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Laws of the U. States.
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Poist, 2o Abfecorne,
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Holley, Black Horfz, Neaw Egypt. New
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donficld, Csoperfionwn, Gloucifler, Weod
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erset Greenfburg, Pit:fburg, Cannonfburg
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towny, Allentown, B:thlehem, Eaflsawn,
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ing, Standing Stone, Wyfox and Shefbe
quin, to Athens, 5
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o e R T v R - T 2 s e
NOTICE,
’"{‘HE friends of the SEAMEN whose
names are published ‘below, and who
state that they are citizens: of the United
States imprefled 10to the Britith service,
and detained in ships of war at Liverpool
¢nd Plymouth in England, are requciied
to furnith this department with evidence of
their citizenship and deflcripiions ot their
perions. ¥ |
Departinent of State, May 15,1810.
Nanes of Plgces to which theyare
Men — Jlated to belong
Henry Mar{h, Exeter N H. |
Jcha Hughes, Taibot County, Maryland.
Joteph Symonds, Salem, Maﬂ'achufettsf)
Thomas Yithian, Quecn’s County, N. Yprk.
James Symoads, Saicm Mailachufetts. /
Samuel Graves, New-Market, N. H. |
John Thompson, Phifadelpbia. His broiber
; fives at Manhattan, ¥, Y.
James, Coleman, Phitade!phia.
Philip Spinks, New York , ‘
Elezear Clark, New-Bedford.
Henvy Hones, Dennis, MafTachufetts, .
Johin 3arker, Drelden, MafTachufetts.
Johat Pinkinfon, Svuth Hampton. Elizabeth
: City County, Virginia.
Themas Julerfon, Philadelphia. 5
Charles Thomfbn, New-York. '
Thomas Baily, Portland.
Michae! Holbrock, Rockingham, N, H,
Jolept Ranfam, Baltimore.
Edward Goifon, New: York,
William Fravier, #lactford Couray Md.
James M- Hoyt, Stamiord, Conaeéticut,
William Smuth, Petersburg Virgiaia.
John White, Southficld, Orange Conuty,
\ New York,
William Smith, New-York.
Charles Simmes, Philadelphia.
Danpie! M'Gure, Baitimore,
Crelle Ealiman Concord, N. H.
Alexander Luthers, Swansea, Mass.
Soloman Sinclair, New: York. !
George Robeits, New York.
18.0— FYanuary. ,
William Morris Jun. Berwick, Mass.
John C. Sutton, New- York.
Februory 6th by '
George Coffin, Nantucket.
lobn Sleight, New Brunswick, N.Jer,
Icth. William Patierfon, Marlborough, A
rundel County, Md.
Joseph Thomas, New Eedford.
13th. Joha Cochran, Macblchead, ;
14th. Thomas Hopkiis Taibot County, Md.
Peter Working, Baltimore.
- William Conner, Chester, Maryland.
53th John Allen, Wifcaflet. ’
21/ john Harrifen Philadelphia.
22d. John Miller, Fell’s Point, Baltimore
Vincent Shore Fell’s Point Baltimore.
Jehe Horiman, Dorchester County Md
Peter Campbell, Township of Fair
) field New Jersey. .
234. Jolin Morse or Moss. City of N York,
. Samuel Grimes, City of New. York.
27th James Taylor, Newark, Essex Couanty,
: New Jerfcy.
Alczander Weiden Philadelphia.
March LR :
1/i. Timothy Stanwood, Newburyport,
Massachusetts. :
William Lewis, Old Bank St Norfolk.
Sylvester Brown, Hartford County,
‘ Conneicut.
Asa Pendleton, Ayleyibary. Flancock
: County, MafTachutetts.
Charles ~dams, Kcafington, Pena. .
David Higgins, Philde phia.” - ;
James Gordon, Litchficld, Lincoln
\ County, Mafluchuletts. :
2d. Ruflel Brainerd, Haddam. Corneicut.
John Albert, Benington County, N. Jer
George Biﬁ'cl,Sgratoga, New York,
James Smith, City of New-York.
John Taylor, _Baltimore.
3d. Jacob Ferris, Belville, New Jerley,
‘Richard Penny, New-York S
Edward Oling{worth, Port{fmouth New
& . Hampshire.
£#s+ Richard Hill, Philde!phia. :
: Robert Thompson, City of N. York.u
David Smith, Hemftead, Queen’s Coun
-4 ; : ty, Ncw'-_YOI‘k e deoenn
6th. John Thomas, New- Haven,(?onnc;ft:cu‘t.
~ James Prinfield, Centerville, Queen
S Glnry, B and
John Gold, Philadelphia. .
10th John Maines, Shrewibury, Monmouth
-TS ~County, Mdel.ech, N. J.
" Heunry Myars, féﬂiladclphla,.l’enn. %
1 mb't’géﬁjam;n}fémg_{ "B‘av\tl}mcre. '
lfaac Belfey, Baltimore.
» Thomas Hclland, T f“'{&Poimy Balt’r
- Robert Farmer, Charleston, §, Carolina
. R,chmmr;lﬁfﬂc“’atcr ~ Street,
' john Lewis, Alexandria, Virginia son
Ameriean Consulate, o o
Lierpoot, 185 Mareb, 1810, o 7
P M’ ‘éai_ ~ JAMES MAURY,
e e o i Sel St L Dok b R e SRR
From the N. H. Patrirt.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
GENERAL JOHN STARE.
: - NO. TH. -
L i Conclud:=d 7
About fix o’clock in the afternoon
another party of the enemy appeared,
neatly equal tothe fr@t, under the
command of Col. Breyman, intended
a 3 areintorcemant to Baum. Stark
was not under very favorable circum
&ances for a second engagement, ha#-
g been uader the necceflity of de
taching a large portion of his men to
guard his prisoners; and what he
had left were exhausted by hunger
and fatigue—for they had nothing to
eat wor to drink but the rain that had
fallen the day before, for fourteen
hours, . Stark, cool and colleed,
mzde the belt of his circumstances ;
fc’}r his coursge was the result of prin
ciple rathar than bravery impelled by
pallion—and his rigid nerves gave
him such command of himfelf, that
he could appear regarclefs of danger,
and exercise all the faculties of his
mind in the greatelt heat of aftion.
He ordered the few he had embodied
to the attack 3 and fortunately Maj.
Rann came to him that moment with
two hundred frefh troops, whom he
sent o 0 likewise to keep the enemy in
check till he could raliy his feattered
numbers ; Some were attending the
wounded,othersfeeking forlof friends,
&c, Some were so exhaufled that
ambition had lcft its force and death
was without its terrois. Maj. Sufford
came to him from Berkfthre co. Mus.
{ichufetts,with a few troops more. Al
though Stark’s men werz brave, they
wire ignorant of the art of war. When
going to the {¢ene of a&ion he came
to a feld piece that had been left by
Baum, and about a dozen of his men
aboutit. He oidered them to draw
it onto the a&ion: and when the
cannon arrived, he diredled them to
ipad an&*‘irc it ; but they had never
fcen a cag’ 10, and be was obliged to
difmount&aﬁd thow them by loading
it him{elf. He gave orders with all
the force of his Jungs to drive on, or
they would lose the honor of the vie
tory, for the main body was at hand.
They were so closely engaged, that
the enemy heard him, and immedi
ately gave way. Night coming on,
Breyman made his escape with a {fmall
loss in killed and wounded and a 2 few
prisoners, leaving his artillery, con.
silting of three brass field pieces, with
some baggrge. ke P
Thus those hills of Walloomfack
were rendered memorable by two
complete viflories being gained on the
fame day—by citizens of the infant
repablic over the tools of an unrelent
ing tyraony.
This was the firfl link in the chain
of events that opened a new scene to
republican America. It raised her
from the brink of despair to the sum
mit of hope, and added a new {prig to
the lanrels of the commander.
That learned woman, Mrs. Warren,
in speaking of this day’s archievements
and the chara&@er of this man, in her
hiltory of the Revolution, observes—
“ He lead a regiment o the fizld in
1775, and distinguished himfelf as a
folaier. On the new arrangement of
the army, he retifed as a citizen. His
mancers were plain, honeftand severe,
excellently calculated for the benefit
of society in the private walks of life :
but as a man of principle, he again
left the occupation of the bufband.
man, when his country was in danger.
On Burgoyne’s approach, he volun.-
tarily marched to the state of Ver.
mont, at the head of the militia, and
immortalized his name by his signal
success at Benningten, in one of the
darkest periods of the American war.”
This weakened and disheartened
Burgoyne, and prevented his intended
jun&ion with Clinton. From this
time the former began to fee the dan.
ger of his situation, and these men of
New- Mampfhire and theGreen Moun.
tains whom he had viewed with con
' tempt, he began to confider as danger
ous enemies ; fqr about ;bis time in
writing to Lord Germaine, he said
¢ the New Hampthire grants, till of
of late but littfen%k’nqwﬂa hang lil:'g a
“cloud on my left.”? S,
" When the information of this aE@ir‘
reached Congress they were contem
plating the, reading - New-Hampshire
Friends read out their refractory mem:
~bers! Upon the receipt of the news,
the difficulties subsided, and Stark
[Two porLs. fER__ANNUM.]
was raised to his proper rank in the
army of the United States.
Wheén he had fettled his affairs at
Bennington, discharging those whose
term of enlift.ent had expired, &c,
he went with his remaining force 1o
visit his old friend Gates at Saratoga,
to help take care of Burgoyne and
his army. Gates offered him the
command of the right wing of his
own army—Stark declined, . telling
him that it would four the minds of
some worthy «fii orses Bae he would
do him a greater f'emice-hc weuld re.
torn to New - Humthire, and fend on
reinforcements to him. Stark on his
way {pread the report that Burgoyne
was on the point of surrendering, and
all that fhoald arrive there before he
did surrender, wouid have a share of
the fpuﬂs.
When he arrived at Concord N. H.
he sent an express to Portsmouth for
John Langdon to meet him at Exeter
the next day, and went to Derryficld
himfeif. Langdon, a man of princi
ple, ever ready to defend his country,
met Stark agreeably to request with
a number of other gentiemen, and
they all went onto Saratoga together.
When they arrived, Stark took the
command of fort Edward to cut off
Burgoyne’s retreat and supplies on
that quarter. Afier a few days
Stark began to think that Gates was
making too much delay, and wrote to
him twice without receiving any ane
fwer 3 making a proposition of 2n
immediate attack. At length Stark
marched down his force to urge npon
Gates more strongly the neceflity of
an attack, and sent an aid 1o him with
the information, and to pledge him
felf tor success on his fide of Burgoyne
in case of orders to attack. But at
the moment of the arrival of the aid,
the convention signed by Burgoyne,
was receiveed by Gates.
After Burgoyne and his army were
disposed of, btark joined the army un
der the immediate command of Wash.
ington.
Perhaps after all the praise that
has been bestowed on him for his {kill
and bravery in the many battles
fought in defence of his copntry, it
is not so much to his honor as the
bold Rand he took against that order
of nobility called the Cincinnati, and
other ariltocratic parade. “ America
had nutured sons of boundless ambi
tion, who thus early contemplated
stars, gartets and diadems, crowns,
{ceptres, and the regalia of kings, in
the yet f{imple bosom of théir coun
try.”> It has ‘been observed by an
eminent Englith author, that the fuf
fering his name to be made use of in
the formation of this order was the
only stain upon the chara@er of the
great Wathington.
Stark madc many obje&ions to the
Cincinnati, the most important of
which was, that their fyflem was in
no degtee in imitation of Cincinnatus.
To imitate this great Roman, they
should make it a fundamental rule
that every member should return to
the occupation he had left wichout
any ostentation, holding himfelt in
readiness to obey his country’s call.
This was the line of conduét he had
marked out for himfelf, and if he
faould be alone, he would not be de
terred froniits purfoit.
When the army was about to be
disbanded, there were a few men to
be found in it, such as Gens. Hamil
ton, Knox, &c. who have since made
firlt rate federalifts and who thought
it a fine opportunity to make a dis
play of their federal:pomp. They had
prevailed onWafhington to consent to
Lave a superb booth and a triumphal
arch built, and to invite all gentle
men and ladies in the surrounding
country to partake of a feaft, and fee
‘them march through under the arch.
These men had Generals Stark and
Heath appointed a cémmitte_c to view
the ground and make other inveltiga
tions relative to this grand parade.
Those aristocratic fighters for liberty,
I&nowing'the plain repubilicanifm_ qf
Stark and Heath, made use of this
compliment to gag them into silence.
For what they most feared was th.a:
Wathington would fee the improprie
ty of thefcheme. The committee at
tended to the duties afligned them,
and among other things reported—
That they had examined the ground
_mentioned—although ' good; that the
materials could: not be obtained in &
less distance than two miles—and that
the clothes of the men were: nearly
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