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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-25

The Federal Republicans of New Hamp-
shire, have nominated the honorable JOHN T
GILMAN, Esq. for Governor, at the ensuing
Acknowledgement Orucle.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19
Z; COURT MARTIAL.

Aeaa-Quarfers, Can't near Bufalo,
.NoU. Is, 1912.
At General Court Marital, where. Ma
Jor Campbell was President, was tried
captain John Phillips. of the volunteer
troops in the service OF the United States,
/, on the following charges and speciiicati-
ons: 'i'
CHARGE 1st. Violating the eighth Article
ofthe Rules and Articles Of War.
SPECIFICATION. In this. that on the 9Th
day of this month. at Buffalo, 81 men of
his company mutinied, stacked their arms.
and refused to do duty; and that the said
captain Phillips, being present. did not
use his utmost endeavor to suppress the
same.
CHARGE Cd. Neglect of du;y. 80 -
SPECIFICATION. That on mutiny in his
company on the 4th Noyember, 1872 at
Buffalo, he did not suppress it, use coer-
Give measures to suppress it, or apply to
his immediate commanding officer, or any
superior officer, for aid to suppress it.
| To WHICH charges and specifications the
| prisoner plead nor guilty.
| The Court find the prisoner not gully of
either of the charges or specifications alleg-
ed against him, and therefore acquit him.
The General believing that the MIND OF
Captain Phillips was nor gully, confirms
the sentence of the court; and orders that
he resume his sword, and return to his
duty.
But he will remark. that unless greater
endeavors to suppress mutiny, when it ap-
pears. are used, than Captain Phillips ex-
erted. it would be impossible to keep an ar
my together.
IT, when company mutines. no effort is
made by the commanding officer of the
company, the battalion or the regiment. tc
suppress it, except reporting it to the
General, and leaving it 10 him to suppress
it, HIS task is heavy.
! An officer present at a mutiny. who never
draws his sword, and uses only words, " can
| not be said to use his utmost endcavors to
| suppress it," BY order.
tSigned) JAS. BANKHEAD,
CaEf. and Brig. Major.
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E.NQ UIRER-O FRIcE, Dec. 10.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

On Tuesday last, Mr.. Mercer proposed the fol-
lowing highly important Resolutions in the house OF
delegates OF Virginia, which were ordered to he
printed for the use OF the metnhcrs of the General
Assembly, aid referred the committee Of the
whole house on the state Of the oommonwe alth :
ResoiVcd, That ii fund be created by law,
to be denou'insted. I" A Fund for internal i'm
provement,' and TO be exclusively applied
to the purpose of rendering navigabie the
principal rivers, and of more intimately con-
Meeting by permanent highways, the cas-
tern and western waters OF tile common
wealth.
2ndly. That this fund shall consist of the
shares held by the commemorative, in the
stock Of the Little River Turnpike compa
ny Of the Potomac and James River and
AppomattoX canal companies Of the Bank
of Virginia and Farmers Bank of Virginia,
together with such dividends as may, from
time to- time, accrue on such shares of
Stock. and with such premiums as may be
hereafter received fer the incorporation of
new, or tho extension Of the charters of the
existing banks.
SILLY. That for the purpose Of improving
and Gisbursing such portions nf this fund
as may be, by Law, directed to be applet
TO any internal improvement. the said funt
shall be vested in a corporate bo,,y, to b,
styled, " Tue President and board of pubic
works"
4thly. That the President Of the board
public WORKS shall be an officer elected an
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PnILADELPutA, Dec. /

ODA(C ME E(IVG.
Yesterday splendid Entertainment was
given by the citizens OF Philadelphia, at the
City Hotel, to
Capt. JONES, ofthe IHhSP, >.s
In testimony of the high sense entertained
of the Briiiancy of his late achievement In
the capture of the British sloop OF War
FROLIC.
Chief Justice 1'ILG HHTdyV, Presided,
Supported by Edward Burd, Esq. Commo-
dore Dale. Cen. Rarker, the Mayor, Mes
sieurs George Latimer, Thomas w. Fran
els and Daniel w. Coke, as Vice Presi-
dents.
OF all the public dinners heretofore given
= IN this city--none has ever exceeded this in
numbers and rcspectabiltv, ard the entl,u
siastic plauditS with which tho naval Tolsts
especially were received, are conclusive G.
violence OF the great and growing popularity
of a Navy, which is indeed I" the true Ge-
MUS Of the People, fresh Bond of Union,
and the hrmest Bulwark of Liberty"
This splendid and well merted tcstimoni-
al Of public regard. was conducted under
che immediate management of Msssrs. G..
Harrison, II. Kuhn. Daniel w. Cozc and
George Kenhoilt, who as much for the
style of the entertainment, as for the poi,.
cal purity ct the toasts, are entitled to the
warmess Acknowledgements Of the Company.
In the course of the evening, the cor.DA-
ny were attracted 20 the street, by the sp-
pearance Of n large procession, composed
principally Of Masters Of vessels, Under the
s"perinsendance VI Capt. Stanley. An elc.
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ACCIDENT.

CHARLESTON, Dec. lo.-An unfortu-
nate occurrence took place last evening, at
the Amphitheatre in Vauxhall Garden
An adjoining bni!ding which had been e.
rected for the refreshpent of the audience,
was, between the first & second Acts, filed
with Gentlemen. who had retirsd for a mo-
ment from the amusements of the evening,
when the floor of the upperroom gave way
on the North side, and mHiinently endan-
gered the lives of many; though but one
person sustained so,niuch injury as to Gre
ate any serious approximations of his death
and we since learn, that he is in fair way
ofrecovery. were bruised, and
some had their clothes torn, &c. Had the
South side OF the floor also fallen, several
would have inevitably perished.--Iimes.
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.PuILApEtpr1A nnc

'THILADELPHIA, Doc. IT.
Mr. Liberty Browne last evening presented n res
olution to the Common Council of this city to pro-
cure and present to Capt Stephen Decatur Su-
peib Sworr. of American manufacture, as 2 small
testimonial of their high sense Of the gallant
in which he, his officers and crew had captured II
3. NJ frigate Macedonian We are gratified TO state
that the resolution passed the Common Council,
all democrats, unanimously.
Or Legislature are bountifuIly providing for the
comforts of our militia and volunteers. Mr.. Groves
has submitted aresouton to build frigate for the
use of the United States. IN Pennsylvania The
public voice is, it ought be, the controlling pow
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19

SIS to Is. per ews. Turpcntine is held At
2!s to sos. per cwt. and Tar at So to DOS,
but these prices have not been given Wheat
has advanced IS. per 20 ID. the General
Election now going on having prevented
supplies from coming forward"
~ Y. Mer. .fdu.
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DIED, on Saturday last, Mr.. BE MANN BATES
of Hanover couRty-a man not less distinguished for
the pogcerS of his mind, than for the nsodesty with
which he displayed them. lie Poet as well
as .Hathennfician- uniting the flowers OF the
Muse with the driest dsquistons of Philosophy
Ills name has served to stamp value upon the Vir
ginia Amanack tor several years past. lie was
member OF the Society of Friends.
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From the London Courier.
AMERICA AND ENGLAND.

IL
"rnc repeal OF cur OrGers in Council ha,
net been deemed satisfactory by the Anne
rican Govcrnment---we never thought i,
! would and the advocates OF the Ancri-
cans who assured Us t.,at America ought and
| " oUld Ccem the repeal perfectly sufficient,
| have heen completely disappointed. We
have had the modification therefore OF de-
parting from 4 general system of policy
without having gained any thing by 10, and
our moderation, our over-modera,ian, has
M doubt been imputed u an apprehension az
the consequences ofwar, rather than to a sin
cere desire .oremain at peace. Seeing us.wil-
Inns TO yield on one point. the American go
vernmentl has Inferred that We shall Weld on
others * having no further reasun TO COM p,ain
OF our Orders in Council, mean to make their
stand upon three points First, that free
bottoms shall make free goods secondly.
the impressment OF seamen and thirdly,
our principle of blockade. The first point
we forbear to dwell upon-It can never be
yielded by us so long as we have a ship to
swim the seas, or mast to display the
British Tag upon. On the second point, we
Contend that We have always been willing to
come To an a.a;caijie arrangement and we
contend also that we haze more reason to
COMPLAIN Of .9mcrica man she has If US
We have expressly and officially offered to
prohibit all impressments from American
vessels, II the American Government will G.
nact laws prohibiting their officers from
granting projections or certificates of citi-
zcnship to British subjects.-!Ve have offer
I'd 10 restore every native American seaman
When the arrangement was made with Mr..
Erskine, the present American Administra-
tisn did not consider any existing difficulties
Nh the subject otimpressment an insuperab!e
obstacle to peace. On the third p0nt the
Blockade, the sentiments Of America have
undergone total change. 1t was regard
ed at the time it was laid as 2 measure ia
vorab!e to the interests of the States, and
this was distinctly confessed by Mr.. Mon
roe, then the American Minister in England.
His own words were, that 1t should be re-
garded Sin favorable light" and that it
g promised to be highly satisfactory to the
commercial interest of America
Every man in the kingdom must think we
have done enough (satis suherque, sc have
long thought) to evince our desire to remain
at peace with America"
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FIFE CONTRAST.

When the Britisl, took the Nauiilus, thev robbed
mr men Of their elothes and qnalrants-Nr. ia.
Idson asserts that IN M instance las "a much OF
he adventure q An American master been res,orer
ss95aid bRp him a dinner But i9ok az The 9TH.
y site! Capt. Dseres 10 his ofcial account Of III,
'cton, cornnends soalust s. declare chat the
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

We understand, letter has been receiv-
ed at Washington by member of Congress
from Kentucky, stating, that General Hop
kins, after destroying the P,of,het's town
ut Iippecanoc, had dispatched about 90
men in pursuit of the fugitives from it. who
fell in with an Indian on horseback, by
whom they were drawn into an ambuscade
and II of them lost.-The reader will re
collect that Hopkins had left Fort Harrison
about the 9TH ult. on rh5s Expedition.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

FOR THE -BENEFIY' OF THE room
~ PARDI, respectfully informs the ladies and
1VHs gentlemen of Richmond and its vicinity, that
the performance of the much admired Panharmoni-
con will take place Saturday evening, positiyels
for the last time.
lie takes this opportunity to thank the public in
general for the encouragement he has received in
This city, and should wish TO prove the public his
gratitude. 'N
December 10.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19

~ The sale of Negroes belonging to the Estate
OF X. Wormley esq. is unavnidably postponcd iii,
tuesday the 18th January next.
Oeccrnbcr 10. .1.
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a Sun OF money was found by servant tIis
~ morning wlneh IS ia the possession ir Thomas
Richardson end will lie delivered IN tic person ey
ing satisfactory description Of tho quantity add
qp,aity and paying Tor this advertisements.
Dee. 10. -
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NASSAU. Nov nn.

Captain Sir James Lucas Yeo has favored
US with the use Of Jamaica files, from which
we will give extracts in our next. Sir James
had sent into Jamaica, as prize, upwards of
$4,000 barrels of Flour. No scarcity of the
article was consequently apprehended in
that valuable colony.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19

Charleston, Dec. IL. Arrived. Privatecr
schooner Revenge. (of PHILADELPHIA VIM.
Butler, commander, from a cruise-mcunts
ID guns. On the 11th November, captured
he British slpop Kate Cunning, with a car
so of sugar aid coffee, bound from Marti-
nCo TO Barbadoes. On the 14fh Novcm-
Der, captured the British schooner NEPTUNE;
but put our prisoners on board, and gave
her up, after taking their signatures not to
serve against the United States, during til e
war. On the 17th, captured British ship
Cyrus, of Belfast, with a cargo Of Ssh oil
&c. bound from st. Johns Newfoundland,
to Jamaica. The Revenge has put in "a
get spars. &c. having experienced some
rough weather.
Spanish schooner Isabella, Ollcr, Porto
Rico, 81 days--.in DISTRESS bound to New
York, Coffee and Sugar--On the 81 No
vembe1, off tho Island Of Saba, the pr.Ya
teer schooner Blockade, Of New York, was
captured by II. b. III s!oop of war Charyb-
DIS, Claphane,o 3 81 ounders, after an &C
ton of one hour < twenty minutes, in which
the Cltarybdis had % men killed, & several
wounded Tie pri, atecr lost 2 killed, and
several wounded. ON the 18th ult. lat, 25,
long. CD, spoke TIC United States brig Vix-
en-. captain Reed understood she mas des-
troycd one or two English vessels; was
Jound on Il cruise of Turks lslaul Pas
sage. The Chirybdis and Rng dove,
British sloops o. war, ware cruising OF Salt
Rock passage.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19

ANbf ron SALE--rhc Subscriber offers far
g1 sale 500 acres of land Wing in Po,sh,t,oa
Connfy, orc nile from Appomat,ox river and .i-
,hird Of this land is elcsred the bsaree ia ,oe'
bly, ven tmhsr'd. The improvements ON !, or,
small Any person Wishing to purchase NJ. an,,,,
% to' Crimp living near the place, l,y vLsn
tcr. - ''''"es
ne Ab. CRUMP.
Wv
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1t seems, General Breck was sarbrised At his
good tortaHe-tbe good folks OF these states were a.
gia'y surprised at it.-lt would he pity, If the
good fortune of Brock had not betterea the fortune
Ut Hull.
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o1ICE.--The Subscriber rs Adn,'r de hon,
=. non WITH the WIZ annexed on the Estate of
me e'e Gen James Allen Bradley, requests oil rcr-
sons ihdcOted. to come forward & settle The oo,n,
aue as t'e situation Of The estate will not edr, Of
niulgence' those to whom tle estate Is ndelted
pIe requested to make them known that provision
may be made for their payment. ''O''7'''
~. r. II. COOKE.
N'''e' curry Zee. ~. wtg
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1t. KENT. late of the frigate GusrrieFe
is appointedto Command the Rapid, Gate: a
privateer of Portland but captured, and Ia
ken into the British service at Halifax.
Captain Nash from Halifax has favored
us with list OF American armed and un-
armed vessels, WHICH have been taken and
carried into Halifax since the war, There
are twenty four of the former and thirty
FIVE of the latter. Bos, Pal.
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Extract ETA letter. from an officer at Sack
els Har6or, TO his friend in HateJord,
dated Nov. 80.
Thursday the Goth, slipped OF the
stocks the new U. S. ship Madison under
discharge Of 10 guns, from the brig Onei-
da, and The Huzzas of thousands on beart.
the tieet, and on the shore. The guns were
fred half-minutely from starboard to lar
board, and from stem TO stern. She is a
fine ship, and we fatter ourselves, wifi bc
abe to lay along side the Royal George
The keel of this vessel was laid ON the ID
OF Oct. and her burthen-53O tons. pierced
TOR - guns, on side and stern Chasers-
S3 guns -a
=" The Lake has become very boisterons
our fleet have not ventured oae since my
last, and 1t is in my mind a matter of much
doubt whether they make another cruise
this season.
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% FOR SALE at this Office tickets in the Tac.
cine and in the Susquehannah Lotteries, now draw.
ing in Batmore-the largest prizes in each. vet in
the Wheel. Regular Lists of Drawings are received
and may be inspected by any one who calls at this
Office.
or Subscriptions received for MEL1sn's IRA
Wells IN THE u. S.-The work is in the Binder,
hands, and will! be received in few days. Price,
to Subscribers IS; to Non-Subscribers SIS Co.,
The work will contain several maps
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M SANK OF Virginia will he closed on F,idav
-, INC S5th inst-,Spcs intended 20 be offered rnyr
discount on that tlay, mnst he lodged Mt the Bank
T'., "eunesnsy ana deposited notes falling due ON
that day must he paid ON the day n,eced;nT
December 10. ~ N"''"e W.
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A tier received in This city from res
pectsble commercial house IN Liverpool
dated 2oth October. says, d" 'Ehe quantity o.
letters of marque ard reprisal against the
United States has caused lively demanu
Tor several articles Ok American produce, *
Cotton has nd vanced s,uce the 5th inst. Id.
10 I'd. per ID; good Tobacco I'd. to ed.
aud ordinary ia to I'd per H. and, Ashes
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can naval victories. Supported by four Cap.
tains, and triuniphal Boat, decorated with
various naval flags, drawn BY the citizens
and accomp aIied ny hosts of shining lights,
and an excellent band ut music, exhibited
aspec:acle highly beautiful and interesting
! IAe Procession having hal,ed u, the front
OF the house, Capt. josEs was contiucs tel
ITO the door. where b.. received ,he heart
felt and repeated acciama,ions of the peo-
pie.
Ia front of the Hotel, there was exhibited
during the whole of the evening, Il snely
eXscnted transparent painting, represent
ing the AMERICAN NAVAL PILLAR. 1t
was surmounted BY. tac American Eagle,
bearing scroll, in which appeared " flo
nor 70 The 8ravc."-ln the centre, a repre-
sentaticn OF the engagement b.twcen the
Wasp and the Frolic, with Captain Jones's
name glittering in lines OF fire below---Thc
pediment was yariousy decorated with the
relative force of the two vessels, the period
OF the engagement as E,inutes) and other
naval illusions.
As an additiosal and more lasting proof
OF public appreciation, we understand that
4 subscription was opened Yesterday for raj
sing an adequate sum topurchasc an elegant
Sword to be presented to Capt. Jones, as
well as one for each of the Lieutenants. u
that the paper will remain this dav and
Monday at the Merchants Coffee House for
Subscription. Ref
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Y n pursuance TO decretal order of the co,,rt of
: Westmoreland county, bearing date The Goth dav
OF October 1879, shall proceed TO sell ut nnle
YIN the sad county, on the 25th dav of Dee next
hve several tenements OF land, al living contioncus
thereto. the property of John Turbcrvile Esn dec
late OF Hickory Hill, which were pare hased Inv hin,
since the year 1872. Bond and approved ,eeurity
WIZ oe required Of The purchasers, and a credit OF
~ months win be allowed them. ~
December TO- Etto'
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VIEW THE OTHER SIDE.

fthe Courier spoke the sentiments of lis masters,
there is glimpse of peace
1st AS to the right Of search--it is false t, sc
claim the point that Free ships shall make free
goods-a that claim is, that the bellieerent
right of search for goods to which we subscribe I
should not be- extended into municipal search tor
ssamen---This brings us at once to
2dly. The improvement Of seanren--it :. false
that they have ever" expressly officially offered TO
rohibi the impressment from .2Hferiea vessels If
the american government will enact laws prohibit.
ing their officers from granting protection or oerti-
ncates of citizenship to BRUSH subjects So far
frnm this being true, that Mr.. Russell offered it to
| theD,-and the proposition most ungraciously
received. But, if they viii offer it to US, we
| say that peace may be the issue.
Sdy. As to the blockade of May 1906, this point
is put hors de combat, by the funeral Grafton which
my Id. c astlereagh has himself pronounced over it
Will there be Peace then at once we no
the Courier lies or speaks without its cue The Bri-
fish ministers will not prohibit atresssent until we
have threshold them into respect for our 20 10
err and our Union.
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Gen. Brock was subr;ssd at lis Soog faT.ene-
and well he might be- lie should nave thought him
self S7eh Off ii he had escaped being taken prisoner
II Was his good foyshHe to be ptted against Hull.
And he indirectly coniesses much inhis Official let
ter lie does not aseribc his 10 his owuskil
the courage OF his troops, but to his gOod fortune
And yet the British ministers are 30 eaniid rs 10
claim it great victory
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creates. care taken to prevent h;s raea losing
the smallest trifs.''
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a. ON the txuenty sixth day of December last, 4
calamity occurred which spread desolstion over al
most every family in Richmond, and it BELTS a chris
tan people to devote Saturday the twenty day
Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be com.
ferted. 1t is recommended to the Citizens to alb
stain from their usual avocations, to suspend all SER
vile labor, and to pass the day in humiliation and
prayer and It is recommended to the Pastors of tho
various religious associations perform divine ser.
vice in their respective places of worship. "Bs We
ready also, for the Son of Man cometh at an hour
VIXEN ye think not" II CITIZEN.
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The British ministers take care to Hght their cdn-
dies ct both eqds-thcy cal orr msiortunes defeats
and all their own defeats, mislortuncs. Ii we beat
them 1T sea, tits" dgfeofive mastS," or TIE effects
OF storm, or" some cursed thing or other" u they
happen to take one Of onr deachinents through tile
treachery OF its leader, they cry up fair light,
my Lord Bathurst duLs IL With tho name Of" deJcat
and they hang up our colours in Whitchal-C Chapel
as proofs of their proves
IL the British dc not beat We with their CHEAT
GUYS, they exceed us at least in their i.oNC Guns
None but consummatc politician o.. great L.r
would have dared to bulletin the affair at Detroit
rs a"d9eat."
"A Quebec Bl.tor consoles himself Tor the dryb.
bings which they get at seal by saying that " arc
none of their bone, and flesh of thcir flesh" IL !.
only like the second Edition OF q book considerably
enIlrged, corrected s. f,U6razed.
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!" Look before you icah"-Let us pledge
all our disposable funds to any one specific
object, and how can we redeem the pledge
which we have SO solcmnly given to the
United States I" of our lives, our fortunes,
and our sacred honors"