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menced from the shore with the pi...
Of artillery and returned by the tenS.s
for considerable time, when one III.
barges left the tender, ADD under .,S.
and oars went, it is supposed to Lynh,
ven for re-inforce@ent The miI;,;.
continued firing on the tender, but, from
the distance she was of, it is suppo,.S
very little damage va. done her. Ths
British, however, ceased firing, long h..
fore the tide arose TO enable them 10 o.,
her of, and The remaining barge, full of
men, left her, and laid off at such di,.
lance, that the shot could not reach them
from the .hore-the militia were with
out boats to board: in the afternoon
large ship made her appearance and
came in towards the tender sever,i
barges we're also seen coming from III.
ship but, before they arrived, the wind
and tide favorins, the ten ct got off and
stood down The bay. as did also the shin
and bargcs. In the two barges were be.
tween thirty and forty meo, how m.uv
in the tender is not known.
On the following Tuesday YESTERDAY
7la instantly early in the morning, six
barges chased the same schooner up
Kings Greek, which creek and Cherrv.
stone communicate with the bay BY the
same mouth or inlet. They took DOS.
session of the schooner & another shall.
lop lying in the creek and attempted 10
carry them out, bat the militia appear.
ed again and attacked them the vessels
ran aground aud after some contest with
the militia, the enemy set fire to the YES.
sells aud left them, still Continuing the
contest along shore, until they found il
convenient to retire to brig, which had
been living off and on near tie land oil
the white, aad at length grounded a
large ship also was near. and upon the
briggs firing she came as near as she
could and dispatchedher tender and lwo
more barses TO the relief of the brig, by
whose assistance the wind favorine)
she was got OF on next full tide, & they
all moved towa.ds the western shore s
appear now to be beating UP the lay a.
gainst light ...ud. The brig while a.
ground hred several shot to the land,
but no harm wa, done by them No
injury has been done the militia-seve.
raj o! he enemy have been killed and
.ounded-much blood being found on
the deck Of the two vessels which they
attempted to destroy. Men were seen
to fall, one an officer.
Yours, sc.
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NEW YORK, September 80.

By seve,al arrivals down the Sound,
we have received the following import
ant intelligence
The Russian ship Hope, IL ~ days
from Pr NO, tn, ENGLAND in ballast and
400 prisoners, arrived at New Bedford
ON Saturday afternoon. Left Plymouth
on the 2sth July. August 4, off the
Lsnd's-End of England, fell in with
feet of 70 sail OF transports iull OF troops
under convoy OF the Saint Adams "a,
two frigates and a sioop Of war, from
England, bound to North dmeriea. On
Thursday hast, off N antuckei south Shoal,
was boarded from the United States fri.
gate President, commodore Rodgers,
and informed that United States brig,
~th two prizes in company, had parted
from them the day before; and that dur
ing their cruize they had captured and
destroyed Is sail md rsnsomed II. A
few DAYS previously, the President was
chased BY q - and ffigate upwards OF
90 hours, when the frigate outsailing
the u about three leagues, the commo.
sore took in his top gallant sails, and
hauling DIP his courses. lay too and fired
gun to windwa,d, but not thinking
proper to engage, the frigate bore away
and stood for the ~
The United States frigate Congress
had captured British Frigate, and or
dered her tor France.-N 7. Gem. .ddv.
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ARRIVAL. OF COM. RODGERS.
Office Of the Newhort Mercury, I
Sent 26.


This morning arrived in this harbor
the United States frigate President,
commodore Rodgers, from ccuize OF
S months. We have been favored with
the following account of her cruize.
May 8,b, lat. SO, Is, long SO, separat.
ed from the Congress.
9th June, lat. ~, 10, long 50. 81,
captured the brig Kitty, from New.
foundland for Alicant, with cargo OF
FISH, ordered her tor F,ance.-(retaken.)
June TO- captured the British Packet
Duke Of Montrose, from Falmouth to
Halifax.
June II, captured the British big
Maria, letter of marque, from Newfoond-
land. bound to Spain with cargo Of fish
ordered her for France, and dispatch-
ed the Duke of Montrose to England as
q cartel, with the crews of the captured
vessels, on parole, being 70 in number.
June IL, captured the British schoo-
ner Falcon, from Newfoundland, bound
TO Spain, with cargo Of fish !; ordered
her for France.
June ~, arrived at Bergen, in Nor'
way-the distressed situation OF which
prevented our getting any supplies, ex.
cept water, and sailed from thence I'd
July.
July Is, captured off North Cape,
White Sea, British brig Jane and Ann,
from North Shields for Archangel, In
ballast, and destroyed her.
July Is, captured British brir Daphne.
from Cork, bound to Archangel. in bal
last, and destroyed her.
July 10, was chased from our cruls-
ing ground, off N. Cape, BY line OF
battle ship and frigate. From the
lightness of the wind, and several SHIFT
ines of it in their favor, the chase was
prolonged to sc hours.
JAY q, captured British whale ship
Elm Swan, returning from Greenland,
with cargo Of Ssh and blubber-ran-
somed her, and put on board the erews
of tho captured vessels, which together
with her own crew, were permitted to
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WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. l.
NORTHAMPTON County, va. Seftem-
Der 20. 1913.

VoIthdWFton SouHIy, ~. oeFteM.
Der -, 1913.
As l suppose the proceedings Of the
enemy in our bay, are interesting to you
and the public, ! beg leave to commu-
nicste the following information.
On Friday last sbeut 5 O'clock. P. M. a
British tender and two barges pursued
a small schooner into Cheriten ALA.
Cherrystone creek or river. The sch,.
optsailed them and arrived two miles a.
boye the entrance of the harbor, within
about four hundred yards OF the house.
lately the residence Of Mr.. Wa. B. Sa.
wage deceased; where she ran aground;
the British tender grounded near the
entrance Of the river; and two barges,
however. continued the pursuit, and tbe
wind favouring them. they arrived at The
schr. and took possession of her in tif-
teen or twenty minutes after they bsd
entered the river, as the schooner's bands
had taken oh her sails, and she was fast
aground they lett her in a few minutes
without injury ana took possession ct a.
mother shallop loaded with grain, ly ing
little lower down, and proceeded lm-
med,asely to the mouth Of the river with
her, the wind being also favorable; a
small party Of militia had by this time
collected on the shols & attacked them;
thev ran her aground, and the FIRE of the
militia being kept up sharply upon them,
after smart conflict, they set Ere to the
vessel, and thought proper to draw of
to the tender, which was still fast a.
ground; in the course of the night, the
militia brought q field piece to The land
nearest the tender, and very early next
morning. - she was still aground and
the barees alongside, ere vm com.
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LONDON, July le.
FRIGATE CONG RESS.

The Diana. Thompson, from Buenos
.Ayres, to London; the Jane, Moffet,
from do. for Greenock. and two other
vessels.names unknown, have been taken
by the CONGRESS, American frigate, and
destroyed, excep, the former, which was
given up to the crew, after being dis
msutlsd, and great part OF her cargo
thrown overheard. She arrived at Gre.
NADIA. Sd ult. The Jane was captured on
the 10Th May, in lat. - Ion. 80.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2.
Extract ~ a letter dated

FAKIS' April rs 1878.
"At last the St. Domingo bills are Ii.
qnidated, and although doubt not you
are prepared 10 expect a considerable di.
lninut'on of the amount of your claim.
4ou will certainly be much disappointed
when you learn that IS per cent. Of the
principal, is all that is to be puid, and
that in the consolidated per cents.
which are now worth only 70 per cent.
No orders are yet given for payment TOR
have been able to learn when it is like.
ly to take place
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BOSTON. Sept. IS.
COMMERCIAL.
1ATFSY FROM HALIFAX.

About 5000 barrels -four arrived
from the L. States since the nth in
slant il was selling for is dollars.
The agent for the captors Of the
Greek ship Jerusalem had offered to
give up the ship. private property,
aud pay the freight. ifthe supcrcar-
go would give up the cargo, which
he refused and would stand trial.
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,ed to England on parole. being 7e

proceed to Enghad on parole. being g
10 number.
July -, OF the Fsrro Islands, captur-
ed the British brig Alert, from Areh.
.nee bouad to England, with cargo
of pitch and tar, and destroyed her.
August 2, between the Ferro islands
and the coast of Ireland, captured me
British baroue Lyon, returning from a
whaling voyage, With a cargo OF hsh ana
blubber: ransomed her. and sent thu
crew Of the Alert, together With her own
being 81, to England, on parole.
Aug. so, lat. ~, II, lou. IS, ~, cap
tured the hermophrodi,e brig Shannon
from Antigua 70, Londen, with cargo
Of rum and suear-ordered her to the
first American port. ),
Sent. g lat. As, long so, IS, captured
brig Fly, from Jamaica Tor London WIN
a cargo of coffee; ordered her tor the
first American port.
Sept Is, off Nantucket Shoals, cap
tured H b Nj schr. Hyghlycr, iormer-
", OF Baltimore, commanded by Lieut.
Hutchinson, FIVE guns and 50 men or
ered in.
The President was bound to Boston,
but on obtaining Information by the
Hiehflyer, that the Majestic and trl.
cute were 10 Boston Bay, commodore
R. stood for this port
Com Rodgers obtained information
Of the loss Of the American signals,
from vessels which he spoke IN the
| North Sea, " hich took him fer an Eng.
| lishman.
The President has kept the sea, un-
iii het provisions were nearly exhausted.
She has seen no enemy's crutzers ex.
/ cept the squadron and schooner men
| toned above The crew OF the Presl-
dent are al in good health
Com Rodgers has sent ZIG prison
ers on parole to England and has now
on board 81 including officers
The Pre.ident snd her prize, the
High1yer proceeded this evening up
Providence river.
The repsrt that Com. Rodgers had
| taken the gun brig Cruizer was lncor
rec; The Commodore in the North
Sea, was informed of the capture OF the
Chesapeake, with the American private
signals. Congress parted days
alter sailing, and had not been met at.
forwards.
Com. R had not sent ashore at Scot.
iasd. II he could have procured pre-
visions he would have prolonged his
cruise. The frigate has quantity OF
diy goods on board
September ~, the frigate President
parted from two Of her prizes, an her
| mophrodite brig and = schooner loaded
with rum, sugar, sc. Sept. %, board
ed Swedish bri, from Bermuda,
| (where she had been carried In clear
ed) oound TO Boston or Bath.
Also. arrived his afternoon, the
High1yer schooner of guns, Lieut..
Hutchinson tenaer to Ad. Warren.
prize 10 the Presideht-I-ieu,, Hutch
insnn, supposins the President to be a
| British frigate, came on board ana IN
formed Com Rodgers that he was look
mp Tor the Preside Mt, and as loon as he
should obtain information of her, he
should inform the commanders In the
Sound and ia Boston hay
| Also arrived tnis evening, the P"rtu-
guese ship Maria Louisa. IS days from
| Llsbon-She brings no later pare
| lnan those received at Boston--On
Thursday last, off l.. Island "a, board
cd by the Sylph sioop of war, who put
on board capt. Wood of the sleep Nan-
CIV from this port to, Wilmington, which
they had captured and burnt.
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formed one Of the ministers OF the pro.
sident, that il had been we'll considered
and was approved by the legation, tsa,
it had been enrolled in the ministerial
archives, that copies had been sent to
France, and that il could not be taken
back"
just Heavens! TO what infamous pur-
poses is the press next to be prostitutec !.
You know, reader, that these thres pa.
ragraphs contain the most barehced
faisehood-as references to our two or
three last papers will prove So tar
fram admitting or even believing any OF
the statements of that factious print, OK
perienee had taught Us, az It ought TO
nave done all its readers, that nothing
which it states, on its own authority a.
lone, is entitled 10 credit The above
paragraphs, literally extracted from the
paper in question, convict 1t OF delioe'
rate and premeditatsd untruth, and put
the seal to the character We have already
given it.
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A SMART AFFAIR.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. Sept. "a

PLYMOUTH, Mass Sept. "a.
i" Mr.. RUSSELL. inform you,
that yester,la. afternoon a Duxbury
sloop was chased on shore on Ply
mouth Beach BY q boat from an
armed brig in the Bay.-The enemy
succeeded in getting the sloop afloat
but an alarm being sounded, our mi
litia kept up SO warm a tire, that
they iIadto leave the deck and three
boats pulling Off from the shore re.
took her, and brought her into port.
She belongs TO Mr.. JOSHUA WiNsoR,
and is beautiful vessel. Captain
Daniel Jackson headed the persons
who retook her. The brig boarded
several coasters 10 the Bay, and sui.
fered them 10 proceed"
A gentleman lately from tour tbro'
the District oil Maine, says :,e was much
gratiGed with the improving state oftbe
manufactures therein, particularly ZINE
woolen cloths. Great Improvements
have also been made in agriculture -
The crops Of small grains have been ve-
~ excelie.t, both inquantity and quail
~. The late dry warm weather, has
been peculiarly favorable To corn, which
is we'll filled, and generally ex,raurtl.
nary good. As It respects the article of
.fosd, both for man and beast, the District
appears to have had as bountiful sea-
son as Massachusetts, proper.-But
:" man cannot live by Ore. d alone" at
least in these unfortunate political times.
The long stsenation Of foreign, and the
embarrsssments OF domestic commerce.
have extended their sad effects from the
seaboard throughout the interior, where
the scarcity Of money is acutely felt
there net being sufficient in many towns
to pay the usual taxes and the citizens
losking with dread and dismay or b'sa
syaspera.ion At the sPPrsaehing war tax-
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From the Frderai Republican Of Friday


From the Frderai Republican Of Friday
Mr.. Thomas having, before the poo
pie in Frederick county, pledged him.
self in writing to Mr.. Plnkney, 10 pro-
siuce proef of the accuracy OF the fo'io"-
lug statement in substance. before he
left the county, if he would give "rn-
ten denial of them, ii is well known that
Mr.. Pinkney declined the ci'si.enge.-
Ehe government paper even has not ven
tuned to contradict more than the assef-
lion that the letter was taken hack .''fr
Mr.. Jackson's dismission, which Ii re-
tends was done sscme time hcfsre -
In this state of the affair, We re-pub'lsh
md re.affirm every part ofour statement,
having IN our Possession u''i'sfH'a6le
flroof Of oil that ts asserted.
THE REAL FACTS.
Turreau's letter was received and
translated by MIR. Graham that when
read by The President he experienced SO
much awe Of the American feeling, as
10 express considerable resentment; 'ha.
a gentleman in Baltimore was written
TO, desiring him to call upon Turreau,
ard induce him to take the letter back,
WHICH he POSITIVELY REFUSED; that
upon this refusal Mr.. Gallatin went to
Baltimore, waited upon the French MI
ni,ter, and tried to induce him to recall
the letter, but Mr. TuRREAU said, he had
considered the subject ueil, 6f7re 71rf'
ing il and since, and that he could NOT
agree to receive tie letter back. Mr..
Gallatin returned to Washington, and
Mr.. Turreau was invited to Washington
by the Secretary of State b.f he took
no notice Of the inviation--,bat some
time after, Mr.. De Cab e, the Secretary
of Legation, came to Washington, and
then declared to one Of the ministers,
hat the letter had been SueU considered
6u the whole Legation that It ya en-.
rolled in the archtusa y the LsyaH,n
a coty cent TO his government. and that
il could not be taken back-fhat the let.
Ter remained in the office q state until
after Mr.. Jackson's dismissal 7rhen the
same De Ca5re called and took away the
Letter without any observations
Since the above was composed, we
have seen yesterdays Intelligencer,
whence it appears, tina its fabricator has
been compelled to deny what was before
implicitly confessed, and the denial is
couched in incorporate and 6lde' guard
terms. This proves the miserable shifts
to which despair has driven the culprit
gang. We repeat, we haze the written
hroof in our hands.
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We learn By q gentleman Who srr1sed
Yesterday in the Steam Boat, that on ga
turday the 18th, commodore Chauncey'
With his flee,, lef, Sacketts Haroor WIN
about forty open boats, and on Monoay
,fiernoon he passed Pultneyviile. we
farther learn, that all our cannon .nad
been rougbt over to the American sioe
from Fort George and it vas reported
at Canandaigua on Wednesday the z1a'
(, hat the American troops had al ieit
For, George, and had arrived at Fort
Niagara. II was supposed the whole
of the American force was destined Tor
Kingston. Six sloops from New York.
full of troops. had arrived of Greenbush
and were still On board the stoops as late
az 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning
PETERSBURG, (va.) Sept. IA.
Letters we're received in town on
"Wednesday from several Of the Pc
rERsBURa VOLUNTEERS. The sub.
seauent extracts, which we have
been permitted to make warrant the
superstition that the army are. ERE
this, in conflict with the foe:
/" Camp Seneca, Sept. 10.
"I new write you for tile last time
(ia all probability from this place,
as we shall msve from this post in
four or Eve days for Maiden. Our
company is attached to Col. Balls
ssuadron-an officer 6t for any CON-
mand-one in whom the General
places the greatest confidence. He
has the command Of 100 chosen men,
and is selected by Harrison to be the
first to effect a landing. You may
rest assured that we shall have
bloody work. The greater part Of
the force here marched this morn
ing. They are to cross the lake in
boats, and fortify on some Island un-
til the whole army come up. Where
we shall effect landing. is not yet
known to the army. We shall be
between s and 10000 effective men.
Should the enemy have the temeri-
ty to oppose US, great will be the
slaughter. Our troops, throughout
the whole camp, are in high spirits.
and pant for the moment when they
shall encounter the enemy. !ou see
from this change. that there is little
probability of our corps reaching
home before Christmas.
Two hundred Mounted VoIun-
teers from Kentucky, arrived in camp
to day-They are elegantly equip
ped. About 20 Of our company will
be able to 60 to Malden-tbe balance
will be discharged. We have also
attached to our party (BalPs detach
,nent) 60 chosen Indians. as fiaaking
parties.-Harrison says he will have
Maiden in week, and 10 my opinion
there is very little doubt about it,"
Camp, Lo1cer Seneca, 1Oth
September, 1913.
81 merely wish 10 inform you, the
time has at last arrived when We
have to march into Canada. To-
morrow morning we will, he off Tor
Maiden, where we wish, and will, no
doubt. have some hot work. Should
I come off even as we'll as at Fort
Meigs, l would be centented. Our
force will be, il is supposed, ten
thousand men. Our feet is in readi-
ness to take across the Lake the
Army. The troops are in high spi-
rits. and determined 10 run over eve
~ thing like opposition. Should :
never see you more. remember me-
but if should escape this time.
you'll see me in the course Of ten
~uaoko - IT,. 3. B.. ID
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LONDON, Aug. 9.

The B Hish troops gong out 10 inc
Baltic are 70 garrisoa Stralsund, whilst
the Crown Prince advances, in the e.
ven; of the armistice being broken
Some accounts assert that his force Will
amount 20 little less than 100 600 men.
A gentleman who has been making
tour through the Western Counties, re-
marks, that in every direction there IS
the appearance of the most bountiful
harvest. All the crops are luxuriant,
but particularly those of wheat * beans.
I, is understood, from sources upon
whiehtbe fullest reliance may ee placed,
that the Spanish Regency and Cortes
are resolved to send no minister to the
Congrss. at Prague, on the principle
held out 10 the Moniteur, previously to
the conclusion OF the Armistice, OF al.
lowing the Spanish Insurgents 90 be re-
presented in that assembly jointly with
king joseph, nor in any way to enter in.
70 treaty with Bonaparte as long as there
is a French army in the Spanish terrific
ry--as long as Ferdinand the Seventh
is detained in cap,ivity--or as long as
the title Of the King of Spain is usurped
hy Joseph Napoleon. The support ai
Briton to the patriotic struggle of the
Standards for the independence and IN
tegrity Of their Monarchy is skill calcu-
lated upon. But, even if Britain should
contrary to every hope and ever appear
ance, leave Spain to her fate, yet will
Spain. even by herself alone, nobly per-
se.eie, confident Of ultimately conquer.
ing and cxpeliing her invaders, and OF
establishing, on secure and permanent
basis. the national freedom for which she
has now for six years unremittingly con-
tended. Courier.
POOLE. July 90.
The Salamanca, Row, Of this port,
from ODorto to Newfoundland, vas
taken on the 9th inst. by the Argus,
Can't. Allen, who was the first lieutenant
of the United States, when she captured
the Macedonian. When the Argus
captured the Salamanca, she was on her
VOYAGE from New-York to Torrent,
with Mr.. Crawford on board. on an En-
bassy to France. They burnt the Sala
manca, and took out Capt Row and his
crew, and carried them TO L'Orient, but
would not land them to be MADE prison.
srs. The Argus sailed from L'Orient
20 cruise IN tue chops of the channel, *
had been within sixteen miles 5 5. w,
of Cilly She took a vessel from Madei-
"a for London. with qsantity OF wine
on board, and two Ladies passengers,
which induced capt Allen to allow the
vessel to proceed on her voyage, but he
first destroyed every part OF her cargo
be could get at. Capt. Row aud all his
crew were also put on board this vessel.
and we're landed at Penzance. The Ar
gus /. remarkably fine and well equip
ned vessel, and sails very fast, and has
on board eighteen aud t~eaty flour pound
carronades, and two long mines, with a
complement Of Que hundred and htty
men.
A very large quantity OF bones is an
nualIy collected at Norfolk, and export
cd from Yarmouth to distant countries,
where, after being ground or crushed,
thew are used as manure by the farmers,
at the rate Of from 60 to 80 bushels per
acre At Workrog, in Nottingham
shire, so,oooi worth of bones are annu.
a,ly sold at IS. I'd per bnshel.