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%'ne irrmdred rods from thedwelling.houfe
ot Mr, 'Svauel D vs, a niolt violent
whirlwiki, or tornado, commenced. The
firlt nr<s of its violence were in an or
chard, 'lucre it prostrated all the trees,
Tore army from _ r base. and removed
fiue large ones„ot and branch, to the
distance ut thirt,paces. From hence, ta
king a northeaflerly direction, it proffra
ted all the trees and fences to the ground.
Tie centre of it pilling a little eastward
from Mr Davis's dwelling house, the ex
tremity of the vortex was only felt at his
habitation ; which, however, removed a
fmitb's Poop from the foundation ; took
off one part of the roof,& proceeding dia
^onally acrofstis house, completely un
roofed a part of his piazza and one fide
of his kitchen, removing the roofs to a
'very considerable distance. The center
of the gust proceeded directly ocrofs his
barns, which confided of two large barns,
With a granary and waggon house be
tween them, united in one chain of buil
dings, 80 feet in length. One barn con
tained a large mow of hay, and the other
was full of wheat, rye and oats. The
granary contained about 50 bushels of
clean wheat with many other weighty
articles. The whole of these buildings
were, with all their contents, lifted from
the ground, and cotinued in the atmos
phere until a large portion of the roof
was t&eo off and carried under them,
upon which the fettled down and relied.
E^h end of the building however, was
removed jurt 20 fleet, the one end to the
raftward and the other westward, into
the exaCt direction with the general cur
rent, without leaving the least trace of
friction upon the earth over which it
mud have moved. The buildings were
Unrooted and the easternmost entirely
demolished. A quantity of hay taken
/from one judged to be a ton in Weight,
was carried to the distance of 12 rods in
a solid mats. The ports,plates and other
large pieces of timber, broken dire&ly off
in the centre, found in every direction at
the diltance of 25 or 30 rods, some Hand
ing ereß and in various other positions.
•Hinges and clamps of iron of several
.pounds weight, at a great distance.
The body of a covered waggon, taken
from the waggon house, torn from the
Springs, Mattered and set up on end, the
axletrees broken,and three of the wheels
torn from the fame were found in differ
ent places at the diltance of feveYal rods.
Oue new wheel of a strong, heavy wag
gon broken entirely to pieces. The
tornado in its course entered the timber
land. Oh the outer ikirts large portions
of the roofs of these buildings were found
in the tops of the trees, at the distance of
from 20 to 50 rods, Iheaves ot wheat and
cats allo in the tops of the higheit trees.
One of the rafters,at the distance of more
than one hundred rods, trees torn up by
the roots, others broken off from 1 to 20
or thirty feet from the ground, some
borne down by the weight and preffiire
of others, in every direction, fragments
of timber, boards shingles, wheat, rye
oats, and hay, through the whole forert
for near a mile, exhibited but one feene
of devastation and ruin.
The Moniteur contains a statistical
account of Hanover. The whole ex
tent of the territory is 1700 square
leagues, French measure, and the pop
ulation 600 to the square. The reve
nues amount to four millions of rix
, pllars. The peace eftablilhment, in-
The storm of wind in its course passed
across the dwelling-house of Mr. Andrew
Miller, about half a mile from the form
er, unroofed his house, carried away the
chamber floor, took beds and bedheads
and chief of the, furniture out of the
house, scattered them in every direction
and dashed them in pieces over the
ground. Mr. Miller and others of the
family were much hurt, but all made
their escape to a neighboring house, his
bam and fruit trees considerably injured.
On thirty lands, a torrent poors,
Os rain, in wide distended fhow'rs,
The lightnings flufl), the thunders roll,
From earth's old cenrte to the pole,
While raging winds spread all abroad,
Proclaim the power of nature's God.
FOREIGN ARTICLES^
LONDON, JUNE 18.
THE ,rout of Bonaparte, on his long
expelled journey, it is laid will be frem
Paris to Amiens, and Aberville, from
thence to Boulogne (where the port
and the preparations which are making
for a descent on England will undergo
his infpedion,) from thence along the
coast of Picardy, and Flanders to Dun
kirk; from Dunkirk to Ryffel, from
Ryffel to Oftend, Bruges, Ghent and
Antwerp, and from thence to Brussels,
where it is expeded he would arrive by
the second July. Madame Bonaparte
accompanies him, and his suit will be
very numerous. Several apartments
were preparing for the miniflers who
attend him. The prefers of the U
nited Departments, and many generals
of divisions had received orders to meet
the First Consul at Brussels.
Between the French and DanifbGov
ernments negociations are said to be on
foot favourable to the views of the for
mer in the present war.
Antwerp not having furnifhed her
contingency of men, that city has been
laid under contribution.
But in the midst of adversity, the hand
of God is to be admired and adored.
Four young people, three of whom were
Mr. Davis's children, who had been
milking in the yard had taken shelter in
the liable, from the rain $ but after some
deliberation,had quitted this resort for tht
house. Entering the door, they had not
time to close it before the wind flruck
the house and unroofed that part in an
instant. Had they have been one mo
mens later either in the barn or on their
passage, they mull have inevitably peiifh
ed ; for there was not an inch of ground
but was covered with the ruins.
Geese and fowls were found dead in the
open ground, and one cow buried in the
ruins.
NORFOLK, AUGUST 9.
The British frigate Andromache,
capt. Lowry, failed on a cruize from
Hampton Roads on Sunday last.
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BALTIMORE, AUG 10.
Extrafl of a letter from Cape-Francois,
dated July 25, received at Bryden's Cof
fee-Houfe.
“ We are closely blockaded by four
Frglifh seventy fours and fix frigates,
which capture all French vessels bound
to this or any other ports in this island.
We have had no arrivals from France
these forty days pad. Two French
74's and one frigate made their escape
out of this port on the 25 inst. with a
fine southerly breeze ; but it will be
almost impossible for them to evade
the English. An attack was made by
the Brigands on the 22d and 23d.
They have encamped two leagues from
town in a large body, and a frefh at
tack is hourly expeded. They appear
to bend all their forces on this part of
the island. They appear to have a
plentiful supply of ammunition, small
arms, cannon, &c. All intercourse
with them is at an end.
The women and children have left
Cape-Nichola Mole. St. Marcs and
Jeremie are closely besieged by the bri
gands.
Theßite is full of brigand barges: A
merican vessels bound up the Bite,from
America, would do well to call at this
port for information.
French privateers are fitting out dai
ly ; and all poflible preparations are
making to defend the town.
American produce low, except rice,
to dollars by the cargo ; leaf tobacco,
9 do. small Hock & poultry,in demand ;
Bordeaux Claret,4s dollars by the car
go. There is no probability of supplies
from France."'
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The last article in the Convention,
dilated to the Regency, has been in
serted with a view to induce a belief
that Bonaparte is anxious to accept the
mediation of Russia for the purpose of
restoring peace. In the firft place, we
have to observe, that long before any
mediation could be effectual, the French
will have plundered and drained the
Hanoverian territories of every thing
that is valuable. When requisition,
another name for robbery, is the order
of the day, the French Republic does
not let the grass grow under its feet.
In the second place, we entertain some
doubts whether it be any longer con
fident with the honor of this country to
accept the mediation of Russia. She
no longer possesses that quality of im
partiality which is an indifpenfible in
gredient in the character of a mediator.
She mediated the plan of indemnities
which was to fix the fate and secure the
peace of the Empire. She was bound
to protect the independence of Hano
ver, and She does not appear to have
taken one Step to flop the piratical ex
pedition of the French.
We deplore the fate of the Hanove
rian territories ; but, if they be the in
nocent victims, we are the innocent
cause of their miseries ; and let it be
recollected, that it is only in this in
stance that the union, in the fame au
gust personage, of the office of Elector
of Hanover with the dignity of King
of Great-Britain, has been injurious to
Hanover :—Hitherto She has owed, in
a great degree, to that union, the pres
ervation of the integrity and indepen
dence of her dominions, and a long
continuation of the blessings of peace.
" I am master of all the country of
Hanover, and particularly of the
mouths of the Elbe and Wefer." Such
are the words of General Mortier, and
such is the conduct of a man whose firft
step in a war into which he affects to
fay he has been forced by the violation
of a solemn Treaty of Peace, is himfelf
to violate the Treaty of Luneville and
the Independence of a neutral State !
By rendering herfelf matter of the
Mouths of the Elbe and the Wefer,
France imagines She has cut us off en
tirely from,the Continent, and that
we are now really toto divios arbe Bri
tannos. Weak calculator! She sup
poses that the Continent trades with us
solely for our benefit, and She seems not
to know that our trade with the Conti
nent is as beneficial to the different na
tions of Europe as it is to us.
BY MAIL
WASHINGTON, AUG. J.
ExtraA of a letter from a gentleman at Vincennes,
(Ind. Territory.)
" On the 16th ultimo, the Governor of the
Indiana Territory and his suit arrived at this
place from Detroit and Fort-Wayne. At the
latter place he conckideu a treaty with the In
dians, which will prove advantageous to them,
to the territory, and to the United States. Near
two millions of land has been by them granted
to the United States unexcelled for fertility and
healtbinefs. It lies chiefly in the neighborhood
of Vincennes. The Indians in this quarter arc
well and peaceably disposed to the inhabitants
of this country, and to the government of the
United States."
eluding Militia, is%ooo troops, form
ing ten regiments of cavalry, and 15
of infantry.
From this ill fated country the French
expert to draw large supplies. What
exaction can accomplish, will, we have
no doubt be fully accomplished by the
invaders.
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The two French 74's and a frigate
which we mentioned the other day to
have got cut of the Cape have been
captured by the English.
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A late London paper mentions, that the
House of Baring and Co. to whom Mr. Galla
tin fold the fhareswhich our government former
ly had of the Stock of the Bank of the United
States,will clear 40,000/.fterling by the bargain.
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MIDDLEBURY, (vER.) AUG. fr
On the iSth inst the town of Hunting
ton was vijitod by a severe bailflorin,
which almost entirely dfroyed the crops of
English grain, nor was it left fatal to the
Indian corn :—The wind raged violently,
breaking down or blowing up by the roots
the most Jiurdy trees ; such was the
force with which the large bail Oones were
driven as to beat off the bark from the trees.
Part of Starfburyftared the fame fate .•
Its violence in feme measure ceased in pag
ing over the height of land ; but redoubled
its fury while paging the valley on Hun
tington-Riner.
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BOSTON, AUGUST Ij.
From GIBRALTAR.
Captain Swett, arrived here yefterdav, in
forty-fix days frem Gibraltar, informs, that
poffpots had been granted by the American
Commodore, and the Consuls, at Gibraltar, &
Tangiers, permitting a Tripolitan ship to fail
Under Moorish colours, as a Moorish ship, and
her Tripolinc papers were left sealed up in the
care of Mr Gating. —She was manned with 8
Moors, and bound for Tunis—and the Tripo
litan Captain was permitted to take passage in
her. On her way up, she flopped at Gibraltar
and took in more men; with whose assistance
the Captain overpowered the Moors, and was
going into Tripoli ; when flie was met,and cap
tured by the United States frigate, John Adams,
and sent into Malta.
—o—
— U. States Fagate Constitution, Com
modore Preble, drop: down to the Roads yes
terday morning, and put to sea ; for the Medi
terranean. —
The sloop of war, Syren was launched at
I NEW-YORK, MAY T 4,
The fchoone! . Andaule, on her passage
from Pott-Repul , % to Philadelphia, was vi
filed off Cape-Heiffy a few days ago by the
British frigate Andromache. The captain of
the schooner had on board about 7000 dollars
in fpicie belonging to sundry persons in Phila
delphia, and the bills of lading were unaccom
panied with the usual certificate of its being
the property of citizens of the United States.
He was tnerefore under the necessity of deli
vering it tithe British commander, to avoid
being sent into Halifax.
Yesterday arrived here, from Salou, in 50
days, ship True American, Capt. Tubner. Capt.
T. informs, that he saw, off Cape-de-Gat, a
Tripolitan brij of 16 guns ; —and as he passed
Gibraltar, he saw a French 74 in port, with
the English colours flying over those of France.
NEW-YORK AUG. 12.
COTTON.
A letter received in town yesterday
morning from Savannah, dated the
30th ult. fays, " The incessant & heavy
rains that we have had,has almost ruin
ed the fine profpe&s that the planters
had of making good crops of Cotton ;
that article will be scarce in this state
the approaching season."
AUG. If.
Capt. Dunfeomb, of the sloop Mary,
in 17 days from Barbadoes, informs,
that all the British transports at the
place were in readinefs,and waiting or
ders to proceed after a squadron which
had failed on an expedition to the lee
ward. He also dates that Martinique
was elofely blockaded,and two Frencli
transport ships and one brig had just
been sent into Barbadoes by the Bri
tish. Flour was 12 dolls. 50 cents, &
corn 18 bitts.
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THE FEHER.
There were fourteen new cases, and
three deaths, of malignant fever, last
evening reported to the Health Com
mittee, by the physicians, for the 24.
hours, ending that time. The new
cases of severe fever appear to be scat
tered in different parts of the town.
Bellevue Hospital, was yesterday op
ened for the reception of the sick. Doc
tor Mclntolh, has been appointed visit
ing physician, and Dr. Foster resident
physician of that hospital. Five sick
persons were yesterday afternoon con
veyed from town to' Bellevue.
While the whole city is alarmed with
the cry of " the fever," allowed gene
rally to be produced by the impure
Rate of the air, it is a little surprising
that there is not some attention paid to
the dead cats which lie in swarms in e
very part of the city. This fpedacle
is not uncommon—it has made its ap
pearance every season the sickness has
visited our city. Much too, has been
said refpe&ing the cleanliness of the
streets. We believe the corporation
have exerted themselves to keep them
clean,but we find a negled in its agents,
which calls for amendment. Those
cartmen who are imploved (by the cor
poration) to remove the dirt from the
Greets and houses are guilty sometimes
of a gross neglect of their duty.
From New-York, August 9.
" Since our last, we have had a very
Unfavourable,change of weather/^hich
has increased the fever. Seventeen ca
ses were reported yesterday, and two
deaths. The alarm increases, as the
weather continues cloudy,clofe and ex
ceeding damp. To-morrow we shall
have a report from the health-officer.
“ The Mayor has, this morning re
commended to the inhabitants residing
between Old Slip and Fly-Market,and
fouth of Pearl-street, immdiately to e
vacuate their houses.
Copenhagen,June 7. The regiments,
which were in Jutland, Fuhner, and
in the Dutchies of Schelfwig and Hol
stein, are ordered to hold themselves
in readiness tomarch at 24 hoursnotice.
June it. The regiments Rationed
in Jutland,areordered to mai ch to Reinf
burg. Arrangements are making in
the Dutchies of Schelfwick and Hol
stein, to form an army of 20,000 men.
The Prince Royal will review on the
13th, all the troops here, and after that
will march for Bolftein. He will be
accompanied by the minister Count
Berndorf.
The differences between Denmark
and Algiers, are finally fettled.
TRANSLATIONS.
—o—
— June 15. A Courier is
just arrived at the Senate, and brings
the account that 300 French troops
entered Cuxhaven yederday,at 9 A. M.
to occupy that port.
General Rivaud commands the
French troops in the Duchy of Bremen
and Verden. He is at Bremen—his
troops at Verden.
Our Gazettes have published the fol
lowing article ; " We have received the
pleasing and certain intelligence that
his Prussian Majesty takes a particular
interest in the security and liberty of
the commerce of the Hanfe towns &
that negociations are on foot with the
French on this fubjed ; the result of
which, we doubt not, will remove all
apprehensions in the rainds of foreign
and our own merchants."
The Senate received on the 23d news
of a French officer and 38 men, being
in pursuit of the Duke of Cambridge,
at Stade. His search was in vain.
This officer and 600 men, with a train
of Artillery,occupy Stade. They will
receive the toll.
Philadelphia on the 6th instant She will fail
for the Mediterranean in a few days, under the
command of Capt Stewart. The U. S. fchr.
Vixen, Lt. Smith, failed from Baltimore on the
3d inst. for the Mediterranean. These vtffels
belong to commodore Preble's squadron.
The Light-House, on Clark's Point at the
entrance of New. Bedford harbor, was entirely
consumed by fire on the morning of the sth inst.
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BOSTON, AUGUST 1,.
From Paris, 'June 1.
A Commission of three Americans has been
nominated by the ministers of that nation, at
Paris, to liquidate the debts due by France to
the citizens of the United States.—The Com
roiffibn is competed of Mr. Barnet, Com
mercial Agent for the port of Antwerp, Mr.
Maclure, of Maryland, and Col. Mercer,
°f Virginia. Col. M. was Mr. Monroe's Sec
retory. Q
From Jamaica.
Capt. Bates, arrived at Gloucester, from
Jamaica, which place he left the 19th July, in
forms us, that the island was considered in a
very alarming state; as the people of colour
were very much difaffc&cd—a plot had lately
been difcovcred, the object of which was to de
stroy the town of Spanish, and massacre all the
whites. o
Colonel Louffat, Prefea at Louisiana, is ap
pointed to succeed Bernadotte as Ambassador
from France to the United States.
Several of the vcffcls at the quarantine ground
have on board passengers, fugitives from the
fever at New-York.
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Another Removal.
Joseph Wales, Esq. is removed from the Poss
Office at Lancaster, (Mass) and Timothy
Whiting, Esq. appointed in his head.
—.—
Samuel Knight, Esq. is appo nted General
Commiffioncr of Bankruptcy for the Diftjia
of Vermont, in the room of James Elliot, Esq.
resigned,
On Friday last, his Excellency Jonathan
Trumbull, Esq. Governor of the State, of
Connecticut arrived in town.
An attempt was made on Saturday morning
last, by some of the prisoners, to burn up the
flooring of Concord Goal. The fire was, how
ever discovered in season to prevent its destruc
tion and their escape.
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BOSTON, AUG. 18.
Late from FRANCE.
Arrived here yesterday, the brig A
melia, Capt. William Deblois, in 47
days from Bourdeaux, and 42 from
the Corduan. We have received by
this arrival a file of Paris papers to the
25th June, from which a few transla
tions are made.— It is not from such
sources, however, that the public can
expert much political or speculative in
formation ; the freedom of the press in
France is on a footing with that ofTur
key ; though France is a Republic,and
Turkey an absolute despotism— but such
things are.
rhe verbal intelligence which we
have gathered from the passengers, state,
that neither Bremen nor Hamburgh,
had been taken possession of by French
troops ; and were no further fubjeCt to
the French government, than as it ref
peCled the feizue and connfeation of
British property, found therein. These
gentlemen also add, that Spain had not
as yet been driven into the war ; and
that Portugal was Rill free ; the port
of Havre was blockaded by an English
fquadron,and declared in a ftateof siege.
1 he Fir RConful with a numerous suite,
we also underhand, left Paris the 25th
June, on his long talked of tour thro'
the fubjeCtkingdoms and provinces of
France. On the fubje& of an invasion
of England, opinions were very vague
and fluctuating, though it was certain
that great preparations were making
for that ostensible purpose in the differ
ent ports of France.
The Cincinnati of the state of Virgiina, at
their last meeting on the 15 ^December last,
have appropriated the fund of their society to
the seminary of learning in the county of Rock
bridge denominated the Washington Academy,
(to which the Shares of the James river compa- "
ny heretofore vested in our illustrious chief and
hero, General Washington have,by him been
appropriated) fubjed to such charges of a char
itable nature as have been or may be adopted
by the society. The said funds are to be laid
out in the purchase of Shares in the James river
Company, and lands within the state of Vir
ginia, to be conveyed to the truOces of the
Washington Academy, to be held unalien
able, for the use of said academy. The so
ciety to retain a controul over the property
purchased, so long and to such amount as nray
be fufficient to meet the aforefaid objects of
charity. 0 _
Bonaparte's fending a garrison of
12,000 French soldiers to Lisbon, while
the ink of his Manifefto is not dry, in
which he publicly exclaims, “ Shall
one nation submit to the will of anoth
er without difeuffion of fits rights," is
one of the moll consummate derelictions
of all pretensions to faith, or character
we have ever heard of. The conse
quence will be, that England will seize
all the Portuguese possessions in the East '
"in ufum jus babe ntis.” Maderia and
the Weftern Isles of course will be hers ;
and “ Brazil and " Buenos Ayres"
will open her a road to the richest Span-'
ilh possessions in South America. What
a change in the map of the world,
what a revolution in the property, in
the means of earthly comfort, and in
every thing as well as in the morals of
fociety,will that accursed French Rev
olution have effected; before many years
more (ball have elapsed."
Charl. Cour.*
VtenHa, June, Tn eonfequenee of '
the system of neutrality, adopted by
our Court, it has been ordered, that
not more than five vessels of war, of ,
any nation, lha.ll enter the ports of the
Adriatick.
Frankfort, June 16. The Court of
Vienna, has received dispatches, whi ch
announce the near approach of
the French into Naples. Every mea
sure has been concerted and arranged
in this refpad between the French and
Sicilian Governments.
The French will occupy all the lea
ports ; but not the interior.
_Jane 19. They write from Stadt,
that the navigation of the Elbe, is free
as before : that the French limit them
selves the deriving the benefit of the
tolls. 0
COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT.
Paris, June 20, 1803.
Decree of if Meridor. (20 June.)
Art. I.—from the date ot the prefeut
decree, no commodities of the English co
lonies, or coming directly or indirectly
from England, shall be admitted into the
ports of the Republic. Consequently all
such shall be confifeated.
Art. ll.—Neutral veflels destined to the
ports ot the Republic, shall be furnifted 1
with a certificate by the Agent or Com
mifDry of the Republic, at the port of
lading ; (taxing the name of the veflel, of
the captain, the nature of the cargo, the
number of the crew; and the defbnation
of theveflel.—ln the declaration the Com
missary shall certify that he is knowing to
the loading of the vessel, that the mer
chandize is not of English manufacture, "
nor coming from England, nor her colo
nies. A duplicate ot this declaration shall
be addressed by the Commissary to the
Minister ot the Interior, the day of the *
vessel's departure.
Art. 111.—Every captain, who by for
getting the forms or changing the declina
tion, is unprovided with fuco a declara
tion shall not be admitted into the ports
of the Republic ; but on condition of tak
ing in return, French commodities equal
in value to that of his cargo.
The Director of the Cuttoms, shall fend
to the Prefect of the Department; an ac
count of the cargo, and merchandize ta
ken in return. Upon this, the Prefect
shall grant permission to leave the port.
Extraa of a tetter from the conferee of the Jlp
Adelaide, to her framers in Baltimore, dated
Leghorn, aid June, 1803.
“ We have now the pleasure ofinform
ing you that the Adelaide arrived here on
the 15th instant. To our great surprise
she was immediately put under a fpecles
of arrest, by the French general command
ing here, and her papers demanded, on
the ground that being addressed to an
English house, the property on board of
her might be English ; and thence, from
the war just broken out between England,
and France, liable to seizure on the part
of the French government. We infhmtl,
took the necessary steps for the security of
the property, declaring it in the Ameri
can consul's office to be entirely to the be^
of our knowledge, belonging to citizens 1
of the United States.
T here cannot be a doubt but the prop
erty will be released, being clearly neu
tral." — =^_
The court and common council of t
city of New-Haven have direfled, that?
vessels arriving m that port from the po
of New-York, shall perform a quaranti
of 14 days ; and that all persons comi ,•
from the said city, shall oe detained t
examination.
The following gentlemen have be
chosen Directors of the Plymouth Ban
viz. Hon. William Seaver, Esq. Nathan
Goodwin, Wm. Davis, Barnabas Hedf
jun. William Jackson. Efq'rs. Mr. W
ham Sturtevant, and Capt. Robert Rob
erts ; who have made choice of the Hon.
William Seaver, Esq. President, and Wil
liam Goodwin, Esq. Cashier The Bank
will go into operation the ensuing au
tumn.
The United States frigate Constitution, Com
modore Preble, failed from the Lower Roads,
for the Mediterranean, yesterday forenoon.