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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 ■ , H