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 BE TT REMBMBERBD, Tbat on the twentfetib day ofSeptem- 
 
 ber, in tbe thirtV>nin^ ymrst the Tndeiteitdenee of thë United 
 
 Tj, S* ^^tes of Amenei^ Jou« Low, of tfaq; raid district, hath depof- 
 
 itediuUâa office tbe title ofa Bopk, the rigbt whereof be 
 
 •laiiçi M ProprietOBt in the wordt foHowing^ to wlt ; i ?; I'-*- i'\-. . 
 
 << An impartial and Correct Hittory^f the War b^tween tbie Uiuted 
 Statea'of Ameri«R, aQ4-GN:l|t Britain, deetkred by a hiw ofCongreN^ 
 Juue i8, Iltl2, and conclf4«d by a ratification and exchange of a Trcatjr 
 of Peace, &t tbe City of VPi^ogton, Februaiy 17, %$}», Cosajaii»nm 
 a {«rtioiUar détail of tbe V^fi jàd MllHaiy opoeatm»; apd a fiitichfnl 
 record ofjthe ^renU prodoMd dorins tbe conteat. . Second' édition, 
 revîMd aiod corrected< Carefnlly con^iiéd trom bfflcial documenu." 
 
 In coofbnnity te tbe Act of tbe Cengren of tbe Uwted States, entitled 
 ** Ail Aet £>r uM! encouragement of Learnioc. "by Mçunag tbe c<^ct of 
 Maps» Cbini^ a«d Books, -to the a«tb«ra ind-proprietim of sneb oopiea, ■ 
 duringt&B 4înie therçbi meutioned. Àad alao-to an aot, entitled '*Aa 
 act, capplMnentâry to an aet, eatkled m Aot for tbe encouragenaàl of 
 XeflnÉbblby «eeuriag tim/|epies«f Mapa, Cfaarta, and Bookn p H» 
 anthnn and propilfltomorfbcb copies duringthe timea therebi mention» 
 'ed, and extending tlie beneflts thelM to tiie art* of de^ingi «tiraTiog 
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 publ.« ,„r,o.lv, or cAoeed the gooeral lotte,"" . ^ .1 
 pablle^mind was by tbM eyeut, yet ito rerollW 
 
 SJ^ «W wliioh tho king, «f Europe wî.h^ <• 
 
 IhaMhe future menarebs of (he «ast WoùtdîSt' 
 laJho uew werld; rival, capable «f »ppoJite ùa 
 der«.(.»g attempto a« eoaflnuing » pdm^,d^ 
 :^fiou^ the deMendants of emîgraal», led U 
 ffl» new eontineat by eupidUy, drive» toit b^ 
 "tergeention, or baniahed a> au eipfaMira of tUbr 
 ertnios. 
 
 Jt wsMwt Birfn long aftep the first-settieméiit 
 \P^ Amer«« hy Europcans. lUatit was «igacioa«- 
 
 ^^ give law8 tô the oH." Theah^^ iÊi,^à .u^ 
 mûk but the derigjoo or contempt of il 
 
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 cd, îTat ail, in a hundrcd centaries, vas deemed 
 tOG puérile to Ibe eredited, aad too distant to be 
 dreaded. • 
 
 The Revohitionary war gave the flrst substan- 
 tîal proof tbat nuatcrials for ail the purposes of 
 self-^veininent existed in America. In propor- 
 tion as the geiHHs nnd retouvee» of tbe inhabitanfa 
 were developed» la the sanie degree did tbey find 
 adrooates in difièrcnt parts <^ tbe world, ifbo 
 either saw wilh pTeasure tbe sueeessful pi^ospeei 
 Hrhièh opened itsèlf te tbe people ef the United 
 State«« (late British coiooies,^ seeretly enconr- 
 aged and relteved tbem» or openlj sùppdrted an^ 
 assisted tbem. Tbe bappy terminatlon of tbi» 
 «ontost hsà te tbe belief; that the tbcornfs of po^ 
 litiealprApfa^ts were net enlj probable» but tbeir 
 «onsumimition less distant thaii bad been hither^ 
 te su|«pos«d. 
 
 Th« tJnked States> baving by tbe treaty of 
 peace al 1785,. beeome a nation by tbe consent of 
 «Il othei* nations, bad as if to begin tbe world^ 
 without any otber capital tban tbe virtue of tho 
 «iciiiens, and withont svcu^y against foreigii 
 "i^^^n* e&eept what cmld be drawn A'oin 
 tbcir own courage and patriotism. 
 
 As yet tbeir poputation was tittte more tban 
 tbrré millions of inhabitants j thé irant of a Urell 
 «onaolidated confédération rendered the gorern- 
 ment we<#f an^ the maiiy Incidents and difleuU 
 ties dHMIog tbe atlempt te reconMle tariéué iit« 
 , ^.^a^ gcaêfat pillic^li?, iocTRised thi«^ 
 ''" iPic spcoulâtions a&to thé future des* 
 
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tînics of the people vftre various. England had 
 eoncluded peaee p-o forma, but she continued Ii08< 
 tile in faet. Great Bi-itain was but a small iV 
 laml, yct her sovereign was a king over extensive 
 régions, and many islandsin various parts of the 
 globe: tliccxaniplcof sevcralofhepcoloiitiesre- r 
 jecting her autlioriry, and unitîng îa support o£>- 
 each olher, was dangeious to the iiarent eountrjr y 
 M was fourni impossible to subdue thein Uj force, 
 it was detwiftiaed to do so by intrigue, corrup- 
 tion, and robberj. 
 
 ^ The colonies remedicd one great ineonTenienee 
 hy forming a gênerai constitution in 1789, whicfc 
 stands an uwivalied instanee'of patriotism, wîsr^^ 
 dom, and justice ,• a rapîd growth of population/ 
 and extension of eoinmerce,acaI(ivation ofliter^ 
 ature, arts and sciences, were fast advaueing ta a 
 point tbat would outrival England hievery rcapect. 
 A» thi» State of things adranak i» America, 
 England prooeed«d,to measureslmncireased vi- 
 olence and iiy'ustice, Se^eking for^pretexts, in 
 principlcs noyel, uiiknown to othcr nations, and 
 even confravening her own estabjishêd practîce^ 
 she left to America the alternative of submissîon 
 10 her wi», or résistance bjr war; the lutter was 
 resortedtow n 
 
 ^ The hi,toi7 of theRcToîtttionafy war is alrea^ 
 dj before the publie. It is a vahwWe record of 
 VlMil roen dbteroiMied to be free, «an dft. Thip 
 war lirought intoaphalanx that mass oÊlmàm 
 ^patrwijgm, ^JdriiiidëFTrB^firt mA^ijJiji^ 
 èoq|m<rDeed its eareer ofglory at '^^^ 
 
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 aud (érmÎDated it, under the iminortal Wa8HIKq<- 
 TON, nt York-tfKwn. 
 
 Tlie task, now umlertaken, must be int^rest- 
 ing to evepy citizen of the Unit«d Statea. A ^- 
 cord of the second struggle againsi the same en- 
 f mj, ^Tho diiring seven yeara of rcvolutionary 
 tmiîtcaf, eaiTÎed fire and sword, the ba^ronet, tlie 
 halter, and the toinahawls, throughout the Unit- 
 iHJ States, will surely be an acceptable treat^ 
 
 'llieinilitary talents /whichsprap^ as if ioto» 
 wjîviipulous existence during the late wapf the 
 patriotie courage whicli displaj'ed iUelf on everj 
 occasion j their succe&sful triumplis in almosC 
 ^\:vy battie, are prôud proofs, that where g«|iiH» 
 is free to àet, and that influèncedbj an amor 
 pafnte, no dangers ar« too diffieuU t« overcorae^ 
 DO difiBcuUie» too great to be subdned. 
 
 The apparent military andnaTal power of Eng» 
 lànd was, to that of America, at tbe eommence» 
 ment of tbe late war^ as that of tbe lion t^the 
 )amb ; but 'the incenscd eagle stretehed fori»ar<l 
 W^ beakr and» with ît tore the laureLf^^m tbe 
 9riton^s.brow 5 andv fljrîng ofer the walera, be^ 
 wrested with bis talons, the trident froiii th» 
 ^mlttteip of the deep^*^ * 
 
 i^ givlBjj jtfôtwl^ of Uicse eTents, thtéo ià^t^ 
 ftbaUe moBUfflents of ' AiBeribanglot^^ a aiiriet 
 npanT haa. been bad tetrotb^ iioii4it«need b^ 
 ^ iiilwertby oonftideratioB» aod it iii.beped tfa«t 
 Hkjb^^aVMiir volliint wfir be fbiufl t««e«Nitalii ae eo. 
 Jtoifc 1^ itow of hi^tdry a s cenM rtaseiial 
 
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 HISTOBY OF THR WAB, /^c 
 
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 AMEBICA sfems f»have been destiiited^ lyr 
 
 S~« ll*''^' r ^*** '?" ^**^*'*» »»»*»"»^ 9i^« WrtlîV 
 atrcngtb, and maturity to ratiooal lîberty: ia 
 
 thw mpeet, its discovery mitat be eoosidered of 
 prime benefit f» mankhid. C»lainbu8, a low 
 ©rjusùw, would bave fixed tbe Fesidenoe of lib^ 
 adi»t" 2?"î^ America, but f bis extraordimiiy 
 adventufrer bf»eame tha objeet of pepsecutîng eh- 
 IIa, ^** «««"'fieed ait tbe sbrioe af amiatioa 
 
 lambus bad Writed, ^as giveii up ta citeîditTV 
 jdunder, aad tbe moat BaiSfie il Jn^îL^Twl 
 Jiajsaepe of its bo»pitabla inbftUtaiitf. -ybr 
 âctkwagHehe», tbe goW. whieb it prodow^ 
 
 inj^a t»tli« new contloeot^ iosaailebi <M ttèi 
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 gion of Uie south ; man begins. therei ta agsumci 
 the charaoter fop wlneh (i«ç| g,„j n^„p« i,.^ 
 ,dc«tinedhim; and phila.iihropy-inajrlïope, tliaf 
 Jheppesentgenei'atlon'wUInolpasH.away, until 
 
 aad an its inhabitants be bappy. 
 The inordiiiato ambiiion of htpeditarvveov- r 
 - crninentH.iUid theîp Just jcalotisie^ of^eaeh otliT 
 cp, Lare gi ven ao unbouMd«-d éprJng (o the de- 
 
 ^Pu- P^î^ï.*'*^ tfo'ninioi^ilwUppeigJcoïiquerts. 
 rhis spipit, howevep înjunouîliasr in somç pe-^ 
 jpects, conrpihutcd towai-ds fh&oreasbd know- 
 Jedgfi of geogniphyv the diffusISh df gênerai în- 
 fopination, and the faoilUating of a gocial inter-' 
 . coupse hfitween the inhàhitanU of distant w- 
 
 EngTand, fiimed (bp thp afTyenturoa» spiVit of 
 its inhabitants, and tbe unequalled ambition rf 
 its sovereign», oould mit pemain an indifl^pent 
 spectatop of an Enpopean rival takîag^pogses. 
 
 JÎl"^? "T ''*••***• Expeditîonal^soon 
 rormed for thfr mope perfect dfecèvepy of tU» 
 new ^"«"«"Wolm Cabot, Imvfng îbtàîned 
 « eommission Jhm» Henry thé Tth of KngWd. 
 to,di8coirer wifenown^Iani, and annex then, to 
 tli<ri^wir,fhsooTeped tbe«astépn ooast of NoHb 
 
 ^mS**Î^ ?r ^T""'^ ^'•«*^«' •îbieqnentlyi 
 saiM aloogiti «md Eoglirtd, fcy i^htlrpriir 
 digcoycry, daimed its sovepeîgoV-GoId minei 
 ape^enillj «onflncd to tpopîoaf «limâtes ,• the 
 a^of IForth AiiicHca, eontlguous to tHe wa» 
 ■•>ean^toteI^t,8andy,or uoflt for profita' 
 MejHMrftimion f the elknate was irartabie an4 
 
 j ÏÏr? L^^^/ïf •?««'*»^n«'^ wero more^ gavage 
 *-« inbospitable than tfaogo of t)ie soutb. N# 
 îf*^***« itiducemenf presentèd itg^f to n«w àeK 
 
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 ▼alue 6f their «ergonal fortune», J|lft^e# 
 emigrant. to «ettle on their aew elitKii ; ^ 
 îïrX «^""•w* haîingr changée their reridin^ 
 
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 oy ftobitual bondago, beeoniei Ineabable of mZ 
 
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 onW fo J[îï!«!'*f 'î"**'" > J^i^^^'y applioabli, 
 ottiy to eorpM«aI slaTo^. fbo glaWÏ: «»«! 
 
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 'ih« lieart of ihair, certain reKgioiis diitîes; anify 
 whetieTer tbe ftilfilment of thèse is fdrbidden by 
 Iiuman edksts, the injurcd' perscm feaps not to rè- 
 voU op seek an asjlum against perseeuMon, 
 \Vith God t)n liis side, he fearg no other poiVer^ 
 "id èan be happy in a trildepness ôr in a cave. 
 
 It Is not now neeessary to enter intoa dètailed 
 vieV of the perseeution» i^inst Cbristlaos in 
 £urojke. Who that has nOt beard of them i H 
 18 snffi^nt to_ observe, tliat no diflSoulties') reat 
 or imagmary» coald detei* the perseeuted Chris- 
 ij^^ frohi seeking an asylum, wbere, free froni 
 interri^tioo, they might adore tlieir God, %»' 
 eonsoien^e dietated. ' Ameriea offered thaé My^ 
 lum; andto tbis circumstanoe it is due, that 
 the vilderaes» i» so fast givine waj to euUiva- 
 timi^ the internai resourees of the eoiintry bayg 
 beenèxplored and rendercd operative^ the seem^ 
 ing insarnloantable objecta of the new eoun^ 
 try liave disappeared, and a state of comfodl 
 eqiml to that of any part of Europe hasbeenl 
 
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 *rhîs confort: ivas wîoke^y marred by thirf 
 British Government, wbile it ruied the Nortlv 
 Amopîeaa emonies. A désire to proocéd to thé 
 eh'ief ol^fect of ' this work, and its iimits precl u- 
 ding any particnilar récital of tliese evtls, leave» 
 ohly rooi9 to liemark, tbai they were suf^b as t^r 
 •reate much udbappiliess in the oolonifs, io^pro-' 
 duee caniplaintV^ «BUonstrances, and pétition» 
 totlie motbercouptry; and .finally, were Wi. 
 Tièd to tuob eiees», fis t» be no ]oDger,sul|è^ 
 
 î\» «ver to be rêmenl^redrètb JFiqiy, iffû, 
 
 fptit^h of thèse c oloiHfcH, by ihei^ rénresen- 
 
 I eMgrept assèmbled, baving puUisbeçl 
 
 ite, but firm, a gritvous, bat true state* 
 
 îl,sÂMiuij^'i£-jih!li*::.tÀVi-ïilàiSf 
 

 > but true lUte* 
 
 âiflTOBT 01 THE WAB. " f^ 
 
 tliat ihe uiutcd colonies ««are, and of picht 
 ourfit to fce, fpee an^ independent statea.'' tK 
 ^nited colonies eonsîsted of the states of N^w! 
 Hampshire, Massachusetts, Bliode-Islaed. €on 
 »ect,c«t, Jîjw-Yopk, New jWsev, PeMsjlvaiir 
 
 ?n. Srr'-Î?"'^'"".*'' VÎPginia/NortSoîto^ 
 
 ^l?éà^:yt^''^^^^^^ England 
 
 u possdnn of tlie provinces of UnDep and 
 
 X«mwCSII&la,]Vew Bpïnswick andWoîrSce^^ 
 ÎL .'^!«r'^/ '"*'*' astonishinent : its novelu 
 
 ^m P^S. '.^Z^**®"* »" »''n»y» without apms. 
 ^ithout disci-pline, or ninnitions of Tar, w^",S 
 inoney, without aHiea. oppoeiag thcir uiîS 
 ^ fiiree agaînst a patioTricÇ and lïï^^ 
 
 r/wipfc'n??T' c^"^'^ *»^ ail tbeWw 
 iL Sa^V"îl^^"« *" possessioa of tbe colon* 
 fcs, tbe «habitants of wliioh ikOàr^ th^ 
 
 !??"*• è *^"« wiitest w as Ions and seyère - a blond 
 
 WM triHyjtw,^ bat ,tm pStS Sa" ^ 
 
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u 
 
 BISTOBY OF THB WAB. 
 
 contemplated. tJnder the dominioD of Ewdmiif 
 
 incpease of commerce and manufaetuws stHI 
 wower : the countrv wahM k^ „ 'l ""' 
 RfWïok «, «;"«uiry weulq oe a warehouse for 
 Bk^itigli manufactures, the inhabifants, a n^weïï 
 for Biitidi armies and navics. It was nec^Z 
 
 •ionldbe «nohecked, îndustn^nwSîaîSd i« 
 tT^4SeC^^ihîrv''"î^^^ «elîTe^lTu'^'^^^ 
 The éx«^i Jîrt^ 1""'** *'**"««'''« of thew, 
 the uîuS^fc^*- "^^ «ueea«fulJy tried ia 
 
 Iffr ^^ ^ ^mu& State». But the neoDla 
 •f An«eriea ^elt ail tfaeip toi!» «mï l«^i^*^ 
 
 K!S y ^^ acquisition- of freedom : thev 
 JtM erejt.^and, as if b^ «lagio, a^iS^I |n J 
 the miÇht^of a nation. I» le^lhan th^*«iS 
 
 ^J& i?!?f"'^ "lewased 80 as to suZ 
 
 îr.ïlrîi ^T®"*^y înereased erterial trade • 
 « short, they beoame therivaUof Engla»iK ' 
 
 w«ç Qf AmcLo», more^hanany other. in^» JS 
 «le jjatîonaUebt4»f Ckeafc Britin t^ l^t*^! 
 

 i.t • 
 
 FreWBh war, had nearljr accomplîshed he? vast 
 
 ^r %ain, and Kalj, had nearlv disippeared 
 fi^m the océan j those of Rassia. Jnd X*^X? 
 naval pcmei^ or thenoPthof Europe hadteen 
 pned ovep to the British inferest, op deW^ 
 by the superiority of her flehs. m U?& 
 
 the ônly hation that had vJPUœ or cS^^su^ffi! 
 Içient to moye in a just course, uninflucnced bv 
 fntpigue, and unîntimidated hy menace To^ 
 
 T moï*"^'^"' Britain, fo/yerSifes^d' 
 he most ungenepoùR, iryùijous and eowapdlv 
 
 i^fln States lliluinff an honorable anJ^ 
 
 AÔ '*oS. "* ^t/ ;:^''' l»»^** be^n PfcPmîtteS 
 leitwm of foreîgn nation*, dnVdnp the aouhîet of 
 Itbeir Ç»^ioç gpeatnesvréduced UiU là ÏÏteto 
 Jto a inerited state of dependence— thev BliebÉ 
 knSl xî*® Americans- looked but Jltflc te 
 
 iwag employed on <he oèéan, and ihe oeonfoir 
 
 We demand for evepy fcind of ppodoZ. SdïhA 
 
 LS? ^^«^land been wMed to contend Ite 
 «MM %a^ WJth almose eyery kind oYian^ 
 
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 HI8T0KY 0¥ THEjaWAB. 
 
 ■m 
 
 ihciture; bat die cjilculated that thé pacifie foU 
 îoy ef the States wcrald contiaue, and that the 
 political cH^utes amMg her own citizens w<^uM 
 i^nder her a weak enemy even in war ; and it 
 is even probable, that the resubjugation of the 
 c<rk)iiies \irere in |i certain expeoted event con~- 
 templated. That event ivas: to be the oyerthrqw 
 of France. Had the United States^ unresisting* 
 lysubmitted un\iltbe restoratfon of the Dour- 
 lions» she vould thea hâve had war *with a yen< 
 ^eMioe. 
 
 ««fThe history of the présent kinç of Grcat 
 Brîtain, (says the déclaration ofindependence) is 
 a history of repeateîl injuries and usurpations," 
 This "wouhl, at uiis daytjÉpi just représentation 
 df thè eOnduot of GreaiUmtain, fr0m the ter- 
 inination of the rerolationarv^-to the commenoe* 
 ment of the preâeat war. ^Insteâd of dwelling 
 more maïutdly on it, it is sufficient to say, that 
 It was 9Q eontiiined, se mnltiplied and mâltifa- 
 thin$, that tiie United States had no àlteroatiTe, 
 hot salnnîssion to wrongs by whieh they wiDulà 
 ]be,degraded as a nation, or an appeal to anns. 
 JThe latter w;ib resorted to« 
 : • fia Monday, the Ist of Juoe, a eoniidential 
 taesBfige was receivefd, in li^h ehambers of coa* 
 gw^ liftiiB the Président o'f the United StèileB, 
 .^nVili was wad with elosed doors, aad refend, , 
 Sp eaeh bouse, to éoBiÉdtte(»i to report thereon. 
 • The Brltish aggressions, to ivhieh Ihe Prési- 
 dent, In a partieuTar manner, oalled the atten- 
 tioii; ^ Coagresf, were, 
 
 1. tmpressments <^ American citizens, irhile sail'- 
 fng on the biehway of nations, dragging them on 
 
 Wv w » »*- *nc»c ^ amy %n- Wiu-f < 
 
 '-I- 
 
 J^n8( Doâons in amity with the United States, and 
 even to auist ih aggressions on their iellow citisen% 
 When nifit'qn the high aeai^ 
 
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 jt- 1 1^ 
 
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 , BlSTOBT OF THE W^tt. ±$ 
 
 2» Violating the ri^hts and peace of our coastà 
 ahd harbours, harra»sing oujp departing commerce) 
 and Jwantonly spilling American blood, within our 
 territorial jurisdiction. ^ 
 
 3. Under„ pretended blockades, plundering oùr 
 comçnerce in evprjf sea, no adeq\j6te force being ap- 
 plied to rendcr such blockades légal» and fheir ^ing 
 enforced frort the d^te of the notification, by ^hicE 
 they had a retEOspective eflTect. ^- 
 
 4. lUegid blockades, uqder the name of. Ordevs i& 
 Council. 
 
 5. The employment of a secret agent, tnthin thQ 
 United States, with a vievr to subvert our goVemr 
 vent, and dismember the Union. 
 
 6. Encouraging the savagf> Indians to makQ w»t 
 on the people of the United States-. ' 
 
 TJie blœkade, under the name of Orders in 
 Couifcil, was the only oharge vhksh tfae British 
 nUhister pretended to jostifj; and this aot ou aoy 
 law bf nations, Ibut asavae^ ôf neeewary rètaiia-. 
 tion on France» for eqoally illeeal bloeka4e% uBt* 
 der the names of BeHin antf Milan deorees. It 
 shoaM be hère ^iBarked> thatime of the Brkii^ 
 illfgal aots was datdt in Mày, f 809, àiii^ eoiild 
 not be a retaliation, beeause it was anteèedoiit 
 to the Frenoh deerees. It shoulft aiso b^^ 
 serVëd/that ihe Brltish, after tho pnbllèatiôn of 
 the Prench deerees, deolared that the Uookade 
 of May, 1806, Vas oomprebendéd Ifc the Ordevs 
 in jPoqneil) dated sHbsràent tothe Frenélifei. 
 ,«^i^es ; th^s endeavonrii^ «o prove that a Uoek- 
 ade, aetually institut^ beftiré the l^'ieneh de- 
 erees, must be oonsidéred as iwoperly éammeiio* 
 ed after the promulgation oftha Freneh éiii 
 erees. •:■'••, , . . ,^ .-'(-{^r 
 
 Theobjèct of this imMWgfri^ wàg Ht ,^. 
 "thïriIf^DS31firF^^ÏjnSeriiiliN^^^ ,_ 
 repoal of the British Qtiktê io Conneil Omlé ^ 
 
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 follow, and tbus eaeh belligcrent procecd to »«- 
 pal thdr respective, ediets, pari paesu, accord- 
 ing <o tLeir respective dates, until ail the ofTen- 
 Bive decrecs wùuld be annulled. 
 
 when, however, the Frencli decrees had îiecn 
 amiiilJed, the British, under the most equivocât- 
 tng, flimsy, and false pretexts, eontinued to âct 
 on their Orders in Conncil j until after the dèela- 
 ration of War by America. H h trne that Ui« 
 ^ntish g^yernmenteauld not be acquainted witlt 
 ^he^declaration of war at the time of the repeal 
 ^^ ™« wders in Couneil, it must, howèver, be 
 •oiy^ed, that they were acquaintod with the 
 AMencan Embargo, whioh was generally under. 
 "i- t ^® "e PPeparatorjK to war; mr oôuld they 
 îïii ^/'î! f ^ WOuld be de«ft*red, uniess they 
 belicved that America had lost ail political vir- 
 îî*^»^?^*^ PF war supwcèdéd ail use whioU 
 «he British eould inake of the Orders în Couneil. 
 ^eiMepeal w^^ markeil by the ^eatest eon- 
 *MWPJ for, and insuït to thé United States. 
 :^MP? P'4\ho\tn, fi'Qm tbo oo^mitteé «f foreign re- 
 lions, ^to^hom the Pi-esîdint^s message wàs re- 
 lerfcd,Inr^thehou8eof Represeotative», made a 
 long and luwnous report of the 3d Juno, 1812. 
 whieh ^ônduded bj rcoommeodCng aw appeal 
 
 L^w* ^J^^ ^^^* ^^^^ ^^ ineflèctual motions 
 
 '0< 
 
 1^ INv Cai^opti, iVom the samo committée, on 
 fc»ve grven, presented a biU, deelaring war be- 
 
 ÎS^Ït^*^^*' ?"* *"* *»*"• «ïependeiSieg, and 
 îîu 5""^ '**?^®*' »»<' ^«JP territories. Thi» 
 r" y^.^ ^P'y »PI»»<t «ag debatOd for two 
 
 tMU.pttss? It was resoJved in^the aflirm». 
 
 
 '>-fiii 
 
 ■* 
 
 
 

 llniroVY ©P THB .WAR. 
 
 *r 
 
 ITio Yearf and Najs jrere as follovs : 
 
 Jfevf^Hamfithire. Dmsmoor, Hall, and Harpep.^â. 
 Mu»»achuaett9. Seaver, Carr, Gre«in, RichardsoD, 
 Turner, and Widgery.— 6. 
 Kkude^UUind. None. 
 Kermont. Fhk, Shaw, and Strong-^-^. 
 Connecticut. Kone. 
 
 JVeW'TQri:, Çond» Aveiy, «id Sage.-^i. 
 
 ^(rw-%Arr*fy. Condit, and Morgan.— 3. - 
 
 Pennsyivanjtt, Seybeït, Aodersdi^BlrowivRQbeMÂ, 
 
 Findlpy, SmiHc, tyle, WhitehiÙ. Bwd, ikvls, Ut'à<- 
 
 ver, Hyneman, Piper, Lacock, CVawfotd, ««l Smkh« 
 
 l— 16;' „ç. ..,■,■. 
 
 ■Delatoare. None. " . ... : , . 
 
 Mary/and. Kent, Little, M«&ini, Ringgold,BrtxiBQ, 
 and Archer.— Ô. 
 
 F/r^n/o. Nelson, Gholson, Goodwy», Newton^ 
 Xftliaferro, Dawson, Basoet, Sn^tb. J^«w.e9,'R<9i04 
 JrKoy, Pleasants, Clopton, and Burwcll.-l|4.' 
 
 Mnà^OtraUna, AWôn, JMa«fclè4g«. Stoôh, «Uife^^ 
 CochFiRii, ai«d Pickcns^-^ ; - -. 
 
 South'CèroHna. Wîniaraa, Chévw, Lbwndés^'fiuW 
 ler» Calhoun, Earlc, WiBt>><md "Motfrè.— H. 
 
 Georgia. Troup, Bibb, and Hall.— 3. • 
 
 Kentucky. Johnson, Desha, New, M'Kee, a»# 
 Ormèïjy.— jp, ^ 
 
 Tennenn. Rhea, Grtindy> and Sevier.—^f* .-.^ ^^ii 
 
 Ohio'.Morfov.'^U ' ./".■■ '_,■.._ ,> * \ - >pp 
 
 J^ti9,.Ramtfhirt. 5(ar»l&, and SulUvan^i^. ' 'M. 
 
 Bnghafn, White, Tallman, apd" wie,tQn.lS/ 
 Mhode-Ithntti Potter, and Jadlltoir;,.;*^; 
 vormont» ChiUenden ^K ^' 
 
 ton, ¥aliintodgc, PHkin, and La^.*-^, _ 
 
 W;?w.For^, Bleécker, Emot, Cookej Tvaù»^ 
 
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 \H 
 
 Mi 
 
 û ii 
 
 v>»='ai 
 
^, 
 
 aiSTORT OF TttB WA^. 
 
 
 
 Saminons, Stow, Tracy, Van Çortlandt, MitchiU, and 
 lUetcalf.— 1 1. ^ 
 
 \JÊ^^'^"^' ^^^^* ^^^^' Maxwell, and Ncav- 
 
 Pennaylvania, Miinor, and Rodman 2. 
 
 - Delaware. Ridgely ^i. 
 
 Maryiand. Key, Goldsborough, and Stcwart.— 3. 
 rV^r"*' ^"î^olP*»» Lewis, Baker, Breckenridee, 
 
 ^oAh^CaroUna. Pearson, M«Bryde, and Stanford. 
 
 South-CaroHna. None. ^ 
 Georgia. Nbne. 
 KpHucky. None. 
 ^nne»9ee. None. 
 , 0Afo. None. 
 
 . -i Yea» 79 
 
 ^ Nays 49 
 
 v.^tjority fbr War 30 , ^« 
 
 \ Oft the «h of Jane, a oonfidential mesMoe 
 
 OT^S*;r?' ^^ Mr, Maeon«nd Mr. Fiiid- 
 
 #iWI • , ' "^ ■■ • . ■■ • ■'"■■\ -■''• " - 
 
 « Mr. Preaident-^Tl^c Houac «f Représentative» 
 JjmpaM^d a bijl, entitled, » An act deelarin/î irâr 
 
 H5!S"i:7*'"*i'T Mï^herdcpendencie». and the 
 
 Untted Stateh and iheir ter.itories;' in whicb they 
 
 l kl» *î^*=*»'^«!lf « "f th j Senate ; and requeat th?t 
 
 te Mil be çonsideréd confidentially.^» And-they 
 
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 ^WW^vOut fii|8||^ passed thHt body on the latW 
 
 
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 nd Stanford. 
 
 HISTORT OP THE HT A», 
 
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 étij ; thére appeiiriDg forits passage, iO; agaiiut 
 
 The act was passed into a law on thnstW in 
 tue tollowiag worda : 
 
 .AN ACT 
 
 DeclaHng^War betivten the United Kingdom of 
 Great Bntain and Ireiand, and the defundrncie» 
 thereof,,and the UnUed Siatèa of jtmenca.and. 
 thnr territorita. V»."*'*^ 
 
 BRU enacted by the Senate and Houne of Pgfire^ 
 »cnauvea ofjhj United Statea ofjtnterij, inTol 
 gresa asaefnbledi-Y\,^t WAR be, ând the sattie is 
 
 dom ot Great Bnfain and Ireland, and the dépenleS- 
 
 tw\ ;S^^' . ^'*'' "-^^ ^"^"'^ St^'*» °f Amerfca, and 
 ^eir ternioaes; and thatthe Président of the.ûX 
 
 whfif f ' 5'' ?^ ^^ *> ^"^ authorised to use ïhe 
 r«r^ »ï; *"^ "?^'^* ^'^'^^^ ^f '*»« United States, t^ 
 carrjr the same mto elTcct, and to insué ïb tiriiat« 
 
 îfte îhJS tTnl""*^ gênerai repnéal.- in such ^Z 
 as hcrshdll think prwper, and Wider the sëal^ »? 
 United States, against the ressels, g«>ds, anîîSèS^ 
 of the govcmment of the same uEiK^.^ 
 Great Britain and Ireland, an^thC^^rnSî^^ ^ 
 Junc 13, 813. ' . . j 
 
 On thc^followîng day (l9th Jupe) \^ 
 
 ^on^îl P'^^i^ly remaved in bath fc 
 
 A peaee of nearly, 30 3 
 AnM^iioans ^tten^led but 
 m the arts of war, Tendei 
 
 Very Mni»« |i ial m af^h fi.ti . 
 
 yq «a yieLw ere aire na, 
 »4B7 topwei» pericili 
 
 !*.«; «itt.'^Jj*»v -v^-ffi Jiife 
 
 
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 jpoveinf 
 i^iparenj^ 
 
 
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 ?.-?vivi|rW.XMgg-^T^ 
 
 30 
 
 UISTOBT 97 TUB WAlt. 
 
 .America fbared muoh for the tkte of tlie lUtle 
 Amepiean navy. Jt was 'also supposed tbat oup 
 undfeoiplined armïes must -expeiience sevelul 
 defeats fpora thc well traioed regu'^" of Eng. 
 land ; but those, wbo kaew an;r <hing of the re- 
 volutionary war, felt no doubt as to whât would 
 be tbe e?ent of the présent. The wooderfiil 
 exploits» and happy jssue, tbat remaios t» bo pc- 
 oorded,' will show, that even the wiirwesten- 
 thusiasts did not pi^obably anticipate renown an(l^ 
 glory, jsaoh as was in store for Americans. 
 
 'l'he publio pripts, on botb shies, wero varm 
 in ^Itieîr denuneialions é(f Uieir respective oppo- 
 iients, and threats of what would and oojuld be 
 performed. 'i'he folloWing are given as spéci- 
 mens* '''''■ 
 
 » \JProm the Londoat Courier, 
 
 ^£M '* AmorieakaowB not th«t the vigor cf. the Britâsh- 
 ^^^^^^iwpire kioreases with the necessitjR ef ex«rting it-/ 
 thfit our ehislâcity riaea with the pteastire npM tts^*. 
 «ilJt rtiflkmltkB only aiàk»tts mose fin»ànd «ndaun^; 
 V fil ' •fhRtdai)gi||w onljrj^vc «»the additioBaLmcansoff 
 " direreonsiag tlifjiu 1 1 b in Mch a stabe of «l&irà, in> 
 suiOi. jt gBo«r^||isi«, -^t a nation JiheOra^(3ri&|ia'^ 
 boçpmes gteater. We &re novr the «iify bnlw^Jc bf 
 Uo|^^ the in>rld-«4>Iaced, a little spot» a spj^ck a)- 
 ra^pl^ Ùkt oieéan» lletWeen the oid and tbe neW 
 Hmw^ we are «bnteading with bètb; wîtb one anp 
 i^ro beating the aMiies of the masteref theCoq» 
 Vmm >f Europe^ pnd tskk Me 'oitiker wmMU wnis» 
 JmPr^ect on thé Continent 0/ Jmericé.** 
 
 ^ tai^— r>.^«. ^* Martthtg Poet. -. 
 « With a IMHMPu.sling only, America com* 
 
 (dépendances Withoot arniS» 
 
 ittt B#ie3i^ aftd wlthout crédit» 
 
 feg^pon atout heM j ate^a ad^fcy 
 
 ir iho suceess of uwhteous 
 
 J»fihmatu»ci 
 
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 çaùw. Thé' «vent bas proved, that with sucb relU 
 an^cs, • irauon bas nothing to fear. Our courtt|«W 
 aifim» tbrow» lUclf upon the protection of ^^ 
 ot HoiU j wç need butprove faithful to «ira andS^ 
 
 21e Z* ^'-"^"^ ^"! »««i«craanouP effortrand 
 peacc and plenty reward u« for our tôils. Wh^ àat 
 is truly an Atnerian, ^il| deapair of the «uccei. $ 
 hi8 country: who will d«r^ ♦« k.i:„..- _" _■' .»* 
 
 we can be 
 
 hw country; who will darè to believe 
 
 edtWrU^S^^^"*''^^.^2L Wehadimagià- 
 ed th,8 ,m^,sib|c, except with «Iw^agents of ihe c^ne- 
 
 i Z!rl * «•!!? * '^".*" «<*iniportttnt, not only to u», but 
 to poatettty, we bave foudd that tbe «pirit of treiaoa 
 ha.darediôBtalk ,broud, even at noJnûay, am^^î 
 
 Iw* .ri ?^'*"* "' *** '^'^^i * feaHesVSwce î 
 fd^m bm" If ''"^VP"»"^ tTexUt in a land of frco- 
 luom— but whcn roen threaten ^ witb Rivina the aa- 
 
 te wn,"l*'î^^' P*"" '^ '»»^ ^^»«« of ouîadvl^iît 
 fct ?»"'^'* '^ "^ '^^^ -««^^ freedo«.,becomi 
 
 The rtate of «» regular «to» »«. ,« «hl»' 
 iTie militu, wrth ibe exception *«lifi,wmZ'' 
 
 fers îf*^-*-' H:iC^ca S ■ 
 
 Xi»/ of Americar^ Fe^êi 
 PresWent, 44* Corn 
 
 ; Constitution, 44 Ca^ 
 United Stâtésj 44 
 
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 j '{firent 
 Argus, 
 
 Vfcten, . 
 
 Nautilust ' 
 ^ËnterprisC) 
 Viper, 
 'sl7Q Qun Boats» 
 
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 toUation, S«- . Db. ;^ 
 
 fresi, 36 Capt-^ipUlv 
 
 loston, . 32 OrdlnarysjvJ^ t 
 Esscl, 33 Capt, Mra . 
 
 /Adam», 83 Ort"*'-" ^ 
 
 .;p% • . ^ ■ fORvKT-nsÉ" 
 
 #7bhnA(iam«, ^ '^^P^*^^**^ 
 
 (16 Ci^t. Jolies. 
 16 Lawrence 
 
 16 licat Carolk 
 16 Crane. 
 
 16' Gom* Weolaef. 
 
 SCROOBBVt. ' * 
 
 13 Lieut. Ga^keiu . 
 13 Çinclair. . 
 
 18 Blakely. %. 
 
 12 Bainbridgev 
 
 Capt. jShaw. 
 
 Ofdinarjr: 
 
 "7 ^ ^-. a - BOMBS. 
 
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 •^rv ./.■ • - ■■ „•■; \^^ v-'.^ 
 
 - l #(r»nnM^oïf B®<'f5®i'*'» beinç at New-YopK, on 
 .reoeiviiiHii^psidènt's |H!OoIai^|rtioi|, annoiine- 
 % wajIllHHbed biiplen i&ii the oeossion, 
 ^Hii^Kp^^es aima dischar^ to siiek as 
 ^érë iinwilling to risk ttieii* lîves iviih bim. A 
 j^neitt^lMlza p^edN the deëlfintlidii «f tovery 
 indNWii io << stand or faU with Ui« Comnnâ- 
 ' ^^pjv♦^ 'lFheV*»neh<»r wa* hea^efl, and. Jk^M^ 
 Ifj^MlJiè Cooimodôre pas^ied t^ Ught-hovse of 
 
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 8tat68, uWCongtmsi and th« sloo 
 Bornet and Argus. Tlie Commoddrê 
 to Boston vÙfit a eruise of 72 dayi, d». 
 vhioh he patsed witbin one day'gsail oftlie B 
 isb cbaniie], pJMSod oear the island of Mad 
 and the Aaaret, and returned by tbé ban 
 Nêwroundiand and Cape-Sable. He niauv^ 
 captures, and 11 re-caiiture ; and cbased ;lwo Brit.^ 
 feb frigates, one of ^hem the Bclvidera. Thia 
 erùise Irasof great benefit, as k eompelled the 
 eneniy to concentrate bis forée, bfr \rbieh a vaat 
 quanUty of propeHy vas saved fr^m M\iog iuto 
 Ube eneiny*t bands. 
 
 r Tbe Président, while cbasing Ae Belrideni, 
 ^reeeived a considérable number «f shotin her 
 saUs and rigging, but was not niaterially injnr. 
 cd^ One of the Presideni*s' guns bvrsted. by 
 vfWeh 8 men werc kiBed, and nineteen woumleî 
 By this aeeident, the CommodoreVleg wa« frac* 
 " tiired. The chase lasted from 9, a» Mt/OB the 2sd 
 ai|ge,untilniidnight. . H SSL 
 
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 fhi tbe day after the CommodtMMÉe^ 
 [followînç appeared in the New^R^Colum* 
 
 tbeeseape of bis BritàttÉ 
 u z^r^ ... f^^, «cWidwa and 'Rif 
 taros, whien liaa been for aéme daya off Sandy^' 
 
 /* It 18 uodoubtedly a fact, that disiÀtv 
 mh infortnation hâve been sent <)ff4o theoria 
 fyessel» wli^ werc cMiistog o«r thè harbour* sîn 
 
 ôff it*U **° '^^' ^ •*•* ^G^«* *«»^ 
 
 \^ !? American «titen, he haacwortOii^S ' 
 pictoD, hoireror, en^eitHawd, that niob^ itt^HM^^ 
 
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 H18T0BT OT THE WAS. 
 
 act has Ijeen donc by any American. As it has therc- 
 ^Miien thé act of the subjects of the king of Eng- 
 jpra, whetherthty ar*: in. or out of office, the act i» a 
 
 ' Violation of the hospitality which tolérâtes their ré- 
 sidence in our city, and calls loudly upon the cônsti- 
 tuted authorities to put the laws imtnediately ifi force 
 
 s{|jainst alien enemies, and to rid the city of spies, or 
 at leasi of eurh as disgrâce their character by acting 
 in 80 infamous a capacity." ' 
 
 ^II is howevér a lamentable fact, that tlie ene- 
 |y had Lis. adhérents within the United States, 
 ^sisting of native citizens, as well as of for- 
 eigneps. The public weré apprised of the in- 
 famous and cowardl^ means used b^ the British 
 to corpttpt <he citizens, by the agency of hired 
 ineendiaries, aniong wJioni the notorious John 
 JBenrM was cqnspieuous. The first effusi<^|B of 
 thep#8|| were watched witb care, and the ^Iti- 
 zens indignant at the conduct of the Britisb goV- 
 •rament, which rendered war not only neôessa- 
 'l|f# but unavoidabley were ready to conatrue 
 eyery oppa|ition to gpvernment, into an aet of 
 adhésion to the ei^my. Th« spirit of 1770 
 |emctd to revive, ^nd the terms •« Whig*» and 
 ^P^ory" .were agàin coming into use. The 
 ràrty, whioh desiBÉiateditselfàs "Fédéral," was 
 long opposed to me offieers of »the genert^l gov- 
 ernment ; and were in the praètice of oondemn- 
 iog» opposing, and thwarting ail its measures. 
 Tbis party, to be consistent, aiso oppo.sed tbô 
 irar.'~There was another party oppdsed to war, 
 merely beoause it must prove irjurious to Èng- 
 land \ this was properly a British tory-party, 
 and should be disting&ished from Chose fédéra* 
 ^fettsf^wiw^ notwkhstandi^ i l^ 4^ir-€tppo»iti<m to 
 MM, were yet Jtttarittma. Thb tory endeavour^ 
 fA to sereeo himaelf bcneath the Moiblapee of 
 
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 BlSTOïf Oï TBB WJUi, 
 
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 IWemHsm j imd tïfe fiHlepalîgt, who eouM weak. 
 
 •faoïild be takëta fop tories. • ' -? 
 
 ^ Thm were uçwîral edUops of fedcpal polît îJ 
 
 jpliiical opponents, for comluct pupsued imme» 
 
 ?eïî«?lit^'"^i *'**'^' ^'*»"' « &>depalpapep, dé-T 
 I serves pamcular notice; «- jtv » 
 
 k.s;A^ -^^^^^^^^-^^'^'^^^n^nr. whatever mar oe 
 oup neccsaff to accoi^pUsh the object of ail waîT 
 
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 i^h^itends'. 
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 ?«îr !^' ai*P«arfcd jmrpedîolely aller thtf dw?lrffi 
 Jîî^^r LT-J** *^*" «Fédérai RemiWiJ^^ 
 printed at Baltimore, «nd editeilli^ te/WtL?? 
 1?^ It was 10 tlie fblk)wing -wonTs ^^ ; ^"fp 
 
 rr^»r*V** ^P***»"* in wrtKwgoolouiiasî 
 
 wdemerçdinto frora i^gul, Personal; and aiwe bel 
 
 &S-"~?r""*.'^'^^b« 5M^thÏ!r front marks ofmS 
 Ngu^ed foreign influeSe, which canoot bo miataîi 
 
 lï«,m;n^'"*'? ***'^**L^*"'y "*'*"• "^ constitutîonat 
 
 Msusp cioijs tothe American people, as" they de* 
 
 M^%^'^'''^h P*^*"***** and «ontrirers of this hiirlilv 
 
 KWMded m «lie ey«Bllie«f (Im 3îd Jubc, to ^'«S--^ 
 
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 BISTORT OF THE WAB. 
 
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 Wagner's printing office, which was dcstroyed. 
 This procédure >yas followed by some rioting ; 
 ànd the paper ^vas remoyed to Georgctown> 
 (Col.) whcrc it continued to hé printed. s 
 
 On the 7th July, an order yfas isaued froui 
 the department of state of the United States, re- 
 4|yairiug ail Britisli snbjectR to register thoir 
 liameB, âges, places of résidence, personscom- 
 posing their families,' ^^iiLAt the office of the 
 l|arshal of the United ;$»Ps, for the district in 
 wûoh such subjects ietf^îd. This order was 
 Iftllowed by others dii'ecttng aliea enemies, who 
 v/eve engaged in foireign cqmnii^rce, to reuiove 
 fhini the vieintty of the sca or tide ivater. The 
 information constantly conYeyed -to the enemy, 
 jfom thé ports and harbonrs of the United 
 States, was supposed to Itender snob a measure 
 neoessary. It ivould I>e much to the honouf of 
 the oitizens, if this treasonable intercourse ivith 
 ihe enemy were oonfinedto aliens; subséquent 
 information^ obtained at the navy department 
 of the United States, hfis suffioiently proved that 
 ieveral profligate citizèns^ haye ^so held com- 
 anieations with, and supplied the wants of the 
 
 A cartel ship arrifed i^Jnly, at Boston, tW»m 
 B[alifavand delivere^ on board the U. States 
 firigate Chesapeake, three seamen, formerly ta- 
 ken ont of that frigate, b^ the BritisH frigate 
 Iieopard.\| 
 
 It wiU be reeolleoted that tbe lieopard attaok- 
 ed the Chesapeake in time of peaoe, while the 
 latter v^as unsuspioious of an attacl(, and nupre- 
 p ared f or defenee, ^ Tfe^^îhesi 
 into, boardad. and thear^i 
 
 and thesr^men 
 
 into, board| 
 firom her, 
 Remonstranoe «n the-'paii of the United 
 
 .>*a', hj8»-» 
 
^ffi 
 
 ^ISTORT OF THE IfAR. ^f 
 
 States, vas made to the British govepnmeiit, and 
 mïresjdemandiîd for thia wanton breach of îho 
 làw.of nations. The HvHhh government dh-- 
 
 îdiîfr^^^r^ '"/'*« *«' ' but yet ppomol 
 ed tho coBunander of the Léopard, notto the 
 
 ÇL^r»S5* '^y'^^ ^* the comiand of • ri! 
 
 Jmie, ppomîaed hy the British govepimentVlt 
 
 waspleasingto >ee iteffeeted w^ soon a^r ^hï 
 
 ►deelaratîon of wap. WJiethepthe wap hJi^ 
 
 Mflaenee In^thistpansaetîon. must be mattep^ 
 
 iSirC»"^-** '"^''^ '*»« «adep wiH exepeiï 
 tnis owQ oploioo. 
 
 frJÎÏ^H* •^J*"^» to those Amepieans who wwî 
 Mmpreawd and eonfinçd o» boapd British men S 
 fe.,^/«™* ««^ «»««. haringdeolinedsePTÎng 
 li^^^^^^^^^tty, wepe sint lo ppiso». ÎS 
 teîTh ^'^ "^r* *»^ beeameentittedto r«h! 
 S^ ^ échange. Thîs mode of tmtiog 
 
 fc'w^** ?*'^'5"««'**'• a» AmeriearcitS 
 [aeo*, was aeknowledged. was^îteinrv Zi»»t'. 
 
 wero entitled to pank as non-eomSafairt». ' ? 
 
 \iSîteï n«i m"'^iÎ ^*i;- ''?*«'*'<he lateBpitisIr 
 
 ivZ ÎS î?*^,^/- »a«îïay. late eontul, depapted 
 
 fto BriîkY^fl'*" ^*î**'' atNew.Yopk,onboapS 
 
 hemfn IS^Ï.^5 f *"«** ^»"^'- Thèse ren! 
 
 neet,bappenedonthe^th Jolv. On this da«! 
 
 fctpiarwb «nor a Ouue of ebrbé^imira. Wl> 
 H.ar WM l,.t b, th. AmeS wîfci.2! 
 
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 BI8TOBT 0¥ THE 1VAB, 
 
 easHrti ; the rast dîsparity of forée» rchdcpe^ re» 
 Bistance as imprudent, as it.would be unavàiKngv 
 The brave commanderas sword was refurned, ïïy 
 the Britîsh oÛeér, Com. Brooke, as an ae* 
 knowledgment of the skîll and bravery Vith 
 wbtëb he endeavoured ta savc hîs sbip. Lient. 
 Crâne, and bis crew, were afterwards hoîiourably 
 acquittcd, by a court of enqiiîry, of ail cemure 
 in the loss of the Naotilùsi r* - > 
 
 On the 17fh of this samc munth, tlie frîgafe 
 Constitution, Captain Hull, chased a "BMlish frl- 
 ^fe info a British fleet, and vas o||iBed in turn, 
 on the following morning,.b7 theeneniy, eoniiist- 
 ing of II ship of tbeline, four fi'igates, a brig, 
 aim a iehooner. The chase continued 60 hoairs^ 
 The Constktttion afrived safc in Boston, Tbe 
 great address, by which Captain fiull saved his 
 ship^ drew fbrth the admiration of the enemy, 
 anif the âpplause ôf bis eountryinèn. 
 
 It y/M the wish of tlie Amerieans^ ftS' ^y 
 atso cadeavonred in a former v^ur, to iéduee Xhe 
 ladiana fo be^j^tral, Hiimanity and civilisa- 
 tion plèad lti|Biir ef a principic which wonld 
 «^||ol add 8avai||»arbarity te the other evtit df 
 ur 5 but, unrortttwwtely, the policy of rt •• mae^ 
 nanimous*' cnemy Vi^as différent. 'Hie Antèri- 
 (bIiis soon learnêd tiiat ihë cfitcmy had lèagnëd 
 himself witii the rutliless savajçe of the wilder- 
 ness ;.thé known warfare of the tomahawk and 
 «éal|Hng-knïfe was to aei in <^oi!<*eri with the 
 modem invention of rockets,* f^lhort^ ail means 
 wilfiin the power of the cnemy, wcre to be cora- 
 biheil against the pCopie of the .United l^tates. 
 :rThè fliittaet in whioh the àWe d indians and 
 Brltlah rfjgnoifa^d themèek ) ^ «aà^ in the iakih^ 
 
 skinai 
 
 of the fort of Michilimacfc inac, on tlie irth oî 
 JiHy> iSl». The gaarrisnb» «oiuùstiug of 57 ef< 
 
 reï^VJ«>,y. 
 
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 Biaroàt of thb wah. a^ 
 
 Ibt'^Lte^!!;-^!? ^« **®^^^^^ wascommandcd 
 IDj^ Lieutenant llanks, of the aptillery. TI»e 
 
 t^ i!:T%'**' "^^^''^^^ ofihc déclaration ofwaP, 
 M and «îand to his Britannio majestyrCei! 
 bn LT'Z^T'*'"»*'^^'"? « State'' of^warX 
 C attLl Tp ii^ï P^ *" expédition for 
 
 il t ^ ^^ Micliiliinacliînao. The niace ofe- 
 ^endezvous was St. Joseph's, a British iaîrisoô 
 listant fion» MiehilinKiekInac, abi t iT m'S* 
 
 fôd orriS^'S'^'""." «^y, afterbefngap. 
 
 I fhi .M^ i^oeived information on the A6tb» 
 I tleJ,o8t,lc attitude of the Indiana, sent Cal 
 
 Str oVéH-^Ï"*; forees^wHhin ten or Mitè^ 
 
 Éen l T/k^ ' ru "** «PP«»"»"e« of a powerfiU 
 StTntTïi'^J'^'. '""':"« '*^^«"' &Ï. indue. 
 
 tcftri/îàS^.ÏL'r^ ***** fiM-t was 8uri-endered*t<> * 
 ks ' ï« î"^!:; commandeit by Captain fiob- 
 K and ï^.^"*?;!*?? f^T*"^ ^*« inide pil6i# 
 
 Cil 1-Tîi*** *'^..^"**" «^w^^*» tiot tojerm 
 IJil regttlariy exehaoged. ^ 
 
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 BiSTOW O? TUE WAB« 
 
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 liiny, otibe iafaiitry, was difcef«4|i>y the seere- 
 tary of ^i|r, Dr-'llIusOs» to proceed to Piiiladet- 
 phia, and ase«rtain Ihe stato pf forwardmiBs ia 
 ' whïek Ihe elotliing for tjieiiew troops «&•« Tki» 
 vas execttted» and report m^e aec«rdiiigly. 
 ' On.or abeufrtfie Igth April, ordera were reeelved 
 at Nçw-York, to o^mmeneù fhe reflruiting «er- 
 trice* 0y this time thé U.S. ^vas divided int«r 
 inilUary 4istriet8» «nd Major Mullany uppointed 
 to the oommand of the western distrief» (New 
 Tork.) Wiih his noted zcal and- aetivity, he 
 mrcived at Oeneva» on the sath A|Hyl, 1812, and 
 lèiMited there, with BJeoessary.îiialrmstions» a va- 
 jualdeoffioer, reap^s^în Hl^dert M. Dox.) In a 
 |ew daysy the omcers asûgned to ihh district» 
 were supplled with funds. and instfîKotien»^ aud 
 : martial mosie jgate awlul warning of what wa^j 
 Mely-to follow. 'l'he diffieulticsthat ignorance 
 and treaoherous opposition exeitcd, is no wây in- 
 . teresting al présent. Manly excrtion* good }udg> 
 mentit and a righteous cause» surmounted every! 
 scheme of faction» and soared suecessfully bver 
 fTery speeies cf préjudice. CilizeiM most noted 
 ^ . 1^ aorimoniftu» sarcasms towai'ds the mciasurcs 
 |M^ fMseeesaîrily adêpted at that period» sooo budedl 
 W their mistaken iqiprehensioos in the nationall 
 ' 'gtiiii, and were ainongst }he most aètive in aidiogl 
 Ihe eifii^ of the oflicers of thearmy. 1 
 
 On the 26th of May, a èireular orderwasi 
 transroitted to the following officers» having forl 
 its ol^eet the éoneentratlon «f the reemits ofthil 
 western district» at Canandaigua, toorg^iz^j 
 ._ them for the Jle^ viz. • 
 
 : Captain Dox, In&lntry, Oemeyav 
 r- C»ptt^ M<KeoPt 3d Regt. Artillcir» CaïuAdaig il 
 
 lira 
 
 Xaptean lOftnrîd Scott» Fntontrirt Batavia. 
 .f f apuia ^ a. |&orr% lo&atryk Cayuga» 
 
 jL4#ï 
 
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\* '1 f- -ic V- r--\ 
 
 insTOBV ofp tan y/Arn^ 
 
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 T8t Lieutenant, Wm. Clarke, Infantiy, Avbani.. 
 
 V J« X-ieuteiiant, John M. O'Connor, 3d Re^t Àr- 
 • :^k tillery, BuflFiUo. 
 istUeutenaiit, ^j»muel Ciljipman, InfantryjBaOi*^ 
 Jd Ueutenant, W Martin» Inlantry, Uma:^ - 
 
 .2d ticqtenaiit, Hhni^mhmsi Infantry, Bulûou 
 
 Signedr-*Jj^ R^es, Lt. 3d Artiliery, Adjl* 
 The^offieial news «f the déclaration of wUr. 
 Feaehed Mujor MoUatij on the 2nh June, t^Vi^ 
 one day later than the cxppega with it totîie 
 
 •t the distfiet.) The maii emploved on ibis oc- 
 easiojrby (he friends of England, wns a oliwe!» 
 4A AllMiny, well knuwn by sev<>ral real tiatriotio 
 jnen, miding la the western «ounti-y,%n whom 
 he imposed. , He stated.thàthe was cooTeylorft 
 
 Î?-K''*^^ "^î'***^**»*' d€èIarafion of wS, fo' 
 J'ori jrtagara* m eonsequeneétof whieli sfratii^ 
 twn* lie wioeeeded in obtainiog 4>f ery facilita 
 tbjt roopey and herses could «iv7hÎHi?^Md lh£ 
 «^ the British nieeive ^le news onedav bePriro 
 It WM^kjown at Canandaîgtta. fron. ^beSeTn^ 
 be dated the fall of MichiJiniaofcinao,vi^î 
 Jjin flfothefrdisasters on the frontim. Ba^i» 
 delurepcd the despatehe^ at Queenstown, uM 
 ^rned loimediatejy. He met General F&^' 
 
 ^ssed, bat he^wy adréHfy eseapSCainr waé^ 
 ifeaiMnterrogatéd on Ws avivai Tcanaadaïot 
 fe Mjjor^u W^^o was eloselA^^^ 
 retutiL He soon disedvered him, and ola^lZ! 
 
 tTcIeof^hr!:..^'}^ ya^M-St.hirtra'a? 
 
 r» a master in Saneery, md fi^JS* 
 
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 mXtWt 0> THB WAlLi 
 
 it reached in ffcMy how9* disUnoe 308 miles; 
 Ttie gentlemen who employed tlie déspateh «rere 
 taken prisoners, and held te bail» and évidence 
 
 Siven (be governor» Uiat, althougblbe despatches 
 ui communicate the vote of Gongress, deélaring 
 Tvar, still tbe coinmunicutîott was »tmp{|/inercanNte, 
 
 At tliis time the settlers on the Niagara fron- 
 lier, became muoh alarmed ; tbey vrere daily 
 tbr,eatened with a visit iTroni the Indians» ami 
 thoir boOses no longer offered them safety or 
 protection. Severai settlements had been aban- 
 donéilr and notliing w^s heard aloog ^e frontier^ 
 in imagination at leait,,l^ut the hostile yell of the 
 relentless savage.. 
 
 Tbe following lelter (not hitherto pubilshed,) 
 wasit en tfais oceasion» direeted to M^or Mul- 
 lany : 
 
 . J9/acX: jRocit, Jknr 38, 1813. 
 
 Sir, ! 
 
 There 19 every tesson to believe that the Brittab 
 meditate an àttack on fort Niagara, and that it luay 
 be attempted within twéhty four houra from thi» 
 tioie. Jf Uiey once pMS tbe river, it ia impossible to 
 aaf llpw &r they maf procced.— >Unde.r thèse very 
 ùrgcoi circumstances, I disptuch an express, to 
 reqnest th^t you will immediately march the men 
 undeiffour comroand to onr asûstance. Although 
 yott may net hâve recetved orders authoriaâng you.to 
 çomply^ wiUi this request, I ampetsoaded the occa- 
 sion wiil justify you, as yôur men can be of no pôssi» 
 ^le use at Csmandaigna,pr any other place «long thet 
 aouUi ahore of the Lakë,'and are undeubtediy întend» 
 •d, ttitimately, for thU place. Bring tnth you ail thé 
 «rms and ammuiiiâon in the Cânandaigua arsenal. 
 In great hatte, yours, respectfuliy, 
 PET ER B. PORtERtQ /M . O ^ 
 
 
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 Major MiilJsiijr, (n conséquence ef <lie reeeipt 
 orthisleUePimarehefl with his eoinmànd. fbr 
 the protection oftbé Niagara ft^ntier. 
 
 Anotlier evjdeotly nuaterial précaution, was tllè 
 , «tationing^acompetent force in the Mîchigan ter- 
 ritory, for the protection of^the inhabitants» 
 against the inearsion of the enemy, . as weÙ as 
 for the pnrpose^of aeting offensively, if èueh 
 Bhould be deemed prudente General Hutl ifail 
 i been at the seat of government in the sinteff 
 Ipremus to the deehiraUon of war, vhere he 
 ■*oade arrangements for conduofim^ * f«Pee to 
 îr**w Hé accordingly proceeded to Dayton, 
 j the Mad river, one of the water»of the teréàt 
 liami, 6ir mtles by lnod, and abonrts mii^ 1^ 
 rater, fh>in its ipouth. Hore Goyemor mh^l 
 i»fthe State 0fOhio,8urreQdéred to the eenèU 
 Ihe eommiind of ifioO vèflunteers, whoh& boeii 
 •^ised for this porpose, atfd were eonnnandedhy 
 ^nels M* Arthur, Cas8,,«ii jj^wliay, hy^ 
 ueetion of the voluiiteer^ j ' ï!^~i^' ' 7^ 
 On the 27th May, General HuH pitehed his 
 8nt in camp Meigs, when» the troops beloÉlttH..- 
 d hi ^hOlljw^sa«,re, the flag ofl^ffli 
 Jtates wils utifurlej; on wblch oi^sîon, a ^, - 
 iiit anlmatcd and impressive address, wat de- 
 ivered by Colonel Cug». a* t^|?v^ 
 
 Oj theist June,^heiaitDyÉed"É»a^eài^ 
 lent, commanded by €dîonel Miller, jSned 
 
 te îl""' "^ »»/ resumcd his mareh! 3 
 eaehed the r^ids of the Miami àbout tîi Xm 
 
 ^?^%%^' ' ?^fc »* '' ^»<-<>^^*^^t' wtgfrihe 
 ir ldferBés»;tbelanflw«s soft or swamDv and tb^ 
 abouc of brînglng oa ^ri^^mS^jS^ 
 
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 HI8T0BT pP TBB WAV. 
 
 vessive. The Indinnfi^ sliowéd litUe disposition 
 to obïtruet theVassas/c oT tho troopg. Governor 
 Moigs'proceeded witli tho armr as farasfb^ 
 Urbanna. wliprer he Ifèld a oonn^il Vith spiQe In- 
 du» obieiii, when It mkm agreed» tbat jpenèe 
 shouhi be nfMUafaided between them anir tbe 
 United Stàtçs;t,TV<D CSeneral put onboard avès- 
 sel» tho baegaÉe and bospital stores of the arniy, 
 with an offiM and 30 men* with direetions to 
 sait fop Oeti^§.yTlie British baTing^been ap. 
 prized of the ipeolaration of war^eapturcd tho 
 tdssel at fortJlllalden, nionth of Détroit river fj 
 and tiht^ the afniy wflfored |i serions loss. 
 
 Qo th^iWlng of the l^b Jlrfy, General Hnll 
 «rosse^tb^^er Détroit, whioh divides thei 
 gW|^ Statès^^ffrîtpïy of Mîchigan fi^om the 
 P*™!^?*^*»»© oH^Pfiep Canada, aad'flxed bis 
 Iteair^tt^rtersat tbé to#ii pf Sandwiéb, ^bout 
 t«ro iiiil(^ witbîii thé BritisK province, lî'roin 
 im plaQè he pnblished a proçlamatido^^ivhie^ 
 >wlng is a dopy: ^ ^^ . ^ r ^^^ ' 
 
 l Bt WILLIAM éxtlX, 
 
 tenetal and Commander 4^1the MrtA\ 
 trnarmy qf tàe United Statèfi 
 
 Â PROCLAM^TItlK, J V: 
 
 lK^BiTAHTSor;CA*rADA, .r^S^-^.*^ ■<*■..'--■;• '.V ... . . 
 ^ ,>%r thirty yeaj^^of peace ând pcosperity, the 
 ymiea State» bave been driven to arnis. The in- j 
 mixtes and açgressions, the insulta and iridi^ities pf 
 itt Britain, l»ve once more left them no alterna* 
 It manly résistance, or uncondittonal subrolssi* 
 Rie army under my jcoinroandhas invadedyour 
 cbuntry ; the standard of the union »ow waves ovjer 
 the territory of Canada. To the peaceabie unoffend- 
 y g inhabitants, it bring s neithe r danger aor digiculty. 
 I-conuTTO^nd «neniîes; not to tnâE^fKI^ *"X~coiipl 
 to protect, net to injure you» 
 
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BléTOltT or THE vab. 
 
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 Scptratod by an immense océan, and an eitteBSÎTe 
 jr£dern588, from Great Britain, you hav« no paS 
 
 VsSce''LÎ1'Hn'-/T"y» y^" UavesecnherTn: 
 
 bu thé ihLu^K W ^ y^"' ^'^P/'^tation^. I tendcr 
 Kl K'ï^ .1'"'"» ""^ *^^"' polîacal,and ré- 
 
 ÏÏof »?! P rP*".*y '^'** *^*^y ^hfch gave dc- 
 I «M uf J^«»f «nong thë naUon» of the wopjd- 
 
 tmS^L " *** P"'' P^"^""» property, and piehS^ 
 
 f ItJ'"" T^ ^"'^«P^ndence we now JK5 
 
 bd heirs of the same hStage, the arrîvÏÏ of^^KS 
 
 [«Jl* y*^** ^»» «» emandpated from tmunm «n^ 
 «pa«»dforeveiycontin«ncv!lTw"?- ' *=^ 
 
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 ^notkt Britain bé pursued, and thé.'MTÏgés arè^lét 
 loose to mur^çr our citixens, and butcher oùr women 
 ànd chUdreht this war Iwill be a war of extermination. 
 Tbe first stroke of the tomahavrli — tli« first attempt 
 ivith the 8calp1hg-ki)ife, will be tbe "signal of odç hl- 
 discriroinate acene of desoIatiÔÉi. No^white man 
 ibund fightingby th«f sidéof an Indian» vrlU be^taken | 
 prisoner-^instant death «ill be hw Iptr If tbe dicr ' 
 tates of reason) duty, justice and hvmanitf > .^nnot 
 prevent the employment of a forte which r<;apf cts 
 no right8,and knpws no-wfongi it will bepreveoited 
 kyiasevçn» and Jçelentless ay stem ôf retnllation> I 
 dpubt nojtyo^r courage and &ri^qiess--.I vrill pot 
 f^fiubt. frour attaçbment to lîljerty. '"ir yoii.tendcri 
 
 fliirperviçiivplunlarily^ they niriU te accep|jed i^a- 1 
 }y. . Xl»e United §tttteâ pflTjBjr you i)e^, libényï ■ ^ 
 êtoA, aec^rity^r-Vonr .choiçe liés bctwécntheèè and ; 
 t|rf r* dayery and destruciion. Choose tbeh ; but j 
 cYloose îvisely i vaé roay he who knowa the |^tce 1 
 of ouV cause, and vbo faiD^sln bis haml'>tl^ fate ofl 
 IQiations, guidé you to a r*milt the moata^patiUej 
 irith'your rïghu and intere»t% your peaçè aB4h^^i*| 
 
 theCeoecal}' '^i; ^#^*0)^rr'^'^^^^^'a 
 
 ^Jaùi qfthe Ûih prutéd Swé** regiikenrtfihfàri' 
 iryi and Md-df-tamfi. Meaé^ttàrtértf SàntivicAâ 
 
 j.^.^îa proelamktion WM wqH ciilettlate4 to infl 
 «^re eonfidenee, vaÀ. seoiire (he friendshii^ of (bel 
 Caoadiaiis. Tlie Àmenoan tropps weve in high j 
 ipiritt* anxiotts to lie ied against tlie eiienpy*i| 
 ^st tttFort MaHI^B. Tbe. British forfee, «on- 
 listing of regulars, militia and Indians* was io* 
 JlMog-to t^e Ameriean» as aiiB eM rtl te th1& of 
 
 fiB ,9<nii«iitnieation of ihe 
 Il |â| j^Terament The 
 
 nuinieat aËèmèd fà*| 
 
 »■#««' 
 
mw(Tian of tmb wi». 
 
 »7 
 
 ▼•urabte to jtplko «n important, perhaps a deei. 
 Ijâvo blow. riie Jndians, except a fow of wbom 
 badjoiiied the British, remaincd neotral, watch- 
 png w;th their usual aagaoitj, until they could 
 disoover on what side vletovy watj likely to percU^ 
 
 nV'^. « ^^^ ^^anwïian militîa hacl deiepted! 
 C<froneIM« Arthur wa» detaolied with 150 mon, 
 L.j .?^'' Thanies, where he captured a oon- 
 ^iderable quantky qf ammunition, acin», and 
 ManktetA. Soiide hundreds of Merino sheep wopo 
 laptured byunotrierdetaebinent. * 
 
 On the I6th July, Colonel Casa, wkh aboiit 
 W men, reconnoitered tho enemy's posts. The 
 •lonel aseendfd the river. Aux Canards, te « 
 Jrd, where he crossed, and descendina on the 
 ^uth side, attacked and repeatedi/ drove à pa^. 
 r of the enemy's regulars, whioh was stationed 
 K a bridge, five miles above Amhepstburir. the 
 Inemy having formed and returacd thi-ee timês : 
 light put ai| end to the pursuit. The Amerîc>aoi 
 eturned the foUowing day to camp iritbont i». 
 çrrupUon. Fréquent skirmishine wâg kent un 
 ctweea other detachmenls of th^ Ameifèan 
 
 Tort 
 
 laldea 
 
 - - -r-^— ..^^ u„ „t. c» uuuuuii VI neju 
 
 leurs, and préparations made for adranoing to 
 ie attaek, when, hy an unexpjected owfer, the 
 lan ot attaek was abandoned, aod Cweadaeva- 
 lated on the 8th Auguste shainefulJy leaving te 
 leir fiate, the Canadians who hàd joined the 
 Hmencan standard. V 
 
 This gave time to the enemy tobe reiofore* 
 1, and it soon was rumoured in the American 
 imp, that th<î comraanding officer inteud^d to 
 irrendwJHS aPHiy* in theerent pf aii aïlâck te" 
 He euen^y. - This seemed so unaoeountable» 
 
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48 
 
 HI8T0BT OF THE VTAtL 
 
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 at a time when superiority of force was bd t1i« 
 American sidc, that the officers had resOlvéd^ in 
 the event of tlie riimour being well fduhded, to 
 divest the gênerai ofhis cooiinand. Thë exé- 
 cution of tfais plan ^vas prevented bj' the ab- 
 sence of two coDimanding officers of regitnÉ|tS) 
 vho were ordered on detaehments. The firit- 
 ish being reinfbreed hy aboat 400 men, ànd the | 
 Indians beeoming more deeided» General Broekj 
 «dyanoed» and took a position opposite to Détroit» 1 
 ;w^ere» without interruptiodj^ he éstablished al 
 émail battèry. '• 
 
 On the Ifith Aa^ust, the towniof Détroit was' 
 ■summoned to siuTender, wbieh being refùsed, à 
 iftring began from the British bàtterieS| Whicfa 
 ^as returned by the Americans» and continued,, 
 -vrith little effect, until liight. Ai day-ligfat, on j 
 the lOtht 'the firing ré-comraeneed on bothl 
 «ides» the enemy coramenced the landlng of 
 troops below Détroit^ whieh being soon effeoted,! 
 they marehed in oloseeplumn of Cloras, twelvel 
 ^^xnt, towaiils the fort of Détroit. 
 ^ lAgainst this body of troops not a shot wfti fi^| 
 r'ed* aithôugh H advaneed in a iiîtualion vrithin 
 th9: range of the American eannoo. ' When the 
 British reaehed within 100 yards of the Amêri-I 
 «an line, orders were givén by Gen. Hull fpr the| 
 troops to retreat to the fort ; and soon aflèr, tbe 
 Ibrt • was surrendercd» and the American lAvmjl 
 li«eame prisoners of war. / 
 
 By a proclamation immediately issued py tlie 
 British commander, (Gen. Broek,) it anpeanj 
 that General Hull had also surrendered t le ter«| 
 ffitory of Miohigan. 
 
 Tbia was a serere and unCTpeétedbloiw jgaiartl 
 
 auw was a wrerc^aiw uncipeeteamonr i^wi 
 thé ABNtrîcans. Tt gave rîse to a eoàrt*! lari^i 
 «o tiu» eonduot «f (^neral fiiiil, ivliiohlwill ' 
 
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 k« gorernmenUoil arq» «f the cSsï^ 
 »o wai- hît î2 » r'' '• » prolongaliôn «f 
 
 ; «M» UaitU WtoaT*^' ^'™'"* "•• •"™"» 
 iber. and tvmi that aumber of Indiana * 
 
 "feotown, an armv. and » ♦«»ti4*«,— . • r . " * 
 
 tife£«.4i;%; 
 
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40 
 
 HÏ^rTOtti* 0¥ THE VAJtt» 
 
 the (ime \ifhen Général Hùll {Mssed info Canadd, 
 Ùaving then undci^ bis eommand', nearly SfiiTO 
 men. s 
 
 " The garrison ^of Amherstburg consisted (at the 
 ûme wheiv General HulLpassed into Canadat) of a 
 subaltern's detachment of the royal artillery, com* 
 itianded by Lieutenant Troughton ; of a détachaient 
 of SOa men of the 4Ist régiment} underthe com- 
 mand pf Captain Muir ; and of- about as many of thé | 
 militia ; the MrhoIe;under the coinmand of Lieuten- 
 ant-Colonel St. George, inspreccing field-ol&cer oSl 
 yUitia in the district.'* 
 
 A few days before tlie surrcnder of Détroit, i 
 M^or Van Horn, of Colonel Findley's régiment; 
 of Ohio voluntcers» Tiras detâelied Tvith abouti 
 ^0 men, to proceed to the river Raisin, to reih* 
 fbrce Caj^tain Brusb^vrbo, wkba eompany of| 
 Ohio Yolunleers» wereTescorting provisièns forl 
 tjie army. At Broivnstown, a largo party of| 
 iiidians formed an anfbuseàde, and the major'gj 
 diettaçhment reeeifed a beavy fire at a féw yardi] 
 ff^m thé enemy. Th« whole detachment 
 treated Itt great disoi'dcri and eould tiot, 
 a*ti7 e^ertjori of Major Tan Horn, lie ràltiéd.-û| 
 On this occasion, tbere were 7 officers, aDd.l6| 
 pirirates killed, besides a considérable iiumber| 
 vounded. 
 
 Beforétbe return cif Major Van Hotti,'aii-l 
 other detaébmént, consisting of 600 men, underi 
 Ibe command of liieut. Col. Milh^r, yiM orderdl 
 to proceed to the river Raisin, to open the convl 
 miinieatioo to the river, and protect the proTi^l 
 8lons,whicb wero under the escoH of Càptnii| 
 Brusb. Liçdt. Cof. Miller marèhed ft-om De-I 
 t^jl <m the 8tfi Attgnst ; aiid oh the gtH, âbo«t| 
 ^ ô^KclIn the ftncrnôoB, the val» guftM; cuin-l 
 Hianded by Capt. Snelling, of the ith V, S. reg^l 
 
 
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 llM^TOBT OF THE iriB. ^^ 
 
 lans aod Br^ish, at the lo/er part of Macua^ 
 
 Hntained h» ground in a moat pliant mw^ 
 
 >f the inain bodjr, underLîeut. Col. MUIer, when 
 ï i^neral attack vas madé on the memy,^ll 
 .;aà eompclled io retreat before ihe AmerieamL 
 
 tï ^'f^^'S^*' rond^ied it o^ei»ai7 to. des£t 
 
 l-om further pursuit. < -, T 
 
 ^ Ashopt time previouÉ fo Ihc sarrfnder of De- 
 
 ^*'*i^«^ Pf^J,"»»»;»! agi-eement was èntered înto 
 
 «eneral Dearbotn, and Colonel Ba^ne», tlie 
 
 ^uld aot oflfensivelj before the décision of tJ^ 
 
 .W?*" Sf r""®"* ■'***«*^ ^ ««J'en on tb» 
 Jfnlj *'*. *»*WJ?9»«n of bostîlitie» wa» 
 poundedon a letter from 6lr George Ptero^ 
 ^aFePaor..fLoweP Canada, to G^eraTS^ 
 frn, Buggesting the probabilitv of a gênerai 
 bspenwon of hostiUties, in cons^ùencerforS^ 
 Ned 8u»pen««njjP repcal of, the Brittsk oi£^ 
 
 J^he Uyted States, had^ecelved advicee on M» 
 
 t^val at HalilM. Whetber Gorernor lC5«t 
 
 b.ou8lj belieyed ail wbiel» he repeescnlT w^ 
 
 N Uie juspension of hostIHUe*» vhieh dWnot 
 
 Jfa^onïï^^'^r «f ^^-^it' i^asintendel 
 
 fei?^!? ? wiyforce General B,^k/and prow 
 W»lj contplbuted to the fall of Dettiitr^b^ 
 Imerieap government. viewing tbe ffik i^ 
 PMtion a, eomin^ i » an jnS m aSerl^^^ 
 ":i^»ati»factor3L wgifiiî^ fer it^fi^^ " 
 
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 BISTOBT 0¥ THB XVAIIÎÉ 
 
 mer pretenccs, dkl not hesitate to dis^^pree io 
 the proposai. The aruiistice terminated on th» 
 8th September. 
 
 The disgracefui surrender of Détroit wgsj in 
 some degrce, to bc epnipensated for» by tfae 
 bravery of American seamen. On • tbe 19th 
 Aug. 1812, the Ameriean frïgate ConsCitotionf 
 Captain laaao Hull, feH in ^ith bis Britannio 
 majest/s frîgate Guerrière, Captain J. R. l>a- 
 or/Ds, in-lat. 40. 20. N. l«n. 55. W, ; and afîter a 
 scvere action of 30 minutes, dnring wbioh Ibe 
 Aimerieans dispiayed great superiorily in taotiç» 
 and courage, the British ship surrendered. 
 
 . The Guerrière sufièred $o mueb in her rl^- 
 ||tng and hull, and was so entirely disabled, tbat 
 it was roujid impossible to tow ber înto port; she 
 ivas of course hurnt, by order of Captain Hull, 
 as soon as the prisonérs were removed. 
 
 The Guerrière had been formerly a Frenchi 
 •44*, but was rated only a» 38f she earried 491 
 
 .The ftUowing èfleial aocount of her eapturtl 
 firom the Frenc!^ -^ the British Bava) oaptainj 
 itavie, placés, this {Mfnt iiî an indisputâble vievil 
 aathe iidvooates of Britain, sorely hurt fay thld 
 ^roof of the superioiipty of American naval ta»! 
 tics», endeavourôd td misrepresent the relatÎTif 
 Bize and forée o( the Amerie&i and Bridib tm 
 ,8at«^ '■ -.^ ;-'•■ -.'• ■-^- ■ ' A^. 
 
 FrbmCapt Liyis to.^ld KaiTH. 
 , • ^* Blanc ftCi TumtttftthyJuly i^f \tXi^ 
 * ' << Mt LoBi»r— I haye the hon^ur to acquaint j'ou < 
 itcf return to Tanaouth to-day, having ih company tl 
 Guerrière (rigate, comihanded by Monsieur Huber 
 of the Légion of Honour, whôm I captured on ta. 
 ^lJthinat*iohmg.fta»^ff th» Fm^ fo H aidaritfttri 
 ^harp conteat of 49 miiùites, - ^ 
 
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 H^TOBrOT THB WAB^ 
 
 " ^ O»;"^*'» ^ «f the largest class of frigatM, 
 
 oumiog fifty gung, with a complément of 3 1 7 meS 
 
 bt they were very soon sadiv rcduced by our de.I 
 
 ^rely, whUe thé damage» of the Blanche were con- 
 tted to the topmast», rigging, and salis. 
 
 ♦' THOMAS LÀVJE." 
 
 [On board tbe Constitution, one iieutenant of nia- 
 i|C8,and SIX seamen—Total killed, 7. Two officeis, 
 
 ta/S™ri,?worndeî,^^^^^^^^ "^•-^«^» ^ 
 ^^^.t^lt^il^^^^ "^'^^ 15,^punded ,3. 
 
 Ln-lk"?* <^nth«8iastie joy was manifeste^ 
 lioqghout ev«iy part 6f tbe United States, on 
 
 ^n.Uull and Wb mcn reeeitcd, wherevcr ther 
 iJwi^djWest unboundèdapplaiises. Thaiikr 
 
 . 4^1 i ^®n«««M appropriatcd 50,000 dd^ 
 
 katariied bj the destruotion of the 6oerrlei>n^ 
 [H^ MTy^as thé ebief boasT S? EÎSSd 
 
 BM on the w^mj- élément. - 
 
 Ti? ÎS*«*\*'^» ^e Brttîih amieared belbr« 
 
 intir the Prince Hf^Bt, of si Élmi^^^ 
 i i and al.» tho lato Wti* «OlJïïS^ Ni2^ 
 
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 AISTOET O? TÀE 
 
 W^«| 
 
 ^eized ibr a br^«fa Df the revende lawsé' >A 
 e^mpliaoce^ with thi& demand . beiag j^rampteN 
 rtty ^refused, the enemy advanoed withia gun 
 sbot. A firing began from a 53 pounder aehore» 
 aod wfts returned by the squadron, which/stob^ 
 oflTand en. A bilsk cannonading wûs continued 
 for move than two hours, when a sliot from tiie 
 82 pounder having raked the flag sbip of Ibe 
 enemy» as she Avas wearing to^'giye another 
 broadside, thë.squadron fired À iè)V guqs» iiod 
 boreaway for Ktngstoot the citisens grèeting 
 tbenpi ivith the gôod old tune of *< Yankee Beo- 
 dle/' from ail the rousic at the post. Thé Bri'* 
 tish sbipping'appeared to be muibb ii\jured.-^, 
 Ket a manlost on the American side. 
 
 JE%e steadiness of the Ameriean troops, and tke 
 erity '^^ith' whieh tbe neight^ouring detaeh- 
 nts- and volunteers» to the amount of nearly 
 K)y assembled for the . proteeiion of tbis im- 
 ■tant po»t) was, at tbis early Mage of :the war» 
 ^ plea^g présage of wbat m^ght be hereafter 
 expeotedy wben men vrould becomÉpwre inured 
 to danger. Col. Bellii^'r eojbiniinded tbe; A- 
 iperiean troMs. Capt. Wool»^, whoeommand* 
 fd the Oneiwt baving saHed from tbe harbniir# 
 and reeonntiitered tbe enemy, returned Mid 
 moored bis vessel» viith a springon hereable» 
 near tfaç battery ; and giviùg tbe eommRndof 
 ner to bis lieutenant» he went arbore and tiék. 
 «ommand of the 39 pounder, whSèh, uader bis 
 
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 fBreeMony did very com 
 
 ; TfPhe Frigate £Mex,i4 
 èi éroiie» fnun NewrTovk, 
 jiVf;M«d|in. tbe Delaware, 
 
 aloop of' war A^i 
 
 damage to tbe 
 
 JPorter^ faiM on 
 /on tho- 3d Jviy, and 
 the T^th September.. 
 fiOPIttMiHtlMl 
 
 Tbe AInrt hott 
 
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 ||ISTORT OF TIIE^ WAR. 
 
 45 
 
 ddwn» find oodinenoed an action, "whiob lasted 
 eight minutes; she was mucb eut to pièces, had 
 seven feet water in her hold whi^ sîie strutfc» 
 and4hree men wounded. The Esiex reeeived 
 noinjupy. : * 
 
 Captain Portef havkig tfarown tbe guns of the 
 Alert OTcrfooard, despatched her as a cartel to 
 8t. Joho'Sf in Newfoundland, Vith about 500 
 prisbners wbicb he had taken in the Alert» and 
 nrom othercaptured Tessels. 
 
 This ueasnre vas adopted in eonsequenee of » 
 twritten agreemenlt between Captain Porter of 
 ^e Ëssex, i^nd Captain Laugbarne of the Alert. 
 [t was calenlated to eoiiTenience both- parties» 
 tnd to lèssen tbe evils of warfarew A proposa 
 ioA originatlBg in tbe humadi^ of thé Amer ioati 
 |«omniander« ought to bave bèen met i^ the oiopt: 
 f prompt and faithful acquiescenoeby tbe prison»' 
 ers, and tbe- Brittsh oommanders. l^ieuteiiMt 
 f P. Wilmer was jsent ip comiQand <^ tbe Aler<# 
 i^hiebivas to be sailèd by her i»wn erew^sogreat 
 tiras tbe confidence plaoed in tbèir faonoiir $ "s^tVi 
 \ f^pears tUat tbe crew took the eommand of tbe 
 vessel from liieutenant Wihner» and wenit tt» 
 sliO|« vitbottt bubmitting in any^manner to liSèi 
 eontroul. Admirai Bip T* Duekworih* -é^ 
 oommanded at Stii Jobn's, eoiiatenanoed ^it oon- 
 \ duct in tbe first Instanoe^ , but àftérward 8«bniit> 
 Ite^ to tbe arrai^ment, wbieb, be nevertbelésSf 
 NentMided, iras << «tterlv ineonsistftiit with ÀÂ^ 
 tlaws of .war." ^ :':-': ^ . t . ■ . . ^ , ,. . ;■ ^:,; t^a 
 
 Governor Prévost, of Lower Canada, issn^l^ 
 rf protvlamation on tbe I9tb September, b.y vrhicH 
 dl citi^èns of tbe United States are •cd0rfi4 té' 
 ^it Canada by tbé I5tb of October: tiir#|ieh 
 c^tnejjT hh^ nepan wit frtbei^ ^ ■ ■ 
 
 INïrty, by^rmissionr fll* tbree of ibe «ouiièU. 
 
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 46 
 
 HISTOBT OF TUE WAB. 
 
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 Aftcp «hat time, every citizen of thé UiiUed 
 Stales, found in Canada, will be trcale^^as il pri. 
 so^r of war, unless lie has taken the tiatlr^df al- 
 l<»gianoe. ^ 
 
 A considérable force liavinglieen asseitibl^ inèhe 
 neighbourliood of Niagara river, under the com- 
 inand of Màj. (Jen. Stephen Van RensaDlaer, witli 
 tbe view» as was generally understood, o£effe$t- 
 ing a desqent upon the British province ofUpper 
 Canada ; a strong and impatient désire was dis* 
 odyered among the troops toutry theii* stren^ 
 aÇkiqst the énemy. Tfais gradually rose tosHoh 
 a l|)%ht, tbat résistance to it seemed scarcely, if 
 at ail possible ; patriQtism was passing the M- 
 iQits of subordination. «Thn(8f^sthe gênerai 
 ip hi8 officiai coanipication to General Dear^^ 
 Dorn) was expretsedto me through varions cibàli- 
 ncl«^ in the sbape of an alternative ; tbat they 
 léit^i bave orders to act } or, at ail hazards, they 
 ^ws^go home,** ^ 
 
 Impâled by this considenAion^ the generaf 
 nade^iapositloiis for the iatended attaèk on ibe 
 B^tub postât theheightaofQueeastowA. Sppie 
 lorprmation gtiined from a person who vas eb- 
 giM^ed to pasB over to Canada, and wboTetnrnod 
 s^fe^seeméd to warrant an titiaek, wfaicb» bc- 
 flldes the immédiate objeet, might bave a eoii< 
 troUiogeifect upon the movements at Détroit^ 
 where ijt was understood the Eritisfa Ûenenil 
 Brock had gone, with ail the force be conld SD#e 
 from the Niagara ftvntier. ^ v-l ^ ^^■■ 
 ; An. intention to tranmort froopi ielttis tbe 
 river»,on tbe moming of the4itb Oetober, was 
 ^strated througb means of a boatmapy selected 
 for bif ^ill and steadiness j but wbo, a^ a^ 
 heaa in the eirtreme darknegii, j jg«jyi|jàiflj^jj^^ 
 -^""^cefarpi» tÎMï river, and Oiçre fksteneillai 
 
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 ' itSTQBT OF THE WAK. 47 
 
 airthe beau irere deposited. The éxpedSS 
 Nm given up, and tlie detaehment retuVned S 
 [Vainp* 
 
 I lliif circumst aiicc, s» far f poto dampînir <he 
 
 ^rdoar of the trotips, seemedélo give adSuoDaî 
 
 force to the désire Sfeneounteping^he enemv I 
 
 1 second attempt wa»^ determineU on. ^ ^' 
 
 ,. A detaehment ft^ift ^he %m régiment, con- 
 
 ïbv C«rv«.^S^ aboS'âOOmilitia, commaud- 
 
 >a oy Uol. Van Kei^sselaer, received orders iVem 
 
 le gênerai tocposs the Niagara Hiver OnTlS 
 
 In Crossing the river, three boatg wSth-troopl 
 le of which eontained Lient. Col. gh^tie^ 
 «rere çarried by the rapid eurwnt or So riVe^ 
 Ijpbelowlhep^nt of fandiagj and as soin 2 
 
 ^UHle to theground left the colonel. '^ 
 
 I» ooitsequeneé ofthi» disaster noC inore th^' 
 
 lowevert marened on ander a hâavTA'r. .JS 
 «W. Va» Ben,Ml,ei-6 wonnd. were ser.^» 
 
 
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 BI6T0BT OF THB V^V. 
 
 bail pasaed through his riglit thigb;, enteriqg just 
 l^ow tbe hip bone ; another shot passed through 
 tli^Mime Ihigh n little belowf a third through 
 ^eoaifof his leg> and a fbuiMh cartuused^ his 
 heel. Lieut. Col. Chrj'stie did not arrive untU 
 lome time after this, and was wounded in his 
 haud, in pa&ainâf^ the river. Col. Yan Bensselaer 
 wa8 still able to «tand; and, i»ith great présence 
 of mind, ordered his inen to proeeed and atorm 
 the fort. 
 
 Sixty determined m^, led by Çapt. Ogilvie, 
 Moondedby Capt. Wool, (though wounded) and 
 Ident. Kearney, Liei^t. Carr, Ueut. Hugginan» 
 ftndJ^iout. Sanimons, Énsign Reeye, pf tbe^âthj 
 Lieut. RandolphMÉf nd Lient. Gansevoort, çïr- 
 «uitou^y mounteq^e hoights, gave three eheers, 
 and impiediatelj oh^rged; and, after the third 
 ehargeyvgûned compile possession^ whioh tliey 
 
 ^kept fibout ten hours. Aniong those aixty were 
 t«nii^:^e militia. Daring the time theyhadi 
 possëssron of the heights, they reœived some re. 
 inforcement. Lient. Col. Chryslie eflTeeted bis 
 landing, and a body of militia» amounting, in the 
 whole, to about 500. Çol. ^Seott superseded Capt 
 Ogilfie in the conimand ; soon aller whieh the 
 British reeelved a reinforeement frooi Forts 
 George ofA Chippawa» amounting to about 
 1100^ iaelilSung Indians. The Indians ivere sooi { 
 
 ^repulsed and driven ^o the wood. 
 
 ^ Capt. Ogilvie» oftWlSth r«çinient» wfao Ml 
 tho detaebment that sneoei^ded m takiag tbe re^ 
 4oubt upon tbe bejghts, wai i|tfieh exposed while 
 atthe top of the preoipiee ; he iresolutely oontin* 
 ued bi^andiçhing bis sword as a signal to his neo 
 Ao .adYapee . The exertions of Capt, Wool, i«| 
 
 -iQ^tng^oirtlfi'inenylifbnrfaorwas wvwdodl^ 
 jipinted aad eon^oiious. 
 
 'M' -si' 
 
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fesTomr oï TBns wxm. 
 
 
 4t 
 
 IkpiÎ!!! *'»j^''?*''. partie» wcrocoMidepaW^ ré- 
 J^foreed. aiMlthe conflict; became Beverèawl 
 ^neral; the eaemy was compelleU to pctrea^ai 
 jverjpointofauaok, and Ihe route was foiwî 
 
 BeMifoirements eontinucd to arrive under Cartf. 
 n^"' ««^ *h; artjllcry, Captains Mackcsn^âW 
 
 S\^7^ 1^^' '?'^"'**^.' anU Colonels SeadT 
 Allen, and stniijahan, of the mUîtla. Alftife 
 lejôre^p'éockin tlie aftcrnooa, Gen. Wad,! 
 torib. Lient. Col. Cbiystie* and Mai MaHany* 
 
 L r * '^^/•/«'•««'nont of several humired -Indî. 
 p iromC/hippawa.and eotnmeneeda forietis ^r* 
 *..».„. ..^ — •*• ~ •^•'i».,.^.^ui...,„,.mf.-- 
 
 t..n "^^ ''5 Procufbd. The compiler h&s Cof! 
 
 Mfficial report of Col. Mullany t^S Vto rSÎ! 
 Mn the. office of the War' ^epartS bu^ whteS 
 
 pu (Col. Mullany', detacbraeol) ardiioufc ils d.^ 
 ; ^ ''**' <-oU àdd hia fcoiïiïhand i^ere o^tied/ 
 
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 4;i#i' 
 
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 ^ 
 
 HISTOBY OF TBE WAH. 
 
 -tn»;^» l>ut vcre promplly met, and rontcil by th« 
 fifle and bajonct. Vîctory seenied complète. 
 
 Tbe General observing a he«ilation ini Ibe em- 
 barkation of Iroops, he passed ovcr to aecellérate 
 tbeir movements. Could tbe détails of this day 
 1)6 bere closcd, al! vfould be honour» ail would 
 be gloiry to the Anieriean ebaraeter. But it must 
 be fccoi'ded ; «las ! it«annût be eoneealed, tbat; 
 no persuasion of the gênerai» or of Uenl. CoL: 
 Bloom, who, altbough tvounded, rodethrougb tbe; 
 «^mp» nor «f Judge Feek, Vfbo also cxerted him-^ 
 MU on tbis oeoasion, coiild influence the remain- 
 idjg troôps to pass into tbe boats. A lài^e rein- 
 forcement IW>m ïort George, soon ' afterwards 
 ^as seen eoming %p tbe river ; this reinforce- 
 ment obliqued to the Hgbt fW>m the roàd, and 
 formed a junçtion with the lodian» in the rear 
 4»ftbebeigbts. , j 
 
 Tbe supériorité în numbersof tbe British andl 
 ibeir Ittdian Allies induoed tbe American ofiicen| 
 to hold a consultation, at wbieh tbey were dii 
 posed to dispute tbe ground tbey beld ; but 
 •oté was receiTcd fi'om Gen. Van Rcnsselaer, î 
 ^ fbrmingtbemheeoublairordtbeiirnoassislam 
 ^, «nd tbat be wonld coyer tbeir retrent at the bat 
 tery at Fort Grey, and ibmish boats to re-cros 
 tbe riter \ and ^nding by Col. Stramban tht 
 ibe militi« would no longer aet, a retreat vas r< 
 ao|T^ upon. They rctreated in good order, witl 
 out tbe fosB of â man» to tbe margin of the river,! 
 bat, to tbeir extrême mortification, not a bovli 
 wa« tbere to reéeivé them, ner <did any arrivai 
 Aller remaining iw^his extremely painfiil sitot-l 
 tioii about aqnarteraf an bottr, this Uttie ' — " 
 — HwrPMto e d toi " 
 
 Previous ta this, bowever, aeoliimn of Britis 
 ffc^ipilara adyancedi cominiindwl \fS Gen. Bri ' 
 
 -Im.' 
 
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 '»-.-■■ 'iî*^*'-,., 
 
 JUITORT ©r TBM wip; 
 
 ^%H 
 
 pTie Bniidi Oeneral's horse wai killed by a Dri-^ 
 brate of the name of Wilklow, who was enliitea 
 
 il himself felJ, vritUitt pf.tol ihot of the Ame-^ 
 jan iroopi«^^s 
 
 The enelhy oonsîsted of a part of the 49th rel 
 méat, who, with Gen. Brook, had signalized! 
 
 Jlçd the iaviaoïbles. Before this they had ne- 
 ip been known.to g^ye ap inch of grbuiid. and 
 ikDowledged. after the surrender. tley had ne- 
 »r fouçht with sineh brave oieju They treated 
 pjr priaonert With tenderaess and regpeet, tmà 
 owed^emas/noeh merit a» brave men eould 
 »pe. ihenuinberofAmerioan troopskUled 
 inted to noà more than «0» and aboutlOO' 
 wounded./ The numberorpi^BOBers, Snola^ 
 iiff tbe woundéd, amounted to aboutiTOO. 
 mf Z!/'?:***^®"* enemy^ thougb senenniè 
 falltrar^''^ bythélbPtTne^f ^ 
 raJIen intaltheir power,imp08edn<| restraioe 
 ntheirindiiin alUesftora «tpippingandsSlo. 
 Vl?î?Lîf '^V^"^^ th»t\Sulîrd'S2#^^ 
 
 JifclessWij of EnsigB Morris itripped eve» 
 it8 sh rtJand the 8k«Il of one who hÏÏhem 
 ;uaded.i^a8 8eenotoven by a tojnahawr 
 
 mÏIK^I^'k" ^"^ *'®'^»* deipalehet, beat» 
 
 tS? l«2rr *"*'.«ood cSoduet'of^ 
 
 îfr-riîf T^*o*" partioular, Gem Wads- 
 
 J«^hij8ti^ Penwjek, Broom, Allen^ Striiabam^ 
 ^ Gib8on,l.ieMt. Smit^a^ 
 
 "^ Of the amty, oç the Nia^ 
 
 fe.s'îôAlî^W*'»'. -1» i'^âCiî'.ïlr-ftdS^! .l^W» 1^ iii 
 
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 BI8T0BT OIT THE Vijt. 
 
 • ■ *. 
 
 to Brigadier General 8m} th, on the 14th 6e<ober. 
 \ On tlie lOtti November» Géoeral Smyt^ pùb- 
 Ikhed a proclamation frôm bis eamp ncar Bnfr 
 jTaloe. As tiiis âiieutnent bt came tlie subjeot of 
 mueh comment, ti is given bere iç full. JLt lias 
 in Ibe foUowiog iK'ords: 
 
 TO THE MBH OF iTSW-TORK* "^ -^ 
 
 For many years you bave seen your coonti^ op« 
 pressed with numerous xvron^s. ¥our goyeriMnent, 
 althouglr/ above ail others, devoted to péaeCt bave 
 bëf a forced to draw the sword^ uid rely for redrea» | 
 of injuries on the valour uf the American people. 
 
 That valouir bas been consplctious. But the na-^ 
 tiotf bas been unforlunate in the sélection of soime 
 of those who directed it. One army has been dis- 
 gracefully syrrendered and lost. Another bai becQ | 
 sàcrificed by a precipitate attempt to pasS it over at j 
 ihestrongeSt point of the enémy's lines, irith most 
 incompétent means. Ihe cause of thèse mîscar* 
 riages is apparent. The commandera were popula» 
 snen, <* destitute alike of tiîéory and experiçoce" isl 
 tbe art of vrar. 
 
 In a few days, the trobps under roy command» willl 
 ipjant the American stahdard in Canada. They arel 
 lAjçn accustomcti to obédience, silence, ^and eteadi*! 
 ness. ' They will conquer, or they will die. 
 
 Will you stand with your armS folded) and look 
 oti thts interesiing struggle ? Are you not relatedl 
 to the men who fought at Bennington t\nd Saratoga il 
 Uas ihe race degener<rted ? Or hâve you, under thej 
 banefql influence of . contending factions» fof got youri 
 country-? Must I turn |rom you, and àsk roen o(| 
 the mx nvtiona tio sup^rt the government of thel 
 Vnited States l £hall I imitate the. c0icçr« of thel 
 British king, and -stiffer our ungatberod Isurels tQ] 
 be tarnbbed by lutbless deeds? Shanif^ vhere ' 
 
 nftyTjrnmr No.™iirn«Trri»in 
 
 ^H^aiiii 
 
 «^ and tbe peaceful xnany the childi the niaid» uv 
 
 J&Lj 
 
if^r.p^,'i 
 
 imftoptn^aïl be tecure from wrongé If we con* 
 [iç^ we will « coQqtier^biK to ciAve." . - ' > • 
 
 ïTÏ»e présent is the hoor of ^enowtt. Hâve your 
 >t il wiah for famé? Would yoa not cheose in ftf? 
 r«[»înf» to^e named as on* q/ /Ao«<., who, imîiàt*! 
 Ig the.t»eroea whoin Montgomery led, hâve, m spit© 
 FUiescasofts» vwitcd the tomb of the chief, anc^ 
 ItoiicreU the iottiitry wherehéUfcs? tes. Yoii 
 fsirc your *hare.of femé. Then teize the présent 
 ament.^ If you do net,.you will negrc^ , and say» 
 M valiant hâve bled in rain ; the fricnd» ùf mi?- 
 ùntry fell*— and l vraft^notthere*"* '"^ 
 
 *dvancetheh to oufiûd. I wiU wait for you * 
 days. I cannot give yoB the day of niy de- 
 luie. But corne on. Corne in •compar.ie«; hait 
 llpanies, pairs, op snig}]^ I wUi çrganiae ?you 
 » short tour. Ride to thî* place, if the «Ustanoi 
 »p, and aend back your horses. But remembeZ' 
 cvery man who accompanies lis, places bimsdf * 
 Jer my «^.«and, and- shall submit.to the salutan»^' 
 
 ^rhwjpeoelaaiatloii hai! <lie efitct oT yàia!ii^ 
 llho fionticrU. v«pv oonsîderaWe Bumhw dr 
 B4iateers, nuîn wKo Jived tUe hard^^rife ftliSM.fl^^ 
 
 K di4^i|^i8litnem. '^ ~ 
 
 >D UieirtU. Bteveinbe^ Oèm SmyA, i«»«fi% 
 
 Iraedlateî^riflteinle* entpance iuii>4lw eneni*5 
 ^rrtopjr. ^e seiKJment» e^ontaîneAin. tbii ik > 
 lew are noi^p, huamne^ oml^ sokâerly» nw.^-' 
 
 >Sh^'^Jf «wéwsful oampaîmu. 
 
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 54 ttlSTORT OT TUE WAB# 
 
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 ,' \ 
 
 Ontbeinol>nlng;or(he2l8tNoVeinlfér, IStî, « 
 heâyy cannonadç ^^as opened upob tljf^e gariison 
 of Fort Kkigara, frQm ali tl^e baltc^nçs in Ihe 
 Àeigliboui'liood of Fort George, çionsistiog of five ; 
 detachcd balteries» two mounljng 24 pounders, ! 
 ône rnotHiting a 9, aod two mortâr baUerics. The I 
 firÎDg continiied thirteen bours ;^8ome building»! 
 wcre set on lire by thehot shot from tiie eitçinyJ 
 bat exlinguijshcd witbout 4loiRg oiaterial in|ury. 
 
 Tlie gari^son at Niagara» in return» opened al 
 trrmenclous and well dir^cted lire with li€|t sbotl 
 Tlie town of Newark was several ttmes û|A|nêsJ 
 ttâ àibo thé centre buildingin Fort Geor^Hlmt.l 
 M<Keon commanded a 12 piounder in l|Pl^g.| 
 hlocli.bouse, and distiingiiished liirnself by bis uJ 
 wal Hftllanlry and ekiU. Capt. Jacivs, of the 7(h| 
 régiment militia-arliUery, colrnmfinded a 6 poundJ 
 eron the N. block-lioiiàe, ^nd togcther ivith al 
 part of bis own company, though plai^écllna sitJ 
 Ikitiôti inost cxposed to tbe lire of tbe enemyJ 
 maintained their position lilse Tetcrans. ijeut 
 ~" of tlie artillery^ liad eommand of an 18 
 ierontlie a £. battery, until 10 o'clocl 
 )n he received à wo und, whieh eompelléd bli 
 iQ eerijgil tbe eommand to Capt. l«onard, of tb 
 artUlènr. Iâe^t. Wendell, «f the Sd aftillery, coin, 
 iilànded^n 18 aiida4poiinder on the W. batteryj 
 Dr. Hooper»of the militia^ «Mimman^ed a 6poundei| 
 •p tbe mess-houfe $ Lients. '^^xurn^H and Har-I 
 H^ bad t^he ç^omniaod of the.WHjbattery 
 ToQogstow», monntiAg one 18 w^jk pounderJ 
 Tb^^ipal posts v/ére mainS^ Vith rew 
 ^<Nium|inent» ahé i^reat e4éi%^ieut. Co 
 '.gg^jl «ifMDmanded the artiller^, InÉTgrire 
 
 ^«i^iffhetory proof of bis zeai and s^len^ 
 Major Armitcadof 
 
 Major Armitcadof thoe o rn s af èriglnecrg n 
 iBdefatigable in cxtendlog Us exartioos ta 
 
 'AU MtU' • 
 
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t # H. ^ ■* 
 
 '4"fif-»5 
 
 . ^-t^l' 
 
 "W: 
 
 j^ivrmt OF miE WAR, 
 
 ià*d 
 
 . ^arts of tbe garrison. Licut. Col. Qeovp^ Me. 
 k^FceJy cemmanded the fort. The Atnericaii%8» 
 |con'sist«d of 4 kîHed, and 7 wounded. ^ ; v 
 
 The hopes wliiéli Geii. ftmjth hiil tiii|jÉj?j 
 Ibis proelamations weite not to hé realizôd.^prEe 
 Ithe troops emharked, and as often diseinbarlced, 
 puWicjopinion, hitherto on the side ôl* General 
 iSinyili now began to veer. Hîs eourugo aswellAa 
 lliîs pafrldtUm vas questioned j cenatfre was iàH 
 [lowëd oy insuit and. menace. The projfeet of ïtu^ 
 ràsion was finalljr. almndoned. /rhe volunteera 
 vcpe disDiissed, and the army ordered into win. 
 Qp qnarters. Tbu» ended the opérations, for 
 lis sèason, of the armif qfihe centre, " , 
 Gen. Smyth justtfied himself on the srottiKU 
 lat he haddii'oetions not to pass over <nth less 
 îan 3000 mcn j that he eôuld not ^yrev^,!! on 
 lore than 1300 mcn to embark } and that an i^- 
 iek on the enemy ondcp such çireumsffmeesyWa» 
 ontlnryto the opinion of a oounetlofhisoffieorsi 
 f* My orders <8ï^rs the genewrf, m reply !«► a 
 ^ommittee from the patriotieeitSzeasof tlié^t- 
 srn eoantiesof NewtY^irk) were to pass kt«a> 
 nada with 3000 men ol met. On the fir8nll& 
 »1 embarkation not more than 1400 men were 
 Bmbarked, pf whom 400, that is, half of the re- 
 feniar innnitry, wcre exhausted with fatieno and 
 ■wantofreat. On the scetfnd einbarkation^ 
 L500meD wereopnbarked, and thèse were to 
 ^utoir^li^lately, and to bave descende «H, 
 river to )l lioittt wbere retafiumments weri^ M 
 
 g^nlarlAMl «eremeniii bad heM who^oàiil» 
 Not bavi^^od onë day's marob j wh^^iltlT^ 
 
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 IIISTt>^¥ pt THE WA«., 
 
 Sth of tlie same m^nth, General Petçr B. PoHer 
 gay^ notice îp tlie Buffaioe Cilazetle^ that he woi^ld;: 
 60)00 i^Uish a << ^rue aocount o^ somo Qfitlie nloB^ 
 ' pr|||^eiîC transaction» pf tlitiMie ^ays.*' |n ibis 
 no^PCeneral Porter àsçribestliQ.failure.ôflho 
 c;s|hç4Hion to Uie eowardiee of Uerieral Smyth.^ 
 
 Général Smyth niust rèinain eon\icted» intha^ 
 eye» of tlio world, ojl* (alséhoodandoaMardice» 11 
 ho contiiiuéU passivie under suoli cliarges* ^lo? 
 dern cliivah*y pointèd out Ibe oouvse wbieh must 
 be pursucd. General Smy th sent a eliallenge to^ 
 General Porter, M liiob tbie laUer r.cteented. . 
 
 ^l^be paHicii passeU over f o Grand Island, oii> 
 Ibe ISth Uecenibcr ; ^sbot was excLaogedtinail 
 intr^pid manner» but witbout cflBl'ctt wben, on the 
 Bifggestion of Genend Siiiyth's second, a mutual 
 explanation and reeoncUia^oa took plaee.^ anfl 
 tb^^parties separated. . 
 
 Oisneral Porter, on i^be following'^j^, 4e]iver« 
 ed the promised statement of transaetioD» to tbe 
 editor of tbe Buffaloe Gazette» 19 "^hîfik V*^^ 
 il aMordingly appeared. 
 
 ^Mi^ «(ateioeut la ptaJn^and satUlke^or; f and 
 dfl^ed 9£ that asperit^, wbich. wa» probabl(y> ÎBr 
 i(B9ded tp acMinpanjr ju 
 
 Itt tbn statenient,. U ii i;epre»^ted,, tliat» on 
 jtfeei^ih Mjovembfp, there w«ro co}locted la. Uuf 
 Migbbouctood of Nwganw ^^ effective menV 1 
 liimth& vewela ooUeeted for thé pui^Kiseii \|cere | 
 lpKi«^ ffur tb» traQsportatioa«f^.9iM^mnenf I 
 itilitbe.niiinber e| nen.aotualljr oinbarkèd werè 
 
 ^ tet iuliir ifOOO noro nen^ viJtm miewied oa 
 g^^ pfem» «owniogly wady ta jbeov ; tSat «cyerati 
 IfÉIftM Miflçuat ea|»a<»ty ta eari^ aboui $009' 
 I lying unooflapùd ; ftnd tbat tlif 
 ^ ' f sen^ éstinïiiâodat, abouit ^ V^^*^ M^ove dmwo! | 
 ^^ ifkia % liiBx at abôut tialJt a mile wokk thè m^ 
 
 m 
 
 

 XlmRT Of THÇ WAÀ 
 
 
 A« • çr«éf of wbat could be eilèeted» bad tbe 
 teii béen permftied to pass over» General Poi*-" 
 er fltates the btuverjr and guooeM whb vbielr 
 
 «letaebment Mrhioh crossed over by direoitioD 
 
 f General Sniytb, aceomptished its mission | 
 
 iving eompletely routed the enemy^ gpiked hk 
 
 'in on, and taken several prisbuertr. •* Ont jjf 
 
 naval bfiieers, who embarked in tbis enter*^ 
 
 rize, nine of tbem, (sajs General P<k^er,) witk' 
 
 lore tban balf tbeir men^ were killed or 
 
 lunded.*» 
 
 [General Stnvth, in a ïetter to the editors of 
 ^ National Intelligencer, dated 28th Januai7, 
 
 13, réfutes tbe statèment ol* General Porter» 
 
 I afBmi, (says General Smyth,) th«t ondié 37t& 
 Ivcmber, thcre were coUected in tbe nei^bour* ^ 
 bd of B^ack Rock*, not more thao 3500 effective 
 fen, non-€oiBinissioned ofiîcers, ancf pi^ra^s» bf 
 fery cerp« ùhder roy command; not more. tbiUGi 
 «00 of those irere JiablîJ io bè erdeiSed tpi cross tbé 
 »gara, accerdingf to .opinions generally reèeived. 
 , tlic 2l8t, thfire were ïOJO goôd troops embarttïii 
 aiso as many irrcgular volunteers as occiiipf^^ 
 boats, e9Umated at 1 50. On thé morning or^ ^ 
 n Dccember, tbe number of imn arfkied with mue» v 
 tts, tvho werû at tbe navy-yard,' erifoarkcd or nb» 
 bbarked, did- not excecd ^00 mcn." ; 
 
 [tt^8 WJfbtaUon, CboeralSm^ÀlnsIfl^^ 
 ■at General Porter, aetîngàs eootraetor ib tbe 
 »yt WM not prepared to supply tfiè neb^siry 
 Jijns, miog on tbe 30tb Noveinbér onïy S5 
 pels wflour on Jiand, «iiot laèjÉMjndsof 
 lur to eacb man.'HrTbe ho^îflfîî^nei 
 ortcr to myself, (says General Smyth,) 
 at or tbe cgnrrô<^> . ^ J '^ 
 
 «aesigtt, to its unaroidable côotéQueii^ t|§/ 
 
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 [BTOST OT rTHE WAH;. 
 
 CaptaiD El 
 Bliiek Roel 
 
 suoccssful termination, tbe winor expéditions 
 dicl honour to the ofBeers vrho eoinmandedy and 
 ^be few meiÉ wlio vivre engaged in tliorai. A- 
 «iong thèse the.following muât not'.be omitted. 
 
 The Brigé Adams and Galedonia* whieh yrprt 
 sn^nderéa to the enemy by G^eneral Hull> ai 
 Uétroitf bavihg arriTed and anebored under tbe , 
 British Fo^t £rie, on tbe 8tb Ootober, ISl^^j 
 
 iot, of tbe navj» vfho hàd ariived at 
 
 : the same day» ivith abody of sailon 
 from KewjYork» determined on an attempt to 
 regain them. Havingitiade tbe |ie<|es8ary dis>l 
 ppef tiens, he advanced at 1 o*eloek in, tbe morn- 
 mg of the 9tb October» baring under bis eom. 
 mand» 100 men in tWo beats, ineluding 30 volun- 
 ieérs fronli the army, with Captain Towson, and j 
 
 Itoaebe, of the artillei^ ; at S o*eIoct| 
 along side the vessels; tn 10 tnh- 
 y veré under v/ûy, and the prison- 
 An unfaTourable wind ebliged ibeibl 
 tbe river, ^y the fbrts, under'»] 
 
 of round, grape, and eannister shot J 
 ^nm ^ i^unibctr of pièces of beavy ordnanee an^l 
 flying artillery ; aad be was eompeUed toaneboN 
 •bout 400 yards from one of tbeir batteries ; the[ 
 being got into a safe "position, a fini 
 ^Rpas retiirne^, from tbe guns of the Adams, a»| 
 long as ammuâition lasted. IC being fonnd im- 
 possible longer to witbstand tbe lire of the cnè*l 
 my, ivbleb would. probably sink tbe vesseLi;! al 
 sbont time, be vas oompelled to eut the eàJUeJ 
 aad drifldown the river, eut of reaeb of tbe bat>| 
 teriesfjbut remabied still exposëd to t^e flying 
 arttUery; bavingtbus dro^ied astem for about 
 10 ibianteA, and being deserted by tbe pilot, he 
 ww ^>fougbt ùp on the shore of Hguaw Islanî] 
 ^rom jtbis place be Bcnt tbe iiriaoners ob sbor*] 
 
 Lieatenaj 
 lie tiras 
 Butes 
 èra seeu 
 to ruB 
 iieavy û 
 
 lOWQ 
 
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 Bf 8T0RT or THE WIH. 
 
 59 
 
 rith imieli diffioultjf and, having hîmseirpass. 
 d fpom the brig to <he sliore, he soon disé^overed 
 >at about foritysoldiQrs had orossed in a hoAi, 
 t'ont the British side, aod boardcd fhe brig; but 
 b'e^ were sodn compellçd to abandon hep, with 
 le loss of nearly ail tfaeir men. Duringtbe 
 r^oleof themorning, both sides of tho liveir 
 fept up akernate]^ a oontinual flre on the brig^ 
 id 80 mueh »i}ured her, that i$ v^as impossible 
 ' hâve fioated heivr-shé vna of courue destrov-T 
 
 A patrole was stationed on the sliore» to co- 
 ^rate in mm) of , cmergenoy j it was commande 
 
 by Lieut.'ïîol. Scott, of the artillepy, faavinjr 
 ler hjm Mi^or Mullany, of the infantry, as S 
 
 nntee^ Major Cuyier, Aid tô General Hall, 
 
 .?: ?»n*'»>*a^* Brigade M^|br to General 
 
 ly th»8 brigade. As Majora MuHany abd Cny- 
 
 were ndjpig elose together, thé former re- 
 »ived an order from Col. Scott to proceed tb 
 
 navy.yard, to direct two beats to be manned, 
 
 sent to the assistanoe of the captured vesselg s 
 bad but just sprangahead, în exécution ofthl« 
 lér, wbeii around shot from the eneroy, whioh 
 ised throngh the fore-sail of the Adams. 
 uck, and instantly killed Miyor Guyier, and 
 18 deprived the service of a brave ^d useful 
 
 Mf tjm éf thé I^KifilHîa, émiimaïkd- 
 
 the 8t. Kegis river, having reçeived informa. 
 
 ^ expected. iormed a résdution te tàS^ 
 f>m OTtltf f ore t fty w e r e r cinfor ccd . Pbrt hlÉ 
 
 U» 11^ of the Sist Oeteber, «wsiSS 
 
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 river at ûmfi Mills aliout S, aad at 6 in iKe 
 Hiominj; arrived witjhin half a mile of tfae village, 
 imexp(;cu>d by the enemy. HetA the m^jtir nlade 
 «ueii a judicious disposition pP his men, that 4he 
 «Qemy were entireljr surreunded» and after a'^ 
 discliarges» surrendered themsehres prisoners, ; 
 ^ith the los8 of 5 killèd. Tlic rcsult of ttiis af» | 
 iair was, the capture of iO prisoners, with tlitir 
 arms, eqnipments» &.<:. one.statid ot* colonrs» and 
 iv)i» batteaux.. witbopt a man of our party ^ipg 
 hurt. The;^ got safe baek to camp at il o*clo|k 
 la tjiie morning. The prisoners >vere sent off Mo 
 riattsburgb. Major Toiing lias had the hono|r| 
 of taking the firsi standard fr<;pMie énelliy 
 thé présent war. 
 
 Tlie moTements of the enemy, during thewj 
 iimeSf wore not to thein eqilally honourable 4»| 
 important. « 
 
 The village of Ogdensburg, on the St, Lav< 
 renée, vas bombarded on the %û OcU 1812, forj 
 <5 hours, from Preseott, opposite; between SOj 
 SO twelve and nine poiind shot ivere piekssd^p iol 
 the gardens and streets, biit no dam^gëwastione.! 
 Tlie firii^ was brougfat on by the attedipl^ al 
 
 £Brty of Ainedeansto take^omeCanadianhoats^l 
 ut tney did not saeeeed. The garrison at i}g-\ 
 idensburg conslsts ûî dOO meni , «fnder Generall 
 Brown, from JciTt^rson eounty. ■' 1 
 
 The Sunday folio wîng, the Britii^ preparedj 
 40 beats, witli from 1 to 16 armed men in eaeivi 
 «nd six pièces of artillery» VfHh which-thcry ad-f 
 vanced'to stornii tlie ;to wa. When JurÎTed witk- 1 
 In ajhortdistanee* ^ur iroops fipened a warvl 
 Sré ôjpoo them, and the eontest oontintied abouti 
 two hours, nrhen the Brjtîsh, having/two of thelrl 
 ftoâiTMl^Meked to pTeoes^ ls~WT^Iigiellîem lil 
 lie abandoned, and o«e takeiiy «d board of whlm 
 
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 iamage Was tostained on our «Wé. .. , 
 rrpm the judioious ari^geméiiés îm^ 
 rf.. BenedHJt, Çâpt. Foiwth, €fl|pÉ.i^ffln/ mZ 
 |or Dimock. Adjt. fiotçhkiss, CiiptTHubWnl, 
 ^apt. BenedieC, Oapt. M*Xit, and othersDf |£ 
 ^ops Qnder their comtnand, as direoted % 
 Ueth Rréwnf bad theencmj atterop<éd a landiniti 
 In immense slaugtitër must hâve ensued. S# 
 feMQii coutd l^ave lieen more attentive than Ge^n. 
 
 Irojnrthrougb^tbewtiolé action. Plaise is«|, 
 
 m. thÎ8 actkHi tire ^ ^ 
 
 h Yankees wiil not décline a c«fji^iiC^ ^irli^ttif^ 
 fcked by 1000 of their troopg,; Cols.^îétlt^ 
 Nge and Breckenridge, led thé Jlritish Jn pei> 
 
 On the Su Octëber, the Brîtisl^Mpït6v£ 
 Içopge, went inttf the Genes^ nvfrjSia îut 
 bt the Bclwoner ïMy Murray, antf^îpvenue 
 pttep, riiere was h|^ fuiree'^ilieii thïif e thut 
 ^uld re«8t the enemy. f- 
 
 Tli^ jialional pride Lad be^n élrciidy iî^li 
 ratified by sueness on4ho oeean,* ihé onbl 
 f^ was anxi^usJy dîreeteil to that élément. 
 
 Bis notlp be dîsappoJiïtrS, ^ ' ■ 
 
 », of_*7 degf^nopth, ànd Ièih.^tdfg. we^t, Call. 
 |n Jacob Jones, oomihi(miîÉy^v^ the ÎMuM % 
 latjs' ^sloop of war 1*^wpJ?m?l«^S^ 
 
 rVL*..^'''**^** convpy ^ 4Î)t I^|b •^ay 
 tu P^ ''"ïî* «nder protection ^<|5 Britf o 
 
 ■jtes. A riginit wat WOêTîftte rr^i|e% 
 ke fleet to difpèrse. At $0 minutes «ustffWijjt 
 
 
 
 'âr'îtïi 
 
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 dde^JiboVed a^nsC tbe lidé orïlie esemy. Th« 
 VtoUm v»8 IwaHied «a iwr fbre«intle, and im- 
 «lediatelj^ samHiécred. The iriankief in Wfiîcfc 
 w»»8 cntngeinent wai inidntttined, xnkê hîiAly 
 ftÉaouraliK» to âié AmeriaMs. The F^iè 
 55«ited «3 guM^ «i^Mteim jof Yb^in as iMinnl 
 ÉMTon^eg» and fiMirMtf piiiikiders en tbe malii 
 «wk, and «^o f s ipMndert, ean-onades; on 
 
 l»|wèet»^^W«s^by fotir 18 i»ttiièerBr On 
 ••^ the. W»^, thero weKO Ifinv kiHed, and 
 «^^W4mmM Tbe exaet km of the eneniV 
 ÎTÏ^j^ ascerttined, as many of |be d^àà 
 
 ÎJLr^lr ^"^®'^ *^« "a**» »«> simrs !hat had 
 wBwa^^ tbedebk, Whkh two hoiira exertioa 
 iwd ^«^^..ninoiuitly wmoved. Lient. Bfddié. 
 jrho iiA« «harge^ the Frolio, statcg, fh>in what 
 
 jJewHiiber of killed ma^ bare been thirtrl v 
 WWW«W ^(Kuided, «bout forty or fifty. - 
 
 "WAsp aiiffered so mueb Hi this a«tioiE. 
 
 rth uMts feU «n tbe deek a few minute» 
 
 S?- r*®» ^ <*« «wllon, tbe Brttish «bip 
 
 "WM^ttfok^possesdoiiof tbe two aloMis; andop- 
 «PKd tnem nir ^nnuda. 
 
 
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 'l'he IJnHéd Statep anâ Macedonlio iirriVed 
 •fr Afont^ug Point, on tbe 4tli Dèceaiber; but 
 y ère prev^nted from rçaching New- York bé- 
 fope lb« first day of tbe Bewyear,>L814, T% > 
 ,, On Ihe arrivai of Qaptaiit Uull at UTe^ftWlc. 
 be Was presented by tbe corporation bf tbe clty, 
 WKh the fiecdoin of tbe eity, jn a gold box. K% 
 won avCaptain Hotl entered the oouaeil ehani-^ 
 ber, ^onduoted by aldermen Fish and Me«le#i 
 and General Morton, be vas addressed by Wr 
 bouour ïï^ Wilt ainton, Qiavor of tbe eity» i» 
 an appropriât© apeech. Captain Hull^witlt àll 
 tbat modesti Ibo frequently allied to lu'rtuout 
 }^y^^Jf roade a sb^rt, but fery^beeomiffâtvpiy; 
 Tlié Captain tUen took the fi^eeman's o»t|t aâ 
 retired, aniidst an immense erowdt wbo filledtb» 
 air with reiterated huzzas. On tbe f^^loWing 
 day, n spleadid naval dinner was given l»y tba 
 «?!?»!?<»<»» *» Captain Bi^ll, CoS. I^eâtui? 
 and Captain Jones, in tettîmonv of the bijài 
 sen^e ênteHàined of (berm(»'îts of thèse geiitle. 
 men. Nolhing lias omittè^ to render tbi» din- 
 ^r truly descriptive of thé oecasign, Ànd tbe 
 «pelîngs of the citizcna. \- ^:'m^^-^^ 
 
 |>p ihe 9ih ofVannai^iiQfli^EiiifMr was^ff^ 
 Tenby the corportition, tothe criîwof' the United 
 ?«^A l'he seamen and marines, liaving form- 
 ^^ j^ession^ p^ccecled tVom tbe place of 
 I^lfiiig to the City Motel, amidstlhe phiuditsef 
 thoarfandsof çi(î?ens. On ihe arrivaf of ttW 
 «aUora, and they being seatwl, tliey were address- 
 
 * -**^.^^^>^*'^»'^***^ >vUh hi5 usual ënerky and 
 pçÇifiieuflSl ^hç|lM)at8%iiimidéàfïiort%p|y; 
 expressive «f the gi^atîtudeofîi» sbîpnateè, ^^a^^^ 
 
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 tiirevr a vtéintMïràry gloom i>ter the cidzens.^ 
 
 This Boon gave way to reseotttient, aod a deter- 
 
 raination to wi^ offthe^^ foui staib," The «jnrit 
 
 of the n^ioa rose, and that of '76 seemed to ro- 
 
 iJHam, This sentiment, whicb pervaded a ereat 
 
 |)i^èpèHionof tbo nation, was mo'st powerfiil in 
 
 the western eountry. AU felt the neocssity of 
 
 ^immédiate action ; Kentuekj and Ohia may be 
 
 iiald to liâve ^ken loose; an army wa» ready. 
 
 Us if by magî^ preparçd to avenge the Jate dis- 
 
 l^k^ee. A leader was wanting-*-^!! eyes fèokcd, 
 
 fiiftli «eonimon. impulse, towàrds the hero of 
 
 JI^fKteànoe ; tbenriited voiçe of the peoiile eall-^ 
 
 ?jéd on the gôvernor to dispense with allformali- 
 
 fies; ^ndmiuAM Bënut Hakrison iras ap- 
 
 i^Qted a major-general* with directions, (o take 
 
 ëo»mmanf1 of the north western army. This ap- 
 
 ttointinent was eonfirmed by the Président «f the 
 
 United States. 
 
 T-The exposed situation of the north western 
 Ikuntler, after the snrrender of HûU, required 
 the utmost exertions for its protection. It wa» 
 not possible entirdy tû avert the impëiiding dan- 
 
 t;' TlièlndiÉitthad nlready eommeneed tbeir sa- 
 iVikl^ warfarè, by an attaek on FortBearlioni, 
 and tkèmassaere of Its garrison. Fort Dearbor» 
 (Cbieago) was bot aVeak gaîrrison, oOnsisting of 
 iàboiit 5d men, therè were alsOin it afew wo- 
 ■mevi and ehlldren. A hirge body of lodians ha- 
 ""«inginentijied tbeféit, it was agreed in a eolin 
 «fl; whfeh was he)d witb the fikiâ]eBstribes,tfaat 
 .4be g&iTison sliottldli» spared, on eondition of 
 ■""'"**^^"* the plaee witfaont résistance; They 
 Maape&ili^ut 4» (be lirth SqiC. and» wben about 
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 wîffilSe «xeepiiao oTiiSout i^wi», vhm 
 
 
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Pore Bjdf îew (MadMon) on the ^issîsgîmrtL 
 aians, wub m the desperation that a »«»< »i» 
 
 ter sulTernig verjr «everel^^withdrew, leavina^ 
 
 oal of tUe fort nheo the altaek commen^d wâ» 
 wassacred t no lives were lost iiiZ fort 5 antf 
 •nly one man woumied. ' *"* 
 
 > AfKMit 11 o'clock in iheewenine of ll,« 4#b. 
 
 ncluding its intrepid oômmander, Capt. Z. Tw' 
 W, «iber 8iok op convalescen . The ;ttaTk 
 vas conlmued, in a most furious manncr unîît 
 
 ^U^lhT^tuZT'"''' orshooiingall th. 
 >«everal expédition» were formed aeainBt ih^ 
 
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 ijMn^ll, wkh «00 iiieD,aUaokeil ose «fiiii 
 J»l«99t88iqewa towrw. on tbè trih and iHÛkMmt 
 and jlefeated tlie ludians, afi«i' a most derôerate 
 •onflie«: eho AmçrijBan losn was ^ killoi^anciss 
 Vfmid^ ^tfee ladian tewn yasfwwwd. ColoèeJ 
 John B. Camphpll, on tlto irtjh IVor. atfaokeé 
 tlje^ savagjjs »t a town OB tbe Masswwncwa^ 
 yIW«ttlie»MJPncdr as weU as lliroe otiiep town*. 
 fttrtlier dma tlterivew, kUiing sewral, «nd ïalc^ 
 wg ar pri8on45r» : on tbe moining of Uie dltlt 
 yco, Jiia oawp w^s. &ttaeli«d hy about soo In* 
 diaas, wbo yere defeat^d, atter an eneasoment «T 
 a^uttbi^qMafrtçpsoi;*!! Itoiifc^l^^ of 
 
 tbe Amertcans la Uiese affairs, Was 9 kɫd. auiL 
 about àSor *0 ii^»qnded ; «bout 40 of the toT 
 Jap» W»w kijled The Indians aUo t^rered »4o- 
 teat fiom Col. AVilliams» coûii»andin|B th« Ten- 
 nessee troopg. . «cl, , . 
 
 ^^Tjt^aeUoat #lfe^w«r eaUnikted 1it^«iîiH>^ 
 ««lodiaar witbm pwip^r m^ fer tbe Ame^ 
 rirana; aodi^if/idiMred ttpwkii eontîn«isd guo, 
 r^ ÎTÏ!*"? **^ «iiraag» Uie «avance eoem^ 
 
 ^ lyMmwnt^ widfr mi comoMuid aflÊ^: 
 ;^iebe»^, iMsiDi* aldieked «n tbe Su4Jamum, 
 M Vrmehfmn, on ffae river JBaiaio, !»« «àJ^ 
 1^ SttMTior forée of Jn4îiMit*nd ftriiiifc aigES 
 •wer^pwep»VartiJI«y,«i|fcrpd adefeat. Tki 
 
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 nlrte. of 5:ongre„, m thMMyertT^^^^ 
 
 the characterof ^Luiu^Z- *^ «'««MaUon of 
 the last oËZ,l{'^^^^r^^''?!i}f th« refusai if 
 The bodies of our^rnTrlmi^ '^'*' ******* ^f the.deatf. 
 MigUil/, and bïc^ Sh ? K*"* ^^POf^d to ever,. 
 
 of that array, which iT Li.. !i ".**»« «h«^t»r 
 
 inspire, from tT^m^^l'^iT'l f^''^' ^'^ ^ 
 Canadian fronticr, 7«iT^Ul^^^^'^y "^ ^' 
 
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 2dth Febk I813rthe followif^ «tatenietti 
 sçluti^MM Wepe agi'eed .||«l.^: ': f ;;. '■'-;;. :;;4:- •■:;^-, 
 ;;<* tVhereas^ itis ëeemérf Meeasaiy, thatonr SloîK 
 eitizens iliould be informed of the late pérfidioiaiP'' 
 and brutal acw of the British government^ ^irtàrm^ 
 by the» officers at the battle of Frènehtowni • '^^ 
 
 Reébtvedt That the following abitcinent of thé 
 
 Cén^ict of tto BritUh officers, b« p9bfiïbe4to our 
 
 ' «Nnt'yinen t; .- .■ 4,^.; ; •p'^ . ^- . ., ,, , :;. ^:lm^..^^ 
 
 TJbot when genenà Winëbester wm talcen pr^ 
 amer, on the 32d Janua|7, lft]3, «ad brought befor* 
 Colonel Proàtofj^ the Biiûsh commander, hc directed* 
 4he commandirig officer of the Americai» (Moiep 
 IVIad^m) tQ aurpender. Major MadifOarefttsedisO' 
 todo, anle|8 ttiosA whb aurrondexed shouldbo froQ 
 
 » .^îc^^®^"*****^'® *^'**" ^^* agreed toj ahd the 
 Bnt»b officers ptedged tjifiinsehres tahayeasuffi» 
 aeni^ fprce whh the wounde^, tb Y>r«>tect ïhepi, ànd 
 that they shoiild be conveyed to Malden the nex%' 
 snoming. Thef lil^ewise promised to returb to thô- 
 officerallheir arms at. Malden. 
 
 ^th Ifaète— this thejr were {M'erented fro^ doing,^br 
 1^^, Clliot, a British officer, and Hxk old acquaiptancér 
 «r Captaiii HaWs, wbo promlsùd Cljpt. H. bis spécial 
 proteclion— to convey him in hi» own sleigli ta 
 Maldéik that eveniog, and hiforming fôm that Ùt 
 shoutd be weltiome tb remain at hià hoose Ibbré^' 
 untU he should recoter. 
 
 ^|^so«reredie^romMe«of the Britisb^làit oiim 
 cotmtryroen and the world ace how they were fulfilled», 
 At the brrak of day next moming, the savagçs 
 vere •ugbrtâ to çQnmif evtry'4tJiredàtion ufiom <mr 
 nAtunded, vhich tf^ey ftleaéeâ. Ji)% in4iêcrimimtc 
 ttcughter tookfitfite f^falt vfho were!'unabft (9 tMt/ijb.^. 
 many were iomahamkèdt und mdny vfere éumedaHvë 
 in thé houtef. Amo ns the ttnfort onàt e t h|i>> ipwr. 
 
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 ^^11 in trkh, i% pnliumi^^ 
 ,lffrgat6 Jâva^ iftli^imnéii otiiibtfr aiul^a ini^ 
 ^ -Btttes. The Jàm eàrriéd' À9 guin» àrid jtpwiirdè 
 *^ ^ipO nien,. and wftf ieomnifindéd % Cttptaiti H. 
 ||4inibert, à hra^ and gallànt offieier. Tbe Jav« 
 %à8 8o perfeM a IÉ*eék^ tbailtseeikied é7(reRie0 
 ' doïiblfui'wiiéïlié™re could be, brongbt io tbd 
 IJnited StatDs f nw w»s tb^refi»^ bvràed in twd 
 ' |ïl^afterbeingeaftu^^»*;•■^. :r/.'-^:\-.K,:v :'rr: ^f-^^:-^ 
 ,, Tfae Java btM bebt latèljr (Mit of ddefc, biTÎif^ 
 iiàd^rgoneii /tborQttjlJN repair» in order to carry 
 4Kit Lwut. 6en^H^Q](l; wbo-ii^És. goi% as eolÉi^ 
 Jifinderin ebief fo^ Bombay; ' Résides bér full 
 «ftinplinient of iki«ii, tbe Java bad upwardis of 
 4 IQO sOiièmiiBÀerarîes» goiâg io Brifish ships of 
 Jliarinthe Ëàst^-lndieti ; aiso sèv«ral officiers» pai!- 
 '«Nigerstgotngont on promotion. Il^bo immfafr 
 , iff meh ^as considerabfy more tban tbàt of lia 
 CSonstitiitioç. By ber q^uarter-bill^ siiebad oQémftn 
 ttlore,s(atiollt^d ateach-gtin tban'the ÇonstitutlOB 
 •laé» j^^»i lois on board tbe (Constitution mis 9 
 Jtiilod^and 2d Hf^siunded. Tbe enetey bad <;0 
 kiliiDd» and lOf woundejÉ; but by a letter written 
 .on bosld tbe ÇoRstitnlibiR, byonèof tbe oAeers 
 of tbe J^àf ànd |p|^ata% foiind, \i was oyip 
 
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 «tf^thefngate Constitution, publisbed in the Bos- 
 :?° V- T"*®'*^' * complète nfatatioD of tbe Bri- 
 U8h slauder, conoluding witli tfae foJlowing word» : 
 
 .aIL*'^''*!!"^*?^?"*"^^*» producea BoUtaryin- 
 
 iSïrH°^'''? '!'"*' oftheir actions with ub 'since the 
 «» hJTîr^'^'^J^P'*""*''»^- Tliey hâve, of late, 
 CBtebhshed for themaelves a kirfd of naUonal charac- 
 
 î?.* ^i V™**' no»e ^i" envy them the possession 
 ÎLL ? *»aye P«>ved, that although they may net 
 J*t^îj, be able .o conquer in battle f they c^n p^-e^î! 
 
 Sth^îC^«^.? "^?f " ««î^ /«»m Boston th« 
 Wh Oet. 1812, on bis second çfuise, bavine un- 
 
 der^s eommand tbe iVigate Président, tbe Unit- 
 
 pE^fL'. rl,*/;'^ ^'"S""' Cûpt. Sinelàir. Tbe 
 Président and Congress ai*îved at Boston in De- 
 iSSîSr* ^""S^ %»«• cïuise. they eaptured tbe 
 
 S5 »kJ^^ Bntish ^ip Argo, laden wjth oU 
 Wnl *'^"^' ^^^ of whichVrived same time 
 2vmS.. ^P^V'J'^ enemy's cruia»p» but tbe 
 KymÇhe and Galatea, vbiob tbey ehased, but 
 ^'?*ÏL^ « *h«, «ight. m siiuadpon ha?e 
 feTaa L^'^.î^îî **iP"«f- *^' »'»** *<» the south as 
 
 they never saw a ^aU^ Oir the S2d Oetober. 1^ 
 gale, the Résident sprung Iktr maln^ 
 
 . and on tllA\ 9A ai IloA «>wli^ l-*_ .. 
 
 
 
 
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 .tiiericatitf 
 
 I* surgeon 
 
 the Bos- 
 
 the Bri- 
 
 ig wurds : 
 
 oUtary in- 
 
 )d candid 
 
 'Since the 
 
 :)Of late, 
 
 1 charac- 
 
 ossession 
 
 may not 
 
 an preva- 
 
 sp M any 
 
 Bton th« 
 ing un- 
 he Unit- 
 r Capti. 
 r. Tbe 
 1 in De- 
 ired the 
 Ilars oo 
 mith oil 
 ne time 
 but the 
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 m bave 
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 tbJNon 
 
 maiiiu 
 
 yîngto 
 
 ifrhieh 
 
 lIIàTOSr OF T»B WA«. 
 
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 7i 
 
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 Tlie ipeèie was landed fpoih the Prewdeiit, at 
 the jiavy.yapd 10 Ciiarlestown, and being iilaced 
 jn SIX waggons, caeb cairjringibo national co- ^ 
 Jours, was tlius carried to tlie state Bank m Bos- 
 ton, where it wus safely deposited, amidst ti» 
 ouzzas or thousandâ of speetàtors. 
 Ti3?5 Comnùodçre parted eompaoT with tho 
 l^ted States and Argus the i2th October. 
 
 The TJ. S. brig Vip^r, Capt. Henley, of l« 
 ^ups, wat^oaptured oïi the 17th Januai^, 1813, 
 
 J".'«i'?%N-8^*.®^- ^y »»*« Britanniî mitfe». 
 ty«fpigâteNarcis8U8,of 32gun8, aftera^dhase 
 •I ahours. — Noftghting. 
 
 Commodore Baiubridge ieft the U. S. sloob 
 
 of war HorHet, Gapt. James tawrônce, off thS 
 
 hapboup of St. Salvador, where i»he rètiuûned 
 
 fpo^ïtheeth, UQtilthe 24th Janiiarv, bîfikad. 
 
 ing the Bonne Citoyemie, and anothér mwd 
 
 ▼essel. Betng at lengtb driven from beï* it^ 
 
 tion by the ^ontâgue of 74 gun», which ws 
 
 TOBt to pefânoc the Bonne Citoyenne, Captaitt^ 
 
 Lawrenee ppoeeed^ off Demàrara river, whcw, 
 
 OBthea*thFebruaiy,i813, hefeU inwithànd 
 
 gigaged bis Qritamiie mafesty»» brig of war 
 
 Peaooekj the aelTOB larted but 15 inioutei, in 
 
 "iyhieh thort space of time, the Peacoek wtti 
 
 Iiterally eot to pieees : ab ensign, union down. 
 
 was buBg from the fore-rig^ng, a9 a sfi 
 
 ^noe of distrés» and sufre^dter. Lient. 8M 
 
 Who iras sent oo board her, retumed wit?» re- 
 
 porttteitshewasfwttBinking, Haring tfaen six 
 
 feet of water ia her boM. The b<St9 S the 
 
 Hornet were4mmediately despatehed, «ad èvèry 
 
 possible exertion made to keep hep Jioat tittU 
 
 fe.yj'^'.^f^ ^'^^l^ remWed, b^ liSing «tia 
 baiKiipw^ 
 
 iMOf fathooM wftter, cariyinglto^n idoe <>f Iwr 
 
 
 
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 ■ISTttBT 09 THB WAMi 
 
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 çw, M threè,of % crew bf ilièHttniet> yî^ 
 John HMPt, Joiéi^li ^Williams, and Hanoibal 
 *oyd. Several of the llornet's crew narpowhr 
 Meaiped^siiiiilarrate, being saveil J»y jumping 
 iWf^^^*^ l?** ^^^'^S on thTBoomi, af slH) 
 
 ij Xhe iVaeook tira» oné of tbé finttt vesselt of 
 ner cJass in tlie British juavy ; she Éounted ia 
 twen(yfouR.poiBid cairéiades, two Io% nlnes, 
 onetwelve poood «arrooade on 6er tép-gallant 
 Ibreçastle, a» a sbifUng gun, and onc four op six 
 peuhder, and two «wivels lnoun(ed i^; her 
 
 ^nreW eonaisted, at tbe time of tbe aeUo^»f ono 
 bundred an^ (birty men. 
 
 ; Thelosson board.ihe Pea<«ook «ouW not be 
 itoertfGned hy Cupt. L»wreneiç» but 4tiutt bare 
 lieeo eonaidenible. Ç«p Peal&e, ber^imnan^. 
 •r# »nd four mcn Miere found doad 
 
 li»d 8^ wounded, most oflhem severe^tbréé 
 Ikf wbieb died of tbeîr wounds» «Âer beil 
 
 moved. The total of fciiled, wounded andi 
 cd^as eeitainljr 4(2» ané nrobably mow. ^ 
 
 S*e Espiègle, ii| Britil bng. mountin^ le A 
 ^^l^rt^-twipdund earvônai^, iohI % long nine'»^ ^ 
 «iAboiit é miles in shore, and wîtbin sight of 
 I «etionj «he dccliq^ eomlng jo aid of liep 
 
 OQnsQrt, ortto appi^àoh tbe yiètorious ship, aJ- 
 
 ^^^o Capt^Wfenee eleared bis ship^ ^^ eie- 
 
 Jpimf loti qfl^ sei'ond éngagcwent. 
 
 % tèm#î^Lawrei||(i^8tiiM. tfaat iker» ^w 
 
 ;^MP^^i><^#^in«'i#^ «einne» on board tbe 
 
 lAWmtHish ê]oép of war PeariHflc, one à native 
 |f#»ft(âtfeof New-Yopk^ mû tbe other a ni^ «^ 
 ^ »*^f NirtoIkTf One of tbem was pressed two 
 ^^yeaps and a balf» and ihe other abouti 8 monti» 
 
 pwymis. acâtherof thgm «mtefyd, flM_b««ii ^^ff,^ 
 
 m 
 
 ^S^^^^^^^^^P^^tS^agemcnt with 
 
 the Ilornet. 
 
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 'MXmFmt 99 THB WJO» 
 
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 neiftiooéd AinerKiaii seameii left their sttfti^i. 
 JÎ8 j»ej«Wwioi»tft go bélow» irilh the év«W of tS 
 
 Ame^iean» ^tre fotèed to th«ir staUen^ anï 
 «ompeiréd tù figbt. ^^ "** 
 
 W ^' J*V*''''T ^^^^^ »**^«*' *W «««rtlièr 
 l!?*^S?!f i^"^,"^'^" '^•^ reported t» faafe beei» 
 5L— ïr *^ rwoelt^ and! fJiat ke waa kUle«l 
 
 éi.'*?1 ^ïf^î*** *^*^'* n«t 6e éàppfetféwèf #ltfc 
 me behef, tha* tlie commandlep of ihir Ëmtoéle 
 
 the ease, but k « ifer ffoibeinf profeâWe^ 
 ÏTiOM^wha w,8h to aMow to^ Anrerwà naval lie« 
 
 !2S J?*^"**^'*^ ^^^ *''« Kngïii^tlfe» ttf thé 
 !Sg^ y Amepicyn pi^wésB, thait tc^ BtHhh 
 «•J^rj:®**'' ) ï*rM<ltn©tf i« « vlrtfi^ >^biôlf Wflcà 
 jwiuirt» waï^ t# éx<*ef8e. Ha* (hè «iom- 
 inanderttTtte ««iJteglè éifoèùnlterwï Oiv iitottfw 
 
 ÎT^^ *??®^^ **^ »n* toUéting U^. JW à»t^ 
 M with pradenee.. . - 
 
 ^, Tlie fiJIlbwiDg «oonneM «m fAeiliiMMy et th» 
 
 '^ flThe lité; œiptaai, of rfie àwaQt^^^K caatiire* 
 Bjr thc Amcrrcattè» lan4èd on Monday afc Klmouth, 
 
 fim»thelos».of fehePeaôaclt, which. 4fruc1c W thi 
 ^K«^Mif 2'* ■"* ^««i««y cbhfljçt, arif 
 
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 ■Mivmti 
 
 iTof^i'i» wm» 
 
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 Z;^!î?h w^ "droiraliy )|»vc «M ured their r«ad- 
 
 Trî^^Sne l.î th^ordinarr race of aailors, but that er- 
 
 eiT one WRfl a Hercule» m strcngtby and m Archi- 
 
 ,|Rede»in science.'* ^ ^ . '*^*'*t' 
 
 l^e moYfing ap^ar4d in a ÎIàîî|kxi«per. V 
 ÔW W,ri find an^^accowntof theca^Çeof the Pea- 
 
 cuovi m this than œ theîr previou» iwtiont. JBiw- 
 
 SrfeH?5*?«î1S?ài*^.**"'' »f the America 
 ^^goexeeeded ^ a^r fonqei, Uintuo^e. ît W * 
 
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 jfi '^m,i 
 
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 lu natal tacdciw ^7^^™ 
 
 t?n!"'T ÎV^^PV *^'^"*' ««'^««^ Bonne Ckl 
 ee «Si* ^ ^« 'attei* ppiiaeatlj^ deoUadl «e^ 
 
 y ^ '^*^/^'l? ^"^ ««^utféfirpasid llié Commtfii 
 
 • ' •■■,-■■■■ -^ '■ 
 
 .J*5T'ïf''' î*"? «*« fr«^«0oni of thc City be ptt- 
 tented to Cftptaîn LaUtrenc», tôgeÉfeçr wiih a pfecc 
 
 Ï;/.K^. r"^*^^'"^"'''* devfces and inscriptions, 
 îrJïi.K honour.^the Jïecordei^ b« rcqutstéd u5 
 « » the sarae, mxh^ çmf of mis résolution. 
 
 which this Oommo.. Counc^ entertain of the co^ 
 
 duct of the crew Qf the Uhitëd St«te»'f.loop of war 
 Hornel, by th^ capture oThis Biitonnic Majc»ty'» 
 
 ST? Î^/'' ^^"^^^ in/îhcunexainpled short pe- 
 ndd of fifteen^ minutes* that the CommonCoiiS 
 jUlgire a public dinnertp the crew of the Pnited 
 States' sloop ot wàr Horofet." "... *'«*«« 
 
 Thèse inany ana splemlîd «ital vtetiirfeti^ 
 •^tl»na|^o||« Congres» was not i««ensibl© té 
 
 •Pjw^»«ÏM' •«« «r «ii&o, rÏTdîSrif 
 
 fioted among the «iBeers and erew of the Gon» ' 
 •Htatiwi, fer the destraetienaf the GaerriSiS 
 
 ÏÏlv *5!JT ^ ***'<^' fer the deate^etiâl 
 S r^liS? ^? ana the mm of 8e6,e<N^ to ^^ 
 
 W^rS**?"^*^ .•*'*" an* fww 
 WaMyg? the eaptano of the Fniiie. 
 
 T>g^Piitèd^8 tote»^frig te Ch^l, 
 
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 tttSTOBr 0» T$JB Vf MM, 
 
 JH»in f orofse f itô dayg, bavmg sailed fi^ 
 tiie «ame port (h6 irth December, I8I2. 
 
 tî^n^!?*'*"''' Canaries, and Çmpe de Verd/= 
 
 dowi, ibe coast of South A^erieà, passing >.ith. 
 in l^Je^uesrf Surrinam,(wa9inthe same 
 place thcrfometBanktliePeaeock the day af! 
 
 rîL^f ?.::;' c^.**»^ We8t-I„diaî8îand4tbpnc^ 
 SwTin L 'r^'"'*' »>j; tlie Cap^8 »[ Deïa^vaI.e. 
 Boftor "" <l»«-oug4i tlïe eaat cbannel lo. 
 
 « i»îf- ?*»*'**P*'*^« capturcd, durîn^ her erniae, 
 a Bntish Ijcence; and îfe.eaptared an AiAâ^ ' 
 îîr«hfn?''^ TheChesapeaké^va» «Sa'seT^ 
 Western Islands. Off th^jTBapcs of 'X'i^iili!^ 
 
 ^ng.fop 2 days,. when tbe sloop^lïiitdiA 
 ♦be HighiU S(BTen in^n died of a mBuS^S^ 
 
 «he Bien to défend a«r pigé. ©„ tbe 2«^iî ^^ 
 
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 T^e .Injîan» were sent across the ruer <turinift 
 tbe Dight of <he28th, and wero pUced »o a^f 
 
 in fopm, onthe «9th, and firing wSs kept updurw 
 in^usand the following daj, by tZ enemv 
 
 Jured by the firing from tbo fort. By the Ist of. 
 Maj, the wopks of the fort were 8o fer complet- 
 «d, as toenable the besieged to give the en3 * 
 jery warm réception, silencing one of their ipan» 
 
 èJÎ!S'^T' ^«""S^he fdandâd, the*^to. 
 
 •n both sides continued vepv bpisk. 
 
 ^ On the 4th. General Clay reaehed Fort Wîh- 
 
 «?7iîri'^'''*."P'**"*' of 1000 mén, for the relief 
 ot the Am^riean garrison. On the fith, a part 
 
 yepe sent to him by General Harrisan, direotine 
 him how to act in bis advanee toward the fortî^ 
 ureat zeaU and undaunted eourase, are trne 
 Jharaoteristies rf the American fJîdfe^s, ?^ 
 
 eontwipt of danger, iïn this occasion, the ene- 
 
 ^iT^^'^'m*?*;?.'*^"*"^ *''•««» *»»atcooI caution 
 ^leb enabled him to draw the un^aJcuIiilînK 
 loIdBeriqto défiles, audwithin (he in^eh of hii 
 
 ZÏ«?t*'VSï:^"**'«y'*howaBcrrgedwUh ' 
 despatohes for Qen^May. reeeired the «Smmant 
 
 opposite sideofth* river, with a view to attaïkt 
 
 coiirage, but pursued the enemy umiJ tfwaa 
 dPawnijloanambush. where t/e ^ateK 
 ber of his men were destroyed by mfmhirs raat5 
 auperiorj many of those who sur^ldeSed. w«2 
 afterward» tomahawkpd and sealped by the wi! 
 
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WsS»? ^f W*" ««Wort Clay, ami défend 
 «18 rei^eat. Thelndiaos took advâiitftoA nf iu^ 
 
 Col. Miller, Majop Alexander, Capteins CFoAtut 
 Newng, Bwdfprd, ând Lcgham EveîXÏÏ' 
 tepy o« i„e AmerieaD «de o/^HveP wew sut 
 oessivejy earried. " ®**^ 
 
 were before jbe fort, ameuntéd to ftt killed» and 
 i89 wonnded. exclusive «f tbi los* of DSle;^ 
 4e^Çe«t, wWeh «xceeded m « WHed a^l 
 
 _Col. Miller, wîtb SBO men, madè a «allie h. 
 ^0b be deffealed^ enemp^, #X«5J ô^^^^^ 
 
 .^bre'g Company of Keblaoky mîHtia, malnSS 
 
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 feravery of Tiieut. Gwynne, of Ihe 19tb n^mm^r 
 
 Pff^reâla^g^*^^^^^^^^^ besie^rsconsistea 
 lodhns. * '*' ^^ "^^^ **»»" 2000 
 
 ^ff-h^*'*^^'^*'^»^^' Commodore" cÉii, 
 jey sailed from SaekeU's Hai boup hft^JfvK 
 
 commence operatTons againit TanaJa Tii«î 
 tïooJT „»J^ ^ commenced the landing of the 
 
 wûea a tremendous explosioo took iiI«p« ^Jî«f 
 
 tnJt T.„A«"*"'^Î?*" troops. Tfae' American 
 ios8 in killed and wouiidij wa« «69 S 
 
 I^Z-los. In kiUed, wouiiiS a J^J;^^:: 
 «ey te ih. a..,et..y rf th. W.vy, fa^;:,V """- ^ 
 
 UlT ii ipi l ê m yr*" I I I»» tiMMiiji 1^— - ■ - , 
 
 A^'^ f r ' î i^jf""»"»" w présent to ymubv th^r" 
 t»<rfLi«uUtudley, therfritUbtUBiJaS:^ . 
 
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 niTOBT PW THE WASU 
 
 gy^irkonaie 27th bf April last, accompanîed br 
 themace, oycr which vas hung« human. étalfi.^ 
 Tl»ea^«utK:les w«;re taken froni theparUament hoii»e 
 by one of my officeis, and prêsented to me. Th« 
 ^^%i ^«>«d to be preaented to General Dearborn, 
 "^^SB u ' **'" *^* ^' **» hk possession. 1 alSÔ 
 •f^^jLthe same gentleman, one of ihe Briash fl^itt 
 teken jirFort George on the 27th of Uacy. IhJ^^ 
 the honour to be, very respectfully, eir, your inost 
 «bediçnt humble servant, ^ ' ' 
 
 .^ . ' -^ ISAAC CHAUPsrCEY. 
 
 ^The rifl^men. nnder Major Forsj th. fij-st land- 
 fd, under ^ luavy fiie frani tliè enemyj Geneial 
 f ike, tp whoui rhe in.niedîate cominand of tbe 
 trompa was etiti «stod, landed as promplJy as pog. 
 sïbFe affer, iLe^^enaininR troops soon fallowcdi' 
 Ihe coidest, on ilie Krst lauding of the »r6ob». . 
 vas shâi p and «evere ; Ikc enen*y derivinKtnjjlefc 
 advuntajçte froin the «îrcumstanw lliaf Aîaj. I?or> 
 Wfliwasdmen b>^ adverse wind fram (hef des. 
 tined pomr of landing. A» soon as Oen. Pifce 
 Ittnded. he opctered bis men to advanee «» the 
 Imnk, wbich ibej resolutefy performrtl in faeeof 
 ^wariii dibcharge of njus^iietr^. The moment 
 l^ke reaebed the top, ànd was abouf oid«rinjr a 
 - g'»»*ef- the cnenij hastîly retre^tcd. General 
 ^ Bearborn went ashore as soon a<i lie learned il^X 
 ©eiwral fike ijas woundr^. The iown càpitu- 
 hitedtp Cor. Pierc*;, of «he Itith infantry, on / 
 jb^m the command devoived aftep Général 
 
 5**L'*'^/?"**'**^- <^«^»«^»^1 Sbeafle «onwiand- 
 eq tne lifitish. , • 
 
 Pn ih» «2d May, isis, CîiW9|^i^|àKfti|iléi 
 
 jailed li^oin SHckett's Hafbeiip, haYlng S0o mi 
 
 ^j^*-^*^ •"•«>'« regtoierit on board, and arri- 
 
 Wm oear NiJ»gara oh tbe m% ; the other pièts of 
 
 Wê ilindioB Lad arriv«d h^f^,^^ t^^^^.^ ^^dr 
 
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 terview i*ithOen,^carborui min feiab «W 
 
 ^^m^m m^mà^ ^f^^^ 
 
 b^urd beats, and Ibifow: tliBfl^t AfS o'clol 
 £ ^•''l ?«''»S'8> « 8'gn*l #8 luà^e'fopthe floct 
 
 -m «oiHje ^fttte mopniflg, the diflircnt vessds 
 Jgyaneed^ and- totfk positlans as «lii-ec^ed. Ai! 
 ^Z^^^? '"^****™*' V^**»»" «ïusket ahot of the 
 w2f* î'**^^ ^ in f en n^nutes a|% they o- 
 ftew^ ai>«n the Initteries. tû,y weré SmnleLlj ' 
 «llewedand abandoned^ Trfie lîgUt troops.lh- 
 
 ^VbrH0ide laiided immediatejy afteP tho 
 î^teSîTSS^t*"^ Oeneral» Wiodet aad Chaud. 
 
 who-hadJeencoueeakHi ftf a raviné, noV advaife- 
 df-Lî3lK ¥^.** tfie^edgi, ef the baak, aad 
 diaputed ^he landing i»i<b «reat ^arnitb 5 but th» 
 «Maew aad^inli^l^itjr^f the Anierieaiié noj, 
 >gtfed them to ^p w«y in everjr dWiiôn. TJitV 
 iç^^«ijl«^ed the fort, whîelT wa» oécïik. à: 
 pied lN^ noon fcj the Amorica»., SeoM's aà# ' 
 ^'•J*n * oonaailifid»» B«pport^d by B«»yd'^é 
 
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 Bilans m tJ|ie oàmp^ wh«> fefusedl ta lieaK anng. 
 w^g^bjr or«fep oT Col. Clark, taljeii oS/ wH 
 vithoul eer«#0ny «ftot/ TOt infernal scdua- 
 jirci uietwith lïis aeçerts sood aftér—bct was W 
 
 A fire yàa kept; ui^'^ at- Intervais, éurkus ihé 
 gieeeeding %ht,rrotu (lie Itatteries at Fort Erie. 
 Ob thç rnor^bg orthe 28tli, ail the magazines 
 fttm Ghiptlftiwa tè point Albino vere Uuwn un, 
 tb» encray retreated j and rorl Erîe ^u entera 
 In the afiemoon b^ (be American f reeps. 
 
 In thèse différent transactions, Commodore 
 Oiauneey bore a spirited and nteful part The 
 losson board his fleet oonjilsted of a kitièd, and 
 îliwoanded. 
 
 _G«pt. Vénj, afterwards known aa i^eiefo W 
 ^^e. wlqnteered his services on tUs ooeasion, 
 «pd- materialljr aided jn seenring suAcfvs. « He 
 Itas, aecordingtoCom.Chauneey's Nnort,"MeV^ 
 jent atjîvery point where ho eoiî^d bfTSieful^nJ 
 ^*»^wep» of musketi^, but %!tuji«^»eiipa 
 
 The êne«^|«.<^^% ^îih * î^ io%nnJ 
 mjj^JipIoit^thât io%ht bafaaee hIs losseTin the 
 «ghborhood of J^iogara, prcpared, wltb a stroor 
 _ ■»% to atlaek the American post at Saekett's 
 S^^" «»^28|h Ma^*;heem^^^ 
 Wi«ft»d, weojipéniwl hj a large number of 
 
 l^'k/^'^t^- ^*»?'">«^?« •' <*« «•^. eame hi 
 |2«»«»«>«ke. firmg alariii gun,. fie». Jacob 
 iigy^ft whf gêmmamlcd th»ftrty aw u lo e f ^iy -^ 
 
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 Ht^iToitT OF Tnk wàb; 
 
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 Sl2^"ï*^^5ri?^*»*?***^ beats. W 
 "ÏS?*^ ®*i"* ttffftwn the enemy, and pro. 
 
 Jfiiii-boats. The îDilItia, Btatlooed heap wli«n> 
 the enemy proposa ttf land, llred wHli eoos^r^ 
 able effeet, and then fled fiom theîp post. the 
 «tteweffjcteda landiog with about 12ÔO men 
 at Horseldand. A deUohment of militia, un- 
 ^r eommiand of Capt. M'Nitt, threw thcmgelyea. 
 wth eonsiderable effect, 00 tke rear of the énét 
 Mjy s left 0ank, whlle the reeulai-s, undfp Col. 
 Backttg,éngaged and roùte#hiiii. iSen. Prévost 
 who coàtmandédtheBpitish expeditiii,.retreated 
 withgpeatppecipitaùon^nndep proteotion of the 
 gtma oj his yesseUf ànd thuX sared himèerf and 
 nien ftom being made ppiaonW Acoopdincto 
 a ppevious arrangement, it tvas agreed^ tfcat, in 
 a certiun event, the stores, &o> aTthe navy. 
 point; shouldbedestpojed. Thb eveaf did ndt 
 happenj but some per«pn, anauthorise^liroaeht 
 information to Lient. Chauneey, thàtThe -fealUe 
 was lost— the Biwes, aceordingly» trere dettroy. 
 
 Oen. Jacob Brown, of thestate of NewToft 
 who oommandéd the land forces at Saekett»» 
 Harboup, gave a substantial proof of those mîU. 
 tai7 talenU, vbieh, in ali his subséquent opéra- 
 tions, were so eonspieuously iftefui to his coun*. 
 tpy, and so uniformly himourahte to himseU; that 
 
 ^î-fty "^T.*T ^^ ^ «n WHnùatlon dit. 
 mtitable or disfaonourable to the gênerai. Sir 
 James Lucas Yeo eommani^d the firitish lléet. 
 The enomy's loss was veiy contoldena^le. i0^ 
 cludlng several officers of disrinetion. 
 
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 At the close of the action, a3Hti8h Iiaree« 
 ^tb a naval lieutenant, under a ftae of truce, 
 «une to ihe bank of the river, and demandée 4>f 
 an olBcet wbo was standing there^ in the name 
 r^*.^"/"*' ■"** commodope,^ the sun^ender 
 of Saçketl's Harbor. The offlcer replied*<No." 
 and the fla^ mupncd. " '^ ■ ' 
 
 ^The nride''and presumed antbority of Brî- 
 «non her &wn domain, thé océan, was mate^ 
 galJj tarrashed. The laui^ls plueked from 
 France, SpaiJ, PoMugal, and Hollaiid, wero 
 yithenng, anf seemed to be transferred to adom 
 the brows of the hitheptodespised commander» 
 •f the HUIptUian fleet of ^meriea. It was 
 resolved, hy the enemy, to retrie ve lost honour. 
 Anexpedient was reiorted to whieh was sue- 
 «essfuU 80 «ttilis the eapturing of a ship, yet »» 
 Bstonihhed nvà admiring world reuiained unnl- 
 tered m the opinion, that the superiority of 
 Amerriean tak^ was pot lessen«i^ bythewent, 
 B»r thfc fading lustre «f Britisb invincibiïlty, in 
 aby nianner retrieved. 
 
 ^ Cî^.^î"* -*"'® ^^^ ^^^ fi"* ot Juné, tho ' 
 Untmi fngatès, Tenedos, Bellpponle, and Shan- 
 non, WPr^,off tUe harbout- of iBoslkon, where the 
 Ch€8apeake iay, The Tenedos an» Bellenoule. 
 bavmg put a part of théir erew en boari! thé 
 Shannonv prooeeded t© sea. The Sbànnoo (ihé 
 
 best Crigati^ in the Britishnavy,) npppared afone 
 offthe harbour, on^lilcbihe Chesapeake cot ^ 
 nnder weigh, at merîilian. «n Ist June ; ât li^ 
 ininutes before «, an aetion coroineneed, wîiliHl^t 
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 tnio the handH l»f the enemj'. 
 llto cnemy boast<î<I not of this victoiy^ it eo|f 
 
 Imn to« deap, and was an indi8|nitablc pioof o^ 
 
 Amenean bravcry. Ncvcp was thece sach car^ 
 nag© bctMfeea two sliips, in so short a timo,^ 
 
 1 ho loss oa boawl th© Shannon eannot hoexiiot-' 
 ly asceplalned 5 the lovs on hoard iHç Chesài* 
 peake, was, 48 killed, and 06 wounded. Tdâ# 
 killed aad woandçd, 14è. ; r^ 
 
 ivopy offîcep, upon whom" the^comm^^nd of 
 thé ship wouhl dcvoke, was ettlicp kîHed f|> 
 ypanded pi.'evious1y (o the eaptui-e oftho veâ? 
 
 (eh The •hrave Capt. LaMPeiiee ^va» lâortally 
 0undcd. . ^ > ^ ' ■ 
 
 On the aulhopîly of Captaîn Joha Uptoa, com- > 
 mandcp of tlu* privateop^ Cossack, of Saieui, thô 
 following «cii'eunistanees wcre pùlrfi&bcd in «ï|i 
 «astci'npaper. , . *!. V 
 
 « Afterthe enemy h||xoinpIetc possçssîon of thè 
 ship, and the men wef^f4ered trom the top»,i Mr, 
 Berrjr, ^ tnidshipiaai^, irho commaudèd tli^ m«eti 
 top» BUrtcn^Jered. hjwsejf a» a^pmoner, w|)étt tw«f 
 sailors rushed ap, and seizing him by Uie collar, a*>- - 
 temfiftd 10 throto Ain overboard^ but he got «ithtil 
 the shroada, whcn they selzéd hnnby the heell, and- 
 thi«»v Ifina on the dcck ] Bein^ stuhned by- the fiiJU ' 
 he lay s(Hne time senteless,- apd wben be canie tocli,^' "* 
 he was *ut ôver the l^ead with a eattas^ whiefa fieftr» 
 ly terminated bis existence* Mr. Xdviagjttoii, aao*» 
 *»ier laidshtpraan, aflçi;, ifeecivinê a 'mi«k|t. batt 
 
 *-^ugh bis body, waapiù thro«gb the 6«^ «hre* j 
 _ a, notvfithstandingnhls t'epeated tries, fof qvmr^^ 
 ^1*, (and aftep the enemy had possession .f>|jth« 
 it^ !)Ae liiccd Jongi-enniTçh tn pTprêaa J^ 
 
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 Teiiof the Cheiapeàke's o^crr* wérç confined in a 
 imja» I)lace, 9 feet bf »ix» with a guard at the dbor, 
 -yll t,heir arrivai at Halifak, and onTy f or 2 bermk- 
 ted io corne out at a time. MJg^ere^ahot aÉ il» 
 eoraing down çôt of the ioj^o%mtendêrétm' 
 wive», and otber iiiatances ^ barbarity tbok fefece, 
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 joicings^of Britigh partizans, were ralhw mad 
 
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 «oncealed. ITie cowardly aùperiwitj of thé 
 enemy, tWunexampled braverj of theAmerl- 
 •ans, andthegreat Josa ef bloodîn défenoë of 
 theip flag, eapeeiallj when corttpasted wîthibr- 
 
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 Capt.^ Bpoke, by h» countpymen, were josUy 
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 «yo of lieaulyglrsscticd witb a tributurjf tear. 
 Kot onfy ihe i-eflectioM - aHsing i'reni sneb a 
 {tecne, but every lràn«a^tion t>Oiini;ctcd livith fb« 
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 tbk interesting and iinpressive exfaibitÎDn» wm 
 innumerablc» and is supiwscd (o aluouut to for- 
 <y or fifty thousnnd. 'Ihe strect« wcre Ihied, 
 th6. Windows crowded» and tke rooCi covçced 
 wiib citizens, / viewing tbe grapd and seleiim 
 speetaok. fiy^e cavalcade of boatê in tbe bar^ 
 b«r, frora ils noveity in pailicularv attracted 
 nitteb attention, and the wbarres and tbe rig> 
 ginff of the vessejjs io tbe d^ics» were çrowded 
 with spéptators. «^ 
 
 *Vht corporotion miade a provision of 1,000 
 dollars for eaéh of tbe twe Infiint ehildren of 
 Capti^ii Lawrence. - 
 
 '.Aa^CppIleation to the BHtlsh naval ofBcer,- 
 Capti^n Oliver, for permission to convey tb« 
 bpdiet of liawrenoe Mid Ludlbw» by watei) to 
 New-Yerk, .was'shamefully refusedr 
 
 *th^ ftliowing extraets, translated from «. 
 BWaeli paper»3s 'wortby of a plaee bere. . . 
 
 •( The BritM^, Vbo had triunpbedâiso nany ni* 
 V^tomhats, previouslf to the prevailibg Amerlcao^ 
 wu', hâte long rtlinquished the practite of rejoicTnè 
 for vidtonék obtainéd over' a sb^le firigate. M an 
 àchievéttieht of tbat aoit took place< against «ly^f ^ 
 the Eittopeao powera, jtbe deiteii of ihe acUùn ^nM|l 
 mértly inserted in ihe London Gametie,.the papeïr 
 of the metropolb èciiocd tbe narrative, paid a preaa^' 
 mt conipliment tff |be ofic^P', and theafl^ WWUgSC-! 
 
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^STI«t or THE WAlb ; 9» 
 
 Clironicle/as a tWng of course. Vwtea of honmir 
 irom the corporaUon of London, a sword of a< hun- 
 drjd gmneas raluc, and parliamentary encomiumsf 
 r.? TJ^'^'k *?*■ »»î« hero who shomd deatroy « 
 ^ f Ik ^m** ^"*** *** ^^« Nile, that of Tmlalcarw 
 and the like, werc alone bi-illiant enough to excite 
 theapplause of a people grown çallous to coihrooa 
 leats of renowu, and whp, accustomcd to vanqàialï 
 cyerjr thing on the océan, bélieved themselveg om- 
 wpotent on that eleincht. In the Atocrican» the 
 wmsh hâve found ah cnemjr that has obsthicted 
 the agreeable train of their maritime ideas. Th© 
 çihzens of the Uuited States are the beat «eamen 
 in the world. Their officers are men of nauS 
 
 nrfl*V«r^*',.«*Pî"*™'*»*"^ generally in Um» 
 pnme of life. The firat naval combat of Uie war, 
 marked, not a «rapTe equaHty of akiU and courage 
 wthe raen^of the two countries, but a decided sV 
 perionty in faveur of the American». If the Ene- 
 lish pride was mortiaed at the audden reverse m 
 the capture of the Guerrière, the whole BriUah «h 
 vemment^was thrown into consternaUon at the cSp- 
 ture Qf the Macedonian, the Java, tfie FroUc, and 
 me feacock. Such rapid and successive defeata 
 made the cabinet of St, James brisUe again; it 
 acemed as if ail the English captains wère doomed 
 
 1 F.^?K °"®.*'^*' i^? •»*•»«*•« «nrfêr the tantcé y**©: 
 or to the régiona of the dead î" a - * : ' 
 
 J« A triùmph gained bj^ aomâhhig^ v«pf Mké m 
 
 aruHce, hfjs givcn occasion to the moat extravagant 
 
 p΄ *î? ' ''**°*^ "'^^ " C^oaker, which in th« 
 Eng sh tongue. ,,gnifieé a uoisy.but contempUble 
 i^epuie, has pronounccd on, the occasion a' inott 
 «posterout eulopum, and the corpbration of Lo^ 
 
 #orId had becfumchored in the Thamei, as trophief 
 rf their valour f Wh o ia there that does hot pt rg éM" 
 ^IHava^wring of the lalanders, « rcali^fr 
 
 
 
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 tlwip uitlinatè naval supetiority i l'he Amerîtàn» 
 viil toon recover from this event. They arc a p«o- 
 ple tbat do not yield to mitfortune. We had some 
 oxpetieBoe of theni 30 years agot and ther hiTO 
 «IreiMly «Tinced that tbef havo not degeiierated." 
 
 /Thià' barbaroas usage vfaich thé erelr of tlftf 
 Çbesapeakè reoeived from the enemy, whéil 
 contrasta VfHh the treatment wliiûh tlie bmvé 
 Iiawrenee and fais cre^ obsefved, when the^ 
 -were vietors, is tbe best possible eomnient ùtt 
 the eharaeter of bolb nations. — 
 
 It is a faet worthj of note, and in the faighest . 
 «egvee hononrable toi our |>rave tars, that on the 
 day sueoeedifg the destruction of the Peaéoék» 
 the ereé of the Hornef made à subsoripf iôn, ah<t 
 aopiiKed the prisoners (who had fost almost èvc- 
 ty tbhig,) with two shirts, and a Jaeket and troi^^ 
 sers eaeh. 
 
 The foUowlng is the ofBotal report of an cr- 
 traordinaty event whiéh'oeeûrred. Jqne 9, 
 
 €opy of fk ]ette^i|m Major-general Dearbon^ 
 io tJHKretary of war. 
 
 Head-Quar^erSiVort George, June 6, iBÏS* 
 ^^«^^I h%ve Heceirsd an express from the head 
 olthelahe this evening, irith intelligence» that our 
 troopsif ommanded by Brig. Gen. Chandler, were at^ 
 tacked^ at twD o'cipck this morning bjrthe whole of 
 tl^e fiiiUsb and Indian forcesj and by .aome atrange 
 fetality, though our loss was siaân,(|iQt excec^ling 
 turty,) and the eneDny completely rouÉed and diiv* 
 e^from the field»tx>th Brig. Ornerais Chaodler à^d 
 "^inder, were taken prisonérs.. They^hàà advaiîëë^ Z 
 toascertain the situation of a compaAy of artiUery^ 
 when the atudi commcnced. Gen. Vincent &' § 
 saSd to be among the killèd of t^ enemy ; Colonet 
 Ciarké ^nas niortallr woundcd. a nd fe» faito oti 
 
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 «Uarp skirmisb with tbe advanee of the otiAm»; 
 «ntheaftePDoon ofthe sti, JunêT the latt^wai 
 «ompelled toi-eti-eat into a thick wo^V fîS 
 
 *h« tml ' ''*® '«*'* infôotpy and part of 
 Ment ?orr3?i **"• i**** "S^t of the 26th regi- 
 
 ijiewAoïe force did not exeeed 1000 men. but 
 
 Se LÎT^' ^'^ '''" '*^*'' ^•^ *»»• ppoteedorof 
 
 S^-«ÏS P^^"?' »"* «ttackéd ihe ^'eS 
 inent,<nthe dark with his wbole foree^SX 
 
 The attaek began on Chè rigbt and wasind 
 ^ntly repelled by the flit, ^the M^brJSÎ 
 tnd «5th vegiment, commanded by Wà. fe^T 
 in a few minuteâ U beoame gei4ral«lé^^ 
 
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 J^ the Icft wkiç, viz. thc éth und«r I4e^t^iGèl. 
 «Httoii, the S3i) emn mandée bjr.Mi^. Arm^f^, 
 jBd the 16th. Tht fîre conliBued^ithiittlein. 
 i^*aii88ioiii for one houi*,^duriDg jvdiioh time the 
 «BCfll jr «ttempted, hy fréquent etlargei, to break 
 oor Une, but ^hout effect^ being obliged ip 
 9Îve way bv tbe well direoted fire of our brave 
 troops. 
 
 Ttu) I8th and lèth régiments (wbieb hadbeen 
 detaehed tbe piveeding eveningY were actiVe in 
 naking prisonet^ and advano^ with mnchai^ 
 déç to thefield, in hopes of aharing with the 
 gallant Mh,^pd 32th, ^d and ligbt .tNwps^ the 
 #N7of anotber eombat. But.^ onfortunate 
 oft|itui% of flrig. Gens* Chandlej^ and Wind«r, 
 'wbo.were talcen in the aetion unknown to any 
 wtrtof tbe army, and burriedto tbe enemy's 
 unes, prevented the future opérations from be- 
 ing eaVried into effeot» vith the promptitude 
 whiob aaaurcdly vould liave Iaken place, had 
 cither «f thoae offieers been preseiit to com- 
 mand. ,._f 
 
 ^AKSodp as it was diseoveréd that gênerais 
 'Windei* and Ghandier were pritoners. Colonel 
 Jadi^ Bam, on whom^the eommand devoîved, 
 suainioned a eonncH «f iiiar, .ciuf^rity of 
 "«hom deeid^, that the army ougfat toretireto ^ 
 its. former pusif ion, «t Foriy-.miIé^ei«ek' - 
 
 ^The «rm^ on tbis oeèailoti ha» pMved jts 
 firmnen and; bravery» by keeping its^sition in 
 " attàek, in wfaiêh the jreilaof the Indijin^ 
 ' Mi"! <ï*« ^ wMiHng ^caonoa «nd rnm^. 
 ^ . «liMwdal^d to jntimidate. T^ 
 
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 mLf^ if'^"^''' "•«'î'?«at'»n of our brave ar. 
 îJiK ^; ' !' i"'««»'««J it was on tliat occasion aJ- 
 sothat we Jost our gênerais, wbo were distinctl» 
 Jieaw encouraging our incn to ««ht. Tl« 
 squadron ^f dragooos remained formed a^ 
 
 eouut ot the daikness of ilie night, and the 
 thieknessoftheadjaceivtwoods. 
 
 ^'^fiort o/ktjledywbunded àftd miasin^, in the action 
 
 lir TI «^''ff^'ant' ï corporal, 1 5, privâtes, 
 s/iîi^ivatts ''^'''"* ' '''^''"'» 2 corporais and 
 
 Misaing^2 brigadier-gcnerals» 1 major, 3 cap.' 
 tams, I subaJtern, 9 sergeants, 4 corporals, 80 pri- 
 
 ror«/, killedf wounded and missing, 154. 
 
 Correct returns from the reports of the différent 
 corps in the acUon of the 6ih inst. at Stoney Creek 
 J. JOHNSON, Ast. Adj. Gen. 
 
 The eneray acknowledged to hâve on this oc- 
 casion, the gth 01- king's régiment, 280 men ; 
 49th i-egiinent, 430—Total regular rid, beside 
 « a powerlul body of Indians under the Chief 
 Wortoti.'» As the enemj makes no mention of 
 lus uiilitia, a^d as he is.knowo to under-rate his 
 actualfohîeînevery action, itmay be supposed 
 that his force, in tbc engagement at Stoney-creek. 
 vas very considérable. 
 
 _The American army took up a position at 
 *otty-mde cieek, 10 miles in rear of fhë gpound 
 on trhieh it haU been attaeked. 'Hère it wasioin- 
 ed at 5 o'clock in the aftemoon of tlie 7th Junç; 
 by a reinforoemeNit under the command of Gpii* 
 
 i^ ^ ^^£g^<»:k'»ihegvgnî ng . lhii l i g ^ ^ 
 neei uovo in &iciïir • Hia Amoftinmo i»»'^.. «i...s. 
 
 ilect hove in sdgTit; Ihe Àmcricjns la/ on theîr 
 
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 lii^f during the nîgbt. At dawn of dny» thc 
 fiquMron appearçd about a mile from tho «bore ; 
 abèùt 6 o'elock towed in a larj^e sobooneri» (it 
 abeing a dead calm,) wîth a yiew to destro^ a nuna- 
 berol* boats uttacbed 19 tbe American ttriny, 
 xvblch laj on the beaeb. By mean%,of a tempo- 
 Mry fnfnace, constructed in hnlfan bour, undcp 
 ^^ircction of Capt. TiOtten, oflhc.engineers, ami 
 hy the sueoessfol fire from * pièces of artiUery, 
 %oi*ked by the men of Capt. Archer and T01?- 
 fton's oompanieâ; the enemy's âchooner ^vas com- 
 pelled to retire, without efiècting the destruction 
 «f th« boatlb A p&rty of ^ Indians, having ocau- 
 jîçd a com^anding eminencc, eommenced an at- 
 tack on the Amerieans, bui werc soon dislodg^, 
 ^ndfbrced to retreat before a njârty of voinnteers, 
 nndci^ comraand «f Lient. £l|ridge, adjutant in 
 Col. Chrystie's régiment. Sir James Yco, com- 
 mander of the enemy'sfleet, having failed in bis 
 attack on the boats, sent a flag to the American 
 «ommandcr, demanding asurrenderof the army; 
 to this a verbal négative was given. On the I4th, 
 apart of the eamp équipage and baggage weré 
 
 Sut in boats, and the i?eather being favoura- 
 le, the boats piit off, withont waiting for a dc- 
 taçbmentof 200 men, which ivas orderedtogo 
 «n board, for the purpose of protcisting them, in 
 •ase of beinj^ attacked. It was a short time 
 «alm, but a lii^eeze springing ï0^ when they bad 
 progressed about tbree hiues^hey were bère 
 «lownupon byan armed soliooner; themosten- 
 terprising kt»pt on .and esoaped» others ran to thc 
 •hbre and deserted thcîr boats; twelre of thb 
 boats, prinèipally containing baggage of the of- 
 fioers and men,* were takeit. At 1© o'oloek, Gen. 
 Lewis put thearmyin motion, ifi order to r etgra 
 *rNhigara r the Canadion lullf ifiT at^^^vnpB 
 nung on their flaaks andrear^ àurlog the retreat. 
 
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naSTOBT/OV THE VfAM* 
 
 99 
 
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 Lient. Col. Bœrstler ^ras detaclied on. the 
 ovenlngof23tlJuoe, with 670 incji, to anlace 
 callcd Beaver-dams, jïliout 9 oiilcs fiom Queens. 
 to\vn> to disperse a bodj' of tïie eneiny coUecfed 
 there. The enctn^'s force >vns iinderstood to 
 oonsist of Hbove 80 regulars, 150 or 200 niilitia, 
 andfiOorfiO Indians. CoL Bœrstlcr'a detach- 
 ment reached uritbin about two mileg of Beaver- 
 dams, at 8 o'olook in the moraing, when it was 
 attaeked from an ambuseade^ consisting of 500 
 regulars, and 10*0 Indians, but soon repulsed tho 
 enemy, and then retired to a dear field, ànd sent 
 an express for reinforcements. A reinforeement 
 of 300 men, under command of Col. Cbrystie» 
 was quiekly içarched to the aid of Col. Bœrst- 
 1er; but, on arriving at Queenstown, was in- 
 fbrmed, that Lieut. Col. Bœrstler, with bis com- 
 mand, had surrendered to the enemy. The re- 
 inforeement returned tocamp. The AQierioan 
 troops fought with great bravery for. two hourr, 
 while surrounded by superior numbers. General 
 Dearborn, in his officiai statement, datcd at Fort 
 George, June 26tb, expresses his«urprise, «why 
 it should ha?e been ^eeraed prÉir to remaiii 
 several hours in a position surroïïraéd by.woods, 
 without eitber risking a deeisive aotion, or e0ect- 
 ing a retreat, remains to be aeconnted îbr, aa 
 well as the Project of waitin^ for a reinforeemént 
 from a distanee of fifteen or sixteen miles.** This 
 difficulty» was soon cleared up by-Major Chapin» 
 who commanded the miliiia at the battle of Bea- 
 ver-dams, but who arrivèd at Buflhloe in tho 
 night of thei ISth July, having, together with 
 hid eompany, escaped from the enemy, after be- 
 ing prisonors of war. Çapt. Chapin stated, that 
 ^ enemy was consider ably^snperinr^ia numbeg|t^ 
 Bôtwjthstanding whicb> Lient, Col. BberstTei' 
 
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 «00 
 
 BI8T0RT O* THE VfAIU 
 
 ^ouldhavebeen able to maintain Lis posiaon, or 
 eut a passage throueh tbe eaemy, bù us lu effect 
 a retreat ; but at this junctuie, a BWtish officer 
 rode up, and dcmanded tbe surrender of tbe A- 
 Mierican party. Tbe deniand was made, be said, 
 topreventtbe effusion of blood. He asserted 
 aiso, upon ^W honour, and declared in tbe most 
 solemu manner, tbat tbe British recular force 
 ^. jras double tbat of tbe American, and tbat tbe 
 Indians were 700 in number. Lieut. CoJ. Bœrst- 
 ler, underabplief of tbese fact8,and tbinkin» it 
 impracticable to get off tbe wounded, wbom he 
 , -was unwiïiingto abandon to tbe merey of tbe sa- 
 lages, and deeming itextremelyuncertain wheth. 
 ep a retreat èfcnldbeeffected,tbougbt propcr to 
 agrée to terms of capitulation, vbiob were at 
 length signed by bimself on tbe one part, and by 
 I^eut. Col. Bisbop on tbe otber. ' 
 
 Capt.. Cbapin makes tbe following statemcnt : 
 
 «The articles of capitulation were no sooner sicn- 
 cd, than they were violated. The Indians immedi- 
 ately commenced their déprédations, and plundered 
 the officers of thcir side arms. The soldiers toc 
 rvrJlTt'^''r''''^''y article ofclothing to which the- 
 savagestookafan<iy,sucha8hats,coats,shoe8, 8cc.'» 
 
 -.,w?' **^V^^"'^^\**^*''"P""*«*'«n» ^t was stipnlat- 
 ca bat tbe wounded sbould be takôn good care 
 ol,tiie officers be permilted to re(ain tbcir sidc-â^ 
 arins, private property be resiiee'ted, and tbe mi- 
 ifùà immédiate ly parolled. How cbaraoteristic 
 ?»l vfVT a'Hl faifhless enen.y was this sbame- 
 iiï **° o* honour and good faîtb. 
 , Major Chapin and bis èorps were detained «n- 
 ^cp guard at tbe head of Lake Ontario, and no 
 attention ptud to tbe article of capitulation 
 l<rhiQbpr.>Yidedforthcifbe ing parollecf OnS 
 
 -n 
 
HISTOBT OF J*BK VtAVU 
 
 '\ 
 
 lOâ 
 
 Htli in»t. tbey were ordered down thc Iake (o 
 Kingstoo j for which place they were èmbarke<| 
 111 two boats, aooompanied by a guai-d of 15 men» 
 iindcr tUe oonimand of a lieutenant. Thirtcei» 
 ot the inea, with the lieutenant, were stationed 
 in tbe foipwapd boat wkh Major Chapin and tbe 
 •Iher oflleera, wbile the remaioins two, (a bcp- 
 
 geant and ojie man,) toek the direction of thcother 
 oat, whieb «ontained the fbldiera. An agree^ 
 ment bad beea entered into, pt«vious to theirde. 
 partiiTOj of seizio^ the «rst «pportunity tlmt of- 
 tered to i*egai» tlieir liberty, wbich thoy detép- 
 miaeti to cffoètf w dio in tlic attempt. Wheif 
 they were witbin alioirt 12 miles of York, th» 
 beat whioh was filled with the ppisQners, wa» 
 powed by themalong |ide the other, «nder ppc- 
 tcnee of taking soinelhing to diirik. The signaT 
 being given, they sppang upwi the guard, who 
 Iittle expccted stjch a mancBuvre, and in a short 
 time disarnicd them, and gained (rassession of 
 tho beats. They iminediately altered tlieir cours» 
 froni Kingston to Fort Niagara, and after' pow- 
 ing liard for niost of the ^ight, and escaping witk 
 diffieuUy from one of the cnemy^s sohoonersr 
 whieh gave them cba«^ arrived in safcty witli 
 *k«*^^«Mier», at the Aineriean garrisoti. ; 
 ^'Cfilbllowlug extraet of a private letter frow 
 Fort George, made its appeapanee in a publie 
 newspaper, in the first week in August : 
 « A large l^at artived twô days sftice fro« Lîttl<^ 
 /York, Containing' one lieutenant, and 8 of bis Britan* 
 i»ic raajesty's militia, capiured by» ofour men, (3^ 
 regulars, and 5 militia,) taken at Beaver UàtùB. Th» 
 Ueulenant and his party were condocting them te» 
 ILingston— o»v noen rose fia tbe EiigUsh, and bn^ight 
 them in hcre. Another>oat, with U ef Btoeg«tler> 
 Bien, fias jusrcô^TTp^ï^ïrTWtrbîft^glidS^ 
 ^Sfm their< seatiael> and one other petsoo.^ 
 
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i02 
 
 IIISTORT 0? TÙB VfkUé 
 
 U would be an unpurdonable injusflc^ <» ihe 
 brave Chapin not lo give hh oVii report of thig 
 bcroie.cseape. l'be follownig h la copy ôf bis 
 Jetfei- (p lien. Deai born, dated Fort Gcorcc. 
 June^3Cb, 18J3. ^ "i 5 ' 
 
 *' ^,"'— ^. ''«^e just arrivcd from «y confinement in 
 Canada, with rny men, without our parole. Our rc- 
 .^turn happf neti ip the following.manner : I ùecciveU 
 order» at Burfington heights on Monday mailing, to 
 go to Kingston— W^ set off accordingl^,âJd«r tl» 
 care of a guard of fô men. I had with it&8 men. 
 We ail went on very quietly till 4 o'cloéli^ in th« 
 afteinoou, at which time I gave a signa! ttt âttaçk the 
 guard, whjch were ststidned in the foUowing i«de»- 
 A sergeant antf one man in the boat with my men, à 
 lieutenant and 13 tncn in tlie boat with me and two 
 offieers. At tke signal, ipy m6n ran along side of the 
 boat l was ih. Ueut. Showers ûrdered them to fall 
 asUîrn. I ordered them on board— at which time the 
 officer attemptcd to draw hia sword. I seized him by 
 the neck and threw hinr» on hls back— two of his men 
 drew thcirbayonets upon me—I immediately^ized 
 both bayonets at the same instapt, and threw them 
 on the top of the officer, and kept ail down togèthcf ; 
 af the same moment, my men séized the guard, and 
 %j-e8ted frpm tbenx their art>w— we then, having pos- 
 jesiion of the arma, changed «ur course, and arrive4 
 Aère this momihg balf after twQ o'clock, ail safe. Wo 
 liave brought two boats with us. 
 
 •bï^$t lï^'"*' '" ^'' '''^ respectfully, y^^ 
 
 V CYBENUS CHAPII^." 
 
 On the^tïh Jul>, 1813, ^60 Britlsh reealfow 
 cmsedjlhe Njagara, below BJaok Bock, moved 
 jp towiirdi ^itt plaoe, aod marched far above? 
 
 
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 uarracKs and liloekhouses at tlie gpeat bàttepv • 
 
 înioe heW preco8,«ml one 12.pou/ichfr; thev look 
 
 lI«ur,pQ|.k,&c. w^ieh, w»tU four citizen/ thev 
 took aôross tlie liVet. At ih« fl«V# \f ♦ •! 
 Hif>ui<in»* o *" • "*^*- ."'^"' «ne Urst moment of 
 
 ftloè . «T*^?fi!* *$'•*«^'^tt lllaek Rock for Baf- 
 raoe at whiéli pTueo fie assembicd a bodv of 
 
 r m c' fî2 M ^^"'' ^"''""•ï * J""«^» «'»*"t 
 
 H Ltli^T f "** *^S"^^»*« '" tl»e centre, thev 
 a( acked, and thc encmj, after a cojîtesi ot^o 
 
 jnmute8,retreated in the utmost confusiZto the 
 l^eaeh,enibaPked in several of oup boatg.anrf 
 
 sevepely^from our fire, and fi-om ahpeapanoe 
 «earivall the „ie„ in hir wePe kUIed7nrwou^: 
 ea. The Bpitiah lost 8 kiiled on lh'« fiAl.1 kL 
 
 BataTia. Qo the Ameriean side, sep-eantïïwïr 
 
 On the 7<b July, Ike enemy îttMkcd s «.ni 
 ;^"5»J!?J'« •»" • ".If ftom Fort ^^ ^ 
 iieut.Eldndge.with «S inen,wl,o T3St«S3 ' 
 «nderhim,. we«tto relie™ them 5 buMnhhSS 
 to M«e»te the order, he i.i.eineïïX fo^^ 
 
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104> 
 
 HtSTOKT OF THB WAB;> 
 
 taken by tlie Indians, and stripped» scalpcd, and 
 maugled,, jn a horrid iiianner. Otûy u of the 
 corps ésëàped. 
 
 During Ihe night of the 4th July, a party of 
 the çnemy» «onsisting, according to the Biitisb 
 aceount, of4l inen, but kuown to exceed that 
 numbor, passed ovep in beats iVom Chippawa to 
 Fort Selrlosser, »hieh w^s giiardcd b^ oalj' 1^ 
 men, M'hom the enemy made prisoners, togelher^ 
 with thrceof the citizenà ;^andalso «Luceecded ii» 
 «arrying off some fleur» sait pork, whiskry, &e. ; 
 ono brass six pounder, a fev» stands of arms» 
 some bali-cartridges, &c, with whieh they has> 
 tHy retired. ^'^'he eneniy boing reinforced, re- 
 turned on the succeedingeveniug to complète thcr 
 nlundering, wliieh bis hurry and fears compelled 
 liim to leaTe uofinished during bis first visil, but 
 observhig a guard, he retjrcated ^t^ithout attcmpt- 
 iog tj> land. ^ 
 
 A bedy of the enemy» eonsistingof about Soet 
 men, beside Indians, attaeked the pieketa at 
 Fort George, on the I7th July, but were brave- 
 ly repulsed» after a eontest of eue hotir. AU 
 yioagb thk afiiiir was not otherwise of mueh 
 eonsequenee* il was in a degree so, inasuiueh a» 
 it gavie a full opportunity of testing the eonduct 
 of the Ajaeriean oflloer» eagaged ; as it wa» 
 li>uMit in detaehinents. CoL Scott bad^ommand 
 of the troeps on this occasion. 6en. Boyd, iii 
 his officiai report» higjbty «xtotted the activity 
 andbrav«ry of those engaged» particidarfy Ma- 
 jor843«ninHns, and Armitrone; Captaidt "Vwa^ 
 , devneii» Madisoa, Birdaall, and Towson. 
 
 A dcofairation of war,^of nhloh the folloWine^ 
 la aeopy.^waB issued by the Six Nation» of New* 
 """*'" JwiBiediftfftWmftftt' 
 
 tlM State by the Jà^tidic./ 
 
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 IIMTOKT OF THE WAM, «« 
 
 DECLARATION OF WAR 
 
 Hors underthcm and „,^^5 immediatel, ,he War. 
 ^ thdr rishuiad liberté ""k^k" """'<"" '» P™M' 
 
 ft'ofn tUe ffeneral oP^«n • ^"«wing extract 
 P«^wep <o ooinmuniea<e. «^^isf action Ja oup: 
 
 . no coDsîderaUon couJd nduS h m tn ?^" ^*=f«»e«» 
 -myatthis important crisis-hm^. to leave the ar-, 
 
 
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 îr^ 
 
 loè 
 
 HkSTOST OY THB WAB. 
 
 
 _^ and ^0 mcn, sailed from Sackett^g flarlMMir» t» 
 ^|pél<in>e in the 8t, Lawrence .' On Monday, Ih»^ 
 llïth, tliey fell in with a g^un-boat, carrying a 
 Cpound carronade* convoying 15 of the cnemy*» 
 batteaux, captured thcm MÎtliout <be loss of a 
 man, «hd brougbt thcnvinCo Cranberry creek»^ 
 about 49 miles above Ogdensburgh. The bat» 
 teaux had on board 250 barrels pork» 300 bags pi> 
 lot-bread, ammanition, &o, bound from Montré- 
 al to Kingston. On Tuesday morning, a of the 
 enomy'tgnn boafs, with 250 soidiers from Près, 
 eot, arrived off the ereek, and landed tbeir men. 
 The privatéersmen had hardly time to construct 
 a breast-work of their baga of pilot-bread, be- 
 fore they we^* attaoked by 200 of the enemy ; 
 and strange to tell, after an obstinate eogage- 
 ment, in whieh from 40 to 60 of the encmy were 
 killed, bis force retPeated preftipHately to tbeip 
 beats, exeept 15, who took to the woods, and 
 were pnrsUed. The American loss was trifling» 
 though it is not speeified. Sisty^seven ' British 
 prisoners, eaptured in the batteaux and gon-boat, 
 arrived at Watertown on tuesday evening. 
 
 The employment of . Indiani by the enemy 
 rendered it absolutely necessary to attacli the 
 friendly Indians to the army of the U. States. 
 On this ooeasion tbere vas . an opportnnity oP 
 , , proving tbat the savage can abstain from tho^ 
 barbarous aots, which the enemy raust bave en* 
 eouraged> or eertainly did not attempt.to pre^ 
 Tent. 
 
 ': A|^dy df voittnteers and Indians, nnder oom- 
 ttimé of Major Chapin» had a skirmish with tho 
 enemy, near Fort George, on the irthAneust» 
 in whioli the latter was defeated, and eomplete- 
 ^«^ute d, The^ Ameriean JihHwis eaptured la 
 «nfie Britisb Indians^ and four whites» TJàd 
 
 
 
 
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 en- 
 
 HlSTft^T OF THE WABi Ifty 
 
 îhf!'*'*Jl '" * *'"''"*'^* *»«'*> ^»th «»em prenions to 
 i^^.l'^'^* *^o^en^^nted n«t to scalp îr mu "der 
 
 Prévost, dpovp i„ ail the A.nerican pkkeûfî 
 
 itaving 15 of bi8 men dead on the field , and a 
 few pnsooers. including a captain of fc éSlb! 
 
 ba2]îr*l?a ? nm'"S compelled to relate the bar- 
 bwityor a feithless eneiny, on alniost everv Z 
 
 gated bj the contrast which the aets o? Ameri- 
 can sohijers and scamen produce. Amonelb^ 
 jnan^. too «umerous for recollection or 3fti«^ 
 the f« low.ng willbe rcad witb saUsfaêtil. '^^ 
 On the 2i8t September, a compw,v «f Ca1.,« 
 L^kêi'tt''^ of the village of^Biî^luJUtm: 
 
 Fort Erfê^ .fnT*" ^*^' ^^^""^ ** miHes from 
 r ort I3,piep under oonimand of Maiop Chania 
 
 1J th an intention to surprise and eapture a Bri-' 
 tisb guard, commanded hy Col. Warren Tb« 
 
 2»itlidrawn himself and guard fpom the lake 
 
 The partjr took «everal prisoncrs, who ucre i^ 
 medjatoly papoled 5 and s* barrels of fl^i^ 
 
 ^^Iwleofbhinkets/allofXriaS^^theiLï^ ' 
 ty of government. There were wVeral h\S£^ 
 
 ^r^Shl «wingpubHe ppoperty, it wa^iclt S- 
 
 
 
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 iiàS 
 
 BTISTOST OF THE WAB* 
 
 incursions into Ihe enemy's territopy, faits been 
 strictly honourable ; careluUy distioguishing be- 
 tween friends and enemiès; justly diserituiuatiog 
 between public and private properCy. 
 
 The American fleet, under cuminand of Coin- 
 inodore Chauncey, imit ont of the inner hap- 
 t>onr of Sackelt's Harbour, the 19th July, 1813, 
 and sailed soon afterward. The fleet strctched 
 ovcp for the eneniy's shore, and fpom tbence 
 stood HP che lake, and arrived off !Niagara, in 
 thç e\^ning of the 27th July. Com. Chauncey 
 being infornied that the encmy had a considér- 
 able deposit of provisions and stores at Burlîng- 
 bay, bad de(ermined tô attempt their ^estrue- 
 tion. Havin^ taken on board 250 infantry, the 
 ileet procoeded to the head of the lake, but omt- "^ 
 ing to light winds^d oalms, did not arrive to 
 
 an anchorage befortjlllke evening of the 29 1 h 
 
 Two parties were sent on shore, who took some 
 of the inbabitants, froin whom they learned, 
 that the enemy was lately reinforced, and that 
 he bad froni 600 to 800 regulars. The troops, 
 "^ere, bowever, landed the next morning, loge- 
 fh€F witb some marines and sailors ; but, on re- 
 eonnoitering the iBneniy's position, he >vas fouf^- 
 posted npon a peninsula of high grouud, stpong- 
 îy intpenehed, «^nd ïiis camp dcfended by about 
 8 pieoes of oannon.' It y/aa judgi^ inexpediciit 
 to attaek' him with a force scaroeJy )i|aif his 
 nuoibers, and*^ without artillery. The meQ 
 were rc-embavked in the course of the after-* 
 noogfthnd the fleet vreighed . in (he evening, 
 an^^Vm for fiuork, in the harbour of whieji 
 I>laee it anch^rcd about 3 o^clpek, P. M. On 
 'the 31st, the schooners sailed into the uppejr 
 harbottr;^ the marines and soldiers, under th^.- 
 
 commaaiï^^f Cdonel Sooit/ landed wit^iroj^^ 
 
 4 
 
 ti;i'mL^V.-''A'''''-'''-- 
 
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 ing left Ywk for the head of th« laL f "^S**^ 
 
 asiiips, 2 bMgs, and 2 large schooners. on £ike 
 onng tbe «miny to aetion. Toward niX i 
 
 Sr"£s r «&' -".unf t".T.h;/ï„' 
 
 ««d teougte him to windward, endeaToârôd t« 
 
 
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 HI8T0R¥ 07 TWi WAIU 
 
 hf- 
 
 •cidt ofT the American schoonert, but they vero 
 <aule to corne into tlieir station beibre be could 
 Tcach them. !Night coniing on, and tlie wçatber» 
 as on the former night, squally» the - Commo- 
 dore, toguard against iurther accident, as weJl 
 ^as to afTord sonie relfe to bis men* viïia bud been 
 èOhours at quarters, ran in toward Niagara, 
 . and àtlohorcd'oatsidethe bar. Hère he rceeiv- 
 ed on board, and distributed in difièrent vessels, 
 150 men, to aidin boardiog, in oase be eoidd 
 close witb tbe enemy. 
 
 Soon after day-Iigbt on the 9tb, he diseoveiv 
 ed tbe enemy, weighed anebor, and stood after 
 bim. The^i^inds were light and variable, and 
 l^fore nqon qnite ealm 5 at 5 P. M. the vrind 
 aprang up, pursued the prdbable course of the 
 «nemy during tbe ni^t. In the moming of tbe 
 lOth, discovercd tbe enemy, and gave biniiehase; 
 liefore tbe wind obanged, brougbt tbe enemy to 
 ivindward, by wbieh he iras agatp enabled^to 
 avoid an action. Both fleets eonlianed m^uifl&u- 
 Tring until 11, wben afiringeommaneadbetween 
 both fieets. The wind favoured thé enemy, and 
 «nabled bim to effeot one purpose of ail bi« 
 long and cewardly manœuvring, by separating 
 two Tessebs from the remainder of the squadron» 
 and capturing tbe Growler and Julia. 
 
 On the moming of the litby tbe Commodore 
 ^t si^t of the enemy, but he stili refused bat- 
 lie, notwithstanding bis increased advantage, by 
 tbe <Hipture of 2 vessels, and a wind favoun^ble 
 to bim. A gale ooming on^ Commodore Chaun- 
 «ey retumed to Saokett's Harbour, «oobtain pro- 
 -visîoDs, of wbich» bk.sbips were nearly dettif 
 tute. 
 
 ^^ë^SeptembetyAe^enettylssqttadroBr^ 
 
 under eommand of Captain Teo> was disoovered 
 
 .l:.,:-A 
 
 .«tv' 
 

 ejow î» wîth <he Niagara river. Commodore 
 
 and prepared for action.. The enl?„v «S to 
 U» northyàrd,. Ihe Commodore 7 puSi! 
 
 S«T^ g««ing into Amberst-bav. Dur- 
 
 Gene.»e.rivep, wbieli contioued three aad a 
 balf houpjj the enemy çuflfered mueh: tbeA* 
 inencans did not loose a man. ■ 
 
 Commodow. Chaunoey contînued to Uookade 
 
 tembop, when a beayy winâ from the westvaSi 
 
 Mcan fleot returned to SackeU's Harboup. Af- 
 
 m^nST^Î""^^^"' Sackeit'sHarbour, Coin- 
 modore Chaunejy sailed again for Nagari, 
 where ha amved on tbe ait?. On ibe iSSkô 
 ^wtheenemjofftheFabeDucks, butî^Jkao 
 notiee of him, in hope tbat he migitfoilofr tSe 
 Commodore ap the lake. * 
 
 o.?V^'' 1?/* Septembep. Commodore Chaun- 
 jey learncd that the enemy's fleet^as ia ï^ 
 
 eoveiNî* ^nder way in York-bav :^« IL!»!! 
 
 ^if^ batSS: s &5n^# 
 
 ^^T^^i!"**^.^*"• *""y endeatiuM^ ^ 
 
 Zïv «h 1^"- i^* *^ *»*"«**» part 12, the 
 enemyj m ocder to sarà èis t«ro reap Tes»Jii 
 
 i^a^eompelled to tack in succerorie^âSir 
 met^Xi"!? he hoisted his eolou«, aS«ÏL? 
 ..^^l^îL^W^ofe ChaanceyUE^.^^ 
 
 wmig his reap, and aCtac^ing. the AmafMto 
 
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 i.^r»'>'j#-j. 
 
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 Mt 
 
 HtflTOBT ÙV THE VTÂM, 
 
 rear as he passed to leeward. By a happj ma- 
 nœuvre, Commodore Chauncoj defeated this 
 part of tlie adversary'g plan, wlien the latter 
 bore away. The American ships, however, 
 elosed 80 near as (o fering Iheir gunstobear; 
 and iri 20 minutes, the main and misen top-masts, 
 
 and main yard of the Wolf was shot away 
 
 This ship immediately put before the wind, and 
 »8et al] sail upon bis main mast ; and, by keeping^ 
 , dead before the wind, vas enaÛed to eseape. — 
 The ehase was r^ntinued until near a P. Mk 
 during whieh tinie the Commodore's ship kept 
 -Mrithin point blaak shot pf the enemy, and sus-^ 
 tained the wh9le of bis fire, during the ehase. 
 ' At i5 miniites past 8, the Commodore wa« 
 ohliged to give np the chase : his ship was mak- 
 Jtigwater sofast, that it requtred ail his pumps 
 liokecpher elear; and others of his vesselswere 
 much damaged.' The enemy's fleet wa» within 
 six miles of the liead «f the lakc, where, owing 
 t« thè stîifness.of the gale, both fleets mîght go 
 . ^ashore at a place in possession of the enemy.— 
 'l*lie Commofk)i-c, therefore, thought proper to 
 pi-oceed to Nîagai-a. The General Pike suffisr- 
 ' cd a considcrahle loss of men, among whom 
 were ?2 killed or wounded, by the bursting of a 
 *'?"• 5^°. **"* *** Octobcr, the Commodore sail- 
 4m «1 againfrom Niagara, taking under convoy se- 
 ^^veralboatswith troops for Saekétt's Harbour. 
 Having convoyed thèse as far as it wa» deemed 
 neeessary for their safety, he left them to pro- 
 «eed coastwise,' and he bent his eoursé in seareh' 
 of the enemy. , , : 
 
 4)nthe2d Octobcr, at 10 A. M. the enemy 
 was djseovered stcering a course for Niagara. 
 Commodore Chauucey ordcred a cha8C>-4he e a^ 
 
 ^ omy aroided ad «tigagcmcnt as usual, and wa* 
 
 ■% 
 
 &iéasAï.«S!&.i'» 
 
MllVOl^ 4»F THE WAS» -fl^ 
 
 ftp alMUid hj Sun down. On (he mornina of tli» 
 âU, th© enemj was discoveped at anehor close ja 
 witb lh« iand, betwcen l'welv« ami Twcntv.niile 
 opeeks, but mnde sail, on diseoverine tho Anicii- 
 «an fleet. Tl,e diase oontinued all.dav : tbc en. 
 cmjF could barely be made ont from tbo inaat. 
 liead b^ 9,Mi.down. At day-light, on tbe Mb, 
 ft« couW not be seen. The Commodore, sus' 
 peeting that the enemy, availins bimsclf of a 
 vepjr duik nigl.t, had sbafieil bis eourso ibr 
 KnigsUMi, direeted Ws course fop tbc Ducks — 
 At Srp. M. tlie Coiritiaodoré diseovercd 7 sail 
 neap ibc false Duoks, gave chase, anû at i, 
 o ©look.diseovepcd tbem to be sloops and seboon. 
 ep^s. At 5 P. M. gained considerably ou ibem, 
 ^hieh ibe enemy i»epceWing, be look tbe men 
 «ulot a slo^v sailing gun-boat, and Ihen bupned 
 lier to ppcvcnt bep cHi>iupe. At sun-ilown, wlien 
 ©IMiosite tbe Real Dut^ks, the Haraillon. (Inte 
 i.powl©p,) ConfiancP, (*ale Julia.) and Marv- 
 Anne, sipuek their coloups, and wepc taketi pos- 
 session^ off. l'be Dpiimmond soon afier stpuck 
 10 tbe Sylpbf and on tbe foUowing moPnmg, tlic 
 Sylpb took possession of tbe Laily Gope. But 
 one oftbccnomy's vcssels, a sniall «cîitfonep, es-, 
 eaped, and she owed bep safety to the darknes» 
 «t thewgbt. 
 
 Commodore Cluinneey procecded to Saokett's 
 Ilaiboup ^ith bis prizes. Tbe eaplured vesseJa 
 mouBted -fpom t lo 3 gUBs eaeb, and were i-e^ 
 tupning with tpoops fpom the bead of tbc lake. 
 Tho followMig ape tbo numbcf and descriptioa 
 of tPoops of the çnemy niade pri^oiier» jon tbi» 
 oooasion, via, 1 majop, 1 eaptain, S sabalteras, 
 ■isu^eonr 10 ser^yit» 4 iirummers, 202 nmk 
 -and-iBejr of Be Watterite^s rêpiieiit ; i lîeifr. 
 tcaaat, 3 mastei^s mates, 35 seamcft aadm»*' 
 
 
 ■'^P' 
 
 
"' « I. -■''■■ J 
 
 
 «14 
 
 mSTOBY OB THB WKi 
 
 K;^ > 
 
 ■■?/ 
 
 rines, ofthe royal pavy; and 4 aailing-ih&8(ert. 
 ef tlie provincial navy. The «nemy's squadi-oa 
 vas seen going into Kingston tlie same evening. 
 It -was cause of niuck surprise that the Qri* 
 (isU were permitted (o obtain an a«cendunoy as 
 <o actual forée on tlie Fàfces Cbamplain, Ontario» 
 and Ërie $ if the^ did not makç ail the use of 
 their numerioal superiority vhicli thej ought to 
 liave made, it must remain for themselves 4o 
 •xplain. Commodore Yeo lias brave» and an 
 experienced officcr. His apparently cowardly 
 «onduct on Lake'' Ontario» must bave bcen tbo 
 resuit ■ of bis private instructions. It must bo 
 eonfessed» thatthis Burmise^ts ill supported Hben 
 «oanected witti (be polioy of the Brilish col^- 
 
 '.inànders on Iakes CbamplAin and Ërie. On 
 hoth thèse iakes» the enemy reckoned on success, 
 •s \rhat must oertainly resuit from bis superior 
 iactics» supported by a superior forée. Ue did 
 try bis strength and talents against theYan- 
 liées, and with his ships and invincibility» hand. 
 cdover to the Yankees» ail the laurel» wbieh 
 "wcre gleaned from every otber naval power.— > 
 ^rhc American war» on the seà and^be Iakes, bas 
 ^isgraeed» degraded, and humbled the proud 
 mistfess of tbe deep, and raised the asplrhig 
 md noble minded American to a beigbt, wliicli 
 dverj nation in tbe werld» except Enéland, bas 
 l^itnessed witk a pleasure or entbusMsm. tbat 
 t||eaks a language to.tbe Briton> not equivocal, 
 l>ut galling, dreadful» ominousé 
 
 For somé time^ the 0ncmy i^sramed» and . in 
 •faot, held the e^ttunand of Lake^Ërie. His 
 •fleet was commandc^y fin ofilcer 9f ej^perience, 
 'whp tanntingly bbasted of bis soperiority^-- 
 
 ^Commodore- Olivy H. Perq^ was Apnointwl'^^!^ 
 .piLe«<yifiiniuMi ofthe Amerielii flcet. Thejb^ 
 
 
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 J 
 
 ^P,. 
 
M 
 
 ^é^ 
 
 The following «ffleial fetep. from the Com-' 
 modore, are piwfi «f ,he mode.»,, a. tl.e „*X 
 of «he engagement was, of the unÛanntrf ho«! 
 nm. and «aval .kiU of thi. great eomm^din 
 Co/iy «r a Icller /r„m Com. P.rry ,„ M, Secrcar» 
 
 qftàe JVavy. ^ 
 
 U. S. brig Niagara, off the Western 
 
 Sisters, Head of Lake Eric, Sebt! 
 
 10,1813, 4 P. M. *^* 
 
 ï>iR,--It hM pl<»ised tbe Almighty to give to the 
 
 arms of the Uoued States, a signd ^ctory over^cï 
 
 sisting of 2 ships, 3 brigs, I schoone? and I iloon. 
 bave this moment .urrendered to the fïïce 3 
 
 Mrie^f " " '^ -»«-'• ' ^^^t: 
 
 Hon. W. Jones, Sec^etaiy of th^kS^.^^^^^* 
 
 C^l^y o/u letter Jrom Cm. Perry to the Sétrttatv 
 9ft^eMtvy, V 
 
 V» S, scbooner Ariel, Put-in-Bay, IStli 
 « -. , Sept. 1813. 
 
 tuwS'îrJlI!? "* r inforracd>ù that wé had cap- 
 
 >rtant p>rt ir. qjjt )pn_^_ 
 
 "."7 " "««îi wn inis laice. i ba 
 
 Jj!.?! !!!!L?^?J °" ^^ most important n «r 
 ~«^ii* «ctOTK On t^ tnôrnuSg oï ihe 1^ 
 
 •Mn.»;.. -i.' ".w.uuiç wi ine iuiBiast.at 
 
 ,Î?''^B 
 
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 \ -4 
 
 n,. 
 
 '.^,W«^' 
 

 w^^ 
 
 ^' i 
 
 ■ r. 
 
 i4i 
 
 ?^■■^- 
 
 UUTO^iM TiSl' uns. 
 
 iÉt 
 
 when îlhf at Mficlior with lih«, squadroa unider njr 
 oonimaud. Wo got under wayVthe wind Hghtat H, 
 W. and atood (or them. A.t 10 a. m. the wind haut- 
 «d to Sj. £. and brought tu, to windwar(|^} fiarmed 
 the line and borç up. At 15 minutes M%l(Éll^thc 
 enemy jcommenced firing ; at 5 roÎMJ^^btfLjy 3/ 
 the action comipenced on our pfirjpl ^pifin^f heir 
 fire yery destructive, owing to Ali^i^i<>Éi|gui»8, and 
 Us being mostly direçtecL at- iÉtf^yLawre^e, 1 made 
 sail, anjd directed the otKc^jdppils to follow, for 
 the purpose of closi^g witlT the ^^i^ny. Every 
 brace a|i)d bowline being soon shot âway, she became 
 unman^geable, notwitbstanding the great exertions 
 of the sailing'inaAter, Inthis situation she susuin- 
 ed the action upwardft of two hours, within canister 
 d)8ta(iO:e, untfl every gun was rehdered uaeless» and 
 the g^ater part of her crew either killed o&>YOund- 
 ed* rinding she could no longer anaoy the* enemy» 
 I left ^er in charge ot Lient Yamell, vrl^, I waa 
 conviijtced, from the bravery aliready displayed by 
 hifn, would do what would comport witb the honour 
 of thj^ flag. At half past 3, the wind springing my 
 Capt.f ElUot was enabled to bring his vepsel, the m- 
 agan^ gallantly intp close acuon^ I ioniîiediatèly 
 .went|. on boar,d of her, when t)e an^piated m'y m^, 
 by vOlunteerug to bring the schodners, which had 
 been kept astem by the Kghtness èf the wind, into 
 cAoAtt action. It .^p^ ^th unspeaKàble pain, that I 
 saii^sooh aft^r^lgot o^ board the Niagara^/thé flag 
 of the La3Vitnce\ome down, altiioàgjbi 1 wâs per- 
 
 she Jiad heen. dkfi|n4ed to the 
 B continue^ to jMle a showof 
 ra^tan(;e^|WRp(re beépVVanto^i sacrifice of 
 t^ remaiiiliffiPwâve cr«ir.' Bût the enemy waa 
 liiot able to, take possessioa of h<çir} . and dt'cttnistan- 
 cea soon perraiueid her flag again to be bôiMed. At 
 45 mindtjBs past 2> thedgnalvwasinade fbf «cloïe 
 action.*; The Niàfeaifa being very littlt injurcd, I 
 deterimned u> {ttsïthrough-tbe-encmy't^ Une, bore- 
 
 
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 IIP and passed ahead of ttaeir tgp 9hips and a brig 
 
 W: 
 
 .■' A 
 
•» TUS WAl. 
 
 iif 
 
 «nd to a lirgc schooner and «loon. fr^^T.k^i P^î 
 
 wo„y",i« SeaT;s?'=^^- -^?:,ti.:ï: 
 
 BngHmrer ,pdo. j : ■ 
 
 Sloop Little Beit, j do. * 
 
 Schr. Chippewa, I do. and ï ,wh«l,. . 
 
 Niagara, 20 do. 
 
 ♦ 
 
 CiJedoniaj ado.' 
 
 V 
 
 «f^ 
 
 ^iBi^i^ ' 
 
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 ^..1' , ti.iv, V* '*'v*£ i«<''. . 
 

 ^:,h-fy^ ' ^ ; 
 
 I^M.-,*,4 
 
 ilà 
 
 titS'rôIlT Of TBB vr^MBt. 
 
 là 
 
 Scbr. Atiél, 
 
 Scorpion) 
 Soniers) 
 Sloop Trippvi 
 
 Porcu{dne) 
 
 4 do> (t burst earljr in ac^ 
 
 tion.) 
 3 do. , 
 
 3 do., and 3 twirelt. 
 J do. 
 Ido. 
 l do« 
 
 >*■ 
 
 54 guns. 
 
 ^'^mie loss, on tbe part of the Americang, ira» 
 asfolt<ms: 
 
 Lawrence) 
 
 Niagara» 
 
 Caledoniay 
 
 SomerS) 
 
 Ariel, 
 
 Trippe, f 
 
 ScorpioU} 
 
 JBUed. Woundèd, Maaing", 
 
 22 
 
 9 
 
 61 
 
 35 
 
 3 
 
 •3 
 
 ar 
 
 3 
 
 4- 
 3 
 3 
 
 ar 96 133 
 
 Two days previous to the action, 57 men unfit for 
 duty in the small vessels. 
 
 While giving the Commodore*8 ourà account 
 of this action» we eannot omithis Janoaio letter 
 to £K)neral Harrison* It ha9 been ealfed, bja 
 vwieP|^ »• Cesarean Inrovity." Cfesar said « ve- 
 ni, vidi, TÎei»" but P«try did not eoBqaer mere- 
 \^ by showing bumelf toan enemjv ^^^r i^ol^^o- 
 Ing on bis own known «nperiority of force, and 
 presumed superioi^ jm taeticS) calculated, irith 
 g^f eertaiàty, on eonqttering^ the Yïmlsées;-^ 
 The battte tvas hal^ ftaght» and ttie loss on 
 both tides vei^ j^reat* P^ry ndeht bofe ^said» 
 « Yeni rici," or as \m wonid transukto tlie irords 
 
 «f the Rohiari genénïP^<*' w« met the cînëir;^and^ 
 they are onlrs f but tlle ai^on of «« TÎdi" migkt 
 
 « ! 
 they 
 and ( 
 tcem 
 
 Hi 
 
 to si 
 
 toflc 
 
 vy wi 
 
 matii 
 
 Gone 
 
 than 
 
 Co 
 
 .fiesl 
 
 son, 
 
 Neiso 
 
 bas, 
 
 ^eigl 
 
 Tb 
 
 3arcl 
 
 byth( 
 
 given 
 
 gave I 
 
 (four c 
 
 , putabl 
 
 V^ was t|j 
 
 lowin^ 
 
 lant ai 
 
 ^ Sooj 
 
 — Presid 
 
 ^ ■. ^ tJStJm ï jA-tft^ h 
 
 ,..iî .n^ 
 
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 '•Sf 
 
J 1 1 
 
 t) M^ 
 
 ira» 
 
 r- 
 
 fît for 
 
 èount 
 letter 
 
 bf » 
 « vc- 
 nere- 
 ofcen- 
 , and 
 
 vith 
 
 s» Oilt 
 
 «ai^y. 
 
 RWItls 
 
 f^ranii 
 nigUt 
 
 HliTO^y OF THE WAB. ^^ 
 
 ravoup the opinion that hc won tlie battle from 
 the timidity or inactiv ty of the cnemv Ji -.ï 
 
 tjrew of more tban bail' theit- merit. 
 
 « U. S. brîç Niafvara, off the Western 
 
 ^* Dear Genet^l,-We hâve met the enemy-and 
 they .are ours. Two ships, two brigs, on" schooner 
 ^done sloop. Tours, witb great^^spect and «^ 
 '""*; O. H. PERRV » 
 
 «ithcpto we bave seen the enemy beaten sbln 
 
 <o fleet j and amore décisive or spïendid viX 
 
 îl^f îî"'^^'' *'u^'"^"^- " ^"^«'û *jf« «'««t Info?: 
 ?oiZ' w^'.*'*^ **"*•***« l'^r'^ io a Jet ter ^ 
 General Harmon, « we bave more prisonert 
 tban we bave «en on board oui- vesseb.» ' 
 Compared witb tbis, ail former naval victo- 
 
 .fiesloose.tbeirsplendonrj even the Rr«it Neî 
 «on, were he alive, must rank below Crv !i 
 Nelson nevep eaptured an mtire fleet; Perry 
 has, and that witb a fleet inferiop in 5^ 
 
 ^# "J «étal, and nnmber of n'en?' '" "^' 
 me untisb fleet was commanded bv Com 
 
 mpclay. an pffieer of gi^at merïï. and mu4 ^ed 
 hy those under bis coinmand. A t a du Mie dlK^!ï 
 
 given to tbis officeP at Terrebone iSctaft 
 
 «loup of the Commodore wbo gave it, h an in^ 
 ^ putable pPooC of the merit of hirt whow nîZ 
 >^ was tbe sul^iect of it. The tba t wasTîhê foU 
 
 ZTn./'"^*' «Commodoi^ Periy, tbe « - 
 Jant and gênerons enemy." « « «*« 
 
 Soon after the viotopy on rlfc« Krift, tlio 
 
 PpBsi 
 
 H. Peiry ^ thenink «f eaptuio inthe navy. 
 
 
 V 
 
 

 120 
 
 IBISTOBT or THE WAV. 
 
 The Commodore vas presented with the fre^ 
 dom of the ciliés of New- York and Albany. 
 
 Tbe thanks of Congress were voted to (he 
 Commodore» his officers, seamen and marines; 
 and medals were preseiited to him and his offi- 
 eers.'; 
 
 The thanks of (he Senate o^ Pennsylvania, 
 "with mcdals> were also voted to the Commodore^ 
 and those brave men who served under him. 3_ 
 
 AiBong the many testimonials of ihe grttti- 
 tude of his fcllow-oitizens, too lumerous to de- 
 taif, the following particnlar^ 0^ présent from 
 the citizens of Boston, deserves i|ô he enumerat- 
 ed, vîz. ^^ V'^^"' 
 
 ** A Sdlvert of an oblong squwrc shape» 93 incheï 
 long, by 16 1-2 wide, wit^ a bright gadroon edge. 
 
 Two Jce PaiU, or décanter co^lerti barrel shape, 
 hooped round with a bright gadrooç edge at top 
 •9d bottom. 
 
 '.Two Pitchera, of a large sîze, Chine«e shape» 
 yrith tops, and bright ^droons attop and bottom. 
 
 Two dozen Tumblert, plain barrel shape, with 
 gadroons at bottom. 
 
 Wine Glata coolertf each to hold a dozen glasset, 
 js oblong square shape, standing on feet, with balls or- 
 namented with a bright gadroon at bottom, and nar- 
 romrim at top, impressed with an oak leaf. • 
 
 A Coffrée Pot^ Tea Pot, Sugar Baaotiy Créant Ew- 
 er, Tra Cady^ ahd Slofi iïow/— ail of oblong shapes, - 
 standing on feet, with balls at the corners, Orn&roent- 
 «d with deep borders, impressed with roses and 
 leaves, and with bright gadroons at top and bottom. 
 
 The large pièces bear the ibllowing inscriptioa. 
 
 SEPTEMBER lO, 1813, 
 6ignaHzed our Jlrat triumfih in aquadron-mA very 
 
 ntperior JBritiah force on Lake JSrie, 
 
 — • • — ■ vfttr mti r e ly aubttuediy 
 
 COM. O. H. PERRYi 
 
 
 ^ 
 
< Vj 
 
 r^M. ^ PRESENTED ~ 
 
 £0STOJV." * . ^ 
 
 place «f Mn<l<>«vA..o t,"' '"-""y-'swnu was (he 
 
 array again enibapkcd en bo^%el£«*3Î5 
 land abojit «xteen «nUes from SVlden H..W 
 
 ordetL Tk* -«« t , Maîdon, m exoellent 
 Stow» k «tr 7 ï»!*;SP'*vîo«.!.vevac«at«l 
 
 hîilil .»|^>»"»î*<^ în «.e eariy part of fhî, 
 «^•H«iy, tliat, pwvKMw fo Acsurwaderof De- 
 
 \ 
 
.* :\'^ 
 
 in 
 
 màTOBT OT THE. WAB* 
 
 
 triait to ihe eneiny) tbe lodians, with the ex- 
 ception of ,a few wtio liad joinetl the enem}*» rei> 
 inained inaetive» watching» v/hh their usuat sn- 
 ^city> until they eonid discover on^what side 
 victory was likely to n^ché Trii6 to thcir ofi'n ' 
 in»i(iious and oowardiy polioy,: thcy 'went over 
 to the victorious Britons ; but no sooner was tire 
 effeot; of treason wipc^ off by the courage of [m* 
 triots, than the savage witîidrew from bis éiii» 
 pioyers» and sought peaoe from those» aga^st 
 v^omhehad so long raised the toniabiaiwk.<i» 
 By an offieial letter» written by Gen. M<Arthur 
 to, thé seeretary of war, and dated at Détroit* 
 subséquent Jo^ rctreat of tbe British» it apr 
 pears that five nationB of Indians, viz. the Ôtta- 
 ^M, Cïhippirwftysy PatteW;atte]Bie8, - Miamies» 
 und JLioka^oos, h&ve^ sned for pcace. By an a^ 
 greement entered into between them and Gen. 
 M* Arthur» on the part of the United States* 
 <<they haye agreed to take hold of tbe same to- 
 mahawk witb n«» (the people of thelJ. Stotieie^) 
 «nd to stT4ke .ail who ai*e* or niay be* enemies to 
 the United States* whetherBriti6horIndliuia." 
 . Afier tbe évacuation of Slalden by theenemy* 
 <}en. HarrisoB pursued the British* although he 
 <(^grn><Ml,) had yery few horses, •< soareel^ a 
 «offieieney to mount the gênerai officers»" whilst 
 the reireating eoeniy had upwards of 1000 hors- 
 es. Notwithstanding tl^is disadvantage* the 
 Amerieani pnrgued their ol^ject witli so muoli 
 jdiligenoe*>that thay came vp vritfi the eneniy. 
 The forée deitJned for this servioe» consisted of 
 abont 140 regttlar^ Johnson's mounted resiaient* 
 (Keatuekians») three oompanies of CoH Ball's 
 légion* and tuoh of GoTemor Shelby's yolunteers 
 MBt^-^ i wr»^ iU -for-tt^ r apid nia r eh ; t he whoteiiiF^ 
 
 ^■/ 
 
 InoiiiiangtoaboutVOOjaeB» Doring tiie pur« 
 
 ït 
 
 §:^i-t*-«-''A"' ^-^.^iv' "* ■'^:. ■^i'^ 
 
-( l 
 
 _,^< 
 
 F.» 
 
 MlSToat OE TUE WAIE, 
 
 121 
 
 suit, whjclï wasattenaed with sever© privations! 
 fresibecf, withoutliiilador sait, màidiS 
 
 two 24 poundem, with their carpia«e«! besSe.» 
 bpat8,and several batteaux loadèd with p^vU 
 Harrison. The destruction of thèse wwvatT 
 ?fii*^Vîî"'^'*^ «^ *h« pursners. Near a plaea 
 of the HYer f haiws, the Indians were placed i» 
 
 ^'«.«r^î***** armai ofthe i^riSan advaueed 
 ^wû, n heavy fire was oommenced on it hy ihà 
 Mlans, on llie opposite sîde of the river. Gen! 
 
 «n*î^ whole force of tbe enemy, drew itpMu 
 Z^i^^^'^V^^^^^ofh^UilB, and brongh? up 
 twoepoanderstocoverapartjr ,,hioh i^ «^ 
 dered to repajr a bridge, par(î% destrdjed by 
 the Indianj. The Indians, as «ial, Weo not 
 eariy suocessfol, fled, after suffering a «onsSd. 
 
 SS^^JT' The American loss WMakîÙed, 
 and 8 or 4 wonndedi ; • 
 
 «n?iuî?.v* Oetober, General Harrîson e»me 
 
 Biore satisfiietoHIy than wîll bo found in thé 
 foUotving extraot from hisletter to the georetary 
 
 feL*lif ~M ***®.P***^* ^^•'* dur arrty was fast baltei 
 to- tue Moraviap town», a distance of about ^c» 
 
 ¥ 
 
 '■«Aï*'- 
 
% . 
 
 tS4 
 
 I 
 
 m 
 
 HIBVaftT eï THE WlBk 
 
 and a.ltolf roilet) the road passes through à beeck. 
 foresty without any clearing, and for the first two 
 miles, near to the bank of ^ river. At from two 
 V> t^ree hundred prards from the river, a swamp ex'. 
 t^hds parallel to it, throughout the vrhole distance. 
 . T^e 'intennediate ground is dry, iind although tiie 
 trâes. are tolerably thick, it isin oiany places clear 
 of.unjdèrbrush. Across this strîp bf land, ità left 
 ûMiny/td uptitt the river, tfuppoi^edby artillery t)lac- 
 «9 in tire wood, their right in the swamp, covered 
 )»r^ mn^ ifhble éf their Indien -force, the Bi^îah 
 wç^ps vi^re di^wniip. 
 
 ' Thetniops at niy disposai conùsted ôf about 130 
 ftgulars, of the 37th reghnent, fi brigades of ICea:- 
 lacky voluni|çer4nilitia infantry, nnder bis excellent 
 *Jj!Ôovèmor Shelby, àveraging less than five him*> 
 .^edc xoen, and Col. Jobnaon's régiment of mdunted 
 infantry, mâktng in xhc whole an aggregate some^ 
 tbiog abpve SOOO. No disposition ofanarnày^i^ 
 pobed to an Indian force^ can be safe, unless it isi'se^ 
 ^red on the flanks, and in. the rear. I had, ther«^ 
 fore, DO difficulty in arranging the infaiity confor- 
 tnahîy t6 my gênerai order of battle. Gen. Trot» 
 ter> brigade of 300 men, formed the front lincu, hig 
 rigfht upon the road, and his left upon the swainpl 
 Ocn. King's briga^le, as a second Une, 150 yards in 
 the.rtarof Trotteras and Chites's brigade, as a corpji 
 ©f resetvé, in therearof it. Thèse three brigade* 
 formed the command of Maj. Gen. Henry ; the wholo 
 of Gen. Desha's divisioa, cdnsisting of two brigades^ 
 vere formed er^fiotenct Mpan thfr4e(lt of Troti«r^<:îr 
 Wbile I was engaged in furming t^ infantiTv | 
 liad ,directed Col; JiOhnson's regimf;nt^i|k^hiGl|.}YAa 
 still in front, to be formed In two lioes. op^sUe .10 
 tbeenemy» and, upon the advance of the infantifï 
 to%ke ground to the left, and'forming upon thïKf 
 fiankjto endeavôr to turn the right of the indianaJ 
 <A moment*s réfle^o n, bowever, conviiicf d fnej thaï, 
 from tlie tHckncss of the woods, and sWampiness qf 
 Ôic ground, they would be unablc to do any thiiig an 
 
 
 
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 \x^.'-\lhm% 
 
 
 HISXOJIT 0' TliE WAll. 
 
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 US 
 
 ment to thcm, being accUstonied toTcarr» them Î^L■ 
 
 f uacled. too> ihat tbe ènemv wbuld bS quJunSîeJ^ 
 grei^rcd for the 8hock,.and thatthcy^rL riïst 
 W. Confermably to ihis idea, I d Jeaed thc i^f 
 
 yïïghthe, lA some measure, protecied bvthe tpL. 
 
 Ir^dians were directed to move «ndeT ^^ bâSk"' ^ 
 
 ed,whp,atthe âge of Sîxly^ix, ^rcservei airthe vî 
 gpr of youthi. the ardent ieal tfhk^^tiai^slSî 
 
 vcvy whicU be mamfested at KiogV Mbimtai». Wiï 
 
 didmeibehonorto serve ai my vèimjlfcerSrf-S- 
 
 rcttdercd mç Lï» aséistancc, I p&céé rtyaèl^SSS 
 beadpf the front rmeofinfiffvtry'X^r.cSSÎ^ 
 
 ^P<Mt. The arm» had «oved oo UiSL «?^W 
 
 c i.,S ^^ 
 
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 *% 
 
 '*% 
 
lér 
 
 HmfOUT Ù1B tAH VtA9, 
 
 ^ 
 
 it'tthort distance, When the movnted n^ Tcccived thé 
 fire of the British Une, and .were ordered to charge ; 
 ttie horses in the front of the 4:ohimn recoiled from 
 the fire ; anothe^was given by the enemy, «ibd ottr 
 colomh) at length getting in motion, broke through . 
 the enemy with irrésistible force. In oqjB minuté, 
 the contest in. front was over ; the Çriûsh officers, 
 Beetng no hppes of reducing their disordered rànks r 
 to order, and ow mounted men wheeling upon them, 
 and^pouring in a destructive fire, immediately kur* 
 redered. It is certain that 3 odiy of our troops were 
 vounded in this charge. Upon the left* however, the 
 ccMMést w^s more severe tvith the Indians. Colonel 
 Sciéwi^t^hô cominaflded on that ilank of his regi- 
 mebt, rieceived a most galling fire from them, which 
 :«raB returnéd^* With great efiect. The IhdiaAs, etiU 
 liirther to the rtght, adTànced, ànd fell in -with our 
 itotit Uneof infantry, near its jonction with Désha'» 
 diidsion, and, for amom^i^nt, made an impression on 
 it His exceile^ey . Governor Shelby, however 
 tironght up a regtfient to its support, and thé enemy^ 
 receiving a severe fire in front, and a part of John- 
 aori*a léglment having gained their rear, retreated 
 -wiih pK«eipitatton.'V 
 
 !^: feliire Indiaii Chîef Teeumseh» StUijp 
 
 e'iiihlÉ^i^ great K eontinuing tofight 
 
 |f^ ahkongh fieing badly wounded» MU ^hile ^ 
 
 " irècj^g m deaffly aim at Col. Johnson.^ .l^é tn- 
 
 irfaieibfe eoiûra^ of the eolooel, ané lils great 
 
 preseneeof iniii4» saved his çwn va1uahie'ii% 
 
 wKlpuiaii end <d that of an irpeeoneileable fiOfé^ 
 
 "W^lelhe sanguinarj TecHmsfb irai ai«iîti]| ai 
 
 the efi^fnel, the latter, althengh woaaded jn serf 
 
 ifêfi^j^U, andnueh exhausied, dis^ii^iged hi» 
 
 ]Hs^|fi4h great eoolne8s,.a&d brougbt the f^ 
 
 voeieà» iavage tf the earth^ wherè he ifatfifoptd 
 
 ^égttd> gpfag • Anîeriean losg areounted to 7 hiilcg 
 
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 fellŒ r*;*^,'' *"/^ quj^iitltjrif «mail aimv 
 
 lield pieçe^ wepc three, whioh wcre takènTrom 
 he Britwh during the pevolutionary war. bearinff 
 
 f";„«^ « n*^ surttîndered to the enemy bj 
 General riulJ. Majop-General Proctor, whJ 
 eammanded the enèmy's farces, espaped Zm 
 difficnlty, ^compaiiied by about 50 persons, con- 
 sistingçMe^yof offices of the armi: 
 .. Allt«r (bis total defeat of the enemy, the mlli- 
 
 ^X- *^f »*'''«".*'' ""^ Gen. Uarpî;on, with 
 Ws disposableregular force, açoompanied by Com. ^ 
 
 Z7\r^^\f.^\^^''''-^''^ on^ho22d oX: 
 
 »w>rroto Wetpoît j from whence he sailed for 
 W^ Rock, wîth a View tb co-operate with thé 
 ^W^there opàt Sackett's HâPbor. By tbis 
 «CHP8ion> he, 1.1 the short spaee éf les. than i 
 roonth, reeoyered tlie territuiry of MiehMran, im. 
 Solïtî.?"* ^""^ Juta ^peiie, the •SSÏA 
 
 nnr.ïWNightsewirityto the inhabitanté of thé 
 ■owllwjBtemihmtlePbfthe UnitaXeî; wS 
 inarehed t|juinphatit]y through a great MPtiorir 
 
 totlS^r P^^^^f**»*^ govehimeDt éf Michiga» 
 i^5«?îï!î^ *^*'**'*''*»^ bnwfwàVirliîeh ha« 
 
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 of 160 TOChf and witIi»on9 8ix-pounder, at Fort^, 
 8teph6nsoD, (.Lower Baudusky.) * 
 
 , In the coursv of^o weeks» there liad bccn 
 ^iipfewcr tlian lenH^coiinfers; in one «f wbieb^ 
 <lie enemy , can ied a block-Uousé atiFoit Madi- . 
 8on^( on the lOth July, trpm whiob Uwy attack- 
 cd tbc ïùttf but without success. Four iBcn 
 were butohered in tbf^blook-botiMe. 
 -\ It «rould ap|)ear« fbat it was Gen. Ilarrispn's 
 JAtenlion, not to" ^Mtpose tbe smaJi forco at Fort 
 Stephenson, to b^^^t off by »n ene!&iy v^i^y su- 
 lauMor in numbèrépand tbe niaj^or was^ (op a 
 «hort time, 8upci'ce(l6d in tUe eomitiaiid, iin^eon- 
 boquenee of disobcjing.an order to biim and 
 evacuate the fort | but, on bis arrivai at head- 
 ({uarter» of tbe amènerai, he gave s^b satiiifae- 
 ,, Ipry eyid^nt'e of bis ability to maintain tbe ptdst, 
 tbat %vvas imraediately seiH biTckV tvità direc- 
 tions t^i^ip me the e6min0iid» 
 
 f On ttléievcDing of the à^t August, tîie Qrîllisl» 
 lim} Indianst wbo Itiid/eome up the SandiOïky 
 rivér, IVom thè bnj^Jeômineneed from the(p 
 bçats à heavy oaiinoti^itig upon tbe îbit, and 
 tUrew in a çr«al nmntier of sîielU froni their 
 \^mb batteries. IHie "éiiciuy eo&tliibed hit op^ 
 •ration» without siiçeetî» uotil- 11^ ev&tngf of 
 the Sd» wheDy a^er tl^rî^witiç a great nuvber of 
 bàlls from a six-pouiider» 'at the north^est aii^ 
 «le of tho UfH, for tle puffuoae of anakiog a 
 breaeb» a eolumq, undeir coùuaaiid'of Lieoten^ 
 ftttt Oolonei Shorts advai^^K^tke peint on wîîleli 
 thé artiltery bad beenjtlajed^ with Intention of 
 •tormiagi but the jndieioîia uwiageiiieiit of M a-^ 
 JpF Croghan/ foileo the enemy ia.his attcnnpt*: 
 The ditob» whieh surroiinded the itwkn, wa% 
 • bottt eight feelwide, . rtajd oÈ é<jual -<tep<hj--thMi » v 
 
 ^^m^^^i^rw^wW^s^^^^^i^m 
 
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m^^ 
 
 «oJf 
 
 jroaeh KIm^ pîekets : (througli Ihe ton àf «imh 
 
 wasraatKeaioiiblook-boine, and a ravine ndJ 
 jaeent, poured upon thé îtorniinK ?oîïLi^ 
 
 rh^S^^eJiT ^"^^ ^'^^^^ '^»'» '»*> «*!^ 
 
 tuattfaegainsoB thouid be niassaore£ U wa^ 
 
 ratai-.he feli^nd Lient. Gordon of the 29^ 
 i-egiment, died by bh sidé. Thi» was neanTiS 
 
 SEïravll^? *«*^«nwfugeiathe direction or 
 «nu wfi. l^roetoi»^ who eommanded in -bM^mr 
 
 An^fj .Jtp greâtçr part of the nlffht wa« ooi 
 Sn ibL^-^S* f^»»« «»««»«> •nd>aunde«W 
 
 d^l w.l^h^''*'!,"^ that.no lets than Sdof tS 
 M.wl- rt ^^««f"*' «^■J'- AboutSO kilfed. lu! 
 
 ieft in the diteh and mvine-and 80 iSonerT 
 
 tSuSn? «'^^«'^'/««^after^ard.broushtW; 
 thS^aL W * ^""*' r"*!»y of dbser^tion, 
 ajthough ir i s knio» n t ho t ft <M « ^igè otr^^ 
 
 The immbup of BriUsb regulars was m, ftom 
 
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 ihe 4dth regtirienf* Ms^or Oroffliilii liiul but 
 ■i man ktlled, and 7 slij^htl.v \vouA<K»<l^ - 
 
 l'iie ^Oritisli \&»9, by (licii* own confession* 
 amoimtcd to 91, exclusive of Indiàns. llierc 
 iras, howQvei^) su Éoient' évidence (o Jaslify tho 
 bdi^r, thatit >vas considérable more. 
 - When Colonel EIKot ^emandéd thé turrendcr 
 «f tiiefort, he stated, tbat, unlétt hlr (bmand 
 .9»as pvomptlj aoceded to, a gênerai nuuaaen 
 would entité. And tvhen Colonel Short, who 
 eommanded tbe Britith re^arf, destined to 
 «torm tbe fort, had formed bis trobpt in a lino 
 
 Ïarallel with theditçh, he ordered tbeni, in the 
 eariojg, of 91» men, to leap the ditch, eut down 
 the pâckets, aiiid g^ve tbe Ameriéans no quar- 
 IM>« 'This barbarous order, wbioh none buta 
 tavage eould give, was not, how«ver, permitted 
 to go anpuniined; for tbe i^wrds were Iiardly 
 ont of tbe mouth. of tho Uritish commander, 
 >^hen the retributive Justice of Frovidenoe ar- 
 Ivntcid him ; and thé ifreteh/wa% ohliged to rae 
 Ibr tfaat mercy whieJb be had âeternlioed not to 
 oztood to otbers. It mayi bo observèd bere, in 
 liOQoiic of tho ebaU'àoter of tbe American «a4- 
 diera» -that altboogh their little band wère wéll 
 awmre df tbe faite whicb the enemy had prepar- 
 cd for them, yet,' they litre n» toonôr subduedf 
 tbiMi the Amerieàns fôi^ the crimes of tbe en* 
 éniyia their Bufferings; and the wounded ia tke 
 iHehf whosegroans, anAetmelutdmOefar water, 
 wereheati by îhe men in the fortr were sùppUeA 
 with ihatMeeesgaiy ortic/e, on the night eueceed* 
 ing theûieoen^ureofiJte enemif* by titegenero* 
 mycfihe Àmeritans^ toko, with considérable 
 hazardf rentmred to risk iheîr itpte in ordet to 
 
 fiotted tht&t entire destrueiionn ^ ^^ 
 
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 urmw vessclB, Giowlei- and Eairlc, on l^k« 
 
 loaded-wuè tpo^, gàilare. aidTa^ï S 
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 or me régiment, frem the eounty 6f Esiex. 
 
 
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 jniTOKT OV TBB WABi 
 
 eômmiitHl 
 
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 shoald 
 _ ère ilA 
 liot sat- 
 i£^* such 
 hospital» 
 •urni^d two 
 
 Althbugb tfae officers wbo had 
 •f the ex|)editioii, assureti tbe ci' 
 tfae village, that privnte properj 
 speoted, and tliat citizen» n 
 reumin unmolestod— jet thèse 
 souner mado tban viuiated ; tht^n^ 
 isfied with desttoying the pnbiici' ' 
 
 • 89 tlie bloek-house, arsenal» ar" 
 
 and military eantonments» wantonl^ ,_ 
 
 stofe-bouses, b^^Ionging ta Péter ^ailly, esq. 
 and one lielonging to Major N. Z. Inatt— took^ 
 and carried off several tbous^nd dollars worth 
 of hardware, belonging to Krotliinham & Co» 
 of Boston, ^,whieh had been tttored' with Mr. 
 Sailly, The destruction of privaie property 
 .was notlimited to such as Ibey could eat, drink, 
 and eari7 away, but forniture, whiob could not 
 lie of any use to tbe plunderers, was wantonly 
 destroyed— tables, Jbureaus, oloeks, desks, cup- 
 boards^ and croamy, were eut and broken to 
 pièces, and tbrowil about.tbe boules— books and 
 vritings w^re tornto pièces, and soattered about 
 Ihe strécts. # 
 
 The various exeesses of tbe enemy, durintf 
 theip sbori ▼îsft to Plattsburgh, are desoribed 
 by several respeetaUe authorities, to foe enor- 
 
 , inous« cruel, and wanton, in a high denrée.— 
 «« Well was It," says one of the witnesses of the 
 seene» *<lbr onrwives, sisters, and daughtersi 
 that they remonibeced the exeesses at Hamptoa^ 
 
 and trusted not their persons te 
 thc^invaders^ • ^ 
 
 .Do Sunday, tbe fiiithlcss ruffiani 
 élpled iirvaders, i^-embarked, aiid 
 the bay. They teok a Durham 
 
 p»fr^ «r 
 
 1lI^»rilN 
 stood outof 
 beat» ioadcd 
 
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 two oj them went In, to kecn 
 ^k, while tiie tliird^WeaipZ 
 «Ual désires ^poD h^r. ||ir 
 Wf screanaB, caïae to hei> ai« 
 
 Wwe^Doand the pascal, and sent him ià • the îb! 
 wbwh tbey ^me, and the other soldiert. T^ 
 
 «»î,*"f k th«y couldtave madol^ir "^•'^^ 
 &re BurlingU, and fired înto^ the tWd ^ 
 
 .wcdiate^ape : *he inaraudiiig enem» wJèïïî ÏÏS 
 
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 as su _ 
 i^uent côndiijBt 
 BBion on tlbyer elD- 
 .^eacé» 011 just 
 
 - States . ihè. entlne command of 
 èompleiely sulb^ue tlie lîidians, 
 fiâenoe pf tlie Canàdians» wbi 
 ^ the sudden retreat, and sii 
 èf Oèn. Hull» and make an impi 
 emy/whioh n^fist incline hin#ti^ ,r-— -^ -^ 
 and b<»i|outàble terms. A large force àli»» ordêiv , 
 •d to Sàekett's Harbour; ànd i^ba; Wil^inâo^ 
 yrho had the cbief command,' was ordev^ io 
 tiae bis utmost effort, and the greàte^t pogû^jp 
 expédition in carryibg the design in^'élTeofr^^ 
 
 On the l^t Nov. 1813, Gen. Wilkinson's Mrmy 
 ])egan its movéments from Grenadier-|alim(L 
 down the Sit^ Lawrence^ Tfaey hâd iiot ^'. 
 <|eeded far,. Dèfore the advaneed corps, under 
 Oen. Brotvn, was attacked by the eneiiiy,*troin 
 the shore. On retui'ning the fire, Ihe eneroy 
 disnersed, and the iirmy i^vanced. 
 jiTho moveménts of the army under General 
 Hfinipton, were intended to ^oitijtate thcse of 
 Oen. ^ilkinson ; and Iioth armies were finally 
 to nnite, previous to the attacli on Montréal. 
 . ITio army under Crcn. Hamptun, moved lirom 
 Chateauga^ on the 52l9t O^tobèr, andarrived 
 «t its posi'uon at Searg's, on the 22d~-thtt8 Aay. 
 iijg, ^ith iRQre4^bIe labeur, surmounteU 24. miles 
 of Ibe tno9t diffioiilt part of the roule, tbrough 
 |the extenstve and almost iuipassible jforest» 
 -which '■ bounds the Canada Une. Afi^r # ^ 1^ 
 Hdj^ of epen country^ another foresiiàf #^^01^7 , 
 miles -wn» opposed to tbeir mareh, (wliiefti w.lw on 
 tlw ik%th.west side of tho rivwv) f^hts th^ f>it<. , 
 «iny had^made itiraost an entirè i%»rtilSeation, m 
 isrèMlMÈilit ékh felled treès, Intérsp^sed i*ilth 
 
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 :^8TI»iT OF THE WAB. ^5^ 
 
 Posted m thèse defenceg, irîiilt 
 . cowmanded by Sir George™e. 
 was lodged in the rear, fortifi. 
 «^^/aonon. T he hardsh ii 
 
 opposite r^E^ Jidl „f^/> t« PPoceed on the 
 
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 _ their fire; in tbîs tlie Amei^oans Im^ 
 
 only one man kilJed, ànd semé sier é> wounded. 
 
 At this moHient» tlie firiog eoipineiioed on the 
 
 opposite side of the riyer, with goAie of théljgbt 
 
 coQipames^^and it was lierej^^aiid oet in eùbe^ 
 
 dt tbe main divisions of the arany» tfaat any {Be«> 
 
 fion» loss, or the least eonfjusion otditrred ; tin 
 
 enemy was, howeyer, soon dispersed in tbi» 
 
 quarter also. After i^raitiog sotne ^time for Ùm 
 
 rçnewal of tbe enemy's attaek, thie niain bo^j- 
 
 of the American army feH baek slow]^» and iù 
 
 good orden tb<e enemy not daring. to sfaotw 
 
 tbemselves, or in tbe least to inletrupt theiv 
 
 mareb» to i» position 4 toiles from tbe piaee of 
 
 action. Hère Ihey were sbertly âfter joined bjr 
 
 th? detaebi^d party, ivbQ b{l4 h'ad soroe far^ber 
 
 skirtnisbing with tbe enemy of oo great aeeounti 
 
 AI tbi^ ^lacie tbey remained severai dnysj with» 
 
 ont receiviqg the lea^t iqoiestation. Tl|e^onlv 
 
 ibiltire of^ the expéd ition, h a ttributable totb» 
 
 g;iggftri.lâge-alLlllfi.^HJd€> wEièb dàsconeerted « 
 
 plan, tbat o therwise niust bave TêdTlto tW cap« 
 
 tuce oi! a .eons|derabre portion of the enemy's 
 
 «QPco* and tbe coqipiete destrnetioQ of bis pian 
 
 •fdel5^i«p. • . ; ^7^ 
 
 Tbe Ameriean aetual total lots, in killed» 
 
 •vounded, aod missing, did not. exeeed 36 men* 
 l^e wbolo Ameriean forée .engaged, did not ©x^ 
 oeed 25d men on tbe side urbere tbe^greateal 
 
 fotce of tbe enemy we«i opposed^tho «ft^ ra^ 
 gimepts did not arrive liiitit tbe mènent Hvhen 
 
 theenemy were rétiring, and were on^ fomied, 
 
 «ad In JiBe, but took ne ^aï kkA9tv^»gif^ 
 
 " ^^ opgl Purdy, wh i» f «» waiidej^t|m de jai^tj»^ 
 »ent whîob j^uBht thîs Rattle, in l|Hrrepor<# 
 
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 0é», Wilkinsoiif U very free îb lu» eensiin «t 
 
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 H'ISTOBT.OÏ THE WIH. 
 
 tr«>p9, to the gôidanee of men, each of Vhonî 
 
 Sïd*^ vrïîr^ ^'"^^ '^^' *hej were not aS^ 
 jetonted with trrt xîi,«ntrj, and' Were net corn- 
 
 ^« 'K»iraijj8 sunddwn/' says fhe colonel, «| 
 î^ih??* «amptoir* l^aest, Ihat a régiment 
 mîght l>e owlererf down to cover bit lani&DR "i 
 <he oppasite side of thè river ; but; judee |hv 
 m^li **[«?rî"e intelligence thari^.b^J 
 SS- ^^ «econd brigade, nearlj three 
 
 iV^'rtîîfr''* ^"^ y ^J^l^^^^è^r says the colonel, 
 manotheppart of bis despatch, « durinar ou^ 
 
 n^f^l Corner», a t^rm of 26 days, did Gen. 
 flumptoo eter send off a scoïkmg or reconj! 
 
 Mcî!^â^^'^T^K^'*^ or twoeasesat SpearsV 
 2. S?- *r: T^*^ ^^ «âétaehed a few drSoon» 
 fti-^^8 datyO 110^ dfd be, from the tîm^^^ 
 menced oi.r march from Cuiuberfand Head, ié 
 J«r amvaï at Pfettsburgh. erefprder afrin? 
 flaftt. or ^ear paril, t» be kept up, «lougb «^ 
 
 wyeh êVirfentfy requfred it. True it i». tbé*l 
 
 frv*![!^*T'**?*">«^"* »»*' Ilôt, hotvevçr; 
 by hi» order, but hy tbe ordérs of 4e efficeS 
 eoBHMnding br^ïâdes-»" "** 'l™®^'^, 
 
 SîîSÎ!^'^"^ "Suehha?bee?tb«gen&t 
 ^'^*«^léiet,on some ocewioiM, tbaf I havei' : 
 
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 , f^prijtiA General, Baynes» is very différent frév|^ 
 the àbo¥e> but so iDiprobablé andwide from th» 
 irath» tbat it niay, wHh inneh safetj» be aver<* 
 ted, that itdid not^et'belief fifm a single rett'» 
 llep of any paiHy. ■ . ^ > . . ' ♦ , . 
 
 J^A Boon as General 'Wilkinson passed Kingt« 
 ton» and that î.t beeame évident, he must liave 
 ^aîgned- tbe taking . of ~ Mentreali, tbe troc^» 
 ^hich were stationed for tbe defenee of lUngs* 
 ion», were employëd in annoying and delayinç 
 ihe pTi^ress of tbe Anaeriean arn»y. . « The 
 «tfrps Qi tbe ençmy," says Gen. l^ilkinsoin, iti 
 hS» effieial report to tbe seeretary of war» « fronii 
 
 /Kingston, which followed nie, bung on niy reari^ 
 
 .i|néiBoofi«ert vitb a blavy ^Uey^ and {i few 
 
 X|ii»4iefits» aeemed detèrniiB«d to retard mjt 
 
 |»l«greiB. I vras-strongly tempted to bait> tur^ 
 
 ' «bout,, aridpttt an end to bis. leasing; but alas ^ 
 jwaseonfined ^o.niy bed'$ Maj. Gén« lievia 
 Vas toaitl fflor any aotive exertioDs; and abovo 
 llV Idid nôt d^re snffer myself to bie diverted ft 
 llfl^ day Ihim tlîe proseentioii «f tbe viewt of 
 
 HglpvcrnflMnV^ 
 
 .^ JpB tbe lotb^abont iio<m, Gen. Browii, whfr 
 
 ;%|yi )#itb bk eommand. in front» md some di»» 
 %uM0 lielow tfae main ^ody of the army, waa en». 
 VlS^ y^^ ^* enemy» at tbe moment wben a 
 
 ' irtrèn^ fMij »t tbe enemy ad^aneed «ii ^tibte reav 
 
 igf^ Gen; WilklnsonrWitb sf veraJ gi^liea aqdgUD*- 
 
 its$ from wbenee tbi^ éommeneed, «k firct» 
 
 îrere soon^ eompelled te retire fr»ak ih» ip» 
 
 « battery «f 18 pminders^ plaatéd «n tiMoe^ 
 
 ^Utiwi. . Wilkiiison's' army «ame to put tfa^ 
 
 il^t» a short djstanee abo¥« tHe t<eogu«' J^t^ 
 
 U lva« iateodad to pan» il tbat daj« bat tba df- 
 
 kiyt oeoasîonfo hj 
 
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 IlIVrOÀT «F THB WAK» 
 
 ;, -va. 
 
 Jbeadilng fhe Saut as early as expeoted ; Êm 
 -the pihits wouid net dare «ntei? tbe Saut, U IS^ 
 pidof ? miles. Val A late heur. At IQ oWk* 
 the followwg dav, Oen. Wakinson pcceived ad- 
 vice, tbat Geo. Browo, having fi^pced the eue- 
 injr, woukl airrive at tlie foot of the Saut early 
 
 ï* Î?®J**^*. ^''**''* wepè immediatuly âye» 
 
 ^t the flotilla to Mil, at whieh momeot, thV«ii. 
 
 fniys guD-boata appeareO, and begao te throw 
 
 ^11» aoioiig tha Amerioan aiptilla. General 
 
 WilkiBsoo, ealcuIatiDg f^am re[M»rts aud «6^ 
 
 fiearanees, that the eDemy only looked for à fa- 
 
 /iroupahle oppoptani^ for attaek, had deteroUiieit 
 
 ^antioipata him. « IHpectioii8,'V saya General 
 
 Wilkinsen, «< were tfeeordingly sçnt, by that 
 
 jMUnpfui^ed officer.'Col. Swift, «f th© engineers. 
 
 Jo Bpig. 6eD..fioy#r to thraw the detaebnients of 
 
 ilui qaniDiand^ assigned to hiin in the 4kn]er of 
 
 fhfe preeediagdày, and eomposed of meo lof hi» 
 
 •wn, Cotington's and Swartwout's brigades. In, 
 
 M^ eoIuiiiM, ta maroh upop the ettwnj, ©ut. 
 
 ftylç- him tf posiuU©, and take hia artiUerj. 
 
 The aetiea saon after eommenoed with th© ad« ' 
 
 iranoedbody of theane^tv, and beoamo extrême» 
 
 Ir Sharp, and gàUuig, and, witH oeoasiaMdpMi* 
 
 •es, BQt Biotuned witb gr«i* Htaeity, in ope» 
 
 fpa^^^ai^ foi? combat, for iipivaEds of twe ini 
 
 *. «wf l^iNetHtbe adverse Unes alteni«tdl« 
 
 ^l^wgai* advaiMinl^. h iaimpoaNl^ Ao ta^ 
 
 pg aeeuraegf!, wbat wm «ur nomber eutti» 
 
 M% bébauie M ©entwted «f indeitoite detâi 
 
 ImM^ takoA Qmn the Wats» ta render safe 
 
 >|Ms«ge ef Xhà, Sauti. Qom. CeringtMi 
 
 JMrartwontrVolimtariljr took p«rt in thftMuvin 
 
 «I tbeheadaf detaefamèntu, Ihun thdr reMe^ 
 
 fM VMdiqbjrcil Igr £]%, Q«b. B«j4^ wtejil^ 
 
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 Pfiped lo be the senior officer cia the grool^^ v 
 IMr ^r4«B engaged mighthiive reaehed 1%^ 
 1700 iiMîn, but actuaU^r ûiûi not exeeeéim^; 
 tbat.of the enemy was estimât^ frém 4«00 to 
 «iOOO, but did no.t probable aitéunt tomére^tbarf 
 15 w I60d— consisting, m jf «m Infor^ed, of 
 detacbm^ts from the è9tb, «*«h^ and Aùéth re- 
 ^ments of the line, with thrèe eaïA^anres of the 
 Voltigeur and Glengapy corps, and the milkia 
 «r the country, who are not ineluded îo ihe «s* 
 tinmte." ^ . T 
 
 Thiâ battl'e (the battis of Willîamsbupgh,) Wa» 
 contested with a courage and ebstinaeV, that 
 perhaps bad no parallel. To*witnes$ undisei" 
 piined troeps, and iaexperièneed offieers, substi- 
 tutirtg courage and patriotisni in place of mili- 
 tary knowMge ; and thus opposed, fbr d'hoai^, 
 to a regular arnnr,. «as « sight on wbieb ther# 
 guardian angel ofAmerica, must hâve lookëd 
 with exulting gratification, Amidst a sbow^f 
 ef musketry and «SArapnel-shells» the brar^ 
 Amerioans^ insensible to feap, dasbed inta th» 
 ranks^if theeoeray, wbose posit|bn wa^strengti»^ 
 ««»«^% <»vine» aod thi^kets. .T^e eiemy rc* 
 taeé W niorc tban a mile befove4he resohitei 
 iBdrrepeatad «barges. The brigade/ fipst éiii^ 
 jgaged^ bad expended its ammoBitioi^ ttod irat 
 eoiâpeUed t0 reOrerin order. I^ppoeure a sup^ 
 ^ly* Tb^is movement so.dîseoneerled iMe lin#r 
 g^a Fonder 1t expédient fpr anotiier brigade to 
 mm- The arlillery, «wing te ihéiDatiireof 
 P^ groand, eouldnotbebroaghtiipuiitù aller 
 jyûf-event, The fire fi-om the artillery wa» v«^ 
 gr destruotiv^ te the epemy ; liut wben direèt^ 
 BOto mille* in passing a deep ravine»^ one pfeè<| 
 pÊ». Im% bot m^ yntil fiiy^ r ^ ^ f aU rf il, rt i j. 
 
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 [witoeminanderjUeutenwit Smith, and 
 llM men., . . . • ' , 
 
 ^be whc^j df jbç lîne was re-forined on. ih» 
 andtj^àtormoontiniiing^'andthe^bjeot o? ,^ 
 
 «!£« ' wjich moyement wax expouled in eoo<i 
 opdep, and without any interruption from tUs 
 •neuij. f, .^, !^ ^ 
 
 «i.'^''i^.^^-"S«onreceiyeda mortri wotfnd. 
 wiilte leading liis men to a sueeessfal charj».-* 
 Cplopid Prestort ww wvepeljr woanded, Shilê 
 fightinç at the head of his régiment. Maior 
 Uimoungsf pcceived a seTere wound, white niS^ 
 
 iÇ ^ !^'[^f^ **"* Jfetoontiiiuedto fight aotil 
 exhausted Ç the loss of blood. GeneSil Boyl 
 fias taken^paptîculap notice, in his officiai d4. 
 pateh, of the mérita of Brig. Gen. Sw«lW4»at5 
 €oloneIg Coles, Walbaok, Johnson, ^mL 
 Gaines, Byeïy, and As^auraU f Majow Mor»^ 
 Opaftoo,^Gai^8eaS^^^«^ 
 
 ^^^^^"«^^^refiort'm the followîngin^&f 
 
 «.Sr*?*Jr "^."^ **» *^*' «*^* «battiSugh th» 
 wi^Ft of thiB aetion ^as not so hHliiant a^ dȈ 
 
 wwve^a» f eoirid haw wished, and the Ik^st ^ 
 
 ejtei^d,^ thjt the 1P0WW had bèenlongexpoii 
 ^ hard privatrong ami IHtigoef^ ti^ f^eiJT 
 atorm,, fro ,iM»hich they eoiWhave no sMtiiri 
 laat the ftiomy w«re sopeHop t» w* m natubèPÉ? 
 JjMTgpeatlv snpeHor în posîtîon. and sunportoi 
 
 lai^ «*çxpect»d, wa» neop«sarîly coÉimenceik 
 Without jn.Heh «oiBoertj that f|Q w«nr;^l^«Mi^ 
 
 
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 t^Ie oireomstanoeg, long deprived of W 
 
 obs unatei^ contested for mow thaï» th w hour7 
 dunn^ which there were but a éwXrt cêL 
 t^ns of muskctrj and cannoii [^C2l thet 
 ciPi^mstaoees are recoUeoM, pirtaw thk da^ 
 n^A*^"'?»*'* to haveadid^i^îepS^IS 
 
 won, jroa sballybeheve me to hâve doue mv dn^T 
 ' and accomplisfied any oae of vour îTur^o^^^^^ 
 
 Koons, , #ah five pièces of artijlerv mZ,n^.^ 
 Th a"*5* morniDg the flolilla pwsed tbronîh 
 
 W ueneral Bampton, aenouDcinR thii uorxne«t 
 o*'^^^"» a» thciy opiaion; « that tlm «#*«Ju 
 
 SL. i^j"]* "'"*•'■ fluarter», ànd Ibat ihJ. 
 l^„jrfRri«l «. «ligiM. p.riU.Î. fa? .i*,^! 
 
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 . penerj! WilMnaon, wlio attribated OiefaU 
 lure^^of 4hi9 «xoedition to « the extraordîriapy, 
 "n«f«pPjgy»Jitappeap9, «nwarrantable oift! 
 
 îï Jlr ^EP^Î".®*** Harapton, in refUsmir td 
 join^hf8 aAj, wîth a di,i.ioï of 4000 roen, un! 
 
 der hi8 oflfittttiand, agpeeable to ordeps," in a let- 
 tep to thewfèUvy of war, of IMh Novembep. 
 
 rfp2l" * ^âct, for which I aW anibopised to 
 pledge myself, ort the nobt cdnfiilontial auth^r. 
 gj, thaf on the 4|h of the ppeseii month, ibe 
 ?p"i!f« S*':"^»'' ®î Montréal, conàirted soleïv 
 
 *eûtjup fpoM Québec. We havc, i»Jth (hebpo- 
 
 Inf ?*"*V«Î»^ that left at Chateaugay, afout 
 40 da^ 8 sub^istence, to which I sMaddSO 
 
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 'liialettepof thfil7thNovembcp, Gén. Wil- 
 kinson writes— - 
 
 «j» After whai bas passed betweeii us, jou oan 
 pepbaps, conceite my amazeraent and ohaRpin, 
 at the eonduet of Maj0p.Genepa! Hampton. Thé 
 pme was m View, and, hatf he perf5rn»ed the 
 juoélioiiaipected. wbtald bave hoen^ups in éidit 
 é^y», ^t he chow to recède, in ordeï toco- 
 opewite, and my dawning hopes. and thehopé» 
 and honoiip of the army, were blastéd.»» ^^ 
 ' The Joss at the |ttttlé of WilliattisbnpiBiii i* 
 IJpjKj^Caftada, «onsisted of loa killel, 3S9 
 ijounded. including offieeps. The etfcmy's lo^ ; 
 waspeppeaemeiï, by:aulhority wort% of opediS 
 *» exeeed iiM in knied and wonnded; ' T ^s. 
 
 SWetïient of the ?Wengtb of the enemy.lo theï^ 
 
 _■ jPW^^fiamàbm-glHjm U pper Car a.la-.fi • *^^ 
 >v-.W ^P**^«S^«nttftS»ôn^ of a numtaîp i 
 pfisonem takei^ oa the field of batUe^ ' 
 
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 ^:l0f ihe .t9th rogiment) 
 
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 Glengttiy's, 
 
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 CStnadian Fettcibles, 
 tnditns, ' 
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 Four places of mountèd ardllery» and 7 gun-boatsi— > 
 j4me mounting a'24 pounder. r .. - 
 
 After ttie troops went into ivinter quàrters» » 
 |il««ird wa# difltriliuted in th9 American «àmp^ 
 pf whioh thiB foilowing is a eopy. ,v 
 
 '^ **.To the •îmericûn Army ai Sahk^n Btver, 
 
 NOTîCE— Ail Amerièan sotdiers yho ârè wh'ling 
 td^uitthiB unnatural wrir in which thef areat présent 
 tng^ged, wiil )«ceive, ai thc British out-posts, thp 
 ^rrears duetothem by the 4jnierican goveniment^ jto 
 tiie extentof 0Vè jnonth'a p«jr^ N* roan shall be rie* 
 ^uired to serve agaiiist biBOwn (JouAtry.** ■ 
 
 .' TMspit)diieed no (l«BeitS«B8/ nor àti^ dtï^ 
 <|Nt> exoept eoiileipAt ot tke wre(oU)B<|: «utbor 
 af tIi«-plaeanU^lt': . :i>t'-' ^- ■■•/;,::■,, ^^V 
 
 A yery habdioine aflkir was exeentéd tfio ie% 
 Oe<4iber,>y a paVty of oien|iauifler eommand o^ 
 Col. I^aac Clark. Thé cotonel, wHIi bfs part ji 
 léft Clia^y ianding» so «» til» arrive at Ifat^^ 
 qnoivbajt ai an eaiij holtr ih^tbe moming. Wïf ' 
 *mveit| unpepé^îted W^IÙin a fevr Mets of tirer 
 
 ,^aiy. wHq wèi« drawip m^ in ordëi «li^l 
 % tbeir eonHna»4er*^^fyor Ptowell. Thé L_ 
 omjr çoBimeneed a fi» on the left flank, but Inî 
 
 their arms» m|4^ tunèaderéé èbemielvél 
 iers tfr war. - 
 
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 tflITORT OV THB WAB; 
 
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 Ji^^L^f^^ *ï<»«patched Capt. Finob, with hîg 
 aliotiC aoo aven, who wepç supposée! to be ad- 
 r„^""*? P«>mptne88 and ability, as to JS 
 
 ^valry, exeeptone man. who iled, and, «finK 
 the lofopmatloii, the enemy escaped. ^ * 
 
 The whole Amerlean force onttuàvà Vàn 102. 
 m number of prisoner» taken wàô loi ,• the 
 *"5J«*»«d woanded ©f the eneinv «^. 
 
 Iv^ttîiT'"*' "î *•*". expédition |rl^ materiaU 
 «hî5? ^ ''^ "^ kno^ïedge of ihe eonntry, into 
 r«ïî*- Î^'TM' ^*'^*" « eommandep of aà 
 Tu H.'*!'. '**?"'** ****^« «* *■«» »na«teP of, 
 
 tailod by givmç tho otieial report whioh waa 
 Made, in the folîowing werds ; ^ ' 
 
 « ChqrUêtonyCS, C.J Juguêt 21, !«13, 
 Sir,— f hâve the hottour to inform vou, that tfie 
 pfn^teer «chooner Decatur, of this p^rt, ïï^iv^î 
 hère jre.tepdujr, with H. B. M, «cRooner Domirtii^ 
 î ™L?^' ,1^''*' ''f captured on the sth inst. afS 
 IJ^T^}T f*^ f^'P^'-^te action of one hour,^* 
 
 ed or wounded. except one midshîpman. The lîo. 
 
 W. «îï?. * / cçinplement of 83 mcn al the com- 
 toencemept of^Uie action, 60 of whom vece killed 
 or wo,.„ded. She was one of the bej^ equipped^ 
 Jtt^nned vessel^of hër clàss I hâve ever Icen. tS 
 
 JP ? ' ^gfl at thgLco mioefaceinettt -of ' " ' "^ 
 
 teea of whom were kiifed anà itoimded* | 
 
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 fblltmbttr to be, with g^t respect^ rourjuoîtl^iiljcl^ 
 
 ■'t^'-^ * '■" ■ ■ ^HISV 5.VDENT. . 
 
 ^ «on? Wm. Jones, Secretary of theiivry.** 
 
 ; îlé^Bg tl|e oombat, nvliich lasted An liour, 
 the Jung'8 paieket ship, PHnctess Charlotte, re- 
 JUiMOeda silent speetatop bf the «ceoe, and ai 
 «oonn» the vesseU wer» disengaged from eaoh 
 |ith«r, slie taéft;ed ftbont, and «tood te tlie sooth- 
 "vavû. She had sailed from 8t. Thomas, tiound 
 <o ^nglj^nd, uiider eoiivojr^ W a eerUân latitiidcw 
 4» the iJouihiJéo. 7 
 
 ..The 1o88 QB hoard tbe Honrinico coosisted ef 
 fciUedl^, wpunded 47, 6 of Vhom mortaUj. 
 , On Ae l4th of this nplon^b, (Auguit ISlSj) 
 Wie U. S. bwff Argus iras oaptnred bj thé Brî- 
 ihsh,^Qop of war Beliean. Tbe Argus sailed 
 ^(tm Ne^.Tork, tbe 2lst Jnwa fw France, and 
 ^nived at Le Orient, after a passage of 25 davs, 
 "Wliere Mr. C^wfiird» ininister f«om tbe United 
 **!?•: *» the eoupt of France, landèd. From 
 îf.^';®"î» *« ^15»* ^f^^» <» a «Pijîse, in tbe 
 mtMb iHmààtà, trbeve sbei'ell h» witb tbe Bt'i^ 
 O* uo^ IWa«!i>^tted out for tbe purpose of ^' 
 takingtbe Ams. The aetioniras wé» «up^ 
 |Mrted]^tbej^lBeriean8for èO minute^, irbâi 
 ™- «"«py «»«•«*?« in <^arit^g tbo Aipis, 
 .^boanfang; Tbe nunibc#r killed and vound- 
 «I on boari tbe Ameri^n i»îll best explain tbe 
 mreiyiritbwhiDli tbe «Up was defended, a- 
 Wirtj jtBBtfU which tlie JBritislî editors ae- 
 ZHPÏS i** H wpeHop In aise and arai». 
 iùWt Kffled, on iHMtrd tbe Aivus, S midsbiB. 
 gen^Aieamen,' wounded,mor|i%, Capt. wi 
 
 SÏÏÎ'JS'^'^ i «earoan; wOuMlcd» letere]^/ 
 jptw. watsoBy 1 quarter-naster^ 3 feameoi i 
 
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^rpenterl mate ; wounded, tf^hUy, 8 $ total 
 
 l^en CSiÉaiii Allen was removhiff ont ûtih» 
 Arçug, fd*.6e conveyed to th© liospital, he ex- 
 
 !^""rr*' ?^ "*** ^'^^ «y ^''^^> ^ 9hall ne^ 
 vir meet aganu** 
 
 ». ^'*^4**»«» IMW^ieTOtoherei^fei lûdW 
 fti^aiiâ^^strpyed «l-sail of Brkisii vessels. 
 
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 -: •^|:ii9.~*i6 24 pomid carrenades, 3 Iqi^ h^é^ 
 ftttPihen 298 tons, 94 men fit Jor duty, 6 «ok, 
 :1^eregt absent ioprizes. ^' ^ 
 
 Peltoatt.^23 32 poutid oarronades, SIoorQ's. 
 «Jd 2 Mwrela— burthen 58* tons, 17» mon, 11 
 .^ *™volunteer8,fortbeoeea8ioii^ ftûmsbip» 
 
 L$!f *fenî^ 8«P*e«»ber/the TJ. S.brlg J5«to^ 
 '^^I*^V#^'**"' ^*'™^*» oemniander, foH ià 
 r^-9i5- ^- bri^ Uo^er, Câpt. Blythe. IHhi 
 A*itishbi%wafrdMi)p¥ePedat anehor, in diofe, 
 4t6<^eIoj*,A. M. PenWiaquid bearine nortli 
 J ntMesdiftance. Aller someoMttiœavnne, tbe 
 ïîf WJûaehed at a carter pâst > P. ai, 
 mtlun half pMtdk sbot ef eaeh other^r when On» 
 iwtion eomioenffell. At 20 minutes pa»t»,iéw 
 brave Ymninander of the Enterprize fell, morv» 
 Jallj vounded j wlgr lying on the deek, he m- 
 fused to be earried beW, rafsed kis head, a& 
 renuested « m théfiag might woer he struck.* 
 XJïus lay the mtrepid Burrows, untfl be leamedi 
 ,pe resuit of the action, |rhen, ola^ping ti» 
 J^nds, lie said» « /dTe cotùeniei.,^ He wâs the» 
 Iaken beiow, and died in ,8; bours alterward/ 
 Al A .B* J tfr 4fae «aemy «Hwed < ttf ^ 
 
 mt for qnarters; saying, tkat a» 
 mrt nailed, tAfy emld not hmd " 
 
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 Bôjjpp bave aekiiowtedgéd, tliat she feft 
 
 ffl'^nf M. î^ " P"f ' ?"^ « a8liore,on fh0 
 WaiMt^Ç'MaBhjg^eii, leasing on boaM. when 
 
 tue Boxer. . The iiumber of ^jUed and wëunfb>4 
 wa ttertainty, «s mm, «f tle former weiS 
 
 i^owing ex^ct of a letler fTom CaVràuU ta 
 ^^^ Bainbridge, is (OQ 4pK»Ki|l^ 
 
 ^^- 1 î?«*«>^»r '^îi'î^ed thé twa hrigs» and wa» «J 
 
 fore moo» . kI m * «nam-niastjand ooe in h«r 
 ïorerDiastî her gails arc tnuch «tt whh «rran^ iiS 
 
 l rf" ;•*"■!' "'■*" B™» di-moaniSaS! 
 y«*'> wMi.i cottuted in hep nwiîn-«— .^ „i^ ' .. " y^ .T 
 
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 vei^l bt^ K**T"" ^'^ '^ Uniwd States The 
 vm will be fouad much exiuEeeniterl SrVi!^ ÎS 
 
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 Jjb dcarijr ^rtaWishedr that thé Ainerictos fti^ 
 
 J^anxiously emplèjrcd in dwcovering to whîrcirt 
 
 ^•T^"^^ «ot lost for want or herohm. TU 
 
 ^^ndei^ d,ed m the action, whrch appea» to haTè 
 
 The loss OQ board «e IÇntepprize, was— l of- 
 Jl mi^shipiDan, (K. WWteps,) 1 carpeaWs S 
 
 KtaîièT ^®*'"®^ * maiiae, wounded^ 
 
 /The remaÎDg ©f the salîaiit conmaiHlPi^ 
 
 «wer, was ane bf the pall-bearew at^ the ftinT 
 j^^aurspaidiaO^^^ Capt UwreneeTS 
 
 fC ?i»rUaiMlj by Mr. JM. L. Davis, ôf New-Yorkr^ 
 
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 in seairéh of an enetny'g oonwiy» which Ife leara^ 
 ed wwr secJi saitine froni tl^d Wést^Miéft, ii^ 
 i^ttglaod^ ^^ItbougB disappoïnted in faUing in 
 vith the epnv<^, he nevei^theless ftiade 4 eàp- 
 ^Dt^i, the 9tti and isth of Jikiê. This KHrongbt 
 him s<» fart to tiie norCh an|d ea8tr4hat he ïc.ï' 
 àolved on goiog into the Nprt& ISea. Hç pu# 
 .iiitô.N4>Etti Bergen on the 27{h lune» te- procure'. 
 proTisrons and water,' not faavine aeènanyea»- 
 ^^'s Vessets siBeeifae iSth. Àtuei^aheeould 
 pcpoure only Mrâter, and departéd frpni ihéncer 
 Ihe 2d Jb%>' stretehiiig over towardfrfhe Ork« 
 . ney-islands ; and from. thenée tbvrards tlict 
 - Vorth €ape^ jn seareh, of » Britiah eonvoj» tha# 
 "W9M tO' 8)iU front Archange^ of tvldoh he ob-r 
 teiilcd information frOni 2, iwsie]]^ wbioh |i0r 
 dàptored oo the isth and 18th July. làibi». 
 è^éet he wàs dhiappoiated» by the apfeaiiHiéer 
 or 2 of the enemy's ship»of .war, ^a llno of baC*'- 
 âedilp^andaiV^ate») «ff^tiie Itorth €ape, oir 
 tkéÉfttiiJMy. The Frèsidettt was efaâsed hf 
 ||«»e iS^ dilpa fer sa htfby^^ but oflfeoted h«p es^ 
 eipQi The Gommodore aext prooeedëdto a its^ 
 4ifHi where he inghAintereept the trade filMittg, 
 ipMfi;ABd «rt «Ç^Jbe Irisb ohanneU fothiapo£ 
 Ml», lie mmlb. » oaptenss^ het weew ike 25âi Jtu* 
 %» anéiitsAugust f vhenr Ibaring tiie great s«# 
 yerior fbree of .tlie ènon^ i» tfatft qiiarCer» |i^ 
 ^*''"'" ■■■ ■^'' growidf aa^ aifltor tiikinjg «^ (lié^ 
 'andy aatf ge«ciiig>iat» the hidta^ 
 > het ateoiml for the Baafcs «f N ew-^ 
 r li^iiéb he Biade s èao^re8..Mi; 
 Vmm iA» tkak^hè iteeréd Ib» «fie lîaiteil 
 
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 ^n, capture<ron the 23d July. He took 271 
 tel^.M 66 bp^ght toome in the Pi^gideaV. 
 
 Thiriui^ ^"^ ^î*'" * ^**'^ serious aspect 
 ^estern district of the state of 1Vew-Yoi.lr -^ 
 
 tSi^ ^ÎÏÏ;? ^'^Î'^^ ^. hand" whïch is W dec^iàè 
 ine me of the province of Uober Taharin o«,i ♦î.r 
 
 m defcnce of tbeir counti-y and riisL-ao» nuShZ 
 
 ^ nmifs of an avufiy require secrecy, obiects în vi« w 
 cawiot be particularJy developed , bm thôrc whî 
 
 thing efficienijin*? dçcî^ive wiU be dbne, The te™! 
 
 sS;«S. ^^V"*^/***" be done to render thelr 
 8|Éujtw»n9asc<»mrortabIe as possible. 1 wJsh mml 
 
 £î '^^^^^'^^^^-^^^y voUinteered to cross the Hvel 
 •hd go wberever they .i^Hjf be required ; ^^60^ . 
 ?i t^ r.r*'" dqmgdmy at Fort Geor|ii I fl2î,. 
 
 «d^^thaù love of country» to excîte the patrloOsirt S^ 
 ^yeomanry of thô Westei-n District.- /^r' 
 
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 Tbé failewin^ jg an extrâet of tïTre^^oeiiil'» 
 fetter Ib Goveraor Tonupknis» ef the stato of 
 
 *Î^We bave commenced offensive operatic 
 pmst the enetny. About iiOO militia Tplun^ 
 aniTabdut 150 lodians, ebmmanded by Col. ÛI 
 attacked the piquet guardof the ençœjr jkbout « 
 ind ao half from'Fort Géor|^ and droic th( 
 ùpon the main bod)r, tirhen the enemjr opened 
 wom seiN»nd fiéld pièces. JShir fwen reUitd' în 
 erder ihto^ the fort, with the losà of onç i^an ki 
 wd twa er three woonded. The eneroy's loas wa 
 KiUed, manf wounded, and 4 ^Hseners^ ^ 
 
 « hi a shopt tlme, the ommy appéared in conaidetv 
 •We force within 500 yai^s of the ibr^^i^iite edge 
 M the wodds; Chapin again sallied outwîih îthwt 
 -300 men, and 8om<^ Indians, commenced a hfï^t^ 
 «h Jhé whole of the enemy'a Une, and droveJjSâ 
 aalf amile^bnt, perceivhtg) by the mo^f^taof 
 the enemy, that they would ôutflank wTT ordci-eâ 
 Seot^MAforeeMm, and in two dettrettmeuts tbatt 
 ^ck the enemyV flanks. We succeedèd in di1viiî§ 
 »ieeilemf intadie woodsj when, riight com|ng ott, 
 
 fut an end to the conflict 0«r loss yns triflih^^ 
 hâve not ascertained that of the enemy.. Colèàel 
 Chapin ÎB à brave màh. Every officer «fid àoidie^^ 
 «dhia^dttty.** ,i «-^^ ■ 
 
 ^^l Chapid, in a pirfvato lèttep, fa aft>ietid in 
 Biiliyo»; tlias détail the J^rusk be bà4 iritll 
 
 « Whileat dinner. I recerred înforHïarioh^ôfîlf^ 
 ^ish army being in the town of N ewark. I iitt^ 
 aiediatclf ratUcd fr^rty-of Itfù meh, âfid comïB^P^ 
 •d, a fire upoà them, who^ retoraed it ^âth MUMAt 
 
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Bjfisli apmjr fh>m the wcîtiity of Fort riL«i 
 
 the geae«a wa« ^^lîeHo^^^^^^ 
 It «as General il«CIupe*8 wi«i,, W Ae«Û J. 
 
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 &B g«nefii] ffoter^tnen^ md wYneb» bacf it' stté- 
 eeedéd» would hâve been more impôiiaot. The 
 regular troops were jgrSifcipaUy drawn from the 
 ^Niagara fronlier» to co-operate - with Gen. 1^'îl- 
 kiHsoii in bis intended attack on Montréal. Gen. 
 Harriibn'a army was aiso ordered to Sackett^s 
 Harbour. Gen. M^ClureendeavouredtoinflMfAce 
 ^en.' Harrison to.aid him in attackiog the en- 
 emy ; but the instruetions from the gênerai go¥- 
 ernment were positive ; ând Commodore Chaun- 
 eey had arrived witb bis flect to remove tbë 
 itroo]g»B to Sackett's Harbour. The force remain- 
 ing with Gen. M'Clure^wasbareryguâiéiont to 
 défend "^ Fort George^ and entii'elj' inadéquate to 
 > offensive opérations | and this forée, wbich the 
 generul stated to be « ungovernable," would. 
 soon be reduced by the expiration of théir terni 
 of service. "" 
 
 The mjlitia returned td their homes, with the 
 exception of a few that .were induced to remain 
 bejrond the térm of their enlistment. The gepe- 
 ru finding bis force reduced to a number inadè- 
 quate to défend bis post, and tbe eneuty advane- 
 jM wltbin a féw miles of him, he calleda couq* 
 teii of officei*8, and put to them the question» 
 <*ts the fort tenable Ivith the présent Ànmber 
 of men ?" Tbey iveré unanimOus in the opinicv» 
 that k vras not tenable. The arms, ammunitton, 
 and public stores» were immediately sent across 
 the river, and, as a measnre deemed necéssary 
 totbé safety of the troops, thè town of Newark 
 \ra8 burned. « This act« Tsaid Gen. M*CIure,) 
 bowèver distressing to the mbabitants, and my 
 feelings, was by ordrr ^ the seûretary of wàr, 
 and f belîeve . at th e same timej proper^^^^ The 
 lËikiiNitaiits had twel vë hAÛrs notice to rëmoTe 
 
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 tlièîpcffcictfl, îind jsùoh as cirose to cross fhc river ' 
 ^ ^«^ Fovided ^Uh ail ihe nccessarles oW^^^^ 
 ^Capl. Léopard, was left in command at Port 
 
 milif la, were sta^oned at Sehlosser ; aiid thé 
 
 ?S"LfT^*l ^^"^ to pro.idi tr Z 
 sa^y ofthat place, and Blaek Rock. w - 
 ^From 3#iffUloe, General «l'Clore îssueS an 
 îfc *^^t.I.e iahabîtant» of The counUes «" 
 ijiagura, peoessee, and Oha<acne, aiiDrisin» 
 
 nï^n H *^^ ^'^"r^ »»^««î«» «? thaï Œ«Ç 
 ang calhng .n (h€fBi to repair to Lewiston 
 
 &.* their country and home again^t a bar- 
 
 4 Àvî^*i!f ^"^"'''S «f <»>e 19th December, about 
 40 çlock, the enemy, consisting of regulara, mi, 
 
 probable accowiit, of 1500 meti, crossed the fc 
 
 ÎSlr*^*. ^/*S*r«' ^Weh thèj complétés 
 siirpased, entérine it whilo tho men wcreneaiU 
 
 Ijranasleep,and&IJi„g.>î(l,out mereJordlS^ 
 erlwjoation, thoso wbo came in their way le 
 
 SS^LSf.^"r'"*i* *!•* anattackoBtbi/placi 
 ira? expècted, and Ihat Capfaîn Léonard, whî 
 eommanded. had dlrecti^ns^ecordlnglyT ^ 
 Gen<^al M^Çlnre observes, in bis officiai dJÎ 
 spatçh, «1 am indueed tn fhink tbat thedisarter'" 
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 , tu tbai Captftin Léonard i^at not in tlie fort a( tlie 
 lime of the atCaek, having left it at â ïate hour 
 ihe prcceding cvening.*^ ; • i ^^i»- . :/^ 
 
 On thé same moroing oh vhfcli Niagara w«t 
 ifaken, a détachaient of ^lUitia «tationed at 
 l^wiston, under eommand , èf . MiHor Bennet^ 
 was attaeked by a atrong jpart> of the enemy» 
 but the major and his f0w men eut tiieir way 
 with great bravery through se verni hundredt 
 of mvages and otherb^ by whom thc^ vere çùr- 
 rounde£ The villages of Youngstown, l^ids- 
 ton, Manehester, the Ii^ian Taseàrora village, 
 and ail the intervening iioUses, wére bumedf 
 and maj^y of the inbabitant^Jnhumanly huteher- 
 ed» vithout reipeet to age\ or ses, by savages» 
 jieadedby BritishoiBoergpalnfcd. Major Mal« 
 lory» who vasstatiooed at Sehlouer» withabout 
 èOCanadian mllitia, boldly advattced tf|^l«- : 
 jton hoights, and «ompelled thç enemy Jt<^fôll " 
 baek to the foôt of the mountaiir: for two dayi 
 the major eoi|t|nued to resist the advance ,of the 
 eiièmy, disputing evMy ineh of ground to tha 
 ■ :<TaiitBWanty: ereek. ■ . '' '^'^ '^'^ 'f" . ■ •.' '■" ' *: • 
 
 ;^ Mï\jor-General Hall, on learning the ênneer' 
 ^« ons and exposed state of the frontier, hastened 
 to Aatavlai and, on the morning of the â;sd De- 
 ' aeniber, at -the request of General vM* dure» 
 tookthe ehief oommand of the men then assem- 
 tding to repel th||,jwieroy. Thero was a great 
 i defieieney of ammunition and arms. IVith what 
 ' eonldb^proottip^ the général eommenoed hit 
 : Ijirok towltf^ liovviston on the «5th, havhig 
 ' litider i^ eommand 150 iafkntry, under Ueut. 
 Col. 1U%fenee, supporied by one eompany of 
 »ayaliy, imder Gaptain Marvin, ayd in tfae-eX" 
 to jotiE~ ar «nrpr of iD^Hiaf 8^ be" 
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 jrith tiwtruetions, if possible, to Join the iiiàS 
 W .t Biiffjiloe. On tbe mof nibg of th^ SS, 
 Gênera UhI w-rived at Bnffaloe.^erehefoaS . 
 » APiwidcrable body of irregular troops of varl- ' 
 ^dosermtions. General M«Clure wa» left In 
 iiifiMnand at Batavia. On the arih. the troops 
 «Uœ anU Blaok Rook, were lûviewed, and 
 ïeonsist, in the aœregate, Ipplttdlng I». ''^^ 
 If t7$l me», whieb were iflreage^ oa 
 irrang of the 29tfa, by abg^ 800 mea. 
 ^ an entire force of 20II men j bot (hU 
 <, was gooa reduced, by désertion, to 1200 1 
 «ndeven thèse sodefleient in ammunition, tbàt 
 « S**!^'^ V>« eartridges were niade anddistrtbii. 
 ted aPtep the men were paraded for batUe. on 
 the morning of thé séth. * -^ 
 
 ^ ïn the evening of the 29th, aC 12 o»eIoek, ^tW 
 horsepatrole had been fired on, a shoKdistanaa 
 below Çonjoktie»8 creek, and one mile beloi» 
 Blaek Roek. The troops were immediatelr 
 paraded,and stood Iqr their «rms. An attemni < 
 iras made to dislodgé the enemy from the su^. 
 ^n î î*!r^ noarConjoktie's, of whieh he hiid 
 *Jtaîned l^^^engm Theattempt fœled, through 
 the darkness^oFllre olght, and eonfusion in% 
 whieh the niilitm were thrown by the enemy^0 
 llre.^ A second body of miiitia, sent on the saBit 
 sernoe, was eqaàlly nnsueeessful ; the* men. 
 .•fter a short skirmish, fled ûi^lwM^n A thM 
 Jetaclmient wa» ordered of the samè serviee» 
 but was recalled to oppose a body ^en whi«£ 
 was diseovercd, as tbe day dawned, erossiog |h^ 
 river. As sopn as the force of IheeaêmrW 
 -^cer tamwt^ to fae larg^, «rf iy<wnifti»é ^ b y 
 lieut. Col. I)i*ummond, and theîr position r^ 
 •onaoïtered, the best possible dispo^p,; w«i 
 
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 Salade to oppose lheni# wiili aforce MVriW îè 
 ^unilM^» as» U was in expérience awl ^minniii- 
 ti<>iM 6r way. Geqeral HalVtliùs UiticBy «lelaiH 
 
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 •*« The attack was c6mi»enced by a mt fronv <^ur 
 ài5C pounder undcr lieut. Seeiy, bclow gcftçraîCPor- 
 tét's house, and one 24 anâ two 1? poohd^H tA t^ 
 lmtte»y, imder comtnand ot' lieuv Farnum, <^t thô 
 filst U. S. Infantry, actin^ a& a tolunte«r. ^A^athe 
 «me time tbejcncjmy opened a h«avy fir«; from tti«if 
 iiiatterie» on the oppoçite side of tbe river, of sfaelia, 
 ipherical aiwl hot ahot, and bail. ïiie rpgiment-ùn- 
 dcr pomnfeud of col. Blakcslie, about 4O0.Strong> 
 îierf *egulaiiy in line, together with deUched 1^*. 
 Seii irom QtUer corps, amoun^ng, according to ïUè 
 |}0t esùnifcte, I can make, in ail about ôW-rt^B.— ^ 
 
 .Tl^c*eiew but biaye mên, çommcjiced tbe atteck 
 ■witU inusketry upon Ihe enemy in tbeirbpà^» »»«* 
 ppured upon them a most detauctiye» fire. Ev^ery 
 fhch of ground was disputed >^Uh the stéady tool- 
 neis pf vétérans, and at the èxpensei' of m&n^ ^i*»* 
 ble livcs. Thçir Hbrovery, at the samo tiiaie tftat it 
 ea«^* 'Il vluitPe over their nafitie», rfefle«ircq«ai dis- 
 grâce t>nlbo»e who Ûed'atlhe ferst appearànce of 
 .(|i>nger4*^fed v^hom neithcp iutreatie.» t^or tbfeat» 
 ponîd lurn back to the support cif-!ihèir««nr«dw. -Il 
 '^, (( F^rc^ivittg that tbc Jndians, oh w hom l'bad reii 
 iie4 ^^^ ^ll^cking the eneroy*» flunk, were oSering 
 u» ixo assisiànceg^nd ihat our right Va» endanger- 
 ed by ihe eiicniy%lç|fo ^ g»vc direction» for tbe re- 
 •Icpvei undei^'cttÉttn^ of col. M*Mahto, U> attack 
 the e^emfeî^'pPi^^'oUr lieht. fiut terror h^ft 
 disilpgid tb»iÉorp»»%«»d but few of iheo» coul4 be 
 i*kî&i!^ thcir officers and brougbt lo the attack. 
 Of tlii» corps Iheifç are somc who merit wcll, of. 
 theîr country— but Httore who ooveted tKemseWe» 
 
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 my réserve, and the loaa of the iervicea of the ca^ 
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 ^k^ After f^<Uog their ground for abouVSÎ 
 
 ^fcty,whi<aiwa»accordingly made. I th^ «251 
 Sf '^'''T^'^J^ ""^ expérience proTesVSit SS 
 
 cenerat 0alf t«iircd to Elevé» mir« ««.«il^ 
 Ifiese, cndeavored (« corer the theS^^ 
 
 tbe dcfenjft «f Blaek Rock. But llie w^^m 
 ^a^tt^lade^iribable barl«rilî^^tfei •Jï^ 
 
 Blaek Roek aiuf ButU« 
 |pM*er wiâi every imlMiog 
 ?HS®** ®" **« JStetavia foi 
 Mildtae betweeir fiuflàloè 
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 ^ÎSmJ^ and bayeiiet deprtyed twirents oTUieir 
 
 ^aM» wbîtè and red, who aeled ngt w^ï-^îy «» 
 
 S«^*op, pounccdlipon tbeir prfey with the fe- 
 
 ^&2*^ On tbe 4th January U« rebbera re. 
 
 the ehaatiaament that vaa pre|«red foi-^h«Hir 
 
 %înt^theirlatehïaMtation8^ » .^.^ 
 ^Tbe enènw hatîng deelareltbciP eoadnej oa 
 '*-lîa«irafr«ntieP, te bave been cemmitted ia 
 ^ for ej^ssea aaid to hâve beeii ««»- 
 >i«ao atmiea in Canada, the 
 , «Krancr Indignatian 0f the BUfferiog 
 i^nts «eré lumed againat 0«n. M*€kire; 
 teiÉ^tha oemmand. The gênera», pwvioiii 
 yf > mn..J puflîthed an a<Ufa-«it 
 
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hioit wth indelg^te disgrâce. * ^**V ^^^^^ 
 ^ rhe^iinpoptance of Port Niagara,^ milîtarr 
 position, is »llffieientIJ«vident^nd%W^^^^^^^ 
 
 eo^b/ an encmyTwho probable would not E 
 
 been presePired. as ft m|gbt hâve bcXlfae rSb 
 lest mawacre of ils «Prison, afteTrèsIstan^ 
 hadc«a»ed, woaWpotSaTehappencdj S^r wS 
 a sava^ eneinjr bave dared to^ttempt Ws Crid 
 
 k^Xotte «ettleinents aloag the Wiagara IVotti 
 F*»» M «jagafw^; it naj perhapg be eause of «i^ 
 
 Tbisoan be best jrxnlainedJK^ m -TS^SÎ 
 J^ «u, eae., P&ÏÏÏ5l3l,1^^2Sà 
 «Bd the gamson not watebfiil, sk«dnfe a^oX 
 ^aimted ppowe».of one rf the^è^^îiO^ 
 JttJ i Iftai, and activ e Qfltoe r a uf ibe ar ni^l^^^-^ 
 
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 «f this po«t» Ims âignalîzed liinraetf in ««laiiifipr 
 tbat had fev parallels dqHng ftiê "«^r^imd may 
 
 EF^biibty be ranked, beeansé it^ierê «Uràng 8Îmi-> 
 lodte^ ta «he brave exploit ef tbe be^ of Lotreir 
 Bandtisky. Tbb act et Gaptain Bi<£0Mi wlfl be 
 beit explainied bytbe foHôwinjç tetter to tb« Se- 
 eretary of Wap, wbiob is now j^itbUsbed» for th<» 
 
 SiB.^Whea, tbe «rmy^ was yet iii ftai tnfançy, anî* 
 %ttt veiy few.trqops ta garrtson the old fort et N«»- 
 gmti, I hadthcl hononr to cc^mmand at tfaat stadont.» 
 coroiMinjrof thc,3d tregt. U. 3vftrt*W«'i'|"*^i*?>'" ^'^^ 
 die enemy pfeparéd to bombard as^^anfi rab«4ï«Te> 
 rai atrong batterrea ibr • the purpose. We auallalnçd 
 iiÎB firé for sevcn houi's, and had oor woits bo nataçbr^ 
 ^tered, tbat o*r eçjnmandant Çaptain Léonard' 
 thpugbttbem no longer tcinablej bé had the cuii»- 
 ipiked and «Vftcuated the fort. Accordîng to oràer» 
 rretrcated wiib the gacrisoni but at a'verjrahort 
 4fttance front the pièce, I BOltctted and 6bt«dned 
 Gaptain Léonard*» permisrion to retum to it : «tlfbfr 
 'mttfnent it wasfhe dépôt of an immehM qttanttty o£ 
 linUic «tores» wortii perbaps« milHon of dollara, a&d 
 aùll mofc Talueblein amilitary poiotof yi^w? ^hc|^ 
 '1 wi^ed at every rtek to preierve^ ïhougb I pop- 
 •etied enâire coibniaiid of ail n^ men, I txïoltback 
 i^ithme but 25} becaurà fppm the circaipaMnce çt 
 fhe guna bejytw i|^|^» tcould not employ inore, ai^d 
 thb ottniber 1|i» lli^b for tbe eneÊudon of iu7 
 planifitahoëld'WiêCcéd, and eno«gb to toae if It 
 ahould fiul. I piaeed aentbieU on we rt^fiipàrta and 
 «t'ij^abarriera, and causAd thaas to'çive the uaval 
 ^^"^•«ixtnintttca, through the fUghtt to aa to 
 ^ ~^-^- Uie eoeny arith-abelicf thatlhfiiOTtMftl JÉaft, 
 4 '*' «iirriconed and the n^rriton vigilant : At tbe aa^ 
 $B»ftHir nea b«b>0|Uij| to Um kbor«tor| M M|. j 
 

 
 
 
 W tiie I6th «rOrtoh^-r ~"'^" ^"" a ï^cinfof cémenta 
 •fort, and thSî'cSit**^ *^' évacuation of thi* 
 
 «^le, but that S;^^^^^ P"iy 'en. 
 
 sanction tHi» opinion, aoSThb ï w- '?' ^^^"^^ '«^ 
 
 e^our foit with ihe gvâ e^^^^^^ ""r/ '•<»™bard. 
 ««Ost assailed by hisattTck^r. **''""* ^** h-re^bee.» ^ 
 
 Kftirark wiU j trust h£?.^^.- ^ ^"""^ «tîorge and 
 of iûy effort» in'that da/ "°*^^ '° ^^ '^^^ 
 
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 veré caDOWflding from Fort G^ï^f '' ''S"'^ ^*»* •*• ^ 
 ri<» on the,,itooSt/«S/*îl . ^'^^*'< «''^ t^js batte* ^ 
 
 To fhe non.oominiwioned officer. «rSl* • - '' 
 
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 «w w||p «eal aiid activuy during the day '^ 
 
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 oT^He oitidMms on t|^ g«a-boiird. 
 
 ||,ep,X«#f||î* ^^^^ Blteroptet ijt 
 ' I ÇpvepçiiÉtjnt witii 
 ^ iot^ntipa» lié j^r#* 
 
 iÊtP% ÎHÏ'el^Pttîiry; iSj^S, t!ie Cliesâpe^lebijF 
 
 tibollpitisb flejBt eonilquçd in tlie bay nna 
 fiverp eSpeeted tberewitbl 'iVi^ traBSfkçtiong» 
 tbr tli©'#!Baler partr fépm » bitt^wy' of p^tty 
 làftdingi^herevar no eonsiderftbto ft»ree eould 
 ht oppo^ to theni, bàpwiig dp tnkîiiç otè¥y 
 tMaâ tbfi^ine i»ithm tbeîp po^èi», plotidcFlilç 
 Ibe istiàblliits adjaeoftt ta. die watèrs, W""^» 
 bouée», awS înanniog, in the n^ost WdWoa» 
 manner, titese feœales, wbo did not, ùt éouW^iiot 
 fly ftMnri the*. Tbe foHo^ing de8<ipve |«^^^ 
 
 AîeU0r, of wWcb thfi follo^îng îs a cét>yr 
 
 Wb sent to Lewis* own, in tbe s(|Ue of Delftware, 
 
 ;^ tbc 16tb Mapcb, iSiîi. ^ ', ^ 
 
 ' <* SiAf^As soon as you reecive thi», I rowt re^ 
 
 tMiest you wlti tend ^wt-nry lii>e èùtlécka, wrtli a pro*- 
 
 porwonabie quafttïty of vegçtubU» and Aay, to ihe 
 
 Foicûers,, for the use of bis Britanmc roaie^yâ 
 
 Moadron n»w «t this anchorage, which shîill bo iro- 
 
 îwdiately puid for^t t^è Philadelphla pncj^ i* 
 
 «burefuK.to comply wUh i\à% «•eq'*®*V/^Mair'*v 
 
 wder ÉÉK^ciÉ*^*^)^ of drtrroyi«iry«**»' 'fpp 
 
 honor to^be^'M r , yoùr obj^MW^^jN^ 
 fJrfV BEIlÈRF©ISvt^o^oP^ 
 çorareanding the British squadron^ 
 the mouîhjjf the Delaiwi^ -^ 
 
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 «d iè^^lPnîiiehtdwii on tUe Elk riwr, and hu*»ed 
 th« 8|Àrè houe)», destroyiiig^r carryÎBg awaj^ ail 
 thei, publie aii4 privale.pjpoperty wUich they ©«ni 
 
 • Fpôiri Fpetlehtown, tliè enemy procced^ <p 
 Ifâvre de Giiaco, a flourishing little vUIage oii 
 tlie SHsquehsinnali, wliere they latided, in conaU 
 éeratHetbiH^Von tbeSd ôf May# arid proeëeded 
 to pWndep and bttpn ^il;h a savagcHess fliat re- 
 qiilred Imt ibé u^e'of tbe scaïpiog-knire, lo mX- 
 rival tlieirrcd allies. ' Twenty-fôup of thé bèdt 
 iMNifiés in itic town were burnedi and the «tb«Ps 
 plundered. A small party pf militîa wèrè sla- 
 t^ooed a^ |fa?re de Graee» who, on the aiquroach 
 of^Uie eneiiiyy ipade a slight resistanee» aad iheii 
 Wtreàtèd,; An Irishraan, namfd Q'Neil, wlllifr* 
 eourage Juionnting to ra«{ine88» and an (^tbuâ- 
 «sm not (BonfiBcrd by ooW loyalty, opposedhi» sin- 
 gle arm te tbe British bost, vas taken prisoner 
 and earried on board the British fleetj but af^ï^- 
 •wards releaiM^ on parole. 
 
 ]Bi8 eounl^menf residing in Fbiladelpbia, pre^ 
 «nted the braw O'Neil with a sword. [ vt^ 
 ' l^rom Barre de Grâce, the enemy ppocéeded 
 larther up ttie pîr«r» and^bumdd the iwarebouse 
 «Iwlonging to Mr. Sttimp, apd a fornae^ ibelojog- 
 ing to Mr. Hughes, atPrîneippié^*. » fi '^ | 
 
 On the mpming of the 4th, the éBèmy oitaea- 
 ated Havre de Graoe, and prpceeded^«iro.4hii 
 
 D*y* '-s ''"■■,''\-' 
 
 The next exploit of the«Demy «ras tM Dùm- 
 ing pf the ùn^iroteoted Tilta^s of Fredei^«k and 
 
 
 latter fiii Kenieo^ntj, opposite each.oUier 
 ÇassaÀra^riTér, in the state ofMa^làlid.' 
 ^ • The movenents of the e|^y on tbe 
 
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 Iten^lr, of itiieirfilleryrwiiieli wen sa IrcAlérTw 
 câ % CAptofa Einerson»' Lieutenants HftWl^nd 
 «NhriBi that tbey prodin^asfeHoasefieèt <Ui 
 ie,«i^n% Wbo was Booii eompeUèd :to reireat.^^ 
 ,i OpmiM to the lante Britisïi fbrèe, tbére ivr 
 ftiiii%# bnndred mffîtiaaqijhArtillerifltti ib< 
 wers moûnted <|it the Islaad 1^ more thiiii eight 
 
 Îiecet;;i)f eannoft Ibat eonld be brouf^t to beat 
 B tbe ea^Éa^ ^ Tbe ôffieers of ihe Con»t«lla^ 
 116^1? ëé^^iig «D. tbe niSoial refMit of Com. 
 CÎMiQ» ^ ired tbe^ 1^8 jlNiundee^jiioré like rifli»^ 
 nieb ÛMM firtilieri8t«.^-~Tbii d^Hee dirt |^t 
 lioaôr té tbrfetr Àmerieaps wbo were «Bgaged; 
 îifoffojk inas on Impoirtant poif. l%d tbe enenqr 
 detei^iie^ (^^t oceap^tiOA; tbe Ibiiie sent 
 «ggiastlt wai^^ge; AdmiiV^Coekburn cmi|- 
 iÉÉJi^jièd^ penoh, and va» In «k ol' tbê bar|^9 
 éif«oiirag^ag tbe.men ta advanèePiSemte ^aeh 
 deiei^rs KfMtrtéâ, ^àt a large bwty «ar to 
 1l9 gitèD t»<be ni«n in tbeeveat ^RlMMjess, and 
 ibat it vas priipised t« ibem» tfaàt .;|m/o» 
 
 %1ieio8S of tb^ etieniy eoiild not be \^wm 
 ^exolasÎTeef sèmerai deserters; S2 pritoa- 
 ^r^éât ^ud; also a hnn» 8 pounder. vitb ar 
 tiiumbfsf ojfiniidl arms» pittols» «u^ses, «a. 
 ' ' |||t a nitti was lost on the skbs of tbe Am«i||k 
 00»; ^lÉetiur us|d onfy Congrere roakets. ; 
 .'*^ O» tbdS^lhpW, betw#D SO aad«0 barrn 
 ^treriQ dheoti^î ftlW witb inen, appiroaebing 
 tte moWb èf HaÂ^te» ereek« ^m the dinetloa 
 of Hewport'aNooie. Tbe Ainerieab InUfs vero 
 ^[ttHA^ fbrmed on liftle-EnglaBd pIan%t|îoB» 
 jftwlb^wwt. «wd dWdfd ftymjfamptoa Ig 
 
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 Ivea ereeted. la a short lime, Hb» ebeniy eem-" 
 laeBoed buitdhig tMfffB k rear <^tbe AmesloaBi»' 
 
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 ^ Ht«e «ftor five ©•oloek, A. WL several banMM 
 
 J||i>ouDderi. /^t^ entire of (he forZ Gd K 
 
 ^éT'k"^* ^'^"•'Î^Î' of at léM 330a .S, s.m! 
 ported lur wvepal field pteoe», and aomehem 
 
 •■•pji^ orSipJo&ntïy and iM©,««lilrt&ri»ti. 
 
 ferife TMjM«Iefop<«:,„adermcS 
 Jtt<H«|ouf and best dtofenoe Uiat ma Draètlflahlii 
 
 pellhig^he iovftdei» , bat thé enemy, b^L w«« 
 
 4^ncaB^ when part 6f the latter begap to dt^ 
 J«we^ yamu. directions, « nwr fceameiÏK 
 
 MtiW'J'Jwh Mieydid pnder a coj^thiièd, but IH- 
 
 JooM, and bi0 brave, *oife».Matrai8«r^iS 
 
 Sîi.rï'"^ *bf eneroy wÉ^iin «« or fo yards 
 
 IheeBemy'srcar, and, by «wimminir a creel. 
 f^ ^ .?***" rî**"* r**«»t loSiw a man^ - 
 
 Tbe Am^eatf Jws was r kilU4fifl woaiide4 
 ^ whoip « di»d of thélp woimds, 1 prisoner, i3f 
 
 
 
 
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 riofiiM, stmea tlie.«i»«tiiy;« e«iiflgilft, iûlh^toXix^lh 
 iag è^rtwt, fVéïii lilf .officiai re^rtry -^^ . > i||s»^ 
 <t Té l^e ird% itr» an fdtii 6f ifi» «àvâp 'lii^ SS- ' 
 
 j^ neighbot-lioiqd/wouW be.pl tai» ^«^^ AU 
 
 fflftûgh SirSiâiiey Bf ckwltti^aiiilû^'ine; thaï no i»- 
 ^fo^Bi liéW be, felt In itlÉW tb th© tm^nuiiéft 
 ^ AflWi'icaiis ; iBie febi is» thaï ^elfeMiy thc»fr >^ 
 , / -, Mvtrai 4èàd bbdie» lyiti^ uiibiiriedi ai^é tbe w^nctéll 
 not 0?en asaiste^-Mt» t'4im« fHbough oÊserved to bH 
 cr«wliD^thi>ott|gh t{i» fielda^f^^ 
 
 M '0ie pnfortufiate ff iti^èa bf Bipipti^y|$>^^ 
 X»9t te»ve th© town, wer^abw^d intjjjBT niQjit ab^^ 
 lui mimner ; Qot oaly byvâie aoMni bu^ ^7 tb« Vp*. 
 najl aiB^vage blacH^st wbo, weré encouca^cl Ui tb^ir ex- 
 " ^aêa. irbcy i^ai'ag^d, fin4 oncotïtftg^^ ^^téT|Hiip]t 
 V rapine and tnurd^r, kitiréga t>oor nuitt byw ujpfl 
 of Kerb^, who had been Ijring <>q hi^ bcd, at tbe pôtiÉ 
 of death^&ir mbrc tban ^]C^^««k8f ;i|tb^i i^^ ''W 
 in the bil> at the sâmf tîiQ»» «^îmibe fall fahhfid 
 doe^ tyiogr uftder hià fcet. TU» nHttdcr|d Xerbyr 
 I0lf lyitig laat nîgiit wcltetmg m l^it bttd.*^ *. ^ / 
 
 ^' A'eomiiiittee <if «oUgreai, hi % n^j^lètli» 
 
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 •«Tbe sbriekt^if the innocent victiÎM oflnfeni^ 
 )uitarHai»ptoo^W«^ b«»»d by the Ameilc^n |Mr|^ 
 Sonera, but irero^toç «çeak to rcach the ear» qv Mé^' 
 tiurb the fepiope of tbe B^iti^ o^cersi wt^oa^dm;:» 
 ajfr^inenj r^ùir^^^^e||i<ba peoteçteve^ fèiiiale whc^ 
 ■ the ibnune of wat bad thirowh Jntô J^ielr jpovlîw 
 «ri ^ eotikm ^>i>e Ktili w>t dveirqB tld| hatéfu iiUb 
 -*- - HnràaOangUagë ^^afibrda m teniia atrong^ 
 
 eHombto eipreea tbe emotWns vhich tbe examl- 
 inttion.of this évidence hAs «wakenedj they rejoic* 
 
 
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 •ioa of t|ie l,(tt,,bjr Che British comiaander." 
 
 (ror pen l« ahnoat unwîlling to deéciibe ît) the ^ 
 
 Icnce by those moftsteH, and not a S?i Ameri^ 
 jm preaént to ajenge Uieir wr^gaj But eZ^^ 
 jjm w «oh,,<^this. .Th« ciiemr hâve rSdà 
 
 nm or ilicbfliond is tbeir immédiate aim. Ptntmht- 
 
 ^greuredin grcat confusion, Ieayï«g300D wei^ht 
 ^"^^^ stome^nittafcet», aminMoiti0n, lantefints lcj 
 
 
 £«^2£? u'' My Ihend, reat aiaured of ono 
 ¥»««— ti»« ^e/ ««onot eonquer Anwricaaa— Oit» 
 
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 èsnnot stand ihenr, if we haà bad 12C0 meniife 
 
 . fthould hâve killed or taken. thç greatw part of tbenié'* 
 
 / la furthei* proot*. of th^»se enormilicsy thè fbl^ 
 
 |o)l»^i,i^g «xti'aetÎB giveo, froin ihe leUer <)f flrgc»* 
 
 lieirian of grcat'respciîtabiUty.- ■ 7 > 
 
 «* At prè'sefrt Jrou'-must content yottrfelfwith the 
 jbllowing) and belin/e it aa religioutty a» 'ony Jkct 
 J^eyond. déniai Mre. Turnbùll ^as pùrsnédtipto 
 , #fer wai^t m ihewatçr, and dia^ed on shore by tch 
 . or tweive of theçe ruÉfiana, who satiiited tfieir'bi:otal 
 ■désires ut)i^ her, after pulling off hér cl«^he8, «tock- 
 ings, stioes, kp. ïhis fect was sceo bjr y<ïttr «e- 
 *|)Itiew, Keîth, ahd.roany Ibtïiçrs. Another ca^è^a. 
 , mai-lied wonian».ber ntftne uh|inown {o me, wiib htr 
 infant cbiM ift her rtrms, (the'cRild forcibly draggcd 
 Ji-bm her,) shared thç iame fate.' -Two young vp- 
 1m*ln, weil knovrn ta ipany,^ who«e naine» m^ itoi 
 be revealed al tm timé\ sufFereâ lin Me ma^ner*''-^ 
 Dr. Coltonj PaTsoh Halson^nd MwJ^pkin», h*ve 
 Snfdf med me. of thete pwticuiBLrs— a.notber, in the 
 présence of Mr. Ilopéf had >ï^r g^ft cu^^ff Jith 
 a Sf ord, and violence offcrcd in hi». présence, ymxh 
 \ Kc endeavoured to prevent, bn^b^d to ^ttit the rootti» 
 leavitig the unfonunâle . vjcUih wiïfceir possessioh^ 
 
 ^ Whàé no dottbt, vas al uaetl îu tt 
 
 tt Old M r. Ûope himstlf wai. — ,^,, -^^^ — , ^ . 
 ^ l^tji a bayonet in the arrti afld alapt in the fiice— « 
 •nd were 1 to mention a hundred cus^s in. adcUtloB 
 %) the above, I do not know that I tfhould ei»||;e'^ 
 
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 ; :AdiniiiiT Coekbui^ » % redoul^tiiMfe ]|erè» 
 frlio contmatided t&e euamy in the «ailily aûiek 
 
 *Jame»O'B03^c, an Irishm^.»»! rçi»4J»^e dtFugpr' 
 " lowntin Virgiwtt, cffcred a revard 6f l,Oi-0 doildl» 
 
 "fcr the^'heîid trf ■**'tbc -ti®torn)ii» àu^iHliwityj -ftRiJ»- 
 iamous jcotindrclf and violutor of al) KW!», t1É«T(«(k 
 >> and divme,.the Brhi»h admirali C^clUi^iH''«tMÛ 
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 ftnd flpil »;«4. ^„,. ^"*'*'* *"<«^nan» fook Ihs ftati 
 
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 by tlio well directed fire frwn tbe Aapr^iÇ an 
 bW iïlN>r, the.tioata return^d, nHli^^ iwn ^M» 
 boÉli^ w«)»m»iii?ed. TbiBïç iRei»fiut «1 «^ «a 
 hweém Anm and Oiey oouW not cffeetuftliy,w. 
 Mit €fc gré»t force jMHit •««nst th^nrj tbey, 
 li»www, defonded aemwïveà ofeatinatejjr and 
 hfwehx Bor did thcy retrcat uiita affe? the 
 » im boacdèd by. mQPç tban «0 of the en- 
 f. 'fh« enemy wt Oie v«M on. lire. After 
 îr T^trea^ (he iUP«?ow éf thp We Ain^tt- 
 eàn «ww, wènt â«i board a^ eM^gliijll#tb^^ 
 flamea. Tb« Ameriean fow în.kiMed an^ wouna. 
 ed; ainounte* i» i© men. Mn 8igoiiriiô;^,^c 
 Siitrènid o<*i»mandçp ofibe Aip, waa amoQglbe 
 
 ■ ^Bié esBays, pnWished by iû» liO» BobeïC 
 Fttlton, on tbepractieabillty of destroying »b>pf 
 bjL terpedw», indueed sfjveral perjona Jp tiwtt 
 tbeir tbouehts to tbis sulgt»*. A Mr. JMix, or 
 tbe navy, ateoropaniedby Gaptain Bowœan, of 
 Salera, anf MWibipraan M'Oowan, essayedlo 
 dwtpoy the sbip of war ■ Plantagenel, of 7* 
 Mm, Ijfing In Lynnbaton bay. Fopthwpor- 
 
 Swe ' tbey proc««^ *» » *»«**' '" *î 'Ï^'^.V?' 
 the»*thJuly,i81S. «Bd baving rew^d^witWj 
 100 yard» of tbe sbiOr dijipped tbe torM® « 
 HHtmept alons by tbe tM©, M exploded a few 
 ^^before it wouW bavecomeineontaetvith 
 HtmmMeL It prodnïçed great ooniternatioa aid 
 eiraIbBion on board tbe vessel, aivd induecd «eTe- 
 rai of tbi? crew to (ake to tboir boals. Fh» 
 •bip wag groatïy ai^tated, and loinB dan^ 
 done by tbe viofeat motion of tbe water. Tm 
 Boise, oeeasiooed by tbe eXpïo^iow, vr^ loiid Jind 
 
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 mftmmy badcteiBcd and^tiilËitt a fiiwît wwel, 
 
 *»wip tfce OTcfrfalli. got «nifer W^ .»«m1 »fr<»oi 
 
 Ibp theeiiemy. Al the tfistanee o^ftbont .tbree 
 
 qimrters of a inUef he Immiçlil the ^nciny»» »lo©f 
 
 • of war to âctîoo,-haT% aiieborèd, for thaï pur- 
 tttse,' « B«n-!)oots, and 3 Wôck-sRîïitr, in a Jiiie 
 Bheaà, A tèavy Brifish f'riçate had; bj thia 
 
 ril«nf«fffchor«d abotit half a mile ftirtber eut»— 
 ^ftS I <!^iionade of oné houi«^aiid.4«>îllttte8, 
 Intrlili^ the enemy cpceived Béyerid «m wkh^ 
 ont any rtiateria( dain^ doue to the ftotiHa» 
 he mannèd bis -boats, i iû nùmbw, (« lauiiches, 
 tbe rest laege barges and. C3itt«r8j>iî*li beM^een 
 SO and!«40 nen in eaeb. JlBi de«patebed them af- 
 tw gun Imat No. 121,, 8alMiig»iiia8te». 8bM^> 
 ^«iob had fallen a mij» and a lirff out of tbe 
 Hne, ^ «iceeeded in «»ti*uriiig >ber; afiter * . 
 
 diant resisfance. ^ Tbo eneiny ^ooW bave 
 H totally defef^ted, bad hé ^ bwn iavmred 
 by a çalm, whîcb «aabled bifli to eappy off tbe 
 gûn-boat No» 12i> tbe éolours of wMeh were not 
 s(p.u«k uiitîl aftep behig boarded. Tbe aound of 
 eannon^ on tïii» occasioB, ''a^beard attbecity 
 flîîasbingtonv a^f^tanee of 120 mikss, 
 
 ^)i^ng- màster Sbead (^onei|idet l^f offiaial 
 îeliert în thè fbllowl»^ werds : U v^v^ \ 
 
 « ^fouiid it necessary, ibr the presèl'vItîdH Of tnw© 
 ^m VfiluéWe Hve» left, to surrendcr to aeven tiraet 
 
 * « >Hi«ibér ; tbe eneiuy hoardiog» loaded eut deck* 
 wk a»en4 we ««ore ail dfiven bel#r,«nd it vras with 
 tbe lé^stdiScoity that the officiws çouWjtoj? the 
 
 . revenge of the sesonen» wbo seea^ to t|ift»t- for 
 blood and plundt^r, the last of «hicH Ukay had, by rob- 
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 woundea, S slîghtly. The enèmy** loai by un w«i 
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 died. lÎKy bave conqttereà me, bot théy hâte fpd 
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 aètd treàchcm by profligÉte dtirtins, wfc«» » vèsmI» 
 
 vWtiibiblf navigaûnç our waté^tt, from iwrt to port^ 
 
 undc* covcr of «ight, or ©tUer cirÇui^Ufice» tavoUir- 
 
 itte Oicw' tur^tude, find meatato cpnv<îjf^uccour&:t)r 
 
 i^eiligencfi to thç eiicmy,i»nd elvdé the penalty.pf 
 
 tbe law. this iawlcaa tradè and intcrçourae i» aîpo 
 
 carried p» to a great 'eXtenfi >P craft, whftsc capaci^ 
 
 «xeJlâ theiri froim tbç regutatibna of the rçvçnuc 
 
 QaiWH from thé vigiiancé^hlcb yesseU of grea^ , 
 
 ^Tr ?to iheMfc commaiidéd by tbe Ppfesiderftwf 
 thé tJoitediwiti», tocnjoin and direct ail naval cotn- 
 manèi^'officeMV to exèrciae tho strictest vigilance, 
 «nd to atop nr detaih ail vesj^ or craft, whatsoeter,^ 
 procecding, or apparenUy inéending tQ prooced, t#- 
 wards the ©ûemy'a Tesatla withio the wateçç, <?r hoT^ 
 ering ahout the ^wrboura of tbe United States; or 
 ttmw-ds any atation oceupied by tbe eneiay, w«bm 
 tbe juria^tion of the Unitçd SUtea, ^xpm whiçh 
 y^sels or craft. tbe eiiei»y might dériva auccours or 
 iatelligence. . W. K)KES- 
 
 The enemy, the better to carry hi» projects in 
 
 Ihe CheMpeake into exenudoo, took possession of 
 
 KeQt bland, and fortified the narrowy^^hich 
 
 •tétôoR hf», however, aoon afterward ^aerted. 
 
 Od tho 40th August, he made an attaèk on St. 
 
 MiehaeU with il barges, whieh weit iip the 
 
 river oo the opposite sUle, and eame doi#n oB the 
 
 Éde of Bt. Michael, with solittlenoise^thatthey 
 
 wore not perceived passîng up or down th,fe river ; 
 
 and as H was terjr doudy. and the men in the 
 
 . fotU wlthout au#icîon of attaek» tbjrwieray 
 
 t* îanded hefore •{% wèw» dÎHeovered. TO men 
 
 fired two afunsand left the fort, of whieh Aeen- 
 
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 wwe l«R Mhad, aad «heir bam» w«ra tdmtX 
 aoout 6oa treops werç laoded, «orf manrfieë m» 
 
 _J^ the.enetnjr Éo«oi»|hic hittiwlf |« the eaïf^ 
 2«5fbf .7rb.'"^ theiV .iâ««e^ and thcIS: 
 
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 4^e ibUowiiiff dëvi«e ^as }iravtiséd vriih ^néisess. 
 â Jkparty of militia (17 in i»omfeér*) Maiionéd 
 ^inselves bek^d tfae Band ItliU, wldle tivo wbite 
 lii«n, wUb their faces %nd bamls bt!Mjk«d,weiit 
 "doivik^upoii the bc»ob) aod waVed» their hiH»d- 
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 Imi^Rateiy came aghore, foUowed^ at 'boiûc 
 dietanoe, Uy two otbers, 1^11 of ui«B^ 'Jostaàtbe 
 -men from tlie ftwt béat were ppepfl»*ifig tb laad, 
 one of tbose disguised, ia ivalking ft dfew stepi, 
 >flbow«d hi|i bare aBcles» wbieb be omitted to 
 bbicken, whén the enemy exdaittied— «* WinU 
 -mtn in disisuisér faf-^-; IW n» jnwfe oj'/— 
 <<wbieh they didv and; at the same niemeal, 4]ie 
 militia ran «iUt and fifedupon tbe m, untitthèy 
 'we^i^^iHit of gunrshot; tbeykiiled'two outofHbe 
 
 It would be imposuble, in tbe eoînpass aUot" 
 i)eito tbis work, to do instieo to the enemy >~ 
 tls ^rbaroas and pliinderiAg ^onduot- in the/ 
 Cfaesàpeakef and «djoining rivers, can- qnly . 
 y «^ùalledby tbe conduet ôf tbe saïue epeihy in 
 fai'àkef^mar* « The. «leciè» of waHWpe," sas^s 
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 tain Moyd oTtbe fîlinAi^et» en tbe iI^lal 
 antft of PrineeM^ Asm ^0«Hittty, ig of thotpi 
 «ad dighonourable kiii% wbieh eannot fail 
 <«oh a la^tittg ttigna téhi» obaraeter; a^wi 
 liKttante to diÉMend to obllvion, oéuf4|d/ttith 
 ##t»f tbe infiiim^tts lhiiJmor«^and c1oi^|ldrwitfa 
 «he bitter exeenitions of m wbo sfaail faear tbe 
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 'l'Ile great Vigihinée Bnd hàlvlix of the éki, 
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 Maoedottian vft«about 100 yards astern of tb& 
 Vrâted States» and on .observing the ligbtning 
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 imlm^Kitely formed ; im^ «le inbabitants veçy 
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 be mimkea as to t^éV Mng îndiaoa, m S #2S: 
 •Ï^Pugh t6cy tfaye maasacrcd a nuft,bS^droàrhSÏ 
 
 Jpiç massaji* ^^ FoH? Jlimini, was Ibllowedi , 
 «Ifdveral oihét çr<«a iftùt^ep|ift éiïïevênt tÈl», 
 
 Ifee jptulos of tenne^gee and G«orSi, fer de- 
 ^NjiU;<^f^îti^^o bej««t ag^a ihpW 
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 diate ini<mnation to thc èx.ecutiire oftK^ U. 5. ovthe 
 
 . iimfi whisn, and the place at which, t»»e 3,500 men 
 
 /Wi» be prepared^aobey the orders of. ikfi gênerai 
 
 ^vèrnnï<{m» açcôropanled vrith a rcqueat^thatthe 
 
 ^ \^aid t^dops be iiftnaedUieljr rcccived into thepuwiç 
 
 ^The^legialatôré pf Georgtft g*ve «ttboHfjr lo 
 Ihc^ovèrafop, to qiilï out Buoh pertioD of tlitJ mu 
 iithi^ ttB ho jnigbt deoni neecwary, wr Jhe . »ecu- 
 ïity aiid protecùo|i of tb© frontier tfihftbiitiiiti j 
 «nd Vequiring thai ho èall ^n Oie eeneral go- 
 >éiMnment îw t ««l^Âîateiice for , the troops that 
 jBD^ht te thu» called o^t. Thi» w»»» in* effoet, 
 pilttingthematthedidpoaal ôf ihe gênerai go- 
 irém^ent. 
 
 Thé miHtîa of the states of Georgia and 
 ^éHiissee, with the neterest pegutar troopft, and 
 •tà^Po^pi fpoih the MÎMissippi tePTÎtorj, wére 
 ^aiHihed against the hostile saYages. Gedéral 
 
 ^ Andrew JaokséA eommanded the enttre.' >> ' 
 ' Thèfipst ▼ietOr;y (fèp «V^ry baitlç, ; afl^t* th» 
 Iperiod^ tral à viotùi-y,) k thutf detaiied by 0eo. 
 
 ' Jaek»on; ' .'^ "•■','• : - , "' '' ."./•■i ,X-'^ 
 
 \ « We hirtre pct$liated for iî»e deatructîon of Tbrt 
 
 'Kiinniâ; On the 2d, J[ dfetdchedâen. O^ffce wUh a 
 
 liait of bis brigaàe4f càyulry aiid' moUhiêd riflèmfen, 
 
 to destroy Talluahutchea, whcte a «ïonaiderablé force 
 
 . mî khe hoatiic Crééka-Werécoôcentratèd. The gên- 
 erai ea<ecttted thi9 in stylc^ AVhqndred wid éi^hty- 
 ^jf of theenëmy wére found tkad on the. field, and 
 aboQl 80 teken priioncrs, 40 of whom hâve Jjecn 
 ^KoUght bére . In ûih> hiimbi^p left/ tbere w a suffis 
 •«àcncy b^ut slîgbtly wounded* to takcr cveoC-tliese 
 ^ fwho are ba^Olly. ' -••*''--■'■- '>>\v-'^;:?'^'V:''^- ■ "^ • 
 l^Jï I havejo reg l'etf th ^ t fiv^ of nff' bjr^v tjenqwjt 
 "h^ye bcen klîtftaTa»^ a**^^' 3? WOUP^Î ( 
 
 %iix nône I fibpé jâéttdly. 
 
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 ^bf'^iÇ'V''^ «^l^îfaotepisiJoof the^va^Tf 
 
 ^ Tupunbatofies towD, the de<aéï»pèBt ir«^ divid, 
 «d mio iwo columna, thé rigbt**»mpo«Jof (& 
 
 Corée marehed^wlth thé piflewen 1 Co^ Alteom 
 11911 comïileted tlie cirelé, by «losfL on U^o^d» 
 
 Md ihe ttivaç JcUa aflrioûriëed tïiar ibo iS 
 
 ter wp^pMo,, Çapt. Ife,i|jBaflî,d, à^^^^ 
 
 èeeded .«I dijiwiiig forth tfté encî^/ànTooSl 
 
 ^hed €oIonelAUconi»8 66lumiu «Iiéâfe«ei^^ 
 jd,, i^plng nm thés 6«^««w&1^ W^ \ 
 
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 intïfiiidated a^ if there w«8 np «rteiwy to oppose 
 tUépi; %> Wfl^^ 0f t|»is nature* it va» iinr 
 tîpsfjiWeioprt>vMeagaîn8t tho. destrUctiiin of a 
 ^f «>f *tiie squaMpi awd «children. l^'fco nantibeF 
 àîî^è ëi^iwy feMM «»u»* havc: txceeAeà $OQi 
 édff ofwiioiB >»ep«!v<bviid5 84 wiiûieà andeWl*- 
 ï*n ^fcto taken prlsoni^rs. ^1ï<^ i^^os» of Uièmr- 
 litifi «oiisîstcd of 5 pHvate» kïtjérfj 4 caplaÎDs, 
 i li^uléknînts» 2 cornets^ ^S Wrgeant», Morpo- 
 aill^l^lriiniftccr. and «^ privatcav woundedic |v 
 
 liMtiSîi^èd io Gjjfti JaeJtsoB, Wîtib înIbrmalâifB» 
 tjiftt iibiliiosf île Greeks hàd ««ïeaniped in w^ét 
 
 fippgréiit intention of attucjÊîngj tiie friendly In- 
 ^Itf^ The gc^ênil iminjedîatel% inarebed ^^ith 
 8b9^ mo^enr é^inst th« «nefny, ^irtl «l- 
 éiiiOM4 tfiat nîght ^itliin si* mifeft of the fort. 
 Sàt 4 VcYoefc^ on tli<5 mcH^né: ot t»e«lh* héoon- 
 ^QOetf hî# «aareh >owàrd ihe enemy, ii^jlio was 
 «B«à#|^%Hbin aqnartep of a mite of tteèfort, 
 ^ Iti^ft iwhiehv: Qpn. Jack«<»i Itt!^ i^ ^iÇfdl- 
 
 ^Ithîi» tair k itiiïe- Wf Ùiç fort, wfi«n ho moved 
 4^^Waiil 1^ <>^#r of >ftttW. .Th^ plan of aftliok 
 
 ti :lîèiïWP^S *b»t "whiéh pMVRd 80^»^^ 
 fhcvsa^ilBt. irtiê em^ %al ttf 1» ^tteUNNMl 
 
 «& entité iÉ»nijé#^ 
 
 C^Sard thé 8àvii^»^««rftr^ tike niidif M^ 
 
 ' !» ara»y. îftiijîie k^rhnâHét thé» iodians» 
 
 irViy; â 1INilf9|llli«^^ toilbitt eomin^nd- 
 
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 mHf» fvox^ the fVoBt Ihié. ttàû mmthàt part 
 W wïtrealedi Iwt. were met k% êvery tura. 
 
 wrtof the action, m Ylotory ^uM pr^^SSy 
 
 jieîwT, hoyewir, was rery décisive j «JS^^ 
 «Mwiay wjerPë left dead on the «eld; mïnrniS 
 
 ^nr; or irtost of those who eseapei^ïiat ham 
 beea woanded^^ekson was iio\^mio fZ 
 |*f? *•»»»» <?»Wip Bear the Ten-iJà»^, havine 
 «arehed.fi^iii.thénee ^icWt bamca^/ èr^tS 
 
 m^t mard hif maroh. Ho Jost, in tb©^«S 
 
 «jjy exi^eded loM w^trlori/A stand #eo^ 
 iM^KtjeafiDg the Spanish cross, wàs t»km Ét6m 
 
 ^tV ii_Mit im mqwted me5,ïïtfSlîé^ 
 
 £1fî •*. »& iiiêSîiâ%iî 
 
 4ifeop(^j^ and t«8lde<l(o^^at àteef tint hliK 
 ^«tpMiiertjr woQld be swsViih^, by ^^S . 
 
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 it(ire« mmiinra <if his troopi, withiiârf élf tb» 
 
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 Ifore daj4^h(. ^Haviqg IfkV^b ereek» <#.^de> 
 ftoil the -yài» havine to t«^ gome lime for tW 
 t^m*f i»t^ch l>ad falléki behind soi|iie distance, 
 Atie tbivâ was Qot, reaohèi} utitil sutt^risé oô tlie 
 ifi^i wiien t}ie towa: «ra« èomiilelel;^ rarratind- 
 ^»; éQ4 i^e saVâige eaëih^ rem^ed'diè first fire 
 'iWlthouf the least DoiivM) ji^ tbe^apSÂ'ftaéh. Tfaey 
 ^ed BoveraV g^s, Juii #eir« «^l^ed b^^ 
 «Don (liefii iHlb lôaded muskeist ii^nd tliarge <if 
 S^^iietjLj alta in Id or jlè iitfiiiitef they hdd «p 
 t^ff^ àin^ the firiog eeased. : ; À^ înAïmto^» 
 at-t^ttie OakiyjÂtkee, i^ottsi^ting of ; SO faouios^ a 
 îo#^ ca^d' Gèp&lga» eonsi^tfii^ of 98 bouses» 
 iirere burnëd by tbe irpoiis la (héîr ihîk^b^, V!fhe 
 ^^^t^innber, if Boi:tb¥ wÉfl* ?t ib^ îioatil» 
 ër^eésy f&sseoibled ai tbe £[Ubiwe loivii^ eon^ 
 «ii^i9Ç of af>out ;»16, wéro eftber Içilléd w cap- 
 ^îi^ Siity irtrniws wçi^ Jçilled on tbé^*^ 
 d«^; Wliite?8 detaeiiinf^t b»d not à n»9ik WUà 
 
 -'..^"'Ihii* ^feyd, wîtb 9.60 of tbfi^ Gçoic^à roiUiià, 
 ^^ïieti^eiBn 3Q0 and 4Q0 fiieftdljr |^dSiii|8^ |iD'o- 
 e^^^dhâtD a towncaîleâ A.u<t08^e>% tb« 0iitb^ 
 «m baii)£ of tbo ^a|^oW<»» aM«t IJijniles fi'ttm 
 ;tlie ltiel(ôry Orojia^ V oréér téj^tàèk a lai-^ 
 ftiroe of hostile Indiàiu»» n^»^^ io be asseàk- 
 .bIe<|attbA|plaOe, #t:^|tf^ after aix 
 
 Vdoeic, iiir tbe flîoipl^^^ Hih No^wbof» 
 
 tl|6^x$«!)|dïiin m^b^^^^ 4^ tbe to^ii^ 
 
 i«lM|{^Ui6 àilMi wero foptfpi i^r ae<Jott. A^ibi» 
 
 .pr^«Oi|certea inànœttm»^^m^^l^ IM^pose of 
 ^rroïkndit^ tlve énemy, » j o ^M t(Mi|>;^6B- dia- 
 jei|^reréd aboiit fiOtryanfèti^w tbil^iHbi^Ift wa» 
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 Jtolced aioiifift^ This dispbgitioïÉ bèîng nmdé, 
 â^the troopshavln^advaooed. the baSle coitiî 
 £^K^**?K «^^ »»««araf^ii«?U. The IUdiaM 
 
 S^H wwt.tak© refuge in the ouMHwïég ikiMl 
 Jto^s Jn the rear of the townl Ai 9 Veioçkw 
 SfiT^M? ?^^ «»wpl«tely drîven froni the^aîa, 
 àndthè Inouïes wrapjMJd inHames. The mOithi 
 
 jobtiiiae fû the teart ja^'ft beunt^, aSiéttàfiM 
 ^Mi*8t8 of wvageé. irhii^ jdaee wiyiittieetlbw, 
 MDffc^ned, and the troops eomîiieiiMd > th^ 
 iBipoh to Chatahouohie. ^ . v^vT'r 
 
 > Agttoggeé ir^à favonri^ with the tàmm, 
 toditiseonieetitr6d, that de forèé àëâeAiMèd 
 gM| seycfral tewà» for it« defeneêi miigt haVe 
 5^. véity ««BftîderaMe. It is diffiénït t9 jrN a 
 pre<}i8«Aeeouiit of the Iiièt <^tiÉe eiieniys btil 
 nota Che rnuHihti^ n^h w^ Ijln^ îâ^^ 
 over f^ QéHd, tog^Cher wîith Ihose dëfiNieâ â 
 
 .*liè l^Nfvwlik* irtwp^taâe offlbé» ÎBmS^ 
 ^ bÎBg hi heaiiB ai the wat^n edge^'éhSS 
 
 fhe iitjnberof hniïdiii|i MrntT n^i^k^ «hl, 
 rior tfi^n fôr the dw«^IIio«é of «avàf^s^ lààd ffll^ 
 
 W^iUiidedi as lïirûishétl ffrj thn hni^ffll" |iii](|S^ 
 
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 t: ;4i:itaiti^iiieQk.iii^ ot«nî0aiid ^vGeii. Clsi- 
 lMMM«y inanïied firoih lF<i^t Clafborp^t eàst Jbiuik 
 4f 'llif Ahibaiiia» on tlte iMb of Beeember» ar 
 Ifuinsî tbe fédians reddiiijs /on tlie Atf^banifi, 
 aXM5^ ii».mottth ôf the Cfthajba,' Aft«9 a maroh 
 p|; JtHiMtl-tlMii^^ 100 iiiîlei, priiiei|Nillv ^lFl»ii^ 
 wç^r. èlilio^ » ti^lc to i^de tbea»» . Miey 
 Émao iaàîght'ùtm «èw t)»irii» latelj biiîU by^ ,4lia 
 
 iown,#iit^dl>^eda9 a place oC «eeiiHC;- Ibr 
 tjbe iababilatits «ôr sevdlni Tilk|ès ^'iuk^ thr0^ 
 i>|;s,iMé,l^^etÉ resid^d in ît. T<» P><Hi^.ifl8 
 tm0^^9ipm by a large bodj of tbe eptenâr* <0- 
 <9é#Tihe ooiHhiaQd eC. WeiberArd» a Ibold kJ^A 
 •iQpioarj^ oébief, wbd jï|ras eue of tli^fe wbo 
 ~ (be Iiidjaiis itt tbe maMaoré ef tbe 
 Itant^ at F^. Ml'mtk ;A1h>u]| 
 «n. tbé s»d 0e«embe5 Ùie rifi^t. (Kplumn 
 
 fplqiabdto^ % €i»}. ^fjwftjA 1|îitf»(%^jRaB|« *• 
 i^eir of . lâm tiK^fo» iiiid tWai4Ééi«4t«^ 
 i»t*oo9{v «lliâftfd % tb^ eiiviny^^ belfl» ap- 
 
 iKelr fifiild of aetijM. B^llbre, tbA~ etb^ 
 treeps -er IHi»d^ Indlali» eonl^^eatiîe gçoerallgr 
 inlf» aé^f»B« tbe ^mjp^irere repiifsedf and^iiig 
 
 roAi^^iMii^t ^^e IfMift li^l^^M^ 
 «àled» and JB% wenuded. A. ^priait 
 Hk but, /««ma ^to be iii^i««^£y^^ 
 iiM«i!0:eC il|^;j^i'eaiid* TCbe 4aÉI»», 
 
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 Çejrof tbe piquet guardt, «ommandiS by Càpl! 
 »2«&»ttJ r bat the latÉer Jiravely eut thSr wVy 
 
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 éd «Il Itti i exeiireioii liito, ihe . -^mxKyH V W8«/ 
 tfw, fucther thiii had been hîtlièiHia uttèmpl, 
 ed» ,tië ac«5ordingly «<>«»™<"wï«-*^ W^ îparch on 
 t^r|5Élt JaBuàry» ^ith 936 mep, ex^usiye pf 
 Ii^a£ui8^v| OnthelStb, tbe 9riuy ent^mped at 
 l^UtiiI^^afort, where it waç joinçd by u^iout 
 dOO frîf»n4}y Ci«ek Indsaiw, and ;05 CberoKfie«. 
 Beretbegenei^VfecjDived aletlerfroin Co^biiel 
 8i^griUs» wUq had, fctumed te JF*»!"!; Arni^ 
 îitfQng,.mforini|i^ biro, |b<ït ^rt aUa^k »?ftf «««lÉi 
 tà>bo-inadfloh:UMrtfort, by »^^ of tbe «oemy. 
 tf vas Ali^lbfr nnderstood, that tbe enepty wHs 
 «p)ieetii^ in a bébd of tbe TalUpposec^» itear tbe , 
 moutb à& a er^k ealled Èmiie^^^u» <)in an lalai^ 
 bdow New ¥oE!eaB. ,, / .- • . . r '^^ 
 
 On tbe aatji, a* nigbt* tbe àpmy ençaropcd 
 àt a »maH apiabéé village^ about 13 m\\e% frpin 
 £|nnekfiin.: On tlbé. 2lst>^ tbe army marebdl » 
 ,9 41ffeet Ibi? fôrj^ bend o^ tbeTaUapop8e<î.-i^ 
 lat^ thd afterbooii, di«^an^y bàltedj^iN g!<^ 
 éi^ildeteraiincd to «neaiiii|i for tbe Bj^di» tbat 
 %^ mi^t b*Te time to rèeoQDoitr<e!j^ anp- ihake 
 diifpo^tionii f(ir attaèk^ \t be wem in tbe -n^gbr 
 lioMoMi éf aiarge fi>ree,'wpcb, i'i^oÉi} «n^r- 
 àoiee, fa« iadg^lo^ tbé èane. |i^Y9(% ^mm 
 an eUgiUe leit^tbe army incasB^tip« Ml^tr 
 iif«i9eV' %(b>s ^^d pittpttit^ wer«. iiij|t^i^ 
 ^tkielt ddvbled^ land O» »e«ei^ty JiriniiigCN 
 ments vere'maâe to i^iâ| ati iittfU^»itiiilliiWlUI 
 ht attomptéédu»HigJte m|^; or^ lO&kof^ne^ 
 If^OiQ «Mlny téidd;l#liNBlid t^^^^^^ 
 .DUtéiripg indrniég^ H^lâW #^. M^J Wi(i» io 
 4bù «tMe of TeadioâttitbëetièttyrJi^ilil^^^^ 
 
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 jijfe^^C^ Ckrt. SîUleP. trié 
 
 S^S^^'.*^ morneot the «ring c(mnnencerf. 
 in^unted heir liàrse» and repaire! t^he «nÏ! 
 
 romance ol their duty. »o sùtia m itwE 
 'i<J^ c<»«,poi«d that line. ^¥ «SiyWÎ^^^ 
 
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 |H8taii«i^> ui(i iBYé wly g«ne!il by ûtèfy dè^tniè. 
 mett fif«i''' ' .' 'Tr-; ■' "! .'■ , ''■_ .■■ ■■:,^. -.'"^r^' V 
 
 ff- ÏIrtrUig tbîs ttansaelîoii, Oen. Coflfeeira» eoto- 
 iieildiiig àgaiiist a very «uperior Ibroe. A» tomi 
 I es poviiblte ai^iD<breebi«Dt was sent to bis aid, 
 ^iSoh soon decided fbe M«ije«t in tbàt^fiarter : 
 tfaeesemy was obarged» pouted ând ouHued fèt 
 Ihree œfles. Notbing now remaiiied but W de- 
 «troyan «fni^ oàmp» wbîob dW, n<»t «èem of 
 i^nfllèieiit iiBpoîrtaliee tti delay a reinrn I0 Fort 
 i^ti^èis vbièh %iii|^«omirieneed i|Mi ibe foUovr- 
 
 0% tbe ^tbf as tbe meii "iTew «i^tsiiig tb« 
 lËBètiAbtopoo ereek, an jUiù*m ^un «onounced 
 itlle Hdvance of tbe élieiny. Cton. ;iiiebs<te ex- 
 t^ an attaek, i^d bad dfsj^tibni^ niiid» to 
 H t«» tbe disadviintage of tbe eoemy. ^Vht 
 ^àod teft eolumns 01 tbe arniy^ere^ll*6t. 
 
 ^>ttini/^ theirpWots, recross thèTereek 
 
 'yb0Vé«ikd below» aDdiiiU on tbe^eneaiy's Jlattks 
 "ïew?. Tbe maaènm» tf exeeuted; "^uM 
 b#ibr pNvve AS deslruéiiTe to tbe encitny > as 
 .—j^^tofiittbenoatteniptedj but, at tbe nïo. 
 mâM^lfbm^a f«i^ gpiM wei* fired^ tbe right and 
 ieft eeltinins of tbe rear guard gavé wayrthe 
 ^r^t0t; part/ of tbé è^ntfè ««liûiîii fbUoMI tiw 
 SMi#iiiut^1caBiflé» legthig: «ot «ottJ tbitt «6 
 >^eîi^ wbo niiiintidDed tbei|> grouiid as long ii 
 ^siblo. Thef« was tben l6i3t to refulsethe 
 "iÂemy» but 'tbe Um irboijwiiataéd Sl^tbe rear 
 tbeàrtillefy ^oittM#|4Éd C^tv Bip^^ 
 
 ^..^^of f^ ÀMm ¥ m^ W^^'^ 
 iw tbeenelkiy» (bit HfâW band. iMit Wie^téttlli 
 
 
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 to it, aiUné^d to tbe 
 
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 Md parsued hin. fût two niilM^TayingaTpJ 
 t^ varnors 4ead on the fi«ld. Thelois hi 
 
 Jtfr,ibèkffledi tho wouBdediaosthaye be^ni^ 
 ^oHioiuibly numeroai. •-'v.Mf' 
 
 ^Itlieoifecta inUBded by Ihis WnrrfwtJ 
 le^ to. bave beeii produoed.. If an altaek wak 
 
 î!?^ "Çî*"*^ ?'**'*^ Armstrong, tbat wa. ppC 
 WMî «diversion wa»uiade in fiiT«iPof Gen^ 
 1^^ wbo ..wat on the eait side ofthe TaUto- 
 rW# Mhe f^Uer ef tbè em^mj» wm le^sened^ 
 
 jnA^ tbdp 4)opfidenoe inthcir leadej^Tbrèken i» 
 #fii. I,be eoem^^ eountiy. was exploiM^ ami » 
 md eut thitHigh lui important fpuà of U ; uid» 
 •i^ttie whole, tended to, a«diiî^«âed4be«f^ini- 
 
 ,«\^ v,:^ Indian iKfMilities, as araehj, it mok 
 PW« than any prtetioui ei^U 
 
 iW*!^*^»^?* <a»»J was engaged èîtber I» 
 m oj^n^ iield, or In situations wherebeliiiS 
 Wiw.advnntage fhtn worU ef art, «ad ni>4 
 l^tibf^tt nature. One sitnaildn renmioèd tili: 
 mS^*^ wbere a skiinil disp% of art reih^- 
 pt^ à position» itaturallj strong» se seemindi^ 
 fntpf^abte^ that it required a great^fibrf A 
 ^UTM^v to approaob it, a oongnmnuite skilt t» 
 ■■'^tf^m.Watlkp and a perseverijML nndanubid. 
 $mwsmà, te proseéttte it to sueoess. - ^ T vO 
 
 fOQd wboM Gen.^ Jâekson eogaged the. în#uMi 
 •Mheg^Jya^fry, the^aTages bad «wd^ fn # 
 
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 ««dliefoN) în ttir IndiaB fortification. Tbebend 
 i«seinblei».in lis cttryature,aUop8e-8lioe. Acrôs» 
 -thè Beck, ùt Itaaà, .vhioh lead» in^<> it fKom the 
 BOrtlir a bréfistwork wa« crecïtcd, #f tbe gwsatest 
 ««inpactkiess and Btroiigth, from, 6 to «T feet 
 liÉh, and prepared ^ith denbie roivs of port- 
 lif«tp8, Tery artfnUjr arranged ; an army could 
 ]U)t approa^iti it, without being çitposjBd lo .a 
 do\ïble and cross fire from tbe. enemy» ybo lay 
 il^p^rfeet èeeçritj behind-ft. Gen. JaakBOftjré- 
 iOived on thff atta<)k of thiUmportant • an4 4oa- 
 l^y^trông pio^tion. Tbe Indian fctrce ainonnt- 
 «#tib aboyt» 4»rlBpwaiHls of 1000 warrioril. Tbe 
 wp^y approâdîed this formidaUe position, on 
 tbb 27tM Màt'cb» ncai^ CHMMigb^^ t^^^ propaw&r 
 «b)» ^ttaek. Oen. Coffee, vthh tbe niount^d 
 j»ê<|;, and jicaply the whole of tbe IfMl|Aîi& fotw, 
 <irbj»«ed th« i*ivei' àj^out twe mi)es belour tbe en- 
 «aina^Hi^^tf with à viewUo pcevent tbe escape of 
 the Indians ; the iofantry adt?in««!l slewlf «^<Wg 
 tbe point of hiod whioh ted to the firent, «ftH© 
 lir^itwokrlc I a six nn<^.a tbreepoundeannon wcre 
 ]lbini«d oiil^ttemltteticey at a dislanee .of Isp «o 
 âQO. ^Fds ^om it» A. fife from pifles wa? di^ 
 l«et<bd agf^nst the cneniy, wbeneve? be jli0.w^ 
 lû^^f Ito^ond kiâ dcfencea. , ;Wi»en^i| ^re 
 -waa keft u> aboùi twq hours, a pastf er^ied 
 «^^ ilt oan^esr and Âre4:a ft»¥ pf tbe Wili^iig»» 
 jhh} l^iccn adyaneing boldly^up to tbe breastworb» 
 ^mmenced a^fi^|re.on tbe enemy behind it. TbI»: 
 ïpi^Tlng insuflloient to di$l|f«iige hm, ©qn. Jackr 
 BOR'rç«0lved tp ialUD H hj si^rm* The troop»^ 
 i^i^v^d the «i^er wlt)i^,4ieioifaiiiation^ ^^ 
 «lij9éd n^tth ^n ardent aîi4 zeiil|#> éntUirnsm* 
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 tlifo(ig|li (fto^ poH-l|ol0s, idwhioh iiiaii> oflba 
 oHemjr's balls w«re veided to thé ba^gnetsÀr 
 our muâkét», <mip tpooptf sooéeedod in niniMË 
 PMfiession of «je opposire^iite, of 4he t^o^S 
 nteevent eouM no loogei^]|ie^ doubtÀil.' Th« 
 
 S?i"*^',.è'*^'?"SH;"l*"y ®^ ^^^ fotaght ta Hié 
 Kgt wkji tbat kiflU df brayei^ wWe&deipwiî^ 
 mn iospires, wepé fd lengtb VQkteû Moâ otft W 
 |»î«ee8.^Tbe whpie mapgtn ofilhe river whiel» 
 snrn^iifMil th« pwli»8«ila, wm s%w««I wHti tbo 
 »i»î*/^ The «gbting eootimieil \itk «oine«è> 
 vem^aliout $ve bottN^ Pivehuné^vô j^^tigi» 
 «ej^ 1^ the eiwrny W0re left ^adW%^ mÎI 
 f î"!» Antf a gréât nuniber vtere kJUed lil a4t«mttt^ 
 ii^^jposs tl« mep, it wa» aumiosed th»t iieÉ 
 nttrétrban 20 es^ped; 2^0 moiAen imil ohiK 
 «mii^ere/taken pvisoaer». Getf. JaokM»^t.liMai 
 aitiAiiiKefl ta 43 ivhite meo ki)l<»a, and^^ 
 ifaiMided,- 23, tVîendlj^ ImUan» kitted, akil 4# 
 
 TW» battle braké 4lawn^ the stnritpv^ ft nùN 
 tertàlly redueed the : POiiKainiiif; àremrtb ol tfa» 
 ^*gw* jr«t*^f d wimridawd bimsè|# tti 
 eeh. Jaaksab, 8ix>i» seven townft Ai»iiowéd H^ 
 e^Me of tbis ebief, VKfk^ÎMii, ^tb $00 ^ 
 liii:^fallawei^ petÎFed ta the K^aaibia tifiZ 
 j^ Pertsacaliu Ptwea waa ^nk^kly vésiso^éi^ 
 Twa mmm W«i« dlsbamlef^ and nalupoéd té 
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 j^Piftfieirftitly wiiose wHHMdltlom^ tsTrendéir 
 
 ^ ^^MBhîost meatiooed; had b«»ft thé iriasi éà^ 
 tiv0 dlirsafigaliMiry ef al|.tbe l^îllan ebièfs. fl# 
 I fainuielf ii| «eireràl aetl«Bi» <^«r^ af#' 
 ^ diu|tt!i^ pnissm^ fié "wai th» eoijpl 
 — -— r -^ "»qy*»r aiid BJLta-aunaii oiu ^l i 
 Wviit«J^t6prîev wi^b q^ JaekiMtt^ii. «1^ 
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 j^lan ariuy— I dM yon p\\ llw injury I could— hftd I 
 bcen Buoponed a» I wa* proroued» 1 would havc 
 dop^ yoù nipre. But my wartior» tre ail killed—I 
 cftn flght you no longer» J look back wUl^ «orrow» 
 tbat 1 iïaye brought deatrucUen. on iny Dation. I 
 am now in your power — do yrïth me a» you jt>leaier 
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 Tb6 bitrbareas eomplexion ivbiéh Ihe enemy 
 «ive Xa thé i^ar, wai . not eonflneé t« the. em» 
 nlo^mviit of JtidiMis. We bave a|ready ^etidled 
 Wbaritiea iB,^wbiob liî4Sai)tf 4id Bot piiriiel|Hi(e. 
 'M^ny^ 0€heP9 gaust remain . untold j «ht limH» 
 •will mikt iMtinit a full détail of >i))is part o| tbe 
 âuij^eist. Tha IreattDCJit I© ppiMMwar» ♦! * wir 
 waa not Éiérely onusnal ; il itas> ia the last de* 
 grée, eriieU uapreeedBated» ba^povt» Tbft 
 auAiPiitieated proofs, epngW5»»îoijj|r%eorda« af- 
 ildttvita* &:e< are^oiQkinKl^ nvnieroB», '^ 
 
 Tbe exereiaet by Britain, of a pr«ittme4 iA$hi 
 «0 eomniaiMU al ail timés, Ybe servtïïei of imtive 
 :aitt^Bet«» ^gavfi l'he t» «ne ef 4be eauaea or>^ar,. 
 to wlt; tAe li»pf^«rfn«»^ of seumen oitt ,0jf itetitr al 
 ^^^b 41» f te tijf ft «eo«« Thi» .prinejple» it ^a» 
 titei^^» shoiUd fovern Ibe eiiem-j if» oondoet- 
 
 .^«rew of thè U^HS» brîg HaatilaB, .:wKîeb 
 
 _^ hlîeài «ai>tttped i» tbè èaely pak ptih» var» 
 
 .%rived «t Bostcm io a «artèl, thol||tb Sf ptefii* 
 
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 lliilltf âo^weee. as ].i«ut, Çfune ««deirstood^ità 
 
 ^ ||f frN]^%t|ic^ ^» a» Hft«|* «iMw!*»*; foand 
 
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 ,^d «J»d »«t teto fW^ takeii «ué if 
 
 ««ng. .: 4* Jll^Çd^ oa ihh ojdoation,. thfr 
 
 iîlS* ^r'^TÎI'V*^ ^ caûiiDoni^.oolniittedV 
 »e»M ilie «WarçiM«f wir ,• foup of ihe^^r- 
 ■onitliiift^iletttioed m^ nalifes of tbe Uoited 
 8fa<^9i theotben^erelpbhmeo >by birlb, bat 
 had beeii i««t«hill2etf oîUzèns of the .fl»iied 
 
 ^mnaador of ^ gara^^ïm.) Ht CîliapreitM. 
 re Eagli^bmeii,^ iMltfdii^ a inidtfbipniftii, wçr» 
 ^Ml M «io^econineàieuL as hostaees for tbé «ijB> 
 ■WB takç >fi%m Çapfi »&^ ^^ .^^^;^ . 
 
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 tyy_ of ,#ap# It Éftiiww, Ihat »ft«p tbeeftptum 
 
 •f that: v«»gd, by fi» Brîlîsh ^hip Powti^ia 
 •f tl»e o»w of Aa iVatpwow.dM^^ 
 
 ^ «ieMiie of ri|^t9 1o mànner as éU^haééi» 
 Srl^i. î? évident^ fbm tbe oimtnistaDee d^ 
 Britiib adafind 11^ w>flisod tbe 
 
 ' 10» «f TJi^|^#uoh: h Wfve of thé U» 
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 i^^ ^«^»»«î «»« «¥* booît dbjht ^earaifl bis ma^ 
 iei^sswtwes. rWia^^^M^ fbrlîis liboi?»^ 
 
 #W ww made b; IIP^^iB^lj. es. agent fa» 
 'ûie^^tSiebttoge af prifMmeK at Haima^at ^m 
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 g^«erji,Dmnt: ^«rcd j|l5 BrîtisH toNli&rs into 
 do8»^djiinifemèDt, «s il^^lagea for tife sj^fety of . 
 
 Uifr'Hritiftli goyerBineitt orglcrédèft Uoitéd Stiitcf^v 
 (ralcérs aad aipn-oéofiitilsaîôncil effiôeï's i^té à^^^.a 
 ét4;%niH»ua'confiii«iiieiifé -''^T' :■':'-:':. i^^'^^fr^ v ^'Ç^ 
 ' . ' iH^9 System )bf te««Hkti<m» aftiei^.iHIs dro^^ 
 tilHlÀé, °b^Fe a very serious^ aspeét» and tbrciateii* 
 ^ ^""îie as eilemsive a^^l^.ii|érèi>i» ^ii^l^: ode 
 1(f*ii^%Uiiiew»ii|.^'" ''^ .,-^:: v=-;V':,-.<.-i-*!^"'v3f ■ /t:^:^-' /.^ïY;,,: 
 ii^i^\ àôomifaipy of 8tat« trâilàniltif ûd td'^eong^ei* 
 oi ilift fffb i!b|frâf iM4^ a Yçry im{i6Hâbt report 
 ^^itiii l^fap{6ét inaiCc^^ wliiéMéé to the îHrà^ieè 
 •{ jvt»liaded^ in Wài<sii It k>(Ate«l;'^^^^ tii« Bri^ 
 tiifh ^Temkiffltvàitiong^ '^liéi^ |»ratexl« Ibr liai 
 iSA^^mns ^iteiis' of tlM Uhilf d 8^«fr lui* 
 pf^bsdTiam #tetp 8^Vi««^^lëdgedy that ilii^y 
 Wjéjrcr Ogives #f]^ssia, â#6de% &<); t^îfa Dvitie- 
 
 j^tijT «as nùt tl$e fi){« iii^ivë :'of Iiiippe88meèt.r^ 
 The Moretatyfurtber jr«^arl$â> 
 
 <(TbataUtlieniai,QBi,o^£iirof^itatura^x<foçei^ * 
 
 ^ t Tiiàt ^y stl eni|^oy in th^ir ser^ic;« w ^^« 
 j«cis pf «ach <^6r, aiidireqiiieQtljl' agiÙQSttheit' lui* 
 tà.Y^ cbuhtiries» evén wheU not regitfai-ly nàtOinùii^ei^; 
 f That altboug^^XÂmplea maj' be feiiJii<l orjlb<> 
 {KinUlMuem of t|)eir aitive su6i«cts tftbéii in àniniîl 
 a|^i|et ^^m» t^^ eiam(>leti are fev, ahct bavé eiùler 
 teéù ma^ea l^ pecùliar èirçattistMice«-bikiag thom 
 «ift of the controVerted firinei:^é/br bâti proceeded 
 |!*tffc>tbe|>aiw>iiBiir pdlicf^of tb^ oc<âM»!Ôn. Ereii 
 in groseçttifoyis anf * 
 
 ipa> tbe^ijy act'of poniabraent bas,'lvkb llttlb excépia ' 
 Ipl^ bac» pnnmé bf % aense of tq^ and dnadf 
 
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 ^^lîïî'^îS*! «^^*«^ «Àft&w% fat! 
 
 SlLnî^l*'*^ *^* *^ï^ or YW51,, . within ^ 
 •oBttinaijd of Sir acorge PrcTOif, priôr to tfc« i^ 
 
 ^^Sf^ immedijtaly 5«K,rt tièniSÏÏ^ tiSÇ 
 Mimman^iiig nava ofliçer çf th« itatifli» «à «wSr 
 they are or j^ay liriiVeiîf . -^'^*'*^r^^9^ 
 
 . -^« fime, wli«n.tlw armies ouMt bè io winte^ 
 
 «embliîd fdr tWt purpose at Albarty, <lie fiiH^ . 
 Jmuary, ISHrf and proo«e^i.d in iulèkiMm 
 
 v,^^-^*w«w ^ew preienttiil agaùwt 1^| 
 
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 it ; but jet f^y^jon «^ip^ tbat nothitig i^|ie«rf» 
 odtotl^iawhlohfiouildjiièti^Mollérge. ^ 
 
 /Filé e^urt Mtqnit^tedUiii i»f t^t part of fb« 
 tliiiî^ ipeeifi«ad«n whieli ebai^és iùm witb hav- 
 iàgi^lbrlnddea aie Àmerieéii àrtîUer^to ftrè mi 
 (lie (Boe^Biyf.fltt tlieiriuirch tpunùrd^thés^d FofJt 
 S^etroii;*' and foand liini guiùj. of the first, bc|» 
 eoad jpûrt Qf4h'e tbinly aiip^ihe fonr<^^l^ 
 
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 0»- th^' tbtrd ebârg^ tliê TOOilr iCo^nd t^e t|o« 
 «àsèavgtal^ty <>f ne|;le«t ^f dutj, ia omiftiti|i sea* 
 
 «oaabl^ t6 iflS|t>^tK traiiii i^eroiàér.an^; ordiep ttie 
 tMMpi vnd^ep bi»cQni.inai|d,i»r «unie tlîeaC tàjb 
 iktte. ' Tbey alio À)iind bitaj^ull^ j»f |Niri<Kf tbe 
 Iburtb a<id, flftb ii|H'f3ÎfieaCl9n8^ and the. wbole 4»t 
 thé fixtb iind jeveatJU j and aeqititted bjun^ôf the 
 fia^Mtf a«d .thii<4 liiiiiA piirt al* tb^^ 
 ,l|p««|âoatiottt;.:' /;,,<: ■ v.'^'..;^;. ;^.v- ' ;-^- - 
 
 • ^"be; qauH seatèniièd ««tbeJiildâpi^îeivGea- 
 eral WilUaiii flull to b« sbet ta deatbr t%o tbîMls 
 ef tbeeourt eAofurriagin tbe sentej^; but» ia 
 eon«i|9er*tion èf; bn i^vidiitîoaiiiy fierviéeg^ aad 
 Jhis adyaseed âge» reiykiiimeiNled bim tô tbe lâir- 
 cgr of Ibe Prea^éat af tbe iJaitèd ^tâtei/^ 
 
 Hlè Eireudent^f tbé tJnited ^tetea i^provi^ 
 ibtgfaatcnee, remitted tbe «xeeafieBji aad ordef. 
 éêmb lumie of 0«n. fiiil^ ta ba éràsed tttm tbo 
 lljioflke-àrni;^. '^ .; 
 
 'Wf^ gài»r$Aé ifl an addréis( ta ihè peaple of 
 thé T7^«eid States,, ^iraealedrtloitbefaf déduoa 
 agida^i Oie Terdiet apdl léateiioe af tbo eeuft» 
 ^laring hifliseif ianoaant^ noi^ItbikaiidlBg tha 
 Yeidiet, aad obargiag tbe gèVçrameiitVi^ per^ 
 a^MiOjp^pdiilJaiticMa^^s^ 
 I '£k eii'a|iaulaBea'^af~aTeai iaiereièy. aod wbfelt' 
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 IhMitBrltsiiiand thé XTnitieil Statév ôéeiil>r«i| 
 Iq Mfureh, 1814. On the 31«it ofthat montUV tl^ 
 àllied armies of AastriavPrasiia; and Rusaia» 
 Ifeaded bj their jçstieetive 89y«f éignsi tnumph- 
 ^iKl3r «Btered the Fr«nch. capital* ovéft^w thé 
 Jlonaparteaa djriiasty^ jM»nt Us ohiei: wto exile, 
 juid ceplaéed I^uiii XYIil.. en ^ |^ré^ o£ his 
 .aneestors;, ■ ^ ^- 1- , : . ".^i'.^/''-^'. ■:. - 
 
 fiithérto theHéwéir of Engtand vas ûS^eA 
 Ibetween makiMivar en Fmnee and Ihe U^jUed 
 Sfates of Âi^ilpal U iras to be ndw^BtÎMlj 
 mrnedi^lttit^hèlatter, a« léast m thé BHtisti 
 éditera threatenedé liideed ^meriefi woiiid «er- 
 tainly tie^puiiisliédr oVeifthrown» ré-subjaeaied, 
 and énslaved, if Che editôr*s load eoold be fornN 
 ' éd into balis» insteàd pf types, and thèse presseâ 
 Into èaiitton, instead of beine prèssed on paptfrP^ 
 1l1» uew situations of i^airs in Europe, éfë- 
 ated mttoh alarm, but no despoiideninf in Àméri- 
 )qp. ttiecitiaeiissâw tbei^reaoliof aterpîble 
 éoiftiot, but fhertesolved to^ in^et it. Thé le- 
 gionl, iwhioh ga]ncid>the eharàeter of *» ioviàei. 
 ble,^J in S|>ain, Portiiçal aad Pliuiee, iKere to he 
 Yontited on tlie 8lioi^« of Asneriea ; ^ethoàsand 
 thips of ilritam w^re to bloeltade the coast ; f^ 
 Utk tân, withoat number, weré to; èoirér the 
 lafcesf and thete myiiadé, by se* «Éd h> Uiaii 
 Vere tobe^direetod^b^ thoae eoniBABdef« ^bo 
 «vept the Ëurepean aaTîes tnun the oeèan, fnd 
 «ùt-rivaled thé besC gênerai» of the Hfatimrrior 
 tn the world. Yet; notwitMandittg tfa)Me exter- 
 minating tbreats and glàomy piospeets, Am^. 
 «a was déftined to préserve her independétiée 
 ftnd honor ; and to gather .fluoré laureU in 1814, 
 than die did in aity feti 
 
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 "«■» tf the anny aad ileét at Sàekétt^g 
 
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 *^iiyj> depwited^t Fort Oweg^ «ndWcWrtHè^ 
 i^rfemwti^ attlie f%M». lo wifes i« tbe rear 
 ^^ fwti' /rfae«iieioy 1^^ 
 ig^^aëbotfc* liéttt CoK MitfbèH, of the ar. 
 «ptet^Ktirrived at Oswego on ttie sofb AprH, 
 #81è,fbr^ tiie protection of^bm placer wliieh he 
 feûnd in a wcyimd State «filofence. Of eannon, 
 there were h^t B çuns, 3 of wUieh had lost their 
 (runinonai What cpulià be done în the vfty of 
 . repàîr* w&» effected; nei^ pjatibrm» ^ere }aid^ 
 tti« gun.t)arriagefi pal in order» and d^eaved piek. 
 ctà ro-plaped. ^At daywliglit,^^^^ the mopftîêg «tf 
 t^;^l> May, a BrU«h naval forée of* sbip| ^ 
 brigéy^da number of guo and other fioats. 
 Wfi% dîseovered àt abotlt r miles ft*om tbè fort. 
 X The forée, ut t be fbrtr conwSted of 290 ©ffeéiives. 
 l^mmpfét^fkM Ibr the purpose of dêfeAee. 
 f^h^eanlençeessaiy «0 dhipaise thts weafcness^ 
 ^«^^^9 th*» eiitiro ift <»ne plaeé : for this par. 
 glMT^ ibe^ten^ wer^ p^^ on oq^ s^ of the 
 0p^aiMltfa|)|BeB wero àlï^oKd to theothei^. 
 A^ m^^f^, 15 Ii^rgff barges, erowdod iri^ 
 iMi^iBô^ed «owtrd(he side opposite thiU OD 
 <«rineh^4ent» were phcbed^ and whéh» there 
 «IPpewMt tbe^leaBt-sko«r of rdsisfanoè; ^'hoso 
 :^e||k^w«eoded li(y (inn^boats, to ^over the liod. 
 igpr^ ^t SOINS as:thf> boats got «vîHiIb «rraine 
 ^#ftOt^a ?ei^, •UMOssAil are n^openéd fi^ 
 m ^of^ba^ery, 5rbich eetepeited tbém to re. 
 JMW tirfi», w^o rtiç^ siopd o«; aad 1^^ 
 tM4r^lps.^ Somoboèts, w^tob hadèeendeserè. 
 e^, «^rjt^eauphy the i*iritia,.oiioof the boats 
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 êèitrwQi^ a ninuber of oatmoib «nd a qnantity of 
 m^fj^Sat thenew vessels Mt fiaokett'g 9»r^i*» 
 jpui into Sandy Creek/éjbojit iS niilev^-MB tim 
 fiarlMir.^ Fearuig «à àttaek .|)ioia; the enèoiy»^. 
 $Iajor ApUnewas plaeed^ with i^ rîfleiBeir>.iilid 
 « fe^ of Um) Ooeida Indians» in Uie. «fitodif on 
 ^eh Bide i>Î!0in «veek^ a few nv^ îpiUÎNi Wiere 
 fiifcDt forward 4|» ma^e râiow of reuBtaiîoe* .Thé 
 |àan fliiceeeded; the Diflitia»oil ilip Ût^iûf»Ù;om 
 ^bdovemy^ re(reated iQaô|iarent eonfaiMw^i and 
 im^é^i^çd until AeenurepaliBed the riflemen 
 "" ndlndifiR^» ivhowerà înianibusfah/ IXSie.çiiMny 
 «a «traoked in tpar, whila « battçry oT;^ ^dd 
 i^m» opcned on htm in fhintw Tlue eoii^i wat 
 tiQt of Ifmg dttraHon* Ml^èt ton n^iimif» i^^iog» 
 0e eneny furrendeveA» ^ee^ni^Joat f |ii8t« 
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 ^Suies».lijlled ; ^ laBoeii «iid^^^^i^ 
 Ind iSf sl^n and inavine^ |arià>ner»^tMid 
 4*^ J gnn hoats and ;5 hai^ véi^ Od^eo* On^ 
 ll^m-Am^dan^iote^iroinided^ :^vv^-V>/ jv-, ,: 
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 ionidMd Ben îât l^imaeyirflle^ (whtoh la on thé 
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 f 09 |iarr«l»^Binaged fl<Mr^iwhi«^w6re i»j^atoio 
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 ,i^tfne on o^r 8vl«, exçepttng diptaounting^one gimlii 
 Ihe ^i(^ry, bj tibich tfro ii^fen irere slighily ivound» 
 
 1Jli<» €lM«fijpni1te Bi^ éas lil&dy, àn^^QTe^ 
 4p «^tioite a tbçftini oî the eiieiti}r> df^redai. 
 InNis. Aimrïnbep ^f^boals» earrying hcëvj^e^ 
 <aV w«re 60BSti:iieted it» lla)i;«h^ t6^^»: Wjtlié 
 cjisteni eiiore of MfirylandL Àir thé.jkroteeiiiiw of 
 the bav, and the eofnmaRdf^tfaem^Vien tothat 
 intrepid offieerr- €^'o(tino()9i^& Bàrnejr^^^^^.^T^ 
 tilla^ prQf«d f^ jnvat ,aniiior{'an0e Âa the "^«qçingrf 
 iMi»aa djbjisct of bia «onsf àat aUj^nOan,' and ,iifaa 
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 ly^^detaitedà','-:.:- . " -^ ,.).,,.;',;. :-::;y,,Vv^y";;'^''; 
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 ' vith the Aceemack iailHia^ wlu«h rèfleeted (ha 
 bighest bènar «a tiia' latteF* Betwèeii j6' ^ 7 
 a*e!oek ia the 'lbeivtoe|^^i^ èacany^anfei^ tl^^ 
 3Paçijg;«lea<)tte ci>«ek. They^ véra al iffllliort 
 l^ilàBiljr met hy 2d Lieutf ^ndai^hi^> .éf , i^j) u^^ 
 t}Uei7, and 6 ar 7 mea» \v)ia i^iHid t^tf jié^^f 
 tbi^ir làptonders, çrapa>Bia«kè^r|[ and <^igrèfo 
 roekets» then ¥(Ubi(|ii^O ;^ar^g» faes JUeot. |;q« 
 dçrhill, fmding'^ ait furiber^ resistanea ; irttérljr 
 iiseli^s. and not Jia^inj^ a #tici«nt la^ae ta re- 
 înoya the aftiWery. i^àusieil tt io%e i^9%, a^^ 
 i«treàtéd^ llie j îeee^ iT^lM^ta (ha baiHls af ifiè 
 çneinjy^ wha af^o déafro^ed sjotijR^ t^ifli|»g jhlii)[d<* 
 InisB» tyUia^ iiadvhçea oadupled as lHRrnrac|^fi,->- 
 FjiiçSinfi; na Ksisianoe ffam (ha paini i%icl| 
 I.ieu(. .tJndf^rliiU lîàd mctttned,ihejf aàmàneneed 
 thei? landingi and;!» a féiv n»lnu(aç jbaèiWn 45a 
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 TJiaie© aniil » iri>o|} «f wâr, lli« comiâMtér^ iitévëd 
 «iwk, j^^ft, ^* lii, Ihe àibr JEnne^.kte . pereéUeà 
 ilig up th(tPatQX«nt;; w^ 
 
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 ioiâièquiiie to defedil the ei^i mmûh feUjAto th» 
 power ûf the érwirty» TUe éatï^ forijè <»f every ^ 
 des^rTpitbB >1(ich could bc 'f(jatl«<^t|iNl:Ui oTOos© 
 tlie CDf my, did iiot éxcecd 1500^ nieè;> tneie^ 
 bôiÉevoTy wciiild liV«- bei^n'sttffleîeiit for the pnf- 
 poie, had àîey à\\ àetéd with «^ùalfirmnes». 
 ùt thesé, 'wvjffnA hùodfêds arrivcd liltçr ilie 
 bai^ eoniBieneed, aùdr maoy after the tetreat 
 had^eeq ordered. l*lîe .for«« aetiù^ly ënsaged» 
 w«9 leur than 3000. • _ 
 
 Oii ih^ ^b, €<^; îHaMToè, vrho prodeçded the 
 
 SiH>vkitt* d*y> Vrftb. €^i Tbornton's tropp of 
 ^rso^ tô i^ïsohnàitré tb* enemy^ rcparted t|iat 
 tl)« euenty bad Vuid«<t i a totee* <3apt«. Càldwell 
 akid Ttlffbman» wltb ibe|r oommand» oir/oavatry». 
 ^ere sell in ibe «ftorirtioa of tb» dajf^to fimoy 
 the épèmy ift bis ftdvaiicet and renloTè raob lop- 
 plies of provins- tit^ làyin-W» **!>*• 1*0 <*»» 
 «^ tbe Britlèh llailireM apppoâobed tbe wood^ 
 iMird» i2 iniles from tbeéUy^ wboreÇlei»^ Wniider,. 
 wbib hi* main b^i; i»à»ïîbaed.-^nie iineof 
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 iitroyf^ ànd bti pjpêoéeded #itfa bU meb to tàbe 
 
 *^|fe- tbe o*»*tfi#»f tb«i^ »i* ' «éifJl^liider'» 
 fiillid-qvartori wero J^^>pi^liiMr «Titfb^ witbm: 
 S idM of tbe eity, . and a sbçH dt^tam Ihn» 
 .Blâdmto^. At S nHéMh iça ibè 9Mli^ tbe 
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 «t» iMlfanoidg towardUié bridge overtheeat^ 
 •rn branoh.. Wiieo thgr raoebed tbe bridgà; 
 Hfbioh tbejr did in golilf eolann» ibe «rtUlâf 
 <»peiMd a warm ftre dn tb«iir« tod tbe rUfemeii» 
 *|id<H régiment ofinilkia,w(Si« sooneMàgèd. 
 ^forè % o*c[o6k, tbè ehenv adTaneed kt èloM 
 4»ntb<D Baltimore volonteeri, a» to 'fbr«« (bon 
 to rotreat» bringing witb tbeni tbéir «rUIlîi^ . 
 «Id armst eiçcpt <Mi« pi«M, wbi«b WM Itott W 
 (he anruUneM bf tbe bor«^ I^e «dirent irii 
 jot tbe effiset of éewardiije, i^t no ai«il edolil 
 bebave witb mon» bAim^ to tbeiB#plviBg, Wbilé 
 JJ«y fouçb^ tb*y toaile à gàlUng impressUm ott 
 tbft ^^aem^ and ^bia ^Êrésd to, jâeld faefoti 
 umiiber» Vastlj mpérlor,^ Jflifgr w oold^ ^i^ Mé| 
 baTe yet soagb( fi jda^lhiln lirjbieik t». tfi«i^ 
 iB a ednteBt to baadtonMdjrbogàii, M ibjbj wet#: 
 
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 ÇoIo;h»I fiagan and SKiiler^is «âbiiebtB, -àim^ 
 MUy -gafejri^^ abd fled in <lii«ir3er,r itoir eoidÛ 
 ^<?^ béramàd» iHih j|bi« «xi96jiHon of aboiltSi 
 
 botb^ wboÀ^ejrc»! ibal deiierte<L ma^ a Éati' 
 rant biit fiieflaH)tttii| «tand/ i^I. Ri^^ ia^li 
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 mund, and»t»nîëpt ToflpMimeDf» wb^iCpart of 
 tbeai reo<Hl0d il fbivp Bteps» i^iBàineè firm i|n^ 
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 l^dBtt aod tbSi^ÉrimdiHi^àii %coii^^ 
 «d itt hfetoi^r widioal' $^» aeli^aa^ 
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 •CniétidÉ of privato Ipo^rt/ irould be^ «liaiw 
 ift^r MtH tM eoBdli^ wlieh di»gniced Oie 
 Bfldsii aÉi^f io tbe Cfa^iapeliii^ and elaeivhere. 
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 mttia, to |)i«^veBi thteeea^ ^f ilie eAemy with 
 lik booty^ but be got iiffp witb someioss» ^^atting 
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 lbui|tfiqgh^4{iu^iw inV^di^ ïjohiiô'^w ^Iw 
 
 ^l|i|ika^4i^t|n«e8» pr«e«dwi tlioâa said tobavf^beeA 
 
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 r^«,^le«ïiii|: fis»» BaUim^*^ ihe |^orth* 
 
 Mî^i^ iwa^r the Qoiiimaad of Mi^^^ 
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 jàtid took ptosr on tbe Miétiay entrenobudenltty 
 luul hiw g tulle m ailvaniçè «f thèiiiï.f^ ' - u*; V* 
 >^jTli«;folfowiii|;. extràetBf from Gen.. tStnlth^B 
 li^rf, wHl best <!ixi>lf(iii tht furt^ier ^<iy«ln«nto 
 
 v^'Àbouf the timè /6cii. StHçkçv h(|d taktÉbtbe 
 ground just méntioned; he wftt jqpted bx:B7ig. Geiw 
 W&jdér^ifho had bci^n stationed on tbe iK^èitaideof 
 tb« ititjf,' rbwi; mis n&iir oiilerèd tomarçb withOes» 
 ]B|lagiii|i'^ brigade of WW^U. m^itia, t^A^JJ^ S. 
 dtagçd^ti under^ C^pt. Bitdr àcd t«ke pott on tbe left 
 cjf Oen. Strik«'r.; During tlie«ç tnovem«nt8»{ the. 
 
 mén and marijnç», ui^er/<C,oin.;Rc»dg^rsi tbe Pjenn* 
 ^97liipiA volunteeraunder Cdls. Cobeon and jPindlef * 
 tb0 lutimorâ artilleiy uo^èt jCqI. , i^tfïik» abd i^p 
 inv^time jirttUerjr under Cla^. ,Bdi^9» manned ttub 
 trèache» and the tMitteriesi^l fie{Mir<pd tp cieéeiye 
 tii« en^ny^ Wm tommé^^ thujû|](}|i#tk dii|iiic 
 theiiîght,:;- -'.T':,' ':.:;■ W^- ■r"^^• ;'■• y%w:-'^v:., 
 .^«Oh Tiîesdâyr tbè .énemy a^t)eàred in mmi of 
 Éèif enCrtnchinehti^ at tfa^v^bm^ ojf tw<r milesî .on 
 tha Ptdtadèlpffaia ivad; from whence. I|9 «M^ $ full 
 vféw ofbi:^ piasition^ He' t^andTavred d^|ip(| ! tbe 
 lAOïnincf tovwda ouff }eft, a» ,if with tho nitèntion 
 «MF. makmg a ditiiitoua Bud%b^ asid coniinr tbwi^ oa 
 màWtxS»ét û^ Y^vk roaÛB, . Qena. Wlnder: and 
 StriMr wer<^ otdered to adiq^t làair jnovoment; |o 
 tboiepf,the «nemft soiblQbJIfflfBtbia aifpiNiaiBf^;^ 
 l^fjC^^. ,Th^ executod tina ord^ wiybgf«àtiricUI> 
 ;fjld judgfnem, b^ taMçg >ii éçhran^ggi^ position^ 
 firelcbinf» (tcm my lèft a^^^roM tb» countrit» ,whe9,.the 
 ^émy. wàs likeljr tp appTOacb l^f qqarter ho ukm^ 
 ë|»,to threateo. Tfaifi movemént ludiiçed tbo jMpi^ 
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 til Qear s P. M. wlieti tbe ?îieiny jr<)#^d |içap<-. 
 ^^âiebattenr. The firiiig iioir tiçcii^^ bmbw 
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 . tfao «nettes fleet stood to sea. : ^: ' 
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 mmf i%tle miatb of tbe BKsairippi, rendered it 
 alddft Vvtidn» tbat tbe oifj at Kew-Orleans 
 ivoold be an jol^et of attaek. Tbèadvaoeeof 
 .ibe efiemj was annonoeed. In gênerai oÉden^iÉ 
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 of âié iujiions whieh dhllnglii^èd tlié'Ânieriéaii 
 èéittiieniç thè preViottt part 'of ffxé^ wàr. Fi va 
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 Usé eneiqtj, in ki|1èd and woaqdè^, wàs^tiiiilateâ 
 by Uegt^ Jiaé^y toëxécièd 600, ambng ivjbom 
 were a6 iinîiiàa^ qilàntriy of olËoers, * 
 : 'Thtf ea{iùture of tbis iiotillà'ga?e to Ibe entoihy 
 a liree enthulee Itilo ttiké^onoharfi^Qy iî^cèpi 
 |ni|t JMtiftaiiçe j^tsy nii^t inéët tjH^ tf' tinïpl 
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 .matioaps fiir en attaek on- Jaetoh^ft Un«&-* 
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 nil^t of l&e rUi», in gettibg their boéts a^i^oss 
 froin the lahe to' the mer» % wideningand 
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 •the liiofnittg of tbé 8tb JàniuaryrlSl^^ aild.ffvi 
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 liiiieii^ the ^âlB» >ii^Sve General Sir.pdwaré 
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 80 crf tinefr w*iiâdedy*l« peces of beàvy arffllêi^^ 
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 tbe ninulKir m «oen Qii^er eqibiiiaDO .«f peàetal 
 ^eksoQ» tfi|4; «etuàlly eiiga|ed ^igfkiiisr Yhe én- 
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 ^ rB^ an article in tf Jamaioa |ianer^'of tbe 3d 
 Bëoemlier, it ivàtf^ stoted»'*tl|1if ib0 éi^fdiHon 
 tl^tfn prepored to g<» afÉlnst fbe United: 8tate6« 
 under eommaad of \âir JQlexàiider Coebrane, and 
 
 tei^the Misi^issippi») onnw^ftd 0f 1 8li,ip of 8& 
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 ibe tbrjps eoiÉjloa^ the lipii^near^ !^^ 
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 itlioko oflît^rs etiéta iveire mit in 'ui^^pix «bo 
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 4(lRiieiit eouniiies, had atspeiatéd themseIreB 
 
 Intii. a battd of pirates, under tbe eklef LafiAle, 
 
 «ad Wt taken up tbeir résidence In t^e isfand 
 
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 , «ippi» Tbe goTemment of tbe Uoited fitMeg^ 
 
 ' «iRUsèd tbis uniawAiI éstflilisbiiieiit to be brokén 
 
 '«iÉé ^!|!bé expédition agfiiikst tbe Bàrritariaiis» 
 
 taijk possession of ail tlie picatieal Tessèls, tîietr 
 
 j^rizes, and a e«ns|den|b|e qiymtity of anps and 
 
 prope^trjr, vHbépt ^pposftioa,. on tbe i«th Sep- 
 
 tember» I8i^ Hie yesselB-tbAs iàkei^ een- 
 
 «^sted of six s^Moïiers, àiid one jAshioea^ èridsèrs 
 
 tind prizeb of tbe pirates» ène birig» a prise, aild 
 
 â'Urnicd sebeon^r^^tK la liaè <if llaltTe ^itb 
 
 ^esiteed tessëf^^'the pShites. Tbe estai»- 
 
 Usiim^nt <ni sbore, wliieh was «Iso.tabeki posses- 
 
 «iMi of, eonsiiM of aboût «p benses. Tbe pi- 
 
 Hutes liad iiÂinintèdmi ifaisfrV{B8»eisi^pieee»of 
 
 dfmiioÉ, j^ dlllf\»«Qt ealibiwfl^ and tbeir oulniMr 
 
 ;.;Msi«timtf bet^ 80O ««idioO(» inen,of »n 
 
 "lIlM^A a^félôur». Tbe jE!;xpedltién^ luminst tbe 
 
 te^tm'wù under oQUiiH^ of C«m. Fatterson, 
 
 ' «tf làeaavy, iiaving «n bttird a detaebmentof 
 
 li^iiï^ÉÔflps, onder eommaml of Cel. R<»bs. , 
 
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 " tetà^i^ tiseeMained,^^M:iÉiSr 
 
 ^t tt> tb^r diflperslpn^ rmiiAmpmm 
 
 tbe Brituli, refiMsting ibe jr|<p «eaneing tefiiiB 
 
 «r ii«l||^. IwSiifefNl» by aklfiii:#Mi4er*(ions» 
 
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 •net 01 t^o State. 
 
 . Oo the llth JamiRry, 18I5, thé ènemy, tto 
 ^oittBber, of 1500 o/sooi» meo. eflb?£l a 
 godiB» 00 Cumbei4and ishmd. On t&oï^dthh 
 f9hiifetr9 wat earrîtod V stopmj and» on the 
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 «leof^ : The militfa, in everjr |iart of the 
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 .^ritaifi and the United Stateê retidi^féd itfte- 
 ^êÊwy to occupa thîs place, lest it shoald fall 
 iiMo th'e posrsession of the enemy; On |tie ifitjb 
 AprU,4 8ls, fieneral "Wnkinson âpgearèftlrefQre 
 ^ at tlie head <Wj!é$pe6faMe force ; wbpb, 
 ine^rrison bcihg guminx^ned to sufrénder, thfc 
 
 tahisb troops ^vere immedlat^Iy émbarked for 
 nsacolaj and MoliiliB tâkjBli ni|»i^e«aÎMi ot W 
 
 ^tho United States' troçps.^ > i, . ^ 
 
 c^:i]|^8acoIa^ althougfa '« $paiu8h ^^9C, wa» iiQt 
 #opepIjr entitJed totliç eliàra|)tc|ir of iietitrill*^ 
 ^lie tonduet of the Spanisli ^ernor^ imino 
 idoabt as to Ms atttffUiment to ihe Btitiah^ and 
 bis bostile disposition toward the tJnited igtat^i. 
 jg^i^acola was at^aaiyluin ibr Ji^ie ,j|[i|4^ . 
 iH Péiisaeola, thejr were ann«d> protlsï^ed», and 
 'P^î4 Pensacola was a de|k>t et BritifS^ arma^ 
 ^m^0mi^ tÀEiiitors to |lirpi^t«# «tai^» ju|^>^ 
 Idiafia of .^(letjsvous f^ «veryal^ of tlie enenv» 
 
 . ilpetiier whiM$/blaclip'Qrj«di..^:^^v :^'':^-^.V>v-/- 
 fi Aà saoa-iw the !W^hi^mré»i0é»Ûk^U 
 endf aij^ Bn'tatn at Jibçrt^to direct lier vibolé 
 
 J^rçe acainsi tliç Umté4 Statesj tbe understiin4- 
 Ittjç wîth the goreraor ol^oHda, beeamé jie^ 
 jDK^sked, and tbe Britisb HiiBee^ boldfy dated 
 
 ; tfaeip pi^iie aota frooi , «• Jl^df|t^r£er»» Ve^§a' 
 
 «*^ aH^ thp British at tbeir «woitçiiotpt^», 
 
 HfNPto storm the tow^^ iUiIhwj^ d<)ff^ed% 
 
 S^m batteries, àivi aa^té(^1^^ll^|^ 
 
 jMtiëbi^sseJkiatliebajN 0n4^ ftl ]^ 
 
 4 •. ^l^i 181*, tbeattaekn'aff made,^,|fli^ thé toin* 
 
 *muaA iwj djyeetion of Gen. JaBJaog* / The fol. 
 
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 J«^ 1«wg at hbèrtjr to gp 6ut, did so ; tod «ySL 
 
 FVt fiowyfsr ma «logely bésieséd by' Ift^ 
 and ir^terkiMi Ihe 8th Febpuaw^ iSk bya^ 
 
 Jithîil cépCaîn muskët »hMof «m iftSSiSr 
 
 e«meni flNMiaB ambasb on ih^Mm^t^ 
 .Ihé a 8. gl»î£ PMsident, Com. 0^S% 
 
 
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 fd OB ft eruite fpom New-Tark, the 14th Jana- 
 wy, ±8iB» Th© slijp, ÎQ gobg avi;r tiie bar» 
 fiTQi^ed, «Qd fpfiered ^a mueh in eonsequenoe» 
 lis «fidently/to ft^Dl her saithig; aiMl vas tht 
 «ause f€ lier 8ii3>8equeiit caplure, l^y a superior 
 ^ree of théenein^. Ai 6 A: Jif i > on tlie iMh, 
 «Ke^'Pretideni leil in wilh f he eneniy's sqUadr^ii, 
 iMBisting i»^ the Màjestiov raaseei Ëndjrmioii^ 
 Bmione, T«tiedo8,^anti Despaieh Ifrigi Tlw 
 
 *i^#n# t<» tbe Président; viUëà sbc groniid- 
 
 lir tlie fiqèk, pjpevetttédi:lier oiitsifdliiig Iké 
 
 fleet. Tbè Endjniion , (inôuntinr : Mtj 
 
 lins; Si-pouitders, oni tbe main deeii);havSig ap^ . 
 
 iaehed wilbin* çun-dioty comnienised a JiriBg 
 
 5 P. M. tii«re mritb a view to «iel^ i^n to 
 i(ey ètrengfb with. tbe Président, fhé hAttr, 
 howerev, was enïibled to brin^ beriguacsA ii^^ 
 i^ hewff al to silenee tbe £Bâ^'B»ijirvùif t^ put 
 
 ïppptetf, tbat sbo eoiild/ witb great difficultyi be 
 ^Med, or kept'ailoat: TE^ aear àpproàeb of 
 ^e iiHtber sbips, oMiged tbe Pi^esident to ttban- 
 ti^ #• TesfCly'tliat mustyif not siipported by.ber 
 jMiÉ^^ W larrendfellii. 'ïbe Ptomon^iuid 
 pénedoB, «ame iip«nd engaged tbo PreiÛent at 
 juie siiiiie timot tbe Hlajestîe being ^so «itbi» 
 B-sbot* It VtnflT^o^'^B <M>4 improdeot lo 
 •0/OlrMfpft«ii|Bg^a fbrœ. Coin. Dfieatnr 
 A|b| ilàg^ and weBt on board tbe Itf «kj«Hi. 
 g^ifè be é^lhftred bis sword 4o Capt. B^^9 
 wèm^t offiéer ef tho squadHiik» vbo' politdy 
 ^d In Tbe trrlitciii piurole granted to 
 .BetatBr» ftpe«i|fed bliliaViBg siifroDdered 
 Preiideat to a BrMsh .viM^iyi^^Miji si- 
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 ewjaw^ ,^ ^U of tha Pn^iteiit fioùmted ^of 
 ^^i^dfuxtam wouiideiii Amons Uie Jdlled. 
 
 i^ .|3ainai«dore Jïeeatair» in liift.<M|8al «porté 
 
 aM WÀiiiiM «atiVoiii tlie fii^#t%J^àioii^ • 
 l^t^l (h<^£tri|ymidn bad on b^aid; ^ii^^(iiiliti«tt 
 ^boiV^Aorew, i Ueutenant, 1 àiasté^èr «ia|é, 
 m 4flU BeMBon, be^igini; |otbe Salera ttmt 
 irlieii lii^ jK^ioao»a8ed, wà» motiooles» aaà 
 ^m^iagealili», muil she beat né« sail», roilf^yS 
 v^H^g, aod fi^^ed her spars ; nor did 8b& k& 
 tb^sçiiadroiiuqld àitliours aftw tbé aetiph/aad 
 
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 H cf nm(r^ JiiiO, iriss. 9% 32-poand eacromdea 
 «a tbe ^uiM^a si-panod «arnmàïlMoo tb« 
 
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 fiiw» l^^«H»yBd awtaaadc^ àl 
 aad a thifllaff ««.piaundep!, aa tbe C4«» 
 l^eatUa» witb'à Àataplèmegt ajf ifio , 
 
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 «iHinded j tlie LéVftnÊ^ 9 killed^juid i:r wouml^d 
 On the I2tk Mafeh» the Constitution and he^ 
 pHmi, f«li, in Witit three Aritith frigate*. The 
 iHgàC«« iMpt in^^fter» in eliasé of the C<||itt$tu- 
 tiiu^ lest, by séparatiHg, t|i^y jiilglit bê^^M^ 
 êdj» Èueeegtiw, The CoMtittitUHï. ^Isiîiléd 
 moi eieaiNïd the «iieipyVsquadi^a r thè Çlyaoe 
 «ri^éat |îe#»Yori^ • and, the Wwiit was at* 
 taai^ i|i|^ talcjen by 0^^ JMt^^ «^rMrofi» ià 
 
 llWd^ «f Ihe néuiraUry ol the por^ 
 ^ |^theJ»ws<>iV nations. The Cou» 
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 ^jr-^J^^W» i«ï»i th0 U^ e. brig oTwa* 
 Sym^ ^tf^ m^ was oaptaivd» Nttet4i ehasé 
 Jf MkmÊft^ îw his Briiaiiiiio mi^ésty^s m^e 
 5M1W^^ pvaAkf^ th» ohaéôiv the f^vèi ilS^ 
 
 ••!5r"*É^ ^ flîor guns, beats, aneiiors, eaMél^ 
 
 vliiiMpi*' ■••'■/ ' -\ -.' iL'".;r. .,» 
 
 ^||^« ë|^ ^ay^tsi»» 'tïict^ii^ideîi^ ^(jf ^ 
 piiiM^fi^tOB i|^^ fbat bis ofiu 
 
 |6«^ittt» Mtafiistùt «n^i^ hat offçred hi* 
 iMnilian^ ir ordèr to.fii«imàté«|ieaoé,btotir«eii 
 g^ B^lal^ m4 the ^nkeA $^es^ Umi dbè 
 i?^ ^;^ ^*y^ ly the »wMdcat, ând ibat 
 tiiwe eit h m i ,| ipd hnên ;«omBi|Mot^ iàttéA 
 
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 ^{Ov the iRe«|tng ^ Congress liii l^ee^nhè^ ftU 
 '^'^ng, the PresfdenV iii hIs aijBÉtiiilM fo hefh 
 ^ l&fi^inedthem^ that'th^^l^ihi^:!^^ 
 
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 tewbarft dîwMéd a Ietter,4ù jBèptemberf fo the 
 ««*8ian govérament» tnamiittiig a dé^f» lo 
 treaC iiiifliediat^lj wttiî tlMAliierioait^pWpo^ 
 
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 ^itàtinio ilii^esly^ eiu}lo«e«!aHio0)r of the alÀ>^, 
 note, m a lelter of tli« èth lïbvember, lothè 
 
 ^?"**¥t,'*t?^** ***»• tlitted 8talefr,^t tbe 
 ^itj of Wàiilting^n» prQ|MiMiij|that tli0 tweiÉ^ 
 iwrniilèntii wqifW i»tçr iW«t%rt netfotf^ 
 ftk* ^fll ^rtnioatioh qf thè iKir, oé t#a» tliat 
 FOttW ^ miitiiàlly advaQtagéoâ«| aad thatlhe 
 neg^tiaftions woâld be eitteiwd itila atGotl^ 
 
 ^ ao««d0d t» by ihe Americav^overuiMNit^ fip 
 *"ftï* *^^^^*i? aa thc^plàoè ©f liMMia^itt^; i 
 
 ^^ tbe Qoniiiiiufpii^ 1^ f|ie:I!^«^^ ot^^ 
 
 ^^«fitottldti^'b^«f'.m%t«-^ ^- -^^ '-h^^; ^i^'?.«'/...- 
 ^8fo %^giare Qîid egiilvoeiitîiig ifti^iOsièem. 
 fiH o^B^ltièh «aMsters, thatT^a^^^^ 
 do^ted"; wiiéâier aor <Mimmi«g^^ 
 ^^l>^ipiâsd m 0» part of Britain ; «ad, WmÊ' 
 appoAted» it /i»M prëtty generally believed ma 
 içe âppoittf flftént watf âiereljr pro fbrma, mthout 
 «ilr iâtea%n|^ir jùriù 16;]^ terni oT 
 
 ^ffeip^^ appîÉifc ifci their 
 
 ioiiiiiit8»iQiier0^ Xord Oa^bi«r, H^ary Ooifl. 
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 î|«» J p^'Maom of Uiein |rei« élTcmMl in the 
 ftNki of r éfÉe i«a noii^ tiieré r^inàiocid n^ à 
 B^orâé^ h<»stâtô«8, 
 
 Jl ^Ét now «i^^Mit, <ll«t'âiéiie||;étiilti«ngat 
 
 "^"^ kmig: <Hi iIhmn» tliei» pendiiig be^ m 
 
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tje traite*, State* ; miâtù at Unîon thV«8tï 
 w Te «?»^ »«»^» M<r mified at tbé dty of^ 
 
 The tenus of tlie treatv belnjc eotiiidered 
 «J^i*nt, their ratîfifsatlôo Wèt lb]loi»èi h, 
 
 ^eiMàres^ early a» posiiWe, were ttf|eQ iù 
 J^heiD^aiid réitère t© theip oomitiit an* 
 
 ^SSHm^^I^^^ •^ Amerieaii pHioiierf, 
 eoniliied i» the deiiqts in Englawi; Amenr 
 
 ^/^ «ÎL^i^'^û»* BfitSQS«me5^; 
 g2V|jl|w^l*»%ht^^^^ tlieIrKouiitiy gBd 
 
 ww'» or 10 arint. 
 .^iQtfU^^^iate eYfot^]^^ 
 
 « wiit tbeiB to it, wiU mark» «^ Brltlili Im^. 
 I«my^ wliif^ wiU remain on Uiém fop Ul^ T^ 
 
 Ittid, keeper ofdie priiott of Bartinoopi £aTW 
 jW^red^a 1^(^164» oneVXSîip tSB 
 Ae^^Jï^f* V**^* fop drawing oui 
 SSSKS?!^*'^^**^*"- nie alarnirbell, 
 SS^^Z^!!^^^ to netreat t^ 
 
 2J* jp'^wN liwuoed nifuiy cf <|^ toi^M«#t 
 vni Êf ^d to d i te e te ir t h reaaifrl iMr W^eqp^irt^ 
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 ineditftted attein^t to 'osoape from a pitte^i 
 'vfhfntt fhey musf hâve been soon releaMd, with- 
 ont the riàt ef life. The nieasure» taken, by 
 ord^r of Bh9itlaild, pretiou» to tl^e massacre, 
 ^ivere; oalculated to preyeiK tlié peium ef the 
 
 Ïiiisoners, wbo were tiftis lèft ihe more espésed 
 6 the fire of the soldiery. While t)ius embar- 
 rassed) they vrere oharged by the soldiery f md 
 whilé rniiBHlg ii| ^reat confusion to discover |Ct«i 
 few dbors left open fbt> théir eseape into the pri- 
 son^ tfa^ were ilre4 o» i^y the centinels on tbe 
 IvaUs. Iq tbil nianner» 7 were killed, and 60' 
 WOimm* A^ecmimittee of the prtionerâ investi- 
 çated iliis transaction, and gave in théir report, 
 ail the àppeârance of a foui and pi^peditated 
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 The British goyeminent, in èrder toïejssén this 
 ' atigmà on tts offieers, agreéd to ^aye an Smresti- 
 gationlnàde by twÔ persons, otté tv lié app<ûiit- 
 ed % the British mîniâtçr, the bther by thé 
 Américair. Fi S*, L|Eirpcnt was àppointed by t|i|i 
 foirttier, and Charles Kingb^ the latfer; l'hel^f 
 Mri of thèse cenimissioBers eertainly eofteiieo 
 «Iti Apparent cufpability of Shorthind, but the 
 oorrée^SH* of the t«p<»rt has been d«nî«d by thé 
 pHs^ners, iiot froni any wilÂil représentation bf 
 the eomiDisftioiiers» bat l^tn « want of ^8ilffieieil<; > 
 ll^Ri^atlbB «V imquJiT* - •" ^^^ r * 
 gThe siiiljeét of Blrtnioor Is féf^^T^ 
 tifé pnrpose bf direeting tlîe rladert to fbe 
 period oi the maataere, but -Mithout ^r<}n- 
 tetttidr ettteriiig^iiito a détail, wh^ ihe 
 llisënt Ifmits will not atloiK^;; tt w<|ttein|Ée^^ 
 fil ample ^lÉJéct ibr a Tôlffh^, àod#1ir^ndèr. 
 
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 ■ :; iThe eneiny-aofenowleilged « loss rf fonrteteu 
 ^illtd, 9iid twéi|ijf-eiflit ivoilDdéd ;/ bot Mj^r 
 %layo, ivho ^aa in eïiarçfi.of iIiQ.pf|z^t iaid Abat 
 the nùiJibep waa c^rteinljr. g|;ei^li^f .4^;^ 
 ])lckenii^,'4li€! ciD|»ina»de.r df.l2ie,Pàtgii||lé^^^f^ 
 killt-d* ftud tbti boac^iv^aifi» sfieond lieuienant/i^lv 
 ser/'and |wo: r|iifdiaiHimè%^K,j^^u,is#j^|^^i^^ 
 
 "%'^fcbfe wàr lietwçfe» clie Unj^ed Slates and GreUt 
 l^riMn, left 4 ittvouràble opiiortunity for.tbe i»j^ 
 Tste» of Afk*i^a, to prf^ on tbe p^idr^flji»^ «^ 
 ipropert j gt |he Apericaiis. ,3'hf Àli^il^09* 
 elaped;^^ ^ntf fttted oiit a^çl il^wïgijl^ 
 . ^ Thé waiMwUh Éritain buviog terÀniatf^ 1m 
 ilmerioaii goyeriiiBent fittçd jWi^ » r«)9péctiible 
 fleet;^hich jailed in two^^É>W**"^ %*^ î^*" 
 
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 it almost beyopd «ftfjodit, 
 inaneiit impression bas' 
 •^xine gpyernniefit $ tbai, 
 demandedi and tbat 'a pea«fi Ha» 
 
 
 ère OQW dîetated by ih© ABieflJiM»|. 
 
 lii« followlnip iajU the é*»^®«^^ 
 ilQUohed for*!: ;.' .■":i*'' ■••:'-^ '/'-^'y^'- •^•'■'''' ^^^-^'s^^-^^i'^'^™ 
 
 Corn. Decatvff.eoiiilH^i^nw 
 àrriv^ ai Gibraltar on fli^ ll^ June, 1S16. On 
 tiie 17tli inst.oflf'C*pe^deGtttt,theAmer|o«ui» 
 feÛ în wîth I» Algérbie fHgttte ùf 4a gttniç^^à»^ 
 between *00 and 600 men, oarràNH^p Admirai* s 
 ipg $.8be struck af|er «jninning1^;bi pf ^mi^ 
 notes. Tbis Âlg^tlné Admirai wa^kiHed. 1%e 
 jètterriere IM 4 men woonded^nr a mQtjkétiliot. 
 tl^ 4«A June, tb^«q^ii|«PW^W'5^^^ 
 
 ptiired aà Algenoe b% of ft& guns, 
 ^. iD«pf. «The AbEerines loU J|| ;fiK^|;]#^ 
 ^Th» Americans soffered jdo loss. 
 
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 Bavibg f^vén i» pnge 21 and'22 tbe KsTof % 
 Aoierioan navy, al it stood avilie oommoiifill 
 nient of Ihe war, it may Ife eonsidéred interest- 
 ing to kaol^ how tho Liiliputian iiavy stood at thft 
 «nd of the war, wWob was to **,W«w it oui fp^ 
 thewateir." ,1^ fbllowiné is the naval liBt of 
 8tiipping»mJuii0, 1815. TboM vesselg, wboie 
 naMes are marktod (•) are suob a» remain of ihé 
 DavM forée before the war, Those marked ($) 
 arebuUdiog. Those miirked in l^olio are sueh 
 «• ^eiw. caj^tured firom the Britbh, during the 
 yar, The reit haie been bililt of ptifebàsed 
 dttring the war.i; Tboie that are l^ank haye no 
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 - 1» 
 
 Pcit 
 Asp 
 
 "il 
 
 r.^^v^ ^ ^.. 
 
 ii • SclùQp Càu^ 
 H% J?incà 
 
 , W- • .. ^ V Montgomery 
 
 ^; . ,* >f rferdtitént ' 
 
 Br''>^|;étchfépltifte 
 
 
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 <j^i***C^ ^' 
 
 
 
 
 '^ 2^'^ gito-b««t» bâte b«en «lOefijrMM» 
 
 .vil 
 
 fi.A..>>. 
 
 
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 il ' 
 
 Vê 
 
 I ^W# 
 
 -> 
 
 
 U-C4 • 
 
 •♦ 
 
 
 'Mi 
 
 ilEinetie, to ftetermitie»^ Wlittt 'Aumber of Ameri- 
 can sbi^» tf&d their ntes» woaM Iw snffiekDi lo 
 ^fttrp^ the British oftYy» taUiig tfaç ii»ir»l e^Dtt 
 W Ae laie war «a uw^lc b; whioii^^^eiiilplftto^f 
 find bow kmg H IvoiiM tàké (^ ^fioe w 110- 
 oeséary numbér of'Vessek, taidtig tli4» ioei^tafo 
 1^ the navy, duHng tbe wari a» *»«*»• V; f ^ 
 tlie entire numberAfprizes, f8ipl|irèâflN»fi»tb# 
 
 enèmy, appearsi 1^ Î9%»' fci»l^4Ma«iirt ^ MS*. 
 
 As a part of a Méâ pHài^^h^p^ 
 Wilkinsott peaetmed into iWpimiûeti «f Lowèf 
 Canada, an tb« S«lh lilàreb^ in^'^wkl ivas n^t 
 by tbe enemy at Odell town, nlivai be fprM nt 
 «verjr pofatt. At La €k>Ie tbe «hmsi^t too]^ B^8% 
 sion ef a tai^ «tone infllVfi*o:iii 'fbcioée hej^ 
 cnabied to annajr tbe Amerieénl^irifb^ wM^. Tm 
 UtOI wai safrti^,tbat«aii^t^-IMHiD«lerirM 
 fiMii#lnt«IBeSeniâ9niake abreaiii. ^be eoemy w 
 «enèrted tf ba 9600 mom. À fit^ Uvely eùiBi 
 ade vas k#t np hy tlie enemy* àad returned wli 
 irm f^onr. 8evei«i^ ^e^nte ebai^et w^ 
 made Uram tbe inm^gibMt tbe j Mii »| # »P t»til»fe; 
 vy; wbieb w«r« verirtedwitbih» 9w«<««^ Ml^^ 
 étj aad eeolaeitf. €k>B. llir«liftiiiii» flnding || 
 breaeb ewildlw dK^ed.'iritbdin^ lOaneii» «|i 
 
 wbiob brake Wtbigb ; tieiit. 0^bee #as sbot 
 thrWajb tbe Innés; Uent W|ii|li bépt up tb* 
 «renntaorderedioratara. fi^li1lotpo6siUe}| 
 
 totbe bi«|ài7JliA.lil!lL#^ 
 
 aaidlmsafUeal^ 
 
 ;*i. A 
 
 ii-à;;: ï^i^^wîiJi^liSv 
 
 
 * ^-*^eir weunas, ^l^pbeni np eoal^^ luid eon?» 
 IfpiiBK^ ^beir p<irt».|iirtfr^b|iyf|ted tg 
 

 INDEX. 
 
 
 .•S'il 
 
 V*, 
 
 ■i,A.-,.j ; 
 
 
 
 3P^ 
 
 Act â«cMrg w«r, 19 î vbte «f Congrest, m 
 Ad^ims aQd Caledonia) Brigs, retakeo, 5t. 
 .A<iimttî.frig»tey <i«sir<7ed, 346. . \* 
 
 AlarwonNiiteprfaft^tkr, 3f. jr» >,- • -, 
 
 # Alertr^mofwar, takenby the Euesc, 44^ 
 
 AwxMidrï^plttiid^r o^ nr ; bold attempt by Coi«* 
 fi^odo^ R«4g^t;, %»t«ifi» Pertcr, aod E^rm to 
 preventthé réuirn of Oie^eneiny, 338. , *- . 
 
 AU«i», Ç^»Ui^* J^Tery ûf, «t Dy^r*» Creck, 3391." .,.^ 
 
 mgusjy. 3. sc^MiOii^, taken by the qicfny, l4s,'\ 
 
 Armutiçe oo^^^onherh froDUtt, i^s termiiutiQa 
 
 - ;oft43. . - ^^ 
 
 jJTest of a suppoted ?|jy, Sf. 
 Aab, a. S. ichoonerylbtaTiB defimca of* Ï7ff. 
 
 'J* ï*.*,)^ ^;.^;i,t, «•«s'^ 'i'^,* 
 
 y^i 
 
 lûmor», approach to, M «tteetp 
 — '*"" — , -nirturn nnif iWpilïHiCjiîr IPO. 
 
 
 mh 
 
 
 s- 
 
 €liapio».Captûn»Mc%p««^]oi " 
 ;«,\« enemy, 106 ; ««ftcifiàlb »«. 
 
 «■•ir neir £oit Qe<u|;e^ 154# 
 
 #a/- 
 
 V' 
 
 •'si' 
 
 
 i^IKimI iilli liiiiÉÉfcililÉaiiMMIMtiaiMMÉi 
 
M 
 
 11 
 
 i(. 
 
 iimsScl 
 
 
 CfaftiMieOfirftaîr'àtt SiSis. '^ ' 
 ' Chftteaugay> battle at, 1 U'A ^ >: '^ . 
 Chauncey, cruises an4if»nsiâ^tion8 tff, on.Lak6 Oh- 
 
 tarip, ri, 108, 1 10, ltf,'n«, I is; , 
 
 ebesapeake, frigfMiç, Mrrivaf^of, 79^^j|^|riiipDf^ «p^ 
 takeDr,d8. . ' ,» .; ^ ' ^' ,-4, 
 
 Chesapeake b^, tiNiiMclion i», tâ^O^. ' " ,, '. )' 7 
 Chicago, massacre of Ihe garj^oj^^of; jB6;" ' " ', ^^ 
 Cbippawa, battle at, 249." " '' ' " * I^,^ . "; 
 Citixens of the United Sta^k ordercd tôi^itîl^Câtm^ 
 da, 45. } > 
 
 g, Con^éss, iHeat<^ arrivai of, at Poitsmoxithi.Tdj^. 
 
 p . Congress, proceedings of^ 16', 19S<* ' "' ^ ,^" , '^^ ' ' ^\ ^ 
 i * Constiti(tion,>irate, escapé of, 2fl(. * '■'*-' ^ "*' 
 ^^ Cro^ili^ |l^f j|6f Xx^ecôr^è, defence of Xx)W^ 8imdu8k|r^ 
 
 Ciu^béHand iè^hd,' èivntiy Itodè^ ât, 291 . \ ^; '^ 
 ^1 Xyme ma Levatit» Britisli aigpmi takeo, 2f f^ ^ '';;*;j 
 
 Jteal, Brittsh armed sloôp, capture of, 189*'. ,,. • jLpf^s, 
 
 .ttKitttoor pAkom iMiMiacre at, a99,.. ; ^ ^ . • 'î. '^^i 
 ni#*^ «tN^ ^ ^ s>^ natiooscir r&dlans, j^, 
 
 -^ . ^^ing Bllipi •Ub|9cts.*-«nd reprisais, 3l0| ^1Y 
 
 ^"^^' -report tx>'<S4»»i^Bii,tm^^ ■ • ■ 
 
 Détroit, surrcnder of;.Mi.,.,jj;,.^^;. ^«, .%^^^tv^'i' v.v^^ 
 Domiiûco, Britiab: sç}|^c^,^-i|(g|îp^j||||^ j,m^x'^^$, . 
 
 , -: .- ■■■'.. - ■^■^. t^ rMii::»; &àî^^:^- i|^-^<;.-"' ^W^^ '• '^ A . - 
 
 -' " ' ' i^:^f}^m\H- ^n; . 
 
 Eldndg^tlâeutjMmi, «ut<F»i 
 
 ed by 'the injmsj^,^ ^ ■ v^^îîL'iP-' ■' '■î'»'* 
 
 llrie, BritiAfoK^i»Ml^Mi»> At p fc t ^ 
 
 .^altempt of the enemy to Moki», IfiiK'N^^tttiiM ^ 
 
 * tb» enemy liéat^, Montted, b^ ordcr of Geuen|) 
 
 
 ter, Briti»lr,bi%f .taken i^ tht'fiMMSà}!^ t^ ^ 
 
 W-' ''■%".; rr,;,f. , ^^ • 
 
 iA-'>'> -^ 
 
^EU^'.^Wàii: 
 
 ~ f 
 
 ■4l< 
 
 '-':%. 
 
 Fed6faIGasetl^^tinietiopii«ffdia«fle««0^«l 90 -^ 
 
 :;tiinore,-3«|-,.' ;■:: --/ .A ' "" V'^T..- ' 
 
 1^ortGeorg«|«Micltflf(|Stiie^«t»10jC»IOT, i Va « 
 
 opter, Mt. (UfMfMklxim»iw^ikfmtKAitmaLÙé\fy^ 
 '""lin, bok, bttrw d«|bM« «4 fiSlv ^» >^r - .^ 3.«^ 
 elitova,j(ttaitiDO tnasakum xit pmifatn ikt^ 
 
 y.8i.idQ9p>taliflpil9tlieeiiea^y,trU .?<£ , ^ 
 
 Qeo«»^Mrlrftr»^«ay|«ref.|»»tfi« '<^*, à' i-i . 
 
 Gcorge!ft itSa^ landing on^ md bntMdt 1 •!«, ' %r " ^^ 
 !!PJi<mt»i]tegoU«tion»trt»t97. < ,i;.\ 4^.^:.' ^ .. 
 ^ 1er «ad E«glA, U;S. ifawpri^ IttiMylliilBUÉf , 
 
 ^frieM»Bii^h6igàtié,#i||ttwo^4)k ^ « 
 
 ' ; ^IPttpoli, Wmiam He^qr.si^ioiiiM t»^ comnniMl 
 «f the nf^hàélfmi0mniir4'90^-Èém Fort 11 «IdMi». 
 
 ^^ feats him «t th0;|> l ti yili l |i i iyii f, m^ 
 
 «^lîii «tmr at PMf^e ial», «lii igucwdftiQ 
 ' ^'i^ock, 13f. ■ ' .^: • > . . "'ip ' : i-a-^*^. 
 nSihrison, fort, titttck oÇ «?«-.» ■ • -^-^u^ v 'a-t , y?--? 
 ^htoneal retrôBpeict, 7. , ;„ ^ M-v j. ^ 
 
 Hull, Qeneral, appointed to /eommand the 
 
 odit^reih 94; tntadet Canada, a ; 
 ^ tion,i« ; transacttona in C«M4a» Sf f «ritoHiet^Zil' 
 
 «j 
 
 fe&f}S 
 
 ^ 
 
 .* 
 
 ■ ' V s 
 
 
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 '''•''.W^^v' * '*- '^^^~%' 
 
 ^ 
 
 
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 nmiaos) nài^#eit[UA,4ii^dâîiMit%gam8U 67 j soatii^ 
 , , 194, IW, 198; ♦«9, 300 Jtt«Vf 10^.207. à = ^ : * 
 
 Izvd, denerali 'iaarQh;of, from Plattsburgikto filack 
 , Itoc|t».M«., ..,.,. ^ ^,, ^ , ^, .^^ . 
 
 laivir Bradait IH8«te,c9ptar6i>^'r». < ^ii^^J * 
 
 Kent Uland, iâ th»'JC h é »^ft i « i ; . taten poaaeaakw 4f 
 . ^^tbé enemy; 180k / ^ ,. js • r^fn- . '• tA,Vf jr -s v 
 
 fiÉt^r<uiec^Cai»i«iii, blockaMth«fidiiAe€ltoy<Min^^ 
 r fi ; ca|)taK4 Ihe brigr «f war Peacoekf » ^ klOed, 
 89 : hénéitf» to bu memorjr» do, 9]i 93»>^' • / ^'^'-^"^ 
 
 LaCole, battle o^ 806. 
 
 Lewis^ Çoaitnodore» drbir» ibsMttiéti^ fronr Jjft^Jwt 
 land 8di^i4«148; efigag«dth««neinfy»^7.*. ^ "-i;'5; 
 
 Little Yorl^, la Canada, tafcen bjr th« Ameriçans, 8 
 
 ^^^gtfointj^lwdhiQii »» 8f9. « . .. . 
 »wer MarIlierouieb..biirnûi§ oi pi«|M^jg|f9r; 
 
 t*' 
 
 «»i 
 
 ^4- 
 
 #^teni dlstiict, 158$ drôve the ebemy to TWêtH' 
 
 mile-cFeek, »155 ; témméd U'^ùHQ^^iîSô •' 
 
 burikt Kewafk, 16; evacuated Fort Qemgeéià} 
 
 'justifie» ldii«irn ccrtidîw^|fliii' t ' k L ^ 
 
 rMOÎoDoii^, CoiiliiiodMi^^ the «Miiif lonâà 
 
 Maeed«miii|i, »rWab J^|j(rtt,*cpç«kl*K^ , ^ 
 
 MaitiiîlgD»4wttte;o^ 41^ '^:r: iii':^t-jïY :'^:-'ap^d^:-'.0^- :- 
 Bf aaaaaquoi bay, aflfair at, t-**.* ■ - v H . J^ ir ï^ • 
 
 Meif^ fbrt^ attack of; 80. / : l ',^"-:î.: • T-i^i. . :-: V- ^''^B.- 
 Alix'«3Mr. attempt todestraytiiel^lMèiiftl^^^^ 
 
 MilAâ^ÉÉli^by General WUkinaMi, 39Jr ^ 
 Ifaunt pesart, affiOr «t, 340.^4^^-' f ; v^^i^i^-^t :# 
 
 
 
 
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 tr 
 
 H' >, 
 
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 Wk 
 
 <1 
 
 *'i 
 
 Navy, listofrSl. ' .t^ .'; -, .: ", ,,:^'*->v " 
 
 Kavy» Ust of the» in June» ISli^ 303. '« .-» .^ «.'^ .%> 
 Xlew-Yoffc) j^itoceediRgs of gcneral ntec^tilng'at) U^i^ 
 «iïTOluDUiy woriL At the fprtificadcHa.of^ f 45. 
 N«w-Orleau»} approaqh tO) and(bftttle necoTi 976. - J 
 l^l^ra, fof tr^oUiitcinade «^ .54 ; frontier ravag^d by 
 ^ the enemy»''^ W^.tOt- lfif3|> U^fence'^Qf by Captain 
 M*Àeon» 164. . *• ->*;. <r,>ii>T-rt"^i4.*-»,^ 'lyriu*^, n 
 
 >rth Carolina, fiiyasionbf) lt7t,i • ..-^ ' i-r. . ^> ^ 
 
 ''l.Ogdensburg» botàbardnient tfî, 60 f- t^Uadtdn» t'A* < »' 
 ■* Oswego, fort, attack of, 215. ^- >• ' ' ' t-is- , . » v .S "*'" 
 Qtt«r€v«ékr<iefence of, Jl*# -i*'/!''" > %*<.-' ^ ^^ ^ <. J -^ ,^ 
 Owlrhead Navrows, affa^ at» 184. . •'-'^ -'% <j^ U 
 
 *ûjmy Joshua, taken by theenemyt 187. ' -i^^-x" \iA 
 ^efitt-icola (^ntisred by tbe Amçrican army, 394. • ''" : '* 
 Perry, Commodtre, dcfeata and «aptures the eiieiny 
 
 on LakeËrie, 115. ^^ ' .' ;.,î ,u».-si\^-' 
 
 Pettipaug captpred by tbe enemy^ Sa&ïî'* H ; , ,^ 
 |, PÎattaburg e||tered by the enemy, 1^1 } jMttle o^ 361 
 ■f ' . greface, 3. - , • ... ,^> ;*^> kxJ|e.i^^.î .; . ? 
 1^^ Breparaiions pireptratorf to^M*,^. . ' 
 
 ' Pre«ident*s message of Ist June»! B19) ^Coogreps, 1.4». ^ 
 Prisoners, restoration of, 36. ■\^\ * 
 
 JjforMBfa, HHoi^er o^ Cf^v^df dKtiifi^dM^IJraiV 306. # 
 
 ^ Qtteenaton, biattleef;«6>|bij|rr. *«^-^-v\T^î*'' ^^t;^^'^- '>^- • 
 Queenstowft(Ciie««pealcè1to)r)'taâken by th'è eneiÀy^ 
 
 Hecmîtingcommeneed, SOf '^^^ ' V* ^ ,^^, 
 Aeindeer, BHtish brig, takéri by 'Hiè Wflït», irti 
 
 ri 
 
 ■i * 
 
 

 =-■- 'If, 
 
 «Il duel, i^ / Yspfy rf '-^^^^-^-'^iiS^'fflS 
 
 9qQaiD,eiiem]r«^34o.' . *f"i^ . -.^t 'f.' 
 
 St £#w«ci^ cèbtuivs on, ïô«. , ^ 
 
 St. m^l% (eh«»«iK»ke bnr) attuck «m, li<». 
 
 St Ii^iE^et, lamUak^At» 334. ^ 
 
 a|.^J4WeiM«*\ Britbh shqi of»Oguiif,««Ij*# 
 
 vQtMRIOi 843* ' f i* > ' I ' ■ ' ^ 
 
 Sjmo, U^S. bri|f, captured bjr the eneny, 99i% 
 
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 -1," 
 
 'f 
 
 tecvœseb, d«ftth pt, 126. . > W, 
 
 T««ty of peace, mtified, <9ti. tl 
 
 #^-' 
 
 Vnitcd Sfatet and MacedonÀn -,-__ ,«.w^ 
 : saiM irom Nev-York| yWi i ^wlftr'lSio" 
 
 
 Van RamiMllMry Qéwmâf îhvaaMCaiÉrfii^ «ft$.«l^ 
 
 R redoubt <m tbe bciglita ^ l^ieéiMtoii, ê$i de» 
 
 ' fM ^wd timoder of tbe Ameii^n ttoops^SO i 
 
 VenMMit, mtenior d^ èaHalibnie thé nulitia freai 
 >the aeniceof tii^ United Stutea, 190. 
 
 ▼iuflipy.^ s. b»Ç> takeu 4y tbe enenkar» i^ 
 
 !?^te**»wâ bf pMclamalloiii |»; ^ ^* 
 bingtoncity, approaich lo, ai^ cmtui 
 
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