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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16
WASHING TON, Jan. IL.

WILLIAM JONES, Esq. OF Pennsylvania
is appointed, by the President and Senate,
SECRLTAKI OF TEE NAVY of the United
Stats.
! hc opposition leaders and their editors
.Te much puzzled what 20 make Of present
appearances. \ disposition Is inGiCA;e,, II,
Congress topASS i..W which shall reuuye
the only prCtcnco heretofore set uD by tic
british government as Justification Cf The
practice and principle OF impressmeut ON
tne cessation oi which practice and dsa
s.tO",i OF which principle, 10 is well knowu.
car government has declared It's readiness
10 agree TO Cessation Of hostiii;ies. Now
tie opposition writers are very much afraid.
III, their tmpl yEent would become q Sic.
rifle and ~tVnkiess U0c after the passage. al
spril law because, II tne British govern
I.ca; 81 up spnlc other shalIpw prcte1ce. iu
the Ioom oi that which snail have bee, re.
moved, for pcrsiSting in claiming the rirht
oi ,nPioasmrn,, 1t wall be Impossible fog
thcse gentlemen to convince the People that
lirt,lo has disposition to be honest, and
tney must lutte with their government i'm
t". piosc cu:iOi, o. TIC wan e Otherwise
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16
CARTEL FROM oUEBEc

Arrived at Boston on the 9th instant, the
ship Regulus, Capt. Allison, from Quebec
with 2SGprisoners of the 18th u. S. iteg-
mcnt, taken at the battle of QueenSton-
On the return of this cartel, perhaps the
Editor of the Rspertory will make another
attempt to supply his " hundred ard fjsv
su6scri5ers in Canadu''
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16
ChillicotAe, Dec. 81.

Ills eXcellency general Harrison, arrived
in this town on Tuesday evening last.--
lhe object of his visit, we understand, is to
consult with governor Meigs, on some BUSH
ness OF Importance.
Yesterday an express arrived with des-
patches from col Campbell to gen. Harri--
son-trom whom we learn that the de-
tachment under col. Camp6sn, has arrived.
safe at Greenvilie.
We are enabled to state from nnque sti--
enable authority, that general Harrison
mas declined accepting the commission.
OF briSadier General, which has been ten
dered him because, he would then be-
the youngest of all the officers of, that
grade, now i'll the service of the United
States---gen. Boyd excepted. He has, how
ever, agreed to continue in the command
Of the North Western Army Tor this cam.
paisn, as major general Of the Kentucky
quota-after which it is his intention t. re-
tire to private life.
While we regret that general Harrison
has determined to retire from the army at
the close of the campaign, in which his
patriotism has induced him to embark, We
are happy to anticipate from the regularity
OF his movements, an honorable term natl.
on of his military labours. I'm him, the peo-
pie OF the west, have unbranded confidence
he has driven from our bOrders, host
OF savages, whose unrelentimg barbarity
has despoiied our population of its eDterpri-
zmg citizens. His principles are purely
patriotic, and his enterprises have been
governed by an eye to the public good
Can the government be ungrlteful to such
man Can his fellow citizens fail TO love
and honor him
In the Eastern and Northern states it is
believed, that from the circumstance Ok
General Dearborn having gone into winter
quarters and from the failure of General
Smyth, u will be impossible for the North
" estern ATmy to proceed in its offensive
operations. 10 correct this opinion we
Can state unequiyocally. that whatever
may re the disposition of the troops undev
Generals Dearborn aud Smyth, yet the.
movements Of General Harrison Will not
be consequently retarded. The troops,
under his command, are composed Of suclA
staunch and patriotic materials, that they
viii not hesitate to Cr SIS the lines. The
bligades from Pennsy lvania and Virginia
nave, already, consented To perform any
service winch their general may require -
And the Volunteers Of Ohio and * Dtucky
have 40 boundaries to their enterprise. ex-
cept such as honor and patriotism dictate.
~ an evidence Of the patriotism of the
troops, and their willingness To submit to-
any ptivation rather than a5rleit the M
dence Cf their country, we staje. that the
brigade ct kenuuckians, under Gen Win
chester, were fJeiue days without bread
or -four, and they were not even heard Ca
murnur.
J he Ohio Volunteers commanded by Ge-
neral Upper, although destitute Of almCsc
every article of clothing, chcerfuiy perlOrn1
the moss arduous duties.
We hare been politely f,,orcd, by gen. TIariis,o
With the Following copy Of letter, addressed ~
him 10 thc 3ecretay OF state, rendering his resi- sag
uoa a. governor " tie terrific Vi Indiana.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16
SAyANrAu. Jan. 1.

Yesterday arrived Berrnuaian built schooner,
copper bottomed, loades with dry goods ani'Irish
butter. She was bound from Jsinaicx to Spanish
a~ine and taken by the prvateer Liberty, of Baii-
more, fratt master, mounting one gun, and forty
mep-the prize mouats two guns and had tlirsY
men.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16
.A.HERTC.9T PRIZES.

BosToN. Jan. 6.-Capt. Henry Tihbetts arrived
in town Yesterday, i'll ,oop Polly spoke OF Man BILE
head Rock, brig from Brazils, bound ~ Salem
prize to the American priysteer Of that port. The
prize master OF the brig informed capt T. that thew
had taken two more out oil the same heet, which
they expected in shortly
lpJ The aforementioned prize ar. at Salem yes
terday aud proves be the British brig Dart late.
fidd, OF and for Port Glasgow, cargo rum, cotton,
cocoa, &c-was captured about Is days ago 100
miles r. II ON the Wes'rrn Islands. She was one
OF hret OF 81 sail, conveyed by the brig Of war
Ringdove. The .imcrica captured also out of III e
heet the ship Hope, from Grenada for Port glasgow,
cargo rem, sugar, coffee, &c-.7bout days before
captured the ship Ralph, Nckerson, from Quebec
cargo timber, bound to London-and about the 81
Nov. brig from Newfoundland ergo fish and oil.
honmd to Pool. The Dart has spoke nothng-the
.Tmerica lad upwards OF 70 Brit sh prisoners Ola
ooard-she expected to return home in few days
had not seen armed vessel since she left Salem
NORFOLK, Ian. Ii.--Arrived British brig Lucy
and .I'ida, Benson, Przemaster, prize the Prra-
,eer brig Fevenge, Capt. Lsnglon, of this port. fr.
London, bound tn Surinam, with cargo of Dry
Goods-She was first taken by the privaleer Gene
raj ARMSTRONG, ct New York-Retaken by the Bril-
fish Letter Of Marque ship isrenton, of Lverpool--
and on the 81 Of Dec in lat. So long. So, taken by
the Revenge.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16

spoke the Swedish ship above mentioned,
bound 10 New YcrS--myseif. captain John-
son and the seamen were put on board To go
home on our parole. Captain johnson and
the Seamen remained on board until the
29th December when we spoke the Spanish
schooner Experiment, boHud to Pha6el
phia, and they were put on board OF her,
ON ACCOUNT OF the snip, being Short Of pro-
Visions. captain Johnson desired me u
make protest Immediately OH my arrival
mt New York, iii case amy accident nght
happen to him. Mr.. Fox was informed
while on board the A,alanta, that four sea-
men that had been seat to England for trial
as deserters had been cleared, and were
coming our To Halifax. These were some
OF the sean'cn for when Commodore Rod
GERS had stopped twelve British prisoners.
he scamen on board the Ataianta were
much III fear OF falling in with tho Essex,
captain Porter. The Ata,anta sailed from
Portsmouth with a convoy for the w. Incies
and parted in heavy gale OF wind
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16

REMARKABLE sAILING.--The priva-
teer brig AnacoRda arrived at New London
from Hart Island in eight hours, distance
OF an hundred and twenty miles, which is
perhaps the shortest passage ever known {;
Capt. Shaler expects to take a few additi-
onal hands there. and in one or two days pro-
ceed on his crulze. Cotnnl6ian.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
fPPOSTCRIPT.

FRoA THE MERCHANTS COFFEE House
Books.
Erfract ola letter, dated .New York, May S.
" Accounts are this moment received,
that on the 3rd of April, the seamen's bill
reached London-the British Government
were so pleased with it, that, on the 4th.
Geographic dispatch was sent to prevent
the feet sailing to this country oil the 5th
orterslwere sent to have the troops re Ian
ded. This if true looks well, The news
comes by way of Corunna, bySthe Hope ar
rived at Boston in IS days.
A letter from Pl,iladelphia says, "That a
gentleman from Sackett's Harbour informs that
our feet, which had sailed thence under the
command of Commodorel Chauney has succeed.
ed in capturing the Prince Regent, and Ear
MORA vessels ofiwar, and also in taking For,
George by storm, and occupying the heights o.
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an inferior animal. All the commanders o
our public ships of war. it is believed, ar,
native Americans. Their triumphs mari
their skill as it doestheir valor. The lore
Darnley, in the BritishA parliament has mo.
we'd for an investigatisrh Unto the admins
tra,ion of the English .naval department.
His lordship wllpnotD find the cause of Bri
fish defeats there. But if he will search,
he may find tn thcshuman heart. Great
Britain rose superiorto the nations of Eu-
rope, because, comPartively speaking, she
was more free. AndSAmerica will triumph
in the end over Great Britain, for the same
reason because, in comparison with the
Americans, the Britons are slaves. The
man Of the United States has more liberty,
more food, more chances of wealth, politi-
cal honors, and social distinctions than an
Englishman. He is ,emph atically, the first
of the human race and he is the first, be-
cause his political nxtitations are the most
liberal. - -
Among the various articles of intelligence
which we have received, is one announcing
the prostraticr of the English power in the
island of'SiciIy, aud the restoration of the
oldauthorities. This was 10 have been ex-
pected. Under The pretext of establish
ing British freedom there. they robbed the
mobiles. plundered the people, and in effect,
subjugated the whole Island. This revolu-
ton is of some consequence to England, as
it will materially affect her operations in
the Mediterranean.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10

ry. Tier morning at o'clock, we were
brought mp and whipped two dozen lashes
each for huzzaing for the Yankee fag.-
Shortly after this we were all released by the
assistance of the American Consul and Cap
tain Hall, who knew "a
This deponent further Nth, that they all
had protectons. and shewed them, and
claimed to be Anericans, at the time they
we're IMPRESSED.
II JAMES TOMPKINS.
Sworn before me this 9Th day of April,
1918, atwhich dfnc the said James Tomp-
kins Slowed me his wrists, which, at his
request. l examinedsxth appeared to
be marks of scars q bots.of theuh occa-
stoned, as l supposed, from his having
VIM. w. BosAKDUs.
~ --~zSIJussiee Peace.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
u wAsmINe rok Org. MAY z.

Onfrdgt on owfrage .--From very res
pectable gentleman WHO, pissed third iiavre-
de.Graee since the visit paid It by the Bfitish,
with whom we had the pleasure Of conversins
yesterlty, we learn that tier carried Off FROM
that phce one of its citizens, the only ono, Il
is believed, who fired gun b, their approach
and Who fired till they seized fipn, and wound.
ed sevcral. 1t was discovered b, them lh;abe
was by birth an freshman, his nane osNeaIe,
WIG had resided at that place f|iSsp years.
rhty bore him off from his family, and, repeat
ely declared their determination to hang him
md twas the general belief at Havre-de brace
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
HOUSE OF LORDS. MARCH,s
Naval Mismanae cement.

Lord Darnley adverted to the capture'o Of
another OF our trigates by the Americans
which convinced him of what he had be-
fore suspected, viz. that Parliament had
been extremely remiss in its attention to the
administration of the navy. The noble Lord
at the head of the Naval Department was
not in his place, but he thought it his boun-
den duty to take the earliest opportunity of
giving notice that he should upon an early
day submit to their Lordships motion re =
lative to the naval ADMINISTRATION of the
country. Their Lordships ought no longer
to refrain from instituting the proper en-
quiries. He, at least, would bring the sub
Ject before them and in doing so he was
actuated solely by sense of duty, and a
deep conviction ofits necessity.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10

LONDON, April /.
His majesty's ship Captain. aof "a guns,
the ship in which the Immortal Nelson a.
chieved neverfa fading laurels off Ca2e St.
Vincent, was totally DESTROYED bytfire on
the night of the 22d inst in Namoaze Ply
mouth. No lives were lost
Some doubt having been entertainedsghe-
Their the reported arrival of the Austrian
ambassador, Baron Wessemberg, was true,
we have made particular enquiry, and lind
by the 2acketlist, that he came as ast,as-
senser from Gottenburgh, &C couipa ME ID by
Baron Baiteld and Count Paley and We
understand theysarrived on MONDAY night,
at Brunet's ho.elAin Leicester square
Extract from the Orders OF the Tsrerch
General Lauristoa.. issued at Hans6uyph.
FEB.
Soldiers, the duty of FreEcbrnan is to
watch over the tranquility Of the country.
Far from me be the idea, that this TRANQUIL
ity can be disturbed by the frantic writings
which malevolence circulates, to excite re
volt and insult against the Government
England and Russia only propagate false
reports to bury Germany under heap of
ruins.
=" The peaceable inhabitants will remain
with constancy i'll the places of their resi-
dence. They will confide to the genius of
Napoleon the care Of defending them. They
will unite with their magistrates in arrest
ing and supervising those whose blindness
may induce them to serve the agents of
England.
1.-The manoeuvres of these men are
known to me they seek to enfecble the opin-
ion of our strength. Let the wretches know,
that ofrthis so Wanted Russian army, the
infantfy,is crushed, and tbe cavalry aud ar
tillery dismounted. Letthem know, in fine,
that il is ravaged by an epidemic disease,
the dreadful devastation of which is dread
ed, wherever that army passes.
Military Commissioas will be immedi-
atey established IN each department, who
will execute prompt justice on all agitators,
and if Commpnes wih suffer themselves to
be lead astry Joy their perhdious insinuati-
ons, they VII be laid under execution, and
hostages " ifl be rsqdired of them"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10

Ned Livingston threatens to answer Mr..
Jefferson's well-written book on the subject
of the Batture at New-Orleans. Honest Ned
will answer Mr.. Jefferson's argument as he
did his own sureties in New-York some years
ago: That is, he will nun, azpay from IT,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
Erfracf efa letter from Wiashington, Nay

An Express has arrived this morning,
Inc British have burnt two more towns. II is
the general talk that it is necessary that all
VINO nave homes here should be present, as the
zines are truly alarming. People here consi-
Ier IL necessary to have all their furniture rea.
dy tor speedy removal .
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"wAHING,AND GNAsHING OF
~ TEETH."
From The Lo,idon. PiLot of,-HIarch

Fromthe London, Piiot Qts.aIarch IS.
We lament most deepix tohaye to state.
that another British frgate, the Java, has
beentaken by the American frigate Consti-
tuition. The Java was on her passage to the
East Indies, having ON board Lieut.. General
Hislop, VINO was going out as commander
IN chief to Bombay, tosether with his suite,
and number Of recruits and passengers,
including some additional lieutenants of the
navy, insomuch, nat there appears not en-
this occasion thatdefciency in point numbers
which in the prior instances, passed for the
principal cause of the success of the Ameri-
cans. The action was obstinately main, aim
ed: md the immense proportion of loss on
our part, whilesit consoles us witllthe ASST
rance the unimpaired state of the charac-
teristic bravery ct our seamen, affords an adj
ditional reason to lament the unha ppy re-
suit that We have announced, and an add
tional ground to reflect and to enquire seri-
ously into the strange causes which have rem
dered our ativeIcircumstances, with re-
spect to this new enemy, so different from
what they have been, touching all others,
that we have had hitherto to Contend with
We have notfroom to enter into this impor-
tant subject this day. But the mourning OF
our hearts, which commenced on the FIRST
capture of a British ship by all American,
and has been rendered Keeper and more
melancholy BY every Successive Instance,
and most deeply BY this last affecting event,
can neyerbe laid aside, till the honor of the
British flag shall be redeemed, by Establish
ing the same triumphant superiority over the
AMERICANS, that we have ever heretofore
had over all the nations that traverse the
seas.
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lCHIL1corHE, April

WCHtLICoTHE, April u.
The governor ofthis state has ordered eight
light companies TO rendezvous at Franklinton,
immediately. The dice. Of the present reqti.
sition is to protect large quantity of stores at
upper and lower Sandusky, which places, it is
said, are threatened with an attack from the In
dams. ~
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
Fifty Dollars Reward.
THE subscriber was Robbed last night q
POCKET BOOK. ~

fiper was Robbed last night his
POCKET BOOK, ~
containing, among other valuable par,ers hon.
SoO Dollars in Virginia, North and south g.
roiiha 'ahk Notes, Tobacco Note inspected in
petersburg IN the nameof lea od Neal bv WYNN
a Ira rfsrah also single cased Gilt Watch.
Inc above mentioned robberv.w Was committees
by man who called himself Josenh Is;,rh bnt
expect ms right name isMartin Gilesnie. WHO
sometimes called himself Thomas Fr,ntI;n,
oerh IN Mecklenbnrg county, about 90 v,ars
oil age OF iair COMPLEXION, dark hair and black
eyes small scar on his left temple, 6 feet
nigh sentenced BY the superior court of
nfu.'s~ick cesniy TO two years Imprisonment
IN the Penitentiar1for the crime of man. slauqb.
ter, which he sefkcd, and was dischargrd in
APrii, 1917 sen& nced second time 6y the
superiois court'oE augusta to one years i,npri-
sohhensin tie 1'ehitentiary for the crime of
Grand Larceny, which he served and was d..
cn1rged May I'd, 1913. Said thief took with
mn Black and Bay Horse; the Blac-
'hiV1se mas ) or white feet; a white soot
ON The right shoulder, S feet I inch hi$b
and has been nicked. The bav Horse ;s i;,ss S,
pay, andhas a long swabbed tail, and is rubbed
win Wagon geer. expect the thief is making
Tor some OF the upper counties, as I have had 2,
Hery 5000 description Of such a man beiulr
ost"een tins and Lynchburg. | expect he
VII ride with a new saddle and bride as he
topS neither saddle nor bride from me, and
IL .he one am informed of be the right man.
mes rlding on new pair of saddle bstss lad
on when he went away, pale blue homespun
coat, out very probably has changed his dress,
ana perhaps the money! thcEPO> ket Book, il
lie keeps the same, is small red oae, OF a
coarse quality. The above reward will be riy
en- Tor experimenting he said Thief, so that he
may be deal, with As the law directs.
" JAMES PUTNEY.
May d 1919, 3wp
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his
RICHARD STOMPKINS.

mark
PoushkeefSie, lhrH IL, 1913.
Read over and signed in the presence of
JoSEPH Harris,
JoHH s. FHEAR
Dufchess County, SO.
JAMES ToMKINS being sworn, saith, that
he is native OF Ulster county, opposite to
Poughkeepsic that he sailed out of n. York
In the III onth of April, 1912, in the ship Mi
nerya. bound to Ireland that on the home
ward bound passage in July after, this depo-
nent, with three other American seamen
Sam. DaUis, Nm. Young, and John Brozvn
were impressed, and taken on board Of the
British ship Action David Smith, captain
We were taken on Sat evening; on
Monday morning we were brought to the
gang-way, and informed We must enter on
board ship, and liveas the other seamen,
or we should live on cat meal and water
and receive five dozen fashes. This depo.
nent says, himself and the other three i'm
pressed with him, did refuse to enter and
each of them were then whipped FIVE dozen
lashes. On Wednesday following we were
again all brought up, ard had the same of
fer made tous to enter, Which we refused,
and wc were again, whipped fur dozen
lesiles. OBsSaterdaS alter, the like offer
Was made to us affdon cur refusal we were
.HNNiH WiiHGNh thiNN WIFI .1dbtlGS CdCn.--
On Monday following, sill refusing to en,cr,
we were again whipped two dozen EACH
On Wednesday following we were-as gain
whipped one dozen each. and ordered to be
taken below, aud put in irons till we did en-
ter /; and the captain said he would hu,iish
the damH'd Yankee rdsccis nil fheV did en-.
FER. We were then put in irons, and laid In
irons three months.
During the time Of our irapres sment, the
ship had an action and captured FrencS
ship. Before this action weswerc taken out
of irons and asked tofght, bnt we refused
and after the action e were again ironed,
where we remainedtil the ship arrived al
London. After arriving there we first heard
Of tie war with America and that the Guer-
riere was taken. This deponcnt took his
shirt Samuel Davis ana VIM. Young took
their handkerchiefs, made stripes and stars
for the American colours, and hUng it over
gun, and gave three cheers for the victO-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-10
THE CASE OF OsNEALE.

The seizure Of this naturalzed citizen at Ha-
vre-de trace, and conveying him on board the
British fleet, with the ayOwed intention TO put
him to death, has excited, as well IL might, a
great sensation. Now is the time for our Co.
vernment to exercise the power vested in it By
the act OF last session authorisins retaliation i'm
such cases. The voice of the people demands
1T. 1t will be obeyed Such outrageous con.
duct must be checked We should regret that
innocent men should suffer for the faults of
uneir government But, it the British Almi.
raj carries his menaces into effect in resnect IN
the brave O'NeaIe, his death must be reyenp-
ed. stop must be put to the nagitious con-
duct OF the enemy by the most rigorous retalia-
tion--Ih
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brave tars. The English sag wavesin f,;cad
ly union with those If Hamburger and Hano
yer; and we are pleased to learn, that the
strong and important battery and works oil
| Bremer!oe were taken from the French by
the inhabitants of that part of the country.
We learn that person of note arrived in
town yesterday from Holland, who it is said,
has come for the express purpose of invit-
ing the Prince Of Orange over to tat coun-
try. He represents the Dutch to be in a
forward state to receive him, and to second
the efforts of their German neighbors, for
the Liberation of the continent. In conse-
quence OF THIS, we are tod, government has
lost no time6n forwarding the wishes of the
Dutch to his Serene Highness, who i, now
serving in Portugal.
The Duchess of Bruhswick died March
9th. so
the Americahp Hvateer Yankee, and reta-
taken by H. N,ship Vspus, but shortly after
seamen fron % evcnus on board. who all
persisted. AW
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We are informed that Gen. Harrison arrived
safe at the Rapids on the 11th inst. He was
said to be accompanied by about $50 men.