The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-11-12 00:00:00

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PlataDttiqtlA, Sun. 13.—Yesterday, about 600
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of the lflth regiment of United States Infantry, un-
der the command of Col. Pickens, arrived in this
city, and embarked on board vessels provided for
that purpose. They are on their way to the Canada
!lines. This regiment was principally raised lu,North
, Carolina and Virginia, and have been performing
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duty for some months past in the latter State.

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NEWPORT, Serr. 27.—Early yesterday morning
Commodore Rodgers, in dre United States frigate
President, anchored in this harbour, fropi a brilliant
F cruise of five months. lie brought in 'with 'him his
../kitannic Majesty's schooner Iliettlyer, Sitounting
4oir grins,, anti one long I,odc, and 39 man, tinder
1. Madrid Warren. He **pored this sohrrenir. by
almost-a miracle. On making• the schoonezi,lithe
southward of Nantucket Shoals, she hoisted the pH-.
'rate British signal, which was answered by Comm.!
`doreßotlgers,and fortuivtely proved the BritiShsignal-
.of that dilly; Upon seeing this, the ifigisfiger cause
,immediatelY to him. Commodore Rodgers or-
. dered one i-lf hii Officers to dress in; British.
uniform, and manned out a boat and boarded
him. The Lieutenant of the schooner did not
wait to be -boarded, but manned out his Soi
boat, and boarded the President, supposing the .!
President was a British frigate. The British,Lien‘l
tenant wise on board for some time, before he dig-
, coverestide mistake.. • The Officer that boarded the
156,004r:fr0m the President, asked. the Officer leftl
in charge of the schooner for the private signals and
instruction}, which were immediately handed So him;
by this stratagem, Commodore Rodgers has obtaine
possession of the British private signals, and.Admi.
ral Warren's. instructions. On eiatnining Admirall
Warren's instructions, Commodore Rodgers diseo.l
vexed the number of British squadrons stationed on
she American coast—their force, and relative pesi-
tion,with pointed instructions to all of them,. if ,
possible, to capture the President. ; -
The United States brig Rattlesnake was
.rindy to
sail from Portsmouth on Sunday last. * -
The corvette Invincible Napoleen is fitting at Port.
land for a cruise, as a privateer.

_ BOSTON, SxPT. 29.
COPY OV •A LItTER !ROM COMMODOItt 1E 1! TO

THE sscastAgy OB TIIE NAVY. ,
" U. S. schooner Ariel, Pat-in-bay, Sept

" ,any last I informed you that wiftedcap-
tured the enemy's fleet on this Lake. thin now
the honour to give you the most important particu-
lars of the action. On the morning a the 10th in-
stant, at sun-rise, they were discovered from Put-in-
Bay, where I Jay at anchor with the squadron un-
der my command. We got under weigh, the wind
light at S. W. and stood for them. At ten A. M. the
wind hauled to S. E. and brought us to windward ;
formed the line and bore up. At .15 minutes before
12, the enemy commenced firing ; at five minutes be-
fore 12, the action commenced on our part. Find-
ing their fire very destructive, owing to their long
guns, .and its being mostly directed at the Lawrence,
I made sail, and directed the other vessels to follow,
for the purpose of closing with the enemy. Eve Cry
brace and bowline being soon shot away, she became
unmanageable, notwithstanding the great exertions
of the sailing master. In this situation she. sustained
the action upwards of two hours, within canister
Idistance, until every gun was rendered useless, and
the greaterpart of her crew either killed or wounded.
Finding she could no longer annoy the enemy,
I left her in charge of Lieutenant Yarnell, who, I
was convinced, from the bravery already displayed'
by him, would do what would comport with the ho-
nour of our flag. •At half-past two, the wind spring-
ing
up, Captain Elliot was enabled to bring hii ves-
sel, the Niagara, gallantly into. action. I imme-
diately went on board of her, when he anticipated
my wish by volunteering to bring the schooners whirh
had been kept astern by the lightness of the wind,
into close action. It was with unspeakable pain that.
I saw, soon after I got on board tke Niagara, the
flag of-the Larincasca coma dasuyalthongh I ai w perr
featly sensible-she had been defended-to the illaY; and
that to have continued to make a show of resistance
would have been a wanton sacrifice of the remains of
her brave crew. But the enemy *as not able to
take passession of her, and circumstances socui per
mitted her flag again to be hoisted. , At 45 minutes
past two the signal was made for " close action."—
' The Niagaka being' very little injured I determined
to pass through theenemy's line, bore up, and p.ssed
a-bead of their two ships and a brig, giving a raking
fire to them from the starboard guns, and to a laige
schooner and sloop, from the larboard side at half
pistol shot distance. The smaller vessels at thistitne
having got within grape and canister distance, ruder
the direction of Capt. Elliot, and keeping up a well
directed fire, the two ships, a brig, .atid a stkoonai
surrendered ; a schooner and a sloop making. a vain
attempt to escape."

After praising• the conduct of the respective offi-
cers, he then says— •

" I have the honour tO'enclose you a a return ofd
the killed and wounded, together with a ,statement
of the relative face of the squadrons. •The Captain
and Ist Lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte, and lit
Lieutenant of the Detroit, were killed. Captain
Barclay, senior officer, an& the.eommatider of the
Lady Prevost, severely wounded ; the Commanders
of the • Bunter and Ghippswerslightty wouivded.—
Their loss in killed and wounded 1 have not yet been
able to am/stale it meat, however, have been very
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4 two ships ilia heavY sea this-day at anc ,
lost their masts, being. much injured in the action.
shall haul them into the inner Bay at this place,au
moor thee' for the present." .
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car/ .ot A Laren eaow cestutliilitliolteltir! ro
THE lIECRIOA IT OF Tilt lainr.
U:' 8. Schooner Ariel: ,eirr Portage River,
1. Sept. 90,11113.
Sin—Since I.last did myself the honour of
.writing you, the (teasels ender my command have
been employed in moving the army from the camps.
at Portage River and Fort Meigs to Put.ib.Bay.• AI
considerable body of troops have already arrived at
'this place. Glulsrpt:Csra, commanding the Bay,
mentioned to me e'reve moments before I left him
this toorniegi.tbat'kuhin•liatt‘•erivwl from Detroit,
.whe.reported that thciadians had burnt that place.
The General had not menthe man: two of his offi-
cers conversed with him. • .

44 Very respectfully, I Imre the honour to be, &c.
O. H. PERRY.
" The Hem W. Joon, Seenboy of the Navy."
EVACUATION OF FORT GFt)RGE.
A letter received in town, dated Canandaigua
Sept. 22, mentions, that a co‘voy of transports Mei,
sailed for Niagara, to take on board troops at Foot
George. It is probable they are destined to co-ope.
rate iu an attack upon Kingston.
We learn) with touch veveret, that the brave, but,
unfortunate Capt. BarclaY; sffib commanded the Sri.
tish flotilla in the late attletqWsf, s deprived of the only
arm which his previous loon& in the service of MS
IKing and country had left him.

/bile lives'! _
imagine what would be the opioken 'of ibe world, :e
some noisy and ,:racy onstlar the echoing (innie
of the grand edifice and ornament of Parish,'
tare, were every morning toAbilvl out, ."!No peace
with England while the Fgri of LivERPOOL
because he (then Lord ILtwittsanitir) proposed to
march to Paris, and' flog the French into Cdisposition
to restore their own old and corrupt ieVernment?
What would eventhese inadkotlaimers of veer say?
They would, we believe, be rational enough to
despise the attempt. But 14 France 611 mm-entity,"
and all that. " Our busineis rttielt wit!t BOliArAttct"
and he is n luaus nature. Oh hint No doubt if this
get 'Statesman of. the Melee; hail this taus in
his rawer, he Would operate upon him as one of our
Hxtraresidid upon his recreant nephew, not only put
out 01 Tea, .but emasculate him, to prevent any
furHier progeny front a luaus nature ; and, indeed,
hthe idea of this tutu: (the Father of the King of
RISKY) is sporting enough of itself. But as we base
not time to extract all the-kieasantry oat of ViTus's
thirty-third letter that it iseapable of affording, sae
will only observe, for the present, that as he is pleased
to " record and justify his deep dissent from the
doctrince of Peace," so we will sedulously employ
ssatf , pea to suggest and jbetlfy the policy of the
doctrine-of Peace.
The American war, .on which we never enter but
'WO aching hearts, holdi oat nothing flattering, we
.Crag **idly say hopeful, Oer enemies there have
(AO such advantages on Lake Erie, as will greatly
injure the trade of Quebec, and tend to intercept our
ildilielonications with the chief Indian Tribes. The
• Uttiterl States will stir heavenausteirth to obtain an
`astieudincy In the three chief Lakes ; and if the re-
ported.succesi COmmedere - CeNtuNcEir, in cut.
(log off three -veisehij of ..SiOrimess Yao's squadron
in Like Ontario, ¢e teoW, they. will' have effected
the chief part of 'their..'plin, 'the' Americans take
all pains to inform: jhe inhabitants of both Upper and
Low4r Canada (three in four French, or of French
iiireris) that they are 'their nearest and permanent
.How did' we deprecate this war !

The Parliamentary Debates of last night, may he
considered highly' important, ~not only as embracing
the clinstitutiOn of the militia laws-, but as affecting
the Constitution of the'country itself. What would
I•Loratowtisucso say,were ke alive, at witnessing the
perverted use of this best home shield of Britain's
rights'? At first the several regiments of militia were
to be litatioded within their own counties—then the
men's! were bribed by et 'mar.ching guinea to quit the
!piaci; ija their homes, and be transferred to distant
counties-=thentd'ipOther~m; Ireland, for in-
stant, No, Mthiliseelorix*Mst.going
WHIAREAD say6o 441:11U0 4101 such extraordinary
means, are resorted todpfltiffut they are to be ap-
plied to a good purposx,,yia..te4itat of obtaining a
speedy and 'honourable 114.4.544' 'the militia was de-
signed as a counterpoise to a stituding army—now it
is incorporating with it. Sect is the state of things
at present! •

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