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London, England, 1813-03-20 00:00:00

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ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY 18. .
The Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means reported this morning a Bill for suspending
the Non-importation Act till the Ist of June, 1814,
except as to goods owned by British subjects at the
time of importation; and coarse cotton, and certain
other articles that might come too much into compe-
tition with home manufactures. No drawback to be
admitted as to the goods so imported. The Bill far-
ther subjects to the payment of duties all goods here-
tofore admitted as free of duty, and adds six dollars
per ton to the duty on foreign tonnage, making the
duty now eight dollars per ton.
The detailed Report recommends, as necessary to
the support of public credit, internal taxes, which
should be adopted at this time, but may be laid at
an extra session of the next Congress, to be convened
at an early day for that purpose.
The Bill to remit penalties on importations from
British dependencies was this moment rejected-57
to 56.

CAPTURE OF THE BRITISH FRIGATE JAVA.
(From the Boston Gazette.)
Mr. Ludlow, 'Purser of the Constitution, has just
arrived in this city, on his way to Washington, with
the Log of his Britannic Majesty's frigate Java.
Mr. Ludlow reports the event of the engagement
ito be as follows :

The Constitution, Commodore Bainbridge, fell
in with his Britannic Majesty's frigate Java near the
Brazils. The engagement took place and lasted two
. hours, when the Java struck her colours to the supe-
rior skill of the heroic Bainbridge.
sg The amount of the killed on board the British
ship was 69, and 101 wounded, 50 of ovhorn soon
after died, among them the Captain.
" The Java was, so completely shattered, that after
the engagement, (the prisoners being taken out of
'her,) she was sunk.

" The Java was said to be a fine frigate, new-
built, mounting 49 gun's, and only six weeks out of
dock, commanded by Henry Lambert.
" The Constitution had nine killed, and 25 woun-
ded, five of whom have since died. The Constitu-
tion, in 15 minutes after the action, was in complete
repair, and ready for another action.
" The Constitution, her gallant officers and crew,
have safely arrived at Boston. The action took place
on the 29th of December."

New York, February 10.
The United States frigate Constitution, Commo-
dore Bainbridge, arrived at Boston on Monday from
• a cruize, having performed the gallant action which
is detailed in the subjoined account, for which we
- are indebted to an officer belonging to the Constitu-
tion, who passed through this city yesterday for
Washington, and obligingly furnished it to the Edi-
tors of the Mercantile Advertiser :
44 'We rejoice at every circumstance which adds
new laurels tA) the naval glory of our country, and
particularly so when they are gathered with so small
* sacrifice of human lite, nine men only being killed,
and 25 wounded on our part. Amongst the former
' is Lieutenant Aylwin. To the enemy, indeed, the
carnage has been dreadful, in the loss of 60 killed,
and 101 (or as another account says, 170) wounded.
besides the total destruction of the vessel. It is at
additional evidence, that whenever in opportunity
occurs in which an American vessel cornea in contact
with an equal force of the enemy, our gallant nava
heroes will at .Itll times deserve well of their c nintry.
66 On the 29;11 December, in lat. 13. 6. S. long.
38. W. about ten leagues from the coast of Brazil,
. the' United States frigate Constitution fell in with and
captured his Britannic Majesty's frigate Java, of 49
guns, and manned with upwards of 400 men. The
action continued one hour and 55 minutes, in which
time the Java was made a complete wreck, having
her bowsprit and every mast and spar shot out o
her. The Constitution had nine killed, and 25 woun
ded. The Java had 60 killed and 101 wounded-
amongst the latter was her Commander, Capt. Lam
bert, a very distinguished officer, mortally. Front
sl letter written by one of her officers whilst on board
the Constitution, it is evident that the wounded must
have been considerably greater, as many must have
pied of their wounds previous to removal. The letter
4tates 60 killed, and 170 wounded.
• 44 The Java was rated at 38* guns, but mounted
49. She was just out of dock, and fitted in the corn-
. pletest manner to carry out Lieutenant-General His-
' lop, Governor of Bombay, and his Staff—Captain
Marshal, a Commander in the British Navy, and a
number of Naval Officers, going to join the British
ships of war in the East Indies. Besides these, and
' having her own complement of officers and men
complete, she had upwards of 100 supernumeraries
of petty officers and seamen for the Admiral's ship
and other vessels on the East-India station. She had
also dispatches from the British Government for St.
Helena, the Cape of Good Hope, and to every Bri-
tish.establishment in the East Indies and China Seas,
and had copper on board for a 74-gun ship and two
sloops of war, building at Bombay, and, it is presu-
med, many other valuables, all of which were blown
- up in her on the 31st of December, when she was
set on file.
46 The Constitution was considerably cut in her
spars, rigging, and sails :'but not so much injured but
that she would have commenced another action im-
mediately after the capture of the Java, which latter
vessel was made a perfectly-unmanageable wreck.
64, All the officers and seamen taken in the Java
were paroled Ey Commodore Bainbridge, and lan-
ded on the 3d of January at San Salvador, Brazils.
66 The following is * List of his Britannic Ma-
jesty's Military and Naval Officers paroled at San
Salvador by Commodore Bainbridge :
661 Lieutenaut-General, 1 Major, 1 Captain, Military Offi-
cers-1 Poet Captain, 1 Master and Commander, 5 Lieutenants,
S Lieutenants of Marines, 1 Suigeon, 2 Assistant-Surgeons,
Purer, 15 Midshipmen, 1 Gunner, I Boatswain, 1 Master, 1
Carpenter, 2 Captain's Clerkte—Total, 38 Officers, 223 Petty
Officers, Sewn, Marines, and Boys; eiCilliiVe of 9 Portuguese
Seamen, liberated and given up to the Governor of San Salve-
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