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NEWARK & NIAGARA

Neblush for the events which have trans.
pred on the N agara frontier
Weblnsh. that sufficient me- ms could not
be found to garrison Fl George, and screen
the frontier from invasion.
We blush, that private property has been
destroyed, and the tewn of Newark has
been reduced to ashes.
ne have encountered an enemy dIsgra-
ced by every atrccity--but this is the first
stain on our own escutct con He haye
piumed oni selves, on our humanity, and our
regard for the rules of civilized warfare
we blush at the slightest appearance of a
change of character. If the confederation
Of Newark be an unnecessary. and wanton
act ct severity, its perpetrators should be
called TO account.
The country demands an enquiry of the
e. ernment--for our own sake, & NOT from
any regard to the enemy. H ha, ravished
our women laid Havre de Grace & FYench-
town in ash es-And 10! il the very act of
retaiiatiDg for Newark, he has .hewn bia
genuine character. He has extended. il
would seem. his ravsges from hrohrrsy to
fersons.-and quenched the. flaIDes Of New
ark in the blood of our oitizens!.
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! The motion for laying the resolutions on
the table was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Archer. the commit
Zee OF claims were Instructed to enquire In
70 the eXpedency of allowing to persons,
whose property lad been impressed into the
p,biic service, the full value thereof ifcap
tured or destroyed by the enemy, or lost
without negligence on the part of the owner;
and. in case OF restoration, Of the property.
to allow damages fer injury or detention of
the same.
And the House adjourned.
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FOREIGN.
IMPORTANT.


BosT ON, Dec. "a.
FROM THE NORTH OF EUROPE.
Passengers in the Maria Helena arrived
here from Gottesburgh, inform. that she
sailed on the 22d of October that several
courers had arrived from the head quar-
ters of the Grown Prince, the last Of which
LETT them about the 10Th of October; that
there had been great battle recently and
that Bernadotte as on the West side of
the E'be. They also mention. that it was
reported Lord Walpole had " lied the En-
Peror Alexander, and afterwards proceed
ed to st. Petersburgh to confer with the A
Tsrican ENJOYS, who had remained in that
ely and that the ship Neptune. which
carried our Com rnissiore RS to Russia. was to
descend rhe Baltic 20 Gottenburgh the lat
ter part Of October.
Capt. Bond, one of the passengers from
Gottenburgh, is the bearer Of dispatches
frovas A-. Adams for governments.
Palladium,
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strip them of their Stats Office-snh if tLds
could be attempted, cur Governors are too
nearly the representatives at State Sove.
reign,y, 10 be called thus severely to ac-
Count Again--by this intermediate requi-
sitinn, you Will weaken The tie which binds
tie militia man toike Union He is taughs
to con>;der himself as tho citizen of his own
state alone, instead OF his country st large.
And hence. he learns tora less reverence
than rs Que I" the orders If the L. States,
even when they reach him through his own
governor because he does not see that his
own state. as state, is directly Interested
IN ms services. No--let us respect religS.
ously the RICH of the Sta'ss. bot let us be.
ware how to our jealousy and feer of oonsc-
hda'ion, we sacrifice the str g;h Of the uni
oni The u. States NAV go directly to any
o.acer or any priva'e IF the militia !; ifhe
is wanting. he mnSt march w thout asking
the Consent or cooperation of Governor
ompkins or Barbour. Conn Eel the man -
march by adequate penalties, promptly and
RICHLY enforced by adequate courts: And
let cnr feomanry /eei. that they belong 10
ne Union. when the Union chooses to call
for them
WHY is Fort Niagara at this momeu. in
ruins Why does blood stain the frontiers {
New York We see the cause horffv in
this very error. The volunteers of McClurs
would not remain extraordinary bountfes
mad no force to tempt them.-Governor
!omf&inS had called out requisitiun, at
tte instance of the Secretary at War, to
defend the iine-brt the militia despised s.
disobcyad his call Fort George was then
evacuated and Niagara fell prey to The
enemy.
Tins spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION must be
crushed. The arm of the governmen N uss
b called forth. Instead of reducing their
term OF military service to ) rncnth- &c Mr.
kerr proposes, we must eXte nd il 10 or to
II months. What did .he fathers If our re-
voiution They directed every squad of 5
men TO send subst ute CT one Of their own
body to the field, to serve the state for
eighteen m5nfhs.-We reAeat it, the general
government must discharge its duties-and
exercise IFS rights--more troops must be
raised ov bonnties, and bv drafts, Or dis
grace & discontinue must cover our arms.
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ENQUIRER-OFFICE, Jan. 1.
INTERESTING CIRCULAR.

We are indebted to the politenes of the
Collector If this port for copy of the
following Instructions. which we publish
for the information OF our mercantile
friends. as well as others who are con-
cerned therein.-This document show S
that while the Government is determined
to make its laws respected by the knave,
it has enjoined every precaution TO bs. ms
ed torespect the rights and feelings of the
honest American.
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sickness has scarcely done less, and repea-
ted defeats. with the accompanying pIiva
tons, deprcss the spirits ard hopes Of tn.
whole army. Upwards IF 5000 letters hav,
been seized upon French COURIER" These
(s9ys SIR Charles) give the moss dolesul dc.
tails of The Preach army and their defeats !:
the whole are in the most des,onding style :,
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CRARLEsroN. Dec. g.

LHI EOI FRODE ENG Gy9yND.
The Russian ship Hazard, capt. JoNo-
Kkss, arrived at St. Marys, sailed from
Liverpool on the 23d of October. A gentle
man who came passenger in her, and who
passed through town on his way 20 the
North, favored US with the perusai of a
London Courier, Of the 18th Oct.
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FURTHER FROM CoTTFNBIIRGH

. a e ter from Gottenburgh, to re.pecta-
BILE merchant in this town, dated Is Oct.
SAYS" The affairs on the Continent lo.k
favorable to the allies. Dresden is sa;t. to
have been given up by Bouaparte. He must
very soon abandon his position on TIE Elbe.
or the Crown Prince will compel him to it,"
Daily .fdu.
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THE MILITIA

he MILL la.
We touch one Of the most important chords
IN the whole machine of state - The subject
every day assumes new interest. Let us
then seize the moment 20 fix the PRINCIPLES
by which the government should regulate its
moVements.-ih he question is, whay are the
D"IFeS, and what the Rights Of the United
STATES, In regard to the militia ?
DUTIES.
It's the duty of the II. States 10 bear the
eXpences OF the militia tnan, when he cross
es his threshold to go into their scryice-to
iced, to equip, arm and pay h ito pension
him, when disabled None of these eynen
ces should be thrown upon the Y;otrs.-
r or the constitution makes it the Guty of the
General Government to protect each state
from ihvasIon.-RgGtn. The u. Sites arr
Doun t pay every reasonable expence, in
Cured by the States, in cases where they
call out troops TO repel an invasion of which
the Preside.t of the u. =. Cannot receive
timely notice.-The u. States are not ONLY
urged by dufy, but by interest. to pursue
this measure for what is so sure 70 ATTACH
he people to the Unfon, as sense of bene
fits rendered? What is so certain Of we. K
ening that attach ment, as the fact that While
the states pay the expences of supporting
the government of the Union, the Union
leaves yo'hem the eXpence ofdeiending them
selves Onc~ let the general government
sppeai as an useless and expensive pageant.
without the disposition or the means to de-
fend the States-and it IoSes its greatest re
sommendaton in the eyes Of tAt peor {. -
Now let US take the other side oi the piclure
Its
Rights over tie Militia.
The United s. ates have yiRht to call
the militia out, whenever Mev think pro-
per. They slone are to Judge, whether the
eIigencies specified by the Constitution have
occurred, or are likely to occur whether
there be any Invasion to repel, any insur
rection 20 suppress, any law to execute
II it b competent for the States to inter
pose their sh Il between the United States
and the militia. under tie .pre'ext that the
const tutional exigency has not yet taken
place, Z * Union is but rope Of sand 1t
has neither strength enough to protect the
people nor cause itself % be resnectyd-
Zach state, according 20 the spir: Of party
or even caprice, might sway III unsy stris
the Hhioh of it's best & most nurie -ous troop,
* we should have a 8 ,vernmeut Eithou
frsl, viii without the power to support an
It's decisions. For these reasons the ". S
opght'to operate directly Upoo the M. ia
he G79craors Of the States ought rarely to
be consulted. Governors nav refuse TO o
hey the orders of the u. Siates---we have
sem them refuse and how will you Es1ish
isSM Ca5!,iyc taem The y. S. Car. ~
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ALBANY REGlsrER-Ex,rw

December 20.
A gentleman direct from Buffalo, has furnished
the Editor with the following alarming and III elan
eholy intelligence
The gent man states that he les E5ugalo on Tues.
day morning 'ast That on Sunday morning FORT
NIAGARA was taken by STORM, by q British
tore consisting of abost 5000 regulars militia, and
,he,r savage allies: That there were only three who
had the good fortune to escape from the fort. the
remainder having, it was believed, been put to the
sword.
This horrid massacre wss followed up on the part
OF inc hrlhsh, by the burning feyery house between
Niagara snd .MGnchesfer also the entire yiI,oe of
Le7vfston, .fa1chester aud Jnscayoya The extent
OF the msssscr" was not known, bu, il w-s ascertain.
ed that the families Of ST. John ole and Mullen.
ga" were among those which were msssacred by
the indians.-it was expected that Buffalo woulS
momently share a sim ar fate
Such are the outlines Of our ;nteligence--God
grant that may not prove SO disastrous as we are
at present led to believe.
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NOTICE ia hereby given. fira, at tn request r
tle Managers Of ,ae 8.jle Society Of Virg1ais.
the Minister'S ~ the tiosrci, 81 the several pqccs
Vt Worship IN the City. will, OF next sabbath, delft.
ger d'scourses intended to oSil 1he attention Of the
peoplc to the objects Of that so5e,v, aid rsra.r,
bend u to .he pa:rvnsge u tie YlSie'
j..aaary \,
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LONDON, Oct. rs.
Official Confirmation CT the Inyd.ion of
France

France.
Lord MARCH arrived at Lord Bathurst's
office ar eleven O'Clock this morning, with
dispatches from Lord Wellington. The
following Bulletin was issued soon after his
LordshiP's arrival:
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DEPARTED Tho life. NJ his sec in King william
county, on the % inst Mr. Robert Hili Of lin.
gerng and -painfu' 1isesse, which bsflied The
akil o. his asso1aus and pcrs veFirg rhvsiciqnsiB-
ca by the uire lifted attention Of bis relatives and
friends. ALTHOUGH lie acduaints,ce was extensive.
yet II isbelevri hs liF , N died IN 1ea.e wi,h
all mankind We h.s IN a'viiow AID six ebiidrsn
to bewsil their irrsnars5is.l,,sa
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= ~ I10V
Zen. FIcnfnoy arrived 10 this city on Saturday
last We are irformef that Geuerai Claf-orne IL
eff in command Of Fort Stoddert and ~ dspcn.
denotes The 7tli reg, lufantry are on their march
N this city. W tb wi DO duty this winter. -
This regiment nusteFs nearly 1900 men.
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Ertract Of letter. from Ncw YORK.
1t is stated h the British are in force
5000 strong within four miles of ench
MINIS. c. II b.
The 6iss lights Of New London truly illustrate
she pohucs OF the land OF steGGy ha6its-H any.
one doubts whether there are t;aitoys in Connec.
ticut, and knaves who are gu y Of 1,ais6yision Of
treason let him ask Commodore Drcatur- his
F00fa VIII pass against al the tyaitors in the world
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OF The Banks Of this State have accepted tbs
co'nPosnion. proposed NY the Law Of the U States,
for the STAMP Tax.
CT WALSH * jARPER-Nve recommend. to
the admirers o. genri 2 hsnour and true Anne rican
spirit the Essay which grares our first Page
Ut We have been prevented jy various e.feumo
stances, from prosecute remarks on the Mes.
sage. In oar neat, we shall 20 on, taking its suh-
Jects tests for our remarks
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:. ASSUMPTIONS OF DIRECT TAX.
On Thursday, the House nf Delegates adopted the
pif Resolution, ss proposed By the Com mittee and
am nheh by the HoH5c, in the following words 49,
hes9lved, that this state onght to assume its qnota
NJ ne Direct tax imposed by Congress upon the Uni.
ted stat s. 1t means he devised for the paynert
hereof upon advantageous terms. --AYEs log,
NAYs35.
The 2d Resolution has rot vet been o,eu.d viz.
Reso've' also, thst Spays s. npeGns ought 10 bs
de,'sed, or purpose of paving the sail ouots
w I'm The time prescribed by the Law Of the Unit d
States"
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:. .4rting Secretary Of thc Yyeasury.
The Collector Of the Customs
for Tie District of Richnro,;L
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-05-25
@isrettanp.
From ,as CONCORD pa7RfoT


Elections have recently taken plste> in
Rhodc-Island and Connecticut. Although lit
tie or no excr,ions were made by the rcpnbli-
cans, they have in some towns in Rhodc- Island
changed the representatives in their favor.
We cannot approve the listlessness ofthc re-
publicans in those two States. What though
they are minority, perseverance may by.and-
by make them majority. But they may al
ways expect to be minority long as they re-
main inactive and surinc. The spirit OF the
great mass of the people is repugnant to the
monsuous, overbeariog, despotic doctrines OF
federalism hence some of the towns in New
Hampshire tha; were almost unanimously fed
cral ten or twelve years ago, have entirely
changed their charactsr--hayc became nearly
unapjw -asly republican. Ifno pains had been
takepsvy republicans, these towns would un-
tiouutedly nave renamed asthcy were. Truth
needs an incentive and republican principles,
which are founded on eternal truth, cannot be
supported but by labor and perseverance as
; constant dropping In time wears away the
hrgcst stone, so a constant application oftruth
will in time eradicate the most obstinate pre-.
jldce, and make ashamed the pioneers of
falsehood.-The primitive Christians were
al first prosecuted, then tantalized and insult
ed yet the sublime doctrines of Christianity
have not only continued TO exist through ages
Of superstition, persecution and contnmcly,
but have embraced as its votarics no inconsid-
eiable portion of the babitaolc globe. How
gteat, then, the inducements TO pcrseverc in
the cause Of TRUTH
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-05-25
GENERAL HULL.

From the first moment Of the surrender by
Gen. Hull of $500 effective American troops,
in a strong position, TO 100 ragamufiin
British and Indians" without firing gun,ve
have been firmly persuaded that the act could
only have arisen from downright treachery or
the most disgraccful cowardicc. The result
of tho late court martial has proved this to be
the fac,.--Bat, although the e'evils resulting
from this procedure have been SO grea; and
distressing, though our frontiers have in con-
sequence been exposed TO every species of
Indian barbarity, and though Hull draws his
very breath by the clemency Of the President,
yet he now comes out in the Centinel, and
wishes the public to believe that he was al
ways brave, and j. now as brave as ever We
know it to be fact, that Gen. Hull has gam
cd no credit wit: any party by tina. puol,ca-
tion but on the contrary, has lowered him.
self still m orc, (f that wcre possib!e) in pub.
lie estimation. X is not wonderful he should
choose the Centincl as bis medium oi com
munication for we recollect that at the time
of his appointment, the Centincl declared It
TO be most "judicious" one and we be-
lievc il was the only ahhoinfment in the army,
which that paper APPROVED
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THE LATE VICTORY 4!

The capture Of the EPERvIER By the
PEACOCK, adds another chaplct TO the col
umn Of our naval glory. A moro signal and
decisive victory was never obtained and
what is most remarkable, wifhouf The lsss ola
single man on the harf Of the Americans In
defence Of Free Trade and Sailors Rights,
our gallant tsrs have proved themselves in
vinoi5Ie T; and beneath their giant gripc, the
nayal renown OF Britain crumbies into atoms.
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FROM The BOSTON PATRIOT.
THE BOURBoNs.

The fcdera,ists manifest the most extrnva-
ganl Joy at the idea of the restoration OF the
Bourbons in France ; bot if tho Allies shosld
succeed in re-establishing the ole dynasty,
what would be the effect upon the y. Statesf
If the Bourbons should be restored, a general
peace would probably take place throughout
Europe, and England 6econle The firedomina-
ting ho4rer Of The gyorid. In truth, the res
tora,ion of the Bourbons might be considoscd
the conquest Of France by England England
being the soul Of the coalition by which that
event would be eEcctcd.-Havipg no longer
any object in Europe against which to direct
her arms,shc might sand her fleets and armies
TO Canada, and from thence march them into
tbs very heart of tho United States. In that
evcns, insrcaa OF enquiriuy about tho opera
tiSns of the OdLies Of the North, at Bordeaux
and Paris, we should DC obliged to look to
the defence of Boston, New-York, Philadcl.
pha SIC. against tho lilies" OF 0ur osvn
|oreste. We would therefore advise the fed
cralists to moderate their Joy, and weigh well
the consequences before they 90 fully indulge
in the yishes Of tie BrtHM cabinet for the to-
tai overthrow of Bonaparte. Besides, in
case the Bourbons should get possession Of
the throne, wha, would become of the claims
of our merchants, upon Napoleon for spoila-
,ions under his DEGREES They would ineyi-
tably fall to the ground. The Bourbons would
never recognize them, nor make any restitu-
tion nor could we urge our claims against
them with the same degree OF yehcmcncc
that we can against Napoleon.
We again caution the iederalists not to be
TOO outrageous in their prayers for the down
fall Of Napoleon, and the restoration Of the
corrupt and immoral Bourbons.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

The British priystcer Rebecca, Of 10 guns, be-
longing 10 London, obtained SD snen at Halifax in
addition TO her crew Of 46 for the purpose Of cruiz.
ing on our coast.
The British ship James, from the Isle Of France
for London, taken 29th March, by the American
took $4,000 in specie, was re-taken 18th ult. by
the British prvateer schooner Rebecca, and order
ed for London.
The celebrated British priva.eer schooner Liver
pool Packet. Of Naya-scolia, is cFuizing in Long
Island Sound.
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LAWS.
AN ACT s


Making additional appropriations for the service OF
the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen.
BEit enacted 6y Me Senate aud House of Repress-,-
fcfircs Of the United States Of .9merica, n Congress
assembled, That the sum of six hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars be, and the is hereby aV
propriated for the purpose of defrayng the expeD-
ses which have been or may be incurred in builcirg
and equipping vessels of war on Lakes Ontario ana
Champiain to be paid, first out Of the balance q
appropriations for the support of the navy remain
ing unexpended at the end of the year one thousand
eight hundred and thirteen, and secondly, out Of
the surplus of any other appropriation which may
in the opinion of the President be transferred to that
object without injury to the public service.
Sec. 2.--.3nd De i further enacted, That for dc.
frayng the expense of additional clerks in the Offices
of the Secretary of the Treasury, Comptroller and
Auditor Of the United States, the following sums,
in addition to the sums already appropriated, he,
and they are hereby appropriated For the Office of
the Secretary of the Treasury, the sum of tho1
sand dollars for the Office of the CUpatroer t5ss
handrvd viiars; and for the Auditors oiice,cnc
thousand dollars which several sums shall be paid
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap
propriated.
Sec. 3.A.aud Be 10 further enacted, That in add-
ton to the sums already appropriated to those OBJ
jects, the sum of one hundred and eighty-nne thou
sand two hundred and ninsty-one dollars BE, and
the same rs hereby ppropria'ed to pay the bounty
subsistence, clothing, and other expenses OF the ma
rine corps to be paid out of ony monies in the Trea
sury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4-ind be at further enacted, That the sum of
one hundred and twenty-,wo thousand seven hundred
dollars be appropriated to the bounty and pay of
men for the year one thousand eight hundred and
fourteen, in addition TO the already oppropriat
ed, to be paid out of any monies ia the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
LANGDOE CHEVES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
T.. GERRY,
Vicc-President Of tie Emitted States, aud
President Of tie Senate.
April 1s, 1Sl4.-.7pproved JAMES MADISON.
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AN ACT

In further addition to act, entitled "An act more
effcctually to provide for the national defence by
establishing an uniform militia throughout the u
nited States.
Benenacted by The Senate aud House Of Representa-
tves fhe United States Of 4ncrica,m Congress
bied, That in addition to the officers OF the militia
provided for by the act, entitled "An act more ef
fectuay to provide for the national defence by es
tablishing uniform militia throughout the United
Statee," approved May the eighth, one thousand
seven hundred and nnety-two, and by an act in al.
diton to the said reci,ed act, approved March the
second one thousand eight hundred and three, there
shall be to each division, division inspector,w with
the rank of flieuenant-colonel, and division quar-
termaster, with the rank of maior 10 each brigade
one aid de camp, with the rank of captain; and the
quarer-masers OF brigades heretofore provided for
by law shall have the rank Of captain And it shall
be incumbent the said officers to do and perform
all the duties which by law and military principles
are attached TO their Offices respectively.
LANGDON CHEVES,
Speaker Of the House Of Rebrescntatires
+. GERRY,
Tice-President Of the United States. and
President Of the Senate.
April 1s, 18l4.-.4eproved, JAMES MADISON.
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