The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-01-12 00:00:00

'~ J • AMERICAN ROSTON, Or 9. CAPTURE OF A BRITISH FRIGATF:. EXTRAO4 OF A LETTER FROM NEWPORT, DEC. 6. " This afternoon arrived in this harbour the Bri tish frigate 3facedonian, prize to the frigate United States. The following are all the particulars we have obtained of the brilliant naval action :—The IVdce:.: *mints:sailed frOM Shithead on the 25th Sept..and on the 29th Oct. in lat. 21). long. 90. fell in witit,!_the United States frigate, Captain Decatur. The il l is donian'broughv to windward, kept aloof from t). action for some time, and a partial exchange of took plice • When the Macedonian having her rtt tope,l4l,a4.4eviaral, of her. spare thee away, .. compelled . io . ,Conm to a close action; which. only lasted td minutes within pistol.shot, when she struck. The Macedonian is rated at 36, hut monists 49guris,' and had her full complement of 300 men in the ac• iien, had 65 killed, and 70 wounded, 12 danger •Otrvly. The loss on board the United Stater was five killed and seven .wonsisted.: amongst the killed Was lieutenant Funk, a valuable Ondbrave officer, who had his leg shot off. When the Macedonian struck she had lost her misten-mest and miXenrrig ging ; her fore and main-mast were badly wounded, and her spars and rigging very much cut she has upwards of 100 shots in her hull, several of them between wind and water; the fire of the United Slates was very destructive." BOSTON. Drc. to. THE POIETIERS iIAW OF WAR. The New York Grnette of Wednesday atates,lhat Capt. 1.1. 0 ms- saw, on Friday last, a large ship on *ore, dismasted, and on fire, one mile soath of Cape Henry, and spoke a vessel which passed her at a very shod distance, who informed she was a two decker, supposed to, he the Poictiers British man of war, 74 gong. The same paper mentions the arrival, on Tuesday, of a schooner in three days from Norfolk, -and a sloop two days from Hampton Roads, whit's made no mention of any vessel being on shore. BurvAt.o, N0v.24.-0)% Friday evening the ar mistice between General Smith and General Sheiffe' as Pi red._ PP Sa!Prda,La heliv.,y,fi ring was beard from sTiagara; a gun is said to have burst in the 'fort, by which three men were killed. Ala Airy , Nov. 9.—General Dearborn and suite have left" Greenbusit for Plattsburg. Whether ou an excursion of idle parade, or to keep on to Mon treal, our neihbours the Yankees may, perhaps, guess—we cannot. The troops, excepting, we believe, one detach ment, which have been paraded at Lewistown, exc. have fallen back to Buffalo. The militia volunteers, sick of their summer game of play-soldier, are mak ing tries homeward by forced marches. Letters from the Plattsburg army say, the British forces !.aye left the vicinity of the lines, and retired into comfortable winter quarters. The " Army -of Canada," at Plattsburg, makes the greatest show of the pomp and circumstance of war. The regulars there are estimated at from four to 5000 bayonets. The militia are principally vo lunteers—" lives and fortunes" folks. little ac count is made of them; when the cold weather sets in they will be volunteering it to their fire-sides. — Of the regulars there are two companies of artillery, and one of light artillery, with a fine field train, and a few excellent officers; there is one company of dragoons, well commanded and well mounted, and thy. 6th, 9th, 1 lth, 15th, 16th, 21st, and 25th re giments of the line. They form two brigades, com manded by Brigaders Bloomfield and Chandler.— Th,. whole of course will be commanded by Major. General Dearborn. What will the American people, who must pay every cent. of these wasting war charges, say, if it should turn out, after all this parade, and cost, and rhodomontade, that instead pf advancing forwards to Montreal, 'one of the first otd-rs of General Dearborn should be to advance back-Eare, and take up snug quarters in Green bush • ALBANY, Nov. 6.—Reports from the Northern Army, of a lite date, and entitled to credit, men tion, that it bad proceeded on the lines, and that the two armies were in sight of each other, and would probably soon he eng aged. All accounts agree in this, that General krborn has orders to *inter in Montreal. Accotints from the Western Army speak of it as being very sickly, and many deaths daily take place. They speak a;so of great complaints for the want of necessaries for the soldiers,—of open discontents, and even mutioy. VERMONT, DEC. 2.—The so-much-boasted expe dition to Calla‘h has terminated, after six or eight days' absence fi "al 1 3 .1ttsburg; a standing memento of the folly and imbecility of those who have in. volved the nation in war. General Chandler's bri gade is to winter in Burlington ; General Bloom- Eeld's brigade near Plattsburgh. The cavalry and llyiiic artillery will go to the southward; and a part of them have already passed through Vergennes. The Vermont militia are to be discharged as soon as they receive their pay. HOUSP. OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dec. 1. EXP(YRTATION OF PROVISIONS. The atneeded Resolution of Mr. Newton r— " Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and Nattufactures be instructed to enquire whether any, and if any, what restrictions on the exportation of provisions, and all articles necessary for military and , naval equipments in vessels of foreign nations at amity with the United States, may at this time be ex. pedient; and tha• the Committee have leave to report by 13111 or otherwise." On the question of agreeing to consider this Reso. lotion, the Yeas and Nays stood as follow ; For considering it 66 Against it 57 So the House refused further to colander the sub. jest, wanewieve t eisc. S. Mr. gAIPSR said, that the House had yesterday refused to coosider • Resolution, offered by a Gen. timing from Virginia (Mr. Newton), on the subject 0 eiwpairing into the propriety of restricting the es perfidies et Isseetk.etuffs, &c. whi - n the House was *Wee tit t a i t prilleta t some Members having bees new; a view to try the question le a tilt that the Hoes. ilo *ow reeved te COp ift t%* Resolution. iititipsidlig . was decided by You 5/1--Nees , • . ,spin • Nil, INNWINi...__ Tho SrEA xLit tion. The House went in, which refers the subject , the Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Jon Ns° m advocated ... e property in quetteni), amounting ions of dollars, bed beentlortelted violation of law ;—lattiihiimporters `cent ; that they had Win • mistake of 17 per ' eietitly of the Tn 1 subject for the Jet( distinguish between l'‘ MIN MITCIiELL I of New-York. stitate for the report; that: milted. ' . 'thi s keing decided tote in rose, reported progress, ja . nd I Dec. B.—Afterthe business been disposed..of, the House went again mittee of the whole oni thereport of the Committee I of Wart and Means, on the subject of the mer chants bonds. Mr. Widgery (Mass.) spoke against the report of the Committee, as did Mr. Calhoun, of . S. C.. Mr. Calhoun said he could' not assent to the classification made yesterday by the Speaker (Mr. Clay). He thought the time of the purchase in England ought to he the criterion ; if so, all the goods purchased before the first.of August, though shipped after that date, ought to be admitted to im portation ' • he was, therefore, in favour of a total release. By his _temarks it appeared that he was unfriendly to the Non...importation Law. After Mr. Calhoun concluded; whose speech took up consider able time, the Committee rose—had leave to sit again, and the House adjourned. It seems to be the general opinion here now that there is a prospect ofd favourable result to the mer chants, and it is said that there is a majority in the Senate in favour of cancelling the bonds : It is as ' yet, however, very uncertain how the thing_ will finally turn, as it is well known that Gallatin, is using all his influence to get the business into his own hands; and it is well known that with a certain, set of men in Congress he has too much influence for the good of his country. Mr. Giles, on Monday last, Introduced a Bill in the Senate to cancel the bonds of the Merchants, and for the remission of all fines incurred in impor tations from the day of to the day of The unprincipled attempts of many of the Mem bers of Congress to rob the Merchants (failing, as it is believed they will) will have a good effect.— Good will come of evil in this instance. We understand that the Hon. William Eustis ten dered his resignation of the office of Secretary of War, to the President of t h e United States, on the 3d instant; that it has been accepted, but that, at the request of the President, Mr. Eustis has consent ed to remain in the office, and give his attention to its multifarious and difficult concerns until a sac •cessor is appointed. EXTRACT 01/ ♦ LETTER FROM AN OFFICE•: AT BUFFA. DATED NOV. 29, 1812. " Yon be pleased to hear'that the night be fore last an' expedition was organized under thb command of Cot. Winder, of the 14th regiment, to storm the enemy's batteries opposite Black Rock. About 10 boats set out, with a proportion of the seamen on this station, under command of Lieut. Angus. Only five of the boats succeeded in landing the men, they were commanded by Capt. King, late of the sth regiment, with Capt. Morgan, of the 12th, Capt. Dos, of the 13th, and Capt. Sproul, , with Capt. Angus and S. Swarthout, as Volunteers. About 50 sailors and' 60 -regulars were the actual force; and to the astonishment of friends and ene mies, they achieved the most valiantacts of real hero ! ism ever known. All the batteries from Chippewa to Fort Erie were carried—cannon spiked ; three offi cers and about 50 privates taken prisoners, and the i whole Canadian frontier, 16 miles distant, laid waste • and deserted. In this valourous act, the brave Cap tain Waits, of the Navy, c2cl in command, with Cap tain Angus, fell. Captain Angus of the Navy, Samuel Swarthout, his associate volunteer, Opts. King, Morgan, Sproul, and Dor, with Lieut.- Col. Meister, at the head of 14th, merit the vene ration of the country, for their intrepidity and ex cess of braver•. Seven officers out of ele►en of the navy were wounded. Lieut. Sisson is badly wound ed, but yet not dangerous. Mr. Graham, son of Cot. Graham, has his leg broke, but is in good spi rits. Mr. Cuter (master), of New York, has his arm wounded. Messrs. Angus, Swarthout, SptoUl ) Mor gan, and Boersler, are safe—Captain Dox is slightly wounded, and Capt. King, by his zeal to send over prisoners, remained on the other side, and was made a prisoner, with About ten men. After this the whole force under General Smith, prepared to embark, they manoeuvred some time, but much to the.mortificatioo of all, but •particutarly to the - yo. I lunteers, they were ordered to return to their en campments, and to-morrow they again are ordered to be ready to cross. This is a summary of all the news on the frontiers at present. " Major Noon is in command attached to Colonel M'Clure ; much may be expected from this corps : 300 Pennsylvania and 100 Baltimore volunteers, with the rifle corps of New YOrk and Albany, com pose this regiment.V—E. Post. New YORK, Dec. 12.—Dry docks, cern-stocks, props, proclamations, restrictions and'fiddle-sticks, are no longer in vogue at Washington.—A Navy— the bravery and skill of our Tarn—Dignity, Firm ness, ftc. even amongst the Democrat% seem now the order of the day .—They try to participate with the Federalists in those inexpressible patriotic emo tions Which result from the brilliant succeises of oar infant • Oar present negotiator with the United States for Peace, is the Admiral of the Fleet, who has been sent out as Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Ships and Vessels of War from the Ricer St. Lawrence to the West Indict, Windward and Lee, ward Islands, ioclasive ; a commond in extent beyond all for mer exaMple, eatept for a short tiontillntithe late Lard Rots. war held it, when irk search of the Xlmali Sect under the, too. mod of the Covet de Gum. - - We are favoured with the followirig frogs &friend In Leeds:— . " YOKE SPECIAL CO/01.900r, Jar. o.—On Sae hanky last, eight men were tried for the attack upon Mr. WILLIAM CAIITWRIOUTIA mill, at Raw.. folds, near Huddersfield, five of whom were found guilty, and three acquitted.—This trial commenced about nine . o'clock in the morning, and continued tip a late hour in the evening :—We understand that the business at York will not terminate till about Wedueaday, or Thursday next.—The bodies of the this men (Mellor, Thorpe, and Smith) who were caseated at York, on Friday last, were bassi to the County Hospital for dissection." :SHEERNESS, JAN: a Court-Martial held on board his Majesty's ship Itafroteable, Mr. Andrew Graham, boatswain of his Majesty's sloop Night ingale, was tried for .drunkenness, and contempt to his superior Officer. The charges being proved, he was sentenced to he dismissed. from his situation as boatswain, and to serve before the mast in such sbip as the Commander-in-Chief at this port shall think fit.—At the same time t Mr. James beery, • boatswain of the Mosquit% *as tried for contellsl4.l and dkabedienoe of orders, The charges being preyed, he'veceired. a . Pke sentence: lie LOIN bisiron, atter •examining the MPAL wiehees retureavordered .the price or , nrepd to • I continue the biti*., . . . , 4 , • • r nivi, Major Doom, who some time ago made a conspi auous ftgore in some published correspondence of bia, while he was Private Secretary to the DUke of KENT, has retired from the Artillery . Sorriest on IQ!. *Amy. • ' . The two ir e ope the 40th nod 11th -*Wont,' which remain at home, are both to ban their . crafting depots at York. It is now fisted that CAR. *Writ to lowro only tit, beery hoot, , the libetty of repro:Muting to him, that! fared mat- , TUIBORT 2 tees were not perfectly understood between' the two countriei, and siggested that, from whatever source Th e N ew TS* te a m e tt e i t t e i e • M r IR WO re- Government drew their lofersitation on American ceived o f m e al times, do obt shOorteititeeteNdea of affairs, the persons they Consulted knew but little of M r . m ooloos ,..gr ionte g ol ihoso_in haeo-ne-deebt the real strength DUMDUMS of America. The On- of t h e f act . O l ihip ar ever final • w Peery fortunate clamour of some of the public print's, that amm o ser l ee s so w. Th e - d t ak e l e of the citizens of the United States were in the French I th e enem y Wa * '6 , 6 mood was certainly interest, provoked, perhaps, the jealousy and die. not duk trt by Om plums vale its Ire re with 2 trust of this Government ; but an Administration liemently *9ll tileeaUtest, To nali 'ASPS attached to the welfare and real interest of theStato, I ,mom the Adaiw c tp alas os h o stile, by bike', i s ought to bi watchful of popular clamour, lest any at dace expensive intifeleowiwedeat to thelefeity and mistaken prejudice warp their actions from the true I piling of the shirt whte&traaspost limmar-To cruise policy that should be observed for the welfare ,ot off the Americtitielsesite i lr at all dlitiOdsiit trireme, their country. I know, my Lord,. the cry WeesAlt l sod often a daua*e.lllllllo. llottopottod fate of all the, Ministerial prints, and circles of iocietyeoel a t e lioidiers, widemetel, biattoti-tresonik ei lower the tone of the Americans, -- leave kave them need our tarts ache far • the :brava mews who ere to toren on their coast, nor a ship on their seas—with- be stationed in those seas doting factemeat weather. Sar a out ever considering our ability to do so much . The ' Weirs far from enumerating those difficulties and arrangement made by Mr. Eassins was a wise one; dangers in order to "dishearten our patriot warriors i to. my knowledge, it was met on the part of the Pre- ; from undertaking the duties they base sworn sident and the Government of the United States with to fulfil; but to show to those who feel an undue that promptness and good feith,which evince a desire bias to a continuance of the war from the profits they to keep peace ; and' happy would it have been, if his. may derive from it, what ills they thereby inflict on arrangement had been met on this side the Atlantic ; their oppressed country. If the ocean be oar own with the same good faith and desire for peace; that I element; as proud Britons boast, they Asada be it was hailed with there. 'Vie should not then have told that PEACE is our best 'support. The asperta to lament the Idst of nearly 13 millets, of money,w.ont Con of provisions seems to be a point of tender eon. to be [mid to our starving manufacturersr—or have cern in the American Senate. On this topic the po i nom the seas swept. of our commerce by a , Baal views of the Government, and the meratn host of privateers, manned by hardy, Ate.* tile and agricultural Interests of the 'subject, prising seamen ; ISt Ds, my Lords ,turn oair are seen greatly to clash s we are inclined to ° thoughts to the deplorable situation of the Mer- believe, however, that the prohibition will be car. " chants in this City. •Let us contemplate the ravages tied, since the measures of the Executive must neces , on our trade, exhibited at LIVED'S; and let us re- sarily be accompanied with an imposing air, from the fleet on the despoedency, throughout the whole mer- circumstance of their late successes by sea. The cantile interest. Let us also view what will be the Americans exult greatly on the occasion ; and we all state of the Peninsula, and of our resources for sup. know that success, however accidental or indepead. plying the war, if America lays an embargo, and eat of wisdom and forecast, creates and establishes stoes all exportation of provisions to Spain and Per- opinion. Our friends and Ankle in Spain and Por tugal; and this, I fear, she will do. Let us, finally, tugal will suffer terrible hardships, should it re imy Lord, consider the situation of Canada,....-a solved in the Legislature to prohibit the exportation hostile army on its frontiers, and the seat of its eses of provisions. The American Merchants are greatly vernment left without specie to pay the troops ; and, agitated as to what may be finally resolved on in Coo. if reports are true, reduced to the necessity of insti- gress, with regard to the goods they imported from Itoting a paper currency to defray the expences of the England at the critical moment of the resedation of the army ! ! This circumstance, my Lord, I considered Orders in Council. This property is. estimated at lat the time alluded to, in the event of a rupture with swenist millions of dollar's, bat we should suppose is ° America, as likely to take place,— and even urged considerably otir-rated. - The disposing of this ques. it as a plea in one of my letters to Mr. PERCEVAL, I tion, se dear to the speculative and money-loving with the view and in the hope of preventing a rup- American trader, forms one of the most difficult ob i ture. Looking seriously to the condition of this jects of consideration to the PRESIDENT. The `country, and feeling a deadly thorn planted in friends of Government call out for forfeiture, hut oar sides by the American war, i am led we think it highly probable that a part of the penalty 'to ask, why are nJt speedy measures taken to of the law gay will be.esacted. restore • PEACE?—:Peace, I am certain, can yet be obtained with America, if proper measures are • The arts employed by the sovereign monopolist' adopted, and proper persons are sent out to treat in Leadenhall-street, to secure a continuance of their with that Goverument*. The Americans are not exclusive trade, are obvious enough. Their friends to it, and I leave it to your Lordsip to de , averse give it out that Ministers have entered into a come Eennine l bow far: policy ought to urge us to the endea. promise with these great territorial merchants on the your to draw our relations of the friendship still subject of a renewal of their Charter. This report, more closely together than ever. we conceive, cannot be true; Ministers would not Jan. 81 1811 . PAM FICUs. Ia ;Malt 'the feelings of the country as to come to any kind of resolve until the busipess is • regularly laid .before Parliament. The contest they maintained against the Chairman of the Company did them honour ; * and .we resolved to support them in it, because in this instance at least they pre. ferred the iuterest of the Merchants at large, An that of the few who' are concerned in the East India trade. Besides - ;plinisters could not be ig norant, that several.. et the out-ports and menu -lecturing towns wore ietkiag particular exertions to inspire new hopes In the commercial w'orld by what might reasonably be expected In extending the trade to the East. A meeting was held at the Royal Hotel, in Bir mingham, last Friday, in pursuance of a Requisition for that purpose to the High Bailiff of the Town. — This Gentleman himself spoke of the benefit that was likely to be produced by the renewal of petitions to Parliament, after the recess; concluding, that Ali. nisters ought not to be left to he bullied and con treuled by a haughty. Company, whose pretensions were as groundless as they were arrogant. Mr. JAites, on presenting the Report of the Com• mitteeopeke of the happiest resells which would speedily ensue from opening the trade ; that British Merchants stood on tip-toe to run the race of com merce, the goal of which they had so fortunately reached for the honour and profit of their Dotty* try.—Re remarked, that siuce the former renewals of the Charter wew territories had been added, and new Colonies planted ; it might then reasonably be expected, that an itl• . Tit ' - STATES MA N. • • . gave his rote against the Proposi- fa 01 RIGHT BON. LORD LIVERPOOL. A r t . .,.. . DUMb . Doe i . •—.....-- Wsodefea /nURSDAY, DUG. 8. • .. 1 Zito Lir**o l -1101 haired hod **Mtn orate Stose, .o . ... Whom . . 0 ~.. Oath .. !at into Committee on tits •RtitiOr! ) , prompted 01Pdar ay Teel signature) my &emir Let- - S l''‘. - gli subject of the Merchants' Bonds to ters • cosseieniaticid. for your Lordship's priratolow • . - t • . . 1 the Treasury. .. advocated the reference.. Be said r* rmatiPa i ed le the warning ( " ke fit ' lui lf in .• z ' 4 I dual can Oat sore anemia to Os 0404 O e rT4. ._:-. _ , Jar n 2 itioNtiath ainoautiag to -twayty mill- . . .... 4, , . . , . , act .-,—.. 1 IWO boaa• foriaited by &voluntary that distract., this, country and • let Otit , P 4 ,1 . OF STUVKS Tins , DAT AT oStt O'CLO i t:K. —thatithiimporters were not Irmo- ! Oat bti listened tth *how it exhorts yirliir4l#llll4lll Bi r t vest. * net flgi fie • ..,,, ti l id " Par I dig 8i11530.15, had been detected In an iminika2t to measures that atay'restOre frlendihip, linfterre'6 9 Per Ceßt• i ) onc bat finis V. - 4 V p ler cer.t. and that lie wished the be• nate a *vibe ittin be digistrowslir , r..,„....., per Ceats. coc I LI no, Osmium 1111 l'reasuiy to be entrusted with the Comets for Ant.ele to this amour , l' Able rd dkiatrput Leu g• MIL lit 741 - 9 4 .117 11 411 Ma n Ix ..4114t w'o , mY - . eteetion of other - tnistakes ; and to ~ , , e • , mi . honest aiiil fraudulent claimants. 'Art', becalm I forme ihill olll 0 our latilatia7tl! , ... r ,.... _ _ _ ..__STAWIaIIyZu . .4 . J., of New-York, • moved as a tab- 1 strength Ind. stifetpif ! titellgtiOuns, . , BUY Oat of 1121 , 011C-1•04101titOW - repoit; that* the forfeitures be re- • On my Teturn . ftiass itionekh, en tie eve of Mit. moo, L nu d y . w in w iovi ii itiii my dm ailimpier. , nay. , „ , •• . . CANNING'S quitting OffiCei I learnt tkestitte of things --_,... • _:.,......eu... .r. riled tote in order, the Committee respecting the t i n f or t an at tnef itin 'iota to Ibt 'gm. r ' - . • PH ~.. ! S i AjlitN. • 111; . t R enthe business of the morning had Kiln'. arrangement! Ulonn - dine isedialitio ends* soon after Mr. PincrvAt. astute Ante 'Ake ) I tnoit - _. . . ........ ', the House went again into a Com- I LOP.T.DON: . ' . ... _r .t... v......,:F...s ! #ha Inuoibo of rimmientlns to him. Huai feared mat. nazeu-1