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Savannah, May 10.
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UNlYmti S* A S*jColl FE TVE ADAMS.
On Friday evening the 19th ult
arrived at Cockspur, [about 12 miles
from Savannah] the United States’
corvette Adams, Capt. Morris, from
a cruize of near 4 months. We bavt’
obtained the following particulars of
her % cruize. | ‘
On the »9th of Jan* at 10 o'clock
p. M.the Adams got under way, and
stood down the Chesapeake bay, dis
covered what was supposed a ship >
light—she immediately hauled her
wind—at 11 o’clock the Adams struck
several times on York Spit, hauled
off to the eastward—at half past 12
o’clock, discovered 2 large sail of the
enemy ; passed them within half mus
ket shot, without being discovered, &
got safe to sea. Several days after,
spoke a Russian ship, 63 days from
London, for Rhode island, hi ballast,
and informed that she Was boarded
by a British frigate a few days pre
vious. Jan. 26th, spoke the Russian
ship Nadescha, Putnam, from Lon
don bound to Amelia Island. Nex>
day boarded the Portuguese brrg
Piedade from St. Salvador, for Bos
ton. On 29th, the Adams Captured
the British schooner Prince Regent,
capt. Bee he from Malaga, for Hali
fax—took out her cargo which con
sisted of wine, oil, and fruit, and
burnt her. Feb 9th, fell in with and
captured the British sch>r Industry,
from John's, bound to Grenada—
took the crew from on board at mid
night ;r and set her on fire. Feb. 24th.
made the isle of Sal-hore, distant 4
leagues. March 4th, discovered a
small sail under the land, a canoe
c%me off from her to the Adams—
the sail proved to be the Fairy of
Sierra Leone. The next day, early
in the morning, the Adams came to
anchor ip 10 fathoms water and
sent her boats ashore for water; after
being supplied, got under way and
stood off shore. On the morning of
the LOlh March, discovered a brig at
anchor under the which the A
dams lost sight of in a squall of rain.
Next day, made her again ; at 7 p. M.
sent the 2d cutter and stern boat on
board the brig, under the command
of lieut. Wadsworth. She proved
to be the English brig Roebuck of 8
guns and 12 men, trading along the
coast; cargo ivory, oil, Sec. took sun
dry articles from on board of her;
gavemp to the brig the prisoners, 39
in number which were paroled * the
Adams supplied them with a sufficU
ency of water and provisions to take
t)iem to Sierra Leone y the prisoners
also received some cloth, knives,
pipes, fee*-to-trade with the natives
for provisions and water in case ,of
necessity. *’
March 24, made a sail about $ p. m.
and immediately gave chase, night
coming on, she was lost sight of—
nextefliorning discovered a ship bear
ing down—*at 11 o’clock’ the Adams
fired a gun ahead of the chase and
hoisted English colors—the chase
hoisted British colors at the same
time. Next day at 1 p. is ifired a
gun ahead of the chase again, Which’
r was answered by firing three at the
Adams—beat to quarters and clear
ed ship for action—the Adams fired
a number of shot at the chase j bit,
she being to* windward, and*at sdcM
a distance, that no execution could
be done—ceased firing—the enemy
still keeping hu colors up—madb e-
exertion, practised every ma
bceuvrrl; to%mke his cicape-rwhich,
howeve?, lie con Id ppt effect. At 4
o’clock JfcJjjW* Adams came up
with liie ship, and fired a gun into
her, when, she struck her
Shtrproved )&■ be the Woodlfridge,
* Indiamun tram Calcutta, cargo, rice,
ivory, 6cc. It was very thick & hazy
wnen took possession of
the but on the haze
ATHENS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1814.
28 sail, 5 or 6 miles distant—the two
nearest men of war. The Adams
had scarctiy to take her men
which she had put on board the
prize—on effecting this, she imme
diately made all sail the fleet gain
ingon her—the nearest 14 miles—
Three made sail in chail of the A
dams, which she lost sight of in a
hours. On the 27th the Adams
discovered a man of war standing for
her under a heavy press of
with a signal flying at the main—in I
a short time afterwardsit become ve
ry thick and squally, when the Ad
ams saw nothing more of her. At/
tive r. m. it cleared away, discovered
the sail again, also four others, haul
ed close by the wind.; at fi lost sight
of them, 28th March, spoke Portu
guese ship Emulator from St. Jago,
|[Cape de Vcrd] bound to St. Salva
dor©, cargo salt.—April 4,’ boarded
the Portuguese brig Dukd of Pala
vers, 4 days from+Pernambuco, lor
Boston. From that time to April
24 [2O days] the Adams never saw a
sail, April %5 spoke the Spanish sch'r
Dorotcr, from Havana a, for Newport,’
I. April ST, chased, came up
with, and boarded the American
privateer Clara, from Havanna for
the U. States, 29in the Adarak came
to anchor off fybee Light.
The Adams to sea.<
| Went to 9ea pn Sunday morning
a>out 10 o'clock the corvette A
dam.,. She entered the port as will
be seen above, on the 29th uftftowb- 4
tain a supply of provisions and wa
-er, having been qui e destitute of
the** articles whefr’ sne arrived.—
Almost all her spars were sprung or
injured in some degree. She has
procured ne w ones— a as gotten on
hoard provisions S*c. sufficient for a
lour months cruize > and again pro
ceeded against the. enemies of the
Republic, Her officer* and crew,
when she arrived, Were in high health
and fine spirits— success attend her.
The Adams* landed at this portrait
her prize goodsaroongli which were
6 tons of ivojy.
PICTURE Os PARIS.
[The following Picture of Pari*
is front the pen of an intelligent
and observing native of Philadel
phia, whose talents, opportunities
and love of truth, qualify him
eminently to give the most faith
ful and interesting account of ev
ery thing passing in his vicini
ty.]— Press.
Parisi
u In my last, written several weeks
ago, I mentioned the departure of
the Emperor for the army a few days
before, and stated my belief that
notwithstanding the deplorable state
of France, she would, yet be sav
ed, in consequence of the dilato
ry movements of the enemy, which
had given time to organise another
force to oppose him. About that
date the battle of Brienec took place,
if, which the French suffered consi
derably, & were obliged to fall hack
—the consternation excited in Pa
ris by that event exceeds all des
cription ; the general belief was Chat
the allies would be in Paris in two
or three days, as several bodies of
them had been within eight leagues.
All kinds of business was at a stand,
nothing was to be seen but confu
sion and dismay ; shops shut, goods,
families, &c- quitting town to seek
refuge in the lutenor—bank stock
whicn a few months before was 1200
francs; fell to 490., , Specie was jgb
longer to be found; it had disa|iK
pcared in the twinkling of an eye
bank notes were discounted at a
premium of 40 per cent, and very
soon could not be discounted at any
price. At the moment when _ their
scene of terror was at its heigni, and
when the enemy were momently ex
pected to arrive,, the firing of the
camion of the hotel des Invalids an
nounced gained over {tie
Russians and Prussians, which’ was
rapidly followed tor several days
by others, until the whale force of,
the allies commenced their retreat;
& Paris a short time before apparent**
*lv destined to inevitable desiruction)
lias now nothing more to fear fi#
its safety . *, *
“ With respect f6 the details of
these* remarkable .refer
“TIP to the official accounts, which
will doubtless arrttji befon? my
letter. Os the slaughter and de
struction however nude among the
i. 1 mmSm » 3ttl6#r W4i
wounded in one of (hem, and con
sequently sent back, here.-j. He says
that for himself n? never had an idea
of such a scene of Carnage, and that
the oldest veterans in the army de
clare they never witnessed its e
qual. ’lt is said by many who have
had authentic accounts, that the Erf
. peror discovered atf character of
Wertttiess and ferocity? never before
displayed by him.” The soUliet y and 1
peasantry, wrought up to a pitch of
frenzy by the devastations of the en
emy. entered into his feelings, and
a$ Jong as any excuse For slaug iter
re main e no quarters. ..To
a few ‘thousand old troops brought!
from Spain, theif successes are in a
gfeat measure attributable i these
kgnixed among the new conscripts, in*
fused their’ courage tand energy in
to them, tnd carried all bhlbre.tivem
at the point of the bayonet,’ exclaim
ed at every stroke they dealt vaparte
ca a Paris i Go take that to Paris !
In one instance a body of Bavarians,
consisting of near four thousand
meh, were massacred to £ man—*
add to all ilm,:tllat numerous strag- -
gters are roaming about the woo Is,
who are hunted like wild heists; br
the’ ‘ peasantry ‘ f how all furhikhed
|vith arms gathered from tliC field of
battle] and mvstly shot dowh with
out mercy. The 4 roads, & ditches,
fields, fit: are covered With dead bo
dies and so many have been dr'own
ea in the*Seme, that a notice has
been* issued to the inhabitants of Pa
► Tfc by the police, requesting them
not to use Its waters without previ
ous purifications.
“ To us who are spectators of
these passing events, ho\y interest
ing is a resident at Paris at this mo
ment f* The scene oPaction is so.
near that every change and occur*
rence is instantly known. Tljye tri
umphs and! miseries of War; may
here be seen in all their brilliancy,
aq|i all their horrdrv At one mo
ment is heard the shout of victory,
ami the next the groans of the
wounded and dying: now the eye
encounters a body of prisoners, 6c
now a long melancholy cavalcade* of
miserable beinap whose agonizing
wounds and ghastly countenances
show that, the victory was dearly
purchased. Within two weeks up
wards, of 20 Ouo Russian, Prussian
and Austrian prisoners have passed
through heye, by a
large number, of-officers. Three
Russian generals have also afr ved
here together,, escorted by the gen
darmerie, “and surrounded by the
populace who maefe the air ring
with their* shouting and exultation’.
“ The head quarters of the Empe
ror are now at Troy.ts, the capital
of Champaigne. ? ;The Austrians
continue to fall J>ack, bu; Unless an
arrangement is made, a terrible ac-
must take place Very soon.
Peace is much talked of, and is most
devoutedly to be wished for by eve*-J
ry friend of humanity# 4 This deso
lating war has 44 filled the World
with widows and with orphans,? and
made some of the most Nourishing
districts of Europe a desart and Si
grave. Not one object for which it :
was commenced, has been effected ;
on the contrary, it has opened adoor
for endless jealousies and conten
tions, St I anticipate nothing for the*
future but everlasting wars and bick
erings among the very powers now
fighting undef the same banners.
, I close this letter in haste, I put
off writing to the last pome at, be
cause at this eventful moment eve
ry day furnishes something new and
interesting and I wish to give the la
test intelligence. I fear indeed it
will be two late for the first Vessels
at Bordeaux. I shall again address
you the first opportunity.*
FROM THE MILITART MUSEUM.
Sketches of Manners and Customs in
* - Lower Canada*
; Every attempt to elucidate the
custom, and character ot any people
or country, however distant or un
f known, is laudable ; anajmore go
that of our neighbors, a people ve
ry little known to men ot travel or
observation, .and seldom visited by
any other class of men thau merce
nary speculators ; this aud the dis
similarity of language, has kept our
knowledge of this section of our
continent so limited, as to their paK
ticul&r and characteristic habits and
manners* f ‘ * • ‘
1 he Canadians are a hardy, ath
lete, swarthy complectioued race of
men, and as a people, of »
ensuring the greatest harsdhips hos».
pitable, unambitious,
to a great degree many of tb m vUi
11v retain the Indian cittfour and
complexion which has been most.
Scftipuhusly handed tloWn from hi
ther to son, since the first cofonizvv
tion of Canady* when the <f|renehi
King finding nd othe¥ Way to quiet
the savages, lofig at a tune gav e %
reward of4o guineas to ‘every French
staler who should moon y a squa:v %
which had the ritsired effect, fimd at
the same time peopled “she colony
Which was fast 1 sin king in number of
inhabitants! In this'climate both
man and beast depreciate*, in point
ofsi’xc toaveiy observable degree;
every one knows’ the Canid mil
he se to fie a mere poney in
the are rquulfy so Veer
ed in this climate, ‘and the hast breed
of English ctti|L*, id three’ genera*
tons, will diminish, to the standard*
of Lilipufiaii size. -
‘ The’ men average about five feftt,
four or five inches, the Women aifc
rather more, thi.yWtf extfavagnail*
fond of the pipe, which They are it*
ten so cartidl af as to pie'sei'vt on*
till it is ten years ffftl’aUd as black as
which” Constitutes its chief
value ; at this,state of perfection it
is preserved with as much care as a
Bersian would of his talisman : In*
deed, smoking is such a perpetual
motion in tlreir houses, which af*s‘
generally ceiled, that the whole inters
nal part exhibits a complete bistre c<4
lor better laid oh thau tould the fiiost
finished rob rii painter, & after theft
annual scouring and polish! hg dee*
not appear amiss* Their dress i$
from one to five pair of trowser-;,
water proof mocasms, jacket and *
kind of plain surtout or froc k c
without that necessary appendage *
collar, but in its stead a kind of hood,’
not unlike ah’ Esquimaux cap,
r/hrcli on any emergency of rain or
chid, thev very dexlt# )usly draw. in
their heads like a tortoise, [which is
alwaysembellished With a knit wool*
ftn cap of red or blue] false 1 theirt
tap'd att and project their heads • int#‘
this sacu, to the no small ‘amuse-,
merit of the Yankee observei'T’ theif’
clotfies are invariably the salne co
lor being mixt of bUck’ find Whitts
sheep’s wool* which they contriWfetto
dress w ithout the help of a clqthfer,
and indeed well they may, for thero
is not a single clothier in ail LoWeir
Canada—at least among th% French
—a large billet of wood and a tub at ,
completely supercedes the fulling
mill as though it never had bpen , in
ven ed. ‘ V’PKI
Their houses are generally small,
frequently containing but one ngom,
and that sumptuously decorated witfcl
uncouth pictures, crucifixes, holy
boughs, and a great provision of boii*
which are an* artificial compo*
si lion of flowers, which are, ‘given
as a present on the frirth-day >of eve*
ry one frdfn unCV to uncle and cousin
to cousin, to the relationship df which
they pay* great attention even to the*
twelfth degiee-; often times a whole
parish are related* Their chimnies
which are very large and* built of
stone always appear on the*out sido
from top to bottom, probably for e
conomical purposes to sate boards,
which are very dear. Immediately
before the house is a large oven, and
underneath, a pig-stvc—which no
doubt improves the, flavor of thelfk,
ragouts and stews which they are s »
fond of. Their land is not capable
of producing fall wheat, or rather,
climate, owing to the great sqpWV
and long continuance which
their fields are ridged like
musk me ion whether high or h»r
land, because their fathers did s&;
and they obstinately adhere to their
old customs, the strict *
of WJrich, constitutes a man's ovtiio- r
doxy.as a farmer. The moat of
tbe farms are annoyed to tr vcv.v*
great dcgice by the Canada
wherever it gets hold, it mi perfect
pest, destroying every thing i it is
as contagious to lands in .the Dei -Ik
borhocd of it, as the yellow fever
among men; after the Wheat, r/> or
oaits has been about six weeks’ sowr
«and, the tlustrcp appear about ten iiw
chef above it, completely hiding the
grain, when me farmer with a scythe,
mows them on just above the bhtde
of the grain, cbkes tnern off and
burns them, by whioh means the
Wheat gCva the start of them for the
rest©i the season. ♦
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