Rb Ca
Burgh, belonging to Jersey, 258
brandy, wine and verdigrease, 14 men, 6
Suns, H. Longlois master, Messrs. Eme-
ry’s ewners, captured 21st Aug. off cape
_Orstugal, value 100,000 dollars-sunk.
tons, cargo ‘circuitous voyage of 4000 miles, from Bor-
deaux to Greenbush, after viewing. the
Falls of Niagara, &c¢.] Drummond has
no reinforcements.
CCI) 13 a] 301 C
’
proy ded for Ey FA fy oo
-3 That the corps of engineers be enlare
) 21 Of tHe onenty woud Nie
but for the act of some miscreant :---the ij.
fantry came up about an hour afterwards,
but did not engage, except with their artil-
lery---and the enemy reured, having ma-
tauded a little, a few fowls perhaps their
ged. ; es
4. 1 hat the ordnaunde * department be a-
mended, : :
enlargement ol the corps v. aif
Brig Triton, frem St. Johns, boand to
Teigmouth 111 tons, cargd fishy 7 men, M
' Respecting the
__ of engineers, I shall submit hereatter a
== «
3 New Haven, Oct. 1 ly booty.” 8
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATUR SHE : rise —
PHE. AMERICAN PATRIOT.
The committee to whom was referred a
commuaication from the governor ot Mass
2 LE a
RIE rr roman A tn sm EE See em
Varvey master, Wm. Lukem Row owner,
PELLEFONTE, Nurs MBER 19 1811,
; =. wy ia AUER . RA
more detailed communication. *
eapiared August 23d, off Cape Finistere,
value 25,000 dollars—-sunk-
Brig Duck, from Fentaventure, bound to
Teneriffe, belonging to London, 174 tons,
Bailla, 10 men, 2 guns, J. Stephenson mas
tor Geo. Faith, owner, 2 passengers, captu-
red Sept. 2d, off Fetaventure, value 21,000
dollars=sunk. iy
Ship Mary, from Pointa Petre, bound to
Halifax, belonging to Gaudaloupe, 270 tons
argo sugar, coffee, rum, and moiasses, 17
men, 2 guns. Jas. Gibson, Lewis Deprez,
owners, captured Oct. 12th, off Barbuda,
value 70,000 doilars-sunk. #
Total value 494,222 dollars.
. L WARRINGTON.
Lo — ,
Copy of a letter’ from Captain Porter to the
Secretary of the Navy, dated New York,
Octooer 23. : y
Sir—1 have the pleasure to inform you
y Hattie *Inited States’ Fulton the First,
wus this morning Safely launched. Noone
yet has ventured to suggest an improve-
ment that could be made in this vessel, and
to use the words of the projector, « I would
notalter her were it ir my power to do so.”
%
achusetts relating to a convention: of the
NewEngland states at Hartford, reported a
resolve for the appointment of seven dele-
erates, tomeet delegates from the other
New Englaiid states, to consult what meas.
ures it may be expedient for those states to 37 We have again got paper, and if
adopt, in the present situation of the’ coun. we can, shall issue regularly in futave.
try, which shall not be inconsistent with the i dolimguancies have proceeded from.
duty which they owe to the government of the negligence, (or perhaps what is worse)
the United States. The resolve passed the of our paper-maker. This we presume,
house of representatives ; yeas 153 ; nays by the indulgent part of our readers, will
$6; majority 117. This report has been be deemed a sufficient apology.
considered in council, and will probably pass © b :
this day. ch O N {31
From the New York Mercantile Advertiser,
November 4. PE
The passengers in the Eastern Stages, Se :
informed us, that the privateer Mammoth, - WAR MEASU ;
of Baltimore, had arrived at Portsmouth, Mr. Troup of Geo. from the niilitary
N. H. from a very successful cruise. hav- committee, reporteds a bill making further
ing made 21 prizes, 17 of which she destroy provision for filling the runks of the regular
ed, and manned 4. The Mammoth has army, by classifying the free male popula-
brought ina full and valuable cargo of tion of the U. States.
goods ,
#To speak his thoughts—
~ Isevery Freeman's right.”
a — mt mm ro rn mea me
NEE ESS =
— eT a rr
a —
BGA
Fie WE
House of Representatives, Ny
y Tuesday Det. 27.
3 AR
as &
na
AN ar de
. | This bill proposes to provide for the
It 1s said a deputation from the Independ division of the whole free male population
ents of Mexicg, on its way to Washington ofthe United States, by the assessors into
for the purpose of forming an alliance of a classes of 25 men cach; eath class to be
commercial nature. Set
i compelled, undera penalty of
hundred dollars, to furnish, within
New London, November 2.
‘Fhe marshal of this ditrict yesterday re. - days after the classification aforesaid, an a-
ceived a letter from the marshal of Penn- pe bodied recruit for the service of the U.
sylvania, informing him that the British States. The bill 1s of some length, and
5 EIA i ’
:
For the propos: d amendment
the senior officer of the department in this
city, which is approved. ; = ]
I shall be ready and happy to communi
‘cate such further remarks and details on.
these subjects as the committee may de<
sire, and shall request permission to suga
gest hereafter the resu.t of further attena
tion to, and reflection on, our military estals
lishment gencrally, should any thing occuE
which muy*be deemed worthy its atention.
) .
I have thehoner to be, &c.
“JaMBy MONROE.
ian, G. M, Treue, Charan wil tary
Committee, House of Represszitatives.
¢ : aa
From the Boston Daily Advertiser, Nov. 1.
3 ' & a
‘Extract of a leiter from the Keeper of the
E. C. H. Books, dated New Bediord, Oca
tober 30. ;
“I'he Schooner Sail, Lewis, from Barn»
stable, arrived here this mowing, and:
brings us tne foilo ving account ui the cap»
ture of the British privateer schooner. Re-
taliation, capt, Pouer, Captain Jeukins,
with 32 meu, al! sotaereion th one brass
4 pounder, muskes, swords, ke. aud’ ems
barked on board the si00p Two Jiiends, at
Falmouth, with an intention to take ber if
of the ord"
~ nanee department, I subnita report from
>
2
She promisses fair to meet our most san- lieutenants Carpenters and Lovesey, who
were arrested by a mititia officer at Say-
oy : brook and brought here, had broken their
being able to navigate In her from one: €X- naroles, and requesting them to be put in
treme of our coast to the other. Her buoy- safe keeping.
caitains very fuil provisions for carrying possible. When, up-Wood’s Hole it fell iW
itself into effect] : .cglin, and they rowed from thence up to |
guine expectations; and 1 do not despair of
: 2 : b a
Mr. Troup also reported a bill « to au.
Tarpanicn Cove, where the Retaliation was ~~ 7.
at anchor. “When within about three quar ~~
ancy astonishes every one ; she now draws
priv zight feet three inches water, and her
drat will be only ten feet with all her guns,
It was of no use however, ason saturday
evening they disappearcd, and have not
since heenseen. Who is to blame for suf-
fering them to goat large 1 know not. Ma.
machineryy stores and crew on board ; the jor general Taylor, who commands the mi-
gase with which she can now be towed with
a si zlesteam boat - renders it certain that
i hei
dy awe every purpose, and the manner it is
ficended to secure her machinery from the
gumier’s shot leaves no apprehension « for
its safety. 4 fbi
I shall use every exertion to prépare het
foi immediate service ; her guns will soon
be mounted, and | am assured by Mr. Fal-
“ton that her machinery will be put in oppe-
ration in about six weeks.
I have the honor to be, with great res.
pect, your obedient servant,
~~ D. PORTER.
The Honorable Wm. Jones,
: Secretary of the Navy.
a Aras
BY THE STEAM BOAT.
“Extractof a letter from a gettleman in Can-
andagda, dated Oct. 26. |
¢ Ghd. Brown has gone to Sackett’s Har
Bor, ond his division is on their march thith
e+ The remainder of the army are near
For Brie, where most of us’ will winter.——
Pit of them will come on this side of the
Navara. The British have taken all ex-
cept 700 of their force down the lake-—per-
hays to attack Szckett’s Harbor ~ Our mi-
litiz ave discharged. This is the last news
from the west.”
CAMPAIGN ENDED.
From the Correspondent of the Columbian,
~~ AVgstern District, Oct. 25
Te news from the west to night is, that
the fighting on the frontieris oder for this
¢smpaign General Brown has been ore
dered to Sickett’s Harbor. Gen. Miller
has a furlough. The militia and volun-
teers have crossed on this side General
Brown's division was crossing on saturday
and sunday ; they are ordered to sackett’s
arbor. Gen. Porter is of course discharg-
ed if the militia are, which 18 expected.—
Thus endeth the campaign of general Izard
(Ampersand the soldiers eall him, in allu-
sion to his roundabout . march from Platts.
burgh to Erie). The two divisions of our
army bad gone to Chippawa. A road was
cleared to zo up the creek. Every thing
was ready for crossing, so as to flank Drum.
mond and compel iim to fight or retreat,
when an order was issusd for the American
army to retreat Before an inferior force !
Mm General Izard set out from Platis-
burghon the 24th August, to relieve the
Jeft division, then supposed to be in a peril.
“pus condition: and he rides post haste, 50 ag
to form a jutiction on the 12th of October-_, .
Searly two months | [Into months some
litia, bad placed them at Otis’s tavern, un-
Thursday. On saturday the general and
«Ineity will be sufficiently great to an« the deputy marshal had some conversation
relative to the charge ol the prisoi:ers, and
we understand are al issuc as ruspiocis the
responsibility.
wd
Action ut Kirby's Wid Milt.
Annapolis, Maryland, November, 3.
Extract of a letter from colonel Jobn F.
Mercer to his excellency. the Governor.
“ West River, Oct, 31, 1814.
« I must say that the men I ¢ommanded,
with one exception, behaved in a manner
honorable to themselves, and even gratify.
ing to me, acting in the situation I did ; and
I must particularize the obligations I was
under to that excelient officer capt. Franks
lin, without whose aid the men coud not
have been provided for or kept together;
On every occasion they discovered spirit &
activity, and aitho’ unable to make any sce
rious impressions on the enemy, who con-
sisted of from 3 to 400, 0r even 500 at dif.
i
ferent periods, yet by firing on their pickets
and shewing themseives on evefy point,
they circumscribed his marauding, and
kept him close within his posts.
« [ felt much at stake, and when the * ene
emy moved up toland on the swamp shore
this merning, I made every exertion to have
him promptly met. I accempanied capt.
Burd to the spot where they were. debark-
ed and drawn up in a line in a corufield, pro
tected in front by a creck, and on their right
flank, where aione they could be approached
by a fence. Captain Burd, alwr waiting
for the infantry two hours,and sceing the
enemy were beginning to re-embark a mile
below, consulted me, and I gave my opinion
in favor of a charge, which he immediately
executed in the bandsomest style---the fire
of the enemy was received, but passed un.
heeded----the fence thrown down, the line
of the enemy in full flight ; their men throw
ing down their arms and surrendering ;
when by one of those unfortunate accidents
which mar the best direoted military move-
ments, some one inthe rear cried « A re-
itreat,” and the dragoons gave way, captain
Burd rallied part of them and renewed the
charge, but the enemy had now leisure to
gain another fence, covered by a wood, anil
kept up the hottest fire, seperated from the
force only by the fence, and the larger pro-
portion of thie squadron not coming up, a
the prisoners but two were lost, and two of
the dragoons, whose horses were killed, are
missing---six were wourkled, and unfortu-
nately captain Burd who promises te be
an ornament to his prolession and his coun
try, was wounded by two balls in the head,
thprise the president of the United States
to accept the services of volunteers who
may associate and organize themselves,and
offer their services to the goverment of the
Unitéd States.”
der a guard which was withdrawn on [Thetitle of this oill sufficiently cxplains
its object] :
Mr Troup also »eporteda bill «to pro.
vie e for the further defence of the fionticis
of the United States by authorizing the pre-
gident to augment the present military cs.
tablishment.?
" [This bill proposes to provide, that « ii
add'tion to the present military establish
ment ofthe United States there be imme-
diately raised forty thousand regiments in
such proportions of mfantry, artillery, rifle-
men and cavalry, as the president of the U.
States may deem proper, to be iulisted to
serve during the war, unless sooner dis-
charged, and limited as to service to the
defence of the frontiers of the Umted States
&e. &e.
The bills are severally twice read and
referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Troup also laid before the house the
following letter from the secretary at war
to the mlitary committee ; va
“DEPARTMENT OF \ ag, ers 17.
§ DIR,
The great importance of the subject,
and the other the depart-
ment, which could not fail to be very scnsi«
bly {fclt, at so interesting a period, by a per-
son who had just taken charge of it, are
my apology for not answering your letter
of the 24th of September, at an earlier day,
on the defects of the present military csta-
blishment.
Due ccensideration has been bestowed
on the subject matter of that letter, and I
have now the honor to submit to the com-
mittee the following report :
1 That the present military establish-
ment, amounting to 62,448 men, be preser-
ved and made complete, and that the most
efficient means authorised by the cBnstitw
tion and consistent with the general rights
of our fellow-citizens be adoptedsto fill the
ranks, and with the least possible delay.
2. That a permanent force consisting of
at least 40,000 men in addition to the pres-
ent military establishment be raised for the
defence of our cities and trontiers under an
engagement by the executive with such
duties of
and thrown from his horse---I hope,howev- corps that it shall be employed in that ser-
ters ofa mile of her she fired her long gun
Jatthem, aud then the Two Friends came
to anchor.
« The privateer then sent her beat, "with
the captain and five min to board the sloop.
The Americans kept close until the. buat
got along side and made fast,when,on a sig-
nal from the captain, about 20 of tiem rose
‘up and pomted their mniuskets into the
boat, aud they imcdlately surrendered —
They then put twelve mem on board the pri-
vetcer’s boat, vot nid or way with the sloop
anc boarded the priveteeryand carried “her
witiout resistance. She was carried Into
Falmouth, where her cargo,cousisting chief"
ty of plunder, was landed. Sle has 5 guns,
ene tweiye pounder on a pivet. one long 6
pounder and 3 carror.des and 12 men, and
had 2 American priscners onboard. Capt.
Lewis! did others attack +! some of the pri-
vc rar pon shore at Nassau Isloncga few
diye s'necy took two en and 8 musk.s, &
re-caplured 3 boats. They captured on
Tlu.sday another boat wth 6 men, all ar<
med, while they were on'y 4 in number, and
wnarmed. The Retadation was formerly”
the Revenge privateer of salem.”
ran
_ Newport, (R. I) Oct. 31,
LATEST FROM BERMUDA.
« Yesterday arrived at this port, the
v
Spanish schooner Arribes, captain Elkins,
% on
from Bermuda, ia ballast. Sailed from
Bermuda, the 15th inst. Admiral Cocks
burn with two 74’s, and 4 or 5 frigatesyhad ”
arrived there from the Chesapeake.
part of lord Hill’s expedition had arrived
there, nor were they soon expected. Ad-
miral Cochrane was daily expected from
Hal fix. The body of sir Peter Parker
was buried at Bermuda on the 16th instant.
From 800 to 10C0 troops were there, but no
| About 200 A-
merican prisoncrs were at. Bermuda, who
were to be seut to England. Provisions og
every kind, (except tour was scarce and
high, bee {was 40 dollars per barrel, corn
4 dollars per bushel, There had been ne
late artivals at Bermuda {rom Eg iapd, &
uo prizes hadbeen sent in thre la cly. As
captain Elkins was coming out from Ber
muda, he met several prize vessels from
the Chesapeak, with Hour, going in yester~
lay off the entrance of our harbor, captain
Elkins was boarded by the Morgiana, sloop.
of war, and permitted to proceed. A frig=
ate passed this habor this morning and eng
tered the Vineyard Sound.” ?
expedition was fitting wut,
The usual court of enquiry has been
held, as to the loss of the: Adains, [t sat at
er, that nothing serious wil result} from his
wounds. « It was really a brilliant charge
till the moment, I have deseribed, and eve-
vice within certain specified limits, and, Portsmouth, and was composed of captains
that a proportignal augmentation of gens Huguand Syara, The decision was thas
hd
api
oF
<4