gr rusifing {with enthusiasm to the scencs where danger and daty czil. af pled held. : / H , to other aggressions. had heen added the capture of nearly a thousand American ves- ig of- their bloed, they give the surest sc that no other tribute willbe with- ving foreborh to : declare war until er of Pennsva Cy, if pa candidate iol" the oidice of commissioner. , Nashville, Sept. 9. An express arvived bere this morning from Gen Jackson, with the following un poitant infor nation. Head Qurtcrs. Tth Mil. Dist. er ¥ Mobile, Aug. 27. SIR- By an express sent from Pen la as well as from Antonio Callina, a citi- sels, and the mpressmeny” of thousands of zen of that place win left there yesterday American sea-faving citizens, and until a final declaration had been nvade by the gov- ernment of Grad: Britain, that her hostile orders agaidst our commerce would not be revolked,but on conditions as impossible as unjust’; whilst it was known that these or- defs’would not otherwise cease, but with a war which had lasted nearly twenty years & which accordmg to appearances at that tune, might last as many more ; having manifested on every occasion, and in every or mode, a sincere desire to arrest the WE Tusion of blood, and, meet our enemy on the ground of justice and reconciliation our beloved country, in still opposing to his per- severing hostility all its energies, with an undiminished disposition towards peace and friendship on honorable terms, must carry with it the good wishes of the impartial world and the best hopes of support from an Omnipotent and Rind Providence. . JAMES MADISON. Wa hington, Sefitember 20, 1814, THE AMER “T'o'speak his thoughts— Is every Freeman's right. ETE: = Gen. Izavd and led from Sac ketts Harbor on the 20th of September. ~ General Scott is appointed to the com- “mand of the 10th military district, in which is included the cities of Baltimore and Washington. Gen. Gaines is appointed to the comutand of the 4th military district, of which Phlla- delphia is part. . ; S——— / “The privateer Fox of Portsmouth has captured “tic British transport Stranger of 30r 400 tons. It had on board 66. pieces of beatiful 32 & 24 prs. all intended for sir wdames Yeo at Kingston. ; ¥ Goi Mimat OP SAS Gen. Macomb has mustered altogether about 3 or £00 of deserters from the British army at Plattsburg’; addressed them, put- @hascd thelr arms, and dismissed them, re- commending them to retire to the interior. ol the country. BA a, Ah pen ! The princes of Wales has eloped from Englana to France with the earl of Arran, where they are married, The enemy lies in the Patuxent river, from which they can with a favorable wind, sali to Baldmore in six or eight hours. "he ai Far 1 1 Ahey ave expecting reinforcements, and whenthey get them, will make another at- bo al lane wae 212€C. The present force sta- Honed at Baltimore, for its defence does not éxceed 10,000. 9 ry TALN re Captala Hamilton of the Ist rifle regi- ment. who was wounded at the battle of Coujecta creek, under the command of Maj. / Morgan, has since died of his wounds. a A Isaac Wyne, Esq. who was nomi iced by the Fedralists for the executives officg of this state, has since declined 'geing a cand date. / Mr. PriNTER, + You are requested to pu ing ticket for the information of your sub- scribers. Lf Gover oR. \ SIMON ‘SNYDER. Congress, DAVID BARD. Assembly, ISAAC M’KINNLY. Commissioner, JAMES CRAWFORD, Esgn. Auditors, EVAN MILES, FE YWARD PURDUE, sen. JOHN MITCHELL. 1 at 12 o’cluck, bringing with 1 im the pass of coi. Nicholas, the British etiicer com mundi there, lor bis protection. I have received formation, which ‘may be inipii- citiy relied on, that three British vessels, the Hermes, Orpheus and Caryian, arrived at Peosacola on the 25th instant, and on yes- terday disembarked an immense quantity of wrms, ammunition, munitions of war, and provisions--sand marched into the Spanish tort between two and three hundred troops. ‘That thirteeen sail of the I'ne with a large number of transports are daily expected at that place, with ten thousand troops. : The Havanna papers received there state, that fourteen sail of the line had ar- rived at Bermuda. It is currently report ed in Pensacola, that the emperor of Russia has offered his Britanic majesty 50,000 of bis best troops for the conquest of Louisi- aina, and that this territory will fall a prey to the enemy before the expiration of one month. Sir J. Faubridge and captain Pi- got are the naval commanders. Spain.is sald by a secret treaty to have ceded Pensa- cola to Great Britain. You will immediately perceive the ne- cessity of being on the alert, and taking time by the forelock. I have, therefore to request that you, with out delay cause to be organized, equipped and brought into the field the whole of the quota, of the mili- tia of your state agreeable to the requisition of the war department of the 4th of July last. Col. Robert Butler, ‘my adjutant general, is now in your srates and has been mstructed to make the necessary arrange- ments for transportation, provisioning and bringing to head quarters these troops, as well as to prescribe their route. You will have them furnished with all the arms within your reach. Those who cannot be furnished by you will receive them here; but reliance must not be had on that if to be avoided. I am respectly. ANDREW JACKSON. His Excellency Wirnie Broun, governor of Tenncser. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TH LATE BRILLIANT AFFAIR AT FORT ERIE. Copy of a letter from a gentleman who was in Fort Erie, and witnessed the action to the editor, dared, : Buffalo, Sept. 19 «Sir, Major general Brown having pre- viously made his dispositions for attacking the cnemy’s batteries, in the vicinity of Fort Erie, sallied out with a considerable part of his force, in the afternoon of the 17th instant. The battle commenced be- tween two and three o’clock, andi continu- ed for more than two hours witli considera- ble warmth, having in the couse of the ac- tion to contend with gen. / Drummond’s force. But our gallant little army, not- withstanding the enemy he(d the advantage of choosing his own positi/an and acting on the defensive, surmounjed every obstacle ; drove him from his wesrks and carried two of his batteries, mour ting five 24’s and 18’s and 68 pound card nade, spiked the guns,’ broke off the tru gnions and destroyed the carriages and a Great quantity of ammuni- tion. Near fr ir hundred prisoners fell in- to our hands /; among whom are twelve of- ficers. T'je enemy’s loss could not have been less /than eight hundred or one thoi- sand Tr 4en killed wounded and prisoners, while “ours in comparison was small. “/The militia and a few Indians took the fi 1d with the reg ular troops, and it. is said /deserve much credit for their bravery and good conduct during the action. The re- gular troops conducted with their usual bra- very. The enemy’s batteries being destroy- ed | except one] the object of the sorties was completely effected, and our troops re- tired nto their works. i Cp For a week preceding the battle of the 17th instant, the weather was a continual storm of rain, and extremely difficult fo, military operations; some smart affairs of posts, however, took place between the contending armies at Fort Erie ; in one of which our militia advanced withina few paces of the cnemy’s batteries. Our ar- gllery occasionally played upon the ene- defences with effect, and actually si, In the course my’s lenced the enemy’s mortars, of the week, many deserters; par: cularly f.om De Watteville’s regiment came, who have all, together with some fiity or more prisoners, been sent to Greenbush Qur militia, the riflemen, and a few In- SACO~" Long log ‘the 5th and 27th. TY OF 3 Nhe ' 2 1 Te] wa 3. aad hd ed ¢ i. 0 turegea number o! prisoners. iy a a ala . So of 3 rot { the enemy ID Eve CY lence or my wisn fob a Sues posscssionof a smal party of the : 22 ral engagement. ‘The latter pudpose “rg gen. Porter’s detachment were pressing ol answeped; this smail vo.unteer cops ‘ied for other purposes which placed the gene- ralin a critical situation ; and the enemy Sody a a i PNT i 70 was imme ely attaeked. who were about ‘to lay, dan MCEATNS, 4 pifferpel mai damanded the general to su ander; Lut utes aud general Porter with an unshaken presence Faun the ca ry En Og ot gy Yas to the 'sadvantageous g UNUS ‘hot Delp md. had ti ASSS w e enem 2 Hyahiab colts SINGS 1.0L vein of isd, aighe addrs y te keep th “REMY abieto support’ them. In this. skin at Bay, while a party ot his men came 10 major Heath's horse was killed under hip, his relief and captured the enemy. Gen. At half past two o'clock the enenily coms Porter was wounded in the hand by a per- proceeded scarcely hail a milic bios main body of the enemy shew. vies 3 le infantry a‘tire of some min h sone 08% in kitled & menced throwing rockets across my left flank, which seemed bamless, and had no other effdet than to prepare my line {or the through the sound ofthe artillery, which soon commen- neck, the wound is not mortal ; he is repre- red ty us.on the. enemy’s vizht column then > . usning acros : Ww left bod eb rated sented to have conducted himself with much Py bv ihe: 058 towards my leit, aud return- cd by their six pounders and a howitzer ups personal bravery . on my left aod centre. The ¢ vinonading Whilst we exult at the bravery and wes brisk for some minutes, when I orders good fortune of our gallant couitrymen ed my fire to cease, until the enemy should ne cal un le, withthe Joy DI tclose range of gamistor, ‘Secing Ve are cayeClubon te Bang pe JOY that my left flank was the main object of the the deep regrets occasioned by tae fall of enemy, I brought up the 39th inc a line on v > iy € "yy > the gallant Wood, and the brave, generous the lethof the en £24 Seaghed two pié- : : : ! ry tothe Jett of the 39th; still lished Gibson. . ; 1; stil ij Sat more securely to protect my left dank. col, ; ’ . Amcy ofthe 51st was ordered to fom Copy of a letter from gen. Stricker to maj. regiment at right angles with my lie gen. Smith, dated H. Q. 3d brigade, Bai- ing lus right near the ieft of the 30h thmore, Sept. 13, 1814. order being badly executed created for a Mas. Gex.'S. SumitH, | moment some confusion in that quare: rbut Sirn—I have the honor to report to you Wis soon rectified by the efforts of aid-de- that, in obedience to your orders, [ march- camp and brigade majors, who corrected ed from Baltimore on Sunday the 11th inst. the error of col. Amey, and posted the 51st with part of my brigade, as the advance I its ordered position 0 hy « YY . . — v 3 = i 3 a ps ol the apm Snes EE I'he enemy’s right colums displayed and y torce co 5° 7 advanced upon the 39th and 2 T ’ ent, under lieut. col. Sterrett ; 620 of the 6th vs: ] : 5 h and eh. The 51st under lieut. col M’Donald; 500 of the unmindiul of my object to use its five in pro 27th under lieut. col. Long ; 450 of the 39th tection of my left flank in case an atte nnder lieut col Fowler; 700 ofthe 51st un- der lieut cot Amey ; 150 riflemen under capt. Dyer; 140 cavalry under licut col. Biays ; and the Union Artillery of 75 men, Its own reputation, delivered one random with six 4 pounders under No fire and retreated precipitately, and in such ery, making an aggregate o effective.’ oil oc to. roids ever . t 4 oY : . ’ ve . > men. I moved towards N. Fointby the A 8% ry effort of mine torally them ineffective. Some disorder sonal reencontre wit a British oilicer. Ger. Ripley was wounued als a This mpt should be made to turn is, totally forgetful of the honor of the brigade, and regardless of main road, and at 8 veloc P. DL oreached the meeting house x r the head of Sear was occasioned in tho second batalion of the creck, seven miles trom this city. ere s9¢h. by the fizht of the 51st, ar 2 ) RY : : 1d the brigade halted, with the ejception of : 7 5 ’ a few the cavalry, who were pushed forward to S2Ve Way: = generaj Gorsuch’s farm, 3 miles in advance, and the from left to right ; myartillery ia the cen- riflemen, who took post ol the hak tre poured forth an mcessant volley of can- smith’s shop, two miles In advance oi our. no 1 o 1 I» 0 “ 1 > h win} cucampment. At 7 o'clock op the 13¢h, T ster uponithe scnemyls left “column, ‘who received information from the advanced vie Were endeavoring to gain the coverof a detts, that the enemy were ma, cing prepara- small log house, about 50 yards in front of tions to land under cover of their gun ves- Vb {gs . the scls, which lay off the stafl/of North Point within the mouth of Patapsco river. 1 im- mediately ordered back miy bagage under yagers {from the 5th (who were originally a sirong gaat, pored mrp we Wis & posted therein) should be compelled to 97th reets. and my artiljery to the head 0 A . 7th regts late (sa calléd) Yat the 5th Ihe enemy’s line advanced about with its right on the head of a branch of 10 minutes before 3 o’ciock, with a severe Bear creck, and its left on the main North fire, which was well returned by the artille, Point road, wile the 27th was posted on the oposite side of the road, in line with the 5th ; its left extending towards a branch of Back companies of captains Levering, Howard river. The artillery I posted directly at ,nq Sadtlers, which were too much exhaus- “th i interval between ae the head of tae a pied o ‘ted by the advanced skirmish of the two for ground 300 yards it the rear of the 27th, & mer—and the ordered retreat of the Jatter the 51st the same distance in the rear of to resume their position in line ;—and from the 5th, extending each parallel to the front che drat battalion of the 39th, who roaintained line. The 6th regt. was thrown back toa ! : : ad position a short distance this side of Cook’s its ground in despite of the disgracful ex- tavern, and half a miic in the rear of the sec ample set by the intended support on the ond line. My orders weve, that the 5th & 97th should receive the enemy, and, ¥ ne- cessary, £231 back through the 51st and 39th ; bl ey oly on the right ie 6th, or reserve utes before 4 o’clock, when, finding that my regiment The riflemen were ordered to line, now 1400 strong, was insufficient to the skirts of a thick iow pine-wood beyond yiihstand the superior numbers of the ene, the black smith’s shop, with a large sedge geld in front, that as the cavalry were still in advance, who would inform of the ene- my’s approach, they might take advantage order a movement back o thc reserve ve- of the covering of the wood and annoy his giment, under col. M’Donald, which was : advance. : RY I soon learned that the enemy’s advance well posted to receive the retired line which party was moving rapidly up the main onl mostly rallied well. On forming with the and as the cavalry continually announced wet, the fatiguerh sta of the relents al their progress, I fattered myself with the : > Ga hope that the riflemen would soon proclaim corps which had retived, and the probabifi- by a gallant fie, their still nearer approach. ty that my right flank might be turned by a Imagine my chagrin when I perceived the whole rifle corps falling back upon my mala 1 1 i a > < ’ {10 osition, having too creduously listene : bot pr ; Pe groundless information that the enemy tion, LO fall back to Worthington’s mill ; were landing on Back river to cut them off. ich I was the more persuaded 10, by my RN ! » (* My hopes of early annoyance to the encmy betag thus frustrated, I threw the riflemen The fire now became 5th; which, however, precaution had been taken to fire, so soon as capt. Sadtler’s leave it. rysthe whole 27th,the 5th except the three The fire was incessant till about 15 min= my, and my left flank being exposed by the desertion of the 51st,I was constrained to quick movement of the cnemy in that dis rection, induced me, alter proper delibera- desire to have the 6th regt. (whose oificery on the right flank of my tront line, thereby, and men were eager to share the dangers with the addition of a few cavalry, well se- ,fheir brother sowdiers) pevicet and in good curing that flank. My videttes soon bro ito receive the enemy.on (his nearer information that the enemy in small force was enjoying himself at Gorsuch’s farm — Insulted ‘at the ideaof a small marauding ! party thus daringly provoking chastisement, ces might eure, : several of my officers votuuteered their fond the brigade on the morning of the 13, corps to dislodge it. Captains Leving’s ; and Howar.’s companies from the 5thy a- “7 bout 150 in numbery under major Heath of fidence nourt€.yes, av that regiment : captain Aisquith’s and 2 ,pations for the annoyance of the enemy a- fiw other riflemen, in all about seventy ; one (one, if deemud proper; oF IR conjuncligh 4 pounder with ten men ander lieut Sules, ng gk and the cavalry, were immediately pushed with any other 1o7ee approach to the city. All retired as 1 could i 1d were ready to act as creunstans In this situation you wish, at somewhat fatigued, but with increashd coi- oh d renewing our prep AR ES. 4 self, which © . WK ir 5 Re
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