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<‘vC'''lrn>V/a'i6n M dcfcs r.ot seen n> In*. the
gfc&er of ihe - The sjteci-
Utens of lighting exhibned ir» (he p»cs*itt
campaign, are evidence to them, that they
have an <nerm * nor w he contemned
The«* ipryde**. cpm'rrj*, a?, they ilo, m>m s h«
official paper of w ir George Wevqst, w.S! be
read with unerfbt.
Hit# tJjirWc paper? with msfrsv other valua*
j»V documents, tyere. intercepted this side ‘ot
Kingston ! . •
-Qs'ebec, Aug* 23., U
Wc rnr»y ; every ; momehi expect
intelligence from Europe, Oil the
question os this continuation of the
wmv or of the United
Ktutes, as a short time must bring,
the depending di I.’“ rentes between
.'the lyp countries into such
that “th-e negotiators may, in fv>nou
s’o language/ 6e said to bt : at issue ,*
atiil it cannot take any* great Ungth
of time to tt*y> issue. A# the
American negociaiors will undoubt
edly bci welt informed of the force
tfeht. otul to America by G* BriJtainV
that knowledge must-have its due
- weight in lowejiiig the American
tone. This consideration added to
the very moderate disposition,evii>
oed by Great Britain, in the late
vop*can tLtdty of peace, which
disposition appears t 6 be systematic,
holds out strong ground lor believ
ing that the United Kingdom will-
| vjYieet the United States with temper
hand such a conciliatory spirit os, we
think, will bring th.e war to a term!*’
nation* <, -.. N- : [ • a;*
Os anew bbundary between the
Canadas we confess whatever may
be bur wishes we arc nod very san
guine in our-expectations.; With
all ouf; strength it w ould be rashness
to attempt to penetrate to any dis
tnnee, into the enemy’s country *j::ch a
measure would in fall ably, expose our
array to b ri taken in the and pro
dure perhaps another Saratoga dis
aster / therefore, the Utmost 4.h at
can be done must be done on the
American border, that from this
country, cannot be much ; * ajul
fih erefofc the advantages fromhvhieli
we should have to set up a claim to
more territory mannot be of a very
. t> impres.hivc nature, ‘ ■ , /
On thjjy seaboard much mischief
mi giit i!nq w eir>nably he inf!ict ed on
. 1 1 vt:!jvv i.n live nature of chastisement;
but, tins, ,thbygh to them, would
f;.’ nuuu.:, . .vai lo ua ; and when
once is acefmVplrsh«di
thefce. onds the ex lent of our power.
Jpl#;’ .Would Mve nothing more to
( fc|ir, arjd only evince., pfcrliapi, mpre
v in ‘-their jßesistmr.!? to
.fcfli'i c! ~i»ns. Rendered desperate cc
inncci vkhie to further attacks, their
‘tinbc nding spirit would only become
j?)orc ‘stubborn. To terrapin system;
Iht y , have been pretty much accus
. lomed, and must by this-timePbe a
; Lie to reconcile their minds to it.
A heir .< ountry is sufficiently abun
dant to ,keep them from/starving,
and luxuries, for a time, ?hey might
,6mUe up their minds to renounce
If then, in addition to their being
shut out from the E.r India trade,
they shobld beyfin some degree, cur
tailed in the fisheries, we fear that it
13 as much as we can look for. If
ihoVt< be required and insisted on, the
war, we think must go on, but our
present impression Vs that peace is;
mw very distant, \v t tiiay.be mis
taken. Prescience we. pretend not
to ; but every man’ has a right to aii
opinion ; we claim no more.
On the Niagara frontier the war,
Xnv the moment, appears to stand
-still ; hut this can be considered no
more than a short calm before a
§lortf> —f )ur troopy may very w ; til be
allowed a'little respite—They hWe
lately seen and fed severe service.—
They have at present an enemy to
contend with, not lobe comemned
bv them. Even the heroes of Spain,
Portugal and Fiance ,mav require a
lime breathing time,; but a,day will
t orne when they may bi expected
tp rise in their might and woe to
. a.v.m on whom their arm shall fulP; ’
■ 1 1P °f a ? eiier j , '- un General
jrovjn to ttte of fFar, Jju
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Head Quarters, Carp Fort Erie*
September 2bHh, 1314 •
, ‘V. T’ . .'"'V ‘. y->4 v
Sin—ln ray letter oi the IB>h inst.
I briefly-informedyou of the fortu
uru* issue .of the sortie which took
plr.ce the-day preceding. Hut it is
,h H * to (}jc gallant ofneers and men*
to Ttvbose bravery we are indebted
for onr-swcceSs on this occasion* that
1 sboniclw* you a more cii
t and detailed account of this af
fair 4 - ( x % v ‘i'-. v m? yN V
’ Fiveenemy’s camp F> had ascer
iained to be situated in a jkTd sur
rntrade 1 by woods, nearly two miles
distant -from their batteries and en
tfensch ntSi 1516 o! »j ecV >°T .which
V , :t c t 0 Ict t-n that'part of their ibrfe
wus not upon duty; out of the
V r.'/r of our Tire from Fort Erie and
Their iidhr.try was
j f *, ~I CJ >me- ihre'4 brig.u'v*.-utimatecl
•f . .oO uieni.a u o;:*.vof these
) ;.. >v oes w.U 1 ’ a dauui iiura their ur
‘V> - r. as s’- aUhlVCfr'irt ‘flu* if £ Work'S,
fefcdse Tfc’.h|? ; 'but >' JfeJunt
’ /in <W rin Emviran th- right of
t lv'Vdie-V VV'e had-uh*ciidy u
Kfrebti -,i»e .lire oi tup ot their. •<
was aUVnt tooprpn u£ou Undc£
these circumstances, I vegplvcd to
Storm the batteries, destroy the can
non, and roughly handle the'brigade
n;> mi duty before those in, reserve
could be brought into actipn.
On the morning of the 17th, ther
infantry and riflemen, regulars and
militia : were ordered to be paraded
and jnitiii readiness to march pre
cisely- at 12 o’clock. Gen. Porter
with the Volunteers, Col- Gibson
with the riflemen, and Map Brooks
with the 23d and Ist infantry, and a
few dragoon*.acting as infantry, were
ordered to move from the extreme
left of our position uponthc enemy’s
’ right, by a passage opened through
the woods for the occasion,. Gen-
M;!ier was directed to station his
command in*the ravin?, which lies
between Pore Erie and the enemy’s
batteries, by passing them by.detach
ments through the skirtk :of the
wood—and the 21st infantry under
Gen. Ripley was posted as a corps
of reserve between the newbastions
of Fotft’ Erie ; all under cover, and
out of the vibwof'the enemy.
>\hout 20 minutes before P. M.
I found the left columns, under the
command of Gen. Porter, which’
were destined to * turn the enemy’s
right, within a few rods of,the
isii iiitrencinuents. Hiey. were pri r
tjered to advance and commence the
action. Passing down the ravine,
I judged from ‘the report ofpnusket
ry that tlie action had commenced
ron our left; ; I now hastened to Gen.
Mgller and directed him to seize the
/rhoment and pierce the enemy’s en
trcncliyneMts between batteries No.
; 2 and'3. My orders were promptly .
and ably executed. Within 3p min
utes after the first gun’ was fired,
batteries 3 and >2, the enemy’s
line of entrenchments? and his two;,
block were in our posse,-
-’ X, v ■ ‘
’feoon after, battery No; l was aban
cloned by the British. The guns in
each .were spiked by us or other .
destroyed, and the magazine of a Not
3 was blown up.
A tc w miivti tes before the explosion
I had onfeVed up the reserve under
Gen. Ripley. As he passed me at
the head of his column, T desired
him as be would be the senior in ad
vance, to usee; tain as near as possible
the situation ofthe troops in general,
> and -to have a (tare that not more was
hazarded than the occasion required :
’ that, the r object of the sortie effected*
the troops would retire in good or
deiv See. General Ripley passed ra:
pidiy om—sobn after, I became alar
med for Gen. Miller,, and sent an
order for tlie 21st to hasten to his *
, support towards battery No, Ist Co*
lonel Upham received the ordef, aud
advanced to the aid of Gen. Miller.
Gen. Ripley had inclined to .the
left,, where’ Maj. Brooks command
was engaged, Avitfi a view of making f
some necessary enquiries of that of
ficer, and In the act of dbing so was
wounded. By this
time the object of the sortie was ‘ ad*./
complisned beyond my most san
guine expectations. Gen. Miller had
consequently ordered the troops on
the right to-fall back—observing this
movement, I sent my stall’ along the !
line to call in the other corps- s With
in k few minutes they retired from
the ravine, anti from thence
camp, f
Thus one thousand regulars ahd
an equal portion oi nplitia, Tii one
Jjour of close action blasted the,, hopes
of the enemy, destroyed the fimti
of fifty days labor, and diminished
hhfeftective force iOOO men atleast.
Lam at a loss now to express my sa-’
tisfaption at the gallant conduct of
tlie officers and men of, this division
whose valor has shone s.iperjor to
” every Inal. General Sorter in his
bfiicial report ‘Herein inclosed* 7 has
very properly noticed those patriot*-
ic citizens who, have done so much
honor to themselves, by . freely and
r voluntarily tendering their services
at a dangerous and critical period;
As the scene of action was in a
wood in advance oi die position 1
had chosen for directing the movefi
Tnenls oi the whole, the several re
ports of commandants of corps must
tyvide me in noticing individuals. v*.
Uen. Millet*’ mentions Lb Cosl v
Aspinwail, LoU Bcedle, Muj.
Trimhic. Gapt. Hall, Cupt. Inger.-
jsoH. Lt. Crawford. Lt- Lee, and /*rr
ticuhrlyY,n*igft OH'img as entfucd
to* distinction*
L&GplvrM*Donald, upon whom the
command of the, ride corps devolved
upon the/all of the brave
ops /names adjutants loort*
ridge of the Istj and llaiku’d oi the
Jth regiment, as deserving the high
est applause for their promptness
; ancLg bLniry in co*v mnme-ft ng or. “
ders. (.MVliie oilier olLcprs of t'V
corps, hv reports_general!/, that, in -
bravery bud good conduct oi ail was
so CfHii'ituiims as,to render ii
possible to discriminate.
Majl Brooks, to wobm muchct-rd
ii i v due foi'hiiv distinguished *nan
uru in widen he execute u ore. .•&
he*received, sneak* in high
law.'.u i* kd, 1i . ’ cl, Livings?*
t >b|* and EusfguS* Brant and Q I* i*sg.
of the s‘3d —pdrticuTarty the taller 4
Also of capd S>«mms, Lieuts. Bissel, 1
Shore, and Brinot of the tat in (an
and Lt. Watts of the dragoons*
Lieut. Col. Upham. who took
comm and of the reserve after Gen
R-ptvy was disabled, bestow* g-’Ci
p:\mc upon Maj Ciiambeisof th
Mil regt. of riflemen, attached to tfrj
21st infantry, a&alsO eapt. Bradford
arid Lt. Holding of that regiment
/My staff, col. Snelling, col. Gard
ner, Maj.’Jones* and .my aids fie
carup, Major Austin Sc Lieut. Arm
strong vfeere as usual, zealous, intel
ligent, and active—they performed
every duty required of them to mv
entire satisfaction.
Major Hall, asst- insp. gen- Jed a
battahon of militia, and conducted
with skill and gallantry. Lieut. Kir
by, aid de camp to gen. Ripiey* Was
extremely active and Useful during
thetime he was in action.
’ Lieuts. Fraser and Riddle were in
(general Porter’s staff; their bravery
Was /conspicuous, no officers of
their grade were more useful.
The corps ot artillery commanded
oy Major Hip dm an, which has been
so eminently distinguished through
out mis campaign had no opportuni
ty of taking in the sortie.—
The 25th infantry under col Jessup
was stationed in Fort- Erie to hold
the key of our position.
Col. Brady, on whose firmness and
good conduct eteyy reliance could be
placed, was on command at Buffalo
with the remains of the 22d infantry.
Lieut- CoLiVßßee and lieut. colonel
Wood of the corps of engineers, ha
ving fehdered to this army services
the most important, I must seize
ihe opportunity of again mentioning
them particularly. On every trying
occasion I have|reaped much benefit
from, their soui\cl and excellent ad
vice.” No two Officers of their grade' 7
fmuld have contributed more to the
> ‘ctv k honor ortkis army. Wood
brave, generous ; and enterprising,
died as he had lived without a feel
ing but for the l|onor of his country
and the glory of kis arms. His name
example willtlive to guide the?
soldier in the paih of duty so long as
true heroism is iield in esthhat?otm
M«Bee lives to efjoy the approbati
op of every virtious and generous
Uiind, anti to receive the reward dm
to his services anil hiirh military ta
lents * I
r It is proper here to notice that al
though but oneJhiiki of tfiAeneiriy's
force was on duty when his works
Were carried, the whole were brought
into action while we were employ
ed in destroying his cannon.
We se'cured prisoners from; seven
of his regt. and know that the 6th
and 82d suffered severely in killed -
and wounded, yet these regiments
Were not upon duty.
Lieut. Gen. Drummond broke up
his cainp during the night pf the 21
and retired to his entrenchment's
behind the thippewa. A party of
j our men crime up with the rear of
hisarmy \at Frenchman's Creek ;
the enemy destroyed part of theii
stores by setting fire to she buildings
from which thOy were employed in
conveying,them. We found in and
about” their camp a considerable
quantity of cannon ball, and upwards
of one blind red stand of arms.
I send you enclosed herein a re
turn of our loss. The return of pri
soners enclosed does not include the
stragglers that c a live in after the ac
tion. ,"■ J;
I have the honor to
Sir, very respectfully, x i
SYour most obt. humble sevant,
, / JACOB BROWN. .
Hon. Secretary of war.
Copy of a letter from Brig, Gen .
- Porter to Major Gen, Brown.
Fort Sept. 22, IBf4.
Sir—la executing the duty you have im
posed oqsme, of-reporting the conduct of the
• office'*s and men composing the left column,
whica you. was pleased to place under miy
command, in the sortie of the 17th-iris*, tne
. pleasure I derive in representing to you the
admirable conduct of the whole, it is deeply
chastened bv sorrow for the 1-ss of many
brave and distinguished men. .
’ Being oliliged from the natureoftbe ground,
to act on fbot, it was impossible that my own
personal observation should reach every of
ficer. Some part of this report must there
fore rest upon the information of others. , ,
It is the business of this communication to
sp tk of the conduct of individuals yet you
v ! rnit me to premise, although well
k own to vort already, that'the object of the
left column was to penetrate, by a circuitous
route, between the enemy’s batteries, where
one bird of his force was always kept on
dutv, and h s main Camp, and it was subdi
vided into 3 divisions—The advance of 200 -
riflemen, and a few Indians commanded by
C r\ GiWson, and two columns moving par
raflel m, and 30 yards distant from each other.
The right column was commanded by Lt. Col.
Wood, headed by 400 iniantry, Major Brook
ofthe 23d, and fallowed by 500 volunteers
and militia, being parts of Lieut. Col. Dob
bin's, At’Burney’s an#"Fkfmng’a regiments,
and was intended <to-auafiffc me batteries.
The left, column of SQO mihuaUvas command
ed by Brig. Gen. 4)avW and comprised the
c« r.'.-i and* v'f Lieut. Hopkins, Church
lifli and C»osUy, and was intended to hold in
check ar.v re inf•elements from, .the enemy s
cam?;; or bnh columns {cifcomsiaficcs re
qthting i:, whtwit f Ajnev.d,* Uappeneaj} to co
vOpera*e in “he object, y *
Afar carry ing'bv stowrn 1V» the kandsorr
ris s* v ie, a sa’ot.g bkrk hens*, in Tear of the
thud better;, making c 5 gauiSGtl prisoners,
destroying the thtw.£4 pounders ar,.l their I
carriages in the third battery, and blowing-1
up the enemy’s magazine, and after co
ting with general Miller in taking the fecond’
battery, the gfUaiit leaders of the thtee and t 4 s;-
ons all fell nearly at the same time ; C 4 Gjh
son at the second batter 1 ) . and Gen. D.wi-, a t
Lt. Qol. Wood in an assault upon the first,.
Brig. Gen. Davis although a mdit & officer
of little experience conducted on rhi: oce/oon
with all the coolness and bravery of a veteran,
and felt while advancing upon tfi? enemv’s en
trenchments. His Joss as a citizen as well as a
soldier will be severely “felt by the paoib ic
counrv of Gennessee. Col Gibson cuvainetl
the high military reputation, whicfLhe had be
fore so justly acquired. V-ou know lt )w e-al
ted an,opinion I have always entertained of
Lieur. Col. Wood of the engineers. Kis con
duct, on this day, was, wnsu it uniformly has
been, on every similar occasion, an exhibit voty
of military skill, acute judgment and heroic
valor. Os the orheir Regular ChScers Linn
Cok M’Donald and Major Brook,senior in
command, will-report to y<*ii in relation to
.their, respective divisions. Permit me*, how tv
Ver, to say, of these two officers, that ranch
asWaSlqft to them by the fa.il Off heir distin
guished leaders, they were enabled to Sustain
their parts in the most admirable manner, and
they rithly deserye the notice of the govern
ment- .? . ■
Os the militia 1 regret that the limits of a
report vyill not permit me to name all these,
who on this occasion established claims to the
gratitude of their fellow citfaeps; much less
to particuiauze individual merir. Lt. <Ccls.
Hopkins,, M‘Burney, ChurchhtjLami Crosby,
and Majors Lee; Marcie, Wilson, Lawrence,
Burr, Dunham, Kalloggi and Gun son,- ard crn
titled to the highest praise ,fur their gallon*
conduct, and their steady and pcrsevereingexV
ertions. Lieut. Col. Dobbin being prevemed
by severe indisposition from taking the
Maj. Hall, Asst. In p. General, volunteered
his services |o’join Major Let* in the com*
maud of the volunteer regiment,;’ ;pid Mjijor
Lee andevery other officer speaks iq (fie high-,
est terms of the gallant Jjdd good conduct of
this young officer. C
Cap;. Fleming who commanded th& Indians
was. as he always is, in'tlfe frefij't-of (The battle..
There is not a more intrepid soldier blithe ar
my. I should, be ungratetul, were 1 to omit
the names of Capts. Knapp and Hull 6f the 1
voluflteers; and Capt. Parker aiid Li uy
Chatfield of the militia, by whose intrepidity
I was, during the action, extricated’ from ‘ the •
most unpleasant situation, Capts. Richard- ‘
son, Buel, and Kennedy, Lis. Parkhurst and i
Brown, and Adjirts. Dobbin, Bates,’and Rot**
inson, ••particularly distinguished themselves.!
The patriotic.conduct of Cant.’
2D young gentlemen, who Volunteered from
Batavia, and of Maj. Hubbard With 14 men
exempted by age from military duty, should
not be omitted. Tfiey wereteonspicuous du
ring the action. \\ \ )
You will excuse me, if I shall sjem partial,
y in speaking of my own family, Consisting ‘of
<, my .Brigade Majoy Frazer, my voluhtftr >id
decamp Riddle, (both: first l.euts. t r n the lath
infan Bigger of the Cannikin volun
teers, Messrs. Williams and Delapierre, vo
lunteer aids for the day, all of whom except,
Mr. Williams were wounded. -> ‘ ‘ “
Lieuts. Frazer ahd Riddle were engaged
sos most of the preceding day with fatigue
jj parties, cutti*>gTpyds for the advance of the
> column through the swamp, and falling tim
( ber in,the rear, and vi^ithixi>l. yards of the
! enemy’s right; which service they executed
j with so,much address as to avoid discovery ;
( anji the succeeding day conducted the nvo
i columns to the 1 attack. Frazer ‘was severely
1 wounded by /musket ball whilst spiking a
f 1 gun on the second battery. Riddle, after the
\ first battery was carried, descended into the#
f eiqemy’s.-magazine, after (securing (with die
I assistance of Quarter Master Green of the’ vo- ’
v lunteers, whose good conduct deserves much
| praise) a quantity of fixed ammunition, blew up
the magazine ahd suffered severely bv the ex
* plosion.. I must solicit through you, siry the*
• attention of the general government to these
I meritorious young men. Capt. Bigger is an
excellent officer, and rendered me much as-
but was dangerously wounded. The
other young gentlemen are citizens, and de
serve much credit their activity, arid hav
ing voluntarily encountered danger. My aid
de camp Major Dox, was confined at Buffa
lo by sickness. .
On the whole, sir. I can say df the re&tlar
troops attached tjo thelett eblu/nn, and ot the
veteran Volunteers of Lieut, col. Dobbin’s
Regiment, that every mail did dtis duty, and
their conduct on this occasion reflects anew.
lusiVe on their former brilliant achievements
To the Militia,kthe compliment isjustly due,
and I could pay them no greater one, than to
sly,* that they were not surpassed by the he
roes of Chippewa and Niagara in steadiness
and Bravery.
! The studied intricacy of the enemy’s dsfen-f
| ces, consisting not only of the breast work
‘ connecting their batteries, but of sficcfessive
I lines of entrenchments for a hunched yards
in the rear, covering the batteries and/ enfila
ding each’ other, and the whole Obstructed by
: abbatis, bru6b and felled timber, was calcula
ted to produce confusion among the assailant s.
and led to several contests at the point of the
bayonet. But I>> VHtr double columns any
temporary irregularity in the one was always
j corrected by the oilier, Our success would
[ probably have been more complete, but for the
rain which unfortunately set in soon after we
; commenced our march, which rendered the
fire of many of our muskets .Useless, and by
obscuring the snn,led to%;vecal unlucky
takes.. /As an instance of ti is, a body ot 50
prisoners who had surrendered, w ere ordered j
to the Fort in charge of a subaltern and ;14 !
volunteers ; the officer mista king the direction |
conducted them towards the British camp in j
the rout by which we had advanced, and th*y ]
were retaken with the whole of the guard, ex
cepting the officer and one rran who fought
their way back; Several of our stragglers j
were made prisoners by the same'mistake. —
But, sir, notwithstanding these accidents, we
have reason to rejoice, at cur signal success
in inflicting a vastly disproppr;i<u>u;e injury on ■
the enemy, and in whuliy def«itiiig ail his ;
plaris of operation against this, army. >
1 have th<yronor to be, with very great res
pect, your oredient servant, .x-
P. B. POR’l . Bng Gen.
Com![g Vohtmeers & Militia.
Maj. Gen Brown, Coni'giic.
[ litre follows a list of the kiljecly
wounded and missing, making a
grand total of 511 ♦. The total of
prisoners The enemy on
this occasion amounts to 385.]
BRTTfStI LUiSEIUERS.
e learn ftcm n gentleman wl>o
est i'hittshurg on T utsilay 1 it, the
kOth in .sf. liiat Clcn. Macon,b mus. I
icrcdfhe whole, of fhkkucieituc ik arn |
the BntUY'tftti? that haY avf;
Pi iush at different'to
unrulier >j-i between YHllSf’* an^
FCXD'KED he 3J
had adfhi -fed them, purchased ihe;:**
armsvvco.'f! them, aitd i*c- J
/pecoipvnef&V tl {hem to ‘retire
the interior of the country. Thtrjß
were mostly English Irish ami |
Scotch I
j\T V Xjtlonal Advocate, St pi. 27, 1
October 2$ I
VS IY IMPORTANT/ J
By mall O's B
Excel incy Governor Eavly received *
alette. i. om the Secretary of* \\ ar da
ted * : >o KT.h instant, which states that,
there !’ spnng reason to presume ‘
from intelligence just received fault
our ministers at Ghent, that a British JM
force consisting of twelve or fftern ®
tfiousaui mm would sail from
carle m September for A T e:v oMeans I
%nd M?- v, with intention to take 1
possession of that city and the coua- 1
try through which the great riverol
on \vhj< n the. whole of the staicav, 1
we.stwunkuf the Alleghany mount
ains s > t ‘sejutully depends, J|
Accompanying the above infbrnw*®
tion is a request, that the twenty-fiv& »
hundred detached militia from this
it
state may be marched as early mv
practicable to the aid of Gen. Jack-***
son. We understand that orde: s»
will be immediately issued by i
the Executive for them to rendez-ra
Vo us at Fort-Tl.i\Vkins as ’ soon
possible, whence they - will proceeds
without delay to the place ol
tion. *
’ A Georgia Journal, K
< ■ v ===** V,» ■’
i $C7* The Northern Mail of this*
? morning furnishes the following par- U
!. ticulurs :
f v An express arrived at Albany ony 1
the ,6ih insi. with information of an 1
intended attack on 3ac keifs Harbor, I
Sir James Yeo having sailed from.**
Kingston with his large ship and was. I
in sight—‘US were also the troops on. I
the land side headed by sir Georgy I
Prevost in person with his whole r ®
force.Tu repel the expected aurck K
the militia of New York have been I
ordered out en masse. Our force
present m the Harbor consists oiTal
600 j meii, principally militia, ®
IGiuiunc/s squadron were anchored ■
„ ajt Stoney Pointy where jorlificatio-n;*® :
s had been thrown up. 1 Gen. Izard’* E
army had arrived ’ at Batavia, an.®
werd expected.to be at ForuErje
tne 30th oflkst month., f J
G eorgia Jon\rnaL
/New York, October 6. J
The United States’ .corvette Jolifym
Adams , Samuel Angus, Esq.
tuaiuler, arrived here last night, in I
J 6 days’ from the Texel. Mr. m
Dallas'/Secretary to Mr. > 1
.arrived in this ship and is the bearOll
er of Despatches. Mr. D. left town I
this morning for Washington. A M
British Commissioners haoij®
arrived at Ghent, and the first con-®
fercnce with our Commissi one
took p’tacs on the Blh of August* M
From that time their conferences* I
were continued almost daily.
do not learn that any thing decisiye fl
ivas taken place. ‘ M
We have been obligingly favored®
with Dutch papers to the 28th*®
and London to the 19th August,
from which we hastily tht»®
following articles :
The French National brig
30 days from N. York, has arnvcdjll
in France. The U. S. sloop cJr wan®
Wasp, was also in France. ‘ ■
\ The Peacock sloop .was \
on the coast of France and England
and has made several captures.
J are in formed that* the the Job a.®
Adams was boarded by twox Brpisivh®
gun brig?, in pursuit of the* Peacock. H
BeruaiioUe had defeated the Nor-I
wegiuns, and obliged them to sur-.®
render Norway, according to the®
treaty between Sweden and DeriTtH
! lnai'k. , ®
( Brussels, Aug. 25.—They
from Ghent, that the Intendant oiT®|
the Department of the Sheldt; h&d M
given a most magnificent entertain- ■
meat to the English dnd America.Vi j
Envoys who were in that City
l,c rating for Peace. •
Extract of a letter from Amsterdam, B
dated August 24, to a respectable* ®
- house iit this city,
“/Phe negotiations at” Ghent B
tween the English anri
which suffered o.®
temporary interrupj.ion, have re- I
commenced, and are now continue !, H
though nothing is known as’ to the
probable result, which is await^d 4 ®
with all that interest which I
jiortance even to Europe
In this country it is the general wiVti®
lout a peace may soon be conciuw®
dtd ; until that event the
ai v. orlu will not be restored t 6 qm-ij®
elness.
*• Our Markets and Exchange’ qtu®
hard experience from riav. to
great lluctuauons. Exchange iu\ y B
i.oudOm, which had been as high av’ B
3G iQ, is again down to 34, and ap- I
‘lurer.Uy tnoxe* This juVorh* v®
