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• CRUIZE jtfJTUE ESSEX. Iht fbllo&lng jp a description of the Cruite Os W* gssex prior to her capture, as fttrcn by Capt. Porter in his kttk& ioVhe Secretary of the J?a --? vy , dated July 3, 1814, at. Sea. IMR_4 have done myself the bon’ * or to address you* repeatedly* since I left the Delaware; but have scarce ly a hope that one pf my letters has reached you; therefore consider it necessary to give you a brief his tory of my proceedings since that period. I sailed from the Delaware on the 97th of October, and repaired with > all diligence, [agreeably to instruc tions from Commodore Bainbrklge,] to Port Praya, Ferdando de Noronho, and Cape Frio ; and arrived at each place on the day appointed to meet h*m. On rrfy passage from Port Praya toFernando de Noronbo, Icap tuced his Britannic majesty’s packet Nocton and after taking out about 11,000/ sterling in specie, sent her tinder command of Lt. Finch for A tnerica, leruized off Rio de Janario,. and about Cape Frio, until the 12th of January, 1813, hearing frequently of the. Commodore, by vessels from Bahia. I here captured but one schooner, with hides and tallow v I frent her into Rio. The Montague, the admiral’s ship, being in pursuit of me, my provisions now, getting short, and'finding it necessary to look out fora supply to enable me to meet the commodore by the Ist of April, off St. Helena, I proceeded to the is land of St. Catharine, (the last place of Rendezvous on the coast of Bra ail,] as the most likely to supply my wants* and at *he same Jime, afford me that secrecy necessary to enable me to elude the British ships of war on the coast and expected there. I oould here procure only wood, water rum, and a few flour; and bearing of tlie commodore's action %ith the Java, the capture of the Hornet by the Montague, and a con sideraHe augmentation of the Brit ish fore-, on that coast, and of seve ral bqng in pursuit of me, I, found it necessary to get to sea as soon as possible. I now agreeably to tlie Commodore’s plan, stretched to the iodhward, scouring the coast as far as Rio de la Plate. I heard that. Bu* cnos Ayres was m a state of starva tion, and could not supply our wants —and that the government of Mon te viedo was very inimical to us.-*- f The Commodore’s instructions now left it’ cpmpletely discretionary With me what course to pursue, and I determined on .following that which had not only met his approbation, 1 but the approbation of the then Se cretary of the Navy. I accordingly shape i my course for the Pacific,; and after suffering greatly from short allowance of provisions, and heavy gales otFCape Horn, f for which my ship and men were illy provided ) I nmved at Valparaiso on the i4th Qf March, 1813. I here took in as much jerked beef, and other provisi ons. as my ship would conveniently ctow, and ran down the coast ,of Gin p and Peru ; in this track I feff m with a Peruvian corsair, which nad «n board twenty-four Americans as prisoners, the erews of two whait ships, which she had taken on the \ooastqf Chili. The captain inform ed me that, as the allies of, G. Bri tain, they would they should meet within expectation of a wra between Spain and the U. % I consequently threw all his guns.and ammunition into the sea, liberated • the Americans, wrote a respectful letter to the Vice Roy, explaining the cause of my proceedings*'which I her capyfchv I then proceeded for Lima* ami rfc-captur<*4 one of the vessels as sb,c was enter ing the port. s to the Gallapagos islands, vrhere 1 cruized from the. 17th of A pril, until ifte 3d October, I*l3 ; during whi<& time I touched only once on thexoast.of America, which was for the purpose of procuring a supply of fresh water, as none i$ to be found among those islands, which, ate perhaps th’e most barren and de solate known. While among this group * I cap tured the following British ships, employed chiefly in Che spermaceti Vhale fishery, via : ‘ t’ Letters of Marque. H*. f’ ton* men gum pierced r T it*'*’ * fur 1 ‘ Monteiama Sro 21 3 **>.> IWio, 375 26 10 JB< Ceo.gta.rra 280 25 ‘ 6 is Greenwich, V 333 * 25* 10 20 Atlantic • v ‘ 355 34 * 8 20 Rote* ” t”v 3£o 21 8 ad Hector, 2ro 25 11 20 Catharine, 270 ‘ ,29 8 is Charbon, - ” 274 *2l 10 18 Wew Zealander, 259 23 8 ,18 Sir A. Hammond, SOI $1 \J£ i$ - 302 lOT f As some of those ships were cap tured by boats, and o .h©y by prizes my officers and men lwu several op poriumtica of showing their railan- Wfc -* WM f : M : Rose awl **fcar*toa test# g»v- I •n up to the prisoners £#V»!He£fe>r<. 1 Catharine, and MonteiUm'a, l ient to Valparaiso, where they laid up; the ] and New Zealan der, I sent for America ; the Green* wich I kept as a store ship, to con tain the stores of my other prizes necessary for us ; and the Atlantic now called the Essex Junrl equipped with 20 guns, and gave command of her to It Downes. • Lieut Downes had convoyed the prizes to Valparaiso,.and on his re turn* brought me letters, .informing me that a squadron under the com mand of com. James iiillyar, consis ting of the frigate Phoebe, of 26 guns, the. Racoon and Cherub sloops of war, and a store ship of 20 guns had sai led on the 6th July for this sea. The Racoon and Cherub had been seek ing me for some time on the coast of Brazil, and, on their return from their cruize, joined the squadron sent m search of me to the Pacific. My ship, as it may be supposed after be ing near a year at sea, required some repairs to put her in a state to meet them; which I determined to do, and bring them to action, if I could! meet them cm nearly equal terms.— I proceeded, now, in company witlj the remainder of my prizes, to tM island of Nooaheeyah, or Madison's iftand, lying in the Washington group, discovered by a captain Ingra ham of Boston 4 here I called and completely overhauled my ship made for her a neW set of water casks her old ones beifig, entirely decay* ed, and took on board lrom my prizes provisions and stores for upwards of four months, and sailed, for the coast of Chili on the 12rh December, 1813. Previous to sailing I secured the Reringapatam, Greenwich; and, Sir. Andrew Hammqnd under the guns of a battery, which I erected for their protection—(after taking pos session of this fine island for the U.v States, and establish the most friend ly intercourse with the natives,) I left them under the charge of Lieut. Gambje of the marines, with twenty one men, with orders to repair *? Valparaiso after a certain period. ? * 1 arrived On the coast of Chili on the 12th Jan. into Cort* ception and Valparaiso<found at both places only three English vessels, j learned that the ‘ squadron which, sailed from Rio de Janeiro for that sea had not been heard of since their departure, and were supposed to be lost in endeavoring to double Gape Horn. ’ I had completely broken tip the British navigation in the Pacific ; the vessels which had not been cap* tured by me, were laid up and not venture out. I had afforded the most ample protection to our own vessels, which were on my -arrival very numerous and unprotectedX* The valuable whale fishery there is eruyjfy destroyed, ,apd the actual injury we have done them may be estimated at tvYo and a half miluibns of dollars, independent of the expeb ces of the Vessels in search of me.— I hey have furnishedjne amply with sails,cordage, cables, anchors, provi, sions, medicines and stores of ‘every description; and the slop op board them have furnished clothing for the seamen. We had in fact lived upon the enemy since I had’been in that sea, every prize proving a well found store ship for me. I had not yet been under the necessity of drawing bills on the department for any ob ject, and had been enabled to make considerable advances to my officers crew on account of pay. 1 f hot the unexampled time we had kept the sea, my crew uid continued remarkably healthy; I had bift one case of the scurvy, and had lost; pnly the following men by death, vi*. . Jofcn S. Cowan, Lieut. * > Miller Surgeon; a- Levi Holmes, O. Seaman, Edward Sweeny, do. i ;. T Samuel Groce, Seman* , James Spaflbrd,* Gunners Mate, Benjamin Geers, 1 Qr. John Rodgers, J Gunners, Andrew Mahan. Cor. of Mar. Lewis Price, Private Marine. CORRESPONDENCE BEfWEEX COMMODORE HIi.LTAR JSD captain Porter. * “v* .-.ssi f . . y. . Valparaiso, April 4th, 1814 Slß—Taking into consideration the im mense distance We are from our respective countries, the uncertainty of tfie future move ment of His Majesty’s ship under my command which'precludes the possibility of my making a permanent arrangement for transporting tlic oiucerS aiul crew iare of the Essex to Europe ; and the fast approaching season whiCti ren- Jers a passage round Cape Horn in sbme degree dangerous: I have the honor to propose for ydur approbation the followings articles, which I hope, the government cf the United Stated as well as that of Great * Britain, wilt deem satisfactory : and to request that, should you conceive them so # you wilt favor me with the necessary bond for their fulblment. Ist; ‘The Esse* Junior to be deprived of all her armament and perfectly -neutralized : to be equipped for the voyage solely and wholy at the expence of the American government,: and to proceed with a proper American officer and crew for Which 1 wish to be furnished with a list* for the purpose of giving the neces sary passpcrrjto auy portof che Unitcw States oiAfflcrna that |rac ntqy dtna rnvst p/ p«r j £. Isanti fj xht cdßfce«, petty ofircen, ito niendmarine* £c. composing your crew to be «WHi4ngcd immediately on their arrival in Am erica, sot an equal number of British prisoners of similar rank—Yourself and officers to be considered on their parole of honor un'il yotlr and their exchange shall be effected. In case of the foregoing articles being ac cepted, the Essex, Junior be expected to proceed on it before the expiration of the pre sent month Should any of the wounded in that period be found incapable -of removal, from not being sufficiently advanced in their recovery, the most humane attention shall be pa*d them ; and they shall be forwarded home by the first favorable conveyance that may of fer- J have the honor to be, &c. , (Signed) JAMES HILLY AR Captain David Elmer, late Commander of the United States fri gate Essex, Valparaiso. ‘• i VAi.VAKa.Sfb, sth April,’ 1814 SIR—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your several favors of yesterday’s date — • ■ / ~v The conditions offered by you for our re turn to the United States are perfectly satis factory to me andl entertain no doubts of their being equally so to my country. 1 therefore do not hesirate to pledge my honor (the! stron gest bond I can give) that every article of the arrangement shall on our part be fully com plied with—A list of the Essex Junior’s crew shall be furnished you as soon as it can be made out and her disarmament effected with all possible despatch* 1 have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) • D. PORTER* Commodore J. Rillyar, Commanding H. B. Majesty's Frigate Phoe- Valparaiso. 2 Commodore Hillyar sent me a paper certi fying, that he had exchanged certain individu als therein named, making part of the crew of thje Sir Andrew Hammond, for an equal numf ber of the most severely wounded of my crew } this occasioned the,following letters. VALf ARAtso, 4th April, 1814. Slß—d have receivedpaper signed by you dated yesterday, stating that you had exchad-. g-d certain wounded prisoners, making part of my crew, for the captain and crew of the prize . ship Sir Andrew Hammond, which paper,l have taken the liberty to return to you, and protest in she strangest terms against such arrangement. j ■, In” the first plate the wounded aud helpless individuals therein named, do r.ot wish such exchange ; one died last night and several others expect to share his fate* i} Secondly, should I from any circumstance be separated, from them, which wopld be more v likely to be the case than if they remained ? prisoners, their situation would be more de plorable than it is at preseut. Thirdly, This arrangement has been made without my con sent, and on terms far from offering equal ad vantages to the United States. I have the honor to be, &c. . [Signed] D PORTER. Commodore James Hitlyar, ’ • .J Commanding H.B. M. F. ate Phoebe H. B. M* Ship, Phoebe* ./ ’ . 1 . | ■ : f v Valparaiso, April 4, 1814* SIR—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, protest ing-against the arrangement J made in the paper you returned, 8c to express a regret vha«t my wish, which’was to alleviate and not id crease the afflictions of your wounded Officers and crew has failed of being gratified. I am . sorry tow thought proper to mention the dead >,and dying* asTl fully explained to morning that in the event of the loks of any, other names sfiojidd be added to tke list. I shall now direct Capt. Wm Poster to consi der himself still a prisoner of war On his pa role; but as I have ordered the people to go On board the Essex to work, under the impress sion that ho difficulty would arise, J, will liße rate in exchange for them an equal number of prisoners, as their names, being, seamen, shall be found to foljow each other* on* your late ship’s books, and give up also two mates or midshipmen, for the two mares which are of the English party. I hope this may prove sa tisfactory to.your government and „s .• lam yours, &c. ‘• [Signed] • JAMES HILLY Alt- CaptainD- Porter. Val»ar*ko, April 9, 1814. Slß—The arrangement which you have suggested respecting the exchange of the sea men of the Sir Andrew Hammortd, for an equal number of the seamertofthelate United States Fyigate-Essex, as they stand on* the list furnished you, is perfectly satisfactory, fft will be a gfeat satisfaction to the three officers who accompany the Essex, tb know"that af ter your object in taking them with you shall be effected, there* will be no difficulty in their proceeding immediately for the United States, I take liberty therefore to suggest that they exchanged here fox C>ptv Wm. Porter and histhree mites This will bC.ap accommodation tfl all parties and reconcile th(e officers so exchanged to a separation from their friends. I harve the honor to be, &c.. : } [Signed] D. PORTER* Com, James Hillfjpr, Commanding frigate Phoebe, Prisoners liberated on parole to proceed to the United States in the Essex Junior, ■ i32. ? Copy of a letter from Com. Ghauncdy to the Secretary dj the Nfoy* United States Ship Superior, ’Sacke 11 \s Harbor, 7th July, 18l<*. SIR—I am happy that * hfcve it er to detail to you another brilliant achievement b£ Lieut Gregory with his brave compan ions. ** 1 received inforrtiktidh some time since that die eneniy was building 1 large schooner at *• PMpque Isle .” I determined upon her des truction, but deferred the execution until she should be nearly ready for launching. Find ing the alarm extensive down the St, Law rence in consequence of taking the gunboat Black-Shake, l thought it a favorable oppor tunity to Attempt something at ‘ Presque Isle:’ On the 26th ult. I directed Lieut. Cep gory to takewith him Messrs. Vaughan ana Dixon —proceed with the two largest Gigs lb Nich olas Island, (within about seven miles of •-* Presque Lie” harbor) and there conceal his boats and wait for some transports which i had information w ere expected there to take up provisions and munition* of war, which had been sent up the Bay of Quimu for the troops at York aud Fort George, but, if these transports did not make their appearance in three or 4 days, then to proceed to “ Presque We*” \csi here on tko b* wife positive «rßers oci tb injure * private ‘ building of Any private property. The day ifter fieut. Gregory arrived cm the coast He discovered a vessel beating up, but just as he shoved off to board her, a large gun-bofct hove in sight a little belqw him. This boat made a signal to the vessel in the offing, upon which she tacked and stood for the gun-boat. % Lieut Gregory secreted his boats as well as he could bu* was apprehensive that be had been disco vered. The gun-boat and her convoy (which was full of troops) stood into Presque Isle . Lieut Gregory* was determined to ascertain whether he had been discovered—accordingly he sent one of*his boats in the next night and toqk off one of the inhabitants who informed him that it was known that he was oh the coast, and that two expresses had been sent to Kingston in consequence He therefore determined upon executing the latter part of his instructions and made his arrangertierits accordingly, landed, placed sentinels, a# the houses to prevent alarm, and set fire to the vessel, which was nearly ready l to\aunch; she was a stout well built vessel to m mut ,14 guns, and would probably have been jatinch-’ ed in ten days A. small store house which . containing stores for the vessel was Unavoid ably burnt is it was so near the vessel that It took fire from her. Ijieut Gregory learnt from , the inhabitants that much property been sent up a few days pievioiis, that, a company of the Glengary regiment had been stationed there, but hid been sent to York a few* days before : another company was on its way from Kingston to replace them. The few mi litia who had been left to guard the vessel and property, retrer.ted upon the approach of our boars—As soon afrthe vessel wis entirely con sumed, Lieut Gregory embarked his-men without having permitted one of them to en ter a house*, finding the alarm so general he thought prudent to cross the lake immediately; he stopped one day at Oswego for refresh menti and arrived here last everting, having performed a difficult service with his usual” gallantry and good conduct. Lieutenant Gregory speaks in the highest teWris of commendation, of sailing master Vaughan arid Mr. Dixon as wet! as tfie men under hiscohtmand, for their patient endtir-* ance of hungeraud fatigue, and rhe zeal with which they performed every part of their duty. I think injustice to these brave Ynfn, that they ought to be allowed something for the destruction of this vessel—they have however every confidence in the justice and liberality of tpeir government,and submit their case most cheerfully to,its decision. /< ‘* I have the honor to be, See. < ISAAC CHAUNCEV. Hon, William Jones, &c. ; RICHMOND, July 2t. OFFICIAL. Dispatches to the Governor from Col.’ Parker, M, Carmichael, their bearer, enemy landed at 10 P. M* in about 40 barges—the col. says from 13 to 1500 troops. Parker with a few troops retired— the cnermy y after—no engagement— night come on, the enemy went back to Notneny Bay—remained there— Capt. Middleton of the lower Battal ion had two brushes—particulars not know. The enemy bad burned down Nomedy Warehouse and stole the tobacco—burnt 23 houses, Mrs. Thompson’s ( ferry house J—besides several others—stealing or destroying. ‘What they Cpuld. - The whole a scene of confusion— Women escaping ori foot—children in their arms—some behind troopers. —The spirit of theicountry was rou smg—some militia had joined Park er, and others marching—Col. Smith of King George, arid Col Ritchie if • Essex were on their way. Be on the > alert -T Virginia expects every man to do his duty; f IT x is with pleasure we* nsentfon that the new Bridge over Savannah river, opposite . in this place, built by Messrs. Shultz and Cooper, is l>ow so far finished, that the ferry boats are laid aside for the more agreeable, convenient and safe mode of: crossing which the Bridger affords. Some of the*railing of the Bridge and somfe finishing of one of the abutments remain to be done before the entire work is com pleted in the handsome and perma nent. manner contemplated. The. Bridge is about nine hundred and se venty feet long, thirty feet wide, and the floor is forty feet from, the surfacejof the river at low water mark. Mi. Cooper the principal builder is entitled to great credit for the Very excellent manner in which he has so nearly completed, a work of such difficulty and magni nitude. His machinery for driving piles, we are infornied, was one great ly improved by him, and of a supe-’ ftor kind-M.it was a floating machine and was easily moved to any part? of the river Where it was wanted—* • t raised a hammer ob 2 ICO lbs. se venty-five feet high, & afforded a fall, of from SCPtO'-S© - feet above the fiigh st fridge pv?»ts, by which a stroke of inuiVnse ?ow er given in dri ving the piles TliC b "' d g e ry appearance of being £ substantial and permanent one, and terthe lie it is certainly a valuable and im-. portant structure, affording a fuc'ilt-, tv to the intercourse between Geor gia and South Carolina, which can not fail of being highly gratifying to those who have decasion for bu- * sjpess or pleasure to'pajtirthis w^— ’ and w t hope that the enterprising undertakers of a work of such gene ral utility, my be amply rewarded for the trouble and expense it has occa sioned them. We understand that a new road is opening from The foot vjf the Bridge on the South Carolina fide, in a direct line across Liberty” Sr whjph the distaoc't to travslLiug w(»y tHll be considerably lessened. We-are told that the Bridge hrfcu)!* of the best ‘Cypress, and that tbe« expense qf including; Hie purchase of the ferry right, and opening the new road \vill not exceed Forty Dollars—We lar© told that such coyfidence is enter* ’ tained of the stability of the Bridge that an offer has been mad# to in* sure it for one hunared dollars 4 year. » ‘L Augusta Herald ■ ‘ ‘ - ’ - ... - COLLECTOR’S SALE. WILL BE SOLD At the Court House in Jackson Gwnfy on the jii*st I'ttesday in February next r the following struct of landyt op us much thereof as will satisjj lht> tax due thereon with cost—* \ - „ flight hundred & forty acres of land, grant ’ ed to Joseph Wilson, lying on the'Mulberry Fork of the Oconee river, estimated and re* turned as the third ONality high land, fse say three freeholders) adjoining and bounded'N. E. by Thomas M*Calls lands and vacant! IfVid, S. E. by Jesse Lee’s, land, S \V bjr Dfeckie and Sewright*s, and on the other side by ; surveyed land—r*the above laud in de* fault for the year \Bl2, tax due 2 dollars 52 cents. \ JOSEPH LITTLE, T. C. J. C, August 6,18 - ‘*> * \ NOTICE. WILL BE SOLD \ To the highest bidder , on Friday t&& ,30 thdayof September next, at the plantation of Lewis Sudduth , decease ed, in Oglethorpe county^ A Part of the personal property belonging to said deceased, ing of one Horse, some Cattle, HogA and Sheep, and several,other arti«* cles too tedious to rpention* A ere* dit of twelves months will be upop all sums above live giving bond with approved JOEL COLLEY, Executor. ‘ POLLY SUDDUTH, Exec**, Oglethorpe, August 9, 1314; —. . ■■ ■- — » 1 GEORGIA > Clark Couxrr. 7 Court pf Ordinary , July Tervtt RULE NISI. ON the petition of Willialfi Finch, Jun. praving that the admls ofWilbani Finch, Sen. deA ceased, inay be directed to make ttSfr ties to a certain tract offend in fc® simple, situate, lying and being itt the District of Abbeville, South C# rolihaf, joining lands of John Mar* row. Hugh McCormick and David Paisley, agreeably to a bond mad® by the said William Finch, Seth 8% Lydia Finch, in the life tims of th» said William, Sen. a copy of which is filed in court* y ‘ V It is ordered that the administr#; tor jof the said William Finfchy Sen* deceased, make titles in pursuance of an act of the LegislatmVof thfe State in such cases made and P™* vided, unless cause be shewn to th* contrary at a court of ordinary to 6® holdeo; in and for,, the county of Clark, on the Erst Monday in No vember next# - A true eo£y front the Minute si JOHN HODGE, C. C- O. ■ »*■*> r ‘ 1 ■*’ GEORGIA , Franklin County. Whereas Nathan Uuchens applied for letters of administration on the estate of Dre wry Huchens, late of said county, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish alti and singular the kin dred and creditors of said deceased to be and appear at my office, within the tii ie prescribed by law, to shew Cause, if any, why ©aid letters should not be'granted. - Given under my hand 1 at office tl\te 1 19 i h day Jtily y 1814.’ , , FIIED*K. BEALL, and. c. t o* GEORGIA, JFrmiklin county. ‘ , Whereas Joseph Chandler, applies for letters of administration on. estate of Sarah Bryan, late of sfis county deceased. J'hesc are therefore to cite aanf admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of said deceased to be : and/appear and at my office within the time prescribed by law, to shew, cause, if any, why said # I|tr% ters should not be granted - Gi%en under my hand at ‘office thf? - Wth dpy of Juty, 1814* FRIvD*K. £EAU„ c. c. #. BUSINESS,. T .’ ,S v , >: 4 *4 . * . , f'*'- THE Subscriber respectfully its forms his friends and the public** that lie has ’ Commenced the above badness in Jackson county, on tfcie main road leading from Athens to Jefferson, mid way, where her carries it on in all its*Various branch es—Will be thankful to those who may please to favor htto with their; cystom, and assures them that (btf utmost attention wilf be paid to Ruts* co His work shall be neat - ly •>„?, au'd ne on moderayss t«ms. * * .* .J xjtikvpnpLT*. > >4h \ v | :v