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MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

MS morning the several regiments of ar
tiliery composing the first brigade If this
state, excepting the Suffolk COMPANY pa
raded on the battery. were reviewed by gen.
armstrong, and marched into actual SER
vice under their respective officers. We
Understand they are to be encamped on the
island, near Greenwich, and remain OH duty
three months The first detached (draftedl
tTegiment OF infantry, under 1t. COL Van Reu-
rem also turned out at the same time, and
took their departure for Long Island, at the
Narrows, where we understand additional
detences are to be erected. and that impor-
, tant post put out of the reach of danger.
| IL may not be amiss to remark, that the
works on Staten Island, the property of this
State, already mount eighty three 80 pound.
ers' and are amply provided with ammuni-
ton.
lhe garrison is under the command of It..
col. owartwoot. AN excellent and estima able.
othcer, and is composed of thirteen uniform,
companies ot volunteer militia, as fine boz
dy ct troops as ever troA The tented field, iii
excellent spirits ard health, without man
on the sick list among them. ". Y. Col.
tHILIcoTHE, Sep. 16.-IVe have been
informed from very respectable source,
mat Col. Dunlap, who overlook General
Hui at Findlay's block -housc, was the bear
en- o. the DECLARATION of war, together with
directions from ilte Executive to the Ame.
r'can COMMANDER, to Keep the same secret
III order "a surp~ize tho enemy. But what
did Hull do He kept the declaration OF
war frosn bis own army, and sent it in his
own trunk, on board the boats which we're
afterwards taken by the enemy, ard by
those means the British were put in posses si-
on Vi every information which they could
desire, seemingly by accident.
1t may be asked what could induce HUH
thus to betray the confidence his country
had reposed i'll him, and TO en.er h.to an
arrange hient to surrender his army and thus
expose our frontiers to the ravases of q
ban Oarous foe The reason is obvious. Ina
addition to the alluremeuts Of British gold,
nun had another incentive equally power
nv. For many years past, lie had managed
The Indian affairs in that quarter, and all
the money for the annual paymen.s made
the Indians OF course passed chrcugi his
hands. Ii is understood he had e1obezzled
OF that money to a large am cunt s.rd to pre-
vent any enquiry on his conducc ~ that Gee
partment, he em!)racCGth opportunity the
British offered him Of caGcenAE ms oc+
CO nEts.
Ii is al fact, that upwards of G,e b1udred
Wagons were detained 1T De.rnp, by or
der Otstfcn. Hall, ti,,e arIp, az lug no use
Tor lheni) from the ,th uf Jul} ao,il he 18th
ot AGgnst, wlIea they were s.,scs up to the
British
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-09-25
A VALUABLE PRIZE.

KEw-YoRE. Sep. i9.--The British ship
utbec. from Jamaica, via HAVANA, laden
with 9S4 hlids. sugar, 50 punoheons of rno,.
o36 bales cotton, IS ucrces coffee, II IONS
iogwood. 70 do. fustic, do. eboDe, old cor
per, castor oil, hides ard spars, prise to tie
privateer Saratoga, capt. RIkel u t,iis port.
has arrived at Hell Gate,
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(From the Boston PoilaGiuzu Sent. -
We understand that another cartel t1r
this port, was to have left Halifax the 9th
inst.
Arrived at Salem. via Cape Ann, British
Esther, Tarbox, of about 500 tons. from
Newfoundland for st. Johns ". b. in bal
last, prize to the Montgomery. She is CON
psTed to light water mark, has ~ guns ia
lbs. c@rronades) and 25 men, and was taken
after short skirn.ish, in which her first
oilcer " as Killed and two men wounded
one badly.
Schooner Regulator, Granger, from St.
Barts from Providence, has been sent into
Halifax.
The beautiful brig Hare, from Naples
for this port, was captured Arg. 81, in lat.
81, so. long. 60 80, by an English cru'zer 8,
sent into Halifax. During the chase She
stove about so pipes Of brandy ne Of
winch were oi' 0eck) threw her guns, &c.
overheard. cut away her anchors, and
knocKed away her bulwarks. When til,
irigate bove IN sight, the Hare was pars.ed
b ;ae D--ikef XII pPigateer,
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Wherein have we shewn a disposition
unn ccssariiy to criminate or prematurely
70 concemn Gen. Hull We defy maligni-
y Itself TO produce proof of the assertion
Shich has given rise to- this question We
aver that we have published every docn-
gut, relating tn the transactions AZ De-
iroit, which has reached us in an authentic
shape. 1t tasts have, Ia the opinion of or
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-30
BOSTON, July "a.

Capt. Scott, of brig Echo, from Cadiz, has
favored US with particular list of vessels left
June 6, among which were the Comet, for St.
Ubes, in days; Homer, do. 10; Mandarine,
to sail in 8 Pomona, or S; Susan, Black
stone, in S; Sarah Ann, in 10; Mary Ann,
for Isle of May, sailed on the 9th; VIM. and
Ezra, 5th; Hippomenes, for Gibraltar, 5th (;
William, Thatcher 9Th Prices -four i9 to
10 so; rye s to II; beef No. |, 10; No. 2,
10: pork No. !, %; Newfoundland fish
so to 7; American 5; rice IS to 9 beans
$ lard IS to 81 cents hams 8 to 20; corn
to S so; pitch, tar, bread and nankins no
sale June l9, lat IS, 80, Ion. 10, 80, spoke
bright sided ship, with no head OF and for
Alexandria, days from Gibraltar, supposed
to be the John Apdrew.-June %, lat a.,
80, lon. SO, fell in with the wreck of ship, a.
bout $50 tons, narrow bright sides, white boot
top, black bottom, flush deck; fore and main
masts with topmasts standing, mizen-mast
gone; main-topand msin-top-mast and rigging
gone, together with the yards and sails; a
wreath of flowers round the upper part OF her
stern, painted green her masts were painted
yellow; apparently new vessel; and tloated
as if she had a light cargo hull In good or
der.
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.AddTc$s in orr nert.)
Translated for the Freemon's Journal.
CATAI4AQUE, (Spain) April A..

The indefatigable division under general
Ylhcsmpa, after the successful actions at
CamPIllo de Aragoa and Ateca, in which they
had uade 500 prisoners, they immediately
went against the division of Pannetier, who
vas closely pursuing the regiment OF Carincna
10 the mountains of Albaaacin. Villacampa
Vas likewise informed that the enemy had
corps Of 600 men at Pozohundon, and he inn
SRGlaiely resolyed upon attacking them, not
wristbands s he had hardly any cavalry. He
presented himself before Pozohondon before
O''hSht AID alter making the necessary ar
fsAsements tooccupy several positions, which
we're executed With such skill, intrepidlty and
geo order By our troops, that at break of day
nc opened his FIRE; the enemy made an at
W'nPI To escape, but were vigorously repuised
aO0 we're under the necessity CT ret:eatIng to
Inc town, where after some resistance they
su'' epdered themselves prisoners of war, a.
SHoua'lDs TO 600. EFillacainpa had hardly
a"iSaea that action, when he resolved upon at
"IHulss The enemy at Monterde and his valiant
'gl@'efs immediately volunteered their SER
~ %.1S ior this new operation; but in this he
w pot succeed, as the enemy had abandoned
s'' 'o"R' and his troops being fatigued he did
.O' pursue thsnl, he however made p prison.
ln,ae mean while the enemy's division un-
soo Falomoine, consisting OF 5000 Infantry and
CO. eayelry, left Catalogue to succour his
lspgaelon Pannetier.; but the activity of Vii
psa pa frustrated his plans; the prisoners
,n.S ' dleady on the way to Alicant and the
l. Guy made an attempt to rescue them, close
IN, "''o"ing up their march, but perceiving
~ our division was opposed to give him a
T.. IT," reception, he abandoned his p,oject.-
co.. eheIhy's loss in killed, wounded and pri-
rs ~ amounts to 1900 men.
u. ne Council of regency, in consideration of
e'Gunguished merit OF field marshal Don
,o, S,s Lacy, has been pleased 10 promote him
p, r"hH OF lieutenant general.
Ne, nc regency has likewise been pleased to
rf 'luOte Don Francisco Espazay Nina, to the
%o' held marshal; colonel Don Gregoreo
D. asS'' 70 that Of brigadicr and lieut.. col.
in FfsncIsco Tonga, to the rank Of colonel,
ti,a consideration Of their important and dis
gac e'speo services lately rendered in the pro-
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ACTION ON LAKE ONTARIO.

The following statement is copied from Mr..
Cookies Book Of Foreign and Domestic Ocs
currencea, recently opened in Albany -
s. On Sunday the 10Th inst at 9 A. M. the
Royal George, the Prince Regent, and 2 briggs,
entered Sacket's- Harbor, came withinl and
3 mile Of the town, and commented All at
tack, and continued the cannonade ABOUT one
hour, during which time one ball only Ga 50
pounder) reached the shore. The brig Oneida
lying in shore, half her guns were unsMpped,
and with two mines mounted upon redoubt
thrown up on Friday and Saturday preccd-
ing by order of major general Van Rensselaer,
Two shot from the mines hulled the Royal
George, and one shot carried away the fore-
top-gallant mast of the Prince Regent, when
the British squadron bore away.
" The British squadron had captured re-
venue cutter, and sent the men ashore, with a
message, that cnless the brig which had been
taken by captain Woolsey, was Immediately
restored they would burn the town. The
above communication was made to MIR Cooke
by the hon. Mr.. Atwater of St. Lawrence.
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For the Federal Gazette.
TO FARMERS.

The following method is recommended to
preserve Wheat Tor years from the fly, that
prevails more or less every year, in Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey, and more particularly on the bays, RI
Yers and adjacent country.
Get your wheat out OF the straw as early as
YOU possibly can, clean the straw well from
the chaE and wheat; you have barn put
your wheat away in bulk leaving the chaf with
it, knew wheat kept several years during
the revolutionary War, in this way, free from
all insects rats and mice cannot burrow In
this bank, as it will continually fall on them.
Those that have not barns, may make pens
with logs, or fence rails, first laying logs or
rails on the earth sufficient to keep thc damp
from rising to injure the wheat, then cover
the floor twelve or eighteen inches thick with
straw, well trod down, put your wheat on this
floor with all its chaF, and as you fill the pen
line the inside well with straw; when you
have filed your pen in this way, stack your
straw on the top of it, seeing that the straw ex-
tends we'll over the top of the pen to carry OIL
the rain water. T. n.
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CHEsTER-TOWN, (Md.) July 10

Saturday last, the 37th anniversary of our ma
tional Independence was celebrated on Fede-
raj Hill, at this place by the federal republi-
cans of Kent county with the utmost zeal and
cordially. The day was ushered in by the
firing of cannon, and at u o'clock the Declare
ton Of independence was read by MIR. John
Eccleston, after which an eloquent and appro-
pirate address was delivered by James +. Bar
roll, Esq-Coionel VIM. Spencer being APP
pointed president * maj. James Bowers, vice.
president for the day, more than 300 persons
then partook of plentiful entertainment pre-
pared for the occasion, after the table was
cleared, the following toasts were drank, ac-
companied with firing cannon and unusual aP-
plause. The company marched IN procession
through town and soon after returning TO the
place of entertainments, dispersed, the day
having been spent with the greatest harmony
and order.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-30

ist The 4th Of July, l776--May the Ins
dependece ofthese U. States, then proclaim
ed, be continued through all succeeding pc
nerations.
3D. The people of these United States
They deserted the principles,ot their Political
father, and peace and prosperity have desert
ed them, let the prodigals return.
3d. James Madison, President of the Unit
ed States of America-He has consummated
the work which the philosophy OF Jefferson
hadcoRlmenced.
The majority in Congress-Having gagged
the minority, closed the doors and made zour,
they have merited the teinted attention of their
constituents and no doubt will recetve it.
5tll the minority in Congress-Their oppo-
nents tearing their cloquence and abilities in
favor of peace, denied them the liberty Of
sheech-may the people restore that the next
elections.
6. The memory of Washington tie great
and the good-The ne4u lights attempted to
direct his political course, but he discounte-
nanced them preferring the treaty OF Jay to
the resolutions of Madison.
9TH. The Patriots of Spain and Portugal
Success to their glorious undertaking, and
speedy downfall to their oppressor.
9th. The war we are now engaged in-we
believe it imPolitie and ruinous to our country,
and therefore disapprove oft; we will assist
in prosecuting while it lasts; but we will ex-
ert all our energies to elect such men to office
as will bring it to close by speedy and no.
norable peace.
9th. The Freedom of Speech and of the
Press-we hold it an inviolable right of free-
men to investigate the conduct and motives
of their rulers, which we will surrender only
with our lives. That man is base and cow
ardly tyrant who would destroy either by the
instrumentality ola mob.
10Th The late Republics Of Europe-First
corrupted and Ihen enslaved by Bohaparte--
may their fate teach the American Republic
never to unite her fortune with his.
II. The late Mobs of Baltimore. We abs
hor their lawless proceedings.
18th. Com. Rodgers and bis gallant Squad
ron-They have commenced the war with
success*-may they be victorious to the end.
3th Our beloved country Our best blood
in her defence against the declared eaemy I;
and our strongest exertions against her secret
foes.
When this toast zvas drank, it Svas rehorts
ed and generally believed they had captured
the Betyidere.
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BALTIMORE, July %.

Capt Davis, arrived here yesterday from
Oporto, on the 2lst inst. in lat. IS IL, lon IS,
fell in with a British merchant feet, about Sc
venty sail, supposed to be from the " Indies
bound home, under convoy Of frigate he
was within two miles of her. but was not no.
ticed The next day he fell in with the Mars
ands Franklin privateers, from Norfolk, and
gave them Information of the fleet 1t is pro-
Dabe that part of this feet will fail into the
hands of the American privateers.
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D. Woodruff.

81 .aon--Aaron D. Woodruff.
ha,n,,;Ss--Jobn G. Cooper.
mao.TI;nrton-William Griffith.
buFim .sSster-Samuel w Harrison.
GlO .pn,-Thomas Sinnickson.
Sas% he,jand-WilliAm B. Ewing.
Ca"' convention adjourned to meet again at.
iSS IN the afternoon and being assem-
o5at said hour present as before, the com
pis -.s b. Thomas Henderson, their char
0l:'' made report to the convention OF the
pau pau a 'r address to the people Of NewJer-
f'ai' = = had been ordered, which being read,
nv -, :. and amended, on the question whether
sD'' Convention doth agree TO the same, It
Fn unanimously determined in the aalrma-
II and it waS further resolved, that the
- he signed By the chairman and secretary
r.bajfofthis convention, that il be publish
:; :. tbe papers Of this state, and in one Of
= y aners Of the cities of Philadelphia and
\. = York, and that 5000 copies thereof be
:o,ed in a pamphlet form, and distributed
"oog the several counties of this state, IN
4 - oan,,ar as mar be deemed eXpedient by
,gssrs Charles Ewing, Glrret D. Wall and
.%n Potts, who are appointed committee
Tbe convention, after full consideration,
"a rome 10 the following furtber resolves:
Frst--As the attainment of peace, by a
.,sare Of men now in the administration, or,
,ane Of them, is of such vast moment to the
lr,onle Of New Jersey, this convention, on that
|s,count doth recommend TO the friends ct
Ir.aceiin each county to convene at some suitable
|5me s place, and appoint delegates to meet
|aber delegates ON Tuesday the lth day OF
Aocust next, at two in the afternoon, at
Trenton, for the purpose OF agreeing on TT
|rersons 10 be nominatedas electors or presI-
dent and vice president, and as members OF
congress for this state, TO be chosen at the en-
|spjne fall election-And it is further recon-
|msnded to the several counties, as we'll In the
|aOuontn,ent Of toe above delegates, as In the
Nomination ofmembers of council and Assem-
BIN for the State Legislature, that they endea-
your to select persons who viii use all constl-
|utional means to obtain q repeal OF the War
bin, passed in Congress on the 18th Of June,
and who will promote the settlement of any
differences with Great Britain, on honorable
terms, by egociation--And oppose all alliance
with France
SecOudy-And it is further agreed upon
|and resolved By this convention, that COM
mittce correspondence be appointed to COM
municate with like committees who may be
appointed in other states, for the purpose OF
agreeing on candidates for the Offices of pre-
sideut and yice-president, and all other mat
tiers which may be ofimportance to the peace,
union and liberties of the United States
which committee was accordingly appointed
The address Of this convention as above a
greed to, is directed to be inserted on the mi
nutes, and is as follows:
(.4adTcSS liz or Rert
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Mechanic Relief Society.

A stated quarterly Meeting of the Mocha
mic Relief Society will be held at the Court
House, on Wednesday the 5th August at
O'Clock, P VI.
By order of the President
James S. Scott, Sec'ry.
July co. st
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
New YORK, July 26

INV
DR.. BuiIus, navy agent, of this city, receiv-
ed a letter this morning from New Londons
informing that the Frigate CONSTITUTION
captain Hull had been chased ior days by
British men of war, and had escaped the whole
by outsailing them.
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ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY MORNING, July 80.
s. TO sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
+" TO sHEW
BALTIMORE MOB.

In addition to the information given yester-
day IN relation to the proceedings Of the Balti-
more mob, we learn verbally that party of
the military of that place interfered on the
morning of Tuesday, to whom those gentle
men who had undertaken to defend Mr. Wag-
ner's house, surrendered themselves on pro-
mise Of protection from the fury of Che law
less banditti, and were escorted to the Jail for
safe-keeping- on the evening Of that day
large party forcibly broke into the Jail
with sIedges end other instruments, and
took cut the gentlemen who had been there
lodged, one by enc, and beat them in so
shocking manner that the lives of nine of
them are despaircd Of and Gen Lingan of
Montgomery county, Md. is dead. During
the perpetraton of this horrid outrage upon
Society, we do not learn that any attempt was
made either by the military or civil authority
to quell it.
w understand q NanQDlil is IN Town, WHICH
we were not so fortunate as to get possession
of, containing an account from General Hull,
stating that he had made descent upon Cana
da and taken the Town of Sandwich, with the
loss of some lives and the capture of num-
Der of men, and had issued bis proclamation
to the people of Canada-the puFpon OF which
we are unable to give.
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NOTICE..

vE%HE subscribers to Ashby Gap Turnpike
L Company, arc hereby notified and re-
questc'l to pay to the Treasurer of said COM
pany on or before the first day of August
next, the sum of twenty dollars on each
share; also further sum of twenty dollars
on the first day of December next, on each
and every share, by them respectively spbs
scribed.
BY order Of the President and Directors.
A. Gibson, Treasurer.
Middlehurg, June 2e-July l. act
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NEw-Yo February T.

By the arrival this forenoon of the ship
Charles, Baker, in 40 days from Plymouth,
we have received London papers to the 22d,
and Plymouth to the 25th of December the
same dates as per the ship Paragon, arrived
Ia few days ago.
The hullet schooner, with mails for New
York which left Plymouth on the l4th, put
back OH the Dist, on account of head winds,
sailed again Oh the 22d, of December
PLYMoUTH, Dec q.
Arrived here on Sunday, the sloop Enter
prize, belonging to this port, from Corrunna,
which place she left on Saturday the l4th inst.
she brought several American passengers
from the Unicorn frigatc, which ship took
them out Of an American schooner called the
Jane, which she detained on her passage
from Baltimore to Bordeaux, and which ar
rived here few days since.
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Foy5 ot alexandria.
CLEA RED

CLEARED
Brig Eliza & Lydia, Stubs, New.York
flour and faX-seed by the master.
- Trim, Cleveland, Boston: flour and
segars by Lawrason * Fowle.
Sloop Maria, Farnham, New-York; ballast;
by the master.
Schooner Sally & Charlotte, Smith, Frede
ricksburg; sundries; M. Miller * r. ODER.
Ship Allegheny, Eveleth, Algiers; by Bowie
* NurtZ.
Schooner Federalist, Damrell, West. Indies;
by VIM. Yeaton.
ENTERED
Brig Pickering. Davis, Gloucester.
Ship David Green, Blair, Boston.
Brig William & Ezra, Fowler, Newburv-
port
Sioop Olive Branch, Redman, Baltimore
Su1dres, to merchants ofthe District.
Schr. Levisa, Grayson, Kingston, Jamaica.
Brig Washington, Oxnard-Salt, to c. l.
Catlett.
Ship Sybil, Daingerfeld-Salt, to James
Keith.
The ship Anacreon, Dickson, 6 DAYS from
Kingston, Jam. arrived at Norfolk Feb. o.
Left there brig Columbia, Borrowdale, of and
Tor this port, to sail in days.--Schr Madi-
son, Herbert, of Norfolk, for Charleston, to
sail in days.
The schooner Eliza, Berry, of and for this
port Was left at Barbados, Jan. II, to sail in
, days.
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The house went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. I.acock ainthe chair, on the bill for
arming the militia of the United States.
After various unsuccessful attempts to a.
mend the bill, Mr.. Roberts moved to strike
out the first section. Negatiyed.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill without amendment. The house took up
the report and Mr.. Roberts renewed motion
he had made incommittee of the whole, to a
mend the 9TH section, leaving the mode of dis
Irritating the armst to the state governments.
This question was decided by ayes and noes,
and were Yeas 70. Nays Al.
Some further PR positions for amendment
were under discussion, when our letter left
there.