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Y 9L. Y.) 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.