§ (s {Lice her over the bar before the tide celiyia this we succeeed by tea o'clock, ; waea we shaped our course aivag the shore of Leng Island 59 miies, and theadgicered S. E.by W. At 5 clock ships were discovered alicad ; we immediately hanjed a o up the ship and passed two miles to the Northward ef them Atday light, we discovered four ships in chase, ere oneach quarter, and two astern the leading ship of the COEMY: --4 02ZEC-— sie commenced a fire upon us; but without effect, At noon, the wind light baffling web inarcased our distance from the ra- zee, but the next ship astern, which was also a large ship, had gamed and contimu- ed to gain upon us cousiderably ywe 1mme- diately employed alt hands to lighten ship by starting water, cutting away the anchors throwing overboard provisions, spare spars, boats and every articl: that could be got at keeping the sails wet from the royals down. Ai 3, we had the wud quite light; the en- emmy whe had now joimed by a brig, bad a strong breeze and were coming up with us fapldly. The Endymion, mounting 50 guns, 24 pounders on the main deck, had - low approached us within gun shot, and and had commenced a fire with her bow guns, which we returned from our stern. At o'clock she had obtained a position on our starboard quarter, within half point blauk shot, on which neither our stern nor quarter guns would bear; we were now sieering Li by N. the wind N. W. I re mained with her in this position for half an hoi, in the hope that she would close with us on our broadside, in which case I had prepared my crew to board, but from h's continuing to yaw his ship to maintain his position, it became evident that to close Was burhls inteation. Every fire now cut soe of our sails or aigging. To have continued our course under these circum. stances, would have been placing it in his Power to cripple us, without being subject 20 lnjury himself, and to have hauled up nore to the northwatd to bring our stern gus to bear, would have exposed us to his raking fire. It was now dusk, when I determined to alter my course south, for the purpore ef bringing the enemy abeam, and although their ships astern were draw- ing up fastt I felt satisfied I should be ena- bled to throw him out of the combat be- dore they could come up, and was not with- out hopes, if the night proved dark, (of which there was every appearance) that I might still be enable to ¢ffect my escape, Out opponent kept off at the same instant we did, and our fire commenced at the same time. We continued engaged steer- ing south with steering sails set two hours and a half, when we completely succeed in dismantling her. Previously to her diop- Ping entirely out of the action, there were intervals of minuits, when the ships were broadside and broadside, in which she did not fire a gun. At this period (half past 8 o'clock) althongh dark, the other ships of tie squadron were in sight and almost with in gun shot. We were of course compel- led to abandon her. In resuming our for- Aner conrse for the purpose of avoiding the Sandron, we were compelled to present Our stern to our antagonist—but such was his state, though we were thus exposed anp withm range of his guns for half an hour, that he did not avail himself of this fo orable oppertunity of raking us. We continued this course until 11 o'clock when two fresh ships of the enemy (the Pomona and Tenedos) had come up. The Pomona had opened her five on the Jarboard bow, within musket shot ; the other about two cables length astern, taking a raking position on our quarter; and the rest (with the exception of the Endymion) within gun shot. Thus situated, with about one fifth of my crew killed and wounded, my ship crippled, and a more than four-fold force opposcd to me, without a chance of escape lal, 'deemed 1t my duty to surrender : tis with emotions of pride I bear testi- ‘mony to the ‘gallantry and steadiness of en. very:oticer aud men { nag qy0- nonot tt command on this OCCCasion and I feei sat isficd that the fact of their havin beaten @ iorceequal to themsclves, jp the presence and almost under the guns of so vastlya superior lorce, when, 100, it was almost self evident that whatever ther exerions might be, they must ultimately be captured, will be taken as evideuce of what they would have pertormed, bad the force opposed to them been 1 any degree equal. It is with extrem: pain [ save to inform you thal licuts. Babbit, iHamijoy and tow- eil fell in the action. Eaocy have left no otlicers of superior merit behind thn. If, sir, tie 1ssue of this aa hod been fortunate, I should have felt 1t my duty to recominend to your attention Its Sthubrick and Gallager. They maintained Uirough- out tue day the reputation-tiacy had acui- red in former actions. Licut Twigs, of the marines. displayed groea( zeal, his men were well supplied and their fire incomparable. so long asthe ene- my continued within musket range, Midsnipman Raudolpb, who hud charge of the forecastle diyis.on, managed 1L to my, entire satisfaction. From Mc Robinson, who was serving as 2 volunteer, 1 received essential aid, par- ticularly afier 1 was deprived of the scrvi- ces of the mastery and s.vere loss I had sustalved in my officers on the quarter deck Of our loss in killed and wounded, I am unabie at peesent to give you a correct statement; the attention of the Surgeon be- ing so entirely occupied with the wounded, that be was unable to make out a correct return waen 1 left the president, nor shail 1 beable to uike «t wat our arvival in port, we having parted company with the squad roi yesterday. The enclosed list, wth the exceptian I fear ol its being abort of the number wiil be found correct. + For 24 hours after the action it was neariy calm and the squadron were occu - pied in repairing the crippled ships. Such of the President as were not badty wounded, were put on board the different ships; myself and a part of my crew were put on board this ship. On the 17th we had a gale fromthe eastward, when this ship lost her bewsprit, fore and mainmasts and mizen top mast, all of whic were bad- ly wounded, and was in consequence of her disabled condition, obliged to throw overboard all of her upper deck pons; her loss 1a killed and wounded must have been very great. 1 have not been able to ascer tain tue extent. Ten were burried after | came on board, (35 bours «ter tne ac tion) the badly wounded sucu as are obliged to keep their cots, occupy th sts side of tite gun deck roi the cabin bulk nead to the main mast From the erippled state of the Pres. dent’s spars, 1 feel satisfied she could aot have saved her mass, and 1 feel sciigus apprehensions for tue safety of our wounded oft on bozrd, It 1s due to Cape {lope w state, that eve- ry attenuon has been paid by him to myself and officers that have been placed on board his ship, that delicacy aud humanity could dictate : I have the honor to be with much ses- pect, siry your obedient servant. Al 7 Stephen Decatur. The Hon. Beng. W. Crowninsaeid, Sceretary of the Navy. British squadron referred to in the letter. Majestick, razee Endymion Pouione Ti nedos Dispatch, Brig. net | Es Greenssure, Pas eb. 25; Obituary. Departed this lide, on Tuesday, the 21st inst. Mr. WILLIAM S. GRAHAM, Edi- tor and proprietor of the « Creensburg Indiana Kegistery” aged about 28 ycars.--= On the succeeding day his remains were atte ded to the grave by an unusua.ly large concourse of cidzens. His disconsolaie wife, and two infant children, ave by uus alllicting dispensation, bereft of a mest tender and affectionate, and provident nius- band and father; and the socieiy in which he lived, of asingularly obliging and agrees able member. As the conductor of a pub- lic journal, Mr. Graham exercised an im- partiality so rigid, or rather a neutrality so cautious, with respect to politics, and a carcfulness and industry so unremitted, in the selection of the news, that he bad gain- ed the confidence of all parties and enjoy- ed an His death therefore is to be reoretted not only asa se- vere calamity befallen his immediate extensive patronage. po Tierds and neighbors, ths publ ic {08S an oxtensive - etn. a mi - a erican Patriot. nett REDD (CRI —t re. Al Berirronre, Mire 20,1815. - —" “To speak ils thought symm Is every Lreeman®s right.” 4, "The legislature of this state closed its session yesterday morning, having passed i2 and 12° resolutions, The bill entitled « An act for the reeula- tion ol the militia,” was not retursud by the overnor; and asit had not Leen ten days in his possession previous to the rising of thelegislature, it mast he over til the next session Unfid then the mifita w 1 ve gov- erned by ue law passed at the session of 1813 14, Harrissunrs, March — The Collectors of internal duties are to receive 4 1-2 per centim on monies coliceted not exceeding 100.000 doitars, and 1-2 per centum on all received over that sum. : ’ Aletter from Havarna, dated February ist, gives the folowing as the British ac. count of the atfuic vt New Orleans: “ Betore this resciics you, you will have heared of the attack on New Orleans by the English; with about 15,000 men. ; ¢ They weve repulsed with the 108s of their principal Generals and 5900 men A great numbet of“ ofiiccrs, some of thei wounded, have "arrived hicre from the ex. pedition; and there are ndw seven British vessels of war which conveyed the treops ino this harbor.” Extract of aletter from Washington of the 21st of February. An officer, a col. or gen. by the name of Clarke, in the state of Georgia, has shot Governor Early through the neck, in his own house. E’s lile 's despaired of, the dispuie arose upon a Veto which the Gove ernor had put to a law, — — New Loxpox, March 1. Orders have been issued from the navy deparument to prepare for sea the United States and Macedonian frigates, in this ¢iv-: er. Their destination is suppesod ob ai | \ “37a agar ot pes FON bf tha UU. States Nuvy is preparing at the pért of N, York to proeced to the Mentterranean. Lk The Dutch Fleet. Accounts have been ieccived by the Lydia, arrived at New Castile, liom Lisbo. , that the weather had been very severe in the British Channel, and that the Dutch Ficcet, bound to Algiers had been dispers the Mediterranean. i oi ed, and put into different ports mn the Chan- nel. There was no Ajgerine force out, DS Wirriam H. Crawrorbp, of Georgia, (late minister to France) is appomicd by the president, with the conscut of tie sen- ate, (0 be secretary of war, vise James Moenroe, resigned. The president of the Unitdd States. in obedierice to the desire ot the senate and house of representrtives of the Unined States, has Issucd a prociamation, recom- mending that the second Tuesday in Apuil be sect apart as a day of thanksgiving. —— The latest dates fiom Europe indicate the approach of new troubles wu that quar- ter oi the giobe. Much discoid prevails among the great Personages assembled at Vienna. Yrauce is said to be ina very unsettled sate. rig |} eR— PuiLaperrnara, March 13. New Orleans. Letters to the 10th ult. were received by yesterday’s mail from New Orleans.— Aliwas gniet Ge. Gaines had arrived, aud nothing was ‘known ef the enemy. True Am. Capture of the Syren. The cartel St, Pullip arnvea at Nove go, RY Wn the vw LT WORT Sh fioral Fos dtd 1 3 Rite x = a % " 4 : 2 »ILACS sloop ul ear Syren wud Caplurcd off the Cape vikavod Hope by the British man of war Malway, of 74 suns. The Lydia Qrrived at New Castle, frou Lishen, cous J firms the eccount of her capture fg " “ The Loddon Gazeue of the oth, conv’ ’ A - ! * . fons an account of the captuve, after » chase of eleven hours, by H. M.S. Mod. way, Captain Biind, on Juiy 12, ot the’ States’ brig of war Syien of 16 guns, aud 137 threw overboard zl] her met. During the chase the Pg guns, boats, fans chois, cables and spars.” ——— Important Appointment — The following Li:zh appointments ifave (Xf been nade by the President, with the ade | 4 v.ce ol tlic Schate, VIZ. i Janics Muikioe, (iste Secritary of | aril f to be S Cretaty of State of the Uigied 3. Slates, 4 i John Quincy Great 3. an, ! hy Aubert Lratiating to be Minister to Frabices vice Wim Crawior J, resigned. fo lames A. Bayard 0 be Minister to 1us-. 8 sia vice John Q. Adams. 3 4 Josoph Anderson, (now a Senator {hora i Tennessee) to he Compurolier of (he Tea | suly vice kizekiel Bacon resigned. ay 9 ‘Charles J. Logers oll (now a Represe fae’ tive in Congress) to be Attorney of the Us | States lor the District of Pennsylvania, wice i A.J. Daiias resigned. {i ee Capts. Jobu Redgers, Isaac Hall, sad { 27% David Porter, to coustitute a board of | ; Comunissionérs of the Navy under the 365 | of recently passed 4 of a. A > ; oo AGT Adams, to be Minist We \ 2 1 ! x 8 a All the above nominations ave said t have been unauiinously contirmed yester=' day, with the exception ob two, to cach of which there was a‘legative. The office of Secretary of War being now vacated by the return of Mr. Monroe to the Department of State, wili probably be filled betore Congress adjourns. sap bein Sa WOOD CHOPPERS, Wanted at Logan Furnace. The subscribers wish to employ a num- “bavaf mood. choppers. 10 wher