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ATHENS, cioroia : pvilishsd iy ALEXANDER MCDONNELL*
Military Improvements.
A NEWLY INVENT** C*MP TENT.
From a Scotch Paper.
As every measi winch is calculated
to ielfon the privations and add to
th* comforts of our b<ave foldieri
wh;le expoi'ed to all the nardfifops
of war, ir.uft be gratifying; to every
lover of b i country, we have parti
cular pleafure in laying before our
riders the following defeription of
a P irtablc Camp Tent, invented by
Mr. Nicholfoß, Atijwiant of the
northern military eiftriet, and which
we are per l oaded will be found to
pofTeis fo many advantage* as will
entitle the inventor to the gratitude
of the army, nnd the approbation
of the government.
In its appearance Mr. Nicholoids
t©nt refcmbles an officer’s marquee
mere than the pne now in ufo. It
n fqtiarc at the top, diftended by
four ram reds, and fopported by a
Riufket in the centre, ftretching out
as it approaches the ground, and
coven .-■•g a ipace of 7 feet by 7, af
fording ample ioem for four men
to Sr or lie down. The covering is
road© of canvafs, and divided ; n a 4
fo&fons, oe of which :s cart red by
each of the four men by whom it
was iaft occupied, each >e£Upn be
ing fo contrived as to anfwer the
purpoft of an excellent cloak, foffi
cientlv large -ecure then arm , &
accoutrements from the irju ns of
the weather, while it feared y adds
£ pound weight to the burden of
each when rolled up and appended
to a knapfa k.
Tc> make a f.&ion anfwer the
pu’ pofe of a in any climate, a
lining made of Scotch blanketing
ussy be added! to or taken from it
at pleafure, and this addition will
forv ?hc double purpof© of an al
rr.oft impenetrable cloak by day, &
a comfortable covering by nighty
wh le it fuperccdes the nccefllty of
and is much lighter than a great
coat.
Canandaigua, N. Y. Nov. 11.
We hafttn to lay before our
the following important hand
bill, which was this day politely
handed us by iieur. Roofovelt*
who is ordered by General Smyth
to <c proceed to the counties of
Ontario, Seneca aad Cayuga, to
brig fuch volunteer* as w<ll t
g re to xrofs the river N agara
ini ? Canada, k perform a months
duty in the army.”
To the MEN of New York.
F>r many years *ou have teen
country oppr* fifed with nume
rous wrongs. Y ur governmentj
although above *ll others devoted
to peace, have been forced to draw
the fv/erd, and rely for redrefs of
injuries en the valor of the Ameri
can people.
That valor has been confpicuous.
But the nation has been unfortunate
In the fele&ion of feme of thofe
vrho have direfted it. One armv
has been di(gracefully furrendered
and loft. Another has been facri
ficed by a precipitate attempt to pafs
over at the ftroffg-ft paint of the
uiemy’s lines, with moft incompe
-sn: means. The caufc of thtfe
GEORGIA EXPRESS.
u UAXY 18 ALL RVN TO AW* 11®, A3* INOVSIftOI SNAIL SI INCRIASI*.”
is apparent. The com
mander* were popular men, “defti
tutc alike of theory and experience”
in the art of war.
In a few days, the troops under
my command will plast the Ame
rican flaiulard in Canada. They
are mtn act uftomeci to obedieace,
filence, and flea, inefs. They will
conquer or they will die.
you (land with your arms
folded, and look en this lßtereftir-g
Aruggk f Are you not related to
the rnen who fought at Bennugton
and Sararoga ? Has the race de
generatec ? Or have you under the
baleful i flueHce of contending fac
tions forgot your country ? Mull
I turn from you, and afk the men of
the fix nations to fuppotc the go
vernment of the United States ?
Shall 5 imitate the < ffi era of the
Bnt.fh kfog, and fuffer cur unga
thered laurds to be tarmfh.d by
ruthtaf* <fods? Shame where is
thy blufh ? No. Where I com
mand, the vanquished & the peace
ful man, the chd 1, the maid and the
matron, fhah fo; focure f(@m wrong.
If we conquer, v, i will “ borquer
buc to lave *
MEN OF NEW YORK !
The pirefent is the. h<)ur et renews.
Have you riot a wiftffor fame ?
Would you ni't chocfe in future
times to be named as one of mcjfe,
who, imuatirg the heroes whom
M* ntgemefy Jed, have >n fpite of
the ft-a ions, vifi ed the tomb of the
chief, and conquered court y wtiere
he lies? Y-S. Y>u dtArc your
fliare of fame. Then feize tne pre
lent moment. If you do not, you
will regret it and fay, the “ the val
iant have bled in vain j” the friends
of my country fell “ and I was not
there.”
Advance then to our aid. I will
wait for you a few dsvs. I cannot
give you the day of my departure.
But come en. Come m companies,
half companies, pairs or fi. gly, I
will organize you for a ‘hart tour.
Ride to this place, if the difttnee is
far, and lend back your horfes.—
But remember, that every man who
accompanies us, places himfelf un
der my command, anu (hail fubmit
to the falutary reftraints of difeip-
Ime.
ALEX. SMY TH, B g Gen.
Camp near Buffalo,
ic tb tiov. 1812.
Copy of a letter from Captain Jones,
late of the U. S Jtoop of war the
fVafp, to the Secretary of the Na
vy, dated, New York, Nov. 24.
Sir,
I here avail myfclfof the fir ft op
portunity of inform ng you of the
occurrences of our cruize, which
terminated in the capture of the
Wafp *n the i3ch of O&ober by
the Poi&iers of feventy-four guns,
while a wreck from damages re
ceived in an engsgsment with the
Britdh fi >*p of war Frolick of ft 2
guns i fixicen of them thirty-two
pound carronadcs, aad four twelve
pounders on the main deck, and
two twelve pounders, carronsdes,
•n the top-gallant fore-ceftlc, mak
ing her fuperior in force by four
twelve pounders. The frelick had
ft ruck to us and was taken pe ff flioß
of about two hours before our iur
rendering to the Pcidiers.
We had left the Delaware ©n the
13th. The fixteenth had a heavy
gale, in which we loft our jibboun
and two men. Half pall eleven,
on the night of the 171 b, in the
latitude of 37 deg. N. and lon. 65
deg. W. we law fever*] fail, two of
them appearing very large ; wc
flood frv.m them for fame time,
then Ihortened (ail and ftecred the
remainerof the night the courie we
had perceived them on. At cay
light on Sunday the eighteenth we
law them ahead—gave chafe and
fonn difeovered them to be a convoy
*( fix fail under the protection of a
(loop of war, four of tfom large
ibips mounting from fixteen to r fif
teen goas. Ar twenty-two minutes
paft eleven, A M. we the
(loop of war, havirg fi ft received
hrr fire at the diftance of about 50
or 60 yards, which fpacc wr gradu
ally lefiened until we laid her on
board, after a well fupDorted for of
forty three minutes; and altno’ to
near while loading the laft broad fide
that our rammers wer* ftiaved sgainft
the fide of the enemy, aur men ex
hibited the fame alacrity which they
had and ne during the whole of the
aftioß. They immediately furren
dtred upon our gaining their fore-
fo that no lots was fuftained
on either fide after boardVng.
Our main-tep-maft w#s foot 1-
way betwrers 4 and 5 minutes from
the commencement of the fineg,
aed falling together with the main
tcplad yard acrofs the larboard for©
and fore-top fail braces, rendered
our htad* yards unmanageable the
remainder of the Action. At eight
a*
minutes the g*ft and raizen-top
gailanf-maft came down and twenty
minutes from the beginning of the
every brace and rocdl of the
S waß * w *7 A few
minutes after fepsrating from the
Frolic both her mafts fell upo*
deck, the nuimaft going clofe by
the deck and the foretnaft twelve or
fifteen feet above it.
The courage and exertions of the
officers and crew fully anfwcred my
expectations aad wifoes. Lieuten
ant Biddle’s active conduit contri
buted much to cur fuccefs, by tke
exalt attention paid to every de
partment during the engagement, 5c
the animating example keaiforded
the crew by his intrepidity. Lieut*.
Rodgers, Booth, and Mr. Rapp*
foewed by the ldceffaac fire from
their divifions that they were not to
be furpafsed in refolution or
Mr. Knight and every other officer,
a&ed with a courage and prompti
tude highly honorable, and I cruft
have given afturance that they may
be relied on whenever their fervicea
may be required.
I could not afcertxin the cxa& lofs
of the enemy, as many of tne dead
lay buried under tht mafts and fpara
that had fallen upon deck, which
two hour’s exertion had nei fuffi
ciently removed. Mr. Biddle, who
had charge of the Frolic, ftstes that
from what he faw aad from infor
mation from th© officers the number
of killed muft have been about
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, ilia.
forty or fifty—of the killed is her
firit lieutenant and failing-mafter, of
the wounded cap#. Wmm ates and
the fecond lieutenant.
We had five killed and five
wounded, as per lift ; the wounded
are recovering. Lieut. Claxton,
who was confined by fic|cnefs, left
his btd a little previous to the en
gagement, and tho’ too weak to be
at his divifion, remained upon deck
and foewed by hi* compofed manner
of noticing its incidents, that we
had loft by hi* illnels the forvicei of
a buvr officer.
I am rcfpe&fullv, vours,
JAS. JONES.
The Honorallt
Paul Hamilton , •
Secretary of the Navy.
The celebrated Mahrartah chief,
H*lkar,bu paid the debt of nature.
Hfs e ri'orics were tht latejl of rhe
gitai objefls of preteflion by the de
fei.dris of 1 ur r lig. n.
, I'he B, if fo continue, however
£0 exrend their protection, and CO
efiablifo their religion, in the Maho
m< dan ftyle, over fevrral petty
principalities in India. The for
trefs ef Kalian Ghur was attempted
to be ftormed, by a force confift.; g
of ten thoufand men, in February,
1812 j after makirg a breach deem -
ed practicable, the ftorm was at
tempted by three columns at diffe
rent points—of which five compa
nies, the 53d regiment of in f a* ry,
and two compauus of Sepoy
nidieis, were cut to. piece*, every
officer but two killed, and or*iy 17
men furvived of one company of
the 5 2d. Furope, Afu and Ame
rica, groan beneath the mouftroua
rapacity and tyranny of that ac
cused government.
Aurora.
PRIVATE COPRAS PONDENCE
t( Delaware , 0. Nov. 10.
ff I have nothing new to inform
you relative to the army. Noce of
the wings are farther advanced than
the point where they bav* been for
fom* time, vi‘2. Defiance and M c -
Arthur’s Block Houfe. The Vir
ginia and Pennfylvania troops have
not yet united 5 the former is at
thi* place, aod the latter at Mans
field ; they will unite at Upper
Sandufky fome time next week.*—
Great prrparatios are making to
throw in fupplies in advance 5 the
©xceffive rains we have lately had
have retarded this elfontial objeft ;
however, it is thought, that they will
ultimately prove beneficial, as wa
ter carriage can be made ufe of on
the Auglazc and Miami, which will
be greatly preferable to land trans
portation, as you well know, in that
country. The General is here and
very well. He will go to Frank
linton to-morrow to pufo on every
thing for the advance of the army*
on his return, which will be in a
days; he will proceed on to Upper
Sandusky, aad from thence to th£
Rapids.”
ft St. Stephen*s, Vf. T. Off. 23,
c< This country is rather critical
ly fiuulicd at prefont. The Span-
(No. t]i.