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Hat Mandatory.

Hat Mandatory.
A A K q y Il r W s, S,
TyAVI&G removed bis FAT MA
Il NUFACTCRY to King, second
quare aanve Washington street, near
y opposite 10 s.r. Il. w. Peyton's
storcy-Respec;fuliY returns his thanks
to hi1 friends sn.i the pnrlIc for past "a
vprs, and so.ic;ts continuance of
their patronage, and hopes from long
experience md ,s:iduity and atteSliuh
to give general ss,isiartion.
Hs MAS ON HAND
A g3nnrai assortmest OF
FUR HATS,
OF tne best kind
ALSO,
Wool Hats,
o. very >uperor quality.
JIM 9 so
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okhe SPACE Or tern Of seven years, com
mrlencing This twenty third Of Apri, IN
the year of our Lord oae thousand eight
.undred and ten, to be fully compeat-
ed and ended.
Given under my hand and seal the day
and date 6rsi above written.
THOMAS PAUL. l. 5.
Signed sealed and delivered IN the
presence of GEO C PRESBURY.
In consequence of the above authority
vested in me, arising from a contract
with Mr. T. Paul, hereby appoint the
following persons the only agents tor the
sale of Paurs Columbian Oil, In the CITY
Of Baltimore, viz. DR.. Edme Ducatei,
sign Of the Golden head, No. 26 Mar
ket-street. Messrs. Henry keerl u
Son. Druggists, sign Of Celsus's Head,
No. 23s Markes-st. near the corner OF
Howard-st Doct. Jesse Talbot, Drug
gest, corner of Hanover and Market-sts
STessrs. Warner and Hanna, statoners,
corner of Cray and Marke, St.. Messrs'
G. * r. Waits Lottery Office, corner
Of St. Paul's Lane and Market-st. A.
M;ltenberger, Stationer, No 10 sign
&C Franklin, N Howard-st. Mcssrs.
John s. Thomas Vance, Stationers, No.
l7s Market-st.-.At FePs Point, BY
Dr.. Henry Derry, Druggist, No. S
Marke,-st. and Nathaniel Knight Sta
TONER. Fell's.street-Cny Of Washmg-
ton. Messrs. David OFT, & Co. Drug
eists.-!philadelhhia. Mr.. Thomas Love,
at Dr.. Edwin A. At!ee'S, No. 70 North
4th St. John Y. Bryant, Druggist,
Corner of 90 and Pine-Sueets-Jere-
miah Morris, Druggist, No. 2es Mar
kat-Smeet--Stephen North, Druggist,
No IS High st. between "a and Sd
streets. Mcssrs. Crowl * Segar, Drug
eisys. Make, st.-NcSv York, Messrs.
john & Thomas L. Clark, Druggists,
Maiden Lane, Msssrs. Laurence x
Reese. Druggists, Pearl st. Messrs. 4
&R Waites's Nos. SO and 81, Maiden
Lsne.-.York iosun, Dr.. John Fisher
Drrr -.Annahohs. Messrs. Childs g.
Saaw George Tszun. DR.. John ct
Drnu,-Laacaster DR.. Samuel Faht
nestocx, Drug-harrisdurg. DR.. John
c Wrestling, Drug.-Easton. DrTho-
mas II Dawson, Drug.-teters6urg,
Vug MesSrs. Love and Cutler, Drug
aists-Huerrsto7yn. Dr.. Frederick Mil
ler,D, lst--Fredrricst0wn. Dr.. John
S. Miller, Winchester. Mess.
Jobr * Adm Miller, Druggists.-Han-
ov,r. Messrs. Frederick * VIM Sauer-
manu-, Druggists.-Carfisle. DR.. John
Fahnestock, DrugSist.-Brook Vile.
(Montgomery CO. Mr. Brice Gassaway,
AND IN ALEXANDRIA,, sr
RICHARD ii. LITTLE, Druggist.
Also, wholesale or retail, at my Drug
and Patent Medicine Store. No. l6,
sign Of the Mortar, Centre Market
Space, Baltimore.
JOHN LOVE.
M~rch 90 l3WSm
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TIE CHRONICLE,

An ANNUAL FIEW OF HIS7cRT POM
TICS e LJTEPATUR.,
FOREIGN A - DOMESTIG
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potomack and Shenandoah
Navigation Lottery.
By authority efthe State Of Marylana'
SCHEME OF A LOl-,
Terry.
For improving the Navigation OF the
Potomack and Shenandoah RiVers.
SECOND CLASS OF $4,000 Tickets.
| Prize O. 10000 dollars, is 10000
do. ofl5,0oo dol!ars,is 1900
co. of 10000 dollars, is 10000
2 do. of 5000 lo,ooo
do Of 1000 5000
l., do of 1000 $1,000
10 Go. OF 100 Tickets 9 ,oc
in this Class, }
90 do of 500 dollars, 10000
80 do OF 100 5000
50 do. Of so 1850
! zoo do of - $4,000
1850 do of 10 $4,000
1861 Prizes, amounting to 8 500
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FacciRs Institution LOTTERY,

(sECoND CLASS,
Now drawing IL Baltimore, in which
there is
Prizes of 5 10000
2 5000
8 l,o0e
% days drawings are over, and the
above prizes ii II the wheel.
Present price Of Tickets 5 10.
az" No!eA at 90 days, with approved
endorsers. will be taken in payment for
all sums above fifty dollars for Tickets
IN either OF The aDuve Lotteries.
II. GRAY.
December II
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John LOVE.

.Medical College LOTTERY,
Now Drawing in Baltimore, in which
there is
2 Prizes OF s $4,000
/ 10000
9 10000
20 1000
20 100 Tickets.
Is DAYS drawings are over, and the
fist &, avn ticket each day from The 25th
t. the 45,a will be Prize Of 100 Tick
els.
Present price of Tickets Sl2.
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By JOHN E. HALL. Mte Of Baltimore,
Assisted by several Men OF Letters.
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lo,6s4 Prizes, amounting to 8 2l2,5oo
1886 Blanks, not ! 2 to Prize.
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Susquehanah Canal Lottery,
SECOND CLASS,
Now drawing in Baltimore, in which

81 daY's drawings are over, and all
the above prizes still in the wheel.
Present prce OF Tickets s IL.
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25,OCO Tickets at 3 8 50 2l2,5t0
STATIONARY PRIZES.
lst Drawn Ticket the LIST day, 8 1000
lsl do. 5000 Blanks, each emitted t. 10
NJ, ,Io , OD0 ,.n fjn 10
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TEN SERMONS,
BY JA1fES MUIR, ID. [

BY JAMES MUIR, d. d.
ire nogv publishing by Co4TeM e SqEwART
on the following Subjects, Olz.
No. I-On the signs of the times.
No. lion repentance, detailing the Gala
nifty at Richmond.
No. uI-Felix trembling.
No. Woods claim upon the young.
No V-Religion recommended to youth,
rom the in6rmities attending old age.
No. VI-The efusion of the Spirit on the
dav Of Penticost, glorious confirmation OF the
gospel.
and his descendants temporal blessings, but
better covenant securing to believers spiritual
blessings.
No. VIII-The Christian Character.
No. IX--Life and Immortality brought to
light
No. X-On Irresolution.
Each subject to be illustrated by Anecdotes
Thuse wishing to possess the above Sermons
will please to call and subscribe.
az The two first are now published, and
ready for delivery--SubscribcFs are respect
fully requested to call or send for them.
April97.
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Removal.
r. Joseph SPEAR,
ReshcetfuAy informs his friends and the i'a6.
liz.

ReshectfuNy informs HIS friends and Tie 3'Ho.
Tic,
THAT he has removed his shop to Roy.
alsstreet 10 the one lately occupied by Miro
B. Adamson near the Coffee House where
he carries on the CABINET BUSINESS
in all It's various branches--hc also makes
and repairs all kinds of Musical Instruments,
such as Piano Fortes, Bass Viols, Violins,
Guitars, sc. and will also furnish Mahogany
Coffins for grown persons for fifteen dollars.
He hopes the quality of his materials, the
soundness of his work and the strict atten-
ton he intends paying to his business. will
ensure him encouragement from generous
public. All the above branches OF business
will be executed at the shortest notice.
November 90. dSt law
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District of Columbia, to wit:
XKTHEREAS Hugh Hop well, hath,

XKTHEREAS Hugh Hop well, hath, By
w his petition in writing, applied
to the hon. Nicholas Fitzhugh, one of the as
sislant Judges oil the circuit court of the
district of Columbia, to be admitted to the
benefit of the act of Congress tor the relief
ofinsolyent debtors within the dstrict aore-
said, and has stated therein that he is in &C.
tual confinement in the Jail bounds Of Alexans
drla county, at the suit of John Vanreswick,
and being unable to discharge the said claim
with others against him, has offered to dele
verup tothe use of his creditors all his pro-
perry, real, personal and mixed: Notice is
therefore given TO the creditors of the sid
Hugh Hopewell, that on Monday next, the
Sd OF August, between the hours of ten
and three o'clock3 at the court. house in
Alexandria, the oath of an insolYent DEBTOR
will be administered to the said Hugh
Hopewell, and trustee appointed agreeably
to the said act of Congress, unless cause be
then there shewn to the contrary. And it is
further ordered that this notice be inserted
daily in the Alexandria newsp per until the
Sd of August.
By order of the hon. Nicholas Fitzhush,
one ofthe assistant judges the circuit court
OF the district OF Columbia, this 3lst day of
July, 1919.
G. Deneale, C. c.
July 81. st.
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tOHN U. LADD
Thirty Dollars Reward.

RAN away from Chestnut Hill, the resi-
dence of Mrs Catharine Brown, in Fairfax
County, on the lSth Of April, Negro Wo-
m&n named Hannah She Is about or Z
and twenty years of age ; rather above the
middle stature, slender and very black. Her
wool was cut short on the fore part of hel
head. and she has lost one of her lower fore
teeth, and the rest have loose appearance !;
had on when she went away home made
striped Jacket and petticoat made OF wool
and cotton, but has most probably by this
time supplied het self with other apparel
She is very capable servant, but very art
ful; we'll acquainted with all kinds of house
work, particularly ooking have heard
she has been, since she ran away, IN the en-
poy of a woman who calls herself Mrs
Barnes, and resides sometimes IN the City,
at the Navy-Yard and sometimes in Alexan
dria. It's supposed that she is In the City,
or Georgetown, or the neighborhood of A
lexandria, being well acquainted In all those
places, or among the Negroes LETT free by
Gen. Washington. ! will give Twenty Dol
lars to any pes son who will secure her IN
Jail so that get her again, and give intor.
nation either to Mr.. John Thrclkeld near
Georgetown, or to Mr. William Maynadler
in Alexandria, or Thirty Dollars, if taken at
a greater distance from home than fifty
miles. All persons are forewarned hiring
or harboring said Negro, as the law will GER
tainly be put in force against all who do
Gustavus Brown.
Checnut Hill. Iuiy 90 2awSt.
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July 81.
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FOR SALE,

A FAMILY of NEGROES, that are in
"A the country, and have been used TO the
employments of Farm consisting OF a
Man, his Wife and Female Child. The
man and his wife are each about 80 ye@rs OF
age, the child about months old Price
700 dollars Enquire of the Printer.
I,lv % 3taw3w
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SUGAR COFFEE MoLAssEs &c.

SUGAR COFFEE AfOLASSES sc.
70 Hhds. I New-O Orleans & HAVANA sMusco-
40 Bis. s vado Sugars
10 Boxes Brazil and HAVANA do
10000 b. Loaf s Lump do
10000 Is. Green Porto Rico & ST. Domingo
Coffee
so Hhds Retailing Molasses
pipes French Brandy
10 puncheons West India RaH
80 barrels Northern Do.
$50 do. prime Rye Whisky
600 lbs. St quality Bengal Indigo
1900 lbs. Nader
80 bales Upland Cotton
SO casks small twist Tobacco
700 bushels Ground Alum Salt
With his usual general assortmentof Wines,
Liquors, Teas and other Groceries
Fo" Sale, by
JOSEPH Vaudeville,
Corner Of King and FaiJar Streets.
April 6. tt
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RrYan hanson &Co.

BRYAN HampSon &Co.
HayE on HAND, AND FOR ES-dLE,
90 Hhds. & 60 Bbls. New-Orleans and Tia
vanpah Muscoyado Sugars,
10000 Us. Prime Green Coffee,
sOOop do White do. for family USE
90 lhds. retailing Molasses,
4pipes Cognac Brandy,
!, puncheons Old Antigua Rum,
70 do. Northern do.
4 pipes best Madeira,
4 do. Sicily Madeira,
do Lisbon, OWNED,
40 quarter casks Malaga,
so cases Claret,
so lbs. Nutmegs,
80 bags Pepper and Pimento,
so kegs Race and Ground Ginger,
20 bales Prime Upland Cotton,
500 los. Bengal and Spanish indigo
so boxes Mould and Dipt Candies,
80 do. Chocolate,
With handsome assortment OF other Gfo-
ceries, by wholesale or retail, ON reasonable
terms.
10 tons first quality Country Hemp.
April Is.
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ERE Sd M EDICIN E S.
WyT.Ey4M H4RPER, pr.
VOL. XII

s ~ Il G1AS4<A LA 4 4 - = = n
4poq,HGC4RY and DRUGGIST, flea
oufriq, F4i1aa; Srrect OPPOSITE BRY.4Y
H8MPSdNS,, and nert Door 70 mo
Ll0YD'S-
TTAt Just received in addition to his for.
II mer Sock, a general assortment OF
M.dlctnes ofEhe 6ist quality, all OF which ne
viii sell wholesale and retail on as good
terms as the5can bepurcnaseG in Baltimore
or Philadclplia Country Merchants and
PHYSICIANS en- be supplied on the best OF
tams for can. or on good credit = lie
has also received a general assortment OF
SiyqicaI Tastamenta, likewise
Tie }oiso40E Paicnt Medicines Ulz -
Wheaton Jandice Bitters,
Eo Ito Ointment,
Cooley's Washable Elixir, for Coughs,
Colds, hsthaas. Consumptlons, &c. &c.
Rawson's W3lA Powders,
Taompson's Toa;he Paste,
Essence oil Sustvd,
Sings Itch Ointmtat, sc. sc.
r The highe4 cash price given Tor
Snake Root.
March Z.
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NOTICE.

+ will either Sell or Rent the BRkh
WAREHOUSE and LOT Ola the north side
OF King street near the corner OF Water
street, at present occupied by { Catett'
ESQ Possession may be had the ] lth oc~
tober next. Apply to
John Tucker.
July 8.
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NOTICE.

ME subscriber intending to direct his
L attention to some other object than
that of Farming, wishes to rent for the nexf
year the PLANT 4TION wnereon he now
resides. Upon this tract there are Jour CONS
Portable Tenements.
He will sell at iva,e sale all the Stock
upon the Land, consisting of Horses Hogs,
Cattle, and remarkable fine flock of Sheep.
He will also sell five or six as likely young
Negro Men as any in Maryland He also
wishes to dispose of the Land at present oc-
.cupied by Mrs. Catharine Chapman, y ing
Immediately on Zachia Swamp, containing
about 90 acres This land is Of good qua.
lity and very well timbered Any person
wishing to purchase any Of the above dis
cribed property, had better rake early ap-
pication, as in the event of their not being
sold at private, he will offer them st public
sale.
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FAIRFAX RACES.

The Fairfax Jockey Club Races will
commence at this place on "Wednesday
the Esd day of September next. And the
subscriber having been prev2iled upon TO O.
pen a Training Stable, hereby notifies all
those that may wish 10 entrust him with the
management of their horses, that he Is now
ready to receive them, the owner sending
with each horse IS dollars in advance.
The ground IS as good as any In the state
The Purses were punctually paid last Fall,
and at the post.
John Maddox.
Fairfax Courthouse W, July2 If
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-05

The ship Superior, in consequence of the
revocation OF the orders IN council, took ina
cargo of dry goods for this port; she arrived
IN the bay af Delaware; was there taken pos
session of By Que of the qua boats; soon at
Ter she was boarded blythe Delaware state re-
venue cutter, who ordered her to New Cas-
lie. The gun boat men insisted on bringing
her to Philadelphia an alteration ensu@d be-
tween the collector, Allen Mclean, and the
commodore, Wn. Murray. The conmo-
dore ordered her for Philadelphia, where she
arrived On Monday last, commodore Muir
ray went on the business of his command to
New Castie in the evening, he was invited
bt and accompanied a gentleman, about Sc
y-nor eight miles out OF New Castle; when
about Ia or ! O'Clock that night, was aroused
from his bed by the marshd of that STATE, with
The posse of the county, and writ from the
@lector; and no. choosing to give bail, was
harred at the dead hour of the night to New
Castle, and there thrown into jail; where he
renamed Tuesday morning, when our inior-
MaDt left him.
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ATTENTION!

IT having been thought duty in the citi-
zens who cannot offer their Personal services
to their country, to second the laudable and
patriotic views Of the volunteer company now
raising in this city, by raising a fund by sub
ser1htion, which they would be requested to
accept, to aid in their equipment
A public meeting of the frlenss OF this
measure is therefore requested at the Coart-
House this evening at o'clock.
September $.
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ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY MORNING, September $.
/" TO STEW
ITO sHEw
ras VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
BIS FORM AND PREssURE.

Col. Coles with about three hundred men
Notwithstanding, passed through this place
Yesterday afternoon, on his way to Albany
iAe Col. was met at Hunting Creek Bridge,
o the Uaiform Companies Of the town, and
escorted for some distance on the road to
Washington. His men are generally young
and seem to be in good health and spirits.
Weare informed tina, midsbipman who
J sas concerned in burning Gen. Lingan in ef-
ASy on capitol-hill, has been dismissed the
s''lee Of the United States, by the Secretary
siAe Navy.
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NETWORK, Sept. 2.
HEAD-QUAR7ERs, LEWIs4owN, 6 p. ".
y Aezv recovering.
AUGUST q

Since we dispatched our express at this
afternoon, to overtake the mail at Buialoe,
nv general sent me to receive some gentle
men, who came on special business, with a
.fap-One of them handed me the enclosed
paper-t containing the British official account
of the surrender of General Hull.) send q
new express few miles to overtake the O
ther.'
aP. S. SUN-DOWN-An occurrence
has broughtthe express back again--He waits
"a moment-I only have to add, that General
Van Renssclaer's marquee is this moment
full of officers, who surrendered with Hull
on parole, this moment from Fort George
/ write without light-read it, and sigh tor
our disgraced country
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From me Boston Rehertoru.

MEASURES AND NOT MEN-The federal
~ are Wiling TO give the only test OF attach
:. I'u' 10 measures, by uniting with the friends
!, peace and commerce among the democra-
8 party, to bring into Office, such OF their
;..euS as will be true to these all important
VESTS. Any man for representative, but
H.. sa q voter; any man for the next president
~ James Madison.
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DErRoIT, August u, 1912.

c,at II Brush-Dear Sir,
have several times written TO you since |
,.'rd YOU was on your march, but | find that
~ letters never have reached YOU. Two de-
- esne.ts have been sent to meet you, but
IN returned with loss. We have abandoned
: : ,da, aud the British force is nov opposite
~ place pointing their artillery-the firing
81. III commence shortly. fear you will not
!. able 10 see US. If possible take care of
so,rscll and party-the enemy may not have
hsce 10 see you and attend to us.
The bearer will or can give you hint of
arr situation.-Adieu, | have not time to
ggite-Rsspectfully yours,
S'i' DUNCAN M'ARTHUR.
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AYES Pc ASE, Brig. MAJOR.
SBMUEL JONES, Major.
Brig. Gen. Simon Perkins

Brig. Gen. O1N0N i eTKITS
The within information received while we
were on the march to the westward-You will
take the most efectual means to order on the
whole ofthe militia under your command, and
as fast as companies are organized you Will
order them to march to Cleveland.
BY order of Elijah Wadsworth, Command
ant of the 4th division.
ELISHA WHITTLESY, Aid deCamp-
The Forts Of Detroit and Maumee, are in
session of the British.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 81.

u me !! British three 1nasted armed schooner
s,oy' capt. Treacherd weeks from Ply
1u,a' T. anchored at Sandy Hook an Satur-
n last She came in as flag of truce, with
~pAlehes Tor the late British minister.
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BUFFALO, Same Jate.

BUFFALO, Same jate.
&" arrived here yesterday, to inspect the
troops. The vessels with Hull's army cane
down opposite this place last evening""
British account Of the cahtnre Of Detroit, and
General Hubs army, By caflitulation, on
the 9Th Of august 1872.
From the Bee, printed at Niagara, August %.
The pleasing task has now fallen to our lot,
in confirmation of the uniform prediction Of
the Bee, to announce to the public the i'm
portant intelligence OF the capture of Detroit
with gen. Hull and all his army, on The 10th
inst together With the Adams vessel OF war,
and other naval force. The following is the
substance Of an official communication, adj
dressed to col. Myers, upon the subject
the dispatches having been forwarded to his
Excelency Sir George Provost, by way of
York.
On the night of the 18th inst. General
Brock arrived at Amberstburgh, with rein
forcement Of 400 men, including militia and
regulars, and Immediately proceeded to make
arrangements for advancing 10 Sandwich,
which the enemy had evacuated a few days be-
fore On the evening of the 18th, fire was
opened from our batteries, and continued Tor
al hour with gceat effect, and recommended
before day on the morning OF the 9th, from
three nottars, one 8 FOUNDER and two =
Founders, at which time our troops crossed
the river under cover of the Queen Charlotte
and Hunter brig, at point called Spring
Wells, about three niles below Detroit, pre-
7. L., lotN Il
ed a mile lower down aud marched through
some thick woods with the intention OF cover
ing the left flank. The landing uas effected
n good order without any opposition. the Ge-
neral being among the first boats. Our army
consisting of roo advanced in colu,rn, and
took up good position in line about mile
aud half in front of Detrolt-eyery prepare
ton was instantly made for the assault OF the
fort at one of The saliest angles, whlch would
have taken place in few minutes had not a
white flag been perceived coming from the
garrison, the bearer bringing proposals from
the erlerminatng General Hull, Offering to
surrender upon conditions which were soon
dictated in General HUBS tent by Captain
GIegg and Col. M'DonDel, A ID {. to Gen
Brock. A detachment OF Gen Hull'S army
of 400 men, under the command OF Col. M
Arthur who were On their return to the tort,
were included in the capitulation. The fruits.
of this achievement have been the capture oil
$500 regulars and militia and twenty hive
pieces of ordnance and other valuable stores,
artillery, SC. without he loss OF one drop OF
British blood The Adams and other vessels
will be Immediately EMPLOYED IN sehdlng
down the prisoners to Fort Erie, &c Gene
raj Brock was to embaak on the l7th IN the
evening, and General Hull and the colors OF
thc 4th United States regiment accompany
aim The firing from our batteries took ct
feet the moment our guns opened, and one
twelve pound shot killed four officers and
one private at the same minute. The com
mandant of Michiimackinac was among the
number although sent to Gen Hull on his pa
role from our side not to serve during the
war.
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