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fine. This extract is from the tnf raiive of the overthrow of the Brit ish and Indian armies at the Mora vian town in October last. Mi> Brown was a volunteer in Gol. John son,* corps of mounted riflemen, at at the time the event he speaks of took place. The greater part of the work is the result of actual observa tion. On the left the contest was furious —Col* Johnson who commanded on the flank of his regiment, received a terrible fire from the Indians, which they kept up for some time. The Col. most’ gallantly led the head of his column into the hottest of’ the enemy’s fire ais was personally op posed to TecumseK. At this point a condensed mass of savages had col lected—Yet regardless of danger, he rushed inta the midst of them. So thick were the Indians at this time, that several might have touch ed him with their rifles. He rode a white horse, and was known to be an officer of rank—a shower of balls was discharged at him'—some took effect —His horse was shot under him— J-lis clothes, .his saddle, his person were all pierced with bullets. At the moment his horse fell, Tceum sfch rushed towards him with an up lifted tomahawk, to give the fatal 6troke,; but his presence of npnd did not forsake him in this perilous predicament—he drew s pistol from bis holsters,and laid his daring op ponent dead at his feet, Ht was un able to do more, the loss of blood deprived him of strength to stand. Fortunately at the moment of Tecum *eh’s fall the enemy gave way which secured him from the reach of their tomahawks ;he w r as wounded in five places, he received three shots in the right thigh, and three in the left arm, Six Americans and twenty two left within twenty yards of the b.pot where T-ecuraseh was killed, and the trains of blood almost covered the ground. prom iki True American* Pul adelfbi a, March 2. WILKINSON'S ARREST. There appears to be no doubt that General Wilkinson is arrested. The following extract from a review of tjje campaign, in 7 he National Ad vocate a paper which is understood to he peculiarly patronised by the Secretary of War perhaps explains the grounds of the arrest. On the 16th of October, when all the < r fuir gtrcies Lad occurrred, which forbade the attack on King ston then ti was that General WiU l.mson became eagor and ardent for attacking that place—for taking a province, and four thousand men! Then it was that his instructions of the sth of August, became both pos itive and imperative, leaving him no choice ; then it was he demand ded from the Secretary a Presiden tiai mandate forgoing to Montreal! If the Secretary had not seen the drift of alt this tkufting. he would have been ill suited to manage this tortuous manotuvre ; but he saw it in a found the general was seeking only a loup-hole for escape, and wa* therefore wisely determined to leave him none- The orders you have received says he, leave you a choice between going to Kjngsto; ©i Montreal; youi alone, are respon sible for choosing rightly, and I will not now alter the tenor of iheseorders. and why ; because to do so >, i would but be substituting my opinion for yours*, Tne general found hi pash If ensnared in his own net; and hence forth* we here no more of his going to Kingston, and no more of his wanting the President's order to pro ceed to Montreal His Retreat cut off in this direction, what is his next shift l He calls a council of war, submits to it the state of his provi4 sion & wishes to terminate the cam paign even, before he gets ro Pres ooi. This-fact is stated in his letter of the 6th of November, to general Hampton—But here again his arti fioe . tailed : his /‘general officers unanimously agreed,-that it should, pot prevent the progress of the expe- j dition.** His delays were, however, ! such as to bring the enemy upon his j buck—Sc aft<r some previous scratch- 1 ing they so beset him on the 11 *h of J November, as to make a battle una- ] voidable—But after all-so bad was Bis health and so intent was he upon.executing the orders of gow eminent: that'after losing upwards of three hundred men. he withdrew from the attack.of 1600. and left the epemy the field of battle, his wound •4* and one piece of Artillery. . The J reader will distinctly perceive fftat it was mere anxiety to the views of g eminent that prevent ed him from swallowing up these 1600 men. Fortune was now about to throw in hi* way the means of. closing the campaign as he wished. He invites Hampton to join him, but leaves to his discretion?the choice of the place ot This was hot coaadence in Hampton; for be bad no w— ml an artifice .to lead *hat of*. ■Ucr imo the v«jry* error t.-at he decidedly a point ~*on ought to bare been made, w , ave any thing to Hampton's nen*. He knew Hampton's personal aversion to him, jf any thing was left to himself, he wonld employ the'fati tude conceded to him to avoid Wil kinson's immediate command. His calculations were not mistaken. Hampton* uhforturtately seized the occasion and obeyed the impulse of personal feelings On the errors of have already spoken. He was completely the victim of Wilkinson's artifices and his own passions; and furnished Wilkinson with a pretence for ending the cam paign at St. Tegis. That there was no solid reason for ending the cam r-paign there is evident—Because the 500 men in garrison at Montreal was all the effective force in front of his corps ; because if the force in his rear was “ capable of disturbing the mtin action of the campaign, he should have taken effectual means to destroy it; and the garrison of King ston and Prescot destroyed .[though we failed of of getting to Montreal] the upper province was won;*’ and because Hampton would not have detained Prevost with his mot ley forec 2,100 men on the South side of the St. Lawrence—so that there was no real insurmountable ob stacle to the ultimate success of the campaign. ‘ *. FAILURE OF TOE CAMPAIGN. The following, extracted from the Documents communicated by the president to congress, on the subject of the last campaign, exhibit the dif ferent opinions as to the proper point of attack and particularly the opposi tion 6f the commanding General to the attack on Kingston. Extract from the Journal of the acre • Sary of war • « 4th October, 181$. Geh. WiP kinson arrived at Sacketts Harbor, on this day from Fort George. He im mediately visited the secretary of war, in company with generals Lewis and Drown, and in the presence of these officers remonstrated freely and warmly against making an attack on Kingston—-urging the propriety of passing that port and going directly to Montreal. “ The secretary of war differed from Gen. WUkinson in opinion, but thought his objections worthy of con sideration, and proposed meeting op the day following for that purpose. “The meeting took place accord ingly, whets vien. Wilkinson presen ted the paper No. 1. That marked No. 2. was presented by the secreta ry, and tne opinion -with which it closes was adopted as that which should regulate the movements of the ‘Army.' 1 No. 1. Reasons for attacking Kingston dn * tenor to a descent upon Montreal: Ist. We shall •; apture a garrison of 800 or 1000 and demolish a strong ! hold of the enemy#*** . 2d. We shall destroy his naval de pot and magazines of every species* 3d. We shall by this operation di minish his force, destroy his resour ces* and place the divisional the head ot the lakes under De Rettenburg, in great difficulty and distress* and 4th* We ‘shall destroy every natal resource, and of consequence prevent, the building,”€<juipping, and even re pairing a single vessel. Against this attack it may be urged* Ist. 1 hat the reduction of the place may cost ffiard time than we calcu late on. r• * * ** - 4 It may encumber us with woun ded and sick ; and ’ 3d. It is possible the British dron may as heretofore elude com-, modore Chauncey, and find us before Kingston* or overtake us on the St. Lawrence. In the first place, from the lateness of the season, the loss of a few days may expose us to the autumnal rains, and jeopardize the .chief object of the campaign. In the second place, our own force will be diminished>and our movements retarded; and < i CMh the third place the chief of the campaign, the/capture of Mon~ treat , will be ? utterly defeated, and Our own army subjected, to. great difficulties, fosses and perils. Sub- ; mitted to the honorable secretary of wur. JAS. WILKINSON** ■ \ 1 st. The Niagara division will pro bably arrive herein a day ortwo. 2d The weather is yet goodVapd 4he lake navigable by scows and boats. 3d. The* enemy’s main force is in the ne-ghborhood of Fort George and his fleet at the head of t|e lake. 4th. The garrison of Kingston does not exceed SOD or 1 boo mep4 Pherson's farm, on tile eastern side of Kingston, a point may be seized which will command the town,.the forts, and harbour ; and within seven hours after the landing is effected a sufficient, battery may be erected and ‘SMJpviVdon* < ;*v ‘* k * v 6th Nine and twelve poundere will be sufficient for burning block hous es See. and may be dragged by the mem ‘ . iU ’ *■ - ‘ 7th The time necessary to reduce the place will not exceed a single day, and of course will not materially in terfere, on that account* with our ob ject below. , . flth -The loss we may sustain can only be conjectured.—Judging from that at Fort George, where the enemy were more numerous it will be inc on siderable.. 9th. The :ja dvantages of taking Kingston are two, you. sever the en emy's line of communication, and you expel him (him his only secure harbor. The premises assumed under the Ist, 2d, Sd, 4th.’ and sth heads may change and our conclusions with them. The only safe decision there fore is that if the British fleet shall not escape Com. Chauncy and get in to Kingston Harbor ; if the garrison of that place be not largely reinfor ced ; and if the weather be such as to allow us to navigate the lake se curely, Kingston, shall be our first object, otherwise we shall go direct ly to Montreal. JOHN ARMSTRONG. Sackett's Harbor , s thOct. 1813. •BURNING OF NEWARK. The following is the order of'the Secretary of War, in consequence of which Newark was burnt. War Department , sth October , 1813. Sir— -Understanding that the de fence of the post'committed to your charge, may render it proper to desr troy the town of Newark, you arc hereby directed to apprise its inhab itants of this circumstance, and to invite them to remove themselves and their effects to some place of greater safety. J)? I am, JOHN ARMSTRONG. Brigadier General M Clure or officer commanding at Fort Georg Cy Upper Canada. FOREIGN NEWS. # J?ew-¥brk 9 March, 30 Frertch papers to the 2Qth-Janua ry and London datts to the p ! $t Dec. have .been received by a fate arrival from Europe. . % The French hinds had fallen frmh Si to 50. Mr. Shubrick, of the United States Navy is the bearer of dispatches from our Minister at Pari# to the Govern ment. , . In addition to our French papers, a passenger has furnished us with | the following heads of the news cur rent at La Teste. State of the ofTared tuixr, McDonald it was reported, had gone to Holland with 40 ojo men. Duke of Ragusaj Marmont, at I Dayence with 30,001). i Marshal St; Cyr capitulated at I Dresden with 45,000. f Prince of Eckmul cut off by the Swedes in the envirous of Hamburg, with a forcOof J0 4 000 men. Duke of Beiluao, Victor, at Stras burg with 30’000 men. Count Bertrand at Cassel, with 000 men. The army of Reserve to- be f forming under the Dukifrof Valmy, at Metz, with 10,000. > ; General Rapp, at Dantzic, with ! 15,030 men. v j Marshal DVAlbufer'a, Bucket; head r quarters at Barcelona* 35 00J men. Duke of Dalmatia, Boult, head quarters at Bayonne, With 65,000 men, daily receiving rei afocemeius. The Viceroy of Italy, Prinbe En* gune, at Verona, with 50 006f The King of Naples, said to* be coming from Naples with 30,000 men. . ~ Thirty thousand Sedan. Bieda [in liolland] was taken by the Prussians and Dutch troops oh the 10th of December. . p Considerable apprehensions had *4 been entertained for the fate of twerp, but 10,000 French trooops had arrived there for its relief. * Naples, December 28. Yesterday, at 5 o'clock in the eve ning, we have seen the cominence ment of one of the most violent erup tions of which the history of Vesu-d vius gives any account. Happily this phenomenon, which presented a dreadful spectacle, has not done any considerable damage. Paßis t January 13. After having themselves basis of peace and after they had been accepted by the Emperor, the albed ‘ powers have refused to sign them, a circumstance unparalleled in the his* > tory of nations. January 14—-Different accounts from Italy and which are believed to be authentic, report that the Aus trians, having attempted again to dislodge the Princ.e Vicq Roy of It aly from his position oiTthe Adige, have beearepulsed with considerable loss, Wr wait tor the detail* of this , new success.: ‘ * BoiMjy.Arx, January !?. The operations of the levy of SOD? 2 000 men continue with and will shortly terminate. A consider able part of the contingent is # on its inarch, and every day sees new de partures. The conscripts render themselves with exactitude to the calls matt* upon them, and depart animated with the liveliest spirit. London, ipeccmber 31. The general opinion among mili tary men is that Lord Wellington cannot remain in tbe position which he at present occupies without ex periencing immense loss by the in fections which are exhaled from the marshes, and by the forces which are continually crossing from Marshal Soult. ! It is with sorrow we tliat nearly 1200 men of our troops have deserted. i LETTER FROM MR. DEXTER , YOfHE ELECTORS OF MASS ACHUSBTTS The delicate propriety established by usage, in our country, forbids that a man, standing as a candidate foroffice, should address the electors. If subscriber had consented to being placed in that situation, this rule would bind him to silence. Though he answered while at home that he was not a candidate for office, republican newspapers in the vicin ity of the seat where he now is* have published an opposite statement. This singular state of things seems to require an explana- \ tion. In performing thisduty he may ] dissent'from some favorite doctrines and measures of men high ih influ ence and respectability in both the political parties that npw divide the country. Candid men will not attri bute this to any indirect or unwor thy motive's ; the others, when their intellectual optics are stimulated by passions or darkened by prejudice Will .sec some mischievous purpose in a mere attempt to be understood in his Own conduct and to explain his Objec tions to th£Tt Os others. Hopeless indeed Would fee arc effort to acquire influence by pursuing di course offensive to the leaders of both the parties that convulse the nation. Such active spirits have both powei*& inclination who opposes he projects of their airtbition, while the native vis ine tia of real pariotism prevents support from these quiet citizens who agreed \vrth him in opinion. The principal subjects, bn tfhich politicians at present divide, are the system of restriction on our Com-, tnerce, and the War with Great Britain. On the former, the writers differs radically from the party cal led republican, and be chose& they should know it. At the same time he is utterly unable to” reconcile some of the leading measures of Federalists as to the latter, with the fundamental principles of civil society, and the indispensable duty of evt rv Citizen h» all countries especially in the American Republic to hbW sacred the Union of his coun try. It is this opinion, probably that has produced tbe singular fact of his ffer the first office in the Commonwealth by a political party to whkh he does -not belong. The objections against the restric tive system which haVe governed his decision it shall fee briefly stated without Stopping to offer ar guments to prove them. He be lieves, i ■ ■■■’ Ist. That it overleaps the bounds of constitutional power. 2dly. That it is impossible to exe cute it. ; ' v 3dly. That* the attempt to db so corrupts us by destroying the cor rect habits of our merchants, and. .rendering perjury fimiliar. Cthly. That it Would be ifieflec- ; tdal to coerce foreign nations, if ex- if* \ * ‘ sthljv That it is unjust and* oppres sive to the commercial part of the as it destroys invaluable interests which the government is bound to protects v 6thly. That it completely sacrifi ces our oqly Considerable source of revenue, ami reduces us tb depend on a meagre supply from internal taxation or to accumulate; an enor mous public debt by loans, procured on hard terms, which government has no adequate funds to reimburse. 7thly. That it aims a fatal blow at our unexampled progress in wealth and impovement. If these objections be well founded, none wj.l deny that they are suffi cient.; Tue proofbf them would v bC too elaborate for the present occasion. A wise policy would not have resor ted to an untried theory, so ruinous and inadequate, for redress of the sferious aggressions we have suffered from the'belligerent powers of Eu rope, in full view of the success which had crowned more magnani mous efforts. Washington, by making Arm and temperate remon strance against the first Unequivocal important violation of our national rights; induced Great lirirain to make compensation ; and during the administration of Aba* s the pride Ic r France was humbled by an appeal to arms. T]*s is the only mode which the experience of nations points oat to fV-urd ngMnut ii*ju! y and ioauit ac. cumulating by tho palieM suffering country SL anaU hiLicd or enslaved. j On the other ham!, when the govw eminent vvertr ‘Kicked into a War,* the write'* die! not fee! himself dt lib* erty to practice indhcnmii.ateoppoTi < ticn, to paralMe the public energy by degrading the resources and mag nanimity of ou'r country, Sc exagger ating: those of Britain, to justify the public enemy in meuMiies that admit of no excuse unci thus diminish tho chance for a speedy and honorable peace, and endanger the union of the States. . It is a fandardental law of every civil society , that vs he a a ques tion is settled by the const tinted author-’ ity 9 every individual is bound to res pect the decision. The iv.; we nt jus ques tion whether war was just l? ircessayp has been thus Settled. Pence can only be restored by a treaty to which Great Britain shall assent y and rtasdnuble temts are riot to be obtained from iter w i by proving ts the world that we are un able or unwilling >to maintain oar rights by the swore^ — The privilege* of e'tery citizen to examine the con* duel; of Rulers is unquestionable, though in speaking to his country ho may be overheard by her enemies* But this right, like every other, may be abused. What good is to be ex pected from creating’ di vision when engaged in war with a fit! nation THAT HAS NQT YET FXFLU CITLY SHOWN THAT SUE ISJ WILLING TO AG REF TO RE A SONABLE TERMS OF, PEACE $ Why make publications and speech*:} to prove that we are absolved frofy allegianceto the national government and hint that an attempt to cbvid{ the empire might be justified. But the writer goes further, HE IMS never Doubted that this* i BRITISH ORDERS IN COUN- I Cl I;, WHEN ACTUALLY EN FORCED, WERE A KLAGR AN V VIOLATION OF OUR Rl(!.H* & NATIONAL HONuR ft CON SEQUENTLY A JUST causa OF DECLARING WAR, As so the best time of performing this pain* fal duty, and, the best manner oi con ducting the war, he differed from the government, but surely they ure» ’'competent to decide on these points, and private, opinion; though it may be expressed, is boimcl to submit; On such occasions, regi\ tr for the refractory principle in o\ir ; nature, which scatters through na*; tipns the misery, criii. es and a'esolu*, tion of war, will rend the bosom of the benevolent rhan ; but if he bt also magnanimous and just, this will not tempt him to violate his dmy, or re* pine at any arrangements of Heaven* The history of civil society proves . that it is u terrible necssity, and man must submit to his destiny. Still greater evils are produced by pusillanimous shrinking froip con formity to the mysterious law of his present condition. The ferocious contest that would be the effect of attempting to skulk, from a participation of the burthens of war, by severing the Union would net belike greatest calamity. Yet fierce would be the conflict of enra ged partizans, imbjtttred by personal animosity and rivalry, organized un der different governments, about e q.ual in number, and viewing each 1 : other as traitors. , In Massachusetts; during re volutionary war, an overwhelming majority silenced opposition and prevented mutual havoc* but in oth er parts of the country, where par* ties were more equal, neighbors of ten shot each other in thefr houses, or hanged their Divided as New-Engird now is t ; such w T ould probablv be its warfare* - Interminable hostility between neigh boring rival nations would be the con sequence accomplishing such'a severance. Foreign faction, would convulse each * of them? for a weak state can nomorfr maintain its rights against powerful nations without foreign support/than a feeble man can defend himself a mong giants without laws to protect him, The question would ever be which powerful nation shall be our ally ? Great-Britain and Francjp? would each have, a strong faction* but patriotism would be unknown.- The energy of the State would be exhausted in chnsing its master.— This slavery would be aggravated by despotism at home, for constant wars would require great armies and re~( sisttess power in rulers, and have ever been fatal to liberty. ? If;the question be asked, what iir to be done when we conscientiously believe th&t a ruinous course of meas* ures is pursued by our national ru lers, and the dearest rights and inter ests'of a great part of the Union* disregarded and sacrificed, the ans-*’ wer is, examine the conduct and ex*i pose the errors of government with* out preaching sedition. Give liber r at suoport- to their measures v. iien right thiu yuu may ;je cred.ted whet* .you s * ,v;heyare wiorig*