Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-08-21
CHARLESTON. August 4.

William arrived THIS morning from OF.
Mary's, informs, that information was re-
ceived there, that the Indians were COM
Knitting the most horrible depredations on
the lives and property of the inhabitants of
St. Johns, and thereabouts Bamber OF
respectable persons had been murdered by
them-they had CARRIED off many negroes,
killing those who made resistance. No
force had yet gone against them.
August S.
A PRIzr!-The privateer schr. Wasp.
after an unsuccessful cruize of ri days
from Baltimore, put into this port on Sun
day and yesterday morning she captured,
at Five.fathom Hole, within this harbor,
the Swedish ship Continental, capt. Dahl
strom, bound to Gottenburg, with full
cargo of rice. This vessel had been regu.
larlv cleared at our custom house, and has
been some days ready for sea, waiting a
wind. Itis said that the Swedish captain
was anxious to have his vessel brought up
to town for adjudication, but that it was
the intention of the captors to take her over
the bar and carry her off to some other port.
The privateer and her prize were lying to
gether in Five.fathom Hole last evening.
Extract of letter, dated Portland, dug z
to the keeper Of the e. C. II. Books Bos
ton.
" Friday evening, 10 o'clock.-The
ship Mount Vernon, Cheever, of Salem
has this moment arrived from Liverpool ;
put into this port in consequence of the war,
was bound to HAVANA, has a cargo of salt,
crates. &c. The captain informs me tina,
about IS American vessels Gall that were
In port) were loading with hardware and
DIR, goods. Every merchant ship in Ii
verpool, supposing our non-intercourse
law was repealed, as the orders in council
were revoked. The Liverpool people were
in great spirits, in expectation of free
trade with America. The New.Galen
Tracy, was to sail in about ten days full OF
goods ship Ceres, Webster, for Balti-
more, do. Eliza Ann, Eldridge, of Bos-
ton, goods, for Baltimore ), new ship,
belonging to Boston, of about 400 tons,
Tor Baltimore, probably the Marcellus,
Ward,) with freight by the ran of 5000
ship Monsoon, Williams, to sail in 10
days, with cargo for Alexandra +; ship
Minerva, Gross, expected to be freighted
at ID 10 S. for goods to America. So ma.
ny goods were offered for America, that
the ships would not take crates or salt
Capt. Cheever has dispatches for govern
ment, and also 1900 letters, and as the
Post Office is shut. they cannot go on in
tomorrow's mail. No expectation of
War in England. I write you this, not
knowing of your having any information so
late. Capt. c. fell in with the Jamaica
fleet in Ion. 22.
August IA.
ARNTSTICE.
Extract of letter from albany dated on
Monday
:" A British adiutant general from Cana
ola has been here as flag of truce from Go.
vernon Provost. He requested suspen-
sion of hostili,ies and rumor says it is a.
greed upon, until General Dearborne re-.
ceives instructions from Washington
Ertract Of another letter, same date.
An armistice for 80 days Tin conse.
auence Of the repeal of the Orders in Coun.
eil) was agreed to on Saturday evening be-
tween General Dearborn and the Adjutant-
general of the Canadas. The latter, it is
said, took his departure at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning.
Fort Maiden is assuredly taken"
LATEST FROM HALIFAX.
:. Yesterday arrived at this port, the Bri-
,1sn Packet Cartaret, capt. Davie, from
falmouth, and IA days from Halifax, with
,he June mail. Passengers, capt. Will
mans III and chief mate, late of the ship Four
o:lsters, from Lisbon, for New. York, sent
into Halifax.
Sapt. Williams informs us, that the let
, NET. ofmarque ship Catharine, belonging TO
william Gray, Esq of Boston, was cap
kural II IIol.(.- 49,, h. Rri.