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vantage* which the public will'reap
frnrr the introduction of steam navi
gation will be very *cnsib!v felt, it
is difficult to repress the expression
t)f feelings which arise towards the
person to whom we owe it,that this
mode of navigation, so of :n before
at cm pled and laid asid- iti despair,
has become practical and its princi
ples redo./d to mathematical cer
tainty. But it is unnecessary to
give them vent. The obligation
which the nation, I bad almost said
the world, owes to him will be freely
and fully acknowledged by history,*
when the envy and cuoidity of h : s
de'nrtors will be remembered only
wit sgust and reprobation*, See. 2cc.
It is worthy of your attention in
Washington an'* Georgetown, to
consider that between New-Orleiips
and Washington, there will be, when
the road from Cumberland toftfrowos
ville is completed, only seventy two
miles land carriage* and that over a
capital turnpike road. •/. “ ,
When the late Chancellor Living
ston applied for hjs grant f6r the ex
clusive navigation by steam oh the
North river to the Legislature of
New-York, for 30 years, on condition
that he should actually accomplish
it, a very sensible member of the
Legislature told me, that he could
have easily had a grant of any further
extent, as the navigation by steam
was thought to be much on a footing
*s to practicability with the naviga
tion by the rein deer ip the Chancel
lor's park. The case is altered since
then, for many people have found
out ihat.it is an old indention open
to every bosy who can read Mr.
Fulton’* specification, or look at his
boat*.
i Vaval Architectural Enterprise.*-*
We learn, that Capt. Nathaniel M.
Rer?e v, late Commander of the ship
Volant, which was captured oh her
passage from Bayonne to Boston,
and carried into Halifax, has con
structed vnd. nearly completed, with
in eight > eek.s. a schooner of about
110 tons, which for beauty, strength
and utility, is hot excelled in the
world. She was built near Rowley
mile and an half from the
iva*e%.’ No object of this nature a,nd
magnitude has ever created more
speculation of opinion, than the
building of this veNsel ; and it’ was
generally conceived that, she could
never be transported to her destined
element ; to the surprise of ma
nv, and joy of all, op Monday last,
ehe was started from her building
place at about 10 o’clock* A. IVI. and
before 5. P. M was landed at . the
water's edge. The whole appara
tus for the operations was prepared
tinder Capt. P‘s immediate direc
tion. She was borne by a set of
trucks of four wheels each, about
fro feet in height, and 16 inches
broad. These were drawn by one
‘ hundred yoke of oxen, in four strings
two of which were to the forward
trucks, and two attached to a cable .
prepared for the purpose The sub
ject is rendered more interesting
by the fact, that neither man, beast,
nor property received any essential
injury. Ihe weight is estimated at
from |OO to 120 tons. Improve
ments may probably be made on this
Snventiop. which will prove highly
useful to the mechanic!, merchant,
and man of enterprise
» \ Boston Centinel .
YYe are sorry to state that what
We yesterday gave as report, respec
ting the capture of the O. S. stoop
of war Frolick, is this morning con
firmed, as will appear from the fol
lowing letter to Messrs. Cox. and
Mopteaudvert, of this city* from
Captain Jemison.
•* Providence* R. I. Mu-; 10-
*’ I have the pleasure io inform
you I arrived here yesterday, in your
echooner Liberty, in 12 days from
New-Providence, with 80 prisoners*
I sorry to inform you that our
sloop of war Frolick has been cap
tured by the British frigate Orpheus
and sent into New-Providence* She
arrived two days before I sailed; She
threw over 11 guns, and cut away
ber anchors, but all to no purpose.
She was taken between*, the [Havan
as and-Matanzies I had not Jime
to get the particulars of her Capture ~
from the officer*. GJ
chahles je^ison/*
Reported battle between an American
Pnvateer and a 3 n<sh Transport .
Ihe . gentleman furtlier informs,
th\t he was at Eastporx, a person*
fPom St. Johns, who informeiliiirm
that a transport witn sbO troops on
board which sailed from that port
for Halifax, had returned, having
had a severe engagement with an
American privateer supposed the
4 fox of Portsmouth, of an hour and
an half, when they parted by mutu
al consent. The engagement took
place off Cape Sable. The trans-~
port had from 60 to 75 men killed*
Boston Paper.
Capt. Arthur Sinclair late 00%
rnander of the United Mates* ship
General Piku, on Lake Ontario, has
been recently appointed to command
our fleet on Lake Erie with the
rank of Commodore. He hoisted
his flagon board the Niagara, on the
26th ultimo Enquirer,
TfHE SEVENTY FOUR
Building at Charlestown, ("Massa
chusetts's in a state of greaf for
wardness for launching ; and if not
retarded, by some unforeseen delays,
m»v he exnected to leave her cradle
on the 4th of Julv. An event, of
this pleasing nature, would add
much to the festivity of our grand
national jubil ee. —Boston Gazette,
V
The Governor turned Shepherd,
Great purchase— We understand
that governor Tompkins has purcha
sed a large tract of land on Statep
Island which he contemplates enclo
sing for an immense Sheep-fold, for
the purpose of improving the breed
of fnerino sheep. Perhaps there is
no situation in the United States so
favorable for this purpose. The
land is very high, interspersed with
pleasant vallies. His line comment
ces in the rear of the quarantine
ground and takes in Al the - moun
tain s which are seen from this city.
that it will cost 100,-
OOt) dollars to build a stone wall
round the land. This |p?eat work
with other are to be
commenced immediately We Irish
the governor success in bis laudable
and noble enterprize. Y* Jap*
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
Our readers will bad a considera
ble degree of interest in the letter
of Cap*. Philmore of the British
ship Eurotas, which we publsth in
this paper. It would seem that the
glorious achievements of our gallant
seamen, have dissolved the charm of
British invincibility on the ocean.
So hard a conflict with a French an
tagonist would iiardly have been
anticipated, before our* countrymen
had demonstrated by success, that
the vaunted supremacy of the English
naval prowess was founded merely
on opinion. It derogates not from,
but adds to the credit of our he
roic seamen, that they seem to
have taught others confidence, in
conflicts with the tyrant of the seas .
, Balt, Patriot •
BATTLE
Between a British and French Frigate,
London, March S.
A letter from admiral lord
K. B. to John W ilson Clicker, esq.
dated on board his majesty’s ship
York, ip Cawsand Bay, the 2d inst.,
incloses the following:
i ~ /
His majesty ,s ship Eurotas ,
Plymouth Sound , Marche 1814*
My J have the honor /to
inform your Lordship, that his ma
jesty *« ship under my command,
parted company with the Rippon oh.
Monday night# the 21st ult* in eiiase
of a vessel which proved to be a
Swedish merchant ship ; on Friday
the 25tb endeavoring to rejoin the
Rippon, being then in lat* 47,40 Ni
and long. 9, 30, west, we perceived
a sail on the lee beam, to which we
gave chase. We soon discovered he£
to be an enemy’s frigate, & that she
was endeavoring to out manoeuvre
us in bringing her to action, but
having much the advantage in sail
ing (although the wind had unfortu
nately died, away) we were enabled
about *5 to pass under her
sterna hail her and commence close
action.
When f receiving her broadside
and passing to< her bow, our mizen
mast was shot away. I then order
ed the helm to be put down to lay
her aboard, but the wreck of our*miz
en mast laying on our quarter, pfe-»
vented this desirable object from be
ing accomplished^
The enemy just passed clear of
us, and both officers and men re
newed the’action with the most de
termined bravery and resolution.
While the enemy returned our lire
in a warm and gallant manner. We
succeeded in raking her again, and
then lay broadside to broadside; at
6, iO, our main mast went by the
board, the enemy’s mizen mast fall
ing at the same time ; at 6, 50 our
fore mast fell and the enemy’s main
mast almost immediately afterwards.
At ten. minutes, after 7 she slacken
ed her fire, but having her fore mast
standing, she succeeded with, her
foresail in getting out of itege.
Durrng the whole of the action we
kept up a heafy and well directed
fire, nor did* I* know which most to
admire the seamen at the great guns,
or the marines with their small arms
they vieing with each other who
should most annoy the enemy.
I was at this time so much ex
hausted by the loss of-blood from
wounds I had received in the early
part of the action,, from a grape shot,
that I found. it impossible for me to
remain any longer upon deck. I
was therefore under the painful ne
cessity of desiring Lieutenant Smith,
("first lieutenant ) to take’ command
of the quarter deck, and clear the
the wrt ck of the fore-mast and main
mast, which lay nearly fore and aft
the deck/and to sail after the ene
my ; hut at the same time I h id the
satisfaction of reflecting ‘that I had
left the comroattd in tb~ h'mds of a
most active and zealous officer.
We kept sight of the enemy dur
ing the night, by means of boat sails
and a jigger on the ensign staff*;
and before 12 o’clock the next day,
i Lieut. Smith reported to me,, that
by the great exertions of every offi
cer and man, jury courses, top-sails
and spanker, were set in chase of
the enemy, who had not even clears
ed away Kjs wreck, and that we
were coming up with her very fast,
going at'the rate of six and a half
knots; the decks were perfectly
clear; that the “officers and men
were Meager to renew the-, action
as they were Jo commence itt but
to the great mortification of every
one on board, we perceived two sail,
on the lee bow, which proved to be
the Dryade and Achates, they liav
ing crossed the enemy, (we only
4~or 5 fiVe miles distant ) before we
could get up to ber* deprived us of
the gratification of having her colors
hauled down to us,
The enemy’s frigate proved.to be
the Clorinde? capt. Deunis Legat'd,
mounting 44 *guns, with four brass
swivels in each top and a comple
ment of 360 picked men*
It is with sincere regret I have to
state that our loss is considerable,
having, twenty killed add forty
wounded ; I have most sincerely to
lament the loss of three fine young
midshipmen, two of whom had ser
ved the whole of their time with
me, and who all promised to be or
naments to the service. Among
the wounded is lieutenant Ford, of
royal marines, who received a grape
‘shot in\ his thigh, while gallantly
his party.
Ilea(nfrom Monsieur Gerard,
one of the French officers, that they
have calculated their loss on board
of the Clorinde at one hundred and
twenty men. It is therefore unne
cesseVy for me to particularize the
exertions of every individual on
board of this ship, or the promptness
with which every order was put into
execution by so young a ship’s corn
company ; but I must beg leave to
mention the able assistance which
I received from lieutenant Smith,
Gravers Randolph and Beckham,
Mr* Beadnel the master lieuten
ants £prd and Connell, &T the royal
marines: the very great skill and
attention shewn by Mr. Thomas
Cooke Jones, surgeon, in the dis
charge of his important duties ; the
active services of Mr. J. Bryan, the
purser, and the whole of the warrant
‘ officers, with all the mates and mid
shipmen, whom I beg leave most
strongly to recommend to your lord’
ship’s notice*
I enclose a list of thp killed and
wounded, and I have the honor to
be Sec*
J. Pbilimore, capt.
Killed and wounded on board his
majesty's ship Eurotau
Rilled, 20
Wounded, 40
* The Eurotasalso mounts forty
four guns*
From the National Advocate•
TO THE FRIENDS OF AMERICA*
By whatever name distinguishes.
The enemies of your country have declared 1
that this war is unjust and unnecessary, and
that it was declared without cause- But look
at the causes which produced the war. With
out particularising them ail, do you not see
cause for eternal war, in
BRITISH IMPRESSMENT , and
t BRITISH ORDERS IN COUNCIL !
► Do not those two subjects alone involve the
i personal rights of our countrymen, and the
■ dearest attributes of the republic ? Ask your
selves—-is not the ocean free? Has not the
American as perfect a right to become a sailor
and seek his living on the ocean, as to become
a farmer, merchant or a lawyer *
Shall be, then in the pursuit of a lawful ob
ject, be kidnapped bya British press gang.and
compelled to shed his Another’s bloodin a war
waged for
Sailor s rights and free trade ;
or ‘m other words, for his own emancipation ?
Did not the British orders in councilor No
vember 11th, 1807 strike at the root of the
very sovereignty of the United States ? Look
at the operation of these orders
«* His masesty is therefore, pleased by and
with the advice of his privy council, to order, ‘
that all the ports and places of France and her
allies, or anyhther country at war. with his ma
jesty, and ail other ports and places in Europe -
from which although not at war with his ma
jesty, the British flag is excluded and aU oth
er ports and. places in the colonies belonging
to hjes enemies, shall, from hence
forth, be subject to the same restrictions, in
point of trade and navigation. as if the same
w ere actually blockaded by his majesty’s naval
forces, in the most strict 8s rigorous manner.
And it is hereby further ordered and declared
that all trade in articles which are of the pro
duce or manufacture of the said countries or
coloiue-% shall be. deemed and considered pu
la vvful ; and that every vessel trading from or
to the said countries or colonies together with
all the goods and merchandize on board, and
all articles of the produce or manufacture of
aii-the said countries or colonies, shall be cap
tured & condemned as prize to the captors. 1 *
Thus, by a simple dash of the pen, was al
most the whole civilized world declared in a
state -of bloekade, and thus at one fell sweep,
was the commerce of the United States, a
1 neutral nation annihilated -
Who does not remember, that by the ope
ration of these orders in council, almost every
! vessel that left out ports was captured and co.-
J detuned l Look at this fact, that at the time
of the declaration of war, h.?*l cap
tured nine hundred and seventeen American
Vessels. ‘
Let us then ask every candid American,
whether the practice of impressment, and the
orders in council alone, do not involve the
personal rights of Americans and the dearest
rights of the republic » and whether these two
subjects are not, of themselves, ample cause
for waging eternal war against Great Britain.
•■ } *
Frvm ihe Boston Centine!. j
— , %
TO THE PEOPLE OF *FITE UNITED
STATES.
It is no common occasion, “which
could have justified this address.
The interest you have in the events
which have taken place, while I com
manded one ,of your armies, and
your knowledge of my present situ
ation, I presume, will render any a
pology unnecessary. “ I am now only
connected with you, by the endear
ingties of a fellow-citizen, and have
no other relation to the government,
but what is common to sou all. My
claims to your attention arise from*
the persecution I have -experienced
and the injustice I have suffered, i
Having received this persecution j
and injustice from your servants,
for my conduct, while in your ser
vice, it is a duty, which 1 owe, both
to you, and myself, to present to
you a true statement of my case,\to
satisfy you, I have been faithful to
your interest, and appeal to your
judgment, for a reversal of the un
just sentence, which has been pro
nounced against me.
Whilst 1 was an officer of the gov
ernment, considerations of duty, and
a of propriety, prevented me 1
from leaking any communication J
to you, in vindication of my public !
conduct.
I fully expected in an investigation j
before a tribunal organized under I
the constitution and laws to have |
convinced you that during my mill*, j
tary command I had deserved well 1
of my country. But how vain have l
been my expectations Instead of
having been honorably restored to
your confidence, I have been branded
with the imputation of crimes the
most wounding to the feelings of an
honorable man, and authorities em
anating from you have passed on
me the highest sentence of the law
for acts dictated by the purest mo-;
tives, and the highest sense of duty.
Although your president has remit
ted this, sentence it is no satisfaction
to me. The remnant of a long life
which has uniformity been devoted
to honorable pursuits is not worth
preserving in dishonor.
„ lam an innocent man and as brave
now as when I followed the standard
of Washington over those memo
rable fields where the battles were
tought which secured the independ
ence of our country.
In the critical and highly respon
sible situation in which I was placed
I did what I Relieved to be my duty.
I -still bdUevd I did what 1 ought to
have done. 1 I r.iri now satisfied that
the calamities to our country would
have been much greater, if I had
pursued any other course. Notwith
standing what I have suffered, I how
rejoice, that I had? the firmness and
courage to do my duty ; to do that
which your interest rendered proper
and necessary to be done. In the
solemn appeal I now make, I expect
to satisfy you of this truth. The ob
ject of this address is to request you
to suspend your opinion, until you
have before you the statement of my
case and tlfo evidence on which it is
founded. This shall be done as soon
as the nature of the subject will ad
mit. A large majority of the court
was composed of young officers, re
cently appointed, and who had seen
no military service. From their
want of military experience, they
were incapable of forming a correct
opinion on the conduct of an officer
commanding an army. In a govern
ment like our’s this appeal must be
founded in propriety. The tribunal
of the public is the highest of ail, tri
bunals. In you is the sovereign
power. Your determination there
fore must be final and conclusive.—
To yob then, my fellow citizens, is’
the last resort I appeal, in the full
conviction that your decision will
prove, how cruelly I have been per
secuted and how unjustly I have been
condemned.
William Hull.
Newton , May 10, 1814.
NOTICE.
* .. V \. *
PERSONS having demands a
gainst the estate of Garrett W. Parks,
deceased, are requested to exhibit
them within the time prescribed by
law, properly . authenticated—-And
those who are indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
settlement. w < \ -
JOHN ESP*j
-- * RUSSEL JONES, -
Administrators.
May 12th, 1814. 4
l■ W ‘C. 7 “*FV--T ; .
• UNJVGRsiTr QB GEORGIA.
T r
HE annual Commencement in
.is institution will be held on Wed
nesday the 27 th of JuTy ntxU
ATHENS G TzBTTE.
Thors DAr, June 9, 1811.
*3* From the papers received by
the Mail of last evening, ami the
Mail of to-day, the succeeding inte
resting and important articlts, have
been selected#
FROM LAKIToNTARtO.
We were in expectation of receiv
ing, before His date, official ac
counts of the occupation ano eva
cuation of Oswego by the cnemjr%
both of which events are known to
have taken place. But we are dis
appointed. At present we only
/know that the was taken after
an obstinate resistance against a ve
ry superior force of the enemy hie
; whole naval strength being directed
| against it; and that after the de
j stiuction of the small amount of
f public property found there, the post
• was evacuated by the enemy the,
! next day. The loss of the enemy is
| represented as having quadrupled
that which we sustained.
National Intelligencer*
Extract of a letter fSm Com C'laun*
e'ey to the Secretary of the N.ivvF *
U. S. ship Superior, Sackett*s Harbojt
May 16, I 14.
The enemy has paid dearly for
little booty which he obtained at Os
wego. From the best information;
which I can collect,both from deser
ters and myjigeQts, the enemy lost
70 men killed and 165 Wounded ;
drowned.and missing—in all, 235;
nearly as many as were opposed to
them. Captain M is cer
tainly mortally wounded ; a c ipuit*
of Marines killed, numoer of
other officers killed and wounded.
Extract of a letter from C<?pt. ThdttM i
as Macdonoughy commanding the If.
States Nava* Forces on Late Cham
plain to the Secretary of the Navyp
dated
Vergennes, May 18,1814.
“ I omitted stating in my letter of
the 14th, that the enemy had two
fine row boats shot adrift from thei#
gullies in the action with the bait**
ry, which, in their precipitate re
treat were left, and picked up by
us.
I have since learned, that in othef
parts of the Lake, they are much cu|
up by the militia. Two of their gal#
lies, in passing up a small river oi
the New York side, h„ad nearly
their men killed and wounded “, |
FROM DETROIT.
Extract of a lottery dated Detroit*
> April 24m
“ Nothing of importance has trans
pired since my last. Col. Crogham
has assumed the 'Command —All ia
quiet here and no apprehensions
entertained of an attack from the
enemy. Indeed unless they are an»*
ious to get drubbing upon drubbing)
they had better stand fast.”
ALARM A T FOR TSMOUTH
We learn that captain Hull has re
ceived information) in which he pla
ces perfect confidence, that a power
ful armament has been fitting out
at Bermuda, designed to make an
attack upon the 74 building at Ports
mouth) N H. The armament is to be
furnished with a great number of
Congreve rockets. To further the
design an embargo has been laid at
Bermuda* It is supposed (hat the
. armament is already on ©ur coast)
and that it will discover itself very
soon after the present storm is over#
Active preparations arc making at
Portsmouth to resist the expected
attack.
The principal part ©f the regular
troops who were stationed at the fort
there, have lately received orders tor
inarch to the frontiers. But about »n
..equal detachment of twelve month©
men was yesterday ordered thither
irom this tow n, anithey are now
their march. The neighbouring
militia in Ntw-Hampshirtf, and a re
giment at Newbury, in this state, are
ordered to be in readiness for ’me
diate* service.
Easton D, Advm
The United States Frigate Essex , •
WJiile this interesting vessel lay 1
at Cape St. Roque, she embargoed
20 sail of coasters, to prevent. infor
mation of herTieing there, getting to
Pernaxhbiiea ; most of them arrived 1
at P. about the 23d of March, & first
informed of the Essex being off there#
Tlrd British frigate Indefatigable, 4*4
guns, immediately sailed in quest cf
her. The L had command of a fleet
of 170 sail, bound to England, which
was given to the commander of the
Inconstant, which, with another fri- {
gate, and a sloop of war, would sad
in a few Phil. (?az.
Savannah, May 2s.
PATRIOTS IN EAST-FLORID A*
Extract of a letterfrom an officer in the
camp vs“ Loichavniyl’ ftt a gent*c*4
man in this place , dated Darien , May ‘
23,1814. .W V ;
“I have- just returned (rota the
