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l.. Ashley to the Commandant of Amelia
East FLORIDA, 6eGrS RiUer, 18Th March, 1912.
The Commandant OF
Amelia Island.
Sr-The patriots of the district lying be-
tween the St. Johns and the st. Marys invite
YOU to Join them in their patriotic pursuits,
which are to place themselves under the pre-
lection of the government OF the United States,
which will secure to every man his religion,
his liberty, and his property--and will pay to
every soldier and Individual any arrears winch
may be due to9them, by the Spanish govern
ment &c.. They summons you to surrender
the town of Fernandina, and they will grant
YOU the following conditions, VIZ.
lst-The garrison shall march out of the
lines with their arms, and receive their parole
when their arms are delivered.
2d-Property of every description shall be
considered sacred, and neither examined nor
touched, but shall remain and be made use
of in the same manner as before the capitu-
lation.
3d--The Island shall be, twenty four hours
after its capituation, coded to the Y. States,
on the express condition that Fernandlna shall
not be subject to the restrictions on COM
nrerce which now exist in the ports of the U.
States, but shall be open as heretofore, to Brl-
fish and other vessels and productions, on
paving the customary tonnage and import du-
ties /; and, should war actually take place
between the u. States and G. Britain, the
port of Fernandina shall be open to British
merchantmen and productions, and be consl-
dered as a free port, if consented to by Great
Britain, for the term of one year, or rather to
the lst of May, 1918.
4th-The inhabitants who have been bona
fde settlers of the country, and who have en-
gagged the privilege of cutting timber shall
have the privilege continued to them until the
lst of May, 1918, to the exclusion OF others,
and precisely as they have enjoyed it hereto
fore.
observation-disclosures will be appointed by
YOU to meet the commissioners OF the patriots
to converse at Capt. Lows plantation, and
where they shall be treated with every respect,
to carry treaty into effect, bottomed on the
foregoing articles.
These are the conditions which we offer. to
YOU, whom we consider and wish to embrace
as brothers. We, however, desire that you
give us an answer one hour after receiving our
propositions, and our flag is ordered to wait
upon you for that length of time.
We are informed, Sir, that you have armed
w on the island against us. We hope
this is not true. II, however, we should find
it fact, remember that we solemnly declare
that we will give you no quarters, at the town
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GEORGE ATKINSON.
GEORGE CLARK.
From The Nezv- York Evening Post.
NEw-YoRK, oath April, 1912
(Signed)
[ To be continued. |


NEw-YoRI, gath April, 1912.
Co. At obsarra tba+ o,,r rnl.rs in CON
orsss ore deceived or wickedIv nersist that
Re Rein and Milan DEGREES ere revoked &C
regards the United States. | annex. a list of
American vessels that have been captured or
ds .s within tbe last six months bv French
orn;sers and renuest Won 70 inform me under
,nhat ns'oe and anfboritv such wanton des-
.n,ot;n,, ;s con,n,itted on the nronertv of onr
c;t;.ens
Rio ReIIssarius. Of New-York to Great.
pr;taie vessel and c,rno es,imated at Cox 600
cnnJamned
d.. T,hree Fr;a,ds
colan, 70 Rcaz;ls q ooo-Rurnt
Chin Teleoranh New.
Vorl - I;shon 6o,ooo-Burnt
pr;a Dol,v ;vernool
- New.6,1eans 1o.ooo-Burnt
ca. 90 ph;l.d.1,b;.
~ ;shnn 75Ooo-Rurrt
pr;o. csrsbom Roston
% ;shon 10000 Rrrnt
soS,r pnl;y w Indies
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LODK. ASHLEY,
Colonel commandment.
(No. a.
Con,manc.ant of Amelia to Commodore Camp

bell.
amelia, March i6th, 1912.
SRI have The honor to advise you that
number of men, calling themselves patriots,
have taken up arms, and demand the surren-
der of this place to them, saying that the ". /.
States have determined to take possession OF
this province by force of arms. I,thereiore,have
TO request of you to declare, it you are In
possession of such orders.
With great respect, arns sir, your obedlent
servant,
(Signed) JuSIO LOPEZ
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g The Sloop Unity. Hand,
from alexandra. arrived at Phi
ladelphia in five days, where she
is now taking IN a cargo. & will
sail with all convenient dis
patch.
May
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|of Fernandina. We lastly would observe to
YOU, and beg that you would give this obser-
vation due reflection, thatiG by an useless OPP
position, unhappy exsesses should be commit
ted, that you, rather than US, will have been
she athors of them. The g,n-boats of the Y.
Estates will cooperate with us to prevent Brl-
! fish ships, sc acting in hostility to Us.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedlent
(signed) LOOK. ASHLEY,
Colonel commandment.
(No.s.)
1 The Commandant Of Amelia TO l.. Ashley.
/ Ameha, 18Th March, 1872.
Mr. LOOK. ASHLEY,
Sir-I refer you to Messrs. Joseph Are
donda and Joseph HENDERSON, IN answer to
your letter this morning.
(Signed) JUSTo LOPEZ.
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William. Of the 4th Cacadores, MAJOR
Dick Of the I'D regiment, and the Hon.
Major Cocks of the 10Th regiment COM
manding the light infantry oattallon :;
Distinguished themselves; the latter, ~
particular led the attack OF the enemy
psst in tbs morning, and entered .ne
hornwork by its gorge at night w
took three pieces of cannon, one cap'an'' '
and sixty TIVE prisoners; but am 'o''s
to add that our own loss was severe a.
appears by the enclosed return
Il was impossible to ascertain the OK, !,
act state of the works ct the castle OF
Burgos, till we had obtained possession
of the hill of St. Michaers.
Sincesthe 18th, we have been employ.
ed in establishing ourselves on the hi'l
of Saint Michaei's, and IN constructing
those works which are best calculated
to forward our future operations
The whole OF tho army have crossed
the Arlarz on, with the exception OF the
9Th division, ard one division OF Spanish
Infantry.
l have accounts from Sir Rowland
Hill of the 18th; he was then at lrux-
lilo, and had received my orders, & was
to be at Orepesa on the 18Th.
| have not heard that Marshal Soult
has yet lief, Grenada; he was'still there
on the sth. General Balas.eros had
followed the ensmy's movements from
the Guadalete, and had been very sue.
cessiul; he was at Loxa OH the 9th. The
enemy had abandoned Andujar and Jaen.
The last accounts | have from All
cant are OF the 10Th inst. Joseph Buo-
nsparte's army, and that Of suchet, were
still in Valencia.
have no late accents from Cadiz.
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EXTRACT.
From Franhlia's FORKS, Vol. 2,

17J.
d" IT has been for some time, a ge-
neral!y received opinion, chat mill
tary man is not to enquire whether
war be just or unjust. lie is to ex-
eeute his orders. Jill Princes. who
are disposed to bccomo Tyrants,
must, proximity. approve OF this o.
;,inion, and Ire willing to establish it ;
but is il not dangerous one? Since
On that principle. if 'i.e Tyrant COM
msnas his army to attack and destroy,
not only an unc!fending "rig's5or na-
ton, but even his c"n subjects, the
army is bound 10 obey! a Negro
Slars, being commanded by his mas.
ter to rob or murder his neighbor,
n:ay refuse; and the magistrate Kill
protect him in his refusal. The sla-
very. then. ola Soldier, is worse than
that Ola Negro! \ conscientious
officer. ifnot restrained by the apprc-
hension Of being imputed to another
cause. may. indeed. resign. rather
than be employed in an unjust war f.;
but the private men are slaves for
life. and are perhaps, incapable Of
judging for themselves. We can Oh
ly lament their fate"
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not With what success. 500 men had
volunteered to cut a road, who had
axes prepared for this purpose.
KceBe Paper.

Extract from a Publication by 4
British officer in q Canada Paper.
/" General Hull lays great EN-.
phasis on certain Indian nations ac.
cepting the tomahswk ard scal,in.
knives. ! would just ask him, was
the FIRST seal taken by the Indians
or by the Americans? Ifhe i. at a
loss for an answer can supply him
with one TO his satisfaction, which
with all his disposition to peryert
truth, dare say he will acknowledge
to be correct. The first was taken
by captain M'CulIock, commanding
a company Of spies"
The American government pre-
tended to feel very squean.i,ll res.
peclins the employment of Henry
(the traitor) to ascertain the state OF
parties in the north eastern section
Of the uniun-bHt considered it per
fsctly lawful and right for them.
selves to practice every kind of de-
ception and corruption to detach his
maiesty's subjects from their a'Iegi-
ance. They may affect to deny the
fact, but the British government is in
possession ofdocuments which l have
seen. and which prove that they have
long been engaged in a correspon-
dcncc with few wretched eharae-
tess in Upper Canada, exciting them
to disatfoc!ion and treacilery tow ards
their government. And sir, Mr..
Hui: dare not derry, that in a report
written by him in February last st
Washington, to the Secretary at War,
he laid down detailed plan For tho
invasion Of Upper and Lever Gang
da, and for exciting The people TO re-
bslIion against their gorernment.
And whilst the American govern
ment WAS oanting about theip mode
ration and justice. forbearanee, &c.
they had employed for agent the
traitor Simon Zulores Watson well
known in Lower Canada, to assist
them in their plans. Mr.. Hull can
tell the sum paid to him by his order
for secret ssrriccs in Canada. In
their ways& means fer the conquest
ofhis majes'y's American don:inioas,
the Americans made liberal GlloW-
ancc for the assistance they zCerc to
rece;Tc from the disuDscted in both
provinces"
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nauartean principle Of /" free bottoms
make free goods" is avowed as the
ground of the war and the conditions
orpeacc. To obtain peace, we must
give up not the right of search only
but the right of blockade, except in
the Interpretation of Boaaparte. a
merica claims to cnfry on not her
own bat the enemy's trade in time OF
war, and thus to rise upon orr com
mercial and political ruin. 1t Isl
therefore, no longer the ORDERS 10
Council which are the ground OF
quarrel. these never were the true
ground of the Misunderstanding; had
they never boon enacted, the present
ground ofhes,ility assuinedby Amc-
riea would have existed ard been
acted on. The real motives which
have governed the late policy of the
ruling party there have been, a wish
to carry on fraudulent but lucra-
tive trade against the laws of war *
neutrality, at the expenee of Eng
land, and a corrupt devotedness TO
Bonaparie, as the only person who
could or would sanction them III their
aggressive design upan their neigh.
bors and the maritime rights and
commercial interests Of G. Britain.
But upon this war with America,
we have our Patriots luckily CON
the hip" We shall see how they
will redeem their pledge to support
the war. Will they honestly confess
themselves satisfied? that they have
over-ra:ed the pacific disposition Of
America, and the hostile feelings OF
this country Where are now their
outcrics ola war section in this ooun
tsy? and will they still continue to
libel the principles Of their political
opponents because they have not be-
trayed so much weakness Of Judge
mcat as themselves?
Hope however. is not yet extinct
as 10 the short duration Of this war;
but that hspe is founded solely on
the counteracting spirit Of federal
i'm.
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WINES, TEAS, &c.

6 Pipes old London P. Madeira
IL do. Sicily Madeira
10 DO Lisbon i.S
pipes ard 40 or. casks Sherry / :
80 quarter CASKS Malaga
IS cases Claret
40 chests gunpowdcr, imperial AMI
ycungLvson Teas, OF very sup2-
rior quality,
20 puncheons Sd proof Antigua Rum
10 do. porthern ds.
80 hhds. Molasses,
10000 pounds Loaf Sugar,
1900 pounds bright Nader,
40. pounds Nutmcgs,
20 bags Pepper and Pimcnto,
20 kegs race arH gound Ginger,
SO bales Upland Cotton, nice quality,
700 pounds Bengal * Spanish Indigo,
so boxes mould and dipt Candles,
40 do. No. ? Chocolate,
100 DO Pipes, containing 8 gross each.
500 reans writing and wrapping Paper,
200 sacks Liverpool fine Salt,
60 hhds y. Orleans and w. India
Sugar,
$4,000 Tbs, green Coffee.
With general assortment Of other
GROCERIES,
Fan SALE Br
Bryan hampson & Co
August Is
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NOTICE.

rFHE annual meeting of tie Stock.
& Eo.dsrs, in the Ltd. River Turn
pike Comp ny, will be on tic first
Monday in December next at the City
Hc.e!, in Aiexai iria ; al which lime
an Elrc ion viii be held, for Pre-.
sideNt, four Directors and Treasurer
statement Of the accounts vii! he re-
portcd lothc meeting The Stockhoit-
ers on the last subscription are notified,
that the whole Of the instaImenis on
each Sha!c by them respectively SUBJ
sclihed, viii have herome due on tie
fist o. January. lS';, which ley are
7 qurs:ed 10 pay to Jonah Ihom2so"
in Alexandria.
BIZ order of the Directors.
Jonah Thompson,
Treasurer.
October a. lawtiJ.
~ The E.lilors Of the Lecskurg
Washingtoiian ADD Winchester Gs-
zettc arc requested to publish this Adj
vertisement once week till the last Of
January.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER s.
Joseph Vaudeville,

Cbrser Of King ard FahJar Streets,
HIS FOR SALE,
las Chest l.: and - Chests new
Teas
Gunpowder, Imperial, Hvson' Young
Hyson, Hyson Skin and SouchonS
$4,000 ID. Coffee
IS hhds Mutcayado Sugars
100 barrels do.
1900 ID. loaf and lump Sugars
no barrels New England Rum
25 puncheons West India 90.
220 barrels Wh!skey
4 pip>s French brandy
80 Hoxsheads ret2iiing MOlssscs
so bag, Pepper and Pimsnto
SEQ Ii. Spanish Indigo
1000 ID choice Nader
500 ID. rcfaed Salt PcSrs
Is casks Gun powder
Which with his usual general as
sortment of the best Wines, Liquors
and Groceries, he will dispose OF Oh
reasonable terms,
Ar.
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BOSTON. December 1.
GLORIOUS NEWS!


"Silsnt they all ~ent in: abont
They all turn'd silent, aud came out"
CHURCHILL.
General Dearborn, and the ".drmy
of the North" are safe.
On Sunday and Monday, the ED
and Esd last. Gen. Dearborn's army,
(excepting 500 men, who he detaeh-
ed viii, the design for taking about
5000 Of the British or Indians, who
were posted a few miles beyond where
the American army penetratedO lett
Canada to go into winter quarters,
at Plattshurg. Burlington, Green
bush, &c. 1T having been eonclud-
ed TO give up the conquest of Lower
Canada for the present. Oh account.
as is said, Of the want of n sufficient
number Of men, and the weather be-
ing too cold at this season. TO effect
that purpose. The returns of the
regulars were i777 men, Of whom
about zoe Of sick and those who at
tended them, were left At piatts-
burgh when the army invaded Cana
da and there we're only from f5CO
10 COCO Militia, OF whom about two
thirds VOLUNTEERED 10 cross tie Bonn
dairy lire. On tie approach of the
American Army, The British and In
dians fed towards Montreal. and, On
the Russian plan, burnt the Houses,
Barns. Hay. &c. az they went. fora
considerable distance. Col. Ciark's
regiment WAS 10 go to Burlington,
and the Vermont militia were per-
mittcd to 20 home. aud 7coald all,
undcub'edip, he there, p"eri2,ls to tic
choice Of members Of Congress for
ihat state. Gen. Dearkorn's troops
attacked and took a Block house,
which they burnt. In the rubbish Of
this house, there were the bones ct
'"aur persons. who were supposed TO
be Indians but is uncertain whether
dead o.~alive when the house was
set or Ere. 1t was also aonj ectured,
that one Ind!aa was killed. Oarar-
NY returned unhnrt-exaert 6 men,
who were wounded in the attack on
the Block house, bya party Of our
own troops, who took them for enc
mics by mistake Zone Ct whom is
since dead -and one man was killed
Ivy the accident of falling over g log,
IN the harry of tie attack. The ar
my when at the lise. was very short
Of provisions but their ammunition
held ont.
%s7cs from The Frontiers.
ga gentleman who left Cham
plain aJont 1G days since, says the
regular forceis about 5000, and 2 or
5000 militia. Some OF the regulars
are fine troops, and will doubtless
fight well. 4 few days since, Col.
Clark, who was officer of the day,
rode two or three miles into Canada
alone, and learnt that or 100 In.
dams we're in the vicinity. General
{ Chandler was detached, with about
500 men, including one company Of |
light artillery and one of cavalry, |
who proceeded in the evening to the |
village Of Odletown, where there |
was a small breast work, lately oc- |
cupied by the enemy. About IL
o'clock, this fort was surrounded and
our troops fred, but on closing up, |
only single musket was taken pri.
soner, with the loss on our part of |
two wounded; enc had an ear bored
and another his hand; but whether
from the Indians or by their own
cross fire, was not ascertained. The
troops returned, and the next night
the search Was renewed, but w know
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Suhhlement to The London Gazette,
Monday, Oct. S, 1879.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

DowNING STREEy, Oct. s
A Dispatch, of which the followingis
an extract, ha. been this morning re-
ccived 1T Earl Bathurs;'s flee, address
ed to his Lordship by General the Mar
quis of Wellington, K. b.
Fila de 1aro, Near BNrgos,
Sept 81, 1912.
I continued to follow The enemy with
the troops undo" my command Till tho
l6lh, when was joined al Pamphega by
three divisions of infantry, aad small
body of cayairy, 81 The army CT G.iiicia;
his exccl!ency tie csptain-gencral Cas-
,sncs having arrived at ead-quarters on
tie l4,h. TIE enemy had on the 18th
taken a strong posi'ion on the heights
behind Ceiada del Canine, and arrange
nents were made 10 attack them on the
morning of the 18th. bot the enemy re-
tired in III. night, and they were driven
oI the l7.h to the heights close to Buy"
goa. Yncy retired through the town in
,te night, leaving behind them some
clothing and other stores, and large
quantity OF wheat and barley; and they
have since continued their reroat /"
Eriyiesco, where, it is reported, they
have been joined by 1000 cenxcripts.-
Ii is likewise reported. that the Prince
oil ESiiug has been ordered ny the local
government OF france 10 corne ara take
tho Command cf :he army.
The castle Of Durgos commands the
PISS gcs OF the river A,lanzo IL the
nelgh 5crI,oo1, and the roads eommuni-
eating viii them, so completely, that we
could not pass the river till the lsh,
when va effected that operation IN two
columns, the s,h division aud Bri:5as!lcr
Gtncr.i 81 affords brigade aboye, and
tie LIST division aud Brigad;er-Gcncral
Packs brigade, and MrjorGeneral An
sons cavalry, below the town.
Burgess is situated in that division Of
Spain, allotted to the army of the north,
and General CaTtrelii, who had been
here on the 18th, had placed IN the cas-
tie a garrison of the troo,>s Of that army,
consisting, IS IS reported, Of two thou
sand five hundred men. The enemy
led taken considerable lains 10 tortliy
the Castle of Burgess, and lad occupied
with a homework the mil of st. Nil
cnael's, which had considerable cau,-
maud over the works Ct the castle, at
the distance of three hundred yards.
They had likewise occupied other
parts Of that hill with flecches and ether
weeks for the protection OF their pickets
and out-posts.
AS soon as the lst division crossed
the Arlanzon on the 18th, the enemy's
outpost. we're driven in by the light IN
iantry Battalion Of Col .S,srlins's brigade,
under the command of the Hon. Major
Cocks, supported by Brig Gen. Packs
brigade, and the cnemy's outworks on
the hill of St. Michael's, with the ex-
cepti,n of the teamwork, were occupied
by our troops, which were posted close
to the horn work.
AS soon as it was dark, the same
troops, with the addition OF the va re-
giment, attacked ana carried by assault
the homework which the enemy had oc-
cupied in strength. In this operation
Brigadier-Ge General Park, Lieut.. Colonel
Hill of the lst Portuguese regiment,
Celcpel Campbell of the 18th, MAJOR
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CONTINUATION OF
FORETG.r INTELLIGENCE.
LaNDON. Oct. S.


scheldt, and marched in small bodies
to the coast of the Baltic, others
have taken the r0ut to Russia-per-
aaps to assist in the siege OF Riga,
&c.
Yesterday on the contents of the
18th bulletia being known, the Stocks
fell. and Csnsols were done at 81 IL;
they however subsequently, recover
cd. and rose to So, but left Oh at 81
rs. as did Omaium at 5 Ia.
Appended to the 1sth Bulletin is
a reeort from Gen. Solonicki, dated
Moiaisk, Sept. 10. Itmcrits but lit
tie regard, as it is eenfssset'ly found
cd on the examination of the prison
ers. nost of whom, it is said, we're
i" ignorant recruits. almost all OF
them wounded, and the greater part
dying" ii is stated. that General
Prince Basratisn was weusded, as
were lac Prince of Msckienburgh,
Gen. Tutschk0G. Gen. R+jeWsky.
asd Gen. krapotwitsky. Col. Avens
was killed, The i2th divisions. form
ine part of the 7th corps, il is said,
lest more than half its men, and Ow-
ed its safety solely TO PIatow aad
Iyarosf, who covered ii.-Seyeral
regiments are enumerated, who. it
]. asserted, lost more than haitthsir
number. Gen. ku,usoH, before the
battle, rode along the line and ha-
rapgued the troops.
Renr-AdmiraI Tyler hoisted his
Gag al Portsmouth,. on board the Sc
miramis frisate, Capt. Richardson,
TO take lis passage to the Cape of
Good Hope, having been appointed
to that command.
The 81 battalion 2sth foot is daily
expected at Plymouth. from Berry
head; and the 6Sth. or COnnnagat
Rangers. from Exeter Barracks. TO
embark for Portugal.
The Prince. Regent held a Privy
Council at Carlton llonse on Tres-
day, when the proclamation for the
dissolution of Parliament vas read.
Most Of the ministers were present.
His r. II. the Prince Regent Was
eraciously pleased TO appoint the III.
Hon. r Robinson Treasurer OF the
NavY-and the Earl Of Clsncarty
Master of the Mint.
The Argo f,Iga,e. has arrived ut
Portsmouth from Constanunopie,
with s;r. Canning. cur laic Minister
at the Porte, on beard.
The French papers state. that the
fr:yate La Durs. OF IL Guns, and
$50 .,ap. stationed a, Trieste. blew
up about midnight on the 10th Sep
TENDER.
IT is rumoured that the following
changes will take place in Ireland be-
fore Christmas: tie Duke Of Beau
fort to be Lord Lieutenant Of Ire
iaud; Mir. Gregory, a Commissioners
Of Excise, to succeed Sir Z. SaSton.
as Uaicr Secretary in Tie Civil De
Newfoundland Major Rcad*. WHO'S
private Secretary to the Duke Of
Rirhmond, to succeed Nh. Gregory.
Gen. Sarrazin, VINO has been 1T
Harwieh fer week. with al inion-
tion or going to Gottenbnrs, embark
ed Oh Monday, Cor Heligoland.
From The london Courier Of 0rt. z.
4 second prominent feature OF A1r.
TT!.;tpvea,i's Address 0,is reronmen-
dation OF an immediate negotiation
Tor peace, being tbs frs') IS the war
with America and here he seems
to be quite as wrens-heated as be is