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GRal.9D LODGE OF VIRGi.NY.5.

EEiiE Nasof iIailin this city, where the meetings Of
4 the Grand Lnsge have always heretofore been
bC'd, a hnE been pressed tO the service oi the state,
as an hos Pal, and there being probability that the
use o. 1t, for any N5oae purpose, will be recovered ia
shoitt me, IT has been necessary look Tor
other ace IN vh ich 70 hold the next meeting lie
room IA wlci. The musical societies Of this city lately
Held ilt Deerzs, in the dwelling hous, sttlehed 70
the as Aard OF Ascssrs WIN. MeEechsie &.Co. has
therefor ? been engaged for tat purpose, being fie
most eli eDe and conInoIious that can i, - ss,ti-
The ho is situated the south side OF An Cor ~
street mut $50 yards TO the westward Of Mr. Angus
line Da' ssprmting office. The meeting will take
place at s7ciock in the AFTERNOONS Of the I'd MONDAY
IN Dcce ober next
NOv.S. I'm
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TIE sUBsCRTRER

z NTEN I)S to petition tho Legislative body, at the
comm tueenent Of the usual annual business to pass
M act Tor disseminating the Inspection OF Tobacco al
North Nj it,n Riyanna, in Aibemarle Coglly the
buildings icing found 10 stand in reach of extraordinary
feods ii tue river and those exactly opposite, tie
other has /, being known 20 be greatly than sa-
rient for all the Tobacco ever likely be brought to
diem, hout that risk attending the depos,t there
II O.fL4S -jLi.F.N R.1yVI1OLF'H, SeyfT.
NnNn- nl.fr
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EDUCATION.

FHNtE u'l,cribefirsdug in tooolland county, near
Geo rs tavern, intends TO continue Ls school the
snsuing year.
nc b1 chcs % learning which he proposes 10 teach,
se tie w 81, La;aaad Greek lang ages s.. unati-
calg, MatIr u,stics sc
The terri 80, b1.l ani tuition viii be one hundred
dollars o VII cu forty dollars must BE- paid ia advance,
tie 'nrter, i1'inr h,ir own beds. The term OF tu-
d. 10 81 sk a.Ca.Cs, commencing the second
Sg o'J@ea3-.
GsoU0s HfCgkHDsoN.
pct -. wow
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10 BE SOLD.

4 NJ'ubIic Auction, Tuesday next the 15th, at
IN the Household and Kitchen furniture belonging to
t"e Estate OF Charles Blagrove, dcc'd.-consstne o
~, ~ following articles VIZ BEo3 CARPETS Blu
excellent square PIANO and aGIS A credit OF six
ty days viii be allowed for all SIMS over 20c:lsf To.
sums not exceeding S20
JOHN TONPKINS, Aln4'r.
Nov. 10. IDS
The Sale viii take place at the House lately occu-
Pied by MIR Bagrove, at 10 o'clock.
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NOTICE.

FHVlIE partnership Of George Fisher & Co having
i ter 0inated on the 5ist ult. al persons having
eiums aiuSt that concern requested to bring them
forward audreccive payroent from George Fisber-
To wbo u those indebted 10 the said firm will make
payment 50 nc alone IS authorised to receive it.
GEO FISHER,
JAMES BROWN,
GEO. BEATTY.
Nov -
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RErALIAroRY DocuME.rs.

TO tie House ocPef,reaentatiues of the ~
States
transmit to the House of Representative
a report from the Department of State coin
pyirs with their resolution of the 18th in
stznt.
October ssh, 1914.
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CONfeREss.
HOUSE o. 2EPREsENTATTvrs

= - y WI ItLlIT.V I y IIVI-r-
81. Afo731y, Nou. r.
OF ','au"a, made a favorable report on tss
petition Of john Chalmers, Who asks ~ Cor
gress reimbursement Of certain cypehd.tu,.y
D,ade by him ~ manufacturing certain G.
acc for the United Sta,cs, Which, to--.t.'.y
with 1hc JopF yak Ee4c burnt ~ B..-s- ~,
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THE CREnirn0nG

nF the late Charles BIagrove, are rsques-eu u !,-
sent Their accounts properly authenticated, that
provision may be made for their payment.
JOHN TO1FKiNS, Esx'r.
Nv IN IT'S
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Blaasnaburg, June 81, 1914.

had hoped, in consequence of nv ha-
wing acquainted YOU Ihad recommended the
naval and military commanders at Halif4x to
release to the state OF ordinary prisoners
all the Americans then held on retaliatorv
principles, that this government would have
been induced to adopt similar concil;atory
measure, and thereby relieve the unfortunate
men VINO nave been 50 unplcasantiy situated
You will by re-perusal of my late letters
on this subject perceive the unpleasant com
sequences to which his majesty government
vii! be driven, if the acts above mentioned
on the part OF his Majesty do not meet a cor
responding conduct on the part Of this gov
ernment.
Mr.. Prince the marshal of Massachusetts
has informed Mr. Simson, that YOU have di.
rected him TO retain eighteen British prison
ers as hostages, for ike number 6fmen.
part OF the lOi American prisoners sent last
autumn to England.
On the 18th inst. ! requested you n inform
me, whether YOU would consent. rh9t ali tI,e
British prisoners who might remain IN the
eastern states after the departure ofthe Per-
severance cartel to.Halifsx, should be sent
IN tue Matilda cartel for Halifax, for whoi., I
would order an equivalent to be rstnrned.-
measOre Of this nature must prove eoust
y advantageous 60 both nations. Permit M,
% request your answer, and if it is the deter
nnhaSloh OF TINS government 70 hold any Brit
ish subjects q, hostages. that YOU will favour
rne with list oi their names, the persons
they arc held for ahdtno places Of 6onfne-
ment.
Ihave the honor to be, sir, your obedsnt
servant,
(signed) THOMAS BARCLAY
Gen. Mason &c. &c.
ETt-cct ofa letter .fy9m Coi. 7Hos. BarcIqy
10 the coDsHiissary general Of fiTi8oners, dq-
ted 10
SIR,
Ct am this moment honored with yorr
letter Of yesterday
" ann pleased with your conserving to send
AL the British prisoners remaining In the cas-
tern states to Halifax, and That lie hostages
are to be included. j have repeatedly infor-
med YOU that had requcsted every Alneri-
can prisoner held as hostage al Halifax.
should be relieved 10 the Suite OF ordinary
prisoners, and that Mr.. Mitchell should BIZ
at liberty 20 select whom he plcased in ma
king up the equivalent to- be sent from Hall
fax } will be ansWerable that che above is
carried into effect, aud that an equivalent un-
der Mr.. Mtchcl's selection, Is Immediately
sent from HallIaz 20 Salem. IN return 4os
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las. MADISON.
October SSH, 1914.
REPORT.
DEPARTMENT of .sia,e.

OehaFfment Of STATE,
Oct. 9th, 1914
The acting Secretary of State, to .yhom
was referred The resolution of the House of
Representatives of the 18th inst. has the hon
our or submitting to the President the accom-
panying papers marked Nos I, 9, 3, and 4.
as Containing the information whichis pre-
sumed to be called for by the said resoln-
ton.
Respectfully submitted
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{ VOL. 11.---NO. 81.
the men whom the Matilda carries from ss

the men me, whom the Matilda carries frcm se-
E,cract Of a ictter .f;o,,, the Cop,afsaasy
General q Prisoners 10 CoL7Sios. BareieQ,
dated
WASHING TON. June %, 1914.
/ have received Your letters of this date,
and ot tile 2lSt inst. / shall in consequence
OF your engagement in thit of the cd inst.
and IN compliance with the terms OF mine OF
YESTERDAY, by the mail made up to-day, III
Struct Mr.. Prince to collect al the prisoners
he can in reasonable time and send by the
cartel Matilda, and such hostages ne .iiare
oeen designated in retaliation against h.neri-
can prisoners confined at daiifas."
ne other hostages designated for Amer
ican prisoners sent to England, viii be placed
IN the ordinary state of non-parollea prison
frs, AMI those at For5 Sewall removed to tlIe
prison snip az Salem for that purpose"
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Ez,t''act eta letter from Reuben g. Beqslev.
Esq. 10 the Com. General Of prisoners, ia-
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De found described in the extract Of letter
herewith transmitted, dated 18th December,
1913, and it viii continue the same while it is
understood that American officers in the hands
OF the British government meet with similar
treatment.
am, sir your most obs. servant,
(Signed) -. q. BEASLEY.
.NeIl1I1-,- arr eo,,, To- Ss-c
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past or any future act or conduct of the oppo-
site party.
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-ctract Of a {ctter Fran the Com,afsaas.y
General q Prisoners to CoL7aos. BarcteQ,
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-13

should concur in mitigating the seseri-
tiesef the strict rale Of pablo Law, as it
has been stated. Upon such subject
= osrrssposdence susht 10 have been
opened betvsen the executive psNers
of the two eosntries, even if they held
different epinions upon the theory sfthe
Law of natiens touching this NEST in,e-
resting point. 1t is hopest that such a
correspondence hes been opened or will
be opened in time to prevent the last
extremity. Upon this question sene
stipulation will be necessary in treaty
of peace whenever ore shall be made
Before such treaty can be made, and
without waiting for 1t, there is nothing
to hinder tho two governments from ar.
ranging tho basis or manner of adjust
ing this Poirt. Should an adjustment
most happily take place, the seventies
which are sfllictins tho prisoners Of war
on both sides may be Immediately re-
Taxed, and 10 fature the operations Of
the war be conducted in conformity to
the usage and customs of Europe. No,
efforts Of this kind ought to be dofsrred
on the part Of the American govern.
ment calculated to rescue the British
subjects who were naturalized here,
and have been sent to England for trial,
from their present misery and danger.
MOSES.
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Ertraef Of an net Of tie Cethora,isn Of
Alerandria for fhe ertinguishmsns Of

SAHSSe " o~ "st " Snc tsSTVVt0>SeU ~
Alerandris 10, the ertingnishmsns Of
Fire.
Section Z. 1fsny person whs shall bs
present at any fire, shall neglect or re.
fuse to obey the order or direction OF a.
ny oficer who shall DC appointed by any
fire company new established or when
may be hereafter established, knowing
him to be an officer, such person, shall
forfei, and pay the sum OF Eve dollars
Provided the name of such Cflicer shall
have been first published in one Of the
public papers.
AT an annual meeting Of the Friendship
Fire Co. held at Mr.. McDougalI's
Tavern, January, 10, 1914, the follow
ing Officers have been duly slsetsd
tor the ensuing year, viz:
Commanders. i
Charles Mcknight, lst. e
James Carson, I'd.
James s. Scott Sd.
Subordinate Directors:
Charles Pascoe,
Matthew Robinson,
= Samuel Smith.
Regulators.
Presley Jacobs, rp
Thomas Towers,
Nehemiah Carson, j
James Gait.
1rusfeea.
John Longdon,
Aarpn Hewes, 4.
joan Homer,
Ephraim Evans.
Brroct from tie Minute.
TEST,
MATTHEW ROBINSON.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON
FOR RENT.

1T is situate about midway between
Alexandria and Georgs.owu, on tho
Georgetown Turnpike Road, and has
seen occ upied for some years as Tas
vern, for which it IS good s,and.-
The house is q ewosstory franc, con-
tanning rooms sufficient forthe accom-.
datien CT family and entertaining
customers. Fer terms apply too
Miriam Ball
At the Centre Mills or 4
Archibald |. Taylor, S
Alexandria. Fl,
Jan. !3 law3ts
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Upholsterer and Paper
Hanger,

1AdiISNs
Corner Of Prince Il Pin streets, .Aer,a.
T~HE subscriber viii be happy TO
4 receive orders in his line of bu-
STRESS, having been regularly brought
mp 10 it, lie Eaters hinselfthat he viii
give satisfaction to those who wish 10
employ him.-He Langs curtains and
papers rooms IL rcw ard Fashionable
style, at AZ cents per piece for paper
and double Tor borders. He vii! furnish
those who employ h:ra fer ot.ier work
with Hair, Fes,hers and Stray, Or any
other material IN his line CT business.
Maurice Splllawne.
len IL
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PUBLIC SALE.

ON Thursday 20.h inst. at ~ o'clock,
viii be sold on the premises,
A two story brick house
and 10. OF ground, situated on kifred
Street, near the corner Of Duke Street,
occupied by Jokn Suter. Terrs &c.
will be made known at the place Of
Sale.
?. C.. Marstciler.
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have embsdied sp'ths Hight Of tAs TAI
Iaposs, about three mile belsw Autos.
sss.- GeoaSte JsHrnst.
-
Gen. Adaas At The head Of six hnA.
dred mes, took up tbs line sf marcia On
Friday last, fron eMostiesIlo destined
for TIC Oakfstkss towns on tho Tslla.
posse. MueA 10 sxpsstsd frstn tho
kaswn bravery and skill in Indian ware
fars Of Cen. Adams, End tie men under
his csnmand /; ind we fonaiy Trust, that
be will add one more 70 the number Of
victories already gaiAed ever the hosiile
Crssks.--I6id.
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CONGRESS.

The House oil Re representatives. were
yesterday engaged thc whole day on a
motion made by Sir Roberts to renew
the original resolution offered by Mr..
Hanson some days since, calling on the
President tor Information to the Tur-
resu Letter yariods attempts were made
by air Hansen & others to amend The re-
solution SD as to mike the call more etfec
tual which were pegatived, by The we'll
marsballed ranks Of the majority. The
resolution was finally adopted. The
proceedings in detail VIII be given In
our next.
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A Likely Negro Womaa
for sale, she is geoa Cock.-Esquirs
o! the Printers.
Ian Ia
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The following gentlemen we're on
Monday elected Directors of the
Bank Of the Metropolis " ashing.
ton)
Vim. Brent, Hoses Yenag,
james II. Blake. John NJ GozCan,
.aier. .n.Ccrmick, Ed. Lac.
John z. Fan Ness, J. S. Lame,
u. OFT, G.. DnralL,
John Graham. Il. OdeA
". Jones,
We updsrs:and that Gen. Williams CT
Sorth Carslins, will tsks command OF
toe army ,iil Gen. Floyd shall have re-
covered from his vouod. Col. Milton,
who behaved so gsllss.ly in Canads der.
ing the last summer, conmands at pre-
sent.
Il appears BY . report ofthc 10th rem
the Chief, 10 Col. Hawkins, that the
friendly Indians lest in the battle Of 40.
tossee, IL killed and 81 wounded. The
Mad Dogs Sen and tie Long Lent 2
distinguished warriors, we're smeas the
slaia. 1t u said that the hostile IDdlans
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GLIDING

January 49,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-12

morning. I made every exertion 10 hare him
promptly met accompanied Captain Bard TO
the spot where they were debarkei and drawn
up in line in corn field, protected in front BY
a creek, and on their rirh. flank. where alone
they could b- a-,~os ,i,cd by fence. Capt.
Eurd after waisiag for the infantry two hours.
and seeing the enemy were beginning to rere M
bark a'r1ile below. consulted me. and gave my
opinion 10 favor Of charg-, which he imme-
diately executed in the handsomest style-,he
fire OF the enemy was received, bur past un-
hee<led--the ferce thrawn down. the line of the
enemy in FULL Eight j; their 5aea throwing down
shc'rsrns rua surrcnd.rinrj when BIZ one Of
those unsor'un accidents Which MARI the best
directed military movements, some one 10, the
rear Grid, " Il retreat" and the dragons gave
way Captain lsirl rallied part OF them and
-crsw-d the charge. hut The enemy hive. now
leisv1~> 20 gaia another fence, covered bv 2
weed sud kept no the hottest Arc, separated
from the horse only oy the feac. and tl,e lar
ger proportion of the squadron not: coming M,
all he prisoners hut two were lost, and aiwp o
the drarocrs, whose horses Were kilrd, are
Ir''ssiag, werc wounded horses killed anil
3 wenade1 5 aud unfortunately Captain i,u,d
Who prcnis<st to be IN Ornamental the peofes-
s,nn and bis caln ~, y,t,ndel by = balls in
the hssd snt thrown from his horre. hops.
however, that nothiRg serious will result from
iswound. I'll was really a brilliant charge till
1.-THE moment have described. and every man
of the enemy would Fsve heen taken but for the
act OF some miscrrant. The infantry came az,
an hour afterwards but did not engage, exc .pt
with their artilIery--anf the enemy retired,
having maraiicd but little, a few fowls perhaps
their only booty
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Grand Lodge of Virginia.

TIlE Masons hall in rhiscity, where the meet
ings ct the Grand Lodge, have slw4ys heretb>.
fore been held. having been pressed into the
service ofthe state, as an hospital, and there
being no probability that the use &C it, For any
masonic purpose, will be recovered in a short
time. it has been necessary to look out for some
othe, place in whichto hold the ne4t meeting.
The room in which the musical societies of this
city lately held their meetings, in the dwelling
bousr attached TO the Tan Yard of Messrs. Wm,
Wkcchnie Co, has therefore beep engaged
'or tsat purpose. being the mos, eligible and
commodious that can be procured. The House
is situated on the south sie Of the main Cor E)
street, about 50 yards to the westward Of Mr.,
Augustine Dwis's printing Office. The meet
ing vii take place at o'clock in the afternoon,
OF the I'd Mondsy in December next.
November 9. TIM
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VIRGINIA ARGUS.
Hithlttuiln,
sArvRrAr, NoyEMsEa Y, isi4.

The legislature has been in session one
month and we are sorry to perceive that
their PROCEEDINGS IS yetintlicate but little
ike state Of Defensive preparation conn.
mensurase with the alarming crisis of our
public aHlirs In thi.irsspect the Legisla-
t0re of New York have Indeed set us an ex.
ample worthy of imitation.- a period not
exceeding weeks that holy passed NUM-
Der. of efficient and vigorous laws. placing
their large and respectable commonwealth
in a posture of complete tiefence Even
Massachusetts has displayed in the Aea.
sures of resistance, she has recently adnp>
ted zeal and energy which ifanimatcd&
directed by love of country aud of union,
would be highly honorable to her. And shall
Virginia be ushin.l in the work Of prepare
ton Shall she whom. the inveterate foe
has distinguished bypecnliar marks of hos
tili.y and vengeance. be backward in meet
ing his Interior designs, with becoming
promrttude and 6Emness : The people
are looking. anxicusly locking TO their re
representatives. in this hour of national gloom
and danger, fe> ps offs As Sc that high minded
and lofty spirit Of magnanieaity for which
the state has been peculiarly distinguished,
They viii not we hope be disappointed, inca.
sures We trast soon 10 SEE adopted, stamped
with wisdom and energy.
The Federal Republican Is still chatter.
ing about the proposed Convention IN New
England Its editsr very gravs'y tells us
! ttat revolution il certainly ABOUT 10 take
place in tsat quarter. Indeed his predic-
tons are uttered with such wonderful come
! piacepcy. that il is quite likely nc may have
received lately some very Interesting com
munications from the Essex Jun,o- Per
! haps Quincy, Otis or sose of those enlight.
ened orneles of truth and reason who have
for many years past been laboring to con-
vince the people they were gifted with the
spirit Of prophecy, have disclosed to Hanson
4 their who,e system Of oper ATOMS Hanson
at all events by the cool and nndistnrbed
! manner with which he sends forth the infor-
/ nation tothe world betrays his own ankle
| " for the accomplishment OF sach wicked
| purposes. ,1racious Heavens what must
! we think of our country wn-B such a man
1 as this is foasd on the hoor of Congress max,
! ing laws scr the people.
5li ,', u ittJf f4tff
4 WeEaye but nbe sentiment as to the me-
cessity of preserving the Union aud Liber.
ties OF the Nation. Ii every fifth man must
be forced into the ranks and half of the
wealth oS the country exhausted to main
tain its independence, the sacrifice is small
compared with the national degradation 8,
ruin it is intended to avert ---Saius po'
pull suprema lex
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OFFICIAL.
TO Major Cooch. ID. a. G. Gated

WiiisansJx-e, Noe. 9.
s'Ireceived letter from ore o fthe yidc,,es
statioaed at Hampton. informing M the enrmy
had considerably increased in nnmber since !
left there. When was on the be.sh, I saw 3
shias 30 miles 90, 9 of them at aaci.or directly
.ctwee1 Cape Charles and Henry, The other
under press Of sail gong up the Bay. 4 seventy
fours. frigatcs aud 9 other ships, size not dis
tinctly known The enemy's barses attacked
1--WE boats near Fox-hill. and Succeeded in car
ryioe oil'twp ofth-m; tie othrt ,hree they set
IN frc. but We're h,ppily driven By our people,
VINO exsinglislicd thcai and saved the cargo for
lac owners"
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Loss OF RAG FnaNEIaN.

Extract os letter from Erf;,.k, ,iat..d Nov. r,
to a gentlema1 in this City, r.iiiet,r ,ad.) 3
I" Five bsrges and two tenders, with $40 men
Of the Constellation. went dpwn to attack the
eneny's harges in Biac River on Saturday night
ias'. The wpl dieh away, and sailing master
,is.,ns!sy, wi,o commanded one Of the United
States tenders. drilled with It's tide, me- ar the
rieasurs He:,se. She was yesterday maraines
attasked BY unc tender and three barges o. the
enemy, and beat them or after which, eleven
more barges came 70 their assistance the ac-.
ton then lasted an haur they sbosrded our.
tender. and musketry vas heard sfter boarding .
The result is not yet known as tsthc loss, bat
supposed to be great on both siilcs.--Helnsley
is a young man, and much esteemed fDs his
good conduct. So.
90 No assistance could be rendered Iielmsiey,
as he had drifted too far down Commodore
Gordon was, with the balance of the tenders, in
Hampton Roads"
ia .No,jels, Non z.
It's with regret we state, that the schooner
Franklin, commanded by sailing MASTER Hslrus-
ley, and employed as locke out vessel an this
station, vas captured on Sunday morning, OUT
side of Old Point Comfort, by atcnder and IA
barges, from the Havsnna and Madagascar fri
gates. The Franklin was unfortunately caught
ina severe gale % wiAd while cruizing off The
mosth Of Hampton Roads on Saturday et ening,
and .sermany fraitless attempts to get back
mo the hoauss the ni8ht coming on intensely
dark, she came to anchor under Buckaroe shore
for the night. The next morning was dead
calm, and the enemy discovering her situation,
despatched his tender and bavges TO attack her.
Tie Franklin only mounted one 9 FOUNDER. and
two 6pouad carronndes, with complement Of
IS men, officers included; yet, with force so
widely dispropor;ionate to that of the enemy,
she maintained the contest for two hours, and
was finally carried by boarding. An oacer
who saw the whole actisn from the sliore, dc.
clares that the crew of the Franklin fought the
enemy hand to hand, Is minutes after they
boarded! We hare but too much reason TO ap.
prehend that the intrepid Helmsiey and nearly
the whole of his brave comrades, were either
the British ships to ascertain the fate of these
brave but unfortunate men, we expect soon to
be in possession Of all the particulars Of this
very interesting affair. The enemy no doubt
| paid dearly for his prize