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Plan for Coast and River Defence, by means of Horse-marine Ar tillery ; hy Capt . David Porter vs the U. States Navy . Have four Hat bottomed ves sels or floats, each 300 feet long and 14 feet wide, secured parallel to each other 10 feet apart by strong beams running at right an gles with their length, and pro jecting 10 feet beyond their out-, er sides ; over which lay a strong platform or deck, making a sur face of 31,000 square feet. Sur mount this with a breast-work, shot proof, and mount on it, en barbel , 30 or 4o eighteen or twen ty-four pounders on traveling carriages. Have three water wheels, unconnected with each other each worked by 20 horses geered to bows and pivots, and also protected by breast-work from shot. Let the battery thus formed be steered by two e quiv olaat rudders, -and supplied with faking bridges hr the conveni ence of landing the artillery and horses, Let the floats be divi ded into compartments and ren dered tight, to prevent their sink ing in the event of a shot passing •through them. A machine, thus constructed, with guns, horses* and men on board, will draw four feet water and may be moved at the rate o 1 six miles an hour without putting. the horses off a walk. How to use the Machine . Suppose it to be at Washing-! ton and the enemy ascending the! Patuxent; descend the Potomac! until you arrive opposite to a suit able point on the Patuxent for e-i reeling batteries—march across the country—--and take the best* position for annoying him. in; this way it may be used for the j protection of three rivers not far distant from each other.—Should the. enemy attempt to ascend the Potomac with a force too strong for the battery alone to repel ; retreat to a favorable po sition-—land one half of the guns on an eminence directly over the battery-—and this will give you all the advantage of two tier of guns. In this way it may be used with double the effect of any o ther floating battery now in use. If marauding parties of the en emy land at any point on either of three rivers, for whose protec tion the battery is intended, and it should not be deemed necessa ry to land the artillery; move the | battery to the nearest point, andj you have at once a body of 60; horse and as many soldiers as you may wish to carry—all fresh, and'; prepared to march against him. ! These troops, guns, and hor- aes might also be employed for. all other military purposes, and the advantages which such a ma chine would offer for the speedy transportation of large bodies of troops are incalculable. Kingston,!?. T. January 23. Sad Accident. —On Friday last about two o‘clock in the mom lug, the store house of Mr. James Pine, at Twaalfskill Landing near this village, was consumed by fire. A part of the building was ap propriatedby Mr. Richardson fo* a distillery, who had four work men in it at the time of the acci dent, one of whom perished in the conflagration: one was so much hurt that his life was des paired of, and two made their es cape. We are advised, that there was not any property of value in the house save nearly two hogsheads of spirits, that while one of the said men was in the act of replenishing the hogs head with hot rectified spirits which had the least contents, be ing alone, two oi his comrades being asleep and the other out of doors after a pail of water, the flame of the candle he held in his hand communicated with the li q uor poured into the hogshead, which caused its explosion, and enveloped the house in a blaze. The loss is estimated at about 4000 dols. OUR NAVAL CHARACTER EXEMPLIFIED . From the Rhode-Isiand Repub lican. On the morning of the 10th j inst. an express came from Bren- j ton's Neck, with information that a ves: : d had been stranded on the reef, and that several men were seen on part of the wreck, driving rn the mercy of the wind and waves. An arrangement was immediately adopted to rescue them, if possible, from their .per iiqus situe t.ioru Some of our cit- j Lens proceeded on to the sea ! shore. OMvs.it H Perry, Esq. Com- ; m tnder of the U. S. Frigate Java, ; jno w in our ha rbor, being at his j ■house, was called upon to aid in j ! the effort—his manner of enter-: ffng with all his soul into the spir-j j it of the meiancholty business was; peeuliary impressive—his feel-j ing heart realized the critical situ- j ation of those unfortunate men whose lives were at stake. Not-; withstanding the severity oi the | weather arid the high wind, he . without ceremony stepped on j board of his barge, and said !cheerfully .to his men,' 1 come, my Toys put on your pea jackets, we l are g rin g to the relief ot distressed |ship-wrecked seaman*' —as he (addressed them, their animated (countenances expressed that in trepid determination, to brave ev ery danger, the arduous duty in dicated. They then rowed with great rapidity out to the Reef, distant'about five miles. The ; vessel proved to be the schr. Eli : za, Capt. Charles Gorton, from ■Havanna, and owned by S. T. Northum, merchant, of this town. She was dashed into a thousand pieces, cargo entirely lost. For tunately the eleven men on the J quarter-deck that had seperated from the wreck where withfthe assistance offered landed in safe ty, which may be considered a miraculous preservation of their lives. Such unparalleled magnanimi ty of conduct as the brave Perry manifested in his efforts to save those unfortunate seamen, justly entitles him to the confidence his country reposes in him, and to the respect, esteem and affection of every American. Capt. John Cahoone of the Revenue Cutter Vigilant, merits applause for his spirited exertions on the occasion. But in conse quence of the remarkable low tide, and the Cutter having two anchors ahead, the severity of the weather was such as rendered it impossible to get her under way so expediously as wished, not withstanding he had several aC-j tive volunteers on board. Hei proceeded on in the hope of be ing useful. Much credit is clue to Messrs. N. bi D. Swinburne, for their es sential services rendered. N. Jnt. Extract of a letter written, on board the Northumberland. St. Helena, October 29 “We arrived here on the i6th. after a very long and * very fa tigueing passage, and we landed Napoleon on the 18tb. He is now j jin the country, at the house of aj gentleman named Balcome,; until Long-wood be made ready i ! for him- Those who have folj I lowed him are wearied, and, I, I believe, sincerely repent ot hav ing accompanied him. Madame Bertrand, who speaks English very well, told me to-day that the island was absolutely a.desert, and the birth place of the demon Ennui . She already insists on re-! turning to Europe, in order to ed ucate her children. “ I dined four limes with Boy na parte, on board of the North-] umberland; he spoke little at ta ble, and in general addressed his conversation to the admiral. He j ‘took little exercise; during the; day he walked only about two’ j hours after dinner. Generals ‘ i Bertrand and Las Casas are his ! greatest favorites ; he conversed | rarely with the othe rs. He play i ed at cards every evening, and in \the afternoon at chess. He | went to bed early, and rose very j late. He was in general low spir jited ; and since he had arrived I here, his spirits are not better. “The island is very strictly guarded: there are signals be tween all the ports ot the island sand the vessels ; guard boats and brigs are cruising around it; so that unless he can fly, it ts impos j sibie he should escape. No per son is permitted to absent from this vessel after sunset, and eve ry vessel is ready to slip her ca ble at the first signal.** A Gentleman from Newport, informs, that the United States frigate Java, had received her in structions from Washington, and was to sail on Thursday for the Mtditteranian. It is probable she will carry to Algiers the rat ification of the treaty. —N._lnt. MILTON, We are authorized to state, will be a Candidate for a seat in the Con gress of the United States, at the next Election. ~TTXISTOF LETTERS, In the Post OJJice at Louisville, (Geo.) on the Ist day of Janu ary, 1816. Roberts Alfred and John L. Vlfrcd, James Barkley, Ben’l. Bower, Elizabeth Barton, John Boutin, 3, Charles Burton, Nan cy Brannan, Elizabeth Berry hill, John Bell, John Chambers, Whitehouse Cason, Archibald Campbell, Mr.—— Ferret, Cath arine Forsyth, Jesse Glover, Anti Gibson, William Gilliam, Benja min Jordan, Henrietta Jane Guy* ton, Walton Harris, Mathevtf Hobson, Gideon Hays, William i Hargrove, Joseph Hall, 7eroba j bel Haslip, George Hodges, John Holcombe, James Jordan, Eliza W. Jackson, John Jackson, Isaac Ingram, Noble W. Jones, John Lawson, Alexander Love,3, Ben jamin Loften, William Little, Na thaniel Moxley, Eliza Milton* Morris Murphey, Seth Pierce, Aden Powell, Robin Patterson, Coleman Powell, John Powell, John Pugesley, Mrs. Posner, Ab salom Pryor, Isaac Rawles,James Salter, George Stapleton, Moses Sinquefield, Rev’d. James B.Tur* ner, Lewis Willis. A. WRIGHT, A.P.M. ! THE SUBSCRIBI.R ‘ j Respectfully informs the Pub j lie that he still carries on the bu \ siness of TAILORING in Lou* ; isville, opposite the old Printing Office., near the Court House; where he will be ready to dis patch any orders from Town or Country. JACOB M’COLLGUGH, 15th Feb. 1816. 4t. I GEORGIA, ? ! Jefferson County . i j WHEREAS Mary Turner ( applies to me for Letters of Ad ministration on the estate and es- sects of George Turner, dec. These are therefore to cite and admonish ail and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have J why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at cf fice, this 31st of January, 1816. A, WRIGHT, c.c.o. GEORGIA, Jefferson County. $ ’ WHEREAS Susannah Eoun tain applies to me for Letters of Administration on the estate and effects of Noah Fountain, dec. These are therefore to cite 8c admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said de ceased to be and appear at my of* fice, within the time prescribed by law to shew cause (if any they have) why said letters should no be granted. Given under my hand at of ficethis 31st of January, 1816. A. WRIGHT, c.c.o. TAILORS AND HABIT MA KERS. M'Daniel and Henson, Respectfully advise their friends and th e public, that they have formed a connexion in the above line of business, and are ready to dispatch any orders from Town or Country. Persons de* sirous of employing them, will please call at the Public House of Jno. P. Harvey, Esq. in Lott* isville. lsthFeb. 1816.