The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-01-21
NEWPORT.

THURSDAY, LaNU.lRY 81. 1915.

letins Of the Grand Army, as far down as the
28ih. From which it appears that Bonapar,c
had evacuated Moscow, and fallen back with
his army to Smolcnsk, on the boarders of Po-
land, TO take up winter quarters, no, being a.
bic To procure them at Moscow, on account
OF the dc,ruction of the city, and want of
forage for his cavalry. Our Minister, MIR.
BARLOW, had gone on 10 Smoensk, al the
rquest OF the French Emperor.
The following vessels were left at Nan,z,
when the Flash sailed. Lynx, Taylor Cora,
Gould; Kemp, Burlon; Courier. Davis To-
ca, Thompson and Viper, Williams, all Of
Baltimore and brig Regent, Shelby, OF n.
York. Al Bordeaux--sch. Pilot, Ciar., Bal
timore; Tncts, Bolton, do. F; ExDedition,
Weems, do. {; 81. Charles, do. Ppwhaton,
Roberts, New-York Walerwilch, PhiIAdcl-
phia : Rover, Clayton, and Messenger, FAR
land, Of Baltimore. At LA Rochelie--Pc,ap-
SO, Mortimer, and Phe,on, Webb, OF Balti-
more Viper, Mather, New-York. AT La
Tes,e-Ncd, Thompson, Baltimore. A,
Bayonnc-Volanb PerIcy, Boston.
Spoke off Montaug, San. IA, ship Anefi-
ca, from Lisbon, for New York. Abou, 10
leagues to the southward of Montaug, saw
four sail CT men OF war, under easy sail,
standing about w. N. w.
Five French ftigates had sailed from Bor-
deaux and Nantz, 10 days before The Flash,
which was thought 70 be destined TOR Tins
country
The Flash, was chased eleven times by
mcn OF war du'mg her voyage, and oui.saii-
ed them in every instance.
0? Saturday evening last, arrived here
from acruize oi 80 days, the privateer ship
York,own,Capt Storer, Of NewYork, mount
ing i8 guns, and i37 men.
Also, arrived on Saturday last, the priva-
tecr schooner Joel Barlow, Captain ----.--,
mounting 6 guas, from Ncw-Londcn, bound
on crulzc.
Arrived in this port, Oh Tuesday last, the
sloop Friendship, of Warwick, X. |. under
the command OF Mr.. VIM. G.. Smith, Ben
edict Arnold, late Captain) On the 9th
inst. IN lat. So, SO, about IS miles l.. of Cape
May, fell in with a British squadron OF two
Us trlgAte and brig, was captured by
the British ship Dragon, "a guns Captain
Arnold was ordered ON board of the man of
waT, and midshipman and four hands put
ON board the Friendship, which was made
last 10 the "a by hawser, and continued IN
that situation fot ~ Dours, when a signal was
made by the AdmIral's ship Tor chase, she
parted the fast and lost sight OF the British
squadron az night. The mate, William &.
Smith, then advised the man at The helm To
alter her course the mIdshipman, being en-
tircIy Ignorant OF navigation, gave up the di-
rection OF the sIoop to the mate vino agreed
to carry her into Halifax. The first in,irna-
tion the mdshipman had Of his being a pris-
onsr was discovering the American flag in
INC forts in this harbor.
The squadron had taken another sloop be-
sides the Friendship, which they burnt, and
we're Ia pursuit Of another. |, was the ir-
Ientioa OF the British to burn the Friendship.
We give the following authentic document
r naturalzcd scsmcn, as laid before the Sem
ate, by vote of that honorable body, from
whicn il viii appear, tina, this country, since
he year 1876, has na,uraizcd only one thou.
saad five hundred aad ,bisiy seamen; in this
,umser i, included Dimes, Swedes, Russians,
Prussiins, Spsniards, Portuguese, French AMI
EnsiIsn. Supposing the whole num5cs to DC
Gosish, yet it bears no proportion 10 the
nun5cr of American cisizens impressed on
board the English Navy which Is Upwards Of
ten thopsAni.
4, there ap American wao wouH wish our