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VOL. V . r *■* - ,*1 life, i PRISTEB WE7.KLV, ‘ ir£&ODGF. \sf M'DONSRLL. ■'V . CONUITIONS. > ’ • . , * * - ; ‘ . ‘ *. . if ’ . ~ *. , ‘ - f—» r 1 JJ.it, The Ahnual Subscription will be THafca dollars, halflmaclvance'. / 2d. Subscribers of the State will ; pay the whose subscription upon the veragof • &h }Jb Subventions will be retewßbr less than one y£ar- v and no paper shall be diserttuintieduntil arrearages are paid. dlft. Advertisements will be inserted atjs.he eusKjmary rattfs. \ %/ ’ &,•■■■ IQ” Letters addressed to the EDl ftfins must be post paid. *'][ The follow Ihg G'E y rt. cM * tfre rr gnested ‘and authorized to receive Sub scriptions And give receipts for this viz : » v> A -/ 4 \ Watkiflsville , Dr. Win, Wright Sc Mr* Joseph Moss* \ 1 Jackson county) Capt. Boyle. Lexington — The Post Muster. Grc*<r/ze county) Mr. Wyley Gres ham, P. Pvl. Greeneshoro') Air. Grant/ s>. M. Grantsville , and the Post Master, Powelton % Wilkes county— Mr. James Wing field, P. 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Moses YV. ‘ » ; Without intending any clisparage- Ipi&rit to the useful and valuable pa pers printed in Augusta, Milledge- Ville anH elsewhere in this State, We Will take the liberty to mention the following considerations as in some degree recommending this to public peonage, and especially in the up per counties. It will’be targe, and wiil consc queiitly- contain not only a variety, but a considerable quantity of mat ter-selected with car . It Will be published at the Seat of .the University- of- this* State, ;and Will derive from that circumstance some general interest and import ance. ’ It will be published on Thursday £rt everyf week soon after the arrival of the Nqrthern and Southern Mails at and will contain a ; oondensed nummary of the latest and tivoU interesting news from the iiorth and “South. v ‘■>./ h From a direct communication thro’ Greenville, $. C. Sc Buncombe to Tennessee this paper will proba bly derive the earliest intelligence ‘from Tennessee,, Kentucky, Ohio & other Northern and WAstern States And Territories. s V , : It will contain besides the corny ; jpon subjects ot a newspaper, some taoral, feiigioUs and scientific mat ter, which will be carefully selected and made as fur as possible subser vient to the practice of Christianity’ And to the pursuits of common life. The more effectuallya|tam this Abjofct, 4jve hcre>eg. leave respectful ly to invite and solicit’ gentle men of science, who are friends? to man bine], upd who would meliorate the, condition, of human life, toTaypr us with theiraid. Pieces v on the vari t ous subjects alludccf to, whether Ori ; ginafor well selected^ 4 w ilt&Thank-, fujly received-subject however to *■ correction and of Editors. Nothing II admitted; Not the tUiUV of evs, pLun pri%ical philo *°i*her, the ingenious ‘farmer and ch in• r>i‘\ v* he tKefnh l| w uc t wseiUC;. nerC|— K . ? . *.3. jdkt&CS*.. ‘.As* v* ■ shall be made jthe vehicle of private or personal scut ri lily and abu:->e. % tC7* t Gentlemen ‘holding.Subscrip tion papers for the Gazette , are res pectfully requested to transmit so the Editors iiltmediately the names of’ sub scribers, ifi \y \\yH’ ‘y . i > h, “ * ‘ 1? A ” CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS. i %* We have much pleasure in *being authorised to state that Ri H WILDE, Esq. will,be a condidate at |the ensuing election, to. represent tips>tat&, in the House of Represeri tati vesof the 14th Congress of th£ U States. * ,»■ . y y * r ‘* V We are authorized to stars that Dr. Jo El* Abbott will'be'a candidate at the en/ to represent this State* in the House of Representatives of the 14ih Corr-’ gressbf the United States. ... ; 3‘ y '■ w; ■’ ‘ a ‘<r - p r t y s V V7e Ire authorised to state that Wilson Lumpkin, Esq wifi be -a candidate at thf en siling election to reprejfcrit this State in the 14th Congress of the United States, v . V * • -r- . ■ ‘■** We are authorised to state that Hiram Storks, Esq. will be ,a candidate at the ensu ing election to tepresedt this State in the 14th Congress of the United States. * %* William J. Minton, Esq. is an nounced a candidate fojr Congress at the next election. ‘, . I We understand,that our present Mem*, hers* of Congrats oTthd House of Representa tives, (with the exception of Col. Troup)> will be candidates at the ensuing election to represent this State in the House of Represen tatives of the 14th Congress of the United t States, to wit>—John Forsyth,, Thomas Tel fair, Alfred Cuthbert, Bolling Hall and Wil liam Barnett, Esquires. CANDIDATES FOR THE SfrATE LEGISLATURE. V I^7E are authorised to state that Major Mitchell Wilt be a candidate at the ensuing election to represent this N county in the House of Representatives of the State Legislature. , y ‘s* We are authorised to state, that Major, L. W. Harris will be a candidate at the en suing election tp represent this county in the - House of Representatives of the State Legis lature. . , ; <!'■ mmm • ’* .• ■ \y e are authorised to state, that Capt; J. Hayles will be a candidate at the ensuing election to represent this county in the House of Representatives of the State Legislature? - V We are authorised to state, tjiat Capt. , W. Rnsseter will be a candidate atflie ensuing election county in the House of Representatives of the State Legislature.” v We are authorised to state, that Capt W. ClarX will be a candidate at the ensuing election to represent this courtty in th€ House of Representatives of the State ‘legislature. ■fi) ! ’ -v , iy, ‘’ v t, *f. .y GEN. BROWN’S SECOND BAT TLE. General Broilin'? report of the hfttle of the 25th uttimoy at the Falls of jfi* agara, , Sir—Confined as I was, and hairs, been, since the last engagement with the enemy, 1 fear that the account I am about to give, may be less full arid satisfactoryvfhan under other cyr cumsrances, it might’ have been made, \ particularly fear, that the conduct of the gallant men it has been my good fortune to lead* will not be noticed in a way due fame Sc the honor of our country .Your are already apprised my had on the 25th ult, taken a p'o* sition at Chippewa. About noon of that day colonel Swift, who was post ed at Lewistown, advised me by ex press, that the enemy appeared in considerable force in Queenstown, and its heights ; .that four of the ene my’s fleet had arrived during the pro ceeding night, arid \Vera then laying near fort Niagara,>nd a number of boats were in view,* moving up the straight. VV it kin aTew minutes af ter this intelligence had been receiv ed/ I was farther informed by capt. Denraor., of the quarter de partment, that the enemy was land ing at Lewistown, and* that our bag gage and stores at Schlqsser, and on their way thither were in danger olimmediate capture. It is here pra ter jto mention, That haylhg receiv ed advices as late as thri 20th from general Gaines that our fleet was’ then in port, and the commodorijfcick, s we ceased to look -for co-operation from that quarter, arid determined to ,ours;lves of baggage, and march directly for Burlin^tpn I and to di*aw r from &chfos* a f i e* St. IK. L JTHENS> THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 15 1814. of the- Niagara, and as it appeared by the before stated information, that ‘ the; enemy was about to avail him- j self of it, I conceived that the effectual method of recalling him * fronp this jrfcjejct, was to put myself j in motion towards Queenstown. Qfen eral Scott with the first brigade, Tow son's artillery j arid all the dragoons i and mounted men, were accordingly put in march on the. road leading chither, with orders tp report if the enemy appeared, and to call for as sistance if that was necessary. • Oil the general’s arrival at the Falls, he (earned that the enemy were in force: djlectly in fronts—a narrow piece of woods alone intercepting his view of them. Waiting only to give this jinilrmanon he advanced upon them. ByUhis time assistant adjutant gen eral |Jones] had delivered his mes sage,, the action began, and before, the remaining part of the division had / crossed ‘the, Chippewa, it became close and general between the. ad vanced corps. Though gen. Ripley with the second brigade,-major Hind man with the corps of artillery, and general Porferi at the head of his command, had respectively pressed forward with ardefr, it .was not less than an hour before (hey were brought to sustain general Scott, dur- * ing which t'nrie hiS command .most’ skillfully % and gallantly maintained the conflict. Upon my arrival I found that the general had parsed the ;wood and engaged the enemy oh the Queenstown road and on the ground to the left of it,-with tht? 9th, 11th 8c 22d regimens 8c Tow son’s artillery . 1 she 25ih had been thrown to the right to be governed by circumstan ces. Apprehending that these corps were much exnausted, and knowing that theyhad suffered T de- Stermined to interposed a hew line With the advancing troops, and thus disengage general Scott St holfl his brigade m reservet Orders were ac. oordingly given to gen. Ripley.—* rhe enemy’s artillery at this moment occupied a hill which gave him great advantages, and was the key of the whole position. It was supported by a, line of infantry. To secure the victory it was necessary to carry this artillery and secure the Height. This fluty was. assigned to Golf Miller, while to favor its execution, the Ist regiment under the command of cploncl ‘Nicholas was directed to, iQe» nace and amuse the infantry. To my great mortification this regiment - rafter a discharge or two gave Way and retreated sortie distance before it could be rallied, though : it is believ* ed the officers of the regiment exerted themselves to shorten the distance. In the ■ maan time colonel Miller, without regard to this occurrence ad vanced steadily and gallantly to his object and carried the height and the cannon. Gen. Ripley brought up the z3tl*(which had also v faultered ) to his support and the enemy disap peared before them. The Ist regi >meht was now brought into the line on the left of the 21st and the detach merits of the 17th and V9th, general occupying with bis command *the extreme lefu About the time, c-olonel Miller carried the enemy’s cannon. The 24th under Major Jes sup, was engaged in a more obsti nate conflict with all that remained to dispute ‘ with us the field of battle* The major, as has been already stat ed, had been ordefeft by gen. Scott, at the confinencement. of the action, to take ground to his right. Ho v * suc ceeded, in turping the enemy’s flank —had captured (by a detaChmeut under captain Ketchum J general Ri-‘ all & sundry other oncers, and shew ed himself again to his own army in a blaze of firqi, which defeated or de- ‘ stroyed a very superior force of the enemy. He was ordered to form on the right of the 2d regU: The enemy rallyingliis and as it is believ ed, having received reinforcements, now attempted to drive us from our position, and regain his artillery* Our line was not shaken and’ the, enemy repulsed. Two other aCt : tempts having the same object had the same issue. General Scott was again engaged in repelling the former of these ,* and the last I saw of him on the field o£ battle, he r was lhe head of.his column, add giving to its raanjh a direction that woulcfhaveplaced him on the enemy’*.’ right. It was with ;* greaf pleasure I. saw the good order arid intrepriditf of general Porter’s volunteers from the moment of Ifleir arrivi, thar last charge of the ‘ensmyWere, to m amples set them by thdr gallant leader, by major Wood of , the Penn sylvania corps, by colonel ‘'Dobbin of -New-York* and by their ge nerally, they precipitated themselves upon the enemy’s line., and made all the prisoners which were takeout thisjroint of the action. il } ,Having been fbr some time woun* , ded. and being a goad deal exhaust ted. by loss’of blood, it ‘became nv wish to devolve the command Oh Gen. Scott, and retire from the held , but on enquiry, I had the misfortune v to learn, that he was disabled by wounds ; I therefore kept rrly post,,* «ncj had the satisfaction to see the nemy’s last efforts repulsed. I now ppnsigned the command to-’ General Ripley. Lj While returning from the field, 1 • saw ahd felt that victory was com-* plete on our part, if proper measures Were Adopted to secure it. The exhaustation of the men, was howe ver speh his iri .de sdme Vefreshment ne'ceSsary. They particularly re quited water. T was myself ex tremely sensibl&of the want of tiiis necessary article. l y therefore be-? lieved it prober that Gen. Ripley and [ the troops, sTJouId return <to c,a;hp. after bringing off the dead, the woun ded hnd the artillery ; and in this I saw no difficulty, as the enemy had ■ entirely-ceased to act. Within an, hour after my arrival in camp l was informed that Gen. Ripley iiad re turned without annoyance and in good ordery I now sent for him and after giving him my reasons for the measures l was about to adoptj or , dered him to put the troops into ! best possible 1 condition ; to give to them the necessary refreshlinChts 4 to [ take with him the pickets and camp guards, and every description of force ; to put himself on the field of battle as the day dawned, and there to mept and beat the enemy if he a gain appeared. ? To this he niade no objection and I relied upon its exe cution. ‘lt was not executed. I feel how inadequate are my powers Jn speaking of ihe troopp, to do justice-cither to their merits or to my own sense of them. Under 4- bler directions they might more and better. * From the preceding detail, 1 you haVe now evidence of the distinguish en gallantry of Gens, Scott and Por ter, of Cpl. Miller ancl Major Jes* sup. Ofthe Ist brigade, the his Aid de camp Wdrtb, his Major of Brigade Smith, and every com mander of battalion* were woun ded. ; . The 2d brigade suffpredless ; but as a brigade, their conduct Entitled them to th& applause of their coun try. After the enemy’s strong pos lton had been, carried by the 21 st an‘d the detachments of the 1/th and 19th, the Ist and 23rd assumed anew character# They could again be shaken'or dismayed. Major M’Farland Pi the latter, fell nobly at the head of his battalion. Under the command of Gen. Por ter* the militia y oluhteefs of Pensyl vania and New York stood undismay ed amidst the hottest fire, and repul sed llie veterans opposed to them.---* ‘i'he Canadian Volunteers, commani ded by Col. Wilson, are reported by Gen. having merited and received his, approbation. - . The corps of artillery contngtanded by Majbr HindmaU, behaved’with its usual . gallantry. Capt. Towson’s company, attached to the Ist fyigade was the first and the last engaged, and during the whole conflict main tained that M%tl character which they had previously won by their skill and their valor, Capt. Biddle f and Ritchie were both wounded early in the action, but refused to quit the field. The latter, declared fnat he never would leave his>ptece; and, true to his engagement, fell by its side, covered with wounds. ‘ The staff’ of the army had its pecu liar merit and distinction. Cot# Gardner* Adjutant Gen. though ill, was on horseback did all iu his power ; his assistant, Major Jones, was Very and useful. My gallant Aids-de«camp, Austin and Spencer, had many and critical: du ties to performj in the discharge of which the latter fell ; I 4 shall ever think of this young man with pride and regret ; regret, his career, has been so short; pride-, if fias been so noble and distinguished. *TheFngi neers, Majors M’Ree- ass Wood, . wore greatly distinguished on tSt&i day, andtheie high military .Clients’ much under my eye **and near person, ja.nd to fcj|eir -usShtuncc a. gre<s deal is fairly to be ascribed, I most earnestly as worihy.of the highest trusts and co&fi* dcnce. The stuff of Gen. Ripley* - and jpor.er discoyered gloat /tal and attention to / dut ) y;. Lieut E, Q\ \ ■Randolph of.tfre ,£t>tU Regt;’ is ent'K tied to notice, his courage” was con* spicubus. ’ } enclose a* return odour /loss; those noted missing, may gener ally be numbered wStn ifo; ‘d«-u'i.~ Thu enemy had but little opportusL’ ’if of making prisoners. , , V I have the hoi*orfoTjfc.*hyScc ?<•;.. ■ JACOBS KOiV:<. . , ilbn. JOHN ARhISTKONGT Secretary at VVar : . V ’ % Total killed, bounded & trussing 6 Inspector General s Ojpce, JHcad-Quar# t'erSyJLefl IffvLjori'. , , n Fdr.t Erie, August, 1, 18 j’4. RfctuVn off ‘the''prisoners of the bn-, emy taken in the ‘action of the B5iR U|t fought at the Fails of the deft division of life Jtl.A States army.qomiiianded bv Ala].:.;* Gen. Brown,and i>,be English forces under tbe codiujand erfot 1 jeuL gen. Drummoodv x \ * f ; ‘ f'rvsbners—l major GoncfakE V /Aid do camp-—1 captain subalterns of the 103a. rtgt.—FfeapC SVth- regt— Sw captain ‘provpciul dragoons—2 capts* and two suball terns* of incorporated mililiakLi cup -Tam of -i n»ililia—l lie tit. of engiheers—three subu-ifcins dt royal’ Scotts—-1 subaltern of G lengary corps! —Quarter masters of %he and 41st i*egt—and 150 rank ancf file. Recapitulation. 1 Major General, v l /Aid to Lt. Gen. Drum# l nrvop and, f 6 Captains, t 11 Subaltenrs,’ 150 Rank and file. Major Gen. Rialß severely |dd in the arm, - ■ - AZ. QRNE, As*is»t /• ‘ lnsn’r GeA> Majj. Gen. Brown. MAJOR MORGAN’S RETORT^ J'A ■ Fort Erie, Avguty £, IS U. been stationed wltfv the Ist battalion of the first regt. o£ Riflemen at Blackcock; on the e yen* ing of the 2d; Inst. I observed thor Rrliis,h army moving up thc riyqroii I'thcr opposite shore, and suspected they might makeafeint ondort Ena with an intention pf a real attack or* the Buffalo© side. 1 immediately moved! and took a position on the up per side of.Goniacto creek, arid that, nigilt threw up a battery of somb . logs, Which I found on the ground.; and hLd the bridge torn aw^f. About two o’clock the next morn, ing, my picquets from below gave* the iniormatiorvofUie.landmg of lunc i boats full of >tloops,; half 4 mile be- How., ; i immediately got niy men, ; f 240 in t and patiently waited to euv approach ‘At a quarter past 4, they ad van d,l : upon, us, and commenced the attack; ’ sending a party bt fore do repair the bridge, Under cover of : their; fire*, -When they had got at goody ritfo distancevt opened l and heavy lire; Them, whiejh laid a Uuihbcr of them oit the ground, and compelled the ray to retire. They then formedm the* skirt of the wood, and kept up the fight at long snot continually refjjT forcing from’ the Canada khore until they had twentyAwo loads, anil theh attempted to flank tis, by send* ing a lage body tip the creek to id*® it H when 1 detached Lts. iiyan, Bmi Ji and Armstrong, with about oO hied, to, oppose left wing, where they word again repulsed with don side&ble loss ; after Which, they ..p --j*eaJp disposed to giveup their do-; and retreated by throwing six:” boat of iroopson bquaw Island which enfiladed the creek, and vemea me hjrrasan^-, j; lorn ; d f tUfc,r k| aea a.id ne.djwiuclfcwe pJiiii.: sLTi’# 4ll w ~e SSte 3 ‘si^d w ‘ J e r r * (lie field. We also collecieu a u/m-- her oi muskets, with tioiumg tuat | appeared to have been* torn ro bind their wounds. Wo look. 6 planner#’ who stated the Brdilh for,X,. ... j io-US to consist rtf f to Vh % 10 NO, XXXI.