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cnemyN deck—at the lame time and pbce LewisJapizin*our second It • tenant) ami Jofcn St. A mind, lieu tenant of Marines, were sereik wounded , together with seven o/ our men—making our Jon 2 killed •B’dd 9 wounded* 3 of whom badly.— on board the Pilliain tfibre wer* . 4 killed and 11 wounded, among the IhVter the captain and hs Chief mate (since dead.; Our damage in our aaih and rigging, was considerable sur jib boom and lower studding sail boom both carried avny in “boarding. The ship also much in jured in her sails and rigging, an . several shots in her bull. It is a~ certained that John St. Amand,lieut Sf marines was the first, and the late Dale Carr, second person who boarded the enemy. PROM T/fE MCHHOXD Stromaßft. OFFICIAL. extract of a letter Col. Bassetts to the Gobcrnar dated *• Williamsburg , L \f ty f v lSl4 . u Sir—l oeg leave to report for the information of the Executive, that on visiting the post at York yesterday, I found there two discr teri one of them calling hi nseit s«hn Crawford, claimed to he an A*n ncan. a:vl said he Vas horn in He w-Castle, Delaware.* that he had been brought up in Baltimore, and bad been impressed three years and a half in the British service.— \ oopv ©f which in substance he common.- tated I hive enclosed** if The other said his jiame was Johannes . Francisco, bprn in Leg- ‘ born, and spoke but little Englisu. He reported that the British had * captured two hundred stan i of arm ; .AVitn ammunition bound to the Eas tern shore.’* . . l a* the vessel alluded to» wa I by the Executive to Ac- 1 comae—but she had on board bill < 80 musijuets, and some * * * Mr. Crawford's Statement• , He was born in New-Castle, p<L %are—impressed while in tne vVe t* ; Indies—has been three and a OVI years in the lintisn service—cam v ; to Bermuda in Feb. 1313, in tne f v iant 74—came to tne. Chesapeake 1 the Cnasiielhr ong about twtMnoatiis Bg^b—viuout six weeks since. two ne- . ;croes were sent on snore near Cwynns Island with i® dollars cact., to entice otoer negr >es oiF IJn an Island up tne tfay,uic eneiiiy Were erecting batteries td protect |heir hospital, their men being sick - Vith tne dux. One 74, 3 frigate* T brig and 2 tenders, in tne iia/. - .'One’ negro woman was delivered 01 ‘a_ child a few hours alter getting on fcoard from Cormoman, % r r ■ “. * •’ • V * r * 4. mmm*m } : v * It is with much plea,are we learn, that a Company-of gentlemen have ibiameU 2 gram , i»om tne Cnerokee Nation, .of a roaU tbcougn %lxeir country, which , is* to he opened from Site most convenient poait on the l ennessee fiver ro im highest point of navigation on tne Tugato river in this state Cfot grant nas been sanctioned by of ne linked Sca;e?, and, the opening of ihe road is com menced, iupi ihe .company have already pro ceeded ab we r.tteen, mites, iiijp road crowing tiie Tennessee at the Old Cho a Village.— This road will open a more direct ana conve- intercourse between \.ugus>a, and the States of Tennessee and Madison county, m tne Territory, ®ian the present road thrpugh part of Clarke county in mis s.ate, which i> somewhat circu itous, or the one by Buncombe and the Warm Springs, which is extremely raugu and m n><» •atnous, as to be travelled wun considerable •tfficulty with loaded waggons. . ,I'he new toad will pass over much better ground than either of the others, and will shorten the dis tance between Augusta and.che settlements in La& Tennessee, one hundred and sixty miles in going a*»i returning, winch is more than lulf the distance between those se dements ♦ul Augusta -- fnis giving .in waggouinga k)«A *•» object of vast importance., • A few years suttee, almost the whole mer cantile suj>plies of hast Tennessee, which contains upwards of one huiidred .housand Inhabitants, were transported ;in ..Waggons from Baltimore to Knoxville, ajlistance of a bout six hundred miles, and afthe rate of se ven dollars a hundred weight, and u UsualL\ fook from 3U to day ato perform the trip— * At the present time* by eimer if the roads us aually travelled, a trip from Knoxville to An gusta, we are informed, is informed in abouf aix weeks, the expeuefe of transporting goods, is ivlgpmrs andhfiy cents a hondr a —about ondmlf saved in time, and nearly two thirds in e.vpence—and by the new road now dp ? rting, the expence per hundred, we are dold, will, not exceed two dollars, and the trip «nay lie made m about thirty da>s. fr has been estimated by a Worthy and in* tefligent officer in die service of he Uimcd that by means of the new road, an expense might be saved to the sta e of 1 eu uessee alone, in land transportation, of m »re fban twenty thousand dollars a>ear, pa ticu lar*> it, , what is more than probable, theuaue mow cabled on IKth Balumoie, tfttiladelph.a Jiichmond, &C. be gesieraliy turneu ia favor of Augusta, wmch will m aliYikeiihood . be Ibe case wnen the convenience and advan tages of a market Unis llt vr?e hefr custom— besides which, |3aiiy articles and pmdnee tha -would command a saving price i rt Augusia would not bear the Offense of land ran,- po nation to Balrimore, nor con se quern ly tt sutnet oi jhe other pt aces mennoued ‘f he v^ikimportance of turning the course Wf rhe trade oWhhc w'cstem iq :au- ‘ ih%t be odious to every reHec *mnd; amFit 1S ptesnnted, if will not be ektiiculp to do this* as tft€ pe -p,e of that cenm try now |gem generally know, that xtuft the neatest by which ibeir pr. auction , vUthy ou ki, *nd c Xy the m si adv a.i ugr.uis emuse .applies pi foreign articles can be ob -v ’ k ■ :>* ■*,5-* v *Hie pwpfe of fcast Temiwree were some >m e, greatly desiou encouragi.iga • s wife \f >b*lp—s-bu* it i» V ievedtha. nu n rou* will »r v i>e advantages thty would de« ** hiving nej* principal commercia intercourse wi'h the state of Georgia—and by toe fac'd ty of rran which the new r »ad will afford, ih# is liWled >ubt tha« their trade may be directed his wav, which w li be Tnmd essen’taMy benenc a. both to the cm* r.ert's of tha- t tin ry and > f ibis v , But in supplies of goods {root ttic north vard, it will be found ’hat the most ecornmi. and way of transporting them to Tennessee, w.il b* (when the water communication is o pen) by way of Savdnnah and Augusta; the etpence »f carrying hem by land in theusual way, being abmp 75 per c m higher than by this route, as the following statement will show |j£', \ gentleman of our acquaintance beiug in Tenneasee, saw a crate nf Crockery* wag goned from Baltimore and delivered in Knox v andk j The crate weighed” 500 lbs, at 7 . v . cents per pound, D. 35,«0 i his cra e measured 26 cubic feet—freight from Baltimore to Savannah 12 1-2 cts a foot 3,25 Freight to Augusta the same 3,25 Commission for receiving and fo> warding ‘ | f QO Waggoning from Augusta to Knoxville rhe old road, at 250 per hundred 12.50 D.20."0 . , Bv adding 75 per cent to this 20 dollar*, it will be seen that the expense will then be the sn tie as the land carriage from Baltimore, and tins is therefore the saving by this rout. A ... eof carrying goods from Augusta to K-ioxville The Savannah river is paviga ble above Augusta at this time, for hats car r> iug J or 4 tons, one hundred and twenty /mles . . Freight of goods from 50 o 62 L 2 per bund, to the head of he nvrr say 500 tbs a* 62 1-2 per ■. hundred, 3,121-2 Waggoning 500 lbs. from Tuga -1 \ > KLnoxviUe, at one doi* per hundred « 5,00 D.S 12 1-2 E*pence from Augusta to Kn it ■>ne dollar 62 1-2 cents per hundred, by «he tout now contemplated. Augusta Herald. * ?v*i •* ■ ‘ ATHENS GAZETTE. TuVrsdat , June 16, 1814a By the Mail of yesterday wc hear of no arrivals Irom Europe since that of the Regsn|op the 18th ult The latest dates Brought by her confirm beyond a doubt, the conquest and posession of Paris by the Allies ; but state also that Bonaparte had re gained possession of tha,t city at the head of ;2qo 000 men—and that un official intelligence v to that effect had reached the neighborhood of N tnt* re fore. the sailing of tne,. Regent.— low much credit is due, to the latter report we are not able to say. Events, interesting to Europe and to the world, have doubtless trans pired in France before this time, rA few, weeks more will bring us the knowledge of them Till t epit will be necessary 4 tb let patience have her perfect work.* r We are sorry to observe that at the date of our last accounts from Lake Ontarip. our riairal preparations were, still, incomplete* > ~.'Flattering hopes of the Success, of our fleet, are however entertained* as soon as it shall be prepared to meet that of the * enemy. : \ Milledgevillc , June 15 VV e have no ’confirmation pf the \ landing of British at the mouth of the Appalatchicola in Florida* i he Runners sent by Col JRavykins to ascertain the fact, have not return ed., If the. information were -cor? rect, we have heard of it, we think, by way qf St. Mary’s be fore now— Journal. ‘Cc - • “ Ncw-York May, 2?.. . - Gun Boat Flotilla- A navy officer who arrived here last, night in the Eastern, Stage, informs that last Wednesday night in the. Sound off Black Point, Commodore Lewis, with 14 sail of Gun Boats fell in with and attacked the. British frigate Maid stone, ar.d die sloop of i war Sylph, he cannonading lasted three hours during which time it was a perfect calm. Who got the advantage in the contest we have yet tb learn. * l t i % v Another Account—A fetter dated New London, 9 o’clock in the eve ning of the 25th, just as the mail was closing, states that Commodore i.ewis. with the gun boats, made his appearance oft there about 5 o'clock that afternoon, and had uuder his «invoy a number of coasters, which and joined him in the Sound. all of wnich as soon as the commodore at ’ ~ - iti s h squidren and j <tpt them at bay, were enabled to s et sale into port. The letter states at the attack was made at s‘clock . M. and thjl .battle had not ended t 9 o crock, when the letter was clqs - aiicl*pm mto the mail. Washington City, May W. t#fillers4fave been received at the kW lhal col. -•iiipbtll I9ih infantry; with a ‘ Uch SS^i or 6 ?° P^.and n.e a s artillerists, iCiOsse|i Lmmuite to Longpomu Aftoot British dragoons, an outj post an<f 4 dAirci.to. public st-ire made thpir c^ape.—-The mills crn ployed Tn manufacturing flour lor the enemy, and some houses occu pied as stor & were burnec^; v when t’le pany returned, without losing a man. • • ‘ -V r - The following is an extract of a letter from Major General Izard commanding the Ist division of the right, dated at head-quarters. May :7th. . “ On receiving notice of the ene my’s proceeding up the Lake on the 13thinst. a detachment of light artil lery under the command of captain Thorntop, 0 f the corps, was dis patched in waggons from Burlington to Vergennes, where they manned the battery at the mouth of Otter creek. At day break son the The enemy attacked with his wt.ole force and after a severe cannonade pf two hours and a half, during which their gallies. suffered very con siderably, they withdrew to -repair damages. . Yesterday they departed irom this place, having some of their vessels in tow, and are gone to tljeir own ports* Two of theu- gallies are said to be missing ,No damage was done our side, except dismount ing one gun ip the battery, by wmch two men were slightly wounded. . I enclose a copy of a note written by captain M Donough to major general M‘Comb.” , The following is a copy of a let ter from commodore McDonough to major v general M*Comb, dated Burlington ~May,, 14, ; bea r 5/r- r The enemy attacked the battery at day break this morn ing with their whole force, and were repulsed with considerable .damage to their The batteries did the whole, hot being possible to get the vessels in readiness in time* My whole force is now neas the batte ry with can liep the pas sage into the Lake clear for my en- ! trance when my men come on. With liciuch respect, »;> T. M dONOUGH. New-York, Friday, May 27 —> Noon* . Arrived, * steam-boat Paragon, Wisswall, 24 hours from Albany, with about iOQ passengers. , iw Captain W. informs, that the Brit ish squadron under sir, James Yeo was blockading. Sackut's Harbor ; and that commadore , M’Dpnough was to have sailed from ‘Vergennes yesterday, in quest ot the enemy on Lake Champlain. . RALEIGiI JUNE 3..i«U. {C3* We'thiv>moment learn that an express has just arrived to Col. Long, informing him that a largt British force is off the . mouth of Cape-Fear.. , The whole of the \ Re. gular troops in Cantonment near this citv will be marched for the seaboard to day or tp-mpn ow. J f Extract of a letter from Robert Cachran t ess * to His Excellency Gov. dated Wilmington i* May ■2B 1814; I- \ , i * t J':; * . . ‘ “ Sir—Fof two or three days pasfj the enemy have append*, off the main bar of Cape-Fear. ,| ! The force consists of two ship* and one brig, on board of which they have decoy ed and takerTbflf three of ihe’ riiaiii Bar Pilots.; Capt. Wilson of Fort Johnston, seems to ob ject is to proceed along the coast* in order to demolish ‘ the •. Salt works in this neighborhood ? and has given * orders to ; Goodwin* of the U., S. 43d Regt. .who is now with his company at Federal Point, to be on the alert.” , ■ *J V Ttik enemy at our doors. ‘i’ We learn from a gentlemsn resi ding on Waccamaw. thaf on Saturday last, two vessels of war appeared off Marrams Inlet, (one a brig and the ot he r suppose 4 to, be_j a razee J—a schooner loaded with cotton and rice, from Charleston bound to N>rth-Caro* lina 9 appearing in sight,, wag chased into the Inlet by the brig, took pos% session of by her boats, and burnt, together with her cargo—-the crew of the schooner took to M the spore. The whole transaction was distlncly seen from tb.e tops of ssveral bouses on Wafccartiaw Georgetown S* C. Gas. General Jackson is appointed a Brig. Gen. in the army of the Uni ted States and by buvstiusthe boo*; orary rank of major General, i his appointment, wc doubt not, will meet the general approbation.'— Nat* Jnh It is rumored that, Major-General Harrison has resigned his commis sion in the army-T-VVe nc; been able to ascertain whether the resignation is accepted* thong h wo incline to I .link it uaa been tender ed,- National Intel, The following is an e\.rac? from the Le Mediateur, a French paper primed n New May IS, 1814—6. P* aj. ~:4 If I. may believe my just present! meats* the question is uwciueu * the work-6 f flHIy has been of short dura tro i ;vt coalition is burned m. tV ce»» »e of France (extract .from, to , JVfediateur. of the 2d April, 18U No 1, page 6 ) TO THE PUBLIC. , The brig Regent, in 30 days from Mantes, has just arrived at port. { . rv , . . * . 5 The rapt crew, owners, and con signees. that there are no pa pers, nor news from France. * t J his perfidious concealment car have no other motive, than a vile t upidity, in order to afford an oppor tunity for lucrative and .shameful speculations; to deceive the good faith and to enrich themselves at the expense of the credulity of the public. *'■£ # >, It is also probable that it may be the result of a still more guilty cal culation, and. the Barbarians are de sirous of prolonging for some days the sufferings and the torments of honest people* . .. 1 ask every man of sense whether for 22 yearg past, news UriLforaole to FVa ce ever failed of .arriving pupctu illy ; and now that the safety of the world is at slake ; now wien we expected to learn thnt the ‘oal'ti on is annihilated in the centre of France now when that prediction is realised ; woeii Europe is vanquished King iiid crowns bnried, nations subjuga ted*. ‘ England . undermined at her loundations; the universe in co nmo- Uon ; now, we are told that a vessel which left France,within thirty days in these terrible circumstances brings neither j papers nor v ne ws.—. Citizens of America, i tell you, that they deceive you and that they wish to abuse you. u , . -At the moment of my vvHting this article, several credible persons in form me that afettcrfrOm Paimboef, dated on the , lOt i of Apn| and ad dressed to Messrs. Stollenwerck of this city, states that- “ The Empe ror Napoleon, has entered Pans, at the head of two hundred thousand men/’ .... .i .. « * They arfc then annihilated, the traitors 111 >■ > * ! C. A. F. LEVAVASSEUR. N. B. I shall m ike no alteration in the number that is to appear to* morrow, and which is -in the press • NEWS BY THE REGENT. * *-•-*■* - V <ssk ‘U. #• .? :•<£*’ ‘ . .Without reference to any other subject, relation,cause, consequence, suspicion, tendency, report ,ot ena but the duty of a. public journalist we have to give Me ioliowmg mtor mation received from an intelligent and respectable .uitleman, of this Citywho conversed with several.of the seamen oeiomng to.the Regent, lately arrived from N antz. .• . * r-• One of them, wno appeared to be a man of sense and* a man of under* standing* relatedi to our informant, from ‘minutes on a memorandum book- that—* </, i« ; / .... v . X „., v 1 . The Regent left Nantz about the Ist of April and dropl down to Pairn* bceuf* about 20 mites, to take in her cargo. .and. hat •. «. y ;.■ «... .... - QaFriday, the sthof April; by log * between three and four o'clock in tne afternoon dhe vessel dropped down eight miles lower, whence she sailed on y Saturday afternoon,* -the , iOth, (by log J and. lost sight of land on Sunday morning,* several*. » sail in sight standing in a N W. direction, &c. and that— hvt • - -V, On Friday this seaman was ashore at Paimbceuf, where he saw a crowd of. people listening to the reading of a hand bill; that he went to learn what it was about, when he saw the paper and heard-the reading ; that he enquired what was the news, And was informed by a Frenchman mo spoke good English, thati it an account, not: official,, that -Bonaparte had re-taken Paris,, and made £as near as he, the seaman, recollects] 20,000 prisoners ; and the colors, were flying in Paimboef on the- occasion • >-• The above is.the account of the seaman, given in the presence of two of his shipmates. The daya_ of sail ings confirm the probability of* the date of the tetter to Messrs. Stollen* weiek,. written, we understand, by a gentiemamnow in maritime business and dated the 10th* -■ i. *By log , the day commences at noon ; so that Friday forenoon was the sth % and the -afternoon the 9th , by nautical Computation*™ .... y lumbiaiu, ter The i< id of JULY. • T»* Citizens of Athens, It those of its vicinity, who are desirous of celebrating the Epo‘ch of American Independence, are requested, to give their attendance on * Saturday the 25 1 hr inst at 5 o’clock, A. M. at the College Chap*el, f'rr the purpose..of making arrangements preparatory thereto. # DIED at his residence ington on Monday the ffth in-»t Jy|| Griffin, Esq. .Attorney ai in the 33d year of ids age The 0t the liar, la mony of the rcsptci they bore Mi. JUviffin. itiolved to wear uape of* / • > their left arms for the spice of d5Mi aon i. •Dud on Thursday 9nh hiv of a ulnonary ilUv-,s. Mns.lEu? vbkt* albott, consort of Mr. M Kii dboit, Esq fx VVijk>» to.in.v, 1 ~ ~ 1 rn.^m VERT INx ERESTING. . < , _ r -, . THE..Georgia Volunteer. .’>tc)y under the command of Gep. Fioyd fire hereby informed that I have at fongth succeeded in prbtur* from the D.srrict- Paymaster ample funds for the satisfaction of all demands against me. as Paymaster of the respective corps of Rid.men, Dragoons,.aqd t%M > ActilTeny. I shall, attend at Eatonton on Thursday the, 7th of July next* .for the pay ment of Capt. Varner’s Troop— Captr Thomas’ Artillery at d\\- kdgevil.Je, ~ on i Jhe Captain Steers Troop at the same place the , 11 .h—Capt. Harvey’s Troop at Louisville, on the 44th / and after* wards at. Athens until all other dd* mands whatever .are Ex.* ecutors and administrators applying jor the pay of deceased soldiers must Oomv prepared, with wrl - n md k .-,*l evidence of their authority to draw and receipt for the.same, as no payments,will be made wituoiit pro* per vouchers. «.. yf w .„\ t . . I would suggest to the officers of such companies as have generally received payment, tlie f propriety oT giving certificates to those soldiers who have not received compensation lor their services,, as, by. .dong so , the person of the soldier will bo identified and all imposition on the paymaster prevented.: p ’ * JOHN ip CARY, Lieut, ta ■ R'gt. Py.Miner. ICP ih” Edit o'-f of the Georgia Journal are requested the abroe two insertions, .and present their ac . count .fort payment . . . r . WASHINGTON VS. 4AO. AC AUe-.H?. Afto . '* ? ’ » SEMIN ARV is opened by Mrs, Bowen, tinder >t he immediate inspec* tion of the. Commissioners of ,b<* Washington Academy, ,where w 11 be raugnt every branch ot useful and. ornamental education, with uuremiL* ing attention. Every ettdi t, will b®, made to introduce .the pupils gradu..- ally, to an acquaintance wiin t i.m Ac complishments tua-t are sought for is indispensible requisites, with sedu« tons care, in forming the manners and polishing and proportioning 1 in struction to\hc abilities and temper of the pupil, Needle work of every kind taught * plain flowering and fan cy work, embroidery and tiliagree. * *• The terms are suifiuienUy low, ancl the health ofjhe.place.Usuch.it 19 hoped, as to makefile institution an object of general enebdragement, •1.--:. ,UH \JERMS. . Board dnd tuition 100 dollars pay* able quarterly in advance. . 1 Music, Trench and drawing, extra charges., t-p ; . : 1 # To find their own lied and bedding* ‘Washing per year, 11 dollars* JIHVC-S. ‘ J I 1 1 "* *” ;II I I Hi 11. .11.— NOTICE. v " : •: ‘ ‘k. NINE, months .from the date* hereof,application will be made to’ the - Houoraole.. ; Inferior Court • of Clark County, tor leave to sell tne Real Estate of tiie.late Col. Peter Randolph, ■ deceasedp ‘or nml* thereof as is tiipaie in Uk .'van* ty ; for. the benefit of thv-v«n and creditors. *,»* ■ THOMAS W. . *•’ Adm. cum. test . annexo • March 21, 1814. .. ; WuCh. WILL BE SOLD, > hs*y v ‘ Or. the First Tuesday in July the Court-House in Jjifytson tbUntjr / agreeable to. an order 6f the Inferior court of said county * b SEVENTY,-FIVE acres of lanctp more or less, joining , tne lo’jyi of Jefferson, being part of thej%*d tate of John Clark, decease#*-;* Ar the benefit ot the heirs and creditor# of said deceased. ,v..., JOHN CLARK, Administrator* May St hi 1314. —-JL h SAuu On the jirstt fuf.sdjy in July nex at the Court H/use.: of Clark Cos tj\ , v -PILL BE SOLD. - the following property, to wi Th tee hundred and fifty acr o£ land, lying on bhoai c rest a rn *aid county, joining Qtaile# A. Kedd, David Harris’ and others, grantee not Known, fivt* negroes to wit. one ft How known by the name oi vv ill, x#ucty and her three thiidten, mi, Lewis and ,Edmond-—all kvicu on a# the probity ol George Jrarrar to satisfy an execution in favor of the state ol Georgia, vs. George Y. Far* rat as lax Collector ol Ctartt coun« ty, and Jouu uo&epn krown. *. id Jack r. wOckc, .. securities. ( AJAv^uOiN, w/undC j J 2ui/t| 1314* * ■ j