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tfted honest Riaa !q the
will not deny that you have dared to
Attempt and have actually performed
tnorc ihan many other Generals
%rould hkßfc encountered, is equally
Apparent,io the siifteßing fitnesses
yl your m*aos and ihfe joyful parti
cipators of yollr succaviSand aclnev
cments. Ahd it is therefore ‘with
feelings of e.Htrpme mortification wc
have been inforrtied of the prevalence
of a disposition among oar fellow
Citizens to reproach the army under
your command foriiot having termin
ated the Indian war* . W* know in
deed how much has been expected
loin our efforts ?xd list at sensible
as any men saft how iittifc has been
, performed. W« have in common
with your self deeply regretted the
necessity which limited our opera
tions to partial and temporary incur*
•ions into the enemies country ahd
the of that necessity com*
lined with other causes impels us to
,%he exposition of fuals, and iiidividu*
*4s to public annimacfvcrsion which
would most gladly have avoided.
We know the delicacy of your si*
luatiouvSir, in relation to these mat*
Jcrs, blit we love the reputation of the
iuray more than that ot individuals
find respect your character more tin*
gjerely than your feelings, honorable
4pd United as tney are. Get the
cpmmurtJty then be rightly informed
fit the real reuse ol the partial success
sis the campaign/ broift the time of
i/u rcn&tvou* of i l 't troops at camp
.ftojs, until iJ'i* “me they have seldom
•bud‘ten days pro** J l °n in advance and
Hqve frequently been d%ptituU of meat
mnd of ten.in (danger of s/arvj/io/i, * On
the lo\parUnt aid which the cojimis- ‘
•iky'-of an army under proper orga.n* j
flUution, affords to its movements
fifid support, principally depends its
Iniccesa and safety, and not unft c .
its existence. Btit sad e xpo*
tt ience has taught Us that-the urnrar-
Yajituble speculation and ruinous de
falcation of the coittrastar has b£en
equalled only by tire inactivity and
unfortunate incompetency ot : .tbe
quartermaster general. Other cause*
vnight be enumerated but of these
the public arc already too well ihfon. i
**c<b .. A \
May you sir, although t:easing'to
command bs, never cease to enjoy
in this life, the rich reward of una- ■*
dultarated patriotism and inflexible
virtue. , **
, May, you enjoy in the bosorn of *
Jour family and friends renovated
health 8c increased felicity, and here- ,
lifter the sure reward ©f virtuous
tlecds. In the expressidnsof these
sentiments and feelings, we are
Joined, we believe by every individ*
\\al of the army ; and for them ahd ,
Wrsetyes, bid you sun afectiooate *
farewell.. , ,•
| Charles \Villiamson, Hospital Stir.
Fred. Freeman, Maj. Cavalry,
D. J. Booth, Maj. Infantry, t**.
V Meriwethef, Capt. Rifle, Corps,
Jett, Thomas, Capt. Artillery,
Thomas Pace, Lieut and brig,
qr. master. Committee in be
half of the Georgia militia, late
fn the service of the U. States.
v ■ i
Mi lied fevil Ic Mareh 7 th, 1814,
f Cehti/empn.
Accept for .vourselvea ahd in
behalf of the Field. Stiff *nd Line of
ficers of the Georgia Militia, late m
ibe service of States, nty
•incere tlfanks for. the flittering
tnanner in whihh you have been
pleased to approbate jny conduct as
commanding o&cer duridg the late \
| Campaign. A
f i The motives fyhVcb led me to *
bark- in the iervice of my country
firere paramount to cVery other cod** \
gideratioh, atid it is pleasing to me •
%o find my tolls rewarded by the vutl i
expressed, of mV efforts to |
employ usefully the scanty means •
Worded*
It is to be lamented that those de
partments which would regulate, and
fionlrol the movements of the most
fixperienfced armies, have from the
Cupidity of the contractor's agent;
find the want of e*perl£nce, aiid per*
Maps* the want of ample means of
fihe Quarter Master General; frus*
trated the most sanguine hopes of
the army, and in some measure dis
appointed public expectation, to ful
fil which the bounds of our resources
firerd transcended, the enemy sought
; find defeated, underthe most trying
find disadvantageous circumstances.
And notwithstanding the innume
rable hardships arid privations which
continually hung abotft the Irmy, 1
•in proud to say, that both otixcerX’
find men proved Worthy of them
•elves and their country, served out ?
their tower of duty, and have return
ed orderly and honourably to the
bosom of their families and friends# •
Permit ide, Gentlemen, to recip- !
tocate your friendly wishes for my
domestic happiness, and while* f r£•
Juctantly, bid adieu to tinv compatri
ots in arms, I am persuaded t from
toy knowledge of their patriotism
find 1 Valof, that fbdy will be
to’ jßVff the rough edge of Bat- I
dtt ih defence of national right, j
That the eVtitfng of your lives may
be cnet red by the Reflection, j
tha: you tam preserved unsullied
the character of American Patriots
and Freemen, is the sincere wish of
Gentlemen yous
Ob’dt. Friend i Fellow Citizen.
JOHN FLOYD.
* To , Messrs. Charles WiiUmson, H.
Surgeon, Fred. Freeman Majr. of
Cavalry, 0. S« Booth Majr. of Jn
fahtry, James Meriwether. Cap
tain of Rifle corps, Jett ‘i'ho mas.
Captain. of Artillerv, Tho. Pace,
Lifeut. ahd Brigade Qr. Mr.
Cotatiiittee in behalf of the officers
of the Georgia Militia late in the
service of the U* States.
ATHENS GAZETTE .
\wm —.
TatntßAr, Marcm- 17,1114.
By the mail of this day «e hear
j oi no material change in our affairs
. with the Indians. Th* N. Caroli
na troops, it is said, are on their
march & will probably arrive on our
Southern frontier, in the course of a
few days, when offensive operations,
oti our part, Will probably recom*
raence.
the impoverisfttd condition
of the Hostile Indians, their effec
tive strength being supposed hot
more than BQod, and the numbers to
be combined against them ft thfc
succeeding campaign, from the Ca*
rolinas* Tennessee, Mississippi Ter*
ritory, regulars and militia, com*
posipg a force of 8000 meni-it is
! reasonable to suppose that this war
must soon terminate. The Indians
must be conquered by the sword, dr
by famine.
It Js .rumoured, and we believe
correctljr, that Gideon Granger is_!
superseded in.the Office of Post •
Master General,by the nomination
‘by the President to the Senate of
J. Meigs, now Governor of
Ohio, in M that office.— lntel,
J
i El bill has passed the Senate and
is now before the‘Hopse of Reprc.- \
sentatives, for carrying into effect a
compromise with the Yazoo Claim*
ants Although it passed the Senate
by a vote •SfYlirec to one, we expect
it will meet with a very strong, tho*
it may not be a successful opposi*
lion ftUieifiouie. it does pass
into a law, we shall at least have to
congratulate ourselves that it hb -
longer be, as it has fbr years been, s
the apple of discord in the Nation
al Legislature. It is impossible tb ’!
think without the utmost abhorrence
on the corruption ft which this
transaction ; was engendered We
find, however among the supporters
of this bill in .the Senate, many
names of those who have in time
past been decidedly averse to the
measure which it contemplates, viz. ‘
a composition of a certain nu.noer of
acres of land, in lieu pf the vast bo*
ay which i.s claimed by those Wio
purchased of the Yazoo Speculators. ‘
On their votes the decison in the
iftpreme Court some time ago, in
favor of the clafttants, has'probably
had considerable effect.—/Jirf.
- j /.
:A bill has passed the Senate and
has.been twice in the House of
Representatives, one object of wnich
is to apthbrise the Executive, incase
of failure to fill the ranks of *ny of *
the Regiments of the Army, to caUss ?
the said Regiments to be codsolida*
ted. add to# officers to
be disbanded,, with an allowance of
months* pay and the usual
ftdeuge to such officers as shall be *
thus pUt out of service.*ii3«k }
, We have heretofore expressed the
regret we felt at our inability to lay i
bttore our readers, in extenso, as a ,
diplomat would say fin plain English |
at full length J the Report of the Sec
retary of War on the subject of the f
last campaign. That regret has been j
much increased by a subsequent pe* (
rusalof matfy of th* papers conipri-, ‘
sed in that report. They are wheth
er we view them in relation to the
result of the Campaign, to the merits
of the Secretary of War, of the gen
eral officers having command, or as
indicating a remedy for past evils of •
high importance. Their great length
however precludes the possibility ,
ofour copying them for the present, j
though we certaftly intend to do so l
at a future day ; and an abbreviation
6r summary of their contents would
afford but a partial vie w of the wnole
ground. It is not improbable we
think, that some military enquiry
will be instituted -into the conduct
ot one.dr more of the principal com
manders on the northern frontier
during the months of Oct. & No
vember last. It appears to be the
general impression since the pro
mulgation df this Report, that there
was misconduct somewhere but for
which a different result might have
attended the termination of the cam
paign. If so the result of such an
enquiry as it is rumored is about to
be Ijiki, Will determine where the
blame ought to attach•
The Lena Bil! has at length pas
ted the of Representatives bv
a very great majority. , .
A bill 15 at its thira reading in the
House of Representatives having pas
sed the Senate, and will probably be
come a law, appropriating half a mil
lion of dollars, for the purpose of
erecting one or more floating batte
ries, to be moved by steam, on the
plan of Fulton’s wardship, which has
, heretofore been noticed in the public
p ri £ u -
The biR allowing a bounty for
prisoners. brought into port by priva
teers, will also.pass having been or
dered to a third reading in the
house.
‘1 here was more business done in
the House of yester
day, than has been done any Aaydur
ing*this session, probably owing to the
decision which had previously taken
place for ah adjournment on the I\ th
’ of next month, being Monday five
weeks. The Senate have not how
ever concurred in this vote, nor is it
probable they will for tome days.
* ibid.
j e h * Vc Bee P a the
Citv of Washington* the writer of
winch has the best mean? of infor
mation, which i\sm tkat fche bill for
establishing a ( Rational; Bank wilT
certainly pass, with some alterations,
the present session Gez.
. this Valuable Paper MiH of Mr.
Wm. Young; Brandywine
Creek, Delaware* was accidentally
consumed by fire on the Uth ,ult.
’ t , ■ < ;
5 . • . *y«- ■ ?
Ettrait of it Utttr from ITothinftto*,'-
dated February 2©. -» t
“ Ypp will see from the public
prints that there arc various r umors
respecting peace, and that it is said
Mr. Ad arris had written to Mr* i
Beasley, U. S. agent for prisoners of
war at ‘ London, that peace would
‘speedily take place between this,
country and G. Britain, as the rtego
ciations were in train. I have en
deavored to ascertain tht foundation
for this report, and the result of my
enquiries is, that it is not entitled to
much credit, as I am informed that
letters have been received'by some
of Mr. Beasley s intimate friends,
Wbichgivc no intimation of the kind.
That our negociations hbWkvcr may
eventuate in peace, is more probable
now, I think, than it was some time
ago, from the great-changes which
have taken place in the state -of Eu
rope. A Mil was reported yesterday
by the com mittce ol ways and rricans
for the establish mentof a National.
Batik. . I have pot pet seen it, nor*
am I perhaps correcUy informed in
relation to its printiples ar*d details.
1 understand that its capital is te
consist of thirty millions of dollars,
of which *ix millions are sobe own
ed by the government, knd for which
the Rank is to receive UV §• stock,
bearing an interest of 6 pjtjfYet)t.-*
Theßank is to to f the govern
ment, fifteen feijliohs, have, no
branches.,JThe n Umbel of.’ direct
ors to be twenty-five* .five ,pf whom
arc to be appointed by govern*
meat, . I hese, as I understand it,
arc the principal features pf the bill.
It is impossible . to form any correct
opinion as to the fate'of. this mea
sure, as there is such a diversity of
opinion respecting it.* W/d/d.
f =.< . ; f’j ‘
v The* Steam Boat Com
pany, have ipade a'Urge establish*
ment at Pittsburg for building and
finishing Boats for. the trade pf «the ]
p.Ver Mississippi, from j
to the Falls of the Qhio* Two boats j
are now oh, this stocks, Icntgh of i
keel 145 feet, beam 30 feet, and 430
tons burthen ; one ready t ; o descend \
this fall, 1813, atid the other in the j
spring of it 14. 4 . .
T Another compaky has been, form-!
ed for the Chio River, and a boat of i
100 feet keel, will be bmlb.-tt)com- j
mence running,in the spring of UU.}
, It is calculated tnat ihc freight:
from New«Qrleans to Pittsburg- can
be reduced to tkree dollars a hun
dred. This . wilt open * new chan
nel for commerce. Sugar, Cotton,
&c. of Louisiana, will be the articles
of exchange for our Flour, froths,
Ironmongery, Glass, Paper, Saddle*
ry, Boots, Shoes, &c.— Pitt. Mag* *
Extrac t of a letter from Smyrna,
We have receivca intelligence of
a dreadful calamity having overta- >
ken the largest .caravan of the »sea
son, on its route from Mecca ttt Al
lcppo. The caravan consisted of •
2000 souls; merchants and travel- «
lera from the Red Sea and Persian j
Gulph, pilgrims returning from per- ]
forming their devotions at Mecca, 1
and a numerous train of attendants,, j
the whole escorted by 409'military. \
The march was in three
Oh the 15th of August last, they .
entered the great Arabian Desert,
in which they journeyed seven days,
and were already approaching its
edge. A few hours more would
have placed them bc'ybnd danger *;
but alas i they wet© not permitted
to return in saieiy. Da the morn*
of the *34 y 2%t u they «-i
•truck Kif tenu and co.nra~*nce ’
* na r h, a wind rose from the
northeast and blew with tremendou*,
violence. 1 hey. increased .the* ra*.
of their march to escape the
threatening danger ; but the fatal
.had set in. On a sudden*
dense clouds were .observed, whos
extremity qbscured the horizon and
>wept the face of the desert* They
1 preached the columns and obseitr- *
«and the line of march. B>th man &
danger, uttered load cries. The
next moment they fell beneath it
pestiferous influepce lifeless corpses.
Os 3000 soul* composing the.caravan
not more than escaped this cala
mity. . They owed their safety to the
swiftness df their dromedaries*
> London paper .
Lon son. December 30.
; bulletin
Wai Department, Dec. 29
A dispatch has been received from
the Lieutenant General, of Heligo
land, enclosing the copies of letters
from the Russian Gen* Tettcnbom,
daved Toningen, the 11 and Uih
r December.
By this it appears that the Allied
Army under the Prince Royal of
Sweden, had subdued the whole of
; the Dutchy of Holstein, and a part of
theDutchy of Sleswig; with the ex
ception of the Fortresses of Qiuck
stadt and Reusliurg., In the latter of
these tpe Danish Arnny had
taken refuse, after seing cut off from
Marshal .Dayoust’s corps, and having
been defeated in g two actions by gen
eral Walmmodejiand by the Swedish
troops* , Reusburg was completely
and the Danish Army
wujkcut off from relief*
*4 • a! v °ust had retired! into
®y* hL .retreat he left
the right of the. Danes exposed to
the misfortunes they bare suffered ; v
and upon his march, the French ca
valry Was overtake* and routed, after
a shar]> action, by the. Russian divi- t
aion under general Woronzow. • j
The Alliedroops. after thig sue- ?
cess, erdsied the Eyder, and. had al
readjr.overrun agreat *
when the Danish govrenment solicited j
and obtained a v suspension of arms*
By the terms of this /Armistice, v the
whole of Holstein, and. the • part
of Sjeswig bordering, on tiie Eyder,
are to remain in the .possession of
Allies, and the,Danish Army in
Rendu burg is to remain unmolested,
,i™ r e .C«ive provisions only thro* i
the ...country occupied by the allied
/Iroops, and is,to make no addition to
the existing works of the place.
;; The folb&ing accju H kj.it b en
‘■*. ieived frovo Fly mouth* <: - .
?. The Gleaner, Lieut. Enight ar
ched this morning with Major Hill,
bringing despatches containing toe
account of the glorious series of Vic- 1
lories obtained over the Trench Ar
n}#» fcqmntanded by g Marshal soult*
The. battle lasted four days, com*
menGing pp the lOtty and.ended on
.the! 3th; the latter day f was most
serious and bloody, the’French havw
ing left,on the field of battle upwards
of 6,500 .men, The loss* of that
day atone exceeded SOOO men, and
the whole must have to
njearly 15,000*., They retreated af
ter the battle of
onne, where Sou!t with abqut 40,000
men, is completely hemmed in, and s
surrounded by )the Allied, <A rn >y* i
Sir’ Rowland Hill with tifs division •
bei.ng in advance 6f Bayonne. The
Allied Army as might be expected j
in such, hard fought battle* sustain- 4
ed great loss—The .Guards alone
fiad six hundred .killed; the sfth al
so suffered severely* Col, Martin
of the Guards, and Colonel M?ckin
zie were killed; Generals Robinson J
and Barnes, slightly woupded ; but
!?w prisoners wtre taken. Three
regiments of Germans * n( j Dutch
deset ted from the Trench and were
embarking at the time the Gleaner
sailed,, They have since arrived.in
this port in .transports, under con
voy of the Marshal gun brig.’*
To TSir : EDITOR mV THE ENQUIRER*
Having perused in your paper of
this day on extract from 4 The Yan
kee,* under the of 4 Synopsis of
speeches in the Massachusetts Le
gislature*—and haying also read. In
the same paper a piece dated Bos
ton, January 28, under the head of
4 Grand Rebel CauStis.* I feel my
self, as , a federalist who fohght the
revolutionary battles of my counlry
imperiously called on tb disavow the
the infamous principles advocated
! in those speeches and by that Cau
i cus.
j No member of thfe Massachusetts
| legislature, or of the Boston Caucus,
;* who advocates the existence of firrt
: ish influence, or who is willing to
rebel against tjbc government or
constitution of his own country de
serves to be dignified with’ the name
federalist* Asa true member of the
genuine old tVashinglon School , i ab
hor such then and detest thair prin
ciples, and do hereby most solemn
-1? frMcit »gu*tt bo*. A» to me
pre<<M war which U comp!lined f.
• will ad —•» hut whether In i $»
have app oc4 the ’eduracion , «
or nor, isimma c 1 ; ft j 3 su i„, i *
‘t it *as } ee c nstitutionnPy >)t h. •
c '! i-ov rnmcnt-*thjt circum. 1
s ance* rentier it’tht* dotv of
real ft dt a list toe*? 1 1 the meant
*ii hisppwcr to ‘prosecute the p -
sent war with vifcor arid effect. V
rejoice that in thejtist q
of thift war, two of my boy*, us mem
hers of the conip* ,? of Petersburg
Volunreerv have already fought the
b .ttlrs of their country ; and, old 4*
1 am > permit tat. Mri Editor, to 4 *
you that in thin war. even I
snail again be prepared, wbeever
Uie occasion may require it to ren
er to my beloved country every aer*
vice which tiiay be itt my power.
W. dEN fIiEV;
A Vuginia Fede aiut\
, -f f*
’ .Burlington* Ft. Feb. 18.. ‘
The cantonment at the French
Mills is broken up. Ihe .huts and
all the water crafts at the Mill, a,©
destroyed. The .6th . iith . I2:hi
13th, I 6th 8 i st. k 25‘i regts -of
Infantry; and one company of A i,U
terv, are gone to Sacket’s’ Harbor,
under command of Brig, ben. Bi own.
The sth. 1 4th, 15th, 20tiu 23;! regtsi
of Infantry,, the 3d regt, of heavy
artillery, bndtbc. i»t regt. of light
artillery have arrived at l'latt*imrg.
-General Wilkinson has taken u t > ni&
quarters at Pldttsburg. Gen, Ma
comb and ope brigade from PI iris
burg arrived at this place last tve
juqg. W> understand that Qen. \t*
it to take the command at this post*
vLv . dFyb. 23,
This day arrived the Spctnisiyiloup
Car dele ti a, capt. Fernandas, 18 d uy3
from Manunzes, qrKo inform, .t ut
capt, Cal rave .in the Spamsu .
Josephine, arrived at th.it place trom
New Providence, whp reported * «
Arrival at New Providence, oi.u
English gUnJ>r,ig & letter pi marine
ship Nassau—.v ho Weje p 4/ tof tpe *
Cok fleet th 4 t had been dispersed .. bv
ordei; of, llie officer of
convoy, on the ‘appearance of two A
mefiqan .i lie last the,b.rig
saw., was, the,, fr igates* one on ea’jjh
quarter of the 64gengaging her. * he.
brigand tlje letter of marque, art.t.e *
only two out; Qi si veil of ; ftcet
which were destine*),'foy New-Pnivi«.
that have arrived. ,
at e not avfart dfifanp
two of our frigates being on that stjii.m ,
ft isjjroftable , tkye engaged with, the
64, arrthefwo French frigates* Jptkcn
in that latitude bj Com. Rodger
... Augusta ChronicUm,
&:* CbMMUJiC.t'fED’
c/ JpIED on the sth inajt. „ in .lasp es
County, Ait sell $. SfEiojcui a nd%
Ejq. of the county of Madison, a) ;ed
23 years and 11 months. Hjs dr ath
was occasioned by< a wound in the
head by a .bill, received in General
Fjioytfs last, battle with the Creek
Jndiihi, ./The. death pf this am iable
and valuable y t oung man*, ijs mu ch fit
sincerely regretted by alfcwho knew
him. , Hi* , benevolent, disposition,
and unusuA capacity for public bu
einess premised, to have made him,
haid it pleased Divine Providence to
Pnrfopg MS I»fc» the agreeable coin
panion and friend,, and the useful
citizen. f A proof of this will appear
in his early appointment to offices of
public trustfCFor five years previous.
t 9 his death he held com«-
mission of militia; which he received
atU, e agt of Is, ajld at th.
82 he was appoVutibd * justice of tie;
peace for the district iji which, na
and at, the late electioa. for
county officers, though absent, he
was choseh county surveyor by a.
large ma|drityw .. r , v
When the Cf.Ji quota of Georgia
Militia was cajled for last summer
for the late .expedition, into the.
Creek Nation,..he laid aside hi*.regi*-
nientasand volunteered bis.servicee
as a private.He was soon however
appointed a.lieutenant* in whichrca*
pad he, served during the camr
paign—and was no less, distinguish*
e.d ...for his. - humane attention to thfc
sick and .wounded when hi* duty
called him to that charge, thati'foF
his active bravery in the. field of
battle. _
■ ■■ , «’■ n.i— \
NO i ICE*
Tat Co-Fartnership; henctofore
subsisting between the subscribers ut
of Watkijjsvillc, Clarke
county, under the firm 61’ R*pwn Ot
Oliver, is thiaday dissolved by mu*
sual consent—And. all BondvNbles,
Book Debts, or other claims due th'?
said firm, are to. be paid to andsetu .and
with Bedford Brawn, to »uoiu‘ may
are assigned by skid Oliver, and WT*
alone is authorised to receive and set*
tie the same*
BEDFORD BAQlvm-
JOSEPH OUYEFU
December 20, 1813.
H. B. I have empowered Geotg'a
D. Fsyne to settle the books add're*
ccive payment of the debts due tub a
late firm ot Brown and Oliver—
all other books and papers pi
his hands at different timesjJ|
lam interested* . Jbjd l