Athens gazette. (Athens, Ga.) 1814-18??, February 09, 1815, Image 1
VOL /• ■ •'' ’Jb'y PRIXTKt'» ■v.(3. ‘I 3T uCJOB DQ&lXi<Un : ;'i I CONfWiTIOJJS. So. The Annual Sei bscripionwill be Tftl*E Dollars, haif i)i advance. t Subscribers living ■ oat of the State will p*y the whole subscription upon the delivery of the first number* f h t Ho Subscriptions will be feceived for less than one year; %Md no paper shall be dis continued until JUT'sarages are paid. %h. Advertisements, will be inserted at the customary rates/. 5 | Lett firs addressed to the Eos +*s must be post paid . ( • “■* DEFERRED*ARTICLES. Nashville, Jan. 11. Extract of a letter from Col R* Butler Adjutant General , dated Camp 6 miles bel tv) ts, Orleans, Dec . 30 .814. ‘* lam here surrounded with the din of war-*- Dttillery and small anno al?srnately playing j On Ibe 23d Bjftn arc&ckrid’ the v. : awis mti reported by deserters, we kitted, , wounded ana ?j took prisoners about 500. Our loss comparative ly very small Cols. Lauderdale and Henderson have bit the dust, and are njo more.—The latter on the 2Sth a: which tlmie rhe enemy advanced on us, with a view to stornrt our works » but they found us too strong to attempt tt We trpened our artillery, a deserter says we killed 14d men that dav—among themSMrjßeveriy Evansou of the * 25th We cannot estimate their force as yet cor rectly—we are in fine spirits, and have no doubt ! ♦f drubbing the rascals.’* Jfxtract of a letter M his etkllency Gokr. nor Blount . from Vhis excellency Gov . ’ ‘Claiborne dated O lean,., [)er, 30-.) \ ‘ The enemy remains encamped abour seven miles from’ this city, within fall/view of out army under the command of Gert. Jackin'. The fo<ce of the CneVny isvariouslv stated from 4 to 7 thousand In tte att tek on the Evening of the 23d insr he Buffered considerably, arid but for the darkness of the night which caused some little confusion in our ranks the affair 1 am fold would have been de cisive fVt fist son r nary feVriv* men t and a t»ong the number l am sorry to mention two high lv esteemed officers Os vour state, Coi. tjendeisoi, of the Rifl^ 'Corps, and Col. Landetdajeof the ■volunteers. The Tennessee troops equafthe high expectations which had been formed of them p Dor is it possible for men ho display more patriot-, isnty firmness in bat fle or under fatigue • and privations. The Louisianians also deserve find will receive the highest approbation Wr, at* united as one man, ,arid a spirit prevails whten ensures our safety W<; may have, and calcu> late on having some bard fighting; but you Deed not fear for the rtfult ( The general inspires /much confidence in all his ■troops, regulars volunteers and militia are in high ipirits, and anxious to [be led against the enemy. This will be done in clue season ; the Kentucky troops are datiy expected ; until reinforced by ■them the general has prudently determined to main tain his position—a pjosition which completely covers the city, and from which the enemy cannot dislodge him. The American army indrawn up in aline extending froth the Mississippi to the Cyprus Swamp, having in front a wet nitch and , »n cptrenchniem impenetrable to muskesty and smaller pieces of right flank cover -4d by the river and the left by the swamp, and the whole defended by several pieces of cannon of va rious calUbre, 32, 24,12, and 6 pounders. Extract <f a letter from the Postmaster at New-Qrleaas to the Postmaster in jVas/i --dated Dec* 30. ‘ v , ; You will have heard l presume of the landing of the British here, and of an actiou which took*, place last Friday, in which it is thought they suf sered much. Since that time our army has en trenched itself very strongly about 5 miles from tbW*LgLas|W ednesday the enemy attacked our tines, yfiepulsed with cowSidet zble loss, ours triflmg Previous to the M attack they succeeded in destroy ing a column belonging to us by meas of their artillery, of which they have a tew small In this state the affair rests—the Kentucky troops being momently expected, which added to iWyo^^dan* 1 UIS tllC countr f conceive, cn- Worcester, f Mas.) Jan. it. Another Natgl Triumph. It U with the most unfeigned emotions of pleasure that we inform our readers of another wreath of glory plucked!™ / <* ee P b F the gallant and daring frig ate the Constitution . A passenger in the fc*gJ2 N^ w . |,ort ir f, rms ’ Constitution had arrived there—that she h*s ha Un engagement with the Maid fttone of ■sand sunk her with three broadsides. The American Lap be* 1 * hilled, and a nu;«, rescue |he screw of the Maidstone. % A - Jan. 3. H t* C ° Urt l ra » rti » l has bscn a s * s #" 4 V l§® *t •:•>«. •. • h ‘ -m: ■ ATHENS, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1815. in this city for the trial of major gener al Proctor. The specifications, fv«s- bet ft pH>m*b cd ; and it is expected from the fulness of the evidence, in supporting that the court will close its sessions in a few day!) with a verdict of condemna tion.* ; ; [ Kingston U. C, Dec . 25. Yesterday an attempt was made to launch the frigate Psyche, which did not succeed owing to the severity cold* 1 his day she.went salely into her elen%nt in a most handsome style.— She & a beautiful ship. v Pcattsbuug, Dec- 31. - We have late accounts from the Isle Aux-Noix, which put it beyond a doubt that the enemy is preparing for a win ter campaign. His force is represented at sixteen thousand men in the vicinity of Montre al* and Chambly. All communication »s cut off above, and no one is permitted to P tls ' i the La Cadie Woods, : i. wiy p *4pa* auoh ** nu-aule to give; them a grand entertainment, and we wave no doubt the exhibition will meet their most sanguine expectations. Flattsburg Republican* Best on Jan. 9. Extract of a letter from a very intelligent gentle man of Boston, to his friend received by the 1 hens arrived at New York. . •, * Ht. Bart's, Nov. 30* A* Martinique has at ieogin Uccu giv-’ en up to the French ,i he Congress *;ad as embic.fi at Vienna and the first principle proposed Was, mat FREE SHIPS SHOULD ■’ MAKE FREE oOUDi.’’ Savain aah January 21. Extract of a utter Jr ..m Captain Massias to Brigadier General Ftoyd. datedy Fort Barrington , i 2 o'clock Wednesday Evening 18th, Jan. Is»^ • , n ■:-,v near Dart-* cn—bis fleet has anchored inDoboy Souncl—he keeps close by me j yet it i.> aiy belief SAVANNAH vs his object— -1 shall watch his motions.’* f Extract oja letter from Lieut Got. Scotty to Brig. Gen Floyd dated Browns Ferry January 18, 1815 Slß—i had the honor to receive v-. ur’soiihe i 3th *uisu by the express, in wiu.cn you r< quisled rile to send t a niy eport which L annexed to this Jutier. 1 his morn ing a gentleman arrived here from Sf. Mary’s, who informed me that Admiral i had landed W town with an additional force, number mpknown. I have .since been tol l that a number ot ***** troops nad been landed since thy arrival of the admiral, from on board of a bomb brig* # 1 hb enemy arp t aking possession of all the provisions they can find* and putting them on board fiieir vessels, and are takiftg in watef— t ey are likewi isc ;>fountiiig gtins on car mages arid training hofses, for what pur pose I leave you to judge—*»they have not as yet-attempted any in the town j oir tne contrary they have reduced Fort Physic : and, it is ay o pMi* n they will not march by laAd. 1 should nave wished very much to h-.ve made a stand tit River Bridge; out Captain Massias would not co-opt ra.e wnn me, which was the cause of iii> falling oaek to this place,yesterday, i have been informed by one of tne i atnots of Florida, that their spies had I.*c< v*red two indians on the south side oi St« Mary’s near Underwood’s mills; the Indians seeing therm retreated, and were loiiowtd until an encampment was discovered with a Considerable smoke ar dificrtnt places, when they thought pl^ .*r to retire, I have four ti usty sines out to give me immediate notice oiling approaching danger. Tl# distress of •i j *e families of this county is beyond description “ *’ #. , : v* „ ± FROM AHE ENEMY, t he editor of the Savannah Republi can has just conversed with an mtdli gent gentle nad, who was taken pibo ner at _ St. Mary's by the enemy on their. nr < landing ; and who made tits esc*** night last He aalevthut » WBW men %re tiH»wn j > iary s, wbichf;were a k+Sat ■ number of, *****»— tuat the day beioye lift left t> e one transport, two rocket v and one bomb ship arrived off i c iov/n of St V. yV with a number of troepg, fromy Cumb* rlami Isiuiul— that lie vis in for tiffed by ap Englist officer that Admiral Coe kbit rn had ar and had brought with him Thr; * 1 hull sand Men, which were on hoard of several transports, then laying off the bitr—that the enemy had not arm ed any ****** but a lew who had en i ru voluntarily —that all the hoires nd tores in the place were plunder 1 r?l of every thing, in them and put on >oai'd An?', r ‘ n -Vessels, taken in >t Jiveij which were ordered down to Cumbei land ; that the town of St.VJVi . ry’s did not capitulate ; butwastkhei? possession by the enemy without tft, slightest opposition ; that he saw cap , ain Jackson of the Lacedemonia*, who a great deal of anger agains oavaknah, and Observed that he hopeo ne would have a chance yet in helping vo destroy the place ; and that it was I the general impression in St. Man's that the Ifntish would soon make an «it« as large reinforcements from BermUthu-. Out fnfdrmaht states that he thinks the force of the enemy, between 4 and t>#oo. We understand that iwo regiment* of South Carolina troops are ordered for Savannah, to aid in its defence. t Savannah Republican. j Latest fr m the enemy . VQr* An express to the Governor ar rtyed ,ate last evening from Savannah ivith despatches from Maj. Gen. Pinck ney and : prig.. Gen. Floyd- The dis patches state that by recent and authen tic / accounts the enemy’s force on otu coist has been ascertained to be only a bout a thousand* a large portion pf whom are ****#», and he whole very sickly* In copssqiience of this intelligence, Gen PincVney has dispensed with the late re additional troop’s, the vdb? Uhym ccmpamcs excepted, believing the force pow in the field amply suffici enr ton the defence of the sea-board 1 be works at Savanah are represented io be in such for s as to bid defi ante to the present force of the enemy, who by the latest information from tha quaffer ha*e evacuated Point-Petre and bt. Mary's and gone td the island of St. Journal. Frcm the Georgia Journal . A friend of the Editors unites from Savannah on the 21st uk. as Our situation being calculated to pficite much, interest, particularly with those who are remote from us* I shall ‘write you frequently,* In fact, it is dif tieuit for persons here to know what fs really passing a little distance from us. Reports are so numerous and often so contradictory* that it is impossible to disciiminate between truth & faUhond* The head-quarters of the-enemy are established at Cumberland from, whence they make excursions by water up the different rivers* ; After the fall of Point Retire and the surrender .of St Mary's, Mas3ias retreated to Jefferson from thence to the Altamaha, where he was when the last accounts were received Hci appears to be of opinion that the British would inarch directly.for this *place. This Ido hot apprehend, for I suspect their force is at present too simdl; but I have no doubt that as soon as a fore shall have arrived off our Bar, that now at Cumberland will adopt every calculated to,’ harrass the southern country and distract our at tention, with a View to the division of our. forces *Jt is probable Uteri at Brunswick, where there is no thing to oppose them ; and an express arrived this morning from an officer commanding two companies deLfeacd &>m the drafted militia Gen. Floyd; statjng that Darien was also in their JJjpfessian ,* this however is incorrect, •though there is little doubt I think but jthat they will visit it* --If they wid de lay Jt a few meet with a warm reception, as ju ad ditioa to the local militia anti the two Companies detached zy Gen. f the ft wo companies of cUvalry from place under Col. Berrien will probably| be thore. p F They marched this morn- ing for Dariew, should the state of of things require fheir beiogsent there. Our preparations are progressing* and I # irus*U*at when we*%ne we *h H make an honorable defence if>e should not obtain a victori. We have gfeat confidence-in Gen* Floyd# and have ev ery th l n g to stimulate us to exertion Sc valor* ’** / 'v ‘ •*_ P* j * ;: ,v ,fr % fvj •; V \v January 24. * ‘} The storm vrhifch has been lonpf threatening is now fast gathering, and ;n u little tinoie we shall in all probahHU \ ty feel its inmost violence. To day wc Have had pretty correct information cf the enemy's force- It consists of be tween three andgfour thousand men *. Oo reinforcement has arrived as we bad heard a fear days since was the case. ockburn was certainly with thrnn ‘Vhether they will make an attempt on us with their present force or wait add}- tonal ones, it is uncertain ,* but that ‘hey mean to attack this place there is J think very little doubt. We are ma iing every exertion to meet them honor- > *-H 7 * The chj reg raent is now in ser« vice, and the town has the appearances of a camp. We can ordy hope for tha best; i a sue 19 with Providence. No person is allowed to leave the city without a permit rom the’ Gener 1. Wo men and prop, riy are flying in every direction, apu all is confusion and ills* order** An officer in Gen. Floyd’s bri* gade writes to his friend in the neigh** oorhood of Milledgeville as follows : Camp Covington , 22d January . I was yesterday in Savannah and no ticed that almost every merchant and shop keeper was making preparations *0 ccnvey away his goods and chattels, I fear the citizens think more about se curing their property than making suit able preparations to repulse the eneu>y* They appeared to be under the influ fluence of gi.eat alarm. Waggoners re ceived frpra ten to twenty dollars pi ?■ :iav to transport to the inte rior* File general I think was impress ed with the opinion that the place would be abandoned, for he yesterday ia.hu i ,an order for all the elective men t<*. > take the field Wq expect two* 1 regi ments Trum South Carolina ; when «hey arrive our force will be respectable.’ By this Brigade, and tne -fin United Stated regimeiV, the appearance of the enemy is eagarly looked for. ar rival will be greeted with many a hear ty cheer from the mouths gs our can* non and muskets.” * —«r*<ssJL. HARTFORD CONVFNTUpT. ‘ ’ The Convention of Delegates at Hart ford adjourned on the 4th iitst. after ma king public a pamphlet of reasoning and preamble, of which-the following resolu tions are the conclusions; -< v * V / y; Resolved, i hat it be and hereby is re commended to the legislature cf the se veral slates represented in tins Conven lion, to adopt ali such measures as may be necessary effectually to protect iha of said states from the dperHtion and effects of all actsTvhich have been or may be passed by the Congress of the United States, which shall ‘contain pre visions, subjecting-the militia or oilier * to forcible drafts,conscriptions* dr impressments, ndt authorised by the Constitution ol the United States. .. Revived, i hat it be and hereby is re commended to the said Legislature to authorise art immediate and earnest ap plication to be made to the Government* of the United Spates, requesting Uveir consent to some arrangements whereby the said stales may, separately 01 jn conceit, be empowered to assume upon themselves the defence ol their.terr ito ry against the enemy ; and a 4 reasons* ble portion of the taxes collected within said states* may be paid into the respec tive treasuries thereof, and appropriated to the payment of Ahe balance dueTaid states, and to the future defence oi M Same. The amount so paid into the said treasuries toWcredited, and the disbursemepu made as aforesaid Vo be- the United States. f. liesolved, Thht it be, and hereby is: th«rC6^o*s y oKj*omi»»iWtfrs, crSf NO. HI.