The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-05 00:00:00

FEB.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

with one into which the Leander's track was marked, over
IvWch was written, " President, from New York, on a cruise,"
and placing his finger upon these words, as if by accident,
they immediately caught the eye of the Yankee, who ex-
claimed. " that he knew the. President the moment he saw
Ler, and Nick hitrrelf could not deceive him." He was thee
a-ked by Sir George, pointing to the Acasta, if he knew her;
i:is reply was that she was the Maced •nian ; and when asked
what the Newcastle was, he said he did not know her ; on
mh'cli Sir George told him she was the Constitution ; he re.
plitcl, he recollected she was, though not painted as she used
ta be. lie then masked the Perry's cruising ground, and
said he had spoken the Whig privateer, who told him he
would probably fall in with Commodore Decatur's squadron,
which rejoiced his heart, as he knew he should then get rid
cf:oine of his mutinous crew. After he had nn more to tell,
sir Geolge recommended his returning to the John, and in
great form returned him the ship's papers, wishing him a
~oad voyage, and desiring he would not forget to let it be
known he left Commodore Decatur and his squadron well.
Jonathan took his leave with great apparent satisfaction, hut
when about to quit the Leander, our First Lieutenant,
ltl‘Dougall, stopped him, and apprised him of his real situa
tion ; for a long time lie considered this a joke, but casting
an eye upon the English Captain's uniform, in which Sir
George Collier then appeared, he became almost frantic with
disappointment."
The following is the substance of letters from Boston of
the g2d of December, and from New York of the 26th :
." BOSTON, DEC. `.--"Clie Constitution frigate, of 4 elms, sailed
from this putt a short time since, on a cruize ; the Ti io brie priva-
te( r, and schooner Mars privateer, have sailed crow Portland on a
crdiie, and the brig Antelope, from Newberry Port, on a ernize..
" Nt.w Vona, DEC. 2G.--A letter from Wilmington, N. C. men-
tions, that the Roger privateer had returned, aftt r a day's crni2e,
with a very va:uable West Ituliaman of upwards of Au tons, with a
full eargo of bugar and coffee."

Among the American documents are some relative to the
invasion and destruction of Washington, and the Secretary's
letter. The Report upon the former, which is very vxdutni-
nous, was ordered to be printed, and referred to a Committee
of the whole House. The Secretary's letter was directed to
be isr:nted, and referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.

There arc accounts of the Wasp sloop of war, belonging
to the United States, being it sea, off the Southern coast, on
:he loth of November. She had burnt a vessel hound for
Amelia Island. The Lacedemonian frigate chased her and
filed at her, off Savannah, about the 10th of Nov.; but the
private letters from New YOrk of Dec. VW, bring an account
of her capture by the Lacedemanian. The New York Ga-
zettes of tie 520th make mention of the sailing of the Consti-
tution from Boston ; but nothing is said of the other frigates.
A Boston article of tne 17th mentions, that the Newcastle
biitish frigate got on shore near Cape Cod, bot got off next
d with damage, by a shift of the wind. Captain Stuart had,
it is said, determined to blow her up, as from her then situa-
tion she could not have made any effectual resistance to the
Constitution, which was expected from Boston. The Consti-
ta•ton, however, did not come, and the Newcastle got off.
fhe former sailed on a cruise from Boston on the 17th.

The following is given as a copy of the circular which has
bceu sent to the friends of .Ministers :
DIVISIONS.
Treasury, iVednesday, Jan. e 5.
Yonr attendance iS MOST EARNESTLY and MOST TARTU:C/-
1411 LT requested in the House of Contmon4, on Thursday, the'9th
of February, it being confidently expected that a divitfion wiU take
Place on that day.