Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-03-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
PROVIDENCE, {R. ~ March /,

On Wednesday last the cartel ship Ris-
ing Safes, captain Abraham Hayward,
arrived here from Barbados and st. Bar
tholonews, after passage of Is days
from he last mentioned Island. Captains
King aid Martin, of this town, and upwards
of 30 other masters and supercargoes of
vessels and about ia other persons, came
passengers in this vessel. many of whom
had ben prisoners at Barbados, and whose
Liberation had been effected by exchange
througa the adroit agency of Nathaniel
Browa, Esq. This gentleman has return
ed Lisae. ia The Rising States.
BY the above arrival confirmation is
received of the capture of two formidable
French frigates, of a. guns each, by his
Britanic Majesty's ship Venerable, OF "a
guns, one of Admiral Durham's squadron,
destined for Barbados The names OF
the frigates are the Amethyst and lphige-
| ne, and were carried into Barbadoes.--
The conflict between the latter and the
Venerable was very sunguinary, in which
the gallant French commander was wound
ed, and lost many of his officers and crew
The other frigate commanded by the French
commodore, Intellectually endeavored to
escape. He has been sent prisoner to
England. The more daring captain Of
the lphigene was left at Barbados.
The London Courier of the 30th Deem
Der, received by the cartel ship Rising
States, mentions, that on receiving The
proceeding day, the anxiously expected des
patches from Lord Wellington, containing
the gratifying intelligence OF another
complete victory, or rather succession
of victories, obtained by the allied army
on French ground, the Park and Tower
guns Immediately announced the pleasing
tidings to the metropolis of England,
The total loss of Lord Wellington's army
Including the Portuguese, who bore
great share in the glory of the several &C
tons in the vicinity of the city OF Bay
onne) amount to about $40 killed. and 3,i0'
wounded. The defeated French army
commanded by marshal Souit, sustaine
immense la2s
The London Courier of Dec. 81, furnish
es the following important article ]:
We have two more bulletins from thu
Crown Prince. They give, as his bulle
tins alwas do, clear narrative of opera
tons. There was good deal of severe
| lighting between the Swedes and Dane
before the latter retired across Eyder, ant
demanded an armistice 1t was only fol
fortnight, and would expire on Wednes
day, if Denmark did not, in the interval
accept the conditions proposed to her
One of these is that she shall join the
allies. 1t is probable that she has accept
! ed them Meanwhile the Crown Prince
is pushing on his operations against Ham
burg. Hamburg undoubtedly has been
much strengthened, though it is still far
from being regular ratification, and re
quires at least forty thousand men to de-
fend it for any length of time. Davoust
| since the separation of the Danish force,
has not we think much above half that
number. 1t is said that the Crown Prince
has sent him summons to surrender, and
| that Davoust has expressed his Willingness
to evacuate the place upon condition of be-
| ing permitted to retire to France with his
army. Such condition of course will
| be rejected. Bonaparte, who has a pecu
| liar hatred against Hamburg, is reported
to have given orders to Davoust to des-
| troy the city before he abandons it. There
can be little doubt of Davoust being dis
posed to obey this or any other inhu-
| man order he may receive. But there is
one consideration of rather an important
nature, which may have some weight with
him. He may not be able to make his es-
cape after he has obeyed his master /; he
might be caught and hanged, fate which
he would richly deserve.
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