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be’it*■•»! tbe pvhUc fl f. i
I *rr rrmainiiij.’ all ti*y rtf the Bir 1
l «ri l» colon hotmd aod ihe before
Imeutioacd signal *Sisp aytd, wi'h
r 1 b i{i 5 able *o comotumcai*
|#»'h ho .eifooner*, I «tood to tht
xn-hwarß, a .d a: " e'oock th*
i r.eKt morning discovered & cbaccri
a ship to the *ou:hw*rd, wh cb,
attc> pursuing 8 O' 9 miles, led 4><
to a |econd sail, (nog under hei
topsails, with her topgaiUni-inasti
boused and fl. iag.jib b >♦ m r gged
id) and from to * lie di cove* s
r> of a tnird sail, rep e*«nted from
> the tcast head to be a large trgw.tr ;
Idiscover1 discover i ( g re third tail, ad
ded to the hjamol irrca of the fir#
anrf second, i was induced to be
lieve them part of an enemy'*
•1 aadrou, and accordingly hauled 1
t*p and stood for th« former, to as
certain her characirr; and after
*»»ktog her Iron the deck, per.,
ceived t.hr was a frigate report
td, I now tarked and suortened
sail, b lieviog that to»»'ds n jhi
i argot bo enabled *o cut iff the
sli p (wHich wjii either a stria I fru
gate or large sloop of wtf ) auU
brig, f;oua fu- third or la-gesi Rai>,
at i**is t ! »!e 9 or l!i miles to wicd
ward ; in ihi*, however, 1 nraa no j
»bl*r to t fFect my purporso, owing
ro the weather ad (between *uo»i‘
and dark) bearing down loi**<be
o iters. Judging now from (lit
ivifc> that after riaik. thet
would chac«' ; I stOi.-id to thy cait
waid.un. ei easy sail, b lieving th o
ia the morning I nt.-ght fi.id - hem
in »ome disorder; at day ltgh\
l owever, oivmg to the haZiiie .M of
tl.e w:. a h-. t, th-*v were n t to be
se-*n ; cottsi qu nth , I woe ansi
sti-od back to ttie westwaid to make
them and in few mmotu*
t lactlVr red two (>ne ou the lee, the
od’e' ou the w< a: her bow ) to which
I give chace, bjt afttr chasing
Ihr in sbotr half an hoar, the wet
tu- 1 becoming more clear anti two
!»: gc topi s tdaenlv making thri
appenia-ict (one ou the wtastiertk
the other on .he b e beaut) l chang
td my c.iu.ye to tht e* Award,
when the fotif immediate I ctowd_
td vaii in pu.su* , bo*, owing tu
the wua her, a**is:td bv the lqc
Bnv’s mijm iter of chasing. I was -n*
bied t g. i cleat i t <ht a- wi ho.,
St “tty in h few ho,.is,
i n,i. f purs ed a co*:ise ou soutiu
ing (*xc-p io dm.bli'ig C'ape tia
<oig faaoni wtur <,ST n
D* 1 w are, he e, la a -t-g 1 fed i.
yv.tU a Isige v? -scl, nppaundya
m n ot war. sati to .op
s..! s and cl- grt u hip for action,
but he euddeTly d -h pea nag an.,
i- a tew minutes hr, or some othci
Vet*-el n a-, b. i..g nuarj to liresig.
ltd ’ .os, I « uod on to the noun- •
v ad, fiorw « h. hei that i was newr
aiiO h. r-q adiwo, F.out the Dc~
faware f .aw n.iihmg until 1 made
1 .icdv i!o«k, when L ag -.i» .«ii in
v - * h an»> hc» ol he eticmy’.* .q-.ad
fnru, and Ly ..o»Ue iinaCcOutOcblc
t :u»t wm permi.ied to e.. cr Uie
l av, af'i o. gh in he prt»< nee oi
•* t.cid-hJ, superior fore-, aitcr
I avtug betu ob. gt d oicnt Aiuout
Si ie s* v:>. tiijut s nrnj a full vailing
for (ci tide. 1 am, etc.
V JOHN hwuotfts,
I'ion. YV. sfca'ry of tfaw u*vy,
Ch’licetbe, 0. Feb. 15.
British Plot.— On pr cUy
mic’Kt a tun which coti-ci be
«cpeod'..d on, was icceived bi
* *'*• |'>h:» B C ampbell, Cutn
1 and - g U. States troops in
’ ,u that ihe Brit sh prison-
l s * CBcamped in this nngnboi
had ij.id s' plan to refeue
" ,£^ir ( fttcers Irc.m the cuiiody
1 i ? he Virt.fhai; «nd with them,
'n -orce shet w y tn-o Canada.
'<»«n what we have been able
* h, h appear? that a cor
** 4-ondence h»d bt«n k pi up
* u »e.t the officer:. 61 the men,
It'ce the aft cccftnerorni
* 1 h imer, m which u had’
d« du d that the latter
* f aid i le upon .hei* guatd in
l “ u, ,.h , feizc theft arms’, aod
81 Cr tt leasiii 6 ihcti officers, to
i r e f fi'e to the »nwn, ai'd
1 proceed to forr.e part of
Briifh domir.iitfs. This at
tempt, deice ate as ii may
pear, -tvght probably bace been
canied imo exetmien, bud 1
not been for ihe tbnely inrerpo
(ition of Providence. Two o?
the British officers, lietiicnamj
*S okoe and Purvis, difclolcd
htir inlentioru, under an in
‘junQion of lecrecy, to a gentle
man of this town, who, being a
federa iff, they considered as a
common friend. 1 his gentle
tn.n, however, having colfected
HI the ncc. Alary infcmatiun,
acquainted col. Campbell theie.
wi.h, who, with the concurrence
of Governor Meigs, gave im
mediate orders 10 put 1 tic kl ttilh
officcts in iron® ; the priioneis’
guaid was doubled; the mi 11 ia
weie caded out, and remained
on duiy the whole nigiu ; ana
every precaution lakcn to avett
the impending danger, Tbefe
vigorous meiiute# had the aett
-edeff.ct. Since the diicovciy
.*f the plot, the Bnufh ctii.eifc
have lieciy atkuowledgtd it;
and lay that they gave lulo.ma
tion thereof to one oi out (cl
ow dozens, because knew
hat if tire a temp, was utaae us
ooi.fequcnces would have pro
vtd molt fatal to tbcmlelves.—
Much credit is cerioinly due to
oul. Campueii for his zeal and
activity on this occasion.
Yelteid ty afeetnoon, .he Briu
ith offi ei« who yvete in co fi *e
men. nete, were lent to Fiat.k-
(K.J under a firong elcort.
Pitt»burg, Febru*ry tj.
A lefter from « gcu’lcm-n at D troit, to
his friend in fhi, place, dated s?h J-.btmry,
fays— ‘ A patty of our meu have
jntt returned from tli- rifer i hamei, and
have brought in 8 (.riloturi, among them i*
the fasnou* Frai cn Haul y 1 undnfiand he
hat litis day been examined hy thee nimand
ing t fScer, and the cx.ufe l.e makes i*, that
he was on his way to ice his la iiy; but it
is wiil kuoun that hi was at the burning ot
KufF.-l, e, as Mr M’Omb, win. it he fC noW(
taw imn there ; and it isalT. wt I known,
t at Ik hn been .A(‘Uag D. puty Quarter
Matter Gen. to the Bruiih tr , pi; tm is a
th»r pr ot u> me that nc i» in advanc of the
arm; t<> prmre the ncctH.r\ proviSons.
We -xpcdl at> attack, but are prepared to
uicet it.’
lavauuah, February 54.
SMUGGLING UfiThCl KD.
Arrived at Cockfpur roads on the l8:h
inst, the Ponuaue.e ong Anno, r-.nr ( t ,io dc
I Oofto mailer, from Liiuon, in dy, Ou
the iptii, a Pil; t Boat lehoonti, belonging
ro Rubcrt Key aud Noah B. Sisson, pi i»
for ike river Savannah, went do n within*
about o«t quarur of a nine tbi* fide 01 laid ,
brig and cum g t c nigm, f, u oaits, Hunks
aim calc* nf Jbntilh Liy Goods were taken
from ou boaid laid l ri t . and put on board
the Pilot Boat, brought up aim landed at a
final island near uguftirie Luck, ihe tJ. 1
State* barge conimauded by Lieut H B 1
j< ties, of the Sea Feucibie , an ad ve aau I
eot. rpriGug olhcer, w«s at anchor iu Gock
j spur roads, and iieard the pcopte On board
I the i>rig at work aiu.olt ihe w/.ole ot the
j night, but did uoi tuieitene uu.ii merning,
! in order to let them cifckarge all the goous,
and thtu take pi £ ffion. Ine barge follow
tu the lchoouer aud found ihe tiad put the
goods on this fmail ida d,at t*»« mouth of
Creek— (cut to Fort Jacitlou for
atTutaucc, anu Lieut, slaughter, in a prompt
manner repaired to the pi.ct and aiLtud tue 1
tnwol the barge to kcCj pobeliiou ol the I
fcrooiier and the good.; by tins t.me the
cnlitbior received tn.clliget.ee, and imme
diately cufpaiched a boat 10 Icier laid goods
and u> pr. teed to Cockfput and rake puflef
hon ol the Uig. 'l ht brig, pitot boat and
good* are Jew in the poGetiioii of the col
lector * 'ppoieu value, aO,Oco dollar*.
We have not been able to tiod out to
whom the veflel was couligued,or the owner
of the good* Ibe public may rft allured
however, iliould we be able to alceitaiu this
point, the t.amcs o; the uuworthy being*
conctrued, lhail be publicly cxpoied. W«
w 111 tcrccn »o man or let cl meu frem turn
fliatut ids coudue*.—luch Anti Americao ptu
ctedings —KepuwiicftO.
0
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All per Ton 5 cicfirous
-»f becoming i».qnaintcd witf*
Military TbOfics, are informed
tV>;;t *Hrre w;ll be D*i ! i» on every
Tueftlass and Saturday*.
pofi<e Mr*. Moore’*, an Gicen
fircet) ai 3 o’clock. P. M. t
Md'ch 12 . 3t.
MIR RO R.
—AUGUST J — !
I
Saturday Night, March 12-
r
It it rumored, and we believe corre&lr.
Gideon Granger i. fuperccded i. the
ofsc « of PnfU.Oer General by ,he nomina
non by the Pref.deur to the leant* of Re.
| *’' rn J* pow Governor of Oh.o, to
nit that ortice.— -National Inicltigeacer.
THE YAZOO CLAIMS.
A Hill h«« parted rhe Senate, and ia now
before t>'e Hoof* ot Reprefent.etiv»e, for car
ryms into est. rt a compromise with the
«no Haimanta. Although it partVd the
******* h V * * ote of «•»»■« to one, we expert
“ will meet with a very strong though tt
may not te * furceftlol opposition hi the
Hi-ut-. If it <in pafi into a law, we lH*ll at
Ivalt hay* to eougruulate ourfelVea that it I
oo longer he, at it hap foi year# hc*n, the |
»pph*of difc.ird in the Nat onal Leg flarur*.
*' ii impotlibl* to think without the utmofl ,
abhorrence on the corruption in which tint
trmfartioa w?» engendered. We hud, how
ever, am >ng the fuj>p,>rt-r* of tlm bill in the i
nisny nine, of those who have in 1
time palt been decided y averse to the mea' I
« which it contemplate*, via a cotnpoai
*,on « f » certain number of acre* of the
laud, in lien of the vast body which i* claim
•d by tliolt who purchased of the Yar.no I
I peculator*. On their vetei the decision in
the Supreme Ceurt some time ago, in favor I
of the r'aimaii ■*, ha- probrbly had coafider- '
abla effcA,- Nat. Im. March x.
! ■
Geperal Huli.'j Trial —The tefrimony on j
the pm of the profecutiuu having been I
elded Tor the pretent, the court adj-wrned ]
on Salfirdiy fe’nighr, to meet again yrfter- |
day, in ord. r to afford an opportmiitv to the I
accufetiko prepare to open hia defence. Ai- J
bauy payer. I
j \ j
\ New York February*?, fl
storm yeftrrday prevented*
the (ailinarf the Adam* corvette for Got-1
tenburg pur envt'vi landed again on Wed- I
nefdav rveiing, and will remain on sh ire I
unti' the htur . t departure, which wilt pro-1
bahly be tlit* day. Letter* from Walking- 1
ton y&erday received by mod of thefl
legation. I
Ezttcdt of a'dettrr to the editor* of the®
t Mercantile! idver ifer, dated a.fton, Sa-fl
, turday Feb jo. I
*' ‘ ,! . e d.VlcKip of war Frolic, captain®
Bainbridgo, (affrd from tin* port on Friday I
inornine tali, i I
“* he S jjoop of war Syrea, and the ■
privateer b ig Gaud l urk, both (ailed from 1
Salem on 1 evening last, on a cruise." ■
i , of a !et*pry ro m an rflcer in the U.
tt. army, to tba, dttor* ot the Hartford
M«rc*ry, tinted Sackt’. Harbor, 1 1 ch
February, 1814.
“ I iie 9th and ' Jtlicoof didatMt regiment*
arrived i.ere yofterda* from French Mtlla, iu
I Sue order, »filer a ra|* ; march of 4 days, a
' diflance of IJo mi e*. \ Ad ihe troops at the
j MiH* will fihortly be an the stove for thia
I place aod Puttsbu-gh
j “ liaceil nt pr.*p nation* hive been and
1 arc dill making icie, sot tbe nefence of the
harbor and flopping, which, in case of an
j attack, the enemy will, I tlpiilc, come off with
: the !»la of he,:d« and limbs,
“ *1 he three fiiips are itlfiue forwardnefs, 1
so tha" the fprirg campaign will probably
open wit> tr ; fli laurel*.
; ‘ The enemy are narvirik up the river in )
large bodiea, for ling Hon; but, for itnf.lf,
I tliink they will nut dare to attack us here," j
M on Thursday rj/> n ; 0 » igf^
! Pdf fi-ld Diflndf, t>. Cinlina.Mr. JOHN ]
I MORsfc, to rVlifs hLIZMtBIH M..MS, i
] daughter of David Mims, Ifq
DIED, on Monday morning lafl, after a
Qu>rt illncia, Capt JOHN D. NIC’HOLLS, 1
formerly 01 Danbury CunucAicut, but for \
lutite years pall an inhaLitauc of tkn place,
*gtd 33 7»» r «-
Departed this life, on tbe jtk iu ft, at hit
fear 00 little Spirit Creek, Mi. 1 HOMA.S S.
t HILL, aged 44 year* 30 goca to tb<- tooib,
another of our Revolutionary ci«ara<t»ri. 1
I
By this Evening’# Mail. ,
Washington City, March 3. !
The Treafurv Note Bill
yefte'day pafied tbe Senate. (
A bill his passed the Sen- j
ate and has been twice read ' ]
j '
in the Houfc et Reprefcntt- j |
tives, one obje& of which
is to authorize the executive,
in ca.e of failure, to fill the
ranks of any of the Regi«
jments of the army, to caute
the f? id Regiments to oe j
consolidated, and the super-
■
1 1 ooi*, Houlehold and Kicheo
Furniture, belonging io Lid cL
late. 1 cion* made known on
the day, by
Dorothy C. Jone% adm'x.
Thomas Short, adm'r.
Likewise, the Plantar ion will
1 be jen ed, <sk the N *groes hired
un ii the *5 h next.
March 12.
Administratrix’s Sale.
WILL 13 E SOLD,
| At the plantation of joh n O.
Pearre, laic of Columbia coun
ty, dec’d. part of the Per{ , n al
Property of laid decealed, viz :
| M at, Fodder, Corn, Carp-n.
ters fools, and frveral other
artic es. I enos made known
on the dav of (ale.
E. Pcarre, Adm'rx .
March 1 *. 3
Executors Notice.
AH per tons indebted to the
edate of Charles Crawford, E r q.
late of Columbia county, are
solicited to make payment to the
wndersigned—Alfo, all perfooi
havjfig demands againlt Lid es.
! late, are req jested 10 bring ihem
forward, in (he time pdcrtb d
br law, in due form, and receive
payment.
A. Crawford, %
Peter Crawford, l
Nathan Crawford, J p
Maich it. g .
E ank Flank Checks,
For Jule at tins ojjice.