Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-01-15

raj party, Wnen tney nearu OF the capture
of the Gurriere by Hull, of the Frolic by
Jones, and OF the Macedonian by Decatur,
all sound and well seasoned federalists.-
They were men VIGOROUSLY such; but to
applaud now was the only alternative left.
Administration Immediately turned tail on
their former professions and principles, and
swore that nothing could be done without a
navy, and roar most heartily their plaudits
ON the heroes of the deep. Little or no
thing is said Of the capture ofCanada by our
braggadocio generals: they are left to their
proclamations of conquests and TO their ac-
tual defeats, but the navy, yes, the navy
must be Immediately augmented.
If we are asked what has wrought this
strange proselytism all at once we answer
Hull, Jones and Decatur lave done the bu-
siness. Administration are obliged to fol
low the public impulse and sensibility ex-
cited by these wicked federalists, to screen
them from the disgrace of their W acts,
and to bury all memory of Canada under
the ocean. What the federal editors have
been attempting to persuade our cabinet to
do for twelve long years without effect, a
few broadsides from Hull, Jones and DE.
CdluE nave CCOilpitSfrCu II II uUDGu IuaI
administration will forgive them FOR being
federalists, since they have brought over
that body to their way of thinking.
1t is a little singular that our government,
after bungling, botching and patching up
the constitution for twelve years after hav-
ing loaded the federalists with every spe-
cies of abuse, are compelled, to maintain a
shadow of propriety, to settle down on fede-
raj principles at last. No alternative now
remains for them but to abuse the federal
ists, and te follow their policy.
We beg pardon, however, for saying
that the whole of this desirable change
has been efectuated by our naval heroes
the patriotic electricity that has been com
municatcd, turns out on examination to be
both of the positive and negative kind. The
positive electricity was occasioned by the
thunders of our navy; the negative was oc-
casioned by the proclamation victories oil
general B~raggadocio. He co-operated with
Hull, Jones and Decatur, in bringing about
d recurrence to federal mea sures by his ne
gative triumphs.
He fairly told us that his laurels were
u~ngathered, and now the whole nation
echoes the same sentiment. Thus between
the positive triumphs of capts. Hull, De-
catur and Jones, and the negative triumphs
of general Drag, we are in hopes that the
nation will return to a better mode of think
ing and acting. U. S. Gas.
Nevf fashion privaieeying.-The fol.
lowing facts are communicated in q let.
ter just received from Charleston, S. c.
The privateer r. arrived here a
few days since with $4,000 specie.
which they said they had taken out of a
prize, and great were the reioicings on
the OCCASION. But alas, the reioicings
were of short duration-Ths capt. aud
all the crew are now 10 prison on a charge
of piracy aud murder. 1t is alledged
that they boarded a Spanish ship, ulled
part of her crew, and plundered her OF
all her specie, amounting to the sum
mentioned. N. 1ork Ep. Past.
Bonaparte's Comseription-We are in.
formed from the best authority, that when
the conscripts in France were ordered out
last fall, to join the emperor in Russia, 4
number Of the young men refused to march
This opposition was like to prevent the
whole body Of the CONSUMPTION from Join.
ing the army. The officers whose duty II
was to call oat the men, Immediately or
dered about 20 of them to be seized, and
at the end of an hour after they were seized
they were shot. This summary mode Of
punishment had the desired effect ; the con.
scripts made no further resistance hn,
marched to be slaughtered or perish in the
inhospitable climes of the north. Ibid.
On the I'd instant the United States
brig Argus arrived at New York, after
making her escape by throwing over
guns, casks, &c. from a British squad.
ron of six sail off Bermuda, of which
two or three were supposed to be "a
gun ships. Nat. Intel.
Four.-There were inspected in the
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