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London, England, 1812-09-19 00:00:00

"IMA RICAN PAPERS.

EFROM TILE FEDERAL REPUBLICAN, AUGUST 5.]
" THE RAPID DESCENT."
46 It appears, that from the recent accounts not
*more than 1000 men are collected near Albany, for
/he grand invasion, which has been threatened' and
preparing for six months. At this rate it would cost
. sore labour to a military arithmetician wl:o should
ttni ertake to calculate when the liberty &f the Seas
toil/ be conquered on the heights of yaraham. We have
no expectation of an advantage, us result from Gene-
ral Hull's expedition ; his regular force is too small,
and the army is too badly supplied, to promise sat-
ass against Malden.
41 It is characteristic of the men who have preci-
' pitated us into this war, that the British should have
circuitously obtained much earlier information of the
declaration than General Hull, and taken their mea-
sures accordingly.
" Johnson, the guilty Mayor of Baltimore, the I
perfidious betrayer of the brave, the reproach ofi
Magistracy, has called the City Councils together,
in older to obtain an exculpatory statement of facts!
,in his favour, and that of Stucker, his colleague in
perfidy aqd dishonour. It may readily be foreseen
what kind of statement this will be, when it is 42-
membered, that the mob retains the sovereign power
in Baltimore; that die persons appointed to draw it
up are nearly, all notorious for disorganizing princi-
ples ; and that the number includes a fugitive frem
Ireland. As the Club are clothed with powers to
; increase their numbers, we vrvould advise them tb
call in Stucker, as well as the Mayor, that both i
may have a principal share in the drudgery of White-
washing themselves, without laying the burden alto-1
gvther upon „others.
" The reliance General Lee placed in the hcnour
of General Stucker originated in the feelings he sup-
losed_one Officer of the Revolution could not help
entertaioiog for another. Alas ! he did not know
the stuff of which the leading Baltimore democrats
are made. Truth, honour's faith, are by them
laughed to scorn. When force cannot reach the vie-
`, tim, cool, detiberat:., smiling perfidy takes place.—
, Such men, whilst they are proof against the feeling
of humanity, are careless of the opinion of the wor-
thy. 'the sacrifice efia political opponent is to them
more delightful than he incense of well-merited ap-
! Flame. He will remain stained with the blood of
General Lingan till he retires from the stage of life,
be the period long or short; to give an account of his
conduct ; and who can envy him his triumph over
bravery attained in such a manner ? It is not safe.
Meanwhile, let him prepare for the- manifold incon-
veniences hich must ensue from a deliberate breach
of faith, which has cost others so dearly in life, feel-
ing, and property. Well might it be exclaimed—
The mob itself was humane, compared with Stucker,
Johnson,' acid their associates in this black business.
rmahOsO over whose muriovis {le grave was to be

dosed, have risen from It to attest their vetoer, turd
the mode in which they were perfidiously immolated.
Their story will descend-to posterity in details, which
will affect the heart and startle belief. Avenged
their sufferings must be, by the justice of man, or the
dispensations of Heaven.
" It cannot he known what were the orders with
which Commodore Rodgers put to sea. A fault of
magnitude, however, lies somewhere. For more
than a month, the coast and trade of the United
States have been exposed without the protection
which the principal and most active part of our liule
navy could afford. This, in the early part of hosti-
hties, would have been of moment to the returning
vessels, which, from the course of circumstances,
were unsuspicious of danger. As things have been
managed, Commodore Rodgers is driving about the
ocean in quest of British convoys, which he cannot
meet, and leaving our own trade a prey to every
petty gun-vessel. But if he had been so successful
as to capture as many vessels as he could man, the
whole amount would be only equal to a small pro-
portion of what the unjustifiable cruize will have cost,
in the loss of American property, and which ought
to have been saved by the activity of his squadron
nearer home. What has become of him, and what
may be his fate, are questions to be anxiously put
both by the patrons of the navy and the
_friends of
those who are under his command. If the danger
from the superiority of British naval power were less
striking, the interval which has elapsed without hear-
ing from him is foreboding.
. Deep is the interest which every friend to his
country must feel, in the preservation of the slender
means of maritime defence, which we have beep
allowed by cur Administration to possess. Equally
valuzible are the liberty and wc'fare of so many Offi-
cers of the first promise and connection, as our public
vessels contain. But, -it is a truth, which is in a
course of verification, that this war will cost us both,
and that before long. In anticipation of this, it is
already re echoed in certain quarters, that Congress
will never hereafter appropriate a dollar for naval
purposes. We have seldom seen this subject placed
upon its tree footing. The present posture of affairs
affords an illustration, which may tend to hold it up
in its true light. We have now a maritime and land
war at the same time.
""The whole internal frontier is menaced both by
the British and Savages, in like manner as the sea
toast is liable to the annoyance of the British cruizers.
Both require protection, and why should the interior
frontiers be alone provided for ? Ought not every
Member connected with, the Atlantic interests to have
checked the gratification of the western interests till
full justice had been accorded to the people she re-
presents ? As the matter at present stands, the inari-1
time people are to pay all, fight all, and lose ail."
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BALTTMORE MOBS.

On Tuesday evening they resolved to pull down
the Post-Office, as the most effectaal way tf revent-
ing the circulation of the Federal Repullican, in Bal-
timore. On this act they were as Cully bent as they
ever were upon any of the numerous outrages they
have perpetrated with so much impunity—but they
were prevented by calling out the militia, who have
been on duty every night since, inconsiderable num-
bers- Even the Mayor, of clear conscience, has made
a show or acting, by issuing a Proclamation in the
Bone/iarlean style, threatening " eummarily to punish
the riotous and ill-disposed."
At the time this step was taken, application was
made, as we are informed, to the Postmaster, to ez-
elude our Paper from the ti ce ! The mob, however,
have sworn they would have it down in less than.five
nights, and thus far they have generally made good
their threats. Should the Proclamation prevent their
success on the present occasion, how clearly will the
Mayor convict himself of connivancy and perfidy on
every former occasion. Why did he not issue his
Proclamation in an earlier stage of mobocracy? He
was timely and pointedly apprised of each of the
three mobs which affected us—but in the two first he
declined interfering, and in the last he had just so
much agency as to convince the populace that they
had nothing to fear from his prevention, in the per-
petratinn of' what must appear to every man a pre-
concerted massacre. His own express and avowed
language proves his guilt. He now declares in his
Proclamation—

id Whereas a disposition has manifested itself on
the part of some of our misguided citizens, to disturb
the peace of our city, and whereas it is believed that
the promoters of this disorderly conduct are so few in
number, that if not countenanced by others, who
are in fact only spectators, they would desist from
such conduct."

If this be true, what excuse has he for all that is
passed ? He can never pretend that so fiw persons
could not be restrained, had he tnrught pi-vet to
exert his authority. Is it not now clear to demon-
stration ? Is it not now manifest from his own confes-
sion, that the printing office and dwelling house of
one of us, with their respective contents, were des-
troyed, and our friends massacred, in the prison, by
a few, whom the Constituted Authorities did not
choose to oppose ? And why not oppose them ?No
other answer can be given, if the premises be true,"
than that their conduct was approved, if not procured
and instigated.
The Postmaster of Baltimore' sent an express to
Washington, containing an account of the danger,
and asking for assistance, which, as we have heard,
has, for the present, beep declined.— ( From the Fede.'
nil Republican, Aug. 7.)

PROCLAMATION.

IT TIM LORD MAYOR Or BALT/140111, DATED AUGUST S.

" Whereas, a disposition has manifested itself on the part of
some of our misguided citizens, to disturb the peace of oar city,
ley disregard of, and open opposition to its laws ; and whereas it
is believed, that the promoters of this disorderly conduct are so
few in number, that if not countenanced by ethers, who are In
fact only spectators, they would desist from such misconduct.—
Now,
therefore, I am induced to issue this my Proclamation,
calling upon all well. disp. sed, peaceable citizens, who are not in 1
the employ of the Civil nor Military Authorities, to remain
within their respective houses after eight o'clock in the evening, '
during the present state of the public mind, and particularly to '
Teta,n at home all their apprentices, servants, and children ; in 1
doing so, they will consult their own safety, as well as coutri-
bute to the preservation of peace ; for, as efficacious means are !
adopted to disperse all assemblages of the people, and summarily
punish the riotous and ill-disposed, those who are in the streets
only as spectators, will subject themselves to the danger of sef..
fering with the guilty. ZDWARD J0UN40441."

GEORGETOWN, AUGUST &

The truth must be told, although it be shocking.
The atangled corp se of General Lingan was tlirown out

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of the•ptjson, and lay on the earth, like that ota dog,
till the middle of the peat day, when it was, obtained
and buried by a relative. We understand that a ge-
neral and unbounded indignation at the inhuman
murder of General Lingan, and exasperation at the
approving inactivity of the Magistrates, pervades
Montgomery, and that they are felt ►n other parts of
I the state. Many of the citizens have put on mourn-
ing for him, which they mean not to lay aside until
his death is properly avenged. For such a man, so
perishing, tears and grief, the common pomp of woe,
which more frequently follow the unworthy and un-
distinguished to their earthly places of repose, are not
enough. Ought not his memory to be honoured by
some more remarkable proof of public sorrow ? What
is due to him, in particular from Montgomery, and
from every inhabitant of Maryland, who know how
to value his former services ; and who deplore him
tke more on account of the manner in which he was
, cut off ? The answer to this question ought, we think,
to be given by assemblages of the people convened
expressly for the purpose of consulting upon the sub-
ject. Mean while, every man, woman, and child in
Montgomery might wear some convenient badges of
mourning for the Chief so much beloved, and who
perished so cruelly.