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VOL. XIIi
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.PUBLISHED'1 in* GALES AND SEAToN, ♦
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.WASHINGTON CITY, TLV?>Li.VY AUGUST 31, 1813
m*. 3019
WASHINGTON CITY.
J\l6[MpAY, AUGUST 30.
' , of it l.ctrr from'Brig. Gen, Boyd
rt 'iftc Sec'y of IVar, dated
\ Head Quarters, Fort George, Aug. 24.
I SIR—I have the honor to report, that
14 day-break this morning, the enemy
kttacked us at all our piquets, which re-
tired towards the camp, pursued by his
ldvance guards. A skirmish ensued
n the village, with little effect upon us;
irter which he retreated, having come
within reach of our cannon, but never
within musket-shot of our entrench-
ments. One capt. of the 49th and a few
privates nave been brought in prisoners.
We lost 2 men and a few wounded ; the
enemy left about 15 dead on the differ-
ent grounds. He is supposed to have
brought his whole force into the field ;
but finding our position so strong, de-
sisted from a general attack. Sir Geo.
Prevost was in person at the attack.
His force is withdrawn out of our reach
into his strong holds.
I have the honor to be, sir, your res-
pectful ob’t servant,
JOHN P. BOYD, b. g. c.
Hon. John Armstrong, Sec’y at War.
We cannot help calling the attention
of our readers to the noble conduct of
Croghan and his brave associates at
•Sandusky, after repulsing the enemy,
as detailed below. The enemy had
sought their lives, had openly menaced
their extermination, had declared that
he would give no quarter. He was re-
pulsed; he was vanquished by a hand-
ful of men. He left the ditch full of his
wounded, and retreated with precipita-
tion, leaving his Indian allies scattered
at a distance round the fort, to revenge
the loss of their comrades by chance
shots from the deadly rifle. Regard-
less of the danger from this fire, our
brave soldiers employed themselves,
after having been on duty for 30 succes-
sive hours, in letting down water in
fciuckets to the wounded of the enemy in
t he ditch, whom the darkness of the
n ight and the uncertainty of the retreat
o f the enemy prevented them from rc-
lieving in any other way. What an in-
t ere sting subject for tne painter and the
poet 1 What a beautiful picture of ge-
nerosity and humanity does not this cx-
Mhab! Such a scene in other nations
Woulld of itself immortalize the actors in
it. But here, it is only regarded as a
trait marking the conduct of American
citizen soldiery, which, wherever its
character has been fairly developed, has
slvo-ne forth with peculiar lustre.
Hrratum in our last.—In the reticle headed
“ Ai Key to the Letter,” in the 20th line, for
“ pending with” read “ pending which.”
THE ATTACK ON SANDUSKY.
T'other interesting particulars.
We are sorry to perceive, that all the
•r founts hitherto received .concur id
presenting the conduct of the British
cis this occasion, as affording ample
pr aof of the characteristic barbarity and
/ thsanguinary disposition of that na-
I tiwm, which has been called by men pro-
fessing to be Americans, the ‘ bulwark
of religion,’ and the 1 shield of oppress-
ed humanity ’ From sources entitled
to credit, we learn, that when Colonel
El liott demanded the surrender of the
Fc irt, he stated that, unless his demand
w as promptly acceded to, a general
m tssacre would ensue. And when col
S hurt, who commanded the British re-
g; t'ars destined to storm the Fort, hud
lo rmed his troops in a line parallel with
th e ditch, he ordered them, in the hear-
ing ; of our men, to leap the ditch, cut
do vn the pickets, and give the Atneri-
cai is no quarter. This barbarous or-
der , which none but a savage could
git e, was not, however, permitted to go
unp unished; for the words were hard-
ly pi it of the mouth of the British corn-
man dcr, when the retributive justice of
Pro\ ridence arrested him; and the
wret ch was obliged to sue lor that mer-
cy w hich he had determined not to ex-
lend to others. It may be observed
here, in honor of the character of the
Amei 'ican soldier, that although our lit-
tle ba nd were well aware of the fate
which the enemy had prepared for
Hhem: yet, they w&re no sooner subdu-
ed, th an the Americans lorgot their
crimes ; in their sufferings,; and the
wound cd in the ditch, whose groans IV
consta it calls fur water were heard by
our tin ;n in the fort, were supplied with
that necessary article, on the night suc-
ceeding the discomfiture of the enemy.,,
by the generosity of the Americans
who, with considerable hazard, -ventur-
ed to risk their lives in order to allevi-
ate the sufferings of the very men who
had plotted their entire destruction.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
“ Cornfield Point, Md. Aug. 24.
££ In the course of last week a negro
fellow and his wife, the property of
Caleb Jones, St. Jeromes, and a negro
fellow, the property of Samuel Bean,
of the neighborhood of Point-look-out,
absconded from their masters, and went
on board of a British brig then at an-
chor considerably below Point-look out,
and close under the eastern land. It
was not known to tjieir masters howe-
ver that they did go to this vessel ; of
course no mischief was apprehended
from her. But on Sunday night last, to
the great surprise and terror of the
neighborhood, Mr,-Jones received a vi-
sit from his fellow, accompanied with
about twelve or fifteen British. They
took from him every negro he had (six
or seven in number) except one, who
happened to be from home at the time.
They robbed him of many of his sheep
and hogs, of his poultry, and much of
the contents of his house. They also
took several other negroes belonging
to different persons in the neighbor-
hood ; and his fellow, who was their
conductor, was armed with a brace of
pistols and a sword and treated his mas-
ter very insolently. At the appearance
of day they went off to the brig which
had, in course of the night, moved from
her original anchorage and came up'off
Point-no-point, where she is now at an-
chor.” '
“ Nev-0 deans, August 2.
££ By express of Yesterday, we learn
that 700 Indians had advanced to the
settlements on Fish river, and had de-
stroyed several plantations. Should not
their number increase, or if the Spani-
ards do rot join them, they will be se-
verely punished for their temerity, as
we can carry into the field about 1000
regular infantry and artillery. But it
is positively asserted that besides nine
boxes of powder and ball, which the
Spanish Governor acknowleges to have
given to them, they have received at
Pensacola, arms of every description-
There is a British vessel at Pensacola of
nineteen guns, and little doubt is here
entertained of the triple combination of
Savage, English and Spanish enmity.
A court martial convenes at Grand
Terre, on Lake Barrataria, now a mi-
litary post, Camp Celestinc, for the tri-
al of ten or fifteen mutineers, and of
Major Henry of Volunteers. It is 36
leagues distant from New-Orleans, on
the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and
about 12 leagues from Cat Island, the
independent establishment of piratical
smugglers, to repel or control whose
atrocity this post was established. Ve-
ry unsuccessful however are their ex-
ertions, as our enemy is fully supplied
by these double enemies. About two
weeks since, the sloop of Avar Herald,
(English) sent several launches with
about 100 men to attack them—
they were repulsed, losing nearly all
their force. At the moment of this
conflict, Major H. D. Pierre, of volun-
teers, Avith all the force at Camp Ce-
lestine, was in advance With the same
object in view ; when a squall atising,
the barges upset; they lost all their
properly and two men.”
FROM SACRET’S IIAIiBOR.
few>Yi>rk, August 25.
A Naval Officer who arrived in the
Steam Boat from Albany this morning,
informs us that Commodore Chaunccy
returned to Sachet’s Harbor from his
second cruise on Thursday last. While
out he fell in with the British squadron
under Sir James L. Yeo, and after con-
siderable manoeuvring succeeded in
getting to the windward. Sir James,
finding he had lost his favorite position,
tacked and run for -Kingston, when
Com. Chauncey followed him, and after
chasing him iuto the harbor returned
himself into port. It was understood
that the Commodore would not go out
again until the ncAV schr. to carry 24
gunfe, should be fitted for sea, which
would be in about 10 days.
THE NORTH-WESTERN ARMY, *
It will lie sfrtn, by the following arti-
cles, will shortly move for Malden.
This important event will probably take,,
place early in next month. Governor
Shelby, with the Kentucky volunteers,
will rendezvous at Newport pn the 31st
instant. Col. Constance, with the 3d
regiment of infantry, embarked at New-
Orleans and got under Way to join the
north-western army, on the 11th July,
1000 strong. lib, will land at Cincinna-
ti. When concentrated, the north-
western army will consist of a force of
4000 regulars, and 3000 Kentucky and
Ohio volunteers. The whole will be
seconded by the naval force of comma-
dorePcrry. With such ample arrange-
ments, and such an imposing force, no
doubt can be entertained but that tiie
result will be completely decisive, and
the contest in the north-Avest will be put
to an end. Should this object be ac-
complished, the north-western army
will form a junction \vith that of the
centre ; and the future operations of the
American land and naval forces will be
directed to the north, towards Kingston
and Montreal. Mercury.
nor of Kentucky is about to take com - I to w.rslfp and-to do thy will with
ihand of the troops of that state ; could
your excellency think proper to follow
xumple. I need not tell you how
liis
highly •gr.tify'ng it would be to, clear
sir, your friend,
W.M. Jf. HARRISON.
To his excellency Qovirnor Meigs.
,From the Ohio Eagle, August 11.
By the politeness of general Carpen-
ter, just returned from Upper Sandus-
ky, we are enabled to lay before our rea-
ders late intelligence from the army, by
which it appears that ail the militia
from this state are to return, excepting
two regiments. A few days more will
decide what part return that, are from
this county. All were well and in high
spirits.
On Saturday last, the folloAving friend-
ly Indians breakfasted with gov. Meigs,
vsz. the Crane, capt. Anderson, Black
Hoof, and the Snake. Two hundred
and fifty-nine of their warriors have
joined gen. Harrison, and intend fight-
ing in defence of the U. States.
Head-quarters, Upper Sandusky,
August 6th, 1813.
Dear Sir,
Your excellency’s letter of the 4th
instant, was delivered to me yesterday
morning by col. Brush. The exertions
which you have made, and the prompti-
tude with which your orders have been
obeyed, to assemble the militia to repel
the late invasion of the enemy, is truly
astonishing, and reflects the highest ho-
nor on the state.
Believing that in a formal interview I
could best explain to you the intentions
of the government and my own vieAvs, I
determined to come on to this place to
see you, I have now the honor to re-
peat to you in this way the result of my
determination upon the employment of
the militia, and most of the facts upon
which my determination is founded. It
has been the intentionlof government to
form the army destined lor operation
upon the lake Erie, exclusively of regu-
lar troops, if they could be raised; the
number was limited to 7000. The de-
ficiency of the regulars was to be made
up from the militia. From all the in-
formation I at present possess, I am con-
vinced that there will be a great defi-
ciency in the contemplated number of
troops, even after the militia now in ser-
vice, and Avhose term of service will not
expire immediately, have been added to
the regulars. I have, therefore, called
upon the governor of Kentucky for 2000
effective men—with these, there will
still'be a delect of perhaps 1200 troops.
Your excellency has stated the men
avho have turned out on this occasion
have done it with the expectation that
they wdulcJ be effectually employed, and
that should they be sent home, there is
no prospect of getting them to turn out,
should it lie hereafter required. To
employ them all is impossible. With
my utmost exertions, the embarkation
cannot be effected in a less time than 15
or 18 days.
Should I even determine to substi-
tute them for the regular troops, Avhieh
are expected, to keep so large' a force
in flic field, even for a short period,
would consume the means which ure
provided lor the support of the cam-
paign, and which are only calculated for
the number of men above stated.
I would recommend, under these cir-
cumstance, to your excellency a middle
course, viz. to dismiss all the militia,
but two regiments of 10 companies oi
100 men each, and an usual proportion
of field and platoon, non-commissioned
officers and musicians. That this corps
be encamped at or near this place, until
it is ascertained whether their service
will be wanted. A short time will de-
termine this question.
Permit me to request your excellen-
cy to give your countenance and sup
port to the exertions which general
M’Arthur will make to fill up the 26th
regiment of twelve months troops.
It appears that the venerable gover-
Head-quart rs,Eighth Military District.
Seneca-fowiisj August 9, 1813.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Complaints having been made of un-
fair practices by some of the recruiting
officers, in the enlistment of men ; the
f commanding general directs the super
intendant of each recruiting district to
give the most prompt attention to every
allegation of t-he kind, and immediately
discharge every person who may have
been enlisted contrary to law and the in-
structions of the War Dep irintent. It
shall also be the duty of such superin-
tendants to arrest and send on to Head-
Quarters for trial, every officer who may
have ofiomlcd in this way—ami the Gc
neral announces it as his unalterable de-
termination to punish with the utmost
rigor such as may be convicted. But,
whilst he thus evinces his desire to pre-
serve his fellow-citizens from every
species of military oppression ; lie
hopes that the patriotic ci tizens will ven-
ture their efforts to shield the recruit
ing officers from the persecutions of
certain vile miscreants, who, disgracing
an honorable and liberal profession, and
for a contemptible fee, are constantly
endeavoring to deprive their country of
the services of men, who have been
fairly and legally engaged..
A true copy.
A. H. HOLMES,
Assistant-ailjutunt-geiieral.
PASTORAL LE FTER
FROM THE MOST REV. 13R. CAftROLI.,
Archbishop of Baltimore,
To the Clergy and others, Members of the Ho-
man Catholic Church, in his Diocese, on the
subject of the Presidents late Proclamation.
JOHN, by the Grace of God, and ap-
probation of the Holy See, Archbishop
of Baltimore,
To the Rev. & all my beloved brethren, mem-
bers of the Roman Catholic Church in the
Diocese of Baltimore—peace and salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The supreme civil authority of our
country has, with singular propriety,
excited our attention to the advantages
and necessity of recurring, in times of
public calamity, to the aid and protec
tion of that Almighty power, in whose,
hand are the welfare and destiny of all
nations. The interest of all in the pros-
perity and peace of our native or adopt-
ed country, and the special connection
resulting from my pastoral duty to-
wards you, impose upon me the duty
of a most respectful correspondence
with the recommendation of our Chief
Magistrate and National Legislature,
for the religious keeping of a day of
humiliation and prayer with the Chris-
tian purpose of averting the evils which
threaten us, and obtaining the blessing
spiritual and temporal, with which our
present and future happiness is so inti-
mately connected. Therefore my re-
verend brethren, the rectors and pas-
tors', of Catholic churches, chapels and
congregations in this diocese of Balti-
more are required, immediately after
receiving this pastoral address, to pub-
lish and make known to their respec-
tive llocks, that Thursday the 9th day
of September next ensuing, is appoint-
ed to be observed by them as a day of
humiliation and prayer ; to be solem-
nized by perform ..nee of Divine service,
and especially by the celebration of the
most venerable and august act of Chris-
tian worship, the sacrifice of Mass,
which, on that day, must be the Votive
Mass for peake, taken from the Roman
Ritual. The congregations and faithful
generally, are exhorted to unite with
the ministers of the sanctuary, in ren-
dering thanks to our heavenly Father,
through the merits of his blessed Son
our Lord and Redeemer, for the many'
blessings vouchsafed to the people ot
these United States, beseeching for
their continuance and extension ; for
the diffusion of true religion and Chris
tian morality ; for our preservation in
the season of danger ; our constancy in
repelling it ; and, finally, for putting a
stop to tiie effusion of human blood, and
the restoration of a safe, just and last-
ing peace.
file office of the Mass is to be fol-
lowed by the Litany of the Saints, that
through the ini ercession of the most
blessed Virgin Mother of God, and the
Saints reigning witli Christ in heaven,
our humble and fervent petitions before
the throne of G race may meet with a
more ready and favorable acceptance.
For a conclusion of the service, the
officiating clergyman, kneeling with the
congregation, must read distinctly the
following prayer, from the 2d book of
Maccabees, ch. I.
LET U S PRAY.
O Lord God, Creator of all things,
dreadful, strong, just and merciful, be
gracious tin to us, tind give us all a heart
a great /ifart and'a willing mind Hear
our pr.iuers, and he reconciled f> us,
and never forsake us in the evil time.
Through oitr Lord Jet ns Christ, who
liVeth arid reigheth with thee.in the uni-
ty of the Holy Ghost, world without
end.-- Amen.
SPIRITED LIBERALITY.
[[ From the Baltimore Patriot.1
We received the following letter in
a common and ordinary channel, afford-
ing no information us to its author. The
enclosure alluded to was actually in the
letter. Thus made the stewards of'the
writer’s liberality, for the purposes he
mention’s, we have no other course to
take than to give publicity to kis let-
ter :
“ Sir,
££ Being of opinion to encourage the
troops employed against you to desert,
-s a justifiable and cheap mode of coun-
teracting the public enemy, sanctioned
by common usage, a more mor .1 „nd
humane way of carrying on war, than
Durning villages, abusing helpless wo-
men, killing old men, or even snooting
iead or iron bullets into soldiers or sal-
ioi-s, by what is called regiments and.
armt s, viz : men ranked up into rows.
“ For these and other reasons that
will suggest themselves to you. permit
me to request you and all th - editors-in
the United States, not devoted to the
.nemy, to introduc into every paper you
publish, useful information to the
men composing the land and sda forces
the British have on our coast and fron-
tier"; giving them to know that on com-
ing among us, tney will be well treated,
allowed to follow any business they
please, and in any tOAvn or place m tiie
United States they think proper; that
deserters will not be given up, nor con-
sidered prisonersof war; neitherAvill they
be asked to enter the army or navy of
the United States.
“As these men, on their coming
over to us, cannot be well furnished
with cloatbs or money, and it is a point
of interest, as ’.veil as honor to the Uni-
ted Stales, that they should be comfor-
tably provided for on their starting here,
let us give the poor fellows a little help.
“ Fair this, the enclosed one hundred
dollar note is sent to you ; with a re-
quest, that you pay to the ten soldiers or
sailors, that first desert from the British
noAV in the Chesapeake,ten dollars each.
Should you manage the business well,
the-donor may have another Hundred
forthcoming, for the same purpose;
and if each citizen that can spare some
such sum, has it empioy-ed in the same
way, it is probable we shall soon free
our waters of their present troublesome
visitors.
“ This plan, it is presumed, will be
approved of, and supported by the Qua-
kers.”
The public have now information of
the object of our unknown correspond-
ent ; and ive can only announce that we
are ready to comply with the tprms of
the above offer.
Boston, August 25.
Arrival of the Commissioners.—The
Swedish brier Aurora, from Gottcnhurg,
arrived at Newport on Sunday night.
The day she left (21st June) heard of.
the arrival in Wingo Sound of the Nep-
tune, from Philadelphia, with the Com-
missioners (Messrs. Gallatin and Bay-
ard) on board. No nows at Gottenburg
from the Grand Armies.
few York, Aug. 27.
YVe learn from the passengers in the
steam-boat, again that com. Chauncey
was to have sailed on Wednesday—the
Sylph Avas to go Avith him. This sch’r
was launched on the 22d inst. exactly.
22 days from the time they commenc-
ed the work. She is of the burthen of
348 tons—mounts one long 22 pounder,
two long 24’s, on pivots, and ten 18’s—
and is commanded by capt. Woolsey.
Extract of a letter from Major Mere-
dith, of Easton, to Major-General-
Smith, dated August 23.
“ Nineteen Englishmen have desert-
ed to this place since tiie enemy came
to Kent-Isjaiid ; among them a midship-
man. The enemy have evacuated Kent
Island ; their intention is not known.
Two deserters sent here by General
Benson last night say they haye c,ert..in-
iy gone to Lynhavcn Bay; they h ,ve
committed great depreciations on the
Island, having taken off the whole of
the stock and nj*»iy negroes ; they took
.way also toe fencing, and in many in-
stances cut down the corn.”
DIED,
At Philadelphia, on the 23d inst. after & short
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