt, and 8 militia officers, I
1 remained m .VI on weal piiolcd I
1 to the limits of the city* I
Capuin Leor»atd, it » f»ated, ■
runs at Lrge in the citv, and has j
lent lor bis family. It is Wf > f - I
thy of remark, that this fains I
captain Leonard, in limea of j
yore, was under the iratnedns I
command of John Henry, I
that traitor held a caplin’s con ; ’ I
million in ih* a-m.ies nf the o’. 1
States—Lcoaaid being meu * J
licuteiuu.. I
Pittsburg , Feb. II- I
By the arrival of a gentle- I
man 3 few days since from I
Detroit, which place he < rt I
the 23d ult. we are I
that the troops ate n
Ito health, and arc fully p rt! |
1 pared to repel any attack tl»* ft
enemy can poilsbly I
this winter. I
The day before he left IT* B
troic, a party ot ten French- I
men had returned from I
Michigan, to which pi- lc3 I
they had been lent by • I
j Cals to reconnoitre the I
tion and alcertain the W' I
ill ion of the Indians in i ■ I
* quaiter, who all appcarM j
Ibe very friendly t® the l I
i ted States and as an evidt - 1 "- ■
[of which, they fufferev. ; j
I party to bring <-nf ~ n ’ l " J
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