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sfrtsiifw*, &til expected to descend the Co* sa river to us junction. wit:, the l alUpoosj. about this time. A s simultaneous movement was to hav/ Dwen made by colonel Httsscl t the head of the Alabama. Coub the troops op this side have also a. vanced* the Indians would have bee. completely hemmed in, and pechap j xm end put to the war. It is not un Jikcly that the march of Col. Kua-e may been protracted by a lau incident, Being engaged in builu iug boats at the Alabama Heights to transport bw provisions, and navmg sx number of men unemployed, he mined to make an irruption in to the enemy’s country and destroy a-lo'vn which he unUemooa was mu .fa;* distant, But it seems hi* guides, decewed bun, and aiuci traversing tne Wilderness ten days, during ail which ‘time no sign ©i an Inman was disco* vs red, lus stock oi provisions iatiea. tfiivthg talten the precaution to ioi wiard a supply on the river, a small fhiiy headed By Ueuu Wilctw oi toe onitcu !*MUaarni>, wasdispatch n: Starch 01 the boat and UieU coim Wl “ •hlety they n«a uc* ComVapprenensive. 4 uey procceu -9/1 b.'-ii a snort uistance an wo « 4m U fi% ulet, when they suddenly came u,« a JUi g* Indians, woo pm -sutd w ( h«m *n canoes* rinding mey would. w' v ’ uvcrtaaeii, the niau*. Sov trie shu re-*tne enemy approach «d and the u oll dict com uviiccu—. *> (o ng time m evt»J so-lc* Ana o*ut.« kting*’—-but the savag*J; tuouji* ©re tuies their nuiuoer, acre sly leug.h srptuseicU aim our aavcmuious W u “* try men proceeded on* seeing pursued, their canoe ■Umoiiuiiat.a/ upset in. a second attempt 10 iaini* ky which nearly ad tueu ammunition w*is lost, the liuic mat . wuianiwd %:iing expended, too Bmiaiio auer a feluody Contest overcame t.iem—>uui elite man escaping to ted uic mourn* SO4 story to me rest* it is said mat £reut. Wilcox* UioU * u Wounded m xnwuy places, iUu yria ifc d Lo toe awd had scarcely klien when Cue do tslhment wmch he * u suaren or* x;amc in view. Ike inuianguniae duu-ly tied, leaving the scaips t»ie> Bad taken* ‘ r k rom me best information we can •btam, tut etfeoiive stiength of the Ittdi*n* wno are hostile does hot,e& i.vtu two thousand • Against mis force vc have at present no les> than eight thousand men employed* it able to ekme oui’ ai ms, they must ere long • be conquered by iamihe, being alrea dy reduced to great poverty arid wrctin.euness, a .u having no means «1 of procuring suusisccncjii* u Ah any evtui, government will no donutcon* Ideate at least enough of tpeir lands 40 cietray the expellees’ of me War ; ami it u quite possible.fjjity part of the nation wmen has retaliat'd ITiendly will be restricted m t.,err territory ana made. tp conionu 10 rigulauons that wifi ensure meir n* sklity m luiu.c. dufcii of tnem, now* atyer* as have reikteicd u, important md* and none will deny otit Aarnty t lUiey is ot thuiuumber, ought not to |feforgotten. Tne oi uic sKia ©iiould. nut detract n 011A valorous deed*; and. w« cannot but indulge tlie hope, that these brave mun wilt fee noiiccd and duly rewaidcu oy iu C proper authority* Georgia*. Journal* ‘l t . , , ■ i''* ■X. •’ : 1 ‘ * ATHENS GAZETTE. ’ s ,*’ • aA, l. v * ;‘i J ; * . ‘ , ; -4» ‘ ’ ’IRSBSSDjr 9 Marcs a4, ISIV. r v» ‘ i*:-v v ’ T■ w.’ 1 • 1 . the last Northern Mai! we re .deive but |i|k news of much im rtance. It appears prepara tions are going forward, with some apirii, on both sides of the .Canada |me t and that, active operations, be* tween tile contending parties* will probably >*oon recommence* ‘cThe fteftdlfr Erie is considered perfectly •ah:—and that cr> Ontario is FeCeiv* rojc cooisideiahlc additional ihcrease W the construction 6f several more ‘©easels* • The Honorable Samvel Drxte* t jtiiittratjixt $f Mussa* ftJmsetts, is now in no mi nation by the Xkpubucans of that state, for Go* %rnor at the ensuing election. vTbis singular circumstance, it seems, has iriratyn from Mr. Dexter ©public avo>val of his senumeius.—i In a letter lately addressed to e> lectors.’ he explit»j.iy and candidly 3* presses his decided opposition to »c commercially restrictive system a* dopted by this Government* a> constitutional in ©us to the interest of mduviouais %nd to the resources of the Govern uient, in its consequences, aiui dc lnoraliaing m its tendency. At me same time he deckles im cqiivicuoh <£ the justice., on our part, ui tnc present war and of the propriety and necessity of combining in its prose cution the united energiej and rer sources of the nation—,ahd his auboi reuce oi those raeasores anti-those lenuuieutdf which wouia gu t^rtsist , fl»e laws of the General Government, or sever xhe Uniooi* . i mmm l * *»* ’ •’ the first page o r T ur t .if n i nber 2 1 column hear the t *D-—id the text Judges, 5. 25. for ilmightjy read rmghly. * RaUigh % Ma r th 11, 1 814, Colonel Pearson’a Hegiitthit of 1 200 mentook up thedine of mtrclv from Sal&burv. jfor.Fort Hawkins on ihe Ist in*t« tit.»; Those who have seen the raiment speak of its ap pearance , in terms of high com-,, mendation. The Field Officers not heretofore mentioned are “Maior Turrentine of HilUborpugh and Ma- • jor Kerr, of Mecklenburg... The Ca~” valry consisting of upwards of 100 men, in obe&cnce to General Pink n£v’s late order, were discharged— A finer corps has seldom been seen, and its progress in discipline reflect ed much honor on captain Wm. P. Waugh* of VVilksboroi who had the command of it.’ Conformably to an ! after o dcr of General Pinkney a com pany of Riflemen at a Very short no tice has been ordered out to join the regiment on its march.’ VVe much regret that a species of troops which might easily have been raistd in the western p rt jbl this State, qual to any in the world ? sjipuid not, nave bee ) sooner thoughVof by Gen. Pinkney. It it feared that the “time and manner of the requisition will not enable our riflemen to claiga that Character thy merit. . ffayton. (Ohio) Feb. 8. Last t riday 50 or 50 Indians, of number are'about 20 .Chiefs arrived at this place to join in coun cil ‘wjtb Gem Harrison. IndiapOHi. tion has p canted the general from attending a s wa*? expected. „ Mi;. Johnston, Indian Agent* proceeded with the Chiefs to tne tfUiraaU ob ject of the council on Sunday* The following tribes were represented in the council at Dayton : Snawaneese, Wyandots* Senecas, Miamigs, Pot taWatimies, Ottawas and i^ickapoos From the. Btston Chronicle . *LiStEst rsotf BasuFsroir. We understand by a gentleman Who i'TT.d m this town la*t even ing from Burlington, that a party of British .troops, consisting, of about SOQd. under the coni nand of Col. Scott, lately Crossed over to French MjIU, and from thende proceeded td Malone, and C*iatey.ugay Four tiers; bifct uattacK. from the’ American army at PtaMm burg, they, precipitately re treated-m . the midst Os a vnoieht stbi m of show and hail, on Sunday evening the ’ sotly instant* towards Qoicau de Lap | ’'They inquired wan much earnest- ‘ ness about Pursy in's regiment, aft'dV seemed-to owt; them a particular ep* ‘ nitty. •* *•> - 1 About 50 regulars had deserted from t lena. and were with the Ame rican aniny at Plattsburg vt They were principally iri&n.pen*and stated that one half tne tfegunent to vymen they belonged would desert, should an opportunity odeiv ihe gentle- man ~.we procured the above in telligence uMin, wds made prisoner by this partizan corps,* but lmvmg a previous parole* in his pocket, was released. He had sent an express to Gen. VVilkinson ipprising him of the moyemvateef the enemy, -a , > The British officers, prisoners of War,. orde e<T fro a. . JBdrhngtoii to Cheshire, Mass, have all, except two violated their,parole of honor, -and deserted to Canada. < .Thejr were boweyfer .arrested and, confined in Montreal prison.by the enemy. FROM &ACK.L i ’$ HARBOR >; The following’ is an extract of a letter from-a gentleman there to hia inend in IXaltimore dated the 2 is leb- This place is. very strongs and defies attack. We. have six block houses calculatedto raxe every point Os approach, and the squadron is ad vantageously arranged fop defensive .apd"<ksm*euve ; purposes. Captain Chauncey is building three vessels of war sTcon verting the Sylph £ schoo ner] iiiid a brig. _..v u Some afe of opinion, that Gen. Wilkinson will undertake aiu,expe dition from Plattsburgh this winter. ’lift troops are healthy- Accommo dations arc better hei e than formerly as the town is wuenirnproved. j , ■ , •..% ~ - ‘jf - i : ,-r • The Recruifi/tg Serves is said to progress with uncommon rapidity at Noriolk. unuler tne new bounty ; and > the Hirald ot that piace slates that ti>e greater part of the dich aqi dsth RegnueuAs» s t2 mom ns men, whose time oi service had lately expired, have re-enni,ted4br five years or du . hug Cid wai. ‘-_ B , ‘/. * i *t, Ruleigh Star . I YAZOO CLAIMS.’ The proposition Agreed to by the Senate oi the .U. States, ior a com pi.pmibc of the cidiinsj generally hue an by the name of tne Vazoo I in Uie blouse of Repfesenuaivcs ao : to be referred to a select Committee. VFe-incline to the opinion, from the sent!merits avowed on the ftoor of ‘he Houser that the hill will .not piss that %ody-. and of course vrii! not be come a law, unless there shall be an entire and unequivocal relinquish ment of title, on the part of those who now bold a claim to the land, nor perhaps unless the amount of r he composition proposed to be al lowed them be reduced. . Without the first of these conditions, no map m* his senses.would vote for the bill,; and we do not undertake to say that it ought to pm in any shape. Eve ry principle of justice and equity would .certainly be satisfied, by re funding to the third purchasers the monies they actually p*Ld for cl aims of so suspicious a character, together with legal interest since.the date of their purchase. Five millions. *of acres of land, wo.uld probably .more than treble in value the aggregate amount which > under such a rule 1 would have to be paid. $ National I niellig; net r. ii ‘• . THE LOAM BILL Has at lehgtn passed the House ©f* Representatives by a. very grea| an- • jority. Notwithstanding the very l >ng f though able and interestingJ , debate on, tuis _bill. we believe t.ve : question would not have been taken r last night, as we know several gen tlemen intended to speak, but for the great House by the temper of Mr. Grosvenor> speech i after which the house, bv a jttajority of roar*, determined ‘to close a scene, m Which tinlimited : indulgence and liberality, on the part Os the majority, had S'tftnrd from ‘heir opponent*, nothing but invec* tive and personality. \Ve wonder, f indeed, that the minority h ad not, for * their own takes, required the previa ous quest ion .long ago ; for never was a party, majority or minority, so com pletely beaten, at all points, and rout* e t from the field of content, as the fe)ppositMn have been dkring the late debate in. the House of Represents tives < * a A bill is at us third reading in the House of Representatives, having passed the Senate, and will proba bly become a law, appropriating half a million of dollars, for the purpose of erecting one or more batteries to be moved by steam on the plan of Fulton's war ships, which has here* k ofoie been hotited in the public p-m r. , , -■ .>■, ~M v The bill allowing i bounty tor jiris- ;J oner* brot into port by privateers, ■will pass, havingtwen wdered to a (uird reading in the houbc.-»/ff. ; d. Army and onfitht ttfo letters from the department of war . ytsterda}’ laid befpre the house of re presemafives bv, the chairman of the committee of ways and mehrikf it ap pears that the number of militia ac tually in service during the year 1313, is estimated to have averaged thirteen thousand men ; and tnat the aggre gate strength efttte >rny for regu* lar forced was on the I/txi January ‘] last, 33 324 i- an aggregate liahta xo daily decrease from the 1 expiration ot mf enlistmehtsy and to increase by recruits, * It appears also that the’ aggregate military force pi 0813 as follows; in February, 18 in June, 27*609; in liecenihe.r, 3 T 325 ; and that the average number of volun teers in the service in 1343, wassooo. itlti k. ■■ . t ‘ , - , Baltimore, Feb, 7. ‘ Extract. of a letter to a respectable merchant in Balt injure, dated, Nantes Dec . 7i •v . V *M • • vi f* “ Thp fate military events inGer many have- hij such, an influence on business ttiat all transactions are suspended; ahd there is ho possibility of effecting any sale or quoting pri- is very :scarce. We cannot ascertain vrhat tftay be. the du ration and issue of the present crisis* ——Political events may in future bring a material alteration in cur commer cial system ; and in % this expectation no purchases whatever are made, ex cept for the most urgent wants of ‘ $ \ The report of the day is that thfc Emperor is going to reduce the du f tics'on American produce ; this looxs as if Mr. Crawfdrd Were likely to do ■'omething,'* Extract, of cc letter, dated Eeb. %%d, in side the Light, Sandy Hook, from Oft officer of the frigate President y to fas friend in Providence. . Wfc{‘ Situations , in which we haye been placed this cruise* ydil, I Chink* add lustre to the wijjt estaohsned r character of commodore Rodgers.. *V After passing the Irghi, saw sev ! eral sail, one large sail to windward —backed maintopsail and . cleared ’ ship,, for action. The strange sail came down Within gun shot ; hauled —pe.wtnd on the laruoard tack. We . continued with our maintopsail to the ! s mast dm* three hour*, and seeing no l prdhabi lily of. 74 gdn ship's bearing [ uowo W engage the Prcnuent, gate h shot to #lndtmd and hoisted our Colors—When slvc bore, up/ fir u r T. Piotknt.lv—.Wned within b iff gun •ho . backe t his maiutopsai* At t this moment all hands w;.-r. cal led to muster aft; and the Commo * doresaid a few but impressive words: • though it was un accessary—fo what-other stimulant could a trnwA raerican wmt th tn fighting g f o is-, iv in sight of their native snore, where hundreds were, assembled to witness the engagement? Ware ship * engage her- but at this the cutter being discovered back ed again to. takfc in the pilot; ami the British *4; (strange as it vmu if appear,) making: sail to tbe south ward and eastward, orders wore given to bml. aiipard the fore , and mam ; taqks. to runrin. there lacing then .mj sight from our deck a frigate an f gun brig. * V? 1 ccrnntander of the 64 had it in his power, for. 5 hours, to brin us at any moment to an engagement ; our m&iotopsail to the mast during * that time, private correspondence Clive lard, Ohio , Feb , 27 th. r. A man has arrived here:from De-’ troit, who states that on Thursday . r ten * duys ago,) the place was in much confusion in consequence of apprehending an from the Britishthat it Was ascertained at Detroit that there were two or thffc* hundred British and Indians on th- - Riyer.rFrench, and reins rceuienfs * coining omamattfUing in the whol .to 1500, that Sandwich and Malden or Amherstsburg were ordered to be burned, but that tie order fun« been coontermanded ; that Malden .which place he came .through* was lr» a. state of confusion and, alarm/ It is also stated,, by. a gentleman” from Huron, that a cannonading • was heard there, in the direction oi Detroit, .-Ton v last. , which, commenced early » in t morning, continued very ,cnn%Unti> | for a considerable t.me,, and at in- • teryals all day. Such are the re ports* Ido not know wnat credit to attach to th#m. 1 wilf.write.t.y<m . -more particularly wnen I Icar.* more, - *4* ***BM/m*m ‘ j Mi l ledge v HUm > AFTER ORDERS.. • r * v ; The Captains of companies of the drafted and volunteer Militia who have been engaged in tiie service oi U. States during the..late campaign. arc hereby authorised to grant indi* Vidual. to xhjir.men, txs pressing th# tim* witfen they have Itrvfd, signed by the captain, under I who tb* individual enrolled, and countermined by ihe4 commanding officers of < regiments land’ corps tu whom the company belonged, it is, however, to ne distinctly understood that substitutes who have been ad* nutted since the organisation of t lie army are not considered entitled.. to such having - performed the duty of the man by whom they were employed- anduotxheir own. By Older of Brig. Ge,n. fokn Floyd. 4 MARK HARDIN, ; . Adjutant General. PRltit CVk&LHt Os . COTTON 13 to 13 I*3 cis. iVIUSKEN 42 I*2 COHN MEAL 42 1-2. 2 i ‘ll, • FLOUR 5 to 5 1-2 dolls. BACON $ 1-2 SALT :c, 2 1-2-41^ Mirror of- March 19, 4 V ‘%V : - ~-\ -4 - ‘ ‘V; \ By the MMedgevilte Mail of Nils day vie extract the following-—* General, Graham, and suites j possed thro’this place, yesterday on . hi» way .to Forl-iiawkins—the | vanced guard of me troops from . C. will be here to-day* I £7 ’• .v- . - , **■-*/.• 1 jC7*Froin the Indian -nation* wc have nothing part of the troops from South-Carolina are en gaged in erecting an intermediate post between. Mitcnell upd Hull, to be named after the gallant Commodore Rodgers.— Geo^our. - : * - “* - . Nu i iIE. |C7* THE Fresbytery of Tiope* WeU will meet at Beinsaleni Meeting. House,four miles % fropa Lexington, .on the last Thursday of this month* The Loro’s Supper will be administered the following Sabbath place. Nondh. NiN« r months after date applica tion will be made to the iionorable Court of Ordinary of M.adisou coun ty, for leave to sell one tract of laud, containing one nundred and forty a erts, more orless, lying in ilie coun ty of Oglethorpe, on . the waters of Cloua’s creek,^adjoinmg Job Felton* deceased, Lewis a.ester ana otners, and lot No. 21 ly tiveitih district of yfaluwnW now Jasper—sold lor the [“benefit ol the creditors of 1 Hardy Sanders, dcccaled. ‘ % WILLIAM SANDERS, I .* fabveraun. March 17, 18,14. UOTTCB. : «wrwfr’ mortlhs l au the flat# hereof application w»H l>c in ide to the Ffonorible lu»erior Court of CUrk Coun y, for leave to *sll the Real £s‘ate of the late. Col. Peter Randolph, .deceased. . or a, m ich thereof a* is situate Id the tnJi c mi ffkl for the benefit of the heirs and creditors. < \ THOftf AS W. COBB, r ’ Ain. cum . irjf. annex)* March £.!. 1$ 1 4..<r« - _ ; NO'i iuk. ■4 Thi Co-Partnership heretofore subsisting between in the town of WatkinSville, Clark* . couity, uimer ihe firm bf Brown & 3 lit hr is thts dav dissolved bv mu sual cbn*cnt—rAnd all Bonds, Notes> Book Debts., or other claims due the said firm are to be paid to and settled with Bedford Brown,* to whom they are assignedby s diOliver, and who i* authorise i to receive and seta ilc the same* ./>• 1 ’ •’ «• *. . . BEDFORD BROWN, /,'y - JOSEPH OLIVER. December $3, 1813. • I have empowered George D. Payne to settle’the books and re* ceive payment of.\ the- debts doe :,h# late fij-m of Brown and Oliver— nd all other, bookk <n<l papers placed in his'hands-at different times in w ich lam interested. BROW V . GEORGIA . jac*v>o.. L’lunty, .Whereas John C. bmith fc \\ il liam Smith apply for* letters of abr ministration on the ‘estate of Asa Simmons, late of said county, do cessed* ;... ‘«• - •*. * • *> • , ■ ■ “ . • These are therefore to cite and ad monish alt and singular tjo* i»t.-»urcdh and creditors of sa*d deceased to he and At- “IV office wiifoi the :ime v prescribed by law, to sncW :ause,ifany, why Sdidletters snou and not be granted. ■ > v- •.,* Given under my band this 18th lay of March. 1814.’ \V. / \ v EDVy..\RD, vD A MS, C-C.<>. GLORQJ.t’ Counts :■-> > ; . Whereas Isaac Newton, applies or letters of .administration on tty© estate of Walter J* Newton, late cf .said county, deceased. ** < . ..h> These are therefore -to cite *>ni afp and singular the kto ’ red and creditors of said deceased to file their objections in my office, if any) they, have, rwithin the titiifc pres< filled hy law or said letter, will be g.anted. r%. - Given under my hand and seal At office ihts i\st day Mj ch y lßU. *'f w.. i fJQHN idO&GEyo,r 6AOi\ <r l ji'f&U 'A KjjUnty, a Whereas Edward Paine, Esq.. fcp* plies-fai letters of hetmiffiatri Upd ion the estate of Alexander D. Strachan, late of tne State ol V irginia, deceas ed. vV vi: . These* are therefore to ditc and admonish all ‘and singular the* kin dred and creditors of the* said de ceased, to file tlieir^objections,in my office, if any.they have, -within tn# time prescribed by law, or said let ters wrlihe-granted. Given mu le? my hand ind'seal at office this 21 st of M i-ch I, 1814. ym JOHN 0. G EORGIAy Clark. Gou-jh rr. Whereas .Caroi»ne Barpett, Ni* /thatt B. Bantett and John F. BiitW nett apply for letters of administra tion bn the estate of jo fen Barnett, of said-county, deceased, .t , Theseiare therefore to che and admonish ali and singular kin dred-and- creditors of sard -deceased to file their objections im my office, . if :.any they hate,’ within the time ! prescribed by law or said letters will be granted-. ? **• < * I Given uhdtr l my hand and seal at office this 2lsL*rfayj of March, 1814-. ! ** ■-y'KjO ffi fhtftE C. r. a. AAimmmW** .• ■■ <*.* m i wimf’ c*Ev*KGi. ky fluUis til Uv Unty WhereasGolv.Edward Ware hath * applied to me for letters of adminis-’ tration on the estate of Briton han ders, late of said county, deceased. -.1 hese are therefore to cite and* admonish alt and singular the'km* dred and- creditors of said ‘deceased, to fije tlieir objections iii ray office,, qoany they have, within-, the time ’ u escribed by law or said letters will pr granted. Given unden my- hand and seat at office this \7th day. of Mareh y 1314. JMWIGLIAM SANDhRS, C. C. O. I*tGHGiA, AUiditun county. W HEREAb hphraun StickUni, sen. Cade U. Stnckhmd 8c t'hom - son C. oinckland apply to me t letters of administration on Use .*« tate of Anseli b. Strickland, late of I said County, deceased., i These are therefore to cite* and admonish all and smgumr the km* dred and creditors of said deceased to- be and appear at my office withii* the tnde prescribed hy law, i« shew cause, if ady, wny sard letters suouid ndt be granted; ■;*? ‘ Given under my hand at offi cM this 17th uay of March. />« i*.’ jM