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h*. prrreive t a the Con - l i*utios
was not within f *r v mies distance,
and captain Lawrence lav before th>
tV’’ pqr f mdefiance. Sill the Bontu
CitoVenne did not move fmm ht i
anchorage, (ommodorc Bainbridge
then wert Salvador ahd re
fitaiftcrcj, three days, supposing the
Emrlish officer would apply to the
govei nor, ks he might have done, and
detain the Constitution for twenty
four hours, and thus ensure a fuii
engagement with capt tin Lawrence ;
but he continued inflexible. Des
pairing at last of tempting him out
eoromodore Batnbridge sailed from
• St. Salvador and captain Lawrence
remained blockading the Bonne Cit
oyenne. and an armed schooner ol
twelve guns, till the 24th of January,
1813, when the arrival of the Mon
taguc. a seventy-four gun ship, which
bud sailed from Hio Janeiro for the
express purpose of relieving the
blockaded ships, compelled him to
retreat.
The whole conduct of capt. Law
rence on this occasion reflects as
much honor on the American arms
as the most brilliant victory could
have done- The propriety of pri
vate challenges djjiing war, may,
in general be questionable. They
may convert national into personal
quarrel*^and blood may be some
times uselessly sacrificed to fastidi
ous or frivolous points ofnonor. But
no case could have been more com
pletely j.uKified than the present.
At the commencement of the war,
so totally unequal was she contest,
so overwhelming th& force of the en
emy that our navy could hope to
gain nothing but uJory in the strug
gle. It became, the efore, a p tint
of honor among our officers, the
point on which the whole controver
ts rested- to pioVe that although
they might be crushed, they would
at least fall with honor: that to
build a numerous fleet was the work
of government;; but to make a gal
lant and disciplined ship, depended
on the officers, and although the
American ships should be overpow
ered by numbers, they were superi
or to ajiy single adversary of tqual
strength. -And what could more
decisively and gloriously irstaohsb
this superiority than the conduct ot
captain Lawrence ?/ In a Angle A
merican sloop of war he blockades
.for nearly a montn, with every tb
ken of defiance, two British ships,
one of them his superior in force,
‘ v titl a seventy-four is sc.nl to raise
-the blockade, and what rendered u
“peculiarly mortifying to the English. ■
Evil this was done oeiore tne eyes oi
the astohished Portuguese, who hid
slll now been taught by their haugh
jly friends, that no tquai vessel had
fcver pursued an Engnsn flag.
From Sf. Salvador captain Law*
Jeiiee no v shaped his course towards
eroambneo. Oh the lOth of r eo*
id v ne captured tne English brig:,
ICj&aoluinin oi ten tjuns, laden with
provisions and about twenty-five
thousand dollars’ in specie, but as
%>| e was a dull sailer, and he could
hot spare hands to man her, he tdok
out tne money and crew and ourhi
j'her. tie Ueu ran down tne coast
/ so» Mavunnum, ivtter cruising near
j, that place and Summon, iui toe add
of Febiuaiy, he stood tor liemaraia.
On the next morning he discovered
a brig to leeward and chased net* so
near the short that he Was obliged
to haul oh for the want ot a phot.
During the chase, however, he huu
discovered, u vessel at anchor oui
s de the oai of Uem«raig river, With
L'.igish color* dying, and nqw began
beating round Corouauo napk to get
at her ; wnen qctwhen three and
four o clck. m u\e afternoon* another
sad was Sv.vii on ms weaUier quarter
edging down tor hi in. As sne up-’
pi Oucncd she hoistiu English coiois,
and proved to be the oriltsn brig*
Teatork captain i'eaxc. the iioi
tiet was i.ii mediatel y uearcu tor ac
tion t and kept ciose to t.ie wind, 4u
order to. get -the weainer gauge
the apprOi.cmag vessel* A*, tea mnv*
tuts past five, finding oe cuuia wea
ther the enemy* captain **av\re nee
hoisted Ajoeciou* colors, lacked, j
ami in about a quarter of *u, nour ]
passed the Eruisn snip Wilma uuif j
pistol snot, and exchanged broad
sides ihe enemy was ovw m uic
act of wearing, wucu cap • aaw.ui.v
bore up. received ms sUuuoaru uroad
side and ran nun ciost on uoard
on toe starooaid qu«iui, irpmwmcn -
position ne «ycp. up sucu a crust ana
bloody fire, that in *css tnan iUivcs
tiuaulcs from tne commence ;ucut
ot the action, me action, cot onakh
*7
s ruck then cokm* aim uUi* : Ca a sig.-
Ilal *Ot distress. LdCUieila.tl. t>au
tu ict in da ..iy Went uu board anu
found that she was cut iy pieces
her captain miica, .nan. or
hiitca and w uuuca, ner lU.aouiast
gone by Ile board, six t V et water
in the hold aim sihkmg very iusv.
‘i he trtu {
j-.gtfvv 1. fitl luu I
wnunteL but although hir guns I
v *s*« thrown o* erb >ard, the shot •
les which could oc got at plugged, 1
in \ every exertion made b 4--
sg and hailing to keep-he*-
so Completely’ hacl she been shatter
'd that she spnk before the prison
e s could be removed, carrying
thirteen of her own crew as well as
hree men belonging to the Hornet.
Lieutenant Connor and the other
officers and men employed in re,
moving the prisoners narrowly es
caped by jumping into a boat, as the
P .-acock went down ; and four sea
men of the Hornet can up into the
fore top at the same time and, were
taken offby the boat.
(For residue see last page.)
. J ‘■■ ■■WTHfifigSl#
Bclig:oujL
AN ORIGINAL LETTER ,
From the Rsv. Samuel Dauiesy Presi
dent of the College of New* Jersey.
’ X DEAR
As I heartily condoled with Mrs.—
and yourself, in your affliction, I now
allow myself the pleasure to hope
your health, the greatest blessing
our mortal frames are capable of. is
restored; and send you my sincerest
congratulation. Happy we! if in pro
portion to the daily augmentation of
owr obligations to the Preserver of
men,;||ur pious gatitude also increa
ses* s - \ ■
Tboughthe hurry of ydurbuis»ness
may indispose you for speculation,
yet, a%I persuade myself it does not
erase the impressions of friendship,
your letters are always acceptable to
me, however trifling they appear to
yourself. 9 i i* an information of no
small importance to me that
“ Y<m eat, and drink, and sleep, and then
** You eat, an.i drink, and sleep again.’* f
especially seeing in this method yon
converse with me on a level, and
pay mein my own coin; and indeed
unless you could condescend to trifl.
ajittle, you would soon be impatient
of my M>* thoughts
olten pursue my letters, .and recol
lect a hundred silly things in them
wh ch afford me some uneasiness till
I reflect that they were sent to a
friend. , s
- would have sent you a cabinet of
jewels (or, to do them justice a car
go of poetical lumbber) with this ;
but I was scrupulous of conveying
such precious wares by I kndW not
whom ; and therefore ’tis likefY I
must reserve to my self the honour of
enriching you when I have the pleas
ure of seeing you.
But, my dear sir, these awkward
witticisms are really forced and un
natural at present; for the habit
ual levity of my mind is a little in
terrupted* and I am in a pretty seri
ous m«od. I have been taking a de
lightful garden walk this morning,
wuere even my barren imagination
v could not but suggest a thousand in
structive lessons s ir(>m the blooming
creation* The vferdure of the vege
tative tribes, the fragrance of the
flowers, and the harmony of the ae
rial.choir whicn in various forms
, were paying the tribute of praise *9
great Source life and beauty,
reproached tne languor of my heart
in devotion, and tne silence of my ’
ton.rue iii praise* The inanimate
woi id seemed to impor une me to
exjiiess their duai in hu
man language, and be the interpreter
of the universal hallelujah ; which
suggested to, me a stanza of Herbert,
which wants nothing but a modern
dress to render it truly poetical,:
* s Man is the world’s high jmeat ; who doth
refrain,
** no- refrain u.no kimaelf atoae
“ tfu; n.'Oi a uiousaiia who would praise thee
tain,
** And so commits a world of sin in one.**
yet a consciousness of guilt abased
my silly pride, Sc distressed me withuj
the horridbchange of sacrilege. Afr
as 11 am a fallen degenerate crfcatflre.
In whatever way the degeneracy was
conveyed,i whether by Adam’s rep
resentutivesaip or some other, I slave
as glaring evidences that 1 deeply
snare of it as of ray own existence.
Tis truly astonishing, si r T that the
candidates for eternity should confine
their thoughts and projects su much
\ to the trifles -of time* Alas 1 the
j wo. .and is asieep; unapprehensive of
fne suostantial realities which shall
fsoon succeed Cos these fleeting van
\ Hies. Will tne freedom of a friend
be sufficienuto excuse me if I here
usurp tne character of your serious
monitor l O \ octal* sir, do not trust
your eternal all on an implicit ven
ture ; do not suspend your everlast
ing state bn a uo u tjtfu 1 jocr/tajjs ; out
give ait diligence to m«*ke your ckf
ling anu election sure. sA mpre
ksivii ; ut mistaking in tins is more-
than the ceri4\n expect-uion
many other “misery, iicinemoer,
sir, toal tiiat piauoi uie iasmonaDle
religion.woicil* the gentraaty seem
to rest in as suuicient, is not the reu
£, J< * u^
Matr those preludes of yo'.r f:n:*i
di-solution which have lately ufili<ttd r
i they do not now aiiiict y \v mortal \
t ames, be happy excitements to a
% >eeay prepaiauon. It n.y prayers
are hear .on your beha’ you will
be b >th aeirs toget \sr of the <*race
of life. May Mrs. be mindful
of restoring mercy, and ripe for death
v hen ever it. may come ! But oh !
the world scon begins to charm
u> with its flattering allurements,
and render us unmindful of the juster
estimate we formed of them, when ,
on tttapborder of eternity. ,
Pardon, dear air, pardon this \
‘ new-light pant ;* for I should really :
ofltr violence tq my mind should I
write more ingeniously* or leas sol
emnly. Pray, dear sir, write to me j
sense, nonsense, or %hat you please ; 1
( ior lam sure you do not know the *
pleasure your letters aiTord me. I jj
am your’s, See.
lH anerDotcg.
A Neapolitan Nobleman fought
fourteen duels to prove that Dante
was a greater poet than Ariosto. At
his death-bed, a confessor, vvhbnvas
great admirer of Ariosto, desired
him to acknowledge the superiority
of this poet; 4 b atner’ answered the
dying Nobleman *to tell you the
truth, 1 never read either Dante or
Ariosto.
Were the causes of our modern
duels examined, it would appear that
those engaged in them could assign
do better reason for risking the loss
ot ihtir own lives, -or those of their
fellow-creatures, than 4fds Neapoli
tan Nobleman.
In December 1790 died at Paris
literally oi want, Mr. Ostervald.
well known banker* This mm fell ;
tiie violence of the disease of avarice
(for surely it is ratner a disease than
a passnm of tne mind) so strongly,
that, within a few days of his
no importunities could induce iiun
to buy a lew pounds ot meat, for the
purpose of making a little soup for
him. *•_, Tis true (said he) l should
not dUlike the soup, but 1 have no
appetite lor tne meat; what then is
to become of that?,, At the time he
refused tms nourishment, for fear of
being obliged to give away two or
three pounds of meat* there >vas tied
round his neck a silken bag which
-
vres eacn. At his outset in lue, he
drank a pint of beer, which sewed
him for supper, every night at a
house much irequented, from wuiui
he carried home ail tile bottle corks
he could come at. Os these in the
course Os tight years, he had colect
ed as many as sold for 12 lous and ors :
a sum that laid the foundation of his
future fortune, the superstructure of
which was rapidly raised by his tin
(common success in stock jobbing.
He died possessed of 125,000/ ster
ling*
There have been few persons in
whom avarice has predominated more
than in the late Mr. Eiweji. His
mother, indeed, was excessively av
aricious, and though sue .was left
neafiy by her husband, ye
she absolutely starved herself to
Mr. Klwes seemed not less
wretched than his mo»her. At his_
house at Stoke, in sudpik, if a win
dow were broken, it was mended by
a piece of brown paper, or by patch
ing it with a small bit of giass ; and
. this had been clone so frequently, and,
in so many shapes, that 4 would have
pupated a mathematic,au to say what
figure they represented. To save fire, |
he would walk about tne remains of an
old green houses or sit with a servant
i.n the kitchen I in the advance of
of the season his morning employ*
meat was to pica upcoipa, bones, or
any thing he could find, and,, .carry
them home in his pocket lor h s
fire l ‘“One day he was surprised by
a neighbouring gentle man, in the act
oi pulling Jfown, with great difficulty,
a crow’s nest for tars purposf ; and
when the gentleman wondered way
he should give himself so muca tiou*
blci“ O f Sir,*’ replied Elwes, * fc it is
really a shame taut these creatures
should do so ; do but see what waste
they make/’ They don’t care how
extravagant they He would ai- i
most cat any thing to save cxpeace.
At a time when he was worth eight
hundred thousand pounds he would*
cat game at tne last state of putre
faction, and meat that no- other per
son could touch l As to his dress,
any thing would do. He wore a wig
for a fortnight which he picked up
in a rut in a lane, when riding witn
another gentleman. His shoes he
never suffered be cleaned, least*
they should be worn out the sooner.
As >the infirmities of old *ge howe
ver came upon him. he be%an to be s
mote wished. It is *aui, that fie
was heafG frequently at midnight as
it struggling with sbnie n|s
chamber, and crying out, 4 ‘ i will
keep money ; nobody shall rub
me oi my property.” i Here are ma-
VTth| Vfn'tr of sv; Ir.r.arv tlrof:*?, nr : »] :
of the ins’ {ficlthcy of fi£hes to reri- !
tier man Kind happy.
m PCREICN NI*WS.
IP NEW-BEDFORD, E<sroi*
rib*’
Victoty at Bayonne, r
Last evening arrived here the
Portuguese schooner, Viagenta, in
46 days from Li boo. 4papt. Terry
j of Fairhaven, a passenger in *the
Viagenta, informs that a few hours
l previous to sailing an express arriv
jr ed in Lisbon from Lord Wellington,
announcing a complete victory over
the French army uncW Marshal
Soult. It appears that Lord Wel
| lington had been induced to order
the Spanish part of his army to re
| turn to the Pyrennees in consequence
j of the cruelties exercised by them
on the country people of France ;
tiiat being thus .reduced, Soult at
tacked him on The 1 Ith December
and turned his t left--wgig ; but was
repulsed after a very* sanguinary
conflict, that on the 12th, 13 th and
14th the fighting continued wkh en*
OfOased furj, and finally ended in the
total overthrow of the French.
Gapt. Terry says .the express re
ported that the allied cavalry charg
ed the French artillery when in full
fire, and carried them ; and the in-*
fantry on both sides v maintained ‘'m
contest with the bayonet, man to
man, for several hours. The num.
her lost we did not learn, but the ex
press stated tout the slaughter w.ts
very great on both sides. Lord Wel
lington left a force to blockade Bay
onne. and has advanced from that
place. 30 miles from Bordeaux.—*
The action took place m the open
country. ,
FRENCH A .COUNT
Os Lord Weiiington's Invasion pf .«
France.
Batossk. Dec . 13.
The enemv lost on the 10th and
. * Ifth from 10 to ! 3 OCO men ; but
yesterday he strengthened his line
and showed a disposition to attack.
» This morning Marshal Soult an
ticipated him, by causing all his
lines between Moughere and Ville
Franque to be attacked at day
break. Count DEnon led the at
tack with five divisions of infantry,
a brigadjgkof citvalry, and 22 pieces
of cannon. with the
third, division, attacked m front;
Gen. Dot-rican on the right, assist
ed by Gen. Dormagnq, The attack
was very brisk, and succeeded very;
well. The enemy brought up frcSh
troops, and we brought two divisL
ons and a brigade, which had not yet
been engaged. The enemy was
checked l and the combat continued
the rest of the day,-with advantages
supported on our side. y ,
We had 500 killed and 2 woun
ded. The loss” of the enemy must
have been more considerable. We
have taken only 300 English, among
whom are several officers. Gene
rals Moeque-ry and Maucemble ihave
been wounded. The enemy took no
% prisoners..,. ‘ >*
’ : y- ■
The following proclamation was
issued by hia serene highness the
Prince of Orange, immediately on
his landing in? Holland.
PROCLAMATION.
William Fredsbie,bj the Grace of
Qody Prince of Orange and
Nassau, &c,
, To all thoss who these presents
shall see, hear or read, greeting.— ‘
Be it made known : * 1 ‘
Degr Countrymen— After nineteen
yearstof absence and suffering, I have
received, wkh heart felf joy, your
unanimous invitation to come a
mongSt you-T “l am now arrived, and
I Under Divine Providence,
that I shall beHRe means of restor
ing youGq your ancient indepen
dence and prosperity. This is my
sole object, and I have the satisfac
tion to assure you that it is equally
the object of the allied powers. ljL
is in particular, the wish of the Prince
Regent of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and of its
government. ,Os this you will be
convinced by the unanimous assiafc
j ance whidh that, powerful country is .
immediately going to'give you,’ and
1 which, I crust, will lay the foundati
j on of those old and intimate ties of
friendship and. alliance which have
so long mtedc the happiness of both
states.
I am disposed and determin
ed to forgive and forget every thing
that has passed. We have all
but one common object, which iji to
heal the wounds of our native Coun
try, and tp rdstore it to its.rank and
spiendyr amongst nations.— i he re
vival of trade anci commerce will, I
trust,, be the immediate consequence
ot my return. All party spirit musjt
be ipr ever banished fro.mamongst
ps. No effort sfiall be wanting*©u
my part, and on that of my lamiiy,
To issert andlbccpre your indepen
dence, and to promote your huppi-
I .ess and welfare My eldest sun, j
I *uo, under tftc useful. Welling
ten. T-as- himselfnet’ tttv.vrjF
tbvWf \t\c lamr of hii ancestors. i»
on hi* jdlyr to Join rue ; t/qite,* t!u r;*- 4
C( un*.t\Tm n with hearty
and soul with nif, and our to mm on
\vil||tlqurtsh again, as* in kWh
otelcK and .we shall transmit
unimpaired to our posterity the
blessings we have received from our
’ancestors.
Gmni under my seal and signa*
!>Jtiin?flWembcr 1, IS id.
( Sist neCTb OR ANGEt
By*coifimand of his highness,
( -W£ ‘ I'aceu
STATE PAPER.
mcLAßAlf&fr OF THE ALr
4 * LIED ROWERS.
■> ,* -\ Jp .%*%■?• v v % v
, * The French government has oiv
dcred anew levy of 300 000 con-*
scripts,. The motives of the Sena-*
tus Consultum to oat effect contain
an appeuitp the Allied Power*. They,
therefore, Sod themselves called up^ v
cn to promulgate anew in the fana
of the world, the views wiiiclv. guidi*
them in the present war ; the prin
ciples which form the basis of their
conduct/their washes uud thotrdeteiW
munition. t-
The Allied Powers do not makai
war upon Prance* but against th 4
preponderance, haughtily announcer!
—against that preponderance whiclt' x
to the misfortune of Europe and I*C
prance, the: emperor Napoleon hw%
too long/exercised beyond the
of the empire.
Victory has conducted the Allied*
Armies to ti e bunks of the Rhine*/
The fifst use which their Imperial
* and Royal majestys have made o£
victory, lias been to offer peace to’
his Majesty the Emperor of the
French. An attitude strengthened,
by the accession of the Sovereign*
and Princes of Germany, has had no
inQuence on the conditions of peacej
These conditions, are founded oil
the independence of the French Em-V
pire, as well sis on the independence
of the other states of Europe. To*
views of the Powers ai e just in then*
objects, generous and liberal in their’
. application, giving security to all*
honorable to £aehr
The Sovereigns desire tha>
IFrance may be great powerful and
happy ; because the French power!
in a slate of greatness and strength,
is one of the founuations of me so«*
cial edifice of Europe*, They wish
that Franec may be happy, that lur
commerce may revive; that tne arts,,
those, blessings of peace may again
dourish ; because a great people can]
only be tranquil 4s they are happy*]
The Powers confirm to the French:
Empire an extent of territory which’
France under her Kings never knew ;
because a valiant nation does not full)
Rom its rank, by , having in its turn
experienced reverses in an obstmuU*
and sanguinary contest, in which it !
fought with its accustomed bravery#
But the Allied Powers wish to be
face, tranquil and happy ihemselvts.
—1 hey desire-a state of peace which,
by a wise partition of strength, by
a just equilibrium ipay hencefor
ward preserve their people from
numberless calamitie > which over
whelmed Europe for the “ last U.fy
years. *
The Allied Powers will not lay
down their arms until have attained
tliis great and beneficial result, thii
noble object of heir efforts. They
will not hay down their arms until
the political state of Eurppe by es
tablished anew—-until immovably
principles have assumed their rights
over vain pretentions—until until
the sanctity of treaties shall have at
last secured a real peace in E%i
rope. . T' c ■ £ .
Eranfort Qtc, 1813.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 19*. 1
Her Majesty the Empress, on
Sunday last granted audience to
Messrs. Adams, Gallatin and Bayard
in ihe quality of Envoys Extraordi
nary .and Ministers Plenipotentiary
from the United States of Americx,
tThis mission extraordinary has gi-
Ncn universal satisfaction here, it
is wished that it be completely suc
cessful; and that the re-establish*
ment of peace between his Britannic
Majesty and of the U«
nited States may free the navigation
■ and/commerce of our Emflfe, from
the only restraint Which it can expe
rience since the renewal of the tits
of the strictest friendship with Eqg- ,
land. . This striking proof of friend
ship nnd confident;, which the Re
public of the United States has giver*
to the Emperor, arid the distinguish*
ed choice which it has made of it*
plenipotentiaries, are muchapplaud
,cd. I
To the Editors of, the Ncnv-York Jifcrm
cant He Advertiser. j
*’ r Boston, Saturday Evening#
It is reported to day, that the Aim
Alexander, which lately arrived from-
Liverpool, brings information tbut{
Mr. Adams Hfetd written to the A*
meriean Agent fqr,Prisoners in
London, and to Mr. S. Williams*
i That a pet ? *wO§Uf ” speedily takq
place betv*. .• ‘ruF.t&a &and. Ute U.J