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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-19
August IL
Notice to 1oatmen.

EXCLUSIVE OF the legal fine, all Water
Melon boats, from which decayed Melons,
.heir Kinds, or parts thereof are thrown in-
to Prince-Street Dock or adjoining Wharvss,
will be Immediately ordered up to the coun-
ty wharf. Of this the several constables arc
required to take notice, and report all delin-
quences.
John Vaudeville,
Suherintenaank ct PoLiess
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August l2
- -
NOTICE.

/ will either Sell or Rent the BRlIeh
WAREHOUo 81 and LOT on the north side
OF King street near the corner OF Water
street, at present occupied by { l. Catlett'
Esq. Possession may be had the lth Oc-
tober next. Apply 10
John Tucker.
July 8. la"
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PUBLIC SALE.
In pursuance Of a Decree Of

In pursuance Of a Decree Of
the Honorable the United States Circuit
Court Ct the District of Columbia for the
county of Alexandra, in suit wherein Ben.
jamin Bolts and Timothy Brundjgc, Assignees
of Isaac MCPHERSON and Nathaniel Eiiicoit,
are compliments, and William Cash is defen.
dant, will be sold 10 the highest bidder on
credit Of s, 9 and 6 months, TO bear interest
from the date. HOUSE and LOT on the
soeth side OF King street, between Wishing
ton and Columbus streets, in the town of A.
lexardria, on the 23d day of September next,
on the premises there is on the Lot framed
House and Shed adjoining. The premises
are subject to inspection at any time previous
to the sale.
EDMUND !. LEE, } Commits
G. DENEALE, sioners.
August IL tbs
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-19

TINE Fairfax Jockey Club Races will
& commence at this place on Wednesday
the Esd day of September next And the
subscriber having been prevailed upon to O.
pen Training Stable, hereby notifies ell
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 punctuslly paid last Fall,
and at the post.
John Maddox.
Fairfax Courthouse Va July 3 tt
SUGAR COFFEE MOLASSES sc,
70 Hhds. } New-Orcans * HAVANA Musco-
40 Bis. : vado Sugars
10 Boxes Brazil and Havana do
10000 ID. Loaf & Lump do
10000 Is. Green Porto Rico & ST. Domingo
Coffee
so Hhds Retailing Molasses
pipes French Brandy
10 puncheons West India Rum
so barrels Northern Do.
$50 do. prime Rye Whisky
600 lbs. st. quality Bengal Indigo
1900 lbs. Madder
80 bales Upland Cotton
80 casks small twist Tobacco
roo bushels Ground Alum Salt
With his usual general assortmento of Wines,
Liquors, Teas and other Groceries
For Sale, By
JOSEPH Vaudeville,
Corner Of King and FairJaD Streets.
April 6. tt
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
BOSTON, August ST.
BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY

The United States frigate Consultation,
Captain HULL, anchored yesterday, in the
outer harbour, from a short cruize, during
which she fell in with the English frigate
G"erTiere, which she captured, after short,
but severe action. The damage sustained by
the fire of the Constitution was SO great, that
it was found impossible to tow her into port. &
accordingly the crew were taken out, and the
ship sunk. The brilliancy of this action will
excite the liveliest emotions in every American
bosom.
Particulars Of the late action 5et1oeen the T..
S. frigate Constitution and the British
.trigate Guerrero.
Communicated to the editors of the Bos-
ton Gazette by an officer on board the Con
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
URBANNA, August IL.

Arrived at this place last night at 10
o'clock capt. Samuel M'Cord, direct from
the Rapids, which place he left the Oh
Instantly whose polteness We are favor
ed with the following information - The
British have taken Brownstown, and
brought over several pieces Of cannon to
that place. On the Sd inst an engagement
took place between the United States troops
and the British opposite Detroit; the a.
meticans captured two British vessels,
aud on bringing them to, they were found
60 have on board the prisoners taken by the
British at fort Mchilimackinac.
On the 5th the mail left Detroit, with
an escort of $50 RiAemen and proceeded
as far as Brownstown, where they were at
tackled By the British aud lndians-the
killed and wounded on both sides were
considerable-the exact number is not as
certained-our men retreated to Detroit.
On the 9th an express from the Federal
City to general Hull passed the Rapids,
who contemplated travelling by night, and
70 take circuit round Brownstown, in or
der to avoid the British aud savages, who
are numbering our passengers at that
place.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
y NOW recovering.
Sept. |.
COM. RoDGERs's SQUADRON.

Yesterday arrived in this harbor the U. S.
ships President. IA, Commodore RODGERS;
United States, A, Capt. Decatur; Congress,
So, Capt. SMITH Hornet, Is, Capt Law
RENEE and brig ARGUS, 10, Capt SIN
CLAIR; the whole of the squadron, which
sailed from New Y rk on the 2lst of June,
under Com. RopGERs.
Sailed from n York June 2l--The cd
at A. ri. discovered and gave chase to an
English Frigate, supposed to be the Belvdera.
The superiority of the Presidents saillna
while the bree re continued fresh, enabled htf
to get within gun shot between a and d.
when it mad moderated SO much as to give We
ry faint hopes of getting along side At tins
time, perceiving she was training her guns 10
bear upon the President, the latter commenced
fire at her spars and rigging, with the vie"
OF crippliug her, to get abreast of her. nre
was kept up about hours The President
gave her two or three broadsides and kep'
up well directed fire from the chase guns
which cut her sails and rigging very muen'
but did not succeed in destroying any OF her
spars, although some of them were nuch
wounded. The President, all this time, was
exposed to a running fire frem her tour Stern
chasers and once the British frgate COM
menced fire from her main deck, win ah
intention of raking the President with oroaD
side. hut at the moment receiving one rom
the President, continued her course under
press of sail, and used only her stern guns
All sail was crowded in pursuit, but IN VAN
The chase was now throwing overheard every
thing that could be spared to increase he'
sailing, and escaped by lightness OF the winO,
Four of her boats were seen floating by t9S
President, completely knocked to pieces @-
sether with great number of casks spar,
&c and it was supposed most of the guns "efS
also thrown overheard.
The President received considerable mum
Der of shot in her sails and rigging, put we
not materially injured The chase was coz
tinued till about midnight, when it was rem.
pushed, as hopeless, and the President NO''
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
FRANKFORT, (K.y AuguSt ST.

We understand from good authority, that
there is no prospect OF one OF the Indians of
the Illinois, going on to the council at PiGua
i'm OHIO Governor Edwards, in com pliance
with the wishes of the government sent an
invitation TO them to send some of their chiefs
to that place 20 meet the commissioners ap-
pointed on the part of the government, the
answer ne received from the chief to whom he
SEM ms talk was, that he was afraid that if
the Indians should go to Plqua they might
receive some presents from their Great Father.
vino would then say he had purchased their
land The messenger to the Indians states
that the indians are in great force now on the
banks OF the Illinois, and expresses his
opinion, that they intend to commence
hoshlitles before long, he also states that there
appears to be no scarcity of ammunition
among them.
Since writing the above we learn the storm
is still gathering at Peoria, upward of 1900
Indians, are collected about that tViilare.
and declare they will attack the Americans in
the dark of the present moon, our informant
says, that when he left that place they had
abundance OF ammunition from the British.
so much as to induce them to exchange part
OF it with the American French traders and
farmers of that place
Como, the Putawatomie chief, when re
quested to exert himself with the chiefs to
accompany him to the council at Piqua de-
clared, that he would not go there, nor would
any of the Indians attend; that it was
intended to give them presents at this council,
and that their American Father would take
their lands from them in return. This is lust
what we expected.
The secretary of war might as we'll request
Bonaparte, the duke of Bassano and the Bri
fish ministry, to meet him at New York, and
confer about the restoration of the stolen pro-
Peoria IS inhabited By a .feyD poor gohits
families, ,cho are accustomed to Indian
trade. These people have their connections
in the UWageS Of this TERRITORY and M
nois, by grhtch means the Indians are, an a
tslo days acquainted soith eoery moUemeat
Of our troops.
AUatua6te correspondent re,narks. and
all those 5ra0 haze euer 0iSited the Hissis
siPpi concuT ia the opinion, that If small
g0rTiSORS acre stationed at Peoria and
| Patrie du CHEN gUS should haze peace on
Our borders This could be done without
any additional expense, and the sale ofthat
more than uSelesS post, Belle F0untqine.
5coHId carry the plan iaso srecutjon.
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till some time in the night, when cessation
took place until the next norning Sunday
llttle after day light she firing again com
nenced and continued until alb ut tea o'clock,
when Hull ordered the flag to be hoisted in
the fort, shortly after which the firing ceased
on both sides of the river az which time the
British and Indians, to the number OF 10 or
1000 were crossing the river about 3 miles
below the fort, and no means taken to pre-
vent them A short time afterwards, two
British officers were seen riding up towards
the fort who were Immediately met by the
Gen and conducted to his mar<ee, about 100
yards from the fort, which had been prepar-
ed for better than two days before their arr
val, tin style) with pen, ink and paper, where
the disgraceful articles of Capitulatlon were
drawn up-'Fhe gates were thrown open and
our brave fellows were compelled to lay down
their arms to force much inferior to their
own Coils. Cass and MArthur, had been
sent out with detachment of 4 or 500 men
to meet capt Brush at the river Raisin-a
flag of truce was sent after them, aud after
some hesitation they surrendered. Col. Find
lay and Lieut. Col Miller were in the fort at
the time of the capitulation. Iiulis force was
much greater than that Of the enemy. Dur
dams we had about men killed and wound
ed-among the killed are Doct Reynolds,
surgeons mate of Col Cass's regiment and
Lieuts Shanks and Seberil We heard OF
none killed on the part of the enemy All
the troops belonging to the army, with the
exception the regulars, which were sent to
Quebec, will be sent home, with seven days
provisions Col MArthur's Regiment, which
h,y,, e
in n short time.
When the enemy were preparing their bat
terry on the Canada side, and throwing down
large Frame House, opposite to Detroit,
some Of our officers expressed great desire to
play upon them with our cannon, but Hull
wosld not suffer single gun to be fired, and
exclaimed Those 5rh 0 Hue IN Glass bous
ss ought not to thp'o1o Stones =
company Of mounted Riflener (yolun-
teers) raised by Col. James Dunlap in this
county, marched for Urbanna, ON last Satur-
day.
Same day, Captain Bacsus's company
marched.
On the 26th ult the High Bank Volunteers
marched for Urfanna, under tho command
ofcapt. Armstrong, making volunteer com,
panIes from this county.
Capt A. l. Langham's company of regu-
lars marched on the 9th inst. with 100 men
for Urbanna. About 20 or so egulars under
Lieut. Gwynne marched at the same time for
Urbanna
There will be between and 1000 men ut
Urbanna under gen. Winchester, composed
of regulars, Kentucky and Ohio volunteers,
when such as are on their march, and in rea-
diness, arrive there
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
NEW.ORLEANS, July %.
ELECTION FOR G0VERN0R.

The returns were yesterday Cauvassed
in joint meeting of both houses of the Lee
gislature, and it appearing that Will.
LIAM c. c. CLAIBORNE had 275O
and Jacque Where Gas. being the two
highest candidates on the list the meeting
Immediately proceeded according to the
Constitution to select the governor. when
Mr.. Claiborne had 80 votes and Mr.. Vii.
lere 6, so the former is elected governor
ofthis state for the ensuing four years, and
will we presume take the oaths this day.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
CHILLICOTHE, August %.

Capt William KeyS, who left Detroit on
Monday the seventeenth, and arrived here on
the goth inst. informs, that on Saturday the
18th of August the British demanded the sur
render of Detroit, and gave gen. Hull three
hours to consider the matter After the ex-
piration of 3 hours, which was then about
5 o'clock in the evening, the enemy commen-
ced a heavy fire which was returned from our
guns, on the bank OF tae river, with spirit,
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
NEW YORK. AUGUST 90.

From Engtand-The ship Orbit, captain
Bool, has arrived below from Liverpool, from
which port she sailed the 18th July She
brings London and Liverpool papers of the
10th.
Letters mention, that British packet had
arrived from n. York-sailed on the 18th june.
and brought intelligence Of the House of
Representatives having passed bill declaring
War against Great Britain-This news had no
effect on the market in Liverpool-it being
the opinion there, that as tie Orders n
Council were revolleS good understan ding
would take place with America
Sept. 3.
II state tria'.-Yesterday morning. in the
circuit court of the U. States, now sitting in
this city, bill of indictment was presen e Il a
gainst merchant this place, for high trea
SON against the U. States, in furnishing the
enemy with supplies of provisions, under a
British license given by the late minister Fos-
ter. The prisoner had been prosecuted un-
der the act against sailing under foreign IL
censes, and was on ball. but on being indicted
for the offence of treason, the fact havin,
been committed since the declaration Of war.
was committed to prison for trial Col
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-09-11
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %.

Yesterday arrived ship Superior, Ben.
net,s, FROM Liverpool, with a cargo OF dry
goods aud ironmongery to the amount Of
CSC, oool. sterling, prize to Cnn- Boat,
No. 1873 Soon after she was boarded by
the Gun Boat, she was boarded by an off.
Ger from the Revenue Gutter of the State
of Delaware who ordered her TO vii.
mington but the Gun. Boat officer refusing
TO obey Mr.. Collector of Delaware, brought
her to this port.-This matter will no
doubt make feeling for some OF the Law
yers.
Aug. 90.
Extract Of letter from a gentleman IF this
city at GibrdAar--receiVedb by the B2!ina
Via. Salem.
forward to you the latest news, and
congratulate you on Spanish prospects -
From Palermo we learn that 5000 English
troops have arrived there from the West.
ward, which with 10000 English, with
1000 Sicilians from Palermo, and General
Lo,le with 10 600 Indifferent detachments,
the whole SO 900, under the command of
Geu. Mainland, are destined against Cata-
lonia.
4 have no doubt that before three
months there will not be a Frenchman in
Spain---I think so, who never was sanguine
before"
August 81.
Last evening arrived in town, the prize
master of the ship Iohn, of f6 guns, of
Lancaster, (Eng from London for Mar
tinico, arrived at Lazaretto, was taken by
the Hornet, one of our squadron on the
9Th July in lat. SO. long, 81, and parted
with the squadron on the 29th July, then
of Madeird--we are told that it was the
President that engaged the Belvidere, and
that by the bnrstiog of one of her guns
Com. Rodgers had his leg broke, and two
officers and or 10 men killed. The
squadron had made but few prizes--As
We have not been able to see the officer we
must defer particulars till our next.
Another account says, that by the bursting
of the gun Com. Rodgers had his leg broke
--Mr. Taylor ( Iidshpman) and - sea-
men killed; By the FIRE fcom the Belvidcre,
s men killed and mldshlpman Montgome-
ry with four or five others wounded.
Extract ofa letter fom B1lim0re, to gen
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Extract ofa letter f,om Baltimore, to gen
neman in this city, d1ted 27h inst.
The grand jury yesterday presented
twenty. FIVE ofthe persons, who were in the
house in Charles street, for manslanghfer.
The court will accept of bail in 1000 do!.
lars for each of them, without their per-
soual appearance.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10

rb;ek induced them to put back, and were left
there Friday, 18th ut. afraid to get out. The
Snartan frieate was at ST. Johns 23d uit, walt
ing for the fleet from ST Andrews to join the
.fleet at ST. Johns, thence to proceed for Hall
fax and England. The three masted schooner
hummer was cruizing in the Bay OF Fundy.-
The schooner Four Brothers, OF Marbiehead,
from the Banks of Newfoundland, with 1900
fish arrived at Gloucester yesterday On the
ed ult. about 90 leagues east OF Cape Ann
was captured by the Maidstone frigate, prize
master and five men put on board, and ordered
for Halifax. On the 25th, she was re-captureas
by the priyateer schooner Orlando, baosoh' Oh
Gloucester, the prize master and crew taken
on board the privateer, an officer and three
men nut on board, and ordered Tor Gloucester,
where she has arrived as before mentioned
When the Four Brothers was taken, other
schooncrs from the Banks were i'll co. and
were all taken, manned and ordered tor Hall
fax
"The Maidstone ;4as seen last Sunday,
26th ut. about six leagues east OF Cape Ann
Arrived, brig William and Martha, Lap
ham, 4e DAYS from Liverpool. Spoke 18th
ult. Cape Sable bearing N. w. 40 leagues,
ship 4S days from London for New York );
blowing fresh could not understand her name
Next day, was boarded by an hermophrodlte.
privateer brig supposed to be the Yankee, OF
Bristol, R. y and was nfortned of the war
Yesterday in the bay, small English schooner
of about 80 tons, loaded with dry goods, sugar
and coffee, prize to the prlvateer Wiley Rey-
nard, of this port; she was from Halifax,
bound up the Bay Of Fundy
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10
TEAZER'S FIRST CRUIZE.
From me Portland ArguS, Juiy so.

=
The following, copied from the log book of
the Teszer, affords list of prizes captured
and sent for port July IA, captured British
brig Hero, George Silly Frampton, master,
burthen III tons, from Lisbon, IN ballast, A.
DAYS out, for ST. Andrews put prize master
and four men on board and ordered for first
American port. 18th, gave chase and took
the English brig Ann, M'Donald, from Cadiz,
for St. Johns, N. B.--sent Mr.. Brazler and
four men on board for first port. Same day,
Salem privateer Dolphin, Endicott, in sight,
and had captured the British schr. Hannah,
from Jamaica for Liverpool, which had hove
100 for the boarding of the Teazer while IL
chase of the Ann. Next day, Dolphin Ill
SIGHT and captured British letter of marque
of ID guns 10Th, gave chase and captured
British ship Fanny, capt. Colston, from Glas-
gov for ST Johns, n. B.-burthen 500 tons,
with coal ballast, cargo dry goods, and mum
Der Of boxes Of clocks, watches, tine swords,
and a quantity OF gnn-powder: Mr.. Johnson,
nrjze master, sent on board with ten men ana
ordered for Eort. Soon after manning prlze
discovered All armed vessel to windward, gave
chase, had partial engagement for the purpose
Of preventing the re capture of the ship: she
naid no attention but continued IN chase OF the
shin, and in about three hours came up and
boarded her & then gave chase to the leazer
2lst, gave chase to brig apparently letter
Of marque after three hours pursuit came
up within gun shot, when two Sail hove III.
sight ahead, and soon discovered them to be
a British brig and ship of war in chase ; tack
ed. hoistcd American colors, fred gun to
windward aud proceeded for Portland, being
short of men ed gave chase and came up
with English schr. Sally, capt Publlco, from
St. Andrews, for Liverpool, N. S. with car
90 of cordage and shingles; gave her up to
a number of prisoners on board, who were
more numerous than the Teazer'S crew, and
thew proceeded to ST. Johns. Most of the
crews of the briggs Ann and Hero have enter
ed Oh board the Teazer, after having sworn to
defend the American flag.
Portland, 7uly ".
We, the undersigned, prisoners OH board
the u. S. private armed schooner Ieazer,
commanded by capt. E w. Wooster, do ever
consider ourselves as greatly indebted to him
for his very kind treatment to US since we have
been taken; and should he ever fall into the
hands of any of his Britannia nsjesty's cruz
ers, we sincerely hope that both him and the
officers of the said schooner may receive the
same kind treatment
John NJ KlLon, II. b. N. brig Piumpcr.
John Colston, ship Fanny.
WRlam Taylor, do.
John Rankin, do.
John l1sDonaH, brig Ann.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10
SUNDAY.

Who can contemplate the MAJESTY OF
Heaven without having his mind solemnlzed
Who can view the Hemisphere, without a.
doring the First Governing Principle OF Ma
ture Who can possess the powers OF rea-
son and of reflection, and be an intidel See
the Sun arise in awful and sublime grandeur,
giving life to slumbering nature, and calling
into action the excrtions of man; view yonder
the Magnolia, the pride of the Towering TO-
rest, the lovely Lilly of the valley, or the beau
tiful Rose-Bush diffusing fragrance and sweet
ness on the passing breeze-and then say, ~
theist, are these the works of chance Can
the united wisdom or skill of man, make one
leaf, or one flower? Can he balance the solar
system, or keep In their orbits the respective
planets A fool or mailman, can only assert
the fact.
/" For God the zyhoIe created mass in&tires,
Thro' heaDen q earth g oceans dehths he
throzys
His irRuence round, e kindles as he goes"
The pious and celebrated Mr.. Addison thus
happily expresses himself Oh the subject,
{" For my own part, think the being ola God
so little to be doubted, that it is almost the on
~ truth we are sure Of. And such truth we
meet with in every object, in every occur
renee and in every thought: If we look into
the characters Of atheists, this tribe ofin6dels,
we generally find they are made up of pride,
spleen and cavil, it is indeed no wonder, that
men who are uneasy TO themselves, should
be so to the rest the world ; and how
is it possible for man to be otherwise,
than uneasy in himself, who is in danger eve
ry moment, of loseing his entire existence and
dropping into nothing"
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THE BRITISH ELEET-Lc;e,.
NANTUCKET, July o.

Arrived this day, the Swedish brig Elcnom
% days from St. Barts Obtained no account
of the war Till the 18th, when he was boarded
by one of fleet Of 4 frigates and ship Of he
line, viz. the Africa 81, Shannon, Belvidcra
Guerrier, and one other frigate. The officer
informed the captain ofthe Eenora, that tley
had spoken, boarded, and taken, since the
commencement Of hostililies, ONE HUN.
DRIED and FIFTY sail ct vessels; :.
mong the captured was the Nautilus, U. s.
brig. The Elenora was detained about hcu,s
when signal being made for a strange sail,
they discharged her. Parted, S. E. from
Nantucket WeunderSand, sbount 70 miles
distant.-Ne7v- Bedford Yer.