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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