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the Patutcot.
fvcrs ‘nvl not b?en ascertained, bat
repor W'wcve yal*istating them
from 4boo ib% Winder
ivas *tattprisfl near the Wood-Yard,
with about. .2000 men hourly expect
ing hrj» re in l oreements 1 rom every/
c* lijirte iv particubrly fro m Haitim ore,
SOOO men having been ordered to
match ttumediately from that place.
On Sunday,the public officers were
all englgeu in packing and sending
their books and the their
furniture. On Monday, this business
pas corii/Tiiied with great industry,
and many families left the city The
specie was removed frdm all the
Hanks in the district. Reports were
rery current, that Winder had recei
ved large reinforcements ; and it was
believed by mahy well informed per
sons. that he would have 1 0.00.0 men
embodied in of the week-
In the expectatioiFTxal there Was a
Terv considerable'force collected, the
President, accompanied by the Secre
tary at War, and of the Navy* left
tdi city for the camp. They arrived
there late that night; and the next
rhbrning finding but 3000 men, and
learning that the Baltimore * troops
•Were encamped at Biadeusburg, they
returned to the city on Tuesday so
make further arrangements. All
the books and papers were sent off,*
#nd the. ciuzens generally left the
place. ,
In the course of that day a scouting
sarty from Gen. Winder’s army had
a skirmish with the British advance
guard, and returned to camp with,
e.uch tidings as indnced.Gsn. Winder
t q retire to the city with his army,
which he accomplished by 9 o’clock
in the evening, burnt the old budge’
•which crossed the Eastern Branch,
and encamped on the hilt directly a
hove tile other bridge, about one mile
and a half from the Navy Yard, and
sreparetl to defend that passage. In
the event of the British being too
Strong, bridge was to be blown up,
for which ‘ire had everything prepa
red.
At this pas* he remained the whole
tyight, expecting the enemy*s forces/
On Wednesday morning I walked
through the lirmys and remained at
the bridge until 10 o’clock, when
zulvice-was received., that the enemy,,
had taken the BUdeii&burg road.
The troops-Wfcre immediately put in
i&otion, and by 12 oVtock they m.arci>,
ed in the hope ot forming a junction:
V/ith the Baltimore troops, before'the
Sue my reached Bladen sliu rg* This”
■v/u&bnly partially accomplished, when,
tive battle commenced, and was con
tested by the Baltimore troops and’
the men?from the flotilla, with great
spirit and gallantry, until it
Useless for so •small a force, very
badly supported, to stand against six
thousand regulars, ail picked trien N
And well was order
ed, when the President, who had been
4>h horseback with the army the
fviiole daV, retired from the-- mortify
ijhg scene and left the city on horse
back.
” On Tuesday morning, I proceeded
-Ob wdh the army, to vlorugomery
Court House, where Gen. Winder’s
bead established. I
bad soyae conversation wkh him. He
appeared loregretwery much that ne
bad not been enabled to have made a
trreatti resistance, al#io* he was per
fectly satisfied, that a successful re
sistance could not b'*ve (Seen made
with the force in the neighbourhood
ci Washington, since, if all had been ,
brought together before the
it would not have been so large
ahm opposed tb him, and our force
was principally militia, and that of
ijhe enemy all regulars and picked
*
, Washington Ci tv, Sept. 2.
We regret to learn that the expe-
t it ion to Mackinaw, ( Mac hill unack
lucJ under col. Croghan has failed
pf ds ultimate object—rWe have re
_ £eived Col. Croghan’s qiTicial account
of it, which we shall publish in our
gnext. -Jphe public will grieve to learn
that an actiop with the •enemy was fa
tal to Maj. A. M. HolMns, who late?
? Jy so gallantly distinguished himself,
«md many others of our brave sol-
f * v
Washington Sept. 3.
’ The enemy’s .vessels are still in
jßlgbt, being unable, from the head
Winds, to move down the rivec, if
they .we r e so disposed. . iMeamvniie
heavy batteries have been erected on
both sides of the ’ Potomac some
unites below these vessels, near which
they must pass to rejoin their squad
rons. These batteries arc posted and
; manned by our gallant seamen and
flotilla men, under Rodgers, Porter,
Perry, and other brave spirits, and
• covered on each by large bodies
of our militia and volunteer foices,
who are detached for'tne service.
From these preparations we hope
lo see an arregarit foe chastised in his
descent with nis plunder from Alex-.
ftttdm* 4?; ‘’ A
4 This morning a bomb Y#®el from
Cf|T Alexandria anchored,reach
ol our cannon shot, Jp» Wmie
Ti&tse ®il6» s>fajpr f sr
nhn.ori.fhe .Virginia . sidfe] where a
Body of our are stationed, rim! a-
them some hours with throw
ing bomb-shells at t’Wm, which how
ever hid no othef effect than td ac
custom tie militia to disregard this
sort of annoyance.
The ehemy/appears to have burnt
two or three srriall vessels x>?F Alexan
dria in the Course of yesterday. y
From Benedict we lerrn, that in the
course of Thursday night and yester
day morning all the vessels in the Pa
tuxent got under way, and proceeded
tfewn that river, destination un
known.
Anew frigate with J3 sail of trans
ports under her conyoy, , having on
board two regiments. ('2OOO strong j
from the Mediterranean, last from
‘Bermuda, arrived about the 1 3th inst.
and were Waiting-orders.
A letter received tdwn, dated
London July 15th, states that our
commisloners were at 7 Ghent, but
that the British Commissioners had
not left England, and expressed a
tldubt wether they would immediately
dr not.
V THE ENEMY BELOW.
Mondav evening, 7 & cloth
The feelings of rhe
“have been greatly interested during this after,
noop l>y a heavy firing below, und uibredly be
tween the Briti»li frigates Sc our batteries dowri
the river, which dem.nenced about 3 o’clock
in the afrernobn, and with short intervals, has
,continued to this hour, and is stjll ringing in
our ears. There has undoubtedly been a most
severe contest, the effect oi result of which We>
can scarpely hope to hear bes jre this paper is,
put to press, as the scene of this engagement
is From ‘twentv to thirty miles disgantv AVe
hope for the best ; and dotfbi: not m any event,’
but bur gallant tars havedone their duty, ‘ u <
Fop three days past two or three of the Brit
ish armed vessels and perhaps twenty mer
chant vessels laden with the plunder of Alex-*
anuria, have been lying belo w just out of gun i
£bOt of our batteries waiting for a wind, and ;
the enemy’s vessels have been constantly em- -\
ployed in annoying our forces on the shore. ;
But little damage, however, has been done by !
their firing, only one or two of purpeople hav
ing been killed or wounded. Gin Hungerford
commanding the Virginia militia had a, nar
row escape on Saturday, a cannon ball passed
through his tent. The frigates lying off old
’ fofct \Varburtpn moved down this morning, %
it is bet ween them and our batteries that the
firing has taken place.
In the course of two or three days past, ma
ny interesting incidents have occurred, which
cannot be accurately narrated until we can
hear the official accounts of them. There is
orb, however, wo derive from an eye witness.
Com. Rodgers on Sunday evening proceeded
down the the river with four barges well many
ned, towards the nearest frigate; when he
came wiihin two distance, 7 barges full
of men, were sent to meet him., The barges
manoeuvred within gun snot bf N each other ]
till nine or ten O’clock at night, when a very :
warni .fire of musketry and large shot commen
ced between them, which jasted abbtit 15 miry
wtes, and ended in the repulse of the British
barges with much loss A. barge was found on
shore in the morning, with swords, &c. in it;
and at lea&rone,barge was destroyed On our
-part two ox three men only were hurt. Com.,
Rodgers yesterday joined the ba-teries under
Com. Porter Firing has been heard for- .four
days past almost without intermission—prin
cipally from tight vessels” endea
voring to disperse our men from their positions'*
A Com. Porte* .has hoisted a large dag over
his battery, on which is inscribed, in sufficient
ly legible characters — 44 Free trade apd sailors*
rights-* Who does not ecjio the sentiment?
The gallant Capt Creighton is Porter’s second.
■ Ndt-lntel, ..
. *
The enemy’s vessels in the Poto
mac, after a severe, sangtfinjiry-but
unfortunately successful conflict with
the Forts erected on the river,
commanded by pur'-gallant seamen
s Rodgers, Pki<rv, and Porter, have
ait succeeded in making good their
retreat.
We are well aware, that it is not the
pecuniary loss to the naftioh by the
late incursion of the enemy which is
most to be deprecated. But, as that
loss pas peen greatly overrated in
some of the public print?., it may be
proper to state that the*public proper
ty, of every description, cannot be
fairly estimated to amount to more
than two millions of dollars, perhaps
not even so much. ‘ ;
We are happy to learn that mea
sures are already takefor fitting up
rooms for the temporary accommoda
tion of Congress at tffeir approach
ing session, and also for the accom
modation of the several departments
and Public Offices. The building
former!y called Biodget’s, Hotel oc
cupied by tfie General Post Office,
- Patent Office, See. and which was not
destroyed by the enemy, is selected
for toe accommodation of Congress
and was yesterday inspected, by-the
President, who directed the necessa
ry preparations to be made, which
will be Commenced forthwith. The
Public Offices will be accommodated
in houses whfoh have been tendered
,by theif proprietors for that purpose,
and will immediately recommence
the usual routine of business'.
? v _ NaU Intel;
ANOTHER .NAVAL SUCCESS *
London paper*;’of the 15th July
contain of the capture
of theljtailffii brig Reindeer, rated
IB guns, Captain Manners, by the
United States sloop VV asp, Captain
Blakely, after ah action of 35 min
utes, o;V tile Janmdi-jfadj where thd
! fretty 6r\lj®Tssj ffkys*
• The Reindeer being windward* ran
and 4*?h and engaged yardtarmaivfyard
yarna ; and'twice healed by Captain
’ Manpera, they attempted to board
the Wasn, but were repelled ajfd
..Captain Ma6nei*s killed. She lost
also 27 killed, and The
loss of the Wasp unknown,—The
Reindeer was so shattered that Capt.
Blakely blew her up the next day*
and sent her crew to England in a
neutral vessel*. < y “ -'X
A master oT a vessel now. in this
town who was taken prisoner by the
Reindeer ab§ut 10 mpnths since* in
forms that she was & fine sloop of.War
as any in the British Navy. Was of the
class, and mounted 21 guns,
18 thirty-two pounders, carronudes
two long nines and 1 twelve pounder;
and had a large complement of men
fas near as he could recollect about
200) who were aH very much attach
ed to their commander. He alsb
states that capt. Manners was a ve
ry, brave and gentle nanly man, and
frequently declared he. would never
be’taken alive by any vessel near an ,;
equal force- ?’
Philadelphia, Sept. 5.
A letter from M. L)asehkoff,*.td iiis
Secretary in this dated at N
l ,York has endorsed bn it- in the Rus
| sian language. u r have just received
! ddvices that Spain has declared’
I War against the UnitedStactes.
I ‘■ { v~. - , /vr ■,f ■ i /
Gen. Brown has again assumed
the cofnmuul of Fort Erie* Gen.
Gaines, hAs been wounded and has
retired. D. Press, >
, i,»ia’
We stop the press to state, that a
report has just reached here from
Savannah, saying, the President has
issued orders for the detention of all
Spanish vessels in consequeuce of
Spain’s having DECL \iCED WAR
against the United States ; and that j
Jj,QQO men have sailed from Bermuda
to occupy Cumberland Island.
• ,• • Augusta Chronicle,
ROSTON, August 3 1.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
We have conversed with several
gentlemen from Halifax, who left
there the 23d inst. from whom we
learn the following. (
The July Packet arrived at Halifax
from Falmouth, bringing London
dates to the 30th July.—they contain
very little respecting our affairs, and
nothing favoralde to pea£e. The
papers state that all the American
Commissioners, except Mr* Gallatin
had arrrived at Ghent* MEG. ex
pected daily. The British Commis
sioners had not left England, and the
Packet brought a report that no new
ones had been appointed.
The papers state that the arnhy in
France was very 1 uneasy* and it wa*
thonght a war was not far distant be
tween that country and Austria, A
great military spirit prevailed among
the, French, who were collecting 1
their forces, and it was thought Louis
would be forced into a war with
Austria. The French soldiers speak
with enthusiasm of their former suc
cesses, and consider Austria the
cause of tlieiv degradation. The Al-
Tied sovereigns had left England.
■ Extract of a letter dated,
\ t Loxdoit , June 24.
* « The general opinion here is* that”
there will not be ah immediate Peace
with the United-States, or not until
this campaign is concluded. It is
that if this government choo
ses to proion'g the war upon any pre
text, it will be supported to the last
by the people. Even the manu
facturers who were so inveterate a*
gainist the Administration', and so
friendly to America, whilst the Or.
ders in Council wefe in existence
a're, the majority of them, in favor
of a continuance of the War*
“ I called at Mr* Gallatin’s lod
gings yesterday, aild was informed
ltd left town in the morning for
where the rest ofthe American
Plenipotentiaries will «oon meet. I
see no preparation for the departure
of the British Commissioners—thoir
appointment has ndt yet been an
nounced hr the official Gazette.
<k P. S. Since* writing the above, I
have learnt that the British Commis
sioners will leave London early in
July for GhenL Mr. Baker left Mr.
Foster as Charge des Affaires: at
Washington is to be Secretary of. Le
gationf.**
BETTER LATE rS AN NEYgR.
vi’ifice of rhe Delaware Gaze tie,
§epiembir 1, 1814.
POSTSCRIPT.’*
Extract of a letter dated Gtwrge-Town Cross
; B dads, Kent county, Mi* Wednesday rngrn
f Augus: 01, 1814.
..Bet,veep U and 1 O'clock this
morning, about 259 British landed «£
marched some distance from the ba)
shone and were met by 150 militia
:A« action commenced and lasted
from 30 to 40 minutes, wheii the en
emy retreated. Killed .and.died since
the acuou 17—wounded s•’ Tut
night being light 17 were ascertain
ed tube cu.ned on board the British
vessels,’Which were killed and wound
ed, among which was Sir Pdiee Par
• I&fc, Co&uaiL&dKif’ T|
Americans slightly wounded, Messrs.
Crane, Gtandf iH& and M tgqijir.
• The information ur.opeqvng ‘Jjir
Peter way given by a ifeserier. •.
The action took place about nine
miles from Gbestei-towft \ /
- P. S. Mr. Willis’ house, wheat
and other property, burnt on Sunday;
Richard Trisiev’son Tuesday. Trou.* ‘
blcsome times here.
IMPORTANT !
Extract of a Utter from a gentleman at
For t Hawkins, to his friend in -Hits
plate, dated.
< September 12th, 1314.
•ViThe latest news from the West
amounts to this— MTntosh has drawn
provisions and ammunition for an ex
pedition against the hostile tow.ns be
knv, .ud is about this time to set out;
My calculations are small. “'-■East;”
night I received a letter from Major
War ren, Top. Eng. U. S. ai«mv, j
Fort Jackson—the following is an ex
tract. “4th September, 1814. A
dispatch has just arrived frpm Gen
eral Jackson, who is at Mobile—-he
has information'do* which lie impli
citly relies, that the British have !afe :
(led a force in Pem\sacola, and that
thirteen sail of the line with IQ.OOO
troops, are expected there.” From,
thisTny dear sir, we may expect
warm work in that quarter. Jackson
has not more that) -2000 troops wit n
hirri—ther,efqre, his resistance would r
be feeble. "--—MilledgeviUe’ paper.
By thg politeness of Mr. Edward
Cox, just arrivtd from Tennessee, we
are favored withAile Claiuon Extra
of the ( Jth inst. The following is a >
copy f which we give without com
ment r ‘l’
Clarion Office,
September 9, i 3 14»
This morning an express arrived
at tiie governor’s ohice, yrith the fol
lowing important information 1 which
we lose no time in laying before the
public.
Headquarters, fth , miUtafryty strict £
SIR—-By an express'sent from Itenf
sacola as as from Antonia Calli
na, a citizen of that place who left*
here yesterday, at 12 o’clock bring
ing with him the pass of Col. Nich
olas, the British officer commanding
there for his protection. I have re.
information which may be
implicitly relied on that three British
vessels, the Hermes, Orpheus and
Carvian, arrived at Pensacola on the •
25th in-st. and op yesterday ‘ disem- !
barked an immense quantity oTarms !
ammunition, munitions of war and !
provisions—and marched into the j
Spanish fort between two and three !
bund red* troops ; that thirteen sail
of the line with a large number off.
transports are daily at that
place, with ten thousand troops
:'NThe Havanna papers received
ther« state that fourteen sail of the
line had arrived at Beriruidaf It is
ctiTrently reported in Peifsacol& that
the emperor of Russia, has offered
hisßritanich majesty 5Q,000 of his
best troops for the coriquest of Lou
isiana, ind that the Mobile territory •
will fall a prey to the enemy before j
the expiration of one month. Sir I
... J. Pkubndge and Captain Pigot are j
the naval commanders. r Spain is said \
by a secret treaty to have ceded ;
Pensacola to Great
You tfitl immediately perce;ve-the »
necessity of being on the alert, and >
taking time by the forelock. I have 1
therefore to request that yois without j
clelay cause to be organized, equip
ped and brought into the field the
whole of the quota of the militia of
your s,tate agreeably to the requisi
tion oi the War Department of the
4th of July last. Cql Robert Butlef,
my adjutant general, is now in yoifr
state* and has been instructed to
make the necessary arrangements
. for transporting, provisioning and
bringing to head quarters these
troops, as ? well as to prescribe their
route. . : y.„
You Will have them furnished with
all the arms within your reach.
Those who cannot be furnished by
.you will .receive them here ; but re
liance must not be hod on thrat if. to
beavoidedf
lam respectfully . ~ .
Y*fur obedient servant.
ANDREW JACKSON.
His excellency Willie Shunt, j.
Governor of Tennessee,
Avery heavy firing was heard
from Foil Johnson about one o’clock
last night, it in the direction of
Mono. The troops at the fort were
immediately put under arms and con*>
airiueef so'untilmbruing.—
- Patriot of September 7. . ‘ T
Exit act of a letter JiAm Alabama ;
Heights, dated Aug, 5, ...
An express passed here a few days since
with despatches to major Genera! Jackson,
from Pensacola i the purp#rrt>f , wrhicß is, that
5000 British and l. dians irc completely armed
& equipped at Appaia'chicola, ready to march
—-to what point it is not Jfnown. We may
expect s mriiy a visit from them, fit tliLquaner.
Gen forces above
‘ this, and is expected here with all hie disposa
terti<l gcc IfJ*.
GKORGI A. Clnrl; jEnnnf v. ■
Whferns Joseph far !c*?rer**gr
adnfinftt ration on the ti4.»a;t’ ot
late of said countv, deceased
*Fh£s<? are therefore tn ( he ad bdmonis**]
all and singular the kindred «vu,l*cr d-.ors of
said deceased* to be and appear nr my olSce
within ‘he time, poim*-<j our bylaw* *p\,Hrw
cause, if arty, tvhy said lepers should not bo^;
zjjiven ttmi’r mv hand at ofee thisG
HOffi cloy rs H \
JOU.V4iO.DGK, 0. C. O
1 “'■’ —*•• f ■« -—— •
NOTICE.
Will be sold on the ] sth. of Qdnbtr*
next? at the lute Residence oj AA*
- . Simmons? deceased.’
if All the poi son il property of ?,uu\
deceased* Terips mule kuowiJ oii
the dav of sale. ‘ *
’ WiU.I AM SMITH. Acluw;
September 20, I*U4;
“’~~4 N> FI OK*
NINE .months from the, date bererf adi
plication wj!l be mnde-ro the htntoiable *he in-,’
fefiorcour’of Chirk cnuivy., feur 4cave to fir.’l
one hundred acres of land, more ot less, b.in£ #
in said enunty, on the waters of :4»>l*4*s*>t: > •»
■creole, joining Joe! Dickinson and othec.;, yg|
fag parr of the estate of John Robert* tie;
ceased—To be r,oH for. the benelir rxf the heir-s
ancl crtdkbrs of said fcffefa&erl.
■ ’ 4 • .\ : A Vic Ilf RO^RTS,
’■ “ •"'Adminhit ro^ofr.
•mug
’- W ’ : WlL*ii bE soldi, fff
‘OU rhhfsdaf Vie 27t ‘i 4 brM.W V'.: ‘
‘Cloud* Creek . Oglethorpe co:iriiy 9 4 *
f/ie plantation of ‘James Carnot, «\. .
.all the pc'-ishabiep'-o’rC'-v c‘hai.l ./>*., I
•/TiONsjsnvG of \V,<... nh^P
‘Vj> SoS. 4’rttlle- ]louWholri lit?
Kuchin and so «; ; y ,)i!( r
articles too tedious to mention. Or 4
it will be given until the 2Mb ’
of Decembeuv 18U, by the purtfe
sers giving notes,tinder thirty dor
levs** with approved security.—*Aba
the plantation to WTented.
and 4imirro>f l SANi)i:iis, lu'ft
Septemhe - ‘z 1314.
\ y r * 535. ‘ —fc *4|j.
4 cU’erfJs(*flMnt of the sale of ih»
hinua andjot of Mr Hmson in Danii-jsv : l‘,4
was hauded ui too lire far laat week, it )jfi
accidentally been pnee: nns!a ; d. Jt is be!ie#s
that tlie following’ contains the Most materiat
c ircumstiaces of the adverri>emcnt . ~ L _
‘FOR SALE,, ..
A lot m thedemn of Danioltudie,
Madison county, xonveniently situ Cv
cd for mercantile owotb^i' public bus -;
pess, containing a largp 2 story frame I
bouse not- finished, a ronycnienft I
store house, k'tchcn rtud. oi.'un* out I
buildings, for'.the moff.na«e price of I
400 dollars. I’or the further parties- J
lars apply tc Jhe proprietor on tnbl
premises. , . ■ ‘? I
i __ GEORGE -HUfStgjfA 1
“'iNOTKaC “*l
WILL DR SOLD I
To the Highest Bidder on Suturd&fim
the 2 §l,h< of October hext % at them
r house of Prtcilia Strickland hi
: tin county, I
; f A part of’the person fill property oB
.estate of Jacob Strickkindf and«
ceased, consisting of one p*?r jl
Mill Stones, and naw Mill Irons, ofH
CottorV Gin, somewhat worn, and onß
Dutch Fan, worn. - .-Term's macß
on .the-duy of sale.
i HARDV STR ICIiL AND, H
4 ; ;■ vcy.y ••>. 4 JLxecujfar. ■ h B||
September 8, 181 4. .. -k ‘
■ ■
-
Nine months after date appiicH|
tion will be made to the HonorabH||
Court of Ordinary of lsladison rouH|
ty, foe leavefto sell one tr‘.tct of ianl||
containing one hundred and ioi ty BB
cres, more or less, lying in thCcoiMjJJ
ty of Oglethorpe, bn the w/ud;s H
Cloud’s creek, adjoining Job Fehoßi
deceased, Ltwis Lester and cdnußß
and lot No. 211, twelfrli
Baldwin, rjow Jasper—-sold
benefit of the heirs and creditors,*#
Hardy Sanders, deceased.
William sanders^
, < , Guardian. •
March IT, 1814 # I
■■a- ‘ *r,r:, ■ ••< -|f y ‘tj <:lHB
* ———’ —■ ■■—i,—, w .— —*
August 4* 1814,.
GEORGIA , county.
.. Whereas JaCob Sankston, one <3Tthe evCjflH
utors of Lambeth’ Hopkins,’ S(-'n
applies fbt- dismission from the eB
tate of said decea‘P<?. ‘ ; B
These are cite and admo’viisß
all and singular the knllred and crydgbfs cßf
said deceased, to be ancr ajipe:tr ‘.yidttr^f S ]H|
months from the date hereof, jat my oilio? ,Wm
shew cause, if any,, why said, ieiters of dißi
raissiort should pot be granted. .
•Given Under my~ha dat office Bf
Ist dav of August, >Bl4. ... 81l
JOHN liODGE, C.’ C..CJ
GEORG IA, Clark County.. -
WHERE George Y. Farrar, •
the executors of Thomas Hi dam, a ‘
applies for letters of disipissioit u / C :C‘
taie of said deceased,
These are therefore to cite and aumoii.iß;j
all and .singular the kindred and CMtii'.ers ■
said deceased, to be and ap.iear wnhiu'B|p
mo mbs from the date hoeef, at my o nce. I
* hew cause, if any*, why letters >'■
mission should not be I
Given .under my hand at ff’ce p':B
Ist day of Angus** Bl|
J- v JOHN HODGE, C. €. 0. I
Ao 1
CAS. A& RAb A* O-JiS bfflt Z> I
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