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ten* of thoustnd*, reduced cLies to Itses. and spread deavi and dcsola tfar and wide. * Wi- ii his thou •ami ship he i:a i o.nmiuc l every out i age and cruelty, and robbery, and murder, nianstealing and de* predation that the most barbarous nations have been guilty of. Eng land hat taken from us. in time ol |>eace, without any just provocation, about a thousand vessels, with their rich cargoes,. carried them into her ourti ports, condemned and sold .them and put tive money into her own coder* to the amount of many milli ons oT dollars, All this we have borne without resistance, for many years. We .have .complained and .remonstrated, and plead with them by negociation* to cease their plun dering, -and Uk'ngour vessels, and do us justice* They have amused tis with fair words, but continued the practice* (lan the annaU of his tory furnish ad instance, where a nation aA peace with another nation • ul without giving any just, cause of offence, has been plundered lathe a tnoutrt ©wr nation has £ Not one, I presume* ■ There never was, and I trust there tteve-r will be, such a case while roan inhabits the earth.. . But this opposition, great and long, os it has been,is not to be compare cd to another we have endured? that is, holding in cruel bondage, starv ing, whipping, and sometroes put*, tiug to death our native- citizens, who arc seamen, For twenty years they hyve continued the practice of impressing our seamen out of our merchant vessels, aboard their ships of war; This I consider to be roan- Stealing, which the word of God i anks among the greatest crimes. It is im possible to ascertain the exact number they have rmpressud v but from the public documents l have- seen, from the numbers foundaboard (heirships we have taken,, and the statement of their own muster books* which have fallen into our hands, from the best i mot mat ion l have been able to. ob tain on the subject, it is my opinion* that in the course of twenty years, Great Britain has impressed more than twenty thousand of our seamen, multitudes of whom were native born Americans. Thus the* hijs* bund has been torn from his belov ed wife and children ; Thv sorb from his parents, his brothers and his sis ters * (he citizen from his home, and his native land,and,been, wafted from / dutant held bon dage one* .fiye> ten, and eighteen years./ Tp hear the statemad of some, uu4«c oath, who have lived to return, difecribi-ng theii suftenngs is enough* to fill the soul with horror. Some depose apd say, when they impressed, because they would not enter they have bc§p put in Irons, kept on bread and gnd water, and whipped a dozen lushes every week, until worn dawu by hunger anti wcoui ging, they are forced to eater* Cine deposed that after he was im pressed. he to escape; but wu* taken carried buck*, and whip ped sixty lashes. and themim nitC»-"l in t old water one, hour. *This is the way our native*citizens have bee.) tv mired aboard? their Abating ttlcs, Who that has. blood running in his veins*- can r hear these * cruelties indicted oil our own citiz ens, without indignation*?. Y»et ire are told by some, that this small affair, not worth, contending for a moment; but* lot, such unfeeling souls be placed under live discipline, of a British for ohe year, and they would.no longer speak, with so much apathy about the sufferings of our seaefuring brethren, «T. (Tjo be conti . * The green coastwise inland Navigation ‘ fron*, North to South. We have the: pfeasure of stating* on the most interesting part of this great work so highly- favored by Providence as to rende»> hutasmatf portion, of art necessary* ia aid, of what has been done by nature, that the most important link of the whole line (and propably the most lucra tive) the grand junction, cut, between shc states of Virginia and .North Car*. «/<na, leading front Kempsville on the Eastern branch of Elizabeth \river- to CypressvUle at. the head of ; the North river of Currituck , is about to be ta ken vigorously in hand. We givethe following extract from a letter from* a most respectable source, dated.. NorfolkJFebuary 11,'1814. “ I have , delayed. replying to your letter of the 24th-.ultimo till now from a wish to see the. act of our Legislature, which I mentioned to you in my last, before I wrote*, lhave to day been gratified witjb, this. wish. The char ter granted to * the contemplated j canal company U liberal in the ex- : ti t me, worthy of oT r a great state, anxious -for its future prosperity* nd tempting to.the cu- \ pidity of adventure!s. - The charter ( u a perpetual one, the profits unlim ited, the only re str ‘ ct i° lls * l ! lc com pany, are that their canal shall, be tett deep, and shall be iinish.- \ It fifteen years. present capital stock of the at six'./ Uousand dollar*. In abates of 3 *0 dollars each ; but ihe directors have the power of enlarging the capital by new sub scriptions hereafter should .. »>« ne cessary. * The survey which has been nr»de of this Canal makes the distance to cut 9 mile's; or about 10 miles and, a few hundred yards if a military and naval branch of it connects Nor folk with Lynhaveh island. The cost of the grand junction part Is es timated at 150,000 dollars ; ktid this excavating is a labor of one year foV 600 men, or in a similar ratio for any other number. . The supply of Water for feeders is always ample, even in the driest season % and, with those who understand the subject, there can be nb doubt this is, among the most lucrative adveotwc* upon the continent* . c k . If Congress were to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars to the naval and military works of the Kempsvide and Lynhaven canal, or similar cuts and improvements connected with the defence of New- York and Lynhaven. it would be one of the most economical bargains they ever made* r* It would also be one of great na tional importance they wouldfall upon some suitable plan, for stimu lating the military to, industry by ip*king it their interest to work in the construction of canals or in such other employments as may .afford them subsistence, after war is at an end. From the Boston Patriot . Wi should not be surprized were rt eventually to appear that America had some influence in producing the present state .of things in Europe* We know the utmost cordiality has always existed between the Ameri can government and. the Emperor Alexanders YVe have every reason to believe that the Emperor has fre quently corresponded with the late President Jefferson, & probably with Mr* Madison. The residence-at the count of St. Petersburg of the Hon. John Q. Adams, our minister plenipotentiary, who may be Viewed in the light of a constituent part/of the government itself, 8s whose abil ity and zeal in the cause of his in jured country no one can* doubt* stengthens our belief* These able statesmen have probably laid before the Emperor, the nature of those maritime neutral rights for Which, we contend.—They have, doubtless, disscused the subject of the arbitrary,’ unjust, tyrannical pretensions of En gland by sea, and Prance by land,, and the result may have been, the’ present combination of the allies, for the important and holy object of securing to themselves and the other powers of the world. Uvcir sovereign ty, fights and independence; Should this really be the case, they Will have the prayers of every good man ‘throughout the universe, for the pros-’ perky and. full success of thtir truly great and glorious cause. When we reflect on the documents from. Russia lately laid, before Con gress; when we find the noble hear ted Emperor taking, so lively an- in i terest in our concerns ; declaring he is “ convmcedwe have done every thing ■ in oiir power to preserve peace y *- and ’ throwing the blame where i&belongs, upon England\ although in her cause he has been risking his life and that of his people,* ,m*the field of battle ; when the friendly mediation which he offers is. haughtily and insulting* ly rejected, by Britain*-wheits we re flect on these things*, we cannot but ; ho,)e that our present, surmises will finally prove delightful realities, and that ihe whole worlds 'exclusive of En gland and France, are. about- to enter into one grand and stupendous coalition* to curb the tyrannical pretensions of these rival nations, and to secure to tjie different powers of the earthy their so vereignty and independence From the Plattsburgh Republicans of February 13. THE ARMY. During- the last week immense quantites of military stores, 2*c have arrived at this place from French; Mills*’ It is understood that several regiments have marched for Sackctt’s Harbor, -and that the main j body of thr army will %e located at this place, after the public property shalL have been removed from French Mills* The report relative to the capture of a number of British troops, by our army at the West is undoubtedly Without foundation. Capt. May hew came to, thisfft lage on Sunday evening last, with a fl*g of truce- He tarried; at a pub lic house all night,, and >on Monday. maiming took his departure foifCa-. nada. The * Virginia Regiment,*: res-, peeling which such exaggerated / statements - have boen published,, consisted, when *it joined the aMpy;’ last fall, of about 550, instead of 800; and consists of about 400. The. statement, therefore, of 600 having been swept away by* a destructive rhaiady, &c* is nearly 450 from the truth. We are credibly informed ‘that the British barei at the. isle Aux N')!*) anew vessel of war. to mount 20 gbns, aiv<i a numberofrow gallic* nearly completed/« From iht BujfalbeG.atette of Feb . $. • ‘ TGRtifflfrfZ'sscAPi. : r Jtfs’Wifti pfeasurc we inform our readers of the escape of Mr, J. A 1 Barker,'so*n of Barker, and Lt. Jesse Warner, son of Deacon War ner, of 4 Phelps Ontario county, from captivity mi* Canada* Barker 1 it will be was taken at Pierce's fa\ , t*rh t beidosseyr and War ner waV wounded and taken at Black Roch»s * * Tuesday everting last. Barker and Warner, welfe iri'the hospitalv3 miles from Fort •George ; according to,some previous arrangements, they left tho hospital which was guarded and proceeded two miles, lip the ri ver, and formed a raft of rails, and succeeded at much imminent haz ard, to cross the Niagara. . The riv er being’sOnMfwhat choaked with ice, they int a measure, to take the current of the rivet 1 , and landed only-about a mile and a half above fort Negara. They .then went on in safety to the American camp. From Mr/-Barker we learn that , the force assembled for.the invasion of Black ’ Rock and Buffaloc Was a bout 20QO, including Indian and mi* | liti.a ; that from the best information he could gain, the British lost in kiU led 150, and out of between. 8.0 and *an 100 wounded that were taken a* cwisstKe'lHvert Hwo thitds died of their wounds; that 00 public or pri vate property of Uny amount Was ken across the river /by the British” -army from any part of oin? frontier, save, what was taken at Fort Niaga ra, .and what . things the sivages carried on their backs—the Canadian militia plundered considerable*. The British, have removed the pickets ofj Fort George, and are , strengthening-Fort Niagara*—all their wood they obtain from Canada Vide, since, Gen. John Swift captur- 1 ed their choppers. Major Gen, Rial commands on the Niagara frontier ; has his head quar ters on Qnc£pjtto.n mount aim The tOOth regiment are stationed at pre stmt fromXbippe.wa to Fort Erie.-* . Lieut. Cifh. Prumnmnd ha& gone to Kingston, and is understood to be preparing to go against Sack- Harbor ; he only warts the ar rival of two regiments of Highland Beats, which were on their way from Qqcbec a fortnight since. A great effort will unquestionably be made to destroy our shipping at that place. it to-said that Gcnerals Proctor,; De v RoUtnburgh and .Vincent, art ordered* home to England. It is rumored that the 100th regi ment with all the British Indians are to be sSbrtt against Malden* < . 7 The British give our'militia credit for manner iu which - thejr cimwuhctd•the, action:; andl had ißatc& unreservedly that had they hcld Iftlf ftp hohr longer* ‘that* i from* the Atbanj Argus of the sth inst . * trial of Gen. Hull-progresses with ali the dispatch which its impor tance and the’’remote residence of many of the principal witnesses-will admit. Mr. “Van Bcureu is special judge advocate ahd.Maj Parker assis tant—Messrs. • Colden and Tillotson counsel tor. .the accused. . 9 . Sojfar as the trial has progressed, we have not heard a suggestion of any partiality on the part of the members or officers of the court: Indeed, the proceedings have been marked with such dignityr and. impartiality us. to excite universal approbation* The witnesses who have been examined are Gens. Cass and Mr Van Horn, ; Major Snellir*g and Capt. M*Cormick. The and’ lu . mi nous testimony of Gen. Cass ex- j citedrin the audience an exalted op- 1 in ion of hist intelligence, candor and 1 military capacity*.■> It to expired 1 the evidence on the part of* the “gov ernment will close in about three wscks. • , Norfolk, Feb. IK Brigadier General appointed to the command of the ar my at that place, >ha* resigned, in consequence, we understand, of the promotion over him of younger offi cers. ■ ; A lad about fifteen years old, be longing ‘to Gun Boat Nb. 158, Way run through the body with a sword, - a few days ago* by William Krip-’ guns, master’s mate of the same boat, and died instantly. This bar barous’ act, We understand, was done without any Provocation whatever.—” Kripgiris is delivered into the custo dy offhe ciVilauthorities. . JOn Saturday’ night last, a tidier of the U.’ States Army, in passing a ccntincl at Foft NyUon, was hailed,^ bwi refusing to insurer, an! still kejtp i ig on, the centinerfiicd and killed b m on the spot. A Court Martial was* held the next day on the centi* tifcl, and lie was honorably acquitted ■ —»—■.,®v Ams rgjtDdMi *Dec?\ 7. <l This country become one of ■he allies of Britain. 1 The public prints will inform you better than I nave time to do, my whole compting house being from time to time under arms, and this is the case with almost every one. Suffice it for the present to tell you, that this country will be again a free and independent state. The Prince of Qrange is # a.t the ’ Hague; Jhai been here ; and has ’ been proclaimed by* all the people as Sovereign Prince *of the Nether lands. Such a.change wilt astonish , you, as Undoes us, and will do the whole 4 world. Before we bad any assistance of foreign ti*Qops, this city began to proclaim her independence. The people appeared frantic, run ning up and down the streets with . orange ribbands; the burnt all the custom houses, fit pillaged tho house of the French Chief of the Police, See. It was no easy task sos the few ; citizens who had arms to prevent their rage from going further. The i French, when they saw the storm , come oh* left us, taking along all the large aod small guns, and leaving us unprotected against the mob. It had however a good as we got rid of the French without going to battle with them. Two thousand of our young citizens aed under arms* 1 and other old statida*di guard their wardv Since We have received 3 as. sistanccol foreign troops, say Rus sians, Prussians, fcc* the French are drove from one fortr*i* to so that I hope, with the help of God, they will be drov* into their own country this winter, and the allied powers twill in a short time march to Brabant, where the public opinion is ( already Unfavorable to France j M Our government is busy fixing t rates of import and export duties; l-until this, is done nothing can be said with certainty oh this subject. It is supposed that they will be. fixedfe; at about what they Were in t795.-** The present want of money may howtver create a necessity of mak ing them temporarily, say for six or 12 months, higher.'* r-SLIVAtMt JS GOVE IVOR fOMPtLIHS. Hew Torkj fed 2*l . of * toft? frbm Captain Shatter, of the privateer Governor Tonipkins r to Hie agents in this chy* dated at Sea, January tis, ft 14.’ % F'Vo dwys after’ dispute King the Ntireid I took a whaleman from Lon don, bound for the South Seas ; but she being of no value 1 took out such stores, he. as 1 could sto w ; and be ing much lumbered with prisoners and baggage, 1 put them on board and ordered her for Falmouth. “ The chasing'this ship’ had taken me some distance off my ground, and owing to calms I could not regain it until the sSth ultimo ; when at sim - riste 3 : sail were discovered ahead, h we made sail in chase. The wind beingJight we came slowly up with f'them* Oil a nearer approach they proved: ta Be two ships and a brig, - One of the ships had the appear : ante of a large transport; afidT from their manouvre* they, appeared to . have concerted measure* for a mu tual defence ; and the Urge ship ap peared prepared to take the bulk of an action b Boats were seen passin g to and from her ; she had boarding netting almost up to her tops ; she alstf ‘ had her topmast studding sail booms out, with the sailsaTthcir ends ready for a running fight. Her ports appeared to be painted, and she had something on deck resembling a mer chantman's boat ; and, after all, what the deuce do you think she was ?-*» Why have a littfc patience and I will tell yoff. M At 3 P. M* a sudden squall struck us from the ndrihward, and the ship not yet having, received, it, before-1 eouhi'ger in our Tight sails,, and al most before T could turn round; I was Under the gpflo—not of a transport , but of a large FRtcATx ! an 3’ not’ more than, one-third of a mile from’ her. I immediately hauled down English colors, which I bad previ ously had up ; set 3 American en signs, trimmed our sails by the wind, aud commenced a brisk fire from our little battery : but this was returned with'Wbeful interest. Her first broad side killed srand$ r and wOunded 6 others, 2of whom severely, 1 since dead It alio blew up one -of my saltboxes, with 2 ninepound cartridges. This communicated fire to a number of pistols anq 3 tube boxes which were lying oil the companion way; all of which exploded* and some of the tubes penetrated through a small crerice under the companion leaf* and found their way to the cabin floor j but fire sCrebn* being up, no further ac cident took place. , v *♦ This together with the tremend ous arc from* the frigatCfi assure you, warm work on the \ > * * * -L? J®l ’ * 1* Tomdhfrfc 1 quarter deck ; but to her heels, ami the exertion* of ifl}T tpive officer* aud crew, i still b*ff tne com.nand ot her. \ When she opened her 6re upo* roe, it was about half past :>« I was then a little abaft her beam. Ts have attempted to Uck, in a hard wqudll would at least closed me to » raking fire; and to buVe'at* temped it and misrtjrotild havt ueeia attended With the inevitable loss of the vl therefore thought it most prudent to take on th«r tack on which i wav* aim this l wa** exposed to from the position wnich I have mentioned tofctil l passed her* how ; sh# all tlic wbiie standing our with me and almost as fast as selves* and such a time w» was play* td round my ears, I assure you, £*• •never wish to heat again in the samiv Aey, ** At 4 her shot began tc full ‘short of usi At half past tour the fFttitk dying away and the enemy still htfjfdw ing it his shot again began to reach us got out Sweeps and turned all hands to. I also threw over a 1 thus lumber from- the deck, and about* 2000 wt. of shot from the after hold* * From about * A M» all his shot fell short of us. At abw.ut, 2$ minute* after 5 the enemy hove aboUt *\\d 1 was glad to get so well dear- d>|uU% of the most quarrelsome companion* that l ever tact wrthiV “ After the first 6 roadside fro ret the frigate no shot strock the hull of the Tomkins ; but the water was li* te rally in a foam all around her. The moment before the squall struck us X told Min Farnum tna* she was too heavy for us and he wrnt * forward with, tbeglasSta take anoth* 1 er look when the squall took thw* schooner as if by magic, arid up *rith her before we c.»uld s<st m 6ur. light sails. ‘ j j • r * My offer ertf ecndHicudthi mselvet in a way that would have dronor to a more permanent service ; Mr*: Farnum first lieutenant conducted’ himself with his, usual vigor Mr Acheson sailing master performed bis partinr the style of a brave and ac complished seaman.. Messrs. Miller ahd Dodd 2d and 3d lieutenants were ‘ not so immediately pnder my eye ; but the- precision and promptitude. * with which ail my orders were exc* > cuted, ts sufficient proof that thif are to be relied on. Mr. Thomas*, boatswain, and Mr. Caswell, masters mate wert parttculraly active and de« ■ serve ; encourage m cut. “ The name of one of my. poor ‘ fellow* who was killed ought to be registered on the books of fame and? remembered with reverence as lonflr as. bravery is considered a virtue* He was a black rnan.by the name of v John Johnson . A 241 b. shot struck him in the hip and took away ail th* lower part of his body In i this state the poor brave fellow lay on cfcckandi several times exclaimed to his ship* mates* ‘‘ Fire away my boy* ! haul a color down !* i The otherjwas. also a black mai| by the name of John Davis, and was v struck in much the same way. He fell near me, fc several times reques** ted to be thrown;overboard, saying*. .-*■ He was only in the way of others** •, Whilst America has such ; tars, thw .has little to fear irofcttbt* tytaats of , Europe. From the circumstancC-ef ber shot ‘ibeing 24’s (which I assure you is tho , case, as we Have felt and; weighed them) i am opinion it was the'Lad* ; rel, anew frigate which‘l had in* formation of. A/ gentle mAn ‘Whom l took told me she’ was & the fleet 5 that she was built and’ manned on purpose to .cope with our frigates a : and that if she sig ht of me shiv would ceetarhly take me, as she wafer the fastestsailer hexver saw. >« Inclosed I send you a list of tbfe* killed and wounded. In every thing else wd’ are in good order and higi* spirits. Yours respectfully, . NATHANIEL SHALEIU To Brigadier General John FLorQ* , SIR* . ‘&* .v The field, staff and'fine officers the Volunteer and Drafted/ Militiaof? thd State: oftieorgia, m the service Qf the United States embrace the occasion of yowr retrringfrom thtF command of the army, to the high entertain of your” official conduct the value they place on the services you *have rendered the Republic fit the profound regret which they in common with everjr patriotic citizen, feel that causes b#£ yond your controiil should have pro** vented the termination of the Creek War by the troops of our own state* We presume not to approach yon* •MS with the language of adulation*’ fulsome praise we know isno less dis agreeable to you-than its, indulgence* would be dishonorable to ourselves-*? In the spirit 1 of candor then and fair dealing, we would say of your con* duet what it deservep not sparing reproach when L merited by others. : have done every thing which ‘ human means could effect under the samecircum’ ‘ -**** cverv mao *h the army it cou>». dy miork”