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C. & .Buncombe to Tennessee this onper will probat bly derive the earliest intelligence from Tennessee f Kentucky, Ohio k \ other Northern and Western States and y It will contain besides the ccrri *non subjects ot a newspaper, some t fl&orai, religious and >&cnutic umt - ter, which will be carefully selected , and .made as far as possible subser vient to the praUice ei Christianity aadtothe pursuits of common life. The more effectually to attain this object, \yt here begleuve respectful ly £0 invite and Solicit gentleman of 1 science, who are friends to man land, m and who would meliorate the cqndUie-n life>it> favor ti* ATHENS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1814. with their aid. Pieces on the vari ous subjects alluded to, whether ori ginal or well selected, will be thank fully received—subject however to the correctioif and modification of the Editors. Nothing Sectarian will be admitted. Not only the man of letted but the plain practical philo sopher, the ingenious farmer and mechanic may be useful here.—- From them will be gladly received aiid attentively noticed any useful discoveries and improvments in a griculture or the mechanical arts. It is not fit-tended that this paper shall be made the vehicle of private or personal scurrility and abuse. rr g cntUmen holding Subscrip tion papers for the Gazette , are res pectfully requested to transmit to the Editors immediately the names of sub scriberst» ■ 4 ‘ # Head-Quarters, Plattsburgh , Sept . 14, 1814. GENERAL ORDERS. The Governor-General of the Ca nadas and Commander in Chief of the forces in North America, having invaded the territories of the United States, with the avowed purpose of Conquering the country as far as Crown Point and Ticonderoga, there to winter his forCes with a yiew to further conquest, brought with him a powerful army and flotilla—an ar my amounting to fourteen thousand mCO, completely equipped and ac companied by a numerous train of artillery and all the engines of war— theti who had conquered in France, Spain and Portugal, the Indies, and various other paxisof the Globe- and fed hy the most distinguished gerie aals of the British a< my. A flotilla also superior to ours in vessels* men and guns, had determined at once to crush us both by land and water. ; The Governor General after boast ing of what he would do, and endea voring to dissuade the loykl inhabit- JrtUSbf the United States from their allegiance by threats and promises, ! as set forth in his proclamation and orders, fixed his Head Quarters at the village of Champlain to organize his army, and to settle the govern ment of his intended conquests— On the second day of the nclonth, he marched from ChaEhpiainV hnd on the sth appeared before the village of Plattsburg with the whole array, - and the eleventh, th£ day fixed for the general attack, the flotilla arriv cd. The eneriiy’o flotilla at 8 in the morning passed Cumberland Head, and at 9 engaged our flotilla at an chor in the bay off th'e town, fully confident of crushing in aninsiknt the whole of out*’ naval force ; but the gallant Commodore M‘Donough in the short space- of two hours ob liged the large vessels to strike their colours, whilst the Rallies saved themselves by flight. This glorious achievement was in full view of the several forts, and the American for ces had the satisfaction of witness ing the victory* The British afmy v was alio posted on the heights, that it could not but behold the interest ing struggle for dominion on the Lake, {ki the same hour the fleets engaged, the enemy/opened his bat*> teries on our Forts, throwing hun dreds of shells, balls and rockets, and attempted at the same time to the Saranack at thbee different points to assault the works. At the upper ford he was met by the militia volunteers, and after repeated at tempts was dfriveft baCk with consi derable loss* in killed, wounded and prisoners. At the bridge, near the village, he was repulsed by the flick-’ the brave riflemen, binder Capt, Grosvener, and Lieuts. tou and Riley, and at the bridge in town, he was foiled by the guards, ]jfotk houses and the ai tillery of the forts, served by capt. Richards and Smith, anuiieuts. Smith* and Cromwell. The energy’s fit© W xi returned tkh effect fro ns our flatteries and by sunset we had the satisfaction to silence seven batteries which he had erected, and to see his columns retiring to their camps, beyond the reach of our guns. Thus beaten by land and water; the Governor General wiihdrew his army and raised the seige, at nine at night, sent off his heavy baggage, and under cover of the darkness, re treated With his whole army towards Canada, leaving his wounded on the field, and a vast quantity of breag, flour and beef, which he had not time to destroy,, besides a quantity of bombshells, shot, flints and am munition of all kinds, which remain at the batteries, and lie concealed in the ponds and rivers. As soon as his retreat was discovered, the light troops, volunteer and militia were in pursuit, and followed as far as Chazy, capturing several dragoons and/: Soldiers; besides covering the escape of hundreds of deser&efrs who continue still to be corning in. A violent siorni and continual fall of rain prevented the. brave Volunteers and from further pursuit. Thus have the attempts of the in vader been frustrated by a regular force of only fifteen hundred men, a brave and active militia of the state of New York, under General Mooers, and Volunteers of the res pectaDle and patriotic citizens of Vermont, led by Gen. Strong, and other gentlemen ot distinction. The whole not exceeding two thousand five hundred men. The British forces being now ei ther expelled or captured, the ser vices of the Volunteers and Militia may be dispensed with. *v General Macomb cannot however, permit the militia of New York and the Volunteers of Vermont to de part without carrying with them the high sense he entertains for their merits. The zeal with which they came forward in defence <jf their country, when the signal of danger was given by the general, reflects the highest lustre on their patriotism and spirit. Their conduct in the field has corresponded with the lau dable motives which led them into it. They have deserved the esteem of their fellow citizens and the warm approbation'of then commanders.— They have exemplified how speedily American citizens can be prepared to meet the enemies of their coun try, in testifying the merits of the troops, the General \cannot but ex press his sorrow and regret, for the loss of some brave and virtuous citi zens, and for those who have beert wounded., The loss no doubt will be keenly felt by their friends and their countrymen, but at the same time will be with that fortitu eand resignation wnicn become good ci tiiens and good Christians! , The affection of the General will Accompany his brave associates in arms, wheresoever they may go, nor will ariy thing give find more plea-, sure than opportunities of testifying to them individually, by actions as w ell a| wordsj the high regard he cherishes for them'; f The General, in the name of the United States, thanks the Volunteers and the militia for their distinguish ed services, and wishes them a hap py return to their families and friends* ALEXANDER MACOMB. , Washington City, Sept. 27.’ BATTLE ON LAKE CHAM PLAIN. v; ,» Copies of letters from Com. Macdo* nough to the Secretary of the Navy , dated U. S. Ship Saratoga, at anchor off . 4 . .Plait&burg, Sept. 13,1814. > •*sir, : . v. By Lieut. Commandant Cassin I have the honor to conVey to’you the flags of his Brittannic Majesty’s late squadron, captured on the 11 th mst. by the United States’ squadron under my command.—Also my dis patches relating to that occurrence, which should have been in yourpos session at an earlier period, but for the difficulty in arranging the differ ent statements The sqradron under my com mand now lies at Phttsburg—it will bear considerble dimunition and leave a force sufficient to repel any attempt ot the enemy in this quar ter. I shall wait your order what to do with the whole or any part* thereof. I have the honor to be, &c. / T. M YCDONoUGH. V Hon. Wat. Jones, Secretary of the Mavy, Copy of Ck letter from Cimmodore J/jc« donoufh to to the Seer‘tay f the Navy % dated U. S. Ship Saratoga, Plattsburg Bay, September, id, 1814 SIR—l fh.tve the horicu to give you the particulars of thr--action which took place on the 11th insti on this lake. For several, days the eifemy were on their wav to Plattsburg, by land and water arid it being well under stood that an attach would he made at the same time by their 1 and and n v aval forces, 1 determined to,await at anchor the approach of the latter* At 8 A. M. the look- out boat an nounced the approach of the enemy* At 9 t he anchored in a line ahead at about three hundred yards distance from my line ; his ship opposed to the Saratoga, his brig to the Ea gle, Capt. Robert Henly, his gallies % ,hirtedn in number, to the schooner* sloop arid a division of our gallies ; on? df his sloops assisting their ship and brig, the other assisting their gallies. Our remaining gal Les with the Sstr&toga and Eagle. in this situation the whole forde oil both sides became engaged, the Sara toga suffered much from the heavy fire of the Confiance. i could per ceive at the same time, however, that our fire Was yerry destructive to her. The Ficonderoga; it. com. Cassin, gallantly sustained her full share of the action. At half past ten o'clock the Eagle not being abie yto oring her guns to bear, cut her cairn? and anchored in a more eligible potition between my ship and the Ticondero ga, where she very much annoyed the enemy, but unfortunately leaving me exposed to a galling fire fronv the enemy's brig. Our guns on the starboard side being nearly all dis* mounted or not manageable, a stem anchor was let go, the bower cable cut and the ship winded with a fresh on the enemy's ship which soon after surrendered. Our broadside was then, to beat* ;on the brig, which surrendered in about 15 minutes after. The sloop that was opposed t 6 th# Eagle, had struck some time before? and drifted down the line ; the sloop which was with their galhe3 having struck also. Three of their gallies? are said to be sunk the others pulled off Our gallies were about obeying* with alacrity the signal to follow them, when all the vessels wete re ported to me to be in a sinking state s then it became necessary to annul the signal to the galiiesj and their men to the pumps. . I could only look at the enemy*# gallies going off tn a shattered ( com dition, for there was not a mast in ei ther squadron that could stand to make sail on-—the lower rigging bei ing nearly all shot away, hung down as though it had been just placed at the masts heads. , .V* fy-t* The Saratoga had fifty five round shot in her hull ; the Confiance one hundred and five. The enemy’s shot passed principally jhat oier our heads as there Were not twenty whole ham mocks in the nettings at the dose of action, which lasteu without inter mission ’two hours and twenty min utes. ... f /■ > . The absce i ice and sickness of Lieut. Reymand Perry, left me without the services ol that excellent officer— i much ougnt iairly to be attributed! U him for his grh'at cart and attention NO. XXXL