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that kecrosots had been received at fla vannah irom the British army near New Orleans to the 17th of January, they con firm the pews which had already reach* pd us from other quarters, of the com plete defeat of the British on the 3th Hjf| x’ ‘’ *4^*%:k r* *L’ - \ From the best information that could be obtained, it was believed that s the Brit, had not lost from the time of their lan ding up to the 17th ult* from all causes* less than from 4to 5 thousand men. A British officer admitted to Capt Hubei! that they lost thirty barges in the attack Upon our gun Boats—our men to use his own ‘expressions, Ibugbt like “ Bull Dogtf ‘ and of 140 men belonging to bis vessel which went into the action 30 only come out uninjured. In the battle of the Bth, Gen Packenham was killed on the field* General Keane mortally woubded* and died next day ; and the tb ird in command, said to be General Murray, was so badly wounded as to ren der his recovery very doubtful- Ihe en fcmy have cut a canal from Lake Borgne to the Mississippi, through which their army ia supplied from their shipping. There was a variety of rumors at t£a vanna,'relative to the late reported Re volution in Spain ; but so careful is the Governor of Cuba to suppress all publi cations on the subject, that it is impos sible to ascertain their correctness. It was the general impression that the Patriot General Mina was at the head of a powerful army, in opposi tion to Ferdinand*— Charleston paper* | '-, r- * j from Trance. 7 /][ fa&xtratt of * letter to a gentleman hi tfew >. York, dated Paris, October % 3d. «I have been some weeks constantly on the wing. Mj business will now de tain mediere some time and affurd me leisure /and 1 embrace the opportunity by my friend who is going to AmeliaJ * to correspond with you as I promised. : Every thing is again peace and quict xicss here, except the French and En glish newspapers, which still continue their bloodless warfare, and abuse each other with so much oittemess, that on readng them one would think the two i *opuntries at war—nor does it seem that the late peace has healed those animo sities of individuals against England, which many years warfare, and above till, the mortifying events preceding ths * pet-.ee had produced* As to the allies fendraily, particularly the Russians and russiana, the French do them the jus tice to acknowledge *ha* they W-e been better treated by-them th a. their qon - duct had watranted them to hope—no / contributions were levied—all paid for. Paris and its master pieces of art have remained untouched- she allies ( have not even re claimed what had formerly been plun r dered from them ; the a’alue of Napo leon oh the column at Place Vendame is the onfy one removed, u»d even that Was done by the inhabitants of Paris. ; 1 In France; generally* manufactures, j trade and confidence revive visibly, and it remains noto to be hoped that at Vi I enna the work of pacification may hap pily be finished* ibis convention ex cites the greatest interest; ;he (Gobe* Mouches> quidnuncs, raise daily •»/ thousand reports, of which are entitled to any credit; as fate must soon be decided and be a* important to pos terity as to the present generation,— One of the reports of the day is, that that Hamburg wiU beaonexed ag liolatem as indemnification to Denmark for their sacrifices, I foe-my part discredit it like fi huadred other rumors of a similar nature. -•/ Jyl If dot exaggerated, the last accounts from Spaip are melancholy ; an evil spi rit seems king Ferdinand.-p In several parts of that ill fated caua- . r try civil war with all its horrors is ra ging and spreading- It is said fnat great* * Hatred exists between the Spanish peo ple and the Englisn, from which many think serious occurrences between the two nations as among the likely events. The rest of Europe seems to be quiet -«-even Norway has submitted to the p dominion of Sweden. The German pa pers hint that considerable coolness ex ists between the continental sovereigns ; and Bernadette, on which account the latter ihas pot been invited te>ihe con- ; gress at Vienna. It is satdihat parti- Russia of the son of the of Sweden. If he hSs any thing to hope, bis late will be decided at Vienna. C Murat's kingdom* H asserted j is shivering in the wind ; he has, as is j V said, many enemies even among hi* sob- j iccts. of the papers a few days ae© had beet* fired at wX the ball passed very ’ Rear Sim,* aid | wowiied his aid-dc-earop by his side. ’ ,vWc Have heard of the of Washington, and regret its fate* the conduct of the British in that instance is generally disapproved here. The En glishmen here, on the contrary as much elated at their success and notwithstand ing the temporary check experienced vince* speak of America as a conquered country, and a great per port ion of their states on the eve of returning to their for liter allegiance. Can that be ? they have certainly made a poor defence at Wash ington, hut what can induce them after past prosperity and rising to importance, to sacrifice their independence on account of transient sufferings. The meeting of the commissioners at Ghent hits excited much interest, but appearances augur nothing favorable for America from it. 7 ; ATHENS^taIItTE. Tbursdat, Marcb 2, 1815. Ws Cordially felicitate our fellow-ci tizens upon the restoration to our cdfms try of an honorable Peace. A Treaty of Peace signed by the Commissioners of both Governments at Ghent, has been actually ratified by the Prine Re gent of England, and by the Senate of the United States. The principles of the Treaty are not yet publicly known farther than will be seen from the ex tracts below Next week we hope to be able to lay the substance of this in trunrent before our readers. How greatly are we indebted to the Divine Disposer of events for so speedy and so favorable a termination of the sanguinary conflict in which we have been engaged i While we justly ap-» predate the blessing of domestic tran quility ; while our citizens* returning from wearisome campaigns and fields of slaughter, having exchanged their in struments of death for those of their peaceful avocations, again sit under their tides and fig treesr and enjoy the fruits oft Heir honest industry in a man ner the most secure, the most peace ful, the most happy arid with the least ipcumbrance, that ever people did on earth before! let it not be forgotten that the author of these gifts is God, and that ’sui able returns will be requir ed for. them. Washington Feb ♦ 15. We'have the pleasure to announce, that the treaty of peace between the U. States and Great Britain, assigned by all the commissioners of both parties at Ghent on the 24th of December, 1814, was last evening delivered by Mr. Car roll, to the Secretary* of State, who im mediately subrhitted it to the President. The general principles of the treaty, is a restitution and recognition of the rights and possessions of each party, as they stood before the War ; wijth ade quate provisions to settle all the dispu ted points of boundary, by commission ers, subject t 6 the decision of an ble sovereign, in case thet Commission ers do not agree in opinion; The title to the islands i6 the bay of Paasama qu.ddy. being controverted, tire posses sion wifi remain with the parties respec tively. wHch. now hold them/ until the commissioners decide upon the title, but without prejudice to the claim of either phity* Periods arc silted for the restitution of maritime captures in dif ferent latitudes ; and hostilities are to cease as soon as the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged at Washington.—* It is understood that Mr. fif&ker la the bearer of the treaty ratified by the Prince Regent; and will be ready to exchange the ratifications, whem the President and the Senate have passed upon the subject. We are happy to add, that the treaty is thought in all respects to be honorable to the nation, and to the ne gotiators. The President will, proba bly, lay it before the Senate this dayv # February 17. On the subject of the treaty of peace, nothing yet is publicly known* From indications, however, not to be mistaken, we gather the fact that the Treaty of Peace between the U. States and Great Britain, has been v unanimopfly ratified by the Senate. The Peace has not yet been proclaimed by the Executive,owing* as we have rea son to believe, that the non-arrival of the British agent* Mr Baker, who isthebear er of the ratification by the Prince Re gent; which, it is said, by an article of the treaty, is to be exchanged for the ra tification of the President before the trea ty can take effect. * We cannot conceive what can so long have delayed the arrival of Mr,'Baker, to whom is confided so important a charge at the seat of government. \ NEW-TORK, Feb. *4 A letter received in this city yester day frorti Boston, states* that intelli gence had reached there* via Salem, that tonrteeii British merchant vessels had been driven out of the port of St. Ma lles, in France* by the Populace. Tiic President of the United States has issued a proclamation, granting ‘•» a fifec atid full pardon,’* to the pirates of Barrataria, in consideration of their el ertidns in defence of Near-Orleans. We congratulate the nation* and the friends of the permanency of the sd*t of governdient* On the prospect of tjie pas sage of a hill appropriating money for ft<4wft<Kng the public buildings. t , flat. Int. PHILADELPHIA, Fetv 14. Wes rt credibly informed that the lady of Albert Gallatin has received a letter from him dated” Ghent, December 24, wherein he states—We have this day signed a treaty of peace highly honorable to the United States. . Report ot the hilled, wounded and mis sing of the arihy under the command of major general Andrew, Jackson in the actions of the 23d and 28th De cember# 1814, and Ist and Bth of January, 1815, With the enemy. Action of December 22d, 1814* . Killed “^,14 Wounded » 1 is Missing 74, % Total killed* trdunded and missing On the 23d—213. , Action of December 23 d 1814. v * Killed# 1 * oqaded, > its: Missing—norie* *• Total of killed, wounded and tfiissing this day, 15. Action of Ist January 1815 Killed, it Wounded, 33 Missing—none.. Total of killed, wounded and missing this day, 34. Action on both sides the River , sth Jan Killed, 13 Wounded, 39 Missing, 29 Total killed# wounded and missing, this day, 71. NotE—.Of the killed, wounded and ppptiag on this day, but 8 killed and 7 wounded in the action on the east bank of the river, the residue in a sortie after the action, and in the action on the west bank. RECAPITULATION. Bj!rj£ Total killed, ~ - S3 t \ . Total wounded, 185 Total Missing, 93 Grand Total, 333 - Truly reported frotioi tliose-bn file this office* ROBERT BUTLER- S Adjutant Gen . Adjutant General's Office, - January 16, 1819.” - , MiUedgevilU , March 1. % S~P Col. Hayne % the Inspector Gene ral of the 7th military district, passed through here on Monday last on his way tn the city of Washington, being the bearer of dispatches from Gen. Jackson to the Secretary 6f Wari In a conver sation with one of the Editors he Stated, that the loss of the enemy in several en gagements at New Orleans could not have been less 1 than from four to Jive thousand; and that in the memorable battle of the 3th January, they acknow ledged a loss of three thousand one hun dred, although from obvious causes, we were unable to make it but twenty-six \J v ‘; ;£> l ■ - Col* Hayne adds, that it i* believed the principal part of the enemy on the evacuation of New-Orleans went to Mo bile Point, which place he has no doubt has been attacked, as a fir mg in that di rection had been heard. He is equally confident the enemy have been repulsed. Gen. Winchester was at the town of Mobile, 4,G00 strong* 0 , The force under Gen. jf‘lntosh was expected to arrive very soon, being but a short distance off, so that, there is no doubt of the eventual defeat of the British should they even succeed in passing the Fort at Mobile Point.— Journal . » BUJtffJ.TI “11--W-I T"1 H| ‘ “A SHERIFF'S SALE. I ! Will he sold on the first 2 uetday in April at the court house in Jackson county , between the usual hourly the fol lowing property, VIZ : „ “ . One hundred and forty-five acres of landr be the same more of less, it being part of a five hundred and seventy-five acre survey, granted to WnuHay. ad joining Davis and Armer* on the waters p ’ of the Walnut fork of the Oconee, levi* ed on a*i the property of Gilbert flay, surviving executor of Wm. Hay,i** o*ased, at the instance of William Ai mer ; the property pointed out by the. pF intiff. ALSO One bay mare, levied on as thc.prd pyity of John Bostwick at the instance of Benjamiu Mate, for the use of Jo* seph M. Post ; the property pointed out by the defendant . ALSO One grey horse, levied on as the pro perty of John M'Vejf at the instance of Walton Harris; ALSO One sorrel stud horse, levied on as the property of Burtley Johns bv two fi. fas- one at the instance of Junes Freeman and Robert Freeman, and the other in fato* of John Walton; Also ■*% ’ . • Oiie small bay horse, ode cow and calf and yearling heifer, levied on a* the property of Jesse Grieale at the in stance of James Carrel ; the property pointed out by Moses Langley. W NPKINNEYf Sheriff* March 2, ISIS. ii'mm ifr . SHERIFF s S \LE. €n the first Tuesday in Aprtl next , in lilt town of Lexington, Oglethorpe county , Will be sold , within the usual flours the following property , to wit A parcel of land, the moiety of Rich ard Johnson’s widow to be taken oUt of 1 74 acres, more of less, execution in favor of Parks Watson, land lying ora Little river, and joining Benjamin Bald win and Jacob Hodge ; levied on and re turned to me by* B* B. Bowls, Constable. ’ . y ALSO One house add lot ift the town of L&kington* number not known, former ly known by the name of Mason * bouse and lot, now m the possession of Willi am Brown, taken as the property of Nathaniel Borum to satisfy an cxecu* tion in favor of John T. Lawrence, .a gainst Nathaniel Borum and John YL Sims; v . ALSO One tfaet of land lying on Cloud's creek, joining Marx Harvel, ninety a crOs more or less, . aken as the property of Henry Turn«i| to satisfy an dseed-r lion in favor of Joseph Ector, ALSO One tratt of laud containing three hundred acres, more or less, on the wa ters of Indian creek, joining John Keot, taken as the property of John M. Si his to Satisfy an exeuuon in ot iohif T. Lawrence, against John ivl. Smw'A Nathaniel ttora Conditions Cash. WILLIAM L. PONDER, Deputy Sheriff. March 2, 1815. - - - SHERIFFS SALE. Will be sold e on the first luesday tn April next at Watkinsville, Clark cow t hduse, between the usual hours , the fallowing [ property , VIZ. Four hundred Stores of land lying S said county, on Trail creek, adjoining Allen and others, it being the plantation whereon Josiah Meigs formerly lived, levied on to satisfy sundry• executions’ vs* said Meigs, to wit : Laird W. Har ris* John Wilson £c NepheW, Samuel M. Smith, and sundry others. . : ; f}, *5-0 * 0: ■ Two negroes, Loney a women, anil Her child, a boy between 2 or 3 years old. known, by .the name of Greshart, levifed Cm as the property or Benjamin 1 hurman to’ satisfy* sundry executions, vs* said Thurman, to wit: Shaler Hill yer. admininiftrator of John Freeman, Philip Orr and others. SAMUEL JACKSON, Sheriflfc March Ist, 1815. . . i- r ■fr*^*"** l I —WS. ■■■■* : ’ ‘ EXECUTOR'S SALE. ; ; -; “jgj{ WILL SB SOLI£ Ofl twentieth of April next in the tovfn of Lexington, Oglethorpe county, $ One lot and the improvements there-.;- on, known by No. 5* the property of Solomon A. Hopkins, deceased', oh a credit of twelve months, the purchaser giving bond with approved security 9 possession will be given the 2*sth of De* cember i” >Vi i James M. Taylor, Moriecai Howard, f\y; Executors# ■* Nancy Hopkins, Executrix. ’ March 1, 18T15- 1 - , U* The Presbytery of Hopewell will meet at -Athens on the last Friday of tbit month. The Lord's Supper Will be administered on the following SktW batht
