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Vol. f0.-.---No. IS.

lumph s. eCied. at different ones. inclined
20 the contenaing corps. The front tie
ienemy were at first forced back mere thssn
miie and tho they never regnired tie
gr' urt they lost, their Stand was permanent
and Their charges reSu'ate. Amidst thee
lcharges end rear tire close of the ccu.esr.
we lost field piece by the fell OF toe nficer
vhc was serving it with the sane coo,ncsS
/ rs II he had been-Gt plrsde or review. Ih-s
was Lieut.. smith ofthe Light Ar,Illery, Nhn,
i'm point cf me'it, stood AZ me head of his
grade. lie enemy having halted and our
troops Beng agein furpcd, IN battalion
! trort 20 front, and the h,iug having ceased
ON both s.ies. We resumed our position on
! the bank ot the rive, AMI the infsntry being
/ mut,. tstigued me Whole we're re-embarS-
led and proc oe6ed down the river without
! turther snnOysuce from the enemy or their
! gun b etss 7iuie thc dragoonS with FIVE p;p-
ces OF ltsnt artillery aa;cbcd down tne
! Canada Sore without C}o;: s4tion
IT rs doe to rs r''Dt1, i !. pot,A 81 i,ls
services. mat should make p&rneaisr
mention 1t Brigad'er titlsrai Cuvi ;stQB.
WAC received = mortal vo,ra Ci.ec,{, thrs'
the body. whils sn'n.atirp lis e On and ea-
hng theul 10 the charge - n 2 feu, where
he luught, = ths hetd ct his me-, AID sur
Vivid but two days.
Tie next morning the Gotjlla paced ~ 9
the Saul x joined that excellent officer Brsr
Sen. Brown. q Barhprt's uc4r Corowaf,
~tere he had been Instructed - take 90,
and wal me arrive < w.ers G. nh3sn ~
eTcec cd 10 hear Of Major General fla.,,,
toms arrival on the opposite ehore
Immediately after ] halted Colonel A ie.-
sen, the inspectors Gcueral # he r. .-
uHcer MAJOR General Hampton waite
me with let e' from that oil G., ~ ,,h
to my unspeakable mort sicatiDn ard
prize. he 4, ciined the ju cri Cid,rcd, y
ptormed me he was marching tow q,
LAKE Champl2in by WY Of co-opets-ij.s
IN the proposed attack on Mcntree 'Ti4
istler, together win a copy ftbat 40 whi-.f
II IS an answer, were immediately Lnqit-
'ed TO council ot war. comrc-- of .,,y
general officers ard Colonel c, r,,., ar,f;i.rr
the Elite, The Chi"t Enpuneer and he Ali
I Nneral, who uran mCuSlv geve IL as t'pi-
opinion, that " the attack on Mon,ce7l
should e ahandonedsiaS. the preseu; season
ana !, we army near sEsyal stN III b. in-
m d'ately crossed fc'sthe American .Hore
place aH'.rded an 81 slb!e position far such
quarters"
I acq"ie'ced in these opinc On not from
he stortness of the stock of nrrviq;o,s
| which had been reduced b, eAe az. Of C;.a1
because that OF cur ueat had .en inc sea-
ed DAYS, and Gu" bread had he n REDUCE
only two DAYS. nrd because we covld IN : =
Of sX'ren'N, nave lived on the eueny.-- ne
because the loss Of the division nrder MAJ
zen Hampt"n weakened nv force too sen
Foly tnJuSfitY the attempt. In an NV n.si
'ure7 and movements Of moment. have IA
EN- tine opinion OF my general fIicers, wh;c,
have boon in accord wi u my c~-..
remained IN the Caradl sh -.. until ..e
} e%f c7Y, without seeing or h~-rt1q ,loul ga.
! b22%er'u! .orcs' OF she enemy in c1I,y z-s-
opE dn'd ma me se1ue cav reRc1.c
: vi FN.sn
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OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS.

NFw-YORK, Nov. %.
The following important documents W,
Yesterday received toy the Car Of Neptune
steam bust.
Cen. H-rrieon was passenger IN The
steam boat, having lett MS army IN 1,n'er
quarters st 5scket''. Barbor Gen. arm
strong was passsngsr 80 far as Red Hook.
Corn. ChaunCey. VITA MS Il e., having
hrougct over gen. Hsuison's army. wili. il
IS said. lay up MS vessels for the winter at
5acketps H"rbcs.
Albany ARGUs YvTRA.
Sq'n-dry MgtnnR, Non. y.
Official Corre pnrde1ce fron Gen. Wukin.
son 20 the Secrctarr e War.
Had 15<zrfers Frenth bEts, uajo'rivp ,
Ms P,opince Of Lover Cana8Q, :
.WoVcm5er is, 1913. )
/ I beg leave IN refer yop to ihe joorne'
! which accom- aries this letter fcr the part.
culacs OF the movements of the corUs undeI
/ my com7 all 4 ~n he S.. Lawrence, auC
viii enecaVor - exert my en- 'ees ed min,
| to detail 10 yon the move striking and in
poitant incidents which have ensucd MY de
par.ure FROM (;renader island, at the foo
Il Lake Ontario, on the Sd instant.
! The corps Of the euemy from Kingston
which followed nc, h6ng u ny rear, snd +,
concert with heavy galley AID fsv gem
(boats, seemed determined To fetard 10y pro
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DAVID ADAMS,
1t Col. Comwap4' mt.
i. vi. BEHlEN,
AdjI'ant.

letter hos Seen received by centle-
Ynau in this place, dated 18Th Vow from
Camden county, Staring that youre man
b, ;he name at WEIGH aai been sho' on the
p)sutaron of i,r,sl BaFber near TRADERS
Ilin and lis ~ Ken.
bis act if o'Do rsrd n have been perpe-
Nratsd by the ''f"~~ who are daily intj ID
20 90 ovfr 20 rast Tlo ia much ajef,n is
said to prevail in that qua.ter.-ypgus.
Major General Pirckney with hia suite
jeft Ctar sam on the 18TH instant. for the
frontiers q Georgia 70 assume tne com
mend of the army going against the Creek
Iadans. RET. Int.
The sojow'~g vas handel 20 Us bya pas
sengsr IN the soyp Lady Washing .oa,
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-12

DR.. Logan is ofs family oftha, res
pectable portion Of our fellow citizens
called Quakers and perhaps no mem.
Der OF that society is more ardent 10.
yer OF peace. With such pacific prin-
ciples, and possessed Of an ample for-
tune, ne at bis OWE expence visited
France in 1888, and England in 1910
lin the former case to contribute whae
might be in his power to restore peace
-iH the latter 10 prevent war, For his
interference in the case of France he
was censured. In both cases, l have
since been perfectly convinced of the
purity and patriotism of his views. In
England, he made it his business to
mlngle in society; and among all elias.
ses OF people, nobility. gentry, merchants,
farTers, mechanics, and others, he
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crued by the capture Of the American
vessels. Captain r. told the command
err OF the Liberty, who the Portuguese
was, and what had been his conduc, on
board The Pocahentas. Captain R. dc.
manded him as an offeKder, but the coE1-
mander of the Liberty said, that he could
not discharge any one that bad entered
the service, without the Admiral's Of
ders for that purpose. The Portuguese
thus discovered on boarc the Liberty, a.
bout Il receive his pr!zc money, wa. no
whom Captain H. ba; 'akenson board
ths Pocshontas, from her ntgin chains,
where he was hanging AID begging Tor
his life, having been thrown overheard.
with the Two others, in the heat Of tho
rencontre, as before mentioned. Cap.
tain r. for the purpose of reporting him.
self to the Admiral as above stated, went
in the Surinam to GuadaIoupe from
thence he went to the Saints, where the
Admiral was. There Capt R. found
that his prisoners had been released,
they being Portuguese, and the United
States at war with Great. Britain. Cap.
tain R. then went on boa.d H. B. NJ. ship
Grsmpus, and in her was conveyed to
the English agent for prisoners at Bar
BADGES. While at the agents and look
ing over his list Of prisoners, captain r.
discovered the name of William Ross,
who sisted that he belonged to the Pc.
cahontas, which vessel was captured, as
lie said BY the SuriDam.
Capt r. having made known to the
English agent: as we'll as the American,
the facts above stated, Ross WAS apprs-
hended and sent in irons on board II. B.
NJ frigate Venus, Capt. Randlett re-
ceiying the command from Mr.. Storm,
O. the american prisoners lately rsurn-
ed in the Malmoe, took Ross from tho
Venus, and has brought him to this
country and lodged him in Providence
Jail, there to remain until the next term
of the Circuit Court for, the District Of
Rhode Island.
Two days after leaving Barbados,
found on board negro who run away
from the dock.yard-Ra under The leo
of GuadaIoupc, delivered hin to The har-
DOR master, and took his receipt.
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From the Eosfon Daily advertiser.
LETTER II.
70 THB PEOPLE OF 7HE U SrdSEs.
THE RUSSIAN MEDIATION

J Was the Mediation Of Russia, 70
trng otout peace between the United
States md Great Britain, rendered to the
President by Chs crders OF the En- per-
or Alexander--or waS 1t gratuitousiy of.
tered by his minister ye,e, Mr.. Das. ti-
kofi
In his message to Congress, a, tho
commencement Of their !a,e ession in
May, President Madison says" at an
early day after the close of the last SEES.
sion OF Congress, ar ofier was formally
communicated from his Imperial Ma.
iesty, the Emperor Of Russia, of his me.
dlatlon as the common friend of the u.
States and Great Britain, for the purpose
oi facilitating peace between them"
The President then mentions his i'm.
mediate Appointment. Of ENJOYS to Goa.
clude treaty Of peace. with persons
clothed with like authority on the Pert
OF Great Britain, and two Of his envoys
(Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin) bsd pro.
coed to join their colleague (Mr Adams)
already ut st. Petersburg" The issue
OF this friendly interposi,ion (says the
fresldent) Of the Russian Emperor, and
this pacific manifestation on the part of
The United States, time only csn decide.
That the sentiments Of Great Britain to-
wards that soverein will have produced
ali acceptance of his offered mediation
must be presumed
Now, fcllow.citizes, / will take leave
to lay before you facts and reasons which
at this time authorize the belief, that the
offer OF the Russian Mediation, however
"formally communicated" by Mr.. Dasch-
koff, was made without orders or in.truc-
tons from the Emperor. That tbi.
project therefore for effseting peace has
proved abortiye, should excite no sur.
prise.
When at Philadelphia, in May last,
on my way to Washington to attend the
late session Of Congress, was callei
on ey Doctor Logan He Informed m,
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shAlhD -NbSh' MAN CdllCQ
5 A vi,
about % years old, slender and yer,
llask oval face, scar over one eye
stands generally with one foo, iorwar.
aud seems 10 drag his lest, having "a
very sioyenly walk, notwithstanding =
very active and healthy. apt to get
drunk; and very quarrelsomc he is a
GOOD BLACKSMITH,
and probably will endeavor to hire as
Tree man. he is we'll known to mos
OF the Siege drivers, as the man witt
whom he lilei did all the work for Mr..
Crawlord's Tavern.
He went away the 5th inst. and was
apprehsnded at M'Coy'S, between this
ahd Baltimore; but escaped the same
Diglt, and has been seen since in the
CiSy of Was hington,
will give thirty dollars if taken 20
miles from home, sixty, il over forty
and under fifty miles, and logged in a.
ny Jail so that get him ae ain OF
the ABOVE reward il over fifty miles, s.
committed to Washington isii.
John Threlkeld.
Georgetown Oct z. ep6tlaw.
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a. Wanted
September 90.

A T the HYeEIA AcAD&My at Hay
IN market, IN Prince William ccun.
ty, Virginia, Professor of the Dead
Languages and also a Professor OF
Mathematics, Geography and English
Grammar.
Applications to be made to the TTus-
tees who viii convene 1T Iaymsrket
on the lst Monday in December next
TO make the elections
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PUBLIC SALE.

TETlLL be sold at Public Auction,
w to the highsst bidder, on We'd
nssdar the goth instanr, at Huntington,
tnc seat of the late Edward Washing
ton, deceased, on credit of twelve
ihe,aths for all sums bove ten dollars
al .or ten or under will be deemed cash,
al the Household and Kitchen Furni-
larc, the Stock of Cattle, Hogs and
= sep, belonging 10 the estate of the
said dccea.ed
Edward Sanford,
Executor of L. Washington, decd.
October 9. tawts.
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Bank of Potomac,

OcroBER "a. IT'S
NOTICE is hereby given the stock
hoi,leyS of the Ben OF Potomac, that
"a election will he held at the Ceur'
i!oase in the town of sleSasdria, for
Twelve Directs rs for the ensuing Yesr
en- Aonda9 the Isl day Of ssov >;'eSt.
c. PAGE, Cashier.
OS.obsr S law.e
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Edm. Brooke, Sec'ry:

September % Saw't.
h. The Editor O; the Na''on'' IN
i-lligeDcer will please repuhlish the a.
bove notice once week It'll the Sc
Monday in Dec next, aud send his bill
10 the Office OF ,he G,2st'
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Public Sale.

TINOER the authority ola Decree
~ of the Circuit Court of the Dis
tfict ofColumbia Cor the County of A.
lexandria, viii be offered at Public
sale, for cash. Or the premises, at 3
o'clock, P NJ. on Saturday the Esd day
of next month,
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A Lot Ground

On the west side Of Pitt Street, be-
ginning at the distance of 70 feet 10
the South of King street, extending
thence south in front on Pitt 'treet
A. feet inches, in depth westwardly
81 !eet s I-2 inches.
BY direction Of the commissioners.
p G.. MarSteller.
September 90. 2awts
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100 Dollars Reward.

4 boIONDED from this place
n where he was bound TO Black.
smith, NEGRO MAN called
s A nj.
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COMMUNICATION.

COMMUNICATIONS.
Method of preparing seed corn forplant-
ing, to prevent its being dc s,royed by
crows, blackbirds, SC. as recommend
cd by the Agricultural Society OF
New-York
Put as much corn as you expect to
plant the next day, into warm water IN
the evening the ensuing morning drain
off the water; then pour on as much hot
water as will cover it, and Immediately
after throw In tar at the rate OF about
one pint to half bushel; stir the tar
through the corn, until the grains ap-
pear to be uniformly coated with tar.
then put it into basket 10 drain: after
the water has run off, throw it into a
large tub or trough, and stir among it as
much ground plaster of Paris as will
adhere to the grain; by which means
they will easily separate from each O.
Their, and may be as conveniently plant
ed, as if they had never been tarred.
The precantion of soaking the corn
before applying the tar is highly neces.
sary, as the coat of tar and plaster would
otherwise prevent it from absorbing
moisture sufficient to produce ,egeta-
ton. 1t is important too, in all cases
where corn has been soaked to plant it
the next day.
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MARTIAL LAW !!

As it appears by the extracts below
that part of the United States is threat
ened with martial law, we prefix to these
accounts OF operation in that way, the
Proclamation of colonel Pike, out OF
which, in some measure, they rise,
THE PROCLAMATION.
From The Platts6u,gh Republican.
TO ALL WHOM IT May CONCERN.
The state OF hostilities which exists
between the kingdom OF Geeat Britain
and the United States, makes it neees-
sary that the Intercourse which may take
place between this country and the add
accent province of Canada, should be re.
sulated on the principles which govern
helligerent nations. have had it in
charge from the commanding general
Chandler, that no person should be per.
nittcd to pass into or out of Canada,
without his permission, or in his absence
without the permission ofthe command
ant Of the district of Champlain. This
order has been communicated to the
commanding officer on the lines, & will
be stenuously enforced.
Some members OF the community have
been found so void of all sense Of honor,
love OF country, or any other principle
which has governed the virtuous Of all
nations and ages, as to bold cores
pondence With, and give intelligence to
our enemies" II therefore becomes
my duty, to put the laws in full force.
The two following sections of the,
rules and articles of war, which are e.
qually binding on the citizen and soIdi-
rr, are published for the information Of
he public, that no one may plead igno-
rance; as from this time hsnceforward
they shall be enforced with the greatest
severity.
"Art. Sc. whatsoever shall relieve
the enemy with money, victuals or am
nunltion, or shall knowingly harbor or
protect an enemy, shall suffer DEATH,
or such other punishment as shall be
ordered by the sentence of court mar
tial
Art. 81. Whoever shall be convict
ed OF holding correspondence with, or
giving intelligence to the enemy, ei-
her directly or indirectly, shall suffer
DEATH, or such other punishment as
shall be ordered by the sentence OF d
court martial"
z. M. PIKE, Colonel.
18th Inf. Com. West Lake Champlain'
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LATEST FROM FRANCE.
PORTLAND, April 5.


Fridpy last arrived at this port, letter
ssmarque brig Leo, Captain Libby, 81
DAYS from France, with a valuable ear
90 of brandy, wine and silks. Capt. L.
politely favored US with French papers
to the 10Th of Feb. from which we ex-
tract the following:
Dusseldorf, FEB. 8.
After short suspension Of military
operations,lcaused only by the inclemen-
CIV of the weather, the march of troops
destined to fight the hordes of the North,
has recommended with more activity
than ever. For eight days fresh troops
have been continually passing in the
best state, who will put bounds to the
Russian plan of iDvasion-the 8Sth CO.
hort OF National troops passed yester-
day--we expect here many French Ge-
perals; the third cohors arrived this
morning.
Berlin, Jan. 80.
$4,000 horses have been purchased at
Ho!stein on account of the French go
vernment. The Danish government on
this occasion have RENTED one halt the
export duty.
Paris, February Is.
The Emperor Napoleon appeared be-
fore the Legislative body, and, deliver
cd the following speech -
Gentlemen, the deputies OF the Le-
gisla,iye body,-The war, reklndled in
the North of Europe, offered favorable
occasion to the projects of the English
upon the Peninsula They have made
great efforts. which have proved abor-
tive. Their army has fallen before the
citadel of Burgos and after having sus-
tanned great loss has evacuated all Spain.
/, myself entered Russia. The French
armies have been constantly victorious
In the fields Of Ostrowno, of Pololzk, OF
MohiIow, of Smolensk, of Moscow, OF
Mololarostawetz. No part OF the Rus
sian army has been able 10 stand before
our eagles. Moscow has fallen into our
power.
When the boundaries of Russia was
forced and the incapaclty OF her arms
was ascertained, swarm OF Iartars
turnSO lDCir pdItiSiu~i Ia"'S 20 ~
finest provinces OF this vast Empire,
which they have been called TO defend,
They have in spite of the iears and des-
pair of the unfortunate Moscewvites
burnt more than four Thousand of their
finest villages; more than fifty OF their
finest cities ;--therehy sstiating their an
Client hatred and all under the pretext
of retarding our march and surrounding
ms by a, desert. We have triumPhed
over all these obstacles!
: Even the conHagration OF Moscow,
where, in four days they have annihilat-
ed the labors and earnings of forty gene
rations, did not at all change the pros
porous statURf my affairs but the pre-
mature and exc$ siye rigor O. the WIN
ter, ha. thrown upon my Amy ire
meudous calamity. In few nights
have seen every thing changed. have
met with great Losses. They would
have broken my heart. if, under these
great circumstances, / had been sue
e.p,ibis to any but the interest and tu-
,ure glory Of my people.
Ar the view Of the evils which pave
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NETWORK. AnriI

is reported that a fishing smack
taken by the British eff Block. Island,
and manned with several officers dis
guised as fishermen. came down Long
Island Sound on Sunday, passed by this
city, and went outat the Hook.
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From The Albany Gazetts.

-4s. HT9m SnS SvS~sS
The following extracts ofletters, from
ner.ons Of responsibility in St.Lawrenee
County. are submitted for publication,
not because any doubt exists as to the
right the government have to compel by
law il, citizens to perform certain ser.
vices when the national safety requires,
but 70 show our redoubtable bar room
nol;,icians who are continually harplng
about impre ssmeut, freedom ofthe seas
and national rights, that the practice OF
impressment requires, even In this land
Of liberty in this nssst enlightened nation
and under the immediate administration
ofthe most Immaculate republican, a little
legal remedy to preserve the delicate
fair, the weary traveller, the poor and
the distressed, from feeling its iron
grasp with too much severity.
/" Hefkinton, March 8.
mYou will be Surprised to hear that
yeur men, Ira and Charles, with both
pair OF your horses and sleighs, while
on the road to Vermont, after your load.
ing, were impressed near Plattsburgh,
where they were obliged to leave their
loading (7s miles from honey and re-
turn with each load oftroops for Sack
cts Harbor. The damage, as your bu.
siness is situated, will be great. But
you are not the only sufferer, to. every
traveller as we'll as every sleigh and
horse within 20 miles of Pittsburgh
have been put under requisitlon or i'm
pressed. 1t is said that government
have no money to pay those whom they
have impressed. If they should not re.
ceive their pay when they arrive at Sack
cts Harbor, am confident that most of
them will have to beg their way goo
miles) home"
Potsdam, March l3.
"Mr. Dewey, respectable man be.
longing to this town, was, while on a
Journey to Vermont, with his sleigh and
horses, impressed at Pittsburgh to car
ry troops to Sacket's Harbor; he was
thus obliged to leave his loading nearly
100 miles from home. In coming thro'
Chateaguay woods he had to camp out
with the troops and froze his feet so Sc
verely that he could not walk. As the
troops passed his house he obtained
leave to employ his son as substitute,
but unfortunately on his being carried
into his house he found all the family
sick with the prevailing fever, some of
whom were considered dangerous, and
not being able to procure substitute,
he was carried back to his sleigh, and
in his distressed situation had to proceed
on to Sacket's Harbor.
A Mr.. Barnum Of Vermont, with his
wife, who had been to visit his friends in
The western part Of the country, was on
his return met by press-gang on the
bridge over the Racket river in this
town and himself, horses and sleigh, i'm
pressed to go to Sacket's Harbor with
troops, distance OF upwards of 100
miles His wife was turned adrift in the
road, & had to get by $50 or 200 sleighs
to fad shelter among strangers, $50
miles from home, until her husband
could return. I could name a great
number of other sufferers, which would
shew what blessings we receive fer
lighting for the freedom Of the seas"