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*SO to Spo men fW O of whom wer r
«H we! far tried formed h’v
‘advancim* fmm tne ■shore—the r» -
groes in front. From the pLce of
their fait diner they marched aHoif
tb*ee quarters of a mile into the conn
trv *whcre they were met by n pent’
of ftiiUti* not more than 25 in oum
ber. T hi< little band stood For twr
boors the whole force of the er»-
t*ny—to the prudence and coo! in
trepidity of Maior Finney, it h op
posed our success was ascrihable.
ffe would not permit a man to fire
—hot rant ions! v retreati mr drew on
the enemr neavlvto the point where
be Contemplated that his little hand
should give them a general fire
The 7 eland ardor of William Mar
tin a private however prevented the
completion of the scheme, wisely
r r i*,. .s/r,, V nev—seeing
% negro advancing with much spi
ri C tiklack* he calmly requts*
ted of the Major to permit him to
take one shot at him—the request
wps granted, and Martin’s aim was
negro fell* From this
time the firing from the militia be
came -more ‘ general and animated
than before and the execution must
have beeti great as the enemy soon
commenced a preripitateretreat.
, During the fire thus sustained by
the 25 men, the militia of the 2d
regt. were collecting with incredible
celerity ; and had the enemy remain
. cd one hour longer, they would in
evitably have been all killed or taken
prisoners. During their stay upon
land they robbed one man of all his
bacon nearly all his poultry, killed
a pig. took off ail the; clothes of the
negroes, committed some other ex
ces.es, and orders were given to
burn the house—this order however,
afterwards countermanded by the
commanding officer, who remarked
at the time, that nothing butthe grey
hairs of the propiietor saved it—the
old marr is upwards of 70, and it is
sab , observed to them when they
talked of ‘burning his house, that
they could get no Ivnor by that. In
another instance they pillaged the
house of a poor man not able to pay
10 Dollars took from him the only
bed he had, *ll his old rags, and broke
to pieces his \vife t s spinning wheel.
These yet are the übjects ot that
nation called the “ bu'wark of our
religion.’*
1 he loss sustained by the enemy
Cannot be ascertained, but mutt have
bet n considerable. 2 or 3 scabbards,
2 o 3 swords, 2 boarding prk.es,
some cartridge boxes, several pair of
*hoes, and several hundred ball car
tridges were foun t on the field after
the retreat of tne enemy. )
, The surest proof,’ however, of the
injuryi sustained by them was found
in the vast quantity of blood left
on the field, which to use the expres
sion of one of the nun, was manur
ed by, British blood. A peticoat
which they had stolen from one of
the negroes of Mr. smith, was found
an the field, as bloody as though it
bad been immersed in a s*aof Dlood.
They left other traces of the injury
they had sustained. The . negro
who was killed was dressed in uni
form, and four dollars wtere found in
hid pocket.
On Tuesday evening our informer
saw at Mew-Town a certain Mr
Crocket, who that he had
been on board the fleet since the skit -
tnish, and that the Britifsh acknowl
edge the loss on tlnir part of 3 killed
*nd 16 wounded.
GALL AN i OFFENCE.
On Sunday last a- rived here schoo
uer William and John, ofSeugewick,
John Allen master, from Machias
With lumber, bound to Boston. VVe
are informed by gentlemen who re
ceived it from capt. Allen on the
V&h uH. the British schooner bream
discovered her and gave chase ; capt
A. perceived danger of be ng taken*
put into a place called Bow Hare, in
J)yer s Bay, and run ins vessel on
shore—he itnmedia ely ordeied his
men to strip the sails from the ves
sel and convey them on shore for
security. This being done they
soon discovered the Bream’s boat ap
proaching’ having seven men, armed,
with muskets, cutlasses, and a swivel
in the Bow j capt. A; and 4 men
compostd the crew ofhis vessel who
were each armed with a good musket,
and were determined to defend ner
to the last extremity. When the
barge came within hail, capt. A. was
only to be seen, who ordered her to
keep off or he would fke into them
•-this excited laughter in the Brit
ish* bnt they found a sad mistake ;
fr r on continuing to advance capt.
jS. ordered hi* men to which
was ex i uted with such skill that
two were shot dead, and two woun
ded*—one mortally. The officer of
the boat discharged his pistol at capt.
A. but nnsed his aim. Capt. A.
having prudently reserved his fire,
demanded men immediate surrender
;pfd threatened to shoot,: he tfiree je
rpaining, hut on levelling his piece
; cried for quarters. > The boat
* „ -j. ought alongside, and the pri-
u,.di into custody* Son*,
fe , i Bream sent in a ftaj
ism •,; *• -■* ■ ■/’
*o ascertain the fa*e 6t th* l ~ expedi
tion ; we are informed that »n ex
.Sitijge of prisoners took place, anF ,
u ir heroes after surrendering wer *
k emitted to take their wounded or*
‘oard, leaving their barge, musket-,,
iitlasses. pistols and swivel in pos
•ssion of the brave Capt. Alien and
>is crew.
Another relation *of this affair,
states, that capt. Alien demanded
nd it was agreed to, that 55 dollars
thead be paid for the prisoners, that
a boat with 600 dollars of property
the Bream had captured be released,
and a written obligation that they
should permit him to proceed on
his present voyage unmolested.
FROM DETROIT*
ChiliCothe, fOU\oJ May 26.
W e have information up to the
15tli instant : captain Gratiot, of the
corps of engineers, had ascended
with a detachment to the upper end
of Lake St Clair to build a fort on
some favorable point, for the* pur
pose of cutting off the communica
tion of the .Indians with Mackina.
The British it is believed, are build
ng boats on Lake Sipicoe. A guhr
boat with two six pounders and 80
men has been sent from Detroit to
Lake Huron to ascertain the enemy’s
strength and movements in that
quarter. British deserters are dai
ly arriving at Detroit—they state
that the marine storehouse at King
ston which contained the sails, rig
ging and equipments intended for
the new British vessels, was recent
ly burnt with all its contents. Os
this fact there is no doubt.
Five pieces of ordnance sunk in
the river Thames, have been raised
and taken to Detroit.
The great council with the north
ern Indians will commence at Green
ville, on the frontiers of this state,
on the 20th day of Tune.
St Louis, ( May 7.
On Sunday last, five barges man
ned with about 50 or 60 regular
troops, and about 140 volunteers, left
this place for Prairie du Chien, un
der the command of Governor Wil
liam Clark*
Much benefit must .result from
this expedition ; the northern Indi
ans will in a great measure be deter
red from vexing our frontier; Dickson
will be unable to send a large Indian
force towards Detroit, as the savages
will not risk the safety of their wo
\ men and children on the Mississippi ;
those Indians who are wavering or
rather inclined to join the enemy
will continue peaceable. We sincere
ly hope that the Governor will be
able to build a fort at the Prairie, it
will greatly tend to destroy that in*
’ fhience which the enemy have with
I the Sioux, Whittebagoe and Folsa
voine Indians.
INDIAN MASSACRE .
On the 26 ult. Messrs. Jonathan
Todd and*Thpmas Smith, inhabitants j
of Boon’s Licks settlement, were shot !
scalped and stabbed in several parts
of their body* their heads cut off, \
opened and emptied of the brains, a j
leg and thigh was cutoff of each and ;
hung to a tree.
Todd and Smith were in pursuit
of their horses, and had not proceed
ed more than two miles from the set*
tlement, when they were attacked ;
they entertained no fears and had
taken with them only one gun.
Last week a man by the name of
M’Cdy was shot and cut to pieces in
the neighbourhood of Wood’s family
fort, a few miles from the village StSU
Charles.
In giving publicity to the above,
we have no wish to excite unneces
’ sary alarm, it is merely intended to
inculcate a proper caution in those
of our fellow citizens who reside on
the northern border of these territo
ries ; nor are we in the habit of pub
lishing idle rumors ; those state
ments of Indian hostility which we
elicit are generally obtained from the
v best authority.
A gentleman just arrived from the
Illinois river, informs us that the
Pottowattomies are very anxious to
cultivate a friendly intercourse with
the Americans, although incessantly
urged to war by the British agents*
A Kickapoo was killed near’ Fort
Clark a few days ago (suppossod by
one of the rangers stationed at the
fort.
Kingston (Jartu) 4th March, 1814.
“ This will advise you of the death
of lieut. James WilsoD, late of the
Lnited Slates’ frigate Essex, who
was captured in the ship Georgiana,
prize to said ship, on the American,
coast in November last, by the Bar
g o*sa British frigate and brought in
I here with eleven men (also frclong-
I ing to said ship J on the lOth of Dec.
fast* Mr. Wilson was unfortunately
attacked here with yellow fever of
the most malignant stamp, and after
a severe illness of only three days
was taken off on the 31st December
—his delicate and critical state from
the first moment of attack precluded
•!l possible means of removing him
u the hospital a;Fort Royal, «litre
orisoncrs are ordered for ‘medical
aid. He had called in himself on
, ‘is ??t?ck twn of the most celebrate;’
1 medical men.”
By the honorable Sir Alexander]
Cochrane , x, b. vice admiral of the
red, and commander in chief of’
‘} bis majesty’s ships and vessels,
upon the North American station,
See.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas it. has been represented
to me, that many persons now resi
dent in the United States, have ex
pressed a desire to withdraw there
from, with a view of entering into
his majesty’s service, or of being re
received as free settlers in some of
his majesty’s colonies-
This therefore , to give notice ,
That all those who may wish to emi
grate from the U. States will, with
their families, be received on board
of’his majesty’s ships or vessels of
war, or at -the military ports that
may be established, upon or near the
coast of the U. States, when they
will have their choice of either enter
ing into his majesty’s sea or land
forces, or of being sent as free set
tlers, to the British possessions in
North America or the West Indies,
where they will meet with all due
encouragement.
Given undei* my hand stt Bermuda,
this 2d day of April, 1814.
Alexander Cochrane.
By command of the vice admiral,
William Balhetcuat.
j ßestoration of Ferdinand VII •
FOREIGN OFFICE, April 16.
A despatch of which the following is a copy
has been this day received from the right hon
orable Sir Henry Wellesley, K B. his majes
ty’s Ambassadoi extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to his Catholic Majesty Fer*
dinand VII,
Madrid. March 29.
My Lord-On the 28rh ms', a courrier arri
ved from Catalonia, with a letter from King
Ferdinand VII to the Regency, containing the
gratifying intelligence pFhis arrival at Gerona
in perfect health, on tne 24th instant, His
Majesty concludes his letter by expressing
his satisfaction at finding himself restored to
his country, and surrounded by a people and
by an army whose fidelity towards him has
been equally generous and persevering
No words can convey a just impression of
the joy and enthusiasm with which this intel
ligence was received ar Madrid. Tne feeling
manifested by the inhabitants of the capital up
on this occasion affords a most satisfactory,
testimony of their unshaken loyalty and at- :
tachment to their legitimate sovereign.
The same conrie- brought from Gen. *
CoponS, the commander in chief of Catalonia,
a letter in which he states, that having learnt
that the king was robe at Perpignan on the
20th insi. artd to continue his journey to Ge
rone by the route £ Figueras, he had proceed
ed to upon the river Fluvia, in order
to make the necessary arrangements for his ;
Majesty’s reception; that on <he ?4th the j
king presented’himself on the left bank of the
river Fluyia, escorted by Marshal Suchet and j
a detachment of French troops, that he French
having h ilted and his Majesty having cro • t
s«d the river wi'h his suite; composed of
Spaniards only, Gen, Copons advanced with
his troops ro receive the king, and attended
him to Gerona <
It appear s that the king was accompained
by tiis uncle the infant Don. Antonio, but
I that his brother, the Don Carlos, had remairv
at Figueras, on account of indisposition ; he
was however expected to join the king on the
following d^y
1 beg leave to offer to your Lordship my
most cordial congratulation upon an event
which secures one of the principal objects for
which we are contending by the restoration of
the legitimate Sovereign tathe throne of Spain
and it cannot but be gratifying to the British
i nation to reflect that this is not less due by its
I Unexampled exertions, and to the valor and
| good conduct of its armies, than to the firm.
I ness perseverance and loyalty of the Spanish
people.
’ I have the honor to be, &c.
w H. WSLLESI.LY.
The Viscount Casilereagh , itfc* Isfc*
Fjbj Sv April 13-
ORDER OF THE DAT.
Ci Soldiers !—The emperor Napo
j leon has abdicated the imperial
j throne, and is to retire to the island
$ of Elba, with a pension of six milli
ons.
* u The Senate has adopted a con
stitution which guarantees civil li
berty, and insures the rights of the
monarch.
“ Louis Stanislaus Xavier, brother
of Louis XVI. is called to the throne’
by the wish of the French-nation,
and the army has manifested the !
same sentiment. The accession of i
Louis XVIII. is the guarantee of
peace.
“ At length, after so many glori
ous campaigns, so many fatigues,
and honorable wounds, you are go
ing to enjoy some repose
“ Louis XVIII. is a Frenchman ;
he will not be a stranger to the glory
with which the armies have covered
them selves. This Monarch will
grant you the rewards which you
have merited hy long services, your
brilliant deeds, and honorable
wounds..
“ Let us swear obedience and
fidelity to Louis XVIII. and Set uj»
| display the white cockade as a sigivof
adhesion to an event which stops the
effusion of blood, gives us peace,
and saves our country. •
4 \ The order Shall be read by the
commanders of the different
at the head of the troop*.
[Signed] r JOURDAN,
The Marshal of the iLopiiv,
Chiei of the
lStti tYtvls|<Mk M
“ Head-Quarters it Rouen, April B.’*
A friend has had the curiosity to
turn to and furnish us with the form
of the oath alluded to in the act of
abdication of the late Emperor Xa
pofedn. It is difficult to say to what
part of the oath he refers, unless it
be the last sentence—which we print
in italics . The oath of the memr
hers of the French Senate is added,
that the reader may have a fair view
of the subject.— N t. lute!,
OATH OF THE EMPEROR.
“1 swear to maintain the integri
ty of the territory of the republic ;
to respect and to make respected the
laws of the concordat, and the liber
ty of divine worship, political and
civil liberty, the irrevocability of the
safes of the national property ; to
lay on no impost ; to impose no tax
but by virtue of the law; to main
tain the institution of the legion of
honor ; to .govern with the sole view *
of the happiness and glory of (
the French pcobie.'’ 4
OATH OF THE SENATORS, j
u I swear obedience to the con- ‘
stitutions of the Empire, an Cl fidelity
to the Emperor
1 INTERESTING. “
A letter from Bermuda, of the
29 April, contains the following ex
tract of a letter from Mr. Ellis, Chair
man of the Court of Directors of the
East India Company.
He says, Notwithstanding the
suddert decline that lias taken place
of all articles of American produce,
I would advise you to retain. I
have had an explanation with minis
ters—there is nothing compromised
to his majesty's government in the
despatches by the schooner .Bramble
to effect the commercial interests.
The American Commissioners must
have full power to effect e'ven their
temporary interests. Before we can
enter into any kind of Negociarions,
whatever, they must relinquish their
supposed right of claiming British
born subjects by right of adoption
but more particularly of seamen.
New-Tork Gazette,
Norfolk, June 7.
The irf&ictment against the Con
tractor and. his Agents, for furnishing
unwholesome provisions to the army at
this post, was tried yesterday in the
Superior Court for Norfolk county.
We, had not an opportunity of being
present at the time, but understand,
.that from the evidence /which was
extremely voluminous) it appeared
, that the most unwearied exertions
| had at ail times been used by the
Contractor and his Agents, to furnish
provisions of the best quality ; and
that, by accident, provisions of a bad
quality was furnished, they evinced
every disposition to make full amends.
It was the general impressionthatthe
i court had no jurisdiction m the case,
and indeed the opinion was sustained
by the Contractor’s council, yet be
ing solicitious for a thorough inves
tigation,.he waved every objection,
and courted a full and immediate en
quiry, which has resulted in the ac
quittal of his client from the charge
laid in the indictment.
“-si —■ 1 ■■ 1 ■i—iiim itmrnrnmmm — mmwmm ■»
NOTICE.
TENNESSEE COMPANY.
Tift Share holders of the Georgia
Tennessee Land Cdmpany, are here
►by notified that there will be meet
ing of the Share-holders on the 2d
1 Monday, being the Bth day of Au
gust next, at Washington Hall in the
city of. New York, at 11, o'clock in
the forenoon. It is hoped there will
be a general attendance personally
or by representative. All accounts
against the company will then be
submitted to the examination of
the share holders: and persons hav
ing accounts against the company
are now desired to exhibit their, be
fore the first day of August next,
properly stated, to the trustee, as
the company will refuse to acknowl
edge’all claims presented after that
date. 1 hose who still owe a tax of
j three dollars on each share, are also
j desired to make immediate payment,
being for monies actually expended
on account of said company. * No
settlement of any. shares in the Ten
nessee Company can be effected o
therwise than through the trustee,
whoholds all the original papers and
check books, b$ r which alone their
authenticity can be established. All
* holders of original certificates un
der the individual signatures of
Zachariah Cox amr Mathias Maher,
are requested to report the same to
the trustee, with sevenal numbers of
eattfi certificate. Those certificates
on which the original purchase mo
ney has not been p>td, are by their
own express conditions forfeited to
the company, or to the Grantees of
said company.
E. JACKSON, Trustee.
Middletown, fit ate of Connecticut,
June 9. ’
FUR SALE
A most excellent NY—'En
quire of the Printers hereof.
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Thurso ar, 7.7 ;.r 7. 181*.
Celebration of ta: pvirth if Jpy.
Tantcjitfoem of this village and of (
the vicinity, disposed with gr fu|
recollections, to hail tS<** return of
the anniversary of American Inde
pendence, and to perpetuate its re*
me mb ranee to future generations,
met a.t the College Chapel ’ on the
morning of that day, where accord
ing to previous <■> rangement, the ex*
erases ot the day were opened with,
an appropriate prayer by President
Crown3 ‘1 he ©tdaralion of Inde*
pendence was next read by Col. Clay*
ton—after which an eloquent and
animated Oration comnumorativft
of the day, was delivered by \lr.
Asbury Hull, a me tube > iff the S.-ni* *
or Class in College. The Assembly
then rep or *d to the house of ,C pt.
S. Brown where, with much cheer
fulnesss and good humor, they par*
took of an elegant dinner provided
for the occasion, t-01. Clayton *ct*
ed as President, and Major sdit
chell as Vice-President. The ut
most regularity and decorum were
observed, and the meeting was clis*
missed at a seasonable hour.
i he following are the toasts which
were given on the occasion »
lst. # The 4th of ‘July . “ One day
of virtuous4ib*v.rtv, ». worth a w:iole
eternity in bondage. *
2d. Our- Country. Where liberv
ty consjhri mated—tho only safe*
guatd for tne privileges of man.
3d. 7/tr Constitution of the U lited
States. TJfc Legacy of the Invmor*
tal Sages ftour Revolution—Let it
remain yud forever be the
shield and %uck!6r of oui* indepen
dence.
•t 4th. The American Ragle . May ’
those whp spurn at her Olive-Branch,
feel her arrows
st!i. ‘lhe P / esident of the United
States • Faithful to his trust and
firm to his Mends-* nay his life be
happy, and hi blessed.
6th. Gen . George Washington* As
no Eulogy equals his praike, so no
time impairs his memory*
7th. Ihe Slate of Georgia* No
rotten branch of the Union.
Bth. His Excellency Gov . Early „
No scruples about calling out the
militia in support of the General
Government. J
s 9 th. ilrt War Declared and
waged on just principles— Our Ad
ministration energetic, our'Cilztns
unanimous, and we may hope lor
its speedy and glorious termination.
10th. Our tfavy. Unrivalled in
• the annals of Maritime Fame t its.
triumphs have entwined wreaths o’
unfading laurel around the head of
the American Eagle.
llth. The Officers and Soldiers of
our southwestern armies* We owe
them gratitude, Sc we cheerfully pay
debt.
lsth. Party Spirit .. May it evei*
be the scorn of Americans, and una
nimity as a riverbind us together.
13th» Domestic Manufactures .
Their increase adds to the wealth
and independence of our country.
May we know how to appreciate
their importance and give them a
correspondent support.
14th. Our Ambassadors abroad.
May the success of their mission t r
be equal to the purity of their mo
tives.
1 5 th. The University of Georgia -
Wisely planned by its first flounder-,
/deserves to be liberally supported by
Uieir successors.
lflth. Solid Science. The stair. e*>
of Republicanism, the bane of Dln.
! potifm.
17th. ‘lrue Religion* Never ti>
I be suppianttd by vain philosoph y
i'3lh. Ihe American fair. Thru
model, nature : their standard p, <•-
lection. They have s
smiles for the generous and bra* .
Letiheir fiowns be reserved lor tit
base and the cowardly.
j YOl UmTER TOASTS.
By Col Clayton.—— Freedom r(
Speech—May it never Cringe to pr*. .
vilafl feeliiig,. or climb to licentic
xualig^rky.
By Copt. Thomas W Cobb . “i* *
too much neglected memory of C.y*
riera Greene.
By Col. Seaborn Jones. Comr >
dore Perry— 4 We have met the -
my, and they are ours.*
Ly Dr. Gictn. The iDufitrii - .
patriot, sage r.r.d ‘ phUanttitogi . ,
1 hcfhtcts Jefferson—tvt ry Wet
brightens. his mircmenft »
America, placers him in the 1 em*
of her Worthies, second only to f. .
Imr no rtu \V ash in g im.
By Major Max he lu Peace, if • »
be obtained on lei ms oi justice. ! - v * l
EOT anci nee—W ar in n
faience to r;ul!( nai clt gradaiu ;- -
Heaven cur sine id, got tire cY.t y a . p
guide, patriotism, patience aim y
lor our supj cat.
• Ty Mr. M. Thsbet. May tie V
llUUiCtib IU ttUS of Li»M ItrCe*', ; * t,
l.uiilow ever We sweet to the tou ii
the iitc-boinsons of Coiuiubu.
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