The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-31 00:00:00

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•NrOf't-OUR, DiD.v.. 17.—CommolOre Cheusiey
sailed an the Bth of November with Ms stftwidron, •
from Socket's Harbour, well armed and mott::ed,
with oh intention of scouring the Lake from bde
end to the other. 1 ".7,',.:::•,.
tiro33 TUE OGDENSBURG PALLADIUM, 44.
e have been induced to defer:the pi. ion of
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the Palladium till to-day, from an exiteehttivin that
something of consequence wonld trstiviplre, Jut we
learned last Tuesday, chit a fleet of 60 or tO British
boats were coming up the river about 'BO miles 1)0
low, and it was believed that the boats in our port,
in conjunction with a number from Socket's harbour,
Would make an attack upon them a few miles above
this village.'
Just as our Paper was going to Pierthe British
boats hove in sight. The) are now, tethe number
of forty or fifty, entering Prescot Ilarboul,. We do
not learn that any arrangements have been made to
capture them.
By an Officer who arrived here on Tuesday, front
Socket's Harbour, we learn that the brig Oneida,
accompanied by eight vessels, each carrying a long
I at-pounder, sailed from there last Monday morning
for the purpose of sweeping the lake. The squadron
is commanded by Commodore Chauncey.. Success
to them !

SUCCESSFUL POLICY OF GREyE BAl+Ait
Britain stomped ds into Ititlepentlent 4tates—she has .
councilled us into a manufacturing people, and she
is now fighting es into a maritime porer.—( Ns.
!knot Intelligences%)
WASIIIMCITOICCITI, Key. It—Copt of a 11410 •
received yestietleY by the Semler, of thelslolslit
Commodore Rodgers :
s. Friaate Prcs,den*, at Sea, Ort:li, fait
66 Stn,-1 have the honour to acqwniaf ydu, that
on the 15th instant, near the Grand Bank, this ship,
the Congress in company, captured the British
King's packet Swallow, Joseph Murphew, Com-
mander, bound from Kingston, Jamaica, to Fal-
mouth. The rank of the commander of this vessel,
is that of Master and Commander in the Navy. She
had no cargo in, except eighty-one boxes of gold
and silver, amounting to between one hundred and
fifty and two hundred thousand dollars. The sPc.cici
I topic out of her, and had intended sending he1.:14
England in the character of a cartel, with her own.
crew. Having fallen in at this moment,' however,,
, with .the American schooner. Eleanor, bound front
Baltimore to France; dismasted, induced me- te
change my first determination, and instead of
sending her to England have • sent her. to the
United States in charge of the Master and Fie/ of
the before-mentioned schooner, who, at the moment
of writing this, have charge of the Swallow with the
schooner in tow, but which, as soon as the weather
will permit, they intend abandoning, tater 'having
taken her cargo on board the Swallow.
" I parted company with the United Slates 4nif
Argus five days since: they are net, howerer,' fate
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from me at present, I apprehend.
66 We have not seen a single British vessel of. war'
except one frigate, which the want of wind and the
approach of night prevented our chasing with any
effect ; although from information we afterwards
receivd, we must have passed very near a scredvoit
of five frigates, the evening preteefing that-on which
we saw the one before mentioned.
66 I have the honour to be, with the States!. re-
speet) Sire your obedient servant.

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Jon% RODONI9.
"ave. Nei Hamill .n, Socre!fry of sae Novpu •

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EXTRAOPI OP A IX [TER TO TUE SDITOIS OPTlii Pitt.
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LAULLviIiA GAZETTZ. ‘). ;,
Wri-IOnTON 1111:•,.116.
" On 00 one subject has there ev.r bleu etinc.ed a
greater unanimity, than is at present expressed. ia,
favour of the increase of 'our navy. Ithai Inert ens...
pillically said by an Officer here, 4 .1141 -W4rt ing.
ton was the Father of tl.e Navy---but.that Hutt
..w4s.
its preserver'-for so regardless, or Tether se•pre-.
judiced was Coog ess agaititt this establishment,. hat
had the onset of the svar b.Wn marlt.'llmith :is to..ch
t disgrace on the ocean, as it has beeti by land tat,
navy would have been &West Wier! abaudecs:al xs
an expensive gew-gaw. . Uappil, s however, victot.r,
perched upon our lop.mast.--and the Meults Ka. ,t
Cong,sess, from helegiarnical to navy prePariltions,
are now. z 3:lostsly tfetermined on, a prvratoito,..,and
I respectable augmeotation of the pitabfisil:neut. The.
materials now on hand, such as tituber,-cnpar,,cati-.
rag, &e. is sufficient for the building of six sidips of.
the line.
" The Constitution, Capt.,Stewart, vihich gip sail,
the middle of next month, is in thamost comple;e re-.
pair, equal to a new frigate. The .Aclamr; tiai. hie
! bcott lengthened lb' feet, is rapidly progressiug
i repairs. She will be commanded, by.. Capt. Morris.
4 The New iork,capeble of being made a capital shipn
I is be ticket; mind to New York to receive her re-
pairs. She will be
,u,atisig.,,the epinucauck of Captain
Gordon. •t • 5 • •
" lit was very correctly expressed here this morn.
ing, by a -very able Member or the Senate, usually
attached to the Achuiniatration, that it appeared by
1 the President's Message, that the difference between
this country and Great Iltitain was reduced down to
a mere. quibble. The subject of impressment, he
conceives, tiny, be easily adjusted. The Admini-
stration certainly do not mean to wage win for the
,defence of British seamen. • lie would advise the
Executive not only to stipulate that we would not
employ British seamen—but he would be willing to
go farther—to pass au Act denying the-right of na-
turalisation to British seamen. Either of these mea-
sures, would inost assuredly satisfy the British Mi.
•istry; and the disputes growing out of this fruitful
source of 'irritation be thus for ever buried between
the two nations." • '
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1101 ME OF REMBSENTATIYES, Nov. 13.
The following Message, was received from the
President et the United States, by Mr. Cele.) his
Secretary • -
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le .1 aliE INNAte AND N.ODSIC OP RVIDASZNTATITES Of
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Vag LIN ITNIVITATES.
For the faith/ tufiirmatiot,of Cengtess, reletiie
to 0%004 advances 'Made en the part a the Go-
rammed to that if Great Britain and the manner
ris which they hare been met by tlialatter) I trans.

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