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CRUISE OF THE ADAMS.
ie lion. William Jones.

An officer on board the U. ). rrfgate n.
dams, Capt. MORRIS, writes the following
to his friend in Baltimore, under date of A.
pril 30, off Savannah.
On the 19th Jan. weighed anchor from
Point Look Out, and stood down the bay in
strong NE. gale. with heavy snow. Al
10 r NJ. struck ON Fork SPIT, bu, fortunate
~ got OF without injury. All A. M. clear
ed the Capcs and stood to sea. sill tlow-
lDg iresh from \ y. Having passed the enc
my's squadron, of which we zaw . laro-s
shiPs,) within half muskes shot. 81 anchor Z,
no doubt asleep. On the 2<-h jan. SPOKE
two Russian ships from the United States.
--26'h, spoke Portuguese br'g---eoth.
9urnt British schr Prince Regent from Ma
iaga' Tor Halifax, cargo fruit, vine and oil
which was worth II 900 dollars.-gth Fe-
5ruary burnt British schr Inaustrv. from.
newfoundland, Cor Grenada, valued
$4,000. March 4. on the coast IF Africa
took a cargo Of rice on board iron q snaii
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LATE FROM BrpnrtrnA

Yes er'lay arriye1 at this port the swe-
a"h brig Nancy, days from Hsrrada, by
when We lean tue foi5wins verbal re-
porte 80
lthole Amefc17 C2ast 70 be B5rt4l~l
Iie Nancy gas buried away .,r,n Bsr
mnda. is cousccp ence Of infer ,,.on CO..,
mrh'caicd by Mr. stewart, I..e Brts,,
Consul az Nco-ionGou) who acted es
gent tor TIE Nancy, 20 Capt. Winfield. tina,
the whole coAss u America was declare
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Hon. I'm. Jones.

E%tract ofa Eefter from CAPTAIN Charles
Morris. U. S. SIiti .1dams, 10 The Sec'ru
9fthe Many dased May 2ud, 1914.
/ have the pleasure to inform YOU that a
fine brig Of lS guns, prize TO the u. s. shin
Peacock, anchored here this morning. She
is much shattered in her hull, and dana
ged an ner rigging. having fought rs min
utes--her loss Killed aud Is wounded
Tue Peaeock slightly wounded. She was
c, ased on the goth April, by frirate hnt
escaped by running close in shore in the
night. Lieut.. Nicholson, prize master. will
forward you more detailed account of
Ibis handsome affair.
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WASHINGTON. Mnv 10.
C2hy ola ritter from caht. AIor7s, 10 the
Secretary # me Nary, dated

=. o s0Ip Ndams. April %, l814.
STR-Havag passed the enemy in LINN
maven on the night of the 18Th Of January
last, / stcsrcd to the sou,hward of Bsrmr,
la, ard crossed the Atlantic. bstvce, 2g &,
81 degrees II. la. on the 2g,o January
2pfurai aa English schr from Malaga IN
} tti'a;;, wen cargo Of vine. oil and froit
yalca VIC burnt. rs We likewise did asetber
cnooner from Newfoundland 60 Grenada.
gilh cargo q fish AID oil, captured on the
IN Feb.
GA the 9TH March, cap,ured a small
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Secretary ofthe Navy, Washington.

Washington, HAY II.
dNOIHER yN4Y.HI. FTCTORV!
AT ONCE BRILLIANT AND DECI-
SINE..
Cory otG letter from tie Navy .hgent at
SaUansah, 20 the Secretary ofthe Nara.
.Nupy AGENTS Office, Sa uannah,
1Zay End. 1914
SIR have the pleasure to inform YOU
that the British Sioop of War Epervier,
Wales, late master, arrived last evening at
Iybee. prize TO the American sloop of
War Peacock, Capt Warrington. she was
taken after an action Of 40 minutes. during
which Of her men were killed, and seve-
raj wounded, among whom is her first Lieut..
who lost his right leg aud arm.
Inc Peacock had only men wounded.
one took from on board her prize S2Oe, 900
in specie.
Lieut.. n cholson is prize officer.
/ nave the honor to be. &c.
a. S. BULLOCK.
Navy -d.gent
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Ccfy Of letter from Ii. Nicholson, to the
Secretary IF the Wavy.

DaOanHnh, Nay lar, 1917,
SlR-l have the il nor of informing you
OF my arrival here in late his Britannia Ma
jesty's Brig Epervier, Of 10 80 pound car
ronades, Capt. Wales. Captured by the
sloop Peacock, OF Friday morning the 2oth.
OFT Cape Carnaveral, after an action Of As
minutes IT. which time she was much cut no
I'D null spTs, rigging and sails, with uo
wards OF hve feet water in her hold, she
having the advantage ofthe weather page.
She has lost killed and Is wovnded :.
among the latter her first lieutenant. who
mas lost his arm. am happy To say the
Peacock received 10 material injury her
iore-yard and two men slightly wounded
she received not one shot IN her hull The
brig had upwards of 100000 on board.
1 have the honor to be, &c.
JOHN B. NICHOLSON.
The Hon. William Jones.
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Sloop boat under Cape Moan.,i on the coast
OF Afrisa, with a little rice and canwooo on
board, 20 leagues east or Cape Palmas we
captured on the 18th or March, the brig
Roebuck, OF Lou6en, with su,ail quantity
OF Ivory, quantity of palm-oii and various
other articles. After DESTROYING her armu-
ment and cargo, we paro!ed our prisoners,
and gave them the brig as cartel TO Sierra
Leone.
After long chase on the 25th March, the
last hours OF which was in thick weather,
we captured the English India ship Wood
bridge, with Cargo of rice and dye woods,
but mad barely taken possession of her,
when the weather cleared up, aud we dis
covered fleet CT 25 sail Immediately to
windward OF Us and two ships of war stand
ing tor us ; We were compelled 10 abandon
the prize with pi.c,pitation and at,end to
our own safety tiil 10 A. NJ. the mex; day
wien they gave over the chace and return
ed To the feet
enclose the paroles signed by the prison
iers.
am, with great respect, your obedient
servant, G.. NORRIS
hon. VIM. JONES,
Secretary OF the Navy, Washington.
Cory ola iettf~ from ca,ttanr BMkely 20
me Secretary IT the Many, dated
U. 5. snip w asp.
At sea, p. M. Ise May, 1914.
SIR have the pleasure to inform you,
we sailed this day at I. ?. NJ from Ports
| mouth. n. II. and have a fine breeze from
n. "a est. From the specimen of the sail
ing of this ship since leaving port, enter
tain the most j. 'orable presage of her fu
ture performances. l shall keen YOU infor
med OF my proceeding by every proper op
! portupty.
| have the honor to be, very respectfully,
! your most obi. servant,
BLAKELY.
Hon. WIN. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
Cory Of letter from Commodore Chcun-
eey 10 me Secretary Of the Navy.
| u. 5. ship General Pike,
Sackeit's Harbor, May 1, 1914.
SIR am happy 70 have it in my power
to inform you that the u. S. ship ':Yxheyr-
or" was launched this merning, withou,
accident.
| The Superior is an uncommon beautiful,
well built ship, omsthing larger than th.
President aad could mount ca guns. if it
were thought advisable to put as many up .
on her. This ship has been built in the
short space of eighty days, and when it is
taken into view, that two briggs of 500 tons
each have also been built, rugged and com
Pieteiy fitted for service since the first of Fe.
bruary will be acknowledged that the me-
chanios employed on this station have done
their duty.
have the honor to be, &c.
ISAAC CHAUNCEY.
Hon. VIM. Jones.
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NEW-YORK. NAV o

NETWORK, May o.
n I l. c C d EN- T .-Yesterisy he
tween the hours OF ~ K O'Clock, Mr. Lewis Rho.
ds, acciteDty got haalsd into the machinery or tba
new steam. r. 1t Hssssu, which cut off his Ief; nm
title below the elbow, snd broke his ueeL Snreiss;
aid was immediately called, but to 40 effect e ex
pired in sbo1t hours sfter.
The new steam ferry host Nassau commenced
esterday morning, between New-Yorls and Brook
yn, ami IS aid 20 he one OF the finest boats of her
class ever bUilf by MIR. FELTON,.
We are extremely sorry, thst So fatal an seei
dent should : ave happened on board of the Nassau
on her hrst commeReemrnt Mr.. Rhoia vas the
chief engineer to Mr. Fultons works, and is ,ruIv
very great national loss.
BLOCK9 DE.-We have beer polte,y furnished
by the Spanish Consul in this city with ia. follow
nag oiicia! lot aesti0n Of the new bloekad. Of H.
american GOSH e. Tss:.
Us MaJSsy's ship f3ulvark,
Of Block Island, 4. IA Nav 1874
h5ve tn honor t. eneloss you copy of = Poe
arnation, isTued BY Sir Alexander Cuoorsnr Kf NJ
the Bath and Commander ia Chief on the n I, IN A .
meriean sisticn for your information and Other men
trail powers, siding within the States now rIsrsd
under eksde: signifyng 10 them that as the iste
Embargo ~ tue United States prevented all v.ss.s
from shipping csrgoes in the ports OF that esuotrv
no vess Is wal he suffered 70 depart with earyoss *
II they pers st in doing, after ths notice thev
he detained and sent to British mort Tor sd;,ytsa
ton.
hsve the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Iiumbls servant,
DAVID MILNE.
Captain and Senior Officer off Biort j.,s,d
To Don Thomas StouChtnn
81 aI.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-14

II small neutral vessel suhich suent our 10 Be-.
nluda, with the reSps If the raising of suy En-,
odrgo, sc. had returned to .Ne5p- Bsdfo,a In
embargo TpdS lad at Be,nluda The ASIA of .8b,W
the date of.Idntirat Cochrane's Jorocia,1atiou -
Ihe d6oce neutral sailed By special er,nissisn o..
London accounts 10 .1fa,ch 10, have 6ser re-
cefued at Btr-nludG ty the .honthLy Packer. The
res0s efthe Continental, .3rnistice comes an ms
uay.
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in q state Of blockade. and that = dispatch
vessel would sail the sext day with orders
from Admiral CoChrane, to the command
ers OF the British cruizers on the coast, to
carry the same into effect.
The Nancy was originally bound 70 New
London. but capt. Winfield being fearful
the dispatch vessel woad get there before
his, and he should be turned off, proceed
ed fer this port
The RamiiieS, ~, and a transport ship,
with ali the American prisoners at Bermu-
da, (about 1907 sailed for Halifax, about 6
days before-ftfteen sail of ships of war,
were in pore, anong them the Bulwark, "a,
Asia. II. Admiral Cochrane. Sceptre ~,
leaky, going to England, another "a, the
Majestic, & or frigates. and the remain
der sloops of war. 1t was said secret ex-
petition was hitting out for America some
said for the Chesapeake, others To destroy
the squadron at Rev-LondGn, and others to
destroy the "A building at Portsmouth.
BLOCKADE OF THE CokST.
Captain Winheid. who has arrived here
from Bermuda, frcm whence he sailed the
Goth ult. informs, that he there received in :
form alton from Mr.. Stewart, (iate British
Consul in New-Londcn) that the whole
Coast of America was declared in s:ate
Iof blockade. and that dispatch vessel
|
I'D. CocHRAEE to the British cruizers on
the Coast, to carry the blockade into egec,
The Keeper of the Exchange Coffee
House Diary yesterday cenyersed with a
gentleman who ieft Bermuda IL hours at
te. Capt w. and who states, that the Rat
tier sioop of war arrived at Bermuda the
Esd ult. with the news OF the repeal OF the
Embargo AID Non-Importation Laws and
bringing the debates in Congress on the
subject That the 25th, Ad. CocH-
RAEE issued his Proclamation, dated the
day before. declaring the WHOLE COAST
q .4n,erica IN a State ct Tsoro,S Blockade
And that this measure was resorted TO
IN consequence OF the avowal in Congress.
that the above laws were repealed in order
toraise revenue.
]; is conf. med, that Swedish brig bound
to New London. has been detained by the
olockading squadron. and ordered no. to
enter Any port in the u. S.-The passen
gers III her were allowed to land 4 Swe
dish and Spanish vessel sent into Bermu
da, for adjudication, and cisared, were pre-
vented from sailing for this port by the ne "
IOlockeding order. Bost. Ca
n small neutral uessel sUhich Suent our 10 Be-.
''lud0, with the ne1oS # The raising of our EN-,
cargo, CSC. had returned TO .NeSu- Bsaifo,a IN
e,t6orgo Ieas Tad at Be,nudG The 25tG of .4b,Y
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fGH Of a letter II ON a Gentleman az FER
sennes (Vf.J 10 tte Editors ofthe Bqltr-
more american, dated 25h <iriL. 1914.
-" Being on the spot, have it in nv,
power to give YOU true statement of our
meet on Lake Champlain-It consists of
new ship which N cunts so guns on one deck,
% Founders sIoop of II ls FOUNDERS
slooPs, carrying 8 and 10 IL and Is poun-
ders ? 90. carrying 18 do. and 10 row
E ETh:s CARVING two heavy guns each
his ieet viii be able TO go into action by
the 1O:h of May.
The British fleet, from the best infor-
nlailon l can Obtain, consists of new brig
carrying Is ID poonders 4 sloops CARRYING
from o to 10 guns ; and IL row gallies
q" from this statement, i am inclined to
oeieve, that our feet will command the
Lake this Summer-Commodore M'Do-
nough & his men, anxiously wish for abrush
with the British fleet-The crews of his
vessels are all active young men, snde7'
prefer discihi1inc. and fl. far their business.
What difference between the Ameri-
cans On land, & the Americans on water 20
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LATEST PROM EvG Gs rSn' May s.

LIN f<o ttlA8 ENGLAND,
n Dermuda paper wss received in town Yester.
Gay, containing accounts from England TO ,le 81 IN
o. Feb. Among Us most important contents is 3
summary CT British official bulletin of th,. tate
war operations in France. In noticing this d0cment
and other ACCOUNTS from the continent the Edtor
remarks" that although the French gained some
important Advantages in the actions detailed in the
olhc'AI ouheun, sun the computation of loss the
part ct the allies greatly less than has been re-
ported that the main body o. the Prince Swartv.
enburBh's were not present in these brief setions
and that TO the divisions who we're Banaoa-t
opposed, with dreadful fury, his whole force n Is
also stated, that WnZBgerode had taken Soi;sone
y storm, aud ocessioned osB TO the enemy of
10000 men snd that he afterwards Joined Gen
B'deher that the Swedish, Danish. Pruss:an. say.
on, brunswick, Russian aud English trosps were All
~ rapid march towards France. meeting no onpo.
ut on on heir way that On the f5th OF Feb q
scotch regiment reached lnsslo on the same day
Count Woronzow arrived at Lege on the 5,h Gen.
On Dul0W quilted BRUSSELS, aud on the 25ih, the
Crown P-in;r WAS to be in Old France
Nneouo is stated to b given ND to the allen
The neSosauons continue at Chatil!on and the
hopes OF peace are still strong
Not word is said IN the London seeounts respect.
ing American affairs. fS1senc
The English papers recejvsd a: bermuda con
t:iHea ths French accounts # military even,s 70
ferefH dnd oWc7dl ccclE1ts f0DI ffe allies ~ Feb
~. o7J. Ihe 6cc9mL Of thc French andfhe al
"cs, fhe-et2e, car only be- c9ntrastefo The 2Oh If
t6dt month IL Gfbears fiqt az the I1rfcr oafe BIZ.
cneT hda 8FSV Gull ctcd II c7xsi,le a5ie ar1ay and
up 70 ne ioteSt French accounts, .jT4rch O. had
H2t bt'7 dfd9 0tactcG. eirBorceneais for the
1fHss 5oerc hG.teiHg inso France
SCI. rl Brihsh oGcc-s. al, byeIe ,le;, sqyo,.,
sen; back.
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Your most obedient,
liumbl. servant.
- ~ NiD MILNE,
To Don Thomas Stoughton,
Consul from the Court OF Spain, res,ding
IN New-Nork, North America.
PLAITSEURCH

PLATTSBURGH, April so
On Thursday last express came IN from the
north, with intelligence that the eneny's sousdcon
had passed Chazy, standing up the Lske Ii proved
70 be, however, british unarn- I'D siooD snd nun
Der OF bsrges, loaded with American prisonera ,vbo
were landed st Cumberis5d Head The pri2oners
consist Of about $50 regulars militia and eitzsns
Maj. Millara, and seyen eight other militia off
GERS, who were taken the Nisgara frontier. atso
came out
The person who executed here a short time
since, as spy, we learn by gentleman who has
been prisoner ia Montreal, was q Lieut. Barker.
OF the embodied militia. Our informant saw and
conversed with hSs father respecting him. II vas
not estimated that he out in any other CHARGE
ter than that OF spy. ReoubTcaB.
NAVAL-The Court Of Inouirv, sanpo.sJ If
Com. Bainbrijge, and Captains tIull and smith.
convened by {" order Of the President Of the Uni.
ted states, at the Navy Yard in Chsres;own imRli-
Gated, by rs inquest sundry Of the Surviving officers
X men Of the late u s. lr. Chesapeake, for miscon-
Suet IN the action with the Shannon after the fail of
their gallant commander; and for the final loss of
the ship The finding OF The court OF INQUIRY ipdu.
Geo the secretary of the navy to call general court
marital on board the frigate United States RI New
London, OF @hich Com. Deestur is President and
Thomas OSeliNdge, Esq. Judge advocate: captains
Jones end Biddle ars members of the court.
we learn from some OF the witnesses Who have
Just returned, that the court has been in constant
lesson for nearly month and that The session still
continues, but will probably be Terminated in week
or ten days: we have lesrnt that a great number
Of the charges against the persons accused, are Of
capital nature. BoS ~
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-29
TO 20 SOLD

4 T public auction on Saturday the
= 26th of Feb. next, on the premises
a, ~ O'Clock at noon. That valuable
D,,rllar Hsuse e Lai. situated On King
street, ween Wafer and Fsir!ax SITS.
where tue Post Office is now kept-Ihe
house is 81 feet six inches front, running
back IS feet, three stories high, with
convenien, back buildings which are
bounded by IL feet ally !; the houses
are buii, of the best materials -
There will be six, twelve and eighteen
months credit given, by securing the
nay.ncnt--soid under Deed o. Trust
to secure the payment Of sum OF mo-
new therein mentioned,
ALSO
At the sane time will be sold, the
Ground Rent 90 sundry Lots, situate on
PViace ard West Streets, which are aIl
improved.
James Keith.
TRUSTEE.
January -. dts.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-29
HAMILTON'S
Worm LOZengeS.

This medicine bsar. no ansIogy what
ever to others o. similar tile, so com,
monty complained OF AS operating with
violence on the CONT airy, partic
excellence oftIlis remedy is its being
suited to svery age anu constitution.-
1t contains nothing Int what is perfect.
ly Innocent, and is 30 mild in its ope-
ration that il cannot ;niure the tender
est infant Of week old, should no
worms exis, in the body but will
without pain or gripping, cleanse the
stomach and bowels, OF whatever is
foul or offensive, and thereby prevent
the production Of worms, and many
fatal disorders.
A dose of this medicine given occa-
ionally during the warm season will
sseetually prevent "lhe vomiting and
purgi,g ofchildren," dreadful disor.
der, whish annually destroys thousand,
ofthe Infant part Of our citizens. j,
Nlisewise the mi,des, and most certain
remedy known. aud has restored to
health and strength sgfes, number
when " an advanced stare of this fatal
spmplaln,. psrlieulsr end plain H..
s,raeilsas ave g,ssn lot every part oi
,'e Ne .ssssrr treatment M mrh essvs
Chlljrsa. generosity the ,h,s msdl.
cline will, saEsrnsp hpFlng r'sulns
spPsstan q, aad an agreeable taste.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-29
For the Prevention & Cure
of Bilious and Malignant

FeVerS.
No Medicine hitherto discovered ha:
been mole successful, than HAHNS'
ANrI-BILIOUS PILLS.
the operation of these Pills is per-
fectly mild, so that they may be used
with safety by persons of every situa-
ton, and of every age.
They are exceiIently adapted to CIR
ry off supcrfluous bile, and prevent its
morbid sccretions-to restore aid a.
mend the sppetitc-to procure Tree
Precipitation, & thereby prevent colds,
whica often have fata; coRsequenccs-
A dose never fails to remove cold, 1t
taken or its first appearance. They
are celebrated for removing habitual
costiveness-sickness at the stomach,
and severe head.ache-and ought to DC
taken by all persons on Change of
climate.
They have been found remarkably
efficacious IN preventing and curing
disorders sttendant on long voyages,
and should be procured, and carefully
preserved for use, By every seaman.
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Alexandria Academy.

T~HE Trustees Of the institution
L nave the satisfaction of informing
the public that on Monday the 10th
inst. department viii be in operation,
under the immediate management OF
Joseph Stencer Of Yale College, for in
struction in the following branches:
viz Reading. writing, arithmetic, geo.
grayhy and Hs,ory with the use OF the
Globes, at the rate CT $50 per annum.
-Mathcms;ics and natural Philosophy
with other branches Of useful aud Or
naniental learning, at the rate OF $50
per annurn SO that this department.
vii. DC calculated IS well for the recep.
ton ct such as may have finished the
usual course OF Latin and Greek stu
dies, as Of those who aEe only intended
10 be furnished with complete and
polished English education.
The advantages which this seminary
corabiues, un,ter its present regulation
they believe will hardly be found to be
e4nalled by any other within their
kuowIcdsc.-s'irst, a School upon the
plan of Joseph Lancaster, in wh:~h
children are Instructed from the alpha
bet, and advanced to degree OF pro-
ticlency in reading, writing, arrhme-
tic. english grammar and geography,
with rapidly which to those unsc.
quainted with this mode of education
might appear incredible. The depart.
mcnt COR latin and greek, is still under
tie immediate direction OF AGial Hol-
brook an experienced teacher. From
either of these. scholars will pass te
the first mentioned departments, as
they may be intended fer classical edu.
calion or otherwise.
The Trustees ~ ENGRAVING this ad-
d,t;oral department. on the orl8'nalesta.
bl;s',ment, have endeavored to meet
the wishes OF III Any, who while they
have been soiici,ous that their children
would be INSTRUCTED in all lie useful
and mental branches OF education
taught at the several universities, have
be n deferred, either from inability in
relation 10 the expence, or from unwii-
lineness to hazard the exchange OF
moral for Intellectual treasures. They
therefore cherish hope that their en-
deavors to obpiste these difficulties,
nay he found worthy OF engaging the
aid and encouragement of che public
generally, and especially OF the inha-
bitants of this place
The price Of tuition in the difFer:nt
departments Of this seminary is as fol.
lows:
In the Lancaster School, $40 per an.
In the upper English
Scboo! while pursuing
reading, writing, arith.
menc, or engaged in
the study of Geogra-
ply and History $50 per an.
In the higher classes In
this and in the Latin &
Greek School, $50 per an.
By order OF the Trustees.
James Muir, Pres't.
Jan f.