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riiards have threwa in a reUfarce
ment of blacks aid Spamfh craopt
at Mobile, and fh >uld tne Britifh
land troops there and a- Penlacoh,
they could and would no doubt fet
a confiderable ponton f tne Crrek
and a number of tor Cae k:aw In
dians on our weak and aim .ft d
fenctlefs fettlcments on this and the
Alabama rivers.
“ Wnat can be the obj ft of our
g vernraent in paffi galaw annex
ing a part of Weft: Florida to this
territory, ind fuff-ring a foreign
power to occupy that noft imp n
tant poft of M bile, which com
mands the navigation of the two
larg ft rivers in the territory, the
T jmb'gbet *-d Alabama t One
fn inrh paft it could have been ta
ken without tne lofs of a aian, and
at a trifling expence j one month
hen e it may coft the United States
the lift of the lives of a number ff
its ;itiz?ns. H<?d we the pff f
lian of Mob ie and Pensacola, we
could complete!. command the In
dian tribes furrouid ng us.—.[ be
long to a company of volunteers
detailed for fervice; we are anxious
ly waiting for orders to march a
gainfl Mobile and we hope zg* inft
Pn^acola. ,,
RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
Official a counts of the operations
of the Ruffian army under count
Witfgenftem, ro Auguft 18.
St Peter/burg, Sept. i.
Lieu'enant general count \Vitf-
has tranfm‘tred the foliwing
irt t* his Lmuerial mj-ftv, diced
to’ 7 h [ f 9Aug ft, from the
vdivg w u Bei jo, near P>l (k:
I have alreidv hnd the happinefs,
on rhe 31ft Jul [i2'h Auguft] j
report ‘o four iriipt ial myefty*
fr >m the vill -ge of O wtja* that af
ter the ferond defeat which I gave
m (hai Oudi nr, on the 29th July
£ vjguft icur.] re made a rap'd re
t r, during which he had feveral
fk m flies with my van guards Rt
hav.ng received frdh reinforre
ttems, he made a ftand before Pa
lo (k j I was therefore, under the
ne. ffity, on the sth [l7 h Awguft]
to g vc him battle, in order to drive
him into his entrenchments. In
this battle, which lafted 14 hours,
the enemy fuftainrd a very fevere
loft, And Afterwards retreated into
his entrenchments.
The lofs on our i le amounted to
ahour 2000 men killed and w void
ed. During the whole time of the
enemy’s retreat, and in the battle,
we m tde upwards of loooprifon
ers. vVhilft I reosa ned with the
corps cl >fe to PoLifk, I refolved to
make a movement for the purpnft
of obferving the corps under mar
fhal Macdonald. Meanwhile, mar
lhal Oudinot had, exrliiflve of the
reinforcement of Bavana* troops
under the command of g •. Wrede,
received a further reinforcement of
the fame troops under the command
ofg cn. Duroe, and then a’ 4 n’clock
in the afternoon of the 6 m [lB ]
iaft. attacked me at all points wan
five dieifi ns of infsntry; com
mencing the attack with a moft hea
vy cannonade from all his artillery.
This was one of the bloodteft, moft
fevere and obftinate battles fought
on both fidts. Your imperial ma
jefty *s valiant troops without regard
ing rhe enemies number, which
was triple their own, encountered
them every where, with their ufual
couragae and amov ftcy, drove back
their batteries and ftr >ng columns at
different times, obhg*d tnrm 10 re
tire mto the town, and ern fougnc
in the very ftreecs.
The thick darknefs of rhe night
compelled M $ m nut an end to tins
exceeding ho: and defoerafe aftion,
after which they withdrew n o cheir
entrenchment*, whi’ft I, according
to mv former plan, after leaving
my vanguard there, marched with
the b*id)r of the army 01 rhe Sebtfch
road to the village of Bel 1 jo. In
this battle the lofs in killed and
wounded is great n both tides.—
We have taken priloners two lieu
tenant colonels, fifteen offi rs and
about 500 foldierii we have alfo
taken two pieces of heavy artillery.
The cuiraffi .rs regiment bad taken
fi rt'en p < es, but we could not
bring off *il for want of horfes, and
the and ffi ulty of getting them over
the ditches which leparated us.—
The enemy has ro a certainty loft
three times the number in killed &
wounded that we havcdrjnej for
wnilft they threw thcrrilrlves with
their columns of infantry on cur
battfiLs, they rich time left tne
gre yer part of their men dead on
ifct fk.d.
On this day the cu’raiTi-r regi
ment cut to pieces two whole cA
u hns, & during the whole continu
ance of the a&ian, that regiment
every where gave proofs of the moft
dftingu filed valor. Neitnerii our
lofs trifl g—the major-generals
Berg and G imen, have e3ch recriv
ed a contulibn—maj or-gneral Ko
fatfeakowlkr is wounded by a muf
ket Ihot, and coL Frolow bvt car
tridge ball. The enemy is thnw
in o g'-eat confufi >n by this battle.
On the 5 h mar fhai Oudinof
himfelf woo ided in the fhoul
dvr, and on the 6 n [iß:h] the aext
lenior com na /der ot the Bavarian
troopi, th. French general Guovion
St. C r, took tht ©mmaod in his
phc‘, an 4 I nope cha, he will not be
able to uide take any thiagofeon
fecjurnce. I fhall now oblcrve the
road to Pfk i v on ad tides, and wait
to fee what progrtfs the fraud
army will make.
NEW YORK, Nov. jo.
ANQi'HER BRILLIANT NA
VAL VILTO RT,
Letters have beta received in
this city from C .rumodorc Decatur*
da ed off New London* an the 4. h.
inft containing the information that
on the 25 hof Oft ib.*r, in lat. 29
N. lopg. 29 and g, 30 m.n, W. the
frigate U ited States, under his
command, fell in with and, after an
an a&ion of an hour and half, cap
tured the B trfh fr*ga e Ma~?doni
af, commanded bv caprain John
Carden, mounting 49 carriage guns.
Tht t aprurrd vtffel 11 a fr gate of
the larg-ft i lafs, two years old, tour
months out of dock, and repu'd
one of the b*ft fadors in the Britifh
fervtce. Ma-edonian being to
windward, havi rhe advantage of en
gsging the United States at her
owa diftnnre, which was fo g r eat,
that for he fi r ft half hour, tht Uni
ted S rates did not ufe her < arron
ade*, and at no m ment was the Brt
tifh fr ga e within the complete ef
fect of the mufkerry or the grape
fh -t of the United S ates. To this
circumftam e, and a heavy fwell
which prevailed is afcribed the
lengrhof rhe action. The conduct
of the < fficers, feamen and marines
ia fatd to have merited the higheft
comrnen atioa. The luperiorty of
the American gunnery was obvious.
The Macedonia# loft her m icn
nnft, tore and main top-malt and
main yard, and much cut up in her
hull. The damage fuftained by the
United States was not fuels as to
render hr retur* into port nceef
fary had it not been conftdered im
portant tha the prize Ihouid be
brought lai> into port.
Inc k o.i our fije were
John Mercer Funk, Lieutenant,
John carpenter; Tho -
mas Brown and Henry Shepherd,
feameft ; Win. Murry, Boy ; Mi
chael O’Donnell and John R >ber.s,
mar'nes. The wounded were fi e
in number, a.id are recovering.
©n b->ard the Ma ednnian, there
were 36 k.lled ane 68 wounded.—
Among the latter arc rhe ift At 3 1
lieutenants, one mafLr’s and
two midfh pmen. Both vtff is
have arrivea on our edaft.
Latest from England.
Ye It r :ay arrived a tel fhip
P#’ fic, Cape. Staunton, aftei a paf
fage of 50 day§ fr“*m Liverpo-d,
which pi* r fh: left oa the 8 h Oc
tober, and brings London papers
to the 6th containing the French
account of a g”a:id ba: tie which was
fought on chf Bch September,, near
the village t M j (k, on the banks
of the Mufk a, yciwecn the R ,fli
aai and F each armies, and which
terminated in the defeat of the far
lafted from fun
rile till near funfet; the Ruffians
loft between 40 and 50,000 men in
killed, wounded and priloners, 40
generals, arid a great part of their
artillery. ffee French loft 10,000
many generals killed and
wounded. The ftrergih of the
contending armies was equal, about
120,000 af each engegrd. The
bulletin was da’ed ac sb^ut
4® leagues d>fta?v from Mdk .a, to
wiiich city the Empercir Nap leon
marching. During the c r *j-igc~
ment 1000 pieces of artillery were
continually plavicg; and the bulle
tin ftates that 60,000 cannon baiis
were dilcharg and 01 the part of the
French. Want pf roc?m prevents
ourg:vi"g chr a cc unt of tne batde
in detail, wt tiiall prelent it to our
readers entire m ui next.
Accounts of the capture of the
Gii-mere had arrived in England,
and excited much, aftonifhuacnt.
Alfo the news of the lofs of Ma
kinac and the furrender of General
Hull s army which was received
with dcmonftration of joy and ofli
ctally announced by Earl Bachurft
to the Lord Mayor of m.
I * l “g SuRG IA 11 EX PR ‘epp
ATHENS, DECEMBER 25.
Washington City, Dec 8.
IV* andcrjtgnd tie At tke Man. (t r m.
Hu (Us tendered bis refignntten ef the
Office of Secretary of War to the Pre
Jident of the United States, on the jd
tnfi that it has been accepted but
that, at tke reque/t of the Preftdent ,
Mr Enjbis has confented to remain in
office and give his attention to Us
multifarious and difficult concerns un
til a fucceffior is appointed.
It gives us much pleafure to ft ate
our belief that this refignation is not
the re/ult of any collijion between the
Prefident and Secretary of PVar t but
has been tendered by tke one and ac
cepted by the other in a manner the
moft amicable and conciliatory .
The nomination of fVm. H Harris
Jon , Efq as Brigadier General , has
been confirmed by the Senate of the U
uited States , to take rank from ltd
of Auguft laft, The fati of this no
mination) toe learn t was never doubt
ful in the Senate , the ftatements of
the party prints to the contrary not
witbftanding.
The nominations of Gen. Boyd and
Chandler were confirmedfeme time a-
F-
Louisiana.,— -In aNew-Orleans
paper of October 29, appears a
proclamation of G*v. Ciaib>re,
ccr.vfr.ing the Lcgifttcure to meet
at thot place ir a r. extra h(ii nOu
the 23d oa> t.f November.
Congrejfmal Summary.
The bdi vtil g rhe power of re
taliation in the P t (Lent tor Brirfh
and Indian cruelties *at negaaveci—
it borg conceived that the power
was vt ftr and in the Pf fidentas com
maad r in chief.
A bill has psff and the houfe con
cerriVg the pa*, of the non-com
mfffi aed effi ers, privates, &c. o?
the U. S armv, which is to oc m
crcaied as follows :
To each major and quar
ter-mafter-fetjeant, twelve dollars.
To each principal muftcian, ele
ven doliars.
To each ferjeant, dollars.
To each corporal, nine dolhss.
To earn arr?fi er, fadler, farrier
and blac kfmith not attached to tn(J
q urter-rnafterN department, twelve
di Ihrs.
To each mufi ian, nine dollars.
To each bombardier, fauper,
miner and private, eight dollari.
It further crafts, that every non
commitii med cfli ;er, mufician and
private, who &*)!, alter the pro
mulgation of this adt, be recruited in r
the regular army of the U. States,
mav at his option, to be made at the
time of eniiftmers', esgage to ferve
durirg the pre Tent war with G. Bri
tain, sift ad of the term of five
years: and fhail, ir calc he makes
fuch option, b? entitled to the lame
bounty in rarsney and land, and to
all other all wances * and be fubj’ &
to the l*me roS * and regulations, at
if he had cnhfted for the terra of five
years.
This bill afo declares the ealift*
me nr of every perfnn above the age
of 18 to be valid, without ** ?a
fent of parents or
thofe already enlifted to be exempt
from a.r.?1l from debt during (he
war. The latter part of this bll is
maaifcftly unjuft, and we d;ubt
whether it will paf* the fenate ar *
receive the Sgnature of the pretide *.
without alteration or amendment.
An a tk has pafted in addition
the ait concerning prizes and prxc
gecds, the objed of which is
place prizr property ac the enr
and immediate difpofal of the o
ers of the vcffel capturing the fai
(aft r condemnarion) te be by th
diftnbuted agrerablv to law, the
ties, bee. being ft/ feet*’
Heretofore the ma fhals held
dilprli ion of the property, and
erred a fale tod (tribute tht p 2
money among the owners md
frequently to the grea* detrime i
the parties, and impt fi :g upon rHm
many unnret (lary expenfes.
prefumed that the committee (
reign relations will report in ft’ ‘
a dimunition of the duties on
goods, as every encourage
(hould be given to our gallarr
to induce them to harrafs the
mercc of the enemy.
The naval cemmitte is exp?£ted
mske s report next week. I is
fa?d they will recommend the build
ing three 74's snd ten frigates in
addition to our pre lent force.
The War.
The BUI to inp'tafe the pay of the
army of the U. States has become a
law.
A letter frem savannah, dated
14 h irft. to as* pieman ia this nr*
(Us s that a niff og’ r ia a fliop from
New Yo:k, then 4t fi*e fathom, re
po-is riur wndr leaving the narrows,
the Brirdh taken bv Com
modore R -gr-s mounting 40 guns)
was tiieu g/iug m.
Aug. Chronicle .