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TORY
Letters have been received IN tb;e c;t,,
rom Commodore Decatur, detcd off New.
LONDON on TIE 9TH inst. containing the in
FORMATION That, on the 25th of Oct. in lar
~ A. iong. ~ deg. 80 min. w. the frigate
- otateS' under his command. fell IN with.
ana, after an action Of an hour and am baIf
captured the Bridsh frigate Macedonian
commanded by capt. John Garden, rnounti,,g
~ Carriage guns. The captured vessel 10
q frlgate OF tic largest class, two Years old.
four months out If dock, and rcDuted or4 If
the best saTcrs in the British service. Tbo
Macedonan Being to wirdward, had ,he ID
VaHtaSe OF engaging the Uui.cd States n.
h"r own distance, which was so great that
Tor the i1r5t half Hour, the u states did ,ot
use her carrOnadeS, aud at no moment was
the British Frlgate within the complete ef-
tect Of the muskeJry or grape shot of the q.
otates. 10 this circumstances, and q beay,
swell which prevailed, IS asoribed the length
OF the action. the conduct of the officers
seamen and marines, is said to have merit
cd the highest Commentator.
The superiority Of the American gun
merry was obvious. The Macedonian los,
her nizen mast, fore "a d man p.mast
and main yard, and was much cut uD in her
null. Ihe damage sustained by the Uni
tcd Staes WAS not such As to render hc
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Dec. IL.

ErOUND 90 Sunday morning last, number Of
T. Books, with q Ie other articles, supposed TO
nave been stolen, tie owner may have them again
by applJ ing to b NEW, Il. street, and pay oia,ges.
n. u. The books have the name OF W. S. Pryor
@ritten in them.
Dec. ~. TIN
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8 ( Y virtue of power of attorney given to Mr..
AH James CurrIe and the subscriber, by John w
Green and Frances his wife, shall sell TO the bieb-
est bidder, at Public Auction, on tuesday the 5fh
Inst, lot oi Ground containing so feet front ON
the Cross street, below the New Chnrcb ON
ShocEos Hill, and running one hundred and Sixty
six feet hack TO alley ~ feet wide, being part of
lot formerly owned or possessed, by certain AL
exander Mclnesnsy situated the north -east sid
Of lot beloil ging to Mr. Samuel Myers
The sale viii commence at 2 O'Clock on the prc
misses aHd the purchaser allow ed ninety DAYS creJit
on giving note witl approved Endorser PAYABLE
x negotiable in either the Bank Of Virginia or Far.
merS' Bank.
THOS. TAYLOR.
Dec ~. Qf
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H. ALL GOODS--Robert Nelson SEQ. have re.
y ceved, and are now opening large and gene
raj assortment Of WOODEN * FANCY GOODS,
Oh the newest fashions, and in daily expectation
OF hrther supplies, which they will sell wholesale &c
h tan at very reduced prices for cash OF asseptan-
IS in town.
Dec. ~
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AAf = w'sh to hire for the ensuing year, a number
w oil good negroes to work at NIills,-also
some go cd Negro Coopers
CALICO, RICHARDS & co. b.
'e'' l2' eptf
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lel.ow citizen who IS thus ofown,hg bnr
country with wreiths of glory, to be torn
rom ms by a british Press gang, to become
ne slave OF the naughty nation whose flag
ne mas compelled To Strike--ayc perhaps,
30 be himself compelled to fight for that
very enemy against his own cpailtrv -
Where IS the American patriot who would
Subscribe TO such degradation: Let that
nan. who calls himself a patriot, use uo il,
tile sacc of this nation, and dare TO recon-
mend Submission To British imprcSsment.
We might dist,usS our feelings GU this &C
casicn II they were not fortified by previ-
Gus reflections. -Wc mast increase our ma
WE must have trigates & we must have
!4S I'VE nave the GeSf seaGen in tie
wor,d-most of them bred II the sen from
their Doyhood. not like the crimDed and
impressed and motley slaves of British pow
er, but entering voluntarily, the most Of
them Americans, animated by the Cause in
which they tight, the cause of liberty aul
human rights, & feeling their countrv's tri-
uWphS as their own 4; such is the stuff which
composes our navy.-Ihat navy ought to
be increased.
And what will the British say to this VIC
tory? In the case of the Guerricre, her
'na$fs 7rerc dcfccfiue-tlie worms were our
friends! Can they say, more dcfe:Gpe
maSts, when the Macedonian is ne,o fri
gate, built i'll 1902
u 1t is reported that as soon as the
news Of the Macedonian's " defeat reaches
Halifax, a caucus of The most quibbling pet
ttoggers is to be called to devise some spe-
cial excuse for her " equalization"
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1seEN DOLLARS Runway from
q tho subscriber living ia the lower end OF Louisa
county, on tie iiith Of judy last, bright muatto girl
named Silva, about sixieeu wears old rather low &
well set, with bleck eyes. II Is probable that sho s
nov IN Richmond from some expressions which size
dropped before sue runaway.
LIS possible TOO, that she may have gone over tho
ridge with person from that part of the eoan-
try. Any person who shall take her in either Of the
above mentioned paccs, or At asy distance above 20
niles from home aud secure her that The sub.
scribcr pet her aegdu. shall receive tie above re-
ward OF ten dols or deliver her y hin at his housa
shall receive twenty dollars. All reasonable ehsrg-
IS viii be paid.
GEORGE PHILIPS.
Dec. 10. SIN
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ETtract q a lefferJrom an Officer at We4y-
port, dated Novem6er 90.
An express arrived here last evening
from Head-Qnarters, (Franlington) with
dispatches from the Commander in Chief,
caii'hg on the Quarter-master at this place,
!" sehd with all possible dispatch $50 rifles
WIN tneir accoutrements compleat. with
other military stores; he informed the
ouarter-master they were wanted for a So =
cret expedition; we may therefore expect
something extraordinary will shortly be
done. '-Rentucky Rehorter.
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& f,v. on tlc 5'h January next, will be- sold at the
DID store hou5c % Achilles Wbidock deed. in tho
said county, eight likely Virginia bora Slaves con
isting Of men, women. boys and gris--amopg them
IS fret rate Blacksmith, about 20 yrs OF aga.
The ter3us 81 The sale will DE cash
81 the Conntissiors.
December 10. 90
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EXTRACT OF LETTER FROM LIEUT..
JoHE NICHOLSON Ca natiUe oTfhis hiace }
To CARTER b. PACE, Esq. (Richmondl
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Re0d the iucid and Interesting Rehort
ot the .NaUA Committee on hhe subject c/
the relativeJ1rc Of different z,csseLs.
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/, INTO ro' secGsa'Y. issa 1. ty, A4sit a,-si =
cred 'i'nrortant ,hat the prize sLe0ld te
brought safe into port.
he Killed on our side were Joln Mercer
Funk. Lieutenant John Archibald CAR
penter Thomas Brown and Henry Shen.
nerd, seainen William Murray. box (;
Michael O'Donnell and John Roberts. ma.
rintS; / he wounded were Sve la nur.btr.
and are recovering.
F. On board the Alacelonian. tl;c-c wc,e
Ihirty-six Killed and sixty -cistt ,vorndet.-
Among the latter are the 1T and III l;-u-
tenants, one Masters Maze and two Es,t-
smpn!en.
both vessels have arrived on onr coast.
az The intelligence. says. tiat coniec-
t"rc is busy in esignating the Ciuaen WHO
IS to " i''i the vacancy inthe Department.
OF Var; bet even She bae not vet b,cn :,l.
t" fix ca tie person. "-it dvetis on The nj
portance, dciicacy, aud rcsponsihilit, CT The
Office at this mon.-at
~ Ine IntciG.enccr gives = most in
tri,stinS IcsCripii,n & tle,ariival of Liant-
hami'ion, (son OF The Secretary If Due Ma.
vy) at Washington, with dispatches from
Decatur and The captive nag--A large and
elegant company had assembled a, "A rs-
va! ball" given TO the oiiicets>cF them
and particularly to Capt. Stewart of the
Constellation, in return for his cntertain-
ment. The walls of the rooms were deco-
rated with the trophies of cur naval yicso-
ry. the colours Of the Guerrero Ynd ,ha
Alert. Lieut.. Hamilton arrived with tb,.
hsg of the Macedonian. lie was condnct,.d
into the hail and the flag borne in Nv Hail
and s1tewart-Ibe American who has n
heart to feel, may conceive the rest.
" IoWcdnesday Gnclnsive) 70 decision
on Merchants Bonds Messrs Widgerv.
Calhoun, Lowndes and Stow had spoken n.
g0inSt the report of the Committee Mr.
Bibb in favor of it.-On the suggestion Of
Mr.. BaSSet, the President has been re-
questcd to lay such information before the
II. OF K, as he may possess touching the con-
duct OF British officers towards persons ia
ken in American armed ships
D." On our last Page, is the iuterest;rr
annual Report of the Secretary of the Trea,
sury.
From, the BHGaioe Gazette oftke 9th Mo
ARMISTlCE OFF WAR RECOMNlENCED
On Friday evening at o'clock p. Vi the art,i,
tee concluded between Gen. Smvth and Gen
ShcaiFe expired, thirty hours notice hnvpc ,revo,,
WIS gwen, the British armed vessel then ly;ny Or
Fort Erie. sailed up the lake. On Saturday morn
ing, heavy firing of cannon was herd firm, Mo
CARA which continued Mt intervals for several bours
Heeoun's have been received from that Quarter
which state, that the cannonading was commenced
by the British-that during the firing gun bp,,st in
Fort Niagara, which killed three men. and des,rov
en the hands ot another-that the Fort sustained
some damaPc--ard that . or 5 men were Killed h,
the cnerIy's shot-.that the British had three Los
buIut, and block house in Fort ,;.nr,c cons,
med---aud that the British lost some men
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u. S. Frigate UNI4.gD Sg'A4sS

u. S. Frigate UNIFIED S7'ATEs.
off .Ne7v London, An DeclSI2
e" We have arrived here, and as our re-
turn has been so much sooner than had
led you to suppose-you will no doubt be
surprized at it. We have at last come i'm
contact with the naughty English, and the
result has been as you could wish | will
give you the particulars of the action as
they occurred at the moment, which will
be more acceptable than any comment,
could make. On the 95th OF October
Sunday, in latitude 290, longitude 29o, at 7
A. M. saw strange sail standing for us
at 8passed about three miles to windward
with our English ensign flying, & appeared
to be large frigate; % past 8, hauled ND The
main sail % before 9 hoisted our R4e Is
before wore ship and stood for her 10
past gave her our starboard broadside,
she being in long gun shot, which was re-
turned by the enemy SO past nine wore
ship !; Is before 10 recommended firing with
our larboard guns, the enemy being half a
| mile to windward on our larboard quarter /;
| 10 before IL the enemy edged down to Us
to close in, ID mile distance; at past / /
all his topmasts were shot away, when he
ceased hiring, and We ranged ahead and
| stood on to get the weathergage at 10 ,vors
ship and stood for the enemy; at 5 after -
his mIzen mast went by the board 20 past
-, oelhS close on his weather quarter he
was hailed by the Commodore aud answer
ed he had struck. The first Lieutenant
Allen was sent or board, and the b. at re-
turned with captain John S. Garden late Of
his majesty's ship the Macedonian, mount
ing ~ carriage guns The snip was much
cut In her rigging, sparS, sails and hull.
with the loss of 104 killed and wounded. bv
their account 81 killed-we have Killed
Lieut.. j. M. Funk and men, and 5 wouo-
ded not injured, except in our mainmase
but in trifling degree. You will perceive
that as soon as she got near enough to use
all our guns with effect, that the affair was
settled in IL minutes. Most Of the time we
did not use our carronades, owing to tbr
distance. The enemy had every advan.
tage both OF the wind and choosing his dis
lance. We left the Macedonian last even
ing off Montaug lighthouse, & no doubt She
will be IN to-day or tomorrow. 1t bloyine-
very fresh, and every appearance Of a gale
OF wind coming on, obliged US to bear Up for
this place"
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From the FREEDMAN.
CHILIcoTBE, Dec. ..
GENERAL ORDERS.
VI a. ~ i1INTNh ONDENS-
CHILICOrH My Os 1910

CHILICoTHE, Nov. IS, 1912.
10 facilitate the movements of the n w
Army. it is determined, that every soldier
or non- commissioned officer OF the Militia
ct the state of Ohio. who shall engage and
serve the United States rs Wagon or Pack
horse driver, for such time as the United
States Quarter Master, W Commssary
shall prescribe shall each have credit on
the books OF their respective companies for
complete Tour of Duty
RETURN ]. MEIGS,
GoUcrnor Of Ohio.
N. h. Persons DESTROYS Of engaging as
Wagon or Pack Horse Drivers, conform
ably to the above, will please to make an
p'ication to the Quarter Master in Frank
linton.
We understand that body of troops set
out from camp few days since on d secret
expedition, to be accomplished in twenty
days: They are to proceed to Xenia, and
from thence to Springfield and Eaton, and
from the latter place to the place of their
destination. The troops engaged in this
expedition are composed of the following.
corps, viz:
Major Balls squadron u. s. Volun-
teers and II months Dragons 200
Simrall's regiment Kentucky do. 22O
Select U. s. Infantry, Capt Elliott so
Butler and Alexander's companies 70
Kan
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AzassachHsefts Electoral CoHeee.
.Agreeably to law, the Electoral COLLEGE
or Massachusetts met in the State House, in
TINS town, on Tuesday last, and after e.
lecting the Hon. WILLIAM HEATH as
President of the Board. proceeded to the
business OF their commission. Mr.. Pofch,
being absent by indisposition, the Hon. Is.
7gel |h9rndike was appointed to fill his
place this circumstance occa,ioned an al
journment until yesterday, when the Whole
Board met and gave their votes for prcsi-
dent and Vice-President, as follows:-
For De mn Clinton, President, % votes
Eor Jared I4gersoi, v. President, 20 do
For El6ridSe Gerry, do. do
[BosfonsG 81
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NORFOLK, Dec. 9.--Arrived British shin
hrgo, Gate Walker) Midshipman Rose
prize master, taken by the United States
trigaate Congress on the 31st ofOct. in lat.
% long. so. So The Argo was bound To
London from South Sea voyage; mounts
40 guns aud swivels, besides large mum
her Oh Smali arms; was navigated by 90
men, and her cargo consists Of 400 casts
Whale oil, and IS tons of Whale bono RI.
Anrgo parted company with the fricqtes
PRESIDENT and Congress of the Western
islands. This was the first prize the fri
Ba'es had taken since the capture of the
o"a'io" Packet. MIR. Rose the prize mas
tSr, mas favored US with the following
sSeteh Oct 81, nj 9 A. VI, wind blowinS
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OF n FreeAothey, wishes to ask Mr.. Rich.r,
Morris, one plain queston.--Is he for the war nos,
or not Mr.. NJ need not speculate on "nero,
ton with c. Britain-nor on IFS q anGs. ,.'',
Provisoes lie haS Se"H the issue of the neqoci
just concluded; he has read Lord Castie,.oaaL ,,
provisoes in his Tong talk with Mr. Russell. Is H..
Morris for making peace those terms or not
fed or nay Is he for sheathiug the sw ord s. -
hitting to 'mpresSment or not Why has MIR. NJ :.
yadrd this plain and al-imporiant point T. ~.
the "cdnfor which he pracses ,oraits The
Judging from the SIZE otthe address, he su;eIv go
zllcdge that he had not enough to- telI 49,
we all want to know He has indeed told us glgSt
"auy things which nobody wanted - know.
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0J Report speaks of further changes in the cab.
Inet--Ihe Secretary of the Navy to retire. and the
able Cheves to come inMr Gaatin, to be Score.
eary OF otate, and Mr. Monroe. Lieut.. General of
our armies-Mr. Rush, now ComptroHer To be Sc.
cretary OF the Treasury Mr. Russell. who con
trolled my Lord CasiIcreagh so woundIy. TO he
Comptroller in the Treasury names
different successors to DIR Eustis- Gen 3rnstroro
seems TO be tile present iavorite of dame Gossin %
we merely give these rumors as we get tllem...the
reader must take them for what they are worth.
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DOCUMENTS
RcferreG TO in The REPORT ofthc Commute c
9 Ways and Means on the subject oflate
imhorfations Of British manu- FIXTURES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., :.
November 1871, 181

November 1871, 1912.
SIR have the honor, in compliance
with the request of the committee of Ways
and Means, TO submit the following state
ment o. facts, so far as they have come to
my knowledge, in relation to the late ini-
portations OF British manufactures.
BY the act of 2d March, 1911, it was en-
acted that certain provisions of the act
:. 20 interdict the commercial intercourse
between the United States and Great Britain
and France and their dependencies, and for
other purposes" should (until the presi-
dents proclamation, authorized by the act,
should have been issuedl have full force &
be Immediately carried into effect against
G. Is. her colonies and dependencies. The
provisions thus re-enacted fOrbad, under Pc
nalty of FORGETTING the vessel and cargo, to
import into the United States. or to put on
board any vessel in a foreign port with in
tent thus to import, any merchandise Of
British growth or manufacture, from what
ever port imported, and any merchandise
whatever from British port.
1t was further enacted by the same act
(of March ID, 1919 that in case e. Britain
should SO revoke or modify her edicts as
that they should cease to violate the Beu-
trail commerce of the u. States, the Presi-
dent of the United States should declare
the fact by proclamation, that such procla-
nation should be adH tilted as evidence, and
that no other evidence should be admitted Of
such revocation or modification in any suit
or prosecution for the recovery of the for
FIXTURES above mentioned; ard that the res
trictions above stated should, from the date
OF such proclamation, cease aud be disconti-
nued.
By the act Of Congress Of 18Th June, 1912,
war was declared between the U. States
and g. Britain.
On the 25d Of the same month, an order
in council was issued Ey the British govern
mebi, purporting to Ee a revocation of the
edicts of that government which violated the
neutral commerce OF the y. s., subject how
ever To certain conditions specified ia the
said order.
Immediately after the PRONUNCIATION oil
that order, British merchandise was Laden
on board the American vessels then in the
| har5Ors Of G.. BRIAN. with intent to impnr,
! the same into the u. s. it has been stated
and 1t is believed, that by far the create
part OF those shipments we're made in CON
forniiiy with previous orders from merchaut
IN America 10 their correspondents in Eng
land, by which these had been instructed {,
MAKE such shipments whenever Il rcvocati
On Of Che former British orders in co,nci
shouid take place 1t having been presumed
| ~ the American merchants that such a re
vocation would, 10y virtue of tue above men
toned act OF Congress of "a March. 1911
I produce discUntnumlce o. the pr,hibi,inh
TO IMPORT British aie.eIN 'se ia,o tue U
State!
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pledge which had been given--he though,
OF 1T when he was in pursuit of the savage $
m company with brave and patriotic men
lie should have been much gratified to have
had the gentleman from Virginia by his side.
not only IN The pursuit, but he would have
been more gra,ited to have found the che
my.
Mr.. j. said he did not feel disposed to pur-
sue me gentleman from Virginia i'll other
remarks which he had made-thc gentle
nan had enumerated principles which in
MS OPINION would at some period destroy
the republic. MIR. ]. said the liberties of the
peoI'ie and tho cause of the republic would
be much more likely in his opinion to be leo
pardised, II the gentleman was to succeed
IN ms opposition to war. which was not
only just on our part, but one which could
not be avoided. -,
The gentleman from Virginia had spoken
OF his own consistency and his standing at
ms post as faithful certinel which was
all admissible. But not satisfied with this
declaration, the federal gentlemen were re-
presented as having changed from the, high
toned measures and principles in the reign
OF terror and become advocates OF intlepeu :
denCe and fresdom--and that of the. repub-
Leans IN this House, the majority had abam-
donea their Old wing principles. Mr.. J. OBJ
served, that II the day was not almost gone,
and the patience of the House exhausted, he
should feel it his duty to resort to the
records. the journals of the House, and ex-
amino the correctness of the ground which
had been assumed, but not maintained, as
to the consistency of gentlemen For his
part, mir. ]. sadly lie should content him
self with saying he believed the majority
were supporting the great cause of the coun-
try, OF independence and freedom, and that
an opposite course had an opposite tenden-
cy. ~ - So
Ihe question was then taken on the mo-
ton to recommit the bill and lost
For recommitment 20 ,.,,s.
Against it 90
The bill was then passed without further
debate. by Yeas and Nays as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Aston. Anderson, Ba-
Con, Bassett, Blackledge, Brown. Butler,
Calhoun. Carr, Cheves, Clay, Cochran,
Condit, Crawford, Cults, Davis, Dawson,
Dcsha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Findley, Fisk,
Franklin, Gholson, Goods syn, B. Hall, @.
Hall, Harper. Halves, Hyneman, Johnson,
Kent. Lacock. Lowndes, Lyle, Maxwell,
NJ Coy, Nj Kim, Metcalf. Mitchiil, Morgan,
Morrow, Nelson, Newton, peasants, Pond
Richardson, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Sage,
Sawyer, Seybert, Shaw, Smile, g.. Smith,
j. Smith, Strong, Taliaferro, Troup, Tur-
ner. Williams. Widgery. Winn-64.
Those who who voted in the negative,
are,
Messrs. Bigelow, Boyd. Breckenridge,
Brigham. champion, Chittenden, Cooke,
Davenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch. Gold. Hufty,
Jackson, Law; Lewis, Macon, M'Bryde,
Minor, Moseley, Newbold, Pearson, Pitkin,
Potter, Quincy, Randolph. Reed, RidgeIy.
Rodman, Sammons. Stanford, Sturges, Tag
CART, Tallmadge, Wheaton, White, Wilson
81. -