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Milledgevilk, January 5. New-Orleans Threatened. This morning an Express ar rived at the Executive office, with the following interesting intelli gence. From General Winchester to General M'lntosh. Mobile, 20th Dec. 1814. “ The enemy has assembled his fleet at Ship Island, consisting of 120, or 1.30 of all descriptions, and his land force is dated to be from fix to eight thousand, On the 15th inst. he captured five gun-boars, near the entrance of the pass of St. Joseph, and on the fame day 150 boats and barges full of men, were seen {landing a course which indica ted an intention of attacking New- Orleans. If he succeeds or not in that pro ject, this place will be his next aim as the key to Indian influence.— Therefore permit me to repeat my solicitations for a reinforcement of ■one or two Regiments, to be flatten ed forward by forced marches. A few days gained by celerity of move ment, may insure vi&ory,’ when without it, the conflict be doubtful.” GEN. M‘INTOSH TO GOV. EARLY. “ Within 1 5 miles of Chatahooche , Ist January, c ‘No exertions on my part shall -be wanting to press forward with all the activity that lean, to endea vor to be in time to afford my bell efforts to save our country from the polluted foot of a cruel and oppres sive foe. “I have received. information which I believe to be correct, that Maj. Blue received intelligence of die Red Sticks, or Hostile Creeks who flew from Pensacola at the ap proach of Gen. Jackson’s army, be ing situated on an Island which they had rCcourfe to as a temporary fafety from pursuit. “ The mode of his acquiring this information was from two of his Chodlaw Indians being sent out to endeavor to get fome information of their situation, who spoke the Creek language. “ They met with two of them who had crossed over ro the main land in boats to kill cattle. The Chodlaw’s appeared friendly until they acquired the necessary intelli gence ; they then killed and fealped the Indians and returned to Major Blue, who immediately took advan tage of those Boats, and palled his command over on the Island in the course of the night, killed and cap- < tured the whole, except 8 or 9 that made their escape in another boat they had.’* Burlington, Vt. Dec. 9. We learn from unqueflionable authority, that the enemy are pre paring to build another fleet at St. John’s and lile-aux Noix. Four large frigates and several smaller veflels, it is said, are contracted for, and to be built and ready for the lake service early next spring. The enormous price of three dollars per day is offered American carpenters to work on these veflels. We are happy to learn that only a few’ wretches are found base enough to accept of this offer. BfcNJ. W. Crowningshifld, of Massachusetts, is appointed by the President and Senate, Secretary of the Navy. Dr. Wm. Eustis of Massachusetts, is appointed by the President and Senate, Minister to •Holland, Nat. Intel. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. ! The Houle of Representatives were yeflerday engaged on a bill highly interefling to the nation ge nerally, as being the commence ment and foundation of a necessa ry system of taxation on manufact ures, and particularly important to many individuals as affefting tlidr particular avocations in life. - Washington-City, Dec. 23. The Tax Bills have now all <paf- : fed the House of Representatives. Two of them have paffed'the Sen ate, and the remainder are in pro gress. The friends of an energetic and vigorous system of taxation will soon have no reason to com plain, as they have recently done, of the inertness of Congress. . The Senate have, for turn days past, had no material bufnefs be- ; fore them. The Bank bill is expe&ed to come up to day in the House of Representatives, and to be speedi ly decided. ii i.— FROM GHENT. ‘From the Philadelphia Gazette*— We have made it a point to inquire of an intelligent and correct gentle man who passed many weeks at Ghent previous to the 28th Octo ber, and who had dai]y opportuni ties, and those of the bell, to afccr tain the public opinion at that place, what was the relative degree of esti mation in which the American and British ministers were held there. He informs us that the marks of at tention to the American legation, by the public authorities, as well as individuals of Ghent, unequivocal ly manifefled their high sense of the political (kill and personal worth of the members composing the mini on. On the 27th of OftaberJ the an niversary of the academy of Scien ces and fine arts at Ghent, the A merican mini tiers were unanimous ly defied members of the institu tion, and invited to partake in the exercises of the occasion—-they ac • cording!'/ attended. An oration on the objefts of the institution was delivered ; and in the evening a sumptuous banquet was served up to a numerous company. The Bri tish commifficners weie not present, nor do we know that they weie in vited.—The firfl toafl was the Prince of Orange —second, the In tendant of Ghent—third, the May or—and the fourth given by the In tendant was, “ Our diilinguithed guells and fellow members, the A merican ministers; may they suc ceed in making an honorable peace, to secure the liberty and independ ence of their country.”* The ef fefl which this toast produced was like instantaneous thunder; and fome minutes elapsed in tumultuous applause before Mr. Adams had an opportunity to add refs the compa ny. On behalf of the American ’ legation, he returned thanks for the very flattering manner in which they had been treated by the muni cipality of Ghent; and particularly for the unexpected and undeserved honor conferred on them by the academy. He then made fome re marks on the importance and great ufefulnefs of the fine arts, and com eluded by giving as a toafl, “ i he Intendant of the city of Ghent? *on this toast being announced an elegant band of musick struck up the American air es“ Hail Columbia,” which was received by the company with enthusiastic applause. \ ’ Our informant adds,’ that the en tertainment was attended, not only by the members of the city, but fome distinguished Grangers. It was a splendid, and to the Ameri cans present, a mod interefling and gratifying f’cene. .. Oa_ reading the above who will notfuppofe that the good people of ’ Ghent, who treated our ministers so politely and wished them to ef fect an honorable peace, are under “ French influence /” But to be se rious, the taCl is, and we are proud of it, that the name of an American is refpeCled every where but among the pandors of ideot-royalty. Retort Courteous. The Hon. Henry Clay being on a tour through the chief towns of the Netherlands, we understand that the affable Henry Goulburn, • Esq. one of the British Commiflion ers at Ghent, forwarded to him at Brussels a London paper containing the official account of the dcftruc tion of the Public Edifices at Walh ington, with an apology suitable to the occasion, presuming he would through that channel receive the latefl information from America.— It so happened that the Hon. Mr. Clay had just received the Paris Journals containing the official ac counts of the defeat of the Britiffi • forces on Lake Champlain, which he enclpfed to the Hon. Mr. Goul burn with a similar apology. N. T. Mercantile Advertiser . Hartford, (Con.) Dec. 20. Ha rtf • and Convention. The gentlemen who have been so often named as forming this body convened in this city on Thursday Jaft. As their proceedings, like those of all persons “ whose deeds are evil,” are involved in darkness, we can inform our readers of but little refpefting them. All we are yet permitted to know is, that twelve Massachusetts men, seven Conneflicitt men, four Rhode-Ifi and men, and two New-Hampshire men, met in the council chamber on that day ; made choice of George Cabot, for their Chairman and The* odore Dwight , Editor of the Connec ticut Mirror , for their Secretary. A Capt. Dunham late editor of the Washingtonian, applied for admis sion, as a representative from the ’ State of “V ermont, but was refufed ; the honor of a fitting. 1 The approach of this meeting has been observed with much anx iety by the citizens of this and the neighboring towns. A considera ble concourse of people assembled • here on the day, expelling, un doubtedly, to fee something. But when they found that the great men resorted to a private apartment, like befalls cf prey to their .den, they went their way with much chagrin and disappointment. The expreflion depi&ed on the ! countenances of men, was generally j that of contempt and abhorrence of ! the plot. Some of the lighter fort, ; however, appeared as much pleased i as if it were the annunciation of a iubilee. j j The American flag was ‘difplayed through the day, with the British flag beneath at half rnnft. T hree j of the meetir.g-houfe bells tolled a ■ solemn knell,.and the United States* | band of music played appropriate j (funeral) marches through the : streets. Upon the whole, we are I fully fatisfied that the people gen -1 orally expect nothing good ♦hit* contention. Alexandria* December 24. A GOOD SHOT. We understand that on the 16tl inst. a British tender, (formerly the Franklin, belonging to the Ccnftei lation, taken in Lynr haven bay) gave chafe to an ovfier b; at in the neighborhbod of Blackflone’s Isl and. A boat was manned front the tender with an officer and four men, armed with inufkets and cut laflfs, which got within gun iliot o: the cyfler boat and fired several guns at her which (buck different# 1 parts of the vessel. The owner not’ liking to Tofe his all without a drug g)e, made for a ftr.all creek, and ad vised a „ young man who was with him (the only two on board) to tak; his ducking gun (having but the one) get into the canoe and go a fhoreand fecretehimfelftil! the boa: thould come near a point which hu was endeavoring to. make, and then , fire into it. The young man hirfifelf snug until the boat came within about 50 yards of him, when he fired with such effedl as to wound the officer and 3 men* —they alt im mediately fell flat in the boat and bellowed out luflily for quarter. The young man loaded his gun a gain and ordered them to push the boat ashore and surrender, which they did,.and having secured their arms (three rr.ufkets and two cut lafies) and being joined by his com panion, they marched them to where fome militia were stationed. not far off, in St. Mary’s county, and delivered them up to the com manding officer, w’ho sent them un j der guard to Washington. The oyster-boat arrived here yeflerday, and proceeded on to Wafhingtor with her prize. Anecdotes. An American officer who cat necl a flag over to.the British lines, afre~ having dcfpatched the business cf his mission, was invited by the Bri tish commanding officer to dinner. As usual, the wine was circulated j and a British officer being called up on for a toafl, gave Mr. Madison, “ dead or alive,” which the “Yan kee drank without appearing to no-A tice. When it came to the Amei X can’s turn to give a toafl, he gave [ the Prince Regent, “drunk or fo berF* “Sir, laid the British offi cer, bridling up and colouring with anger, that is an insult.” No, Sir, answered the American very coolly, “it is only a reply ro one.” Petersburgh Courier. A great tippy having flopped at a tavern one day, the landlord off which w r as remarkable for telling $ good fiery, ftept up to him and said, Landlord, I hear that you can tell i a devilish good story, come now * give us one of the damndeft you ever heard:—lhe Landlord making a polite bow, said, fir, you are a Gentleman. P’l <f=j C>, C\ nu, ! it J WILL BE HIRED rrt I O the highest bidder at thfc.'l Market-Hufe in the town of Wafk ington, on T hurfday the 20th inst fifteen prime field N ECHO E S., unt:l the fnft day of January next Terms will be made known on the day of hiring. r ARCHIBALD CAMPBET T. 7 J A W o