- DBD D ISIS rr PT PT SESS S PrP s PPP EP PP FP PPPS 4 PS 8 £5500 SSL SALI a FALSE 5 PPPS PPR SPE CRrPr rr Pr rh $04, 5 y SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1814, RPL IIIS L IS 2S LES LESS PSPI TELLS SS IT liga Vor. 1] 1 + Ba &, NEXT DOOR, SOUTH OF, THE BANK. 3 “ LL ELLIS SLES I I SPSS SSI SIGS oD feo Beha SIL, FP IPIT ILLES IE LL SLPS GSS SEP ‘ @ a No. XXvil SCONDITIONS. The American Patriot shall he published every Saturday, and forwarded to subscri- bers by the earliest opportunities. The price is two dollars per annum, exclusive of postage ; one half to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the residue at the ex- piration of six months. No subscription shall be taken for less than a half year ; nor shall any subscriber be at liberty to discontinue his paper until all arrearages are paid off. The failure of any subscriber to notify a discontinuance of his paper, will be considered as a new engagement. Those who subscribe but for six months, must pay the whole in advance ; otherwise they will be continued for the year. Advertisements, not exceeding a ‘square shall be inserted three times tor one dol- Jar, and for every subsequent insertion, twenty five cents ; those of greater length in proportion For THE AMERICAN PAPRIOT. MILLENNIUM, (CONCLUDED.) How far wars are compatible with the mild doctrines of the Gospel, is a point much litigated, but not settled, I do not presume to decide the Important inquiry. This far we may ventureto say, that wars for undue extent of power, wealth or fame, are unchristian ; but in the preservation: of our country or family from monsters of cru- elty and oppression, I believe that he who would not give his aid has « denied the faith end is worse than an Infidel. The United States have shewn the forbearance of Chris- tians to the government of G. Britain, Your women and innocent children “were murdered and your unprotected commerce .“harrased beyond endurence, Now St. Paul ., appealed to the power of the Romans from ~ the unjust ‘hatred and persecution of his {countrymen ; and our blessed Lord himself on that night in which the powers of Dark- ness were let loose, commands those very _appostles, whose minds under his immedi- ate tuition, had been imbibing the most re- fined sentiments of philanthrophy and’ be- nevolence, that could be dictated by. per- fection itself, saying, ¢ he that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one ;’~~so I would say to every countryman that val- ues his liberty and independence, to take rectitude for nis ling, and justice. for his plummet, and that power that has establish ed you a free people, will preserve you so; Your enemy is howerful ; she is said to be triumphant in all the courts of Europe where a few individuals have divided that continent and its inhabitants by line ; those (it is much to be fearcd) will look with ob- liquity and jealousy on the erect and inde- pendent spirit of the American, and may remember the shoek from which they are surviving, caused by that same infectious ¢ spirit of liberty : ‘and is it not probable, that if they do not quarrel among themselves about their maritime affairs, they may \- nite in humbling America, and causing her to receive a master, that she may not be ‘an eternal reproach to their own slaves or vassels ? Be not dismaved fellow citizens, the air you breathe, is so congenial with a spirit of liberty, that you might as well confine ‘the Western tribes of natives toyour ploughs’ tails, as for Europe to place a master over you. They might indeed crown a king for us, in one of our seaports, and some En ropeans, used to the ceremony, might bow the knee, but the majority, have sense and experience to know, that libertas eat portior incttalis ;¥ and that poli- ucs and religion is vain without it. I would just call to your minds, before I * take my leave, the example of your fllustei- ous Washington, which I before noticed, as indicative of something more than ordi- nary. When I consider the tokens of his divine mission—the very savage of the wood declaring that henever was to be kil- {ed bv a bullet—a. minister pif the Gospel : from the pulpet, that Washington cen vaised up for some great good to AT] AS 3 Fay riot gold er silver. * Ly an oT pr ment 1 believe, 4 ; ry k 3 Nh his country; and compare with this his subsequent. achievments, whereby it will appear, that the freedom of these states were decreed by Heaven, and tobe obtained through his heroic virtues, I feel lost in stu- pendous amazement, and much affected with my own responsibility as a citizen of such a government, language can serve to give you but a very faint hint of my sensa- tions on such reflections. I would ask for whom was all the care and solicitude of this patriot ?. Not for himself l—It was for his country !—Not for his friends or his rela- tives, but his compatriots in suffering— the'r decendants—our children for the people of United America. By following his example only, ¢an you enjoy in: unmos- lested security, the happy fruits of his la- bor. Itis a fixed principle in the physical and moral world, that, : Those arts, by which at first you gain’d it, You still must practice, to maintain it. England has always looked onus as re- volted colonies ; and has still had a drop of resentment peculiar to disappointed ambi- tion and avarice, at the bottom of her heart; which rankles and breaks forth on’every op- portunity of shewing her superiority, I cannot believe that we are to expect an ho- norable peace, from such a nation at the heigth of military glory, who alas ! baye too much reason to despise our military charac- ter, from our want of union and energy in supporting the ' maasures of our governs The Spartan valour of a Washing. ton seems now necessary to ward off the impending storm, which if we do like men, we'may like thie Lacedemfonians boast of centuries, that our women have never seen the smoke of an enemies fire, and reflect a more benign lustre on. the Eastern Conti- nent, than Europe with ali her arbitrary es- tablishments ; and complete what European avarice never can a “political Millenni- um. SER That An American Democrat. [ Nothing pérhaps is more galling or mor- tifying to the feelings than cheated desires ; but the human mind, loathing to believe * “that to which all its hopes are in opposition, is ‘still true to the principle of regulating its faith by its wishes: possessing perhaps, a lit- tle of this temperament, & governed in some measure by ‘tis principle, we have fre- quently given publicity to reports, flattering to the hopes of a speedy peace, and has had them as often centradicted. Thougn the following can scarcely be classed with tha, number, we are still faithful to the determi- nation that our readers shall not be m re ig- norant than ourselves on a subject so very teresting. In a letter from our Correspondents at New York, dated Saturday evening, Au- gust 6, it is stated, « that’ the Acasta, Cap- tain Kerr, bad recently captured the sloop Diana, and the schooner Stephano, both from Philadelphia bound to Havanna, with flour, and ordered them for Halifax. Cap- tain Kerr, of the Acasta, expressed a belief that there would be a speedy peace between this country and Great Britain.” © © Poul. Daily Ady. ins Com. Chauncey sailed on the 1stof An- gust, having so far recovered his health as to be able to resume bis duty, The British flect was off the Harbor the day previous. Something decisive must soon transpire on that lake, if the British are willing to risque an engagement. —— ¢ Phen We have seen a letter from the editor of the Herkimer American, addressed to the editors of the Commercial Advertiser, New York, dated August 2, at night who says that he had conversed with an officer direct from Fort Erie who informed that general Ripley had recejved a summors to surrend- er, from the British commander, and that two heurs only were allowed to return an answer. | Doubtiul.) Alb. Reg. Savannah, Georgia, July, 26. ¥ FURTHER PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO SPAIN. By captain$ argent, from Havannah, via Amelia island, we learn, that a Spanish packet arrived at the former place, on the 4th inst. in 40 days from Cadiz that she brought the intelligence that Ferdinand was in the city of Valentia, and refused to comply with the new French constitution, stating his reasons and motives in a long manifesto to the Spanish nation, which capt. S. gave to the cornmandant of Amelia. He further states that Ferdinand and the old monarchial government were publicly de- clared, on the 5th,in Havanna at the point of the bayonet, and the people told they must submit. The same evening the guards were doubled throughout the city —the coffee houses and tap shops ‘shut at dark, and the inhabitants not allowed t© walk after 8 o’clock. Ferdinand likewise issued a proclama. mation from Valentia, disclaiming against the lic/ntiousness of the press, and order- ed it under such restrictions as nearly a- mounted to annihilation of its liberty. Captain §. also informs that the fast sail- ing schoonerems——, Captain Mortis, from Philadelphia, arrived at Havanna on the 7th instant. : iD 4 Q— Extract ofa letter from a geneleman of the first respectability in London, to his cor- respondent in Boston, dated June 1. “« We know, what | when you wrote] you . were ignorant of—the blockade of the re- + maining ports U.S. We know more, that itis likely to be rigidly enforced, because on application made for licences to export goods in neutral vessels, government has given a refusal. "This is an answer to the revocation of the commercial restrictions. « The pegociation is yet to begin. It wil] it is said be at the Hague or Ghent. Per- haps you'expect that peace is made or ma- king when the respective commissioners are not even arrived at their destination ! If you celebrate peace on Christmas day you may reckon yourself very well off.” een NOVA SCOTIA. Halifax, July 10. A strong reinforcement, from 12%o 15 thousand men, under Lord Hill, is destined for the southern coast of America. Con, siderable reinforcements are aiso intended for the Canadas. A number of heavy fri- gates are ordered for the American station, and every thing indicates the intentior. of government to prosccute the American war with great vigor. In the interim Lord Gambier, &c will proceed to meet the A- mwerican envoys or agents at Ghent, in Flanders, but whether their instructiong from the United States will be found such as will meet the present views and ideas of the ministry is yet a matter of doubt and uncertainty. Indeed the British nation, ir- ritated at the conduct of Mr. Madison and his colleagues, in coming forward in aid of the Bonapartean cause, at the moment too when Europe was ripe for a revolt from his tyrannic and unnatural sway; seems deter. mined on supporting the war, mtil Ameri- ca shall consent to such an arragement as id 60 SRE GEN caps? Te % Ran > colon stg in’ this part of the world. J $e * Te 2d DUTCH MINISIER ARRIVED. SarLeM, Jury 20, Arrival from Holland —L: st evening an alarm was raised at Marblehead, by the ap- proach, into that harbor of twoiships, which were supposed (0 be enemies, and the a:arm was communicated from the fort in that place, by a signal gun to fort Pickering in Salem, it consequence of which the Essex Guards, with great alacrity repaired if arms 10 their assigned post—the alarm soon sub - sided, from ascertaining that the vessels were the Dutch sloop of war Ajax, Capt Barker, and the merchant ship Prince of Orange under convoy, bringing out his ex- cellency Mynheer Clhanguilon (with his fa- mily and suite) as minister from the Prince of Orange to the U. States. : The ships were destined to New York, but put into Marblehead in consequence of contrary winds.’ They sailed trom Helvoet- sluys, 22d May and touched at fortsmoutly, © England, and bring papers of that place to the 6th June, containing London daes to 2d Tuly only not so late as before teceis ed. They were yesterday boarded by HE. M. ship Leander, one of the blockading squad- dron, and on the grand bank had been also boarded by the United States sloop of war Rattlesnake, two days before her capture The commander brings the pleasing repory that a speedy peace was likely to take place between Great Britain and this COUNLIY but on this subject our recent Eogiish ac<" counts probably give as much information as this vessel can afford. ; ¥. Erie Penn. July 29. 4 We learn tion Mr. Wolverton of this place, who arrived here a few days since, from Fort Gratiot, at the ‘head of the river * St. Clair, that our squadron, sailed from that place for Machidash bay, on the 14th inst, - On the 16th lieutenant Harrison with a : party of 13 men, landed from a boat at the the mouth of Surgeon’ Creek, about 40 miles below Malden—A party of Canadians dressed as savages, lay concealed in the bushes, fired upon them, killed lieutenant Harrison and 8 men, and wounded four. Only one escaped unhurt, who succeeded mn bringing away the bodies of his murder. ed companions, and the wounded, [ Nor. Cent. LS ’ Extract of a Jetter from Sailing. master J E. M'Dcnald, to Captain Kennedy, dated Erie, Jury 27th, 1814. « Agreeably to your instructions I sailed on the 23d inst. on board the schr. Diligence with 16 volunteers, which with the 6 sea~ men from the Lady Prevost, made a party + of 22 men, for Long Point. At day light on the morning of the 25th, I landed with 138 men. We ascended a high and steep bank, and advanced about halt a mile info the country to Charlotteville, a small village. At this place the enemy have commenced a very large block house, We broke open the doors of an inn and the jaily and seized ' the jailor, from whom I was in hopes I should be able to collect the information wanted. t this moment an alarm gun was fired by the enemy, which was answered by several others: we. then retired with the jailor to the boat. When distan from the shore about half a mile, nearly 300 people had collected on the bank, which number seemed constantly increasing while we? were in sight.” é Vig « Our fleet entered Lake Huron on the - 13th, with a fair wind----and I presume the | attack on Mackinac will take place this day. W The moment I learn. the result of the ex - will insure the future safety’ of the British. pedigpn, I will inform you of the same.” x
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