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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-*’ BLANKS OF ANT DESCRIPTION, s. CJK |I vl) 4t ruy