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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