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tbs £rmr of ike United Stages. § 3. fo it further crafted That the fatd detachment Hi all not be compelled to ferve r. longer rime tlun fix momhs ‘after they arrive at the place of rendezvous ; and dur ing the time of their frrvice, nen-commifficned officers, mufici nns and privates (hall be entitled to the fame pay and rations as is pro vided by law for the militia of the United Stales when called into ac tual fervice. § 4. And be U further en rifted, That the t'rc.'i lent of the United States be and he is hereby autho rized to call into actual ferviec sny parr, or the whole of laid detach ment, in a!i the exigencies provid ed by the conftUurion, and the offi cers, nor.-commiffioned cfficer?, muficiins and privates of the faid detachment fkall bs fuhjed to the penalties of the act, entitled <e An act, for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, fup prefs infurreftions and repel invz„ lions, and to repeal the s£t now in force for thsfe purpofes, ptiTcd the twenty-eighth day of February, one thou-trie! Oven hundred and ni’nety live,” and if a part c-nly of fa?d de tachment (hall be called into a£lu&l lei vice, they frn<il i)e taken from fu> h part thereof, as the P.ffident rf the United States (hall deem proper. y 5. And be it further crafted., ‘1 hat in l;eu of whipping, as pro vided by fever..l of the role* arc] ar ticles of war, as now 11 fed and prac tifeci, flop page of pay, confinement and deprivation*of part of the rati ons Hull be fubllitutcd in fuch inan -1 lur ss hereinafter provided. § 6. And be it further crafted. That any nor. commitTiuncd officer f r private belonging to the afo"e iVid -detachment ot militia, who (hall, “hilt in aftuai ftrvicr, be convict ed before snv court-martial of any f Tncr, which before the pa fin 3 of this sd might or could have lub jec n icd fuch perfon to be whipped, for the fi> it. offimee, be put Under fuch ftoppagrs ot pay as fuch court matisl ffiall adjudge, not ex ceeding the one half of one month’s pay for any one c(fence } fuch of fender may, moreover, at the dif crution of fuch court manta), be confined under guaid, on allowance of half rations, any length of time, not exceeding ten days for any one offence, or may, at the diferetion of fich court martial, be publicly drummed out of the army. § 7. And be it further crafted, That the ium of one no.lion of dol lars be, and the fame is hereby ap propriated, to be paid out of any monies in the treafury no f other* ife appropriated, towards defraying any expen’ cs incurred by virtue of the pr iff ns of this ad-. § 8. And be it further drafted, r I nac this att lhail continue and be in force Ur the term of two vears fro-ti the palling thereof, and no longer. H. CLAY, Speaket if the lioufe of Rep r efentativis, VV m H CRAWFORD, Prtfidcnt of the derate pro tent, Apnl 10, 1812. APTROVED, JAMES MADISON'. Verbal accounts from France, by the Matilda, arrived at this port, reprefent the preparations of Bona parte for the northern cnterprize as of the moft formidable and extra ordinary nature. Upwards of 600, coo men had already left the con c|i. s°f France, and his body guard, confiding of 30,000 Fol lh troops’, national guard of 100,000 were fhorcly to accompany him in ’ perfon to take the head of this in> menit body. It was believed, herv •evrr, that his purpofe would beef , fedled, without the neceflity of a baaie ; and the belief was 2lmcft reduced to a certain, from the circumilante of Talleyrand, that able a.ud arch politician, having lafc France for the court of* Sr. Peterf burgh. Gen. Ar.dreoffi had alfo been c’ifparchcd to Conftantinopie. P r uffia ra3 completely under the vafTTge of F r ance; and Rufiia without a ft niggle, would ba con ftrafned to acquitfee in whatever rn’gnt be dilated to her by the emperor. In France, the affairs of Spain were fcldom fpoken of. Many of the beft troop* of France had been drawn from that quarter, to co-ope ratc in the northern defign. Philadelphia Gazette , MUNITIONS OF WAR. The ft ate of New-York peff fles of its own public property, under the fuperintendance of that rigid & experienced infpe&or, Cimmiday M c Lcan, the following a ticlci, in excellent order, of the ‘belt apt.o ved quality, and ready foi uit atari hour’s not ce. 136 brafs cannon, from a to 18 pounders, mounted on ffyj.ig, field, park and bedded carriages. 1.4,800 rr.ufktcs, new, with ac coutrements complete. 83 pieces ot iron garrifon ordi nance, mou! *ed. 16 heavy iron pieces, on travel ling carriage;, with harnefis complete 300,000 mufket cartridges, with bad. Shot and other ammunition for the different fpecies of cannon. Mortars, (bells and rifles. 9 arfonais in the caff cm and weff ern d/flridls, bsfficics the arfenal and magazine at Albany, and Thearfcnal and magazGe in this city, and Fort Richmond, oa Stat en lft and. B:-.tides comrafts, improvements and additions continually pregreif i ng.— Columbian. A letter from an Officer of the Ohio Volunteers, Jays —“ 1 am informed this day, by a man ft am the frontiers, who esnvsrjed with feme friendly la diarts, that cnc Briufh ct i ‘ort Mai den, have railed the price of Icaips ro fix Dollars, no natter whether of man, woman or child.' 1 Several ferfons have been lately con vitited of High Ireajm in livgl&nd one of them for having worked as a Sh- cmaker in the French frvwe. He was jenleuced to be hung, but :o be cut down whdß yet alive, his bowels taken out, his head tut tff, his body quartered, and the quarto s pla ced at the dijptfal cf the Kig ! J Bears are /aid to live at certain ft Fens by fucking their paws Tee Bntijh Lyon is reduced to much the fame mode cf (übfijlance. Iren, Erne American. INDIAN NEWS. Exrraft of a letter from Maj. Chas. Woivcrton, to Gen. Monger, da:ed Trov, Ma* 14, 1812. 4< Capts. IVeffall and Buobannan , have taken feven pr if oners (fix men and a fquaw). I have Jcnt them le Jehu John fin, to dip Ac of as he thinks befi. I have detained their arms and ammunitions-, tvty had fix guns-, four were left in the woods, hid under logs. A frefio cowhide, made into tugs, was found with them, and fiverai other articles that indicate is us a hojlile intention, or at leafi an in tention to fieal horfesf* Worthington, May 22. Report fays that a boat returning from Detroit to Sandujky , p.off?dgreat numbers of canoes, in whido the In dians were taking their families and effects to Malden. The people are moving in from the frontiers very much concerned for their Jafety, and the whites are leaving uC'idujky on account cf the ho file ap appearance of the Indians Even Jems who have refided there feveral years, in firitl friendthip with them, and well acquainted with iheir man ners, have dremed it unfafe to remain tbe-'e any longer, and have removed their families to Delaware . Extract of a letter from the Poft- Maffer in Erie, to a gentleman in Wafhmgt >n, Pa. dated, Erie, - Ml 2 id, iBl 2. This day his Mfie fly's Jhip fiu e en Char fit te, of 22 guns, pajj'cd iFs place, laden:i with HADI-lNi What their bui have many conjectures. IVc un d-fficr.d that there are about 1600 muitia at R faint and Lewi If own, N 2 waiting until war is declared, and the In Ear.:, cUfigned fr an attack on the in. ” Frankfort, Kb June 10. Extract cf a later from a FoluHteet from this place* to Col John Al len, dated Vincennes. u In my routs from Pert William to thft piece, l pa[f and bet-wee* the frontier feillemenis and the Indians, where Jawso or 100 bonds eva cuated through fear of Indians. ihi dry Governor Harr if on re * quefitd cur wh4e company to pa ade before Toe which they did, together with a confiderable number of ether fiid-ers, and many citizens A fina ble place being [defied for cur recepti on, lb a Governor addreffed us in an &pp’ op* ate, ni inly fpeecb:—He then laid trftrc us &U the Indian tr a fac tions for a considerable time pad, which being lengthy, I will pafs over. I think it difficult to dijlingufth from theft documents, the frier,dT frm the unfriendly Indians, l Gibing will be determined on until the arrival of the next Eaftcrn Mail, at which time Go vernor HarriJ on exp At s letters from the War Departmekt- Nf doubt is entertained cf the bo ft He difpejition cf the Indians, as there are laige camps of them near this place-, pei baps 4 or 500 of them in one camp-, bow many in all we do net know ft Extra ft from a Kentucky Volunteer, to the Eduor of the Argus, dated , Vincennes, June 2. “ I w^otcyou by Mr. Greenup, on the 2,oth uli. referring you to my fit ter to Cel. Allen. I will now name to you what has trafpired jincc Two enprfifes have juji arrived here —the purport rf one we under ft and to be, that the Indians have been com mitting tome depredations at Ft. Har rifiiu, it is find about 100 cf them have driven away the beeves at that place—-the Governor has, however, jince informed me, the JUtement is er roneous as to driving off ibe beeves.- We now wifij the help of the Score county Voluritecrtj with them, and the force tb at is here (not wiilfi an Tag the Sfih regiment's a fence) think we would be able, ready and willing, to try the iffue if a brittle. I believe we Jhall try it without the Scott com pany. <c But I know of r.e plan by which we can hope to fucceed, except it is by quick marches end bard fighting—for we are informed the Indians are en camped in bodies of 5 or 700 men in a camp, within 18 hours march of this place, ft is juppofed they -will coins by waferi to prevent their tak- hg us in that way by furprife, a cat fiant guard is kept up every night.— IVe exp eft to fight—and if we ando } I think we (hall fight hard.” GEORGIA EX PRESS. “' L ~AT HE NS,JU LY~2 4 . THE prrf’ent Number commence* the sth Volume of the Georgia Fxpress. The Editors, while thejr return their grateful thanks to thoFj cf their fubfciibers who have been pun<fcuai in difeharging their Jmall dues, would be doing injuflice to thofe iubferibers, and to thaoflfeives, were they- to omit noticing defaul ters. The fmall amount due from each fubferiher, would nor, we fordly nope, fir je£i him to any in convenience by the difehargeof it— wiii Ifi, thofe fmall pittances, taken f in the aggregate, would be of ejfenii al fervice to the Editors, and ena ble them, in tneir turn, to meet preffing demands which are againff: them. For our Paper Sc Ink, wc ars ob ; grd ro advance the CASH—-in fact, they cannot be gotten without. We truft, therefore, that we ffiill nor fubjedf ourfelrrs to the impu tation of being tight on our Debt ors, wh~n we earnefily entreat them ro pry us Bur money, with as much difpatcb is iheir own convenience will permit —-ss we can a fibre them chat cur neeffuies are great, aimed in the extreme, iffft Thofe gentle men who live at a defiance, and will probably vifi. Athens ar Commence ment, are informed, that their accounts will be made out on or before tftat time—when we anticipate the pfiafure ef receipting them. In the preiem ficustion of our country, it is eflential that the Peo ple fir au and be put in pcfff-fuoa of the carlieft and mo ft correct infor mation, boch with icfpect to our Fo reign and Derm flic Affairs. To accomplish t hiS definable end, ffiall be the conffant .u:d ardent endeavor of the Editors—and in fo far as we are fucrefsful, wc hope for the con tinued patronage of a generous pub - lic. When our endeavors to ad vance the beff interests of the Re public fhall ceafe, then we final! ndt expedt to receive, neither fhall we crave , (as we ffieuld deem our'elves uucieferving) the patronage of free men. Ir may, perhapr, be urged by bme, that we are too violent in form of our ff: riff ores, and too par tiff i fome of our feledlions. If there fhoeld be any fuch, however fmall the number, to them wc would cbferve, that wc fin ill r.oq fo long as we confcienticufiy believe that we are difeharging s heunden duty to our fellow-citizen*, abate one iota in the afperity of our remarks; neither do we think ou;'elves under any obligations to adroit into our columns, fenumeots which have a tendency to divide the Republican ranks, when they ought to be unit ed—to weaken the cor.fifence of the people in the adminiftra:ior rf the general government, when it foouid be ftrcngther.cd—to aid our enemy, when it s our duty to ckffroy her. We are determined to fupport our own government by every fair end honorable means in our power, and in Jo doing, ffiall be confident that we are obeying the f.ffeirm in junctions contained in th* INrnwell Adri r efs of the immortal IFajhing ten —any thing that csvil : : y s mav fy to the contrary, nctwiffffUr/bing. U(?der & deep fenf* cf the j u’i v cf our intentiers, and. the p? r n: Ifm of the Pscple, wt- once snare com mit our little barqos to the tide of public opinion.’