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Foreign intelligence,
Received at Charleston by the
shj Connecticut, capt, M
(.lure , in 48 days fr.n Liver
pool.
LONDON. Oct* f9.
Adj: inALTY orncE, Oct. 17.
Copv of n letter from Captain
Th : ckneS'*e, nf his Majesty’*
sloop Sheldrake, to Sir fame*
Sonmarez, Bart. K. B. Rear
Admiral of the red.*
His Majesty's sleep Sheldrake,
St.Anb inn's Bay , Jersey.
October 14, IBU6.
SlR—I have the honor to in
form you, for the information of
th<* Lord* Commissioners of the
Admiralty, that his Majesty’s
ship Constance, in company with
the Sheldrake, Strenuous, and
Britannia hired cotter, weighed
on the 12tlt in f. at 6 a. ka.
the a nrlmrag-- at Charts’ v; Avtth
tiu tide oft bo, and >; l : ght breeze
at S. K.—on standing in to re
connoitre St. M aloes, a *a ; l was
discovered off Cape Frchc-1, to
which the squadron gave chase,
employing their ntrns near 1 ,
tiie whole wav , it was coon fin
covered by Iter m i oeuvres, the
chase was an enemy, who about
nor n sitrceeded in getting into
Bot e’ e D’ Arkie, hauling close
in with the .ocks, and carrving
out bow and quarter springs, &
otherwise preparing for an < brti
nate dt feme, covered by a strong
battery of guns on lhc.hiil, as
well aS field-pieces and mti q ie
try, employed bv the troopsbio’t.
down for that purpose; in this
Mate they waited to irceive us;
their determined appearat.ee on
ly encreased the ardour of the
brave rapt. Burrowes, (who, I
am sorry to add, fell gloriously
by a grape shot in the heat ol the
action.) The Sheldrake, by su
perior sailing, had the good for
tune to lead into action, follow
ed bv the Strenuous, the squad
toti being r, rich are and within pistol
•hot of the enemy, with springs
upon their cables; at 2 p. m. a
most spoiled fire commenced on
boil) sides, .which was supported
wi'li great gallantry and obstina
cy on the [not of the enemy’s
ship, t’ril 4 P it. when irpleartd
God to give jus the victoiV; I
sent my hr* nant to take
possession nt her, turd the B. i-
Ush colours were immediately
hoisted. She proved to be the
bal'uaardrr, a French Ingate
bv'dt ship, mounted with twenty
six long 12 and 1 £ pounders, and
manned, by their u n account,
with 150 men, and wa kormnuti
ded by a luuteiiatn tic Vaisstau,
who was killed in the action—the
Was bound f on* St. A tallies to
Brest with ship timber.
His majesty's .hip Constance
having taken the ground, and
the pitzu also aground, evetv
txetuon was usul to get both
ships i If; b t L am **orry to add,
without success; the fire of the
cannon and niusquctry front the
shore, becoming now so g.ling
and tremendous, that the people
could not show themselves upon
deck, the Constance having cut
both cabres during the action, Ik
the wit. rpstvhichliadbeenthrovvn
out to heave her off, shot away,
at the moment ol her fluting,
she drilled with the wind ou
fchoie, further on t he rocks, which
obliged tiie officers and crew to
abandon her, (without hung bet*)
the hteko being liilcd with
titd; observing, however? the
the tide rose, she began to float,
1 vviis induced, great a* the risque
Wyj, to mate another attempt to
save her, which also proved uut
Successful, those employed on
ta.s set vice being ei t!u i sided cr
made pi isoncit>. Nig-it now cios
ii.gon us, it became necessary
to consult the saictv ot the shel
drake and the birtnuob-, (the
latter wttn hci fore-topmast saot
away), at break cu da} 1 stood iu
tu see il any thing iuitner could
be don. , and was happy to ob
serve the Constance t'*> nigti hi
dry on the locks untie, the iwUe
ry , and iy tig keel up, a pe,ieec
wietk. toe uiixc wiitchhad Jiwt
clnftrrj 90 far in, J *vcreesf‘d : n
ntallv destroying by fire, nt low
wmer; I have saved about 100
r f tlu- officer* and crew of the
romance; of thore missing, I
hope most are made prisoner*;
(hough I fear sonic may have fal
len in the second attempt to re
cover his majesty’s ship.
The lamented death of my re
spected friend, capr. Bun owes,
(who, had he lived, would have
given your lordships a more dear
and detailed acccount th in I am
able to do, of this affair) leaves
me the duty of bearing testimo
ny to the determined courage,
coolness and ardour, displayed
by every officer and man in the
squadron. I must particularly
m .-fuion the assistance I receiv
ed from my first lieutenaut, Ri
chard Kevern, a niost meritori
ous and old officer, whom 1 pre
sume to recommend to their lord
slips favorable notice. I must
also bear testimony to the zeal St
bravery of ’.ieut. Nugent, com
manding the Strenuous gun-brig,
who on this, as well as former
occasions, has ever shewn him
self a ga lant and zealous officer.
Lieut. Wnt. Laurence, my se
cond lieutenant, to whom I com
mitted the service of destroying
the prize, performed it very
much to his own credit and my
satisfaction. lam sorry to slate
that Mr. Henry Fraser, master
of the Sheldrake, who volunteer
ed in the most gallant manner to
accompany Mr. Richards, first
lieutenant iny the Constance, in
the Si corn! attempt to save the
ship, is amongst tne missing.
1 herewith have the honour to
enclose as collect a list cf the
kill, and and Wounded, as, from cir
cumstances, 1 have been abie to
obtain; as also a list of p isoners
saved from the prize;
I have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed)
JOHN THICKNESSE.
Rear adm. sir jas. Saumarez ,
Pur/. £i? K. B. &c.Guernsey.
P. S. Aslieut. Lawrence saw
about 30 killed lying on the Sa
lamander’s decks. I conceive the
slaughter on board her must have
been very great. Numbers of her
crew escaped in boats, and hv
swimming to the shore on her
striking.
(Signed) J. THICKNESSE.
Killed—Cpt. Burrowes, one
seigt ant of marines, three quar
ter masters, one boatswain’s
ma'e, four seamen; & four others
since dead of their wounds;
Badly wounded—One boat
swain’,. mate, and amarine; and
11 slightly wounded.
‘1 he number of killed and
wounded on board the Salaman
der not known.
We have received, accounts
from Berlin, of the 18 b, stating,
that the Queen had arrived there
on the preceding evening, and a
gain quitted the capital on the
18th. The Duke of Brunswick
is not killed ; he was wounded by
a giapc shot at the beginning of
the battle, ;n reconnoitring the
position of (he enemy. The loss
ni killed and wounded is estima
ted at from 30,000 to 40,000
men. Generals Aloller.dorl Kalk
reuth, Ruchel, Blucher and Tau
eiizien, are among the number.
Ihe battle was lough t at Auer
stank. The Prussian army was
on its retreat to lYlagdeburgh.
After the battle ; the head
quarters of the French army
were tratufered to Ltipsic, and
the advanced guard hud actually
taken possession oi Dresden.
Lord .Morpeth, with his. suite
ari ived on the ISth at Hamburg,
lie came by way ui W war and
Brunswick.
ihe loners from Saxony had
not arrived at Hamburgh, but
ordcis were come down from
.AiugcU-bu’ gh to stop the’ sailing
ol ihe vessels up the rivet is,be
to Aiagdcbutgh.
Having received various ac
count:, ol the nature and extent
of me recent disturbances in the
norm west ot Ireland, we have
taken pains to ascertain the real
case. rt letter, dated Leitrim,
October 12, furnishes the follow
ing particulars :
11 You mav rely on the follow
ing information, with respect to
those insurgents called 1 hrashers
who have unfortunately extend
ed themselves into this county,
| as authentic. They fust began to
I shew themselves in the county
of Mavo, where they issued a
sort of proclamation, or manifes
to signed “ Captain 1 brasher,
anti dated from the “ United O
range and Green Lodge, Castle
bat .’’—Their proposed object is
to prevent the exactions of the
Catholic Clergy, and"also to de
ter the Clergy of the established
Church from leasing their tvthes
to Proctors, or in any wav em
ploying them in the collection of
them. The tenor of their mani
festo, and their conduct hitherto
have been in strict conformity
with this object; they are them
selves a mixed multitude of al
most every sect and religion, a
morgst whom are to he found,
I understand, even many of the
yeomanry ; they assemble only at
night, and wear a shirt over their
clothes, and a white band round
their hats, that they may distin
guish each other in the dark ;
their rage is directed against the
Tytbe proctors, (one of whom,
a wretched man with a large fa
mily felt a victim to their lury in
the countv of Sligo) and whose
persons und property equally feel
the effects of their blind rage,
whenever they fall into their
power. I have not heard that
they compel any one to join thtm
who does not wish it, but when
ever they come they swear the
landholders—
-Ist. To pay the Protestant
Clergyman his just due.
2d. That they will not pay the
Priest more than he has been
hitherto accustomed to receive.
3d. That they will not lake
their tythes from a Proctor.
4th, and Lastly. That if they
have made any agreement with
the Proctor, they will immedi
ately surrender it, and enter into
anew one with the minister of
the parish himself.
Thtse distiu bances, I am hap
py to sr<\ , however, are likely to
be of short continuance. They
extend at present to the counties
of Mayo, Sligo, and Leitrim,
and partially prevail in Cavan &
Longford. A boot six hundred
of them assembled at Swanlinbar,
a lew days ago; and on Friday
last, they advanced as far as Bal*
liconnel, though the sessions
were then holding in the town—
-1 he magistrates and gentlemen
are exerting thtmselves with be.
coming activity—ln Sligo they
have entered into a subscription
lor the family of the murdered
Proctor, and have offered large
rewards lor the discovery and
conviction of those infatuated
wretches, and a meeting of the
magistrates and gentlemen ot Ca
van will take place on Saturday
next, fora similar purpose. The
army are also on the alert, and as
the Duke of Bedford is now at
Ballinasioe, and is expected to
make a tour through the disturb
ed districts, he wi.l have an op
portunity of enquiring into the
nature and extent of those com
motions, aud applying the proper
remedy.
The Auckland packet is ar.
rived at Falmouth from Lis
bon. She was not dilpatcheu
with a regular mar, but was
engaged by Government to
convey to England a secretary
oi'the Ruffian ambassador, who
is on a particular million at
Madrid. 1 his affair has caus
cd much (peculation at Liibon.
Since his Excellency's arrival
atthe Court of Madrid, Spain
is arming in aH quarters, and
the Spamfh government is at
this moment displaying ad e
nergy of which few could think
it capable.
A serious mifunderdanding
is said to have taken place be
tween the Commander in
Chiefand Mr. Windham, on
the appointment cf Col. Crau
fold to the command of an
expedition.
It is said that Mr. Francis,
who is about to be inverted
with the Red Ribband, is also
to be appointed Governor ol
Buenos Ayres. A report like
wise gains currency, that Mr.
Windham fliortly retires from
the War Department.
Frcm the Boston Repertory.
INTERESTING.
Borne further particulars of col.
Burr's treason.
Various insinuations have ap
peared concerning the move
ments of col. Burr. We have
beard a statement from general
F.aton now in town, which he
gave in a considerable circle,
with no injunctions of secrecy —
as follows :
That early last winter, at the
City of Washington, col. Burr
opened to him a project of revo
lutionizing the western country ;•
separating it from the union ; es
tablishing a monarchy there, of
which he was to be the head ;
organizing a force on the Missis
sippi, and extending h't3 con
quests to Mexico ; and proposed
to give him (Eaton) a distin
guished military command. Ea
ton felt indignant at the proposi
tion, considering it an insult to
his honor ; but thought better to
conceal his feelings, than to man
ifest resentment; and he suffer
ed Burr to betray his whole
scheme. Burr had the preced
ing season made a tour thro’ the
western country ; had procured
accurate charts of every import
ant posit : on on the waters of the
Missiesippi, and of the country
extending to Mexico ; had form
ed an intercourse with sundry in
flue ncial foreigners in the Span
ish territory, and together with
some person.’ of influence on the
Ohio and Mississippi, had fixed
on a plan of operations. Burr
painted to E. the injury he had
suffered from certain observa
tions which had been made on
the floor of the house of repre*.
sentatives, concerning his opera
tions in Africa, and from the de
lays of government in adjusting
his claim* for expenditure on the
coast. Here was an opportunity
to indemnify himself. A separa
tion of the union -would eventually
take place—-and that country be
come independent of the Atlan
tic states. It was a right they in
herited from constitution —and
nature had situated them pecu
liarly for the enjoyment of it.
The present moment favored
the measure. There was no en
ergy in the government to be
dreaded—and the divisions of
political opinions throughout the
country waß a circumstance of
which he should profit. There
were very many enterprutng
men among us, who aspired to
something beyond the dull pur
suits of civil life, and who would
volunteer in this project,—And
the vast tertitory which offered
to adventurers, and the mines of
Mexico would bring strength to
his standard from all quarters.
He did not doubt, but that in
ducements might be offered to
the ai my to embark with him.
Doubfo pay, and double rations
—a prospect of plunder, and the
ambition of achievement would
do much with garrison soldiers.
Eaton satisfied himself that
Burr was resolute in the project,
and put himself on an expedient
to defeat his views Without expo
sing facts. He accordingly Wait-,
ed on the President, and used the
freedom to mention Mr. Burr as
a suitable person to conduct our
negociations at London or Ma
drid— Ihe preident seetneal to
express au apprehension that the
confidence was too high-—E.
thought that Burr, when put
on his honor, would act wuh fide,
lay —his capacities were unques -
tionable—and signified that if he
remained in this country, he
would become dangerous. The
President did not understand this
insinuation. E. expressed him
self plainly, that if B. were net
disposed of, we should within 18
months have an insurrection , if not
a revolution on the routers of the
Mississippi, The President said,
n e had ten . B
the information, intf£, r %
tachment to the union 0 f',| ‘Hi
pie cf that country,
apprehension of that ’ K i nd "B
further conversation w?s ", ! Hj
here on the subject. I' ut p_
leave, waited on two cr'rß
gentlemen of Congress,
tailed the whole plan of n’ C
They all agreed thru t/,,
deserved hang nig,- |, ut t| / O( JH
the project too chimerical
Burr’s circumstances too
rate to give it the merit ofserioß
considemion. F,. said nor hes®
I no more of the affair till he IK
accidentally informed of
movements on the Ohio ivh-Ml
he spoke publicly of the f a ct Si^H
Within a few weeks a b;B
was received by a young p f M
tlenian in Brimfield, fromjH
friend in Marietta, Hating
Col. Burr had, by ni s jJ em H
contracted for the buildup H
that place, of 15 or so'boS
conftru&ed for the navig ai j O| M
of thole waters ; and that H
had offered commiflions
(undry enterprising y,. J
men of that vicinity, for a (9
cret expedition, which promtH
ed great advantages to ibiß
country. As the’ foregoioß
(taternem was examined bjß
General Eaton before it wJ
to profs, the public will notrl
be relieved from their iulpeuttl
on this fubjett. ■
A friend of gen. Eaton, ocl
hearing this derail, afkcd him!
how Burr (in case he fhoulW
extricate himfelf) would re-B
ceive the exposure of thelel
fa£ts. He anfwcred— 1
‘As he pleases. I never (o*l
1 licited Burr’s friendfhip nor I
* his confidence. Heoughttol
‘ have known me better than I
4 to suppose me ever (uffici;n;-|
4 ly abjeft to become the in-1
* flrument of his ambition.!
* And he ought to have known!
4 himfelf better, than to flatter I
4 himfelf possessed of capacities I
4 to feducc me to an act sfl
4 treafon.’
CHARLESTON De£r 17.
Capt. Hildreth, (of the brig Ve
nus, from New-York) on the 2d
inst. in lat. 36, 5, long. 75, 10, wa
brought to and boarded by the
British frigate Cambrian, who o
verhauled the brig’s papers, bill*
of lading, and people’s protections,
and detained her an hour and
half. Dec. 11, spoke schooner
Nancy, Warrington, from Jamai
ca, bound to Wilmington, N. C.
had lost his main mast ten days be
fore, and was then under his fore
sail &jib, which were very much
shattered—the wind being S. VV.
he bore away for the Chesapeake,
but said he expected to run her
ashore that night, if the wind came
to the northward, which it did -
bout 7 P. M.
Ship Abeona, Shaw, has arriv
ed at Liverpool, from Savannah;
and the Martha Bland Cromwell
and James Pinkham from Vir
ginia.
December 19
By the arrival of the fa*t sail
ing ship Connecticut M’Clure,
in 47 days from Liverpool, wo
yesterday received the papers of
that city to the 30th Oct. We
anticipated the most prominent
articles of the news in an extra
sheet, which we published irata*’
diately after her arrival.
Hostilities commenced on the
continent on the 10:hof October
between a corps of the Prussians
under the Prince of Hohenlohe,
and the French under Marshal*
Lefcbre and lSernadotte, 250,000
Russians have entered German/
and are marching for the theatre
of war, 20,000 infantry and 5200
cavalry of Biitish troops, are ta
be sent to the aid of the Allies o |l
the Continent.
The Emperor cf Austria ha*
declared his neutrality- l ai
Parliament of Gi eat Britain w*
dissolved by Royal Proclama
tion on the 24til of Octobe.-
The New Parliament was to •*
setnble on the 15th inst-