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rum* 1 to the of their
co'iYOna s. and hold th m ready for
actual service*
British Fleet Out ,
on Lake-Ghampl'aiv.
Boston April 16 —A gentleman
armed n to n last evening* wh*
left Vergennes on Tuesday last ami
informs u* t Lake Champlain is
f*er from ire; and that on Morn! tv
last the British fleet, (9 sail ) made
th‘*ir appearance off Burlington and
on Tuesday were about ten miles be
low that place, standing for Verier
re-: That about a thousand vniliti
had assembled at Vergennes and ev
ery preparation was making then,
and at Burlington to give the enemy
a.warm reception, should be have
the tem rity to attempt to destroy
onr fleet which was considered per
fectly safe : Tht*t the ship which
has betn building at Ve»gennes v* as
safly lainrlerion Monday )a t, but
would net be teady for sc*a under a
month ; her t igging, cables, anchors
ano guns, not having at rived’ Her
sails, however, were making. She is
to carry 28 guns* No action had
taken place since the Stone mill af
fair.
Williamsburg , April 2.
MOVEMENT OF THE ENEMY.
By express last night, we learn,
that four British barges landed at
Carotoman Point in Lancaster coun
ty, on Thursday last, and carried
off seventy slaves, the property of
Messrs. Tucker, Cabell, and Carter.
BcffaloEi April 12*
Brig. Cen. Winfield Scott and
suite arrived at WilliamsviUe, on
Sunday last. Also, yesterday even
ing, Major General Jacob Brown
and Aids.
Several deserters from Fort Nia
gara have recently passed this place,
we understand these were part of a
detachment sent to destroy the bat
tci-its above Niagara. They, state
that disaffection in tne British ranks
in ‘he Fort is very alarming; 7(Xor
80 having already deserted from that
post during the winter—.that before
their departure from that Fort they
had intelligence of a movement of
the American troops frQm Sackett's
llurboi. Deserters have heretofore
hud too much liberty ; they go at
laige in the interior of the country,
and by obtaining citizens 1 dress, they
are enabled to return with great fa.
ciiuy ; the evil ought to be remedi
ed.
1 he enemy still continue at Fort
Eite, and are apparently repairing
the Fort.
FROM CANADA.
* **
Quebec and Montreal papers to
the 26th utt. have been received at
Boston, by which we learn that the
parliament of LowerCanud j has been
dissolved and anew one ordered to be
immediately chosen. The following
paragraphs are extracted from Gov
ernor Prevost’s speech on the occa
sion. ‘
“ It would have afforded me sin
cere gratification, to have witnessed
that unanimity and dispatch among
yourselves, and that liberal confi
dence in me, which the emergencies
of the times, the situation of the
Province, and assurances contained
in your address, gave me a right to
expect from you, and I have seen
with regret that my disappointment
in this expectation has been attend
ed with se.ious inconveniences to
the public service. s v.
“ I cannot but lament that the
course of proceedings adopted by
yju has occasioned the loss of a
productive Revenue bill, and of the
liberal appropriations you had made
for the defence> of the province, and
for ameliorating the situation of the
Miiitia ; and I regret in sacrificing
these desirable objects you should
have been swayed by any considera
tions which seemed to you of high
er importance than the immediate
security of the country or the com
fort of those engaged in its protec
tion.
“ The pacific rumours ’which
have prevailed sinceVl have address
ed you, not affording any certain
ground feto belief that peace is at
hand, our vigorous and united exer-.
tipuf will be still required to main
tain the decided assendency with
which the Divine Providence has
been pi eased to bless our efforts in
the present contest.” 4
A great number of Indian chiefs
had been at Quebec. Among these
vrtre the chiefs of the Ottowas, Chip
pewa% Shawnese, Delewares, Mo-
Saiks, Kickapoos, Foxes and
Winnafeagoes. They were well re
cerved and entertained, and had val
uable presents made to them* They
agreed to fight the Americans, but
to spare the women and children
prisoners, they had all returned
to their tribes. Tecumseh's sjster
was also at, Quebec, and Lady Pre r
|Vost gave her many presents, indud
ißT mourning ornaments.
||MiAo.e .Speech of the Warriors to
Governor thev
Fuhe Listen—Y<u hare told us
by the talk of vour warriors otv. e
T* her, twice father, that we were
to fight on the 9ar»ks and in the rear
of your warriors ; but wc; have al
ways gone in front, father ; and it is
in this way we have lost so many of
our young warriors, our women and
children.
Father— .Listen-—Your Red Chil
dren want back their old boundary
l ne* that they may have the lands
which belong to them ; and this fa
ther when the war began, you pro
mised to get for them.
Father -.—Listen--*Your Red ChiU
dren have suffered a great deal ;
they are sad ; indeed they are piti
ful. They want your assistance fa
ther. They want arras for their
• warriors and clothes for their wo
men and children. You do not know
the numbers of your Red Children
father There are many who have
never yet received any arms or
! clothing, ft is necessary, at pre
sent father, to send more than for
merly yon did.
Father . listen* At the begin
ning of the war, you promised us,
when the Americans would put their
hands out, (as we hear they mean to
doj to kr.ock jt«away, Father; and
the second time when they put out
their hand, draw your sword —if not,
l ather, the Americans will laugh at
us, and say efur great Father, who
lives beyond the Great Cake, is a
coward, Father.
“ Father . Listen. The Ameri
cans are taking our lands from us
every day. They have no hearts,
Father. They have no pity for us.
They want.to drive us beyond the
setting sun. But, father, wfe hope,
although we are* few, and are here
as it were upon a little Island, our
great and Mighty Fathey, who lives
beyond the Great Lake, will not
forsake us in our distress, but will
continue to remember his faithful
Red Children.
Extract from the Governor's Answer.
My Children.—\ thank the Great
Spirit that I see you m my own
dwelling, and converse with you
Face to face:—-Listen to my Words
they are the wor.;s of Truth You
; ™ v . e air e ad y beard this from my
Chiefs, and I now repeat them;—*
: ** have taken each other by the
hand and fought together—Our inte
rests are the same—-We must stiff
continue to Fight together—for the
King our Great Father considers you
as his Children and will not forget
you or your interests at a Peace;— ?
but to preserve what we hold, and
recover from the enemy what be
longs to us—we must make great
exertions, and I rely on your un
daunted courage, with the assistance
(and m y Chiefs and Warriors, ,to drive
the Big-Knives from all our Lands
the ensuing summer.
My Children— Our Great Father
will give us more Warriors from the
other side of the Great Water, who
will join with you in attacking the
enemy, and will open the Great
Road to your Country, by which you
used to receive your supplies* and
which the enemy having stopped has
caused the distress and scarcity of
goods, you complained of—for I
have never been in want of Goods
for you, but could not send them : ‘
■ V Tell your brother warriers, whom
I may not soe, that these are my
words, and that although they are
to destroy their enemies in bau
tie, they must spars and shew mer
cy to women, children, and prison
ers.
My Children—l have but one
thing more to recommend to you,
which you will not forget^—You
know that the only success the. ene
my gained over us last season was.
owing to the want of provisions—
There was much waste Maiden ;
the consequence was, that you and
my warriors were forced to retreat.
In future you must be careful of
; Provisions, and use of them only
what may be necessary ; for in war
they arc the same as powder and
ball—We oannot destroy our ene
mies withoiit'tliem.’’*
Montreal , March 26.
On Monday evening last, General
M*Comb, with about 80a American
troops, took possession of the vil
lage at St. Armand—they have also
brought on seven or eight pieces of
cannon and it is supposed, intend
to fortify and garrison the place.
A great number of theinbabitatants
having left the place, the Governor
has issued a Proclamation inviting
them to return, promising them
protection of persons and property.
We understand that a respectable
force has marched for Su Armand
under Major General . Sir Sidney
Beckwith, to attack the American
brigands, under Gen. M Corab, who
are posted at Phillipsburgh, 1000
fctrong. From the recent depreda
tions committed by the Americans
on our frontier, In violation of the
laws of war, this government is again
at full liberty to retaliate ; and the
public will be disappointed if ven
geance be not speedily taken on ike
unprincipled fQOr
Com. Barclar, Jate of the Erie
was at Montreal ingoocf teaj»h;
ft will b : e recollected he has lostbot
arms.
Gen; Winder had returned toQue
b;', and it was said had effected
nothing fworafVle to prisoners.
The House of Assembly of upper
Canada have revived that the proc
lamation of Gen’ Rottenbut'gn,
declaring Martial Law, was’an arbi
trary and unconstitutional measure,
tending to destroy the Laws of the
Province.
A Montreal paper says, it is not
expected the British naval force will
be superior to the American on
Lake Ontario the ensuing summer.
’ NEW-LONDON, Aprilll
Jfe i<s v.-ith great ratification, we perform
.the task of announcing to our readers, that on
on Friday morning last, foor of the enemy’s
barges and two*4*tinches, commanded by
capt* Coote of the brig Borer, with 300 men,
proceeded up Connecticut river to Pettipaug
Point, and destroyed upwards of twenty sail
-of vessels, vrithour sustaining, probably, the
loss of a single man. i ‘
We have ascertained oh the unfortunate
spot, the following facts. The boats first
landed at the forjL at Saybrook, where they
found neither men nor cannon; from thence
they proceeded directly to Pettipaug Point,
landed at 4 o’clock in the morning, and were
paraded in the principal street before the least
alarm was gh'en. The inhabitants wer«, it
well be supposed in great consternation ;
but capt. Coote informed them that he was
in sufficient force to effect the object of the ex
pedition, which was to burn the vessels, and
that if his party were not fired upon, no harm
should fall upon the persons or the inhabi
tants, or the property unconnected with the
vessels, and a mutual understanding of that
purport was agreed to. The enemy immedi
ately after commenced the act of burning the
vessel. Such as e-vposed the buildings on the
wharves they hauled into the stream. A par
ty of 14 men m time were sent a
quarter o*. a mileabove the point, who put
fire to several vessels which were on the
stocks. At 10 o’clock they left the shore en
tirely, and took possession of a brig and a
schooner which were built for privateers ;
these they attempted to beat down the river
but the brig getting on shore they burnt her,
and the schooqer was so light as to be un
manageable. They continued in her and the
boats alongside, until about-dusk, when lieu..
Bray \vith r a field piece from Killingworth,
commenced firing on them. After the second
shot they left the scooocr and took shelter un
der a small island oppositt the point, and at
half past 8 o'clock, it being very dark made
their escape front the river.
Theircmiduct toward* the inhabitants was
unexceptionable, excepting that.some clothes
and plate were taken-by a person supposed to
be an American, who it was cohjec*u* , ed ac.ed
as a pilot and guide ; dnthbad frequently been
there with fish for sale* -This wretch, with
out Orders, destroyed a large hew cable by
ending it with an axe- A >
Notwithstanding ths enemy were on shore
’*V hc mbrnin 2> jt was hall past
M- before fho express arrived here
with the information, although a report of the
fact was brought by the stage at 11. Every
exertion was immediately made to send a
for the object'; a body of ma
rines front the squadron, a company of infan
try from Fort Trumbull, and -a part of capt.
French’s militia company of artillery, with a
field piece, and a considerable number of vo
lunteers were soon in motion. A part of the
marines and volunteers in carriages, and capt.
French witn his detachment and field piece,
arrived at the river at 4 o’clock, at which time
a repectable body of militia, infantry a»d ar*
tillery, occupied the banks On both sides, in
the momentary expectation tha r the ‘Cnemy
would attempt to descend. 1 1 was, however,
soon perceived, that it was not their intention
to attempt going out before dark; and that
the Only chance of taking or destroying them
was by a joint attack by land and water.—»
Timely measures for this purpose were pre
vented by the want of water craft, a misfor
tune which could not be remedied in the very
short period required. A strong freshet, an
ebb tide, and thick mist, enabled the enemy
to escape down the river unheard, and un
seen, except by a very few who commenced
a fire, which was followed at random bv ma
ny, who discerned no object to direct their
aim.
The troops from the garrison, and marines
on foot did not arrive until after nightfall.
Thus ended an- expedition achieved with
to the enemy, and greatest in
magnitude of damage that has occurred on
the seaboard since the commencement ©f the
war.
Seven hogsheads of rum were stove in a
store the property of William C. Hall. The
loss sustained is estimated, at various sums.
Lit may amount to 100,000 dollars or upwards.
The village of Pettipaug Point forms a
part of the town of Saybrook, and contains
iboat 50• dwelling houses. It is situated on
the west side of Connecticut river, 6 miles
from the light house, and 19 from N. London>
LATEST FROM MATAN Z AS.
Savananh April 19,
We learn from.a gentleman pas
senger in the schooner Nassau, from
Matanzas, that a quantity of specie*
to the amount of FIVE MILLIONS,
had arrived at Vera Cruz, besides a
great quantity, of FJour, Soap, Co
chineal, indigo, Btc, brought by a
-convoy of eight thousand mules ac
companied by 1200 infantry arid ca
valry. About a MILLION arrived
at Havanna on the sth or 6th of A
pril inst. in a fleet of eight or ten
merchant vessels, convoyed by a
king's Sc horn. cr. i
General la.ano had an action in
Puruaran , on the sth January last,
with-the ‘ in which the
latter lost TOO killed besides 723
made prisoners, among whom tbk
famous Curate Matamoros, and Is
inferior officers are found The lat
te? will be sent to Mexico to be
rned- _Tht re*.t of , the prisoners,
among whom were found nun v
Priests and Friars, were all condemn
ed to the sword, The town of Ai
rarado, is of the
troops—’▼is menaced by sm arm?
(V »2)0 Insurgents. It was the »en
»*a? opinion that the Insurgents
would be successful. Repub.
Plattsburgh April 1.
As soon as the lake opens, which
will be in a Week, I expect the British
will be out with their flotilla and
command the whole lake ; because
their brig and schooner, which they
built this winter will be ready, and
they mount heavy guns. Could gen
eral Wilkinson, who commanded
person, have taken the Stone Mill, all
this would have been prevented—be
cause the river Sorrel is so narrow in
that place, that if our army was es
tablished there, it could by erecting
a battery and throwing a raft across
the river, which is almost perfectly
without current, and anchoring it,
prevent the passage of the enemy*in
to the lakes.
Extract from an Official Report made
to the Municipality of Paris, on what
took place m the city of Troyes* when
in possession of the Allies.
u f>* the arrival of the three so
vereigns in the City, the unfortunate
inhabitants oppressed in the most
cruel manner, dared to hope, that the
presence of the Allied lVfoiuirchs,
would bring some alleviation to their
misforunes. They have been entire
ly deceived in their expectations.—*
The troops under their eyes, com
mitted the same excesses; and no
order has been given out to repel
them. Upon the complaints which
were given, each prince condemned
the want of discipline of the troops
of other powers, and never wished
to believe that his own subjects, did
any thing wrong. Differences exis
ted between the Combined forces.
Tne companies charged with the
maintenance of the police in the in
erior, have constantly refused to re
lieve the inhabitants, who experi&n*.
ced Vexation tiom the military pf
o ner nations. I lie administration
who saw, with grief the distressed
si illation of the inhabitants, apoear*
ed before the Emperors of Austria
and Russia, to implore their pity
and favor. Their application failed
ot success. They informed* that
the state of things was inseparable
from the evils of war, ‘adding, that
the difference of manners and char
acters of the combined people even
the prejudice which existed among
them, opposed every measure which
could a’leviate the lot of the invaded
countries. Thus the disturbances
have been the same during their stav
at Troyes/* 1 1
Imperial at Troyes
the 2 itk Feb. 1814.
We Napoleon, Bcc. &c. decree.
Art. 1. There shall be made a list <*f
all Frenchmen In service of vbe coal
esced powers, or who under what
pretext soever, have followed the
enemy in his invasion of our Empire,
since the 20th December 1814.
Art. 2. All individuals within
this description shall be tried, with
out any loss of time, before our
courts, condemned to the punish
ment agreeable to law, and their pro
perty confiscated as the profit of the
revenues of the state.
Art. 3». All Frenchmen, who’ ifr
places occupied by the enemy and
during his stay, have worn the signs
of decorations of the ancient dynasty,
shaß be declared traitors, tried as
such by a.military commission and
condemned to be shot. Their pro
perty shall be confiscated as the pro
fit of the revenue of state.
Art 4. Qur ministers are charg
ed with the execution of this decree.
+
There is now no doubt but a trea
ty for Peace is going on with Bona
parte. The Allies have made a fair
trial of the sentiment of the French
people* and when even their capital
is threatened, and with all the hor
rors of a siege, not a- voice that we
hi ear of, is raised against him and
they obey him asffnthe days of pros
perity. the allies are therefore, it
is considered* justified in treating
with him, on conditions that will
’ leave him the Crown, but will effec
tually reduce his power, and disarm
: hisambition. An Armistice is short
ly expected— Morning Post*
EXPLOSION AT BELVILLE.
NcwYork , April 22.
! We learn from a gentleman who
r left Belville yesterday, that a little af
ter 10 o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing, the drying mill and packing
house attached to the powder factory
at Belville, belonging, tb Bullos,
Decatur and < Rucher*> accidentally
blew up, apd we r<*£rfet to learn, at
tended with more fata! effects than
we mentipned- in our last* A very’
respectat&e phyc*sian,. who returu
'l ed from Belville this morning, in
arms us that there was no less than
fourteen workmen in th 6 mill at the
‘♦irae, whet* the explosion took-plac*’
%—That every* individual'of these
fourteen was either killed or se
verely wounded-Lithat’ ten- of the
number ure now ad—that tHrto
r* J .
of Hi? remainder are In to rmn .T!
a situation tii.il r»o hop?* die enter
tained ol their recovery. The oie
Vs 10 was least injured was blown
through the roof of the building*
and lodged in the mill ptlivj. Sev
eral of his ribs were broken, and he
is otherwise greatly injured, be veil
or eight of the persons now ‘dead,
have lift widows and children u>
h-Tntnt the melancholy event*, v
J our woikmen in a very FjrovL
dential manner, escaped the destiny
of their fellow labours. One of
them, for the first tune in elevefl
months, had bttn called away from
their daily occupation, ihe oth-.*r
three were preserved in the follow
ing manner—A man with two chil
dren, passing along in a waggon lost
one of the wheels directly opposite to
the mijl, and applied to the work
men for assistance. Mr. Augua
fthe superintendent) and two of his
hands went out to aid in putting oti
the wileel—while they were lifting
the waggon, the explosion occurred*
The timbers of the building fell thick
around them—iht two children were
thrown from the waggon—one of ths?
horses was very badly burnt—md
yet neither the w.aggonner* nor the
children, nor either of the three nun
who had thus kindly cone to his as
sistance, were in the slightest degree
injured.
Col. Decatur, who was then at’ a
short distance from the mill, hasten-,
e-d to the spot, and aided the super
intendent in preventing .he fire iron*
communicating to an adjoin iftg
building, which contained no
than one hundred and fifty barrels
oi powder. The wind nad blowya
fresa from • north during the
morning. About half an hour be
fore the explosion took place, it
changed to south cast. Were it not
for the Providential change of the
wind it is supposed that this, adjoin
ing building would have taken fire, ’
fcc blown up—and that the village of
Pelville would have been greatly in*
if not entirely destroyed-
SLOOP SWALLOW.
Cosbsos a letter from ‘ Capt. Baker of
the Sloop Swallow of this port, to
his dated
St. Jeremes Creek, April 10a
u We have arrived at this place
after a passage of 20 hours from Bal
timore. On the sth inst* at day
light, we were oft’this place but the
wind being off shore could not fetch,,
in# At the same time observed a.
schooner steering up the biy ; also at :
remarkable long barge with Slug sail* j
coming out vi the Potomac. We
concluded they were fiom Washing-*
ton bound to Baltimore. There were
two or three other vessels in sight.
We hove about and stood in for th§
-creek*, the Schctoner then tacked*
stood for the barge, and soon after
hadifrd down her head sails appar
ently with a view to anchor, distant
about 3 miles. We run our vessel
into the mouth of the Creek and ai
, though she grounded, in conse
quence of the tide being so very kivr
at the time, thought ourselves pret
ty secure should the vessels then ia
sight prote to be enemies, as wej
soor. were convinced they wereXa
In 34> tfninute* after we grounded, a.
boat was discovered coming from the
schooner irr pursuit of usv distant a
boutoneaml a half miles. We im
mediately landed the most valuable
articles. We found on a further
examination of the boat, that she.
rowed ten oarsycarried a four poun
! dor ort her boWa, and was manned
Wifb 16 men. There being but £
of us on board, with two musket*
only, I thought it most prudent to
leave the vessel; and I do assure
you it was withgrear reluctance we’
abandoned the Swallow to a set of in
■ fernatycobbers.
larded end Ivto
whonl I shall ever respect asr brave
men, by the name of Tinsley and
Hopkins, joined with us in the com
bat*—On their’ near/ approach we
hailed, and asked them where they
were bound?- They replied by pointing
to the sloop# We immediately
commenced a brisk fireupon them,
\ which was so kept up and directed
that not withstanding they succeed
ing in getting alongsiue, four only
of them dared to ascend the deck/’
and it gives roe great pleasure to* in -
form yoil, that one of them I sent t»
eternity while in the fact of cutting tker”
cable . One of the gentlemen who ’
joined us, killed another in the stern
of their boat/who fsuppose was an
officer. They hoisted the sloop’s
sails, and swung her; bow out. * This
exposed to our fire those who had
been skulking under her lee in the
barge; and in a few minutes we
compelled them to leave their prize,
after rowing three miles with the’
loss of two men 1 We immediately
boarded her again, afid got her safe
into the crefck’* ?
- SSSS WtSt —isgnsr-*’
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